The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 297

God's judgment. The gates of heaven. The wrath of the sky.

What words could possibly describe the situation unfolding before his eyes?

The man thought so as he blankly looked at the ring of light floating in the sky.

On the outside, it looked like an incredibly holy sight, but for some reason?

The emotion that the people here, including the man, felt upon seeing the ring floating in the sky was an anxiety that seemed to tighten their hearts.

An overwhelming sense of powerlessness, as if they were small hamsters in a cage, being held in a giant's hand and observed, dominated their entire bodies.

"It's divine punishment. God is angry and is about to punish us."

Some people muttered so and offered prayers to an unknown target with their hands clasped.

"Damn it! Don't just stand there! Everyone, run!"

Some people, thinking this was some kind of attack, were running away without looking back.

Unfortunately, neither was the correct answer.

This was closer to a man-made disaster created by human hands rather than a divine punishment created under God's plan, and it was not an attack aimed at them.

However, one thing was certain: it was already too late to run away.

Just as eyelids rise to reveal the hidden pupils, the huge ring in the sky opened, and countless creatures poured out from within.

The beasts, each with a different appearance, roared fiercely and announced their existence to the world.

The creatures, all boasting huge sizes, bared their fangs fiercely and savored the taste of freedom they were experiencing for the first time in a long time after escaping from God's cage.

But their joy did not last long.

"Are those the guys?"

"They certainly all seem to be on a similar level as that guy called Behemoth."

Because the king, who had regained his prime power by absorbing an effective elixir from the legacy left by Muel, blocked their path.

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'Our strategy is simple.'

Yeonhwa, who had cut off the head of one of God's beasts pouring from the sky with a swing of his sword, recalled the words he had heard from Cheon Yuhwa before coming here.

'The gate will open centered on the church where they are. In other words, the closer you get to the church, the more beasts will pour out.'

'So?'

Cheon Yuhwa had said so and shrugged her shoulders as if it were nothing.

'In that state, we will each decide on our positions, then surround the church in a circle and charge at them. And that's all there is to this operation.'

Cheon Yuhwa had called it an operation, but in fact, there was no need to attach the grand word 'operation' to it.

Because the end of the operation she had mentioned was just to run at full speed toward the enemy's location after surrounding them.

'But why do we have to attack separately? Well, since we're moving separately, we can move a little faster, but isn't it better to move together instead of separately?'

'Certainly, if you think about it conventionally, that would be better. This operation has only disadvantages, except for the advantage of surrounding them and dispersing their attention by attacking from different directions at the same time.'

Cheon Yuhwa had said so and readily agreed with Arachne's words.

Cheon Yuhwa, who had nodded so, closed her mouth for a moment.

Her expression was slightly frowned, as if she didn't know how to say this, and then it lightly spread.

'Well, don't think about it too heavily, just think of it lightly.'

As she spoke, she recalled the moment she first came to Carnia after leaving Earth.

The moment she fought the Sword of the Earth after coming to Carnia.

'It's nothing much, just me being a little greedy and giving you all a gift.'

The sensations Cheon Yuhwa felt at the moment of the battle were a sense of liberation and joy.

A huge sense of liberation, as if her wings, which had been hardened like stone, were once again spreading wide.

Cheon Yuhwa said with the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

'A stage so good for running wild is laid out, but it's too much of a waste to just pass it by for the sake of an operation, isn't it?'

In fact, if you think about it, it was an incredibly selfish thought.

Because it was a statement to move according to one's own desires, ignoring the people who would be harmed by the church's operation.

But Cheon Yuhwa was confident.

They were, after all, outsiders, no, considering that they had been attacked by them, they could even be called enemies.

And Cheon Yuhwa was not an idealist to the point of telling her allies to put restrictions on themselves while worrying about the enemy's damage.

What she wanted was, after all, victory and revenge against the enemy, and the happiness of her home and comrades.

For that, she could move as selfishly as she wanted.

Cheon Yuhwa said to them.

That this was not Earth, so they should cast off everything that was bothering them, move as they wished, and unleash their power as their hearts moved.

"This is certainly fun."

Yeonhwa, who had muttered so, smiled faintly and swung his sword even faster.

Yeonhwa's sword moved faster, lighter, and stronger than usual, cutting down everything that blocked his path.

Every time the sword cloaked in red sword aura was swung, the beasts screamed, and when the sword was swung once more, the huge necks of the screaming beasts fell to the ground.

In the rain of blood that fell like a shower, a red lotus bloomed and announced its existence.

"What..."

The people who had been sitting on the ground with their legs giving out blankly looked at the cruel yet beautiful sight.

This situation was not just unfolding in one place where Yeonhwa was.

"You can't just come into my house with bare feet like that!"

In some places, countless threads raged like a storm, turning the monsters into pieces of meat the size of a human torso.

"It's been a long time since I've dealt with beasts like this!"

