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Flash!

It was the flash of light from Heavenly Cut.

Yet it wasn't the same as any Heavenly Cut that he had seen before.

He had broken through and reached a new level of Heavenly Cut, but that was nothing in comparison to what he saw now.

Supak!

It was an unknown light;

A mysterious light!

It was a light that couldn't be avoided no matter where Kang-jun ran.

'What on earth is that?'

In front of that attack, Kang-jun's attack power, defense and evasion were useless...

And that was the end.

Kang-jun's body literally melted and turned into smoke, then he reappeared outside the Guardian Hall.

The training was over.

He was in the best physical condition.

The equipment in his inventory had all been repaired and were like new.

However, Kang-jun was still staring blankly as he thought of the attack.

'What was that light?'

It was so powerful that everything he did was futile.

In fact, Kang-jun's combat power had become dozens of times stronger since entering the Guardian Hall.

His wings had strengthened, his attack power had increased greatly and he gained an enormous amount of health and black magic energy.

However, it was nothing compared to the limits he had pushed past for Heaven's Blood Sword Style.

As a result, it was able to exert a power beyond his level and stats.

However, it was still nothing before that light.

It was like the moon, that dominated the world at night, losing its light in front of the sun.

Kang-jun was helpless before that mysterious light.

'That was transcendence.'

It was the state that Rainkar desired.

Kang-jun now understood what Rainkar was talking about.

The difference between being transcendent and the state before that was like the difference between heaven and earth.

Now, Kang-jun knew his words were right. He didn't know everything but what he knew acknowledged the strength of a transcendent being.

'Anyway, I will reach that level someday.'

Kang-jun had become determined as he walked toward the magic circle.

'How much time has passed?'

It seemed like decades had passed in the Guardian Hall, so he had no sense of the flow of time.

Chuuuot!

After returning to the base, he could see that it hadn't been one night yet.

"Oh! Lord! You've arrived?"

In the meantime, the strong defense wards around the Yugang building had been released.

Keirun was startled to see Kang-jun. It was because the atmosphere coming from Kang-jun was incomparable to before.

"It seems like Lord has made a huge amount of progress today."

Kang-jun smiled.

"It was a lot more than I thought. By the way, what is all this?"

The base had golden treasure boxes and silver boxes as well as all types of weapons, armour and potions piled up.

Keirun grinned.

"I haven't put it in the warehouse because I wanted to show Lord."

"Something must have happened today."

"Yes, I didn't contact Lord because I knew you entered the Guardian Hall and I didn't want to interfere."

Keirun gave a short summary of what happened today.

Kang-jun nodded with a bitter expression after hearing that Hardis and Zenith had joined the Second Demon King and died.

"They had stupid thoughts."

Honestly, Kang-jun had no intention of hurting them.

Recently, he had even extended his hand to them.

He had said that he wouldn't become hostile toward any sovereign that made a deal with him over moonstones.

It was because, just like Rainkar had said, it was meaningless to kill sovereigns to increase his power...

Especially now.

He was looking at the realm of transcendence, so he didn't have to be afraid of any of the sovereigns on Earth Hwanmong.

No one had forced them to make such a choice. They had fallen to the temptation of the Second Demon King due to their own greed.

"Ah, Lord! I obtained these items."

Driana handed a necklace and earrings to Kang-jun. They were sovereign tokens.

[Earrings of Valor]

-Rating: Only one

-A sign that you are a sovereign in Hwanmong.

-Strength +5 when worn.

-Sovereign t.i.tle: Zenith

[Necklace of Wisdom]

-Rating: Only one

-A sign that you are a sovereign in Hwanmong.

-Intelligence +5 when worn.

-Sovereign t.i.tle: Hardis

In accordance to Hwanmong's rules, the tokens of the losers. Zenith and Hardis. were given to Kang-jun.

Truth be told, the increase in stats at this level weren't enough to affect his attack power. Still, it was better not to neglect the small stats.

Kang-jun put them on immediately.

Demonic Dragon's Ring - Charisma +3

Wyvern Ring - Strength +5

Cloak of the Wind - Agility +5

Excluding what he had gotten today, these were the ones he was already wearing.

As a result, Kang-jun owned five sovereign tokens.

"Thank you for the trouble, Driana. Today, you have distinguished yourself."

Driana smiled after hearing Kang-jun's praise.

He continued by encouraging Keirun and the other members of his household. In particular, he didn't forget to stroke Melinad's head and praise Heksia who had taken care of the dark mages and advanced lords.

The rewards for the achievements he had gained diligently in the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield were certainly worth it.

Thanks to that, Kang-jun's household members had become stronger.

Furthermore, the loot was substantial.

There were two golden treasure boxes which had been dropped

by the advanced lords and two silver boxes from the dark mages.

Additionally, there was a lot of j.a.ptem and a large number of nodes.

In the meantime, it was time for Hwanmong to close.

'I will open the boxes next time.'

[The door to Hwanmong is closed.]

Once he returned to reality, he received a call from Han Yeon-soo early in the morning.

"hello."

-Yes, this is Han Yeon-soo. I am calling about the matter of transferring the property of the sovereigns, Hardis and Zenith.

It was as fast as expected. Kang-jun nodded.

"I thought you would contact me. Please handle it well."

-Yes. Currently, Hardis, Yoo Seung-hwan, has about 142.8 billion won, including buildings, securities and cash. Zenith, Kim Kun-woo, has approximately 121.3 billion won, including buildings, securities and cash. Would you like to take over the buildings, sell the securities and deposit the cash into your account?

"Please do so."

Securities referred to stocks or bonds.

The value of investments often fluctuated, so it was better to have cash.

At present, he also needed cash in order to buy the Delta building.

However, there was no need to dispose of the buildings.

This was because he would continue to purchase more buildings after acquiring the Delta building.

It was inefficient to sell buildings only to have to buy them later.

On the afternoon of the next day, Han Yeon-soo came to his house.

"Welcome. Is it over now?"

"Yes, I spent all day yesterday taking care of it. It is done. Things like cars and yachts have been put in the Skia space instead of being disposed of, so please take a look. If you want to sell them, I will take care of it."

She sat down on the couch and gave Kang-jun a list of the properties.

Hardis had seven buildings, three apartments and spacious land surrounded by mountains in other areas.

Excluding the bank loans, the value of his real estate was worth approximately 50 billion won and the rest was in cash.

Kim Kun-woo had five buildings in Korea, two luxury apartments, a luxury yacht and one mansion in the United States.

There was also a car called Century, worth 400 million, and the yacht, they were sent to his Skia space.

Hardis had a luxury SUV that was also in the Skia space.

A Venta S Class, Century, SUV, yacht and the magic bike...

Kang-jun now had five methods of transportation in the Skia space.

'More cars. Well, I don't have to sell anything.'

He didn't need vehicles because he had the wings, but it felt good seeing the various types of luxury vehicles in his space.

Additionally, there were the two vans gifted by Jang Seo-yeon, but they were used by his secretary and security guards for business purposes. Hayun also used the van when she went out.

Han Yeon-soo sighed and got up from the couch.

"Then I will be going now."

"You aren't even staying for a meal. Are you busy?"

"I am a bit busy these days. Many sovereigns are waging war thanks to the Second Demon King. This area is quiet thanks to you, but there is a rampage elsewhere."

Hardis and Zenith weren't the only sovereigns who had fallen to the Second Demon King.

Kang-jun suddenly asked,

"Does it matter if they broke the rules of the red moon?"

"It does matter. Originally, they were going to be judged by the leaders of Hwanmong. However, they don't have the capacity to do so now that there is the war with the Second Demon King. The Second Demon King is hoping that many sovereigns die in the meantime."

"I see."

Kang-jun called Jang Seo-yeon to find out the situation of his allied sovereigns.

Fortunately, they were all safe and sound.

After that, Kang-jun studied until it was time to enter Hwanmong.

He wasn't reading books.

He was meditating and remembering the last attack that the black-haired man used at the Guardian Hall.

It was an absolute attack that could only be stopped once he reached the level of transcendence!

Honestly, right now, he wasn't interested in anything other than that.

[The door to Hwanmong is open.]

He went back to Hwanmong.

A messenger from 1st Commander Binhaim appeared as soon as he arrived at the base.

Kang-jun delegated his new territories to Keirun and headed straight for the battlefield.

After a while, at Lucan's base...

The tired looking Binhaim welcomed Kang-jun as soon as he appeared.

"Oh! Welcome, 7th Commander."

Then Binhaim's eyes widened as he saw Kang-jun. He also noticed that Kang-jun's atmosphere has changed.

"Amazing. Did you receive really good luck in the Guardian Hall?"

"It seems so."

Kang-jun smiled. There was no need to tell him the details of the process.

"Anyway, it is good. Now that the Second Demon King, his top three commanders and superior officers have come out, we are being pushed a little bit."

"Didn't we originally have the advantage?"

"We did but the Second Demon King has released a lot of prisoners that he had kept in the Aok. He said he will forgive their sins if they partic.i.p.ate in this war."

The number of army officers at the lord level had increased.

There were quite a few advanced lords.

"So, I want you to take care of some of them. If our troops are exhausted, we might be pushed back to the base. Please get rid of the dark mermen in the air above the forest."

"I understand."

Mermen with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish.

All their fins and scales were black, so they were called dark mermen.

The dark mermen were estimated to be lord grade and there was an average of 1,000 dark mermen in the air.

They flew like birds in the sky and fired arrows and magic, causing damage to the allies fighting near Lucan's base.

'I'll have to get rid of the lord there.'

Kang-jun equipped the Ghoul Lord's Heavy Armour and the Vampire Lord's sword, then flew over Lucan's base.

At that moment, he received Mission 18.

[Mission 18] Destroy the dark merman lord.

[Compensation] Experience, 25,000 nodes, 180 large moonstones

It was a mission to destroy the dark merman lord.

The missions always got more and more difficult. Therefore, the dark merman lord must be stronger than the dark mage, Driana, who had been the target of Mission 17.

Of course, it was just compensation for Kang-jun.

'Thanks for giving me this mission.'

He immediately headed to where the dark merman lord was.

Swiiik!

It was more accurate to call it space movement, not flying.

His sword flashed and the dark merman lord was cut in half.

[Your level has risen.]

He gained three levels to reach level 68.

He would also gain one more level from the mission.

[Mission 18 has been accomplished.]

[As a reward, enough experience will be given to increase your level.]

[25,000 nodes have been given as compensation.]

