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nTL: Hanguk

nThe waypoint on the 35th floor of the Golden Tower has been saved.

nWhile Sejun was registering the waypoint,

n“Puhuhut. Hurry up and return the money you borrowed from Uren, meow!”

n“Uhehe. Hand it over! You punk!”

nTheo and Uren rummaged through the pockets of Nellie, who was tied up with ropes and unconscious.

nHowever,

nClang.

n“What, meow?! He’s completely broke, meow!”

nAll they found on Nellie were a mere 900 Tower Coins.

nKuehehehe. Kueng!

nHehehe. Now Cuengi has saved 3,300 Tower Coins!

nEven the pocket money Cuengi had saved was more than that.

n“This can’t be, meow! Give me my money, meow!”

nSqueeze.

nSo he tried to brand Nellie with the Five Towers’ Slave Seal to collect the money.

nYou have branded Nellie Hong with the Five Towers’ Slave Seal.

nNellie Hong now has a forced debt of 50 billion Tower Coins.

nForced collection for the 50 billion Tower Coins begins now.

nNellie Hong has zero liquid assets.

nNellie Hong is already a slave, so 50 billion Tower Coins are added to the existing debt.

nNellie Hong’s remaining debt: 1 trillion 49 billion 999 million 9100 Tower Coins.

nNellie really had nothing left—completely broke.

n“What, meow?!”

n“He seems to have given it to Magin.”

n“Is that so?!”

n“Yes. It’s actually better this way. The money taken by Evis and Madaf is probably with Magin too.”

n“Then let’s wake this guy up and ask where Magin is, meow!”

n“But… Theo-nim, do you mind if I wake him up?”

n“Puhuhut. It’s 100 million Tower Coins per hit, meow!”

nTheo, catching on to what Uren meant, smiled slyly as he spoke.

nAnd then,

n“Yes! Here’s 50 billion Tower Coins! Hey! Wake up!”

nBam, bam, bam!

nAs soon as Uren handed the money to Theo, he began to beat Nellie.

nAfter a while.

n“Huff. Huff. Huff. Nellie, where’s Magin?”

nUren asked, panting heavily.

n“Why are you asking about Master Magin’s location?”

nNellie, who had taken 500 blows from Uren, asked in a calm voice.

nSince it was a clash of fat against fat, only Uren, who had been beating hard, was exhausted.

n“Because it was Magin who told you to borrow money from me. All the money you, Evis, and Madaf borrowed from me is with Magin, isn’t it?”

n“…Master Magin? I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

n“Speak, meow! Where is Magin, meow?!”

nTheo, who had been listening nearby, grabbed Nellie by the collar and demanded.

nChairman Park’s cooldown time is over, meow! I want to be praised quickly, meow!

nTheo, always keeping tabs on Sejun’s condition, realized that doing good deeds too frequently could lessen the impact of Sejun’s praise. So, he made sure to bring Sejun something he liked at just the right time.

nThe time it takes for Chairman Park, who got excited after receiving something he likes, to cool down again.

nPuhuhut. That is Chairman Park’s cooldown time, meow!

nThus, Theo urgently needed an offering to receive Sejun’s praise.

nBut,

n“Hmph! I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

n“Haaak! Tell me where Magin is, meow!”

nEven with Theo’s urging, Nellie kept his mouth shut.

nAt that moment,

n“Fuhut. Is it my time to step in?”

nAs Sejun, who had been watching from behind, spoke arrogantly and stepped forward,

n“Everyone step back, meow! The great Chairman Park is about to show us something, meow!”

nTheo made a fuss, and thanks to that, everyone’s attention was focused on Sejun.

n‘This is a lot of pressure.’

nIt’ll work out, right?

nWhat Sejun had in mind was to entice with food.

nThinking that Nellie, being a pig like Uren, couldn’t resist the temptation of food…

n“Pffft. What are you doing? Don’t tell me you’re trying to get answers by bribing me with food?”

nBut Nellie just sneered.

n“Agh. Let’s just eat.”

n“Give me grilled fish, meow!”

n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Thank you for the meal.”

nKuehehehe.

nPiyo!

n“Uhehe.”

nSo, Sejun and his companions ended up having an early lunch.

nMeanwhile,

nKking?! Kking!

nHow dare you laugh at my butler?! Guys, get ready!

n“Yes!”

nKkiruk!

nAngered by the mockery directed at Sejun, Blackie charged fiercely at Nellie,

nThunk.

nand delivered a feeble headbutt,

nPlop.

nthen Blackie, Eomdol, and Ggomi all fell asleep together.

n“Pffft. What are these things now?”

