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The expressions of the chief Gods changed the moment Kang-jun disappeared.
That's right. This situation wasn't anything to worry about.
What threat would Karosio's demonic Gods be before Kang-jun who had Spiros and shilenda?
However, they didn't know that Kang-jun didn't just have Spiros and shilenda but even more terrifying beings like Daric, Thanatos and Cardia.
Moreover, they would be knocked out instantly if they found out that Cardia was a top demonic God.
On the other hand, Kang-jun showed up in the sky above the western area.
Due to the fact that all the powerful celestial angels had moved to the south, it was almost defenseless.
The few angels and celestial Gods were pushed unilaterally by the demonic Gods.
"Celestial World! All of you didn't know that this day would come. Today, the western area will disappear from the Celestial World."
"Kukukuk! I wonder what those people's expressions will be when they see this."
Karosio looked down with a large grin.
"Catch as many angels as possible. The more prisoners we have, the better it will be."
"Yes, Karosio."
As soon as she gave the order, the demonic Gods started snatching the angels.
It was at this time that Kang-jun appeared.
"Tsk, this is quite a mess. I need to do some cleaning up."
There were many demonic Gods and demon kings turning the western area into a ruin, so it might take some time to clean up.
Of course, he had people to do such inconvenient things for him.
"Thanatos!"
"Yes, Lord."
A body that appeared to have a colour scheme of only black and white appeared.
She was the best beauty in the dimensional system aside from Cardia, but those who saw her felt an overwhelming sense of fear.
Thanatos was a great demonic God who slaughtered everything in front of her eyes.
Yet this Thanatos was looking at Kang-jun with a bittersweet expression.
She reached out anxiously to Kang-jun as she ignored the attention of others.
"Did you call me?"
"Yes. Go to the people over there and show them the bitterness of defeat."
Kang-jun pointed to Karosio's group that was running all over the western area. Thanatos nodded.
"As you command."
There were targets for slaughter, so life was already filling her eyes.
Of course, in her eyes, there was still longing for Kang-jun.
Kang-jun thought that her eyes were too pathetic, so he should hug her once in awhile.
However, it was something to do in the future.
Right now, it was imperative to clean up Karosio's group.
Thanatos smiled as she received a certain assurance from Kang-jun's eyes.
He felt like the western area had lit up from how beautiful her smile was.
Of course, that smile could only be seen by Kang-jun.
Thanatos returned to her distinctively expressionless face and approached Karosio.
Hwiing!
Karosio felt something unusual was approaching and looked up.
Her eyes widened the moment she discovered Thanatos.
'S-surely, that isn't?'
Although Karosio was called the Goddess of Destruction and was revered as head of the demonic Gods, there was a legendary being that she had never dared to face.
Horror filled her eyes, but she couldn't speak.
It was an ancient legend that occurred long enough to be forgotten now.
However, Karosio recognized her at once.
The great demonic God in front of her now was Thanatos.
'G-Great Demonic God of Slaughter, Thanatos...!'
She froze on the spot the moment she realized it.
The great demonic Gods such as Spiros, shilenda, Daric and Thanatos were incomparably strong to Karosio, so her response was natural.
That wasn't all.
The movements of the demonic Gods and demon kings running over the western area suddenly stopped.
They discovered the existence of death in the sky and lost all of their will to fight.
They bowed immediately. Regardless of whether they were on the ground, in the air or in water, they all knelt down.
"...!"
"...!"
Everywhere became silent.
The few angels and celestial Gods, who hadn't become prisoners, were wondering what had happened.
Kang-jun had called Thanatos for this reason.
'This is the difference in skills.'
It was natural for the demonic Gods to be scared when Spiros showed up, let alone Thanatos.
Thanatos had an absurd expression on her face as she faced no resistance.
Anyway, the mission was complete.
She walked over to Kang-jun and said,
"As you can see, I didn't have to use my hands, Lord."
"That's right. Good work."
Karosio was doing
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nothing other than staring at Thanatos.
Still, the result was that all the demonic Gods gave in.
Thanatos brightened visibly at Kang-jun's praise. Kang-jun stroked her head thinking that she was cute.
"Leave only Karosio and bring the others in. Make sure that you educate them mentally."
"Yes, Lord. Don't worry."
Thanatos' expression became brighter as her head was stroked. The demonic Gods were stunned to see such an expression.
It was because they hadn't expected Thanatos, the master of slaughtering, to make such a charming expression.
Thanatos was a presence who caused fear.
In particular, Karosio was particularly shocked.
'This is impossible! Such a ridiculous thing...!'
She knew very well that Kang-jun's presence was unusual.
It was because she had been tempted to become Kang-jun's slave when she had tried to seduce him.
Even now, her body was trembling due to the effect that Kang-jun had on her.
However, if she gave into that desire, she would become Kang-jun's slave.
It was impossible for a great demonic God to be someone else's slave.
Yet he was Thanatos' lord?
Karosio was tempted to become his slave.
'W-what am I thinking right now...?'
Karos...o...b..t her lip and controlled her dangerous urge.
Meanwhile, Thanatos dragged all the other demonic Gods and demon kings into the sealed world.
In the western area, only Kang-jun and Karosio remained.
Karosio moved backwards like she wanted to avoid what was coming.
It was because she still had the thought of becoming Kang-jun's slave.
In that case, escape was the only answer.
Then Kang-jun waved his finger and scolded her,
"Come here. You should die once for me."
"Huh? Why?"
Regardless of her will, Karosio moved toward Kang-jun.
Puhak!
"Ack!"
Kang-jun's sword pierced through Karosio's heart. Karosio gazed at Kang-jun with puzzled eyes as pain flared up in her body.
"Why?"
Kang-jun stared at her coldly.
"You dared to seduce and kill my teacher, Shadowless. You have many other sins, but this one makes me want to kill you."
"Ah, Shadowless..."
Kang-jun stabbed her chest once more.
Puhak!
"Ah."
Karosio moaned as she died. Within a short period of time, she revived and said to Kang-jun in a giggly voice,
"Ah, it is really hot. More please."
"What?"
"Please kill me just once more."
"As you wish."
Puhak! Seokeok!
Kang-jun's stabbed Karosio's chest and sliced her neck again.
"Ah."
Karosio scattered with another strange moan.
'What is this?'
Kang-jun hadn't killed the great demonic Gods just once or twice.
The great demonic Gods who became his slaves had died at least a dozen times.
Therefore, he had used a very firm hand against Karosio from the beginning.
However, this was the first time someone had seemed this strange while dying.
"Lord! Another death. I'm ready to die."
She repeated those words once she came back to life. Kang-jun noticed that Karosio's tendencies were very unique.
"Crazy..."
Kang-jun was dumbfounded. He knew that most of the great demonic Gods weren't normal, but Karosio was the opposite of shilenda.
The more he saw, the more M-oriented that she seemed.
Normal people had a range of pain that they could accommodate, but Karosio had no such limitations.
She had the ability to survive even after dying.
Her excitement became obvious the more Kang-jun killed her.
She might be a demonic God who loved falling into hell.
At this moment, Karosio gazed at Kang-jun and said,
"In the end, it turned out like this. Lord! I'll become your slave if you kill me."
Kang-jun laughed and asked,
"Do you want me to send you to hell since you like pain? No, I think you would be very excited if I gave you to shilenda or Thanatos."
shilenda liked dealing pain and Thanatos liked to kill, so they would be perfect for Karosio.
However, Karosio sighed and shook her head.
"Ha! You're misunderstanding me. They are just scary beings. They haven't captivated my heart. Lord is the only one who has been able to do it."
This meant that she wanted only Kang-jun to kill her.
Hearing this, he was impressed.
Kang-jun wanted to swing his sword for some reason, but simultaneously, he also didn't want to.
"Okay, then enter the sealed world."
"Yes, Lord. Call me at any time."
Karosio disappeared with a sad expression.
Somehow, Kang-jun felt uneasy. Why were all the demonic Gods so strange?
He felt like he would lose his mind if he thought about the great demonic Gods.
'Anyway, this problem is solved.'
Before the demonic Gods entered Kang-jun's seal, they released all the angels they had captured.
Meanwhile, the chief Gods were impressed to see that the situation was over.
"Are you done already?"
They had no choice but to be surprised. In fact, the time it took to summon Thanatos and for the demonic Gods to enter the seal was less than a minute.
Rather, it took longer for Kang-jun to play with Karosio.
"Lucan! On behalf of the Celestial World, I want to sincerely thank you for protecting the western area."
"We have once again confirmed that the guardian of Hwanmong is the enemy of the demonic Gods."
