Ch.8585. Form Change, Liberation

# “Ui-seok oppa, Ui-seok oppa, Ui-seok oppaaaa!!”

Choi Minseo excitedly called my name while firing off magic.

Thanks to her destroying the platforms, her aim wasn’t accurate. Fighting while in free fall must be unfamiliar to her.

Not much time left. The ground is approaching.

I reach out a bit more. My target is Choi Minseo’s severed left arm.

The outer shell resembles a crustacean with no trace of humanity left. Multiple layers of dark green hands, almost black. The severed cross-section is spilling out what looks like the Milky Way.

“Got it.”

I finally grabbed that hideous thing. Simultaneously—

CRASH!

I landed on the ground. I positioned myself to land properly. As Choi Minseo’s magic came at me along with falling rocks, I activated the blue power to escape.

“Ui-seok oppa, where did you go? Come out now!”

Magic circles appeared in the air. The dust began to clear.

“Aha, there you are.”

Choi Minseo found me and gave a twisted smile. Without hesitation, I picked up her arm.

“What’s this, you wanted to smell me that badly? You’re welcome anytime. Come here.”

“Originally, monsters don’t have emotions. I was looking for a way to make the Apocalypse think I was absorbing other components while raising my gluttony level.”

“Ha, muttering nonsense to yourself again—”

“This one must be full of it. Jealousy.”

CRUNCH!

I shoved Choi Minseo’s arm deep into my throat in one go.

Her unique magical power along with the planets of the galaxy cluster caused explosions in my stomach, creating a massive collision.

“What’s this? Lost hope and thinking of suicide? How do you think you can absorb my aura, oppa?”

My stomach churns violently.

Something black and sticky tries to burst my blood vessels and expel bone marrow.

Well, let’s see who wins.

It’s a lump of emotion from someone who’s spent her whole life steeped in envy of others.

Think I can’t control even this much?

I calm the churning mass. The rampaging green light gradually turns red and begins to be absorbed into me.

“…What? What are you doing now? Why is my aura… no, it’s not even aura anymore. What have you done?!”

Choi Minseo fired magic at me. I blocked it with my palm. My skin tore and blood splattered.

“Don’t be ridiculous! I’m stronger! How dare you try to devour me—”

“Tastes awful. Absolutely terrible quality.”

“You—!!”

Choi Minseo glared and deployed her magic circle to maximum. Dozens of light beams shot out.

And then.

BOOM!!

A massive wave erupted from my body.

A spherical ripple spread out from me, erasing and scattering Choi Minseo’s aura.

As I landed after floating briefly, I realized I was holding something in both hands.

“Hmm.”

In my left hand was a mechanical device made of iron.

In my right hand was a book.

I instinctively understood how to use them.

It felt natural, as if I had used them countless times before in my head.

And that meant…

—–

— Maintenance Conditions Lv.7

Pride: SUPERBIA 10/10

Greed: ARARITIA 10/10

Envy: INVIDIA 10/10 (NEW)

Wrath: IRA 10/10

Lust: LUXURIA 5/10

Gluttony: GULA 8/10

Sloth: PIGRITIA 6/10

* Notice: Armaggedon Form has been unlocked.

—–

There’s more jealousy than I expected.

Thanks to Choi Minseo, I can kill Choi Minseo.

“Let’s go.”

I placed the dragon-head-like device in my left hand against my waist, and a belt emerged with a whoosh, wrapping tightly around my waist.

When I pulled the bottom left part of the central device, it opened with a click, revealing a space where something thin could be inserted.

[CLIMAX, REVELATION]

With a light squeeze of my right hand, the thick book flipped open.

The book stopped on its own at a certain page, and there was a card there.

The pattern on the card was geometric, but I immediately understood what it meant.

WHOOSH!

The book burned away, leaving only the card in my hand.

I lightly held the card between my thumb and index finger, framing Choi Minseo in my sight through it.

“Transform.”

I twisted my fingers to flip the card. Without hesitation, I inserted the card into the device.

Immediately, the device greedily closed its mouth and transformed. The dragon-head shaped device became a symbol of the devil and enveloped me.

[The End begins]

[Harmagedōn]

I faced Choi Minseo after completing my form change.

My field of vision seems a bit higher now.

I clench and unclench my fist lightly.

I can’t contain the power stirring within me.

Above all, my body feels light.

All the pain and suffering that had been weighing me down.

Guilt, conscience, self-restraint.

I feel liberated from all of it.

Sin no longer torments me.

I can peacefully contain the seven sins and handle them freely.

“Perfect.”

Thoroughly designed to kill enemies.

Able to focus on combat for combat’s sake.

The optimal condition.

“What is that?”

Choi Minseo stared at me with wide eyes.

“What is that thing?!”

“Let’s find out, shall we?”

“Hik…!”

Choi Minseo emitted her aura at maximum capacity. Extreme amounts of magic.

