Chapter 176

TL: Rainbow Turtle

I nodded and opened my mouth . “Still, don’t kill her . ”

“…We must beat her . That woman has no intention of cooperating . ”

I glanced at my blood-soaked mother . I didn’t know if it was her blood or the blood of others .

However, she was obviously at her limits . She had somehow been fighting with a reasonable probability but her physical strength must’ve bottomed out . It was an inevitable result .

She was alone and this place had Yoo Jonghyuk .

Yoo Jonghyuk had become transcendent and was on a completely different dimension compared to Peace Land . No matter how great the story, it was impossible with just a shadow .

It wouldn’t be easy to overcome a transcendent unless one part of the body descended, but my mother didn’t have enough probability remaining .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is gulping . ]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is paying attention to your choice . ]

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is observing your atrocious acts . ]

I left my party members and headed towards my mother . “Stop trying . ”

[The ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking faintly . ]

“Why are you stopping me?”

My mother’s face didn’t look good, despite it being barely visible through the shadow of the constellation . Only her eyes and mouth were barely revealed . It was a distance that could be crossed, but I could never reach her . It was the same in prison and even now . This had become our distance .

She told me, “If I talk… you won’t listen…”

This person, why was she going so far? Why did she keep doing this despite her bloody body?

My companions were watching me . Their eyes were asking me to make the right choice . I sighed and opened my mouth . “Just once . I will listen just once, so tell me . ”

I was surprised by the words that came out of my mouth .

“Tell me the story properly . ”

I didn’t know I could say this . I squeezed out these words even though I didn’t know if I was sincere or not .

My mother’s eyes shook .

“How long can you stay like this? Don’t keep it to yourself and tell me . Why are you blocking me? Mother, why did you come all the way here? Anything, saying anything is fine!”

“If I say it…”

I saw the eyes that seemed like they would cry and realized all the stories so far had been connected .

I was her child, so I knew . The reason my mother blocked me was related to why my mother wrote the essay .

I would be hurt . I would break . My previous life might be ruined .

“Tell me . ” I had long thought about it . Perhaps it was the story I had already predicted .

There were so many hints from the constellations that it would be odd if I didn’t know . Nevertheless, I wanted to hear the story directly from my mother’s mouth .

It might completely change my life but I had to listen, even if the wall shook again . It was because it was my story . Some stories couldn’t be understood if I missed a page .

Soon, my mother’s lips opened . However, in this damn scenario, it wasn’t a story just involving mother and son .

[The nebula ‘Vedas’ is looking at your fate . ]

[The nebula ‘Olympus’ is looking at your fate . ]

[The nebula ‘Papyrus’ is looking at your fate . ]

A new drama wasn’t allowed for us .

The nebulae’s messages popped up and intense sparks filled the air . My mother grabbed her head with both hands and started to scream .

I yelled and ran towards her . The moment my outstretched hand was about to reach my mother, the shadow of Founder’s Mother caught me .

[Constellation Kim Dokja . You… can’t pass here . ]

There was a crack on the Eight Beaded Bell and black, muddy waves overflowed . There was a fierce sound like the sky was being ripped apart, and a vortex appeared in the sky . A portal was opening at the centre of the vortex .

[The Great Hall . ]

The excessive probability had summoned a being who would destroy everything .

“Everyone, don’t look at it! Close your eyes!”

I shouted the moment I discovered the tentacles coming from the Hall . I didn’t know about Yoo Jonghyuk, who was a transcendent, but ordinary incarnations would collapse just from seeing such an existence .

“…An outer god”

Yoo Jonghyuk’s expression hardened . We were convinced when we saw the tentacles coming from the Great Hall .

This was an outer god . A god who was called due to the sacrifice of Founder’s Mother .

Thunder fell from the crack in the sky while the distorted time and space screamed painfully .

It was similar but different to when that guy was summoned on Peace Land . The one being summoned now was the true body of an outer god

Based on this scale, at least one-third of the true body would be summoned . The true body of a god . The shadow couldn’t even be compared to it .

“Yoo Jonghyuk! If we don’t stop it now―”

“It is too late . It isn’t a level I can stop . ”

My body was trembling just looking at the sky . I could see it with the status of a constellation .

[The Fourth Wall is strongly activated!]

My trembling subsided a bit by Fourth Wall but the fear didn’t change . The existence beyond that Great Hall was something that couldn’t be beaten even if the present Yoo Jonghyuk and I combined strength .

In the midst of this helplessness, I realized something . Now it wasn’t a fight for incarnations .

“Kuaaaaah!”

Some of the incarnations with upper-grade constellations shed blood and died the moment they saw this existence . Yoo Jonghyuk and I protected the party members and retreated . Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes were becoming darker . I spoke in resistance,

“Don’t worry . The constellations won’t stay quiet once this type of guy descends . ”

It was shown at the constellation banquet that the constellations and the outer gods didn’t have a good relationship . In a situation where the god descended, no other constellations would intervene .

The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, Uriel and the slightly reliable black flame dragon…

However, the constellations showed no response to the true body of the god passing through .

