Strongest Hammer God

Chapter 1047: First Trial

Fierce Breaker silently waited behind the Overseer. It had been five years since the Main Dimension was destroyed, and during that time, the two of them had just looked at the world.

The feeling of finality had fully entered their hearts, and they held on to it. It was not just the Overseer who was interested in the Minor Law of Death. Fierce Breaker was also trying to comprehend it. If he managed to succeed, the Overseer would face yet another trial that might end her life.

Fierce Breaker consciously shut the Overseer's existence out of his mind and perception. Watching her could interrupt the feeling of finality that was essential for comprehending the Minor Law of Death.

In this moment, Fierce Breaker could truly feel the Dead World, but deep inside, he also knew that this was just an illusion.

After all, even though the world was dead, it might not stay that way.

In front of Fierce Breaker, the Overseer watched the entire world. Thanks to her status, she could see the entire Main Dimension. She could truly see the world for what it was.

Yet, the feeling of finality she felt was far weaker than what Fierce Breaker felt. She could see so much more of the world, which should increase the intensity of the feeling.

But it wasn't. Since she could see so much of the world, she could also see...

That the world actually wasn't dead.

Just two years ago, something had happened that had interrupted the feeling. She had dealt with the incident, but ever since then, the feeling had only been in the background.

She tried to live with it, but it simply didn't work. The illusion was already broken.

At that moment, the Overseer opened her eyes. For the first time in an eternity, genuine frustration and rage filled her mind.

About six trillion kilometers to the west, Space, Time, and Gravity Energies were gathering above a crater, which was surrounded by mountains with unusual shapes.

Three seconds later, a man appeared in the middle of the crater. He wore ostentatious black robes and carried a crown on his head.

An Ascender from a Secondary World.

A New Sage.

Someone who had conquered a world.

Since the Overseer could see the entire world, she couldn't ignore the existence of the new Ascenders. Two years ago, another Ascender had appeared in Auyvar. The Overseer had killed them, but ever since then, the illusion had been broken.

This was not a dead world.

With time, more Ascenders would appear, and these Ascenders came from a living world. Sometimes, they carried seeds or natural treasures with them. While these things were not alive, they had the potential to create life.

Two years ago, when the Overseer had killed the new Ascender, their possessions had been scattered. The Overseer had believed that this was it, but some days later, she had noticed a small bit of grass growing near the Ascension Pool. If she didn't do anything, the world would resurrect.

Naturally, she had dealt with the patch of grass, but now, another Ascender had appeared.

The Overseer killed the new Ascender as well, and this time, she also destroyed all of his belongings.

Once more, the world was dead, but she knew that it wouldn't stay like this.

The Minor Law of Death was so close, but she couldn't comprehend it as long as new Ascenders kept appearing!

She had to get rid of the Ascension Pools!

However, she also knew that the Ascension Pools were under the protection of the world. Destroying them would trigger the world's defensive mechanisms! Even more, the world would create new ones.

She didn't know it, but this was the first of Swamp Dragon's trials.

According to Swamp Dragon's plan, the Overseer was supposed to destroy all life in the Main Dimension. Doing that would represent a major investment. After all, she would destroy millions of years of effort. Of course, she would still do that since this was the only opportunity for her to get out of this world without putting her life in someone else's hands.

She had already committed, which increased the chances that she would also destroy the Ascension Pools.

This put the Overseer in front of a choice.

Risk death for an opportunity to escape or give up?

Giving up obviously wasn't an option. The Ascension Pools had to be dealt with.

It just depended on how she would go about it.

The Overseer came up with several plans, but all of them would be risky.

For a moment, the Overseer looked at Fierce Breaker. Letting him survive gave her another option.

The Overseer was, as the name suggested, the person responsible for keeping the world orderly. The world itself didn't get involved unless the Overseer threatened it themselves. Every other threat was the Overseer's responsibility to deal with.

If she handed the role of Overseer to Fierce Breaker, she could destroy the Ascension Pools without suffering the world's wrath. The only one who would receive punishment would be Fierce Breaker, and since he hadn't had his warning yet, he wouldn't even die.

Afterward, the Overseer could force Fierce Breaker to hand the position back. After all, he couldn't even hope to fight her.

This seemed like the best option to her...

And it was also the best option according to Swamp Dragon's plan.

If the Overseer decided to hand the position to Fierce Breaker, Fierce Breaker would gain the ability to see the entire world, including the Elemental Dimension. This would allow him to locate and contact Swamp Dragon. Naturally, Fierce Breaker would hand him the position, and everything would be over.

Swamp Dragon was somewhere in the Elemental Dimension. The only reason why the current Overseer could even look at and travel to the Elemental Dimension was based on her position as Overseer. If she weren't the Overseer anymore, she couldn't interact with the Elemental Dimension anymore.

At that point, Swamp Dragon just needed to contact one of the higher-ups of his mysterious Organization. That person would request access to the world, and Swamp Dragon would grant it. The current Overseer might be able to fight Immortals, but she couldn't possibly fight a Lord or Demigod.

If she decided to hand her position over, she would die.

However, if she decided to destroy the Ascension Pools without handing over her position, she would also die. Fierce Breaker didn't know it, but the Overseer had already received her warning a long time ago.

The Overseer looked at Fierce Breaker for a while. Handing the position to him shouldn't be dangerous. She could give it to him and kill him right after. Since she was the strongest human, the position would go back to her, but the switch wasn't instantaneous. There was more than enough time to destroy the Ascension Pools and accept the offer.

It seemed like the best option.

The author's patreon. If he gets more than 1000 per month, he will increase the number of words in the chapter.

/user?u=27791050