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 [Chapter 214]

[Battlefield of Myths (3)]

With Armageddon's appearance, the Mines' terror also began.

People waiting at the Mana Management Organization headquarters immediately burned with fighting spirit upon hearing the news.

[Mammon's appearance has been confirmed. Blaze and Regulus Clan, please urgently move to Gimpo City, Gyeonggi-do. Also, Lilith's appearance...]

By now, the final battle should have started at N Seoul Tower.

Kang Hyeon-cheol, who couldn't participate in that final battle, was anxious.

"Damn, if I had subjugated Mammon last time, I would be fighting there too."

"Why did you let Mammon escape?"

"Hey, you think I wanted to let him escape? What could I do when he ran away while fighting?"

"That's why you need to subjugate him properly this time so he can't do that. Let's go."

Park Hye-rim chided him.

Kang Hyeon-cheol groaned and followed her.

"I'll definitely kill him this time."

"You should. Isn't that obvious?"

"Even if I kill him and return to Seoul, I probably won't be able to fight Armageddon, right?"

"It'll probably be over by then. Just give up. Hope Pandora Clan Lord and Do-jin oppa win."

"...Why am I always 'that guy' and Do-jin is 'oppa' to you?"

"Then Hyeon-cheol oppa should have acted like an oppa."

"Ugh... Tsk, can't be helped. We'll just have to eat something there after it's over and go to Seoul."

"What are we eating?"

"Hmm, what's famous in Gimpo. Ah, let's just have gal..."

"Should we have a bowl of galbi-tang?"

"Oh, what's this? Our thoughts matched?"

"I've worked with oppa for years, how could I not know that? Galbi-tang, call."

"Yeah, let's fight to eat galbi-tang."

"Somehow the purpose of fighting seems to have changed, but let's say it has."

Putting the Regulus Clan Lord behind.

Park Hye-rim walked side by side with Kang Hyeon-cheol chatting casually.

Clan members following the two smiled faintly at the now familiar sight.

Eventually, they were able to arrive at the place where Pricis Memory uses space movement magic.

"Come quickly."

"Memory unni. You're working hard."

"No, it's what I should do."

Pricis Memory gestured.

Park Hye-rim spoke to her familiarly.

Then Pricis Memory smiled and kindly explained pointing to the magic circle drawn on the ground.

She was supposed to send all the players and then participate in Armageddon's subjugation battle.

"Then I'll activate the magic. Everyone, don't be startled even if space suddenly changes."

People stood on the magic circle and.

Pricis Memory activated magic to move them to Gimpo City.

"I wish you good luck."

Pricis Memory cheered.

The players gave her a thumbs up.

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Seongnam City, Gyeonggi-do.

Samra and Donghae Clan were summoned to Seongnam City to kill Lilith.

They who space moved from the Mana Management Organization and opened their eyes looked around.

"I feel an aura from over there."

Twelve Seat <Earth Dragon> Chong Eun-ju.

She pointed to one side.

A particularly dense aura was felt from there.

The players moved there, and they were soon able to meet Lilith causing terror.

"My, you came again? Your name was... Right, <Earthworm > was it?"

"My alias is <Earth Dragon>."

"That's the same thing. Doesn't it wriggle when stepped on? Wriggle wriggle, wriggle wriggle. Are you ready to wriggle under my feet? I won't disappear to another place midway like last time, so let's play to your heart's content."

"Alright, let's play to our heart's content."

Lilith burst into laughter seeing Chong Eun-ju.

Chong Eun-ju who actually let Lilith escape once before frowned.

"And you over there... It would be better to take off what you're wearing. When you fall under my magic, you'll be very annoyed when taking off clothes."

"Too bad, but that's none of your business."

Lilith's eyes turned to another Twelve Seat beside Chong Eun-ju.

<Great Tree> Seon Gi-jun.

He smiled faintly and put down the shield he was carrying on his back.

He shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Now we begin the great Lilith subjugation battle!!"

""""Oh!!!""""

Along with Seon Gi-jun's shout.

The battle began.

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N Seoul Tower.

The players' morale reached its peak as Eun-ha subjugated the Tyrant Dragon in one strike.

That became the signal, and players rushed to the frontline.

Kiaaaah!!

Armageddon didn't just stand still either.

Though he couldn't summon monsters on the level of Tyrant Dragon, he kept sending out high-rank monsters from disturbances.

As a result, a scene was created where the lowest rank of monsters was 5th rank.

Their number was in the dozens.

However, players fought the high-rank monsters without fear.

"This... I feel like I'm seeing all the monsters I'll see in my lifetime here."

Twelve Seat <Wind Mage> Chae Seon-woo.

He who was floating in the sky riding the wind grumbled.

In fact, there wasn't even time to grumble.

It was just for a moment that he spoke.

