Kwarururu-
Outer beings ceaselessly poured out from the space connected to Yggdrasil [the World Tree in Norse mythology].
The amount was so vast that even the emptied space of the universe, reserved for battle, felt cramped.
“Gurgle.”
“Gurgle-”
Amidst all this, the Outer beings, seemingly unable to grasp the situation, were bewildered and hesitant to move rashly.
Whatever the case, it was clear that the Outer beings were the enemy.
Just as the gods all gripped their weapons, ready to begin their attack.
“Wait.”
Odin stepped forward, ahead of the gods.
The gods of Asgard [the realm of the Aesir gods in Norse mythology] tried to stop him, but Odin calmly shook his head, stopping them and advancing alone.
“You are called the Fallen King, are you?”
“Kuaaaaaaak!”
But instead of an answer, what came was a cry, a scream of agony or a shout of resentment.
Other gods warned that it was pointless to talk to the Outer beings, but Odin once again stopped them and posed a question.
“Who are you?”
“Kuh…….”
The Fallen King’s roar gradually subsided.
His face was contorted as he looked around, as if he was finally grasping the situation.
At this, the gods insisted that they should strike before the Fallen King could figure things out, but Odin still shook his head.
“You are beings born from fallen stars. Those who have lost their light and all memories and ego.”
The Fallen King no longer screamed. He was just staring at Odin with cold eyes.
“I already knew of your existence. I knew of the danger, but since you had no ego, you could be managed, so I showed respect for the fallen stars.”
“Respect?”
“I don’t know about other galaxies, but that’s how it was in our Asgard. Although we managed you strictly to eliminate the danger, we did not lose respect.”
At Odin’s words, the Fallen King distorted his already crumpled face even further.
As if he didn’t even like the word respect.
“What’s so respectful about that? Locking us in a dark basement, erasing our future, and making us clamor for a forgotten past?”
“One does not stick one’s face into the jaws of a lion to honor it.”
“Coward’s excuse.”
“You can call us cowards. We were showing respect in our own way. But your appearance has distorted that respect.”
“That’s not respect, it’s hypocrisy.”
“The fallen stars, who were being respected under the tombs of Asgard, have become objects of fear, not respect, with your appearance.”
“Good. I’m glad you’ve realized that we are the object of your fear.”
“In that sense, I cannot forgive you. You who have roused the fallen stars and caused chaos.”
Could this even be called a conversation?
To the ear, it sounded like they were each just spouting their own words.
The gods, who were listening to the conversation from behind, also shook their heads at this frustrating exchange.
And Odin finally uttered his last question.
“Who are you?”
Exactly the same question as the first one.
But somehow, the nuance was subtly different.
Perhaps, it was due to the ‘respect’ mentioned earlier.
“Keuheuk…….”
When even the gods closed their mouths and waited for an answer, a bizarre laughter was heard from the Fallen King’s mouth.
“Kahahahahahaha!”
His laughter echoed in the universe.
At this, the Outer beings, who had been fidgeting behind him, surged greatly, like a wave.
“How amusing! Respect now, who am I now! You’ve been hiding us like a boil on your heart, shunning us! And now you utter such words!”
A passage opened behind the Fallen King.
The space connected to the World Tree was widening even more.
“When have you ever cared about us! Have you ever listened to the voices of the abandoned!”
This was not the power of Yggdrasil.
The passage was forcibly opened by the Fallen King’s will, and the passage to the space where the Outer beings were sleeping was expanding.
“I heard them! I abandoned myself and listened to their voices! And I realized the desperate hope they had!”
In the Tower, they had to forcibly break the sky and create gaps to forcibly push in the Outer beings.
Because of the limitations of the system.
But this was not the case here.
There was no such firewall in the Divine Realm.
In other words, it meant that all the Outer beings managed by the Fallen King could be released without restrictions.
“To devour all beings in this world.”
The Fallen King’s voice was low.
All the gods, including Odin, felt a chill without realizing it and instinctively gripped their weapons.
“We may not be able to shine again, but if we devour all the brilliant stars, wouldn’t you all be equal to us in the end?”
Odin nodded.
He didn’t agree.
He realized.
Perhaps the hopeful thought that he could recognize the Fallen King as the gravedigger of the fallen stars and coexist was a miscalculation.
That he could never coexist with the Fallen King.
At this, Odin and the Fallen King simultaneously pointed at each other and opened their mouths.
“Devour all the light of the world!”
“Rest for the fallen stars.”
The battle between gods and Outer beings began.
* * *
The moment the battle in the Divine Realm began.
Seun, who had barely pushed the Fallen King and the Outer beings into the collapsed sky in Shai’nel, landed precariously on the ground.
“Hoo…….”
The final blow he had unleashed at the end.
He had squeezed out his muscles, and used his inner energy and mana, as well as the divinity of the Saint, to the fullest, so he felt empty inside.
Judging from the muscle pain and the tingling in his circles and dantian [energy centers in the body, according to some Eastern traditions], it seemed it would take quite some time to recover his strength.
‘But I had no choice.’
Three minutes.
In order to push the Fallen King in for sure within that time, it was necessary to inflict a certain blow.
If he tried to save a little strength and failed to push the Fallen King in, the whole plan would be blown to pieces.
