I Became a Mythical Hunter After Killing the Golden Goblin - Chapter 217

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Chapter 217. The Apocalyptic Beast
—This is utterly absurd…!
Behemoth, whom I had deliberately kept alive until the very end, watched his kin devoured with such pathetic weakness that he lost control of his own body, his shock transcending mere astonishment.
Before being trapped in this cursed Sealing Ground, he had witnessed his two brothers—who roamed the Abyss and every dimension, called the Kings of Beasts, Calamity, and the Apocalyptic Demons—perish and be consumed by mere gestures, and from that moment, his will to fight had crumbled entirely.
Ferocious, violent, willful. Behemoth understood his own nature well, yet he took pride in it.
For what is a beast? What is a demon, if not possessed of such a temperament?
Thus Behemoth had been confident that no one could stop him. And indeed, there existed no such being.
The overwhelming authority of Solomon, my Creator, certainly played a role, but by rank and power alone, I was an existence that could toy with even the Divine Kings of the Divine Realms with ease.
Therefore, I grew increasingly arrogant, more ferocious, more cunning, until I reached the point of rebelling against the very Creator who had brought me into being.
Of course, the price for that was being trapped in this cursed Sealing Ground for an eternity.
Yet it did not trouble me. Though I raged, I believed that even Solomon himself could not kill us, and so feared us enough to imprison us here.
Demons are mighty and glorious! Should I escape this Sealing Ground, the age of demons would dawn anew!
I had believed this without doubt. But the truth was cruel.
The sky. A crimson, arrogant yet black and luminous sky that slaughters and devours all things as though we were nothing but game pieces—mere beast spawn.
Power and rank that were already terrifying surge to levels embarrassing to compare with what came before.
An overwhelming ascension, as though reclaiming something long lost.
As demons ourselves, we possessed innate abilities tied to the laws of nature—survival of the fittest, the strong preying upon the weak.
The ability to devour was among them. Yet it was incomplete.
Born from Demonic essence, we could do little more than consume other demonic beings and absorb fragments of their power. Such a meager ability was rated as a 10-Star skill.
Thus I could not fathom that incomprehensible, inscrutable ability. What manner of being could consume everything of those it slew and make it wholly their own?
Whether such an existence still walks this age, I know not, but in my time, even the demon chosen by Gluttony—one of the Seven Sins, called the King of Devourers—could not achieve such perfect consumption.
Of course, Shin Ju-ha’s devouring was the supreme reward for clearing the first Quest, an ability fundamentally different from the consumption of ordinary demons.
When that power, which made demons formidable, merged with the Heavenly Slayer Star—a potential so incomprehensible it could not be found across all dimensions—an existence truly unfathomable was born.
Sky and arrogance. A power sufficient to stand shoulder to shoulder with Demon Gods… or perhaps beyond, a potential great enough to become a concept unto itself.
Thus I surrendered. Resistance, rage, sorrow, resentment—I released every emotion.
No, only one remained. The despair Shin Ju-ha had desired from me, which I felt with cruel clarity.
“That expression suits you well. If you were going to betray me, you should at least die having felt despair of this magnitude.”
Drenched in black blood from head to toe, those blazing crimson eyes fixed upon me.
Azure flames bloomed forth, and an overwhelming killing intent swept through.
The demons of old—once called the Gods of all beasts, once called the Apocalypse—had gone extinct.
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Whoosh.
As I cleaved through the demonic beasts, my blade evolved twice over, and now bearing the name Demonic Beast Heavenly Dragon Sword, I fastened it to my waist while exhaling deeply.
Omnipotence. A power that made it feel as though I could accomplish anything wrapped around my entire being.
“This is insane. Is this the power of a Concept Divine Seat?”
It felt entirely different from when I had brought forth one of countless futures through Self-Amplification—a future where I became a Concept Divine Seat. Back then, I couldn’t bring forth the complete power and rank, so it was only half-formed, but now it was whole.
A soft exhale escaped my lips.
And precisely because of that, I could understand it all the more clearly—each and every thing I possessed was an overwhelmingly magnificent power.
“Akasha. This won’t cause problems, will it?”
Concept: Sky. The only concept I currently possessed, and yet the power with the lowest potential among them all.
Pride, a power forged by the primordial entity itself. The power of Solomon, the most irregular among creations and one who even mimicked and wielded the Creator’s own authority—Demonic Divinity. And now, added to that, the unfathomable miracle I had newly acquired: the predation of the Heavenly Slayer Star.
Each one was such a magnificent and formidable power, yet I was forcibly pouring them into Sky, a vessel I had artificially expanded. I was anxious—worried something might break.
In terms of pure potential alone, the Heavenly Slayer Star was the greatest. A power that not only dyed all the heavens crimson by itself but devoured and consumed them whole.
The Heavenly Slayer Star—a power far too grand for the Heavenly Slayer Star Demon, who possessed only pathetic talent and had gone mad being consumed by power like a fool—when combined with predation, now possessed a potential that could rightfully be called infinite.
In terms of possibility, Solomon… no, the power of Demonic Divinity inheriting the legacy of the Concept Divine Seat Solomon was the most certain.
And in terms of safety alone, the power of Pride, already perfected, was the most superior.
