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“Ugh… Ugh…!”
Sohyi, though she had covered her eyes with both hands, couldn’t believe what was happening.
¡Bang! ¡Kwang! ¡Bang!
The white lines, which had lost their power, fell to the ground and turned blood-red in an instant.
‘How-!’
Sohyi couldn’t believe it.
“Ugh, how…?!”
How is it possible that he cut through my white lines so easily?
She couldn’t believe it, even seeing it.
Kim Haeil.
That guy had created his own Singularity, with his own form.
The seed had sprouted.
Also, it was a Singularity of a higher level than Sohyi’s.
‘Still-!’
Despite that, Kim Haeil’s Singularity hadn’t completely blocked Sohyi’s power.
It had only dyed the white lines blood-red.
‘That’s normal!’
No matter how important the level is in Singularity, it’s normal for the seed to go through many mistakes before it sprouts and takes root properly.
‘But how-’
How is it possible that that guy, who she had fought a while ago, hasn’t fully developed his Singularity yet!
He only has the seed!
He hasn’t created a form properly yet!
Is he simply crushing my power with his aura?
‘Is it possible?’
Sohyi, amidst the confusion, had a thought.
‘It can’t be!’
One thing.
There was only one possibility.
‘Five colors-’
A level that only three people have in the Five-Colored Family.
‘Is he five-color level?’
But the five-color level isn’t granted just like that.
After making a contract with the Celestials, only a few Wanderers had developed a Singularity.
And among them, the five-color level-
“Ah.”
A smile appeared at the corner of Sohyi’s lips.
She lowered the two hands that had been covering her eyes. She couldn’t see anything with her eyes closed. She could only feel the blood flowing. She placed her two hands on the ground, raised her head, and opened her mouth.
“You-”
That guy who had cut her.
“You’re not just a Loner, are you?!”
It was said that there were people who were born with a destiny.
“You were born with the destiny of a hero-”
A hero who would save a world. It was said that only at that level was the rank of Transparent or higher granted.
“You were one of those guys!”
He wasn’t like her, who had started from the bottom, trying to overcome a huge difference, only to end her life as a Loner.
No, he had been born with the destiny to live as a hero. A lucky guy!
“Damn it!”
She couldn’t contain her indignation.
‘How-!’
How did I get this far!
I did everything I could to enter the Five-Colored Family!
How despised I was, for being the weakest of the Five-Colored Family!
Despite that, I endured and endured.
To someday, firmly establish my domain-
‘To create my own kingdom!’
How much I’ve worked!
Eliminating all obstacles, absorbing all the nutrients that could help me accumulate power!
And I’ve come this far!
‘To be defeated like this, by a guy who doesn’t even have a complete singularity…!’
She felt indignation, and more indignation.
‘Who is that guy…?!’
Then, she came to a thought.
‘Yes, who will he be?’
Why didn’t she know a guy like this?
She opened her mouth.
“Who are you? Who are you, truly?”
I can’t fully deploy my Singularity, since I’ve lost my sight.
It’s hard to escape.
“Who are you?!”
Then, I have to find out at least something.
One of the Wanderers will surely come to rescue me.
Because I know a lot, despite being the lowest.
“Right now-”
Tell me right now! Who are you?!
¡Kiiing---!
A strange moan began to spread around her.
As if she was going to lose control.
And Sohyi, as if accepting that possibility, shouted.
“Reveal your identity! If you don’t want to die in an explosion!”
It was at that moment...
“Threats, even though you don’t intend to die?”
An indifferent voice was heard.
“!”
And Sohyi felt as if her entire body was becoming stiff. It wasn’t just her.
“Your Majesty, hurry-”
“Hmm.”
Queen Tamahi, who was guiding her ministers towards the arena, stopped.
It wasn’t of her own will.
She couldn’t help it.
“!”
She felt like she couldn’t breathe suddenly.
Swoosh-
A flow of wind.
The arena had calmed down so much that the sound of the wind could be heard, as always.
Only the queen, her close associates, and some martial artists remained.
All of them were people with a high level of Wu in the Kingdom of Lan, or experts in other areas, with a lot of accumulated experience.
Despite that-
“…”
“…”
No one could easily open their mouths.
Though the sky was still blood-red, the white line and the black dragon had disappeared, and it could only be thought that it was a little darker than usual, the arena had changed.
The people, who had calmed down, after finding a little peace, felt a chill all over their bodies.
