The Max Level Hero Has Returned!

Chapter 739

It was hard to determine what Katshi’s power was. In fact, even Kane had no idea what its source was. Arbit was also clueless about it, though that was mostly because he was still a young ancient dragon who had never been sent out to war back then.

[Please be careful, my lord. Katshi was very notorious during our race’s great war back in the day. He was able to rip and tear apart Thanatos’ formation, which was composed of mighty Iron Glows and members of the demon race.]

As if to prove Arbit’s words, Katshi’s power forced the sacred domain covering the entire area to shrink. Taking control of an entire area simply by releasing one’s aura and force was no easy feat, yet he seemed to be doing just that.

Katshi took a short breath, then began to unleash an overwhelming pressure.

Feeling the power weighing down on him, Davey was forced to admit that Katshi would be the most dangerous opponent he had ever faced. Well, except for Eclipse. Were it not for Arbit’s help, Davey would never have done something as crazy as facing this Malicious Spirit head-on. The power that Katshi was releasing was simply far too heavy and deep for him to make sense of.

Davey closed his eyes. He was still holding Super Ribbon in one hand and Spirit King Ifrit’s Lavatein in the other.

Lavatein was a sword that could be considered Spirit Queen Yuriana’s secret weapon, while Super Ribbon was an absolute masterpiece created by Surtr and finished by Davey himself. Unlike the divine sword, Super Ribbon—the combination of Blue Ribbon and Red Ribbon—was more like a magic sword. That was why its power could be considered to be unrivaled in Davey’s hands.

However, simply having these two swords was not enough to guarantee Davey’s victory.

“It’s not too late to stop this,” Katshi said. “I don’t want to fight you.”

Davey dragged his feet to buy as much time as possible for the Destroyer title to ramp up to full power. Meanwhile, Katshi showed no desire to fight against him.

Of course, if this war could be stopped just by him saying so, then they shouldn’t have started it in the first place. It was the Malicious Spirits who awakened the destructive side of Neltarid. Having done things that Davey could not let go of, they had crossed the river of no return.

“Things wouldn’t have gotten to this point if you hadn’t awakened Neltarid’s side of destruction.”

That was the end of their conversation.

“Please don’t move. This entire area is my domain. If you move recklessly, you might break your nose.”

Davey raised Lavatein. “Is that so? Alright, let’s see how long your domain can last against this.”

Lavatein could burn everything, even the entire world. In an instant, Lavatein released boundless flames, burning everything in the area. Even those beyond the domain’s range were scorched.

Davey and Katshi stared at each other in silence. They then broke into a charge.

Boom!!!

The moment the two collided, a huge shockwave blew away all of the nearby buildings.

***

As loud and jarring explosions erupted, countless reports and news bulletins suddenly flooded Donald Drumper, the President of America, leaving him both flustered and confused.

They had detected a huge continuous spike of wavelengths from the devastated city of LA. Their seismographs were flooded with earthquakes of varying magnitudes, and when observing LA from afar purple lightning bolts could be seen falling non-stop from the sky above the city.

The researchers had been scrambling to report their theories and assumptions about the situation and the problems that they could expect to face in the future.

“Get out, all of you!!! ” Donald Drumper shouted as he drove everyone in the room out, saving his head from the throbbing pain. Frowning, he let out a deep sigh.

“What the hell is happening there…”

He wanted to send someone to check it out, but… who would take responsibility if they mistakenly approached the city and offended the culprit enough to make them spread whatever was happening in LA to the rest of America?

“Right. Him… We should call him.”

Maybe the man was in the middle of a live broadcast? He hurriedly opened the special broadcasting site to check but was reminded of the time he lost to the Queen of England, that damn hag, even though they were both huge investors!

Back then, she openly used the ID United Kingdom Queen as if to flaunt that she was truly the queen of England. He was then forced to swallow a defeat because of her. Just remembering it was enough to make his stomach gurgle from anger.

Most countries, including America, were now a mess because of the organization called Illuminati. Although it had not yet been revealed to the public, the damn cult had been hiding inside the Neltarid Religion and silently destroying them.

After taking over the religion, they began to sow confusion around the world. The problem was that the spies that they planted were deeply embedded within not only the Neltarid Religion but also the American government.

Now, this sudden, strange phenomenon that occurred in America was creating waves and making the situation worse.

“Oh, please… Please, please.”

Donald Drumper was determined to attract the man’s attention and invite him over even if it cost a billion dollars, but ordinary and basic methods to contact him likely wouldn’t work. Hanging out in his live broadcast was the easiest and fastest way to establish communications with him.

After logging into his account “Donald Drumper” with practiced ease, he immediately searched for the man’s live broadcast. However, as he feared due to the man’s lack of a broadcasting schedule, the Saint of Tionis was currently offline.

