Chapter 48

The Giant of Evil Extermination felt a moment of regret.

He should not have let his anger get the better of him and rushed in.

“O Goddess!”

The Giant of Evil Extermination spoke to the stars.

He pleaded with the darkened goddess to calm down and return to her original state.

‘... The eye of the goddess Pina.’

The Giant of Evil Extermination saw the eye at the center of the black hole.

The eye of Pina, the younger twin sister of Lea, also known as the Goddess of the Sky.

Why was her eye here?

Why was it tainted with evil, and why was it being manipulated by evil?

—K... Kha ha ha!

Ahram mocked the Giant of Evil Extermination.

No matter how much he struggled, he could not stop the explosion.

He would take all the star guardians with him.

—W... What...?

But Ahram's mockery did not last long.

He sensed something approaching.

Instinctively, he knew he had to avoid it.

He was afraid, terrified.

He couldn't understand why he, the King of Hell, felt such emotions.

But he knew he had to avoid it.

—Let go...!

It was approaching slowly.

Its slowness made it easy to avoid, but the problem was that the Giant of Evil Extermination was holding Ahram in place.

Ahram struggled.

He instinctively knew that if he were caught by that 'something,' it would be the end.

It was so terrifying that he thought it would be better to self-destruct and vanish.

He had to avoid it.

He had to run!

But he couldn't avoid it. He couldn't run.

The Giant of Evil Extermination held Ahram in place.

His attempt to self-destruct had backfired.

Swoosh!

Eventually, Ahram realized.

He felt something touch his forehead.

He was being 'sealed' by that 'something.'

Ahram gently touched his forehead.

The object on his head was a seal.

A seal so powerful that even the King of Hell could be bound.

But such a seal was rare.

And Ahram had seen such a seal before.

In ancient times.

A seal used to bind the being closest to the gods.

—K... Kinka...?

The legendary seal, Kinka (緊箍兒).

He couldn't use his strength.

His magic power didn't work.

It felt as if his body wasn't his own.

“Get out of the way, caw.”

His body moved on its own.

Ahram was shocked.

The corpse crow that appeared before him.

It wasn't just any corpse crow.

The memories from the star and his own soul recognized it.

The name he wanted to kill, the name he wanted to destroy.

‘Knight King Wilhelm...!’

—The nemesis of the demon world, Wilhelm.

But now, he couldn't even speak.

He couldn't do anything.

‘Even if I am bound, I can't stop the star's rampage!’

Ahram laughed.

Stupid fool.

Even if he was bound by Kinka, the darkened star wouldn't return.

The star's rampage continued.

“It's annoying, caw.”

“... What are you, you thing?”

The Giant of Evil Extermination.

He was also taken aback.

Suddenly, Ahram was sealed.

And amidst this, the corpse crow appeared.

The mysterious corpse crow that eliminated a Unique-grade mystery and sealed Ahram.

“Lose some weight, caw. What is that body, caw?”

“Are you telling me to lose weight...?”

There was no being in the world that would dare tell the Giant of Evil Extermination to lose weight.

They were all dead.

If anyone said such a thing in front of him, they would cease to exist.

“Is this the star of the goddess, caw?”

The corpse crow spoke as if it didn't care.

When Ahram was sealed, the rampaging dark star separated from his body.

The Giant of Evil Extermination clicked his tongue.

“You came here to die, fool. You could have escaped with the King of the White.”

“I can calm the star, caw?”

“It's impossible even for the star guardians. If a cursed crow like you touches the sacred star, it will burn to ashes.”

A familiar line.

The first time he met Dramut, Wilhelm's star had fallen, and the boy had said the same thing.

“I told you to get out of the way, caw.”

“...”

The Giant of Evil Extermination slightly raised his body.

As if daring him to try.

When the Giant of Evil Extermination moved, a black hole-like area was revealed.

If he touched it, he would be sucked in or, as the giant said, burn to ashes.

But I reached out my hand without hesitation toward the rampaging dark star.

‘You were looking for me, weren't you?’

And the moment I touched the star, I knew.

This was the star that had been searching for me all along.

Since the hot spring.

No, even before that.

The eye of the goddess Pina looked at me.

“Hmm...!”

Gradually, the memories of the goddess Pina began to flow into my mind.

*

Knight King Wilhelm.

He was captured by the Demon King.

Because he was a being who had never truly received the goddess's blessing.

He was a great hero who had reached that position alone without the goddess's help, but the Demon King was a being that could not be destroyed without the goddess's power.

“What a monster. To push me to this extent without any of the goddess's ‘interests.’”

The Demon King shuddered.

This was the first time he had been pushed to such an extent.

He was completely tattered.

He had beaten the 'indestructible' body that could resurrect multiple times.

The Demon King possessed a power that surpassed even the immortality of the gods.

“But that is your mistake.”

But it was fine.

His physical body was dead, but the essence of the Demon King was not.

Without the goddess's power, it was impossible to destroy him.

In a way, it was for the best.

