To Hell With Being a Hero!

Despite all those efforts, Chi-Woo was doing fine. Rather, he was overwhelmingly pushing the Abyss King back as if he was demonstrating the stark difference between their levels as he had said before. Only then did the Abyss King finally regret it. Bael had not been stupid. She wasn’t smart either, but he now knew that her intuition at least hadn’t been wrong. They should have killed Chi-Woo by any means possible during the great war. Maybe that had been their last chance. Even now, many of the consciousnesses that formed him were being erased at a terrifying speed. As a result, the weight of his existence became lighter, and the Abyss King was hit with an unfamiliar feeling—fear.

He had mobilized all the consciousnesses and even received Sernitas’ support, but was still unable to fight back Chi-Woo. What would happen if he was left alone? A king could only exist when there were subjects to rule over; he couldn’t be king when there was no one left. He would no longer be the Abyss King in that case, and it was obvious what was going to happen then. Not yet. He couldn’t end things like this.

Come to think of it, there were still more things he could utilize. There were the Seven Chasms he had released and combined, and there were great sources of energy like Evelyn left in Basilisk’s world. Since a significant amount of time had passed, they would have already melted with that world by now. There might be sources of energy equal to or perhaps even greater than Flora. If only he could absorb those beings…then it might be possible for him to expand his vessel to the extent that he could devour Chi-Woo. Yeah, that was what he could do.

With a glimmer of hope rekindled in his heart, the Abyss King hurriedly recovered the Seven Chasms and absorbed Basilisk’s world—no, he tried to do that, but…

—…What…?

A shrill stutter escaped the Abyss King’s mouth.

* * *

“No, you can’t.” Chi-Hyun, who was maintaining the passage with his mana, smirked mockingly. It would be a lie if he said he wasn’t worried after sending Chi-Woo. Since he couldn’t see what was happening in person, he could only speculate about the situation indirectly by sensing the Astral World’s flow. He had been anxious when the Abyss King of the Astral World suddenly became stronger, but in the end, it was nothing but a false alarm. He felt a tremendous wave of light crush and shatter the world that became one with the Abyss King. In every way, Chi-Woo was at a clear advantage. The fact that the Abyss King just tried to absorb Basilisk’s world as a last desperate attempt was proof of that. Of course, Chi-Hyun wasn’t going to stand by and let him carry out his plan.

“No.” From the Middle World, Chi-Hyun broke through Basilisk’s world via the passage in the Abyss King’s world. In other words, Chi-Hyun’s mana indirectly influenced Basilisk’s world, and Chi-Hyun did not stop at only maintaining this passage. With his mana, he gradually spread his influence in Basilisk’s world. Obviously, he couldn’t prevent the world’s extinguishment in itself, but he could increase the time it reached its end so that an arrow flying toward its target would be crawling at a snail’s speed.

Instead of directly sabotaging the Abyss King’s effort to absorb the energy of an extinguished world, Chi-Hyun exponentially increased the time it would take for the world to end. The Abyss King was probably very flustered now, since the world he was trying to absorb hadn’t met its end, and he was getting blocked even when he tried to forcibly absorb it. As Chi-Hyun had told Chi-Woo before, he would’ve given up on Basilisk’s world a long time ago if things had gotten dangerous. However, that didn’t seem necessary judging by the flow of the situation; things seemed to be going as Chi-Woo had said it would.

‘Perhaps he has already…’ Chi-Hyun recalled what Chi-Woo had said before leaving for the Astral World, and a smile briefly appeared on his face. ‘Then I’ll…’ Although it was not a bitter smile, it didn’t look fully happy either.

* * *

With this, the battle was finally over. This was what the consciousnesses that formed the darkness giant all thought right before they stomped on Wallie. However, it felt its body tilt at that moment. When it looked down, it could see a log-like leg from the long silver afterimage. Even though Wallie’s mind should have been disrupted, and his hind leg was destroyed—He has already recovered? A question arose in the darkness giant’s mind, and then its body greatly shook again. The darkness giant’s arm fell off this time. This place was full of darkness, which made Wallie’s silver fur stand out even more. However, considering that the darkness giant couldn’t see him…Wallie’s speed was truly terrifying.

Then a silver-white line was sharply drawn again, and the darkness giant, which had regenerated its legs first, quickly backed away. The silver light didn’t stop after one hit. Several afterimages were left in an instant and cornered the darkness giant as it quickly stepped back. Of course, the darkness giant didn’t get one-sidedly pushed back. It waited for its time and swung its fist at the best opportunity. The darkness giant felt the sensation of its fist striking something, but rather than a solid hit, it felt like its fist had only brushed past Wallie. Still, the silver light that had been flashing everywhere as if it was going berserk stopped. Then two front paws stepped lightly on the darkness, a little away from the darkness giant.

The darkness giant faltered when it finally saw Wallie and sensed the energy flowing out of its entire body. Paradoxically, the serene moonlight was glowing like a brilliant flame. Surrounded by the mysterious moonlight, Wallie trembled and even staggered as if it was difficult to endure the energy swelling inside and bursting out of him.

The important part to note was that the energy wasn’t just flowing out. The consciousness that had plagued Wallie without break was no longer approaching him. Rather than infiltrating his mind and causing him harm, they were busy running away as if they were afraid to even get close because of Wallie’s energy, which was getting increasingly volatile. Frankly, Wallie’s condition was an indescribable mess. He felt as if his body would keep boiling until it eventually exploded. He needed to discharge the energy before it was too late.

