Light of Arad: The First to Walk - Chapter 177



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177

It was not something I could just sit still and say I was flustered.

“My clone!”

Agnes of the Brilliant Flame began to summon clones to fight against the Chili Shrimp’s summons, while her main body was quickly flying towards her true self.

“!”

Jinseong received her sword, which was burning with flames, with his bare body.

Of course, it was a defense and attack that took advantage of the invincibility time of .

“Ugh-.”

Jinseong quickly retreated as invisible swords created in the air rushed forward as if they were going to tear Agnes’ wings apart.

There was no need to worry even if the check on Mateca was somewhat lacking.

“Hahaha, if you want to fight by talking, go see Hilda!”

Because there was a Casillas who was on par with the best true nature.

His movements, which did not even require any special instructions from Chili Shrimp, and his quick swordsmanship and agility that were hard to follow with the eyes, must have made even Mateka momentarily flustered.

In the end, the omnipotent Mateka had to float into the air to create some distance.

“Casillas… You can read your opponent’s mind with your sword, but you can’t even perceive the atmosphere with your eyes and ears?”

“Huh, is that all you have to say as you run away?! !”

Casillas used a skill that even the vain Furman could use to divide into six.

While the Nihilistic Furman is one of the most powerful subordinates of the Apostle Anton, the Almighty Mateka is literally Anton himself.

Kaaaa …

Mateca easily blocked Cassias’ with a red sphere shield.

“Kuuuuu, okay, you should come out like this. Let’s see how long you can hold out!”

Even though Casillas was smiling as if he was enjoying it and trying to continue attacking, Jinsung was faster than him.

I still believe that we can finish the main scenario involving Apostle Anton by defeating Mateka here.

“Now, wait a minute! Mr. Cassias, wait a minute!”

“Why! No matter how much you annoy me right now, I won’t just stay still-”

“I promise to spar twice, including my newly acquired skills. Call?”

“-……good night.”

But there is one thing to check.

So much so that he had to stop Casillas under the pretext of additional sparring.

Chili Shrimp and Vivi, who were in the middle of a battle, were also embarrassed.

“What, Jinseong? Why all of a sudden? I was just about to catch Agnes.”

“Mr. Jinsang!? Is this okay? Is it important what Mateka said?”

As Casillas retreated and the immediate battle entered a lull, Agnes also retreated behind him, keeping pace with Mateca, who had created a barrier.

The fierce battle from just a moment ago was nowhere to be found, and a brief moment of silence lingered.

There was no time to explain to Vivi and Chili Shrimp.

Jinseong shouted straight at Mateka.

“Mateka, do you know about Caloso? How do you know?”

The creator god Caloso tore off his dark side.

And on the ancient planet Terra, they discovered the hidden dark side of Caloso and created an ‘artificial god’ based on its power.

Caloso, who could not stand by and watch his evil will take on power and form and commit evil deeds, took action himself and ended up suffering damage that was close to destruction along with all the artificial gods.

In the process, the planet Terra, where they were created, and all life forms that existed on Terra were destroyed, and the universe that was once one was divided into several planes.

The power of the artificial gods, which were scattered all over the place, went to each universe and each planet to seek out beings strong enough to accept that power.

That is, the apostles are a concept close to the possession and reincarnation of artificial gods, and all artificial gods are created from the ‘dark part’ of Caloso…

‘The apostle is inseparable from Caloso. But-.’

Caloso and the Artificial God / Artificial God and the Apostle

In the middle, you have to go through a stage called ‘artificial intelligence’.

‘-They are not directly connected. Strictly speaking… … the apostles are only related to the artificial gods. The artificial gods are directly related to Caloso. Only the artificial gods who directly faced and confronted Caloso, who was the dark side of Caloso and tried to judge them, are directly connected to Caloso!

But the apostle Anton is not an ‘artificial god’ but directly mentions ‘Caloso’ and even understands it!?

Mateca looked at Jinseong quietly and opened his mouth.

“Death is always present in the great flow created by Calorie. No one can escape death.”

Jinseong thought about Mateka’s words for a moment.

But that wasn’t the answer I wanted.

“You know?” he said.

‘Then you too,’ he said.

If the great flow created by Caloso simply meant death, which inevitably accompanies life, there would be no reason to use such an expression.

There is no reason to say something like that, since it applies not only to Jinseong himself, but also to Vivi and Chili Shrimp here, as well as to any living being.

That too, by pointing out Jinseong himself.

“I don’t think that’s what you meant when you said that to me earlier.”

Jinseong shouted at Mateka again.

But Mateca did not react.

The only sound that could be heard was the faint whispering of Bibi and Chili Shrimp, tilting their heads for a moment.

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“Calories…? If you keep giving Mateca, what kind of Calories~ is it? Death will accompany you~ or something like that. That?”

“Do you know Sister Chili?”

“Well, I don’t know what it means. It wasn’t like that back in my day… ”

Hearing the shy voice of the chili shrimp, something also came to Jinseong’s mind.

What Mateca said a little while ago, the huge flow of Caloso and the mention of death itself are clearly part of the main scenario flow.

‘Yes, Mateka says, why are you defining me as evil? In the end, it’s Anton who’s talking. I was just walking, and you guys stepped on me and died. It’s your fault, the weak ones, so why is it my fault? I’m just moving to survive, and that’s the way the world works! There was a part where he says, why are you calling Anton himself evil?’

In a way, it is like a deregistration of the black disease.

Unlike Dereji, who was quiet, Anton did not intend to cause any particular harm, but rather acted in a way that would allow him to survive.

I didn’t want to trample on or kill the creatures around me.

