Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

Such as the tyrant at the end of wandering eschatology—the winds of decadence.

Dystopia – a closed world.

According to the Heavenly Principles, the Demon King of the White Night is the White Night Demon.

Some of humanity's ultimate trials will gradually lose their significance as humanity develops, because they lose the potential to destroy human history.

Some were successfully defeated over a long period of time.

For example, Angorumoa, the king of the end of the world, was defeated by human heroes trained by the gods before 1999 years into human history.

This doomsday prophecy is found in Chadanmus's *Centuries of Terror*: On August 18, 1999, the nine planets and the sun will form a 'terrifying cross,' and humanity will face a great catastrophe on that day, with life on Earth instantly reduced to ashes. All natural disasters on this planet—such as war, earthquakes, floods, plagues, and comet attacks—are considered harbingers of its impending doom. A poem describes it: "In the seventh month of 1999, the King of Terror will descend from the heavens, resurrecting King Anrumoa, after which Mars will rule the four directions in the name of happiness." (The prototype is speculated to be a 'missile'.)

At this point, it was impossible to distinguish between dreams and reality. However, those who had previously believed that the latter was a prophetic dream were stunned and plunged into great panic upon suddenly hearing such devastating news and terrifying calamity.

Chapter 237 Alpha at the starting point and Omega at the end point: Who created whom first?

'Humanity, brought about its own destruction?!'

Before they even understood what absolute evil was, they learned what kind of monsters its comrades were.

Those chilling words, though their meaning is unclear, always send shivers down one's spine. Do they each represent a possible form of 'apocalypse'?

These apocalypses have been personified and given form—appearing as demon kings with living characteristics, requiring humans to defeat and overcome them.

ha? ! !

Are you kidding me?! Everyone's first reaction was, is that something that a single person or group of people could defeat?

They can't even grasp the concepts of eschatology, geocentric theory, or dystopia; they simply can't think of any way to defeat these things that seem tangible yet intangible.

The later, simpler explanations include the so-called "end of the world king" causing a terrifying cross formed by planets and the sun.

People subconsciously looked up at the sky above them. Even the sky in their dreams was no different from reality. The cross formed by the sun and other planets overhead was something that made people shudder and terrified just by thinking about it.

With a clear target for comparison and an understanding of the enemy's strength, the people of the Nordic universe felt the horror of the Christian invasion ahead of time.

If the so-called cross is like several planets falling from the sky.

...! ! !

Those who considered this possibility turned pale, terrified and unable to breathe.

No, it shouldn't be possible for something so certain to die and impossible to cope with. What happened to the trial? If it's a trial, it's meant to be passed, right? What kind of trial is it where there's no chance of survival? Where there's absolutely no hope?

That wouldn't be a trial, it would be pure slaughter!

As people saw what followed, there were finally specific descriptions of the apocalypse. When they saw war, earthquakes, floods, plagues, and even bizarre comet strikes on the earth, they were all regarded as omens of the impending doom.

People: ? ? ? You call these natural disasters that terrify them omens?!

If the omens are this terrifying, will the larger groups of humans that come later really have any chance of survival?! Just thinking about it sends chills down my spine.

Wait a minute—they were just here to admire the heroic figure of the dragon-slaying hero!

How did I suddenly come across this terrifying, apocalyptic prophecy?

Not to mention the royal families of various countries were panicking at this moment, even the Valkyrie Brunhilde was no longer in the mood to look at the shining hero in her heart. Instead, she was somewhat bewildered and even trembling in her heart.

Brunhilde suddenly thought of something.

Humanity's final trial—!!! Could it be related to Ragnarok?!

Brunhilde suddenly remembered that this so-called King of the End of the World was described as having been defeated at the beginning? A hero cultivated by the so-called gods.

Although I don't know what era 1999 was recorded in, or what era the story took place in.

But the heroes nurtured by the gods?

The thought of Odin frantically cultivating heroes on the earth, creating heroic spirits to fill Valhalla like a breeding ground for poison, is striking.

An idea immediately popped into Brunhilde's mind: Could it be that the God-King was so ruthless and crazy in creating heroes, even at the cost of war, just to cultivate the heroes who would defeat humanity's final trial?

