Chapter 499

We avoided the ’s Constellations and ran in the complicated network of the passageways .

[Constellation, ‘One Who Lost His Arm to the Wolf of Apocalypse’, is sniffing out the scent of blood . ]

[Constellation ‘God of Harp and Horn’s’ musical notes are hovering near your ears . ]

[Constellation, ‘Progenitor of the Reincarnators’, is tracing your soul!]

[Constellation, ‘Master of Abydos’, declares that you won’t get lucky the second time!]

While some Constellations cheered us on through the channel, there were others chasing us down through the view from the channel, too . These stars bared their murderous intentions from beyond the tall walls of their own worldview the moment our location had been revealed .

There was a reason why we hadn’t been caught yet, and that would be because our group consisted of us four .

“We should not go to the right . I’m getting a bad premonition from there . “

We trusted in Anna Croft’s hunch and changed our direction . She might be our enemy, but in times like this, she also happened to be the most reliable ally, as well .

Forks in the road continued to appear .

[Fable, ‘Predictive Plagiarism’, has begun its storytelling!]

“Odds of death going to the right, 92% . 44% to the left . Keep going forward!”

Han Su-Yeong shouted out while reading through countless cliches in her head .

“What are the odds of survival when going forward?”

“I don’t know!”

She shot me a glare and ran in front of us .

“Coming from above . “

This hunch was coming from none other than the protagonist himself . Yu Jung-Hyeok continuously fired off [Breaking the Sky Sword Aura]; Constellations screamed as they were struck by the pre-emptive attacks and collapsed on the passage’s floor . I thought I could hear intermittent noises of [Breaking the Sky Swordsmanship] cutting down some things .

“Continue running . “

I abruptly realised the reason why the four of us had been gathered like this .

⸢These four were most likely to clear this scenario safely . ⸥

One of us was a prophet, the other one was a writer, and another one was a regressor . As for the last person . . .

“Stop here . “

My words caused the companions to stop immediately . All three of them were looking at me; I glanced back at them and slowly approached the cabin before us .

Anna Croft grabbed my shoulder . ” . . . . You aren’t planning to enter this cabin, I hope . “

Yu Jung-Hyeok didn’t say anything .

I looked back at my companions and addressed them . “Passing through here is the only way . “

“Can’t you see what’s written on the door of that cabin??”

No, I could see it very well . And at the same time, I could also very well sense the enormous Statuses of the Constellations right behind us, too .

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⸢In order to reach the location I want, we must cross ’s worldview . ⸥

According to the Fable left behind by Bihyung, we had no choice in the matter . It was rather obvious that Zeus, having tasted humiliation outside, would never let us pass .

“Odin behind, and Zeus in front,” said Yu Jung-Hyeok as he stepped forward . “If we break through here, we’ll have a method to fight against them?”

“Yes, definitely . “

We sensed Odin’s Status right behind us now .

Han Su-Yeong shouted out . “Dammit, in that case, hurry up and open it! Those bastards are almost here!”

We kicked the ’s door down and jumped in . Felt as if something was powerfully sucking us in, and when I regained my wits, we were busy walking in the skies above itself .

The immense sky castle of could be seen in the distance .

[Nebula, ’s Constellations have confirmed the identities of the intruders!]

The atmosphere grew stifling; thunderclouds gathered in no time at all and covered up the sky .

[Constellation, ‘Throne of Lightning’, is exercising his influence on the entirety of !]

’s king was now waiting for us . As well as the 12 gods guarding his sides, too .

[Constellation, ‘Almighty Sun’, is mobilising his chariot!]

[Constellation, ‘Atrocious War God’, is lifting his sword!]

[Constellation, ‘Pure Hunter of the Moonlight’, is nocking an arrow!]

Below us on the ocean, we could see the mythical monsters waiting for us, too .

[Constellation, ‘Monster of the Labyrinth’, is howling in your direction!]

[Constellation, ‘Fairy that Sings About Death’, is singing about your death!]

Everything in this worldview was our enemy .

Ku-rurururu!

“Move!!”

My [Way of the Wind] and Yu Jung-Hyeok’s [Air Walk] activated simultaneously .

Anna Croft’s [Way of the Storm Winds] and Han Su-Yeong’s [Dark Clouds Big Dipper] followed us right afterwards . We crossed the sky with the fastest speed we could bring out .

Meanwhile, the thunderclouds took on an even more ominous vibe .

