Parallel Novel Chapter 184: My World!

Thirty Minutes Later.

Kashi’s World.

BOOOM!!!

An earth-shattering explosion shook the dinsion to its core, the resulting waves sending massive tsunamic waves onto the land. Cracks appeared in the sky as the very fabric of space and ti weakened before the ungodly blast.

Far off above the ground, a being large enough to blot out the sky crashed into the sea, its body singed black, making it impossible to figure out its original shape or form.

Shortly after the colossal figure fell into the sea, two figures descended from the clouds and gazed upon the fallen beast with differing emotions. One of the figures, Drixali, glanced at the daeben who stood next to him, Kashi of the Hopeful Maggots, with a complicated expression.

It would be a lie if Drixali claid there was no secret resentnt over his forceful enslavent. Perhaps as a sign of rcy, Kashi did not wipe his mories when subduing the demon. As a result, the centaur retained his mories as a free spirit, unbeholden to anyone.

As a result, Drixlia was initially displeased with the reality of forever serving this daeben—especially when Kashi was so much weaker than him.

However, the battle against the blight completely changed his perception of the daeben. Kashi, this monster, was hiding so much power behind that harmless smile. After witnessing Kashi’s true strength, Drixali found he could not gauge the daeben’s potential.

Drixali firmly believed it was only a matter of ti before this monster grew even stronger than himself. Hell, if the daeben kept up this montum… Drixali flinched, as a dreadful thought passed through his mind.

Could he be witnessing the birth of another Razznik Y’Terlow?

Suddenly, Drixali did not find it so bad to be Kashi’s servant. Perhaps in the future, it would be a position that was heavily sought after but could not be obtained anymore. Besides, being in Kashi’s world was not so bad. Yggdrasil’s life energy was beneficial to even a demon like himself. He could feel his old injuries, which had stumped his potential, slowly being loosened with each passing mont.

Heh, who knew how much stronger he would get in a few years? Drixali was confident that his life would never be the sa as long as he stuck by the enigmatic daeben. Hence, he dematerialized his spear as he looked at Kashi and bowed his head, “The blight has been defeated. You are victorious, Master.”

“Don’t bother with the master stuff,” Kashi replied, revealed a loose smile as he examined a prompt that had appeared after the blight’s defeat. “Just Kashi is fine. You’re much stronger than , anyway. It’ll feel awkward.”

“As you wish, Kashi-dono,” Drixali said.

“Well, I guess that’s good enough for now,” muttered Kashi as he let out an exasperated sigh. “More importantly, looks like taking this big guy down ca with so added benefits.”

Hidden Trait: Dinsion Consumption Unlocked!

You have defeated a being strong enough to add an attribute to your dinsion. You will gain a random attribute upon consuming this lifeform.

Warning: Attributes gained have equal chances of either being Negative or Positive

Warning: Dinsion Consumption only works on Rare, High-Teir Lifeforms. No attributes will be acquired upon consuming common lifeforms.

High-tier lifeforms? Hmm… this was the first ti Kashi was coming across this term. Even Razznik had not heard of creatures being graded into tiers. Sure, there were legendary and divine beasts, but those were more like title awarded to those creatures from mythical tales or those that ca from higher dinsions. This type of ranking system was new to him. It seed he would have to pay a visit to a library soon to clear up this puzzle.

The daeben switched focus to the window underneath, which asked him if he wanted to consu the blight or not. A more reasonable person might have hesitated, weighed the pros and cons, and whatnot, but Kashi, without any hesitation, chose ‘YES.’

A massive gale blew past Kashi and smashed onto the fallen blight. The storm, which consisted of thousands of wind blades, cut the blight’s massive body into tiny fragnts the size of a fist. A trendous suction force shot out of Yggdrasil, forcefully absorbing these fragnts into its tree trunk.

Yggdrasil’s leaves fervently trembled after the final fragnt was absorbed. A trendous change overca Yggdrasil, as dark, thorny vines shot out of its trunk and slithered along the tree as if wishing to strangle Yggdrasil to death. However, a few monts later, the vines were once again absorbed into Yggdrasil.

