Book 1 Chapter 808

808.

'What is this?'

Nyx's eyes were filled with confusion.

'Can this truly be a mortal?'

It was impossible to know how much time had passed since he was engulfed by the flames of catastrophe.

After being absorbed into Erebus, Nyx had no consciousness at all.

But for some reason, his consciousness as the Frost of Death had awakened.

The fall of the flames of catastrophe.

For the Frost of Death, it was an opportunity.

A golden chance to make the world immortal once more.

He could achieve the wish he desired.

The world he saw after regaining consciousness had changed.

Impiously, the inhabitants of the underworld had forgotten the grace of the gods.

It was necessary to remind the ignorant underworld dwellers once more.

Who their master was.

That's how it should have been…

Flash-!

Golden lines were woven before his eyes.

Kwakagagagagak-!

Ice that would never melt turned to dust and scattered.

Kwak-!

Kar kicked off the ground.

Moving at speeds beyond imagination, Kar's sword weaved through the air.

Then, the space where the ice would spread was filled by Kar's sword first.

Nyx's face hardened.

'Precognition? Impossible! That's the realm of the gods!'

How had the world changed that such a monster existed as a mortal?

Chwak-!

Kar's sword sliced through Nyx's body.

"How dare a dirty beast!"

Nyx's rage surged.

Tak-!

"Hah- Hah-"

Kar, who landed on the ground, breathed heavily.

Even if he could use his hypersenses at will, maintaining them at their peak consumed immense mental energy.

Furthermore, processing the information transmitted through hypersenses and moving his body consumed an unimaginable amount of physical strength.

Even Leo, who was second only to Kar in his mastery of hypersenses, couldn't dare to attempt it.

It was a battle in a realm achievable only by Kar, who possessed overwhelming skill and stamina, worthy of being called a god-slayer.

But…

'As expected, I can't defeat him alone.'

At best, he could only slow Nyx down.

He wouldn't have been able to hold on if the teachers and students of Azonia hadn't fought fiercely against the Styx legion.

Kar looked intently at his own hands.

In this urgent situation, someone's face flashed through his mind.

'Valhar.'

The divine blacksmith, the reincarnation of Dwe'no, and his trusted advisor.

He recalled Valhar's appearance from when he saw him before.

His progress compared to his past life.

He could tell at once that Valhar's flames were the fruit of his anguish and effort to move forward after his reincarnation.

When Lea saw those flames, she was shocked, but Kar merely marveled, saying it was amazing.

'I was too complacent.'

For Kyle, he had resolved to completely defeat Erebus this time.

But he himself hadn't changed from his past life.

He was merely treading water.

'Pathetic.'

Perhaps he had been more intoxicated than anyone by the peace he had never experienced.

The chosen hero Arion had lived a life that never knew peace.

His innate hypersenses always made Arion fearful, so he couldn't help but live a life more closely intertwined with fear than others.

Because of that, the peace he felt for the first time captivated Kar even more.

But…

'It's just an excuse.'

He had never deeply considered the one who brought him this peace.

That's why he had been complacent.

'I… will change.'

Goooh-!

The aura emanating from Kar's body became refined.

'If the people of the world call me a hero…'

Kar's eyes became clear.

'I will no longer be someone unworthy of this title.'

To be a truly courageous person.

'I will become the bravest beastman in the world.'

He would be a hero who could show great courage even without his comrades.

'I don't want to be consumed by fear anymore. To do that…'

Kar and Nyx's eyes met.

'I will kill.'

Flicker-

Kar's eyes, now transformed, glinted with clear killing intent.

The moment he met Kar's gaze.

Nyx felt a shiver run down his spine.

A killing intent that bound his entire body.

'Is this the killing intent that an underworld inhabitant can unleash!'

Dangerous.

The endless potential of the beastman before him made Nyx, an immortal being, feel the fear of 'death.'

'I must eliminate him here.'

Goooh-!

The range of Nyx's frost expanded further.

At that moment.

Dung-!

His vision flipped, and Nyx's face was contorted in shock.

This was on a different level from his previous sword strikes.

Before the evil god Nyx could even perceive it, Kar's sword had slit Nyx's throat.

Mortal swords cannot be followed.

No, he didn't even know if the sword had been swung.

There was no process, only the result.

Nyx knew better than anyone what this was.

'Power…?'

A phenomenon that occurs without any restriction when one intends to act.

If death existed for him, he would be dead now.

