Chapter 253: Tates Valtazar (2)
ZC0Kv3h[Mjolnir, the Hammer of the God of Lighting]gwQ
c7v93The hammer of lightning thundered down from above, displaying the might of a weapon worthy of being called one of the strongest mythical weapons.gsK
WSqRW“Marie…!”MpbA
fdbN3qHearing Erin’s shout, Marie created a wall of ice to stop the lightning from the front.U5sCDB
zKDkYq– Pagagak!0UTM
sS5rPBut the densest of ice crumbled all too easily, and bought time for the gigantic Wickerman to scorch its sacrifice – the Elemental King. Despite being a sacrifice, the Elemental King of Fire still shot its flames as Hua Ran took a step forward to meet it head-on.bLvJT3
Be78O3H– Kwaaaah!tNk
EkFKHSTThe blazing flames challenged her absolute defense, and even Hua Ran was pushed back by the king of elementals.vP2j
JahwN7N“Kuhk…!”rfiMBvL
N3cEvmEach attack of the Elemental King were enough to crumble city walls and set villages ablaze but Hua Ran managed to block it, albeit taking a few steps back.oQPtb
K3xA8Q8An attack that no individual human should be able to defend was withstood thanks to the most amount of aura supply the world had ever seen.8tq
YqjUKWb“Great job!”1HrQJ
iFkxAZVWhile the enemy was focusing down on Hua Ran, Alicia stealthily dashed through the dark dimensions. She was a fiend – a monster of swords. Dimensional restrictions meant nothing as long as they were within her sight.FC6n
oGRBHer Eyes of Boundary allowed her to see through the gaps between the dimensions. Soon, her eyes found the true body of the Elemental King crouching within the flames of the Wickerman.m0h3o
guaThe barks of the World Tree surrounding the Wickerman were meaningless before her attack that penetrated all defense. However, there was more to it than just barks.rTgq
HO3Z4[ ᚱ ] — RaidhoSHh
0zsuu“There is a rune inside?”iEQLe
Ui7c9It was a trap they had prepared to counter Alicia’s Domain Severance, which was at the level of instantaneous teleportation. The moment she sliced apart the bark, a rune appeared from within to fling her away.v3c
CO4qE9“Kyaaak…!”wnobm
cfokDAlicia rolled across the floor – the World Tree, to be precise – and waiting for her was an enormous snake hissing with its tongue.53CRuO
WCRk– Hihit! Free food!e9kMtFh
2AcDun Scaith. The one who was thousands of snakes and toads, as well as a magical bull and a dragon, all the same time – the King of Beasts pointed its venomous fangs at Alicia.YGDbyLx
le4uThat was when a large lance of ice flew towards them. It penetrated through Dun Scaith’s mouth and went all the way through the head.NhPV85
hkxuuk– Kihihik…! Mage!dtLk6yu
TPo“There’s more.”gdbpOD
BkwivMarie Dunareff – the great mage blessed by mana pulled out an absurd amount of mana to complete her grand spell.VMN
hl55D3eIt was incomparably more enormous than the previous ice lance. Even Dun Scaith wasn’t confident with receiving an attack like that from the front.6SOD
9hwUgmZ“Not letting you.”hNSQRqy
DfHThe afro-haired boxer who had crawled all the way up from death pounced at Marie.st6565
PpM“Gaooo…!”R6H0OM5
kNlb7“Mhmm…!”GAi7wIH
YmEySfSBut he was blocked by a red humanoid dog. Doggo emerged from the shadow to protect his mother and stopped Fermack’s punch.sWlz
iEx“…I remember seeing you before my death. Pretty strong.”NUnTH
mMQR“Grrrrh…”LcQoqJ1
n5xYHowever, Doggo’s skills and martial prowess had yet to meet its full potential due to his young age and lack of experience. Fermack neutralized Doggo for a split second with his profound understanding of bare-handed fights and was about to charge at Marie once more.lgYSJs
ryTx6– Kwarurung…!mInty
vL4PAThat was when a huge amount of mana seeped out of Doggo’s body. He used magic using the mana he had been accumulating by absorbing Marie and Korin’s blood.w0u3
i4AN“Even using magic, huh…!”RvLpk
TISuUbFFermack had to fall back from the burst of magic missiles, and that was when a silver spear came flying towards his back.hh2dcl
ZPhZyIt appeared that the disciple’s tendency to carry out surprise attacks had been taught from his master.S3fBK
cjO5Tr“That won’t do… You are still as petty as before, youngest one.”tnA1
bSwKVDThe surprise attack that Fermack hadn’t been able to react to was deflected by Eochaid Bres’ Fragarach, the Sword of Victory.1n8
sRH2“Rage on.”TEGbEm
3rKgPA storm of energy gushed out from the magic sword to sweep at Erin. She had to fall back but that didn’t stop her from giving out commands.Mvor
hOdfU“Estelle.”NFny4c1
