Seomun Yongnyeo quietly picked up the egg.
It was their last remaining hope.
I wanted to hatch it right away, but I had to be careful since it was the last one.
Just a little while later, it was the auspicious day of hatching.
I didn’t know what would come out of there, but I knew one thing.
The fact that this will determine the future of the protectorate.
19. The Fifth Great Demon Sutra
I know this is a dream.
After having hundreds of nightmares, I can now tell if it’s a dream or reality from the moment I open my eyes.
I was standing in the dark.
Something was flowing and billowing overhead.
It looked like hundreds or thousands of streams, like an endless fork in the road, or like the roots of a tree stretching out infinitely.
I reached out and tried to grab it.
With each passing hand, pieces of the future flowed into my head like shards.
It was a turning point for countless futures.
The branches of fate that the teacher sees.
After opening my eyes, I gained more power to look into the past and the future.
Now I could use it quite freely.
[‘Eyes that See the Boundary’ is activated!]
I could feel the screams coming from all directions, along with the vicious murderous intent.
In some future, Shin Soo Ah was seen.
She jumped in to protect me, and died a miserable death just like in her past life.
She died for me in any future.
In some future, Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul were seen.
They tried to take revenge, but were instead branded as criminals by the Fate Protectorate and were forced to live as vagabonds.
In the meantime, my parents died, and they poured out their resentment toward me.
In some future, Dokgo Jun was seen.
He found a new protagonist and he became his companion.
I saw Dokgo Jun stabbing a sword into my chest.
In some futures, Yohan, Yuharang, Kangdohyun, and Seohwakyung were seen.
They were all lying on a mountain of corpses.
No matter which future I chose, there was only blood and screams.
In some future, I was standing there, not dead.
My colleagues were also alive.
However, everyone was lying down, barely able to breathe.
And then Baek Young stood in front of me.
Just like when we first met.
I faced her, her fluttering silver hair feeling unrealistic.
Baek Young reached out his hand to me.
【Choose this fate, Seo Kang-rim.】
Before he knew it, Baek Young had a sword in his hand.
And Shin Soo Ah was lying at my feet.
She was covered in blood and panting shallowly.
【If you can’t escape, it’s best to accept it.】
Baek Young came to me and handed me the sword.
I tried to shake it off, but my body couldn’t move as if it were someone else’s.
Baekyoung placed his cold hand on the back of my hand.
Baek Young moved my hand and brought the knife to Shin Soo Ah’s nape.
【Kill this woman and steal all fates, Seo Kang-rim.】
【Eat your comrades and move forward.】
Is this the future?
Or is it an illusion that the border shows?
Is it also one of my futures to kill all my comrades and absorb their fates?
-Crunch!
It was a future I could never accept.
My sword existed solely for the purpose of killing Baekyoung.
My sword cut Baekyoung’s body in half, but there was no smell of blood.
Baek Young said as the severed illusion rippled like a mist.
【Seo Kang-rim, see you again tomorrow.】
Before I knew it, Yeongwon had disappeared and I couldn’t see my colleagues anymore.
But the terrible sight still remained.
I feel like I’m standing alone in a world made of blood, bones, and flesh.
-That, that extreme… … .
At that moment, what appeared to be a demon was making a strange sound.
That sound that feels like it’s gnawing at my eardrums.
What came out of the demon’s mouth was a scream.
【■Descent. Why did you ■? Why? Why did you ■■ kill U■? Why? Why? Why ■■ live? Why?】
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I don’t want to hear it.
I don’t want to see it.
I couldn’t stand it anymore and ran towards the devil.
-Crack!
When I struck it, it felt like something, not a living thing, was breaking apart.
When I suddenly came to my senses, I was in my room.
I saw a smashed TV in front of my eyes.
-Straight, straight… … .
The shattered TV sent out noise like a terminal.
I was looking down at it for a long time.
My heart was pounding like it was going to burst.
Where did the dream begin and where did reality begin?
This was the first time something like this had happened.
I’ve seen welcomes many times, but I’ve never been able to tell the difference.
What if that wasn’t a TV, but a person?
Fear rose to the tip of my chin.
I thought I was used to having nightmares and seeing distorted scenes in reality, but it was all just arrogance.
Where am I now?
How crazy is it?
… … I couldn’t relax.
I had to get things done as quickly as possible before I went any crazy.
First, I checked my recognition.
My awareness has definitely increased since I went to bed last night.
The community’s response was also certainly active.
-I heard Seo Kang-rim conquered Yongilpum Magical Palace yesterday?
-If things continue like this, won’t all the demons in Korea disappear? I hope so.
-How did he get so strong when he was so advanced?
-I’m in a hurry too, but it looks like there’s hope!
-I respect you, really, as someone who came from the same bottom.
Now I’m starting to see more messages of admiration and longing than slander.
As if to prove that fact, a system window popped up.
