Chapter 165 Battle for the Headquarters (4)
Archbishop Polka felt a burning sensation in the veins throughout his body.
I felt like my head was going to burst with pain I had never experienced before.
‘also… Is it not enough for me?’
There are no mana hearts in Polka’s chest right now.
The magic power that was in the mana heart is in a state where it spreads to the veins of the whole body.
This is because he changed his body like a demon who used magic without mana hearts.
‘A state in which mana is not stored in the mana heart, and mana is constantly deployed throughout the body and used freely… Even this, one of the requirements of the Dark Heaven, is too much for me.’
The Heukcheon level is the level that the Black Heaven Demonic Cult has been pursuing.
Like a demon, he tried to reach a level that transcends the pinnacle by obtaining a body that can handle magical powers without mana or hearts.
Of course, just because you can handle magical powers without mana hearts doesn’t mean you can become a Black Sky class.
This is just one of the prerequisites for becoming a Black Sky level.
However, Polka felt that even this was too much for her.
‘In the first place, it’s not the state I reached on my own, it’s because I artificially changed my body… … .’
After the deaths of Archbishops Charnard and Jenula, Archbishop Alberich proposed.
It was a suggestion that if Polka wanted to, he would temporarily make him able to exert his demon-like power.
Sharnad and Jenula didn’t have that kind of quality, but Polka seemed to be able to display the power of a demon for a while while maintaining reason.
Polka accepted the offer… The ‘core’ made by Alberich was implanted into the body.
The core located near the heart serves to forcibly dismantle the mana heart and supply the mana to the whole body.
If you can’t control this properly, your mana will run out of control and turn into a monster, but he said that it would be possible with Polka’s skills.
‘If I lose my guard even for a moment, my mana will run out of control.’
Possibly even when the battle is over, Polka will not be able to sustain her life.
But it didn’t matter.
Take down Brantley, and kill as many of the rest of the academy as you can… You just need to be able to make time.
‘Until the Patriarch awakens… I’m buying time!’
Cuckoo!
It charged, emitting magical energy like flames from its whole body.
I don’t use sword anymore.
In the first place, the Mine were a race that did not carry weapons.
“… … !”
I saw Brantley’s eyes wide open.
It seemed that he was trying to evade the attack using his mindfulness technique, but to no avail.
Polka, who approached at high speed, stretched out her fist.
It was a strong fist wrapped in fiery magic.
“Keugh… … !”
cooong!
Brantly bounced out.
Polka herself couldn’t help but be surprised at the mighty power.
Brantly, who had been thrown out, was nearly doomed to the lava, but managed to twist and land nearby.
“This power… … !”
“hahahaha… … !”
I laughed involuntarily.
My whole body was overflowing with energy.
With this much strength, it seemed like he could take down Brantley.
Enveloped in such conviction, Polka further activated the magic power of her whole body.
“Right! Did the ancient demons feel this kind of sensation!”
“Archbishop Polka… … !”
“This is why you didn’t take up your weapon! Because the body itself is a weapon!”
Polka lifted her leg and stomped hard on the ground.
The impact shook the mountain, and lava erupted everywhere.
“Ugh… … !”
Polka burst into laughter as Brantly dodged.
“It makes sense that the iron-blooded sword annihilated the demons! If the demons had remained, the empire I had built would have perished someday!”
“… … !”
Intoxicated with her own power, Polka threw herself.
I didn’t mind being covered by the erupting lava and charged at Brantly.
“Be aware of your limits, Brantly… … !”
“Kuh… … !”
At that moment, Brantley felt an unusual energy.
He was trying the Agrippa Blue Moon Sword technique he had just used before.
But Polka felt no fear.
“I won’t be beaten this time!”
Polka once again impacted the ground, causing lava to erupt.
A surge of lava obscured Brantly’s vision, and Polka used the gap to dig in to the side.
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Now Polka could move much faster than Brantley.
“hmm… … !”
cooong!
Brantly’s strong swordsmanship blocked Polka’s strong fist.
But Polka did not back down and once again extended her fist.
“Ugh… … !”
Brantley was punched again.
Brantley’s torso was shocked through the self-defense device.
Polka smiled as she felt her ribs break.
But, right at that moment.
“You stopped moving.”
“… … !”
Whoa!
Before anyone knew it, Brantley was in the state of deploying the Agrippa Blue Moon Swordsmanship.
Space split once more, tearing Polka’s body from side to side.
“Keugh!”
He gritted it and walked away.
It was cut from the right collarbone to the pelvis.
Polka’s body was protected by overwhelming magical power, but it could not prevent Agrippa’s blue moon sword technique from cutting space.
However, it is not a hopeless situation.
“joy… … !”
Concentrated mana on the cutting surface.
Then, the flesh grew naturally from the cut off part.
The clothes didn’t regenerate, but the body was able to recover almost to its original form.
“… … .”
Brantley watched the scene in silence.
“Wonderful, Brantley?”
“It’s amazing.”
Brantley said in a calm voice to Polka who asked the question in triumph.
“And quite beneficial.”
“Is it beneficial?”
“To go from fighting only ordinary graduates to fighting guys like you… In many ways, there are many things to realize.”
“… … .”