The four chief Gods thanked Kang-jun politely.
Kang-jun smiled.
"If the demonic Gods bother you again, tell me anytime."
"Ah, no. Well, we will do so."
Dianas laughed bitterly.
It was a bit strange for the Celestial World to ask for cooperation in dealing with the demonic Gods.
However, Kang-jun was an exception.
Before him, they had no pride.
The western area had almost been turned into a ruin and countless angels would have become slaves to the demonic Gods. It was Kang-jun who stopped this.
As they had said, the enemy of the demonic Gods was Kang-jun.
They gazed toward Kang-jun and said,
"Lucan! As you wished, the memories of your household members and all your bases in Hwanmong have been returned to their previous states. Only their memories of hell and the Celestial World have been removed."
"It doesn't matter."
Kang-jun nodded.
It was easier if they didn't retain their memories of hell and the Celestial World.
Once Kang-jun returned, he would now be able to meet Hayun as before and enjoy life with Shakan and Keljark.
The same was true for his household members in Hwanmong, including his military advisers Keirun and Aniel.
Kang-jun would visit them one by one.
Then Dianas smiled and said,
"In order to ensure that there aren't any inconveniences on Earth, I will send four angels from the Celestial World there again. The Celestial World will cooperate as much as possible, so feel free to tell them if you need anything."
"I will. I look forward to accepting your sincerity."
In fact, ever since Kang-jun became a Hwanmong Ruler, he was no longer constrained by the limit between reality and Hwanmong.
In other words, if he wanted to go to reality now, he could.
He was no longer constrained by space and time.
Therefore, he could fly to the Celestial World at any time to communicate his will.
He didn't need the angels but decided to accept them as a sign of sincerity. Moreover, when he thought about it, the angels were probably required.
It was comfortable to be able to communicate with words without bothering to fly to the Celestial World.
Kang-jun gazed at them and said,
"Now, I will leave the Celestial World. I don't want to interfere with the work of the Celestial World. If you need my help, don't feel burdened to ask."
Instead of the chief Gods, Kang-jun was the one saying this.
However, the chief Gods couldn't accept his words.
"It is great that you've said so. The Celestial World is ready to cooperate with Hwanmong at any time."
"I will do so."
Kang-jun nodded. He finished conversing with the chief Gods and decided to go back to reality.
[Are you sure you want to enter Earth from Hwanmong?]
[Yes/No]
Of course, this was something that was dependent on Kang-jun's will.
For a Hwanmong Ruler who had the power of immortality, life on Earth was nothing more than a game.
However, Kang-jun felt reality was more precious than entertainment.
Having infinite abilities didn't always mean being happy.
Rather, it was a hollow feeling.
Sometimes he wouldn't be able to withstand the lonely feeling.
Therefore, his people were particularly precious.
He would be lonely without them.
Even the sealed demonic Gods were important beings who helped Kang-jun to keep him company.
However, the real Earth was the most thrilling place.
He wasn't sure why, but he couldn't help smiling at the memories of those times of frustration and despair.
So, once the work in the Celestial World was finished, he felt like going back to reality to rest.
Reality, not Hwanmong, was the real resting place for him.
'Yes! Return to Earth reality.'
[The power of Hwanmong will return you to Earth reality.]
Kang-jun closed his eyes as the message popped up, then he was moved to a different place.
"You woke up."
Hayun smiled brightly and welcomed Kang-jun.
As always, the dazzling smile reminded Kang-jun that he had returned to reality.
She pointed to a window and said,
"Look. The first snow is falling down."
She didn't seem to remember that Kang-jun and the Celestial World had a great war or that she had gone to hell.
How long had Kang-jun been apart from her?
He didn't know it had been this long.
"Oh! It is the first snow."
Was it already winter? No, it wasn't winter just yet. Kang-jun didn't know how much time had passed on Earth in the meantime.
However, what did it matter?
Regardless of how Earth changed and how much time flowed, Kang-jun could live wherever he wanted.
He could also avoid any inconvenience due to the support team that the Celestial World sent.
However, it seemed like it had only been a few months.
"It is the first snow, so did you want to do anything?"
Hayun naturally nodded.
"There is a lot. I want to go on dates, walk down the street, buy delicious food and watch movies."
"Okay. Let's do
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all of it."
"Really?"
"Of course."
Kang-jun smiled. This was the taste of living.
It was more interesting than reigning as a God.
That might be because he had originally been a human.
Anyway, while he was on Earth, Kang-jun decided to forget that he was a Hwanmong Ruler.
He couldn't forget it completely, but he would try to live as human-like as possible.
He wasn't going to fly or use the transparency magic unless it was inevitable.
He would feel the pleasure of driving the Venta S Class with Hayun.
Kang-jun pulled Hayun into his arms.
"There is something to do before that."
He had really wanted to see her. Hayun couldn't imagine how hard Kang-jun had been trying to revive her.
"Eh? In the morning...?"
Hayun protested only half-heartedly.
After a while, Kang-jun came out to the living room and saw four cats.
"Meow!"
"Meow!"
There was a cat native to South Korea, a British Shorthair, a Scottish Fold and a Russian Blue.
The cats were from different countries.
They were very cute and pretty.
"Where did they come from, Colt?"
Colt, who was preparing ingredients in the kitchen, scratched his head and replied,
"I don't know. They've just been sitting there, so I let it go since looking at them makes me feel better."
Like Colt said, a very mysterious aura was coming from the cats.
Kang-jun instantly recognized it as celestial energy.
The celestial energy was coming from the cats.
(What are you guys? Angels?)
The cats flinched before jumping up and turning into angels with wings.
They were beautiful men and women.
Of course, Colt couldn't see them because it was only revealed to Kang-jun.
The four angels turned into people who looked good enough to be celebrities.
The angels scratched their heads and said,
(The chief Gods commanded us. We are to support Lucan in everything but should stay inconspicuous to others.)
So, they chose the form of a cat.
Kang-jun also thought it would be nice if there were cats in the house.
(It is a good idea, but there is no need to feel so conscious around me. You have come to Earth, so it isn't so bad to enjoy living as a human.)
(It can't be helped since it was a command from the chief Gods not to appear as humans.)
(Why did they give that order?)
Then the female angel replied,
(Our appearances stand out, so that can confuse humans.)
(That is probably the case.)
Did the chief Gods intend to avoid having unhappy humans falling in love with the angels?
Kang-jun nodded.
(Okay. I will respect your will as long as you're comfortable.)
(Thank you.)
The angels smiled like they were glad and returned to being cats.
At that time, Hayun came out into the room and saw the cats.
"What are these cats?"
"They will be with us in the future."
"Really? Hohoho! I will feed them right now."
Hayun liked the cats a lot.
They seemed embarrassed as she approached and stroked them one by one.
No matter what they looked like, they were still angels.
However, they had to be prepared for such things after turning into cats.
They had no choice since they looked like normal, cute cats.
Those limpid eyes...
They had gazes that gathered attention to their cuteness.
Hayun's eyes glowed intensely as she started to hold the cats in her arms.
Tickle, tickle. Bubibubi. Suuk, suuk.
As she stroked their fur and rubbed their chins, the cats showed how good they felt at the expressions of affection.
"What do I do~! So cute!"
Kang-jun was happy after seeing Hayun so excited.
'Okay, the angels are doing well.'
If Kang-jun said that, they would receive a great prize when they returned to the Celestial World.
After eating breakfast, Kang-jun watched a movie with Hayun before stopping by the pork belly store Shakan operated.
Shakan had the door of the shop open and was cleaning.
"Oh! Welcome, Lucan. How did you know that meat was coming today?"
"Call me Kang-jun here, instead of Lucan."
"Ah, that's right. Kang-jun?"
The red-haired Shakan laughed.
He also didn't know about what happened in the Celestial World.
Kang-jun kept the war with the Celestial World a secret from Shakan.
Once again, ignorance was bliss.
Moreover, if Shakan knew that the Celestial World didn't dare go against Kang-jun, he would no longer be able to regard Kang-jun as a friend.
Shakan knew that Kang-jun was more powerful than a transcendent but not much beyond that.
So, he treated Kang-jun as a comfortable friend.
It was the same for Kang-jun as well; it was good to have friends.
In the future, he should get more ordinary human friends on Earth.
It would enrich his life as a Hwanmong Ruler.
Then Shakan laughed while holding a bottle of soju in his hands.
"Hahaha! It is the first snow, so how about we drink?"
Kang-jun was dumbfounded, so he asked Shakan,
"Don't you get tired of eating meat and drinking all day?"
"No, I can eat meat and drink for my three meals a day."
