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It was a woman with white skin and brilliant golden hair.
She was approximately two meters tall.
Her eyes gleamed like diamonds and a blue cloak with a mysterious glow was wrapped around her neck.
"This is the base of the Top Dragon Shakan. It isn't a place for a pirata. If you have gone the wrong way, leave now."
Her warning was calm, yet dignified.
She meant that if they left, she wouldn't attack.
After seeing the horrifying appearance of the Rotas Battleship, she misunderstood and thought that Kang-jun was a pirata.
"I'm not a pirata. I am Sovereign Lucan from Earth Hwanmong. I am here to lead my people into Top Dragon Shakan's camp."
Kang-jun's voice echoed clearly across the wide area. Then the woman in the sky shouted like she was surprised,
"You are a sovereign from Earth Hwanmong?"
"That's right."
Kang-jun nodded and a transparent light appeared in the woman's eyes.
The Light of Truth.
She used it to decide that Kang-jun's words were true.
'It is like he said. It is amazing that there is such a strong person among the sovereigns.'
In fact, she had been somewhat tense.
The enormous size of the battleship and the combat power she sensed from it made it hard to be sure of her victory.
In a situation where they were fighting the troops of the Top Demon King Keljark, it was a burden to face a pirata with a strong combat power.
So, she had tried to send them back without any conflicts.
However, he wasn't a pirata. Furthermore, he had come to join Shakan's camp, so she couldn't help but welcome it.
Suddenly, she recalled someone who had recently joined Shakan's camp.
'Was his name Rainkar? I heard he also came from Earth Hwanmong.'
After taking care of one of the pirata demon kings, he had joined Shakan's camp.
She heard rumours that his skills were close enough to become a base commander.
Anyway, the fact that two powerful being had come out from a small world meant that the power of Earth Hwanmong was great.
She smiled at Kang-jun.
"Sovereign Lucan! The Light of Truth proves that your words are true. I am Radius, the commander of Shakan's 39th Base. I sincerely welcome you."
Radius immediately allowed Rotas to enter.
Of course, there was no harbour to dock the boats like with normal seas.
Shakan's base was located on a sub-dimensional world which meant he could enter the dimensional sea around it.
[You will enter Drobi Continent shortly.]
[The awakened elf, Radius, is the protector of Drobi Continent.]
[You have received the permission of the protector to enter.]
'Radius is an awakened elf.'
After moving for a while through the dimensional sea, Rotas arrived at Drobi Continent.
Kang-jun spoke to all his subordinates.
"Wait here while I go to Shakan's base."
"Yes, Lord."
Until then, the demon kings would rest in their Shelter of Pleasure.
Kang-jun flew straight down through the dimensional sea.
The sea of clouds disappeared without a trace and a huge continent under a blue sky could be seen.
It was a large land that was hundreds of times more spacious than the island of the small world Kang-jun had discovered.
However, there weren't many fertile lands and there were wastelands everywhere.
Shakan's base was built on fertile land.
It was an area filled with beautiful lakes and forests.
There was a defense circle with a radius of several kilometres.
The outskirts were surrounded by fortresses while the inside contained a number of high-rise buildings, reminiscent of a large city.
The base headquarters were located in the central building that was several times higher than the surrounding buildings.
Kang-jun sat down with Radius in the conference room on the top floor.
Dozens of strong people were behind Radius, watching Kang-jun with sharp eyes.
There were the army commanders belonging to Shakan's 39th Base.
The unusual thing was that they all looked good, regardless if they were men or women!
It was because they were elves.
Radius smiled gently at Kang-jun and said,
"The elves on Drobi Continent have joined Shakan's camp from the beginning to fight again Kaljark's camp. The elves of Drobi Continent are all brave warriors."
The brave elves weren't afraid of war and had gathered here on Drobi Continent.
"The large and small wars have made the soil barren, but Drobi Continent used to be a very beautiful place. Now, only this city that contains the base retains its former beauty."
While explaining the Drobi Continent, she suddenly asked,
"Sovereign Lucan, can I ask why you came to
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Shakan's camp?"
Kang-jun replied honestly,
"Earth Hwanmong was in a long war with Colladikus. He recently retreated but he might attack again, so I came out to kill him. However, I discovered that he belongs to the Top Demon King Keljark's camp, so I decided to join your side."
Then Radius exclaimed,
"Colladikus is strong enough to call himself the Top Demon King, so it is amazing that you defeated him in Earth Hwanmong."
"It was just luck."
Kang-jun smiled. Radius extended a hand and said,
"I sincerely welcome you joining us, Sovereign Lucan. In the future, Earth Hwanmong will be safe under the protection of Shakan."
The other commanders all gave him admiring smiles.
"You really thought well, Sovereign Lucan."
"Hahaha! If you are Colladikus' enemy, then we are friends. Welcome to Shakan's camp."
"Welcome!"
"Lucan! It is really great that your strength is with us."
The elven commanders applauded and welcomed Kang-jun simultaneously.
Kang-jun hadn't chosen Shakan for a particularly good reason.
There was only one reason: Shakan was the enemy of Colladikus.
However, Earth Hwanmong was now being protected by a transcendent being.
In other words, if Colladikus attacked Earth Hwanmong, Shakan's camp would instantly come to help.
There were both good and bad points about joining Shakan's camp.
The great thing was being protected by Shakan.
The bad thing was that he was now enemies with the Top Demon King Keljark.
Thus, there was a possibility that Keljark would send a large army to strike Earth Hwanmong.
Of course, Shakan's camp would be there, but there was a possibility that Earth Hwanmong would be caught up in the confusion.
To avoid such a situation, he had to become transcendent as soon as possible.
If Kang-jun became a transcendent, no one would dare go to Earth Hwanmong.
At that time, Kang-jun would no longer have to remain in Shakan's camp.
"Lucan, if you don't mind then there will be a banquet to welcome you today."
"That is good."
There was no reason for Kang-jun to refuse a banquet held by the elves.
[After a short time, the door to Hwanmong will close.]
[If you keep waiting here, the Hwanmong door location will change from Freya Island to Drobi Continent.]
Before he knew it, it was time to return to reality.
Kang-jun looked at Radius and said.
"But I guess it will be hard today. It is time for me to go back."
Radius nodded.
"I heard that there are two times for a sovereign. You are going to a world other than Earth Hwanmong. Then there will be a banquet next time we meet."
"Thank you for your consideration."
The surrounding space started to distort.
[The door to Hwanmong is closed.]
"Good morning."
When he opened his eyes, Hayun greeted him with a bright smile.
Seeing Hayun's smile, Kang-jun realized that he had returned from Hwanmong to reality.
Of course, Hwanmong was connected to reality but he felt a strange disconnect when he woke up.
At the same time, the reality in front of him became clearer.
Recently, his life wasn't much different from his time in the Yugang building.
He ate a meal cooked by Hayun and spent time in meditation. The only difference was that the house was gorgeous and at a high altitude.
Today, Hayun had prepared breakfast carefully. As always, Colt was Hayun's assistant when it came to food preparation.
"Hand me the spinach, Colt."
"Yes, Hayun-nim."
This morning's menu was spinach soup and fried cutlass.
[Hayun's Spinach Soup]
-Speed increased by 10%.
-The duration is eight hours.
[Hayun's Fried Cutlass]
-Black magic energy recovery +10
-The duration is eight hours.
Of course, these type of buffs existed and he didn't forget to store them in his space.
In fact, reality was peaceful, so there was no need for such things. However, he never knew when he would need to use them.
Hayun knew this and always cooked an ample amount.
Anyway, the menu was very simple for someone whose assets were over 16 trillion but Kang-jun enjoyed it.
It was burdensome to eat greasy food in the morning.
He used to think that tyc.o.o.ns ate a feast for breakfast every morning, but the food wasn't much different from what he normally ate.
Of course, lunch or dinner might be different.
Kang-jun wanted to sometimes enjoy spending his money.
He didn't always meditate on the rooftop.
He could go for a walk, watch a movie, eat food or drink alcohol.
'I should spend a little bit of money.'
However, there was nothing special that he wanted. He already had a car and a home.
It was the same for traveling. He wandered to all types of bizarre places in Hwanmong, so he had no desire to travel.
Freya Island was much more spectacular than resorts like the Maldives and Aquana was also there.
In the end, Kang-jun decided to go watch a movie.
"Do you want to go to the movies?"
"Really?"
Hayun asked with a bright expression. Kang-jun laughed.
"I'm sorry that I'm always busy. Colt, you should come as well. Go prepare."
Colt shook his head with a meaningful smile.
"Lord, I'm not much of a movie watcher. If you are ever eating meat, call me. Huhu, I won't go if it isn't meat."
Colt didn't want to interfere with Kang-jun and Hayun's date.
Hayun was wearing a white dress like always.
Of course, she didn't sweat or get dust on her clothes due to her unique ability, meaning she didn't have to change clothes. It was a short, s.e.xy dress that reached her thighs.
Still, it was the same clothes as always.
'I can't allow that. Today, I will buy her some new clothes.'
Kang-jun had given Hayun a special card with a monthly limit of 20 million won to buy whatever she needed. However, Hayun only spent it on household goods or cooking ingredients.
After booking one of the latest movies showing at the theatre in Cheongdam-dong, Kang-jun decided to go shopping with Hayun.
Cheongdam-dong was a place with high-end department stores as well as buildings with the names of prominent Korean designers and foreign brands lined up.
In the old days, he had only passed by on a bus and looked at it vaguely.
Of course, today he took the Sentus, a foreign car instead of the bus.
And just like a scene from a drama or movie, Hayun tried out various clothes and showed them to Kang-jun.
"What about this checkered black?"
"Let's see? It isn't much."
Kang-jun shook his head and she came out wearing a pink dress.
"Is this a bit too much?"
His heart thumped wildly. Kang-jun shook his head and said.
"No. It is just right. Let's end it here."
Hayun's eyes narrowed.
"It is really okay?"
"Really. You look like a completely different person."
His words weren't wrong. It had a simple but sophisticated style.
A rare item that could only be fully shown with a very small number of bodies, including Hayun's. She smiled inwardly and said.
"Then I will go with this."
