Chapter 261 - Against Gabriel
When something absurd happens, it's natural for oneself to be the first to doubt.
That's what Ryu Won was thinking at that moment.
"Am I dreaming right now? Why does Black Scythe look like my brother?"
Even though he called it a dream, it was astonishing.
More astonishing than having changed form was the fact that the changed form resembled his family so much.
"Wake up. It's not a dream."
"Brother... ?"
"I am Black Scythe."
Whether his brother believed it or not, Ryu Min recited his words calmly.
"You know me as the prophet, but my job is to be a Reaper. My nickname is Black Scythe. I'm sorry for deceiving you all this time."
"...."
"Now the situation is what it is, so I have no choice but to reveal it. To kill those angels there, I have to take off the disguise and use my skills."
As he spoke, Ryu Min looked up at the sky.
Gabriel and Raphael had followed them there.
"Brother, are you really Black Scythe? I can't believe it..."
"We'll talk later. For now, let's take care of them."
Ryu Min, transformed with the helmet of Thanatos, began to manifest his divine form.
[Transformed into a God of death.]
[All stats, damage, attack speed, and movement speed increase by 44%.]
[All damage received from enemies decreases by 44%.]
[The probability of enemies perceiving you decreases by 44%.]
-Strength: 848,108, Intelligence: 850,179
-Agility: 848,108, Luck: 852,379
The stats, which were previously 580,000, had now increased to 850,000.
"If I cast the devil's curse one last time..."
He will be ready to hunt angels.
[You have been blessed by the devil.]
[Based on the total of your current stats (3,398,774), the following effects will be applied:]
"When you kill an angel, you will get gold equivalent to 1 times your total stats (3,398,774). This value can increase up to 1,000 times (3,398,774,000) depending on the level of the angel."
"When you kill an angel, you will get stat points equivalent to 0.01% of your total stats (339). This value can increase up to 10% (339,877) depending on the level of the angel."
"When you kill an angel, your reputation with the devil's camp will increase slightly."
"The buffs will remain active until the end of this round."
Once he confirmed he was buffed, Ryu Min looked up and saw the archangels descending slowly.
"I'm here. I'll be back soon."
With those words to his brother, he walked away with determination.
The archangels, who had previously mocked upon seeing a dark figure approaching, soon recognized the shape of the scythe.
"Black Scythe? We almost didn't recognize you for a moment."
"It seems you used some special ability, didn't you?"
"But that doesn't change anything."
Seeing Gabriel laughing confidently, Ryu Min smiled like a demon.
"If I decide to kill them, it won't take them even 10 seconds."
"What boasting..."
At that moment, Gabriel's eyes widened.
His future sight had shown him his own death.
"Oh no!"
With a gasp, he desperately avoided death.
Avoiding a future of death, he soared into the sky.
"[Gabriel?]"
Raphael rose from his seat, puzzled as if his superior had been frightened.
After boasting about being able to kill Black Scythe this time, he leaves like this?
In Gabriel's eyes, which emerged in the sky, he saw the future, three seconds later, once again.
A bleak future of falling with his wings cut off was seen.
Only three seconds to the future.
Now there are only two seconds left.
He turned without time to think.
But even this time, he only saw repeated outcomes in front of him.
Death, death, death.
He struggled to escape the future, but couldn't avoid it.
The predicted death could not be changed.
Blink!
He frowned at the dazzling light.
"[Oh!]"
Opening his eyes, he saw Black Scythe in front of his nose.
He didn't even have time to realize he was dragged by Black Scythe.
Hiss!
"[Ah!]"
Dozens of wings were cut off at once and fell to the ground.
Thud!
The dull impact and pain were transmitted, but they were nothing compared to what would happen next.
Fffwoosh!
"[Ugh!]"
The dagger of darkness stabbed into his limbs like shackles.
Terrifying.
Swoosh!
"[Coo!]"
Ryu Min's scythe tip followed, piercing his abdomen.
"[Thunk, thunk!]"
Once, twice, three times... ten times.
Holes were made everywhere, except for the head and heart.
"[Kuhahaha...!]"
Gabriel had no strength left to resist.
Raphael was no different.
He wiped the blood flowing from his mouth as he frowned at the unbearable mana loss.
"It wasn't an exaggeration that I could kill you in ten seconds. The impact is overwhelming."
He squeezed the remaining mana to protect Gabriel, but it drained too easily.
Now he didn't even have the mana to cast a resurrection spell.
Desperate, Raphael looked at Gabriel, who lay helpless.
What hope was there for a healer when the damage was already done?
"I need reinforcements. I need to ask for help."
Although it was ridiculous, he had to flee.
At this moment, the only option was to wait for the future.
Woom-Woom- He cast the return spell to prevent Black Scythe from noticing.
Ten seconds.
By just focusing for ten seconds, they could escape to Paradise.
