Side story. End of the Earth (2)

“···What is that?”

“number?”

One day, numbers appeared in Earth’s sky. It was not difficult to see what it meant that it could be seen anywhere in the world.

【Breaking news! Strange numbers suddenly appear in the skies all over the world…!]

【Government confirms numbers through fighter planes… Fighters who pass through the numbers as it is. What principle?】

【Experts say this number will be a countdown to the end of something.】

【… Indeed, what is this countdown for…】

[Songcheongyo’s leader, the countdown is the countdown to the end, the time of the end given by God. In times like this, you have to believe in God more to go to heaven…]

【”God punishes ignorant humans!” The rise of the apocalypseists.]

[Surprisingly quiet absolute religion. “Just believe in God and wait.” The leader of the absolute religion who suddenly became calm.]

【“Doesn’t it look like a cartoon? When the count is over, the gate opens, monsters pour in, and the Awakeners awaken. Ah, I wish I could become an Awoken.” People who welcome the end?]

【”fence. I need to learn swordsmanship. To catch monsters.” A sudden craze for kendo. People who welcome the end?]

【“Anything would be better than North Korea launching a nuclear weapon.” An uproarious world, a particularly cold Korea.]

【Six days left. Governments of each country, sharpen all senses in numbers…]

【UN summit held in New York, the first problem is the number in the sky】

The countdown began at ten days. Only four days had passed, but it was enough to send humanity into a panic.

And in the confusion, Kim Woo-jin summoned the gods.

* * *

“The apocalypse unfolds in a direction familiar to the main human race of each dimension. People on Earth are most familiar with comics, games, and movies. It is expected that it will unfold in the same way.”

“Then, when the count is over, there is a high possibility that the gate will really open and monsters will pour out.”

“Yes that’s right.”

hahahaha, Kim Woo-jin laughed.

“The end of the world is coming. does this make sense now? I don’t understand it with my common sense.”

Apocalypse is the same thing as the darkness collecting a dimension that has reached the end of its lifespan. The end can come at any level.

Of course, so is Earth.

It is bound to come someday, and it must come.

But the timing was odd.

“I may not know in a few tens of thousands of years, but not now.”

An end is when the energy of a dimension is completely exhausted and disposed of.

It is one that was completely discarded through the apocalypse, or that was recycled well to extend its lifespan a little more.

But that doesn’t mean that the vitality and blood of creatures and demons are the only means of extending the lifespan of a dimension.

Life force and blood are energy after all. One of the fundamental energy that makes up this universe.

The power of the universe, the power of the gods, the power of the hero, the power of the dimensions. all have the same power

And just by being naturally present, God gently sheds the power of the universe.

The amount is very small, not enough to affect the dimension itself. However, if Kim Woo-jin, who is not an ordinary god, and the other seven gods often come and go to Earth and almost live, the story will be different.

The end will come someday, but at least not now.

It is not a mere assumption. In fact, the dimension that the gods used as their sphere of influence may disappear altogether at the end.

“It’s weird for us too. No matter how far out of the realm it is, the absolute god… no, the warden is staying with the other principals, and the end is coming…”

“You don’t know why?”

“sorry. This is the first time this has happened since the advent of the vaccine war.”

At the report of the gods, Kim Woo-jin nervously pounded the table.

It is normal for the apocalypse to happen. But the end inevitably spoils the peace. destroy civilization

It was something that Kim Woo-jin, who lives on Earth and not in dimensional purgatory, never wanted because he wanted to enjoy civilization peacefully.

“There is no way to stop the end once it has begun, right?”

“Yes. The end must see the end once it begins.”

“What if we don’t start the end at all?”

“I didn’t understand.”

“What if the entire earth was blocked off to prevent monsters from entering?”

“It’s possible, but I wouldn’t recommend it.”

“The reason is?”

“I don’t know why this happened, but the root cause is that the lifespan of the dimension has reached its end. If you want to maintain the Earth, it is right to introduce monsters and have the dimension absorb their energy.”

The end happened even though there were gods, but that’s why it was better to pour more monster energy into it.

