The 9Th Class Swordmaster: Blade Of Truth [EN]: Chapter 466

276. Repetition Is Not the Same

Fwoosh—!!!

“……!!!!”

Yulla opened her eyes with a dizzying shock, as if waking from a dream.

Familiar scenery unfolded before her.

The massive round table was empty, save for herself.

“How can this be…….”

Just moments ago, she had manifested in the world, slaughtering the humans who dared to challenge her.

The god who had claimed millions of lives was now, absurdly, back in the temple with the oracle that overlooked the world, without even knowing why she had returned.

[Whether you’re exceptional or lacking, you crawl before you walk, don’t you think?]

As Carryl’s voice echoed, Yulla gazed down at the magic mirror in the center of the round table. Within the mirror, a gate opened, and an old man with a hardened expression appeared.

It was the third god, the master of Rice, who had descended to the earth shortly after the old man, the last one besides her in the temple.

“Did he simply create an illusion, or did he turn back time? Or……. Have I been trapped in his illusion from the start?”

Who could deceive a god?

Despite her long existence, this was a first.

“It was to drag me down there. Did he even foresee my rage?”

Yulla’s lips trembled.

“He must have deliberately made Exodia a mess to provoke me. He not only insulted a god but also betrayed his promise to me……. Anyone would have been forced to act that way.”

Stab-!!!!

A sharp shamshir [a curved Persian or Arabian sword] pierced the back of the sixth god.

The moment the woman with the serpent’s lips stepped on the god’s corpse, a scene of gods fighting in a tangled mess began to unfold within the magic mirror.

“…….”

It was exactly like the future she had seen in the illusion.

Soon, the fourth and fifth gods would also die.

“To be deceived by a human……. Carryl, I must admit I underestimated you. But to lift the illusion and allow me to see the truth is a foolish mistake. Deception is meaningless once it’s known.”

But even with the deaths of the gods, Yulla merely smiled coldly.

“Besides, even in the illusion, you did not defeat me. So, it only serves to reveal your weakness to me.”

She shouted with a mix of anger, as if speaking to Carryl in the magic mirror.

But that anger was fleeting.

She couldn’t help but question her own words.

“Why……. Did he lift the illusion?”

Because there was no chance of winning.

No matter how she thought about it, there was no other reason.

With the first and third gods dead, there were no more gods who could stand against her.

But even if he lifted the illusion in defeat and gained another chance, what would change?

In the end, he would only know that there was a certain future of defeat.

“I see. He wanted to confirm my full power. Knowing there was no possibility, he must have lifted the magic. If so, then what he intends to do is obvious.”

She glared at Carryl in the magic mirror and ground her teeth. No longer could the dignity of a god be found in her.

“He intends to further strengthen his power. He will turn the remaining four gods to his side and rebel against me again.”

The remaining gods were non-combat gods, but from Yulla’s perspective, it was unsettling that they might turn to Carryl’s side.

“That would be troublesome.”

She could overwhelm simple combat abilities with the benefits of being the master of the dimension.

But if the remaining four gods with special abilities were to aid the combat gods, the outcome would be uncertain.

Moreover, even she, a god, could not predict what influence the human named Carryl would have.

‘What should I do?’

She considered a new possibility that she had never thought of before.

‘Should I kill them all?’

Gulp-

Yulla swallowed dryly without realizing it.

She was now contemplating killing the remaining four gods, whom she had thought were on her side until just moments ago.

She shook her head violently.

Her nervous demeanor was strikingly similar to that of a human. But Yulla did not know.

That Carryl had not lifted the magic he had cast on her simply because of a lack of power.

The meaning of lifting the magic was to make her aware of its existence. It was to show her that he could cast it at any time.

Anxiety and unease.

The collapse of the absoluteness that a god possessed stemmed from nothing other than doubt.

She now doubted everything she had taken for granted.

Doubt soon led to the restriction of actions.

Carryl’s ultimate goal was to make her hesitate to descend to the earth and to rethink the situation.

‘Is this situation I am seeing real? If I am trapped in another illusion, not knowing when I was caught in his magic?’

That was a more troublesome situation than the other gods turning their backs on her and siding with Carryl.

“He possesses the magic power of dragons. And he has the power of not one, but two dragons, so he can no longer be considered within the realm of humans. That goes not only for the amount of magic power but also for his lifespan.”

The lifespan of a dragon is thousands of years.

Even if he possessed dragon magic power, he could not live that long if he were purely human. But the problem was that he was a contractor with the Spirit King and the owner of the fifteenth Master Key.