nAs Nellie laughed at Blackie and his minions,

n“Huh?”

nNellie’s eyes turned black, and he lost consciousness.

n—

nInside Nellie’s mental world.

n“Where is this place?”

nAs Nellie looked around,

nBoom!

n“Aaagh!”

n“Growl. How dare you mock my butler?!”

nA giant wolf appeared and pinned Nellie down with its front paw.

nAnd then,

nBoom!

nBoom!

n“How dare you laugh at Sejun-nim?!”

n“How dare you laugh at Sejun-nim!!!”

nFollowing the wolf, a massive stone figure and a spider appeared.

nThough smaller than the wolf, they were still enormous.

n‘Wha… What is this?!’

nThis was a fear unlike any he had ever experienced. He had never feared death, but this terror went far beyond the fear of death.

nIt felt as if he would be completely erased from existence.

n“P-Please spare me!”

nTerrified, Nellie pleaded, but

n“Growl. It’s too late. My butler has already been hurt emotionally!”

n“If you did something wrong, you must be punished.”

n“Kiiik. Yeah. Didn’t you see our Sejun-nim’s face when he got hurt earlier?!”

nThe three were already furious.

n“Kyaaak!”

nBlackie, Eomdol, and Ggomi, who were formerly Apostles of Destruction, showed Nellie the depths of hell.

n***

nYou have entered the Navel of the Earth.

n“We’ve arrived.”

nAs Magin read the message and followed his subordinate into the basin, he saw a massive round stone at its center.

n“It’s almost done now.”

nLooking at the stone, which had turned more than 90% dark red, Magin said.

n“Magin-nim, are you sure this is really okay?”

nEvis, who had come with Magin, asked in a fearful voice.

n“Don’t worry. No matter how powerful an Apostle of Destruction is, they can’t exert their full power inside the Golden Tower.”

nA year ago, Magin had accidentally encountered a fragment of Delia, the Demon of Corruption and 8th Seat Apostle of Destruction.

n-You smell good. I will help you.

nDelia’s fragment, having discovered Magin’s corrupted soul, showed goodwill and proposed an alliance.

n“Good.”

nMagin accepted.

nObsessed with the idea of exterminating the Elves, Magin didn’t hesitate to use any means necessary.

nOf course, he was also confident that he could control the situation well.

nThus, after forming an alliance with Delia, Magin brought Delia to the Navel of the Earth to destroy the stone filled with the Earth’s energy.

nSeeing the powerful Earth energy flowing from the stone into the ground, Magin believed that destroying this stone would significantly weaken the Earth energy on the 35th floor of the Tower.

nStep.

nAs Magin approached the stone, he saw a Lightning Protection Magic Circle drawn in a 100-meter radius around it.

nHe also saw Delia’s fragments sending red energy towards the stone inside the magic circle.

n“How many fragments are there now?”

n“Three thousand.”

n“That’s quite a lot.”

nAlthough he was taken aback by the unexpectedly large number of fragments, he still wasn’t worried.

nThe fragments of the Apostles of Destruction couldn’t withstand lightning.

n“Delia, how much longer?”

nMagin asked one of the fragments surrounding the stone.

n-Kekekek. It’ll be done by tonight.

nAll the Delia fragments answered simultaneously, grinning wickedly.

nWhat’s going on?

nMagin felt a sense of foreboding from their laughter, but

nKwoooom!

nThere’s the lightning.

nAs long as there’s lightning, they can’t escape the Lightning Protection Magic Circle.

nTrusting in the lightning, Magin reassured himself.

n***

n“Puhuhut. Chairman Park’s grilled fish was excellent today too, meow! Truly, Chairman Park is a master at grilling fish, meow!”

nTheo, having eaten the grilled fish that Sejun had prepared, lay down on Sejun’s lap, patting his belly with a happy smile.

nKuehehehe. Kueng! Kueng!

nHehehe. Dad is also great at making pancakes too! Dad, Cuengi has a lot of money, so if there’s anything you want, just let me know!

nCuengi, who was in high spirits after dipping pancakes in honey, boldly opened his pocket money pouch and took out 3,300 Tower Coins as he spoke.

nCuengi had just reached 3,300 Tower Coins, surpassing his previous record of 3,200 Tower Coins—the most he had ever saved in his life.

nHe had every right to be proud.

n“Sure. Got it. I’ll tell you if there’s anything I want later.”

nAs they continued their pleasant conversation,

n“Aarg! It’s true! That bastard Magin ordered it all! He told me to borrow money from Uren and bring it back! Heugheug. I’m really sorry for mocking you.”

