I Became The Novel's Biggest Antagonist - Chapter 153

Chapter 153: Against Krainel Salvador
“Move.”

Lyanna froze.

She stared at him, speechless.

What the hell was wrong with him?

Hadn’t he been after Krainel Salvador too? Even if they weren’t exactly allies, she thought their goals aligned. But now, here he was, standing before her, gun raised—pointed at her.

She couldn’t understand what was happening.

“Aren’t you with the World Order?” She asked cautiously, trying to make sense of the situation.

It was the most obvious assumption.

He was powerful, that much was clear, and his noble attire suggested high status. Yet, she didn’t recognize him. Someone this strong—someone this impossible to ignore—there was no way she wouldn’t have noticed him in Zelandia. If he was with the World Order, perhaps he had been investigating separately. But… something about him felt off.

Then who was he with?

Her gaze flickered down to the lifeless bodies of the possessed demons. He had killed them, which meant he wasn’t on their side. That should have been a relief. Should have been.

But before she could process it—

-BANG!

A gunshot rang out.

Lyanna reacted instantly, striking the bullet midair. Still, the force sent her skidding several meters back, her boots grinding against the ground.

Her strength exceeded his—that much she knew. She could deflect his shots, even counter them. But that wasn’t the problem.

Lyanna narrowed her eyes. “You just tried to kill me.”

Isaac’s expression remained cold.

“I told you to move.”

-BANG!

Another shot.

Again, Lyanna deflected it, but the force behind it shoved her even further back. The pressure wasn’t normal—it carried an unnatural gravitational force, one she’d never encountered before.

Just what kind of ability was this?

With no other choice, she lunged forward, closing the distance between them. If he wasn’t with the demons or the World Order, then she needed to know who he was.

-BOOM!

The moment she got close, an invisible force slammed into her, hurling her backward.

Her instincts screamed—another bullet was coming. She barely managed to parry it, but the impact sent her even further away.

Lyanna groaned, gripping her spear tighter.

“This is getting annoying…” She muttered, glaring at Isaac.

It was clear—his weakness was close combat. But he had built his entire fighting style around that vulnerability, turning it into something impenetrable.

It was a trap. A well-crafted one. The kind where, once you stepped inside, there was no way out.

A death trap.

She was an SS-Rank, which meant she could keep up—but how the hell was she supposed to reach him?

Then, she saw it.

It lasted only a fraction of a second, but she noticed.

The spot where Isaac’s bullet pierced through his barrier to hit her—it left a hole. A tiny gap that sealed almost instantly, but for that brief moment, it was open.

A small opening. A split second.

That was all she had.

Power surged through her as she gathered an overwhelming amount of mana into her spear. With a burst of speed, she kicked off the ground, vanishing into a blur before striking with full force against the barrier.

-BOOOOM!

She held on for a moment, resisting the gravitational pressure, but then—it intensified.

The force surged, slamming into her strongly. She was thrown back, skidding across the ground.

-BANG!

-BANG!

Two bullets tore through the air, piercing through Isaac’s own barrier to reach her.

Lyanna deflected the first with a sharp movement. The second grazed her arm, drawing blood—but she didn’t flinch. Instead, she whipped her spear forward, faster than before.

From the tip, two luminous energy blades shot out, slicing through the small holes in the barrier just as they began to close.

-BOOOOM!

The impact held. The energy dug into the fractures, resisting the barrier’s regeneration. The blades wouldn’t last—they were already on the verge of snapping. But it was enough.

She moved.

In a second, Lyanna closed the distance. Her grip tightened around her spear, and with every ounce of strength, she thrust forward—

-BOOOOM!!!

A massive explosion shattered Isaac’s gravitational barrier. The force rippled through the air, sending shockwaves in every direction.

-BANG!

Isaac fired another bullet, aiming straight for her as she advanced.

Lyanna dodged.

Her body twisted at an inhuman speed—the bullet missed by a hair’s breadth, grazing her cheek.

Before Isaac could pull the trigger again, she was already there.

Her hand shot out, gripping his shirt. In one swift motion, she slammed him down. The impact cracked the ground beneath them.

She caught his arm, locking his movements, and with her other hand, she raised her spear—

-BAM!

The weapon plunged into the ground, inches from his face.

Lyanna let out a breathless sigh. A thin trail of blood ran down her cheek, dripping onto Isaac’s face.

“Got you.”

Isaac, still pinned beneath her, looked up. Unshaken. Unbothered. His expression was calm, his voice just as composed as before.

“Are you going to kill me?”

The question lingered in the air, but they both knew the answer.

She wasn’t.

And he knew it.

“Who are you?”

“Isaac Crawford. Secretary and right hand of the Emperor,” Isaac replied, without even hesitation.

