Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 357 - Evil God (4)

Swish-!

Another evasion. It was truly a close call.

“Huff… huff…”

The Evil God roughly gasped for air while touching his neck.

Fortunately, his head was still attached.

“Do you understand now? Everyone who faced you fought with this suffocating feeling. You must have found it amusing. After all, you’ve lived as an immortal. You never had to worry or think about death. How does it feel now?”

Ethan spoke with a sneer.

The Evil God’s eyes kept trembling as he breathed heavily. His breathing was also irregular.

The fear of death was completely shaking his body.

“Can you do the same as those who opposed you and succeeded in sealing you, while carrying that fear?”

The Evil God’s mind was in turmoil. But he took several deep breaths. The intense humiliation actually brought him a sense of calmness.

Moreover, experiencing this new emotion gave him great motivation.

“This kind of… this kind of emotion might have broken humans, but not me. I’m different.”

The Evil God smiled.

“I am above you all. I am a god, you see.”

“Right, you’re a god and immortal, so you have no fear of death? Then why do you keep dodging? Why don’t you try taking a hit properly?”

“…”

Despite the obvious provocation, the Evil God had no choice but to react calmly.

His instinct was telling him that he absolutely must not be cut by that sword.

On the other hand, Ethan realized that the Evil God was more composed than he had expected.

‘I thought it would be easier than this.’

That defensive technique, the defensive technique that completely bypassed attacks, was troublesome.

‘No, maybe this is actually better.’

Currently, Ethan had the 3rd Apostle’s ultra-acceleration magic.

If this was also a type of magic, it meant he had a chance to acquire a new defensive technique.

‘But it doesn’t seem to be just simple magic.’

It looked like he could imitate it, but completely making it his own seemed difficult.

‘If it’s a kind of authority possessed by a god.’

Ethan approached the Evil God once again. The moment he swung his sword, the Evil God’s body became transparent once more.

“I have a god too.”

Slash-!

Ethan prayed to Moonforce. Moonforce was no longer the same as before.

Now that the number of believers had increased and temples had been built, the blessing bestowed by Moonforce was enough to counter the Evil God’s authority.

-Goddess Moonforce bestows her blessing upon you.

-The goddess’s authority is temporarily granted to you.

-The power of ‘Certain Hit’ has been bestowed.

As soon as he received the goddess’s blessing, Ethan swung his sword.

Slash!

“Kuk…!”

The Evil God sensed it. He realized that Moonforce had just given Ethan another power. Yet, he couldn’t avoid it.

Ultra-acceleration.

The technique stolen from the 3rd Apostle was effective.

Ethan, who had precisely cut off the Evil God’s arm, shook his Frost Sword once.

Hiss-!

Black smoke, not blood, gushed out from the Evil God’s severed arm.

And soon, that arm completely turned into black smoke and disappeared.

-You have perfectly used the God-Eating skill!

-Proficiency greatly increases!

-Fenrir’s Fang is strengthened.

‘It’s a technique that gains momentum.’

“Kuuuuuuuu-!”

The Evil God’s expression contorted in deep pain. His face, glaring at Ethan, truly looked like that of an evil spirit.

“That power. Apart from the power given by Moonforce, that bastard, you have another power! Don’t tell me… you have the power to kill me?”

Humans say it’s impossible to kill a god.

But the Evil God knew. That gods are omnipotent only from a human perspective.

If you destroy a god’s divinity, the god dies.

And that divinity can be destroyed by another divinity.

“I’m not sure.”

Ethan shrugged his shoulders.

“I might know if I cut you one more time. Shall we try?”

For the gods of MePan, the power bestowed by external gods was an unpredictable force.

‘It’s bound to work well.’

Ethan gripped his sword tightly. It was time to finish this.

‘It’s not as much as the 3rd Apostle, but.’

Because he had prepared well, it was actually easier to deal with than the 3rd Apostle.

However, because he had repeatedly used Eternal Frost of Trust from the beginning, his stamina was considerably depleted.

‘But my defensive technique is still intact.’

He hadn’t allowed a single attack against the Evil God.

‘It’s the best physical condition.’

Since growing with Extinction, Ethan’s physical condition had reached its peak. Not only that, but his senses were also exceptional.

“Damn it. A guy who hasn’t even awakened the ultimate technique.”

Ethan took note of those words. It was the same earlier. Saying he didn’t even know the ultimate technique.

‘Is there something like Moonforce’s ultimate technique?’

Every time Moonforce regained her power, he received her power. It’s certain that he’s not yet using Moonforce’s power properly.

“You mean I haven’t fully realized Moonforce’s power yet?”

“…”

The Evil God kept his mouth shut. He thought that if he carelessly spoke and the other awakened that ultimate technique, he would have no chance of winning.

“I guess that’s right.”

Ethan grinned.

“Thanks to you, I learn a lot again. You call yourself an Evil God, but I’ve decided to think of you as a Benevolent God. You’ve only done very positive things for me.”