nSuddenly, Nellie began screaming and confessing on his own, then started crying and apologizing.

n“What’s going on?”

n“As expected of Chairman Park, meow! The food temptation from earlier worked, meow! Amazing, meow!”

nTheo started praising Sejun.

n“Uh… I-Is that so?”

nSejun was bewildered.

n“Puhuhut. Where is Magin, meow?!”

n“Magin is at a place called the Navel of the Earth…”

nAs Theo was extracting Magin’s location from Nellie,

nKking!

nButler! Give me 10 pieces of dried sweet potato!

nBlackie, who had woken up by now, called out to Sejun, proudly demanding 10 pieces of dried sweet potato, feeling justified after working hard today.

n“Okay.”

nKnowing that Blackie wouldn’t eat them all and would stash them away in his secret storage, Sejun gave Blackie 10 pieces of dried sweet potato.

nChomp. Chomp. Chomp.

nHehe. Butler, I punished the one who laughed at you.

nBlackie grinned while munching on the dried sweet potato.

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nA little while later,

n“Magin is at a place called the Navel of the Earth?”

n“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Nellie will guide us, meow!”

n“Alright. Let’s head there right away.”

n“Let’s go, meow!”

nWith Nellie leading the way, Sejun and his party headed to the Navel of the Earth where Magin was.

nAnd,

n‘I’m scared.’

nNellie trembled with fear as he saw Blackie glaring at him with wide-open eyes from Sejun’s sling bag, wondering if he was doing well.

nHowever,

nI can’t sleep! I have to be ready to punish anyone who mocks the butler again!

nBlackie was fighting off sleep, determined to stay awake.

nAfter traveling like that for about 3 hours, Sejun and his companions,

nYou have entered the Navel of the Earth.

nThey had reached the place where Magin was located.

nAt that moment,

nThe power of the 8th Seat of the Apostle of Destruction, the demon of corruption, Delia, has been detected 5km to the west.

nA message appeared in front of Sejun.

n“Demon of Corruption, Delia?”

nIf it’s Delia…

n“She might be ugly, but she’s the one who gave me the Fermentation skill, right?”

nIt wasn’t that her face was ugly—it was literally rotten.

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nSejun’s first impression of Delia had been rather good.

nSo, to maintain that good first impression, he decided to deal with her from afar without looking at her face.

n5km to the west…

n“Guys, attack over there!”

nSejun directed them to attack the giant dark-red stone at the center of the basin.

n“Puhuhut. Understood, meow! Theo-Kueng-Park 10,000-step Meteor Strike, meow!”

n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Yes! Power of gravity, drop the stones floating in the sky onto the enemy. Meteor.”

nKueng! Kueng!

nGot it! Kueng-Meteor Punch!

nBoom!

nThe attacks from Theo, Iona, and Cuengi rained down on the stone and its surroundings.

nBut,

n‘What’s this?’

nNo messages appeared.

n‘What’s this?’

n“Kyoot kyoot kyoot. Something’s strange.”

nKueng?

nShould I attack again?

nSensing that something was amiss, the three prepared to attack again.

nAt that moment,

n-You fools! How dare you attack me, Delia, the Demon of Corruption and 8th Seat Apostle of Destruction!

nA massive demon, twice the height of the deep basin, appeared.

nDelia, the Demon of Corruption and 8th Seat Apostle of Destruction

nDelia’s main body, with a pair of enormous black wings, dressed in a suffocating black long dress that covered her entire body, and with a face of decayed, tattered skin.

nWhy is her main body here…?

n“Guys, take this!”

nBefore Delia could release her seal, Sejun quickly handed out the Transcendence Black Bean plus the four beans set to his companions.

nGulp.

nYou have consumed the Transcendence Black Bean ( 2).

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nHe ate one himself as well.

nAnd then,

nClank.

n“Everyone, come out!”

nKiki!

nKiki!

nHe opened the Void Storage to release the Destruction Devourers.

nAt the same time, the dense energy of Creation that had been trapped in the Void Storage began to flow out.

nAt that moment,

n-Kekeke! Let everything rot away! Seal Release!

nFour pairs of wings grew from Delia’s back as the ground and atmosphere rapidly became contaminated, turning dark red under the influence of her energy.

nShe had broken the seal all the way to the fourth stage in one go.

nChiiik.

nAs the aura of decay, which had already reached where Sejun was, began to burn the blue energy of creation,

nBev, the God of Courage, shouts joyfully, “Park Sejun, I knew I could count on you!”

nBev, the God of Courage, acknowledges your courageous feat.

n…?

nSejun, unintentionally, once again earned recognition for his bravery from Bev.

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