Chapter 226

Chapter 226: Omen of the Ruin (End)

Translator: Nadu

Editor: DearestKafka

An ancient devil, balrog .

There was no known source .

They existed from a certain moment and disappeared in another .

There were different theories but among them, the most plausible one was that the world had once been destroyed by the balrogs .

The balrogs were too strong and there wasn’t anything in this world that could compete with them .

However, the balrogs had a very militant tendency . They couldn’t resist their urge for destruction and they were great predators .

They even ate their kind when they were hungry .

In the end, the balrogs that survived after killing all living things in the Underworld, ate each other until they became extinct .

And the balrogs that survived until now were the ones who were placed asleep by using a very high magic skill .

Among them, strong balrogs even had the strength that was comparable to the demon gods .

They were uncontrollable and they even consumed magic that they normally went rampage before they self-destructed but…

It was certain that the things around the balrog became destroyed .

It became a land of the death that didn’t even let a single plant survive .

“The source of life is its driving force . ”

Thud!

Crrrrash!

It went wild . The giant monster was crushing everything it touched . Whenever its paws touched, everything disappeared with a tremendous upheaval .

Bae Sungming watched the scene expressionlessly .

The monster that suddenly appeared was greedily coveting life around him .

Although they instantly had soldiers tried to stop it, the damage continued to grow .

“It is just him! Are we unable to stop just that one enemy?!”

Ogar yelled .

He was the vice chieftain of the fire tars and took the role of leading the fire tars .

That was right . It was only one opponent .

However, balrog didn’t get tired .

It wasn’t even using its energy to produce its strength .

‘Absorption . ’

He was absorbing the lives of those in its proximity, killing them and using their stamina as its own .

Although it wasn’t certain, he was able to conclude taking his time and carefully observing .

‘I don’t think I can use Hydra and Beatrice . ’

Hydra was a being that had reached its peak of life and Beatrice was a witch who used it as a source of her sacrifice to summon .

If they were summoned, a great catastrophe would occur .

Through the two types of strength, balrog will destroy the entire territory .

Sungmin had to seal two of his best moves .

“We will face him using just the specters and the undead . ”

However, it was useless to the undead and the specters .

As Sungmin declared it, the dokkaebis and the elves backed off first .

“Do you want us to fall back as well?”

Ogar expressed his complaint .

But, Sungmin shook his head .

“balrog absorbs life and makes it into his own . If we fight any more, it is no different than giving balrog more strength . ”

“Our comrades were killed . If we back off like this, we would have no face . ”

Even though Ogar was open-minded, as long as he led the fire tars, he couldn’t help but follow their rules .

That was what it meant to become the leader of the fire tars .

If he was to disregard the death of their comrades, Ogar could no longer lead them .

Sungmin explained further .

“If we remove its two horns, it would no longer absorb any more strength . When we do, I’ll leave the rest to you . ”

balrog was able to absorb life through how two long horns .

If they were to get rid of those two horns, they would be able to gain an overwhelming advantage .

“I understand . ”

Ogar also knew that he couldn’t be stubborn with this matter any further .

It was no other than Muyoung’s war . He couldn’t spoil things for him .

Afterwards, Ogar left with the fire tars .

There were about 40,000 specters . If they add up the number of undead, it would reach 50,000 .

Sungmin started to ‘command’ them all .

“I need to check from the bottom . ”

He had confirmed that balrog absorbed life and made it it’s own .

Now he needed to find out how much strength it could exhibit without doing so .

Once he finds out about his baseline, it would be easier to fight it .

‘Gather low frequencies and make them resonate . ’

Sungmin gathered shade type specters .

The shades were existences that were made up of low frequencies . They were the source of terror and specters without any form .

There were about 2,000 of them . He gathered the shades and resonated with them at a high speed .

He created a magic circle in the air and infinitely rotated them and only pulled out low frequencies .

The process would be impossible for a normal magician . It required great knowledge and precise adjustments without any errors .

Soon, it resonated and the frequency that had now doubled due to resonation was shot towards balrog .

Low frequency was not magic . balrog was able to absorb even magic but Sungmin thought it wouldn’t be able to absorb the raw strength .

A normal living being is received with this sort of an attack, it would create an extreme self-dissociation . It would hurt itself and even try to end its own life .

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

It was effective .

balrog let out a scream and began to bump into the surrounding rocks .

It hit its head onto the group and bit its arm .

However, the problem was it didn’t leave much of a mark as it had such a strong skin .

‘I need to make that skin softer . ’

This also needed to be done without using magic .

“I need to use some beads . ”

Sungmin spoke to the nine-tailed foxes .

The five nine-tailed foxes were strong specters who would only follow Muyoung .

After becoming a specter, they had become real and their strength was easily comparable to a dragon .

And the strength of the nine-tailed foxes was concentrated in the beads .

It was similar to the ‘Life Vessel’ liches used .

“The beads?”

“Where are you planning to use it?”

The nine-tailed foxes were wary . It was obvious for them to act this way . If their beads were to be destroyed, they were no different than a normal fox .

If there was Muyoung, they would have passed it over without any hesitation but he was someone else .

