_ Volume 22 Episode 20
545. The usurper’s treasure chest (3)
[Are you sure?]
Akasha was surprised.
[I couldn’t think of anything…]
“That’s the same for me. I still can’t remember who or what I was before. But… I remembered where it was.”
Arilnan laughed contentedly.
“It’s all thanks to you. Akasha. He is also my apostle. no. Should I say that he was an apostle now?”
[Sorry.]
“There is no need to be sorry. It’s all because of my vices.”
Arylnan didn’t care much.
She was enjoying herself now. very much
“It’s satisfying enough to see that what I’ve lost is there.”
“Where are you?”
Arilnan said. It’s in the usurper’s treasure chest.
If so, where is the treasure chest?
Arilnan replied.
“The usurper’s treasure chest. Everything about me remains there. Not only mine, but everything stolen by the usurper is gathered.”
“…Is that true?”
Taesan was surprised.
According to Arilnan, she
meant that she now grasped the place where everything the usurper had usurped was gathered.
“This must have been unexpected even by the usurper.”
Arilnan said cheerfully.
“A being usurped by him loses everything. Existence itself is erased from this universe. But not me.”
Arilnan was obviously forgotten by everyone.
However, her apostle lost herself and remained in the labyrinth. Neither the wizard nor Arilnan know how that was possible or why Akasha
remained in the labyrinth.
However, Akasha remained in the labyrinth and appeared in front of Taesan.
And Taesan defeated Akasha and made a ring using the material to revive Akasha.
And as a result of making Akasha continue to have power, Akasha thought of Aril Nan.
Arilnan was able to reappear in the world like that. It was like a miracle caused by the overlapping of numerous coincidences.
“I got to fuck that damn thing. It’s a lot of fun.”
Taesan looked at the wizard.
“Do the Transcendentals know?”
“I found out this time. Surprisingly… well done. Being able to hit them in the back of the head from our side.”
The wizard also had a very happy face.
“Until now, when we fought the old gods, we were always in a position to be attacked first, which
was unavoidable. Gosins cannot be killed, and they are finite beings. Besides, they were winners. It was a position that had to be defended.
But now they have a chance to attack first. The wizard was very amused.
“I don’t know how much the usurper has usurped, but if you look at Arilnan’s case, it won’t be small. If you can destroy all of them, that’s a good chance. Does that mean we can reduce their cards by one before starting the war?”
It wasn’t bad from Taesan’s point of view. You can feed the usurper. It was a good thing.
And there was a memory that passed through Taesan’s head.
In the past, the time when he hadn’t been able to figure it out as a usurper yet.
he had a dream
In that dream, all the noble concepts and materials of the world were scattered like garbage.
And a distorted existence guarding the place.
Maybe it was the usurper’s treasure chest. If his dream was true, Arilnan’s words were correct.
But there was one problem.
“So where is the treasure chest?”
The wizard and Arilnan shut their mouths at the same time.
Seeing their reaction, a possibility was drawn in Taesan’s mind.
“no way.”
“It is as you expected. There is no way that the treasure chest of the deceased exists in this world.”
The wizard laughed bitterly.
“The realm of the exiled gods. The usurper’s treasure chest is there.”
米 * *
The gods won the war.
The losers are the gods. They
were kicked out of this universe and sealed on the other side. Inside
is the usurper’s treasure chest.
Taesan, who was silent for a moment, asked.
“Is it okay to go in?”
“Ambiguous….don’t.”
The wizard couldn’t answer.
“It’s a place we don’t even know
.”
The Transcendentalists exiled the Old Gods to the Beyond.
And they didn’t intervene anymore.
There was no need to enter the concentration camp where all the wicked in the world were imprisoned. Only those who occasionally escaped had to be caught and dealt with.
That’s why they didn’t know what was on the other side of the exiles.
“Then isn’t that a meaningless story? It’s something you can’t get over.”
“that’s right. That’s not this world. There is a high possibility that the concept of the universe does not work. Transcendentalists cannot pass over it.”
“Then…
Taesan, who was about to speak, shut up.
The wizard and Arilnan were looking at Mount Tai.
Taesan frowned.
“no way.”
“There is only one person in this world who can cross over.”
Arilnan murmured.
Taesan let out a laugh.
“Are you telling me to move on?”
“I’m not saying let go. It’s just that you’re the only one who can.”
The wizard said in an ambiguous tone.
“In the end, you are the only one who is free in this world even in the realm of the old gods.”
The usurper’s treasure chest is in the Realm of the Old Gods.
And the only one who can cross it is Mount Tae.
It was a simple elimination method. It wasn’t exactly wrong.
“Even you have no idea what lies beyond.”
“nothing.”
The wizard shook his head.
“But I know about the past.”
“past?”
“We won the war against the gods and banished them. You’ve taken ownership of the universe. What do you think that means?”
“…Originally, there was also an area of old gods in this world?”
“that’s right.”
The wizard affirmed.
“You also saw the realm of the old demons, didn’t you?”
“I did see it. I was weak enough to be meaningless.”
“You can think of it as an extension of that. It was terrifying and alien. Existence in this world was a place where I could not set foot. As we won, we exiled their realm with them to the other side and created the current universe.”
