I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 207

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Chapter 207
207: What is Black Mist? (3)
Karak Baroks cursed Dohyun inwardly while desperately clinging to his rationality, taking a deep breath.
“Haaah.”
Dohyun tilted his head as he watched Karak Baroks. Why was he reacting like that when he’d only asked about the organization’s name? At the same time, Dohyun wondered if they thought he already knew because they were famous. But as it turned out, that wasn’t the case at all.
“Are you pretending not to know?”
At those words, Dohyun looked at Karak Baroks with utter bewilderment. What was this, some kind of celebrity complex? Did everyone have to know who they were? Though that thought crossed his mind, he still needed information. Dohyun looked at Karak Baroks and asked.
“Sorry, but I’m genuinely asking because I don’t know.”
“You don’t know us…?”
He was so taken aback that he even dropped his formal speech pattern. Karak Baroks stared at Dohyun as if questioning whether he was serious, and Dohyun nodded back with an air of annoyance.
Yet Karak Baroks still thought Dohyun was using some kind of tactic and asked again.
“…You really don’t know about us, Black Mist?”
“What is Black Mist?”
“….”
Seeing that Dohyun genuinely didn’t know, Karak Baroks’ expression turned grave. And watching that grave expression, Dohyun’s face twisted with irritation.
He’d tried to extract information as naturally as possible, but there was no helping it now. As Dohyun prepared to move again, Karak Baroks was so flustered that he didn’t even notice Dohyun’s shift in momentum, his gaze fixed blankly on the midair before him.
It wasn’t boasting, but they had accomplished things—how could he not know of them? Lost in that thought, Karak Baroks was dazed until he suddenly noticed Dohyun moving. His expression shifted to one of alarm.
Had Karak Baroks been any other branch commander, he wouldn’t have been so shaken. But because he valued attention so highly, he’d let his guard slip, and in doing so, he’d given Dohyun the opening he needed.
In midair, Dohyun’s cyan-white eyes blazed with light, and the moment Karak Baroks saw it, he tried to block—but it was too late.
Whoooooosh———!!!
Dohyun’s movement cut through the air with a sharp whistle, and for an instant, Karak Baroks lost sight of him. By the time he caught Dohyun’s trajectory again, he’d already appeared before him.
And the Dohyun that appeared before him had flames burning not just on his fists but on his legs as well—a deeper, richer crimson than before. If one were to express the sunset at its most vivid, just before the sun dipped below the horizon, as flames, it would look like this.
The Eternal Flame accumulated more heat, transforming into a technique of flames that would annihilate the world. The moment those flames—representing the world’s twilight—turned toward Karak Baroks, his eyes were dyed the color of sunset.
Eternal Flame Extinguishing Technique, 7th Form: World-Annihilating Blaze
As the World-Annihilating Blaze roared toward Karak Baroks, he wrapped it around himself and deployed another technique. A technique that shines brightest when heat reaches its absolute limit.
Eternal Flame Extinguishing Technique, 6th Form: Extreme Inferno Bloom
As the heat reached its peak, light became fire, incinerating all things. Flames that would burn the world itself erupted like light, striking Karak Baroks’ body with such force that he couldn’t even react.
Fwoooooosh———!!!
Those flames—like a sunset that would annihilate the world—clung to Karak Baroks’ body, and in that sunset-like fire that burned even the air itself, he couldn’t maintain consciousness. Yet he knew he couldn’t simply endure this.
And he thought.
‘Grrgh, if this continues….’
If he were captured, he might eventually break and divulge all information. As a branch commander, the restrictions placed upon him were weak, so he might even reveal crucial secrets.
At that thought, Karak Baroks’ sunset-dyed eyes began to fill with madness.
Karak Baroks didn’t realize it. That madness welling up within him was a restriction.
And so he made an irrational choice that no sane person would consider.
His body burned. Yet he felt it wasn’t his flesh being destroyed but rather all his energy being consumed, his stamina being devoured. It was agonizing, but it was the pain of mana, not flesh—something he couldn’t possibly not understand. If he remained like this, his energy and stamina would drain away, and he’d certainly be captured.
He had to act before that happened.
“Hehehehe!!! Did you think I’d be captured so easily!? Let’s see what you can do!”
Shouting thus, Karak Baroks deployed his final technique before the World-Annihilating Blaze consumed all his mana.
Explosive Shattering Flame Prison Fist, 8th Form: Radiant Shatter Explosive Fist
The moment Karak Baroks thrust his fist—a punch that shattered even light itself—toward his own heart, Dohyun’s eyes widened as he witnessed it.
Then Karak Baroks could see it.
Something massive looming behind Dohyun, staring directly at him.
“Ah…, ahhhhh…!!!”
An entity beyond description. No—something so far beyond his comprehension that even if he destroyed the world, he could never hope to fathom it. Perhaps something even greater than the beings they worshipped. Upon discovering this existence staring at him, Karak Baroks collapsed where he stood.
His mind shattered, his will incinerated, everything burned to ash—yet only Karak Baroks’ body remained intact as it fell to the ground.
Dohyun watched this and smiled wickedly, thinking to himself.
‘The Ruin’s Dragon Solvent is quite useful.’
I had wondered why it worked that way when fused with Backlash, but there was a reason for everything.
Mixed with Dragon Fear, it reversed all movement and could halt motion entirely, or even turn magic back on its caster—a power akin to divine authority itself.
