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nHo Sung Lee shook.

nWhile watching the devils being ripped to shreds by Min Sung, he couldn’t help but tremble.

nBut it was a different feeling from fear.

nWhen he watched Min Sung Kang, there was a tendency to feel something greater than awe.

nIt was a feeling that was hard to describe with words.

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nIt was as if he became overwhelmed by the territory of the gods.

nBefore the devils began to pour out of the gate, he worried that Min Sung’s concern might become reality.

nNo matter how powerful he was, it made him anxious to think that the numbers of the devils could corner him.

nBut that was nothing but a prediction.

nMin Sung Kang was so powerful that it was hard to understand he had that anxiousness in the first place.

nHow was it possible for a human being to give off that much force?

nEven Ho Sung Lee believed that he was strong enough to threaten the gods.

nWhy was it that he was worried about the devils?

nFrom what he was seeing now, he didn’t have to worry at all.

nOf course, the magical ability of the red dragon, Repone, and Bowl’s Undead devils were supporting him, but it appeared that Min Sung’s force wouldn’t have been a problem without Repone’s magic barrier.

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nAt this rate, the invasion of the Demonic Realm was going to be prevented a lot easier than the last time.

nBut it didn’t take long before Ho Sung Lee changed his mind.

nBoommmmm!

nAn explosion could be heard.

nIt sounded like the sky was tumbling down.

nThe dark clouds shot down lightning as it wriggled, and then the dark clouds began to split in half.

nThe clouds were splitting while shooting down dark lightning.

nIt was hard to believe even while seeing it with his own eyes, and something appeared from the splitting clouds.

nIt was Veld, who appeared in the human world.

nVeld was descending from the sky on the ground, and although his body was 1.5 times bigger than that of a human, he gave off a scary vibe.

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nHe had thicker horns than the devils, and his entire body was covered in glazed scales.

nThe way his split tongue wriggled made him look like a lizard, but his dark wings and dark tail was enough to make anyone’s legs shake.

nHo Sung Lee was certain that he was the scariest opponent he had ever faced off against in his life.

nThat was how strong his presence was.

nHo Sung Lee stared at Veld with a blank look on his face.

nAs soon as Veld landed on earth, he gave off the desire to kill.

nWhile the other devils watched, Veld stared at Min Sung and gave him a grin.

nMin Sung stared back at Veld without much interest.

nMin Sung’s attitude slowly wiped the smile off from Veld’s face, but Min Sung continued to keep his eyes on Veld in a calm manner.

nThat was Min Sung Kang.

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nThat was what Ho Sung Lee believed.

nHe trusted him because he wasn’t shaken even when seeing such a scary devil.

nSince he had always solved problems, Ho Sung Lee was certain that he would solve this one as well.

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n… The timing was horrible.

nHe had used up most of his magic energy.

nHe did absorb some life energy with his Absorption Method, but that life energy could never replace his actual magic energy.

nIt simply sped up the recharge of his magic energy, and it only improved his stamina just by a little.

nSo the owner of the Demonic Realm appeared when he was unable to use very much magic.

nIt was bad timing.

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nIt would have been nice if he could buy more time.

nMin Sung scanned around him quickly.

nThere were still too many devils to count, and more devils were pouring out of the gate.

nHe wanted to put an end to this… But the Demonic Realm wouldn’t back down.

n“You’ve grown weaker,” said Veld in a low voice with a smile.

nHe caught on.

nThat Min Sung fought hard since the beginning and that he was the one who caused it.

nHe smiled as if he just realized that Min Sung was in quite the crisis.

nMin Sung wanted to rip his smiling face apart, so he clenched onto his Gungnir S. However, he sensed anxiousness flowing through his hands.

nHe didn’t have enough magic energy.

nHis magic energy was too depleted.

nHe believed that he was very unlucky that Veld appeared at such a time, and Veld enjoyed that fact.

nMin Sung also smiled back at Veld, and that caused for Veld’s face to change. It was as if he was asking how he could smile at a time like this.

nVeld’s appearance was both a crisis as well as an opportunity for Min Sung.

nDespite having struggled to fight off all of the devils without enough nutrients, he was still looking for the owner of the Demonic Realm.

nHe believed that he had to get rid of the owner in order to end the fight once and for all, but he didn’t think he would show himself until the Demonic Realm abandoned him.