[180 large moonstones have been given as compensation.]

He got rid of an advanced lord in only one move!

In fact, his level was so high that it didn't affect his attack power.

Still, increased stats had minor influences, so he would raise his level steadily.

If he kept raising it, he wouldn't be able to ignore it.

Meanwhile, the dark merman lord dropped items.

[16,237 nodes have been gained.]

[103 small moonstones have been acquired.]

[38 large moonstones have been acquired.]

[You have earned 700 red moon achievement points.]

[45 Essence of Darkness have been acquired.]

[The dark merman lord's golden treasure box has been acquired.]

Nodes and moonstones came out in large quant.i.ties.

'Nodes are superfluous.'

It wasn't an exaggeration; nodes were really redundant.

There were already hundreds of thousands of nodes at his headquarters.

The achievement rewards had greatly increased the taxes in his territories and there were also the taxes from Lucan's base.

20% of the nodes acquired from combat nearby belonged to Kang-jun.

So, to Kang-jun, the 16,237 nodes gained from the dark merman lord were just a pittance.

Rather, he was excited to see the golden treasure boxes.

'Two golden treasure boxes! Shall I open them?'

The boxes were floating in front of Kang-jun, so he opened them quickly.

[Aok Key (Legend) has been acquired.]

[The Dark Merman Lord's Heart (Legend) has been acquired.]

'Oh!'

An Aok Key that had three uses and the heart of a lord...

It was a pretty good profit.

[Dark Merman Lord's Heart]

-Rating: Legend

-Can enhance the defense of an armour

-When equipped on armour, magic defense will increase significantly.

'Magic defense? Well, it is better than nothing.'

Kang-jun immediately mounted the heart on the Ghoul Lord's Heavy Armour.

He could scatter a considerable amount of magic, but it wouldn't hurt to strengthen his armour.

On the other hand, Binhaim was shocked to see that Kang-jun had taken out the dark merman lord so easily.

'That is impossible!'

Of course, it wasn't difficult for 1st Commander Binhaim to take care of the dark merman lord.

However, it was hard to say if he could kill it as quickly as Kang-jun.

Especially since, among the Second Demon King's advanced lords, the dark merman had been a fairly strong one.

'Lucan has gained great enlightenment. It is like I am looking at Rainkar.'

He had a sullen expression on his face.

He was impressed by the fact that Kang-jun had appeared in the situation where their allies were being pressured. However, he couldn't help feeling bitter that there was another person like this in Earth Hwanmong.

'It has been determined.'

He couldn't help feeling uncomfortable at the thought of not being Kang-jun's rival. Still, his gaze became soft as he looked at Kang-jun.

There was a little bit of jealousy but there was more relief.

Kang-jun's awakening was a very encouraging thing for Earth Hwanmong.

He expected that Lucan would still have an ability comparable to Rainkar.

If that was the case, a pirata similar to the Second Demon King Colladikus wouldn't be able to overcome Earth Hwanmong. No, they would be able to repel the enemy without any difficulty.

'Rainkar is a very self-righteous person. I haven't been able to check but I hope Lucan is similar.'

In the meantime, Kang-jun was destroying the dark mermen.

[73 chaos power has been acquired.]

[23 chaos power has been acquired.]

[89 chaos power has been acquired.]

He used the Will of Strengthening after the Wings of Chaos reached Stage 7.

He gained experience from normal monsters, but he thought it was an insignificant amount.

The unusual thing was that the amount of chaos power coming from the monsters wasn't proportional to experience.

The amount of incoming chaos power also varied among monsters of the same type.

[373 chaos power has been acquired.]

[19 chaos power has been acquired.]

[43 chaos power has been acquired.]

Sometimes, more than 10 times the normal amount of chaos power would come in.

He extended the Will of Strengthening to a nearby skeleton lord.

It was a lower level lord monster.

If it was according to experience, then it would give a few hundred times more than normal monsters.

[1,021 chaos power has been acquired.]

However, the amount was less than he thought.

Then it would be better to receive experience.

He would receive experience from lord level monsters and chaos power

from general mobs.

He had come to that conclusion.

Of course, apart from chaos power and experience, red moon achievement points kept on coming in every time the monsters were destroyed.

One point was normal but the lower grade lords gave a few hundred points. After taking care of the mermen and the nearby skeletons, he had 4,209 achievement points.

Additionally, the skeleton lord dropped two golden treasure boxes, a legend ranked heavy armour and a legend ranked sword.

[Skeleton Lord's Heavy Armour]

-Rating: Legend

-An armour that contains the power of the skeleton lord and significantly increases physical and magic defense.

-When the Skeleton Lord's Sword is also equipped, the defense will increase further.

[Skeleton Lord's Sword]

-Rating: Legend

-The sword that contains the power of the skeleton lord is very excellent.

-When used with the Skeleton Lord's Heavy Armour, the attack power of the sword will increase.

A grey sword and heavy armour emerged.

Although it seemed dull, the legend grade equipment were still usable.

Furthermore, these two were set items.

If he wore both at the same time, his defense and attack power would increase.

'That's great. I'd better put them on my clone.

He summoned the clone and gave him the equipment.

As Kang-jun became stronger, his clone did as well.

With the legend grade set, the clone wouldn't be pushed when going against advanced lords.

It was unfortunate that the clone couldn't use the wings' abilities.

It was possible for the clone to fly but only Kang-jun could use Will of Strengthening.

It was the same for Will of Survival and Will of Attack.

Therefore, Kang-jun ordered his clone to hunt normal monsters near Lucan's base.

It would be helpful for his allies and Kang-jun to obtain j.a.ptem, nodes and achievement points.

[You have earned one red moon achievement point.]

[One Essence of Darkness has been acquired.]

[One small moonstone has been acquired.]

[34 nodes have been gained.]

The clone hunted monsters according to Kang-jun's order.

'It is easy to auto hunt now.'

Kang-jun sought other targets with a warm expression.

After removing the threats near Lucan's base, he decided to seek only advanced lords from now on.

Then Kang-jun saw some familiar people.

The sovereigns Andras, Agnus, Damas and Fade.

The sovereigns ranked second to fifth were fighting fiercely against big lizardmen.

There was the dark lizardman lord!

He was lower ranked but a little stronger than the ghoul lord and ratian lord.

"Kikikik! Take this!"

Hwing hwing hwing! Papapak!

Andras used his shield to defend against the dark lizardman lord that was wielding a large spear.

"Ugh!"

Andras cried out urgently.

"What are you doing? Go and attack him. There is a limit to how long I can endure."

"I'm going now."

"I am going too, so hold on a little longer."

Damas moved like a shadow to the rare of the dark lizardman lord and wielded his two swords.

Chwack! Chwaack!

Blood spurted from the back of the dark lizardman lord.

Fade also struck the side of the dark lizardman lord.

Kwarurung! Jijijik!

The dark lizardman lord frowned in pain from the attacks.

"Kuooh! You dare!"

He turned toward Fade and wielded his spear.

Andras cried out urgently,

"Huhu, this smelly lizard, where are you looking?"

The dark lizardman lord, who was able to attack Fade, looked at Andras again with a frown.

"Kuooh! What? I'm going to kill you."

It wasn't a big deal but the dark lizardman lord was strangely enraged. He didn't care about the others and only wanted to kill Andras.

It was due to the Taunt skill that Andras learnt as his level rose.

He focused the enemy's hostility on himself.

He thought it was a worthless skill when he first received it.

However, that idea changed once he entered the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield.

It was because the ability was very good when hunting in a party.

He specialized in defense rather than offense. Therefore, he provoked the enemy and focused on defense. Meanwhile, Damas and Fade would attack the enemy with confidence.

Additionally, Agnus used powerful attack magic and restored Andras' health in a timely manner.

In a game, Andras would be the tank, Agnus the healer while Damas and Fade were the damage dealers. As a magician, Agnus served as a healer as well as a damage dealer.

Thus, the four of them could fight lord level monsters that they never dreamt about facing alone.

"Kiiii! You dare disrespect the lord!"

"Kukaka! Kill the humans!"

However, dozens of dark lizardmen were flocking towards them, so they were cornered.

Hwaruru! Kwaang!

Agnus used a wide area fire magic in urgency but only three or four of them collapsed.

The rest of the lizardmen cried out angrily,

"Kill that magician!"

"Kakakat! Kill the magician!"

Agnus got upset because the dark lizardmen came running like hungry wolves.

Hwik! Hwik!

Agnus fled as the dark lizardmen prepared to throw their spears.

Andras, who was dealing with the dark lizardman lord, panicked.

"T-this!"

"Dammit! Stop sleeping on the job!"

In the case of Andras, if Agnus did not use a recovery spell, it was a big deal.

No matter how he defended with the shield, he had no choice but to take damage from a lord level monster.

Agnus cried out from a distance,

"There will be too much damage. I can't do it."

Andras nodded.

"Euh! I guess so. Retreat.'

"d.a.m.n! We are ruined because of those guys."

They flew up reluctantly to avoid the dark lizardman lord.

At that moment...

A person appeared near the dark lizardmen and sliced apart half a dozen of them.

It was a person dressed in grey armour while wielding a grey sword.

Their entire body was a dull grey.

However, he gave off a breathtaking presence.

Even the dark lizardman lord was so surprised that he stepped backwards.

Suuk.

The helmet was taken off and a familiar face appeared before Andras and the others.

"Oh! Lucan! No, 7th Commander!"

"I greet 7th Commander."

Andras and the others welcomed him. Their eyes were full of awe as they gazed at Kang-jun.

The sovereign who was ranked first.

Kang-jun, who had become one of the 12 senior commanders in the army, was the pride of the sovereigns.

They had competed with Kang-jun at one time, so they knew Kang-jun's strength better than anyone else and that it was foolish to fight against Kang-jun.

So, there was no animosity in their gazes toward him.

Kang-jun laughed.

"Is there a party spot available?"

"O-of course. Commander is welcome at any time."

Agnus, the party leader, quickly offered a party invite to Kang-jun.

Once Kang-jun was added, they were able to deal with the lizardmen freely.

Kang-jun looked down from the sky.

Of course, the Kang-jun below was his clone.

The sovereigns were in a crisis so he sent his clone to help.

There was no point to surviving alone if all the other sovereigns were dead.

Enemies beyond one's imagination existed in the Hwanmong worlds.

If possible, a large number of capable sovereigns needed to survive in order to defend Earth Hwanmong.

'Then should I find a different goal?'

