Max Level Newbie - Chapter 117

Chapter 117

They finally stopped at the center of the Espo city’s square and floated up even higher .

I was to show their appearance to those who couldn’t go into the square as the space was narrow .

Like that, the ceremony was ready to begin, Hornus, who exchanged glances with Hokulrus, cleared his throat, stroking his beard .

“Hm, hmmm,”

When the noise died down and the space became quiet, Hornus pulled out a thick document and started the ceremony .

“Now, we will celebrate the appointment ceremony for Vulcan, a glorious being who graduated from Act 2 in Asgard . First of all…”

Perpetual sentences flowed out of his mouth .

Like the thick rain that pours in the rainy season, the words of Hornus lasted for a long while .

Those who knew him were okay because they had anticipated, but many people, who did not have immunity to his boring speech, inwardly complained .

They dared not express out loud .

He was a god .

They waited patiently until Hornus’s speech was finished, and the ceremony was carried out smoothly .

But the atmosphere was becoming less interesting .

Hokulrus stared at Hornus with big and bright eyes .

Hornus got startled .

‘I spoke only one third…’

He skipped a lot of things, meanwhile, many let out a sigh of relief .

So, much of the procedure went on in a flash, and the climax of the ceremony finally came .

Vulcan approached Hokulrus as if walking on an invisible, transparent floor .

He went down on one knee .

Hokulrus, who was watching Vulcan, reached out his hand, then said solemnly .

“Act 2 of Asgard . I grant, valiant being, Vulcan, who defeated challenges and passed through the final test, God’s authority . He can go up to Act 3 and manage the earth anytime . ”

Unlike, it was simple and clear .

The crowd shouted and applauded .

Hokulrus, who received much acclaim, emitted a ray of light from his hand .

The holy light enveloped his body warmly .

Vulcan, who wholly absorbed the light, hear the sound of System .

[Main Quest - Being recognized by Act 2’s supreme manager, Hokulrus, completed!]

[You got additional rewards for the shortest period clear!]

[Use System to check the additional rewards . ]

[Main Reward - Make wishes . ]

‘Finally…’

It was finally over .

In fact, since when he came out of the Light inside the Darkness, Clear was almost certain, though being officially recognized felt strange .

A lot of people gathered to see him and gave him various eyes .

Two powerful gods were looking at him proudly in front of his eyes .

It started to sink in when System notified him that he completed the Main Quest .

‘I . . .  saved my family, and the world,’

He felt somewhat dumbfounded .

The feeling gradually transformed into joy, and he got choked up .

Blurred vision represented his emotional state .

He barely managed to hold back his tears .

He didn’t want to cry in front of a lot of people, and there was a more important reason .

‘No tears until I meet my family…’

Vulcan looked down and bowed the numerous crowds gathered to see him .

If there was no further procedure, he thought that he would go back to the temple, make wishes and check his rewards leisurely .

‘Hokulrus would probably let me go…’

Vulcan didn’t even make eye contact with Hornus .

Hokulrus’s soft voice rang inside his head .

-going now?

-isn’t it over? Now I need to get ready to leave .

-well, why don’t you show something to those who are gathered here for you before you leave?

Vulcan responded, laughing .

-like what? Should I pull out the Thunder God blade?

-something more dynamic than that .

Hokulrus, who finished speaking, pointed to the air .

Then, a black square door appeared and five demons jumped out of it .

Those screeched with joy as if escaping from prison .

Vulcan knew that those were the top-ranked demons that could be seen in the Origin of Evil .

“Catch them?”

“Yeah,”

Vulcan nodded and ran his eyes over the crowd staring at the demons .

Most of them had levels that were too low to reach the Origin of Evil .

They looked horrified .

Vulcan grinned, seeing the horrified looks on their faces .

Phaaaannnngggg .

With the sound of the air bursting, the thunder and lightning and the flame rose simultaneously from the body of  Vulcan .

Five demons that turned their head to a powerful aura that suddenly burst out .

Vulcan emanated powerful magic .

Like the firecrackers celebrating the Act 2 Clear, demons burst out .

The ceremony that would linger long in many’s memory, was finished .

***

“Impressive,”

“Yeah, indeed,”

“Someday, we can do it . Let’s go back now,”

“Can we? . . . ”

Numerous people were coming out of the Espo city .

Vulcan’s godhood lingered in their mind and everyone got excited .

Some of them got demotivated, meanwhile, most people returned with enthusiasm just as Hokulrus intended .

