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'Demonic energy is intense.'
Raon observed the demonic energy within the dimension, narrowing his eyes. The demonic energy was more concentrated than mana, making it difficult for swordsmen and mages to exhibit their true abilities.
-It'll be even more challenging than that.
Wrath frowned as he looked at the Black Tower.
'Why?'
-As I mentioned before, the demonic energy flowing in that dimension is true demonic energy extracted from the Devildom.
He shook his head, indicating that this war wouldn't end easily.
-As long as they're human, their usable power will be greatly suppressed within that dimension.
Wrath shook his head, warning that they should be wary not only of demonized humans and demonic beasts, but also of the demonic energy itself.
-It doesn't seem that bad to me, does it?
Raon tilted his head as he looked at the Black Tower swirling with demonic energy. While it was true that the intense demonic energy made him frown, as Wrath had said, it wasn't to the point of feeling overwhelmed.
-That's because you absorbed my authority, you fool!
Wrath yelled, hitting Raon's shoulder.
-With my authority and that of other fools, you should die if you lose to such demonic energy! You might even gain strength from it!
He raised his fist, saying that losing to such demonic energy would be a disqualification of one's worth.
'Ah, I see.'
Raon chuckled and nodded.
-However, even if they're corrupted, it's rare for someone to bring such a level of demonic energy...
Wrath scratched his head, saying that it wasn't something a human could do.
'Do you know anything about this?'
It was when Raon was about to turn his gaze towards Wrath.
"There's too much demonic energy and it's intense."
Chamber stood in front of the dimension, letting the candy she had been holding in her mouth float.
"Should I reduce it a bit?"
As she drew a triangle with her finger, the black sky split in half and began to absorb the demonic energy surrounding the Black Tower.
"There's too much to erase it all. So..."
Chamber frowned and licked her lips.
"I guess it's better to crush it."
As she clasped her hands together as if praying, countless flames and frost began to fall from the split sky, driven by the wind. Although they looked like small fireballs and ice blades, their power was no less than the ultimate techniques of high-ranking mages.
Demonic beasts touched by the flames turned to ashes, and demonized humans pierced by the frost shattered into ice fragments without a chance to breathe.
"Shall we make a declaration of war now?"
As Chamber extended her hand towards the air, a staff with the colors of the rainbow rose. When she grabbed the staff and lowered her hand, the Black Tower and the space around it split vertically.
Not even the Black Tower, protected by the flames of demonic energy, could resist Chamber's magic. The walls of the lower floors were completely shattered, and the demonized humans preparing for battle inside were split in half, splattering black blood.
Although the Black Tower itself didn't collapse, all the demonized humans on the lower floors were killed without exception. It could be said that it was chilling magic that alone destroyed the lower floors. However, despite being directly hit by Chamber's magic, the middle floors of the Black Tower only suffered minor cracks, and the upper floors were unaffected.
It seemed that the higher the tower, the stronger its structure became.
"Huh? The middle floors are still not completely destroyed?"
Chamber let out a mirthless laugh, as if she couldn't believe it.
"It doesn't seem like a fortress made by humans, does it?"
She frowned and said that it didn't make sense for it to resist the spatial cut.
"Still, I've reduced the demonic energy, so let's get serious now."
As Chamber raised her staff, the allied forces of Zieghart, Owen, and Balkar entered the dark dimension and charged towards the Black Tower. Although the aura and physical abilities of the allied forces were significantly reduced due to the dense demonic energy, their momentum increased even further.
As the allied forces were about to reach the entrance of the Black Tower, trampling over the corpses of the demonized humans killed by Chamber, the doors of the middle floors opened, and demonic beasts larger than the castle gates of a kingdom leaped out.
Giant cavalry. They were artificial creatures created by the demonized humans of the Black Tower using the giant race. Although the demonic energy they possessed wasn't particularly strong, their physical abilities were so overwhelming that even elite swordsmen found it difficult to face them.
The giant cavalry wasn't the only one blocking the way. From the darkness behind the Black Tower, an endless stream of demonic beasts emerged.
Most were low-level demonic beasts, but among them were many high-level ones that even Masters couldn't afford to be careless against.
"Block the way! Don't let them reach the tower at any cost!"
A red-haired giant who emerged with the giant cavalry was giving orders to the demonic beasts as he raised his shield. He was the Beast Master Jepple, known as the demonic beast trainer. Giant cavalry as big as buildings, thousands of demonic beasts behind them, and the demonized humans of the Black Tower interspersed among them. It truly seemed like a scene from hell or the Devildom.
