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The completely shattered remains of the floating factory poured down like rain.
Even so, the earth is a sea of fire and the sky is a devil’s domain with red thunderstorms.
Meanwhile, debris like meteorites are pouring in, making it a sight reminiscent of the end of the century.
“One person has gone…”
And at the center of the spectacle in the area,
“There are two people left.”
Daeseong, who had assimilated into Mephisto’s body, stood with a majestic appearance.
Papdeuk-.
Fafnir gritted his teeth, quietly shedding a drop of cold sweat.
‘To get rid of the old guard so easily…!’
It’s not like he hasn’t fought against the Gishin tribe. No, on the contrary, they thought they were arrogant lumps of scrap metal and started fighting whenever they got the chance.
That’s why I know.
The metal ‘Orihalcon’ that makes up their existence and world cannot be easily destroyed even by the dragon’s breath.
But what is that guy?
He didn’t particularly swing his fists or use any techniques, but simply drew energy into his hands and destroyed the entire floating factory.
‘This… I have to assume that I might lose.’
Fafnir has never imagined an outcome other than achieving an overwhelming victory.
Since he is assuming ‘defeat’, what more is there to say?
[I won’t leave out.]
At this time, Fafnir, who was suffering alone, heard such a voice.
Fafnir, startled, turned his head and looked to the side.
Sagara, the sea god.
She said, letting out a low, extremely cold sigh.
[My goal was to kill Hecaton Kale. Even though things went a little bit from the direction I wanted… I don’t think there’s any reason to risk my life fighting with you.] [
What kind of weak talk is that now! When did you go on a rampage claiming that you had stolen the target of revenge?]
Fafnir shouted in a desperate tone upon hearing the sudden announcement of his departure.
Sagara gently raised her eyebrows and tilted her head.
[hmm…? Why are you so angry, Fafnir? Whether I’m out of here or not, shouldn’t you just go about your business with that guy? You said you were happy earlier that you found a new opponent?]
[That was…]
When I thought about it, I also wondered why I had just raised my voice.
Regardless of whether Sagara is by his side or not, he should just stick to his usual ways and that would be enough.
Or maybe
you’re like, ‘Damn it! ‘Did you think I was going to join hands with that bitch without my knowledge?’
The dragon race, which does not depend on anyone, would think of cooperating with another race!
In other words, doesn’t that mean that you don’t have the confidence to fight that monster alone?
Fafnir, whose pride was crushed, trembled his shoulders and the blood on his neck rose.
Sagara just snorted.
[Do whatever you want. Whether the two of us fight to the bitter end or we negotiate, I will leave here.]
She looked up at the sky where red thunder was continuously falling and asked as if she was sick of it.
[How do I get out of here?]
“There is no way out.”
[….]
Sagara’s head, which had been raised upward, slowly lowered.
Her widened eyes collided with Daesung’s cold-eyed eyes.
“I was just excited to play drums and janggu by myself. “Who said they would let you out of here?”
[You bastard…!]
“Ah, the way out? “Now that I think about it, there is only one.”
Mephisto’s six arms simultaneously raised their middle fingers.
“If you fall, you can get out of here.”
[Oh, don’t do anything foolish! If we fight among ourselves now, what will be gained for both of us?]
“Why isn’t there anything?”
[What…?]
At that moment, Sagara felt something like goosebumps growing on his body, which was covered in water and ice.
An impossible phenomenon.
However, the moment he encountered the ‘madness’ surging throughout that monster’s body, he definitely felt creepy.
“It would be in my best interest if you all die here and now.”
The Empress who rules the Devil’s Sea came to realize this.
The real devil is not the sea, the land, or the sky.
It was right here.
Grumble-!
At this time, a huge amount of flame was released from Mephisto’s mouth, and Daesung emerged through the flames.
The assimilation with the demon god has been canceled.
‘If it were outside the realm, Mephisto would not have been able to maintain his form…’
Outside the world of images is the Earth, where the land and sky have not been consolidated by magical power.
As a human being, it would be like embodying Mephisto in a world without oxygen.
Daeseong must assimilate into the body and infuse it with magical power.
however.
‘If it’s within the Demon God’s domain, there’s no need to maintain fairy tales.’
This place, with pure magic flowing in all directions, could be said to be the perfect place for Mephisto to go on a rampage.
Two enemies.
Coincidentally, there are two of them here too.
“I will take charge of Fafnir-.”
-I just have to kill that woman, right? Okay, leave it to me!
Mephisto was as excited as a child about to start a fun game.
I was quite surprised when I first met him two years ago.
The fact that his mental age remained in infancy was not befitting his position as a demon god of hell.
[If it’s that monster, it’s worth a try if you are!]
Fafnir shouted confidently after seeing Daeseong separate from Mephisto’s body.
phut-!
