Chapter 158
Chapter 158
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 158
Chapter Title: The Third Night (9)
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Around the Temple of Death, the paths of the four factions converged.
And once all the trials were complete, the temple would rise, and the being known as death incarnate, 'Anubis,' would appear—that was the original sequence Aheta had set.
If they failed to finish within five days, the three factions with the worst scores would fall, and everyone in them would perish.
Only one faction could survive.
The Creator Community was buzzing with talk about the 'Third Night.'
Aheta's masterpiece.
Launching the Super Blue Moon meant he was going all-in.
A fierce determination to wipe out humanity.
Yet Earth was a newborn dimension, barely connected to the Abyss.
Of course, humans were the weakest race among all those connected so far, but they'd already pulled off two miracles in a row, defeating Aheta twice.
Maybe that's why.
Interest in this 'Third Night' was sky-high.
With Aheta—the Lord of the Night and 'Moon Sovereign'—fully committed to his creation in the Abyss, the other Creators couldn't look away.
Naturally, they were burning with curiosity about the mechanisms Aheta had built in.
First off, the place reachable after completing the final trial.
There, all the factions would connect and meet.
As the saying goes, the first faction to finish could help the others.
But humans aren't rational beings.
Plus, they're weak to propaganda.
Using the 'avatars' hidden everywhere to spark war would sweep them into a frenzy of slaughter.
The war between the Legion of Death and humanity.
No deranged demons were betting coins on a human victory.
Even if all four factions cleared every trial, the final boss was 'Anubis.'
Aheta's loyal subordinate and the strongest monster even other Creators coveted!
A being at the pinnacle of 'death' itself, never once defeated since its debut.
So, betting on what percentage of humans might survive was far more profitable.
After all, at least one faction could make it.
The destruction of a world generates an enormous amount of coins.
But only a limited number of Creators could craft a 'Created Abyss' capable of destroying one.
As the saying goes, only those ranked above Demon Lord hierarchy.
Aheta, as the Lord of 'Night,' rivaled them, allowing him to threaten Earth and humanity with this 'Third Night.'
However, to bring ruin, he had to be prepared for his own potential ruin.
Creating a vast 'Created Abyss' and pouring in even more coins and resources.
But no Creator predicted Aheta's downfall.
He'd already erased countless dimensions and races.
...It was then.
One Creator raised a question in the community.
About the possibility of a miracle where humanity triumphs.
Impossible, they thought—but Aheta had played his ace on just the third night.
Meaning humanity was that threatening.
No one mentioned bankruptcy.
Aheta's treasures could blanket a world.
Barring some unimaginable twist, he wouldn't go bust.
...But then.
At some point, the Creator Community's chatter cut off.
It had to.
......The anomaly had occurred.
An incomprehensible twist that left them all stunned!
Aheta's gaze was fixed solely on the mage faction.
Watching the humans who'd chosen it, searching for him no doubt.
So he missed it.
The moment he forcibly cleared the 'final trial' for every faction.
Thanks to that, it was easily achieved.
The One Who Gazes Upon the End
'The territory of the Third Night. Looks like there's an ancient being sealed here too.'
It was intriguing.
A Legendary Quest wasn't part of Aheta's preparations.
It was like an 'Easter Egg'—a hidden event in the same vein.
The epic of the Abyss.
Long ago, the Abyss's demons waged reckless wars to expand their territories.
In the process, ancient beings were forcibly sealed in those lands.
This was their story.
'In the Second Night, I sealed Khan in his palace.'
Conqueror Khan!
Aheta had sealed him instead of killing him.
No—more accurately, he couldn't kill him, so he sealed him.
Aheta hadn't known destroying the entire palace was required to kill Khan.
But 'Valhalla's Land' was too tempting, so he sealed Khan and seized it by force.
The same here.
'The original owner of this land that Aheta couldn't kill.'
Who could it be?
Who could possess such a vast land teeming with death?
Park Chan-woo looked around.
A territory overflowing with mystery, drawing in unlimited humans.
The 'Super Blue Moon' Aheta summoned only created the entrance—the true value lay in the land itself.
Far from a mere stage prepared for 'death.'
A sacred land existing for something far greater and grander.
'Where holy ones who opposed death plummeted and fell.'
Clatter!
Clatter!
Around him, 150 Death Soldiers stirred, their bones rattling.
By passing all the final trials, he'd stolen the final examiners from the mage, thief, and sage factions.
And they were all ones who had worshipped gods.
No coincidence.
So, this territory's owner was probably...
The lord of the territory.
'......A god.'
Likely the god they'd worshipped.
And the reason all this was possible? Bokshil, the Radiant Anubis.
'Anubis engraved the Flower of Death on their bodies.'
Bokshil had erased those Flowers of Death.
Once they accepted the Flower of Life, they shone radiantly, evolving further.
Regaining memories and egos, pledging loyalty to him.
However.
"What are you all staring at?"
Since the Legendary Quest appeared, every soldier was fixated on one spot.
The central point where the four factions connected.
The place where, upon completing all trials, Anubis and the 'Temple of Death' would appear.
When Park Chan-woo asked dubiously,
"Ah, we can feel it."
"The true 'final' being!"
...The true final being, huh.
As Park Chan-woo tilted his head,
Rumble...!
Suddenly, the ground began shaking violently.
And then.
......The Temple of Death rose.
It was odd.
'Wasn't the Temple of Death Aheta's?'
Yet an ancient being was sealed inside.
Did Aheta seal it in his own temple?
But if it was his, it should be visible.
The message said even Aheta couldn't view it.
Proof the temple itself might not be Aheta's property.
'Aheta might have no real connection to death.'
Possible.
Thinking about it, Aheta was the 'Moon Sovereign' and 'Lord of Night,' not bearing the moniker of 'death.'
Moon and night evoked death, so no one questioned it.
......Definitely unfolding in a form utterly different from 'Khan's Palace.'
Especially.
'No Anubis guarding the entrance.'
Anubis, who should guard the temple's entrance, hadn't been summoned.
Maybe because not all trials were complete yet.
'What to do.'
He pondered briefly.
Safer to lead the soldiers into the temple.
But the problem was Anubis.
Anubis was undeniably Aheta's trump card. Sensing the anomaly, Aheta might forcibly summon it.
After a moment's thought, he spoke.
"You all stay here and help with the other factions' 'trials.'"
"We can't come with you?"
"I'll go in alone."
Park Chan-woo shook his head.
Linking up with Gula to deal with Anubis was as crucial as entering the temple.
Leaving Anubis unchecked could lead straight to humanity's defeat.
'Aheta will definitely summon Anubis. And force the Third Night to end.'
He wouldn't tolerate losing territory again.
Overwhelming chance he'd end the night to halt the Legendary Quest.
Thus, bringing everyone would invite defeat.
'If all factions' trials finish quickly, I'll get stronger too.'
No matter how he thought, leaving them was better than bringing them.
With their help, the remaining trials wouldn't be an issue.
Tap.
Decision made, Park Chan-woo stepped into the temple without hesitation.