Book 2: Chapter 377: I'm sure it was not enough (2)

<I'm sure it was not enough (2)>

Boom.

The Heavenly Demon’s foot kicked off the ground.

His body charged forward toward So Hee.

“This bastard-!

So Hee moved both hands toward the fearlessly charging Heavenly Demon.

SCREEEEEEEEECH—

White threads screeching like an animal shot out of her hands.

Top, bottom, both sides…

The white threads charged at the Heavenly Demon at all sides.

“Unbelievable…….”

So Hee's pupils were shaking intensely as she quietly mumbled.

“I’ve never, I'm sure I’ve never-”

‘I've never seen this bastard before!’

Kim Hae-Yi.

She had never seen a wanderer with this face.

That meant that this bastard was at a level she didn't need to pay attention to at all.

But not only did he realize a unique power, he was able to create his own form right here?

‘So Hee. You are truly a genius. To find a wanderer like you in the present era… I'm surprised.’

How had she been able to enter the Five Colors Bloods?

It was the result of her unique power, something that only a genius like her could create now that ancient powers were sealed.

‘In the past, people who possessed unique powers, even if they were not single-lifers, could challenge to rise past their limits to become a god. But that path was blocked because of the Divine race.’

The praises that had been directed at her…

‘Hey So Hee. You are so amazing.’

‘How can a present-day wanderer realize a unique power?’

Life as a human…

So Hee had not received much attention during that life.

However, she was able to become a wanderer because she was a single-lifer… And she was able to get accepted because of that.

“My position-”

My territory…

“How dare you try to take what is mine!”

She could not hold back the anger shooting up from her heart.

‘Before it is perfected!’

Her rational mind was moving swifter than normal.

‘Kim Hae-Yi. I have to kill this bastard before he perfects his unique power!’

This was a decision she made as a member of the Five Colors Bloods.

“He wasn’t the AI!”

This bastard was not the AI.

Rather-

“You must be the bastard from the World of the Gods who chased after us!”

The World of the Gods was currently split into two because of the God of Chaos.

This wasn’t just an abstract concept.

It actually was split into two, not allowing each side to approach the other side's territory.

Kim Hae-Yi.

This bastard is a wanderer.

Specifically, a bastard who had dug up a significant amount of information about what my Five Colors Bloods and our alliance has been doing.

‘I need to kill him.’

If this bastard, now that he found her, reports this to the World of the Gods…

‘All of our plans could be foiled!’

So Hee subconsciously felt impatient.

‘Hey So Hee. There is a reason we are assigning you a small task to start.’

She recalled something one of the Five Colors Bloods had said to her.

But So Hee did not have the time to think about that.

She just-

‘I'm going to kill him.’

This guy tried to come into her territory.

This guy might take her spot.

She needed to make sure to kill this bastard.

SCREEEEEEEEECH—

The white threads extending toward the Heavenly Demon in all directions suddenly turned.

Crack!

Crack, crunch!

Eight threads.

A total of eight threads surrounded the Heavenly Demon and started to stab into the tournament stage.

They were moving much faster than the white threads trying to cover the stadium.

Bang!

Once the final eighth one was stabbed in…

Screeeeech-

There was a screech incomparable to any they had heard until now as countless numbers of threads burst out of the white threads.

– Cale.

The Super Rock spoke seriously as Cale watched.

– That doesn't look good.

And as he made that assessment…

“Domain secured.”

So Hee's eyes turned white.

“Develop domain.”

Once she said that…

Screeeeech-

The white threads instantly shot up from the ground and wrapped around the Heavenly Demon.

As they were able to imprison the Heavenly Demon in this cocoon-like white prison…

He raised his head and looked up at the sky.

“It’s done.”

The white threads tried to create this white prison to cover the Heavenly Demon's sky, but…

Rumble-

The sky roared.

“!”

So Hee’s now white eyes scowled.

She got chills on her back.

‘Unique powers have grades as well.’

The person who recruited her to the Five Colors Bloods had said that.

‘Whether it is from nature or that person's attribute… No matter what it is, there is a grading system.’

‘We split them up into five colors.’

