Chapter 142: In a grand way (2)

Chapter 142: In a grand way (2)

Godmother.

Since when did she start impersonating Simuards mother?

After being freed from possession, her body quickly lost vitality.

In the state when the exorcism was activated.

The possessed human body wouldnt have been harmed.

She was a corpse. With white bones. In powder form.

It dispersed into thin air along with the demon, leaving no trace.

During that period of time that the human body cannot endure.

She had deceived Simuard.

I was starting to understand.

Why people with outstanding mental strength like Marcelo and Belliere were afflicted with the demons status abnormality.

It was a status abnormality passed down from generation to generation.

It was literally a curse.

Soon, traces of Yula Simuard disappeared completely.

I held onto the end of the message that appeared.

Defeat the demon possessing Yula Simuard and break the cursed contract. (Succesful)

[Youve met the conditions.]

[You will be rewarded.]

Reward?

It was a welcome but unfamiliar message.

Including the class quests.

There were only a handful of times I received rewards while doing quests related to demon hunters.

Of course, the steadily rising stat alone was a huge reward.

Whether I catch a great evil or a demon king.

The message never said a word about how hard I had worked.

Of course, I didnt have high expectations.

Wasnt this a request from back when Akshan existed?

Again, thanks to not having expectations.

[Your relationship with Akshan has increased.]

[Your influence in Akshan has increased.]

What.

Huh.

First of all, I wasnt being let down.

Anyway, what did this really mean?

[Akshans Annihilation].

As you could see from the class quest.

Akshans existence itself had disappeared.

However, my relationship with Akshan and my influence increased?

The contradictory message inescapably seemed meaningful.

However.

Even if it doesnt exist, their pride continues.

In short, I sorted out my complicated mind.

Yeah, it would be difficult to infer information about Akshan at this point.

It wasnt the time.

In any case, I had achieved my first goal.

I break the contract. The curse of the terminal illness must have disappeared, too.

This wasnt a rupture, it was the Arcana Continent.

I couldnt figure out the situation of the Mage Tower in real-time, but lets have faith. The situation I was in right now was too urgent to even think about that.

Isnt it more hopeless than urgent?

The demons eyes hang in the sky.

According to Demon King Yula, the demons seemed to call it the evil eye. Indeed, you could tell its purpose just by looking at it.

They were able to grasp the dynamics of the Arcana Continent from far above in the sky.

It was as if they were glaring at me with their eyes wide open.

But there was a procedure for everything.

I followed the order with pride.

Now you may rest in peace.

I said so to the air where there was nothing left.

These were words addressed to Yula Simuard, or rather, the unknown distant ancestor of the Simuard family.

Grandfels pride couldnt let it pass without giving consolation. Even if she was possessed by the demon, she had no choice but to watch as she harmed her descendants with her own body.

Could my stiff farewell be considered a comforting consolation?

Sss

It was fleeting, but there was a ripple in Lake Narnia.

It was only then that I raised my head.

I looked at the sky.

Even the thing that made me raise my gaze. It will be reflected in the disposal.

As always.

I continued on as arrogant as ever.

But apart from what I said, it was really grim.

Its surprising that oppressing the demon king was effective.

I only trampled on the three demon kings.

It was hard to believe that the demons momentum had subsided.

The night view of the Arcana Continent was a magical landscape itself.

Flash

Was it interfering with their sleep?

The number of evil eyes, which were only a few dozen at most, began to gradually increase.

From dozens to hundreds.

No, there were many so many that it was hard to count them.

[Skill, Natural Enemy Relationship is activated.]

My level had risen.

Thanks to this, my senses as a demon hunter had become sharper.

I could feel the presence of demons flocking to me within a wide detected radius.

How loud was my voice?

Their number made me feel resentful all over again.

Seriously, not only did it reach the night sky, my voice even reached the end of the earth.

It was not a metaphor or exaggeration.

Literally.

I sensed that every demon on the Arcana Continent was watching me.

More than that, I was the last demon hunter.

In order to kill me, their last natural enemy.

I could feel them rushing here.

I gave a short speech.

Its a desperate situation.

First, I checked the current status.

Yula Simuard, the amount of mana consumed in the battle against her was approximately 30 percent.

If this was before I defeated the Demon King Flauros and the evil dragon.

I probably would have been struggling in the lake because of the mana exhaustion by now.

The difference of one point gets bigger and bigger.

In addition, the World Trees blessing buff had been activated.

Still, youve really grown, Hoyeol.

However, there was no time to praise myself.

My remaining mana was 70%.

Even considering the great mana regeneration items

It wasnt enough mana to fight off the demons that were flocking towards me. No, Marcelo. Even if the demigods, Senios or Karimjeva, came here, wouldnt it still be impossible?

