Episode 469. (2)
‘It’ appeared suddenly one day.
The shadow god was unforgettable.
That one day when a bad omen appeared in the pantheon.
There was no distinction between beautiful scenery, ancient shrines, and lofty temples.
It swallowed everything.
I didn’t dare resist.
It was like an instinct that couldn’t be resisted.
All I could do was freeze in place and stare.
It wasn’t enough to swallow up the entrance to the pantheon.
The sight of them entering the interior of the pantheon.
-why…?
For a moment I was surrounded by doubts.
The shadow god, freed from his rigidity, ran towards the pantheon.
I knocked on the tightly closed door of the pantheon.
Thump thump!
But the door did not open.
Because he was not reborn as a true godhead.
Originally, it was a pantheon that could not be entered.
I had to believe that nothing had changed.
Thumping.
Those floating around the entrance to the pantheon.
The empty landscape was the biggest change of all.
The shadow god suddenly remembered.
Those who swam inside the pantheon.
It was so huge that it was on a different level from the ones floating around the estuary.
The ominous intuition was not wrong.
After that day.
No god in the pantheon responded to the call of the Arcana Continent. Distrust was rampant and negative emotions were overflowing on the continent. That change was a great help to the devil.
-Can I, who do not have godhood, replace them?
The Shadow God answered prayers even though he doubted himself.
However, the goals of those who sought the meanest god were extremely impure. The chaos on the Arcana Continent became more severe, and the Shadow God blamed himself.
-Was it all because I was lacking?
The self-blame that started like that did not end.
If you have godhood.
So if you were able to enter the pantheon.
Couldn’t it have been possible to stop them?
-To enter the pantheon, you must have godhood.
For deity.
To exert more influence on the Arcana Continent.
The Shadow God did not choose any means or methods.
The meanest wishes of many more people were granted.
-…Are you saying it’s still not enough?
Nevertheless, the door to the pantheon did not open.
It was from then on that the shadow god’s eyes began to feel desolate.
He observed the continent with an unfeeling gaze.
-You guys have a purpose.
Although he did not have full godhood, he was born as a vessel of God.
The shadow god was able to see with a wide perspective.
Thanks to this, I was able to guess their purpose.
-Yes, you…
and realized.
That of the Pantheon and that of the Arcana Continent.
That they have only one purpose.
-You ate it for the adventurers.
They swallowed up the hostile forces that hindered the adventurer’s growth.
It devoured monsters that could never be defeated at an adventurer’s level.
From that perspective, if.
-If the pantheon existed in its entirety….
It is a hero who appears in difficult times.
Heroes would not have been able to appear on the peaceful Arcana continent.
Adventurers would not have been able to grow as rapidly as they do now.
-Why?
From that to an adventurer.
It was from then on that the object of hatred changed.
adventurer.
-What on earth are you guys?
Are you saying that you are favored by a transcendent being that even the gods of the pantheon cannot resist? Even as the Shadow God burned with hatred, the adventurers continued to grow.
And eventually he reached godhood.
An adventurer with silver hair. The adventurer, who was just a human, hunted down the Ten Seats of the Demon World and took over his godhood. The Shadow God was sure.
-You are being favored by it.
concluded.
The pantheon was sacrificed only for them.
The shadow god suppressed his rising hatred and wrote down the invitation.
-You, more than anyone else, need to know the truth.
To have reached the highest position as an adventurer.
It must mean that he received more favor than anyone else.
The Shadow God was planning to steal his shadow.
-If you are favored, wouldn’t you be able to open it?
The door to the pantheon was tightly closed.
The guess was indeed correct.
A karma that is far superior to that of one who has accumulated karma as a demigod.
Even excluding that karma, the thing in the corridor bowed its head and obeyed before the silver-haired man. He gave his back. Of course, there were unexpected situations.
-It is not your place to intervene.
Because one of the contractors pushed the guy off of it.
But it wasn’t a problem.
A man with divine status will definitely come to see you.
-I will hang out with you while you wait.
That was the reason why the Shadow God dealt moderately with Gabriel.