Kang-jun searched the battlefield for advanced lords.

There were Lords everywhere.

Many lords had been released from the Aok prisons.

There were many allied commanders fighting against them.

Kang-jun supported the situations where his allies were at a disadvantage. He used Heavenly Flow to scatter the enemy lords' magic from a distance.

Then after a long time...

During that time, Kang-jun took care of four more advanced lords, eight intermediate lords and ten lower lords.

Only five hearts had dropped.

He got three more Aok keys and two of the rare Dimensional Pieces.

There were also other legend grade equipment.

Just in case, he placed two sets of legend ranked armour and sword into his inventory and sent the rest to his warehouse.

It was the same for the silver boxes.

He only opened the golden boxes, while the silver ones were sent to the warehouse unopened.

It would be interesting to see the silver boxes piled up in his warehouse later.

He also completed missions 19 to 21.

Three missions! It required getting rid of 12 lords.

As his level soared, the required experienced increased. So, the last advanced lord he killed only gave him one level.

He gained a total of 15 levels.

Lv.84 (Exp 03.89%)

[War] Advanced

Health: 24950/24950

Black Magic Energy: 24180/24180

Strength: 88 (+10)

Agility: 89 (+10)

Intelligence: 82

Good Luck: 11

Charisma: 23 (+4)

At that time, Sud, the demon, suddenly sent him a message.

(Lord, can I use a heart in my alchemy?)

"Heart in your alchemy?"

(Yes, it is possible to manufacture very powerful recovery medicine by synthesizing the heart and essences.)

"What is the efficacy?"

(Not sure, but if you are lucky, a potion that restores all your health at once might emerge. There is a possibility of failure. However, I can try up to 10 times with one heart, so at least one of them should succeed.)

"Then try it."

Kang-jun didn't worry about it.

Right now, he could obtain the hearts of the lords without much difficulty.

If Sud's alchemy was successful and he created a potion that restored all health, it would be a great help to Kang-jun.

If Kang-jun was facing imminent death, he could recover all 24,950 health points at once.

(Lord trusts me, so I will surely succeed.)

"Are there any other necessary ingredients?"

(Essences and a health potion should be sufficient, but some moonstone powder might increase the probability.)

"Moonstones?"

(Yes. It is a superst.i.tion but it seems pretty likely.)

"Then do it. Would you prefer a large moonstone?"

(Of course.)

"How about 10?"

(Huhu, that is enough.)

"Okay. Then please be successful."

(It will take some time. I will tell you when it is done.)

After that, Sud started his alchemy.

Of course, Kang-jun didn't see it.

It was because Sud was doing the synthesis in his alchemy space.

'I hope he succeeds.'

If there was one potion that could restore all his health, it would be reassuring, since it was like having an extra life.

'Is it here?'

In front of Kang-jun, a battle was occurring between a giant demon and the army commanders.

As he killed lords and moved through enemy lines, Kang-jun arrived at the vicinity of a battle between one of the top three demon commanders and the senior commanders of Earth Hwanmong.

The demon Kadiana!

She was a huge female mermaid.

Her upper body was female but her lower body had scaly armour and looked very creepy.

Additionally, each of the thousands strands of hair were made up of serpentine tentacles like the legendary Medusa.

Kadiana was fighting the 2nd commander, Madun, and four other arm commanders.

Kwaang! Kwarururung!

Kwa kw.a.n.g!

A normal human with ordinary ears would have their eardrums burst from the sounds.

Of course, before the eardrums burst, their bodies would be turned into dust from the shockwaves of their strikes.

However, Kang-jun just watched their confrontation.

Kadiana was slightly superior.

Unlike Kadiana who was attacking, Madun and the others were focused on defense.

Flash! Kwaaaaang!

Thousands of Kadiana's strands of hair whipped at Madun's body but the other commanders instantly blocked them with a barrier.

It was the same for the other army commanders.

Kadiana was furious and switched targets, but she was blocked by the commanders' barrier every time.

'They can't attack, but they are holding out against Kadiana.'

That alone was enough.

The only problem was that they had to defend until Kadiana was tired and withdrew.

Of course, Madun and the others seemed to be accustomed to this type of work.

"These boring guys! If you are going to fight so shamefully, then go away!"

Kadiana shouted while attacking more aggressively.

Kwarurung! Kwaang!

More terrifying banging sounds rang everywhere. This time, the shock was strong and Madun frowned slightly.

At that moment...

Kadiana flew toward Kang-jun like she had been aiming for this. She knew from the beginning that Kang-jun had been watching.

Chwaaak!

She sped through the space like a beam of light and aimed lightning Kang-jun.

Pajijijik!

Hundreds of lightning bolts covered the whole sky.

However, Kang-jun swung calmly at them with his sword.

As soon as Kadiana made a surprised expression, Kang-jun's sword gleamed.

Seokeok!

Kadiana's head was cut off.

Papapat!

Her huge body was separated into dozens of pieces.

"Kuook!"

It happened in the blink of an eye.

Kadiana's head that had flown away showed a shocked expression.

Pahat.

However, Kadiana's body was reassembled immediately after separation. Her eyes gleamed with anger and thousands of lightning bolts flew toward Kang-jun at once.

Syuook! Syuoook!

The lightning bolts filled the entire space!

If Kang-jun had simply raised his level, it would have been impossible to get out of this situation.

It was because such a massive attack couldn't be stopped with a wide area skill like Heavenly Unyielding Slash.

However, this attack was nothing to Kang-jun who had broken through the limits in the Guardian Hall.

Flash! Flash! Paaaat!

Heavenly Unyielding Slash spread out in 10 waves at once and all of them were cut. It was followed by another flash!

The flash created a line of red light from Kadiana's right shoulder to left waist.

"Kuook!"

Once again, her body was cut apart. Of course, Kadiana was immediately restored to her original condition but there was surprise in her eyes.

She couldn't believe it.

Kang-jun gazed at her coldly.

"I wonder how long you can restore yourself."

At that moment, Kadiana aimed her whip at Kang-jun once again.

Flash! Paijijik!

It had twice as many strands as before.

'How troublesome.'

Kang-jun used Heavenly Flow and scattered them.

Once he got rid of everything, he couldn't see Kadiana anymore.

'Escaping?'

She was flying up through the purple clouds.

'I can't miss her.'

Kang-jun chased straight behind her.

Then 2nd Commander Madun screamed.

"Wait! That place is dangerous. It is difficult to move properly due to the dimensional power up there."

Among the senior commanders, only 3rd Commander Ligas and 12 Commander Rainkar could go up there.

Madun couldn't enter the dimensional sea.

However, one person needed to be added to that number today.

Kang-jun gave him a carefree smile and disappeared into the dimensional sea.

"T-that is impossible!"

Madun and the other four commanders were astonished.

They had never imagined that Kang-jun's ability was on the level to push Kadiana back as well as enter the dimensional sea.

On the other hand, Kang-jun was shocked by the sight around him.

The sky was black like the universe.

Below him, purple clouds spread out like a sea.

Thus, it was called a sea of clouds.

There were only clouds no matter where he looked.

However, these clouds weren't normal clouds but the flow of dimensional power.

Those who didn't have resistance to the dimensional power would be broken into dust by the formidable pressure.

However, thanks to Will of Emergency that he had acquired when the Wings of Chaos reached Stage 6, Kang-jun didn't feel much inconvenience. His eyes moved around like a hawk searching for prey.

'Over there.'

Kadiana, the demon, appeared to be heading to the upper part of the sea of clouds.

Kang-jun chased after her immediately...

And he caught up.

His flight was different from normal flight because he continuously skipped through space.

Once Kang-jun blocked her path, Kadiana stopped and stared at him like she had given up on escaping.

"Did you come to meet your end?"

Her body was surrounded by a blue light. Kadiana, who was originally 10 times larger than Kang-jun, had reduced to a size similar to him.

She instantly struck with a dark blue sword with a strong momentum that was incomparable to before!

Kakang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

The two swords clashed.

Jjejejeok!- Kaang!

They collided a few times until cracks started to form on the Vampire Lord's Sword.

'd.a.m.n! Why is that sword so strong?'

Kang-jun frowned at it.

Kadiana was holding an unusual sword.

If it could destroy a legend ranked sword so easily. it was likely to be a myth ranked sword.

He put the Vampire Lord's Sword away reluctantly and pulled out another sword from his inventory. He had prepared extra equipment for cases like this.

Kadiana had a smile of victory after seeing Kang-jun's expression and wielded her sword more violently.

"Huhuhut! It is the end..."

However, at that moment, Kang-jun's sword had already swept over her whole body.

Flash! Pa pa pa pa!

Kadiana's arms and head were separated from her body.

"Kuook! T-this is ridiculous...!"

Her body was once again restored as she glared at Kang-jun's sword.

Chapter 112: Supreme Sovereign (1)

Flash!

Kadiana's restored body was scattered again like Kang-jun had said.

Flash! Flash!

This continued three more times. Kadiana's broken body was no longer completely restored.

'Heavenly Unyielding Slash!'

Kang-jun used his wide area skill to take care of each of those pieces.

Sususu.

Eventually, all the scattered pieces turned into powder. Her final words, filled with venom, rang in Kang-jun's ears.

"Y-you will regret this..."

This was the end.

[Your level has risen.]

Kadiana, the demon, had died.

The situation was unbelieveable, but Kang-jun was certain that Kadiana died because of his experience.

'I won against Kadiana.'

Kang-jun had thought he was stronger.

Still, he had never thought that he could kill her.

Now, he knew just how capable he was.

It had been a fantasy until he had broken through his limits in Guardian Hall and seen the realm of transcendence.

[Your level has risen.]

His level continued to climb. He gained 16 levels and reached level 100 in an instant.

[Your war ability has increased to the supreme level.]

[Charisma has risen by two.]

[Good luck has risen by two.]

[The efficiency of chaos power has risen.]

[The chaos power consumed when creating a clone is decreased to 500 points.]

[The chaos power consumed when using Will to Fight is decreased to 500 points.]

[The efficiency of black magic energy has risen.]

[The black magic energy consumed when using Heavenly Cut is decreased to 10 points.]

[The black magic energy consumed when using Heavenly Unyielding Slash is decreased to 20 points.]

[The black magic energy consumed when using Heavenly Flow is decreased to 20 points.]

Charisma and good luck had risen!

The chaos power consumed when creating a clone and using Will to Fight was decreased. Additionally, the black magic consumption for all the skills of Heaven's Blood Sword Style had decreased significantly.

