I’m Just an Ordinary Human

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The explosion settles, and a horrific landscape begins to emerge.

The once magnificent cathedral has collapsed tragically, and the garden’s landscaping has been burned or shattered by debris from the buildings.

What a ghastly sight of a holy site of religion crumbling down!

Han Yu-seong drops in belatedly at the scene.

“Well, that’s tidy.”

Amidst the obliterated center of civilization, Han Yu-seong scans the surroundings.

I don’t know what the opponent was planning, but if it’s come to this, their tricks are probably all gone too, right?

After hearing the Deputy Priest’s story, I began to reflect.

I admit it.

I had underestimated them too much.

I got complacent thinking things were progressing too easily.

The opponent had reigned over this world for at least several hundred years.

They aren’t something to be taken lightly.

“But you underestimated me as well.”

The Deputy Priest said that if the [Artist] clashed with me, I would die, but my thoughts didn’t quite align with that.

Sure, if we’re just counting on my strength alone, I might lose…

But the Deputy Priest doesn’t know everything that I’m capable of either.

The Deputy Priest stated that the reason the [Alliance] could dominate the world for thousands of years is due to the strongest human, the Alliance Leader, and the barrier [Ragnarok] that kills [Abnormalities].

Oh? Then I guess I’ll just use it too.

“[Ragnarok] special firework effect is guaranteed.”

As I’ve said before, there are limits to resisting [Abnormalities] with mere physical power.

Just like the teddy bear that struggled against entities armed with specially made firearms in the back room.

The phenomenon known as [Abnormality] possesses resistance to the laws of reality.

An [Abnormal Thing] that devours the ordinary—that’s the definition of [Abnormality].

The [Zombie] in Korea is merely a special case.

When it comes down to it, the core of [Abnormality] is the [Zombie Virus], and [Zombies] themselves are just moving corpses.

Except for the [First Zombie], it’s tough to consider anything else as [Abnormality].

Saying that Korea’s situation is better is not just empty talk.

Of course, even if they are [Abnormalities], immense physical strength can still counter them.

Although countering with personal firearms like guns is tough, a missile strike would likely overwhelm most [Abnormalities].

Assuming they aren’t just average [Abnormalities].

It goes without saying that beings like the [Artist]’s ancient existences are not your average [Abnormalities].

“What do you think? The special fireworks I prepared just for you.”

Did you like it, I wonder?

As the debris of the collapsed cathedral shifts, something bursts forth from the wreckage.

A man, with his entire body mangled by debris and skin distorted from burns.

Anyone who witnessed that gruesome sight would surely feel a pang of sympathy, yet I couldn’t help but laugh at the scene.

After all, that’s my enemy.

“How…?”

The man who broke through the debris genuinely questioned how they had received such a blow from mere bombs.

Not just them, either.

They didn’t choose this location for battle for no reason.

[St. Peter’s Basilica]

An architectural structure of special significance as the central site of religion, the Vatican.

It truly is a holy site where the faith of Catholics converges.

At the same time, it can be regarded as a culmination of Baroque art.

A type of [Great Architectural Work] born from the immense faith and [Art] gathered from around the world, which in this era has transformed into an [Abnormal Space] in itself.

It’s not a place that should crumble from mere bombs, right?

“Oh, it’s nothing much.”

I got a little help from the Deputy Priest.

In fact, if it weren’t for the Deputy Priest, I wouldn’t have even thought about blowing bombs up like this.

It would have served no purpose, to begin with.

But when the Deputy Priest mentioned that he would die and illustrated the [Alliance]’s power to explain their dangers, I realized.

If they feared [Ragnarok] and didn’t take action, then why shouldn’t I use it?

Previously, when I captured [Abnormality] at the military base, I used a barrier.

[Ordinary Space]

A newly formed barrier after absorbing half of [Ragnarok] and fitting it to an [Ordinary City].

[The barrier that suppresses Abnormalities]

If a regular bomb doesn’t work, how about filling this barrier with bombs and blowing it up?

A structure falling from the sky that a [Clown] looked up at.

Anyone would be taken aback.

How could they accept an apartment falling from the sky?

I stored all the explosives retrieved from the Korean military base inside a single apartment adjusted to [Ordinary Space], then used the space-warping ability I obtained from clearing an abandoned school to pull it into the sky.

