The Mage Who Devours Disasters - Chapter 61

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Chapter 61.
Immeasurable.
The single word crystallized in my mind with perfect clarity.
“….”
Silence descended.
In essence, it meant something beyond valuation.
It signified that I had reached an absolute concept—one that neither mortals nor those born of the Void could approach, nor even the Void Watchers who governed the laws of the universe itself.
【Immeasurable…?】
Its voice trembled violently.
Darkness tore itself apart and reformed in succession, expressing utter chaos.
Yet I stood with my arms crossed, staring at that word.
‘How ambiguous.’
Measurement itself was impossible.
The criteria were vague.
Was my innate limit truly so astronomically high that it transcended the System’s measurement ceiling entirely?
Or had the vessel of the “Master of the Void” proven too small to contain me, blocking the measurement itself?
If neither of those were true.
Then something had forcibly repelled external interference and measurement.
Either way, it made no difference.
The result was unmistakable.
I had won.
【This… this is an error.】
The Void Watcher struggled to steady its voice.
Its desperate effort to conceal the tremor was painfully obvious.
【It is impossible for an immeasurable value to appear on a mortal’s body. This is clearly a System error—merely an anomaly beyond my measurement range.】
It scrambled to suppress the situation.
A pathetic excuse, trying to reclaim the wager it had made.
I let out a soft laugh.
“An error?”
I raised the staff’s tip, pointing it directly at the Void Watcher.
“Are you blind? Or suffering from amnesia?”
As I sneered, the Watcher’s eyes blazed with sinister light.
But I did not retreat.
“The limit you yourself stated for those born of the Void. 150.”
I spoke clearly, each syllable weighted with force.
“That paltry 150 was surpassed long before immeasurable even appeared. The result erupted only after hitting 99,999.”
【…!】
The Watcher swallowed its cry.
It had no rebuttal.
“So stop spouting nonsense.”
I extended my hand.
“Open it.”
【…!】
“The Heavenly Treasure Vault.”
The rightful privilege of the victor in our wager.
But the Void Watcher did not answer readily.
It seemed intent on evading this situation by any means, searching for an excuse to crush me.
I clicked my tongue.
“Trying to slip away? Do beings called Void Deities always treat promises so lightly?”
【You insolent wretch! How dare you insult the Void Deity!】
“You’re insulting yourself.”
I spoke coldly.
“The higher one’s existence ascends, the more each word spoken becomes law and covenant.”
Even the Deities in the Tower bear responsibility for their words.
For that is the very foundation of their existence and the bedrock of faith.
“Yet you tuck tail and run over a single lost wager.”
I sneered.
“It seems the Void Deities are far less impressive than I thought. No different from common street thugs.”
【Silence!】
KWAAAAANG!
A colossal fury erupted, twisting the very earth of the Demon Realm.
The Void Watcher snarled.
【How dare a mere insect presume to judge my standing! Very well! Since you desire it so desperately, I shall open it!】
I had struck at its pride.
It took the bait.
【I shall open the Heavenly Treasure Vault! But mark my words!】
I suppressed an inward laugh.
The trial was passed.
【Within lie countless mysteries and treasures. Yet with those eyes of yours, you shall never recognize what holds true value!】
A curse wrapped in every syllable.
【For you shall never find within it what you truly desire!】
KUGUGUGUUGU!
Space tore asunder.
In the midst of the Demon Realm’s void, a colossal golden gate materialized.
The entrance to the Heavenly Treasure Vault.
Kiiiieeeeek.
With a heavy grinding sound, the gate slowly swung open.
A radiance so brilliant it burned the eyes poured forth.
“….”
Behind me, Park Ji-hoon and Park Ha-yan held their breath.
They were overwhelmed by that radiance, unable even to lift their gaze toward it.
I shrugged my shoulders.
“Whether to despair or not—that’s my decision to make.”
I casually draped the Sage’s Staff across my shoulder.
There was no hesitation.
Into that cosmic vault where brilliant light and the Abyss coexisted.
I walked forward with unhurried ease.
* * *
The Void Deity remained suspended motionless in the empty air.
Its gaze was fixed on a single point.
A massive golden door shining with brilliant radiance.
The silhouette of a human crossing the threshold of the Heavenly Treasure Vault and stepping inside.
Composed.
Not a trace of hesitation or intimidation could be found.
A gait as serene as one strolling through one’s own home.
【….】
The Void Deity fell silent.
The violent fury that had shaken the Demon Realm moments before had vanished without a trace.
The murderous intent that had torn through the air in all directions had dissipated like morning mist.
It was only natural.
The rage and pressure it had displayed.
All of it had been a form of ‘test’.
Nothing more than a phantom projection.
And yet it remained a Deity.
An absolute gaze that governed the laws of the cosmos and looked down upon the primordial stars.
The very emanation of its existence crushed mortal souls and shattered their reason.
The evidence lay scattered right beside it.
“Gasp… huff…”
“….”
Even the sound of their labored breathing was suppressed.
Two humans collapsed on the ground, their faces drained of all color.
Park Ji-hoon and Park Ha-yan.
And beside them, the creature Mayon, trembling violently while trailing wisps of black smoke.
They could not move an inch.
With their entire bodies rigid as if even breathing were a sin, they merely forced their heads away, evading the Deity’s gaze.
For meeting its eyes felt as though their very existence would be erased on the spot.
That was the natural response.
The utterly expected and appropriate reaction when a mortal confronted a Deity.