Shakan was originally a dragon. So, of course, he liked meat.
"Have you picked a human name?"
Shakan wasn't a human name.
He had decided to live on Earth, so he wanted a human name.
"I have. I am now Sang-hoon. Jeon Sang-hoon! I decided to just roll the dice."
"Sang-hoon? That isn't a bad name."
"And Keljark's name is Ji-eun. Kim Ji-eun."
"Oh! Really? That name is good as well."
Keljark was a top demon king. She named herself Kim Ji-eun because she also wanted to live like a normal human on Earth.
Thanks to Kang-jun, both of them had become Korean.
By the way, how would he handle the immigration forms of a top dragon and a top demon king?
Kang-jun didn't worry about it.
Han Yeon-soo and the Black Dragon Law Firm would take care of it.
Sizzle.
In the meantime, the pork belly started sizzling.
"Come on, have a drink."
"Okay."
Shakan- no, Sang-hoon started pouring out the alcohol.
Sang-hoon told his employees to go home as he was going to drink with Kang-jun today.
It was a normal occurrence for the employees working there.
Moreover, they still received their salary. Where was there such a good job in this world?
Rattle!
Someone came in the door. They were guests, but Sang-hoon waved his hand.
"Business isn't open today. Come next time!"
"Ah, again?"
"Boss-nim! Please!"
"Just one meal please."
Sang-hoon frowned. They were college students who came often.
"You guys again? You're loud, so go somewhere else."
"How about we take care of cooking it ourselves?"
"Hoho! Great Boss-nim~!"
"Please, please. We'll eat quietly."
Sang-hoon kept frowning, but he brought over 10 servings of pork belly.
"Sheesh, such a bother. At least you know how to have delicious meat. Anyway, this should be enough. Eat it quietly."
"Wah~! Boss-nim is the best!"
"Wuhahaha! Thank you, Boss-nim."
The policy of this shop was that the owner, not the guests, was king.
It was open for business only when the owner wanted it to be.
Of course, he wasn't unkind.
Even the customers needed to be polite to the boss.
Once again, the owner of the meat house was king, so any guests he didn't like would be removed immediately.
However, the customers kept coming back because the meat was really good.
Although it wasn't certain, there were rumours that those who ate the meat here would become healthier.
It was because Sang-hoon sprinkled some of the finest restorative ingredients on top of the meat.
Those who ate the meat often might miraculously have their cancer cured, but he didn't do it intentionally.
It was just a little consideration for the guests who came to this meat house.
Kang-jun asked suddenly,
"Do you like it here?"
"Of course. It is a million times better than keeping the destruction beings from destroying Pavalia Station."
Sang-hoon had decided to live on Earth until it was destroyed.
It wouldn't be destroyed easily because he was a strong being who loved Earth. There was also Kang-jun in the background.
"Will you keep this pork belly house open?"
"I'll probably do something else after a decade or so. I'll start with a chicken house before moving to a duck shop."
"You sure eat well."
"Isn't eating the best? Huhu, there are so many things to eat such as ham hocks and soondae."
The dream of Sang-hoon, the dragon, was to open restaurants of all different kinds of meat.
As Kang-jun was eating meat with Sang-hoon, a familiar person came by.
"What? If you were going to do this, you should have called me. Why are the two of you eating alone?"
It was Keljark, the top demon king who had become synonymous with fear in Pavalia Station.
Of course, she was now Kim Ji-eun of South Korea.
Her appearance was a typical, homely style as most of her charm as a demon was hidden.
She did this because she didn't want to attract attention from human males. She was tired of the troublesome people who clung to her every day.
Sang-hoon laughed.
"Kang-jun just appeared suddenly. I didn't get a chance to call."
Kang-jun laughed.
"Welcome, Keljark— no, Kim Ji-eun."
"Hehe, I really feel like I am Korean after hearing Kang-jun call me that. Shall we have a drink?"
Ji-eun seemed to be in a good mood as she sat in front of the fire and drank soju.
How many drinks did they have?
Suddenly, the door of the store opened and somebody came in.
It was a woman in a suit with the slim body of a model.
She was also someone familiar to Kang-jun.
It was Jang Seo-yeon — Sovereign Avia who was part of Kang-jun's sovereign alliance.
After Kang-jun became the absolute sovereign of Earth Hwanmong, it had been meaningless to be in an alliance.
"What is going on?"
"I tried to contact the Delta building and was told I would find you here."
Jang Seo-yeon said respectfully.
Of course, she didn't know that Kang-jun's abilities had gone beyond transcendent. However, Kang-jun was the absolute sovereign of Hwanmong, so he was an extremely honourable figure to her.
"If you have something to say, you can call me anytime."
Then Jang Seo-yeon's eyes shone.
"It is important that I talk to you personally. This is based on the contents from a meeting with the sovereigns."
"Then tell me."
Sang-hoon opened a transparent membrane to block sound waves so that the other guests couldn't hear.
"Recently, the dictators and corrupt politicians retired suddenly. So, the sovereigns decided that we would join forces to make Earth a good place to live. We want to make problems such as war and hunger disappear.
"That is a pretty good idea."
"We can do it thanks to Lucan being the absolute sovereign."
It was true. Due to the fact that Kang-jun was absolutely strong, the sovereigns were willing to put down their own greed.
In fact, they didn't know that the retirement of the corrupt politicians on Earth had been caused by
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Kim Ji-eun.
Although the sovereigns had already taken control of most of the local real estate, they still wanted to make Earth a better place to live.
Jang Seo-yeon continued,
"I also received information that external beings are aiming for the planet.
In fact, at the time when all of Kang-jun's household members were dragged to the Celestial World, the minions of the demonic Gods had been aiming for Earth for a while."
A massive UFO army had appeared before Earth.
It had only been for a moment before it vanished, but those who had known about it had been scared and panicked.
However, most people didn't know. After that, Kiradak of the Vellas Planet had destroyed them immediately.
Jang Seo-yeon was spooked because she didn't know this.
"In conclusion, to stabilize the planet and prepare for extraterrestrial raids, we need a unified government to control the entire planet."
"So, what do you want from me?"
"We want you to take charge of the secret unified government. Of course, the secret government will control and defend Earth, so the ordinary people won't know about it."
Kang-jun laughed. The head of a secret government! It meant being the guardian of Earth.
He was already doing that.
However, this was a very serious problem for the sovereigns like Jang Seo-yeon.
Moreover, it was natural to think of Kang-jun for the role.
All the sovereigns would accept and follow him.
If someone other than Kang-jun was in that position, then different opinions would surely appear.
Kang-jun nodded. It would avoid any trouble.
Additionally, it wasn't particularly bothersome. There was no need to do it himself and he could lead it to competent people.
"I will do so."
Jang Seo-yeon's complexion brightened when Kang-jun accepted the position.
"Really? I was worried that you would reject."
"I will let my secretary and agent handle things."
"Agent?"
"Lawyer Han Yeon-soo."
Han Yeon-soo was an awakened dragon.
Jang Seo-yeon knew her as well.
Han Yeon-soo knew of her as just a lawyer belonging to the Black Dragon Law Firm.
There was no sovereign who didn't know about the Black Dragon Law Firm that was in charge of paying rewards and collecting fines.
However, they had never imagined the boss of the law firm was Han Yeon-soo. Additionally, that she was a member of Kang-jun's household and that she had already taken control of Earth.
If he left it to Han Yeon-soo, she would be able to solve war and hunger.
She hadn't done so already because she had tried not to interfere with Earth.
Kang-jun smiled towards Sang-hoon and Ji-eun and said,
"You two should help often as well. I don't have a lot of time."
"Of course. Don't worry about such things."
"I already planned to do so."
If both transcendents helped Han Yeon-soo, then Earth would soon change into a really good place to live.
However, Jang Seo-yeon was nervous since she didn't know Sang-hoon and Ji-eun.
Kang-jun smiled at her.
"Then come sit down. Let's eat meat."
"Is that okay?"
"It is fine."
"Hoho! The smell of meat is so fragrant that I was waiting for you to say it."
Jang Seo-yeon sat down gratefully. After a while, Han Yeon-soo, Hayun and Colt appeared after Kang-jun called them. The number of people at the meat party increased.
The 2nd round was at Ji-eun's chicken house, then the 3rd round was at Sang-hoon's odeng bar!
Kang-jun ate, drank and played like a normal human.
They partied until late into the night.
Once dawn arrived, he went to sleep in order to Hwanmong.
[Do you want to move to the Delta building base in Earth Hwanmong?]
[Yes/No]
In fact, he didn't need to go sleep to enter Hwanmong.
