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Chapter 229: It Fell
“You…”
Alshura let out a low groan, unable to say anything further.
The Clan Head of Bellusia, one of the Six Vassal Clans.
His trembling pupils spoke of absolute disbelief at the situation unfolding before him.
He couldn’t believe that he had failed to even perceive my movement properly.
“I asked you. Have you become a bastard dog of the Myriad Demon Assembly?”
Just a hand’s breadth away. Smiling as I met Alshura’s eyes right in front of his face.
Suddenly, one of the serpents on his head split its mouth wide open and spat venom.
Ssshhh—
I immediately wrapped sharp wind pressure around my right arm and thrust my hand into the opening between the serpent’s fangs.
Through the gap that appeared as the vertical-split serpent’s body was forced apart on both sides.
I caught sight of Alshura, hastily leaping into the air to escape.
“Deathly Venom Squad!”
I turned my head at the deadly aura I sensed behind me.
As expected of a high seat where judgment was delivered, the whole situation was visible at a glance.
The elites of each clan stared upward in shock, while the Vassal Clan Heads silently watched me and Alshura without saying a word.
Loren stood at one side, her sword lowered and extended, staring straight at me.
Clink—
From the bodies of the Deathly Venom Squad, cloaked in hats, a strange sound echoed as countless hidden weapons were launched simultaneously toward a single point.
The stench hit first.
Crack-crack-crack-crack.
I scattered a wide barrier in front, but the highly toxic weapons pierced through, melting the shield as they broke through.
Deathly Venom Squad.
Bellusia’s proud elite unit, composed only of those who survived the injection of countless deadly poisons and drugs into their bodies.
Ordinarily, direct confrontation with the Deathly Venom Squad brought nothing good.
But I charged forward toward them without hesitation.
Wiiing.
I cast Fire Wall wide across the front to block their line of sight.
At the same time, I detonated a Shock Wave, layered with a pre-cast incantation, right in the middle of their formation.
Paaang—
“Guh!”
With screams of agony, the Deathly Venom Squad was sent flying in all directions.
Without delay, I began preparing a simplified incantation while glancing upward.
The countless venomous snakes coiled around Alshura’s head were writhing grotesquely, now merging into the form of one massive serpent.
As I activated Spatial Acceleration and leapt toward Alshura, he gave a crooked smile.
“Ruin Samael.”
“Feeling relaxed now? Even though your entire squad was blown apart, the leader’s just grinning like an idiot.”
“You walked right into it.”
Alshura’s grin felt even more twisted as I closed in on him.
“Do you know what that means?”
I responded with a laugh.
“Don’t tell me you’re about to unleash Myriad Poisons?”
“Looks like you know.”
“Typical Bellusia.”
At some point, the countless serpents had fully merged, forming the massive head of a crimson snake above Alshura.
His whole body trembled as he stretched both hands toward the sky. The moment he did, an immense wave of mana surged outward, and the Blood King Serpent’s jaws split open.
Its gaping maw, now massive enough to consume half the sky, revealed a crimson sphere nestled deep within like a divine pearl.
Bellusia’s secret art—Myriad Poisons.
A single drop of this venom could corrode ten thousand lives.
As the horrific blood poison erupted in a beam of light, I activated my prepared spell.
Crackle—
Pure white flames scattered like fireworks, bursting in brilliant light.
I took a deep breath.
Reversing the rotation of all my circles, I gathered negative-dimension mana into my right arm.
The limb, now steeped in darkness, swung forward like a blade.
Saaah.
The moment the Dark Sword touched the venom, it vanished.
The blood serpent’s gaping maw was split apart, and the blade pierced through Alshura’s side in a single, seamless motion.
It all happened before the fading light had even fully disappeared.
* * *
“Guhhh…!”
Alshura crashed into the first-floor ground, half of his right shoulder completely severed. His pupils trembled wildly.
Thud.
I slammed his face into the dirt and crouched down, locking eyes with him.
“Hrrrrggh…!”
Drip, drip—
The dead blood from the serpent’s torn jaws ran down Alshura’s forehead, soaking his entire face in red.
