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Anathema (5)

Hwioooo!!!

A white sand desert scene with a cold wind blowing.

A goat-headed monster hovering above the dark night sky slowly waved its hand.

The moment when I stretched out my hand in the air as if directing invisible thoughts.

Hundreds of earth pillars erupted from all directions and began to rotate, surrounding the entire city and isolating it.

Kugwagwagwagwa!!!!!

A majestic sight, as if the heavens and earth were tilted and rotated in the opposite direction and the night sky was overturned and obscured, unfolded before everyone’s eyes.

Anathema’s Apostolic Art that envelops the entire satellite city of Etanok and traps it in the form of a huge hemisphere of land.

Anathema of the 6 apostles and 6,000 aeons under the Guido Church.

The air in the ceremony hall froze cold at the declaration of Anathema, who called herself an apostle of the church.

Even the superhumans who watched the clash between Lennok and Reiji could not hide their agitation at the sight of Anathema, who had completed her transformation into an apostle.

Even Habaek, who had maintained a bystander attitude the whole time, clicked his tongue lazily.

“Anathema… How foolish. “A proud outcast ended up becoming the leader of a cult?”

“Of course, the 6 apostles. Is it the incarnation of the Earth God? “It’s a pain in the ass….”

The giant muttered in a slow tone and scratched his head with a troubled look.

Even the leader of the Mirror Divers only looked up through his visor and muttered softly.

[If it is the sixth apostle, is it not the birth but the second coming?]

“….”

For those who had been ignoring the situation until now, the judgment and knowledge they made as soon as they saw the six apostles was quite profound.

The last operation in which Pandemonium and the Church joined hands during the operation to launch Ascendant Gyebaek up the well.

Aren’t the Six Apostles the ones who saved time by compiling the manual by sacrificing their own existence?

The sixth position, which had been left vacant after being permanently lost in the hands of the handbook, was now filled by Anathema.

The priestess Seina Naidri, who was with him at the well at that time, and the six apostles who sacrificed themselves and disappeared after going mad.

She is here again after a long time hiatus.

Lennok smiled bitterly at that ironic fact and turned his back.

“Pfft….”

The image of Reiji lying down and trembling, covering the wound with his hand.

The fact that he is still alive after having his carotid artery pierced is proof that he has superhuman vitality, but there is not much left.

The attack Anathema attempted against Reiji was not a physical blow, but a spiritual strike to compensate for the human sacrifice.

Since Reiji’s blood itself was used as the finishing touch to becoming an apostle, Reiji cannot live after paying the price.

“Take off your helmet.”

But even though Renok knew that, he nodded his head at her.

“If you don’t want to die, right now.”

“….”

Reiji, who hesitated, unlocked the safety device of his helmet with cold, calloused hands.

My hands are limp, unable to take off my bike helmet.

Light green hair flowed down his helmet as Lennok threw it away with a magic spell.

A heterogeneous color that cannot be found in the human species on the continent.

Lennok narrowed his eyes at the sight of long ears peeking through light green hair.

“….”

Sub-race. This is also a trace of a race that was said to be found only outside the continent.

I thought he was exceptionally agile and fast, but maybe it was more of an innate racial trait?

For a moment, Lennok placed his hand on Reiji’s wound and raised the priest’s authority.

Keyee…!!

The pale glow purifies Reiji’s blood with the authority of a priestess, making it invisible to others.

Reiji’s blood, which was used as an offering for Anatheme, nullifies the offering and prevents her death.

Only by nullifying her offering before Reiji’s death can he prevent Anatheme’s complete apostolization and deplete her power.

“It’s over.”

“Cluck cluck…!!”

At the same time that Lennok removed her hand, Reiji vomited blood like crazy and twisted her whole body.

She looked even more distressed than before, coughing and shaking her shoulders, but still looking vibrant.

Renok stood up from her seat and said with a cold smile.

“Your business is over, so do whatever you want, whether you live or die.”

“….”

The sight of Reiji lowering her head, unable to say anything due to her pale face.

