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Episode 188. I Know You All Too Well
Arch Deisotos was an apostle with a particularly difficult superpower among all the superpowers Ethan knew.
Superhuman, ultimate hypnosis.
As the name suggests, it was a super power that put the opponent into a state of hypnosis.
It was a powerful superpower that could change truth into lies and lies back into truth by showing illusions, and it was a power that was extremely difficult to escape once one was caught.
Because of this, Ethan was unable to kill Arch Deixothos even though he tried to kill him several times.
‘So in the end, you left it to someone else instead of me.’
But now it’s different. Ethan now has a complete upper hand against that superhuman.
‘Just facing the Luna Spirit lowered my chances of survival.’
But now, there was no alarm that the survival probability had decreased. Above all, there was no sense of pressure typical of an apostle.
Ethan had definitely stepped up, unlike back then.
‘It’s definitely gotten stronger.’
To the extent that an encounter with an apostle does not lower the chances of survival.
As Ethan waited for an opening, Ark opened his mouth faster than him.
“Stay right there.”
It was the ultimate hypnosis through words. It was the ultimate hypnosis that had been used countless times before, so Ark was confident that he could hypnotize Ethan with just his voice.
“What are you going to do with that sword? Are you going to cut me with it?”
As Ethan stood there, Ark slowly approached.
The twin swords he took out were also luxurious, and he even had a real green jade, although I don’t know where he got it.
A fun toy came into my way.
“You guys, stay back. It looks like you’ve been possessed by that guy and are trying to get out of here. Mother Moon is going to judge you. It’s going to be fun, right?”
At those words, the new followers of Moon Force trembled.
Having been hurt countless times by Ark, just hearing his voice brought back the fear engraved in my whole body.
“go away!”
As Ark shouted threateningly, the followers of Moon Force took a big step back.
Soon, Ethan and Ark, who had stopped in place, came face to face.
Ark chuckled.
“I’ll pick apart his head and pull everything out, where on earth did he come from?”
Ark held out his hand.
And at the same time, Ethan’s sword was swung.
Sigh!
“huh?”
It was just a moment. Since I was under extreme hypnosis, I naturally thought I wouldn’t be able to move, so I wasn’t too wary.
Ethan took advantage of that brief opening and swung his sword.
Ethan’s black sword slashed his wrist precisely.
Bam-.
His severed hand fell to the ground.
“How can you move?”
Ark looked at Ethan with surprised eyes.
“Do you want to know? Cry out in pain once. Then I will tell you right away. Oh, but that won’t work? You won’t know pain.”
In an instant, Ark’s expression changed to that of a demon.
Even though one of his hands was cut off, he was only slightly surprised and did not show any particular agitation.
This was one of the peculiar things about the Ark that Ethan remembered.
He felt no pain.
‘That’s why they created this kind of playground to abuse the uneducated believers. They want to know through other people’s reactions. They want to know what kind of pain they don’t know.’
So they harass other humans.
He had great power and high status, but he did not have what others had, so he felt a strange sense of inferiority because of the difference.
Since they do not know pain, they try to empathize with emotions that they do not have through the pain of others.
At the same time, I have a disgusting bad taste in screaming.
‘It’s a disgusting inferiority complex.’
thud-!
Ark rolled his foot. Then, out of nowhere, a huge mace shot out from under his foot.
“I don’t know what trick you’re using, but it seems my powers aren’t working. Good.”
At that moment, an intense divine power emanated from his body.
It was a murky divine power unique to the followers of the moon who served Mother Moon.
“I will beat you to death.”
Boohoo-!
He swung his mace with all his might.
“Luca.”
“Ouch.”
Lucas, who had appeared on Ethan’s shoulder, gave Ethan some mana.
Just now, I just swung my sword a few times lightly to test it out, and I didn’t really show off my sword skills.
Ethan, who confirmed that the mana had been transmitted, immediately took a stance.
Ethan Sword 1st Style
Frost Thunder
In an instant, Ethan’s two swords crossed and split the mace.
Bam-!
“What is this… … .”
The mace was a sacred item of the Dawn Society granted only to the apostles, and was made from Lunaadamantium ore, which is said to be unbreakable.
I’ve swung it around so many times, but it’s never cracked like this.
Because we have been winning overwhelmingly against whatever weapons our opponents use.
I have never lost to an opponent due to a difference in weapons.
Ark didn’t even realize that he was vomiting blood.
