Chapter 283: Those Tainted By Darkness, Receive the Judgment of Light (2)Oh Kang-Woo grimaced as he collapsed.


    Hed pierced himself with a demonic energy spear, so there was no way it wouldnt hurt. On top of that, hed used the Authority of Coloring to change the color of his blood while controlling demonic energy from a distance, so his head was also hurting.


    Using demonic energy from a distance wasnt hard to do when hed used it on that lizard last time, but since the target was an archangel, it was really hard.


    That was the main issue.


    Kang-Woo was currently coating Raphaels sacred power with demonic energy.


    Kang-Woo had overwhelmingly more demonic energy compared to the amount of sacred power that Raphael possessed; it was only obvious considering he possessed the Demonic Sea, an infinite pool of demonic energy. However, simply having more demonic energy wasnt enough to pull off something like this.


    One could have a water tank as massive as the sea, but if the hose was only two centimeters wide, the water could not extinguish a huge fire. If he had not raised his demonic energy control through molting, he would not have been able to fully conceal Raphaels sacred power.


    A smile crept onto Kang-Woos face. He slightly opened one eye and looked around; Uriel and Raphael were fighting with everything they had.


    He could no longer see the affection for a comrade-in-arms in Uriels eyes as Uriel showered Raphael with lightning bolts.


    That was not exactly true; it was just the fundamental difference between a mage and a warrior.


    A mage could exert massive firepower under the premise that they were given enough distance and time, but they could not use their power to its full potential if the warrior closed the distance.


    Whatever type of magic it was, higher-tier magic required casting, so it was unavoidable.


    Black magic was the worst in one-on-one battles.


    Of course, if at war, Amon could exercise power beyond that of an entire army. Individual power mattered the most in Hell, so mages were not rated highly.


    Kang-Woo narrowed his eyes.


    He knew a mages advantage in large-scale battles very well because he had faced Amon back when Amon was still under Satan. He had also fought alongside Amon when they were at war with Baels forces.


    They could exercise firepower unfathomable for a mere warrior.


    Kang-Woo looked at his lovely little brother, who would fulfill the role of vanguard.


    Si-Hun, who had been restlessly staring at Kang-Woo, clenched his sword and stepped forward.


    "Shit! Yeon-Joo! We have to prioritize taking down the fallen angel instead of treating hyung-nim!"


    "Wh-What?! Cant you see how serious his wound is?! We have to at least perform first aid"


    "Hyung-nim has strong regenerative abilities. Right now, our priority is to take down Raphael."


    Kang-Woo nodded while making a satisfied expression.


    Si-Hun had come a long way from being nothing but a kind-hearted pushover.


    "Kuh!"


    " The hell? I suddenly feel unpleasant."


    Tilting her head while frowning, Yeon-Joo also joined the fight. Tian Wuchen and Grace McCubbin soon joined them.


    With Si-Hun and three World Rankers joining in, the flow of the battle changed little by little. Uriel gained more and more time to cast, and he poured powerful magic at Raphael.


    "Shit! Shit!! Who is it?! Who the hell has done something like!" Raphael shouted like a madman.


    No one was listening to him anymore.


    Kang-Woo smiled.


    "URIEEEEL!!!" Raphael screamed. He continued to say that he was innocent and was being framed, but it was pointless because he was still exuding demonic energy from all over.


    Uriel furiously poured attacks on Raphael as if he had decided not to listen to him, and


    ", kurgh."


    The majority of Raphaels body had turned into black ash as he had been struck by around three thousand bolts of lightning.


    "Uriel"


    He lonesomely extended his hand out and stammered as if he were trying to say something.


    Kang-Woo stared at him.


    He moved the demonic energy that was surrounding Raphael and covered his body. Before Raphael could say any last words, Kang-Woo used the Authority of Predation.


    Now that even his Authority of Predation could be used from a distance after his molting, he was confident that he could fool even Uriels eyes.


    "Raphael"


    Thankfully, due to Uriels shock at having killed his friend with his own hands, he didnt seem to care about Raphaels body disappearing as darkness devoured it. It looked from the outside that he was turning into dust and scattering as if a certain bald man had snapped his finger in a certain superhero film, so there was no way Uriel would think that Raphael was being eaten by someone.


    [You have eaten Archangel Raphael.]


    [Explosively raising Sacred Power.]


    [Sacred Power has risen to 112.]


    His Sacred Power stat, which had been at 73, had risen to 112 in a flash.


    Considering how difficult it was to increase ones stat after it surpassed 100, it truly was an explosive boost.


    [You have fulfilled the primary condition of Chaos, the advanced quest of Road to Becoming a Demon God.]


    [However, the power of Chaos can only be used in its entirety after fulfilling every condition of Road to Becoming a Demon God. A fatal penalty will be placed on the body if used before that.]


    Kang-Woos eyes widened.


    The advanced quest Road to Becoming a Demon God, which had been just question marks until now, had finally been revealed.


