Chapter 329
The first attack was from Theodore . The lightning in his hand collided with Jerem’s shield .
Kwarurung!
The lightning spear was pushed down and exploded the ground around it . If this were a desert, then the phenomenon, ‘glassing’, would occur . Dust clouds rose from the explosion and covered the whole area . Nonetheless, Theodore did not hesitate to advance . His eyes weren’t covered by the dust, and he felt like this was the last chance . Super sensitivity—it was the intuition that appeared again after being silent in Nídhöggur’s presence .
‘Jerem’s magic power isn’t infinite . The level of the undead has fallen, and my side has a chance to win . ’
The burden on Jerem couldn’t be compared to before after Nídhöggur started moving in earnest . Moreover, Jerem’s power had declined, while Theodore was still hiding a few trump cards . For example, what about the magic scrolls he had gotten a while ago?
“Gluttony, release number 112 to 119 from the inventory!”
-Understood .
At Theodore’s words, eight magic scrolls popped out from his left hand . It was part of the rewards he got from Paragranum after going to Paracelsus’ laboratory a while ago . There were 12 scrolls of 7th circle magic, and he chose eight that were useful for combat . He invoked all of them without any errors .
Wuooooong!
Overwhelming magic power shone from the scrolls .
‘Someone else might think this is a waste of money!’
The 7th circle scrolls could buy a small territory, and now eight of them were being used at once . The scrolls floated in midair and fired the 7th circle magic .
A heavy storm emerged from a scroll .
Tongues of fire emerged from another scroll .
There was a scroll that shot out lightning bolts .
There was also a scroll that froze a certain amount of space .
Additionally, there were several other attack spells that hit Jerem .
There was a loud explosion, and the earth shook .
If used properly, this was a chain of attack power that could kill a sword master in one go . However, Theodore plunged into the storm he created without much expectation . It was powerful but not enough to destroy the wall of darkness or Jerem’s immortality .
‘It is enough to stop him for a moment . ’
Unsurprisingly, a being stood in front of Theodore after he entered the storm . The eyes of the death knight, an undead strong enough to survive the 7th circle attack magic, glowed brightly . However, its body wasn’t in a perfect state . Theodore blocked the sword aiming at his throat and stabbed the death knight with Soul Calibre a few times . The death knight’s immortality was completely destroyed, and it crumbled . The death knight hadn’t been at a level to completely endure the power of the 7th circle magic scrolls, but it couldn’t avoid the spells due to the presence of its master behind it .
“ . . . Being used as a shield? It was a vain end . ”
However, Jerem’s thoughts were a little different . Beyond the dust, his white jawbones moved as he spoke, “A servant should be satisfied about protecting its master . Everybody has a place and role . Its role was to sacrifice itself for me . ”
“Ha, is that so?” Theodore laughed without questioning it . “Then isn’t the role of the evil warlock to fall before me?”
“Let’s see?” A red light flashed in Jerem’s eye sockets, and he raised thin finger bones . Then he pointed to Theodore and declared in a loud voice, “True evil doesn’t disappear . ”
With those words, the conversation ended . There was nothing more to be said . Jerem chanted a short spell before Theodore could act . Then translucent evil spirits rose from the ground, grabbing at Theodore’s ankles and body . He was caught in their terrible grip, and his vitality sucked out .
This was Drain Specter, which took away the vitality of a living being through contact .
[Huhu, how ridiculous!]
This was insignificant to the old heroes .
Kiiing-
Soul Calibre flashed a few times, cutting the necks of the evil spirits that tried to approach Theodore . Even the spirits under the ground were destroyed .
“Indeed, that sword is a special magic that kills the soul . I now understand why the Four Horsemen couldn’t go against you . ” Jerem black magic moved in an ominous manner as he talked . “It isn’t effective against physical defenses and can’t be used if you aren’t close . It is impossible to use unless it is by a variant like you . ”
“What, variant?”
“A magician who is able to use a hodgepodge of things . No, isn’t it because of Gluttony? Hahaha, you are really lucky to eat everything . . . ” Jerem spoke with a blank expression and raised his finger, setting up a barrier of bones around him . He looked similar to the reaper beckoning from across the river of death . “Come, my last adversary . ”
Simultaneously, Theodore’s body became a flash of blue .
Kwarurung!
He rushed lightly with his lightning body . The distance between them was 30 meters . Before Theodore arrived, Jerem used four black magic spells in the blink of an eye .
Call of the Living Dead .
The undead appeared without any precursors and blocked Theodore’s way, while three curses tangled around their bodies . They were curses for the living but powerful blessings for the undead . The undead reached master level in a few minutes and roared loudly, Kuoooooooh!
‘Tch, annoying . ’ Theodore stopped and stared at them . ‘These undead have excellent physical abilities and are hard to defeat with Soul Calibre . I will take a few minutes penetrating through them in an ordinary way . ’
However, Theodore had Gluttony . He had no problem communicating with Gluttony in this accelerated state . The speed of his consciousness was faster than lightning .
‘Gluttony . Number 238!’
-You are going big .
A scroll popped out from his left hand, and he threw it forward . There were five magic scrolls with 8th circle magic . The scrolls that hadn’t been able to be used so far due to lacking power now saw the light .
“Open, Basilisk’s Eye!”
