Chapter 310: Demon (3)
VJRyybThe Power of the Voice of Authority could only belong to one person.KrxObYU
ngdWhile catching his breath, Yuri looked around, but there was no trace of Cory.hMV2k
wgFGZsThe moment the power hit him, he had been able to sense both Cory and his own condition.BQZXBi
LMCCmOCIt seemed he would have to stick to his original plan of luring Cedric outside.3Sxw
f6p“Huu…”9OW810
LShkrp7Yuri calmed his pounding heart and focused on Cedric, who was watching him as if amused.jiCAr
ke8P5“Looks like you’re surprised.”3sYp
yl24“Not really.”cYMy
dQNi“That Cory you valued so much has betrayed you. How does it feel? Didn’t expect it?”LNUxVD5
478SD“Idiot.”n5f4m
yaI5Y“What?”dEO
vqBCedric paused for a moment.chrgHw
MqC7MAlthough Yuri had confronted him many times, this was the first time he had insulted him so directly.B5UWZzj
AIWJ0GPYuri smirked with disdain.ni30NO
rRjFa5h“Cedric, the fact that you’re spouting nonsense shows how annoyed you are. You must be furious I’ve made it here, right? You didn’t expect someone unexpected to show up and got all happy pretending to be interested, but since you keep losing, it’s eating at you, isn’t it?”zt2
hLSYU“Nonsense.”Rc3H
iuuGLU“And all that bragging about dragging Cory along… pathetic. Idiot.”0e5
uI96p“Yuri, Yuri…”MMB
noyCedric twisted his mouth into a smile.rMG
5tkrN“Your words and actions have become pitiful. Have you sunk so low?”HaGh8
kzhs2m“The most pitiful one has always been you. And all thanks to your precious black magic. Or do you actually think your ideology and behavior are noble?”N0H
qI2PxfL“Shut your mouth. I’m going to change the world.”GK3Uje
mneLH“That’s what’s pitiful.”Rhw
vxnVr0l“Yes. In the end, you’re nothing but a monkey, just like—”hCsBw2
czVkkF“Bah.”9XMT
JOK80gYuri spat on the ground and sneered. Cedric’s face tightened.B98NzQS
5n2“I was an idiot to believe and follow someone like you, calling you brother.”RQp1
JxTE7NCedric closed his eyes briefly, took a deep breath, and tried to regain his composure, but the flush on his face revealed how enraged he was.vSIYA
gigzYuri marveled at himself.PC96
fdVTHe hadn’t thought he could provoke him this much. Emboldened, he continued.36H5S
BAHm“Cory? Is that guy so scared of me he doesn’t even dare come out? Cedric, does he distrust you that much?”VhChXV
EmU“Cory!”JWG
owwxCedric shouted.swsArq
HR6Wc“Come out right now! Show your new form to this one who’s gotten cocky because I let him live…”8E9
6UL00AgFollowing his order, Cory appeared with faltering steps. In the space behind Cedric, the hem of his robe came into view.qepC
oCD5MqYuri flipped him the middle finger.TfUwf1
cOgOE“Yeah. I don’t see anything.”b03X
m4EfTAnd without hesitation, he turned and leapt out the window in front of him.zdpJ
5WEFQTHe hadn’t realized how high up he was until he saw, far below, the vast expanse of the Anti-Imperial Alliance—and his heart skipped a beat.NR8
DbhQIf he fell like this, he would die.IBiAIj
cETaSZYuri invoked the Cut of the soul and the heart and drew in chaos.v4OwJp
k1p1nMana spread like silk, forming a barrier, and he gripped the air. With the resistance, he began to descend slowly.DeO02
XTduB“Yuri!”eRD
deJ89ACedric’s ragged voice rang from behind.GNK
xLC5ih“Are you going to run?”xGQJy
H9ly2Yuri looked back and was surprised.zpnT4FA
rPv1uaFrom the tower that stretched to the sky, from every window, tentacles were pouring out like a tide.lis
VEIARPKAt the top of that mass of tentacles, Cedric floated in the air, looking down at him with a face so twisted it no longer resembled the Cedric he knew.cTEs6jk
JJC8YJcYuri smiled.CPN
oUNGj“Well, you really are angry.”lim0S
i8btFrom the way he reacted, it seemed that, in some way, he was important to Cedric.tLAcnj2
R9ZL89Either way, the plan had worked.jEw2
QWMQFtWatching the tower collapse, Yuri smirked.wPMv9m
vXH4i“Now the real fight begins.”5mXP5
3FqFrom this height, the view stretched to the horizon. As he fell, he raised his gaze to the distance.zBW
3mY8A strange feeling washed over him.DmBYbk
5JxjidHe had gone back to the past and fought for so long just for this moment—hjlWv77
