Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint - Chapter 398

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◈ Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint ◈

Chapter 398: Episode 75: A Certain Emotion (5)

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In the distance, Huiwon saw the Demon King's astonished expression.

The hull hadn't budged beneath the barrage of [Star-Destroying Bullet] Barbatos had fired.

Even bullets capable of erasing stars couldn't pierce the turtle's hard shell.

[The Incarnation Lee Jihye has begun giving orders.]

[The Incarnation Lee Jihye has activated her Stigma, Ghost Fleet Lv. 10!]

Twelve ghost ships rose above the waves of Dark Fighters rushing in.

The Ghost Fleet's cannons opened fire all at once.

Caught in the sudden bombardment, Barbatos ground their teeth and shouted.

[With only that much...!]

Barbatos's ship, the Night Hawk, was sturdy. It wasn't a collection of future technology, but it was still a weapon carefully crafted from the fables of the Demon Realm. The [Ghost Fleet] alone couldn't stand against it.

Yet Jihye didn't panic. She only stared calmly at her enemy.

Rumbblee!

Whenever the [Ghost Fleet] fired another volley, the dragon-headed figurehead of the ship that covered the sky charged with red light.

[The Great Fable Next City begins its story!]

Huiwon looked up at Jihye.

She didn't know how Jihye had made it here or what kind of world she had experienced to reach this place.

Still, one thing was certain. Just as Jihye had endured tragedy in the Kaizenix Archipelago, those children had experienced something and overcome it.

[A ship made from such crude fables...!]

After gathering energy, Barbatos fired first.

Boooom!

The blast was at least twice as powerful as before. No matter how tough Jihye's ship was, withstanding [Star-Destroying Bullet] this time wouldn't be easy.

Four or five ships at the front of the [Ghost Fleet] couldn't endure the Mana in the barrage and vanished.

Jihye waited calmly until the barrage, advancing at a slow but steady pace, was right before the ship.

A little more. Just a little more.

[The Constellation Naval Warfare God looks upon their Incarnation.]

Scattered scraps of fables brushed Jihye's cheek.

The moment the fables of the [Ghost Fleet], destroyed one after another, became white foam and crashed over her companions, Jihye lowered her sword.

"Fire!"

Light flooded every direction. The violent recoil swept over the hull. Jihye's loosened hair whipped in the powerful wind.

The fable energy pouring from the dragon's head swept away everything around them.

The barrage of [Star-Destroying Bullet] that had blackened the space before them had already disappeared.

[Many Constellations question the Plausibility of this Fable Weapon!]

The Fable Weapon, Turtle Dragon.

Long ago, Naval Warfare God had commissioned its construction when they visited Next City but never managed to retrieve it.

[Many Constellations cannot hide their amazement as they stare with their mouths open!]

Something shattered with a deafening roar, followed by the Demon King's terrible scream.

Jihye spoke again.

"Fire!"

Her voice didn't waver, as if she were pouring out all the resentment she had kept buried.

The [Ghost Fleet] rose again and began another simultaneous bombardment, while Turtle Dragon's main cannon spewed fire.

"Fire!"

Everything across the battlefield was disappearing.

Barbatos's ship, along with the Dark Fighters.

Jihye was furious at everything that had consumed Huiwon and Hyeongseong's shared story as a tragedy.

Our fables aren't your entertainment.

Jihye's figure began to stagger under the continuous bombardment. Still, she didn't fall. She was no longer a girl afraid of the sea. She was this ship's commander.

"Fire!"

Within the explosions of energy created by the barrage, Barbatos's Status was being erased.

Until not a single fable of the Demon King remained, Jihye gave the order to fire again and again.

Huiwon watched the scene unfold.

Jihye was pushing herself too hard.

Sparks covered the battlefield.

Shin Yuseong and Gilyeong descended from the air, breaking through the successive deafening roars.

"Huiwon-unni, are you okay?"

"Noona!"

With the children's help, Huiwon carried Hyeongseong onto the ship. Then she walked over to Jihye, who was directing the bombardment from the deck.

"Jihye."

[The Constellation Naval Warfare God is expending their remaining power to the limit.]

