章節 177: Chapter 336

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The rift in the barrier had almost completely opened, revealing the other side. It was one of the secret spaces of the felinoids tribe.

The appearance of the Spectre corp could not be confirmed yet.

'Shatter a little later...!'

Due to the rush, Jin has not been able to fully unleash his move.

If the Spectre corp entered the cave just 5 seconds later, no, even 3 seconds before the completion of the move, it was highly likely that Jin would be the first to be attacked.

'I was certain of it.'

If that happened, he would be defeated. Assuming the enemy consisted of three high-level mages in the late stages of the 9-star.

Three seconds was more than enough time for skilled individuals to kill their opponent ten times over. Especially in a situation like the current one, where he was exposed and defenseless due to engaging in the decisive battle.

'I needed to focus.'

Not losing composure in moments like this was one of Jin's greatest strengths.

Within the curtain of shadow force, Jin's eyes were engulfed in flames. Flames emanated from his body, spreading within the dark curtain.

Those flames looked like fierce beasts restrained by loose chains. Whenever Jin wished, he could simply remove the curtain, and the flames would spread in all directions, engulfing his enemies.

Time seemed to flow slowly.

Amidst the intense beating of his own heart, the mana flowed through the runes engraved on Jin's body to unleash the move.

The Spectre corp' mana was becoming increasingly immense.

Even within the confines of the curtain, Jin's face was tingling due to overflowing mana.

Whoosh, crackle, boom...!

The sound of Jin's flames spreading and the sound of the barrier shattering intermingled chaotically.

Crack!

As the barrier broke, a deafening roar echoed in Jin's head.

'They're coming!'

Soon, Jin saw the Spectre corp. He could only see the blurry silhouettes in the distorted space covered by the curtain and the shattered barrier.

The most elite mages of Zipfel in the Gray Robes, Jin tightly gripped the hilt of his sword.

Fortunately, Jin's move was complete. Before they arrived.

The flames first engulfed Jin's body. Then they permeated, transforming Jin into fire itself. Jin's burning eyes became even more intense, and even his hair turned into flames.

'I shall repay that debt, Spectres.'

Ever since that day when Jin fled from Veradin's mansion, leaving only Misha behind, he often thought about it after becoming a flagbearer.

If he had been stronger, he could have fought alongside Misha.

It was never an act of disgrace for Runcandel's reserve flagbearer to run away against 15 Spectres, but Jin felt a sense of shame when he recalled that day.

It was time to erase that feeling.

Runcandel Magic Sword Secret move.

Flame of Hell - Sarah Runcandel.

When Jin inherited this Magic Sword Technique from Sarah.

Jin had really liked the name "Flame of Hell" from the moment he received the Sword. When he looked back at all the atrocities committed by the Spectre corp, there seemed to be no name more fitting than "Flame of Hell" for the act of engulfing them in flames.

Kwaahhh...!

Sharp flames tore through the curtain and poured outwards.

As soon as the Spectres crossed the barrier, they were faced with those sharp flames, leaving them no choice but to widen their eyes in surprise.

"Huh!"

One member of the Spectre corp exclaimed and erected a protective shield. The shield, engulfed in flames, trembled unstably.

The shield seemed on the verge of shattering. At first glance, it seemed unable to withstand the power of the Flame of Hell, and Jin clicked his tongue inwardly.

'Can they really withstand this with a shield that they didn't even properly cast?'

There would not be many mages in the world capable of such a feat. Moreover, the Spectres had just expended a significant amount of mana to break through the barrier.

Of course, the Flame of Hell was only just beginning.

Kaaaah!

Jin let out a roar, raising his mana up one level. He completely dissipated the remaining curtain of shadow force and unleashed the bound flames within.

The flames erupted like a flood. In an instant, the cave transformed into a hellish scene of raging fire, and the Spectre' protective shield was completely engulfed in flames, its magical essence no longer visible.

The rocks inside the cave melted away.

Runcandel's Magic Sword Technique, Flame of Hell, bore a striking resemblance to the Plutonian's Reign Sword of Battle god, covering a considerable area.

