Chapter 1502 – 1502. The Abandoned World
‘Divine Release!’
The massive divine power became a tidal wave, sweeping away the followers of Brahmasen.
Of course, even so, Brahmasen’s followers swarmed. There were so many that just looking at them made me want to throw up.
“Kieeeeeeeek!”
“Kaaaaaaak!”
Brahmasen’s followers screamed at me, who was flying in the sky. They reached out their hands and jumped. Since they couldn’t fly, they immediately fell to the ground.
“You’re worse than insects.”
Pzzzzzt.
Golden lightning gathered in my grasp, forming a sphere.
I threw the completed sphere onto the ground.
Lightning Sky Style (雷天流) Lightning Sphere (雷球).
The golden lightning sphere exploded, and compressed lightning spread in all directions. The swarming followers of Brahmasen were swept away by the lightning and electrocuted. There was a smell of burning flesh along with the smoke.
Then, I heard an irritating voice.
The priests around the altar were pointing at me with their sharp fingernails and jabbering something.
At first glance, it sounded similar to Chinese. But if you listened closely, you could tell it was completely different. If it were Chinese, there was no way I wouldn’t understand it. It was a completely different language system with only similar pronunciations.
“So, they don’t understand me… That’s not good news.”
It was the moment I raised the Executioner’s Sword.
My ears buzzed, and his words sounded like Korean.
-Brahmasen says you are the traitor! Brahmasen wants your death!
“Telepathy… Is it some kind of sorcery?”
That’s actually good.
It will be easier to grab him and interrogate him.
Wooooooong.
I heard an irritating sound from above. I frowned and looked up. The space distorted high in the sky, and a large tentacle appeared from within, falling towards me.
I swung the Executioner’s Sword at the tentacle. Golden sword energy flew towards the tentacle. However, the sword energy failed to cut the tentacle, and I was struck by the tentacle and slammed into the ground.
The tentacle disappeared without a trace, but the damage from being hit by it did not disappear.
‘It’s not just physically powerful. It contained Brahmasen’s power. I need to subdue the priests before they summon another tentacle.’
If I were hit by a tentacle like that two or three more times, even I would have a hard time enduring it. I quickly got up from the black ground.
“Kiahhhhhhh!”
Brahmasen’s followers charged at me, screaming. There was no time to rest.
‘Holy Aura!’
I released a holy aura in all directions.
The charging followers were swept away.
‘Holy Light!’
Holy light poured out from my left hand and shot out in a straight line. The bodies of the followers who touched the light burst into flames and turned to ash.
‘Descent.’
The air split open, and ten angels appeared. The angels began to attack the followers. In the meantime, I took out the Wings of Dawn and flew towards the altar.
‘Capture the priest on the altar alive. There’s no need for all four of them. Kill three and capture one.’
I couldn’t fly directly to the altar. Brahmasen’s followers were shooting thorns, hindering me.
‘Even if I reach the altar, those guys will attack and hinder me. I need to reduce their numbers even more.’
After pondering for a moment, I used Sacrifice.
[Death Resistance has been activated. You will not die for the next 15 seconds.]
[Using Full Recovery.]
My breath was cut off for a moment, and a small miracle occurred.
Light of the Heavens.
Golden light gathered in the center of the crimson sky and fell straight to the ground.
The falling light spread in all directions, burning the followers.
It was like a kind of orbital bombardment.
‘The path is open.’
The four priests on the altar gathered. The priests stood in a circle, holding each other’s hands. They began to spin around as if they were doing a circle dance. They had begun a strange ritual.
‘I used Full Recovery, but I still have Heavenly Heart. No matter what curse they use, I can just use Heavenly Heart to overcome it.’
An unexpected situation occurred.
The spinning priests suddenly began to vomit blood and collapse.
-What the hell?!
-You…! What are you doing!
-How dare you ruin this important ritual! Was your faith a lie?!
A conflict broke out among them.
One of the four priests had betrayed them.
The unexpected situation didn’t end there. Some of the followers mutated and began to fight each other. I took a closer look at the mutated followers.
These guys had undergone physical mutations. Veins were protruding from their bodies, and they were dripping some kind of unknown liquid. They had transformed into much more gruesome forms than the followers. They were attacking the followers, and the followers were fighting back against the mutated monsters.
It was a mess.
‘I don’t know what’s going on. Why did they mutate, and why are they fighting each other?’
I decided to put my confusion aside for now. What I needed to do now was to seize the altar and capture the priests alive.
I quickly flew towards the altar.
In conclusion, I was too late.
When I arrived, three of the priests, except for one, were dead, their bodies rolling on the altar.
I pointed the Executioner’s Sword at the one priest who had betrayed his comrades.
“I don’t understand. Why did you betray your comrades at this point? It’s like… you’re helping me. If you were planning to deceive me, it won’t work.”
The priest raised his hands as if he had no intention of fighting. The pieces of flesh clinging to his hands wriggled. It was a disgusting sight.
-These guys and I are not comrades. I don’t believe in Brahmasen either. I killed them to help the Creator. It’s more efficient that way.
“…Creator? Are you talking about me? What are you?”
-I have no name. I am a subordinate of Levre.
