Debuff Master

Tak!

Siegfried suddenly thought of a great idea while running toward Xanatos.

‘Wait a minute… My HP won’t decrease while the buffs are active. Doesn’t that mean I can activate the third stage of Overclocking without any worries?’

Siegfried could only use the second stage of Overclocking for one minute with his current stats, but he currently had the Saintess’ buffs, which meant he didn’t have to be afraid of anything.

‘Let’s give it a shot,’ Siegfried thought as he cranked up his skill.

Bzzt! Bzzzzt!

A powerful lightning current burst out of him, and it abruptly turned golden the moment he activated Adamant Body.

Wooong!

Siegfried mustered his mana.

The powerful golden current spun like a vortex around him as he entered the second stage of Overclocking.

[Alert: Saintess Janette is replenishing your HP!]

[Alert: Saintess Janette is replenishing your Mana!]

[Alert: Saintess Janette is replenishing your Stamina!]

Siegfried was completely unharmed despite entering the second stage of Overclocking, thanks to the Saintess.

‘Let’s go! Third stage!’

Siegfried took the risk and entered the third stage.

Shwaaaa!

Siegfried turned into an entirely different creature the moment he entered the third stage of Overclocking. He was surrounded by golden lightning as if he were the incarnation of the God of Lightning.

Blue and red sparks danced about him as he entered the third stage of Overclocking.

[Alert: All stats have increased by 500%!]

The message that popped up in front of Siegfried’s eyes was shocking.

Five hundred percent?!

It was indeed a ridiculous figure, but it did not come without a price.

[Siegfried van Proa]

[HP: ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜]

[Mana: ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜]

[Stamina: ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜]

Siegfried’s HP, Mana, and Stamina dropped to zero the moment he entered the third stage. The fact that it dropped to zero just by entering the third stage meant that he was going to experience instant death the moment he stepped into the third stage. ŗＡ𝐍ȯᛒĘś

However, he was fine.

[Alert: Saintess Janette is replenishing your HP!]

[Alert: Saintess Janette is replenishing your Mana!]

[Alert: Saintess Janette is replenishing your Stamina!]

He was receiving unlimited support from the Saintess right now.

[Siegfried van Proa]

[HP: ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛]

[Mana: ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛]

[Stamina: ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛]

Saintess Janette’s sustain was like a bottomless spring that fully replenished his HP, Mana, and Stamina in the blink of an eye. This meant that Siegfried’s stats were repeatedly hitting zero and one hundred multiple times in a fraction of a second.

‘I’m immortal right now.’ Siegfried could tell that the Saintess’ sustain wouldn’t let him die. He set his sights on Xanathos and walked toward the demon.

“Do you really think that you can defeat me just because that wench is helping you?!” Xanatos growled after getting up from the ground. The demon sneakily threw a punch the moment Siegfried entered punching range, but Siegfried reacted much faster than the demon.

Bam!

He smacked the demon’s fist with his +15 Gaia’s Fist.

Kwachik!

The demon’s fist caved in and dangled from the demon’s wrist like a withered leaf, astonishing everyone.

“H-How is this possible…?!” Xanatos exclaimed in disbelief. It only had to punch the Adventurer a few times to kill the latter, but the latter suddenly became exponentially stronger in the span of a few seconds.

However, even Siegfried himself was shocked by his power.

‘What the hell? Why am I so strong?’

He could have never imagined, even in his wildest dreams, that he would one day destroy the fist of a Level 300 Named Demon in just a single hit.

“This can’t be happening—”

“Hey, quit yapping.” Siegfried cut the demon off before adding, “It’s time for you to get some beating.”

Pukeok!

Siegfried started beating the Level 300 Named Demon up with his +15 Gaia’s Fist. It was an unbelievable sight. He was one-sidedly beating a Master-level monster.

***

“SON OF A…!” Chae Hyung-Seok’s screams of despair reverberated across the battlefield. “WHY! WHYYYYY! Why am I the unlucky one?! Why is that bastard so lucky?! WHYYYY?!”

He felt wronged. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ally with a demon and conquer an empire had come only for it to disappear like a mirage after the emergence of the Saintess.

In addition, the Saintess decided to help Siegfried.

Chae Hyung-Seok couldn't understand why Siegfried was so lucky.

Why?

How come?

Unfortunately, Chae Hyung-Seok had become quite short-sighted. He immediately reached the conclusion that Siegfried was simply lucky, but that wasn’t the case at all, as Siegfried was far from lucky.

He had simply done his best at all times, which allowed him to grab whatever opportunity in front of him.

A good example of this was fighting and risking his life against Xanatos, who had disguised himself as the pope. It was more than enough of a reason for the Saintess to step in and choose him out of the numerous people on this battlefield.

In other words, Siegfried’s act of righteousness was the impetus for his luck that allowed him to be selected by the Saintess.

But what about Chae Hyung-Seok?

He had decided to help a demon just for the sake of making money. He was only concerned about sucking the Constantine Holy Empire dry through the demon.

The Saintess would have chosen both Siegfried and him if he hadn’t been shameless enough to help a demon for his own profit…

Crack…!

Chae Hyung-Seok gnashed his teeth so strongly that one could hear his teeth crack. It seemed that he was either oblivious to his own mistakes or was simply ignoring them.

“No! This can’t be! I risked so much for this opportunity! I can’t let this go! Fuck that Saintess or whatever! I’m going to kill them all…!” Chae Hyung-Seok growled under his breath before he poured out all of the buffs in his arsenal onto Xanatos.

However, his buffs were utterly useless.

Fwaaaa! Fwaaaaaah!

