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Chapter 431: Transition (8)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie, Underclass Hero

Ruuuumble!

While Kiriel was preparing to recast her skill, Mihee cried while taking care of the unconscious Hansoo.

"Stop them!"

"Damn… I'm sure he said for us not to come and save him, but why are we doing this now!"

Booooooooom!

Samuel created a powerful mana barrier around his body as he deflected the flames from all sides.

From those words, Mihee clenched her teeth.

'That's right… why did you come to save me?'

The moment she saw Hansoo, she knew that he was not the same Hansoo that she knew before.

He was still strong, and he still managed to succeed despite being cornered.

His eyes were fixated on his own path, and not the larger scope like before.

'Even I was not part of that…'

Mihee closed her eyes and embraced the unconscious Hansoo, clenching her teeth with a slightly despondent look.

She had gone through much hardships to find him, but the man that she had been looking for couldn't even remember her.

Despite the conclusion of the fight below, the moment she noticed the gap in the crack of space, she had subconsciously jumped out fully knowing how dangerous it would be.

'Boooooooooooom!'

'Ugh…'

The energy of the exploded Relic pressured Mihee's mana barrier.

Huge shocks of energy reverberated over the mana barrier, sending Mihee away.

"Hurry up!"

"Eeek… I'll hurry!"

Kiriel clenched her teeth.

Taking one person in comparison to taking five was an entirely different scenario in addition to this overwhelming pressure.

The skill of Cloudy Movements was designed to make her immobile, and the energy of the Relics were limiting the full use of that skill.

'No. At this rate… everyone will die!'

All of them were deep in the earth.

Though Sanjin was controlling the heat from the outside, it wouldn't be long.

Booooooooom!

The heat intensified, causing Kiriel to have a despondent expression.

Whooosh!

Suddenly, Sangjin reached out past Kiriel and Mihee grabbed something from Hansoo's pocket, a tiny crystal that shone a bright blood-red color.

'The Relic!'

The moment Sangjin focused on the Relic in his hand.

Whoooooooosh!

An even denser magic barrier of Mihee and Samuel's surrounded them.

Ruuuuuumble!

"We… must hurry!"

That scene caused Kiriel to brighten.

'With this much… this is enough to get it started!'

"Endure a bit longer!"

Ruuuumble!

"Ahhhhh… I'll die at this rate!"

Though the situation had alleviated thanks to the ignited Relic, however, they were by no means in a comfortable state.

Samuel was screaming while coughing up blood.

"Cough…"

Mihee, who also coughed up blood, wiped it away and looked at Hansoo.

'Yes… it was like that to begin with.'

At first, she just unconditionally followed Hansoo since he was her only hope of survival.

As long as she followed him, she thought that she would be able to live, and another world might open up.

However, now she knew that no such thing existed, and she knew why things happened like this.

This was because Samuel and herself were mere obstacles in Hansoo's path.

This was why he had given up his memory and chosen to gain strength in exchange.

'We're the one… that let you go first.'

Booooooooom!

While Mihee was uttering a soliloquy, the heat wave of the Relic was getting stronger around them.

The mana barriers created by Sangjin, Mihee, and Samuel were being crushed by the heat of the storm.

Kakakaka!

Booom!

"Ahhhhhk!"

"Eeeeek…!"

Maybe it was due to the increasing heat from their surroundings, Hansoo opened his eyes in Mihee's embrace.

Looking around, he quickly reached a conclusion on the current situation in the midst of confusion.

'What a mess. Oh damn… why the hell did I say I would do this?'

Thinking, there were many reasons why.

One of the reasons was because he was full of confidence and wanted to try out his newly acquired power.

Another reason was that he wanted to step on the guy that felt like he obtained the world.

Lastly, another reason was because he desired to obtain all three Relics since it would be quite useful to play around with.

But now thinking back, all of these weren't sufficient in reason for him to act.

He had a guess of why he was acting like this.

It was more bad than good.

For him to reach this place despite having quite difficult opponents…

Yet, him deciding that he would do this had helped him reach a conclusion.

'I'm an idiot. A total idiot. Why did I even take the lead…'

Since he felt his conscience sting for some odd reason, he had offered to take the lead, but that was such a crushing mistake.

Ruuuuuumble!

Hansoo chuckled as he saw the raging flames trying to overwhelm them.

"Ah, whatever. It was a decision I made… I should take responsibility as well. That's good. Let's take a break from this opportunity.'

In his memory, all he could remember was fighting again and again.

He did not know or remember what he had to keep fighting to live, and why he had to keep doing this.

He didn't know why he needed to live longer, but maybe it was a good thing to do so in a way.

'All of them wanted to live so bad…so go and live…'

Hansoo emptied his mind and muttered as he looked at Mihee in front of him.

"… Get the hell out of here if you're able. I'm going to take a break."

Among the five of them, he was the most powerful, and saving them all would be quite difficult. As such, he wanted the four of them to at least leave.

Then.

Booooooooooom!

Hansoo withdrew a lot of power within him and erected a barrier

Despite not having much strength, he was able to make a barrier stronger than Samuel's.

"Now. Screw off. I don't want to be indebted. Go out… and live on."

He specifically told them not to save him and yet they had crawled back to rescue him. Although it was their fault for coming, they still risked their lives to save him anyways.

From those words, Mihee shook her head and hugged Hansoo.

"No!"

They had definitely held onto Hansoo to live, and in order to live, it was them that had let go of him first.

So… they won't repeat that mistake.

'Now… I won't let go.'

She would never let go of him first.

Ruuuuuumble!

The heat storm raged on from the outside, causing cracks to appear on the barrier, starting from Sangjin's barrier on the exterior to Mihee and Samuel, and finally Hansoo's.

Sssssssss!

Sssssssss!

The four layers of barriers that were sustaining each other were being crushed.

Sooon.

Boooooom!

The wall burst with a roar.

The barrier that had kept the heat from entering collapsed, allowing for the flames to jump on the five people without mercy.

In that moment,

Mihee clenched her teeth and gathered all her remaining mana and embraced Hansoo.

'What a crazy b*tch… to go this far.'

It was the moment when Hansoo coughed up blood from the impact of the destroyed barrier as he stared at Mihee.

'Eeeeeeek! Done!'

"Now!"

Whoooooosh!

White clouds began radiating around Kiriel's body, which started to devour the bodies of Hansoo, Mihee, and Samuel.

However, it wasn't like they all teleported at the same time.

The first person to move was the caster herself.

Afterward, it was those closest to her.

Whoooooooooosh!

Sangjin, who was between Kiriel and Hansoo, since he was occupied using the Relic, began to be teleported first.

Then.

Boooooooom!

As Sangjin disappeared, the restraint on the fires disappeared, causing the flame storm to flare up violently and swarm the remaining three.

'Oh my… gosh!'

Though Kiriel did not receive any damage as half of her was already being teleported, she was still able to monitor the whole situation, causing her to have a regretful expression.

'Please… Please hurry!'

Hansoo was next.

Chiiiiiiiiik!

Hansoo, who was hitting the walls with his remaining energy, had about half his body burnt before the teleportation started, but he was surprisingly able to maintain himself in good condition.

All of this was in part to Mihee who was taking the brunt of the flames.

"Eeeeeeeek…"

Before Hansoo could shout something after seeing Mihee, a white cloud surrounded him as began to move beyond space.

Mihee revealed a small smile seeing this despite her whole body burning in flames.

'Good. I saved him.'

It was over now.

However, not perfectly.

Unfortunately, it seemed not everyone could go up alive.

'… One of us had to endure so the other could go up.'

It would be nice if everyone could be saved, but there wasn't enough time for this.

In order to allow Samuel to be next to be teleported, Mihee kicked and flung her body back.

In that moment.

Ruuumble!

"Ughk!!"

On her back, she felt something kick her, causing Mihee to clench her teeth.

It wasn't because of pain.

Mihee, with a shocked expression looked back, and shouted, "Samuel!"

From those words, Samuel chuckled as he saw the kicked Mihee.

"Live well."

"N—"

Before Mihee could finish her words, her body began to disappear beyond the white clouds.

The fires around them raged as if they were bent on not losing their targets, but the attempt was in vain due to the rocks that floated around Mihee's body.

In case she might get hurt, the rocks began to protect the parts where the white clouds did not fully cover against the flames.

As a result, Mihee was able to quickly be teleported, causing Samuel to bear all the costs.

Ruuuuuuumble!

Sssssssss!

The heat and flames crushed Samuel's body from all sides.

Amidst that pain, Samuel smiled as he looked at Mihee looking at him with a desperate look.

"Please understand. I'm not saving that bastard… I'm saving you."

At the same time.

Whooooosh!

Mihee's body was completely devoured by the white cloud.

Seeing this scene, Samuel smiled as he mumbled, 'Ah, what a great day to end on.'

The rest of the white clouds began to rush into Samuel's body, but he already knew that this would be the end.

To begin with, if he were able to come up with any plan to escape here, he would have at least struggled.

However, he had no regrets.

Samuel looked far away into the horizon through the hole.

'One cigarette would be massive. Since I have a lighter… maybe I don't need a cigarette."

Samuel reached out his subconsciously.

The moment the cloud clasped over Samuel's hand…

Booooooooom!

The flames swept through Samuel's body.

—

Hansoo picked up something that had fallen on the ground.

As if it was requesting for a cigarette, two fingers were straightened on the right hand.

'Hmm.'

Hansoo frowned as he saw the raised hand.

Chapter 432: Final Zone (1)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie, UnderClass Hero

'What a horrible feeling.'

