Episode 247
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─ I’ve been waiting for you, Hanseong.
The otherworldly warrior held his breath quietly at that name.
“Noah.”
And the warrior called her name as if he was familiar with it.
“You, and your ‘ark’ being here… … .”
─ I will play the log log.
Before the warrior could say anything, the sound of weapons echoed again from the basement of the Great Labyrinth. At the same time, the world he was standing on suddenly changed.
It was not a world of ideas. It was not even magic or sorcery, it was just a hologram with no influence.
What unfolded there was once the world of warriors.
A world where they were not the hunting dogs of the empire, but simply monster hunters who risked their lives to protect their own world.
What unfolded after the warrior disappeared was literally the end of the world.
Monsters that tear through the sky and trample the earth, predators from another world that the demons and monsters of this world cannot even dare to compare to.
The destruction of the survivors, who had lost their commander-in-chief and their center of gravity, was depicted before them.
The heartbreaking news coming from each country, the territory of survivors shrinking by the day, the country collapsing, the order desperately maintained through a single center was quickly collapsing.
Even in the midst of all this, people had no doubt that Hanseong, who had been missing, would return, and they were calling out his name as if he were a savior.
He never returned until the very end.
Because the commander-in-chief of the suicide squad and the most powerful monster hunter was gone, all that was left was a puppet who became the empire’s hunting dog and danced to their will.
In a world that needed true warriors, no warriors appeared until the very end.
“… … .”
Screams were echoing.
The world was destroyed. And every single record of it was being reproduced.
A scene where monsters appear in a place where no one would have thought they would, and mercilessly tear apart survivors.
Despite this, the number of monster hunters steadily decreased, and it was not enough to close the gates that were flooding in everywhere.
So, as the final finale approached, the plan that had been carried out in secret accelerated even faster.
The final ark proposed by the super artificial intelligence ‘Noah’.
Hansung also knew of its existence. The existence of the super artificial intelligence ‘Noah’ itself was like a goddess who had been looking after humanity since the appearance of the monsters.
The entire continent was trampled by monsters, and the escaped survivors were screaming and screaming to get into the ark.
However, the number of people who could enter the ark was fixed from the beginning.
It wasn’t about wealth or status or anything like that.
Those who are qualified to revive the land that was completely scorched and destroyed after countless years.
Those who were qualified to enter the ark were sent there, locked in a freezer, and put into an eternal sleep.
And after the ark fell asleep, the final operation unfolded on earth.
The Great Flood Project.
It was a wasteland where the entire continent had already been scorched by dozens of nuclear weapons. It might have been possible to defeat some of the monsters with that, but it wasn’t enough.
The number of monster hunters capable of hunting them was also steadily decreasing.
By then, technology was approaching the singularity, giving rise to a possibility that could confront them.
It was a nanomachine.
These are advanced nanomachines that can endlessly replicate themselves and multiply.
The final operation to cause the self-replicating nanomachines to go berserk and devour the entire land. It has already been proven that these nanomachines can devour even the existence of gates and monsters.
And humans were no exception to this ‘category of being swallowed up.’
Except for one, those who are asleep in the ark.
The super artificial intelligence Noah left those sleeping in the ark behind and watched over the earth until the end.
Gray Goo, a scenario where the entire planet is destroyed by greedy nanomachines that endlessly self-replicate.
The monsters and the gate, as well as the entire civilization that humanity had built on Earth, were being swallowed up.
The world was turned ashen.
─ Playback of the logbook has ended.
Just then, a woman’s voice rang out again. Noah, the hologram in the shape of a woman, remained silent.
“… … .”
It was just then.
─ Would you like to play Record Log II?
Noah opened his mouth again, and the warrior nodded silently.
Once again, a world made of holograms enveloped the entire area.
The world after destruction was there.
How long had it been? Not dozens, not even hundreds. Not even thousands of years.
After eons of time, there was nothing left on Earth.
There was literally just an endless expanse of gray land.
Only then did the ark finally reach land. Those trapped inside the ark emerged from the surface one by one, and soon the nanomachines that were devouring the earth also fell into eternal silence.
The man was the leader of the group of survivors from the ark.
“I will rebuild the fallen world.”
The man said.
“On this earth, we will never again tolerate any end.”
The world will end in ice. But before that, the world of men has already come to an end.
The end, the end, the end had to be prevented. That was why the man did not hesitate to become the king of the new world.
To rebuild everything on this ruined land and to avoid repeating the same foolish mistakes again.
Above all, he had to build an empire that would be mightier, greater, and more brilliant.
