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Chapter 222 (Part 2)
Chapter 222 (Part 2)
Chapter 222: VS Uriel (Part 2)
The angels openly mocked Ryu Min, but their smugness didn’t last long.
“Death Transformation.”
Ryu Min’s entire body turned pitch black, and his aura changed.
Crash! Crash!
The sound of him striking the bars was completely different now.
It became clear that his strength was in another league after the fifth strike.
Crack!
The prison shattered, and Ryu Min emerged from it.
[Th-This can’t be!]
[W-Where do you think you’re going, you lowly human!]
Panicked, Raguel crossed his swords to summon Heaven’s Judgment, and Uriel began chanting a spell as well.
But by then, Ryu Min had already closed the distance in a flash.
[Ugh! This vermin… Ughk!]
Ryu Min struck Raguel with the pole of his scythe, causing his body to bend like a shrimp. Then, he swung the pole again, smashing it into the back of Raguel’s head, driving it into the dirt with a loud thud.
But thanks to the time Raguel bought, Uriel’s spell was complete.
[Your sins will be cleansed by death!]
Without any time to dodge, Ryu Min was engulfed by Uriel’s flames.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosion struck Ryu Min head-on, causing Uriel’s lips to curl into a smirk.
[Heh heh. Foolish human, you’ve finally turned to dust and—]
“Who’s turned to dust?”
A voice cut through the cloud of debris, wiping the smirk off Uriel’s face.
A pitch-black rectangular barrier stood where Ryu Min had been, acting as a shield.
Screech—
As the barrier slowly dissipated, it revealed Ryu Min, unscathed and still holding his scythe.
[H-How is this possible?]
“You’re wondering how I survived?”
Ryu Min sneered as he stepped forward.
“Of course, I survived because I’m strong. If you don’t believe me, why don’t you take a hit? One blow is all it’ll take for you to understand.”
With an explosive burst of speed, Ryu Min darted forward, grabbing Uriel by his wings.
Crack!
[Kiiaaah!]
With a sound like a twig snapping, feathers scattered as Ryu Min ripped the wings from Uriel’s back. Uriel quickly chanted a spell to summon a protective barrier of light, but—
Boom! Boom!
The barrier couldn’t withstand the overwhelming power of Ryu Min’s scythe.
Crash!
The barrier shattered, and Ryu Min’s scythe sliced toward Uriel. Panicking, Uriel fired off a volley of light arrows and teleported to the opposite side, narrowly avoiding decapitation.
He had barely escaped with his life.
[Hmph. Try blocking this!]
Uriel completed his incantation, sending the Explosive Dagger flying once again toward Ryu Min.
Swish—!
The homing attack flew directly at Ryu Min, but this time, he didn’t try to dodge.
Boom!
This time, however, Ryu Min emerged completely unharmed. His entire body was already enveloped by the dark barrier.
“You think I’m dumb enough to fall for the same attack twice?”
[Ugh…]
Ryu Min grinned confidently as he pressed forward, forcing Uriel into a corner.
But just as he was about to land the finishing blow—
Clang!
Raguel, who had been lying in wait, launched a surprise attack from behind.
Of course, Ryu Min had already sensed Raguel’s presence.
[Die, you filthy human!—Ugh!]
Ryu Min dodged the attack, tripping Raguel with his scythe and sending him tumbling to the ground.
“Why are you angels so hell-bent on killing me? What, did I wrong you in a past life?”
[You disgusting human!—Aaargh!]
Without hesitation, Ryu Min grabbed Raguel by his wings and tore them off as well.
Despite Raguel’s screams, Ryu Min continued plucking his wings. But then, he suddenly leapt backward.
In the nick of time, a golden scroll whipped through the air where he had just been standing before vanishing.
“I told you. I won’t fall for the same trick twice.”
Ryu Min chuckled as he prepared to charge once more. But at that moment—
“Ah…”
Unfortunately, his Death Transformation wore off.
Ryu Min’s expression visibly changed, and the angels saw it all.
“Damn it.”
Cursing under his breath, Ryu Min quickly spread his wings and took flight, retreating from the battlefield. As he flew off into the distance, the angels were left in shock, staring after the now-vanished black scythe.
[W-What just happened? Why did that human suddenly run away? Uriel?]
[I have no idea.]
Uriel was just as dumbfounded as Raguel. After all, Ryu Min had been in a favorable position.
[He had the upper hand… So why…?]
Only the two angels remained in the chaotic aftermath of the battle. The other humans had already escaped.
At that moment, Uriel snapped his fingers.
[Ah! I think I know why he ran.]
[Why?]
[He must have run because his power ran out.]
[His power?]
[Think about it. Didn’t that human suddenly grow explosively stronger when he turned black?]
That was true. The human, who had struggled against their attacks before, had become overwhelmingly powerful after his transformation.
[But then, when his transformation wore off, he panicked and fled.]
[Ah… So?]
[Exactly. His power must have run out, and he realized he couldn’t handle the two of us without it.]
Realization dawned on Raguel, and he nodded in agreement.
[Then this is our chance. Let’s hurry and track down that vermin and finish him off.]
[We can’t. As you can see, both of us have lost a wing.]
With their flight capabilities gone, the angels could only stand there helplessly, much like a dog staring at a bird on a rooftop.
[Argh! Damn it! We finally had a chance, and now we have to watch him slip away!]
[Don’t be too upset, Raguel. There is a way.]
Hearing there was a way, Raguel calmed down.
[What way?]
[We request reinforcements. We’ll contact Heaven right away and have them help us deal with that guy.]
[But… if the higher-ups find out, we’ll be humiliated.]
[Who said anything about telling the higher-ups? Of course, we’ll do it in secret.]
[In secret?]
[We’ll call for reinforcements below the 4th rank. Any angels above that would attract too much attention from the higher-ups. This way, we can still take the credit for capturing the black scythe.]
[Ah… So that’s how it is.]
If they could mobilize mid-to-lower-ranked angels, they could handle this matter discreetly, without the archangels finding out.
[I’ll send a request for reinforcements right away. How many should we summon?]
[Considering the human’s strength when he’s not transformed, we probably don’t need that many.]
[But what if he transforms again?]
[Then we’d be in danger.]
The power difference when the human transformed was on an entirely different level.
If they didn’t bring enough reinforcements, they might end up in serious trouble.
[Then what should we do? How many should we call for…?]
[Hmm…]
After thinking it over, Uriel sighed heavily.
[We have no choice. We’ll have to summon as many as we can.]