In addition, both feet were frozen in the frost and I couldn’t move.
“You, you what the… … !”
“It hasn’t even started yet.”
Ethan put away his Thunder Sword and began to exert strength in his hand.
Reverse divergence.
“Whew.”
With the breath of the immortal hero, I have strengthened my muscles once more.
Ethan’s Sword 2nd Form
Moon Force
And added Lucas’s mana.
For a moment, Ark felt an indescribable fear.
Even though I couldn’t feel pain, I could definitely feel the fear of death.
This attack was dangerous. However, since my feet were tied up in the frost and I couldn’t dodge, I had to block it at all costs.
“Young-Sik Moon Soul Crash.”
Ark learned high-risk techniques to take advantage of his physical characteristics that make him incapable of feeling pain.
Techniques that give you great strength in exchange for feeling extreme pain when used.
These were high-powered techniques that would have been risky for an ordinary person, but Ark was able to use these techniques without much risk.
The essence of such techniques was gathered together to create the Ark’s spirit food.
Among them, Ark cast Moon Soul Crash, a technique that maximizes power instead of causing death by shock.
Even if your body can’t feel pain when using this technique, it will still hurt, so you have to focus on recovering for about 30 seconds after using the technique.
Still, the power was great. Even the higher-ranking apostles acknowledged this blow.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!
It was a powerful blow that shook the entire cave.
“Ugh!”
The battle between Ethan and Ark was so intense that it even affected the non-educated believers who had gathered behind in fear.
“What, it’s falling apart!”
Kugugu-!
The ceiling collapsed and the walls cracked.
“Fuck… …Fuck… …!”
Ark looked at Ethan with impatient eyes, as if in disbelief.
Crunch-.
Kwagagagagak-!
Ethan’s sword shattered Ark’s mace.
In just two attacks.
“My mace… … .”
As soon as the mace shattered, Ark’s fighting spirit crumbled.
A myriad of emotions he had never experienced before surged through him.
He always did what he wanted.
Because I always had a firm purpose and a clear plan for whatever I did, I was able to do countless things without much hesitation.
But now I didn’t know what to do.
What should I do against this monster before my eyes?
Ethan raised his sword again.
At the same time, Ark’s thoughts, which had stopped in fear, began to turn quickly.
Countless thoughts passed through my head.
‘no!’
The moment the thought was over, Ark suddenly arched his back.
Boohoo-!
Perhaps this moment is the fastest Ark has ever moved in his life.
His thirst for life broke through his limitations.
But I didn’t have time to enjoy that joy.
Death was looming right before my eyes.
Bam-!
He moved his body strongly. He used up a great amount of strength in an instant, which consumed a lot of mana and divine power, but thanks to that, he was able to escape from the frost that was holding his two feet together.
He opened the distance and immediately used his super strength. It was an instinctive action.
“Stop!”
Even with his super strength maxed out, Ethan’s steps did not stop.
“Stop! I said stop!”
A terrified Ark screamed and blocked Ethan’s sword with his shattered mace.
Of course, I couldn’t block it perfectly. One of my arms was broken and I even vomited blood due to the internal injuries from the impact.
Sacrificing his arm saved his life for the time being, but there was no sign of the situation getting any better.
Arc didn’t realize it right away, but he and Ethan didn’t get along very well.
His main skill is extreme hypnosis through superhuman powers.
But right now, Ethan was completely resisting that ultimate hypnosis, so Ark was fighting as if he had thrown down his greatest weapon.
Ethan, confident of victory, smiled with satisfaction as he looked at Ark, who was backing away in fear.
Although he is said to be an apostle who relies on superhuman strength, he is one of the twelve strongest within the large group known as the Moon Followers.
That kind of arc is overwhelming.
Now you can clearly see what your current level is.
Ethan rushed to Ark to make sure he was finished.
And at the same time, footsteps were heard from afar.
As the cave shook as if it was going to collapse and the inside became noisy, the followers of the moon who had gathered together according to Ethan’s instructions came running.
“What, what is this… … ?”
“Ark-nim… … ?”
“Ark-nim! Why are you fighting the Apostle…?”
“What, what is this situation?”
Ark couldn’t bring himself to answer the believers’ questions.
Because I had just returned after hearing the story of the visit of the apostle with the green jade, I was unable to tell the believers that the man was a fake and was pretending to be the apostle.
So the followers of the moon couldn’t help but be confused.
A fight between apostles?
