Above Your Head Vol 2. Chapter 48: Destruction vs Destruction vs Destruction (5)

Vol 2. Chapter 48: Destruction vs Destruction vs Destruction (5)

The Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights was a training method that lacked muscular strength. Aside from lacking in power, all the physical stats including agility and reflexes were less than half of what other Life Energy pract.i.tioners possessed. So, it was truly a heretical existence among the Life Energy pract.i.tioners.

What kind of ability was Life Energy in the first place, and what was its purpose? It was telling from the sayings that circulated between the pract.i.tioners.

- Your mind will have a hard time if your body is bad. 

- Everything in the world can be solved with muscular strength. If it can't be solved, ponder whether you're lacking in muscle strength before using your brain to find another way.        

Life Energy was a simple and intuitive training method that couldn't be compared to other spiritual powers. After all, it was an ability created based on the motif of the non-human beings, such as monsters and s.p.a.ce Monsters. 

Those who trained in Neigong formed their own philosophy by going through the trials that pushed their minds to the limit, while those who trained in Life Energy lifted irons as weights. Those who trained in Chakra looked deep inside themselves and seeked wisdom that resonated with the world, while those who trained in Life Energy lifted irons as weights. Those who trained in Divine Power tempered their minds with endless prayers and meditation, thus completing the channeling with G.o.d, while those who trained in Life Energy...lifted irons as weights.

Life Energy training was so simple that it was hard for other types of pract.i.tioners to comprehend it. They were just lifting irons weighing from 100 kilograms to 1 ton, 10 tons, or 100 tons. The endless cycle of training was the beginning and end of Life Energy, and the ultimate body created at the end of that journey was the purpose of Life Energy. 

However, the lack of physical strengthening of the Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights made it hard to believe that it was one of Life Energy's training methods.  Of course, Life Energy training itself was hard training, so it would naturally lead to the pract.i.tioners possessing a strong body. However, it did not make one’s body st.u.r.dy, which could be said to be the greatest characteristic of Life Energy. Instead, Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights had a very powerful characteristic that other Life Energy training methods did not.

Kwareukkkkkkk! A loud roar resonated in the Unique World. I looked at my right hand, its flesh cracking and bleeding. I suffered a heavy wound that tore through skin to even harm my muscle fiber, but my bones were not harmed. "Hmm, is this the limit of what the body can endure?" 

Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights was a training method that made it possible to 'use Mana'. Unlike other training methods, which was difficult to use mana itself through very fundamental combinations, the Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights evolved the body and sort of converted Mana into vibration, and vibration into Mana. 

The output increased. Its power is equivalent to a decent 5th-Cla.s.s spell.

"The Mana and Magical Power possessed is equivalent to an 8th-Cla.s.s Wizard."

To compare Life Energy and magic based on the output is a little...

The Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights allowed the user to use Mana as a power source, which was why I chose the Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights out of the many choices available in the Empire's training method.  I currently had the Iron Heart of Napoleon, who died for me, inside me. Just by materializing the book, it was possible for me to use Napoleon's soul power and Abilities despite being in a human body. By choosing the Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights training method, my fighting capabilities were strengthened to a level that was initially far beyond my reach. 

Thuckk. The moment I closed the book, the 200(+600)... In other words, the Mana and Magical Power, which were 800 points, returned back to being 200 points. 

'But I'm not sure anymore. Was this really the right choice?' Looking at the fact that I could use the soul power of the Iron Heart with a human body, Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights was definitely a good choice. After being proficient with Brilliant Heaven Seven Lights, I was strong enough to overpower even if 10 people who were proficient in Life Energy charged towards me. However, the more I trained, the more skeptical I felt. 'What I need is not the current fighting power I possess.'

Name: Kwan Dae-ha

Cla.s.s: None

t.i.tle: Disaster of Mankind Level 1

Strength: 200 Stamina: 200 Health: 200 Agility: 200

Mana: 200 Magical Power: 200 Magic Resistance: 200

Regeneration: 200 Mana Regeneration: 200 Luck: 200

Condition: Normal

I checked my stat window. After opening and closing the door this time, all the stats, which were 100, simultaneously increased to 200 as if promised beforehand. What ticked me off was that my strength, stamina, and others which I had trained until 130~150 points, only grew to the same level as the rest of the stats. The reason why I was annoyed by the free gains in stats was because the growth in stats seemed to render my training as meaningless actions that were of no significance.

"Genie, how's the food situation in the Unique World?"

