Exit
by Afuhfuihgs
I glared at the cult leader who introduced himself as Ross from the 1201st world and asked.
,Numerous Rosses have their own nicknames. Ross of Aspiration, Ross of Hope, and so on. So, what should I call you? Betrayal, Variant, Defect, Lack, Deficiency, Trash… If you don’t have one, I can give you one.”
I deliberately threw out provocative words to get information about the cult leader. The phrase ‘the one who became the beginning from the end’ wasn’t a nickname, but a description of himself. I thought that a ‘Ross’ with a severe inferiority complex wouldn’t just laugh off this kind of provocation.
As expected, although I couldn’t feel any murderous intent in the cult leader’s eyes as he glared at me, there was an emotion that felt like it would stick to me like tar.
,Are you putting me on the same level as other Rosses? How absurd. I am the only one among the numerous Rosses who has escaped the control of God and reached the truth. Only this word suits me.”
As he said that, the cult leader spread out his hands, and a huge black chakram appeared.
,Ross of Transcendence. That is the only thing that can fully explain my unique existence.”
A wave emanated from the cult leader. I felt like my body was being pushed back by the shockwave, as if hitting the air. As if further conversation was meaningless, the cult leader raised the chakram and aimed it at me.
,And I, desire uniqueness.”
In an instant, a dark ink-like slash flew towards me. Having prepared for a surprise attack, I immediately used space distortion to twist the trajectory of the slash and simultaneously created a dimensional passage to stab the cult leader in the back of the head with my spear.
Kang-!
Something invisible blocked the spearhead. Quickly retrieving my spear, I unleashed a barrage of unpredictable attacks aimed at his ankles, hips, and waist using space magic, but the aura of chaos that the cult leader spewed out like smoke took shape and blocked all the attacks.
,Ross! Leave the rest to us!”
As Ellie shouted that, she poured all the magic she had prepared towards Konfushion, who was moving to support the cult leader. Despite the huge roar and shockwave coming from behind, I trusted Ellie and my companions and focused all my attention on the cult leader in front of me.
I wouldn’t be able to defeat the cult leader with my power alone. I could kill him, but I couldn’t win. To kill the cult leader’s ambiguous existence itself, Roel, the protagonist of the novel, was needed. That was the original flow.
But Roel isn’t the only weakness of the cult leader. The cult leader of the Chaos Church is, after all, a mid-boss in the novel. The Demon King, who plays the role of the final boss in the novel, can naturally kill the cult leader.
If Raelran, who became an apostle of the Demon King, used the terminal to possess the Demon King, he would be able to completely kill the cult leader’s existence with the Demon King’s power.
Then my job is decided. Until Raelran is ready, to buy time. That much isn’t difficult. I can kill the cult leader too, after all.
Gathering all the magic power in my body, I split the shadow spear into two. I unleashed a barrage of attacks with twin spears consisting of a short spear and a long spear. Spearheads emerging from dozens of dimensional exits using space magic struck the cult leader’s entire body.
The aura of chaos that surrounded the cult leader’s entire body blocked all the spearheads, but I had no intention of holding back from the start. The enlarged shadow spear, which had fallen from the highest point where I could create dimensional exits, slammed down on the cult leader.
Kwaaaang―――!
Thick dust and a roar devoured the cult leader. But soon, a dark ink-like slash pierced through the dust and rushed towards me. Immediately, I moved my position with space magic and simultaneously swung the other spear with all my might like swinging a bat.
Kang――!
The shock that traveled up the spear shaft makes my palm tingle. As I put strength in my legs, retrieved the spear, and took a stance to attack again, the cult leader’s eyes gleamed as he stepped towards me, trying to swing the chakram. Not realizing the trap I had prepared.
Kwaaaang―――!
A golem taken out from the space warehouse rushed towards the cult leader’s back, crossing through a dimensional passage. The rush was blocked by the aura of chaos, but the cult leader’s posture tilted forward slightly, as if he couldn’t absorb the impact itself. Not missing that, I unleashed a barrage of consecutive attacks.
Kang-! Kang-! Kang-!
The cult leader, who blocked the spearheads by rotating the chakram, extended his leg and simultaneously spread out a wave.
Kung―――!
I felt a heavy pressure pressing down on me from above, but I immediately used the Formless Breath to escape the pressure and thrust my spear.
Pook-!
,…You brat!”
For the first time, the spearhead grazed the cult leader’s forearm. Whether it was because of the highly defensive clothing, the spearhead didn’t leave a wound, but the important thing was that the attack worked. The cult leader swung his arm, releasing a tremendous aura of chaos like a whip, and smashed the golem’s legs that were trying to attack from behind.