Even the 11 apostles, Ark, were being pushed back perfectly.
But I didn’t have time to explain the situation. It was a precarious situation where I felt like my neck would fall off if I paid attention to anything else.
“I can’t believe Arch-nim was pushed that far.”
“Which apostle are you?”
“No, why are you two fighting?”
The bewildered followers of the moon watched the fight between Ark and Ethan in a daze.
Ark was desperately focusing on Ethan’s sword, without any time to say anything.
My whole body was drenched in cold sweat, my eyes were bloodshot and red, and all I could think about was that I couldn’t die like this.
Fear caused by overwhelming power.
Having previously terrified countless people with his power, he realized for the first time that fear could be such a suffocating sensation.
Run away.
Instinct whispered.
I can’t fight that monster anymore. He’s not an opponent I can defeat alone.
And then I realized.
“Luna Spirit was killed by you… …!”
Only then did all the questions become clear. I didn’t steal the green jade. I killed Luna Spirit with my own hands and took it!
Ark immediately poured out all his strength and used his last resort.
Kwagagang-!
He threw everything away and ran away.
* * *
“Ugh, shit, shit! What the hell is that guy!”
It was an opponent I couldn’t handle alone. Neither force nor the superhuman powers I was confident in worked.
The techniques I acquired by taking advantage of my characteristic of not feeling pain. None of those techniques worked.
This was my first time experiencing such a horrible thing.
All he could do right now was hold his breath and run away.
But then, along with the feeling of hairs standing on end, I felt a presence behind me.
“how…….”
Are you saying you can follow this quickly?
Ark looked back hastily.
In the distance I saw Ethan running along the ground, almost as if he was gliding.
“Crazy… How is such a miracle possible?”
Ark quickly turned around in confusion. If he kept running like this, he would definitely get caught.
But that was also a wrong choice.
“shit…….”
It was a cliff.
A cliff so steep that you can’t see the bottom.
When he saw that there was no longer any way to escape, Ark looked back in resignation.
“At least I won’t die to you. I’d rather take my own life with my own hands!”
With those determined words, Ark threw himself off the cliff.
At the same time, Ethan reached the cliff, glanced down, and then turned away.
* * *
“I must tell you, I must. He is a big obstacle to the future meetings.”
Scratch-. Scratch-.
Below the cliff.
The eleven apostles who had escaped from the water flowing there were walking around in rags.
I had to tell the other apostles and the guild leader about him. I also had to tell them that one of the twelve apostles, Luna Spirit, was dead.
“You probably think I’m dead. You idiot.”
He must have thought he was dead.
You’d think so, considering he fell off a cliff with fatal injuries.
But Ark was in name only one of the 11 apostles of the conference.
Shaaaaak-.
An intense vitality emanating from his heart.
It was a powerful healing power that was granted only to the apostles by the power of the Moon Mother, and was activated immediately when they were in danger of death.
“Get out of here quickly… … .”
Scratch-. Scratch-.
Then suddenly a sound was heard. It wasn’t his own footsteps.
The arc stopped in place.
Still, the sound continued.
Chalbak-.
It was clearly something I shouldn’t be hearing now.
Arc slowly looked towards where the sound came from.
Crackle. Crackle.
I saw a black figure in the distance. The black figure was slowly approaching me.
“no way…….”
No way. That can’t be. Ark’s expression was filled with fear. Even though most of his wounds had healed, his whole body was shaking violently.
A black shadow slowly emerged from the darkness.
Shaak-.
Frost Sword emerged from the darkness, showing off its sharp blade. Then Ethan walked out with a smiling face.
“I’m telling you. I know very well how much of a cockroach you are. No matter how much you kill, you won’t die. You’ll endure and eventually survive.”
Ark’s eyes shook greatly.
“That’s why I say. I don’t believe you would have died if I hadn’t finished it with my own hands.”
“Mother Moon… … Righteous Mother… … .”
“Pray as much as you want. I don’t know if your prayer will reach you.”
“Yes, you… … !”
“Because I prayed to my god too. I hope your prayers don’t reach you.”
Ethan raised his sword.
Ark looked at the sight with eyes filled with despair.
He no longer had the will to resist.
Ethan smiled bitterly as he watched that arc.
“I guess you didn’t give me the strength.”
Ark couldn’t answer. He just kept repeating Moon Mother’s name in his head.
“Then it seems my prayers were answered.”
Ethan swung his sword.
fantasy,
