The space crumbled and once again, the green scenery unfolded before my eyes.
The anima vanished, and the life was split into pieces scattered across the land.
Standing there, I turned my gaze toward the blue circle that was watching me.
[Lily?]
[Oh no, it stopped again.]
[Yena isn’t dying, right? LOL]
[Lily! Lily! Lily! Lily!]
[Where did she go now?]
[Breaking News) Leo Lightning Man has been subdued.]
[I miss Lily.]
[Lily, what are you doing!!!]
[It’s not just me who’s stopped, right?]
The chat window was still very active.
“Ah.”
[Oh.]
[Lily has returned!]
[This time it was a bit fast, LOL.]
[ㅇㅂㅇ ㅂㄹㅂㄹ]
[Where did she go this time?]
“Just a moment, someone requested to talk. It didn’t take long, right?”
[About 2 minutes.]
[I thought I was gonna die waiting, LOL.]
[What was the conversation about?]
[Yena is in danger, ㅇㅂㅇ ㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ]
[Leo caught her, Lily.]
So it had been about 2 minutes.
Considering I had been in there for about 10 minutes, it was quite a time-lagging space.
I unfolded my wings of light and approached the shattered life.
The “life,” which had been excessively absorbing vitality, could not endure the divine life force I infused and exploded.
The power that constituted life spread across different parts of the world, leaving only this small young child remaining.
“Uugh…”
Not a human, not a dragon, but a strange creature.
The appearance was close to that of a human child, yet the detailed features were far from human.
Had its ego almost vanished, it now growled like a beast.
With its power almost gone, it’s unlikely it could even harm anyone, let alone bring disaster.
I gently leaned down and patted the creature’s head.
“Good job.”
“Uuuh…”
Sre…
The creature’s eyelids began to lower.
The being collapsed into the bushes and fell asleep, and I placed this life into another space.
A space where other monsters couldn’t approach.
Not a seal, just a temporary measure.
[Let’s kill it.]
[Huh?]
[Lily is too kind ㅠㅠㅠㅠ]
[Why are you being so nice?]
[Are we not killing it?]
[If we kill it, the scenery would be sweet, I bet.]
[Are we recruiting friends again?]
“I’m not going to kill it… I just want to protect it until everything is finished. It would be troublesome if the Grim Reaper came and harmed it, right?”
Since the anima wanted to keep even a fake successor alive, it wouldn’t matter if I just left it like this.
Moreover, the reverse beings are abnormal and it’s unlikely anyone would target a being that bore no grudge.
‘Almost.’
Zero is definitely not an option.
“I’ve gathered information indicating that the Grim Reaper is likely targeting lives. More specifically, he’s likely to hunt the Masters as well.”
“While he’s dodging around, as everyone knows, Teshiniria’s ultimate goal is the Star Fragment.”
“It’s so significant that it’s blatantly displayed in the system window as the core reward of this episode, certainly the ‘Seven’ Star Fragments.”
“And if all the powers of equivalent fragments are gathered, something will definitely happen.”
“As I say this, I immediately crossed into the Northern Continent.”
“Perhaps there’s less time than I thought.”
“Whew…”
[“Can that be done?”]
[“How do you snatch a fragment? It’s with Lily.”]
[“Can the Grim Reaper really collect them all?”]
[“Huh?”]
[“The fragment is with Lily, isn’t it?”]
I raised my Hammer.
“My target is something shining brightly from afar.”
“This something was not shaped like a dragon of life, but was purifying everything within its realm.”
“As if a giant sun had risen from the ground, devouring everything around it.”
“I soared high and struck the light with the hammer infused with holy power.”
“KWA-AAAAAANG!!!”
“It’s a simple story. From the beginning, the Masters and the Star Fragments are one and the same fragment.”
“Although it seems like the Masters and the Star Fragments are categorized separately, they are ultimately beings that originated from one.”
“Both groups are fragments of the Dragon Heart, so the lacking Star Fragments could be filled by the weakened Masters.”
“Guh-oh-AAAAAA…”
“So let’s assume…”
“Hmm.”
“The Grim Reaper has obtained the fragments of Lightning, Light, and Wind. The Earth must have weakened due to my actions, so he likely approached beforehand. I took care of Life, but unfortunately, that power has scattered across the world.”
“I’ve heard it’s become a state similar to ‘Space’, so obtaining some fragments shouldn’t be that hard.”
“Ultimately, what remains are Darkness and Space. This too isn’t impossible.”
“I took quite a beating from Darkness, but it was the Dark Priest who suffered, not ‘Darkness’ itself.”
“As long as Seriphed can’t exert power outside its corpse, obtaining a fragment of Darkness might be easier than expected.”
[???]
[“Is that so?”]
[“Then it’s urgent.”]
[“Hahahaha?”]
[“Look at how refreshing that hammering is in the meantime.”]
[“Wow.”]
[“Big Lily.”]
