153. Siertia

• Oh, great light.

I mentally paid my respects to Jedin.

Just like the God of Light said.

My mother, Agnes, was Jedin’s Saintess.

The current Lilia was also a Saintess of this era, but.

My mother was a great Saintess who was said to be the closest to God’s Apostle in Island’s history.

• Agnes has ultimately guided you here. However, there is not enough time to share many words with you now.

I quickly understood Jedin’s intention.

I am, after all, Yunir’s Apostle.

So, even if I have received the blessing of Roia, the God of Battle under Jedin.

This wasn’t the time for me to prove my faith to him.

In other words, it was Siertia, not me, who would contain Jedin’s immense power.

• Siertia, my holy sword and connected to your family, the Reinhart. Through that sword, I will fulfill all my will.

With those words as the last, the voice disappeared.

But Siertia was ablaze with a divine power I had never seen before.

“Is this form the true appearance of that holy sword?”

Ustina looked at Siertia with astonished eyes.

“I’ve lived for hundreds of years, but I’ve never seen a weapon with this kind of form… no, with this level of overwhelming presence. A holy sword passed down from the ancient empire. Now, it should rightly be called a divine sword.”

Uuuuuuuuuung-

As she said, Siertia resonated intensely.

The beautiful, crafted sword.

And the form of Siertia, which had been a longsword, was changing.

Into a form like a very well-forged dragon’s horn.

“The current Siertia is a holy sword made based on the reverse scale of the ancient dragon Kraiupe.”

“Indeed. Kraiupe-nim was a great ancient dragon, called Yunir’s divine dragon. So, not only the reverse scale, but even the ancient power that Kraiupe-nim possessed has awakened.”

Ustina was right.

The current Siertia is, in itself, like Jedin’s grand temple.

My lovers sealed within are manifesting Jedin’s power on the ground.

Just as I evolved into an ancient dragon to contain Yunir’s power, the magic power.

‘The current Siertia is also changing its form.’

And that means my lovers are doing their best.

Kkwak-

I grabbed Siertia’s sword hilt in my hand.

The dragon scales that sprouted from Siertia climbed up my hand, creating scale armor.

‘This is…’

I felt a feeling I had never felt before.

I closed my eyes.

And I entrusted myself to the new resonance created by the resonance between my mana and Siertia’s divine power.

An extremely well-made weapon can, in itself, show the extreme of martial arts.

So, right now, as I am matching the harmony of resonance with Siertia.

I was drawing another realm of the Lion Heart Sword in my head.

The final stage of swordsmanship that goes beyond even the White Night Opening.

‘The image isn’t clear yet, but…’

Right now, I have the power of two gods.

The gods of the new era who rebuilt civilization on Earth, which was destroyed in the age of the ancient humans.

The very purpose of a sword’s birth is to destroy something.

But the current Siertia and I were different.

When you reach the extreme of the sword.

You can create a new world with that sword.

The ancient humans who were destroyed by wars that killed each other after endless repetition.

And Knoia and the magical beasts, who became beings of chaos by the aggregation of the ancient humans’ evil.

Cutting off that past tragedy and despair, and creating a new world in my name.

Even my maternal grandfather.

The final stage of the Lion Heart Sword that no Reinhart has ever reached will be right there.

‘That greatest strike.’

I opened my eyes again.

Siertia was now completely integrated with my body, beyond being just a sword.

My second reverse scale.

Now was the time to clash with those Apostles in front of me.

Gugugugugugung-

“It seems it has begun.”

I nodded.

The fire of magic power created by Ustina’s meteor fall had now gone out.

It seems the united Demon King army of 20,000 is starting its final charge.

The atmosphere of the Apostle army’s main camp in front of me had also changed.

I could see demonkins and magical beasts moving to the tower leading to the surface.

“They wouldn’t have thought that the two of us would have already arrived at this main camp. The point when a significant number of those troops have left is when we should move.”

Ustina was right.

The two hid themselves and prepared for the battle that would begin shortly.

About 30 minutes passed like that.

A significant void of troops had formed in the Apostle army’s main camp.

And around the gate created in the center.

Distorted demon power could be seen.

It was proof that the two Apostles were there.

“Now is the time.”

“Let’s begin.”

At the same time, the two’s bodies shone.

Two dragons soared into the underground cavity.

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I returned to the main body of the Magic Dragon.

The body of the Magic Dragon that I had awakened in a short time.

But now, using this ancient dragon’s body didn’t feel awkward.

