Chapter 236: Stronger Than a Demon God

Episode 236

Meanwhile,

the other members of the ‘Anti-Government Alliance’, excluding Kim Jinsung, were also busy carrying out their assigned tasks.

[Subspace magic circle installation complete.]

Park Do-joon, who was observing the situation from the rooftop of a building, received the long-awaited report.

He immediately looked towards the Alpha Clan headquarters.

He saw the entire headquarters slowly being enveloped in a translucent gray Mana.

It was a common sight when a subspace magic circle was being installed.

“Confirmed. What about the traps?”

[They’re also installed.]

“Retreat immediately.”

[Understood.]

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a few figures fleeing from the outskirts of the headquarters.

Some Alpha Clan members were chasing after them.

‘They noticed it quickly.’

The Alpha Clan wouldn’t just stand by and watch as a subspace magic circle was installed near their headquarters.

If they didn’t act, the Alpha Clan members would discover and dismantle the traps and the core before the magic circle was fully activated, and Plan B would fail.

‘Kim Jinsung needs to do something…’

He waited anxiously for something to happen at the Alpha Clan headquarters.

At that moment,

**Boom! Boom! Boom!**

A series of explosions erupted, and one of the buildings in the headquarters collapsed.

He clenched his fist.

“Success!”

Kim Jinsung had created a diversion inside the headquarters before the Alpha Clan members could stop the subspace magic circle.

Their simple yet difficult plan had succeeded.

For Plan B to work, they had to warp Kim Jinsung inside the Alpha Clan headquarters. And for that, they needed two things.

First, they needed to know the location of the Vice Masters, who had escaped from the Demon Realm. This wasn’t a problem, as one of the people affected by his ‘Assimilation’ ability was still inside the enemy’s ranks.

Second, they needed to create a warp magic circle inside the headquarters. This was also easy, as Kim Jinsung had the ability to do so.

Thanks to their overpowered abilities, they had successfully infiltrated the Alpha Clan headquarters, the most secure location on Earth.

‘But how did he destroy the building so easily?’

He cheered at the sight of the collapsed building, but he was also curious. Destroying the building wasn’t part of the plan.

And it didn’t make sense for an Alpha Clan building to collapse so easily.

*Roarrr!*

A monstrous roar came from the direction of the destroyed building.

He turned to look, and

‘…?!’

His eyes widened in shock.

A giant black monster, which he had never seen before, was roaring with its massive maw wide open.

It was a monstrous being, larger than any building in the Center Zone, a perfect embodiment of a ‘giant demon’.

Omurga had made its first appearance in the Middle Realm.

* * *

“What is this…?”

Hemingston muttered in shock, staring up at Omurga.

He, the strongest man on Earth, could gauge an opponent’s power level just by sensing their energy.

And Omurga’s power level…

‘How can there be a monster stronger than a Demon God?!’

The energy emanating from Omurga was far more powerful than any of the individual Demon Gods he had encountered in the final floor of the Demon Realm.

And then,

**Boom!**

“Aaaargh!”

“Argh…!”

A fireball erupted from Omurga’s mouth, its power exceeding Hemingston’s expectations.

Several Vice Masters were sent flying, coughing up blood.

And these were Rankers who were among the top 200 in the continent.

‘This is bad!’

He realized the gravity of the situation and quickly drank another Mana potion.

‘This is my last potion.’

He gathered his Mana and used his unique ability, ‘Time Reversal’.

▶ ‘Time Reversal’ skill activated.

▶ Returning to 10 seconds in the past.

▶ Consumes 50% of total Mana.

The scenery changed as soon as the notification window appeared.

He was back at the Alpha Clan headquarters, before Omurga appeared.

“Thank you, Hemingston.”

He saw Yoo Jun-ho bowing to him, thanking him.

And Duke was glaring at him from behind.

“If it weren’t for you… Hemingston?”

Yoo Jun-ho’s words were cut short as he suddenly moved.

He ignored Yoo Jun-ho’s confused look and rushed towards a wall, pressing a button.

The Mana stones embedded in the walls activated.

– Intruder detection system activated.

He scanned the room with a sharp gaze, listening to the robotic voice from the speakers.

But then, confusion clouded his eyes.

‘…There’s no one here.’

With the detection system activated, even an enemy hidden with the most advanced stealth skills would be visible to him.

But there was no sign of any intruders.

