How A Mythical Holy Knight Lives As A Villain (Novel) - Chapter 93
Chapter 93
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“Stop talking nonsense.”
Go Johan spoke coldly to Go Min-Ji.
Go Min-Ji was clearly approaching him with another purpose in mind.
“What’s bothering you?”
“……”
At her words, Go Johan’s eyes darkened.
“What’s strange about it?”
After entering the S-class Gate, Go Johan had definitely shown strange behavior.
Go Johan spoke as if Sanctum’s injuries were simply because Sanctum was weaker than he had thought.
‘No.’
From Go Min-Ji’s perspective, that wasn’t the reason.
She thought it was closer to an accident that occurred because Go Johan couldn’t concentrate and was concerned about something.
Moreover, there was a definite reason.
“The giants.”
The monsters of the S-class Gate, the giants.
“You’re not keeping them alive just to continue training, are you?”
In all the battles so far, not a single giant had died.
Neither Sanctum nor the giants had killed each other, repeatedly clashing and retreating as if conducting mock training.
There had been several opportunities for Go Johan to kill the giants at any time.
“Not yet.”
Go Johan said.
“I’m still observing.”
“Don’t struggle alone. We know we can’t be of much help to you, but we’ll still help as much as we can.”
Tap.
She nudged Go Johan with her elbow.
“We’re family, aren’t we?”
Even so, Go Johan’s expression showed no signs of softening.
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A long time had already passed since entering the S-class Gate.
From some point on, Go Min-Ji’s eyes had changed, and Go Woo-Jin and Han Su-Ah’s eyes had changed.
After that, the Sanctum players also began to change their gazes one by one.
Finally.
Kwang!
The results of their training began to show properly.
In the clashes with the giants, it was Go Min-Ji who was holding down one giant at the front.
Gooo!
Though her stats hadn’t improved significantly compared to before.
“Die!”
Her momentum and actual combat ability seemed to have grown more than 1.5 times compared to a few days ago.
Kwang!
She moved her twin greatswords more fluidly and used her abilities more effectively.
Flash.
Go Min-Ji’s growth had reached the encouraging point of being able to use the berserker’s power to some extent without side effects.
The same was true for Go Woo-Jin and Han Su-Ah.
Go Woo-Jin and Han Su-Ah were working together to hold down and push back one giant.
Behind them, the raid members were holding down another giant, moving actively and filling in the gaps left by Go Min-Ji, Go Woo-Jin, and Han Su-Ah.
He could guarantee it.
“Now they look decent.”
These people had undergone a 180-degree transformation from before and after entering the S-class Gate.
This was the potential that all players possessed.
Because of the system, people think this world is like a game where everything can be explained through numbers.
‘Even at the same level, even with the same class, there’s a world of difference.’
What Go Johan had done for Sanctum was.
“Now they can finally utilize their abilities perfectly.”
He had only taught them how to draw out 80% of their numerical stats.
“Now they won’t die.”
They now fought the giants on equal terms.
They weren’t fanatics who relied solely on Go Johan’s healing abilities and faced death without fear.
Retreating when they should retreat, advancing further when they should advance.
“You must become accustomed to fighting without grace.”
Go Johan said.
“Leave it to me.”
Thud, thunk.
Lee Jae-Kyung’s sword moved, striking down the giants.
This level seemed reliable enough to leave to him.
“How long do you think it will take?”
Lee Jae-Kyung suddenly asked Go Johan.
Even without being told, Lee Jae-Kyung also knew that Go Johan was sensing something strange in this Gate.
“I’m not sure. I think I need to confront it first.”
“Is it that serious?”
“That’s not what I mean.”
Go Johan shook his head as he spoke.
“Really…”
What he had felt since entering this Gate.
“I don’t know.”
It was strange and peculiar enough to make Go Johan stop.
“I need to check.”
Now that Sanctum was fulfilling their role, it was the opportunity.
“Leave this place to us and go.”
Nod.
Go Johan’s figure disappeared like a mirage after nodding.
Following that.
Kwaaaa!
The wind caused by his movement swept across the battlefield, but no one wavered.
They were completely focused, having raised only their fighting spirit.
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The sky.
Woong.
The world appeared in Go Johan’s Divine Eyes.
A world made of gray thread lines, with no black color existing.
There had been the goddess’s voice he heard when entering this place.
[You have entered the entrance.]
Entrance.
When he asked others, they said only Go Johan had heard the voice.
Also.
‘The power of sanctity is resonating.’
It wasn’t the Sanctum guild.
Go Johan’s essential power, sanctity, had awakened on its own upon entering this place, resonating and amplifying.
Originally, even Go Johan couldn’t easily heal hundreds of people simultaneously.
However, in this place.
Swish.
He could recover all of them instantly, so naturally.
At the same time.