In some places, a tiger appeared, baring its fangs at the pouring beasts, and bit them all to death.

And in some places, nature rose up, and in others, numerous magic spells filled the space.

They were all sights that were beyond common sense.

And the culprits who had created such sights all had deep and cool smiles on their lips.

Freed from the chains that had been wrapped around their bodies, they unleashed their emotions, freely unfolding the things they had only thought of in their minds until now.

Regaining their original power?

No, it was not to that extent.

They were now growing while facing God's beasts.

Using the pouring monsters as a notebook, they wielded the power they had and made the numerous thoughts, sensations, and fleeting inspirations that came to their minds their own.

A dizzying sensation, as if their entire bodies were melting, dominated them.

Therefore, they moved their feet, wanting the necks of more monsters.

The direction they were heading was all the same.

The place where more beasts were pouring out, the church.

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"Wh, what is this..."

The Sword of Heaven, who had been watching the situation unfolding in various parts of the territory on a screen to assess the situation, shot up from his seat at the unexpected situation.

The sight the Sword of Heaven had expected to see from now on was the scene of divine punishment unfolding by the released beasts of God, and the ignorant people losing their dirty lives.

But what was the situation unfolding now?

Far from the beasts of God hunting people, weren't they being hunted in reverse by guys who had appeared from who knows where?

Of course, the beasts that had not encountered them were properly carrying out their roles and spreading out, but if things went on like this, it would be hard to expect the divine punishment to show its proper power.

"Damn it! Where on earth did those guys suddenly pop out from and ruin the plan!"

The Sword of Heaven, casting aside his usual cool-headed appearance, bit his lip and slammed his desk.

The Sword of Heaven's mind was filled with alarm bells about the current situation.

The move the Sword of Heaven had prepared was a self-destructing move that would also damage them.

And the fundamental reason the Sword of Heaven had used this move was that they had no suitable means to counter the enemy's tactics.

Therefore, if he couldn't find the resistance guys, he had used this move to turn the tables altogether, but with the sudden appearance of those guys, everything had been ruined.

The Sword of Heaven turned his eyes to the screen once more.

The Ten Kings on the screen were dealing with the beasts in their own ways and running toward the direction of the church.

The place they were was near the 300s territory, but their speed, lost in a trance, was fast enough to make the Sword of Heaven's head spin.

'If those guys come here, everything is over.'

All the power the church had had until now would be torn to shreds, and all the beings in the world would recognize the church as an enemy.

'I have to stop those guys from coming here, no matter what.'

But how?

Now that he had opened the breeding ground and released the beasts within, there were virtually no cards left for the church to use.

'Damn it, for now, I'll hide in the shelter. I can think about the next move slowly after I've hidden myself!'

The Sword of Heaven, who had thus forcibly controlled his mind, was about to leave the room to go to the shelter he had prepared in advance.

Stiff-

But at that moment, the Sword of Heaven stopped his steps, frozen on the spot as if he had become a statue.

It was not of his own will.

He had just frozen his body, unable to withstand the overwhelming pressure pouring down on him.

'Wh, what is this?!'

As the Sword of Heaven was flustered, unable to accept the change in the situation, a voice echoed in his head.

-You seem to be the human with the highest position here.

The moment he heard that voice, the Sword of Heaven did not hesitate and slammed his head on the floor.

Because he had a memory of hearing this voice, at least through data, while living as one of the three swords, the pillars that supported the church.

"I greet... the Great Sun..."

The Sword of Heaven spat out those words in a small voice with his head bowed.

He didn't know why he was suddenly talking to him, or how he, who was far from the church, was talking to him.

His head was incredibly complicated, but Sernia, not paying any attention to his feelings, stated his business.

-Father has confirmed the plan you have set up. Since there is a process of taking in, there must also be a process of spitting out, so Father has evaluated your thoughts quite positively.

Sernia's words echoed in the Sword of Heaven's mind.

-Therefore, Father has commanded me to help with your plan.

At Sernia's words, the Sword of Heaven smiled brightly without realizing it.

Because if the Gold Dragon, Sernia, stepped up, he could resolve all the worries he had had until a moment ago at once.

"Thank... thank you."

-There is no need to react like that.

Therefore, the Sword of Heaven said so with sincerity, but Sernia's reaction was indifferent.

-You are also included in the target of the purification and purge you mentioned.

Sernia, who had blown up the Sword of Heaven's head with the mind of stepping on an ant on the roadside through telepathy, finished his words and slowly raised his body from his seat.

Since his father's command had been given, it was time to carry out his command as his tool.

Sernia spread his wings wide and at the same time, emitted mana, further twisting the twisted dimensional space.

In that space, Sernia commanded with mana.

-Come down here, Nephilim (Nephilim).

As if in response to Sernia's command, a huge and massive number of gates, incomparable to before, appeared in all the skies of Carnia.

(End of Chapter)