The Max Level Hero Has Returned!-Novel

With holy power, the Rod of God dropped like a huge chunk of material that was similar to tungsten[1] from somewhere within the stratopause[2]. Davey wished that he could summon something from space itself, but that was only possible with the help of a Saintess at Daphne’s caliber.

Of course, even if the Rod of God only fell from the skies, the holy magic that it carried could not be underestimated.

—The Rod of God?! Impossible!!!

“What do you mean impossible? You should definitely find a way to expand your horizons.”

With dazzling white light, the Rod of God struck down like a bomb and slammed against the necropolis. It had five shots.

The first shot shook the walls that surrounded the necropolis.

The second shot deformed its structure.

By the third shot, the walls surrounding the necropolis were completely destroyed. The remaining two shots destroyed the barrier.

Once the skill ended, the entire area was left overturned. Part of the huge stone tower even got destroyed.

Davey had easily smashed apart the barrier that had been hindering his advance.

Although the barrier was already broken, it seemed like Davey did not have the ability to recover his holy power in a short period of time. He had used up so much of it to destroy the strong barrier, which had been created by an 8th class necromancer.

[What I need is your permission, not your almighty power, as well as your mercy. Close your eyes and count to 300, I will take care of everything.]

—You’re a crazy bastard! You are trying to negotiate with a God!

Perserque was shocked by Davey’s audacity.

Davey ignored Perserque. He spread the fluctuating holy power bound under God's will without using any force.

With the help of God’s will, the force of holy power, which was a fragment of God’s power, would be amplified. Based on the unique system of classification of holy magic that Daphne had created, 8th level holy magic was only slightly behind Repentance. This meant that almost all of Davey’s holy power had been depleted after he had used the [Rod of God] to create that huge shockwave. On top of that, the rebound effect was completely terrible.

Davey felt a wave of nausea and fatigue washing over him. He only countered that strange sense of emptiness within him by circulating the other powers that he possessed.

Davey reached towards the collapsed Undead, whose bones were clacking and creaking.

The Undead under Davey’s control seemed to have received God’s benevolence and had been classified as those who had been forgiven. In the end, they could accept the effects of holy power. They did not resist and fought against the holy power, so…

[Strength]

[Agility]

[Hard Skin]

[Iron Bone]

The Undead under Davey’s control would be able to receive all of the advantages of holy power, which was the strongest buff system in the world.

Davey squeezed out the remaining holy power in his body and planted it in the Undead’s body. Then, he looked at the gigantic tower that was collapsing from the ability that he had used.

Davey’s holy power had been completely depleted. All that remained in his body were the devil mana, elemental mana, his spirit power which could be linked with the other two forces in his body, and his daoist magic, which was deeply rooted in his body. However, for the time being, his daoist magic did not have much use against other beings except for the World Tree.

Davey thought that it was high time that he went back to the basics. He reached out towards the floating Red Ribbon before grabbing it and lightly sweeping it down.

[Kyahahaha!]

Red Ribbon laughed loudly, as if tickled by Davey’s grip. Her laugh made Davey feel relaxed and comfortable.

—Davey!

Because of the holy magic that Davey had unleashed, half of his opponent’s power was restricted. However, this was the necropolis and a master-class Death Knight would be far from helpless in this place.

Davey immediately raised Red Ribbon and blocked the large bone sword that flew straight towards his neck.

Even if they had the same Swordmaster class [Aura Blade], not all Swordmasters were the same. None of the existing Swordmasters would be able to keep up in this situation.

The bastard’s sword stuck to Red Ribbon’s blade. With that window of opportunity, Davey dragged him closer and made him lose balance.

Once Davey grabbed the bastard’s head, he immediately used Blue Ribbon to slash the Death Knight’s armor with her terrifying sharpness.

Another Death Knight, whose immortality had been severed, began to fall apart.

“Advance,” Davey ordered the dazed Undead, who seemed to be intoxicated by the sudden influx of power.

