I am Gilgamesh, the King of Heroes.

"What is that...!" White Yaksha stared blankly at the sky, her astonishment impossible to conceal.

Izayoi looked up as well, "You brat, you actually had such a big trump card up your sleeve?"

The aura of destruction made even the three-headed dragon tremble—

But Azdakha roared in anger.

It's the Demon King!

It is absolutely evil!

It is humanity's ultimate trial!

It cannot be surpassed by this demigod before it!

no way!

"You mere demigod, die! Annihilate under my Khvarenah!" the three-headed dragon roared. The flames compressed within its fangs froze for a moment before exploding violently.

Like a dragon's breath, a beam of fire shot out from the three-headed dragon's ferocious and terrifying mouth, dyeing the entire space a fiery red color. It evaporated the atmosphere and distorted space as it swept directly toward Jill!

A phantom suddenly appeared behind Jill.

Jill slowly raised her hand, her pure, sun-like golden eyes flashing with ruthlessness and indifference.

The dark light suddenly contracted, and the dark sky disappeared like a mirage.

That was Jill's strongest attack.

The strongest ability in terms of [destruction] and [annihilation].

Or rather, it was Jill's original ability.

That was destruction—

That was destruction—

Its name is "The End of the World," a simulated cosmology!

"Let the doomsday bells toll! Another Cosmology!"

boom--

The pitch-black light transformed into a destructive tornado, instantly engulfing everything!

"Retreat!" Chen Xi raised his staff, and Keitel raised his hands at the same time.

A massive magic circle appeared instantly, sucking in the entire allied army. The transfer magic circle then teleported all the allied soldiers away, leaving only Azdahah's clone and Azdahah in place.

Then, an overwhelming beam of destructive light descended from the sky, colliding with the crimson pillar of fire—

"Boom——!"

A terrifying explosion suddenly resounded across the sky.

The whole world trembled at the thunderous explosion.

Immediately afterwards, a terrifying black and red storm swept across the sky, instantly transforming into a black and red blanket covering the entire horizon, raging violently and evaporating and annihilating all visible clouds—

boom--

The destructive storm spread out once again, but this time, only darkness remained within it.

The pitch-black storm even swept up all of Azdaha's clones on the ground, spreading for a kilometer before finally stopping.

At that moment, a white figure fell from the sky.

The white figure had three heads—

It was none other than Azdaqah!

A figure stood high above, looking down upon everything before him—

Without a doubt, in the clash between End of the World and the Wheel of Conqueror, Jill held the absolute upper hand!

The land, swept by the dark storm, had been completely transformed into a scorched, black wasteland, utterly devoid of life.

This is the power of the [Destruction Factor].

Moreover, it's still a very superficial force.

The blessing that destroyed only a third of the world is nothing compared to the destructive factor that can completely destroy the world—

Still not enough...

Chapter Twenty-Two: You...no, you all won.

Inside the chest cavity of the three-headed dragon that descended from the sky, a heart was shining brightly.

Azdaqah's Achilles' heel has finally been exposed—

Meanwhile, on Jill's side, the dark light completely dissipated, returning to a pure white color.

Jill landed slowly on the ground. The three-headed dragon's clones were directly hit by [World End] and completely turned into dust and disappeared.

They didn't even have a chance to split; those clones were completely destroyed by Jill's essential abilities.

“I have won, Demon Lord of Absolute Evil.” Gil landed in front of Azdaha, his expression still one of complete composure.

"...Yes, you defeated me...but you cannot overcome the final trial of humanity...ultimately, you are not human." The three-headed dragon said with a ferocious expression.

Yes, Jill's essence is not human, but a combination of the [Creation Factor] and the [Destruction Factor].

Moreover, they are two special existences that do not have a cosmological view, and it is not even possible to say whether they are life.

Gil calmly replied, "It's alright... I've already solved your puzzle—all that's needed is a hero who will raise his sword against the Demon King."

"Your spirituality points to [the third perpetual motion machine that has been maliciously used by those in power]."

