Chapter 936
Wings of Great Sin Redemption
What is this situation?
Eivass was stunned.
Normally, whenever Eivass summoned another Beast of Sin, the summoning of the previous one should have been canceled.
Because only one Beast of Sin can exist on the field at a time—this does not restrict Eivass’s summoning, it only causes the previous Beast of Sin to be replaced.
But when Eivass casually summoned the Night Demon, he could still clearly feel the aura of the Butterfly of Great Sin from Yulia—
“Leah?”
Eivass tentatively called out, “Are you still there?”
“I am, Dad.”
The bow on Yulia’s head emitted the voice of the Butterfly of Great Sin.
It flew directly from the top of Yulia’s head and transformed into the Black Skirted, Flame Wing in a vortex of intense flames.
Yulia’s eyes widened as she looked at this powerful Phantom Demon, who resembled her by seven to eight parts, with a detached and noble aura, like her adult version… or rather, like her mother.
“Oh…”
The Night Demon also let out an exclamation.
Although she could usually observe this World from Eivass’s perspective, it was the first time the Night Demon had met the Butterfly of Great Sin face-to-face and existed at the same time.
It was like the moon meeting the sun.
She also couldn’t help but briefly transform into her true form—unlike the Butterfly of Great Sin, the Night Demon had a limited time to reveal her true form. Therefore, she usually preferred her crow form.
This time, Eivass could confirm it.
Two Beasts of Sin could actually materialize simultaneously through this method, completely bypassing the restriction on the number of summoned Beasts of Sin!
It was like an Apostle taking on flesh…
“However,” the Butterfly of Great Sin Leah said, closing her eyes and feeling the power within her, “when manifested in this way… the Path Power within is only half.”
“Half, does that mean… the power is halved?”
Yulia couldn’t help but ask.
After seeing the appearance of the Butterfly of Great Sin, she felt an inexplicably strong affinity for her.
It is said that people naturally feel a good impression towards those who resemble them, perhaps that is the reason. Yulia thought.
“No,” the Butterfly of Great Sin caressed Yulia’s soft hair, “other powers should be usable in full, although the durability will be halved. For example, guiding Flame Streams, Meteor Showers, Fire Worship, and Doomsday Rays… the power will not change, only the duration will be reduced. The only thing whose power will decrease is self-destruction.
“Also, I cannot stray too far from Yulia, or I will be forcibly recalled. The maximum distance is probably only sixty meters… therefore, Meteor Shower and self-destruction should not be usable.”
“I seem to have… also obtained a similar power.”
Yulia murmured in a low voice and extended her hand.
The golden-red flames erupted from within her body, turning into materialized forms and coiling around her arm like snakes or ropes. In front of Yulia, the flames were as obedient and tame as living creatures.
She could even condense the flames into a long whip, and even…
Under Eivass’s amazed gaze, the flames in Yulia’s hand condensed into several Flame Butterflies. They fluttered, then transformed into a small fox entirely made of flames. It leaped nimbly, then scattered into numerous sparks upon hitting the ground, transforming back into Flame Butterflies.
“…I feel like I can even condense it into a lion, or a giant python.”
Yulia herself did not even know why she could do this: “But I clearly do not have the Path Trait of Flame Affinity…”
“Because this is your own power.”
The Butterfly of Great Sin gently caressed Yulia’s head—she was even taller than Eivass, and Yulia, who had grown considerably, still looked like a child in front of her.
Watching this scene, a thought inexplicably surfaced in Eivass’s mind:
Yulia and the Butterfly of Great Sin looked together, it was like a Pokémon of the same type that had evolved once, and then underwent Mega Evolution after evolving…
“Just as Fiends can also use the power of the demons residing within them. If I had woken up normally, and without your father’s seal… if I had communicated with you, and were willing to lend you my power, you would have been able to use my power like this. Even without becoming an Extraordinary…”
The Butterfly of Great Sin did not finish her sentence.
But Eivass and Yulia knew what the remaining half of her sentence was—although one could use this power without becoming an Extraordinary, they both knew how much power a fragile mortal body could withstand before disintegrating.
They were separated by Eivass in the past, and now, after being refined and stabilized, they were returned to their bodies…
Eivass fell into thought.
…It sounds like some kind of molecular gastronomy, like Dragon Roar Strawberries or something.
“Leah, Viness, I plan to conduct an experiment.”
Eivass called out to his two Beasts of Sin and had another idea.
He had not yet used the new power he obtained from Lucifer.
—Except for “Paradise Lost,” which allowed Eivass to contend with Fallen Heavenly Envoys without falling behind, Eivass also inherited a portion of the power of the Transcendent Path from Lucifer.
[Transcendent – Wings of Great Sin Redemption: The Beasts of Sin you summon can merge with the White Wings of the Gospel, bear each other’s Great Sins, share each other’s status, and synchronize each other’s will; it strengthens “Paradise Lost” and reduces its cooldown by one day.]
