“Whew…”
[Wow]
[Crazy]
[It’s collapsing ㄷㄷ]
[Hahaha]
[What was that just now]
[Did I take it down?]
[ㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷㄷ]
“It was close.”
Clang!
Thud! Thud!
The White Guardian, which had covered its unique weapon, the hammer, has separated, and most of the strength drawn to its limit has faded away.
It collided using only raw might without using Sacred Transformation or Annihilation.
However, the Lily Statue used a technique similar to Annihilation, and when it launched the attack, I wondered if it would work, but it worked even better than I thought.
-Spear’s… spear’s… spear’s…
And the result is unfolding right before my eyes.
The other statues had already left not even a dust behind, and Gemelynus was now rolling somewhere, shattered.
I sent Lasty and Kraken back to the Space of Despair before I attacked, so only the Lily Statue remains.
The Lily Statue, completely wrecked, dropped its spear and was mumbling meaningless words.
“It’s been a while since I’ve shattered Annihilation with a hammer.”
Annihilation is a top-tier technique akin to a spear.
It would be hard for a hammer, which only exerts destructive power without any special technique, to overcome Annihilation, but I decided to utilize the uniqueness of this place.
“Amplification of power.”
In this place, whatever technique I use vastly increases my strength.
I realized this when I crossed the Path of Light and used the Roar of the Spear, and I also learned how my power amplifies while descending the tower.
Normally, breaking Annihilation with a hammer would have been impossible without using Sacred Transformation, but the uniqueness of this place made it possible.
“And that must be your influence, right?”
-Spear’s… spear…
The Lily Statue, possessing my strength.
It might not have been intentional, but the fact that this exists has greatly amplified my power.
Crackle…!
The Lily Statue crumbles.
While the statue, about 5 meters tall, had considerable sturdiness and remarkable recovery, once it deemed it could no longer maintain its form, it shattered like a piece of candy.
I’ve smashed the statue, so it should really be over now.
“Now all that’s left is to receive my reward… Huh?”
There’s something.
I lifted the debris of the statue with the Holy, and within it, I saw a small something with its eyes closed.
“…?”
[Huh?]
[???]
[What the hell is this]
[A baby?]
[Huh?]
It was a small child.
A child around 5 or 6 years old with blue hair, sleeping soundly, apparently shielded from waking up amidst the chaos.
The true identity of the statue was this child.
The child was dressed in something resembling a small saintess outfit, and while the divine power was far lower than that of the Lily Statue, the aura itself was extraordinary.
‘Most importantly, the face…’
[Lily?]
[Is that Lily?]
[Hahahahahaha?]
[??????]
[So cute]
[Oh my]
“That’s me.”
“I look like that.”
“Like, a LOT.”
[Is Lily your daughter?]
[What is it?]
[Baby Lily is practically the second one, right? LOL]
[OMG OMG OMG]
[Let’s take her with us.]
[Just kidding, LOL]
[OMG! LOL]
[I can’t handle Baby Lily, ah haha]
[?]
[The chat is chaotic.]
Ignoring the reactions of Young Lily stirring inside me, I lifted Baby Lily high.
Swaaa…
When my Holy touched Baby Lily’s mind, she flinched for a moment and then opened her eyes to look at me.
Her blue eyes twinkled innocently.
“Who are you?”
“I kinda get it.”
“Yeees?”
Sre…
As I retracted my Holy, the baby fell asleep again, stretching out.
The viewers were going crazy trying to wake her up, but since I already figured out the situation, there was no need to wake her.
Young me, having all my power but losing all memories of myself.
There’s only one being like that.
‘I was wondering where I had reincarnated, but it’s just this place.’
This girl is me who got out of the interference dungeon where I faced the Pharaoh.
The interference dungeon was a dungeon that manifested the past of the abandoned Celestial Race, namely the Pharaoh, Scorpio, and the Forgotten Emperor, and since I was there at that time, I was also manifested.
I, who was manifested, realized that it was a world that had come to life and wanted to break free from it.
Looking back, it was a stupid decision, but I couldn’t help it since I was mentally and spiritually unstable before going through “that incident.”
In the end, I decided to reincarnate into Deoen through a contract with the Administrator as the dungeon was coming to an end.
Originally, I was supposed to lose all my power and memories by my choice, but since I saved the abandoned Celestial Race, I was able to reincarnate while preserving my powers.
It’s clear that the energy I felt back then matched the energy this child possesses.
“Do you all remember? It’s been so long that you might not?”
[?]
[What?]
[Huh?]
[Baby Lily is adorable.]
“So…”
I explained how the child I was holding came into being.
“…so this is like how I reincarnated. I don’t know why she was trapped in such a place, though.”
[Whoa]
[OMG OMG OMG?]
[What is that?]
[Oh, is that what Lily saved back then?]
[Wow]
[Hahaha]
[Oh right, that’s it.]
[???]
[Let’s take Baby Lily too.]
[I thought she just disappeared, lol.]
[Wasn’t she gone?]