Flying-type monsters aimed at him.

<Wind Mage> dodged them this way and that, and finally seized an opportunity.

"I was happy it was just dealing with small fry... I didn't know those small fry would be you guys."

<Wind Mage> threw wind blades at the creatures showing their backs.

Monsters with torn wings crashed to the ground.

Whether they disappeared or not.

Monsters that fell to the ground were no longer <Wind Mage>'s concern.

Players waiting below would surely deal with them.

It was then.

Rumble!!

"Whew..."

<Wind Mage> looked up at the sky.

Black clouds had gathered covering the sky above the observatory in the morning.

They were clouds created by <Thunder God>.

Blue electric currents occasionally crackled in the clouds.

<Wind Mage> quickly avoided.

Right after─

─Divine Punishment

Thick beams of light fell.

Lightning branches split into thousands aimed only at Armageddon.

───!!

The world flashed.

To the extent that it seemed <Thunder God> was determined to collapse N Seoul Tower.

But <Wind Mage> knew too.

This is the only way Armageddon won't fall.

He's really amazing.

He blocked that?

The situation wasn't much different from <Wind Mage>'s expectations.

Armageddon didn't even flinch.

Though he didn't know what trick he used, it didn't even burn his collar.

<Wind Mage> clicked his tongue.

It's enough to feel awe at this level.

The players' feelings were the same.

They were inwardly flustered when <Thunder God>'s attack didn't work at all.

Just as their momentum was about to falter─

─Rumble!!

Once again, the sky flashed.

The black clouds could be seen moving violently with the naked eye.

Bluish-green electricity crackled.

Under that sky, Eun-ha was there.

Eun-ha who spread his flaming wings wide was aiming at Armageddon wearing a huge blaster on his left hand.

Soon, the blaster exploded.

Electric currents falling from the sky heated the blaster.

Liger Blaster

An electron cannon falling diagonally.

Armageddon who was facing Ryu Yeon-hwa, Choi Eun-hyeok, Mok Min-ho, and Yu Nam-hoon belatedly looked up at the sky.

"...!!"

He couldn't move.

Because Han Chang-jin in the vanguard was connecting shadows to hold Armageddon's shadow.

Boom!!

The second lightning that fell was far more powerful than before.

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"Tsk..."

Eun-ha clicked his tongue.

As expected, Armageddon wasn't particularly injured.

At best, it only ended up burning the hem of his clothes.

It's ironic.

Though we're numerically superior, our strength is evenly matched?

Players had pushed themselves into harsh environments for this day.

It could be said that players' physical strength, skill, and morale were at their peak.

So even if Armageddon summoned high-rank monsters, players were facing them without fear.

But they weren't able to deal proper damage to Armageddon.

Armageddon's magic is quite annoying.

He blocks most magic with barriers and when it's dangerous, he uses subspace to blow away attacks...

Eun-ha fell into thought in the air.

Even at that moment, clan members were fighting Armageddon below.

Shadow Stepping

Han Chang-jin steps on his shadow.

When Armageddon couldn't move, Choi Eun-hyeok, Mok Min-ho, and Yu Nam-hoon rushed in.

Pandora Clan Formation G

Triswitch

The three coordinate.

A formation where two people attack while one person readjusts their posture.

The three wielded their swords incessantly attacking Armageddon.

Armageddon spread barriers to block and deflected swords with his staff.

Nevertheless, the three didn't back down and delivered combination attacks.

Gift <Cutting Providence>

Crevice

At that moment, when Armageddon lost interest in the attacks becoming formulaic.

Mok Min-ho's eyes flashed.

Because the mana imbued in his sword maintained a constant thickness without changing, Armageddon didn't notice.

"What?"

Armageddon flinched.

A crack appeared in the barrier.

Mok Min-ho who created a crack in the barrier immediately showed a smirk and retreated.

While he prepared the next attack─

─Gift <Critical >

Flash Sword

Choi Eun-hyeok jumped in.

He thrust his blade hard into the crack in the barrier.

The barrier cracked again, and a large hole was created.

Tyrant Paddock

Diamond Blast

Yu Nam-hoon didn't miss that moment.

The instant Choi Eun-hyeok destroyed the barrier, he rushed in and swung his poison sword.

At the same time, Mok Min-ho joined in and delivered an additional hit.

"...!!"

"I'm doing what even Noh Eun-ha couldn't."

Though Yu Nam-hoon's sword was blocked.

Mok Min-ho's sword cut through the subspace Armageddon hurriedly summoned in the air, cut his collar, and created a wound.

Seeing blue blood dripping from the opened wound, Mok Min-ho smiled with satisfaction.

"Kkulkkul, I was careless here. I didn't expect there would be a swordsman who could not only destroy my magic but also cut subspace. Kid, what's your name?"

"Mok Min-ho."

