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Chapter 394: Episode 75: A Certain Emotion (1)

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"...Therefore, O noble and majestic master of dark clouds, Black Flame Dragon, why the hell is this damn spell so long? Hey, is this really right?"

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon nods.]

Han Suyeong cursed as she dodged the incoming spears of light.

Pshht.

Blood burst from her shoulder.

[The Constellation Master of the Ark grins.]

Several nearby Valkyries were incinerated at once by the [Black Flame] Suyeong swung.

Startled by the evil power, the Valkyries cried out.

[Kill her!]

[Absolute Evil must never be allowed to live!]

[Don't let her finish the spell!]

Suyeong muttered as she knocked aside the charging Valkyries.

"Isn't it common courtesy not to attack someone while they're transforming?"

She bit her lip as she looked at the army of Valkyries. Normally, dealing with lower-Status Historical-grade Incarnation bodies would have been nothing to her.

The problem was the skill those Valkyries possessed.

[The nebula Eden is activating Time of Punishment.]

[Time of Punishment]. It was a skill very similar to [Hour of Judgement], which Jeong Huiwon used. Its buff wasn't as strong as [Hour of Judgement], but it greatly increased combat power against evil.

And it wasn't just one or two Valkyries receiving that skill's protection. There were hundreds of them.

[Raphael, your skills have gotten rusty!]

On one side of the battlefield, Asmodeus laughed madly as he mercilessly swung his claws.

Demonic energy and Divinity collided in the air, sending explosive smoke billowing upward. A fragment of cloud floated above it.

It was the cloud Raphael was riding.

[Don't get cocky. You'll get your mouth ripped off again.]

[Ahahahaha! Your wit is as sharp as ever!]

Their words were playful, but the force contained in their Statuses was anything but.

Suyeong frowned silently.

No matter how she looked at it, that mad Demon King didn't have any room to help her.

[The Constellation Goddess of the Morning Star considers joining the battle.]

[The Constellation One Who Faces God frowns at the demonic energy of Abyssal Black Flame Dragon.]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire glances elsewhere with anxious eyes.]

On top of that, there were still three great Constellations on the side of good.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon tells you not to worry and just recite the spell.]

"...Darkness Dark, Legend Legend, greatest dragon among dragons, may Black Flame Dragon's blessing be with this body... Damn it, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you? I can't do this anymore!"

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon grins and says that is enough.]

The next moment, enormous demonic energy exploded inside Suyeong's body.

Feeling an immense Status rise from deep within her, Suyeong closed her eyes. Various thoughts were snapping apart inside her mind as it was consumed by demonic energy.

Her thoughts of neutralizing this battlefield and her vague moral sense that Kim Dokja Company was neither good nor evil were being severed as her mind went numb.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon begins demigod Descent!]

When she opened her eyes again, she had become someone else.

[The mind of Incarnation Han Suyeong is being contaminated by demonic energy!]

"Kh, kh. Khk..."

Her eyes boiled with violet demonic energy.

Suyeong covered half her face with one hand and wiped the blood from her cheek. She licked the fresh blood on the back of her hand and asked,

"How laughable. Is this the limit of your power?"

The Valkyries trembled and retreated from the aura radiating from her entire body.

Suyeong shouted with a wild laugh,

"Kneel! This is the difference between your Status and mine... Hey! Don't make me spout nonsense with my own mouth!"

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon says it can't be helped if he is to use his true power.]

"No, if you're going to make me speak, at least give me something decent... Come! My Dark Shadow Phoen... No, not this kind of thing!"

The spell was a mess, but it seemed to be working. A deep, ominous shadow began spreading beneath Suyeong's feet. The shadow grew, shaking the entire earth, until it gradually took the shape of a dragon.

Suyeong had seen this phenomenon several times before.

In peace land and Dark Castle, she had seen Constellations use this power.

A Constellation's shadow. The darkness cast behind a Constellation's starlight.

Before she knew it, Suyeong was riding atop a black dragon tens of meters tall.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon roars!]

This was power that had been unusable until now because of the restrictions of Plausibility.

Black Flame Dragon's shadow soared into the sky with her on its back. Along with the pitch-black shadow covering the heavens, the dragon breathed fire toward the ground.

Kwoooaaaah.

A shockwave swept across the entire battlefield.

The Valkyries, who desperately tried to dodge, were incinerated in midair. [Time of Punishment] and the nebula's protection were meaningless before that overwhelming power.

[Ugh, ugh, uaaaaah!]

Perhaps bad memories had surfaced, because Master of the Ark trembled while clutching their shoulders. It made sense. Every Constellation of Eden feared the Apocalypse Dragon.