Instead of thunderbolts, the flames covered every direction, creating a space of flames where those who had not reached a certain level could not even breathe.

In reality, a thousand years ago, Temar's advice played the most crucial role in the completion of Sarah's Magic Sword. And Temar's advice was derived from the Plutonian's Reign Sword.

All the flames that filled the cave were pouring towards the Spectres.

"Oh, damn it!"

One Spectre cried out in an urgent voice, filled with confusion. Jin was incredibly satisfied to hear that voice.

Although it was just an ambush, the fact that the flame of hell was effective against the Spectre corp sent thrills coursing through his entire body.

Feeling oneself grow stronger always comes with a sense of exhilaration.

'There's no way their shields can handle this.'

Crackle!

Amidst the sea of blazing flames, a single blue spark emerged.

The flame of hell was originally a martial art that was being used with the power of the phoenix. Although Sarah, from the second tomb, couldn't use the power of the Phoenix Maniere as a guardian, but Jin had Tess.

Gaaaah!

As a single blue flame opened the dimensional gate of the Fire dimension, accompanied by a sharp yet resounding roar, the King of the Phoenixes revealed itself.

The power symbolizing blue and pressure, the power of Tess.

As this power combined with the flame of hell, the Spectres groaned. And the moment Jin heard their groans, he was certain.

He could kill them.

There is no problem with a martial artist's aura shield or sword shield, but once the mage's shield is breached, it is difficult to catch what comes next.

Because they didn't possess physically robust bodies like martial artists. Therefore, when mages were directly hit, their abilities would inevitably decline significantly.

Jin had seized the advantage.

'Now, to prevent their body from burning, it forces them to manipulate mana recklessly, which leads to a backflow.'

Just like the absolute proposition that all humans die, reckless manipulation of mana always led to a backflow. Even the Spectres couldn't escape that law.

However, Jin assumed that the members of the Spectre corp had the ability to quickly recover from a mana backflow.

'Their ability to control the backflow may not be as good as the teacher's, but there is a high possibility that Spectres can stabilize their mana within 5 seconds after the initial symptoms of the backflow.'

He would slit their throats before they could grasp onto the backflow.

Making a quick decision, Jin found the figures of the Spectres amidst the flames. Jin had only seen their silhouettes since their arrival, and he hadn't even properly seen their gray robes.

He could only guess their positions and attack based on the energy emanating from the Spectres and their silhouettes.

'At the moment when their energy fluctuates due to the backflow, I'll strike and end it. I don't have much time left either.'

Jin was in a precarious state where he could also suffer from backflow at any moment. It was quite strange that such a grand technique was suddenly unleashed, especially along with the curtain of shadow force, and yet there was no backflow.

Still, time was on Jin's side.

Before a full minute had passed, he could feel the Spectres' mana diminishing greatly.

The energy emanating from the Spectres that had made his face twitch even after breaking through the barrier had now dropped to the level of an ordinary mage.

It was the result of the backflow.

Jin stepped into the flames. As Tess exhaled a breath of pressure, the flames of the hell gently receded, creating a path.

Step by step, as Jin moved forward, the Spectres hid their bodies amidst the flames.

"You shouldn't have moved at all."

Swoosh!

Jin spoke, swinging his sword towards where he sensed movement. With a cynical smile on his lips.

Pluck!

A definite sensation of flesh and bone being severed was transmitted to Jin's fingertips through the sword's blade.

The Spectres desperately stifled their groans, but it was an action that held no real meaning.

Their positions were already exposed, and the fight was over.

Swish!

Jin, radiating a fiery glint in his eyes, threw himself in the direction where he had swung his sword.

'I've gained the advantage, but since there are three of them, I can't waste time and need to finish it quickly.'

During the five seconds it took for the Spectres to suppress the mana backflow, Jin knew he had to eliminate all three of them.

Thud!

Sigmund's blade pierced through the chest of a member of the Spectre corp.

"Kuk!"

It was the last cry before death. The mage was swept away by the flames surrounding Sigmund, reduced to ashes.

