HBWnovel Chapter 224: King Of The Wind Spirits, Minerva (2)
Chapter 224: King Of The Wind Spirits, Minerva (2)
Chapter 224: King Of The Wind Spirits, Minerva (2)
Hazzak confidently led the people toward the sphere, with the high-ranking spirit following him.
The spirit’s power made everyone marvel.
A subtle energy spread among them all. It was a power that commanded respect simply by existing.
They all thought that even if they attacked together, victory was not guaranteed against such an absolute being.
As they got closer to the sphere, greed appeared on Hazzak’s face.
“Ah...”
Even though they hadn’t arrived yet, a formidable power was felt. At least, the high-ranking spirit contracted with him could be considered such compared to the power within the sphere.
‘If I just swallow that!’
He could gain power.
Suppressing his excitement, he asked,
“Is the area prepared?”
“No. It might take a little more time.”
“Why is it taking so long?”
“I’m sorry. It needs a bit more tuning...”
Hazzak clicked his tongue.
This one and that one, none were useful. He planned to smash everything once he got the power.
They almost reached the sphere.
And Hazzak’s steps halted.
“What’s that?”
Hazzak frowned.
A human with black hair was leaning against the sphere, his eyes closed.
“What?”
“Who is that person by the sphere?”
People were confused. Then Akien gasped softly.
“Ah...”
Beside the sphere stood Taesan. Marianne asked at her reaction.
“
Do you know who it is?“
“......No.”
Akien shook her head, closing her mouth and looking at Taesan with complex eyes.
“What’s that?”
Hazzak looked at Taesan with a crumpled face.
“......I don’t remember that face. Didn’t we set up a barrier to prevent outsiders from entering?”
“No, we definitely did.”
The man in charge of the barrier panicked.
The barrier was still functioning without any issues.
Clearly, no one except those permitted should have been able to enter, yet there was a man looking like an outsider right next to the sphere.
“Who is that?”
Hundreds of people murmured, looking at Taesan.
At that moment, Taesan opened his eyes.
The murmuring ceased as Taesan slowly rose to his feet.
“You! Who are you?”
Hazzak stepped forward, shouting, his face contorted with emotion.
“This is my place! Get lost! Or I’ll kill you!”
Taesan’s gaze shifted to Hazzak, who flinched momentarily.
It was an indifferent gaze, devoid of any value or emotion.
It was as if he saw Hazzak as nothing more than an inanimate object. Hazzak had never been looked at in such a way before.
[Master. This person is...]
The high-ranking spirit groaned.
[It's dangerous. It would be best to retreat for now.]
“Shut up!”
Hazzak shouted roughly, waving his hand in irritation.
“Wretched human! Get lost!”
“Sorry, but that’s not going to happen.”
Taesan responded. His voice was soft, yet it echoed in their ears as if amplified.
“From here on, you are not allowed. Turn back.”
“Ha!”
Hazzak sneered at Taesan.
“Do you think you’re the first of your kind? There have been many like you. ‘This is a sacred being. How dare a human touch it.’ They raved in front of the sphere.”
They all believed in their power and resisted Hazzak.
But none of them remained in this world.
“I don’t know how you broke through the barrier, but I have no time to talk to something as lowly as you.”
Hazzak signaled to the high-ranking spirit, which groaned again.
[Master......]
“Do it!”
[Damn.]
Finally, the spirit cursed and regarded Taesan with a serious gaze.
Power surged from the high-ranking spirit, leaving the onlookers in awe of its strength.
“Ah...”
“This is a high-ranking spirit...
They couldn’t fathom the magnitude of the power being gathered.
The amassed power was unleashed towards Taesan.
Everyone expected Taesan to be overwhelmed by the force. Those with weak constitutions looked away.
Taesan spoke.
“Barkaza.”
Kooong!
A golem materialized in front of Taesan.
The high-ranking spirit was taken aback.
[Lord Barkaza!]
Kaang!
The power clashed with the golem, unleashing a massive wave.
Not a single scratch appeared on Barkaza’s body.
[You've grown quite powerful. You've become useful.]
Barkaza laughed heartily. The high-ranking spirit swallowed.
[Why are you here......]
[Why? Because I've made a contract.]
“Barkaza?”
[That's somewhat close. Though many details are different.]
