Chapter 2 – 002. Appointment of Apostles (2)
There are a total of three powers that Eunhyeon received from the three goddesses of destiny.
The first is ‘time manipulation’ received from Belldandi, who cherished Eunhyeon the most.
This is literally the ability to manipulate time limited to Eunhyun’s body.
The most typical example is ‘time reversal’, which applies the concepts of rewinding, stopping, and fast-forwarding time to make the body younger, or to restore it to its state before severe physical damage such as amputation or burns.
This ability made Eunhyeon a being who was out of the flow of time.
It gave them a life of immortality, unrelated to physical aging.
It is like the ability to make an existence close to immortality, which is no different from ‘eternal life’.
‘Thought acceleration’ using ‘time stop’ that slows the perceived time to the limit and creates a world that is close to stationary, allowing the extreme thinking ability to be displayed.
To put it simply, if it takes 10 seconds for others to count from 1 to 10 at intervals of 1 second.
Eunhyun was able to do it in less than a second.
To that extent, Eunhyeon was a being who lived in a different time than other people.
The last one was the “Time acceleration” Ability, which accelerates the body’s ability to move much faster than others.
With the power of her authority received from Belldandy, Eun-hyeon’s power, which was freed from the bondage of ‘time’, naturally boasted a far superior ability compared to others.
“Wow, this is a complete scam…”
Even after being given this ability, she laughed at the fact that the mission given to her was ‘extra’, but she didn’t feel particularly dissatisfied.
The second is the ‘replica’ received from Urd.
At first, I didn’t know what “Bringing past karma” Meant.
Soon, after various studies, Eunhyeon realized that the power of cloning is the ability to create objects that existed in the past into reality.
Realizing that she had gained an absurd ability to cheat, Eun-hyeon investigated how far the power of cloning could be applied.
Although he succeeded in reproducing various weapons and objects that existed in the past, he failed to reproduce some items such as firearms or the production of gold coins.
It occurred to me that they were probably concerned about the mass production of currency or the reproduction of weapons that were not suitable for civilization.
He guessed that Urud had put some effort into it beforehand and properly set the permissible range of authority.
Weapons with special powers, or swords from the mythical age that only existed in legends, failed to reproduce because the concept was very ambiguous.
However, he was convinced that if used well, it would be a useful power in battle or in various areas, like the power of time manipulation.
The third is ‘Creating Destiny’ from Skuld.
The power to pioneer oneself rather than follow a given destiny.
All human beings follow a given destiny from birth, and the incidents and accidents that happen to humans are already determined.
It is impossible to change the predetermined fate with human power.
However, Eun-hyeon, who has the power to shape her destiny, is not affected by that fate.
There was a possibility of changing the future with a predetermined incident accident.
The reason why Skuld gave Eunhyeon this power is that he had the qualities to become a hero, but he saved people who died before the seeds of that talent germinated properly.
It was to create a variable that could be pioneered in a future fate that was close to destruction.
It also included Eun-hyeon, whose disastrous future had already been decided, and the desire to pioneer her own future.
Eun-hyeon, who received all three powers, has lived a long time experiencing many things.
Even so, sometimes, when I go, I think of the past.
The earth before destruction, demons and monsters that suddenly appeared.
Family and friends whose faces I can’t even remember now.
Strangers who appeared in an unknown place along with the hated demons and beasts.
Even Eun-hyeon did not know why the science-developed Earth and magic-developed other dimensions merged into one world.
The day I was summoned in front of the three goddesses of fate, saying it was the ‘only possibility’.
Earthlings and strangers fought together against the threat of demons and beasts, and the war led to the victory of the human allies.
The time when he who survived did not understand why he was the only one who survived.
Eun-hyeon thought that it was already hundreds of years ago, and she wanted to meet the goddesses who bestowed her blessings on her one more time.
“Hey! What are you thinking about!”
Someone shouted at Eunhyun.
Eun-hyeon stopped reminiscing about the past he was staring blankly at, and turned his head away.
The woman who shouted at him looked even more puzzled that he could afford to be mesmerized by the situation.
“Are you out of your mind in this situation? And Mr. Then we all end up going to the goal. When I die, my body will be bitten to death by these things, but I don’t know if they’ll give me a proper funeral.”
The blond priestess frowned as she watched the magic beasts use her stamina to cross the magic barrier somehow.
“You speak so harshly as a priest.”
“Hey, Nam buys it. If you are dissatisfied, do you directly protest to Goddess Vesta of the Holy Kingdom of Erenia?”
The priestess sneered at her casually as she set up her god as her shield.
She is a short priestess with a striking blonde hair and a skinny body that looks somewhat scanty. She is a girl in her mid-to-late teens, with a fragile appearance that stimulates a desire for protection.
She looks like a back alley bully in her actions and manners, but in reality she is a 26-year-old lady.
“I am in no mood to joke. If this continues, we will all die.”
“Know. But how can anyone come to mind?”
The brown-haired knight with a taciturn impression smiled and closed her mouth at the question of the blonde priestess.
Rather, it was not always up to him to come up with a solution in this situation.
Her knight was looking towards Eunhyeon with expectant eyes.
Eun-hyeon, who was immediately aware of his gaze, opened her mouth with a bitter smile on her face.
“It is not that there is no way.”
“Oh?”
Everyone, including the blond priestess, looked at her Eun-hyeon with an expression of ‘this time too’ and admired her Eun-hyeon’s words with different reactions.
Whenever the team faced a difficult situation, it was Eun-hyeon’s responsibility to always suggest a solution, plan a strategy, and lead the team.
