Chpater 1296

Chapter 1296

Despite agreeing to start the ‘Our Philos: The Absolute Weapon’ project, Minhyuk still could not help but smile bitterly.

‘It will turn our Philos into an absolute weapon.’

All Minhyuk did was hand over his family tree. Philos accomplished the rest with her own power. Of course, this single sheet of paper carrying his family tree was also very powerful. If this family tree were handed over to someone other than Philos, they would not be able to walk the same path she did. Everything was all because of Philos’s hard work.

Minhyuk wondered if Philos was having more fun than anybody else now that she was growing stronger and stronger. If she did not find things interesting and was not having fun, then their approach was wrong. If that was indeed the case, then they had to change something. That was why Minhyuk came out to meet the girl.

Minhyuk had made a point to learn about all of the influential people in the world, including those who had the potential to become influential. Whether they were low-level players or high-level players, he made sure to research them. After all, they could boost the Beyond the Heavens Empire’s force if they could recruit them in the future.

“Miss Philos. This time, I got the chicken’s heart from the Land of Adamcabri.”

Minhyuk saw the Sword Saint’s Descendant respectfully hand over the chicken’s heart with both hands to Philos.

“...?” Minhyuk was speechless.

‘The Sword Saint’s Descendant...?’

“Thanks!” Philos, on the other hand, had a bright smile.

“Hahaha. No, thank you!” The Sword Saint’s Descendant answered shyly.

Not long after, Philos skewered the chicken’s heart and said, “Grill this heart for me, please!”

“Eh? Isn’t that the Child of Lightning...?”

When Philos stretched the skewered chicken’s heart out, a lightning bolt fell from the sky and struck it. The lightning perfectly grilled the skewered heart. Philos happily sprinkled some

yangnyeom

chicken sauce on the perfectly skewered chicken’s heart and took a huge bite.

‘Th-that’s genius, no...?’

Minhyuk thought, admiration clear on his face.

At the same time, Minhyuk felt a dozen energies in the surrounding area. He said, “What are you doing, huh...”

The assassins, hiding all over the place, appeared embarrassed when they heard Minhyuk address them.

“We were just protecting our master, Lady Philos.”

“Huh? Isn’t that Molsen...?” Minhyuk muttered when he saw Molsen running as fast as he could.

Molsen was the number one ranker in the global Level 301~400 ranking board and was a talent that the Beyond the Heavens Empire was eyeing. This very same Molsen immediately bowed while saying, “Miss Philos! I learned that if you grind the Flowers of Ankerid from the Taylored’s Land into powder, you will be able to obtain the most delicious

misu

powder in the world!”

“Wow!” Philos rejoiced.

Molsen smiled triumphantly and said, “I’ll take you there.”

“Yeah!”

Molsen hoisted Philos on his shoulders and carried her away.

“...” Again, Minhyuk was dumbstruck.

Philos, who had acquired a lot of shuttles, looked very happy.

Suddenly, Molsen asked, “Haha. Miss Philos, when will you teach us how to become as strong as you? Ah. No, I made a mistake. I deserve to die!”

Molsen immediately backtracked, stunned when he made a massive slip of the tongue. Of course, it was a mistake, but everyone turned their attention to Philos and waited for her answer. Even the hundreds of assassins hiding in the dark gulped dryly in anticipation. The Sword Saint’s Descendant’s eyes flashed while the Child of Lightning mumbled,

‘Did I learn this lightning skill just to grill this heart? I’m so ashamed...’

after he grilled the chicken’s heart turned to look at her.

Under everyone’s excited gazes, Philos remarked proudly, “Eat well, sleep well, and exercise hard!”

“...”

“...”

“...”

They all looked at Philos with disbelief. Minhyuk, on the other hand, had a strange flush and smiled proudly at the girl.

***

Hell was like a bottomless abyss. It was so deep and dark that even the God of Death, the one who ruled and managed Hell, did not know when or where it ended.

In one corner of Hell, the God of Death smiled happily as he planted a small tree that resembled Hella. He felt as if he was smiling, but it looked pretty bizarre. This was because his mouth was poised in an awkward shape with its corners twitching intermittently. This was only because he was not used to the act.

The God of Death had lived for thousands of years. In all those years, he had never smiled properly. Even when he had met his beloved Hella and watched her cross through the River of Reincarnation, his face had no proper smile. Hella had teased him by stretching the corners of his mouth with her index fingers. She would say,

‘This is how you smile~’

He glanced at the tree beside him, which he had just watered. It was a seaweed tree. He stared at it for a very long time.

