Ch.108Rebirth Begins with Destruction (1)

When Khan descended to the ground and performed a hero landing, looking down at the other participants and the Hero, a massive storm was brewing in the distant southern sea, moving northward.

A being that had originally made its territory in the southern sea responded to the electrifying lightning energy that suddenly enveloped its body, awakening from three years of slumber and soaring into the sky.

As the creature flapped its wings as lightly as if swimming through the sea, it created a storm that threw the ocean into chaos, with the tempest following wherever it moved.

The storm soon took on a form resembling a living creature, engulfing Grancia Island and beginning its northward journey toward the being that had electrified it.

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Khan, who had fallen to the ground, examined those blocking his path with his four eyes.

One black mass, two followers of the unpleasant light, and one fire-wielder who had struck him in the elven forest before.

Deciding to eliminate the most disgusting follower of light, Khan created a black sphere in midair.

Crack— Crackle—

The electricity emanating from the black sphere continued to manifest its presence as it flew toward those blocking his path.

“Kuk—! Demonization—!”

“Berserk—!”

In response, the black mass, Cain, once again used Demonization, while Lee Juyeon, holding a transparent magic stone, cast the Berserk spell on him.

The thin demonic body transformed into a muscular one, with black smoke leaking from Cain’s mouth.

Boom—!!

The black sphere that appeared in Khan’s hand, wrapped in lightning, flew toward Cardinal Baxter at a speed exceeding the speed of sound, and he couldn’t even properly react.

“Kyaaaah—!!”

But only Cain, who had activated Demonization and grown to over 4 meters tall with demonic energy steaming from his entire body, detected the attack and swung his greatsword.

Crackle——!!

Cain’s greatsword, now resembling a blade made of demonic energy from being surrounded by too much of it, successfully deflected the repelling black sphere.

“Kyak—!”

As if instinctively knowing that his comrade shouldn’t die despite his lack of reason, he successfully defended and now charged toward Khan.

With each step he took, the earth screamed and split, and the ground died from his demonic energy.

Khan, watching this, wrapped lightning around his legs and took steps toward him in the same manner.

With each step he took, thunder roared and the sky made sounds as if being torn apart, and soon the 4-meter-tall Cain and 10-meter-tall Khan faced each other.

“Kiyaaaak——!!”

Cain, seemingly displeased with Khan’s gaze looking down on him, screamed and swung his greatsword, and Khan swung an axe he had somehow pulled from the ground toward that greatsword.

Kwaaang———!!!

With one strike, the earth shattered, and when the shockwave hit the other three, they were each preparing their own ultimate techniques.

The sight of Cain and Khan after their single exchange was completely contrasting.

Khan had lightly swung the axe he was holding and stood firmly in the collision with Cain’s greatsword.

But Cain…

Khan’s strength was so overwhelming that even with Demonization activated twice and his strength enhanced by the Berserk spell at the cost of losing his mind, Cain couldn’t withstand it—his arm holding the greatsword was completely torn off and rolling on the ground.

“Kyaaaak!!!”

But a demon’s body is made of demonic energy.

Having become a complete demon who could no longer return to human form after using Demonization twice, he regenerated an arm made of demonic energy and, realizing he couldn’t match Khan’s strength, quickly moved his body.

Woooo——!!

But Khan completely ignored Cain and shot lightning toward the sky.

Rumble—

The sky, which had been trapped in dark clouds without a trace of light since Khan awoke, accepted his lightning and now flowed with black lightning while loudly emitting thunder sounds…

Kwaaang—!!

And soon struck the ground as a bolt of lightning.

“Ah… Aaaah…!!!”

“What’s wrong?!”

Despite not being directly hit by the lightning, Lee Juyeon continued to scream. As if someone precious had died.

“My brothers and sisters… My brothers and sisters…!!”

“What…?!”

Looking around, Cardinal Baxter imbued his eyes with holy power to see far into the distance where the lightning was falling.

“What… is this…”

The distance he could see with enhanced holy sight was about 10KM.

Yet, the lightning was falling far beyond his field of vision.

“Could it be… that lightning is striking across the entire island?!”

“How dare you…! How dare you harm my brothers and sisters…! How dare you harm the followers of Lord Agni, my brothers and sisters…!!”

With that, Lee Juyeon removed her necklace and made a wish to her god, Agni.

“Lord Agni…! Great Sun God Agni! Upon this monster who killed my brothers and sisters, your divine punishment! I offer you my everything! Sacrifice!”

With those words, Lee Juyeon turned black and disappeared into the necklace.

She, like the Saintess of the Uldur Order and those of Cardinal rank or higher in the past, turned into light and disappeared, making a wish to her god.

