[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell":3,"chapter-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-258":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Angelic System That Turned My Life Into Hell",{"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},1381442,1829,"Chapter 258: Path To Transcendence","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-258",258,"\u003Cp>\"Do you really care about nobody...?\" Cres wondered with a smirk as he got up after Mika made him crash through a thick rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I threatened you with cursing people close to you? Would you still be calm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres tried to lure Mika into his trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He may be able to curse people, however, he had to fulfill a certain condition to activate his ability. And that would be to find out his target’s fear or insecurity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You talk too much.\" Mika stated bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika did not know about that condition but he still remained unresponsive to Cres’ questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Excalibur in his hand, Mika swung it down on Cres who, however, dodged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he jumped away, he sensed something long stabbing him from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down and saw the spearhead of the Holy Spear poking out of his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-how did you get behind me...?\" he muttered strainedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika, who teleported himself behind him, pulled out the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead of wasting your breath on all these useless questions, you should rather answer my questions before you die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both their wings were spread as they looked each other in the eyes in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to know about Dreyar...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres had a faint smirk on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then, how about a deal? Tell me what’s weighing your mind lately and I will tell you everything you need to know about Dreyar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Cres sounded confident again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika relaxed his body a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like I’ve said, I haven’t sorted out all my thoughts yet. But if you insist that much to know about these thoughts of mine, then I will try my best to articulate them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres’ smirk widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Mika uttered his fear, Cres could use his ability to place a curse on him which corresponds to the fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It sounds ridiculous but I’m worried about Dreyar.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres looked at Mika flabbergastedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered why an angel would be worried about a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s currently in the human realm and I’m certain that there’s no one capable of killing him but still...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m scared that someone else has already killed him before I could do it.\" Mika stated with a threatening gaze that was filled with blood lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you out of your mind...?\" Cres murmured inaudible to Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw trembled as Cres slowly distanced himself from Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I can’t do this... I-I can’t win this...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of all the fears and insecurities he had learned about, that was the first time he heard of a person having such a fear. And obviously, he could not use his ability as that so-called curse would turn his fear and insecurity into reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he would have been responsible for the death of Dreyar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he turned his back on Mika and was about to flee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going? Isn’t it your turn now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika appeared right in front of Cres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed Cres’ head with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One last question...\" Cres said nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika let go of his head and used his hand instead to punch him in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I would tell-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the spear, Mika slapped Cres to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you about Dreyar-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After descending quickly, Mika stomped his foot on Cres’ face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...would you let me live...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stupid question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres could finally move his head after Mika stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He summoned Excalibur in his hand and was about to stab Cres with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres avoided the attack just in time by rolling away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got up with struggle and glared at Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that’s the case, then I have nothing to say to you...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wasted a lot of my time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not my problem... Maybe I would have given you your information if you’d promised me to let me live...!\" Cres mocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not dumb. Just like I can’t trust the word of a demon, you can’t trust the word of an angel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres smiled slightly and nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But enough chitchat now. We both know what we have to do now, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres readied his fighting stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I order everyone who was cursed by me...\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill yours-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could finish his sentence, Excalibur stabbed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He widened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I’d let you do as you please in my presence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using time manipulation, Mika managed to throw Excalibur in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with it now being stuck in Cres’s abdomen, he could not use his ability until it was pulled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AAARGHH!\" he screamed in agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was amplified due to it being Excalibur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres could not pull it out himself because no one aside from the owner could wield Excalibur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you even an A-rank?\" Mika wondered genuinely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cres did not give a reply as the pain had all his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, Cres was indeed an A-rank but a low A-rank. Even if he and Vira shared the same rank, he was leagues weaker than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s end this now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika drew his silver sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On that, he focused lightning and light. He did not stop even if the blade amassed a lot already, blinding everyone in the vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from afar, people wondered what the light was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres obviously noticed that but he had struggles walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Mika unleashed a sword strike even though Cres was away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade may not touch him physically but because of the lightning and light on the blade, the combined energy tore apart everything in the direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike left a large trail behind and even passed through the thick forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Open-mouthed, Cres stared at the clouded sky which was parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not move anything anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still alive?\" Mika asked apathetically, staring down at Cres, whose lower body and left arm were missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika pulled out Excalibur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand why you acted like you wouldn’t care about those villagers’ lives...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flooded out his mouth as Cres talked weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn’t because you didn’t care about them but because you were confident that you could take me down before I could harm them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika did not confirm it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know... I’m cursed, too...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Funny, right...? A demon, who curses innocent people, to be cursed as well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled lightly even though that hurt his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My curse forces me to curse others... If I didn’t do so, then I would have died...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his eyes closed, Cres only saw the image of an uncaring Mika raising Excalibur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damnit...\" he muttered self-deprecatingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his opinion, Mika was abnormally strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cres met a couple of S-ranks in his past before he landed in the human realm. Those S-ranks were obviously the strongest demons, however, in his last breaths, Cres started to doubt if those S-ranks were capable of fighting Mika.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in addition to that, he had another thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forgive me, my liege...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a far stretch but Cres could not help but wonder how a fight between Mika and his liege, one of the few transcendental beings, could look like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he could not finish that fantasy of his as Excalibur cut off his head from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if nothing happened, Mika simply turned his back on Cres and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at his palm. Closed the palm and opened it again. That motion was repeated a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I’m slowly getting used to this.\" Mika murmured slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the sixth and last installment given to him by Mikaela, his body experienced multiple changes. Mainly, his strength increased by a lot and his senses sharpened, too. He also had much more knowledge of the heavenly relics and learned how to use them in different ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many things but Mika had to get used to them first in actual combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the results from the confrontation with Cres made it clear to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika was a lot stronger now. Therefore, he could not help but wonder what levels he could reach after finally getting used to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was possible for him to exceed a semi-transcendental being like Shira. Thus, the stage he could potentially reach would be the transcendental one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A realm that only less than a handful were able to reach. Currently, there were three:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Almighty One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nightmare in the Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mika sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of pondering about things like that, he should focus on the things in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, he had to visit the village and heal the people there. After doing that, Mika would head back to Fuera where he had to report back to Olivia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, he could put things into motion and pursue his current ambition which would be to kill Dreyar, the S-rank demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to do that, Mika and his new squad would spread across the world to find any clues about Dreyar which would most likely entail confronting and subjugating demons.\u003C\u002Fp>",1512,"2026-06-05T22:24:02.323Z",1,"novelbin.me","4ea291c2e355dcc776990b953a5860add605e562f7a9903fc17d3b2a1a0e103a","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-259","the-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-chapter-111",315,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-angelic-system-that-turned-my-life-into-hell-cover.jpg"]