Ethan glanced slightly at those below.

Then he took his stance.

“Damn it-!”

The Evil God emitted jet-black aura all over his body. Then he soon abandoned his human form.

Whoosh-!

The form created by the black aura was a terrifying, monstrous creature.

Dozens of wings appeared, and his face changed to the point where it was difficult to describe.

The most noticeable thing was the blade attached to where his hands should be.

The blade made of black aura looked threatening just by looking at it.

Whoosh-!

Moreover, the black aura strengthened the Evil God’s original abilities.

It was an ability that seemed to corrupt one’s mind just by looking at it.

-Immortal Hero’s Breathing effect activates!

But Ethan had perfect immunity to mental attacks.

No matter how powerful an aura the Evil God emitted, it had no effect on Ethan.

“The more preparations you have, the freer you become.”

And the Evil God’s abilities would also become Ethan’s new countermeasure.

“Infinity Chase.”

The Evil God’s most powerful technique was activated.

Swish-!

The black aura gathered to create a spear. And soon that spear began to multiply. The number was infinite, just like the name of the technique.

It kept increasing, increasing, and increasing more.

“I am one and also infinite.”

The Evil God spoke in a boiling voice.

“Ah…”

The desert warriors watching from below let out a small gasp.

The sky was filled with black aura.

“You’re going to kill me? How dare a mere human!”

As the Evil God howled, countless black aura spears that had multiplied beyond counting were fired.

Ethan smiled as he watched the spears flying towards him.

Ethan had one skill.

A technique that could become infinitely stronger the more enemies there were.

“Fight to the Death.”

There were so many enemies that it was difficult to count.

Because of this, an overwhelmingly powerful strength was bestowed upon his entire body.

How could he not smile at this?

Ethan used ultra-acceleration on top of that.

‘Add Counter Radiance to it.’

“It seems I don’t need an ultimate technique to deal with you?”

Ethan’s sword sliced through the spears made of black aura.

Swish-!

Ethan advanced forward while cutting through the spears.

Like an arrow being shot, Ethan instantly reached the front of the giant Evil God, already holding Thunder Sword in his hand.

The Evil God, who only realized when Ethan was right in front of him, howled.

Despite returning to his original form and opening all his power, he couldn’t even keep up with Ethan’s speed.

“Don’t worry. I was like that at first too.”

Ethan had also struggled quite a bit with this overwhelming speed. There’s no way the Evil God, who had only seen ultra-acceleration twice, could comprehend it.

Slash!

“This… can’t be. Why, why am I…!”

Black aura began to gush out from the Evil God’s body, which was precisely cut in a cross from the shoulder blade to the side.

“To a mere human… to an infinitely weak human…!”

“That’s because humans are weak.”

Ethan said.

“Gods are omnipotent and have strong power because they are gods. But humans are weak because they are human. You, who were born with strong power from the beginning, had no reason to pursue strength.”

The strong do not pursue strength.

On the other hand, the weak endlessly pursue strength.

“Even if we get stronger, it’s never enough. The weak have something that the strong don’t have.”

Ethan swung his sword once more.

The Evil God could no longer resist.

“Hunger.”

Hunger for strength.

Hunger for safety.

Hunger for everything they don’t have.

The Evil God fell to the ground as he was.

Every time black aura gushed out, his huge body shrank little by little.

Thud-!

What finally fell to the ground was nothing more than a very shabby lizard-like monster.

“This is… the Evil God?”

“This is the true identity of the one who sacrificed our ancestors and turned this land into a desert!?”

“To think that losing all the power of a god results in such a pathetic form.”

The angry desert warriors gripped their weapons tightly.

“To think we were oppressed by such a thing…!”

Rosir raised her hand.

“The desert’s debt is paid by the desert!”

The desert warriors looked at Ethan above them once. This opportunity was entirely created by Ethan.

Ethan nodded towards them.

Even though he could have dealt with it himself, he handed over the finishing blow to them.

Bow.

Rosir bowed her head towards Ethan.

“I-I’ll give you a new life. Not this stuffy desert, but the fertile land of the center. So follow me!”

“We don’t need it. We have our own lives.”

The desert warriors brought down their weapons towards the Evil God.

***

-You have annihilated the Evil God Mahakendra of the North!

-You have achieved an overwhelming feat!

-You have gained likes for achieving the [God Slayer] achievement!

-You have gained ’45’ likes.

The achievement he earned was none other than God Slayer.

‘As expected, it’s an enormous number of likes.’

He instantly surpassed the highest like record he had gained from hunting the 3rd Apostle and Cesare. Although the Evil God wasn’t stronger than the 3rd Apostle, it seems the reward was different due to its great symbolism.

‘After all, I killed a god.’

“Huh?”

Ethan’s eyes widened as he was checking the notification windows for achievement completion and such.

He saw a notification window he had never seen before.

“This is…”

-You have become the leader of the Moonforce Order.