How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 152
Chapter 152
Baaang!
With a massive explosion, the vehicle Yu Baek was riding in blew up.
It was a self-evident fact that bullets couldn’t inflict much damage on top-tier players.
Baa-baa-baa-bang!
But bombs, especially an explosion erupting in an extremely narrow space, were enough to inflict a valid hit even on top-tier players.
Whoosh!
And even more so now, when the status windows were completely dead.
“Ugh!”
Despite the dead status windows, the players’ power still functioned.
Stats like mana and strength, which served as abilities, were still fully exerted.
But the problem was….
Whooosh!
Skills.
The activation of skills was different from before.
As if carrying a load, the activation was delayed and their power wasn’t fully intact.
In severe cases, the skill itself wouldn’t activate at all.
“…Are, are you okay….”
Yu Baek immediately checked on the guild members riding with him.
Although they were bloodied messes, they still had breath left in them for now.
Baa-baa-bang!
But the explosion wasn’t all of it.
All the vehicles moving alongside Yu Baek exploded simultaneously, and massive pillars of fire were shooting up.
“Keugh.”
His mana tangled, and his vision blurred.
Slide.
Wiping away the blood covering his eyes amidst that, Yu Baek….
Clang!
Immediately covered his arm in mana to block the incoming attack, and.
Squish!
Soon pierced the assailant’s neck with the longsword he summoned from his inventory.
Only then could he see who had ambushed him.
“Kill him-!”
A voice ringing out from a distance.
“…Guild Master Kim Yoo-jung…!”
A member of the Sanctuary Alliance and someone he had just been in a meeting with moments ago.
“Kill him!”
He was shouting at the attackers.
Clang, clang!
Sparks flying.
Although skills weren’t working properly, Yu Baek instinctively deflected the enemies’ weapons and.
Slash!
Cut them down just like that.
“……!”
The attackers’ panic was clearly felt.
“How…?”
Faces looking as if they couldn’t comprehend it.
But Yu Baek split their throats, not allowing them to say anything more.
Clang!
The ambush was still not over.
No.
‘Just how many… are there?’
It couldn’t be over.
The presence filling the area around the road; it was as if black shadows were everywhere.
‘100? 200?’
Claaang!
What was certain was.
“You really… made a plan out of this.”
With blazing eyes, Yu Baek swung his sword.
The enemies who had been fiercely attacking faltered and stepped back.
“…Crazy.”
“Nonsense! How can he do this when he can’t even use skills!”
They wouldn’t be able to understand.
No matter how high Yu Baek’s level and stats were, they probably thought he wouldn’t be able to overcome the numerical advantage if he couldn’t use skills.
But Yu Baek was steadily holding out despite the problems with skill activation.
“I-If there’s anyone left alive…! This way!”
That was.
“A believer’s difference, is this much?”
Also clearly revealed on Kim Yoo-jung’s face.
Unconcealable agitation and jealousy could be felt from his tightly bitten lips.
The power of believers that couldn’t be explained just by being normal players.
Smirk.
At that, Yu Baek also twisted the corners of his mouth up.
“Guild Master Kim Yoo-jung.”
It was just as he said.
From the very beginning, the training the believers received was.
-Forget about skills.
Because they didn’t keep the use of skills in mind.
-Don’t rely too much on the system. Ultimately, skills can only serve a supportive role.
-You must know how to utilize skills with only mana and your own physical strength.
The man who had served as the believers’ training instructor had said so.
The man who had himself grown close to the apex of players, Lee Jae-kyung.
“Kim Yoo-jung!”
Yu Baek shouted toward Kim Yoo-jung.
“Did you sell your soul to a demon!”
Yu Baek, who stood straight at some point, let out a roar.
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Clang, clang!
Yu Baek had to block the relentlessly digging attacks.
The unfortunate thing was that the survivors, including himself, were few enough to count on one hand.
The fortunate thing was that while they couldn’t use skills.
Shimmer.
Yu Baek could mimic skills.
That difference was playing a major role in overcoming the overwhelming numerical disadvantage.
“Kim Yoo-jung-!”
Boiling anger.
Why does the Sanctuary Alliance exist, and why was it born.
“Did you sell your soul to a demon-!”
To think someone that stupid would emerge from the Sanctuary Alliance.
Amidst his slowly awakening senses, Yu Baek shouted.
“Ha!”
That was when Kim Yoo-jung’s voice was heard.
“Demon?”
Before he knew it, the attackers were taking positions, surrounding Yu Baek and the survivors.
“If we rebel against the Sanctuary Alliance, does it mean we joined hands with a demon?”
When Kim Yoo-jung’s cold voice pierced through.
Swaaak!
For the first time, Yu Baek suffered an injury from a sword strike.
“We did not join hands with any demons.”
Tight, Yu Baek bit his lip.
It was a fact he felt even without being told.
Because if they had joined hands with demons, he should have felt those traces in some way.
That’s why.
‘I cannot use karma.’
That power is for dealing with demons, not humans.
If he used karma to deal with humans.
“The one who joined hands with a demon isn’t us, but you bastards. Yu Baek.”
That would indeed be no different from being a demon.