"There's nothing to fear."
As Karoon snorted and lowered his sword, the mountain-shaped body of the giant cavalry split in half.
"I'm at the front."
At his shout, the allied forces of the Five Kings charged against the Black Tower's defense line with momentum similar to a wave. While the martial prowess of the Five Kings' allied forces was overwhelming, the giant cavalry and demonic beasts enhanced their bodies with the demonic energy flowing in this dimension, engaging in an equal fight.
"The demonized humans from the upper floors won't come out."
Raon frowned as he looked at the motionless upper floors of the Black Tower.
"It means they want to fight on their own territory."
Chamber snorted as if she was disgusted.
"The reason the demonic energy in that dimension is so dense is because they've been accumulating the demonic energy and the energy of death flowing from Montiro for years, no, decades. If it's this severe just in this space, the demonic energy inside the tower will be even more oppressive."
She shook her head, saying that the battle inside the tower wouldn't be easy.
"So, the Black Tower Master is also staying because he wants to fight inside the tower?"
Raon lowered his gaze to observe the upper floor of the Black Tower. Although he couldn't see clearly due to the black mist, just having his eyes on it sent chills down his spine.
-Yes, they're cowards by birth.
Chamber nodded and said that she knew it would be like this from the beginning.
"Unless there's an object or magic they desire, they'll never leave that tower."
"Ah..."
"That's why I can't use supreme-level magic either. It would be extremely dangerous if the Black Tower Master launched a surprise attack while I'm chanting a spell."
She clicked her tongue as if she regretted it.
"I'll go in first and try to reduce the demonic energy of the Black Tower a bit, so that everyone can catch their breath before going in."
Chamber said that she would try to further reduce the demonic energy for the fight inside the tower and entered the black dimension.
"Thank you."
Raon bowed to Chamber's back and turned around.
"Are you ready?"
He turned and gestured to the martial artists of the Light Wind Palace.
"One moment! Everyone, put this on quickly and eat!"
Dorian pulled out new uniforms and internal injury medicines that could be eaten during battle from his bag and threw them to the swordsmen of the Light Wind Palace.
"Let's hurry too, I'm eager to go."
Martha licked her lips as she put the new uniform over her shoulder.
"Yes. Let's be fully prepared..."
Runaan nodded after chewing and swallowing the internal injury medicine.
"It's the first time I've wanted to fight like this. I don't want to lose this feeling."
Burren gripped his sword hilt as if he wanted to achieve more.
"They've definitely grown."
Raon smiled slightly as he watched Burren, Martha, and Runaan turn their tension into fighting spirit.
«Their confidence has become stronger than their fear.»
-That's right. It's not their martial prowess that has strengthened, but their faith in themselves.
Wrath pursed his lips and said that it was something welcome for martial artists.
'Indeed...'
Raon let out a soft sigh as he looked at Mark Goetun who was to his right.
«I had hoped that Sir Mark Goetun would become a Grand Master first.»
Given the time Mark Goetun had accumulated, Raon expected him to be the first to reach Grand Master, but unfortunately, he couldn't awaken on his own.
-Hmm, it seems that guy will turn out a bit different.
Wrath narrowed his eyes as he looked at Mark Goetun.
'A bit different?'
-That's right. The things that were tied up will burst with a little more force.
He smiled and said that it would surely be a good thing.
"I don't know what it is, but if it's a good thing, it's lucky."
Raon gave Mark Goetun a thumbs up and then approached Rensia.
"Rensia."
He grabbed the dazed Rensia's shoulder and gave her a kind smile.
"You've already done everything you had to do, so now trust us and wait with your younger siblings."
Raon nodded, pointing to the Black Tower behind them.
"We'll destroy that tower and come back."
"Yes. I'll wait for you here."
Rensia smiled brightly like a girl her age, as if she had finally been freed from the shackles of despair.
"I leave it to you."
As Raon bowed his head, Roenn appeared out of nowhere and stood behind Rensia.
"Of course. I'll take good care of her."
Just as Roenn nodded and was about to take Lesia's hand... The people fleeing from the demonic beasts and the enemies they couldn't fully capture burst out as the buildings on the right collapsed. Kiaaaa! The demonic beasts let out strange roars and threw flames of demonic energy towards the fleeing people.
"How dare you?!"
As Burren stepped forward and lowered his sword, he blew a blue wind that cut the bodies of the demonic beasts into dozens of pieces.
