I Never Run Out of Mana - Chapter 184

Chapter 184

184 . Towards the End

Other than the 6 gods of the celestial plane, Karupedan, and the guide through time and space Barub, I hadn’t met anyone .

However, after defeating Wheatgrass, I could see things that I could see before .

They weren’t people, monsters, or other things from other dimensions .

They were forms that let out a brilliant yet dark and heavy light .

All of those forms were staring at a single fixed point, moving towards that spot .

Like salmon returning back to the river they were born during mating season, all of them were going to the same spot .

‘Is this one Wheatgrass’s abilities… . . ’

I was interrupted in the middle of that train of thought .

Karupedan spoke while smiling .

“You can see them too now, right?”

“What are those… What is that light?”

“It’s as you think it is . This is Wheatgrass’s true ability . ”

“Does it allow me to see the souls of those who lost their lives?”

“Yep . Simply put, I guess you can call them souls . I guess you still can’t see each of their appearances and how they lived until they met their deaths, right?”

“… . . ”

“But this will only last for a brief moment . After a short while, you will learn even without wanting to . Just from looking at them, their entire lives will come through like a tornado in your head and pass . All in a single moment . ”

“What happens then…”

“That’s up for you to decide . Since you’re a human, you’ll probably try to judge over their crimes and wrongdoings, right? You all like to do so . Punish the wicked, reward those who have lived honest lives, right? Even though it’s so dull . ”

“Do they go into new bodies and be reborn by my power?”

“That’s right . No matter what the dimension, or whatever the creation may be . If you don’t like someone, you could make them disappear like they’ve never existed in the first place, and if you like someone, you could grant them eternal life . How about it? Isn’t it amazing?”

“Makes me think of a double edged sword . ”

“Even those folks you cannot live without will eventually die, because they are human . But now, you no longer need to fear or worry about them dying . After all, you can resurrect them with their memories intact at any given time . ”

“Eternal life… . . Lots of folks dream of such a thing, I’m sure . But will there be meaning behind a life like that?”

“You should decide that on your own . Even if I tell you what to do… . . You’re not someone who will listen, right?”

“Pfft . That’s true . ”

The only one left was the God of Water .

I have taken down Light and Darkness, Life and Death, and finally, the God of Earth .

The order of gods that the Unrivaled Goddess Karupedan had guided me to meet was from weakest to strongest .

This meant that the last remaining god, the God of Water, was far stronger than the gods that I had met so far .

I didn’t know what ability they carried, and I had no idea how to deal with them .

No one would inform me, and I had never fought with them before .

I could make an educated guess, but I wouldn’t know for sure until I actually fought with them .

Karupedan and I walked towards the center of the celestial plane .

It was the place where a waterfall was coming down from a place far above, beyond my field of view .

No matter where I was in the celestial plane, I could hear the refreshing sound of water that was like a beautiful melody without equal .

That magnificence was in stark contrast to the cruelty hidden by it, but I suppose that the God of Water would be in a place like that .

“As expected of a God of Water, we’re heading for the waterfall?”

“Yep! They’re not able to leave there . ”

“Are they a bound spirit or something? Despite this, they’re the strongest out of the six gods?”

“Yep . Well, they are under restriction of being unable to leave the place they reside at . However, the God of Water definitely is far stronger than the rest of the gods . ”

“I’m surprised, you know? It would’ve made more sense to me if you said that the God of Life and Death was the strongest . ”

“You’ll know when you meet them in person . ”

“As expected, a vague answer . ”

“Kehe . But you have already taken down five gods, so why would you be scared? Isn’t that so?”

“… . . ”

“Since you were born a human, the God of Water should be the strongest against you, right? Pfft . ”

“Hm? It sounds like there’s a hidden meaning behind your words… . Is it just my hunch?”

“Dunno? Show me an interesting fight as before . ”

“Poseidon? Samdasoo? 1 Evian? 2 At least you should tell me their name . Unlike usual… . . ”

“Ah . Their name is Galima . ”

“Guess you’re nervous with the thought of your death approaching? Making a mistake you haven’t before and all . ”

“Is that so? Pfft . There’s still the biggest mountain left . We don’t know for sure . ”

“Who was the one to say… . . I have defeated five already, so what is one more . ”

“Pfft . You won’t let me win once . Hurry and go . You just need to go over there . ”

“Whew… . . So be it . ”

I noticed a small cave below the massive waterfall .

Karupedan had pointed there and told me that Galima was there .

With the water level coming up to my ankles, I felt cool .

It was a similar feeling to stepping into a river stream on a summer day, I suppose?

The scenery was beautiful enough to call it absolutely stunning .

It wouldn’t take long before it would turn into a cruel battlefield though .

While walking slowly towards the cave, I thought to myself .

I was thinking about how Galima would be the toughest god for me to face, since I am human, according to Karupedan .

So if it wasn’t a human facing against them, would they not be considered to be on the seat of number 1?

The first thing that came to mind was oxygen . Respiration, to be exact .

When fighting with the God of Water, the battlefield would probably be underwater .

And since humans absolutely needed to breathe, I couldn’t help but have that be the first thing that came to mind .

