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[Warning!]

[Warning!]

[Warning!]

[■■■■■■Warning! A disaster-level World Boss is revealing itself!]

[Users below level 130, or those not wearing darkness artifacts, are advised to evacuate the area immediately.]

[Revelation of the Dead has opened!]

[The God of Balance is watching you.]

The door opened, and the Audience Room of the God of Balance appeared.

I immediately reached out and pulled Aisha, who was flying far away.

She was wide-eyed and flustered, so I first healed her body to ensure she could stay conscious.

“Are you okay?”

“What just happened…”

“I think it’s fine. Get ready. We’re going to face something soon.”

The trio had flown far away, and it would take some time to reach the high Audience Room.

Even if they did make it, there were various ways to enter.

If I used my attack or sealing abilities, I would still receive damage, but it wouldn’t be as severe as being ‘blown away’ like before.

[Hahahahahaha]

[That scared me]

[Aisha looks so confused]

[Opening the door GOAT]

[God Lily]

[Wow]

[Is this really how you open a door?]

[Mind-blown]

[God of Balance, just smack them, LOL]

As I ascended, the intensity of the light grew stronger.

I saw the massive throne positioned in the lofty heavenly realm.

A Throne Emitting Mysterious Light.

Behind the throne was a translucent ‘scales’ that was so large I couldn’t even begin to measure it; I instinctively knew.

‘Looks like he’s really dead.’

Statera.

One of the Eight Seats and the true master of balance before my eyes, not just some fake.

Even though I couldn’t feel any will from him now that he was dead, his power was undeniably real.

[LV.250]

His level was the same as the God of the Dead—250.

A level that couldn’t be underestimated, but he must have made many sacrifices to maintain balance.

The power he could actually exert was roughly on par with Black Lily, or maybe a little stronger.

Of course, even that much was quite strong, and since my available power had decreased, it wouldn’t be easy.

The first sight of the God of Balance sitting on the throne was…

“Wow, it’s huge.”

[For real]

[It’s gigantic, LOL]

[Wow]

[What a giant!]

[How big is that?]

[???]

It was absurdly large.

It was almost three times the size of the God of the Dead, and just the visible foot alone was at a level I couldn’t measure with my eyes.

However, the appearance of the God of Balance was still ‘perceptive.’

The oddly warped space allowed me to recognize his true form.

Though he resembled a massive continent, I could see him sitting on the throne clearly.

The Audience Room echoed.

─… It completely exceeds all my expectations.

“!”

“Wha…?!”

A colossal wave of holy power enveloped the entire space.

Aisha felt the ‘balance’ that made up her existence wobble, causing her to gag, and I pulled her back to protect her.

─I thought I could kill at least one… but I can’t even tell where I went wrong.

“It’s better not to expect things to continue going wrong.”

─It’s my fault for not being able to control you. I should’ve secured that piece instead of wasting time on trivial matters.

“Regretting it is too late now.”

─That’s…

Kaboom!!!

An Explosion of Light erupted.

I swung my hammer to strike the God of Balance and immediately transformed it into a spear, summoning thousands of spears.

He was a guy who manipulated users through various tricks.

Even if I had lost some power, he was still more dangerous than the God of the Dead.

With strange words, I had to kill him instantly before he bought time to balance things out.

Click click…

But above all, the scales behind him.

‘The ‘light’ side is still heavier.’

No matter how much I reduced it, the dark side had already perished.

Unless the God of Balance chose to end his own life, he wouldn’t be able to achieve perfect balance.

Originally, I thought about taking my time, measuring the weight of light and darkness, but the fact that the Angel Guild’s trio was still alive played a pivotal role.

And Black Lily was controlling the God of the Dead’s feeble legacy, allowing this to happen.

Whoosh…!

The Flame of Sacred Transformation ignited, and between countless storms, the three hidden ‘Annihilations’ pierced through the body of the God of Balance.

Receiving my signal, Aisha also exerted her strength to cast ‘Sky Splitting’ to its limit.

The God of Balance tried to resist as much as possible, but blocking our attack was beyond his capability.

At this rate, it would surely die…

“!”

[!!]

[???]

[Lily!]

[Huh?]

[What the?]

The world began to move.

The ceiling of the Audience Room, specifically—an enormous hand holding countless astral lights revealed itself and smashed down towards where I was.

Bam!!!

An attack that could shatter the entire Audience Room.

This was on another level compared to the punches thrown by the God of the Dead.

Unlike the Demon Race, the Celestial Race had extraordinary physical capabilities and military skills.

I grabbed the fainted Aisha and dodged the attack range, and a gigantic apparition began to walk over the shattered throne.

A divine being that stepped into a white cosmic space.

Though it had lost its body, the soul of the God of Balance remained.

Clatter!

The scales moved.

