Record of a Thousand Lives

t even have a speck of dust remaining.

“Grrrr…” The Bone Dragon let out a low growl of satisfaction.

The Skeleton Church Leader was dead, but Rawelkan still had quite a lot of time before his transformation ended.
There was no reason for him to stop the destruction he was causing just because he had obtained the blessing of the underworld.
Thus, the Bone Dragon turned around and faced the cathedral.

It was at that moment…

Clack…

In the spot where everything had been obliterated…

Clack… Clack…

One…

Clack…!

…single bone shot upward.

Clack! Clack! Clack! Clack!

The bone moved, and other bones shot up from the ground and flew toward it.

Clack! Clack! Clack! Clack! Tak!

The bones linked together and created a vicious-looking skeleton.

[Third Evolution!]

[You have evolved into the Immortal Church Leader of the Church of Madness!]

[You have evolved into a powerful species due to the accumulated trust and faith of your followers.]

[The Immortal Church Leader of the Church of Madness will never die.]

[Your powers will weaken if your followers are reduced in number or lose faith in the Church of Madness.]

[You have obtained the ability to absorb black magic and darkness.]

[You have obtained a new divine skill.]

[The divine skill of the Mad God Urnokra has been decided.]

[You are now able to unleash the powers of the underworld.]

‘Good,’ Kang Yoon-Soo thought as he read the messages.
He could feel an immense amount of power flowing through his bones.
His body had grown larger than before, and a sinister aura emanated from his bones.
He opened and closed his bony hand, then clenched it tightly.

[The authority of the Head of the Church of Madness!]

[The Church Leader has obtained divine powers by collecting his followers’ faith and prayers.]

[The powers and prayers of the followers in the cathedral are being transmitted to the Immortal Church Leader.]

[Reanna Ruinek is praying.]

[Rekil Ruinek is praying.]

[Ravotel Asherel is praying.]

[The goblin Amon is praying…]

A bright stream of light shone from the cathedral in the distance, as the faith of Kang Yoon-Soo’s followers manifested.
Their desperate prayers flowed into him and were absorbed by him.

“Gruowoooooh!” The Bone Dragon roared as it charged at Kang Yoon-Soo.

However, Kang Yoon-Soo was unfazed, and he stared up at the sky.

There was less than a minute left before the meteor would make landfall.

“Gruooowh!” The Bone Dragon unleashed a cloud of darkness once again.

However, while Kang Yoon-Soo was swept away by the cloud, it did not harm him at all.

[You have absorbed the cloud of darkness.]

[Your divine powers have been greatly amplified.]

The new divine power of the Church of Madness manifested, and Kang Yoon-Soo gathered that power into one hand.
He thought to himself, ‘I’ve become powerful after my evolution, but that isn’t enough to kill the Bone Dragon.’

That in itself was a testament to how powerful the Bone Dragon was.

Kang Yoon-Soo gathered his hands together and thought, ‘But I’m now strong enough to lift it up for a few seconds.’

A dark aura enveloped the Bone Dragon’s body.
It resisted as hard as it could, but its body started to float slowly against its will.

“Gruoooooowh!” The Bone Dragon roared in anger.
Then, it finally realized that its body was forcefully being lifted toward the meteor that was falling from the sky.

Baaaaaaaaam!

The meteor and the Bone Dragon crashed into each other in mid-air, and an ear-splitting blast reverberated across the entire plain.

The meteor was destroyed and splintered into multiple pieces, while the Bone Dragon was crushed into dust.

[You have killed the Hideous Bone Dragon, Rawelkan!]

***

The followers hiding in the cathedral opened their eyes when they heard the blast.
They all ran toward the windows, and could not hide their shock at what they were seeing outside.

“O-Oh my god!”

Meteor fragments and shards of bone rained down from the sky.
The fragments scattered all over the plains and created fissures wherever they hit the ground; some of them were even making their way toward the cathedral.

“Ah! N-Nooo!”

“Kyarururuuuuk!”

“W-We’re all going to die!”

Every single one of the followers, whether human or monster, closed their eyes and prepared to accept their fate.

However, contrary to what they expected, nothing happened.
They slowly opened their eyes, and were awed by the sight unfolding right before their eyes.
The meteor fragments that had been about to crash into the cathedral were being blocked by a dark aura.

“It’s that bastard!” Rekil shouted, clenching his fist.

Ravotel furrowed his brow and asked, “What do you mean by that?”

“What else? There’s only one bastard capable of killing the Bone Dragon and blocking those meteor fragments!” Rekil replied, then ran to the cathedral doors and opened them wide.

Then, the followers saw a tall skeleton walking toward the cathedral.

Reanna immediately recognized the skeleton and said, “It’s the Skeleton Church Leader.”

“But it looks different, doesn’t it? It’s also bigger than before,” Rekil said.

“Look, it has a beer bottle between its ribs,” Reanna said as she pointed.

Rekil smacked his forehead with one hand, then ran out of the cathedral.
He shouted, “Hey! You damn skeleton! Do you know how worried I was?”

“Yeah,” Kang Yoon-Soo, who was holding a little bird in his hand, replied once he got closer.

Rekil tilted his head in confusion and asked, “What’s that?”

“Phoenix,” Kang Yoon-Soo said as he let the little bird down.

The dark clouds receded and the sky brightened once again.
The little bird immediately grew feathers and flew into the horizon.

“Oh my, didn’t it die a while ago?” Rekil asked.

“A phoenix will resurrect even if it dies,” Kang Yoon-Soo replied.

The Templar Knights and monsters ran out of the cathedral.

“Church Leader!”

“Thank you! We survived thanks to you!”

“Kyaruruk!”

The followers all rejoiced, and were about to start praising their church leader when Kang Yoon-Soo suddenly said, “Duck.”

“…?”

Reanna tilted her head in confusion and asked, “What are you talking about? Are you trying to act like a drill sergeant now or something?”

“I’m out of divine power, and I can’t block one of the meteor fragments coming this way,” Kang Yoon-Soo nonchalantly replied.

The followers’ faces turned pale in an instant, and they all immediately ducked, except for Kang Yoon-Soo who remained standing.

The meteor fragment destroyed the cathedral’s ceiling.

Kwachiiiiik… Bam…!

The followers were petrified at the sight of their cathedral being destroyed by the meteor fragment, and they all looked back and stared at the Skeleton Church Leader.

However, Kang Yoon-Soo was unfazed.
He opened the beer bottle and started to chug it down.

It was then…

The meteor fragment that had crashed into the cathedral’s ceiling broke apart and scattered into tiny pieces.
Countless specks rained down from above like snow, sparkling wherever they came into contact with sunlight.

The scene of glittering dust raining down within the cathedral was indescribably beautiful.

“Wow…” Rekil said softly, his mouth agape.

The Templar Knights and monsters were mesmerized by the sight as well.

Reanna smiled and said, “It’s beautiful.”

It was indeed a beautiful sight that made them forget about the intense battle they had just fought.

The goblin Amon thought delightedly, ‘God has answered my prayers!’

Amon could not hide his joy, and he started to dance.
The rest of the followers could not help but smile at the sight of the innocent goblin dancing.

Kang Yoon-Soo took another gulp from the beer bottle as he thought, ‘It’s time for the third trial to end as well.’

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