Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 326 - The 3rd Apostle (3)

The Dawn Council gathers souls.

The reasons for gathering souls are varied.

To use forbidden magic.

Or for the ritual of Moon Mother’s resurrection.

Although he already knew this, he couldn’t help but be surprised when he faced it directly.

It’s as many as sixty-six thousand.

‘And that’s sixty-six thousand at the minimum.’

Even Ethan couldn’t help but be surprised when he made contact with that white mass and saw what was inside.

Inside was an abyss.

An abyss where countless souls wailed.

‘She’s drawn magic onto the souls. That’s why each of those white masses has its own ego.’

It made sense that they had egos since more than a thousand souls were mixed together.

‘She gives simple commands through magic. To protect the owner of those white masses, the 3rd Apostle, and annihilate the enemy.’

In the end, those white masses were masses of souls.

And Ethan’s Ghost Power from Bihyeongrang had a definite effect on souls.

Swoosh-!

As the 3rd Apostle waved her hand again, the souls of the abyss writhed and attacked Ethan.

“Huh?”

But the moment the white masses tried to accelerate.

Ethan’s Ghost Power rose up and held the masses in place.

“The King of Ghosts has arrived.”

As Ethan raised his hand, the oncoming white masses stopped in their tracks. It wasn’t just one or two.

All 66 white masses stopped in their place.

Then, as if bowing in worship, they lowered their upper parts.

“What is this…”

The 3rd Apostle’s face twitched at this unexpected situation.

The souls of the abyss had stopped. Without her command.

Moreover, they seemed to be pledging allegiance to Ethan, breaking free from her control, causing the 3rd Apostle to grit her teeth at the sight.

Ethan didn’t miss this opportunity.

“Ghost-Slaying Sword.”

A sword that slays ghosts.

Ghosts cut by this sword are under Ethan’s control for 1 hour.

‘Just one for now.’

More than a thousand souls are bound in one white mass.

The Ghost-Slaying Sword can bring any ghost under its feet, but what matters is whether Ethan can handle it.

Slash!

In an instant, souls entered through the Ghost-Slaying Sword. It was the countless stories of countless souls.

One white mass contained the stories of a thousand souls.

Ethan saw fragments of those stories through the Ghost-Slaying Sword.

Slash!

This time, Ethan swung the Ghost-Slaying Sword towards the air. The connection between the white mass and the Ghost-Slaying Sword was severed.

‘Uncontrollable. It’s not something I can handle.’

But at least there was one thing he gained.

“The dead are asking me to kill you. They’re begging me to kill you without fail.”

Swoosh-

The powerful yin energy obtained through the white mass was absorbed into his body.

Ethan drew up his Ghost Power and expelled the absorbed yin energy while simultaneously drawing his two swords.

Frost, lightning, and powerful yin energy coated the two swords.

“You, what on earth did you…”

The 3rd Apostle’s expression turned to surprise at something she had never experienced before.

Ethan didn’t give her a chance and strongly kicked the ground.

‘I need to cut off her breath in one go.’

With this determination, Ethan’s most powerful swordsmanship unfolded.

Ethan Swordsmanship 4th Form

Eternal Frost of Trust

Crackle-!

A streak of yellow lightning was drawn in a straight line. And at its end, a chill imbued with strong yin energy settled.

Ice froze over the ground where a lightning-shaped scar had formed.

A clear yellow on a white world.

Ethan’s sword accurately sliced the 3rd Apostle’s neck.

‘There was a feeling in my hand!’

But at that moment.

“Sartre’s Secret Archive.”

The 3rd Apostle’s superhuman ability activated.

Ethan, who had cut the opponent’s neck, strongly planted his foot to stop and slowly turned around.

Ethan raised an eyebrow at the sight of the unharmed 3rd Apostle.

He clearly felt like he had cut her neck.

Looking at Ethan like this, the 3rd Apostle mockingly tilted her head left and right.

“It was my trump card. I ended up using it. A one-time superhuman ability, isn’t it funny? I thought I wouldn’t need it since I had the souls of the abyss, but…”

Just as Ethan had many defensive measures, so did the 3rd Apostle.

‘It seals any damage into the archive. But it’s one-time use.’

Ethan knew it was a very high-grade superhuman ability.

‘It’s a superhuman ability that’s not worth the effort to obtain. That’s why I wasn’t even thinking about it.’

Who would have thought she would have that.

“I really almost died, Ethan Whiskers!”

The 3rd Apostle laughed again and snapped her fingers.

“Autonomous ego release.”

Then the 66 souls of the abyss that had been bowing to Ethan went limp as if they had lost their egos.

The power of Bihyeongrang is extraordinary. If a being has yin energy, all souls, ghosts, goblins, devils, and evil spirits are placed under it regardless.

But like this, when the autonomy that the ghosts possessed was taken away, he couldn’t have control.

‘That’s no longer a ghost. It’s a puppet on strings.’

Unless the ego returns, Bihyeongrang’s power won’t work.

“I don’t know what method you used to subdue my souls of the abyss, but if they don’t listen, I’ll just control them directly! I have quite a lot of my mana in them, you know? If I control them directly, I can get all the mana back!”

The 3rd Apostle chuckled and started to emit a large amount of mana.

An enormous amount of mana.

Although the mana restriction array spread in Ivecar is distorted, allowing more mana to be used than before, it doesn’t mean all the mana one has can be used.

‘Yet to this extent…’

Ethan took a deep breath.

