Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

128. The karma of struggle

#128. The Struggle of Up

It felt like something huge was pressing down on me.

Is this what it feels like to be crushed by the palm of the Buddha’s hand?

I couldn’t figure it out.

‘Damn, what is this pressure…!’

Could it be that the gray man who dealt with the Void Spirit was actually the enemy?

No. Listening to what he said, it didn’t seem like that.

‘no way….’

As I was thinking about God, something related to God suddenly came to mind.

“… Okay, just a moment.”

My mouth wouldn’t open properly because of the pressure.

It was impossible to endure this pressure by willpower alone.

Not to mention the body.

The only reason I could endure this was because of the ‘protection’ artifacts I had.

A consumable artifact that temporarily grants defense power that surpasses that of higher-level heroes. Without it… I would probably have been crushed to death by that pressure.

[Huh? I was just going to go, but is there something you need to do? I know you’re a bit busy.]

“… Ugh.”

[ All you can do is borrow the power of the divine beings to endure, so why are you struggling? If your willpower isn’t strong, then it’s impossible to escape this pressure, right? ]

The man in gray spoke to me.

[ Still… It’s been a while since I’ve seen a determined human being. Okay, I paid special attention to you. If you can say anything properly and in a proper manner for five counts, I’ll allow you to ask one more question. ]

The man began to count numbers.

[ One. Two. ]

While he was counting, he tried to move his mouth somehow, but it was as if there was a stick on his lips, and it wouldn’t open easily.

[ three. ]

“Ugh… .”

When half of the numbers disappeared, I barely opened my mouth.

But the voice didn’t come out properly.

I had to try harder.

[ Net… ]

“word….”

[Daseo-.]

“You can… . Right, so… Wait, a minute… !”

I never compared myself to others, but I never thought I had low willpower.

therefore.

I could do this too.

‘Fuck… something like this…!’

I don’t know what it is, who it is, or what its purpose is.

But I knew one thing.

If we let him go like this, we will lose an important opportunity.

Because the opportunity to ask questions to someone so transcendent rarely comes.

[ … Hmm. You’re pretty good for a human. Okay, I’ll allow you to ask a question. Go ahead. ]

“You… are a new member of the Pantheon?”

I was sweating all over my body, and I could barely ask him one question.

[ Let me just answer up to this point. It is not me, but my true self is a god. To be more precise… I am the first god of war who sits on the highest seat in the pantheon and looks down on all things. ■■■■. ]

“…?”

[ Ah, I guess you can’t hear the name. You can hear Heron’s name, but you can’t hear this? This must also be the meaning of the law of causality… ]

The gray man, the god of imagination, looked at me and spoke.

[ Oh, I forgot this. Keep this. Someday, when my true self descends to Earth, it will be the thing that will ensure your safety. So don’t forget to keep it. ]

The spirit of the god created a wooden block out of thin air, which then fell down next to me.

I couldn’t receive it because I was on my knees with my head on the floor. I turned my head and saw the piece of paper lying on the floor.

I didn’t feel anything.

It just looks like a normal wooden board.

[ There is one special ability there… but you won’t understand it even if I explain it to you, and I don’t have time, so I guess I’ll have to go now. When the time comes, you will learn about the other abilities contained in the wooden plaque. ]

The gray man’s body gradually became lighter.

[ Oh, I was trying to return to the main body. It’s too late. The spirit body is crumbling. Well then. ]

Choaaah-

The gray arm turned into light and dispersed. It was a somewhat shocking sight, but the man smiled as if nothing had happened and disappeared, cutting through space with his sword.

“ha…….”

The man disappeared and the pressure that had been weighing on his entire body disappeared as if it were a lie.

And at the same time a voice was heard from behind.

“…say.”

It was Grace’s voice.

“… What on earth is the Pantheon? What did that guy named Musin give me? Tell me everything.”

Her eyes looked quite dangerous.

***

After Cynthia reached the level of 1st level of adulthood, she gained powers that were equivalent to those of an intermediate level god or higher.

This was a great achievement, considering that when he first arrived in Langrut, his military power was only slightly beyond that of the ‘lowest-level god’.

