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Oooh...…!
A bleak and dark energy began to flow from Hroti. The energy of the Demon God's orb was wrapped around Ron like hundreds of black snakes.
That power became Ron's flesh, bone, and blood.
Hot breath escaped from his gaping mouth, and his shattered body was gradually restoring to its original form.
Ron's resurrection took a different form from those who had been resurrected with the power of the Demon God's orb so far. It was incomparable to the Spectres who just had a physical body.
It was the result of all the gods in the Demon God's orb admiring his will.
Since the disappearance of Numerus, the god of hope, the gods had never witnessed a human overcoming death solely with his pure will, without the protection of Numerus.
They never even heard of it.
That's how shocking this event was. Even though the gods were trapped within the Demon God's Orb, even though they felt fear towards Glyek and were in daze, they could still clearly recognize the miracle Ron had brought about.
A miracle so brilliant that not even the Demon God's Orb, nor any other deception or trick, could conceal. And lit up this dark and terrifying land.
'I thought such a near-perfect resurrection would be impossible without the completion of the Demon God's orb...…! Ron Hairan, how many times do you intend to surprise me?'
Awe beyond respect.
Kelliark's heart was beating faster. Before Glyek woke up, the fact that he looked down at Ron while drunk on the power of the Demon God's orb was humiliating.
Even Glyek seemed impressed.
The power of the gods to bring back the dead did not inspire him, but a miracle achieved solely by the will of a single human was worth watching.
Glyek wasn't complacent. It's just that in a lonely and long immortality like punishment, he doesn't think there will be another chance to see such a shining miracle.
Also, Glyek was looking forward to it.
That human named Ron Hairan could possibly become a being like them. Just as Kail and the other kings of the Black Sea had such a wish for Chiron.
Unfortunately, Dante's will remaining inside Glyek was not aware of Ron's miracle. After the beginning of the Black Sea, Dante's will, which had been like a faint candle, was being erased more rapidly.
Whoa.…..
Eventually, the black energy of the Demon God's orb completely permeated, and Ron opened his eyes with a long breath.
His body was no longer frail, as when he had awakened from the brink of death.
The newly attained state of near domain of Genesis knight made him feel the strong power that he had never experienced in his lifetime, and all the bones and organs that he lost in return for the sword of overlord were restored to their place.
Amidst the complete healed body.
There was only one thing that remained the same.
The sadness of having lost everything. The sorrow that even death couldn't make him forget continued to tear, claw, and shatter his heart.
"Sir Ron."
Ron turned to Jin.
Jin couldn't bear to raise his head. Jin was suffocated by the guilt that he had thought of resurrecting Ron with the Demon God's orb and he had witnessed it in action.
Ron didn't say anything to Jin.
Instead, he gently patted his shoulders. It was because there were no words he knew that could convey gratitude and comfort to Jin.
Slowly walking toward Glyek, Ron passed Kelliark Zipfel.
The Demon God's orb no longer trembled in fear.
It wasn't because it thought it could defeat Glyek now, but to show respect to the human named Ron Hairan.
Kelliark followed him without a word. Talaris, Stam, and the Black Knights also naturally formed a formation around Ron.
Along the path that Kelliark had pierced while coming here, Octavia and the Spectres and other mages of Zipfel also entered the interior, and Rosa and the knights of Runcandel also joined the battlefield at the same time.
Unlike Zipfel's troops, where it was difficult to find healthy people, Runcandels seemed to have suffered almost no power loss.
Unlike Kelliark, who threw everything aside and jumped in to save Jin, Rosa came while protecting all the knights of her clan.
'Did Kelliark resurrect Ron Hairan? No, that's not all.'
Rosa didn't witness the miracle Ron caused directly.
But she could tell. The fact that Ron didn't just resurrect through the power of the Demon God's Orb.
It was because an indescribably pure and strong energy was radiating from his back. The meaning of that energy was clear.
'He's continuously transcending his limits....'
Continued transcendence.
The current Ron is stronger than the Ron from earlier. Rosa's whole body was shuddering just with the energy that flowed out of him.
However, Rosa also knew about the King of the Black Sea. The fact that it was an existence that can never be cut without Genesis knight.
In the past, she had seen Chiron leaping over the wall every moment just before he reached the genesis knight, just like Ron now.
But even Chiron needed a considerable amount of time to climb the last stair.
Rosa thought that no matter how much Ron transcended in this fight, it would be impossible to reach the end.
Most of all, she was concerned that if there was even the slightest possibility, she might unknowingly rely on it and it could cloud her judgment.