It didn't matter, but Kang-jun continued to use the method of sleeping to go to Hwanmong.
This was due to Hayun.
She protected him when she was sleeping!
This was because Hayun's happiness was more important than anything else. Kang-jun didn't want to take away her happiness.
'Yes! Move.'
He closed his eyes and arrived at the base of the Delta building.
Hwaaack!
Kang-jun showed up at the headquarters where Keirun and Aniel were waiting.
"It must have been hard on you, Lord."
"You won the war against the Celestial World."
Their voices were filled with turmoil.
The other members didn't know that Kang-jun had won a war against the Celestial World.
They were the military advisers of Hwanmong, so the chief Gods were flexible enough to not erase their memories.
Even their memories of hell were vivid.
Perhaps that was why? Kang-jun's heart filled with tenderness.
"You suffered more than I did."
"No, I am okay due to my history with hell."
Keirun grinned. He had an amazing mentality that could still laugh at the thought of hell.
This was Keirun.
Aniel had also been stranded in hell for a long time.
"Hoho! It was better than sovereign hell."
The hell that the defeated sovereigns went to...
Over time, there had been a chance to start again as a shadow sovereign. This meant that the punishment of that place was more frightening than the Celestial World's hell.
"hell — you don't have to go there again."
After Kang-jun became a Hwanmong Ruler, he could become involved in everything regarding Hwanmong.
It was possible to make a deal with the shadows, but he didn't need to.
"Summon the shadows."
"Yes, Lord."
Kang-jun commanded Keirun to call the shadow residing at the base.
The shadow arrived immediately and said,
"You called, Dimensional Sovereign?"
"I'll speak bluntly. I am going to release all the sovereigns in hell."
The sin of being defeated!
Of course, being defeated in battle wasn't worthy of praise.
However, it wasn't a sin either. They just lacked competence. He didn't understand why they had to go to hell for it.
He didn't know who created the rules in the beginning, but Kang-jun wasn't going to accept those rules anymore.
On the other hand, the shadow was shocked to hear that all the sovereigns would be released from hell. However, he responded immediately,
"If it is your will, then it isn't too difficult. But what are you going to do with them?"
Keirun and Aniel also seemed to be curious.
Kang-jun was doing something they had never imagined, so there were thrilled expressions on their faces.
It was natural.
Kang-jun was getting rid of the hell that had been so painful for them, so it wasn't possible to not be excited.
Kang-jun opened his mouth.
"There are numerous sub-worlds in the stations adjacent to Pavalia Station. I will dispatch the sovereigns to be the guardians there."
"Oh! That is a great idea, Lord."
Keirun exclaimed and Kang-jun smiled.
"There will be no competition between the sovereigns anymore. It will be their duty to protect each world as the guardian. I will send them to hell only if they neglect that duty."
Kang-jun didn't mean to completely get rid of hell.
If there were no punishments, then those who neglected their missions would surely appear.
He had seen the hell in the Celestial World and decided to use it as a place for penance instead of simply punishment.
"Keirun and Aniel."
"Yes, Lord."
"The headquarters here will be the center of all the worlds. Therefore, your mission to support the sovereigns will become even more serious. I would like you to help any sovereigns who ask for support from headquarters."
"Yes, Lord!"
Keirun and Aniel's eyes shone intensely.
It was because they liked what was happening.
The sovereigns would no longer fight each other and would instead be assigned to their respective worlds as a guardian.
Headquarters would be the base that supported them.
Thus, Keirun's and Aniel's hearts were beating wildly.
"Lord! I really didn't think this day would come. In the future, Lord's worlds will expand endlessly.
"It is a pleasure to imagine the sovereigns reaching out across the infinite dimensional sea to become guardians."
Kang-jun laughed at them.
In fact, his worlds didn't need to be expanded this way.
It was because his world could already be called the dimensional sea.
In other words, he could do everything alone without the need for household members or sovereigns.
However, he knew how lonely that would be.
Keirun and Aniel didn't know that Kang-jun's power had reached a point where he could do everything alone.
They would be disappointed at the thought of not being any use to Kang-jun.
Moreover, they wouldn't be able to do their task as enthusiastically.
Therefore, Kang-jun didn't reveal all his abilities. There was no reason to.
The reason why Kang-jun didn't solve the problems of each sub-world was so he could entrust them to his household members and the sovereigns.
Then the shadow said,
"Then I will stop all punishment for the sovereigns in hell. I will leave their disposal to Dimensional Sovereign Lucan."
"Do so."
Thanks to Kang-jun, all the sovereigns being punished in hell were freed from their suffering.
They would be dispatched one by one to the small worlds designated by Kang-jun.
Of course, he didn't just send them there.
Their levels were reset, so they would be killed by the inferior monsters if they were just sent to be guardians.
It was necessary for them to gain experience and raise their level to be capable of guardianship.
Kang-jun decided to make a training course carefully.
Among the small worlds, there were places where monsters were constantly generated even if they were killed.
It was important to classify the level of these monsters and divide them into the beginner zone, intermediate zone and high level zone.
Also, he would give them more motivation by creating missions, instead of just having them hit the monsters.
Kang-jun left this work to Goddess Shaoniel and the angels.
At the same time, the task of making various dungeons was left to the demonic Gods.
The demonic Gods were ranked into beginner, intermediate, advanced, supreme, special and hell!
Thus, dungeons with six levels were made.
The demonic Gods were trapped in the sealed world, so making dungeons was very interesting work for them.
After creating a map of the dungeons, they placed monsters and boss monsters in each one as well as abundant treasures.
Treasures were useless to the demonic Gods anyway.
Of course, the more items were placed, the more difficult the dungeon was.
However, most of the dungeons were hell grade, so Kang-jun had to give an order to focus on making lower grade dungeons.
The Celestial World was also interested in this work. They cooperated actively so that the rewards for some missions would be items with divine power.
As soon as these things went well, Kang-jun left the rest to Goddess Shaoniel.
If it was Shaoniel, she would show a performance that would be enough to satisfy Kang-jun.
Now, it was time for Kang-jun to visit his household members and give them some encouragement.
"Shall I see what Rodiam is doing?"
The advanced gnome, Rodiam, was a member of Kang-jun's household and the one he met after Keirun.
For a while, he had worked as the task manager for the
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workshop at headquarters, but the workshop was no longer necessary once more resources kept coming in.
So, he sent Rodiam to be the guardian of a world where gnomes lived.
Kang-jun appeared when Rodiam was resting after a battle with mouse-shaped creatures called b.l.o.o.d.y latta.
"Oh! Lord!"
Rodiam instantly greeted Kang-jun. He rushed over and fell down to the ground.
"Lord has come, ong."
His tone was awkward but extremely polite. 'Ong' was something that he only used for Kang-jun.
"Yes. Is there anything making you uncomfortable?"
"There is nothing uncomfortable, ong. It is very interesting here, ong."
"I'm glad."
"Take this, ong."
"What is it?"
Rodiam presented a staff, that he had just received, as a gift to Kang-jun.
[Latta Staff (Rare)]
-Increases magic casting speed by 5%.
Kang-jun didn't need it, but he accepted the gift due to Rodiam's sincerity.
"Thank you. I have a gift for you as well."
Kang-jun took out a set of legendary weapon and equipment, as well as 10 sets of hero ranked equipment.
"Take them."
"Oh! Can I really accept something like this, ong?"
Rodiam made a startled expression. Kang-jun smiled and nodded.
"Your life as a guardian will become harder, so this is to help you do better in the future. Wear the equipment."
The equipment was designed to fit the body, no matter who wore it.
"Understood, ong. Thank you, ong. Hehe!"
Rodiam was now equipped with sparkling legendary armour.
"Then I'll see you again."
Kang-jun had a lot of myth and celestial grade items as gifts from the Celestial World as well as the demonic grade equipment taken away from the demonic Gods, but he gave a gift that matched Rodiam's level.
If Kang-jun gave equipment that was too good for Rodiam, Rodiam would just neglect his training.
Next, he went to visit the ogre, Germuz, who was the defender of Lazard Continent.
"Kikikiki!"
"Kikikiki!"
It was a place infested with giant mantises, so Germuz led a ratian unit from headquarters to fight against them.
"Kuwaaaaaah!"
The giant mantises were afraid of Germuz's roar. After Germuz struck down the mantises' vanguard, the ratians ran forward and struck.
Kw.a.n.g! Kwajik! Crunch!
Seokeok! Seokeok!
The fierce battle ended with a one-sided victory won by Germuz and the ratian troops.
"Kuweeeh!"
Germuz roared with victory and those watching from afar cheered.
"Waahhh!"
"Victory!"
