Chapter 389
Around five minutes before the battle began, when there was still a gap of 10,000 kilometers, Theodore was watching a wonderful landscape . It was a scenery which couldn’t be glimpsed by humans, unless civilization was several generations ahead of what it was now .
The sky beyond the sky . . . It was an infinite space where the sun and moon shone regularly—the universe .
‘ . . . This is the cradle of stars!’
This was a world that many pioneers had failed to return from . Theodore was filled with fear and joy as he gazed upon the magnificent scenery . His material world was nothing more than a small crumb before this infinite space .
Wasn’t this huge thing amazing by itself? Theodore desperately agreed with this point . He was reminded of words left behind in old books . When people looked at this universe without knowing anything, the small brain of a mortal wouldn’t be able to withstand its grandeur and size .
However, Gluttony’s tone was blasé as usual as he explained, -Well, it isn’t that special . There are phobias everywhere .
‘Like a phobia of heights?’
-It is a bit different . The fear of height arises from knowing what will happen when you fall from a high place . It is a reaction from learning rather than instincts . A similar phobia is… Yes, it is like thalassophobia (a fear of the sea) . Cognitive dissonance is one of the reasons for that . It is different from knowing with your head and feeling with your body . The discomfort and anxiety of the things that can’t be seen are what cause the hair on the back of your neck to rise .
Fortunately, it wasn’t that bad for Theodore . He was able to regain his composure with simple mental focus . This ‘wasn’t’ his vision .
“ . . . It will be soon . ” Theodore was still standing on a glacier in the northern hemisphere as he watched the upcoming destruction . The shining pattern on his right hand was the key—the administrative rights to this material world .
It was the responsibility and right of the guardian of the world, which had been handed to him by Dragon Lord Clipeus . The administrative rights were a force that couldn’t be used unless a global threat was getting close, but it had recognized Wrath’s approach for a long time . However, it wasn’t possible to use it to draw mana like last time .
‘It is likely that Wrath will interfere with everything in this material world . If so, it is over . ’
It was breathtaking to use the administrative privilege to watch this scene from the perspective of the world . Fortunately, there was no sign that Wrath’s power was increasing . Theodore calmed his head and said quietly, “Gluttony, a count to ten . ”
-Understood .
Detection magic was useless when the distance was thousands of kilometers . It depended on one of the Seven Sins, Gluttony .
Color started to gradually disappear from Theodore’s eyes which were concentrating in earnest, and it seemed that time was slowing down . A monster was approaching at a speed of more than 10 kilometers per second . If there was even one second of error, he would lose 1 kilometer .
-Ten .
Theodore stopped breathing as Gluttony started counting .
-Nine, eight, seven, six . . .
As soon as the count reached five, Theodore aimed at the sky with his left hand . Just like how it had been mentioned before, there was a limit on the use of the administrative authority . However, this function was usable without any problems .
「 Opening the dimensional door with the authority of administrator ‘Theodore Miller . ’ 」
This was a shortcut he had thought of a long time ago . A normal summoning would consume a great deal of power and magic . However, by becoming the administrator, Theodore could connect two dimensions in an instant at his own convenience .
Just after that . . .
「―Come, Fafnir! 」
The dragon, Fafnir, who guarded Muspelheim—in the past, it responded to Theodore’s call and wiped out Pride in seven seconds . The air whitened . Everything was burning up as the atmosphere of Muspelheim flowed into this material world . The minus 50 degrees Celsius Arctic didn’t shrink back from this heat .
『 Complete . The limit of activity in this dimension is 43 seconds . 』 As the dragon spoke in a loud voice, the sacred white flames were like a living sun .
During the Age of Mythology, Fafnir had burned the world tree and created the place called the Red Plateau . Now, according to the will of the summoner, Fafnir turned its head toward where Wrath would fall .
-Two .
The moment that Gluttony counted down to two . . .
“Fafnir, now!”
『 Obliterate . 』
At Theodore’s command, Fafnir opened its mouth and let out a breath that was like a ‘laser . ’
―――――――――――――!!
In the aftermath, the glacier melted, and the blizzard turned to steam . The extreme heat caused a catastrophic event despite the breath not landing a direct hit . If this place wasn’t the northern hemisphere, it would’ve been visible to everyone . The pillar of light that shot up from the ground toward the sky seemed to cut straight through the night sky .
‘Okay, the speed is perfect!’
There was one second left in the countdown as Theodore’s vision filled with the light exiting the planet’s atmosphere . He managed to tune in his vision with the perspective of the planet using the administrative right . The moment his eyes came into contact with Wrath . . .
“It is good . Chunk of scrap metal!” Theodore shouted as he raised his left hand . “The welcome is a bit big but please accept it!”
He didn’t know if it was transmitted or not . Regardless, the laser crossed 10,000 kilometers and swallowed it up .
This was the destructive laser that Fafnir had shot out with all its power . There was no noise . In the universe where there was no air, there was a fierce light . The laser caused an explosion once it came into contact with Wrath . Half of the continent would’ve been blown away if it had exploded in the material world . However, Theodore kept staring vigilantly at this scene .
