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nSwoosh!

nA blue aura radiated from the Rapier.

nBut rather than the aura around her Rapier, Jae Hyuk Han focused on Ji YOo Kim instead.

n“… I thought you’d run away.”

nJae Hyuk Han let out a laugh.

n“I figured you were different ever since you didn’t eat the item.”

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nHe continued.

n“Whether you eat the item or not, Samchunkyo will take over the world. This has all been decided on. The title of the hero will be added to Samchunkyo. That’s the reality.”

nJi Yoo Kim shook her head.

n“No, that’s not true. Monsters with only greed can’t win. Never.”

nShe glared at Jae Hyuk Han with blue eyes.

nIn response, Jae Hyuk Han’s face stiffened.

n“You’re so sentimental. Watch from above. You’ll see how long it takes before the world is in the palm of Samchunkyo’s hands.”

nJae Hyuk Han’s gaze turned cold.

nJi Yoo Kim gripped onto her Rapier and gathered her power.

nThe air around her turned hot.

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nJi Yoo Kim attacked first.

nAfter seeing that, Jae Hyuk Han secretly felt sad.

n‘How stupid. She should have run away.’

nJi Yoo Kim’s thin but sharp Rapier was headed in Jae Hyuk Han’s direction.

nBut Jae Hyuk Han blocked the Rapier with his sword.

nClang-

nIt sounded sharp and powerful.

nThe defense made Ji Yoo Kim’s rapier bounce off.

nShe didn’t let go of the Rapier, but Ji Yoo Kim’s guard opened up.

nJi Yoo Kim’s pupils dilated, and the sword came in where the guard went down.

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nThe strong aura from Jae Hyuk Han’s sword hit Ji Yoo Kim.

nSlash!

nJi Yoo Kim’s bullet-proof vest was ripped, and her blood splashed everywhere.

nHer face turned pale as she stepped back.

nWhen Jae Hyuk Han approached Ji Yoo Kim to finish her off.

nJi Yoo Kim fell off the cliff, disappearing from Jae Hyuk Han’s line of vision.

nJae Hyuk Han walked over with a stiffened face and looked down over the cliff.

nSpash!

nShe sank into the water.

nOn top of the waves showed bloody water.

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nJae Hyuk Han’s eyes contained the sight of the waves mixed in with her blood.

nJae Hyuk Han, who was looking below, sighed and then looked over at the Black Tower.

nThe light was still on on the 50th floor.

nJae Hyuk Han put on his hood and walked off quickly.

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nJi Yoo Kim’s body sank to the bottom of the ocean.

nHer body was losing blood, and it scattered all around her.

nAs Ji Yoo Kim sank within the ocean, she opened her eyes.

nThe excruciating pain began to subside.

n‘Is this how endorphin works before you die?’

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nNo.

nShe was dying.

nShe felt herself dying away.

nShe lost all senses.

nIt was a matter of time before her brain deteriorated at a rapid rate.

nAnd what she saw before dying wasn’t a panorama of the life she lived.

nAll she saw at the moment was Korea’s future, her disappointment that she didn’t protect her country properly, as well as the sadness that she didn’t support Min Sung Kang as well as she could.

nHer brain and heart were filled with regret.

nWhen her pulse began to slow as she died away.

nSplash! Splash! Splash!

nShe heard something entering the water.

nShe saw a few people swimming toward her as if she was looking at a noisy screen.

nAfter seeing that, Ji Yoo Kim lost consciousness.

n***

n“Don’t kill me…?”

nMin Sung laughed at the Devil.

nMin Sung knew very much about these creatures.

nEven their habits and their personalities.

nWhen Devils were strained, they showed off various effects.

nThey became loyal to their instinct of loving blood and war, and their rage worsened to hatred.

nDevils, who followed the commands of their leader, pounced while putting their lives at stake.

nHowever, the leader’s stance was different.

nHe had experienced it in the Demonic Realm before.

nThe Devil had a great deal of greed, and that led to a weakness.

nThey easily surrendered to great power.

nJust like the many Devils that had made deals with their lives before, the one in front of him was just the same.

nHe surrendered to power.

n“… I want to live.”

nThe Devil sighed with a sad-looking face as he said it.

nAs soon as Min Sung lifted his head, he continued,

n“The truth is… the fact that I was in charge of a test server means that I’m at a low rank for a Devil… I don’t want to die in the hands of Black Slaughterer after doing something as trivial as working on the test server…”

nMin Sung spoke without much strength while looking at the ground.

