episode_0668

Death is coming.

The perfect opportunity created by Kim Do-jin.

A gray flash of light rushes into the void where neither power nor magic has disappeared, piercing through my entire body.

“Kkaaah-!”

A scream I’ve never let out before.

It was that painful.

So much so that all the pain I’ve experienced so far feels like a mere tingle.

I grit my teeth until blood starts to flow out, trying to calm my mind as it drifts away.

‘I have to hold on…!’

I knew it.

Kim Do-jin was waiting for his chance, and the saint was going to deliver the final blow.

It was so obvious that anyone but an idiot could have figured it out.

Because Kim Do-jin’s one blow can’t take my life.

Although he was also promoted, he was nothing compared to Sophia.

So I waited.

The moment her final attack reaches me.

‘This is your last chance.’

Because their last chance is also my last chance.

Each apostle has his or her own goal or mission.

And such a mission is based on the power given to oneself.

For example, as an apostle of lust, you want to spend the night with numerous people of the opposite sex.

The apostle of mercy also wants to extend a hand of salvation to all those who are living difficult lives.

However, the goals of the apostles are not all the same, depending on the power given to them.

Just as a homosexual becomes an apostle of lust and wishes to spend the night with a member of the same sex rather than the opposite sex, it means that depending on the apostle’s inclination, personality, etc., they will go in a similar direction but will branch out in countless ways.

But there is one exception to this.

That’s arrogance.

From the Apostle of Oman tens of thousands of years ago to the Apostle of Oman today, Kris Emir.

Their goal was only one.

It is none other than domination.

The rule we are talking about here does not mean simply having one region or one country under one’s feet.

What arrogance desires is the world.

The vessel itself that contains all living things.

Since time immemorial, arrogance has granted its power only to those who have the right and the ambition to do so.

Arrogance must also know that it is a task close to impossible.

But being close to impossible means that the probability is infinitely close to 0, but it is not truly 0.

That was enough.

If there weren’t that much difficulty in planning for this world, it would actually discourage me.

It was a romance and a dream for all the apostles of pride.

For one, to others it was just a dream, a vain dream, an ugly ambition.

Their arrogance and desire for dominance, which did not subside over the years, determined their power.

‘control.’

Not a rule that simply forces others to submit, but a rule through understanding.

There is no one in this world who is born perfect.

However, Oman thought that it was possible to achieve acquired perfection.

If you constantly find your shortcomings and fill them with the strengths of others, won’t you eventually become a perfect being with no shortcomings?

Understanding and accepting others and making up for your own shortcomings.

Oman considered that to be true domination.

‘If I can control this energy, that’s it…!’

Savoring death that gnaws away at your whole body in excruciating pain.

Accept some of it.

Dig into it piece by piece and see for yourself what it’s made of.

Chris’s eyes widened as he finally learned the truth.

‘What nonsense….’

Even though I realized it myself, I couldn’t easily believe it.

How can I believe it?

The saint has not only the Seven Pillars of Evil in her body, but also the power of the Seven Deadly Sins.

On the contrary, that is why the whole situation is understandable.

Her sudden rise in status, and the destructive power that shattered the power of arrogance.

“Hah… , hahahaha!”

It made me laugh.

Even though the skin is torn and blood spurts out like a fountain, joy wells up instead of pain.

I never even dreamed of it.

I never thought that something like the Seven Pillars of Destruction would be the most important ingredient to make up for my shortcomings.

A key point that I would never have figured out even if I had spent my entire life researching it if I hadn’t checked it myself.

It’s mischievous yet exquisite.

As if the world had set a number to prevent itself from being ruled by arrogance.

I thought that was really fortunate.

If one of the previous apostles of arrogance had discovered this before me, I would never have had the chance.

‘I understand the principle perfectly.’

The power that had been temporarily lost surrounds him again, driving away the gray energy.

I managed to push away the energy that was impossible to stop just a moment ago.

This is because the level has risen as you come to understand the gray energy.

That’s why it was even more surprising.

‘What on earth is it that can elevate your status just by understanding it?’

I’m looking forward to it.

How high can one go when one masters that energy?

After using your power to heal your body enough to move, you take a step forward to gain some distance.

Kim Do-jin grits his teeth at the sight of Chris, who is still alive despite being hit directly by the energy of chaos.

When he tried to rush at him again, Chris raised his arm to stop him.

“Let’s stop here.”

Kim Do-jin snickers at his words, his eyes suddenly returning to their original blue state.

“As anyone pleases.”

“Of course… , that’s what I think.”

Kim Do-jin felt a strange sense of tension as he answered with such a relaxed attitude.

It seems like he’s hiding something.

The floor that had been dyed black returns to its original state.

Kim Do-jin frowned as he absentmindedly looked down at the ground.

‘…The magic circle is shining?’

The magic circle that should have disappeared long ago remains intact, emitting a soft light.

Sensing an ominous omen, he flew straight up into the sky and looked down at the ground.

Times Square at a glance.

Light is leaking out from various places in the vast magic circle that spreads out across the wide square.

Kim Do-jin was convinced after seeing this.

‘The magic circle hasn’t stopped yet.’

