Translator: Pai_
A clash with full power from both sides.
But the result was different from before.
The Hell King, who had been relentlessly pushing forward the entire time, was pushed back.
-Yeah! This is it!
Despite launching an all-out attack, instead of damaging his opponent, the Hell King's fist cracked.
At the strike different from before, the Hell King bared his teeth and laughed.
-Your level has risen! I don't know what trick you used, but you've gotten stronger!
As he said that, the Hell King spewed even more flames of hellfire.
In a situation where his body no longer felt the same as before, instead of relying on his weakened physical senses, he chose a simpler attack pattern of overwhelming power.
However, even if Iron’s power, borrowed from the Lord God, wasn't the same as before, the Hell King's pure strength had also weakened.
The more they fought, the more strain was placed on the Hell King's body.
-Kuhahaha! This is good! It’s always more fun when both sides attack rather than just defend!
The Hell King laughed heartily as he swung his arms and legs wrapped in hellfire.
In response, Iron, as if unwilling to back down, compressed his fused power and swung his sword.
Perhaps because they realized that if this continued, the Hell King would be in danger?
The Yaksha King and the Beast King, who had been enjoying the battle, tried to move in support of the Hell King.
-Get out of the way! I'll play with you later, so piss off!
The Yaksha King swung his blade at Terrion, who was clinging to him.
The same went for the Beast King.
He struck at the lion clinging to his bull-shaped body.
-Yaksha King! The king must not die! Help him quickly!
-Hell King, what are you doing! You want to go back to hell? You're supposed to be having fun!
At the Beast King's words, the Yaksha King scolded the Hell King, who was being pushed back.
Their desire to help the Hell King wasn't out of any other reason.
They simply knew that if the Hell King died, they would lose, and if that happened, they'd have no choice but to return to hell.
They might even be erased by the system.
If that happened, they would no longer be able to enjoy such thrilling battles.
-Hell is boring! Let’s play a little longer!
The Yaksha King said this, telling the Hell King to hold out a bit longer, but the Hell King, already too wounded, had no choice but to continue losing ground.
At that moment, a giant ice spear fell from above toward Iron.
Kuwoong!
“Huff… huff…”
Iron, who had deflected the ice spear, was pushed back.
“Who is it?”
It wasn’t just some ordinary magic.
He felt a presence on par with the Hell King.
Even if the strength was slightly inferior, the presence it carried was very high.
Bang! Bang!
As Iron smashed the giant ice masses coming from all directions, massive ice walls appeared in front of him.
As if this place was its own domain, the massive chunks of ice shifted this way and that, pressing down on Iron.
Iron gritted his teeth and smashed through the ice masses, heading toward where the Hell King was.
-You came?
-You dumb bastard! I told you to go back to the Eastern Continent! Why are you ignoring me!
-...Nachal.
Nachal, the High Judge of Hell, who ruled the Hell of Extreme Cold, the opposite of the Flaming Hell that burns with scorching heat.
He frowned as he looked at the Hell King.
-Damn it...
Nachal grimaced as he looked at the Hell King, the Yaksha King, and the Beast King.
He had no expectations for the Foolish King.
But he thought at least one of the other kings would listen to him.
Because if they understood the meaning of the Orbs of Hell, he thought at least one of them would go to protect it.
But none of them, including the Hell King, the Yaksha King, and the Beast King, had listened to Nachal.
-So your arrival means...
-Yeah. The Orb of Hell is broken.
A divine item used to "hellify" the Eastern Continent using two Orbs of Hell.
The contract made with the system through a pact with the corrupted beings of Hell had ended.
Thanks to that, the penalties that had rapidly descended were also all gone.
Now, all that remained was to face the human before him with even more restricted power.
-Doesn’t it naturally recover?
-Before that happens, what if you die?
At the Hell King’s words, Nachal gritted his teeth and spoke.
The Hell King, now in tatters.
If Nachal had been even slightly later, from his perspective, the Hell King would have been extinguished.
If that happened, Hell would be finished.
