Chapter 494 - Omniscient Reader

[You have become the "Enemy of the Story" . ]
This wouldn"t be my first time experiencing the sensation of Fable in my entire body shattering into tiny little pieces . A similar thing happened back when I was booted out of the scenario and fell in the "story"s horizon" .
If there was one thing different between then and now, it would be me not getting expelled from the scenario even after becoming an altered existence . No, it was the exact opposite .
[You have become the boss monster of the last scenario . ]
[You will be alone forever . ]
[No one will understand you in this worldview . ]
I memorised the loneliness I felt in that moment . This feeling of being cast away all alone in this universe . The feeling of becoming a monster that no one could understand for all eternity .
However, this also wasn"t my first time experiencing such a feeling either .
⸢"I"m XX Time"s reporter . Do you have some time to speak with me?"⸥
⸢"It"s him . The son of the murderer . "⸥
That was why I needed to take up this role . Only I could perform it to its fullest, after all . That was the price to pay for reading the story called "Ways of Survival" to its conclusion .
⸢[[Your companions will never understand your decision . ]]⸥
The "Secretive Plotter" told me that as if he already knew what my plan was . And I understood why he had no choice but to say those words .
⸢"We"ll find out later, won"t we?"⸥
Neither he nor I were wrong . Just that the Fables we compiled were different, that"s all .
Kwkwakwakwakwa!!
The tsunami wave of Fables unfolded right before my eyes . And the blinding sparks of Probability spread out above this wave . And on top of them all, the gazes from the Constellations were streaming in .
[Constellation, "Queen of the Darkest Spring", is watching your Fable . ]
[Constellation, "Father of the Rich Night", is watching your Fable . ]
[Constellation, "Ma.s.s Production-type Maker", is watching your Fable . ]
… .
This wasn"t a gamble that I alone could realise . Me becoming an Outer G.o.d King was merely the beginning of the final pages .
Yu Jung-Hyeok fought hard, my companions held on bravely, and Han Su-Yeong gamely attracted the Constellations .
And the Constellations believing in us made their choices .
⸢The plan was a success . ⸥
The "Living Flame" that rises up from the east .
The "Master of the Sunken Island", the calamity of the world in the west .
The "Monarch of the Great Abyss", the ruler of the northern universe .
The "King of Silverlight Heart", the ruler of the interstellar s.p.a.ce in the south .
And finally, the "Great Plotter" that crawls from the place of nothing .
The scenario"s volume began expanding rapidly with the gathering of all five "kings" . Historical Figure-grade Constellations failed to deal with their combined Statuses and began vomiting out Fables on their knees .

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These kings had been excluded from the scenario until now . After escaping from the reaches of the "Hounds chasing after the Abyss" through the abundant Probability, they had personally descended to the scenario .

The "Secretive Plotter" was looking in my direction . I nodded my head in return .
⸢And now, it was time for their stage to open . ⸥
[U-uwuuuuh-!]
Several terror-stricken Constellations forgot their stations and began hastily running away . The "Monarch of the Great Abyss" grabbed the nape of one of those Constellations . The 999th turn"s Kim Nam-Woon began laughing .
[[Now, now . You leaving so soon makes it a wee bit troublesome . It only just began, after all . ]]
He must"ve recovered some of his energy through the Probability"s overflow . He glanced at me and muttered out .
[[And you, don"t get ahead of yourself . We didn"t come here to help you out . ]]
But then, the "King of Silverlight Heart" stood next to me and spoke up .
[[We came to aid you . ]]
"I know . Thanks . "
As expected, Yi Hyeon-Seong remained a trustworthy person regardless of the number of regressions he lived .
The "Master of the Sunken Island", 999th turn"s Yi Ji-Hye, also made her move . Fable-grade Constellations hurriedly rushed in from both sides and tried to block them somehow, but it was a waste of time .
[T-the island, it"s, it"s moving-!]
From the front of the island covered in verdant moss, silvery cannons shone brightly . The biggest wars.h.i.+p in the world-line, the perfected [Turtle Dragon], spat out flames towards the rest of the world .
Kwaaaaaah!!
The overwhelming spectacle of an entire corner of the battlefield being blowing away without a trace caused me, Han Su-Yeong, and even Yu Jung-Hyeok to become utterly dazed .
And at the furthest front of the battlefield, two "Kings" were facing off against the Myth-grade Constellations .
⸢Two people who fought together a really long time ago were there . ⸥
The 999th turn"s Uriel was wrapped around in the [h.e.l.lfire]"s corona . And the other was Yu Jung-Hyeok who had survived the 1863 h.e.l.lscapes to eventually become an "Outer G.o.d" .
⸢In that moment, Kim Dok-Ja recalled a certain ancient battlefield . ⸥
It was from Yu Jung-Hyeok"s 999th turn .
Yu Jung-Hyeok and Uriel entrusted their backs to each other and fought together during the great war against Constellations . Yu Jung-Hyeok, blind in both eyes and roaring out, and Uriel protecting him – it was one of the scenes that I loved the most from the entirety of the "Ways of Survival" . And that scene was being re-enacted right before my eyes .
[Fable, "Battlefield of a Hero and Flame", is waking up from its prolonged slumber!]
A Fable that had disappeared a really long time ago was now connecting the two kings .
[[… . I shall leave to you . ]]
The 999th turn"s Uriel spread open her wings wide first . Just as she unleashed her Status, Constellations pounced on her as if they were waiting for that moment .
They were the top Constellations from and , as well as some other lower-ranked Constellations that fought against us in the "Demon King Selection" – the "Last Pharaoh", and the "Bird that Eats the Thunder" .
[Fable, "Flame of Annihilation", has begun its storytelling!]
The moment the 999th turn"s Uriel wielded her sword, the first lines of the Historical Figure-grade Constellations rus.h.i.+ng in at her turned into powder and scattered away . Incarnations with pale complexions hurriedly turned around to run, while Fable-grade Constellations shouted out venomously .