"Okay. Let's go to another one."
"Yes."
Kang-jun directly bought Hayun the clothes without worrying about the price. Kang-jun also bought some clothes on the spot.
Kang-jun was a famous exorcist so his face was well-known. However, there wouldn't be any problems if he wore sunglasses and a hat.
However, Hayun's beauty attracted attention from everywhere.
After parking at the theatre, they went into the building arm in arm.
The latest fantasy movie that was released.
While watching the movie, Hayun lay her head on Kang-jun's shoulder with an expectant expression.
Kang-jun shyly avoided Hayun's gaze.
Once he looked back, he was reminded of something.
It was nice to pretend. Kang-jun was well aware of what Hayun wanted.
He also felt a similar urge.
It was natural for there to be romance in reality.
But was it okay if the person was Hayun?
Hayun was his household member and an existence that depended on him.
But it felt natural because she was a friend before Kang-jun became her lord.
Was this what it felt like to have a girlfriend?
He never expressed it before, but perhaps their feelings for each other were more than simple goodwill.
Now it would be awkward if they didn't progress any further.
Although she wasn't a person, Kang-jun was able to share love with her.
But what if Hayun knew that the water spirit queen had become his lover?
He couldn't hide his relationship with Aquana from her. It was a dream but it was also a reality to Kang-jun.
Kang-jun kept thinking about this and the movie finished without him watching any of it at all.
He immediately grabbed Hayun's hand. Then they exited.
In the meantime, it was getting darker as night approached.
They entered a bar located at the corner that had a luxurious atmosphere.
After having a couple of c.o.c.ktails, Kang-jun opened his mouth only to have Hayun stop him with a finger to his mouth.
"Don't say anything. Now it is my turn to talk."
Hayun smiled.
I don't care who you meet in your dreams. But in reality, only think about me. Can you do that?"
"Yes."
She had already guessed. He wondered how she had such a strange intuition but decided not to ask.
After a while, Kang-jun exited the bar and hugged Hayun and flew off.
He didn't use the skill Dark Transparency, but a magic called Group Transparency.
Hayun also turned into a transparent state.
Thanks to Scolaris' skill books, he could do a type of prank like this.
It was even possible to lie down on clouds like they were in beds.
Kang-jun and Hayun who climbed up to the clouds in the blink of an eye, only came down again when it was dawn.
There were joyful smiles on Kang-jun and Hayun's faces.
The next day, Kang-jun went to a PC room with Hayun and played games. He played a game called Expensive Watch and tried an old MMORPG that he used to play before.
The next day, he read manhwa and watched cartoons. In the middle, he got the idea to eat jajangmyun.
He wasn't really alone and even an ordinary game seemed interesting if he played it with Hayun.
Yet even in such situations, Kang-jun never stopped meditating on transcendence.
It felt like his body and head were separate existences as the body continued to live in reality
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while the head was filled with thoughts.
In other words, Kang-jun discovered a method of meditating even when doing something else.
The state of transcendence!
It seemed like he would reach it if he solved this problem.
However, he couldn't completely grasp it.
He was able to concentrate when doing covert things with Hayun. However, if he played games or read manhwa then his eyes and hands moved mechanically while his thoughts were immersed in meditation.
If he was far from the state of transcendence then he might have been less obsessed with it.
But he couldn't help feeling impatient since recently he felt it getting closer and closer.
Kang-jun knew that this state might lead him beyond the confines of the heart.
He could fall to h.e.l.l in an instant.
It was fortunate that he had Hayun at this time.
From then on, he spent some unbelievable secret time with Hayun.
It made him feel much better.
He was full of vitality and his mind calmed.
[The door to Hwanmong is open.]
Meanwhile, it was time to come back to Hwanmong.
Kang-jun appeared in the lobby of Shakan's 39th Base on the Drobi Continent.
Last time, Commander Radius said there would be a welcoming banquet for him.
He was looking forward to the banquet from the elves when he saw an elf commander approaching him with a desperate expression.
"Lucan, right now, mysterious creatures are heading towards Drobi Continent."
What did that mean?
"It isn't Top Demon King Kaljark's army but unidentified creatures?"
"There are unknown organisms living in the dimensional system. They are randomly generated and sent to attack so we don't know their identities."
"So that is why I didn't see anyone at the base."
"Yes. Now everyone has to fight against them. I would like to ask for Lucan's cooperation."
"I joined Shakan's camp so of course, I should help."
Kang-jun easily nodded.
Kang-jun flew up through the sea of clouds and landed on the deck of the Rotas Battleship where the demon kings were waiting for Kang-jun.
"Lord! It is better to avoid this. Dimensional creatures are big and strange."
"The Demon kings are thinking of fleeing?"
Kang-jun said with a disgruntled expression and Cerato scratched his head.
"Dimensional merchants and travelers are more afraid of these creatures than they are of piratas. Even if they are killed, hardly anything can be gained from them. Rarely, Dimensional Pieces will appear."
"Dimensional Pieces?"
"Yes. But your luck has to be really good. It is better not to expect too much."
"Hrmm."
If there were chances of getting Dimensional Pieces by defeating the dimensional creatures then it was worth fighting.
Demon kings also feared them so that provoked curiosity and determination in Kang-jun.
It was because he needed strong opponents.
He meditated but couldn't reach it.
He couldn't meditate in Hwanmong so he had to find opponents.
The enemies that appeared at Shakan's base caused even the demon kings to feel fear so Kang-jun had to welcome them.
"Head towards the dimensional creatures. Move to the forefront. Get ready for battle."
"Yes, Lord!"
The demon kings immediately followed Kang-jun's commands.
They were reluctant because there wasn't much to be gained from defeating these tough enemies. It was also troublesome.
However, Kang-jun had commanded them so the demon kings instantly disappeared.
They could fully exert their evil nature in a battle.
"Kuhuhu! Get ready to fight."
"Kukuku, wipe them all away."
Their eyes flashed and they prepared their own households for battle.
Meanwhile, Rotas rushed rapidly through the dimensional waters and quickly escaped the area of the Drobi Continent.
Once in the sea of clouds, a fierce battle was occurring between the defenders of Shakan's base and the dimensional creatures.
They were hideous monsters that looked like giant caterpillars.
There were insect-like objects, but he felt the dimensional power from them, not magic. It meant these unusual creatures were created by dimensional power.
Thus, Kang-jun just decided to call them dimensional objects.
There were over a thousand insects on the caterpillar-shaped objects, and there were hundreds of caterpillars.
Chuaaah!
Kwaaaah!
The caterpillar-shaped object opened its mouth and shot out a circular mass!
It was similar to the breath of an ice dragon.
The ships of the defenders struck by the lump were frozen and shattered.
The even more spectacular thing was that the chunks flying from the caterpillars had an infinite range.
But as soon as it reached the dimensional cloud, it didn't inflict damage to the sub-dimensional world below it.
It was fortunate.
However, Kang-jun was only watching for a short while and already five ships belonging to Shakan's base had been broken.
There were still hundreds of ships but he wondered how long they could hold on.
'The key to this is killing the caterpillars as quickly as possible.'
The problem was the insect shaped monsters on top of the caterpillars.
There were scorpions, spiders, mantis, etc.
The elves who climbed on the caterpillars were literally melted away.
Radius, who was riding around the battlefield on an anomaloria, was the only one capable of defeating the caterpillar shaped objects.
Radius was using an elven bow.
Every time there was a burst of blue like from the diamond on the bow, a storm of energy was emitted and the huge body of the caterpillars fell out of the sky.
That occurred a few times before the body of the caterpillar cracked and exploded. The insects on top of it also exploded.
However, dozens of caterpillars starting aiming for Radius.
Chwaaaaak!
Kuaaah!
Dozens of chunks of dimensional power flew at a tremendous speed. If it was a ship then it would already be broken.
Fortunately, Radius was riding an anomaloria. The anomaloria used instantaneous movements and avoided the endlessly flying masses of dimensional power.
Flash! Shuuuuok!
A blue storm-shaped arrow once again emerged from Radius' bow.
Kwaang!
"Kueeeeeoh!"
A caterpillar-shaped objected exploded. Some of the insects on the caterpillars flapped their wings and flew onto the decks of nearby ships.
"The enemy!"
"Kill them!"
The elven warriors waiting on the deck started to engage in fierce battles with the insects.
Kwaang!
Another caterpillar was destroyed by Radius.
Shakan's base was still intact because Radius was harming the life forms.
However, they were being pushed back against the defenders of Shakan's base. Even if they protected the base, the sacrifices of their allies would be tremendous.
In such a state, they would be slaughtered by Keljark's army.
At that time, Kang-jun and the Rotas Battleship finally arrived at the front.
Chwaaaaak!
A caterpillar shot a purple lump at them but Rotas moved sideways and lightly avoided it.
Kwaaaah!
Chuaaah!
A few chunks flew in succession but Rotas avoided all of them like he was playing around.
Rotas was slower than an anomaloria but he showed extraordinary agility.
Kang-jun knew Rotas' ability which allowed him to boldly come to the front.
If not, he would have flown here alone even if it was slower.
However, Kang-jun's flight speed made it difficult to catch up with the caterpillar-shaped objects.
Even the lutra, the small means of transportation provided by the Black Dragon Law Firm, was faster than Kang-jun.
Cerato's sailboat was faster than the lutra.
But Rotas' movement speed was several times faster than that.
Of course, the anomaloria was fast enough to make Rotas seem like a turtle.
At present, the speed of the caterpillars were faster than the lutra and slower than Cerato's sailboat.
Therefore, if he wanted to organize it by order of speed,
Anomaloria >>> Rotas Battleship > Demon King Cerato's Sailboat > Caterpillar-shaped Objects > Lutra > Kang-jun >>> Demon King Cerato.
Therefore, it was very difficult for Kang-jun to catch up with the caterpillars by flying alone.
There was only one thing missing from that chart.
Anomalous Phoenix >>> Anomaloria.
According to Aquana, the anomalous phoenix was several times faster than the anomaloria.
'Anomalous phoenix! Please show up in front of me.'
Kang-jun had the Anomalous Golden Scale Insects that could tame it.