“……!”
Queen Tamahi’s pupils wobbled. Her gaze turned to one person.
It wasn’t the Heavenly Demon, nor Choi Han, nor even Alberu, who was by her side.
The person she was looking at was-
‘Masked-’
Cale, who was masked. Tamahi looked down at her hand.
“…….”
The tips of her fingers trembled.
She felt a chill on the back of her hand.
There’s no sound.
It can’t be seen.
However, something was pressing on her.
‘Fear-’
That was fear.
But it wasn’t violent.
It was gentle.
That fear, which had crept up on her, was gradually consuming her, as if it were sinking her into a swamp.
And gradually, she realized.
What that fear was-
‘I don’t know.’
This fear was an unknown fear. Many things had occurred to her, but she couldn’t remember anything.
‘Simply-’
She remembered a terrifying night from her childhood.
‘What’s going on?’
It made her remember the fear, the terror, that humans have in their essence.
At the same time, it was gradually suffocating her, as if it were dominating her.
‘It’s a warning.’
Queen Tamahi realized. That that masked man was now warning them.
And-
‘He has warned us moderately-’
But that it would be different for the enemy. She knew it.
“¡Kuu!”
Because a deep moan came from Sohyi’s mouth.
It was different from the scream she had given when she had lost her sight.
That deep moan, emanating from the depths of her body, clearly showed the situation she was in.
“Ugh, ugh!”
She pressed hard on the two hands that were resting on the ground.
Her entire body trembled. She felt like her body would collapse, dominated by that fear that was squeezing her, if she relaxed the force a little.
‘What’s going on?’
What is this aura?
It’s not the seed of a Singularity.
Aura? Mana?
‘No!’
It’s none of that.
‘Then, Singularity?’
Or-
‘Ancient Power?’
The ancient power, which is now a general term for the forgotten Singularity.
Is that it?
‘No!’
It’s not that either.
That force, which has shrunk, can’t pressure me this much.
‘Then, what is it?’
She couldn’t see who was using that force, since she had lost her sight. However, Sohyi thought of one person.
‘Masked!’
It’s that masked guy.
‘What kind of person is he, to crush a Wanderer with just his aura?’
That’s something even a God can’t easily do-
“¡Kuu!”
Sohyi, who had been enduring, found the answer in a thought that suddenly occurred to her.
‘God!’
Yes, God!
At first, she had thought that Kim Haeil was simply an AI, a collaborator of Ahn Roh Man.
But after seeing his Singularity, another Wanderer.
Also, she had thought that he was a Wanderer who was on the side of the Gods.
‘And that God-’
Naturally, she had thought that he was part of the group of Gods of Balance, in the Divine World, which had been divided in two by the God of Chaos.
Therefore, she had decided that she had to kill him. Because the enemy had already reached this New World.
‘But, if I think about it, it’s strange.’
The Divine World is divided in two, how is it possible that those Wanderer guys, who only serve one God, have come this far?
‘And this force-’
Fear.
Also, it stimulates primal fear.
Then, the answer is simple.
‘The fear of Chaos!’
An ability that the God of Chaos appreciates more, that is only bestowed upon his devotees, the Saints.
If it’s that, it makes sense.
‘The God of Chaos has always been watching us.’
Though he seems friendly, his vigilance can’t be ignored.
How annoying will the Wanderers, who are gaining the rank of God, be to the God of Chaos?
‘And according to what I heard from the spies, it seems like the God of Chaos is doing something in the Demon World now.’
Wouldn’t that God of Chaos be doing something different in New World?
Rather, he could be pretending to be busy, and worried about the chaos in the Divine World, to attack us.
‘Because it’s not long now!’
The time for the Absolute God to appear, and the preparation for that, isn’t long.
Then, if the God of Chaos wants to take over everything, now is the only time he can move.
“Ha!”
An ironic laugh came from Sohyi’s mouth.
He couldn’t believe it.
“You-”
She looked towards the direction where the aura was extending. The corner of Sohyi’s lips curled upwards.
“Were you the tail of Chaos?”
But her smile couldn’t continue.
“¡Kuu!”
A pressure, twice as great as before, was pressing on her.
That feeling of being dominated.
That faint existence of fear.
“Tail, you say.”
At that moment, a calm voice was heard.
That voice was closer than she expected.
Cale knelt down, and came face to face with Sohyi.
Cale, who couldn’t see her, smiled and said.
