Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 189 Suppressing Hell
A giant dragon appeared.

Duncan's magic power began to rise sharply, an abnormal surge that defied common sense. As the enormous figure of his second human host materialized, Duncan's pool of magic power even surpassed that of King Solomon before him, breaking through the limits of mortals.

Dragon Knight!
In an instant, Duncan leaped up and landed on the back of the ice dragon that was roaring through the sky.

King Solomon, who originally relied on magic to gain a mobility advantage, is now completely suppressed. Dragons are the true overlords of the sky, and his magic might not dare to clash with a real dragon in the sky.

hum!
The moment Duncan reached out, the cursed spear stuck in the ground fell into his palm, which he then threw the instant he grasped it.

Rumble!
The cursed spear streaked across the sky like a crimson lightning bolt, creating a massive explosive impact upon impact and leaving a bottomless crater in the ground. King Solomon, now in his demonic form, barely managed to dodge it, but Duncan waved his hand, and the cursed spear returned to his grasp.

This is a spell from Celtic mythology, and many artifacts possess the ability to automatically return to their owner's hands.

—A master-level throw.

Duncan's moves are always so unremarkable. His most basic master-level throwing ability, combined with his tireless and ferocious giant strength, plus the artifact-level cursed spear and the spell that automatically retracts the weapon, forms an almost unstoppable basic attack.

One word!

fast.

It is powerful and has a fast attack speed.

Just as Duncan threw his cursed spear, the ground seemed to be bombarded by missiles. Then the cursed spear reappeared in his hand, and immediately another blood-red lightning bolt streaked across the sky.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Duncan's magic was only used to reclaim the cursed spear.

He can launch such offensives hundreds or thousands of times. As long as his stamina recovers, his basic attacks can bombard and ravage the entire battlefield.

Who says physical attacks can't bombard the enemy?

If Duncan weren't currently lacking the power of lightning and a weapon like Thor's Spear, he would have wanted to emulate the Amazon with the lightning javelin from Diablo, since his throwing ability is among the best of his combat skills.

When one's brute strength is abnormally high, the explosive output of thrown weapons is even more astonishing!
However, even in the Middle Ages, it was impossible to break through the upper limit of throwing masters. Only in special high-magic worlds could one possibly reach the conceptual level of throwing ability. The mythical era ended long ago. If Duncan could return to the mythical era and encounter Amazon-like beings, he might be able to further raise the upper limit of his throwing skills.

boom! boom! boom!
The streaks of crimson lightning were missiles raining down from the sky, bombarding the ground.

In an instant, the demonized King Solomon completely lost the initiative, and he could only be forced to endure Duncan's cursed spear, which was like a leech.

—Spell - Guaranteed to hit!

After dodging several attacks, the demonized King Solomon attempted a counterattack. He possessed the ability to cast spells instantly, but Duncan's basic attacks were faster than his spellcasting. King Solomon was prepared, but just as he teleported away, the crimson lightning in mid-air suddenly changed its trajectory, locking onto him again.

The Celtic runes engraved on the cursed spear erupted, locking onto his figure.

"A guaranteed hit spell?"

"The power of the Celtic gods!..."

puff.

King Solomon let out a painful groan as the cursed spear pierced his chest, the curse inflicted upon it seeping into his blood and gradually weakening him.

Duncan had him dodge a few times first, to get used to the trajectory of the cursed spear, before activating the sure-hit curse.

at this time.

The giant ice dragon that Duncan sat on also took a deep breath.

—Frosty Breath!
A chilling breath, powerful enough to freeze magic, enveloped everything within a radius of nearly a hundred meters. There was no need to lock onto a target; a single, large-scale freezing effect was sufficient.

Because Duncan's next offensive wave has already been completed.

He stood up, took down the Norden Bow, and a massive amount of magic began to gather wildly.

—The Law of Causality—An Arrow That Will Always Hit!

Excalibur transformed into a lightsaber, which Duncan placed directly on Norden's bow.

The omens of death echoed constantly.

King Solomon, now transformed into a demon, finally showed a hint of horror. His power began to surge wildly, and countless phantom images of demons overlapped with him, forming dozens of protective barriers, seemingly attempting to block the attacks in this way.

But soon, he saw the end of the future he had glimpsed; no matter how he resisted, he could not stop Duncan's arrow.

The light arrow pierced the sky.

The moment the sword of Excalibur was fired, the demonized King Solomon was struck.

His entire chest cavity was torn apart, forming a hole more than a meter in diameter. His massive body was gradually disintegrating; Avalon's faith had destroyed the very foundation of his remaining magic. This arrow of causality had no trajectory whatsoever, so there was no question of defense.

Kill with one blow!
There was no way to hide; Solomon wasn't powerful enough to ignore the law of causality.

But at this moment, having foreseen the future and seeing his own death, King Solomon also initiated his final summoning ritual.

At some point, the phantom of a magnificent temple appeared behind him, and one of the cabinets, made of acacia wood and covered in pure gold, was particularly eye-catching. On the cabinet were two golden angels, facing each other and using their wings to create a space.

ark of the covenant?!
Duncan looked very surprised.

