<[Episode 23] Lilith (4) >
Just before signing the contract, Lilith had to struggle to suppress the laughter that was threatening to escape from within.
‘Isn’t this completely stupid?’
I knew too little compared to the power I had.
They seemed to be rookies who had only recently attained divinity, and they were practically ripe prey.
A contract is a binding promise.
The contract between those who had attained divinity was binding.
However, the subject of the binding force is given to the higher-ranking party among the contracting parties.
In effect, this meant that one could freely sleep on the higher level.
‘A young child who just attained divinity? A pumpkin rolling in with a vine?’
Lilith. Even though she was a parasite who grew to divinity by sucking the power of the World Tree, her status was by no means inferior.
This was my own dimension, grown by sucking the power from the roots of the World Tree that stretched out into various dimensions.
Even if it is a low-level dimension where it is impossible to conceive life, he is the one who reigns as the master of that dimension.
‘I’ll make it delicious.’
If he could properly harness the power of the child in front of him, it was clear that his own rank would soar to a higher level.
‘In return, you will have the happiest dream in the world.’
Before signing the contract in earnest, I planned to do one thing in advance for Aesong.
In order to make a contract, both sides’ powers had to be combined, and at that moment, they inevitably had to reveal a part of themselves to each other.
‘Just take advantage of that gap.’
Since she had come this far from being a mere dreamer, showing dreams and illusions was her specialty.
‘You just have to live happily in your dreams for the rest of your life.’
It was possible to use the difference in status to arbitrarily manipulate the contract, but doing so would result in more losses than gains.
In order to fully absorb the power of the Aesongi, it was necessary to first make it obedient.
“Let’s get started.”
“All right.”
When their powers became intertwined under Lilith’s leadership.
‘Is it now?’
Her power flowed through the gap.
and.
Dismissal-
I felt my strength evaporate along with a tingling sensation,
“Huh…?”
I had a gut feeling that things were going wrong.
Immediately after that.
Hwaaaaak-
An explosive energy poured out from the center of the firefly and engulfed Lilith.
“Gyaaaah!”
A pain as if I was being burned alive came over me all over my body.
‘What is this?’
That moment when I couldn’t even come to my senses due to the incomprehensible pain.
Creepy
Fear was manifesting before my eyes.
I had to forget for a moment the pain that had been engulfing my entire body and just tremble in fear.
At some point, it was only after he was half-eaten that he realized that it was slowly devouring him.
Slowly, little by little.
It was chewing up Lilith’s very existence.
‘Ah, no-!’
Her silent screams, stained with despair, were sinking along with her unfulfilled desires.
In it, Lilith lamented her own stupidity.
The author could not possibly be of a lower rank than himself by freely intruding into this dreamy forest that belongs entirely to him.
He sank deep into silence, cursing his own foolishness for not even noticing that simple fact.
[The Mirror Stops Water skill is activated.]
In the process of absorbing Lilith’s divinity, a huge amount of energy flowed into me.
And then, as expected, the pain began along with the level-up effect that had just occurred.
however.
‘Is this the effect of the Mingjing Index?’
It hurt so badly.
But the pain felt like it was someone else’s problem.
My body was in pain, but I felt like I was out of my body and looking at my body in pain.
It was more useful than I thought that reason functioned in painful times.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute.’
Or, apart from my suffering, I can use the eyes of the Absolute to observe situations elsewhere.
‘Store open. Buy water.’
It was also possible to provide the deceased with the items they needed.
‘This way, there won’t be any gaps due to leveling up.’
It wasn’t possible to completely ignore the pain.
Clearly, the growing pains of leveling up were extremely painful and did not seem to have lessened at all.
But being able to use skills while maintaining your sanity while feeling all that pain was a huge advantage.
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[Dabin, can you hear me?]
[Yes, Jaehyun. I can hear you well.]
The communication ring was also usable without any problems.
[How did my request turn out?]
[As you instructed, we have blocked all traffic heading towards Nampo-dong, and have prepared personnel to be deployed at any time in case of an emergency.]
[Okay, let’s keep it that way for now.]
[All right.]
The reason why a rescue team was not deployed despite absorbing Lilith’s power was because nothing was certain yet.
‘If we send in a rescue team for no reason, they might end up here too.’
First of all, it was best to be as careful as possible.
‘The size of the area is gradually expanding.’
It wasn’t a story about the real world.
My territory in this world was expanding in real time.
No, rather than saying that the territory has expanded, it would be more appropriate to say that the area that was originally Lilith’s territory has been incorporated into my territory.
As I was scanning the expanded area with the eyes of the Absolute, I was able to find Kim Geon lying unconscious inside the cave.
[Mr. Kim Geon. Come to your senses.]
“…Hmm.”
[Mr. Kim Geon.]
Kim Geon slowly opened his eyes at my repeated calls.
and.
“Hey, Jaehyun!”
As soon as he came to his senses, he called my name loudly.
[Why are you doing that?]