Whooom!

Kashi shut his eyes as Yggdrasil exploded with a brilliant green light. When the light dimd, Kashi was shocked to find that Yggdrasil had grown about 20 ters taller. Not only that, but he could see thousands of trees rising from the ground to create dense forests off in the horizon. This world, which once only consisted of grasslands, now boasted dense forests.

Kashi could also keenly feel the landmass increasing in size. It seed that every ti Yggdrasil grew, the landmass would follow suit. Until this mont, Yggdrasil slowly grew on its own, and Kashi had assud that was the only way for it to expand. But it seed that there were other thods to rapidly increase its growth.

Hmm… This was indeed an exciting find. However, Kashi pushed the thought to the back of his mind as he received a new announcent.

New Trait: Harbinger of Blight

You have absorbed the blight into your body and obtained the trait, Harbinger of Blight. You have unlocked the following traits:

Poison Immunity: You are now completely immune to all kinds of poisons.

Curse Resistance: You gain 20% Resistance to Curses.

Blight Emperor: The Blight Emperor controls the blight. You can command the blight to infect or leave a person’s body. Can command lifeforms heavily contaminated by the blight.

Kashi revealed a wide grin as he studied the prompt. It seed it was true that life rewarded good people. The daeben could not wait to test out this ability and find out its full potential. The ga also inford him of Yggdrassil’s upgrade, stating that the earth elent had been strengthened even further.

Kashi took a mont to take stock of the elents he had accumulated so far. The dragon gave him Fire, Yggdrasil brought Earth, the Hydras provided Water, and Kira provided Wind. This left Lightning and tal as the only outstanding elents. The daeben initially wondered why the dragon provided fire, but he transford into a lightning dragon.

However, it didn’t take long for Kashi to brush off the issue. He couldn’t care less as long as it did not negatively affect him.

Kashi examined the prompt and then turned to Drixali. With a pleasant smile, he proposed, “Are you interested in increasing your strength?”

If Miote were around, he would have warned Drixali to run away as far and fast as he could. That smile was a sure sign that Kashi was about to scam soone!

Drixali’s brow rose. “Yes, Kashi-sama. Do you have sothing in mind?”

Kashi’s grin widened as he proposed, “I need a god for my world. If you agree to take up the position, you will gain imasurable power.”

“You could order , and I would do as you ask,” Drixali stated with a confused frown. “Why would you ask for my consent?”

Kashi shrugged. “It’s not in my nature to force people to do things they don’t like. Every god in this world is here willingly.” ‘Well, except the hydra eggs. But, hey, they haven’t been born yet, so they can’t say yes or no. I can consider this planning the path for children before they are born. Nothing wrong with that.’

Drixali hesitated. “Are there any particular detrints I should know about?”

Kashi revealed a loose smile. “You are a cautious one, aren’t you?” The daeben shrugged as he assured the centaur, “Nothing much. You won’t be able to leave this realm willy-nilly. But apart from that, you pretty much have free reign. Within reason, of course.”

Drixali gazed into the horizon, his eyes seeming to peer into another reality. “There’s nothing for

in the other world. I will gladly stay and carry out your wish to beco a god.” The centaur looked at the daeben with a determined gaze. “What do I have to do?”

‘Got him!’ Kashi’s eyes sparkled as he said, “Nothing. Just don’t fight what cos next…”

Lymar Village

Following the explosion, no one dared approach Kashi’s body. The daeben’s ki and mana had madly fluctuated over the past thirty minutes. Sotis it was calm; other tis, nearly calamitous. The stone table Kashi had been resting on was pulverized to dust by the daeben’s energy, leaving his body to float a few feet above the ground.

Shadow and the centaur chiefs did not leave the area for varying reasons, intent on waiting until the daeben either perished or awoke.

Whooosh!

Shadow’s eyes twitched when Kashi’s aura suddenly spiked. Despite being over twenty ters away, the assassin was forced to shield his eyes from the wind generated by the daeben’s aura. Surprisingly, however, the torrential wind disappeared just as fast as it appeared.

“Kashi!” Shadow excitedly shouted as he saw the daeben weakly open his eyes.