And before long.
The adventurer the Shadow God has been waiting for as much as he hates it.
I faced the silver-haired man.
And I witnessed it.
“I will ask again. “Is that delusion still valid?”
As if to prove that not a single lie was mixed in.
It was something that resolutely floated around the pantheon.
The excitement of blowing up all the prototypes.
“…What on earth are you doing?”
The dark side of the Arcana Continent.
I can’t help but hate the player.
The setting of the Shadow God began to shake.
*
To put it simply, it is for balance.
‘You witnessed it yourself, right?’
Did you just witness it? Did you solve it yourself?
Even though I’m like this, I’m still the head mage of the Magic Tower, right?
Because it was so powerful.
From the time when Arcana was just a game until recently.
I realized this while looking at the magic tower that was unable to take any action.
‘The remaining settings will be realized in some way.’
I thought about that.
『The Worst Darkness on the Arcana Continent』
Maybe the Shadow God was given only one line of setting. Even if I listened to the AAU branch heads, I only knew that a rough concept existed, but more specific information…
-“Only Rayman Sean, who was the CEO, would know the answer.”
Even the branch leaders didn’t seem to know.
However, it was I who realized by establishing the truth of the Magic Tower that even if it is a set-up, it can be overcome. So I swung the Illusion Breaker.
Then he asked.
“Are you sure?”
A shadow corridor approaching the appropriate level of 2,000 to 3,000.
It is natural that the level of the prototype that appears is also considerable. The moment I attack first, they counterattack. That included a prototype that looked like a whale that had been subdued at a social gathering.
[The prototype ‘God-swallowing Bad Omen’ runs wild.]
“…!”
A shadow god who showed hostility towards me.
He stopped before a bad omen.
That too is a reaction we already know.
Why, I already heard about it through the powers that were swallowed up by the bad omen.
– “I couldn’t resist. “Because my body doesn’t move…”
-“It’s like an instinctive fear.”
-“There was no way to defy that monster at all…”
The bad omen was a tool to delete unnecessary elements from the Arcana.
Regardless of strength or weakness.
The existence of the Arcana Continent cannot resist in the face of bad omens.
‘That was my conclusion.’
But as I just said.
“Was it truly an unstoppable being?”
Are you watching?
[Sword that cuts through illusions: Illusion Breaker]
[Class: Legendary]
[Restrictions: Unknown]
[Effect: Destructive power increases significantly when fighting a ‘prototype’.]
[Description: Ego Sword with a noble ego . .]
Nevertheless, the prototype is just an illusion.
To put it in Arcana Continent electric terms, it was nothing more or less than an unfinished monster with the effect of inducing a status abnormality [fear] in the beings of the Arcana Continent.
That’s the proof.
[Your level has increased.]
The messages that came to mind the moment you killed them.
[You have obtained the bounty.]
[Karma possessed: 1041 karma]
Even our Akshan seniors have proven it.
If it is Akshan’s tenacity that can resist any status ailment. Even though they are swallowed up by the belly of a bad omen, they can still keep the bad omen in the southern sea.
‘So it’s not something you can’t resist.’
A shadow god who stands still.
“I am…!”
Wow.
And with its huge mouth wide open.
‘A bad omen that swallowed a god’ rushing towards us.
Yes, it’s natural to be angry.
‘Because this wasn’t your plan.’
Rayman Shen’s intentions? We don’t know everything yet. But one thing is certain: he wants the Arcana Continent and reality to collapse.
‘You can tell just by looking at the tail being patched.’
Whether it is a regular update or an emergency update.
The moment you clear it, a bigger ordeal is thrown at you.
Because that seemed to be Rayman Shen’s idea of adjusting the difficulty level.
‘perhaps.’
If the Shadow God breaks the established setting of the darkness of the Arcana Continent, an even more damning and difficult to overcome emergency update may be released.
No, looking at what has been done so far, it is safe to say that it is confirmed.
‘but.’
Have you ever seen Granfell compromise with his prey?
No, not even Gran Fell.
I, Lee Ho-yeol, also suffered from you.
