episode_0049

“Lower pressure!”

The galaxy was swimming like a salmon swimming up a waterfall, riding the onslaught of rough tentacles that the beast was spewing out.

Dodge, cut, dodge again, attack again.

Sometimes with just a finger-width apart, sometimes with acrobatic, dazzling moves, the girl was dodging the beast’s attacks.

Instead of the tentacles aiming for your head stab you, you can just nod your head and intercept them.

If you make a large horizontal cut, jump high to dodge and twist your body greatly while bringing the blade towards you.

No matter how many times he attacked, the tentacles only got more raw. The beast’s face became distorted.

Let’s inflate our tentacles to a large size to tear that tiny, insignificant thing apart-

“Wherever you look. It’s this way.”

A bear-like man blocked his way.

If the beast tries to take its eyes off Eunha even for a moment, Song Chan-seop will approach and hit the rough surface of the egg with a fist like a pot lid.

The attack doesn’t do much damage, but it shakes your body, forces the beast’s gaze to turn, and breaks its concentration. It’s annoying!

The beast turned around fiercely to kill the big guy first. Several tentacles that had been wandering around the galaxy were directed towards Song Chan-seop.

“Okay, switching!”

The universe that had been hiding somewhere stabbed the tentacles with a dagger from the corner of their eyes. It was an even more insignificant being than the previous two.

As the irritated beast tried to pierce and tear her apart, the galaxy, breathing in sync with the universe, attacked from the empty side.

That guy’s attack is dangerous. The beast that couldn’t ignore the galaxy had no choice but to split its tentacles and invest in defense.

As soon as she blocked the cosmic dagger with one of her tentacles, she took a sharp step back.

Other tentacles fluttered through the air, and the one that had been fending off the galactic attack was once again wounded.

In the end, the beast’s movements repeated the battle without achieving any results.

The beast’s face was distorted.

Why?

How did this happen?

-What the hell are these guys?

-.-.-

[Heenari] burning a part of her life to give them [blessing] did not change the situation dramatically.

They were not enough and their numbers were small to overcome fate and the world’s evil.

Song Chan-seop and Eunha, if the power of the universe is 1, even if it becomes 2, or even if three 2s come together, it cannot beat 20.

The beast was born with the destiny to destroy the world. It was that powerful.

Even if such a being is called an Awakened One, it is impossible for a mere human being to overcome the fate of destruction.

Obviously, it had to be that way.

When the beast opened its eyes, the first things it saw were nothing more than ‘toys’.

Something that is fragile, easily broken, and can be easily destroyed at any time if one wants to.

As is usually the case with babies, the newborn animal was just curious and interested, playing with its ‘toys’ and enjoying its leisure time.

The beast was letting its guard down. No, on the contrary, it was a reasonable thought.

No baby feels threatened by a rattle, a doll, or a pacifier.

That was all the beast could feel when watching the final battle. But, how on earth?

One thing the beast overlooked was that he judged the galaxy solely by its power.

“This way!”

The ability to read the ‘wind’, which comes from Eunha’s special constitution, is, in other words, the ability to read the thoughts of others.

You can roughly predict where your opponent will attack, defend, and what he is aiming for.

The beast was clearly growing during these few battles, but the genius given by heaven was developing at a similarly rapid pace.

Even though it was a game, he was able to learn from the old man and even land a blow against [Admiral Yi Sun-sin].

The girl and ‘Wind’, who were growing up in the midst of battle, could easily read the thoughts of the newborn beast.

The level was such that even if the beast only slightly raised its tentacles, it would already be timing its strike and retreat.

The movements of the girl, who has little skill or experience, become more and more refined and precise.

His unreasonable abilities and talents made up for the galaxy’s lack of skill.

Two things the beasts overlooked: their equipment.

The two, excluding Song Chan-seop, each received two to three pieces of equipment as gifts from the blacksmith who had reached the god level.

