The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 326

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟐𝟔: 𝐃𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐭𝐞 2

As a dark shadow crossed the sky, it seemed as if the moonlight itself would be devoured.

If this had been mere magic, Beelzebub would have blocked it with his bare hands.

His thick hide was on another level compared to a human’s.

However, Beelzebub chose to gather demon energy and fire it forward instead of that option.

Kuguguguuuㅡㅡㅡ Kwa Gaga!!!

His dark, viscous demonic energy clashed with Siwoo’s frigid sword energy, exploding in the air.

A tremendous aftershock swept through the area.

The nearby ground crumbled like tofu, and the atmosphere was torn apart.

The clash of immense magical power and demonic energy created a dazzling flash of light.

Beelzebub bared his sharp teeth at the sudden appearance of his opponent.

He had never expected that a human of this caliber would exist.

『Kreurrrrukㅡ! Not bad at all, human!』

He let out a sinister laugh and soared towards Siwoo at a rapid speed.

His form, with its sharp stinger in front, resembled a bolt of lightning.

ㅡㅡ!!!!!

The stinger, capable of piercing through thick steel with ease, came charging in.

Siwoo gripped the handle of his sword tightly.

A deep blue force ran through his fingertips, turning the blade of his sword a brilliant blue.

Seizing the opportunity, Siwoo swung the Muramasa diagonally downward with lightning speed.

A beam of pure white light cut through the air, leaving a long trail on Beelzebub’s torso.

Paㅡㅡang!!

Just as Beelzebub’s body was about to be cut in half, his two pairs of wings rapidly changed their flight path.

His wings moved faster than a bullet as they flapped through the air.

It was a close call.

Siwoo clicked his tongue and let out a sigh.

An ordinary human would have never been able to dodge that trajectory.

This insect-like creature may have the appearance of a human, but its actions were more akin to a giant wasp.

His shell must be tough as well, and he might have other abilities like an insect.

‘𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. . . . 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘪𝘮.’

He had opened 1 core and was enveloping his entire body with the power of ether.

Not only were his overall physical abilities enhanced, but the very nature of his magical power had changed.

However, Beelzebub’s speed and ability to manipulate demonic energy were more proficient than he had anticipated.

In the first place, the very existence of an ‘Archdevil’ was something he was encountering for the first time.

He had only heard of Beelzebub, Asmodeus, and Mephistopheles in passing, but their abilities and power themselves were unknown.

‘𝘐𝘧 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘧-𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.’

The demonic energy and murderous intent he exuded were incomparable to those of other devils.

Siwoo did not cower at the Archdevil’s might and presence, but he could fully recognize his strength.

He was so strong that even Ryu Ji-hwan or Crow, who were considered formidable in their own right, were nothing compared to him.

‘𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘐𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.’

If he had appeared with the intention of resolving this situation, he wouldn’t have manifested as a mere ‘projection’.

Of course, it was said that he had put a curse on Merlin’s body, but as an Archdevil, he should have been able to do more than just manifest; he should have been able to appear in his true form.

Hwarrrrrrrrukkkk!!

At that moment, dozens of fiery spears shot out from over Siwoo’s shoulder towards his opponent.

The air was torn apart as the skill unfolded in an instant.

The flames of Ryu Ji-hwan, who used the fire spirit [Ifrit] as the source of his power.

Thwackㅡ Kwa Gaga Gag!!!

The sharp spears impaled themselves repeatedly into Beelzebub’s hard shell.

An ordinary person would have been riddled with holes and died, but unfortunately, his opponent was far from ordinary.

『Kreurrrruk!! My body is not so easily pierced!』

The devil glared at Ryu Ji-hwan with his compound eyes.

Even the spears that had been aimed at his joints and vital points seemed to be insufficient to break through his tough shell.

At that moment, Crow approached him at an astonishing speed and stabbed a dagger into the crown of his head.

Ttaaaak!!

“Hahaha. . . .”

He chuckled, his lips curling into a cruel smile.

For at the moment her attack failed, Beelzebub’s counterattack commenced.

