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The Spear of Annihilation flies toward the God of the Dead.

A spear that eradicates everything.

It may not have used Sacred Transformation, but the attack that reached the essence wiped out everything in front of it.

First, the body of the God of the Dead disintegrated without a trace, and the remnants of the Audience Room that remained also vanished.

Even the magic surrounding it and the space of the Audience Room partially disappeared, but I couldn’t see the end of it.

“I’m buying this.”

Oddly enough for a spear that annihilates everything, it couldn’t destroy even the power of ‘the dead.’

As long as life and death are reversed, I cannot kill him.

[He’s really sturdy.]

[For real, lol.]

[Holy.]

[Wait, did he really survive an annihilation?]

[Wtf wtf wtf wtf.]

[Is he actually going to win?]

[The God of the Dead really doesn’t die.]

Whoosh!!!

Magic spread throughout the Demon Realm gets sucked into one place.

The high-level and top-level dead who were fighting the users also fell, their bodies turning into mist.

And at the center of where the power is gathering.

From the center, the dead flesh rises, regaining its original form.

If given a little more time, he would surely launch an offensive just like before.

‘Where is Black Lily?’

I don’t know if she’s not trying to find it or if she has tried but couldn’t find it, but one thing is certain: a ‘gap’ has appeared.

With so many cracks here and there, she should be able to find it if she looks.

Zwooosh…

And in response to that expectation, a violet veil covers the chaotic world.

The veil holds magic, but it’s not magic originating from the God of the Dead.

‘Black Lily!’

She’s making a move, squeezing through a brief opening.

The God of the Dead notices this and tries to share power to break Black Lily’s magic, but I wasn’t one to sit still.

Boom!!!

“Let go! You crazy lunatic!”

“No way.”

I gather the remaining power to strike at the regenerating creature.

Even without Sacred Transformation, the attack wasn’t very effective, but I didn’t care.

‘All I need to do is buy time.’

After all, he wouldn’t die until the Life Vessel is destroyed.

My job is simply to use hammers or spears or whatever to delay his time.

I poured a multitude of sacred attacks related to control, seal, and suppression, including the Spear of Rest, and Black Lily quickly took control around the Audience Room.

By the time the body of the God of the Dead was almost fully regenerated…

“!”

[Huh?]

[Look, there’s light over there.]

[For real, he’s not dead.]

[What’s with the collaboration between those two, lol.]

[No kidding, lol.]

[What’s over there?]

[Is that it?]

At the entrance of the Audience Room, completely destroyed and meaningless.

The skeletal heart revealed itself, exposed by Black Lily’s deep violet magic.

The soul of the top-tier demon race that evokes a sense of vertigo just by looking at it.

‘If that breaks, it’s really over.’

No matter how top-tier a demon is, it wouldn’t survive that!

I stabbed hundreds of thousands of spears into the body of the God of the Dead, which was rushing madly with its eyes rolling back.

Black Lily used a similar number of magic spells to suppress the magical barrier that covered the Audience Room, causing the God of the Dead’s speed to slow drastically.

Craaaash…!

Boom!!!

The entire Demon Realm trembles.

Even though Black Lily and I were blocking at the same time, the force was of unimaginable magnitude.

‘We can’t win this speed battle.’

This is the God of the Dead’s territory, and that heart is his soul.

If the three of us rushed to protect the soul, he would surely be the first to acquire it.

After all, a soul inherently seeks to become one with the body.

Even now, I shouted toward the entrance while desperately maintaining the spear that was swaying like crazy.

“Everyone! Attack the ‘Skeleton Heart’! That’s its weakness!”

─!

─Is that it?

─Come to think of it…

─Are you talking about that?

─It’s the core! If we break the core, it’s over!

─Everyone, attack!! Use everything you have left!!

The dead who were fighting the God of the Dead had been absorbed, leaving the users with nothing to do.

Though there were few surviving users, each was among the top rankers in their fields.

Even if they received help from the System, they were talents who managed to survive on the battlefield involving me, Black Lily, and the God of the Dead.

Not having gambled on the rankers, they immediately grasped the situation and began to unleash their attacks toward the Skeleton Heart.

Crack, crack, crack!!!

Cracks appeared on the Skeleton Heart.

It was really minuscule, but nevertheless, a crack is a crack.

If this keeps going, one by one, the wounds will accumulate, and the soul’s skeletal heart will surely break.

“…!!! How dare these bugs…!”

Boom!!!

