The Mage’s Nemesis Has Reincarnated - Chapter 213

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The Natural Enemy of Mages Has Been Reincarnated – Episode 213
-Forerunners’ Attire Set Effect (13/13)
-4-Set Effect: All attack power increased by 300% against Dragon Race
-7-Set Effect: All attack power increased by 300% against Demon Faction
-10-Set Effect: All attack power increased by 300% against Celestial Forces
-13-Set Effect: All attack power increased by 300% against Divine Beings
‘Attack power increases against Divine Beings?’
I could at least understand the boost against dragons and the Demon Faction.
I’d fought them often enough.
But the bonuses against Celestial Forces and Divine Beings still made no sense to me.
Why would my attack power increase against enemies I’d never fought?
‘It’s a puzzling set effect, but I suppose something is better than nothing.’
Besides, this wasn’t the time to dwell on such matters.
I needed to find a way out of the Celestial Realm first.
Didn’t I need to return home?
‘Even now, the Celestial Forces and Demon Faction must be clashing? Though it’s less a battle and more a one-sided slaughter.’
Though I’d withdrawn midway, the outcome was inevitable—the Celestial Forces would emerge victorious.
‘Still, just to be safe, I shouldn’t summon the undead. I’ll leave them be.’
I wasn’t sure if the undead Pioneers were still fighting, but I decided to postpone summoning them for now.
For now, reconnaissance of the surroundings took priority.
‘There’s a bright light over there. Should I head toward it?’
Though I walked upon the clouds, they didn’t feel as soft as they appeared.
There was no sensation beneath my feet, yet I could walk—it was peculiar.
‘I need to move faster.’
Rather than use a flight spell, I unfurled the dragon’s wings and took to the air.
“ᛒᛁᛌᚣᚫᚢᚱᚲ᛫ᚾᚫᛚᚷᛖ (Wings of Ascension).”
I soared through the sky, moving swiftly toward the source of light.
As I drew closer, an enormous golden gate came into view.
‘It feels like the Entrance of Heavenly Realm.’
My certainty came from one unmistakable detail.
A colossal stone statue in the form of an angel stood before the gate.
‘A Gatekeeper?’
The thirty-meter statue held a sword equally massive in scale.
As I approached, it raised the blade above its head.
It didn’t look welcoming in the slightest.
“Could you just let me pass?”
The statue had no capacity for speech and offered no reply.
Instead, it answered with action.
Whoooosh!
A blade strike cut through the air with a piercing sound.
He wielded that absurdly massive blade with remarkable skill—the kind of sword that would leave nothing but dust if it connected.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
‘Fast. Most people would be taking a one-way trip to the afterlife right now.’
Contrary to expectations that his massive frame would make him sluggish, the Gatekeeper’s blade technique was quite sharp.
But that was all.
‘It won’t work on me.’
Though I couldn’t read his thoughts since he was made of stone, I could predict his movements using my Future Foresight skill.
Beyond that, there was a severe gap in speed as well.
[A Sudden Quest has occurred!]
【Sudden Quest: Eliminate the Gatekeeper of the Celestial Realm!】
└The Gatekeeper is blocking the entrance to the Celestial Realm.
└Eliminate the Gatekeeper and enter the Celestial Realm.
【Conditions】
└Defeat the Gatekeeper
【Rewards】
└Random Stats increased by 10,000
└7th Tier Skill Proficiency increased by 20
As I continued dodging his attacks, the Quest appeared in my mind.
‘Eliminate the Gatekeeper? I was planning to do that anyway.’
The moment I accepted the Quest, a sword the size of a house came flying at me.
Whoosh!
I evaded the blade and leaped onto his arm in the same motion.
Tap-tap-tap!
I sprinted up his arm, manifesting a Dark Aura Blade as I went.
All the way to his shoulder in one breath.
‘Farewell.’
I thrust my blade forward, piercing straight through the Gatekeeper’s neck.
He froze for a moment as if malfunctioning.
Yet his eyes still gleamed with life—he wasn’t dead yet.
Crunch!
I severed his head clean off, and it tumbled downward.
No sound of impact reached my ears.
It had already vanished beneath the clouds, falling like a stone into an abyss.
[Gatekeeper eliminated!]
[Sudden Quest cleared!]
[You receive 10,000 Random Stats as a reward.]
[You receive 7th Tier Skill Proficiency +20 as a reward.]
[The Limit Release skill has reached 2-Star achievement.]
[Limit Release duration increased: 10 minutes ▶ 20 minutes.]
