Ultimate.
A special technique that only those who surpass the limits of humanity can use.
However, in gaming terms, it’s simply called the “ultimate move.”
In other games, you might just press ‘R’ to activate it, but Another World is virtual reality.
To use your ultimate in Another World, you need to materialize an image. Beyond that, you need to materialize an imagination.
It sounds complicated, but it’s actually quite simple.
What is the strongest phenomenon you can implement with your imagination?
The answer to this question is usually referred to as “achieving enlightenment.”
Some people get it quickly, while others require immense effort.
Thus, in Another World, this phase is called the “Wall of Wailing.”
From here on, the true and false are separated.
The corpses of novices unable to surpass this point pile up like mountains.
It’s a shame, because it’s really fun once you get past this.
“Is it sturdy?”
Cecilia asked while looking at Ferna who was doing the final checks.
“Yes! As you requested, this area has been thoroughly converted into a dungeon. Whatever happens here, people outside won’t know! Hehe.”
Ferna, with her cheerful face.
Ferna was brought here just in case.
‘My ultimate consumes so much mana that it might be detected.’
The d*ath of the Demon King could cause a huge mana fluctuation, which wouldn’t be unusual.
But the origin being the Loki Mountain Range must not be revealed.
To cause confusion, Ferna was deliberately asked to convert this area into a dungeon.
Any actions within the dungeon won’t be detected from the outside.
“Are you ready? You can go down now.”
“Is it okay?”
“It’s better to hurry.”
Cecilia smiled faintly.
“Otherwise, you’ll d*e.”
Ferna, who had turned pale, hurriedly fled.
Once her presence completely disappeared, Cecilia extended her hand into the air while standing on an unstable rock.
The space twisted, and an old sword gradually appeared.
“Since you gave it to me, I might as well use it.”
This was the sword given by Cain.
Cecilia’s ultimate, due to the shockwave, could shatter even famous swords.
“Hmm, the grip is good.”
Cecilia lightly gripped the sword and looked in the direction of the Demon King’s Castle.
– Is it that you can’t k*ll him but can attack?
– That’s right.
– Then, can you fix him in the sky for me?
This was the plan discussed beforehand with Cain.
Though the Demon King’s Castle isn’t visible due to the high elevation, spotting the sniper point will be possible once the Demon King appears in the sky.
Cecilia’s job was just to wait until that moment.
“I want to finish quickly and return to the capital.”
Cecilia giggled and thought of soft desserts.
By the way, this time, I lost Kairon’s three-piece wine collection in a bet, so there’s going to be a big party.
With the ceasefire, Kairon probably won’t be too angry.
While Cecilia was happily imagining, something unusual appeared in her line of sight.
Goomoooung——!
With a loud sound,
Swoosh!
A puddle-like entity formed in the sky, and a golden chain spear pierced through.
“Ah… certainly a Demon King candidate.”
The chain spear, looking like Cain’s authority, pulled up a massive Balrog into the sky.
“So, that’s the Demon King.”
Though extremely far away, it was surely the Demon King.
The Demon King seemed to be struggling, but the chain spear firmly held him in place.
“It’s my turn.”
Cecilia smiled faintly and removed the restriction on her mana.
It was for the prerequisite of “Full Consumption of Mana.”
“True Name Release. Sword God Cecilia.”
The air grew heavily silent.
Cecilia still retained her calm smile.
As if the world had lost all sounds, everything seemed to stop momentarily—
Kwaahhhhhh—!
A massive tornado rose into the sky, swallowing everything in its vicinity.
The sharp gusts of wind slashed at the earth, and even the smallest particles in the air were wildly disturbed.
The wind magic released into the air was already causing immense anomalies.
The air vibrated. The eerie sound was akin to the trembling of fear.
This was why Cecilia couldn’t use her ultimate technique.
Because it would consume everything around.
‘That I have to deal with such a troublesome ultimate technique…’
Cecilia sighed deeply and recalled the day she first obtained her ultimate.
During the time she played Another World.
Surprisingly ranked first, Cecilia obtained her ultimate quite late.
Cecilia’s enlightenment came long after she had the “qualifications.”
Perhaps because it was hard-won, the ultimate she obtained followed her even after reincarnating into the sequel.
‘This is also a memory.’
Back in those days when she enjoyed Another World.
A time when she hadn’t even imagined coming to such a place.
Cecilia liked to observe the scenery.
Another World wasn’t merely a game where you repeatedly leveled up due to its high degree of freedom.
After hunting, Cecilia always sat in high places and gazed at the sky absent-mindedly.
Though Another World was a game widely considered as a “fallen game,” there was one thing users praised highly.
The “Sky of the Past,” something one could never see in reality.
The skies implemented in Another World, free from fine dust and environmental pollution, showed constellations clearly.
Back in her era, the year 2090, the sky only showed Starlink.
Seeing constellations was a new blessing.
Her favorite was the moon.