Siegfried’s Blaze Field was overpowering his buffs. The Debuff Master’s abilities were now in the realm of a Master, and it was all thanks to the third stage of Overclocking.

Of course, Siegfried couldn’t have done this without the Saintess’ help.

Anyway, Siegfried was turning Xanatos into a rag, despite Chae Hyung-Seok’s buffs.

Bam! Bam! Pukeok!

“Ack! Ack! Kwaaak! S-Stop! Enough! Stop hitting me…!” Xanatos pleaded, which was unbefitting of a demon. However, Siegfried completely ignored the demon’s desperate pleas and continued pummeling the demon.

He had already gotten so used to beating people with his mace that he didn’t particularly feel anything while doing it. Unbeknownst to Siegfried, his indifference made him look like a psychopath while delivering a brutal beating to the demon.

“Kill that bitch! We need to kill that bitch!” Chae Hyung-Seok screamed while pointing at the Saintess.

Chwak!

However, a sword suddenly blocked his path.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

The sword that blocked his path was Brunhilde’s Holy Sword: Phoenix.

Brunhilde had gotten back on her feet after getting healed by the Saintess. She pointed her holy sword at Chae Hyung-Seok’s neck and said, “You will pay for your sins of helping a demon with your—”

“Y-You fucking bitch…!” Chae Hyung-Seok growled.

“...life,” Burnhilde said before swinging her sword diagonally.

Slash!

A diagonal line abruptly appeared on Chae Hyung-Seok’s right leg before—

Thud…!

—his leg dropped to the ground.

“Guild master!”

“Hyung! Hang in there!”

“Damn it!”

The Genesis Guild members rushed at Brunhilde in an attempt to save Chae Hyung-Seok, but it was all futile.

Sukeok!

A Genesis Guild member would drop dead whenever Brunhilde swung her holy sword.

“Ack!”

“S-She’s Level 299!”

“We’re no match for her!”

It didn’t take that long for the Genesis Guild members to realize that they were no match for her. They were nothing but flies against a Sword Expert who was on the cusp of becoming a Master.

Brunhilde had also received the Saintess’ buffs, so her stats were equal to or even stronger than a Master right now.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The Genesis Guild members dropped dead like flies.

“Y-You…!” Chae Hyung-Seok exclaimed while holding his severed leg. He was forced to watch the big picture he had drawn be smeared all over with poop—once again—by none other than Siegfried.

***

Bam!

The +15 Gaia’s Fist slammed on the crown of Xanatos’ head.

Pukeok!

The demon’s head exploded like a watermelon.

Black blood and brain matter splattered all over the ground.

[Alert: You have killed Xanathos!]

[Alert: You have obtained Experience Points!]

[Alert: You have reached Level 223!]

[Alert: You have reached Level 224!]

[Alert: You have reached Level 225!]

Was it because he killed a Level 300 Named Demon?

Siegfried leveled up three times at once despite being over Level 200.

[Alert: You are now able to learn a new skill!]

[Alert: You may check the new attainable skills on the My Skill page on your status screen.]

Siegfried finally saw the message that he hadn’t seen for quite a while now.

‘Oh! I can finally unlock a new skill!’ he rejoiced after reading the message. He was already happy from leveling up three times in an instant, but obtaining a new skill made him even happier.

‘As expected, skills are the best! I wonder what kind of skill it will be? Maybe another debuff skill? It would be awesome to have another debuff skill…!’

Siegfried went back to his roots after going through numerous experiences in recent months, and he realized that debuffs were the only way for him to become invincible.

Why?

It was all because he was the Debuff Master.

‘I wonder what it is… I should check my status screen…!’ he thought as he immediately opened his status screen.

He was about to click on My Skills when he heard a disgusting-sounding voice from somewhere.

“Oh! Saintess!”

Whoosh!

Siegfried turned toward where the voice had come from right before he was about to tap on My Skills.

“What the hell is that pile of shit…?” he narrowed his eyes and grumbled.

The best way to describe the owner of the voice was a pile of shit, just as Siegfried said.

Emperor Frederic had been hiding like a rat fearing for his life, and he was covered in feces from head to toe. He seemed to have taken a dip in a septic tank somewhere, which was exactly the case, as feces started flowing out from his ears and nose as well.

Buzz… Buzz… Buzz…

A swarm of flies were orbiting him.

“Oh, Saintess! Did you awaken to rescue me from that evil demon?”

The pile of shit, no, the shit emperor, no, Emperor Frederic approached the Saintess with a bright smile.

“Welcome, Saintess! It seems that God has not forsaken the rightful ruler of the empire!” Emperor Frederic exclaimed before he opened his arms and said boastfully, “I was forced to hide for fear of my life, which resulted in this shameful appearance, but I am now the rightful ruler of the empire! Hahaha!”

Emperor Frederic immediately seized the opportunity to make a grand appearance.

The Constantine Holy Empire was as good as his own now that the pope was dead and the Saintess had awakened. He knew that he could easily take control of the papacy if he took advantage of the Saintess.

After all, the followers of Pope Theopilus the Fifth wouldn’t be able to say when the Saintess was right beside him.

‘Ah… That little shit…’ Siegfried grumbled inwardly while looking at the emperor with contempt. He could not help but feel bitter that the emperor who had caused this entire mess suddenly made a grand appearance right at the end to snatch up all of the credit.

“I see... So you are Emperor Frederic…” Saintess Janette muttered while nodding.

“Yes! It is I, the rightful ruler of the Constantine Holy Empire, and the one you will be serving from now on!” Emperor Frederic exclaimed in quite a grandiose manner.

“You are hereby excommunicated effective immediately,” Saintess Janette added. It took the Saintess only a few words to excommunicate the emperor of the Constantine Holy Empire.