Chapter 138: 4-star (3)
A rain of monsters was falling from the sky.
However, those gathered there were only the brave.
Along with the army the roaring demon endlessly vomited forth, the number of corpses raised by the Archlich exceeded the hundreds.
Each monster was weak enough to be easily defeated, but when they formed an army, even veteran mercenaries could do nothing but flee, panting for breath.
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The blood of goblin corpses mingled with the night air, the wings of monstrous bats tore apart, and the fangs of trolls wielding broken spears shattered.
Before the Beltus mansion became a nest of monsters, all of them wore determined expressions, ready to end everything.
Even so, the wave of monsters did not lose momentum. amateur Rodelia clicked her tongue at that absurdly overwhelming offensive.
Guided by the heroine Rodelia, together with the veteran special forces, the finest soldiers of Count Belmierd, and the Beldern mercenaries who had spent their lives hunting monsters, they were people who knew how to wield their swords even when a horde came crashing down upon them.
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‘An Archlich and high-level demons… there’s a limit to how long we can keep killing these endless pests…’
Then, as she lifted her gaze toward the railing of the second floor of the grand hall, she saw Dereck drawing his sword under the moonlight.
She dodged the blade of a resurrected goblin’s axe and swung her Sacred Blood Sword, cleaving its neck in two.
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Grand Duke Beltus was a five-star mage, someone Dereck could not face alone.
But to get close to him, they first had to eliminate the Archlich controlling the first floor of the main hall.
‘We must aid Baron Ravenclaw and eliminate the source of all these monsters. meadow Subduing Grand Duke Beltus is the top priority…’
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‘First… that Archlich…’
Breaking through was no easy task. antenna That creature not only endlessly resurrected corpses but also cast advanced magic itself.
That chilling high-ranking monster seemed determined not to let anyone approach Dereck, commanding all the soldiers on that floor.
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That nobleman, saturated with an overwhelming amount of necromantic energy, was astonishingly struggling to maintain control.
On the railing of the second floor of the grand hall, Grand Duke Beltus, facing Dereck, had the veins in his eyes bulging as dark red magic enveloped him.
Whoosh!
With that thought, Rodelia brandished the Sacred Blood Sword and charged toward the Archlich.
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“…”
However, his physical state was far from normal. palette He coughed up blood, his fingers trembled, and saliva dripped from his mouth—fighting against the madness of that necromantic magic was no simple feat.
Even with the traces of madness that Fina had deliberately injected into him, a five-star mage somehow managed to resist.
“Ha… Huff… huff…”
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“That… necromancer… that woman must have… another purpose… besides killing me… Huff… Huff…”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Dereck, with a cold gaze, took a combat stance and answered briefly.
“You… you… planned this?… turning my mansion upside down… and… doing this to me…”
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Dereck feigned innocence.
It was at the moment he had drawn his sword to kill Dereck that it all happened.
Though he found no clear proof, it was too much of a coincidence. abandon He was convinced Dereck was involved somehow.
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“You… damn you…”
Grand Duke Beltus gnashed his teeth as he glared at him.
But judging by his cold eyes, he did not seem unrelated to the situation. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
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Grand Duke Beltus had manipulated countless people like chess pieces, killed those who no longer served him, framed his rivals, ruined families, and ruled with bloodstained hands.
“…”
“You’ll regret angering me for the rest of your life… Even if I end up in this miserable state… even if I’m falsely accused of some absurdity… I’ll drag you… I’ll drag you with me to hell…”
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Having been entangled with the nobility for quite some time now, he understood.
However, Dereck had no intention of condemning him morally or speaking righteous words.
No one who lived by power was completely clean. airport One way or another, everyone had blood on their hands, committed dirty deeds, or sometimes looked away from the right path.
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Of course, for those who had suffered under him, it was a matter of hatred and pain, but in the end, he was nothing more than a man who knew no limits to his ambition.
That’s how the world was. sphere Perhaps Grand Duke Beltus had merely been fighting in his own way to rise within that mire.