"Germuz is the best!"
They were a species with the head of a rabbit but the body of a human.
Their height was approximately one metre.
They were very cute and Germuz' mission was to defend them from the mantises.
"Hahaha! I'll help you beat the mantises, so don't worry."
He was protecting someone!
Germuz was very proud that he could protect the Igot species.
Then Germuz' eyes widened as Kang-jun revealed his appearance.
"It is great to see Lord."
Kuuong!
He fell down to the ground and b.u.mped his head against it. Of course, his head was completely fine.
Kang-jun clicked his tongue.
"I told you to just bow to your waist, but you did it again."
"Keke, it is just so nice to see Lord."
"It is good to see that you are working hard."
Kang-jun was very pleased to see Germuz defending the Igots so well.
Thus, he was also awarded with a set of legendary equipment and 10 sets of heroic equipment.
"Take these. They will be helpful."
"Kuwwwoooh! Thank you."
Germuz beamed as he received the legendary equipment.
Kang-jun also visited the continent he had given to Kajel.
However, Kajel was neglecting his duty as he spent his time with beautiful slimes despite there being enemies around.
"What are you doing right now?"
"Ah, ah! L-lord!"
Kajel freaked out. He scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.
"You didn't see it, but I tried to resolve the problem. I worked hard and this is the first time that I'm neglecting my duty."
"Hrmm, really?"
Kang-jun immediately read Kajel's memories.
Kajel's words were false. It wasn't just once or twice and Kajel was also harassing the elves of the forests whom he was supposed to protect.
Of course, this was followed by Kang-jun's complaint.
"You dare lie to me. You are not qualified to act as a guardian. Another guardian will be sent here and you will be moved to hell."
"Sob! Lord!"
Thus, Kajel became the first prisoner of the new hell and was punished for neglecting his duty as a guardian.
After Kajel's punishment, Kang-jun headed to Rujen Continent where Heksia was the protector.
It was smaller than Earth, but it was a world where humans lived.
Magical engineering had been developed and various flying ships were seen in the sky.
There were mana-powered vehicles on the ground and beautiful lights twinkling in the towns and cities.
'It's a pretty nice place.'
The natural scenery was excellent enough for him to want to take a break here if he was bored.
However, Heksia wasn't at the base but underneath the guardian's castle when Kang-jun appeared.
'Why is she down there?'
Kang-jun thought it was strange and moved to the place where Heksia was.
'A dungeon.'
Mysterious dungeons sometimes existed in the small worlds of Hwanmong.
Heksia had been exploring the dungeon.
However, when Kang-jun found her, she was in a crisis. While fighting against a huge golem, she had gotten badly injured.
"Heksia!"
The b.l.o.o.d.y Heksia was surprised to suddenly hear a familiar voice. Her expression was pleased as she saw Kang-jun.
"L-lord!"
"What are you doing here?"
"As you can see, I am fighting this enemy."
The golem was frozen as though time had stopped. In actuality, Kang-jun had petrified it.
Kang-jun clicked his tongue and restored Heksia to her normal state.
"Is that the grade of a demon king? You should have asked headquarters for help."
"I tried but it attacked, so it couldn't be helped."
Heksia recovered instantly from her dying state.
Although, in fact, even if she died, she would resurrect. This was due to an ability that had been given to Kang-jun after he became a supreme sovereign.
However, Kang-jun suddenly raised his head as he looked inside the cave.
'This aura is?'
At first, he had tried to ignore it, but he could feel a strange energy coming from the cave guarded by the golem.
"Heksia! Wait here for me."
Kang-jun immediately entered the cave.
'There is also a barrier.'
It was a barrier with multiple layers.
If he was just a chaos being, it would be impossible to pass through it.
In the end, really surprising things existed in the dimensional system.
'That is?'
Surprisingly, there was a mysterious barrier that only a Hwanmong Ruler could pass through.
What was behind this barrier?
Shuuuuok!
Kang-jun finally pierced through the barrier and a tunnel with an unknown end appeared.
'What is that tunnel?'
What was at the end of it?
There was no need to worry because he would see it eventually.
As a Hw.a.n.gmong Ruler, what did he have to be afraid of?
Shuuuuu-
Kang-jun flew through the tunnel. He seemed to be moving slowly, but he was actually doing a series of space warps.
'Even a chaos being would deteriorate in a tunnel like this.'
There were dimensional traps scattered all over the tunnel that only a Hwanmong Ruler or top demonic God could withstand.
The moment they were caught in the trap, they would be warped to an unknown space similar to the Abyss.
Of course, it was a one way trip, but a Hwanmong Ruler wouldn't get caught up in the trap.
However, it was impossible for those who only understood the nature of chaos or destruction.
They would be caught in a dimensional trap and moved to an unknown place.
It would be impossible for them to return to the tunnel.
It might be possible to come back by travelling through many distant dimensions, but at that point, they would be trapped again and moved somewhere else.
So, Kang-jun had become more curious about where the tunnel would lead to.
It meant that no one would be able to reach the end of this tunnel unless they were a Hwanmong Ruler.
Shuuuuu-
He didn't know how long he had been moving for.
Kang-jun was nervous because he could feel a strong presence approaching from up ahead.
'There is someone else in a place like this.'
Who was it? Moreover, the unknown presence seemed to give off an enormous hostility.
"Kukukuku!"
After a while, the unknown presence was revealed— his whole body was obscured by a black hood and robe.
He looked similar to the shadows and the amount power pouring from him was similar to that of the great demonic Gods.
"Who are you?"
Kang-jun asked the shadow, but the shadow simply attacked Kang-jun instead of answering.
Hwaaack!
The ultimate light of destruction! It was like the energy that filled the Abyss.
However, this energy was scattered due to the light from Kang-jun's hands and the shadow in front of him vanished without a trace.
'He was roughly Thanatos' level.'
Presences that even the chief Gods and great demonic God would find hard to deal with...
If they came to this tunnel, they would have been killed by the shadow Kang-jun had just met.
Of course, for Kang-jun, he could take care of the opponent with a quick gesture of his hand.
"Kikikiki!"
"Kukukuku!"
After the first shadow, two were killed, then four more appeared.
The shadows grew exponentially.
However, they scattered with one gesture from Kang-jun as soon as they appeared.
After hundreds of shadows were killed by Kang-jun, they stopped appearing.
He no longer saw any shadows.
'This place?'
After fighting the shadows, everything turned into a vast space. The end of the tunnel was behind Kang-jun.
'What's this vast space?'
Kang-jun soon realized he had reached an unknown place through the tunnel.
The shadows had desperately tried to block Kang-jun from coming here.
However, it was also a test of Kang-jun's qualifications to enter this place.
If he had just reached the threshold of a Hwanmong Ruler, he would have been hit by the shadows.
'This is a mysterious place in Hwanmong that sustains itself.'
It was an infinite space that couldn't be detected by the power of a Hwanmong Ruler.
At that time, Kang-jun felt another presence rushing toward him.
It was different from the shadows he had confronted before.
Surprisingly, it was a person that had the power of a Hwanmong Ruler!
'Who is that?'
Kang-jun was filled with tension. There was no doubt it was another Hwanmong Ruler.
However, why was he hostile?
Regardless of the reason...
If the opponent was hostile, then Kang-jun would have no choice but to fight.
Chuoot!
A transparent and shining sword appeared in Kang-jun's hand.
It was the Hwanmong Sword created through his will.
Kang-jun stared at what was before him with an intense light in his eyes.
It was the first time since becoming a Hwanmong Ruler that had he met an opponent he couldn't be sure about defeating.
In the case of Cardia, she had fought with all of her might, but she hadn't been a match for him.
Kang-jun had the advantage in that battle.
However, his current opponent's power was relatively even.
Flash!.+ Kwaang! Kwarurung!
It was another shadow. Surprisingly, there was also a Hwanmong Sword in the shadow's hands as he attacked Kang-jun.
Kw.a.n.g! Kwakw.a.n.g! Kwaaaaang!
This was a clash between two Hwanmong Swords!
The dimensional space started to
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split and crumble.
Fortunately, there were no small worlds here.
If there were, the collision between Kang-jun and the shadow would have blown away various small worlds.
'shit! Where did this guy come from? Why is he so strong?'
No matter what attack Kang-jun used, the shadow blocked all of them.
Of course, Kang-jun also defended against the shadow's attacks, but it was unlikely to last forever.
However, he still couldn't give up.
If Kang-jun tried to escape, a person with this much hostility would chase him to the ends of the dimensional system.
Therefore, it would be better to end it here.
Otherwise, the dimensional sea and small worlds would become devastated.
