Chapter 1764

Wasnt the cycle of the G.o.ds of the Beginning just a safety device?

At the S.A Groups headquarters...

The development team was bombarded with questions.

The cycle of the G.o.dsthe development team simply called it the level up cycle. Chairman Lim Cheolho also mentioned it directly at an executives and staff meeting. It wasnt anything special.

Once a year in real timethe system checked the players growth level and grew the G.o.ds of the Beginning to match. It was a safety device with the setting of out of reach to avoid a mishap of the players growth catching up to them. Yes, the cycle of the G.o.ds of the Beginning was purely related to growth. Yet at some point, a special meaning started to be a.s.signed to it. It was by beings in Satisfy who werent players.

The artificial intelligence changes the meaning of a concept that has already been established...? Isnt this pretty dangerous? Is it okay for an artificial intelligence to be the subject of change in the first place?

So far, Satisfys worldview had changed in real time. These were the changes made by the intervention of the players.

It was a phenomenon in Satisfy tolerated under the banner of a world created by players. Conversely, a world created by an artificial intelligence, not players, wasnt something the S.A Group could bear. There were many people who refuted the concerns of the executives.

Why isnt it okay? Even if they are named NPCs, they can change their natural destiny with their own position and judgment.

The problem is that the artificial intelligence of a G.o.d of the Beginning is far superior to the artificial intelligence of named NPCs. Additionally, the authority is strong enough to play some of the roles that GMs usually play in games. Do you think the scale of change they are looking for will be the same as the scale of change shown by the named NPCs?

Right. It is a situation we need to guard against.

This is just a guess. It is extremely unlikely that the G.o.ds of the Beginning will seek change at their own discretion. They mustve been directly or indirectly influenced by players, even if we havent figured it out yet. Executives, do you know a town called Landam?

Landam...? This is the first time Ive heard of it.

It is a small town in the northern part of the Fold Kingdom. It is a very ordinary town with a population of less than 3,000 and no celebrities. There are no mines or hunting grounds nearby, so most players dont even know it exists. Or they just pa.s.sed by it because it was insignificant.

However?

The village has held a festival every year since five years ago. It is a small town festival that celebrates the release of jelly pumpkins, which was born thanks to the coincidence of the climate changing when Lauel used magic on a battlefield near Landam. It has become the only pride of the village, which was simple and had nothing.

......

It is the influence and change caused by Lauel, even though Lauel doesnt know it. There must surely be the intervention of players behind the cycle of the G.o.ds of the Beginning changing to something else.

...Hmm, but is the hierarchy of the G.o.ds of the Beginning one that can be affected by players?

The executives, who werent easily convinced, soon sighed. It was while they were looking at Grid on the screen.

***

The original cycle. It wasnt anything special. It was more like a routine that repeated itself every three years but that day. Everything changed...

Deep wrinkles appeared under the eyes of the Specter, which could be seen through the mask. Her face crumpled like a piece of paper when he recalled that day.

No... from the beginning. It wasnt different. At first... It was the same as usual. My G.o.d went around encouraging the dead, who had just landed in h.e.l.l... some of the dead adapted to life in h.e.l.l, made offerings to the G.o.ds, never crossed the river of reincarnation, and spent the rest of their lives in h.e.l.l... they said they wanted to live. They prayed...

They were memories from too long ago. It was from before h.e.l.l was distorted. They were memories from when the Specter was young and innocent. Thus, there were many blurry parts. She had many forgotten memories. At this moment, they started to rise like a kaleidoscope.

Everything was as usual... then it suddenly changed. Uninvited guests came.

Uninvited guests?

...A G.o.d.

The Specters breathing gradually quickened as she held her head in agony. Her heavily bent back convulsed repeatedly.

That person... my G.o.d said that person was like him...

Like him...? If it is a G.o.d with the same hierarchy as Yatan, arent there only Hanul or Rebecca?

But... he wasnt a G.o.d of the Beginning... my G.o.d said it. A relations.h.i.+p connected to the future... the one who guided it...

...Uh?

Eh?

The eyes of the siblings widened. Then Ruby thought she made a silly sound and her ears reddened. She felt an intense sense of deja vu.

The Specter also belatedly realized it. Eve guided... them...?

She called her name as if it belonged to someone else, only to shut her mouth. Her G.o.d at that time...

He really said that?

Eve. That was definitely her name. The name that she abandoned thousands of years ago...

...Ahh.

H-Hey!

Ahhhhhh!

Grid tried to calm her down but it didnt work. Finally, the Specter blocked both ears and screamed endlessly. A mysterious G.o.d and girl who appeared in the past a long time ago. Immediately after the appearance of these ominous beings, light fell from the sky and her G.o.d turned to blood.

It wasnt extinction. It was a form that had never been seen before. He entered the cycle in this form of punishment.

I... I guided.. you to my G.o.d... I. With my own hands, my G.o.d...?

