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Chapter 115: For a Moment Due to Personal Reasons?
Chapter 115: For a Moment Due to Personal Reasons?
Chapter 115: For a Moment Due to Personal Reasons?
[Your devout believer and temporary apostle, Il-Ho, has sacrificed the Lowest-tier God, One Who Dwells in the Ugliest Filth.]
[Congratulations, God Yu Il-Shin. One Who Dwells in the Ugliest Filth, the god of a world, is a high-ranking sacrifice equivalent to 11 S-rank beings.]
Psss!
The malevolent god slain by Il-Ho disintegrated. Like turbulent waves, its divine power washed over me.
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[Quest: Mid-tier Malevolent God Promotion (In Progress)]
Normal sacrifices: 231,289,003/10,000,000,000
Sacrifices of intelligent beings at S-rank and above with potential for transcendence: 34(?11)/100
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Then, as the powers of the fallen malevolent god were assimilated to me...
I finally recalled my identity. I was an unpopular writer and a god of the Gayami nation in a small world called Antrinia.
That warrior, who fought so desperately and risked his life for me, was Il-Ho...
“I am Yu Il-Shin.”
I immediately reached out toward the void, “Crushing Forefinger of God!”
The world was an egg. For a bird to be born, it must be crushed.
Crack, crack!
A crack appeared, and the world of nothingness collapsed.
***
Back in the polluted world of the One Who Dwells in the Ugliest Filth...
“Waaaaah!”
The baby fairy desperately flapped her wings, trying to prevent Il-Ho from plummeting into the ground.
Swoosh!
However, her wings couldn’t sustain the weight of Il-Ho’s gigantic body.
“Don’t... cry... little one...”
Il-Ho wanted to hug the baby fairy and stroke her head, but he couldn’t. He didn’t have arms anymore.
“I’m fine, so leave me... and go...”
“Waaaah! Aboo! Aboo!” the baby fairy fervently shook her head, huge droplets of tears streaming down her face.
Slain by Il-Ho, the body of the malevolent god One Who Dwells in the Ugliest Filth crumbled like a sandcastle.
Craaaash!
Regardless, the sea of filth continued to rampage on the land like a tsunami.
The baby fairy racked her brains. No matter how awesome and strong Il-Ho was, he’d surely die if he sank into such a repugnant sea in his grievous state!
“Waaaah!”
Il-Ho had saved her from a terrifying demon, so she wanted to repay him! However, her frail arms and tiny wings were too powerless to do so!
“Little One... At this rate, you’ll be in danger... I’m fine, so hurry—Cough! Cough!”
Il-Ho coughed black blood and lost consciousness soon after.
Craaash!
The waves of the sea of filth somehow flowed onto the land. The baby fairy cried while burying her face into Il-Ho’s firm chest.
The baby fairy prayed fervently, “Waaaah! Aboo!”
Anyone. Please, save us! Please, save my warrior. Save my father, please!
Rip! Riiiiip!
Baaaam! Grab!
In the next moment, the sky was torn asunder. Something caught them right before they fell into the murky ocean.
The baby fairy’s eyes widened in shock. An impossibly large hand gently set them down on land, far from the seaside. Then, it pointed its ring finger at the dying Il-Ho.
-Healing Ring Finger of God.
Ding!
[Calculating the causality rate of the healing target: Il-Ho...]
[A follower of Low-tier God Yu Il-Shin. A warrior and a member of a lower race from The 10th Realm. An existence that can slightly affect the rules between gods and the world.]
[You paid 10,000 Gcoins for the healing.]
Plaaaat! Sss—
The baby fairy watched in shock as a holy, dazzling white light enveloped Il-Ho, healing his fatal wounds at an incredible rate!
Then a low groan rang in the skies.
-Dammit! Unlike when he was still an ant, I can’t regenerate his arms...?
The baby looked up in a daze. The owner of the very hand that had saved them was up there. The evil god that Il-Ho killed was huge and terrifying, but it was nothing compared to this god.
Ruuumble!
The giant reached out to the baby. His dark shadow resembled a solar eclipse, but she wasn’t the slightest bit afraid.
Sss—
Instead, the warmth of his index finger caressed the baby’s head gently, as if handling the world’s most precious jewel.
-Thank you for protecting Il-Ho, cute Little One.
The baby fairy burst into giggles. She grew more convinced that Il-Ho and this god shared a similar aura. Namely, their warmth and trustworthiness. She instinctively knew that this was the god that Il-Ho believed with all his heart. The Fairy Queen rubbed her face against Yu Il-Shin’s fingers.
“Aboo! Aboo!”
-Yes, good girl.
Yu Il-Shin smiled gently as he looked down from the skies.
Sss...
Then, his body blurred like a mirage, slowly fading away. Yu Il-shin frowned and spoke to the baby fairy.
-I’ll be back soon, so will you look after Il-Ho for now?
“Aboo!” the baby fairy nodded vigorously as if saying to entrust Il-Ho to her.
-Please...
“Aboo.” The baby fairy clasped her hands tightly, as if praying in the direction where Yu Il-Shin was.
Thank you for saving us, my father’s huge and merciful God.
Then, she mimicked Il-Ho and gave a passionate praise, “Pu...ck!”
Ding!
[Congratulations, the Fairy Queen’s faith has been established.]
[As the incarnation of the One in the Skies Taking Care of the World, the Fairy Queen’s powers is still weak. But she’s a high-ranking sacrifice capable of raising the divinity of a Lowest-tier God by a level.]
