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nThe reason why the devils were in pain was because of Veld’s extinction.

nThey were wriggling in pain due to the despair of losing their owner and leader, Veld.

nAnd the reason why they were able to become stronger and pressure Repone and Bowl, as a result, was because a new owner appeared in the Demonic Realm.

nUpon Min Sung’s ascend to the throne of the Demonic Realm, the devils’ combat ability advanced further.

nRepone and Bowl were so drained and unable to persist that they knew death was near.

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nAnd as for the devils that poured out of the gate, as soon as Veld went extinct, the gate spat out the last of what remained.

nNo more devils were pouring out of the gate.

nBut the problem was that despite no more devils entering the human world, the devils that were already produced had such large numbers that it was enough to burst through the magic wall.

nAnd Bowl and Repone were no longer able to use any more magic energy or Aura.

nJust as the devils expressed their desire to kill and swung their nails…

nRippppp!

nThe air ripped, and Min Sung, Ho Sung Lee, and Ssol appeared.

nBowl and Repone looked at Min Sung with joy, and the situation sorted itself out in an instant.

nAs soon as Min Sung appeared, the devils stopped moving and fixed their eyes on him.

nThey then began to show movements of crowning their new Devil King.

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nA crazy number of devils all kneeled. They put their heads against the ground and expressed their respect.

nHo Sung Lee stared at the devils with a blank face, and the same went for Bowl, Ssol, and Repone.

nMin Sung, who was staring down at the devils with an emotionless face, sighed deeply.

nSeeing the devils that tried to kill him suddenly showing him respect made him feel conflicted but satisfied at the same time.

nBut Min Sung couldn’t reach that kind of nirvana… because that would mean he had to empty himself of everything.

nAnd he couldn’t.

nMin Sung’s heart was still filled with rage.

nAll of this began with the intention to end the Demonic Realm once and for all, so there was no way he could let the devils live just because he was now the devil king.

nIf he could put an end to the Demonic Realm, he had to do it.

nThe Gungnir S in Min Sung’s hand rang with a thundering noise.

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nAnd at the same time, Min Sung’s Gungnir S launched dark magic energy.

nSwooshhhhhh!

nAs soon as Min Sung swung his Gungnir S once, Min Sung, who obtained all of the power that Veld had received from the Dionysus Gods, released it, and that power swallowed up all of the devils like a wave.

nThe devils were swept away by Min Sung’s magic energy while they were facing down, unaware of what was happening.

nMin Sung, who had received Veld’s power, was much more powerful than before.

nNow that he was in the realm of the gods, his power was substantial.

nJust by moving his Gungnir S once, he could annihilate countless devils.

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/5 of the devils turned into corpses and rolled on the ground.

nMin Sung stepped onto the bloody ground and proceeded forward with his Gungnir S in his hand.

nUpon seeing that, the devils got up and stepped back in fear.

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nIf he went on to kill them, they couldn’t fight back.

nThey had to accept death.

nThe devil king was superior, so the devils had no choice but to step back and shake in fear.

nThe annihilation didn’t end there.

nMin Sung swung hiw Gungnir S once more.

nKaboom!

nA dark lightning covered the devils.

nThe screams of the devils, who were getting ripped apart, could be heard all over the place.

nWherever the power of the Gungnir S passed, nothing remained except for death.

nThe number of devils decreased rapidly.

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nThe devils showed a side of themselves that they had never shown before, and that was fear.

nThe devils died in fear. And in the end, the devils began to run away.

nThe devils began to run toward the gate that was formed when Min Sung returned from the Demonic Realm to the human world.

nBut Min Sung was not going to let the devils run back to the Demonic Realm.

nThe power of his dark lightning swallowed up the devils that were running away.

