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Chapter 704: Episode 25: Demon King (7)

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Nirvana Moebius.

A Reincarnator whose Patron was the Constellation Mandala's Protector.

Like Anna Croft, they could resist Yu Junghyeok's [Regression] and preserve a certain amount of memories.

The Salvation Sect Leader who led the Salvation Sect, and the Incarnation who had been Junghyeok's counter in the third round.

"Live only in the present!"

As the Salvation Sect followers shouted, an elephant beast species stomped its feet.

"There's no salvation in the afterlife!"

"What matters is now!"

"What must be liberated is today itself!"

The ground shook like a giant drum, and the Incarnations nearby stirred uneasily.

"W-what is this?"

"The Salvation Sect? Damn it, those bastards are here?"

Some Incarnations seemed to already know of their existence, and the moment they saw the elephant beast, they began preparing to retreat.

"We're leaving. We can't get involved with those lunatics."

But a few Incarnations still remained, watching for an opening.

They either knew little about the Salvation Sect or were confident in their own ability.

"Salvation Sect Leader Nirvana."

"Oh, the Prophet."

Nirvana waved as if pleased to see her, but Anna Croft frowned and averted her gaze.

Nirvana slowly approached this way and opened their mouth.

"Why did my Junghyeok end up like that? Was this your doing?"

"The Supreme King doesn't belong to you."

"Answer me, Prophet. What is that demon bastard entangled with my Junghyeok?"

"That's none of your concern."

"If I don't concern myself with it, then who in the world will?"

Nirvana spread both arms wide and declared.

"The bond between Junghyeok and me is tied to the wheel of Eternity. You secretly watched our story, so you must know that."

Anna turned away from Nirvana and glanced at me.

- Inho Cheon. You never met Nirvana in the previous round, did you?

It was [Telepathy].

She must have been wary of Nirvana's existence.

It wasn't strange. In this world, the only Incarnations who had known about Junghyeok's [Regression] from the beginning were Anna Croft, who could use [past vision], and Nirvana, the Reincarnator.

That was why the Prophet and the Reincarnator had no choice but to remain endlessly wary of each other over the card called Junghyeok...

"What are you whispering about?"

Nirvana came right up to us in an instant, then abruptly thrust their head forward.

As expected of a Reincarnator. Had they even noticed the use of [Telepathy]?

They glared at Anna, stretched out their long neck, and asked, "Who is this? Prophet, is this your new toy?"

My face was reflected in their eyes, which emitted a pure white light.

"Why are you closing your eyes? Are you daring not to look at me?"

Just as I was about to say I had been looking at them the whole time, Nirvana's right arm moved directly toward my forehead.

[Pratityasamutpada].

I knew that Skill as well. It used the Mandala's power to weave together fable connections and read the target's memories.

But someone stopped Nirvana's movement.

Craaaash!

Junghyeok's fist, flying in in an instant, struck Nirvana squarely in the face.

Nirvana rolled dozens of times before coming to a stop, clutching one side of their face as they cried out.

"Argh! What are you doing, Junghyeok!"

It was a strike that would have burst an ordinary Incarnation's head.

But Nirvana of this round seemed to have steadily raised their Constitution, since they survived even after being struck by Junghyeok, who had undergone beastification.

With one side of their face darkened with bruises, Nirvana cried out indignantly again.

"Junghyeok!"

Of course, there was no getting through to Junghyeok. All he did was let out a low, growling cry.

"What are you looking at? Look at me, right in front of you!"

Nirvana's hands began moving in a dazzling flurry of fury.

Their signature technique had activated.

[The character Nirvana Moebius has activated Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara Lv.8!]

A dazzling mandala spun into place behind them, and nearly a thousand arms poured down around it like a waterfall.

"Look at me! Look at me! Look at me!"

The palms of Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara rained down on Junghyeok's head one after another, slowly driving the beast's body into the ground.

"Oh, that's-"

"As expected of the Salvation Sect Leader."

"We're joining in too!"

I didn't know how powerful Nirvana would become after growing through the later Scenarios.

In the main story, Nirvana fought Kim Dokja, was absorbed by [The Fourth Wall], and became a librarian in the Library.

But Nirvana in this world would never be absorbed by [The Fourth Wall].

[The Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband glares at the Incarnation Nirvana Moebius.]

[The Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon twitches his lips, saying an Incarnation is getting cocky.]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire worries about your safety.]

[Reincarnation], which allowed one to survive even after dying.

[Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara], which overwhelmed even Junghyeok after he used [Gigantification].

On top of that, there were mental abilities such as [108 Kleshas] and [eternal nightmare].

Even with Junghyeok's beastification progressing, Nirvana might have been strong enough to face him now.

"W-what?"

Or so I thought.

"He's getting up!"

Junghyeok, who had been nailed into the ground by the strikes of [Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara], slowly began raising his head out of the crater.

Crackkk!

He gradually pushed back against the pressure of the Buddha's descending palms. When he finally raised his head, Junghyeok was holding a spear.

Nirvana's eyes widened when they saw it.

"Junghyeok-"

Junghyeok had lost his reason, leaving only instinct behind.

Even so, he was still a Disciple of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect.

Others might not have known, but Dokja and I recognized that technique.

[Sky-Splitting Meteor Sword].

Swordsmanship created to tear apart the stars of the world.

That swordsmanship surged into the sky through Junghyeok's spear.