The Undead under Davey’s command began advancing toward the necropolis.

—Intruder, you’re a necromancer… How can you use that horrendous holy magic…

“Curious?”

—…

“Then, remain curious.”

However, Davey knew that his enemy would never be able to understand.

The Undead pouring out from the necropolis and the Undead under Davey’s command began to clash. The loud grating sounds and thumps rang loudly in Davey’s ears as countless Undead marched forward and collided.

There were quite a lot of dangerous and high-ranking Undead among the enemy’s forces, but they burned and collapsed with every passing second from the holy power that spread in the area. As for Davey’s Undead, they remained unaffected.

The situation was very similar to when someone with underwhelming specs fought against someone who had plenty of buffs.

Since infection was impossible between both Undead forces, all of them fought until their bones were completely broken. The smaller Undead even went so far as to gang up against a gigantic Undead. As for the gigantic Undead, they simply smashed all of their enemies apart.

Davey ignored the hell that was unfolding in front of the necropolis. He approached the stone tower with Red Ribbon in his hands.

The tower walls looked fragile, since the tower was a relic of the past that had been created by magic. On top of that, the barrier that stopped Davey from entering the stone tower had been completely smashed from the Rod of God. However, that did not mean that Davey’s path was free from obstruction.

—Kihihihihihihihihihi!

The moment Davey stepped inside the dark tower, countless specters flocked at him from every corner.

Davey did not use Blue Ribbon. Instead, he stretched his hands toward the specters. After all, physical attacks did not do any damage and only magic would be effective against them.

The specters that were flying towards Davey stopped in their tracks and began to fight each other.

“Oh. That’s one rare Undead. Let’s share the good things.”

—Petty little thief… Fine, come. Come if you can. This is a labyrinth created by this Death Lord’s body. Even if you break it, you will still be stalked and devoured…

“Why would I go through the trouble of weaving through a labyrinth? I plan to break everything apart.”

For Davey, nothing was more comfortable and easy than bulldozing his way through the walls of the labyrinth. He planned to do that until the walls couldn’t repair themselves anymore.

Well, there was no way that the Death Lord would tell Davey that there was an illusion trap installed in those walls. It would show Davey hallucinations and illusions the moment he broke the walls, which would try to repair themselves. Either way…

Ignoring the furious voice, Davey looked at the source of the deception and swiftly cut down the walls. He commented, “Blue Ribbon is not a picky eater.”

The labyrinth was obviously a very dangerous maze with its self-repairing walls and illusion traps that could confuse whoever that tried to break it down. However, all those tricks were useless in front of Blue Ribbon.

Perhaps the enemy felt a huge sense of crisis especially after Davey continued to ignore their furious screams. It didn’t help that the resistance he faced only gradually grew stronger. It was also safe to say that none of the Undead could stop Davey and gang up on him here. After all, most of the Undead were busy fighting until they turned to dust outside.

Davey, who started from the lowest floor of the stone tower, soon arrived at the top floor and was greeted by a huge space. In the center was a gigantic throne, which was occupied by a three-meter-tall creature covered in dark robes. Looking over, Davey said, “Someone from the Giant Tribe?”

—You knew of the Giant Tribe, intruder?

The being continued hurling unhindered and indescribable verbal abuse toward Davey up until a few moments ago. He finally found it useless to do so. Rising from the throne, he was clearly three meters tall. It was a strange height, because he was too tall to be considered human and was too short to be considered as a monster.

“This is my first time seeing a giant in person. I have only ever seen giants in illusions.”

—I see. It seems like the giants eventually fell to ruin, huh?

The aura surrounding the being grew darker and colder as he stood up from his throne. His bright red eyes shone from within the empty sockets of his white skull.

The Undead bastard in front of Davey was an Undead Lich. Its identity did not surprise Davey, who didn’t know the Lich in this world.

