nChapter 61-63: 15 Day War

nRock Creek Park, Washington, United States.

nA large number of creatures poured from the entrance of the dungeon that covered 3.65 square kilometres.

nHundreds of intermediate 2Lv spider like creatures called arachne and the advanced 3Lv arachne queen that governed them.

nTheir size was different from general spiders. One of them was two metres while the arachne queen was more than double the size.

nThe arachne moved on their 8 legs and started to surround the soldiers.

nSouth Korea had an unprecedented strong monster wave so the United States had committed a massive force to surround the dungeon.

nIn other words, they were well prepared.

n“Start the attack!”

nThe soldiers simultaneously attacked the arachne. Thousands of bullets bounced off the outer shells of the arachne.

nAlthough they had faced general lower grade creatures, the arachne were intermediate grade. The solid outer shell easily stopped the bullets.

nKwarurung!

nThe ground shook as a claymore mine buried in the ground burst.

nBut unlike the bullets, it was effective.

nKieeek!

nA surprise blast. A few of the arachne lost their legs and torso. This was followed by snipers firing at the eyes of the arachne. On top of that, there was an outpouring of attacks from the tanks.

nIt became a scene of carnage. It was expected since they had inferior strength to the creatures.

nThe queen moved through the battlefield and woke up all their senses.

nThe queen soon scattered an intangible, odorless hormone around her. The arachne responded to their queen through their sense organs and soon moved to specific positions.

nThis allowed the giant spiders to march while avoiding the mines. They were followed by a pile of light, silver coloured thread.

n“Kuaaaaak!”

n“F-flesh! My flesh!”

nThe threads melted down anything that it touched.

nThe strong acids of the spider webs melted the human bodies and even the armoured tanks.

nThe arachne moved rapidly at 80 km

/hr and rapidly covered the humans. The strong jaws then bit off the heads or limbs of the humans.

nThe legs were also a formidable weapon. The soft bodies of the humans were slashed by legs that were as sharp as a knife.

n“Fire support request, Alpha Charlie 221 Bravo Delta 445. We are engaged with at least 200 creatures. Requesting close air support.”

nSoon after the radio request, several hundred jet flights flew over.

nThe time it took the jet fighters to reach the dungeon was 3 minutes.

nTung! Tung! Dududududu!

nThe fighters flew low and commenced machine gun fire. The bullets that could even pierce the thickest iron alloy directly hit the arachne.

nDozens of arachne responded quickly by aiming their web but it didn’t reach.

nThe queen with eight legs looked at the sky filled with jet fighters with her eight eyes.

nKiik! Kiiik. A command was released with her hormones and the arachne legs started looking like a spring.

nThen they jumped up in the blink of an eye. A formidable jumping power that allowed them to reach 100 times their body length!

nKwaching!

nThe arachne sat on top of the fighters and teased it with their sharp, front legs. The lives of the pilots were instantly claimed the moment the window was gone.

n* * *

nLondon, United Kingdom.

nIt was late evening and people were sleeping.

nNo one noticed when the monster wave began.

nRattle. Rattle.

nThe advanced 3Lv creatures called ‘Shadow Sinners’ moved with the chains on the leg sweeping the ground.

nKuoooooh.

nHundreds of creatures were moving in the moonlight.

n* * *

nBern, Switzerland.

nHundreds of beasts were gathered in the centre of the city.

nPant pant pant pant…

nWith a wolf’s legs and the body of a lion, the intermediate 3Lv creature Chimera!

nOver 300 chimeras were located in the burning city.

nThe chimeras seemed to be having dinner by eating the corpses.

n* * *

nGreece, Athens, Copenhagen, Denmark, Peru, Lima, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Ankara…

nMonster waves started all over the world and it was called a disaster.

nThe creatures brutally trampled on the humans and their dignity.

nThe strength and damage of the monster wave varied from country to country.

nThe powerful army and firepower were helpless but the Awakened were on the rise.

nFacing this disaster, the people prayed for Heroes. The Awakened started to move in accordance with that hope.

n* * *

nThe 2nd monster wave in South Korea had been evaluated as the most powerful.

nAs a result, people often brought up the name Devil Hunters. In particular, there was a lot of interest in the mysterious leader.

