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Chapter 473: Descent (5)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

Those who saw the white light began to change shape and transform, and that caused the tens of millions of people to halt their march.

With the six Legacies that were within their bodies, they were an overwhelming strength with their numbers. They had approached with no fear of anything that might appear before them.

However, after feeling the intense energy radiating out from that moon far away, the sky-high spirits disappeared in no time.

Each and every shell was bursting with explosive energy.

"Huhuhuh…?"

"What the hell…?"

The army, which was making its relentless advance, stopped and were nailed to the ground.

The movement was perfect even when stopping, most likely due to their supernatural senses.

Seeing this, Kiriel clenched her teeth.

She had to shout for them to march forward.

If they stopped here, it would be a one-sided slaughter.

Whether they would become porridge or congee, they needed to attack with their skills, infiltrate in, and destroy the moon.

However… She just couldn't get herself to do this.

She couldn't shout for them to advance toward the brightly lit moon.

'We need to move…'

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

The moon that was shining blue was now changing colors into that of a sun. There were cannons popping out as the yellow colors fully devoured the blue light.

If that were to explode, everyone here would die.

However, she had no confidence for them to march over there since it seemed no different like flies running into a fire.

After coming to a decision, she stepped forward.

Seeing her, the people that paused momentarily shouted loudly.

"Shit! Hey, run! If we stay here, we'll all die!"

"Move! Quickly move!"

At those words, the Adventurers clenched their teeth before emanating energy all throughout their bodies.

They were right.

They didn't know why, but it hadn't shot them yet.

They needed a solution right now.

At that moment…

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhk!"

The sudden explosion caused the people to sit down in shock.

One of the glowing cannons exploded and emitted a long beam of light. The flash of light ran past their heads from above.

Soon…

Booooooooooooooooooooooooom!

There was a loud and painful roar exploding out.

"Oh, my gosh…."

It was a single blow.

After seeing Desire Returner screaming loudly and was dying from that single blow, the people felt weak in their legs and sat.

'What are we supposed to do?'

Even Del Marcus, known for his courage, was staring blankly at the white moon, or the sphere that now deserved to be called the sun.

After contemplating momentarily, Hosang flopped down.

"Ah, I don't know! Do whatever you want!"

With that amount of force, at least there wouldn't be pain.

'Even if one were to die, he would die comfortably rather than working his hardest just to die.'

In this damned 25 years, he had fought and fought. In order to not die, he had fought and survived to the last stage, but for the final boss on the last stage to be that thing.

Wasn't this too much?

With how these events had unfolded, he wanted to die comfortably at least.

'But, why won't it shoot?'

Hosang, who had closed his eyes, lying down, looked at the small sun far away.

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Ruuuuuuuuuuumble!

"Uhhhhhhk…"

Clementine groaned at the sight of Hansoo, who grabbed onto his neck.

The moment his whole body was bathed in brilliant prismatic colors, a tremendous burst of energy that could never be compared up to now exploded out.

Even with all of Noah's inner metal, Exinium, which was trying to protect him, were burned into ashes, and all the energy that was being extracted from the Red Jades were being swept away by the seven prismatic colors.

Without the armor made from the Exinium along with the energy from the Red Jades, he would have died from surprise just right now.

Clementine, who was groaning and gasping, raised his foot and kicked Hansoo who was strangling him.

Booooooooooooom!

Along with a roar, Hansoo, who strangled Clementine, bounced back.

However, Clementine knew that it wasn't that he deflected him back, but rather, Hansoo backing away.

The enormous elasticity that he felt from the tip of his foot proved this.

Sure enough.

Thump. Thump Thump.

Flipping back up with stability, Hansoo looked at his two hands.

It was a body wreathed in the seven colors.

Each one had a destructive aura radiating out.

There was one reason why Hansoo backed away.

Now, there was no reason for him to hurry.

Though the Thirteen Demons were thrown to the ground and despite him barely holding on, he succeeded in reducing Clementine's power. But, his power was still quickly growing due to the awakened Red Jades.

This was the enormous benefit given accordingly to the user, Clementine.

Earlier, Clementine's increasing speed was enough to be called unnatural.

Nevertheless, the rate at which the strength was increasing in Hansoo's body was swelling at a totally incomparable rate.

With the foundation of a 6-Star, the energy was simply exploding as if he was riding a super-fast elevator to the top of the building. The amount of strength was swelling at a tremendous rate.

At that moment….

Booooooooooooooooooooooooom!

Something blue and white began to roar over the seven-colored aura.

Clementine, who pushed Hansoo away, used his power to attack Hansoo.

Watching this, Hansoo took a deep breath before picking up his Mjolnir.

Whew!

He hit the large spear that was about to strike him.

At the same time…

BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

A great roar filled the entire place.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiip!

The shock was so intense that he could hear his armor rumbling before cracking, which had never cracked before.

However, that was also the same for the opponent.

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

Being struck by Mjolnir, the blue and white spear, which was huge enough to be a spear, was smashed, crushed and shattered.

Clementine, who had attacked him, was not able to endure the large shock and was pushed back with cracks all over his armor.

The situation, in some ways, could be seen as a draw.

No, actually, they were even from the recent collision.

But, both Clementine and Hansoo knew.

That equal moment had just ended.

The power of Clementine may be growing, but the pace of Hansoo's growth rate was different, the evidence being the equal clash most recently. That large gap in strength disappeared in a flash, and now the difference would widen.

No, it was happening in reality.

Bam!

Craaaaaack!

The blue armor that was cracked soon reassembled itself as if it had turned back time.

No, it sucked up the seven-colored energy, becoming more thicker and denser.

The lightning radiating from Mjolnir was now so thick that it was beginning to melt the entire place.

Hansoo's gaze no longer fixated on Clementine.

He was no longer his match.

He was an opponent that he could crush at any time. Hansoo's gaze was toward his own body, not at Clementine.

'Exploding Soul.'

This couldn't be compared with the Mad Demon that used his own blood as fuel.

Right now, his soul was being burned as fuel. If one described the soul in the form of a bead, his soul was like coal lighting a fire.

It gave him strength at a tremendous pace. Even now, his soul was quickly turning into ashes from the outside.

Seeing this, Hansoo knew his fate at once.

His soul.

The moment when the seven-colored fire wholly burned his soul, he would break past the Seventh Wall. No, it wasn't fitting to call it 7-Star.

He needed to find an expression that would describe breaking all seven of them than simply breaking the wall.

Anyhow, the strength that was gained would be captured into this body. In return, he would become an empty doll like an organism with only its shell left.

'Well, it doesn't matter.'

Thump!

Hansoo slowly began to walk toward Clementine far away.

Clementine stood silently in his place. As if he was struggling, he was biting his lips with a troubled expression.

Nevertheless, the contrasting images of him trying not to lose his composure on his face was creepy.

Seeing Hansoo approaching, Clementine smiled and asked Hansoo, "Don't you feel regret? Even if you sacrifice yourself like this, no one will recognize your actions."

Even if he were to die, the guy would die as well.

Well, he wouldn't die, but he would be an empty shell.

This could cause the rest of the world to be excited for if an existence like him were to disappear, they could live in ease.

Perhaps, his dear comrades would celebrate him, but that would be that.

In the end, none could help him.

The care of the living was of no value to the dead.

Once a person died, everything would be over.

Every effort and achievement in life would be negated.

Hansoo shrugged at the remark, making a simple jest.

"It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, I had thought of living like a king."

Saving humanity.

Preserving the species.

As he had said, if he succeeded, it would not have been bad to live a bit more comfortably afterward.

However, what could he do?

The situation ended up like this.

This long journey was over, and this was the end of his mission.

"The rest… They should be able to take care of it," Hansoo muttered as he walked toward Clementine.

'It's been a long, horrible time.'

Fifty years had passed since they had this antagonistic relationship, and now it would end badly as well.

It was time to finish and rest.

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!

As his power leaped, the seven-colored flames of Soul Explosion were also burning stronger.

As a result, the soul was burning faster.

Once the soul was burned, he could really rest then.

Hansoo, who walked slowly, grabbed Clementine's neck.

Grip!

"It's a little bitter that you're the last one I have to see, but let's end this."

Clementine replied with a difficult smile.

"It's not the last."

"…?"

"It's not the last… You… still have work to do."

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"Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk!"

The collapsed Taehee, who was lying down, jumped up, feeling something had snapped.

"Clementine…!"

'The Lord trait had been lifted!'

There were only two cases in which the power would be lifted.

It was when Clementine would release it or in the case of his death.

'Unbelievable… Unbelievable!'

For Clementine to die, he had told her that everything was going accordingly to plan. He told her that he would surely succeed, and Clementine had never lied to her.

'But… But why!'

She couldn't believe it.

The moment Taehee stood up to check the truth.

Plop.

'… A letter?'

It was a letter full of emotion sent through analog.

When Taehee saw this, she opened the letter subconsciously.

Chapter 474: Savior (1)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

'It's not the last?'

Hansoo frowned.

Clementine's expression was intertwined with regret, hope, and relief.

Hansoo gave strength into his hand, seeing him speaking out words with that expression that could be interpreted somehow.

There was no particular reason to listen to him.

Whatever the answer might be, Clementine must die.

All mankind knows what he had done, and they would never forgive him.

It was then…

"Yet's it's not the last."

The tone of his voice was completely different from that lingering voice a while ago.