[Stop that sword! Stop her from swinging it, no matter what!!]
Uriel"s sword carved out a burning path, and the "Secretive Plotter" ran on it . It felt as if the history of the universe flowed within every step he took . His steps seemed neither too fast nor too slow, yet no one dared to stop him .
[Fable, "h.e.l.lscape of Eternity", has begun its storytelling . ]
The most dreadful Fable in all of the world-lines began telling its story .
[Great Fable, "Pilgrim of the Lonely Apocalypse", has begun its storytelling . ]
Everywhere his foot landed resounded with the cries of a destroyed world . The original sin of the worlds stuck to him like a shadow and continued to chase after him .
⸢No Constellation could stand in his way, and no Fable could save him . ⸥
Didn"t matter whether one was an enemy or an ally, as long as one was a Constellation, one couldn"t help but get seduced by his story .
When I abruptly regained my wits from that vast sorrow stained in wonderment, he was already grabbing at Poseidon"s neck .
The latter managed to recover himself in time as well, and hurriedly shoved the "Secretive Plotter"s" hand away all the while unleas.h.i.+ng his own Status .
[Constellation, "Spear that Draws the Borders in the Oceans", is greatly enraged!]
"s Great Fable began making its move . Poseidon"s [Traiana] bared its fangs while enveloped in a powerful Fable . This was the might of a Myth-grade Constellation that anyone should quake in fear from .
However, I too was a Myth-grade now and I was perceiving his actions differently .
⸢Poseidon is terrified . ⸥
His spear uselessly cut through the air, and it was no longer as sharp as before . It was a mistake unbecoming of an arrogant Constellation, and Zeus next to him roared out in alarm .
However, it was too late by then .
Sliiiice!
Something cut Poseidon"s torso down, and on his chest covered in blue scales, the lengthy and black wound could be seen . From this wound, Great Fables began flooding out nonstop .
[Keo-heo-uhk . . . !]
Poseidon tried to press down on his chest while swinging his [Traiana] all over the place .
The spear that drew the borders in the oceans – wherever his [Traiana] drew a line, that place would become an ocean . However, such a thing didn"t happen this time . For the first time ever, the spear"s blade that feared no one couldn"t find what to aim at and simply trembled helplessly .
⸢The place where his ocean couldn"t reach . ⸥
Both of Poseidon"s eyes were soon dyed in the pitch-black abyss .
Most likely, he was watching the darkest Fable known in this world right now . The one about the outer s.p.a.ce, where both the ground and the sky held no meaning as effects of gravity didn"t reach there . A complete devastation with not one precious thing remaining after everything was destroyed .
And the master of that devastation was looking up at the "s constellations .
[[Doesn"t matter which world-line it is, you don"t seem to change at all . ]]
He didn"t sound sad . If anything, he sounded relieved, actually .
Along with the cold metallic noise, the blades of the [Heaven Shaking Sword] extended out to the night sky .
[Shut your mouth-!!]
Poseidon managed to beat back the fear and hurriedly swung his [Traiana] once more, But in that exact moment, the [Heaven Shaking Sword] also made its move, as well .
I remembered seeing Yu Jung-Hyeok use a similar skill to that once before . It was a skill to cut down the stars designed by a Transcender who had surpa.s.sed his own limit through incredible dedication and hard work .