A dark, blood-red gate slowly rose, but it was not the gate to heaven that Merlin had foreseen in the future. Instead, it was a gate to another world, belonging to the same monotheistic mythological system, leading to the stronghold of the fallen angels.

——Ultimate Summoning-Gates of Hell.

Since the summoned spirit is King Solomon, and not the twelve apostles who served Christ, then the gates of heaven are not being opened.

At this moment, the demonized King Solomon became the ultimate sacrifice in the descent ritual. Behind the blood-red gates of hell, countless demons and fallen angels appeared, and even a terrifying figure sitting high on the throne of hell stared at Duncan in the afterlife.

——Lucifer (Lord of Hell) (Satan) [Golden Skull Mark].

Fuck!
Someone is cheating.

Duncan stared at the slowly rising gates of hell before him, his expression more solemn than ever before.

This is something we really can't beat.

But since King Solomon was going to use cheat codes, he decided to stop pretending.

Everyone has a mythological system backing them up.

Hang up!

Duncan's figure soared into the sky, blowing the golden dragon horn in his hand.

Rumble!
A golden bolt of lightning suddenly descended from the sky.

As the gates of hell gradually took shape, countless hymns of praise for heroic spirits suddenly resounded from this gap outside of reality.

Oh oh oh!
The sound of horns echoed, and the figures of nine Valkyries danced around Duncan. In an instant, a magnificent rainbow rose in the sky.

Rainbow Bridge!

—Asgard—Valhalla!
Behind Duncan, the phantom of the goddess Minerva-Athena appeared, holding a spear of victory, wearing a helmet, and gazing solemnly into the deepest part of Hell. On either side of her were the phantoms of ancient Greek gods who had been gradually resurrected over the centuries, including Diana with a golden bow and arrows, and the reflections of other ancient Greek and Roman gods who had not yet fully recovered.

Above Duncan, as the gates of Valhalla slowly opened, tens of thousands of Norse heroes surged out from within, and the Rainbow Bridge was filled with fanatical and warlike roars.

—Odin (the chief god of Norse mythology) [Golden skull mark]!
boom.

The gradually forming gates of hell were suddenly suppressed by a giant hand that descended from the sky. From the depths of hell came the wails of countless souls, and even a deep, furious roar.

A giant, black hand attempted to stabilize the gates of hell, but Athena's Spear of Victory burst forth, instantly vaporizing the giant black hand.

Two against one!

A clash erupted between polytheistic and monotheistic factions.

It was as if he realized that he could not fight against the polytheistic forces behind Duncan with his own strength.

The Ark of the Covenant in the temple's phantom image gradually dissipated.

The terrifying figure deep within hell also gave up on descending. If it had forced its way down, it would probably have been ganged up on by the two god-kings from the Greek and Norse pantheons.

Not yet.

This is the ultimate clash between mythological systems, but it cannot fully unfold in this era of mythological decline.

Reality simply cannot bear the arrival of their incarnations together.

The fundamental laws of the entire world trembled slightly. A power of law far surpassing that of the gods forcefully suppressed everyone present, including Duncan and the other divine incarnations that had been summoned.

Everyone fell silent!

The world's fundamental restraining forces do not allow them to escalate the battle to such a scale, the resulting impact and destruction would be immeasurable.

The world only allows battles within its tolerable limits to determine the future course of history.

At this moment, the gates of hell were suppressed.

Odin's phantom was forced back to Asgard by the world's restraining force, and the Rainbow Bridge and Valhalla gradually disappeared. Minerva-Athena's face slowly faded away, leaving only King Solomon's corpse gradually turning into nothingness.

In the deepest reflection of the Gates of Hell, Lucifer's figure remained silent.

Without opening the gates of heaven, He has no chance of victory.

However, Norse mythology did not go all out either, because the other Norse gods did not appear, nor did the world-destroying black dragon Nidhogg, nor the world serpent Jormungandr, nor the wolf Fenrir. These monsters represent Ragnarok, but they have always been Norse mythology's backup plan.

Lucifer's existence represents the dark side of monotheism, while these monsters represent the dark side of the Norse pantheon.

The root of the world suppresses everything!
Everyone present ceased resisting the world's restraining force and retreated back to their original kingdoms.

Then, as if nothing had happened, Duncan slowly withdrew from his mythical form and returned to his ordinary human appearance. Duncan wasn't too afraid of Lucifer alone; the only one he had ever truly feared was someone else, and that being seemed to have never actually descended upon him.

Perhaps God truly doesn't care, or perhaps God has simply become a concept in the world.

However, as long as Duncan does not completely sever the real-world belief in monotheism, he will not touch the final bottom line of this belief system.

The dust has settled, and the outcome is decided.

half a month later.

In Italy, at the Vatican City, the current Pope Leo VI suddenly died of an illness. Not long after, an archbishop from Britain became the new pope, known to the world as Patrick V.

Beneath the seemingly calm surface, the tide of epochal change has been reignited.

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(End of this chapter)