Player Who Became A Constellation [EN]: Chapter 130

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Splat-!

The Black Arbiters burst apart.

However, the Worm Fest [a parasitic organism] that infested their bodies regenerated their flesh.

Yuma swung his sword.

The shaman’s chest was cut open, but he ignored the attack and slammed his fist down, shattering Yuma’s hand.

“Ugh, aaaaack!”

“Kill him!”

Spears flew in from all directions, piercing the shaman’s body.

“Cough!”

A groan mixed with a scream. But only for a moment, as blue mana erupted from the shaman’s body.

The fist, fueled by his robust physique, burst the heads of the Black Arbiters.

“…A monster, indeed.”

Yuma muttered to himself.

Most of the Black Arbiters who infiltrated this place had participated in the Demon King subjugation or were skilled individuals with divine artifact abilities.

Moreover, they were injected with the Worm Fest, granting them even greater agility and strength.

Yet, the ‘monster’ before him was holding his own against them.

Power that transcended humanity.

‘On par with the Twelve Heroes [legendary figures of immense power].’

Hellaus hadn’t expected there to be someone here on his level.

He had thought that the Constellation of Sin was only about the level of the Twelve Heroes.

‘If the priest who serves him is this strong… does that mean that Constellation is an even greater monster?’

That bastard, the Holy Emperor, sent him to assassinate such a monster?

‘It was because of this immortal power, but at this rate, I’ll be the first to die.’

Hellaus suppressed his presence.

His body became transparent.

Sound, smell, everything about him ‘disappeared’.

The divine artifact [Stealth] that Hellaus possessed.

He moved stealthily and approached the shaman.

‘That guy used all his potions.’

A potion with regenerative power that surpassed the Worm Fest.

It was interesting, but now was not the time to care about that.

If he left him alone, he would become a great threat later on.

‘I’ll kill him.’

No matter how great his regenerative power was, he couldn’t do anything if his neck was cut off.

Hellaus sprinted to the shaman’s side.

Hellaus tore open his belly and took out the dagger he had stored inside.

A magic sword that he favored, with the ability to disrupt the opponent’s mana emission.

In the past, he had used this to stab the Demon King in the back, inflicting a fatal wound.

‘Die-!’

The shaman paused.

“That assassin isn’t visible.”

The shaman rolled his pure white eyes. And then, his eyes met Hellaus’.

Hellaus flinched and hesitated.

It was just luck that their eyes met.

But the aura he exuded caused a moment of hesitation.

Splat-!

However, he succeeded in piercing the shaman’s neck.

It was a fatal blow.

However, it wasn’t instant death. He still had the strength to counterattack.

The shaman reached out and grabbed Hellaus’ head.

The shaman looked at the Black Arbiters he had killed a moment ago and confirmed that their bodies were twitching, but their heads were not regenerating.

“It seems that even with that regenerative power, you can’t regenerate your head.”

“……!”

No way… he could still make a sound even with his neck pierced? What kind of body was that?!

Hellaus struggled to escape.

He continued to stab the shaman’s arm with his dagger.

“It seems that you need your head to control the Worm Fest.”

The shaman put strength into both hands.

“S, stop…! Stop it! No-!”

“Die, you little brat.”

Splat-!

Hellaus’ head burst, and his blood splattered around.

The Worm Fest that fell on the shaman’s body wriggled and burrowed into the shaman’s body.

Insects had already invaded the wounds on his neck and arms long ago.

“…Oh, dear.”

The shaman knelt down.

He could feel an evil energy spreading throughout his body.

The shaman’s gaze turned to the door.

“It, it’s open!”

The monk who was undoing the seal on the door shouted urgently.

Then, the chains that had been closing the door began to loosen and fall to the ground.

The massive door began to open.

‘Ah, ahh….’

The heavy mission he had received from the Constellation of Sin.

He had failed to fulfill that mission.

‘Lord Loki….’

Forgive this body’s disloyalty….

The moment the shaman’s consciousness was about to fade, his eyes suddenly widened, and his mind cleared.

“……?”

Like a lie, the cold body regained warmth, and he felt like all his senses were revived.

Puzzled, the shaman turned his head to the side and saw an empty potion bottle on the floor.

