Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 578

“Haha, now that I didn’t expect.”

I immediately used Shadow Movement and moved to where Guiyeong was stationed beside Jack.

That overwhelming pull dragging things in right in front of me gave me a brief, indirect taste of what a black hole might feel like.

The moment I escaped the range of his attraction force, Lucifer lifted his head and looked straight toward where I was.

- Heh heh heh, are you afraid of me?

His tone was dripping with arrogance.

Jack advised me at once.

- Don’t react. He’s Pride. The more worked up you get, the stronger he becomes.

“I know. I wasn’t planning to get worked up anyway.”

Still, the situation was not exactly good.

The moment I used Shadow Movement to escape that skill just now, Lucifer—the Demon King of Pride—seemed to take it as fear, which made him even stronger.

“Damn. I didn’t think he’d come in for a straight fight this early.”

- Still, he’s a pretty impressive commander. Most bastards like that sit all the way in the rear and just bark orders.

“Are you praising him right now?”

- Credit where credit’s due.

“Then maybe you could give me a little credit too.”

- Be jealous of something worth being jealous of, Master.

“Forget that. Since the big boss has shown himself like this, I should deal with him first.”

- What are you going to do?

“Change of players. I’ll hold him off myself, so bring out Typhon and block the mouth of the gorge. That way I can focus entirely on him.”

- Understood.

[ Umbra’s Shadow Legacy is activated. ]

[ Hollow Jack, King of the Shadow Divine Beasts, summons Typhon. ]

Kugugugugugu!!

The summoned Typhon spread out a vast shadow like a swamp, then rose out of it like a machine.

Its sheer size was monstrous.

The moment it appeared, it overwhelmed the momentum of the Demon King’s army through pure presence alone.

As expected of Typhon.

“Wow.”

“Woooh.”

“Well now.”

The Olympian gods each tossed out a comment as they watched.

They knew better than anyone just how strong Typhon was.

Meanwhile, I summoned the four vampires one after another.

“Do everything you can to make sure they don’t cross the gorge.”

“Yes, understood!”

Preparations were complete.

Then Lucifer saw Typhon and laughed.

- You’ve got an impressive monster there. He’d make a fine subordinate for me.

“Quit coveting someone else’s subordinate. Keep that up and you’ll regret it.”

- Hahaha, regret it? Me?

Lucifer slowly floated up into the air.

A dark crimson demonic aura surged around his body like a tide.

- Looking at your power, it seems Greed has devoured the Eastern Demon King. But do you know this? Greed can never defeat Pride.

“Isn’t that the kind of thing you only know after trying?”

- Heh heh heh, true enough. Sometimes experiencing it firsthand isn’t a bad thing. Now then, come entertain me.

“With pleasure.”

I kicked off the ground at once and began stacking my own buffs.

[ You summon Heracles’s Lion Head Helmet. ]

[ You summon Heracles’s Club. ]

[ Blood Suit is activated. ]

[ Blessing is activated. ]

[ Paladian is activated. ]

[ Divine Aura is activated. ]

[ Mana Detection is activated. ]

[ Endurance is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is activated. ]

[ Eye of the Nightsmith is activated. ]

[ Sword Energy is activated. ]

And the moment my preparations were complete, I took aim, kicked off the ground hard, and shot straight toward where Lucifer was.

Just before colliding with him, I focused my mind and swung my sword.

[ Diamond Cut is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is applied. ]

[ The power of Diamond Cut increases further. ]

Flash!

The opening move was a basic slash.

But because it was a slash with all the force I had crammed into it, there was nothing basic about it at all.

Lucifer, however, still wore that same arrogant smile and spread his arms as if accepting my attack.

Kaaang!!

My Blood Sword crashed into him.

But it never even reached the collar of his clothes.

A thin barrier spread out like Phaidiak was protecting him.

Through that transparent barrier, Lucifer smiled darkly.

- And with that, you think you can make me regret anything?

“Hmph!”

I immediately kicked off empty air and leaped upward.

Lucifer remained where he was, floating in midair, calmly looking up at me.

Then he raised a hand, and that black hole appeared again, producing a powerful pull.

Kwooooooo!

I could feel my body being dragged toward Lucifer.

I immediately raised my sword and took my stance.

I didn’t forget to use skills on him, either.

[ Weaken is activated. ]

[ Seal of Pain is activated. ]

[ Enrage is activated. ]

[ Blessing of Rage is activated. ]

[ Curse of Rage is activated. ]

I hurled the full gift set of debuffs at him.

By the time they took effect, my body was already being dragged in like dust getting sucked into a vacuum cleaner.

I had no intention of running.

I had prepared the next attack precisely because I knew he would use attraction force.

The moment I closed to near point-blank range with him, my vision changed.

A world filled in black and white.

And across it, golden lines were drawn.

My sword swung.

[ Enhancement is activated. ]

[ Soul Cleave is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is applied. ]

[ The power of Soul Cleave increases further. ]

A golden line was drawn through empty space.

That line became a sword scar, and what it was carved into was the black hole.

Lucifer didn’t panic.

At most, you’re just a swordsman. Unless you’re carrying some holy sword, there’s no way you can destroy my black magic—that was what he seemed to think.

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