But showing his back to me again was a clear mistake.
Hundreds of spearheads emerging from hundreds of dimensional passages struck the cult leader. Even if he perfectly blocked the endlessly rushing spearheads with the aura of chaos without any gaps, the cult leader wouldn’t find a timing to turn his body towards me. Even if he forcibly turned his body, I am a spearman who manipulates space and can aim at his back at any time.
The cult leader, who was trying to turn his body, belatedly realized his mistake and spread out a viscous aura of chaos in all directions. Instinctively judging that it had a toxicity-like danger, I immediately changed the shape of the spear into a wide shield to protect my entire body.
Kung―――!
A huge wave like the pulse of a heart flowed out from the cult leader’s body. Soon, the cult leader, emitting a tremendous momentum, rushed towards me like a flash. Our gazes briefly crossed, and the spear and chakram clashed in the air.
Kang―! KangKangKang―!
Dodging the chakram that flew in as a surprise attack by bending my waist, I simultaneously slammed the spear towards the ground. The spearhead that had passed through the dimensional passage created before touching the ground pierced the cult leader’s left arm from behind. I was sucked into the dimensional passage as is, and newly materialized a short spear to slam down on the cult leader’s crown.
,Don’t you dare mess with me!”
The cult leader, who turned his head towards me with a chilling speed, spread out his palm and detonated the aura of chaos.
Kwaaang―――!
As my body flew backward from the impact, I succeeded in throwing the short spear I was slamming down to pierce the cult leader’s thigh. No sooner had my back touched the ground than I rolled my body to regain my balance, and raised one corner of my mouth at the cult leader.
,For a Ross who attached the grandiose word ‘Transcendence,’ your skills don’t seem to be superior to Roel’s?”
At my sneer, the cult leader unleashed a terrifying aura and, with a clearly enraged face, retrieved the chakram and rushed towards me again. As I continued to bombard the cult leader with attacks using Formless Breath and space telekinesis, I finally heard Raelran’s voice, who had finished preparing.
,Ross, it’s my turn to step up now!”
Raelran pierced his palm with the staff he was holding, piercing the back of his hand. The blood that flowed down his arm flowed back to the back of his hand, and suddenly I felt the surroundings darkening. The cult leader, who was about to swing the chakram, pulled his body back and glared at Raelran.
With a huge heat, Raelran’s body floated into the air. Everyone’s attention here was focused on Raelran as magic power was spewed out around him like particles. The magic power gathered in one place, and a dark crimson crown appeared on Raelran’s head.
The Demon King, who rules the Demon Realm, had descended to this place by borrowing the body of an apostle.
,Cult leader of the Chaos Church, did you think you could betray me and continue living?”
With those words, the Demon King waved his hand, and a huge greatsword created by condensing magic power instantly pierced through the cult leader’s body.
,Keueuk…!”
Konfushion was flustered by the sight of the cult leader kneeling on one knee while vomiting blood and tried to rush over to protect the cult leader at all costs, but Ellie and Marmot knew several annoying magic spells that grabbed people’s ankles.
While Konfushion’s ankles were grabbed, the Demon King, who had been floating in the air, slowly descended to the ground.
,Heu, is this a perfect entrance?”
The Demon King, who was muttering quietly, smiled at me and nodded slightly. It didn’t quite suit him with Raelran’s face, but I quietly raised my thumb, acknowledging that the Demon King’s power was real.
The Demon King, with a satisfied face, slowly approached the cult leader and materialized a huge black greatsword in his hand again. Emitting an atmosphere like a noble king trying to personally behead a criminal, the Demon King said.
,The sin of daring to try to destroy the Demon Realm, the sin of mocking me, the sin of causing pain to countless demons. All those sins will not be forgiven even in death. Your soul will be bound to me and suffer endlessly, and you will atone by serving the Demon Realm for the rest of your life!”
The Demon King raised the greatsword high. The cult leader, who had been kneeling and bowing his head until then, seemed like he would have his head cut off as is. But the moment the Demon King’s greatsword was about to come down, the cult leader suddenly raised his head and stretched his lips into a long smile.
I’ve never seen that expression in a mirror, but I felt like I knew when I would make that kind of face. That was the kind of face you would make when you had completely deceived someone.
,Wait…!”
,Become my slave, sinner!”
Just before the greatsword fell on his head, the cult leader’s hand moved as if he was wielding a sword. The place where his hand, with only his index and middle fingers raised, passed seemed as if space had been cut off.
,God-Slaying!”
As that voice echoed, the magic power that had been flowing out of Raelran’s body instantly disappeared without a trace.
The Demon King was unceremoniously dismissed by the cult leader.
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