However, something felt different . That attack, as if . . .
⸢As if, it was a sword technique created so that one man could face off against the entire world . ⸥
Breaking the Sky Swordsmans.h.i.+p .
Transcending the Inner Mysteries .
The Universe Slash .
Only then did it hit home . The power the "Secretive Plotter" displayed back then, during the battle of ⸢Journey to the West⸥, was only a portion of what he could produce .
This sword trajectory was the most beautiful I had ever seen .
His blade caused the world to split apart .
Kwdudududu!
The sword strike cracked apart a nebula in its entirety and scattered stardust away . And at the end of that magic-like rays of light was Poseidon . Along with "puh-ggak!" noise, his arm and leg got cut off simultaneously .
[Poseidon!!]
Zeus freaked out and shouted loudly .
Fables exploding forth from the "Secretive Plotter" were swallowing up the battlefield . The emptiness he felt while living through the scenarios was expanding .
Tsu-chuchuchuchut!
Poseidon vomited out Fables and fell on his knees, prompting the "s 12 G.o.ds to rush in . Ares and Hephaistus roared out and swung their sword and hammer . Unfortunately for them, however, they were smacked away by the [Heaven Shaking Sword]"s blade like a bunch of children .
Zeus yelled out in pure anger .
[Oh, the great schemer! Do not get too full of yourself! You haven"t even witnessed a fragment of the myth that created yet!]
Even as he was saying that, Zeus"s figure was beating a hasty retreat .
It was so obvious – the ark was waiting in the direction he was heading to .
[Father!]
The "s Constellations abandoned by him spewed out Fables from their whole bodies as the Nameless Ones gnawed on them . Dionysus carried a resentful expression as he roared in anger towards his father .
I quietly stared at those Constellations before speaking to Han Su-Yeong and Yu Jung-Hyeok . "We need to stop Zeus . "
Inside of the ark Zeus headed to was filled with sleeping Great Fables not just belonging to but countless other myths, as well . If we let him be, this scenario would become disadvantageous for us once more .
We quickly began running with everything we had on the stage currently covered in Fables from the dead stars and G.o.ds .
Han Su-Yeong, meanwhile, muttered in a puzzled voice .
"By the way, that guy . . . . . "
After cutting Poseidon down, the "Secretive Plotter" was just standing around, dazedly looking up in a certain direction . I s.h.i.+fted my head towards where he was staring at .
The reason why he didn"t chase after Zeus was simple . From the beginning, his purpose wasn"t the annihilation of nor the destruction of the ark itself .
No, what he stared at was a certain something located much, much further away .
The ⸢Final Wall . ⸥
Endless pages were flipping within his eyes as if he was utterly determined to see what was beyond that thing this time .
["s Probability is experiencing a rapid change!]
Great Dokkaebis began shouting out at the unexpected distortion of the Probability .
[Hang on! This, this is . . . . !]
[Oh, the "Most Ancient Dream", this . . . . !]
[Due to the "s rapid change, the scenario content has been revised!]
[Clear condition for the applicable scenario will change depending on the camp you have chosen to side with . ]
I confirmed the revised scenario detail .
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For the first time ever, the t.i.tle of the main scenario was gone .
A scenario that had never happened before .
A scenario that not even the Great Dokkaebis heard of had begun .
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Type: Main
Difficulty: ???
Clear condition: Please destroy the ark and put a stop to Great Dokkaebis" plan .
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I heard the freaked-out voices of the Great Dokkaebis next . With this, they were about to pay the price for giving up on being the "storytellers" to become characters in this world .
Also, the facade surrounding us began changing, as well . As if, the world had finally permitted our existence .
"It"s you . . . . !"
The clearly-astonished Asuka Ren was looking at me . It seemed that even she could now see my true appearance, at least faintly .
As the sparks wildly danced about, the creatures of fear and disgust, "Outer G.o.ds" were revealing their true appearances . They were no longer the beings outside of the scenario .
[The absolute majority of the Constellations are watching your Fable . ]
The scenario we had created was now being officially birthed into this world .
["Most Ancient Dream" is now looking at your existence . ]
Quite likely, the "Secretive Plotter" also heard these messages . More specifically, the messages popping up before my eyes .
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Reward: Final Wall
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Fin .