It was unbelievably shabby death for the most elite secret mage of Zipfel.

It also signified just how remarkable Jin was.

Excluding Luna, there was no other sibling who could achieve such a result in the same situation.

Even though there is an element of surprise attack, the opponents were the Spectres.

'Now, two remains.'

Hook. Jin took a short breath. His body, engulfed in flames, was becoming unbearably hot, and it seemed that the backflow would start soon.

Three seconds remained.

Within the flames, Jin had enough time to find the two mages caught in the backflow and sever their throats.

But as soon as he prepared to move again, Jin felt a strange unease.

'What is it? I only killed one of them, but the remaining trace of the Spectre' mana has completely disappeared.'

He quickly scanned the flames.

For some reason, he couldn't find the remaining two members of the Spectre corp, excluding the one who died.

'Where did they suddenly vanish to? It's unlikely they had gone to the barrier again. It seemed like the powerful mana belonged to the one dead member…'

Jin abruptly stopped in his tracks.

'Could it be that it wasn't the combined mana of the three of them...!?'

What Jin had killed was only one of the three members of the Spectre corp.

The remaining two members had successfully broken through the barrier of another secret residence of the felinoids tribe and had just entered the cave.

Jin had mistakenly believed that the mana he felt from the member of the Spectre corp he killed with the flame of hell belonged to all three of them.

Boom!

Once again, Jin felt powerful mana from beyond the suddenly shattered barrier.

Feeling a chilling sensation down his spine, Jin turned his head and saw the other two members of the Spectre corp emerging from the broken barrier.

'This is insane…'

Unlike the recently deceased member of the Spectre corp, these two had already confirmed the flames unfolding within the cave even from beyond the barrier.

It was only natural because the mana of the flame of hell was not concealed by the curtain of shadow force.

"Heh, looks like Lokai got hit. Here, this is his staff."

"The flames are dying down. The one who killed Lokai is probably not in perfect condition either. They probably couldn't have gone far. Before we track down those insect-like beastmen, we should pursue that person first..."

Jin's gaze met the eyes of the Spectre corp mages.

"...there is no need for that. Jin Runcandel, you're the one who killed Lokai."

A smirk crept up on the lips of the Spectres hidden beneath their gray hoods.

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章節 178: Chapter 337

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The mana gathered in the hands of the Spectres was so swift that it seemed as if it had suddenly materialized within their grasp.

However, the amassed mana was so immense that it distorted the surrounding space.

Jin instinctively conjured a protective shield, swallowing a breath of disbelief.

Whoosh!

If he had unfolded the shield just a second later, he wouldn't have been able to face the rising sun of tomorrow morning. The mana beam emitted from the hands of the two Spectres struck Jin's shield composed of shadow force and mana.

Even with the shield in place, it felt as if he were being pummeled by an unstoppable force. Jin deflected the beams that pierced through the shield, but a thick splatter of blood rose up in his throat.

Ugh!

Jin vomited the blood clot and composed himself.

'Damn, so this is what the Spectres are capable of.'

The fact that Jin could swiftly kill a Spectre named Lokai was purely the result of a perfect ambush.

As evidenced by his mistaking Lokai's mana for that of three individuals, the Spectres were originally the most formidable group of mages in the world. They were incomparable even to other mage units.

"...And you managed to block that? The 12th flagbearer of Runcandel?"

"It seems what those guys said when they went to Lord Veradin's secret mansion was true after all. I may have been complacent, but it wasn't just luck that you killed Lokai."

"Indeed, hearing about it and experiencing it firsthand are entirely different things."

Jin observed the two men while regulating his breathing.

'Both of them are on a level similar to the mage Lokai whom I just killed.'

They were not among the middle- or later-stage of the 9-stars.

If not the 10-stars, it was unimaginable to explain this vast mana.

'No, it might be difficult to explain even with the 10-star.'

There was an immense difference between the 9- and 10-star, but it was not like the level of mana gets triple.

