On the top of a certain hill above the clouds, a hero and a villain are engaged in a big battle.

"Take this- [final super attack, not even my final attack]!"

"You can't defeat my [Super Cast: Flame Hell: Flare Ember Mode: Astral Activation]!"

Huge spells and abilities flew around, tearing the ground apart and slicing through the clouds below. This is indeed a very grand battle – a battle that will decide the fate of the world.

And then it was decided.

Emergency broadcasts

The world will be destroyed in 60 minutes!

Please be careful of meteor showers.

The two paused, letting their attacks subside, then looked at the sky. They haven't seen it yet, but they can almost feel a repressed presence. Increase.

The hero and villain looked at each other uneasily, and nodded to each other. They turned to face the meteor. They will face it in a battle to see who will win.

In this way, the world finally ushered in peace.

While people around the world are panicking, screaming, shouting, running away, hiding, the rock does only one thing. It's been accelerating. But it's too slow. The corpses around it were large and heavy. It doesn't accelerate easily. In the beginning, it didn't move that fast. But it got faster, and the speed gradually increased.

It will not be stopped again.

Current speed: 108304.0 m/s

Pursue:

Current height: 388994 meters

Time remaining: 60 minutes

The timer is actually a little shorter than the 60 minutes shown inside, as the rock is still speeding up. This system doesn't seem to explain these things.

But it sees the world – its home is underneath. The Earth is ready.

Time remaining: 60 minutes

The mages of the world gather in a distant meeting to argue about who will receive the glory of saving the world. But utility triumphed, and the newly elected (Supreme Archmage) of a certain city won because they had prophecies.

That's the landing zone. There is no time left.

All the mana in the world was transmitted to this man, and through distant connections and ancient treasures, he held the power of the world at his fingertips. Only for a short time.

He cast a spell on the tower, gazing at the meteor by magnifying the spell. His skin was torn open by magic, and he could barely control himself, but he raised his arms and cast a spell. It was a big stone that they had prepared together, enough to move a stone out of the way.

"[Super anti-gravity magic]."

The rock felt an explosion of magic approaching itself. But it has been learned. It understands gravity better than any other animal on the planet – because who better to be its child than a rock?

It fumbled with the space below, tilting it to one side

But the explosion did not hit it, diagonally to one side, and all the mana was exhausted. Wasted.

The rock calmly continued to accelerate, and he retreated from the tower and fled to the cellar, waiting for the end.

Time remaining: 40 minutes

An ancient dragon bulkily walks out of the cave, tired of the world as it sees the mark of its own destiny at the end of this world. That's why it retreats here, because as long as the dragon intervenes, disaster will soon follow.

Now it sees the greatest catastrophe of all – the end of everything. It didn't know what was going on, but somehow, the dragon played a role in it. When I thought of this, I was terrified, and the dragon ......

Feeling tired. Tired.

However, the dragon, one of the last of its kind, and certainly the most powerful, gathered the tumbling heat in his lungs and stared up at the rocks, recognizable with its supreme eyes.

It exhales, and a beam of bright magma shoots at the meteor, its last attempt at something.

But it also failed because rocks don't care about the law of temperature. A huge explosion hit the rock, and the explosion shattered the sky, but only made it even hotter.

The rocks continue to convert heat into motion.

Seeing that he had once again hastened the end, the dragon retreated into the cave, tired of the world. It will sleep until the end.

Time remaining: 2 minutes

A hero and a villain stand side by side at the top of the hill and make their plans. They combine two techniques, and the hero holds a large sword in his hand and trembles with strength.

He can see the stone now, although the stone is still invisible now, because he is a hero who can always see the enemy. He raised his sword aloft, the tip of which pierced through the clouds. He used all possible methods to cut the rock open, and a huge amount of energy was launched at the rock.

The rock activates the [Diamond Skin], fueled by a tumbling gas core, and [Hero's] sword slashes across the 1000-meter rock. But there were more than 9,000 more, and the rock soon began to repair the damage with its gas.

The hero fell to his knees on the top of the hill in despair. The badass didn't speak, just looked up at the sky and waited.

