Transformed into Cosmic Horror in a Sci-Fi Universe-Chapter 115 : Gods

Everyone seemed startled and wary, as if spurred by the movement of others.

“……”

Lee Yujin also froze as the thought flashed through her mind that she shouldn’t move.

And then.

“Aaaagh!”

“Aaaaah!”

One or two people started charging forward with horrific screams.

In that moment, everyone scattered in panic, rushing in all directions.

‘Oh shit…!’

As people began to truly panic and run wild, Yujin quickly ducked down.

She desperately crouched low to avoid becoming their target.

Crash! Thud! Wham!

The sounds of people falling, throwing punches, and kicking each other.

Extremely violent sounds echoed all around.

And shortly after.

“Aaaagh—”

“Uwaah—!”

Splash! Swoosh!

One by one, she could hear people falling below.

‘If I’m spotted, I’m dead…!’

Yujin moved while staying low, trying her best to avoid being noticed.

Then.

“Damn it! Why are you hiding here!”

A middle-aged man shouted as he grabbed Yujin.

“L-let go…!”

Yujin struggled with him to survive, and someone else jumped in.

“Uwaaaaah!”

A young man who had completely lost his mind grabbed the middle-aged man who was attacking Yujin.

After grabbing him, combined with Yujin’s pushing force, the middle-aged man was suddenly shoved back.

“Aaah…!”

He was pushed all the way to the edge of the arena.

Just before falling.

He desperately tried to maintain his balance, but ultimately lost his strength at the last moment.

“Aaaagh—”

And fell.

Splash!

“Gaaaack!”

“Kyaaah! Aaaah!”

The screams of the dying could be heard from below, and the middle-aged man became one of them.

“……”

“……”

The young man and Yujin faced each other.

The two began to grapple, their bodies colliding.

“Die, damn it!”

Yujin too had already begun to dissolve into the collective madness.

[ Heh heh heh, this is entertaining. ]

[ Look at these creatures struggling to survive. ]

[ This was definitely a good project. ]

A group of bizarre beings watched the scene unfold.

They took various grotesque forms – spherical metal masses, bundles of tentacles, giant humanoid figures.

These were the beings known as ‘Gods’.

They were absolute entities who controlled the laws of this world.

They watched with satisfaction at the horrific scene they had created.

Though these were mere inferior beings who would die at a single gesture from them, it was always entertaining to watch insects like ants and beetles fight amongst themselves.

That’s how they viewed these humans caught in their horrific madness.

[ This really is entertaining, isn’t it? ]

[ Yes, yes. ]

Living for eternal ages, they were terribly bored.

That’s why they decided to play with their creations.

They created this stage called a survival game, watching these beings desperately struggle to survive.

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[ Well then, shall we start placing our bets? ]

[ Yes, who will be the final survivor in this survival game? ]

Not only that, they had the element of betting for entertainment.

They would bet on who would ultimately survive, exchanging their divine powers among themselves.

The winner who correctly guessed the final survivor would use their power to grant wishes as much as possible.

[ I’ll bet on that male human. ]

[ Oh, the one who charged in first. He certainly has good physical abilities and doesn’t hesitate to kill. ]

[ I’ll bet on that man too. ]

[ He’s definitely a favorite to win. ]

When the horrifically deformed god who looked like a mass of bizarre bubbles pointed to the strong man who had killed the first woman, everyone started betting on him.

[ Hey, what’s the point if everyone bets on the same person? That’s not how betting works. ]

When someone said that, they finally started betting on different people.

[ I’ll go with that male over there. He’s quietly strong. ]

[ Then I’ll bet on the male who’s in that standoff! I feel like he might be a dark horse. ]

They were pointing at the young man and Yujin, who had been facing off for quite a while.

[ No way, look how they’re clearly losing ground. ]

[ Right. They’re about to fall any moment now. ]

Everyone shook their heads at the god who bet on Yujin.

The fight between the young man and Yujin was clearly tilting in the young man’s favor.

The young man had the basic advantage in strength, continuously pushing Yujin toward the edge.

Both were panting heavily, clearly exhausted from the prolonged fight.

Meanwhile, a middle-aged woman appeared from somewhere, secretly approaching from behind to push them both off and take advantage of the situation.

[ Oh, looks like they’re both about to fall! ]

[ Come on, you think they’d lose to a female? ]

[ But they’re both exhausted. ]

The gods watched with excitement, and the result was.

“Aaaagh!”

“Uwaaah!”

Yujin, who had spotted the approaching middle-aged woman first, used the young man’s strength against him by suddenly pulling him back, making him stumble, while dropping flat to the ground herself.

Wham!

The middle-aged woman charged forward and pushed the young man, who fell off balance from the impact.

And the middle-aged woman, who had expected to push against two people’s worth of resistance, was thrown off balance by how easily they gave way and stumbled all the way to the edge.

“Ah, ahhh!”

And fell.

[ Wow~! What a move! ]

[ Amazing, what a real dark horse! ]

The gods began admiring Yujin’s quick wit and courage in using the pushing force against them by lying down when cornered at the edge.

[ I’m betting on that one too! ]

[ Even with less physical ability, their judgment is outstanding. ]

And following the god who had first bet on Yujin, more began placing their bets on them.

[ Heh heh heh. This is turning out to be quite entertaining. ]

And here I am, watching those so-called gods from above.

Ah~ There’s something strangely omnipotent about this feeling.

You know, while I designed the survival game itself, I left the method up to them.

It’s more brutal than I expected.

To think they’d kill all the earthlings before even starting.

Just because they only needed 100 people.

Well, I must admit, it definitely nails that desperate cosmic horror atmosphere.

That’s good.

Anyway, that makes 60 people…

It’s almost over now.

Ended faster than expected.

There’s still 30 minutes left on the clock.

That’s how terrifying mass hysteria can be.

At first, everyone was just watching each other, but once one person died and a few people started attacking…

They all started rushing in like mad, thinking they might die if they just stood still.

Initially, it was just about survival.

But as more people died, everyone started going insane, and eventually, they weren’t fighting to survive anymore – they were fighting to kill.

Terrifying indeed.

Well, I created all of this, but…

No, actually, I just set up the stage.

Those gods were the ones who chose such a cruel method.

…though I suppose I did create those gods in the first place.

Looking at this now, it really shows how terrifying position and power can be.

Those gods could become one of those humans down there with just one wave of my hand.

Yet just because I made them gods, they can design such a cruel game.

They probably don’t even think about it, believing they were born as gods from the start.

The thought that they could be in that position themselves.

Well…

I suppose I’m not one to talk.

After all, I casually erase entire universes when I don’t like them.

Killing billions of Earth’s population and running a cruel death game is nothing in comparison.

You could say I’m being generous.

[ Alright, that’s it! ]

[ Down to 50 people~ ]

While I was thinking, the number of survivors had dropped to 50.

The first round of the survival game was over.

Oh ho, Yujin survived as expected.

…Another Yujin, huh.

No, I didn’t set this one up.

They selected randomly, and one of them just happened to be named Yujin.

A cyberpunk-style Yujin with a mechanical arm.

Well, nobody seems to care about the mechanical arms anyway.

Several survivors have mechanical modifications like Yujin.

Is this supposed to be a cyberpunk setting?

Honestly, I’m not sure what that has to do with survival, but…

Whatever.

Robot arms, mechanical arms, metal arms.

They’re cool, right?

That’s what matters.

Mm, mm.

Indeed, indeed.

Style is important after all.