The highest grade was orange.

‘You are at about the blue grade.’

Blue grade was just one above the lowest grade, black.

‘However, yours has value because it is a peculiar attribute.’

‘Fuck.’

So Hee looked up at the sky that was covered in dark red clouds and thought to herself.

“…His must be higher than mine.”

This unique power that was just created should be at minimum, the purple grade.

This little sky turned completely dark red.

The Heavenly Demon looked at this ‘sky,’ to be more specific, these squirming and rumbling dark red clouds and opened his mouth.

"Since you are under my sky-”

The Heavenly Demon knew that he was not a real god, but…

He still believed that he was the god of the Demon Cult.

That subtle gap…

That was what made him create clouds instead of a sky.

Although things like the sun also existed in the sky in addition to clouds…

The thing that those under him would see is the sky that he created.

While this would be absolutely charging to those who follow him…

While they would feel like these clouds are existences that they could fully rely on…

As long as the Heavenly Demon himself did not have any suspicions about his existence…

Underneath this dark red sky-

“This is my domain.”

Weirdly shaped animals inside the clouds, these ferocious beasts that have yet to take clear form, opened their mouths.

Rumble—

The roaring of the thunder continued.

Shaaaaaaaaaaa-

Once the dark red clouds covered even the last remaining bits of the sun's light…

“Ah.”

People forgot about running away and looked up at the sky.

"The world-”

Had turned dark.

It had also turned red.

This was not night.

This was also not the sunset.

The light shining down from the sun changed to dark red once it passed through the dark red clouds.

Dark red light fell on the back of people's hands and their faces.

“O, over there-”

The dark red lights touched the white threads as well.

Ssssssssss-

The white threads that had pushed off the Heavenly Demon's presence earlier…

Those white threads were slowly starting to get dyed dark red.

The eight thick white threads trying to cover the stadium started to lose their original colors.

"Everything under the sky of the Demon is the Demon.”

The Heavenly Demon smiled brightly.

He seemed completely satisfied.

“Crazy bastard.”

Cale said that while looking at him.

He heard other voices behind his back.

The people who had been frantically trying to escape shouted.

“Internal ki works now! Internal ki is leaving dents!”

The white threads.

Those threads that seemed immune to internal ki earlier were starting to get damaged.

“It only works on the spots that have been dyed dark red! Attack those spots!”

It wasn’t working on every spot.

Only on the now dark red areas.

Only the spots that the dark red light touched was vulnerable to internal ki.

– The people of the Central Plains, the believers of the Demon Cult, they use internal ki.

The Super Rock commented in disbelief.

– This is surprising. This Heavenly Demon bastard really is the Heavenly Demon. He has a power that will get stronger the bigger the Demon Cult grows.

The ancient powers that Cale possessed were all powers that created strong impact by themselves.

However, the Heavenly Demon had created a power that would make the Demon Cult itself, the people who followed him, strong.

That-

– That is the path of the Heavenly Demon.

It was exactly as the Super Rock said.

At that moment…

"Ahh, dodge!”

People started to scream.

“Domain expand.”

So Hee did not sit still.

The white threads trying to cover the stadium…

Those threads quickly changed directions.

Before they could get dyed by the dark red light.

Screeeech-

“Ahhhh, my, my leg!”

It charged at anybody it could find.

Those threads quickly wrapped around the person.

“Ugh!”

They then started to suck out their nutrients.

The white threads became brighter white and stronger.

It was like a spider eating its prey on its web.

And-

Shhhhh-

So Hee's now white eyes glowed even brighter and a white aura started to appear around her body.

“It’s a bad idea to look down on me.”

A smile appeared on So Hee's face.

‘Not yet-’

I won’t lose to Kim Hae-Yi yet.

She wet her lips with her tongue.

"There are a lot of prey.”

There was a lot of life force, her meal, around them.

The smile grew bigger on her face and she moved her hand again.

Bang!

This time, she kicked off the ground and charged toward the Heavenly Demon.

The white thread that was wrapped around the Heavenly Demon’s arm was still connected to her hand.