Hansoo murmured as he looked at Samuel's hand.

He had told them not to follow him, yet they ended up like this after following him.

The more unpleasant thing was that they would have certainly survived had it not been for him. If they had not come here, he would have definitely died.

"Ahah…"

Hansoo looked at Mihee who was staring at Samuel's hand absentmindedly.

It was an expression of shock and disbelief, causing Hansoo to ask a question,

"Did this guy have a last wish of any sort? Do you remember his last words?"

From those words, tears trickled from Mihee's eyes as he met Hansoo's eyes.

However, Mihee clenched her teeth. She looked at Hansoo and said, "He told me to tell you to never forget that he had saved you. Remember it for the rest of your life and live on."

Hansoo muttered to himself when he heard her reply, 'Lies.'

That guy was never that sort of person to do an act of patronage.

From his memories, he knew that Samuel wasn't fond of Hansoo until he died.

'It was likely that he told her to live in his stead… Well, something similar to this. It looked like he liked her.'

He had given up on ascending and stayed in this zone for this one woman, and for this woman, he had chosen to follow her to his death in place of her.

How could such a fellow have left a remark for him?

In other words, those words came from what Mihee wanted to tell him herself— to not forget Samuel and to engrave the debt of his life in his memory.

'I'll think about it,' he muttered internally to himself.

He hated being indebted to others, especially if it was a life debt. As to why, it was because there was no method to repay that debt. In addition, these people would say something preposterous since they wouldn't receive anything in return.

Then…

<… Please.>

A sudden headache hit his head.

It was a shrill pain that found every single nook and cranny.

No, it wasn't that much.

Whenever something tried to reappear in his mind, his headache worsened, eventually producing pain as if it was being squeezed and strangled.

It was close to the feeling of a needle penetrating every single piece of his brain with finesse.

It wasn't a simple headache. He could feel the stolen memories that were trying to reappear in his mind.

Every time it would happen, the existence of the contract, which was in charge of his memories, forcibly squeezed his brain to prevent his memories to rise back up from the bottom.

It was to emphasize that the contract could never be broken, and that meant the guy who managed this contract had achieved his victory.

Throb. Throb.

'Whew… whew.'

The memories that were trying to resurface stopped and the headache disappeared along with it.

Hansoo, who regained his composure, grabbed Samuel's hand and handed it over to Mihee.

"This is the hand that probably reached out to you. You take care of it. Either bury it somewhere nice or take it with you."

"…"

Mihee accepted the hand speechlessly as Hansoo walked away.

It was time to take a break, but it seemed like he missed that opportunity. He had to do what he needed to do. Unfortunately, there were a lot of problems.

Kooooooooooooooooooong!

Hundreds of thousands of ships, who had lost their leaders in a flash, were floating in the air, totally confused about what they were supposed to do. On the ground, the Haetara was barely breathing.

Beyond this, there were still many problems to resolve.

Thinking about how he needed to resolve all these irritated Hansoo a lot. Even if he weren't here, it seemed there wouldn't be any further problems. However, after seeing Kiriel and Mihee who moved ahead first, he gave up that thought.

'Let's help them a bit more. And… you did well in this struggle,' Hansoo muttered after thinking of Samuel.

It was not an easy decision to give up one's life for someone they love. Life was precious and protecting one's life should be the highest priority since all bodily functions and instincts were based solely on the survival and reproduction of one's race.

However, if the preconditions were reversed, then it was not that difficult to give up life, especially when one held it of little value.

This was why it was a huge mistake to believe that fighting would increase one's obsession to live. No, it rather produced the opposite effect.

Every time he survived a life-and-death scenario, he felt that his life wasn't really that much since people get tired.

In addition, it was difficult to risk one's life for the first time, but after walking ahead, one would become numb to the risks as well.

… Especially if the opponents were a foreign species…

There was no room for negotiation, alliances, and other methods of survival since they could not communicate, so they had no choice but to choose the path of killing to live.

This was the reason why the value of life became lighter.

No, it could be because Mihee's emotions were quite burdensome.

Unsure which reason was it, or if both were the reason, Hansoo was perturbed.

However, one important thing was that everything was now over.

'Take a long rest.'

After pondering about Samuel, Hansoo walked away toward the ships in the sky.

R-Oconnell Ron gritted his teeth at Hansoo's message.

Get off?

Those words were close to the meaning of disarmament.

So how do they protect or defend themselves if those ignorant dimwits tried to attack them?

R-Oconnell Ron clenched his teeth and replied through the voice comm, "Stop spewing nonsense and surrender, or the force of our fleet will head toward you immediately."

This was a tense situation.

Though the three clans had lost their leaders, they were currently being wary of one another so that they wouldn't be attacked first.

If one were to attack another fleet, this would destroy the delicate balance of power. They had all been trained and had rational judgment about the positions of authority, but even they knew that the stakes were too high at the moment since one wrong judgment could spell the end for them all.

In this situation, he had threatened them.

From R-Oconnell Ron's words, Hansoo laughed.

[Sure. But should you be talking like this on the screen?]

"…?"

Hansoo coldly laughed and spoke after seeing R-O'connell's puzzled look.

[Let's speak face-to-face. Ah, you don't have to come. Let me go over there.]

Then…

Tsssssssssss!

Across the screen, Hansoo's body began to disappear along with a white cloud.

"Ah damn! Standby! Raise the shields to the maximum!"

Before R-Oconnell Ron was able to finish relaying his command…

Booooooooom!

Ruuuumble!

Above the ship, an eerie, clear sound began to be heard. It was the sound of someone digging in, dismantling the entire ship's arms.

Then…

Boooooooooooom!

"Ahhhhhhhhhk!"

"Ughhhhk!"

Above the ship, a red sphere surrounded Hansoo as he pushed himself forward with Mihee and Kiriel behind.

'This… is crazy!'

R-Oconnell Ron gritted his teeth helplessly from this scene.

It was then that he was able to grasp the reality that 3-star transcendents like themselves could not even dare challenge 4-star transcendents such as them. Before they could even come close in space, they would be melted instantaneously.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to keep up with them with such a large, immobile ship.

However, they were all under their range, so they could not launch an attack in the shadows.

This was more than sufficient since they were within their target range, including the guy that was in front of him.

'Damn… instead of being wary, I should have turned on full power and escaped!'

However, this wasn't the end.

"Well, let's resolve this nice and easy by conversing since I have to go to a different place now."

After speaking a short remark, Hansoo was swept away along with Kiriel somewhere else.

Then.

[Ahhhhhk! What is this?!]

[Intruder! It's an intruder! Stop them!]

Screams began to be heard from the voice comm at the other ships.

'This… damn.'

After seeing their ships be dominated in real-time, Mihee spoke to R-Oconnell Ron who wore a despondent look, "Think carefully. We are just passing by, so we have no intentions of uprooting you. It's not like there is anything here that we covet."

From those words, R-Oconnell Ron nodded. Those words were definitely true.

"However… If you all were to have this much strength, the story becomes different."

As long as they weren't a threat, there was no need to uproot them. But, if those ships were to float and scour around the sky in optimal condition, it was completely different.

With this much firepower, they could threaten and plunge the planet into war once more, which would cause danger to not only the regular people that ascended the stairs but also the transcendents as well.

"We will soon ascend. However… we cannot leave here with potential troubles behind."

The captain, R-Oconnell Ron, gulped as he faced Mihee's cold attitude.

Then, an ultimatum was flung at R-Oconnell Ron.

"Choose whether you want to abandon all your ships and live in peace… or if you want to fight against us to the end."

[Ahhhhhhhhhk!]

[Damn! We can't stop them!]

'… I don't have a choice.'

"All ships lower altitude. You have permission to land," R-Oconnell Ron muttered with a faint voice.

—

All the ships in the sky soon landed onto the ground.

Thousands of ships were parked on the vast plain like a parking lot.

Then…

Boooooom!

Boooooooooooooooom!

Warships that easily outstripped one city's total budget were exploded without any mercy.

In the hands of these Transcendents, they were nothing more than bees against their skills.

Ruuuuuumble!

Boooooooom!

'It's finished over here.'

Hansoo turned his head toward the other side.

Rooooooooaar!

With an exhausted, weary look, the Haetara was making a painful cry.

The Transcendents were relentlessly attacking around them. The Haetara wiggled their bodies and tried to resist, but it was pointless.

Since they had already exhausted all of their power in their bodies, they did not have the strength to move, which made them harmless.

'Looks like there will be a lot of crystals.'

As soon as he finished talking…

Roaaaaaaaaar!

The Haetara fell on the floor with a death cry.

Soon.

Ttiriiing!

[GIFT]

'Oh.'

There was a gift box so big that it could not be compared to the previous ones, causing Hansoo's eyes to glisten.

Since there were so many people that had participated in this, it seemed the box was matched accordingly.

'Hmm, I'll open it up a bit later,' Hansoo muttered as he began to recover himself.

On the surface, he pretended to be calm and threatening, but on the inside, he was a complete mess.

The Immortal Soul was frantically working to regenerate its owner's body, but it seemed it would take some time.

Then…

"How's your body?"

Hansoo turned his head to the voice that directed toward him.

There was another man like him whose skin was tanned and burned.

In his hands was something that he had never seen.

'Spear?'

It was a complete spear.

Hansoo looked at the spear that was emanating pressure on all sides with a strange expression before expressing out a short exclamation.

'… I thought that this was stuck down there.'

"It seems you brought the Relic."

From those words, Sangjin, who was holding the spear, nodded.

Chapter 433: Final Zone (2)

Translator: Ares

Editor: Underclass Hero

'Amazing.'

