Praise the Orc! - Chapter 218

Chapter 218

Chapter 218 – A Road has No Gate (1)

Crockta rode through the night towards the north .  By his side was Gordon .

“I didn’t know there would be someone like you . ”

“It is the same for me . ”

Gordon, who had told Crockta to go to the Temple of the Fallen God .  Those words were the beginning of everything .  Now, they met again just before the grey god was about to destroy the world .

He garnered information through the dialogue with Gordon .  There was one key . Kill the grey god . Otherwise, they would die .  However, the grey god’s intentions weren’t fully understood yet . It was the same for Gordon .

Her decision, only someone who faced the end of the universe would be able to sympathize with the grey god .

“Is Yoo Jaehan doing well?”

“He is living like a playboy . ”

Gordon was the one who created the game ‘Elder Lord’ with Yoo Jaehan . But Elder Lord wasn’t a game .  It was a type of ‘avatar’ the connected the people of Earth to another world . The power of the grey god made it possible .

In the past, a white girl came to Gordon and Yoo Jaehan, and she called herself a god from another world .  They thought she was a madman, but they were convinced after she used her power .  They acknowledged that she was a god .  Then a new world opened .

She promised to answer the topic they wanted .

“Entropy reversal, it is difficult . ”

“Think of it as the lifespan of the universe . While it might take a long time, it will someday happen . The end of the universe . ”

“When will that be?”

“A very long time away . Eternity in the near future . ”

“You were struggling with that?”

“That’s right, along with Yoo Jaehan as well . Geniuses are a little different . It is funny that I am saying this myself . ” Gordon chuckled slightly and asked, “Do you think the end won’t come?”

“That isn’t it . After billions of years…”

“Look at the sky . ”

Crockta looked up .

It was a beautiful sight, something that he had never seen on Earth . The stars were embroidering a black curtain around the moon, and was so vivid that the universe was a brilliant river across the sky .  But now he knew that this was a fake sky .

“The real sky of Elder Lord is dark, and is made up of just one lonely moon . It is different from the smog-filled sky on Earth . ”

“……”

“The end is near . That is this world . ”

While moving through the swamp in the great forest, Crockta met the unidentified demon called ‘Abaddon . ’ He told Crockta this story . This world’s sky was a lie, with only the sun remaining .  Abaddon was then summoned by the grey god and Crockta didn’t hear any more details, but the context was in line with Gordon’s words .

In other words,

“All the stars in this universe are cold . The sun here is the last source of heat, and this planet is the final civilization . ”

The last civilization to witness the end of the universe .  It was this continent of Elder Lord .

“She is going to reverse entropy with the last of her strength . Turn the worlds back . She is trying to bring it back to its original state, even if she has to destroy this existing world . ”

It was hard to believe .  It was a power close to ‘creation . ’

“The stars have cooled down and it was only realized when the star god died . I don’t know the details . ”

“Then why is the grey god in such a rush?”

“She can’t let this opportunity pass . She will lack the power to restart the universe . In the first place, the original plan was unlikely to succeed . ” Gordon stared straight at Crockta .  “But it was you who made it possible . ”

“Me?”

“Yes . ”

Gordon looked back for a moment . Behind them were countless gods, orcs and other species who had hastily joined .  They gathered to stop the grey god .

“Are there any users here?”

“We are the only ones . ”

“If you look at it, I’m not a user . So it is only you . ”

“……”

“Reaching the target achievement points in time is close to impossible . The achievement points are actually the power of interference between dimensions . ”

“Interference power?”

“As users have a stronger influence on the world, the net between the two worlds gets smaller .  It is like piercing the net with an awl and shaking it to make a hole . Small human souls are able to pass with her power, but the net was too dense for her to return . So she used the game to try and make a large enough hole for her . That is the justification for the achievement points . ”

He sighed .

“Then you showed up . It seemed impossible, but you managed to complete impossible achievements . Then you defeated the war god . A hole that the grey god could pass through was created . ”

“That…”

“Who would have imagined? A user from another dimension was able to defeat a god . ”

Crockta bit his lip .  He played the game to save people and ended up helping the grey god .  His chest became heavy . He might not have intended it, but as Gordon said, Crockta held the biggest responsibility for this .

“So that is what happened . The grey god is afraid of the eternal death of this universe, so she will destroy this world to postpone the end . Even if the universe lives again for a long time, the end still can’t be avoided . ”

Crockta asked, “I know . But why did you come here?”

“Me?” Gordon shrugged .  “I just wanted to see it . ”

“What?”

“A different world . And the rewinding of entropy . ”

Crockta looked at his face .  The expression was somehow similar to the grey god .

“I became so immersed in this concept that my life had become meaningless . Anyway, the future is fixed . So I volunteered when the grey god said she would send someone here as a trial . I was also curious . But when I came here and saw this world…”

He pointed to his clothing .  Inside the robe was worn out clothing .

“Unlike when I was stuck at a desk on Earth, I wandered around and looked at people… Somehow…”

“Somehow?”

“No matter what the future is, it doesn’t seem right to remove all the lives that are breathing now . ”

Crockta smiled .  Gordon was like Crockta .  At first, Crockta thought it was a game, but he became an orc warrior, living and fighting with the people of this world .  Gordon knew from the beginning that this world wasn’t a game, so he would’ve thought more deeply about it .