It was an understandable reason, so Kim Woo-jin agreed.

“What about using the Earth’s heroes?”

“There are limitations to using the warrior’s power properly.”

The reason why the gods summon warriors from another dimension is because they are not bound to that dimension. Because he was not bound by the rules of the dimension, he was able to use the warrior’s power to the limit.

“Raise your hands to the gods who were in charge of Earth’s former warriors.”

Seven gods raised their hands.

“You guys handle the karma of the warriors.”

“that’s···!”

“In return, I promise you a reasonable reward. Just in case, all of you are weak in religion.”

Some were newly made gods in place of the gods who died to Kim Woo-jin, and some were gods from the past, but were close to the lowest rank. This was possible because the gods of the upper ranks did not want to set foot in Kim Woo-jin’s dimension.

‘I don’t really care.’

But I was happy with this situation.

“If you actively cooperate, I will help expand the church. What will you do?”

“···I’ll do it!”

“me too!”

It is never easy to spread a new religion in a place where the existing gods have already been established.

In such a situation, it was a great opportunity for the absolute god Kim Woo-jin to help.

“Each one of them go to the warriors, inform them of the situation, and ask for their cooperation.”

“Yes!”

“There my hero is in purgatory.”

“Even my hero…”

The two gods carefully raised their hands.

* * *

“… are you saying that the end of the earth has come?”

“To Earth…”

“of course! If you forgive me, I will do my best to prevent the apocalypse!”

“Neither do I!”

“Wouldn’t we do a much better job of preventing destruction because people who have eaten meat for a long time prevented destruction by saying they ate well?”

“Yes, that’s right. I am confident in stopping the apocalypse!”

Park Sang-jun and Killian Farrell desperately appealed to themselves. The end of the earth is a pity, but for them, it was the only rope that came down from the sky right before falling into the abyss.

“Take him.”

“Yes!”

“…my prisoners.”

Two prisoners were led out by the hands of the executioners. Cardin had a teary face, but he pretended to be fine.

I know how you feel, but I can’t help it. Because preventing the end of the earth with as little damage as possible is the most important thing, so restoring daily life as quickly as possible.

Yulia asked.

“You didn’t intend to go out on your own, did you?”

“I can’t come out.”

In the name of balance, the Akashic Records restricted the power of the gods they chose in the lower dimensions.

Because of this, the gods had no choice but to use the warriors.

However, that was the position of the Akashic Records, and Kim Woo-jin, who was not chosen by the Akashic Records, had no obligation to do so.

Yes, it wasn’t. While making compromises with the Akashic Records, the Akashic Records gave him strength, and now Kim Woo-jin also decided to have his power restricted in the lower dimension for balance.

At the point of conquering the gods, I thought there would be no mess in the lower dimension, so I thought I would regret accepting it this much.

You can’t just sit there and do nothing.

We should do everything we can to lead a comfortable and comfortable earth life.

“If there is an end, there will also be an apostle of the end. find the apostle Find it and tell the warriors.”

“Yeah. I’ll do my best. I also liked the peaceful life on Earth.”

“Because I can’t play the game if I fail?”

“That too, of course.”

“ah. Leave it to Kang Min-shik to find the apostle.”

“He must be the right person for sure.”

Kim Woo-jin stood up from his seat.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to ask the giant who most definitely knows what’s going on.”

It’s time to see Durishma after a long time.

* * *

“When that count is over, the gate will open and monsters will pour out. Absolute God wants the Earth to suffer as little damage as possible.”

“Yes! We will do our best!”

“Don’t do your best, do your best. I meditate every hour on the mercy and grace bestowed by God. keep in mind There are no second chances for you.”

The executioner dropped them into a hill in Korea and disappeared.

Park Sang-joon and Cillian Farrell, who came back from the dead, stared blankly at the place where the executioner disappeared for a long time.

“What happened to the hero’s situation…”

“Getting down on your knees and praying…”

“…”

“…”

“Shall we go?”

“···egg plant.”

I went down the mountain slowly. The day was dark, but the darkness did not hinder them much.

