Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 140

[The Black Remnant Spirits have been slain.]

[The Black Remnant Spirits have been slain.]

[The Black Remnant Spirits have been slain.]

[The Black Remnant Spirits have been slain.]

......

The notifications poured in.

No one could stop Su-ho in Wonryeongnaru.

Of course, not all of the Remnant Plague were cleared in one go.

Even if they weren’t all exorcised in a single blow...

[Holy Enchant effect activates Exorcism.]

[Holy Enchant effect activates Protection.]

[The Black Remnant Spirits have been slain.]

At least by the second strike, it was finished.

‘Looks like I didn’t have to do anything special here.’

The level difference was not insignificant.

However, despite that, the overwhelming difference in ability came from Su-ho’s Stat Level, which far surpassed the conditions required by the gate.

‘The gate only required a single Red stat... which means, at minimum, you need one Red stat to even compete here.’

But Su-ho had two Orange stats and two Red stats.

In fact, both Red stats would soon turn into Orange stats.

So, the Remnant Plague of Wonryeongnaru, which only required one Red stat, could never be a match for Su-ho.

As Su-ho advanced through the scattered Remnant Plague, the experience gained was substantial.

One reason why this place was categorized as a Hard Gate was the sheer number of Remnant Plague.

[Your level has increased.]

[All stats have increased by 1.]

[You have gained 1 bonus stat.]

Su-ho leveled up.

Then, after a while, when his level increased again, Su-ho finally saw a new system notification.

[The Black Remnant Spirits merge into a single, larger Remnant.]

The Remnant Plague had changed.

This was no ordinary change. The Remnant Plague had fused together to form one larger Remnant.

It wasn’t just a couple of them combining.

After seeing Su-ho’s overwhelming power, the Remnant Plague must have realized that they couldn’t win individually, so they stopped charging at Su-ho and decided to combine their strength.

[A gigantic Remnant appears.]

Boom!

A giant Remnant, resembling a titan, emerged.

Its name was simple.

– Gigantic Remnant Lv. 154

Its level exceeded 150.

In terms of pure level, this was even higher than the Quarter Dragon Su-ho had defeated earlier.

Su-ho looked up and saw that the giant’s head almost touched the ceiling of the river cavern.

It seemed that was its limit.

‘It can’t go beyond that height.’

It made sense.

No matter how chaotic things got, there were boundaries.

Su-ho was careful not to hit the ceiling as he prepared to face the giant.

With its massive size, the Gigantic Remnant’s sword came crashing toward Su-ho.

But Su-ho didn’t dodge.

Instead, he raised his Blood Sword and took a defensive stance.

He was curious.

How strong would the Gigantic Remnant, formed by the fusion of the Remnant Plague, really be?

Just as the giant's sword descended toward him:

Flash!

The moment the giant’s sword met Su-ho’s, a brilliant white light exploded.

At the same time, Su-ho’s sword cleaved through the giant’s sword like a cutter through paper.

– ...!

The Gigantic Remnant, realizing the power difference, quickly withdrew its sword.

But it was too late.

Its sword was already split down the middle, leaving it in a pitiful state.

The giant’s eyes widened in disbelief.

At the sight of this clumsy scene, Su-ho also raised the corner of his mouth and flicked his sword, as though shaking off some water from a kitchen knife.

“Your size has increased, but not much else has changed.”

If anything had changed, it was that the Gigantic Remnant was slightly sturdier than the individual Remnant Plague.

But the difference wasn’t that significant.

Fighting the Remnant Plague felt like popping a balloon, while fighting the Gigantic Remnant was like slicing tofu.

But in the face of steel, whether it’s a balloon or tofu, does it really make much difference?

What was certain was that, despite the higher level, this Gigantic Remnant was no match for the Quarter Dragon Su-ho had previously defeated. Its claws were nothing compared to the dragon’s.

Su-ho drew his sword to his waist and took a stance.

Then...

[Cloud Cutter is activated.]

Flash!

As the skill was activated, a massive burst of light flashed, and a white sword line appeared across the giant’s neck.

Swoosh!

A clean cutting sound.

At the same time, the giant’s head dropped and disintegrated into ash, scattering into the wind.

[You have slain the Gigantic Remnant.]

Seeing the notification, Su-ho furrowed his brows.

At this rate, it seemed more efficient to hunt a truckload of 120-level Remnant Plague for experience.

“Tsk, tsk. I should hurry up and take down the boss.”

The rest of the process was the same.

Now, Gigantic Remnants appeared in groups, but none of them managed to break through Su-ho’s Holy Enchant.

Still, there were some rewards.

While there were fewer Gigantic Remnants than Remnant Plague, Su-ho was able to level up one more time while clearing them.

After advancing for a long time, when no more Gigantic Remnants appeared, Su-ho finally reached the end of Wonryeongnaru.