How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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“Kyaaaaa!”
“C-crazy… run…!”
The scene unfolding was nothing short of a rampage.
To ordinary people, Go Johan looked more possessed by a demon than anyone else.
He killed Association member Kim Won-Seok without hesitation, bursting his head open.
“Ah… ah…”
Then he calmly walked toward Kim Do-Ha, who looked nothing but pitiful.
Gulp.
Of all the Association members witnessing the scene, not a single person could move.
“…Evidence.”
At that moment, one of the Association members, mustering some courage, asked Go Johan.
“Do you have evidence?”
If Go Johan’s words were true, there had to be some evidence.
“Evidence…”
Go Johan seemed almost pleased with the question.
In faith, as when facing demons, the most important thing was doubt.
“I do.”
By now, his manner of speech had returned to normal.
Crack.
His hand was already wrapped around Kim Do-Ha’s neck.
“But showing you the evidence first… there’s not enough time.”
“Kkugh! Kk!”
Kim Do-Ha struggled in vain.
Squeeze.
Just as her neck snapped like a pair of chopsticks-
Thunk.
Kim Do-Ha’s body went limp, and a dark light began to seep out from her.
“…!”
At the same time, it was sucked back into her, dyeing her eyes pitch-black.
“Ki-hek! Kek!”
She screamed in agony, but her mouth twisted into a grin.
“…You will… follow… the same… fate…”
It was likely a corrupted spirit, once called Fellonil.
Pop!
Kim Do-Ha’s skull exploded, scattering into pieces.
“……”
No one could easily open their mouth.
Those Association members closest to her had clearly seen her final moments.
Yet, even so, they could not believe it.
“This… this can’t be right.”
The member who had questioned Go Johan spoke.
“We must follow procedures…”
“How many would have to be sacrificed for those procedures?”
“……”
“Can you swear those procedures are truly fair and just?”
…“But…”
“I respect it.”
Every time Go Johan’s gaze fell on someone-
Pop!
The surviving members of Geo and Viren burst apart.
“What’s more necessary in times of peace than that? It is the same in times of chaos.”
But-
“I’ve already lost too much to that.”
Just what kind of past did Go Johan, who had only just turned twenty, carry?
Where did all that regret and rage come from, and where did such power originate?
Then it happened.
Woooong-
The humming of barrier items activating filled the air.
In an instant, a bluish barrier stretched out, enveloping a radius of 300 meters in front of Go Johan.
And not just that-
WOOOOOONG!
Layer after layer, more barriers stacked, fortifying the enclosure even further.
Those who arrived-
“P-President!”
Player Association President Gu Seong-Hoon himself appeared, leading the Association’s very best, the White Agents.
Close to a hundred Association members formed a ring around the barrier, drawing out their items.
“Heh.”
Gu Seong-Hoon gave a hollow laugh.
“…I never expected things would get this intense.”
He hadn’t imagined that such an incident would unfold in front of the entire nation-no, the entire world.
“Did I underestimate you?”
Gu Seong-Hoon looked at Go Johan.
“Or did you overestimate yourself?”
He, too-
Shiiing.
Drew his beloved weapon, the unique item Meteor Spear.
“Will you go further?”
The killing intent boiling around him was genuine.
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The Association President and the elite White Agents had formed an array reminiscent of the sanctum’s formations.
At the center of the magic formation, Gu Seong-Hoon’s power surged several times over.
Whoooom!
The power was shared with the formation’s members.
This was not a sacred formation taught by the sanctum.
“……”
It was something more advanced, more refined.
“If you want to go further, I can oblige.”
Shing.
Gu Seong-Hoon took his stance.
“…But the price will be your life.”
Whoooom!
The magic formation’s aura began to boil.
“But if you surrender now, we’ll only arrest you. We’ll sort out the truth later.”
And then-
Smile.
Go Johan’s lips curled up.
In contrast, Gu Seong-Hoon’s face grew grim.
“So, that’s your choice?”
“What a joke.”
Go Johan tilted his head.
“Do you really think you can do it?”
“……”
Gu Seong-Hoon couldn’t answer.
He’d unleashed the Resonance of Ratna, rallied every elite White Agent he had.
At first, he was confident-no matter how great the player, if he used the Resonance of Ratna, there would be nothing impossible.
“You must sense it by now.”
Go Johan’s words were true.
‘What…’
He couldn’t see it.
Not a single sliver of victory.
Gu Seong-Hoon was reputed to have an extraordinary sense-people said he could see the future.
In truth, he could predict opponents’ movements from the smallest twitch of their muscles or shifts in their mana.
And from that, sometimes he could even foresee victory or defeat.
“Otherwise…”
Go Johan stepped forward.
“…!”