But.
‘That human was different.’
Not once did I avert my gaze from the Void Watcher’s eyes.
From beginning to end, I met them directly and unflinchingly.
Even lesser and intermediate Deities would bow their heads before the Void Watcher’s phantom.
They wouldn’t dare meet its gaze, their eyes fixed only upon the ground.
Yet here was a mere mortal wearing a stolen shell, brazenly lifting his chin and glaring back at me.
‘The one who made the Void resound.’
At first, I could not comprehend it.
How could a mere human possibly vibrate the depths of the Void itself?
How could he dare summon me, the Watcher, to the Demon Realm?
But now I was beginning to understand.
In a word, this creature was.
‘Utterly insane.’
I had promised eternal glory.
I had offered the path that any mortal would dream of—ascending to the Void and becoming a Void Watcher.
Yet he rejected it outright.
More than that, he accepted a wager with his very life and soul at stake without hesitation.
As though he had been certain of victory from the very beginning.
And he actually won.
‘Immeasurable.’
A vessel so unprecedented that even the System could not assign it a value.
A monster for whom the very concept of innate limitations held no meaning.
I had never encountered such a human before.
I have lived through eons.
I have gazed down upon countless dimensions and observed innumerable worlds.
Throughout that vast expanse of time, there have been those who made the Void resound.
Once every ten thousand years.
Geniuses born like miracles, or heroes who dominated an era, would knock upon the Void’s door.
But.
Before me, they were nothing more than mortals.
No different from ants crawling beneath my feet.
-Great Watcher, I beseech you.
-Please, grant me your mercy and your strength.
Without fail, they would kneel.
They would bow their heads.
Their only purpose was to beg for their wishes and plead for power.
So I was always bored.
They held no true interest for me.
In the end, they were merely slightly larger ants among the colony—nothing more, nothing less.
But this human was different.
He does not beg.
I do not beg.
As though it were the most natural thing in the world, I seize what I desire with my own hands.
I construct a game against the Void Deity and boldly demand my rights.
I conduct myself as though I were an equal to him—or perhaps even greater.
【Then try it.】
The Void Watcher spoke, his gaze fixed upon the closing doors of the Heavenly Treasure Vault.
Having lost the wager, he opened the doors.
He readily granted access to the treasury where the universe’s greatest treasures slumber.
But.
Finding what I seek within would be nearly impossible.
This was the Void Deity’s final trial.
The Heavenly Treasure Vault is no mere warehouse.
Every piece of information within is secured by encryption of incomprehensibly high grade.
Seeing something with one’s eyes does not reveal its true form.
Touching something with one’s hands does not grant understanding of its composition.
Only through the insight and perception of a true Watcher could one ever glimpse its genuine nature—the structure itself forbade all else.
Appraisal Skill?
Such a crude measure could not analyze even a speck of dust from the Heavenly Treasure Vault.
Everything appears as nothing but an unknown mass.
Moreover, the interior of the Heavenly Treasure Vault is chaos itself.
Cosmic mysteries and legendary treasures are said to gather there.
And yet.
Cosmic refuse and fragments of vicious curses are mixed in alongside them.
It is like searching for a single needle, invisible in form, buried in mountains of sand.
To select one truly precious treasure from within?
Luck alone cannot achieve it.
Fortune does not work here.
‘Indeed.’
The Void Deity’s enormous eyes gleamed with fascination.
Will he achieve his desires even in this final ordeal?
Will his eyes be blinded by false shells, causing him to grasp at refuse?
Or will he pierce through the veil of the Abyss and claim the true mysteries of the universe in his hands?
If he were to pass even this trial.
…Then for the first time, he would feel ‘profound interest’ in a human.
Immediately after.
Crrrreeeeeak.
Boom!
The doors of the Heavenly Treasure Vault closed with a heavy sound.
* * *
The moment I stepped into the Heavenly Treasure Vault.
“…Hah.”
An exclamation escaped my lips unbidden.
It was truly a breathtaking sight.
The expanse was so vast that its dimensions defied comprehension.
All manner of bizarre objects towered in mountainous heaps.
Literally mountains—of treasure.
Swords, spears, and armor formed the foundation, but countless unidentifiable ores and geometrically intricate relics stretched endlessly before me.
The Void Deity’s claim of hoarding the universe’s treasures was no mere boast.
And yet.
I narrowed my brow.
“So this is the trick you’ve set up.”
There was a problem.
I approached and picked up a longsword rolling across the ground.
But the blade’s form felt blurred in my grasp.
It was like staring at a broken television screen with misaligned frequencies.
Crackle. Crackle crackle.
Static.
Each object was caked with thick, charred residue.
Not only was their true form imperceptible, but the very essence of their magical power was completely sealed off.
No ordinary observation skill could pierce through this noise.
This had to be the Void Deity’s final trial.
A malicious arrangement—searching for treasure blindfolded in a mountain of refuse.
‘Damned bastard.’
I bit my lip.
Had I come this far only to give up?
Was I supposed to simply pick something at random?
Furrowing my brow, I stared intently at the sword in my hand.
That was the moment.
Ding!
[Your talent for ‘Observation’ shines brilliantly!]
[This talent has already reached its maximum limit.]
[You pierce through the very principles of the universe.]
[You forcibly disable the security measures placed by the Void Deity.]
Crackle crackle! Clang!
The static shattered.
“…Now I see.”
A smile bloomed naturally across my face.
Because now I could see what had been hidden.

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