Chapter 32: Time To Get This Done
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The next morning came slowly as I slept peacefully, waking up quite late the next day. As I opened my eyes, I checked my phone to see what news was out there. The news about the complete wipeout of the Church of Light and also of the Cult of Darkness was all over the First Floor News outlets. And of course, because I didn’t really hide my identity, my face was everywhere. However, nobody on the first floor dared to call me a criminal. I had already talked with the King of Heavenfell Kingdom, the strongest and largest nation on this continent after all, and we’ve become good acquaintances.
So, this news simply showed that I was the one behind it, but that there wasn’t anything else; nobody was blaming me, and nobody was angrily posting news saying I was a criminal that must be stopped. However, the big sign of “bounty” in my head remained intact, although its price has not increased since then.
The God of Deep Darkness had fallen into some sort of slumber, and the Goddess of Light had become incredibly silent, probably deciding to simply hide and regain her power over time while waiting for a fool to come kill me. I also saw some news about the death of this Joseph guy, the Chronomancer.
There were large groups of Sorcerers, Wizards, Warlocks, and other Magicians from the Acacia World looking for the culprit who killed him. Although I killed him above the skies of Nexus, not many were even able to see exactly what happened. After all, half the fight was within stop time.
I’ll leave their search to themselves. If they truly find me and come to take revenge, depending on their behavior, I might kill them or forgive them. I would love to resolve this peacefully, though, so if push comes to shove, I will teach them a lesson, and I might then let them go after I force them into an Oath to not harm me or my beloved ones.
“Ugh, the same everywhere, huh?”
The news on the first floor was all about these topics, with endless forums showing the opinions of many Players as well as inhabitants. Some were happy about the destruction of the church; others hated me for what I did. But nobody could really do anything against me. I let them talk and do as they please.
“Let’s see…”
Once I moved to see the news from Earth, things changed drastically. Every news story was about me in a good light. Most news was calling me the “New Messiah,” and others even called me a “Divine-Class Hunter," a speculated rank above World-Class. There was some news about the other World Classes though.
I saw Yanisse in an interview, saying good things about me. It was a bit embarrassing, but she overall said I was a good person.
“I met her once. Bing Xue is a very serious and strong person, and also someone incredibly gentle and good-hearted. However, this doesn’t mean you can easily abuse her goodwill. She’s very smart and wise, even. Don’t mess with her, and just be happy she saved us. Anybody that tries to take advantage of her goodwill might suffer a fate worse than death.”
I suppose she got a good idea of how I am. I should contact her soon to have another meetup and hang out.
Then there were interviews with Pablo and Jamiel; both had neutral stances about who and what I was. Pablo looked to be clearly disturbed by my immense strength, while Jamiel seemed optimistic and wanted to meet me in person.
These three World Classes are like celebrities back on Earth—the greatest celebrities, I would say. So naturally, as someone who is seen to be of their caliber, if not even higher, I am becoming a celebrity too.
I will go back to Earth once the week comes to an end, so next week, I suppose. For now, I should get to the last things I should do here.
With the Church of Light and the Evil Cult of Deep Darkness destroyed, I should simply go and kill the Gods already.
“Alright, I’m leaving. I’ll come back for lunch.” I covered my two mates with a warm mantle and kissed their foreheads.
“Hmm? Where are you going…?” Urbosa wondered.
“I’ll go kill the gods; nothing too much.” I smiled gently. “Just rest and relax.”
“Huh? Wha…?”
Urbosa didn’t understand what I said and quickly went back to sleep.
I quickly stepped out of the house and then flew into the skies.
“I should kill the one below first; he’s sleeping, after all, an easier target.”
I quickly flew into the blue oceans and then landed on a third, hidden, and much smaller continent. This area was completely unpopulated, and it merely had a lot of strong monsters, most at Level 500 and above. It was known in Umbra’s legends as the “Continent of Horrors," and it might be a place where high-level players could come.
But nobody has ever come here. Despite how big each floor is, players don’t have the time or the powers to easily explore every inch of every world. The first floor is mostly known for Nexus and the surrounding dungeons. The Kingdoms and everything else are barely known and interacted with by most Players.
“This should be a good place.” I quickly gathered Primordial Photon Essence in my hands, shaping it into a gigantic golden drill of over three hundred meters in height. “Let’s go, Kirby! Time to take a small trip to the Underworld!”
“Buugyuuh!” Kirby leaped over my head. My little companion was going to be the only company I’d have on my god-killing adventure.
CRAAASH!
I broke through the bedrock of the Continent in a split second, my drill-shaped Photon Essence easily piercing through it all as it endlessly spun downward. In a minute, I was already halfway through my way to the Underworld.
I had scanned the entire planet by now, so I knew very well how to get there. I chose this unpopulated Continent because I wouldn’t be risking creating earthquakes that could harm the people of the other two continents.
There were a lot of monsters dying right now as giant cracks opened across the earth, but I didn’t really care that much about those; I was earning a lot of extra Experience Points from that.
RUMBLE!
Crack, crack…!
CRASH!
The ground below finally broke apart, revealing a huge, wide world below the endlessly thick bedrock of the continent. This was a Realm that should never be accessible to anybody through normal means; only those capable of summoning a special gate to the underworld could go there.
It was a place governed by different and twisted laws, though; it is where most of the souls that died inside of Eclipse would land. Either being assimilated by the God of Deep Darkness, becoming Undead Monsters if they had great resentment, or turning into faint Dead Spirits.
