[I anticipated that you would return as a god.]

A voice filled with weariness and caution resonated through the space.

[We are aware of the situation on Earth. It wasn’t a difficult prediction. That’s why the labyrinth’s difficulty was calibrated accordingly. Your reaching the threshold of transcendence, albeit incomplete, was within expectations.]

Balbabamba manifested in his perfect form, descending into the labyrinth.

[However… the power of the Ancient God’s Authority was beyond my calculations.]

The skill that defied the world’s laws weighed on him heavily—Taesan’s transcendent skill, [Self-Unchanging].

“Is it a problem?”

[A problem? It’s more than that. That power …