Kwaang! Kwarururung! Kwa kwa kwa kw.a.n.g!
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Kang-jun, who had been fighting with the shadow for a long time, suddenly discovered that his opponent was no longer a shadow and that it had a human face.
Shockingly, the face looking back at him was Kang-jun's face.
"Who are you?"
The shadow grinned and replied to Kang-jun's question,
"I am you."
"Me?"
"Yes, I am you — another you, a Hwanmong Ruler who was born from your feelings of loneliness and emptiness. I am your true self and at the same time, I will kill you. That is also your will."
His eyes were full of darkness and loneliness.
It felt like Kang-jun was looking into a mirror.
"You want to kill me? That is why you were born?"
"Huhu, that's right. You tried to hide it from yourself but deep inside your subconscious, there is a desire to kill yourself due to loneliness and emptiness. Admit it honestly. Do you want to do this any longer?"
"..."
Did he want to? Kang-jun suddenly felt his mind go blank.
As a Hw.a.n.gmong Ruler, there was nothing he couldn't have.
An infinite life stretched out before him, but there was nothing he wanted to do. The fact that he could do it made him not want to do it.
No, he didn't want to do anything because he could do it all. He didn't feel any strong desires for anything.
As Kang-jun's expression hardened, the shadow's eyes lit up.
"Are you just realizing it now? You can't die on your own, so I am an existence created for the purpose of killing you. The space at the end of the tunnel is the grave of the Gods. It is a space where Gods can't resurrect."
"Resurrection is impossible?"
"That's right. You're not an exception. Everything will disappear in this place. It is something that you haven't experienced. It's a true death and it also means complete destruction."
"A true death."
"It is a complete relief once you don't exist anymore. So, don't reject this and accept your death."
The shadow came forward and aimed for Kang-jun's neck.
If Kang-jun was pierced by the sword, his life as a Hwanmong Ruler would end here and he wouldn't be resurrected.
"..."
Of course, he should avoid it. However, strangely, his body didn't move to reject it.
Rather, it was like he was hoping to die.
At the same time, a deep loneliness and emptiness pierced his mind.
In simple terms, he had become a player in a game who couldn't acquire experience anymore. It was like he had seen the ending and was no longer interested in the game.
Nothing was fun anymore; it was just boring.
It was now time to delete the game...
The game about Hwanmong.
He just had to wait for the sword to stab him and it would be game over. At the same time, the hard life of a Hwanmong Ruler and the loneliness would all disappear.
Kakakaang!
However, Kang-jun blocked the shadow's sword. The shadow frowned and asked,
"Are you still willing to live? What makes you want to live?"
Kang-jun's eyes shone intensely.
"There are still many games I haven't played."
"Games?"
"If I go to a PC room, there are many newly released games. There are also many games I want to try again."
"PC room?"
The shadow's face distorted at Kang-jun's words.
He meant a real game and not a representation of life?
"You want to live so that you can go to a PC room and play games? Because of that?"
"Why isn't that good enough? Should there be a more compelling reason? Additionally, I haven't gone to the Maldives with Hayun. There are also many foods that I haven't eaten."
Kang-jun's gaze became even more intense.
"I also need to explore all the small worlds that belong to Hwanmong. Moreover, I have my household members, so there is no sense of loneliness or emptiness. Rather, it awakens my sense of curiosity, adventure and joy."
"S-shut up! It is foolish for a Hwanmong Ruler to still have trivial human needs!"
The shadow rushed forward like it was ridiculous.
Kang-jun gave him a cold smile.
"Human desires aren't trivial. I feel alive because of them!"
A true God might feel empty and want to destroy themselves.
However, Kang-jun's human desires were infinite.
Therefore, his desire to survive was also infinite.
So, why die now?
The shadow realized Kang-jun's heart and gritted his teeth.
"Stop that ridiculous nonsense and die!"
The attack power of the shadow suddenly decreased.
'Why is it so weak?'
Of course, there was no need to answer the question now.
Kang-jun immediately slashed at the body of the shadow.
Flash!.+
A burst of light emerged from Kang-jun's Hwanmong Sword and the body of the shadow disappeared without a trace.
Then at that moment, Kang-jun realized something.
The shadow wasn't weaker, but Kang-jun had become stronger.
Lucan
[War] Hwanmong
Health: 1000000/1000000
Hwanmong Energy: 1000000/1000000
Good Luck: 31
Charisma: 115
His status window showed that his health and Hwanmong energy had doubled.
He had taken his first step after becoming a Hwanmong Ruler.
Kang-jun had defeated the shadow that was formed from the demons of his heart. Not only did his sword mastery increase, but his mentality increased as well!
Kang-jun now had more strength as a Hwanmong Ruler.
It was due to defeating his heart demon.
His ability as a Hwanmong Ruler had been irrelevant.
Kang-jun had been able to defeat the shadow due to continually living a human life as well even after becoming a Hwanmong Ruler.
He felt the little joys and pleasures of being a human; it was fun.
He felt more happiness drinking beer and eating beef together with Hayun, Sang-hoon and Ji-eun than he did finding hundreds of small worlds.
The scale of the dimensional system was huge, but the small pleasures of life were much larger.
Therefore, even if he had no more abilities as a Hwanmong Ruler.
If he could feel the joys of living with his family and friends, he wouldn't feel envious.
...At least, in terms of happiness.
After overcoming his heart demon, Kang-jun looked around the mysterious space called the grave of the Gods.
He realized that it wasn't the grave of the Gods but a gateway to another world.
He could see a myriad of tunnels.
What worlds would appear when he entered those tunnels?
There seemed to be an infinite number of tunnels, so he could look forever.
'There may be many things that could challenge a Hwanmong Ruler.'
As a Hwanmong Ruler, he felt his heart pounding with thrill as he stood before these infinite worlds.
How many exciting things existed?
Additionally, how much stronger could he become?
Exploring these unknown worlds would further expand Kang-jun's territory.
As a Hwanmong Ruler, there were always endless challenges, so Kang-jun's heart beat wildly.
'At least I won't be bored in the future.'
Kang-jun returned back through the tunnel, toward Rujel Continent where Heksia was waiting.
"Lord! What was inside?"
"Just a few shadows."
Kang-jun had spent quite a long time in there, but on the outside, the amount of time that had passed was only enough time to drink a cup of tea.
Kang-jun smiled at Heksia.
"Anyway, you worked hard, so I'll have to reward you."
Heksia had fought the golems and removed the threat from Rujel Continent, fulfilling her mission as a guardian.
Therefore, he gave her a set of myth ranked armour and weapons, three legend ranked sets and 10 heroic sets.
"Wah! Myth ranked items!"
Additionally, there were three legend ranked sets! Heksia was very pleased.
"Lord, thank you very much.""
"There is no need to thank me. It is a prize for your hard work."
Then Heksia glanced at Kang-jun with strange eyes.
"Can you give me another reward?"
"Another reward?"
"Yes, you should know."
Kang-jun suddenly remembered when he first saw her.
The charismatic 439th Commander of the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army!
The demon's distinctively s.e.xy appearance had made Kang-jun's heart pound.
Anyway, how could Kang-jun not know Heksia's will? Kang-jun happily gave her the reward and left.
He continued his visits to Aquana, Klater, Melinad and Grania in order to encourage them.
In addition to that, he made sure that Driana and the now independent Sud as well as Rotas and the other demon kings were doing their tasks well.
He didn't forget to visit the sealed world to encourage Cardia and Thanatos.
Cardia was interested in making dungeons, causing her to create one that was much more difficult than the hell grade dungeons.
It was a place that couldn't be challenged unless someone was at least at the level of a transcendent!
Kang-jun hoped that one day, some sovereigns would break through to transcendence and visit here.
After leaving the sealed world, Kang-jun sought out Shaoniel who was leading the sovereign project.
"You've gone through a lot of trouble, Shaoniel."
"It is hard work. Thank you for letting me do something this big."
Shaoniel was proud about being given the authority to manage the sovereigns who had been released from hell.
It wasn't just her. All the angels and celestial Gods who were helping her were proud as well.
Kang-jun smiled.
He was very proud of Shaoniel.
She was a bright light in the Hwanmong that was infested with demonic Gods.
It was very fortunate that he had acquired Goddess Shaoniel.
Kang-jun returned to the headquarters at the Delta building after visiting all the worlds of his household members and called Keirun.
"I will now have a party to comfort all of my people. Prepare to make the party as great as possible."
"Yes, Lord. I understand."
Keirun's face lit up
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after hearing that there would be a party. He moved briskly with Aniel.
The location was the rest area in the Delta building.
