Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 198

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Skill Devouring Up to Floor 666 Episode 198

198. Absolute God

An enormous amount of energy flowed into my body.

《Divine Force : 9,469,237》

Nearly ten million Divine Force.

All the power possessed by the High God flowed into me.

[Warning! Excessive Divine Force influx!]

[Divine rank promotion begins!]

Something exploded inside my body.

Every cell was reconstructed, and my soul leaped to a new dimension.

Kwaaaaah―!

[Awakening complete.]

[You are now an ‘Absolute God.’]

As soon as I awakened, I realized.

‘The Awakening Ritual El had prepared, it transferred to me.’

While absorbing El’s Divine Force, the Absolute God Awakening Ritual he had prepared over eons also came along.

I completed the final 1% of a ritual that was 99% finished.

‘Ironically, I walked the path El had prepared.’

《Race : Absolute God》

《Divine Force : 9,469,237》

【Stats】

●Strength : 1,041,793,110 / Penetration : 1,041,793,110

●Durability : 1,041,793,110 / Agility : 1,041,793,110

●Life : 1,041,793,110 / Mana : 1,041,793,110

●Regeneration : 1,041,793,110 / Resistance : 1,041,793,110

●Dark Magic : 1,041,793,110 / White Magic Power : 1,041,793,110

Each stat exceeded one billion.

Overwhelming power flowed through my entire body.

‘This is… the power of an Absolute God.’

The ultimate realm where both creation and destruction are possible.

I had ascended to the position El had devoted his entire life to reach.

‘It seems that surpassing a certain amount of Divine Force triggers the awakening conditions.’

While absorbing El’s Divine Force, the ritual he had been preparing naturally transferred to me.

So when I exceeded a certain amount of Divine Force, the awakening to Absolute God proceeded.

When I turned my gaze, I saw Hasaksios trembling in the corner.

Just from his shocked expression, I could tell what he was thinking.

―Cr, crazy. Killing the Creator God and… becoming an Absolute God? Am, am I seeing this wrong? Is this real? Really?

I could actually hear his thoughts.

Being able to read the minds of System users seemed to be an ability of an Absolute God.

When I approached, Hasaksios flinched in surprise.

His tentacles trembled violently.

[Thank you. Hasaksios.]

Divine authority was embedded in my voice.

[Wh, what…?]

[Thanks to you, I met El and was able to become an Absolute God.]

[Ab, Absolute God…? How… how did a demigod become an Absolute God…?]

[It’s all thanks to you.]

As I approached, Hasaksios instinctively backed away.

His tentacles trembled incessantly from the difference in rank he felt.

[Don’t be scared. I promised, didn’t I? That I’d let you live.]

[Re, really…?]

[But there’s a condition.]

I sneered and placed my hand on Hasaksios’s head.

[Become my servant.]

[What?]

‘Mind Control.’

The SSS-rank Mind Control Skill activated.

A skill imbued with an Absolute God’s Divine Authority could dominate eternally without time limits.

Hasaksios’s mind was completely seized without a chance to resist.

[Please… give me orders… Master…]

Hasaksios bowed his head with lifeless eyes.

The Administrator who had contributed to Divine Force mining and sacrificed countless lives had finally become my puppet.

[Good. From now on, you’ll only move as I command.]

[I will… obey your orders…]

That was when it happened.

《Warning! System is unstable!》

《Extinction of Creator God ‘El’ has been detected!》

《System ownership must be newly designated!》

The system was shaking.

With El’s disappearance, the system’s core had collapsed.

《Owner registration is required to use the system.》

《Will you inherit system ownership?》

《Upon inheritance, authority to manage all labyrinths and systems will be granted.》

I shook my head at the message.

[I refuse.]

《Will you refuse?》

《If owner registration is not completed, the system may completely collapse.》

[That’s the point.]

I was resolute.

‘The system must disappear. A system that has exploited countless lives deserves to be completely annihilated.’

《No owner has been designated.》

《Warning! System collapse will begin!》

Throughout the universe, labyrinths began to crumble.

As the system disappeared, everything was returning to its original state.

‘But I can’t end it like this.’

The system El created was an exploitative structure.

But the system itself wasn’t inherently bad.

It could also be used as a tool to help growth and development.

‘I need to create one. A more perfect system.’

Now that I had become an absolute god, I could use the Power of Creation.

Unlike El’s exploitation, a system for true growth.

A structure where everyone could receive benefits fairly.

‘But that’s for later.’

Right now, there was still something I had to do.

“I need to go deal with Amon.”

666th Floor.

The deepest part of the labyrinth.

To that place where Amon would be waiting.

‘Dimensional Travel.’

I tore through space with the authority of an absolute god.

A golden crack appeared, and I stepped through to the other side.

666th Floor.

Amon was waiting alone in the dark cavern.

None other than the Demigod Lee Tae Seong.

‘Strange. Why is it taking so long?’

The Administrators had gone to meet the Three Gods.