“When the war with you is over, I will be able to grow even more.”
growth.
The moment Polka heard those words, her face twisted.
“growth? Did you say growth?”
“What’s wrong?”
“Funny. Aren’t you already reaching your limit as a graduate student?”
More than 10 years have passed since Brantly reached his peak.
At this point, it is difficult to grow as a graduate.
It’s because I’ve done everything I can with a body that’s at the peak of graduate level.
You have to move on to the next stage, but since there is no stage beyond the peak, you have no choice but to stagnate.
“Even if you can gain a small insight from this fight… In the end there isn’t much of a difference. Unless you break the wall properly!”
“Maybe.”
Nodding his head, Brantley took up his stance.
“However, that is not something to be determined here and now.”
“really… What a foolish man.”
Polka released magical energy from her entire body.
Applying the Black Sky Chil-Yeom Swordsmanship, 7 black fire dragons were wrapped around the body.
“Then let me make it clear. You will die meaninglessly here without gaining anything.”
“Well, what will it be like?”
“joy… … !”
He kicked the ground and threw himself.
The magical dragon deployed in Polka’s body raised its head and attacked Brantly.
“Ugh… … !”
It would feel like a multi-headed dragon with seven heads attacking.
Brantly tried to defend himself, but ended up covered in blood.
Seeing that, Polka felt excited.
“Die, Brantly Agrippa… … !”
“Keugh… … !”
Polka continued to attack Brantley, who was unable to counterattack properly and shrank.
Caught up in excitement, paying no attention to defense.
so that… When fighting with a sword, he showed a gap that he never revealed.
“Is it there?”
“… … !”
Woo woo woo!
Brantly’s Agrippa Blue Moon Swordsmanship struck Polka directly.
right on the chest. Still, Polka wasn’t particularly taken aback.
Because I thought I could play it like before.
but… … .
“Archbishop Charnard and Archbishop Genula are in that position.”
“location… … ?”
“The location of the core.”
“… … !”
Polka bowed her head.
In the belly split by Agrippa’s blue moon swordsmanship… There were two pieces of a red orb that he didn’t even know existed.
“If a similar enemy appears, Aernas told me to focus on attacking that area.”
“ah… … .”
“As expected, Aernas was right this time too.”
“Ahhh!”
Polka’s body, which had lost its core, began to run wild.
* * *
I will help you reach the level of the Black Sky.
At first glance, Archbishop Alberich’s proposal sounded plausible.
Certainly I have no interest in power.
What I want is the power to defeat all enemies.
Besides, I am now facing the limit of the graduate level.
If you take refuge in the Black Heaven Demonic Cult and reach the level of the Black Heaven, you can solve this problem right away.
but… … .
“Archbishop Alberich.”
“Yes, Ernas.”
“How can you be sure you are the correct answer?”
“Excuse me?”
I looked at Alberich and said.
“You think it’s best to reproduce the characteristics of demons and reach the Black Heaven level.”
“Yes, that’s right, but… … .”
“But, it is not.”
“… … ?”
“Because the Black Sky class isn’t the right answer.”
Yes.
As a writer of this world, I already know that they looked for answers in the wrong place.
“If you reach the Black Sky level, you will definitely be able to overcome the limitations of the Graduate level. but… You can never reach the true pinnacle.”
“that is… what do you mean?”
“In order to reach the true pinnacle, you have to reach a different level, not the Heukcheon level.”
“… … !”
Alberich opened his eyes wide.
“Archbishop Alberich, you know nothing. No, he made the wrong decision because he only knew the knowledge inside the Dark Heaven Demonic Cult.”
“What are you talking about!”
Alberich’s relaxed attitude began to change.
“Did we say we knew nothing? So what do you know… … !”
“You will find out sooner or later, Archbishop Alberich.”
Saying that, I raised my magic power.
While talking with Alberich, I continued to circulate magic through the iron-blooded sword magic method.
Thanks to that, mana heart and blood vein were normalized.
“So you’d better hurry up and wake the Patriarch. Soon we will go inside the headquarters.”
“Aernas… … !”
Alberich raised his voice, but could not speak any longer.
It was because I used the true silver sword and true steel sword in both hands to unleash the lightning sword steel and cut Alberich down.
Alberich was not the person himself, but his alter ego, so this attack alone was enough to subdue him.
“Eh, Aernas!”
Alberich shouted as he was being torn apart by the lightning sword.
“Dae, what the hell do you mean! Is there another level to reach the true pinnacle?! Could there be such a thing… … !”
“Think carefully, Archbishop Alberich.”
I shot coldly.
“A thousand years ago… With what power did the Iron Blood Sword Emperor annihilate the demons?”
“… … !”
Swinging his sword once more, he slashed Alberich’s alter ego.
“Even if you reach the Black Heaven level and annihilate us, in the end you will not survive in this world.”
While muttering that, I turned my gaze toward the volcano.
By now, the fight between Brantley and Archbishop Polka should be coming to an end.
Soon you will be able to enter the main headquarters.
There I… We have to fight on a different level from what we have done so far.
“If you don’t reach the realm of a true transcendentalist, you will be defeated in the end.”
The same goes for me.
To survive in this world… I had to reach the realm of Iron Blood Sword Mastery.