The Return of Apocalypses Tyrant

Episode 145

[K… Hahahaha!!!!]

The sun and moon observer began to laugh out loud as if they were dumbfounded by Namgung’s words.

[This is all because of that ridiculous arrangement you made. Durga.]

[…Don’t call my name arbitrarily.]

[What’s the use of that now? Now, our plan has gone completely wrong because of that guy.]

The groups of lights began to fight with each other.

“Yor.”

Namgung glanced at their appearances and called out his status.

[I understand.]

Yor waved his hand lightly as if reading his thoughts.

Sssssssssss—!!

Then my vision reversed and a space I had never seen before appeared.

Just a little while ago, the city was in ruins due to the infected and mutants, but now it was standing in front of a large circular table reminiscent of an ancient temple.

[Sit down.]

Yor gave Namgung a look.

As he sat down, the hordes of lights that were running around all at once settled on the chairs of the round table.

[This is a shadow corridor. [It is a place where the figures in charge of the carnival observe the participants.]

“They were looking down on us from a place like this. “I’ll feel like a god.”

Scenes from around the world were reflected one after another on the floor beneath the round table and chairs.

[He’s actually a god?]

Yor chuckled, resting his chin.

[Well, if you thought of us that way, you wouldn’t have done something like this. Whether it’s a god or a human… what does that level matter?]

Taang-!!!

A jet-black snake’s tail protruded from behind his waist and hit the table.

[The important thing is that you are here with us. Whether it’s a dragon or a spirit king… no matter how high you are in the world, you are a human being in this realm where no one other than your status can enter.]

As soon as he finished speaking, the once noisy hall became quiet.

The sphere of light floating above the chair slowly began to take shape.

‘Is this what it looked like?’

Namgung looked at the faces of the dignitaries and smiled bitterly.

Their appearances were diverse.

There were old men and strong, muscular men. Or from a kind woman to a child with sparkling eyes…

If you look at their appearance alone, they are infinitely similar to humans.

But

that made Namgung even more angry.

That very friendly figure was enjoying entertainment by taking advantage of the sight of humans being violated.

[I wasn’t giving you a chance to return.]

[It was my fault. I thought that if we were given another chance, we would realize even more how important our power is… I never thought human ignorance could be this bad.] The

old man tsked and clicked his tongue at the words of the woman among the figures sitting at the round table.

‘They are the mother of the breeze and the watchers of the sun and the moon.’

Namgung looked deeply at them, as if trying to engrave their faces into his eyes.

[So what do you want?]

“It’s simple. “If you are an audience member, step away from the carnival like an audience member and just watch.”

[Does this mean we should give up Advent? That appears to be a one-sided notification rather than a transaction.]

The man with the muscular muscles must have been the one handling the fire pit.

“Anyway, Jinwei would be lucky if he didn’t become a sacrifice, let alone win the pantheon, so what do you believe and why are you talking so arrogantly?”

[…what? This bastard wants to see him!!]

[Calm down.]

The woman who was sitting next to him, surrounded by the branches of Momun, grabbed his shoulder.

‘The widow of the thorn vine….’

Namgung looked at her.

As Roxanne’s status, she was not particularly friendly to humans, but she was not hostile either.

The most neutral status.

But for that reason, it was also the most trustworthy status.

Not just personal friendship or her abilities, but also the nature of her status was one of the factors that led Namgung to make Roxanne his colleague.

[The pantheon turned out differently than we wanted, but I like it. Even that is the result of the revelations. If you don’t want us to come, that’s fine.]

[…Wait!! What nonsense is that! I’m giving up Advent. Don’t you know how important the descent of status is to Carnival?]

[I know. In the end, status is something that can only have a higher status if it is worshiped by humans. Carnival is also a place for such worship for us.]

[Knowing that, are we going to give up the temple? What if you fall behind the other carnival figures?]

[Do you want to be destroyed when the moment of twilight comes? If that happens, this dimension will end!]

The words of the widow of Thorn Vine sparked opposition from all over.

[Phew… It’s frustrating. What would foolish people know?]

[This moment may be cruel to them, but even this moment is our plan to save them.]

[This guy runs wild without even knowing that…]

Namgung carefully listened to their words. I looked.

‘Does this mean that carnivals take place in other places as well? Well… if you think about it, the gods of Olympus and the gods we have believed in so far are also said to be phases of the past.’

If so, it would mean that phases already existed in this world, so it was not strange for phases to exist in other dimensions.

‘The problem will be after the carnival ends.’

After clearing all the doors, what is left behind?

For some reason, Namgung kept wondering about the existence of phases from other dimensions.

[We want to complete the holy relic and build a temple.]

[So what do you want?]

The Aspects asked Namgung.

