The Knight King Who Returned with Gods: Chapter 80
Translators: Nyx and Ririi Rain
Episode 80 Archdemon Rakshar (1)
[The ‘Statue of Great Rakshar’ has been destroyed.]
Destroyed Statue 1/3
The first statue had been destroyed. It had been reported
to all the Hunters.
"They must have destroyed the statue on another
island, Noona."
"Hmm......."
The stone statue on the island where Hari was located was
found in a remote and neglected area with overgrown bushes.
There were some crab monsters that resisted, but they
were like leaves in the wind in the face of the Maverick Guild's might.
"Let's destroy it, then it's just one more to
go."
The Maverick Guild members' opinions were perfectly reasonable.
Originally, the only way to close the gate was to
complete the gate's quest.
However, having seen the Gate's duality so many times
before, the members of the Pantheon Guild can only suspect that this time will
be no different.
"Noona, should we still destroy it?"
Suho carefully asked Hari for her opinion. This is
because Hari is the biggest decision maker now that there is no Leon or Yappy.
"Noona?"
But no answer comes. Suho turned to the silent Hari and
noticed that her complexion has gone white.
"Noona, what's wrong? You don't look well."
"Oh..., no."
Hari couldn't figure out why the people around her were
so nonchalant. They must be looking at the same thing, so why didn't they
notice?
The terrible energy that the statue was suppressing.
"Y, you can't destroy this, if you do... something
terrible will happen!"
"Noona?"
"Miss Han Hari?"
Hari's violent reaction caused the members of the
Maverick Guild as well as the members of the Pantheon Guild to be puzzled.
They don't know. They don't feel it. The energy that the
statue was suppressing.
"I, I know I'm saying something really weird, but
this can't be right, this can't be right, there's... something in here!"
She didn't know what it was, or why she was the only one
who could feel it. She could only wonder if something had changed in her since
becoming a Foma's priestess.
"What do you mean there's something, Noona?"
"There's something, there's something! They're
suppressing something! It's not right. We can't touch this. God Foma, please
tell me whatever!"
Hari realized that she couldn't convince them on her own,
so she turned to the deity, because if she felt it, he must have felt it as
well.
[.......]
"God Foma?"
But there was no sound of Foma's voice. Hari tried to
shake Foma from his perch on her shoulder, but he was stiff and unmoving, as if
frozen in place.
"Ugh......."
Hari stood in front of the statue. As if to protect the
statue from everyone.
"Miss Hari, what are you doing?"
The Maverick Guild members' expressions hardened. Hari's
reaction was not normal, to say the least.
“This… can’t be touched. No one. Never…!”
Hari's declaration of intent put Allen in a difficult
position. He was a hunter on a mission from the United States.
The U.S. government has asked him to do one thing for the
security of the Pacific. To close the Dragon Palace Gate as soon as possible
and eliminate the threat to the safety of the region.
He needed to complete the quest, and Hari's actions were
getting in the way.
However, Hari's status was too delicate to dismiss and
simply force her to behave.
She was not a member of the Pantheon Guild. She worked
for the Korean Hunter Association.
In other words, she was a public servant, and as a
foreign hunter, harming a public servant of another country was a touchy
matter.
"Miss Hari, isn't this a bit out of line? This
should be a disruption to work.”
Well, at least there was a point. Allen decided to take
his time convincing Hari. This was because raid teams and soldiers dispatched
to foreign countries had their own rules.
"I, I know. I realize that this is really
weird!"
Hari couldn't back down, her face looking like she was crying
and laughing at the same time. Gu Dae-sung stepped forward to help her.
"I'm Gu Dae-sung, a member of the Pantheon Guild.
Actually, what Deputy Han said has a basis."
"Uncle Gu?"
The cadets of the Pantheon Guild all looked with puzzled
eyes at Gu Daie-sung, who raised his hand. Gu Dae-sung began to speak up rather
brazenly,
"Actually, Deputy Han has a unique skill related to
foresight. It's more of an intuition than a full-fledged foresight, but it
serves the same use."
"......!"
Hari's eyes widened at that, and she looked up at Gu
Dae-sung.
'Huh?
I don't have that ability!'
'......Play
along.'
'Oh!'
Allen said, giving her a questioning look,
"Miss Han Hari, is it true?"
This was her chance. For a moment, she hesitated, but
Hari obliged.
“It’s true! This is a unique skill with a fairly high
rank! It’s not accurate, but it's some kind of intuition or foresight or
something, and I've survived many times thanks to it!"
At the mention of foresight, the Maverick Guild members
also became cautious.
This was because there were actually some hunters with
foresight skills.
They had prevented major catastrophes, and this had been
officially confirmed.
Right now, hunters with the said skill around the world
are helping to evacuate citizens by predicting the path of the Wandering Magic
Sword.
The number of lives saved is estimated to be over 100
million.
“I haven’t heard that there are people with foresight
abilities in Korea….”
"S, she acquired the unique skill last year! She was
a senior in our academy until last year!"
"That's right, senior Hari, she is quite famous in
our Academy for obtaining the foresight skill!"
"Other guilds were scrambling to scout her."
The cadets of the Academy, who had noticed Hari and Gu
Dae-sung's script, responded accordingly.
With all the guild members of the Pantheon Guild chiming
in one by one, Allen was unable to do anything about destroying the statue.
He was a hunter who knew his place, and he was a
gentleman.
"Okay, but we can't wait long. The wave grows
stronger with each passing wave, and there's only so much we can do to stop
it."
That was the last compromise Allen could make.
And so a peculiar confrontation ensued──
"What the hell? Why haven't you destroyed the statue
yet?"