Clementine's right hand that was drooping a while ago began to tighten Hansoo's right wrist.

Crack!

'… What?'

Aside from the fact that the guy that was dying was behaving differently from before, the power of the grip on his wrist was beyond his imagination.

His condition was now eclipsing at the end of the Sixth Wall and reaching for the Seventh.

The power was sheer tremendous.

He had become so strong that he could go out alone and clean up the large military force advancing toward him by himself.

However, the power felt in Clementine's grasp was comparable to that of himself.

Just like Hansoo when he used Soul Explosion, Clementine's power was also rapidly growing exponentially.

It wasn't like when the Red Jades were activating and powering him up.

Just like him, something awakened in Clementine's body, forcefully raising his level.

When he had thought this far…

Boooooooooooooom!

Hansoo held his hammer with his left hand and struck Clementine on the head.

The large energy burst out from Mjolnir, sweeping through the armor composed of Exinium and Red Jade energy.

However, that was it.

Craaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

"You're quite short-tempered."

Raising his left hand, Clementine coldly smiled.

At the same time…

Whooooooooooooosh!

Clementine grabbed Mjolnir and threw it far away into Noah's inner wall, including Hansoo who was holding it.

Booooooooooooooooooooooooom!

Hansoo, who flew at a tremendous speed, crushed the inner wall and sank inside.

Roooooooooooooooar.

Hansoo, who quickly jumped out of the collapsed wall and regathered himself, looked at Clementine walking toward him.

'That's…'

That wasn't Clementine.

A red pattern began to cover his whole body.

It wasn't just on his neck.

The red patterns, which began to pop out from his fingers, began to twirl Clementine's whole body like witchcraft.

There was a golden energy rising inside those black eyes, sending out a dazzling glow to them.

This phenomenon was familiar to Hansoo.

"… Neropa."

Clementine, or Neropa, who was approaching Hansoo laughed.

"Nice to meet you. Please call me Noah. By the way, it's been quite a long time since… I've been in the world," Neropa mumbled as he looked at his own body.

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Rooooooooooooooooooooooar!

Mormart, who had sunk at the bottom of the Abyss, stamped his feet in anger.

Every time Mormat rolled his feet, there was an earthquake strong enough to cause the air to tremble.

The shockwave was so strong that it could sweep a continent away.

But those standing next to him were looking at him with pitiful looks and weren't particularly frightened.

There was no one weak to care about it.

Rooooooooooooooooooar!

Every time Mormat shouted with a look of anger, the whole place boomed.

He was disappointed because he had high expectations.

What kind of man was he?

He wasn't just strong.

Transcendence.

It was the sole existence that could become an Administrator's seed.

It was the power of freedom and Abyss.

The ones that had the sole privilege to seize both rights.

That was the kind of guy he was.

If they had contracted him thoroughly this time, they would have been able to go around the world as an excuse.

If this was a battlefield, that place was a playground.

They were strong, but the Abyss were as strong as they were.

He wasn't too friendly with the other Thirteen Demons, including the dragon-looking thugs that were glaring at him.

Of course, one needed to train and eat to become strong, being wary of fear that someone might stab them from the back.

However, the current situation was different.

He could go up and play, enjoying all kinds of pleasure.

The number of people in that world was as bountiful as the stars anyways.

How could he not get angry when the chance to get hundreds of millions of toys disappeared in that single instant.

Not only that, even if there were many Transcendents, but only a specific few counted with one hand could become an Administrator.

It was said that the fairies that were cosplaying in the Otherworlds, were actually angels that were loved by God.

There wouldn't be an opportunity like this even after hundreds of millions of years.

From his words, Barmamunt muttered.

The chains that were latched onto the soul was becoming violently loose.

It was natural that the soul itself was being destroyed.

Soon after, the guy would lose his sight.

'Shit. Seriously?'

The bitter Barmamunt raised his head and looked up at the top of the Abyss.

With how things had become a total mess, he wanted to see more of the world just a bit longer.

What was seen through Hansoo's gaze soon came into Barmamunt's sight.

It was then…

'… What is this?'

Barmamunt frowned.

It was clear that Clementine should have been destroyed the moment the boy had used Soul Explosion.

But, the situation had changed.

A tremendous amount of energy was flowing from the body of Clementine, who had risen from his place. Even now, the energy was so enormous that it wasn't far behind Hansoo's. No, it wasn't only that, but the energy flowing from his body was still increasing as if the dams that had been blocked were bursting as the water rushed out.

From those words, the demons, who were venting their anger all over the place, raised their heads and concentrated on Barmamunt.

Then, through the chains that were still latched onto his soul, they began to see the situation outside.

If he had such a hidden card, there was no reason to hide it.

However, the demons, who were watching closely, soon guessed what was going on.

The body was taken by a certain someone.

Who was the person that had stolen that guy's body?

It was then…

One of the demons that watched silently in the corner spoke.

It was the Demon in charge of War and Destruction, Agsarax.

Agsarax, who always preferred to remain silent, opened his mouth with a heavy look.

From those words, Agsarax opened his mouth.

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Rooooooooooooooooooooooooar!

Noah, who had occupied Clementine's body, stood up and smiled at Hansoo.

"It's been a long time. The God that locked me up was quite cruel, but how nice it is to have this opportunity again."

Noah looked around and breathed in the air.

He was buried in this ship and sealed because he had disturbed God's temper.

But, God did give him one chance.

I wouldn't touch your efforts since I appreciate them.

No, he even connected the things he had made from the Tutorial Zone to the Seven Zones since he was quite curious about what would happen.

Normally, it was up to him to do these tasks, but after being sealed, God had done it in his stead.

To be honest, while being sealed, he didn't have much hope for Noah.

However, for things to unfold so well…

Flick!

Noah flicked his finger.

At the same time…

The light of the artillery that was raised in the ark outside disappeared in an instant. Noah looked back and opened his mouth as tens of millions of humans breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Kang. I would really like to send my condolences to you. Thanks to your efforts, you have saved as much of humanity as you can and as a result… Many of our species will now come to life."

Noah, who was speaking out, laughed coldly.

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Kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

The swelling cannons began to cool off in an instant.

Noah's original owner had turned off the arms.

Hundreds of thousands of artilleries cooled and the energy was quickly sucked in by the Red Jades.

Belphegor, or the Neropa that was in Belphegor's body, nodded and smiled.

'Savior… You've succeeded.'

As soon as he saw Clementine, he knew that the body would be the vessel for the Savior.

To be honest, he was extremely surprised when the cannon had lit up to the point where he had almost given up on the intruder and ran toward him.

The species outside must not die.

'Of course not.'

They should never die. Not a single one.

They would be the bodies of their own people who were now asleep.

However, it seemed that the Savior had succeeded in coming to the rescue.

Now, they could really mind their own business and do what they needed to do.

'Almost all of us had gathered.'

Belphegor looked around, seeing everyone gather in the huge blue light that covered the large core room.

In the middle…

Standing next to Noah's Blue Spirit, which shone relentlessly, Sangjin clutched the sickle in his hand.

"You're trying to do something you can't."

'You're going to endure?'

Belphegor smirked, seeing Sangjin.

Chapter 475: Savior (2)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Rooooooooooooooooooooooar!

The speed at which the Red Jades were awakening was quickening.

As a result, the interior of Noah was heating up quickly.

However, it had been long since they paid attention to the heat.

Booooooooooooooooooooooom!

The hammer that struck without hesitation continued to hit Clementine.

The original Clementine would have been crushed in a single blow.

However, the current one that was in Clementine was not him.

He was one step ahead, and he was an existence that was now forcefully raising the power in Clementine's body.

'Like this.'

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

A long stick in the form of a fingernail stretched out from the tips of Clementine's right hand to block the hammer.

Booooooooooooooooooom!

These were the martial arts that he learned when he passed through the Orange Zone.

Though he didn't learn it arduously since he didn't have a hobby in combat, he didn't have much problem utilizing it since he was a good student.

'I am being pushed back a bit.'

Noah, who was being pushed back for a while, backed off and created a spear in the air.

Since he was bored studying mana pools, this was a technique that he had created.

This was a spear of destruction created by the energy of the Ark's Exinium and the Red Jades in addition to the strength of his soul and Clementine's rigid body.

Noah raised the spear in his hand and threw it toward Hansoo with all his might.

At the same time…

Boooooooooooooooooooooom!

It was like a meteorite that would sweep away anything in its path.

The force was so intense that the surface of the Red Jades that was shining far away was as clear as a candle in the wind.

Hansoo, who blocked that shock with his shield, was pushed back before contemplating on Noah's words.

"The number of people increases in the East."

From those words, Hansoo realized the purpose for why this world was configured.

The Seven Legacies in the Seven Zones were prepared for a specific objective.

These legacies had come out of nowhere and twisted the directions of civilization itself.

Whether it was the World Tree, Body Enhancement Surgery, the Mana Pool Surgery of the Yellow Zone where the higher races drove the world to destruction, or the spirits of the Green Zone where they were developed in return for the entire world to be trapped in the game, not to mention the Blue and Indigo Zones where there were obvious traces of these.

All of these were done by one person.

From the sudden appearance of a genius out of nowhere, like the case with Nehpalem, which built a huge tower in the Green Zone and developed Spirits, or the Sages of the Yellow Zone that used Body Enhancement Surgery to raise a king, and even the geniuses that were the Akarons of the Orange Zone…

"So that was you," Hansoo, who was pushed back, muttered to Noah.

