Chapter 213 – The Northern Front 2 (1/2)

The power of a demonic God was a necessary component to transform the world. This was because of the fact that the other Gods were not free from the system built by the Creator.

The restrictions inherent in the system was probably the reason why the past rebellion of the Gods failed.

“Then what should I do after I become a demonic God? Should I lead the 72 Demon Kings and attack the heavens?”

“To recover the memories of your previous life, you must go to Urdarbrunn, the lake where the Goddesses of Fate resides. Of course, it won’t be easy to get there, but you knew the road wouldn’t be easy,” Rafael stated.

Basically, only the Gods and the Creator’s inner circle could enter the heavenly world. However, there were exceptions, so Rafael informed Woohyuk of the best option.

“Can you tell me specifically?” Woohyuk asked.

“Find the Nag Hammadi document. If you follow the quests related to that, you can meet the Gods.”

What Rafael stated was a fact that Woohyuk also knew.

In the past, by completing an epic quest, he received a return scroll from the Goddess of Fortune.

Woohyuk felt the need to clarify Raphael’s advice.

“Can I meet the Gods and ask them to send me to heaven? Unless a wish is granted as a reward for the quest, I don’t think they’d be willing to listen to my request.”

“Pina told me how to circumvent this issue. There’s a way to get Ragnarok into the system.”

Ragnarok.

It meant the Twilight of the Gods.

In addition, according to a document he read in the past, if Ragnarok occurred, the Gates of Heaven would forcibly open for a certain period of time.

But the problem was that Woohyuk didn’t know how to bring about Ragnarok.

When Woohyuk tilted his head, Cruella, who had been silent, spoke,

“Andvaranaut. That’s one of the conditions that can cause Ragnarok. I got that information from one of the old documents here.”

“… To sum up, the Nag Hammadi document, the Gods, and Andvaranaut need to be gathered in one place. Alright, I understand.”

He already possessed Andvaranaut. It was an artifact containing the power of the ancient demon, Mammon. He felt that the artifact was special in some way, but he didn’t know it could be used for this specific purpose.

‘It turns out that the ancient devil was originally an angel.’

He also possessed a crystal of the ancient devil, Harpes.

If he passed Harpes’ quest successfully, he would be able to hear what happened in the past.

As Woohyuk was organizing his plans for the future, the imaginary world shook, and the surroundings darkened.

“Wh-What’s happening?”

In the real world, Cruella was slowly dying after her heart was pierced by Roan’s Ragnor weapon.

Cruella must have tried to buy some time by sinking him into her imaginary world, but it seemed that even that was too difficult for her now.

Woohyuk stared at Cruella.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” she asked.

“Open your eyes to reality, Cruella. After you become a fallen angel, you couldn’t overcome the guilt and trapped your ego here,” he responded.

This was why her body was out of control and went crazy in the real world.

Hearing Woohyuk’s explanation, Cruella nodded with a dark expression and spoke,

“… I know. It’s a hard fact to face, but I need to accept it in order to help you.”

“It’s all in the past, Cruella. Leave everything to this man and close your eyes comfortably. Don’t blame yourself. Rather… I’m sorry,” Rafael said as he gently grabbed Cruella’s hand.

Indeed, Rafael had the largess and inclusiveness qualities to be called an Archangel.

After hearing his encouraging words and actions, Cruella burst into tears. They were tears she had endured through this entire, shocking explanation.

“I’m so sorry! I wasn’t a help to you until the end! If I hadn’t done anything stupid, your plan would have been successful…”

A harsh fate separated the two once more.

Rafael looked at Woohyuk, carefully stroking Cruella who was in his arms.

“My reincarnation. Hopefully, this time, we can achieve our goal so that this tragedy will not repeat anymore…”

A crack broke out in the darkened space, allowing white light to leak in.

After saying his goodbye to the two, Woohyuk swung Verserios toward the crack.

Chwaaaaa!

Cruella’s imaginary world split, revealing a gloomy landscape.

As Woohyuk returned to the real world, his other allies also started regaining their consciousness.

“Lord, Master! Was this a hallucination?”

“Yes. But it wasn’t meaningless.”

In a way, he had found a hidden truth.

As he looked down at Cruella falling down with a peaceful expression on her face, Woohyuk couldn’t help but have a complicated feeling.

The afterimage of his past that made the present him exist.

Existences that seemed to have nothing to do with him were actually mobilized for a planned future as if connected by invisible threads.

‘Is it called Deus Ex Machina?’

It was obvious that the Creator had led him to this point in order to maintain his static system, like maintaining a mechanical device.

In other words, the Creator intended to completely control the power of the abyss by recreating the past to suit his purpose. If he controlled conscious history, he controlled future actions.

However, Woohyuk had no intention of leaving such a deceptive design alone.

It would be much better to break down the system that made everyone’s life difficult.

Koo-Oong!

When the Fallen Angel Cruella collided with the ground, a thick plume of sand dust soared high into the air.

Afterward, Cruella’s body disappeared as it burst into flames.

However, although she was completely erased from this world, the confusion on the battlefield didn’t subside.

This was because all kinds of unsavory beasts and demons had flocked to Cruella’s side while Woohyuk’s party was fighting her.