Chapter 314

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A ferocious roar erupted from Nidhogg's mouth, which was blocked by Ber's hand.

Kkwadduk!

The roof of the mouth of the guy that Verga was supporting pressed down on Verga with overwhelming f

orce.

The oppressive feeling that at any moment, those vicious teeth would chew and crush Berwa and Sirka!

But Ver, who was confronting him, was instead laughing.

Raising the corners of her lips.

And then I supported the bastard's mouth with both feet, and put strength into the hand that was support

ing the palate that was pressing down from above... ... .

Crunch!

… … !

The maw of the giant Nidhogg was forced open.

There was a look of confusion in Nidhogg's eyes.

[I'll buy you some time. Come in.]

'… … !'

Sirka's eyes widened.

Even while holding up the jaws of a giant snake.

Ber's eyes were still looking at Sirka.

[Go in and take it. With your own hands!]

Taat!

At Ver's words, Sirka immediately jumped into Nidhogg's maw that Ver was forcibly holding open.

There was not an inch of hesitation.

It was a pivotal moment.

Sirka has already reached the destination.

Of Nidhogg's six heads, I found the one imbued with the power of the Lord of the Cold.

The end of the succession ceremony.

Now all that remained was for Sirka to enter that deep, black maw herself and discover the primordial dar

kness.

And until then, it was Ber's job to buy time.

Kookookookookung!

Nidhogg's massive torso squeezed the World Tree.

Supporting his body like that, Nidhogg's remaining five maws opened wide and launched a fierce attack to

wards Ber.

Grrrrrr!

Kyaaaaaaaah!

It's a truly natural disaster level of pressure.

The whole world came crashing down on Ber, rushing to bite him.

But even in the midst of it all, Ber did not back down an inch.

I was just happy.

Shh.

[It's been a while.]

It was literal.

It's been a long time, hasn't it?

A battle where you can unleash all your power without hesitation like this.

During that time, Ber had been gathering strength by preying on numerous magic stones and magic cryst

als.

And he was saving that power as much as possible.

The reason, of course, is that it might hinder Seongsuho's growth.

Although I would have liked to have taken the lead and helped Suho whenever I wanted, that would have

only ended up eating away at Suho's experience points.

But not now.

Suho was fighting the Apostle of Nightmare from far away.

Helping Sirka here now had nothing to do with Seongsuho's level up.

And most importantly.

Because this place right now was nothing but a 'nightmare.'

Thanks to the Apostle of Nightmare.

Thanks to the nightmare realm he created.

Now, no matter how much power you have accumulated, it will return to how it was before.

Like a dream from one night.

Just like how the Nightmare Apostle is now wounded by Suho's attack, he returns to his original form.

so....

Swaaaaaaah!

Ber was able to unleash all the strength he had accumulated over time.

[Keeeeeeeek!]

Kwakwakwakwang!

Black steam burst out from Ber's body.

Black steam erupted like an active volcano.

Finally, the active volcano erupted.

[Keeeeeek-!]

Ver puffed up his body even more as he faced Nidhogg who was attacking him from all sides.

Black wings spread from his back.

The sight was exactly the same as that of the catastrophic demon that once devastated Jeju Island.

A giant ant and a six-headed snake were biting each other.

Boom!

The ant's huge fist struck Nidhogg's face as he lunged from the side.

Nidhogg's evil face was shattered and thrown away with the sound of a bomb exploding.

At the same time, on the opposite side, another head was spewing venom at Ber.

After seeing that, Ber still held up the mouth containing the Scirka with one hand.

With his other hand, he pulled out Nidhogg's fang viciously.

Crunch!

A gurgling sound was heard from Nidhogg as his fangs were pulled out.

Ber heedlessly hurled the fang, driving it into Nidhogg's venom-spewing eye.

Kyaaaaak-!

The screaming sound is delicious.

Bert actually whetted his appetite.

I want to eat Nidhogg.

