Episode 518 Final Battle (1)
God of black wings.
After subduing the Apostle Goddess who serves the God of Despair Fall and Madness I frowned and continued to think.
a moment ago. As soon as the black-winged god appeared he trembled and tried to run away. Because I saw something more annoying than I thought.
‘…also. The god of despair fall and madness. There’s no way that eerie ancient deity would be satisfied with the usual hit-and-run.’
Divine Realm.
The black-winged god was astonished to see the power this side possessed and the power he used to escape seemed close to the power of the sacred realm.
Well at any rate they succeeded in subduing the Holy Realm before it even opened so it didn’t seem like it would be a big problem…
The flaw was that unlike the general sacred realm the subject was not placed on oneself.
‘…This guy’s divinity’s base is not his divinity but someone else’s divinity. If you think about that fact deeply it’s not something to be taken lightly.’
It’s not even just that.
Isn’t the sacred realm the power to form one’s home ground through the separation or domination of space?
In that case the sacred realm that the Black Wing God was trying to create was a type that was far from creating a home ground through separation or control of space.
‘The sacred realm of this guy that I saw earlier was not only of substandard technical perfection but also gave off an atmosphere like a puzzle piece.’
When I guessed why the God of Despair Fall and Madness created the Apostle Godhead I couldn’t help but feel even more heterogeneous.
Hit and run. If you were trying to create a clue to invade the Earth in the end the special nature of the sacred realm is not something to be taken lightly.
This is because the sacred realm that the Black Wing God wanted to create is linked like a puzzle piece.
Then the final goal is also obvious.
‘The act of creating the sacred realm as someone else’s concept of divinity rather than one’s own and increasing its usability by intentionally splitting the sacred realm incompletely. ‘It’s obvious.’
It’s no different….
‘The intention is to forcibly create a gap through which they can invade Earth by pushing out the sacred realm or conversely swallowing it up.’
It was simple.
The god of despair fall and madness. That unpleasant ancient deity was ultimately trying to replace my sacred realm spread out on Earth with its own sacred realm.
So. It was clear that the eerie ancient deity was planning to invade the fortified Earth and start a final war to kill me.
“….”
In response I narrowed my eyes looked up at the sky and spoke in a low whisper.
“That’s fun.”
Eat.
“It’s okay to be nervous.”
The god of despair fall and madness.
“Don’t be in a hurry. Even if you don’t urge me like that I will kill you myself. “Just wait.”
Just as that unpleasant ancient god wants a final battle to kill me I also feel the same way.
[The god of transcendence and death gives a twisted laugh sensing that the final war will soon break out.]
[ …soon. We will meet again in the not too distant future. Even if they don’t want it. ]
Ironically.
***
Some time has passed.
Perhaps the god of despair fall and madness had decided that there was no other solution yet and the unpleasant gaze quickly disappeared.
and. At the same time the life reactions of the apostles and gods who were going on a rampage all over the world and committing indiscriminate acts of destruction disappeared all at once.
‘I guess so.’
It was natural.
Even if the God of Despair Fall and Madness has a tendency to prioritize emotions over reason it does not mean that his judgment is paralyzed.
I think he probably realized that if he allowed the apostles and gods from all over the world to go on a rampage any longer than this they would be killed by me within a few minutes so he ordered them to flee…
‘Well it’s just a waste of time. ‘Pest extermination is possible if you take the time.’
It doesn’t matter.
It is meaningless to predict the odds of victory when dealing with enemies like that and discussing success or failure is equally meaningless.
At best it was only a matter of time before the evil apostles of the ancient godhead were killed.
“….”
Is that why?
‘It’s more difficult to deal with a disaster situation that has been going on for several days rather than what happens next.’
Rather it was more difficult to deal with the aftermath of the disaster that occurred when apostles and gods ran away from all over the world.
Well thanks to this return to Earth the apostles and gods who were running rampant all over the world in real time had to disappear…
It seemed like there wasn’t even a moment to breathe.
“….”