The problem is that the effects of wearing equipment are always ‘applied last’. The effects added to weapons and armor made by craftsmen who ignore the laws of the world were percentages, not fixed values.

The equipment made by Shihyuk created a tremendous synergy effect when combined with the additional effect of [Consecration].

(Existing ability + effect of consecration) + (equipment correction effect α%)

The universe was of a reasonably high level, but the abilities of the girl who could be called a hero’s material were already far above those of the A-class Awakened.

Even Woo-Joo, who has talents like a torch in front of the sun, compared to Song Chan-Seop and Eun-Ha, is only able to step on the threshold of an S-class Awakened person for a moment.

Moreover, in the case of Eunha, who had the talent given by God, she would be in a state where she would be stronger than the world’s strongest people, having reached the level of a hero 10 years later.

[Passive Skills] added to the equipment as the icing on the cake. With those things that break the world’s common sense and concepts added, it was like giving wings to a tiger.

In the case of [Wildflower], its original attack power could be treated as [Unique Grade], but in addition, it has the absurd effect of giving fixed damage that ignores the enemy’s defense when attacking.

It slowly accumulates damage to the beast, like clothes getting wet in a drizzle.

If this were the case, the beast could not overlook that weapon, or the girl holding that weapon.

Three things the beast overlooked: Song Chan-seop’s tanking ability.

“Hmm!”

Song Chan-seop is a seasoned boxer.

Even though he wasn’t at the level of a galaxy that could tell the beast’s movements with the palm of its hand, he had the skill to sense what the beast was after.

If the beast planned an attack with a range that even the galaxy could not avoid, he would step forward and aim for the main body.

Turn your gaze and take the concentrated attack that comes with it, albeit briefly.

Although the beast was the easiest target to hit due to its size, it was also the most difficult to bring down.

Just like in the Eunha era, it was a beast that underestimated Song Chan-seop only by looking at his power, but that became poison.

If he really only had mediocre abilities, Song Chan-seop would have been torn apart by tentacles long ago and crossed the underworld.

However, he had the experience and skills he had accumulated through going through all kinds of hardships.

Sometimes I used [Skills], and sometimes I used residual skills like falling or defensive techniques to absorb the shock as much as possible and minimize the damage I took.

Even if you reduce it, the damage is still damage.

Song Chan-seop was covered in blood and the burden was clearly building up on his body, but he had the [skill] to use the risk to make a return.

[Desperately Thinking] [Unique]

A derivative skill developed from [Frenzy]. When attacked, reduces damage taken by half of the n points of lost health. Gains 1 point of additional ability for every 5 points of lost health. The effect is canceled when the battle ends.

As his stamina wore down, he became tougher and stronger, so even beasts could not easily deal with him.

Rather, Song Chan-seop was holding on like a rock, handling three or four tentacles on his own.

Fourth thing the beast overlooked: he underestimated the universe.

“[Nulhaerang]! I’ll take care of it for a bit, so step back and recover!”

“Confirm.”

The universe was a versatile potential.

Those balanced [skills] and abilities are not without major flaws in normal situations, but they are different in this unprecedented situation.

In the face of an enemy that he could not handle with his talents and strength, it was no different from saying that he was multi-talented.

The universe is like a galaxy, evading and attacking at the same time, unable to confuse the enemy.

I can’t be an honest pillar like Song Chan-seop.

She knew it herself, and she understood my position better than anyone else.

That’s why the universe has devised a strategy to thoroughly support the two.

In the midst of a suffocating battle, Eunha and Song Chan-seop are exhausted, and he buys them a split second of time.

It was only one or two breaths, but it was time to regroup and replenish my lost stamina, and it was time to quickly drink a potion and recover.

Occasionally, the dagger and [Will Enforcement] activated from [Fruit] also made it impossible for the beast to completely relax while dealing with her.

If [Neulhaerang] and [Hanibaram] were the main dishes of the course meal, then Woojoo was the appetizer.