nBut Min Sung didn’t perceive him as pathetic.

nThat was because he knew them better than anyone.

nThey all sought after opportunity.

nThat was the role of a leader, and as much as he was from a ruling tribe, he cherished his own life.

nBoth Devils and their devil subordinates were like cockroaches.

nThat belief was deep-rooted within Min Sung’s mind.

n“You shouldn’t play so many games when you already know I’m Black Slaughterer. Do you think I’ll really let you live?”

nThe Devil’s sad face quickly turned into that of an evil being.

n“You’re so stubborn. All you are is a human…”

n“I know. But so are you.”

nMin Sung lifted his sword.

nIn response to the challenge, the Devil swung his nails with a grimacing face.

nSwoosh.

nHe cut into the space with the sound of paper ripping.

nThe Devil propped his feet up on that space and smirked.

n“You’re mistaken if you think I’ll fight you. I’m not stupid. Why would I fight you? I have no intention to fight. I’m going to come back. You might be able to survive, but not the human world. Humans will cry amongst the bodies, blood, and chaos. See you again, Black Slaughterer.”

nThe Devil disappeared into the space he created and turned around.

n“Who said you could do that?”

nMin Sung’s Orichalcum Sword left his hand.

nA technique of his.

nThe Orichalcum Sword flew at an incredible speed toward the Devil.

nIt then went through the Devil’s back through his chest.

n“Pfft!”

nBlood poured out of the Devil’s mouth.

nHe wobbled and fell over the space that he created.

nHis wound started to heal, but Min Sung’s Orichalcum Sword was enchanted with a spell.

nAs a result, the Devil’s ability to regenerate slowed down.

nWhen Bowl showed flames in his eyes and tried to attack the Devil on his shadow board, Min Sung stopped him.

n“Don’t. The Devil shouldn’t be turned into the Undead.”

nIn response to Min Sung’s command, Bowl stepped back.

nMin Sung walked toward the Devil, who was hanging over the rip he created in the space.

nStep, step.

nThe Devil looked at Min Sung and grimaced while clenching down on his teeth.

n“You damned human… You’re still so strong…”

nMin Sung pulled on the Devil’s horns.

nThe Devil got dragged out in the hands of Min Sung.

n“You damned Black Slaughterer! How are you so strong when you’re only human?”

nMin Sung held on tightly to the Devil’s horns and sighed.

n“Shut up and show your true self.”

nMin Sung’s eyes flashed with white light.

nBoommm!

nMin Sung’s Orichalcum Sword made a loud thunderous sound.

nThe Orichalcum Sword then went right into the Devil’s heart.

n“Cough!”

nThe Devil spat out blood and plopped on the ground.

nHo Sung Lee approached cautiously and stuck out his head.

n“Back off.”

nIn response, Ho Sung Lee immediately stepped back.

nIt wasn’t over yet.

nMin Sung was alert.

nHe knew that this was just the beginning.

nThe Devil flipped over and dragged himself on the floor.

nAnd as he crawled, a dark trail of blood was left behind.

n“Agh!”

nThe Devil spat out more blood.

nBut Min Sung simply watched with a bored look in his eyes.

n“Ugh, damn it…”

nThe Devil stopped crawling and dropped his forehead hard on the floor.

n“Damn it. Why did it have to be the Black Slaughterer… Ugh.”

nThe Devil looked back at Min Sung with his black eyes and smiled showing his gums.

n“Even if I have to go, it won’t be easy. Your future will be filled with blood, bodies, cries, rage, and hatred.”

nThe Devil began changing in form.

nThe horns in his head began to disappear, and his body began trembling as he grew in size.

nThe Devil, who wasn’t that much bigger than Min Sung, suddenly grew to a very large size.

nMin Sung watched the process.

nDuring a transformation process, any kind of material attack wouldn’t produce results.

nFor that reason, it was much easier to kill him after he had transformed.

nOn top of that, this place was fixed unlike in the Demonic Realm, and since there was only one of him, he didn’t feel pressured.

nBut in order to make enough damage all at once as soon as he transformed, he began adding more Aura power to his Orichalcum Sword.

nMin Sung’s sword acquired great magical power.

nAnd the Devil completed his transformation.

nThe tower shook as if it could tumble down at any moment.

nCracks formed in the walls and floor, and gravity intensified due to the magic spell, and all of the grand halls became covered in magic words written in red blood.

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