Chapter 236. Siegfried (1)
Attack crossed with attack.
Kang Yujin twisted his body and threw a punch.
Christina leaped into the air and swung Balmung.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Both attacks cut through empty air.
Kang Yujin frowned at the result, but Christina’s eyes widened as she smiled like she was enjoying herself.
She’s no ordinary opponent.
Normal attacks didn’t work.
But that didn’t mean using a powerful technique would solve anything either.
Whenever Kang Yujin used a big move, Christina responded with an equally powerful one.
Neither side achieved anything, while the strain on their bodies only continued to accumulate.
Normally, Kang Yujin would have charged in without caring how much damage his body took.
But he couldn’t do that now.
Because he knew defeating Christina wouldn’t be the end of this battle.
“You’re not fighting at full strength, Kang Yujin.”
As though she had read his thoughts, Christina murmured.
“Though I suppose the same goes for me.”
“What?”
The moment Kang Yujin looked confused, Christina backed away.
“You’ve probably noticed too, but we’re pretty evenly matched.”
"..."
“At this rate, we’re never going to settle anything. We’ll only waste time.”
“So what are you planning to do?”
“Actually, I’ve been getting called back for a while now.”
“Called back?”
“By Merlin.”
Christina brushed back her hair.
“He said the situation changed and told me to return quickly and wait by his side.”
“First he tells me to keep Kang Yujin tied down, and now this. He’s pretty fickle.”
“You’re taking orders from Merlin?”
“Yeah. My Constellation is on Merlin’s side.”
Kang Yujin was confused.
He had come to India to fight Pandemonium’s Demon God-class demons.
So what exactly was happening now?
“Sylvia is also following Merlin’s orders.”
“Same with Alexandros.”
“Alexandros?”
“Heracles’s Contractor.”
“He should be on the western road with his Constellation.”
"...!"
Wasn’t that the direction where Lee Jukheon and Joo Minha were?
If Heracles had appeared there...
they were in danger.
“You don’t need to worry that much. There should be Constellations from your side there too.”
“What exactly is happening right now?”
“Who knows? I don’t have to explain every little thing to you.”
“Answer me!”
“Don’t treat a woman so forcefully, Kang Yujin.”
Christina spoke in a teasing voice.
“If you defeat me here, maybe I’ll tell you.”
“But that’ll be difficult when you can’t fight at full strength, won’t it?”
“Christina...!”
“Or are you actually willing to go all out?”
“Use your Awakening Skill and everything?”
Christina smiled as she asked.
“If you do, I’ll fight you using my Awakening Skill too.”
"...!"
She could use an Awakening Skill?
“Awakening Skills aren’t something just anyone can use.”
“You use one too, don’t you?”
“Don’t tell me...”
“That’s right.”
“I achieved Root Awakening too.”
“Thanks to Merlin’s Constellation Skill, [Origin Influence].”
Then Christina added,
“And for the record, I’m not the only one who received that benefit.”
"...!"
“Christina, we’re out of time.”
At that moment, Sylvia stepped between Kang Yujin and Christina.
Seok Taejun, whom Sylvia had been fighting...
or rather, whom she had been ‘keeping occupied’...
was sitting on the ground, panting heavily.
“We need to go.”
“I know. Stop rushing me, Sylvia.”
“Christina!”
Kang Yujin tried to charge toward them, but Sylvia swung her greatsword in a huge arc.
Nearby buildings collapsed, blocking Kang Yujin’s path.
“Christina! What is your goal?!”
Dodging the falling debris, Kang Yujin raised his voice.
“Why are you doing all this?!”
“Don’t tell me you actually want to become Lucifer!”
“I don’t care about Lucifer or anything like that.”
Christina’s cold voice came from beyond the rubble.
“I just want to become stronger.”
“What are you planning to do once you become stronger?!”
Was she simply pursuing strength for its own sake?
“Fine, Kang Yujin.”
“You deserve to hear it.”
“I’ll tell you my dream.”
“Your dream?”
“Yes.”
“My dream.”
Her voice softened.
“My goal is to become a Constellation.”
For a moment, Kang Yujin doubted his own ears.
“I heard there has never been a Constellation from our world... from the Material Realm.”
“A Constellation...?”
“I’m going to become stronger than anyone else and stand at the very summit of this world.”
“Then I’ll die.”
“And after that, I’ll become a Constellation.”
Christina’s expression was completely serious.
“I’m going to become the first Constellation born from the Material Realm.”
Kang Yujin couldn’t understand her.
How could this girl...
dream of something so absurd?
“So Kang Yujin, even if it isn’t today...”
“I will defeat you someday.”
“You... what the hell...”
“If I don’t defeat you, I don’t think anyone will acknowledge me as the strongest being in this world.”
Christina’s voice grew more distant.
Perhaps she had activated some concealment-type Skill, because both Christina and Sylvia had already vanished from sight.
“I’ll defeat you... and capture you alive.”
“Capture me?”
“Yes.”
“I’m going to make you mine.”
She was saying increasingly incomprehensible things.
“If I can make someone like you completely submit to me, then I’ll become even closer to being a Constellation.”
“You mean you want to make me your subordinate?”
“No.”
“My slave.”
Christina’s faint laughter drifted through the air.
“I’ll train you properly.”