However, we cannot ignore the appetizers that give our tongues, overworked by fancy food, a break and whet our appetites.

The universe certainly supported the two, but it also showed its wit by occasionally attacking Song Chan-seop and Eunha from opposite sides.

In a way, the reason she can act like this while playing the most delicate and important role is because of the time she spent with my younger brother.

The universe was a galaxy that I cherished more than my own life.

20 years with a precious treasure. Even in this fierce battle, she was able to understand and match Eunha’s thoughts with just a quick glance or gesture.

Thanks to that, the universe, freed from its shackles, was able to focus only on Song Chan-seop and fulfill its role as a supporter.

The beast did not know that in party play, 2+2+2 would not have the effect of 6, but rather twice that.

-.-.-

At first I was confused, and then anger overshadowed that feeling.

Why isn’t the attack reaching?

Why am I getting hurt instead?

To those people? Me?

The beast made a fatal mistake.

A being born with the right to destroy everything had blind faith in its power.

If you had just powered up,

If they had been [consecrated] before,

A small raid party of three could be taken down with ease.

It wasn’t much different now. If the beasts put all their effort into it, they would crumble like rags.

But even so, the beast did not use all its power.

The arrogance of an absolute strong person who is overconfident in his own strength.

They had been careless and had recklessly estimated their power, and because they had no combat experience, their judgment and response were immature. The beast with a short history lacked knowledge and was unable to understand the current situation.

The biggest problem for the beast was the way of thinking of a newborn child. That became its shackles.

Now, the beast’s pride was hurt, so much so that he gave in to his will and turned all his energy on the ‘toys’.

Just like children cry loudly and throw tantrums when things don’t go their way,

Like the empty space created when playing Tetris, the greed of a child who insists on using I-blocks when they could compromise with T-blocks.

The beast was unable to make cool-headed judgments and let his emotions take over.

You’re using your power on those things?

Don’t make me laugh.

This is enough for now.

A certain amount of damage is acceptable.

Instead, it’s you first.

A guy who harasses the weakest subjects.

The beast pulled out all its tentacles, its horns and its power of destruction.

That number, a total of 7.

The beast, which had solidified its defense by distributing five tentacles to Song Chan-seop and Eunha, decided to kill the sneaking space with the remaining two tentacles.

“Wow!”

The tentacles of the beast that had dug into the ground came at her, aiming for her. The beast blushed as it watched Woo-joo jump high to dodge the skewer that was about to pierce her from her shin to her crown.

-Kikki.

Until you land, there is nowhere to step.

It can’t be avoided until then.

You idiot, just cut me in two!

The beast slashed its remaining tentacles horizontally.

But unfortunately, that intention was not realized.

Because the universe has jumped into the air once again.

The universe broke out in a cold sweat at the sound of the tentacles tearing through the air beneath her feet. If anything had gone wrong, she would have died right then and there.

No, no matter how I lived, from now on I would have to walk with my hands instead of my feet.

[Release].

The [Skill] carved by the blacksmith, wishing for a new beginning for the universe, saved her.

‘Mr. Sihyuk, next time I’ll treat you really well!’

The beast had a dumbfounded expression on its face, unaware of the speed of the universe and the reality that surpassed the laws of physics that occurred right before its eyes. It watched as its attack cut through the air.

That was the gap.

In an instant, the beast’s gaze turned to the intense pain it felt from the remaining tentacles.

If you properly position yourself and strike without having to dodge, [Wildflower] can cut through even the strongest tentacles. Eunha, who joined forces with Song Chanseop to cut off five tentacles, aimed for the main body.

Compared to her slender body, her strong and elastic lower body swelled greatly, and the girl jumped in like the wind.

[Charge], [Leap], [Onslaught], [Flash]. Combine them to arrange your own [Skill].

The Milky Way, the two sides of the same coin. [Duiul-i].

The enraged beast instantly regenerates tentacles to try to block his path.

