Chapter 10: The owner of the holy sword
An unpleasant smile spread across his lips.
“It’s my chance.”
The dark elf candidate, Darakan, let out a joyful laugh.
Right after the third trial, “Purification of the Sanctuary,” began.
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Something about black, darkness, and whatever else.
The second trial had been the affinity evaluation.
And there, the rival he had considered the most dangerous, “Rag,” had scored 0 points.
But in the end, Administrator Gugu’s verdict had been “void.”
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Darakan was convinced.
That meant he had no affinity whatsoever with calamities.
‘A lucky bastard.’
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And on top of that, it was only a newborn hatchling.
What could a lizard the size of a fist possibly do?
The fact that Rag had hit the jackpot in the first trial and obtained the Dragon of the Great Catastrophe was nothing more than pure luck.
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Kwoooooom!
In contrast, he was different.
At Darakan’s shout, an enormous shadow covered the forest.
“Go! acoustic Wipe them all out!”
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Fwoooooosh!
Even though it was not yet fully grown, the breath released from its gigantic body was overwhelming.
It was his familiar, the “Abyss Dragon.”
Dark blue flames devoured the corrupted spirits.
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The mist-made monsters vanished without even being able to scream.
Darakan clenched his fist excitedly.
“Hahaha! orbit That’s how it’s done!”
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A destructive force someone like Rag could never imitate.
Absolute power.
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‘I’m going to place first in this trial.’
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Then he could surpass that guy in the overall score.
While dreaming of that sweet future, Darakan rapidly advanced through the forest.
And rightfully become the owner of the first floor.
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Not even ten minutes had passed before Darakan’s face began to twist.
“…Damn it, why are there so many?”
But.
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Whenever he cleared away one cloud of mist, another immediately appeared.
No matter how many he killed.
There was no end to them.
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The problem was the quantity.
Each individual spirit was weak.
When the Abyss Dragon swung its claws, dozens exploded instantly.
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Grrrrrr…….
Kyaaaaaak!
Strange sounds echoed from every direction.
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It felt like being trapped in a swamp.
The more he fought, the deeper he sank.
The dark red mist blocked his vision.
“Hah… hah….”
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The power of its breath had visibly weakened.
Even the Abyss Dragon was showing obvious signs of exhaustion.
Darakan’s breathing grew heavy.
‘This makes no sense.’
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This was not a trial.
It had been an impossible mission from the start.
Purify tens of thousands no, hundreds of thousands of spirits?
It was a massacre.
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The spirits were already almost in front of him.
Darakan shouted irritably.
“Kgh! arrow Stop them! orbit Don’t let them get close!”
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A nauseating smell, like rotting flesh, invaded his nostrils.
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‘If I’m struggling like this….’
Fear began taking hold of him.
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Suddenly, he began wondering what was happening to the other candidates.
If someone with a high-ranking familiar like the Abyss Dragon was suffering this much.
‘They must all be dead.’
Then what had happened to the others?
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Meaningless deaths.
There was no need to even think about it.
Especially that guy.
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That useless bastard with 0 affinity points.
The guy whose only support was a tiny dragon hatchling the size of a fist.
‘Rag.’
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“He deserves it.”
He had surely already been torn apart by the spirits near the entrance of the forest.
There probably were not even bones left of him.
Darakan tried to comfort himself.
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If he was having such a hard time, it was because the difficulty of this trial was absurd.
Just surviving practically guaranteed him a high position in the rankings.
Just as he was trying to convince himself of that.
At least he was still holding on.
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Flash!
At an unbelievably far distance, a burst of light exploded.
At the center of the sanctuary.
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“…?”
It looked as if the sun itself had risen.
Darakan doubted his eyes.
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And then.
Booooooom!
The sickly purple sky turned completely white in an instant.
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Nearby trees were uprooted.
The earth shook violently.
The roar came afterward, striking his eardrums.
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“Uaaaaaagh! altitude What the hell was that?!”
Darakan fell to the ground screaming.
