Past Life Returner

After I wrapped up with Red, I had to deal with something else.

[3:45 - Orca’s life is in danger.]

The ocean was raging more fiercely than before. Orca was nothing more than a piece of debris being swept away in the turmoil. In fact, it was being battered by the currents, mixed with all sorts of impurities. The black mass had no limbs left, with only the traces of tentacles that once clung to its body.

Then, an eyeball surfaced on the wet surface of the mass. The tentacles attacked me at the same time, but they were too short. They began to shrink in the middle of the stretch. I caught one of them, which was Orca’s child. Then, what looked like a single mass stretched out to distinguish a face from a body. There was a face hanging down with one eyeball in it.

Indeed, Orca did not recognize me until the end. It would not remember who I was, where we were, or how we got here. Its mind must have been focused on the place we agreed to meet again.

[3:11 - Orca has successfully entered the battlefield (Duel of the two primal evils).]

[3:11 - The Holy Tower (Elsland) has been destroyed.]

…

[3:11 - The Life Vessel of the System Administrator that resided in Orca has been removed.]

[3:11 - Joshua has become the new main holder of the Life Vessel.]

[3:11 - Joshua’s Life Vessel has been put in Orca.]

After dismissing the past records, and even after moving Orca to the headquarters, I felt no particular emotion. However, something hit me as I watched Orca’s revival process. This guy had successfully brought back Joshua’s resurrection.

It did it!

***

Doom Kaos’s Amulet, which Joshua had been covered in, seemed like a form of a curse. If it had exploded externally, then it would not have ended to this extent.

Dddd-!

Even the castle made with the power of Doom Kaos shook entirely. It was not only the Greenwood Continent, but also the other continents being directly struck by the power were being split apart. It could be called an apocalypse, and many natives of this world would be sacrificed at this moment, but that was not the worst.

Twenty percent of the world had been destroyed just by the clash between the Old One and the Great Gold long ago. Compared to that, it was pretty decent now.

It was at the place where I moved Orca back to the mainland. Looking up at the sky, it had been darkened by the energy of Doom Kaos, and it was more evident than ever. There was no doubt it was the energy that locked the Old One in this world. It was the energy that also locked me in at the same time.

Nonetheless, it fell within the expected range. I would be the same. The spoils of war could be collected after eliminating the competitors.

[Doom Kaos, the Great Evil, has called in the Dooms for a meeting.]

I could neutralize the suction power he generated right now, but I didn’t do that. I gave in and moved!

What I needed to kill immediately was not above, but below. The ostentatious black curtain had been removed for the first time. I was ready to move, so it happened immediately.

Lightning power burst from the end of the spear. It passed through the fourth step that Joshua once held and flew towards the target. Doom Mount’s face was about to be penetrated. The pain that had started tingling suddenly increased drastically and distorted my vision.

It was urgent to confirm Mount’s death, but its face was intact without being shattered. It was surprising that even while spreading power throughout Saint Dragorin, Doom Kaos still had the energy to block my sudden attack.

As expected, there was still a big gap between his power and mine. I gritted my teeth, clutching my abdomen. However, the pain was still growing uncontrollably. His binding entity wrapped around one of my internal regions.

[Warning: Doom Kaos’s restraint is getting stronger.]

I saw Yeon-Hee in the same situation. However, her pain was more severe than mine, so she was screaming with her entire body, not just her mouth. The mixture of her saliva and blood flowed out of her mouth, and she shook all over like she was on the verge of electrocution.

Nonetheless, I should not have been captivated by that scene. Instead, I should have relied on his greed. He could not kill me if he wanted to grasp even the power of the System Administrator in me. He needed to squeeze everything out of me, so I had no choice but to offer myself. That was exactly what he was doing now.

As expected, his voice was heard. The image he showed me then was Yeon-Hee, dead with her chest open. After a few seconds, I saw Mount getting up. The gap between him and me was huge, but he was not afraid of me at all. Nor did he show any anger at my attempt to kill him.

His gaze, past me towards Doom Kaos, was filled with utmost reverence. It seemed that he thought the glory his master would achieve would also fall onto him.