If Kang-jun could ride the anomalous phoenix then he could easily get rid of the caterpillars.
Anyway, that was for later and it was good that he currently had Rotas.
Bam! Sususu.
As soon as Kang-jun swung his sword from aboard Rotas, one caterpillar-shaped object dissolved and scattered.
Kang-jun had the ability to achieve the same damage as a melee attack from a distance as long as the enemy entered his range.
That distance was much longer than Radius' bow so it was possible to counterattack immediately when the caterpillars struck.
"What the, this is?"
However, Kang-jun had a deep frown on his face.
[Nothing has been acquired.]
Of course, this message didn't appear.
Yet it was the same to Kang-jun even if the message didn't appear.
He destroyed the caterpillar and the thousands of insects on it yet he received nothing.
'Something terrible like this!'
He realized just why the demon kings avoided these creatures.
There was no experience and not even a common essence fell.
There was a rare chance of a Dimensional Piece dropping, but if even Kang-jun with his high luck didn't get one then it was impossible for others.
Moreover, they weren't strong enough to cause tension in Kang-jun.
Even if they didn't give experience, if they were strong then they would help with his enlightenment.
However, it wasn't difficult to avoid the dimensional chunks that the caterpillars shot out.
'This is too much.'
But he couldn't give up fighting just because there was nothing to gain.
"Continue approaching the caterpillars, Rotas."
"Yes, Lord."
Rotas approached the caterpillars while avoiding their attacks.
"I don't know if I can get chaos power but I'll try using the Will of Strengthening."
The Will of Strengthening allowed him to receive chaos power instead of experience from the enemy. If he couldn't get experience then he would try the Will of Strengthening to get chaos power.
Bam! Sususu.
Another caterpillar died under Kang-jun's sword. It was the same for the insects on top.
But at that moment, an unexpected message appeared.
[128,000 chaos points has been acquired.]
[982 chaos points has been acquired.]
[1,002 chaos points has been acquired.]
[889 chaos points has been acquired.]
[1,021 chaos points has been acquired.]
Surprisingly, an enormous amount of chaos power came pouring in.
One caterpillar gave him a huge 128,000 points.
It was amazing but the insects also gave almost 1,000 points and there were thousands of them!
Altogether, it was close to 500,000~600,000 points!
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 8: 723022/5120000
This meant that he could attempt to strengthen the wings if he killed 10 more caterpillars.
'It is a jackpot.'
If so, it didn't matter if he didn't get experience or items.
An opportunity to get chaos power like this was rare.
"Rotas! Move to where
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there is a crowd of enemies."
"Yes, Lord."
Rotas headed to a place where dozens of caterpillars were gathered together.
Chwaaaaak!
Kuaaah!
Paaaah!
The dimensional chunks came flying but Rotas expertly avoided them and approached.
However, there were dozens gathered so it was harder to avoid the flying masses as they got closer.
Bam! Bam bam! Sususu. Sususu.
At that moment, the caterpillars started to disappear like balloons popping.
Kang-jun had entered within striking distance.
Kw.a.n.g! Papang! Sususu.
Kang-jun used his full power to take care of the caterpillars. In an instant, eight caterpillars and the insects on top of them were killed.
[One Dimensional Piece has been acquired.]
He also fortunately got one Dimensional Piece.
However, it was imperative that he focused on strengthening his wings.
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 8: 5120000/5120000
[The wings' chaos power is full.]
[Do you want to strengthen it to the next stage?]
[Yes/No]
'Please succeed!'
He knew it wouldn't be easy. He sincerely prayed that his high luck would have an effect.
'Yes! Strengthen.'
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 8.]
'Come on!
It wasn't enough.
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 8: 0/5120000
5,120,000 chaos power flew away. If he hadn't been strengthening his mentality while focusing on becoming transcendent then he might have torn his wings and thrown them into the dimensional sea below him.
'It is okay. I still have a chance.'
Kang-jun thought it was very fortunate that there were many dimensional objects.
Kw.a.n.g! Pasusu - Kwakw.a.n.g! Sususu.
Meanwhile, his sword turned the dimensional objects into dust.
Kang-jun's disappointment at his wings failing to strengthen only lasted for a fleeting moment.
He didn't stop moving his sword despite being disappointed.
As a result, nine more caterpillar-shaped objects turned into dust.
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 8: 5120000/5120000
[The wings' chaos power is full.]
[Do you want to strengthen it to the next stage?]
[Yes/No]
'Yes! Strengthen.'
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 8.]
Another failure. Once again, 5.12 million chaos power was lost.
'It is okay... There is another opportunity.'
He tried to deceive himself.
Once again, flashes of light emerged from his sword. Before he knew it, the caterpillar-shaped objects near him had almost disappeared and it was time to try again.
However.
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 8.]
'Ah! d.a.m.n!'
No one was immune to the pain of investing so much and then failing.
Rather, the greater the failure, the more likely that a mental collapse would occur.
In the end, he had no choice but to suffer!
But what could he do?
He couldn't give up on strengthening the wings.
Kang-jun restored his mentality and went looking for more dimensional objects.
Kw.a.n.g! Pasususu.
Kwa kw.a.n.g! Pak! Susu. Sususu.
Every time Kang-jun's sword flashed, objects were destroyed.
[One Dimensional Piece has been acquired.]
[One Dimensional Piece has been acquired.]
Now he was having good luck with this instead of boosting his success rate.
Still, Dimensional Pieces were steadily coming out.
But.
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 8.]
'Yes. Another failure? It can't be helped.'
Kang-jun no longer chose to be disappointed.
'Let's not get impatient. One day I can do it.'
It was similar to his thoughts about reaching transcendence.
Otherwise, his heart might fall into a deep hole.
But he didn't give up.
If he failed then he would keep trying.
Whether it was strengthening his wings, becoming transcendent or anything else.
Never give up.
He calmed his mind.
Kw.a.n.g! Pasususu.
Kang-jun aimed his sword at all the dimensional objects within distance.
As Kang-jun kept turning them into dust, Rotas rushed towards where many were gathered.
"Huhu, there are dozens of them on that side. I will go there."
"Okay. You should be careful to avoid any damage."
"Don't worry, Lord."
The elves watched as Rotas moved and the dimensional creatures were crushed by Kang-jun.
In particular, the awakened elf Radius, commander of Shakan's 39th Base, was shocked.
"This is impossible!"
When she first saw Kang-jun, she thought that he was on a similar level as her.
However, Kang-jun killed dozens of caterpillars in the time it took for her to kill one.
Moreover, he rushed to a place where dozens of caterpillars were and turned them all to dust.
It was an ability that she was currently unable to imitate!
She had no choice but to admit that Kang-jun's abilities were beyond her.
She felt both bitter and relieved.
It was because the situation was reversed all at once.
Even the strange giant creatures were surprised by Kang-jun's skills and started escaping in one direction.
'It is a good thing. But why did those dimensional creatures suddenly attack this base? It must be a coincidence.'
Radius thought that it was just a coincidence.
If someone navigated through the dimensional sea then they would see many such creatures.
However, most of the dimensional ships were faster so they could avoid being hit by the creatures.
But it was a different story if the creatures flocked to a world.
If they weren't stopped then there could be a terrible disaster, resulting in a small world disappearing.
The Drobi Continent, that had survived numerous battles with Keljark's army, had almost become ruined by an unexpected disaster.
In the meantime, Kang-jun was persistently attacking the dimensional objects on Rotas.
"They are running away? Should we chase?"
"Chase them. Don't miss even one of those guys."
Kang-jun had failed 14 times to strengthen his wings to Stage 8.
He had killed approximately 150 of the caterpillars.
His good luck had a surprising effect on the number of Dimensional Pieces dropping, but it did nothing for the success rate of strengthening to Stage 8.
[The wings' chaos power is full.]
[Do you want to strengthen it to the next stage?]
[Yes/No]
This was the 15th attempt.
'Yes! Strengthen.'
At that moment, his wings shone with a brilliant light.
[The Wings of Chaos have been strengthened to Stage 8.]
"Yay! Finally!"
As a result of Kang-jun's dogged pursuit, he finally succeeded in strengthening the Wings of Chaos to Stage 8.
"Hahaha!"
The bitter feelings caused by failing 14 times instantly disappeared.
[Your damage has greatly increased.]
[Health has increased by 20,000 points.]
[Black magic energy has increased by 20,000 points.]
His health and black magic energy increased by 20,000 points!
Health: 45970/45970
Black Magic Energy: 44800/44800
When his health increased, not only was his maximum health greater but the overall durability of his body also increased.
An endless vitality!
The surge in vitality meant he wouldn't become tired even if he spent all night in the clouds with Hayun.
[You have awakened the Will of Speed.]
[Your flying speed has greatly increased.]
[Evasion while flying will surge.]
The ability from his Wings of Chaos reaching Stage 8 was Will of Speed!
His speed and evasive ability while flying would greatly increase!
'Flying speed has also greatly increased?'
Kang-jun's eyes shone. If so, he needed to verify how fast he was now.
'Is it faster than the lutra?'
It was an ability he gained from reaching Stage 8.
It was called Will of Speed so the speed couldn't be that slow.
'Maybe it is a match for Rotas' speed.'
Kang-jun immediately unfolded his wings and followed the caterpillars escaping in front of him.
Paaaah!
The caterpillar object appeared right in front of him. It was like he had warped through the dimensional space.
'This is great!'
He was surprisingly quicker than Rotas.
Now Kang-jun was positioned between the anomaloria and Rotas.
Anomalous Phoenix >>> Anomaloria >>> Kang-jun > Rotas Battleship > Demon King Cerato's Sailboat > Caterpillar-shaped Objects > Lutra.
This meant that Kang-jun wouldn't have to rely on a dimensional ship to move through the dimensional sea.
Of course, if he was travelling a long distance then it would be more comfortable using Rotas.
Rotas took care of Kang-jun and also remembered hundreds of warp spots in the Pavalia Station.
However, it was more efficient for Kang-jun to move alone during battle.
"You should go back to Shakan's base and wait for me."
"Yes, Lord."
Rotas and the others didn't ask why Kang-jun gave such an order.
He just followed it.
Rotas immediately turned in the direction of Shakan's base and disappeared.
