Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 447 - Reach Out Your Hand

Clang-!

The swords of the Demon Emperor and Ethan clashed. The floor shook and immediately crumbled beneath them.

As Ethan and the Demon Emperor fell into the fortress’s underground, they continued to exchange blows mid-air.

The Demon Emperor was quite surprised by the force behind Ethan’s sword as he parried it.

The Demon Emperor possessed a special technique.

Called “Cloud Flowing,” this ability allowed him to reduce the power of any close-range attack to one-tenth of its original strength.

If timed perfectly, he could reduce the power even further.

The Demon Emperor had honed this technique alongside his swordsmanship for a long time. As a result, he could diminish the power far beyond one-tenth.

It was practically the same as not receiving the opponent’s attack at all.

The Demon Emperor used this Cloud Flowing to counter Ethan’s attacks.

“Disrupting the timing…”

However, the Cloud Flowing didn’t work as intended.

Despite timing it perfectly, Ethan deliberately threw off the rhythm at the last moment.

And simultaneously, a tremendous impact erupted.

“Such power even after I deflected it?”

The Demon Emperor frowned.

Ethan swung his sword. It was no longer possible to utilize the subtleties of Ethan Swordsmanship.

All Ethan could do now was maximize his destructive power to accumulate damage on the Demon Emperor.

And then use that momentum to bring him down.

A simple goal, but in other words, it meant that this was all the current Ethan could do.

However, this simplicity was effective. Even though the Demon Emperor continued to deflect Ethan’s attacks, their power gradually increased, causing the Demon Emperor to start faltering under this simple force.

As the damage accumulated, the Demon Emperor’s movements began to slow.

“Tch.”

The Demon Emperor clicked his tongue and avoided a head-on confrontation.

He had to admit it. He couldn’t defeat Ethan Whiskers in a direct clash.

Ethan was currently fully exposed to Extinction, showing considerably dulled reactions. Because of this, he was vulnerable to combat styles other than direct confrontation.

Noticing this, the Demon Emperor created some distance, and Ethan lost all his advantages.

Ethan looked at the Demon Emperor.

Grin-.

Then, with blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, he smiled deeply.

It was a smile that seemed to say he had won.

Grr-.

The Demon Emperor’s face contorted with intense humiliation at the sight.

Although tremendous anger welled up, he couldn’t act rashly, as this was all part of Ethan Whiskers’ plan.

Ethan Whiskers could only engage in direct confrontation.

“Yes, I lost in a head-on battle. That strength, it’s even more remarkable than the Holy Emperor’s.”

The Demon Emperor, who had never been pushed back in a contest of strength before, had to retreat.

“But fighting isn’t that simple.”

As the Demon Emperor retreated, an intense aura was felt from behind.

Behind Ethan.

The presence felt from the entrance was enough to make Ethan involuntarily furrow his brow.

“Hah…”

He had surely dealt with them.

“How is it, Demon Emperor? He’s quite the monster, isn’t he?”

It was the voice of the 2nd Apostle.

And behind him was the 1st Apostle.

“…I should have finished them off properly. Extinction really is terrifying.”

Ethan sighed.

“You guys, this is your golden opportunity. If not now, you’ll never be able to kill me. So…”

Ethan said.

“Come at me all at once.”

“That was the plan.”

Neither the Demon Emperor nor the two apostles were ashamed of ganging up on Ethan Whiskers.

Ethan was a monster.

A monster acknowledged by other monsters.

That strength was not something that could be faced alone. That’s why they had to work together.

“Demon Emperor!”

“No need to say it, Apostles of the Dawn Council.”

The Demon Emperor took the lead, restraining Ethan’s movements. Since even Cloud Flowing couldn’t fully negate the power, he focused entirely on his sword.

Clang-!

After blocking Ethan’s sword once, he closed in, trying to completely stop Ethan’s movements.

“Ugh!”

However, even stopping Ethan’s movements was difficult. Despite making only simple movements, each one was threatening.

“That should do it!”

Thanks to the Demon Emperor holding off Ethan’s attacks for a very brief moment, the 2nd Apostle was able to strike at an opening.

“God’s Choice.”

Using the power of the Moon Mother, he launched an unavoidable attack.

Thwack-!

Shaaaak-!

“You still…had a defensive technique left!”

The Demon Emperor clicked his tongue.

But behind him was the 1st Apostle. The 1st Apostle, floating in the air, suspended his sword.

“Heavy Rain.”

The 1st Apostle’s sword split into dozens, hundreds of blades, then instantly merged back together.

It then became a long, wedge-shaped blade.

“Eclipse.”

Shriiiiek-!

The 1st Apostle’s sword accurately pierced Ethan’s solar plexus.

The Demon Emperor’s sword stopped Ethan’s movements.

The 2nd Apostle stripped away all defensive techniques.

The 1st Apostle delivered the finishing blow.

It took the full power of three of the continent’s strongest to inflict a fatal wound on Ethan.

“Huff… huff…”

“Haa…”

The 1st and 2nd Apostles breathed heavily.

The Demon Emperor, in slightly better condition than the two, tried to regulate his breathing but couldn’t hide his trembling shoulders.

This was a defeat.

They had won, but it was a defeat.

They had won by giving their all against an Ethan who was already on the brink of death.

The life faded from Ethan’s eyes.