“Whew.”

And Siwoo did not miss the opportunity that had briefly arisen.

His right fist, filled with the power of ether, shot out.

KuuuㅡㅡKwaaaang!!

A flash of light illuminated the surroundings, and a wave of magical power engulfed the area.

The merciless force of the explosive attack seemed like it would crush Beelzebub’s body.

It was like a missile.

The devil flew dozens of meters and crashed into a rock face in the distance.

Kwa Gaga Ga. . . !!!

A deafening roar erupted, and an entire side of the rock face collapsed.

Siwoo shook his fist.

It wasn’t that it hurt or anything; it was just that he felt like there was some dirty demonic energy on it.

【𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐭.】

Pre shook his head as he looked at the devil.

‘𝘈𝘴 𝘪𝘧 𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘧𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦.’

Siwoo stared at Pre for a moment before ignoring his words.

If he were to argue with her, it would go on forever.

“So, what do we do now?”

Siwoo let out a soft sigh and reorganized his thoughts.

If he opened up all of his ether and raised it to 3 cores, he would be able to kill him in one breath.

Even if he couldn’t kill him in one blow, he was confident that he could blow him up within three breaths at most.

Thanks to the fact that Beelzebub was not his main body.

‘𝘐𝘧 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.’

However, Siwoo couldn’t use such a method.

He might need his magical power instead of a magic stone to close the ‘Dimension Gate’, and he might also need to prepare for ‘something’ that might appear if the gate were to open.

The important thing now was not the Archdevil’s projection, but the ‘Dimension Gate’ itself.

Since both the demons and devils came from another world, he didn’t know what kind of bastards might appear if the gate were to open.

“You guys, draw his attention for a bit.”

“Wha. . . . What the hell are you talking about all of a sudden?”

Ryu Ji-hwan reacted with disbelief at Siwoo’s words.

“If possible, try to save Merlin.”

“Why the hell would we save him?”

“We need to seal the gate before it opens.”

“So you want us to draw his attention. . . . Do you want us to draw the attention of that devil?”

Ryu Ji-hwan’s expression hardened as Siwoo nodded calmly.

“Damn it, you’re asking us to do something really shitty this time!”

He said he wanted to draw attention, but wasn’t that no different from asking them to get their asses kicked for a while?

“Two minutes, max. I can’t guarantee any more than that.”

“Alright, I’ll start counting from now: 120 seconds.”

“Ha, let’s see how this goes today!!”

Ryu Ji-hwan didn’t know what Siwoo was planning to do, but he knew that he wasn’t the kind of guy who would abandon them or hit them from behind.

He quickly gathered his magical power and charged towards Beelzebub.

The devil broke out of the collapsed rock face and shook his body violently.

It had only been a single punch, but Beelzebub felt like his insides were being turned upside down.

‘𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳?’

Kreurrrruk.

It was definitely not magic.

It wasn’t demonic energy either.

However, Beelzebub could tell that the power emanating from his opponent was extremely heterogeneous.

His demonic energy had been crushed in an instant.

If he hadn’t had the outer shell of an insect, even a higher-ranking devil would have been blown away.

‘𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴. 𝘈 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺. . . .’

Beelzebub stared at Siwoo in surprise before turning his gaze to Ryu Ji-hwan, who was running towards him.

『Kreurrrrukㅡ Foolish human!』

This guy was much weaker than the human who had just thrown a punch.

‘𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺.’

Beelzebub’s hard jaw moved, and a sticky liquid dripped out.

In human terms, it was saliva, but to him, it was a digestive fluid that paralyzed and dissolved the muscles of his prey.

As the liquid dripped onto the floor, smoke rose up and holes appeared.

“Damn it, stop drooling all over the place!!”

Ryu Ji-hwan, who had been charging forward, cursed and spread out his palm a few meters away.

Hwarrrrrrrrukkkk!!

A huge magic circle was drawn in the air.

A crimson flash of light and a fierce aura flowed out in waves.

[Ifrit: Bloody Dragon]

A dragon made of crimson flames revealed its form and opened its large maw towards its opponent.