And Abyssal Black Flame Dragon was one of the powerful candidates for Final Dragon of the Apocalypse.

This was the true power of Abyssal Black Flame Dragon.

Though she suffered under the mounting oppression of Plausibility, Suyeong was overcome with joy and excitement.

Good choice. Choosing Abyssal Black Flame Dragon as her Patron had been an excellent decision.

"Hahahahaha! Die! Die! Die! Die! ...Damn it, stop!"

Two different sets of words burst from Suyeong's mouth at once, as though she were suffering from a split personality.

[Your mind is being contaminated by demonic energy.]

Black Flame Dragon's power was strong, but it couldn't be abused. The more she used it, the more the Incarnation's ego was assimilated into Black Flame Dragon.

'If this keeps up for a few years, I'll become like Kim Namwoon.'

Regardless, Black Flame Dragon's shadow was already sweeping across more than half the battlefield.

Someone moved, unable to stand by and watch any longer.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire reveals her Status!]

With a deafening roar that shook the earth, Black Flame Dragon's Breath was blocked for the first time. The essence of flames burning pure white cut through the world's darkness.

Flame of Karma.

Uriel's constellation artifact, forged from the purest fire of hell.

Black Flame Dragon, covering the sky, laughed.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon says he has always wanted to settle this contest.]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire hardens her expression.]

As the two Constellations confronted each other, the nearby space-time was covered in blue sparks.

The Valkyries, unable to withstand the collision of their Statuses, collapsed while vomiting blood.

[The oldest good likes this local battle.]

[The oldest evil likes this local battle.]

The great forces of good and evil were choosing the two Constellations as their Representatives.

And Suyeong was between them, being charred black by the sparks.

"Khk. Die, you stupid Arch... Hey! Not this!"

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon asks what is wrong.]

"Idiot! If we fight Uriel here, we're all finished!"

Suyeong shouted hysterically, her face covered in soot. She had nearly been swept up in the mood and started fighting, but if they really did that, nothing would come of it.

"Hey, Archangel! You need to get a grip too! Are you really going to fight me?"

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire looks at you.]

Her expression said she had no choice.

Deep worry filled Uriel's eyes.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire makes a troubled expression.]

"You don't want to fight either, do you? I know. Let's stop here and end this. While you're at it, convince your friends too!"

The worry in Uriel's eyes deepened at Suyeong's words. Yet despite her expression, the [hellfire inferno] she activated relentlessly flew toward Suyeong.

But Suyeong didn't give up. She thought Uriel had a reason for joining this battlefield.

[The fable Predictive Plagiarism begins its story.]

「Uriel must have known this was a trap meant to kill Kim Dokja Company. That was why she came herself.」

The problem was that it happened to be Abyssal Black Flame Dragon and Suyeong who had come to the battlefield assigned to Uriel...

Still, she was part of Kim Dokja Company too.

Suyeong decided to use the trump card she had been saving.

"What do you think Kim Dokja will think of you if I die?"

Uriel's shoulders trembled faintly. Suyeong dealt another blow.

"Can you really look Kim Dokja in the eye without shame after killing me?"

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire says that you and your Patron are evil.]

"Damn it! What does it matter whether we're good or evil? You people decided all that on your own!"

Flame of Karma brushed the root of Black Flame Dragon's wing. Even as the world swayed around her, Suyeong looked at Uriel with desperate eyes. The force of Uriel's sword attacks was gradually becoming more restrained. It was proof that Uriel was wavering.

She was almost there. If only there were a way to shake the Archangel's resolve just a little more.

[The Constellation Demon King of Salvation is watching the battlefield.]

Suyeong got goosebumps at the Indirect Message that followed.

[The Constellation Demon King of Salvation is looking at Demonic Judge of Fire.]

That scary bastard Kim Dokja. He was watching this side too?

[The Constellation Demon King of Salvation is looking at Demonic Judge of Fire.]

Kim Dokja said nothing.

There was no request for help, no plea. Just his gaze.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire stops moving.]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire falls into confusion.]

Suyeong cheered inwardly.

Right now, conflicting emotions must have been clashing in Uriel's heart.

The desire to save Kim Dokja Company, and the desire to win the Great war of Angels and Demons.

Faint sparks rose one after another around Uriel. The fables that made up Uriel were colliding. The fable she loved most and the fable she had lived through were crashing together.

Kim Dokja Company, which she loved, or Eden, where she belonged.

[Uriel! Why are you standing there like an idiot?]