Jill said slowly, "At first, I wasn't sure if your spirit was this one. I even made some speculations, like 'a weapon that destroyed a third of the planet,' but I always felt it wasn't that simple."

"Considering the legacy that destroyed a third of the world, Az Dakarha, the first thing that comes to mind to explain why you are the final trial for humanity is the period of permafrost collapse caused by the abnormal activity of the sun."

However, the melting of Antarctic permafrost will cause sea levels to rise. In this scenario, one-third of the Earth's landmass would be lost, but the collapse of permafrost would not be enough to bring human history to an end or lead to the end of humanity.

Jill said slowly, "The idea that 'humanity will only be destroyed by itself' was immediately dismissed after I thought about the 'Final Trial of Humanity'."

“How can humanity destroy itself?” Jill continued. “Through technology, of course, over-developed technology.”

"Combined with the myths about you, Az Dahaka represents the evil god of the Pillar of Evil, and thus obtained the clue of Malice—and my grace also gave me a hint. Combining these, we arrived at the final answer."

"[The excessive and rampant use of technological achievements by those in power]." Jill announced the final answer. "That technological achievement is the [Third Perpetual Motion Machine], so the complete direction of your spirit is revealed—[The Third Perpetual Motion Machine maliciously used by those in power]!"

The three-headed dragon was still in the throes of constant destruction and rebirth, its three pairs of red eyes fixed on Jill. "So that's it... a power powerful enough to destroy the world..."

"You are evil too! Evil more terrifying than me!" the three-headed dragon roared, raising its head in fury.

"Ah, yes, I never wanted to deny that I was once evil. I am more terrifying than you. You are just the final trial of humanity, an existence destined to be surpassed."

“I have abandoned evil. Now, whether it is good or evil, I am simply myself, nothing more.”

"I am not Ann-Drowin, I am the Hero King, Gilgamesh!" Gil said slowly, "and I stand upon your bones, [Justice]!"

The three-headed dragon stared at Gil for a long time before bursting into laughter.

"A symbiotic entity of destruction and creation!?" The three-headed dragon roared with laughter. "[Absolute Evil] didn't lose unjustly!"

At that moment, several hundred meters away, a pale blue light, resembling a star, gathered together.

Immediately afterwards, the starlight transformed into the sharpest arrow, shooting straight towards the three-headed dragon's heart—

Like a starlight strike, it pierced through the three-headed dragon's heart in the blink of an eye!

The three-headed dragon was stunned.

Jill's eyes remained expressionless.

That was within his expectations.

"Ah...is this the final blow from humanity...?"

Any demon king is destined to be annihilated.

Even the true demon king who will ultimately face humanity's trial is no exception.

If Azdahah hadn't died in this battle, he might have ultimately perished along with humanity's doomsday because he couldn't fulfill his mission as the final trial for mankind.

The so-called final trial for humanity is something like this.

It materializes the end of humanity, yet also gives humanity the opportunity to transcend that end.

As long as humanity overcomes its ultimate trial, human history will progress, humanity's end will be avoided, and we will move towards the future.

If we cannot be defeated, then in the end, we will simply disappear along with the end of humanity.

Humanity's final trial is less a natural disaster and more like Pandora's box.

The natural disaster at the top of the box, and what happened after the disaster...

That is the hope that can be seen.

Humanity's final trial is both a catastrophe and its hope for surviving the apocalypse.

“You…no, just as that white-haired man said…you have won.”

Azdakha looked at Jill quietly and said.

Jill's snow-white hair turned completely back to gold, and her golden armor suddenly transformed into particles of light.

“Yes…we won.” Jill nodded.

“…Go on…go on…be guardian or destroyer, go on the path you believe is right.” Azdakar closed his eyes.

It was as if I were seeing the distant past.

By making the causes of human destruction clear and detailed, they attempt to create a future in which humanity will triumph.

He carried the banner of "absolute evil," the symbol of the deepest sins, and would not leave it until the end of the world.

—Please let me share in the sins you bear.

The three-headed dragon swore such an oath to her (the Zoroastrian mother goddess of evil).

Now, this contract has finally come to an end...

No regrets...