Strongest Necromancer Of Heaven's Gate

1212  The Opposite Of Hope [Part 1]

"Are you sure you have time to deal with me?" Daniel asked after he distanced himself from Lux's relentless attacks. "Your comrades will die if you don't help them, you know?"

Lux didn't even bother to reply as he unleashed a fireball empowered by his Transcendent Flames.

Daniel sneered as he cut the fireball in half, but just as soon as the Fireball parted, the Half-Elf was already in front of him with his fist blazing with a golden radiance.

Behind him, the silhouette of a Giant Golden Dragon emerged, empowering his attack with golden flames imbued by golden lightning.

"Peerless Dragon Emperor's Strike!" Lux's fist connected with the side of Daniel's face, sending the latter flying. The Half-Elf disappeared from where he was, and reappeared right above Daniel with his fist poised to strike. Above his head, a White Dragon, whose eyes radiated with its majestic presence.

The Half-Elf's passive skill, Dragon Conqueror's Majesty, empowered all of his Draconic Attacks, raising them to the limit. "Peerless White Dragon's Divine Disaster!"

Lux punched out, and a beam of light erupted from his fists, blasting Daniel across the Void Battlefield.

All monsters that were hit by Lux's attacks were instantly vaporized, including a Demigod who was in the path of his attack.

This blow was as powerful as Poseidon's Main Cannon beam attack, which no one was able to survive… until now.

An explosion erupted within the void as Lux's attack detonated, sending fiery flames expanding outwards.

The Floating Island of Edea that was at the frontlines was pushed back by the blast, but aside from that, it didn't suffer any harm.

The Abyssal Monsters had stopped attacking the Floating Island because it was useless.

Protected by dozens of Demigods, Calamity-Ranked Monsters, and Saints that belonged to Blackfire, it boasted the strongest force within the alliance.

Aside from them, Poseidon and Eiko were there to ensure that no one else in their guild would die.

The Fairy Princess was saddened after learning that Cethus, Keane, Grandma Annie, Randolph, and countless baby slimes had died defending their Guild Headquarters.

Because of this, she prioritized protecting their Guild Headquarters.

C2 was also standing in front of the floating island, further deterring the Abyssal Lords, who knew that fighting against it was simply suicide.

A two-meter tall Black Wolf with the wings of a Griffin, and the tail of a snake, ordered his subordinates to stop attacking the Floating Island, and just watch the battle for now.

He was none other than Marchosias, who had once defied Daniel in the past. The Abyssal Lord had no intention of sacrificing all of his men in this conflict.

The Abyssal Lord understood that the outcome of this battle wouldn't be decided by the Abyssal Lords, or the members of the Alliance.

'Whoever wins between Daniel and those four people will decide the outcome of this war,' Marchosias thought.

He didn't really like Daniel, and even wished for the latter to be defeated in battle. As long as he died, the Abyssal Lords would no longer need to continue fighting this war.

Similar to him, there were other Abyssal Lords that had no intention of invading Solais and Elysium.

Not all of them were Warmongers, and there were many who preferred to stay in their territories within the Abyss.

Perhaps, the Abyssal Lords also realized this fact, so they also stopped their attacks.

The two armies suddenly had a ceasefire, distancing themselves from each other. They then watched in the distance as Daniel emerged from the blazing inferno, mostly unharmed, but not unscathed either.

"That stung a bit," Daniel commented. "Like an ant bite."

"Good," Lux replied. "There's more where that came from."

As soon as he finished talking, four beams of light flew past the Half-Elf, and collided with Daniel's body, creating another world-shaking explosion.

Hereswith, Keoza, King Azza, and Poseidon, all unleashed their strongest attack at the Pseudo-God.

Nyarlathotep was currently fighting against the Skeleton King, and the Skeleton Queen, so it wasn't able to go to its Master to defend him.

Truth be told, Daniel could easily dodge those four attacks if he wanted. However, at the last second, he found his body momentarily frozen, unable to evade the attacks that were headed in his direction.

"Did we get him?" King Azza asked as he looked at the raging inferno in front of him. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Lux stared long and hard on the spot where Daniel was hovering a while ago.

Calypso was right beside him, and the two of them had used his taunt skill, Duel [Divine], at the same time, preventing Daniel from escaping.

Since the latter was a Pseudo-God, the most that this taunting technique could do was momentarily hold him in place.

Eiko had also learned this skill, which was the reason why she was able to kill Nyarlathotep's clones during their confrontations.

Suddenly, Daniel's voice which now reeked of killing intent spread in the battlefield.

"Do you know, what the opposite of Hope is?"

The flames that were burning wildly a few seconds ago dispersed, as if they didn't exist in the first place.

The giant silhouette of the Outer God above Daniel had cast a barrier around him at the last second, protecting him from a direct hit from the four powerful Demigods.

Although he was a Pseudo-God, he was still susceptible to getting hurt by peak Demigods, which was only a level lower than him.

Daniel discarded the black robe that was already in tatters, showing his true form to everyone.

Half of his body had transformed into that of a demon, while the latter half remained human.

His long black hair fluttered behind his back as a powerful aura radiated from his body. He looked like someone in his mid twenties, and even with the other side of his face transformed into that of a demon, it was very easy to tell that his looks were above average. The barrier that the Outer God had created shattered, revealing a golden candle hovering in front of Daniel's chest.

"None of you know what the opposite of Hope is?" Daniel chuckled as the golden candle in front of him glowed brightly. "The opposite of Hope is despair, and I will make sure that all of you understand what despair means!"

The Pseudo-God then encased his demonic arm with purple flames, channeling it to the Golden Candle in front of him.

The moment he managed to claim ownership of the Pillar of Hope was the time when his enemies would truly understand the meaning of despair, which he wanted them to feel so badly.

I will post three chapters tomorrow because I can only post one chapter today. I made a mistake with the Privilege Tier of my other Novel, System’s POV, and was forced to write many chapters in order to meet the number of chapters required to activate it. 

I thought that the effect of the Privilege Tier would take effect next month, but it seems that WN has changed its mechanics. It’s already eleven in the evening, and I’m too exhausted to write more for today. I’ll make up for the lack of a second chapter tomorrow. Goodnight everyone, and thanks for your understanding.

Elyon