Chapter 135
I could see sothing like a thread connecting him and Wol-ah.
Still mistaking for the Demon of the End, the bastard continued speaking.
“Do not think this ends rely because this body is destroyed, O End. My true body still exists within the lofty heavens.”
Hearing that, my face twisted in irritation.
So after using Wol-ah like a puppet this entire ti, now that her usefulness had ended, he planned to abandon her body and return to Heaven.
Absolutely shaless.
Sticky black energy began flowing from the black sword.
The experience of the Demon of the End taking over my body was still vivid.
The way he handled demonic energy, and the way he fused Authorities together.
Even when the Demon of the End seized my body, my physical condition had already been no better than a rag.
Even my mana had been completely exhausted.
Yet despite that, he still overwheld Sandalphon.
Of course, Sandalphon had only drawn upon a fragnt of his true body’s power as well, but the important thing was this—
The bastard used my own powers better than I did.
I recalled the sensation of how he controlled the Demonic Authority.
Until now, I had only been using a fraction of my power.
Because from the very beginning, I had never truly understood the skill Lamb.
The SS-rank skill Lamb wasn’t rely an ability that lent demonic power and transford into a Demon.
Lamb’s true nature was a prison sealing away the Demon of the End—
And an ocean containing his power.
The reason I could use demonic energy without making a contract with a Demon was because all the demonic energy I used ca from the Demon of the End sleeping inside Lamb.
I thought about the difference between his strength and mine.
The Demon of the End consud no mana when drawing upon demonic energy.
And even the quality of the demonic energy itself was different.
If the demonic energy I pulled from Lamb was like purified water, then the energy he used was closer to pristine, untouched spring water.
Of course, it was impossible for to instantly use demonic energy as pure as the Demon of the End’s.
But the remnants of the pure demonic energy he had used still remained within .
“Stop spouting bullshit and get out of Wol-ah’s body.”
The black sword overflowing with dense demonic energy sliced through the thread connecting Sandalphon and Wol-ah.
Slash.
At the sa ti, light exploded from Wol-ah’s body, and an enormous pillar of light burst forth with a deafening crack.
Sandalphon’s consciousness was returning to his true body.
Should I just let him go like that?
As if.
He was the one who possessed Wol-ah’s body and tried to kill in order to destroy the Demon of the End.
I drew upon the abyssal mana left behind by the Demon of the End.
The energy was several tis denser than ordinary demonic energy, and a strange exhilaration surged through .
The black sword beca imbued with a completely different kind of power.
Authority, Sky Cleaving.
A gigantic invisible slash tore through the pillar of light.
The beam ascending toward the sky was severed.
Did it work?
I couldn’t be certain, but the beam rapidly began fading.
I imdiately turned my attention back toward Wol-ah.
Her matured body had reverted to that of a young child again.
I carefully reached down to pick her up.
No—
I tried to, but failed.
“This is insane…….”
Wol-ah’s body was unbelievably hot.
And her breathing was so faint it seed like it could stop at any mont.
Damn it.
Her body couldn’t withstand the backlash from accepting too much of Sandalphon’s power.
I wanted to use the Power of Restoration.
But to an Angel like Wol-ah, demonic power was practically poison.
Even being touched by the light emitted by Angels caused stinging pain, so there was no way demonic power would work on her no matter how restorative it was.
What am I supposed to do?
If I didn’t do sothing imdiately, Wol-ah’s breathing would stop.
This was exactly why I’d tried to regain control from the Demon of the End as quickly as possible.
If I hadn’t been controlled by the Demon of the End in the first place—
BOOM!
There was no ti to drown in guilt.
I slamd my fist into the ground.
At that mont, my eyes caught sight of the Halo floating above Wol-ah’s head.
This is……?
It was the object that allowed Wol-ah’s body to withstand Sandalphon’s power.
I thought it had been destroyed during the exchange of final attacks with Sandalphon.
Because of that thing, Sandalphon had been able to unleash even greater power.
Maybe because traces of the Demon of the End’s energy still remained within —
I could clearly understand the structure of the Halo in a way I normally never could.
Originally, the power should have poured directly into the body, but the Halo seed to act as a filter that slowed the burden down.
Could I use this sohow?
What if I used the Halo to extract the remaining power still left inside Wol-ah’s body?
Handling an Angel’s divine power with a body closer to a Demon was madness—
But it was still worth trying.
I reached out and grabbed Wol-ah’s Halo.
Sssssss—!
An agonizing pain shot through my hand.
I imdiately regretted my decision.
Even so, I didn’t let go of the Halo.
Using the Halo as a filter, I began extracting the remnants of Sandalphon’s power from Wol-ah’s body.
The remaining divine power started condensing into the Halo.
“Gghhhh……!”
As expected, the pain caused by divine power far surpassed ordinary suffering.
Divine power naturally attacked demonic energy, so rely touching it felt like being poisoned.
And this wasn’t the power of so ordinary Angel—
It belonged to the Archangel Sandalphon.
I had already nearly died and co back alive, and my body was practically in tatters already.
Once I healed Wol-ah, I’d probably need several weeks of recovery.
The Halo began emitting enough energy to look ready to explode at any second.
The divine power trying to invade my body like deadly poison intensified the agony.
But I couldn’t stop.
I could see Wol-ah’s body slowly stabilizing.
The Halo, now gathering the last remnants of Sandalphon’s power, beca engulfed in radiance.