Because I wasnt a mage.

I was a natural enemy that they were afraid of more than anyone else.

I was a demon hunter.

I held a sword in my right hand while my left hand reached out toward the inventory.

What I brought out was none other than a crossbow.

[Legendary Assassins Crossbow]

[Grade: Unique]

[Restriction: Lv.300]

[Effect: When attacking, there is a high probability that the status abnormality bleeding will occur to the opponent.]

[Description: An old crossbow favored by a legendary assassin. The level is increased with the energy of the user.]

It was not an item purchased at an auction house.

An item like this would never be registered in an auction house.

Level restrictions and grades.

It was an item that would make any long-distance class players mouth water.

Indeed.

This was a crossbow from Wolf Saccharin, 2nd seat of the Shadow Mercenary Corps. If I were to trace back my relationship with him, I would have to go all the way back to our first meeting right after I oppressed the demon kings.

Its an honor to accomplish this feat together. Sir Hoyeol.

Somehow, he seemed more like a leader than Kitch.

In the midst of all my preparations, I had another conversation with Wolf.

Of course, shooting is my specialty, but are you interested in it? Slowly, I started to fear Sir Hoyeol in a different way No. I will help you to the best of my ability.

Just to dig another hole to live in.

This was the skill window of a demon hunter that was simple by nature.

When you had low mana, even the few skills you had would be too much of a waste to let go of.

Skill

Silver Mastery (91%)

Shooting Mastery (78%)

Apart from skill proficiency.

Wolf was amazed.

All hits from such a long distance!

-I dont think theres anything else I can teach you.

If you dont mind, can you take this?

Its not anything special, its a crossbow I used when I was inexperienced. I dont want to sell it to other people and I had no idea what to do with it, but it seems to have found a good owner.

It was a less intense reaction than Harkon or Matis, but it was still a strong reaction. I was once again able to benefit from the setting of those days when I just liked everything nice and cool.

Click

I loaded a bolt into Wolfs crossbow.

Naturally, it was a silver bolt with a silver tip.

I was not the person who was troubled by a single silver arrow in the past.

Just because I had pure integrity didnt mean I didnt have money.

I didnt have to worry about money.

I had so many of them that I had to be wary of spending it carelessly.

Dont quarrel. There wont be enough to share.

I didnt have to worry about running out of bolts.

I took a combat position.

!

It was the posture of the Knights of Lionheart that had no visible flaw.

The demons that were rushing in paused for a moment.

Taking advantage of that, I fired crossbows one after another.

Hit

It was impossible to reload with one hand.

Hit

However, I also shot out a small amount of mana.

Hut

I couldnt manifest grand magic, but I could load the crossbow.

The force of the shot was proportional to the nimble stat.

Even if my combat power had increased due to [Natural Enemy Relationship].

Compared to the archer-class players at the same level, it was natural that my force was less destructive.

But I had [Silver Mastery].

With [Natural Enemy Relationship].

This was the skill with the highest efficiency in the Great Demon War.

Its proficiency was also approaching its limit.

Gaah!

Im going to kill you! Im going to kill you!

Human!

Even if they were high-ranking demons, it was still capable of inflicting a critical hit or causing a stagger. I didnt miss the opportunity. I rushed among the demons and unleashed my aura.

Swaaagh!

Damn it.

Everywhere, there were demons everywhere in sight.

I was not a real sword master.

Naturally, I couldnt avoid all their attacks.

Side.

Cheek.

Back.

Thigh.

I could feel pain all over my body.

This was what it felt like to be hit by a monster.

Damn, it made me respect melee-class players like Nam Taemin and Leonie. However, like my inner feelings, the pain was also invisible.

A posture that didnt bend in the face of sharp pain.

This was what Grandfels pride was.

Of course, I, Lee Hoyeol, had no intention of completely enduring all the evil energy. There were items I had been wearing for that purpose.

[Pure Emerald Ring].

Restore vitality when attacked.

[The necklace of promise]

When attacked, theres a low probability of activating the skill Intermediate Protection.

Was it pathetic?

It couldnt be helped.

At this moment, I had to be pathetic to the last moment.

Until the end, I must hold on to as many demons as possible.

Only then I could have a grand finale.

What did I say earlier?

Did I say that the passage of time didnt matter to me?

I felt like those words had become a reality.

Dazzling light.

Extreme limit.

Everything was starting to look slow.

A battlefield of life and death.

Was it because of that?

!

I felt as if I had opened my eyes.

It wasnt an illusion.

In contrast with the vitality that was running out.

At some point.

The sword aura was getting clearer.

Its not a sword aura, its a sword force.

As deep as Harkons.