chapter 49
49 – Nightfall – When It All Ends (4)
Hidden bosses that often appear in games often have a different level of power than normal boss monsters.
Because a hidden boss is literally a hidden entity that you will never encounter if you proceed through the normal route, so the production team often artificially made its power stronger.
And that was also true of the Nightfall’s hidden boss and at the same time the true final boss, the Mischief.
Just by looking at the fact that ‘First Hunter, Ariandel’, who plays the role of the final boss in the normal route, is only an apostle of evil spirits, you can easily guess how big the gap is between the two.
But now, Eugene realized that there was no need to discuss the strength of his body while thinking of such non-game elements.
[Faced the dragon of the apocalypse, the protagonist of the end of the law, and the master of Leruye, the evil god.]
[The fanaticism level soars to the maximum. The body and mind are stained with madness.]
[The body is being invaded by chaos. If appropriate measures are not taken, the body will become bipedal as a ‘descendant of the evil spirit’.]
[Warning! The chest is looking straight at this world. The place where the evil god’s gaze lands will no longer be protected by Arya.]
[Constellations in the universe begin to line up. If the stars find their place, L’ruyet will rise to the present.]
As soon as you make eye contact with your body, the endless message window pops up!
And at that moment, Eugene realized that his body had lost its taste thanks to his fanaticism level soaring to the maximum.
No, to be precise, the body was moving, but it wasn’t moving according to his will, it was moving on its own accord.
When you try to move his right hand, his left foot moves, and when you try to move his left ankle, his right knee bends on its own.
Aren’t you in a situation where you can’t even move properly, let alone fight the evil god?
‘Is this a side effect of the mind and body falling into madness when the level of fanaticism reaches its maximum?’
Eugene clicked his tongue thinking he had made a mistake, and at the same time turned his eyes and glanced at the surroundings.
“Khehehe… ! Ha ha ha ha… !”
“The great ruler of Rruye… ! Please have mercy on us… !”
“Die, die! End, great rest is coming!”
With the main hall of Nainseong in the middle, the ‘Descendants of the Star’ who were undergoing the summoning ceremony were all talking nonsense that they couldn’t understand.
“Lord, Master… ! Avoid this spot, avoid it! That is a person that no human power can ever match… !”
And Yuria, while shedding tears of blood from her own eyes, was giving her desperate advice to Eugene to escape from here.
‘… Tears of blood?’
In that moment, Yujin saw tears of blood coming out of YuRia’s eyes and felt something suspicious about her.
‘Wasn’t Yuria just a puppet? But she says she sheds bloody tears?’
But now was not the time to leisurely contemplate what Yuria’s body structure was like.
It was clear that if YuRia was left to shed bloody tears, there would be some kind of problem in the future.
‘Move!’
The body couldn’t move properly due to the maximum level of fanaticism, but it made the body move somehow by infusing the will.
Then he approached her Yuria and stood in front of her as if to protect her from the gaze of her body.
“Haaa…”
Yuria finally seems to be calming down a bit.
Seeing Yuria like that, Yujin felt a little relieved, but at the same time, she realized that she was not in a safe situation right now.
‘… Strong.’
The ruler who faced off the other day, ‘Those Who Look at the Stars’, was also very strong.
To the extent that if Eugene hadn’t used the true magic sword’s herbivore along with her will, she might have lost.
However, the reason why Eugene struggled in the battle with ‘The Stargazer’ was that he was not familiar with virtual reality games at the time, and above all, there were considerable restrictions on the use of intention.
Of course, there is not much difference between now and then, but Eugene could be assured of that.
If the present self were to fight the ‘Stargazer’ once again, then it would be easy to defeat him.
But.
‘I can’t find a quote.’
Right now, Eugene looked at the bust and unconsciously kicked his tongue.
I was sure.
The fact that that evil god possesses the same power as a god in this world, at least.
– ‘PowellSoftware_KR’ sponsored ‘200,000 Won’!
[Actually, using the summoning technique using the magic book was one of the triggers for summoning the evil god… It was an element that was put in for those who wanted a speed run, but I never thought Soma-sama would touch it… ]
– Speedrun factor??? Are Powell Software guys really crazy?