From those words…

"You've truly worked hard."

Noah nodded with a smile.

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The Neropas were a race that changed their bodies based on the spirit to maintain their immortal lives.

The huge civilization that they had built was just a byproduct of their immortal lives, which had been growing and cementing endlessly.

They changed their bodies and ate the souls of their opponents to create a more disciplined and advanced spirit, and when the body reached its limit, they searched and moved to another body.

After long centuries of repeated behavior, their civilization had reached a point where they could explore the universe and subordinate other races.

They had folded time and space to polish their souls to enjoy their immortal lives that were close to omnipotent.

The clans and races they encountered were inferior that couldn't even reach their own feet, and the ones that were useful would be developed and be knelt before their advanced civilization.

They would destroy, compress, and use the planet as a material before folding it into the ship and use it as an energy source.

At this point, there was one definite thought that entered their minds.

They were the true ones that deserved to be called .

They usually stopped this notion with thought alone.

The moment they attempted to translate their ideas into reality, a catastrophe struck.

The moment a certain existence's voice was conveyed into the minds of the whole race, a catastrophe had begun.

The bodies that their souls usually entered no longer endured and died off, which quickly swept through their entire race.

Normally, the bodies that received them would be able to exert a greater strength since that was normal.

Even if they were the same body, the hardware might be the same, but the software was different.

The Neropa also had to protect their souls, so it was natural to give them strength. It was a bonus for the lower races to accept the Neropas that witnessed this power.

But, the moment the catastrophe swept through, the bodies their souls had entered began to decay.

The shocked Neropas kept switching bodies, but nothing changed.

They would endure for some time, but within a year, the bodies would be purged as if they had experienced a thousand years.

It was only then that the Neropas realized that it wasn't just about their new bodies, but that the main source was themselves.

They, who were cursed by God, had their souls become poison, and all their bodies were destroyed.

The Neropa despaired.

The Nelkipa and the Red Jades that spread throughout the universe were still strong, with the power to erase tens of thousands of planets and create hundreds of stars, but all of this was to no avail.

What was the point of wielding this power if their race would be destroyed?

Their souls might be strong, but that was only meaningful if the bodies of their souls were physically present.

It seemed that the fate of their species was fixed at the moment they incite the wrath of God. The fate of feeling fear of having their soul being the only one intact in a rotting body.

No, it was harder to endure since they had such strong souls.

However, they did not give up.

They still had a ray of hope.

They had discovered one of the seeds of Transcendence that God cherished.

Therefore, in order to be released from God's curse, they all decided to pin all their hopes on the seed.

There was one objective.

To either release God's curse or create a new body that could endure God's curse…

This was why their whole species was sleeping in Noah, and their long vacation had started.

At first, with the thought of begging God, he had wandered across the Abyss.

Normally, a guy like Hansoo, who had reached the pinnacle of Transcendence—7-Star—would have no problem roaming around the Abyss.

However, Noah despaired while wandering around the Abyss.

This God was truly out of his mind.

He made all races fight for his own happiness and pleasure to the point where he resented his race for provoking this being.

He was pretty strong in the Abyss, but there were so many stronger races, and he had witnessed the little success they had requested of God.

Seeing this, Noah had changed directions to find a way out with his own power and methods.

Abandoning the body he had raised, with his soul, he ascended to the Otherworld.

There, he roamed across the universe and researched all the species, developing new techniques.

There was a limit to what he could do considering the decline of his civilization and race, and there were difficulties while studying, but recollecting his own species sleeping in ice coffins, he endured.

As a result, while he was making a body that could withstand the souls of their species, a fairy had appeared.

'Tch.'

Noah, who was frowning at what had happened since then, soon shrugged.

It was a bit of a roundabout, but in the end, everything had settled.

The contract with the fairy had solved the other minor problems.

Humans came up with excellent results of their research and had now appeared before their eyes, and the greatest contributor who would soon be a hindrance to this achievement was on the verge of death.

Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooar!

With overflowing power emanating from his whole body, Noah looked at Hansoo who was pushed far away.

"Don't worry too much. I'll use that body well."

There was definitely some use to a body as strong as that.

Wasn't it the perfect body that their kind could handle.

They just had to fill that empty soul.

Then, Hansoo, who regained his posture, looked at Noah and muttered, "The fact it's not the last… means that I'm going to have to destroy you."

"You've hidden so much until the end," Hansoo recollected about Clementine and muttered.

His strength was not a problem.

If he continued fighting, he would be able to win eventually.

The opponent's strength was enormous, but it didn't seem like he was used to fighting.

However, he had no time.

After using Soul Explosion, his power was increasing endlessly, but in return, the soul was burning just as quickly.

The soul, which was about the size of a head at first, had now been reduced to just the size of a fist.

Now, there wasn't much time left before he became a doll.

His opponent, knowing this fact, was not recklessly fighting as well.

'I don't know what you were thinking.'

Whether he was trying to help himself or use himself since there was no way, Clementine was trying to help him, but one fact was clear…

He predicted the existence of the being that took over his body and wanted him to destroy that being.

He had no intention of reconciling with Clementine, nor did he have any desire to do so, but at least they had one thought in common.

The one in front of him needed to be erased, and he was the only one who could do it.

'I'll play with you.'

Grip!

Hansoo gripped the hammer in his hand and muttered.

There wasn't much time before he lost consciousness.

Even if there was a move, he could only use it one time.

But, one time was more than enough.

Though he was soon losing his consciousness, his power was continuing to eclipse, up to the point where he was directly below a 7-Star.

With this much, he could use some of the skills in his previous life.

'This… was the skill that killed Barmamunt.'

The skill that killed the 6th Demon.

At the same time, the tip of Mjolnir began to roar.

Chapter 476: Savior (3)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Ruuumble!

Barmamunt.

The Sixth Demon.

The others were bizarre and difficult to deal with, but this was only because of the versatility of their powers that had constantly evolved over the years.

Despite holding a simple ability, he was the one that had given him most trouble.

Barmamunt.

In the Otherland, his name was Behemoth.

Without reason, he only ate because of his endless appetite, and eventually became a beast that ate worlds. He ate everything and cleared everything.

His attacks would become his blood and flesh.

'It was quite difficult.'

Hansoo muttered before delicately controlling that exploded around him.

Boooooooooooooooooooom!

There was thunder gathering around his surroundings as it began to twist.

In that moment…

Noah, feeling that something was unusual, hurriedly began to control the Ark around him.

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuumble!

Exinimum, a substance that mashed, compressed, and folded planets into the interior of the ark which was reassembled by their own technology.

Exinium, which surrounded the inner space suppressing the Red Jades was coming out of every wall, disintegrating like a waterfall.

Roooooooooooooooooooar!

Exinium which configured most of the internal materials in the ark was fluctuating as if it was going to explode, but Noah, as if he didn't care for such a matter, continued to use the Exinium to his control.

Soon…

Ruuuuuuuuuuuumble!

Huge torrents encircle the bodies of Hansoo and Noah for distinctly different purposes.

Ruuuuumble!

The torrent of Exinium that centered around Noah's body overlapped one by one before creating a barrier.

It was beyond description in compression as the torrent twisted the structure and pressured the core of the ark.

At the same time, the twisted space began to expand.

In a flash, Noah and the space on the opposite side of the barrier began to widen at a tremendous speed.

On the surface, the thickness was about a sheet of paper, but it was already occupied by several kilometers of space of Exinium on the inside, which had been compressed and expanded.

Some of the turbulent energies were created to defend Noah through a barrier, while the rest were tightening and compressing using the same core principle.

The Exinium began to change and surround Hansoo like a dimension prison.

If one were to say the space around Noah had expanded, then it was the opposite for the surroundings of Hansoo.

The space was compressing at a rapid pace.

This was a technique that the Neropa used to oppose difficult beasts or aliens through the use of compression.

If the space that was compressed fails to destroy and crush the opposition, then they would twist the space and evict it into a different dimensional room.

Ruuuuumble!

Noah, who looked closely at his opponent, frowned slightly.

'Did he catch on?'

There was only one body around him, and there was only one around Hansoo as well.

He couldn't feel his presence properly due to the thickness of the dimensional walls.

In a while, he would become a puppet, but for him to go to this extent.

'Was it too much? If I used half my strength…'

Noah frowned at the vibrations he felt outside his own space.

At the last moment, he had subconsciously taken the ark apart, but now he thought that he had overreacted.

The space that was controlled around the enemy was shaking precariously due to the extensive use of Exinium and the Red Jades.

'No. I should let it be a bit looser…'

After thinking about it, he felt that he had overreacted too much to the situation.

Not only that, it was also very annoying seeing the surrounding area being full of Exinium like white clouds, obscuring his vision.

The moment Noah, who was surrounded by white clouds in the vast expanse of space, decided to release the Exinium surrounding him…

Boom!

'… Huh?'

Noah hesitated when he felt something touch his forehead.

'What just…?'

In this expanded space filled with white Exinium, there should be nothing but himself and Exinium that should exist, yet something was poking at his forehead.

Wiping the blood that was slightly flowing from his forehead, he raised his hand to touch what had poked him.

At the same time…

Boooooooooooooooom!

Something struck out of the Exinium clouds and headed straight for him.