The Constellations who could no longer watch stepped forward.

[The Constellation Goddess of the Morning Star reveals her Status!]

[The Constellation One Who Faces God reveals their Status!]

Suyeong let out a strained breath and frowned.

[Your Incarnation body has been severely damaged.]

The truth was, she hadn't tried to persuade Uriel simply because she didn't want to fight her.

The side effects of demigod Descent were setting in. Her bones and joints were going numb, and she felt like coughing up blood at any moment.

She forced it down because she couldn't show weakness before the Constellations.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire looks elsewhere.]

Camael stepped forward in place of the dazed Uriel.

[My Companion seems to be struggling, so I think it would be best to end this now.]

[I expected more from Abyssal Black Flame Dragon, but he doesn't live up to his modifier.]

As Vakarine's crystal staff containing starlight glowed, countless beams of starlight poured down from the sky.

The shadow of Black Flame Dragon began breaking apart wherever the light touched it.

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon lets out a furious roar!]

The Breath released by Black Flame Dragon's shadow fell over Vakarine's head. Vakarine screamed and retreated as dark Aether surged toward her in an instant.

Camael took the attack in her place.

[That won't be nearly enough!]

Camael drew a greatsword, cut through the Breath, and began advancing.

But.

"Darkness Dark! Legend Legend! Crimson Flame Fire!"

As Suyeong began spouting nonsense, Black Flame Dragon's rapidly amplified Breath drove Vakarine and Camael back.

Vakarine's cloak burst into flames in an instant as her face turned pale.

[Humiliating! To be driven back by such a ridiculous skill...!]

[Uriel! What are you doing? Get a hold of yourself!]

Perhaps the constellation's declaration from Camael reached her. Uriel visibly came to her senses.

Suyeong wiped away the streaming blood and steadied her blurring vision.

If Uriel attacked in earnest now, everything would be over.

Somehow, before then...

[Yeah, you're right. This ■ of a war needs to end fast.]

Then Uriel moved.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire reveals her true form.]

The dazzling Status of an Archangel stained the battlefield. All of Uriel's wings spread wide, and a crown studded with red rubies shone above her shimmering platinum-blond hair.

Emerald eyes that looked down upon the world.

Uriel, having released her true body, walked through an immense Plausibility Backlash. Before that overwhelming Status, Suyeong felt her mind growing hazy despite Black Flame Dragon's protection.

That was the true form of Demonic Judge of Fire.

The Archangel of Flame who had lived by cutting down tens of thousands of demons, killing Demon Kings, and eradicating evil. The moment Suyeong met those eyes, she realized her life was already over. Before that "demonic" being, any evil would have to willingly offer up its neck.

'Sorry, Kim Dokja.'

Flame of Karma rose high and tore through the sky, and Suyeong sensed the end.

[The fable Predictive Plagiarism cannot envision what comes next.]

Then her vision turned white. A page where nothing existed.

Yet no matter how much time passed, she felt no pain. Had she died before she could even feel it?

When she cautiously opened her eyes, Suyeong faced an unexpected sight.

Flame of Karma, which had clearly moved toward her, had transformed into a ring and was radiating bright light from the ground.

[If you move, you're dead.]

More precisely, it was binding Vakarine and Camael around their torsos.

[My fire is pretty hot, you know? I'm not kidding. If you move, you're really dead.]

At the sudden turn of events, Vakarine asked in a dazed voice,

[Uriel. Why?]

[If you do this, the Scribe will...!]

Uriel grumbled at Camael's words.

[■ it, I'll take a little punishment. Is that what matters right now?]

[This won't end with punishment! What you just did is...]

[Shut up! Who cares if the chaos score rises a little!]

Only after hearing Uriel's constellation's declaration did Camael realize that their Companion was serious.

[What in the world are you...?]

Only then did Suyeong understand why Uriel had revealed the power of her true body.

To subdue an Archangel of equal rank and a higher-Status Constellation without killing them, Uriel had no choice but to use her true power.

Uriel's expression twisted as she endured the Plausibility Backlash. Faint demonic energy swirled around her black lace.

Fall.

The harshest punishment given to an angel who defied a holy command.

As Suyeong tried to say something to her, Uriel spoke first.

[There's no time to explain everything. Quickly neutralize the local battle and end it.]

Her expression looked somehow urgent.

At that moment, something crossed Suyeong's mind.

No matter what Uriel had decided, there was no need for her to hurry this much. If an Archangel was doing something even at the cost of suffering such great harm, there had to be a reason.

What had made her hurry so much?

She soon found out.

[Huiwon is in danger!]

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