I wondered what Nidhogg's flesh would taste like.

But unfortunately, I didn't have the luxury of doing that right now.

This is because Nidhogg, who had been spewing poison, became one-eyed and attacked with even great

er rage.

The sea I longed for.

[Come as much as you want! I am invincible today!]

Kukukung-!

The world tree shook.

The battle between the two giant beings seemed to shake the dimension itself.

Sirka felt the vibration and gritted her teeth.

I could tell even though I couldn't see it.

The fact that an absurd battle was going on outside was clearly conveyed through the surrounding mana.

Crap! Crack!

Ber's claws pierced Nidhogg's scales and tore at the wounds.

But the wound heals in an instant.

In return, Nidhogg's fangs shattered Ber's carapace.

But that too was instantly restored by black steam.

[It's useless! Do you know how many magic stones the little lord saved for me!]

Swaaaah!

At the same time, more intense black vapor exploded from Ber's entire body.

Just like when I was on the battlefield with the Shadow Lord.

But Ber knew himself.

'It's not enough yet.'

Ber was thirsty.

His own strength was still lacking.

He, who had fought on the battlefield with his lord, was not at this level.

Skill 'Predation'

Commander Ber, who was at the forefront of the Shadow Legion's front lines, killing and preying on enem

ies more than anyone else, had the ability to become stronger the more he ate his enemies.

This was Berman's talent that clearly set him apart from other legion commanders.

If Igrit or Bellion were battle weapons that grew through countless battles.

Ber was a strategic weapon that preyed on its enemies and absorbed some of their memories and abilitie

s, mutating and undergoing differentiated evolution.

In some ways, Bertha is a being that fits the description of 'evolution' even better than the apostle of evol

ution.

However, in order to fully utilize all that power, he needed the endless magical power of Shadow Lord Su

ng Jin-woo.

So, from Ber's perspective, a battle where they were just fighting with brute force was just frustrating, lik

e fighting with heavy chains on their limbs.

but.

This much was possible.

[I'll borrow your strength for a moment.]

At that moment, Ber's eyes met the eyes of the nightmare apostle who was fighting the guardian in the d

istance.

The Apostle of Nightmare felt ominous.

Thud thud thud!

At that moment, Ber's body began to grow even larger.

Kwajik!

The giant ant's grip completely grabbed Nidhogg's snout, which contained Sirka.

… … ?!

[Oh, my God… … !]

The Apostle of Nightmare was horrified.

Before we knew it, Ber's size had become comparable to Nidhogg's!

But the Apostle of Nightmare could tell the true nature of the power at a glance.

[How about the power of my nightmare?!]

Hehe.

At his astonished question, Ber simply laughed.

And the sight of Nidhogg's heads flying here and there with his huge fists being mercilessly struck down

was truly spectacular.

The sight of two giant monsters of equal size clashing was so ferocious that no one dared approach them.

And the question that the Apostle of Nightmare had was coming out of the mouth of the guardian who w

as attacking him from the front.

'Surprise. Ber just devoured your brain and acquired all the memories you studied.'

[What is that?!]

It was the Apostle of Nightmare who looked back at Suho with astonishment at those words.

I was okay with the recurring pain in my body now.

The fact that all of his research records had been handed over to someone else was shocking enough to s

hake his very soul.

Kwaaaaang-!

The black steam bursting out of Ber's body was a little different than before.

That enlarged figure is an illusion mixed with the aura of a nightmare.

But at the same time, it was a nightmare that had a real existence… … .

At this very moment, Ber had become the very embodiment of Nidhogg's nightmare.

Grrrrrr!

Nidhogg's six heads, which had been launching a fierce attack, were thrown into confusion at the same ti

me.

Ber's figure began to appear larger and larger.

With an enormous size that seemed to swallow up the entire dimension.

The actual size did not increase.

It was an illusion created by the power of nightmare.

But the pressure was real.

