I Became a Prisoner in the Game After Defeating the Final Boss Chapter 81

Why did the Ascension Stone Fragment contain Demonic?

Until now, I had not thought deeply about that reason.

No, without needing to, I had thought it was natural since the Ascension Stone Fragment was an item that originated from the Destruction Dragon, which was like an agglomeration of Demonic.

But nevertheless, the more I thought about the Ascension Stone Fragment, the more it was true that something was strange.

When a Player absorbed an Ascension Stone Fragment, they could enjoy the same privileges they had enjoyed in reality.

Anonymous Bulletin Board, Auction house, Guilds, etc…….

Those privileges increased the more Ascension Stone Fragments were absorbed, gradually bringing powerful advantages to the Player.

That was why, just as someone had said, collecting Ascension Stone Fragments seemed like a powerful path to return to Earth.

If only that was all there was to it.

Paradoxically, the more a Player absorbed Ascension Stone Fragments, the more they were exposed to Demonic.

Demonic energy brought great power to Players, but it was essentially like a potent poison.

A potent poison that destroys the mind and body.

And I was now seeing the result of that right before my eyes.

‘It’s as if the existence of the Ascension Stone itself is some kind of trap.’

A trap like that, intentionally and meticulously created by someone.

But unfortunately, I was not given the leisure to think further about it.

Because Yohan's black eyes, his entire body wreathed in Demonic energy, were looking at me.

“Lord I thank you for your greatness and love Your grace is infinite and Your providence is perfect I worship Your power and wisdom and put my heart in your character Lord Your love is my strength and hope My life with You is full of grace I want to praise You and raise Your name Lord may Your mercy and blessing be full on me and everyone Amen.”

The madness did not stop.

No, in this case, it might have been called fanaticism, but that wasn't very important.

“…….”

Sometimes, certain words, despite holding no magical meaning whatsoever, acted in an incredibly lethal way.

For me, right now, the words Yohan was muttering, drunk on madness, were like that.

「Oh, Cain. You're logged in again today. You're working hard as always lol」

「I'm not doing it hoping for any reward. I just like this, I do.」

「Just, just because.」

The Yohan from my memories and the current Yohan overlapped.

‘Has he been completely consumed by Demonic?’

The worst-case scenario I had feared had occurred.

Yohan, who had seemed fine until now, had been completely swallowed by Demonic as soon as he absorbed the new fragment.

Thinking about it now, I even felt that the Demonic energy had deliberately remained dormant until now, just for this moment.

‘Clearly, the moment he saw the fragment, the Demonic energy moved beyond Yohan's control.’

I didn't know if the Demonic energy had momentarily run rampant the instant it saw the fragment's Demonic energy, or if the Demonic energy had intentionally lain dormant until now for that very purpose.

But what I needed to know right now was not that.

What I had to find out was whether Yohan could be returned to his original self right now or not.

Yohan, stained with madness, was merely staring into the void with eyes dyed black as if intoxicated by something, but the Demonic energy rising from his entire body did not look friendly at all.

No, it looked as if it was hostile to all existence.

Sssss…….

Stems of Demonic energy stretched out from Yohan's entire body in all directions, undulating.

The Demonic energy, which had become so immense that it couldn't be compared to before, was at a level where it could no longer be called something like a snake of Demonic energy.

Nevertheless, if I had to compare it to a snake, wouldn't it be at least an anaconda of Demonic energy?

Krrk, krrk!

Pssss…….

The Demonic energy was merely undulating nearby, yet the surrounding bushes and trees all withered and rotted away.

Considering where this place was, it was a scene that couldn't help but feel unrealistic.

Such a phenomenon was occurring even though the flora and fauna growing in the Demonic Realm inevitably had considerable resistance to Demonic.

‘First, I'll subdue him.’

The deliberation was not long.

The Demonic energy Yohan was emitting was definitely not ordinary, and if I was going to fight, it was only natural to take the initiative.

The cooldown times for all three firearms from Weapon Summon had already reset.

I had no intention of conserving firearms even in this situation, so I immediately stretched out my hand.

[Activating ‘Weapon Summon(??)’.]

[A ‘Lv.3’ weapon is being summoned.]

[Summoning weapon, ‘AKR-74 Assault Rifle’.]

With no need to hold back, I summoned the most powerful weapon I could currently summon.

I intended to end it at once with a firefight, without needing to drag it out unnecessarily.

Clack-

I gripped the AKR-74 Assault Rifle that appeared with a blue Halo of light and aimed the muzzle straight at Yohan.

Rat-tat-tat─!!!

As soon as the trigger was pulled, the muzzle spat fire and poured out 7.62x39mm rounds.

[Due to the effect of the ‘Postponer of Ruin (EX)’ trait, additional damage is dealt to targets with the Demonic attribute.]

[It is a powerful Demonic that you cannot currently oppose! Additional damage is dealt!]

[3,000% additional damage is dealt!]

In the acrid gunpowder smoke, the time it took to take a single breath was enough to empty the entire 30-round magazine.

But unfortunately, not a single one of the bullets I had poured out managed to reach Yohan's body.

Vooooo──

The bullets embedded in the tentacles of Demonic energy were caught by them, trembled, and then stopped.

It meant that the kinetic energy of the bullets fired from the muzzle had all been expended, but they couldn't penetrate the Demonic energy.

‘As expected, this much isn't enough, huh.’

It was true that the power of the Postponer of Ruin held an absolute compatibility advantage against Demonic.

But no matter how great the compatibility advantage, what would happen if the absolute difference in power surpassed it?