An apartment plummeting from hundreds of meters up, while the bombs inside explode, instantly expanding the barrier.

The result was as you see.

It obliterated the enemies’ trap in an instant.

Although I can’t use it as freely as [Ragnarok], using it like tossing bombs once in a while isn’t too bad either.

At least, in terms of instantaneous power, it looks much greater than [Ragnarok].

“Ha, hahaha? Hahaha!!!”

The man who heard my words laughs as if he has lost his mind.

A mix of despair and anger surges within him.

What did the [Conductor] say again?

That it would be meaningful for someone of such stature to be buried in this holy ground?

No way.

No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No! No!

That couldn’t be true!

How could that ignorant fool, who has no respect for [Art], be worthy of such a glorious honor!

Crack—

With that, cracks form in the mangled man’s body and it gradually begins to break apart.

Just as if it’s hatching from an egg.

“I shall make you pay for daring to insult [Art].”

Gulphico….

I’ll grind you to dust without leaving a single bone fragment!

Kwahhhhh—

The cracks on the man’s body grow until light erupts from within and blasts outward.

It appears to explode, but that is not a physical phenomenon.

It is a kind of sublimation.

Or perhaps ascension.

Or even hatching.

Shedding the old shell, reborn right here.

“Oh, so that’s the true form of the ancient existence of the [Artist].”

I admired the sight.

Truly different from the mediocre [Painter] or the merely unpleasant [Clown].

The head that can only be seen by looking up.

A physique that seems to embody beautiful masculinity, and a youthful face laid bare up to the core.

All of it radiating a grayish hue.

[David]

Yes, that figure resembled the famous statue.

“Die, blasphemer.”

A colossal entity, easily surpassing 5 meters, begins to move.

A gigantic statue larger than a robust adult’s belly.

The [Sculptor] revealed its true form to eliminate the enemy of the [Artist].

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[Artist]

A part of the massive force known as the Four Great Powers.

This faction, which first emerged during the Renaissance, was composed of geniuses of the era who quickly stood out.

In some sense, it symbolizes the victory of the [Alliance].

After the end of myth, those geniuses, gathered in an era that valued humans, emerged as challengers daring to violate the divine realm.

That’s why the faction of [Artists] is special.

While the [Alliance] and [Temples] hide at the back of the world after the end of myth,

And the [Company] wielding unseen power and wealth from the shadows,

The ancient ones of [Artists].

The founders were geniuses who emerged prominently in their times.

They made names for themselves and were praised until they became concepts themselves, daring to challenge [God] long before.

One among them.

An ancient existence with the title of [Great Artist].

In an era when art was not yet called art.

They elevated their status, heralding art, which was once disregarded, as a symbol of honor and signified its value.

“This is quite nostalgic.”

In fact, if we’re talking about greatness, the Alliance Leader would be the greatest.

He is the one who ended the era of myths and ushered in the age of humanity.

But if he’s a being forgotten by history, that doesn’t feel very real.

In contrast, the identity of the statue before me is something anyone would recognize.

[David]

One of the representative works of the great artist from the past.

Borrowing that form, the ancient figure actually appears in this land.

[Michelangelo Buonarroti]

The true name of the being now called a [Sculptor].

“It doesn’t seem human.”

The way it moves is impressively grandiose, yet doesn’t feel like it’s fighting against a human.

“The most perfect statue…”

Is that why it has become such a form?

Thanks to the information from the [Alliance] and the additional tidbits I received from the Deputy Priest, I knew they truly transcended humanity, but I never imagined their form would change to such a degree.

“It looks sturdy, but…”

Should I check if its durability matches its appearance?

Just as I was about to rush toward the stone figure, the [Sculptor] lifted debris from the collapsed cathedral.

An [Abnormal Being] that has become the sculpture itself, surpassing humanity.

The statue that forms its shape is not just a nameless man.

The name of the being that served as a model for that work.

David.

The son of God who once took down a giant with a slingshot.

“What…!”

The debris thrown from the [Sculptor] breaks the sound barrier and reaches me.

Bang—

I hastily move my arm to smash the debris flying toward me but…

“Damn it…”

Seeing the debris from the cathedral flying toward me once again, Han Yu-seong curses.