nThis story wasn’t just confined to South Korea. All the world leaders were watching South Korea. The Dungeon Master’s appearance and unprecedented events afterwards meant it made the history books.

nAfter multiple monster waves broke out, their interest changed to desperation as they asked Devil Hunters for support.

nNo, to be exact they asked for help from the leader of Devil Hunters.

nHe took down an advanced golem almost by himself…the army couldn’t take care of advanced creatures so it was natural to ask him to handle it.

nIn addition, the Awakened were sensitive about who was strong and they all said ‘the leader of Devil Hunters is a powerhouse.’

nBut…the guild master Kim Yong-woo who received the requests for support was forced to worry.

nThey would pay for the support of Devil Hunters so that wasn’t Kim Yong-woo’s problem.

nThe problem was the main character.

n‘There is no time to delay. The pressure coming from the government isn’t a joke.’

nThese days, Kim Yong-woo’s phone was disconnected.

nIf he didn’t then his phone would receive millions of calls! There was no way he could answer all the calls.

nBut Kim Yong-woo was under intense stress because he couldn’t accept the proposal of the important figures. He already had a few premature grey hairs.

nHis lips were bloody and his nails were chewed down.

n‘This decision is too big to make alone. What do we do if there is a number of advanced creatures?’

nThe problem was the advanced creatures.

nThe army could only respond to general and intermediate creatures. Of course, it was difficult when there were a high number of them but the attacks of the advanced creatures were greater in quality.

nThey were impossible to fight against without nuclear weapons. However, many dungeons were in the country’s capital so it was ridiculous to drop a nuclear weapon on it.

nBut the Awakened also weren’t prepared. Especially if they needed to face 200 advanced creatures.

nThere was a limit to the power of Heaven’s Will. There was only a 50% chance of winning.

nNaturally Kim Yong-woo had a deeply furrowed forehead.

nJust as he was about to get on his feet.

nSnap! The door opened and his dream appeared.

nKim Yong-woo felt like passing out as he saw the face.

nHe hesitated before lifting both hands.

n“Oh…Master!”

nI raised an eyebrow at Kim Yong-woo’s reaction.

nIt felt like bugs were crawling over my body.

n“Tell me where the support requests are coming from.”

nKim Yong-woo’s eyes started shining at my words.

nHis mind was going back and forth but he quickly understood me.

nAnyway, he had no complaints since he had past experience with me. I wasn’t someone who would waste time on words.

nKim Yong-woo instantly stood up.

n“Hmm hmm. The United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland, requests have just come from these three places.”

n“The United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland…”

n“Accepting the United States’ request will give us the most benefits.”

n“I shall choose.”

nMy tone was firm.

nKim Yong-woo closed his mouth.

n‘All three places have dukes stationed there.’

nThe United States, United Kingdom and Switzerland were places that contained the dungeons of dukes. It meant they were determined to produce monster waves.

n2 years was enough to gain information about the human’s firepower and build up sufficient creatures to win.

n‘Now isn’t a situation where I can comfortably beat Ariel.’

nThe Duke that created the monster wave in the United States followed Grand Duke Ariel.

nIn my previous life, Ariel had sticky ties with the other demons. In addition, the demons that followed Ariel were extremely tenacious.

nIf I touched that monster wave then they might search until they discovered my identity.

nIf the dukes noticed then Grand Duke Ariel would definitely know. I needed to act in restraint. If I didn’t then the past might repeat.

nIt wouldn’t be good.

nI decided to leave Grand Duke Ariel and her associated demons alone.

n‘Duke Suguph is stationed in the United Kingdom. Duke Suguph. A demon belonging to Grand Duke Upa’s faction.’

nGrand Duke Upa.

nIn many ways, I had a twisted fate with that demon.

nI was puzzled for a moment.

n‘Weren’t Upa and his demons forbidden from attending the Demon World Auction? Then there is no need to cause a monster wave at this time.’

nI worried about it for a moment before an answer popped up.

n‘He must have put everything on Pakan Griolli. Upa made a promise.’

nI could understand the series of events after Pakan Griolli left the Demon World Auction. Duke Pakan wouldn’t have confronted me of his own accord. Pakan Griolli blocked me according to a command.

nBut Upa didn’t have any compassion for his followers.