Kang-jun moved to the other side and attacked the caterpillars.
Flash! Sususu.
Everytime a light flashed from his sword, an escaping caterpillar-shaped object melted down.
Naturally, it was the same for the insects on top of it.
In some cases, they decided to aim for Kang-jun.
While the caterpillar-shaped object rushed, thousands of insects also flew towards Kang-jun.
'Heavenly Unyielding Slash!'
An area of effect skill!
Everything that came into the area controlled by Kang-jun turned into dust.
His damage was significantly increased due to the strengthening of his wings!
This wasn't merely an increase in damage, but his overall combat power had risen one step.
Therefore, his chaos power also filled up quickly.
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 9: 5120000/5120000
[The wings' chaos power is full.]
[Do you want to strengthen it to the next stage?]
[Yes/No]
It was unusual but after Stage 7, the amount of chaos power needed didn't increase anymore.
Stage 9 also required 5.12 million!
Thus he was also greedy for the next stage.
The probability of success was likely to be lower than Stage 8 but he was still going to try it.
'Yes! Strengthen.'
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
It was natural.
It would be strange if he succeeded.
Kang-jun indifferently accepted the failure.
'If I kill all of them then I can try at least 20 times.'
Right now, 200 of the caterpillars were escaping.
But the unusual thing was that they scattered in every direction and didn't flee.
'Do they have a place to go back to?'
Kang-jun suddenly thought that the dimensional objects might have a base.
Anyway, it was very easy to hunt them.
Flash! Kwaang!
Sususu. Sususu.
Kang-jun finished them easily.
The strengthening continued to fail!
Still, it was comforting that Dimensional Pieces occasionally emerged.
'It doesn't matter how many times I fail. I just have to somehow succeed.'
He didn't want to give up even if he failed 100 times since strengthening the wings would lead to an enormous increase in combat capabilities.
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
But of course, strengthening to Stage 9 wasn't easy.
23 failures!
Now there were only three caterpillars left in front of him.
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if he killed them, he wouldn't get enough chaos power to attempt another strengthening.
'I'll get rid of them before going back.'
It was somewhat disappointing. When was the next time he would be able to meet objects that gave so much chaos power?
There were many weird creatures but they might not be easy to find.
It was because the dimensional sea was vast.
Kang-jun shook his head and stopped moving towards the three remaining caterpillars.
'There is a chance that they might have a base somewhere.'
There might not be, but he decided to follow them at a distance.
Then after a while?
He started seeing a group of creatures in front of him.
There weren't just caterpillars, but some huge fish-shaped and jellyfishshaped creatures.
Giant creatures! There were more and more of them.
Of course, all of them were dimensional creatures.
Kang-jun smiled widely. As expected.
'Indeed! This is their base.'
The dimensional creatures discovered Kang-jun and struck.
Kwaah! Kwaaaah!
Hwaaaaack! Puaaaah!
All types of masses came flying.
They were similar to the caterpillar attacks, but the sizes and colours varied.
It was hard for Kang-jun to be safe no matter how strong he was.
It was because they contained dimensional power.
Kang-jun avoided them as carefully as possible.
'There are plenty of strong enemies here.'
There were some dimensional objects with terrible shapes.
Some of them seemed a lot stronger than the caterpillar-shaped objects.
However, Kang-jun felt more thrilled than afraid.
A tension he hadn't felt for a long time!
He wanted to feel this tension.
Kang-jun continued avoiding the masses of dimensional power flying towards him.
Before he knew it, the caterpillars Kang-jun pursued had disappeared somewhere.
Kang-jun was completely surrounded by incomparable powerful objects.
Left and right, up and down!
There were dimensional creatures on all sides. Some of them looked like blazing fireb.a.l.l.s.
Any human would feel fear in this situation but Kang-jun just looked detached.
Seuk. Susuk.
Kang-jun pulled out seven myth grade weapons from his inventory, including the Destruction Scythe, the Leon Magic Sword, the Jekadis Magic Spear and the Scolaris' One-Handed Axe.
They were all equipped with a heart that contained an ego.
"Go and get rid of them."
The seven weapons started attacking the fish-like creatures.
Kang-jun held the Havel Magic Sword in his hand. This was a myth grade weapon that one of the dead piratas had dropped.
'That one looks a bit stronger. It will be my opponent.'
Kang-jun rushed towards a giant shark-shaped creature ahead of him.
Then it opened its mouth.
Kukwakwakwa!
'What is this?'
Kang-jun's eyes widened.
A new dimensional space formed inside the creature's mouth and started to suck Kang-jun in.
The dimensional power given to the shark was to swallow the opponent in front of it.
Kang-jun didn't know what would happen if he was swallowed by that dimensional space.
His body would probably be crushed by the pressure of the dimensional power, a fatal injury that would be difficult to recover from.
'I have to succeed instantly.'
Kang-jun swung his sword with his full power.
'Heavenly Cut!'
The power of the heavenly sword that broke down everything.
Invincible One Sword!
By continuously exceeding his limits, the strength of Heavenly Sword had become like this.
The power expanded.
A ray of light spread out in the space.
Flash!
The light went on endlessly. It felt like the huge space ahead of him was being separated by the light.
"Aaaack!"
The dimensional space about to swallow Kang-jun disappeared. The body of the dimensional shark creature was cut in half.
Pasususu.
It disappeared without a trace.
[Two Dimensional Pieces have been acquired.]
[327,000 chaos points has been acquired.]
327,000 points at once. In addition, he gained two Dimensional Pieces.
A smile formed on Kang-jun's face.
There was a sense of tension in the battle and the chaos power gained was also great.
Today he would either become a transcendent or reach Stage 9.
He sensed it.
Of course, the former would be much better.
Meanwhile, the weapons with egos dwelling in them succeeded in destroying a large number of creatures.
They joined forces when strong opponents appeared and took care of the weaker ones on their own.
Therefore, the necessary chaos power for the wings was soon gathered.
He immediately tried strengthening.
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
'Not yet.'
Kang-jun continued battling the dimensional creatures.
There was a lot of chaos power here so he would succeed in the end.
But he couldn't relax for even a moment or something irreversible might happen.
Flash! Paaaat!
"Kueeeeeoh!"
Every time he attacked, Kang-jun unleashed his most powerful attack.
He fought with fictional enemies during meditation but the current situation was different.
A tension where he might die at any moment!
It brought out an endless amount of his potential.
Kang-jun devoted everything to the battle.
Of course, he tried to strengthen the wings whenever the chaos power was filled.
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
[You have failed to strengthen the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9.]
The messages that he failed repeatedly appeared.
Kang-jun just kept killing the dimensional creatures.
Hwaaack!
Then his wings shone with a brilliant light. The light from his wings lit up the nearby sea of clouds.
[The Wings of Chaos have been strengthened to Stage 9.]
"Yay!"
Kang-jun was delighted.
"Hahaha! It is finally a success!"
He didn't count but he must have failed at least 100 times. Thus, all the big dimensional creatures scattered around there were almost gone.
If he had failed this time, he might not have received another opportunity.
Finally, he reached Stage 9.
[Your damage has increased greatly.]
[Health has increased by 50,000 points.]
[Black magic energy has increased by 50,000 points.]
As the stages got higher, the increases became bigger.
Stage 8 gave him 20,000 points but Stage 9 was a huge 50,000 points!
[You have awakened the Will of the Dimension.]
[All your abilities are filled with dimensional power.]
[You can understand and operate dimensional power.]
[Black magic energy is converted to dimensional power.]
At that moment, Kang-jun felt the strange sensation of all the power leaving his body and new energy entering.
The surroundings suddenly brightened.
His field of vision became many times wider.
It wasn't disturbing or confusing at all, even when he could see things that were far away.
That wasn't all.
The space that Kang-jun could control was also increased greatly.
it meant he could attack regardless of distance within this space.
Now, an opponent might collapse without even knowing why they had died.
What was this feeling?
Kang-jun knew that a new aura had entered his body.
'T-this!'
His whole body shuddered.
It was a power that he knew vaguely.
He wanted to grab it, but he couldn't hold on to it.
It was a fundamental power that made up the dimensional system!
It was stronger than anything else that existed!
Dimensional power!
Previously, he had been resisting it.
However, he was now able to hold it in his hands.
Kang-jun now had dimensional power instead of black magic energy.
Lv.135 (Exp 20.12%)
[War] Dimensional
Health: 95970/95970
Dimension Power: 94800/94800
Strength: 139 (+10)
Agility: 140 (+10)
Intelligence: 133
Good Luck: 13 (+3)
Charisma: 32 (+4)
Wings of Chaos (Stage 9)
-Rating: Myth
-Wings with a chaotic will.
-Free flight is possible.
-Health +93000, Dimensional Power +930000.
-As the stage rises, attack power will increase significantly.
-Resistance to all properties will increase greatly.
-Will of Survival will activate automatically when health drops below 30%.
-You can summon a clone.
-Can use Will of Attack.
-Will of Attack will activate automatically when health drops below 50%.
-Your attack power in the air will increase greatly.
-Resistance to dimensional power will rise significantly.
-Can use Will of Strengthening.
-Flying speed has greatly increased.
-Evasion while flying will surge.
-Can understand and operate dimensional power.
-Starting from Stage 2, a unique skill will be gained at every stage.
-From Stage 4, the probability of failure will rise.
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 10: 0/5120000
'There is also a Stage 10.'
Kang-jun had hoped that he became a transcendent the moment he saw Will of the Dimension.
However, he was mistaken.
The fact that a next stage in his wings existed meant that he hadn't transcended yet.
'I can still become many times stronger.'
In fact, it wasn't many times.
As he realized the dimensional power, it wasn't unreasonable to think that his attack power would increase by dozens of times.
It was like he was a young child using black magic energy and now, he was an adult.
He was at a level where he didn't have to avoid the dimensional chunks and could get rid of them with his sword or fist.
Nevertheless, he wasn't transcendent yet.
Kang-jun hadn't seen a transcendent being, but he was sure that he wasn't one.
There was definitely a stronger place than this.
It was vague in the past but now he was convinced.
However, after realizing this fact, he discovered that the realm of transcendence was much further away than he thought.