[Limit Release amplification rate increased: 10x ▶ 11x.]
[Proficiency remaining until 3-Star Achievement: 15/300]
Upon receiving the reward for defeating the Gatekeeper, my Seventh-Tier Skill’s achievement level increased.
‘So I’ve only just reached 2-Star now?’
The improvements to duration and amplification rate were satisfying, but the grueling nature of raising proficiency remained a problem.
‘Well, I don’t have time to worry about such things now.’
I passed by the Gatekeeper’s corpse and stepped deeper into the Celestial Realm.
Walking upon the clouds felt no different from the outside world, yet the landscape before me was brighter and far more pristine white.
‘Is this what it feels like to enter paradise? It’s quite a spectacle.’
Brilliant light poured down from the sky, and the ground was blanketed in pure white clouds like snow.
How could one not marvel at such a sight?
‘But I need to find a way back….’
There was nothing visible in the surroundings, and no Celestial Forces could be detected.
Just as I stood bewildered about which direction to go.
Another sudden Quest appeared.
【Sudden Quest: Obtain a clue to reach the Demon Realm!】
└The Celestial Realm and Demon Realm are connected by a single Corridor. Like a lost soul adrift in the Celestial Realm, you have no choice but to head toward the Demon Realm.
└Interrogate the Celestial Forces to obtain a clue for reaching the Demon Realm.
【Conditions】
└Obtain a clue to reach the Demon Realm
【Rewards】
└Random Stats increased by 10,000
└Seventh-Tier Skill Proficiency increased by 20
Upon reading the Quest, I found myself wearing an absurd expression.
‘The Demon Realm? Not home?’
I had intended to return to the Human Realm, yet suddenly I was being told to go to the Demon Realm.
No matter how connected the Celestial Realm was to the Demon Realm, I had no intention of going there.
‘Should I try refusing? What would happen?’
Unable to find a reason to accept, I said I would refuse.
However, only the [N] button on the Quest blinked, and the Quest window did not close.
‘It’s exactly like when that Quest to kill Stella appeared.’
Now it was certain.
The system was not giving me a choice at all.
It merely deceived me with [Y/N] as if I had agency.
‘In truth, it was forcing me to have no choice but to accept.’
Refusal was never an option from the start.
The Quest window that refused to disappear and obscured my vision was proof of that.
‘Damn this system.’
I was furious, but I had no one to vent my anger upon.
For now, I had no choice but to follow the Quest’s demands.
‘Fine. Let me see where you’re leading me.’
Since I had no proper way to return to the Human Realm, I accepted the Quest.
After all, if I didn’t accept it, wouldn’t they have rigged it to activate forcibly like before?
‘I don’t know what their intention is, but let’s give it a try.’
First, I moved to search for Celestial Forces.
A hunter’s sensory radar soon picked up traces of people.
As I spread my wings and flew in that direction, I spotted a group of Celestial Forces with angelic wings, just as expected.
[Huh? What is that?]
[What are you talking about?]
[That! That right there! Isn’t that a human?]
The three Celestial Forces who spotted me widened their eyes.
Soon, wariness replaced their initial shock.
[How did a mere human get here…?]
[More importantly, isn’t this an intruder?]
[Why are you standing around like idiots? Kill it! Kill that bastard!]
The Celestial Forces hastily searched for weapons to attack.
Grabbing spears and such from a nearby village, they rushed at me without hesitation.
[Die, you wretched insect!]
[Die!]
[Die, you intruder!]
The three of them swung and thrust their spears at me in unison.
To be honest, their spear technique was pathetic.
I could evade without exerting any real effort.
‘These guys… aren’t they Combat Angels?’
They differed in many ways from the angels summoned during the Heavenly Demon War.
You could tell from their skill level and crude weapons alone, but most notably, the number of wings was different.
‘Combat Angels had three wings on each side. These creatures have at most one wing each.’
Since there was no need to fight them, I evaded their attacks while reading their true thoughts.
-This insect of a human!
-How skillfully he dodges, like a fly!
-This won’t do. I need to call the Combat Angels.
From the fact that they were calling for Combat Angels, I could tell they were ordinary angels.
‘Are they citizens living in the Celestial Realm?’
Looking at the buildings arranged like a village nearby, it was certain.
‘Citizens wouldn’t possibly know the way to the Demon Realm.’
At that moment, one of the citizens stopped thrusting his spear and suddenly bolted in another direction.
To call the Combat Angels, naturally.
I didn’t bother stopping him and let him go.
There wasn’t much information I could get from ordinary citizens anyway.