Nyx looked at Kar with a bewildered expression.

He himself was also bewildered by his current sword strike.

'Is it subconscious?'

Nyx did not know.

How much of a coward Kar was.

He was a coward who, until the moment his life was extinguished, was so terrified by the deaths of his friends that he couldn't even feel hatred towards Erebus, who had killed him.

Therefore, Nyx could not possibly understand how terrifying it was for such a person to possess 'killing intent.'

'I must kill him. By any means necessary!'

Seeing Kar reaching into the realm of the gods, Nyx's vigilance reached its peak.

'I will kill them all!'

As Nyx's eyes flashed and cold frost was about to explode like a blast.

Hwarururuk-!

Golden flames created a massive wall.

Kagagagagagagang-!

The golden flames disappeared in an instant.

They had lost their power to the overwhelming frost.

And in the center of the Frost of Death stood a dwarf.

'To block the Frost of Death… Why are there so many monsters among mortals in this era?!'

Nyx scowled.

But, nonetheless, the dwarf before him was dead.

Once frozen like that, there was no way he would survive.

Tzereok-

"……!"

Tzereoreok! Kugu-gung-!

"Hmm."

Valhar, who broke free from the Frost of Death, exhaled lightly.

"It's cold."

Nyx's face turned to shock at the simple observation.

"How… It's ice that should never melt!"

Seeing Nyx's astonishment, Valhar said calmly.

"Indeed, this ice resembles the flames of catastrophe."

He pushed through the ice.

"But you've chosen the wrong opponent. My flames can resist the flames of catastrophe."

As Valhar opened his palm, golden flames erupted.

"Ice melts in flames. I don't know what you are, but you're not compatible with me."

It was as he said.

Dwe'no's golden flames were flames that even resisted the flames of catastrophe.

Of course, he was eventually consumed and lost his life, but the ability to resist was a miracle in itself.

Therefore, he could resist the Frost of Death, which had a superior elemental advantage.

"By the way."

Valhar looked at Kar with surprised eyes.

"You have a good expression on your face."

At Valhar's words, Kar nodded.

"I won't hesitate anymore."

"Good."

Valhar chuckled and looked at Nyx.

"So? I came because you requested support… but what is that?"

"It seems to be a fragment of Erebus. Not Erebus himself, though."

"That's a peculiar story."

Despite his puzzled expression, Valhar summoned his battle axe.

Seeing that, Nyx's face contorted miserably.

'There's no point in fighting those two monsters.'

Thinking that far, Nyx snapped his fingers.

Along with it, the demons of Styx disappeared.

"Are you running away?"

At Valhar's words, Nyx spat out with a murderous look.

"Next time we meet, I will crush you all to death, you inferior insects…"

Kwak-!

"If you're going to disappear, then disappear. Don't spout cliché words."

"I will kill you as painfully as possible! Dwarf!"

Nyx, whose forehead was pierced by the hand axe thrown by the dwarf, disappeared with a look of hatred.

Seeing that, Valhar crossed his arms and asked.

"So, what exactly is that?"

"He introduced himself as an evil god. He said he was the Frost of Death, and his name was Nyx."

"Frost of Death… a strange name, sounds like Erebus's cousin."

"Another evil god… Nyx… Hmm… Where have I heard that before?"

Until a moment ago, he had just been scared and thought it was another form of Erebus, but looking back, the name sounded familiar.

Kar, who was pondering, widened his eyes.

"Ah! It's the evil god Kyle mentioned!"

"Kyle?"

"Yeah! He said there used to be several evil gods, and Erebus was the one who devoured them all. And that evil god fell off as a fragment of Erebus. That's why! I knew I'd heard it somewhere before."

"Hmm, I see. So? How did Kyle tell you that?"

"Oops! I was going to keep it a secret!"

Kar covered his mouth.

Seeing Kar like that, Valhar narrowed his eyes.

"I thought it was strange from the moment you met Lea… Tell me what you're hiding."

At those words, Kar opened his mouth.

"The evil god just now… from a parallel world…"

"You brought Kyle here, didn't you? As expected."

"No, I haven't finished explaining…"

"If the story of parallel worlds came out of your mouth, the explanation is complete. I understand."

"No, I don't understand even after Kyle explained it to me extensively, so how do you understand it immediately?"

"Well."

"Well?"

"Aren't you an idiot?"

At those words, Kar looked like he was about to cry.