[Demon King of Salvation!!]

The 12 gods stuck very close to our rear .

Ares’s greatsword sliced the air and descended upon us . I swung my [Unbreakable Faith] and blocked the attack just in time . Along with the noise of ‘Kwa-du-duk!’, it felt as if every joint in my body was collapsing; it was like being crushed by a tank, actually . This was the true might of the 12 gods now carrying their own worldview on their backs .

I unleashed Status from my entire body and spoke in true voice . [Do not take us lightly, Ares . ]

[Great Fable, ‘Torch that Swallowed the Myth’, is screeching out!]

I wasn’t sure about anyone else, but at the least, I’d not lose to Ares . Because, I already possessed a Fable of winning against him .

[Fable, ‘One Who Defeated the God of War’, has begun its storytelling!]

Unfortunately, our situation had already run into serious problems .

The ‘Pure Hunter of Moonlight’ Artemis was pouncing on Han Su-Yeong wrapped in [Black Flame], while Yu Jung-Hyeok flying in the air was already engaged in an intense battle against ‘Spokesperson of Justice and Wisdom’ Athena .

Anna Croft, situated at the lowest place among us, was beset by ’s lower-ranked Constellations .

[I used to cheer you on, Kim Dok-Ja . ]

A voice came from behind me .

That was from the fastest Constellation in this sky . The motifs of wings could be seen on his shoes .

[Unfortunately, you shouldn’t have come here . ]

It was the ‘Master of Skywalk’, Hermes .

He looked at me with a genuinely rueful expression and spoke . [My father, he’s been truly angered . ]

And then, the thunderclouds glowing brightly until then finally exploded; everything seemed to enter slow motion . It felt like the view of the sky was melting down slowly .

The lightning seemed to blanket the entire world . None living within this worldview would be able to dodge Zeus’s wrath .

Han Su-Yeong was looking in this direction, shouting something . I silently mouthed the following to her .

‘It’s alright . ‘

I slowly sucked my breath in and focused my mind . Ares was smiling triumphantly as if the battle had been decided already . I ignored him and raised my sword up high like a lightning rod .

KWA-BOOM!!

The thunderclap of the sky gathered towards me . This Status threatened burst all of my Fable veins in one go . However, I endured it . More specifically, the darkness wavering about near the tip of my hand was sucking in Zeus’s thunderbolt .

An indescribable scream exploded out from my mouth .

[Great Fable, ‘Torch that Swallowed the Myth’, is growling!]

My vision was dyed in red, and Fable began flooding out from my mouth .

Pah-chuchuchuchu . . . . !

Zeus then unleashed an even greater amount of Status .

I couldn’t endure anymore . My powerless body began falling from the air .

⸢And now, it’s done . ⸥

[This is the end, Demon King of Salvation . Even if it’s you, in our ‘worldview’, you are-!]

My helplessly falling body after being struck by the thunderbolt suddenly stopped in the air . The [Unbreakable Faith] almost slipping out of my grasp was gaining some strength . Next up, Ares’s frozen-stiff expression could be seen . The expression of the God of War, who’d never submit to fear, was filled with emotions of terror .

⸢Someone was holding Kim Dok-Ja’s sword together with him . ⸥

It was a very large and sturdy hand . A true voice akin to the noble night being carved rang out vividly .

[Why do you think this worldview is yours alone?]

The gentle yet deep darkness embraced my falling body .

[How boundlessly arrogant you are, Ares . ]

The night swallowing up the thunderbolt began spreading in the heavens .

[Constellation, ‘Father of the Rich Night’, is incarnating into the ‘Final Ark’!]

[Constellation, ‘Queen of the Darkest Spring’, is incarnating into the ‘Final Ark’!]

Indeed, ’s myths weren’t Zeus’s alone . The reason why their shining daylight could become ‘myths’ in the first place was because the night existed to call them the day .

[‘Underworld’ is manifesting onto the ground above!]

A world sleeping in the deepest part of the underground was now waking up .

[Hades . . . . !]

The King of Underworld set me down on the ground and spoke calmly towards the sky . [It’s time to settle this, my ancient brothers . ]

Hades’s scythe raised up to the sky screeched out, causing the darkness of the underground to pour out towards the heavens like the waterfall flowing in reverse .

It was the Underworld’s army . When the Judges issued the order to advance, the guardian of ’s underbelly, Cerberus, roared out viciously .

