Chapter 290 – Neither Humongous Nor Great (2)

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Translated by Heavenly Cat

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‘Such bug-like things……!’

Envy looked at the hidden weapons that dug into its physical body. They are merely crude edged tools made by human hands. If it’s an evolved physical body, it shouldn’t even get a scratch from such attacks.

‘Keugh!’

However, severe pain going beyond mere pain was felt.

It tried to shake them off by spreading its new wings.

The wings didn’t listen either.

“……!”

As if they hadn’t existed originally.

Only then could it feel that something was wrong.

Envy aggressively ground its teeth.

‘Was I seeing illusions?’

If I was seeing them, since when was it?

If so, my new form.

Does it mean even this is merely a hallucination.

“Uuuuugh.”

Where did it start going wrong.

Its mind couldn’t be more confused.

However, Envy did not collapse.

I am a Great Evil.

Even if it’s Claudi backed by Akshan, let alone the Shadow Mercenaries.

I do not kneel down to the attacks of trivial humans or such.

Glint─

“I will kill you.”

Killing intent dwells in Envy’s eyes.

Wriggle─

The physical body that became rags begins to undulate as if trying to stretch its grasp out once again. The nine Shadow Mercenaries. They were all in a state of having stabbed their respective hidden weapons into its body.

Envy rolled its brain.

‘I must buy time to recover.’

It was trivial but annoying at the same time.

Because the Shadow Mercenaries were exactly the ones equipped with abilities specialized in killing someone. It meant the edged tools that cleverly dug into the physical body were all attacking weaknesses, extremely suppressing vitality regeneration.

Envy opened its mouth.

“Drop off if you do not want to die miserably, crows.”

You are still mistaken, Claudi.

What are you saying you know about humans?

I have watched humans from the very beginning.

Humans do not change.

In extreme situations, the beast called humans is what abandons even the bonds of parents and children.

Yet you ultimately trust such beasts.

‘Boundlessly pitiful. Boundlessly ridiculous.’

Craaack─

However.

Cruuunch─

“……Keheugh?”

Envy couldn’t spit out its mad laughter.

“What’s so funny? Let’s laugh together, you bastard.”

Despite spewing out killing intent, the edged tools digging even deeper into the physical body.

Envy rolled its pupils in disbelief.

Looking again, it is definitely the Shadow Mercenaries.

A despicable, snobbish, and boundlessly cruel group.

That’s why it used those guys.

But, how are they…….

Their pupils should naturally be like the eyes of dead fish…….

‘Just what is that twinkling……?’

Are you saying they are shining brilliantly?

It couldn’t comprehend it.

So it ended up muttering unconsciously.

“Are you saying something like humans can truly change?”

Eventually, Envy’s gaze heads toward Ho-yeol.

At the same time.

Envy’s pupils shook roughly.

“……!”

So that was it.

What they are looking at is ‘you’.

The light contained in their pupils was your light.

The moment it realized, Envy’s illusion shattered.

Plop plop─

The wings of black feathers are nowhere to be seen.

Instead, what caught its eyes was its severed right arm as it was.

Its wounded physical body.

And.

Tremble tremble─

Itself shivering in fear.

The Great Evil ended up recalling it.

The irresistible Natural Enemy Relationship it thought it had overcome.

The fear of being hunted.

Envy knelt down.

“……P, Please spare me!”

*

Shadow Mercenaries.

The AAU’s information saying they were scheduled to be active until the very late stages of the Chronicles of the Arcana Continent story was not an exaggeration. Because in a special situation like right now, their abilities seemed to double.

[You have obtained the command over the Shadow Mercenaries.]

Of course, the Dawn’s set effect activated thanks to them following me completely.

The massive increase in morale probably didn’t have a small impact.

Nevertheless, the Shadow Mercenaries were amazing.

“No, I was wrong. O Claudi……!!”

Crucially, didn’t they make the Great Evil submit?

One might suspect it’s ridiculous acting but.

System messages do not lie.

