ALL NOVEL chapter 40
40 – A Night in Hyperion Castle – 5
“Ah”
That’s right-!
[The Devourer is activated.]
[You have acquired Chaos Mana LV2.]
[You have acquired Chaos Magic LV2.]
‘Oh? What is this?’
After sending Irina away, I found a new familiar of mixed flames, killed it, and bit off its dark flesh.
Then, I was able to obtain [Chaos Mana LV2] And [Chaos Magic LV2] Through [Evil Eater].
What is Void Mana, a magic-like ability?
“Ohh… I thought it would also absorb the great devil’s ability, chaos mana.”
“Ability of the Archdemon? Are you talking about [The Devourer]?”
“That’s right. The ability used by a great demon that existed in ancient times is the [Eater] That the king is using right now.”
“Ohh…But how long ago was it in ancient times?”
“Probably…About 10,000 years old.”
10,000 Years? If it was 10,000 years ago on Earth, it would have been the Stone Age… Isn’t it a very long time ago?
“Is it really a fantasy world? It seems that even the abilities used by demons were recorded 10,000 years ago.”
“No, before that, people in this era don’t even know if demons really exist.”
“…So how do you know Veronica?”
Are you older…?
“Excuse me, my lord, to ask her lady her age.”
For a moment, I couldn’t ask more than that because I felt a tremendous amount of murder from Veronica.
“But is chaos magic as good as void magic?”
“No, my king. In the case of chaos magic, it can be considered as inferior to void magic. In fact, void magic has the upper hand in both power and casting time.”
“…..Then where should I use this?”
“If you don’t use chaos magic, it’s enough. In the case of chaos mana…”
At that moment, Veronica glanced at me with a very reluctant look and smiled meaningfully.
“…I’m sure there will be an opportunity to use it someday.”
“Ah…What…”
As a result, you’re saying that chaos abilities are useless because they’re backwards compatible with void abilities.
“King, as I said before, the Void is the ultimate point of all concepts. There is no ability with a concept more powerful than the Void. In fact, Chaos only looks weaker than the Void, but compared to the general ones, it is far superior. It’s true.”
“I guess so.”
Certainly, seeing that void magic is stronger than wind magic, it makes some sense. Of course, after obtaining the stone from Leonhardt’s treasure, the power of void magic became stronger, but basically, even before that, void magic was terrible at least in terms of power.
“…But I’m really curious, so I’m asking…”
“Do you wonder when the demon kingdom was born, king?”
Ah, that’s right. The kid could read my mind. I keep forgetting
“The Demon Kingdom appeared at the same time as the Empire. About 1000 years ago.”
“1000 Years ago…?”
No way…Veronica is credited with founding the country…Something like that…
“O king.”
“Sorry!”
I thought it was a little shy, but then Veronica’s murderous spirit flew towards me again. But it seems that the protective film is being cut just by living..?
“Are you curious about my age, King?”
“No.”
Yes
“Your heart is different, right?”
It’s a real mind-reading skill.
“Take it as a compliment.”
Veronica gave up and she smiled lightly and asked me.
“By the way, are you level 47 now?”
“Yes, it’s almost one level up per monster.”
“It rises very quickly up to level 50, but from level 50, the experience increases exponentially, so keep that in mind.”
Come to think of it, Irina in the carriage seems to have said that leveling up after level 50 is very difficult…
“Because the average level of human beings is 50 on average, the amount of experience points increases five times from level 50.”
What’s the limit level again?
“Ah, don’t you know the king? I guess he didn’t know he started his happy life in another world in the labyrinth of the abyss.”
Veronica saw my bewildered expression and told me an interesting fact.
“Generally, when a creature is born, there is a level limit. A creature that has reached the level limit cannot level up any more.”
“Crazy? Was there such a thing? So I have a level limit too?”
“No, it doesn’t matter because the king is from another world.”
It doesn’t matter because I’m from another world… What are you talking about?
“Check the effect of [Transfer to another world].”
“[Transfer to another world]..?”
As Veronica said, I quickly opened the status and checked the effect of the [Transfer to another world] Ability.
[Transfer to another world: All experience points and the amount of points gained are doubled. Your individual achievements do not affect your level. Automatically translate other world languages. ]
…Could it be that this ‘personal achievement does not affect the level’ effect…?
“That’s right. It means that people from another world can grow without any level limit.”
“No, then write it kindly. How do I know if it’s written down like that?”
“The explanation is well done. Even a human with a limit level can increase the limit level by increasing individual achievement. For reference, the average limit level of a normal human is 50, and the first limit level of the Beast King is 86. Summer solstice.”
That old man has been a monster since he was born…
“By the way, wouldn’t it be better to speed up the hunting? You have to go up to level 50 so that you don’t get hit anywhere.”
“That’s right, I’ll change jobs soon.”
“The stronger the king, the thicker the void, so try hard.”
“I don’t mind the void getting thicker, but I’ll try.”
Just as I was about to start looking for the Familiar of Mixed Flames again, a loud roar resonated throughout the Constellation Palace.
Koo-gu-gu-gu-!
“What?”
“…………”
I looked back at Veronica, startled by the roar, and Veronica was staring into space at her with her arms crossed with a calm expression on her face.
“You’re here.”
“…..What?”
