Subscriber of the Gods Chapter 448 - The Reversal

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The 1st and 2nd Apostles, who were approaching Ethan, immediately reacted to the sound from behind.

“I’m still here.” 

Roditon said, staggering to his feet.

Despite coughing up blood from his fatal wound, he struggled to stand.

Roditon had nothing left. His beloved sword, Bloody Mary, had already lost its power and fallen asleep, and he himself was fatally wounded.

The more he moved, the more he bled. His injury was so severe that it was hard to believe he was still alive.

Yet, he stood up.

“A dying man. Are you that Roditon?”

“You certainly have spirit.”

“I can’t end it like this. I messed it up. If I end it in this messed-up state, the title of great adventurer will cry.”

Roditon grinned. The sight of blood trickling from his mouth was quite impressive.

The 1st and 2nd Apostles inwardly admired Roditon. To be able to move in that state…

The Demon Emperor gestured to the two who were admiring him.

“Proceed.”

He meant he would handle it himself.

Roditon couldn’t do anything anyway. He was in such a weakened state that he would fall if touched.

“Still alive? As expected of a legendary adventurer, even your death is an adventure? Then let me personally end that adventure for you. Go in peace, Roditon. Legendary adventurer.”

“You don’t know anything.”

Roditon staggered forward.

“Are you seeing things and hearing nonsense because you’re on the brink of death, Roditon?”

“You know what, Demon Emperor? I still don’t think Teacher Ethan is dead. Teacher Ethan, whom even the gods in this city of gods feared. How could he die from that level of attack?”

“You’ve really lost it.”

As the Demon Emperor laughed, Roditon laughed along.

“Thanks for the chat. It bought me some time. Was it helpful, Saintess?”

“Yes, it was enough.”

The Saintess was standing behind Roditon.

“!”

The 1st and 2nd Apostles’ eyes widened. The Demon Emperor should have killed the Saintess.

Although her once-white clothes were now stained bright red, the Saintess was clearly standing there.

“I’m sure I felt the sensation of killing her.”

The Demon Emperor recalled that moment.

Come to think of it, it had been strange. The Saintess had fallen too easily.

She should have been able to resist at least once.

“Was it intentional?”

The Saintess didn’t answer.

But that alone was enough of an answer.

“You gave up resisting as soon as you were attacked and focused on self-recovery. To think the Saintess would play dead!”

The Demon Emperor smiled, raising one corner of his mouth.

“So what was the point, Saintess? Your trump card must be the fallen Ethan Whiskers here? But that Ethan Whiskers is already dead. You can’t bring Ethan Whiskers back to life like you revived yourself, can you?”

“That’s right. Even I can’t bring back the dead. That’s the realm of gods. But there’s one thing I can do for certain.”

“You mean treating Extinction? But that…”

The Demon Emperor clicked his tongue.

“Isn’t that only applicable to living people!”

“Yes.” 

said the Saintess.

“He never died in the first place. So there’s no need to revive him, and treatment is possible.”

The Saintess looked at Ethan.

The Extinction within Ethan’s body was still raging violently.

Not only that, but the energy of the gods that Extinction had absorbed remained intact.

With this, the preparation for treatment was complete.

It was a bit late, but she could certainly treat him now.

“Mr. Ethan! I’ll begin the treatment right away!”

Despite her white clothes being stained bright red with blood, the Saintess was still the Saintess.

The Saintess raised her hand. Immediately, the white light that had formed on her hand shot towards Ethan at an incredible speed.

It was so fast that even the 1st and 2nd Apostles, and even the Demon Emperor who were there, couldn’t react.

“Imposs—”

Before the Demon Emperor could finish saying “impossible,” Ethan’s body creaked and stood up.

Rumble—!

Lightning struck above Ethan’s body.

“Wh-what’s happening!”

The 2nd Apostle groaned.

Neither the Demon Emperor nor the 1st and 2nd Apostles.

And not even the Saintess who had treated him could accurately grasp what had happened.

Only Ethan could accurately understand his own situation.

Slowly regaining consciousness, Ethan opened his eyes.

‘The Saintess succeeded in the treatment.’

And he received the power of the God of War.

As a result, Ethan was revived from the brink of death.

Those two things meshed together like gears.

‘Did the Saintess have her own method?’

The Saintess seemed to have survived using her own secret technique. Having survived like that, the Saintess kept her promise to Ethan.

Ethan, with his gaze fully returned, met eyes with the Saintess.

Seeing Ethan like this, the Saintess smiled faintly.

Hiss—

‘Extinction is disappearing.’

Ethan felt it.

The Extinction inside his body was vanishing. A terrible rotten smell began to escape through Ethan’s skin.

It was the unique aura of Extinction.

“Extinction…”

The 1st Apostle said blankly. Everyone present could see it. The black aura escaping from Ethan’s body.

Soon after, the unique energy of Extinction disappeared, and a clear energy began to leak out.

That clear energy was Ethan’s original energy.

