Chapter 272:

Chapter 272:

I was flying through the gusty night sky, feeling the chill above me and all around me...

“Wow, I’m going to die...”

“Let’s all attack from the left!”

“Lead them here, lead them here!”

All the heroes of the Korean Association and all the villains of Egostream were fighting against the monster.

[Gahhhhhhhhhhh!]

The last enemy to end this catastrophe, the Moonlight Monster. A dragon-like creature that was taller than any building, as thick as a mountain, and could block out the entire sky.

Everyone was fighting with all their might.

-Howl.

-Kaaaahhhhhhhhhh.

Explosions happened here and there, accompanied by flashes of light, under a jet-black sky with a white moon hanging alone.

“Hmph. It’s been a while since I’ve moved.”

“More than that... Hmph... He is stronger than I thought...!”

Icicle shooting light blue ice...Shadow Walker roaming the night sky, attacking with his shadows and in the midst of it all, our Egostream allies continue the battle with flashes of light.

“This is the power of modern science...!”

Seo-Eun, on a giant white robot mecha about the size of a monster’s head, kicked the air.

“Hahahahahaha!”

Electra, Choi Se-hee, flying around with lightning bolts shooting out of her body, laughing maniacally, as if she’s the most excited of the two.

[Grrrrrrrr!]

“No...! She’s kind of scary...?”

Mist, Seo Jae-young, is firing purple sparks while frantically dodging the attacks of the giant monster while wearing a hood.

[Kraaaaaaaaah!-]

Shinryong, who has transformed into a white dragon, is flying around the beast, attacking it with breath and blizzards. It turns out she’s the one with the most aggro.

[Kahahaha! I’ve never faced such a huge enemy in my life!]

And Death Knight, who, thanks to his immortality, is fearlessly standing on the beast’s shoulder, sawing away with his sword.

“Mist, give me a hand!”

“Hahahaha!”

“Ugh... Buff!”

And then there are our PMC members, who are harassing him by attacking hard at his legs.

It was a heartening sight to see all of them, who had nothing to do with each other, working together against a single enemy.

Yeah...This is what I wanted to see, which is why I’ve been working so hard to get everyone together.

[Gahhhhhh!]

To reach the end of this world, after all, we had to cross the mountain called the Moonlight Gate.

And I, with our healer, Ha-yul, was there to help them, firing silver bullets, light guns, and everything in between.

In between, I’d teleport to everyone’s side, healing and buffing them through Ha-yul.

“Da-in, aren’t you pushing yourself too hard?”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Ha, ha, it’s okay.”

Behind me, I could hear Ha-yul’s concern, but I smiled and said it was fine.

‘Okay. I’ve been saving my powers for today....even though I feel like I’ve already run out.’

I muttered to myself as I floated up into the sky and looked down, holding onto the hat on my head.

A giant beast was standing tall in the center of the city and dozens of my companions fighting around it, glowing in various colors of light blue, yellow, black, and purple, were taking it on.

In fact, I know that their attacks won’t do much damage to him.

He’s basically immune to their abilities, so even with all of our efforts, it’s not enough to take him down. He’s not the final boss of this scourge for nothing.

But

It’s enough to get his attention and distract him.

And the time I’ve bought...

I smiled silently, watching the yellow light cut through the dark sky as I flew toward the beast.

...Yes.

This way, Stardus can attack purely, without any distractions.

-Kaaaahhhhhhhhh!

A flash of yellow light, bright enough to illuminate the dark sky, erupts from the creature’s center, followed by its screams.

[Kaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!]

Yeah. This is it.

That giant beast in the original is one of the so-called “Beasts of the Moonlight,” aka the gods’ creations.

It has a serious problem: it’s immune to all powers, which the Moonlight Lord somehow manages to control around this time.

In the original story, almost every surviving S-class hero in the world, starting with the United States, was unable to defeat it.

Stardus, however, is different.