“Huh?” Kashi muttered as he gazed at the open sky above him. ‘Where am I?’ However, before he could get his answer, the force that kept him afloat dissipated with the return of his consciousness.

Bam!

Kashi cursed and let out a small shout as the back of his head struck the ground. “Ouch!” The daeben complained as he sat up and rubbed the back of his head. He turned to his side and saw the centaurs looking at him with complicated expressions.

Kashi recognized the hidden hostility in their eyes, which made him feel a lot more comfortable. He didn’t know what he would have done if he had awoken to adoring fans. The daeben knew what the centaurs were worried about, so he didn’t waste any ti before raising his fingers in a ‘V.’ “Do not worry. The blight has been taken care of. Your forest should return to normal.”

“Are you serious!?” Balasius, unable to contain his excitent, galloped over to the daeben and grabbed his shoulders. “Is the blight gone!?”

Kashi winced as the general squeezed his shoulders. It seed that in his excitent, the esteed general had forgotten to control his strength. Kashi, however, did not react as he understood the general’s feelings. He could not empathize completely, but he had seen enough situations like these to understand Balasius’s reaction.

“Yes, Balasius-san, the blight is gone,” Kashi confird. “If you give

enough ti, I can ensure no traces of the blight remains in this forest.”

“We are forever in your debt, Kashi-dono,” Mando stated as he stepped forward and bowed.

Kashi’s eyes twitched as he looked at the bowing centaur. Damn these freakishly tall centaurs. Even while bowing, Mando was still significantly taller than the daeben. It was quite the comical sight. “It is fine, Alsher-san. I did this of my own free will. There are no debts to be paid. Ah, except the situation with my horse. But that was a deal.”

“Of course,” Mando replied with a smile. “When would you like to hold the ritual?”

Kashi waved his hand. “The ritual can wait. More importantly, there is soone who wishes to et you all.”

“Wait!” Mando’s eyes widened in shock as a terrifying possibility popped up. “You don’t an?”

Kashi grinned as he waved his hand. “Co out, Drixali.”

Whooom!

A portal appeared at the center of the room, and the proud demon god erged with a stern gaze. Sothing had fundantally changed about the demon. His aura bristled with divine energy, not of this world. The demon’s white fur had a soft, warm glow, and lightning sparked wherever he stepped. The demon’s horn had doubled in length and curled in on itself. A mini-tempest raged within the cycles, declaring the demon’s overwhelming strength.

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Drixali glared at the gaping centaurs. His brows furrowed as he vehently condemned, “You mortals dare stand in the presence of my master?”

VWOOOM!

A massive pressure burst out of Drixali and crushed down upon everyone within sight. The centaurs’ blood boiled as they experienced an instinctual fear borne from generations of worship.

Drixali was none other than their god, and there was nothing mortals feared more than the gods’ wrath—even more so when it was a god that they worshipped. The centaurs’ legs buckled under the pressure and, unable to bear the weight, they knelt on the ground and prostrated, as if trying to make themselves as small as possible.

One person, however, remained standing amid the pressure. Shadow coldly glared at Drixali as he stood his ground. Blood leaked out of the corners of the assassin’s mouth, but he otherwise did not show any signs of discomfort.

Drixali’s gaze narrowed when he spotted Shadow. He took a step toward the assassin, eyes glowing as he warned, “You dare remain standi—”

“Give it up, Drixali,” Kashi interrupted as he blocked the demon’s path with an outstretched arm. “You are incapable of bending his will.” The daeben released a sigh as he looked at the kneeling centaurs. “Also, could you release them? These are the leaders of proud warriors who just fought and bled to defend their hos and legacy. It’s a disservice to the fallen to disgrace them so.”

Drixali looked unconvinced but reluctantly released his pressure. Anyway, these centaurs were his worshippers in the end. He could not garner much animosity towards them. The only reason he exuded that pressure was to ingrain into the centaurs the fact that they must place Kashi above himself in their minds.

In other words, if the centaurs truly worshipped Drixali, then as his new master, they should in turn worship Kashi: or at the very least, treat his words as law.