"Mok Min-ho, Mok Min-ho... Amazing. To reach the realm of cutting anything at such a young age, if you hadn't met me, you could have easily become a country's sword...!!"

Before Armageddon could finish speaking.

Mok Min-ho signaled.

They had stalled enough time.

They retreated, and bombardments from casters in the rear fell.

Demon's Inferno

Zodiac

Starting with Bae Su-bin, Kaede.

Players poured attacks when cracks appeared in Armageddon's barrier.

Meanwhile, Eun-ha flew through the sky tracing the pass connected to Jin Seo-na.

[Seo-na.]

[Yeah.]

Artifact, The Two's Whisper.

Eun-ha asked her while watching Armageddon being attacked by players.

Though Armageddon was receiving attacks, they still weren't able to deal great damage.

Somehow they needed to make him take heavy damage so he would feel burdened manifesting myth.

[From now on, tell my strategy to <Thunder God> and Yeon-hwa noona.]

[Okay, got it. Good luck.]

To this, Eun-ha decided to induce his carelessness like Mok Min-ho did.

Eun-ha's thoughts were transmitted to players through Seo-na's telepathy.

Please.

Yes.

Lee Do-jin also heard the strategy contents.

Eun-ha made eye contact with him and nodded.

Ryu Yeon-hwa was nearby too.

She was smiling.

Eun-ha also smiled at her and hid his figure in the black clouds.

Zodiac

Meteor

Rail Gun

Attacks bursting from the rear again.

Armageddon restored his barrier and also created subspace.

At that moment, Eun-ha dived sharply.

Hamper Wave

As internal mana increased.

Eun-ha was able to take bolder and more aggressive tactics.

There was no need to conserve his body.

There was no need to worry about mana.

So as his range of choices widened, he could activate magic putting vast mana into Hamper Wave.

Whhhiiieeaaaaaooooo!!!

3rd rank overrank monster Ye-gyeong.

Its providence activates without filtering.

The waves Eun-ha spread fell on Armageddon's head.

"...!!"

Leaving the players' magic as is.

It only breaks Armageddon's magic.

As the barrier disappeared, fierce wind blew his hair back.

His bare face was revealed as his black sunglasses flew away in the wind.

The face of an old man with many wrinkles.

That face was filled with shock.

"Noh─Eun─ha─!!"

Armageddon gets angry for the first time.

As his magic handling subspace is broken, it distorts his mana circuits.

He writhes in intense pain, trying somehow to block the pouring bombardments.

He moves his hands quickly.

Hastily created protection magic offsets incoming bombardments.

However, it can't offset everything, barely avoiding critical hits.

The thickness of the bombardments gradually decreases.

The old man probably thought that was the end.

But it was just the beginning.

Whiiiieeeeeaaaaaoooooo!!!

Eun-ha jammed again.

Armageddon's magic is nullified.

Right after─

─Divine Punishment

─────!!!!!

A sound as if tearing the world apart.

Lee Do-jin who had been hiding his presence in the mana players were emitting immediately activated magic.

Lightning strikes from the black clouds.

Blue lightning pierces Armageddon.

He screams again.

Unable to control his body in the lightning, he shouts Eun-ha's name.

Eventually as the lightning's aftermath disappears, when he tries to move his body numb from electrocution─

─Han Mae-ryu Ultimate Technique

Snow Dragon

Armageddon was blinded by the lightning and didn't notice the being approaching him closely.

By the time he noticed, it was too late.

Ryu Yeon-hwa was rushing at him wrapped in a snowstorm.

Kuooo!!

A dragon created as if protecting Ryu Yeon-hwa roars fiercely.

Armageddon couldn't move his body at will after being hit directly by lightning.

Eventually the dragon pierced through Armageddon and ascended to the sky.

Ryu Yeon-hwa twisted her body.

Han Mae-ryu

Ice Road

She creates a foothold she can stand on, and uses magic again towards him floating in the air.

Han Mae-ryu Ultimate Technique

Dragon's Wrath

Dragon fragments flutter.

A snowstorm swallows Armageddon.

 Ryu Yeon-hwa returned to the observatory riding the ice road without looking back.

Immediately, Eun-ha swung his sword.

Blast Cross

Just as the pain in his eyes disappeared.

This time, the pain of flames assaults him.

Armageddon couldn't block the flaming cross falling rapidly from the sky.

Boom!!

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Of course.

Armageddon didn't die.

Players just thought they had finally pushed Armageddon into phase 2.

"You've done... well..."

""""..."

Armageddon's body floats in the air.

Those pieces were gathering towards Armageddon's heart.

Some players attacked, trying to kill Armageddon as he was, but it was useless.

Their attacks didn't work.

Even Eun-ha's jamming couldn't stop Armageddon regenerating.

It wasn't magic.

