[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun":3,"chapter-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-316":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Academy’s Weakest Became A Demon-Limited Hunter",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1373861,1817,"Chapter 316: Winged Heavenly Being Subjugation (4)","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>There was no time to get lost in emotions. He immediately reverse-summoned Daikan and flew back towards the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Om fought the Nether King, he had to somehow reach the elevator. Against an opponent that powerful, at least a few seconds could be bought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please, please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he knew it, Isaac was almost at the elevator leading to the Icy Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In no time, the Eternal Prison exploded, and the Nether King reappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the roaring sound, Isaac felt a chilling sensation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he looked up, an enormous arm formed from the Nether King’s mana was descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arm of a god with absolute power. It was [Heaven’s Hand].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac’s Cloak of the Radiant Wolf detected the danger and deployed an ice shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heaven’s Hand] struck Isaac down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was sent flying through the air, crashing into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He briefly lost consciousness, but quickly regained it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold air brushed against his skin. The elevator was nearby. He had to reach it somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his remaining right hand, Isaac scratched at the ground and tried to spread his [Ice Sovereign] wings again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, someone stomped on Isaac’s waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ice King, I must deliver judgment to thou for breaking order.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost Dragon Hilde tried to unleash ice magic on the Nether King, but the dragon was caught by [Heaven’s Hand], which appeared out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac reverse-summoned the Frost Dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whistling of the wind and the sound of his own ragged breathing filled Isaac’s ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, this is driving me crazy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t think of a way to outrun the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was right in front of him, if he could just get inside that elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t see how that would be possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I see. Thy name in the living world was… Han Seong Ho, is it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac was greatly shocked to hear his name from his previous life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The being within thyself is known as Ozma, I see. Have thou reached the level of a transcendent being?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ozma. The name of the mysterious monster residing within Isaac’s essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thou were mimicking the game system of thy’s world to aid thyself. However, even that game is likely the work of Stella.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was referring to ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth that the Nether King mentioned was something Isaac had already vaguely suspected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allets…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The director of the ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱ game had called themselves Allets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The English spelling was A, l, l, e, t, s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spelled backwards, it reads Stella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought it was just a backward spelling of the fairy’s name in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after being thrust into this world and experiencing countless events, his suspicion that Allets was Stella had solidified into certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can weigh the balance of life. I possess eyes that allow me to see through lives for the purpose of judgment.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing through Isaac, Ozma, and the system’s existence was a simple task for the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thou art deeply compassionate. Thou have performed many good deeds, lived by human laws, and helped the innocent. If thou had lived a normal life, thou surely would have reached a good place.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King slowly closed his eyes and opened them again, speaking softly in monologue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Someone such as thyself, unjustly swept into a god’s game, meeting a tragic fate…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King let golden mana rise in his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Poor mortal. I shall remember thy name.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Seong Ho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That name began to flood Isaac’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, that’s right…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been an ordinary person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had tried to blindly live through the reality that had been forced upon him, he had already painfully realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could an ordinary person like him possibly handle all of this? It was laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it… I knew all along…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stories of heroes in novels and movies. The mindset they held as heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of such exemplary stories, even though the crushing weight of responsibility threatened to overwhelm him, Isaac had somehow managed to mimic the image of a hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was good at acting, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he had been pushed into this situation, he had no choice but to act as a brave hero to survive. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to bear the burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, I’ve come this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the thing that scared him the most was the guts to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the midst of it all, his body resisted the idea of giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a system window appeared before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would you like to use the unique trait [Divinity]?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac stared at it in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divinity]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he used this, he might be able to face the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might be able to survive here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clinging to a shred of hope, Isaac’s remaining right arm trembled as it moved towards the [Yes] option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t he say that this system was Ozma helping me…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He judged based on what the Nether King had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just as he had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ozma had been helping Isaac by mimicking the game system from ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still didn’t fully understand what had happened, or how the system worked, and many things continued to be shrouded in mystery, however…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was certain was that if he activated [Divinity], he might somehow solve the current problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Conditions]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■■■■■■■■ ■■■■\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious [Activation Conditions] surfaced in Isaac’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, did the conditions even matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was on the verge of death, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Isaac felt a strong sense of unease and stopped his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One question led to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is Ozma helping me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of being is Ozma?