But—if humanity's final trial is merely the cause of humanity's destruction, it shouldn't pose too much of a threat to the gods... right?

Brunhilde couldn't bear to think of such a forceful and cruel way of guiding humanity.

However, Brunhilde, who had just thought this, immediately saw that description and was quickly proven wrong.

'Gods are born from human faith, and humans evolve through the grace of the gods. So, which is the beginning and which is the end?' This inexplicable question suddenly came to mind and continued to arise in people's hearts.

It was as if a voice was asking itself this question.

Then—he gave his own answer based on his own understanding.

The voice was captivating, as if resonating in people's hearts, gripping their souls and thoughts tightly, making it impossible to escape. It spoke in a detached yet absolutely rational tone: "In the same world where the creator of the origin α and the creator of the end omega are the same, there exists the greatest mystery and paradox in history: which came first, the chicken or the egg—that is, which was born into this world first, humankind or the gods?"

What? ! !

Brunhilde: ——！ ！ ！

What is that voice saying?

This being, who seemed to have drawn her into this precognitive dream, this unknown god who glimpsed the future and selflessly shared it with her—a being at least on par with Odin in Brunhilde's mind—suddenly uttered the astonishing words that the gods were born from human faith?!

Impossible—how could this be?!

Such outrageous remarks not only terrified the ordinary people, but also greatly excited Brunhilde.

Although she, as a Valkyrie, did not witness the day when humanity was born, she knew that the world was created by Odin, the king of the gods, and then by the powerful Sun King, a wandering god from another world.

So humans must have been born after the gods. Even Brunhilde, who always wanted to protect humanity, thought such a mythological history was too absurd.

But this paradox was quickly explained.

"The gods proclaim the widely accepted and supported view in the human world—specifically, the 2000s, known as the end of humanity—that the world was created by the gods. However—if 'human support' is the 'guarantee of creationism'—then it becomes 'the construction of the world's laws is subject to human subjectivity,' meaning that human principles are the true reality of the universe…and this is the reason why the 'final trial of humanity' was pushed forward, causing the gods distress and striving to resolve it. So—does history prove that the gods created the world, or have the gods distorted human history, leading people to believe that the gods created the world? Regardless, it is an undeniable fact that the gods fear the final trial of humanity—because of the final trial of humanity, a brand new concept and term has even evolved—the final trial of the gods."

Boom! When Brunhilde saw the final trial of the gods, her beautiful, large eyes widened instantly.

Her heart pounded wildly, and suddenly, as if struck by lightning, she realized something.

The final trial of the gods...? The gods...Ragnarok?!

Brunhilde took a deep breath and thought in shock—could there be some connection between the two, or even that they are the same thing?!

Chapter 238 Even Indian heroes and gods can turn to evil; the next one will be the Norse godfather!

How could it be—so similar! This description—could it be that Ragnarok, foretold by the great god Odin, is…

In a daze—it felt right! Everything was right.

She even had that thought: could it be that even she had been fooled, kept in the dark all along? The gods—deceived everything, even the history of mythology, making everyone, even her, the former Valkyrie, believe from the very beginning that the world and the gods came first, and then humanity.

The thought is chilling, sending shivers down my spine. The most plausible explanation for Brunhilde is that she wasn't originally a pure goddess, but a demigod.

A god-like being with half-human blood. Even if the gods didn't trust her and were hiding things from her, it's—very possible, isn't it? Rationally, I can understand, but emotionally—no! I can! Accept!

Thinking of this, Brunhilde's mood turned heavy, and she almost ground her teeth to powder—a kind of burning anger that one feels when subconsciously deceived.

Women are known to be quite vengeful creatures. When they get petty, male deities are no match for them. There are countless stories in mythology where a hero's arrogant act leads to a goddess punishing him severely.

Even though Brunhilde's personality and allegiances leaned towards 'lawful justice'—even when punished and imprisoned in the inaccessible Flame Palace, she never harbored any resentment.

But at this moment, for the first time, she felt an overwhelming doubt and disgust towards Odin and the righteousness of the gods.

If she had previously been somewhat on the side of the goddess, then knowing this cruel 'truth'—that Odin and the others had never considered her one of their own even for a single day—made her feel a chill.