—How dare you come all the way here, intruder. Although your methods are shameless, it is thanks to your abilities that you were able to break through those traps. Tell me your name, unknown and nameless monkey.

“It’s rude to ask for someone’s name without saying your own first.”

—I am Grell.

“Nevermind! I don’t want to hear it!”

—Damn bastard! Dark Hole!

Once Grell snapped his fingers, a tremendous amount of dark energy surged toward Davey. At the same time, Davey immediately waved his hand and created the same Dark Hole to offset the attack.

Although it looked like a simple black sphere, Dark Hole was a 7th circle dark magic. It was a lesser version of Black Hole and only looked like a simple black sphere. It carried a tremendous force that could distort space and rip it apart upon contact.

In fact, the entire space twisted and turned from the collision of the spheres. Even Davey and Grell were pushed back by the impact.

—Not only can you take my Undead away, but you can even use holy magic and [Aura Blade]… And you can also use 7th circle dark magic?

Grell murmured. His eyes flashed with a bright red light. His face was without flesh and skin, so he appeared to be expressionless. However, his gaping mouth clearly betrayed the shock that he felt.

—Impossible! No such being exists in this world like that!!!

Grell’s confusion was to be expected.

It was nigh impossible for a being to silently cast magic while operating various powers inside their body. The amount of talent alone, on top of various problems and complications, would have made it impossible for someone to achieve what Davey had achieved.

However, Davey had no reason to clarify anything to this Undead Lich. All he did was to dash forward and dig into the bastard’s defenses and try to attack again.

As their fight grew in intensity, their surroundings began to get affected.

***

A bright red sphere flew out alongside a sharp sound.

The Elder Lich that called himself the Death Lord, Grell Orfan, could not stand the weakness that suddenly erupted within him. With his current speed of recovery, he could not even summon his original strength. After all, he had just awakened. He had not yet recovered his entire strength.

—Cry of Fear!

The moment Grell uttered the magic spell, a horrendous and grating scream escaped from his mouth. It was loud enough to make one’s ears bleed.

Cry of Fear was a high level attack that could easily make someone bleed through their ears and eyes before causing them to collapse.

However, for some strange reason, the puny human being in front of Grell did not look a tad bit flustered. The human even stretched out his hand and cast an unidentified black magic.

Although Grell had been learning and using dark magic for hundreds of years, he was clueless about some of the magic that the young boy used.

—Urgh?!

Grell tried to stretch out his hand and cast another wave of magic. However, he instinctively pulled back his arm. He flinched.

At the same time, a red aura blade and blue aura blade cut the space where Grell’s hand had been.

The boy was strong. The boy was so extremely strong that a logical explanation was clearly impossible.

At first glance, Grell’s opponent was just a young human being. Grell knew that humans would stop aging once they have undergone metamorphosis. However, he had confirmed the boy’s flow of mana and understood that it was impossible for the boy to have undergone metamorphosis. The human boy looked like he had undergone a process similar to metamorphosis but it was incomplete.

The boy was a mystery to Grell. He was a monster with many hidden skills and secrets. That was why Grell felt both shocked and curious at the same time.

Metamorphosis was a process that would automatically occur once someone had reached the limits of their talent. Grell had to wonder if the boy’s talents were earned only through hard work and learning so he could not completely metamorphosize yet.

That was the only thing that Grell could not understand. The boy obviously wielded a great power that was on par with his own. It was proven by the fact that the boy could cast the same 8th circle dark magic that Grell had cast.

For Grell, it was very surprising to see a human who could rise to this level and break common sense. However, the most shocking thing was how the boy casted his magic.

[Silent Casting]

So far, the monstrous boy in front of Grell had never chanted a single spell when casting magic. It was like the system and the rules of the world had given all of their affection and favor to this one boy.

1. Tungsten is known to be one of the strongest metals on earth. ☜

2. The layer between the mesosphere and stratosphere ☜