[“He’s so natural with it, lol.”]
[“King Run King’s Skill…”]
[“Does that mean we shouldn’t catch the Light?”]
[“D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d”]
“If I had known this sooner, I would have taken precautions. Everyone’s got their schemes going on.”
“Be it the Sage or Seriphed.”
If they had told the truth about either of those things, I could’ve prevented this whole mess from happening.
Sure, it’s understandable that the sage doesn’t trust me after our first encounter, but it was a bit annoying that Seriphed didn’t trust me either.
After deciding to make Seriphed my forever, inescapable teacher, I gave the dim light a couple of whacks to calm it down.
[Ugh…]
The light blob seemed to have calmed down.
I examined the light blob closely, hoping that Sharurodo’s thoughts might still be lingering, but I found nothing even after placing it into the space.
He probably used up all his strength just to make the transfer, leaving no little thought behind.
[Shouldn’t we go into the darkness?]
[The Grim Reaper shouldn’t clear quests, right?]
[Darkness, let’s gooooo!]
[Why is he coming over with the light?]
[If the Grim Reaper clears it, wouldn’t Lily’s quest get ruined?]
“Well, that is true…”
Based on all the information and assumptions, the Grim Reaper only needs to obtain ‘darkness.’
Of course, with the owners of each power wielding power equivalent to an Intermediate Angel or Demon Race level, it won’t be easy for the Grim Reaper to take them down, but he possesses ‘reverse.’
His rank and intelligence might be low, but he matches the owners in strength, so it would only be a matter of time before darkness falls.
Yet there had to be a reason he came in the light.
“We can’t just let him die like this, can we?”
The darkness side was originally an area where people didn’t thrive.
In fact, because of various evils like the human sacrifices conducted by the priests of the dark side, the population rapidly dwindled, leaving very few civilians.
Since Yena finished them all off as the final blow, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say there are no living creatures left.
In contrast, areas under the influence of life, light, and wind were overflowing with people.
If we waited just a bit longer, hundreds, thousands of people would die. How could we prioritize the darkness first?
Choosing life as the top priority was also to gather information, but intervening in ‘life’ would save the most people.
[Wow]
[Boy, Lily]
[Lily the Saintess…ㅠㅠㅠ]
[Of course, Angel the Saintess Lily, lol]
[Lily is so kind]
[Lololololol]
[That kind of person swinging a hammer at people’s heads…]
[Whoa]
[Whoa!]
[Maybe it’s because of the Saintess buff, but she’s become more merciful]
[Lil Men-]
“Anyway, Lightning was taken care of by Lord Leo… How’s Miss Yena’s side? I heard they’re still fighting.”
[Yep, yep]
[Yena seems to be in danger]
[Yena, run and die, Lily!!]
[The Grim Reaper is pretty tricky, huh]
[For real, lol]
[Stop with the backseat gaming, Reaper, or you’re toast]
[Lololololol]
[Hateful God;;;]
[Grim Reaper’s backseat gaming is awful]
[Let’s just leave it to Yena and head into the darkness]
“…Hmm. Well, if the Grim Reaper is watching, there’s nothing I can do. For now, let’s help Miss Yena and then move towards the Darkness.”
Time is pressing, but there’s no helping it.
Actually, the situation has worsened partly because the truth was not revealed, but the fact that the Grim Reaper saw my situation in real-time had a huge effect.
If he hadn’t known about my situation, it wouldn’t have been strange if I had been caught already.
I glanced at the blue circle targeting me and crossed through the space once again.
Twice I crossed.
■
“Where did he go?”
─”He went to the place where ‘the wind’ is located.”
Everyone is dying… dying… dying…
Hehehehe…
Push them! It’s all over!
Hit them as much as you can and die!
A land made of deep, stained darkness.
The Grim Reaper, dragging confused users, nodded as he attacked the mass of ‘Darkness’ with the Reverse.
“Just as expected.”
It’s been a month since I met the Nameless Man and made my plans.
After accepting his words about wanting the power of the great existence, I had been pondering the plans I received.
‘It’s weaker than I expected.’
The millennium-old knowledge held by the Nameless and the Reverses was useful.
Even when I realized that the powerful beings, who had been looking down on us as disasters, were actually mere fragments of a ‘Dragon’, it was enough to consider the Nameless a partner.
But in the end, an NPC is just an NPC.
Unless you escape the level of thinking like an NPC, there’s bound to be flaws in the plan.
“Getting caught like that is just foolish. While I appreciate having received the authority of the Reverse…”
The opponent is the strongest user and a bug character herself, Lily.
In the end, the Nameless, nothing more than an NPC, was taken down, and all that remained was the Grim Reaper who inherited his will and that Guild.
“Users must face users.”
Grrrrr…
The Darkness falls.
Now all that remains is to use all gathered fragments to descend into that ‘underground’.
With Lily’s speed, she’ll soon arrive here, but we are faster.
‘The game is over.’
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