Habaek, who was watching her with his arms crossed, said.

“There is no nerve network near the third cervical vertebra. “I knew from the beginning that there was a blind spot behind her neck and targeted it.”

Even though her eyes cannot see, she is able to diagnose Reiji’s condition more accurately than anyone else.

He seemed to have already guessed why Anathema was able to attack Reiji.

“There is no excuse for targeting her hidden weaknesses. “It seems like a meaningless story now…”

“You knew that Anathema was not in a normal state, but your words are grandiose.”

Lennok, who turned around leaving behind the fallen Reiji, laughed.

“Do you want to come now and defend this sub-race who was foolishly treated?”

“…The events of the civil war were so intricately intertwined that they cannot be explained by just one motive.”

Habaek shook his head with a sad look.

“She has always felt a strong kinship with Anathema. “It’s unfortunate, but this too may have been a cause and effect determined a long time ago.”

“….”

Regardless of Reiji’s actions, Habaek’s answer draws a strict line between right and wrong.

In fact, other than Reiji, the other attendees did not even try to intervene, let alone protect Anathema.

Rather, as soon as he heard Lennok’s words, he seemed to understand at first glance, but at the same time, he just turned to be a bystander.

Looking at the accurate awareness of the abilities and origins of the six apostles, it is clear that they are not lacking in ability or judgment in the first place.

However, even when she faced the prospect of Anathema becoming her apostle, she did not want to take the risk by making the first move.

“I understand why Feisha Grisburn hates you.”

Lennok sneered.

“She is a murderer who deserves to die on her own street, but she is not the kind of person who is stuck in the past and hesitates about her actions. “What on earth is she going to do now?”

“As she gets older, she loses self-control. “You will understand.”

Despite Lenok’s cold ridicule, Habaek caressed the scabbard and leisurely pulled it out.

“Once you start moving, it becomes difficult to stop. “She realizes that it is all too easy to be swayed by impulse.”

Lenok was about to respond right away, but was stopped by the chilling life oozing from Habaek’s body.

Wow…!!

A gruesome life that rubs itself in all directions without control and without restraint.

Rather than being a trained superman, he is sloppy and violent, more like an untrained animal.

click!!

As soon as the sword is sheathed, the deadly appearance disappears as if washed away.

“Just like Onion and Azlan, we all have similar concerns.”

Habaek laughed.

“The longer you endure transcending hierarchy and the more you fail to move upward… the easier it is to deteriorate.”

“….”

Are you saying that even the flimsy excuse of the law should be used as a justification to bind oneself?

As expected, the giants of the sun are not as benign or finite bystanders as one might think.

Even Anathema’s betrayal and defection are just gray molecules standing on a precarious borderline that I sympathize with in a corner of my heart.

Gooooo!!!

A huge goat-headed monster floating above the night sky of the ceremony site.

It spreads its young wings wide, spreads its arms wide, and points its fingers at the ground.

With that alone, the ground across Etanok began to tremble violently and shake like crazy.

It seems as if the geographical features of the area respond and cause a tectonic shift just by the presence of Anathema.

“You are manipulating the earth with your will alone. “It is an apostle technique given to apostles.”

As soon as he saw the ceremony hall shaking violently, the psychic Geohan spoke without hesitation.

An astute explanation as if he had already made a mental judgment about the Apostle’s abilities and output.

“If you look at the way it manipulates perception itself, it must be an 8th level or higher supernatural ability. Operation speed and range. “The ability to capture all objects is at a monstrous level.”

“How does it compare to innate abilities such as superpowers?”

“Because it is based on human sacrifice, it is superior to most abilities in terms of efficiency. “In particular, it is unrivaled in terms of increasing the range of techniques.”

“….”

“Right now, the area near the ceremony site is within the range, but it won’t be difficult to expand the scope. More than anything….”

The giant looked back at the corpses of flesh monsters strewn all over the ceremony hall with a gloomy gaze.

“The food for the six apostles to eat and drink has already been piled up like mountains all over the city.”