With just a glance, he could feel the immense energy emanating from the spear.

Its old appearance was anything but cute in comparison to the energy that pulsed from it.

Literally, it was a spear that would allow him to control the massive energy of the Red Jade, its energy enormous enough to be used as a weapon to destroy the planet.

"I could use this and destroy that Nelkipa (moon-sized warship) over there immediately."

Whiiiiiiiiiing.

Sangjin picked up the spear and pointed to the Nelkipa wandering around like a satellite.

Hansoo chuckled from Sangjin's words.

'That's not how you use it.'

At least it remained very clear in his memory why he tried to collect all of the Relics and make a spear out of it.

From his knowledge, its purpose wasn't meant as a simple weapon. If that was so, then it wouldn't be very helpful for humans that would eventually have to ascend.

"Give it to me."

"… Are you thinking of ascending? With this?"

Hansoo nodded from Sangjin's words since he originally had plans to ascend with it. However, now that he saw it in person, he didn't know.

'… If that spear doesn't have the Red Jade, it's truly useless.'

If that was so, even if he carried it with him at the next zone, there would be no purpose.

"Give it to me. I'll show you something fun."

Sangjin looked at Hansoo curiously who was swinging around the spear in his hand before surrendering it to him.

'Hmm. Well, it's well designed at least.'

After feeling out the spear in his hand, Hansoo cleanly abandoned all hope.

If it was a reward, the Fairy had already prepared one for him.

'Let's open the gift box a bit later.'

Hansoo sent a message with the transmitter in his hand.

"Don't break them all and leave one ship behind. I need to use the Quantum Transmission System there."

Kiriel, who was destroying all the ships without hesitation, glanced over at Hansoo with a questionable look.

[Can't we just go with Cloudy Movements? We can go anywhere.]

Boooooooooom!

Loud explosions could be heard through the voice comm in which Kiriel's voice was full of confidence. It couldn't be helped since Kiriel had achieved 4-Star Transcendent.

Since the number of crystals that had dropped from the Haetara was so many that it was able to allow Kiriel to eclipse Mihee or John Stone who had distributed crystals as well into a 4-Star Transcendent.

'Well, It's a bit insufficient to make her a 5-Star Transcendent.'

If she were to achieve that, she would be able to recover from almost any time of injuries, while Sangjin and Mihee still had some injuries left on their bodies on the other hand.

'Tch. Really.'

Seeing how their bodies were completely riddled with injuries after coming to save him, Hansoo frowned and spoke on the voice comm once more,

"It's a little beyond your ability to reach there by distance. You won't even remember."

[…?]

Kiriel had a questionable look who was full of confidence that she could transport anywhere with her ability from Hansoo's words.

Boooooooooooom!

There were two satellites that were revolving around the planet, Angkara, which was a shining blue Nelkipa and a black-dyed Karakal.

Karakal was quite dull in color compared to the beauty of the Nelkipa.

Whether it was the Pompeion Empire or the three clan heads, they had shown several times more interest toward the planet of Karakal in comparison to Nelkipa. This was because they had the necessary tools to make Dragon God Soldiers, which was where Dragon God Armor originated from.

In comparison to the ships here, it was somewhat lacking, but it was still attractive enough to be used by humans to generate great power.

As a result, since the development of the Quantum Transmission System, the men of authority in Angkara had been diligent to keep a close watch and monitor Karakal.

This was why one of the satellites pointed toward Karakal.

Kiiiiiiiiiiiiing!

Blue-colored lights began to gather in drops.

Soon…

Baaaaang!

The blue light burst, causing several people to appear on the surface of Karakal.

Ruuuumble!

Though the harsh conditions of the new planet rushed at the new intruders, the four people that had come here by quantum transmission did not care as they looked around with serene looks.

Among them, Hansoo nodded who was at the front.

"You didn't have to follow me."

Mihee and Sangjin shook their heads.

"No, we wanted to see this place for ourselves as well."

"Well, if that is so, let us go."

Then, Hansoo walked on his way before looking behind and shouting, "Oh, take good care of that friend."

"…"

At Hansoo's words, Mihee looked at Eliot who was the last person of the 2 guys and 2 girls in their party.

Unlike others who were breathing normally through the harsh conditions of the planet's surface, Eliot was constantly revolving her skills to raise resistance against her surroundings. It was necessary since compared to the other three, she was merely a normal adventurer.

Though she was strong relatively, it was not yet time for her to stand in this position just yet.

Woooooooong!

"Come. Follow me."

"Whew… Yes."

As Mihee expanded the oxygen pocket larger around them, it was then that Eliot was finally able to breathe comfortably before following along.

'Why did he bring along an adventurer?'

Booooooooom!

Mihee, who was full of suspicion, soon shook her head and followed behind Hansoo toward the faraway building on Karakal.

'Is this where they store the Dragon God Armor?'

Mihee, who was staring at one of the bases owned by the Neropa Union, looked on in amazement.

A large metal structure sat on the surface of the planet.

"Open it. I'm sure you've already heard everything, right?"

The moment Hansoo spoke in the transmitter…

Chiiiiiiiiik!

A loud door slowly opened on both sides with a small noise.

… And he was able to hear the manager's voice through the voice comm.

[… Verification complete. Please come in.]

'… I've only heard about it, but there's really no monster like you.'

Seeing the two men and women walking on the surface of the planet without any protective equipment, remarks of shock couldn't help be emitted from the person.

As Hansoo and his party entered, the manager, who had relayed the message, walked out to guide them.

"I have heard the whole story. This way."

It was a respectful attitude without a doubt.

While they had busily enclosed themselves to manage this place, it had been long ago since they had heard the news of how the balance of power in Angkara had completely reversed.

Therefore, there was nothing advantageous to show any form of antagonism against them.

'I better behave well.'

The manager muttered internally to himself as N-Karoniel Ron led the four people deep into the base.

After passing through seven security gates, they appeared in front of a massive door.

Diiiiiiiiiiiijk!

Chiiiiiiiiiik!

After the M-waves confirmed that everyone's identity would never be replicated, the doors began to open on both sounds with a mechanical sound.

'Oh.'

Eliot let out a short exclamation of admiration at the sight.

The Dragon God Armor might not be much for the Transcendents, but it was almost a Relic for adventurers like Eliot.

This was why she couldn't help but anticipate at the sight of the storage that held the Dragon God Armor.

However, once Eliot looked inside the room, she asked with a questionable look.

"Didn't you say this was the storage for the Dragon God Armor?"

Among the items inside, she could not find a single armor.

Rather, she could only see oddly-shaped beads the size of a human head.

Even among those, there weren't that many in number, rounded to around 100.

It wasn't a small number, but it certainly insufficient to meet expectations.

Seeing Eliot's disappointed expression, N-Karoniel Ron awkwardly laughed and said,

"Those are the seeds of the Dragon God Armor."

'… Seeds?'

From that remark, Eliot carefully looked at the beads.

There was a metal that surrounded the beads as if they were eggshells, a silver, organic substance which was constantly trembling.

'Certainly… doesn't seem that unusual.'

"Then how do we use these?"

From Eliot's words, N-Karoniel Ron put on a complicated expression.

"I can't use it. I lack M-waves… The moment I try and use one, the armor will devour me."

In order to use that seed, one must satisfy two conditions.

First, in order to provide enough energy to the armor, one needed to receive the Flame energy and work synonymously with the armor.

Second, one needed to be a user that could control the armor's strength so that it wouldn't turn against the owner since the starved seed would be sucking the whole body to replenish its energy reserves. If not, the whole body would become scorched by the energy that would run wild.

'What? That means those can't be used for anything.'

To be honest, they could be used here.

Once one received the Flame energy, one could utilize that to control the Dragon God Armor.

However, once they ascended, the armor would become useless.

If one did not possess the synergy of either flame or the Red Jade, then it would be unable to absorb fire and instead take the energy of the body instead.

Although she had received physical reinforcement, she wasn't confident that she could provide all the necessary energy for the scenario that she might perish with her energy sucked out dry.

'And… there's not that many.'

As if to answer Eliot's complicated mind, Mihee asked N-Karoniel Ron.

"Is this all? Is mass production impossible?"

To begin with, these were more useful for adventurers and not for the Transcendents.

If the people that ascend from below were to equip these, then they would become a great force.

However, for there to only be 100 of these, not to mention that there were only a few storages of these on Angkara, this meant that even if they combined all of the Dragon God Armors, there would be less than a thousand.

'… I wondered why there were so few Dragon God Soldiers. Was it because of the lack of Dragon God Armors?'

However, if mass production was possible, the situation would change.

From Mihee's question, N-Karoniel Ron replied with a look of embarrassment.

"… It was not us that made these."

"…?"

"We had mined these. No… Harvest would be the better word."

Mihee became increasingly confused from what N-Karoniel Ron said, who pointed deeper into the base.

"Come this way."

'… Where are we going?'

Eliot looked at the elevator with a curious expression where N-Karoniel Ron had pointed to.

"This is…"

Roaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar!

The elevator descended with a roar.

Down, further down.

Beyond the transparent walls of the elevator, an empty interior began to enter their sight.

It was a large, empty interior, except extremely large branches that stretched out in all directions.

Eliot exclaimed as he looked at the vine-like branches that were made of metal, not wood, that spread out in all directions.

'So this is what he meant… for it to open.'

Eliot mumbled as he looked at the small spheres that were clinging together between the branches.

Chapter 434: Final Zone (3)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: UnderClass Hero

Ruuuuumble.