Of course, Kashi was well aware of Drixali’s thought process, which was why he did not imdiately rebuke his actions. However, Kashi did not let the pressure last too long for two reasons.

First, it would reduce the chances of any animosity arising in the centaurs’ hearts, and secondly, the centaurs would view him as a benevolent man who did not take advantage of the weak.

As to whether Kashi was truly such a benevolent man… Well, the truth was relative to the person being asked.

Shadow ignored Drixali and walked over to Kashi, cold eyes looking over the daeben, “Are you alright? You seem different.”

“Sharp as always,” Kashi complinted with a chuckle as he patted Shadow’s shoulder. “I’m perfectly fine. Let’s just say I got an unexpected boon.”

“You and your secrets,” remarked the assassin with an eye roll. Shadow then jerked his head in Drixali’s direction. “So, what’s the deal with him?”

“He’s their god apparently,” Kashi nonchalantly replied.

“Their god?” Shadow exclaid as his neutral expression finally cracked. The young man stared at Kashi as if looking at so otherwordly monster. “You just said god, right? Why is a god working for you!?”

“Well, he’s actually a demon, to be more precise,” Kashi explained and then added with a puffed chest. “And, naturally, he’s working for

‘cause I’m very persuasive.”

Shadow ignored Kashi and sent a pitying glance Drixali’s way. “I do not know what he did, but you have my condolences.”

“Hey, Shadow!” Kashi protested, “Don’t badmouth your guildmaster!”

“Thank you, Shadow-kun. I will make the best of my situation,” Drixali responded with a slight bow.

“You. Don’t badmouth your master!” Kashi scolded Drixali with a stern gaze, but the centaur demon only chuckled in response.

“Thank you for leaving my will intact, Kashi-sama,” Drixali stated as he bowed once more to Kashi. Indeed, the only reason he could make such remarks was that Kashi did not have Yggdrasil completely wipe away his mories and personality. Aside from an unwavering loyalty to Kashi, every aspect of his personality remained intact. “I will work hard to repay this favor.”

Kashi rubbed his chin. “Normally, I would tell you not to bother about the favor, but it so happens I do have so things I need your help to accomplish.”

Drixali’s eyes shone in expectation as he inquired, “What do you need?” He wanted to prove himself to Kashi as soon as possible. He did not doubt that shortly hundreds, if not thousands, would clamor for the chance to perform a favor for the daeben.

“There’re two things,” Kashi stated. “Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, I’m sure with the chiefs’ help, you should be able to find a way to improve my stallion’s bloodline. Secondly…” Kashi said the rest at a low volu, which only Drixali could hear.

“This much I can accomplish with ease,” Drixali said with a defiant nod.

Kashi turned to look at the chiefs and shamans who were awkwardly standing off to the side, unsure whether to stay or leave. The daeben smiled and then bowed as he said, “Esteed elders, I am eternally grateful for your aid in pulling

back from the dead. Unfortunately, I am unable to return your spear as it is now with its rightful owner.”

“N-no-no-no, of course not,” Mando quickly exclaid, sweat pouring down his chest as he peeked at the silent Drixali. Demand the spear from their god? Were they courting death? But more importantly, what were they to do now?

The centaurs were much more vulnerable without Drixali’s protection. Perhaps all those warring clans would co looking to harness the strength of the perfect cavalry unit. Mando cald himself as he looked at Kashi and asked, “Kashi-sama, what do you will of us? We are now yours to command as you wish.”

“-sama?” Kashi replied with startled shock. “I’m no sama. Call

Kashi like you have always done.”

“We dare not, Kashi-sama!” Mando replied as he once again peeked at Drixali.

Kashi groaned, instantly understanding what was going on. Mando had heard Drixali address him as -sama and thus did not dare call him anything less. The daeben glared at Drixali and rebuked the demon, “See! This is what I was talking about. If you go around calling

sama, everyone will start doing the sa. Just call

Kashi. There’s nothing great about

to be called sama.” Before Drixali could protest, Kashi added with a snide grin, “That’s an order. You would not disobey an order, would you?”