The flesh monsters that invaded the satellite city from all directions are the result of human sacrifice created by synthesizing living humans.

However, to put it the other way, it is no different from saying that the very existence of these flesh monsters can be used again as material for human sacrifice.

In the first place, the existence of these monsters was not to prevent or hinder the manifestation of Anathema.

It was a sacrifice and material itself for Anathema, who came as an apostle.

“Right. “All of these monsters that attacked Ethanok….”

“Even though the power of one monster is low, it is enough to fill a satellite city. “If all these offerings were used as ingredients for the Apostle’s magic-”

Habaek lamented and Lenok nodded with a frown.

“It wouldn’t be strange if the entire satellite city was within the range of the Apostle’s magic.”

“I guess that was the purpose in the first place.”

bang!!

At that moment, the wall of the ceremony hall was broken and Feisha and Innocence appeared from different directions.

“What the fuck is this?!”

With his entire body soaked in blood, he glares fiercely in all directions before turning his gaze towards Lennok.

“Hey wizard!! Explain!!”

“Half a ball. “It’s a dangerous situation.”

Innocent said, approaching with a stiff expression.

“Since there was no one at the ceremony site, I went around the satellite city to check the situation in other places…”

“Was there fighting taking place outside the satellite city?”

Claud blinked his eyes in silence.

“…Have you already heard about the situation?”

“As soon as Anathema saw me, she tried to kill me under the pretext of giving me a supernatural ability. That’s probably because I’m the only one who participated in the ritual and returned to it. “It is highly likely that those who shared the Buddhist camp and participated in the ritual encountered other members of the religious order.”

“….”

“Anathema herself could not have prepared the flesh monster used as an offering, so it must have been the work of a church official who designed this version. In the worst case, I think another apostle or equivalent high-ranking priest would step forward…”

“No, I don’t know what you’re talking about…”

Innocent said, touching his forehead in embarrassment.

“Lord Anathema tried to kill you, and the court itself was a trap? “Then the apostle who has now appeared above the satellite city is-”

“Armas von Anathema. “It is me.”

“….”

Lennok asked Feisha about her innocence, which had closed her mouth with a bewildered expression.

“What happened to that Executioner? “You couldn’t win?”

“I ran away. “He probably had no intention of fighting the church’s apostle from the beginning.”

When Feisha spat out her spit as if she was unlucky, Geohan, the psychic, spoke.

“The Executioner’s abilities are not compatible with the Church. Their fanaticism is because they do not follow the laws of the underworld even after death.”

“If you don’t plan on getting involved in the game, that’s fine. “Let me explain the current situation first.”

Lennok interrupted the giant’s conversation and looked around with a cold gaze.

“When Anathema awakened as the Six Apostles, she surrounded and isolated the entire Etanok using apostolic magic. “I guess he wants to become a perfect apostle by using the entire city as an offering.”

Excluding Reiji, who left, there are six people gathered here right now.

That’s a number excluding four or more top-level talents, including Olynik and Slaine Kiriya, who are not here right now.

“The Six Apostles are strange creatures who serve the Earth God, use magic to manipulate the earth, and are said to have the strongest strength among the Apostles. Judging from Anathema’s declaration, the position of the Six Apostles has been vacant for a long time and appears to have been filled recently.”

Lennok spoke quickly, looking at the level 8 superhumans who were listening.

“The good news is that the body summoned through the incarnation ritual has not yet completed the process of becoming an apostle. “It must take some time for the body of Anathema, who was born as a noble, to become the incarnation of the open sea.”

“….”

“A monster had to be created that used both the magic method and the innate ability, the apostolic magic, but fortunately, we succeeded in neutralizing the innate ability, so there is a chance of victory. “If we do it right, we can kill the six newly born apostles right away.”

Lennok asked, looking back at the talented people watching from all sides of the messy ceremony hall.

“I plan to kill Anathema and prevent this situation from spreading to the Balkans. “What about you guys?”

“….”