The white metal, which had filled the inside and maintained the shape of the barrier was quickly becoming ash and melting.

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

Rumble!

All the metal that kept the space expanded was broken down, and the surrounding walls of the barrier began to collapse as well, causing it to return to its original thickness.

As the surroundings collapsed, Noah's body, which had been isolated, quickly returned to reality into the room where the Red Jades were operating arduously beneath his feat.

With the collapsed walls, he was able to see more clearly what had caused the wound on his forehead.

It was so full of strength, that even its appearance had changed like his own spear. It was Mjolnir that was connected to a hand, which extended to the arm, which was popping out from Hansoo inside a black sphere that had surrounded him.

Soon…

Booooooooooooooooooom!

Just like how the white space had collapsed around him, the black sphere began to collapse as well around Hansoo.

The ashes of Exinium began to pour out like a tidal wave from the collapsed space. In the end, the two spaces had been completely shattered, and now the two beings in this room were clearly visible.

Hansoo was holding his weapon with empty eyes and Noah was standing still with his forehead stabbed.

"…"

From this scene, Noah remained silent.

He had thought that Hansoo had attacked while he was being crushed.

But, it wasn't like the compressed space had stopped the attack from carrying out since the barrier around him broke one by one.

The attack on his forehead had penetrated both barriers at an unresponsive speed.

Noah, who touched the blood flowing from his head, clenched his teeth.

He did not survive since he had blocked the attack well.

He couldn't even respond to the attack.

He was simply lucky.

If only he had stayed a little bit more conscious and maintained his will for his last attack…

Noah who had an infuriated expression soon shook his head.

"But, I'm the final winner.'

Seeing Hansoo who had stopped moving, Noah muttered.

Regardless of the circumstances, he had won and the guy had lost.

He had survived and he had become a soulless doll.

Now, it was time to wrap things up.

Ruuuuuuuuuumble!

Noah, who began to focus on stabilizing the rumbles of the Ark by controlling the Red Jades, spread his message to his own people.

It was all over now.

The man who had represented the human race died and their species survived.

Now, he could plant the souls of his species and take over the bodies of the human race.

If this were to occur, the curse on their species will be lifted due to the contract that he had formed with the fairy, and the God that stood behind.

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!

'… I can't move around for a while.'

All the Exinium used for control and defense had been reduced to ashes in a single attack.

He had to fill the void that was made here with the Red Jades.

It was then…

<… Matters are not done over here. There is an annoyance here.>

"…?"

Noah looked puzzled from those words.

—

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumble!

The purple army rose without hesitation, sweeping the surrounding area like a tidal wave.

A loud roar was being heard from the troops.

Booooooooooooom!

'What an annoying fellow.'

Belphegor frowned as he continued to fire his attacks.

He took over the body, and even though he was getting stronger thanks to this, he was still being pushed back in ability.

The body of the one he had eaten was a 4-Star, while his opponent was a 5-Star.

He also looked strong enough to be in the elite categories among the 5-Stars.

'No, despite this, he was unusually strong.'

The opponent, who was controlling an army, was wielding a sickle in the middle and was guarding the ark's core, but despite this, he was still too strong.

However, it was now over.

Once the Savior had stabilized the Ark and come over here, everything would be over.

Belphegor shouted at the man who was making such a needless fuss.

"You bastard! Give up! The man who represented your people is now dead! Now adapt if you wish to keep your body intact!"

The core that was in the center was precious, and it was definitely an invaluable material.

It wasn't an exaggeration to say that the reason why this ark needed 18 Red Jades was due to that core over there.

It wasn't that the core was prepared to be used by Noah, but rather the opposite.

Noah's Ark was created with the purpose of protecting that core.

It folded time, ripped space, and reassembled the soul.

With enough energy, it was a core that can radiate a power similar to God.

It had to be like that since that was what drove their race near extinction.

'… Whew.'

Belphegor looked at the guy guarding the Blue Jade in the distance.

It was an object made by them gathering all their personnel and technology to challenge God's power.

Their efforts weren't in vain as it provided them three abilities that only God could wield, but in return, it had brought the wrath of God and plunged their species to a downfall.

It wasn't as powerful as God, but it didn't mean that it had no value to them.

That was something that only they can use with the soul of their own race.

Booooooooooooooooooooooom!

Belphegor looked at Sangjin who didn't even listen to their shouts and continued fihting.

'Wait. That guy…'

Belphegor had a shocked expression looking at the neck of Sangjin.

At first, they were being overwhelmingly suppressed, but now they were slowly able to see his real figure, and why he was able to wield such great power.

'… He has the shard?'

The guy had their own shard.

However, Belphegor soon burst into laughter because it was so ironic.

If the fragment of the soul was eating up his body, he will be entitled to control the Blue Sunlight Jade.

But, that meant that he would already be one of their own.

He would not be able to have the right to wield the Blue Sunlight Jade if he were to suppress the shard too.

'Pathetic. How pathetic.'

Whether it was Hansoo, or this guy, these were the last rebellions of their species.

'If we let him be… he'll eventually be an ally.'

It would not be long.

Realizing this, Belphegor began to slowly hold back his attacks.

—

Reading Clementine's letter, Taehee stood up.

Chapter 477: Savior (4)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Ruuuumble!

Sangjin, who blocked the attacks from the surroundings, breathed out quietly.

It was evidence that attacks from the sides were loosening.

Until now, it was hard for him to find time to breathe, but now the attacks were lessening. However, Sangjin knew that nothing would get better from this situation.

Treeeeeeeeeemble!

The soul shard of Neropa was becoming bigger that had settled within his chest. So far, he was able to withstand the desires of using its power, unlike Arentel or Belphegor who did not try to suppress it, to begin with.

This was why he had not been devoured by the shard and had endured up to this point.

However, it was now too much.

Treeeeeeemble!

The soul of Neropa that had been dyed with red was beginning to bloom and devour his own soul.

'When will it be.'

The moment Sangjin muttered to himself…

Crack!

'… Damn!'

His right hand moved freely and disrupted his left hand.

At the same time…

Booooooooooooooom!

The attacks that came his way caused his whole body to fly back.

Block!

While barely blocking the attacks with his sickle, Sangjin had a calm expression.

'… Erosion already.'

It wasn't just his right hand.

It was his whole body that had been out of his control and had been operating independently.

Seeing Sangjin like this, Belphegor approached him with a relaxed look.

"You have endured for long."

Now, there was no need for them to attack any longer.

If they take their time, he would eventually become one of their own.

Since he would be one of their own people, there was no need to harm the body.

'I'm not sure who's inside of him… but that friend has the right to witness and live in this new world.'

Belphegor looked around and breathed in deeply.

There was a brief commotion, but it was finally coming to a close.

No, the ark was damaged quite seriously to call this a brief commotion, but this was nothing to what they would obtain in comparison.

Inside the ark were their fully preserved knowledge and civilization.

It had all the different races from the planets that they managed formerly, and even their own people who were dormant, but had their souls remained intact were present as well.

With all of these alone, rebuilding their civilization was simple.

'And… that is the key.'

Belphegor looked ecstatic as he saw the blue jade that was behind his body.

Blue Sunlight Jade.

It was the Jade that had brought themselves closer to extinction, who had longed for divine power.

In other words, it can be said that the Jade has so much potential that it could mimic some of God's power.

Everyone who woke up knew the contents of the bet that took place between the Savior and the Fairy.

As long as they won this bet, they were free from the curse.

This meant that they would have a chance to use the Blue Sunlight Jade, which was the cause of the curse which led them to not even dare to use it previously.

Then, their civilization will soar again to an unprecedented level.

It may even be possible for them to intrude the Abyss and unify it, a place where they could only look from afar and dare not enter in before.

They would use the 7th Floor as their territory, utilize the hells of fire as energy, and would keep all kinds of races and species as pets.

What a sweet future this was.

This was all due to the triumph of their Savior.

Although they had to spend more than thousands of years in frozen coffins, in return, they had received a huge opportunity to leap forward.

'With such an opportunity before them, there was no need to overdo themselves.'

Overextending and dying will just be a dog's death.

It was more than enough to just stall time from afar.

Crack!

"Ugh…"

While Belphegor was smiling, Sangjin had already knelt down to one knee at some point.

He was trying to fight the bacteria that was rampaging his body and trying to take control of.

Belphegor walked over and put his hand over his shoulder.

"Now, get up."

It was then…

Boooooooooom!

Something fell out of the sky and hit Belphegor directly.

"Uhk…!"

Struck, Belphegor threw up blood and rolled on the ground.

'What the hell…!'

Belphegor regained his posture and urgently looked around his place.

There was one woman.

She had ripped the floor apart as she stood in front of Sangjin.

"…"

The moment the woman looked at Sangjin with a complicated expression…

Whooooooooong!

Sangjin who had suddenly sad down swung his sickle and aimed for the woman's neck.

Seeing this, the woman sighed before deflecting the sickle away.

At the same time…

Boooooooooooom!

"Kuhuk!"

Sangjin who had caused all sorts of trouble for the Neropas had his sickle deflected far away before settling on the ground.

Ruuuuuuumble!

After deflecting the sickle away, the woman grabbed Sangjin's neck and looked straight into his eyes.

The pupils were dyed in red.

As if there was some consciousness left, the eyes were not fully shining in gold, but there was not much time left.

It was obvious from how he had attacked her just now.

