Into the Creations 1752

Chapter 1752 – 1752. Savior Of The Academy

The blade sliced through Arinna, from her right shoulder to her left hip.

Blood and entrails spilled out at once.

I was bewildered. Not because of the blood and guts, but because Arinna hadn’t dodged or blocked my attack. Arinna wasn’t a typical NPC. I’d already confirmed that before. She could have easily dodged or blocked my attack.

“Is your tantrum over?”

Arinna, lying on the floor, asked me. There wasn’t a hint of pain in her voice.

“It’s not over.”

I gripped my sword again. The tip was aimed at Arinna’s forehead.

“Are you going to kill me? I don’t care. But will killing me resolve your anger?”

“You talk too much. Do you think that’ll stop me from killing you?”

“I’ll disappear anyway. Now that Terra is free from the apocalypse and restored, they’ll probably reset me. Handing you Susanoo’s Magatama was an overstep and an act of treason.”

“Terra. I’m going to kill that AI bastard too.”

“Really? That’s what I want… You’re saving me.”

“Think whatever you want.”

I plunged the sword into her head. I had no intention of listening to Arinna’s nonsense.

“Yes. I’ll think whatever I want.”

Arinna, with a sword in her head, didn’t die and kept talking. Maybe it was because she was a special NPC, but she didn’t disappear. I stomped on her head. My shoe squelched with blood and brain matter.

I checked Susanoo’s Magatama in my hand. The white magatama emitted a mysterious light.

‘If I log out now, can I take Susanoo’s Magatama to the real world?’

I stared closely at Susanoo’s Magatama. Other than the mysterious glow, I couldn’t feel anything special.

The back of my hand glowed. The race code Tenrai Nagisa gave me, the rhombus pattern, glowed and absorbed Susanoo’s Magatama. It happened in the blink of an eye, and I didn’t have time to react.

I exhaled.

As I relaxed, many thoughts filled my mind. Young Ha-ri’s face came to mind.

I couldn’t blame Sung Ha-ri for killing Young Ha-ri. I knew the mindset she had when she killed Young Ha-ri. And Sung Ha-ri was my woman.

So, I redirected my hatred.

‘It all started because of…’

The demon Laplace, the AI Terra, Hasegawa Isshin.

There were many bastards to kill.

And the students and teachers of Caso Academy. If those bastards hadn’t interfered, things might not have turned out this way.

I’ll kill every single one of them who had anything to do with this.

“You have a scary look on your face.”

It was Arinna’s voice. I looked down. The corpse with its head crushed was talking.

“Why aren’t you dying?”

“You know what my main body is. This body is just an avatar.”

“Just shut up. My head is already a mess.”

“Even if you log out and return to reality, you won’t be able to move right away.”

“……Did Terra do something?”

“Burden rate. It refers to the fatigue that accumulates in the mind. It’s a chronic problem that accumulates when you spend a long time in the Terra simulator. Usually, Terra minimizes and manages that burden rate, but… it’s different now. The burden rate must have increased considerably. Considering the stress you’ve received and the long periods of access, you won’t be able to move right away even if you log out. The discrepancy between your physical and mental waves. It will take at least 40 minutes for them to align.”

“So, I’ll be a cripple for 40 minutes after logging out. Why are you telling me this?”

It was a serious problem. 40 minutes. It was more than enough time for Caso Academy to pull something.

“Because I want you to destroy Terra.”

“Do you really believe I’m going to destroy Terra?”

“You’re angry, and you have the power to express that anger. The power to control Terra for even a moment. With that power, what is there to fear?”

“…40 minutes. Is there a way to avoid those 40 minutes? 40 minutes is too long. Those bastards could do anything in that time.”

The AI Terra wasn’t protecting me. They could forcibly open the capsule and try to kill me and Sung Ha-ri. I’m fine. I have complete recovery. But Sung Ha-ri didn’t. I could never stand by and watch her be killed defenselessly.

‘I can’t get help from Makina. Makina is currently facing a demon and can’t move.’

It was a crisis. I was getting quite anxious.

“You’ll be fine.”

“That’s different from what you said earlier.”

“I haven’t finished speaking yet. Don’t they say you should listen to the end in Korean?”

“Weren’t you Japanese?”

“Are you perhaps joking?”

I closed my mouth. Then she continued.

“You have Susanoo’s Magatama in your hand. The burden accumulated here will be resolved by Susanoo’s Magatama.”

“Just possessing Susanoo’s Magatama has an effect?”

“Just by existing, it handled most of the output of the Terra simulator. Do you think it can’t do something as simple as that?”

“Does it have infinite power or something?”

“Of course not. Susanoo’s Magatama took away the humanity of the academy students little by little in exchange for providing output. There’s no such thing as a free lunch.”

“…Wait. Did we too?”

“No. You have authentication codes. Hmm. It’s almost time.”

「All functions of the Terra simulator have been normalized.」

「You can log out now.」

Fzzzt.

