Siegfried stood atop the ramparts and looked at the swarm of enemies charging endlessly at the walls. “In the name of the One True God!” “Kill every last heretic!” Soldiers of the Holy Alliance were scaling the walls with an almost unstoppable momentum. ‘How many are there? Two hundred thousand? No, it looks like there are more than three hundred thousand of them,’ Siegfried made a rough estimate of the enemy forces. The idea of taking on this many enemies alone was completely absurd but— ‘Let’s give it a go,’ Siegfried thought without a hint of hesitation. Then, he jumped off the top of the rampart and... He neither braced himself nor bothered using his flight abilities. At this point, his physical prowess was so ridiculously strong that even jumping down from several dozens of meters wouldn't damage him in the slightest. “Hey! What the hell are you thinking, you lunatic?!” Taycan shouted frantically as he saw Siegfried jump down. He claimed to have come as reinforcement, yet he was basically committing straight-up suicide. However, Siegfried paid no attention to Taycan’s frantic screaming. “First things first...” The moment his feet hit the ground, he focused on the enemies charging toward him. Then, he awakened one of the energies stored in his mana hall. A green radioactive fog burst out from his body and began spreading across the battlefield. The soldiers of the Holy Alliance couldn’t withstand the radioactive energy flowing through the green fog, and they collapsed one after another. Unsurprisingly, the number of enemies killed by Siegfried’s radioactive energy numbered in the hundreds, all in the blink of an eye. Swoosh...! Fssshhh...! Then, the souls of the fallen soldiers floated out from their bodies and drifted in front of Siegfried. [Ordinary Human’s Soul] [A common human soul only visible to the Demon Lord of Greed and Betrayal.] The souls of the dead hovered before his eyes once again, just like when he used the Demonic Sword: Avenger. ‘Absorb.’ Siegfried focused his will and stared at the souls floating in front of him. Hundreds of Ordinary Human’s Souls were sucked instantly into the Black Abyss: Necklace of Greed and Betrayal. [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] Then, a new skill window popped up in front of his eyes. [Demon Lord’s Descent] [The Demon Lord of Greed and Betrayal shall descend when enough souls have been gathered, and a calamity shall be unleashed!] [Summons your true form from the Demon Realm using the energy of the souls you have absorbed. The more souls you absorb, the longer the skill will last.] [Souls Absorbed: 543] [Minimum Required Souls: 5,000] [Minimum Duration: 1 minute] [Maximum Duration: Unlimited] [Soul Consumption: 1 soul per second after activation] The skill was rather simple. He could activate the Demon Lord’s Descent once he gathered five thousand souls. It would last for at least one minute, and after that, it would consume one soul per second. In other words, Siegfried would have to commit a large-scale massacre to activate it. ‘That doesn’t matter at all,’ he thought, not minding it in the slightest. This was a battlefield. If he committed a large-scale massacre here, then he would be hailed as a hero rather than be condemned as a murderer. ‘I’m going to kill them all.’ He was itching to try out his new skill as soon as possible. The sheer thought of wielding the powers he wielded in the Demon Realm made him practically go mad with anticipation. ‘I’m going to kill every last one of them.’ With that resolve, Siegfried activated Green Hell Magno and empowered it with Discharge to unleash a surge of radioactive microbes all around him. The green fog erupted outward, covering a wide area of the battlefield. And what happened next was nothing short of a massacre... Taycan was horrified as he watched the Green Hell Magno massacre the soldiers of the Holy Alliance. Inside the green fog... Hundreds of soldiers collapsed all at once, clutching their throats or chests. Not a single one of them managed to get back up... They were killed by the green fog made out of dense radioactive energy and radioactive microbes. And that was not all— As the green fog rose to the sky, something astonishing occurred. The artillery shells fired by the Holy Alliance exploded in mid-air the moment they came into contact with the green fog. It was like the fog could block physical attacks. “T-That thing can block range attacks too?!” Taycan shrieked. He was stunned after seeing that the green fog was acting as a barrier against the enemy’s bombardment. As far as he could remember, Siegfried didn't have such an absurd ability in the past. Siegfried walked deeper into the enemy lines while keeping Green Hell Magno active. [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Ordinary Human’s Soul] The further he advanced toward the enemy lines, the more souls he gathered. [Souls Absorbed: 1,212] In the blink of an eye, he had harvested over one thousand souls. Not only was he protecting his allies from the enemy’s bombardment using Green Hell Magno, but he was also massacring his enemies en masse. “A-A demon! He’s a demon!” “R-Run! Retreat! Stay away from that green fog!” The soldiers of the Holy Alliance finally understood what was going on and retreated. Even the officers realized the commotion in the frontlines and hurriedly pulled back their troops. “Archers forward! Shoot that demon down!” An officer shouted to the archers. “Kill him from range! And the mages! What are you doing?! Use your long-range spells, too! Don’t let him get near our men! Avoid close combat at all costs!” The archers and mages of the Holy Alliance unleashed a barrage of long-range attacks