The presence that began to occupy Sangjin's body spoke out as Taehee looked at him.

"Don't resist. Even the one you followed… is now part of our race. Surrender and accept us."

He knew that the woman in front of him was strong.

However, it wasn't normal.

His whole body was covered in blood and his muscles were ruptured, yet the wounds had yet to recover. The most serious problem lied in the curse.

They, who had received some abilities over time, were able to see that the time around the woman was twisting and accelerating like a snake.

It might be different if they were fully adapted, but it was hard to beat her in their conditions.

From those words, Taehee spoke with an apathetic expression.

"That's something that we will know at the end."

At the same time…

Ruuuuuuuumble!

"Kuhuk!"

Something rose from Taehee's body and penetrated Sangjin's body directly.

———————–

Ruuuuuuuuuuuumble!

Taehee watched the inside of her body.

Originally, she had seven soul shards.

One of them disappeared from the Yellow Zone, and the other from the Green Zone.

Two more disappeared in the Blue Zone.

The two that were possessed by Magnus and Agnus in the Violet Zone had also disappeared. They were originally located in the Indigo Zone, but had come up and settled in the Violet Zone before disappearing.

This was why there was only one left.

Taehee did not take Clementine's words lightly and nodded.

As Clementine had mentioned, they had no reason to use it at this location.

The reason they left their colleagues downstairs that had their bodies planted with the Seven Soul Shards was to control the places that were beyond their reach.

Not to mention after Agnus and Magnus came up from below, their power was replenished.

There weren't that many that were useful.'

Taehee muttered.

Kangtae and Keldian were a little too strong for them to plant the Seven Soul Shards, and the ones below them were not worth planting the soul shards either.

However, it was clearly written in Clementine's letter.

'Clementine… is this truly right?'

"Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhk…."

Taehee muttered as she watched Sangjin's soul being swallowed up by her own soul shard.

She was already a 6-Star.

The Neropa soul that had settled in Sangjin was only a 5-Star, so he could not resist her soul shard.

Belphegor shouted loudly when he saw this and realized that something was going wrong.

"Stop her! You must stop her!"

At the same time…

Boooooooooooooooooom!

The attacks relentlessly tackled Taehee.

Taehee, who bit her lips while watching, stood up from her seat and stood in front of Sangjin.

Booooooooooooom!

The attacks that were pouring towards Sangjin's body who was knelt down was blocked by Taehee's body.

Boooooooooooooooooooom!

Booooooom!

There were thunderous blasts as she gathered her mana and blocked the attacks. She wanted to strike back, but she couldn't.

Time was intertwining itself in the aftermath of the skills that she had used earlier.

Although she was a 6-Star, speed was one of the most important factors in battle.

Due to her battle with Hansoo, her body was in a state of chaos.

Ruuuuuuuumble!

Taehee, who clenched her teeth while looking at her body, looked at Sangjin and spoke.

"You know… the way?"

At that moment…

"Maybe I do…"

Sangjin, whose golden eyes had sunk away and allowed his black eyes to return, nodded with a tired look.

This was the only opportunity.

Now that the fragment of Taehee's soul was stifling the consciousness of Neropa's soul, its disruption was gone and allowed him to regain his consciousness.

Sangjin took a deep breath.

"I'll play in your faction… Clementine.'

At the same time…

Booooooooooooooooom!

Sangjin, who held the spirit of Neropa and Taehee at the same time, put his hand on the Blue Sunlight Jade.

Chapter 478: Savior (5)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Ruuuuuumble!

The Blue Jade rotated without hesitation before beginning to scatter its powers.

The essence of Neropa's civilization rotated inside.

Sangjin, who was concentrating on keeping his soul from being swept away, swallowed back.

"If this fell into the opponent's hands…'

Thinking of such a situation, Sangjin felt a chill in his spine.

Inside the blue jade, there was a small universe.

The jade was rotating freely, reassembling and decomposing souls as it willed.

His hand, which he had placed inside, grew old, became young, disintegrated and merged in a repetitive manner.

It was a different dimension, which could be seen as another isolated world.

There were different laws in the small world dominated by different powers and physics of law with rules that were completely different from the current reality.

His thumb extended onto his index finger while the back of his hand and his palm merged together.

Just as those who didn't understand the rules claim that they didn't understand their own strength, a cogwheel was detailed yet spins quickly and brutally.

What if one didn't understand the rules inside at all?

Aside from not being able to activate its power right away, his hand would be torn apart in this space this instant.

No, he would be grateful if it ended there.

This bizarre, altered universe and its laws could possibly put something inside him like cancer that would eat his whole body, or maybe expose him to radiation.

Ruuuumble!

Booooooom!

"Damn it… Hurry up!"

Taehee, who was blocking the Neropas that were flocking in like flies to a lamp, shouted at Sangjin.

From that remark, Sangjin swallowed his saliva and quickly focused on this power.

Taehee, who was watching it, began to focus on the Neropas rushing in.

'You've got… to endure a bit longer!'

Otherwise, they would both end up dead here.

One of the Neropas, who was focused on Taehee, wrapped his spear with energy and aimed at her vital point.

As soon as Taehee tried to avoid his attack…

Ggirrrrrrrrrrrrrrik!

Nargel's Watch overlapped and forced Taehee's time to be taken away. Not once, but three times the time.

Booooooooom!

As if there were heavy chains entangled all over her body, Taehee was held up.

Taehee sighed in the slow-flowing time.

'Damn bastards. It's really hard fighting you knowing this would happen.'

As if she knew this would happen, she smiled as he saw her opponent attacking her slow self.

She could see the scene in more detail because everything around her was slow because it was clocked up.

Although it could be said that it was a minor problem that she was slowed by the entrapment of time…

'Clementine. Today's quite an… unusual day.'

Looking at the slow-stabbing spear, Taehee recalled Clementine's letter.

In the dark consciousness, trapped inside, Clementine looked outside through Noah's gaze.

Normally, the moment Neropa ate a soul, the host's consciousness should disappear altogether.

However, he was a bit special since he was the owner of Nurmaha's Ring.

'Well. It won't be long.'

It was peculiar how he was able to breathe within this body, but that was all.

Perhaps, once the situation was settled, he would disappear as well.

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuumble!

Clementine laughed as he saw Hansoo, who was emanating unreal energy, and Noah who was shocked by this attack.

'It was a long journey.'

Clementine recalled what had happened so far.

It was then…

Ruuuuuuuumble!

Something popped up from the consciousness space where Clementine was located.

It was the sudden appearance of a stranger, but Clementine was not surprised.

He knew that he would be here soon.

"Clementine. What scheme did you plot?"

Seeing how he was asking in a respectful tone, it proved to Clementine that he had not lost his composure.

However, Clementine knew that he was quite taken aback.

Seeing Noah, Clementine smiled.

"A self-proclaimed Administrator doesn't even know that?"

"… How did you know?"

Noah frowned at Clementine's words.

It wasn't because of the fact that this guy was stuck inside of him.

How could such a man know what had happened more than a thousand years ago?

But, Noah shook his head. There was something he was more curious about, which was what led him inside.

"… How did you know the method to use the Blue Sunlight Jade?"

The situation was now being told inside himself.

In the place where the Blue Sunlight Jade was located, two humans were preparing to contact it and exercise its power.

The target was Hansoo, who had lost his soul and had become a doll.

Something was going against his expectations.

No one else should know how to use the Blue Sunlight Jade but himself.

In case someone from Neropa was overambitious and had different plans in the first place, he had decided that he would be the only to have the knowledge of how to use it.

Yet, a person who was clearly instructed by Clementine was handling the Blue Sunlight Jade properly.

Moreover, it was very annoying that something remained inside the body of Hansoo, which should have been an empty doll by now.

A soul, which was supposed to be burned and become ashes, had become a big grape, which caused uneasiness for Noah.

He would move it away this instant if he could.

He wanted to crush the body of Hansoo and destroy the bug-like creatures that were playing with the Blue Sunlight Jade.

However, he couldn't.

If he failed to control and suppress the Red Jades, a massive explosion would happen that would be more than enough to sweep the entire ark away.

If that were to happen, then the Blue Sunlight Jade would be destroyed and God's shard, which they had tried to protect as they were driven to destruction, would eventually be destroyed as well.

It wasn't just that.

All of their species around the Blue Sunlight Jade, who barely glimpsed the light in front, would die as well.

The Exinium, which had been well preserved in every corner of the ark would also be swept away including their preserved knowledge and technology, which were pivotal for the integration and reconstruction of their civilization.

Lastly, all of mankind, which were the new vessels of their own kind, would be swept away and killed.

No, there would be two people who could survive in this presumed Seventh Zone.

Himself and Hansoo who was absentminded like a doll.

This was why he couldn't act personally.

Aside from moving toward the Blue Sunlight Jade, it was difficult for him to even destroy the body of Hansoo in front of him.

The body that had reached 7-Star was essentially castle walls. Even if he didn't counterattack, it would take a long time to destroy it.

All he could do now was split his consciousness and talk to Clementine inside.

Noah growled, slightly impatient with Clementine's silent attitude.

"It would be best if you reply immediately. I have a lot of means left for you."

His soul was currently bound by Nurmaha's Ring.

In other words, the soul and his self have changed.

This was the inner space of Nurmaha.

That was why Clementine, unlike other hosts, had not lost his soul yet.