‘But they seem awfully hostile toward humans….’
It wasn’t just because I had invaded the Celestial Realm.
Nothing but unconditional hostility toward humans.
That much was evident from the citizens’ thoughts.
I could tell just from watching them attempt indiscriminate slaughter.
[Huff… huff…]
[How does this cursed human not tire?]
The movements of the two spear-wielders noticeably slowed.
By contrast, Zeke McLafflin remained perfectly fresh.
At this pace, I could evade for an entire day without breaking a sweat.
But there was no need for that.
The Combat Angels had arrived.
[The, the Combat Angels are here!]
[Rank 5! Rank 5 angels!]
Five angels, each bearing two wings per side, materialized in full armor.
Alongside them was the citizen who had rushed off to report.
[There! That’s the one!]
[He’s actually human?]
[I was right, wasn’t I?]
[How could a human possibly reach the Celestial Realm…?]
[Wait, where’s the Gatekeeper? Has the Gatekeeper been subdued too?]
The five Rank 5 angels’ shock was brief.
Shing—
They drew their blades from their sheaths and surrounded me.
[What should we do?]
[You withdraw now. We’ll handle the intruder.]
[Um, the, the reward for reporting…?]
[You’ll receive it, so don’t worry.]
[Th, thank you!]
The delighted citizens bowed to the Combat Angels before hastily disappearing.
Muttering quietly among themselves.
[Damn, we could’ve gotten more if we’d killed him ourselves.]
[At least we got the reporting reward.]
[Right, let’s be satisfied with this. Hehehehe.]
Watching them, I let out a dry chuckle.
‘Now I understand why they were so desperate to kill me.’
It seemed that killing intruders or reporting them earned rewards.
The Combat Angels’ position wasn’t any different.
[This human doesn’t even understand his situation and he’s laughing?]
[Human. I don’t know how you reached here, but consider yourself unlucky.]
[Now that you’ve encountered us, there’s no chance of survival.]
Speaking with absolute confidence, they exchanged meaningful glances with one another.
Then they rush forward simultaneously.
[Haaah!]
With no intention of showing mercy, killing intent drips from their blades.
‘The Celestial Realm doesn’t seem to treat humans very well. Though I suppose the Human Realm is no different.’
Zeke McLafflin, who could read the future, made no particular effort to counter.
He simply found the spaces between their strikes and evaded by the narrowest of margins.
Since the Combat Angels’ blade speeds were not particularly fast, dodging proved effortless.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
No matter how relentlessly they slashed, the Combat Angels marveled at Zeke’s ghostlike evasions.
-How… how is he so fast?
-He’s evading all of our combined attacks!
-He’s reading our sword trajectories and dodging them?
-He’s… insane.
And then they realized it.
With their current strength, they couldn’t inflict even a hair’s breadth of a wound on the human before them.
-W-we need to call for reinforcements.
-Who do we call? A Fourth-Rank Angel?
-Even a Fourth-Rank won’t be able to handle this one. We need at least Third-Rank or higher…
-Aren’t all the Third-Rank and above currently deployed for the Heavenly Demon War?
-Damn it, even after the Heavenly Demon War ends, there’s a problem. They’ll be slaughtering humans for a while to celebrate the finale…
-Of all times, an intruder appears when the higher-ranking angels are absent…
Zeke, who had been reading their thoughts, suddenly stopped moving.
“What did you just say?”
[Now’s our chance! Kill him!]
Five blades simultaneously target Zeke’s body.
There was nowhere to evade, but there was no need to evade anyway.
Claaaaaang!
The Dark Aura Blade, manifested like lightning, shattered the angels’ swords in a single strike.
He questioned the angels again, who stood aghast, clutching their broken hilts.
“What did you say? What will you do after the Heavenly Demon War ends?”
[…]
“Answer me. Now.”
Did they cower before eyes as cold as death itself?
The angels swallowed hard, then spoke without resistance.
[W-we celebrate the finale.]
“Explain what that means.”
[If we win the war, to celebrate our victory, we e-enter the cities of humans…]
The Combat Angel’s words trailed off mid-sentence.
Because Zeke’s aura had become far too murderous.
“Continue.”
[They enter and slaughter the humans. Typically, they obliterate an entire kingdom and revel in the festivities.]
Destroy an entire kingdom?
The Celestial Forces we believed were on humanity’s side?
‘Damn it. The Human Realm is in danger.’
I had found a reason to return as soon as possible.
Zeke McLafflin leveled his Dark Aura Blade and demanded answers.
“Tell me. What is the way to the Human Realm?”

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