Yoo Jonghyuk spoke through gritted teeth . “…I don’t know how they can be ignorant . ”

It was a confusing situation for me as well . This was the descent of an outer god . Why wasn’t anyone coming to help us?

[Some constellations are astonished by the coming of the outer god!]

[Many constellations are complaining about the tyranny of some nebulae .

…What?

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is showing hostility to the nebula Papyrus . ]

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is baring his fangs to the nebula ‘Vedas’ . ]

[The constellation ‘ Demon-like Judge of Fire’ resents the atrocious acts of the nebula Olympus!]

Now I realized . I see . This damn situation .

[All constellation on the Korean Peninsula are wondering which nebula you will choose . ]

This was all happening because of me . The messages popped up in turn .

[A number of nebulae want you to inherit their stories . ]

[If you inherit a story, your existence will be forcibly bound to the nebula . ]

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[The nebula Olympus wants you to inherit Lightning Carnival . ]

[The nebula Olympus wants you to inherit Thunder Guide . ]

[The nebula Papyrus wants you to inherit ‘Master of the Typhoon Wolf . ’]

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[The nebulae are offering you a final choice . ]

[All the constellations on the Korean Peninsula are watching your choice . ]

I laughed . This was why I didn’t like the constellations .

Lightning Carnival .

Thunder Guide .

Master of the Typhoon Wolf .

They were all stories of constellations with histories of killing their own relatives .

At the same time, each nebula had a powerful story . Perhaps if I succeeded their stories, I would be able to repel the outer god . Then my mother would die here .

Yoo Jonghyuk was watching me . His eyes asked what I was going to do . I said to him, “…Yoo Jonghyuk . Do you remember the nebula we made? Kim Dokja’s Company . ”

It wasn’t simply to save my mother . Everything would end if I belonged to a nebula .

There was no way I could overcome the unfair contract with them and I would never be able to reach the end of the story .

“…You still want to use that name . ” Yoo Jonghyuk frowned as he moved close to me and pulled out a sword . “I will choose the name of the nebula . ”

I smiled at the thought that Yoo Jonghyuk was joking . The energy of transcendence could be felt by my side . It was strangely relieving despite the presence of a person who had long surpassed my scale .

It might be because I felt like we were standing on the same horizon for the first time since the scenario began .

I declared towards the stars in the night sky . “I won’t bow to your fate . ”

I pointed my sword towards those silent gazes .

“I will decide my story . ”

Then I heard a laugh come from somewhere . Along with the laughing sound, I heard a whisper from the universe that seemed to be mocking these insignificant worms .

-Unfortunate constellation .

-You who killed your father with your own hands .

-You who will destroy your mother .

-You who will see the downfall of your precious things .

I stared at the outer god . If he finished his descent, the second floor of Dark Castle would be completely erased .

It was a different situation from Peace Land . There was no place to go if a crisis happened here . However…

Inside me was a constellation who was as weary of the word ‘fate’ as I was .

[A few hundred years have passed and things haven’t changed . Damn son of a bitch . ]

Cheok Jungyeong’s presence inside me started to be released . I didn’t know if it was possible for Cheok Jungyeong to cope with the god from another world . Still, I had no choice but to believe in him .

Cheok Jungyeong shouted towards Founder’s Mother, who was half eaten by the god from another world .

[Founder’s Mother! Why did you make a deal with the outer god?]

It was a deep and resonant voice filled with anger .

[Since when did Hongik become so cheap?]

Surprisingly, the Founder’s Mother replied .

[I didn’t make a deal… with the outer god . ]

[Then what is this situation?]

[I’m sorry . There was no… other way . To protect the… scenarios of the Korean peninsula . This incarnation… should be here . That man shouldn’t return to the Korean Peninsula . Otherwise, the other nebulae…]

[Did you make a deal with the nebulae?] Cheok Jungyeong exclaimed . [Are you still so obsessed with that little land that you are now betraying your descendants?]

[You don’t know . You…]

[What the hell is this? Where is the creation god? Why is he invisible when something like this is happening?]

[The creation god…]

However, the words of Founder’s Mother didn’t finish . The next moment, I felt Cheok Jungyeong looking towards the sky .

[Don’t tell me…?]

The night sky sent an indirect message before answering .

[The nebulae declares that anyone who helps Goryeo’s First Sword will be regarded as their enemy in the future . ]

Then like magic, the indirect messages in the night sky became calm .

I heard the voices of the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven and Uriel, but they seemed unable to intervene due to their own interests or special reasons .

Cheok Jungyeong gazed at the night sky through my eyes . I could feel the explosive emotions mixed in the silence . Cheok Jungyeong’s rage and sadness . His grief… And… his decision .

[You can feel proud . ]

Cheok Jungyeong spoke to me .

[Those who are at the highest point in this damn world are afraid of you . ]

“…What is pride worth when I am going to die?”

[You won’t die . ]

They were just words, but they were words spoken by a constellation .

As if putting a buoy against fate, all the stories built by Cheok Jungyeong were rooted in my existence .

[I won’t let you die . ]