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Chapter 502: The One that Became a Demigod

Thud, thud, thud—

Thump, thump—

The enemy troops’ heads fell down and rolled on the ground. But Ghost Spear Ben did not pay them any mind and just urged his horse to charge forward, pushing the knights and monsters that blocked their path away.

“Uwaaaaaaaack!”

“Keuaaaaaack!”

“Uggghhhhh!”

The soldiers that were being pushed back screamed loudly until their formation was broken and disrupted, forcing them to lose their balance and fall down. Ben thrust his spear forward and stabbed several soldiers in one go, before pulling his spear out just as quickly.

Spurt—!

Red blood spurted out and covered the skies. Even though he was witnessing it with his own eyes, Renzie still could not believe it, ‘How in the world is that an old man…?!’

The old man’s spear was sharp and accurate. His gaze was even far sharper and fiercer than anybody else’s. His movements were also as light as a feather and as swift as a ghost. There was nothing that Renzie could say about the old man’s expression either. In fact, he was genuinely impressed by how the old man was taking on 40,000 troops all by his lonesome self.

Even though the soldiers of Lumae Kingdom were called soldiers, they were actually as strong as the knights from other kingdoms. Yet they were falling helplessly under the blade of the old man’s spear.

In the end, the old man’s horse, which was stabbed by several spears, had no choice but to collapse.

“Hihihihihing!” The horse screamed loudly as it fell on the ground. Ghost Spear Ben had been lowered on the ground gently. However, he did not stop; he just stood up to rush forward once again. He charged, cutting and stabbing his opponents with his spear, dying it red with blood.

Crack—

Eventually, the spear that Ben was swinging broke apart. He did not stop his attacks, he just threw the upper part of his spear with all his might and ended up stabbing through six soldiers.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab!

“Aaaaaack!”

“Keuaaaaaack!”

Screams rang rampant in the area as Ghost Spear Ben pulled out another spear and continued his slaughter, charging forward all the while.

“U, ughhhhh…”

“Ri, ridiculous…”

The monsters, soldiers and knights were being pushed back by Ben’s momentum. Renzie truly could not believe what was happening in front of him.

‘How, how can this be…’

The old man was obviously an outstanding spearman. He was the type of person that would definitely not be ignored even if he went to Lumae Kingdom. But that was it. He was just that. No matter how strong he was, there was no way that he alone could deal with 40,000 troops. However, the skills that the old man was displaying right now were far stronger than his usual power. This was because Ghost Spear Ben had given up on his life.

‘Your Majesty,’?Ghost Spear Ben thought with a hazy smile on his face as he continued to charge forward.

Ben had lived for a long time. He roamed the continent drunk on his power while his son died a miserable death. Back then, he thought that his life was going to end just like that.

Then, Ben met Minhyuk. He was a very mysterious and interesting boy. The boy gave an old man like him the reason and motivation to live. Ben would always be all smiles whenever he looked at Minhyuk. Even his heart pounded with excitement whenever he did anything with the boy. If the boy was happy, Ben would feel happy too. If the boy was sad, then Ben would be sad too.

‘He’s my king, my friend, and sometimes… sometimes…’

Ben had to swallow back the words that he was about to utter.

‘Your Majesty, I will protect everything that’s precious to you.’

Ghost Spear Ben had already lived a long life. It would not be a waste to lose it here to protect his king and those that are precious to him. It was both Ben’s answer and his way to repay the man he held dear to his heart.

Stab—

One of the spears stabbed Ben’s flanks.

“I, I did it…! I did it…!” The knight, whose face was glowing in excitement and happiness, shouted. However, he immediately turned speechless after seeing Ghost Spear Ben’s face. Ben’s expression did not waver at all. He smashed the spear with his hand, and blew the head of the knight that attacked him.

Puhaaaaaaaaa—

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

Then, Ben continued to charge forward once again.

Fwooooooooosh—

Even when an arrow stabbed at Ben’s shoulder, he never screamed or changed his expression; he kept on advancing. When someone stabbed his back with a dagger, he just turned around and cut down his attacker, before moving forward once again. All of it was for His Majesty’ precious ones. Ben’s breath gradually became heavier and even his body started to slow down. However, he never stopped. He squeezed the last of his strength and ran as fast as he could.

“Uwooooooh!”

The bandages that covered Ben’s body were soon dyed red with blood. He ran faster and stabbed his enemies quicker.

Baaaaaaang—

An iron mace flew from the side and slammed into Ghost Spear Ben’s body.

Slash—

Ben flew to the side and eventually lost his grip on his spear.