Swoosh!
[Ahh!]
"Where do you think you're going?"
Extending his scythe, Ryu Min sighed at seeing the guy still chanting spells.
"Gabriel. Say your goodbyes."
Thud-
"You're going to Paradise first."
As he pierced his heart, Raphael finally stopped.
Sag-
Gabriel opened his eyes to see Raphael's fallen body, devoid of strength.
[Ah, cursed demon! A bastard worse than a demon!]
"Do you still have energy to curse?"
Ignoring the reward message that appeared in his retina, Ryu Min turned his gaze to Gabriel, who only had half of his body.
"Did you know? We call your angels demons."
[Accursed insects deserving of cursing! What have we done wrong for you to treat us like this?!]
"What have you done wrong?"
Ryu Min felt a bit disillusioned.
Why be reprimanded after cleaning up the trash?
"Don't you know? What have you done wrong in forcing 1.8 billion people to participate in a deadly game?"
[But, didn't we wager for a reward instead? They said they would grant a wish if we conquered Round 20! Aren't they allowing us to enjoy the power of a system that even miserable humans like us couldn't dream of?]
..."
Ryu Min remained silent for a moment.
It was as if they were being thanked, despite having committed a crime and then given work to the police.
"Are you going to aim your swords at our angels who have given you the chance, even if you know it by honor? They are fools who don't flinch even if you burn them in the sulfur fire!"
"Can't you understand the situation now?!"
Thud!
"You still have a lot to burn?"
Gabriel, writhing in pain, still had a clear, undying look in his eyes.
"You will regret this. If you kill me, Michael won't leave you alone."
"Wouldn't it be the same if I didn't kill you?"
..."
"Do you think Michael, who saved you, will stand still?"
Gabriel muttered as he writhed in pain.
"Then kill me. Michael will give you what you deserve in my place."
"Even if I killed that Michael, wouldn't it be the same?"
"Then someone else will come and kill you in his place."
"Who? God?"
Gabriel's eyes widened in surprise.
It seemed he didn't know he could read thoughts.
"Come whenever you want. I will kill anyone who comes."
"It seems you're very confident, human. Then, you and your friends won't survive. It'll be hard to overcome this round too."
"We'll see."
A smile spread across Gabriel's lips.
"Hehehe, do you think the humans on the island can stop a level 1 battle angel? That's impossible."
"Wait, level 1? Isn't it level 6?"
Ryu Min asked surprised as he read Gabriel's thoughts.
It was true.
They had summoned level 1 battle angels in the last level 6 summoning.
Gabriel was surprised for other reasons.
"Did you know that battle angels would intervene in the level 6 summoning? Thanks to the special selection of the reward box..."
Ryu Min's scythe pierced through Gabriel's heart.
It wasn't time for chatting.
"The archangel Gabriel has been defeated!"
"Stat points +237,913"
"Gold +2,379,141,800"
"As a reward for killing the archangel Gabriel, 'purified ether' has been obtained."
"As a reward for killing the archangel Gabriel, 'chain rune' has been obtained."
"The acquired runes will be automatically marked on the player's body!"
"The reputation of the demonic side has increased significantly."
"Black Scythe's reputation has risen from 'very friendly' to 'eternal alliance'."
Thanks to the devil's blessing, he received many stats and gold.
"Almost 2.3 billion gold and over 230 thousand stat points... There's really nothing like the devil's blessing."
The reputation that had decreased after killing Plunictos' avatar in Round 14 had also increased again.
Though he was satisfied in many ways, he still had doubts.
It was because he had received an unknown item.
"What is this? Purified ether? Shouldn't it be condensed ether?"
Since it was the first time he had killed the major archangels, the item was unknown to him.
Ryu Min decided to check the previous messages to verify.
"The archangel Raphael has been defeated!"
"Stat points +203,926"
"Gold +2,039,264,400"
"As a reward for killing the Archangel Raphael, 'Purified Ether' has been obtained."
"Also obtained 'Rune of the Knight's Rebirth' as a reward for killing the Archangel Raphael."
"The acquired rune will be automatically imprinted on the player's body!"
"Even as a reward for killing Raphael, we got Purified Ether, right?"
I don't know what it is, but I'll check it later.
Considering that information had been received that rank 1 Battle Angels would appear on the island where the players were gathering.
"Clairvoyance."
I closed my eyes and used Clairvoyance, a temporary skill I had acquired.
I can see players fighting monsters on a remote island.
"Now the Fourth Summoning begins."
It means there's an hour left until the sixth, where Battle Angels will appear.
In other words, it means flying over 4,000 km to this remote island in Korea within an hour.
"Otherwise... the followers of the Church of the Four Gods will die."
In the current situation, even if all the followers of the Church of the Four Gods joined forces, they wouldn't be able to deal with rank 1 Battle Angels.
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