'This is…'

Eliot looked around and groaned.

Branches made out of metal stretched out to fill the entire room.

However, she couldn't feel any intimidation that matched the size of these branches since they were so skinny.

If it weren't for the branches that held up their bodies which stretched hundreds of miles, it looked as if they would collapse if not for the zero-gravity there in space.

They were scrawny and were in each corner, painted in black.

In comparison to these, the silver spheres that she saw earlier looked sturdier. It wasn't like they were normal either.

"Hmm…"

Eliot sighed as she looked at the spheres which were smaller than her palm.

She had realized that what she had seen earlier was in much better condition. Most of the heads there were smaller than her fist despite her hands not being that big, to begin with.

'Well… If the branches are so thin, it's impossible that the fruit would be bountiful.'

N-Karoniel Ron smiled bitterly understanding what Eliot was thinking of.

"These are the ones that have grown up somewhat useful. Everything here."

In the past, when the Dragon God Armor was first discovered, it had transformed the atmosphere of the planet as everyone who laid witness to these seeds would involve themselves in war.

If the Dragon God Armors were to have continued to accumulate, it could change the course of the war.

Compared to the ships that needed to use an extensive amount of resources to build one, all they had to do was pick these up and use them.

In addition, if thousands were gathered and accumulated, it would even be able to overwhelm ships, so everyone had turned their eyes on them.

However, when the investigation of the Karakal Expedition had fully completed, the full interior of the planet was revealed, causing most to be disappointed and leave.

It was not ideal to have a few hundred Dragon God Armors and go to war against dozens and hundreds of ships. The seeds here that they had seen were all the Dragon God Armor Seeds.

"I hate to say this, but this place is no different from a dead planet."

Hansoo nodded at that remark.

"It's not a dead satellite but rather an unused factory.

"…?"

From Hansoo's words, N-Karoniel Ron gave him a mysterious look.

Hansoo swung the spear in his hand and spoke, "Originally… There needs to be energy for a factory to properly function, right?"

At the end of his words….

The spear in Hansoo's hands vibrated.

Boooooom!

Black branches stretched out in the middle of the planet.

Booooom!

Booom!

'Ahah… What a shame.'

One of the members of the Reunion, Metionel, looked on with regret at the ships that were being destroyed mercilessly.

They had invested in so much effort to keep a single ship intact even when they fled. Not to mention, they were armed with more up-to-date technology than the Neropa Union or the Pompeion Empire.

Metionel couldn't help but shake her head.

What mattered more was not the power that one currently possessed but who the enemies were.

The moment they tried to steal these ships, they had to make all the humans before them as potential enemies.

They would never be generous to anyone who could threaten them with a weapon in hand.

'Yes. If they rather ascend quickly… Then…'

Metionel muttered internally.

Even if they were considered allies, since they possessed a much greater strength, it was difficult to stay at ease in their presence.

This would amplify if their strength continued to multiply.

However, compared to Hansoo or Mihee, the rest strangely seemed to be in a hurry as if they had to ascend as quickly as possible.

First, if those monsters were to ascend together with them, it would put her at ease.

Though their ships were destroyed, they still had Dragon God soldiers, and the building facilities for these ships were still intact.

With time and resources, they could return to their former glory.

'Then we can properly rest with ease. What should I do to ensure they won't attack before that?'

The moment Metionel began to scheme on how to endure them, she reflected upon herself and shuddered.

'… Damn.'

Metionel had a bitter expression…

Kugugugugugugugugu!

Beneath her feet, she could feel menacing vibrations begin to start deep in the earth.

They were vibrations that no ships, no waves of energy that their civilization could produce, causing her to be stunned.

There was a time where she had felt this before, which was very recent.

'You've got to be kidding me… I thought it was over?'

The moment Metionel instinctively tried to flee to a Quantum Transmission in fear…

Booooooooooooom!

Huge streams of light shot from the horizon far away.

The pillars of light were several times stronger and denser than the God's Spear that the Pompeion Emperor had used.

The shell that the Red Jade surrounded soared upward as it emanated a presence that it would melt the entire continent.

'What the hell… What is happening?!'

Boooooooooooooooom!

However, the huge beams of light which seemed to soar from the ground and stretch out endlessly were suddenly halted by something and could no longer expand.

This was due to the large planet, Karakal, in the sky.

'… What else are you trying to do'

Ruuuumble!

Metionel swallowed her groan as she saw the vivid column of light connecting Karakal and Angkara.

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

"Ohhhhhhhhhh….!"

N-Karoniel couldn't shut up as he saw the spectacle before his eyes.

'He wondered what the craters outside were used for…'

The red-colored pillars of light flowered from the huge crater, lighting up the entire interior of Karakal.

The brilliant red light penetrated the crater down into the dark sphere without wasting a single energy which was where the root of the branches laid.

Then…

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

The black sphere that was shone in light began to suddenly transform.

Like a metal sphere that began to heat up, the dark black sphere's color began to shift to orange.

No, the heatwave didn't just end at that level.

Instantly, the orange color in the black spheres began to stretch outward to the branches across all directions like electricity. The changes took place for the twigs that were drenched by this light.

Ruuuuuuumble!

The metal branches that had been drying up swelled with a rattling sound.

The light-bearing metals began to expand in size, emitting metallic luster in all directions.

It was as if they were hundreds of luscious, delicious grapes that were ready for harvest.

"Wow…"

Seeing the fruit that swelled, No, the Dragon God Armor seeds, Eliot exclaimed in admiration.

"Whew. Come here."

As if he was a bit exhausted, after letting out a long breath, he called for Eliot.

"…?"

'As a matter of fact… Why was I brought here.'

She wasn't someone special, and it wasn't like he called her to show her this scene either.

No, she had specifically heard Hansoo tell Mihee to bring a certain someone.

'Most normal… Damn it.'

Eliot looked sulky as she brooded over Hansoo's words.

Of course, she knew that what he said wasn't wrong, but they had climbed up from the Orange Zone, so she had internally wished that he would have said that nicer.

Either way, Hansoo pointed to Eliot as he lifted the spear in his hand.

"Be prepared."

"What…"

Before Eliot was able to finish asking…

Kuuuuuuuuk!

Hansoo pierced the spear at the center of Eliot's chest.

"Ahk! What are you….!"

Before Eliot could complain about his sudden action…

Booooooom!

'Huuuuuuk!'

An intense, radiant heat of energy began to flow inside her causing Eliot to swallow her breath.

It was burning hot in the middle of her heart.

No, to be exact, it was the space beside her heart as the mana inside her began to burn with intense energy, causing Eliot's whole body to be filled with strength.

'Ahhhhhhhhhhk!'

Ruuuuuumble!

The energy was so strong and violent that Eliot had to clench her teeth.

Ruuuumble!

The silver fluid that laid in her chest surrounded her vessels, mana circuits, and nerves in her body, which was the source of her physical hardening procedure.

It was surrounding her chest, which was blowing hot like a furnace, to prevent the heat and energy to escape.

However, it was lacking from that.

The heat of the energy was so intense that the silver liquid from the Physical Hardening Procedure that was leaking beside her heart was running violently all over her body as if it would rip her apart from the inside.

Then…

Booooooooom!

Before Eliot could react, another presence responded.

The artificial spirit which used to house Eliot's body, the one that was born to only handle energy efficiently leaped out instantaneously to catch the heat from escaping.

The heat that was escaping was caught and plunged back into the mana circuits, which were eventually injected back to the chest, in which the spirit began to slowly control the energy.

However, Eliot's expression was not all that good.

'It's lacking… Not with this!'

The energy consumed by the Adventurer was not at a level where her body could endure.

Then…

"Now. Let's wrap this up."

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

Hansoo tore a silver sphere from a branch that laid beside the elevator and pushed it into Eliot's body.

The moment the silver sphere, to be exact, the liquid inside the sphere, which had been fluctuating in energy for some time, had touched Elliot's body.

'Ziiiiiip!'

The shell of the silver sphere broke and the liquid inside began to quickly wrap around Eliot's body.

Tremble!

The broken shells were made into the surface of the armor and wrapped the joints while the body was changing.

With her newly sprung nerves that were connected to every corner of Eliot's body, the mana circuits began to greedily devour the energy.

Soon…

Chiiiiiiik!

Eliot's body disappeared in a flash, and in place, a warrior in silver armor appeared.

The change took place the moment Hansoo pressed the spear onto her chest.

"This…"

"How is it?"

At those words, Eliot began to inspect herself.

An iron-like body and a spring of mana…

The furnace was lighted with the Red Jade, which was controlled by the spirit.

The energy that was difficult for her to control was used up by the Dragon God Armor.

This change happened so suddenly, but despite that, none of the parts in her body felt burdened.

The changes that were made by the combination of these six objects were so smoothly transitioned, yet it boosted her combat power by several times, no even more.

"… This is amazing."

The process was rough, but the satisfaction that rose from the strength in her body exceeded that.

Hansoo must have expected this already.

However, contrary to her expectations, Hansoo frowned, causing Eliot to have a questionable look from his attitude.

"Is there a problem?"

Hansoo nodded.

"There is a problem. I have been collecting these while climbing up these six zones."

"…"

"It would definitely be a problem if the six cogs that you picked up on the road along the way would so smoothly match."

Hansoo muttered as he looked at the spear in his hand.

Chapter 435: Final Zone (4)

Translator: Ares

Editor: UnderClass Hero

Kureeeeung!

Zone 6.

There were countless Adventureres wearing the Dragon God Armor all around him.

Boooooooom!