Once Kang-jun reached Rainkar's level, he thought that he was close to transcendence. Rainkar had also thought so.
He didn't know everything.
Rainkar and Kang-jun were mistaken.
When he thought about it closely, it was similar to the stage where a child became an adult.
He didn't know how many limits he had exceeded.
He had become dozens of times stronger.
Even today, he surpassed his limits again by gaining Will of the Dimension.
He could be said to be on a completely different level from his previous self.
Now, even if hundreds of enemies with the same level as Rainkar and Colladikus gathered, they wouldn't be Kang-jun's opponent.
However, even hundreds of Kang-juns wouldn't be able to beat a transcendent being.
It was wider than the gap between Rainkar and Kang-jun.
An enormous wall existed between Kang-jun's present self and transcendence.
He had to cross that wall in order to reach transcendence.
Would he be able to cross it?
However, he didn't feel desperate. He was proud of his determination even before he gained Will of the Dimension.
In the meantime, the dimensional creatures were throwing masses of dimensional
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power at Kang-jun.
Kwaaaah!
Chwaaaaak!
'Huhu, did you come to fill my chaos power again?'
Kang-jun was delighted.
Flash!
He wielded his sword and three dimensional creatures turned to dust and disappeared.
[121 chaos power has been acquired.]
[189 chaos power has been acquired.]
'This! The chaos power has decreased.'
The dimensional creatures used to give thousands of chaos power but this had fallen to the hundreds.
It happened when the Wings of Chaos reached Stage 9.
So, even though he had destroyed hundreds of them, he only gained 60,000 chaos power.
-Chaos power needed to upgrade to Stage 10: 60122/5120000
It wouldn't be easy to reach Stage 10.
He decided to be satisfied with just filling up the chaos power when he could.
Then something unusual caught Kang-jun's eyes.
It wasn't something he saw but felt.
'What is that? A dimensional object?'
All the dimensional creatures around Kang-jun had disappeared.
Strangely, there was only one left.
It was hidden by a number of dimensional objects and Kang-jun wouldn't have found it if he hadn't cleared most of them.
He gazed at it and it gradually came into view.
He saw it using dimensional power.
It was a massive sphere with an immense sense of dimensional power.
'It looks unique.'
However, it wasn't a dimensional object.
'Doesn't it look like a small dimensional world?'
Through the intuition given by Will of the Dimension, Kang-jun could see that it was a mysterious small world like Freya Island.
'A hidden world?'
It was a hidden world that no one could see.
If Kang-jun hadn't gained the Will of the Dimension, he wouldn't have noticed the world even if he destroyed all the creatures.
Why would the world be hidden? It might be a world where dimensional creatures came from.
'I'll see soon.'
Kang-jun moved towards it.
At that moment...
Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
Suddenly, the energy around the world shook and something popped out of it.
It was a big bird with a red dimensional power wrapped around its body.
The mysteries of the universe seemed to be contained in its eyes and an unprecedented strength was coming from its body.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
The bird flapped its wings and the space twisted.
'What is this?'
Kang-jun was startled.
It was a mysterious bird that he had never even imagined!
He wasn't surprised by its appearance but by the transcendental power felt from the bird.
'It is hard to believe. I can feel such a great energy coming from a bird!'
Kang-jun watched it nervously.
He had met an unexpectedly powerful opponent.
Flash!
At that time, the bird also looked at Kang-jun.
He felt a strong hostility in its eyes.
Kang-jun's eyes also shone coldly.
This was the moment when he might have to engage in a life and death battle with the bird.
At that moment, another bizarre thing happened.
Pahat.
Chwah.
The space suddenly twisted and two people showed up.
One was a young man with red hair and distinctive features.
The other person was a fantastic beauty with black hair.
Both of them seemed to be in their early 20s.
However, Kang-jun noticed that they weren't humans despite their appearances.
The same mysterious aura as the bird was also around the man and woman.
Who were they?
They also watched Kang-jun with confusion.
The unusual thing was that they were holding a golden shaped insect in their hands that was very familiar to Kang-jun.
'That is the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect?'
There was no doubt about it.
Kang-jun's heart pounded.
He didn't know who the mysterious man and woman were, but they were holding out the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect towards the bird?
'Then that bird?'
It was the mysterious creature that had a much higher speed than an anomaloria in the dimensional sea.
An anomalous phoenix!
It was obvious.
'They must be trying to appeal to the anomalous phoenix in order to try and tame it.'
They were pretending to be nice. Then Kang-jun couldn't miss this opportunity either.
His Wings of Chaos had reached Stage 9 but the flying speed didn't vary greatly from Stage 8.
He was still faster than Rotas but slower than an anomaloria.
However, he had met an anomalous phoenix, not an anomaloria.
He also had an Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect.
This was an opportunity!
'I don't know when I will meet it again.'
Today might be the first and last time.
Kang-jun had found the anomalous phoenix first, so he could claim the priority in taming it.
Of course, he said that but the man and woman wouldn't give it up to him.
Still, Kang-jun had to give it a go.
It wasn't important who they were. The most significant thing was obtaining the anomalous phoenix.
Both of them had the same idea as Kang-jun and they extended the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect with bright smiles.
Seuk.
Kang-jun pulled out the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect.
k.u.mul k.u.mul.
It was an insect with a beautiful golden glow!
There was no comparison as Kang-jun had the largest and brightest one.
'Huhu, I would choose mine if I was the bird.'
Kang-jun gloated inwardly. This was its food, so it should pick the most desirable one.
Hoaek!
Not surprisingly, the anomalous phoenix's head turned toward Kang-jun.
It fixed its gaze on the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect that Kang-jun was holding.
However, the anomalous phoenix started alternating its gaze between the three insects.
Who would it like?
Perhaps it didn't like Anomaloria Golden Scale Insects that were big and s.h.i.+ny?
That couldn't be.
Kang-jun was tense.
There were also signs of nervousness on the faces of the man and woman.
Just then, the anomalous phoenix flapped its wings and cried out,
"Kaaaaack-!"
Then it returned to the world it came out from.
Did it like none of them?
However, Kang-jun felt like the anomalous phoenix was telling them to enter its world.
The gazes of the man and woman moved toward Kang-jun.
They both seemed uncomfortable as they frowned. The young man said,
"I don't know how long I have been waiting for the anomalous phoenix to wake up. I've waited so long for this moment, yet another competitor has showed up."
This time the woman was the one who spoke.
"Normally, it is said that the anomalous phoenix will call to those who have an Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect. Maybe that is why I came."
Kang-jun was surprised by her words.
If that was true, then it wasn't a coincidence that Kang-jun came to this place today.
It could be said that the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect lead Kang-jun here to where the anomalous phoenix had emerged.
Was it due to this that the dimensional creatures appeared?
It seemed unbelievable to Kang-jun but the man nodded like it was true.
"It seems so. Once we enter, the anomalous phoenix will choose one of us."
The woman also nodded and turned to stare coldly at Kang-jun.
"n.o.body knows who the anomalous phoenix will choose. However, please don't have any hope."
Kang-jun felt that the two people weren't very favourable towards him. So, he asked coldly,
"I don't know who are you but why shouldn't the anomalous phoenix choose my golden insect?"
The woman laughed with ridicule.
"Think closely. Tell me what you would feel if you have been waiting for a treasure for many years only to have an unexpected presence show up at the decisive moment."
Of course, he would feel very dirty.
Kang-jun had a rough understanding of their feelings.
However, just because he understood didn't mean that he would give up.
"Anyway, isn't the choice up to the anomalous phoenix?"
"That's right. The anomalous phoenix called all three of us, so we will know the results once we enter."
The young man and woman gazed at Kang-jun's Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect before sending him a glare.
Then the young man said with a strange smile,
"You have been invited by the anomalous phoenix, but I don't know if you have the ability to go inside."
The woman also gave him a smile of ridicule.
"Indeed. That golden insect is useless if you can't enter."
After seeing that, the man and woman entered the small world after the anomalous phoenix.
'Is there something that will prevent me from entering?'
Kang-jun placed the golden insect into his inventory and entered the small world of the anomalous phoenix.
Kang-jun opened his eyes and saw the ceiling of a cramped room.
There was a single bed with a bag of sweets and a half-read fantasy novel.
'W-where is this place?'
Kang-jun stared with bemus.e.m.e.nt before realizing that this was Room 406 of the Dafeng gos.h.i.+won.
He was working at a convenience story and today was Sat.u.r.day, his day off.
He had been reading a fantasy book he borrowed and eating snacks when he fell asleep.
It was a fantasy novel about dimensional sovereigns.
The main character of the novel was a young man who lived in a gos.h.i.+won, like Kang-jun, and he gained the power of Hwanmong. Not only was he incredibly powerful but he was also rich in reality.
He was completely envious of that wealth.
He had fallen asleep wis.h.i.+ng he could be that main character.
'What? The whole thing was a dream?'
Kang-jun tried to use his dimensional power.
However, there was no reaction.
The status window?
Naturally, he should be Lv135.
However, nothing popped up no matter how many times he tried.
That wasn't all.
He tried to stand up and look in the mirror, but there wasn't any strength in his right leg.
Lame.
Only one leg was working properly. He looked in the mirror and saw a head with severe hair loss.
"T-this! This is nonsense!"
Kang-jun couldn't accept the situation.
He absolutely couldn't accept it.
He was Sovereign Lucan, the strongest person on Earth Hwanmong who had strengthened the Wings of Chaos to Stage 9. He was now trying to tame an anomalous phoenix.
It was a right that had been given to Kang-jun.
He had continuously become stronger and was looking at the realm of transcendence.
Everything couldn't be because he had fallen asleep while eating snacks.
"No. It can't
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be."
Kang-jun was convinced that he was Sovereign Lucan.
Perhaps someone had used a confusion magic?
He didn't know what the two unidentified people could have done.
The Wyvern Ring protected him against confusion but it might not have an effect in front of such absolute beings.
Even Kang-jun had the ability to neutralize it to some degree.
However, now he was just being delusional.
Whether it be the sovereign token or transcendent state, everything was just a dream.
Kang-jun had nothing to prove that he was Sovereign Lucan.