[You inventory spaces have expanded greatly.]

[The same potions, essences and other materials can be accommodated in the same inventory spot.]

[You have become the first supreme commander in Earth Hwanmong.

[You have learnt the skill Will of a Supreme Sovereign]

[Will of a Supreme Sovereign]

-Rating: Only one

-A special ability only given to the first supreme sovereign in Earth Hwanmong.

-Unless the sovereign is dead, any household members that die will be resurrected at the base after a certain period of time.

-Area Limitation: Earth and Earth Hwanmong, the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield

'Oh! This is?'

As long as Kang-jun didn't die, his household members like Keirun and Heksia would be resurrected if they died.

This was limited to Earth and the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield, which meant it wouldn't work if he went to another dimension.

[Your level has risen.]

During that time, his level kept on increasing.

How far was his level going to rise?

'Unbelievable! It is already over 20 levels.'

It wasn't surprising since he was dealing with an advanced demon, not a lord.

Lv.114 (Exp 32.28%)

[War] Supreme

Health: 25550/25550

Black Magic Energy: 24520/24520

Strength: 118 (+10)

Agility: 119 (+10)

Intelligence: 112

Good Luck: 13

Charisma: 25 (+4)

It eventually stopped at level 114.

He'd gained 30 levels from killing Kadiana.

'Amazing.'

There was no other word to express it.

It was amazing.

This was a giant leap.

[One of the Second Demon King's three top commanders, Kadiana has been defeated.

[You have earned 20,000 red moon achievement points.]

He earned 20,000 achievement points.

He was given huge points for dealing with Kadiana.

[3,132 small moonstones have been acquired.]

[1,320 large moonstones have been acquired.]

[10 Essence of Darkness have been given as compensation.]

There was also a huge number of moonstones.

Yet an Essence of Chaos still hadn't dropped!

However, this was nothing compared to the next rewards.

-Three Dimensional Pieces have been acquired.

-Kadiana's Demonic Scaly Armour (Myth) has been acquired.

-The Leon Magic Sword (Myth) has been acquired.

-Kadiana's Heart (Myth) has been acquired.

Three Dimensional Pieces!

No silver or golden treasure boxes dropped, but there were three myth ranked items.

Kadiana's Demonic Scaly Armour

-Rating: Myth

-Kadiana's Demonic Scaly Armour has excellent magic power and resilience.

-Resistance to dimensional power has increased.

-Defense will increase when using Aura of Darkness.

-300 inventory slots

It was time to take off his legend ranked armour.

Once Kang-jun touched Kadiana's Demonic Scaly Armour, the Ghoul Lord's Heavy Armour disappeared and a glowing red armour was attached to Kang-jun's body.

Each of the b.l.o.o.d.y scales shone like a jewel and he felt it was both creepy and gorgeous.

'Light.'

He could move freely in it like he was wearing casual clothes.

Particularly, his dimensional power had increased, so his movements had become easier than before.

It had a huge 300 inventory spaces.

Apart from Sud's inventory spaces, the number increased by 10 times compared to the Ghoul Lord's Heavy Armour's 30 spaces.

Additionally, the same type of potions and essences could be kept together in one inventory space. This meant the efficiency of his actual inventory wasincreased even more.

'My inventory isn't lacking anymore.'

Now, he could build a large quant.i.ty of health and black magic energy potions and store it in his inventory.

Of course,

that would be done by the demon Sud.

Kang-jun looked at the sword.

Kadiana's black sword had a terrific power that shot out lightning.

Leon Magic Sword

-Rating: Myth

-A magic sword that contains magic power.

-It can absorb the durability of the enemy's weapons and armour in battle to restore damaged durability.

-The damage will increase greatly with Aura of Darkness.

It was a myth ranked magic sword.

It had an amazing ability to restore its own durability by reducing the durability of the opponent's weapon and armour!

'This is why the Vampire Lord's Sword broke so easily.'

Kang-jun finally understood the previous situation.

It had the excellent ability to crack the opponent's weapon and armour.

He would no longer need to repair his weapon since it would remain in its finest state.

Kadiana's Heart

-Rating: Myth

-The source of Kadiana's magic and strength.

-Can only be mounted on myth ranked weapons.

-Once mounted, Kadiana's ego will reside in the weapon.

Finally, he looked at Kadiana's Heart.

'Her ego?'

What did that mean?

The Leon Magic Sword was myth ranked, so he could mount the heart on it.

[Kadiana's Heart has been mounted on the Leon Magic Sword.]

[The magic sword's damage has greatly increased.]

[Kadiana's ego now resides in the Leon Magic Sword.]

At that moment, the Leon Magic Sword rang furiously like a bell.

The sword shook like it was alive.

Then a strange voice was heard.

(Lucan!)

The voice was coming from the sword. Kang-jun realized what it meant by Kadiana's ego.

(Did you call?)

Kang-jun responded naturally because it wasn't the first time he had used this communication method.

(You killed me but I don't blame you.)

It was somewhat strange. Although she was a demon, he was listening to the voice of someone he just killed.

(Do you remember anything, Kadiana?)

(My memory is intact. Now, I am bound to the Leon Magic Sword and will follow you. From now on, I will call you Master Lucan.)

(Okay, but what can you do?)

(Destruction. Slaughter. Massacre. Anything similar to those.)

(Can you move by yourself?)

(Of course. However, it is only possible if you allow it.)

It meant the magic sword could move by itself to attack the enemy.

The extent of the fighting power remained to be seen.

(Then I will go to sleep. If you need my strength, call my name.)

Kadiana's stopped talking.

Then Kang-jun started to descend with the Leon Magic Sword.

It was time to go down to the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield again.

A commander was dead, so the Second Demon King's power was weakened.

Sooner or later, the war would end with the victory of the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army.

'Uh, this is?'

Kang-jun was about to dive into the sea of clouds when he discovered a flashing hole in the distance.

[An Aok has been found.]

It was a space prison. The sparkling hole was in the shape of a lock.

'This is a unique Aok.'

Kang-jun immediately headed toward it. He couldn't go after seeing an Aok.

It was good that he had enough Aok Keys. He used an Aok Key to open the door.

[The Aok has been opened.]

[You have become the master of this Aok.]

Kang-jun was pleasantly surprised after going through the door.

The structure was completely different from the Aoks he had seen in the past.

'What is this place?'

All types of terrible torture tools were scattered on the ground.

A blue-skinned naked woman was hanging on the wall with nails in both arms and thighs like she was a stuffed doll.

Her wrists and leg parts below the thighs were cut off.

The severed body parts were on the ground.

It was a truly bizarre scene.

'Is she alive?'

As Kang-jun entered, the woman looked at him with a lot of difficulty.

Uncaring eyes.

However, her uncaring eyes were soon filled with anger and wariness.

"It is useless, Colladikus. No matter what you do, I will never give in."

It was a weak but dignified voice.

She was a prisoner who had been caught by the Second Demon King.

What did she do wrong that she was put in the Aok and tortured to such a terrible state?

Her body was full of signs of torture.

She must have been in a lot of pain but her expression didn't show it.

She said again,

"Did Colladikus send you? Go and tell him this. I would rather die than give in."

Kang-jun replied,

"I am not a servant of Colladikus. I accidentally entered this place because I have an Aok Key."

"S-such a thing!"

"I know it is unbelievable, but it is true. I am the Aok Master. I can release you or leave you here."

"...!"

She was about to say that it was ridiculous. However, she knew that Kang-jun was the owner of the Aok the moment she saw Kang-jun.

"C-can you release me?"

Her eyes were filled with expectations. Kang-jun answered quietly,

"I will if you are worthy of joining my household."

Then the woman sighed and shook her head.

"You also want me to submit. However, I won't submit to anyone. If you have such a purpose then leave."

She closed her eyes.

"...?"

Kang-jun was confused. Usually people would jump at the chance to leave.

Yet she was saying that she would rather be trapped than join his household.

'She didn't succ.u.mb to Colladikus' torture.'

Why was Colladikus trying to make her surrender?

She had been brutally tortured.

More importantly, he wanted to know the ident.i.ty of the woman.

What was the ident.i.ty of the woman who didn't submit even before the intimidation and torture of the Second Demon King?

Kang-jun stared at her but she didn't open her eyes.

She didn't seem to care if Kang-jun would leave.

So, Kang-jun felt somewhat greedy toward the woman.

Of course, he was curious.

At the first glance, the woman didn't look ordinary.

Was she close to transcendence?

He could tell just by the look in the opponent's eyes.

He could guess the competency of his opponent.

The woman had lost all her power, but Kang-jun guessed that she would have the same attack power as Kadiana if her condition recovered.

In other words, the woman was a top commander class combatant.

However, she wasn't a demon.

So, he wondered about the ident.i.ty of the woman.

Jebeok jebeok.

Kang-jun walked toward the woman stuck to the wall.

The woman then opened her eyes and looked at Kang-jun. She stared through hooded eyes.

"Bah! You can torture and insult me like Colladikus did. It is no use. No matter what you do, I will never give in."

"Don't worry. I'm not going to torture you."

Kang-jun grabbed a nail stuck in the woman's right arm.

Buuuuong!

He tried to pull the nail out but a strong repulsive force could be felt from it. The woman laughed,

"I don't know what you are doing but it is useless. That nail contains Colladikus' magic power, so if your ability doesn't match..."

However, the woman's eyes suddenly widened as she stared at Kang-jun.

She had a disbelieving expression on her face.

The nail in Kang-jun's hand turned to black smoke and scattered.

Sususu.

He continued with the nail in the left arm that also turned into smoke.

As soon as the woman's upper body slumped, Kang-jun reached out and supported her.

Then the nails in both thighs turned to smoke and Kang-jun laid her carefully on the floor.

He also picked up her body parts on the floor.

'How unusual. They didn't decay even when separated from the body.'

Colladikus wouldn't have cared about that.

The woman's body must have a special ability.

Moreover, it was very strange to touch. When he touched her body, it was as soft as touching water.

Her skin felt like he was digging his hand into water, so it was very unusual.

It meant that the woman was a species other than human.

They were demons that existed in a shadow state, so it was nothing unique.

Chuuot!

Furthermore, once each body part was held to the original position, a blue light shone and it attached into its original position.

"Ah."

Once the limbs returned to normal, the woman made an astonished expression.

She stood up painfully and looked at Kang-jun.

"Who are you?"

"I am Earth Hwanmong Defense Army's 7th Commander."

