episode_0278

The end of the world still radiated its unrealistic intimidation.

A ‘waterfall’ that suddenly appears in the vast ocean that extends endlessly beyond the horizon. I couldn’t feel anything other than the sound of water pouring on the dark, dark floor where I couldn’t see the floor at all.

The end of the world, where nothing has changed on the outside, even though we heard that Akasha was clearly playing a prank. I shifted my gaze to the island nearby.

“Luckily, it’s okay there.”

A place where high elves live, where there is only one world tree. When the demons come out of the barrier, that place will become an outpost.

“So? I heard that Akasha was manipulating the barrier, so I wondered if she touched that too.”

I shook my head at Arjen’s words.

“If you had touched that road, you wouldn’t have been able to enter and exit the barrier without Prinia’s knowledge.”

This is why the green land where the World Tree is rooted cannot be touched. The reason Prinia noticed Akasha’s movements even now was because Akasha eventually harmed the World Tree, albeit belatedly.

The high elves I saw after a long time were just as I remembered. Even though quite a long time had passed, no one had changed or changed.

“Welcome, Titania, Arzen.”

The only thing that has changed is attitude? When he first came, he was an uninvited guest, but now the story had been relayed through Prinia.

“Okay. Are there any demons who crossed over from the barrier before we arrived?”

“It’s strangely quiet. So, even more anxiety is being created.”

Arjen tilted his head as if he couldn’t understand.

“Shouldn’t you like it if it’s quiet? Does it feel like the calm before the storm?”

“Yes. I feel like we have to show with the results whether they are sloppy or we are sloppy.”

“What is that.”

I changed the mood with a light drip that Arjen could not understand, and looked at the quiet barrier as the high elf said.

It was a scene that looked so normal that if Prinia hadn’t told me, I wouldn’t have known what the problem was. It looks so calm that I feel uneasy without realizing it.

“…What is it?”

As time passed, the identity of the unexplained anxiety gradually emerged to the surface. On the contrary, the barrier is still unknown.

However, ironically, the identity of the anxiety was that silent barrier. I heard that something was going to happen, but I couldn’t see a single ant baby, let alone a demon.

The fearful feeling I felt when something I had no doubt about turned into a possible situation was the essence of what I was feeling now.

“The barrier is opening, right?”

“Sure. I’m not versed in that kind of space barrier, but even looking at it with my own eyes, I can’t imagine anything happening.”

Arjen seemed to have the same thoughts as me, a look of suspicion on his face.

“I think I need to go back for a while.”

I eventually transferred my consciousness to outer space once again.

***

“Is this the end? It’s less than expected.”

Stella clicks her tongue at Akasha’s blunt words.

“Tsk, I’ve already done too much. I’ll make you vomit out all the faith you stole.”

Stella and Akasha’s game of tag ended when Prinia was on Akasha’s radar. This is because, unlike most other gods, Prinia was a god with power that Akasha could not underestimate.

Therefore, it was Akasha who went on a rampage to steal the faith of as many gods as possible until she was unluckily caught by Prinia, but Prinia appeared when the devoured god had barely passed the tenth mark.

“It would have been better if you had shown up a little later.”

“What are you saying? You have to say it right away. Because you came here?”

Although Prinia was angry, she remained calm and observed Akasha’s prayer. Even by Prinia’s standards, a large amount of faith was contained within Akasha.

“I thought you wanted to become a god, but how did you end up becoming a god slayer?”

“It was the most certain and realistic means to achieve my dream. Well, I really didn’t think a situation like this would come up.”

The hardest thing to do is to take the first step in anything. Akasha’s plan required neutralizing God in the absence of faith and attempting to extort that faith.

If it weren’t for Arzen’s sons and daughters, Asha and Adele, who had received faith but had bodies in the underworld and were still immature and unable to properly use their power, it would have been nothing more than imagination and would not have even dared to be accomplished.

“The line was already crossed a long time ago. The reason I left you alone even though I knew you were a dangerous molecule until now was because we had no business being related to each other. Because you are a creature from the underworld, and we are gods who have no business going there in person.”

“Wow, are you still going to talk about God after coming to this point? Well, that’s okay. Anyway, if you look at me now, don’t you think I’ve already dipped my toes deep enough?”