The contract between the spirit god and Taesan was something even Barkaza didn’t know about. Naturally, the high-ranking spirit wouldn’t know either. It misunderstood that Taesan was targeting their king.
[Why would you!]
[Be quiet.]
Barkaza said indifferently.
[I was defeated by my master. That's why I accepted him as my master. If you have a problem with that, try to defeat me with your strength.]
[...Lord Barkaza!]
The high-ranking spirit’s power surged.
Hazzak gnashed his teeth.
“The domain! What about the domain!”
“It, it’s ready! But!”
“Just do it!”
“Yes, yes!”
Wooong!
The domain created around the high-ranking spirit activated. The power of the lower-ranking spirits, desperately fleeing, was sucked towards the high-ranking spirit.
[Master, Master!]
[It hurts!]
The lower-ranking spirits struggled, but they couldn’t escape the domain’s power. Eventually, all spirits not yet recalled were forcibly summoned back, and their power was gathered into the high-ranking spirit.
[Ohhh...]
The power of the high-ranking spirit noticeably increased.
[From now on, it won't be easy. For our king, I will defeat you.]
[This will be interesting. Give it a try.]
Kooong!
The powers of the spirits collided. The high-ranking spirit did not get pushed back, as it had said.
“Are the spirits gathering their power and amplifying it? Interesting,”
Taesan muttered.
But that was it.
Barkaza clapped his hands. Hundreds of beams of light poured towards the high-ranking spirit.
The high-ranking spirit gathered power and exploded it.
The beams of light scattered in all directions.
However, the scattered beams of light gathered again and poured down.
Kukukukung!
[Ugh!]
“The difference in class is clear.”
No matter how much the high-ranking spirit gathered and intensified its power, it remained a high-ranking spirit. There was an insurmountable gap between it and the highest class.
Barkaza said to the struggling high-ranking spirit.
[Don't worry too much. It's not what you think. Quite the opposite, actually.]
“This is impossible!”
Hazzak exclaimed vehemently.
“I am, I am the most powerful man in the world!”
His firmly believed absolute truth was crumbling.
“I am the man destined for the labyrinth! The man who will become stronger than anyone there and become a god!”
“You, of all people?”
Taesan scoffed.
Hazzak was indeed strong. That was undeniable.
If he descended into the labyrinth, he could probably reach the 20th floor without issues.
But that was it.
Others with more talent and experience couldn’t survive or broke mentally in the labyrinth.
“Your dream is grand.”
Then, it was time to show him reality.
“Step aside.”
[Master?]
Taesan commanded Barkaza, who stepped back in confusion.
[Human...]
The high-ranking spirit staggered to its feet.
“Come at me.”
“...Ha!”
Hazzak laughed.
Challenging a spirit with a human body was impossible. Hazzak thought Taesan had gone mad from the power of spirits.
“Kill him!”
[...Our enemy!]
The high-ranking spirit charged fiercely.
Powered by hundreds of lower-ranking spirits, the high-ranking spirit’s class might be unknown, but its power had almost reached that of the highest-ranking spirits.
Its power slammed into Taesan’s entire body.
Taesan lightly raised his fist.
By the time one could see that the fist had moved, the high-ranking spirit’s body had already burst apart.
“...What?”
[I, Human!]
The high-ranking spirit got up, repairing its lost body, and charged again.
Taesan waved his hand lightly, disrupting the spirit’s power.
[Grgh!]
A light gesture.
A light punch.
Each of these had the high-ranking spirit trembling as if it would dissipate at any moment.
Hazzak couldn’t believe what was happening before his eyes.
“How, how can a human...”
The power of spirits was supposed to be beyond human reach.
Even lower-ranking spirits, let alone high-ranking ones, had the power to calm floodwaters and temporarily stop landslides.
Yet, such a spirit was being pushed back by a seemingly ordinary human.
“Your so-called absolute power of a high-ranking spirit means nothing in the labyrinth.”
“...Could it be!”
Hazzak’s pupils dilated at Taesan’s words.
Taesan clenched his fist.
Sensing the ominousness, the high-ranking spirit surrounded itself with a sturdy barrier, a defense covering its entire being.
The fist moved.
The defense shattered, sending the high-ranking spirit to being forcibly summoned back.