“That’s it.”

“The number really floats.”

Numbers in the sky visible from anywhere on Earth. The two former warriors realized that the end of the earth was just around the corner.

“What are you going to do now?”

“I have to go back to my country. Do you know where this is?”

“It is Korea. Fortunately, it’s not far from my house.”

“…you’ve become an illegal immigrant.”

“…”

“…”

There was silence for a moment.

“Would you like to stay at my house for now? I will try to find a way somehow.”

“Thank you. Then, despite shame…”

Two men entered the ultra-luxury penthouse.

* * *

“…This man, where the hell did you go?”

He tore through the half-heavy dimensional barrier and entered the apocalypse dimension. It was always one of the planes where Durishma resided, but was invisible.

It wasn’t just here. Although he visited the 12 apocalyptic dimensions where the traces of Durishma were most intense, there was no Durishma.

“This is also dead…”

If you have a medium, you can find your way like a navigator. But for some reason, it was difficult to find even with Durishma’s things.

“Well.”

A strange ominous feeling pricks the back of your neck.

The Durishma he knew was not a great man who would disappear for no reason. And the end of the earth was also not the timing to open so suddenly.

How are these two related?

“Could it be that you betrayed me?”

The most likely one is that Durishma betrayed Kim Woo-jin and accelerated the end of the earth by some means.

But even so, Durishma gains nothing. Especially since he knew the power of Kim Woo-jin and the current vaccine war, it was questionable whether he would make such a foolish choice.

“Then where did you disappear to?”

He searched dozens more dimensions, but was nowhere to be found. Since it was impossible to check all the dimensions that stretched out endlessly, Kim Woo-jin eventually returned to the dimension, purgatory.

And.

– friend friend!

“So how many times do you say that! I am not your friend!”

“What is it, why are you here?”

20 cm. I was able to find that the giant I was looking for so desperately became a small dwarf close to a doll and was quarreling with two spirits.

– Intestine! friend is here! getting smaller!

– Intestine! little friend!

“Not small!”

Durishma shouted. Kim Woo-jin strode towards them.

“Why are you here? Why are you a dwarf again?”

“There were circumstances like this and that.”

“I couldn’t find the apocalypse dimension no matter how much I searched.”

“…they crossed each other.”

“Did you know that the end of the world is about to happen?”

“…”

Looking at her, it didn’t seem like she didn’t know. Kim Woo-jin sighed.

The ominous stabbing in the back of the neck was gradually becoming a reality.

“What happened? And what happens?”

“… A new apostle of darkness has been born.”

“Apostle of Darkness, didn’t it spread far and wide?”

“wrong. They are the apostles of the end.”

The Apostles of the End are literally the ones chosen to bring about the end of a dimension.

And the apostle of darkness feels like a direct subordinate of darkness.

According to the Akashic Records, it is the difference between a hero and a god.

“Is he not listening to Lord Durishma?”

“It’s not about not listening. All power has been taken from me.”

“···Yes?”

“Don’t you know when you see this?”

“No, I knew he looked weak, but he was really ripped off by the new apostle? Wasn’t Lord Durishma an apostle long before?”

– It’s pathetic.

– Pathetic.

The World Trees sympathized with Kim Woo-jin’s absurdity.

“…If we had just stuck, we would have won, of course.”

“So what?”

“The darkness has taken its will from me.”

“Does that mean you were stripped of your apostleship?”

“yes.”

“why?”

“Because you were angry with me.”

Durishma murmured quietly.

“I was dissatisfied with such an act of matching with you. You don’t want a fake end.”

“Darkness is an ideal being, right? It’s not an elemental body with a will like Lily or Nar, so how do you know that?”

“Darkness and light are the source and root of this world. At least you can tell the difference between fake and real. And the new apostle who inherited such a will of darkness hates all those who carry out the fake end. So I was purged.”

Kim Woo-jin tapped his thigh.

“So, let’s sort it out…”

“He is targeting you, Kim Woo-jin. Think of it as the root of all evil. The end of the earth is a warning to you.”

…Fuck, really.