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[Danger!]

[Danger!]

[Danger!]

[■■■■■■Danger! A Disaster-level World Boss is revealing itself!]

[Users below level 130 or not wearing light artifacts are advised to evacuate the area immediately.]

[The Revelation of the Dead is opening.]

[The God of the Dead looks down.]

Below the battleground where Lily and Black Lily were fiercely fighting.

The so-called top-tier users, claimed to be rankers, were waiting for the fight’s conclusion, either watching the broadcast or looking up at the sky.

The situation seemed quite chaotic, but there was nothing they could do but wait, given their almost equal strength.

Just when it seemed the battle would stretch on, an unexpected event occurred.

“Uh…?”

“Holy crap… Is that real?”

“Is it the Great Lily…?”

“It’s crumbling…?!”

The ‘Audience Room’ has opened.

To be precise, it would be more accurate to say it shattered, but according to the system’s information, it was ‘opened.’

Beyond the Audience Room, a massive skull began to rise ominously.

The distance between the users and the Audience Room was quite far, yet for some reason, they felt as if they were standing right before it.

It wasn’t just a feeling.

“Eh…?”

“What is this?!”

“What’s going on?”

“Why am I suddenly here…”

They were indeed right in front of the Audience Room.

About fifty users stood where the floor of the Audience Room had disappeared, with the traces of Lily and Black Lily clearly visible behind them.

Just as the furious hand of the God of the Dead was about to cover the users…

Woooom…!

[The Challenger receives the blessing of ‘Cortina.’]

!

A golden curtain radiating brilliant light enveloped them.

Even though they were facing an attack that was practically on par with the upper levels, the users were completely unharmed.

Of course, if the attacks kept coming, the curtain would eventually break, but for now, they were safe.

The users each drew their weapons.

Even though this was a sudden raid, they had prepared seriously over the time.

No matter how strong the opponent was, a ‘User’ is a being protected by many existences!

With both Lily and Black Lily joining the fray, this was the moment to prove that all their efforts were not in vain.

“…Right? Alliance Leader?”

“…Damn, but this is a bit much.”

“Is this real? Like, seriously?!”

“Hahaha…”

“…Well, let’s give it a shot. What can we do?”

Still…

[LV.250]

“…Isn’t 250 a bit excessive?”

Level 250 was excessively high.

■

[????]

[Excuse me?]

[What the hell? LOL]

[God of the Dead crying out loud! LOL]

[Great Lily]

[Is that real?]

[OMG OMG OMG OMG]

[Black Lily looks flustered.]

[This is insane.]

[…Excuse me?]

The Audience Room of the God of the Dead was collapsing.

Having destroyed almost one-third of the Audience Room, I completely emerged from the rapidly fracturing space of Black Lily.

As I had exited the battlefield of the prepared Mage, it was finally time to continue the fight, but I didn’t.

Neither Black Lily nor I were aiming for each other.

She seemed anxious and took to the skies, while I was busy reading the system message.

The appearance of a disaster-level world boss above the transcendent level and the new ability, the blessing of ‘Cortina,’ to protect the users.

This blessing seemed much stronger than the one from that Santos. It felt like the administrators had put in a lot more effort to protect the users.

‘Even I, a fellow user, received this…’

But that wasn’t what mattered.

What did matter was the visible ‘level.’

[LV.250]

“250?”

Level 250.

Higher than any being I’d seen thus far.

It might even be higher than the administrators!

[LOL]

[Is that 250 for real?]

[Level 250 is insane! LOL]

[?????]

[No way, right?]

[Craziness.]

[Level 250 WTF LOL]

[How the hell do we beat this?]

“Yeah, it’s strong. Level 250…”

When Black Lily first appeared, she was around level 200, and by this point, she must have gained around 20 levels, meaning there was nearly a 30-level gap now.

Of course, just because the number was high didn’t mean there was an absolute difference, but the God of the Dead was still a ‘top-tier Demon Race’ regardless.

I gripped my spear again.

“I won’t be able to unleash my full power. As long as I have this protective curtain.”

As long as they didn’t unravel the seals like that guy from the Kraken, I wouldn’t be able to use my full strength.

At best, I might be slightly stronger than Black Lily.