“Why am I the tail? I have no intention of being the tail.”
Of course, I also have no intention of being a subordinate of the God of Chaos.
But, it would be good if the enemy is mistaken.
Cale’s gaze went beyond Sohyi, towards Queen Tamahi, who had approached, and then stopped.
Alberu was standing by her side. Alberu, who had made eye contact with him, smiled mischievously and said to Tamahi.
“Your Majesty.”
Ah.
Tamahi realized what she had to do.
New World.
Raising My Precious Absolute God.
There was a reason why game users maintained order in this game, which had a high level of freedom.
If there wasn’t a reason, evil users would have committed all kinds of crimes within the game.
“The criminal Sohyi.”
Queen Tamahi ordered.
“Take her to the underground prison of the royal palace.”
Criminal.
The moment someone is declared a criminal in a country, and is imprisoned. A game user, even if they log out and log back in, would still be in prison. Especially, to get out of the underground prison of the royal palace, you have to have the strength to face the royal palace.
‘It doesn’t matter if it’s an NPC or a near-real NPC.’
That rule also applied to near-real NPCs, who could log out, like game users.
‘Probably, this Wanderer is a near-real NPC.’
If it were an NPC, it couldn’t leave the game. And near-real NPCs had a difference from game users.
‘If you die here, you can’t revive.’
Game users, even if they die in the game, can revive several times. Of course, there’s a penalty, but still, they are given a chance. But near-real NPCs simply die.
“Sohyi.”
Cale called her affectionately.
“!”
Sohyi flinched. No matter that, Cale, who was emanating more of his Dominating Aura, spoke to her softly.
“Don’t think you can escape.”
He whispered in her ear.
“If you want to stay in the game forever, you can escape.”
Staying in the game forever. That meant dying.
“Damn it!”
Sohyi writhed, as if Cale’s voice gave her chills.
¡Kiiing---!
¡Kiik---!
The white light suddenly exploded. As if it was going to explode.
“Your Majesty!”
As the officials and martial artists, who were about to catch her, were startled.
Swoosh.
A small, horizontal scar was carved on Sohyi’s neck.
“!”
Cale was surprised, but he restrained himself and turned his head.
He could see Choi Han’s sword.
A drop of blood had formed on the tip of the sword and was falling.
It was Sohyi’s blood.
“…”
Sohyi couldn’t say anything.
Choi Han, who had cut the white light, and had carved a horizontal line on her neck.
Sohyi was silent in the face of the terrifying aura.
Cale was a little scared.
‘It seems like she really can’t see anything now!’
It was understandable.
After all, weren’t those guys the ones who had done that to Choi Jung Gun?
The fact that Choi Han was letting her live, was proof that he’s truly a kind and gentle guy.
-Haeil.
Of course, Cale also had a reason to provoke Sohyi.
-When the white light rose a while ago, a line flew into the distance.
Under the blood-red cloud.
This was the Heavenly Demon’s domain.
Cale, who had heard the Heavenly Demon’s words, stared intently at Sohyi, who was trembling, oppressed by the Dominating Aura.
‘One by one-’
We’re going to hunt down those Five-Colored Family Hunter guys, one by one.
‘And then, we’ll make the God of Chaos, the Hunters, and the Demon World fight each other.’
Everything was happening according to plan, within the general framework.
Cale looked around the arena, which was in chaos, and said to the king.
“Your Majesty, you must take her immediately.”
He pointed to Sohyi, who was frozen, to Queen Tamahi.
And he added one more sentence.
“Since we’ve caused this commotion, we’ll also go with you.”
The royal palace.
He had to meet the king’s husband, the king consort, there.
This was also a plan that had to be carried out.
‘Perfect.’
It seems like things are going to develop without needing to waste more time, easily.
However,
“Hmm.”
Cale looked at the gazes of the people of the Kingdom of Lan, who were looking at him, the Heavenly Demon, and Choi Han, and thought.
‘Will it be okay?’
Everyone is terrified. Cale, with a gentle smile, said kindly.
“We’re going to have a conversation together, and if there are any misunderstandings, we’ll resolve them.”
By the way, Cale was still wearing a mask.
Alberu was the only one who shook his head.
Rumble-
The blood-red clouds gradually dispersed, and the blue sky was revealed. And the sunlight, which was shining, was gradually filtering into the Sword of the Sun, the Sacred Object, the hero’s sword, which Alberu was wearing on his waist.
No one noticed that.
