D.I.O

Chapter 194

/Lightning Blade of Zeus!

Sky Island of Ouranos!

Burning Prominence of Apollon!/

Merlins Divine Weapon, Olympos, had the ability to select and store three of Merlins Howling Spells. Starting from the first spell saved, each one would be charged after three days in reality. Hence, his Divine Weapon was a powerful item that could activate his Howling Spells without the magic stones that Merlin created.

Boom!

Then, after Merlin teleported and attacked with the Irrational Hand Strike, which carried three cycles of internal energy this time around, Sirius finally fell to his knees from the devastating blow. The Irrational Hand Strike seemed weaker since there was no delay in activating the skill, but it was as powerful as Arthurs One Burst strike.

Crazy crazy what the hell is this.

Sirius was speaking gibberish as he looked down at his ravaged body. Merlin approached the Numbered and concentrated a tremendous amount of internal energy in his hands.

Bye.

There was no need to say anything else. Merlin disliked wasting time when dealing with enemies.

Bam!

Accompanied by the sound of the air exploding, Sirius head blew up. Once Sirius spiritual defenses were broken down, his physical defenses also plummeted.

Hmm. Its the first time Ive ever done something like this in the field.

To be fair, the Irrational Hand Strike wasnt a skill that Merlin could use continuously. To be precise, as a one-time special move, Merlin shouldnt have been able to use the skill multiple times. The required internal energy to deploy the skill was one barrier, but the mere act of using the Irrational Hand Strike three times in succession should have destroyed all the blood vessels in his entire body, so much so that any healing should have been impossible.

However, Merlins Master Skill, Regeneration, could twist time and return him to a previous state up to an hour before. Even his Divine Weapon was within the scope of the skills effect, so he could pour out a series of enormous attacks in a short time by utilizing Regeneration.

Sss.

Sirius body scattered, leaving behind a black marble. Since the opponent was so formidable, Merlin took precautions when picking up the loot and spread a sealed magic circle around the marble before throwing it into his subspace. When she saw this, Cruze muttered a complaint.

Wow what manners youre like a thief.

Its a mission, so theres no such thing as stealing, right? Also, at a time like this, shouldnt you be thanking me for saving you?

Hmph!

Merlin smiled when he saw Cruze look away as if sulking. He then turned his head towards Arthur. Arthur was seriously injured, but he got up and brushed the dust off his body.

Are you alright?

Yes. I was able to survive thanks to you.

Since there werent many users at their level, the three had become quite friendly with each other. In terms of age, Arthur was the oldest, so Merlin treated Arthur with respect, and Cruze, a foreigner, was essentially mean to everyone.

/Mission clear! You will be returned in ten seconds!/

Merlin narrowed his eyes after reading the text. He thought for a moment and then asked Arthur.

All of this do you think that DIOs management predicted this would happen?

Well, it felt like they were up to something but dont think too hard. Its not easy to conspire and formulate a plot, and people cant control everything.

What Arthur said made sense. Unless one was the highest-level god with powers related to fate, it was virtually impossible to account for all factors and plan an entire progression of events. Of course, someone could do whatever they wanted and be faced with the results of their actions, but the world was full of variables, and no one knew how those variables would affect the future.

Perhaps, it may have been beyond their expectations that this guy died.

Although Merlin arrived only after Sirius gained the power of Armageddon, he could roughly guess Sirius original power level. Though Merlin was familiar with the monstrous abilities and skills of his two colleagues, he also knew that they wouldnt stand a chance against Sirius. It was possible that Sirius death would become a significant factor for the Noblesse.

Ill have to think about it some more.

The moment he mumbled that sentiment, ten seconds had passed.

And the world went dark.

*** Meeting a Dimensional Teleporting High School Student ***

Ting! Ting!

As he was in the basement of his newly-acquired house meant for a family, Yongno used an electric drill to put a hole in a steel plate. On one side of the basement, a metal plate made of an alloy was heated red, and several gems placed atop it scattered their respective light and injected magic power into the alloyed metal plate.

Whoa I sure miss the common, cheap, and versatile magic stones in DIO. This is driving me nuts.

With a monocle magnifying glass over one eye, Merlin sweated profusely as he crafted the gems, to the point that he could faint at any moment. If he was in DIO, his high level and stats couldve allowed him to produce results right away without needing such a tedious and cumbersome medium. However, in real life, Merlin only possessed ten years of internal energy and 60 tetras of magic power. Hence, he needed to rely mainly on electricity and tools.

Whirl.

And after roughly five hours of work, there were results. He created a metal plate about two meters in width and length. The metal plate, which was about one centimeter thick, was intricately engraved with geometric magic runes.

Good. Now that the mana circuit installation is complete, shall we start in earnest?

Yongno closed his eyes and gathered the mana around him; then, he began to refine it according to Qi Heaven principles. He could only use this ability on Earth, and at this point, he was quite familiar with it. He had reached a level where he could use the ability without relying on the mark that Mary, the first NPC hed met in DIO, had placed on his forehead.