His body didn't contain dimensional power or black magic energy.
Nothing happened when he tried to spread open his wings.
Flop.
Kang-jun sat down on the bed with a frown.
Was Sovereign Lucan really just a dream?
Everything in reality proved that Kang-jun was just an ordinary Korean youth.
Lee Kang-jun who worked at the convenience store and lived in a 250,000 gos.h.i.+won.
Was there anything else?
The memories of the dream were already beginning to fade.
He couldn't recall the face of his beautiful household member Hayun or his competent military adviser Keirun.
He remembered his dream after waking up. However, it was common for the memories to disappear after a few minutes.
So, Kang-jun only remembered that he was a sovereign with great ability in his dream, but the details gradually faded from his memory.
'd.a.m.n! It was just a dream. Wake up, Lee Kang-jun.'
He had to acknowledge the reality.
He didn't know what happened in the ridiculous dream but this was reality.
However, no matter how he thought about it, something was strange.
Was this really reality?
Was this the real him?
Who was he?
Kang-jun's expression suddenly changed.
And he closed his eyes.
Just like in his dream, he started meditating.
The fact that he was just Sovereign Lucan in his dream wasn't intentionally injected by someone, but an idea he already had unknowingly.
He feared that everything that happened was just a dream and that he would return to his original self when it broke.
It was so deep in his heart that he wasn't aware of it.
In the end, this was a situation that he created.
He willingly sealed his own abilities.
This was also done through the Will of the Dimension.
'This is an illusion, but not an illusion. If I don't wake up here, this really will become my reality. Once I reach the end of my life here, I truly will die.'
It was through his own will, not anyone else's.
It was a type of suicide.
He could die even if he reached the transcendent stage.
Kang-jun's most terrifying enemy was himself.
Strictly speaking, it was his own fear.
He just couldn't understand why he had suddenly confined himself in this illusion.
He had just entered the small world of the anomalous phoenix.
At that moment, he had fallen into the illusion.
'A test from the anomalous phoenix? Or maybe that man and woman?'
If he went there, he would know.
Kang-jun opened his eyes and there was a flash of light in his eyes.
Hwakak!
The small room started to distort.
The single bed, the bag of sweets and the fantasy novel he was reading were just illusions.
The illusions disappeared and a dark space was left.
It was a mysterious place where it was dark but he could see clearly.
It was familiar.
This was the battle field.
Why did he come here when he didn't open the battle field?
However, Kang-jun's expression was calm.
It was because he confirmed that all his powers had returned.
The Wings of Chaos were Stage 9 and he had all the abilities of the Lv135 Sovereign Lucan.
He also had the ability to use dimensional power, the most fundamental and powerful force in the dimensional system.
Thus, the shadows flowing towards him were trivial.
Susususu.
There are numerous unexplained shadows.
Kang-jun had seen them once before.
They were the ones who showed up with Sovereign Herod, Jung Kw.a.n.g-hyeon, who had been defeated by Kang-jun.
The shadows appeared endlessly.
The space of the battle field kept expanding and the number of shadows increased.
Then the shadows started to take on clear shapes.
Surprising, they were his household members, including Keirun, Hayun, Germuz, Heksia and the others.
They also included all his troops, including the ratian warriors.
However, they revealed their hostility toward Kang-jun by attacking.
What was even more surprising was that their skills were incredibly strong.
All of them had a similar level to Kang-jun.
'Is this another trick?'
Kang-jun knew that this was also an illusion.
However, this time, it was an illusion created by someone else.
In other words, the Keirun and Hayun over there weren't real.
However, this was the battle field, so he had to get rid of all of them.
He had to fight a number of beings with abilities similar to himself.
Even if Kang-jun did win, it would take a long time.
Kang-jun sneered and his eyes shone coldly.
"I don't know who you are but you can keep on testing me."
Kang-jun moved forward and wielded his sword.
Flash!
Heavenly Cut emerged from his sword.
It didn't separate the enemies in front but the space in front of him.
The battle field was split apart.
Susususu.
The shapes of those surrounding Kang-jun blurred and they faded away.
Then an empty space with nothing in it appeared.
At that time, dozens of shadows gathered before Kang-jun.
'More shadows?'
Was the test still unfinished?
"It is useless."
Kang-jun was about to move his sword again when a shadow suddenly cried out,
"Wait a minute."
The shadows around Kang-jun bowed toward him. Everyone had a very courteous attitude.
"Who are you?"
One of the shadows stepped forward after hearing Kang-jun's question.
"We don't know who we are. We just came to let you know that you are now out of our control."
"Out of your control? What do you mean?"
"You have reached a high position that is beyond our abilities. No matter what you do, we can't punish or discipline you. In other words, you are no longer bound by the rules of Hwanmong."
Kang-jun doubted his ears at this moment. He had been expecting this someday, but that day had finally come.
Escape from the rules of Hwanmong!
The meaning of it was enormous.
There were no penalties, so he no longer needed to perform the sovereign missions.
It didn't matter what he did as a sovereign since no one could get involved.
Of course, all his abilities remained intact.
Kang-jun asked just to check once more,
"Does that mean I don't have to perform the missions anymore?"
The shadow shook his head.
"That's not it. This area hasn't changed. Your missions will continue until you reach the 100th mission. It just means that we won't be able to do anything if you fail the mission."
That was what the shadow meant. However, Kang-jun didn't mind that he had to keep doing the missions.
No, this was better.
He would be able to use the missions to level up and receive compensation.
In the meantime, they were forced quests but Kang-jun now had the freedom to do the quests when he wanted.
Kang-jun asked suddenly,
"Then are you the one who tested me after I entered the world of the anomalous phoenix?"
The shadow tilted its head to one side.
"We didn't test you. Once you reach a level that we can no longer control, the battlefield test will appear."
The shadows acknowledged that the battlefield was an illusion and test produced by them.
Then who made the first test where he had returned to the life of person living in a gos.h.i.+won?
The shadow said,
"Now, we will present a special token to you. It proves that you have transcended the rules of Hwanmong and that you are entitled to deal with us at any time."
The moment his words ended.
[The sovereign token no longer has any effect on you, a sovereign who has transcended the rules of Hwanmong.
[The Demonic Dragon's Ring is unequipped.]
[The Wyvern Ring is unequipped.]
[The Cloak of the Wind is unequipped.]
[The Earrings of Valor is unequipped.]
[The Necklace of Wisdom is unequipped.]
[Your strength has decreased by 10.]
[Your agility has decreased by 10.]
[Your charisma has decreased by 3.]
All the sovereign tokens were automatically removed and the stats raised by them decreased.
They didn't disappear but entered his inventory. The exception was the Demonic Dragon's Ring that vanished.
Then one of the shadows handed a treasure box to Kang-jun.
"Take this. This contains the badge of transcendence that is bound to you."
Kang-jun took the box and opened it.
At the moment, a ring that was s.h.i.+ning brilliantly showed up in front of Kang-jun.
Dimensional Sovereign Ring
-Rating: Transcendent
-This is the sign of a dimensional sovereign that can only be attached to the sovereign who transcends the rules of Hwanmong.
-Strength +100, Agility +100, Intelligence +100
-Good luck +10, Charisma +20.
-Can use the power of the sovereign to pull the desired subject from the constraints of a household.
'Oh! This is?'
Kang-jun had been upset by his stats falling after the sovereign tokens were removed.
Strength or agility didn't matter, but the fall in charisma from losing the Demonic Dragon's Ring was the biggest blow.
However, that regret completely disappeared once he saw the Dimensional Sovereign Ring.
'I didn't know there were transcendent grade items.'
An item higher ranked than myth grade!
Just putting it on increased his strength, agility and intelligence by 100 points.
Right now, stats didn't mean a lot, but he couldn't help feeling good.
However, the truly great things were his good luck and charisma.
Good luck +10 and charisma +20.
Compared to this, the Demonic Dragon's Ring was like the lowest grade j.a.ptem.
Moreover, the power of a dimensional sovereign!
Kang-jun was now able to release anyone's bonds. Kang-jun could make anyone he wanted become his household member, even if they already belonged to someone else.
'Shall I put the ring on?'
Kang-jun immediately placed the Dimensional Sovereign Ring on his left hand.
Hwaaack!
At that moment, a radiant light emerged from Kang-jun's body.
Then a message appeared.
[The Dimensional Sovereign Ring will belong to you permanently.]
[Your war ability has increased to the transcendent level.]
[Reaching transcendent warfare has
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increased charisma by 10.]
[Reaching transcendent warfare has increased good luck by 3.]
The moment he put on the ring, his war ability rose from supreme to transcendent.
This was accompanied by a rise in charisma and good luck!
That wasn't the end.
[Your level will rise to suit your war ability, which is at the transcendent level.]
[Your level has increased by 65.]
Lv.200 (Exp 00.00%)
[War] Transcendent
Health: 99070/99070
Dimension force 96850/96850
Strength: 204 (+100)
Agility: 205 (+100)
Intelligence: 198 (+100)
Good Luck: 16 (+13)
Charisma: 42 (+21)
Level 200! A huge level up!
He didn't think that it was meaningless to level up anymore.
His level rose by 65 at once, so he could feel that his combat power had increased.
It wasn't the same as strengthening his wings by one stage, but it was approximately half a stage?
He only had a question about one thing.
'In fact, I wasn't transcendent yet, so why did I suddenly become transcendent?'
Kang-jun was well aware that he was far from reaching the state of transcendence.
He knew it better than anyone else.
No matter how he thought about it, there was a gap between his current status and the realm of transcendence.
'Maybe it is a misunderstanding.'
However. that wasn't possible. He had already worn the Dimensional Sovereign Ring and raised his level.
'Anyway, it is a relief.'
He was relieved because he no longer had to fear the rules of Hwanmong.
Moreover, wondering about how to live in the future wasn't a big deal. He had become a free existence in the dimensional system, so it didn't matter what he did.
Then one of the shadows said,
"Now, one of us will reside at your headquarters, so contact us at any time if you want to make a deal."
"A deal?"
"You can make deals with us regarding things that belong to Hwanmong. Just look for us if you want to find out more details."
