### Chapter 390
Before the Most Terrible Seed in the Giant’s Forest
There stood a Hell Fairy, wearing a mask on one side of her face, all alone in front of the Most Terrible Seed.
Around the Most Terrible Seed, countless magic circles were drawn.
This was the Hell Fairy using acceleration magic to bloom the Most Terrible Seed faster.
As if to show the power of her magic, the Most Terrible Seed had transformed from a meager seed into a massive tree, now rooting itself deep into the ground.
Its roots, sinking deep below, were set to tunnel endlessly down until they eventually penetrated into the world’s interior.
From that moment on, the constraints of being within the realm of World Erosion would cease, and the powers of World Erosion would engulf the entire world.
‘Just a bit more now.’
The Hell Fairy realized that it wouldn’t be long before the Most Terrible Seed fully bloomed.
Moreover, she was well aware of who would ultimately devour this horror.
She also knew that when the seed bloomed, she would be the first to go.
‘It’s soon.’
It had been ages since she had to count down the time.
On the day she first met Abella, she pledged her lifelong loyalty.
For the Hell Fairy, Abella was both a benefactor and a teacher.
For her, she could bring destruction to the world without a second thought.
Long ago, as the World Erosioner, she’d been captured by humans, half her face burned and forced into slavery.
It was to burn them all down, for the sake of Abella who had taken her in.
Even if it meant that Abella used her unique traits to complete reincarnation magic by bringing down her master.
For the one who saved her life, she was willing to do anything.
Just as the Hell Fairy resolutely solidified her magic, determined to burn her own life down, it happened.
Kaaahng!
The hemispherical defensive magic created by the Hell Fairy cracked and shattered.
“What a ruckus you’ve stirred up.”
A voice suddenly echoed from behind her.
She sensed that he was approaching long before.
He was aware of it too and deliberately made his presence known.
After all, all the trap spells surrounding the Most Terrible Seed were already being broken through.
The traps barely delayed anything at all.
But one thing was certain: someone was coming.
Kraush Balheim.
The one called the Dragon King, chosen as the vessel of the God of World Erosion by Abella.
The Hell Fairy wasn’t particularly afraid of death.
It made no difference whether she died at his hands or succumbed to the Most Terrible Seed.
In fact, she was already nearly ready to awaken the horror.
‘The problem is…’
She still needed a little more time.
With the magic already set to trigger, the Hell Fairy turned her body around.
In her grasp, magic activation was held firm.
She would buy even a little time.
Just as she made up her mind to cast her magic, Kraush was already on the move.
A blinding white light filled her view.
He moved fast.
As if everything he had swallowed until now wasn’t a lie.
His speed had increased dozens of times compared to when she faced him alongside the Black Crow before.
It was a speed that had once caught her totally off guard.
There was no way she could respond to it now.
With his white hair billowing, Kraush’s sword lunged toward her.
Kwadadadang!
The defensive magic pendant that the Hell Fairy had relied on as her last resort shattered in an instant.
The power flowing from his sword utterly overwhelmed her own.
But in that brief moment, the Hell Fairy activated her magic.
Hell Asura.
Using her unique trait, Descending No More.
An Asura plucked straight from hell.
The horned Hell Asura surged up from beneath her feet and swung a massive sword toward Kraush.
As the force of the blade imbued with the power of World Erosion stretched toward Kraush to bisect him, he simply raised a hand.
Thuk—
Kraush caught the massive hellish sword bare-handed.
The Hell Fairy’s eyes widened in disbelief as she watched him stop it with his bare hands.
Kraush had reached a realm beyond what even the Hell Asura could block.
After all, the supposed Hell Asura was merely a servant to the God of Hell.
Compared to Kraush, who had started to reach the domain of the Gods, it didn’t stand a chance.
Crrrack!
At that moment, as Kraush exerted power, cracks began to form all over the Hellish sword.
Clang!
With that, the hellish sword shattered into pieces.
Kraush then raised his hand and firmly gripped the horn sprouting from the top of the Hell Asura’s head.
“Seems like you graduated from Asura school ages ago.”
With that, the blade extending from his hand pierced through the head of the Hell Asura.
Simultaneously, a white flame engulfed the impaled head.
The Hell Asura, which had been pulled out to buy time, vanished in an instant, consumed by the flames.
Just as the Hell Fairy stumbled back in shock, the sword of Kraush surged through the flames that had burnt the Hell Asura.
Even her hastily summoned defensive magic was nothing more than paper against Kraush’s sword.
As her defensive magic was sliced apart, Kraush’s blade impaled the Hell Fairy’s abdomen.
“Kuh!”
Her entrails mixed with blood spilled out, gushing forth.
But that moment was merely fleeting.
Kraush’s true worth lay in the white flame.
Hwarurur—
The flames erupted from the blade lodged in her body, spreading rapidly across her whole form.
Overwhelmed by the fiery blaze, she could not endure the excruciating pain and lost consciousness.
“Oh, Lady Abella.”
With that, the Hell Fairy’s body crumbled.
Just as Kraush intended to finish off the Hell Fairy by severing her with his sword, he suddenly felt a chilling sensation.
He then erased the blade of Thunder and swung it behind him.
Kaaahng!
The blade of thunder that suddenly emerged collided fiercely with something.