-Whether it becomes porridge or rice, it has to end here and now, at this place and this moment.
-Fine by me.
-Fine, my ass... Just focus on healing your wounds.
At Nachal's words, the Hell King shook his head.
-With your strength, it's impossible.
-I'll try to hold out, so recover and help me.
-Are you telling me to fight alongside you?
At the Hell King’s words, Nachal spoke with a piercing gaze.
-What else? Or should I just let myself be extinguished?
-...
As the Hell King stayed silent, Nachal spoke again.
-Get it together. You’re Asura, the King of Hell. If you’re not planning on letting Hell be destroyed, then throw away that damn pride.
At Nachal’s words, the Hell King remained silent for a moment, then frowned.
Nachal, who always said the right thing.
True to his title as High Judge of Hell, he was always rational.
But back in Hell, he had always ignored Nachal’s words.
Now, however, he couldn’t.
Was it because Hell’s destruction depended on him?
Or because he now intended to fulfill his duty as king?
It wasn’t anything like that.
If he had thought such things, he wouldn’t have even made it this far in the first place.
What truly concerned him was no longer being able to feel this thrilling sensation.
That was why he cast aside his pride, chose to fight alongside Nachal, and face that overwhelming human.
Kwaaang!
At last, the massive wall of ice shattered.
And from within it, Iron’s sword stabbed forward, which Nachal countered by swinging a massive ice spear.
-Kgh!
With just one exchange, Nachal swallowed a groan.
Originally, Nachal was specialized in sorcery and magic.
But even so, being overwhelmed like this made no sense.
Through countless battles, his spear techniques had become more refined than those of most Yaksha.
But the power he had brought with him was far too lacking.
Pung! Pung! Pung!
The ice shields he created were easily shattered by Iron’s attacks, and the ice spears he formed broke after only a few clashes.
-Kuhk!
Coughing up violet blood, Nachal still stood firm, blocking the way ahead.
With both hands gripping,
-I must... protect Hell. I can’t... let it fall to a human king.
As Nachal spoke those words, Iron pressed down even harder with his sword.
But then, suddenly, a massive ball of flame came crashing down from the sky.
Kuuwoong!
-The state of the High Judge of Hell is truly pathetic.
-...Whose fault do you think that is?
Asura, the Hell King, and Nachal, the High Judge, looked at each other and smirked faintly.
-Perhaps... this place will be our end.
At Asura’s words, Nachal silently conjured another ice spear.
In turn, Asura generated flames in both fists.
The freezing cold of the Frozen Hell and the blazing flames of the Flaming Hell scattered in all directions, and through their center, Iron’s fused power surged forward, radiating a multicolored light.
‘There’s no time. I have to finish this quickly...’
With that thought, Iron drew out all his strength.
There was no time to think about what came next.
At this moment, he had to bet everything he had in life.
Perhaps feeling Iron’s resolve, Asura and Nachal also gathered every ounce of their power.
-So this is the end. Truly, what a shame.
-Quit the bullshit and pour everything out!
At Asura’s words, Nachal twisted his face and unleashed all his power.
A crest of ice appeared, and within it, the freezing cold of the Frozen Hell was compressed.
In response, Asura gathered every last bit of energy from his body.
The fighting energy accumulated over hundreds of years mixed with the flames of the Flaming Hell to form a singular shape.
The great Asura who once saved Hell from destruction.
Flames formed on each of his six arms and simultaneously launched toward Iron.
-Do you think you can pierce through it?
At Hræsvelgr’s question, Iron gripped his sword tightly.
Then, the blocked sword began to move again, piercing through the power of Hell.
“I have to.”
Saying so, Iron poured out all his power.
As he focused everything into the tip of his sword, a multicolored light radiated outward from it.
The wings that had shone in various colors turned to dust and were drawn into the sword, and even the overflowing energies coursing through the body of the Lord God were completely absorbed into the blade.
When even the minimal strength protecting the body was concentrated into the sword, an immense power gathered, and it crushed everything.
-...Incredible.
Asura genuinely admired the lone sword that pierced through their combined power.