"Heouk..."
"Gra-thank you."
"Thanks to you, we survived."
The inhabitants of Montiro who had fled from the demonic beasts bowed to Burren with trembling legs.
"No. I'm glad you're safe."
Burren shook his head as if it was nothing.
"Huh? Sister Rensia?"
Among the people who had fled from the demons, a boy who looked about twelve years old greeted Rencia. He was the guide who had brought alcohol and food when Roenn first arrived in Montiro.
"Muy?"
Rensia's eyes widened as she recognized the boy.
-Sister! You're safe!
Perin exclaimed in relief as he approached Rensia.
-I'm glad you're safe too! Over here... huh?
As Rensia was about to approach Perin, Raon raised his hand to block her way.
"Lord Raon?"
"You can't go."
Raon sent Rensia back so that she couldn't even see Perin.
"P-Perin is fine. We grew up together since we were children, and he has helped me a lot."
Rensia shook her head and said that there was no one as kind as Perin.
"The barrier of Montiro has disappeared, and now the demonized humans can no longer hide their demonic energy."
Raon twisted his lips as he saw the black aura emanating from Perin's eyes.
"That guy is a demonized human. And a pretty strong one, too."
Although he was hiding demonic energy in his young body, he couldn't escape Raon's eyes. That Perin was a powerful demonized human.
-N-no, that's not true! Sister, you know me well! Please explain to them!
Perin knelt on the ground and insisted that it wasn't true.
"Lord Roenn."
Raon looked at Roenn and asked him to take care of Perin.
"So you were a demonized human too..."
Roenn sighed, as if he was disappointed that the enthusiastic boy who had guided him was a demonized human. Swoosh! But his hand moved quickly, almost mercilessly.
"H-sister! Save me!"
Perin didn't even think of resisting as a normal person would, instead, he shed tears and hunched his body.
-W-wait a moment! Perin couldn't be like that! If you just gave him a chance...
Just as Rensia, heartbroken by Perin's tears, stepped forward and was about to grab his sleeve... An explosion of demonic energy occurred near her chest, causing a wild amount of blood to gush out.
"Ah..."
Rensia fell backwards, spitting out blackened blood not only from her chest but also from her mouth.
"Rensia!"
Raon caught Lesia as she fell and examined her condition. The area where the Black Heart had been implanted was torn, severely affecting her real heart.
"Damn it!"
Gritting his teeth, he pushed the Born Divinity of Darkness towards Rensia.
'What the hell happened...?'
Raon had been on high alert to prevent any movement from Perin, but he couldn't understand what had happened. Meanwhile, Roenn had plunged his sword into Perin's chest, subduing him.
"What did you do?"
He stared at Perin, gritting his teeth as if he was truly enraged.
"That bitch. No, the Black Hearts of all the humans in this Montiro are my creation. If I'm going to die, it's better to kill that useless woman too."
Perin let out a grotesque laugh and said that he had remotely detonated the Black Heart he had created. It seemed that, as he had done from the beginning, he was undetectable even when he activated it.
-Damn these bastards to the end!
Wrath also seemed truly angry, starting to emit blue frost all over his body.
"Damn it!"
Raon gritted his teeth and poured all his sacred power into her, but Rensia's condition had been bad to begin with, and because it was an internal explosion caused by demonic energy, the wound wouldn't heal properly.
"Pour some holy water too!"
Dorian poured high-grade holy water over the wound, but Rensia's face only turned paler.
"Jaja..."
Raon stood up after using all his Born Divinity of Darkness. The bleeding had barely stopped, but Rensia's condition was still critical.
"Lord Raon."
Rensia raised her trembling hand to grab his.
"I-I'm sorry. He was one of the few children I was grateful for..."
She gasped, apologizing for trusting Perin.
"It's okay! It's okay. Don't talk, just breathe slowly."
Raon shook his head as he poured holy water and medicine over Rensia's wound.
"I'll be fine, just my younger siblings..."
Rensia barely managed to mention her siblings before lowering her head. She wasn't dead, but she was in such a critical condition that it wouldn't be strange if she died at any moment.
"I'll take care of Lady Rensia."
Roenn bowed his head, apologizing for not eliminating Perin quickly enough.
"I'll leave her to your care."
Raon gave Rensia's hand one last, strong squeeze before handing her over to Roenn.
"There should be healers inside too, I'll do whatever it takes to save her."
