MIGHT AS WELL BE OP Chapter 1245: Backlash

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Previously on MIGHT AS WELL BE OP...
Anthony learns that true death applies in the Ecliptica Galaxy and that life-saving artifacts from his Lower Galaxy won't work. He is warned that The Vanishing Reapers will target him in the Underground Tomb and that his identity as The Sword Ruler's descendant will be made public. His transfer to the Above Disciples' section is confirmed.

[The Unbound yawns...]

[The Unbound’s eyes open by mistake as he turns on his bed]

[The Unbound notices the change in scenery]

[The Unbound stirs partially awake]

Reading the messages, Anthony was stunned for a moment. He had never thought that Unbound would ever wake up. After all, that guy basically slept forever. When the system had called him the laziest Existence, that wasn’t a joke but a fact.

Anthony couldn’t help but immediately feel excited. He already knew, he knew that whenever Unbound was awake, it simply meant that gifts were on the way. He remembered Unbound promising to pay rent whenever he ascended, although he, Anthony, had forgotten about the matter entirely.

But as Anthony felt excited, he couldn’t help but ask himself; what could Unbound give that could match what ??? had given or even go way beyond that? Well, it wasn’t as if Unbound had made any promises that he would give something better, but still... Anthony had immense expectations.

He remembered the last time Unbound had paid rent. The guy had basically forced an ascension on his way, and ??? had to step in to stop it from happening, even warning Unbound at the time, but Unbound had seemed completely unbothered.

’Would he give me a Twelve-star Alchemy skill? Or a Twelve-star Blacksmithing Experience Package?’ Anthony mused to himself, the basis being that the system had given him a Twelve-star Rune Formation skill.

[The Unbound yawns as he wonders where this is]

[Romulus tells Unbound to stop being lazy and sleeping too much and enjoy the scenery once in a while]

[Unbound ignores Romulus as his eyes are simply too heavy to pay attention to anything]

[Unbound gazes upon the Upper Galaxy]

[Unbound understands that the Host has successfully ascended after a while]

[Unbound says congratulations]

[Unbound says goodnight]

[Unbound says see you at the next stage]

[The Unbound’s eyes are beginning to close as he can barely remain awake]

Anthony was speechless. This guy had just woken up, and he was already saying goodnight. Where were the overpowered gifts? Where was the rent that was due? Where were the messages that said Unbound looked at something in disdain before shattering its limits, just like he had done with the Sense Dome last time?

’Am I about to get scammed?’ Anthony asked himself.

He didn’t delay. He knew that if he wasted any time, this guy would shamelessly fall asleep and forget about the reward entirely.

"Oi! Oi! Oi!" Anthony called. "Are you about to go back to sleep? Did you forget about the rent being due? You said you would pay up in the Upper Galaxy, and this is the Ecliptica Galaxy," Anthony immediately called out, speaking aloud without caring whether Jarod heard him since the room had a noise-cancelling Formation.

At Anthony’s words, no reply came, as though Unbound had already fallen back into his slumber, and Anthony knew that if this guy truly slept, almost nothing could be done.

"I guess even Existences on your level make promises and fail to keep them," Anthony said as he stared at the system panel.

A second passed before a message appeared.

[The Unbound is partially awake once again]

[The Unbound says as he yawns that he is many things, but a liar isn’t one of them. Neither does he make promises and fail]

[The Unbound says that making promises and failing is the Divine Flame’s department]

[The Divine Flame, Romulus, is stunned by Unbound’s words]

[The Unbound says that since Father, ???, has already given you Thought Conception, there is hardly anything that can match that]

[The Unbound contemplates increasing your mental strength and capacity in order for you to use Thought Conception for much longer]

[The Unbound dismisses the idea as he believes you can do that yourself]

[The Unbound has decided to give up and just do something random]

’Random?’ Anthony thought, his face immediately twisting into a frown as he remembered the brooms and pots he had won from the daily system sign-in.

Randomization was definitely not the way to go unless the things on the random list were Absolute-level skills and abilities.

[The Unbound stares at the Authority Of Severance that he had given you the last time]

[The Unbound wonders why your control is this pathetic]

Reading the last message, Anthony’s lips twitched as he wondered if Unbound was trolling him. He couldn’t help but ask himself if this being even remembered what an Authority was and whether this being remembered that he was just a Human and not a pinnacle Existence that predated existence itself like them.

If anyone within the Ecliptica Galaxy had obtained an Authority, they wouldn’t even be able to train it to one percent. People were already struggling with Laws. Giving them an Authority would simply be a death sentence.

Anthony sighed, choosing not to speak. Big shots viewed reality differently.

[The Unbound stares down at the Authority Of Severance]

[The Unbound sighs and grants you perfect control over the Authority Of Severance]

[The Unbound stares at the Authority Of Information for a moment]

[The Unbound shakes his head and says he won’t touch that as it’s a gift from ??? to you]

[The Unbound turns his head toward your Bloodline Grade]

[The Unbound blinks and shatters the limiter on your Bloodline]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ interferes and stops the Bloodline limiter remover]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ reminds The Unbound that only one being possessing such a Bloodline Grade should exist, and one already does]

[The Unbound says he couldn’t care less]

[The Unbound gazes at #$$$#&&###$@@ and asks if #$$$#&&###$@@ wishes to stop existing]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ frowns and bows in apology]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ says it is merely reminding The Unbound about a certain Order and Rule, as The Unbound might not be aware of such things]

[The Unbound says juniors are becoming funny and daring these days]

[The Unbound blinks in #$$$#&&###$@@’s direction]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ has suffered an Existential-level backlash]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ bows and apologizes once more]

[#$$$#&&###$@@ has vanished]

[The Bloodline limiter has been lifted]

[The Unbound says that although he couldn’t do much this time, he will grant you a one-time special privilege]