Drixali’s eyes twitched as he stared at the daeben. To think soone could be so petty and stubborn. Did the daeben not see the oxymoron in utilizing an order to force soone to regard him with less respect? However, Drixali could not disobey a direct order, so he bent his head and said, “As you wish, Master.”

This ti, it was Kashi’s eyes that twitched. What a shrewd demon. To avoid calling Kashi by na, he reverted to Master. Kashi could not criticize him for that too. Well, at least Master was better than -sama. The daeben shrugged and then turned to Mando and the other elders. “There you have it. So, none of that -sama business, alright? I possess neither the beard, age nor wisdom for that address,” he joked.

“More importantly,” Kashi said as he led the way out of the ruins. “I would like to examine the effects of the battle if that is alright with you? How many casualties were there?”

The chiefs looked at Balasius, who walked up to Kashi’s side with a nervous expression. “Collectively, we lost around seven hundred warriors, two thousand more are lightly injured, and about a thousand are heavily injured. We do not know how many of them will make it through.”

Kashi’s brows furrowed. “Where are the injured? Bring

to them. I might be able to offer so assistance.”

Balasius shook his head. “I am afraid that even healing potions do not have much of an effect. Most of the wounds have been corrupted by the blight. Although it does not look like the infection is spreading, it has rendered all efforts to close the injuries useless.”

“That’s understandable,” Kashi remarked. “The monsters were carrying blight that had been strengthened over several centuries. It’s not surprising the corrosive effects are so strong.” Kashi’s words initially shook Balasius’ core, but then he spotted the smile on the daeben’s face as he said, “Rest assured, I will fix this ss. I do not need potions.”

“What?”

“Just wait, and you’ll see.”

Balasius remained silent as he led Kashi over to the makeshift camp that housed the injured. On their way, they passed by the slope where the monsters still stood, as if transfixed in ti. To Balasius’ shock, Kashi suddenly froze in place and seed to tremble, as if resonating with sothing. “Kashi-dono?”

Kashi looked past the general to the slope. He absent-mindedly walked to the centaur warriors who were keeping an eye on the monsters. The guards hesitated when Kashi walked past them, unsure whether to stop him or not. Fortunately, Balasius shook his head, giving them a way out. At least, this way, they could always say they were acting on their superiors’ order.

Kashi, oblivious to the warriors’ thoughts, walked down the slope until he was a few ters from the monster horde. The daeben then raised his hand, and to the absolute shock of the watching centaurs, the monsters collectively dropped to their knees.

Kashi revealed a bright grin as he clenched his fists. “Blight Emperor, huh. In that case…” Kashi looked at the monsters and ordered as a portal appeared in front of him, “All of you, get in here.”

The centaurs stared, slack-jawed, as they watched the ferocious army they had shed blood and sweat to combat ekly walk into and disappear beyond a portal with nary a whimper.

Kashi gritted his teeth and urged the monsters to move quicker. As expected, making a portal this large was taxing even for him. He was not sure he could hold it for too long. Luckily, his order proved useful, and the monsters tripled their pace, allowing him to absorb all four thousand-ish into his inner world within ten minutes.

Sweat soaked Kashi’s shirt as he closed the portal. That effort had sucked up most of his mana reserves. If it weren’t for his rapid mana regen rate, he would not have lasted that long. Still, it was very tiring to hold the portal open that long. Unfortunately, Kashi knew he would have to do the sa again very soon.

As luck would have it, Darian, Larsial, Agamios, and the other centaurs who had taken part in the siege on the headquarters reached the mountain base at that very mont, just in ti to see the last few monsters enter Kashi’s world.

While everyone struggled to co to grips with what they just witnessed, Kashi ascended the slope with a leisurely smile and said to Balasius, “Sorry for the delay. Please lead the way.”

“Ah… yes,” Balasius weakly muttered as he led Kashi to the injured camp.

anwhile, Shadow walked up next to Kashi and asked, “What was that just now?”

Kashi shrugged his shoulder as he replied, “Would you believe

if I told you I have a world in ?”

“So that’s what it was,” Shadow said without a sliver of doubt in his tone. “Stop putting weird stuff in your world. We won’t always be around to save you.”