What he’s trying to say is that he just wanted to absorb energy to survive, and the ‘weak’ who happened to be near that energy source suffered unexpected damage and died.

‘For whom were the words good and evil created, and for what purpose are they used… … . That’s right. That’s what Anton and Mateka wanted to say.’

One of the most heavily discussed topics in the game Dungeon & Fighter.

How do we distinguish between good and evil? What is their definition?

The Apostle Lotus simply tried to go to the Middle Ocean to survive.

The Apostolic Direzieu did not even do anything.

Because of his innate characteristics and nature, his surroundings simply rotted, melted, and festered.

The same goes for the Apostle Anton.

He absorbed energy to survive and was on his way to the ‘Sea of ​​Twilight’ to take revenge on the one who transferred him.

There, he was simply moving to ascend to the underworld through the ‘Castle of the Dead’.

In all their actions there is no malice towards humanity.

No one ever thought of annihilating human civilization and eradicating every last survivor.

All they do is fight for their own survival.

Jinseong gritted his teeth.

Of course, that’s not what’s important now.

If the essence of life is to struggle for one’s survival.

“Answer me, Mateka! What did you mean when you said that to me-.”

[Haven’t you noticed? About the apostles… … If you know that much about me. You must know that too, you weak human.]

“-ah?!”

Jinseong was startled by the voice that suddenly rang in his head.

It was clearly Mateca’s voice.

“Ji, Jinsang? Why?”

Vivi’s question didn’t even reach my ears.

It was only then that Jinseong realized something.

The reason the planets of the Ulu and Tartan tribes were destroyed was because of the Ulu’s endless greed.

Why couldn’t you stop that greed, why didn’t you try to stop it?

Above all, why were the ordinary Tartans who were with Apostle Anton able to be ‘reborn’ in Anton’s body even after they died?

‘Because they’ve been completely assimilated. They’re clearly separate races, but those here are practically one… … .’

When he confronted the Apostle Lotus in Behemoth, he said:

Anton doesn’t have any telepathic abilities.

‘Yes. Anton is not there. Anton is not there!’

Anton, a Ulu, has no telepathic abilities.

But what about the Tartans?

Why did the Tartan tribe and the Ulu tribe have a symbiotic relationship in the first place?

It’s not just about bringing energy.

‘Tartan has telepathy- no no no no. Aaaah.’

[Do you really know that fact?]

‘-No no no no-.’

You shouldn’t think about it.

But I need to organize my thoughts.

In a contradictory situation, Jinseong tried to make things as confusing as possible, just like when he dealt with the Apostle Lotus.

Mixing up various thoughts to prevent Mateka from reading her mind, and spitting out random words indiscriminately to prevent her from thinking of more important information.

It could be said that Jinseong tried his best.

[I see… … A transcendent being. A being stronger than an apostle.]

“……Huh.”

However, there was nothing he could do as the words that he could not help but respond to rang in Jinseong’s head.

I never even thought about transcendence.

Yet he has already read it.

Jinseong tried his best not to think about it.

I didn’t want to give Mateka even a speck of information anymore.

It was a useless effort.

Unlike Lotus, whose power was weakened, isn’t the current Mateka Anton who has absorbed enough power to return to the Demon World?

There was no information that could be hidden from the psychic power of Anton Mateka, who had recovered his strength to a considerable degree, although not to the level of his prime.

[Transcendent and Hilda… … This is the part that Hilda probably didn’t understand. If you are truly a tool of a being stronger than an apostle, created by the power of Caloso, then I will move, even if it is to summon that transcendent being. I didn’t waste my energy on a weak human just to deal with Hilda, but if you were here, if there were a transcendent being who summoned you, then it would be a different story.]

So, in a sense, this means that this was a problem that was bound to arise from the moment Jinseong and Mateca met.

“Ji, Jinsang! Say something! What are you talking about all of a sudden? What are you talking about?”

“……Not good. I guess I’ll just stick around and do whatever I want. Sir, get ready.”

Chili Shrimp, who was watching Vivi’s fuss, quietly swung his whip.

With an intuition that came from her years of experience, she summoned Hodor.

And at that moment, Mateca said.

“Very well, human. In order to get revenge on Hilda… I will destroy you. And all the humans that you are trying to protect, those that follow you.”

─────────────!

“Damn it, everyone get down! Earthquake – Anton’s moving!”

Jinseong quickly lowered his posture at the sudden vibration.

But the focus wasn’t just on earthquakes.

“Ji, ji, ji, Jin-sang! Volcano! Volcano eruption! Volcano!”

Vivi’s eyes, which were so large that they seemed to pop out of her glasses, were looking at a volcano with red lava and magma erupting.

As he watched the volcano erupt in the center of Anton’s back, the chili shrimp made a light wind sound.

“…Oh, thank you! Shh! Shh!”

Neither Mateka nor Agnes paid any attention to the goblin running out as the volcano erupted and Anton’s body shook.

Maybe it was because there was no need to worry.

────, ────, ────!

Because the moment the light flashed again next to Mateca, Jinseong, Vivi, and Chili Shrimp had to be shocked.

“Orders……”

“Ku …

“Kuaaaaaaah!”

“Krrrrrrrrrr……”

Four monsters rise up, blocking the path of Mateka and Agnes.

Atoll of Crushing, Meltador, Ideological Forms of Terror, and even Giant Worm.

“This, this is…….”

“Named ones? Aren’t they the ones summoned when doing the Mateca pattern?”

In the Anton Raid in the game, the boss monsters and named monsters from each Anton Raid dungeon that he summons appear among the Almighty Mateka patterns.