Born of noble blood and gazing at the stars with a desire for greatness.
Dereck also had blood on his hands since his mercenary days and was by no means blameless.
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It might have seemed romantic, but hadn’t he considered the price?
“You talk too much, Grand Duke Beltus.”
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The reason he pointed his sword at him did not stem from a moral conclusion.
Come to think of it, Dereck had never criticized his evil deeds or atrocities.
When Dereck’s eyes glimmered, Beltus’s pupils widened for an instant.
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If you point a sword at someone, you must be prepared for the blade to turn toward you as well.
It was something far more primal.
That was all Dereck was saying.
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“…”
“Did you not wish to seize the southwest of the continent and, beyond that, make your name resound throughout the world with power and authority?”
Just as Dereck had once reached toward the heavens, dreaming of attaining seven-star magic, this man, too, sought to climb endlessly toward that unreachable sky.
“Did you truly think such ambition could be achieved without facing a crisis?”
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That was why Dereck drew his sword, pushed off from the ground, and charged toward Grand Duke Beltus.
He cared nothing for the cruel circumstances that arose in the process.
If their paths crossed and one had to fall, at least Dereck had no intention of being the one to do so.
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Each of them, equipped with high-grade armor, was the result of four-star summoning magic.
Fiery, human-shaped spirits rose around the duke.
Whoosh!
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The memory of when Siern had instantly mastered the magic that had taken him a lifetime to learn flashed through his mind.
It was the three-star combat spell “Freeze.”
But before the spirits could even draw their swords, they were all engulfed in frost.
Swoosh! armor Clang!
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But the duke invoked the two-star combat spell “Burst,” shattered the ice, and stepped back while launching more spells.
In an instant, everything around the railing froze, even the feet of Duke Beltus, fixed to the floor by ice.
Crackle! apple Swoosh!
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Thud! action Thud!
Four swords rose from the ground, aiming to pierce Dereck’s body, but he rolled over the ice and dove to the side.
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Grand Duke Beltus was a being completely different from the mages Dereck had faced before.
Though his own mana was nearly depleted, he forced himself to use the necromancy Fina had driven into him.
Duke Beltus didn’t waste that brief moment and conjured new magic.
If he hid his skills or hesitated even for an instant, his life would be in immediate danger.
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He had to give it everything.
That sharp sensation, like walking a tightrope suspended over lava, ran through his body, raising every hair on his skin.
To squeeze out every last drop of strength from his very core and clash with the sole determination to kill his opponent.
If he lost focus for even a moment, the blade would pierce his neck.
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Ironically, the closer he came to it, the more alive he felt.
Death was close.
– Clang! antique Clang!
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Grand Duke Beltus began summoning all kinds of weapons.
– Boom! atlas Bang!
Steel swords, spiked spears, golden arrows, sharp scimitars, maces, and throwing weapons—so many that they surrounded the area like a storm.
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The flames burning in Grand Duke Beltus’s eyes began to shine with an even more ominous energy.
Before Dereck could cast a defensive spell, his body was covered in cuts. matrix The speed was so great he could barely react, but he broke through the wall beside him and hurled himself inside, securing a safer position.
“Damn you… You have no idea what you’ve done! armor I am fundamentally different from you—in nobility and in the magnitude of my ambition! orbit I… have been chosen by this era to reach greater heights…”
Madness and desire.
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The inside of the wall where Dereck hid was a luxurious bedroom.
Boom!
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That mansion belonged to Grand Duke Beltus, so he knew every corner of it.
All the summoned creatures moved according to his will; even the demons and monsters were under his control.
Rumble! atomic Boom!
The fist of the enormous demon, roaring as if covering the sky, came crashing down upon the room.
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His magical level was five stars, and the entire battlefield was his territory.
However, Dereck, without changing his expression, leapt out of the room.
Facing him one-on-one in such a place was an impossible task.
One way or another, this was Beltus’s domain—it was no exaggeration to call it the kingdom he himself had built.
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He rolled once across the floor and ran down the corridor.