It is almost exhausted. If it becomes a situation, can I ask you to re-supply it?

"Of course I'll fill it up. This time, the...Special Planet rank has increased and the size of things that I can bring in has increased." I then popped open a new window and checked the system log.

Special Planet Unique World(Legend++++) ranked up!

Rank E → Rank C

The Unique World had indeed faced a major upheaval as its Rank. Having started at rank F then rose to rank E, it had risen two levels again due to the incident this time. Considering the huge gap between rank F, which used to be the size of a small mid-sized car, and rank E, which took 10 minutes to revolve around, this was no surprise. The size of the Unique World that had jumped past rank D to reach rank C was… 

Wiiiiingggg----!! Chiiikingggg! Kriekkkkk! Booooom! I sighed as I saw the skysc.r.a.pers rising up along with a roar. "Hmm, Genie… I'm the only one in this world, so is there really a need to decorate it in the form of a city?" 

We're just building the necessary facilities. There's a plant factory, a food plant consisting of cattle sheds, an armory to store the items made, a power plant, as well as a munition factory to supply the components we need. Also, residential facilities to prepare for unforeseen circ.u.mstances and...

"Do we also need residential facilities?"

The Unique World is a place where even external lifeforms can come in. It would be better to complete the work now when we have time, rather than rush it out in the future. We're going to use the remaining power anyway. Ah! If a problem surfaces, please come back inside the s.h.i.+p and recharge the battery. This will be the last time as the power plant will have been finished by then.

"… Alright. Well, it will be great if it's well designed." I was laughing in vain at the sight of an enthusiastic genie.

Dae-ha.

"Ah, is the lesson over?"

There's that too. 

"Hmm, well, I got it."

The point in time changed once I was done talking. "Hi!" I stood still and stared at the girl waving at me. One of the Twin Roses and the cla.s.smate who led me to the parallel world, Kyung-eun, smiled brightly. 

"What kind of student is this, going to school after school hours?"

After I asked and put the textbooks in the locker, Kyung-eun answered with a sigh, "You know, right. I'm not in a situation where I can go study at school. I'm really busy."

"h.e.l.lo, milady."

At that time, Seon-ae, who was also organizing her textbooks, approached us. Kyung-eun pretended to know who she was and asked, "Huh? Didn't you say you were going to leave the Lee Family?"

"I did say that, but there are a lot of people who think that personal circ.u.mstances are of no importance to those who are inferior. I've made some compromises and I'm working on a fixed-term part-time job."

"Owhhh~ You're a freelancer. That's cool though?"

I left the cla.s.sroom, leaving behind the two people who started talking to each other. As I went down the stairs, another familiar face appeared. "Dae-ha! You're really okay, right? Is everything all right?"

"Ah, Jae-seok. Did you also come to school after school hours too?"

"What do you mean go to school?! Do you think school is important right now? Two-thirds are absent, so it's even more strange to come to school in this mess. I barely had time to afford to come find you after being dragged around from meeting to meeting. Acckkkk?!" Jae-seok, who was standing close next to me, screamed.

Kyung-eun, who catched up to me late, frowned. "Why are you surprised? Have you seen a ghost?"

"Ah, it's nothing. I was just fl.u.s.tered. Why did you come to school?"

"… I have my reasons." Kyung-eun, who was always cheerful in pretend or reality, felt her mood sink. She turned her head and looked at me. "You're going home, right? I'll take you there."

"You don't have to do that.” I refused lightly. "I also have to stop by somewhere for awhile."

"What? Why?" She shook her head, embarra.s.sed. She did not expect to be rejected.

"What do you mean why? I'll go on my own, so don't mind me." 

As I left school after that, Jae-seok followed after me awkwardly. He said in a puzzled manner, “W-What the. You, did you just reject Kyung-eun?"

"What do you mean I rejected her? By the way, are you okay? I saw at Gw.a.n.ghwamun Gate that you seemed to be directly involved in the situation."

"Come to think of it, you were there too... No, wait. Why are you following me?"

"Bodyguard duty? No, that's a little far-fetched. I'm just taking care of you."

Jae-seok was embarra.s.sed at Seon-ae's nonchalant response. "What are you talking about? Didn't you leave the Lee Family?"

I was also embarra.s.sed at the sight of a wide-eyed Jae-seok. Now that I see it, my desk partner seemed to be quite a celebrity. Then, by that time, we had arrived at the school gate. 

"Dae-ha-nim."

"Ah, I don't need the car. I'm going to stop by downtown." 