"Earth Hwanmong? A sovereign?"

"I found this Aok while taking a break from the war with the Second Demon King. I don't know who you are, but if you swear loyalty to me, I will give you a chance to fight against the Second Demon King and get revenge."

Then the woman laughed coldly.

"I'm sorry but I won't surrender to anyone. Thus, I can't join your household. If you are here because of that, then leave me alone."

Her determination was still steadfast.

It was why she didn't succ.u.mb to Colladikus after so long.

Kang-jun said,

"Okay. Then I won't force you. However, I can't release you without knowing who you are."

There was no guarantee that she wouldn't become an enemy. The woman said with a grim expression,

"Right now, I have lost all my abilities, but I am a spirit ruler."

"Spirit ruler?"

"Yes. The water spirit ruler, Aquana."

Kang-jun's eyes widened.

He felt some type of force from her, so he had wondered if she was a demon king, but she was actually a spirit ruler.

He had heard about it from Keirun.

It was said that the spirit rulers had the same abilities as a demon ruler.

"The water spirit ruler. That is why you have such a strange body. By the way, how did Colladikus catch you?"

Aquana seemed surprised that Kang-jun knew about spirit rulers.

However, she recalled how Kang-jun had pulled out the nails containing Colladikus' magic power.

He had sufficient capabilities.

She gazed at Kang-jun and suddenly said,

"I can't tell you everything in detail, but right now, there is a huge war going on in the dimensional worlds. I was defeated in a war against Colladikus and captured as his prisoner. If you release me, I will never forget your grace. Not only me, but my friends will consider you an eternal friend."

She was asking for release? It didn't seem to be a threat.

Aquana was actually asking with an awkward facial expression.

However, her eyes were extremely serious.

Kang-jun felt her sincerity and nodded.

"Okay. I'll release you, so don't pretend to forget it later on."

Aquana made a surprised expression.

She had asked but honestly, she hadn't

expected Kang-jun to listen.

Yet he had just accepted it.

"Are you serious? But I can't repay you right now."

"I know, so go ahead."

Kang-jun pointed to the Aok door and Aquana's complexion brightened.

"Thank you. I will repay you someday."

However, she stiffened as she arrived at the door.

The purple clouds outside the door could be seen clearly.

"T-this place..."

"Why aren't you going out?"

"If I go out now, I will die. I've lost my power and won't be able to tolerate the dimensional power."

Aquana said with a defeated expression. Then she glanced over at Kang-jun.

"I hope you don't mind but can I request one more thing?"

"What is it?"

"I'd like to rest by your side if you would let me."

"What does that mean?"

"Your wings are a great haven for spirits like me to rest. It is only until my spiritual powers are restored."

It was the first time Kang-jun had heard about this. His wings had such an amazing feature.

Aquana said with a sigh,

"Once I get inside, I will be reluctant to get out but it can't be helped. Please allow me to rest a little bit. I will repay the favour."

Her eyes were eager. He didn't know how many times she had said she would pay back the favour. Kang-jun nodded.

"I will allow it."

"Thank you, Sovereign Lucan."

Aquana smiled brightly at Kang-jun, then she entered Kang-jun's wings.

(It is nice and warm. I'm going to sleep a bit.)

Then she stopped speaking.

Kang-jun exited the Aok.

'What happened to rent?'

Kadiana's death meant it was a very favourable situation for his allies.

Chuoot!

It was at that moment... There was a gust of wind as something popped out of the sea of clouds.

It was a youth whose whole body was covered with red light!

His eyes were heated as he looked at Kang-jun.

"Here you are. You killed Kadiana?"

His voice, which shook the heavens and earth, was full of anger.

Kang-jun recognized him at once.

'Second Demon King!'

It was the Second Demon King Colladikus who had been fighting Rainkar.

He was furious about Kadiana's death and had been looking for Kang-jun.

Kang-jun laughed.

"Do you need to ask after seeing what I am wearing?"

It was an armour made of red scales, the proof that Kang-jun had defeated Kadiana.

Her magic sword also appeared in Kang-jun's hand.

Then Colladikus' eyes flashed.

"Kukukuk! Kyakyakyakyak!"

He burst out laughing.

Then a red light emerged from his hands.

The intense light stained the sea of clouds red.

However, Kang-jun sensed that something irreversible would happen the moment the red light touched him.

He hurriedly moved the Leon Magic Sword to block it.

The red light rushing toward him split in half.

Kwaang!

Kang-jun was pushed back by the explosion it caused.

'Ugh! As expected from the Second Demon King. He is different from the other demon kings.'

However, Kang-jun almost completely prevented the Second Demon King's attack. He lost approximately 1,000 health points but that was it.

At that moment, Colladikus stared at Kang-jun with a disbelieving expression. He had never imagined that Kang-jun would stop his blow.

Then something even more surprising occurred.

Flash!

A flash of light emerged from Kang-jun's sword and flew towards Colladikus.

Flash! Flash!

It soon changed to dozens of flashes in the blink of an eye.

The flashes moved through space, making it impossible for Colladikus to block all of them.

Susususu.

However, Colladikus swung his hand and scattered them. Then he grumbled,

"Kyakyakyakyak! What is this? Is there another monster like Rainkar in Earth Hwanmong? But I will surely kill you today."

This time, a yellow spherical light emerged from his hand and rushed toward Kang-jun.

Swiik!

And it exploded!

Kwaaaaang!

As the explosion affected a vast radius, it was like a nuclear bomb had gone off. However, Kang-jun had already moved out of the radius of the attack.

Flash! Flash flash flash!

A comparable flash of light flew toward Colladikus.

Colladikus frowned at the glare that filled the sky.

"You fool. I am impervious to attacks like these."

He disappeared from his spot and appeared in front of Kang-jun.

"Stop!"

It was an attack that didn't leave any room for Kang-jun to evade.

Chwaaaak!

However, blood sprang from Colladikus' chest instead. Kang-jun waved his sword at that spot like he had been waiting for it.

"Kuook!"

Colladikus frowned as he raised a hand. A brilliant light stretched out from his hand and struck Kang-jun.

Bam bam!

"Ugh!"

Kang-jun blocked it with his sword but was pushed back.

A cry emerged from his mouth. It was blocked with his sword, but he still received a shock because the attack was from a close distance.

At that moment, someone burst through the sea of clouds.

It was Rainkar.

He showed up at that exact moment Kang-jun and Colladikus struck each other.

He was surprised to see that Kang-jun was fighting at almost the same level as Colladikus.

In fact, Colladikus had pretended to flee while losing to Rainkar.

He ordered the retreat of his entire army and after deceiving Rainkar that he was retreating, he climbed through the sea of clouds and found Kang-jun.

Rainkar had noticed this belatedly and followed him but Kang-jun and Colladikus were already fighting.

He saw the scene of Kang-jun's sword slicing Colladikus' chest, followed by Colladikus counterattack.

However, Rainkar was only amazed for a moment before rushing toward Colladikus.

"Colladikus! You look very good."

"Dammit!"

Colladikus frowned at Rainkar's appearance and started to flee to the other side of the dimensional sea.

The injury that Kang-jun gave him disappeared.

Rainkar and Kang-jun's eyes met.

Kang-jun nodded. He didn't need to be told.

Now was a great opportunity to get rid of the Second Demon King Colladikus! Rainkar and Kang-jun quickly chased Colladikus.

Pak - Pak.

He used a method of flight where he skipped space.

Rainkar was flying using the same method that Kang-jun was using but Kang-jun's speed wasn't that different.

Kang-jun and Rainkar caught up to Colladikus quickly.

Pahat.

Rainkar blocked his path in an instant.

"Now, it is time to end this tiresome war, Colladikus."

Colladikus glanced back and saw Kang-jun holding his sword. Colladikus glared and said,

"Keuk! You made a decision today, but do you think I will submit obediently?"

Colladikus rushed toward Rainkar.

Kwaang! Kwa kwa kwa kw.a.n.g! Kwarururung!

The space around the two of them became distorted.

Kang-jun felt fearful as he watched the scene from afar.

He didn't dare approach.

However, he watched the two clashing people very closely.

At the same time, a line of blood appeared on Colladikus' back every time Kang-jun's sword flashed.

Chwack! Chwaack!

"Kuaaak! How dare you!"

After pushing Rainkar back, Colladikus rushed toward Kang-jun. He was furious about Kang-jun attacking his back.

Kakang! Kwaang! Woorururu! Flash!

He attacked wildly with flames and lightning, but Kang-jun calmly blocked them all.

He didn't have to worry about counterattacking, just defending.

Rainkar would take care of striking from behind.

Chwack! Chwaack!

This time Rainkar was the one to strike the open back while Kang-jun and Colladikus were fighting.

"It is no use enduring any longer. Just give up, Colladikus."

Rainkar's expression was very bright at the thought of ending this wretched war.

However, Colladikus didn't even blink.

"You ridiculous b.a.s.t.a.r.ds!"

His body was restored in an instant.

Hwal hwal hwal-

His entire body was covered in red flames and his size increased by five times.

'Berserk!'

Rainkar's expression hardened. Colladikus had given up preserving his health in order to kill them.

"Kyakyakyakyak!"

Numerous swords appeared from every direction.

The flaming swords flew like birds towards Kang-jun and Rainkar.

At the same time, Colladikus swung wildly.

Kwaang! Kwa kwa kwa kw.a.n.g!

Before, it had been a two-against-one duel, but the numerous swords that Colladikus had summoned made it seem like Kang-jun and Rainkar were fighting many troops.

However, rays of light stretched out from Rainkar's sword and scattered the flaming swords one by one.

In the meantime, Kang-jun confronted Colladikus.

Kwaang! Kukwakw.a.n.g! Hwaruru! Kwajijijik!

'Ugh!'

Every time their swords collided, there was a massive explosion and shock wave. Their health continued to decline.

Colladikus chuckled from a distance.

"Stupid boy! You weren't my opponent from the very beginning!"

Colladikus swung his sword ferociously and Kang-jun stumbled backwards.

His health also fell.

Health: 12013/25550

The moment that it dropped below 50%, the Stage 5 skill, Will of Attack, was triggered.

[Chaos power will be present in all your attacks.]

[Your damage has greatly increased.]

From then on, it was the real beginning. Kang-jun's eyes flashed.

As his health declined, Kang-jun's movements became even faster. Additionally, his sword was infinitely powerful.

Berserk!

That's right. Kang-jun's Will of Attack was similar to Colladikus' berserk mode.