Had a nuclear bomb exploded?
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The shockwave swept through the entire forest.
The world fell silent.
The spirits that had been relentlessly clinging to him vanished without a trace, caught in the storm.
The mist dissipated.
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A gigantic mushroom-shaped cloud was rising.
‘What the hell is that?’
Darakan slowly raised his head, stunned.
At the center of the sanctuary, covered in dust and smoke.
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Ding!
A system message appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Before he could even understand what was happening.
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[All candidates must cease their actions.]
[The third trial, “Purification of the Sanctuary,” has ended.]
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Darakan opened his mouth in disbelief.
Finished?
Already?
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The source of contamination had been eliminated?
Had the administrator intervened?
‘Who? orbit How?’
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Had they canceled the exam because the difficulty was poorly balanced?
[Calculating purification contribution for the trial.]
[Announcing rankings.]
As confusion filled his mind, another message appeared.
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Darakan swallowed hard.
Rankings.
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If someone had truly resolved the situation, then there would be a ranking.
He had eliminated quite a few spirits at the beginning thanks to the Abyss Dragon.
Of course.
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But.
As his eyes descended through the list, they widened until they almost tore apart.
[1st place: Rag (Contribution 99.7%)]
He even had a real chance of placing first.
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[3rd place: Seria (Contribution 0.1%)]
……]
[2nd place: Darakan (Contribution 0.15%)]
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He thought he had read it wrong.
He felt like he couldn’t breathe.
99.7%?
“…What?”
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A value lower than dust.
And on top of that, the contribution of second place, meaning his own, did not even reach a full single unit.
Had he practically done it alone?
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“W-what the hell is this….”
He couldn’t accept it.
Hadn’t he scored 0 points in calamity affinity?
It was impossible.
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Wasn’t he just an empty shell without abilities?
Darakan rubbed his eyes.
Yes, a damned nightmare.
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And then again.
99.7%.
But the number floating in the air did not change in the slightest.
He looked again.
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Smack!
“That… makes no sense.”
A burning pain spread across his face, but the nightmare did not disappear.
He slapped his own cheek hard.
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And they were telling him all of that had been caused by a single man?
The gigantic mushroom cloud that had destroyed the center of the sanctuary.
That same guy who had scored 0 affinity points?
That destructive power capable of completely reshaping the terrain.
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Just as Darakan shouted desperately.
“That’s impossible! amateur There’s no way he has that kind of power!”
Fwoooooosh!
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The dark clouds dispersed, and a gigantic pillar of sacred light descended from above.
The sky opened.
Within that light, a figure slowly began to rise.
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The great angel Abriel.
“…An angel?”
The gazes of all the candidates fixed on the sky.
The superior existence known as the guardian of the sanctuary was ascending toward the heavens.
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It was Rag.
Arms and legs hanging limply.
Head lowered downward.
In her arms, she carried someone.
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“There’s no way anyone could survive an explosion like that.”
“I-is he dead?”
It looked as though he had died from the blast.
The candidates began murmuring.
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He had to be dead.
Hope returned to Darakan’s eyes.
Yes.
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【Listen.】
Such an absurd monster should not exist.
But then.
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A solemn and sacred voice that forced anyone who heard it to feel reverence.
【This man respected my children and punished the mad god that no one else could endure.】
The angel’s voice echoed throughout the entire sanctuary.
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【Oh, the most merciful and at the same time the most destructive of all.】
As though she were holding a sacred relic.
Abriel carefully held Rag’s body.
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【I, Abriel, from this day onward shall serve you as my new god and my one and only master.】
“……!”
The angel knelt in the air.
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Her form dispersed into particles of light.
A dazzling light exploded from Abriel’s body.
Shwaaaaaaaaaa!
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A crystalline and pure sound.
When the light disappeared, the angel was no longer there.
And then gathered together once more into a new shape.
Clang!
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A holy sword floated beside Rag, with a guard shaped like radiant white wings.
Instead.
“…Hah.”
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Darakan could not close his mouth.