The God of Death plucked a sheet of seaweed from the small tree. The seaweed had looked quite lifeless, but it suddenly turned stiff. Then, something even more shocking happened. A luster slowly appeared on the stiff seaweed sheet while the savory oil scent wafted over his nose. It was as if someone had sprinkled some salt and oil over it. The God of Death put the seaweed in his mouth. It was delightfully crispy with a lingering salty taste.

Shocking as it might sound, seaweed was a specialty produced in Hell. And this seaweed tree that the God of Death had planted was a little more special than ordinary seaweed trees in Hell.

[Seaweed Tree Grown By the God of Death.]

Even though the fruit, which was the seaweed, of this God-grade Seaweed Tree was plucked, it would grow back once again after a few days. Most importantly, it was the most delicious seaweed in the world. It would also grow a special seaweed once a month and give a permanent stat to the consumer.

The God of Death suddenly thought of someone as he stared at the Seaweed Tree. If that guy received the seaweed from this Seaweed Tree, he would probably say,

‘This slightly salty seaweed is perfect with thirty bowls of rice!’

In fact, God of Death Louis had planted this Seaweed Tree for him.

Looking up at the sky, Louis thought,

‘Hella, I miss you.’

Thinking of his beloved, he planted some flowers and some trees. Because of that, Hell became more beautiful than before. Alas, the more Hell became beautiful, the more he wanted to see his beloved, who had already crossed the River of Reincarnation.

The two of them had made a promise.

‘On the same day and the same time.’

That they would be born as ordinary children.

‘Become ordinary lovers.’

And that they would love each other.

‘Marry each other.’

When they grew older and their hair turned white, they would hold hands and take long walks.

‘I’m going to see you soon.’

Louis had sat in the position of the God of Death for thousands of years. Now, a new era had already arrived. He had been preparing to step down since the new era started, and all of his preparations would soon be completed.

Rumble!

At that moment, a huge turbulence erupted somewhere. God of Death Louis hurriedly went to the source of the turbulence, a vast, bottomless pit resembling a sinkhole.

This was Hell’s Abyss, a never-ending pit where those who had committed felonies and could not be controlled were sent to live. Its entrance was initially blocked by a translucent barrier created by the power of the God of Magic.

“...?!”

Shock colored the eyes of the God of Death when he saw the God of Magic’s barrier slowly melt. Then, he saw someone was climbing out of this bottomless pit.

With her red hair and eyes, she slowly stepped out of the Abyss gracefully. As she inhaled the air around her, she met the gaze of the God of Death. The one who climbed out of the Abyss was the Immortal Sorceress Helenia, the woman who died under Minhyuk’s hands.

“...Did you hide one of your fragments in the Abyss?”

Helenia had scattered countless fragments all over the world. It seemed like she had also left a fragment in the Abyss, a place no one should have been able to reach.

Helenia had a power called Mana Drain. It could absorb another’s mana and even go beyond that. From what it looked like, the fragment she had left behind in the Abyss had used the countless people there as nourishment that helped her come back to life.

The dead would always come to Hell. Even if one were a Pillar, this fact would remain the same. Nonetheless, Helenia did not appear in Hell. The people assumed that she had not appeared in Hell because she had faced eternal extinction.

That was not the case at all. It was because she had left a fragment and was using it to slowly regain her strength by devouring the people trapped in the Abyss. Now, she was back and she was stronger than ever.

“Grrrrrrrr!”

Helenia grinned amidst the sound of people climbing out of the Abyss.

“Ah, it was so difficult~” She flashed a refreshing smile at the God of Death, her gaze devoid of hostility.

“I don’t intend to kill the people in Hell. Anyway, you’re all dead already.”

Helenia knew the God of Death. He was the type of person who would not stop anyone as long as they did not do any damage to Hell. Besides, she knew the relationship between Hell and the Land of the Gods. The Land of the Gods had always ignored Hell. Even if the God of Death was one of the Absolute Gods, they did not interfere with each other’s affairs. They did not even help each other. In other words, the God of Death was utterly alone. So, as long as she did not bring harm to Hell, the God of Death would not get involved.

“Except for my troops, I will not let the others escape the Abyss. After we get out, I will block the entrance again,” Helenia said, the smile still on her face.

Simply put, aside from Helenia and the army she had created that was crawling up the walls of the pit, no one else would come out of the Abyss.

The two walked together. They did not need to be hostile to each other and be enemies. After all, the God of Death was a god who had never engaged with anything in the world.

Behind them, more than a million troops appeared.

[Helenia’s Soldier. Level 946.]

These newly created soldiers looked terrifying, with bodies that had melted and crumbled in some places and gazes devoid of fear.

“Hell has changed quite a bit from what I remember. Hmmm. Are there six months left? Six months before you get reincarnated?”