Kwaang! Kwa kwa kw.a.n.g! Chwack! Chwack!

Kang-jun's sword swept across Colladikus' body like a storm and some of his body parts were torn apart.

"Kuaaak! You fool!"

Colladikus trembled. In the meantime, Rainkar took care of all the summoned swords and rushed towards them.

"Stop!"

A huge flash of light covered Colladikus' body.

Kaaaang!

However, Colladikus summoned a sword and blocked Rainkar's sword.

He threw two large red beads towards Kang-jun and Rainkar respectively.

Kwaang! Kwaang!

"Ugh!"

"shit!"

Kang-jun and Rainkar were blown far away by the huge explosion.

"Klater!"

Colladikus cried out.

Red flames rose and formed a big bird.

It was the mysterious red creature that Colladikus had always rode on.

"Did you call, Lord?"

The voice of a gentle woman emerged from the bird's mouth.

Colladikus's mouth twisted and he shouted,

"I order your final destruction. Destroy them with self-destruct."

The bird's body trembled.

Sususu.

Then it turned into a woman surrounded by flames. The woman stared at Colladikus with a disbelieving expression.

"A-are you serious? Why are you...?"

"Shut up and quickly execute the commands, Klater. You are my subordinate. Protect me with your death."

Klater, the woman of fire, trembled with a pained expression.

"Am I only worth this much to you? A consumable in a crisis..."

Colladikus gave her a smile full of derision.

"Fire spirit queen, Klater, I know you weren't sincere when you submitted to me, anyway. So, don't make it out like I betrayed you."

"Shut up. You said you loved me..."

"Kyakyakyakyak! Believing something like that. You are really naive."

"Then that was a lie?"

"Of course."

"How can you lie like that?"

Klater asked with a hurt expression. Colladikus said cynically,

"You are really foolish. Are all spirits so stupid? I want to ask you one thing. Do you still think that the fire spirit clan was destroyed by Aquana?"

"Then what?"

"Nonsense! Aquana had nothing to do with it."

Klater's eyes widened.

"S-such a thing! Then who?"

"Who else is there? Think closely."

"Y-you

mean?"

"Kukuk! Have you just realized? It was able to drive an easy wedge between both of you. You gave me Aquana."

"Ah! Such a ridiculous thing..."

"In that respect, Aquana is better than you. She never believed me and didn't succ.u.mb even in the end. She didn't even blame you for being tricked although the water spirits were destroyed by you. Kukuk! Both of you are really stupid."

"Ohh! How wicked! You are the devil."

"The devil!"

There was a strange smile on Colladikus' face. He shrugged and looked at Klater.

"Don't you know? That is a compliment for me."

Calling him the devil was just like calling a person a human. Calling an evil person a devil was like praising a person for being a person.

"Fire spirit queen, Klater, you are my subordinate. You can't deny my words. Now, stop talking and go blow yourself up."

Klater's body trembled. It was an absolute command. She couldn't refuse. She moaned tearily and cried out,

"I will follow your command and get rid of them. Please... You are a terrible devil but please listen to my words."

"Do your words mean anything when you are going to die anyway?"

"If you loved me even a little bit, please give me one last favour."

Colladikus' face slightly distorted. Truth be told, he wouldn't be willing to abandon Klater if it wasn't for the worst situation.

Of course, it wasn't the same thing as love.

Those feelings haddn't exist in him since the beginning.

He was just possessive.

It was just like a precious thing was being thrown away.

It was Klater who had wanted to keep him forever.

Therefore, he would have never free her from his household.

He shouted coldly,

"Kukuk! Stop being crazy and carry out my orders. I release you from my household, but you still have to follow my last order to your death!"

Then he used his authority as a lord in which any member of his household had to follow the command.

Hwaruru!

Klater's body was covered with flames.

The last order automatically triggered her self-destruct ability.

'Ah...'

Klater had an expression of desperation on her face.

Now, regardless of her will, she would blow up.

She couldn't stop even if she wanted to.

Even Colladikus couldn't stop it anymore.

"I... will oblige."

Klater nodded and flew towards Kang-jun and Rainkar.

Then for some reason, Colladikus frowned.

'It is the power of destruction. I have to get out before Klater's power triggers.'

This situation was unintentional but it didn't matter now.

He looked at Klater rushing towards Kang-jun and Rainkar with a mocking expression.

'Keuk! It is as I wish. I have to get out before I am killed.'

She was already as good as dead, so there was no use in staying. The spirit rulers would cause mass annihilation at the moment of death.

He watched Klater self-destruct near Kang-jun and Rainkar with antic.i.p.ation.

Chu chu chu chu. Hwarururuk!

An explosion started immediately.

Klater exhausted all her spiritual power to create a barrier that confined the explosion to a specific space, but there was no guarantee that Colladikus wouldn't be caught in that circle.

He wasn't transcendent.

He would just die.

'If they die, I will be able to gain Earth Hwanmong easily.'

However, the situation didn't unfold like he wanted.

The moment that Klater started exploding, Rainkar moved out of the radius of the barrier.

At the same time, Rainkar flew over to Colladikus and said,

"I don't know what you're doing, but you must die today."

"Ugh, dammit!"

Colladikus wasn't in a good state due to the aftereffects of berserk.

If he fought against Rainkar like this, he would be defeated.

'I'm guess I won't be able to get Earth Hwanmong right now. Rainkar! Just wait. I will surely come back and kill you.'

He immediately flew up and out of the dimension. Rainkar caught up immediately.

"Where are you going?"

Chwack! Chwack!

Blood burst from Colladikus' body. Nevertheless, he fled without fighting back.

Rainkar's expression hardened.

'Perhaps, this guy...?'

He knew that Colladikus was about to abandon this Hwanmong.

So, he had to use this moment.

'Does he think I will just let him go?'

He knew that Kang-jun was trapped in an unidentified situation.

It was a very frightening attack.

His subconscious had sent him a danger signal.

So, he got out in the blink of an eye but Kang-jun hadn't.

Kang-jun was probably already dead.

'Therefore, I can't let him escape.'

Rainkar couldn't just let Colladikus go. He chased him to a remote corner of the dimension.

Colladikus, who was escaping, suddenly stopped and looked at him.

"Kukuk! I should thank for you accompanying me this far."

"What are you saying?"

"Rainkar! Then I'll see you later. At that time, I really will kill you."

At the end of his words, Colladikus was covered with a strange glow.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

A large storm arrived at that very moment.

It was dimensional power and Rainkar was pushed back. Then his eyes widened in shock.

Colladikus appeared on top of a giant stingray type monster.

'Anomaloria...! Isn't that it?'

The anomaloria was a mythical monster that roamed the dimensional worlds freely.

It had a docile personality but taming it was very difficult.

The flapping wings caused a dimensional storm, so it was hard to even approach one.

Yet, surprisingly, Colladikus had climbed on it and waved at Rainkar.

"Kukakakaka! Then I will see you again, Rainkar."

At those words, black smoke poured out of the anomaloria fins.

Pak!

Then like an illusion, the appearance of the anomaloria disappeared from Rainkar's view.

'This... I ended up missing him.'

Finally, the predator, that had been threatening Earth Hwanmong, had left.

However, Rainkar hadn't been able to defeat Colladikus.

He then suddenly flew toward one side.

It was the side where Kang-jun was trapped.

He was surprised to see flames expanding rapidly in front of him.

'Unbelievable! It hasn't exploded yet.'

A long time had passed since the original blast.

The fact that it had been retained until now meant that someone was blocking the explosion.

'Lucan?'

However, it was hard to believe. Something like this was impossible even for Rainkar.

He couldn't even carelessly approach the area. He would be sucked in and become trapped.

Unlike Rainkar who was outside the barrier, Kang-jun was looking ahead with a surprisingly calm expression.

Hwal hwal hwal- Hwaruru!

The fire spirit had a bitter and resigned expression on her face.

Hwaruru!

Her arms stretched over her head.

A gigantic black sphere was turning above her.

This was the spiritual power of the fire spirit queen, Klater! She tried to explode all her spiritual power continuously.

However, it continued to be canceled out due to an unknown strength.

Of course, it was Kang-jun.

Just like cutting off a lit fuse, the explosive power was helpless before Kang-jun.

Kang-jun was well aware that the spherical body of flames would end up exploding.

It was an instinctive movement that came from his desire not to die like this.

It was a move beyond his limits.

Kang-jun struggled to survive while Klater struggled to die.

"Do you really have to die?"

Kang-jun asked. It was ridiculous saying this to the enemy, but he still found it popping out of his mouth.

Klater's expression turned sad.

Then Klater looked at Kang-jun. She was angry at Kang-jun for interfering with her attempts, but she also admired him.

"You are very great, but you won't be able to stop my destruction."

"Why don't you quit at this point? What can you get by self-destruction?"

"I don't know. I've just received a command and executed it."

Klater attempted to destroy herself again. However, Kang-jun blocked it again.

Klater laughed bitterly.

"It is useless. I have reached my limit. After a while, there will be a bigger explosion."

They weren't just empty words. At the end of her words, the black sphere in the sky started to expand even more.

'That will explode?'

He would die if that happened. Kang-jun was frustrated with this situation.

Did he come all this way just to die?

He had overcome his limits in the Guardian Hall and once again exceeded his limit today.

He had stepped a little closer to transcendence.

That would all be in vain if he died today.

He had gone through a lot of difficulty to raise his level.

Was there anything else?

The intensity in Kang-jun's eyes increased.

'I can't die here.'

He focused his spirit on surviving. Klater watched Kang-jun's glowing eyes and lamented,

"I'm sorry, human. I honestly don't want to kill for him. This is serious."

Kang-jun thought it was ridiculous.

"If you are sorry, stop."

"Actually, I can't stop. If that was possible, I would have stopped sooner. For some reason, he let me go from his household?"

"Who?"

"Colladikus. Before, when he was still my lord, he gave me one last order. This order wasn't lifted even when he released me. Both you and I have to die here, so give up."

"Shut up! I will never give up. I won't die."

Kang-jun gritted his teeth.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa!

The sphere inflated even more.

If it exploded, it would probably have the power of a nuclear bomb.

Of course, it was probably an exaggeration, but he was desperate.

He felt an extreme sense of hopelessness at the thought of not surviving.

Then Klater smiled faintly.

"Your wings! There seems to be something about them. I feel a familiar presence. It would have been nice if I met you sooner."

"Shut up and stop it somehow. Are you going to die like this?"

