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The mission window displayed stern words.

[Prelude, (Unknown) Crisis]

[You are facing the downfall of Surochae.]

Actions for mission execution

Primary task) Assist Surochae and suppress the rebellion…

Cheong immediately closed the mission window.

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

I don’t care anyway.

Even if it influences the world, I’m not falling for grandiose words anymore.

What’s so special about influencing the world?

Just by breathing, I’ve eradicated as much filth as a world’s lung, so influencing the world is nothing.

Instead of doing despicable things just to receive a little more from the primary task, it’s better to do as I please.

Master, your disciple is acting like this…

I wonder how our high school student is doing.

Cheong ignored the mission window,

But then the mission window popped up again.

Cheong was taken aback.

What, are you asking me to give it a try?

Are you going to stay until I read it?

Show off your skipping skills honed through countless repetitions?

[The End of the Bloodthirsty Apocalypse, Final Chapter. The Last Crisis]

[After a long pursuit, you have come face to face with the true mastermind behind the cruel conspiracy. It was the destroyer of all living under the sky, the end of the world.]

Please eliminate the Unyeonyeong for the sake of the world

*Bloodthirsty) Annihilate those who lived with Unyeonyeong

[The fate of the world rests on you.]

However, the words were very different from before.

Moreover, it was a format I had never seen before.

While Cheong was reading the mission window, he saw Unyeonyeong.

Final Chapter. The Last Crisis.

The destroyer of all and the end of the world.

So, is he the final boss?

No, why is the final boss already here?

Meeting after a long pursuit?

What a joke.

Cheong suddenly felt cheerful.

He had just wanted to have a delicious dinner and maybe see some bloodshed.

Like a ship that had lost its helmsman, and indeed had lost its helmsman, he had drifted here.

Cheong didn’t even know about the conspiracy.

He didn’t know about the mastermind or anything.

He had never even pursued anyone.

And yet, he didn’t know what was unfolding so grandly.

Mission? It was nothing.

If this was the result of some stupid calculation triggered by a trigger, well, there was no need to worry about it.

“Hey. Unyeong. Annyeongi.”

“Oh my. Is that… Are you calling me?”

“Yes. Why, don’t you like it?”

“Why are you suddenly so confident? Your trembling figure was really cute.”

“So, do you dislike it?”

“No. I like it. I appreciate you opening up a bit.”

Unyeonyeong smiled broadly.

Cheong smiled back and asked.

“You said you would protect me?”

“Yes. As long as I’m here, you are the safest person in this world, right?”

“But the fact that you need to protect me means there are equally dangerous things out there, right?”

“With three times the strength of a ginger lion, and a fair amount of bloodthirst, right? Above all, since the cannibal army has come out, the weak Southern Gate soldiers won’t be able to hold out for long.”

“Cannibal army? It sounds familiar.”

Cheong pondered the name a few times, but it didn’t come to mind, so he gave up.

Maybe I heard it somewhere, who knows.

But if they’re cannibals, wow! They have no mercy from the start.

They’re just bad guys who eat people.

But there was something more important.

Cheong asked with a trembling voice.

“So, do you like me that much?”

“I can’t express it all in words. You are someone I couldn’t even imagine.”

“Why, is it because of my unique constitution?”

Unyeonyeong’s eyes widened.

It was a dramatic change from the elegant expression she had maintained.

“Did you know?”

“I just found out too. Anyway, if another person like me appears, does that mean I won’t be needed anymore?”

Eun Yeong smiled with that exact expression.

It was a cute expression that could kill.

“Oh. A soldier from the Western Gate. You need to understand how miraculous and amazing that body of yours is.”

“Miraculous?”

“Counting hundreds of billions once, and repeating that hundreds of billions of times. That’s what makes you who you are.”

“So, am I the only one in the world?”

“That’s right. Only. You.”

Cheong nodded, pondering.

Anyway, his arrogance was completely gone.

At the very least, if he wanted to get closer, he had to make some flattering remarks.

Blatantly saying that your body is the goal, and so on.

There would be no one willing to flatter.

Anyway, it seemed like it would be fine to be a little cheeky like this.

Cheong’s tightrope sense pushed Eun Yeong all the way to the other end, where it was clearly marked as a sucker.

It’s all because the character was well made.

By the way, are you the one writing the strategy guide again?