Also, a woman passing by the shaman.

“Hel, Helga-nim [respected title]?”

“…I wasn’t too late. If you had died, I could have revived you with a resurrection skill, but then you would have become my servant instead of Senior’s… that would have been a problem. But…”

Helga gripped her greatsword and looked ahead.

“That door is…?”

Old memories vaguely came to her mind.

‘It was definitely in the development stage….’

A hidden boss room other than Loki in the game.

The place where the collection of those who would lead this world to its end resided.

That seal had now been broken.

A ominous feeling.

The animosity, stained with hatred and anger, emanating from the crack in the door was being emitted.

‘What is the animosity towards?’

Before that… can the ‘incomplete’ ones ‘move’?

As she wondered, the massive door exploded with a ‘bang-!’ sound.

Fragments of the door fell everywhere, and the monk who had been undoing the seal on the door was unable to avoid the massive fragments and died.

The exploded door.

At the same time, a wave of cold air poured out.

「Kuaaaaaaaaah-!」

An unknown roar echoed through the underground dungeon, nearly bursting eardrums.

The shaman’s eyes widened.

The moment the seal was broken, this space was no longer a ‘safe zone’.

“What… is this?”

Yuma stared ahead with wide eyes.

His heart constricted.

The breath he exhaled seemed to freeze in the flowing cold air.

The temperature of his whole body dropped rapidly.

‘Cold? Am I feeling cold?’

He, who had implanted the Worm Fest in his body…?

Yuma looked ahead and soon became terrified.

‘That is… a god?’

The massive being before his eyes.

Overwhelming pressure.

Splendid and alien majesty.

A god.

That word really suited him.

A giant.

A massive body reaching 20m. The body, surrounded by rocks, was frozen solid like an iceberg, and the cold air that flowed out froze everything it touched.

Compared to that giant, humans seemed like mere small insects.

「Freedom-!」

Through that door, another giant walked out.

A body made of rock reaching 15m. Flames spewed out from between them, and a giant holding a sword made of fire stood tall.

Hot air flowed out of his body, making it seem impossible to breathe even if you got close.

「…I liked the inside better. It was quiet, you know.」

Also, a giant made of dirt and grass leisurely walked out with a book in his hand.

Yuma trembled at their majesty, only stepping back.

His mind went blank as he looked at their size, which he had to tilt his head far back to catch in his field of vision.

Regret washed over him. At the same time, the paintings engraved on the walls came to mind.

The paintings of the world being destroyed.

If it was the monsters in front of him, they could make that painting a ‘reality’.

He had brought about the ‘end’.

‘I, I have to escape…!’

It was just curiosity. But the price was too high.

Such evil beings were sleeping inside the sacred barrier!

What in the world were these cultists hiding these things for!!

Yuma took out a return scroll.

Just as he gripped it in both hands to tear it, the scroll shone and disappeared.

“……?!”

While Yuma was startled, the rock giant made of dirt and grass was holding something in his hand.

「Oh ho! What is this…?」

The magic giant, ‘Urgart’, carefully examined the return scroll held between his fingers.

「A transfer magic is engraved on it. It’s quite a distance too. But is it a bit too much to move the three of us? It’s too difficult because we’re too big. Our bodies might be torn apart if we try to move forcibly.」

“H, how…?!”

Yuma alternately looked at the magic scroll that had left his hand and Urgart.

「What is this little thing? Huh? Can I burn it? Huh? Hahahaha!」

The fire giant, ‘Surtr’, laughed and pointed his flame sword at Yuma.

「…An insect. Disgusting. We must crush this disgusting thing.」

The ice giant, ‘Thrym’, looked down at Yuma with indifferent eyes.

“……!”

Thrym raised his hand.

The huge frozen hand slammed down on Yuma as it was.

It was such a simple movement, like slamming a still ant with the palm of your hand, and the floor around the slammed hand froze over.

When Thrym raised his hand, the crushed meat was frozen there.

「The door is open. Now that we have gained freedom, it is time for us to do what we want to do.」

The things the giants wanted to do.

Just as they were about to move for that purpose, there were those who appeared before them.

One was a human, and the other was a non-human being.

「Who are those…?」

It was when Thrym, who was at the head, frowned.