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nThe Dionysus Gods began to gather one by one, and the expressions on the Dionysus Gods’ faces were all the same.

nSome looked like they lost everything while some looked like sick patients, and others looked like they were either scammed or lost all of their wealth.

nAnd their situation was not much different from having lost their entire wealth.

nThe Dionysus Gods gathered with distrait faces, and they all stared into space without a word.

n“What do we do now?”

nOne Dionysus God asked.

n“We’ll have to find a way,” answered another Dionysus God with a sigh.

n“We’ve already lost too much. It might be best to just give up here.”

n“Give up…?”

nThe Dionysus Gods, who still had hope, were about to say something before shutting their mouths.

nThere was no way to face off against Min Sung, who now had all of the power of the Demonic Realm, and as one Dionysus God said, they had already lost too much.

nIn the midst of the silence filled with hopelessness, despair, and rage, someone appeared.

nHe was a young man with blonde hair, and as soon as he appeared, all of the Dionysus gods’ eyes fixed on him.

nHe walked into the center of the gathering and clapped his hands once to get their attention.

nThe Dionysus Gods knitted their brows at the smiling blonde man.

nThe blonde god was one of the gods that were looking over the great god, and in terms of rank, he was one rank above the rest of them.

nHe was in a way a type of inspector, so as someone who appeared to solve problems that arose, his appearance wasn’t welcome in the eyes of the Dionysus Gods.

nBut since they hadn’t broken any kind of law, the Dionysus Gods weren’t too nervous about his appearance.

nFor that reason, the atmosphere of the gathering was quite sharp, but the blonde god continued to smile.

n“Hello.”

nIn response to the blonde god’s friendly greeting, the Dionysus Gods made it show that they were uncomfortable.

n“What brings you all the way here?”

nOne Dionysus God asked.

n“Since there’s a problem, we should solve it. We can’t just give up. Wouldn’t you agree?”

n“How? All of our plans failed.”

nThe blonde god smiled with his eyes. He scanned the surroundings and opened his mouth.

n“That’s because you keep doing weird things,” replied the blonde god in a heavy manner.

nThe Dionysus Gods coughed and avoided his gaze.

n“… Besides, aren’t you here because you want to find another way?”

nIn response to his question, the Dionysus Gods were unable to answer, and they simply gulped and avoided his eyes.

nIf they didn’t have hope, they wouldn’t have gathered in the first place.

n“I have an idea. Would you care to listen?”

nThe Dionysus Gods looked displeased, but they didn’t stop the blonde god.

nThey couldn’t even if they wanted to, and there was no problem with simply listening.

n“Let me explain.”

nThe blonde god coughed and then stared at the Dionysus Gods with a deep gaze before continuing, “Both the Heaven and the Demonic Realm must coexist. I can’t say it’s symbiosis, but the Demonic Realm must exist to establish a good balance. After all, the Dionysus Gods’ authority is limited. This is for the good of Heaven’s development, right?”

n“…”

nThe Dionysus Gods stayed quiet so that he could continue, and their eyes began to drift to the blonde god one by one.

nThe blonde god continued in a relaxed manner,

n“But our target, Min Sung, ended up obtaining the power that Veld received from us. Now that he has that power, things got a little more difficult. In addition to being weaker now, our target is now the owner of the Demonic Realm.”

n“Just get to the point.”

nThe Dionysus Gods grew impatient.

n“The great god is very uncomfortable with this situation.”

nAs soon as the great god was mentioned, all of the Dionysus Gods stiffened and stood up straight.

nThe blonde god stared at them for a while before continuing.

n“Since one of the horses on our playing field became the owner of the Demonic Realm, it’s become much harder to mess with him.”

n“…”

nIt sounded like he was seeking some responsibility, and since the Dionysus Gods had nothing to say, they simply bowed their heads.

n“There’s only one way to solve this problem.”

nThe Dionysus Gods began to raise their heads to look at the blonde god.

nAs soon as the blonde god looked into space, a video appeared in the form of a hologram.

nThe Dionysus Gods looked up at the video, and the video was of a tombstone in the Demonic Realm.

nAnd the tombstone was surrounded by sparkling white chains.

nThe Dionysus Gods immediately knew what it was.

nThat was because it was an old place, but a place that they could never forget.

n“T-that’s…!”

nThe Dionysus Gods made a commotion.

nThe blonde god looked at the tombstone in the video with a smile and nodded.

n“I think we have no choice but to lift the seal off of the former owner of the Demonic Realm, Hellcard.”

nThe Dionysus Gods looked at the blonde god with shocked faces.

n“That’s ridiculous…!”

n“Hellcard?”

n“Don’t you know what lifting his seal would mean?”

n“We cannot allow that!”

n“That cannot happen!”

nThe Dionysus Gods strongly fought back.

nHellcard was a former devil who was sealed off by the great god and the Dionysus Gods in the Demon War, so the suggestion of waking him back up was hard to accept.

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