“You have time to look around, you must be underestimating me.”

An indomitable warrior was by the girl’s side.

A representative [skill] that gave him the title [Nulhaerang], as he moves forward brightly and vigorously like the sun no matter the hardships and adversities.

[One Sun Revenge] [Unique]

A rechargeable skill derived from [Counterattack]. Deals n points of damage to a designated enemy. The value of n is the sum of the number of points lost and the number of hits taken.

The intense squelch created a gap in the tentacles blocking the girl’s path.

His glove [Hatchy Tooth] was completely destroyed and the metacarpal bones that supported his fist were all broken and torn off the back of his hand.

But thanks to that, Song Chan-seop was able to break through the tentacle wall and make a path for Eun-ha.

“Go-!”

“Haaat-!!”

The target was the neck. In the hands of the galaxy that had become the wind, [Wildflowers] became a single line. The final destination of that line was the nape of the neck of the fourth beast of the apocalypse, the one with seven horns.

-Keeet!

But the beast was no ordinary one.

The monster, which had lost its reason for a moment and was now left with only instinct, unconsciously stuck its head between the lines created by the Galaxy’s sword strike and stabbed itself with the horn on its forehead.

The horn that touched the [Wildflower] was slowly cut off with a rough squeaking noise.

The divine sword, a symbol of power and authority and one that could not be defended even by the strongest and hardest horn, pierced through it according to the girl’s will. The horn was cut off, and a large sword mark was engraved on the beast’s weak point.

-Kat!

However, [Wildflower] was unable to cut off the beast’s nape.

It was because the beast escaped during the short gap in time when its horn was cut off. A thick, dark line appeared on the beast’s face, starting from its right eye to its left jaw.

The severed part from the nose to the chin dangled down the neck. It was a fatal wound, but the beast did not die.

I almost died.

The beast, whose life was threatened, threw away its pitiful pride. They were no longer ‘toys’ to the monster.

With the pain and the deep hatred that came with it, the beast resolved to do everything it could to its nemesis, which it must destroy at all costs.

Kill me!

Even Song Chan-seop, the greatest in the world, froze for a moment due to the fear that came from that overwhelming will, but thanks to the effect that ignored abnormal statuses, Woo-joo and Eun-ha quickly recovered and rushed towards the beast.

But even that was a little too late.

The oval-shaped egg, which was about the size of a single room, quickly shrank to the size of a ping-pong ball.

[Fruit] and [Wildflower] sank their teeth towards it, but due to its overwhelming density, they were unable to inflict much damage other than the effect of [Wildflower].

“Back off!”

Song Chan-seop, who had regained consciousness, sensed something ominous and tried to stop them, but it was too late. An ominous glint appeared from the egg that had shrunk in size.

As the ping-pong ball flew high into the air and the beast began to squirm, he quickly grabbed his sister by the scruff of the neck and threw her over his back with all his might.

Song Chan-seop, who added [Iron Wall], [Indestructible Diamond], and three or four other [Defense Skills], bent down to minimize the area.

-Kaaah!!

The beast that had been curled up stretched out.

The terrifyingly compressed density was released and the horns became a storm of thorns that covered the collapsed gymnasium and turned everything inside into dust.

-.-.-

-Kihihi.

The rubble of the building was reduced to rubble in one blow, leaving an empty space. Nothing remained around it, as if a hydrogen bomb had exploded.

Above the source, the beast floating high above smiled with satisfaction at the disaster it had created.

I won.

Killed them all.

The laughter of the beast that had triumphed over the enemies who had dared to threaten its life echoed throughout the empty space.

The anxiety was relieved and a sense of accomplishment filled the beast.

Of course, the beast wasn’t in perfect condition either. It had suffered serious injuries and had expended a lot of energy during the process.

One is fine. From now on, just kill as many as you can, eat as much as you can, and recover and grow. Then, before long, you will be able to shed this stuffy eggshell and step into this world with a whole body.

