chapter 155
155. Expansion of the Apostles (1)
Yuma sat down and focused on the self-introductions of the three survivors of the Sky Continent.
There was also Belle, sitting blankly on the giant tree next to it.
“…It seems like something has happened.”
Belle absentmindedly recalled the events that had just happened.
After the introduction of the demigod of the Join tribe, Kirjev, the next person to be introduced was the lycanthrope Kesylvia. Kesylvia was looking at Yuma with a mixture of fear and awe on her face.
“I am Kesylvia! Lycanthrope! Demi-god… well, maybe just before!”
Even with a wolf’s head and speaking so energetically, he couldn’t have been all that cute.
Elf Seiabern slowly opened his mouth.
“High elf… Seiabern. I use a sword.”
Yuma looked at Seiabern. The elf prosecutor. She had her eyes closed, but strangely enough, she could clearly feel his gaze on her.
Mind’s eye.
Seiabern’s mind’s eye, which has reached the level of a half-god, is clearly blind, but in fact, it is as if his eyes are open because he can sense everything through ‘air current perception’ and ‘transcendent senses’.
Yuma pointed to Seiabern with a nod.
“Do you know me?”
Seiabern slowly shook his head.
“You don’t know. The person who died to you knows.”
Yuma asked back with a blank face.
“Who is it?”
But then I was thinking something else inside.
‘Do we have to fight again?’
It’s annoying.
I heard Seiabern’s words.
“The Sword God, Kronos. I met him once before and we fought each other several times.”
Sword God Chronos.
Yuma immediately remembered the memory. He was the first person to receive the achievement reward.
The ten best generals in the system who were recognized as strong.
Yuma asked again.
“Were you friends?”
Yuma’s question asking the elf if he had ever been friends with a human seemed quite unrealistic, but Seiabern didn’t question that point.
Seiabern opened his mouth again.
“No, it was literally just a duel… and we never met again after that. It was a brief relationship.”
Yuma was relieved that nothing bothersome would happen.
“So why are you here, to become gods?”
Kiryev, a member of the Join tribe, answered Yuma’s question firmly.
“Well, that’s not it. I can say that he knows better than anyone that he cannot become a god.”
Kirev scratched his head.
“A demigod can’t become a god. To begin with, being a demigod is a very vague boundary. No one recognizes them as gods. They’re just on the strong side compared to other mortals….”
Yuma looked over the living three once more.
“Are all the demigods gathered here? There seems to be something unique to this Heavenly Continent.”
Seiabern nodded at Yuma’s words.
“The total amount of energy floating in the air is greater than that of the Middle-earth. It is probably comparable to the amount in the Heavens, where the celestials live.”
Kesylvia shook her wolf head and spoke loudly.
“Since they are all strong enough to beat up each other moderately, it is a good environment to improve your skills by sparring with each other!”
Yuma could understand. Why were so many of those who had ascended to the demigod stage here? And why, despite traveling around the continent, the only demigods he had encountered were enemies who were the disciples of the gods.
‘apostle.’
Yuma now thought of a way to use those who were clearly stronger than the Bell next to him.
‘When the time came to enter the divine realm, I thought that it would be possible to unite.’
Stayed at Yuma’s Bell.
‘Belle and Clone.’
Although Clone was not yet qualified to be appointed as an apostle, he was certain that he would eventually stand beside Jatjashin when he entered the divine realm.
There were only those two. The people who were sure that Daedong would be possible.
But the possibility of increasing that number by several people was right before my eyes.
Yuma got straight to the point.
“Are you willing to pay the price of your life?”
Kiryev blinked his eyes.
“Life… price?”
Seiyabern looked at Yuma intently.
“You just killed the god who saved us from certain death, so repay him… is that what you’re saying?”
Yuma took a step forward.
“right.”
“after….”
Seiabern let out a faint sigh and opened his mouth again.
“What kind of reward do you want?”
Yuma spoke the truth very frankly.
“I will kill God. I will go to the divine realm.”
An eerie silence descended.
No words were exchanged. All three of their mouths were tightly shut. They needed time to ponder what exactly was coming out of Yuma’s mouth.
Yuma continued speaking.
“That’s why we need useful subordinates.”
Kiriev muttered blankly again.
“A useful subordinate… Are you talking about us?”
“okay.”
Silence fell again at Yuma’s firm answer.
This time, it was Kesylvia who broke the silence.
“What happens if I refuse? Am I going to die?”
“I see.”
Yuma, who had spoken first, continued speaking.
“I never even thought about rejecting it.”
Seiabern narrowed his eyes.
“I see. You didn’t even consider the possibility of rejection in the first place. If you want to stay alive, it’s obvious not to reject.”