The Resonance of Ratna wasn’t just for amplifying Gu Seong-Hoon’s power.
Its other core was to ensnare and suppress the enemy standing at the center of the formation.
It should have worked-but Go Johan walked as if it were nothing.
“Should I stop being polite?”
“Haa…”
If things continued, it would be irreversible.
‘Was he really this much…?’
He’d made a total misjudgment.
It was Go Johan, not Gu Seong-Hoon, who held the reins.
And then-
BOOM!
A shock hit the barrier.
From outside, not inside.
“Break through!”
The Sanctuary Alliance, as expected, were forcing their way through the Association’s blockade to save Go Johan.
BOOM!
From the opposite side, another group, eyes burning with determination, also charged.
“Go Johan! What kind of mess are you getting into now?!”
Leading a raid party from the sanctum, she was rending the barrier with her twin swords.
If it had stopped there, it would have still been manageable.
“……”
Urgent radio chatter from outside the barrier:
Two sanctum raid parties, Golden Knight Go Woo-Jin, Go Jae-Han, and Shin Soo-Kyung had all appeared in person.
“They’ve all… lost their minds.”
That was Gu Seong-Hoon’s honest feeling.
What happened here today-what Go Johan had done-was something even the name “sanctum” couldn’t cover up.
And still, they were all flocking to him like moths to a flame.
Step.
Go Johan took another step forward.
‘Should I…’
Back down here?
Face, position, influence-he could see everything he might lose from this one decision.
So-
Grip.
He clenched his spear tighter.
There was no turning back now.
“Go Johan…”
He was about to push forward, ready or not.
BOOM!
Another shock struck the barrier.
“Johan! Johan!”
Shin Soo-Kyung herself appeared in person.
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Go Johan came to a halt.
‘So, this is how it ends.’
It was what he’d told Choi Ji-O, whose brother he’d had to kill.
“In the end…”
And the same held for himself now.
“So, it comes to this.”
He’d always known this moment would come.
That’s why, from his youth, he’d acted wayward and pushed his family away.
He’d thought that if he gave up first, if he pushed them away, they’d do the same.
“In the end…”
But it was different.
“Why… why do you all go this far?”
He couldn’t understand.
In Travania, Go Johan had family, too.
A father who treated his mother, brother, and himself like objects, lost in drink and drugs.
When his father’s alcohol ran out, his mother vented her rage on him and his brother.
He thought family was just that.
“……”
He sold his kin for a few coins.
He’d exterminated his bloodline for the sake of a title.
He hadn’t hesitated to behead his own father for the throne.
‘Family…’
That’s what he thought it was.
So, to him, only the goddess was ever a true parent.
“Johan! Open this! Open it now-! Wait, Johan…!”
But they were different.
‘Why?’
Why were they different?
“President! Step aside! Now!”
Even the usually taciturn Go Jae-Han was yelling at Gu Seong-Hoon.
“Break the barrier!”
Go Woo-Jin shouted, while Go Min-Ji swung her twin swords until her hands bled, beating at the barrier.
“We’ll settle this matter later! And! There’s testimony from Choi Ji-O, the Geo Guild Leader!”
Ah… was that why they were late?
To make absolutely certain they could save him?
“……”
Go Johan bowed his head.
At that, a smile spread over Gu Seong-Hoon’s lips.
‘Good…’
Go Johan was human after all.
No matter how hard he tried to distance himself from the sanctum, he could never truly cut his family ties.
‘This is my chance.’
He’d risked losing everything, but now he might have it all back and make his position even stronger.
This opportunity could put an unpayable debt on the sanctum, and bring Go Johan under his control.
He knew that the power Go Johan had shown was barely a fraction of his true strength.
The forces that followed him-
Just looking at the Sanctuary Alliance and the sanctum here he could see that.
And-
‘Sins.’
Rumor had it that Go Johan was a member of the mysterious Sins.
Goldian and the Russian government had even intervened on Go Johan’s behalf.
Even the Black Crown was involved.
“Go Johan.”
If only he could seize Go Johan-
“Surrender. Don’t worry too much. The Association will conduct a fair investigation, and the proper-”
If only he could seize Go Johan, the position of world Association president wouldn’t just be a dream.
That was what he thought.
“Truly.”
At last, Go Johan’s voice was heard.
It was as if everyone’s hearts skipped a beat.
“I can never forgive you people.”
“…?”
“You damned fiends.”
Fwoosh.
The wind stirred.
Gu Seong-Hoon, face blank, blinked.
“No matter what it takes… I will annihilate all of you.”
Eyes blazing.
BOOM!
The Resonance of Ratna shattered with a thunderous roar.
And the next shock-
“Kaagh!”
Pierced Gu Seong-Hoon’s heart.
“You sons of bitches.”