nI opened my mouth after clearing up my thoughts.

n“Devil Hunters will go to the United Kingdom. So prepare it right now.”

nGrand Duke Upa and the followers in his faction like Pakan Griolli. I would tear out Upa’s wings.

nI would cut away his remaining wings.

nIf I made a mess of the flagship dungeons then it would take a considerable time for them to recover. And those with damage was bound to lag behind for a while.

nAt the same time, I was intensely curious.

nCould Upa fly around with only one wing?

n* * *

nThe Devil Hunters rode on a private plane.

nAfter accepting the United Kingdom’s request, a plane was immediately prepared for us.

nIt was urgent so they prepared the plane in advance despite not knowing if we would accept the request.

nIt took exactly 8 hours and 30 minutes to reach London’s Heathrow Airport. We arrived 4 hours quicker than the usual flying time.

nThe dungeon was about 20 km away.

nAfter arriving at Heathrow Airport, Devil Hunters emerged from the plane wearing black skull masks.

n“Welcome. South Korea’s Heroes.”

nThe British ambassador greeted them after they left the plane.

nI got to the point instead of shaking hands.

n“Where are the creatures that we need to handle?”

n* * *

nThe cries of pain and despair spread throughout the city.

nPeople had gone insane from the shades and held knives, causing the terrible tragedy of them killing each other.

n“Kuahaha!”

n“Die! Drop dead!”

nThe adults and children were going crazy.

nOne child stabbed an old man in the leg while an adult male bashed a child’s head in with a pipe. A woman was breaking a man’s neck.

nA massacre.

nWas this hell?

nThe shades were parasitic shadow creatures that gnawed away at the human spirit. It was an intermediate creature and could be called the natural enemy of humans.

n“W-why? Why is everybody suddenly acting like this?”

nBut not everyone was controlled by the shades. The Awakened with a strong mentality or a certain level of intelligence could oppose it.

nThen the shadow sinners ventured out.

nThe sound of iron could be heard in the distance. The shadow sinners were evolved forms of the shades.

nBut the shadow sinners could deal a strong physical blow to the ones who shook off the mind control.

nThe iron sphere they swung would destroy everything they touched. A greatly confused man was looking around the streets.

nThe shadow sinners could aim accurately despite being hundreds of metres away.

nThe iron spheres connected to iron chains were thrown…and kung! The man was crushed into an unrecognizable shape.

nKwang! Kwa kwang!

nThis seemed to be the starting point as dozens of jet fighters appeared in the sky with missiles. However, the shadow sinners technically only had half a body. Attacks without magic power wouldn’t work.

nHwiririk!

nThe shadow sinners had another big feature. They could see what would happen in the next 1 second with a very high probability.

nThey abused this move to swing their iron spheres at the jet fighters. The advanced shadow sinners weren’t threatened at all by the fighter jets. Their perception was far from common.

n“These monsters!”

nIt was the last flurry of the fighter pilots.

nThe fight looked violent at first glance.

nThe shadow sinners could see for 1 second with high probability but there was no guarantee the iron spheres would hit. And the distance of the iron chains was only 500 metres. The shadow sinners couldn’t respond easily to attacks outside that range.

nA few fighter pilots determined the distance. But it was difficult to escape outside the range.

nThe shadow sinners and shades were the best combination to deal with the firepower of humans.

nThe shades would affect the pilots trying to escape the range of the shadow sinners. After their madness mind control was used, the infected pilots started to attack their allies.

nIt quickly turned into an air battle.

nThe flow couldn’t be reversed once it changed.

nThe chaotic pilots flying in the sky were smashed by the iron spheres.

nTheir numbers declined sharply over time. In the end, the fighter pilots just became food. The ground troops were committed but were caught by the shades.

n“Ah…god willing!”

nThose who had their spirit broken fell to their knees and prayed for God.

nThey closed their eyes and hoped it was a dream.

nHowever, it didn’t take them long to realize that the creatures were the reality. ‘Intense pain’ was used to bring the humans back to reality.

nEveryone cried out as they were forced back to reality.

nThen a group wearing black skull masks appeared.

nA place blooming with madness, anger and despair.

nI admired the sight.

nDuke Suguph from Upa’s faction knew the exact weaknesses of humans.