Clang—

Ben was bleeding through his head. The soldiers that rushed at him all believed, ‘This time, he’ll definitely fall.’ But the old man just stood up, grabbed the dagger on his body and stabbed the knight that attacked him on the neck before moving forward once again.

“S, Stop him! Stop him!!!”

“Shit… What in the world is that old man!?”

Despite bleeding all over, the old man still continued to rush forward. As he slowly approached Haze and Luna, Ben hoped.

‘It’s just a tiny wish… God, please give me a final burst of strength.’

Ben did not believe in God yet he was praying to whoever was listening, to give him more strength and let his body endure longer so that he could go further.

Shwaaaaaaa—

Ben gripped the dagger in his hands tightly as he cut down his enemies one after the other. But then, three spears stabbed at his body at the same time which forced him to stop in his tracks. In the end, his body staggered while his vision started to blur. He thought of Haze and Luna but his body was already falling to the ground.

Thuuuuud—

Ghost Spear Ben might have fallen, but his mind was still clear.

‘Not yet. I can’t die yet.’

Ben crawled forward and slashed the legs of the knights that blocked his path.

“Aaaaaack!”

“Euaaaaack!”

Ben slowly got up on his feet. His steps were unsteady but he continued to move forward, grabbing the spear that one of the knights thrust towards him, stabbing the knight with his dagger, and yanking the spear out of his opponent’s hands.

‘Just a bit more…’

Stab—

An arrow hit Ben’s shoulder, but he continued to cut down his enemies.

‘Just a bit more…’

Stab, stab—

Another spear stabbed Ben’s chest, but he just cut down the enemy in front of him.

‘Just a bit mooooooore!!!’

Baaaaang!

Someone sent magic to devour Ben’s body, but he just walked out of the fire pit as though he did not feel it, and ran forward.

Ridiculous as it may sound, Ben eventually reached his target. He was now only a hundred meters away from Luna and Haze. He was able to reach that point after breaking through the 40,000 strong troops.

Still, his body eventually reached its limits. However, he still pushed forward and did not allow himself to fall. From what it looked like, it was getting harder and harder for Ben to hold himself up.

‘Please, please just give me one last burst of strength…’

Ben recalled looking at Brod and Elpis and wanting to become stronger. He did not want to be just some named legend, he wanted to become the Beyond the Heavens’ sword and shield and protect his king. Ben wanted to stay with his king for a very long time and protect everyone with his power. Perhaps it was just him being greedy, but it did not matter. Even if he would be called greedy, all he wanted to do was serve his king for a little while longer.

Ghost Spear Ben, despite his wobbling figure, looked like he would be able to kill anyone.

“Don’t, don’t kill him!!! Don’t kill him!” Renzie sputtered unconsciously. He felt like it was a waste to kill such a great veteran. But even though Renzie shouted from behind them, the soldiers and knights still continued to attack Ben. They felt like they should never let this old man in front of them go.

‘Give the old man a split second of reprieve and it would be our heads that would fly off.’

One of the knights stabbed Ghost Spear Ben through his neck believing that it was now the end of the old man’s massacre. But then…

[The One that Gained Enlightenment.]

[Demon Kimaris’ power has allowed you to overcome your final limits.]

[The One that Wants to Protect. The One that Wants to Win. The One that has Realized his Own Weakness. You have awakened your final powers!]

[All of your stats have increased by 25%.]

[Your Ghost Spearmanship has surpassed the MAX limit.]

[You have obtained another spearmanship on top of your Ghost Spearmanship!]

[A special privilege will be given to the One that Gained Enlightenment.]

[Your HP and MP has increased to 40%!]

This was one of Kimaris’ special abilities that could only be triggered whenever he was nearby. It was a skill that gave him the power to draw out the final growth of his ally that had reached their limits and allow them to overcome that very same limit. The skill activating meant that Kimaris was somewhere around this area. And…

Blink—

…the closed eyes of the dying Ghost Spear Ben suddenly opened, while a few of the injuries that he sustained began to recover. Then, Ben snatched the spear lodged in his throat.

“Hiiiiiiik!” Before the knight could finish screaming, his neck was already bent at an unusual angle as Ben, with his Ghost Spearmanship that went beyond the max level, expressed his skill.

“Ghost’s…”

Ben’s voice sounded like a death sentence to the ears of the nearby troops, his spear glowing with an unusual reddish hue.

“…Attacking Spear.”