The fact that this energy was starting to emerge meant that Extinction had been completely cured.

“…”

Ethan slowly looked at his own hand.

“So this is how it feels.”

So this was how it felt to be without Extinction.

In addition, there was something else he strongly felt.

The disappearance of Extinction meant that the original purpose and consciousness of Extinction had been fulfilled.

The completion of the flesh. Now Ethan’s body was like the Perfect Divine Body neatly placed on one side.

It meant a body where a god could enter and freely exert their power.

At this moment, Ethan had reached the same level as the gods in this city of gods.

As soon as he realized this, everything Ethan had built up began to be fully absorbed into him.

Whoosh—!

An incredible gust of wind blew centered on Ethan.

How much had he been missing?

How much of what he had built up, and built up, and built up again had been lost due to Extinction.

But now that Extinction was complete, all those things that had disappeared began to spread through Ethan’s body once again.

“Pyat!”

Lyuka, who had come out on its own, transferred all the mana it possessed to Ethan.

The pure mana that had been refined for Ethan filled his body.

“Hah.”

Having absorbed all the power, Ethan lightly dusted off his hands.

And as he strongly clenched his fist, the air around him changed.

The Demon Emperor, and the 1st and 2nd Apostles realized.

The situation had gone wrong, terribly wrong.

That movement just now. It wasn’t simply dusting off his hands and clenching his fist. In that brief movement, Ethan had incorporated the essence of Ethan Swordsmanship.

“…I couldn’t see it.”

The Demon Emperor frowned. He knew there was movement. But he couldn’t see it clearly. The crucial middle part was invisible.

If Ethan had held a sword and unleashed it?

He would have died without being able to respond. Definitely.

Such a difference had emerged between Ethan, cured of Extinction, and the Demon Emperor.

Of course, there was no need to mention the two apostles who were weaker than the Demon Emperor.

“Mr. Ethan…”

The Saintess, who had shared the immense pain while treating Extinction, smiled faintly and collapsed on the spot.

Roditon quickly supported her.

“The rest… I leave to you. Please win.”

“Don’t worry.” 

Ethan said.

“I’ll make sure to repay you for the treatment.”

Ethan drew out his two swords again.

The Demon Emperor and the 1st and 2nd Apostles were already in battle stance.

Whoosh—

-The God of War Lu Bu dwells in your body.

-You have learned the God of War’s technique!

-Skill added: God of War’s Extreme Sword (S)

The power of the God of War, who had reached out to him in the New World, dwelled in his completed body.

God of War’s Extreme Sword.

It was a skill obtained by consuming all the likes he had gathered so far.

And that wasn’t the end.

Whoosh—

Moonforce’s light descended upon Ethan, who had completely overcome Extinction.

A deep blue light.

The 1st and 2nd Apostles gazed at the light as if entranced. It was similar to the light given by the Moon Mother, but this light was not dark.

It was bright and cold.

So much so that they were momentarily captivated by the feeling.

-Goddess Moonforce imparts the ultimate technique to you.

-You have learned the secret technique.

A sudden transmission of the secret technique.

Ethan slowly nodded.

‘Was it because of Extinction?’

The secret technique wasn’t hidden in the sky city.

Ethan, who had inherited everything of Moonforce, could have learned this secret technique from the beginning.

After all, he was Moonforce’s Descendant and was in direct communication with Moonforce.

‘She couldn’t pass it on because of Extinction.’

This Extinction is the power of a god opposite to Moonforce. The Moon Mother, who is the foundation, started as one body but eventually split into two beings.

In other words, because he had the power of the Moon Mother in his body, the secret technique itself couldn’t be passed on.

‘So that’s why she couldn’t pass it on.’

But now, Extinction no longer existed in Ethan’s body.

-You have learned Goddess Moonforce’s secret technique Moonshine.

-Skill added: Moonshine (SSS)

He learned Moonshine, the higher-level technique and secret technique of Moonforce, the signature skill of Goddess Moonforce.

The grade was even SSS.

‘It’s the highest grade. This is the first time I’ve learned an SSS-grade skill.’

It was an SSS-grade skill he had never learned before in all his MePan experience.

-Goddess Moonforce praises you.

-Congratulations on your survival.

-Please complete the quest!

The main quest would be cleared as soon as all the remnants of the Dawn Council were eliminated.

The remaining remnants were the 1st Apostle and the 2nd Apostle.

And the Demon Emperor who had joined hands with them.

Ethan lightly gripped the Frost Sword.

At the same time, the Demon Emperor moved. He had judged that there was no chance of winning if he gave Ethan the first move.

“I’ve beaten you once. Think I can’t do it twice?”

The Demon Emperor was also aware that the situation had changed. Nevertheless, he had no choice.

For now, all he could do was move first.

The 1st Apostle and 2nd Apostle were also reaching out towards Ethan.

Ethan enjoyed all of this.

“It’ll be different from before.”

Very different indeed.

“Let’s do round 2 properly.”