Even so, it was the first time he had properly used the power that had increased rapidly after becoming a god, so he felt more strained than he had thought.
“Are you okay!”
As he was catching his breath on the ground, he saw Brinjaru running from afar.
He was worried about Seun, but his condition was not normal either.
The shield he was holding had become scrap metal, his armor was dented, and the seams were broken, so it was no different from having taken off his armor already.
The only thing that was still intact was the battle hammer he had been holding until the end.
Even that had the upper part of the handle bent, but it seemed to contain Brinjaru’s belief that he would not give up until the end.
“Here, a potion. The healers are not in good condition right now, so use this for first aid.”
Red liquid poured over his head.
He felt the muscle pain in his body subside a little, probably because it was a fairly effective potion.
But that wouldn’t heal his circles or dantian.
‘What about Amon and Michael…….’
Of course, the Abyss and Radiance that Seun had opened at the end with the two of them had also disappeared.
Seeing that the Nephilim [a powerful artifact or weapon] was heated red and did not cause any resonance, it seemed impossible to reuse it for a while.
At least a few days…… no, he had really overdone it at the end, so it seemed like it wouldn’t react for a few weeks.
‘Still…….’
Seun raised his head.
The shining sky unique to Shai’nel, which was more brilliant than being just clear, as if the sun was approaching.
He had succeeded.
But what about the other Shelters?
He trusted them, but what if even one of them made a mistake?
An uneasy feeling sprouted in Seun’s mind.
– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head’ informs you that the plan has succeeded and the battle has begun.
– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head’ informs you that you have worked hard, so leave this place to them and rest.
Mamon sent a message informing him of the success of the plan.
“Haa…….”
A sigh of relief came out involuntarily.
Seun, who had been poised to jump out even in his exhausted state, released all the strength in his body and lay sprawled on the floor.
“Kahaha! It seems that things have gone well in other places too!”
Brinjaru also lay down next to him.
Lying down like this, the sky of Shai’nel felt warmer than usual.
‘Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve done this.’
The sky of Shai’nel, which he was admiring while lying down without any thoughts, was beautiful.
Before the regression and after the regression, Seun had never properly admired that beautiful sky because he was always busy running around.
As he was feeling the warm sunlight for a while.
“Hero! Are you okay!”
Angels flew in from afar.
Among them, the one in the center was the Archangel who manages the Platinum Castle.
It wasn’t like the Archangel had been standing still, his wings were dusty and his feathers were falling out, so he didn’t look to be in good condition either.
“Oh no! Heal the Hero quickly!”
“Yes! Hero, please bear with it a little longer.”
Some of the angels who received the Archangel’s instructions approached Seun and held out their hands.
Warm light was emitted, and they healed Seun at a speed that was incomparable to potions.
The muscle pain completely disappeared, and even the mana exhaustion and the tingling in his dantian, which could not be cured with ordinary potions, were all healed.
Indeed, they were residents of Shai’nel, which could be called the last Shelter?
Even so, he couldn’t recover his divinity, but thanks to them, most of his depleted stamina was recovered.
“What about the Outer beings?”
“They were all sucked into the Hero’s side at the end. We are still searching, but as of now, they are not visible at all.”
“That’s a relief.”
He was worried about what would happen if there were any Outer beings left, but it seemed that the Fallen King had gathered all the Outer beings as he struggled at the end.
At the time, the Fallen King, who was gathering the Outer beings to withstand the attack, was very annoying, but now that he thought about it, it was convenient because he didn’t have to clean up the leftovers.
“You have really worked hard, Hero. To save Shai’nel once again, I don’t know how to repay this favor…….”
He didn’t have the energy to answer.
He just had this thought.
‘Is it over…….’
The Outer beings have all disappeared from the Tower.
What should he do now?
He remembered someone asking him before.
What are you going to do after you block all the Outer beings?
He had many thoughts.
He could settle down in Shai’nel and live a leisurely life, or he could go back to the Divine Realm and create a new galaxy with the Diablo Guild.
If not, he could ‘return’, which could be said to be the dream of all players.
He thought it would be nice to return to his original world.
‘Honestly, I’m not that drawn to returning.’
Seun is already a player who has gone through regression.
Even if it was the old days, all he could think of were the memories of running around in the Tower before the regression.
The things on Earth had been weathered by time, and there wasn’t much that came to mind.
“The treatment is over.”
The warm light that had been surrounding Seun’s body was all gone.
Looking around, the angels who had been emitting light were also breathing heavily, sweating profusely, as if they had run out of energy.
Indeed, there was no way that a technique that heals even circles and dantian could be so simple.
“Hero, you must be tired now that the battle is over… but there is something I must show you.”
“What is it?”
“Bring it.”
At the Archangel’s instruction, another group of angels appeared from behind.
Ten angels were flying in formation, as if protecting something precious.
Clank.
A familiar sound rang in his ears.
What the angels brought was covered in golden cloth, but he could tell what it was without looking.
“Did you bring the sacred object?”
“Yes.”
The sacred object enshrined in the Platinum Castle.
No, what the Archangel called the god of Shai’nel.
Clank.
The angels placed a small cogwheel in front of Seun.
Episode 670