Return of the Shattered Constellation

Chapter 513: False Celestial, the Mother Terra Celestial (7)

Chapter 513: False Celestial, the Mother Terra Celestial (7)

“I was wondering where you brought all these soldiers, but you already finished conquering Vanir, didn’t you?” Mammon the ‘Wealth-Wanting Deception’ burst into laughter.

After Odin had suddenly appeared in [Hringhorni] and overpowered Tiamat, Mammon had brought the remaining soldiers of that were loyal to him to follow Odin. With Satan’s death, and Mammon Celestial-Cannibalizing Lucifer and Slyt, Mammon already had most of under his control. On top of that, he had also eaten Beelzebub, so no one in could stop him.

‘It’s a bummer that Asmodeus and Belphegor ran away... But I’ll be able to eat them someday,’ Mammon thought.

Demons as a whole could never stand to be without political authority, so Asmodeus and Belphegor would eventually come back to retrieve their shares of . That was the day Mammon was waiting for.

The one thing that was bothering Mammon was that Agares had vanished at one point... Agares was the Grand Duke of even without having become one of the Seven Deadly Sin Monarchs. Considering that Agares was comparable to Satan, his disappearance bothered Mammon a lot.

‘Well, I guess it doesn’t matter. If Agares shows up and tries to stop me, I’ll just eat him.’ Mammon licked his lips, his mouth already watering.

Feeling a cold gaze on him from far away, Mammon chuckled and turned to look at Gabriel, who had angels behind her and was looking at him with contempt. He remarked, “Does the Prophet not like me?”

“I know you’re from the Absolute Evil Faction, but those people you ate used to be your colleagues. How does that make you any different from the Star Signs you’ve condemned until now?” Gabriel snapped.

“Haha. What are you talking about? Star Signs are just vermin whose only goal is to obtain more power, and I... Yes, I saved my friends from tragically joining samsara, since they’re all living inside me.”

Thinking she could not talk to Mammon at all, Gabriel pursed her lips and quickly looked away, which only made Mammon’s sneer deepen.

Mammon sarcastically said, “Let’s lose the pompousness here. You and I are both pathetic fugitives who tucked our tails between our legs, am I wrong?”

“We aren...!”

“You must want to say we’re different. But it’s the same for both the Absolute Good and Evil Factions. We’re no longer the weights that maintain the balance of the world. We’re in a world where the only absolute thing is power. You can act pompous all you want, but... Ha!”

Gabriel pursed her lips even more tightly after running out of things to say. Michael was dead, and Raphael was missing. She was the only one who could lead now, so she had joined Odin to survive... giving up on everything that allowed to be .

Gabriel wondered if it would have been better to have died in the war with the other angels instead. If so, perhaps would still have their honor. She could not tell what was right, because ever since the threat of that Ubbo-Sathla had brought ended, the only thing she could see through her ability to see possible futures was darkness. It was as if no future was decided from here on out.

Everything that had happened made Gabriel very anxious. She needed to guide down a proper path, but she was powerless without her foresight, making her doubt whether she would be able to properly lead all the angels.

‘I should get it together... so I won’t be eaten by Mammon.’ Gabriel bit her lower lip in determination.

Whooooosh...!

A message suddenly appeared in front of Mammon and Gabriel.

[The Celestial ‘Cane-Holding Father of Warriors’ proposes that the Societies and should swear their loyalty.]

After reading the message, Gabriel clenched her fists, and Mammon laughed quietly. Since Odin was a natural-born conqueror, it was easy to anticipate his proposal.

[The Celestial ‘Cane-Holding Father of Warriors’ says that he has no intention to charitably take in refugees who only followed him to survive.]

[The Celestial ‘Cane-Holding Father of Warriors’ asks the refugees to prove themselves to stay under his command.]

[From now on, the Society is going to go to war to conquer the universe, so the Celestial ‘Cane-Holding Father of Warriors’ proposes that the Societies and should establish an ‘Allied Army’ with the soldiers to join the war. ]

[Depending on their contribution, the trophy shares and rights of the Societies and shall be protected, including the positions of the two Society leaders.]

“The Allied Army, huh!” Mammon stroked his chin with sparkling eyes.