His bloodstained pupils flickered with pure confusion.
“Urgh, how did you…?”
“Are you a dog of the Myriad Demon Assembly?”
His eyes, unable to comprehend how Myriad Poisons had been countered, shook violently.
One moment, he had seen a flash of light.
The next, unbearable pain, and he was buried in the ground.
“H-how did you…”
I stared into his eyes and muttered.
“You don’t seem like one of their lackeys. Was this all just revenge?”
“You dare insult a Vassal Clan?”
“I think you’ve lost your mind.”
A heavy silence fell.
The elites of the six great clans remained speechless, and the suffocating pressure in the air made even breathing difficult.
Few had grasped the situation fully.
They could all sense the ominous, bone-chilling danger, but recognizing the Dark Sword for what it was was another matter entirely.
Only two people truly understood.
The Red Tyrant King, Leonlight, and Loren were the only ones eyeing the severed Blood King Serpent with suspicion.
Thud.
After a long pause, I straightened my legs and stood up.
“You’re not just some dog. You’ve been completely brainwashed. This the fox bitch’s doing, isn’t it?”
I pressed my foot against Alshura’s head, forcing a strained groan from him.
“Guhhh…”
The Deathly Venom Squad, having fully surrounded me, glared murderously, but no one dared to move.
Neither did the rest of the forces from the Vassal Clans.
“No one should be able to break Myriad Poisons so easily…”
“No matter how directly he confronted it…”
Sighs escaped from the mouths of the Clan Heads without them even realizing.
It was only natural.
Even if he held the lowest seat, Alshura was still a Clan Head of a Vassal Clan. The power of Myriad Poisons, unleashed by him, was something everyone here knew better than anyone.
Everyone had been overwhelmed by the divine presence that neutralized Myriad Poisons and incapacitated Alshura in an instant.
"You bastard… Ruin Samael…"
"You know that fox, don’t you? I warned you last time. Try to remember, you worm. Who’s been pulling your strings?"
"Ghhhk."
As I pressed my foot firmly down on his head, a twisted laugh suddenly burst from Alshura’s lips.
"Keuk, don’t get cocky."
As soon as I eased the pressure slightly, Alshura bared his bloodstained teeth.
"Kgh, Ruin Samael. Bellusia’s forces have already gathered at Samael."
"So what."
"Do you really think you can stand against the heavens alone? Blood must be repaid with blood. That’s Bellusia’s law. The sin of killing our heir will be answered by your entire bloodline."
"……"
"Not a single one will survive. Your clan will fall."
One of the Deathly Venom Squad, seemingly the captain, spoke up.
"Ruin Samael. Step away from our Clan Head before you regret it."
I lowered my gaze again and looked Alshura in the eye.
"Kghhk, Ruin Samael. There’s only one thing you should do now. Get on your knees and beg. You’ll pay for your sins with your life and half your clan."
I smiled as I spoke to Alshura.
"You started a war?"
"You think I’m bluffing?"
"I expected this."
"Keuk, empty bravado…"
I pressed my foot against Alshura’s face again.
"Insane bastard. You think you can push this to the end—"
"Aaargh!"
Alshura, who had been sneering, suddenly let out a scream.
A sharp gust, condensed at the tip of my foot, pressed down harder, crushing his face as if it would shatter it completely.
"Stop this!"
Boom.
At that moment, a massive execution staff slammed down near me.
Wearing a platinum crown on his forehead, the Clan Head of Gaion slowly descended to the first floor and faced me.
"That’s enough, Ruin Samael."
Then the Clan Head of Solsar, with long hair and snow leopard hide covering his body, and the pale-faced Clan Head of Ziek, who had drawn a silver longsword, descended to stand on either side of the Gaion Clan Head.
"I suggest you don’t push this to an irreversible outcome."
"A suggestion?"
The Clan Head of Solsar muttered in a tone of admiration.
"Ruin Samael. Your divine presence is truly remarkable. I heard of your actions in Keplan, but I never imagined you could even break Myriad Poisons. It was no exaggeration. To reach near-divinity with your own strength alone…"
The Clan Head of Ziek continued.