nHe had the idea to use the shades.

nThe shades were definitely efficient among normal humans. Intermediate creatures were expensive to breed but Suguph considered it a luxury purchase.

n‘Shadow sinners…’

nThe advanced creatures were even sent out to handle the Awakened.

nExpensive advanced 3Lv creatures that cost 150,000 pt.

nI could tell by this configuration that he used more than 500,000 points for the monster wave.

nHe purchased it while thinking of gaining points from the Awakened in the long term. This type of firepower against normal humans could also be a type of investment.

nThe shades and shadow sinners could be used to pull points from this place for a few more years.

nBut if Suguph’s plan collapsed in the beginning then the damage would be enormous. In that sense, Suguph had no luck.

n“The shades are parasitic shadows. They will cause confusion to people with less than 30 intelligence. People with less than that should maintain a distance.”

n“What about the ones throwing iron spheres?”

nI shook my head.

n“I will take care of them.”

n“Will you be okay?”

nThe two types of creatures seemed powerful.

nThe higher ranked creatures would be unpredictable.

n“Shouldn’t we trust in Captain-nim? Ahyu! This is why you are new hires.”

nYoo Eun-hye clicked her tongue.

nAfter the current flowing in her body disappeared, Yoo Eun-hye displayed a more straightforward personality.

nI looked at the area that was like hell.

n“Stop them before there is more damage. Get moving!”

n* * *

nThe 10 year old Edward was lying underneath a pile of ruins.

nHis parents started showing delirium symptoms out of the blue. He had grabbed his newborn baby brother and locked them in a room when the building had collapsed.

nThe dust settled. But he woke up with intense pain.

n“Rooney? Rooney, where are you?”

nHe called out for his brother Rooney but couldn’t even hear a whine. Edward’s lips were cracked as he tried to move his body.

nHowever, he couldn’t move. His legs. They didn’t hurt. He was still terrified. A crushing fear. Edward moved his head and tried to find the whereabouts of his brother Rooney.

n“Please. Rooney…are you hiding because you are afraid of mother and father? They are originally good people. It is just difficult because they have to work hard. So please…”

nEdward had raised Rooney.

nHis parents were always busy so Edward gave him formula, changed the diapers and comforted him when he cried.

nIn addition, there were times when Edward stayed home alone with Rooney. Someone else might feel annoyed at taking care of a child but Edward didn’t. Rooney felt like a reward.

nThen he discovered small hands among a pile of shattered buildings.

n“Oh…Rooney!”

nBut he couldn’t move his body. Edward didn’t lose hope and opened his mouth.

n“Wait a bit. People will be coming to rescue us.”

nEdward hurriedly turned his head. He could see people fighting each other. Monsters wielding iron spheres. Buildings were crumbling and there were corpses everywhere.

nEdward was young so he still didn’t have a firm concept of death. He thought they were just ill and lying down.

n‘Everybody isn’t sane.’

nBut he could tell that people were in an abnormal state.

nA uniformed soldier entered the vicinity. Edward waved and started shouting.

n“Hey! Help us!”

nBut the soldier’s eyes were out of focus. He looked at Edward and aimed his gun.

n“Kuhuhu…”

n“W-what are you doing? Help us. Please get Rooney first. Please. He is still young so he can’t escape.”

nThe soldier laughed and didn’t remove his gun from Edward. But while he tried to pull the trigger.

nKuong!

nSomething flew towards the soldier’s body from a distance. There was a tight compression and blood scattered everywhere.

nEdward’s eyes widened.

nThe monsters wielding iron spheres. A monster had come flying from the sky.

nJust as the monster was trying to get up from the ground.

n“Tough bastard.”

nA black skull masked man suddenly appeared like he had teleported. The man held a strange looking sword.

nChwaruk!

nThen the monster and iron sphere split in half. The monster screamed loudly as it was split apart.

nAfter 10 seconds, the monster disappeared without a trace.

nEdward stared blankly at the scene before shouting.

n“Ah! Ajusshi, please help me. No, please help my brother. His name is Rooney. He is young and can’t escape.”

nThe man stared at Edward and said.

n“Don’t you feel the pain?”

n“Huh? Ahh. A doctor told me that I don’t feel any pain. But that isn’t important right now. My brother Rooney…”

n“Your brother is dead.”

