Chapter 741,
Chapter 184. Beyond Destiny (13),
a single one that had just been engulfed in eternalization from upstairs had already transferred fire to dozens of black panthers.
‘Eternity doesn’t work as intended…!’
-[Sarah has reached the desired realm, but you can’t control your fire? There’s no way to do that, so cut quickly. Only give very weak scratches!]
These were the words I heard from Bale after discovering Eternity.
Naturally, the original eternalization is a fire that moves according to Jin’s will.
If Jin wants to burn, even if he dies, it will not be quenched, and if he wants to fade, it will immediately fade.
But now, Eternity had already deviated from that rule from the first Black Panther.
A much bigger fire was formed than Jin wanted.
Eternity didn’t ignore Jin’s will at all.
However, it was not completely controlled as usual.
There were far more fires that were transferred and spread randomly than fires that were extinguished by Jin’s will.
‘Did you prepare for it after seeing that Difus-nim suffered eternalization…!’
It was correct.
Myungsin was using Eternity’s ‘never extinguished characteristic’ in reverse.
Xinxin did not know exactly to what extent Jin could completely control the eternity, but he was sure that it would never be infinite.
Therefore, if he deliberately uses the resentment he harbors against him as a catalyst to multiply it, he seems to be able to put pressure on Jin, and the plan was a perfect hit.
Jin’s grudge against the evil spirit is so deep and huge that even he himself cannot know.
The resentment was making Eternity burn more fiercely.
Even now the resentment is only growing, so there is no stopping the spread of so many eternities.
In addition, the terrible disappearance of young Rosa just made Jin even more angry.
[Kuhhhhhh!]
[Khhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!]
Every time the black panthers screamed, the ground melted piece by piece.
As soon as the party arrived on the 3rd basement floor, they did nothing, but they were already isolated from all sides. There were also black leopards falling to the next floor one by one.
They’ll be burning the Eternity again and melting the lower layers.
‘If I continue to fall like this, will there be a bust at the bottom?’
There were no options.
This is because the proliferation of fire cannot be stopped and cannot rise again. The party had no choice but to continue throwing their bodies downward as before.
Jin briefly explained to his colleagues the fact that Eternity is out of control and his assumptions about why.
“…wasn’t using eternalization. For now, we have no choice but to keep holding each other down. You got it right.”
“Don’t blame yourself. It was inevitable. And my guess is that even if you hadn’t used Eternalization, those black panthers would have pressured us endlessly one way or another. I’m sure you’ve made preparations to keep regenerating even if you die until you use Eternity.”
Hedo said.
[I saw a really great sword. If you were in my era, the Seongguk Defense Battle would have been much easier. By the way, I feel the tactic of the twelfth horseman is a bit strange.]
“What do you mean?”
[The spirit of souls is not infinite. Since I was trapped inside him, it’s an area I can know for sure. How much do you think it would take to make one black leopard? I don’t know, but it will take quite a lot. It’s like burning hundreds and thousands of them.]
The Eternity that Jin can control is limited, and the soul spirit that can be used is the same.
[So I’m guessing that maybe the Misogynistic God is using Eternity to put us in trouble… and at the same time testing himself. I mean whether you can handle the eternalization that has grown to the limit.]
Cuckoo.”
Hedo shook his head at Octavia’s voice.
“Considering his obsession with Jin, he seems like a man who can do that, Captain Wraith. Even if it’s not necessarily a test for yourself, it might just be something you want to keep an eye on Jin’s sword.”
“i think so too.”
“Everyone, hold each other tight. Now the ground will go out.”
By that time, the entire third basement floor had completely melted.
The black panthers had all gone downstairs and were out of sight.
The inside of Jin, who started to fall again, was gradually but deeply feared.
Of course, it wasn’t that he was afraid of fighting the evil spirits.
‘What if this eternal flower continues to proliferate… and damages allies?’
The number of people currently with him is not a problem.
Because there are only a few of them, and each one of them is a transcendent talent.
However, it was a completely different story when the Eternals multiplied and attacked friendly forces wandering around here.
‘Vale said that not even Orgal would be able to turn off Eternity on his own. The moment Eternal Flower hits allies at this speed, devastating damage is unavoidable.’
Throughout the fall, such thoughts disturbed Jin’s inner mind.
Even this was frustrating as if a thorn was stuck in his throat because he seemed to have expected the bust.
It was not easy to shake off the feeling that I was being played on the palm of my body.
surely.
This fight was different from the others. After returning, he had never been shaken this far by defeating numerous enemies.
Unlike before, the descent did not end immediately.
It seemed that the speed at which the black panthers melted the ground was faster than the speed at which the party fell.
It was clear that it was still heading downwards.
The longer the descent, the more the party felt the aura and magical organs getting clogged up.
Most of them were even seriously injured, so the feeling was even more doubled.
