Chapter 91

Volume 14 - Chapter 17

Boom!

Kaboom!!

Like a tidal wave, the pitch-black sword energy destroyed everything in its path.

The transformation of the council room into a wasteland happened in an instant.

‘Unbelievable!’

Pascal and the elders turned pale.

The prostitutes in the corner, protected by Raphaël’s spear, trembled, while the elders had to rely only on each other.

“Holy Shield!”

“Resist Dark!”

Pascal and the elders, with enhanced physical defense and dark resistance, poured healing spells onto each other.

There was no time to manage their mana.

Surviving the relentless attacks was their top priority.

“If the commotion gets too big, the paladins will come! Let’s hold on until then!”

“Don’t stop the healing!!”

Flash!

Green beams of light, which healed wounds and restored life, continuously formed, like an aurora.

It was a spectacular display of healing created by the highest-ranking clerics of the Rebecca Church.

It seemed as if they could withstand even a dragon’s breath.

But reality was different.

‘The healing can’t keep up with the damage!’

‘This isn’t the destructive power a human can wield! Grid is definitely a demon!’

+9 Failure.

A weapon whose attack power is comparable to the three great holy relics of the Rebecca Church.

+8 Doppleganger’s Greatsword.

Due to the dual-wielding penalty, it doesn’t fully unleash its attack power, but it has an option that increases skill damage by 20%.

The power of the legendary skill deployed with two of the strongest greatswords was beyond imagination.

Kaboom!!

“Gah!”

The average level of the 23 elders was 300.

Among them, seven were still 290-level 2nd class priests.

They were particularly severely injured.

The dark power, which was the opposite of holy power, played a significant role.

‘Those are the weak points.’

The seven elders, now in tatters.

Grid’s red eyes pierced through their weaknesses.

‘I’ll end this as quickly as possible.’

The duration of the dark transformation was only 5 minutes.

If he couldn’t win within 5 minutes, he wouldn’t be able to withstand the healing spells from Pascal and the elders.

“Smith’s Fury.”

[Attack power increases by 25%, attack speed increases by 40%.]

Smith’s Fury, at level 4, had a slightly increased duration.

35 seconds.

To Grid, it was a precious time.

Thud!

He leaped, kicking the shattered round table, careful not to harm the prostitutes.

“Chain (聯).”

Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!!

As Grid closed in on the seven elders, dozens of black lines streaked around him.

The afterimages of swift sword strikes.

‘What is this?’

The elders didn’t even realize they had been cut.

Spurt!!

For a moment, they were bewildered.

Then, from the bodies of the seven elders, blood spurted simultaneously.

“Gasp!”

“S-Save me…!”

They had been struck without even knowing it.

How terrifying was this?

The elders, in a panic, cast healing spells. But Grid’s attack speed far exceeded the casting speed of the healing spells.

They shouldn’t have allowed him to get close in the first place.

Swoosh!

Thud!

“Gah!”

The 5-hit combo skill of the holy light gauntlet and the cutting skill of the Failure activated intermittently, turning the elders into ash.

[You have defeated the fallen elder Huda.]

[You have gained 12,910,300 experience.]

[You have obtained a high-level priest robe.]

[You have obtained a high-quality emerald ring.]

[Your demon power increases by 10 due to killing a human while in a half-demon state.]

[You have defeated the fallen elder Phurel.]

[You have gained 12,552,000 experience.]

[You have obtained high-level priest shoes.]

[Your demon power increases by 10 due to killing a human while in a half-demon state…]

…

…

..

The notification windows kept appearing in Grid’s field of view as he decapitated the 7 2nd class elders.

The dropped items were not particularly special, but the experience was considerable.

However, the fact that his demon power increased by 10 each time made Grid uneasy.

The increase in demon power allowed him to enter Hell, but was that all?

Perhaps he could turn into a demon entirely.

Zing!!

Green light struck the anxious Grid.

It was a healing spell from Pascal.

A perfect strategy, taking advantage of the moment Grid was dealing with the seven elders.

[You are affected by Great Heal.]

[The holy light armor increases the power of healing spells by 300%.]

[Healing is a fatal poison to a half-demon!]

[You have taken 23,640 damage!]

“Gah!”