The Minuteman and Maverick Guild members who destroyed
the statue on the other island had arrived.
* * * * *
'What
a strange situation.'
[Tch, this is getting annoying.]
Reynald arrived at the second island and stared at the
Maverick Guild members who were confronting each other over the statue.
He had heard of the situation. A raid member named Han
Hari had stopped the statue's destruction, citing a unique skill, and Allen had
decided that it was fair.
"Unique skill? It's an obscure thing."
Minuteman, who had the same authority as Allen, looked
doubtful at the mention of the unique skill.
[Following the system too closely is also a problem to
consider!]
Modern humans have put their faith in the system and the
Awakened. They don't even know who created the system window, they just think
it's the salvation of humanity and don't question it.
It was natural. Until now, the system had been the reason
for humanity's survival. Whoever gave it to them and doubted its intentions,
but not by the majority.
That was why, when Hari mentions foresight, everyone
became careful. The Jewel of Wisdom had to find a way to overcome it.
[We must hurry. She cannot keep it up forever!]
'Since
she claims it to be a unique skill, we must tear it down.'
[Then the method is simple].
America's leading Archmage and the Demon of Wisdom, an
inquisitor of magic. It was a simple matter to debunk the lies that Hari had
put forth.
"Miss Hanhari."
"Yes, L... Lord Archmage."
“Can I appraise your unique skill?”
"Yes?"
[A system is ultimately just a collection of information.
It's a simple matter to grasp it!]
The Jewel of Wisdom produced a skill appraisal on the
spot from trivial pieces of stuff. It was such a skill that even Shelman was
surprised.
"A, a skill appraisal?"
"Yes, it’s not a big deal. I’m just trying to
understand the skill and how the conclusion was reached. You won’t reject it as
long as it’s not even a lie, right?”
"Ah......."
Reynald's smiling face, and the irritation of the
Maverick Guild members at being behind schedule. Hari couldn't refuse Reynald's
words.
Of course──
"Holy shit, you tricked us!"
"Why on earth did you do this, Miss
Hari......."
The lie was quickly exposed. She never had the skill of
foresight to begin with.
[The ‘Statue of Great Rakshar’ has been destroyed.]
Destroyed Statue 2/3
* * * * *
-Gureureureureung!
Rakshar's surroundings. The light of the large stone
statue went out. This means that the island's statues had been destroyed.
"......."
Leon opened his closed eyes and stared at Rakshar. In the
depths of the ocean, the great evil seemed to be smiling a twisted smile.
It was as if the great evil that had been silent until
now was smiling from the depths.
[This is my victory, Lionheart.]
“There’s still one left.”
[You have too much faith in your men, Lionheart. There's
only one left. I'm going to break free of this damned prison, and it's now].
The final seal that was suppressing him glowed and locked
Rakshar's tentacles with enormous chains.
Rakshar's massive body shifted to break free of the
chains, shattering the vestiges of civilization and shaking the continent.
Unable to break free of the last chains, Rakshar raised
his claw.
-Swish!
Rakshar cut off his tentacles and freed himself from the
chains. Despite cutting off his own tentacles, Rakshar didn't even flinch as he
soared toward the light.
-Gwooooo!
It was then. Around Rakshar. The city that sealed
Rakshar, with the seemingly dysfunctional '81' gargoyles, unleashed massive
blast of heat rays upon him.
Each one was comparable to great magic... Decisive
weapons that will incinerate and burn at the molecular level. Despite their
merciless attacks, Rakshar calmly twisted his mouth.
The claw was swung.
The tentacles slapped the gargoyle statues.
The remaining tentacles whipped, flung, and smashed.
Even with the city itself against him, he could not be
stopped.
Finally, when even the last of the interceptors failed to
stop him, Rakshar grabbed hold of the ground and soared toward the surface.
-Kuwaaaaaaaaaaah────!!!
Rakshar's great form shot up, and nothing could stop him.
Giant deep-sea fish were gutted at the mere touch, and
those who could not flee died en masse.
When he finally surfaced, the system recognized him.
[Rakshar the Archdemon of Chaos has awakened]
[His presence crushes all that is alive]
【Aura of Chaos】
◆Effects.
: Weakness, Chaos, Dread, Confusion, Disorientation,
Devastation, Despair, Fear, Horror, Terror, Physical Corruption, Soul
Erosion────
【Legendary Great Demon
】
◆Effect
: Unrecognizable.
【Demon Archduke
Rakshar】
◆Effect
Unrecognizable.
The traits continued to appear in the message window. The
mere presence of the Archdemon Rakshar on the surface affected all living
things within this gate.
The Great Rakshar.
Rakshar the Archdemon of Chaos.
For the first time in centuries, he emerged to the
surface and declared,
[I am Rakshar...!]
Rakshar's roar rumbled through the sea. The deep-sea
creatures tremble dwith fear, and the fish suffocate. Every living thing feared
its roar.
The sea surged with the pounding of the surging flesh,
and the shockwaves rose to the clouds.
-I am the chaos that will twist your norms!
-I am the despair that will stop your beating hearts!
-I am the wailing that will crush your screams of hope.
Submit.
Kneel before the irresistible evil!!
The entire 'world' heard it.
No one could even think of confronting this great evil.
"......."
Leon could only stare at Rakshar as he led his massive
body away.
"No. Not yet."
His last move. There was a condition precedent for it.
“Han
Hari, oh foolish child. Try to walk on your own.”
Building up strength.
Now is not the time.
***
Translator(s) note: This may be sudden, but sorry, we’re dropping this WN’s
translation. Sadly, the engagement isn’t that high… Thank you for sticking with
us this far, see you on another project!
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