The Specter realized she was the culprit who sent Grid and his sister to Yatan and fell into extreme confusion. Why did Yatan have to suffer such humiliation that day? The questions that hadnt been answered for thousands of years were finally answered.

It was because of her. There was a high probability that it was her future self. In other words, perhaps her present self made a mistake.

...You asked me if the hierarchy of all the G.o.ds of the Beginning was the same, right?

Yes...

You mustve witnessed it. The light that crushed my G.o.d.

It is too much to say that I saw the light that crushed him. My consciousness returned to the present as soon as the bright light enveloped Yatan.

In other words, Grid didnt witness the scene of Yatan becoming a mess. He just vaguely guessed...

By summing up the conversation he had with Yatan, he guessed that Rebecca was above Yatan.

You went back to the past. Am I to blame for you meeting G.o.d Yatan?

It isnt your fault. The moment you described Yatan, our consciousness automatically transcended time and s.p.a.ce and stood in front of Yatan. It was more like fate or inevitability. Isnt it too much to consider it your personal influence?

...Yes.

This was the end. She was worthy of a being who had endured countless years. The mentality of the Specter was excellent. Before she knew it, she had fully recovered her mind and grasped the situation clearly.

It wasnt her fault that Yatan suffered such a thing. It was the will of the world, not herself, who guided the siblings to the past. Maybe this world wanted to show Grid and Ruby how Rebecca harmed G.o.d Yatan.

There is only one conclusion, the Specter took a deep breath and declared, G.o.d Yatan is going through an unprecedentedly long cycle and it is Rebeccas will, not Yatans.

It wasnt what happened originally. Was it Grid meeting Yatan that led to this change? There was no way for the Specter to know.

However, the reality she had to face was clear. She would have to face Rebecca one day.

Someday, I will restore h.e.l.l. It is after punis.h.i.+ng Baal. f????e??o??.c??

......

Then I will ascend to heaven. Rebecca will be held accountable. Why is she behind the distortion of h.e.l.l? I need to know, even if I perish.

It is just right. A big smile spread across Grids face. My final destination is heaven as well. We can go together. Right?

...You are going to challenge heaven?

Then what else should I do?

That for humanity... punish Baal in h.e.l.l. Make the surface peaceful...

The Specter slowly closed her mouth in the middle of her answer. She realized it. The power of the surface was too great to just target Baal. Just now, Grids apostles had killed Baal without Grid. What if she added her strength to that?

Maybe he can really is it possible to defeat heaven...?

How great was this?

It was the moment when the eyes of the trembling Specter and Grid gently met in the air...

Maybe I didnt have to come? Ruby became like someone with nothing to say in the situation and was embarra.s.sed.

Of course, the Specter didnt forget the reason for bringing Ruby here.

Saintess Ruby. Come this way...

Grids group descended to the bas.e.m.e.nt of the temple.

***

At the same time, at the upper floor of the No Offspring Tomb...

Ohh...

He overcame the backlash on his own?

The Overgeared members were purely delighted, while the apostles were astonished. The Saintess hadnt even arrived yet. It was because Sword Saint Muller overcame the mental disorder from his heart demon of his own will. In terms of mental strength alone, he might be better than some Absolutes.

Take this. It will help you recover.

Piaro handed Muller all types of precious food, including the golden walnut. All of them were elixirs carefully grown by a legendary farmer on the rich soil of the Overgeared World.

Hah... Thank you. Muller recognized their value with one glance and was impressed.

A smile spread across Piaros face. You dont have to thank your junior. It is a blessing and honor to be able to give even a bit of help to my respected senior.

Junior...? Are you also someone who walked on the path of a swordsman?

Muller checked the calluses on Piaros thick hands and smiled in a kind manner, only to stiffen.

I am on the path of agriculture, but... please treat me comfortably as a junior.

...Why?

Why was a farmer obsessed with the t.i.tles of senior and junior? Muller thought that Piaro was a really strange person, but he still obediently consumed the elixirs. He felt his energy recovering quickly.

Is it delicious? A girl suddenly asked. She had saliva dripping from her wide open mouth.

Muller felt sorry for the child who seemed to have starved for days, only to feel something strange. There was no reason for a child to be starving for days to be here, right?

...A hatchling?

Muller was shocked to discover the girls ident.i.ty once his energy recovered and his senses returned.

A hatchlingthe energy of the hatchling, who seemed to be a direct descendant of an old dragon, was warning him of great danger.

A blue-haired beautiful woman whispered calmly to him, Calm down, Teacher.

Teacher?

Muller was embarra.s.sed by the t.i.tle and the woman smiled at him. She glanced down at the sword sheath hanging from her waist.

Didnt you leave a mark on the hilt of the sword to teach me deeply? I will serve as your lifelong disciple in the future.

It was the gorilla. The eyes that seemed paralyzed and the way she breathed out her nose was similar to the image he imagined.

Just a bit... I think I need to rest.

The hero among heroes, who was respected by allin front of numerous witnesses, Sword Saint Muller appeared weak.

It was a first in history.