[You lowly creatures from the underground dare to-!]

Heroes of this worldview crossed their swords . More heroes aboard the Argos entered the battlefield next .

The great army belonging to Zeus and the 12 gods was truly immense . Judge Aeacus collided against Hephaistus, while Cerberus and Minotaur began ripping into each other .

Soldiers from the forest symbolising Artemis rushed in . The ‘Wise Astrologer’ Chiron’s hooves trampled on the Underworld’s army .

[No matter how deep your night is-!]

It was then, Chiron’s head flew off into the sky .

Monsters crawling out from the underground used their huge fingers to rip off his head and began chewing on it .

[Ze-u-s-!!]

Voices of unfathomable sorrow and resentment resounded out . I knew their owners pretty well .

⸢And so, ’s final began in this fashion . ⸥

The titans, Gigantes; every single titan, having spent all those sorrowful years huddled underground, started revealing their figures under ’s night .

Not only that, monsters boasting physiques several times larger than these Gigantes rose up as well . They were beings that I ran into some time ago back in the ’s prison .

[All titans of purgatory are looking up at ’s sky . ]

The three brothers of Hecatoncheires – the hundred-hander titan Briareus that fought alongside me back in the spoke to me .

[We have finally come this far, child . ]

One of Briareus’s hands lightly brushed past my head .

[This battlefield is for you . ]

The titans challenging the heaven’s authority stood up while stepping on the night . Their roars shook the skies of , their Statuses mighty enough to threaten Zeus’s throne .

And in the centre of this battlefield, Zeus was fighting fiercely against Hades . The collision of these two Myth-grade Constellations caused the pitch-black night and day to intermingle, and the world’s time and space collapsed .

Persephone commanding the Underworld’s army addressed me directly .

[Now, go . Do not ever look back . Go, and witness the end you wish to see . ]

I nodded and raised my tottering body up . I swallowed the [Life and Death Pill] Yi Seol-Hwa gave me, and all of my fried nerves began recovering bit by bit . I unsteadily walked forward in the battlefield where flesh got torn apart and blood was raining down .

Han Su-Yeong and Yu Jung-Hyeok, plus Anna Croft, stood there waiting for me, having broken past this scene of pure pandemonium earlier .

Han Su-Yeong ran up to me and supported my figure . I looked behind and saw the corpses of heroes, their eyes still wide open; the stars that fell from the skies; Fables that would not be told anymore, were now looking at me with resentful eyes .

⸢This was the path I had chosen . ⸥

I knew this would happen from the beginning . It was obvious that the Underworld would make their move if I came here .

For the sake of ■■ that I desired, I used all of their Fables .

[Great Fable, ‘Torch that Swallowed the Myth’, is crying out!]

We could see the exit of in the distance . That was where we had to go . However, there was a Constellation blocking our path .

I had to ask him why . “Dionysus, are you going to stop us?”

The ‘God of Wine and Ecstasy’, Dionysus leading his congregation was looking straight back at me . He must’ve downed several bottles of booze already, because his cheeks were quite obviously flushed red .

He stared at me with drunken, unfocused eyes, before opening his mouth while gripping the wine bottle . [All of you, step aside . ]

The words of the master prompted the Bacchus’s fanatic believers to make way . And we walked on that path . The Siren’s song and Orpheus’s musical performance could be heard wafting in from somewhere . Also, I heard the sound of someone I knew dying among them, too .

⸢Kim Dok-Ja didn’t look back . ⸥

My view shook as if I was intoxicated, too .

Yet, we walked and walked some more . Eventually, we reached ’s exit .

Dionysus was right behind us . If I look back, I should be able to see his expression filled with sorrow . He was a Constellation who really liked our story .

[Kim Dok-Ja . My has no place in the conclusion you’re heading to, right?]

I couldn’t reply .

⸢”That’s because I like your story . “⸥

The one who had been watching my Fable for a very long time, and rescued me many, many times in the past .

⸢”Several Constellations including me believe that you’re the one capable of reaching ■■ . “⸥

I was about to look back, but Dionysus spoke to me first .

[It’s been fun, oh the great, noble star . ]

I heard the sound of a world closing behind me .

My feet didn’t want to move . I stood there for a long time without saying anything, and eventually, someone addressed me .

“It’s not over yet . “

We began walking towards the darkness of the ark .

Our destination was right before us .

Fin .