In the end, Octavia was the first to lose consciousness. Hedo and Alpen were clearly out of breath, and even Bianca, who had been least affected, occasionally let out a long sigh and picked her breath.
Even in the midst of this, the superhumans never relaxed from the hands holding each other.
Jin continued to think.
How can I protect my allies?
Among the fallen allies were most of the people he valued more than anything else.
Perhaps the labyrinth of the castle of evil spirits may have already moved Eternity to the place where the companions are.
Every time I imagined them burning to death in the eternal fire, goose bumps ran through my body.
As if someone had drawn the scene directly into his head and injected it, he did not stop at all even if he did not want to recall it.
‘Can I keep them all? Can everyone return without dying? I’m already helplessly falling into a trap before I even start a direct battle with the evil god.’
Bad thoughts tend to get worse.
The more difficult the situation was, the more frightening it was.
[12 Horseman… What are you doing?]
Alpen suddenly opened his mouth. He was going off and on again and again.
“Sir Alpen?”
[Close your hands tighter. You shouldn’t be weaker than me when I’m tired.]
Alpen’s words gave Jin an answer.
‘I’m not protecting them alone.’
It is for us to protect each other.
This was something I had already realized once during the preliminary battle in the inner world. I just forgot about the urgency of the situation.
“I’m glad there are people like my ancestors left.”
Once again, my mind suddenly became clear.
Every time his messy inner world was sorted out in this way, Jin was overcome with the feeling that he was escaping the will of the evil god one step at a time.
‘There is Valeria on the side of our troops.’
If it were her, she might be the first to sense the crisis of eternity by using record magic.
The same was true of Veradin, who had recently learned pseudo-record magic, and beings such as Orgal and Veil were able to minimize allied damage.
Dante could raise an intangible sword wind to hold back the approaching Eternity, Quikantel could use his power to buy some time, and Siris’ ice could seal the Eternity.
Or even if nothing can stop eternity.
Somehow, allies and allies will try to escape from Eternity.
It’s not just to live, but because I don’t want to hurt Jin. In order not to fall into the sadness that each other killed each other.
I will run away with that heart. It was a battle that could never be won unless the comrades believed in themselves.
Even if it was temporary, I had to trust the allies as much as today.
That was the part Jin lacked the most.
Until just before the decisive battle, Jin was engaged in a war of nerves with them about the war that would follow after the death of the god of death.
Even if tomorrow the hostile relationship ends only when one side perishes again, today, I had to sincerely give my back and fight with them.
Unknowingly, Jin’s expression, distorted by internal pain, was gradually returning to normal.
The fall ended just like that.
The first thing that came into Jin’s field of vision as he landed on the ground with a black wind was the ground engulfed in dim fire.
Black panthers were burning everywhere. It was a much smaller number than what Jin had seen on the 3rd basement floor.
It was unknown whether all the others had been reduced to ashes in eternity or had fallen into another space in the maze.
The floor no longer melted. That meant that after a long fall, the party had finally reached the lowest floor of the Castle of the Gods.
‘…Isn’t this the center of the lowest floor?
Jin looked in the direction where the Eternity Flower was getting bigger and bigger.
Hedo carried Octavia and the One-Armed Squadron, and Bianca carried Alpen.
As Jin started to walk, the eternal flowers split in two and formed a path.
The lights seemed to be talking to him and giving him directions.
Jin walked through his fire like that.
No matter how many areas the alternative eternalization burned, the flames only grew stronger even after walking for a long time.
I could feel the weak aura, magic power, and golden power from far away.
My colleagues fell to the bottom floor a little faster than Jin.
But Jin was not impatient. It was unlikely that his comrades died in Eternity.
Still, I moved faster. The flames swayed wildly like a windy barley field, opening the way, and after a while, Jin was able to face the allied fleet surrounded by Eternity.
Like a tidal wave, a huge Eternity was driving allies.
There was a mixture of black spirits between the fires, and the spirits seemed to retreat to the fire on the other side as Jin got closer.
Jin intuitively recognized that there was a chest there. Inside that black fire barrier where the retreating spirit clings.
Eventually, Jin opened the fire on his side, revealing his comrades who were struggling to push the eternal flower inside.
They thought that Hongki was invading from the place where the fire was opened and immediately took an attack posture, but when they confirmed that it was Jin, they let out a sigh of relief.
There were also quite a few who collapsed as if they had barely stood up until now.
[Is it Gene Runkandel?]
It was Orgal’s voice.
He was battered and barely holding on to his broken protective shield. He was in such a state that he couldn’t even look at Jin.
If Jin had been a little later, if he had regained his composure later.
The whirlpool of eternity that had imprisoned his comrades would have killed them all like worms in a fist.
“Yes, I am Gene Runcandel, the 12th Horseman. I will join you again from now on.”