Eivass had not used this ability before.
The main reason was that in battles where he needed to use “Great Sin Redemption,” he dared not merge the Beasts of Sin he summoned—who would test a new ability by suddenly severing an arm in a life-or-death duel?
Each Beast of Sin could only be summoned once a day.
But if the Butterfly of Great Sin attached to Yulia’s body could also be accommodated by [Wings of Great Sin Redemption], it would mean that Eivass could fully prepare a Beast of Sin for consumption in advance, use [Wings of Great Sin Redemption] to merge with the Butterfly of Great Sin within Yulia, and then use an Illusion Card to summon the Butterfly of Great Sin!
It was like how Eivass would burn cards a day in advance to summon enough powerful Beasts of Sin when preparing for a critical battle. This way, the next day, when the cooldowns of other Illusion Cards recovered, he could use them again.
Seeing several clusters of white wings suddenly burst from behind Eivass, Leah and Viness understood.
Yulia, on the other hand, was surprised: “Brother, you’ve become… an Angel?”
In the cultural inheritance from Hrasal, there were occasional Angels with pure white wings on their backs. These “Angels” were not Apostles of the Hourglass, nor did they possess any divine will or power. They were merely cultural imprints left by Winged Ones who once existed.
The only Winged Ones still existing today were probably the Harpies and a few other marginal tribes. Because they were the weakest, they had survived to this day.
The most powerful lineage belonging to Great Philosopher, Supreme Heaven, and Fallen Heavenly Envoy—a race that could even be directly named “Winged Ones”—had long since been extinct.
Eivass’s antlers, which were originally on his head, had already made Yulia quite concerned. Now, the six gold-inlaid white wings behind Eivass even more astonished Yulia.
And the next moment, she felt the power within her being stripped away—the power of the Butterfly of Great Sin was being reclaimed by Eivass!
The Night Demon and the Butterfly of Great Sin both turned into streams of light and fell into the wings behind Eivass.
—Wings of Great Sin Redemption!
Of the six white wings behind Eivass, two transformed into a warm feeling red and a deep purplish-black, respectively.
The King of the Wild Hunt, which had not been summoned, was not merged by Eivass.
However, the fused Butterfly of Great Sin and the Night Demon brought Eivass nearly terrifying power—
Originally, Paradise Lost, a decisive skill that required a total of sixty-six mana to use, could strip away a total of 66% of the opponent’s resistance.
Now, two new entries appeared above Paradise Lost:
[Paradise Lost – Dry Heat Fire: The power and range of “Paradise Lost” are increased threefold.]
[Paradise Lost – Hatred of Darkness: The resistance stripping of “Paradise Lost” is strengthened to a 66% reduction in all-attribute resistances; upon hitting with Paradise Lost, it will also additionally dispel up to eight buff statuses.]
This is…
So powerful, this amplification!
Eivass was greatly surprised.
—This is Lucifer’s legacy!
As expected of the successor of a Wing Heavenly Envoy, the leader of the Winged Ones race. Even if only a part of him successfully sublimated into a Fallen Heavenly Envoy after being ambushed by the “Serpent,” he could create such powerful races as “Demons”…
Eivass suddenly remembered that the wings of Fallen Heavenly Envoys were all purplish-black.
In the game, during the Fallen Heavenly Envoy boss fight, the opponent would also use “Paradise Lost” as a transition mechanism, flying into the air and unleashing continuous barrages of light blades.
However, this skill was not a wipeout skill that could only be endured by relying on mechanics; it had a red circle indicator, and could be dodged by rolling or simply walking—even if one didn’t dodge, it was enough to gather together and use two or three group protection skills to withstand it while standing still. After all, it covered the entire screen, and too much firepower would not be concentrated on the same point.
It was like two cannonballs could almost never land in the same crater.
This type of random full-screen attack mechanism, standing still would at most take two hits, while moving could potentially take a series of hits…
The terrifying aspect of this mechanism was that it could dispel all buff statuses on players with just one hit and reduce all-attribute resistances by 66%. If it weren’t for a group of people gathering and defending each other, a lone player would only need to get hit once, and the second hit would be fatal.
However, in reality, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy would certainly not be foolish enough to bombard empty ground.
Or rather, this dungeon had weakened the expression and combat intelligence of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy to enhance gameplay.
But no matter what… this mechanism, Eivass now possessed it!
Moreover, the Fallen Heavenly Envoy only had one attribute enhancement, while Eivass could have up to six—or even not six, with the enhancement from the Butterfly of Great Sin, Paradise Lost with tripled power already gave Eivass the possibility of surpassing Fallen Heavenly Envoys in a power struggle!
Thinking of this, Eivass’s expression became even more subtle.
…Why does it feel like he’s walking further and further down the path of becoming a BOSS?
(End of Chapter)