‘Enemy of Thousands has been depleted. The earthen wall still has durability left.’

Ethan increased his speed.

‘The 3rd Apostle’s automatic defense is no longer possible. She have to block all my attacks directly. In other words, the 3rd Apostle, who originally couldn’t keep up with my speed, will be unilaterally exposed to my attacks.’

Swoosh-!

Ethan, who approached the 3rd Apostle with two advances, swung his two swords sideways. It looked like a lion swinging its claws.

Crackle-!

“You already know, right? The souls of the abyss are connected to my body. If the souls of the abyss take a hit, I take a hit too. It’s high risk, high return. But there’s one big advantage. I can change positions.”

Swoosh-

The 3rd Apostle was busy muttering even as the attack was coming, not bothering to dodge.

Ethan stopped his attack just before reaching the opponent.

The burden was heavy due to the forced stop, but he didn’t mind and retreated greatly.

“Lyuka!”

Ethan shouted loudly to summon Lyuka.

The summoned Lyuka cried “Kyung!” and quickly transferred mana to Ethan.

But the 3rd Apostle was even faster.

“You, your perception is too quick. But it’s too late. My explanation is over. This ability has a condition that I have to explain and the opponent has to listen. But the effect is really good considering how demanding the conditions are.”

Ethan retreated greatly once more. But the souls of the abyss were already there.

“Switch.”

The 3rd Apostle, who had approached Ethan’s back in an instant, whispered.

“Tear apart.”

A gust of wind poured from her hand.

“Your defensive ability seems to be specialized in blocking large attacks.”

Like Ethan, the 3rd Apostle also had insight ability.

“The Thousand Watching Eyes told me.”

The Thousand Watching Eyes, and that wind attack just now, were also one of the powerful superhuman abilities possessed by the 3rd Apostle.

The souls of the abyss made by killing numerous people.

And various superhuman abilities.

The 3rd Apostle’s strength was not ordinary.

Ethan counted the dwindling defensive measures in his head and inwardly cursed.

-The earthen wall has reached its durability limit and collapsed.

-Moonlight Defense!

-Remaining uses: 1.

“Huh, this is a bit harsh. What the hell is it? Why is there no damage?”

Even the trump card was used.

All the superhuman abilities that are better hidden were brought out and used to attack.

Yet Ethan’s defense was too solid.

Of course, Ethan was equally flustered by the sudden attack.

‘This opponent is too tricky to deal with.’

Three defensive measures had already disappeared.

Moonlight Defense still had one use left, and Moonforce’s Armor clothes were still there, but there was no more leeway.

‘The 3rd Apostle might have more hidden abilities.’

Unlike Ethan who was hiding his flustered inner thoughts, the 3rd Apostle looked quite tense.

“Damn it.”

The 3rd Apostle was repeatedly feeling perplexed because Ethan kept neutralizing her attacks and his expression management was perfect.

Above all, Ethan’s gaze was fierce.

But the 3rd Apostle thought that Ethan couldn’t freely use the same swordsmanship as before.

The mana consumption must be great from the fight so far.

Moreover, that Ethan Whiskers’ body has Extinction. Unless he has perfectly overcome that Extinction, Ethan’s physical condition won’t be at its best.

“Let’s see how long you can keep that up!”

Grind-

The 3rd Apostle gritted her teeth and started to control the 66 souls of the abyss in earnest.

Swoosh-!

The white masses were shot at Ethan. Some were nets, some were giant axes, and some were hammers.

The 66 souls of the abyss, transformed into various forms, moved simultaneously.

The reaction was slower than when they had autonomous egos, but since the 3rd Apostle was moving them directly, they could be transformed and used in various forms.

Clang-!

Ethan first avoided the incoming nets.

The ones coming in net form seemed like they would be difficult to cut. They probably had a technique to absorb mana or reduce power upon contact.

‘But the rest of the weapons can be destroyed.’

Crack-!

‘It’s even lighter than before.’

The feel when destroying them was different. It seemed like more than just the ego had disappeared.

However, as soon as they were destroyed, the fragments gathered together and immediately restored into white masses.

‘So the recovery ability is the same.’

Ethan frowned while looking at the 3rd Apostle.

In the end, is there no choice but to quickly deal with the main body?

But the 3rd Apostle, who had already recognized that she couldn’t block Ethan’s attacks, kept 10 souls of the abyss on standby near her.

It was an admission that she couldn’t respond to Ethan’s speed.

‘But she can’t keep that up forever. She’ll definitely use the switch.’

Ethan lightly stamped his foot.

‘I’ll save the 4th form for the most critical moment.’

With Lyuka and the absorbed yin energy, he could use it about three more times.

Fortunately, except for the 4th form, he could use the 1st to 3rd forms as freely as he wanted.

Ethan continued to destroy the white masses.

Swoosh-!

“……”

However, he still couldn’t deal with the instant acceleration.

‘Instant acceleration can’t be used continuously. I’ve already timed it. Once every 35 seconds.’

Moreover, instant acceleration was only possible with exactly one out of the 66 white masses.

Ethan pretended to be relaxed and completely ignored the attacks from instant acceleration. The defensive techniques were still holding up.

-Moonlight Defense!

-The moonlight falls into sleep, using all its power.

Ethan used the last Moonlight Defense as a sacrifice to approach the 3rd Apostle again.

“This can’t be all you’ve got, right?”

Swoosh-!

Ethan Swordsmanship 4th Form

Eternal Frost of Trust

The world turned white.