“We’re here.”
I stepped down, falling for at least a whole kilometer before finally landing on the dark ground. As light as a feather, I decided not to leave any destruction this time. The entire world down here was like a gigantic cave system. Barely any walls, an endlessly open cavern space with many black rock spikes, and rivers made of nether, a miasmic substance made from corrupted soul ether.
[Warning! You have entered the {Divine Domain} of the {Lord of Deep Darkness}: {The Underworld}!]
[The Divine Laws of the {Lord of Deep Darkness} encompass the entirety of his Divine Domain. Any living being that steps here without being his avatar will have their life force constantly drained.]
[Once they die here, their Souls will be assimilated by the {Lord of Deep Darkness}.]
[Your Life Force is being constantly drained!]
[You resisted it.]
[Your Life Force is being constantly drained!]
[You resisted it.]
[Your Life Force is being constantly drained!]
[You resisted it.]
[Your Life Force is being constantly drained!]
[You resisted it.]
[…]
“Silence.”
I waved my hand, deactivating the annoying notifications. Apparently, there was a powerful divine force attempting to take away my life force, but every time it did so, it ended up hitting an invisible wall it simply couldn’t touch. That was merely my existence, my presence, and my intent.
A being so weak as this God could simply not even dare to take away my life force; it simply was not allowed by my supreme existence. And above all else, I was also able to fight back with his technique.
“Why don’t I do the same with your stupid ability?” I smiled. I had walked only ten kilometers towards where he was slumbering, and I was already surrounded by a million Undead Monsters. Ranging from Level 400 to Level 1000.
Using my bare hands and imbuing them with an endless stream of Primordial Essence, I grasped the very fabric of his Divine Domain, and then absorbed its powers, repurposing them as a weapon for myself. I quickly combined it with my Photon Essence and created a scythe made of black light with it.
“What a beautiful weapon I’ve made myself. It is made with your own power, dear god.”
SLAAASH!
I swung the scythe horizontally as a wave of phantasmal and dark energies surged, engulfing all the undead. Their bodies exploded into fine dust, and their souls dissipated into particles of blue light. I kept walking, making the same simple move every time.
Eventually, I reached the front door of a gigantic black castle, which was protected by a thousand-layered Divine Barrier. It was assembled of millions of Divine Runes, stronger Magic Runes. But even then.
“Useless!”
I slashed the barriers into pieces with a mere swing of my scythe, endlessly fueled by the power of God’s own Divinity. I was using his powers against him, and I had yet to even fight him.
Crack, crack…!
CRASH! CRASH! CRASH!
The barriers shattered like glass, one after another. A path towards the castle opened, and as I walked through it, his most loyal subjects attempted to stop me. Giant knights wearing black and silver armor. Enormous skeleton chimeras, and vampiric zombies.
“Enough, you monster! We will not let you take another step! Do you even know what you’re doing?! You’re stepping into the Divine Domain of our Master and Lord! The Lord of Deep Darkness!” A tall Vampire, with long silvery-white hair and sharp crimson eyes roared at me. The man showed me his sharp fangs as he pointed a powerful sword against me. His Level was a bit over one thousand. “I swore my Master I would stand here and protect him for eternity, and that is what I shall do now! Because I, the Progenitor Vampire Von Hellseng Allhand Sacred Blood Saint-”
“Your name is way too long…” I yawned, pointing my hand at him. “{Palms of Ascendant Radiance}”
I combined the powers of my Photon Essence with my Skills, generating a giant palm made of pure golden light. His small body was immediately crushed like a cockroach, instantly turning into ashes as he screamed in agony.
“Gryyyaaaghh!”
BOOOM!
His soul exploded, shattering into pieces. He had some divinity; he ended up being another Avatar! So that God hadn’t wasted them all, I see.
“Anybody else wants to die for their God? I will generously spare those that escape this instant.” I looked back at the other knights.
While trembling in horror, they still attacked, roaring at me with all kinds of swear words. I suppose I couldn’t expect anything else from this third-rate God’s minions, huh?
“Then die.”
I slashed them into countless tiny pieces using my Sword of Yin and Yang, explosions of both darkness and light encompassing my surroundings. Their bodies barely left any dust or bones left after they were hit once. Nobody could take even a single hit at the end. Well, I wasn’t going easy on them either; I did put some energy into my attacks.
“Now, let’s see if you’re truly sleeping, God of Deep Darkness.”
I stopped in front of the black gates of his castle as I gently touched them. The entire metallic black door immediately bent to my strength, exploding into pieces after I injected a small amount of my energy.
Crack, crack…!
CRASH!
There were no minions inside greeting me, but a single throne made of bones, where an entity sat down. It was completely made of darkness and shadows, yet I could see it had skeletal hands that were sharp and pointy. A black robe made of shadows covered the rest of his body. Two red eyes slowly opened and then continued to open widely in shock.
“Hello~”
“Y-You…? YOU?! How did you…! AH! My minions… My Domain! My castle! Why…?! WHAT DID YOU DO?!”
“I simply came to kill you, as I promised.” I smiled gently. “Did you think I was joking when I said those words? Did you think I didn't had the power to do so? Let me tell you something.”
FLASH!
I appeared right behind him, caressing his face made of darkness with my hand, as Photonic Essence surged from my fingers, which gently wrapped around his neck.
“I never go back on my promises.”
BOOOM!
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