Chapter 392 – Episode 392 – Academy (39)

Episode 392 – Academy (39)

“You beast that can’t even speak properly.”

Suddenly!

An ordinary sword with no energy whatsoever, let alone strength. The moment I lowered it vertically.

The black heart’s rush suddenly stopped.

Just as it was letting out a ferocious scream. It was neatly cut into two halves.

Sooooo-

Fear of absurd power, futility and anger. All kinds of malice were directed at me as curses, but they had no effect.

Whiiing…

Finally, a weak wind that can’t even move the leaves. The foreign media disappeared without leaving even a speck of dust behind.

It was such a natural result that I wasn’t impressed at all. The power within me was that much higher.

If God is an omnipotent being who can do anything. I was now infinitely closer to God.

A supreme state that will only be reached in the distant future. That was in the literal sense.

‘It is much higher than the scene of life and death.’

10 stars? Man-made words could not express this state.

A really long time. A great state that can only be achieved through diligent training and talent. The thread-like possibility of reaching that place was woven into cause and effect.

“Ah.”

That was all I did, but it was enough to kill the foreign press.

Distant future. Because I, who have reached the highest level, have strengthened and strengthened time and space. This was possible because the power of life and death was to manipulate cause and effect.

A high state that transcends life and death. Of course it wasn’t forever.

‘Is it already over?’

Saaa…

As the external body disappeared, the power within me began to disappear. Now that the result of killing foreigners has been realized, the great state that was the cause has disappeared.

Like slipping through a hole. The state that was infinitely close to perfection is leaving me. The omnipotence that seemed so close to my grasp just moments ago suddenly became distant.

A power that was not mine to begin with. It could not be stopped because it was a situation where the potential of the future was borrowed and used.

‘It’s a shame.’

I felt like it was a waste of strength to go out like the ebbing tide.

If I leave it alone, my state will soon fall to the beginning of life and death. That alone was great, but it was a little disappointing.

‘···Let’s leave at least a trace.’

Just like that.

I stared at the sword that shined exceptionally vividly. My face is reflected on the surface of the sword, which is as clean as a mirror.

This thing, which looked like an ordinary sword, cut even the foreign body with a single sword. I couldn’t understand what was in the sword.

‘I know it in my head, but it doesn’t make sense.’

I narrowed my eyes and concentrated. My intuition, reaching transcendence, whispered to me what to do.

The moment I held the sword hilt tightly and made up my mind.

The silver sword melted and seeped into me. It became a milestone for the supreme state that will one day be reached.

‘Done.’

It was clearly engraved in my mind. Now I know the direction to move forward. No matter how far it is, if you walk one step at a time, you will reach it someday.

Ugh!

As I turn my gaze, I see a huge flow rotating steadily around me.

‘···Is it karma?’

Karma accumulated by killing foreigners. Karma lingered around me without being absorbed into me.

Foreign media that has consumed the world countless times. How many people have dealt with disasters on a cosmic scale?

‘It’s huge.’

The flow of karma was so thick that it was visible to the naked eye. It looked like a galaxy full of golden stars.

I wanted to absorb everything, but I couldn’t.

‘There are too many.’

No matter how good something is, too much of it becomes poison. There was too much karma for me to contain.

‘It’s okay now, but…’

Now that I was infinitely closer to God, I was able to control karma, but if I returned to my original state, I might not be able to handle the overwhelming karma and I might be crushed to death.

‘But it’s a shame to throw it away.’

Karma is the possibility of life. It was the karma that life accumulated as it lived, and it was a seed that could make any flower bloom.

I couldn’t just throw away Karma, which was like a piece of omnipotence. Then there is only one way.

‘Let’s use up as much as we can.’

At my current level, I could directly manipulate karma. We had to extract as much benefit as possible before the territory disappeared.

I closed my eyes and concentrated.

First, I planned to go back to the Academy District and wipe out the cracks first. There was no guarantee that the rift would be resolved just because the foreign press died.

‘Hmm?’

I opened the past life management window, but it still didn’t work properly. It was in the same state as it had been ruined by the foreign media.

In particular, the ability to travel to other Earths and control the flow of time were not normal.

I don’t know how much time has passed since I came to the destroyed world, but time must have passed on other Earths as well.

‘···I need to fix it quickly.’

How? As I was thinking about it, a method came to mind. I concentrated by putting my hands together as if I were putting my hands together.

Googungung!

He absorbed the karma that filled the entire world and used the power contained within it.

Flash!

With a feeling of being sucked in. My mind transcended time and space and headed to the past.

A narrow studio apartment.

Ji-ing!

The smartphone vibrated and the young man picked it up.