Ge5GTo kill Cedric, the cause of everything.XIvPS
00WFP6Yet the presence he felt at his back was overwhelming—tall enough to touch the sky, vast enough to cover all the land in sight.boO3M
gnvCould he win?y97X
wOC67Yuri took a breath.Te0
UyGQNever before had victory felt so unlikely.TKk68S
J4GHe was a human, and his enemy was a giant larger than a mountain. But he wasn’t afraid.ewI
X125eelVictory or defeat no longer mattered.NOywu3p
FVS7bTOn the contrary, the thought of facing Cedric filled him with a satisfaction that bordered on the meaning of his existence.wR3SqRh
RQpTAs if, at last, he was in the place he belonged.3Ew2
9pqThe Guilty in his hand felt more comfortable than ever. With each heartbeat, the Cut of the soul and the heart flowed through his body like a river.CaDzcX
e9UJXSFeeling the power of chaos—where all possibilities mixed without order—Yuri smiled.Zp0
gZ2Dl“Everyone, are you ready?”h0lcF
9qbxrFOThe Anti-Imperial Alliance, who had been slaughtering cocoons, froze when they saw him fall like a divine envoy and speak those words.tZC1Itm
rHnWMy“Let’s fight that.”2coWEdo
4o3EYuri pointed behind him.duSa
8guso2The tower had collapsed, and a demon was emerging.Ayindoj
SXAB“Draw your swords!”0rO6FB
SAkmHe landed on the ground, turned, and looked up.rrm
8E6The tower was gone.xTQfO
DL73xiDIn its place, a huge creature made of tentacles looked down at them from above, as if observing ants.oZMP
2U2VeCould they fight something like that?YCz
GZDThe moment that doubt crossed the soldiers’ minds, Yuri’s voice, charged with mana, thundered powerfully.G8AN1
MC2“Attack!”qc0tqY
6reK5YAnd he began to run.ME1O
w5TsThe Anti-Imperial Alliance instinctively followed him toward the enemy.tMj
txWT74FThe monster had a humanoid shape, but its body was covered in tentacles sprouting from everywhere, bristling like spines.sXg2
HfiH2aIt was as tall as a mountain and looked like it could step over the walls with a single stride.uln
kqEFHyYuri clenched his teeth and charged ahead, suppressing the monster’s presence.ShXiF
NVVGKEven the madness of the black magic it radiated, he cut down with his sword.hFj1
pnoKaI“Don’t be afraid!”Q9CSsqc
rM48Yuri shouted again.yDPEfy9
gOjIK6“If we don’t kill it, we die!”ObZhL
QntjIgThen he pushed off the ground and leapt.rc8
ZFypzNWith a powerful jump, his figure rose to the monster’s knee height.PYROs
jGpIn an instant, countless tentacles lashed toward him.mGUJS6
Nj1kB7GYuri blocked them all with his sword and, stepping onto the monster’s knee, jumped again.w0r
PT13This time, to the waist level.RwCOKLJ
9CaQyaRThere was no proper foothold, only a sea of tentacles seeking him out.FWNxAh1
mChYuri grabbed one with his hand.6DoHdh
jWBScreeeech!Cza
O1ZbrIt was as if each tentacle had a life of its own. Wails and agonizing screams seeped into his mind.wqYEc
4pATThe black magic of the demonic grimoire, accumulated for so long, poured onto Yuri all the death and despair it had gathered. Among it were also concepts he couldn’t comprehend.sHXMWON
v7PEYPure darkness, a deadly void, invaded his soul.ZO3
9gpTMUThe god from another world—C85t8P
03PxIt, too, desired Yuri.TKr2
uPGdujThe despair accumulated by the demonic grimoire in this land and an incomprehensible presence from the outer cosmos had merged.CuP
jWQ6The result was this monster.obN3
ojkwXT“Cedric, what the hell have you done?”aUoQvq
4uosEMuttering, Yuri climbed up the tentacle he held. His muscles tensed to the limit, but he didn’t let go even as it shook violently.Mf61k
8vSNearby tentacles attacked him; he swung Guilty, but couldn’t block them all. His skin split open and blood began to flow.l96C
IUo2YwQAt that moment, the pain became hazy—almost pleasurable. The rage, rising from deep within, transformed everything.0CWO
FCgpCyIf he could kill Cedric and that monster, he didn’t care how much he bled. Pain was joy.EcA9A
DjZHe switched from tentacle to tentacle, climbing without stopping.KkUmaih
4k7iMReaching the monster’s chest, his forehead split open and blood covered his vision in red.