The rest area was a huge island with all types of relaxing facilities.
In the central plaza, Kang-jun and his household members gathered.
The spirit rulers, Naga Queen, Heksia, Grania, Driana, Sud, Germuz and Rodiam were all there.
Rotas appeared in the guise of a tree while the demon kings attended in nice clothing.
That wasn't all.
The chief Gods of the Celestial World were there with the celestial Gods as well as Cardia and all the other demonic Gods.
Of course, Kang-jun had sealed their abilities completely and they promised not to expose their destructive nature.
As a result, the petrification curse didn't occur when somebody saw Cardia.
Even so, her great beauty was enough to surprise everybody.
Sovereign Avia and the other sovereigns as well as the commanders of the Earth Hwanmong Defense Army were also invited.
Additionally, Rainkar had reached the level of a transcendent and returned to Earth Hwanmong in time for the party.
Kajel, who was being punished by Kang-jun for neglecting his duty, received a special pardon just for the party.
Having tasted the pain of hell, Kajel seemed enthusiastic about not repeating the same mistake twice.
Of course, Goddess Shaoniel and her followers had to join the party. It was the same for the advanced angel, Luminael.
They met with the chief Gods and had a happy chat.
"Hahaha!"
"Hohoho!"
There was beautiful music and dancing taking place. Karosio and shilenda showed off their unique charms as they danced and pranced around.
The gorgeous demon kings and demonic Gods showed off their dance moves as well.
Kang-jun was glad to see everyone enjoying themselves.
The chief God of the north, Dianas, smiled at him and said,
"Due to all the demonic Gods becoming Lucan's burden, the dimensional system has become very peaceful these days. On behalf of Celestial World, I once again want to thank you, Lucan."
Kang-jun laughed.
"It's so that you can come to parties like this."
"Is that so? Hahaha."
If they were still in a war against the demonic Gods, it would be impossible for the chief Gods to attend Kang-jun's party.
However, a major threat had been removed by Kang-jun.
There were still numerous small threats, but they were being dealt with by the sovereign project that Kang-jun had assigned to Shaoniel.
Those threats would be used to raise the sovereigns, so the Celestial World had less to do.
Then Dianas laughed suddenly.
Somehow, the chief Gods and great demonic Gods were sitting in one place and drinking. Moreover, Dianas was thrilled after finding out the Cardia's identity.
After seeing Cardia, the rulers of the Celestial World intuitively grasped that she had reached another realm.
She was someone that the Celestial World was no match for.
'It was a really dangerous moment.'
If Lucan hadn't entered the Abyss and suppressed Cardia, what would have happened to the Celestial World? She couldn't help sweating at the thought.
In the meantime, the atmosphere of the party heightened and it lasted for a long time.
Once the party was over, Kang-jun returned to reality.
He deliberately didn't invite the people on Earth to the party.
He wanted to keep reality and Hwanmong separate.
It would be better not to call those living in reality to Hwanmong.
Kang-jun was the same.
He wanted to live as an ordinary human in this place.
If he didn't use his wings, he couldn't move quickly. However, he could enjoy the pleasure of walking slowly.
Additionally, he recently enjoyed going on jogs.
Was that all? He would travel by airplane, car, train or ship.
These were all the little pleasures of life.
In order to enjoy these as much as possible, he shouldn't use his divine powers on Earth.
"Hayun, prepare quickly. Today, we are going to travel."
"Travel? Really? To where?"
"The Maldives."
"Wah! Really?"
Hayun clapped. Then Kang-jun scratched his head as someone occurred to him.
"Ah, that's right. We need to find out if there are tickets first. I don't know if we can go today."
Hayun just smiled.
"It is okay to not go today, so let's see if it is possible to book tickets."
"Yes."
He could reach there instantly if he flew in a transparent state. No, he didn't have to fly and could get there in less than a second through space movement.
However, then he wouldn't be able to enjoy the pleasure of travelling on an airplane. Waiting at the airport was annoying but that was also one of the enjoyments of travelling.
Kang-jun intended to travel like normal humans and Hayun liked it as well.
However.
Kang-jun sighed. He found out through the travel agency that flights to the Maldives weren't very convenient, so he needed to have booked tickets a long time ago.
If he called Han Yeon-soo or Jang Seo-yeon, he could get a ticket quickly.
He had the power to do things like that.
However, if he did that, he might as well just move through space movement. So, Kang-jun decided to change the destination.
"Let's go to Jeju Island. Fortunately, it is easy to get tickets to there."
"Jeju Island is good!"
Hayun smiled and Kang-jun grabbed her hands.
"Then shall we go?"
"Wait, what about the luggage?"
"Yes, that's right. Where is the carrier bag?"
Kang-jun and Hayun packed diligently instead of using his space.
They went down to the underground parking lot and drove the Venta S Class to the airport. However, an accident occurred on the road.
"The cars are blocked. We won't be able to make it in time."
"It's okay. If we don't make it, we'll take the next flight."
"Indeed. There is no hurry."
There were joyful smiles on Kang-jun's and Hayun's faces.
"Ohh!"
The sovereigns were terrified. Some were so surprised, they flopped down.
Fortunately, there were no victims of the bombardment due to a transparent shield.
It was a shield Commander Grant had activated. Her right hand was holding a staff.
She smiled as she stared up at the sky.
"The naga queen has started attacking. We should go now."
After speaking, she flew into the sky.
Suuk.
Then a whip appeared in Heksia's right hand. Today, she was fighting with a weapon instead of unarmed.
'Is a whip her main weapon?'
Heksia suddenly turned and glanced at Kang-jun, then immediately flew upwards.
She didn't say anything but he could understand the look in her eyes. She was telling him to destroy the Jewel of Darkness as soon as possible.
'Okay. Shall I start?'
Kang-jun rushed toward the fortress.
A naga had the upper body of a human and the lower body of a snake. There were males and females but most of them were more powerful than vampires.
He needed to pass through at least 1,000 nagas to arrive at the fortress. At the fortress, there would be a great number of troops guarding the Jewel of Darkness.
'The difficulty is definitely higher compared to the vampire lord.'
He couldn't afford to move with the allied sovereigns today. They also knew that Kang-jun couldn't afford to take care of their party.
"There is an enemy!"
"Bah! How dare you come here?"
The nagas found Kang-jun who was in the vanguard. A naga with the upper body of a man approached first and swung a spear.
Sswing! Sswiing!
Four arms. Each of the two arms gripped a spear, so they were hard to ignore.
However, Kang-jun avoided the spears lightly and sliced the naga's waist.
Sukeok!
"Kuack!"
"Kuaack!"
The upper body wasn't supported by the lower body anymore, so the naga died. Kang-jun moved forward without any hesitation.
His goal wasn't to annihilate enemies but to arrive at the Jewel of Darkness at the fastest speed!
Therefore, he advanced and only defeated the enemies that blocked his path.
"Kukukuk! Where are you going?"
"Stop him."
Countless nagas surrounded him. The body of a snake meant that their speed was ridiculously fast. Unlike when he rushed through the vampires, it wasn't easy to move forward if he took care of them one by one.
'Heavenly Unyielding Slash!.+'
A wide area skill was useful in cases like these.
Flash!.+ Paaaah!
"Aack!"
"Cough!"
"Aaack!"
Although 50 black magic energy points were consumed and 20 nagas were killed at once.
There was a moment of silence. The nagas were so astonished that they hesitated.
Snap!
Meanwhile, Kang-jun drank a bottle of black energy recovery potion and looked at the dropped items.
[52 nodes have been gained.]
[An intermediate black magic energy potion has been obtained.]
[One small moonstone has been acquired.]
[48 nodes have been gained.]
[One intermediate health potion has been acquired.]
He picked up the moonstones. The remaining money and j.a.ptem would be moved to the warehouse when left alone.
However, Kang-jun had recovered his black magic energy. It was so that he could use his skills freely while moving. In order to do that, he needed to keep his black magic energy at the maximum. He was dealing with formidable enemies, after all.
'Heavenly Unyielding Slash!.+'
Flash!.+ Paaaah!
"Aaaagh!"
"Kaaack!"
One person behind Kang-jun stared at the way he broke through the nagas.
It was Radel, the total sovereign.
Kang-jun opened the path, so Radel was able to take care of some nagas behind him.
'Euh! Is he human?'
His expression was tinged with amazement. The sight of Kang-jun taking out 20 nagas at once was cool.
'shit! I have to admit it's cool. However, I will be the final winner.'
It was highly likely there would be a final battle in front of the Jewel of Darkness as a very powerful being was probably guarding the Jewel of Darkness.
