All Chapters of AN UNDERSTATED POWER: Chapter 211
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After hearing Max’s question, the tall and massive demon suddenly burst into loud laughter.His laughter did not sound like that of a normal living creature. It was like a rumble from the belly of the world, heavy, deep, and layered. Each wave of laughter made the space around them tremble, the dark ground beneath Max’s feet pulsing like the skin of a living being that had been disturbed.“Me?” he said as he stepped forward half a step. “You want to know who you must pass?”He straightened his body fully, his shadow rising high and swallowing Max beneath it.“I am Tharazun,” he said with a voice filled with pride. “I have lived for thousands of years. I stood when human kingdoms were born and when they fell into dust. I have fought many powerful entities from the upper world, the lower world, and the earth itself.”His red eyes burned brighter as he stared at Max.“And if you ask whether a human like you is an obstacle to me,” Tharazun grinned. “That is not even a fight. It is only a
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Silence fell for a moment.Then Tharazun’s expression changed.Rage exploded in his red eyes. The muscles of his giant body tightened, and the cracked patterns on his skin began to glow faintly, as if hot magma were flowing beneath the stone.“What did you say?” his voice dropped, filled with hatred. “Do you think I would retreat from a human?”To him, Max’s words were not an offer. They were an insult.He had lived for thousands of years. He was the guardian of the demon world, the destroyer of intruders, the symbol of fear itself. And now, a small human stood before him, speaking as if he were offering mercy.“I will not be afraid to fight a creature as small as you,” Tharazun growled. “Even a thousand humans like you are not worthy to be called a threat!”Max let out a slow breath.“Do not regret it,” Max said.His tone remained low, almost gentle, yet it carried a cold certainty. “Because if you choose to fight me, you will lose.”Tharazun’s eyes burned brighter.“And you will ret
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Max finally answered, his voice flat, without even a hint of pride.“Yes,” Max said. “What do you think? Do you still insist on fighting someone who has reached the infinity level?”Those words hung in the heavy air.For the first time since the battle began, Tharazun hesitated.The hesitation was very brief, only a blink of an eye. But for a being who had almost never doubted anything in thousands of years, it was more than enough to become a crack.The glowing cracks on his skin dimmed for a moment. His red eyes trembled slightly as he reexamined the small human standing before him, calm in a way that made no sense.But the hesitation was quickly suppressed.Tharazun remembered who he was.He was an ancient demon. The guardian of the demon world. A being who had seen civilizations rise and fall. For thousands of years, no human had ever truly threatened his existence.He had heard rumors about grandmasters who reached the infinity level. Legends about humans who could break laws, su
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Meanwhile, elsewhere, at the Jae mansion, Aurora slowly woke as her face was touched by the morning sunlight.The warm light made her squint, her heart beating softly as a strange feeling suddenly rose within her. She felt as if she had only closed her eyes for a moment, yet when she woke, morning had already arrived in full brightness.“Strange…” she murmured softly.Her body still felt tired, but not the kind of tiredness that came from lack of sleep. It felt more like time had jumped forward without giving her a pause.Aurora did not know that inside this mystical portal, time did not move the same way as in the human world. Night and day changed too quickly, as if competing to appear. The distance between them was extremely close, almost without any clear boundary.Aurora sat on the edge of the bed, trying to organize her thoughts. Before she could stand, a soft knock came from the door of the grand room.Knock...KnockAurora turned her head, then walked slowly and opened the door
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Varak smiled casually when he heard Aurora’s question. “Liora is still sleeping in her room,” he replied lightly, as if it were something completely normal. Aurora was slightly surprised. She glanced at the empty chair across from her, then looked back at Varak. “Oh… if that’s the case, I can wake her up,” she said without thinking. “Which room is she in?” Her tone was sincere, without any suspicion. In her mind, Liora was her attendant, someone who was always by her side. It felt natural for them to have breakfast together, especially in an unfamiliar place like this. But Varak immediately shook his head gently. “No need,” he said calmly. “Just let her be.” Aurora frowned slightly, confused. Varak continued before she could think too much about it. “I’m Liora’s friend,” he said as he poured coffee into a cup with relaxed movements. “I know her sleeping habits well. She does not like being woken up. If you force her to wake up, her mood can be bad all day.” He smiled faintly,