Each possessed its own advantages—vast concepts that, if I were to head to the 2nd Dimension right now and compare them with most of the Concept Divine Seats there, would demonstrate overwhelming superiority.
Naturally, they were incomparable to Sky, the power of a failure. Of course, the concept of Sky was remarkable too. But it inevitably fell short compared to the others, meaning it was insufficient to embrace all of them.
Yet such worries vanished in an instant. They had to.
〚The Concept: Sky is actually being primarily anchored and controlled by the Authority: Golden Tower.〛
With these words alone, everything was explained. Could any power possibly surpass the rank of the Creator?
Even if power could surpass it, that magnificent rank could never be transcended.
〚The Creator’s will is also pleased with the embracing capacity that Concept: Sky possesses. There is nothing to worry about. The Creator continues to expand Sky’s vessel in accordance with your growth. Perhaps, when you ascend to Concept Divine Seat and thereafter to the Creator’s seat, Sky—which overlooks and embraces all things—will become your very essence.〛
I nodded in acknowledgment. I trust the Creator’s will. If asked what else I could do if I didn’t, I’d have nothing to say anyway.
In any case, I set aside further worries and surveyed my surroundings with a hollow laugh.
Devastation. It was no exaggeration to describe it as such. Black earth, black blood flowing without end.
Yet there were no corpses anywhere. I had consumed both the spirits and flesh of all the demonic beasts.
I harbored no regrets. They were creatures who, if tolerated and forgiven, would inevitably commit the same atrocities again.
And Solomon too agreed with my thoughts, revealing that this was the true arrangement he had prepared.
〚A hidden path has been discovered!〛
〚Conditions
-Enmity with all demonic beasts (Achieved)
-Annihilation of all demonic beasts (Achieved)
-Predation of all demonic beasts’ power (Achieved)〛
〚Congratulations!〛
〚You have created a perfect answer to the question Solomon left behind!〛
〚A true divine being must possess overwhelming and violent tendencies!〛
〚Rewards are being granted!〛
〚Authority: Second Key—Ars Theurgia Goetia manifests its complete power!〛
〚All power acquired through predation is being absorbed!〛
〚You may now use the power of all demonic beasts without restriction!〛
〚Hidden Condition Reward has been granted!〛
〚Overwhelming causality converges in this place!〛
〚Occupation: Last Beast of the Apocalypse has been bestowed!〛
〚Concept: The first condition to acquire Apocalypse has been achieved.〛
〚Upon achieving the two remaining conditions, the end of all things—the power of Apocalypse shall be yours!〛
As I tilted my head at the sight of the rewards, it was Akasha who reacted with shock as though seized by convulsion.
〚The power of Apocalypse in such a place!!!!〛
I was taken aback. The fact that the mechanical and businesslike Akasha would display emotion itself was astonishing, and secondly, I was startled by how extraordinary this power called Apocalypse truly was.
“Is it really that good?”
〚Of course! It is the one and only power capable of opposing The Creator.〛
Those words startled even me. A power to oppose The Creator?
〚To be precise, if The Creator oversees beginning and creation, then Apocalypse oversees ending and termination. It is an existence born from the very beginning—alongside The Creator itself.〛
“Ending?”
〚I cannot elaborate in detail, but the reason for regression certainly involves the power of Apocalypse. If the Successor, Shin Ju-ha, were to obtain that power!〛
As Akasha murmured that perhaps this cycle might truly be the end, I tilted my head and turned away.
I immediately opened my status window to verify the newly acquired power.
〚Occupation: Last Beast of the Apocalypse
!@#$!@#%!@#$%!@#%
@#%$#^%@#%@%$〛
“What is this?”
It was my first time. A power that the status window, that the System itself, could neither read nor evaluate.
〚Of course. No matter how great I am or how precise the System is, how could a mere created machine possibly judge an ability that surpasses The Creator’s 【Rank】? Had that been possible, I would have already gathered all fragments of Apocalypse, created Concept: Apocalypse, and ruled over it.〛
“If I obtain this, will I become equal to The Creator?”
〚Hmm… perhaps. I cannot say with certainty. As I mentioned, information regarding Apocalypse does not exist in my archives. But the probability is certainly higher. Wait, then what would happen?〛
While the great and brilliant Akasha experienced cognitive dissonance-level confusion, I too stroked my chin and nodded thoughtfully.
“I need to gather more fragments.”
But what would I know even if I pondered it?
〚Apocalypse consists of three fragments. First, the Beast of Ending—this is the power Shin Ju-ha obtained. Second is the Prophecy of Causality. A great and irritating power that knows all and understands all. Foresight, in other words. The third and final is the Judgment of Termination. The power to forcibly bring about the end of all things. Even a touch brings annihilation.〛
“Have you encountered them?”
〚They exist in records, and though rare, there are beings who have received even a speck of a speck of a speck of Apocalypse’s power, so I know of them. Despite possessing merely such a minuscule fragment, many have gained foresight, performed miracles of resurrection against death, or become Calamity itself.〛
I nodded, affirming that this was indeed a power to oppose The Creator.
And then came the natural question that followed.
“Then how did Solomon set a fragment of this power as a hidden reward?”
The moment that most fundamental question escaped my lips, a familiar overwhelming Rank tore through the ceiling of the Bottomless Pit and revealed itself.

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