Chapter 379: Byeol’s Decision to Fight

They were like food fattened up by Fate. The moment they became fully mature was the moment Fate devoured them.

They depended on Fate, yet they also resisted it.

By chance, Byeol had resisted Fate even before the apocalypse began, and it had resisted it quite thoroughly. As a result, after becoming a Transcendent, it understood even more than ordinary Transcendents who followed the Path of Fate and possessed ancient inheritances. Its abilities could not be measured by its level alone.

It was no exaggeration to say that, as long as it was willing, it could already take on a second stage Transcendent while still at the first stage.

However, it could not make too many major moves. Fate would keep an eye on those who resisted it, and the more actions they took, the greater the chance of attracting its attention.

Although Byeol had given up many things to weaken this influence, even making itself incomplete in the process, it still could not avoid Fate's attention entirely.

Therefore, as Byeol watched the zombies within the red mist, its mood was terrible.

After all, its existence had come at the cost of completely abandoning its offensive abilities. Its powerful support abilities were gained in exchange for an overwhelmingly weak physical body. Thus, no matter how displeased it was at that moment, it could not simply rush over and take out the zombies one by one with its claws.

It simply did not have the ability to do so.

Besides, it did not like fighting. It preferred to stay quietly with the human who fed it, enjoying life in a peaceful and secure environment.

Its sharp, gleaming claws unconsciously moved back and forth in the air as Byeol fell into deep thought.

How could it destroy all of this?

Knowing more things did not necessarily mean that one's intelligence would improve by much. It simply meant having more experience when dealing with certain special situations.

As far as Byeol was concerned, it only knew that anything capable of affecting Joo Joowon's future would be better off disappearing from the world entirely.

After all, although most people could only passively endure attacks when facing Transcendents who followed the Path of Fate, the Fate of anyone whose destiny had been 'altered' was held in the hands of the person who had changed it. As a result, the influence of Star Fate on them was minimal.

This was equivalent to rendering half of the abilities possessed by Transcendents who followed the Path of Fate useless. Therefore, once they grew powerful, the threat they posed would be far greater than that of other enemies.

Byeol did not care whether Fate itself would be weakened. However, if it could affect Joo Joowon, then that was absolutely unacceptable!

Its snow-white claws opened and closed in the air as Byeol wore a solemn expression.

The method Joo Joowon had told it about before leaving home was not suitable for the current situation. It was like the game cats played when chasing small insects for fun. It wasted energy, and when they finally encountered real prey, they might find themselves unable to exert their strength at the crucial moment.

But there was not enough Star Fiend left...

Byeol looked at its own reserves, then at Joo Joowon's reserves, feeling somewhat troubled.

Unlike Joo Joowon, it did not need to collect any auras or search for Fate lines. The moment it saw a living creature, it could naturally lock onto that target, and it did not have to worry about its actions being detected.

[ Celestial Fiend ] was a disaster that descended directly from the heavens. It was not a matter of imitating the heavens when they decided to unleash their killing intent. Even if a Transcendent who followed the Path of Fate was cursed, they would only think that a disaster had fallen upon them from the heavens and that they were simply having a run of bad luck. They would never suspect that a Transcendent following the same Path had attacked them.

If it were that easy to detect, Celestial Fiend would never have been classified as a legendary-grade skill.

Its drawback, however, was that the skill consumed an enormous amount of mana. The moment Byeol used it, its reserves would be completely drained. Furthermore, it was not a skill that could be activated casually. It required a sufficient reserve of Star Fiend before it could be used.

So, who exactly had used up all the energy it had painstakingly saved up?!

Byeol's resentment was so intense that it could rival that of a ghost.

It was certain that the culprit was not the human who fed it. Although Joo Joowon and Byeol shared a close relationship, Byeol would be able to sense it if he used its energy.

And, to put it somewhat bluntly, when it came to controlling their abilities, Joo Joowon, who had awakened his powers passively, was nowhere near as capable as Byeol, which had already been able to use its abilities faintly even before the apocalypse began.

In fact, whenever Byeol sensed that Joo Joowon was using a skill but did not have enough energy to sustain it, Byeol could even take the initiative to transfer energy to him and during this process, Joo Joowon would not even notice that his mana consumption had increased.

Byeol flattened its ears slightly. So, what was it supposed to do now?

Should it leave things alone for a few days and go pick on some other living creatures, then return after it had accumulated enough energy?

From beginning to end, Byeol had never intended to listen to Joo Joowon.

Joo Joowon's plan was to delay the development of the red mist boss for a while, then return and deal with it once he was fully prepared. He had never considered sending Byeol onto the battlefield at all.

However, after learning about the situation, Byeol understood that Joo Joowon currently had no way to deal with the other party.