This was why he could do many things to Clementine.

Disappearance was the simplest way.

He could make his soul suffer for eternity while intact.

He could also lock him into a white space with no life, no senses, no will, and accelerate time to make people go crazy by experiencing millions of years of boredom.

"I can immediately give you a new body. I'm not sure why you're going this far… If you cooperate well, I could even give you that body over there."

Noah answered, pointing to the body of the empty soul outside.

A whip was hard to move humans.

This was the best bait to present to Clementine, who was destined to perish.

"Let me ask you again. How did you know the method in using the Blue Sunlight Jade?"

Clementine smiled from those words and spoke, "I know since I've used it."

"You used it?"

Noah had a look of disbelief at Clementine's words.

The Blue Sunlight Jade was one of the Relics that they had never used once after it was made.

It couldn't be helped.

How could they dare use the Blue Sunlight Jade when their people were pushed toward extinction.

No one in their race would even have the thought or notion to ever use the Blue Sunlight Jade to overcome the situation especially when they have God's permission that he would erase the curse if they had won their bet. Only now were they even thinking of using it or not.

Therefore, the Blue Sunlight Jade remained unused and was stored in Noah.

But, for him to use it.

'Unbelievable…!'

At that moment, Noah's face was horribly distorted.

—

Boooooooooooooom!

Defending the attack, Taehee recalled the contents of the letter.

It was a life marked by victory and a single defeat.

Thanks to Noah's arrangement, they were able to succeed, but in the end, they lost everything because of Noah's arrangement.

To be exact, it was because he had failed to suppress those that were full of expectations for the promised power of Neropa. All of their bodies were taken away and had failed in the end.

It was not the Abyss who drove himself and his loved ones to death, but their own people who had given up their bodies because of greed.

In the meantime, he had managed to escape only once by using the Blue Sunlight Jade.

The letter contained passages of Clementine's feelings.

It was a letter of regret and frustration; one who could not overcome Noah since he was not born with Transcendence.

There was a wall that blocked him no matter how much he struggled.

This was why he had chosen this extreme path to protect the people he loved.

He chose this path instead of the best.

However, if he had the opportunity to choose the best path, it was correct for him to be willing to turn to that direction.

—

"You bastard…"

"Now go back. It will become busier."

Clementine smiled at Noah who had lost his composure.

He wanted that.

It was the distorted face of the man who used to laugh haughtily that everything in the world was going his way.

Clementine looked outside through Noah.

Inside Noah's gaze…

Crack!

Hansoo, who had fallen asleep like a dead man, began to move again.

'You've finally arrived. Our… Savior.'

Clementine smiled at Hansoo.

—

"You know who's going to win, right?"

"… Damn it."

Noah looked at Hansoo, who spoke calmly with a dejected look.

Chapter 479: Third Life (1)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

It was a white space with no one.

Clementine, who was looking at his soul, was slowly falling apart. He sat down.

'It's been long.'

Clementine smiled, recalling Noah who left him to hurry and go outside.

It had been truly long.

First life.

He didn't know whether it was luck or skill, but he had somehow obtained Nurmaha's Ring.

'No. It was definitely skill.'

Clementine laughed.

He didn't want to say this out of his own mouth, but he was really great.

They had gathered humans and broke through the seven-colored zone.

He got good comrades, raised an army, and established an empire to conquer the land one by one.

The first zone took about 10 years to conquer, and then it was 5 years for the second and 3 for the third.

The Fourth Zone didn't even take a year.

They were overflowing with experience and numbers. The bonds and relationships they formed allowed their skills to reach their maximum potential, and there were the Artifacts.

They didn't just ascend a zone.

They literally conquered and devoured everything before going up.

They had to obtain all the Neropa relics that had been scattered starting from the World Tree from the Seven-Colored Zones.

With their army of men as strong as they were, even when the Abyss opened, they weren't afraid.

He had travelled to the Abyss with Noah's Ark and fought relentlessly, which he got from the last zone.

With Eres and Keldian by his side, and Taehee and Kangtae fighting ceaselessly in front of each other, they were working toward the survival of mankind.

It was amazing up to there until they found that Noah's legacy was only prepared for their species.

The face of Clementine, who he could recall at that time, was distorted.

It was a memory that was buried deep below.

Those who had fallen out of his control during the fighting coveted the power that had been dormant inside the ark.

Even with Eres saying that we should not touch this power until Keldian's research was completed was effective.

Unfortunately, the number of humans they saved was too great, and the power they held in their hands were too great for a few to control.

Clementine, who tried to control the masses failed, and the people willingly chose to abuse their newly acquired power to escape the terrifying Abyss.

No, it didn't end with that much.

Enthusiastic with the newly acquired power, they turned their blades to each other to try and monopolize the power.

Afterward, reality struck them.

In overwhelming numbers, all of their comrades were hunted and killed one by one.

Obviously, they could have fought back somehow with the abilities they possessed.

But, Eres, Kangtae, and even Keldian couldn't.

They were unable to turn their blades toward their comrades who they fought together for more than three decades.

This was how they died.

Eres died in their hands.

Keldian tried to use Noah's power to somehow turn the tide of the war but was swept away by the surging forces.

Kangtae, unable to fight, ran out of Noah into the Abyss before dying bitterly while fighting with various species alone.

Clementine himself had no choice but to watch this all in order to counter Noah—the existence that was struggling madly to occupy its own body at the time.

It was then that he had returned with the Blue Sunlight Jade.

Taking advantage of Noah's carelessness to occupy his body, he planted a fragment of his soul into Taehee's body just like how she did to Sangjin and managed to return to the past to avoid making the same mistake twice and despair.

He realized that he was able to return to this time with the Blue Sunlight Jade that was bound to the Nurmaha's Ring.

The reason why he was able to use the Blue Sunlight Jade despite not being qualified in the first place was because he acquired Nurmaha's Ring, which contained fragments of Noah's Soul.

The moment one obtained Nurmaha's Ring, one couldn't escape this fate.

The Fragments of the Soul erode users from the moment they equip the ring.

It was all the power of Noah's Ring that allowed him to use the 10th Numbering Skill in the first place and display such ridiculous power.

He couldn't tell anyone. After all, his fate was set.

They were ascending up… to only have their bodies taken away by Noah.

No one could stop Noah when he woke up.

Who could block such a monster that smashed through the early Transcendent walls and reach 7-Stars?

Clementine, who realized this fact, contemplated heavily for a long time, reminiscing countless times of the scene where the Neropas tried to take their bodies away before his eventual return, and the humans who betrayed each other at critical moments, driving all of them to death.

All of these people were picked up by Noah.

This was why Clementine had decided.

He chose a more radical option.

With great anger at the man who killed them all, if he survived anyway, Noah would retrieve all the authority over the remaining ark and replace all the remaining humans with Neropas or repeat the history prior by allowing humans to accept Neropa's patterns.

He couldn't let this happen.

This was why Clementine made a simple plan.

With the knowledge from the future and the power that Noah had given to him, he would finish everything from his own position.

With the trustworthy Taehee at the forefront, he would kill all of the useless people.

He would not open his eyes to the smashing of Noah's ark, but rather kill and destroy all of the foolish beings that betrayed them and coveted power, and he would kill himself after destroying Noah's ark at the end.

He threw away the naive hope of the fact that having more diverse knowledge would allow him to fully control them since Clementine's first life was so perfect.

He didn't believe in personal compassion or solidarity.

He only believed in the laws and rules that God had created.

If only they were gone, the elite members who worked under Taehee would be completely controlled and there would be no attempt of possible treason, and Taehee would be able to get through the Abyss with Eres as well.

Then Eres and his companions, whom he cherished and loved, would not suffer. His plans would have definitely been maintained… if it weren't for the discovery of a new possibility.

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Hansoo watched silently at the soul that was growing and wiggling in his body.

It was a fragment of his soul that remained intact in the midst of all of his soul burning.

'So Nurmaha's Ring didn't disappear after all.'

It wasn't that it disappeared, but that it had been eaten and cleared away.

The moment he crossed the wall of Transcendence, his soul should have been fully burnt and traversed to the afterlife.

Yet, he remained due to a mixture of his own soul and Noah's.

Thanks to him, he was able to survive despite using the Soul Explosion Seed that should have surely killed him.

He didn't know what had resumed his soul, but the contract that was tied to his memories was completely broken due to his soul regeneration.

It was because this was the old soul that had remained before signing a contract with those demons.

Ruuuuuuuumble!

Hansoo, who savored the force that erupted all over his body, slowly walked toward Clementine.

"Let's take it easy."

"What kind of damned occurrence is this?"

Noah sighed as he looked at Hansoo approaching.

They were the same 7-Star.

However, their skills were not the same.

Though he was Transcendent as well, he was the type that had slowly and steadily raised toward this status and state throughout the long years.

He, who had always oppressed his opponents with his overwhelming civilization, thought that their power and intelligence was greater than others, and he continued to maintain this ideology while traveling and studying around the world.

While he studied and researched as he traveled around the world, although his soul had naturally become stronger and disciplined, he rarely had to fight in the forefront.

In reality, there was no need for him to fight at all.

Transcendence was more powerful than ordinary creatures in the first place so there was no need to lower one's self to learn their techniques and skills.

However, the guy in front of him was on the same level as him.

If one were on the same level, all that remained were their abilities and skills.

