Subscriber of the Gods Episode 346
Episode 346. Conditions for Buddhahood
Knock-. Knock-.
Water dripped from the ceiling.
The walls were covered in moss here and there, and there were many places where mist was rising.
broken wall.
There were spiderwebs all over the walls. As soon as Ethan saw the spiderwebs, he looked up at the ceiling.
At the same time, a spider-like monster descended from the ceiling. It was quite large, and could swallow a human in one breath.
Ethan lightly swung his frost sword and cut down the monster.
“It’s a mess.”
In a word, it was like that.
There were a few ornate statues here and there, but overall it was a mess.
Who would see a place like this and think it is a temple dedicated to a god?
It was the result of being neglected by human hands for a long time.
Squeak!
Ethan opened the door leading to the first floor hallway.
Wooooowowow-.
As soon as he entered the building, the map Ethan was holding began to cry. As soon as he opened the map, it began to draw as if a magic circle was being drawn.
It was a huge building with a total of 10 floors.
Ethan is currently on the first floor.
The map soon showed the detailed structure of the first floor.
“It seems like you have to visit each floor to get a detailed map. As expected.”
It was just as Ethan expected.
Ethan’s eyes, which had been scanning the map, stopped at the top floor.
The other floors simply had numbers and no other information, but the top floor had a crown design drawn on it.
There is definitely something there.
“It’s the crown… I have to go up to the top floor.”
Ethan set his destination as the top floor and started walking around the first floor.
“It was probably built as a temple for the goddess Moon Force at first. Then, due to some incident, it began to be used for other purposes. We need to find out what it was used for and how far the goddess Moon Force was pushed out.”
There were only three things Ethan had to do here.
The first thing is to find the Moon Force shrine inside this building.
This was once used as a temple for Moon Force. Even if it was pushed out by someone, the shrine will surely remain.
The first thing was to find the shrine and activate it.
And the second was to find the one who pushed out Moon Force and became the owner of this place.
‘To be exact, we’re looking for something like a grave.’
And the third one was the treasure of the Desert King.
However, the second and third goals could be seen as virtually the same goals.
‘The one who pushed away Moon Force must be the Desert King. If we find the Desert King’s tomb, there will be treasure inside.’
It was a very simple plan.
“The plan is simple.”
Ethan, who was walking around the first floor, discovered a huge hallway.
“I don’t think solving it will be simple.”
A powerful spirit energy was felt from inside the hallway.
There were many souls here, although not as many as I had felt when fighting the previous three apostles.
‘These are spirits that must have possessed great power when they were alive.’
That’s why I could feel the spirit even more clearly.
Ethan raised his voice.
“The fact that there are souls gathered here means there is a high possibility that there is something here. There could be a tomb here. The crown symbol on the top floor could be fake.”
Ethan took a step into the hallway.
-You have received the quest.
-Check the [Remaining Souls] quest.
Ethan received the quest as soon as he entered the hallway.
-There are souls who live on, unable to forget the past. Send them back to where they belong.
‘Send them back where they belong.’
In other words, it was a quest to become a Buddha.
However, there was no condition attached as to how it had to be achieved.
‘This seems to be a quest related to Moon Force.’
This is the special feature of quests related to Moon Force.
Not telling you the method. Just leaving it up to the person who is completely completing the quest and giving them different rewards accordingly.
‘Because it’s always been that way.’
“You’re saying that you should choose the best method. You can either force them to become Buddha, or you can persuade them or relieve their regrets and make them become Buddha.”
Ethan stood there for a moment, contemplating the souls he felt.
‘Everyone has a different outfit.’
At first glance, they all seemed to be people from different eras.
Some wore splendid golden armor, while others wore seemingly new iron armor.
A man in robes fit for the desert, wearing clothes embroidered with ornate patterns.
Gender, class, and era were all different.
Interestingly enough, they were all repeating a specific behavior.
He brandished his weapon as if someone was in front of him, and gestured for us to come inside.
‘Usually, souls that fail to attain Buddhahood have lingering regrets.’
Ethan learned a lot from watching Princess Baridegi’s videos.
‘It was the same when I finished the trial quest.’
The guard who was guarding the princess was still moving to protect the princess even after the war was over.
These are the same.
I have regrets about things I didn’t accomplish before I died, so I keep repeating those actions.
If someone doesn’t tell me, I’ll keep doing that forever.
‘hmm.’
Ethan sat down. It’s easy to make it happen.
Because there was the power of Princess Baridegi and the power of Bihyeongrang, which were the most powerful powers for the souls.
‘The answer has already been decided.’
Forcing someone to become a Buddha is, of course, a handshake.
The best way is to solve it by inheriting their will, just as the souls who were previously detained by the Three Apostles inherited their will.
‘You have to think about what kind of compensation you can get for doing that first.’
Let’s go back to the fundamental reason.