The United States and China are also suffering significant damage and Japan is also experiencing great confusion although it is not comparable to Korea.
also. In addition countries such as the UK France Italy and Germany also lost a lot due to the disaster.
Damage situations such as a large number of deaths collapse of the capital paralysis of the administrative system and destruction of major infrastructure were only default values.
Tragedy calls for tragedy and despair calls for despair. Additional damage is occurring in succession due to the aftermath of the disaster.
Like dominoes.
‘Is it fortunate among misfortunes that the apostles and gods all over the Earth fled all at once and prevented the situation from worsening?’
Perhaps if the return to Earth from the Tower of Trials had been slightly delayed the severity of the situation could have grown to a level where the destruction of the world had to be discussed.
Hold-.
At the same time I realized that there was no point in thinking about it anymore so I placed my hand on my forehead and asked a question.
“It’s been a while since I returned from the Tower of Trials so let me ask you some basic questions first.”
Should I call it a blessing among misfortunes?
There are people from all over the world who saw with their own eyes the tragedy that occurred when the apostles ran rampant and took action to prevent it.
Seunghoon Kim. And Oh Chun-seok. Both of them looked at me with pale complexions as if they had not yet fully recovered from the fatigue they suffered from the battle with the Apostle Godhead.
“What happened to the Korean government? Considering the seriousness of the situation I think martial law would have been declared long ago. “Where is the Armed Forces?”
“….”
silence.
Neither of them opened their mouths and seemed to be wondering what to answer.
Kim Seung-hoon closed his eyes tightly and gritted his teeth but Oh Chun-seok revealed negative emotions such as anger hatred and guilt.
However the silence lasted only for a moment and Kim Seung-hoon lowered his head while Oh Chun-seok opened his mouth and gave an answer.
“…flaw. Mr. Seongyoon this may not be surprising. The Blue House collapsed. “The current president has already died a long time ago.”
Oh Chun-seok continued speaking with a pale expression.
“Prime Minister. Minister of Strategy and Finance. Both were confirmed dead. All acting presidents below him were assassinated. The National Assembly building also collapsed. “With the declaration of martial law the Korean government came to an end.”
“….”
He gritted his teeth and muttered in a hateful tone.
“You bastard…. He probably planned from the beginning to overthrow the country. “It all happened in an instant.”
It wasn’t wrong.
Wasn’t it clear from the beginning that the God of Despair Fall and Madness had intended to plunge the entire planet into chaos when he made a challenger from Earth his apostle?
Perhaps the most efficient way in the opinion of that evil ancient god would be to destroy all nations on Earth.
‘Of course it was planned.’
When this person nodded his head in agreement Oh Chun-seok also continued the story.
“army? Of course it moved. But you know what? …Mr. Seongyoon the military power of our armed forces is not that strong. “It’s even more so when you’re up against a hunter or challenger.”
“Are you annihilated?”
“no. Not even annihilation. I guess half of them are deserters? Even among the soldiers there are people who are challengers. “We bought dimension shifting items at the Tower of Trials and ran away with our families and relatives.”
“….”
It was beyond my imagination.
‘That’s shit.’
In response I clicked my tongue and asked a question.
“…As far as I know private military companies have also been hired to replace the military power of the national army. “Have they run away too?”
“flaw. Oh there’s no need to explain. That’s correct. The Korean mercenary guild’s mercenary king was the first to run away. I thought he couldn’t run away because he was a former hunter right? “It was a mistake.”
“….”
“shit. I guess I bought a permanent dimension shift item from the challenger without anyone knowing. He ran away to another dimension. Holding all the items. “I think you’ll know what happens after that.”
“Hot.”
Laughing comes out automatically.
‘Is it true?’
I was wondering why Korea suffered so much damage compared to other countries but everything seems to have gone wrong from the initial response stage.
‘What.’
It was absurd.
Because the bond is so weak.
I laughed when I heard that more than half of the soldiers in the ROK military deserted and that even the private military companies hired by the government had run away.
‘I’m going to be amazed.’
Isn’t it a sight to behold?
“Why didn’t you contact me?”