“…It would be best to stop there.”

The three giants paused.

When they raised their heads, they saw someone leading the ‘Legion of the Dead’ out of the darkness of the underground dungeon.

The God of Fire, and also the Lord of the Demonic Host leading the army that would destroy the world.

The commander who led Ragnarok [the end of the world] in mythology.

Thrym’s eyes widened when he saw him.

「Loki!!」

The person who destroyed the world in mythology was before his eyes.

***

Loki’s eyes narrowed.

The thing he had feared had happened.

The seal was broken, and the monsters inside had popped out.

The undead of Valhalla could be controlled by Loki, but not these guys.

Hidden bosses.

Three beings who had gained their own ego.

If Loki and Helga were strong in attack skills using magic power, Thrym and Surtr in front of him had inexhaustible stamina and powerful physical attacks. They were beings who used passive skills that changed the surrounding environment.

Moreover, Urgart was a being with powerful illusions and search magic.

All of them were beings that were hard to underestimate.

Loki looked at Thrym, Surtr, and Urgart.

The undead of Valhalla were programmed to recognize Loki as their master, but those giants were different.

‘What should I do with these guys now?’

It’s good to lock up beings that can’t be controlled.

Loki looked at the chains that had fallen around him.

If he could improve the chains that sealed the door and make an item out of it, it could become a key to seal those giants.

‘…But they won’t just sit back and watch.’

Now that it has come to this, it would be good to leave them alone if he could only control them.

Of course, only when they ‘stay still’.

「…Loki! It’s Loki!」

Thrym was excited.

「It’s good to see you, Loki! Let’s go out into the world together!」

Loki’s eyes narrowed.

As beings created by himself, their bodies, personalities, and even egos would all reflect the settings as they were.

And their programmed goals were set.

「O Destroyer who will lead us! Bring about the end of the world! Our ultimate goal-.」

Destruction that would dye the world in twilight.

「For Ragnarok!」

It was the end.

It was a truly absurd goal.

Loki looked up at Thrym and opened his mouth.

“…What is Ragnarok in your mind?”

「Isn’t it obvious?」

Thrym flashed his eyes and gave a mad smile.

「It is the destruction of this world.」

“……”

「We will erase all traces made by the gods. We will burn, freeze, and trample the earth!」

“……”

「We will devour the gods and recreate everything to create our own world. Yes, we will become gods!」

His frozen mouth opened, and a white frosty mist touched Loki.

Loki, who had received the cold energy as it was, closed his mouth.

The being in front of him was really trying to ‘destroy’ everything.

It was really a troublesome situation.

“…Annoying.”

「……?」

Thrym tilted his head.

Loki looked up at Thrym and shook his head. Then he shrugged his shoulders.

“I’m already too lazy to even rule this small country, so you want me to do such a troublesome thing? Destroying the world….”

「…What are you talking about? Loki. You are the Lord of the Demonic Host who leads us! As the vanguard, you must destroy the world! That is our hope, our wish, the meaning of our existence…!」

“My hope, wish, and the meaning of my existence is to laze around and rest comfortably. What do I care about the destruction you’re talking about?”

「…….」

Thrym froze with a surprised look on his face.

He stared at Loki for a while, then drooped as if he had lost strength and lowered his head.

「…Why are you saying such things? Loki! Why has the being who leads us changed so much?」

“…What you’re thinking of are just things made with a simple program. And I’m not the Loki you’re thinking of.”

Thrym’s body trembled.

The temperature gradually dropped around him.

「…You have fallen. Loki!」

Thrym raised his head. He glared at Loki with a distorted face as if he was about to cry.

“……”

「You are defying the will of the creator. Our creator wanted to destroy the world and made us that way. We must act according to his will…!」

“…That’s nonsense. Of course, that’s how you were designed. No, in the first place, you guys who should only be in the raid zone are trying to go outside…. That’s not sane.”

「What do you know! Loki!」

Thrym shouted, flashing his eyes.

Snowflakes blew from Thrym’s mouth, and Loki’s cloak fluttered. A deafening sound echoed through the cave.

Loki stared at Thrym with indifferent eyes.

“Of course I know. Because I… am your creator.”