nThat was why the fact that he appeared by his own will was an opportunity that he couldn’t miss.

nNo matter how disadvantageous, it didn’t compare to the Demonic Realm, which lost its vigor.

nMin Sung glared his eyes and stared at Veld.

nAnd upon seeing that, Veld scoffed.

n“You think seeing me is an opportunity, right? But you’ve already used too much magic energy. That means you didn’t think I would appear.”

nVeld spoke as if he knew everything and laughed.

n“If you know that, then die,” said Min Sung coldly.

n“You can’t be like that just because it’s been smooth for you until now.”

nVeld flicked his finger.

nAnd when he did, a dark pillar of light shot up from below Min Sung’s feet.

nMin Sung’s face stiffened up immediately.

nBut at that moment…

nFlash!

nA white light wrapped around Min Sung.

nVeld looked back at the red dragon, Repone, with angry eyes.

nRepone flapped his wings and watched Min Sung.

nIf it wasn’t for Repone’s protective magic, Min Sung would have suffered great harm.

n“I’d better stop going easy on you.”

nVeld’s eyes were filled with the desire to kill.

nThe air around him froze, and dark smoke and dark lightning gathered below Veld’s feet.

nKaboom!

nMin Sung clenched his teeth while looking at Veld and clenched onto his Gungnir S.

nIt was true that he lost his composure.

nOn top of being depleted of magic energy, Veld’s appearance made him feel psychologically weak.

nHe had to get it together.

nIn order to make a decision, in order to end this, he had to focus more than ever before.

nKaboom!

nMin Sung’s Gungnir S made a thundering noise, and lightning gathered beneath Min Sung’s feet as well.

nVeld grinned at Min Sung and laughed with ridicule.

n“Look at you trying hard without the energy to back it up.”

nHe made the first move.

nMin Sung jumped off of the ground and charged toward Veld.

nAs soon as Veld lifted both hands, dark lightning spun around Veld’s hands, forming a large scythe in his hands.

nAs soon as Veld got his hands on it, he swung his scythe at Min Sung.

nThe Gungnir S clashed against Veld’s scythe.

nThe white flash that launched from Min Sung’s Gungnir S tangled with the dark lightning that was coming out of Veld’s scythe.

nBoom!

nZap!

nThe sound of the explosion was deafening, and Min Sung and Veld entered a real battle.

nThe wave of the struggle was enough to melt the devils around them, and the ground split beneath them.

n“Hahahahaha! How long do you think your magic energy will last?!”

nVeld shouted with a confident voice, and that sound rang through the entire sky.

nRepone breathed onto Veld in efforts to help Min Sung, but as soon as the sparks reached Veld’s body, it scattered into nothing.

n“That tickled.”

nVeld’s eyes turned back to Min Sung.

nHe continued, “I don’t know what makes you think you stand a chance, but you’re going to be out of magic energy soon. You’ll have to pay the price for messing with the god’s territory as a petty human.”

nVeld gathered more of his dark magic energy.

nCrackkk!

nMin Sung’s two feet began to penetrate the ground below him.

nThat was proof that Veld was in a more advantageous position in the fight.

nMin Sung glared at Veld as if he wanted to kill him, but Veld smiled because that was how much he liked the look.

nKaboommmmm!

nDark lightning shot up from Veld’s dark scythe.

nAs a result, the force ripped the devils around them into shreds.

nAs for Min Sung, the force of Veld’s dark scythe was making his arms weak.

nVeld turned his scythe around to face Min Sung’s face, and the more he got pushed back, the closer the magic energy of the scythe got to his face

nVeld was completely playing Min Sung.

nHis force was slowly suffocating him.

nThe more magic energy he lost, the paler Min Sung’s face got.

nBowl dispatched his Undead devils, but they exploded before they got anywhere near.

nThe same went for Repone’s attacks.

n“It was surprising how long you lasted as a human. How does it feel to finally be faced with death?”

nVeld asked with both of his eyes staring into that of Min Sung.

nMin Sung received Veld’s gaze and laughed.

n“That’s for you to answer.”

nVeld’s face grimaced, but it quickly refound its cool.

n“You sure talk a lot for someone who’s about to…”

n“I’ve been waiting for this day,” Min Sung muttered.

nVeld sensed there was something else as soon as he saw Min Sung’s face.

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