Ch.105Ep.105 D-2

It’s hard. I want to let go of everything right now.

But I can’t do that. There are people waiting, people I must protect.

For them, I’ll endure this pain a little longer and move forward.

Because that’s the only way to repay those who believed in me.

And it’s the only way to save the countless souls suffering from the creation and destruction of the world.

Fwooosh!

A pure white light emerges from Radios’ body as he lies unconscious, only breathing in and out.

Larga D’Wheil gulped nervously as he watched this sudden change.

He thought Radios had collapsed from exhaustion, but had he gained some enlightenment in his dreams?

‘Is this even possible? What the hell is that guy…!’

This world had many anomalies, he admitted that.

But he couldn’t help but be shocked that Radios was an even greater anomaly than expected.

Whether it was fate’s prank or something inevitable, he wasn’t sure.

Larga could only stare helplessly at the light emanating from Radios’ body.

He showed no movement.

By now, numerous reincarnated beings had gathered to watch the light emerging from Radios.

They all showed the same reaction.

“Is that… even possible?”

“It shouldn’t be. If this were a story, people would criticize it for lacking plausibility.”

“What has this bastard done since coming here to awaken an Ascended Order?”

“I still don’t understand. What did you do to him, Larga?”

“…I only did to him what I did to all of you. And yet this happens… ha!”

Larga couldn’t finish his sentence, too astounded to continue.

Indeed, Radios was in the process of awakening an Ascended Order, whatever had happened.

And he was doing it while unconscious, after collapsing!

‘He’s lost his mind. How is this situation even possible?’

No matter how much Larga thought about it, he couldn’t understand the current situation.

Awakening an Ascended Order wasn’t some trivial matter that could happen so suddenly.

Moreover, Radios hadn’t done anything special. He just came in and… fought, that’s all.

Originally, Larga’s purpose was to analyze the Divine Order that Radios possessed through that fight.

He wanted to break down that Divine Order and help Radios fully embody it, making him stronger.

The Divine Order of the judgment sword was useful enough to wound even Azathoth.

Starting with the judgment sword’s Divine Order, if one could contain about 100 Divine Orders in a single body,

He thought it might provide a clue to awakening an Ascended Order.

But… to awaken it just like that? Just by resolving the Sword of Judgment?

Even though he wanted to put an end to the long battle with Azathoth,

Having it happen so implausibly made him want to hit something out of frustration.

Just as he was thinking this,

Crack. Zzzzzzt.

Golden lightning sparked from Radios’ body, and then he suddenly opened his eyes.

“Uweeeegh!”

He vomited black, rotten blood.

Simultaneously, the light surrounding him completely disappeared, and the sporadic feeling of Ascended Order vanished.

The awakening of the Ascended Order had definitely been interrupted.

“Radios. Just now…”

“Ugh… I know. I was about to cross the threshold of Ascended Order but was repelled by tremendous resistance.”

“Was your enlightenment insufficient?”

“No, what’s lacking is power. I’m too weak right now.”

Let’s take examples of those who awakened Ascended Orders.

Azathoth and Chaos are too extraordinary to mention, so let’s skip them.

In the case of Hemera, who barely stepped into Ascended Order, she awakened it by devouring Nyx, who was her equal.

Yog-Sothoth awakened his Ascended Order by devouring all the Elder Gods except Oryx and Yad-Tatagg.

The difference between their awakenings and Radios’ was:

Hemera and Yog-Sothoth forcibly broke through the wall of Ascended Order by absorbing someone else’s power.

Radios, on the other hand, tried to overcome the wall of Ascended Order purely through enlightenment but was stopped.

The reason: lack of power.

It was the complete opposite situation from when he couldn’t awaken his Order before.

“I need to train right now. Everyone, come at me.”

“What? You were immobilized by the Sword of Judgment just moments ago. You’re not ready to face all of us yet—”

“Enough, just attack me!”

Radios’ eyes were burning with determination.

Seeing this, Larga was reminded of his past self.

