Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 141

A clean hit.

It landed perfectly.

As proof, system notifications appeared in front of Su-ho’s eyes.

[ Shadow Bind has been activated. ]

[ Shadow Bleed has been activated. ]

[ Shadow Piercing has been activated. ]

Normally, the conditions for activating Shadow Piercing were strict, but the pitch-black floor of Gangnaru was an exception.

This place was filled with more darkness than light.

Moreover, Hex's position involved assassination and long-range arrows for harassment.

So when the formation activated, it automatically took cover in the darkest, most sinister spots. freewebnøvel.com

Su-ho, well aware of this, initially focused on Hex.

But that wasn’t all.

Fwooosh! Boom!!

A burst of pure white brilliance exploded.

[ Holy Enchant activates Exorcism. ]

The Vengeance Bottles, made through the Vengeful Creation, were ghost-type monsters imbued with evil attributes, much like the Vengeance Spirits.

Despite their human-like appearance, they were still monsters.

Hence, the Exorcism effect from Holy Enchant worked perfectly.

Whoosh...

Twitch... twitch...

The head of Hex's Vengeance Bottle exploded from the Holy Enchant’s exorcism, and it squirmed on the ground, scattering ashen smoke.

Then, finally:

[ Hex Hood has been defeated. ]

The creature's life had been extinguished.

"One down."

At that moment, Alex's Vengeance Bottle, who had only just realized it had been played, thrust a huge shield toward Su-ho, closing the distance again.

Su-ho, seeing this, immediately jumped back into the air the moment he landed.

He soared higher than before, reaching the very ceiling of Gangnaru.

Suspended in midair, Su-ho looked down.

At the end of his gaze, he saw a foolish bull, lost and aimlessly wandering, unable to find its target.

‘Right. It’s just a replica.’

Although Vengeance Bottles were made from the target’s deepest rage, they only replicated their outward appearance and actions, not the full essence of their original selves.

A replica could never surpass the original, and this cheap Vengeance Bottle failed to recreate Alex's true skills as a shield bearer.

‘If it were the real Alex, he would have tried to catch my ankle the moment I left the ground.’

Therefore, Su-ho decided to punish this pathetic copy.

Drawing his sword to his waist, he quickly unleashed a strike.

[ Cloud Slash has been activated. ]

Whoosh!

A long beam of light dropped onto the head of the foolish bull.

The bull looked up too late, and that was its last gesture.

The instant it raised its head, its body was cleanly severed, as if measured by a ruler.

[ Alex Morgan has been defeated. ]

Su-ho casually dismissed the notification before landing on the ground again.

He then turned his attention to a foolish woman, struggling to understand what to do next.

It was Isabella's Vengeance Bottle, a mimic of the saint.

This replica of Isabella hesitated, confused by the sudden loss of her two companions.

‘Tsk, tsk. She’d probably want to use healing or buffs, but she’s already dead with a single strike. What can she possibly do?’

Swish!

Su-ho swung his sword, decapitating the replica.

[ Isabella Mikhail has been defeated. ]

Now only one replica remained.

Su-ho turned his head.

At that moment...

Whooosh!!

A massive fireball raced toward Su-ho.

Boom!!

The ground of Gangnaru shook with an explosive sound.

The final replica, Suzuki Endo's Vengeance Bottle, had landed the blow.

And the prediction was correct.

In the flames, there was a dark figure—it was unmistakably Su-ho.

But...

Swish!

The sound of slicing.

Before the sword hit, the sound was already audible.

And when Suzuki recognized it, a long gash had been carved into her forehead.

Simultaneously, the flames split, revealing Su-ho, untouched and dignified, with no trace of soot.

By then, Suzuki's sword was diagonally cleaved into two.

[ Suzuki Endo has been defeated. ]

The flames dissipated.

Su-ho remained unscathed.

No special measures had been taken.

Thanks to the Holy Enchant's protective effects, Su-ho had been shielded by a holy barrier.

This had been inevitable.

The Vengeance Bottle, made to mimic Suzuki, had only recreated her outward appearance, not her unique magical power.

Thus, the flames she produced, though seemingly fiery and intense, were, in reality, infused with evil attributes and ashen Vengeance Spirit energy.

And evil attributes couldn’t touch Su-ho.

Watching as Suzuki's form faded into smoke, Su-ho muttered to himself.

"I'll truly cut you down next time."

It was sincere.

He remembered the time he was poisoned by Suzuki, the dreadful pain that he never wanted to experience again.

That was why Su-ho vowed:

The next time he met Suzuki, he would offer her vengeance far worse than the poison—something more lethal.

In that sense, the one who had just died wasn’t even worth calling a proper imitation.

If it had been the real Suzuki, she wouldn’t have been using these unwarranted fire magic attacks. She would have summoned vast amounts of hydrochloric acid and poured it down, just as she did.

That was her style.

Finally, Su-ho shifted his gaze to the Envoy of Vengeance.

Its purple eyes were still glowing, but something about the look felt pitiable.

Su-ho spoke, looking at it.