Their opponent was a top-ranking Demon King. Even if she possessed a Fable Weapon, even if she borrowed Kim Dokja Company's Plausibility, even if Naval Warfare God had reached fabled-grade Constellation status...

A price was necessary to create this kind of miracle.

"Jihye, it's okay now."

Huiwon knew what Jihye was angry about.

The moment she appeared on the battlefield, Jihye must have realized what had happened here. That was why she hadn't spared her strength.

[The Ghost Fleet is returning.]

A Scenario message rang out in the distance.

[The Demon King Ruthless Hunter Who Defies Heaven has died.]

[The Demon King Ruthless Hunter Who Defies Heaven has been defeated in the local battle.]

A feat achieved by only three Incarnations.

Four Demon Kings, including the eighth-ranked Demon King, had died on this battlefield.

Indirect Messages flooded in amid the cheers of the Reincarnators.

[Constellations affiliated with Absolute Evil cannot take their eyes off this unbelievable outcome.]

[Constellations of the absolute good alignment wear complicated expressions.]

[Neutral Constellations cheer for this impossible battle.]

[Many Constellations offer rewards for accomplishing the impossible Scenario.]

[A major donor in the sponsorship world has made a large donation.]

[You have received a sponsorship of 1,100,000 coins.]

Jihye wiped away the blood running from her nose and gave a small smile.

She was smiling, but she was crying too.

"Unni."

[The 117th local battle has ended.]

[Settlement for the 117th local battle has begun.]

[The 117th local battle has winners and losers.]

Huiwon stared blankly at the messages.

[This local battle is a victory for good.]

[Great war of Angels and Demons Progress]

Absolute good alignment score: 68

Absolute Evil score: 67

Chaos score: 70

The 117th local battle hadn't gone according to Kim Dokja Company's plan. Jihye had joined the battlefield late, so she hadn't known about Kim Dokja Company's plan for the Great war of Angels and Demons.

Still, the plan hadn't completely failed.

[The power of chaos has intervened in this battlefield.]

[The chaos score has increased by 5.]

[The chaos score has exceeded 75.]

[The chaos score is increasing faster!]

[Gloomy Outer Gods call to the Incarnation Jeong Huiwon.]

[Outer Gods beyond the galaxy take notice of the Status of the Incarnation Jeong Huiwon.]

Huiwon looked down at the infinity symbol that had appeared on the back of her hand. She had gained it when she awakened the new Attribute, [Judge of Destruction].

Even Kim Dokja had never told her about this symbol.

"...Hyeongseong-hyung?"

Gilyeong, who had been checking Hyeongseong's pulse as he lay limp, opened his eyes wide. Startled, Yuseong put her ear to Hyeongseong's chest.

Watching them, Huiwon spoke in a devastated voice.

"Hyeongseong-ssi is..."

He's dead.

But she couldn't finish the sentence. It felt as if the words would truly become reality if she said them aloud.

[All local battlefields have ended.]

[The chaos score of the Scenario is excessively high, so the Main Scenario is being updated.]

[Scenario Jumping has occurred.]

[A linked Scenario has activated!]

They weren't even given time to mourn because, in the world of the Star Stream, Scenarios never look back.

[A new Main Scenario has arrived!]

Category: Main

Difficulty: Unmeasurable

Clear Conditions: Someone who belongs to neither the absolute good alignment nor Absolute Evil is blurring the distinction between good and evil on the battlefield. The oldest good and the oldest evil want a decisive victory. They have decided to determine the outcome on a single Grand Battlefield. If you wish to see the end of the Great Fable, enter the Grand Battlefield immediately.

Time Limit: ―

Reward: Great Fable related to the Great war of Angels and Demons, ???

Failure: Death

[The Grand Battlefield of the Great war of Angels and Demons has opened!]

[The victor of this Grand Battlefield will obtain 30 points of good and evil score.]

"What?"

As Jihye muttered, a heavy rumble spread through the entire local battlefield.

Crackle!

A dokkaebi's voice rang out amid the sparks shooting upward.

[You've been bored playing around on small battlefields, haven't you? From now on, this is the real Great war of Angels and Demons!]

Heaven and earth shifted as the torn space-time merged into one.