[‘Fear’ occurs on the Great Evil, Seven Deadly Sins Envy.]

Envy kneels down.

Is it because it’s trembling in fear.

Ssssh─

Every time its physical body trembles, it turns to dust and scatters into the empty air.

It goes from being increasingly insignificant to trivial.

To the extent that before long, the Shadow Mercenaries’ daggers that were deeply embedded naturally pull out.

Wolf retrieves his weapon and says.

“That’s enough now.”

Bow.

Then after bowing his head toward me.

He steps back one pace along with the members.

I looked at the continuously shrinking Envy.

“I sincerely apologize……!!”

There is no majesty as a Great Evil.

What remained was merely a demon.

If it’s to sustain its life.

A demon no different from an imp, willing to even beg.

“If you spare me, I will tell you everything I know! What are you curious about? No, there is something you must absolutely know. Regarding Pride, who is a Seven Deadly Sins just like me……! Claudi, there is something I must absolutely tell you!”

Seven Deadly Sins, Pride, huh.

Saying there’s something you must absolutely deliver to me regarding that guy.

It couldn’t be a more appetizing story.

‘Why, because information is important.’

If it was me, Lee Ho-yeol, I might have listened to that story at least as a final will and testament and sent it to Hell. Of course, that’s a meaningless assumption now with Granfel glaring with his eyes wide open.

“Why should I do so.”

“……Pardon?”

“The world is wide, and there are many things to put in one’s head. Yet why should I. Remember a trivial demon’s circumstances, and put it in my head.”

Seriously, you have insane confidence…….

Isn’t it true that no one can genuinely imitate Granfel’s way of speaking?

Of course, I will be the one suffering later because of that.

‘But it’s not like it’s been only a day or two.’

Because for Granfel’s pride to negotiate with a demon is impossible.

“…….”

Perhaps because even a handful of expectations was denied.

Envy’s face began to distort.

It shouted resentfully as if burning its last flame.

“Yes, it seems even my words sound ridiculous to you. How spiteful. The fact that I cannot see such upright you crumble at the final moment!!”

The curse continues.

Envy looked down at its own body and bit its lip.

Unbothered by the blood flowing down the corners of its mouth, it continues speaking.

“Even if I have become this small and trivial. I am a Great Evil. I am an existence born from original sin!! To despise me just because I lost my power……!!”

Envy.

Like its name, it seems to be shouting filled with envy and spite.

But do not be mistaken.

Didn’t I tell you?

“You are neither humongous nor great.”

What Great Evil, what Demon King.

Seven Deadly Sins Pride?

No matter what demon it became.

In Granfel’s eyes, it is no different from a nameless, trivial imp.

I continued speaking toward Envy.

“From the beginning, to me, you were no different from a tiny imp.”

Man, right before dropping it to Hell, isn’t this scraping the heart way too hard? This is why you shouldn’t turn Granfel into an enemy. You’ll die twice from the disease of frustration.

It was the moment I thought so.

For whatever reason.

A futile sound of laughter was heard.

“Haha…….”

Envy was laughing.

“Is that so.”

Plop.

Going beyond the shell disappearing, now even the frail original physical body was burning with Hell’s fire. The moment I thought even the strength to endure had disappeared, Envy’s voice was heard.

“The shell wrapped in envy was meaningless to you after all.”

Is it a will?

More importantly, what does it mean.

Could it be, are you also a possessor of Granfel-style speech?

Speechless, I mutter inwardly.

Soon, Envy was completely engulfed in Hell’s fire.

Leaving behind a single word spat out as if scattering.

“……As expected, I cannot help but envy you.”

At the same time, my vision flickered.

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]…….

[Your relationship with Akshan has increased.]

[Your influence in Akshan has vastly increased.]…….

[Your kill contribution towards the Great Evil, Seven Deadly Sins Envy is acknowledged.]

[Loot is automatically acquired due to high kill contribution.]…….

Messages pop up dizzily.

Seeing the flickering not stopping, unlike the resurrected Greed.