“Although they say they used the Apostle Art, the wall outside the city is not that thick yet.”

Habaek asked.

“You could try to escape, but why do you want to stay here and fight?”

“Only by killing Anathema will I be able to obtain his innate abilities.”

Lennok answered without delay.

“I still have some personal things to deal with. “I have no intention of coming this far and returning without earning anything.”

In addition to the deal with Oliveira, there are still doubts that have not been resolved at this meeting.

Holding on to the clue to an innate ability and letting it go in vain is also a loss.

“Now that the meeting has come to this, it may be necessary to resolve the issue as agreed with the city council, but…”

“What I had to do was decided from the beginning.”

Habaek trailed off and Gyeolbae struck his spear hard and said.

“Of course I will follow the tower owner’s wishes.”

“….”

Feisha was silent with her bug-chewed face, but she couldn’t say she was going to leave.

This is probably because she promised to pay something similar to Lennok in her deal with Oliviera.

“I have no intention of getting involved in something dangerous.”

Before he knew it, the giant took out another food from his arms and mumbled.

“Even dealing with a polluted mental network like an apostle is a loss. However, I will cooperate as long as I lend my abilities for things other than combat.”

“Who is this pig that is acting like this?”

“….”

Feisha, who silenced the giant with her words, looked around her and said irritably.

“Blind Yeongtaeng. An old man from Tulianmun. Return elf. Is this the end of a loner bastard peeping in a bad mood? “Is there more?”

[….]

The leader of Mirror Divers, who was standing near the ceiling of the ceremony hall, did not even respond to Feisha’s sharp words.

Lennok turned his gaze towards the giant.

“A person with superpowers. “Go around the outskirts of the city with the Shihae Sword Sect, destroy the Eight Trigrams, and find a way out.”

“Are you saying this after knowing what my abilities are?”

“Rather than that, taking the two of us out of the battlefield right now is-”

“Faisha and Azlan join me against Anathema.”

Lennok said, ignoring Geohan and Habaek’s rebuttal.

“There is no need to drag it out for a long time. “It is enough for one side to destroy the Eight Trigrams and reduce Anatame’s power, and for the other side to deal with Anathema and destroy her forever.”

[The incarnation of the Earth God is the apostle who is most specialized in group warfare and defensive warfare among the apostles.]

At that moment, Marcus Trangular opened his mouth.

He turned his faceless visor to face Lennok and let out a hard mechanical sound.

[If the fight were to tie his feet and take time to achieve his goal, there would be no one who could catch up with him.]

“….”

[Don’t you think it’s a foolish gamble to try to lead only two vanguards when you’re completely exhausted?]

It’s not wrong. In fact, the 6th Apostle of Sentai was mad and wasted time holding his own against a level 9 Ascendant.

Although the handbook was not normal, it was clear that the apostolic techniques of the six apostles boasted such a vast scale.

Lennok chuckled.

“Then do you plan to help with this matter?”

[….]

“It is meaningless to discuss the odds of winning considering variables that cannot be expected.”

Ignoring Marcus, who did not respond, Lennok turned to Feisha and said.

“At least I have the ability to predict the success of an event with just the card at hand.”

“Fuck wait….”

Before Feisha, who felt an eerie sense of déjà vu, could resist, Renok raised her magical power without hesitation.

It’s so scary!!

A bright blue lightning flashes in the palm of your hand.

Just by witnessing the remnants of the attribute magical power that was raised by manipulating magical power, the complexions of others changed drastically.

Lennoc threw the thunderbolt in his hand towards Feisha without hesitation.

“…!!”

“Don’t move.”

[Jubaksae (湊縛碎)]

Just as Fei Xia was spitting out her double curse and trying to shake her head, a sharp whirlwind of lightning struck the top of her head.

[Yeoreoshin (余雷body)]

[Jucheongijang (柱天氣將)]

[Four Fishing Hearts]

I’m going to fall in love!!!

The intense electrical signals flowing through her central nervous system stimulated and inflamed Fei Xia’s entire body.