“Okay. So that means I won’t look at you anymore.”

Prinia stretched out her hand. At the same time, the space around Akasha began to distort.

Akasha quickly combined faith and magic to ensure safety. Prinia, who had planned to tear up the space itself, could not help but be embarrassed when Akasha was fine.

“What, why are you so good at using faith?”

“Of course, he’s a genius.”

“Really unlucky.”

Prinia glanced at Stella. I knew what I was concerned about. When the invasion of the demons began in the lower world, Stella’s faith had to be poured into the exercise of human divine power, leaving nothing to spare.

The ability to create stars, which is a unique ability, has no particular limitations, but it alone cannot penetrate Akasha’s defenses. This was a fact that Prinia had just confirmed.

Therefore, Prinia decided to tell Stella a little bit of new information.

“Stella. Now you can use appropriate faith.”

“What does it mean?”

“I sent Eugene to the barrier. I also have a pet dragon and my high elf children, so using faith right away won’t create a vacuum in my power.”

“…Really?”

Clearly good news, it was bad news for Akasha. The reason Akasha was able to be guaranteed absolute safety here was because the harmony between faith and magic worked better than she could have imagined.

However, if Stella and Prinia used their own beliefs to neutralize the faith that Akasha had stolen from the other gods, the result would be as obvious as hell.

Akasha is also well-versed in space magic, so she may be able to withstand Prinia’s attack, but she will not be able to withstand the heat and pressure of the star created by Stella for even a few seconds before she disappears.

“Holy shit.”

For the first time since gaining faith, Akasha felt nervous.

‘If you mess up, you’ll die.’

Not everything in the world goes as expected. Compared to the simulations Akasha went through several times, the current situation was quite successful.

‘I need to drain these two years of faith even a little more.’

It had to be done even if it meant rebuilding faith from the beginning. In Akasha’s plan, there was no way to achieve the goal without neutralizing Stella and Prinia.

And Akasha still had elements that could catch the two off guard.

Seeing Akasha’s obviously nervous expression, Stella regained some of her composure.

“It survived very well just now. Let’s see if we can stop this too?”

Energy starting to gather at one point. At a glance, Akasha felt that it was different from the previous explosion. The mix of beliefs exceeded the original output limit that Stella could produce.

“Ugh!”

Prinia’s faith flooded in, targeting the loopholes that Akasha was trying to block at all costs. Prinia’s faith, which is difficult to avoid because it ignores all spatial constraints, clashes with Akasha’s faith and cancels it out.

“Space…!”

Akasha shouts as if she has realized something. Before those words were finished, the star born from Stella’s hand consumed all of its lifespan as soon as it was born, causing a huge explosion.

Supernova explosion. An energy too powerful to be handled from the perspective of a single living being assaults Akasha. Nevertheless, Akasha survived.

The explosive force that could be felt would definitely affect Prinia, so she found a solution by wondering how on earth she was trying to avoid it.

That is the separation of space. Realizing that no matter how high-powered the energy was, it could not interfere with different dimensions, Akasha quickly used space magic.

It’s just that the timing wasn’t perfect, so there wasn’t a single intact part of the body left.

“kkk.

Akasha smiled even though she felt intense pain that she had never experienced before. No matter what, as long as he was alive, he could recover no matter how badly he was injured.

The basic resilience of the dragon’s body was considerable, and with the addition of faith, it was a natural trend. Akasha, who lost nearly 70% of her body, succeeded in restoring her body immediately.

“Stella… You used your faith more than you thought. I never thought I would reach the target I was aiming for with just one attack.”

Stella and Prinia tilt their heads at Akasha’s unexpected words.

“In this situation, is there still something left?”

“Okay. Actually, it wasn’t the number I had assumed from the beginning, but after listening to your conversation, I realized that I was misunderstanding something. Then of course you should use it. Hehehe.”

Prinia’s mind fell into confusion at Akasha’s tone, which seemed to be more than just bravado.

‘what? It’s not a deception… What did I miss…? Ah… no way!?’

At the same time as Prinia realized this, Akasha opened her mouth.

“Since when did you think demons would come out through the barrier?”