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly is she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to force his blood-deprived, hazy mind to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ The one who sealed the Evil God will be helping you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ But if you want to live, trust nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A note left by the Primordial Ice Sovereign, Veronica Aslius, flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac’s mind recalled the conversation he had shared alone with Dorothy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ The thing with many eyes inside me, Stella’s first kin… You’re talking about Ozma, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ By any chance, do you know what kind of person Ozma was, Dorothy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ You don’t need to strain yourself thinking about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ Sorry… honestly, I don’t really know. She’s from a long time ago. But I think I remember Stella mentioning something about her. What was it again? I think…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac’s arm slowly lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ I think she said even though she was her kin, she wasn’t someone you should trust easily…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Divinity] mustn’t be activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he lost his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if everything ended, he would not activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he made that resolution, static appeared on the Status Window, and countless eyes emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the scene was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if forcing a decision, the many eyes filling the Status Window glared at Isaac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You used me… damn bitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Isaac’s realization, the blank spaces in the Status Window were filled in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Conditions]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■■■■■■■■ ■■■■\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>************‎‎‎\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*********‎‎‎\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>******‎‎‎\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** ‎‎‎\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Activation Conditions]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Physical Body\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he didn’t know the exact details, Isaac was able to infer a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had been given too much power from the start, Isaac’s body wouldn’t have been able to handle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ozma had been giving Isaac power gradually, allowing his body to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potential enhancement, rapid growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply increasing his stats didn’t immediately improve his abilities because of that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps distributed experience worked in a similar way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is something like distributed experience even possible?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world he had thought was part of a game turned out to be reality. But the game system still remained in place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was strange…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Isaac recall the possibility he had overlooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There might not have been such a thing as distributed experience at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The levels were ultimately just numbers shown by Ozma. He could change and manipulate them however he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱? That was a game. It was natural that players had to feel like they were developing their characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, there might not have been any distributed experience, and the students could have just been growing at their natural pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think about it. Did the students who leveled up by defeating enemies ever show dramatic growth?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, they didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, I’m here because of Stella’s plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone who had learned the scenario through ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱. His possession here was likely part of Stella, the game’s director’s, plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Ozma had been giving him the power to grow in the direction Isaac, the game player, chose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scenario completion rewarded stats. Achievement bonuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all things Ozma had bestowed upon Isaac, referencing ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ozma had prepared “plausible reasons” to provide Isaac with power while avoiding suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled Malrog the Envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Status Window initially identified that demon as human, preventing [Hunter] from activating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was once incomprehensible now made sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, Ian couldn’t see the Status Window. The one who could perceive it was the player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the player thought Malrog was human, only to be shocked by the twist that he was a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was right. It had followed the game’s mechanics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all to mimic the familiar Status Window for Isaac, the game player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about [Hunter]?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Isaac activated extreme power through unique traits like [Hunter]…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac could use the “Skill Tree +10” effect to activate unlearned magic without even calculating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was likely because Ozma was directly using Isaac as a medium to release his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason my stats maxed out at level 100, is it because that’s what I could handle without overloading?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Ozma was using Isaac as a medium, there had to be limits to what Isaac could endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Fictional Hell, Isaac had achieved EX-level stats, but that was only possible because it was an illusory world where anything could happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Ice Sovereign] he gained there persisted because it was something he truly realized while experiencing becoming the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why, as soon as he left the Fictional Hell, his stats returned to normal and he could no longer handle [Ice Sovereign].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, if the Status Window and system aren’t objective… then what are they? Something that mimicked the game system… yeah, it’s the “Covenant”, isn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The “Covenant” Isaac had occasionally made with others, which activated when both parties’ wills aligned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way Ozma had been channeling power into Isaac was likely also a form of this Covenant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a contract, disguised under the form of a “Status Window”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining stats and assigning them to specific attributes was how the contract was being formed each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having already grown accustomed to the game system through ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱, Isaac could understand what abilities he would gain and align his will with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it all happened so naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s how it deceived me… And when I fully believed that the Status Window was my power…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the “Status Window”, which had gained his complete trust, would betray Isaac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─ Offer your body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In accordance with the covenant, it would claim his strengthened body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ozma’s goal was resurrection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wanted to take Isaac’s body to become human again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What about Stella?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stella, the Star Fairy, had made Ozma her first kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Stella was the director behind the creation of ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Stella created a game that allowed one to familiarize themselves with this journey in order to defeat the Evil God.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the humans who played that game, the system was designed to deceive the chosen one, just as it later deceived Isaac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ozma followed that method and took on the form of a Status Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a collaboration between the fairy and her kin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Ozma go along with Stella’s plan just to steal my body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still questions left unanswered, but Isaac was confident in his reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as though time had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac laughed at the realization that he had been nothing more than a toy for the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about the meaning behind his laugh, he realized it was nothing more than self-mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Would you like to use the unique trait [Divinity]?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unpleasant notification window appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You’re going to die here anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything you’ve gone through will be in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will you still give up on everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn’t it better to choose the lesser evil rather than the worst outcome?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you not even going to make one final effort?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not use [Divinity].