I never thought about it to that extent.
Instead of clearing up the misunderstanding, Yuma decided to say something that might sound sweet to them.
“What is the reason you continue to practice on this continent floating in the sky? Isn’t your ultimate goal to break the limitations of being mortal?”
Ss …
Yuma gathered divine power in his right hand.
I have no idea how to attack with this, but it is possible to show it off as a formality without any problems.
Yuma turned his gaze towards Bell, who was still sitting with his back against the huge tree.
“Bel, who became my apostle, received divine powers and became stronger.”
Belle suddenly stared at Yuma with her pink eyes wide open at the mention of herself.
“So I think that if you also become my apostles, you will be able to take a leap forward to the realm.”
Seiabern sighed.
With your eyes closed.
“A higher level… I certainly desire it, but I don’t intend to obtain it through force. A warrior of your level should know that.”
A question mark appeared in Yuma’s head.
I’ve never pursued anything like that. But as a so-called warrior, I couldn’t say that honestly.
A history of worshipping the strong.
That’s how he got his name, Musin.
Yuma continued speaking with a still dry expression.
“Aren’t you guys still here to break your mortal limitations? But I think you all realize that. You’ve already reached the limit of what you can do on your own.”
Kesylvia opened her eyes wide. The wolf’s fierce eyes stared straight at Yuma.
“That’s true… but I’m not sure! If I become your apostle, I’m sure I can break through the wall in front of me right now.”
Suddenly, Bell, who was sitting next to Yuma, sat up straight.
“I’ll show you! How strong you can become if you become an apostle.”
A blue flame rose from Bell’s sword.
Yuma suddenly looked at Bell, who had stepped forward to help him.
Bell, who stood up for himself. However, it would be difficult if he picked any opponent and challenged them to battle. Even with the power of the apostle, he could still fall.
‘Those elves and jonin are a burden.’
[Lv.389] Seiabern
Race: Elf
Class: Inspection
Realm: Demigod
The only being that can fight properly is the lycanthrope Kesilvia, who has not yet reached the level of a demigod.
Yuma sent a sound towards Bell. It was the power that a god could use on an apostle.
[Aside from those elves and joiners, aim for the lycanthropes.]
Belle easily understood what Yuma’s voice meant.
‘That wolf is pretty easy after all!’
chuck!
Belle smirked and aimed her sword at the lycanthrope Kesilvia.
“Come at me, gray wolf!”
Kesylvia’s wolf head trembled.
“… Gray, grayish gray?”
He seemed to have suffered a severe mental shock, and even shook both his legs.
Kesylvia’s eyes changed into those of a beast hunting its prey.
“I am of the bloodline of the great lycanthrope lords, and a being who has completely transcended the limits of the race… How dare you lump me together with such a beast! Just because my head looks like this!”
Kesylvia was truly furious!
Belle muttered blankly in anger.
“Wow, you’re smart.”
It was even more surprising to see Kesylvia objectively understanding the reason why the demigods, including Belle and Yuma, were tied together with simple wolves.
Kwaaang!
Kesylvia said no more. She stomped hard on the ground and literally rushed forward like a lightning bolt.
A divine white light spread throughout Bell’s body.
It was a divine power granted to Yuma as an apostle.
“Huh…!”
Kesylvia’s eyebrows furrowed.
A feeling of oppression.
A strange sense of fear that he had never felt before the divine power sprouted from Belle’s body suddenly surged through him.
Kesylvia forced her fear away, her expression crumpled.
Red energy was concentrated in both of Kesylvia’s hands. It was as if two suns were born in each hand.
“We need to show a clear gap…!”
Because I was filled with such thoughts, I had no choice but to launch a heavy attack.
The red tide continued to grow, and it surged steeply toward Belle.
White heat flowed into Bell’s eyes.
An opening in the attack that would not have been visible if viewed only with one’s own strength.
A sharp black aura pierced between the two suns like an awl.
Kesylvia felt her liver turn cold at the onslaught of swords.
‘If you get hit-‘
I don’t know what will happen.
The body that was charging was blown back. The two red spheres gathered in both hands were used as ranged attacks instead of melee attacks.
Hwaaak!
Two huge fireballs flying towards Belle, who is standing on the ground.
The shadowy figure at Bell’s feet curved like a crescent moon.
Bell’s new model scattered like ghosts.
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
The red river attack was completely destroyed, leaving only the poor land to be destroyed.
Crack!
Bell gritted his teeth and soared into the air.
Kwaaang!
At that destination was Kesylvia.
Two people clashed in the air.
Kesylvia’s right fist and Bell’s sword clashed.
once.
Twice.
The battle continued. At every tumultuous moment, screams poured out as if the earth was being torn apart.