The holy light armor, which had been Grid’s absolute strength, was now a weakness.

Grid’s health bar dropped by two-thirds with a single hit.

Pascal, seeing Grid shaking in pain, pretended to be surprised.

‘What? It’s more effective than I expected.’

Why?

Not knowing the exact reason, Pascal interpreted it to his liking.

‘The goddess is blessing me!’

It’s certain! The goddess Rebecca wants Grid to die!

Pascal, now confident, raised his momentum.

“Now! Pour out the healing! Bring down the goddess’s punishment on this evil demon who deceived everyone by wearing a human’s skin!”

Flash!

The 16 surviving elders were all 3rd class priests.

The power of their Great Heal was on a different level from the 7 2nd class elders who had died earlier.

Zing! Zing!!

16 green beams of light struck Grid.

Initially, Grid tried to avoid them, but after allowing one hit, he stopped moving.

Trapped in the light, Grid continuously took hits.

Pascal and the elders smiled in satisfaction.

‘Surprisingly easy!’

‘The price for selling his soul to a demon!’

‘We killed Grid!’

Just as Pascal and the elders were intoxicated with victory,

“Pagma’s Sword Dance.”

Grid, who was supposed to be dead, started moving.

“What?!”

Thud!

Grid’s figure approached the astonished Pascal at an incredible speed.

It was the manifestation of the <Swift Movement> skill of the +8 ideal dagger.

A blue sword light, enveloped in surging demonic aura, shot straight forward.

“Kill (殺)!”

Zing!!

Pascal’s Holy Divine Shield shattered in a single strike.

Despite being three times stronger than a regular Holy Shield.

“You, you! Why are you still alive!”

Grid’s condition was terrible.

He was covered in deep wounds and bleeding profusely. There was even a hole in his chest.

He should have been dead long ago.

But Grid had a trump card passive skill.

[The legendary one does not die easily. Resists all attacks for 5 seconds when health is at its minimum.]

Grid, who had to rely on the invincibility skill after a long time, was enraged.

“Despicable! Attacking a single person with many!”

“What are you talking about now! You were the one who attacked us alone!!”

Pascal, feeling absurd from Grid’s clenched teeth, cast a healing spell on himself. At the same time, he restored his Holy Divine Shield. It was the power of double casting.

Grid was not one to stand idly by.

With the demonic blood tears activated, his attack power had increased dramatically.

He slowed down Pascal and the elders with a wave (波) and then linked normal attacks and unbreakable justice without any delay, not giving Pascal a chance to complete his shield.

He then immediately used his strongest skill.

“Chain Kill (聯殺)!”

Thud!

Pascal’s heart, once.

Thud!

Twice.

Thud!

Three times.

Two greatswords pierced simultaneously.

Grid licked his lips.

‘If it had activated two more times, I could have killed him.’

The number of hits from Chain Kill (聯殺) is random and cannot be controlled intentionally. It’s a regrettable aspect.

Pascal, whose heart was mutilated, writhed in terrible pain.

“You, you wicked one…!”

Attacking only the heart persistently without frowning, Grid even smiled and licked his lips, showing that he was not normal.

“What right do you have to criticize and punish me, who is more ferocious than you!!”

Pascal, as if claiming his innocence, shouted.

“The right of the strong.”

That one sentence was enough.

Pascal, who had trampled on countless weaklings just because he was strong, felt it even more.

As they say, you reap what you sow! Pascal felt as if he had been hit in the back.

Finding no counterargument, Pascal continuously swung the Failure at Grid.

The elders concentrated their healing spells to save Pascal, but it was not enough.

Pascal, who had been directly hit by Chain Kill (聯殺), had lost most of his health. The demonic aura that had infiltrated his body prevented the healing spells from working effectively.

“Gah!”

Pascal’s bald head, now cut, had blood vessels bulging, and his eyes were red with anger.

Just one more month!

In just one more month, he would have become the pope and ruled over 80 million believers!

“Why did you appear to…! To stop me! Nar! Gah! I won’t die alone!! Light Blaze!!!”

Pascal’s level 330.

His holy power was lower than the former pope Drevigo, but his level was much higher.

Named NPCs grow in proportion to the average level of players.

The grandeur of the magic he used could not be ignored.

Boom!

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