The Cursed Gamer, Book 3

476: Begins the Age of Chaos

Chapter 476: Begins the Age of Chaos

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Around him floated debris of shattered planets, moons, and the remnants of star clouds from ancient universes. The battle had left the cosmos in the vicinity demolished. Vision blurring, Neji squinted and rubbed at his eyelids, striving to clear his sight.

When he could see again, he blinked. He looked down at his hands that were bathed in celestial golden blood.

"Huh," A quiet sigh escaped his lips as a notification hovered before him.

[The Active Effect: Rage of Berserk has ended.]

[Berserk has returned to its Passive state.]

Behind the flickering hologram notifications, he glimpsed the torn, shredded remnants of Zephyr's once formidable body. He waved the notifications away, though his eyes lingered on two of them before they vanished.

[You have killed a Peak Tier 5 Entity.]

[You have reached Level 22,065!]

Confusion etched his face as he whispered, "What the hell happened?" and expanded his Jogan to its limits, surveying the cosmic devastation.

As he did that, he realized for some uncountable light-years around him, everything was destroyed, floating in empty space. In this area right now, the influence of Void was more prominent than the Omniverse.

Well, not everything was destroyed. Other than him, there was something else that breathed life. He looked to his side, at the red-haired woman who shivered when his eyes met hers. She was on her knees, legs trembling weakly, as a trickle of liquid escaped her, betraying her fear.

Neji began to walk toward her.

"D-don't come closer!" she stammered, her voice cracking as she raised a trembling hand in a futile attempt at defiance. "I am serious; I'll blast you with the firepower of a star! S-stay away!"

Neji was unsure how he got strong enough to beat that Zephyr guy, unsure how going crazy and berserk increased his power that much, but one thing he was sure about was that—this bitch was scared of him down to her bones. He stepped toward her, ignoring her warnings, and till the very end, she failed to release an attack.

She was scared shitless.

Neji reached out a hand, at which she stared with fear for a long minute. She gulped when she realized what he meant by that, reaching out her hand that was holding the emerald ring and placing it on his palm. "W-will you leave me alone now?"

Neji put the ring on, feeling the voices in his head that were telling him to devour this woman to die out. He heaved a breath, [I'm not a beast,] he told her, [And no, I'm not going to leave you alone.]

With anyone else, he might have relented. But with her? That was not an option.

She'd been chasing him for too long, and he knew she'd continue doing that if he let her go now. She would return again, he was sure. This spoiled bitch would hunt him down as long as she remained like this.

Neji thought with resolve, 'I'm going to break her mind,' watching her retreat with a mix of fear and defiance. His hand went inside his inventory and took out the chain collar. He threw it around her neck, she tried to dodge it, but it clung to her neck automatically. She tried to release it, but Neji had many types of void-related binding abilities to assist the collar. She choked and failed to free herself. 'That way she would rather stay away from me than search for me.'

"Y-you can't do this!" she yelled, trying hard to break the chains. "My father will destroy you, you fool! You cannot-!" Fotia paused.

As did I.