Chapter 286
The Game Difficulty Is Insane
Looking at the screen, Yuellos finally felt that the moment of fate had arrived.
The timing had come earlier than expected, but he did not particularly care.
‘For someone who has waited thousands of years, a difference of merely a few hundred days means nothing.’
Besides, causality had already been twisted beyond recognition by the unknown power, so an error of this degree would not be a major problem.
All that remained was to use the power of causality that extended from this place to every corner of the world and bring the predetermined fate forward.
Just a little more…
Just a little longer, and everything would be over.
Of course, the power of causality spreading throughout the world right now was not the original causality.
Its true nature was a fake created by the Laws of Heaven and Yuellos's power of fate.
‘But it is enough.’
Even though it was fake, it was close enough to the original.
The Laws of Heaven, which governed space and could create rules within it, had merged with his power of fate.
Because of that, it was capable of producing power comparable to causality.
Crackling-!
At that moment, Yuellos's eyebrow twitched at the sound coming from behind him.
“……You still haven't given up?”
No matter how many times he tried, the result would not change with such a pitiful amount of unknown power.
Even if he managed to break the chains of causality, Yuellos could simply create them again and bind that man's body.
“Yet if you insist on struggling……”
Clink-!
The chains broke apart, turning into particles of blue light before scattering like smoke and disappearing.
At the same time, Yuellos turned around, and the man charged toward him like an arrow.
“Then I'll crush you as many times as it takes.”
A deep chill appeared in his brown eyes.
Clatter-!
The power of causality was created throughout the entire cavern.
It soon took the shape of chains and poured toward the approaching man.
‘I didn't want to handle the vessel containing the unknown power too roughly, in case something unexpected happened…….’
But if he was going to struggle this desperately, perhaps tearing off a few of his limbs would finally make him quiet.
Clatter-! Slash!
Boom!
But what happened next was completely different from what Yuellos expected.
The man, who should have been restrained and subdued by the chains of causality long ago, was cutting apart every chain that poured down like a torrential rain.
“What?”
Slash! Boom!
A single sword strike severed dozens, even hundreds of bundles of chains and scattered them.
With a path now open, the man continued kicking off the ground and approaching him.
“Impossible……”
No matter how much the unknown power ignored absolute laws, the power that man possessed was far too weak.
There was no way such crude power could stand against the infinite and absolute power of causality.
“Then how……”
Yuellos's brown eyes trembled slightly.
The man was steadily closing the distance.
Why was the gray aura surrounding his body and sword cutting apart every single one of the countless chains of causality raining down on him?
“Damn.”
A groan escaped through his twisted lips.
Clatter-clatter-clatter-!
Slash-!
Boom! Bang!
The man continued approaching Yuellos through the torrential rain of chains.
The moment Yuellos saw the necklace hanging around the man's neck, he realized the truth.
“Silpherinne……!”
The name came out as if he were spitting it out.
Vrrrrr-
The silver-gray jewel embedded in the pendant.
The jewel in which he could sense Silpherinne's presence was shining, surrounding the man and causing miracle after miracle.
“Don't interfere!”
Yuellos shouted.
It was the first time he had raised his voice in anger.
Yet the man continued closing the distance through the rain of chains.
The moment his brown eyes, containing golden concentric circles, met the man's gray eyes, fear appeared in Yuellos's eyes.
“Grrk!”
Dangerous.
The unknown power he wanted to stay away from more than anything was approaching him right now.
“Don't…… come near me!”
Yuellos released his power.
The powerful force of causality burst out without restraint and began surrounding the man.
Particles of blue light swirled around him and formed a massive barrier.
Tap-!
But the man simply passed through it.
“Idiot.”
“?!”
Leaving behind that brief insult.
The man kicked off the ground with all his strength.
Boom-!
His body shot past Yuellos like a passing storm.
At that moment, Yuellos realized his intention.
“N-No way?!”
Yuellos hurriedly turned around.
He released all the power of causality he had used to protect himself toward the man.
But even then, it was too late.
The man had already thrust out his sword.
The transparent blade, filled with enough unknown power, plunged into the Laws of Heaven.
“Give my people back, you bastard!!”
The man's shout echoed throughout the cavern.
Watching with his divine eyes as that clear and powerful voice moved the Laws of Heaven from their very source, Yuellos—
Crackle, crackle-!
“Ah, aaah, nooooo!!”
—let out a desperate scream.
Crackle!
