Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 451

‘So it’s finally the final chapter.’

The Big Gate’s boss monster had a total of four phases.

At least, the boss monster Girard that Su-ho knew did.

That structure didn’t change even with the difficulty reduced by 90%.

‘Doesn’t matter. I’ve already prepared for the very last phase anyway.’

Girard, with all his limbs severed.

Su-ho had thought he would simply die out like fading embers, but suddenly his whole body turned yellow and began to blaze.

Crack! Crack! Craaackle!

The sound of something breaking.

It was the sound of Girard’s massive body breaking apart.

Su-ho watched that and began swinging his sword to use a skill.

[ Heat-Transmuting Blade is activated. ]

Fwoooooooosh!!

He fired off sword slashes like a madman.

The reason he unleashed those sword slashes was simple.

‘Only the dumb villains in sentai shows wait for the transformation to finish.’

Of course, in his previous life, he had been stupid.

Not just him, but the entire strike squad.

Back then, the strike squad had just stood there blankly, simply watching Girard’s transformation.

They did have their reasons.

How many people wouldn’t just stare blankly when one of humanity’s final boss-level enemies was using some so-called ancient power?

On top of that, the strike squad back then had only just managed to finish the third phase and were quite exhausted.

In other words, they were so worn out, and the spectacle itself was so mysterious, that they couldn’t help but stare without realizing it.

But once was enough for that kind of experience.

Now, Girard’s final phase was no longer mysterious.

He wasn’t all that exhausted, either.

And the effects of Rage Mode and Foxfire were still ongoing.

He had no intention of wasting that precious duration just watching for fun.

That was why he used Heat-Transmuting Blade.

Kwagwagwagwagwa!!

The pouring Heat-Transmuting Blade slashes exploded against Girard’s breaking body.

Clashing and detonating in the darkness, they produced thick clouds of dust.

Did that finish him off?

No.

It did not.

Amazingly, above the dust that had been swept aside, Girard—no longer a gigantic statue, but now shrunk to about the size of an adult man—was floating in midair.

His arms had increased as well.

A full ten arms.

Seeing that, Su-ho clicked his tongue.

‘So he’s invincible during the transformation, huh.’

Otherwise there was no way he’d be that unscathed.

It seemed the difficulty downscaling applied not to the number of arms, but to Girard’s power. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

He had only two of his arms folded across his chest, and then, guiding his floating body down, he landed at Su-ho’s feet with a rather sanctimonious air.

“Impressive.”

He opened with praise.

“Truly worthy of praise.”

More praise.

“To have pushed me this far. And all by yourself, at that.”

Yet more praise.

“But now, that too is over. Now that you have seen my true form awakened by ancient power, no matter what you are, this moment will be your last.”

“I see.”

“What?”

“If you’re done talking, how about we hurry up and start?”

“Haha! I’m quite curious to see how long that confidence of yours lasts.”

“Doesn’t it embarrass you to talk like that? Considering you’ve lost three times even with me going easy on you?”

“Shut up!!”

[ Girard becomes enraged. ]

[ Girard uses ruler-grade Fear. ]

[ Dragon Blood is activated. ]

[ By the Dragon Mind effect of Dragon Blood, Fear does not apply. ]

[ By the effect of ruler-grade Fear, all buffs on Players are removed. ]

Fwaaaaaaah!!

Well, well, look at him—acting all benevolent before, and then getting triggered by one last taunt, huh?

He let out a roar and used ruler-grade Fear, and at the same time unleashed powerful mana pressure that blasted Su-ho far backward.

‘Yeah, that’s how you should’ve come out from the start.’

Man, thought my eardrums were going to burst.

Su-ho reapplied his self-buffs.

[ Blessing is activated. ]

[ Holy Enchant is activated. ]

[ Mana Perception is activated. ]

[ Endurance is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is activated. ]

[ Eye of the Blacksmith is activated. ]

[ Sword Aura is activated. ]

Reapplying buffs wasn’t hard.