"Whew, I really almost died."

Eventually Armageddon's regeneration ended, and he landed on the observatory.

He looked up at the sky.

"Ye-gyeong's providence is quite amazing, more than I heard. I didn't expect it would break my magic so easily."

"..."

"Still, it can't compare to the real thing. Don't you think we should stop confirming each other's skills here and move to the next stage?"

Armageddon chuckled.

Black mana was wafting around him.

That which killed <Sword Empress> is coming.

Everyone sensed it.

Eun-ha also realized Armageddon was showing signs of activating myth and came down to the observatory.

"Come to think of it, you could say I've been considerate so far so you wouldn't be defeated pathetically. From now on, it will start in earnest. Your fate will be determined by whether you can oppose myth or not."

""""..."

"So kid, have you found your myth now?"

Armageddon asked.

Eun-ha didn't answer.

He just changed his wings to a mantle and his blaster to chains.

Armageddon seemed to judge arbitrarily seeing Eun-ha's attitude.

"Kkulkkul, it's not easy to find. You must be very disappointed. If you had a little more time, you could have reached the same realm as me."

"..."

"But don't worry. When I take your body, I'll find the key to the myth you've embodied."

Black mana envelops the surroundings.

Players faltered.

Eun-ha stepped forward as if protecting them.

Soon the black mana covered the observatory, creating Armageddon's world.

I am a being who has overcome death.

I who have overcome mortal fate will now become an eternal being.

The world reorganizing centered on the old man.

Players who entered that world felt as if they had fallen to infinitely small and shabby existences.

The atmospheric mana rejects them.

In this world, players had to fight with only their internal mana.

Myth Manifestation

Eternal Immortality

On the other hand, Armageddon is different.

In this world, he is not restricted by the shackles of mana.

He can use atmospheric mana as if it's his own and implement any providence.

Armageddon whose appearance changed tapped the ground with his staff.

"Didn't I say earlier that I'm inferior to the real thing? Why don't you check if my words are right or not. I, can do things like this."

Armageddon chuckles.

His world vibrates.

Something suddenly appears from the darkness.

Whiiiiieeeeeaaaaaaaooooo

A sound like a heartbeat.

People flinched hearing the sound.

Their fear became reality.

""""..."

3rd rank overrank monster Ye-gyeong.

It appeared.

"If I implement memories contained in mana, I can summon even Ye-gyeong who devastated Gangbuk. And I can control it."

""""..."

"That's not all. I can create any monster that has ever appeared in this Seoul. Yes, since Ye-gyeong came out, shall I bring these out too?"

Armageddon summoned monsters.

3rd rank Freak Sphinx.

3rd rank Scissor Hopper.

Two 4th rank Samgakji Giant Mole Crickets.

4th rank Kraken.

Besides these, 3rd rank monsters that had appeared in Seoul since <End of Century Destruction> showed themselves.

And that's not all.

"The basis of my necromancy is in people. This is the real thing."

All players who died in Seoul appeared behind Armageddon, making people hold their breath.

There were also living legends.

<Iron Fortress> Moon Jun.

<Sword Empress> Hwang Jin-hee.

Four other living legends.

They all manifested myth.

Myth Manifestation

Atlas

Myth Manifestation

End of Evil

The numerical inferiority was quickly overturned.

The difference in power was quickly overturned too.

Now players no longer surpassed Armageddon in numbers or power.

Players realized this and couldn't help but despair.

Armageddon noticed keenly.

He chuckled.

"Now, kid. What do you plan to do? The match is already decided. It's meaningless to fight. Do you still need to fight to know?"

Armageddon asked.

Eun-ha stepped forward.

"Manifest myth, you say?"

His voice echoes in the world.

Pandora Clan members wearing reddish-brown mantles step forward following him.

"It's not like I can't."

Eun-ha said confidently.

Right after, his body is engulfed in flames.

The flames envelop the clan members too.

─Now, let us all pray to the Lord.

For giving us our daily bread and joy for the day...

Ilya recites a prayer.

As power imbues her voice, the flames spread not just to Pandora Clan members but to surrounding people too.

People who hear her incantation naturally feel reverence towards Noh Eun-ha.

Oh Lord. My Lord.

Here are your people.

"Don't tell me... You found your myth?"

Armageddon asked excitedly.

Eun-ha didn't answer.

He just had to show it himself.

He who does not die even when dead,

Has finally reached here.

Ilya's voice resounds.

Eun-ha felt power filling him as he listened to her voice.

The world splits in two.

One of the split worlds gathers to Eun-ha.

It is said, only one god exists in this world, and that god is the Crimson God.

So do not fear the fire.

The flames blaze fiercely.

The black world is covered in flames.

A crimson world is created.

That world embraces Eun-ha, and also embraces all his people.

Myth Manifestation

Revival