[External wall damage . Checking the changes in physical properties from the 1st to 14th layer due to the superheat . Self-recovery . Running a separation sequence . ]
Wrath wasn’t able to defend against the most powerful attack of Fafnir, the incarnation of Muspelheim . On the sphere that was several kilometers in diameter, a portion of its damaged outer wall peeled off like a snake’s skin . The unrecoverable part separated before the accumulated heat could be conducted further .
Even so, Wrath was neither surprised or confused . In addition to the orichalcum that could endure the heat for a few seconds, it ran countermeasures against this laser .
[This laser is an eraser, a primitive type of ultra-high heat ray . The unique weakness of the ray-based attack means reducing heat conductivity will be effective . Repair . The dimensional boundary surface on the outer wall surface will block heat conduction . ]
The surface of the huge silver Wrath turned blue .
[Summoning a dimensional boundary . Dimensional name ‘Cocytus’, width kept at 15 meters . ]
The dimensional boundary that appeared on Wrath’s outer wall started to absorb most of the heat . As an absolute dimension like Muspelheim, the chill that overflowed from Cocytus canceled out the heat .
“That damn metal can . . . !”
It was a wonderful response worth of admiration if Wrath wasn’t the enemy of the world . Theodore was chilled by the swift action and realized that Fafnir could no longer help . Wrath moved through the terrible heat . 43 seconds . The dragon, which would’ve caused millions of victims on the material world, ended up being sent back with little profit .
“Kuk, I wasn’t expecting anything in any case!”
It wasn’t entirely as he said . No matter how great the power of the laser was, Wrath was still a destructive weapon that could crush a star . It was amazing that the outer wall was even slightly damaged . Theodore sympathized with the world since he could tune into the senses of the planet .
Wind was blowing in the vacuum that was infinite space . It was a name for the waves generated by radiation, ultraviolet rays, and all types of other energies . Interstellar wind… Feeling the wind that couldn’t be felt with human senses, Theodore invoked the wind magic he had inherited from a senior—White Tower Master Heathcliff . Theodore read the sky with the body of a mortal and wielded the energy storm . Before he became a transcendent, the sky had been incomprehensible, but he could now handle this wind .
「 Together! Wind that flows between stars and planets! 」
He wouldn’t have been able to control it for one second without the administrative privilege . Theodore constantly suppressed the interstellar wind that was trying to escape his control while staring at Wrath, which had returned to silver again . The threat that was Fafnir had disappeared, so Wrath’s original outer wall was restored . It was in order to reduce the consumption of power as much as possible and to carry out an efficient ‘eradication . ’
‘ . . . Yes, keep looking down on me .
‘I will smash you to pieces!’
「 Supercell, activation . 」
Theodore released the reins of the interstellar wind . It had reached a terrifying scale despite having only gathered for a few seconds . He had no choice but to do so since he couldn’t control the overflowing forces in this limitless space . The sunlight that fed life in the material world and the phenomenon which caused the tides were just a fraction of the power that was present in the universe .
「 Aiolos’ withdrawal! 」
The starlight was distorted by Theodore’s hand gestures, and a tremendous power wound around Wrath . This was a power which would blow away the planet’s atmosphere if it hit kept striking the silver sphere .
Jjejeok! Jjejejeok!
Air currents gathered and made noise . Part of Wrath’s outer wall became like cracked pottery . The silver surface was split apart by the interstellar wind, revealing a rugged form .
Theodore’s Supercell magic proved to be a valid blow .
[Sensing a large-scale pressure . Interstellar wind . Primitive magic that circulates compression and emission . It is suggested to form a vacuum area while simultaneously using repulsive force to offset the pressure . Repair . ] Wrath, however, responded as if it knew . [Reflect Force is deployed, vacuum wave launched on the path . ]
The power of the magic which controlled the interstellar wind was far superior to ultimate magic . However, its scale was so large that there was no room for sophisticated magic formulas . Simply generating a force field that dissipated the magic’s force meant that more than half the pressure disappeared .
Once the ‘vacuum’ was turned toward Wrath’s path, the curtain made of interstellar wind tore, and a hole was created for Wrath .
[Breakthrough . ]
The interstellar wind was torn apart . As Theodore coughed up a bit of blood from the recoil, he calculated Wrath’s accelerated path again .
“Dammit . I heard it was strong, but this is too dirty . . . !”
Theodore thought that at least 100 meters would be overcome with these attacks, but his calculations were already wrong . He gritted his teeth as he looked up at the sky . A star was falling rapidly . The brightness of it couldn’t be seen on the surface of the planet yet . However, if Wrath kept approaching at this speed, then it would be seen in five minutes . When Theodore thought about this, he missed a few seconds from hesitation .
‘Let’s go . ’
Theodore’s body turned cobalt .
Forced Harmonization - Phase 2 .
Mode ‘INDRA’ .
It wasn’t lightning but the next step . This was plasma, something which would be classified as a class 4 material in a scientific civilization . Theodore passed through the atmosphere of the planet in an instant . The output and speed of plasma were better than those of lightning .
Kwarururung! There was a thunderous sound as Theodore rose into the sky . A plasma tail trailed behind him as he left the atmosphere in a matter of seconds, reaching Wrath that was thousands of kilometers away . Theodore was moving absurdly fast in an unobstructed space . It was at a speed of 100 kilometers per second or more .
‘I will blow it away!’
Shortly after that, Theodore rushed forth without the slightest deceleration and reached the silver sphere!
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