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Translator: ZERO_SUGAR

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Chapter 499: Episode 95: When the Heavens Part (3)

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We ran through the maze of passages, avoiding the Constellations of the nebula Asgard.

[The Constellation One Who Lost an Arm to the Wolf of Destruction smells blood.]

[The notes of the Constellation God of Harp and Horn flicker near your ears.]

[The Constellation Progenitor of Reincarnators tracks your soul!]

[The Constellation Master of Abydos declares that you won't get a second chance!]

Some Constellations cheered us on through the channel, while others pursued us through the views shared on it. The moment our location was exposed, stars crossed their worldview barriers and revealed their killing intent toward us.

We hadn't been caught yet because the members gathered here were these very four.

"Don't turn right. I have a bad feeling about it."

Trusting Anna Croft's intuition, we changed direction. She was our enemy, but at times like this, she was the most reliable ally.

Forks in the road appeared one after another.

[The fable Predictive Plagiarism begins its story!]

"There's a 92% chance we'll die if we go right. A 44% chance if we go left. Keep going straight!"

Suyeong shouted as she read countless cliché patterns in her head.

"What's our chance of surviving if we go straight?"

"I don't know either!"

Suyeong glared at me before racing ahead.

"Something's coming from above."

It was none other than the protagonist's intuition. Junghyeok continuously spewed [sky splitter]. The Constellations caught in his preemptive attack fell across the corridor floor with screams. Every so often, I heard [Sky Splitter Sword Art] cutting something apart.

"Keep running."

All at once, I thought I understood why the four of us had gathered.

「These four were the people most capable of clearing this Scenario safely.」

One was a prophet, one was a Writer, and another was the regressor.

And the last person was...

"Stop."

At my words, all my allies stopped at once. The three of them were looking at me. I glanced at them, then slowly approached the cabin ahead.

Anna grabbed my shoulder.

"You're not seriously thinking of entering that room, are you?"

Junghyeok said nothing. I looked back at my allies.

"Going through here is our only option."

"Can't you see what's written on that cabin right now?"

I could see it perfectly well. I could also clearly feel the immense Status of the Constellations beyond it.

Olympus.

「To reach the place I wanted, I had to pass through Olympus's worldview.」

According to the fable Bihyeong had left behind, there was no other path. Naturally, Zeus, whom we had humiliated outside the Ark, would never willingly let us through.

"Odin behind us, Zeus ahead."

Junghyeok stepped forward.

"If we break through here, do we have a way to stand against them?"

"There is, definitely."

I could feel Odin's Status rapidly closing in behind us.

Suyeong shouted, "Damn it, then open it already! Those bastards are right behind us!"

We burst through Olympus's door. Something sucked us in with tremendous force, and when I came to my senses, we were gliding through Olympus's sky.

Olympus's magnificent celestial citadel stood in the distance.

[The Constellations of the nebula Olympus have identified the intruders!]

The air stiffened.

Thunderclouds gathered in an instant, covering the sky.

[The Constellation Seat of Lightning exerts its influence over all of Olympus!]

The king of Olympus was waiting for us.

Around him stood the Twelve Seats.

[The Constellation Omnipotent Sun moves their chariot!]

[The Constellation Ferocious God of War picks up his sword!]

[The Constellation Chaste Hunter of Moonlight draws the bowstring!]

I saw mythical monsters waiting for us beneath the waters.

[The Constellation Monster of the Labyrinth roars at you!]

[The Constellation Fairy Who Sings of Death sings of your death!]

This entire worldview was our enemy. The moment thunder rumbled in the distance, I shouted to my allies.

"Move!"

My [Way of the Wind] and Junghyeok's [Air Walking] activated at the same time.

Anna's [Gale Charge] and Suyeong's [Seven Stars of the Black Cloud] followed. We raced through the sky at the greatest speed we could manage.

The thunderclouds above took on an increasingly ominous glow.

[Demon King of Salvation!]

The Twelve Seats were close behind us.

Ares's greatsword tore through the air toward me. I barely blocked it by swinging Unbreakable Faith.

Crunch.

It felt as though every joint in my body was collapsing. It felt like being crushed beneath a heavy tank. This was the true power of the Twelve Seats, backed by their own worldview.

I unleashed the Status of my entire body and released a constellation's declaration.

[Don't look down on me, Ares.]

[The Great Fable Holy Flame That Devoured Myth roars!]

I didn't know about anyone else, but I wouldn't lose to Ares.

Because I had a fable about defeating him.

[The fable One Who Defeated the God of War begins its story!]

Still, the situation was difficult.

Artemis, the Chaste Hunter of Moonlight, charged at Suyeong, who was covered in [Black Flame]. Junghyeok, weaving through the sky, was already locked in a fierce battle with Athena, the Advocate of Justice and Wisdom. At the lowest point, the lower Constellations of Olympus latched onto Anna.

[I cheered for you, Kim Dokja.]

A voice sounded behind me.

The fastest Constellation in this sky. Winged patterns adorned the tips of his shoes.

[But you should never have come here.]

It was Hermes, the Master of the Sky Walk. He looked at me with regretful eyes as he continued.

[Father is deeply enraged.]

Then the white-hot thunderclouds exploded. Everything moved in slow motion. My view of the sky was melting away.

Lightning engulfed the entire world. No living being within this worldview could escape Zeus's rage.

Suyeong was shouting something at me. I told her, ‘It's okay.’

I drew a slow breath and focused. Ares was already smiling triumphantly, as if the outcome had been decided. Ignoring him, I raised my sword toward the sky like a lightning rod.

Kwaaaang!