Of course, the stronger the opponent’s control, the greater the mana consumption for me, but conversely, by simply expending mana, I could reverse their magic. And it wasn’t limited to magic—martial arts worked too.
I had been delighted by such a remarkable skill, but now there was something more pressing to attend to.
Dohyun smiled wickedly and decided to check the spoils from Usurpation, which had worked overtime again, rummaging through his magical pouch.
Then.
‘Wow, this bastard was loaded.’
Karak Baroks’ belongings that entered the magical pouch were quite numerous. The superior potions he’d drunk earlier had spare bottles, and I could see various items that appeared to be poisons, other potions, and miscellaneous artifacts.
There was a lot, but none of it was the main prize. What I had been waiting for was the main item—something that originally belonged to me.
『Chain Censer of Apocalypse』
▶「A chain censer that can only be wielded by those who can command the essence of poison and plague.」
▶「When poison and plague essence are infused, it burns the suffering and despair of living creatures, endlessly billowing forth mist.」
▶「The dense green mist that erupts from the censer causes lethal poisoning and cellular necrosis merely by touching the skin, without need for inhalation.」
▶「Beyond poison, the mist can spread throughout an entire battlefield, shattering the sanity of those who inhale it and inducing hallucinations.」
▶「When the chain is swung to strike an enemy directly with the censer, the infused essence condenses within and explodes, instantly melting the impact area.」
‘Wow.’
This wasn’t a joke—it really was my item. It’s written right there in the first line: a chain censer that only those who can command poison and plague essence can obtain. In other words, it referred to my Plague Lord.
The moment I obtained the chain censer, the Plague Lord within me was practically dancing with joy.
[The 『Plague Lord』 is overjoyed at its own relic.]
[Before 『Analysis』 activates, the 『Plague Lord』 teaches the user how to use the 「Chain Censer of Apocalypse」.]
As I obtained the usage method for the chain censer, I blinked at how extraordinary the item truly was. And from the information that came with it, I could see the past form of the Plague Lord—a form that displayed a strength I could never hope to match even now.
The Plague Lord of the past had the achievement of annihilating two Superior Races. Learning that countless races had fallen to the Plague Lord within the Black Gate in the past, I blinked in astonishment.
‘You were quite formidable yourself, weren’t you?’
The Plague Lord reacted to my words.
[The 『Plague Lord』 feels embarrassed at the user’s reaction.]
[The 『Plague Lord』 says it is insignificant compared to those present here.]
[The 『Ruin’s Dragon Solvent』 sleeping beside it agrees, saying it is truly insignificant.]
As I spoke once, the entities living within my mind responded with two, then three remarks, and I chuckled at their enthusiasm.
Anyway, I had just witnessed the Plague Lord’s majesty, and if it considered itself insignificant, then just how powerful was the Ruin’s Dragon Solvent without even needing Analysis?
I decided to figure that out slowly later. For now, the important thing was to take it with me. If I captured the ones who did this to the Department Store, I’d get something out of it anyway. And I’d just recovered something that was originally mine, so there was no issue there.
In any case, I genuinely thought this as I hoisted Karak Baroks onto my shoulder and headed back toward Safe Zone Baul.
But then.
‘Maybe I should have kicked a bit softer?’
Watching how far the Plague Lord had flown, Dohyun found himself slightly regretting that he hadn’t held back more on that initial kick.
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Safe Zone Baul, where the terror attack had occurred, quickly recognized the gravity of the situation and moved to declare an emergency. After all, it appeared that the branch director of Black Mist had come personally, so if additional attacks followed, they would need assistance from allies.
It could only be called a miracle that a Celestial Ship had happened to visit the Auction House at that very moment, claiming they needed something.
The officials of Baul’s Local Government Office had made their request to Captain Ines of the Celestial Ship, and when she agreed without hesitation, it wasn’t long before a man with the appearance of a Celestial arrived—and he brought with him Karak Baroks, the C-rank branch director of Black Mist, known to be the most vicious of them all.
And on top of that.
“H-huh!?”
“They reduced Karak Baroks to this state!?”
“And not a single scratch on them!?”
“C-could they truly be a Celestial?”
As the Local Government Office officials marveled, the Celestial who had brought Karak Baroks—or rather, Dohyun—blinked and realized he was currently under a transformation spell, so he nodded in acknowledgment.
Well, being misunderstood like this was certainly better than being exposed as human here, so Dohyun simply nodded along.
“It was naturally what had to be done.”
Speaking in a grave tone, Dohyun watched as the Local Government Office council members blinked with expressions of considerable admiration.
“Ah, truly worthy of a Celestial!”
“Surely we should offer you refreshment, should we not?”
“Ahem, quite right, quite right. You shouldn’t be standing here—please, come inside….”
“No, matters are urgent, so I must depart shortly.”
As he said this and moved to set down Karak Baroks and leave, the Local Government Office officials hurriedly approached him in alarm.
Wondering if they were about to insist he stay for tea, Dohyun observed as one of the officials handed him something.
“Ah! No matter how urgent your business, you must accept proper compensation before you go!”
As they spoke and grasped Dohyun’s hand, letters materialized before his eyes.
[You have received 5,000,000P from Tamurgan Oruani.]
Dohyun’s eyes widened at the sight. What? Five million points just for bringing in one person? How wealthy were these people?! It was then that his gaze met someone who had just entered the Local Government Office.
None other than.
“Oh? Captain, you’ve come as well?”
“…But who is that…?”
Dohyun and Captain Ines’ eyes met.

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