Zing.

The surrounding mana was converted into magic power and began to flow into the mana circuitry engraved on the metal plate. Even if Earthlings didnt possess spirit pathways, it was not a world without mana technically, such a world couldnt exist. So, if Yongno could recreate something that acted as his spirit pathways, allowing him to convert mana in the atmosphere into spiritual power, hed be able to use his special abilities.

Unfortunately, it was too difficult to create the spirit pathways, so it was still impossible to give others the capability to use martial arts or magic.

Good. Activation is complete. I just need to wait about twenty hours or so. Honestly, even if this succeeds, its still a technique that has many problems.

Beep. Beep.

As Yongno made an almost imperceptible frown, the intercom installed on one side of his laboratory began to beep quietly. Since the basement was an enclosed area with a reinforced door, Merlin installed an intercom to communicate with anyone outside.

Whats up?

/[A guest has arrived.]/

A guest?

/[A flat-chested Idol. After seeing her in real life, theyre actually much smaller than I expected.]/

With a calm voice, Yongno chuckled after hearing someone cry out What?! from the other end of the receiver.

Hahaha, okay. Dont get her too angry.

After briefly tidying up the laboratory, Yongno headed out using short-range teleportation. Then, he changed his clothes and went up to the first floor. In the laboratory, there were many magic items that couldnt be reproduced under modern civilizations science. As such, Yongno had fully enclosed the space, with no opening other than a minuscule ventilation hole. To get in or out of the laboratory, Yongno used teleportation.

Ah, long time no see, Yongno.

Unsurprisingly, the guest who came to visit Yongno was Leaf, a solo idol who was recently peaking in popularity. With a cute, youthful image, Leaf had surprisingly gotten her drivers license and stopped by his house in her car.

It hasnt been that long ah, thank you.

Yongno sat on the sofa and took the juice that Eunhye Grace handed him before glancing at EunhyeGraces expression. Like always, there was no visible expression on her calm, serene face, but somehow, Yongno knew that she felt wary of Leaf.

Currently, Eunhye was living with Yongno. The [Institute] was an organization that held significant influence within the United States as well as the world as a whole, and the difficulty of leaving such a group was as challenging as it was to join it. However, Yongno could exert pressure and mind control presidents and notable people of each country and, although unofficially, had obtained enough political power and clout that his wishes couldnt be ignored.

In addition, researchers in the United States successfully conducted their third experiment on an anti-gravity device based on the information Eunhye had provided, so they werent expecting anything more from her. Since Eunhye was a Master, she primarily worked as an external operating agent for the organization.

Uh, by the way who is this lady?

Though Yongno and Eunhye were living together, it was only recently that Eunhye started spending most of her time at home. Eunhye and Leaf had never met because Eunhye had her own home and had a great deal of work from the organization she was affiliated with, causing her to spend a significant percent her time in America. Moreover, due to Leafs busy schedule, she only visited once a week, if at all.

Shes a friend. We live together.

A grown-up man and woman living together Isnt that too open-minded?

No, we dont even sleep in the same bed, so whats the issue with two people living together? The house is spacious.

Is that so?

Leaf smiled awkwardly while agreeing to Yongnos overly calm response. Then, she immediately shook her head before saying, By the way, have you considered the CEOs proposal? The conditions arent too bad.

Hahaha. Thank you for being so considerate, but I dislike being tied up with those kinds of responsibilities. Im not in a position to go out in public.

Leaf was referring to Yongnos proposed debut in the music industry under her agencys label. To no ones surprise, Kim Sunghyun, the CEO of SH Entertainment, suggested to Yongno that he should become a singer. At first, Yongno would be accepted as a trainee, but Sunghyun promised that Yongno would debut soon. However, Yongno hated dealing with people, and his current situation did not suit the work. He was currently a top-secret existence protected by all types of formidable powers.

Of course, if Yongno, with his magic abilities, truly wanted to pursue a celebrity career, there was nothing preventing him from doing so. Yet, he spent 12 hours a day playing DIO and the other half developing his real-life abilities and producing magic items. Exposure to the public would most likely result in more harm than good.

Still, its a shame. You have a good tone of voice and a wide range, so youd be a fantastic singer. Besides, you already know how to compose, so you can be a singer-songwriter. In fact, such talent is rare in the industry.

Hmm.

Yongnos expression became strange. He possessed talent - that was something he used to hate hearing the most. Although he was a talented man, he did not like [humans] and even felt fear towards [many humans].

In the past, when his passenger ship sank, the eyes of the people who were desperately clinging to him left a deep wound in his subconscious, and after that devastating event, he became afraid of immersing himself in water. Fortunately, after reconciling with his former self, that is, Merlin, he managed to overcome his deep-seated fears to some extent, but even so, he wasnt happy to hear an expression that he used to detest up till this point.