Chapter 355
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 355
Chapter Title: Episode 355 (Part 1 Complete)
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Lord, is he dead?
Baal muttered with an incredulous look on his face.
He's dead. There's no way he could survive that.
Baal slowly nodded at Tenebris's firm confirmation.
Y-Yes, that's right.
More than that, why does that guy's face look so grim? We finally caught the so-called Designerhe should be thrilled beyond measure.
As he said, Jeong Hoon's expression was far from bright.
So, catching this guy doesn't end it after all.
The Designer of New World.
That's why he'd secretly hoped something would change once the bastard was hunted down.
But even without the Designer, the game kept running.
Guess I should be satisfied with getting the final Sin Box.
In Jeong Hoon's hand was the Sin Box and the divine relic the guy had wielded.
That made three divine relics in his possession now.
But there were no other rewards.
No achievement points, no points, no energy, no itemsnothing he'd naturally expected.
He hadn't pinned huge hopes on it, but this was downright disappointing.
You have achieved a Mythic-grade accomplishment!
You are the first player to execute the Designer! Accordingly, you are presented with choices!
It was then.
A message announcing the achievement popped up, fashionably late.
Not even that impressive, yet a Mythic-grade accomplishment.
As Jeong Hoon tilted his head in puzzlement, it continued, promising new choices.
To view the choices, you must move to another location.
A location change.
It was his first Mythic-grade achievement, so gauging the level of rewards was tricky.
Tenebris.
When Jeong Hoon called out, Tenebris rushed over as if he'd been waiting.
What? Got something on your mind?
Do you know about Mythic-grade accomplishments?
Oh, that? It's because a human like you took down Escannon, who rules the dimension.
And it gives choices?
Hmm, better to see it for yourself than hear it from me.
Yeah?
Yeah. It depends on what you pick, but... anyway, what's our goal?
Ending the game.
That's the ultimate goal. First, we gotta crush those fucking dogs!
Got it, so let's talk later.
Huh? Dodging it now?
No time.
Oh... right.
They had to escape this space before the Named caught on.
Of course, he'd claim all the accumulated rewards too.
Jeong Hoon approached Escannon, whose breath had stopped, and placed his hand on him.
For a lord of destruction, it was an utterly pathetic end.
Using Soul Absorption Technique.
Acquiring experience.
All stats increase.
As always, he used the Soul Absorption Technique to massively boost his level and stats.
Escannon was Celestial-grade too, so Jeong Hoon's level surpassed 10,000, nearing 11,000.
His stats surged into the mid-40,000s.
Jeong Hoon then brought the Cup of the Void close to Escannon.
Just like with Abaddon, threads of the Creator extended out, probing Escannon.
Once the scan finished, black liquid poured forth, triggering proliferation.
From the depleted Creator onward, his mana and holy power rapidly recovered.
Extracting memories from the target.
Rebound Conversion has been added.
Oh.
Now this he liked.
He'd missed the retaliation rune, but Rebound Conversion would more than compensate.
It even amplified the counterattacktruly superior.
The reward for the third apocalypse.
Claiming it was simple.
As Escannon's breath cut off, a door that had been sealed behind him slowly opened.
Before it stood the statue of the goddess he'd seen in the temple.
Secret Quest: End of Trials
-Restriction: One who thwarted the third apocalypse
-Reward: ???
-Description: Rewards for the second apocalypse are consolidated and paid out. Will you claim the reward?
Of course he would.
As Jeong Hoon accepted the quest, the statue's closed eyes slowly opened.
Blue irises fixed on Jeong Hoon, then it slowly spoke.
I shall grant you choices.
Choices?
Yes. Whether to take material rewards, or to add to the choices granted unto you.
Choices... You mean the accomplishment ones?
Yes.
Jeong Hoon furrowed his brow.
With the rewards for the second and third apocalypses consolidated, it was surely commensurate.
Meaning, just adding choices held immense value.
What if I pick material rewards?
That I cannot say.
I see. Then add the choices.
Jeong Hoon chose to add choices without hesitation.
He already had three divine relics in hand.
And with the final Sin Box acquired, he could fully unseal the Seven Deadly Sins.
No need to chase items.
Wise choice. Very well. I shall add the choices.
Choices have been added.
Then I wish you good fortune. Blessings upon your path.
With those words, the goddess statue vanished.
Good fortune, huh...
It meant the battle wasn't over yet.
Even after eliminating the Designer Escannon, no end in sight... His chest tightened.