Fei Xia’s eyes opened wide as if they were torn apart by the intense pain running down her spine.

“Kaaaaah…!!!”

Feisha’s shock was so strong that she couldn’t even scream and opened her mouth wide.

A moment when even her giant frowned when he saw her electric current bursting out and flashing from Fei Xia’s throat, distorted like a demon.

Broken broken…!!

The lightning flowing through Feisha’s entire body suddenly stabilized and began to support her body.

“We have entered the stabilization process.”

“Haha haha…!!”

“I created a similar augmentation magic based on the principles of the spinal nerve stimulant I injected into you last time.”

Tsuzuzuzu…!!!

Every time she takes a deep breath, sweat dripping down her face, a tingling bolt of lightning flows through her respiratory tract and pores.

A strange shape, as if the biological material present in Feisha’s entire body had been transformed into electric properties.

“It is the ability to generalize the body by sending electrical signals to the central nervous system to force the body to change its properties and maintain that state.”

Lennok nodded her head in satisfaction.

“However, I was wondering what would happen if the user died because the user’s stimulation threshold was not taken into consideration during the process of changing the physical properties, but it worked well.”

“This fucking bastard…!!!!”

Feisha turned her head with an expression distorted by her indescribable anger.

Every time she let loose her emotions, lightning exploded violently throughout her body, bathing her everywhere in blue light.

“You almost got lost, you fucking bastard!!!”

Kwaaaang!!

The moment you swing your fist, your shoulder rotates explosively and accelerates.

Feisha’s arm moved at an invisible speed and tore the corpse of the flesh monster behind Lennok into pieces.

“…!!”

Feisha’s physical ability increased so clearly that even she was shocked for a moment.

Only then did the others’ expressions harden as they confirmed the true value of the augmentation magic that Lennok had just cast.

“…I can’t believe it.”

Habaek muttered, looking agitated.

“You created an augmentation magic right here on the spot that could raise the abilities of even a level 8 extremely powerful person?”

Augmented magic is inherently greatly affected by the level of power, so the higher the level of superhumans, the less affected they are by such magic.

Just as curse spells and other debuff spells do not work easily on high-ranking superhumans.

To solve this problem, not only the caster who casts augmentation magic, but also the augmentation magic must be a high-level spell created at the 8th level.

In other words, this is evidence that Lennok improvised an augmentation technique equivalent to level 8 on the spot.

“It’s just powered by horsepower, but the basic operating principle is almost like superpowers.”

While Habaek was amazed by his ability to create magic that literally transcended common sense, the psychic Geohan spoke.

“Transmitting attribute magical power to the central nervous system and changing the physical properties is not a technique, but the realm of supernatural abilities. “How is this possible?”

“well? “It may have been because the person I tested this augmentation magic on in the past was a person with psychic abilities.”

“….”

At Lennok’s indifferent reply, a cold silence fell in the ceremony hall.

“The ability to cast augmentation magic on a level 8 extremely powerful person and succeed is amazing, but I can’t shake the feeling that it’s reckless.”

The psychic asked, clearing his throat awkwardly.

“The highest ranking apostle of the church. That also means dealing with the nobles of the central city. “Is that level of preparation enough?”

“You have no idea what I’m going to do from now on.”

Lennok laughed.

“Originally, wizards are the ones in charge of the rearguard in battle. “You don’t know what this means?”

“….”

It’s sad, it’s sad!!!!

Lenok, who had set up two spears on his left and right that radiated strong magical power, passed Habaek and Geohan and left the ceremony hall.

The massive body of the Apostle floating in the sky far away and the pillars of earth swirling around it.

Lennok laughed as he stared at the turbulence of the ground throughout the satellite city.

“Even if the opponent is a high-ranking apostle, if there is this much power on the field, the starting point for discussing the odds of victory will be different.”

Kuoooo!!!

Lennok’s eyes flashed coldly as he looked at the true body of the apostle hidden between the huge rings of earth.

“I will now show you what a wizard is who has two useful vanguards.”