chapter 119
119 – Destiny Over – Day 1 (7)
At this moment, everyone felt that their heart was beating loudly.
It felt like a scene from a myth or legend.
An angel suddenly appeared and caused the stars in the sky to fall to the ground.
And one human being cut the star in half as it fell to the ground.
A human being, who can be said to be a truly insignificant being compared to a falling star, achieved such a feat with only a single sword.
Even though it was just a scene from a virtual reality game, it was clear that it was something that an average person could never follow or imitate.
Therefore, people could only stare at Eugene in silence.
Just like when you read a novel or movie that is so magnificent, you look at it with sweaty palms even though you know full well that it is not reality.
This was especially true because the angel Eugene was currently confronting was radiating an overwhelming energy that could be felt even from outside the screen.
And Eugene was also receiving the same sensations that viewers are currently feeling.
[I faced the angel of the contract, the one who resides on the throne, and the archangel Metatron!]
[I encountered a high-dimensional being beyond humans. In return, all abilities decrease by 30%.]
[In terms of spirit status, it is an opponent that cannot be achieved. All hostile actions against Metatron are reduced by 90%.]
[It is a being that violates the principles of this world just by existing. Please be careful. It is something that you can never win in a head-on confrontation. Retreat from the battlefield is recommended.]
Metatron looks at Eugene with a very curious expression.
[… ] ] What a ridiculous human being. No, it makes me wonder if you are really human. I have seen countless humans since the beginning, but no one has ever cut a falling star in half with a mere mortal body.]
“… Huh.”
Meanwhile, Eugene was in no position to answer what he said as he was busy looking at the system message window that was popping up one after another.
Well, this is a recommendation to retreat, which makes sense. In fact, I’m not telling you to just run away since that guy wasn’t made to be caught.
However, that didn’t mean that Eugene didn’t like being scared when he hadn’t even swung the sword properly yet.
Therefore, the action Eugene took at this moment was extremely simple.
Yam Sword (斬魔劍) Baldo (拔刀)
A song without a moon!
The next moment, Eugene suddenly swung his sword at Metatron without any warning or presence.
Because the whole body is strengthened by the will, it is the ultimate martial arts technique that is swung at a speed that far exceeds the speed of sound!
Pugh-!
Indeed, Metatron also seems to have been unable to react at all to Eugene’s sword, and blood gushes out from his right chest.
– ? No, I told you to just run away, really haha
– The system message also advises you to run away, but you go ahead and hit me lol
-Look at the blood gushing out of his body haha. That’s his power reduced by 1/10 ? I’m really kidding haha
-ㄴ If Somajwa had swung the sword with its original power his, his body his his would have already been torn to pieces ㄷㄷㄷ
– ㄴ ㄹㅇ haha
However, even though his attack was successful, Eugene’s expression showed no signs of brightening.
Tsuzuzu-
Because, as if time had been rewound, the wounds inflicted by Eugene began to heal at an amazing speed.
[… ] ] That’s amazing. I never thought you would hurt me. I thought there would be no wizard in this world who could hurt me.]
Meanwhile, Metatron heals his wounds with a quite surprised expression.
At first glance, it looks like Eugene is admiring the power he possesses.
However, Eugene instinctively realized this when he saw Metatron.
Now, Metatron is very surprised to see Eugene hurting him, but at the same time, that’s all.
It wasn’t that he was wary of Eugene or felt threatened by him, he was just simply curious.
So, to use an analogy, would it be similar to an entomologist who is surprised to realize that something he thought was just a simple bug can actually speak human language?
Eugene looked tired and whispered to the viewers in a low voice.
“… But why on earth does an angel appear here? “Isn’t it a rule in this war to use past heroes as familiar?”
– That’s the rule of war, but in this game, there are many cases where those rules are ignored haha
– In addition to angels, beings such as gods and devils are also heroes, so it is possible to trick them and summon them haha. Of course, in such cases, you have to come with the demerit haha
– From my perspective, it doesn’t seem like an angel was summoned as a familiar, but shouldn’t we consider the possibility that another familiar summoned an angel using a Noble Phantasm or something?
– Actually, this makes more sense than thinking that an angel was suddenly summoned.
– Is there anyone who has an anecdote about summoning an angel? Or is there anyone who has ever been close to an angel? Anyone know?
And Eugene, who read the chats that were uploaded at a very fast pace, nodded his head as if he finally understood something.
‘So, it is unlikely that Metatron is another wizard’s familiar, and it is highly likely that one of his familiars summoned him through some kind of means.’