When he focused on something, he would charge in without looking around and solve problems on his own.

It seems beings with the same soul can’t help but be similar.

“If that’s what he wants, let’s all attack him at once, everyone!”

When Larga shouted with magical power, numerous reincarnated beings began emitting their Divine Orders.

Facing them head-on, Radios could feel cold sweat forming.

‘Damn. I said that in the heat of the moment, but I might actually die here?’

He no longer knew how he had reached the threshold of Ascended Order.

He had only strengthened his beliefs a little more.

Yet that alone had triggered the awakening of an Ascended Order, though it was interrupted due to lack of power.

To gain strength quickly, throwing oneself into trials was the right approach.

So, even at the risk of death, he needed to cross the line of danger to become stronger.

In a battle where everything was at stake, risking one’s life was essential.

Divine Orders of various colors radiated from the bodies of the reincarnated beings.

As Radios took in each of them with his eyes, he raised his judgment Divine Order.

Boooooom!

Something was different from before.

If previously he could only control the surrounding space, now the power Radios was using…

‘Is he… devouring Divine Orders?’

He possessed a power similar to Azathoth’s Outer Devouring.

“I see now!”

While Radios and others looked puzzled,

Larga’s face lit up with understanding, as if having a eureka moment.

He finally understood how Radios could gain enlightenment approaching Ascended Order.

And why his own arm, which had cast the Sword of Judgment, had suffered such injury.

He recalled Serena’s Order that had regenerated Radios’ heart.

The Order of Betrayal.

Despite its grand name, he couldn’t guess what power it held.

He had thought she simply sacrificed herself to regenerate Radios’ heart.

But that wasn’t the case.

‘Azathoth betrayed Radios.’

As a result, Serena’s Order, connected to Radios through their master-servant relationship, activated.

In an instant, before Azathoth could notice, she succeeded in absorbing one of his powers.

But Azathoth’s power was too much for her to handle.

It completely shattered the memory-sealing technique placed by Subduing Dead.

In that brief moment, Serena made her decision.

Although she died opposing him in the end,

She had once sincerely relied on and followed Radios as his subordinate.

She believed that he could handle the power she couldn’t.

Even when faced with a situation where she could betray him, she chose loyalty and entrusted everything to Radios.

Part of Azathoth’s authority that Serena absorbed was engraved in Radios’ regenerated heart.

When Larga thrust in the Sword of Judgment, Azathoth’s dormant power in his heart spread throughout Radios’ body.

Indeed.

The enlightenment of a being who had long awakened an Ascended Order had affected Radios.

This was just Larga’s prediction, but it matched perfectly.

To explain the ability of the Order of Betrayal:

When oneself or others betray or are betrayed, one can absorb and embody part of the betrayer’s power.

However, the power of Azathoth that Serena absorbed was too much for her to endure, instantly destroying her soul.

In her final moment, thinking of her relationship with Radios, she sacrificed herself to save him.

And Radios, triggered by the Sword of Judgment, fused Azathoth’s authority with his own Divine Order of judgment.

Without even knowing it, enlightenment came first and transformed Radios’ body.

As a result, only his Divine Order of judgment was strengthened.

It was natural that he lacked the power to cross the threshold of Ascended Order.

‘This isn’t just a sliver of hope. We can really, truly win!’

Larga smiled, revealing his white fangs.

This went beyond mere possibility.

It wasn’t a maybe. It was certain.

If Radios could awaken his Ascended Order, they could definitely defeat Azathoth.

“Hahahahaha!! Good! This is what makes all my investment worthwhile!”

Coincidence upon coincidence had created Radios Magnum, the ultimate counterforce.

But there’s a saying that when coincidences pile up, they become inevitable, destined.

Perhaps fate had created an adversary against the tyranny of Azathoth and Chaos?

“Everyone, go all out! From now on… this will be a battle to the death!”

With Larga’s cry, all the reincarnated beings threw themselves at Radios at once.

Thus began the final battle toward awakening the Ascended Order.