When Huiwon and the children opened their eyes, they had arrived at an endless plain. The sky was dim. Fable Fragments and skulls of angels and demons that had decayed long ago rolled across the red field.

This was where the final battle of the first Great war of Angels and Demons had taken place.

Constellations and Incarnations who had participated in different local battlefields began gathering as well.

[The nebula Papyrus has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

[The nebula Tamra has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

[The nebula Hongik has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

[The nebula Tree of Guardianship has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

"Hey, Shin Yuseong. That..."

"It's okay. We've worked hard to level up."

[The Great Fable Next City protects the children.]

The Status was so overwhelming that simply standing on the plain was enough to make them shrink back.

Huiwon couldn't even guess how many Constellations had entered the Grand Battlefield.

[Many Constellations are revealing their hostility toward Kim Dokja Company.]

Manifested gazes were threatening enough on their own.

Huiwon stepped in front of her companions despite the difficulty of keeping herself upright.

She was Kim Dokja Company, so she couldn't show weakness before those nebulae.

Just as waves of fearsome Status were about to crash over her again.

"Jeong Huiwon."

Someone braced her from behind.

[The Incarnation Han Suyeong has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon threatens the Constellations of the Grand Battlefield!]

"You look awful. What's wrong with your hair now?"

"You're not really in any position to say that."

Suyeong, her face smudged with soot, narrowed her eyes at Huiwon's dry laugh. Huiwon looked at the Constellation who had followed Suyeong.

"Uriel..."

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire looks upon her Incarnation.]

Uriel, covered in wounds, was looking at Huiwon. Her wings were faintly clouded with murky energy. The moment Huiwon saw her, she felt strangely reassured.

Uriel hadn't betrayed her. She could tell just from the exchange of their gazes.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire...]

"It's okay, Uriel."

Uriel closed her mouth.

Huiwon watched Uriel for a moment, then silently lowered her gaze.

They were a Constellation and an Incarnation. They knew what the other felt without having to speak.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire closes her eyes in pain.]

A huge gate opened on the battlefield opposite them.

It was on an entirely different scale from the gates that had opened until now.

[The nebula Eden has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

Archangels and Valkyries entered the battlefield alongside the sound of golden horn trumpets.

[The Constellation Protector of Youth and Travel looks upon the Incarnation Jeong Huiwon.]

[The Constellation Friend of Justice and Harmony pities the Incarnation Jeong Huiwon.]

[The Constellation Lily Blooming in Aquarius feels sorry for the Incarnation Jeong Huiwon.]

...

Huiwon's downcast eyes began to burn again.

Pity?

Huiwon clenched her teeth, her fist trembling.

If only you had agreed to [Hour of Judgement]. If only you had...

[The Constellation Scribe of heaven is entering the Grand Battlefield!]

Eden's leader entered in a dazzling radiance.

Huiwon gripped the Sword of Judgement and glared at Metatron.

As if they had been waiting, another gate on the opposite side began admitting participants.

[The Demon King Ruler of Hell's East has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

It was the second-ranked Great Demon King, Agares, along with other Demon Kings.

[The Demon King Lion of the Black Mane has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

[The Demon King Unfathomable Strictness has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

[The Demon King Demonic God of Wrath and Lust has entered the Grand Battlefield!]

Top-ranking Demon Kings who weren't intimidated by the Archangels in the slightest.

As their numbers grew, Huiwon and the children's expressions darkened.

Only then did Huiwon realize what kind of place this battlefield was, what kind of nebulae they were fighting against, and how small Kim Dokja Company was.

[The Constellations and Demon Kings of the Grand Battlefield glare at Kim Dokja Company.]

Countless formidable enemies.

She could hear her companions' breathing grow more ragged.

[The nebula Asgard is entering the Grand Battlefield!]

[The Incarnation Anna Croft is entering the Grand Battlefield.]

Startled, Huiwon turned around and saw Anna Croft looking at her with both hands raised.

"There's no need to be so wary. We're not enemies right now."

Just as Huiwon was about to ask what she meant.

[The Incarnation Yu Junghyeok has entered the battlefield.]

One side of the sky collapsed, and a man in a black coat appeared.

He stood proudly upright, his back straight.

The Black Heaven Demon Blade howled savagely, baring its fangs at the Constellations.