The Devil Does Not Need to Be Defeated

Chapter 608: A Millennia-Old Obsession

So, the question was, did Limgir understand?

He did.

Actually, he had understood from the very beginning.

Although Shien was an adventurer, was he an ordinary adventurer?

No.

He could single-handedly defeat the Assassination Branch.

He could single-handedly annihilate half of the Kingdom Knight Order.

He could tame the black dragon of Atlus.

He had also gained the favor of the Dragon Demon, the attention of the Moon Demon, and the recognition of the royal family, becoming a prominent figure in the Kingdom, rising from a mere adventurer to a noble pursued by countless others.

He was destined for greatness, his origins unable to conceal his brilliance and excellence.

Therefore, it seemed only natural that he gained the princess’s favor.

And himself?

The young master of a duke’s family?

Could this status compare to that of the princess, born into the royal family and hailed as the modern Hero?

In terms of talent?

He only reached level seventy in his twenties. How could he compare to the princess, who was already level seventy at seventeen?

In terms of strength?

Perhaps his level was slightly higher than the princess’s, but level only represented superior basic abilities. There was still a difference in growth potential. The growth he gained from increasing several levels might not even match the growth the princess gained from increasing one level. Therefore, his basic abilities were very likely inferior to the princess’s.

Moreover, she also had a Holy Sword and that terrifying Unique Skill mentioned in rumors. Plus, the skill points she gained upon leveling up were also more than his, making her skills not only more diverse but also higher level. Overall, he had no chance of being stronger than the princess.

He was inferior to the princess in every aspect, yet he wanted to obtain the Kingdom’s Treasure. So why couldn’t someone with a lower status and position than him succeed?

Could only he succeed?

That was impossible.

In short, before the princess, his and Shien’s conditions weren’t that different.

But Shien was more outstanding, more talented, more powerful, and more extraordinary. Why couldn’t the princess choose him?

He had a better background and better conditions than Shien, yet he still lost to him. So what right did he have to look down on him?

—”Loser.”

These words were deeply etched into Limgir’s heart, creating a terrifying wound.

Of course, compared to this title, it was Shien’s other words that Limgir couldn’t accept.

“You’ll never win Lucy’s heart in your lifetime.”

This was the true damage.

Limgir erupted.

“I’m not convinced! I’m not convinced—!”

Cold magic power, like death energy, erupted from Limgir as he roared, transforming into a terrifying storm that swept through the area.

Shien looked down at him from above, his hood finally blown off by the cold magic power, revealing his face, a face that Limgir was familiar with and hated immensely.

However, that face was filled with a calmness Limgir had never seen before.

That calmness was more insulting than mockery and ridicule.

Because it was the calmness of boredom and disinterest.

“Powerless rage? Well, that’s the standard villain mode.”

Shien said with a bored tone.

“Unfortunately, it’s time for you to exit, young master.”

After saying that, Shien didn’t give Limgir any time to react or respond, extending a hand towards him.

“[Bestowal: Annihilation].”

This was the most destructive and highest-level property in Bestowal Magic.

Only by raising [Bestowal Magic] to level nine could one use this property and cast this magic.

Naturally, there was only one outcome for something imbued with this property.

Just as the name suggested – “annihilation.”

“Stop!!!”

The High Priest, who was battling Yulin, couldn’t help but shout upon seeing this scene.

But unfortunately, it was useless.

“Boom!”

A radiant magic power enveloped Limgir, striking his entire body.

Limgir’s roar abruptly stopped.

He disappeared.

As if he had never existed, vanishing without a trace.

Of course, his disappearance didn’t just refer to his whereabouts, but his very existence being erased from this world.

This young master of the Strimm family, who had once put on a false front before Shien, constantly plotting against him, yet always failing, only able to endure and endure, eventually being brought to this place and degenerating into a monstrous being, finally received his just deserts.

“Bastard!”

Witnessing all of this, the High Priest’s rage completely erupted.

In the next moment, the world changed.

“Rumble…!”

All the death energy in this place suddenly went berserk, converging towards the High Priest.