Flash-! Boom!
The particles of light tore apart like electricity.
Then, the entire field of vision was swallowed by brilliant light.
Glenn opened his eyes.
His last memory was of plunging Einheria into the Laws of Heaven.
‘And then the light exploded…….’
“Are we… alive?”
“H-How……?”
Familiar voices came from behind him.
When Glenn turned his head, the party members who had disappeared were standing there again.
“Glenn?!”
“H-How did this happen?
We were definitely standing before you, Brother…….”
None of them seemed to understand what had happened to them.
But who cared?
**“What do you mean, what happened?
Those idiots who were heading to the afterlife—I dragged them back.”**
Glenn smiled.
“Ah… thank you so much, Brother!”
“Elder……”
Romina and Ridenhall.
Luceria and Penelope.
Rowen and Knox.
They had all returned.
**“Good to see you.
But it's too early to celebrate.”**
It still wasn't over.
Leaving the reunion behind, Glenn gripped Einheria again.
“Because this is where it begins.”
The party members seemed startled by Glenn's words.
But they soon hardened their gazes and raised their weapons.
Considering what they had gone through, they had every reason to be afraid.
Yet they didn't hesitate.
“I don't know how much help I'll be in this battle, but I'll do my best!”
“My lord.
I will do my best not to become a burden.
You must give it your all as well.”
“I owe you another debt, Brother.
I will use every miracle I have accumulated throughout my life to protect you!”
Glenn smiled faintly at their admirable determination.
Then Knox stepped beside him and spoke.
**“I will take responsibility for their safety.
So don't worry about them and focus on the battle.”**
“Yeah.
That's good to hear.”
Glenn stared straight ahead.
“Grrrrrrrrk!”
The blue mist slowly cleared.
And through it, he appeared.
**“You damned bastard!
Do you even understand what you've done just now?!”**
The God of Fate, Yuellos.
His emotionless-looking brown eyes were now filled with undisguised hatred toward Glenn.
“What is this parrot bastard babbling about?”
Glenn sneered.
**“Every time you open your mouth, it's fate this and causality that.
I'm getting sick of hearing it.
Still, seeing you with your pants pulled down like this is pretty satisfying.”**
Yuellos's calm and leisurely appearance, drunk on his overwhelming power, had been incredibly irritating.
**“Have you become this foolish?!
Why can you not understand that rejecting the predetermined fate of the world will throw everything into chaos?!”**
“What is that guy even talking about?
Forget whether things get twisted or not.
The world is going to be destroyed and disappear anyway.
Why does that matter?”
**“Of course it matters!
If the distortion of fate continues, eventually everything will become twisted, and something terrible will happen!”**
“That's just what you think, old man.
I don't care what happens later.
What matters most to me is the life I'm living right now.”
**“How can someone be this foolish……?
I'm sick of your ignorance!”**
“Yeah.
There's no point talking anymore.
I'll tear you apart here, then start everything over without anyone interfering!”
Yuellos released his power and began covering his entire body with it.
“Compared to when I first saw him here, he's much weaker now…… but he's still stronger than me.
Can we win?”
At Knox's question, Glenn answered with a crooked smile.
**“I've finished the analysis.
Honestly, it's going to be a little close……”**
A party armed with Mythic-grade artifacts.
Knox, an Upper God with his original power.
And Glenn himself.
“But we'll win.”
Vrrrrrrr-
The moment he said that, the unknown artifact began to shine as if responding to Glenn's words.
Then a portion of it left Glenn and entered the bodies of the party members.
“Uh……?!
Brother?”
“W-What is this, Elder?!”
“This light is definitely Glenn's……”
As they stared in confusion at the gray aura wrapping around each of them, Knox's eyes widened.
“That aura…… could it be that the unknown power has been transferred to them as well?!”
“Crazy…… seriously?”
Glenn was just as surprised.
-Please.
A familiar voice echoed inside his head.
Glenn quietly replied.
“Yeah.
Thank you.”
And with gratitude for the final gift she had left behind, he lowered his stance.
“Silpherinne.”
Boom-!
Glenn kicked off the ground with all his strength.
The ground beneath him warped as his body shot forward like a beam of light.
“Let's go too!”
Taking those words as the signal, Knox and the party members all charged forward.
“You worthless insects!”
Clatter-!
Yuellos released his power.
The familiar blue chains appeared from every direction and rushed toward Glenn and the others.
Whoosh-! Crack!
