I Am the Only Non-Returner

164 – Only One Way

I couldn’t see where the watchman had gone, but I soon found out.

His existence is integrated with mine.

I don’t know what happened, but everything came to an end.

“It can’t be the end…”

A huge portal was open in the space where the watchman was.

“······.”

I headed towards that place as if possessed, and threw myself into the portal.

Kiiiiing ㅡ!!

“Ah…”

But when I returned to exactly the point where I had thrown myself, I stood there blankly for a moment, then remembered something and took out the key from my inventory.

Lulu and Lala, who were called out, looked quite different from what I had seen.

An extremely beautiful work of art with endlessly extending wings.

The sight of those two was enough to convey such sentiments.

The harmony and harmony created by chaos at first. Descendants of spirits born to inherit their power. I could see how carefully Chaos thought about the creation of time by making it impossible for anyone but them and me to even approach the gods who control time.

Lulu and Lara, who had become as big as a small star, looked at me for a moment and smiled, then put their hands on both sides of the opened portal, turned it a few times, and started pulling it to the other side.

Surprisingly, the portal, which was as huge as them, split into long left and right sides, and inside it was a silver staircase leading up.

“Lulu, Lala… You guys…”

(·········)

They said nothing more and just looked at me with eyes full of sadness.

As I sensed the end, I took my hand away and stroked their bodies one at a time, and for some reason, a small light appeared in Lara’s body.

I made eye contact with those who nodded for a moment and then stepped onto the stairs inside the portal.

* * *

How much did it rise?

All in the air is gray and blue. It was a strange space with only golden clocks floating around, but thanks to that, the way up was not boring.

This is because the looks of the watches were so different that it was fun to look at them.

The uphill climb that seemed to last forever suddenly came to an end, and before I knew it, three spheres of different sizes greeted me.

Kuuu

‘Are you sleeping?’

The gray sphere on the far left was the largest, hundreds of times larger than the other two spheres combined.

And the thing in the middle is a blue sphere. To its right was a golden, sparkling sphere.

‘This is where the concept of the sphere of shelter came from.’

I shook my head and slowly walked towards them. And when the distance got closer, he stopped, took a deep breath, and shouted.

“Yaaa!!”

·········

But they didn’t move at all.

“There’s nothing we can do. If you don’t wake up, I’ll swallow you up.”

I placed my hand on the largest gray sphere and tried to look inside.

“······.”

I thought I wouldn’t be able to see through anything, but instead, so many memories poured in that I quickly pulled my hand away.

“Haa…Haa…What did you just do…”

“It’s a memory of history.”

ㅡ!!

I was startled by the sudden sound of the voice, and as I widened the distance, I realized that the person who had spoken behind me was holding my rearguard again.

“What are you?”

“Isn’t that what I’m going to say? How on earth did you get in here? Did the leader of the spirits betray us?”

“······.”

The being behind me was tapping something and muttering something as if it didn’t understand before speaking again.

“So… you mean you even defeated the Guardian Knight?”

“··· Something like that.”

Then suddenly he appeared in front of my face and asked, ‘What about you?’ He held his stomach and started laughing.

‘This bastard has no face either…’

Like a watchman, he had a blurry expression, as if he had erased it with an eraser. He smiled for a while, then looked at me and said.

“Well, I was just wondering. Is this surprising? That bastard really took off his restraints and went out? Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk-“

“······.”

The bastard’s figure became more and more sharp, pouting, and his face was also greatly distorted, reminding me of the image of an evil devil.

“Huh? I’m like the devil?”

“Are you reading minds too?”

“Why do you think I read your mind? You have already entered my space, so you have become my property. You and I are no different, so I can quickly tell what you are thinking.”

I’m sick of it…

That thought suddenly occurred to me.

Starting from the explorer and moving up to the watchman.

Everyone talked too much.

And that must have been a huge influence from the being in front of me.

“Say it one last time.”

I had already made up my mind.

I am the one who overcomes even the watchman with great difficulty.

There would be no way to defeat these so-called primordial beings, who are much higher than him.

“Kkeukkeukkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk… What do you mean?”

The gray doll giggled and spoke as if it was so fun that I didn’t want to see its face anymore.

But there was one last question.

“Why…Are you alone?”

“···Hmm?”

“No, why did you betray the other two?”

When I devoured the Watchman, he went back to his starting point and fell into his thoughts, and I was able to mull over those memories with him. And what the watchman came up with in the end was an unexpected helper.

A helper with a sinister smile. Proposing a secret deal to the watchman.

“······ Watchman, did this cute guy blow everything up?”

“······.”

“Yes, I tricked him. How long are you going to live in a cage like this? He bowed his head several times and said thank you, as if I had enlightened him. Foolish bastard. Our guardian knight has strong tenacity. I broke free of the restraints. You must have been very happy, right? I didn’t even know I had freed him. And if my plan had gone as planned, I wanted him to clean up the entire dimension. Then I could just sit back and start over… But It doesn’t matter now. I’ll clean it directly through the door you opened. It might be a bit annoying, but.”

