I Became The Villain The Hero Is Obsessed With

416 – The Last Battle (3)

The Sun God Battle Control Tower.

Within this tower, positioned high above the plain where the battle between Stardust and the Sun God was set to take place, people bustled around restlessly.

“Yes! Immediately, some of us will provide support to Mexico. South America will follow Plan C!”

“Currently, East Asia and America are holding their ground. The Western Line of Europe seems a bit strained, we might need to divert personnel from the East…!”

Indeed, hectic moves were in process to counter the synchronized attack by the Angels, concurrent with the advent of the Sun God.

Of course, though their moves appeared frantic… they were coping more solidly than anticipated. The common citizens had already evacuated to underground shelters worldwide, so the surface could be turned into a battleground with no concern.

And naturally, South Korea was solidly holding itself too, defended by our colleagues from Ego Stream.

[Haaah! Let’s crank it up to maximum output]

Just by viewing the scenes in my mask, I could tell Chu Sehee, Seo Eun, and even the old man Dusik were firmly on their ground.

‘…Hmm. But.’

Last time, the Sun God launched a surprise attack, so I assumed he would have depleted his strength somewhat. But the scale of Angel’s worldwide attack was similar to the original time. Did he reduce the strength of the Sun God’s main body this time?

Anyway, whatever the case, they were defending well. No need to worry about this side for now.

Therefore naturally, after the situation was analyzed, what captivated their interest was…

“Woah…”

WWWaaahhhhh

Exactly, the showdown between the Sun God and Stardust.

The grand control center tower on the plain where the battle was going on, lit with sparkling far-off lights visible through its large window.

The golden and white lights and the rumbling sounds reaching us despite the considerable distance allowed one to guess the scale of the battle.

The actual state of the battle could be observed anytime on the screens displaying the footage from the thousands of drones that still prevailed despite being destroyed.

“…”

Thus, I was standing by a window, watching the battle scene between Stardust and the Sun God unfolding in a hologram.

The battle had been going on for several minutes already.

Most people, admiring Stardust that was fighting as equals against a god with a human body, had already started watching.

In actuality, I knew.

That it was practically a battle between gods, as a divine entity resided within Stardust.

And.

“…Ha.”

Anyway, I was aware that Stardust, even in the original work, had defeated the Sun God.

‘And the current Stardust…’

Was far stronger, thanks to my efforts, even than in its original state.

So, it was a battle that he simply could not lose.

Therefore, I was secretly relieved, although I did not let my guard down and calmly watched the battle.

There was no room for my interference in this fight. It was a battle of pure divine power against divine power.

‘…’

Thus, I silently sent my encouragement.

Never taking my eyes off the decisive battle.

***

wwwhhhhhOOOOmmm

“Hmm…”

Battlefield.

Above that ground, Stardus grinded her teeth, facing the Sun God.

A spectacle that seemed to be in heaven, filled with the holy light all around.

In the midst of that, all alone, sparkling with a golden shine, Stardus glared at Sun God Helios floating above the sky.

“….”

Except for a slight smile, Helios was simply floating in the sky with no expression change or a single word uttered.

And behind him.

[………..]

A gigantic silver giant with no face, hovering just as Helios does.

Whenever Helios clenches his fist, it clenches it in exactly the same way, launching an attack, essentially moving like the human body of Helios.

The manifestation of the divine.

“…Ha.”

Stardus, who instinctively noticed this fact,

Bit down her teeth tightly again, her hand shining gold as she clenched her fist.

Stardus realized in the end, the giant floating behind the Sun God was Helios’s main body, and only by breaking it, could she win.

The challenge was…

“Do you have any other thinking time?”

KWaaaNG

“Aak…!”

That, it was not easy.

Stardus, who barely blocked an ambush attack of the silver giant with her arms crossed and shining golden, coughed up blood along with the sensation of her organs being twisted.

…No matter how much divine strength Stardus had received, her body was still a human body.

Even though the power of the stars offsets the majority of the attacks, it was still stronger than any enemy she had faced thus far.

Hence, at the moment, Stardus was simply too preoccupied with fending off Helios’s attacks.

FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. FWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM.

So, as Stardus continued to fend off Helios’s attacks while bleeding from her mouth, she unwittingly found herself thinking.

…Can I really win this?

However…

‘No, Ms. Stardus. You can do it.’

…Somehow, in response to Egoistic’s words which she thought she heard.

Stardus unconsciously, put strength into her weakening legs.

Yes, sure enough, Egoistic said that she could defeat the Sun God.

If she collapses here, what will happen to Egoistic, her friends, and this world?

Those thoughts once again set Stardus’s heart ablaze.

Countered by her will, the power of the stars within her once again burned brightly.