Whenever Mihee swung the spear in her heart, the Adventurers flinched and subconsciously stepped back.

But, that was only temporary.

Siiiiiiiiiiiij!

The seed of Karakal that was prepared soon overcame their bodies, creating the Dragon God Armor.

"Ohhhhhhh…"

"Wow."

This was a process that was being carried out so straightforwardly.

In fact, there was no reason for her to swing the spear like that.

It was due to her lack of control and proficiency that she was doing it like this. If she were to wield the spear and gain more proficiency, she would be able to do thousands to tens of thousands at a time.

That was the real power that the Relic held, the authority that it granted.

Hansoo, who was looking at the Dragon God Armors in front of him, became lost in his thoughts.

'… Someone had built this foundation, but I am not aware.'

Despite being unaware, the method for the solution was simple.

First, he needed to investigate.

Hansoo himself hated being ignorant of something more than anything, for what could be worse than not knowing what could potentially threaten his life.

Not only that, it would be strange if he were to ignore this blatant suspicion.

This was the Abyss that he had to live in.

And before this, he also needed to complete the duties he was responsible for in the Otherworld.

Completing his thought, he spoke to Mihee, "Like I previously mentioned, I'm going. Take care."

"…"

Mihee, who was busy working, suddenly clenched her teeth.

She was not surprised since Hansoo had already told her through the voice com after opening the box that said 'Gift'.

So, Hansoo shrugged his shoulders to Mihee.

"You go your own way. I will ascend. You need to do what you have to do here."

Then, Mihee narrowed her eyes and spoke, "Let's go together…"

"Really?"

Mihee flinched at Hansoo's reply, causing him to chuckle.

"You know, I have to broadly arrange things here before ascending. There are a bunch ascending from below, you know?"

Hansoo pointed to Eliot, who was full of energy, as he spoke.

The gap between the Transcendents and the Adventurers was monumental.

However, even if they were Transcendents, if the Adventurers were as well equipped as this, then the story would be different.

'… It would be massive if this kind of force were to gather.'

Hansoo seemed to have partly understood his past sentiment of becoming stronger even after he breached the Abyss.

Aside from the Transcendents, if there were millions or billions of people that followed, then the force would be monumental.

Even more so considering the number of Transcendents that were being made from the Adventurers as well.

In addition, it wouldn't take long to ascend up there.

Currently, from Zone 1 to 4, 5 and 6, they would be able to quickly progress.

Though it might take some time to be reborn as a Transcendent, since the path was cleared, there really was no reason for the Adventurers to take as long in ascending.

Furthermore, if they were equipped with the tools and weapons like Eliot and be united, they would prove to become a powerful army.

'Unite… Well, that one spear is more than enough.'

That one spear was all they needed to unite Zone 6, including all of Karakal and Nelkipa.

Then, the problem was simple.

All they needed to deal with was Clementine's forces above.

If they were able to wait a bit longer, they could bring an army that could challenge them, so there was no reason for them to rush their units.

However, Kiriel was retorting to Hansoo's remarks on the side.

"… That's the same for you, Hansoo. Why are you going alone?"

It seemed like she was quite infuriated that he was going up without her.

Hansoo grinned.

"It's comfortable by myself."

"…"

Before Kiriel was able to complain, Hansoo opened his mouth once more.

"It was the same as this time. To be honest, if I was alone, I wouldn't have even gone inside to begin with."

When united, people couldn't help but overestimate their own power.

It would be difficult to judge the situation at hand in a cool-headed manner.

Though his life was rescued in the hands of these people, the reason why he had gone in there in the first place was because of them.

So, before Kiriel was able to retort.

Flash.

Sangjin appeared in front of Kiriel while nodding.

"Just let him go."

"… Eek."

Kiriel frowned after seeing Sangjin.

After searching for him for so long, for him to be able to give him up so easily.

Then, turning his back, he looked at Hansoo with heavy eyes and spoke, "Goodbye."

"Alright. Well… Let's never see each other again."

That being his final words, he stepped into the elevator.

Soon…

Ruuuuuuumble!

The elevator roared as it began to ascend with Hansoo.

Sangjin, who was monitoring this entire scene, mumbled quietly, "No. We will see each other again."

Sangjin, who had replied to Hansoo's words, watched the whole scene transpire with a heavy heart.

—

Kiiiiiiiing!

'Tch.'

Hanso clicked his tongue from this strange, awry feeling and shook his head.

He was unaware who that guy was before he had lost his memories, but if he were to leave like this, it would be too unsatisfying.

He was already feeling very salty from seeing someone who he wasn't close with die already.

However, what would happen if he were to become somewhat attached with these people, just for them to die later?

Hansoo had faith in his own actions.

He believed that the way he had lived so far was the best way to survive.

This could be because he was really good at fighting and being strong.

On the other hand, these other guys could become baggage with the possibility of betrayal being high. If the Abyss was an environment where they could become friends and laugh and play, then maybe they could be together. However, through Hansoo's life of hardships, he was able to witness how cruel and weak humans could be.

At least, that was what he remembered.

Though meandering around the Abyss alone wouldn't bring him too much satisfaction, but regardless of joy, he had to first live on.

Though he had survived up to now because of ability and luck, he had no intention of abandoning life, nor would he allow it to be threatened by taking steps to his demise.

'Truly… This is truly funny. When he was on the verge of death, it seemed fine… And yet when he's alive, being alive also seems to be a viable option as well.'

Hansoo smiled at his own selfishness before raising the shield in his hand.

To be honest, they could have gone together since those guys were not at the standard of mere baggage.

However, there was another reason which was more important.

'Is this truly mine?'

Hansoo looked at the skill and item he obtained as he mumbled.

After this particularly difficult event, he had received two rewards as if it proved to confirm that this zone was at a much higher difficulty.

Of course, having two rewards itself was not bad as long as the two did not decrease in quality.

However, the reason why he had such an ambiguous expression was because he truly did not understood.

'… This fairy bastard, did he give me the wrong one?'

It was exactly as written. An explosion of the soul.

However, the problem was separate.

This did not mean that if he used this, it would destroy the soul of the opponent.

If this skill was used… What would be destroyed would be his own soul in fact.

Sacrifice.

A self-sacrifice spell.

It was a skill that gave immeasurable power to a person in exchange for making their soul explode.

'I… Who would I use this in favor of someone?'

Hansoo frowned.

—

Booooooom!

The violet zone.

It was a place more famous of its title, Zone Seven.

Surprisingly, Zone 7 was not as desolate as the previous zones of 5 and 6.

There was a spot where clear, dense sunlight rained upon.

With brushes, lakes and green forests covering this large, grand continent, it looked like the garden of Eden, a great place to live in.

However, as if it was to remind everyone that it was a zone of the Otherworld, a large roar reverberated through the lush, green forest.

Roooooooooar!

Inside the green forest, a woman with a cold smile raised her hand and smashed it straight into the ground.

Simultaneously.

Kuuuuuuuuung!

Through the center of the struck ground, a tremble caused the whole place to begin to collapse, including the animals that were rushing in.

Something in the ground began to surge up, struggling and fighting to devour the intruders that were causing a ruckus.

This included all of the people hiding in this grand forest.

Ruuuuuuumble!

Hundreds of meters inside that radius began to disintegrate into ash.

"Eres. Don't force yourself alone since you are the weakest here. We are already ascending at a fast pace."

"… Keldian."

Hearing a voice from behind, Eres paused before looking back.

Eres smiled as he looked at Keldian and his group that was walking toward her before asking the man in the front.

"Whew. Since we have cleared the way… The people behind us should be able to come more comfortably I hope?"

From Eres's words, the man, Clementine, smiled and spoke, "Well… We're not sure. We had come all the way here since we had the ability to do so."

"…"

From Clementine's words, Eres remained silent.

As he said, it was truly difficult for themselves to reach this place.

Seeing Eres without spirit, Clementine smiled and spoke, "Cheer up. It seems like we have… finally reached our destination."

In front of the ground that Eres had destroyed, they were able to see something brightly exposed.

Whether it was the surface of some kind of structure or something else, they weren't sure, but what was a fact was that it was some part of an older civilization.

'Ah… Finally,' Eres thought in admiration.

They had finally reached the destination of their journey, and Eres was even able to realize one more thing.

The white metal surface on top looked like it was the tip of an iceberg of something that was buried beneath the ground.

With an elated expression, Eres looked back and spoke, "It's all thanks to you."

From those words…

"Well. It's not over… just yet."

Clementine's lips raised into a grin.

Chapter 436: Desire Tree (1)

Translator: Ares

Editor: Underclass Hero

Ruuuuumble!

The elevator began to slowly open as Hansoo walked out.

The Seventh Zone of the OtherWorld.

The Violet Zone.

This was the last region where the surviving human race came face to face against the Abyss.

The environment here was so beautiful that it did not match the name of the zone.

It was like a resort one would go on vacation to.

On a closer look, it seemed that he had thought the same in his previous life.

There was no mistake that it was the last Utopia that was granted to those who had worked hard to ascend.

This was maybe the reason why the survivors that had ascended up to this point fought amongst themselves harder under internal strife, for this was the place that they had to live in.

It was clear that the ownership and authority of this heaven was priceless.

'It was worth dying for.'

It was careless enough to not be cautious, but for them to have even raised internal strife?

It was a pity since even if they had united all of their strength, it might still be lacking against the Abyss. Seeing the event that swept them away, it might have just been karma.

Recollecting that event, Hansoo clicked his tongue as he looked around his surroundings.

'Well… At least I'm much better off than before.'

Vaccines were definitely viruses, but they help develop immunity to diseases.