According to the reports Donald Drumper had received, it appeared that the man was involved with the Illuminati. He had even heard that the man had once appeared in China, which was believed to be the home of said cult.

Some of the Congress members rushed in and forced him to make a decision

“Mr. President. We don’t have much time left.”

“We have detected several high energy wavelengths from that area. It’s very similar to the wavelength that we detected when the monsters started appearing…”

“Dr. Brown. Be concise.”

“It’s either a monster wave is appearing in that area or that monster known as the Malicious Spirit is coming out.”

“If you’re right, then that would explain to some extent the countless earthquakes and the strange phenomenon happening in that area.”

Donald Drumper closed his eyes as he listened to the experts.

“If that’s the case, then how about we deploy a nuclear bomb there?”

“It wouldn’t work on them, but… if worse comes to worst, then it wouldn’t be that bad.”

“If we’re going that route…”

“Let’s use suppressed bombs.”

“Suppressed bombs?”

The suppressed bombs were special weapons that the United States of America had been secretly working on. There had been a few cases where they had used one, but it was not as if they had many to spare in their arsenal storage.

To take down those monsters—which were highly resistant to cold weapons and firearms—they needed the power of an Awakened. However, even if they gathered all of the talented Awakened in the world, they would still have trouble dealing with the endless outpour of monsters.

Recognizing their predicament, the Pentagon had conducted secret experiments on the monsters and the power of the Awakened, attempting to create a weapon that could effectively deal with them. Technically, what they did was more of a study of alchemy than a study of science, but at the end of the day, there was only a very slight difference between alchemy and science.

If they could get one of those resulting bombs here, then…

“We can use it to suppress those strange forces wreaking havoc in the area.”

They wouldn’t even need to send someone and put them in danger. After all, they could just use a missile to deliver the payload and destroy everything.

Despite their comforting and reassuring words, the President felt a chill run down his spine.

‘If we use this, then there’s certainly a chance that it’ll prove effective, but….’

This plan had two issues. One, the weapon would no longer be a secret. Two, they weren’t sure if it would even work.

What if it did not work? No, what if it backfired? The latter would mean that they would be inflicting harm on themselves. While the President would normally choose this course of action without any hesitation, for some strange reason, he felt like he shouldn’t go through with it.

“Mr. President, your orders, sir.”

“Let’s… Let’s observe the situation for a bit longer.”

In the end, the President of the United States of America chose to wait and see.

***

Bang!!! BANG!!!

The heavens wept as the ground shook and collapsed. Nevertheless, the combatants still had trouble emerging as the victor of this fierce and desperate battle. Even with the two wounded Malicious Spirits now out of the equation, Davey and Katshi’s fight still had no end in sight.

Shwaaa!!!

Katshi, whose arm had been cut off by Super Ribbon, grimaced as he took a step back. The pain created a gap in his defenses, providing an opportunity for Davey to brace himself, grab Katshi, and slam him onto the ground.

Boom!!!

An unimaginable force struck the earth, the impact opening a crack several kilometers in length. The passing sword energy also burned a massive mountain to ashes, the wind sweeping away any traces left of it.

At that moment, a black storm gathered in Katshi’s missing arm. The force then shot forth and tried to envelop Davey.

Hoping to take two steps forward by taking one step back, Katshi sacrificed his arm to inflict a severe and possibly fatal injury on Davey. However, the young man’s response caught him by surprise.

Davey, who looked like he had no way to escape Katshi’s grasp, suddenly slipped into the shadows beneath his feet and disappeared. He then reappeared in a completely different area. Moreover, he had planted some kind of power in Katshi that continued to weaken the Malicious Spirit.

“The power of my kin… Meses’ power of shadow.”

Humans weren’t born with great power, but they received God's blessings, allowing them to evolve and develop with their own efforts. This was the reason why God bestowed upon them the name [Horne]—they were the weakest race. However, although it sounded impossible, their race’s special characteristic allowed them to exhibit infinite potential as long as they met the conditions.

Davey took a short breath, then glared at the expressionless Katshi.

Unlike Katshi, whose arm had been cut off, Davey looked relatively unharmed.

“I have heard from my god that you were the one who killed a Princess of the Abyss, one of the Abyss’ greatest beings.”

Katshi was talking about Sleesia.

“Due to your actions as a lone outlier, most of the Princesses of the Abyss have either disappeared or suffered severe injuries. I have to admit that in my current state, it will be difficult for me to defeat you.”

If this was nothing but a simple power struggle, then Katshi would have had an overwhelming advantage. However, since he was using that unidentified power, Davey had to respond in kind. Hence, he used the power of a Princess of the Abyss alongside the power of a Malicious Spirit, Katshi’s kin. As a result, the scales of the fight slowly tipped toward Davey.