“I’m sure monsters poured out from inside the cave earlier! Are you okay?”
I spoke to him, who was urgently concerned about my safety.
[Don’t worry, I’m fine.]
“Really?”
[Yes. Don’t worry about me. Could you please go out and help some other people?]
“…All right.”
Judging from the solemn expression on her face, she seemed prepared for a battle with the shadow monsters, but since Lilith was subdued, the production of shadow monsters had completely stopped.
Those who have now gone are busy rescuing people.
Several hours later, Kim Gun joins his grandfather and his men to help save people.
‘It’s over.’
The time of suffering is finally over.
“Phew.”
With that, the effect of the skill of the clear mirror disappeared and the senses of the whole body returned to their original places.
As I was examining my body by repeatedly clenching and unclenching my fist, I saw a small creature wriggling before my eyes.
“Ugh.”
Although she was wearing s*xy clothes that didn’t suit her chubby body, she just looked cute because of her short and thick arms and legs.
There was no need to think deeply.
Because information about her was revealed to the Absolute.
「Dreamgirl Lilith (Lv. 1)」
Dream demon.
At the same time.
[A new refund has been registered.]
A notification appeared with a cheerful message that Lilith had been added to the recovery list.
At that moment, a sudden realization flashed through my mind.
‘This is…’
It was the structure of this dimension.
This forest was an imperfect world that was born completely parasitic on the power of the World Tree.
Approach the main body of the World Tree through an intelligent being that exists near the World Tree in multiple dimensions.
To do this, we must control the mind of the intelligent being and summon the mind of the intelligent being into this world through dreams.
This was the reality of the process that Lilith had referred to as an ‘invitation’.
The invited creatures are stuffed in a state where they cannot move properly and are used as catalysts to draw out the power of the World Tree.
‘Disgusting.’
This entire forest was no different from a giant tomb built on the foundation of countless sacrifices of life.
This wasn’t something that only happened on Earth.
In the countless dimensions where the World Tree exists, innocent beings were dragged here and buried alive, and this world was maintained on the premise of their suffering.
Even now, tens of thousands of people are being exploited.
‘This horrible place must disappear.’
There wasn’t a single bit of worry.
He began to forcefully send back to their original world all those who had come to this world after receiving an invitation. He expected that there would be a significant loss of newly acquired powers in the process, but he paid no attention to it at all.
That was when.
“Hey, what are you doing now!”
A small, insignificant voice was heard murmuring from the side.
“If you do something like that, the world will end up collapsing!”
As expected, the owner of the insignificant voice was Lilith.
It seemed that since he had reigned as the master of this world, he was feeling the same way about my actions now.
“That’s what I’m trying to do.”
“Wh, what…! Why…!”
He continued his work, completely ignoring Lilith, who was making noise next to him.
Everyone, including Grandpa and Dad, who were working on the rescue mission with the others, as well as Grandma and Mom, who were still trapped in the cave, were able to return to their original world.
At the same time.
Gugugugugu-!!
A huge crack appeared in the world and began to collapse in real time.
Because it was a deformed structure barely maintained by the life force of the people, it began to collapse like a sand castle as soon as it disappeared.
There was no need to worry about the deceased.
‘Summon the dead.’
Because all that had to do was summon everyone back to the real world.
Quagwagwagwa-
The forest was collapsing.
The furthest space shatters, and the ground, the trees growing above it, and the sky stretching out above them all fall down at the same time.
The sight seen through the eyes of the Absolute seemed like the end of the world.
Jeokjeok-
Eventually, the aftershocks reached the giant tree in the center.
The sight of the entire forest collapsing through the gap was starkly visible.
“No way!”
Lilith screamed.
He spoke to Lilith, who was wailing madly at the sight of the world that was everything to her collapsing.
“Remember that feeling well now. It must have been the feeling felt by all those who were invited here and sacrificed to your petty greed.”
The despair experienced by those who were suddenly called into this world and were trapped in a state of shock would have been even more horrific.
Because not only was their world crumbling, they were also forced to sacrifice their own lives.
Kugugugu
The waves of the apocalypse that seemed like they would destroy every last piece of the world suddenly stopped as if it were a lie.
But the forest that had once been so magnificent no longer existed.
The blue sky had disappeared, and only traces of the giant tree that had once stood in the center of the forest remained.
Now this place was reduced to a tiny space with a radius of a few hundred meters.
Lilith was staring blankly, tears streaming down her face as she stared into the world that remained.
‘I hope that I die a painful death along with this world.’
Praying that you will meet a more miserable end than anyone else who was invited into this world.
‘Dongdaemun Open’
He returned to his original world through Dongdaemun, leaving Lilith behind in the shrunken world.
There.
“Ugh. Mom. I’m glad you woke up. I’m so glad.”
“I’m a big kid.”
“Ahem.”
Grandpa, grandma, mom, dad.
And me too.
It’s been a really long time since the whole family got together.
<[Episode 23] Lilith (4)> End