As the three stepped back simultaneously, Ethan slowly looked towards the Saintess. Then, after glancing at Roditon once, he collapsed forward.

The 1st and 2nd Apostles looked at the fallen Ethan with uneasy expressions.

“Is he really dead?”

The Demon Emperor, and the 1st and 2nd Apostles, looked at the fallen Ethan.

Although they had clearly defeated him, it didn’t feel real.

“What are you all so afraid of? Look, the Perfect Divine Body is right here. Let’s proceed with the ritual immediately.”

The Demon Emperor said this as he handed the Perfect Divine Body to the two apostles.

The 1st Apostle sighed in relief as soon as he saw the Perfect Divine Body.

“Everything changes from this moment on.”

The 2nd Apostle said this as he entrusted the Perfect Divine Body to the 1st Apostle and approached Ethan Whiskers.

“We should make sure he’s finished.”

The 2nd Apostle approached the fallen Ethan and spread his hand.

At that moment.

Twitch-!

“…!”

When Ethan’s body moved violently, the startled 2nd Apostle fled to the entrance of the fortress in an instant.

The 1st Apostle also stopped the ritual he was about to begin.

The two apostles were already intimidated by Ethan.

They would never admit it, but these two had their spirits broken in the first battle.

“What a sight, two living men frightened by a dead one. The Moon Mother you believe in would laugh at you.”

Finding the sight frustrating, the Demon Emperor moved himself.

“It’s just death throes. He took our strikes head-on—my blow, and the blows of you two apostles. Moreover, his entire body is destroyed by Extinction. That’s probably just Extinction running wild. Ethan Whiskers’ life is already over.”

The flame of life had already been extinguished.

What remained were just remnants.

“Proceed with the ritual!”

“…”

The Demon Emperor’s words were right.

Especially the 1st Apostle, knowing he was different from usual, couldn’t recover himself.

They had killed Ethan Whiskers.

If so, they should quickly proceed with the ritual and achieve what they desired.

“2nd Apostle.”

“Yes, 1st Apostle.”

At the 1st Apostle’s nod, the 2nd Apostle immediately prepared for the ritual.

The Demon Emperor watched this scene as he dragged a chair from inside the fortress and sat down comfortably.

From now on was important.

“Couldn’t we use Ethan Whiskers as material? With the Extinction contained within him, and the vessel itself being excellent.”

“That was the plan, Demon Emperor.”

“Ethan Whiskers’ vessel is comparable to this Perfect Divine Body. It might be inferior when compared to the Perfect Divine Body, but that’s only because the comparison is with the Perfect Divine Body. There’s no human body on the continent that compares to Ethan Whiskers’.”

It’s a body that withstood the original Extinction.

“We should make good use of it.”

The 1st and 2nd Apostles approached Ethan once again.

***

Demon Emperor, 1st Apostle, 2nd Apostle.

Just before the attacks of the continent’s strongest cut off Ethan’s breath.

Ethan had hurriedly connected to the New World.

Extinction bursting inside his body.

Outside, the Demon Emperor and the 1st and 2nd Apostles.

Ethan’s last card was only the New World.

Ethan, connected to the New World, quickly searched for keywords. He needed the power to escape this situation.

Anything would do. Anything.

However, as soon as he entered the search term, Ethan lost consciousness.

-The New World system has detected a decrease in the user’s life force.

-The system denies access.

The New World system prioritizes safety.

Unlike the previous time when he had received help by connecting to the New World in a quite dangerous situation, Ethan was now clearly on the brink of death.

Therefore, the danger level caused the New World system to block Ethan’s access.

Whoosh-.

Ethan’s consciousness, expelled from the New World, sank.

As if falling into deep water.

Eventually, Ethan opened his eyes at the boundary between life and death. He no longer had any strength left.

It was too late. At this rate, he would sink.

Be consumed by Extinction, and everything would end.

But Ethan didn’t give up.

He thrashed about, waving his hands until the end. Not yet, he said. It wasn’t time to die yet.

He hadn’t lived to die like this here.

As Ethan flailed about like that, someone grabbed his hand.

-The algorithm recommends a suitable god.

Crackle-. Crackle crackle-.

-Subscriber.

-Subscriber.

-Dear Subscriber.

-[Only subscribed to the right gods] Subscriber!

The hand that grasped Ethan’s wasn’t just one.

The gods Ethan had subscribed to.

The gods who had been Ethan’s strength.

The hands of all the gods grasped Ethan’s hand. They pulled Ethan, who was sinking into deep water.

-It’s not over until it’s over.

-Subscriber, I don’t know which world you live in. But subscriber, you pulled me up from the bottom.

-Now it’s our turn.

-Now it’s our turn.

-Just as you saved us, we will save you.

The gods who pulled Ethan from the brink of death. And simultaneously, the algorithm activated.

In that urgent situation, Ethan had entered a search term into the algorithm.

-[Strength]

Overwhelming strength. Overwhelming strength to escape this situation!

-Recommending a god suitable for the current situation.

-Consuming all likes.

-A god responds to your call.

Among the gods Ethan had subscribed to, there was one who could uproot mountains with strength alone.

Following that tyrant Hang Woo, there was one who was counted among the top in sheer might.

That mighty one, who had become a god, reached out to Ethan.

-I’ll take your hand.

A deep voice was heard.

-The God of War, Lu Bu, extends his hand to you.

The strongest God of War answered his call.