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Chapter 347

< scribe (2) >

A familiar human shape wrapped in the glow of sunset.

There was a nemesis in front of me, one I had faced several times before, and with which I had to fight fiercely each time..

‘Beoncheonhoeju.’

A sense of crisis soared and alarm bells rang in Harris' head..

I was definitely expecting it to not be able to move easily, but I never thought it would suddenly show up like this..

It was an appearance so sudden that no omens could be detected in the surrounding formations..

“Tsk.”

Paat—

He stepped back with a single stomp and tightened his grip on the bow, heightening the tension..

Before he knew it, the spirits he had summoned gathered around him and entered an iron-clad defense posture..

Harris, a spirit archer type,'s specialty is long-distance sniping that actively utilizes evasion..

Facing such a strong enemy at such a close distance is...···.

‘Wait, that's···?’

While all kinds of thoughts were passing by without stopping,.

Harris's eyes narrowed as he pondered whether to retreat like this or call in reinforcements to fight back..

His starry pupils, hidden behind his helmet, continued to twinkle and he began to closely analyze the clues he had missed in the sudden situation..

“ah.”

Immediately after the attack is blocked, it takes only a few seconds to step back and assess the situation..

Then, finally realizing the identity of the discomfort, Harris complained softly..

“···You were really surprised..”

In front of the scribe was the image of Beoncheonhoeju, still engulfed in light..

But when I looked closely, I could clearly see.

That's not the real guy, it's just a projection of his shadow, a part of his thoughts..

‘That was an overreaction. Is it some type of sacred law using divine power?.’

It seems that he was more nervous than he thought because he was even assuming that possibility, that the Lord of Beoncheonhoe himself might come forward..

Of course, the current situation was not all optimistic..

No matter what, it easily blocked an attack with all its power just by appearing..

[Adeline.]

“iced coffee-! My Lord! This lowly servant sees his master.!”

[Looks like a troublesome guy is involved..]

“Sorry! Because of my lack of ability···!”

The booming voice spread, and a heavy presence weighed down my son-in-law..

The secretary had already paid no attention to Harris and was kneeling in front of him and repeatedly bowing his head..

It is clear that it is not the Beoncheonhoeju himself, but just a part of the fragments projected from him..

[Sorry, but now is not a good time. Because divinity has been damaged, Earth's interference is stronger than ever..]

“No shame, Lord. This is also an ordeal given to me. I will confidently overcome this and prove my worth.!”

[Hmm···.]

A human shape made of divine power, a thought body of the Buncheonhoeju, turned its head and looked towards Harris..

A stranger in a suspiciously attire, surrounded by numerous spirits and sharpening his blades..

‘···Did you recognize me??’

Harris, who was carefully examining the situation, swallowed his saliva..

Since he had also played a part in the previous fight in Outerica, it would not have been surprising if the head of the Buncheonhoe recognized him..

Even if he has never met face to face with only ultra-long-distance sniping, if he is at the level of that guy, it would not be a problem to identify the opponent with energy alone..

[Even maintaining the projection has its limits. There isn't much time left.]

But contrary to his expectations, it didn't show any reaction..

I don't know if it's just that they don't show it, or if there's some kind of restriction other than the main body..

He looked down at the scribe who was bowing to him again and spoke solemnly..

[Adeline, my apostle. I will grant you a spiritual body. With your own hands, kill anyone who interferes with the creation and offer their body and spirit as a sacrifice..]

“iced coffee! Thank you for your grace, Lord!”

And then, as if it had suddenly appeared, the body instantly disintegrated into light and began to be absorbed into the body of the woman kneeling in front of it..

Harris, who has saintly knowledge about divine power, was able to understand what it meant at a glance..

‘Kangshin (降神))?’

The scribe is a priest who worships Beoncheonhoeju as a god and an apostle who receives power directly from him..

Her sacred power exploded in an instant, boiling over violently at the consciousness that only a select few among the highest-ranking clergy could perform it..

“iced coffee! I feel that the Lord is with me! Glorious and holy!”

A powerful wave spread around her, and the weapons made of divine power she wore around her body also burned with hot energy like lava..

Harris frowned slightly at the sudden change from before..

‘For some reason, it didn't seem like it would end easily. Is it phase 2??’