So, none of the most powerful forces in the world could stop the boulder, because of course they did. Even if they blow it to pieces, the pieces will still fall. Even if [the mage] manages to send it back, a non-stop meteor shower will follow.

The rock will come back, even bigger than before.

Ultimately.

Because rocks are unavoidable. And just like that, it landed on the planet, content that it had surpassed all its previous enemies. No strong man can shake it.

But when is this a story about the strong?

Even the origin of the rock is humble.

Turn the clock back a bit and go back to before a notice tells us that the end of the earth is coming, and let's follow a different young hero. A mortal, not a hero, but a bard.

A 21-year-old young woman with russet hair. She was dressed modestly, but well enough for the work of the court. She has a lyre in her hand, a treasure she's been fighting endlessly for years.

However, her flame is being extinguished. She sat in the city of her own, walking aimlessly and staring blankly.

Because the world is apocalyptic.

Not literally, of course, but for her, it is.

"Ah, I can't believe I failed in this grand show...... Now everything is ruined—" she said with the confidence of a young man, as her goals and future had been reduced to ashes.

She worked hard for years, and the opportunity finally came. Get the chance to perform at the Governor's Annual Prom, where all the important people in town can hear her perform. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, a reward for the end of a long road she had walked.

She was a complete failure.

The reason was simple, just nervousness and being asked to sing unfamiliar songs, but she failed obviously, stuttered on stage and barely knew how to play.

Shame yourself in front of everyone. Discredited.

She couldn't find a job anymore.

She could feel those eyes as she walked through the city, looking for an excuse not to go home. Rumors are spread everywhere, especially funny ones like this one. She felt like she heard every shopkeeper snickering at her back, every window seeming to peek into her soul, laughing.

But it was better than facing what awaited her at home, so she moved on.

"Why did I fail at this time? It's always at the moment of truth, isn't it?"

She finally stopped in a square she frequented. In the square stands a jade sculpture depicting a beautiful woman who seems to be climbing towards the sky.

It's an ancient statue – no one really remembers where it came from. But it's always there, and [the bard] likes to stare at it every now and then and say a few words. She could almost imagine it listening.

"Hey, weird statue. Tell me, are you really as magical as the rumors say? Because...... I really need a wish. ”

She looked at the statue and felt a heavy burden on her chest all the time. Anxiety and fear, always at war within.

"Can you ...... Give me a little excuse?" Anything goes. So I don't have to go home. ”

The poet raised his head and looked at the statue with a pleading gaze, asking for an excuse...... She got an excuse.

Emergency broadcasts

The world will be destroyed in 60 minutes!

Please be careful of meteor showers.

Her brown eyes widened when she saw the notification appear, and she looked up hesitantly, searching. She hadn't seen anything up there yet – but she could almost imagine what was there. Destruction is imminent.

Pretty much here.

She felt all her troubles, all her anxieties, all the weight on her chest—

It all disappeared in an instant, blown away by the warm spring breeze.

She smiled.

At this time, several other people in the square let out screams of fear and despair, and the others became more and more panicked, but she was the only one who smiled. She spread her hands and breathed in the fresh air, feeling more comfortable than she had in years.

"Ahh She shouted, jumping for joy.

Then she really felt the eyes of the people. She looked around nervously and saw suspicious eyes surging at her. "Ah, I'm sorry."

The others continued to run around screaming. Escape from the square.

But he just sat down, looked up at the statue, and finally felt free. Hold your horses. There's nothing to look forward to, so there's nothing to fear.

She only hoped that this moment would last forever, but ......

Time remaining: 55 minutes

It only takes a short time. She didn't know what to do? For a brief moment, she felt calm.

It was strange – even though she didn't want to die, didn't want to say goodbye to the light that bloomed in her breasts – she accepted the ending with surprising ease. She wasn't scared at all.

Then, she had an idea. The poet looked up at the statue, picked up her harp, and took it out of the box

"Hey, statue, do you want to listen to a song?"

Then she started playing.

It felt more relaxed than it had been years ago, and the notes flew effortlessly between her fingers. She felt a extinguished flame begin to burn brighter in her soul, and she looked up at the sky, almost thinking that she saw impending doom.

Then she sang.