[The Fairy Queen belongs to the “Transcendent” category.]
[The Fairy Queen is currently a “Divine” follower equivalent to 10 S-ranks. You’ll gain more faith once she’s nurtured into a proper god in the future.]
Ding!
[Congratulations. After defeating a Lowest-tier God, Il-Ho has now become a follower of the “Transcendent” category.]
[The values in the Mid-tier Benevolent God quest have changed.]
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[Quest: Mid-tier Benevolent God Promotion (In Progress)]
Followers of intelligent beings at S-rank and above with potential for transcendence: 38(?20)/100
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***
Sss—
My eyes flung open.
-Kieeek!
“Argh! Don’t look down on us martial artists, you wretched incarnation of a malevolent god!”
Slash slash!
I found myself being surrounded by giant thorny vines like the Sleeping Beauty. They hacked and slashed at the three martial artists with demonic force.
Crack! Ssss—
However, as soon as I fully regained consciousness, the thorns froze and vanished like a mirage.
[Silently Creeping Nightmare cries, saying that you shouldn’t have woken up yet.]
Oh, so you were the one protecting me.
“I’m okay now.” My heart, which was pierced by the dagger, was healed by the sacrifice Il-Ho offered me. I smiled weakly into the sky and said, “Thank you for protecting me, Ms. Nightmare.”
[Silently Crawling Nightmare blushes shyly when she hears your gratitude.]
I picked up the Demon Lord that had fallen on the ground.
“Hehe, that pesky incarnation is gone!”
Trudge trudge!
After Night Rose had disappeared completely, the Three Pure Ones approached. The sight of smoke, red, and blue flames emitting murderous aura was truly dreary.
“Keeheehee!”
Swoosh!
The red flame guy, Dagger Martial, suddenly teleported right above my head.
“Young God, your heart is mine!”
Swaaaa!
With an eerie, deafening laughter, he descended, ready to split my head open!
Claaaang!
However, I parried his attack with Demon Lord, foiling his attempt.
“How did you...?!”
I’d blocked his attack with my good arm, and unlike earlier, my knees didn’t buckle. Dagger Martial withdrew angrily.
“Heeheehee! Fist Martial, Sword Martial. He’s stronger all of the sudden!”
Fist Martial stroked his smoky beard and said, “Hehe, I see. Did his followers offer sacrifices for him? His divinity has increased quite a bit.”
Sword Martial’s blue flames burned more aggressively as he pointed his sword at me, “Hmph! So what?! He still isn’t a Mid-tier God?! He won’t be able to win against the three of us! Rejoice! There’ll be more divine power for us to devour!”
“Heehee, you’re right! The banquet pig returning more plump is something to celebrate!”
The three mocked me, laughing like ghosts.
-Fucking cowards! I bet you can’t defeat me one-on-one!
Demon Lord shook violently in frustration.
-Disciple, I’m afraid you’ll have to come back later. Right now, our utmost priority is to escape. Their combined attacks are a harmony of heaven and earth. Not only did it suppress the opponent’s strength, it also amplified the caster’s martial power manyfold. You won’t be able to face them alone. Argh! How frustrating! If only I had a physical body, I’d be able to wipe them out in one fell swoop!
Demon Lord was right.
Thanks to the sacrifice Il-Ho offered and the Fairy Queen becoming my follower, my divine power had increased significantly. Nevertheless, I wasn’t confident I could defeat the three of them, especially after a poorly executed counterattack from earlier. I was dying after failing to use my healing powers.
I’ll never beat them on my own. They weren’t kidding when they said they’ve hunted Mid-tier Gods.
If only I could take out at least one of them, there might still be a chance...
Clang clang clang!
I looked over at Lin XiaoMing, who was still engaged in a fierce battle with the S-ranked masters from the Three Martial Association.
“Argh! I should be helping out Mr. Yu Il-Shin! These pesky tiger snouts!”
“Hmph! You traitorous whore! Don’t think of interfering in their battle! Unleash the Big Dipper Diamond Sutra Formation’s Third Stance, Rakshasa Diamond Sutra!”
“Yes sir!”
Despite being S-ranks, the strength of an individual member was no match for the SS-rank Lin XiaoMing. As such, they executed a bizarre sword formation that resembled Big Dipper, overpowering her.
She couldn’t afford to help me in her current situation.
“I won’t run, Demon Lord Elder.”
-W-what? They kicked your ass before! Haven’t you learned your lesson?!
“If I were to run away now, how am I supposed to face my followers?”
Yeah, especially Il-Ho, who risked his life to save me.
“Don’t worry, I still have a hidden trump card.”
“Stop bluffing.” Sword Martial stuck his blue flame tongue out, licking his blue lips. “All I see is a prey thrashing around.”
“Hehehe!”
“Keeheehee!”
The Three Pure Ones laughed in unison.
Yeah, laugh while you can.
I’ll do it regardless of the outcome.
In fact, it started as a dirty trick to meet my manuscript deadline. I never succeeded though. I kept being told I wasn’t good enough.
But now, with the divine power sizzling through my body, I thought I could pull this off.
This wasn’t a bluff, but conviction.
I raised my thumb up high. “Proliferating Thumb of God.”
Ding!
[Select the target to multiply.]
I stamped my thumb on my forehead and said, “Yu Il-Shin.”