Stardus stands alone from the rest of the heroes because the origin of her powers is different from the others. It was given to her by a god, specifically for her. A power of starlight that was inherently different from other powers.

Her attack struck home with him.

That’s why I’ve been on such a rampage to develop her as much as possible before this point.

And now

-Kaaaahhhh.

-Kaaaaaah.

“Hmmm...”

I muttered to myself as I watched the glowing yellow flash.

Oh, yes. Stardus is doing so well now.

At last, this long, long battle is over.

***

“Wow...”

[grrrrrrrrrr]

In the sky, after a burst of light bright enough to light up an entire country I muttered to myself as I watched the beast disintegrate back into dust with a final, desperate roar.

That’s it.

This horribly long battle is finally over.

“Haha... Thank God.”

“Da-in? Da-in, wake up!”

“It’s okay, I’m not falling down yet.”

I said, looking at Ha-yul, who was urgently calling out to me from beside me.

...I’m fine, except for a little blood from my head and a bit of blood from my mouth from where I was hit while dodging but Ha-yul fixed that, so it’s okay.

Now I have to hold on since it’s not completely over.

With that, I left Ha-yul in a safe place and headed back downstairs.

“...Egostic. Hello.”

“Stardus.”

I could see her again.

Her clothes were torn, and she looked exhausted but she was still standing, smiling slightly at me, and I could see her....

“Hey, are you feeling better?”

“Uh, I’m fine.”

After giving her a light hug as she rushed around me, I looked away again.

There was only one reason we came down here.

“Kuluk...”

A crater dug deep in the center of where the beast stood. That’s where the Moonlight Church Lord was.

Good.

Now, if I can just take care of this guy, this will all be over. The sky will be bright again.

With that thought, I approached Stardus.

She stared at me, her expression stony, then locked eyes with me and nodded.

‘Okay. It’s time to end this damned long relationship.’

There’s nothing he can do now that he’s exhausted himself. He’ll just have to die.

With that thought, I casually walked over to where he lay with Stardus.

He’s on one knee, clutching his staff, his legs shaking, and he’s bleeding.

“Yeah...You...”

I smirked as he, still lucid, looked up and saw us approaching.

“There you go. Now that you’re done with your bullshit, what else do you have? I’m guessing you’ve used up your final weapon.”

“You... God, my God, will have his revenge!”

“Yes, yes, I’m afraid so.”

I said, casually pulling the gun from my hip.

Seeing me like that, Stardus doesn’t say anything.

That’s right. He must die here, to stop this scourge. This is the only way.

...It’s finally over, this two-phase Moonlight Gate event.

How long and how hard I’ve tried to stop this.

Yes. Finally, I stopped it as well as I could, with minimal damage.

Now, even if I kill the cultist, the gates will reappear, one by one.

I thought, and I was hopeful.

...Maybe, I just didn’t realize it.

I didn’t realize he had one last trick up his sleeve.

“Kghhh... Kahahaha!”

As I loaded my gun, he suddenly laughed, despite the fact that he must have lost all his strength.

His staff suddenly glowed, and he began to do something.

“You think I’m going to die alone!”

And in that moment, before I could react, the ground beneath me began to glow brightly so I quickly teleported out of the way.

“....?”

Instead of me, a white portal appeared in Stardus place beside me. At the same time, Stardus bewildered expression ended.

-Huh.

She disappeared through it.

“Kahahaha! A one-way gate to any other anomalous dimension. Now she’s gone. She’ll never return to this world, hahahaha!”

As he muttered that my head went white for a moment.

‘Wait a minute. Don’t do that. It’s over, why is he doing this at the end? It never happened in the original.’

But there was no time to think about it.

Okay. I have to save her. She’s my hero.

“Da-in!”

“Hey, Egostic, where are you going!?”

And just like that, without a moment’s hesitation, I jumped in there too.

Boom-

The gate slammed shut behind me.