Lyanna narrowed her eyes. “Which Empire?”

“The Greatest,” he said as he slowly clenched his fist.

A shame but he will have to kill her now that she had caught him and she was in the perfect position.

But before he could act, his expression shifted. His gaze flickered past Lyanna, locking onto Krainel, who was still pinned against the barrier.

A deep frown crossed Isaac’s face. Krainel was escaping. The bullet holes Isaac had shot into him had not closed. Instead, the black ooze within his body kept them open, allowing him to slip through the gaps.

“He’s getting away,” Isaac muttered.

Lyanna snapped her head around just in time to see the dark figure darting toward the wedding hall at an alarming speed.

“He’s going to sacrifice everyone inside to feed Asmodeus.”

Lyanna’s blood ran cold. “What—What?!” She whipped back toward Isaac, eyes wide in shock, but wasted no time. “Cancel the barrier!”

Isaac deactivated it, and Lyanna launched herself forward at full speed, leaving him behind.

Isaac rose up, staring at her but didn’t follow her immediately.

***

The sky blurred around Lyanna as she pushed herself to her limits, racing toward the fast-moving black streak ahead. But no matter how fast she flew, she knew she was going to be too late.

And then—

A sudden, blazing light streaked through the air.

With a fiery burst, something slammed into Krainel mid-flight, striking him with immense force and sending him hurtling away from the wedding hall. His body streaked across the sky, crashing past several buildings before smashing into a massive sports and entertainment field.

-BOOM!

The impact shook the ground, sending debris flying in all directions.

Lyanna immediately altered her course, shooting toward the crash site. As she descended, her eyes locked onto a familiar figure standing in the clearing.

Luna-Evelyn.

Her expression was cold and focused, her body still crackling with the aftershocks of her attack. She had noticed Krainel just in time and struck before he could reach the hall.

Lyanna landed beside her, both of them now staring at the dark figure rising from the shattered ground.

A thick, black ooze seeped from Krainel’s body, corrupting the grassy field and twisting it into a dark, tainted landscape. Then, with a strange sound, his form began to shift.

His body grew larger. Two massive, jagged horns burst from his skull. His eyes glowed with a deep, menacing red, the pupils slit like those of a devil. The air around him grew heavy, pulsing with true malevolence.

Lyanna’s grip on her weapon tightened. “We can’t let him escape.”

Luna-Evelyn gave a nod before launching forward, her sword blazing with fire.

As she moved, the ground beneath her feet scorched from the sheer heat of her mana. With a swift thrust, she unleashed a burning cross of flame—bright, crackling with mana—as it soared toward Krainel and struck him dead-on.

-BOOOOM!

The explosion sent him skidding backward, black corruption spewing into the air like a tainted rain. But the moment those dark tendrils came into contact with Luna-Evelyn’s flames, they evaporated instantly. Her body burned too brightly, her power too strong for the darkness to corrupt.

Every strike she delivered carried the force of a high-ranked Exorcist, her flames literally Exorcising the corruption.

Lyanna rushed forward, her speed blurring her into a streak of radiant light. Within moments, she closed the distance to Krainel, her spear striking.

-BOOM!

Each rapid thrust sent waves of light crashing against Krainel’s corrupted form, slowing his regeneration with every strike. But he didn’t give her the chance to continue.

A massive torrent of black corruption erupted from his body, surging toward her like a wave.

Without hesitation, Lyanna enveloped herself in light, forming a protective barrier around her body.

-BOOM!!

The impact sent her flying backward, dark energy clawing at her radiance, attempting to devour it.

“…!”

She gritted her teeth and pushed her mana to its limit, forcing the corruption away. But she knew the truth—she wasn’t an Exorcist. Fighting Krainel in his current form, especially when he was drawing power from the Book of Asmodeus, was not a battle she was built for.

“What is he doing?” Lyanna asked, eyes narrowing.

“Using the Book to grow stronger,” Luna-Evelyn replied.

“I know that much,” Lyanna shot back, a bit offended.

“You can’t fight a Demon. Step back,” Luna-Evelyn said.

Lyanna scoffed. “I’m stronger than you.”

“But against him, you’re weaker than me.”

Before Lyanna could respond, another beam of pure corruption blasted toward them.

-BOOOM!

Both instantly raised their weapons, preparing to intercept—

But before the attack could reach them, something small rolled to a stop in front of them.

A metallic sphere.

In the blink of an eye, the sphere expanded, swelling into a massive orb.

-BOOOOM!

The beam struck it—and was instantly deflected, shooting harmlessly into the sky.

Lyanna and Luna-Evelyn turned around to see a man approaching, his lab coat swaying over his suit.

Adam.