While Kang-jun was fighting the guardian, Radel would rush out and destroy the Jewel of Darkness.
'Huhu, the money that the bear made will be taken by the king.'
There was a meaningful smile on Radel's face as he followed Kang-jun.
Meanwhile, the other sovereigns were engaged in fierce combat with the nagas.
The sovereigns had become very cautious and smart! Those who experienced a bitter taste during the evaluation had changed.
Rather than recklessly moving alone, they formed parties and prioritized their own survival. As soon as they were injured, they moved to the back of the party and drank a potion.
So, no one had died yet.
There were a few parties that showed outstanding skills, including Avia's party. It was the same for the party led by Hardis.
Kwarurung! Kwa kw.a.n.g!
There was an endless battle in the sky. The naga queen was dealing with both Heksia and Grania alone.
She looked at the situation below and frowned, then threw something down towards the ground.
Hwik!
It was a single bead. As soon as it hit the ground, clouds emerged and turned into the naga queen.
It was the naga queen's clone!
"No?"
"damn!"
Heksia and Grania panicked. It would be difficult for the sovereigns if the naga queen's clone started moving.
However, there was no time for them to worry about that.
The naga queen was pushing them harder than before.
"Ridiculous things! Receive the queen's anger!"
Hwing hwing hwing!
Countless red blades flew towards Heksia and Grania.
Kuw.a.n.g! Kwarurung! Kwa kwa kwa kw.a.n.g!
While the vibrant battle was occurring in the sky, the naga queen's clone on the ground rushed towards the sovereigns.
Papapa! Papapat!
Sharps barbs pierced the necks of the sovereigns and their limbs were cut off.
"Aack!"
"Ack!"
The difference in combat power was so large that the parties couldn't stop it. A party of 10 sovereigns were destroyed by the naga queen's clone in an instant.
The nagas stunned by the sovereigns started their assault again.
"Aaack!"
"Kuak!"
"shit!"
The sovereigns started collapsing. Following Hardis' party, Avia's group ended up
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dying.
All the sovereigns, except for Kang-jun, Radel and Zenith who had passed through the vanguard of the nagas, were annihilated.
The naga queen's clone threw a spear that pierced through Zenith's throat.
"Kuaack!"
At that moment, Kang-jun felt a sense of uncertainty and looked back.
'No, that is?'
A naga was rushing at him at a tremendous speed.
"Hohoho! Where are you busy going? Human!"
Of course, Kang-jun didn't know that this was the naga queen's clone. He could only sense the naga had an unbelievably strong presence.
Hwi hwi hwi hwik! Papapat!
Many spears flew at Kang-jun. The spears cut off all of Kang-jun's movements and cornered him.
Chang! Chachachang! Kakakakak! Kakang!
Kang-jun calmly swung his sword and blocked all the spears. There was no time to use a skill and he had to concentrated completely on defense.
'Why the hell is this naga so strong? Perhaps it is the queen's clone?'
The appearance of the naga was different compared to the others.
She had bright red hair. Clear-cut features. Unlike the normal nagas with grey skin, she had skin that was as white as snow. Furthermore, her chest was covered with a golden bikini-like underwear. Other female nagas showed their b.r.e.a.s.t.s, so it was unusual that this one was covered.
Anyway, she was a great beauty, just based on the upper half.
Of course, Kang-jun wasn't deluded by her beauty, so he didn't hesitate to attack. Although her upper body was pretty, her lower body was a snake. She was just a monster.
Flash!.+ Jijijik!
Even though a few spears got through and hit him, the Ghoul Lord's Heavy Armour displayed its power and not that much health was consumed.
A strong and challenging opponent.
It wouldn't be easy to kill her quickly!
"It is amazing that you are such a powerful swordsman."
The naga queen's clone sincerely expressed her admiration for Kang-jun's swordsmanship.
Her eyes shone.
However, she was a scarier opponent.
Kang-jun couldn't find any gaps while he kept defending against the spears.
However, that only lasted for a short while.
Kang-jun grasped the pattern of the spears' flow and started to swiftly move his sword.
And then he spotted gap.
Flash!.+
Kang-jun didn't hesitate as a flash emerged from his sword.
Chwack!
"Kuook!"
Blood spurted from the clone's chest and Kang-jun followed up with a slice to the neck.
Sukeok!
The naga queen's clone that lost her head stood still.
[Experience has been gained.]
[3,820 nodes have been gained.]
[52 small moonstones have been acquired.]
[27 large moonstones have been acquired.]
[The naga queen's silver box has been acquired.]
His level didn't rise despite killing the clone of a lord. There wasn't even a mission.
Still, at least he had a solid profit of nodes and moonstones. Furthermore, there was a silver box.
What was in it?
Anyway, he decided to check it after it was safer. Right now, it was imperative to break the Jewel of Darkness.
Kang-jun plunged into the fortress immediately.
"The enemy!"
"Stop him!"
There were nagas wandering around inside the fortress. Most of them were big nagas with two or three upper bodies joined to one lower body.
They could be called giant nagas but to Kang-jun, they were no different from normal nagas.
'Heavenly Unyielding Slash!.+'
Flash!.+ Paaaat!
After gathering 20 monsters in one area, he used the wide area skill to wipe them out.
The man following Kang-jun was upset. It was none other than Radel.
He was lucky enough to survive.
It was because the naga queen's clone aimed for Kang-jun straight after Zenith. Radel was thankful for such luck but was shocked after seeing Kang-jun take care of the clone.
'I really want to be that person. Huhu, but I still have a chance.'
He hadn't given up. Rather, this was currently his best chance. Radel and Kang-jun were the only ones left.
On the other hand, Kang-jun knew from the beginning that Radel was following him and his reason for following Kang-jun was obvious.
'It won't turn out as he wants.'
The shiny Jewel of Darkness wasn't far away. There was no powerful presence that could threaten Kang-jun since he had already destroyed the clone.
However, if he fought the dozens of nagas guarding it then Radel might destroy the Jewel of Darkness first.
Kang-jun moved between them. He had at least 10 nagas following him.
At this point, Kang-jun could use his wide area skill. Instead, he used Aura of the Wind to run in a certain direction. It was the area where Radel was.
"Huheok! W-what?"
Radel flinched but the nagas had already reached him. Kang-jun laughed.
"It is hard on my own, so take care of them."
Kang-jun killed a naga and escaped from the encirclement. The nagas then rushed toward Radel.
"Ugh, damn it! Cowardly bastard!"
Radel cursed Kang-jun. However, right now, he had to fight against the nagas in order to live.
He was a total sovereigns, so despite being surrounded by 10, he didn't panic and endured.
In the meantime, Kang-jun was approaching the Jewel of Darkness.
"Aaaack!"
At that moment, he heard a scream from the sky.
Kang-jun looked up with surprise as a woman with blue wings crashed down.
It was Commander Grania. Her body turned into smoke just before hitting the ground and disappeared.
'damn!'
Grania had died. The problem was that Heksia was completely b.l.o.o.d.y. It seemed like she would soon receive Grania's fate.
'I need to take care of the Jewel of Darkness instantly!'
Paak!
Kang-jun smashed the Jewel of Darkness with his sword.
Then the naga queen's body trembled.
"Euh! damn it!"
"Huhut, you are now finished."
There was a smile of victory on Heksia's face. She struck with her whip.
However, the naga queen just snorted.
"Bah! Who is finished?"
Her spear gleamed and penetrated Heksa's chest.
"Die!"
At the same time, Heksia's whip wound around the naga queen's waist.
"Aaack!"
"Kuook!"
Heksia and the naga queen attacked each other in a matter of seconds after Kang-jun shattered the Jewel of Darkness.
Pasususu .
Heksia's body disappeared into smoke.
What was this?
The naga queen didn't die. Her b.l.o.o.d.y figure fell to the ground and she immediately jumped up.
"Bah!"
"Kuaaaak!"
She entered the fortress without hesitation and pierced Radel with her spear.
Kwatang!
After skewering Radel, she threw his body away and rushed to Kang-jun.
"Now, you are the only one left. Die."
The naga queen's eyes glared at him coldly and she wielded her spear furiously.
Flash!.+
A red flash like lightning flew toward him from a distance and Kang-jun quickly rolled his body...
Kwaang!
The ground where he had been standing split apart.
'shit! What do they want me to do if I died?'
Kang-jun was in a troubling situation. Grania and Heksia had died and yet, the naga queen hadn't died yet.
Of course, Kang-jun would be resurrected after dying.
However, he found it difficult to give up. The Jewel of Darkness had also been smashed.
'shit!'
Kang-jun raised the Vampire Lord's Sword.
'I will try it once.'