The one who stood before him was literally a monster that fought relentlessly in the future and had raised his level through the accumulation of battles.

Noah, who took a long breath, looked at Clementine located within him.

'You've schemed this plot for a very long time. You crazy bastard.'

The plan to remove all beings that posed a threat to a person was insane, but it was not impossible to understand.

However, for him to raise an existence to kill a man that would conquer and eat his own body…

The memories of Clementine, which had been wrapped up and stored until now, were now flowing into Noah's head as if it was to tease him.

'Does he know about how many chances he had to kill Hansoo?'

Clementine could have killed Hansoo several times if he had made up his mind.

It wasn't that difficult.

It was simple.

A tiger would be scary when it grew up, but it wasn't harmless when it was still a baby.

As a Transcendent, all he needed to do was wait by the elevator and kill him as soon as he got off the elevator.

Kang Hansoo, he was the wild card that was raised by him.

If Kang Hansoo succeeded, it would be perfect, and even if he were to fail, he could have just proceeded with his original plan.

Deducing this plan, Noah had a despondent look.

'So I was being completely played in his hands.'

Noah breathed out before regaining his stance.

It wasn't over yet.

Their objective was victory.

But, now it changed from domination to survival.

'We… can't be driven to extinction here.'

Clenching his teeth, Noah looked at Hansoo.

"Let us go."

"Why would I?"

Ruuuuuuuumble!

Hansoo, who was crushing the ground with each step, shrugged his shoulders.

Why did he have to spare them?

If he caught him now, then he could kill him for sure.

However, if he were to let them go and allow them to rebuild their civilization somewhere else…

Although the Abyss was so vast and wide that there was no reason for them to fight, if they have any aspirations of revenge, then it would become very annoying.

Noah clenched his teeth and opened his mouth.

"If you don't… you will all die."

The last resort remained.

The ark itself.

The moment he rushed toward him, the ark would become a huge bomb that would kill most of the people in the ark as well as all the humans that were approaching outside.

If that were to happen, he would be the only one who was in front of him to survive the blast.

"Hoo."

Hansoo whistled.

Chapter 480: Third Life (2)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Hansoo quietly asked from Noah's threats.

"What do you want?"

From those words, Noah began to ponder momentarily.

'Come to think of it… He's not self-centered.'

In a literal sense, he was not an egoistic person since he had regained his memories.

He had returned back to the past for a greater cause.

That meant that his threat could work out to be more effective than he had thought.

Although this threat might be empty for the previous Hansoo that had lost all his memories since he could have survived the blast if Noah's core were to explode, the current man in front of him would never sit idly to such a phenomenon.

How could a man who had come to save mankind see all of his species die except himself?

Thinking up to this position, Noah made a decision.

'Let's be a bit more greedy.'

"First, let all of the remaining survivors of our species leave including all of the souls that are contained in the corpses.

First.

That meant that there were the following requirements.

"What next?"

After a short breath, Noah slowly opened his mouth.

"Allow us to depart with the ark."

Ark.

It was the gem of their civilization that anyone couldn't help but covet.

In fact, it was more like an adventure for Noah.

The guy who had eaten Nurmaha's Ring had some authority over the ark.

In other words, if he were to disappear, he could control the ark.

The ark was an object that anyone could not help but covet. It had the ability to provide a comfortable haven for all of mankind and had the firepower to destroy approaching foreign enemies, not to mention the countless information that was contained within the ark itself.

Although the barrier between the Abyss and the Otherworld had not completely collapsed, this ark would be a great aid to humanity if the wall that stood against the Abyss were to fall in the future.

In other words, it wasn't strange if Hansoo coveted the ark.

Yet, that was precisely why they couldn't give up this ark.

What was the purpose of the development of this ark?

It was because they did not want to fight directly in battle.

No matter how strong they were, no one would be willing to enter a fight with bare fists without a gun.

Their strong power, mana and soul were more adept to deal with enemies with the power and knowledge of their civilization.

However, if they didn't possess the ark?

Even if their species were to survive, they must wander around the Abyss with their bare bodies.

He really hated that.

If they were to leave traces of their power, civilization and the Blue Sunlight Jade, even he was aware of how long it would take to rebuild their civilization again.

For all those years, they would have to wallow in the Abyss like primitive men.

That would be too shallow.

'That kind of treatment… would be enough for the wild animals in front of them.'

They didn't want to go that far, which was why he decided to ask for more.

Seeing Hansoo staying silent, Noah opened his mouth once again.

"Anyway… We have no choice. We have no future without this ark. If you refuse… I'll just bury everyone here including you."

In a way, this was a bluff.

It wasn't like they would all die without the ark.

However, he must make him think that he would not step down any further. Only then would he accept his threats.

Hansoo, who was contemplating momentarily, nodded.

"Alright. Prepare."

Noah's expression was brightened by Hansoo's words.

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Rumble!

Watching Noah working on the process of stabilizing the large Red Jades, Hansoo flew toward a presence that he was familiar with.

'I can't do that anyway.'

Whether he was bluffing or not, it was undeniable that only he could stabilize those Red Jades.

On the surface, the Red Jades seemed crude, but they were delicate crystals of technological prowess.

It was not something that could be controlled simply by force.

It was proof seeing how the 7-Star man was doing all he could to suppress the Red Jades.

He could never do that.

If he were to kill him, the trembling Red Jades would have burst in place and have swept over the entire place.

'It's ridiculous to have such events occur when it's so close in front of you.'

Hansoo, chuckling, quickly traveled through the holes of the ships.

Soon, a pair of a man and a woman was seen around a blue jade.

Sadly, neither looked well.

"Uhk… Kuhuk."

Taehee was throwing up blood and Sangjin was barely holding onto his soul.

Looking at the fragments of two souls embedded in Sangjin's body, and the blue jade that Sangjin had his hand on, Hansoo could roughly calculate how the situation was going.

'This… saved my soul.'

Inside his body, it was Nurmaha's soul shard, which had become the seed of his soul, was pounding whenever the blue jade beat.

Although it was getting weaker little by little, his shard and the blue jade was clearly connected.

"… You've worked hard," Hansoo, who had been silent for some time while watching the bloody two, muttered to the surrounding Neropa.

"Retreat. I won't attack since I've already reached an agreement."

"…"

From Hansoo's words, Belphegor and the others slowly stepped back, holding their breaths with cold sweat all over their bodies.

"… I really thought I was going to die," Belphegor muttered with a frightened look.

When the Savior was defeated, despite having a sense that they should leave now, Belphegor could not believe it.

Their Savior was the Star of Transcendence.

His strength was beyond description.

If they were to fight with the aid and support of the Ark…

His mouth ached to repeat.

In the first place, he didn't even hear a crash, so Belphegor thought he was still a doll.

But, if this guy came back to life… There was no way that they didn't fight.

But, he knew the moment he saw him that the Savior had given up fighting the moment he saw this.

Belphegor would never dare to call their Savior a coward.

He was sure anyone would have done this.

The ominous aura encircling his whole body. He was a literal artificial weapon designed for slaughter with that level of bloodlust and ferocious energy.

While looking at the man in a trance, he felt his whole body being torn apart from the increased bloodlust on the opposite side.

'Damn… For us to leave such a guy alone and depart…'

Although he didn't want to fight at all, it was quite burdensome having such a complicated, bad relationship with him.

However, what was most important was to vacate.

Belphegor quickly moved and headed into the direction of the Savior.

The moment everyone disappeared…

Flop!

Taehee, who was barely holding on, fell onto the floor, and Hansoo knelt down in front of her.

Wooooooooooong.

The energy that stretched out from the inside of Hansoo gently enveloped Taehee and Sangjin's body.

Their mana, which had reached the bottom, were slowly springing up as their body began to steadily regenerate.

Unlike Taehee who was slowly beginning to breathe with his energy, Sangjin remained in the same position as he was sitting on the floor.

Hansoo, who raised his hand and straightened Sangjin, asked Taehee, "… Is recovery impossible?"

Seeing Hansoo with a troubled look, Taehee briefly spoke out, "Why do you ask? You can see he's a complete wreck."

"…"

From Taehee's words, Hansoo looked silently at Sangjin.

To be exact, he stared into Sangjin's soul located inside.

After accepting the soul of Neropa as a human, he used the fragments of Taehee's soul to invoke the Jade in an expedient manner.

Blue Jade.

As if to prove that it was an object, he paid the right price for the user that invoked it in an unjustifiable way.

A cracked soul.

'… If I ask Noah, could he bring him back?"

If the blue jade had the power to make a soul whole, he might be able to revive the soul of Sangjin.

However, Hansoo who looked at it for a while, clenched his fist.

Impossible.

He knew the moment he saw that the Blue Jade ensured that the soul of the arrogant man who dared treat it in such a rude way would never have his soul undone.

There was no way to fix the cracks of that soul.

Taehee, who looked at Hansoo and Sangjin alternatively, replied again.

"I could wake him up for a minute, so say your final words.

As soon as Taehee finished talking, she focused on her mind.

Woooooooooooooooooong.

Taehee's soul, which was located in the middle of Sangjin's body, was tying up the cracks in Sangjin's soul.

At the same time…

"I told you that you would see me again, right?"

Sangjin opened his eyes, smiling at Hansoo with a quiet chuckle.

"Why did you…"

Sangjin smiled from his remark.