Jin had already encountered several 9-star mages and, although he hadn't personally met a 10-star mage, he could roughly estimate the level based on the comparisons with the knights and warriors.

When considering it from that perspective, there was certainly something strange about the mana of the Spectres.

"What are you thinking, Jin Runcandel?"

Phew!

Once again, a beam of mana shot out from the mages' hands.

Aaargh! This time, Tess unleashed a surge of oppressive flames, distorting the trajectory of the beam, and Jin quickly erected a shield of shadow force to protect himself.

"Are you planning to fight us instead of running away? How foolish."

"The Spectres I encountered last time weren't so talkative. You guys sure like to chat."

In an instant, five curtains of shadow force unfolded.

Jin continued to evade the attacks of the mages by hiding his body between the curtains.

At first glance, it seemed like Jin was effectively opposing the Spectres, but there was no sign of a counterattack.

'I can't properly utilize my shadow force due to the backlash. I wonder how long I can drag this out.'

The obvious choice Jin should have made when encountering the remaining two Spectres was to immediately summon Shuri and flee. However, the reason Jin didn't run away while facing the new Spectres was different.

If he fled now, the small beastmen who had just begun to leave the cave would undoubtedly be annihilated.

'I can't hold out for long. Tess's summoning is also about to dispel.'

Tess could only exist in the presence of Jin's mana. As the mana backlash began, Tess's condition became increasingly unstable.

Unlike when they encountered Cold Joe in the past, Tess couldn't directly intervene by borrowing Jin's power in the current situation. Unlike before, Jin was on the verge of mana backlash, so if Tess mistakenly borrowed his power, it could endanger his life.

In the end, Tess had no choice but to return to the Fire dimension within a few seconds.

But there was one thing.

There was a means to salvage this situation.

Jin wanted to use the special technique of the Shadow Sword, the Black Light Call, to summon the Black Light Call.

Even an ordinary warrior, not just battle king, could easily buy time against the two Spectres.

But he wanted to save the Black Light Call for the worst-case scenario. Zipfel didn't know that Jin could summon the Plutonians, and if they learned that fact, they would be even more cautious when facing Jin in the future.

A trump card should always be saved for when it's truly needed. There would be many decisive moments in the future where Jin could outwit Zipfel with the help of the Plutonian brethren.

Furthermore, in Jin's opinion, the situation wasn't yet at its worst.

'Whichever side it is, hurry up and come!'

Either Runcandel or Kinzelo.

One of the two factions had to come to this cave. Otherwise, not only the cave but the entire area would soon be destroyed in the ongoing battle.

There was a high possibility that Kinzelo would arrive first. This land belonged to the beastmen.

Kwaang! Clang! Crash...!

The cave was collapsing under the onslaught of the Spectres' mana beams.

Jin was unaware, but in truth, more than half of the vast maze within the cave had already been destroyed when the barrier broke.

The continuous shocks caused an incessant rain of falling rocks, and the beams had pierced the ceiling, revealing the sky.

By that time, the Spectres must have been feeling extremely frustrated.

The Spectres were annoyed by the fact that the Runcandel's 12th flagbearer is holding against them for so long even though he had fallen into mana backflow and his phoenix also returned.

It hadn't been that long, just a few minutes.

"I wanted to take you away in good shape, but I guess I'll have to force it."

Whish, whish! Swiish...!

A new magic spell began to intertwine in the hands of the Spectres.

Each of them was forming two 9-star destruction spells. It was Zipfel's vision magic, something Jin had never seen before.

Both of them were simultaneous casting users.

"Judging by your appearance, it seems like you'll survive even if you take this hit."

"Is that so? It seems like you've overestimated me."

Jin smiled as he parried the attack.

"No, if anything, we've underestimated you all this time. And it doesn't really matter if you die."

With a determined expression, Jin gritted his teeth.

It seemed like he would have to summon the Plutonian brethren after all.

"Let me propose one last deal. When my brethren arrive, there's a chance that you won't be able to leave here alive. How about it? Let's call it quits at this point. This, after all, could turn into an all-out battle with just one wrong move."

