On Hiatus: God's Personal Reasons-Chapter 222: #Space God Yu Il-Shin! (2)

I crossed my ring fingers and thumbs together.

“Healing Ring Finger of God! Proliferating Thumb of God!”

Plat! Plaaaat!

My healing power was multiplied countless times, and the effect swept through the colosseum.

“...Oh?”

“M-my body...”

The Hunters dying from the plague were rejuvenated.

“W-what happened?”

“My god... I’ve never heard of such perfect wide area healing before....”

Everyone looked at me, awestruck by the holy light that enveloped them.

“A-an angel...?”

“I-is he a messenger of Allah?”

“Is everyone okay?” I cleared my throat and turned to them. “Rest assured, for I, Yu Il-Shin, have come to save you.”

“Why would you waste your power on such a useless bunch?” Yi-Shin scowled. “Also, what’s with that manner of speech? You crazy?”

I whispered to the tactless Yi-Shin, “...It’s all an act.”

“What?”

Just then, Director Fil’s voice rang in my head.

-Great! Lord Yu Il-Shin! Please act with a bit more compassion and solemness! All the subjects of the Great Cosmic Empire have their eyes on you right now!

I unconsciously scrunched.

Oh right, I’m making my dark history in real time.

Indeed. Everything that was happening was being broadcasted into God-Maker, where the Great Cosmic Empire was. And no, I didn’t actually become a High-tier god. It was simply an illusion created by Director Fil’s ability, Special Effects.

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[Quest: High-tier Benevolent God Promotion (In Progress)]

Normal followers: 772,331,352,604 (Great Cosmic Empire 11,104,131(↑), Earth 91,101(↑))/1,000,000,000,000

S-rank or Higher Intelligent Followers with Potential for Transcendence: 5,016 ( Great Cosmic Empire 91(↑), Earth 5(↑))/10,000

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The number of followers was skyrocketing at an exponential rate.

“I see.” Ant Emperor eyed the healed Hunters before turning his gaze to me. “So, I was fighting an alter ego all along?”

“Who are you calling an alter ego, you fucking insect!” Yi-Shin yelled.

However, Ant Emperor seemed unfazed and began cackling.

-Kekeke! Kehahahaha!

As if struck by a thousand thunderbolts at once, Ant Emperor went berserk, roaring into the air.

“Uugh!”

“Kyaaa!”

The audience and Hunters were stunned, some even fainting.

“Of course! I know my enemy wouldn’t be this weak! I didn’t become stronger for nothing!”

Ant Emperor glared at me, fire blazing in his eyes. That wasn’t a metaphor, by the way.

“O’ Almighty War of Carnage and Madness, Overseer of Gods’ Sacrificial Wars, watch over us! Let’s fight, my sworn enemy, Yu Il-Shin!”

Chills went down my spine, and my back was drenched in cold sweat.

Oh god, now that I’m this close, his power and bloodlust are unbelievable! I’m scared shitless!

-Lord Yu Il-Shin! Control your expression!

Director Fil’s scream jolted me back to my senses. I turned to the emperor with a stern yet merciful expression.

“Emperor, I’m generous,” I stuttered and it came out wrong.

“Generous?”

“Ahem. I know that you’re, in fact, a fellow human from Earth.”

Ant Emperor’s expression faltered.

"Didn’t you desperately want to return to Earth? The truth is, our home faces the same fate. It’s hanging by a thread, threatened by the wicked God of Destroyer. So why fight in times like this?"

He said nothing.

“Emperor, you may be an evil god, but I don’t believe you’re truly ruthless. You spared the Hunters who opposed you and didn’t massacre the audience.”

With tearful eyes, I reached out to him.

“Emperor, I hope you'll become a god of Earth and stand with me to protect our world. Wouldn’t your mother, who was unjustly sacrificed, have wanted that for you?”

Ant Emperor still didn’t reply, but I saw a glimmer of hope in his face. Slowly, he raised his index finger.

“Carnage Flames of God.”

Kwaaaaa!

The world became red.

“Urk!” I involuntarily covered my face from the immense flames.

When he lowered his finger, the world regained its colors, yet it remained marred by a terrible scar.

“...Oh my god.”

A giant hole, fifty meters in diameter, spanned in the colosseum. Some of the Hunters and spectators caught in it had evaporated.

I looked around in panic. Kang Woo held my older sister, but my niece was nowhere in sight. Judging by his expression, she hadn’t been caught in the impact. While I was relieved my family was safe, thousands had perished with a single wave of the emperor’s hand.

“You bastard!”

His expression didn’t change in the slightest despite massacring countless lives.

“You misunderstand, Yu Il-Shin. Killing them would only nurture the Abraxas’ Egg, not strengthen me.” Ant Emperor glared at me, salivating like a ravenous beast. “Besides, who needs trivial sacrifices when a far more desirable one stands before me?”

Clang!

His arms morphed into the scythes of a praying mantis.

“Still, becoming the god of Earth doesn’t sound too bad. I’ll consider it after eating you!”

I staggered backward at his fierce demeanor.

“E-Emperor! Do you know the saying ‘love and peace’? I’ve been living on instant and junk food! I won’t taste good!”

Claaaang!

As Ant Emperor went for my head, sparks flashed before my eyes. Yi-Shin had stopped him using Demon Lord.

