In the Name of God - Chapter 3.2
While people gathered strength to resist the monsters within my power, I also bestowed blessings on some of the occupied areas.
It was to create absolute spaces where the apostle, now a hero, could lead many and fight a full-scale battle, giving them a brief moment to catch their breath.
The existence of safe zones in war was directly tied to survival.
While I bestowed the blessings, blood rose in my throat and cold sweat ran down my body. My whole body ached and my breathing grew heavy.
Still, I did not stop. Even if my tiny lifespan was halved, it was still tiny. I thought using it for those who wished to live was not a bad choice.
Yes.
For me, this was no longer a simple game.
It was a fight to protect my beloved apostle, who struggled to survive in my place while I was dying.
At the moment I bestowed my blessing in the heart of the monsters’ base, I heard a snap, as if something holding my body and mind had broken.
I made eye contact with my apostle, who could no longer be considered a child. His eyes were filled only with a distant, gray sky. My pale face and the drops of blood I had vomited were not reflected in them.
“Thanks to the Master, many people were able to safely train and grow stronger. Now it is our turn to go beyond defense and counterattack.”
The apostle, who had finally reached the position of hero, smiled while leading countless awakened.
“Master said you can do anything with your power. Then, if I clear all the monsters… can I make one wish as a reward?”
The apostle’s smile was so beautiful, yet I could not answer.
“Master is my god. You will grant it, right? Just like you always have.”
His eyes gradually closed. The figure of my apostle that I was looking down at became faint like smoke.
I moved my trembling hand toward his blurred silhouette. Only a slight flick of the fingertips, yet this game, which could read my will, immediately understood my intention.
<I have bestowed the blessing of the god upon the apostle.>
<As the price for the power, half of your remaining lifespan will be consumed.>
As if responding to my promise, the apostle’s body was enveloped in bright blue light. For a moment, it seemed his moved expression was visible.
I felt the last of my remaining strength leave my body.
The apostle’s pleasant voice sounded broken into tiny pieces, as if distorted by noise.
“…Yes, …Master. I will… survive… and return.”
The apostle, holding my final blessing, then moved with the awakened toward the enemy lines.
Until the moment my vision darkened, I could not take my eyes off his back.
‘When did he grow up like that.’
He was admirable. Proud and lovable.
I was certain that the child would survive well for a long time even after preventing the destruction.
Even if it was only a game that someone enjoyed.
‘This is enough.’
Compared to me, who could not move and merely waited for my life to end, it was better that my apostle, full of desire for life, survived for a long time.
Finally, the moment my breathing stopped.
I thought I had no lingering attachment left.
“No attachment at all?”
“Really?”
A voice penetrated my consciousness, which should have dispersed with my death.
It was a strange voice that I could not tell if it belonged to a man or a woman.
<You have used all your remaining lifespan.>
I should have been dead, yet the same system window I had seen in the game appeared.
<Through the hero’s achievements, the ‘Destruction Project’ of server Earth‑637 has been canceled.>
<Server Earth‑637 remembers your dedication.>
In the pitch-black darkness, that alone was clear.
<Server Earth‑637’s ■■■ ■■ requests your descent.>
What?
<According to the terms, the guardian god of server Earth‑637, wandering god, is preparing to descend.>
<Prepare for shock.>
Terms?
That was something the woman said I could agree to without reading carefully.
Before I could understand what was happening, tremendous pain suddenly struck.
“Ugh?!”
When I swallowed hard and opened my eyes, I saw a strange ceiling.
At the same time,
<Your death is the imminent destruction of this world.>
A new system window appeared in front of me, showing my remaining lifespan.
<Remaining lifespan: 7 days>
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