The same goes for opening the Abyss as well.

Though mankind had to face enemies they could never imagine of interacting, after facing them, they were able to succeed in managing some tricks and strategies to oppose these fiends.

It was the same mankind that had boasted an overwhelming number of Transcendents, as well as strengthened Adventurers by eating away the crystals.

Of course, they would not be beaten so easily and swept away as soon as the Abyss had opened.

No, it was truer that the Abyss had allowed them to reach the stage where they were now.

It now depended on the abilities of Mihee and Sangjin, who were coordinating the people below, but as long as they could unite the powerful Transcendents and Adventurers into one, and if they were fully prepared on the seventh floor, then it was possible that they could easily reach the third floor of the Abyss, unlike the past where they were all cut down mercilessly by those species of the first floor.

'Well, that doesn't matter.'

Hansoo sighed as he walked outside the elevator.

Literally, it didn't mean anything.

Even if they reached the third floor easily, the monsters of the 4th, 5th and 6th floor would eventually collide with them. The great size of the species of the Abyss meant that there were things that many other species desired.

The devils loved the souls of humans, and insects covet the human bodies to become their hosts.

The Dragon species loved cultivating them as their slaves, and the highly civilized species like the Neropa would surely use them for experimentation and refine themselves.

Even if they were strong, they were just a new species that had appeared in the Abyss that had billions of species.

It was clear that they would be nothing more than mouthwatering prey.

Therefore, it was much nicer to work alone.

It was easier to hide, and there were fewer enemies that rushed toward him as well.

The advantages were that he was able to monopolize the goods and run away if needed.

'Well… That would be kind of boring.'

Hansoo suddenly smiled as he thought of the two people he had left behind.

Boredom…

Once the Abyss opened, he would never be bored.

He would be busy busting the brains out of those that would bust his.

It was a right to be bored.

In order to enjoy this leisure, Hansoo looked at the bird flying away from his hand and smiled.

Chiiiirp!

A cute-looking, blue bird sat on Hansoo's head before crying and flying away. It soon sat on Hansoo's extended hand.

Stroking the fearless bird in his hand, he whistled and looked around.

'There's no one. I was wondering if there would be some that would attack me.'

From what he knew, this place was the territory wholly controlled by Clementine.

Though Sangjin and Mihee had succeeded in ascending to the Sixth Zone, they would eventually fail trying to reach the Seventh Zone.

This was because all of the forces of Clementine had already passed through Zone 6 and ascended.

'Well. It's one or the other.'

From his thoughts, there were only two reasons why they would do so.

First, it was burdensome to manage the Sixth Zone.

Second, they wanted to put their whole attention onto the Seventh Zone.

'Well, I'm not sure… But let's go find out.'

Hansoo checked his body and mumbled. He had a lot of things to do.

First, he had to become a fully 5-Star Transcendent, which was very close, and he needed to understand what kind of schemes were being plotted by the person that had caused all sorts of problems in the lower zones.

He didn't have any clues, which made it all the more dangerous.

'But, even though it's quiet, it is way too quiet. Could it be that they have no interest on this side?'

It was then when he muttered internally.

Boooooooooooom!

Boom!

From a distance far away, a large explosion began to tremble throughout the huge forest.

It was a distance of about 100km, but Hansoo's hearing was too advanced to miss such a noise, not to mention it was very loud, to begin with.

Hansoo couldn't help but be puzzled by that large collision against the trees.

'If this place was Clementine's domain, there's no way such a sound could transpire.'

There were signs of humans fighting in the air.

These violent ripples of skills could not occur if a person was fighting the monsters of the Abyss.

In other words, two different groups with different goals were fighting one another, and the skills that clashed each other caused these violent tremors.

Therefore, if they were on the same side, such a battle could not happen.

'I should go take a look and see how the situation is unfolding here in this zone.'

He began to recollect the scene when the moment the elevator opened into the Seventh Zone, the beasts of the Abyss rushed toward the Transcendents.

It was clear that it was different from the past.

Hansoo quickly threw his body toward the source of the explosion.

—

In the vast forest of the cluster of huge trees that seemed to be over 100 meters tall, there was a huge tree that looked to be several hundred times larger than the others.

No, it looked more like a mountain than a tree. From how the height reached into kilometers, it was fair to see it as a mountain.

Though it was not as grand as the World Tree of the First Zone, the size was of grand magnitude.

In the surroundings of that tree…

Boooooooooooooom!

Boom!

Hundreds of humans were fighting on two fronts.

They were separated into two sides: those fighting alongside the tree and those attacking it.

Both sides were desperately defending and attacking, but it seemed that those fighting alongside the tree had the advantage.

'This… You damn bastards!'

"You bastards! Let's use it together! Why are you the only ones that are monopolizing that?"

The Transcendent, Karl Akus, shouted toward them.

From those words…

Boooooooooooom!

Hosang, who was one of the ones fighting alongside the trees, laughed and spoke, "What can we do? There's a limit to how many can be made out of this."

Then, he put his attention onto the tree.

At that moment…

Tremble!

The surface of the tree trembled as if it was one with Hosang.

Soon…

Tremble!

A seed the size of a palm fell from the sky into Hosang's hand who smiled and opened his mouth.

"This is it. What I desired came to me."

Simultaneously…

Agzac.

Hosang sneered with a grin toward Karl Akus as he bit into the seed in his hand.

Then, a strange thing began to happen.

The wounds that were borne from fighting against Karl Akus began to suddenly heal.

It wasn't just that.

Ruuuuuuumble!

Hosang's exhausted mana shot up and regenerated.

This unknown energy that surrounded Hosang's body allowed him to wield strength that he normally could never wield.

And seeing this for the first time, Karl Akus gnashed his teeth.

'Damn…'

The reason why they were losing in this fight was because of that.

In truth, there wasn't that much of a gap in skill compared to them.

No, it looked like they were better than the other side in skill and ability.

However, there was no way for their attacks to pierce the incredible healing power and attack boost of those seeds.

'Damn… I should have followed Eres.'

Karl Akus gave a look of despair.

—

Ruuuuuuumble!

Eres had a frustrated expression as she carefully looked for an entrance that would lead them below.

'… Was it right to leave him?'

No matter how much she respected free will, it still bothered her to leave them all behind since all of them had accompanied her… from the start.

They were all soldiers that had been with her ever since she had entered the Abyss, and they have acted together ever since.

Although many of them had died on the way up, the number was still quite significant since they united as a group.

However, after reaching the final zone, that group had broken up.

There were those that insisted on adventuring deep into the large forest, while there were others that emphasized on not entering the forest and remaining around the serene, green areas.

It was then…

"You seem to be thinking a lot, Eres."

"Ah… Taehee."

Eres greeted the woman that was walking toward her.

'… Why is it so difficult to be friendly with this person?'

Eres muttered internally, but as if Taehee knew what Eres was thinking about from her expression, she spoke, "Are you thinking about the other survivors?"

"…"

Eres slightly frowned, causing Taehee to reply to her with an expressionless face, "They did not leave for peace. They had decided to leave because of their own desires, which was why they decided to remain behind. Don't bother with them."

From Taehee's words, Eres nodded with a heavy heart.

—

'That's right. Besides Clementine's men… there were others.'

Hansoo mumbled as he saw the group fighting for that tree.

From the looks of it, he could guess who had attacked first.

It was the first generation of the group that ascended with Eres.

If Clementine was still pretending to be good in front of Eres, then even those couldn't be made into his own men.

Although it might be possible to sift those below her and convert them into his own, it was impossible to attempt to make his own men that were ascending together with him.

If that was the case, then he understood why those guys had split up and were fighting so arduously.

One more thing…

He knew why they were fighting.

'That's right. There was that.'

Hansoo muttered as he looked at the large tree far away.

They were fighting so bloodily, all for 'Desire.'

That was the name of the tree over there.

It was the ultimate tree that could create whatever the user desired.

It was a strange creature where heaven could literally be built around it because it could satisfy all desires.

'Well, I think they are using it properly.'

Hansoo mumbled as he dimly saw the silhouette of a woman in the tree far off.

Chapter 437: Desire Tree (2)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

'What a mess.'

Hansoo couldn't help but click his tongue after seeing these travellers fight amongst one another.

It couldn't be helped.

Though Desire made everything that the human wanted, it wasn't able to do everything that all humans wanted either.

In other words, there was a limit in the quantity that it was able to produce.

The essence that was stored within Desire was combined with the wants and desires of humans, and how much of the essence of the tree was combined was dependent on each individual and his/her desire.

To put it simply, it didn't cost much at all to create a cigarette. However, if one wished for a woman from that seed of that tree, it would consume a significant amount of essence to produce that.

The time that it took to replenish the essence was very slow, so it wasn't able to satisfy everyone's needs.

So, there were two options.

Either everyone sufficiently moderates their wants with the trees and live peacefully or reduce the number of people that would use this tree, and those in front of him seemed to have chosen the latter option.

'Well, I'm not sure. It could be that only one side may have chosen this option.'

Regardless, one thing was important. It was that it was a great time to monopolize the tree.

'Good.'

There was no reason for him to feel guilt. Even without that tree, he would be able to survive and live. In his standards, there was no need to feel responsible for these guys that were fighting for this tree.

'Just like me.'

Shrugging his shoulders, Hansoo slowly walked toward the tree.

—

Booooooom!

'Damn…'

Karl Akus clenched his teeth as he continued to rain his attacks.

It was impossible to fire anymore, so he had to decide whether he would subordinate beneath them or retreat, train, and return once more.

