Chapter 88: Guide (1)

“The core system of Rudera might have been infiltrated.”

Carthesia tilted her body as she connected the device to her head.

She felt the activation of the adamantium suit she had given to Albus for his safety, and it flew toward him.

However, Albus seemed strange somehow.

It looked like he was hiding something about the current situation.

Instead, he handed her a small letter, and in that letter was the reason why Albus couldn’t tell her everything.

It was about the strange changes happening within the ranks of GM, led by the princess.

There was even a possibility that Albus’ creation, the guide who managed Rudera with him, was being controlled by something.

In preparation for the worst-case scenario, Albus had secretly asked Carthesia for help.

“I’m not sure yet.”

Because of the overwhelming feats GM had displayed so far, she had once doubted if he could truly be a god.

Whether he was a god or a human didn’t matter.

“Because it’s his request.”

That was enough to make her move.

Wooowoooo

A gigantic bronze statue swung its arm.

Kwakakakak!

With a deafening sound, the ground tore apart under the immense weight.

It was a scene of destruction that no insignificant creature could withstand.

Crackle!

Sparks flew from the hand of the giant statue, and a beam of light shot up along its massive arm.

Wooooooo

The statue reached out with its other hand to grasp the beam.

Crack!

But countless consecutive slashes shattered the hand into pieces.

“Haaaah!”

The once-clumsy child who used to fight enemies with a slingshot had now become a fearless warrior.

Clang!

As Zenith swung her sword, the giant statue’s head split in half.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

The headless giant slowly collapsed.

Boom!

On top of the enormous pile of rubble stood the girl, her sword hanging low.

Ding!

• You have defeated the Colossus of Goliath.
• Take me!
• Well done!
• She’s a god! She’s a god! She’s a god! She’s a god! She’s a god!

The chat, which had been watching her battle with bated breath, exploded with messages.

“Heh.”

The Sword Emperor, who had become a notorious backseat gamer villain in the streaming world, saw that his first disciple had grown to the point where she no longer needed his guidance.

“She’s surpassed me…”

His disciple had grown so much that she no longer required his help.

Silently, he turned off the stream and went off in search of a new newbie streamer to torment.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

Meanwhile, a dimensional gate opened in front of Zenith, who had just defeated the final boss, the Colossus.

“This is…”

Zenith instinctively knew.

The boss beyond this dimensional gate would be the last.

Her body, battered and bruised from the battle against the Colossus, was fully restored.

And with GM by her side, there was no way she would lose.

With confident steps, Zenith approached the gate.

Whiiiiiiiiiiing.

As she crossed over to the next world, an eerie sound tickled her ears.

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“No way…”

Until now, all the bosses she’d faced had been single entities.

She had never fought more than one boss at a time.

But the sight before her eyes…

It didn’t look like a single entity.

Whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing.

It was a legion.

• What the heck is this?
• Almighty GM, please protect us…
• So gross!

Thousands, no, tens of thousands, or perhaps even more.

There were so many cockroaches that counting them seemed impossible, and they flew up into the sky.

The sky darkened with the buzzing of their disgusting wings.

For a moment, Zenith’s body was covered in goosebumps, and she almost dropped her sword.

But she gritted her teeth and gripped her sword tighter.

“The Lord is with me. There is no hardship I cannot overcome.”

With her entire body cloaked in magic, the girl soared into the sky.

Zenith’s sword cut through the swarm of cockroaches.

Countless bugs burst, spewing out foul fluids as they were split and torn apart.

Disgust washed over her, but she forced herself to endure and slashed through the swarm.

Slash. 

Slash. 

And slash again.

How much time had passed?

The girl couldn’t even guess how long she had been fighting.

No matter how many she cut down, the number of bugs didn’t seem to decrease.

Instinctively, she realized that fighting like this wouldn’t work.

In every battle so far, there had always been a secret.

GM always prepared a hidden key to defeat the most difficult enemies.

The same must be true for these enemies before her.

She recalled that the enemies in this roguelike world always had mechanics that made clearing them easier.

As she continued to slice through the endless waves of cockroaches, she carefully observed them.

After what felt like an eternity of battle and observation, the girl noticed something.

‘These things… they’re guiding me.’

Whenever she tried to move in a specific direction, the bugs would swarm aggressively, forcing her to turn in another.

‘This is certain.’

Though she didn’t know why, she was sure there was something the cockroaches were trying to hide in that direction.

And there, she would find the answer the GM had prepared.

With the conclusion drawn, there was only one thing left to do.

Zenith swung her sword with great force.

A crescent-shaped sword energy shot out, slicing the swarm of cockroaches in half.

The gap was quickly filled by more bugs, but Zenith’s movements were faster.

Swish! 

Swish!

She slashed through the bugs blocking her way, cutting and cutting, advancing forward.

And finally, at the end, Zenith faced it.

Kiiiiiiiiieeeek!

A massive cockroach.

The leader of the swarm.

The brain behind it all.

Gripping her sword tightly, Zenith’s eyes sharpened.

This giant cockroach.

She instinctively knew it was the mother of all the bugs.

To defeat them, she had to kill this monster.

Kiiieeeek!

At the queen’s command, the swarm of cockroaches rushed at her in a violent wave.

The disgusting tide of insects surged, but Zenith did not retreat.

Instead, she swung her sword and took one determined step after another, moving forward.

Kiek!

The queen shrieked in fear, pretending to be strong as Zenith approached.

But there was no trace of fear in Zenith’s eyes.

No matter how many cockroaches threw themselves at her, they couldn’t slow her down, let alone stop her.

Finally, Zenith reached the queen.

Swish!

Kiiiiieeek!

With a swift slash, she cut the monster down.

Boom!

The queen’s massive body, split in two, crashed to the ground.

Kieee! Kieee! Kieee!

And with the fall of the queen, the countless bugs filling the sky also fell lifelessly to the earth.

The hive mind had collapsed, and with it, the command structure was destroyed.

Ding!

• You have defeated the boss, Roach Locust.

Surrounded by the dark rain of insect corpses, Zenith’s body began to glow with a golden light.

• Congratulations! You have cleared Roguelike!
• This world will now be added to the Endless Challenge as the 8th floor of the Tower of Labyrinth.

A new conqueror of the roguelike world had been born.

“So… this is my world…”

As Zenith confirmed that the world she had explored with GM had been added as the eighth floor of the Tower of Labyrinth, she felt her eyes well up.

She had finally made it.

The tower she climbed with the sole purpose of meeting her Lord.

She had conquered the world.

She had spread GM’s glory far and wide.

Now, the only thing left was to meet her Lord in person.

Ding!

An alert appeared before Zenith, indicating the adjustment of the range for those who could access the layer.

As she moved to adjust the access range…

“Huh?”

A golden light began to gather, forming the shape of a human.

Emerging from the golden light was GM’s king and apostle, Rebecca.

“T-The King?”

And as GM’s devout follower, Zenith recognized her instantly.

“It is an honor to meet you!”

Though Rebecca’s expression remained cold, Zenith was filled with excitement.

An apostle of God appeared right as she cleared the layer.

It was certain.

God was watching over her.

And through His apostle, He was going to deliver a message!

But Rebecca’s response was far from what she expected.

“I do not tolerate new apostles.”

Before Zenith could even react, Rebecca’s spear pierced through her stomach.

“You thieving little cat.”

Crack.