Even if it wasn’t constellations, the moon was her favorite.
It felt like you could see the moon’s craters due to the clear sky.
That’s why Cecilia always reached out to the moon and thought,
‘How cool would it be if I could break that moon?’
Was the graphic for breaking the moon implemented?
Since it was such a freedom-based game.
Cecilia was curious and wanted to try it.
Since then, Cecilia continued her training.
The purpose of her training was singular.
‘To break the game’s graphics.’
“Ah, done.”
Cecilia realized her mana was almost depleted and raised the sword towards the sky.
She brought up the image she imagined to break the graphics.
Massive amounts to the limit.
Gather all of it into one point.
Kooohaaaak—!
The storm tearing through the air converged at the tip of Cecilia’s sword.
Like a black hole, the sword tip absorbed all the wind in the air.
Innumerable wyverns flying in the sky dropped to the ground with a thud.
This happened because breathing wasn’t possible, due to the lack of air resistance.
—!
The storm that wrecked the surroundings subsided.
That massive force had gathered entirely at the tip of Cecilia’s sword.
Since there was no medium to transmit sound, no sound could be heard from here on.
—!
‘Is this the limit?’
Cecilia’s silver eyes glanced aside for a moment.
The space was cracking under the immense gravity.
True to the name of the ‘graphics-breaking sword,’ it was breaking the space of this world.
!
In the end, the space shattered like broken glass.
Cecilia shivered.
…Lady Goddess, will you give us strength?
Her initial use of the ultimate came to mind.
To sum it up, Cecilia’s ‘Developer Taunting’ was successful.
-User-sama…! Please! Change it to something else!
Because a GM really appeared crying.
…Though it was a bit annoying, she remembered accepting the ‘thankful GM’s hairpin.’
Thus, reluctantly, she thought of an alternative to breaking graphics and named it as such.
Cecilia extended her sword forward.
Heaven-Breaking Powerless Sword (破天無力劍)—.
The silent sword strike split the sky.
The knights who had fallen in Niflheim were carrying out missions based on Cecilia’s strict instructions.
“Ah, so there’s a reason why we’re gathering intelligence primarily among the civilian demons.”
“They’re not very suspicious.”
“Incredibly smooth.”
The city of demons, which was unknown and terrifying to humans, was surprisingly not much different from places where humans lived.
Just more extreme in their reverence for strength. The ‘civilian demons’ were no more than ordinary citizens.
Still, they were able to gather information so smoothly thanks to Cecilia’s storm which blew away the ‘monsters of the Loki Mountain Range.’
It seemed like even they couldn’t control the monsters, as they were fully occupied with dealing with them.
“Unexpected information.”
“We need to inform the capital as soon as possible.”
The obtained information was clearly different from what they knew.
-It’s true that they’re preparing for an invasion, but the Demon King isn’t dead yet.
-This isn’t an invasion aimed at quelling internal unrest, but a thoroughly prepared war.
-Within a week at the latest, and within three days at the earliest, an unprecedented Demon King’s army will invade.
“d*mn it, who spread the false rumor that the Demon King was dead?”
“We almost got into serious trouble. It wasn’t the time for an expedition.”
The Rianen Kingdom wasn’t prepared for ‘total war.’
Their plan was to take advantage of the turmoil in the Demon World to inflict maximum damage.
If things went awry, they could be wiped out by a counterattack from the Demon King’s army.
Now was the time to lower defenses, not raise them.
“We’re retreating. Send a signal to Lady Cecilia.”
“Yes!”
But just then—
“That, what is that…?”
Kwaaaaaaa—!!
The sky was split into two parts.
The clouds parted, and the blue sky opened like a wound.
The atmosphere swirled along the crack. Through the torn sky, darkness and light intertwined and churned, as if dimensions were distorted.
It was almost like the birth of an absolute forbidden zone that not even a deity dared to touch.
“Something… is happening.”
The Windsor Knights canceled their retreat and gathered more information.
Not long after, they discovered what had just happened.
Two absolutes fought each other, and
One absolute remained.
The Demon King was dead.
But a much more powerful Demon King had seized control.
“A calamity for humanity. A demon that can unleash such a devastating strike…?”
“d*mn it. This isn’t the time. We must bring this news to the capital as soon as possible.”
The Windsor Knights withdrew quickly.
Meanwhile, there was a devil watching them not far away.
“Your Highness Demon King, please give your orders.”
Cain’s closest aide, now Demon King’s top aide and the Demon World number two ‘Luciferia,’ said.
“Enough.”
Cain, with a blank expression, shook his head.
“Since it’s a joyful day, let’s not see bl**d.”
His crimson eyes captured the Windsor Knights who were hastily retreating.
But who he was looking at wasn’t the visible Windsor Knights.
It was a single girl behind them.
“I have sent her back safely.”
Cain slowly smiled.
“I expect you to keep your promise.”
While recalling the promise he made with her,
“Ms. Cecilia Windsor.”