That a plan that was thought to be a total failure was actively underway.

It was difficult to understand.

The sacrifice was gone, and the Dragon Stone that powered the magic circle had long since ceased functioning.

But where on earth does that magic circle get its magical power from to be activated?

He looked down at the square carefully and finally realized.

“This crazy kid.”

It was none other than blood that was supplying magical power to the magic circle.

Cold blood pouring out from the bodies of those who died in a fierce battle.

And the majority of those corpses are members of the Hexagram organization who believed in and followed only Chris.

What this means is that the plan is being carried out forcibly using the lives of comrades as raw materials.

As he landed on the ground and cast a murderous gaze at her, Chris responded with a laugh.

“As expected, you’re quick-witted. I didn’t know you’d notice it so soon.”

Kim Do-jin suppresses the nausea rising inside him due to his sincere admiration.

“How many lives must you sacrifice before you feel satisfied?”

Chris responded to his angry words with an innocent smile.

“You have to make these sacrifices to achieve your goals.”

He also didn’t understand Kim Do-jin.

Janggi, chess, baduk.

Even in a simple strategy game, isn’t it inevitable that a horse will be sacrificed?

It’s no different from reality.

No, rather, it is bound to be even more cruel because it is reality.

You can play the game over and over again to find better moves, but you only live once.

To do this, we simply use the safest and most proven methods.

Ugh…!

A sound of something breaking was heard from Kim Do-jin’s mouth.

It looks like one of the teeth couldn’t withstand the force and broke.

“Tsk!”

Kim Do-jin spits out the blood that is gathering in his mouth.

Her gaze, sparkling with life, turned to Chris.

“You never thought you’d trust me from the start, did you?”

I planned things assuming that there would be some kind of betrayal.

If plan A fails, go to B. If B fails, go to C.

Thoroughly considering the worst-case scenario if each operation fails.

Chris shook his head at his question.

“You were wrong, Dojin. It’s not that I didn’t intend to trust you.”

It’s just that no one believed it in the first place.

That was also the reason why we had a hard time establishing this plan.

Because we had to prepare countermeasures by considering who might betray us at what moment and when.

Soon, the magic circle, which has completely absorbed magical power through blood, begins to emit a strong light.

Kukukukukuku…!

The ground shakes violently.

The center of the magic circle that was emitting the strongest light.

Damn it!

The land that was supposed to be used as a stage for celebrities splits apart mercilessly, and something slowly rises from the darkness that resembles an abyss.

Kagagak!

Kugu palace!

Kuung!

Eventually, the door rose up completely.

A door large enough to easily accommodate dozens of people.

There were all kinds of strange patterns drawn on it.

No, I will correct that.

“You must never open this door… ?”

It was a letter.

A warning sign strongly advising that this door must never be opened.

Such letters are colorless.

Okay!

The two tightly shut doors slowly began to twist open.

Black smoke seeping out through the gaps between the doors.

It’s already too late to do anything.

Even so, when you are rolling your eyes here and there to find even the smallest loophole.

“Do you know that?”

Chris spoke up.

“A long time ago, there was a giant tree that touched the world in every dimension?”

A tree that maintains the balance of the world by immediately noticing any abnormality in any place and concentrating its energy to return the land to its original state, as all of its roots reach into every corner of the world.

“And there was a clan that guarded the tree.”

The tree cannot move.

Even if the roots reach all over the world, the will of the tree alone cannot solve all problems.

For this purpose, the tree conceived a clan that would become its representative.

And I conveyed my will to them and entrusted them with the task of maintaining the balance of the world.

They were sublime.

If it were the will of my parent tree, I would gladly give up my life for the balance of the world.

People praised them for that.

The more they were praised, the more they cherished and loved the world.

It was an ideal relationship, but it didn’t last long.

Both those who praise and those who are praised.

Because after a long time, I lost that feeling.

Those who were praised took the praise they gave me for granted.

Before they knew it, they had come to see themselves as the administrators and rulers of this vast world.

On the other hand, those who had been praising them were displeased with their behavior and were dissatisfied.

The discontent that had been building up over a long period of time finally exploded at some point, and the two groups fought a huge war.

The result is a human victory.

The defeated clan was banished from the world along with the giant tree.

Into the abyss, the bottomless pit where nothing exists and not a single ray of light reaches.

In the dire circumstances, they survived by dying, dying, and dying again countless times.

“They are still waiting.”

Dreaming of the day when they will get revenge on the humans who drove them here.

And finally, the opportunity came.

Squeak!

The door opened with a loud creaking sound.

Beyond that, a group of people slowly walks towards this world.

Their appearance was not much different from that of humans.

The only difference is that their beauty is equally extraordinary.

And that they have pointed, long ears compared to humans.

A race born from the World Tree, the tree that protects the balance of the world, and once enjoyed all sorts of glory and praise.

“The name of that race is Elf.”

As the humans who confined them to the abyss where there is nothing but darkness.

“The race of arrogance.”

The clan that had committed the arrogance of daring to call themselves the rulers of the world has once again arrived in the human world.

In the darkness called revenge, my once white skin was dyed black.

Kim Do-jin’s face hardened as he felt an unusual energy from them.