The High Priest raised her crystal ball high, gathering all the death energy around her.

Then…

“You ruined my years of hard work! No matter who you are, I will kill you!”

The High Priest’s hoarse and unpleasant voice became incredibly sharp.

Then, the ground trembled.

“Bang!”

A hand burst out of the ground.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!” …

Following closely behind, hands emerged from the ground one after another.

Those hands were all decayed and bruised, not like human hands, but like ghost hands.

Actually, they were pretty much the same.

As the earth trembled, those hands broke through the ground, digging through the soil and rocks, kicking up dust and dirt, as their owners emerged from underground.

They were the dead, corpses, or rather, the army created by the necromancer’s magic – the undead legion.

Shien saw the dead he had encountered in the basement before, including Yuri and Sona.

Not only human undead, but even monster undead were among them.

An undead army was summoned by the High Priest, appearing under the sky.

“So many?”

Shien was surprised.

The number of undead summoned by the High Priest was excessive.

Were there tens of thousands? Or hundreds of thousands?

Besides the frenzied evil spirit army he encountered in Cosmos, this was the first time Shien had seen such a large legion.

And within this legion, there were many ancient beings.

Looking at this scene, and then at the enraged High Priest, a thought suddenly flashed through Shien’s mind.

“Could you be the necromancer who was vanquished by Anima, the Goddess of Life, thousands of years ago?”

Shien asked, a sudden realization dawning on him.

Hearing this, the High Priest gritted her teeth and said,

“That’s right! It’s me!”

In her rage, the High Priest admitted her tabooed identity.

“Back then, in order to gain immortality, to become the invincible king of this world, I spent a hundred years cultivating necromancy, successfully transforming myself into an undead creature. And in order to gather death energy and create my own army, I used necromancy to conquer several countries, turning all life in those countries into my undead legion.”

This High Priest created a terrifying undead army numbering in the millions.

With this army, she conquered the continent, destroying cities and countries, seemingly invincible.

But her actions completely enraged Anima, the Goddess of Life, who descended personally and vanquished her.

After that, necromancy became taboo, and necromancers became a forbidden existence, their magic lost.

Unexpectedly, the High Priest didn’t die.

“The Goddess of Life destroyed my physical body and nearly ninety percent of my army, but I had already transformed into an undead creature. Even if my body died, my soul survived.”

The High Priest said hatefully.

“To reshape my undead body, I needed not only a large amount of death energy, but also an incredibly long time. That’s why I’ve been hiding and didn’t dare to appear again.”

The High Priest lingered for thousands of years.

It wasn’t until two thousand years ago that she successfully reshaped her body and was resurrected.

And this time, in order to avoid attracting the attention of terrifying beings like Anima, the Goddess of Life, the High Priest didn’t dare to use necromancy to conquer the continent recklessly.

She realized that no matter how large her army or how much death energy she had, it was meaningless against truly transcendent beings like the Three Goddesses and the Six Demon Lords, who stood at the apex of Omnipotence.

Not to mention, at that time, there were also the terrifying existences of the Supreme God and the Demon King.

The High Priest realized that mere immortality wasn’t enough to become the ruler of the world.

Therefore, the High Priest began to pursue strength.

In other words, she wanted to surpass the limits of life and become a Transcendent Level being, even a being beyond the norms, like the Supreme God and the Demon King.

That was wishful thinking.

But the High Priest had plenty of time to research.

Thus, the High Priest spent a thousand years, finally developing a great mystery of necromancy.

That was – [Greater Spirit of Death].

“Since life has limits, what about non-life?”

The High Priest proposed this hypothesis.

“I’ve already transformed into an undead creature. If I can go further and transform into another type of existence, different from any current life form, wouldn’t I naturally be able to ignore the limits of life and reach the level of Transcendence?”

Based on this hypothesis, the High Priest created the existence known as the [Greater Spirit of Death].

This existence was different from any current life form in the world.

An existence that could naturally ignore the limits of life, allowing one to surpass them and reach the level of Transcendence.