Roenn carefully lifted Rensia and disappeared from the spot.
'Damn it...'
It was heartbreaking to see Rensia think of her siblings first instead of getting angry, even in a situation where she could die.
"Haaa..."
Raon let out a deep sigh and approached Perin, who was impaled on the sword.
"Jejeje..."
Perin twisted his lips, raising only his chin.
"Did you think you'd be safe while attacking us? Even if I die, the other demonized humans will keep chasing you until the end."
He chuckled as he spat out words as if they were a curse.
"No, you won't die."
Raon lowered his finger and pushed Cultivation of Ten Thousand Flames, Glacier, and Garunua towards Perin's mana circuit.
"Whatever you do, it's useless... Kuaaaaaah!"
A scream that seemed to tear his throat apart erupted from Perin's mouth, who had already prepared to die. The heat, cold, and wind pierced through Perin's mana circuit, inflicting such intense pain that he wished to die.
"St-stop..."
In less than a minute, Perin was looking at him with bloodshot eyes, begging to be killed.
"I've done it in such a way that he'll never get rid of it."
Raon ignored Perin's gaze and stood up.
"Stay there and watch the Black Tower collapse."
Revealing his boiling anger, he stood in front of the Black Tower's dimension.
"I won't leave until that tower is destroyed, so get ready."
He lowered his hand, ordering the destruction of the Black Tower to all the members of the Light Wind Palace.
"Understood..."
Burren nodded, clenching his lips tightly.
"Don't worry. We'll tear it all down and leave not a single pillar standing."
Martha gritted her teeth as she drew her sword.
"Rensia..."
Runaan mumbled Rensia's name with his head bowed, as if he couldn't believe the current situation.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
"Uaaaaaah!"
Dorian kicked the ground, blaming his own incompetence, while Kerin yelled as he roughly rubbed his head.
"Light Wind Palace, enter."
Raon took out his Heavenly Drive sword and entered the Black Tower’s dimension. The Light Wind Palace swordsmen followed him into the world flowing with darkness. Wow! The demonic energy dominating this space pressed down on his entire body. However, his boiling anger instead accepted the demonic energy, giving them an even stronger aura than before.
The <Wrath> they possessed was the authority of a Devildom monarch, so it was natural for them to devour that demonic energy.
"Raon Zieghart!"
A demonized human with completely black skin lunged at a giant cavalry. The giant cavalry threw a fist larger than a mansion towards him.
"Get lost."
As Raon swung his Heavenly Drive sword filled with wrath, the giant cavalry and the demonized human riding it were split in two. Not satisfied with killing the giant cavalry, Raon walked towards the Black Tower and cut down all the demonized humans and demonic beasts blocking his path.
With each swing of his sword, the demonic beasts exploded and the necks of the demonized humans snapped. Behind his rough steps, only black blood and scattered demonic energy remained.
Even Owen's knights and Balkar's mages were paralyzed by Raon's overwhelming martial prowess and icy wrath.
"You're dangerous."
A middle-aged red-haired man with a black shield on his right arm was blocking the way.
"Beast Master Jepple."
He was now the floor boss in charge of commanding the Black Tower's forces. It seemed he had come here to buy time.
"You'll get no further."
Beast Master Jepple threw the shield he was carrying on his shoulder to the ground, as if to say he wouldn't let them pass any further. Kuuuung! The shield devoured the demonic energy flowing through the ground and erected a huge wall blocking all the allied forces. It looked thick and solid, not easily penetrable.
"Then try to stop me."
Raon drew a Heavenly Spin towards the demonic energy wall raised by Beast Master Jepple. The spinning flames pierced through the wall burning with demonic energy and pierced the body of Beast Master Jepple who was behind it.
"T-this is an artifact given by the Tower Master..."
Beast Master Jepple fell with his eyes wide with surprise, seemingly unable to believe that the shield would break with a single blow.
"..."
Raon stepped over Beast Master Jepple's corpse and stood in front of the Black Tower. He looked up at the enormous tower of unknown height and then unleashed the Azure Sky Drive from his Azure Sky Sword. Chiaaaaaaa! The vast sky filled with wrath pierced through the demonic energy and struck the center of the tower.
The demonic energy enveloping the tower seemed to shrink and recede, the cracked walls of the middle floors shattered, and the demonized humans inside fell, burning in flames.
"Even if I die here..."
Raon flashed his fierce gaze as he looked at the demonized humans screaming and dying.
"I won't let any of you escape."
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