The World I Created is so Popular

Chapter 58: Lord of Death - 4

Ding!– You have entered the Sanctuary of the Celestials.

Rumble!

Beyond the warp, it was all there.

The instant Mari and Akuyuham stepped into the sacred atmosphere, the ornate temple surrounding them began to shake violently.

The ancient pillars of the sanctuary, built for its master, collapsed into clouds of dust.

"Step back," Akuyuham said, shielding the girl with his body.

Separated from Bone dragon due to the sudden warp, they were stranded in this unknown place.

It was nearly impossible to grasp the situation and escape unscathed.

From the swirling dust clouds, something enormous and red began to rise.

Akuyuham whispered, tension building within him.

Magic surged around him, and black magic circles appeared in his hands.

"A challenger...?"

From the grotesque form of a giant, whose appearance seemed as though it had been stripped of human flesh, a delicate female voice echoed.

"This place... is forbidden. You cannot... proceed."

Akuyuham swallowed hard.

'A guardian of the Celestial Sanctuary?'

He surmised that if they could defeat this monstrous entity, the path to the sanctuary would open, revealing their exit from this world—completing the quest given by the GM.

But...

The hum of magic faded as Akuyuham dismissed his magic circles.

He had no intention of leaving this world.

He had no need to defeat this monster.

'I feared that being warped into the Celestial Sanctuary would mean being forcefully ejected from this world without a chance to act, but thankfully, that seems not to be the case.'

Slowly, Akuyuham retreated.

'As long as I escape from this place...'

As long as the monster remained intact, he could continue to exist in this world.

Akuyuham turned around, trying to secure a way out.

Thud.

"Hm?"

A yellow cloud had materialized behind him, forming a wall that blocked his escape.

"This is...!"

It was a game mechanic, a barrier preventing players from escaping once they had entered a boss fight.

Thud. Thud.

"The challenger... shall be crushed."

The red giant began advancing towards them.

"GM...!"

Akuyuham gritted his teeth.

'Do they intend to force me to fight this monster no matter what?'

The GM seemed determined to trap him and ensure he cleared the quest by any means necessary.

'Is there no way...? There must be a way...'

There was no escape.

The monster was coming for both him and Mari.

If he killed the monster, he would be expelled from this world.