“A subordinate of Levre?!”
I asked in surprise.
-That’s right.
Levre.
A parasitic lord from the [War Major] world.
I had summoned Levre once in the past through a random summon in a dungeon. As far as I knew, Levre had not come out of the dungeon. He was such a dangerous guy that I had ordered him to die with the collapsing dungeon. Levre had, of course, followed my orders.
‘I thought he followed my orders back then. Did he not actually follow them? I never thought I’d be backstabbed like this.’
Perhaps sensing the chilling atmosphere, he quickly said, as if making an excuse.
-Levre carried out the Creator’s orders. Instead of going outside the dungeon, he went deep inside the dungeon.
“…Deep inside the dungeon?”
-To be precise, it was another dimension. Levre discovered a dimension connected during the dungeon collapse. That place was Brahmasen’s territory. Levre infiltrated Brahmasen and began to parasitize, then was reverse-summoned and disappeared.
I let out a hollow laugh.
Brahmasen hadn’t even noticed the parasitic swarm until now. And the parasitic swarm had spread like a plague, gradually taking over Brahmasen’s forces.
This was the power of the parasitic lord.
It was the reason why I had been more wary of Levre than necessary.
“You didn’t parasitize any humans, did you?”
-There’s no need to parasitize humans. In terms of nutrients… these are more superior.
That’s right. These guys were the kind that parasitized even inanimate objects. There was no need for them to be obsessed with humans. Still, they were the kind that would parasitize anything they could, so I couldn’t trust them.
“How far has the parasitization spread in Brahmasen’s forces?”
-In terms of percentage, it’s not even 1% yet. Parasitization is still ongoing, but it will not be able to exceed 5%. If it parasitized any more than that, there’s a high chance that Brahmasen would notice.
“I see. Brahmasen is a god. He would notice if something major happened to his forces. Is Brahmasen watching this place right now?”
-Rest assured. Brahmasen’s gaze does not reach this place. This world is an abandoned world. It’s nothing more than leftovers that Brahmasen ate. The world’s lifespan is over, so this world will collapse and disappear in at most a few decades.
“…Brahmasen ate and discarded it… Is that Brahmasen’s purpose?”
-That is correct. Brahmasen eats worlds and grows stronger. Even now, he is simultaneously invading and eating dozens of worlds. Earth is just one of those worlds.
“I had expected it, but he’s even more absurd than I thought.”
-Don’t worry. Compared to the Creator, he’s nothing more than a toenail.
I rolled my eyes and looked outside the altar. The guys who had mutated and were fighting the followers. Those must also be parasites, subordinates of the parasitic lord Levre.
“What is your purpose?”
-We are merely following Levre’s will. Levre has given us two orders. One is to parasitize and reproduce in Brahmasen’s forces. The other is to follow the Creator’s will.
“Can you die if I tell you to?”
-We will gladly die.
“……”
These guys are many, but they are one. Their essence is nothing more than parasites created by Levre’s division. These guys absolutely follow Levre’s will and act accordingly. Unless Levre betrays me, his divided parasites will not betray me either.
“Why did Brahmasen leave you here?”
-Brahmasen’s army is too large, so he sent some of them here. So that they can invade other dimensions at any time when Brahmasen’s orders are given.
“So, it’s a kind of logistics base.”
-That’s correct.
They use the abandoned world as a logistics base. The scale is so large that I don’t know how amazing it is. What’s certain is that Brahmasen is a much more enormous being than I thought.
From Brahmasen’s perspective, the guys here are dispensable.
“I need to return to Earth. Can you activate the altar?”
-We can. We will open a dimensional gate to Earth for you. As you can see, there are plenty of sacrifices.
He pointed his finger in all directions. He meant to use Brahmasen’s followers as sacrifices.
“I’m the only one going to Earth.”
I had no intention of taking these guys to Earth.
These guys were too dangerous. I didn’t have the confidence to control them.
-We have no intention of going to Earth either. If we go to Earth, Brahmasen might notice our existence. We will activate the altar.
He flicked his arm. Telekinesis activated, and nearby followers were pulled in. He tore the followers apart and killed them on the altar. The followers’ blood soaked the altar.
Wooooooong.
The altar vibrated, and a dimensional rift opened.
-It is connected to Earth. Go.
“……”
Can I really return to Earth if I go through this rift?
I was suspicious.
‘There’s no other way. …Let’s go in for now.’
I held my smartphone in my hand. If necessary, I was planning to use the Leisure Life app right away.
I entered the dimensional rift.
The scenery changed in an instant.
Blue sky and brown earth. A lush forest.
I checked my smartphone.
I had a signal.
I had returned to Earth.
•••
The dimensional rift on the altar disappeared.
The parasite who had sent Sung Yu-jin back to Earth looked around at the followers who were fighting.
-All the guys here must be killed.
He joined the fray. He used his psychic powers to kill Brahmasen’s followers.
1,000 remaining parasites survived.
-No traces must be left. Burn them all.
Flames blazed. The ‘all’ he was referring to included the parasites themselves. Of course, he himself threw himself into the flames.
-For the survival and reproduction of the swarm!
They willingly sacrificed themselves for the swarm.