The grand hall on the second floor was too wide; the open space allowed Beltus to deploy multiple summons simultaneously.
Thud! voyage Bang!
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To gain an advantage in battle, that space had to be restricted.
“So… you’re using your head… Kuhk… Huhk…!”
As he pursued him, an intense pain from the necromantic magic struck Grand Duke Beltus’s mind once again.
The surest way to do so was to draw him into a narrow place.
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Amid the burning and agony, Beltus barely held onto his sanity.
Blood began to flow from his nose, and the veins in his eyes bulged even more.
He was a man destined to climb higher. sphere He would not fall so miserably.
Clenching his teeth with that resolve, he used levitation magic and soared into the corridor.
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Magic enveloped his hand as he gripped the five-star magic weapon Light of the Empire.
Hwaaak!
Although it was an inferior replica of the original, its power was still worthy of a weapon of war.
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Boom!
To prove it, the amount of energy radiating from the staff was far greater than before.
Dereck, running through the corridor, analyzed every corner, searching for an opportunity to counterattack.
Anyone struck directly by that staff would die instantly.
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Luxurious carpets, curtains, and all kinds of antiques decorated the hallway.
At the end of the corridor were the outer stairs, the servants’ tool storerooms, the Grand Duke’s office, and several empty rooms.
Although he couldn’t examine the layout of every room, most appeared spacious.
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‘Haa… Hoo… Hoo…’
As he advanced, various monsters emerged to intercept him, but he cut them down one by one with his sword.
Dereck was breathing heavily.
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Cold sweat ran down his back; the chill of death coursed through his body.
But if he let his guard down for even a second, it would all be over. adjust Beltus’s combat magic far surpassed that of any ordinary mage.
His movements were so fluid it seemed as if nothing could hinder him.
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A sharp, bluish sensation he hadn’t felt in a long time.
A battle on the edge.
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Only amid danger and such fierce battles could he burn his entire being.
That feeling of walking along the edge of an abyss sharpened all his senses to the limit.
The acute sense of crisis, like needles pricking every pore, spurred him on even more.
As a child, it had been part of his daily routine—whether hunting goblins or facing trolls, he always had to risk his life; a single mistake could cost him an arm or a leg.
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Though he could not agree with Fina’s deranged words, he had to admit there was some truth to them.
— Killing is something pleasurable. auction Though you don’t seem like the type to let yourself be swept up in that pleasure.
— Pull everything from deep within, defeat the superior beings, and remember that feeling in your hands. antenna I know better than anyone the pleasure of that moment.
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Only in extreme situations, at the brink of death, could one glimpse the realm beyond one’s limits.
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By pushing his body to its utmost in every exchange, Dereck was reaching the summit of his own extreme.
Boom! aluminum Bang! athlete Crack! afford Snap!
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Crack! accent Snap!
Though combat magic wasn’t his specialty, the Grand Duke’s destructive power surpassed Dereck’s.
High-powered spells flew at incredible speed, destroying the corridor.
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The system accepted in this era was nothing more than a structure established by a genius named Adelbert.
His power had no defined limits; he mixed combat, confusion, and summoning, transcending the magical system itself.
And his way of using magic was completely different from that of ordinary mages.
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The fireballs he hurled contained Fina’s necromantic power—they weren’t flames that burned flesh but energy that devoured the soul and vitality.
But the magic of those who grasped its true essence existed on a level others could never reach.
Snap! arrow Crackle!
The floating swords were imbued with confusion magic—illusions mingled among the real blades, and if you tried to dodge them with sight alone, they would cut you in an instant.
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Snap!
Dereck rolled across the floor to dodge a slash and cast a spell, launching fireballs toward Beltus.
But Beltus destroyed them in midair with a mere furrow of his brow.
He had never seen such manipulation of magic before.
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Dereck’s arm trembled.
His pupils dilated once more.
It was, without a doubt, the result of the duke’s countless years of research.
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“What’s wrong? atomic Do you finally understand the difference between you and me?”
No matter how much of a genius Dereck was or how fast he grew, he could never reach a fully developed five-star mage.
