SSS-Class Hunter is Going to Rest - Chapter 119



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119th Final Chapter (9)
2024.06.26.

I returned to the battlefield.

But the feeling of the lips touching my forehead seemed to remain.

That I had actually met my mother.

And that we had parted so vainly.

That it was all set up by the ‘Great Beings’. That

I could now understand the .

As all those thoughts filled my head, my sense of reality that had briefly faded away returned belatedly.

The screams of the Messiah were properly recognized a beat later.

Even the fact that I was falling from the air.

As if worried about her, the dragon quickly approached and carried Suji’s body.

Suji hugged the dragon’s neck tightly and closed her eyes tightly.

It wasn’t easy to let go of someone I had once parted with, really.

And with my own hands.

If the Messiah was the one who made me do this, I would kill him.

As I looked around, trying to keep my wits about me, I noticed that the hunters were all covering their ears.

And I could clearly see black water flowing down from the middle of the thing’s torso.

[(81,001,499/89,899,988)

(79,357,661/89,899,988)

(77,102,498/89,899,988)]

The thing’s blood, which seemed like it would never run out, continued to drain away.

No matter how strong its defenses were or how great a monster was, it could easily be caught if it suffered internal injuries.

‘… … Is that okay?’

That was the moment I absentmindedly thought that.

The thing’s tentacles suddenly picked up speed and stretched out in all directions.

Until now, its pattern had been to slam the ground hard as if catching flies, but this time it seemed like it was trying to capture a human.

“It can’t end like this.”

Watching the Messiah, who was chasing humans without a care, while black water was flowing out of his mouth, I felt an eerie premonition.

Tiring!

It was then that a new message popped up with a cheerful notification sound.

[10 seconds left until the Messiah self-destructs.]

Self-destruct.

The moment I saw those two syllables, it felt as if the world had stopped.

‘What is this… … unwelcome kindness?’

Soo-ji laughed bitterly.

More than the fact that he was self-destructing, the situation in which the system notified him of such things was so funny.

How much he was being treated like a toy.

How ridiculous he looked.

Those who were watching me right now and making bets would find this scene to be the most entertaining ‘climax.

‘ ‘I’ll make you regret telling me this. I will do it.’

[… … 10]

However, apart from being so angry, it was also true that there was no way to overcome this situation.

As she watched the countdown begin, Soo-ji quickly looked around.

How can they regret it?

[… … 9]

The situation becomes even more eerie when you think about why they made the ‘Messiah’ self-destruct.

Up until now, the Messiah had a clear advantage in terms of physical strength, attack power, and everything else.

However, since it seemed like he couldn’t hold out for long, he was going to blow up his own body in order to win the bet.

If that’s the case, it was clear that the Messiah’s self-destruction would have terrible consequences.

Even worse than the Messiah going crazy before he died.

At least, something that the people of this world couldn’t endure. Something comparable to destruction.

He had to stop it.

[… … 8]

‘If he self-destructs, there will be a starting point for the explosion.’

However, she had already split the heart. It was clearly set as a weakness. It

actually had an effective effect.

Suzy gritted her teeth.

‘… … Mom clearly said that being alive was his only weakness.’

The symbol of life is the heart.

Who knows.

There might be another heart.

Suzy took out the .

A moment of judgment led to defeat, death, and destruction.

She desperately prayed that her choice was right, and she drew her scythe into the air, thinking of the other heart of the bastard.

[… … 7]

At the moment the crack was created, Elaine’s eyes met hers.

Elaine looked a mess.

Fighting an unfamiliar aerial battle, protecting people was not easy. It was not easy to even save her own body.

The armor on her entire body was dented and bruised, and what I couldn’t tell if it was my blood or someone else’s was staining her hair, face, gauntlets, and entire armor.

But her eyes were clear.

In those eyes that had not lost their will to live, there was concern for Soo-ji.

Even though she was looking at the same status window that I was looking at right now. Even at this moment when death was right before her eyes.

Soo-ji threw herself through the crack and winked.

It was okay to call it a bluff.

