Chapter 263

A colossal Jelly Pig was galloping across the sky, while the Giant Black Reaper and the Giant Blue Reaper Golem were smashing Harmful Objects in a corner of the battlefield.

“Are you okay?”

The Purple Reapers were poking the Rusty Purple Reaper’s cheek with worried expressions.

On its smooth purple skin, a scar had formed as if rusted over, like something frozen in time.

While looking at it, they asked if it hurt.

But the Rusty Purple Reaper smiled faintly and said it was fine.

In fact, since it was a wound sustained while protecting its Attached Human, the Reaper called it a medal-like scar.

Saying this, the Rusty Purple Reaper glanced up at its Attached Human.

The man, receiving that glittering gaze, smiled softly and began stroking the Rusty Purple Reaper’s head with his finger.

Then the Rusty Purple Reaper, looking blissfully happy, rubbed its cheek against that finger.

Seeing this, the other Purple Reapers wore extremely envious expressions.

“I want an Attached Human too.”

The Purple Reapers, who were on a journey to find their own Attached Humans, had returned due to their mom’s call.

Because of that, they started fervently declaring that once this situation ended, they would go look for Attached Humans again.

Just as they were clenching their little fists and burning with determination, an Ominous Blue Light began spreading toward them.

“!”

The Purple Reapers hastily surrounded themselves with a Shadow Curtain upon seeing that harmful light.

Rustling.

Though weak, it was a definite force that corroded shadows.

The Purple Reapers looked worriedly at the already weakened Rusty Purple Reaper, but surprisingly, it didn’t seem affected.

Even though it was weakened, it still retained the dignity of being a Mini Reaper.

However, for some kind of Illusory Object woven together through sheer willpower, it was fatal.

In an instant, the Glow-in-the-Dark Tyrannosaurus crumbled into dust, rust creeping all over it.

“No!! My glow-in-the-dark T-Rex!”

At the same time, a truly aggrieved will from the mom spread out.

***

[Please protect everyone!]

As ominous starlight spread, the Blue Reaper inscribed strings of power in the air with all its might.

Then a massive bubble appeared, like a dome-shaped arena, to protect the humans.

It was a protective bubble meant to shield people from the lethal light that turned everything it touched into rusted metal.

But it seemed insufficient, as the bubble trembled as if about to break at any moment.

“Hang in there!”

The Golden Reapers could only fidget anxiously, unable to help.

At that moment, shadowy figures resembling living beings began covering the bubble in a grid pattern.

It was the power of the Purple Reapers, who entered the bubble with their cloaks billowing.

“Strong younger brother!”

“Younger brother!”

The Golden Reapers cheered upon seeing this.

Fortunately, the ominous blue light affected both friend and foe indiscriminately.

The Harmful Objects fighting the Mini Reapers turned to powder just like the Glow-in-the-Dark T-Rex.

Thus, the Mini Reapers stopped fighting and instead watched as their mom fought.

Each Mini Reaper found a human they liked and sat nearby to cheer on their mom.

“Mom, hang in there!”

***

Upon transferring consciousness into the Black Corpse, I was filled with an overwhelming sense of confidence that I could do anything.

Its size and strength far surpassed those of the Gray Reaper’s body.

Though it felt like I might be swept away immediately, handling corpses frequently made me somewhat accustomed to it.

The green mist spread around, glowing faintly.

This seemed to create a space similar to a Mini Reaper Garden.

For this reason, within the blue mist, it felt as if the space itself was resisting my movements.

Normally, I would have unfolded a Mini Reaper Garden for defense, but this corpse lacked such a personal space.

And truthfully, this corpse didn’t even need such a space.

As I slowly approached the Blue Giant, the giant’s attacks began.

From within the mist, countless rusted wires emerged and tightly wrapped around my body.

But ignoring them, I broke free, snapping them all.

When the Blue Giant stared intently at me, the space began tearing apart.

But even as the space shattered, it had no effect on this body.

As the space folded and trapped me in a gap where I couldn’t escape, it resembled a room made entirely of mirrors, with infinite reflections stretching endlessly.

Unlike mirrors, this space was twisted by folding reality itself.

But to this body, it was no different than breaking a mirror.

I forcibly pierced my hand into the space and tore it apart, causing the spatial rift to vanish, replaced by white flames.

Though a spear capable of rusting everything pierced through my body, it was useless.

As the blue light grew stronger within the mist, cause and effect reversed, and matter separated from information.

Humans or objects touched by the light lost their memories, and letters flowed like water from books.

But this body remained unaffected.

BOOM. BOOM.

Using the long arms of the corpse, I struck the ground forcefully while advancing slowly.

Slowly, deliberately, to instill fear.

Very slowly.

The Blue Giant wielded every power it had to stop me, but it was futile.

None of the Blue Giant’s attacks could harm the sturdy corpse.