However, they knew that Sungmin was someone who followed Muyoung for a very long time .

If someone else had requested it, they would have ripped their hearts out .

“I’m going to divide balrog’s strength . ”

The nine-tailed foxes looked at each other .

Spells or seduction didn’t work on balrog .

Only the attack produced by Sungmin .

They pondered for a moment before handing over their beads . The beads were the size of a fist but glowed very brightly .

“You cannot use it thoughtlessly . ”

“Don’t worry . ”

The beads floated around Sungmin .

It was a type of storage . The beads played the same role as a ‘wall’ that separated the interior and the exterior .

He amplified his power and confined balrog .

The reason why balrog was strong was that he could ‘absorb’ . Not just simply living being but he also could absorb the surrounding magic .

There was a reason why people said balrog had destroyed the world once .

But, if he could completely block the flow of the surrounding land using the five beads, balrog would weaken .

“Καλην?χτα . ”

The five beads floated in the air and soon approached the balrog, then radiating light to each other .

Afterwards, the beads drew a pentagram and trapped balrog in the middle .

It was the power of a complete blockage .

‘It would be hard to exert its original power without breaking through the five walls . ’

In its current state while its consciousness was disrupted, would he be able to break through all five walls?

Sungmin then struck his staff onto the ground once .

“Fire range attacks from the North . As it is a place full of water energy, it would weaken the balrog’s skin . ”

The pentagram also appeared as five elements as well .

Among the five points, North was a place where the element of water was maximized .

If they were to attack there, it would produce an effect on the balrog .

And Sungmin’s thoughts were valid .

As the specters with water energy started to pour long-ranged attack, cracks began to show on balrog’s skin .

The walls of the pentagram only restricted the inside .

There was no limit to what could enter from the outside .

Gwaaaaaaaaah!

The screams grew louder .

It was an effective strategy devised by Sungmin .

After becoming an elder lich, Sungmin gained more knowledge . It meant he was able to naturally understand the use of things .

As someone didn’t just become strong just because he learned a lot of strong skills .

Sungmin hit his staff down and teleported to the Northside of the pentagram . After gathering water energy of the surrounding and making it into a sword form, he drew a line .

Slash!

One of balrog’s horns was cut off .

Graaaaa! Graaaaak! Eraaaaah!

Thud! Thud! Thump!

balrog made a scene .

It tried to get out by smashing its body onto the wall .

However, it was a useless act and it only made it use up its stamina continuously .

Afterwards, the balrog stopped moving . It fell to the ground and twitched its body .

‘It died . ’

Sungmin raised his hand for a moment .

He stopped his attack .

Then, even the raising and lowering of his chest stopped .

He died . At least as a living being, his life had disappeared .

But…

Sungmin then frowned .

“Get away!”

balrog’s skin turned red . It boiled up and his whole body started to burn .

He was dead . But, he was revived .

He used up the last bit of his energy to regenerate .

No, it wasn’t regeneration .

Self-explosion!

Graaaaaaaaah!

balrog got up again . As it stretched out his hand, a huge flame was created .

Crack! Craaack!

That alone broke the wall . It meant it was a power that could not withstand even the blocking force .

‘I’m late . ’

It was too late to avoid .

Sungmin created another wall .

A huge wall created by bones . The wall, full of all kinds of power of death and specters, was Sungmin’s shield which blocked even the breath of the dragon .

Blaaast!

Afterwards, the pentagram broke and intense flames spread everywhere .

The specters who were unable to avoid it evaporated and the range of where the flames touch were widening .

If they were to leave this be, it would even swallow up the territory .

‘I didn’t keep in mind that it could self-explode . ’

He was completely taken back .

It was probably programmed in its biological system . For it to self-explore upon death .

The flames were strong . The wall created by Sungmin was slowly burning up .

If it continued like this…

“It seems like I’m not late!”

Suzy appeared without a care in the world .

And she appeared within the flames!

The flames that burned everything . No specter or a monster could stop those flames .

But, as if it was nothing, Suzy shrugged her shoulders and stretched out her hand .

Then the flames began to be sucked into Suzy’s hand .

‘That woman is?’

She was the woman who he saw a few hours ago .

When he saw her then, she didn’t seem special at all . She had excellent physical ability but not much magical ability .

However, the magical ability he felt now…

“Everyone get behind me . ”

Suzy spread both of her hands widely .

Then a huge wall of light was created and consumed the flames in a wide range scale .

Naturally, the specters and undead gathered behind Suzy .

It was strange . No matter how the situation was, there was no reason for the specters and the undead to naturally listen to her .

Unless it was Muyoung or Sungmin, it could never happen .

‘How?’

Sungmin couldn’t help but be shocked .

However, Sungmin knew of that power .

“Ahh! It’s delicious . I can’t believe that fire tastes so delicious . ”

Suzy tapped her belly as she tilted her head .

The idea of eating flames was also strange .

But, she felt like it was possible . In her current position, she felt like it could only be done by her . She just naturally learned it .

Sungmin widened his eyes .

That appearance… that power .

That’s definitely…

‘Muyoung’s . ’

The master of flames!

Unless what he saw was wrong, this was definitely Muyoung’s power .