Chapter 153: Riding Doul, Acceleration (2)
Heroes always seemed to arrive late in hero stories.
It was the same in this world - heroes mostly didn’t make it to the scene on time.
Why were these so-called heroes always late?
Were they just procrastinating and ended up being late, or did they think that since the incident had already happened, they might as well take their time and enjoy a cup of coffee?
While there were those who acted like this, seeing truly justice-driven individuals like Baek Seol-hee arrive late made me think.
It was not that the heroes were slow.
Villains created circumstances that made it impossible for heroes to arrive quickly.
No hero wanted to be late to the scene, but villains deliberately caused incidents in locations where it was hard for heroes to reach.
That was the case right now.
I rushed to Ulleungdo with all my might but still ended up slightly late.
‘If I had been just a bit later, Yoon Iseon would have almost turned into a demon.’
If I had looked elsewhere.
If Baek Seol-hee had delayed me while trying to catch me.
If I had wasted time catching a demon that appeared along the way.
Maybe I would have had to face an S-class demon, Yoho Gumiho.
But I barely saved her.
Though Duoexini’s touch had reached her, I managed to save Yoon Iseon.
‘Good work.’
Yoon Iseon and Yumir, too.
It wasn’t so easy for Yumir to simply reveal her power as Solar Platina and end things – the situation was too unfavorable for her.
Asking her, ‘Why don’t you transform?’ would be unreasonable.
If our secret society hadn’t sent Doul, she would have transformed immediately, defeated the demon, and saved Yoon Iseon.
Maybe I robbed her of the chance to shine.
There could have been a future where Yumir heroically saved Yoon Iseon and revealed her identity as Golden Priestess while defeating the demon.
But that future didn’t exist.
Because that’s the future Duoexini wanted, where the Golden Priestess - Platinum Sun revealed herself.
There were places where the Golden Priestess needed to intervene, but Ulleungdo was not one of them.
So.
[I’m late, so let’s finish this quickly.]
[Tempest, On!]
I instantly united with Doul.
The magic power of Doul, dwelling inside me, filled my entire body, and I allowed Doul to enter my body.
[Ah, this feeling… It’s the best…! The sensation of being alive…!]
[Stop the nonsense. Follow me. Keep up with my tempo.]
After steadying my magic power, I focused all my consciousness forward.
Just like when Ermina Sternfert went berserk, he must be-
[Here he comes.]
“Goblinnnnnn!!”
He rushed towards me at super speed.
His speed was not just like a flash of lightning but more like running in a world where time had been accelerated.
Suddenly, the world stopped.
My body stopped, and I saw Duoexini flying towards me in slow motion.
The attack was straightforward.
Pu??uh!
I thrust my magic-charged fist forward.
Duoexini couldn’t dodge my punch and was knocked backward.
“Kr, krrr…!”
[Last time, too, you were easily defeated. How come there’s no progress at all?]
When Platinum Sun was fighting Yuliana, Duoexini and I fought for nearly 30 minutes.
[Last time you fled after being defeated, what will you do this time?]
And that time, I obviously won.
[I told you. You’re not the only one with such abilities.]
“You, dog…!”
[Being faster than your battle opponent isn’t enough to beat me.]
I extended the Goblin’s bat, now imbued with Doul’s power, and transformed it into a new form of weapon suitable for Doul’s combat style.
[In the world of speed, you are just an ordinary user of physical enhancement ability.]
Whiiing.
The bat elongated like a spear shaft, and sharp blades emerged from it, gleaming with Doul’s signature green color, resembling tiger claws.
If I were to describe it, it’s like a halberd.
A weapon perfectly suited for Doul’s slicing ability and one that I found really easy to handle.
[Unlike you, I can move rapidly even in this accelerated time.]
“Kuh, you…!”
[You must have survived like an eel using that ability until now.]
Whiiing.
The halberd, filled with Doul’s magic power, glinted.
The finely honed blade, appearing merely like solid glass on the surface, vibrated at a speed I couldn’t perceive.
“That, that’s… Wol-do!”
[……Ah. Yes.]
I gripped the pole of the Wol-do and leaped forward, swinging it towards Duoexini.
Boooom!
A blade wind burst from the horizontally swiped blade.
As Duoexini tilted his head back, trying to dodge like a scene from a movie, in a green glint matching Doul’s color -
[Foolish.]
“!!”
Fwsssh!