“Bullshit!”
“Bullshit?”
At Kim Yoo-jung’s voice, the attackers seemed to step back momentarily to reorganize.
Looking at that, Yu Baek could be certain.
‘Who did he join hands with?’
Even if they were out of Seoul, pulling something like this off right in the middle of a road would be impossible without a backer.
No, this level of clash between players was rare enough to count on one hand in the history of South Korea.
“Can you still say that after seeing the state of North Korea?”
“What?”
“…I asked if you can be certain he’s not a demon even after seeing that power.”
Yu Baek flinched.
“A demon? To my eyes….”
Kim Yoo-jung drew his sword and approached.
“He’s a true demon.”
“……!”
“So this isn’t a rebellion, but a revolution….”
“You spout nonsense quite well.”
Yu Baek raised his sword again and lunged forward.
Clang!
Sparks flying.
Blood spraying amidst it.
Swaaaah.
“Don’t make useless excuses. In the end, you’re just moving for profit.”
A fishy smile spread across Yu Baek’s lips.
“How dare you insult Him.”
Slash!
Three more players were sliced down at once.
There was no one who could stop Yu Baek, who was charging like a wild beast.
Although rankings weren’t properly calculated, his level was already that of a top-tier ranker.
Slash!
It was too much for ordinary players, who weren’t from the Sanctuary Alliance or the Holy Alliance, to stop him.
Slash!
Before long, Yu Baek, who reached right in front of Kim Yoo-jung’s nose, swung his sword at him.
Clang!
Sparks flew from the clashing swords.
With that sword between them, Kim Yoo-jung spoke.
“Do you still not realize even after seeing your power? The ones who made a contract with a demon aren’t us but you guys. It seems you’re even denying that he’s a demon, though.”
And a smile revealed on his lips.
Woong.
Blue light began to dye the surroundings.
“……!”
Yu Baek, recognizing that light, widened his eyes in panic.
“Storm’s Advent!”
Because that was the skill Kim Yoo-jung boasted of.
“This is the proof.”
Baa-baa-baa-bang!
A fierce explosion of mana swept over Yu Baek like a storm.
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“Huff… huff….”
Yu Baek’s appearance was awful.
His armor was torn to shreds, and blood was flowing from small wounds all over his body.
Gooo.
Mana raging like a storm.
It was because of that.
“How….”
All players were having problems with skill activation.
Especially special skills like Kim Yoo-jung’s Storm’s Advent were said to be almost impossible to activate.
Rumble!
But Kim Yoo-jung was not only using it freely.
‘Did it get stronger?’
It seemed even stronger than the power he had seen before.
“Are you still not going to use that power until the end?”
Kim Yoo-jung said mockingly.
“Why? Because if you use that power, it’ll really feel like you guys became demons?”
“Shut up!”
“This is the proof.”
Crackle, sizzle!
Electricity was springing up on Kim Yoo-jung’s sword.
‘Lightning Imbuement.’
That was also one of Kim Yoo-jung’s skills.
Rumble!
But the difference was that its power seemed much more enhanced than before.
“Just what….”
“It means we, not you, are the ones chosen by the true ‘God’.”
“……!”
“You still can’t use the system, right?”
It was just as he said.
“But we are different.”
“What are you saying….”
“We, the chosen ones, not only have smooth system usage but also received an even greater grace.”
Sizzle!
The gathering current was burning even more dangerously.
He had to move.
Trickle.
But Yu Baek’s body had also reached its limit.
Kim Yoo-jung wasn’t the only one using skills; some other players were as well.
‘If I use… karma.’
He felt like he could win if he used karma, karma points.
But the thought crossed his mind whether it was okay to use that power since they were humans, not demons.
“Go Johan, he is the true demon.”
Dozens of players were approaching, surrounding Yu Baek as if wrapping around him.
Why was there no backup, why were there no other civilians in sight.
Numerous questions entered his mind.
And.
Smirk.
Yu Baek smiled again.
“Why are you laughing?”
Kim Yoo-jung said as if disgusted by it.
“What’s so funny?”
“…Because the only things I’m wondering are why there’s no backup and why I don’t see any civilians.”
“That’s because.”
“My trust in Him doesn’t waver even at this moment.”
“……!”
Yu Baek raised his sword once again.
“You probably didn’t see.”
The scene that unfolded in North Korea.
The mountain of corpses piled up with demons and demonic beasts.
Seeing that, how could he possibly doubt?
“He’s a demon? So what?”
“…What….”
“If he’s more sincere about hunting demons than anyone else, isn’t there nothing to worry about?”
“You’re crazy.”
“It’s a world that would have perished long ago if it weren’t for Him.”
Yu Baek did not activate his karma until the end.
Instead, he concentrated all his mana into his single sword.
‘Even if it’s just Kim Yoo-jung.’
If he could just cut him down, it would be enough—that was what he thought.
“……?”
Yu Baek’s eyes went wide as he felt an unexpected silence descend.
Crunch!
The enemies right in front of him were completely sliced away.
“Why are some people so stubborn?”
“……!”
Yu Baek’s hand gripping the sword trembled violently.
“C-Captain…!”
It was Go Johan.