The lightning from the sky gathered on me. Its Status was enough to burn through every one of my story veins at once. Yet I endured it.

More precisely, the darkness flickering at my fingertips was swallowing Zeus's lightning.

An incomprehensible scream burst from my mouth.

[The Great Fable Holy Flame That Devoured Myth growls!]

My vision turned red, and fables poured endlessly from my mouth.

Pachechechet...!

Zeus released even greater Status. I couldn't endure any longer. My strength gave out, and I began to fall.

「It's done.」

[It's over, Demon King of Salvation. No matter who you are, in our 'worldview'...!]

My body, which had been falling helplessly after being struck by lightning, stopped in midair. Strength returned to Unbreakable Faith, which I had been about to let go of. Ares's expression hardened. Fear spread through the eyes of the God of War, who had never yielded to any terror.

「Someone was gripping Kim Dokja's sword alongside him.」

A large, sturdy hand.

A constellation's declaration, as though carving through the noble night, rang out.

[Why do you think this worldview belongs to you?]

Gentle, profound darkness embraced my falling body.

[You are unbearably arrogant, Ares.]

Night that devoured lightning spread across the sky.

[The Constellation Father of the Rich Night has manifested in the Final Ark!]

[The Constellation Queen of the Darkest Spring has manifested in the Final Ark!]

Olympus's myths didn't belong to Zeus alone.

Their shining day could become a myth only because there was a night that called them day.

[The underworld is manifesting on the ground!]

The world that had slept in the deepest depths below was awakening.

[Hades!]

The king of the underworld set me down on the ground, then calmly looked up at the sky.

[The time has come to settle this, old brother.]

When the scythe Hades raised toward the sky rang out, darkness surged from underground toward the heavens like an active volcano. It was the underworld's army. At the judges' command to advance, Cerberus, who had guarded Tartarus's underground, let out a roar.

[You lowly things from underground...!]

The heroes of the worldview clashed their weapons. The heroes of the Argo entered the battlefield.

The forces of Zeus and the Twelve Seats were overwhelming. The judge Aiacos clashed with Hephaestus, while Cerberus and the Minotaur tore at each other. Soldiers of the forest led by Artemis poured in. The hooves of Chiron, the Wise Astrologer, trampled the underworld's army.

[No matter how deep your night may be...!]

Chiron's head flew through the air.

Monsters crawling out from underground tore off Chiron's head with enormous fingers and crunched it between their teeth.

[Zeeeuus!]

A voice stained with deep sorrow and resentment.

I knew them.

「And so, Olympus's final Gigantomachia was beginning.」

The Gigantes of the giant race. Every member of the giant race that had endured tragic years while crouching underground emerged into Olympus's night. There were even monsters several times larger than the Gigantes. I had met them once in a prison of the underworld.

[All giants in Purgatory look up at Olympus's sky.]

The three Hecatoncheires brothers.

And Briareus, the Hundred-Handed Giant who had fought alongside us in Gigantomachia.

[You've finally made it this far, child.]

One of Briareus's hands lightly brushed over my head.

[This battlefield is for you.]

The giants challenging the throne of the sky rose upon the night. Olympus's heavens shook beneath their roars. Their Status was enough to threaten Zeus's throne.

At the center of the battlefield, Zeus was locked in battle with Hades. Pitch-black day and night blended together in the collision of two Mythical Constellations, crushing the world's time and space.

Persephone, who was commanding the underworld's forces, spoke to me.

[Go. Never look back. See the end you seek.]

I nodded and forced my unsteady body upright. After swallowing the Life-and-Death Pill Lee Seolhwa had given me, my burned nerves slowly began to recover. I staggered through the battlefield, where flesh was torn apart and blood sprayed everywhere.

Suyeong, Junghyeok, and Anna, who had fought their way through the chaos, were waiting for me. Suyeong ran over and supported me. When I looked back, the corpses of heroes who had died with their eyes wide open lay there. Stars that had fallen from the sky. Fables that would never be told again seemed to stare up at me in resentment.

「It was the path I had chosen.」

I had known from the beginning that this would happen.

If I came here, it was only natural that the underworld would move.

For the ■■ I wanted, I used their fables.

[The Great Fable Holy Flame That Devoured Myth lets out a cry!]

Olympus's exit was visible in the distance. It was the path we had to take.

Then a Constellation blocked our way.

I asked him, "Dionysus. Are you going to stop us?"

Dionysus, the God of Wine and Ecstasy, stood before me with his congregation. His cheeks were flushed as though he had already emptied several bottles of wine.

Dionysus looked at me through drunken, hazy eyes before gripping a bottle.

[Everyone, step aside.]

At their master's words, the Zealots of Bacchus made way. We walked down the path they opened. Somewhere, I could hear the song of the Sirens and Orpheus's performance. I could also hear what sounded like someone I knew dying.

「Kim Dokja didn't look back.」

Even my surroundings swayed as though drunk.

We walked, then walked some more. At last, we reached Olympus's exit.

Dionysus stood behind us. If I looked back, I would see the sorrow on his face. He was a Constellation who had loved our story deeply.

[Kim Dokja. Olympus won't be in the conclusion you reach, will it?]

I couldn't answer.

「“It's because I like your story.”」

The one who had watched over my fables for so long.

The being who had saved me so many times.

「“A few Constellations and I believe you can reach ■■.”」

As I tried to look back, Dionysus said,

[I've enjoyed this, Great Star.]

The sound of a world closing echoed behind me.

I couldn't make my feet move.

As I stood there in silence for a long time, someone said,

"It's not over yet."

We walked through the dark Ark, its lights extinguished. Our destination was now right before us.

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