Humans, animalians, dragonians, demi-gods, and others felt the inch to resume grinding away .

And a different being among them .

In a black robe, ancient predator, Poir had different thoughts .

‘Hm… that guy, cleared Act 2…’

Poir had mixed feeling, staring in the direction of the Espo city .

While he was relieved to see the strong man leave who been aiming at his life, he had a dark look on his face, watching the Player’s ability go .

In fact, before he came to the Espo city, the former feeling was much bigger .

However, no matter how much he wanted the Player’s ability, it wasn’t worthy of his life .

He couldn’t be more glad that the being, who had made him hide himself for more than 100 years, was leaving .

But Poir was a predator .

He was born greedy and had a strong tendency to not let go of the things in his hand .

Once his situation had flowed into securing his own safety, greed grew over his head again and he was angry that he could not get Vulcan .

“Damn it! That was mine! mine! Argh…!”

Kwaaannnggg!

As soon as he found out that there were no people around, he wreaked his wrath upon a tree .

Repeating the same words, he suddenly grabbed his chest .

Then, he coughed blood on the floor .

Tudududukkk .

Poir, who had seen the blood drops scattered on the floor, tried again to smash the trees around him, but couldn’t, because of the chest pain .

In the end, suppressing his anger rising inside him, he couldn’t help but sit down and grab his chest .

A voice like the cry of a wounded beast came out .

“The holy sword… damn holy sword . . . “

He had been hiding for the last 100 years and using all sorts of means, but the wound he had worn at that time were not cured .

Rather, like cancer cells, it was eating his body and collapsing his body .

As he ate the Demon Duke’s boots in excess, he became more vulnerable by the aura that the holy sword was exuding .

He tried to improve his body by making various potions, but it was not easy .

In the end, all he could do was to curse Vulcan by saying such profanity .

He once again looked at the Espo city with his bloody eyes .

“ . . . ”

Of course, it wouldn’t change the situation .

Tolerating the pain, he stood up and thought .

‘But . . . now that I don’t have to hide, I'll be able to use a little more upscale materials . I can make enough medicine . I need to survive first…’

Poir started to calm himself down slowly and think rationally .

When he felt the pain, he could get a hold of himself .

This meant, if he could get out of the pain, his mental state could become strange again .

There was no time to gawk in order to solve the problem perfectly .

He made a sound with his shark-like teeth and moved his feet .

Then .

Kiiieeeeeeeee .

Kyaarararararararararara .

A bizarre sound came from far away .

At first, it was faint, but Poir’s face became hardened, hearing the gradually increasing sound .

He took off the robe and was poised for battle .

His eyes were full of questions .

Because it was an ordinary forest, not a hunting ground, the noise didn’t make sense .

“What the fuck… ?”

Creepy, gross monsters came into sight .

Poir glared at them with dilated eyes .

‘Those bastards . . . . Chimera!’

He had spent many years in the Espo city, and he had never met, but he knew the rumors .

He knew that there was a madman who could do biome studies and create bizarre creatures after kidnapping powerful individuals .

And that the madman had chimeras with tremendous power .

Having thought this far, Poir felt in his bones .

This time, he was a target .

He peeked a smile .

“Kk…”

The small sound gradually grew bigger and suddenly spread throughout the surroundings .

Some of chimeras reeled under the impact of the sound magic .

But more than 50 chimeras were still staring at Poir and among them, a giant one was mocking .

Poir, who saw it, stopped laughing .

Showing His sharp, bright teeth, he said .

“How dare you?”

Tuuuunnnnggg .

As soon as his ward was finished, he rushed to the giant chimera at a terrific pace .

In front of him was a solid barrier that drove Vulcan into the corner, and the chimera flew away without even reacting properly .

Kiiieeeekkkk!

Kryaaaaakkkkk!

Other chimeras surrounded Poir roughly .

Liket that, a battle began, and a terrible noise stirred the forest .

The sound of something crashing . The sound of something bursting . The sound of screaming .

All the bizarre sounds that made an ominous and awful imagination unfolded like a joint orchestral performance .

At the same time, there was a strong smell all over the place that paralyzed the sense of smell .

That two-hour fight was over .

In the middle of the forest where serenity came again, someone suddenly flew up .

An elderly man with a skinny body that replaced a part of his head with a steel plate and inserted a red lens instead of an eyeball .

He wore a satisfactory smile .

“Good job,”