The Max Level Hero Strikes Back!

rl, which had been sleeping quietly inside Davey’s pocket plane, appeared in the forest and shone a brilliant light.
In an instant, Davey was able to grab the pearl with both hands, dragging and pressing it on his chest as he chanted the trigger spell.

[Release.]

The effects of the huge power’s essence of the origin of existence and the root of nature, the Spirit King, was unimaginably simple.
Spirit Kings had the power to forcefully take over powers and possess the body supreme-rank spirits.
They also had complete power over all of the spirits.
All of the spirits were equal in front of their presence.

There were actually three things needed to summon a Spirit King.
One, a contract with a supreme-rank spirit.
Two, complete assimilation with the said supreme-rank spirit.
Three, the final piece, was a pure will.

[Heed my orders.]

Fwiiiiish!

“Ugh!”

An enormous amount of energy surged inside Davey.

The woman, the Ancient Guard, who attacked Davey flew back.
She was devoid of the power of the spirit, which had now been sucked inside Davey.

Davey completely ignored the wide-eyed Elder Condae, who was watching the entire situation in disbelief, and turned towards the half-dead and panting Yuria.
He stretched out his arm.

[I command you.
Halt.]

As if they had turned into an incantation[1], Davey’s words turned the body of Water Dragon Ellestra, who was kept at bay despite the risk, into droplets of water.

Shwaaaaaa!!!

The huge power from the summoning ritual lost its purpose after the interruption, scattering in all directions.
Davey began to recite his words quietly, his hands reaching out once again.

[I command you.
Merge.]

Shwaaa!!!

Davey completely ignored everyone, who was watching slack jawed at the sudden turn of events.
He made eye contact with Yuria, who smiled helplessly and finally let go of her hold on Ellestra’s figure, something that she was keeping with all her might.

The rebound immediately engulfed Yuria, forcing her to vomit mouthfuls of blood and taking her consciousness away.
Despite that, a small smile still appeared on her face.
Before she could completely slip away, she said, “I leave…everything to you.”

Elder Condae must have known by now the true meaning of the saying, ‘Made the soup yet everything’s gone to the dogs!’

***

The sudden turn of events and the ritual’s termination, which led to the tremendous power brewing in Davey’s hands, started to devour the surroundings and left everyone at a loss.

“What… What is this?!”

But instead of answering everyone’s questions, Davey just started to command the tremendous force that was running wild in his hands to rotate and change its property.
Actually, the spirit mana that Yuria handed over was basically unnecessary.
However, the thing that Davey needed from Yuria was her pure will and desire to summon a spirit.

Everyone silently and blankly watched Davey lower the tremendous power in his hands on the floor and kneel down on one knee.
They watched as Davey started to recite his incantation.

[The One that encompasses the world below from the beginning of time.]

[The solid and firm existence that upholds the covenant.]

[The being that manages the flow of the earth and calms its strong turbulence.]

[I beseech thee.
Keep the promise that thou swore on thy name and follow the covenant.]

[In the name of Davey O’Rowane.]

[In thy name that became the source of the earth.]

[Thy name granted to thee by the Great Will.]

[Gnoass.]

Everyone widened their eyes even further when they heard the final word that Davey uttered.
It was only natural.
After all, it was obviously Yuria who had summoned the supreme-rank spirit.
However, as if following the steps to a plan, she had handed over the baton to Davey.
And now, a completely incomprehensible and unimaginable being was going to appear under his summoning.

“Gnoass?!”

“The… The Spirit King?!”

The elves’ flustered voices rang out.
Everyone knew that those who had not yet summoned a spirit had to start summoning and signing a contract with a low-rank spirit.
This was the absolute law.
They could only follow these steps slowly and gain power through a step-by-step manner.
This was common sense.
Yet, someone like Davey had suddenly appeared in front of them and brought out not a low-rank spirit but a mythical existence right off the bat.

The elves believed that they were already lucky to have witnessed the appearance of a supreme-rank spirit for once in their lives.
However, they were suddenly presented with the highest being, the source of the earth, the origin of the ground, the Earth Spirit King Gnoass.

The power that a Spirit King possessed was enormous.
Even if Gnoass was only newly summoned, the power that he could command right away was already comparable to the level of power that Davey had right now.
That was how strong and powerful an existence Gnoass was.

If someone heard what Davey was doing right now, they would call bullshit.
They would claim that there was absolutely no way that Davey would succeed in summoning such an existence.
That he would bleed and collapse even before the Spirit King could take its form.
In fact, everyone present here thought this way.
There was no other reason except that it was common sense.
But…

Vwooooooong—

The great being moved excitedly, as if responding to Davey’s call.
It showed its tremendous presence and power, a power that made Water Dragon Ellestra, the spirit that Yuria had tried to summon and barely materialized, pale in comparison.

62.
The Earth’s Master, Gnoass.

Unlike Yuria, who had done meticulous preparations and even had the help of a magic circle to summon a supreme-rank spirit, Davey did everything with his own hands.

“He’s… He’s really going to be able to summon it?!”

The one who was most shocked by this event was none other than Elder Condae.
His eyes, which were completely trained on Davey, were filled with shock.
It was like his eyes would fall out at any moment.

Vwoooooooong!

Finally, a huge tremor rocked the ground.
The tremendous amount of spirit mana that had been stored in Davey spread and covered the entire area.
Perhaps it was because the amount of spirit mana released was so tremendous that everyone present felt their skin prickle despite the energy being colorless, odorless, and intangible.

Everyone held their breaths and watched Davey silently.
The lumps of soil gathered in front of Davey, his spell’s flow changing for a brief moment.

‘Watch! This is the Davey-Style Spirit King Fishing method!’

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언령 – 言霊 (ことだま) or kotodama, the belief that words contain mystical power.
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