“Groooooowl…!” Wallie curled up and quivered like an aspen tree. Saliva and foam were dripping from his half-open mouth. The darkness giant saw that and recognized Wallie’s condition; Wallie was now awakening Raw Divinity. Although it was not very good news as Wallie was its enemy, it wasn’t a bad thing either. The fenrir tribe’s nickname was Mad Moon Fang. Why was the modifier ‘mad’ attached to moon fang? It was all because Vanargandr, the founder of the fenrir tribe, committed the felony of killing a god a long time ago. At that time, the gods imposed a permanent curse on the tribe as punishment for Vanargandr’s crime, and that curse was none other than a trial. The trial automatically began as soon as a fenrir, a descendent of Vanargandr, awakened Raw Divinity following the Mad Moon Fangs.

The trial was simple. It was to calm and control the murderous rage that ruled Vanargandr when he murdered a god. If a fenrir succeeded in overcoming the trial, the curse would no longer activate. However, if a fenrir failed to overcome it, they would lose control of their power and run wild, and their body would explode, causing their death. Therefore, the fact that Wallie was awakening Raw Divinity mid-battle could be seen as an opportunity for the darkness giant. It might not have to face Wallie after all, but only had to interfere with Wallie’s trial. No—the darkness giant didn’t even need to do that.

What if the darkness giant drew Wallie’s attention and moved the battlefield to where Chi-Woo was? Then Wallie could attack his master, bite him, and fall on his own later on. With that thought in mind, the darkness giant was about to immediately carry out its plan. However, something sprang up onto Wallie’s back while he was gasping for breath. It was so small that even the darkness giant had not noticed its interference. It was none other than Asha. There was only one reason Asha had suddenly appeared.

[Asha. Listen to me carefully from now on.]

Chi-Woo had whispered to Asha just before his fight with the Abyss King started. Chi-Woo remembered that Wallie had awakened Mad Moon Fangs during the Balim expedition. As Stupid Yoo-Joo had told him, Wallie began quickly growing as if he had been waiting for it all along since he received a name. At this rate, awakening Raw Divinity would not be a distant goal. Perhaps Wallie might awaken it while fighting against the darkness giant, the amalgamation of the Seven Chasms.

[Don’t forget. It’s not the end just because he awakens his power.]

[Frankly, it’s up to luck, but for us…]

Chi-Woo did not forget Stupid Yoo-Joo’s earnest advice and took measures in advance, which was to use the power to Rule the World on Wallie through Asha. Although it should have been impossible, it was possible for Asha.

[By the will of user Asha’s will, 10 [Blessed Luck] will be consumed (30->20).]

It was because Asha, who represented the will of the World, was Chi-Woo’s third star and had shared his ability, ‘Blessed Luck’; as a result, ‘Deterrence’ could be activated.

[‘Deterrence’ activated on World’s Milestone.]

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1. Reach at least 90% in trust for ‘7 Ways to Become a Great and Respected Parent’ (Complete)

2. Eat the flesh and drink the blood of a great demon at single-digit rank (Complete)

3. Awaken ‘Raw Divinity’ (Complete)

4. Manifest ‘Mad Moon Fangs’ (Complete)

5. Use at least 5 and at most 7 points of ‘Blessed Luck’ (Complete)

[User Asha uses Power to Rule the World on behalf of User Choi Chi-Woo.]

[Innate ability [Blessed Luck] consumed (20 -> 13).]

[The Power to Rule the World nullifies the fenrir tribe’s curse and its respective trial.]

[‘Raw Divinity’ is purified and evolves into ‘Refined Divinity’.]

The moment the message popped up, Wallie stopped trembling. His murderous and wild eyes and the moonlight fluctuating violently all over his body also all calmed down. At the same time, his body began to grow rapidly. From the size of an adult to the size of a house. After a series of changes, the darkness giant clearly witnessed the fenrir cub’s new form.

Hoooooowl-! An enormous fenrir that only appeared in legends howled at the sky, his neck arching upward. All the consciousnesses of the Seven Chasms making up the darkness giant instantly fell into confusion for a moment. The fenrir should have gone berserk for sure, but what was up with the transformation it’d suddenly gone through? Although his fangs still looked ferocious enough to rip off anything, his eyes glowed with a bluish moonlight, and the energy that was coming out of his body seemed like a sharp blade honed and refined after hundreds and thousands of hammering.

No, it wasn’t just the fangs. Sharp energy came from every strand of his silver-white hair and poked mercilessly at the darkness giant’s body. It felt as if they were seeing an existence that surpassed the second coming of Vanargandr, who had killed a god with his fangs. The next moment, Wallie violently kicked the ground. The only thing the darkness giant saw was a flash of the huge silver wolf, who reached it before it could even blink and mercilessly tore it into pieces.

* * *

The Abyss King was befuddled because unexpected events were happening one after another. Basilisk’s world still hadn’t been converted into energy. Thus, he tried to forcefully absorb it even while risking side effects, but he couldn\'t achieve that due to an unknown interference. He couldn’t retrieve the Seven Chasms that he had released in this world either. All the Astral Worlds, including this one, originated from the Abyss King. Therefore, it should’ve followed his will, but at some point, nothing went the way he wanted to as if he was no longer the king. The darkness that had once filled the entire world without even the slightest gap had now disappeared by half. This meant that the Abyss King had lost more than half of itself as well.

Instinctively, the Abyss King shifted his eyes to stare at the existence that was mercilessly destroying him even now, and the future he had wanted to avoid but couldn’t was now right in front of him. All that was left for him to do was to accept death…as it was? This was an undeniable fact no matter how hard he tried to deny it.

–I…

–I…am…the Abyss…King…As the Abyss King…I! I’m the heavennnnns!

However, this was also a reality he couldn’t accept.