It was nothing more than idle talk meant to buy a few more seconds, up until the very end.

"By the time Runcandel's flagbearers arrives, you'll already be in the Lutero Magic Federation. I didn't know you had a talent for jokes."

Flagbearers weren't really my brethren, but there was no need to correct them.

"You guys should work on your sense of humor if you want to take jokes. What's the point of being powerful in magic if you can't do anything else? It's inhumane."

"Don't get too full of yourself. Oh, and let me tell you something in advance."

The Spectre shrugged and continued his remark.

"The only reason you're holding out here is probably to save the small beastmen, right? Well, that's not really significant. By now, other guys have probably gone to capture those damn cosmetic peddlers."

"The barrier of the Felinoids Tribe was quite interesting. Things are more troublesome than you guys think."

Total five Spectres attacked the Felinoids Tribe's barrier.

However, the reason Jin decided to face these three Spectres was because Lulu had informed him that she had detained the remaining two just before leaving.

-The other two are trapped in our maze and can't get out. They'll be trapped for at least three days.

Lulu had clearly stated that.

But the Spectres' were stronger than the Felinoids Tribe had anticipated.

They had unleashed their unique link-casting magic, erasing the entire barrier and entering this place.

In the process, there had been a problem with the barrier, and the remaining two had entered the land of the beastmen outside the cave directly.

'Damn it, if the barrier has collapsed... Is the Felinoids Tribe safe? This wasn't the time to save the Black light call.'

Jin let out a sigh of frustration.

And in the moment when he was about to unleash the Black light call.

Thump...!

Unexpectedly, a large steel door formed between Jin and the Spectres.

The sound of the steel door hitting the ground was so beautiful that there would never be another moment like this in Jin's life.

"Hello, everyone!"

The first voice that rang out was cheerful and lively.

To Jin's knowledge, the most "peculiar" woman.

It was Margiella Ivelianos. She was sitting in a wheelchair as always, wearing a whimsical mask shaped like a cat's face.

'Does she really think she can conceal her identity with that? Everyone knows that the Ivelianos clan has a woman with a disability.'

Surprisingly, the Spectres didn't recognize Margiella.

Who are these guys?

The Spectres looked at Margiella with such strange expressions. They didn't immediately attack, but it seemed they found Margiella's arrival through the "steel door" quite perplexing.

"Nice to meet you all. I'm Moruriella. To put it simple, I am the owner of this land."

And by her side was another familiar face.

"Huh, Spectres? There might be a few of my old acquaintances among them. How's Lokai, that piece of trash, doing?"

Cold Joe.

He laughed with a smirk as he looked at the Spectres.

Although Jin had personally fought against Joe and knew that he was at a level where he could not dare to belittle the Spectres, there was another reason why Joe was so confident.

"Joe, shut up. I'm sure I've warned you several times not to piggyback on me and act all tough. You damn trash, try to resemble at least half of the vice leader. I feel like killing you several times a day."

Berakt Sidricker.

The White Wolf Tribe's great warrior and one of Kinzelo's core members. The reason Joe could smirk at the Spectres despite facing them.

-Kid.

-Yeah?

-He's quite strong. Even your big sister's safety is not guaranteed.

A conversation between Murakan and Jin when they saw Berakt, who came to pay respects to the Holy King during the Holy Kingdom incident.

True to those words, Berakt was the strongest warrior among the beastmen and truly lived up to his title "great warrior".

"There's no need for a long conversation, human mages. I'm not in a very good mood right now, so if you don't disappear within three seconds, I'll swallow you whole and poop you out after 20 minutes. One, two, three."

Quaaaah!

Without any chance to react, after counting what felt like one second, Berakt drew the greatsword on his back and swung it. The entire cave disintegrated in a single strike, and the Spectres staggered back.

Jin thought Murakan's evaluation might have been somewhat lacking.

As Berakt launched his attack, Margiella rolled her wheelchair closer to Jin.

"Retreat quickly. And remember, you can't forget this debt, understood?"

Margiella winked at Jin and smiled.

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