Seeing this, Khan lifted dozens of massive rocks from the ground into the air to strike at the place where he strongly felt an energy similar to theirs.

The number was as many as dozens.

Rocks several times larger than Khan’s body rose into the air, casting shadows in the space already darkened by the black clouds, making it even darker.

Behind him, Cain attacked madly, striking Khan’s body, but the stones continuously emerging from the ground and the fragments Cain broke formed a shield around Khan’s body, blocking Cain’s attacks.

“Hero Lepil—! This Cardinal Baxter, after receiving salvation from Lord Uldur for 8 years and trying to spread that salvation, it seems this is as far as I go! You are the last spear that can pierce that monster! I will sacrifice my inadequate self to create a path for you to advance!”

“Cardinal Baxter…!”

As Cardinal Baxter was about to use the same self-sacrifice spell, Sacrifice, as Lee Juyeon, Khan, who had been controlling the massive rocks in the air as if conducting music, took a throwing stance and…

Woo—!

With a single gesture, dozens of massive rock spheres flew at high speed, very high speed, toward where Agni’s energy was concentrated, and Khan mounted the rock that was at the very back.

“He… disappeared?”

“Where did he go…?!”

“Kyaaaah——!!”

With Khan gone, Cain, having lost his target, now bared his teeth at Agni, who had possessed Lee Juyeon’s body and was emitting a disgusting energy, along with the Hero and Cardinal Baxter.

The spheres Khan had thrown toward the sky now began to fall toward their target, and that destination was the royal palace of the Agni Holy Kingdom.

“Hmm…? What’s that?”

“Pardon?”

The people there also noticed the massive spheres and questioned them briefly, but their questions soon turned into screams.

“Uwaaaaak——!! Lord Agni——!!”

“Air raid—!! It’s an attack from the Uldur Order——!! All who can use holy spells, destroy those massive stones——!!”

Among those in the royal palace, the believers evacuated, while those capable of using holy spells—nobles and cardinals—gathered at the top of the palace and emitted black flames, while master-level holy knights and masters wrapped holy power around various throwing weapons and launched them at the massive rocks.

Holy spells of Agni poured onto the meteorite-like massive rocks, and attacks from the masters created cracks in the rocks, making them emit an unstable light as if about to burst.

Crack—!!

“It’s almost there! Break it—!”

“Agni is with us, and our Saintess will protect us! Show the power of our faith!”

“For the great Sun God Agni——!!! For the Saintess——!!!”

Kwaaang——!!

And soon, as if their god Agni had heard their prayers, the rock flying toward their royal palace shattered into pieces and fell across various parts of the holy kingdom…

“What…!”

“No…!”

They realized that the rock they had destroyed was just one of many flying rocks.

The even larger rock visible behind that one.

It was a mistake made because they could only see from the front and thought it was just a single rock.

Kwaaang——!!

And those at the top of the royal palace all perished due to the attack of massive rocks exceeding tens or even hundreds of meters.

One rock fell on the royal palace, and like a meteor shower, others fell around it, completely devastating the area.

“Aaaak——!!”

“Mommy———!!”

“No…! No…! Aisha…!!!”

The massive rocks fell toward those who couldn’t evacuate in time, devastating the royal palace.

From believers who were devoutly praying, believing this was a trial sent by Agni, to those who were evacuating with their families to survive—all were crushed by the massive rocks.

On top of one of those rocks, Khan stood up.

Woo—!

Black lightning spread very thinly around him and across the entire island, and Khan, having located the positions of humans, stomped his foot.

Boom…!

As the 10-meter-tall Khan lightly stomped, the earth obeyed his command and rose to begin killing survivors.

“Aaaak——!!!”

“What is this——!! What is this——!!”

Mini golems resembling Khan, despite being only 1 meter tall, began to exterminate all human beings.

They were ruthless invaders and massacrers.

After instantly killing everyone in the Agni Holy Kingdom, Khan used the power of Earth once more.

Rumble…!!!

In response, the island began to move, gradually gaining acceleration and cutting through the sea at an increasingly faster pace.

Despite being far from Grancia Island, the island, advancing rapidly with Khan’s power, soon directly connected with Grancia Island.

“What’s that?”

“Is an island drifting toward us?”

While the people of the coastal village were dumbfounded by the impossible sight of an island drifting toward them, the waves created by the approaching island turned into a tsunami that completely swept away the coastal village…

Kwaaang———!!!

The island that had been separated for three years reconnected with Grancia Island, and the resulting impact caused another tectonic shift, earthquakes, and sea water flooding the inland.

Hmph!

After causing such an event, Khan, seemingly satisfied, snorted and once again pulled several rocks from the ground and threw them elsewhere.