Kang-jun was troubled by Klater's att.i.tude about the wings in this situation. Despite the flames, tears flowed from Klater's eyes for the first time.

An illusion...

It was impossible for tears to flow from the eyes of such a bizarre being.

Real tears would have evaporated.

However, he still saw tears when he looked again.

"I am the fire spirit queen, Klater. Human, I am sincerely sorry. I won't ask you to forgive me."

With those words, she closed her eyes.

It was because it was the last moment of control and she couldn't stop the explosion

anymore.

Kuaaaaang!

There was a huge explosion!

Flames filled the surrounding area.

It was a hot heat that melted everything.

Kang-jun thought he died.

What type of being could survive such a huge explosion that literally collapsed heaven and earth?

However, at that moment, something strange happened.

Suddenly, the explosion of flames started to slow...

And he didn't know how...

There was a brilliant flash that destroyed all the flames.

The even more astounding thing was the brilliant light was coming from his sword!

It was like the last move he had seen in the Guardian Hall.

The black-haired man said he would only be able to stop it or use it if he was transcendent.

Then what was this?

There was something strange.

Kwaah!

The black sphere was still spinning and Klater had her eyes closed.

'What? Was it just an illusion?'

If there had been an explosion, Klater wouldn't be safe.

That's right, the widespread destruction hadn't come.

Kang-jun had briefly seen an illusion of death in his consciousness.

However, the illusion wasn't just an illusion.

Then the black sphere became smaller and smaller and disappeared.

"Ah... I can't believe it. How did this happen?"

Klater couldn't understand the situation. However, she fell to the ground like a popped balloon.

Her spiritual power was exhausted and her health was like a small, flickering spark.

If the fire was turned off, she would be destroyed and turn to dust.

Kang-jun caught Klater.

She had been floating slightly higher, so he moved reflexively when she fell down.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Klater lifted her eyes without any power and gazed at Kang-jun.

"Human, did you stop my extinction?"

"Let's see! I don't know how it happened."

Kang-jun was even more confused by this situation.

The strange illusion from earlier!

The sword had swung once and it had the remarkable ability to destroy the black sphere!

However, no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't remember how it happened.

He wasn't a transcendent being.

If he was really transcendent, then he would be able to demonstrate that ability all the time.

How had it happened?

He couldn't be sure of anything.

Klater laughed slightly. She looked very tired.

"It is a good thing. Frankly, I didn't want to die for him."

Her body was made of fire, but she wasn't burning hot. Her body temperature was just a little higher than a normal human's.

"In this situation, I want to ask you for a favour."

Klater stared at Kang-jun with ardent eyes.

"Can I please go into your wings?"

Once again. Kang-jun was dumbfounded. His wings were already a place of rest for Aquana, the water spirit queen.

Now, Klater the fire spirit queen wanted to go into his wings to sleep.

'Why are they so obsessed with my wings?'

Kang-jun gazed at Klater.

"Hey, fire spirit queen! Regardless of the reason, do you think you are in a situation where you can ask a favour of me?"

To be honest, he didn't have a reason to help Klater.

If he hadn't experienced a dramatic miracle, he would have died.

"Even I think it doesn't make sense."

Klater nodded like she understood Kang-jun's reaction and closed his eyes.

"Then do whatever you want. Kill me or throw me away, I will leave it up to you."

Tears flowed from her eyes and her expression looked pathetic.

"Go inside and rest."

Klater gave a blinding smile at Kang-jun's words and Kang-jun nodded toward her.

Klater entered Kang-jun's wings without hesitation.

(Thank you, human.)

Then she didn't say anything else. She seemed to be sleeping.

'I don't know how she can sleep in the wings.'

The wings weren't a bed, so it was absurd that the two queens would sleep as soon as they entered.

It was burdensome to think of having two spirit queens in his wings. He wondered what would happen when they woke up.

Then Kang-jun discovered Rainkar staring at him with a surprised expression.

"What about Colladikus?"

"Unfortunately, I missed him. I don't know how but he has an anomaloria."

"Anomaloria? What is that?"

"A mysterious organism that isn't affected by dimensional power. If you manage to tame one, then it is easy to go around the dimensional worlds. That's why many predators desire them."

However, Rainkar didn't seem significantly sorry to miss him. Rather, he was looking at Kang-jun with a confused expression.

"What was that before?"

"What do you mean?"

"How did you get rid of the sphere?"

"I'm not sure."

Kang-jun replied honestly. When he told him that it was an illusion, Rainkar fell silent for a moment before shaking his head.

"That wasn't an illusion. I saw it with my own eyes. The problem is that you can't use it freely yet."

Then he spoke with an envious expression,

"You have already gone beyond me, Lucan."

"Nonsense. There is still a long way to go before I can match you."

Rainkar laughed and shook his head at Kang-jun's words.

"Don't be humble. This is what enlightenment is. Just because someone started first doesn't mean that they will stay like that."

He stared intensely at Kang-jun.

"However, that doesn't mean you are transcendent yet. Don't forget that you can't stay forever in that state."

"I know."

"You and I may be different, but you may want to fight a lot of enemies strong enough to bring you to the brink of death."

"Fighting strong enemies?"

"They have to be strong enough to kill you. It would be a dangerous situation, but if you take that risk, you will probably be able to break that wall."

"Thank you for the advice."

"shit! I can't seem to see it, but I am advising someone else."

Rainkar hit his chest and made a frustrated expression.

It was at that moment...

[The Second Demon King Colladikus has lost and left Earth Hwanmong.]

[Sovereign Lucan! You have made a decisive contribution in defeating Colladikus with Rainkar.]

[100,000 red moon achievement points have been acquired.]

He gained a huge 100,000 achievement points.

Then another message appeared.

[The red moon shining in the sky above Earth Hwanmong will disappear.]

'The red moon is finally over.'

He immediately returned to headquarters when he saw the messages of his rewards.

He had gained 100,000 achievement points from his contribution in defeating the Second Demon King Colladikus.

He had also gained 20,000 points from killing Kadiana.

There were also the 11,247 points he had earned from defeating the advanced lords and other mobs. Additonally, he had the points from his clone.

It was a total of 131,247 points.

[Now, it is time for the final compensation for the red moon achievements.]

[You have gained 17 levels.]

[Charisma has increased permanently by five.]

His level rose sharply from the achievements. It was a little low for 130,000 points, but it was because his level was so high that the demand for experience was much higher.

Lv.131 (Exp 90.00%)

[War] Supreme

Health: 25890/25890

Black Magic Energy: 24740/24740

Strength: 135 (+10)

Agility: 136 (+10)

Intelligence: 129

Good Luck: 13

Charisma: 30 (+4)

Charisma rose by five points to reach 34 points.

So, maybe his charisma was high enough to have a spirit ruler join his household?

Of course, this was just a wish.

It was likely that the two spirit queens resting in his wings would disappear when they woke up.

[Hayun's abilities have risen drastically.]

[Keirun's abilities have risen drastically.]

[Driana's abilities have risen drastically.]

The capabilities of his household members were increased greatly. There were more achievement points, so the power of his household members would be higher than ever.

Taxes rose and the probability of finding rare items increased sharply.

There was something else added.

[As a reward for your red moon achievement points, the Dimensional Shelter has risen to Stage 2.]

The level of the Dimensional Shelter could be raised using two Dimensional Pieces.

'Isn't Stage 2 where is connects to the rest area?'

Now, more dimensional merchants would come to his shelter.

Not only that, wanderers traveling the dimensions could also visit. Some of them would have outstanding abilities.

The capacity of his barracks and the barriers around each base also rose significantly.

Additionally, there was the final compensation.

[The properties of the sovereigns, who were deceived by the Second Demon King Colladikus and violated the rules of the red moon, have been confiscated and the cash rewards for your achievement points have increased greatly.]

[It is ￦120,000,000 per one point.]

[131,247 points will be automatically exchanged for cash.]

As the final reward, the achievement points were automatically exchanged for cash.

Now that the red moon had disappeared, there would be no more compensation in the future.

By the way, one point was 120 million won!

So, how much would he get?

Originally. he would have to look at a calculator, but now, his intelligence was so high that he could work it out mentally.

'￦15,749,640...'

The surrounding space started to distort.

[The door to Hwanmong is closed.]

[Your time in the world of Hwanmong is over.]

"Good morning."

Hayun smiled brightly as Kang-jun returned to reality.

Now, it was more accurate to call her an angel, than a ghost, as a sacred aura was surrounding her.

Chiing.

Then the Skia rang.

[￦15,749,640,000,000 has been deposited.]

The money was entered into his account.

Who wouldn't dream about receiving such a large sum of money?

Everyone would wish for it.

It wasn't a dream but reality for Kang-jun.

How much was this?

A total of 15.74 trillion won.

He had become a completely rich man.

It was amazing that the Black Dragon Law Firm had the ability to deposit such a huge sum of money right away.

He immediately received a phone call from Han Yeon-soo.

"hello."

-Yes, this is Han Yeon-soo. Did you receive it?

"15 trillion? I just checked it."

-It is exactly 15,749,640,000,000 won.

That's right. To be exact, there was more than 15 trillion.

There was an extra 749.64 billion won.

It was an amount he had never seen before.

Of course not, it had just come out and Kang-jun couldn't help laughing.

-Then congratulations. Wow, I'm so envious. What are you doing to do with all that money?

"I want to buy a building, the Delta building.

-Ah, the Black Dragon Law Firm will buy the Delta building for you. It is a gift.

"It is a gift?"

He knew that the Black Dragon Law Firm had a lot of money, ut he didn't think that could buy a one-trillion-won building as a gift.

-Why, do you hate it?

"No, why are you suddenly gifting it to me?"

-Huhu! In fact, it is a gift from the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army and we are just their representatives.

So, it was like that. The Black Dragon Law Firm wouldn't give such a large gift for no reason.

'Huhu, the scale is big. A one-trillion-won building!'

Kang-jun smiled.

"I see. Thank you very much."

-There is no need to thank me. We are only doing what we need to do and this time, we have a present. You did a great job, so we can't just watch from the sidelines.

"You don't have to do that."

Kang-jun said,

but he was full of expectations. Previously, he had received strange tools, such as the Skia and magic bike, from the Black Dragon Law Firm.

-I am sending the gift right now.

Chiing.

The Skia rang with a message that a new item arrived in the space app.

'Lutra?'

The appearance of the icon was a big car.

'A car?'

Why was he given a car when he had so many? However, something amazing happened when he clicked on it to see the explanation.