─Gah…

─My body…! My body…

─Magic is consuming me…!!

─Somebody help! Healer!

Magic bursts forth from the Skeleton Heart.

The ‘Cortina’ blessing given by the System somewhat offsets the magic, but it was a considerably threatening attack for the users.

I pulled out several spears that were blocking the God of the Dead and threw them to the users.

The spears soon became sacred rays, reinforcing the ‘Artifact of Light’ that the users were wielding.

The users, with the Artifact of Light enhanced, barely gasped for breath, resisting the magic.

‘Though it doesn’t sit right with me…’

The most effective option in this situation is sacred power.

I turned my head and refocused on blocking the God of the Dead again.

The strength of the God of the Dead is gradually increasing.

With Black Lily, Blodia, and other monsters also struggling to stop him, I was using nearly all of my strength except for Sacred Transformation.

Even if the soul came out, it still had power.

‘Top-tier… really strong. No doubt about that.’

Even with restrictions in place, to exert this kind of power.

From the flow of soul and power, it seems like the God of the Dead is also using some ‘trick,’ but even considering that, he was strong.

[Whew whew whew whew.]

[What a mess.]

[The users are helping a bit.]

[The Double Lily suppression, lol.]

[Wow.]

[Is this real?]

[Crazy, lol.]

[The God of the Dead really is strong.]

[Is it possible to catch him?]

[Can users actually destroy him?]

“Definitely. As long as there’s a blessing, it’s possible.”

In truth, the users’ power is not substantial.

Despite having the weakness exposed like this, it’s impossible for them to destroy the soul of the God of the Dead with just their strength.

What makes it possible to attack is thanks to the ‘Artifact of Light’ and the ‘Cortina’ blessing.

As long as those two forces exist, if given enough time, the soul can be destroyed.

Kuooohhh..!!

“The problem is… the lack of time.”

The body of the God of the Dead grows even larger.

The soul and the body are gradually trying to become one, and as that happens, the ‘restrictions’ placed on him start to lift one by one.

He’s now reached a level where restrictions are nearly non-existent.

Meanwhile, the Skeleton Heart is now only about 1/3 destroyed.

The soul of the Life Vessel becomes denser the further it goes inside, so it would probably take five times longer than this.

‘It’s not enough.’

I think I might be able to stretch it out for two more times at most…

‘Should I just go destroy it? But he’s almost merged with his soul. As soon as I release the restrictions, he’ll devour the heart. So Sacred Transformation… no, I mustn’t use it now.’

I thought about using other monsters inside me, but those monsters don’t have the ‘Cortina’ blessing.

They don’t possess any protective measures that can withstand the magic of a top-tier demon.

Of course, if I protect them with sacred power, that would work, but that would also mean dispersing my strength, weakening the restrictions.

It’s also precarious to enhance the users’ Artifact of Light.

On the Black Lily side, it’s urgent and since it’s magic, it’s inefficient…

‘Damn Angel Guild is nowhere to be found.’

“……”

Who else could there be?

Someone who has the ‘Cortina’ blessing to withstand the magic of a top-tier demon, also holding neither magic nor sacred power, yet possesses the strength to shatter a soul in one blow…

“…There is!”

[?]

[Huh?]

[Over there.]

[Oh.]

[????]

Thud, thud, thud!!!

Someone pierces through the magic and flies in.

Her appearance is like a beast, and at the same time, she resembles a lofty god who has reached ‘essence.’

Though she is significantly worn out, an indomitable will emanates from her.

Green something swirls around her as she centers herself.

A familiar, singular finesse.

I poured in all the strength I could muster to enhance her weapon.

Black Lily also shot out something I didn’t know about.

It seems she erased the various magic spells that were trying to hinder her.

Whoosh!!!

It splits apart.

The space rips, and a part of the world is torn apart.

Her dagger, which has reached ‘above,’ pierced through all defenses, dividing the Skeleton Heart into four.

The God of the Dead let out a scream.

“Phew… it’s not too late…”

Thud.

[The God of the Dead’s ‘soul’ has been destroyed.]

[‘Six Deaths’ restriction has been lifted.]

[The power of the God of the Dead has drastically decreased.]

[The God of the Dead begins to lose his will.]

[A title, ‘One Who Reached Above’ has been acquired.]

[A title, ‘One Who Exterminated Evil’ has been acquired.]

[A title, ‘God Slayer’ has been acquired.]

[Your deeds resonate throughout the world.]

[Contributor – Yena.]

 

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