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Chapter 48




The Giant of Evil Suppression felt a moment of regret.
He should not have let his anger get the better of him and rushed in.
“O Goddess!”
The Giant of Evil Suppression spoke to the stars.
He pleaded with the darkened goddess to calm down and return to her original state.
‘... The eye of the goddess Pina.’
The Giant of Evil Suppression saw the eye at the center of the black hole.
The eye of Pina, the younger twin sister of Lea, also known as the Goddess of the Sky.
Why was her eye here?
Why was she tainted by evil and controlled by it?
—K... Kha ha ha!
Ahram mocked the Giant of Evil Suppression.
No matter how much he struggled, he could not stop the explosion.
He would take away all the star guardians.
—Wh... What...?
But Ahram's mockery did not last long.
He sensed something approaching.
Instinctively, he knew he had to avoid it.
He was afraid, terrified.
He could not understand why he, the king of hell, felt such emotions.
But he knew he had to avoid it.
—Let go...!
It was approaching slowly.
It was not fast enough to be a threat, but the problem was that the Giant of Evil Suppression was holding Ahram in place.
Ahram struggled.
He instinctively knew that if he was caught by that 'something,' it would be the end.
It was so terrifying that he thought it would be better to self-destruct and disappear.
He had to avoid it.
He had to run!
But he could not avoid it. He could not run.
The Giant of Evil Suppression held Ahram in place.
His attempt to self-destruct had backfired.
Swoosh!
Eventually, Ahram realized.
He felt something touch his forehead.
He was being 'sealed' by that 'something.'
Ahram gently touched his forehead.
The object on his head was a seal.
A seal so powerful that even the king of hell could be bound.
But such a seal was not common.
And Ahram had seen such a seal before.
In ancient times.
A seal used to bind the being closest to the gods.
—K... Kinka...?
The legendary seal, Kinka (緊箍兒).
He could not use his power.
His magic did not work.
It felt as if his body was not his own.
“Get out of the way, caw.”
His body moved on its own.
Ahram was shocked.
The corpse crow in front of him.
It was not just any corpse crow.
The memories from the star and his soul recognized this crow.
The name he wanted to kill, the name he wanted to destroy.
‘Knight King Wilhelm...!’
—The nemesis of the demon world, Wilhelm.
But now, he could not even speak.
He could do nothing.
‘Even if you bind me, you cannot stop the star’s rampage!’
Ahram laughed.
Stupid fool.
Even if you bind me with Kinka, the darkened star will not return.
The star’s rampage continued.
“It’s annoying, caw.”
“... What are you, you bastard?”
The Giant of Evil Suppression.
He was also taken aback.
Suddenly, Ahram was sealed.
And amidst this, the corpse crow appeared.
The mysterious corpse crow that eliminated a Unique-grade mystery and sealed Ahram.
“Lose some weight, caw. What is that body, caw?”
“Are you telling me to lose weight...?”
There was no being in this world that would dare tell the Giant of Evil Suppression to lose weight.
They were all dead.
If anyone said such a thing in front of him, they would cease to exist.
“Is this the star of the goddess, caw?”
The corpse crow said, as if it did not care.
When Ahram was sealed, the rampaging dark star separated from his body.
The Giant of Evil Suppression clicked his tongue.
“You came here to die, fool. You could have escaped with the King of the White.”
“I can calm the star, caw?”
“It’s impossible even for the star guardians. If a cursed crow like you touches the holy star, it will burn to ashes.”
A familiar line.
The first time he met Dramute, Wilhelm’s star had fallen, and the boy had said the same thing.
“I told you to get out of the way, caw.”
“...”
The Giant of Evil Suppression slightly raised his body.
As if daring him to try.
When the Giant of Evil Suppression moved, a black hole-like area was revealed.
If you touched it, you would be sucked in or, as the giant said, burn to ashes.
But I reached out my hand without hesitation towards the rampaging dark star.
‘You were looking for me.’
And the moment I touched the star, I knew.
This was the star that had been searching for me all along.
Since the hot springs.
No, even before that.
The eye of the goddess Pina looked at me.
“Hmm...!”
Eventually, the memories of the goddess Pina began to flow into my mind.
*
Knight King Wilhelm.
He was captured by the Demon King.
Because he was a being who had not truly received the goddess’s blessing.
He was a great hero who had reached that position alone without the goddess’s help, but the Demon King was a being that could not be destroyed without the goddess’s power.
“What a monster. To push me to this extent without any of the goddess’s ‘interests.’”
The Demon King said, shaking his head.
This was the first time he had been pushed to such an extent.
He was completely tattered.
He had beaten the ‘indestructible’ body that could resurrect multiple times.
The Demon King possessed a power that surpassed even the immortality of the gods.
“But that is your downfall.”
However, it was fine.
His physical body was dead, but the essence of the Demon King was not.
Without the goddess’s power, it was impossible to destroy him.
It was even better.
If he took over this monster’s body, the Demon King would become even stronger.
The essence of the Demon King began to infiltrate Wilhelm’s body.