n“Huh?”

nEdward knew the meaning of the word death. However, he didn’t have a distinct impression of death.

nThe man understood and brutally explained it to him.

n“It means he won’t be able to move. Forever.”

nI had handled 2 shadow sinners in approximately 30 minutes.

nOf course, if I used my power then 10 minutes would be enough. My total stats added up to 410. The shadow sinners only had 340 stats and wouldn’t even be able to catch my ankle. However, I was pretending to be an Awakened so there were some constraints.

nI handled two shadow sinners and saw the young boy.

nHis lower half was completely crushed by the building. At first, I thought he was numb but the child’s face showed no signs of pain. I was curious and opened Mind’s Eye.

nName: Edward Windsor

nOccupation Warrior (Hero) Title None

nStats

nStrength 14 Intelligence 34

nAgility 15 Stamina 17

nMagic Power 32

nPotential: (112

/441)

n

nUniqueness: None

nSkill: No Pain (Ex R)

nGreat potential.

nIt was about 20 points higher than Yoo Eun-hye and was one of the highest I had seen among the humans.

nBut I was more surprised by the child’s name.

n‘Edward Windsor? One of the 10 Heroes, Edward Windsor?’

nEdward Windsor. Duke Slayer!

nHe was the direct cause of brutally killing 10 of Grand Duke Pandemonium’s dukes. Even though his raid groups were wiped out, he managed to survive and obtain 10 Dungeon Cores.

nBut I never heard that he was a paraplegic.

nMaybe he overcame it with a skill…right now he still had the face of a naive boy.

nMeeting in this way. Coincidence or destiny?

nEdward asked me.

n“S-such a thing? Rooney was just born…”

nI was worried for a brief moment.

nIt looked like he prized his brother very much.

nI could use Chrisley’s undead resurrection and a doppelganger skill to deceive him. This would allow me to fully use one of the mighty 10 Heroes.

nHowever, the aftermath would be terrible if he discovered the truth.

nEdward Windsor. A talent that couldn’t be missed.

nI decided to tweak the direction a little bit.

n“Death can come to anyone regardless of age. However, your brother is dead because of the creatures. Those guys making people go crazy are the ones who killed your brother.”

n“Ah…”

nTears gathered in Edward’s eyes.

n“So now Rooney won’t move?”

n“Yes.”

n“Forever?”

nForever.”

n“Ah…!”

nEdward screamed as tears fell down his cheeks.

nJust then, rain fell from the sky like a fairy tale. The dark clouds seemed to represent Edward’s feelings.

nHe was crying alone. And as Edward’s cries died down, I opened my mouth.

n“Do you want revenge? Fight against the monsters that killed your brother and parents. If so, nod your head. I will give you power.”

n“Power…”

n“A power that can kill the monsters. Power for revenge! Do you want it?”

n“M-monsters…I want to kill.”

nEdward nodded.

nThen he slumped down. He was stunned.

nI looked at him and laughed.

n“Welcome to the Devil Hunters. Edward Windsor.”

nThere really was a chain of fate.

nEdward didn’t know.

nThe monsters that killed his brother and family.

nI stood in the midst of those monsters.

nAnd I was the exceptional one!

n* * *

nEdward’s lower half was completely crushed. It wasn’t at a level that modern medicine could control. A common potion also wouldn’t work.

nMy team was puzzled as I brought Edward.

n“A new member.”

nI said curtly. They knew not to question me. I ignored them and brought Edward to the plane. The British ambassador expressed his thanks again but I ignored it.

nIn the end, we blocked the monster wave in the United Kingdom. Now was the next turn. My plan was to interfere with the demons getting points as much as possible.

nEdward didn’t wake up.

nHe was a young child suffering from a strong shock.

nThanks to his 34 intelligence, he was immune from the shade’s mind control.

nYoo Eun-hye and Lee Ji-hye felt pity and started nursing Edward. They wiped his sweat when Edward was screaming from a nightmare and changed his underwear when he peed.

nEdward was unconscious for 3 days before waking up.

n“W-where? Where is my brother Rooney?”

nEdward immediately asked for his brother after waking up.

nThe members were all wearing magic tools for translation. The items that emerged the most from the dungeon were those enchanted with translations.