“Besides, there was also the spirit Aln. And he also has a necromancer. If he were to become a spirit through the power of the spirits, or if he were to become a lich [undead creature] through black magic, the limitations of the body would become meaningless.”

If she could not figure out how a human could cast illusion magic on a god, Carryl would continue to repeat this time.

He would not win, but he would not lose either.

The endless repetition of battles.

That was also one of the worst-case scenarios.

And Carryl’s prediction was accurate. She became even more confused. Humans fight for survival, but Yulla, who coveted the throne of the gods, had to secure a certain victory.

But even if she was trapped in a repeating illusion of time, at least it was not destruction, so Yulla could not help but become impatient.

“Damn it…….”

She unknowingly tightened her grip on the round table.

It was then.

“Could it be…….”

Why?

She noticed a faint smile on Carryl’s face as he looked up at the sky, as if telling her to come down.

“Damn you!!! Are you mocking me!!”

She had learned of the existence of illusion magic, but no matter how much she thought about it, she could not figure out how he had cast it on her.

‘How can a human cast magic on a god?’

She recalled the past moments ago.

She delved into her memories, trying to find something out of place. The object Carryl had shown her at the last moment when the illusion broke.

The book left by the stranger called Kaie Essir.

‘Who the hell is he?’

Yulla knew all of human history.

Of course, she knew what happened in it since it was the world she had created.

The first dragon slayer.

A human hero who hunted Riseria, the Flame Dragon.

But that was it.

He was an meritorious subject who founded the old empire with his two companions, Altemann and Gald Rothschild.

His actions were unique, but not enough to catch the eye of her, a god.

“He is the strongest creature on earth, but it is not impossible to hunt a dragon. Gods created humans, but humans have a potential that even gods cannot fathom.”

But that was only within the world created by the gods.

Hunting dragons was allowed, but hunting gods was absurd.

“…….”

However, Yulla had that thought as she looked at Carryl at that moment. If that was the case, why had she just let him grow so much, even though she knew of Carryl’s existence?

That was because he had thoroughly hidden it until now.

He was strong, but not enough to threaten the gods.

It was just a source of amusement, like watching a favorite toy grow.

‘If……. Kaie Essir also thoroughly hid himself and made arrangements for the distant future? And if that arrangement is that book…….’

To be honest, it is unbelievable that humans prepared for god-slaying without fearing the gap of hundreds of years between the old empire and the present.

However…….

There was one thing that bothered her.

‘When Parel of Lord’s world fell here, I didn’t know. Even though it was a world I was involved in, the fact that I couldn’t know means that Parel’s existence was hidden by someone.’

It was absurd to deceive a god, but Carryl’s Dimension Spiral was the answer.

It was a fragment that could exert the power of a god, just like herself.

‘When Lord’s Parel fell here, the Dimension Spiral also crossed over with him. And he hid Parel’s existence with that power…….’

Who the hell?

There was only one possible person for the questionable existence.

Kaie Essir.

‘If he is not a person from this dimension but a person who crossed over with Parel? Then he must be related to Lord’s god-slaying.’

Thump……. Thump…….

Thump—!!!

Only then could Yulla understand the current situation. If the death of the Lord, who is called the highest of the gods, was caused by humans, and Carryl knew the method…….

He might kill her too.

Crash-!!!

The chair Yulla was sitting on fell backward with a loud noise. A drop of cold sweat ran down her forehead.

* * *

“St, stop!!!”

“I’m sorry. But the water has already been spilled.”

“You idiot!!!!”

The first god of disaster eventually raised his fist, and the fifth god blocked his attack.

Bang! Bang!! Kwakwakwakwang……!!!

The old man quietly took out his cane.

Aaaaaaack……!!

Argh–!!

They were now fighting in a tangled mess, without regard for who was who. Screams and shouts were heard from all directions.

Carryl slowly looked ahead.

The chaos that began with the gods fighting in a tangled mess gradually became more intense, shaking precariously to the point where the world itself could collapse.

But it didn’t matter that they were fighting now.

There was something else he was waiting for.

Woooooong…….

And when the sky distorted and space began to twist, Carryl called out the name of the last piece he had been waiting for.

“Yulla.”

[Hehehe……. The high and mighty god is finally coming down to the muddy ground.]

Aln Zavius said in a low voice as he looked at her. But even with his provocation, Yulla could not take her eyes off Carryl with a hardened face.

Step- Step- Step-

Carryl was the same.

Hiding their secret, he waved his hand lightly as he watched Yulla appear through the gate.

“How is it? Is it a little more fun now?”

He smiled coldly at the god.