Chapter 283: #God Proves His Qualifications (2)

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Kyaaaaaak!

Let me go! I beg of youuu!

The notorious malevolent god known across countless worlds, Ruler of the Abyssal Swamp, let out a horrific scream.

Not only was she made of the swamp, she was also a formidable monster, almost the size of a small continent.

Baaaam!

A thunderous roar shook the world with each of her struggles, echoing through the air. However, her struggles were as pointless as Sun Wukong fooling around in Buddha’s palm. Literally. The titan’s rocky hands had her trapped, after all.

-O’ holy and supreme All Phenomena Author, shall I crush her to death?

Calm filled his voice, or rather, he sounded like he was slowly getting bored with his new toy. I merely summoned his hands to save my causality, but it was enough to defeat Ruler of the Abyssal Swamp.

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Eeek!

N-noooo! P-please, have mercy! Due to my lack of foresight, I failed to recognize the god of all gods!

She shed fat droplets of tears, begging to be spared. Somehow, her tears were larger than the mountains, but let’s ignore such trivial details.

-What should I do, O’ holy and supreme Author of All Phenomena?

The Mountain-Gnawing Titan prompted once more.

Hmm, something doesn't seem right.

Summoning his two round, rocky hands alone made it look somewhat grotesque. Maybe I should’ve summoned his head as well?

Nah,

I had to be sparing with my powers.

“The phrases

‘holy’

and

‘supreme’

are cringe. Just call me Yu Il-Shin.”

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Kekeke!

That’d be the best for me! My saintess isn’t around, so there’s no need for me to keep up appearances.

Gosh,

that girl. When she was younger, she’d do everything I said. Now, all she does is nag about upholding the dignity of a god every single chance she gets!

Watching the titan grumble, he just seemed like a middle-aged man afraid of his wife’s nagging and didn’t want to go home. What a heartbreaking sight.

“Happy wife, happy life, sir. Anyway, how’s Hades been doing?”

-Oh, that kid? He’s become much better now. He can even fight most High-tier gods himself. Isn’t it worthwhile to bestow him a name, Lord Yu Il-Shin?

Hohoho!

“That's great to hear.”

Death Knight Hades was originally Mountain-Gnawing Titan’s subordinate. Instead of dying and becoming Ko Myeong-Ji’s summoned creature, his fate had shifted—though not as drastically as his god’s.

Although the Mountain-Gnawing Titan couldn’t become a Top-tier god, his combat power had risen to match that level. It was unavoidable, since he’d feasted on many delicious(?) and famous mountains as he traveled across many worlds with me.

I shuddered at the mere thought of the Tower of Gods’ trials. There were times I had to save multiple worlds at once, with one well-known example being the Great Cosmic Empire. The titan devoured an entire catastrophic-level meteor shower that rained down on their race, causing a slight deviation to the

Space God

’s story.

Oh, I totally forgot about it.

I had promised Director Filtekus Chikiria to film

Space God 4

upon my return to Earth.

-O’ great and supreme All Phenomena Author, s-save me, please! Please have mercy!

Ruler of the Abyssal Swamp cried out desperately inside the titan’s hands. Her attitude toward me had shifted.

She must’ve heard the titan. What a sly bitch.

The titan clicked his tongue.

-

Tsk

, I personally think it's better to destroy all the bad seeds.

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Kyaaaak!

O’ great and supreme God! Please, spare the life of this lowly creature!

She earnestly pleaded as if the world was crumbling down on her.

“Count yourself lucky, Snake.”

To be honest, if it were Yi-Shin or Sam-Shin, they would’ve killed or devoured her right away. I hadn’t fully grasped Sa-Shin, so I didn’t know what he’d do in this situation.

“I'm the kindest out of all four of us.”

That’s right. I’m the only benevolent god among us.

Her face lit up.

-T-thank you! I will never forget your kindness! I will make sure too—

“Yeah. Still, you can't avoid punishment.”

-P-pardon?

“Summon divine weapon, All Phenomena.”

Tzzz!

I reached out, and the golden-nibbed pen appeared, emitting a holy glow. I pointed it at her.

Sensing something amiss, she writhed in the titan’s hands while screaming.

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Eek

! W-wait! God, please, not this!

Sss!

The pen began etching words on her.

~

Swoosh!

Clearing my deadline, I returned to Earth. I looked down at the entrance of the Dungeon of Sin, where Baek Yu-Hyun and Sung Mi-Na were having a small argument.

“I'm fine, so get a rescue team in there now!”

“Mi-Na, are you sure someone is in there? The barrier has been up for a while now, so no one could have entered...”

“I know what I fucking saw! You know what? I’m going by myself!”

“Hey! Alright alright! Just calm down first!”

I looked at my clenched fists, with something wriggling inside. It seemed like Sung Mi-Na was worried about my fight with this little guy. I looked back up at the sky, activating Choi Bong-Shik’s teleportation skill.

Swoosh!

Moments later, I was in the universe, and beneath my feet was the beautiful sphere called Earth. My hometown, where all the people I loved were.

