Hellmode ~Gamer Who Likes to Speedrun Becomes Peerless in a Parallel World with Obsolete Setting~

After Allen and his companions left, the Hall of the God of Law, Axilion, fell into silence. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

‘…’

The Beast God Garm quietly closed his eyes, filled with an absolute void of hopelessness. Whether seeking an answer or solace, he prayed earnestly to the statue of Axilion. The statue, of course, offered no response. Garm had likely spent countless hours in this state, hoping for some form of enlightenment. Suddenly, his ears twitched. He opened his eyes slowly, detecting the sound of approaching footsteps.

*Clack clack clack*

Someone was walking down the narrow corridor, the footsteps echoing off the walls and entering the hall.

‘Oh my, Garm is still here, offering meaningless prayers?’

The voice came from behind Garm, filled with a mocking tone, disrespectful to a revered Higher God and the object of beastmen’s faith.

‘…Kyuplas.’

‘Hahaha! Who's that? I’m Kyubel!’

A masked jester waved his hands dramatically, feigning shock at the mention of his old name.

‘Still playing the fool, I see. How did you get past the barriers into this temple?’

‘There was a crack. You should really fix that leak!’

Kyubel proudly mentioned entering through the hole in the ceiling created by Dogora’s Skill [Full Blaze].

‘…So? What do you want? I’m under surveillance, so don't try anything funny.’

‘Oh, it’s nothing. Just that the Demon King’s condition isn’t looking good, and I’m here in the divine realm for some medicine. If left unchecked, I might become his next meal. He’s been insatiable lately. Recently, he even devoured a newly created Demon Great General.’

Kyubel exaggerated with grand gestures, complaining about the Demon King’s behavior.

‘The Demon King, huh? I doubt such measures will change this world.’

‘That’s right. A mere Demon King won’t change the world. Elmea’s power is vast. That’s why I waited a million years for the right conditions.’

‘Hmph. So you’re ready to act now? You came just to tell me that?’

‘Exactly! Listen carefully.’

‘Huh? I don’t hear anything. If you’re just here to fool around, leave.’

Garm’s voice, filled with irritation, echoed in the silent hall.

‘Something incredible has happened. The divine realm hasn’t been this silent in a million years.’

‘Ah, now that you mention it. Even Gaia’s lamentations about the ghost’s carnage in the Earth Labyrinth are absent.’

Despite being in the temple, Garm’s clairvoyance and super-hearing allowed him to understand the state of the Earth Labyrinth and hear the cries of the Earth God Gaia.

‘This is the perfect opportunity!’

Kyubel spun around and pointed dramatically at Garm.

‘Allen, huh? I still don’t see why you hold him in such high regard.’

‘Because he harbors endless desires. And how did your precious Shea and the others fare? They were to undergo the trial today, right?’

‘What, were you watching? It ended as you’d expect. No one listens to me anymore. The world and the beastmen are doomed.’

Both Shea and Zew had rejected the intended outcome, taking their rewards and leaving.

‘The bond of sibling love reaffirmed, and a Divine Technique of self-sacrifice for comrades…how touching!’

‘Hmph, love’s bonds only perpetuate this endless despair.’

Garm slowly looked up at the statue of Axilion, his expression one of regret and contrition.

‘Hesitation to kill one’s own children is typical of a parent. Axilion was especially kind.’

Their conversation hinted at a deep history, understood only by the two of them.

‘Indeed. But love is mutual. There are children who will mercilessly destroy a hesitant parent. Shea and the others will face their own despair someday.’

Garm spoke as if he had recently witnessed such events. The reason for the Light God and Law God’s defeat against the Creator God became evident.

‘Defeated by love. How ironic. But Kyuplas, acting now will result in many deaths. Are you prepared for that?’

‘Of course. It’s better than another million years of this hell.’

‘Many beastmen will die.’

‘It’s a necessary sacrifice to shatter this law. Sad but true.’

Garm glanced at the broken angel statue on Axilion’s shoulder and sighed, his gaze falling on the shattered pieces on the floor.

‘The benevolent and just First Angel Kyuplas is no longer…’

‘Indeed. And the Twelve Beast Gods who loved the beastmen alongside Axilion are gone. Now, one of them forces beastmen into fratricide, like a malevolent deity.’

Kyubel’s retort chilled the air.

‘…We were the mad ones. I only wanted to protect the beastmen within this law. Blood ties were necessary to manifest power here!!’

Garm’s rapid defense showed Kyubel had hit a nerve.

‘Excuses, Garm. Our defeat destined us for ruin.’

Kyubel silenced Garm’s words. It was as if all their hands were stained and corrupted.

‘Enough. How many times have we had this argument… I’m tired. Maybe madness is the only way to stay sane in this endless cycle of despair.’

‘A world gone mad, repeating endlessly… An eternal nightmare. It’s like a game.’

‘It’s not a joke. Despair repeats endlessly… A “game” indeed. The beastmen Axilion loved are ravaged repeatedly. We are trapped in a spiral of despair.’

‘It must end. That’s why I’m acting. There are those excited by this world.’

‘Allen and Zeldias. They too will face despair, like us.’

‘We’ll see. I’m starting now.’

It was as if Kyubel suggested Garm stay and watch.

‘I don’t expect much, but take care.’

Kyubel turned and walked away with determined steps, the pleasant click of his arrival absent.

Left alone, Garm gazed at Axilion’s statue.

‘Despair will repeat again. Someone, end this “endless game” …’

A whisper repeated for a million years, unanswered. Garm slowly closed his eyes, filled with the blackness of despair.

In this world brimming with Gods, a new conflict between Allen’s group and the Demon King’s army was about to begin.

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