Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 188 Dragon Knight

Dimensional space, projected page.

After King Solomon initiated the ritual that merged the power of the seventy-two demons, the spatial markers on the projection screen also began to change.

It is transforming from a 'gap in reality' into a 'purgatory of demons'.

In an instant, the sky on the projected screen turned blood red, even the sun seemed to gradually dim, the ground turned into a scorched desert, and the distant reflections resembled the hellish scene described by monotheistic religions.

"Inherent territory?"

Duncan's expression was quite solemn. He reached out and summoned Guevara's cursed spear, which spun once in the air before landing in his palm. He then planted the cursed spear directly into the ground, unleashing a torrent of magical power from within his body. The scorched desert was immediately affected by the power of the curse, weakening all enemies within its range.

In Celtic legend, Guevara once used a cursed spear to leave his enemy's land barren for years. However, its legend in the real world has faded, and its power cannot be compared with that of the mythological era.

The clash between the two individuals created a very strong sense of disconnect in the projected image.

Behind King Solomon lay a scene of purgatory, while behind Duncan lay the otherworldly realm shrouded in layers of mist.

The dividing point in the middle is where the two fought, and the collision of the inherent barriers caused slight cracks to appear in the space.

Solomon is also one of the hallmarks of the European mythological era.

One theory suggests that mysticism began to decline rapidly after King Solomon's death.

From the perspective of a king, Solomon was not particularly powerful, but he held an extremely high position in religion. He was an early theocratic ruler, and to sum it up in one sentence, he wrote a part of the Old Testament of the Bible.

After receiving wisdom from God, Solomon held the Ten Commandments, which were the source of his magical power to command angels and demons.

"Unlock the true Excalibur!"

Duncan no longer used the Cursed Spear to fight, but slowly grasped the Excalibur. Its form was also changing. The original blade had completely disappeared, turning into a condensed light sword, which was a manifestation of pure faith power.

"Unlock the Avalon scabbard!"

The protective auras of the Avalon guardian fairies merged with Duncan's body, granting him not only near-immortal regeneration but also immunity to most conventional spells. Furthermore, if necessary, Duncan could even forcibly gain the right to use the power of faith from the gods.

clang!
The light blade collided with flesh and blood, sparking a streak of crimson lightning.

When King Solomon reopened his eyes, he had transformed into a hybrid of angel and demon, resembling a humanoid monster. Unlike modern monotheism, the gods worshipped in early monotheism were often cruel, frequently unleashing divine punishment to chastise humanity.

A mythological belief has both good and evil aspects, but whether angels or demons, they are all servants of God.

For example, Odin and Nidhogg, the black dragon who brought about the end of the world in Norse mythology, appear to be enemies, but in fact, they belong to the same faith. Similarly, God's servants, the angels and saints, are also in the same camp as Lucifer and Satan in Hell.

Afterimages appeared one after another.

The demonized Solomon instantly appeared behind Duncan, seemingly traversing space as he launched an attack on Duncan in a flash.

More than a dozen seemingly real illusions clouded Duncan's vision; had it not been for his God-like perspective, he would not have been able to pinpoint the enemy's exact location.

At this moment, Solomon's human side has gradually disappeared, replaced by a side that is infinitely close to God. The seventy-two demon gods have merged into one, erasing his weaknesses as a human. The suppression of him by Duncan's authority as the King of Kings has been neutralized.

clang!clang!clang!
Solomon's arms had transformed into beast-like claws, a manifestation of a certain demon god. Many of the seventy-two demon gods were beast-like in appearance. After the complete fusion, he possessed both the angelic and demonic aspects. Fallen angel-like wings appeared on his back, demonic horns grew on his head, and demonic hooves appeared on his lower body. A key-shaped pattern appeared on the center of his chest.

This is a contract.

The origin of monotheism is the covenant between God and believers.

"Alarm! Alarm!"

"The power of the Old Testament has been detected! ...The true mirror image has been detected!..."

The demonized King Solomon is now on par with Duncan in terms of power. His left arm is fused with the first demon, Baal, and his right arm is fused with the second demon, Agares. His eyes have gained the abilities of the third demon, Vasak, allowing him to see into the past and future.

In addition, He also possesses the transformation abilities of demons, true vision, stealth, healing and recovery powers.

The seventy-two demon gods after them are not worth mentioning.

However, the first sixteen demons were all very strong, and King Solomon now has no weaknesses. If one had to point out a weakness, it would be that, like Duncan, his agility is relatively average. But he possesses powerful instant-cast spells, which compensates for his lack of agility.

boom!
In the clash of terrifying magic, the cracks in space are widening little by little, generating a tremendous suction force that directly decomposes the matter drawn into the darkness into dust, an effect similar to the Disintegration spell in Dungeons & Dragons.