Rayman Sean.
I can’t stand to see things go the way you want.
-Is it a bad omen that swallowed a god?
Shingeomhaebil status.
Is it thanks to Illusion Breaker?
Do you think the same as me?
-Then I will be reborn as a sword that cuts down gods and bad omens at the same time.
Suddenly.
In an upright posture, I raise my sword and my body, which has become one with the sword. It was only when I was sealing the bad omen of the southern seas that I had to get help from my seniors, but not anymore.
Kwasik.
The side of the bad omen that swallowed the god is cut off.
At the same time, what he swallowed begins to regurgitate.
The empty entrance to the pantheon begins to regain its original appearance.
[‘Excessive bleeding’ occurs when the bad omen swallows the prototype god.]
It would be a mistake to think that it ended with a single blow.
Unlike in the past, I have learned quite a few decent sword techniques.
It means that your body was cut off dozens of times in a split second.
Kwakakakakkak.
With an even louder roar. With more and more sword wounds, more and more swallowed things regurgitate. More and more messages come to mind.
[Pegasus, the guardian god of the pantheon, spreads his wings again.]
[The blue pomegranate, the elixir of the pantheon, takes root again.]
[The sky bridge of the pantheon is embroidered again.]…
Let’s see.
Considering the bad omens in the southern seas, it may be that this backwater will also bring some big or small buffs. Of course, what caught my eye right now was not such a trivial message.
“…Pantheon? how?”
The Shadow God was agitated and had lost his will to fight. He must have never imagined that I would cut down a bad omen and that the things that had been swallowed by the bad omen would come out intact.
however.
“…No, I don’t understand.”
Just the entrance to the pantheon to find myself.
It seemed like it wasn’t enough yet.
More accurately, it seemed like he didn’t want to admit it.
“If this scene I’m seeing is really true… it’s all because I truly don’t have godhood. “Isn’t this what happened because I lacked Godhead…!”
Tears formed in the shadow god’s devastated eyes.
“It’s all because I didn’t have godhood and couldn’t enter the pantheon. Because I froze in front of it without any resistance. This whole situation…!”
Pantheon.
I looked where the Shadow God’s gaze was directed.
There was a really tightly closed door there.
It was really closed as if no one was going to let in.
however.
‘You need to know the reason properly.’
I opened my mouth.
“I’m afraid he’s a god.”
He continued speaking in a Granfell style.
“I don’t believe in God. Therefore, they also do not believe in the existence of a pantheon. “You, who call yourself a shadow god, only seem dangerous to me.”
“…!”
A look in his eyes as if asking what on earth he was talking about.
I think it can happen.
I am the Shadow God and the Pantheon.
Because he was spouting things like this in front of everyone.
But what if it really looks like that?
“What is needed to enter the pantheon is not deity.”
Again.
I took a step toward the entrance to the pantheon.
Then the shadow god was shocked.
Of course, I couldn’t open the door to the pantheon.
It has to be.
[We cannot access it yet.]
[Currently updating.]
[Progress: 94.7%]
‘It is not we who are lacking, but that bastard Rayman Sean.’
I was convinced the moment I saw the message.
Rayman Shen is inside the pantheon.
But I didn’t really know yet.
‘The conditions for entry into the pantheon.’
So I needed insurance.
When I did not meet the conditions for entering the pantheon, I needed an ally who could enter the pantheon on my behalf. In that sense, the right person was right in front of me.
‘Who would it be? It’s a shadow god.’
I opened my mouth.
“Choose.”
“…Choose?”
“Is what one hopes for Godhead or truth, which is no different from an illusion?”
“…!”
Soon, my eyes began to blink.
[You have failed the main quest ‘Uncovering the Shadow’.]
Shake it off.
It was as if he had let go of everything he was carrying precariously.
The shadow god collapsed and fell to his knees.
He looked up at me and said that.
“…Show me the truth, darling.”
[Your relationship with the Shadow God has reached its maximum.]
[The main quest ‘The Truth Beyond the Shadow’ begins.]
[You have acquired the title ‘Savior of the Shadow’.]