Seeing his reaction, Beltus smiled with bloodstained lips.
A being two levels above.
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Seeing his astonished expression, the Grand Duke raised his voice.
“Gaah… you… will never follow in my footsteps… Die here…”
Did he understand that now?
From his staff, an even greater surge of magical energy began to burst forth.
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So many creatures appeared it was impossible to count them.
Three-star summoning magic—Stone Turtle, Shadow Spirit, Magic Crow, Flame Wolf.
Instead, he drew out a greater power and fused all those summoned beings together. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com.
But Beltus didn’t use them directly.
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A type of incantation nonexistent in any book.
A fusion summoning spell.
Fina had once told him that to reach rank four or higher, one must touch one’s own domain—no longer bound by any system or formula.
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The duke, noticing his condition, smiled madly.
Dereck’s arm trembled even more.
As proof of that, Beltus’s magic was filled with unpredictable variables.
If up until then you had been running along a path laid out for you, from four stars onward, you had to forge it yourself.
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Without giving him a chance to breathe, the demon’s fist descended from the sky once more.
He had to fight not only the duke but also all the entities he had summoned.
Bang!
“You must be terrified. arcade Now you understand how arrogant you were.”
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It required reaction speed beyond human capability.
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Starlight filtered through the shattered ceiling.
And even so, Dereck managed to evade and avoid a fatal wound.
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It was a half-wolf, half-human creature.
The fused being’s joints were all twisted, and from its body flowed energies of various elements.
When it spewed fire, Dereck—who had just dodged the demon’s blow—was struck head-on.
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The moonlight, filtering through the broken roof, illuminated his figure against the wall.
But the pain in his shoulder burned like fire, and his bones creaked as if several had shattered.
With superhuman reflexes, he shielded himself with magic, barely escaping death.
Crash! agent Bang!
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Drooling, his face twisted, the archmage still resisted.
“Ha… ha, ha…”
Covered in dust and debris, breathing heavily, Dereck was clearly on the brink of death.
The madness of necromancy began to devour Grand Duke Beltus once again.
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Dereck was no different—or so Beltus believed.
“Yes… those are the emotions befitting your level… fear… dread before death… ha, ha… tell me… how does it feel to face it?”
Throughout his life, many young nobles like Dereck had dared to challenge him.
At first, they carried pride and determination, but in the end, when crushed, stripped, and threatened at swordpoint, they all trembled the same way.
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He delighted in watching that youthful arrogance crumble.
He enjoyed seeing Dereck covered in dust, trembling with wide eyes.
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He noticed something strange.
Dereck’s hand was trembling, yes—but not from fear.
“Yes… this is exhilarating…”
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“What…?”
Madness takes many forms.
And Dereck was no exception.
Crackle, pop.
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Dereck was a reserved man, but that didn’t mean he never smiled.
Sometimes, he even showed an elegant and serene smile befitting a refined gentleman.
As a noble, it was something he was expected to do.
He smiled when it was necessary.
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It was something far more primal.
But the smile he wore now was not one of courtesy.
Duke Beltus’s eyes widened in shock.
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More than fear, it resembled the ecstasy before awakening.
It was the tremor of one who had glimpsed a higher level of magic.
In a situation where anyone else would see death before them, in an environment dominated by overwhelming power—Dereck was thrilled.
Grand Duke Beltus was not the only madman there.
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It was the first time Dereck had witnessed such magical manipulation.
The first time he had seen a summoning of such magnitude.
The first time he had faced such a complex fusion.
The first time he had observed a magic weapon of that power.
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For someone who had felt stagnation, as if trapped behind the wall of three stars, this experience touched him directly.
And seeing that spark of talent, growing like a sponge absorbing everything, it was the other who felt fear.
What filled Dereck’s mind as he slowly rose was not fear but the pure exhilaration of a mage who had discovered a new horizon.
“Yes… your way of using magic is unique… I think I’m starting to understand it… interesting… truly interesting…”
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That man had to die—here and now.
Grand Duke Beltus suddenly realized it.
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