Even though she transformed from a human into a goddess, she still couldn't escape humanity and wasn't trusted by the gods, so she might as well completely abandon the side of the gods.

"Odin—!!" His teeth clenched in fury.

It's no wonder that Odin, as the supreme god-king, would go to such lengths and stoop to do these dirty things.

"The gods are suffering from a chronic paradox... a logical fallacy. To resolve this fallacy, the gods of all mythologies united to discuss it, and the final conclusion was to find a way for humanity to save itself, and to project this equation onto the entire universe," the voice continued.

'If human history is destroyed by humanity's ultimate trial, then the causes that constitute everything, or the effects that create everything, may cease to exist. Therefore, the world must be built on the premise that humanity can overcome its ultimate trial.'

What unfolds from this is a long process of guiding humanity to overcome the final trial of humanity in order to prevent the gods from arriving.

It can be said that this is no longer simply a matter of human life and death, but also concerns the history of mythology and the existence of gods and countless universes.

Human malice—perhaps simply 'human evil,' the cause of destruction—could threaten the very existence of the world. This is something no one ever imagined, much less that human history would occupy such a unique and important place in this universe.

Besides Hanuman, the monkey god and king of the last century, who was also defeated by human heroes cultivated by the gods before 1999, Hanuman, a heroic god in the Hindu pantheon, became humanity's final trial. The key point here lies in the epic Mahabharata. It is said that during the exile of his Pandita brothers, Bhikkhu encountered Hanuman in the forest. The monkey god's long tail blocked his path.

"He tried with all his might, but still couldn't move his long tail an inch. Then the monkey god spoke to him, saying, 'We are brothers (Bhikkhu is the son of Vayu, the wind god)' and proclaimed to Bhikkhu the different duties of the four castes and the doctrine of the four yogas. Indeed, Hanuman was proclaiming the caste system, which was the cause of humanity's destruction that he bore the burden of. The caste system, broadly speaking, is discrimination; even more broadly, it's a theory of bloodline."

Hanuman, as a god, divided humanity into high and low classes, creating a polarized opposition and thus initiating the cause of human self-destruction: the struggle between people. Ultimately, he became the target of conquest.

It is surprising that for this reason, a heroic god has been reduced to a human evil that must be defeated.

Everyone who saw this fell silent, and some even thought that perhaps human evil would continue to develop unnoticed as history progressed.

They felt somewhat relieved after seeing that some of humanity's ultimate trials would spontaneously end as human civilization developed.

But now it seems that perhaps an unintentional story, or any possibility, could lead to the birth of a new human trial.

Given these endless possibilities, will the number and speed of humanity's eventual demise in the trial be faster than the rate of growth? Or will it remain at the same pace?

Anything that threatens humanity's survival could be considered evil? And all of them could be targets to be eliminated? That's an incredibly broad scope!

One moment they might be compatriots and comrades fighting together against the final trial of humanity, and the next moment they might become the next final trial of humanity.

If such a connection exists, both gods and men should be in danger.

At this moment, people seem to be wandering in this prophetic dream world, which causes their comprehension ability to soar. The soul is the freest information gathering body, and the speed and method of receiving information become freer and faster after abandoning the physical body.

This led people to quickly understand what the concept of the entire universe (parallel, multiverse, timeline, worldline) was, and what other pantheons were.

The two final trials for humans mentioned earlier are clearly not monsters from their mythology.

Especially the one that is directly named as a hero god of the Hindu pantheon.

That was a universe completely different from their own, and above these many pantheon universes, there was a place where gods could gather.

The gods there devised a plan to defeat humanity's final trial and to radiate and project this 'result' to all universes and all worlds, thereby influencing human history to successfully overcome the cause of extinction.

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Okay, very good. They've never wished their comprehension wasn't so strong in their entire lives.

Having learned about so many terrifying things, can they really sleep peacefully at night?

If this information only instilled fear but felt distant and unrealistic, then the next 'Final Trial of Humanity' would be all too familiar to them! As the elder brother who ended Norse mythology!

Without a moment's mourning for the tragic deaths of the heroic gods in this unfamiliar pantheon, the next thing to arrive on the battlefield is—

Roar! A wolf's howl suddenly appeared in people's minds.