‘To face a single entity, the human body is better, but…’

However, right now, I had to approach those two Apostles.

Even though it was the enemy’s main camp.

The underground fortress walls were protecting the two Apostles for now.

And around them, there were high-ranking magical beasts guarding the Apostles.

All transcendent types.

If compared by rank, they were monsters surpassing the 7th Circle.

Even the number of them was over several hundred.

If we were delayed by those magical beasts.

Pedro and Yulanes would have enough time to face the two of them.

[There’s no time to face those guys one by one.]

Ustina was right.

So, the two decided to break through the barrier of magical beasts and the fortress walls at once.

[We must peel off that wall in one go and face the Apostles.]

[I understand. I’ll give it my all too.]

The magical beasts had already noticed the two of them.

The two prepared their breaths at the same time.

Pajijijijijijik-

The vast amount of magic power created by the two ancient dragons distorted the surrounding atmosphere.

‘Ustina’s breath.’

As a Fire Dragon, Ustina breathes fire.

The range is narrower than the meteor fall, but.

By concentrating the firepower of that magic power that burned the ground on the reverse scale and exploding it.

There are few who can compare to its power throughout Islend.

‘And my breath is…’

Unlike Ustina and other ancient dragons.

I breathe a breath that has no special attribute.

In other words, magic power itself.

Geooooooo-

All at once, magic power full of dominance was concentrated on the back of my neck.

On that reverse scale.

[Hmm?]

And Ustina was surprised for a moment.

[Not one reverse scale, but two reverse scales…]

I was also surprised at the same time.

‘It’s different from the breath I’ve been using until now.’

Siertia evolved into a divine sword.

As Siertia became completely integrated with me.

That reverse scale that even an ancient dragon can only have one of.

‘Now both reverse scales are activated.’

A large amount of magic power that I had never experienced before rampaged throughout my body.

I felt a tremendous recoil.

Even when I first awakened the reverse scale, it felt like my limbs were being torn apart to withstand the recoil.

But now, it was incomparable to that.

A strong recoil swirled inside my body.

‘But I can endure it!’

Kwakwakwakwakwakwakwang-

I opened my mouth and breathed out as it was.

All at once, the surroundings went dark.

A thick darkness of magic power covered the entire area.

Even Ustina’s fire breath momentarily faded in color.

[Unbelievable power…]

Ustina, who had breathed out all her breath, blankly stared at the spectacle created by my breath.

The barrier of transcendent magical beasts disappeared, and the fortress walls beyond it collapsed.

[Let’s move quickly.]

But there was no time to revel in that power.

The two quickly moved to where the two Apostles were.

[That is…]

And a scene that the two had not even imagined was unfolding there.

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Ttutuk-

The two returned to their human forms.

I thought I would immediately encounter the two Apostles because I had destroyed the fortress walls, but.

A new space was unfolding beyond the fortress walls.

“What happened?”

It was like a Dungeon there.

I sensed it from that appearance.

The Dungeon is the age of the forgotten ancient humans.

It resembled the appearance of the Earth at the end of its days.

That’s right.

It was the scene I had seen in the six temples of Pantheon Academy.

“There’s no need to be too flustered.”

I calmed Ustina down.

The power of two gods is with me.

The last legacy left by the ancient humans.

And Jedin and Yunir are the beings who have all the memories of that extinction.

In fact, all of this scenery was the truth of the Dungeon.

The memories of the extinct ancient humans.

And Knoia is the being created by the mixing of the ancient humans’ evil.

The Dungeon was the eternal nightmare that Knoia was dreaming.

‘The space beyond the Chaotic Gate as well.’

This place is also a Chaotic Gate.

It was the space beyond the gate that the two Apostles were creating.

So, the two had to fight the Chaotic Gate itself.

“The Dungeon itself isn’t very wide. The two Apostles are probably located in the boss area of this Dungeon.”

Ustina nodded.

“We’ve entered the heart of the enemy’s camp. But we were prepared anyway.”

I nodded.

“Still, as many magical beast troops have gone up to the surface, it’s not entirely disadvantageous for us.”

A 2-on-2 match.

And time was running out.

If the Demon King army on the surface is annihilated.

Even if Ustina and I win, humanity will be destroyed.

“Uninvited guests have arrived.”

It was right then.

A man’s voice echoed in the space where the two were.

It was Pedro.

And at the same time as those words, Yulanes revealed herself in front of the two.

The most heinous necromancer in history.

The queen of the dark elves.