sgzgC9“In the name of the lord…!”ytsWqKK
jYVaThe pink-haired Saintess struck down with her club that resulted in a shockwave that momentarily took away sound from the world.JAGUE
BHcx‘S, so strong…’eIKZb
09neThe soldiers watching from a distance were appalled at the sight.jSgoHx
6GXIXmIt was understandable.XvU
SX1mR5Each and every one fighting was at the very top of the class, and yet there were ten of them fighting each other.owKTk
MlEPEIThis truly was the battle of the strongest organisms in the world – a battle between the greatest powers that one would see in myths.OYV
Q3csThis was no longer in the realm of humans.W4kULsA
wVYSVThere was… no way that this could possibly be a fight between humans.cWFvQ
eZE7Jq“But…”6ivK
iX9The soldiers turned to the sky. They, the citizens of this world, looked up at the distant outer space in trepidation.Vgy8FWd
Yw4CxxStarting far above them in the sky was a battle so otherworldly that even this battle would pale in comparison.1EtaR3
YPBELight and the Sun.HqkIz3Y
GhecThe two greatest powers were in conflict.JqAg
v1tO“Korin…”zmwXV
cpZ5Sensing that light and heat, Erin unconsciously turned to the sky, but her mind was pulled back to the surface by a magic sword flying her way.S0Ihbj
Sk9“Are you that concerned about them, youngest one?”OvzKG
UnadZE“Eochaid…!”0uM
skVukErin blocked the attack with her Silver Spear as the two of them began a bout of strength. Meanwhile, Eochaid was still wearing a scoff on his face.u2fY2
XfC3B5O“Did I not tell you? Our fight here is nothing but the fight of minor characters. The real major act, the recovery of the myth will be happening there and it’s up to the two of them to end it.”HX9SYB
GSuuJyW“…”JOi9p
RZxv7She couldn’t refute his words.QjwY
uDEaSPThe two leaders of this generation were the two above.ltR
20xTates Valtazar and Korin Lork.V5CCz4v
03XXoGThe odd intertwinement of destiny made it feel like there was a conspiracy of the world surrounding them.xtZHV
d3fubez“My disciple will be the one winning.”O87US
7m6“Huhuhu. Who knows. The man wishing for the rebirth of the world is far stronger than you can imagine.”KbsthmT
KWkThe two of them were certain… that their successor and their disciple would be the one leading this battle to victory.Mho5C
lqMdx****sI8r
x4H1AG“‘Player’?”YAa
75DKorin froze upon hearing that word from Valtazar.bztXLKe
ItvWGZIt was inevitable.UM7hV
0mC5Player.VqF4Y
hIhIt was the way the protagonist of the game, was referred to.Gek
vsRThere might be better expressions, but regardless, it was not a word that humans from this world were supposed to be aware of.E0gc1
MpYMUnless of course, they knew that this world was a game.cUB
dSB2“Wait, are you also…?”ZqCx
rWk“Of course not. I’m a pure-blood, and not an outsider like you.”fMB
sXQOutsider.oaDxdc
Kgcvb5xWhat Valtazar meant by that was obvious. He knew that Korin wasn’t a human of this world.HL5i
PkbiXBut how? How was this man aware of the player?7ZFEALk
9Tl“Before that, you seem injured, so take this.”iKlwX
nPkSaying that, he tossed something into the air. After catching it, Korin looked down and his eyes shivered upon realizing what it was.TYC5Ayq
jRIEaQ1“…What are you trying to do?”tN7
QHCyqfG“I don’t want to fight against someone injured. It’ll be good for your recovery. Ah~ I guess you guys would prefer saying it brings your HP back to full.”HEbJ
FCQzgKCKorin was baffled by the fruit in his hand.4vNS6
bAO[Fruit of the World Tree]GhMSkH
Uhj6The fact that it brought your HP and MP back to full wasn’t even the greatest trait of this item. That was nothing but a supplementary effect.9vjp2
6sqH2HUYellow Gold Mandrake, Korean Ginseng and Fruit of the World Tree.ipB
nIXI14Each of them allowed the Aura Rank, Aura Capacity and Regeneration to rise up tremendously.mJ3fk1T
lUE“Well, I won’t turn down the offer.”Ii8
nuSVAoKorin started crunching into the fruit without a sliver of hesitation.e5L3
VPRZBg[You have consumed the Fruit of the World Tree.]NajSLpz
2j2ZNSP– Your Aura Rank has increased. Aura Rank { Unique }caYk
nYI– Your Aura Capacity has increased significantly. { (25,130) }mwVsW
tZ6EU– Your Aura Regeneration has increased significantly.HLy9Y
nqdR– Your HP is recovered to 100%HMT
mhn8T– Your Aura is recovered to 100%KzjS
nhL0– Your MP is recovered to 100%GLMkrU
GKaot0‘Ridiculous.’o4MGZX
rbxFIt was to be expected from one of the three elixirs of the game. The original plan was to retrieve it in the middle of the World Tree raid, but Korin was able to consume it with ease thanks to the enemy’s act of kindness.kt0fKN