‘So they didn’t open a warp magic circle from inside…’

As he was thinking,

the ceiling started shimmering, and a warp magic circle began forming rapidly.

He quickly scanned the room again, but no one was acting suspiciously.

His suspicion of an inside spy was wrong.

‘…I have no choice. I need to destroy the warp magic circle first.’

He gritted his teeth and gathered his Mana,

preparing to use the ‘Time Stop’ skill.

▶ ‘Time Stop’ skill activated.

▶ Time in the current dimension will be stopped for 0.01 seconds.

▶ Consumes 50% of total Mana.

He was already leaping towards the warp magic circle before the notification window even appeared.

0.01 seconds later, he was right in front of the magic circle, his right hand, filled with Mana, about to touch it.

‘Good, I destroyed the warp magic circle.’

He smiled, relieved that he had stopped it before it was fully activated.

“Not so fast.”

“……!!”

His eyes widened in shock as he heard a familiar voice right in front of him.

Kim Jinsung.

He was standing there, swinging his sword at him.

‘How…?!’

He couldn’t believe it.

He hadn’t sensed Kim Jinsung anywhere in the room, even with the detection system activated. Where did he come from?

And how could he block his attack so easily, when he was using ‘Time Stop’?

‘This is impossible!’

He tried to deny reality, but his body was already reacting instinctively.

His battle-hardened body was moving on its own, trying to avoid Kim Jinsung’s attack.

He channeled Mana into his armor.

– Activating emergency teleportation to designated coordinates.

A robotic voice came from his armor, and the scenery changed instantly.

He was teleported to his office inside the headquarters.

“Phew…!”

He sighed in relief, confirming that he was unharmed.

‘I would have been seriously injured if I had been hit by his sword.’

He could gauge the power behind an attack just by sensing it, and the power behind Kim Jinsung’s sword was immense.

He wouldn’t have been able to block it in his current defenseless state.

‘But where did he come from?’

**Boom! Boom! Boom!**

“……!!”

His thoughts were interrupted by a series of explosions, and he turned to look.

He saw the Alpha Clan headquarters being destroyed through the window.

And Omurga was roaring.

‘This is bad!’

His face darkened.

The situation was worse than before he had reversed time.

**Crash!**

He jumped out the window, breaking it, and pressed the ON button on his earpiece.

“All Alpha Clan hunters, converge on the monster’s location! Destroy it at all costs!”

He shouted urgently, running towards Omurga.

[Master! The entire headquarters is being enveloped in a subspace magic circle!]

One of his subordinates reported urgently.

He looked around and saw that over three-quarters of the headquarters was covered in a translucent gray Mana.

He gritted his teeth.

It was too late to dismantle the magic circle, even if he went there now.

“…Destroy the monster first!”

He made a decision.

“The other Major Clans will take care of the magic circle when they arrive.”

[Understood, Master!]

He continued running and then changed direction slightly.

‘…I need to get some Mana potions.’

He had used up all his portable Mana potions because of his repeated use of time manipulation abilities.

He was now heading towards a potion storage, located a short distance away from Omurga.

* * *

*Roarrr!*

**Boom! Boom!**

Omurga was destroying everything in sight, its rampage clearly visible to Park Do-joon, who was watching from afar.

“…Where did that monster come from?”

He clicked his tongue, watching Omurga’s overwhelming display of power.

It was effortlessly destroying the Alpha Clan headquarters, which was known for its durability, as if it were a sandcastle.

“Well, thanks to that monster, Plan B is a success.”

As he finished speaking, the entire Alpha Clan headquarters was completely enveloped in a translucent gray Mana.

The subspace magic circle was fully activated.

“Those inside the headquarters can’t escape now. Including Kim Jinsung…”

He started praying for Kim Jinsung’s safety.

*Weee-woo! Weee-woo!*

He turned his head, hearing sirens in the distance.

“…Reinforcements have arrived.”

He muttered, seeing numerous troops, including armored vehicles, approaching the Alpha Clan headquarters at high speed.

And there were reinforcements coming from multiple directions.

He could see over 15 groups heading towards the headquarters.

They were most likely troops from the other Major Clans, sent to support the Alpha Clan.

“It’s time to execute Plan C.”

He looked at the approaching reinforcements and picked up his walkie-talkie.

He pressed the ON button and said,

“Initiate Plan C.”

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