Sparks flew in front of my eyes.

“Terra is trying to stop you. It’s meaningless. Terra has no authority to stop you. Now, go back to reality.”

“I’m going back to reality even if you don’t tell me. Log out.”

「Logging out.」

“Hehe. A storm is coming. It’s a shame I can’t see it myself.”

• • •

Kwakwakwakwang!

The world was destroyed. That was the perfect description of the scene unfolding before my eyes.

Dark clouds covered the sky, the waves were violently shaking, a gale was blowing from all directions, lightning was striking the sea, and dozens of waterspouts were rising toward the black sky.

I walked forward through the wind and rain. Strangely, the place where I was wasn’t affected by the environment.

I walked on the only stone path. I didn’t know why I was walking, or where I was. I just kept walking forward. I had to. Something was calling me.

There was a red gate. It was an open gate that you could see at Japanese shrines. It was called a torii in Japanese, wasn’t it? A gate that resembled the character for heaven (天).

I passed through the gate. Lightning fell around me. The wind and rain pulled at my body. I ignored it and moved forward.

The more I walked forward, the more my dazed mind cleared.

‘Why am I here?’

I couldn’t figure out the reason. There was no time for that. My feet moved faster.

The end of the stone path was in sight.

There was a rocky mountain.

No, it would be more accurate to call it a rocky island. Those rocks were in the middle of the rough sea.

I stopped abruptly as I was heading to the rocky island. Someone was sitting on top of the rocky island.

It was a man.

His long black hair and beard fluttered in the wind. He had his left knee raised and his left arm resting on it. His left hand was holding a sword. Through his torn clothes, I could see his firm muscles. His eyes turned to me. The intense gaze became a physical force and pressed down on my body.

“I am Takehayasusanoonomikoto. Who are you?”

“Sung Yu-jin.”

“What do you want?”

“Get me out of here right now!”

“You are angry. Do you want my power?”

“I don’t need it. I said get me out of here.”

“Hahaha. Are you mad with anger? Do you want revenge? That’s a man’s spirit. You should repay what you’ve suffered. I like you, new storm.”

The waves surged. The waves grew bigger and became a tsunami. A huge tsunami that seemed to sweep away not only the rocky island but also the sky covered me.

I fell into the sea.

Even though I thrashed my arms and legs, my body didn’t float and kept sinking.

The deep sea. I was suffocating in that place where no light reached.

And then I was forcibly pulled up.

Pshoo!

The capsule opened, and my body fell forward.

“Kuh-erk!”

I coughed out air as I lay on the floor. I gagged a few times, but no seawater came up.

“W-what? Why are you awake right away?!”

“Did you forget what the dean said? Grab him first!!”

There were armed men and women around me. Behind them, I could see researchers wearing white coats.

They were all bastards who deserved to die.

I slowly got up.

The wind blew around me.

『You have acquired the trait, God of Storm (SS).』

『Name: Sung Yu-jin
Strength: SS Stamina: A+ Agility: S+ Durability: SS Mana: SSS+
Traits: Spirit Eye (S) Demon Hunter (S) God of Storm (SS)
Skills: Spirit Contract (A) Spirit Possession (A) Barrier (C+) Swordsmanship (B+)
Karma: Good 34』

I checked my status window. All my stats had increased, and I had gained a new trait. The identity of the power was obvious. It was Susanoo’s Magatama inside me.

“Good, you bugs.”

I got up. Power surged through my whole body. I felt like I could do anything now.

I needed a sword.

A sword to tear those bastards to pieces.

I was about to summon the Hwaryeon Flying Daggers from my inventory when wind and lightning gathered and took the form of a sword.

A roughly shaped sword.

The Kusanagi Sword.

I swung the sword.

A clean line was drawn. There was nothing the line couldn’t cut. People, machines, walls, everything was cut. Corpses with their upper and lower bodies separated fell to the floor, and the acrid smell of blood stung my nose.

“Kyaaaaaaaaah!”

A female researcher screamed and sat down.

“Shut up.”

The wind that extended from my hand tore the female researcher’s body into pieces, turning her into minced meat. No trace of a human remained.

I looked around at the remaining researchers. They were terrified and backing away.

“R-request backup!”

“I don’t want to die here!”

A panicked bastard ran away. I pointed the tip of my sword at the fleeing bastard. Lightning shot out from the tip of the sword, electrocuting the fleeing bastard to death.

“I’ll kill them all. No exceptions.”

Wind and lightning swirled. I swung my sword within it, killing people. There were no humans left moving.

‘It’s not over yet.’

I turned my gaze to the capsules. Next to the capsule I was in, Sung Ha-ri was inside a capsule. She hadn’t woken up yet.

I looked around. Academy students were in other capsules. Like Sung Ha-ri, they hadn’t woken up.

‘What reason do I have not to kill these bastards?’

Pajijik.

Wind and lightning flowed through the Kusanagi Sword.

‘None!’

I swung my sword at the academy students in the capsules.