Chapter 135: Even the Absolute Being Is a First-Time Dad
Even the Absolute One is New to Fatherhood - Episode 135
Sleipnir began moving swiftly, and the scenery unfolding before them blurred past as if being swept away by the wind.
Through the numerous large and small fissures scattered around, glimpses of different worlds could be seen.
Some were lush with nothing but grass and trees, while others were filled with structures built from machinery and the like...
'The Demon Realm, the Martial World, the Spirit Realm...'
Even dimensions Kang-jun had once set foot in before occasionally came into view.
"W-we're going to get caught at this rate—!"
Amidst this chaos, the boy who had introduced himself as the proxy of the so-called Creator God and the administrator of the Abyss kept screaming in terror.
Thanks to that, Kang-jun also kept glancing back, observing the grotesque entities chasing them with terrifying speed.
The Outer Entities
Each of them was so bizarre and hideous that words could hardly describe their forms.
Some had massive spherical bodies covered in countless eyes, mouths, and writhing tentacles—utterly repulsive to behold...
Others resembled living, rotten tree trunks, while some were nothing more than shifting masses of darkness.
"How long are we supposed to keep running?"
The boy answered Kang-jun's question.
"We just need to board the train!"
He repeated his explanation.
"No matter how powerful the Outer Entities are, they can't chase the train! And once we reach the heart of the Abyss, they'll have no choice but to give up!"
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because they are, as their name suggests, beings fated to never set foot inside the Abyss—mere outsiders."
Kang-jun pressed further.
"How much farther to the train?"
After a quiet "We're almost there," the boy looked ahead and added,
"It's starting to come into view now."
A massive structure resembling a floating train station appeared in the distance.
It was a surreal sight—a train station hovering in the vast expanse of the cosmos.
"Hiiiiiiiiing—!"
Sleipnir, the eight-legged horse, let out a fierce cry and leaped high, dashing through the air at breakneck speed...
"Kieeeeeeeek—!"
The monsters the boy had called the Outer Entities also gave chase, closing in with terrifying momentum.
It was, quite literally, a train station.
Inside the spacious structure was a platform, and a massive train resembling a steam locomotive stood waiting.
Chiiik, chiiik—!
As if signaling its imminent departure, thick plumes of steam began billowing out chaotically...
Chiiiiiiik—!
The train gradually picked up speed, slowly moving forward, and the boy's face lit up as he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"I didn't expect the Outer Entities to spot us this quickly, but thankfully, we arrived just in time for the train's departure!"
With Kang-jun and the boy on its back, Sleipnir ran alongside the slowly accelerating train for a moment before—
Thud!
—managing to barely leap onto the roof of the last carriage.
"W-we made it...."
The boy finally let out a deep sigh of relief, then weakly slid off the saddle and collapsed onto the carriage floor.
"Good heavens...."
He muttered in horror as he spotted a massive eye peering through the window.
One of the Outer Entities chasing them had managed to board the train.
The enormous eye darted around as if searching for something...
■■■, the one worthy of that holy title is undoubtedly the one we serve...
Surrender that great title willingly...
The Formless Last Desolation requires it for its return...
Upon spotting Kang-jun, the creature began shaking not just the carriage but the entire train, spewing incomprehensible words.
Boooooooom—!
A deafening roar echoed through the carriage as the entire space trembled violently...
"Aaaaagh—!"
Losing his balance, the boy tumbled clumsily, rolling all the way to the end of the carriage before crashing hard.
Meanwhile, Kang-jun remained perfectly composed, staring at the monster clinging to the carriage as he asked,
"You seem to have business with me?"
The boy swallowed dryly, trying to gather his thoughts.
'Then... was it because of his title that the Outer Entities found us so quickly...?'
Kang-jun pressed again.
"So, what now?"
The boy muttered weakly.
"W-well...."
If the train reached the heart of the Abyss, the Outer Entities clinging to it would inevitably fall away...
Boooooooom—!
But at this rate, the train might be destroyed before they even got there.
"I... I don't know either...."
Kang-jun sighed at his response.
"Not much help, are you?"
Then he muttered,
"Stay here and wait quietly."
The boy jolted in alarm.
"Y-you're not planning to fight, are you?!"
"I am."
"You can't possibly win!"
Hadn't these beings gained power beyond all norms in exchange for their disgraceful title of Outer Entities?
Even if it was just one of them, how could a newly ascended deity like ■■■ hope to stand against it alone?
"I've never lost before."
With that, Kang-jun opened the carriage door and stepped out, coming face-to-face with the monster clinging to the train.
The train was moving at such speed that Kang-jun's hair whipped wildly in the wind...
Then, with a ding!, a familiar system message appeared before his eyes.
[EX-rank Authority, 'Myth Writing,' has been activated.]
[The Creator God begins writing your myth.]
Immediately after, an indistinct voice—or perhaps text—resounded, weaving a tale.