After momentarily contemplating, Karl Akus quickly reached a conclusion.

'Retreat.'

To be honest, that tree wasn't worth dying for.

In terms of food, there were plenty all around him, and he could just hunt the monsters and beasts of the Abyss that would attack him as well. It was just that it was rather vexing.

'Eron… I had wanted to revive you.'

Biting his teeth, Karl Akus looked around and shouted.

"Damn… Retreat! Retreat! Fall back!"

However, at that moment.

Ruuuuuuuumble!

"Where do you think you're going, bastard?"

From Hosang's choppy shout, large vines stretched out from around the tree.

Instantly, the vines entangled themselves into a huge, thick fence that surrounded them.

'Ah, damn!'

Boooooooooom!

The flustered Karl Akus gathered all of his strength to try and hack through the veins. Though his attack had succeeded somewhat, he was unable to take a step out in the end.

In that short span of time where Karl Akus attacked the vines, Hosang quickly closed the distance.

Booooom!

"Uhk!"

Karl Akus screamed in pain from Hosang's attack, who smiled and spoke,

"I made this using that tree as well. Integrating my skill with it made it quite useful for trapping some rats."

"Son of a …"

Barely holding onto his stance as he held onto the vines, Karl Akus gave an expression of despair.

Boooooooom!

Boooom!

"Ahhhhhhhhk!"

"Ahk!"

All of a sudden, a ruckus transpired from all directions.

The subordinates of Karl Akus, who were trying to escape as best they could to their abilities, were being fired down by Hosang's subordinates.

However, if Karl Akus wasn't able to penetrate through the veins, there wasn't much hope that the others could.

Not only that, the attacks from all sides made it quite impossible.

Seeing his subordinates being shot down mercilessly, Karl Akus gnashed his teeth, causing Hosang to smile and speak once more.

"Well, I do understand your admirable purpose… However, if we were to let a guy like you live, we wouldn't be able to comfortably use this tree. I hope you understand."

Puuuuuuuk!

"Uhhhhhk!"

Hosang's kick to his stomach sent Karl Akus flying onto the ground as he coughed up blood.

Ruuuuuumble!

Karl Akus mumbled as he saw the vines and thorns wrap around his body.

"Just… die. You bastard."

"Ah. I had originally planned on doing that…"

Ruuuuumble!

Rumble!

"Eeuuuuh!"

Karl Akus gave out groans of pain as the vines penetrated through his body, so much so that he was about to go unconscious. Feeling very uneasy, Karl Akus bit on his tongue but even that had failed.

Ddeeereuk!

Karl Akus wasn't able to kill himself as the vines clogged up his mouth and even his ears.

"Well, we had realized recently that there was a way to recharge this tree. It was stupid of us to wait I guess."

'If so, you wouldn't have killed the guys that attacked you so easily.'

Hosang seeing the immobilized Karl Akus laughed sneeringly.

He was full of satisfaction that he was able to produce much more than in the past.

'Ah… there's nothing better than heaven, especially with that bitch, Eres, leaving.'

To be honest, being by her side was quite comfortable. Even in difficult predicaments, they were able to easily muscle through. No, it wasn't comfortable, but at least he was able to safely preserve his life as he ascended.

All of this was thanks to Eres's guidance.

However, that was the extent.

Despite living in this damned world, he was prohibited from rape and stealing. There were so many things that he couldn't do. It was hell not knowing what to do with all of this accumulated stress. If he didn't have a strong body, it wouldn't be strange of him dying from high blood pressure.

Since Kangtae, Clementine, and Taehee were so obnoxiously strong, he couldn't show his inner thoughts, but there were quite a few that had a reluctance to Eres's rules.

This fact was proved from this event.

'I think only around 30%… had followed her? Haha.'

The rest had all scattered. A total of nine groups were made in order to monopolize this tree. Amongst that, he felt that he had the greatest luck ever to be able to have control over this tree.

Now, it felt like he was truly living on the throne in heaven. Hosang grabbed the bottle of liquor that was equipped onto his belt and began to pour it into his throat.

Gulp. Gulp.

"Kya…amazing."

It had been 20 years since he last had a proper drink.

Though he wouldn't get drunk from this, just this feeling of being able to reminisce filled him with joy.

"Ahahahahaha! Everyone, well done! There will be a feast tonight! The seed will soon blossom! Everyone, enjoy! The things that we couldn't do because of that bitch, Eres, we will make sure to relieve all of that today!"

"Kyaahahaha! Of course!"

"Great!"

When the others all lifted their bottles following Hosang, it was then…

"Look at these bastards. What feast?"

Boooooooooooom!

"Kuhuuuuuk!"

There was a roar that came from the corner of the vines.

What followed that large sound was an enormous explosion.

Ssssssssssss!

The large vine wall that Karl Akus couldn't even scratch was up in flames in a split second as a hole tens of meters was created.

It was before Hosang's subordinates who were standing by the wall was able to scream before being flown away.

Crack!

Tremble.

"Ahhhhhhk! It's collapsing!"

"Uhhhk! This is damned!"

The whole pillar that was blown apart caused the whole vine wall to begin to collapse.

'Damn… Which crazy bastard did this?'

As Hosang was gnashing his teeth from the people running away from the vines…

Rumble.

In the collapsed hole, Hansoo walked over and sharply spoke, "The owner has changed. Please leave the room."

"You bastard…"

Hosang had a bewildered expression.

There was close to a thousand warriors that were present, and yet this guy walked here alone and started a fight.

"You crazy bastard…"

"Me?"

From that remark, Hansoo smiled.

—

"Ughhhhhh…."

"So why did you do this?"

"Ugh…. Ahhhhhhhk!"

Karl Akus was mortified seeing Hansoo shake his head while Hosang was rolling around in the ground in pain.

'Damn… What the hell did he put in his body.'

Gulp.

After recovering his composure, he stood up and looked around before gnashing his teeth.

The vicinity was a disaster.

It was a one-sided massacre.

On the left, those that had shields on had their whole bodies beaten up while those on the right with the hammers had their bones broken.

It was futile to run away.

It was as if he wouldn't let one guy escape after destroying the entrance, he began to orderly beat up every guy that came his way.

At first, his despaired heart slowly transformed into hope as he looked like a savior, but Karl Akus soon realized that he had not come for good faith.

"Ugh… Ahhhhk!"

Karl Akus swallowed once more as he saw the rolling Hosang.

Red smoke that came from Hosang's body created a terrible scene in front of him.

It was then that Karl Akus realized why the intruder had not killed a single person and spared them.

'The problem is… we're included as well.'

When Karl Akus gnashed inwardly, the red cloud of the Pandemic Blade had been injected into every single person here, causing him to have a satisfied expression.

'How useful.'

After spreading the red cloud of Pandemic Blade around, Hansoo walked toward Desire.

Then, he raised his hand on it and imagined what he wanted.

Soon.

Drrrrrrrrrop!

Countless seeds began to fall below.

Healing seed.

Hansoo held hundreds of seeds and began to distribute them one by one.

"… What does this mean?"

"Eat and recover your energy. We are now one body and spirit."

"…"

"You mean a slave.'

Feeling the rustling red cloud inside his body, Karl Akus soon grabbed the seeds and began to bite on the seeds.

The body soon began to resume its regeneration as the exhausted mana was replenished.

'Whew.'

After recovering his energy, Karl Akus was able to cool-headedly judge the situation once more.

'It wasn't the worst outcome.'

To be honest, it would be hard to be worse than being in the hands of Hosang.

That was truly the worst scenario.

Though he had ended up being a slave, at least he was able to survive.

Not only that, it seemed that the man took care of their health.

He wasn't aware of where he was going to use them or what he was going to do with them now. After breathing a long sigh, he began to carefully investigate the man.

Now, their fates were decided on what kind of thoughts this man had.

'Not to mention, we are a few years apart, but for him to be this strong, it's the first time I've seen something like this…'

He knew almost all of the first generation people since they had always fought together. Including Hosang, he was a comrade that he had fought side by side up to the Sixth zone.

However, it was the first time that he had seen this man.

While Karl Akus fell into thought, Hansoo walked in front of the fallen Hosang and spoke, "Now it seems that my words will finally get to you, so let's have a chat."

"Ugh…."

Though the pain had disappeared, Hosang was still groaning from the aftereffects.

"Tell me the conditions of the other eight trees."

Though there was a limit to how much one tree could make from its essence, if one were to gather the essence of all nine trees, he could make something very nice, a truly amazing item.

'I should slowly prepare.'

He needed more strength.

From his memories, the Desire trees weren't the only problem here.

Ruuuuuumble!

'There's the problem with Noah as well… It'll get busy.'

Hansoo looked at the large green forest far away.

Chapter 438: Desire Tree (3)

Translator: Ares

Editor Group: Liber Reverie

'Anyway… Not bad. Don't you think those devils will retreat later?'

Hansoo smiled as he looked at his remaining memories in his head.

They took away all the human memories that were dear to him, or, to be exact, all human memories that he had cherished.

In other words, all that was left in his memories were based on fighting.

Of course, the memory was a bit dull and boring. However, there were some good benefits to that.

It meant that he wouldn't be guilty about crushing those who remained in his memory.

Oddly enough, all the guys that he needed to destroy remained intact and clear in his head.

This was one of the reasons why Hansoo was in a good mood from the intel given by Hosang since he could clearly remember all of the people that this guy was talking about.

'No wonder they were trying to stay so close to Desire even as far as risking their lives.'

He continued to listen to the explanations provided by Hosang.

"So, to sum it up… Presently, all the other eight Desires are divided into eight different forces."