So you put that element in for the rotten oil of this game??? It’s just ridiculous lol
– Why does something like this happen every time Somajwa broadcasts hahahaha He is a broadcasting genius??? Lol
[You, the one who opposes me. The one who cut my apostle. And the king of men.]
Battle god, it conveys its will by flapping its wings resembling a bat.
[I have always wanted to meet you. Because you deserve to talk to me. King of men… ]
At the words of the evil spirit, Yujin narrowed her eyes.
“The human king? I’m sorry, but I’m not a king.”
[No… you are the king As a human being, he has crossed the human limits, and he has cut down the ‘ruler’ with the body of a mortal. It’s because you, like that, are more qualified to represent humans than any other bug… ]
“…..”
[I profess my name… You are the true King of Humans… ]
“Are you acknowledging me even though I killed your blood relative, ‘the one who looks at the stars’? Can I be called the enemy of flesh and blood to you?”
At Eugene’s question, the chest god looks at him with a really funny look.
[Do you think blood kinship is something meaningful to the ‘ruler’? The means to prove oneself in this world is power… The only rule that applies is the weak meat… He just died because he was weaker than you… ]
And such an evil gaze was directed at YuRia, who was trembling behind Eugene.
[The same goes for my apostle you cut down. I seem to have a connection with the doll you take with me, so I made you my apostle… In the end, he couldn’t throw off his innate limitations of being a bug… ]
“… What?”
For a moment, Yujin frowned.
So now, the ‘apostle’ that has a relationship with Yuria that the evil spirits talk about is no different-
“Are you, by any chance, talking about Ariandel?”
[Ah… Come to think of it, did the bug have such a name?]
Hyungsin expressed his affirmation in a very nonchalant tone.
[I thought it was a pretty good game… The fact that he forcibly made an apostle who was trying to fight against the ‘ruler’ without knowing the subject of a mere insect-]
[It’s also about having them kill their only flesh and blood with their own hands.]
For a moment, Eugene doubted his own ears.
“…Blood and blood? Who’s whose?”
[Oh, judging from the reaction, it seems that you didn’t know anything… Didn’t the insect say anything right before it disappeared… ]
At those words of the evil spirit, Yuria inadvertently made her own body tremble.
Truth. A thing of the past that she herself lost, and now can never recall.
And Yuria didn’t want to know the truth in this form in a place like this.
But.
[The insect I made as an apostle is the father of the doll you take with you. To be more precise… Should I say that the doll is the father of the time when he was alive… ]
The truth was crueler than Yuria thought.
[That’s why she dared to choose that bug. Made an apostle They planted false memories and engraved negative emotions into them. Because she wanted to see her father kill her child with her own hands… ]
The bust laughs.
To him, all of this was nothing more than a fun game.
And Eugene and YuRia realized that everything the deceit said was the truth.
Because to the evil god, humans are no different from insects.
Because I know very well that there is no existence that dares to lie to insects.
“Why?”
Eugene asks.
[Because it’s fun… And, because you have the ability to do so… All things as you wish… Isn’t that the essence of a ‘ruler’… ]
At the answer of the returning body, all expressions disappear from Eugene’s face.
It wasn’t simply because the words of the evil spirit rose.
It’s hard.
It was because Yuria, who was standing behind him, carefully grabbed his collar with her trembling hands.
“…Master. Ariandel is a traitor to humanity.”
“Yes.”
“He is the one who created paradise, deceived countless hunters, and plunged Arkham into darkness.”
“Yes.”
“It’s a son of a b*tch who turned into an apostle of evil spirits, pointed a sword at his master, and even tried to kill him.”
“I know.”
“But, even with him… It seems that the father of me was right in the end… Really…”
In Yuria’s hand that grabbed his collar, strength went into it.
That’s why Eugene didn’t bother to turn his back to see Yuria.
Because I didn’t want to check what kind of expression YuRia, who would be behind her now, would be making.
Instead of looking back, Eugene takes a step forward towards the chest.
For the first time in a really long time, he was genuinely angry.