That thread was slowly getting dyed dark red, but…

"Domain Reset.”

Screeeeech-

White started to cover the dark red again.

“Truly-”

The Heavenly Demon opened his mouth.

“It would not be easy to handle you on my own.”

It was not easy to create this new power and control it.

As a small amount of blood dripped down the Heavenly Demon's mouth…

“However-”

However…

“You are the one who should not look down on us.”

“What?”

As So Hee was about to ask…

Screeeeech-

The white thread connecting her to the Heavenly Demon…

As it was turning back white and there wasn’t much dark red left on it…

A strand of light shot down from the sky.

Baaaaaang!

So Hee urgently moved back.

“……!”

She could see the white thread fluttering in front of her.

The thread that had been connected to the Heavenly Demon…

The thread that would have allowed her to suck out his life force…

That was cut off.

“Who are you?”

She looked toward the spot between herself and the Heavenly Demon.

At the center…

The existence that had sliced the small remaining amount of dark red on the thread…

“Now there are people I can leave the stadium to.”

Choi Han addressed the Heavenly Demon as if he was making an excuse and looked at Cale.

Nod.

Choi Han looked away from the nodding Cale and stood in front of the Heavenly Demon.

“They survived thanks to you.”

He was thanking the Heavenly Demon.

This was the truth.

Slash!

Alberu sliced through one of the threads that were dyed dark red and shouted to the people around him.

"Drag everybody wrapped up in the threads to under the light! Then get rid of the threads!”

There was something people could do now.

Actually, the people of the Lan Kingdom were already on the move even without Alberu saying anything.

“Ugh!”

“Please wait a moment! Okay, good. We will cut through the thread now!”

The dark red light…

Rumble-

The rumbling in the sky did not stop, and the sunlight that came through the Heavenly Demon's clouds continued to shine dark red light onto the ground.

The threads could not help but be pushed back by this unending light.

Drip.

However, the amount of blood dripping out of the Heavenly Demon's mouth increased.

“For me to do something similar to Kim Hae-il…”

The Heavenly Demon laughed in disbelief before seeing a masked man appear in between Choi Han and himself.

"What is like me?”

It was Cale.

He was covering his face with a mask despite being blonde right now and stood in front of the Heavenly Demon.

“Try a little harder. You might as well use your new power properly.”

Cale commented.

“I'll handle the wanderer.”

Clang!

Choi Han pulled out his sword and charged toward So Hee.

Choi Han had the power to slice through the white thread from the beginning.

He could now run wild since he didn’t need to protect anybody.

“Mm.”

Cale heard the Heavenly Demon’s disappointed groan and nonchalantly responded.

“Give that guy a chance too.”

“I suppose so.”

The Heavenly Demon immediately stopped being disappointed.

Choi Han.

This guy had basically met the worst enemy of his family.

“…….”

The Heavenly Demon watched the running Choi Han and Cale in front of him.

The Heavenly Demon smiled after seeing these two people protecting him.

Maybe this was the most meaningful moment in this world.

Maybe he was learning about a joy that he had never felt in his life until now.

“…….”

The Heavenly closed his eyes.

He then focused on the power rising up from inside him.

The sky of the Demon.

Inside of it, the Heavenly Demon put the faith that turned a human into a god as well as the emotions he had just felt as a human.

He thought that it might be important to put this emotion in it as well.

It made sense since he decided to live his life as a human.

Baaaaaang!

He peacefully closed his eyes despite the loud explosion.

Ruuuumble-

However, the rumbling in the sky became louder.

It was so loud that the NPC and users, basically everybody outside the stadium, were focused on it.

“Ugh! Where did another bastard like this appear?!”

So Hee's pupils were shaking while looking at the black yong open its jaws toward her.

Baaaaaang!

This black yong made of a violent black aura…

The sword stationed at the center of that yong and Choi Han, who was charging at her without any hesitation…

A wanderer.

This person had been for Choi Han to take down from the beginning.

Choi Han’s violent black yong charged toward the enemy under this dark red sky.

It was dying the white light black as it moved.

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Translator's Comments

Choi Han about to clobber this wanderer.

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