nYoo Eun-hye could understand Edward’s words through her left earring. Yoo Eun-hye’s words were automatically translated as they reached Edward’s ears.

n“Hi, Edward? Your name is Edward right? Nice to meet you. I am Yoo Eun-hye.”

n“Where are my parents? Who are you…?”

nEdward looked around.

nIt was an unfamiliar place. He also felt a bit dizzy.

nYoo Eun-hye and Edward weren’t the only ones in this place. Other people he wasn’t familiar with could be seen as he turned his head.

nYoo Eun-hye gave a benign smile.

n“We are the Devil Hunters raid group. Our leader rescued you. Don’t you remember?”

nEdward trembled.

nAt the same time, he grabbed his head like he had a headache.

n“Ah…! T-then it wasn’t a dream?”

n“Yes. I would also like to think it is a dream. You have gone through a lot. Still, it is over.”

n“I didn’t think so. This is reality…”

nEdward tried to turn his body.

nBut he made a puzzled expression as he realized his lower body wasn’t moving.

n“First, it is urgent to treat you with a potion. I wanted to send you to a big hospital with modern medicine but Captain-nim had the opposite opinion…ah, don’t worry. Everything depends on the will of the individual. You can become better if you work for it! There will be a doctor with us and just tell me if there are any difficulties. Huu!”

nYoo Eun-hye sighed with pity.

nShe had gone through something similar so she could sympathize.

nEdward woke up after 3 days and during that time, Devil Hunters had taken care of the monster wave in Sweden.

nNecessary items and a personal physician were available for him. The doctor shook his head while watching Edward’s state. There was a lack of facilities but he took care of anything urgent with the first aid kit.

nBump!

nThe door opened and a new figure appeared.

nEdward’s eyes widened.

nIt was the man who grabbed his hand as Edward was falling down a cliff and asked ‘do you want to live?’ It was like the devil was offering him power.

nNow it really couldn’t be called a dream.

nThat man wouldn’t be in Edward’s dream.

nThis was reality. The ghastly reality!

nYoo Eun-hye got up.

n“Captain-nim! Don’t leave a patient on the plane. He is a 10 year old child. The urgent crisis was passed over with the potion but…Psychological help…”

n“You woke up.”

nThe man said.

nEdward looked at the man.

nAn overwhelming presence. It was a first. A strangely unreal atmosphere was around the man. Questions about why he was here swirled in his head.

nHe inwardly panicked. No pain. Edward couldn’t feel anything so his mind was in overdrive. Edward’s instincts could determine what type of man this was.

nBut he never felt like this before.

nThe other day he was in a very confused state.

nEdward’s face spasmed as he tried to talk.

n“Who is ajusshi?”

n“The one who will give you strength.”

nThe man said without hesitation. He spoke like it was the obvious truth.

nEdward remembered that day.

n“Monsters…the strength to kill them?”

n“If you don’t want it then tell me. Commit suicide right now.”

n“Captain-nim!”

nYoo Eun-hye was aghast.

nEdward was baffled. He was 10 years old. But even peer pressure had a limit. It was too soon to work through everything.

nAnd the man spoke like he didn’t care.

n“I’ll show you. The power you can have.”

n* * *

nAthens, Greece.

nA dungeon ruled by an earl. The population was only 10 million but the earl belonged to a Grand Duke’s faction.

nI wanted to cut off Upa’s hands and feet. I didn’t care about the earl.

nI moved without hesitation once the request from Greece was received.

nIn Athens, a monster wave consisting of gargoyles, harpies and sleep moths was in full swing.

nDue to their limitations, Greece didn’t have superior military power. There was a large number of lower creatures so the situation could be difficult to handle.

n“Taking care of the gargoyles is simple. Cut their throats. They won’t recover and will instantly turn to stone. The harpies have a weak point at the joints connecting their shoulders. Keep this in mind and it will be helpful while fighting. The sleep moths aren’t aggressive and will hardly ever attack first.”

nThere was a briefing during the flight. But I explained it once again.

nEdward was watching me from a wheelchair. Lee Ji-hye pushed the wheelchair.

nYoo Eun-hye needed to raise her stats and gain some experience.

nI looked at the faces of the team members and said.