Due to the influence of the ritual, both the quantity and quality of her divine power began to grow explosively, three or four times more than before..

If you just look at the divine power, it was that much, so the overall combat ability, including other abilities, would be much greater than that..

The secretary, who had entered a state of spiritual insanity, was becoming a powerful enemy that even Harris could not guarantee victory over..

However, there was one crucial difference between media such as games and reality.···.

‘now!’

That is, he is not a friendly enemy who waits until the opponent completes his transformation..

Ugh—

Harris's star-shaped pupils shine as the "Observer of the Milky Way" captures a gap in the spirit's consciousness..

Of course, there was strict security attached to the ceremony itself, to the extent that it was presented so openly, but that was not enough to completely deceive the eyes of Harris, who was also well-versed in sacred power..

Gooooo—

「‘Legacy of the World Tree’, ‘Nature’s Fairy Tale’, ‘Nature’s Call’, ‘Natural Retardation’, ‘Fairy Justice’, ‘Melody of Harmony’, and even ‘Muyu Bagua Bigong (改)’.

All of his abilities came together, and the power he had secretly gathered from the appearance of the Beoncheonhoeju to the present, looking for every opportunity, exploded all at once..

———!

To the scribe who has not yet finished preparing.

***

“hectare!”

Rumbling!

As Harris shouted, a huge stone wall rose from the ground..

It is not just a simple stone, but a chunk of rock filled with the energy of nature and so hard that not a single crack will break..

It quickly grew in size and blocked Inyoung's path..

Kwaaang!

It was unable to hold out for long under the barrage of large hammers that flew in soon after and was torn to pieces..

As initially expected, I was only able to grab the opponent's ankle for a very brief moment..

‘It's trickier than you think. Because of the battle system, there are limits to the range of movement..’

Harris clicked his tongue and frowned..

Even as he continued to retreat, he continued to move his hands and flick the bowstring to keep his opponent in check..

Toward the female warrior, the secretary, who rushes forward like a tank, scattering reddish light..

Hiss—! wedge!

Coo! Kwaang!

The thunderbolt that fell from the sky was blocked by the shield, and the fire that was engulfing all around was pushed back by the wind pressure of the hammer..

The sharp wind only scratches the surface of the hard armor..

The sight of silently moving forward, immersed in the glow of the sunset, breaking through all obstacles, was literally the height of the sky itself..

‘Tsk, it's still a lot more doable than I first expected.···.’

And that was all thanks to the all-out surprise attack that caught them off guard during the spiritual ritual..

As expected, the ritual was protected by a powerful divinity, but it could not have been completely unaffected by the special move that was planned from the beginning and struck suddenly..

It would have been the icing on the cake if it ended like that, but it would be too greedy to hope that far..

“How dare you! How dare you! I'll kill you, you infidel.!”

Of course, the other person didn't seem to think that way..

Harris shook his head at the sight of the secretary pouring out harsh words with a lot of blood on his face, wondering where the respect he had shown before had gone..

“How about calming down a bit? That wouldn't be very good for your health either.···.”

“How dare you disturb a glorious ceremony! I will definitely burn you alive as a burnt offering to the Lord.!”

“No, I thought they were confident because they ignored me and carried out their work confidently even though I was clearly in front of them. There is a degree of insensitivity to safety. If it was that important, you should have paid more attention to security by doing it in a safe place.···.”

“Shut up, shut up! I will definitely pull out that tongue!”

I tried to explain the unfairness of the treatment by stating the facts in detail, but the person with a face that looked like a murderous murderer and his eyes were wide open did not seem to have any intention of listening to me..

Well, the purpose of speaking up in the first place was to provoke, but.

‘Anyway, this is difficult. It's taking longer than I thought. There may be a time limit for strengthening due to strong spirits, but···.’

The problem was that the timeout for this matter would come before the lecture was even over..

Looking at it objectively, isn't he just a terrorist who attacked the Pantheon's leadership??

In fact, the delay so far has been quite burdensome..

‘I tried to hide my traces as much as possible by using natural guards..’

Of course it couldn't last forever either..

Whether the system eventually collapses due to accumulated shock from within or is discovered through searches from outside, sooner or later this situation will come to an end..

Now, it wouldn't be surprising at all if American guardians came in right now..