THUDDD. KRaaaNG. KROOOONGGGGGG.

The pure might of the Sun God was hammering her body.

And against it, the pure energy created to oppose the power of the Sun, the star’s power, began to wave.

“…looking at you standing still, have you given up? Then, farewell.”

At that moment, when the Sun God was smirking and raising another strike in a calm voice.

-Ping

Whoooooooshhhhh

Boommm

“….”

With a glare so intense it could make the sun god squint.

From Stardust, the power of the stars surged and flowed out.

And so, after a moment.

“Phew….”

The light was drawn back.

In the midst of it, Stardust floated in the sky, calmly exhaling.

Thunderrr

Behind her, alongside a shining, colossal golden giant.

“So, it’s fair now, isn’t it?”

Stardust, her, the embodiment of divine power of the stars.

In front of her, Helios, the sun god, laughed at the thought with his blue eyes.

“Huh. For a bug-like human, you’re quite persistent.”

Observing such a sight, he spoke sarcastically with a smirk.

“Alright. Let’s see how far we can go.”

With that, he moved the silver giant once more.

In response to this, Stardust clenched her fists with her star-powered giant.

And so.

Finally, the true mythical battle had begun.

The prelude to a long and enduring battle that would last for several hours.

***

The standoff between the god of creation and the hero destined to save the world.

The long and fierce fight was being broadcasted to the entire world through numerous cameras.

Indeed, everyone who was awake was watching the battle that was determining their fate.

In the feeling of vibration and attack from the angels’ onslaught from the basement, everyone was listening to the ongoing battle via war-ready TVs and radios.

In fear and tension, listening to the progress of the fight that continued for hours.

What they obtained was…

“Honey.”

“Yes. If we really… If we do it right”

…We might win.

Indeed, it was hope.

While everyone was cheering on the duo, unseen during the battle that lasted over tens of hours, Stardust had experienced all sorts of things.

Generally, after manifesting divine power, she confronted the sun god on an equal footing.

“Gah…”

Thud. Boom. Thud.

Of course, there were plenty of times she took hits and got thrown around.

And, not only that.

“Ugh… Four years…”

“Urghhhhh!”

In the midst of battle, he awakens once more, growing even stronger.

Again, once again.

Just like that.

Three days passed.

The vast area surrounding the battlefield was completely destroyed, after a battle that hadn’t paused for a moment, even for food or drink, over all the long day and night.

And the conclusion of that.

Naturally.

“…Helios.”

“You’ve lost.”

Crushing noise.

“Ugh… Hah, hah…”

It was Stardust’s victory.

After Stardust’s divine might had shattered the giant of the sun god’s divine might.

The colossal crater left by the aftermath of the earlier battle.

In the middle of it, the sun god with parts of his body cracked open from where light was spilling out, kneeling on the ground.

Walking towards him with calm eyes, was Stardust.

As for me, I was quietly watching the spectacle on the screen.

As expected…

“I knew that he could do it.”

With these words as the end.

Around me, the people in the control center went into an uproar.

“Hooray!!!!”

“We… Ha… We all survived? Ha…”

“We survived! Stardust won! Hooray! Stardust! Stardust! Stardust!”

Amidst all the cries.

I, alone, silently smiled while looking out the window.

Yes. I knew this would happen.

He had won in the original work as well. So, why couldn’t he win now?

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Finally. It’s over.

Although it took three days and nights for Stardust to awaken four times during… still. Considering it was a battle against a god, it was quite a victory.

Now, finally, I, and Stardust, everyone… we can rest.

While I was thinking that.

Coincidentally, the confrontation between Stardust and the Sun God also came to an end.

“…You.”

“hehehehe… Yes. A star child. hahahaha. Really, much more than I expected … You have received a lot of the power of God. hahahaha… I didn’t expect this.”

Laughing mockingly, with a strained voice, he spoke thus.

And as I watched the whole scene through a hologram, knowing what would happen next through the original work.

Now, the sun god, whose strength has greatly weakened, will give up and run away if he fights more and his life is consumed.

Of course, in the original, he fled without hesitation after nearly annihilating all beings… Well. This time, he’ll run away with regrets.

I thought that too naturally, too certainly.

And in the middle of it all, a dialogue between Stardust and the sun god.

“…So, what are you going to do now?”

“hahahaha… Are you curious? Well. As you can see, I’ve exhausted all my strength. If I keep fighting, my body will reach its end… I guess I should just give up.”

Just as expected. The dialogue is exactly the same as in the original.

Looking at him, I was relieved.

…No, I was relieved.

At least, I was until his next unexpected line.

“…But.”

“Why should I do that?”

“…What?”

And that moment.

Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.

I felt my heartbeat, stronger than ever.

That’s when I realized.

Something was wrong.