“You idiot! Cut the nonsense and fight already! Did you really think words would reach this evil bastard?!”

He’s right. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much.

Once again, Director Fil’s voice echoed in my head.

-Dang, that made me nervous. I know, right? A movie wouldn’t be engaging if the main villain is easily swayed. Lord Yu Il-Shin, please show us a spectacular action scene! The whole universe is watching you!

What if I lose to the emperor and get devoured?!

-Simple—we change the genre to tragedy. That would actually do well at the box office. Haha! As a follower, I’d like you to win, but reality isn’t always so sweet, is it?

This heartless director! Does he even bleed?! I must survive somehow! Time for plan b!

Suppressing my anger, I stamped my thumb on my forehead.

“Proliferating Thumb of God!”

“Des...troy?” Sam-Shin was summoned, looking bewildered.

I picked up Sam-Shin, and directed him at the emperor, who was engaged in the sword fight with Yi-Shin.

“Argh!”

“As if a mere alter ego can win against me! Get out of the way!”

Ant Emperor’s attacks poured like torrential downpour, slowly covering Yi-Shin in blood.

“Hey, let’s fight together. You hate the emperor too, right?”

Sam-Shin nodded vigorously, and I whispered, “...What do you think? Can you do it?”

He nodded vigorously again, then shot a destruction beam at the emperor.

“Des...troy!”

“Die!”

Ant Emperor blocked Yi-Shin’s attack with his scythe, and slashed at Yi-Shin’s neck with the other. However, the sudden ominous aura caught him by surprise. He quickly turned to one side, but he couldn’t fully avoid it.

Chiiik!

The beam gave him a fist-sized wound and black blood gushed out.

“Dammit, so close!”

“Des...troy!”

If I could concentrate Sam-Shin’s beams into a single pillar, it would likely deal even more damage. Alright, that was worth a try!

Meanwhile, the Hunters watched us with a mix of fear, despair, and a glimmer of hope.

I screamed at them, “Stay out of this! If you can move, help evacuate the audience!”

The Hunters were powerless in this battle. If they intervened, they would only provoke the wrath of War of Carnage and Madness. Frustrated, they gritted their teeth and focused on evacuating the terrified audience.

“Ow...” Jeanne Lehman watched Sam-Shin with a complicated look, then finally joined the other Hunters.

“You dare harm me?!” Veins popped on the emperor’s face.

However, his waist wound had healed. What amazing regenerative power. He charged at us like a raging bull, and I lifted Sam-Shin in surprise.

“Hyii! Sam-Shin, he’s coming! Go!” freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

“Des...troy! Des...troy!”

The fist-sized beams merged and rained down on Ant Emperor. Normally, Sam-Shin’s beams could be used only three times, but this time was different.

Tzzz!

I replenished Sam-Shin’s divine power right away. Even if I wasn’t a High-tier god, I had ample supply due to having hundreds of billions of followers.

“You really think the same trick will work twice?!”

Ant Emperor dodged the beams with ease, deflecting them toward us. In a flash, he swung his scythes, barely missing us. A close call!

“Watch your back, you insect!” Yi-Shin drove Demon Lord halfway into the emperor’s back, causing black blood to spurt out.

Now!

I pulled out a dagger.

“Ultimate Stance, Demon Lord's Disintegration!”

The result of enlightenment from the Demon Lord and the knight—the very move that had slain the former High-tier Sun God. A white sword aura radiated from my weapon, slicing across the emperor diagonally.

Yi-Shin gritted his teeth, swinging Demon Lord at him. “Die! Demon Lord’s Disintegration!”

Unlike mine, Yi-Shin’s sword aura was black—the same skill he used to strike the emperor from behind.

Ant Emperor screamed uncontrollably. “Aaaargh!”

Not wanting to lose, Sam-Shin fired another destruction beam with all his might.

“Des...troy!”

Ruuuumble!

“Ack!

The power was so great that we were all caught in the blast.

“Ugh, Healing Ring Finger of God.”

I endured the full-body burns as I healed myself, along with Yi-Shin and Sam-Shin, who lay collapsed around me.

[You paid 90,000,000 Gcoins for the healing.]

Each of us cost a whopping thirty million Godcoins, but I wouldn’t sweat it.

“Are you all alright?”

“I’m...fine.”

“Des...troy!”

The resurrected Yi-Shin and Sam-Shin took on their fighting stances once more.

What happened to the emperor?

I frantically looked around and saw the awful state he was in. He lay at the center of the arena, his abdomen and back slashed open, entrails exposed, with a hole the size of a child’s head in his chest.

D-did we kill him?

Tanker Yi-Shin, DPS Sam-Shin, and Sub-DPS Yu Il-Shin! The fusion of three Yu Il-Shins!

Just as I was about to celebrate, Ant Emperor jumped to his feet as if nothing happened.

“Not bad.” He patted himself. His wounds healed, and only old scars remained.

“Oh my god, isn’t that foul play?”

“Not when the three of you combined forces,” Yi-Shin replied, then pointed Demon Lord at the emperor.

Ant Emperor stepped forward, fire blazing in his eyes as he looked at the three of us.

“You’ve earned the right. Let me show you the blessing I’ve received from the War God!”

Then, the Earth began to wail loudly.

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Ding!

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Il-Ho, who was floating around in an endless void, woke up.