It's not a song she's heard before, it's a song of complete freedom – not subject to other people's expectations, not subject to consequences.

She doesn't have to worry about how others will like her songs. She doesn't have to think about whether her songs can make money or not. She didn't have to worry about how the song would be remembered.

It's all coming to an end soon, so why not play what she really wants?

Her soul is singing. The square is now emptied, and most people have taken refuge in friends and family, basements, and bunkers. Her only audience was the statue, which did not look at her. The statue faces the sky.

But how well she plays! How well she sings! It's a song that defies all conventions and is freer than any song ever before. She banged her feet on the ground and played the lyre with a frantic energy she had never had.

Time remaining: 4 minutes

Finally, for a brief moment, she began to see meteors, growing larger and larger in the sky, and a bright figure burning in the atmosphere.

She doesn't want the end of the world – she wants to live. But it's going to happen. No matter what she does, she can't change that inevitability.

If the end of the world is coming, why face it with fear?

Why not end with the most glorious concert of all, the symphony?

In the most glorious stage.

Therefore, the clearer she sees the dazzling light in the sky, the louder she sings. It's no longer a word with any immediate meaning – just a sound that feels grand enough and vibrant enough in this moment. Almost screaming. She played at a faster pace. But the statue wasn't her only audience.

There's something up there listening. There's something else – something that's always been in this world.

Level up!

You've become level 9 [Novice Bard]!

A new genre of music has been invented: [Rock]!

Time remaining: 1 minute

The rock can make out the city below and see the square of its dreams. It's almost there. The end is in sight.

Pursue:

Current altitude: 6498 240 meters

But - what did it hear. Sound. A song.

It's never heard of anything before.

Before it is launched into space, it can only perceive the rumbling and vibrations of the Earth because it has no ears to hear. But in space, it grows. Develop. Become a master in your field.

As its realm focused downward, away from its body, its entire energy searching for the jade image that reached out to it, the rock heard a song. It's weird. Gentleness, gentleness, sadness. But still energetic.

Something new.

The stone had never felt a gentle touch or a caring hand before – its stone skin was too hard to touch.

The rock has never seen color – its vision shows only shades of gray.

The stone had never tasted before—because it was at least rocky stuff.

But now, it hears music. It is finally endowed with the senses to perceive these things. It does not see the poet because the rock does not understand man. It saw only the jade carving, the symbol of its dreams reaching out to it, and hearing the song coming from it.

The jade statue is singing for the rock, welcoming it.

It was at that moment that the poet's eyes sparkled as he looked up at the impending destruction - the rock finally felt it from the depths of his soul. It understands beauty. It wanted to hear more about the song.

The music resonated briefly in its domain, and everyone heard it.

The hero looked up, his grief swept away, and he stood up, side by side with the villain. They held hands and looked straight at the finish line.

The magician got up from the cellar, dropped the bottle, and walked out. He felt the spring breeze blowing on his skin, and the air was filled with the scent of summer. He smiled.

The dragon looked out of the cave again, and for a moment, it remembered the glory of its life. It closed its eyes and listened to the roars of its old friends in the chorus.

Everyone listened for a while, and the rock wanted to hear it again.

However, it was too late.

Gravity, the cruel hostess, once again mocked the rocks. Because it made a mistake. It works so hard to make sure no one can stop it. It brings a greater mass, and its [pivot] can't move – now ...... It can't stop itself.

Although it bravely resisted the storm, in an instant, the embers of that ephemeral beauty were extinguished.

Pursue:

Current height: 0

Settle......

Please wait.

crack

Title Activation!

End of Line Activation!

Get a 20% damage bonus!

Collision activated!

[Unnamed] deals 14959787069100 * 108304.2 * 1.2 / 4 = 486062331206766100 dmg damage to [Novice Bard Rihito] and [Planetary Dirt].

New speed [unnamed]: 6000m/s

Deals splash damage to ERROR_OVERLOAD entities

Settle......

Please wait.

Please wait.

Please wait.

The music stopped, so the rock learned to lose. It had never lost anything before. Not really. But no matter how hard it listens, the music just doesn't come back. There is only a symphony of brutal destruction, and then ...... Silent.

But the numbers went up.

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