Master of the Holy Sword

One week.

That’s how long it took me to fully equip myself with Demon Castle gear.

If my gameplay time had been longer, I could have shortened the time even more, but this was my limit for now.

The Demon King play was over.

It was the moment I equipped the last piece of gear in front of the Demon Castle.

[The Holy Sword of the Sun reveals its true form.]

Along with the message that appeared across the entire server, a pillar of brilliant light soared from afar.

I frowned upon seeing the message.

I had heard that there was someone else on the server who had crafted a Holy Sword besides me.

It seemed that the Holy Sword had another upgrade option besides the Demon Sword.

The pillar of light that soared into the sky spread out in all directions, brightly illuminating the blackened sky.

The users around me stared blankly at the spectacle.

At that moment, another message appeared.

[The Holy Sword of the Sun begins to open the Gate of the Earth.]

The Holy Sword of the Sun began to open the gate.

As the message said, the golden pillar that soared into the sky began to open a large portal.

The message didn’t end there.

[The Sanctuary of Solar, the Sun God, spreads throughout Hell.]

Just as the power of Hell invaded the Earth when I upgraded the Demon Sword, the power of the Sun God began to invade Hell when the Holy Sword was upgraded.

[The Demon God Azathoth is greatly enraged.]

[The Sun God Solar reveals his presence.]

[The Demon God Azathoth reveals his presence.]

At the place where the pillar of light soared, a giant golden giant and a giant emitting black magic appeared.

And immediately after, a small message appeared before my eyes.

[The Demon God Azathoth commands the Master of the Demon Sword to fight on the side of Hell.]

If you accept this offer, you will become ‘Pronos, Master of the Demon Sword’ and fight on the side of the demons until the end of the invasion event.

It seemed that I wasn’t the only one who received this offer.

People who had been reincarnated as demons like me, or users who had accepted the power of the Demon God through conversion, began to disappear one by one.

At that time, Iyap’s guild chat came up.

Iyap-[Guild Leader-nim? This is asking all users to choose a faction, right?]

Yeon-[What choice?]

Iyap-[It’s asking whether to fight on the side of the demons or on the side of the humans.]

Yeon-[Did it pop up for humans who aren’t demons too?]

Iyap-[Yes, it seems like they can choose freely.]

Yeon-[We’re going to the demon side. Everyone, please choose that side.]

I had just finished farming. I had nothing else to do, so I thought I should participate in the event.

I accepted the Demon God’s offer.

At that moment, black light soared over my body and began to fly away at a very fast speed.

The place where I flew as light was where the Demon God and the Sun God were appearing.

Many users had already arrived at that place.

There were users who were human but sided with the demon faction, while there were also users who had the job of Death Knight or Hell Priest but chose the human faction.

The two factions were mixed together and fighting.

The effects of various skills bursting out from all directions were dizzying.

It wasn’t just users. The NPCs belonging to each faction were also mixed in with the users and fighting together.

At that moment, a message arrived from Helena.

Helena-[Yeon-a? It’s not you, is it?]

Yeon-[Huh?]

Helena-[You didn’t change again, did you?]

There was no time to answer Helena’s message.

Because my body, which had been transformed into light, began to grow bigger and bigger.

Arms and legs lengthened, and the field of vision heightened. The sensation of the huge wings stretching out from behind was foreign.

Sharp claws stretched out from under my feet, and a huge tail dangled from under my butt. My arms were covered with bulging muscles.

The horns that sprouted above my head also boasted a considerable weight.

[Pronos, Master of the Demon Sword, appears on the battlefield.]

Just as I was here as the Master of the Demon Sword, the user who upgraded the Holy Sword also appeared on the opposite side in the form of a specific NPC.

[Crow, Master of the Holy Sword, appears on the battlefield.]

I looked at the Master of the Holy Sword.

He was also looking at me.

[Jupiter]

[Crow, Master of the Holy Sword]

Jupiter, a nickname I had never heard before.

It meant that he hadn’t shown any particularly noticeable activity until he obtained the Holy Sword.

Jupiter silently pointed his Holy Sword at me.

The appearance of the holy knight, surrounded by a great light, made me feel considerable pressure.

Helena-[No!!!]

Yeon-[Shhh, I’m busy.]

I replied to Helena’s message and pointed my sword as well.

The body of the Balrog, which was clearly different from the human body, gave me an awkward feeling.

I carefully moved my arms and legs and began to get used to this body.

The appearance became larger. That meant that I became a good target for other ordinary users.

Since the Demon God and the Sun God could not be attacked, the users’ attacks began to pour on me and Jupiter.

Jupiter was the first to move.

He swung his huge Holy Sword and began to crush the users of the demon faction on the ground.

“Kill them!!! Kill the demons!”

In response to his movements, the users of the human faction, who had been watching for an opportunity, began to rush in.

If this continues, we’ll be pushed back. I also slowly began to move.

It was awkward to stretch out my arms and legs. But as time passed, I gradually began to get used to it.

I didn’t pay attention to the sensation of the tail and wings. It was easier to move what was originally there than to move a body part that didn’t exist.