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…Even the great angel of the sanctuary had voluntarily become a weapon to follow Rag.
As if obtaining the Dragon of the Great Catastrophe had not been enough.
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This had not been part of the plan.
Administrator Gugu pressed a small wing against his forehead.
He felt a terrible headache coming on.
‘…This turned out terribly.’
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The original intention of the third trial was very clear.
On the surface, it was “Purification of the Sanctuary.”
No, the entire scenario had been destroyed.
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And the goal was to release the seal she protected with her life.
The target was the great angel Abriel.
But in reality, it was an assassination contract.
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‘Runaway Volcano.’
Gugu clicked his tongue.
‘Tulkacha’s authority was far too valuable.’
In other words, to free the Mad God Tulkacha.
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It was the authority to control the volcanic veins of the entire world.
It could even forcibly command lesser gods with fire and earth attributes.
That power was not simply about throwing hot lava around.
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But there was a problem.
It was no surprise that the gods of the tower coveted such a power.
It was an authority worthy of rulers.
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The gods cared greatly about appearances.
‘There was no justification.’
Tulkacha had gone insane, and the one who sealed him was the noble great angel Abriel.
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Public opinion in Asgard would never have allowed it.
So they resorted to a trick.
They sent ignorant candidates into the sanctuary.
Kill a flawless angel simply to release a deranged god?
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And naturally, they would eventually clash with Abriel.
If the candidates killed Abriel, the gods would only need to appear afterward and calmly collect Tulkacha.
It was a perfect plan.
When the spirits attacked them, the candidates would fight back to survive.
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Gugu narrowed his eyes while observing Rag.
‘How the hell did he do it?’
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In fact, it was even stronger than before.
Even though he appeared unconscious and completely collapsed, his life force remained intact.
No.
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And using the power of the holy sword as well.
But even so, “annihilation” was impossible.
Joining forces with Abriel was one thing.
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And yet, Tulkacha had vanished without leaving even a trace.
You could destroy their bodies, but erasing even the divinity that made up their essence was a completely different matter.
Gods were practically immortal.
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Gugu sighed.
‘The ones above are going to be furious.’
But there was nothing left to do now.
As though someone had swallowed him whole.
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Especially because.
He only hoped that “their” anger would be directed toward Rag and not toward him.
Spilled water could not be recovered.
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Administrators were slaves to the system.
The system had already calculated the results.
Regardless of personal emotions or political positions, they were required to announce the results fairly.
Ding!
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A flash illuminated the area, and the surviving candidates were summoned back once again.
“Ugh….”
Wiiiiiiing!
“W-we’re alive.”
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They had been on the verge of dying while being chased by the spirits, and were only still alive thanks to the explosion caused by Rag.
All of them crawled across the ground covered in dirt.
The survivors, including Darakan.
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Gugu forced a professional smile.
Clap! echo Clap!
“Very well, everyone worked hard. acquire The third trial has concluded!”
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“As promised, the source of contamination within the sanctuary has been eliminated. silence Though the process was rather spectacular.”
It seemed they still did not fully understand the situation.
The candidates looked up at him in a daze.
He slapped his wings together in applause.
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“The evaluation criterion for this trial was contribution.”
Gugu’s gaze stopped briefly on Rag before moving away.
Gulp.
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They still held onto a tiny hope.
The candidates swallowed nervously.
But Gugu was mercilessly cold.
Maybe they would receive a decent score simply for surviving.
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“First place, Rag. 300 points.”
He pointed toward the holographic chart floating in the air.
“Now I will announce the results.”
Gugu’s voice rang out dry and clear.
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300 points.
“……!”
Everyone’s mouths fell open.
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“And furthermore….”
The previous 200 points had already been absurd.
They could not even imagine what the maximum score was supposed to be.
And now came 300.
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He barely managed to suppress the sigh threatening to escape him.
Gugu scanned the rest of the list.
“Darakan, 2 points.”
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“……T-this is impossible! arrow There has to be some mistake if I only got 2 points!”
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