The skill originally could only send out dozens of attacks towards the enemies’ vital points. But now, it could send out hundreds.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

The hundreds of soldiers that blocked Ben’s path all collapsed in that split second. Ghost Spear Ben just stepped over their bodies and continued moving forward, with his stronger spear and fiercer momentum.

“Stop him!!!” Renzie shouted, his entire being overcome with deep terror. He knew that he could stop the old man if he just stepped forward but he was not willing to do so.

‘Impossible.’

All Renzie could think of was how impossible of a task it was. How could a lone old veteran trample and kill that many people to get to where they were?

“Hurry! Stop him!!!”

At Renzie’s command, the knights hurriedly surrounded Ben to stop his advance. But Ghost Spear Ben had already become more powerful than earlier, his spear could now pierce through the knights’ thicker and tougher armor and take their lives in one go.

“Grandpa Ben! Please, please stop! You’ll really die at this rate. Please, I beg you…!” Haze cried hoarsely.

But Ghost Spear Ben just looked at her with a hazy smile on his face and said, “I have never learned how to back down.”

“…!”

Renzie felt a twinge in his heart. There weren’t that many people that could bring him this much terror and no one that could make his heart feel pain like this. So, he spoke to the old man that was killing through his men with great sincerity, “Stop now, Mister Veteran! I am speaking to you with utmost sincerity. Come to our Lumae Kingdom. I will give you everything! I swear on my name. You are someone that deserves so much better! You! I want you!”

Renzie urged with great reference but Ghost Spear Ben was really a man that had never learned to back down. He continued to stab through the gaps of the knights’ armor and killed them one after another.

But no matter how strong Ben became, there was not much he could do against the number of his enemies. He sustained plenty more cuts and stabs to the point that his blood had already dyed the ground red. But he still continued to move forward, forward and forward and the knights kept on falling, falling, and falling.

‘N, no… Do, don’t come here! Please. I don’t want to kill you!’

Renzie felt that it was a waste that a great man like Ben would die. But Ghost Spear Ben had already reached Haze’s side. In the end, Renzie had to move to stop him. He stabbed his sword straight at the rushing old man’s abdomen.

Stab—

“…Damn it!” Renzie cursed. He could tell that his blow was a fatal one, it was so fatal that no one would be able to escape death. Renzie knew that his strike was enough to tear all of Ben’s internal organs apart.

Drip, drip, drip—

Ghost Spear Ben, with his torn abdomen, stumbled. The string that tied his hair together also broke apart, his black hair fluttering messily with the wind and covering his disheveled face.

Clang—

The spear in Ben’s hands clanged loudly as it fell on the ground. Seeing this, everyone believed that the old veteran would finally fall down now. But then, at that moment…

“The only one that I will serve…”

Ben’s voice, which was still filled with vitality, rang in everyone’s ears. Renzie looked down only to make eye contact with the old man through the gaps of his messy hair.

“…is His Majesty Minhyuk.”

Baaaaaaang—

Ben’s fist slammed into Renzie’s face.

“Keoheok!”

The burning pain that flared in Renzie’s face forced a violent scream out of his mouth. But at that moment, Renzie felt something unusual.

‘The Beyond the Heavens’ King… has won this man’s heart completely…? I envy you… I’m so f*cking jealous of you…!’

At this very moment, Renzie felt extreme envy towards the king of Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. But when he looked at Ben and saw his raised fist once again, Renzie felt a deeper terror, a fear that he had never felt in his entire life.

“Hiiiiiiiik!”

The Warrior’s Disciple, the Overlord’s Descendant, one of the absolute existences in the entire continent… Renzie was now utterly terrified, his hands crossed over his face to protect himself. Everyone that witnessed the scene was extremely shocked. Then…

Piiiiiiiiiiiiing—

A spear of light suddenly pierced through Ghost Spear Ben’s heart. This was Dragon Elder Velach’s magic. Velach had been watching the situation with great interest and only decided to take action at this very moment.

“…”

Although Ghost Spear Ben’s heart had been pierced through, his body did not shake or waver at all. Everyone believed that it was so he could protect his king’s pride and honor. But slowly, ever so slowly, his body fell down.

Thud—

Blood started to drip down from Ben’s chest, his vision starting to blur. But suddenly Ghost Spear Ben thought, ‘I want to see His Majesty’ smile as he eats something delicious.’

The thought of his king brought a wide smile to the dying Ben’s lips. Despite his haggard look and bloodied appearance, the smile that he showed at this very moment was more beautiful than any of his smiles. Then, Ben muttered the word that he always wanted to say, the word that he always hid in his heart, the word that he never allowed himself to say…

“Son…”

Snow began to fall and cover everything in white.