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When I pressed the Yes button, my head began to ache as if it would shatter.

Suddenly, it hurt and spun like a storm was raging.

And with that pain, the description of the mind sword in front of me began to change slightly.

The system, too, seemed to be overexerting itself, repeatedly blurring and sharpening.

When all the transformations were complete, the mind sword’s very name was different.

[Skill]

Mind Sword Lv.@#$@[Unique]

-The most powerful sword is not one that exists in physical form, but a sword of the mind. Once this mastery is achieved, blindness is no great issue. However, what has been further advanced here is not controlling from afar, but directly wielding the weapon oneself. The forms of weapons created by the mind are limitless.

-The number of swords that can be created and transformed changes depending on the level. Additionally, #$@ can be stored and used.

-Current number of swords that can be created: #$%

-Number of swords that can be transformed: #$%

-Stored #$@: 1

As this skill description, which appeared with a glitching screen, concluded, something was placed in my hand.

I hadn’t learned anything about weapons and didn’t know how to use them, but the moment I grasped the weapon, its usage was imprinted in my mind.

The power of that spear flowed into my frail body, making me feel lighter, and the amount of magic I emitted became overwhelmingly vast, allowing me to even discern the movements of vampires.

‘This is an opportunity given by the system.’

I gripped the weapon in my hand tightly and took my stance.

‘Just 10 seconds, that’s enough. It was the weapon I thought it was…’

A spear, undetectable by magic but so vividly clear to my blind eyes like the mind sword itself, was held in my hand.

[#$%#’s Spear]

-The wielder of this spear has all their stats raised to the target’s limit.

-[Skill]

-[#$%^#$]

$%^#%^^&

[Due to an error, no further abilities can be unlocked.]

[Due to an error, the complete summoning of the weapon has been refused.]

However, for me, this small spear summoned by the error, and a single skill, were enough.

It was because of the phrase written small at the end.

-This is merely for killing gods.

‘God-slaying…!’

***

“Cough…cough…”

Savior pulled her hand out from the rubble and raised herself.

She didn’t know if she should call it fortunate, but the Grim Reaper, whom Ray had asked her to protect, lay unconscious on her shoulder.

“Ray…? Where are you…?”

Savior cleared the dust in front of her and searched for him, but it wasn’t long before she found him being held by the neck by a female monster.

“No…!”

Savior drew her sword and concentrated her magic, but she was too exhausted, having already expended too much magic on the werewolf.

[Growl…!]

While she was focused on Ray, the werewolf, which had been buried in the rubble with her and fighting the orcas, slowly rose.

It was about to strike Savior, who hadn’t noticed it yet, but Savior quickly realized and dodged.

Savior, who had just evaded that attack and was in despair that her enemies could still exert their full power, saw a ray of light begin to emanate from where Ray was.

“What is that…?”

Ray and the monster holding his neck had already vanished, and only the sound of fighting could be heard from somewhere.

She instinctively raised her sword, fearing the werewolf would chase and attack her again, but there was nothing there.

Only massive spurts of someone’s blood erupted here and there, maintaining an eerie silence.

Frightened by the sight, Savior recoiled slightly.

And then, the silence that felt much longer than 10 seconds passed.

***

[1 second later]

It was fear.

What the Vampire Queen, who had just been holding Ray’s neck, felt was fear.

She was terrified of his right hand, which held nothing.

She recoiled from the instinctively chilling aura emanating from that hand.

‘Me…? I’m retreating from a mere human…?’

Ray, who hadn’t even been able to react to her movements moments ago, now seemed able to anticipate her actions, and only then did a faint smile return to his face.

‘I can’t admit it… No… I won’t!’

She activated her magic on the waterfall of blood behind her, and the blood transformed into colossal weapons and tentacles, rushing towards Ray.

Ray, who had been staring intently at the sight, merely leaped lightly.

[3 seconds later]

Ray, who had leaped onto the tentacles, began continuously striking away the weapons raining down on him with something.

‘Why…why…? Just moments ago, he couldn’t even react to attacks…’

She, who had been staring at him with bewildered eyes, seemingly unable to tolerate it any longer, picked up a sword from beside her and teleported to Ray, who was carving a path of destruction atop the tentacles.

‘I can’t make him part of my collection…but there’s no choice…’

She hid her previously flustered expression, returned to a composed demeanor, and tried to strike his neck.

“You seemed flustered just a moment ago.”

However, Ray, who hadn’t even noticed her movements, was blocking her sword with something.

The vampire’s arm began to tremble as if she were putting all her strength into it, but her eyes alone had already killed Ray.

[5 seconds later]

‘Me… I have to use my true power…?’

She could use her magic immediately if she wanted to, but it felt like such a waste.

Using this magic on a mere intruder, and a mere mortal at that, was far too extravagant.

However, before she could even finish that thought, the invisible spear began to tear her body to shreds.

‘Hah… Humans are indeed just humans… It seems he doesn’t know that I completely regenerate… seeing him waste his strength like this…’

However, as she ignored the continuous hits and kept attacking, she felt something strange.

‘Why… does it hurt…?’

The wounds that should have healed clearly weren’t mending.

It was as if her constitution was completely ineffective, as if the wounds etched by that spear were forbidden from healing.

“I will kill you and take your blood.”

[7 seconds later]

“Shut up!!! How dare a mere human covet my treasure!!”

The moment she heard those words, she activated her magic without a single hesitation.

The full moon still shone upon her, and black wings, similar to a bat’s, sprouted from her back.

Her crimson eyes glowed even more intensely, and the surrounding forest enveloped them, gradually transforming into a sea of blood.

Before long, she and Ray stood upon a sea of blood.

“A mere human has grown too greedy. I’ve grown bored now, so vanish from my sight.”

Weapons made of blood began to emerge from all directions, their speed and power incomparable to before.

Each of these weapons seemed to possess a level of power akin to ‘named’ weapons, attacking Ray using their unique elemental properties.

However, Ray, far from being flustered or tense by the assault, instead continued to deflect the attacks with a faint smile.

“This technique is difficult even for ‘gods’ to overcome. Because the more weapons I deflect, the more their power increases…”

She approached Ray, who was diligently clearing the weapons, with a leisurely gait.

As if her victory was assured.

“This technique allows me to attack endlessly, almost like a god…”

With each step she took, the blood rippled and danced from the vibrations.

“It’s been a long time since a human stirred such intense emotions in me… Now, it truly ends.”

[10 seconds later]

“Fortunately…”

Just as she was about to slit Ray’s throat, his lips parted.

But his voice, contrary to what the Vampire Queen expected, was filled with hope.

“What… what do you mean…?”

She asked, looking at Ray, who was now swaying slightly as if dizzy, with an expression of incomprehension.

“For using this technique… I’m grateful you made yourself almost like a god…”

Now, he was gasping for breath, as if even speaking was a tremendous effort.

***

’10 seconds have passed…’

Mental Strength: 990

My mental strength was permanently decreasing, and at a rapid pace.

The number and speed of weapons surging towards me increased steadily, and my mental strength diminished rapidly.

However, I merely aimed the tip of that spear at her.

To use the one, the only skill allowed to me.

Though numerous wounds were etched onto my body, I silently chanted.

[#$%%]

[De]

[Golgotha]

The light pouring from the spear simply split everything in half.

Having unleashed everything, and with my mental strength also halved, before me lay the Vampire Queen, Baikal, split in half and dying.