One side had founded the United Army, so Odin had to have established the Allied Army in opposition. The existence of two combined forces led by two different Celestial Kings would make things interesting.

Worldline #801 was bound to be divided into two sides, and the conflict between those sides would only intensify over time. Supposing that Mammon made a significant contribution to the side which was rising like the sun... The revival of would not be difficult. Perhaps Mammon would be able to become someone like ‘Divine Twilight’ of the United Army.NewW novels updates at novelhall.com

‘The more active the conquest is, the more people I’ll be able to devour.’ Mammon could not help but laugh, already addicted to the ecstasy of Celestial Cannibalism.

On the other hand, Gabriel felt as if could tell where their path would lead them for some reason, so she shut her eyes.

Booooom!

The moment the iron-armored knight extended his empty left hand, a strong explosion occurred and blew away half of the Cataclysm Celestial’s upper body.

Rummmble...!

The explosion was so powerful that it shook the ground violently, creating a whirling firestorm.

Wooosh―!

The iron-armored knight enveloped the [Shengxie Sword] with the fire as he closed in on Chang-Sun, who quickly retreated a great distance backward in response. At the same time, Chang-Sun drew [Tiamat's Snaggletooth] and swung it upward to parry away the [Shengxie Sword]. Fire and lightning sparks clashed against each other intensely like two beasts preying on each other, creating a powerful explosion.

At that moment, Chang-Sun was conflicted between subduing or eliminating the iron-armored knight. He did not think he would lose, but the key right now was making athe right choice so he could properly absorb the Mother Terra Celestial’s .

‘Let’s subdue him first,’ Chang-Sun thought.

That was the only way to find out what was going on, at least. If the Mother Terra Celestial and Chang-Sun’s soul were connected, he decided he had to hear it. Perhaps having noticed Chang-Sun’s decision, the iron-armored knight adjusted his grip on the [Shengxie Sword] to resume their battle.

Rrrrrumble...!

The sky suddenly began to shake, but neither of them had caused the change. When Chang-Sun and the iron-armored knight looked up at the same time...

Swisssh―!

...they could see the black sky splitting apart vertically. Wondering what was going on, Chang-Sun narrowed his eyes again.

However, for the first time, the iron-armored knight spoke. “Are you...”

The voice resembled Chang-Sun’s, but felt different from his.

“...not Ymir’s slave?”

“What are you talking about?”

“...I suppose you are not. You look the same as me but are a Giant, so that is why I thought so. I was mistaken.” The iron-armored knight suddenly lowered his sword, and the murderous intent in his eyes disappeared completely. Not caring about Chang-Sun, who was frowning in confusion, he looked up at the sky and said, “Then get ready.”

“For what?”

“Ymir’s slaves are coming down here to take over this place.”

As Chang-Sun’s confusion only deepened...

Paaah―!

...dozens of angels—no, the murderous energy they exuded was too strong to call them ordinary angels. Dozens of heavenly warriors were coming down from the sky, looking exactly the same as one another; they were all Lee Chang-Suns.

“...Shit. What in the fuck is going on?” Chang-Sun swore inadvertently.

Namu's Thoughts

Namu's thoughts:The interesting history behind the name of the Allied Army (Feel free to skip it if you aren’t interested!)

The raw’s name for the Allied Army is 연횡(連衡)군, which is from the phrase ‘합종연횡(合從連衡)’. This was a diplomacy tactic used in China’s Warring States Period, but the term is now used in various fields such as politics and economics.

합종(合從) refers to weak countries working together to fight against one strong country. (This is actually the Korean name for our United Army!) 연횡(連衡) is about one strong country persuading each weak country to form a truce and join the strong country’s side so those weak countries won’t form an alliance against the strong country.

During the Warring States Period, the Qin Dynasty rose to power in the west, so Su Qin, the strategist, claimed that the Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, and Wei Dynasties should form an alliance and fight against the Qin Dynasty. However, Zhang Yi visited the six dynasties and persuaded each of them that allying with the Qin Dynasty was the only way to secure peace, disbanding the alliance.

The interesting part is that some sources say that Zhang Yi and Su Qin were friends.