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nTransator: Ekdud

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nChapter 48 – Tower (7)

n‘It’s been a while.’

nHansoo mumbled quietly as he watched the flaming environment around him.

nThe third floor which imitated the .

nThey called it the Red Zone because it used red energy.

nBut there were other reasons as well.

nAn eternally blazing world that had received the punishment of the gods.

nAnd that was why it was called the Red Zone.

n‘Erviang… this was your world huh.’

nHe didn’t’ know back then.

nEven right before the invasion of the Abyss.

n‘We were just frogs in a well.’

nBut he, after getting through the Abyss, knew now.

nHow the Otherworld which was comprised of seven colored zones was structured.

nIf such a thing called a God existed then it was really a vicious thing. Humanity was a very lucky race if you take into account what happened to Erviang’s race, who were space-time travelers.

nHansoo shook his head.

n‘It’s not time to get emotional.’

nThis was just a fake which copied the Red Zone.

nIt didn’t even have half of the dangers.

n‘Shall I go.’

nThis guy will probably be stuck at .

nHe just needed to end him there.

nHansoo continued his steps through the flaming landscape.

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n“It’s amazing.”

nEveryone who was advancing faithfully under the orders of Wongyung swirled their tongues around.

nEverything in their surroundings was burning.

nThe strange-looking buildings which belonged to some other race were blazing and numerous beasts were moving between the buildings without end.

n‘Damn… all of the area on the third floor shouldn’t be like this right?’

nThat was not even reasonable.

nIt wasn’t to the point where they were getting burned to death but the non-stop heat kept attacking their throats and lungs.

nAnd the beasts that charged at them were so strong that even his clansmen were barely blocking them.

nDue to the whole environment burning there wasn’t any water to drink either.

nOne of two things will happen at this rate.

nEither die from the beasts or die from dehydration.

n‘…The world outside the tutorial is always like this?’

nThe fairy had told them.

nThat the third floor was like a glimpse of the world outside of the tutorial.

nAnd added something else too.

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nAt first he was really relieved.

nSince even he wasn’t comfortable with the fairy who brought evil rules endlessly.

nBut he was slowly realizing something.

n‘…It’s not like it’s not interfering but more like it doesn’t need to interfere?’

nIf it was such a harsh environment to the point where they didn’t need to interfere then they simply wouldn’t.

nSince they will die by themselves.

nWongyung, who had been advancing through the dried up landscape, shook his head.

n‘There’s no way.’

nThere was no way that they would leave them all to die.

nWongyung was confident.

nThe strongest power in all of the Tower was him.

nIf a power like his was suffering this much then all of the others might just die out.

nThere was no way that they would’ve set the difficulty so.

nKudududuk

n‘First advance forward.’

nWongyung solidified his thoughts as he advanced.

nAnd soon a giant Cross appeared in his view.

n“…What is that?”

n“Isn’t it pretty?”

nThe fairy, which had appeared without anyone noticing, babbled.

nWongyung slightly frowned at those words.

nIt was a disgusting-looking cross even at a single glance.

nAnd on that cross, human faces were coming out and going back into it non-stop.

nLike people who were trapped within a giant cloth.

nAnd then Wongyung rubbed his eyes after seeing an extremely familiar face.

n“….Huh?”

nThe fairy smiled as it spoke.

n“Can you see some familiar faces?”

n“…”

nWongyung ignored the fairy’s words as he inspected the cross after walking closer to it.

nAnd then made a expression of fear.

n“Is this cross…”

n“Mmm… I don’t know what you’re thinking about but shall we say it’s right? Heehee. Correct! All the information of those who died in the tutorial are in there! Oh my. Two were just added.”

nWongyung slightly closed the gaps of his eyes.

n“But what is the meaning of this?”

nHe knew that it was definitely disgusting.

nBut what did this mean to them.

n“Reflect our actions while looking at the dead?”

nThe fairy shook its head.

n“The cross will look very very pretty after you hear my words.”

n“…?”

n“That is the Cross of Reincarnation! You can revive someone of those who participated in the tutorial who had died!”

nWongyung made a expression of fright.

nThey did look like beings close to gods.

nBut for them to be able to effect those who had already died.

n“What is this nonsense… Can you guys even control the dead?”

nThe fairy smirked.

n“That’s a bit too hard at our level. It’s just a copy that we brought on the way here.”

n“… a copy?”

n“Yes. We made a copy of all of you when you came here and saved it within that cross. And that cross uses that as the base to create a copy.”

n“…”

nWhile Wongyung’s eyes were flickering the fairy made a smile as if it knew that would happen and spoke.

n“Though it’s a copy, their strength and memory will be the same as the real one before they came to this side. Woudln’t this be amazing if it’s a loved one? Heeheehee.”

n“It can revive the dead?”

nWongyung’s hands trembled.

n‘…Really?’

nWongyung’s memories rewinded at an extreme speed.

nThe reason why he had came to despise other Lords.

nThis was all because of that guy he had met in the start.

nActually there was somebody else who had manifested the power of a Lord before Wongyung in the 1st tutorial area.

nAnd that guy had taken control of his daugher with the symbol and played around with her then killed her by using her as a shield during a dangerous moment.

nHow much he had despaired over this.

nHe had created a much bigger power after he had manifested his power as a Lord.

nSince his psychic power was much greater than that guy’s.

nAnd he thought after ripping that guy to shreds.

nThat the reason why he was given this psychic power was a sign from the heavens to rip apart all those other Lords.

nAnd one more thing.

nHe needed a lot of strength.

nWhy?