‘Of course, even that much, the users couldn’t handle at all.’

Crack.

“Let’s go.”

I twisted the spear and rushed towards the God of the Dead.

I could see users in front of the Audience Room flailing their arms wildly in mid-air.

Due to spatial distortion, they were suddenly summoned forward.

I wanted to explain the situation, but I had to strike before the guy could make a move.

Behind me, thousands, tens of thousands of spears prepared to roar.

“First, a hit.”

KWA-BOOM!!!

The storm of the holy engulfed the entirety of the God of the Dead’s Audience Room.

The elegantly adorned Audience Room exploded in divine destruction.

No matter how much magic, power, or the souls of the dead were used, it couldn’t be stopped.

My divine destruction belonged to the God of the Dead and ‘Extreme Holy.’

‘…He’s still intact.’

Despite that, the God of the Dead appeared relatively unscathed.

The power he wielded, ‘The Dead,’ was protecting him, and he transcended the rank of death, so he wouldn’t die from divine destruction.

Simply put, you couldn’t kill him with purely physical attacks.

Having lost everything in an instant, the God of the Dead looked around in futility.

This whole area was nothing more than an extension of the God of the Dead himself, so there was really no reason to look around.

He could naturally grasp everything without needing to see with his eyes.

However, the God of the Dead deliberately glared at me after verifying everything with both eyes, seemingly displeased.

Fwoosh…

Dark magic ignited from his skull’s eye sockets.

“…You’re eager to shorten your life.”

[OMG OMG OMG]

[He seems more intact than I thought.]

[He’s pissed, huh…?]

[Turns out he’s homeless… LOL]

[WTF, how is he still alive?]

[How is he holding out? OMG OMG OMG]

[Wow.]

[Where did Black Lily go?]

Instead of responding, I prepared my second attack aimed at the furious God of the Dead.

I had to push him hard enough to draw out his ‘death’ rank.

In this state, I couldn’t kill him no matter what I did.

So, I condensed my holiness as much as possible, right before launching another attack.

“…Right. Your pretentious tricks won’t work. Isn’t that right?”

The God of the Dead’s form stretched out a hand.

The aura of death within his hand enveloped not only the Audience Room but the entirety of the Demon Realm.

‘Transformation.’

The sky changed, and six worlds began to rise.

Each one a shaky, crude ‘imitation.’

Those worlds seemed like they would disappear in no time, but an eerie sense creepily crawled over me.

‘…This is dangerous.’

That wasn’t just some simple imitation.

That was definitely…

“…The Demon King?”

It was the Demon King.

One of the six ‘Lords’ that exist in the Demon Race. The power of the Demon King was swirling in the sky.

Even though it was a diluted imitation, it was undoubtedly the power of the Demon King.

An art that only the highest-level Demon Race could perform.

The God of the Dead was chuckling, as his form was being eroded by the six worlds.

His ‘seal’ was being undone.

“A being existing at the same time as the ‘Falling Star’… My mistake for thinking I could handle such a being poorly. From now on, I shall give it my all.”

“…….”

“Hmm?”

In an instant, half of his form froze.

A change occurred in the blink of an eye.

The God of the Dead, realizing the situation, widened his eyes in surprise.

“I see… It was related to the frozen being. What a coincidence.”

The third world among the six worlds.

A world so pale it could freeze was looking down at me.

Just feeling that gaze caused me to freeze, my movements slowing dramatically, and my use of holiness became partially restricted.

As the power of the God of the Dead carried ‘sudden chill,’ the surroundings began to freeze rapidly.

[OMG OMG OMG OMG]

[???]

[Something’s freezing suddenly.]

[Look how everything is turning into ice.]

[The chill is suddenly overwhelming.]

[This is terrifying, LOL.]

[That’s rising…!]

[Ugh.]

“You beings of this realm, as you set foot here, I shall alter your lives six times. Death shall envelop your names.”

[The God of the Dead bestows the ‘Six Deaths.’]

[The Six Deaths will change your name.]

[If you die more than six times, your name will transform into complete death.]

Ssss…

The world froze, and a deep, palpable death enveloped all nearby users.

Though I wasn’t Black

 

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