As my hand approached close enough to touch the giant, it attempted to escape by transforming back into stars.

But it was already too late.

Since the moment my precious little T-Rex died, it was already over.

“Where do you think you’re running?”

I extended my long arm and firmly grabbed the Blue Giant with the intention of tearing it apart.

SCREEEECH!

A terrible sound akin to ripping space reverberated as my sharp nails slowly pierced the giant’s torso.

“Wow.”

I marveled at this absurd phenomenon.

With great strength, physical immunity can simply be torn apart.

Thus, I began slowly dismembering the giant.

***

As the giant’s power weakened and the light corroding everything around subsided, Mini Reapers gathered like meerkats on high vantage points to watch me.

The Black Reapers gathered around me, shouting “Strong Mom!” and jumping around excitedly.

Despite being dangerous enough to easily harm Mini Reapers, the Blue Giant kept coming closer.

“It’s dangerous, so stay back!”

Even after telling them to step back, the Black Reapers clung to me even more enthusiastically.

“Worried Strong Mom!”

“Kind Mom!”

Eventually, I gave up trying to chase the Black Reapers away and began contemplating ways to kill the Blue Giant.

“There’s no way it’s planning to die.”

Even after tearing off all its limbs.

Even after obliterating it into dust with beams.

Even after grinding it into tiny pieces to make T-Rex nuggets.

The giant continued regenerating.

“Aha! How could I forget that?”

At that moment, a crucial fact I had overlooked came to mind.

“Destruction Condition!”

How could I forget to check the destruction condition?

It seemed like using the Black Corpse for brute-force combat had dulled my brain.

To confirm the destruction condition, I used my eyes, revealing an incredibly complex requirement.

<[In a completely isolated space untouched by External Beings, the Blue Giant must ignite the fire of emotion and wish for its own destruction.]>

Is this even possible?

It looks ridiculously hard to kill.

Perhaps I should weaken it as much as possible, seal it like a demon king, and store it in a Mini Reaper Garden?

Or maybe I should periodically take control of the corpse and tear it apart repeatedly?

While pondering these various solutions amidst the incomprehensible destruction condition…

A quiet vibration emanated from the firewood in my heart.

Thump thump, like a beating heart.

And in sync with that heartbeat, everything froze.

Darkness enveloped the entire world, submerging all colors into the abyss.

The cheering from the Mini Reapers ceased, and the wind stopped blowing altogether.

The blackened world fell silent.

As the world stood frozen like halted time, a white flame sliced through the darkness and rose.

Like blood gushing from the heart, the white flame surged through space, pulsating and bringing life to the black world.

And within that pulsation, the destruction condition of the Blue Giant mutated.

<[Eat it.]>

The moment I confirmed this new destruction condition, my consciousness began sinking deeper into the corpse.

***

Deep within the unconscious mind, my submerged consciousness began to resurface.

Crunch crunch.

A small sound.

Although it sounded distant, as if coming from afar, strangely, it also felt like it was right in front of me.

Crunch crunch.

With each sound, the presence of the Blue Giant diminished.

It felt as if its very rank was being arbitrarily stripped away.

Good thing the enemy is weakening.

Crunch crunch.

With each sound, the traces of the Color Universe faded further away.

Good thing the External Beings of the Color Universe are retreating.

Amidst this deepening consciousness, a small will reached my ears.

“Mom!!”

A small but unmistakable will.

The children are calling me!

At that moment, my consciousness fully surfaced.

Only then did I begin to see the surroundings.

One of the Blue Giant’s arms, bitten off and dangling from my mouth.

The surrounding environment in utter disarray.

No trace left of the Blue Giant except for the arm in my mouth.

And the Black Reapers huddled in the corner, trembling.

The scene was a complete mess, contrary to my expectations.

What exactly happened here?

Did this corpse move on its own?

Or was I overtaken by this corpse?

I swallowed the remaining arm of the Blue Giant and sent the Black Corpse back into the Unchanging Sphere.

Holding Yerin in my arms, I gazed seriously at the Unchanging Sphere.

***

Deep within the Mini Reaper Garden, the snowy field lay immersed in silence.

The gentle light descending from the garden’s sky reflected off the white ice, creating a dazzling spectacle. But there were no Mini Reapers to admire the view.

Usually, Mini Reapers would line up for Sugar-Coated Fruits, but today, not a trace of them could be found.

There was no sign of the hamster desperately trying to protect its Sugar-Coated Fruit, nor the flamingo and Golden Reaper tormenting it to steal it.

Truly, a tranquil snowy field.

Against the backdrop of this serene snowscape, a new Object began to reveal itself.

A perfect sphere floating in the sky above the Mini Reaper Garden.

Resembling an Unchanging Sphere, yet unlike it, this mysterious sphere emitted a radiant blue light as if containing a star.

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