I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 261

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 261

Sacred Flame (5)

Kuagagagaga!

The stone statue of the sanctuary was bringing down its opposite fist again.

‘Damn it.’

If I destroy that, it’ll try to stomp with its left foot next, and then it’ll use its right foot, won’t it?

“What do we do!”

Hyung, isn’t the Destruction Dragon’s breath on cooldown?”

“Hueoeoeo. Is this really the end now?”

The members’ expressions, which had been excited by the Destruction Dragon’s breath, turned to despair again.

– …Sacred Flame.

It was then that Pokryong muttered.

“What?”

– Jin-woo, you can use the power of the Sacred Flame. That being has been telling you from earlier. To use its power.

The will of the Sacred Flame could be heard from Pokryong’s heart.

Since it was still insignificant compared to the Sacred Flame, he couldn’t perfectly understand what it was saying, but he could feel some of its emotions.

– The Sacred Flame is frustrated. It seems to be saying not to make a fuss over just one heavy stone.

“Hmm.”

Baek Jin-woo also nodded.

Actually, he had thought of it as soon as he heard Pokryong’s explanation earlier.

When Pokryong accepted the Sacred Flame, he said he encountered a power that far exceeded the firepower he had accumulated through stacks until now.

The Sacred Flame is not simply a powerful flame.

The origin of the universe.

Could a system that merely governs Earth and a few continents be greater than that vast universe?

Baek Jin-woo didn’t think so.

‘The Sacred Flame would be much higher level.’

And the firepower accumulated through True Predation would also ultimately be power created within the framework of the system.

Even now, he was constantly getting stronger, but there was a high possibility that power was only effective in the domain governed by the system.

But what about the Sacred Flame?

It transcends the limits of the system by itself.

“Let’s blast it right away!”

– Right now, I can’t even properly handle 1% of the total power.

“But it doesn’t seem to matter? You said it’s just a stone.”

– That’s right!

The Sacred Flame was right.

It’s just a big stone statue that’s nothing special.

Not diamond, not steel, just a stone statue that seems like it would crumble if touched, only big in size.

The system just put two overpowered spells on it.

If you can’t transcend that, no matter how strong you are, you can’t break it.

However?

If you can just ignore those two spells, destroying the stone statue is nothing.

– I’m going right away!

Thwoom!

Pokryong’s staff struck the ground.

At that moment, a huge flame bloomed above the staff.

The burning red dragon gradually grew larger and filled the sky.

Up to this point, it was just an ordinary Pokryong technique, Destruction.

“Will that work!”

“Even if it’s Pokryong… that thing!”

The members shouted in uncertain tones, but Pokryong paid no attention.

He just calmly mixed the Sacred Flame into the flames.

Very subtly.

– Hheut.

With a low groan, the moment that small flame mixed with the red dragon.

Kugugugugugu!

Space twisted again.

“That, that’s it!”

Hong Ari shouted.

“The flame orb that was above us! It’s the same power as that!”

And at that moment.

Pokryong technique.

Secret technique.

Destruction.

Kuagagagagagagaga!

An energy that seemed like thousands, tens of thousands of Pokryong techniques condensed was concentrated into a beam and shot out.

Hwareureureureuk!

The beam hit and not only enveloped the statue’s fist that was striking down…

It devoured the arm, face, and entire upper body.

The color of the flames was also unusual.

Not the usual Destruction, but a more brilliant and hot Destruction.

At that moment.

Jjeojeojeojeojeojeojeok!

“…!”

The members held their breath.

Baek Jin-woo also tensed his entire body as he watched the scene.

– It worked!

With just one breath.

With that alone, the entire statue began to shatter into pieces with a crash!

Kwagagagagagaga!

The statue, cracked like a spider web, began to crumble.

Huge stone fragments began falling and crushing the angels and demons.

Kieek! Kiaaak!

They weren’t just stone fragments.

They were burning stone fragments with the Sacred Flame blazing on huge rocks.

And there were so many that they were difficult to avoid.

“Wow.”

“…Crazy.”

“This is Pokryong.”

The members were shocked.

While everyone was raising S-grade summoned creatures, Baek Jin-woo’s summoned creature seemed to have shed another layer and grown.

“Monster…”

“What is this really.”

They were envious, but equally relieved.

That Baek Jin-woo was here together with them.

That he was fighting alongside them while rebelling against the system instead of conforming to it.

– Haa, haak!

Pokryong supported his body with his staff while looking down and panting.

Then soon, he sat down heavily while gasping for breath.

– This is my limit.

“Rest for a bit.”

– Yes, Jin-woo. Even though I only mixed in a little bit… To think it would be this powerful. Just as the Ancient Pokryong said. The Sacred Flame is incredible.

Indeed…

The funny thing is, Pokryong needs to find and absorb nine more of those Sacred Flames.

Only then can it awaken.

What, does Pokryong need to become some kind of cosmic monster to awaken?

With the stone statues finished, the tide of battle turned in favor of Baek Jin-woo’s group.

Especially with nearly 70% cleared by the stone statue debris, only the archangel and minor monsters remained.

“No need to push forward!”

Baek Jin-woo stopped his companions who were about to charge out again.

“Maintain formation. Our goal isn’t annihilation!”

Our goal is to find the passage!

There’s no need to scatter unnecessarily.

That’s when it happened.

– Master!

Mayeo shouted.

– I found it, nya! It’s here, nya!

Oh!

Finally!

Tap. Tap tap!

Mayeo leaped high and pressed the space with her claws, causing small ripples to occur there.