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nHe needed much more strength than he has now in order to find him.

nSince his son would be much further ahead than him if he was alive.

nHe couldn’t catch up the 5-year gap to his son with some average amount of power.

nHe basically needed strength to plow through and advance forward.

nIt didn’t matter to him if his actions were something that would cause him to get cursed by others.

nSince the ones who curse him aren’t the ones who would find his son for him.

nEverything was playing out very well.

nBut for such a thing to happen to him!

nWongyung touched the cross with trembling hands.

nAs soon as his hands touched it, thousands of people who had died in the tutorial appeared in front of his eyes.

nAnd many of those who had died by his clans existed as well.

nBut that didn’t matter.

nSince his only interest was his daughter.

nWhile he was flipping through the catalogue, his daughter Ahee came into his eyes.

n“Ahh…ahhhhh.”

nWongyung shed tears of joy.

nHe could revive Ahee!

nWithout any memories of pain, with the body and memory before she had come here!

nThough her body would be weak, that did not matter.

nHe just needed to protect her.

n‘Thank you. God. Thank you.’

nWongyung asked the fairy in a hurry.

n“How can I revive them?”

nThe fairy smirked as it spoke.

n“Simple. Just put someone in here.”

nThe fairy pointed towards the bottom of the giant cross.

nA deep hole that looked like a grave.

n“What?”

n“You need ingredients in order to make something new. Put someone else in for the person coming out. It’s pretty simple that way.”

nWongyung hurriedly looked around.

nHe just needed to put the weakest one in.

nThen there will be no problems.

nAt his orders, a guy who had been panting from an injury slowly dragged his body and walked towards the hole beneath the cross.

nWhile Wongyung was rejoicing at that sight, sounds of the fairy clicking its tongue were heard.

n“Nono. Can’t do that. You can’t do that. You can’t use a clansman. It becomes too easy then. We didn’t want to see something like that. You can’t use tricks.”

n“What!!!! What do you want!!!!”

nWongyung screamed out unknowningly.

nThe fairy smiled coyly as it spoke:

n“It’s not that hard. You just need to put someone else who isn’t part of your clan in here. Then your daughter lives too. How good is it? Hehehehee. It’s really chaotic in other places about now but it’s a problem here because it’s all one clan. Ah. Another one added to the cross.”

nWongyung despaired at these words.

nHow would he find somebody in his deserted land.

nWongyung asked the fairy just in case.

n“Damn… Is there another chance like this in the future?”

nHe didn’t believe that only they will be on the path from now on.

nIf they meet others then they could just catch them then revive Ahee after inserting them into the Cross they will find later.

nThe fairy shook its head.

n“No. This is the end of the privilege. Chances don’t come that easily right? As we see it, it’s not fun when people have leisure. You need to be a bit of a crisis. If you leave after visiting this place once then you can’t use it again.”

n“Goddaaamitttt!”

nWongyung spat out a scream of despair.

nThey were already behind because they had to gather all their clansmen who were spread all around.

nThe people who had started off were probably going through some other path somewhere else.

nAnd what would a person with some basic sense think when they see the view of the third floor.

nWould they go around some roundabout way and group up with other people in some other starting point?

nOr would they think to go through his hell-like place by themselves.

nAnd they couldn’t wait forever in this place.

nSince they couldn’t get anything to eat or drink in these blazing plains.

nHe couldn’t send out his clansmen when he didn’t know what could happen from now on.

nBut then Wongyung’s expression turned cold.

n‘Maybe.’

nHe didn’t know what was ahead but he had somewhat organized on the way here from the starting point.

nIf he send some clansmen to wait in the starting point then some random guys might pop out.

nAnd then he just needed to catch them before they went into other paths.

nAt that moment one of his clansmen shouted loudly.

n“Lord! Somebody is coming this way over there!”

n“What?”

nWongyung opened his eyes wide and looked towards the starting point.

nAnd he could see a person walking towards them from the starting point.

n‘How could this be. Thank you. Oh god.’

nWongyung, who wasn’t even religious, prayed to god.

nNo, there was no way such a thing would happen if there was no god.

nGod had given him the power to find his son and a chance to revive his daughter.

nIf god isn’t looking after him then what was this?

nSoon Wongyung’s mind which was filled with glee calmed down.

nThat guy couldn’t run away after seeing this place.

nDefinitely not.

nHe had to catch him no matter what and throw him under the grave.

nSince that was the only way to save his daughter.

n‘I don’t know who you are… but thank you.’

n“Catch him!”

nAs soon as his order came down, his clansmen charged towards the man walking towards them from afar.

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nHansoo quietly mumbled inwardly as he looked at the people charging at him.

n‘Dark Mad Lord. First rate Dark Lord.’

nThe sins he had caused were too many to list.

nOf cause this was all a thing of the past.

nHis situation? He knew too well.

nSince he had heard all of his screams of despair before he died.

nHe knew why he hated Lords, why he tried to increase his strength crazily and how he had become a first rate Dark Lord.

nHe had to leave behind his daughter here because he couldn’t find some other non-clansman here.

nAnd he, who had been enraged by this, caused a massacre in the tutorial due to the urgent thoughts of him having to find his one remaining son.

nHe had done so until now but in greater amounts from this point onwards.

nAnd he had caught up the gap of 5 years but went crazy after finding out that his son had died and then flipped the Otherworld upside down.

nAs if he was trying to relieve the rage against the world which had killed his son and daughter by venting it on the inhabitants of the world.

nHis circumstances were regrettable but it could not excuse him for the things he had done so far.

n‘But you won’t feel unfair from this. Since you will get to revive your daughter if you win here.’

nHe had come to the Dark Mad Lord and the Dark Mad Lord had come to kill him.

nIt wouldn’t be bad for him.

nSince if the Dark Mad Lord won in this fight, he would be able to use him as a sacrifice to revive his daughter.

nThat was all he needed.

nAnd soon his Justice and Judgement of Dekrados exploded out with his body as the center.

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