Stupid. Why had he not realized it yet?

Doom Kaos was not that fair. If he became the only one left, then Doom Kaos would get rid of the ones bothering him first. He would remove the dark stairs and put the filthy hounds into boiling water. Mount’s reverence for Doom Kaos was ridiculous.

There was a saying from the Lord that I, Doom Mount, should preside over the meeting.

Mount’s voice echoed.

Doom Man, Doom Undead, and Doom Mary are undoubtedly rebellious individuals. Especially the crime of Doom Man, who had nurtured a rebellious heart despite receiving generous favors, can only be governed by death. However, he said he would give Doom Mary another chance. What a great generosity. Doom Mary, execute the sentence.

He said the meeting would proceed after the punishment was executed. Doom Mary!

Yeon-Hee had made eye contact with me several times even while foaming at the mouth. It was the same then. The power of the restraint loosened, and she got up while looking up at me again. She knew what to do without being told.

When her expression became indifferent, I could confirm she was ready. She ascended the stairs. Once she went past Caso and stepped up to Mount’s step, she cut off the thorns tangled within me.

[You have released Doom Kaos’s restraint.]

I just needed a small gap, even with the protection of Doom Kaos.

[You have granted the insignia Doom Kaos’s Restraint Release to the user Woo Yeon-Hee.]

[Woo Yeon-Hee has released Doom Kaos’s restraint.]

[You have granted the Great Silver to Woo Yeon-Hee.]

This was a sacred realm that even Doom Kaos could not chase. The spear entwined in my fist transferred to Woo Yeon-Hee’s grip in the same time frame. My target was Mount. She dyed her eyeballs black.

***

Then, I blocked Doom Kaos’s power that tried to intervene.

[System Administrator Odin: If you want to end it here, then I will let you do so. Is that really what you want?]

The surroundings became a miniature version of the Realm of the Ultimate I felt in the past, a cosmic void. The black energy raised by him, and the white force emanating from me confronted each other tightly.

His eyes moved with constant rage. He was pissed about the fact that I released his restraint and about the situation where he could not end me here.

[System Administrator Odin: Isn’t this an interesting situation?]

If he tried to confront me by retrieving the power he spared in outer space, then there was a higher chance that Old One would either escape or join my side. Therefore, Doom Kaos could not help but be conscious of it even if the Old One was mired in curses.

[System Administrator Odin: You must have realized by now. If the Old One truly repents and guarantees the safety of the mainland, then I might give everything over.]

[System Administrator Odin: Without you and me, the Old One has no reason to attack the mainland.]

[System Administrator Odin: I would like to warn him not to test me.]

The battle between the mental world and reality was in full swing below. The one whose flesh was being torn and blood was splattering around was Mount. The humming wave of the Great Silver vibrated the ground. Just the spear passing by caused Mount’s body to stagger.

I saw Caso, who had kept a distance from afar.

[System Administrator Odin: Help Mary, Karaktu.]

It was not just me, but Caso was also receiving messages from the Doom Kaos.

Soon, he made a choice. However, the one he bowed to was not me, but Doom Kaos. He ignored Yeon-Hee and Mount and started to climb the stairs.

I had no expectations from him from the beginning. Therefore, there was no need to take on the risk of expecting him to betray, and he was scheduled to be the target after Mount.

That was why I answered the call of Doom Kaos. My plan was to eliminate all obstacles before the Final Stage truly began. When he reached the bottom step…

[Woo Yeon-Hee has killed Doom Mount.]

Her spear pierced through his chest. Then, she shouted at Caso’s back.

“It is your turn now!”

Right then, the power concentrated by Doom Kaos pushed me down. There could have been a risk of Yeon-Hee getting involved if I clashed with equal force. It was a shame that I could not kill Caso, but catching Mount, whose whereabouts were unknown, was a big gain.

I was determined. Just as Doom Kaos should not have provoked me, I should not have pushed him beyond a certain point either. Before he made an extreme choice out of fury…

I tightly hugged Yeon-Hee and threw myself out of space.

[You have left the Black Stairs.]