What exists beyond is the realm of the old gods that once existed in this world.
“We also have memories… but
I’m not sure how things have changed now as it’s been so long.”
“It’s not just Gosin who’s there. There are probably not a few broken beings that originated from them in the first place. And among them, there are things that can have a conversation with you with full intelligence.”
“Like traitors?”
“Similar but different. Traitors were the beings of this world, but those who sided with them. However, they are those who originated from Gosin in the first place. They were born differently.”
what lies beyond
And what kind of world is that?
It was unknown. The wizard said as if making excuses.
“I’m not talking about an improbable story either. Rather, the odds are good enough. Even if you go to that world, the old gods won’t be able to target you.”
“Why?”
“They are pretty busy too.”
The wizard lightly waved his finger. The space jumped over and the field of vision expanded.
What was visible beyond the space was the world of the gods and the barrier blocking this world.
Cracks were spreading in the barrier, and cracks were visible.
It looked like it would break at any moment, but it was endangered. It was because many transcendental beings were defending the barrier by manifesting concepts.
“The usurper and the god of fall touched the barrier, but it doesn’t break that easily. If the Transcendentalists are holding on, even the old gods have to beat them with all their might.”
“Since this opportunity
is an opportunity to trample the universe again, they will be all-out. There will be no time to care about the inside.”
“If you have a vigilance, can’t you hide yourself?”
Taesan nodded.
Now he knew one thing.
If you were determined to cover yourself by covering yourself with gray, you could hide yourself even from the gods.
It was impossible if the opponent was aware of Mount Taesan or was close to a certain distance, but it was enough in other situations.
It was impossible to recognize Mount Tai simply by stepping over it.
“I can see why you suggested it.”
Taesan murmured. While the old gods are doing their best to break the barrier, he goes beyond and breaks the usurper’s treasure chest.
It was a reasonable way.
But in the end, I don’t know what lies beyond. It was Taesan who had to take the risk. The wizard also knew that, so he said with a calm face.
“This is not an order or an ordeal. It’s a suggestion.”
In the first place, they couldn’t give orders to Taesan now. It is safe to say that it is a being of the same rank. It was a partner to trade with, not an ordeal.
“If you don’t accept it, the quest on the 96th floor will change to something else.”
“I am also not stubborn. It doesn’t hurt, but this isn’t the end. I’ll fight them anyway. Opportunities always exist.”
It is a world where concepts do not work. Even the transcendents
were unable to help. The wizard and Arilnan thought that there was a high possibility that Taesan would refuse.
“good.”
However, Taesan immediately accepted it.
It was so unexpected that the wizard’s face was covered in surprise.
“really?”
“Didn’t you make the offer because you wanted me to accept it?”
“no. that’s right though Because the risk is too great.”
“It’s a risk you have to take someday. The barrier will be broken anyway.”
In the end, it’s just a matter of time. The barrier will be broken and the old gods will appear in the world.
There must be a usurper in it.
The usurper is aiming for Taesan.
It wasn’t just murderous intent or curiosity. With clear greed, he devours Mount Tai and claims only to hear it as his own.
“Then, like you said, now is your chance.”
The old gods take advantage of the time when they can’t afford to eat away at the power of the usurper. It was the perfect answer.
But that’s a story from an outsider’s point of view.
When he became the party, there was no such thing as poison. To enter the realm of unknown gods and enter the treasure chest of an unknown usurper. I don’t even know if it’s possible to come back properly.
However, Taesan was not particularly inspired.
“I have to do it anyway.”
While the concentration of the gods is sold elsewhere, organize the usurper’s treasure chest. It was the perfect answer. If so, Taishan did just that.
“What are you surprised by now? I always did.”
It was rather strange that Taesan was surprised by the wizard. It’s Arilnan. Even if you say you don’t know Taesan well, you’re not a wizard. He must have known that Taishan had always reached this way.
“That’s… right.”
Taesan is
not a person who calculates the possibilities and acts on them.
However, Taishan has now reached the ultimate stage alone.
It was a kind of reaching point, at least for the other transcendentalists. I no longer had to take on challenges or take risks. That is why many transcendentalists did not take on any particular challenges after reaching the realm.
But it wasn’t Taesan.
It meant nothing to him that he had reached that state.
he was still him Then he
just did
what he had to do .
“That’s right.”
The wizard let out a laugh.
Actually, that was right. It’s just that most of them have reached their destination and have forgotten themselves.
‘It reminds me of myself all over again.’
The wizard thought to himself. Those eyes grew serious.
“good. So, are you accepting it?”
Taesan nodded. Arilnan let out a mischievous laugh.
“This… I’m sorry. Right now I have nothing to give.”
“It doesn’t matter. It is also being done for me.”
“no. But if you are a transcendent, you have to repay.”
Arilnan raised his hand with a serious face.
“me. I declare myself as a lost goddess. If you take back what is mine, I will give you what is mine.”
A declaration in the name of a person whose name has been lost. The moment the name is recovered, the declaration
has absolute force.
The wizard clapped vigorously.
“Then, let’s get ready right away. Moving on to the realm of the Gods that no one knows about.”
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