“What?” Kashi blinked, not sure which fact stunned him more: that Shadow believed him, or that the assassin accurately guessed what had been causing Kashi’s episodes the past couple of days. He looked at Shadow’s serene gaze and could not resist patting the assassin’s head. “Ah, that’s who you are. Never change Shadow.”

“What are you talking about now?” Shadow rebuffed with a snort. “Has all that sama gone to your head? You sound like an old hermit.”

In response, Kashi rubbed his chin in mock thought. “Maybe so now that I think about it. I may not have the beard nor the age, but I’m definitely wise, right?”

“You’ve nearly killed yourself twice in less than a week,” Shadow pointed out. “I do not think you can classify yourself as wise.”

“Isn’t it cause I knew you guys would save ?” Kashi protested. “I’m a wise ruler who trusts his friends.”

“Friends… huh,” Shadow repeated.

“What?”

“Nothing.” Shadow shrugged. ‘Never thought I’d hear you say those words.’

Before Kashi could pry further, Balasius called him up to tell him they had arrived.

Kashi’s playful expression died down imdiately he set foot into the camp. The heavy stench of blood mixed with despair soaked the air. The daeben looked around the camp at the centaurs who were on their sides, groaning in pain from varying injuries.

So centaurs were lightly injured, suffering only a few scratches, but many had large sections of their bodies mangled by claws and teeth. Worse yet, because the wounds did not heal, these centaurs’ eyes were colored with despair as they awaited their inevitable death.

Kashi did not waste any ti coercing or laying traps with his words when he saw how dire the situation was. He imdiately walked over to and then placed his hands on one of the more heavily injured centaurs.

Yggdrasil’s aura leaked out of his hands and perated the centaur’s injuries. To the shock of the healers nearby, the wound began to close in front of their eyes. However, even with Kashi’s healing, it still took over five minutes to get the centaur out of the danger zone.

Kashi looked at the hundreds of injured centaurs and shook his head. If he continued with this thod, who knew how many would perish. He needed a more cost-effective process of healing these centaurs.

Luckily, he already had a solution.

Kashi looked at the healers and stated, “The energy I just used to heal him is from another dinsion. I can only heal one at a ti if I continue like this, but I doubt there’s enough ti to heal everyone. However, I have a solution if you trust .”

The centaurs’ eyes sparkled with hope as they gazed at the daeben. Just from his act of healing that one centaur, they knew he was not lying.

“What do you propose?” a healer asked.

Kashi raised his hand, and a massive portal appeared in front of him. “This is a portal to the dinsion with the healing aura. If you all go there, you can all be healed within minutes. But I can only hold it open for a couple of minutes, so you have to make your decision quick.”

The centaurs hesitated. A dinsion? Who knew where that went. Even though Kashi had not given them any reason to distrust him, it didn’t an he had earned their unequivocal trust either. Also, the centaur public was not yet aware of Kashi’s relationship with their god, which reduced the reasons to trust him.

Surprisingly, however, Balasius suddenly shouted as he helped a heavily injured warrior to his feet. “What are you waiting for!? Those who can walk, help those who can’t go in! You want to waste the opportunity our savior has given you!? Do you want our brothers to die in vain!?” With those words, Balasius walked into Kashi’s dinsion with the center without any hesitation.

The remaining centaurs were shocked, but one centaur who knew he would die in the next few minutes from blood loss struggled to his feet and stumbled into the portal. They say all it takes is one crack in a dam for the flood to co pouring in.

That centaur was the crack. A few more critically injured centaurs followed his lead or persuaded their friends and families to help them to go in. The others, noticing that Kashi was genuinely unable to hold on much longer, soon started flocking in, hoping to get healed, until Kashi finally collapsed thirty minutes later.

“Forty minutes. That’s my limit,” Kashi mused as he fell onto his backside. Panting heavily, he looked at his hand and said, “I won’t be able to open the channel for a few hours.”

Ping!

At that mont, however, Kashi suddenly received a prompt that would forever change the way he thought about his inner world.

Dinsion Trait Unlocked: God of Worlds