Crockta said, “This is all because of me, not you and Yoo Jaehan . ”

“I have nothing to say . ”

“So that is why you are accompanying me now?”

He looked up at the white sphere floating in the sky .  The grey god was there . She was carrying out a spell to destroy the world at the Temple of the Fallen God .  Crockta could feel the world’s magic power being sucked into there .

Gordon chuckled in a low voice .  “Yes . ”

“Then the people who caused the problem should solve it . ”

“Of course . ”

Gordon stopped walking .  Something stood in front of them .

***

It was an unknown shape .  It was like a human when he first saw it, but when he looked again, it was a bizarre monster, and then a winged animal . Its height increased and decreased . It became fat and then skinny .

The darkness continued to grow and mature in front of their eyes .  A familiar energy was coming from it, the smell of the grey god .  However, it was darker and more evil, emitting a strange sensation that sent a chill down his spine .

Demon .  The fallen species that followed the grey god .

Crockta muttered, “So this is why people call them demons . ”

He had met with a few demons . However, he couldn’t figure why they were called demons, since in his experience, they were rather friendly .  However, these were their true colors .

“You suffered coming here . ” The demon laughed, which spread to the gods behind Crockta . The sound was strange and shook their ears .  “Before you go any further, I want to say something . ”

It was a strange sensation that tickled the brain through the eardrums .

It whispered, “Why are you trying to stop the grey god?”

It was a strange situation .  An oddly shaped figure stood blocking the gods and mortals advancing towards the north .

Everyone listened to its voice like they were spellbound .

“If you don’t know her will, how could you put a sword through her? The world is falling . It is dying . The saints and evildoers will return to the sky, and both time and space would return to nothing . War God, have you weighed the pros and cons of this? In the end, it will be the same . Goddess of Mercy, do you love the warmth of the people who warm up this lonely world? The warmth of people will never match the original . Magic and divinity will be swallowed up by the darkness . In the end, only darkness will be left . The world is moving slowly but surely to that end . We have no hope . Just despair, a despair that is greater than all of you . But for the world, we have to carry it on our shoulders . ”

His voice was being projected to them as an idea, not a language .  This was the grey god’s absolute power, ‘perception change . ’ The power to shake the hearts of the enemy .

“The world is perishing . It is still perishing now . All of us know it . ”

Some people flinched .  It was especially true for the mortals of each species who didn’t know the true purpose of the grey god .

“We believe that we return to the dirt when we die . Worms will be eaten by beasts, then the beast will be eaten by another beast . This is the world . We become ashes that return to the ground, and the rest of the world . However . ”

It giggled again .

“Destruction is coming . There will be nothing left . Absolute ruin . An eternal emptiness . A universe that will be cold forever . It is approaching . We want to prevent it . We want to continue the cycle of life in this world . Everyone . ”

The demon took one step, two steps . It stood in front of Crockta and Gordon . Now it took the appearance of a beautiful young man in a suit .

He asked the two of them, “Do you love this world?”

His eyes turned towards Crockta .

“Crockta, Crockta . Northern Conqueror . Empire’s Deficit . The hero Crockta, who always protects the weak . I’ll ask you one thing . Do you want to destroy the world? Do you come here to kill the mother and drop this world directly into hell?”

His words weren’t wrong .  According to Gordon, the grey god wanted to reverse this universe’s destruction by sacrificing this world .  In the process, the lives here would disappear . However, her answer might be correct .  That was the fate of the universe .

Crockta asked, “What is your name?”

“Huhu, you seem interested in me . I asked you questions but you didn’t answer . My name is Dantalian . Mother is someone who genuinely cares about the world . ”

“Dantalian… a nice name . ”

“Thank you . But my name is nothing compared to the great hero Crockta . Now Crockta, what do you think about my questions? I’m not here to fight . If you answer, I will withdraw . ” He spread open his arms .  “Everybody can think about it slowly…”

“I will answer on behalf of everyone . ”

Crockta interrupted his words . Dantalian raised his eyebrows .

“Ah, why is Crockta…?”

“You’re too talkative . ”

“Huh?”

“Be careful . ”

A ray of light broke through the air .  Dantalian’s neck was cut .

” A road has no gate . ”

The last fire burned his body .  The silver tongue that mislead them was burned . His eyes were wide with confusion, like he couldn’t believe it .  Crockta removed Dantalian and roared in the direction of the grey god .

“Don’t use such tricksssss──────!”

It was towards the pillar surrounding the Temple of the Fallen God .  Crockta placed God Slayer on the ground . Then he looked back .  People were recovering from Dantalian’s power . Crockta gazed at them with blazing eyes .

“Don’t be mislead by nonsense . The road we are on is given to us . Kill . Or be killed . There is no other exit . Keep this in mind . ”

Crockta started to walk alone towards the Temple of the Fallen God .  Gordon followed .  Then the gods followed . The army moved .  With Crockta at the forefront, everyone headed towards the final battle again .

This was a fight regarding the destiny of the world .  There was no right way . The winner would be right .