It was just a bit of a waste that Foxfire and Rage Mode took some time before they could be used again.

Su-ho then tried to use Enrage on Girard.

At that moment—

“Where do you think you’re going!”

Girard closed in on Su-ho at ultra-high speed and started throwing punches.

[ Girard uses Rock-Crushing Fist Barrage. ]

The skill he was using had changed.

Because with more hands, both the power and the speed had increased.

Kwagwagwagwagwang!!

Girard’s fists, shooting out like a Gatling gun, were not something easily blocked with a single sword.

So instead of meeting him head-on, Su-ho immediately backed off and started using skills.

[ Weaken is activated. ]

[ Mark of Pain is activated. ]

[ Enrage is activated. ]

[ Blessing of Rage is activated. ]

[ Curse of Rage is activated. ]

With more new skills added, not only his self-buffs, but his debuff barrages had increased dramatically as well.

But Su-ho wasn’t bothered in the least.

If all it took to neutralize the enemy was using a few skills, he was more than willing to chant them like a monk reciting sutras.

“You damned bastard!!”

Girard grew enraged.

The reason the bastard, who just moments ago had been calmly oozing arrogance, suddenly started ranting was all thanks to the effect of Enrage.

Thud!

He stomped down with a powerful step and shot toward Su-ho again.

At the same time, he brought all ten fists together and thrust them at Su-ho like a spear.

‘Damn it!’

Su-ho couldn’t dodge it.

Because under the various rage effects, not only Girard’s attack power but also his speed had increased.

So he blocked it with the Blood Sword, but—

Kwooooom!!

From that overwhelming force, he could only be blown far back and slammed into the wall.

Rattle-rattle!

Su-ho pulled his body out from where he’d been embedded. In the process, broken chunks of rock and debris tumbled down in a shower.

“Ugh, that hurts.”

Well, it was the final phase of the Big Gate boss, after all.

As proof, that one single punch had instantly filled Su-ho’s Rage Power to the brim.

Right then—

Thud!

[ Girard uses Asura Rock Palm Strike. ]

Girard pressed four of his ten hands together in a prayer-like pose.

Then a new skill was activated, and a giant rocky hand erupted from where Su-ho was standing and struck him like a thunderclap.

Kwang!!

Tremendous force.

Girard burst into wild laughter as he watched Su-ho go flying and crash.

“Hahaha! To struggle this much against something so minor!”

Ignoring his crazed laughter, Su-ho painfully pulled his body out from where he’d been jammed into the wall.

But of course Girard wasn’t going to just watch that quietly.

“How dare you!”

[ Girard uses Asura Rock Palm Strike. ]

[ Girard uses Asura Rock Palm Strike. ]

[ Girard uses Asura Rock Palm Strike. ]

......

Just as Su-ho had launched a flurry of blows with Diamond Severance, Girard now brought his hands together and started spamming countless Asura Rock Palm Strikes at Su-ho.

Kwagwang! Bang! Kwagwang! Bang! Kwagwagwang!

It was like lightning was striking.

Su-ho had no choice but to spread the Blood Sword wide and shield his body from the Asura Rock Palm Strikes.

Because before he could slip out of the barrage of Asura Rock Palm Strikes, the next attack was already on its way.

“Be ground to dust and die right there!”

Girard roared with crazed laughter.

Just then—

[ Shadow Pierce is activated. ]

[ Shadow Shackles is activated. ]

[ Shadow Bleed is activated. ]

Puk!

Along with those three lines of notifications, one of Girard’s arms fell off.

It was Guiyeong.

Guiyeong, which had pierced through the darkness, had ostentatiously torn off one of the now-shrunken Girard’s arms.

Startled, Girard froze for a moment.

And Su-ho did not miss that moment.

[ Shadow Shift is activated. ]

Guiyeong’s form twisted, and in its place, Su-ho appeared.

Reappearing, Su-ho had the Blood Sword drawn back like a bowstring.