“I was also curious about where she was, but I didn’t expect it to be here. Moreover, being used as a weapon in such a statue…”
What on earth has happened?
I wanted to see the Master of the Altar’s face even more now.
I quickly grabbed Baby Lily and scanned my surroundings.
Having smashed all the statues, there should be something on the Final Floor, but there’s nothing.
There’s nothing here.
Not even the Master of the Altar’s voice came through, and there was no sign of a quest reward; it was utterly silent.
‘This seems unprecedented…’
Eventually, after wandering for a while, I returned to the broken altar and slammed my hand against the ground.
Boom…!
The Black-and-White Altar, resembling a pyramid with its top sheared off, completely collapsed, revealing a gap underneath.
I had acted on a hunch that there might be something beneath the altar.
“Wow, there really is something.”
I bounced alongside Baby Lily and jumped down into the depths.
The underground was quite deep, resembling not just one space but a mosaic of overlapping areas.
As I pierced through all the spaces with my spear, I finally reached the ultimate destination of the altar.
Boom…!
“This place is…”
[?]
[Oh?]
[It’s the Throne.]
It felt like an Audience Room.
The long, torn Black-and-White carpet lay sprawled, and the Broken Throne sat lonesomely.
Unlike the lavish interior of Immensus, filled with treasures, this place had not a single intact area.
I couldn’t even sense other subordinates or statues nearby.
Only counterfeit holiness and counterfeit magic drifted around.
“What on earth is going on…”
As I inspected the Audience Room, my hand brushed against the Broken Throne.
[World – Clear the Hard Road (Hidden).]
[Title – One Who Faced the Impossible Being (Transcendence) Acquired.]
[You have gained a large amount of experience points.]
[You have gained a large amount of experience points.]
[You have gained a large amount of experience points.]
[You have gained a large amount of experience points…]
“Huh?”
Transcendence Grade?
It clearly stated ‘Legend’ in the quest rewards; how many levels did I just jump up?
And the large amount of experience points kept pouring in.
It seemed like the dungeon’s difficulty had ramped up abnormally.
I was briefly pleased at the fact that I was that much closer to level 140, but then I narrowed my eyes and glared at the figure standing in the separated space.
‘It’s been a while, Impossible Being.’
“So it’s really you.”
A man clad in a researcher-style white coat with elegantly folded wings.
Celestial Race, Intio, nodded with a smile.
“Why did you separate the space? Where did you stash the child?”
‘I’ll tell you ahead of time; I’m just a thought right now. No matter what you do, my main body has already escaped from this place, so you can’t catch me.’
“Why did you do that?”
As the space got separated, the broadcast momentarily cut off.
Baby Lily, who was comfortably by my side, also vanished.
Intio shook his head.
‘I don’t mind. While your kind may look down on you, researchers like me, ‘the Researcher of the Impossible,’ hold beings like you in high regard.’
“Even if you might dislike me, those like me, ‘Researchers of the Impossible’, hold someone like you in high regard.”
“Does that mean I can destroy everything here?”
“If that’s what you wish, go ahead.”
Intio spread his arms wide and flashed a grin.
I didn’t like that, so I blew his head off and completely changed my body.
The space seemed to pause for a moment, then he reappeared before me.
“Still tough, aren’t you? It’s unsettling, even though you’re just a thought.”
“I have a few questions. Rejections will be considered rejections.”
“Feel free.”
“Weren’t you restricted by the Administrator? How are you able to move like this?”
Immensus, who was also a Master of the Altar, feared the presence of the Administrator.
No matter how much one tried to dodge the Administrator’s gaze, just mentioning them would send anyone into a panic.
However, Intio seemed completely unfazed.
He even went so far as to say he had ‘escaped’.
Whether that was true I couldn’t tell, but at least there was no trace of his energy in this Altar.
Intio chuckled.
“Their purpose is certainly ‘management.’ But it seems not everyone is focused on that. You might have noticed that by now.”
“……”
“The Administrator managing this place has let their guard down around me. Or perhaps they’re in a situation where they can’t focus on me. It would be convenient to interpret it that way. There might be a special purpose behind it…”
“…Let’s say that’s true.”
Raccoons were always shady.
Their existence itself raised questions, and especially since Hwanggwak and Cheongsu from the high ranks weren’t on good terms, it’s a given that one of them is scheming something.
“Could be both.”
Capturing Intio would certainly feel satisfying, but I had already received my reward, so only one question mattered.
“Where’s the child?”
Where had they taken Baby Lily?
As I asked, Intio waved his hand as if to say not to misunderstand.
“As I mentioned earlier, I lost everything to you, but I don’t entirely dislike you. Thanks to you, my research has progressed significantly.”
“Just get to the point.”
If he kept this up, I might just destroy the very space of thought.
Fearful of my threat, he hurriedly continued.
“I didn’t know she was in child form… But if that’s the case, it might be good for her as well.”
“What do you mean?”
“If someone leaves their position, someone else must fill that spot.”
Isn’t the Altar of the Impossible supposed to be managed by a ‘real’ Impossible Being?
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