The slashing strike, resembling a crescent moon, exploded right before reaching Duoexini and scattered.
“Kaaaah!!!”
The exploding crescent moon turned into sharp glass shards, bursting upwards and downwards.
Naturally, Duoexini, right below, was hit by Doul’s blades all over, and I slowly walked forward, swinging the Wol-do again.
“K, hahaha! I found your weakness!”
Duoexini, battered in the front, pointed at me with a bleeding hand and laughed.
“You can’t run in that state!”
[…….]
“You’re acting arrogant, but you can’t run in reality! Hahaha! I didn’t realize it last time, but now I’m sure!”
As bubbles emerged from Duoexini’s body, his wounds began to heal immediately.
[Half-turned into a demon, huh.]
“Hahaha! Half? Hahaha, you don’t know! You might try to probe, but it won’t work on me!”
Duoexini, with red eyes blazing, clenched his fist from afar.
“You’re not keeping up with my speed! You’re just ‘perceiving’ it!”
[…….]
“Just like Doul! Hahaha!”
Indeed.
One could think that way.
Just as Doul had calmly countered him before, I could be intently monitoring his movements in a fully concentrated state.
Now, I was one with Doul.
…I couldn’t deny it.
‘Doul, is there a way?’
‘I don’t know! Ugh, how am I supposed to understand this…?’
Doul was unable to follow my train of thought.
‘Turning mana into special particles to accelerate one’s time, how do you even do that!’
‘Well.’
‘Don’t talk like an ability user!’
‘There’s nothing I can do but tell you to try your best.’
I could chase Duoexini’s speed alone.
It was also possible to ‘run’ faster than Duoexini.
But now, being one with Doul, I could use most of Doul’s magic power, but with certain constraints.
‘I used too much of my magic power coming here.’
I had used too much magic power riding my bike from Jindo to Ulleungdo.
But I couldn’t disengage the union.
If I did, I wouldn’t be able to kill Duoexini.
[Well, I admit I can’t move as fast now. But.]
I gripped the Wol-do again and aimed it at Duoexini.
[That doesn’t mean you’ve become faster than me now, does it?]
“……!”
[I’ll slash you mercilessly. Fast enough that your regeneration speed can’t keep up.]
Whooom.
The Wol-do once again started to shimmer with green magic power.
[I’ll keep slashing until you die eventually.]
I launched another slashing attack at Duoexini.
It was impossible to follow with the eyes.
But it was better than the last time.
Occasionally, glimpses of the two could be seen like a video with skipping frames.
“…….”
Yumir bit her lower lip.
Supporting the coughing Yoon Iseon, she watched from behind as Do Ji-hwan merged with Doul, valiantly fought Duoexini as she ground her teeth in frustration.
“Yumir….”
“President? Ah, no, stay still. If you move wrong….”
“Can you really call the Platinum Sun…?”
Yoon Iseon’s hand grasped Yumir’s.
“If so, I’m sorry, but please call her….”
Yoon Iseon was losing consciousness.
Ever since her tail was cut by Duoexini, she had been losing a vast amount of magic power, struggling to breathe and barely maintaining consciousness.
“Platinum Sun is, hah, said to be a partner of Goblin. If that’s true, then right now….”
“I don’t think they’re partners. Ah, maybe….”
“Still, that doesn’t matter. Help the Goblin. And….”
Yoon Iseon’s finger pointed far beyond, towards the area where their battle was taking place.
“Those demons…. the students, if only they could be turned back into humans….”
Thud.
Yoon Iseon collapsed onto the bike.
The bike barely supported Yoon Iseon as she fell forward, and Yumir slowly helped her off the bike, laying her flat on the ground.
“…….”
Yumir then removed her Taeguk Watch and placed it on Yoon Iseon.
“…Thank you for the consideration.”
Did Yoon Iseon notice?
She didn’t know.
But at least for Yumir, this moment was the ‘opportunity’ she had been waiting for since the crisis began.
“…Time is relative.”
Yumir covered her face with her hands for a moment.
“I can….”
Yumir repeated to herself.
“Do this.”
To correct.
“Follow the Goblin’s speed… match the Goblin’s tempo.”
It was not that she could.
“I must.”
Yumir closed her eyes for a moment, then conjured magic power in her hand.
“…Blast Thunder (疾風迅雷).”
Golden lightning sparked from Yumir’s body.
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