──And the warrior knew the man’s face.
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Emperor of the Empire, the Golden Monarch.
Arthur the Great was there.
You can’t find any golden armor or grandeur like you do now, just one of a group of scientists wearing pure white robes.
The man did not hesitate to become a golden monarch, obsessed with the empire and pathologically fearful of the coming doom.
The golden struggle against the shadow, the cruel truth that no one can avoid, began from then on.
─ End playback.
“… … This world from the beginning.”
─ Yes.
Before the warrior could say anything, Noah answered.
─ From the beginning, this world has been your hometown, facing destruction and repeating an eternal cycle.
“Then everything I fought to protect… … has disappeared?”
─ Yes.
Noah answered, without a moment’s hesitation.
─ After the Earth’s civilization was destroyed, the Golden Emperor created a new world. In the process, a small error in genetic combination created those who resembled humans but could not be called humans.
Noah continues.
─ Those who cannot be called the rulers of this earthly empire. Elves, dreamers, and orcs are no exception.
“… … .”
The warrior remained silent.
Kuung!
At that very moment, a shock so strong that it could be felt even in this underground labyrinth swept over him. The expression on the face of the divine sword Bardell hardened.
─ Just now, the Golden Lord was defeated by the Shadow Lord.
The super artificial intelligence Noah opened his mouth.
“Shadow Lord… …?”
─ That was your world, and furthermore, the enforcer of the cruel and inescapable truth that the Golden Lord was trying to confront.
Noah continues speaking calmly.
─ The one who brings the end of the world together with the old dark mother, that is the Shadow Lord.
“… … .”
─ He is the one who seeks to extinguish the fire and light of this land once again and bring about the Empire of Shadows.
Hearing that, the warrior laughed quietly.
How long had I searched for him? His mortal enemy, whom he hated so much, was here. As soon as I heard those words, my mind strangely became calm.
─ I did everything I could to fight her. That’s why I was waiting for you to come here, finally, of your own free will.
Noah said.
─ And I, a long time ago, abandoned the name Noah, and began a new struggle on this earth against the Shadow Goddess, the old Mother of Darkness.
“So what’s your new name?”
─ Sistine.
Noah, and Sistine, the goddess of love and mercy, answered.
A being who has loved humans since birth and has dedicated her wisdom to saving them. When one world was destroyed and another was born, she too continued her own battle.
Sistine, the goddess of mercy and compassion, was never silent.
Exercising her influence from the deepest depths of this underworld.
─ Now it’s time to go outside with me.
Sistine said.
─ Come to the surface with me and become the new ‘Golden Monarch’ to replace the fallen Golden Monarch.
“The Golden Monarch.”
─ We are doing again in this world what we were unable to do in the previous world.
Sistina spoke, and the divine sword Bardell knelt silently in front of her.
─ Please don’t let this world end in ice. Please don’t let this world be consumed by shadows.
The warrior of the other world, no, that man was no longer even a warrior of the ‘other world’.
He was just a warrior who failed to save the world until the end.
And it was time to finish the task he had failed to accomplish.
Another holy war has begun.
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The Golden Lord was defeated. The Shadow Lord looked around, leaving behind the fallen man’s body.
─ Ah, as expected. I knew it. As expected, humans are truly great creatures!
The old dark mother was smiling softly beside Dale.
“Is this the end?”
Dale asked. The old dark mother did not answer. She simply smiled silently and meaningfully.
“Is this really the end?”
All that could be heard was shouts of celebration for the victory.
In the end, the Imperial forces fell to their knees en masse, and the Shadow Lord’s army began to shout in unison, crying out for victory.
The Last War was over. That meant there would be no more wars.
The Shadow Lord has proven himself to be a force that no one dares to oppose in this war. Even if he does not wish to have an empire, no nation on this continent will dare oppose Saxony any longer.
So nothing changed.
All that existed on this continent was a shadow empire, and at the top of that empire a new monarch had proven himself before all.
Because no one would dare to stand against the shadow giant.
“Your Majesty the Black Duke.”
Just then, Sir Helmut called Dale’s name.
“Please speak.”
“There are reports that some of the Emperor’s faction, including the Bloody Duke, the Celestial Duke, and Lady Scarlet, have deserted the battlefield.”
“It is impossible to pursue them with just one pursuit party. Stop the pursuit.”
“I will follow your orders.”
Sir Helmut bowed his head, and Dale turned his head. The war was over. But strangely enough, there was a huge hole in his heart.
It was right after that that the land of the Demon King’s Territory began to shake.