With the Hell Fairy sprawled out, Kraush took a few steps back.
Now, he was a powerhouse recognized even across the world.
Having mastered both the Destruction Divine and the white flame, the shock he felt made him take a step back.
Kraush soon recognized who had dealt him this jolt, his eyes turning cold.
Beyond Kraush’s swung sword, a hefty figure approached, still striking a fist.
His entire body was covered in white fur.
With a silver headband and large ears resembling those of a monkey, it was unmistakably the Beast King, Veldo.
He was the strongest among the remaining remnants of Ixion.
There he was, but he wasn’t in a pretty state.
His once glimmering white fur was now burnt and ragged.
Moreover, he seemed unable to move his left arm properly.
It was evidence that he had just come from a fierce battle.
“It’s been a while.”
Veldo said this, loosening his right arm.
He intended to hide his discomfort with his left.
Kraush, observing Veldo, opened his eyes slightly in astonishment.
“Crimson Garden must have given you quite a run for your money.”
To this, Veldo scoffed.
“What beast can hold me back?”
What a boast.
Kraush had already sensed Veldo’s cocky demeanor.
No matter how formidable Veldo was, he couldn’t have taken down Crimson Garden in such a short time and reached him here.
That meant Veldo had given up on finishing the fight with Crimson Garden and rushed over here instead.
“Running away with your tail between your legs, huh? The title of Beast King hardly suits you, does it?”
“I’ve got no interest in what others call me.”
Veldo nonchalantly replied to Kraush’s provocation.
Then he locked his gaze on the half-burnt Hell Fairy, clenching his fist toward Kraush.
He noticed that the Hell Fairy had struggled to buy time.
While he was not in pristine shape, he understood the meaning behind it: he would merely buy time now as well.
“I’m curious to see how strong that brat has become since last time.”
Kraush had taken quite a beat down from Veldo before.
Ironically, that very place was the Giant’s Forest.
Without the help of the Heavenly King, he would surely have ended up dragged away by Veldo back then.
This was his chance for revenge.
Understanding this, Kraush intensified the White Flame’s power.
‘Crimson Garden, you sly one.’
She must’ve known Veldo fled and simply let him go.
If it were her, she’d surely be preparing for the arrival of Abella after the Giant’s Forest fell.
In other words, she had faith that Kraush would inevitably defeat Veldo.
‘That teacher of mine…’
Always leaving the hard work to her disciple.
While grumbling internally, Kraush began to raise his intensity further.
“I won’t let anyone else run away like the rest.”
“Maybe I’m not the one who’s running.”
No further conversation was necessary.
The moment Veldo’s words finished, Kraush’s energy surged.
Simultaneously, with the addition of his Excel power, Kraush launched forward like a cannon.
The wind rippled behind him.
Kraush, who now wielded divine powers at will, was a ridiculous force to contend with.
Even Veldo, faced with him, realized this stark fact.
His body was already battered from the earlier battle.
Continuing a fight here would make him nothing more than Kraush’s prey, no matter how formidable he might be.
‘I never expected I’d be forced into this position yet again.’
He didn’t think he would ever feel this kind of crisis in his life one more time.
With a twist of his mouth into a sly smile, Veldo felt a thrill of exhilaration.
The glint of madness in his face sent a shiver down Kraush’s spine as his sword lunged toward Veldo’s neck.
Kaaahng!
Veldo raised his right arm to block Kraush’s sword.
The massive bracelet on his right arm collided with Kraush’s blade.
Clang!
Kraush’s strength was such that even the bracelet, looking far stronger than steel, began to crack.
‘No.’
But soon Kraush noticed that it wasn’t solely due to his own strength.
The bracelet had already been unsealed by Veldo before he got here.
‘This guy…’
Kraush had seen Veldo unseal his bracelet once before.
And that time, Veldo rampaged through Starlon, spreading chaos to the point that even the White Dragon Balheim couldn’t control him.
That was the moment of his fatal rampage.
He had anticipated this, but Veldo had chosen to go berserk even faster than he thought.
As Kraush attempted to pivot in mid-air to seize any opportunity before Veldo’s bracelet fully unleashed its power, he opened the Sable and poured all the white flame stored within onto his blade.
With the white flame imbued and energized, Kraush’s sword glowed blindingly.
At the same time, his eyes turned crimson.
The power of the Heavenly Killing Star also added strength to Kraush’s white flame.
Finally, as his sword reached its peak, Kraush swung it toward Veldo.
Annihilation Erosion (滅火浸蝕)
Ten Styles
Annihilation (滅火)
A white flame that annihilates everything engulfed Veldo.
Even within the completely engulfing flames, Kraush did not halt; he surged forward relentlessly.
Confident that Veldo hadn’t perished, he sought to make one more swing of his sword.
Boom!
The gigantic shackles Veldo wore crumbled and fell to the ground.
The Beast King, who had encountered the Annihilation right in front of him and burned to a crisp, grinned with wild eyes.
“Give it your all.”
With that brief line, his white fur began to glow golden.
Along with this, Veldo’s muscles swelled massively, and his face distorted like a fierce beast.
Beastification.
In his eyes, there was no longer anything resembling conscience.
Instead, pure, primal ferocity erupted from his entire being.
The Beast King, Veldo.
This was the moment he revealed his true form.
