Ch.284Chapter 284 – Stop the Ritual!

In the palace of Oberonia, a ritual was in full swing to resurrect ‘Enceladus,’ a demon god who had consumed the inhabitants of the Oberon Kingdom as sacrifices.

This ritual, ignited by Aegir’s death and fueled by the blood and vitality of living people, was approaching its final stages.

The purpose of this ritual was to break down the barrier between the place where the demon god was sealed and reality.

If the barrier between that place and reality collapsed, the demon god would absorb the souls possessed by the citizens of the Oberon Kingdom.

Through this, though not completely, he would gain a physical form that could manifest in the material world.

“No being in this world will be able to harm him.”

Belinda realized that the resurrection of the demon god was imminent.

All that remained was to wait without interference until the entire ritual was completed.

But just as the ritual seemed to be progressing smoothly, an ominous feeling flashed through Belinda’s mind.

Leaving the ritual site briefly, she noticed that the discordant energy surrounding the Oberon Kingdom had become harmonious.

This could only mean one thing.

“Could it be that the barrier has broken?”

The barrier created through Aegir’s sacrifice had been shattered.

The barrier, made through the sacrifice of Aegir, who could be called a great demon, was so strong that it could withstand attacks from the strongest beings in this world for days.

This barrier, which deflected attacks and sent them into the ‘void,’ was the culmination of lifelong research by Aegir and Belinda for the ritual to resurrect the demon god.

She had been confident that the demon god’s resurrection would succeed as soon as the barrier was formed.

With only one day left until the completion of the ritual, which had begun after sacrificing all life except for the 1,000 suicide squad members protecting the ritual site.

Just one more day, and the complete resurrection of the demon god would be achieved!

One day!

Just one more day was all they needed!

“Leon!”

“Yes, Lady Belinda!”

“Take the suicide squad and hold them back! Buy as much time as possible! I will complete the ritual by any means necessary.”

“Yes, I will give my life for His resurrection. Death for Him is our duty.”

Leon led 900 of the suicide squad members, leaving 100 for Belinda, and headed toward the entrance of Oberonia.

Oberonia, the capital of the Oberon Kingdom, was a place that could never be penetrated as long as the single entrance from the Windgrass Gorge was guarded.

As Leon and the 900 suicide squad members stood on the wall, they could see thousands of holy alliance forces composed of priests and holy knights rushing toward them in the distance.

“Truly impressive.”

Leon admired the holy alliance forces approaching.

This was not sarcasm, but genuine admiration for their numbers.

“But today, they will perish here. Even if we die, we just need to buy enough time. This place is perfect for that.”

The suicide squad that followed Leon believed they could buy enough time here.

The reason was simple: this was a fortress wall.

“If we lock the gates and force them into a siege, they have no siege weapons, so it will take them at least three days to break through. By then, the ritual will be complete.”

They thought the holy alliance forces, without proper siege equipment, would be unable to breach if they locked the gates and held out.

And this was true.

“They’ve locked the gates.”

“It’s too late to bring siege equipment! Can’t we just break through?”

“Many will be sacrificed. If we must, we have no choice but to charge.”

Without proper siege equipment, their only means of breaching the wall was to climb over it and open the gates from inside.

But since this was everyone’s first time in such a battle, they didn’t know what to do.

A simple charge would inevitably result in casualties from Leon’s suicide squad’s attacks.

Moreover, Eterna needed to conserve her strength for emergencies, so the priests and holy knights couldn’t think of a proper breakthrough method.

“What are you all worrying about?”

At that moment, the Heavenly Demon appeared.

“Ah, the hero who helped the Saint defeat the demon. We’re facing evil forces barricaded behind those gates.”

“Evil forces? Ah, you mean those fellows admiring us from atop the wall?”

“Yes.”

Hearing the priest’s words, Cheon Hyeryeong looked at the wall and gauged the distance between them.

“This distance should be manageable.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean prepare to breach the wall and rush to where the ritual is taking place.”

Pathos translated Cheon Hyeryeong’s seemingly absurd statement for everyone.

“What does that mean?”

“Exactly what I said. She’s going to blow away the wall, and then we should hurry to where the ritual is taking place.”

The priests and holy knights questioned whether this was even possible.

“Where I come from, there’s a saying: ‘Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times.’ It means that seeing something once is better than hearing about it a hundred times.”

Cheon Hyeryeong carefully walked forward to ensure people wouldn’t be caught in the aftermath.

After confirming that the people who came with Pathos were standing behind her, she took her stance and raised her fist to the sky.

“Listen! I am the greatest under heaven, unmatched throughout history! I am the leader of the Heavenly Demon Sect, the Heavenly Demon!”

As she raised her fist to the sky, heat haze began to rise, and the sky suddenly darkened.

Unlike the clouds wrapping around the distant pillar of light, her clouds resembled those of the night sky.

“If there is another heaven above the sky, it would be me!”

She then stepped forward with her left foot, pressing firmly on the ground, pulled back her right shoulder, and took a punching stance.

“My fist shatters the heavens and places them beneath my feet!”

With her final cry, her right fist thrust forward, and an overwhelming, domineering energy poured from her fist.

This was the martial art she had used to defeat Eldran.

The True Heavenly Demon God Fist.

The domineering force of the True Heavenly Demon God Fist emanating from Cheon Hyeryeong’s hand began to sweep away everything in its path.

It was more like a natural disaster than a martial art performed by a human.

The force of the True Heavenly Demon God Fist soon reached the gates guarded by Leon and the 900 suicide squad members, and its domineering energy rotated, tearing apart the gates and the 900 suicide squad members standing on the wall.

Its power was so intense that the solid granite walls turned into fine stone powder.

If even the solid walls turned to dust, what of Leon and the 900 suicide squad members?

Leon and the 900 suicide squad members, who had been prepared for a last stand on the wall, met a painless death without being able to do anything.

Not a single blade of grass remained where the True Heavenly Demon God Fist had swept through.

Before the priests and holy knights lay a wide-open path straight to the palace of Oberonia.

The holy knights who trained in martial arts trembled at the sight.

Anyone who revered martial prowess would tremble before her overwhelming might.

The priests were grateful that they could enter the Oberon Kingdom without any casualties.

To them, the demon cult’s suicide squad weren’t considered human.

The fact that they had survived the horrific scenes where people’s vitality was drained meant they were in league with those conducting the evil ritual.

“Impossible…”

And Belinda, who had witnessed Oberonia’s walls being blown away, was shocked.

Even Aegir, who had been powerful among demons, couldn’t have done something like this.

This meant that the being who had killed Aegir was among them.

Belinda rushed to where the ritual was taking place.

At this rate, the 100 suicide squad members would soon be “former” suicide squad members.

Belinda realized it was time to use her last resort.

“I had hoped to avoid using this method…”

This was to sacrifice herself to accelerate the demon god’s resurrection.

Though not as powerful as Aegir, she was also one of the great demons.

If she sacrificed everything she had, all the conditions necessary for the demon god’s resurrection would be met.

However, if the demon god were to be resurrected this way, it would be an incomplete resurrection.

If the demon god were to fall here, there would be a risk of complete annihilation.

But as the ritual was about to fail completely, Belinda leaped into the pillar of light, prepared to die.

After she jumped into the pillar of light, the beam shooting toward the sky suddenly thickened, stirring the heavens, and the barrier of reality collapsed.

[Finally, finally, I am resurrected!]

And so the demon god Enceladus, though incompletely, descended upon this world.