I Became the Genius Bastard of a Noble Dark Clan – 45

Chapter 45

Episode 45

Anything beyond this was the limit, even for Chris.

It wasn’t a question of talent.

Chris realized the fundamental problem.

‘It is not a capacity allowed for humans.’

No matter how excellent you are, there are limits to what you can overcome as a human being.

Accepting more than 90% of the darkness was something that could only be done by transcending human limitations.

then.

Chris figured out a way.

‘You just have to transcend human limitations.’

Chris’s eyes lit up.

There was an artificial way to do it.

‘It temporarily changes the properties of the core.’

Chris thought of the race with the largest core vessel of any race on the continent.

Dragon.

He is not invincible like the legend says.

Dragons usually have around 7-star power.

But it was certain that their vessels were the best of all races.

‘Let’s imitate Dragon Heart’s method.’

Dragon Heart contains magical powers like the ocean.

It is not possible because silk is a hard material.

Just as streamlined shapes reduce wind resistance, the Dragon Heart structurally incorporates magical principles that mitigate magical resistance.

Christian recalled the corpse of the dragon he had seen in the past.

I recalled the structural principle by which Dragon Heart protected itself.

The core is a conceptual organ, not a real organ.

The core structure was artificially twisted to mimic the principle of the Dragon Heart.

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It wasn’t an easy task. No, it was close to impossible.

It wasn’t something I could do for a long time.

At most a few minutes.

‘It’s okay. Just hold on for a little while.’

Chris’s magic changed in response to the darkness.

Little by little, over 90%.

The moment you pass 90%, a whole new world opens up.

Pfft!

Christian’s magical constitution has become incomparably stronger than before.

Magi is the transformation of energy into dark energy.

But the newly converted dark magic was different.

It was darkness itself.

A pure and powerful energy.

Christian used that magic to strengthen his core again.

From now on, it was war.

The dark energy that had surpassed its limits was trying to destroy the core. Christian’s magic desperately prevented the core from cracking.

It was similar to an attempt to artificially plug a crack in a dam that was about to collapse.

Of course, it was difficult.

You never know when, at what moment, it might completely collapse.

If we were off by even just one moment, it would be over.

But Chris accomplished the near-impossible with his insane magical powers.

Finally, the absorption rate of the Holy Darkness exceeded 90% and a half.

If I just absorb a little more, I will be able to absorb it completely.

But at that moment.

Chris paused.

‘You have to stop.’

An instinctive alarm sounded.

It was no longer the limit.

It was even more evident because it was so outstanding.

It was impossible to absorb any more darkness.

If he gets any more greedy, he won’t even be able to save his life.

‘Is it really impossible?’

Chris bit his lip hard.

His head calculated what would happen next.

But no method could prevent the core from collapsing.

In fact, absorbing all 100 percent of it might have been too much.

Didn’t the Dark Magic not even absorb 10% of the ancestors of the beginning?

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Nevertheless, that ancestor became the third-ranking Demon King of the Magic Empire.

This alone might have been enough.

‘It might be better not to overwork yourself.’

but.

Chris had a gut feeling.

That you should never give up.

You must achieve perfection in the dark realm at all costs. Otherwise, you will definitely regret it.

‘But it’s not possible anymore… .’

That was when.

A voice was heard.

Gentle.

A whisper that seems to come from the void of space.

[Need help?]

“!!”

Chris’s eyes widened.

A chill ran down my spine.

‘devil.’

Chris recognized the voice.

Mephina.

The demon I encountered during the previous Ebony Ritual spoke to me!

The devil whispered sweetly.

[The power of the devil… is connected to darkness. I will… help you. Without any price.]

“…There is no price?”

Beyond that void, the devil raised the corners of his mouth.

I couldn’t see it, but I felt it.

The devil smiles at himself.

It was a smile that was both alluring and ominous and eerie at the same time.

[Yes… I swear on my name. No matter what the price… I won’t ask of you.]

“…Why?”

There is no devil who gives help without compensation.

Mephina laughed out loud.

A funeral march-like laughter echoed ominously through the dark space.

[Just… on my whim. You… have piqued my interest, so I will help you.]

Chris was silent for a moment.

The devil has sworn on his own name that he will receive help without any price.

Maybe it was an opportunity.

but.

It was nothing to worry about.

“I refuse.”

[… Are you giving up on the Darkness? Just… because you don’t want to receive help from the devil?]

Mephina spoke with a somewhat disappointed tone.

[You… Seok-gu. To throw away such an opportunity for such a trivial reason. How disappointing.]

Chris laughed.

When did you ask me to look forward to it? Are you saying that you’re going to disappoint and make a fuss on your own?

I don’t care if that devil is disappointed or not.

“When did I say I would give up on the dark side?”

Being ignored doesn’t suit my personality, so I said something.