After that, the shadows bowed to Kang-jun and faded away. The surrounding space started to distort.
The world that was revealed was a beautiful space.
There was clear, cool air with a blue sky.
There were all types of vapours as well as...
Fruit trees glowing with a mysterious light.
'Where is this?'
Fortunately, he noticed mysterious faces.
They were located next to a large rock under the shade of a huge tree.
There was a man and woman holding Anomaloria Golden Scale Insects in their hands.
They were still holding the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insects but were surprised to see Kang-jun.
The young man said,
"Did you pass the dimensional exam? You couldn't have come here if you hadn't passed the test. It had been ambiguous when I first saw you."
Then the woman with black hair said,
"It is great. Another transcendent beside us is born in Pavaria Station."
Kang-jun was inwardly amazed by their words.
'Transcendent?'
The birth of another transcendent besides them.
Then their identities?
Kang-jun asked them immediately.
"Are you the Top Dragon Shakan and Top Demon King Keljark, the transcendents of Pavaria Station?"
The red-haired man nodded with a frown.
"Yes,. I am Shakan."
The black-haired woman also nodded.
"As you said, I am Keljark."
Kang-jun's eyes widened. It really was them.
'They are both at war but it doesn't seem like it.'
Rather than fighting, Shakan and Keljark seemed just like friends to Kang-jun.
'But are they really transcendent?'
Kang-jun could sense their power through Will of the Dimension.
Both of them were very strong, but they seemed far from Kang-jun's idea of transcendence.
They seemed just like Kang-jun. No, didn't it make sense if they were like him?
'If they are transcendent, then I am transcendent.'
Kang-jun had been thinking too highly of the realm of transcendence.
Kang-jun didn't acknowledge it but he had in fact received the status of transcendence.
If not, the shadows that controlled the rules of Hwanmong wouldn't have given Kang-jun the Dimensional Sovereign Ring.
Therefore, Kang-jun decided to admit it to himself.
He was already transcendent.
'Then what have I been training in?'
Kang-jun thought that was the true state of transcendence.
Compared to that, his current level was like a young child.
He was sure of that.
However, he decided to leave these concerns for later.
Right now, his priority was to tame the anomalous phoenix.
Suuk.
Kang-jun pulled out the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect.
Hwaaack!
A gorgeous golden insect!
Shakan and Keljark frowned as they glimpsed it.
They looked at Kang-jun with disgruntled expressions.
"I said to leave it to the anomalous phoenix but it can't be helped. Right now, you are making a very big mistake."
"A mistake?"
"Of course. Haven't you figured it out?"
Shakan said with a meaningful smile,
"I just remembered who you are. Sovereign Lucan from Earth Hwanmong who entered my camp a little while ago. Radius sent me an image of your appearance."
Kang-jun nodded.
"You seem to know a lot. Your words are right. I am Sovereign Lucan."
Shakan sneered.
"Lucan! Listen carefully. The anomalous phoenix might choose you but what happens afterward is entirely your responsibility."
"What does that mean?"
"If the anomalous phoenix chooses your golden insect, I will kill you and the anomalous phoenix."
While Kang-jun was astonished by those words, Keljark spoke,
"Lucan? Isn't he the one who left Earth Hwanmong to try and kill Colladikus?"
Keljark's eyes flashed as she gazed at Kang-jun.
"My intentions are the same as Shakan's. In other words, this isn't a place for someone like you to interfere. If you don't know your place and continue to persist stubbornly, then you will disappear forever from Pavaria Station."
The two transcendent beings were threatening him. Kang-jun was silent for a moment before opening his mouth.
"Then I'll tell you my intentions. If the anomalous phoenix chooses your golden insect instead of mine..."
A deep light gleamed in Kang-jun's eyes.
"I will kill both of you and the anomalous phoenix."
At that moment, Shakan and Keljark looked at Kang-jun with absurd expressions.
Kang-jun said that he would kill them if the anomalous phoenix chose them.
'I will kill all of you!'
He was saying this to the transcendents of Pavalia Station, not anyone else.
It was important to tame the anomalous phoenix, but he also had to worry about Shakan and Keljark.
However, the anomalous phoenix also heard Kang-jun's words.
'I will kill both of you and the anomalous phoenix.'
The anomalous phoenix was a mysterious being and its eyes sparked as it heard Kang-jun express his desire to kill it.
"Kaaaaack-!"
Now, the anomalous phoenix was looking at Kang-jun and his golden insect with extreme animosity.
Kang-jun was exposed in front of two transcendents and a mysterious being.
Chu chu chu chu.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
The surrounding space was still very peaceful.
However, an intangible atmosphere flowed towards Kang-jun.
It was an unprecedented power that seemed like it could collapse the heavens and earth as well as destroy time and space!
As a result, Kang-jun faced his greatest crisis since leaving Earth Hwanmong. He might have transcended by continuously breaking through his limits, but he had three opponents.
Two of them had reached transcendence a long time ago.
It was impossible for him to win when it was one against three.
Perhaps this was the moment his life ended in Hwanmong.
Why had he said those words?
No matter how angry he was, he had to look at the situation.
If he said that he was going to kill opponents that he couldn't beat, then, naturally, he would die.
However, Kang-jun would say the same thing again.
The strange self-confidence came from an unknown part of him.
Suddenly, the sword of the black-haired man from the Guardian Hall came back to him.
The mysterious sword skill that he still couldn't imitate!
Fortunately, he had imitated it when he suppressed the fire spirit queen, Klater, but it hadn't been seen since then.
That sword suddenly popped into his head.
He couldn't use it, but he felt a strange confidence when he remembered it.
At the same time, anger sparked inside him.
Anger towards the transcendents!
Flash!
A strange light shone in Kang-jun's eyes as he gazed at them.
Shakan, Keljark and the anomalous phoenix trembled as they witnessed the light.
What did they see that caused the absolute beings of Pavalia Station to tremble?
It was very confusing for Kang-jun as well.
The light emerged from Kang-jun's eyes and headed towards Shakan.
The light moved vertically from Shakan's head to his crotch. As Shakan's body was cut in half, the light started to cut him horizontally countless times until he was turned into thin shabu shabu meat.
At that time, the light headed towards Keljark.
Keljark's black hair rose from the shock and her eyeb.a.l.l.s fell to the ground. Her skin became full of cracks and she shattered into dust.
The anomalous phoenix was no exception. The mysterious light burst and pulled out all its red feathers. The neck was swiftly turned and broken, while the body was opened from chest to crotch and intestines poured out. The anomalous phoenix was a mysterious entity of the dimensional system, but now, it was just a well-groomed chicken about to enter a pot.
Of course, these things hadn't actually happened.
It all happened in an instant after the light emerged from Kang-jun's eyes.
The light sent an illusion to Shakan, Keljark and the anomalous phoenix.
Kang-jun also saw the same illusion as them. Technically, he was the source of that illusion.
It was because he wanted to kill them using those methods when his anger had flared.
The human imagination was really terrible when someone became upset. However, it was just his imagination.
He didn't intend to do those things. He just imagined methods of getting rid of them.
At the current time, he didn't
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have the capabilities to do such things.
However, Kang-jun had no idea that his imaginations were passed to them and caused them to feel an unbelievable fear.
They didn't realize that Kang-jun didn't have such capabilities and completely lost against him.
Thus, Kang-jun took out his sword in preparation to fight for his lift.
Teeop!
The anomalous phoenix flew like lightning and swallowed the Anomaloria Golden Scale Insect in Kang-jun's hand.
That wasn't the end.
The anomalous phoenix blew away the golden insects that were in Shakan and Keljark's hands.
The Anomaloria Golden Scale Insects flew in the air and turned into powder.
"Kaack-!'
'Did I do well?' It looked at Kang-jun with that expression.
'This guy?'
Kang-jun was confused as the anomalous phoenix stared at him with bright eyes.
'What is it doing now?'
Kang-jun could see that the anomalous phoenix had completely abandoned any hostility toward him.
It was strange that the bird suddenly ate Kang-jun's golden insect as well as eliminated the ones belonging to Shakan and Keljark.
'Well, is it mine now?'
His goal of taming the anomalous phoenix had been achieved.
However, now wasn't the time to be happy.
If the anomalous phoenix selected Kang-jun, Shakan and Keljark would try to kill him.
Kang-jun looked nervously at Shakan since he thought Shakan would attack him.
However, Shakan just sighed with relief instead of attacking. It was the same for Keljark.
They were sincerely relieved that the anomalous phoenix had chosen Kang-jun.
'I- I'm glad. If the anomalous phoenix had eaten my insect, then I would have surely died by now.'
Shakan placed a hand on his chest.
As a transcendent being, he knew better than anyone how great transcendence was.
He was convinced that Kang-jun was a transcendent being a few levels above him.
Moreover, he thought that Kang-jun had just given a warning.
Keljark thought the same.
'What if the anomalous phoenix had eaten mine? Scary.'
Her eyeb.a.l.l.s had fallen out and her entire body had cracked and turned to dust.
It was more cruel than the brutal attacks of her hundreds of enemies before she had become a Top Demon King.
She wasn't afraid of dying a cruel death but of an unprecedented power that made a transcendent like her helpless.
In front of Kang-jun, she felt helpless like an orc in front of a dragon.
Their abilities didn't work against Kang-jun.
It caused them to feel extreme fright.
Was there anything else? Shakan laughed awkwardly and said,
"Congratulations on receiving the anomalous phoenix, Lucan."
Then Keljark said quickly,
"I also congratulate you. You are worthy of obtaining that guy."
What was this? Kang-jun was blank for a moment.
'Are they playing around?'
He was confused.
'Was that really just my imagination?'
However, he then shook his head. It was a ridiculous thing to think about himself.
It was like seeing the last moments of a person's life before death!
It seemed to harmonize with something.
The mysterious sword skill that he still couldn't imitate!
"Kaack-!'
At that moment, the anomalous phoenix came up to Kang-jun's hand.
'Huh?'
The feathers of the anomalous phoenix moved against his hand. It was like he was stroking Rodiam.
The current anomalous phoenix was smaller than its original size by dozens of meters.
It was about the size of a peac.o.c.k.
'Is this a sign that it considers me its master?'