[People are talking about your strength and origins.]
[Your spirit changes!]
[The new name given to you is ‘King of the Earth and Worms.’]
I chuckled.
After the cowardly victor comes the king of dirt and bugs.
In the first place, I didn’t have high expectations because in order to have such a strong reputation, you have to build up a lot of recognition.
However, there were some regrettable aspects.
[The new system cannot be used due to lack of awareness.]
Although awareness is increasing, it is not yet at the level of utilizing the new system.
For me, opening up this system was a top priority.
We need to open this system so that we can reach the first owner.
When I checked the new system, there were several explanations written, but the part that caught my eye the most was this part.
[You can visit the sanctuaries of other gods. However, you must be invited by them or have a record of visiting them.]
There are two things I need right now.
One is the power to open the new realm, and the other is the coordinates.
Obtaining coordinates seemed daunting, but we had someone on our side who had made contact with the first owner.
It was Shin Soo Ah.
The first owner approached her to try to possess her since the time she was in the educational facility.
And there was a good chance he was still interested in her.
If we use that link, we might be able to get a clue about the new world.
I had already asked Shin Soo-ah to contact me.
I thought I should check to see how far the story had progressed.
After I came to my senses a little, I headed to Shin Soo Ah’s room.
As time passed, the illusions around me lessened a bit, but the world still seemed distorted.
I walked along the path painted with teeth and eyes and arrived at Shin Soo Ah’s room.
-dripping
“Ms. Shin Soo-ah, this is Seo Kang-rim.”
“Oh, yes. Come in.”
I opened the door quietly.
Then it felt as if a clear wind blew over me, as if I had entered a forest.
The world that had been made up of corpses and blood just a moment ago was now awash with color.
The scenery that was so ordinary that it felt out of place returned.
Shin Soo-ah was staring at me with an unchanging face.
“Mr. Kangrim, are you okay? You don’t look so good… … .”
She approached me with a look of mixed surprise and worry on her face.
As Shin Soo-ah approached, it seemed as if she could smell the scent of new green leaves.
A notification window was popping up while the welcome disappeared.
[The fate of ‘Shin Soo-ah’ creates the fate of ‘Seo Kang-rim’!]
As her energy touched him, the visions and hallucinations began to blur like darkness exposed to sunlight.
It was surprisingly comfortable to breathe like this.
I felt comfortable in many ways when I was with Shin Soo-ah, but it seemed that it wasn’t because of my mood.
“… … I guess it’s because I didn’t sleep well last night.”
When I saw her, a scene from my dream suddenly came to mind.
Baek Young’s voice telling him to kill Shin Soo Ah and steal her fate.
But there were no more hallucinations.
“I guess you’re stressed out these days because of all the serious things going on. It’s understandable.”
Shin Soo-ah was staring at me with a worried face.
Looking at that face made me worried, but it was more comforting.
I faced her, feeling a little more at ease.
“It’s okay now. By the way, have you been able to contact the first owner?”
“Yes. When I opened the unpaid communication, he approached me again.”
As expected, the first owner was after her.
After possessing Shin Soo-ah, are you planning to kill me?
They may have intended to fight against the Protectorate, but nothing was certain.
“As Mr. Kangrim said, I suggested that I receive proper help before being possessed by a god. I asked that the divine realm raise me.”
“How was the reaction?”
“I did give you an invitation. I gave it to you so readily that I was a little… … suspicious.”
She took out a letter and handed it to me.
It was an invitation that felt like it had a faint divine power.
As Shin Soo-ah said, I felt bad that I invited her to the new mission too easily.
I guess this is closer to a trap.
The possibility of bringing Shin Soo Ah into the new world and only allowing her to grow purely was extremely low.
I guess they’re thinking of forcibly inducing a god.
As I stared at the invitation silently, Shin Soo-ah asked anxiously.
“You’re not thinking of going alone, are you?”
“Yes. I’m not going alone.”
You could use this invitation to get in right away, but the risks are too great.
According to the princess, the first owner suffered severe damage in the process of confronting the unchanging Eternity.
If the Protectorate thought it could handle the first master, then I also seemed to have a chance.
Even so, the first owner is God.
If I went alone, I had a much better chance of dying than winning.
I was thinking of going with other people, but… … .
I glanced at Shin Soo Ah.
“I’m sorry, but I would like you to come with me.”
“Of course. I had no intention of sending you alone in the first place.”
Shin Soo-ah looked at me as if she was saying something obvious.
Even though it was about going to face God, his eyes were unwavering.
Then she said with a slightly troubled expression.
“But there’s only one invitation… … I don’t know if I can go with you.”
“There is a way to do that.”
This was a problem that could be solved by opening a new system.
But now the rate at which awareness is rising is starting to slow down.
I glanced at Shin Soo Ah and asked.
“Ms. Shin Soo-ah, has the deification begun?”