“no. It’s not that I haven’t contacted you. I couldn’t do it. “I don’t know what that bastard did but it became impossible to send a message to Seongyoon.”
“?”
“Well… the challengers who knew Seongyoon tried to contact him by any means possible. “They say it failed.”
“….”
Moreover it seems that the God of Despair Fall and Madness had prepared for any unexpected variables and had made it so that no one could contact them.
‘It’s annoying.’
In response I roughly brushed my hair and tried to suppress my irritation and then Seunghoon Kim spoke with a tired look on his face.
“…In the end I couldn’t protect anything. The number of people who have left is immeasurable. “Everyone who stayed on this land and tried to protect it died except us.”
He muttered hollowly feeling helpless and frustrated.
“As a hunter. And as a challenger. “Everyone wanted to become a beneficiary and gain wealth and fame but when it came time to identify the victims no one responded to their responsibility and duty.”
“….”
Kim Seung-hoon lowered his head and continued speaking bitterly.
“The operation to retake Seoul failed… and this guy and I were paying the price for that failure. We tried to slow the spread of damage to other areas outside of Gyeonggi-do. “By risking his life.”
But that too for a moment.
“…But now the story is different. Because you are back. “Han Seong-yoon.”
He slowly raised his head again and gave off a cool look in his eyes.
“Although there are more dead than living in this land there will be no survivors. Unlike me who is incompetent you can save them…”
“ah. I have already left that to my colleagues. “Don’t worry all survivors will be rescued within a few hours.”
“…Colleagues?”
“There is something like that.”
If I were to talk about the Iron Blood Lord and the White Crane Swordsman the story would be longer so I needed to omit the details.
‘In that case it would be better to talk about something else.’
I made him understand that I didn’t have to worry much about rescuing the survivors and asked him one last question.
“… Catherine Bennett is American so of course she is out of the question but Lee Ha-yeon is probably Korean so why isn’t she here?”
I was curious as to why Lee Ha-yeon was not seen in the midst of the operation to recapture Seoul.
Since he was in the Tower of Trials he would have just passed on if he couldn’t be contacted…
Earlier after he used his energy to find out what was happening around the world he found out one thing.
The fact that Catherine Bennett and Lee Ha-yeon are together and that they are in the United States not Korea.
“Please explain.”
“….”
Seunghoon Kim rested his chin as if thinking for a moment and then gave an answer.
“hmm. If nothing else happens I think I should be at the International Hunter Association by now. He said he was going before the operation to recapture Seoul….”
“It’s a request for support.”
“okay. Because there were restrictions on spatial movement and long-distance communication throughout the Korean Peninsula someone had to go directly to another country. “I just decided that she was the right person for her.”
“….”
Restrictions on spatial movement and long-distance communication?
‘Was there such a thing? I don’t think so…’
The puzzlement lasted only for a moment.
‘…no. I guess it was there. ‘Until now.’
There was a trace.
It seems that the restrictions naturally disappeared when the Black Winged God became incapacitated unable to live or die…
Although it may have felt like a minor problem to them it seemed to be a problem that made space movement or long-distance communication impossible.
‘Then is it because the International Hunters Association has convened an emergency meeting that Catherine Bennett and Lee Ha-yeon are together?’
Is that why?
“That’s not bad.”
As a result I was able to come up with a good idea with a slight smile on my face.
Perhaps because it was an issue that required discussion about the survival of humanity all kinds of people would have flocked to the International Hunter Association.
and. There will inevitably be strong people who went there on behalf of the ruler of a country. If so wouldn’t it be a good opportunity?
In any case in order to summon the ancient gods of the pantheon including the gods of despair fall and madness to fight on Earth it is necessary to evacuate humanity to another dimension.
“Then let’s go to the International Hunter Association.”
in other words.
[I hope that the God of Transcendence and Death may be able to complete preparations for the final battle all at once.]
[ …If you’re lucky you may be able to handle and resolve the situation faster than you think. ]
From now on it was time for persuasion and negotiation to prepare the stage for the final battle.
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