“……”
He could feel the power of curses weakening.
[Some Karma Points are sealed.]
Even when he tried to draw out sins, they were being sealed instead.
Without a doubt, this was a space he had never encountered in either of his lives as Michael or Go Johan.
Whoom!
Go Johan began to move.
He had already confirmed through Divine Eyes where the world lines led.
Kwang!
He stepped on the air and shot forward again.
And when he finally stepped on the ground.
Kuuuuuu!
Massive giants surrounded Go Johan as if encircling him, glaring at him.
“Are you…”
Go Johan looked at them with emotionless eyes and said.
“Blocking the path?”
Despite Go Johan’s warning tone, the giants seemed unwilling to back down and moved their feet toward Go Johan.
Kuuung!
Those massive footsteps became ground tremors that rushed toward Go Johan.
Kwaa!
Rising earth walls became a prison confining Go Johan.
Ziiiiing!
The sound waves echoing within became restraints binding Go Johan.
These were abilities they had never shown against Sanctum.
Whoosh.
Wind arose from within.
Shaaaa!
The wind caused by Go Johan’s gesture tore apart the sound waves created by the ground tremors and created cracks in the earth walls.
Kwang!
When his next punch destroyed the earth walls.
Kwaaaaa!
The giants brought down both hands like something primitive, trying to crush Go Johan.
From within that, Go Johan raised his hand.
Crack!
[Spatial Slash]
Go Johan’s technique of moving world lines to cut through space had now grown further.
[Spatial Severance]
Not only cutting through space, but maintaining the cut space as it was.
The giants’ fists that touched it.
Slash.
Were cut off as they were.
Kuuuuuu!
The giants thrashed about as if screaming.
Go Johan’s arms and hands that had been striking down toward him were cut off entirely, showing cross-sections as if sliced by something, with blood pouring down like rain.
Go Johan deflected it and said.
“I have no intention of killing.”
The giants were different from ordinary monsters.
It felt like seeing the dwarfs, elves, and other races that had existed in Travania in the past.
Moreover.
Writhe.
Their slowly healing wounds became another reason for Go Johan not to take the giants’ lives.
It was something similar to sanctity, yet different.
“I won’t kill.”
Go Johan said again.
“Not yet.”
Because they too weren’t trying to kill Sanctum.
As if trying to protect something, they were merely blocking the way, so he bestowed mercy.
Kuuung!
The giants began to retreat as if they understood Go Johan’s words.
A path opened.
Swish!
Go Johan rushed through that gap again.
Thud!
When he kicked off the ground and rose, hundreds of giants stood before that place.
“The conquest would have been difficult.”
A difficulty level that couldn’t be conquered with the burden called Sanctum.
Thud.
But the giants no longer blocked Go Johan.
He continued running.
And at some point.
“……”
He felt darkness approaching.
He looked back.
Whoosh!
That place was still bright, but ahead was darker than anything.
Chuckle.
Go Johan curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled.
“I didn’t expect it to be this much.”
He slowly raised his head to look at the sky.
Countless moons floating there.
No, eyeballs.
“……”
He could feel giants of immeasurable size becoming walls, dyeing the earth in darkness.
“Do you also intend to block me?”
Go Johan asked.
He felt no fear.
It was simply wondrous.
Something he hadn’t seen in Travania, different from Gate monsters.
Moreover, something third that seemed unrelated to those demons.
His heart raced at the discovery of the unknown that still existed in the world.
“What lies ahead?”
Go Johan asked.
That’s when it happened.
Kuung.
An earthquake rumbled, and sunlight began to enter.
The giants blocking Go Johan opened a path.
“Enter.”
Dozens of voices began to resonate in Go Johan’s head.
Step.
Go Johan no longer ran.
The world lines were pulling him in.
Whoosh!
He could feel space being folded.
When he opened his eyes, Go Johan was facing different giants.
They were definitely smaller than the giants he had seen so far.
About the size of ogres, perhaps.
And another difference was.
Clank.
Unlike the other giants who were almost naked, these had the appearance of knights or statues holding armor and weapons.
Grin.
Go Johan’s lips naturally curved upward.
That was because he felt a completely different kind of energy than before.
‘Strong.’
He felt that each one of them might be similar to Kartul.
Swish.
The eyes of the armored giants looked at Go Johan.
Though those red-glowing eyes were full of hostility.
Screech!
Eventually, they too stepped aside.
Finally, the destination came into clear view.
It was a building of a form he had seen before.
A grandeur that made his heart race just by looking at it.
Step.
When Go Johan walked forward and set foot at the entrance.
[Entering the Pantheon, the Hall of All Gods….]
Crackle.
Noise echoing in his head.
At that moment.
Woooong!
The eyes of the armored giants began to burn even brighter.
Swiiish!
Their blades instantly rushed toward Go Johan.