2320 – The All-Knowing God's Spoiled Brat
"A crystal and the blood of an adult space beast?!" Zavarus stepped forward in shock and disbelief.
Kiryān's eyes gleamed at the swords. "Weapons that are neither planetary nor epic..."
"A Law granted to the Archeon by someone?" Glacion furrowed his brows.
"..."
Marlik's eyes stopped their frantic scanning around Robin and settled on Robin's glowing eyes.
"It seems your eyes have been in their sockets for too long, and it's time to pluck them out."
"Hehe, what was your reply when I ordered you to stand up?" Robin laughed. "Yes... you told me: 'Do it if you can,' or something like that? Well, I did it. I removed you from the entire seat. Come and pluck out my eyes if you can!"
Then he began looking the Butcher up and down. "Hmm, the limits of the Laws imposed on you are also unnatural. It's clear they've been tampered with. Even if you haven't reached 100% in nullifying the suppression limits of the cosmic Laws, you are far above ordinary humans. Hehe, amazing, truly amazing. You possess all the undiscovered paths of power. Since when did Universe B-14 have this kind of technology?"
"...?" Zavarus and Kiryān furrowed their brows deeply, and even Glacion began to listen intently. He had caught a word here and there, but he still didn't truly know what had happened on The Other Side.
However, Marlik's reaction was entirely different.
"...?" Marlik abandoned his offensive stance and stood upright, his sword pointing toward the ground. "Where did you learn the name Universe B-14?"
Robin flashed a wide grin. "And why do you know it?"
"...". Marlik stood frozen in place, staring into Robin's eyes. "You know more than you should. Just how far has the All-Knowing God guided you? He still has nearly two million years left, yet he decided to put all his eggs in one basket... a basket of the Truth Chosen."
"Tsk, tsk~" Robin shook his head. "Shame on you for trying to belittle me while my boot print is still on your face. If you demean me, how will you look?"
Then he continued with a sharp smile, "... I had my suspicions about The Syndicate—about your constant presence in suppressing the universe and stunting its development, and about your reasons for continuously planting Plague Foci in every Sector. Especially when I saw with my own eyes how you killed Arkalon, the genius who would have changed the face of the entire universe in Spirit Power and elevated us a few steps. I always wondered, why? Was it all really for money?"
"...But, if you would permit me, you insignificant bandit lord, I will connect this previous point to the fact that you have a Training Technology in your body that we do not possess in Universe B-14, and then the result will be extremely dire, utterly repulsive."
".....?!" Kiryān and Zavarus began exchanging glances. Even children would be able to connect those points by now, and although they knew nothing about this B-14, it was becoming clear that it was the name of the universe they lived in?!
Were there a B-13 and a B-15?!
"Heh~" Marlik let out a mocking laugh. "A superficial way of connecting things, resulting from seeing the Truth from only one side. It's obvious that the All-Knowing God has fed you a lot of information from his perspective, but it's fine—he only hastened your downfall." Then he pointed toward Robin's head. "You used Spacetime, and earlier, Balance, and of course, this is the Eye of Truth. The All-Knowing God panicked and started pumping everything he has into a clown like you—someone who cannot wait and remain silent until he matures, someone who cannot keep quiet... someone who seeks death."
"No one can kill me, boy." Robin's expression shifted to silent anger. "I'm well aware that you're strong. That combination you mentioned earlier places you above all the Behemoths, or at least allows you to bully those two standing behind me. I no longer know what's happening among the universe's elite in this massive garbage dump anymore."
Then he pointed at him. "I realize you have the power to fight an Executioner. Of course, a bandit like you won't achieve victory, but you'll inflict a few wounds on the Executioner, and perhaps you'll manage to escape in the end. That puts you directly below the four of us. Congratulations, but it's not enough."
"The four of you? ...Have you lost your mind? Are you equating yourself with the Archon, the Ruler of Chaos, and the Cosmic Elder? Tsk, the All-Knowing God taught you about Executioners yesterday, but today you're using it to boast?!" The calm Marlik raised his voice. "What do you know about the Executioners? Those two words you heard from him made you think you might also escape from one of them? Truly, he deludes you with foolishness. You think you're confident and significant by saying those basic things, but now I see before me someone living in an illusion."
"....." Robin tilted his head and raised one eyebrow. "Is escaping from an Executioner such a big deal?"
"If you don't know what you're talking about, then don't talk!" Marlik shouted angrily, raising his sword and beginning to advance with steady steps. "The Executioners are the servants and personal soldiers of those beings. When one of them makes a mistake in service, no matter how small, they are sent as punishment to become an Executioner and spend a few million years in the Void."
"Do you even know the level of power required to be a servant or soldier for those entities? Do you know the strength that made you worthy of hearing them and carrying out their orders?" Then Marlik waved his free hand. "You'll never understand. The All-Knowing God won't tell you those things. He'll keep inflating you until you become like a balloon of arrogance, but all it takes is a needle to burst. Allow me to be that needle today. I'll give you a glimpse of the person who can escape from the Executioners, according to your own words!"
"Heh." Robin laughed, then the engravings on his left hand changed rapidly. "Escaping from them is indeed a big deal, according to your words," before he extended his hand to the left as if pushing against a wall.
Then, *pop*, his palm disappeared for a moment, before he began slowly pulling something out. "I'll remember this when I meet one of them again."
"Again?" Marlik laughed loudly. "Enough of your boasting already. I've had enough of your nonsense!!"
*BAM*
Marlik struck the ground with force and lunged toward Robin.
*Kshhh* As he advanced, he stabbed a specific spot beneath his foot, swung his sword toward the sky, and kicked a small rock on the ground.
Then, with a wide, confident smile, he raised his sword, blazing with a blood-crimson hue, and aimed it at Robin's neck.
But something strange happened—
"Get that clipper away from my face," Robin pulled something black from the Void and swiped it against the sword's edge. *Bam!* The sword flew backward.
"What!?" Marlik screamed.
This sword was supposed to be able to sever anything within the universe!!
Then *bam!* Marlik felt a slap on his left cheek, and before he could process what had happened, he was thrown backward again.