He couldn’t see.dyu
dkA08RHe roughly wiped his eyes and drove Guilty into the monster’s body.O3e
EClk“That’s enough, damn it…”8sPV
DM5jYUsing the sword to keep from falling, he took a breath. Looking down, he saw the Anti-Imperial Union swarming around the monster like ants.qCqHD
4ueqDSome were shooting arrows, others cutting tentacles.YMx6gD
BAdM9There were those trying to climb like him, but they didn’t get far before falling.SRGEQCi
cZRkVxPNo one gave up. Yuri smiled wryly.bax
0yR2QFrom this height, it all looked like a comedy.kktAn
GPduK“Uoooooh!”HLP
NB6CdJose, wielding two swords, was climbing by stabbing them into the monster. He was still far below Yuri. The same with Moyongchan and Francesco, who were also following as best they could.bm2tE
W68yVYuri turned his body again and kept climbing.rWLFK8
ttGsJFinally, he reached the shoulder.qxLY
W2uHX6Now that he could stand, it was easier.Kre
jpEDThough the ground moved and tentacles sprouted everywhere to attack him, he never lost his balance.A4guKSH
DWGwVuHe headed straight for the head.Nh9f
fFIBx4XThe monster was so enormous that even from the shoulder to the head was a great distance.F0P
wCmfCutting tentacles blocking his path, Yuri advanced.VdhS4
3Ll5Mhz“Cedric!”9tFFOMF
UpEE891Then the monster’s face slowly turned toward him. The moment he saw it, Yuri squeezed his eyes shut.nggdA
IgSawFrom below, all he could distinguish had been absolute darkness on the face, as if nothing were there.R0QAz
yAwKsBut up close, it was different.dMkrc5
Sa5RSdSomething far too horrible was there. The human mind could not endure it, and so it could only perceive it as a black void.EUOv9d
JE81108But being so close, the madness of that sight crushed his mind.75f4OC
1Sal[Yuri.]pGIN
2om4KCedric’s voice resounded.wtGZCA
ZHNGgnI[You can’t even look at me properly, can you?]EnY
JlGp5Yuri clenched his teeth and raised his sword.gawK
z2M8IUVTentacles pierced him, and he desperately raised a mana barrier to protect himself. With his senses distorted, he could do nothing else.VbYrv
z3xaXnL[This is what a human is.]unlY9N
bNZJ“Shut up.”i8j
bj8nn1[I didn’t bring this from another world. This is the shape of the vilest things in humanity. It comes from humans, but they can’t see it. And you still want to protect them?]WFuLZp
z4cAk5YYuri wanted to tear out his own eyes.zP9l
9Pms“Get that face out of my sight…!”MsHa
oDqkS[And if I don’t?]kD520
LeavqjThe monster stared straight at him. Yuri’s mind was dyed red.VFPp
HK0OHis sight showed him things he didn’t want to see, his ears heard what he didn’t want to hear, his nose caught repulsive smells, his skin felt unwanted textures, and his tongue tasted what he didn’t want to taste.Zs25ICW
0BOqlHis five senses were distorted.XXvt0ax
xr5k6He grit his teeth.tZL6aNd
cYu“Damn it…”o3qR
6io3Like this, he couldn’t do anything.lxj
KydMSD7With all his senses out of control, all he wanted was to collapse. He didn’t know what to hold onto.QVPI
dnBVCedric’s mocking laughter echoed inside his skull.9oc8i
dIh[You can’t even endure this, and you say you want to fight me? Yuri, in the end you’re just a monkey. And monkeys can’t understand me.]88YmAAL
ujiuTplYuri let himself drop.vE68
fbgWithout realizing it, he let go of Guilty.kpJA6
ohHQOCJ[I’ll do you a favor—become part of me. You’ve disappointed me, but you’re still a dear brother to me.]JnexjNt
IKRsmnYuri wanted to take up the sword again.RK0tRRn
cSwHYNuBut none of his senses could perceive his surroundings.Mseu
srkXoAs long as that thing’s face looked at him, he was doomed to lose his senses and scream for eternity in unending pain.81u7iQU
TW4But then—Z3fB
ytehIn an instant, Yuri sensed Guilty’s presence at his feet. He didn’t know how, but something beyond the five senses connected him to it.wIO
5zzJThat feeling—he had only felt it once before.H25z5MK
kzOEPYes, that day—eJyQ
0wMHT6Without anyone telling him, without anyone pushing him, he had known that person would be with him.h0A81h
e0OI‘Are you Yuri Briol?’adWecNB
zC8PWgThe day he locked eyes with Yekaterina.V5XWr
SqLafeThat was the sixth sense.XjTWD
yqmPvYuri raised his hand. And before he knew it, Guilty was in it.jv17Wno
Gpu6He opened his eyes.1PgEgc
rbgHHe had reached the Spirit Realm—no, even deeper—
A sixth sense that connected him to the world.329iGq
czWIR8Yuri straightened his back.kICdq
li3p7fAnd faced the monster’s visage head-on.lc3v
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