"Hmm, but." Earth Sword, who pulled the car over in front of the school gate, made a perplexed expression. 

Then, Jae-seok screamed, "UWACKKKKKK?! Earth Sword-nim?! How come?"

"Ah, shut it. I'll be done soon, so either wait for me or go ahead first. Since you won't have any problems going back to the palace without a car."

"As expected." Earth Sword closed his eyes for a moment. Judging by the atmosphere, he was communicating with someone far away. Soon after, he opened his eyes and said, "Then I'll take you downtown. Since the present situation is very dangerous." 

"What do you mean it's dangerous..." I stopped speaking. Then, I laughed bitterly shortly after. "Well, that's true."

"Yes, I don't know what would become of the situation in the future."

"No, it's not in the future."

"What do you mean by that... This fuc-!" The moment that Earth Sword pulled out his sword with astonishment… Swoooshh.

Jae-seok who stood next to me disappeared and, as I turned, I could see that the surroundings of the school gate crowded with students going back home from school had become quiet. Countless students disappeared and everything around lost their color. The sky had darkened without a moon or sun in sight. It looked like a drawing paper colored with a black pastel crayon.

"A temporary channel?! Who the h.e.l.l opened it?

“They've gone crazy! How dare they do this in the Lee Family's territory…?!" Earth Sword held his ringed broadsword[ref]It is a type of broadsword. Google image for reference: /uploads/images/%img%/%book%[/ref] and stood in front of me. Before I knew it, he had already equipped an armor that resembled one from a historical drama. Seon-ae's outfit also changed from a school uniform to a court lady attire. 

"Oh my, oh my, Earth Sword. You should know better, so what are you doing? Protecting such a great villain of the world." Then, a man approached the nervous Earth Sword and Seon-ae. He was a Westerner of st.u.r.dy build carrying a broadsword of his height. 

"Specter!" Earth Sword held his broadsword at its hilt and a.s.sumed a defensive posture. I could see his nervous expression tensing up, even though he was one of the Lee Family’s strongest warriors.

Avengers

Level 12

Evil Hunter, Alex

Looking at the opponent's t.i.tle, I could fully understand the situation. Although it was not much of a difference, he was at a higher level than Earth Sword, and also Heavenly Sword, who was Level 12. 

"Stop! I'll cut you if you come closer, Specter!"

"But he's an evil being."

Unlike his usual taciturn demeanor, Earth Sword spoke quite fluently, "Do we define the consequences of war as evil? You should know fully well how ridiculous that sounds in the parallel world. No, more than that, this is an interference in our internal affairs!"

However, Alex, a man referred to as Specter, shook his head. "But even if so, I still want to ask. Oh wicked being who slaughtered tens of thousands of people." He turned away from Earth Sword to look at me. "Why did you have to do that? You seemed to have enough power without having the need to exterminate them. And why..." His giant broadsword stretched across the ground and a strong Aura began to emit from his whole body. It was clearly a combat posture. "Why wasn't there a speck of evil karma ama.s.sed when you brought about such a ma.s.sacre?"

"..." I looked at him straight in the eyes for a moment. He looked at me with just and firm eyes. It was baffling that he could have such an expression on his face when he suddenly appeared out of nowhere to start a fight.

"Answer my question."

"Why should I?"

“What do you mean why... If you need a reason, then what about this?"

"Uwackkkk!" In an instant, a man of large build appeared in front of him and collapsed. The man who was frightened out of his wits hurriedly tried to pull himself up, but he soon stiffened upon seeing the sharp blade hanging in front of his neck. It was Jae-seok, who was standing next to me just a moment ago. 

"Is this a threat?" I raised an eyebrow. He was threatening me. He dared to threaten me. A trifling bug, an insignificant creature that would fly with just a sneeze, a disgusting trash… A human who did not know his place dares to...

Boooom!

"...!" I was suddenly awakened along with the knock on the door. "Hahhhh." A sigh immediately escaped from my lips.

'Maybe I'll have to leave the Earth.' I was losing my patience. I was like a bomb that would explode even at the slightest provocation, but the clueless people of this world were openly setting fireworks and instigating me. 

"Answer me!"

'If things go on like this, I will really...' I will annihilate mankind. However, the moment I was thinking of that...

-Resurrection completed. Time required: 311 years 8 months 17 days 14 hours 38 minutes and 17 seconds.

-Confirmed that the existing project is not running. 

- Restarting the project.

- Project End.

-Concept: Horror.

The scheduled End had been put into effect.