‘···You can't leave it like that. If you miss this golden opportunity, you never know when the chance will come again..’

The situation was different between the ruler who was active in the shadows and the duke and doctor who voluntarily led him into a trap..

The scribe is a person who is active in the sun... and as a leader in the religious world called the Pantheon..

If she feels threatened by this incident and decides to put on a sunny shell and endure, she will not be able to be messed with..

If we were to be careful, we could not only worsen public opinion but also cause unnecessary division among those who should join forces..

“I pray, my Lord! The power to pass judgment on unbelievers who block the path to creation!”

At that time, the clerk approached Harris through all obstacles and swung a huge hammer at him..

『Although the restrictions imposed on the spirits were eased by ‘Dimensional Barrier Relief’, it was not enough to suppress the opponent’s heightened momentum..

In the first place, the divine power itself was a higher energy..

nettle!

“Hmm!”

“What? what···!”

However, the large battle hammer that cut through the air did not hit the target..

It was swung in a large trajectory, but before it could fully unleash its destructive power, its trajectory was naturally twisted by Harris' strangely extended hand..

Cooung!

In the end, the hammer ended up hitting an empty floor..

He frowned as he stepped back to avoid the sunset-colored divine power burning hot in the cracks and turnings of the earth..

With one hand, I kept massaging the wrist that had been attacked..

‘···It's heavy. Even though I tried to use as many tricks as possible, it's still like this..’

Until now, he had mainly been using it to assist natural forces and spirits, but the “Muyu Bagua Bigong (改)” he learned was definitely a branch of martial arts..

It is also an unrivaled martial arts attack that has an overall rating of a whopping S level, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the best in one dimension..

For him, who had tasted the principles of martial arts through Hugo's “Manyu Guizong,” applying them was nothing..

‘It may be a little less efficient, but.’

More than that, as things have come to this point, my mind has become more firm..

This is an opponent who shows that level of power even with restrictions..

If you let him live like this, he will definitely come back with 100% regret..

“You seem to be running away very well. But how long can I do that??”

At that time, the fever in his head from the previous attack seemed to have subsided to some extent, and the secretary, who had been running wild like a runaway locomotive, calmly opened his mouth..

The tone of speech that used to be harsh verbal abuse has taken on its original polite pretense again..

“Are you using this barrier or formation? I know it was definitely derived from the martial world, but it's surprising that a spiritist uses it. A dimension where those two mysteries are mixed would not be that common.···.”

She furrowed her brow and pondered for a moment, then shook her head and burst into laughter..

Now it seems like it doesn't matter anymore.

“Anyway, that's it for now. No matter how much effort you put into the mysteries of Gyeonggye-ryu, there is a limit. It was sturdier than I thought, so it took some time, but.”

Harris' expression hardened at his confident attitude..

As she said, the accumulated shock eventually shook the formation and caused significant cracks..

Immediately after finding out about it, we did our best to restore it, but originally, security loses its value the moment it is breached, no matter how well it is done 100 times..

“10 minutes at most. By then, the Pantheon and Guardian elites will have completely blockaded the area and stormed in. It's a pity that I can't crush you with my own hands right now... Well, it's just a little delay..”

The secretary smiles brightly after finishing his sentence..

The sight of him, clad in red-tinged divine power and calmly making bloody noises with a smiling face, was so frightening that he looked like a servant of the devil rather than an apostle of God..

“10 minutes at most···?”

Of course, Harris, who had no reason to feel fear, paid no heed to such threats..

He quietly looked around, nodded slightly, and spoke slowly..

“It's a little tight, but... Well, that should be enough..”

“···under?”

The secretary’s face distorted at that calm reaction..

Then, perhaps because he thought it was just a bluff, he quickly regained his composure and had a sneer on his lips..

The corner of his mouth was twisted as if it were laughable, and his arrogant eyes were shining coolly..

But unfortunately.

His attitude was neither bravado nor overconfidence..

That's right too—.

「gathering of objects」

“Kahahaha! It’s been a while since this happened! I want to enjoy it leisurely, but it's a shame I don't have time.!”

“···It would be a good idea to take some time off. Let's get it done in 5 minutes.”

Because he had something he really believed in.

A long-standing tradition handed down from generation to generation by warriors of justice..