– Keheheh! You damn bastard! No matter how much you twist and hide, you can’t escape this witch’s gaze, nyaaa!

Mayeo was excited.

Rumble rumble rumble!

Space shook violently.

“…!”

In what had been empty air just moments before, a crack appeared… and through it emerged a bronze-colored path.

What is that?

At first I thought it was just a path.

But looking closer…

‘A branch?’

It was a tree branch.

A damn huge tree branch.

– That’s the mystical branch that crosses the boundaries of this world, nya! If you ride this, you can reach that damn bastard’s main body, nya! Move quickly, nya! If he shifts position again, we’ll have to search all over, nya!

As soon as he heard Mayeo’s cry, Baek Jin-woo kicked off the ground and shouted.

“Everyone run!”

Following that command, everyone moved.

All the members along with their summoned creatures rushed into the hole Mayeo had discovered.

Several angels and demons followed them in, but they couldn’t match our group who had entered first.

Positioned on the bronze-colored branch, we killed off everything that wasn’t an ally.

As a result.

Everyone was able to enter in less than five minutes.

– Hehe, it’s over now, nya. No matter how much he changes position, we’re already inside, nya.

Mayeo approached Baek Jin-woo and shrugged her shoulders.

It was a gesture asking for praise.

Stroke stroke.

He gently petted her fluffy hair.

“Well done.”

Mayeo deserved the praise.

To think we’d come here beyond the Celestial Realm.

Before long, the dimensional door they had entered through closed again.

But…

“Where is this place? Do you know where we are?”

Baek Jin-woo looked around.

He had glanced around upon arriving, and the place they were standing was part of a branch of an incredibly massive tree.

– My guess is, this is the World Tree, nya!

“World Tree?”

The members gathered around one by one.

Everyone was swallowing nervously while taking in the scenery of this place.

It was truly spectacular.

Mystical streams of light that pierced through the bronze bark of the tree branch flowed like rivers around the branch.

Those streams were like the blood vessels or life force of this tree.

Following that light to the end of the tree, they could see a world.

First, the place they had been before coming here.

The Celestial Realm appeared contained within a large orb, and each of the other tree branches had their own worlds.

“This is…”

Baek Jin-woo muttered.

“It’s the Tower.”

“The Tower?”

“The Tower? The Tower of Trials?”

When the members asked, he pointed to each of the orbs he could roughly see.

Are all those places doors leading to those worlds?

“Down there at the very bottom is where the One-Eyed Cyclops lived, and above that is the Vampire City where Dracula lived…”

He could see the 10th Floor boss One-Eyed Cyclops and the 20th Floor boss Dracula.

Are those also individual worlds?

When he fought them in the Tower, it felt like he was just fighting copies…

“I can see the Ghost City too! The place where the 30th Floor boss, Phantom, was!”

“The 40th Floor, Chronotaur is there too.”

The members picked them out one by one.

In addition to those.

The 50th Floor boss, Kronos.

The continent where Eila lived and the demon Asmodeus from the 60th Floor of that era.

The 70th Floor’s Chaos Dragon Jarbaan and the Cadia Empire.

The continent and Celestial Realm, and the Demon Realm.

Even the Martial Arts World from around the 90th Floor…

All the worlds that existed in the Tower were connected to the branches of this tree.

Which means…

“This tree is the main body of that damn system?”

And that’s when it happened.

“Leader…”

Hong Ari frowned and pointed to a distant place.

Looking at the tree as a whole, it was an orb located in the middle section…

“Look over there.”

“…?”

“It’s Earth.”

At those words, he narrowed his eyes and looked closely.

Their blue and beautiful homeland.

However, what he saw now was completely different.

What should have been blue was stained dark red.

Like the underworld.

Throughout that place, countless monsters were soaring through the sky.

Cities were collapsing, and many cities that had already been devastated could be seen.

“…That damn system bastard.”

“No way, is it really true?”

“Did it turn Earth into that state while we were gone?”

“If it’s the system, it seems entirely capable of doing that.”

Many orbs were visible in the middle section.

All of them were illuminating various parts of Earth.

“Ha.”

Baek Jin-woo let out a shallow breath.

That trembling breath clearly contained anger.

‘If Earth really became like that…’

There was a high probability that his family was also in danger.

His parents, Baek A-jin, the Daeseong family, the SKY and Yubak Management families…

And even Yu Ji-a.

“Aso.”

A low growling sound flowed from Baek Jin-woo’s mouth.

The reason he had endured through all those perilous battles was because there were those he wanted to protect.

– Yes, Father.

“Cut down all these branches.”

His emotions exploded.

His eyes were covered with murderous intent.

Clang!

Aso was swift.

He immediately swung his wooden sword and began slashing at the nearby branches.

They were solid.

Solid enough that they wouldn’t split even when hit with Heaven and Earth Slash.

But he didn’t stop.

Whoooosh!

Pokryong also ignited flames without being told.

Even adding Sacred Flame.

– Trees are originally meant to be burned with fire. If Jin-woo commands it, I’ll burn them all down!

“Burn it down.”

If the system extremely hated entering this place, it surely wanted to protect this tree.

Then?

Wouldn’t burning all of this down be a way to give it the finger?

[Please calm down.]

It was then that the status window message appeared again.

“Calm down?”

Baek Jin-woo chuckled.

Like hell he’d calm down.

“Forget it, just destroy everything.”

– Yes!

Whoooosh!

Flames fell down toward the roots under the tree.

Whatever bullshit the system spouted, it felt like he needed to release this anger first.

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