Why did you come here?
Wasn’t it for the growth of one’s career?
So, the choices that had to be made for career growth were clearly defined.
Ethan smiled faintly and stood up.
Daughter-.
“Before attaining Buddhahood.”
Ethan shook the drop vigorously.
“We need to make everyone a believer in Moon Force. Even if they die, the strong are strong. If the strong believe in Moon Force, Moon Force’s influence will grow.”
In addition, Ethan’s power also grows stronger.
Tinkle-! Tinkle-!
“Oh, souls.”
Ethan took his powers to the limit.
It was a ghostly appearance on a completely different level than when he first gained his powers.
The souls of the 66,000 people who were bound by the three apostles.
Ethan’s ear, which inherited that will and strength, was amazing.
Hundreds of souls who would not have even paid attention to him looked at Ethan at the same time.
“What do you want?”
-Who is it?
-Who are you?
-What do you want?
-What I want……!
Hundreds of souls simultaneously answered Ethan’s question.
‘It’s too complicated. It’ll be hard to relieve regret and help you achieve Buddhahood.’
If you take your time, it’ll work out somehow. But Ethan didn’t have that much time.
“Your regrets are things that cannot come true.”
Ethan spoke forcefully. At that moment, the souls’ reaction became more intense.
-what?
-what?
-That can’t be. That can’t be.
-I didn’t do everything I had to do.
Despite the strong reaction, Ethan paid no attention.
“It’s already over.”
-no.
-No! It’s not over yet!
-I’ll finish you off, you bastard!
Kugugugugugugu-!
Then Ethan pulled out his sword. It was Demon Slayer.
“Your regrets cannot come true, but your will can continue.”
‘It is impossible to make them achieve Buddhahood by fulfilling their regrets and desires!’
So, use some force.
‘Using the power of Demon Slayer.’
Ethan suddenly kicked the ground hard and jumped into the crowd.
Sigh!
And then he swung the Demon Slayer sword once.
All souls were cut down by the Demon Slayer sword drawing a circle.
“Goddess Moon Force will blow away all your regrets. So don’t worry.”
-Moon Force?
-Moon Force… …?
-Moon Force… … sir?
There were several spirits that responded to the name Moon Force.
“I am the messenger of the goddess Moon Force and her descendant. So you have nothing to worry about.”
Ding. Ding. Ding.
Words are dualistic. Words can do anything, but at the same time they can do nothing.
But now Ethan’s words were full of power.
‘Now is the time.’
Ethan drew on the power of Moon Force.
Shaaaaaaaaaaah-.
The cold air spread around, showing off the power unique to Moon Force.
-iced coffee…….
-Goddess… … !
-You didn’t abandon us. No, no. We abandoned the goddess.
-I’m sorry. Ugh, I’m sorry.
Among the souls, there was someone who was kneeling and crying.
Basically, souls were transparent, but those who cried were even more transparent, to the point where their shapes could not be seen properly.
‘Does it depend on the transparency? If it’s transparent, it’s been dead for a long time, and if it’s opaque, it’s not dead for long.’
Those who had died not long ago showed no reaction even when Moon Force was mentioned.
Ethan approached them.
“What do you want?”
-I want to turn back.
-The evil spirit took everything away.
-I don’t know where you suddenly appeared.
-Give me back. Give me back my time.
-If not that… … .
-I have a family at home! I have to go… … If it’s not me, there’s no one who can look after them… … .
Everyone started pouring out their words to Ethan.
‘Evil spirit?’
Ethan heard a word he just couldn’t ignore.
But first, calming the spirits down was the priority.
‘I can’t accept all of this.’
Ethan used his powers to calm their excitement.
Kuung-!
The souls just sat there as if their strength had been drained.
“The Goddess forgives everything and wants to give you a new chance. I will take over your will and resolve it, so you can all rest in peace.”
Ding-. Ding-.
Ethan shook the bell twice more.
“Guidance of the soul.”
Shaaaaaaaaaaah-!
-Thank you for saving me… … .
-We are the eternal… …goddess’s… … .
-As a believer… … .
One by one, souls began to attain Buddhahood. Starting with those who originally believed in Moon Force, all the way to those who became new followers of Moon Force attained Buddhahood all at once.
-You have cleared the quest!
– You cleared the quest in a special way! Your fame increases significantly!
-The rewards have been upgraded!
-Goddess Moon Force’s eyes widen at your approach.
-After much thought, Goddess Moonforce praises your methods.
-I have received the blessing of the goddess.
– Strength ability increases by ‘1’!
Shaaaaah-.
-The number of followers of Moon Force has increased.
-As your followers grow, your profession grows!
-All stats increase by ‘1’!
“If you go straight, wouldn’t it be enough to just go to the capital?”
Ethan smiled and started to climb to the second floor.
fantasy,