However, the beast was pitiful.

These were the toys that pushed me this far. I wish I could have eaten them and absorbed that knowledge.

In particular, it was a pity that the females who had hurt and irritated the beasts were killed too quickly. How sweet it would have been if they had been left alive, squirming at their tender flesh and screaming in agony.

But, it’s already over.

The beast abandoned its foolishness. Recovery was urgent now. The beast thought of the five that had run away, leaving the three behind.

It might not be a message to the liver, but right now, every bit of that energy was precious. The beast raised its body to complete the perfect finish.

That was the time.

Bustle.

There was movement at the edge of the sunken clearing. The beast doubted its eyes.

Buzz, buzz.

It wasn’t an illusion. Something was moving. A giant covered in red sand dust rose up.

“… … all.”

Song Chan-seop, who had gotten up, did not look like he was in good spirits even with empty words.

No, even the word rags was an understatement. One arm was practically nothing but bones, and the back that had been crouched down was [Unique Grade Armor] and torn to pieces, exposing the bones and muscles.

The two legs were twisted beyond recognition, almost like sticks. An unknown part of the internal organs was sticking out through a gap in the side.

And yet, he was alive.

-how?

The beast was fed up with rage.

Hey, you piece of trash!

Seeds of the dirty world!

Those damn things trying to escape their predetermined doom by any means necessary!

… No.

The beast considered himself fortunate.

Look at that ridiculous sight. He can’t even stand up properly, he’s on his knees, he can’t even lift a finger.

It was better. Half of it was already dead, so it wouldn’t taste good, but if you ate it, it would be good nutrition.

“… protect. … That’s… decided, that’s it.”

Nonsense. The beast took out a tentacle. It stretched it out leisurely, making it straight and thin like a straw.

and-

“–Female.”

Before I knew it, the girl was stretching out her sword.

A galaxy with a lot of wounds stood in front of the beast.

When Song Chan-seop threw his sister backwards, at that moment when she was on the verge of death, Woo-joo showed his wit and curled up to protect his sister.

Because of that, she ended up taking almost all the damage.

We moved away from the attack radius, and space became our shield.

Because of that, my sister was barely able to breathe, torn to pieces. It wouldn’t be long before her breathing stopped.

But thanks to that, my younger brother survived.

Because what always surrounds the galaxy is the universe.

Galaxy wasn’t in good shape either. Blood mixed with my sister’s blood was flowing from her head, and five or six horns were embedded from her thighs to her torso, caused by a storm of thorns that the beast had hurled at her.

It looked like a cactus, a pitiful sight.

And yet, the galaxy was moving.

The girl’s eyes, which had always sparkled like starlight, were empty. Eunha was already half-conscious.

Nevertheless, the girl moved forward.

I was sick and in pain. My head was all red and I couldn’t come to my senses.

Still, we have to stop it.

The brilliant determination held in her heart was supporting Eunha’s body, which would not have been strange if it collapsed at any time.

“–count.”

I don’t even know what I’m muttering.

The girl just wished.

The power to eradicate that evil malice.

-Shiiit!

The beast screamed.

The being destined to make everything tremble in fear was instead terrified.

The beast, which had already recovered all seven tentacles, sharply shot out the horns it had pulled out in an attempt to eliminate the unknown fear.

lie!

There can’t be anyone else like me!

That’s impossible-!!

but.

A hero is someone who makes the impossible possible.

Galaxy vomited blood. But her eyes were filled with only the enemies of the world.

My lips were stiff and wouldn’t come off. My tongue felt like it was melting and I couldn’t pronounce it properly. But I had to do it.

Everyone tried.

I tried hard to stop it.

therefore.

It hurts, but I won’t back down.

Galaxy, whose whole body screamed with burden, forcibly ignored it and finally opened her mouth.

“World.”

The [Wildflower] in the girl’s hand shed a few petals. The divine sword, impressed by the hero’s will, prepared its will and sacrificed its own body to block the flying horns.