I slowly raised my magic power and waited for the Gray Absolute One’s answer.

Tukㅡ

Then, the sound of something breaking in his body was heard, and his face slowly began to appear clearly.

A strange face with a mixture of joy, sadness, and anger stirred, opened his mouth wide, and spoke.

“Chaos… The Absolute who created us… And gave us a reason to live…”

Before I knew it, the voice was immersed in deep anger and regret.

“But… I didn’t want it. I didn’t want a life like this!!”

‘Who would be born and live the way they want… Not even a child…’

But despite reading my mind, he continued talking again, pointing to the blue and gold sphere.

“Those two guys always enjoy the beautiful memories of ‘present’ and ‘future’. But for me, all I have are memories that have already faded. Happy memories? Things like that are quickly buried and tarnished by new memories. On the other hand, “Painful and sad memories of the past are constantly increasing their power and tormenting me!!”

“So what you made is a damn game called entertainment?”

“hehehehe – The only reason I’ve survived so far was because of ‘Yuhee’. I couldn’t leave you alone. I hated seeing people who lived for less than a moment going crazy as if their lives might disappear. ? But when I saw you guys struggling and dying, I was able to relieve my anger a little bit, kekekeke-“

“Then you should have just let us die. Why did you agree to a reset?”

“Because the present and the future agreed. I have never had the power to make decisions. They always laughed at me. They looked at me like they were looking at maggots surviving by licking the excrement they left behind.”

Whoa…

Okay, I roughly understood it. Those are just lame reasons that I don’t even want to hear anymore. Belai, the Watchman, and the Absolute with the grand name of the Primordial Being before me.

In the end, I was so devastated that it had come to this point because of immature children.

“That-“

“Stop…!!”

After stopping the guy who opened his mouth to stumble again, I moved to the space behind him and punched him with a fist full of magical power.

Tak-

“Phew, what are you doing? You’re my property from the moment you enter this space?”

An attack that was blocked so easily. It was on a completely different level from when I first interacted with the watchman. It looks like an ant crashed into a huge rock…

If I thought about it that way, I could understand his behavior. No matter what the talking ants do, I will just watch with interest and not do anything right away.

‘I blew off the entire armor… Is it natural…?’

Seup-

After ㅡ

I took a deep breath, let it out, and began to turn all my magical power inside my body.

‘There’s nothing to drag on, and I don’t want to think about it any more.’

My mind was already completely worn out when I escaped from the body of the sentinel. At least the power integrated with the watchman was holding on to the precarious spirit that could crumble at any moment, and with the power of [Omniscience], I saw a single path that I had worked hard to find.

Suddenly, what Keypenical said came to mind.

Don’t think about anything… Just swing.

That was all I could do now.

“Kikikikik? What are you trying to do? Just because I’m out of my mind doesn’t mean I can’t predict your movements. That’s foolish.”

This guy is intoxicated with power. He said he could somehow shape the world according to his plans.

And I think that one day, I may be able to break free of my shackles, turn the entire universe upside down, and start all over again. In a world that has been changed to suit your tastes.

At that time, those blue and golden absolutes that are being put to sleep by the gray absolute will not exist in their current form.

A world without a future. A world filled with only gray past and fleeting moments. I will be reborn in that world and suffer again.

I am already hopeless at surviving. I could tell by looking at Lulu and Lala’s eyes. The moment I entered this place, my life had already lost its future.

‘Then… I’ll risk everything and take you, at least.’

“What? Kikikikikikikk you think that’s possible? What a ridiculous guy.”

With those words, time stopped, and the gray figure slowly walked towards me.

I was completely bound and could barely roll my eyes.

“Just stay stuffed like this forever. And watch how I play with the people in your shelter. Let’s start with the person you love the most, Eun-chae. After I completely destroy her, I’ll hang her in front of you. .Kikikikick”

What if all living things were trapped in a space like this for a long time and lived with memories of the past?

Any being would have no choice but to go crazy.

“You’re the one who crossed the line… I don’t know anymore.”

I can see the face of the guy whose mouth is torn all the way to his ears at my words. I’m so curious about what else I can show you that I feel like I’m dying.

He didn’t seem to think that he might get hurt. Or maybe you think you can just turn back time.

I quietly closed my eyes.

I can feel the sphere of magical power drawn into my body.

The vast magical power has already reached billions.

But even this would be insufficient. No matter how much you condense it into one point and explode it, you won’t be able to block the possibility of that monster turning back time again.

‘I have to use all the means I can…’

That was one of the characteristics I gained while going through the stages.

Last Flame (Unique)

– This is the unique ability of Bomba-type bugs, which expands the highly concentrated explosive substance C-44 that has been condensed in their bodies throughout their lives with magical power and releases and explodes to the outside.

– Stats begin to accumulate from the time you acquire this ability.

– C-44 concentration: 104,444

A monster that self-destructed upon contact, inflicting great damage, and bothered us quite a bit when it first appeared.

And ever since I gained this ability, I have thought that a day like this could come someday.