As I stepped through the passage from the System into the Source, the first thing I felt was one thing.

‘What is this mana…’

Overwhelming mana.

Truly, an overwhelming amount of mana washed over Ha-yeon’s body.

Even for Eleina, who was half of Eleina and considered the best in terms of mana quantity, the amount was too vast.

The density of the mana was also so thick that it tried to crush her.

But she had no intention of stopping there.

“Hoo…”

She took a breath and looked ahead.

Something that could be felt by its mere ‘presence’ without emitting mana.

It was the Source.

That giant sphere visible before her eyes.

It looked so sacred and noble that it seemed impossible to approach, but she felt it.

It’s not impossible.

I can do it.

Such confidence filled her, and she soon took a step forward.

Koo-oong!

And with it, the density of mana became even stronger.

In response, she also released mana around her, moving forward little by little.

One step.

One step.

Slowly, yet surely moving forward.

‘It’s narrowing.’

It narrowed.

The gap between the Source and Ha-yeon.

It’s not impossible.

It was the moment she thought so.

“Kkeueuk…!!”

With a thud, as she moved about halfway forward, a tremendous amount of mana crushed her.

At that moment, Ha-yeon thought.

Until now, it was just a simple tutorial.

‘From now on, it’s the real deal.’

The oppressive feeling crushing her entire body.

As soon as she felt it, she couldn’t help but think so.

If she had relaxed even a little, she would have collapsed powerlessly.

Frankly speaking, it was difficult to even move a step.

But.

That didn’t mean she could give up.

‘…How can I give up?’

She had come too far to give up, and too many people would get hurt if she stopped here.

Gaia must have already noticed my movements.

Would she let me off if I backed down here?

Absolutely not.

She would chase me to hell and try to kill me.

Gaia’s personality, as Hairel had told her, was that thorough.

A tyrant.

The sole Godhood was such an existence.

That’s why she couldn’t give up.

“Hoo…”

She took a breath and emitted mana even more strongly, using Holy Stream.

The energy of the Divine Swords that protect me becomes even stronger, reducing the resistance.

She takes another step.

She uses Dragon Transformation and all the buffs that can withstand the resistance.

That much mana was being drained like crazy, but the amount coming in was also vast.

‘…There was a reason why the Constellation told me to take the Divine Sword.’

Divine Sword of Glory.

The effect of this Divine Sword, whose grade cannot be measured, was more tremendous than expected.

[The Divine Sword of Glory is resonating with the surrounding mana.]

[Checking the adaptation level with the owner, ‘Baek Ha-yeon (Eleina)’.]

[Adaptation level – Highest]

[Refined mana fills your body.]

The Divine Sword of Glory purified the dense mana scattered around and poured it into my body.

That alone was enough of an effect.

Of course, the amount consumed was slightly more than that, so I couldn’t afford to relax.

‘There’s not much left now.’

The distance narrowed.

The huge beam of light that seemed so distant was now almost right in front of me.

How many more steps are left?

Not much left.

Only three steps at most.

It was the moment she thought so.

“This is… insane…!!!”

The pressure of the mana crushing her entire body began to rise once again.

It was already overwhelmingly difficult, but it was too much to bear when it became stronger again.

Knees buckling.

Her upper body, which was falling over, barely held on using the Divine Sword of Glory… but it didn’t seem like she could get up.

‘I can’t reach.’

It wasn’t a distance she could reach with her hand.

Can I go any further from here?

All she could think was… that she couldn’t.

She had already used all the buffs, and there was nothing she could do here.

‘…Find a way.’

Of course, that didn’t mean she was just going to give up.

She had to find a way.

As I said before, giving up here would only mean dying a dog’s death without achieving anything.

And.

The only thing that could create a variable in this empty place.

The only thing in my hand.

It was only the Divine Sword of Glory.

‘It’s only you.’

The last hope.

Thinking so, she moved her faltering left arm and grabbed the Divine Sword of Glory with both hands.

And she began to pour a tremendous amount of mana into the Divine Sword.

“Let’s go…!!”

The Divine Sword of Glory was emitting light like crazy with a kwa-ga-gang sound, but there was no proper effect.

But even so, not nothing was achieved.

[The power of the forgotten Constellation sleeping in the Divine Sword of Glory begins to shine.]

Forgotten Constellation.

I didn’t know when I first heard it, but now I know.

My father.

Ainhertz Pretzna.