The external leader of this team was a man with brown hair who was the highest-ranking aristocrat and a knight of the kingdom.
However, it was Eun-hyeon who always depended on and followed such a knight.
Eun-hyeon denies it, but the true leader of this team was Eun-hyeon.
He, as always, did not think much of the matter at hand.
In fact, he thought the current situation was not a big problem.
Eun-hyeon and his colleagues were in the middle of a war right now, and they were in the hall of the imperial palace where the emperor, the leader of the hostile country, was.
One small problem was that the imperial palace itself, where they were now, was not a normal building.
Having already sold their bodies to demons and beasts, they were already non-human beasts, and now Eun-hyeon and his colleagues were surrounded by dozens of beasts in the center of the hall.
The reason why they were able to have a leisurely conversation even when they were surrounded by demon beasts was because the black-haired, bewitching witch spread a solid barrier around her companions.
“If there is a plan, tell me quickly! I can’t last long!”
As if the witch was really dangerous, she broke into a cold sweat and spoke urgently. Eun-hyeon nodded her head and explained the strategy.
“Simple. You go up and kill the emperor. I will stop here.”
“What? Are you alone?”
“Anyway, the number of people is up to six. One cannot go.”
The Emperor of the Empire, who became a subordinate of the demons, has already become an existence outside the category of half-human, half-horse.
The demonic energy scattered by the emperor polluted the air and mana in the air.
When normal humans breathe that air, it has a wide-area debuff that turns humans into demonic beasts.
It was as if a so-called vast area of plague had been created.
Eunhyun and his colleagues found a way to resist the polluted air and mana.
I was able to find an artifact called ‘Purification Orb’, which could be a solution, and I was able to get 7 of them according to the number of people.
However, one bead, which was particularly close to a defective product, could not withstand the contamination and broke.
Not getting spare money was a big mistake.
“Go quickly. If the pollution gets worse, there’s no guarantee that the other Purification Orbs will be able to survive. At this level, I can survive without the purification orb. If you sort it out quickly, I’ll live too.”
In the hall, the behavior of the beasts who were beating to break down the barrier to bite Eun-hyeon and his colleagues was unusual.
Apparently, not only this number, but also a large number of demonic beasts were coming from outside the palace to the inside.
Anyway, there was a need for one person to remain and prevent the monsters from going to their colleagues who were fighting the emperor.
Eun-hyeon brought that role upon herself.
“Why do you have to leave?”
The witch, who was barely maintaining the barrier, challenged Eunhyeon with an angry expression.
“Why are you taking that part! Do you think you can stop them all by yourself?”
It was an unbelievable story.
If the emperor’s contamination spread throughout the capital of the empire, it means that all the citizens of the capital are also undergoing magical transformation.
Hundreds of thousands of demon beasts were now gathering in the imperial palace under the emperor’s command.
It was an impossible story for just one person to stop it.
“In the first place, this is the role of an extra like me. You have a role assigned to you.”
Would he be making a joke like that in this situation?
Her colleagues frowned as if they thought Eunhyun’s words were a joke.
Eun-hyeon always thought of herself as nothing more than a supporting character who helps the main characters in the story by circling the outside of the story.
However, contrary to his own thoughts, all of his teammates were only those tied to a relationship of trust, relying on and following Eun-hyun.
Therefore, even if he knew Eun-hyeon’s intentions and thoughts, accepting them was a separate issue.
Among them, the witch who had the most special feelings for Eun-hyeon couldn’t even accept those words straight away.
The witch bit her lip and shook her head.
“I will stay too.”
“What?”
“I will stay too! We can’t leave you here alone and go up alone. Or, I’d rather clean up all the monsters here and go up…”
“Hey, calm down.”
“Oh… !”
“You talked about it earlier. There is no guarantee that the other marbles will survive until then, as long as one of the purification marbles has already broken without being able to withstand contamination. Even now, at the time to talk about it, going up right away and tearing the son of the emperor apart would rather help me. And…”
Eun-hyeon glanced at the barrier her witch had set her on before continuing.
“You really can’t stand it for long. Riod!”
“… Okay.”
The brown-haired knight who answered Eun-hyeon’s call also had a disapproving expression on his choice, but he knew that it was for the best.
“Me… I have something to tell you. If even the emperor is torn apart, we…”
“Hey, don’t say that. It’s going to be bad.”
This is where to put a death flag.
Eun-hyeon grumbled inwardly and stopped the witch, who had decided to confess her life.
She then laughed and spoke again.
“I will live to hear it. Please.”
“… You really promised.”
“Huh.”
Blasphemy!
The magic barrier where the caster disappeared began to crack as soon as the promise was made between the two.
“Run!”
As soon as leader Riod’s command was heard, the companions started running towards the stairs.
Kyaaaek!
When the barrier was broken, the magic beasts rushed in like crazy, and before they knew it, they were hacked to pieces by the swords in Eun-hyeon’s hands and rolled across the floor.
In less than a second, he hacked and slaughtered 10 monsters, and checked the condition of the body creaking and straining.
Simultaneous manifestation of ‘thought acceleration’ and ‘time acceleration’.
Eunhyeon muttered as she internally estimated the burden on her body and thought about how much she could endure.
“This must be tougher than catching 200 zerglings with one marine.”
Eunhyun sighed.
“What kind of madman would give an extra a role like this? It’s the role that I decided to die right here.”
Eunhyeon smiled bitterly and rushed at the witches with both hands holding the sword tightly.
That’s how the majority, no, the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of people began.