I was seeing the answer to that right before my eyes.

Ssk─

Yohan's black eyes, which had been quiet until now, shifted toward me.

“Sa, tan…….”

His lips moved incessantly.

“Satan makes the world dark and distorts the truth We must not fall into his temptation but keep the Lord's word and stand strong Do not be deceived by Satan's tricks but only follow the Lord's teachings and gain eternal life The Lord is the source of love and truth and all of Satan's tricks will melt away meaninglessly before the Lord's light.”

Along with the unstoppable madness, the tentacles of Demonic energy began to surge toward me all at once.

‘I can't block this.’

As soon as I threw my body, a tentacle of Demonic energy brushed past my hair.

And the explosion that followed.

KABOOM─!

KWAKWANG!!

With a tremendous roar as if a bomb had exploded, the ground where the tentacle of Demonic energy struck caved in, and a large tree was completely shattered.

‘What absurd power.’

Then again, it must have been because it had that much power that it could withstand the physical force of the bullets enhanced by the power of the Postponer of Ruin, the antithesis of Demonic.

“Ugh…….”

Having rolled on the ground several times from throwing my body so violently, I barely regained my balance and immediately got up.

In an instant, my entire body was covered in dirt and dust, and I had gotten large and small wounds, but now was the time to be thankful I was alive.

‘It's coming.’

The tentacles of Demonic energy that had missed their prey slowly closed the distance, like giant, living anacondas.

As if they would pounce at any moment if I showed even the slightest opening.

Swiiiiiish!!!

The standoff was not long.

The tentacles of Demonic energy surged, as if they thought they had seized an opportunity.

KABOOM!

KWAKWAKWANG!!!

Amidst the thick rising dust and dirt, I was just barely managing to avoid them by rolling my body.

Even that, I wouldn't be able to withstand for much longer.

It was a desperate situation by anyone's standards, but I had no intention of giving up.

It was far more productive to think of a way to overcome this situation.

‘If I can just break through that Demonic energy, I have a good chance of winning.’

In reality, Yohan's level, as I knew it, was not very high.

It was around 4, I think.

It was because he had suffered a level down after getting hit hard by the Cheonrang Guild in the past.

Of course, even so, when looking at the entire World of Justice Online, he could be seen as a decent mid-level user, but by my standards, he was bound to be lacking.

Then, to change the question, what exactly was Yohan's level right now?

‘I don't know exactly when Yohan came to this world, but considering how he hunted, it's highly likely he's still around level 4, or 5 at most.’

Of course, there was the possibility that Yohan had hidden his skills until now, but if he had deceived me so thoroughly as to fool my eyes, well... he'd have to die.

In any case, the important thing was that Yohan was probably not at a level where he could take a bullet with his bare body.

Even while I was thinking, the tentacles of Demonic energy surged.

Shwaaaaaak!!!

I had not the slightest intention of dying obediently, so I stretched out my hand.

[Activating ‘Weapon Summon(??)’.]

[A ‘Lv.2’ weapon is being summoned.]

[Summoning weapon, ‘B686 Double Barrel Shotgun’.]

The trigger of the B686 Double Barrel Shotgun, which appeared in my right hand with a blue Halo of light, was pulled.

Taaaang!!

[Due to the effect of the ‘Postponer of Ruin (EX)’ trait, additional damage is dealt to targets with the Demonic attribute.]

[It is a powerful Demonic that you cannot currently oppose! Additional damage is dealt!]

[3,000% additional damage is dealt!]

When the 70mm 12 gauge shotgun shell, enhanced by the power of the Postponer of Ruin, struck the tentacle of Demonic energy, the tentacle flinched and was pushed back.

It meant that although it couldn't destroy the tentacle of Demonic energy as I had hoped, it was at least possible to push it back for a moment.

‘It's a little disappointing, but this is enough.’

I finished loading the 70mm 12 gauge shotgun shells from my pocket and then ran straight toward Yohan.

Swiiish!!

A tentacle of Demonic energy surged toward me again, but instead of avoiding it, I thrust the muzzle forward.

Taaaang!!!

The 70mm 12 gauge shotgun shell pushed back the tentacle of Demonic energy, opening a path to Yohan.

And the fleeting gap that was created.

I did not miss it.

Taaaang!!!

Flames erupted once more from the muzzle aimed at Yohan.

But the 12 pellets that were fired never reached Yohan.

Because the Demonic energy that had blocked the path in front of Yohan at some point had completely blocked the shotgun pellets.

Jiiing…….

While the 12 pellets, caught in mid-air, trembled and exhausted their kinetic energy, a gap momentarily appeared in the Demonic energy protecting Yohan.

“Yeah, I knew you'd block it.”

I hadn't thought I could break through Yohan's Demonic energy with just this much anyway.

That was why I drew the Fang of Blazing Fire from my waist and threw it straight at Yohan.

Among Edric's training courses, which insisted that training should be like actual combat, there was, of course, dagger throwing, and my accuracy was not bad.

The moment the Fang of Blazing Fire, flying in a straight line, reached Yohan's vicinity.

I recited the incantation I had been waiting for.

“Declaration of summary contract.”

I wasn't pleased about making another contract with the thing that had almost burned my right hand clean off just a short while ago, but in a situation like this, I couldn't be picky.

What I would offer as the Price for the contract was the Demonic energy undulating from Yohan right now, itself.

I will let it devour all of it.

“Devouring Flames.”

"I am using one Demonic energy to attack and consume another Demonic energy."

At the same time, a fierce explosion erupted from the Fang of Blazing Fire that was flying toward Yohan.