"I'm not sure. I didn't know that I would go this far."

The beginning was quite vague.

He didn't understand where the end was or what it would potentially look like.

He just silently followed Hansoo without any knowledge or notion of what he should do or could do.

The picture became clearer as he moved on, but he still didn't know how big the picture was.

Then, he missed Hansoo that was walking in front of him.

It was the first time that embarrassment and despair had struck him.

However, the situation did not wait for Hansoo, and he was forced to take a step forward to make the way for the one who led him.

'It was then that he saw.'

Surprisingly, as Hansoo emerged from behind and stood forward, a big picture was slowly being drawn.

Things that he could not see when he had followed silently from behind.

The things that he could do, and the things that he needed to do… and what would happen if he didn't.

"We won… right? Did we win?"

He asked Hansoo in a voice that was gradually decreasing in tone and volume.

"Without me… You wouldn't have won, right?"

"… Yes."

Sangjin spoke with a grin at Hansoo's words.

"Look. That's how it's supposed to be… right?"

In a fate that would not have been strange if he had died on the first day of the Tutorial, they had reached this far.

"With this much… I was quite okay."

With those final words, Sangjin closed his eyes quietly with a smile.

Hansoo, who quietly put Sangjin down, slowly rose from his seat.

'If you do this… It's too much of a loss.'

Crack!

The ground beneath Hansoo's feet began to rumble and crumble.

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"Preparing for a dimension leap. All in place."

"I'm glad that I was able to talk through him," Noah muttered as he watched his kind busily move.

It was then…

Booooooooooooooom!

"…!"

Noah paused at the eerie momentum that resonated from the side of the Blue Sunlight Jade.

Then, from within Noah…

Clementine, whose soul was now vanishing, squeezed all of his strength and belittled him.

Chapter 481: Third Life (3)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

Mormat, who didn't understand how the situation was unfolding above, muttered as he walked in circles.

Not all of his anger had subsided yet, but his curiosity was greater.

'… One guy was on the verge of being an Administrator.'

This meant that there were two rare men with Transcendence fighting will all their power.

One came from the future, and the other from the past.

Regardless of which one had won, it would result in an exciting conclusion.

However, Barmamunt spouted briefly at Mormat.

Barmamunt, who looked at Mormat like he was a bug, shook his head and spat out.

Mormat nodded at Barmamunt's words.

It was certainly true.

Neither of them were egoistic in the first place, and both of them were fighting for their own race.

There was no reason to push ahead in a fight that may cause damage to each other.

This meant that both have no real incentives to fight each other.

Not only that, Noah had the Ark so moving across dimensions could be executed swiftly.

This meant that such a battle won't occur.

In the first place, Mormat himself speculated from the time he heard that God had given Noah a chance whether it was a plot to build up for a more intense, large fight.

Normally, a battle would be extremely grand and pivotal the more each one has a lot at stake.

Compared to two normal man fighting in comparison to hundreds of millions of species or animals fighting for their lives so as to not be destroyed by one another, could any intensity be possibly compared in such a fight?

This was why he thought Noah was like God's favorite snack, for intense stimulation and entertainment when he was bored.

However, when he heard Barmamunt's deduction, it seemed to end too calmly.

It was then…

Porororong!

A face of something floated before their eyes.

Seeing this face, the demons frowned.

From those words, the fairy grinned and spoke.

The demons, including Barmamunt, had looks of disbelief.

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Ruuuuuuuuumble!

Noah frowned from the sudden rushes of energy.

'This crazy bastard…'

When Noah was shocked, Belphegor also looked at Noah in shock.

"… have I been caught on?"

From those words, Noah shook his head.

"It can't possibly be."

In fact, they were planning something before they had left.

It was one of the last hidden attack functions on Noah.

Red Jade Explosion.

It was a bomb made of the combination of the red jade, which would explode as soon as it reaches outside the dimensional space.

In reality, they only need 12 of the 18 Red Jades to sufficiently use dimension leap.

This was why they were prepared to blow this place up as a parting gift before departing.

What better spectacle could there be than recording the face of a man who would have all of humanity he cherished wiped out before completing their mission and leap through dimensions?

He would survive, but with all of the world destroyed, what could he possibly do to find them?

Even if they were to somehow find them, with the authority of the Blue Sunlight Jade, Red Jades, and the privilege of the Administrator, they would have their civilization grow to an unprecedented level so they would welcome him with open arms then.

His distorted and crying face will be recorded and be permanently engraved in their history as an example of a civilization that opposed the Neropas.

However, he suddenly went crazy.

'There's no way I got caught.'

It was then he heard Clementine speaking in a belittling tone.

From Clementine's words, Noah hesitated.

Noah laughed.

From those words, Clementine laughed loudly.

<… Why are you laughing?>

Seeing Noah's confused look, Clementine coldly smiled.

<…>

From Clementine's words, Noah could not retort back.

It was the truth.

That ominous, chilling energy from before had changed the moment their treaty had ended.

It was as if he had missed something.

That change had rather caused the guy to be more unpredictable than when he had found his memories originally, and the warning in his mind had transformed to a raging storm telling him to kill him before he left.

Clementine laughed at such a Noah.

This was why he was able to control him.

It was much too easy to deal with a person that had a clear goal and had many to protect.

However, his leash was now loose.

'He said that I had succeeded in my past life.'

From what he inferred from him, he was successful since he had destroyed the ark.

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He would have rather chosen to commit suicide judging by his own personality.

If he was truly more impressive than him in the previous life… then why did he lose his life to him?

Clementine smiled coldly, feeling the ferocious, ominous energy being released mercilessly.

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Ruuuuuuuumble!

"You… what are you going to do?"

Taehee asked seeing Hansoo concentrating his energy.

Hansoo replied briefly.

"Now it's time for me to deal with personal business. You should go out."

"…?"

Taehee frowned before soon nodding and rising from her seat.

It seemed that there would be nothing good from staying here.

'I should take… Eres and the others before leaving.'

This was Clementine's last request.

So, at the spot where Taehee disappeared from, Hansoo silently watched his inner self.

The seven seeds began to break down one by one, blurring the boundaries and walls.

Crack!

As the space around his body crumpled little by little, the space underneath his feet also began to cave down.

Looking at his body, which was slowly changing, Hansoo looked at the Blue Sunlight Jade, which looked like the eyes of God staring at him with fiery eyes.

'Is it fun?'

He would now be looking down from above and be entertained to death.

The two saviors of the two tribes that he had raised so preciously would now clash against one another.

'You damned bastard.'

Hansoo took a deep breath.

The treaty with Him was to become the Savior of mankind.

However, that role was now over.

The salvation fo humanity ended here.

From now on, he was a human with a personal revenge to avenge for one's dead comrades and himself.

'I'm sorry. Sangjin. Enbi Arin. And… Everyone.'

Ruuuuuumble!

Hansoo, who was watching his changing body, clenched his fist.

He had ran nonstop for his old friends.

For their requests, he had saved and carried old comrades, and had fought ceaselessly to save all of mankind.

However, while he was running forward, his friends that aided him silently died.

There was no turning back.

However, he should be the one… to at least wrap things up at the end.

Ring!

Then, a window appeared before his eyes.

Hansoo smiled coldly at those words.

"Don't worry about it and go. I'm just personally crazy."

This was Noah's last card.

The explosion of the Red Jades.

Hansoo sneered seeing Noah like this.

"On second thought… even if I come out like this, there's no guarantee that it won't be the same from your side either?"

He put down the load on his shoulder and began to look at the situation from a different angle as anger filled his chest.

If he were to think rationally, it was right for them to leave.

But they're supposed to be rational creatures.

If reason was God's gift for growth and prosperity, then emotions was the bomb planted by God to use that prosperity and strength to fight each other.

He could clearly read the emotions from the eyes of the Neropas as they passed by.

Anger.

Fear.

Caution.

Hate.

'Since they were beings that were close to godly… I had expected them to be somewhat different, but there's no difference. That's it.'

Seeing Hansoo like this, Noah had a cold expression.

Then, it wouldn't be bad to sweep half the humans out to start.

It was then.

Rumble!

Hansoo put his hand on the Blue Sunlight Jade.

Seeing his, Noah flinched but soon laughed loudly.

From Noah's words, Hansoo laughed.

"I may not be able to use its power… but if it's a conversation…"

At that moment…

Hansoo looked at the Blue Sunlight Jade and delivered his message.

From Hansoo's words, the Blue Sunlight Jade trembled.

Seeing the Blue Sunlight Jade like this, with a satisfied expression, he delivered his purpose once more.

They were not light them.

The opponent was Noah and the entire Neropa Race including the Red Jades and the Ark.

The one that would contend was himself, the representative.

At that moment…

The jade that resembled the eye of God was trembling loudly as if it was delightful.

At the same time…

Ruuuuuuuuuuuuumble!

The entire space centered around Noah's Ark was isolated before beginning to disappear somewhere else into a space of pure whiteness.

It was a huge battleground designed for everyone to see.

Hansoo, who smiled elatedly at such a change, smiled at Noah whose eyes were dyed in golden madness.

"This is my advantage. You know that right?"

AT the same time…

Booooooooooooooooooooooooom!

The large moon that was floating was devoured by the vast sky itself before disappearing somewhere.

"What…"

Like a lie, everything had disappeared.

The people stared blankly at the sky with nothing left.

And… three years have passed since.