- No!
The Goddess of the Sky, Pina, had watched the entire scene from beginning to end.
If Wilhelm’s body was taken by the Demon King, the world would end.
Not just this world, but all connected dimensions would collapse.
But she never imagined that Wilhelm could threaten the Demon King.
She never imagined that he could grow so powerful without the goddess’s interests.
This was not because Wilhelm was great.
It was the being that moved Wilhelm.
The ‘One’ connected to the other world allowed Wilhelm to surpass his limits.
The ‘One’ who had perfected Wilhelm.
-I’m sorry.
In the end, Pina took Wilhelm’s life.
If the Demon King took Wilhelm’s body and all the stars, there would be no chance left.
The ‘One’ beyond would also lose their chance.
But killing the perfected Wilhelm was dangerous for her as well.
Wilhelm was a being who had defeated destruction.
Pina had to give up her physical body to take Wilhelm’s life.
-Please. Great and noble being, I beg of you.
The body of the goddess Pina shattered and fell as a star.
But she had no regrets.
At least, there was one last ‘chance.’
The goddess Pina did not know who the ‘One’ was.
She hoped that the ‘One’ who moved Wilhelm was someone who loved Pangea.
There was no being more honorable and great than the ‘One.’
She wished and wished that the ‘One’ would surpass even before and lead all the worlds.
*
The memory.
The last wish of the goddess Pina, before her body scattered, was etched in my mind.
In the end, everything began and ended with Wilhelm.
This situation was created by the death of Knight King Wilhelm.
‘By taking Wilhelm’s life, the goddess Pina also shattered.’
It was not just a matter of restarting the game at the end of the blue screen.
It was possible because of Pina.
If the goddess Pina had not sacrificed herself to kill Wilhelm, I would not have been given another chance.
The issue was the star left behind by Pina’s sacrifice.
‘The Demon King must have taken Pina’s star.’
Instead of Wilhelm’s intact body and the five stars, he took and destroyed Pina’s body.
Thus, he rebuilt the demon world and planned to invade Earth.
The demon world was originally half-destroyed, but the recovery speed was accelerated by Pina’s star.
《The star’s rampage is subsiding.》
《‘Main Quest ??? : Eliminate the King of Dimensional Rifts’ has been completed.》
《Level up!》
The message that the main quest was completed appeared.
It was fortunate that it was counted as ‘elimination’ even though it was just a seal with Kinka.
But what was more puzzling was the gaze of those around me.
“What are you staring at, caw?”
All the star guardians.
Even the King of the White and the Four Seasons.
They looked at me as if they could not believe it, as if they were surprised.
Eventually, the star guardians began to comment.
“Star guardian?”
“A corpse crow as a star guardian?”
What? A star guardian?
Could they be talking to me?
But star guardians were only mighty mythical beings or powerful illusions.
I had never seen any other star guardians.
Rumble!
At that moment, the Giant of Evil Suppression slowly rose from his seat.
He looked down at me, reluctantly acknowledging the truth.
“... A new star guardian has been born.”
Unique Skill: Seizure
Dimensional Warrior.
The great warriors who crossed dimensions to protect Earth.
They had warned about the invasion multiple times.
- A full-scale invasion will begin soon.
- It will start within a month. Only we, the Dimensional Warriors, can protect you.
- All governments of the world must cooperate. Prepare for the destruction!
The world would be destroyed by the dimensional invasion.
But if they cooperated, they could overcome it!
Perhaps due to the aftermath of the previous two invasions, people began to cooperate with the Dimensional Warriors' warnings about the 'full-scale invasion.'
The unknown fear was a real threat.
Thus, the day finally came.
The worlds of other dimensions floating in the sky.
People were shocked by the simultaneous phenomenon occurring all over the world.
- Can only I see this?
- The end of the world, lol.
- Someone please tell me it’s CG!
- Wow... This is insane.
- The gods are angry!
The world was in chaos, both online and offline.
As the giant black dimensional rifts opened in the sky, the 'Dimensional Community' was flooded with inquiries.
- What are those black circular shapes in the sky?
- Are monsters going to come from there?
- Please protect us!
- Master! Where is Master?
- What about the other 8 heroes?
The beings known as the '8 Heroes,' including the Master.
As many people searched for them, numerous TV stations broadcast their appearances in real-time.
At the moment the dimensional rifts opened, the 8 Heroes descended and prepared for the impending enemies.
“Trust in us!”
“We will protect you from the dimensional invasion!”
“As long as we are here, the world is safe!”
The numerous heroes on the TV screens claimed to be saviors.
Their transformation into golden figures was enough to captivate the audience.
They looked like warriors from myths and legends.
They were not just dressed up; they were genuine monsters capable of moving mountains and terrifying even the most fearsome creatures.
With real superheroes, people could not help but be enthusiastic.
-I believe in you!
-Amazing!
-Maxim! Take me!
If the invasion actually began, their status would soar to unprecedented heights.
The 8 Heroes were confident.
They were full of themselves.
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