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why make such a choice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck you, that’s why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the notification window filling his vision, countless bloodshot eyes glared at Isaac as if they wanted to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foolish bastard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eat shit, you bitch…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac closed his eyes and let out a weak, hollow chuckle, his bloodstained face showing his exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn bastards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck the Evil God and all the shit I’ve been put through until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They can all burn in hell for all I care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac continued to curse them silently in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Nether King’s power descended upon Isaac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Szzzzz!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a sharp bolt of lightning screamed towards the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The purple lightning branched out in multiple directions, repelling the Nether King’s magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Startled, he quickly retreated, dodging the series of lightning attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac didn’t even have the strength to be shocked. He simply realized that something unexpected had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted himself slightly and turned his head, seeing a holy, pure white figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warm sensation wrapped around his entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac’s eyes widened in astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had felt this sensation somewhere before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why art thou opposing me…?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Nether King was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[For someone such as thyself to be here now, thou must have set out when the Ice King appeared. Thou have chosen to stand against me without a hint of hesitation? Inconceivable. Why…!?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King demanded, his voice menacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unexpected confrontation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a memory surfaced in Isaac’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michelle. She was a character who hadn’t appeared in ❰Magic Knight of Märchen❱.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac recalled hearing from Saintess Bianca Anturaze that Michelle had used some strange power to deal with all the adults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That red-cloaked girl had likely been saved by the pure white figure standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— May the blessing of the incarnation be with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a story Isaac was familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was once a witch who lived in a candy house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To lure in lost children who wandered through the forest, the witch had built her house out of sweets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch loved children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to protect children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had devoted her life solely to the study of magic, all to save children in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day, Hansel and Gretel came to the Candy House Witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The witch tried to save the two children, who bore the sacrificial mark of the evil dragon, but tragically, she couldn’t save Hansel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the witch was falsely accused, gaining infamy as the “Great Witch of Heaven’s Wrath” who committed atrocities against children, and was immediately executed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she lost her life in Gretel’s arms, whom she loved… Isaac finally understood what emotions she must have felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anger…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Candy House Witch must have been furious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her blood must have boiled, her teeth ground together, and tears must have flowed from her overwhelming rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have wanted to strike down those damn adults who profited by sacrificing children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, she called herself the “God of Wrath”.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Incarnation…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must have named herself the Incarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was likely the overseer of the Midheaven Realm, appointed by the Nether King, known as the Great Witch of Heaven’s Wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded at Isaac, signaling for him to go quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac immediately spread his [Ice Sovereign] wings and flew toward the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was close. He could make it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Step aside!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King, who valued his subordinates, couldn’t easily harm the overseer of the Midheaven Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the Candy House Witch stood firm and held her ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So that is the decision thou has come to. If thou truly chose to defy me, I shall respect it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King, his face filled with rage, summoned multiple [Heaven’s Hand], while the Candy House Witch unleashed a blitz attack against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two beings clashed, releasing vast amounts of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Candy House Witch was a transcendent being. She could hold her own against the Nether King, if only for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two entities battled, Isaac threw himself into the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured from his entire body, and intense pain surged through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive doors of the elevator began to close, emitting a chilling cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene gradually narrowed. Beyond it, Isaac could see the Candy House Witch being overwhelmed by the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arm flew off, her leg was severed, and she lost half her body, yet she continued to fight against the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why… are you helping me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac felt the warm sensation spreading through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft voice of an old woman seeped into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— How could I stand by and do nothing when someone risks their life to protect so many people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator doors were almost fully closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac took in the sight of the Candy House Witch being defeated and fading away at the hands of the Nether King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she completely disappeared, the Candy House Witch turned her head and looked at Isaac.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He caught a fleeting glimpse of an elderly woman with a hooked nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a smile on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Give my regards to Gretel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The overseer of the Midheaven Realm, who had broken the rules, vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King had suffered a painful loss, but there was no time to shudder in the torrent of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hastily stretched his arm towards the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heaven’s Hand] formed a fist and struck toward the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoooosh!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An impenetrable ice shield enveloped the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the realms of control divided, the [Heaven’s Hand] collided with the ice shield and was neutralized, sending a tremendous shockwave in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elevator doors had already closed. It was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light rose from the ground as the elevator began to descend with a great rumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King swallowed his silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lowest level of the Nether, the Icy Lake, was overseen by another. The Nether King had no control there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nether King quietly stared at the spot where the elevator had departed, then turned to the place where the Candy House Witch had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sound that filled the silence was the chilly wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was natural to uphold order, but the fact that he had destroyed his own subordinate with his own hands brought forth an indescribable sense of loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Isaac was on the brink of death. He would likely die from excessive blood loss in the elevator, far from crossing the Icy Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he managed to survive, he wouldn’t be able to surpass the monsters of the Icy Lake or its guardians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if Isaac were to overcome the impossible and meet the overseer of the Icy Lake…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…That would be dangerous.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human who could shatter the order of all things might be born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long while, the Nether King silently looked up at the sky, where a hole had been pierced.\u003C\u002Fp>",3325,"2026-06-05T21:55:37.926Z",1,"novelbin.me","da239cbaf981668f60a66b225d70f1c6a11af514b4db719e1c090d89b5c29147","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-317","the-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-chapter-315",377,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-academy-s-weakest-became-a-demon-limited-hun-cover.jpg"]