The person who is [Seven Lights Divine Sword Master] and [Divine Sword of Glory Master].

He was now only a remnant of his death in the Mythological War, but he reacted to me.

There was hope.

Kwa-ga-ga-gang!! As she poured even stronger mana once again, it made an even louder sound and emitted a strong light.

Intense victory, the light of glory.

It wasn’t far away.

“Let’s just end it now!!”

As she poured all the mana that was maintaining Holy Stream and Dragon Transformation into the sword.

A huge light rose from the sword.

[Skill, ‘Divine Sword Unification’ is activated.]

[The memories of the Divine Sword are assimilated.]

And at the same time.

A huge light filled her vision.

“There! The front line is collapsing!”

“Watch yourself!”

“…Shut up.”

At the time when Ha-yeon was struggling to reach the Source.

The situation outside was a mess.

Dark clouds filling the sky and raging storms.

And the torn void.

From the cracks that felt similar to when the Divine Beasts came out, an overwhelming number of monsters poured out.

Moreover, the grades were also diverse.

From E-grade to S-grade.

All grades came out without exception.

But what’s even more surprising here is.

Hairel was holding back all the stronger monsters.

Attacks from monsters stronger than this, they wouldn’t be able to withstand it.

Ha-jeong thought so.

He knew his limits well.

He was weaker than Ha-yeon.

Even as an S-grade, he was only in the middle ranks.

Even as the chairman of the Korean Association, he was just an average chairman.

He had never been the best.

But.

He didn’t express much dissatisfaction with that position.

If he could assist Ha-yeon, he didn’t care.

It’s the same now.

His role was to assist.

-Don’t let the front line collapse!

-There’s not much time left until Ha-yeon comes back!

The Divine Beasts also did not return to their original forms and were helping them.

The Divine Beasts were sweeping away the monsters with overwhelming power.

However, the consumption of stamina was certain.

Moreover, it was difficult to hope for quick reinforcements.

It was difficult to explain and persuade the situation, so they came together, so reinforcements were difficult.

There would be those who would discover this situation and send out dispatches…

But perhaps it would be after the situation was all over.

Thinking so, Ha-jeong blew a storm and tore the monster to shreds.

“Hoo…”

Monsters frozen by Lee Seol-ah, and monsters burning by Veronica and Jin Na-yeon.

They were sweeping them away with overwhelming firepower.

But.

The quantity was overwhelming.

Moreover, Gaia was also coming.

Ha-yeon had to come before that guy came.

It was then.

“Snap out of it! A big one is coming!”

Veronica shouted from the front, raising her spear.

Immediately after, he felt a huge mana.

A viscous black object trying to escape from the crack.

The moment he saw that figure, another voice was heard.

-We missed one, the grade is SS. I’ll block the other guys in the meantime, so catch that guy quickly!

Hairel’s voice.

It was a voice that seemed quite breathless.

Considering the power he possessed, it was possible to guess how strong and how many the opponent was.

But that aside, the current situation was a disaster for the other S-grades.

A whopping SS.

An overwhelming grade that they had never faced before.

The grade alone boasted an overwhelming presence.

And the power was beyond imagination.

“That guy is almost out!”

-Finally… arrived…

A slimy voice.

With that voice, the guy revealed its identity.

The guy who came out of the crack was in the shape of a dragon.

The huge wings were torn by Hairel’s attack, but the energy emanating from the guy was unusual.

The way it made the surrounding mana its own and eroded it just by existing.

It was almost reminiscent of a god.

“Elvaros! Please take care of the remaining stragglers!”

Currently, the other Divine Beasts were in a line to prevent the damage from spreading to other places.

It was too much to entrust the opponent of the SS-grade guy to them.

Ha-jeong, who asked Elvaros, who could still move his body, to do so, prepared for battle again.

-Insects… I’ll sweep them all away…

It was a voice that seemed like he hadn’t woken up from his sleep yet, but what happened the next moment was beyond imagination.

The mana flowing from the guy’s mouth took the shape of a sphere.

The mana contained within it was beyond imagination.

‘What….!’

To activate such an attack without any prior preparation time, Ha-jeong was almost laughing in vain at the fact.

How should I block that?

The moment he thought that.

“Everyone, bow your heads.”

A cold tone, as if all emotions had been removed.

But at the same time, there was a hint of worry in the old man’s voice.

And the next moment, the sphere that the guy was creating was split in half.

And black light burst out.