This blow was so powerful that even if he had possessed his full original strength, he couldn’t guarantee he could have blocked it.
Nachal, seemingly in agreement, stared blankly as the character ‘Man’ (萬) he had created was torn apart.
-You fool. If you'd just taken a step back, you could have won...
At Nachal’s reproach, Asura smiled faintly.
-Then it wouldn’t have been fun.
-You’ve always been like that.
At Asura’s words, Nachal sighed and looked up at the five-colored light.
-Still... it was fun.
-Right?
At Nachal’s remark, Asura smiled warmly.
And at that moment, even the giant figure with six arms created by Asura was torn apart and engulfed both beings.
A five-colored beam shot up, piercing the sky and seemingly reaching the universe.
It disappeared only several minutes later.
-...Did the King lose?
The Beast King muttered as he looked at the vanished forms of the King and Nachal, not even a trace remaining.
Before anyone realized it, his body had already started to turn to dust.
-He lost. What a shame... I wanted to play more...
The Yaksha King whined like a child.
-Kir...
The Glutton King, who had been chasing Ariel, devouring corrupted beings without even realizing his body was disappearing, suddenly stopped moving as if sensing death, and looked toward where the Hell King had stood.
The grotesque Glutton King shed a single tear as he looked at the place where Asura had been.
It was because he felt the death of the only one who had accepted him as a friend, when all he had done his entire life was eat mindlessly.
Starting with the Beast King, then the Yaksha King, and finally the massive-bodied Glutton King all turned to dust and vanished.
And at last, the system voice, which the humans had been desperately waiting for, rang out.
[You have won the Continental War! All races who fought for the Lord God are blessed.]
-A large amount of rewards will be granted.
-All wounded individuals will be completely healed.
-All those who died during the Continental War will be resurrected.
-The corrupted Eastern Continent will become the domain of the Lord God and begin to be purified.
“Uwoaaaaaah!”
Everyone cheered at the long-awaited system message.
They had finally won the war after defeating those overwhelmingly powerful beings.
“We survived!”
One man, overjoyed at having survived, shed tears.
As everyone rejoiced, the rewards were finally distributed, and the surviving humans were enveloped in light.
Those who had died were resurrected and received appropriate rewards, though not to the same extent as the survivors.
Still, they could genuinely rejoice.
Because the very fact they had been brought back to life was a miracle in itself.
It was a moment when everyone rejoiced in having overcome destruction.
[Final Quest. ‘Prevent the True Destruction!’ will begin soon. Everyone, prepare for battle!]
At the system voice, the expressions of the cheering humans hardened.
“What?”
“It’s not over?”
“There’s... more?”
The humans who had been celebrating their victory fell into despair.
They had only barely managed to win this battle, and the fact that an even stronger enemy was coming filled them with despair.
If only they had time to prepare, but they didn’t.
“Uh... prepare for reorganization!”
“Quick, get ready again!”
The commanders, snapping back to reality, hurriedly drove their forces to regroup and rearm.
Everyone was fully healed, so there were no major problems in engaging in another battle.
The system’s recovery hadn’t only restored the humans, but even their damaged weapons.
Even the damaged and sunken ships and airships were fully restored, and all the troops that had been inside them were also resurrected.
Thanks to that, the military was able to quickly reorganize.
“This is the last one! We just have to endure this!”
The Eastern Commander shouted, trying to boost the morale of the troops.
But soon after, even he was left standing blankly in shock.
“A… volcano?”
Far off in the middle of the sea, a volcano suddenly erupted upward.
But even more astonishing was the sight of a massive giant walking out from it.
A fire giant of a size never seen before.
[The master of the Flame of Destruction, Muspel, has awakened.]
Its overwhelmingly massive size made people lose the will to resist.
[The Lord God's blessing is withdrawn.]
[The domain of the Lord God is lifted.]
In this situation, as even the power of the Lord God was retracted, despair filled the eyes of the humans.
But in the midst of that, a single ray of hope appeared before them.
[The Lord God, who has long been asleep, awakens.]
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