Though Hosang spoke informally, Hansoo didn't really mind at all.

After forcingly making him his slave, it would be pointless to squeeze his organs just to make him speak more politely.

Of course, if he were to utilize Pandemic Blade to squeeze his organs, he would become more obedient. However, Hansoo was reluctant to make such wasteful actions.

What he needed was a hunting hound, not a pet that learned how to obey.

'Regardless… It means that there is not one group that has more than one Desire in their hands.'

It turned out that the forces that were divided from the number of Desires were indeed diverse.

There was even a case where up to five 4-Star Transcendents were divided into one team to guard the tree.

And like this tree, there were cases when 4-Star Transcendents fought separately in their own groups as well.

However, there was something in common; there were no 5-Star Transcendents remaining. Hansoo understood why.

'Clementine would never leave such a useful card behind.'

This wasn't bad news for him anyways.

If there were 5-Star Transcendents, he would've had to be more stealthy and continue to raise his strength, but if there were none left, then he wouldn't mind taking direct action.

There were a total of three variables that he had to consider.

First, it would be Clementine's force that was leading the charge in front.

Second, it would be the beasts of the Abyss that had settled in the forest.

Lastly…

'The guys that will come up soon.'

If the ones ascending from below were armed properly, they would become a truly powerful faction.

Even if someone was a Transcendent, there was none that could stubbornly push his way through against such large numbers, especially if there were Transcendents among that group.

Of course, controlling that group would be an entirely different problem, but if they were to ascend, then he could definitely turn the tide of this match.

Therefore, he needed to be prepared before this happened, for what he abhorred was being played in another person's hand.

'Not bad. There are lots of guys that I need to topple… And if I keep fighting, I should get stronger along the way. Hmm, let's see. Who should I start with?'

Though he still had memories, he must have truly changed a lot from his previous life since the circumstances were entirely different from before.

'There should be some that are already moving,' Hansoo muttered.

If he were to deal with eight forces one by one, it would take quite a while. However, that wouldn't happen since they were already moving to attack one another.

'You're quite lucky.'

Hansoo clicked his tongue as he looked at Hosang.

Mediocre strength and mediocre talent. If such a guy was eating the tree, he would soon be buried under the roots of Desire by stronger, more tenacious guys.

It was because he subordinated under him, he was able to preserve his life.

'I'm basically keeping you alive. By the way…'

While Hansoo was in thought, Hosang spoke to Hansoo, "If you're going to go, go from the northwest. John Nice and his wife are the weakest there.

'Though they are stronger than me.'

Mr. and Mrs. Nice.

The two married each other once they both reached 4-Star Transcendent.

In the Orange Zone, they had fought tooth and nail, but afterward, they had married and life had never been so good.

After decades of fighting together, their combination attacks were art itself.

Hansoo smiled and nodded.

"Great. Let's hurry and go."

The moment Hansoo raised from his seat…

Boooooooooom!

"You crazy bastard… You can't get too close!"

"This is off-limits!"

"Let go!"

From the ruckus outside, Hansoo and Hosang both frowned.

—

Booooooooom!

Karl Akus, who sifted through the gaps between the trees, soon settled on a tree with a delighted expression.

'We're here. We're almost here!'

Boooooooooom!

Karl Akus blocked the attack that targeted his back and quickly approached the base of the tree where a flash of light briefly occurred.

This was the place where his wish would be granted as long as he put his hand on that tree.

It was the wish that he so long wanted.

'Eron… Just wait a bit longer!'

It was when Karl Akus had almost arrived at the base of the tree and was about to put his hand.

"Hmmm… It seems like I need to save some of the essences for now."

Hansoo's voice could be heard from behind Karl Akus.

Then…

Squeeze.

"Uhhhhhhhk… Ahhhhhhhhhhk!"

Karl Akus let out a shrill of pain as he could feel his heart and mind and even all of his muscles being squeezed as if it would melt at any moment.

It was as if a fire was blazing throughout his body, leaving no room to spare throughout his body.

The pain that Hosang endured from before was now what he was experiencing.

'Uhhhhhhhhk…'

However, in comparison to Hosang, Karl Akus was a bit different.

Karl Akus still had a desire that he had yet to fill.

It was to revive the woman, Eron.

From his estimation, he knew that the amount of essence needed wouldn't be small to revive her. No, it was certain that he needed a significant amount.

However, it would be an overestimation to think that Hansoo would spare the amount of essence needed when he was preparing for war.

He could fulfill his own desires, and if needed, make the necessary weapons and potions that were useful in the upcoming war as well.

If he were to let go of this opportunity, Eron wouldn't be revived since there wouldn't be any essence left.

"Ahhhhhh… AHHHHHHHHK!"

Squeeeeeeze!

Karl Akus let out a large shrill due to the compressed pain that reverberated throughout his body. However, he continued to move forward to raise his hand onto the Desire tree.

Hansoo, who was monitoring the situation, looked at him with a horrified expression.

'That that…. That crazy bastard.'

He had experienced it himself, so he knew better than anyone else how much suffering and pain would follow, yet he kept moving despite the pain.

Soon…

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

The Desire Tree trembled crazily before something began to fall as if it had received Karl Akus's wish.

Simultaneously…

Ruuuuuumble!

The seed soon began to take on the form of a human at an incredible speed.

Ttuk!

In an instant, the seed split in half, and inside that seed, a woman-like figure began to fall.

Hosang, seeing this, let out a curious expression.

'What the hell. Why is it so fast?'

In the past, he had wished for women to play with, but even then the seeds hadn't opened up as quickly.

However, the seed had already begun to blossom.

Hansoo, seeing this, began to smile.

'Yes. The Desire Tree needs to be at this level at least so that it would be useful.'

He had to show the others anyway just how meaningless it was to revive a dead person.

Then…

"Ughhhhhhh…. Ahhhhhh! What the heck! What is this?!"

Everyone was able to see clearly the woman that dropped from the Desire Tree which Karl Akus caught in his embrace.

"You can't sleep? Come here. You can sleep if you do this."

The girl in his embrace busily touched Akus's cheek and chest.

'… Is that Eron?'

Hosang frowned after seeing the woman's appearance.

Of course, he would know since up to a while ago, they had been fighting crazily as they ascended the seven zones.

There was no way that they did not know each other's circumstances.

There was no mistake that the girl who was in the embrace of the fully-armored Akus was Eron.

It was the guy's wife that had died in the Green Zone.

'… She truly has the same appearance as before.'

Hosang mumbled as he saw Eron's appearance.

Her outer appearance was fine. No, it was rather the same, even the armor and weapons as well.

However, the moment he saw her, he knew that the girl was not Eron.

Rather, it could be said that it was a puppet that was made to be like Eron.

The evidence was that it continued to repeat the same actions that it was programmed to.

It was repeating it blindly.

Karl probably realized the moment he received her, which was why he was screaming.

Hansoo mumbled as he looked at Karl Akus.

'Of course, the human that was created by the Desire Tree from your memories wouldn't be human.'

There was a limit to how a person fully understood another person and that included family.

The woman was made from good memories and appearance. However, even the memories itself was lacking.

Since his desire was so great, it had been borne quite quickly. However, that was the extent of it.

In the end, it couldn't create the same human.

"… So it is impossible to revive a dead person."

Hansoo nodded at Hosang's remarks.

"It could create something similar."

It may be possible to create a new human being that was moderately modified in the first place. It could be possible to have the human being possess a similar personality without any memories to his satisfaction since the appearance was similar, to begin with.

If there was more essence available, it would be more than sufficient to do this in this case.

'But that's also a problem.'

Hansoo looked at Hosang and spoke, "Do you know why this is known as the Desire Tree?"

Hosang hesitated from that remark. Come to think of it, he was not the one that gave it its name.

'Who named it again?'

After momentarily rummaging through his memories, he soon remembered who had given the tree its name.

Clementine had stated one sentence, in which the tree's name had become Desire Tree.

It was because Desire Tree suited well with the trees, and above all else, Clementine had decided as such.

Hosang who finally recalled gnashed his teeth and spoke, "Do you think I'm a fool? It fulfills desires so it's called the Desire Tree."

Hanso chuckled from those words.

"I thought of it like that as well."

"…?"

With a questioning look, Hansoo spoke to him once more, "It is not called the Desire Tree since it fulfills desires."

No, it was rather the opposite.

"It's called the Desire Tree since it stimulates desires."

Hansoo stroked the tree as he muttered.

This tree stimulated desires and greed, which caused one to not monopolize one to fight for one, and those who had one to realize that one wasn't enough. Then, those guys would aim to monopolize two trees. Once a person had two, that person would want three and so forth.

In the end, a conclusion could be reached.

One had to take it all.

Taking it one step further, those with great desires and greed would sacrifice people to replenish its essence.

'Come to think of it… I don't think I really need to go there.'

Hansoo muttered as he looked at the direction northwest where the John Nice couple were at.

—

Ruuuuuuuuumble!

"Uhhhhhhhhhk. Why… We had followed you."

Thousands of bodies were scattered under the tree where the tree was soaking up the essence from the corpses.

Everyone there were the people that followed the owner of the tree, the John Nice couple.

The number was many and even their talent was good.

They had even eaten the poison that was made from the Desire Tree, so there was no chance of betrayal.

However, as if they were trying to create something, the John Nice couple shook their heads and muttered, "… Our child is not coming back to life."

"… It seems that we are still lacking."

An eerie madness pervaded their eyes.

'We need another tree.'

In addition, they needed something to replenish the essence of the trees.

They turned their heads toward the southwest direction.