If he possessed the body of this monster, the Demon King would become even stronger.

The essence of the Demon King began to infiltrate Wilhelm's body.

- No!

The Goddess of the Sky, Pina, had watched the entire scene from beginning to end.

If Wilhelm's body was taken by the Demon King, the world would end.

Not just this world, but all connected dimensions would collapse.

But she never imagined that Wilhelm could threaten the Demon King.

She never imagined that he could grow so powerful without the goddess's interests.

This wasn't because Wilhelm was extraordinary.

It was the being that moved Wilhelm.

The 'One' connected to the other world allowed Wilhelm to surpass his limits.

The 'One' who had perfected Wilhelm.

-I'm sorry.

In the end, Pina took Wilhelm's life.

If the Demon King took his body and all the stars, there would be no chance left.

The 'One' beyond would also lose their chance.

But killing the perfected Wilhelm was dangerous for her as well.

Wilhelm was a being who had defeated destruction.

Pina had to give up her physical body to take Wilhelm's life.

-Please. Great and noble being, I beg of you.

The body of the goddess Pina shattered and fell as a star.

But she had no regrets.

At least, there was one last 'chance.'

Pina didn't know who the 'One' was.

She hoped that the 'One' who moved Wilhelm was someone who loved Pangea.

There was no being more honorable and great than the 'One.'

She wished for the 'One' to surpass even before and lead all the worlds.

*

The memory.

The last wish that the goddess Pina thought of before her body scattered was etched in my mind.

In the end, everything began and ended with Wilhelm.

This situation was created by the death of Knight King Wilhelm.

‘By taking Wilhelm's life, the goddess Pina also shattered.’

It wasn't just a reset at the end of the blue screen.

It was possible because of Pina.

If the goddess Pina hadn't sacrificed herself to kill Wilhelm, I wouldn't have been given another chance.

The problem was the star left behind by Pina's sacrifice.

‘The Demon King must have taken Pina's star.’

Instead of Wilhelm's complete body and five stars, he took and destroyed Pina's body.

Thus, he rebuilt the demon world and planned to invade Earth.

The demon world was originally half-destroyed, but the restoration speed was accelerated by Pina's star.

《The star's rampage is subsiding.》

《‘Main Quest ??? : Eliminate the King of Dimensional Rifts’ has been completed.》

《Level up!》

The message that the main quest was completed appeared.

Fortunately, it was counted as 'elimination' even though it was just a seal with Kinka.

But what was more puzzling was the gaze of those around me.

“What are you staring at, caw?”

All the star guardians.

Even the King of the White and the Four Seasons.

They looked at me in disbelief, as if they were shocked.

Eventually, the star guardians chimed in.

“Star guardian?”

“A corpse crow as a star guardian?”

What? A star guardian?

Could they be talking to me?

But star guardians were only mighty mythical beings or powerful illusions.

I had never seen any other star guardians.

Rumble!

At that moment, the Giant of Evil Extermination slowly rose from his seat.

He looked down at me, reluctantly acknowledging the truth.

“... A new star guardian has been born.”

Unique Skill: Seizure

Dimensional Warrior.

The great warriors who crossed dimensions to protect Earth.

They had warned about the invasion multiple times.

- A full-scale invasion will begin soon.

- It will start within a month. Only we, the Dimensional Warriors, can protect you.

- All governments must cooperate. Prepare for the destruction!

The world would be destroyed by the dimensional invasion.

But if they cooperated, they could overcome it!

Perhaps due to the aftermath of the previous two invasions, people began to cooperate with the Dimensional Warriors' warnings about the 'full-scale invasion.'

The unknown fear was a real threat.

Thus, the 'day' finally arrived.

The worlds of other dimensions floating in the sky.

People were shocked by the simultaneous phenomenon occurring all over the world.

- Can only I see this?

- The end of the world, lol.

- Someone please tell me it's CG!

- Wow... It's insane.

- The gods are angry!

The world was in chaos, both online and offline.

As the giant black dimensional rifts opened in the sky, the 'Dimensional Community' was flooded with inquiries.

- What are those black circles in the sky?

- Are monsters going to come from there?

- Please protect us!

- Master! Where is Master?

- What about the other 8 heroes?

The beings known as the '8 Heroes,' including the Master.

As many people searched for them, numerous TV stations broadcast their appearances in real-time.

At the moment the dimensional rifts opened, the 8 Heroes descended and prepared for the incoming enemies.

“Trust in us!”

“We will protect you from the dimensional invasion!”

“As long as we are here, the world is safe!”

The numerous heroes on TV declared themselves as saviors.

Their transformation into golden figures was enough to captivate the audience.

They looked like warriors from myths and legends.

They were not just dressed up; they were genuine monsters capable of moving mountains and terrifying even the most fearsome creatures.

With real superheroes, people couldn't help but be enthusiastic.

- I believe in you!

- Amazing!

- Maxim! Take me!

If the invasion actually began, their status would soar to unprecedented heights.

The 8 Heroes were confident.

They were overflowing with self-assurance.