[Sorry. Leave the party.]

My past self frowns. It was the moment I was kicked out of the party where I had been hired as a porter. When I saw his depressed expression, all I could do was laugh.

‘It was like that.’

When I think about it now, it’s not a big deal. It was really difficult at this time.

I reached out to my past self, whose shoulders were slumping.

Ugh!

Karma on a cosmic scale was condensed into a seed the size of a fingernail. It was the essence of karma that contained the ability to reincarnate all things.

I tried to absorb that golden, sparkling thing into my past self, but stopped.

‘···It’s difficult to give power unilaterally.’

It was possible, but it was a question of efficiency. If my past self responded well, I could transmit the full power with almost no loss.

While thinking about it, I snapped my fingers.

-Huh?

My past self, who was looking at my smartphone, tilts my head as I look at the suspicious app that was suddenly installed.

[Past life management app]

He frowned and tried to delete the app. It was absurd. Do you think you know what that is and erase it?

I clicked my tongue and waved my hand. I consumed more karma and tied my power to the cause and effect of him clicking on the app.

Flash!

-Huh?!

I looked at the scene where my past self was checking the hologram with surprised eyes, and then looked away.

The cause and effect that started from the moment I first awakened has passed on to me now.

“Whoa…”

He completely recovered his damaged ability to reincarnate and returned from the past to the present.

Feeling a slight sense of helplessness, I looked around. The flow of karma that revolved around me had drastically decreased.

The gigantic scale, which had no end in sight like the ocean, was suddenly reduced to the size of a stream.

‘···It’s close, though. ‘This is possible.’

There was no need to worry about what to do with the remaining strength.

I forced myself to hold on to the sublime state that was almost disappearing, and surrendered myself to the dazzling flash of light.

Flash!

A world that is familiar yet nostalgic. I stepped towards where they were.

***

Helena, who was pressing her eyebrows tiredly, picked up her report. She took a quick look and sighed in relief.

“The crack near the wall has been sorted out?”

“Yes. Everything within 15km was taken care of. . . . It’s hell outside.”

Tasha, the escort, answered in a weak voice. She seemed completely exhausted from two days of forced march.

In fact, it wasn’t just her who was exhausted, but everyone else. Because of the sudden large-scale crack incident, she had no choice.

The reason cracks were a threat was because of the dimensional erosion that would occur if left unattended.

However, one good thing is that the cracks do not explode as soon as they are formed.

3 days.

It was a grace period from crack creation to dimensional erosion.

Of course, the grace period varies greatly from crack to crack, but the fastest crack break observed so far was 3 days.

Therefore, the leaders of each country made a decision. We decided to attack as many cracks as possible within 3 days.

A large-scale subjugation was carried out, mobilizing all academy cadets. Every effort was made to clear the cracks near the city.

Of course, it is not possible to attack all cracks, so priorities were determined.

The terrain, which was difficult to defend, was abandoned and the people withdrew. Defense lines were built around large cities or fortresses.

Now all that’s left is to prepare for the monster wave that will begin when the crack outside the city bursts.

“…Still, I’m glad. “As long as we have a barrier, we can stop it.”
“That’s right. “I’ve prepared a lot on a regular basis…”

Helena nodded her head, lost in her thoughts.

There was something to be expected about the cause of the sudden large-scale crack incident.

‘I guess Siwoo killed the apostle…?’

I don’t know what the apostle did, but I assumed it was the aftermath. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of any other reason.

‘Still, I’m glad.’

Thirty times the usual amount. Even though it was on a ridiculously large scale, it was much better than what she had experienced before her regression.

If the civil war in China had escalated immediately, a disaster of a similar scale would have occurred.

‘I’m sure Siwoo will be okay.’

After tracking down the apostle, we lost contact for two days. Reason thought there was nothing to worry about, but her heart did not.

How can you not worry when your loved one goes missing? Regardless of whether I believed it or not, I couldn’t completely let go of my nervousness.

“Have you found him yet?”
“Yes. “The communication network has been restored, but he is still missing.”

Helena, biting her lower lip, shook her head. She forced herself to ignore the anxiety that kept raising her head.

“···Okay. First, go and rest. A monster wave will arrive soon. “I need to recover my stamina.”

“Princess, please take a break now.”
“Huh.”

Since I couldn’t contact them, there was nothing I could do. She can only trust and wait.

‘···He will be fine. ‘Because you’re so strong.’

She whispered as if making a promise and leaned back in her chair. The moment I was about to take a short nap.

She woke up with goosebumps on the back of her head. She immediately stared out her window.

Googungung!

The ground shook as if there had been an earthquake. Black dots began to gather near the horizon.