To make the Demigod regress.

Lee Tae Seong had left to stop that.

But he still hadn’t returned.

Even when he expanded his Ki Sensing as the Labyrinth Designer, he couldn’t feel the Demigod’s energy for some reason.

‘Don’t tell me… he was defeated? By the Administrators?’

He had entered the Eternal Room so confidently.

Had he ultimately been killed by the Administrators?

Or had he been subjected to regression under the Three Gods’ leadership?

‘Damn. I was hoping that human would save me…’

The plan to tamper with the human’s core, turn him into a Demigod, and use him as a counter to the Administrators.

It had definitely been successful.

The fact that he had awakened as a Demigod and climbed this far proved it.

A talent sufficient to eliminate the Administrators and free him from the labyrinth.

That’s what he should have been…

‘So it doesn’t work against the Administrators after all.’

He had judged it to be a promising gamble.

He had thought of him as the key to free himself from the prison called the labyrinth.

To think he would disappear so futilely.

Just as Amon was sighing.

Rip—

Space tore open and someone appeared.

A familiar face.

It was the Demigod, Lee Tae Seong.

[You came, Demigod… huh?]

Mid-sentence, Amon felt puzzled.

‘What? This feels completely different from when I saw him earlier?’

The atmosphere was different.

The concentration of mana flowing out with each breath was also different.

This wasn’t the same demigod he had seen not long ago.

It was suffocating.

‘That… that’s not even a god.’

An overwhelming presence.

Something that transcended even gods.

[You look surprised, Amon.]

Lee Tae Seong slowly approached Amon.

[I became an Absolute God.]

[Ab… Absolute God?]

Amon’s yellow eyes wavered.

[How… how is that possible?]

[It just happened somehow.]

It was absurd, but it didn’t seem like a lie.

Just the high-quality mana emanating with each word was proof enough.

That wasn’t some mere demigod.

Not an Administrator either.

An existence incomparable to anyone else.

‘A god…!’

He was so flustered he couldn’t speak.

However, his opponent, Lee Tae Seong, grinned and said:

[It’s thanks to you. You awakened my Core so I became a demigod, killed the Administrators to gather Divine Force, and even caught El to become an Absolute God.]

[You caught… El…?]

Was such a thing even possible?

[I’m grateful. Really.]

Though he appeared to be expressing gratitude, Lee Tae Seong’s voice was cold.

[So, about that.]

He drew out the Divine Transformation God-Slaying Spear.

[I need to finish this now.]

His gaze and atmosphere were ominous.

So he asked.

[By finish… you mean kill me and free me from this prison called the Labyrinth?]

[That’s right. But… that’s not the end of it.]

Lee Tae Seong aimed his spear with hostile eyes.

[You need to pay the price. The price for the sins you committed.]

[Sins? Me?]

[That’s right.]

Lee Tae Seong’s lips curved in a cold sneer.

[Did you think the designer bears no guilt? You created this mining site called the Labyrinth and used humans as miners to extract Divine Force.]

[That was… I had to make a living too…]

[No, you’re just an accomplice who agreed to exploit and use living beings as materials to earn Divine Force for personal gain. You’re no different from El.]

[…]

Amon finally realized.

Why he had looked at him with such hostility.

Why he had ended up killing not just the Administrators but even El.

[Revenge… is it.]

A hollow laugh escaped Amon’s lips.

To think he had carefully raised a demigod only for him to turn his blade against him.

[I made you strong. Shouldn’t you be grateful instead?]

[I already said I was grateful, didn’t I?]

[…]

Amon was speechless at Lee Tae Seong’s shameless response.

[What were you planning to do once you regained your freedom? You were going to design labyrinths again, gather Divine Force, and exploit living beings. Just like El.]

[…]

It wasn’t wrong.

[You bear responsibility too. Just as much as El.]

[What happened to your promise to set me free?]

[Promise? I never made such a thing.]

[Did you use me…?]

[You used me first.]

Amon shut his mouth tight at Lee Tae Seong’s unwavering stance.

[You imprisoned yourself on the 666th Floor to escape the Administrators. To survive. And you tried to use me to completely conquer the Labyrinth. To free your soul from the Labyrinth.]

As Lee Tae Seong approached, Amon stepped back.

‘Dangerous. That human has enough power to annihilate me.’

It wasn’t the case just a few hours ago, but now it was certain.

He could feel the absurd power befitting an absolute god.

‘One wrong move and I’ll be annihilated.’

Escaping from prison wasn’t the problem.

His very existence was in danger of being erased.

[W-wait. Calm down and suppress your rage.]

[Let’s finish this now.]

[W-wait! I helped you become stronger!]

Amon cried out desperately.

[I was the one who awakened your core! You being able to come this far was all thanks to my design!]

[Right. That’s why I won’t completely annihilate you.]

Lee Tae Seong smiled coldly.

[Instead, I’ll work you to the bone for eternity.]

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