Magic is nice.

I’d like to try it too.

“Die!!”

Choi Minseo swung her staff. Beams of deep purple light shot out. I charged straight toward her.

BOOM!

And with all my might, I met the light beams with my left hand.

At the same time, I gripped a card from between the pages of the burning book in my right hand.

“Gluttony.”

I inserted the gluttony card into the belt.

[GULA]

My entire body absorbs the magical power. Each cell of my skin automatically accumulates the concept of power itself, even without understanding the principle.

“What, what is this, this doesn’t make—”

I extended my arm and returned it. Choi Minseo’s magic, exactly as it was.

BOOM!

Choi Minseo melted and deteriorated under her own curse. Her face contorted in pain, not even understanding what had happened.

I give her no chance. I continue rushing forward, preparing the next sin card.

“Wrath.”

[IRA]

I approached her. No one can match me in close combat. I spread my legs to establish my center of gravity and threw a punch at invisible speed.

BOOM!

My fist penetrated Choi Minseo’s chest.

Simultaneously.

WHOOSH!

Flames began to rise from her pierced body.

“What, it’s hot! Aaaagh! It’s hooot!!”

Choi Minseo tried to bring out Quetzalcoatl to heal herself. But even as she recovered, the fire didn’t go out and continued to melt and burn her cells again.

“Why, why won’t it go out! Oppa, what did you do! It’s hot! I said it’s hot!!”

Choi Minseo’s face, now just skin, can no longer shed tears.

But she’s falling apart. Miserably.

“Kill, I have to kill! If I kill you, it will disappear! Ui-seok oppa, die!!”

Choi Minseo’s dragon, now just bones with no color left, desperately lunged at me.

“Greed.”

[ARARITIA]

The moment I inserted the greed card, a sacred spear appeared in my hand.

I swung the 3-meter long spear shaft widely.

Whoosh— SLASH!

After slicing through Quetzalcoatl, I twisted my body and naturally transitioned to the next move.

I struck Choi Minseo’s shoulder with the spear shaft, rotated the blade, slashed around, and thrust.

“Aagh, aaaaaaagh!!”

Choi Minseo’s screams proved my attacks had hit.

It’s a sacred spear that prevents all abilities from approaching.

The sharp spear tip sliced through her thigh and shoulder. Flames crawled up the cut surfaces, flickering like tongues.

“Huk, huk! It hurts, it hurts! Why! Why are you doing this to me! Don’t you feel sorry for me at all?!”

“I do feel sorry.”

I looked down at Choi Minseo kneeling and answered her.

“For this unlucky world that created someone like you.”

“You— Jung Ui-seooook!!”

I thrust my sacred spear toward Choi Minseo’s head for the finishing blow. I had no intention of giving her any chance.

But.

BOOM!

Choi Minseo was a bit faster. She blasted the floor. And that place was—

WHOOSH!

Outer space. Due to the pressure difference, everything inside began to be sucked out. Choi Minseo disappeared outside in an instant.

I held my ground with sheer strength.

Tsk. Did I let her slip away at the end?

The flames of wrath will never extinguish, so I hope she dies like that.

A little later, the outer wall was repaired as if time was reversing. When I turned my head, Dorado was using magic.

I exchanged glances with him briefly. Dorado looked at me and shook his head.

“As expected, you’re dangerous.”

“The dangerous one was that thing just now. I don’t know what you were thinking when you picked her up.”

“I saw potential. In fact, that child became as strong as me. I thought she had talent in magic enough to be my disciple.”

“You still don’t understand after seeing that mess?”

“Ah. I was mistaken about humans.”

With a bitter laugh, Dorado continued.

“It’s not about ability. It wasn’t about inadequate intelligence either. Humans don’t know how to control their emotions. Gemini, Ursula, and you too, Gerogius.”

Dorado raised his giant staff.

It was a clear sign of hostility.

“Ruining everything because of one woman you love. This is too dangerous.”

“So you want to fight.”

“I have no choice. For the Galaxy Empire, I must exterminate humans. Please understand.”

Dorado swung his staff. At the same time, his aura burst out and spread throughout the entire Galaxy Empire ship.

Tsk.

A full-scale war, then.

“That’s unfortunate.”

I deactivated the Armaggedon form.

I activated the blue of death and immediately returned to the main force, following the path indicated by the rainbow dragon.

***

“D-Dark Matter! Communication! From the Lord!”

As Deep Dive called urgently, Lee Lu-a put on the headset.

“Geo? It’s Lu-a.”

“War is starting. Tell Lena too. All Vengeance villains, prepare for immediate deployment. Get weapons ready too.”

War. At that word, Lu-a swallowed hard.

“Got it. Leave it to me.”

After ending the communication, Lu-a immediately began issuing orders to all organizations worldwide.

During this, she looked up at the sky.

The sky was completely covered with Galaxy Empire spaceships descending.