The car icon on the space application disappeared and an unknown light wrapped around Kang-jun.

[The boarding ride Lutra has been bound to you.]

[The Lutra will appear when you call and can be summoned in the worlds of Hwanmong.]

[Lutra]

-A small board with dimensional power. The speed is relatively fast.

-It can transform freely into a shape suitable for the operation.

-It is equipped with a Dimensional Piece that provides infinite power, so no fuel is required and it can be used in the sea of clouds.

-It is possible to warp to a memorized point. One Dimensional Piece will be consumed when a warp point is designated.

-The durability and resistance is very strong and any damage will be restored.

It reminded him of an all-rounded transportation method in Sci-Fi movies.

Furthermore, there was infinite power.

With this, he would be capable of space travel.

Anyway, it was a great item; a magical transport that science on Earth was unable to create.

However, it would be much easier to fly around the planet than to use the Lutra.

Designating a warp point was also expensive because it required a Dimensional Piece. However, it was possible to return teleport at any time.

Although, this was only in the world of Hwanmong.

Particularly, space movement in the sea of clouds was impossible, so the warp capabilities was tremendous.

Han Yeon-soo said to him,

-Although the lutra can't be compared to an anomaloria, it will be useful for moving through the dimensional worlds.

"Thank you for a wonderful gift. By the way, is an anomaloria that amazing?"

Anomaloria was a mysterious creature of the dimensional system that he had heard about from Rainkar. Kang-jun had some curiosity about it.

-An anomaloria is hard to find and even harder to tame. Therefore, the lutra was created as a subst.i.tute.

Han Yeon-soo continued,

-However, if you ever find an anomaloria, use the chance to try and tame it. It is much faster and free compared to the warp.

"I see."

Kang-jun didn't know when he would go into the dimensional system, but he wanted to try and tame an anomaloria.

The Black Dragon Law Firm's work was quick.

Kang-jun owned the Delta building by the next morning.

It was a huge building with 48 floors above ground and eight floors underground.

There was no bank loan and the lease amount was deposited into his account, so it was like his net worth increased by one trillion won.

The Black Dragon Law Firm said that the top floor, the 48th floor, was left empty for Kang-jun.

20 floors were used as a hotel, so the penthouse floor was changed to Kang-jun's home.

It was one floor, but it was over 1,000 pyeong.

If he renovated the penthouse, it could be a luxury mansion.

In fact, if he only used a part and rented the rest, he would get a lot of money. However, Kang-jun's fortune was sufficient enough that he didn't need to make money through rent.

He had over 16 trillion won, including his original cash, and he would receive 50 billion in rent from the Delta building every year.

Kang-jun moved from the Yugang building to the top floor of the Delta building immediately.

'This is my base in the future.'

The base headquarters was moved from the Yugang building to the Delta building. Except for unique things like the Magic Tower, all the rest areas and the Dimensional Shelter could be moved to the Delta building.

In reality, Kang-jun would only use the 48th floor, but in Hwanmong, he would use the entire building.

He had sufficient nodes to summon enough troops.

Having one million soldiers was no longer a dream.

Of course, there weren't any threats to Earth Hwanmong at the moment, but Kang-jun wanted to build the strongest army that his resources would allow.

That evening...

On the Delta building's 48th floor, in room 4801:

It was temporarily being used as Kang-jun's residence because the renovations weren't complete yet.

It was originally used as the hotel's royal suite, so the inside was very luxurious. He glanced out the living room window and looked down at Seoul.

Yiing.

He had been watching for a while when he received a call from Han Yeon-soo.

"hello."

-I'm sorry for calling you so late, but it is urgent.

"What's going on?"

-All of the sovereigns of Earth Hwanmong wish to make an alliance with you.

"There is no reason for me to do that."

Kang-jun had no intention of using his forces to hunt the other sovereigns.

The sovereigns who had joined the Second Demon King had been dealt with by the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army and Kang-jun had enough assets to buy buildings and expand his power.

However, the other sovereigns seemed to want to form an alliance with Kang-jun.

-Additionally, they want you to become the absolute sovereign.

"Absolute sovereign? What does that mean?"

-As the absolute sovereign, you can order no more disputes between the sovereigns of Earth Hwanmong. The sovereigns won't dare ignore your command.

"I don't know why I have to do this."

-If you don't do that, there will be great battles between the sovereigns, reminiscent of the period before the red moon. Then the number of disappearing sovereigns will increase.

Han Yeon-soo continued,

-It isn't just the sovereigns but the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army as well. They asked us to convince you.

Kang-jun thought for a moment, then Han Yeon-soo spoke again,

-The sovereigns said that if you do so, they will pay a regular amount of taxes in Hwanmong as well as reality.

Kang-jun nodded. They were offering him money, so there was no reason to refuse.

"I will do so."

He would maintain the internal peace of Earth Hwanmong and make money.

'I don't need to specify the tax amount.'

Thus, Kang-jun had become the absolute sovereign of Earth Hwanmong.

The next evening, he entered Hwanmong.

Kang-jun was on the 48th floor of the Delta building, not the Yugang building. The military adviser Keirun greeted Kang-jun with an excited expression.

"Lord, congratulations. The red moon has disappeared but Earth Hwanmong is now in Lord's hands."

Kang-jun's heart beat wildly after hearing Keirun's words.

The monthly rent had been 250,000 won when he lived in a small, cramped goshiwon room.

Then he became a sovereign, struggled to survive and knocked down Jung Kw.a.n.g-hyeon.

Jung Kw.a.n.g-hyeon was dragged to hell but then Hardis, Kang-jun's enemy, attacked the Yugang building with a large army.

At that time, the red moon emerged.

Now, the red moon was gone.

In the meantime, Kang-jun became one of the 12 senior army commanders and the top sovereign of Earth Hwanmong.

Now, he was the absolute sovereign who could command all the sovereigns of Earth Hwanmong.

He couldn't help feeling relaxed.

Keirun continued with a joyful expression,

"Above all, I am surprised that Lord is strong enough to defeat the Second Demon King. I have a hunch that you will be able to reach the transcendent realm. I have never seen anyone become transcendent in my previous lives."

Kang-jun smiled.

"I don't know when but I will definitely become transcendent."

Then Keirun's eyes shone as he spoke,

"I'm not sure but Lord may become the dimensional sovereign."

"Dimensional sovereign? What is that?"

"It is literally the sovereigns that rule the dimensions. Only a transcendent sovereign can be such a sovereign."

"Why is that a good thing?"

"A dimensional sovereign causes fear to millions of pirata throughout the dimensions. It's a sovereign with the mysterious power to become stronger after being transcendent."

Kang-jun was amazed.

"What is the dimensional system? How many worlds exist outside of Earth Hwanong?"

Keirun scratched his head and said,

"I'm sorry but I don't know much beyond that. I have been on a lot of Hwanmongs but I have never left those Hwanmongs. I couldn't even dream of it unless I am transcendent or close to transcendent."

"I understand. My first priority will be to become transcendent."

"That's correct. From now on, Lord should concentrate on becoming transcendent while I raise our forces."

Kang-jun smiled.

"Then I will leave you in charge of the base, Keirun."

"Leave it to me, Lord. The Delta building will become the strongest fortress in Earth Hwanmong."

Keirun smiled confidently.

After a while, Kang-jun entered the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army's headquarters.

It was to meet the senior commanders.

"hello, Lucan."

Binhaim's tone had changed from before. Even a senior commander of the same rank was treating him were reverence now.

That wasn't all. Madun, Ligas and the other senior commanders all had a very respectful att.i.tude toward Kang-jun.

This was because the rank was thoroughly decided by skill.

It was clear that everyone knew Kang-jun had fought on equal footing with the Second Demon King.

He felt awkward but quickly adapted to it.

By the way, he didn't see Rainkar anywhere.

"Where is the 12th Commander?"

The Binhaim said with a bitter expression,

"He left."

"Left?"

"Strictly speaking, everyone is assuming that. He isn't seen anywhere in Earth Hwanmong."

At that moment, Kang-jun recalled what Rainkar had said before.

'After this war, I will leave Earth Hwanmong. If I go into the wider world and compete with stronger people, I will be able to see what I lack and will be one step closer to transcendence.'

That's right. He had clearly said this to Kang-jun.

He was going out into the wider world.

Where? It was obviously the dimensional system.

'I won't say goodbye when I leave. If you don't see me one day, remember my words from today.'

He had literally disappeared without saying anything.

Although Kang-jun knew Rainkar would disappear like this, he still felt somewhat upset.

He was Kang-jun's favourite existence in Earth Hwanmong.

He regarded Rainkar as a teacher.

Kang-jun had received a lot of teachings from him.

His last words:

'Fight many enemies strong enough to threaten your life. That way, I think you can become a transcendent.'

He had given Kang-jun a clear sense of what to do.

The transcendent ability wouldn't have emerged if he hadn't been threatened by Klater's flames.

'A crisis of death.'

Unfortunately, there was no existence on Earth Hwanmong that could threaten Kang-jun.

If might be possible to fill the gap if he dueled with Rainkar, but he had already left.

In the end, Kang-jun decided that he should leave as well.

'I have to go out into the dimensional system.'

While Kang-jun was thinking, 1st Commander Binhaim and the others gathered in front of him.

Then Binhaim said,

"Lucan, I heard that the sovereigns have recognized you as the absolute sovereign.

I am very pleased that you have prohibited fighting between the sovereigns of Earth Hwanmong."

Kang-jun smiled.

"It isn't that great. I just accepted their offer because I don't want any more sovereigns to be sacrificed."

Then 2nd Commander Madun said,

"You have become the absolute sovereign and, at the same time, the strongest in the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army. From now on, you will become the commander-in-chief of the defense army."

3rd Commander Ligas continued,

"Now that the red moon is gone, the defense army will be disbanded and Earth Hwanmong will return to normal. However, if the army needs to be called upon again. we will follow your instructions."

As a result, Kang-jun had become the leader of all the species on Earth Hwanmong as well as the sovereigns.

The commanders said goodbye to Kang-jun as they left one by one. They were returning to their territories.

After a while, everyone was gone and Kang-jun was alone.

Kang-jun soon moved to the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield.

It was a niche that allowed entry to Earth Hwanmong as well as the dimensional system.

Colladikus had withdrawn, so there were no longer any threats on the b.l.o.o.d.y Battlefield.

Still, he flew to Lucan's base to have a look but didn't see any monsters.

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