The good news was that they now seemed willing to do business with him.

“Simple. End the carnival.”

[That is impossible. We are in charge of the carnival, but the carnival is not a light matter that you open and close just because you want.]

[It is an act that has been continued since the beginning.]

“In that case, give up summoning the temple.”

Namgung needed to check.

Is it just bluffing to refuse his offer now, or is it something I really can’t do?

[Even if the temple is abandoned, the carnival cannot end. It’s not an area we can do in the first place.]

Namgung looked at Yor in response to the Wanderer of the Four Seasons. He nodded to indicate that what he said was not a lie.

“Then the negotiations have collapsed.”

[hey! Didn’t you hear what we said until now? The moment of twilight is coming!!]

[When that time comes, all the phases will gather in one place and fight the final war. We must become stronger before then. In order to do that, you have to build a temple and gather believers through the pantheon.]

[I said, quit. A guy like an iron tendon. That guy doesn’t understand the language.]

“I understand.”

When Namgung raised his palm, six holy relics, excluding the two shattered ones, appeared.

[….]

The mouths of the Aspects who had been talking noisily just a moment ago became quiet.

bang-!! bang-! bang—!!

Namgung pounded the holy relics with his fist as hard as he could, and each time his fist hit the round table, the holy relics were mercilessly broken into pieces.

[Now, now, wait!!!]

When the faces of the Aspects turned pale and there was only one last holy relic left, someone shouted.

[what are you doing!! Are you really trying to shamefully ask a human for a favor? If you lose in the castle war, you’re defeated. Don’t do something like that.]

[I agree. It’s enough to promise the next time.]

[…I’m sure you guys are like that.]

The status that stopped Namgung was none other than Mipoong’s mother.

‘It should have been destroyed first, but was there anything left?’

I didn’t look at the order because I was planning on destroying everything anyway. Namgung couldn’t help but be a little surprised that she stopped him.

‘You all know the situation so far, so it’s probably not your place to ask me for a favor.’

From Mt. Seolgwisan to what Aira Michel did…

Out of all the statuses, she, the one with whom he had the worst relationship, spoke up.

[You guys have a chance, even if it’s not this time. But this is my last chance. You can’t disappear without even participating in the Aspect War.]

[What… is that so?]

[Kim Sae-eun.]

The other Aspects seemed to treat her with pity rather than refute the words of Breezy’s mother.

‘What is the status war? Looking at the atmosphere, it seems to be an event between the statuses that takes place after the carnival held in another dimension…’

It was something that Namgung could not know.

In my past life, all the revelers died at the carnival, so there was no way there was a winner.

[The relic can be recreated. Think carefully. Durga, if that person is the one who passed through the arrangement you made and returned, then that means we ultimately failed at the carnival in our past lives. You know what that means, right?]

[Since all the Revelators are dead… it probably means that there was no winner among our Aspects.]

[Yes. Then we are done. It wasn’t for us to compete among ourselves. It’s time to join forces.]

[…So what do you want to say?]

At that moment, the Aspects were watching the words of Breeze’s Mother.

[It means that humans should not be pushed too hard. Well, honestly, it’s true that we used humans’ struggles as entertainment… but that doesn’t mean we want humans to perish.]

“You’re saying you want to destroy this right now.”

Namgung spoke as if he was about to throw down the holy object he was holding.

[Wait a minute! Now we too are regretting it. You can’t expect things to turn out like this, right? So… I will make you stronger.]

[What do you mean? Lana That’s what we’re going to do now. How is this different from opening a temple and strengthening humans with the power of phases?]

[It’s different. If a temple is built, the Revelators of the Aspect will eventually become desperate to gather believers, and if that happens, conflict will arise again. To prevent that, Namgung is threatening us. Don’t you?]

“I know very well.”

[If you don’t want the Aspect to get involved, there is only one way to make you stronger.]

“How?”

[I will open the Tower of Wu.]

[…This is crazy!!]

[What nonsense!! If you summon it, this world will completely change!]

The other Aspects were astonished at the suggestion of Breezy Mother.

“What is that tower?”

[It is literally the tower where Wu is trapped.]

“This is the phase you made me meet before to mess with me. “The owner of this chain.”

[…That’s right.]

Breeze’s mother smiled bitterly at Namgung’s answer.

[think carefully. If he gets loose, we might die before we even get to the castle war!]

[Then what can you do? Is there any other way to strengthen humans without opening a temple?]

“But even if the tower is summoned, how can we become stronger?”

[It is true that Woo is trapped in the tower. However, it is not necessarily only Woo who is trapped there.]

“So?”

[There…]

Breeze’s mother spoke to Namgung.

[All races that were defeated by Carnival are trapped.]