A blue Sword Aura fluttered along the Blood Sword, and at the same time, two different auras wrapped around Su-ho’s body and began to rage.

[ Foxfire is activated. ]

[ Rage Mode is activated. ]

The time was at hand.

Amidst the Asura Rock Palm Strikes pouring down like a torrential rain, Su-ho had unfolded Blood Armory and silently waited for the right moment.

Then, when the moment for a counterattack arrived, he sent out Guiyeong to create an opening.

In the darkness, Su-ho’s eyes blazed keenly.

Girard met Su-ho’s gaze.

Su-ho, his eyes blazing as fiercely as the auras wrapped around his body, locked eyes squarely with Girard and smiled.

“Hi.”

“You...!”

[ Enhancement is activated. ]

[ Diamond Severance is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is applied. ]

[ The power of Diamond Severance increases even further. ]

The final spells wrapped around him.

At the same time, Su-ho’s sword fell from above to below like a bolt of lightning.

Flash!

Su-ho’s sword, falling like lightning, drew a long vertical line in the darkness.

Kukwagagagagagaga!!

The path the light swept across immediately spewed out a rough roar and visual effects as if struck by a lightning bolt, unleashing a scorching fury that ruthlessly severed Girard’s arms on one side.

“Gyaaaaaaaaah!!”

[ Girard uses boss monster-grade Fear. ]

[ Dragon Blood is activated. ]

[ By the Dragon Mind effect of Dragon Blood, Fear does not apply. ]

Having five arms severed in one stroke, Girard let out a scream of agony.

Fear was triggered in the process, but it didn’t work.

And with that, Su-ho was convinced.

That with an enhanced Diamond Severance, he could finish the bastard for sure.

[ Girard uses Dominion of the Desert Ruler. ]

The bastard immediately used a recovery skill.

But it was useless.

[ Mark of Pain is currently active. ]

Because Mark of Pain was blocking his recovery.

“What the—!”

When his recovery failed, Girard panicked greatly.

Of course, Su-ho’s mana was draining rapidly.

But there was no way Girard would know that secret, and he hurriedly searched for another counterattack skill.

“Fine then, let’s see you block this!!”

Girard glared with bloodshot eyes and tried to counterattack.

The skill he intended to use was one that used his entire body as a catalyst to detonate ancient power and create an unprecedented ultra-powerful explosion in the boss room.

Of course, just because his body was the catalyst didn’t mean it disappeared after the explosion.

The only things that disappeared would be the damn enemies!

And this was one of Girard’s ultimate techniques.

But at that moment—

[ By the effect of Curse of Rage, Asura Explosive Slash has been sealed. ]

A single line of notification popped up before Su-ho’s eyes.

Seeing that, Su-ho laughed.

“Of all things, that’s what got sealed?”

“You little bastard...!!”

“Let’s wrap this up.”

There were no more patterns or skills left to show.

The phases were over, too.

So Su-ho used the final skill prepared for the final chapter.

[ Giantification is activated. ]

The last skill he used was Giantification.

Then Su-ho’s body began to grow and grow, and yet again, bewilderment flickered across Girard’s face.

But Su-ho didn’t care about the /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ bastard’s expression. Now, with their sizes reversed, he looked down on Girard and raised his sword.

And he used the largest, strongest slash since he’d entered the Big Gate.

[ Enhancement is activated. ]

[ Diamond Severance is activated. ]

[ Enhancement is applied. ]

[ The power of Diamond Severance increases even further. ]

Flash!

A disaster unprecedented in the history of the Desert of the Apocalypse fell upon Girard.

Kwagwagwagwagwagwa!!

The calamity wrought by the Blood Sword swallowed the bewildered Girard whole, as if smashing him to pieces with a gigantic hammer.

It was not a mere slash.

It was the giant’s punishment that judged a ruler.

And when darkness once more descended upon the surroundings—

[ You have successfully defeated Girard. ]

Su-ho finally achieved the feat of defeating Girard.