Ding!

[The incomplete Clear Eyes of God sees Earth.]

Even with incomplete eyes, I could see that dungeons and gates were plaguing my planet like cancer cells. I knew the reason behind their appearance.

In a world on the brink of ruin from the God of Destroyer, gods from other realms sent their minions to seize the spoils without remorse. Some, like Ruler of the Abyssal Swamp, would even send their avatars.

“How disgusting.”

It was akin to a certain photo that won a Pulitzer Prize in the past, of a vulture patiently waiting for a dying child to draw their last breath.

“You guys are no different from your gods.”

Seemingly sensing my anger, the thing in my fist shuddered. I raised my fist and channeled all my divine power into my index finger.

Then, I directed it at the disgusting insects crawling on Earth. “Crushing Forefinger of God.”

My precious planet isn't the place for you lowly creatures to roam around freely.

“Begone.”

That day, all the dungeons and gates on Earth vanished.

***

Earth was in complete chaos.

「Breaking News! Dungeons and gates that are active on Earth have all vanished at the same time! Even the monsters in Africa, which were planned to be the targets for this year's Hunter Wars, were said to have wiped out up to 99%! Is this a miracle sent by God, or the calm before a storm—a foreshadowing of an even greater disaster?」

This piece of breaking news was broadcasted in various languages all across the globe, and Yi-Shin was watching it.

“

Hmph.

He said not to make a fuss, then made the biggest one of all.” He grumbled.

The culprit behind all this chaos, Yu Il-Shin, returned to Antrinia. He released the loach in his fist into the pond there.

-Now, Snake. Try to be in the shoes of those you call lowly creatures.

That loach was none other than the fallen god, Ruler of the Abyssal Swamp, who had lost all her divine power to Yu Il-Shin.

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Kyaak! Kyaak!

(

Food!

)

Moments later, the owner of the pond, baby crocodile Akdol, shed tears as he began chasing after the loach.

Yi-Shin shook his head. “Sometimes, he’s crueler than me. How can he call himself a benevolent god?”

Then, a handsome middle-aged man in a tuxedo approached Yi-Shin with a cup of iced Americano.

“Please have this, Mr. Yi-Shin. I personally ground the best Luwak beans myself and prepared this for you.”

Yi-Shin naturally received the cup. A sip of the drink sent shivers all over him. Indeed, this was the taste. He had missed the thick caffeine taste terribly.

“How does the seat feel? As I waited eagerly for the day of your return, I embroidered this throne with Orichalcum thread stitch by stitch.”

“

Hoo.

It is quite comfortable. You've worked hard, Kang Woo.”

“It's my honor,” replied the regressor and S-rank Hunter Kang Woo, bowing respectfully like a veteran butler toward Yi-Shin, who arrogantly sat with legs crossed on the throne.

“Do you have any information on Despair?”

“A-apologies. We’ve been searching based on the information you provided, but there has been no significant progress...”

Yi-Shin shook his head. “It’s okay. It’s not surprising that you can’t find something that’s been hiding so well.”

He and the others had set out to weed out Despair as soon as they arrived on Earth. However, even with Clear Eyes of God, they couldn’t detect her presence.

Like Yu Il-Shin, Yi-Shin was particularly determined to tear that evil into pieces. Even now, the memory of his brutal and humiliating death at that monster’s hands in his past life still filled him with rage. He wouldn’t need to use other alter egos’ divine powers, for he was the strongest malevolent god, surpassing even the Top-tier ones.

Hide well, you wretch. The day you show up will be your day of death!

“

Cough!

”

“

Uugh!

I-I can’t breathe!”

Groans erupted from all around, coming from the group of followers serving him. Most of them were martial artists from the Three Martial Association, led by Lin Xiaoming and Sword Demon. However, there were also the elves, Royce and Jack White, who’d rushed over upon receiving an urgent message. Even those SSS-rank Hunters trembled uncontrollably from the killing intent that Yi-Shin emanated.

“

Tsk tsk,

pathetic.” How could they not withstand the aura that he’d just carelessly slipped up? “And you call yourself followers of this great malevolent god? This won’t do.”

Clicking his tongue, Yi-Shin stood up from his throne. Ferocious divine power surged from him as horns sprouted from his head.

“

Keke

, rejoice. I will personally train you weaklings to be worthy as my followers.”

As he let out a menacing laughter, terror painted the faces of the thousands of followers.

“

Eeeek!

”

“S-save me!”

Just that alone caused many to either faint, wet themselves or foaming at the mouth.

H-has the day finally come?

Royce and Jack wondered whether it was finally time for them to break their taboo and reunite as one.

“Oh! To be able to witness Mr. Sword God’s swordsmanship! What an honor!”

“Ah, Lin mei is ecstatic to receive the great god’s divine punishment!

Haa, haa!

”

Only Sword Demon and Lin Xiaoming, Yi-Shin’s true fanatics, had flushed faces and visibly trembled with excitement.