The being facing ■■■ was a mysterious entity with power and regenerative abilities beyond all norms...
One of the dull yet fiercely loyal servants of their king, the Formless Last Desolation...
The deities of the Abyss had long feared them, calling them the great 'Ancient Ones.'
It was the same grotesque creature that had been chasing them—a massive, spherical body covered in eyes, mouths, and writhing tentacles.
The Great Old One.
Its true name...
The blasphemous Nug-Yeb.
Kang-jun stared intently at it.
"Hmm...."
Though he couldn't be certain of victory, that very uncertainty only fueled his fighting spirit.
There had been a time when he wandered in search of a worthy opponent because no one could match him.
Though encountering such a bizarre being was bewildering, a strange sense of anticipation also stirred within him.
"Let's play."
At that moment.
Driven solely by the desire to seize ■■■'s great title and offer it to their king...
Without a moment's hesitation, it lunged forward to annihilate '■■■' and claim that sacred title.
The creature's tentacles surged toward Kang-jun, who barely twisted out of the way—
Whooosh—!
But the tentacles abruptly changed direction, wrapping tightly around his body and binding him completely.
"Tch!"
Kang-jun struggled fiercely to break free from the tentacles pinning his arms...
Surrender that title...
■■■...
That great title...
But Nug-Yeb's tentacles were impossibly tough—no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't sever them.
As the creature slowly reeled him in, Kang-jun was dragged closer...
For the return of the Formless Last Desolation...
Relinquish that sacred title and perish...
Just as the creature opened one of its countless maws with a schlick!, drooling green saliva...
The boy watching from inside the train screamed at the top of his lungs, veins bulging in his neck.
"■■■—!"
Kang-jun strained against the tentacles, gritting his teeth in frustration before cursing under his breath.
"D-damn it...."
Then, the narrative continued.
When the Creator God first established the laws of the world, deities of the Abyss were made unable to oppose the Outer Gods ruling beyond it.
Thus, ■■■ too seemed helpless against the blasphemous Nug-Yeb, an Outer God...
But the law preventing Abyssal deities from opposing Outer Gods clashed violently with the absolute laws of the title '■■■.'
Among the three laws the Creator God had personally inscribed upon '■■■,' the one with the most absolute power was...
Just then, the tentacles binding Kang-jun burst into black flames as his dark magic surged forth...
Undefeated (不敗).
As the tentacles crumbled into ash, scattering uselessly into the void, the boy muttered in disbelief.
"H-how...?"
Several sharp, black spears formed from dark magic materialized behind Kang-jun and shot forward, ruthlessly impaling the creature's body.
Thud! Thud! Thwack! Splurch!
The monster shrieked in agony, writhing in pain, but Kang-jun didn't stop—he continued carving wounds into its body.
This law held absolute authority, surpassing all other rules and orders of the world...
Thus, it effortlessly shattered the law preventing Abyssal deities from opposing Outer Gods and asserted its dominance.
Kang-jun smirked coldly.
"Knew it."
Then he added,
"Turns out even flashy-looking guys like you aren't much."
All the while, the dark spears kept flying, relentlessly piercing Nug-Yeb's body.
How much time had passed since then?
"To dare be late to the Celestial Banquet...."
"The audacity of this one...."
"He must be relying too much on that title of his...."
Most of the deities gathered for the Celestial Banquet were too busy disparaging the one who had yet to appear.
■■■.
Because this deity—one whom all the gods of the Abyss had been watching closely—had failed to arrive on time, the banquet's start had been delayed repeatedly.
"Just why...?"
Even Thor, seated at the table assigned to the deities of the great star cluster Asgard, kept glancing toward the entrance impatiently...
"Sorry for the delay."
Just then, Kang-jun appeared at the banquet hall, his clothes tattered.
Following the administrator's advice, he started with an apology—but the response was overwhelmingly negative.
"Why are you late?"
"Who do you think you are...?"
"Explain yourself."
Kang-jun scratched his head awkwardly.
"Got into an accident on the way...."
The absurd answer only enraged the deities further.
Some shouted in outrage, while others muttered scornfully.
Amidst the uproar, Kang-jun glanced toward the entrance and said,
"Figured this would happen, so I brought proof."
Moments later...
"Kieeeeeek...."
The administrator, dragging something behind him with great effort, entered the banquet hall, a black chain slung over his shoulder...
Soon, Nug-Yeb—bound head to toe in chains of dark magic—was revealed before the stunned crowd.
"Th-there were circumstances...."
The administrator's feeble excuse only deepened the deities' shock as they muttered in disbelief.
"An Outer God... one of the most powerful among them...."
"A Great Old One...."
"Even for ■■■, how could he have subdued an Outer God alone...?"
Their gazes, once filled with terror as they stared at Nug-Yeb, now turned to Kang-jun—bearing the same mix of fear and awe.
"See? Told you there was an accident."
The most spectacular entrance of all.