Ryu Ji-hwan’s ultimate skill, which consumed most of his magical power.

A fearsome heat that seemed like it could burn the entire area to ashes flew towards Beelzebub.

『Kreurrrrukㅡ! Do you think you can kill me with a mere flame like this!!』

The flames of Ifrit flickered as they sank their teeth into their opponent.

『Kkeuk Keuk!!』

The devil let out a hearty roar as he watched the fire dragon wrap itself around his body.

He wasn’t in a life-or-death situation in the first place, and he had blocked out his sense of pain, so he didn’t feel any pain or suffering.

In fact, it was the optimal condition for fighting.

Beelzebub bit down on the fire dragon with his powerful jaws, sending sharp and jagged demonic energy flying in all directions.

His jaw and the inside of his mouth were melting from the intense heat, and his arms, which were holding onto the fire dragon, were burning, but Beelzebub did not let go of the lump of magical power.

“You crazy bastard!!”

At that moment, Ryu Ji-hwan swung his fist at him.

Compared to Min Siwoo, it was an attack that seemed insignificant, but Beelzebub didn’t even flinch.

A punch like that wouldn’t even scratch his outer shell.

Kwa Gaga Gag!!!

However, his expectations were delightfully wrong.

As if it had been carved in with a sharp hook, three deep gashes were carved into Beelzebub’s torso, dealing a tremendous blow.

『Kwaaaak!!』

He let out a cry, not of pain, but of anger, as if he were furious at the sudden shock.

It was a strange destructive power that was different in nature from Min Siwoo’s attack.

Beelzebub glared at Ryu Ji-hwan with a fierce expression.

Surely, he didn’t have this kind of power before.

No matter how much he looked at it, he didn’t seem to have the power to tear through his outer shell.

『Human. . . . What trickery have you used?』

The Archdevil asked in a voice filled with curiosity.

“Kikikiki. Thanks to 〈Pandemonium〉, I was able to get a good arm.”

Ryu Ji-hwan raised his right arm and let out a white laugh.

After his arm was cut off by Siwoo in the S-rank dungeon, the doctor had attached a strange new limb.

Even the doctor himself didn’t know the exact principle, but he said that he had created it experimentally using ancient magic and demonic energy.

At first, he thought that the experiment had failed because his arm was getting thinner and thinner.

He had even been prepared to cut it off again when the doctor realized that the experiment had been a success after seeing blood accidentally spilled on his arm.

“This thing grows by eating blood.”

Indeed, his arm gave off a strong sense of foreignness compared to the rest of his body.

Beelzebub raised his compound eyes and observed Ryu Ji-hwan’s arm carefully.

‘𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯.’

It wasn’t as dangerous as Min Siwoo, but the power to tear through his outer shell couldn’t be ignored.

『I’ll eat you alive.』

“Damn, I’m going to make you into fried grasshopper.”

Ryu Ji-hwan let out a piercing laugh.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

Siwoo quickly carried Merlin’s body and moved to the research facility where the ‘Dimension Gate’ was being constructed.

It was so much faster than Beelzebub’s flight that no one who was there noticed.

“Isn’t this guy dead?”

Siwoo muttered as he poured vitality and heal into Merlin’s body.

A brilliant golden magical power enveloped his entire body, emitting a warm aura.

The fatal wounds that Merlin had sustained healed, and his entire body was restored to its best condition.

Chaㅡㅡak!!

Siwoo slapped him hard on the cheek.

“Kheuueeuuu. . . .!!”

A groan of pain escaped Merlin’s mouth.

“Hey, Merlin.”

“Keup. . . . Huh? What the hell is. . . .”

He had a dazed expression on his face, as if he had just regained consciousness.

He was sure that he had felt a splitting pain in his stomach and had seen a strange hand. . . .

“There’s no time. Deactivate the ‘Dimension Gate’, quickly.”

“Why me?!”

“Or else you’ll get your ass kicked.”

Siwoo swung his fist at Merlin’s face.

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