B10kxa“Are you not skeptical?” Tates asked after seeing Korin nonchalantly finish up the fruit he gave him.TwOXVlf
fTluKorin replied after shrugging his shoulders.vJRVV
P9f“I don’t think you would do something uncool like that.”Xyc
StXXp“Hah…! I am strange in my own right, but you’re something else as well.”qO1BhGw
qMVg“Call me a romanticist. Anyway, tell me your story while I recover back to full.”wadS
ZlJTates grinned before turning around and looking at the surroundings. From tens of kilometers in the air while standing on the platform of branches that were no different from ground, he gazed down at the world.ykuHG
DuNWJHZ“A fantastic view, is it not? A great place to signal the rebirth of a mythology.”AI6
XzUVO“Stop saying things only you understand and explain yourself.”iZW
TC0U“Well, there’s not that much to it. The you guys know was like a filtration.”K9d
gOTQ“…”zSva
k664kOAs if it was nothing significant, he casually revealed the truth of this world.TN9B
K8u“The world made a ‘bet’ with me. ‘If thou art worthy of destroying the world, thee must confront the one who could save the world and emerge victorious.’ That was the qualification required to become the god ruling over the new world.”JQ6
d8YsdXHeroic Legends of Arhan was a ‘Hero Selection System’ that had been made for that purpose.iCWcd
EY1iNLThe ones that could clear with the most efficient and highest score was to be chosen as the contender.uzwt
MiZm“I was forced to have a battle worthy of being the beginning of a new era.”CoJN
2GWPq“Fuck… I’m not following this crap.”37fSHK
sqO6ZWas he saying hadn’t been a game all along?ff8
kySUSyA filter to choose the worthy players?xat
JzWARIS“Wait, didn’t you say ‘you guys’?”EjYX
OtA“Exactly. Perhaps we should call them ‘Park Sihus’. Certainly, when they acquired the destiny of a player and monopolized all the hidden pieces and miraculous encounters, they were absurdly powerful but…”8ZSop
eXQyThinking about the past, Tates couldn’t conceal the look of disappointment in his eyes.OOdI
9o7j61“Each and every one of them were weak. Well, I guess that can’t be helped. What would you expect from kids that suddenly dropped into another world and were easily given power, that only knew how to blindly follow their given destiny?”x97UmFR
0ADWith a smirk on his face, Valtazar revealed a shocking truth.ltQP
gGaCV“Those that easily acquire their strength are not qualified. The 99th Park Sihu was even more ridiculous… but he was probably still one of the decent ones.”9Y2P8
6gNIHl“Wait…”Z2pdT
6HUBZF9“Yes. I’m referring to the first iteration, when you just arrived. To me, that was the 99th Park Sihu.”PbugtUD
DcPdo0Sihu… Sihu from the last iteration was the 99th Park Sihu? Does that mean…JdR9S
x6Acp“Did you… know everything from the future?”47Tn
xx06On the day when Erin Danua was supposed to be killed, Tates Valtazar did not show himself during the Academy Destruction event.bFugT
wUBKvmzThere were traps and ways to counter his first ‘Precept’, but he avoided it altogether.EqMk
5QZEG7qWhat about the Frost Giant? He, who shouldn’t have appeared, showed himself much earlier than scheduled.jC56gZU
axEsrjEven apart from that, there were a lot of mysterious things about his actions. For example, Valtazar didn’t kill Miruam despite her betraying him.9cQSt1
G3XyHe, who was trying to destroy the world, who should be looking for the most efficient path every time… had never taken the efficient route.0u8dcoe
Kk9ZX“So the reason you didn’t show up during the Academy destruction…”ttTNn
sL8a“I had been intentionally falling into the trap ‘until now’, but I wanted to fight you, Korin Lork, with everything I had in my arsenal.”3bxdz
mGeyESHe casually dropped a remark that even falling into the trap was nothing but a part of the process.0KhUV
6c98DYNKorin felt immensely pressured from that statement.Tma
8gde7A99 players. 99 apocalypses.eAasK
M599ewDDespite repeating the same fate 99 times, despite being fully aware of the strategies of the player and their tricks, he intentionally fell into the trap…dzoEaP
ZrCFLAnd yet this man… was here after coming out victorious 99 times.JHYq
KN9hAnd here he was confronting the 100th player.PYd31X
79Yxo“But all of that comes to an end today. Lia Fail has acknowledged you as my contender and not the minor character you used to be. As long as I defeat you, that will put an end to this long and arduous war.”yofo