The special 8th circle magic shot out petrification rays and hit the lumbering bodies of the undead . The muscles, skin, and bones of the undead were just good prey for the petrification rays . The undead physically strengthened by Jerem couldn’t resist! They were relatively resistant to magic, but the undead couldn’t hold on for long and soon turned into stone .
Theodore ran past the stone bodies . It might seem good, but the basilisk’s petrification caused by the scroll wouldn’t last longer than five minutes . This meant it would be a mess if he didn’t finish the fight in that time . It had to be a short and decisive battle .
Lightning shot out from Theodore’s left hand and struck the defensive wall made of several layers of bone . The air froze . Then the power of the two strong men collided, and silence fell as the space was torn apart by the power . Theodore extracted a tremendous amount of magic power from the dragon heart and increased the size of Soul Calibre to nearly 3 meters . He was prepared to cut Jerem’s body at any time .
“Jereeeeem!”
“Theodoreeeee!”
The heavy silence was broken, and strong magic that no one else in this age could reproduce sprang from the hands of both of them .
Fire, lightning, storm, darkness, light, and space . . .
The attack magic tore the air apart, and the heat fell to the ground, changing wet soil to lava . Two minutes hadn’t even passed, but the fight was several times more violent than what had come before it .
Theodore’s Soul Calibre cut off Jerem’s left arm . Jerem’s Arrow of Corruption struck Theodore’s stomach . A shadow blade emerged from the ground and shattered Jerem’s feet . Ancient magic interfered with the blood flow in Theodore’s arteries .
These attacks kept continuing and repeating . Theodore’s living body became a mess, while Jerem’s immortal body received several penalties from the continuous magic . The durability of the undead was their strongest power in combat . It was clear that Theodore wouldn’t be able to finish this in five minutes .
. . . That was only if Jerem hadn’t made a mistake .
“Grudge of the Afterlife, curse him!” Jerem had Theodore’s memories and knew most of Gluttony’s functions, but he didn’t know about what had happened after he’d acquired them .
Hall of Fame was a special ability that allowed the user to borrow the power of registered magicians and receive their teachings . A few minutes ago, Theodore asked for help from a great man . It was Abe no Seimei’s Curse Protection, a fraudulent help that blocked all curses at the 8th circle and below .
‘Now!’ Theodore’s body moved the moment the curse was used . He accepted the curse without trying to avoid or block it and plunged toward Jerem’s body without hesitation .
It was checkmate through a foul!
“―What?!”
As Theodore raised his right arm, the shocked Jerem canceled the spell he was casting and his jawbones moved . It wasn’t too late to use an Order . Although it might not have as much power as before, it would be sufficient to stop Theodore for a moment .
「Закройте (Shut up)! 」 Theodore’s Dragon Words were spoken first, and Jerem’s jawbones snapped shut . Theodore put to good use the moment Jerem tried to use an Order . A magician who couldn’t cast lost half his power . Then the sword of the soul fell like a guillotine toward Jerem’s head .
Kiiiiing!
Vertical and horizontal—the sword sliced at Jerem’s body from all directions .
“Urgent Order!”
The spell Theodore learned from Seimei completely suppressed all the pieces of Jerem’s body . If he missed one piece, Jerem might be able to resurrect since the power of a god was needed to completely destroy a monster like Jerem . Just like with Mitra, only the power of a perfect god could destroy the immortality that came from another dimension .
In any case, it was only a matter of time now . This battle was already decided .
“ . . . Ku, huhu . . . kuhuhu . . . hu . . . ” Caught in the air, Jerem’s fragmented jaw moved . Theodore frowned despite being certain of Jerem’s defeat . His super sensitivity didn’t perceive any threat .
“What, are you going to complain?”
“Huhuhu… This great . . . body… frustrated by an enemy like you . . . Isn’t it . . . funny . . . ?” Jerem’s words weren’t entirely wrong .
Jerem was a warlock who had reached the 9th circle and contracted with an evil dragon from another dimension . Even if he was weakened, he was still superior compared to Theodore . Yet he had lost, and Theodore had won . That fact didn’t change, no matter what Jerem claimed .
Jerem started to cry out in a desperate voice as fearsome screams emerged, “Nastrond’s demon king! The snake that kills the world tree! Take this body and make it your food! I offer you this body!”
Theodore didn’t have a chance to do anything as purple magic power wrapped around Jerem’s crumbling body .
“To those who block me, I place an eternal curse on this world―!” Jerem’s skull completely collapsed after this threat .
Only a pile of ashes showed that the warlock, Jerem, had been here . It was a chilling cry, but Theodore didn’t sense anything different . He stared at the pile of ashes at his feet with a bewildered expression . “What the hell . . . ?”
At that moment . . .
-Theodore! Are you listening? Alucard’s voice was passed through Ratatoskr . Alucard’s urgent tone made Theodore realize there was an emergency .
Theodore quickly replied through the neural network, ‘What is it? What’s going on?’
-Look up at the sky!
‘The sky?’
Theodore’s eyes widened at the words and raised his head . After Hraesvelgr and Nídhöggur soared into the sky, he had been concentrating on his fight with Jerem without thinking about them . That had been because he realized that a mortal couldn’t intervene in the struggle between transcendents . Therefore, he was shocked when he looked up .
“ . . . What is it this time?”
The sky was tearing apart .
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