That was why I stood still in front of the entrance and took a deep breath .

“Huff . ”

“Kehe . What are you doing? Are the gears in your head spinning?”

I could hear Karupedan mocking me from behind, but I easily ignored it .

Since my life was on the line in this situation, brushing off some ridiculing was a piece of cake .

As told repeatedly before, I was an existence far beyond the realm of humans .

That was why I couldn’t think in the field of norms like the rest .

“Kuha! It’s so embarrassing that I’m scared if someone will see this . Did you come to get drunk?”

“……”

It had been 10 minutes since I held my breath .

Stretching out my arms to my shoulder height and running around, I did everything I could to make my body need oxygen .

However, even if I did so, I did not feel any shortness of breath or my body slow down .

This meant that I was able to fight without any problems, even if I didn’t breathe .

I could only explain the breathing I’ve done so far as a force of habit .

For I was not fully human, demon, or a god, yet this came as a surprise .

With this, the most pressing worry had been resolved .

However, I continued to prepare myself for the possibility of something out of my expectations occurring .

“Huh? Aren’t you past the age of playing with balloons? How amusing . ”

“Then why not give a proper hint . Or just stay put . Do one or the other . ”

“Hup!”

With a smug expression, the Unrivaled Goddess pretended to block her mouth with her soft little hands .

Looking at that made me so angry that I wanted to flick her on the head .

But what she said wasn’t wrong .

I had made what was essentially a giant balloon .

Just like how I was carrying all those King’s Marbles with a sack made from mana, I had made a mana balloon filled with a lot of air from the celestial plane .

It was the last enemy and the strongest .

It was obvious that I had to give it my all to fight against Galima .

Other than this, I also tried to think of any other preparational measures I could take .

Unlike how I had been trading attacks and defending against my opponents to find out a way to defeat them before, I was trying to think ahead of time this time around .

This really was going to be the last after all .

Just like that, a lot of time passed while I was standing at the entrance .

Karupedan must have been annoyed by this already, as she was skipping stones on the water while sitting down in a hunched manner .

Looking at that, I couldn’t help but think that she was only but a small child .

Turning around, I walked towards where Karupedan was .

“Hm? Why? Are you still not ready yet?”

“Well, I guess you can say that . ”

“There’s still a lot of time left anyways . You don’t have to rush . You can think of it as a brief respite . ”

“Yep . ”

“Hm… . . What is that expression? It’s not fear . A little bit of curiosity and useless pity is what I think I see . Why? Why are you looking at me like that?”

“It’s nothing much . That place is underwater, right?”

“Eh? Did you ask, wanting an answer?”

“Well, I didn’t expect an answer, but I did hope for a mistake in wording at least . ”

“You’re too honest… . That’s right . That place is underwater . That’s why you held your breath and also prepared a balloon, right? What you thought was correct . ”

“Then what about the temperature of the water?”

“What? That’s… . You can go in and find out for yourself!”

“I guess you also can’t lie very well?”

“W… . What . I’m the Unrivaled Goddess! Have you forgotten?”

“Of course . I know so very well . This much is enough . ”

“I don’t like it! Hurry up and get in there!”

“Sure, oh great Unrivaled Goddess . ”

****

Taking a deep breath, I entered the cave .

Not only did I swallow a King’s Marble, but my mouth was filled with them .

My Mana Shield was also covering my entire body .

Similar to how I entered the portals back on Earth, the space around me shifted .

Since it felt similar to riding Warp or going through a Gate, I didn’t feel too unsettled .

Things were going as expected so far .

Galima’s territory that I entered was filled with water .

Below and above, the depths continued far beyond what I could see .

Since there was not a speck of light, the entire place was covered in pitch black darkness .

Using the power of the light that I had obtained from Lai Yanta to light up the area around me, I could see that the tunnel was connected to the rock face located around the center .

“Hm… . This has a lot of resistance to it to consider it as just water . ”

There wouldn’t be this much resistance if this water was akin to what most people thought of when thinking about underwater movement .

It was true that movement would be slowed somewhat underwater, but it would be easy to overcome that with just the strength of being an Awakened .

However, it seemed that the water in this area was far thicker than the regular water .

To put it simply, it was similar to hair gel or cold soup that thickened?

Still, if I just moved my body with all my force, it wouldn’t be too much of a problem .

“Is that it?”

Condensing the power of light in my body, I emitted a strong light at once .

When I did so, the area was completely lit with light, similar to how a dark night sky had turned into high noon .

But despite all that, there was one spot that refused to be bathed in the light and kept its darkness .

It wasn’t as if that spot was the bottom of the depths or a crevice .

It was similar to a black dot on a white piece of paper .

I sensed that that was where Galima was .

“You won’t come out to greet me? Then I guess I’ll have to go find you . ”

Since that spot was in my field of view, instead of using Flash or diving there, I simply used Warp to arrive there .

It was the perfect combination of light and darkness .

One more step forward was the darkness, and the light was present on the place I was standing .

Even though I was continuously emitting light, the spot right in front of me did not clear away and held onto the darkness .

Without a single moment of hesitation, I stepped into that area .

“Woah!”