at Siegfried. Ting! Ting! Ting! Ting! However, none of their attacks worked. Their arrows and spells couldn’t penetrate the Green Hell Magno. As long as the fog remained, there was no way they could hit Siegfried with ranged attacks. The commander leading the Holy Alliance’s forces was visibly shaken. He had never encountered anything before in his life. It was like facing a fortress that couldn’t be breached, and there seemed to be no viable method of attack. “Wind! We need wind!” shouted an old mage from the Holy Alliance. He was a battle mage who had served for decades and had attained quite a high rank. “Use wind-type spells! Don’t waste your mana using ranged spells! Blow that fog away!” The old mage made the right call. “Wind, heed my call!” “Blow my enemies away!” The mages of the Holy Alliance began chanting wind spells all at once. As hundreds of mages cast their spells in unison, several powerful gusts of wind blew from all directions before combining into a typhoon. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel•fire.net As a result, the radioactive green fog, which had shrouded Siegfried, was blown away by the typhoon. It turned out that even Green Hell Magno had a weakness. “Oh?” Siegfried raised a brow and canceled the skill. Seeing that the green fog had completely dissipated, the commander of the Holy Alliance raised his sword valiantly. “This is our chance! All forces! Attack!” The elite knights charged toward Siegfried all at once. “You vile demon! Feel the wrath of the One True God!” “Perish, you wicked heretic!” “Burn in the pits of hell!” The elite knights of the Holy Alliance attacked all at once. “Hey, what gives?” Siegfried muttered, looking visibly annoyed. He had been in the middle of easily farming souls by using Green Hell Magno, and the wind summoned by the mages interrupted his fun. “Tsk... Just fuck off,” Siegfried grumbled and swung his +16 Vanquisher’s Grasp. The Wave of Annihilation burst forth— The elite knights who charged at him disintegrated into particles and vanished without a single trace. [Alert: You have absorbed Slightly Strong Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Slightly Strong Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Slightly Strong Human’s Soul] [Alert: You have absorbed Slightly Strong Human’s Soul] Perhaps it was because they were stronger than an average soldier, but the quality of the soul harvested from them was different. Unlike the earlier souls, these souls increased Siegfried’s absorbed soul count by 1.2 each. It appeared that the stronger the foe, the greater the quality of their soul. “Oh? Not bad at all,” Siegfried muttered with a grin as he saw his soul count increase. The stronger the enemies he killed, the faster he could activate his new skill, Demon Lord’s Descent. “T-This doesn’t make sense at all!” Even after witnessing things with his own eyes, Taycan couldn’t believe what was happening. A one-sided massacre... “R-Run! Run for your lives!” “H-He’s a demon! A demon!” Siegfried was one-sidedly slaughtering the knights of the Holy Alliance right behind enemy lines. Even though enemies from all sides surrounded him, he roamed the battlefield with ease, as if he were out on a stroll. “When... did he get that strong...?” Taycan muttered in disbelief. He couldn’t begin to comprehend the rate of Siegfried’s growth. The fact that he achieved all of this in just two years did not make sense at all, as even those so-called geniuses would spend decades achieving such growth. However, that did not mean Siegfried was unmatched on the battlefield. “Foolish mortal! We shall not let you do as you please!” “This is divine retribution for your wicked heresy, heathen!” At last, the Holy Alliance had finally unleashed their angels. The angels spread their wings and dove down from the sky, attacking Siegfried. And they were not alone. “Show me what you’ve got, Siegfried!” “We’re not just gonna roll over and die just because it’s you!” “Time to make a name for myself!” Even the Adventurers hired by the Holy Alliance joined the charge, throwing themselves at Siegfried. The Adventurers and angels were at least ten times stronger compared to ordinary NPCs, so their combined power was bound to be far more formidable. “You’re mine, Han Tae-Sung.” A pro gamer appeared from the Holy Alliance’s camp. He was InfiniteGasStation, and he was the Guild Master of the Raka Guild. The Raka Guild was currently ranked third on the continent. Among the active pro gamers, he was hailed as the undisputed king of healing and buffs. Even in the past, people used to call him the next Chae Hyung-Seok, but after Chae Hyung-Seok’s downfall, he rose to claim the title of South Korea’s greatest healer and buffer. As soon as InfiniteGasStation joined the battlefield with his Raka Guild members, he immediately cast his buffs, pushing himself to his absolute limit. A surge of light swept across the battlefield, enveloping those on the side of the Holy Alliance. Both angels and Adventurers alike were enveloped in radiant buffs, and their combat power skyrocketed to monstrous levels. “Eh? Seriously?” Siegfried muttered, tilting his head in confusion. Siegfried was taken aback by InfiniteGasStation’s appearance. He hadn't expected the Raka Guild and InfiniteGasStation to show up on the Holy Alliance’s side. “Buffs... Yeah, gotta love buffs, right?” Siegfried murmured under his breath. He glanced at the wave of empowered enemies coming his way and flashed a smirk as if he found the sight to be quite amusing. “Well, I have my own buffs, too.” With a grin, Siegfried chanted a command. “Heed my call... Grow Back Hair Hair!” he exclaimed with his right palm in the air.