I thrashed my arms and legs and trampled all the small humans who were rushing at me.

Kwaga gagagang!

The melee dealers who had rushed in earlier died instantly.

The only ones who were holding out were the tank-type users, but even they mostly died from the continued attacks.

After wiping out the front line, I was able to face the giant holy knight.

Without either of us saying anything, we swung our swords.

Kang!

The huge Demon Sword and Holy Sword collided with each other, and a huge shockwave spread out.

The attack didn’t stop there. The swords twisted against each other, and the Demon Sword, imbued with black energy, strongly pushed back the holy knight’s body.

Kaaang!

The attack hit. The opponent’s health was greatly reduced.

But the damage to me was also significant.

Like clothes getting wet in a drizzle, my health was decreasing because of the human users who were launching skills at me from a safe area.

The Demon God and the Sun God were only showing their presence and were not showing any other movements.

It meant that the victory or defeat of this battle depended on catching the Master of the Demon Sword and the Master of the Holy Sword, who were the boss monsters that appeared in each faction.

“Focus fire on Crow!!!”

I stepped back and shouted loudly.

As much as my appearance had changed, my voice had also changed quite impressively.

I quite liked the thick voice that sounded like a huge beast roaring.

“Kwaaaaaaaak!!!”

I am a demon. A huge demon. Pronos, Master of the Demon Sword.

An evil demon must roar evilly.

A roar that could only be heard in monster movies burst out from my throat.

The demon faction users began to focus fire on Crow according to my words.

I fended off the human faction users who came to interfere with that.

This battle was an event that was more advantageous the more ranged users there were.

I readjusted the huge Demon Sword and began to rush forward.

It was because I thought I should go deep into the enemy lines, sweep away the ranged users, and come out.

Kung kwang kung kwang!

“He’s, he’s coming!!! Someone stop him!!!”

As I moved my huge body and started running, the human ranged dealers screamed and started running away.

At that moment, the giant holy knight moved quickly and blocked my path.

I didn’t hesitate. I swung my sword and pushed his body back greatly. Immediately after, I spread out my other hand and swung my claws.

Chwaak!

The widely spread claws greatly damaged the holy knight’s armor.

Pronos’s whole body was a weapon.

As I began to confront Jupiter like that, my health began to decrease rapidly.

It was because I had come too deep into enemy territory.

I shook off Jupiter and retreated.

Was it because it was a pre-event? I didn’t have any skills at all.

I had to turn this situation around with pure physical ability.

The NPCs were using their strength, but they couldn’t be compared to the users who were actually thinking and moving.

As I pulled my body back, a small light flashed on my shoulder, and Helena, wearing a red robe, appeared.

Horns symbolizing the demon race sprouted on her forehead.

“Yeon…”

Helena stroked my cheek with a pitiful look.

I smiled brightly and said.

“Are you here to help me?”

“Plea-, please don’t talk with that voice… And don’t smile either…”

I nodded at Helena’s words and closed my mouth.

It seemed that this appearance had left a trauma for her.

Yeon-[Okay!!!]

Helena-[This is a pre-event, right? Let’s finish it quickly.]

Yeon-[Yeah!!!]

I pointed my sword with Helena on my shoulder.

It seemed like I really had to end it now.

If I dragged it out any longer, Helena would be very sad.

I felt it after the first clash. That the opponent couldn’t beat me.

Jupiter also seemed to be feeling that, and he didn’t recklessly rush at me.

Then I had to move.

Kung kwang kung kwang kung!

I moved my huge body and rushed at Jupiter.

I began to unfold the swordsmanship I had obtained from the pros of VRS with this huge Balrog body.

Kang! Kwaaang! Kang!

I wasn’t just using swordsmanship. I began to pressure Jupiter by utilizing sharp claws and toenails.

Occasionally, a huge meteor shot from my shoulder flew towards Jupiter’s face.

Kwaang!

It couldn’t stop the movement, but it blocked the view and created a brief gap.

I didn’t miss that gap.

The quickly swung sword wriggled like a white snake and cut off Jupiter’s neck.

Seogeok!

Jupiter tried to counterattack me by swinging his sword quite diligently.

But the gap in talent cannot be overturned.

At the moment when Jupiter’s health was reduced to 20%, he turned around and began to run away.

“Kuwaaaaaak!!!”

“D-, don’t shout!”

I roared loudly because the sight of the fleeing guy looked annoying, and Helena, who was hanging next to me, screamed in horror.

I nodded and closed my mouth.

I didn’t know why Jupiter ran away.

But when he left the battlefield, a message appeared across the entire server.

[Crow, Master of the Holy Sword, has fallen.]

It seemed that even if the users who were controlling each boss monster left their positions, they would be treated as defeated.

After the message appeared across the entire server, the Demon God Azathoth burst into great laughter and scattered his magic.

[Kahahahaha!]

[The Demon God’s magic is further enhanced for a certain period of time.]

[The Sun God Solar retreats.]

[The Sanctuary of the Sun God effect disappears.]

The event ended.

The Demon God and the Sun God began to disappear, and I also returned to my original position.