Subscriber of the Gods-Chapter 288: Great Achievement
“This is impossible.”
The old man with white hair down to his back and a white beard, dressed in a dark red robe, clenched his fist and trembled.
He was Noticad, one of the highest-ranking officials of the Rosicrucian Order.
He had been watching everything from behind the wall.
While unsealing the 6 demons and carrying out the plan, he witnessed an unbelievable scene from beyond this wall.
“It can’t be… How can he still be alive at that age? He should have died a long time ago. What he’s carrying is clearly a ritual magic created by our order…”
It was one of the early magics that was essentially destined to fail.
“How is this possible?”
There was only one conclusion.
He endured it.
That body, that innately powerful body endured the powerful ritual magic.
“Impossible…”
He should have died hundreds of times by now. It was surprising enough that he was alive, but what was even more astonishing was that he had gained such power while carrying that magic.
As a top official of the Rosicrucian Order deeply involved in creating Extinction, he knew better than anyone that this was impossible.
“No, no. This means… if he endured, it means we’ve found it. The vessel to house our god! The perfect vessel!”
But at the same time, another thought occurred to him.
Noticad was a man who dedicated his entire life to improving Extinction. That’s why he knew that the original ritual could never succeed.
“Has it already… descended? A part of the god?”
When he thought of it that way, all the pieces fit together.
“I need to go out right now and confirm it myself…”
At that moment, the wall suddenly shattered.
Kwang-!
“So this is where you were hiding.”
As Ethan broke through the wall and came over, Noticad prostrated himself before him.
“Oh God, I am Noticad, your faithful servant.”
Ethan looked at Noticad with a puzzled expression for a moment, then swung his Ghost-Slaying Sword and cut down Noticad.
***
As he broke through the wall and entered, there was an old man with white hair inside.
It was an old man wearing a robe engraved with the Rosicrucian symbol, who immediately prostrated himself upon seeing Ethan.
“What are you talking about?”
As there were many suspicious aspects, Ethan swung his Ghost-Slaying Sword and cut down the old man for now.
The Ghost-Slaying Sword consumed a large amount of yin energy from the body each time it was used, but there was still plenty of yin energy left, so using it wasn’t a big problem. R̃áＮО𝔟Εṥ
“Aaaagh!”
Noticad, cut by the Ghost-Slaying Sword, screamed and clutched at his neck.
“It’s… still attached…”
“So you’re not a ghost.”
The Ghost-Slaying Sword was a sword for cutting ghosts, so it had no effect on those who weren’t ghosts or similar beings.
“Nice to meet you. I have a lot to ask.”
Ethan grinned.
He never imagined a member of the Rosicrucian Order would fall into his hands so easily.
‘I thought it might take quite some time.’
He had been thinking about raiding the Dawn Council’s headquarters to extract information if he couldn’t find them.
Now that things had turned out this way, it seemed he could change his plans.
“Oh God… we were ignorant. We didn’t know you had already descended. We were in despair. But even that despair was a trial. Have we overcome the trial?”
“…”
Ethan frowned at the old man’s words, which he kept spouting while prostrated.
‘God? What is he talking about?’
Crack-.
Ethan first struck his neck to knock him unconscious.
He planned to move to a suitable place and question him separately.
Then he returned to Cesare. In the meantime, Cesare had been struggling to break free from Ethan’s influence.
“Eternal life isn’t all that great, is it?”
Ethan raised his Ghost-Slaying Sword.
“I will remember… I will remember forever! With this eternal life, I will kill all those associated with you! I will never let anyone with your blood live!”
“Go ahead.”
Ethan smirked.
“If you can.”
Then he thrust the Ghost-Slaying Sword straight into Cesare’s heart.
‘I can’t seal him myself.’
But he could apply a temporary measure.
“Kuh… hack.”
Even if he couldn’t seal him, he could certainly control his power until he was sealed.
As Ethan pierced Cesare’s heart with the Ghost-Slaying Sword and spread his power, numerous notification windows began to appear before him.
-You have cleared the quest!
-You have cleared a quest that will astonish the world.
-Perfect clear! Rewards are enhanced!
-Your fame increases greatly!
-You have achieved a great feat!
-You have gained likes for achieving the [Savior of the Continent] achievement.
-You have gained ’30’ likes.
-You have received a great reward.
Due to the achievement, Ethan gained as many as 30 likes.
The 6 Demons quest was a branch of the main scenario, and it was the final stage of one of the most important main scenarios.
It was only natural to receive such a reward for neutralizing Cesare, one of the bosses of that scenario.
‘This is crazy. 30 likes. It’s an achievement that can only be obtained in the latter half of the scenario, but I never thought it would give 30 likes.’
The Savior of the Continent achievement was one that could only be obtained at the end of the scenario, by defeating an enemy capable of destroying the continent.
Such enemies were limited to the 6 demons and the top three apostles among the followers of the Moon.
‘And the opposite achievement was probably the Betrayer of the Continent, right?’
It was an achievement that could be obtained by killing a hero of the continent. Of course, if you went down that scenario, you would have no choice but to work towards the destruction of the continent with no turning back.
‘I guess I inadvertently saved the continent.’
