Instead of doing everything to keep itself alive, the viper world king said to the will of the world with a tone full of sorrow, "I am sorry that I am weak. I am sorry that I have failed you. Please, be well."
Even though the will of the world was willing to continue supporting it with lifespan, the world king chose to die. This made Loki respect the viper.
He said to the viper, "I am impressed that you were able to recognize the futility of your efforts. It takes a certain wisdom to recognize one's weakness, but it also requires immense composure to look death in the face and accept it. You have been a worthy enemy."
He was impressed with the viper, but this didn't mean that he was going to stop killing it. He had gone through all of this work to create a world king so that he could extract its Divine Metac. He wasn't going to give up just because the world king was special.
The world king died a few minutes after his ascension. It was a pitiful death that made the world weep.