[You want to get the Holy Darkness… on your own? Don’t you know that anything more than that… is not permitted to humans?]

Chris nodded.

The devil was right.

‘Humans’ were unable to absorb more darkness than this no matter what they did.

‘It’s not the core’s problem. No matter how hard you protect the core, it can’t absorb more than this. The rejection reaction is too strong.’

The reason this kind of rejection occurs is because of the limitations of the human species.

Humans can be both darkness and light.

That’s why there can be neither perfect darkness nor perfect light. There has to be some mix of opposing properties.

To fully embrace this darkness, one must become a being of perfect darkness.

but.

‘There is a way.’

Christian’s eyes widened.

Then, the devil, seeing the change that had occurred in Christian, let out a voice that was unusually bewildered for a devil.

[That’s…? That’s ridiculous?]

The darkness surrounding Christian stirred madly.

At the same time, miracles that could never happen began to happen.

* ? ?* ? ?*

At that time, the annex of the Dark Maga.

A voice was echoing from Nogaju’s residence.

“How much time has passed?”

“One week, my lord.”

It was Christian’s story.

The Norseman Nogaju frowned.

“Still no news?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

He tapped the cane.

“It took me four days to perform the Holy Black Sect.”

The amount of darkness that the Norse obtained was just a little less than 80%.

If so, Christian is trying to get at least 80% of the darkness.

There was no way he could be alive.

Marian, who was listening from the side, let out a soft sigh.

‘Why such reckless greed?’

Simon said.

“It seems that Marquis Langham, the head of the household, is trying to close the passage leading to the Holy Land.”

The Holy Land is a negative dimension.

The passage opens once every two to three years, and then the passage is forcibly opened using the power of black magic until all the participants of the Holy Black Ceremony return.

They are already assuming that Christian is dead and are about to close the passage.

“…….”

Noh Ga-ju was speechless.

A face that looks somewhat displeased.

Simon smiled broadly.

“Then I will close the passage as it is.”

“…That bastard. He’s trying to leave this old man alone.”

Simon didn’t answer.

It was positive.

Nogaju clicked his tongue.

“You bloodthirsty bastard, do you think Christian, that bald bastard, is still alive?”

Simon answered slyly.

“Well, I don’t know. Honestly, the chances of him surviving are slim. But if he does, I think it would be fun.”

Simon raised the corners of his mouth.

“Isn’t he a very interesting young master? It’s fun just to watch him. I think it would be a shame for the lord to lose such an interesting being due to a wrong judgment.”

Once the passage to the negative dimension closes, Christian has no way to return to his original world.

Even if by some miracle you were still alive until now, you would die and not be able to return from the negative dimension.

“That must have been when he was alive.”

“Of course.”

“So, that’s nonsense. He’s probably dead.”

“!!”

A definitive story.

Simon and Marian’s faces hardened.

“You don’t know. What it means to accept more than 80% of the darkness. Even I, this body, couldn’t dare accept 80%.”

The Norse stopped just before reaching 80%.

Because it was no longer possible.

If it had gone even one step further, the core would have clearly collapsed.

But if Christian were still alive, he would be trying to get 90% of the time.

“It is said that the first ancestor received help from His Majesty the Demon Emperor when he absorbed the Black World. If not, even he would have had a hard time doing it.”

The meaning of those words was clear.

Even if Christian had an excellent vessel, it was impossible for him to accept more than 90% of the darkness.

“…I see. Then shall we let Marquis Langham close the passage?”

Forcing open a passage to the negative dimension also requires a huge amount of magical energy.

If there was no hope of survival, it would have been right to close it.

The Norseman Nogaju closed his mouth tightly.

A face still full of discontent.

“…day.”

Nogaju turned his back.

“Just give me one more day.”

A cold voice descended.

“If he doesn’t come back, then for his foolish greed, I will revoke his right to hold a family funeral.”

* ? ?* ? ?*

[No… how?]

The demon Mephina’s surprised voice echoed throughout the dark space.

How can a demon, a transcendent being, be surprised?

It had to be that way.

Now the very nature of Chris’s soul was changing.

From a neutral being that contains both light and darkness.

The light began to fade away, and only darkness began to fill the place.

A feeling of soul that was very familiar to Mephina.

[devil…?]

no.

It was too insignificant to be called a devil.

The soul, small and feeble, was entirely mortal.

Above all, there was none of the devil’s inherent evil.

But… what is that perfect darkness that has consumed my soul?

Just pure darkness.

How can the human soul be like that?

Such a pure darkness was not something that mortals could possess.

[How on earth…?]

“Because I… am a genius.”

Christian answered with difficulty.

Blood was about to spurt out.

‘It’s still too much for me.’

The nature of Christian’s soul changed because he used a magic spell.

Demonization.

It was a secret technique of the ‘Mysterious God? Maga’ that allows mortals to temporarily transform into demons.