"We’ll seriously discuss the annulment of the Non-Aggression Pact, so please release Clan Head Alshura."
I still had my foot on Alshura’s head as I replied.
"Forget the discussion. Detain every elder and heir from each clan. I’ll personally confirm if any of them are harboring disloyalty."
"Absurd. Are you truly looking down on the Vassal Clans? How can you act so recklessly?"
“Gaion Clan. Solsar Clan. Ziek Clan.”
I looked each of the three Clan Heads in the eye and let out a faint chuckle. All three of them had red eyes.
“Why are all three of your pupils so red?”
“What?”
“Have you become dogs of the Myriad Demon Assembly?”
“What nonsense are you spouting!”
“And this one’s dead.”
The expression of the Gaion Clan Head changed completely as he spoke with a hardened tone.
“This is your final warning. Unless you intend to make enemies of the Vassal Clans, stop.”
“Reason?”
“If you kill the Clan Head of Bellusia, we will consider your clan an enemy, in accordance with the Vassal Clan accords.”
The Ziek Clan Head added,
“You’d better seek Bellusia’s forgiveness. That’s the only way your clan survives.”
“Red.”
From beneath my foot, another twisted laugh escaped.
“Keuhuhuh. I told you, Ruin Samael.”
Wiiing.
6th Circle, Wind Strike.
The compressed wind pressure at the tip of my foot exploded onto Alshura’s head.
Crack. Crack.
“Kahaaack!”
His drawn-out laughter instantly turned into a scream.
“Damn it. Tough bastard.”
After a few more stomps, Alshura’s wretched cries finally died down.
“He’s dead. Who’s next?”
Clan Head of Bellusia: deceased.
Shock and disbelief filled the air as the unthinkable unfolded before everyone’s eyes.
“Ah…”
“This can’t be…”
A chilling silence followed. The three Clan Heads glared at me in unison.
“It’s too late now. According to the accords between Vassal Clans…”
“Ruin Samael…”
“You will be executed.”
I answered with a smile.
“Let’s end this pathetic banquet first.”
The three Clan Heads closed in, their troops forming a circular siege around me.
At that moment, I looked beyond the high seats toward the rolling clouds in the sky.
“This god-play ends here.”
Just as the Battle Wolves began forming the siege perimeter with savage momentum, I quietly spoke.
“Source of blazing rage and cold wind.”
A Battle Wolf lunged toward me like a wild beast, targeting my unguarded form.
But before it could reach me, soft sword paths appeared from nowhere, drawing patterns midair and blocking its path.
“What is Ardehain doing!”
I kept my eyes on the sky above.
“A solitary flame that exists unseen. An inextinguishable source of heat that sees eternity in a fleeting moment.”
The Lotus Swordsmen surrounding me shifted the direction of their swords toward the other Vassal Clans.
“From the deepest depths, within the strongest will, I embody the sun of creation that destroys all that withers…”
The flow of mana surged.
The three Clan Heads, unfamiliar with the incantation, revealed expressions of incomprehension.
Altair of the Dominion Swords turned pale and shouted,
“No way… here?”
At that moment, I completed the incantation.
“And I desire thus I manifest here the unknown flames of purification that exist beyond the veiled darkness.”
The air turned cold.
The Red Tyrant King, who had been silent with his eyes closed, suddenly stood up and looked to the sky.
“What is that!”
One by one, those in the standoff instinctively turned their heads toward the sky beyond the high seats.
A faint beam of light pierced through the clouds.
The moment it was perceived, an intense light, bright as the sun, engulfed everyone’s vision in a flash.
And when they opened their eyes again, someone muttered in a dazed voice,
“The clouds… are melting?”
It happened in an instant.
Brrr—
An overwhelming heat swept through the sky, enough to instantly melt the snow leopard hide worn by the Battle Wolf.
Then, in the pupils of everyone gazing up at the sky, a single faint dot reflected.
That crimson dot rapidly grew, expanding like a sun and filling their entire vision.
And in that fleeting instant—
It fell.
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