BOOM!
Light exploded outward and swallowed my entire body.
My body, already pushed beyond its limits after barely surviving death, couldn’t withstand the impact.
And just like that, my consciousness faded away.
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Cheonji of Mount Baekdu.
Space distorted, and a black vortex ford into a portal.
A figure stepped out from within.
It was the Heavenly Demon, who had threatened Malphas and hurried back to her residence.
Behind the portal appeared Malphas, the crow-headed Demon.
“Please do not worry. Heavenly Demon-nim, the Devil Knight is safe.”
The Heavenly Demon’s gaze turned toward Malphas.
Just monts ago, she had reduced Pandemonium’s sanctuary to utter ruin, and even now an ominous Aura poured from her body.
Dense killing intent filled her eyes.
“There had better not be even the slightest lie in those words. Otherwise, I will rip off that beak and shove it straight through your skull.”
“…….”
Receiving her killing intent head-on, Malphas swallowed hard.
Malphas possessed almost no combat ability, but he was still a high-ranking Demon.
And yet even he felt fear before her.
‘Is she really even human?’
Malphas had witnessed everything the Heavenly Demon did inside Pandemonium’s sanctuary.
Even though their master had weakened, the Heavenly Demon still confronted his power head-on.
In fact, hadn’t the leader of Pandemonium avoided clashing directly against her?
That was why Malphas considered it fortunate the Heavenly Demon knew nothing about Yoo Sung-woo’s destiny.
If she ever learned Yoo Sung-woo was both the sacrifice and vessel ant to resurrect the Demon of the End—
He couldn’t even imagine what kind of chaos she would unleash by storming Pandemonium’s sanctuary using her power.
‘Though I must admit, it does make curious. If it didn’t involve Pandemonium, I would’ve enjoyed watching from the sidelines.’
Thinking that, Malphas disappeared back through the portal.
The Heavenly Demon did not stop him.
Imnse mana erupted from her as her Aura perception spread endlessly outward.
Before long, Yoo Sung-woo and Wol-ah entered her senses.
They were at Cheonji atop Mount Baekdu.
An old mory suddenly surfaced in her mind.
The mory of retrieving Wol-ah under the orders of Pandemonium’s leader.
That bizarre dinsion filled with gigantic Guardians, countless soldiers, and even divine beasts—
A troubleso place.
A question arose in her mind.
‘Why would my disciple and Wol-ah go there?’
Though puzzled, she had no ti to dwell on it.
With a violent sonic boom, her figure vanished.
The Heavenly Demon instantly arrived where Yoo Sung-woo and Wol-ah were.
The state of Cheonji was catastrophic.
It looked as though dozens of gigantic bombs had detonated there, completely unlike the Cheonji she rembered.
Her gaze found Wol-ah and Yoo Sung-woo.
Neither of them moved at all, as though dead.
Seeing that, the Heavenly Demon’s pupils shook violently.
For a mont, it felt as though her heart had dropped.
How long had it been since she felt emotions this intense?
With trembling hands, she touched Wol-ah and Yoo Sung-woo.
Thankfully, both were still breathing.
A sigh of relief escaped her lips.
But neither of them was in good condition.
Seeing their state, her expression twisted.
Originally, she intended not to involve herself in Pandemonium’s affairs.
Yet because of that, her disciple had nearly died.
‘Now that I think about it, both the leader and that crow Demon looked as though they knew sothing.’
Of course, she couldn’t rough them up like before.
She had lost control because she thought her disciple had died, but she still needed Pandemonium’s help if she wished to return to her holand.
Which ant she should target weaker and more manageable prey instead.
The faces of Pandemonium’s High-ranking Executives flashed through her mind.
‘Originally, I accepted that title rely to avoid troubleso matters. Yet now the ti has co to make use of it.’
It was the mont the Heavenly Demon decided to directly interfere in Pandemonium’s affairs.
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When I opened my eyes after being struck by the exploding Halo’s light, I found myself inside a completely white space.
Feels like every ti I faint and wake up, I end up sowhere different.
Earlier, it was the abyss-like world of Lamb.
And now this pure white space covered in light.
What, is there an Angel sealed in here too?
Thinking that, I looked around.
Of course, there was nothing to see.
Only pure white in every direction.
It felt as though I was the only thing in this place possessing any color besides white itself.
Co to think of it…… doesn’t this place resemble the barrier created by The Reader—no, the Guardian’s Sword?
At that mont, a voice suddenly ca from behind .
“Correct.”
The sudden whisper directly beside my ear made flinch violently.
I imdiately threw myself forward and turned toward the one who whispered to .
A handso man dressed in a white suit.
The man wore a playful smile and sohow looked strangely familiar.
The Hero statue I saw back at the Academy…… didn’t it look exactly like him?
“You’re Baek Hyun-joong……?”
“That answer is also correct.”
Why was that person standing in front of ?
My mind couldn’t keep up with the sudden situation.
Just as I was about to question him, he raised a finger to his lips.
“I cannot answer your questions. At least, not here. Co to the ‘Gate’ together with the Child of the Star. Then all your questions shall be answered.”
The mont he finished speaking, my consciousness was thrown away once more.
No, what kind of nonsense is this? You call here, say what you want, and kick out imdiately?!
He waved his hand at as if telling goodbye—
And at the sa ti, I awoke.
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