At least in Nidhogg's sight, Ber's figure was now several times larger than himself.

Krrrrrr… … .

The giant snake hesitated for the first time.

Even though I knew it was a hallucination, I couldn't help but instinctively shrink back.

[How dare you! Steal the evolution I completed… …!]

The Apostle of Nightmare, who was watching this scene from afar, ground his teeth.

Even during the battle with Suho, he was filled with anger when he saw his power being stolen by Ber.

But there was nothing I could do.

[I, my power… … .]

In the meantime, he was being torn to pieces by Suho and the shadow sharks.

There was nothing he could do here.

I just watched Ber's oppressive battle from afar, feeling resentful and resentful.

Kieeeeeeeek!

Grrrrrrrrrrrr… … !

A gigantic illusion of Ber wrapped itself around Nidhogg's body.

It was a hallucination made of nightmares, but the pressure felt so real.

Nidhogg's six heads waved the air in confusion.

It was difficult to tell what was real and what was an illusion.

in result.

Tiring!

[You have completed the quest.]

'hmm?'

Finally, good news arrived before Suho's eyes.

[Quest: Request from the Lord of the Cold]

Make the ice elf Sirka, descendant of Shilad, the next monarch.

Sirka is still far from being a vessel to contain the darkness of the beginning.

Please stay by Sirka's side to ensure her safety and help her grow until she can inherit the darkness of th

e beginning.

The quest that Silad had just requested has been completed.

That's what I mean!

… … Creak!

Nidhogg's head, which Sirka had entered, burst like a balloon.

Boom!

… … and the appearance of Sirka revealed within it.

Sirka was floating in the air with her eyes closed, enveloped in black mist.

[Oh, no!]

The Apostle of Nightmare desperately squeezed out the last of his strength.

The Sword of Guardian was piercing through his body, but he couldn't let the primordial darkness be taken

away from him right before his eyes!

Phew!

The final nightmare unfolded for Sirka.

At the same time, Sirka's vision, which had been closing her eyes and accepting the darkness of the begi

nning, turned pure white.

And then a terrible sight unfolded.

… … !

In that vision, the image of her compatriots freezing to death in a blizzard unfolded before Sirka's eyes.

The corpses, frozen in the cold, lined up white.

The power of the monarch of the cold.

It was a disaster that had plagued the Ice Elves more than anyone else.

The nightmare whispered.

-Aren't you scared?

-That terrible power.

-The power that drove your own people to death.

The whispers of the Apostle of Nightmare penetrated Sirka's ears.

but.

'You're wrong.'

Instead, a smile appeared on Sirka's lips.

'I'm not afraid of a nightmare like this at all.'

Sirka, on the other hand, opened her arms wide and accepted the primordial darkness with her whole bod

y.

'I, no, we are sprouts that have sprouted from nightmares since the moment we were born.'

Flash!

Finally, Sirka's eyes, which had been closed, opened wide.

'We are ice elves born in the bitter cold. And I… … .'

Then, the eyes were filled with the darkness of the beginning.

'The King of the Ice Elves, Sirka.'

Phew!

At those words, Silad, who had been waiting for Sirka at the end of the darkness, smiled with satisfactio

n.

[The King of the Snowmen, the Lord of the Cold, passes on his darkness to his successor.]

Tiring!

At that moment, the quest reward arrived for Suho, who had accepted Silad's request.

[A 'cold winter' is coming, centering on the World Tree.]

Damn it!

The sudden cold weather caused the World Tree to freeze from the roots up.

In the middle of it all, Sirka was smiling while facing Suho.

'From now on, I will become the nightmare of the World Tree.'

Sirka just smiled, saying that it was now the world's turn to experience the nightmare we had experience

d.

With a clear expression without tea.

[The King of the Yetis, the Nightmare Lord Sirka is born.]

In this way, Sirka returned as the nightmare of the World Tree in the true sense of the word.