Fafnir spread his huge wings behind his back and rushed at the maximum speed he could achieve.
“Do you think it would be worth it if I were you?”
The corner of Daesung’s mouth twitched.
Hwareuk-.
Lightly grasping the fire-flame greatsword, he sneered at Fafnir, who was rushing in from the other side.
“I was the one who killed that guy once.”
***
“It’s nice to have found a new place to live and to have learned magic…”
A man in New Mexico sighed, looking out into the distant horizon.
A large population, regardless of race and nationality, gathered here.
This is because it is the ‘safe zone’ declared by the savior of the East, and it is the only place where bloodstone, which can awaken magic when eaten, is supplied.
In fact, it may be the safest area on earth, but a small sense of anxiety lingered in people’s hearts.
“That damn gate still hasn’t gone away, so…”
The man clicked his tongue in disapproval.
Regardless of the outbreak of the second cataclysm, the ‘Gate’ still remained on Earth.
Is there any idiom more suitable than ‘to make matters worse’ to express the situation of humanity today?
“To put it bluntly, what are you going to do if guys more dangerous than the last giants come out of the gate?”
“What should I do? When that time comes, I will have to fight to the death again.”
“driving me crazy. It would be better if we could sneak in first from this side, but that’s not possible either…”
After the destruction of Honsei, for some reason, it became impossible for humanity to enter the gate first like before.
So humans had no choice but to quietly watch the gate remain, like a dog chasing a chicken staring at the roof.
With the anxiety of not knowing when it might explode again.
“….”
I can still see it clearly.
Various spheres hovering throughout New Mexico.
“I already have a lot of things to worry about, but it just hurts my heart to keep looking at such gloomy things.”
The man let out one last sigh, which he may have sighed several times today, and then turned around.
No, I tried to turn it.
Kugugu-.
That is, until the gates floating on the ground suddenly resonate.
“uh?!”
Of course, it wasn’t just men who were surprised. Everyone who noticed this sudden phenomenon stopped what they were doing and cried out in astonishment.
This is not my first time seeing this sight. Humanity has already seen the phenomenon of stationary gates shaking many times.
Resonance of the gate.
That was a foreshadowing that a ‘Frecture’ would happen soon.
“The crab gate explodes!”
“Not one and all, but at the same time?! Why are they acting like that all of a sudden?”
“Damn it! I don’t know what it is, but get ready to fight! “Monsters will come out soon!”
“Call Einfried!”
People were screaming and gasping, raising weapons or chanting magic.
It may be one, but all visible gates exploding at the same time was something that had never happened before the second cataclysm.
A lot of monsters appear just from one gate, but now dozens of gates are causing fractures at once!
“Is this a problem we can handle on our own…?”
The complexions of people turned pale as they imagined the tragedy that would unfold in a moment.
Eventually, the shaking of the gate reached its peak. The rattling noise grew louder as if it could be heard right next to me.
but.
Pot-!
“…?”
The minds of those who witnessed the scene unfolding before their eyes became distant.
This is because a different situation unfolded than expected, where monsters would pour out.
Pot-. Pot-. Pot-!
A sharp sound that occurs when the radio waves from TV or radio are cut off.
With that sound.
The visible gates were blinking and disappearing one by one.
“Why are they like that…?”
It’s definitely true. It’s not a mistake.
A balloon pierced by a needle pops! And the gates disappeared as if they were bursting.
After a while.
All of New Mexico’s gates have disappeared from the world.
“….”
The dumbfounded people were so shocked that they were not even sure whether they should be happy about this or not.
Do they know?
The fact that not only New Mexico, but all gates had already disappeared from the face of the Earth at the same time.
***
[The status of the territory where the ‘Ruler’s Seed’ was planted is relayed to the lord.]
[All gates currently remaining in the territory have disappeared.]
Boom! bang-!
During a bloody fight with Fafnir, who was swinging his fists like crazy, a system message appeared with such words.
‘All gates are gone?’
Daesung narrowed his eyes while avoiding Fafnir’s fierce blows.
The sudden disappearance of the gate was an unprecedented phenomenon for him.
However, Daesung was soon able to roughly guess the cause of this situation.
‘The destruction of the Kishin tribe must have had some effect.’
The true name of the gate is Orb. And the orb is an invention of the Gishin tribe.
With the destruction of the floating factory and the death of the God of Machines, the causality of the world was once again greatly altered.
This is a flow in which the Kishin tribe and their world did not exist from the beginning.
In other words, the ‘civilization’ that originated from them was also completely erased from the face of the earth.
‘As they disappeared, the orb they made also disappeared.’
The system, which only conveys the status of the territory, is said to have disappeared from New Mexico’s gate.