Alright, all done? Let's get out!
At Tenebris's urging, Jeong Hoon turned.
We've been had.
As that voice echoed through the chamber, the entire great cavern fell silent.
The seven Celestials seated before him stared wordlessly at the screen on the ceiling.
We've been had...
That Escannon?
They were Celestials like Escannon.
They should have been holding their posts, but Logos's command had gathered them here.
Tenebris has awakened.
That was Logos's first words when they assembled.
Tenebris.
A being like Logos, but corrupted into a evil god and sealed away, or so it was said.
The Named had barely managed to seal him with combined powerwho had broken that seal?
Likely a human.
With that, Logos displayed the screen.
It showed Escannon's feed.
Escannon?
Escannon betrayed us?
Logos said nothing.
Just watch, it seemed.
The chamber quickly hushed, and the Celestials focused on the screen.
Soon after, a blue screen appeared, and it went dead.
A human after all.
At 'human,' the Celestials' brows twitched.
On the scale of the dimension, humans were a lower race.
There were races with superior intellect, and others with equal intellect plus martial prowess.
Yet a mere human had undone Tenebris's seal.
And if meeting a Celestial one-on-one, he was no longer humaneffectively a Transcendent.
About an hour passed?
The dead screen revived, revealing Escannon as a cold corpse.
You all saw it well.
Logos snapped his fingers, and the screen vanished cleanly.
......
The seven gathered Celestials.
Their commonality: they had once lived mortal lives.
Like Escannon, chosen by the Named, they betrayed their races, ascended to Transcendent, and displaced prior Celestials.
And the Named who chose them was Logos.
That human killed a Celestial the same way you did. Though he hasn't taken a Transcendent seat.
In other words, this was the first time a mortal had slain a dimension's ruler.
What shall we do?
Command us.
They expected Logos to order them to hunt the human down immediately.
Watch.
He wanted to erase him on the spot, but with Tenebris guarding, tracking was tricky.
Whatever trick was used, the human's tracks were perfectly erased.
But ways to find him existed.
The Great Rift will soon occur. His choice will decide if we eliminate him.
Yes!
The seven Celestials responded vigorously.
At that moment.
Earth underwent a shocking change.
Th-the dungeons are disappearing!
What's going on?
Dungeons across Earth vanished simultaneously.
Those riding the storm of rapid growth from Jeong Hoon's code tweaks couldn't hide their regret.
But joy coexisted at no longer needing to fight monsters.
What's this. Because Escannon fell?
Jeong Hoon, stepping out to survey, tilted his head.
Can't say for sure. First time a mortal's taken down a ruler.
Yeah.
Celestials weren't beings you could just overpower.
Luck had favored him against Abaddon, and without the relic, Escannon would've been impossible.
Jeong Hoon glanced at the message before him.
Will you view the choices?
It popped up the moment he emerged.
Time to check what choices awaited.
View.
15 minutes until Great Rift.
Your choice will alter fate.
Great Rift.
The dungeons vanishingperhaps the dimension's functions were lost?
With the owner gone and no replacement, it judged the dimension to erase itself.
Jeong Hoon hurriedly checked the choices.
1. Return yourself and all to nothingness.
2. Ascend to ruler. Return the rest to nothingness.
3. Sacrifice yourself to forcibly relocate all others to another dimension.
Jeong Hoon let out an irritated sigh, ruffling his hair.
Fuck. What kind of choices are these.
...Pick 2.
Jeong Hoon glared at Tenebris like he wanted to kill him.
What bullshit.
I know you hate ascending. But any other options?
......
Only way to end this cursed cycle is to take the throne and finish the revenge.
Shut up.
So you'll just die like this?! Break our promise?!
......
Damn... Didn't expect it to go like this. Didn't think that fucker Logos rigged it this way!
...Not yet.
What?
Jeong Hoon eyed the small, glowing box below.
The choices weren't just these three.
He'd added one via the goddess statue.
Tap.
Touching the box opened it, adding one more choice.
4. Become the new dimension lord and delete the Great Rift.
Become the dimension's lord?
Yes! That can stop the Rift and save everyone!
Dimension lord...
Not a simple decision.
It meant becoming like those revolting beings.
But no other way.
The only way to save everyone was the new option 4.
Yeah. No choice.
Before regression, he lived for revenge.
After, for family.
Now more he wanted to protect.
For them, he'd become a damned Transcendent gladly.
You have selected 4.