rOCSJV“…You are overestimating me. Park Sihu from the last iteration was much stronger than me.”MVshoD2
lhCc9xw“There is no way you do not understand how ‘futile’ that kind of strength is. Look at yourself – has there been anyone weaker than yourself among everyone you have fought?”3fm
UPCZbMarie Dunareff.pJ449wl
F4fwHua Ran.vUR
p05dwFermack Daman.8mNK8Hc
ZGDhayODun Scaith.tCU2
2oOYgj9………8D5XDb7
u7L………B9C0Fw
JpJuJv………QpiriL
sUyYeah, there were tons of people that were stronger than me, but none of them was able to beat me.lgsw
icb2Being strong was different from winning.my2Ry
EkAY“But even if I lose… you will fail,” said Korin. “There is no way you can beat everyone that I brought here by yourself—”tyvL
jQ5“Let me correct your misunderstanding. Destroying this world is something I can handle by myself.”XkQ2Y
LgDiu“…”vW2noLf
hzVk“Why do you think the world bothered to strike a deal with me? Why do you think it tried to bring a ‘hero’ from the outside to fight me? It’s because this world had no-one that can fight against the ‘demon lord’.”uyQ
pIV“Fuck. Okay. Good for you.”q7Hgln
sC6Korin acknowledged it.kPEec
UAWzNumbers and strength were meaningless. This man was ‘different’. In the first place, the fact that he was able to erase light from the entire world revealed how unorthodox he was.MjXqaa
uc2Plants couldn’t grow without light, and the absence of plants would bring about starvation from all around the globe.6iuwi
2sQuAs long as he wanted to, it would be that simple to kill the world of starvation.btXUWKv
Q0f4l“There are plenty of ways to end the world, but simply ending it isn’t enough to revive the era of mythology.”1LA5
QCgOU“You need a fight impressive enough for the world to acknowledge, huh.”LuIyOt
GYhCd“That is exactly right, my nemesis.”wu4dD
7rtY“Haa…”SKc
JXCUThe truth was more absurd than anything he had expected.fEP
ucA‘So basically this guy needs to be swag whether he wins or not, huh.’DWVPe
QSXKKorin wondered if he was any different from him.tqerQt
BgL“Hey… so if you win this time, is the world really going to end?”iEn
zYhk“Well, that would be the case from your standpoint.”vGu
aRXPyh“…That’s quite the pressure.”MMFv
jCQfThe destiny of the world was on his shoulders. Unlike the previous 99 Park Sihus, he wasn’t allowed a single failure.4vu3HU
yOtZhSTIt was too heavy a pressure to bear for a side character like Korin Lork, a sub-player who couldn’t even become a full-fledged player until the end.q0J0
M6hvZVy“In the end, that doesn’t change anything though. Everything will be fine as long as I beat you here, right?”5cwLW6
eO6qtU“Indeed. The conclusion is the same. All you have to do is beat me.”OqpFdbt
iKetThere was neither fury nor hatred in Valtazar’s eyes. Naturally, there was no such thing as fear either.xfeHIsD
Q2uInstead, there was friendliness and joy as if he had finally met a friend.6dEa9Ln
RFA3ijHowever, Korin knew that unlike what was being conveyed by his eyes, that there was extreme violence hiding in Tates Valtazar’s heart.E1O
JuGRBUnexpectedly though, Korin Lork was a similar kind. They were both people who could attempt to kill one another with a smile.iKvQ
DmLUYThat was how similar the two of them were.RlTlS3T
6Xc2“It’s time to start.”bGMnIMQ
wX0i[System Back-up in Operation. Reviewing the Precept.]Fwlekce
2ZRhDWpDemon Lord Tates Valtazar: Relativity EXXlR
fR9ZyB[System Back-up in Operation. Reviewing the Precept.]mOkMS
1bOHero Korin Lork: Relativity EXmaP
qrRThey both picked up their spears.lJy7ap
EOm3nAt this point, precepts and whatnot were meaningless. Magic, hidden pieces and others were nothing but minor ingredients of the fight.bi1db
RAlrWith the fate of the world hanging on their spears,jeB1
fCaw5They marched at their enemy.rveP
QwXmIUu““Let’s fight.””ZDOYF8W
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HaydenZeMan
VIP Qi RefinementOkay, that answers an earlier question I had, because when he kill Park in this iteration I thought it was the same one obviously, but the lady who went back to the real world didn’t mention being killed by Korin, I guess there was technically a chance Korin could have convinced the 100th “Park” to be a good person but seems unlikely since Tates said they all pretty much acted the same. Hopefully they explain later on how Korin got pulled in as a side character, when it seems like the “world” kept making the same mistake of choosing efficiency.