Because it was absolutely impossible for a human being to use a being as powerful as an angel as a mere familiar.
‘This… No matter how much I think about it, it seems like an impossible battle to win.’
Now, almost three months have passed since Eugene worked as a streamer, and since he has accumulated a lot of game-related experience, he was able to realize something.
The guy named Metatron in front of him was definitely not the guy the player was made to catch.
The level of difficulty was nothing short of murderous, but it was a being on a completely different level from the ‘stargazer’ or evil spirit that could be hunted.
Perhaps the standard way to attack Metatron created by the production team is not to fight from the front, but to deal with the familiar that summoned Metatron to this world.
Of course, if Eugene revealed all the cards he was hiding, such as developing a divine realm, there was nothing he couldn’t win, but there are too many eyes watching right now, so I’ll pass on that.
‘Then should I run away?’
Even if that being is an almost invincible transcendental being, if Eugene decides to leave this position, he will never be caught.
In the past, even when Eugene fell into a trap prepared with all his might by the Four Heavenly Kings and the Demon King, he had a history of somehow managing to survive.
However, for some reason, Eugene didn’t feel like the option of running away from this place.
So, the option of fighting or running away is put on hold for now.
If I had been able to spend some time talking to that guy, it would have been possible to come up with a better option…
‘Wait, talk?’
At that moment, a magazine he read on places like Sprouts Wiki came to Eugene’s mind when he was spending time as an unemployed person after returning from another world.
So, did you mean that not all angels are the same, but that there is a hierarchy among angels?
To put it another way, doesn’t it mean that even if they are beings living in heaven, there is a hierarchical relationship between them?
And, Eugene knows.
If we were to consider simple ‘nobility’, it would be a being that no one in the world, let alone Metatron, would dare to compare.
‘But will this work? Her affiliation is different from each other, and there is a possibility that Metatron will not recognize her … ‘
However, after coming this far, there was no other way.
If this method fails, Eugene prepares to jump right away, taking only Sistine with him, and pours all of her thoughts into the lightsaber she holds in her hand!
[Realization of imagery brings about a new role]
[Simple area materialization]
Wooooow-
At the same time, based on the medium of the lightsaber, the most noble being among the swords registered in the [Festival of Swords] Descends into this world.
Holy sword Altina.
A sword that can be said to be proof that the Heavenly God gave it to this world because of his love for mankind.
A miraculous being who has his own will and at the same time possesses as many as three powers that mankind can never imitate!
[Oh, no? This can’t be possible, it doesn’t make sense. How on earth could that be… ? ?]
And, as soon as Altina is summoned to this place, her Metatron looks at her with an expression of astonishment.
[A godly energy that I didn’t know existed in this world? What exactly are you?]
[■■■■■.]
And upon hearing Metatron’s sudden use of an honorific title, Altina hums something towards Eugene as if feeling some kind of pride.
… As it turns out, the current Altina’s connection with Eugene had not been completely restored, so she couldn’t understand what Altina was saying.
However, I guess it wasn’t Metatron standing there.
[That… This is ridiculous. Even if you look at me like this, I am an angel of the highest rank in heaven. There is no way in heaven that something I don’t know about exists-]
[■■■■. ■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■!]
When Altina muttered in a harsh tone as if she were angry, Metatron quickly lowered her head.
[Sorry. Surely… You are right. Besides, there is no way a being of such noble stature as you would lie to me. So please forgive me, noble being.]
[■■■■. ■■■ ■■■■.]
[All right. If only someone like you could guarantee it… I will just trust and follow you.]
Altina, who had been saying something to Metatron in such a triumphant manner, now mumbles something in a proud tone to Eugene.
[■■ ■■■■■■. ■■■■.]
Even though she couldn’t tell what the previous conversation was about, she knew what she had to do now that they had been together for 20 years.
“If you lack faith, I’ll show you the proof.”
When Eugene spoke in a solemn tone, recalling memories from her hero days, Metatron’s expression changed again.
From the expression of not being able to believe what Altina said, to the expression of thinking that it might really be true.
[Seo, no way… Indeed, you are truly like what that person said… ]
“Yes.”
Eugene nodded her head and lifted the Altina she was holding in her hand to the sky.
Paat-!
Consume your will and emit light using the tricks you learned in the past ‘Thousand’ world.
Looking at the light that turns the surroundings pure white, Metatron makes a truly moved expression.
[Was it really light as he said? Are you… !]
And with her solemn expression on her face, she nodded her head once again.
At this moment, Eugene was the light.