No god could grow at this rate.

This was a change brought about by the coincidence of [Death’s Karma – The Trial of the Watcher] and the help of the devoted Archelly, as well as the special power called the Holy Body.

“Now the lowest-class residential areas… can be just swept away.”

The lowest-class residential area, accounting for nearly half of the 101 residential areas.

Cynthia walked around there, filling in the stars of the Holy Body and Soul.

There are currently 13 stars filled in this way.

“As expected… there is no change as great as when I obtained the first star and formed a divine body.”

Since the corpse-eating mountain, 12 more administrators have been killed.

And he absorbed their transcendence and made them a part of the Holy Body as stars.

Since killing the first god, her power has been hovering around the average power of a mid-level god, but it has just stabilized.

‘It’s probably too early to move to a lower level area.’

The administrators of a district usually have powers that far outweigh the strength of that district.

Even if you just look at the lowest-level residential areas, it’s like that.

The administrators there had powers ranging from at least lower-upper to early-middle level.

There are still many places I haven’t visited yet, so there may be stronger entities out there.

What about lower level? What about middle level?

There are probably guys stronger than we can even imagine now.

‘Wait. I’ll be there soon. I’ll destroy everything… and go back to Earth to live happily with my brother!’

Cynthia made a firm resolution.

No matter how many years pass or what trials come, I will definitely return to Han Seong-jin and live happily ever after with him for a hundred years… no, for a thousand years.

That was when.

[ I give you new karma. ]

The voice of the observer was heard in Cynthia’s head.

The administrator of this test and a fragment of the great foreign news.

He now foreshadows a change in the content of the trials.

“… What? What are you talking about now!”

[ In addition to the existing karma, this karma must be resolved in order to end the ordeal of death… ]

“You should at least explain why!”

Cynthia felt as if fire had been set on fire under her feet at the sudden and unfair treatment.

I can’t just let this go on. I thought that if this was how it was going to be, I might still be dragged around by that guy even after everything was over.

Cynthia screamed into the purple sky.

“Ah, I don’t know! I won’t do it! I’ll just cut off your stomach! No matter what you say, I’ll just keep running away!”

Her fighting style is focused on ‘attack’, but at the same time, she is specialized in ‘evasion’ and ‘running away’ so that she can escape at any time.

I’ve never met the manager of the intermediate district, but I think I could probably get away with him too.

And, if you get a little stronger here, you’ll be able to escape the attacks of the upper-level and top-level managers.

What if that happens?

After 10 years of running away, the ordeal is finally over.

Of course, the watcher who is managing the ordeal will not just sit by and watch… .

[ … you got help. ]

“What are you talking about out of nowhere- Oh, no way… Are you talking about Anonymous?”

Cynthia recalled being saved by Anonymous once and hearing information from him.

Even so, isn’t that… too much?

I’m not saying it doesn’t make sense!

[ That is not the reason. You have brought in an outsider. Whether it was your will or not, your intervention has distorted the structure of the ordeal. I have a duty to correct the distorted balance, and you cannot escape this responsibility either. Therefore, I will end things by giving you a new karma. ]

“… An outsider. Could it be, Lady Arceli?”

[ … … . ]

The observer’s view was neither positive nor negative.

In these times, it’s usually positive.

Cynthia took his opinion in stride and sighed.

And then he asked.

“What is my karma?”

[ I will give you the karma of struggle. ]

“The karma of struggle… .”

[You must not rest more than 1/10 of a day based on Langrut’s time.]

“…what?”

[ Every moment you live and move must be devoted to the struggle, and trials will come to you. ]

“You mean… the administrators of various regions are coming to see me?”

[ Yes . ]

“Ha, haha… isn’t that too much?”

[ Since I calculated the causality myself, there is no error. If it is not to this extent, I cannot give you death. ]

“… You’re saying you’re planning to kill me.”

Cynthia braced herself as she watched the dust rising in the distance, wondering if the karma had already been bestowed.

“Okay. Let’s see who dies.”

In the end, you will be the one standing last.