Kang-jun stroked the feathers of the anomalous phoenix.
At that moment...
[The anomalous phoenix, Sajitia, has entered your household.
[Sajitia is now your faithful subordinate.]
[For the first time, an anomalous phoenix has entered your household.]
[Charisma has risen by one.]
He finally got an anomalous phoenix. It was under his control.
Thanks to that, charisma rose by one!
'Sajitia? That is its name.'
At that moment, Sajitia turned into red light and penetrated Kang-jun's wings.
Hwaaack!
The Wings of Chaos shone with a red light.
[The power of the anomalous phoenix Sajitia resides in the Wings of Chaos.]
[Your flying speed has greatly increased.]
Once Sajitia entered, his wings became stronger and the flying speed rose.
Inwardly, Kang-jun was amazed.
'Sajitia has this ability.'
Kang-jun sensed that his wings alone now achieved the speed of an anomaloria, a mysterious stingray creature.
Of course, if he wanted more speed, he would have to summon Sajitia.
The encouraging thing was that not only his flying speed but his strength also increased due to Sajitia.
In particular, there was a drastic rise in his abilities in the air.
Thus, Kang-jun's expression relaxed.
If he had Sajitia, he could now deal with both Shakan and Keljark.
At that moment, Shakan and Keljark exchanged glances.
In fact, their purpose in taming an anomalous phoenix was to use that same advantage to increase their powers.
However, that all disappeared the moment the anomalous phoenix disappeared into Kang-jun's wings.
It was imperative that they got out of there.
They no longer had anything to do there and wanted to get as far away from Kang-jun as possible.
However, due to Kang-jun, they couldn't move carelessly.
Kang-jun asked suddenly,
"I was wondering about one thing. The two of you are at war with each other, but I don't see it."
Shakan and Keljark looked surprised like it was an unexpected question. Shakan nodded and said,
"It is true that we are in some type of war. We have been fighting for a long time. However, the war is different from what you think."
"Different?"
"If I had to put it in an easy to understand way, we are just enjoying a game."
"A game?"
"It is a game where we build bases and destroy the opponent's base. We don't do much direct fighting, so we have a type of friendship."
Kang-jun was stunned. Then they were just enjoying a type of territory game over small worlds?
It was the same as a real-time combat simulation game.
'These d.a.m.n people! It is really scary because it makes no sense.'
These people who reached transcendence were playing such a joke against those who lived in the small worlds?
Kang-jun recalled the despair of his lover, Aquana, when she had been released from the Aok prison.
It had been carried out by the self-proclaimed Top Demon King Colladikus, but technically speaking, the two transcendents were behind the war.
The great battle between the spirit worlds and demon worlds!
Kang-jun had thought there was a big reason behind it.
Yet there was no special justification and it came from a game between the two transcendents.
How foolish was that?
Aquana was just one of the many victims.
How many, apart from her, had disappeared as sacrifices of this game?
"s.h.i.+t! The two of you aren't worth leaving alive."
Even though Kang-jun was also a transcendent, he had been thinking of leaving them alone.
He gained the rare anomalous phoenix but couldn't risk a mistake that might flip the situation.
Being a transcendent didn't mean absolute victory.
He couldn't guess how much the demon king and dragon had trained until they became transcendent.
He wasn't willing to kill these transcendents.
However, Kang-jun couldn't forgive them the moment he heard that they were playing a game with the small worlds.
The game had lasted thousands of years and hearing the word 'friendship' provoked his rage even further.
There were other things for friends to do, so why a war?
Who was going to release those who had died?
The answer was to kill them.
Chu chu chu chu.
Kang-jun immediately sealed off the surrounding area.
This was a new type of battlefield.
In the meantime, a question would pop up asking if he wanted to create it. Now, he could create the field using his will.
A dimensional field!
Unless Kang-jun released it himself, they absolutely couldn't escape.
It wouldn't happen unless they killed Kang-jun and Kang-jun intended to kill them first.
"It would be better to throw away any ideas of survival."
An eerie will sprang out from his eyes.
"W-wait a minute!"
Shakan and Keljark panicked as they were suddenly locked in the ward Kang-jun created.
Now, they had to choose between being killed by him or fighting and dying anyway.
However, they already had no intentions of fighting with Kang-jun. Shakan hurriedly asked,
"Why do you want to kill us?"
Kang-jun replied coldly,
"Are you asking because you truly don't know? Driving the whole dimensional system into war without any justification! Is that cause for your deaths?"
Keljark looked at Kang-jun like she was unhappy with something.
"You're misunderstanding something. We have never been directly involved with the war. We just stayed behind those who wanted to fight. It is true that we enjoyed antic.i.p.ating the results."
Shakan nodded immediately.
"Keljark's words are correct. And we restrained those on our sides. Otherwise, a bigger war would have occurred. Without us, the Pavalia Station might have been ruined by the war between small worlds."
Kang-jun just snorted.
"Don't talk nonsense. For the sake of your game, you herded the small worlds into a war but prevented a big war. Do you expect me to believe that?"
Keljark nodded.
"You have to believe it. It is the truth."
"If you want an excuse, it should be something more plausible. Keljark! A demon king who loves slaughter and destruction, like you, tried to stop a big war? That doesn't make sense."
Keljark shrugged.
"I used to do terrible
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things when I was a demon king, but after becoming transcendent, trivial things like slaughter and destruction disappeared. Rather, I am trying to prevent the demon kings from causing bigger accidents."
"Then what about Colladikus? Earth Hwanmong was in a crisis because of him."
Keljark then looked embarrassed.
"That couldn't be helped. It is a common occurrence because I have many demon kings under me, not just Colladikus, and frankly, I've turned a blind eye to some demon kings."
Basically, she didn't care if Earth Hwanmong was destroyed by the plundering of a demon king.
"Is that an excuse?"
Once Kang-jun's expression became ice cold, Keljark lamented,
"Anyway, I have nothing else to say about it. Obviously you think that I am an evil being."
She immediately continued,
"But from now on, I will thoroughly prevent the demon kings from going near Earth Hwanmong. I will also give Colladikus to you, so will that be enough to stop your anger?"
Shakan also spoke,
"It is true that I threatened you because I was upset over the anomalous phoenix, but I truly didn't intend to kill you. I was just trying to scare you. I'll apologize for that, so let's stop the fight here. Frankly, the appearance of another transcendent is very welcome for us."
Kang-jun was silent for a moment.
There were no signs that they were lying. As transcendents, they had no reason to lie.
Kang-jun stared at them and said,
"The two of you could have prevented the war. You subtly encouraged the war game and consistently used excuses."
Shakan and Keljark were silent for a moment, then Shakan opened his mouth.
"I admit that I was wrong, but we haven't only committed mistakes. It is nothing compared to what we have been doing for Pavalia Station."
Keljark gazed at Kang-jun and declared.
"It is like Shakan said. We have been protecting Pavalia Station for a very long time. Once you understand that, the idea of killing us will disappear."
"You are protecting it from destruction?"
What was this? Keljark nodded.
"Yes, it is something that only the transcendents of Pavalia Station can do."
"What?"
"The Hall of Destruction! Go there and you'll be able to understand our words. "
What was the Hall of Destruction? Shakan spoke while Kang-jun was still wondering over it.
"Lucan! It will be very hard for you in the future if you kill us. You will have to do a very hard task by yourself."
What was the task?
Kang-jun was silent for a moment before nodding. He released the field and said,
"Then guide me there."
"Now we are communicating."
Keljark summoned something.
It was an anomaloria!
It emitted a much more brilliant light than the one Radius was riding.
"We have to move through warp movement, so get behind me."
The anomalous phoenix was the fastest in the dimensional world, but it didn't know where the warp point was.
Therefore, Kang-jun climbed onto Keljark's anomaloria. She turned and gazed at Kang-jun.
"It is the first time I've had someone else on here. Be sure to hold onto me tightly, or else you may fly away during the warp. You won't die but it will be tiring having to find your position again."
"Don't worry."
Kang-jun nodded and hugged Keljark from behind. A mysterious aroma flowed from her black hair but she didn't feel like a person.
In particular, Kang-jun was still feeling sour toward her.
He was going to check out the task required for Pavalia Station, but he hadn't forgiven her yet.
"Depart."
Meanwhile, Shakan had also summoned his anomaloria.
Pak!
The bodies of the two anomalorias shone and they disappeared.
Chwaaaaah!
The anomaloria warp wasn't moving from place to place like a space movement.
It was like moving through a tunnel of light at a fast pace.
It was similar to the warp scenes in science fiction movies, but the level of splendour was different.
Chwaaaaah!
'It is surprisingly spectacular.'
Kang-jun was inspired by the different experience. It just felt a little ridiculous to be hugging the waist of a demon king. As the speed got faster, the strength in his arms increased.
Chuuuot!
After a while, the warp tunnel disappeared and they appeared at the Hall of Destruction, one of the hidden spaces of Pavalia Station.
Kwaaaah!
There was a huge, dark hole. It had an eerie appearance, reminiscent of a black hole.
'It is unique to see such a thing in the dimensional sea.'
Kang-jun could feel a very threatening energy from the Hall of Destruction.
It felt like he shouldn't approach carelessly.
His subconscious sent him a danger signal.
'Strange. Why do I feel a familiar energy coming from that dark hole?'
There was something curious but for that reason, it was a very dangerous place to approach.
"You can release your arms, or do you intend to keep hugging me?'
Kang-jun was so distracted by the Hall of Destruction that he forgot he was still hugging Keljark. He had tightened his arms so that he wouldn't fall during the warp.
"This! I forgot."
Kang-jun quickly released his arms, moved to another area and gazed at the Hall of Destruction.
However, a very strange thing happened then.
The Hall of Destruction suddenly started swirling.
Shakan and Keljark became tense as they saw it.
"This! Is it already that time? It would have been a big problem if we hadn't come here."
Shakan grumbled as he took out a silver bow.
Meanwhile, Keljark also stared at the Hall of Destruction with black swords in both hands.
"This is good. We can let Lucan understand directly."
What did they have to be so nervous about?
Kang-jun took out a sword from his inventory and watched the Hall of Destruction.