I should at least bluff when I was about to die.

[… … 6]

Even after coming to my senses in the crack, it took a moment for my eyes to adjust to the darkness.

When I could distinguish the surrounding objects to some extent, I looked around and saw the scenery of Akasha that resembled a library.

That didn’t matter anymore.

It didn’t matter how great the existence called Messiah was or how much information it stored.

[… … 5]

[Viewing based on the user’s needs and longing.

Searching… … 12%]

“Shut up.”

Before the system message could even appear, Suzy found the black heart and stabbed it with the “(White) Shackles of the Dead.”

[… … 4]

Once again, the black water began to pour out strangely. It could be called a torrent, and her whole body shook. When

the lukewarm water, similar to human body temperature, touched her skin, she felt extremely ill.

“Is it okay?”

[… … 3]

But the countdown did not stop.

Suzy gritted her teeth.

No matter how much she pulled, the sword embedded in her heart would not come out.

It was the same as last time.

It seemed that the sword’s penetrating power and the bastard’s defensive power were ambiguously intertwined.

However, there was no time to hesitate any longer.

Suzy quickly gave up and swung her scythe once more, creating a crack.

The now familiar space of Akasha unfolded before her eyes again.

[… … 2]

In the center of the neat space that was not yet submerged in water, another heart was placed.

‘… … ‘How many hearts does this octopus have?’

Suzy gritted her teeth and rushed toward the heart.

[… … 1]

But this time, she couldn’t hit the heart at all.

Bang!

Bang!

No matter how many times she swung the sickle, it just bounced off.

‘… … It’s too late.’

She instinctively knew that the heart in front of her was the starting point of the explosion.

Suzy closed her eyes and hugged the heart with her whole body.

[How can you, O great Being, abandon me?] Scream

?

Or scream?

The heart sparkled and glowed in her arms along with the Messiah’s shout.

Scream!

Her ears felt like they were going to burst.

She had expected a huge explosion, but in reality, she heard nothing.

Instead, a terrible pain engulfed her whole body.

It was such an intense and excruciating pain. It was an indescribable pain, as if every single cell in her body was being torn apart.

But that was only for a moment.

Then came a silence where nothing could be seen or heard.

Along with that, I felt a strange sense of happiness as if I had been completely free from everything.

‘Did I block it? Did I fail?’

Had I lost everything?

After a silence that lasted for so long that I couldn’t tell how long I had been floating in the silence,

the first thing Suzy recognized was the status window.

[An invitation has arrived.

You, who have survived your timeline, can become the new designer and join the party.

Would you like to join the party?]

Suzy stared at the status window for a long time.

My body, my substance, was gone.

I couldn’t even tell what kind of consciousness I had and what kind of state I was in while watching this.

Only one thing.

Just one

thing. I would never associate with the guys who sent me this invitation, even if it meant dying.

That one thing was clear.

“… … Get out.”

[Your expression was not entered correctly. Please say it again.]

Suzy imagined the shape of her mouth and shouted with all her might.

“… … Get out… … Get out. Please… … Get out!”

[νόμος regrets your behavior.]

[σκιά regrets your behavior.]

[Τύχη regrets your actions.]

[Μουσα regrets your actions.]

[Νύμφη regrets your actions.] [Κάστωρ regrets your actions.]

[

You have declined to join the party. You

have been registered as the owner of a new timeline.

As a designer designing the 〈System〉, you may use the invitation again whenever you wish.

The currently operating 〈System〉 will soon be shut down.]

Suzy scoffed as she watched the log in the status window go up in an instant.

“Sounds like regret.”

It was at that moment that Suzy thought that her voice was finally coming out of her vocal cords properly.

[The 〈Dance of Death〉 item has been used.

The goddess who crossed the river of life and death is watching over you.

The damage that would cause the holder of the item to die is reduced.

Remaining HP becomes 1.

The 〈Dance of Death〉 item will be destroyed.

The currently operating will be shut down.]

The log went up quickly once again.

Suzy lost consciousness, feeling extremely uncomfortable and trapped in a worthless body.