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The silent demons moved in unison.They attacked Max from every direction, from above and below, from right and left, even from gaps in space that seemed to have no blind spots at all. Those disgusting bodies leaped, crawled, and shot forward together, like a raging colony of giant ants trying to swallow a single prey standing at the center of a whirlpool of darkness.But Max did not stay where he was. With a relaxed movement, almost lazy in appearance, he ran.His body surged forward as fast as the wind, so fast that his afterimage lingered in the air for a brief moment. In less than a second, he had already moved far from his original position, leaving the demons to strike nothing but empty space. The ground they smashed cracked apart, the air they tore apart trembled, but Max was no longer there.One step.Two steps.Then he stopped.In front of him stood a gate at the end of the path, the gate that marked the border leading to Jae’s mansion. Max stood calmly before it, as if the r
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The demon ran at once. Its body shot forward like a shadow torn away from light, merging with the darkness before vanishing as if it had never existed. Max did not chase it. He moved forward calmly. Each step was steady, unhurried, and without hesitation. When Max’s foot neared the edge of the path, the next gate opened by itself. There was no sound of hinges. No force pushed it from the outside. The gate seemed to recognize his presence and chose to open the way for him. Max stepped inside. The world beyond the gate was different. Fire burned everywhere. Flames rose from the ground, from walls with no clear shape, and even from the air itself. Red and black light mixed together, creating an atmosphere like the breathing core of hell, alive and moving. The air trembled with heat, rippling like endless waves. But Max felt nothing. There was no heat burning his skin. No pressure tightening his breath. The fire felt like an illusion to him, nothing more than a meaningless sight. H
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Max narrowed his eyes. Not out of anger, and not because of surprise, but because the oath Tsahik had just spoken collided with an unwritten law that Max had always understood. In any world, in any realm, demons never swore to submit to humans. Their pride, their nature, and the hatred flowing in their blood rejected such a thing. Except for one group—Moral demons. Max knew of their existence. A race of demons born from hell, yet not fully drowned in darkness. They still possessed empathy, honored promises, and understood boundaries. In rarely told history, there had once been moral demons who chose to submit to humans. Not because they were defeated, but because of recognition. Some even helped humans, protected them, and became instruments for good deeds. Max’s gaze returned to Tsahik. That figure was far too calm for an ordinary demon. His laughter was not mad. The threats he spoke were not empty. And the oath he offered was not a trap, but a conscious choice. A conclusion f
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Meanwhile, at Jae Mansion, the morning passed quietly, as if the world beyond its walls was not in turmoil. Aurora had just finished breakfast with Varak. They sat facing each other, just the two of them, in an atmosphere made warm and intimate. No servants stood too close. No disturbing sounds were present. Everything felt orderly, carefully arranged so that Aurora would feel comfortable. After that, Varak invited her to walk behind the mansion. “There is something I want to show you,” Varak said lightly. Aurora followed him without suspicion. Behind the mansion stood a large gazebo surrounded by a garden. As Aurora stepped closer, her eyes widened. A vast spread of flowers stretched out before her, colorful and neatly arranged, as if the garden had existed for a long time. The air was filled with a gentle, calming scent that made anyone who entered feel at peace. Yet the garden was not a real garden. It was a false one. A garden deliberately created. Varak knew one thing ver
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Liora answered, “Ah yes, I am very tired, and sleeping for too long only made me feel more exhausted.” “Well, I understand,” Aurora said, “because before you have been through many difficult things in my house.” Liora gave a tired smile. She was pretending. The truth was that she was exhausted from preparing the ritual for tonight. There would be a ritual of union, or marriage, between Varak and Aurora. Not only that, Aurora would be fully transformed into a demon. *** Elsewhere, at the Third Gate… Black smoke still slowly rose from Tsahik’s body, marking his absolute defeat. The black robed demon now knelt before Max, his head lowered in full awareness. The arrogant aura that once surrounded him had vanished, replaced by a strange calm that only belonged to those who had accepted the result of battle without denial. Tsahik lifted his head slightly and spoke in a heavy but steady voice. He said that he wished to follow Max, not merely to open the way to the next gate, but