    It was as if he had cleared Stage 4 before Stage 3. Not just that, he couldnt enjoy the rewards given by clearing Stage 4 because he hadnt cleared the one before that yet. S~ea??h the ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    He cursed at the system, but there was no way he could expect an answer. He didnt even know what the system was in the first place.


    There was no way Gaia was helping him grow stronger. It was possible that it was a being above her, a being without form that existed simply as a phenomenon of nature.


    Regardless, no matter how many times he had complained to the system, he had never gotten an answer. Casting aside the blue message window in front of him, he focused back on his performance.


    ""


    "Hyung-nim!!"


    Kang-Woo vomited red blood, and Si-Hun quickly embraced him.


    He felt like this was the perfect time for the plays finale.


    Kang-Woo turned to look at Uriel, who was staring blankly at the empty space where Raphael had turned to dust and vanished.


    Kang-Woo felt both guilt for making Uriel kill his comrade-in-arms as well as joy that his plan had been a great success.


    Hed managed to clean up the mess hed made. He couldnt stop the corners of his mouth from rising in relief. It was only natural since he had overcome the risk of going to war with the angels after only having recently wiped out the Demon Cult.


    He would have stood up and started laughing if he could.


    He couldnt ruin this perfect scenario. Kang-Woo closed his eyes and acted as pained as possible.


    "H-Healer! Are there any healers here?!"


    " There arent. Lets move hyung-nim to the Hall of Protection first."


    Si-Hun picked up Kang-Woo.


    Kang-Woo felt like he was about to puke, but he instead coughed while desperately maintaining his act.


    Everything was perfect. Kang-Woo smiled while crying tears of happiness.


    Then


    " Wait, human."


    Uriel walked toward him, and Kang-Woo flinched.


    ""


    Kang-Woo vomited more blood on purpose.


    " Put that human down."


    "Lord Uriel?"


    "Healing magic isnt my specialty but theres something I can use."


    Thankfully, it seemed like his worries were unfounded.


    Si-Hun nodded and put Kang-Woo down.


    "Um Babra Ariande."


    Uriel cast a spell.


    Thanks to Han Seol-Ah, Kang-Woo had found out that even healing spells using sacred power were able to heal demons.


    Kang-Woo closed his eyes in comfort.


    A strange sensation touched his lips.


    "."


    Si-Huns eyes widened, and a confused voice came out of Yeon-Joo, "Wh-What?"


    Kang-Woo opened his eyes just to witness that Uriel was kissing him.


    Blue hair that resembled the sky, skin as white as a pearl, and long eyelashes were in view.


    What the fuck?


    "That should be enough for first aid. Now you wont die as long as you get some good rest."


    Uriel stood up, his face reflecting his mixed feelings.


    "Wh-What did you j-j-j-j-just do?" Kang-Woo stammered.


    "I told you, first aid. But it only activates through mouth-to-mouth contact, so it cant be helped."


    Uriel wiped his mouth while frowning.


    ""


    Kang-Woo remained silent and clenched his fists so hard that blood flowed down them.


    Anyone else wouldve been able to brush it off while laughing. It was just first aid, no different from CPR. So, there was no need to pay it any mind.


    If it werent for the fact that it was his first kiss with someone other than Lilith


    If only he had actually been severely hurt and was actually in real danger


    He hadnt even kissed Seol-Ah yet, since he had wanted to do it in the right mood after accumulating virgin power for ten whole millennia.


    " Urgh Fuck Fuck my life Shit."


    The curtains closed.


    It had truly been a tragic play for the leads, supporting roles, and spectators alike.


    * * *


    After recovering from his wounds thanks to Uriels help, Kang-Woo refused Si-Huns proposition to take him home and returned to his house at full speed.


    "Darliiiiing!!"


    He opened the front door. Seol-Ah, who had been anxiously waiting on the living room couch because she hadnt been able to participate in his plan, sprang up.


    "Wh-Whats wrong, Kang-Woo?" she asked in bewilderment, seeing that Kang-Woos eyes were wet.


    "Hurgh Im sorry"


    "Huh? A-About what?"


    "My first"


    "?"


    His shoulders were shaking as he hugged her.


    Of course, he wasnt still sulking because Uriel had kissed him to heal his wounds. No matter how much of a numbskull he was when it came to relationships, he wouldnt despair over Uriel having kissed him for first-aid purposes.


    Despite that, he was acting like this for two reasons.


    First was because he was still overjoyed that the Raphael incident, which he had honestly believed had a low chance of success, had succeeded. Second was that he was hoping to use this to advance his relationship with Seol-Ah, which had been stagnant so far.


    To put it simply, he wanted to make her jealous.


    "What do you mean by first?"


    "My first kiss was" Kang-Woo said while making a sad expression mixed slightly with a playful smile.


    " What did you say?"


    But


    "Which fucking bitchAh, Im sorry. Who did something like that to you?"


    Kang-Woo slightly looked up to see Seol-Ahs eyes devoid of life and shining with a dreary light.