In fact, all remaining gates on the entire planet must have just disappeared into dust.
[Why are you suddenly laughing so unpleasantly instead of fighting!]
“Because one of my troublemakers is gone.”
I guess I had a smile on my face without realizing it.
Of course, Fafnir, who attacked with tenacity and murderous intent, could not help but react in a very unpleasant way.
There has never been a single opponent who smiled leisurely even when the Dragon Lord himself attacked him with all his heart.
“And…”
Daesung, who skillfully dodged the destructive power of his fist, made his smile shine even brighter.
“The way you were struggling was so ugly that I started laughing without even realizing it.”
[Kaaaaaaak-!!]
Fafnir, whose last pride was damaged, went berserk.
I had been fighting with only my fists, trying to kill it as brutally as possible, but now I have decided to ignore such trivial goals.
Whioooooo-!
A powerful current of destruction began to gather in the palm of Fafnir’s fist without any hesitation.
[Destruction Wave Dongpo (滅世波movement gun).]
“I’m not curious about a name like that.”
[This is an attack that will turn you into dust from head to toe, but it is my consideration to die knowing your name.] It is the reason
why he was able to rise to the top of the dragons, and a nightmare that makes fantasy elves shudder just by hearing about it.
It’s a bit too early to unleash maximum power since that monster called Mephisto still remains…
[I don’t think I’ll lose my temper unless I kill you with my own hands!]
Fafnir, whose pride has already been ruined, is rational. was lost.
The moment he was about to wave his arm where the energy of the Destruction Wave was gathered.
ridge-.
[…?!]
Suddenly.
The world turned black and white.
Fafnir’s movements, which were trying to fire the Destruction Wave Cannon, became stiff.
‘what…!’
I couldn’t move, as if my whole body was tied to an unbreakable chain.
Meanwhile, Fafnir looked.
The sight of Daesung approaching him, who couldn’t even move.
‘Don’t come too close…!’
However, even the voice telling me not to approach could not escape Mokuldae.
Soon, Daesung stood tall right in front of Fafnir.
That face is as indifferent as a stone statue and as merciless as the devil.
At that time, Fafnir’s pupils, consumed by the fear of not being able to move, were slowly, very slowly dilating.
Sze-.
Daeseong suddenly grabbed Fafnir’s shoulder and slightly twisted his torso to the side.
I thought they were going to attack me by stabbing me with a knife or something like that, but what does this mysterious behavior mean?
[….]
Fafnir is caught in confusion, trapped in the flow of time that has slowed down to the limit.
The Destruction Wave Cannon, which had already been fired, was slowly moving away from his hand as his body was twisted to the side.
***
[Yes, you bastard! How many times do I say this! I have no intention of fighting with you guys at all!]
– Discuss with them, not me. I’m just following his orders.
Meanwhile.
Sagara, who was caught up in an unwanted fight, dodged Mephisto’s attack and shouted as if he was wronged.
-You’re good at avoiding it. Be bland. Instead of running away, do something. Isn’t it a waste of size?
[Pfft…!]
If it was an opponent I could easily defeat by counterattacking, I would have done it right away.
But Sagara, the empress who rules the Demon Sea, is not a fool.
He did not have a reckless personality like the crazy fighting fanatic Fafnir.
Sagara had the wisdom to know when to retreat and the judgment to guess whether he would be unable to defeat the enemy in front of him.
And Mephisto was definitely an ‘enemy that could not be defeated’.
‘I have to somehow escape from the image world this guy created…!’
At least she wasn’t prepared to die today.
Can we escape from this place if we summon the ‘door’ connected to the Demon Sea?
However, if you carelessly enter the portal of transference in this place with strong resistance, you may become trapped in the gap between dimensions.
‘This is not the time to worry about things that may or may not happen yet! ‘It’s better to gamble than fight this guy!’
decided. I decided to summon the portal of transference.
Gooooo-!
Sagara, who had gained a sufficient distance from Mephisto, spread his arms and raised the energy of the Demon Sea.
Soon, a huge portal made of water appeared above her head.
-Where are you running away from?
Mephisto, who realized that the enemy was planning to run away, hurriedly rushed in.
But it was already too late. Sagara would rush through that door faster than Mephisto’s magic hand could reach it.
Sagara laughed.
[Hehe, let’s never meet again-.]
Tukwa- Ang!
at that time.
Unknowingly, the Destruction Wave Cannon flew in from the side and exploded at Sagara.
[You have defeated ‘Sea God Sagara’!]
[You have obtained a pure lifestone to feed to the ‘Life Devourer’!]
Just like that.
The words she had intended to never meet again, before they could be said, became the Empress’ last words.
Mephisto, who was like blowing his nose without using his hands, muttered shakily.
-What is this all of a sudden?