As a great mage and an immortal sorceress, Helenia knew a lot of information. The information she possessed had become a source of power.

“You should be careful so you don’t get killed during that time. If you get killed, you will not be able to reincarnate, right?” Helenia chuckled, the sound grating and grotesque as she walked down the path that would lead her to the earth.

It was pretty horrifying to see the woman who had no qualms about killing hundreds of millions of people laughing demurely with her hands covering her mouth.

“What’s the matter with you?” Helenia asked solemnly.

She had noticed the Legions of Hell trying to gather secretly. It was not only that. She also felt the God of Death’s demonic beasts and troops blocking the entrance to the earth.

“You should know that you won’t get reincarnated. You will never win against me.”

“...”

As usual, the God of Death remained silent. All he did was stare at the Seaweed Tree in the distance.

“Kihyeeeeeeeck!”

“Keuhaaaaaack!”

Tens of thousands of bone dragons filled the sky above them while the Death Knights crawled out of the nasty ground. Tens of thousands of hell horses had also appeared all over the place.

Helenia stared at the God of Death in confusion.

[The Absolute Gods have detected an abnormality in Hell!]

[After an emergency meeting, the Absolute Gods had given the order to block the path connecting Hell and the Land of the Gods.]

[The power of the Absolute Gods has started to create a barrier that will prevent anyone from going outside Hell.]

[In four hours, all of the gates of Hell will close down simultaneously.]

“See what I’m saying?” Helenia scoffed, an incredulous smile on her face.

She had expected a reaction like this, though not to this extent. She had not expected the Absolute Gods to be so decisive and immediately move to block all of the passages that would lead out of Hell. This meant that even the God of Death and his army could not go out of Hell.

“You don’t have any reason to fight me,” Helenia said, a flash of sympathy for the God of Death appearing in her heart.

The God of Death had been abandoned by the other Absolute Gods and was forced to live a life of solitude in this world. Yet this poor and pitiful man, a man who could not even fill the gaps of her teeth, would be killed by her.

Crack! Slash!

The God of Death’s army began to attack Helenia’s troops.

“What’s the reason for this? You don’t have an obligation to them. You don’t even need to be involved at all. So, why are you doing this?” Helenia muttered as she sent a spear made of light toward the God of Death.

Crack, crack, crack!

A shield made of bones sprang from the ground and stopped the attack.

Thud, thud, thud!

The God of Death stood behind the crumbling shield. He looked at Helenia and said, “I know who you’re going after. You’re going after

him.

”

Helenia had no idea what had happened after her death. But she knew the

‘him’

that he was talking about.

“You’re saying that you, Your Majesty the God of Death, are doing all of this for the sake of one person?! Huh?!” Helenia cackled loudly. “That f*cking bastard is your friend?! How pitiful! I can’t believe that you only have one friend in the world! Boohoo! I’m about to cry!!!”

The God of Death listened to her grating laughter as he stared at the Seaweed Tree behind her.

‘It seems like I have to push forward the succession.’

The God of Death had planned to reincarnate in six months. Because of that, he had already prepared for the succession of the next God of Death. He had planned for that child named Death to succeed his throne. But it seemed like it had to be pushed ahead of schedule.

Boom!

Helenia’s magic transcended all magic. Her Explosion alone was dozens of times more potent than an ordinary high-level mage. And this explosion had erupted from within the God of Death’s body. His bones, flesh, eyes, neck, arms, legs, and veins exploded. The God of Death was so weak that he died the moment Helenia’s attack landed on him.

But the God of Death was the master of Hell. Helenia knew this fact well. The God of Death, who had exploded into pieces, appeared behind Helenia. His bones squeezed out of the ground. Then, his flesh quickly regenerated. Like that, the God of Death’s body was restored to its original state.

The God of Death was skinny, and his long, messy hair covered his eyes. He reached out and gently tied his hair back. His once empty eyes were now filled with life and vitality.

“Yes, there’s only one.”

He had lived for thousands of years. And in his long life, he despised the Absolute Gods, the world, and even himself. Why? Because they looked at him with contempt and disgust. Yet amidst all that, someone appeared beside him. He had made one friend.

“I can’t even hold a proper conversation with him yet.”

A stream of black energy rose from beneath him as a long and terrifying scythe appeared in his hands.

“Our meetings have always been filled with awkwardness. I don’t even know what to say to him. It’s because this was my first time. I had never had a single relationship with anyone in my long life,” the God of Death said as he stared at the Seaweed Tree behind Helenia. “He’s the only one.”

A small smile appeared on the face of the God of Death. For the first time, he realized what a genuine smile was like. Because he was doing something for his one and only friend in this life.

“So what if I don’t get to reincarnate?”