He had intended to gain the support of his territory’s people by dealing with the underground mine issue. But due to unexpected circumstances, things turned out well in a different direction.
‘The maximum number of likes I got just before this was 20.’
He had received 20 likes for treating Princess Evangeline, but this was 10 more than that.
‘It was worth the effort.’
Ethan then checked the enhanced reward.
-You have obtained an Abyss Dark Stone.
“I thought I might get one at this point. As expected, they give it.”
The Abyss Dark Stone was an object with the power of a great demon condensed in it, and its use was simple.
Crack-.
Ethan immediately broke the Abyss Dark Stone.
At the same time, the power of the Abyss Dark Stone began to enter Ethan’s body.
‘I have to be careful of Extinction.’
If he wasn’t careful, Extinction might swallow and eliminate this absorbing power.
-The Abyss Dark Stone seeps into your body.
-Dark attack resistance increases by 90 percent!
‘Oh.’
Ethan was surprised for a moment. Originally, the effect of this Abyss Dark Stone was to grant resistance to dark attacks, with the increase randomly determined between 50 percent and 90 percent.
Even a 50 percent increase would be an incredible effect as it could reduce damage by half.
It meant that the attacks of numerous dark monsters on the continent would only be half as effective against Ethan.
But the increased figure was a resistance of 90 percent.
‘Is it because of the yin energy?’
This yin energy that was still lingering and not disappearing. Although it was gradually fading away, this yin energy certainly played a big role in this incident.
“I’m newly impressed by the power of Bihyeongrang.”
He had forgotten because he used New World so often, but all those who operate channels in New World are gods.
‘These are incredible abilities.’
Ethan smiled contentedly.
-Survival probability increases slightly.
Following that, his survival probability also increased slightly.
After checking his achievements and rewards, Ethan immediately approached the white-haired old man.
‘He’s the most important person.’
A person who had the answer to solve Extinction without meeting the Saintess.
And if necessary, a person with the potential to completely overturn the main scenario.
Ethan first laid the old man down carefully in a corner.
“He might wake up, so…”
He cast a spell to make him sleep more deeply and struck his neck once more.
“Guk.”
“Hmm, it seems he might wake up soon at this rate.”
Ethan made a decoction on the spot.
-You have created a sleep decoction!
“This should do it.”
After feeding the sleep decoction to the old man and laying him down gently, Ethan immediately returned to where Schudlen, Yerica, and the Archbishop were lying.
“I should wake them up.”
Ethan clenched his fist.
***
“Ugh!”
Schudlen suddenly sat up.
“Lord Ethan! Lord Ethan! Where are you! I, Schudlen, will stop…!”
“You woke up too late.”
Schudlen, who had looked around urgently, stared blankly at Yerica. Ethan was next to Yerica, and next to him, the Archbishop was taking rough breaths and recovering.
“That evil spirit…”
“It’s already over. But it’s a being that can’t be killed, so they say someone of the Pope’s or Cardinal’s level needs to come.”
“…We need to report to His Holiness the Pope as soon as possible to seal it securely. All I can do is temporarily hold it back. And even that was done by Sir Ethan, so all I can do is report.”
“That’s enough.”
Ethan gave a thumbs up to the Archbishop as if praising him.
“You’ve worked hard, Archbishop.”
“…Honorary Bishop Ethan.”
While the two guards were unconscious, the Archbishop had tried his best to maintain consciousness. Repeatedly fainting and waking up, he had vaguely witnessed the battle between Ethan and Cesare in the process.
“I, I’m sorry to say this, but.” 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞
That’s why the Archbishop spoke to Ethan with an embarrassed face. This wasn’t something he could easily report.
“I don’t know how to report this incident.”
One of the 6 demons who once drove the continent to the brink of destruction, the great demon of madness, Cesare, was unsealed.
Moreover, it wasn’t just unsealed.
He had an incomplete but physical body, and seemed to have recovered about half of his power.
The Archbishop knew this because he had experienced it firsthand.
This was a matter for the entire continent. It was an issue that needed to be resolved by the strongest, led by the Twelve Families, regardless of whether it was the Holy Empire or the Demon Empire.
But Ethan had solved such a dangerous problem alone.
“If I report exactly what I saw… well, I might have to resign from my position as Archbishop.”
What Ethan had done was that unrealistic. Even the Archbishop himself thought that if someone believed his words, there might be something wrong with them, it was that surreal.
Ethan smiled at the Archbishop.
“You can report directly to His Holiness the Pope. Tell him that Ethan Whiskers accomplished this. He will nod without doubt. You will not only keep your current position, Archbishop, but you’ll also gain even more trust afterwards.”
“…Pardon?”
“Believe and act accordingly.”
Ethan smiled.
“Then I’ll leave the wrap-up to you. The sealing is the most important part, after all.”
“…Yes.”
Ethan left the mine with the two guards.
“Now with this, this land has become ours.”
It was a perfect first step.
‘I’ll sort out the urgent matters first, and then come back down later to check on the rest.’
Of course, Ethan still had things to confirm.
‘I might learn a definite way to solve Extinction.’
The moment of certainty about the treatment of Extinction, which had only felt vague until now, might come.
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