Katsh was now covered in injuries of varying degrees. Some of them were even deep enough to be considered fatal. On the other hand, Davey remained unscathed.

Now expressionless, he created hundreds of staves of light in the sky and finished preparing for his next attack.

“This is God’s Staff. Try stopping this.”

Lord of Gods was an offensive magic from the holy magic line. Davey was confident that Katshi could not stop this in his current state.

“Ugh… I can’t believe a horne was able to evolve this much. Aside from the Prince of Horne, I have never seen anyone like you”

Katshi was talking about Hercules.

“I happen to have a bit of a connection with that man,” Davey replied.

Seeing the smirk on Davey’s face, Katshi smiled bitterly. “No. You’re more outrageous than he was. You have achieved a realm that is far too extreme for an ordinary horne to achieve in just one lifetime.”

No matter how smart or talented a human being was or how much they evolved, they would eventually face the limits of their age. In fact, they would still be met with those limits even if they believed that they could live forever. However, in Katshi’s eyes, Davey seemed to have shunned the limits of a human’s life expectancy.

“A horne’s growth and development is not that fast. Simply put, your power cannot be explained by common sense.”

“There’s a place out there that made it possible. I’m what happens when everything is gathered in one physical constitution.”

“The horne truly is a fearsome race,” Katshi mumbled bitterly as he stumbled.

“You’re not already done, are you?”

“That’s right. But even if I pull out all of the cards that I have, the current situation still won’t change for the better.”

“That’s… quite unexpected?”

If Katshi released his powers properly, then the situation here would definitely be reversed—but he was choosing not to do that. Davey frowned, pondering the matter.

“You… don’t tell me…”

“I’m sorry. I have created a summoning circle that will summon Eclipse somewhere in this city. But if possible, I do not wish for Eclipse’s summoning to happen.”

That was their spare plan. In fact, they could turn it into bait and incorporate it into their main plan.

“What are you aiming for?”

Katshi smiled. “There’s still one Malicious Spirit you have yet to meet, no?”

The 9th-ranked Malicious Spirit seemed to be hiding somewhere to summon Eclipse. The 1st-ranked Katshi, the 4th-ranked Oatgars, and the 3rd-ranked Reusel were all here too. Then… where did the 2nd-ranked Malicious Spirit, known asKirsina in Alf Online, go?

“I will stop you here. If I can shackle your feet here, it would be fine even if Eclipse’s summoning circle is destroyed.”

Originally, their best course of action was to achieve both. However, in this situation, Katshi was willing to give up one of the two.

“I knew that there was a chance that you would be able to come all the way here, so I let some information slip. It must have reached the ears of Thanatos’ Incarnation, the source of the Abyss, who stays beside you.”

Davey took a step forward. “What a stupid fucking thing to do…”

Boom!!!

A loud explosion erupted as Davey’s figure shot forth. He stabbed Katshi in the shoulder, pinning him to the ground.

“You want to go after my head, no? What should we do now, then? I already know that the Abyss considers Perserque as the most important existence. There’s no way that I would leave her alone and defenseless,” Davey said.

Katshi smiled bitterly. “Whoever has more cards left under their sleeves will win in this fight. This will be a battle of preparations.”

Then, at that moment, the air around them suddenly grew heavy, and a terrifying battle energy appeared and began to affect the surrounding area.

“Mmmph… Eclipse also wants to play…”

A shudder ran down Katshi and Davey’s spines. Frozen by the eerie voice, their heads almost creaked as they turned toward its source.

“Ehehehe! Play with Eclipse!”

A girl holding a purple umbrella lined with lace, looking completely out of place in this ruined city, smiled at them.

“Eclipse? How…?” Katshi mumbled, his eyes wide open.

He looked as if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing right now. Naturally, the same could be said for Davey.

Eclipse smiled at the two tense men. Then, she slowly sat down among the rubble of the ruined city.

“Mmmph… this place is really huge and spacious! Looks interesting! Eclipse is really having fun!”

A flash of hostility appeared on Katshi’s face.

“How did you come here? Weren’t you still stuck in that place?”

Eclipse’s smile grew wider. “Hehe. It’s fun watching you two play. Eclipse wants to watch you two play some more.”

Eclipse acted as if she had come here solely for the sake of her own pleasure. She didn’t even show an ounce of concern about the flow of the source of the world.

Davey turned to Katshi. “Things didn’t go according to your plan, huh?”

“Yes. This is honestly quite unexpected. She might be a huge powerhouse and a great addition to our side, but personally? We’re not really on good terms.”

Bang!!!

When their conversation ended, Davey and Katshi clashed once again. Their collision created a huge updraft and brought forth a torrent of rain.