This means that both of their powers have reached the ceiling of the real world; their battle has affected the laws of reality. If the shattered space were to tear further apart, it would be the effect of a Great Disintegration Technique. "No!"

"We must finish this quickly! Otherwise, the barrier of the other world won't be able to withstand it."

Duncan surged forward, ignoring the dozen or so real reflections around him, and locked onto Solomon's true form from a god-like perspective. This was a fight on his turf, and the things that were broken were all Duncan's possessions; how could he not feel heartache?

—Summoning spell!

The demonized King Solomon was a master of both offense and defense. Although he still fought in the style of a mage, he could also parry Duncan's slashes head-on. Although he did not understand why Duncan could see through his true illusions, he still predicted Duncan's attack trajectory a second in advance by relying on his ability to foresee the future.

This ability is a bit too overpowered.

No matter how Duncan changes his tactics or what strategies he uses, the enemy can always detect it in advance, just like he has a cheat code.

He could glimpse the future a second or two in advance, anticipating all attack methods and never catching anyone off guard. If Duncan hadn't been almost magic immune, he probably would have been completely overwhelmed by his magical bombardment.

The battle between the two was not fancy at all; it was just a simple head-on confrontation because they were both immune to conventional spells.

To use a rather unconventional analogy, it was like the war between Khorne and Tzeentch.

Duncan is like Khorne, who is immune to magic, while the demonized King Solomon is like Tzeentch. Neither of them can suppress the other, and in the end, they can only clash head-on.

puff!

Blood splattered.

Duncan's chest was torn open by the claws of the Demon King Solomon, leaving a wound several tens of centimeters long. His opponent's right arm was almost severed by Duncan, but a monkey-like tail extended from behind the enemy, grabbed the severed arm, and pressed it back in.

Both possess unconventional regenerative abilities; if they continue fighting like this, they could fight for three days and three nights without a clear winner.

—Unending fury!
Duncan suddenly roared, his muscles began to bulge, and he was no longer the heroic figure he had been at the beginning. His exposed skin was gradually covered with dragon scales, and a bloodthirsty light appeared in his cold vertical pupils. His whole body began to show signs of 'beastification'.

Behind him, the blood-red wings changed, gradually turning into dark red dragon wings, as the dragon bloodline was further awakened under the violent power.

boom!
Duncan slammed his palm into the ground, and from him, the ground within a radius of nearly a hundred meters shattered inch by inch. The entire ground was shaken apart by his rage, and with a furious roar, the shockwave formed, directly and devastatingly destroying the ritual array set up by King Solomon.

It doesn't matter if he's not good at magic, Duncan just destroyed the terrain!

As Duncan plunged his hands into the ground, a flat area hundreds of meters long was lifted up, and the earth, like a carpet, rose up in a wave, forming a wave peak tens of meters high. Then, countless stones flew out when Duncan punched out, and tens of thousands of stone fragments shot out like cannonballs!
This is the throwing power of a giant.

If there weren't any mountains of suitable size nearby, Duncan would have been prepared to unleash a devastating attack, smashing down a mountain to crush all of the enemy's summoned creatures.

Vigorously miracle!
The brute strength possessed by Duncan in his mythological form was no less than that of a Titan of direct lineage.

At this moment, all the magic arrays set up by King Solomon became ineffective.

Behind him, whether it was the summoned angels and demons, or the magically formed real-world mirror images, they were all dealt with by Duncan's unreasonable and violent area-of-effect attacks. As long as the power was great enough, the debris kicked up by the aftershocks of Duncan's attacks was like cannonballs.

This attack couldn't harm the demonized King Solomon, but it easily destroyed his summoned creatures that were interfering with the battle.

boom! boom! boom!
When the dust and debris settled, Duncan had already completed the magic circle not far away.

From beginning to end.

Duncan hadn't used any spells during the battle, but the runes he cast at this moment made even the demonized Solomon's expression turn serious.

He had already sensed the danger!

Roar!
A deep roar resounded.

Behind Duncan, the rune array had taken effect, and a huge black shadow gradually emerged. The temperature within a radius of tens of kilometers began to drop sharply, the magic of frost froze the ground into ice, and even the mist of Avalon turned into a vast expanse of white frost.

"dragon?!"

King Solomon, now a demon, uttered a single word.

—Summoning Heroic Spirits—Dragon (Second Human Form)!
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(End of this chapter)