“I expected it, but it looks like it’s been released. Well, if you feel the king’s mana and don’t wake up, that’s a problem.”
“Wait a minute, explain what you’re talking about…”
“O king.”
Then, Veronica cut me off and suddenly began to exhale her black mist. The black mist quickly gathered in Veronica’s hand and created a grotesque black mask.
“…Is that…? A magic item?”
“It’s just a mask.”
Veronica smiled and put a grotesque mask made of her black mist on her face.
But if you have a body like that, you look s*xy even with that kind of mask…
“Thank you.”
“Kuhm!”
Stop reading your mind, it’s a blatant invasion of privacy!
“But why suddenly go?”
“I have some business to hide my face for a while… The king come with me. I’ll go find the culprit of this raid.”
“Who is that?”
“If you look at the monster’s name, can’t you guess who it is?”
Come to think of it, the name of the monster that attacked the Constellation Palace is the ‘Familiar of Mixed Flames’, in other words, it is said that someone is working, and it is definitely a monster with an owner.
But what peculiar taste do you raise these guys?
“But…The location that appeared is different from what I expected.”
“It’s different from what I expected? Where are you from?”
“……Looks like the entrance to the Constellation Palace.”
Wait… If it’s the entrance to the Constellation Palace… Isn’t that the place where the knights and Irina are?
“King. Let’s move a little faster.”
“Looks like something bothering you…”
“That’s right, so hold my hand tight.”
I followed Veronica’s words and held Veronica’s slender hand.
For a moment, I had a useless imagination, ‘If Veronica puts strength into her hand, will my hand heal?’… But I quickly erased it from her mind because I was afraid that Veronica would read my thoughts.
“Then let’s go.”
As soon as I held her hand, Veronica turned into a black mist and enveloped me.
Then I forced my body into the air and broke the window to get out.
-I’m going King.
Veronica left me in the air and began to fly quickly to the entrance of the Constellation Palace not far away.
Since the distance from the entrance was not long anyway, Veronica and I were able to quickly reach the sky above the entrance to the Constellation Palace, where we found an auburn haired woman exuding an ominous energy.
[LV 93 Mixed Flame]
Stamina: ?/?
Mana: ?/?
Status: None
“…What is wrong with my eyes…?”
Oh wow.
-King, attack that woman.
“…Level 93?”
-Trust me.
…Can I trust you?
-Isn’t there a protective shield?
“…Okay…Just believe me.”
I decided to trust Veronica’s confident voice, catching her breath and preparing her magic.
“The Spear of the Void.”
As I chanted the Void Spear, a large purple spear began to form above my head.
After obtaining a strange purple stone from Leonhardt’s treasure chest, Void mana increased, and the Void Spear was also different in size and power than before.
-Blessing of the night
At the same time, Veronica’s support came in. I don’t know what kind of magic it is, but as soon as the black mist seeped into the void spear that was preparing to fire above me, the energy amplified.
-Shoot.
“Go.”
Following Veronica’s instructions, I fired a spear of emptiness enchanted with enchantment at the soul flame.
Then, thanks to Veronica’s magic, the spear of emptiness began to fly towards the mixed flames at about three times faster than before.
“…?!”
However, the 93rd level monster, Horn Flame, quickly noticed the void spear flying from behind her and twisted her body to avoid the void spear.
However, it was impossible to completely avoid the Void Spear, which sped up three times, and the mixed flame’s left arm was cut off by the Void Spear and fell to the ground.
“…You are…Not ashes…”
The mixed flame kept an expressionless expression even though his left arm was cut off by the spear of emptiness and looked at me intently. However, even if it was expressionless, the eyes of the mixed flame were full of hostility toward me.
“…Irina…?”
At that moment, I was able to find Irina lying on the floor, a little away from the mixed flames.
Irina had burn marks on every corner of her body from the jet-black flame, and most of her clothes were burned, leaving her bare skin except for important parts.
In addition, she was struggling to breathe and her body was trembling, as her stamina was running low.
“…Did you do that?”
“…Yeah…I felt the void mana and it bothered me…Are you real?”
In an instant, anger tried to control my whole body, but my brain became cold in an instant due to the [Cool Mind].
Okay, let’s think about it. Since she is not yet dead, Irina can be saved with [Purity]. But in order to do that, the first thing to do is to deal with her mixed flame.
Can I beat the mixed flame? The answer to that is no. Absolutely impossible.
Just looking at the aura I felt from the mixed flames, it was beyond the scope I could deal with.
But…
‘Are you ready?’
-It’s ready.
I had an ally of the same level as the mixed flames, or higher, reliably protecting me.
-The flame of chaos used by Horn Flame is a unique form of flame that combines fire attribute mana and chaos mana. The power of the two combined is great. However, fire-attribute damage doesn’t work on a king who has the [Suzaku’s Fire] Ability. Then the only thing to be wary of is chaos mana, so I’ll block chaos mana with my fog.
‘But wouldn’t that be enough? Can I cut all the stamina of level 93?’
-Don’t worry. Whenever the king uses magic, I will personally strengthen it.
‘Good.’
With this, the design of the plan is complete. All that remains is to initiate it with direct action.
“…Your Void mana…It’s very thick. So I’ll kill you.”
“Kill it, Shangnyeon.”
At that moment, the flames of the mixed flames and the flames of my Suzaku collided.