─… To evade until the last desperate struggle, you truly were a magnificent being.

“……”

─Damn. I used every trick to stop you, yet I still can’t figure out how. Especially that ‘technique’ from the beings you brought.

“What are you trying to scheme now?”

I had killed its body.

I had surely finished off the God of Balance’s physical form, and now I just needed to destroy its unstable soul for this fight to end.

The scales were shaking heavily, meaning practically the raid was finished.

‘Too easily.’

I gripped my weapon once more.

Am I going to give up just because I lost a fight after laying down all kinds of tricks?

‘No way.’

I instinctively felt it.

He was still hiding some kind of card.

Despite the situation not shaping up the way he wanted, the ‘goal’ itself remained intact.

His expression shifted.

─Have you ever thought something like that?

Ku-gu-gu-gu…!!

Space opened, and a gigantic sword appeared in his hand.

A colossal sword capable of cleaving an entire continent in a single blow.

As he took a stance with the sword, all the holy power from the heavens began to be drawn into his hand.

─Why did I only assimilate ‘beings from other realms’? If it was to increase the weight of light, ‘residents’ could have served as substitutes.

Users aren’t that strong.

While those referred to as ‘Rankers’ are strong, most other users are weaker than Deoen’s residents.

If we’re talking about weight alone, the residents should also have been contracted.

But the God of Balance didn’t do that.

Zhuahh…

The reason lay in the ‘familiar power’ enveloping his sword.

A golden aura…

“Could it be…?”

─I didn’t just foolishly share my power without a price to pay, as you think. Rather, in the name of the God of Balance, I received a ‘suitable’ price!

Ku-gu-gu-gu…!!!

[???]

[What the hell?]

[Whoa, whoa, whoa!]

[What’s going on?]

[Why is it getting bigger?]

[Lily?]

[What the?]

I gripped the spear like it was about to break, witnessing the God of Balance.

‘System.’

He had received the ‘power of the system’ in exchange for granting the users their holy power!

Though he received only a tiny fraction to evade the Administrator’s eyes, he had contracted with over 70% of the users, so the amount was tremendous.

He was scaling up.

Before I knew it, the sword he wielded grew massive, enough to resemble a ‘planet’ rather than a continent.

This… is unstoppable.

No matter how I, myself, tried, I couldn’t stop the energy emanating from that sword—reaching the pinnacle of the Celestial Race.

Having already cast Triple Annihilation, my body was in a wreck, and the situation was already dire.

But for some reason, I thought he wasn’t targeting me.

If his goal was to kill me, there would have been much easier methods, and his gaze wasn’t even on me.

‘…Could it be?’

A chill ran down my spine.

The reason for trying to achieve balance.

The reason for needing the power of the system.

Gathering users, defeating all the Celestial beings by his own hands, and continuously trying to become ‘one’ with the scales…

…!

─There was no other way but this. I am indeed certain of my defeat.

“From the start, it was…”

─But.

Puff.

─It’s not just my defeat.

[????]

[Huh?]

[Why the suicide?]

[?]

[???????]

[Huh?]

He stabbed.

He pierced his own soul, completely wiping out any traces of his remaining apparition.

[The ‘soul’ of the God of Balance has been destroyed.]

[The God of Balance has been defeated!]

[Calculating rewards…]

[Calculating rewards, processing…]

[Rewards, pro, cess, ing, $%^&*#@!2──]

[i>────────]

As the system messages obstructing my vision shattered, a holy light enveloped the heavenly realm.

Before I knew it, even the broadcast had cut out, and I witnessed it.

Clatter!

The scales perfectly aligned.

He didn’t survive as he intended, nor could he perfectly implant his soul, but he succeeded in achieving perfect balance.

From the scales of balance, a bell-like sound reverberated as I felt my body begin to burst apart.

[This body has already reached its limit.]

‘Left.’

I was unstable mentally, but it was certain.

Perfect balance had been achieved, and as the system cracked, the Angel of Balance, Statera’s legacy was awakening.

In other words, even if very weakly, the God of Balance had risen to the position of ‘Left.’

As the God of Balance, holding the power of the Eight Seats began to exert itself, the entire Deoen started to shake.

If I left it like this, it wouldn’t be surprising if the entire world came to destruction.

However, I wasn’t really worried.

‘If they are indeed the owners of this place as I think…’

Zhuah! Zhuah! Zhuah!

They would soon appear.

A door opened into thin air.

A door made of gold and azure, formed of an unknown power neither light nor darkness.

Small life forms stepped out from between the doors.

[Whoa, a crazy guy is going to do something…]

[What an amusing sight, attempting to covet the great throne while being a fake…]

[Let’s finish this quickly and take a break. I’m tired.]

At the top management bureau of Deoen was the emergence of the chief raccoon superiors.

 

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