I can really feel that I actually killed a Great Evil.

Toward such a me, the Akshan seniors’ gazes pour down.

As expected.

From those eyes, not a trace of praising me, saying I did well, could be felt.

Nod.

Just actions over words.

I knew that was Akshan’s way of communicating.

To be disappointed about it now would also be weird, wouldn’t it.

I looked around.

The Great Evil that fell to Hell.

Thanks to that, the Zero Mountain Range completely regains its own light.

Since the battle is over, did the effect of morale boost end as well. The struggle prepared for death, the Shadow Mercenaries who desperately lunged at Envy sit down on the ground or collapse just like that.

And.

In the middle of that scenery.

I remained consistent as always.

Uprightness that did not bend for even a single moment.

Yes, it means I snatched the overwhelming victory I aimed for.

And looking at such an appearance of mine.

Tudududu─

Dozens of helicopters.

Hundreds of drones were recording.

Accurately speaking, this world was watching.

‘……Huu─’

Seriously. For pitiful me, Lee Ho-yeol, it’s a terrible situation.

Beyond the self-luminescent attire being shameful.

I thought, it must have been clearly revealed when shown to the world, right.

Akshan too.

The Demon Hunters too.

And even Claudi……!

A thief’s feet truly go numb.

I, who know all the truth.

Once again a mouse hole.

I felt like hiding in the [Small Champion’s Sanctuary Underground the Mountain Range] but.

However.

“Will this serve as a warning.”

Right now, Granfel annihilated no less than a Great Evil.

And was in a state where his pride was fully charged.

This damn glib tongue couldn’t possibly stay still.

‘……Yes, let’s hold it in for now, Ho-yeol.’

Akshan too.

The Demon Hunters too.

Claudi too.

‘It’s still at a stage where no one can be certain yet.’

Among them, especially Granfel’s fucking full name, no one knew it yet. Soon, I was able to gather my wits. I could grab onto my sanity and spit it out.

The place such cold voice of mine headed towards was naturally.

The culprit who caused the current incident.

“World Unification.”

Yes.

The Monarch of Adventurers.

Liu Ouzhunchun, it’s you.

*

A guild capable of setting up a base camp in the Zero Mountain Range is safe to be considered a corporation. It meant it was basic for each guild to launch dozens of drones for analysis.

“Master, it’s a cooperation request from AAU!”

“The broadcasting stations are also requesting video materials……!”

“C, Captain. The government, and a very high-ranking person at that……!!”

Guilds, AAU, government, media.

Complexly intertwined interests.

Because of that, cooperation requests flooded in for the players belonging to the guilds.

Now that Raymond Sean has stopped posting update details.

Because the only things they could rely on were the real-time situations of the Zero Mountain Range relayed by the players. However, there was no specific information whatsoever for the players either.

“What would come out from watching?”

“We don’t know anything except the appearance message.”

“Except for the fact that it’s an amazing guy capable of changing the field…….”

But it was merely a groundless fear.

The full view of the mountain range floating up through the drones.

“!!!”

Because there was no need for complex additional explanations there.

Because the experts’ expectations and such were also meaningless.

Yes, that was a simple hunt.

“J, Just what is that?”

There were no differing opinions on the hunt.

Annihilation, that itself.

Furthermore, didn’t it show everything clearly?

“That flowing attire is definitely a Demon Hunter……!”

“Then is that wolf over there truly the Akshan Wolf?!”

“Just now……. didn’t they say Claudi?”

The resurrection of Akshan.

And the word that drove the whole world into confusion.

Even the meaning of ‘Claudi’.

-“Will this serve as a warning.”

Standing upright in the eye of that storm.

Ho-yeol finally opened his mouth.

The sudden appearance of the Great Evil.

He specified the culprit.

-“World Unification.”

At the same time, the whole world was in an uproar.

-Liu Ouzhunchun is it you again?!!

-World Unification these bastards lmaooooooo

-Let’s go realize justice!!!!!