The galaxy succeeded in calling the world, but was unable to finish its sentence.

It was still too much for the girl. The world did not respond properly to the will expressed by the noble but weak spirit. Even for this genius who had just turned twenty, the ‘realm of power’ was still beyond her reach.

But that was enough.

In an instant, good runs through the world.

The terrible darkness was lifting, and dawn was breaking in the center of that distant horizon.

The sun was rising.

With the rising morning sun, a distant ray of light from the edge of the world drew a line around the beast’s neck.

The beast’s neck was torn off from its body.

-no–!!

In the midst of those words, Song Chan-seop smiled at the girl who had collapsed.

I thought that he would soon be the youngest S-class player to take over the title.

…I never would have imagined that it would bloom this much in just one night.

-Huh, hiccup, keeek!

Even after being struck by the blow that illuminated the world, the beast stubbornly lived. It would soon die, but the last remaining hatred and anger still moved the beast.

Fate is twisted.

I’m going to die soon.

But even if I die.

I’ll take that as my companion!

The horrific and filthy remnants of another dimension gathered their last bit of strength and flew towards the flower that would remain forever pure.

The beast, with only its head remaining, opened its jaws and sunk its fangs into the hero who had blossomed from hell-

“That, that way, no… pig.”

Song Chan-seop summoned the last bit of mana he had left. However, [Neulhaerang] could no longer move her hands or feet.

“My [skill] is.”

However, the activated [Counter Skill] pierced through the beast’s tattered jaw.

Song Chan-seop opened his mouth towards the monster with the eyes that said, “How?” The punch was just a feint in the first place.

“Target, location, type. [Skill].”

As Song Chan-seop was in a near-death state, it was a crushing blow that crushed the beast’s head.

-.-.-

‘I’m going to die.’

Song Chan-seop desperately crawled on the ground.

What he has in his mouth is the lapel of the galaxy.

With movements as slow as a snail, he was dragging the galaxy by pulling his neck, his jaw clenched.

He probably won’t last long either. What Song Chan-seop is doing now is only putting more strain on his body.

He was already going to have a short life, so he was basically bringing it forward.

However, this girl, who had contributed greatly to stopping the world’s evil, had to be saved no matter what.

He is still young. He is a small child, not even half his size.

This girl will grow up to be a light that will brighten the world. That light cannot be extinguished here.

He was late, but the galaxy had a chance if there was a potion.

If [Heenari], who has regained consciousness by now, can use [Skill], she might be able to save her life with [Baridegi’s Prohibition].

‘Live.’

You must live. Song Chan-seop moved with only that one thought in mind.

Until the sky falls.

“… Damn, Jang.”

Song Chan-seop, who had been pulling at the galaxy, opened his mouth without thinking and grumbled.

The red forest was moving before my eyes.

No, it wasn’t a forest. It wasn’t the ground. It was mane. It was scales. – It was a being.

The breath of that being that had silently arrived right in front of my nose was sticky and painful. The dense extradimensional particles inside it were slowly eating away at Song Chan-seop’s skin that had wrapped around the galaxy.

Mountain after mountain.

–In the meantime, a red dragon that had risen from Baekrokdam was standing in front of him, watching him and the galaxy with its seven heads.

If you could kill someone with just a look, this is what it would feel like. The bright yellow eyes gave off a strong sulfur smell. Inside, the vertically slit pupils were glaring and watching them. The pressure pouring out of the seven pairs of eyes squeezed [Neulhaerang].

Even as he was spitting out blood, Song Chan-seop thought, Damn it, this guy has to be saved.

That was Song Chan-seop’s last memory.

So he didn’t see it.

If there is despair in the world, there is also hope.

Heroes always emerge to save everyone in the worst of times.

“Oh, leave it at that.”

“What are you doing to the kids who have just fallen asleep after all that hard work?”

And now,

A hero has appeared.