"Uwaaaaaaah!"

A strike like black lightning crashing down tore Nirvana's [Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara] to pieces.

It was power born from the sheer difference in Status.

The sky formed by palms shattered apart, and the beast holding the spear let out a savage cry toward the heavens.

Nirvana coughed up blood and rolled across the ground, half of their upper body gone.

The sight was so overwhelming that it nearly broke my spirit.

‘Should we run?’

Could that really be an Incarnation from only the seventh Scenario?

Tststststst.

Sparks of Plausibility began raging across Junghyeok's entire body.

Of course. Even if he had become the prey of a Sub Scenario, strength beyond the Scenario's permitted Plausibility couldn't last for long. At this rate, Junghyeok's entire body would soon burn up in the Plausibility Backlash.

- I'm not so sure.

Dokja didn't seem to think so.

- The balance of Plausibility isn't adjusted through backlash alone.

Before I could ask what that meant, Nirvana, whom I thought dead, suddenly sprang to their feet.

[The character Nirvana Moebius has activated Non-Possession Lv.4!]

A Reincarnator was still a Reincarnator.

Nirvana's upper body, wrapped in lotus flowers, rapidly regenerated.

They had sacrificed part of their fable to restore the missing parts of their body.

Nearby, Incarnations staggered and crawled toward Nirvana. They were Salvation Sect followers.

"Sect Leader, I offer you my story."

"My story..."

The Salvation Sect followers afflicted by [Ideological Infection] willingly offered themselves as Sacrifices for Nirvana's recovery.

Nirvana lightly held their hands and nodded.

"I will remember your stories."

That was the true nature of the Salvation Sect.

Every follower was nothing more than a game piece for completing the ultimate fable Nirvana pursued.

Having recovered their strength, Nirvana let out a deep breath and spoke.

"You're truly strong in this round. It'll be all the more worthwhile to become one with you."

"..."

"I'm already looking forward to seeing what splendid stories you've accumulated... Wait! Aren't I talking? Argh!"

Watching Nirvana get beaten down again immediately after recovering, I asked Dokja, ‘How much longer? They won't last much longer either.’

- Five minutes.

Nirvana spread the palms of Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara to block Junghyeok's attacks and shouted, "Prophet! What are you doing? Hurry and help me!"

"How am I supposed to help you?"

"Be-become one with me and stop Junghyeok- Argh!"

"I won't become one with someone like you even if I die!"

"Actually, I don't want to become one with someone like you either!"

After taking dozens more blows in that short time, Nirvana dripped blood as they said, "This won't do. I don't want to damage the body that will become one with me any further."

"Wait! Nirvana, you-"

At the same time, sinister fable power flowed from Nirvana's entire body.

- That bastard is finally going to use it.

Dokja seemed to already know which technique Nirvana would use.

Of course, Anna Croft and I knew it too.

"Inho Cheon. We have to stop them. The Reincarnator is going to use [eternal nightmare]."

[eternal nightmare].

Junghyeok had been struck by that Skill in the third round of the main story.

"Junghyeok isn't in his right mind because he has activated two fable markings. If he gets hit by that Stigma in this state-"

"He'll go mad."

"You know. If we don't stop them quickly-"

Before we could move, Nirvana's Stigma was already activating.

"Junghyeok. I don't know why you've become like this, but."

An eternal nightmare settled on Nirvana's white fingertips.

"It doesn't matter what you are now. I can become anything. A man, a woman, an animal, a beast species! Only I can understand your Eternity!"

Nirvana's hand shot out like lightning and touched Junghyeok's forehead.

"Then you too will come to understand me."

As if by magic, Junghyeok stopped moving.

Nirvana burst into triumphant laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha! Junghyeok! At last-"

Junghyeok's eyes slowly turned toward Nirvana.

"Junghyeok-"

Thwack.

One of Nirvana's arms flew through the air.

"Huh?"

As Nirvana stared blankly, their other arm flew through the air as well.

"Argh!"

The pain arrived a moment later.

Nirvana, whose arms had been torn off in an instant, let out a desperate scream.

Anna Croft staggered back in shock.

I groaned inwardly.

‘As expected, it doesn't work on Junghyeok as he is now.’

- That's right.

[eternal nightmare] was a Skill that drew up the target's most terrible memory and trapped them within it.

But what if that target was a beast with only instinct left?

"H-how could this happen!"

What if their mind had become too addled to summon any memory at all?

"Junghyeok! Get a hold of yourself! Your present-"

Thwack.

Nirvana's left leg was crushed.

"Argh!"

Sparks of Plausibility burst out once more.

Nirvana, completely out of their senses, crawled across the ground.

The Black Beast stepped on Nirvana's torso and slowly looked around.

Supreme King.

The man who suited that nickname more than anyone else howled at the world.

With that single howl, every Incarnation here realized it.

[All Incarnations in Washington Dome are overcome by Fear.]

No Incarnation in the world could call themselves a king before that monster.

[The balance of Plausibility has moved.]

That was, as long as anyone was only an Incarnation.

- Kid.

I nodded.

Despite Junghyeok releasing such overwhelming Status, the Plausibility of the Star Stream hadn't stopped him.

In other words, the Plausibility of this Scenario-

[You activate the Exclusive Skill Incitement Lv.10.]

allowed the appearance of a powerful being who could stop that Supreme King.

[Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Stage 3 has activated.]

Now it was time for the Demon King to step forward.

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