n“Sweep them all up.”

n“Go!”

nThe crew cried out simultaneously.

nThey started to move in predetermined teams of two.

nI worked alone. Even if someone followed me, I still had the habit of working alone.

nRather, Krasla had such a role. Krasla was fulfilling that role for Yoo Eun-hye. Krasla could properly support Yoo Eun-hye while she was growing.

nI took out Wrath.

nThen I walked slowly towards the approaching creatures.

nEdward was watching from behind with confusion.

nThe man’s movements.

nAs the battle went on, the bodies of the creatures were scattered around him.

nSometimes a wonderful image could be seen.

nThe man swept up hundreds of creatures in 10 minutes.

nEdward only stared at the man.

n‘Can I get that strength?’

nEdward couldn’t believe that a man could move like that. It was happening right in front of his eyes but he couldn’t believe it.

nThe Awakened.

nPeople who had recently emerged.

nTheir numbers grew steadily and news was always heard about them. Due to the influence of his parents, Edward used to watch the news every evening.

nPeople gained power all of a sudden so wouldn’t that cause plenty of violent crimes?

nDozens of actions against the police or robbing a bank…in the United States, there was the impression that the Awakened weren’t helpful.

nPlenty of Awakened were shot or arrested.

nHumans were social animals and it was no different for the Awakened. Those with power were forced to live with ordinary humans so there were bound to be ‘limitations.’

nIn fact, Edward had seen some Awakened. They were quite strong. Bending steel or running 100 metres in a few seconds.

nBut they were nothing in front of this man’s overwhelming strength. He was unmatched among those gathered here. An existence that could stand alone. The man didn’t seem to have any limitations.

n‘No. My legs are broken. I can’t move like that.’

nEdward felt his chest become tight. He was still unsure about the man’s question.

nCertainly, the man’s movements were amazing. However, he was skeptical about whether he could obtain that power. Edward was surprisingly cool-headed in this regard.

nThis was reality. Edward had seen unrealistic elements like the creatures but he failed to realize he could break his limits.

n“Ah…”

nThe man silently headed to Edward.

nEdward didn’t say a word.

nHe headed to 5 more countries with Edward. He always watched that man fighting while in a wheelchair. It was like eyes were painted in the back of the head.

nThe enemies who killed his brother. The ones who caused the changes to his parents.

nHe had a fierce hatred for the creatures. He felt miserable as he could only watch.

nThe man didn’t say anything to Edward.

nHe just demonstrated.

nBut Edward’s walls were gradually collapsing.

nThe man was an immovable force. It might be unrealistic but it felt like he could make the impossible happen. He wanted to get power like that.

nAfter Europe, the Middle East and Saudi Arabia, Edward finally said.

n“Captain-nim. Give me strength. The strength to defeat the monsters.”

nRather than the man imposing his choice on him, Edward decided to move himself.

nFinally, the walls had cracked.

nThe war stopped after 15 days,

n* * *

nThe method to become stronger was simple.

nThey had to want to become stronger.

nBut this required a strong impetus.

nThe driving force behind Edward was anger. The problem was the courage to break the wall itself. He had to be willing to move his limits.

nNow he had nodded his head. A good spirit filled with enthusiasm.

nI left Edward. He craved strength and would work hard. Even if he was a child, Edward Windsor was still one of the future 10 Heroes. I was sure he wouldn’t disappoint me.

nEdward Windsor was longing for power.

nAt the same thing, I felt a strange feeling.

nUnfortunately, Yoo Eun-hye wasn’t one of the 10 Heroes. She had a similar strength but that was all. In contrast, Edward Windsor was a name that everyone acknowledged.

nSuch an Awakened had entered a demon’s hands.

nThis feeling was close to bliss.

nThe feeling of getting my hand on an expensive toy. I would assemble the toy to fit my taste buds.

nThe legs wouldn’t be a problem. An elixir was enough to fix it.

nOne of the 10 Heroes in the future…

nWould he be finished under my hands?

nI was really looking forward to it.

n-After 30 minutes, you will be transferred to the Demon World Auction.

nYou can be accompanied by one creature.

nAnd the Demon World Auction as well.

nIt was just like my expectations.

nI smirked as I looked at the message floating in the air of the dungeon’s top floor.

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