Except for the Black Knights and the first division of the Black Sword Association, all the Knights of Runcandel took their positions on the side of the Vamel Alliance.
They had been ordered to quickly evacuate Jin's companions and escape from Glyek once the battle began.
It wasn't a consideration for Jin.
If Rosa had only been concerned about Jin, she would never have given such an order.
The reason Rosa saved Jin's companions was to avoid increasing the number of variables in the already difficult fight.
It was impossible to know how Jin would act if his companions died. At other times, she would control it by force, but she couldn't be able to afford it against Glyek.
Like Talaris, Rosa also knew that there was only one thing they could do.
'If Chiron has already reached beyond the depths of the Black Sea... it takes at least 10 days even if we use the snow toad Mort of the master of hidden palace.'
That meant they had to hold Glyek for more than ten days.
This place was now like the last line of defense for the world.
The moment Glyek breaks through the knights and mages gathered here and goes outside, the world would be under the threat of destruction from that day.
There were no forces outside that could stop the King of the Black Sea.
Kinzelo was still there.
But the fact that Kinzelo was not here, even though they were the only one who knew the identity of the white stone, meant that this was a scenario they wanted in the first place.
'We can never last that long with purely combat alone.'
Rosa met Talaris's eyes.
'So the key is not Ron Hairan who has become so strong, nor Zipfel who has taken out the Demon God's orb, nor our Runcandel, but the master of the hidden palace.….'
The absolute seal of the Hidden Palace.
That alone could buy time until Chiron arrived. Rosa and Kelliark, the two people who knew the sealing ability of Hidden Palace, were thinking the same thing.
The question was whether the absolute seal of the hidden palace could buy more than ten days.
Glyek's shadow fell upon those who stood against him.
[Say your name.]
It was the first time Glyek showed such undivided attention to someone other than Jin.
"Ron Hairan. The grandfather of the child you devoured, the owner of the land whom you are exterminating, and the man who will kill you."
[Just now, the last will of your child has disappeared.]
Ron remained undisturbed by those words. The emptiness within him could no longer be influenced. He could no longer feel sadness.
The pain entrenched in his heart was like the sea. Whatever was added to the Sea of Sorrow, the result was that it would sink into the depths of the sea and disappear, and Ron himself couldn't gauge its size and depth.
"Is that so?"
[Even death could not erase your pain. The only path to salvation is to become an existence like me.]
Rashid turned gray. The pattern of the sword of overlord was engraved on Ron's body once again.
He had no lingering feelings about the life he had regained just a few minutes ago. Even if Glyek was killed, what meaning could life hold for him afterward?
One of Glyek's colossal limbs extended towards Ron, as if to grab him.
[So, if you want to escape eternal agony, come to me.]
Instead of answering, Ron lifted Rashid up and cut off his arm. However, the arm that fell to the ground was absorbed into the Black Sea land and returned to Glyek again.
[You always fail to see one step ahead.]
It was the moment when Glyek's interest in Ron suddenly disappeared. Glyek fixed his gaze on Jin again, and the battle resumed immediately.
Hundreds of swords and spears pressed the humans faster and more precisely than before, and Ron screamed like a demon and swung Rashid.
The gray sword that spread like a raging sword was colliding with the energy of chaos.
However, Glyek seemed to have judged that even the sword of overlord, which Ron had spread out in perfect condition, was not that great of a threat.
He hardly blocked the attack even if Rashid cuts anywhere in his body, and he was pouring almost all of his attacks only on Jin.
Just as Rosa predicted.
Glyek kept Talaris in check more than Ron.
It was because he saw through to the fact that there was a person in the present world who has the power to defy fate, and humans planned to bring him here.
Just as Kial and Chiron recognized the moment Glyek woke up, he was also aware of their existence.
Glyek felt their power more clearly as the black sea was formed and his mind become awakened.
Glyek thought nothing would be a problem as long as he can stop the demigod from coming here who was fighting with his sibling.
However, even if the demigod came here, the possibility of becoming a threat was very low.
It was because he couldn't be fine right after the battle with Kial. In other words, whether or not Chiron came here, Glyek's keeping Talaris in check was just an act that ruled out even the slightest possibility.
Because the power to defy fate was always dangerous under any circumstances.
"Master of hidden palace. If you open the seal, how long can it last against that thing?"
Rosa asked, stepping in front of Talaris.
"... It's hard to get past three days, Rosa Runcandel."
Upon hearing the answer, Rosa had no choice but to grit her teeth.