If I end up going back that way, I’ll make sure to thank you greatly. Thanks to you, I’ve saved my life multiple times.

—-

Listen to the warriors of Janggang!

Some call us bandits, while others call us parasites clinging to the water.

But is that really the case?

There may have been a time when that was true.

When we were just savages on the river, I saw the plunderers on Janggang, saw the flowing blood, and ultimately lost my master due to the despair and resentment it caused.

Since my father was a bandit and even my mother was close to the plundered treasure, what the child saw and learned was nothing but hatred and twisted life.

Father was ashamed, and the child was disgusted.

This pain was the reason we changed!

But now, we have changed!

Who established the laws of Janggang?

It was us. Because we are the masters of Janggang!

We have become mercenaries who earn the envy of the mainlanders as proud fathers and mothers!

And now, our justice is being threatened!

The offspring who seek to return to the era of plunder and cannibalism have revealed their true nature!

Speeches before battles are usually like this.

We are the good guys, and they are the bad guys.

Think of your family.

Let’s fight. For something more important than life.

Cheong thought as he listened to the speech.

That old man speaks really well.

It’s not just anyone who can lead.

Seeing the excited warriors fueled by Cheong’s rising spirit, he also saw Eun Yeong, who was busy answering something on the side.

He wanted to say that he’s the Black Robe, that he did it all, but what’s the use?

After rescuing the commander’s son, he was receiving a warm welcome, so there was no point in saying such things.

He was a very cunning lunatic murderer.

So, it must have been discovered after a long pursuit.

Cheong approached with a smirk.

“Think there’s no weakness in the Gangshi. You have to hit the neck, cut off the limbs to incapacitate. At least, you have to be in a position to harm people with external energy to be able to inflict wounds, and I can weaken the Gangshi with my alchemy…”

It seemed like some kind of strategy meeting.

It was clearly a sight of them sitting down the enemy’s monster and uncovering its weaknesses.

Cheong playfully jabbed the side of the man who seemed to know something.

It was like a scene from a martial arts novel.

“Sir.”

“Soldier from the Western Gate? What’s the matter? It’s a busy time right now.”

“Give me back my sword. You can return it later, right?”

“Later. Just wait safely for now since we’re about to go into battle.”

“I don’t have a sword in my hand, how can I be safe? Do enemies just magically avoid me if I have empty hands? Should I make some noise or something? I don’t mind, though.”

“Oh, I see. Hey, Joo-hyung, there’s a sword under my bed in my room, can you bring it for me?”

And so, Cheong once again obtained the Moonlight Sword (Rank 8) in his hand!

Before long, a solitary island suddenly appeared in the mist.

It was the main island of Janggangsu-ro, known as Suroseong.

The dock was crowded with people, but their attitude didn’t seem welcoming to the returning sailors.

Standing in a row with swords drawn, it seemed like a signal to challenge someone.

As Cheong was watching the scene, suddenly there were red streaks crisscrossing the sky.

“Fire! Raise your shields! Prepare the fire extinguishers!”

Hundreds of fire arrows.

The deck and hull were filled with fire arrows that kept burning and flickering without going out, causing chaos.

It was a complete mess.

The fire arrows kept flying, people stepped on the flames, threw sand, and unfortunately got hit by arrows and fell.

Dragging the wounded away, only to get hit by more arrows, or running around in panic with fire on their bodies.

But to Cheong’s eyes, the huge ship, which seemed like a provocation, was not being hindered much.

“Prepare to board! Go down!”

A somewhat rough and fiery method of landing directly onto the sandy beach.

A collision caused the mast to fall over, creating an earthquake.

As the gangplank was lowered, people poured out onto the beach. Masters jumped off the deck and immediately joined the crowd.

As the arrows rained down on the beach, people fell left and right.

It was quite a tense landing operation even without guns.

It seemed like a pretty good show of force.

Then a voice calling for Cheong.

“Can the soldiers wait here at the gate?”

“Oh. You’ll protect me?”

“These kids will protect you.”

At the same time, something resembling a person popped out behind Yeon Yeong.

They looked about ten years old, and they were really kids.

Their eyes were completely black without any whites, which was quite creepy. They were not normal kids either.

“These kids? Aren’t I the one protecting you?”

“Oh. These are the very strong kids called Cheongangshi, who can each face top-notch masters. They are reliable friends.”

“Wow.”

They seemed to be like the final boss’s bodyguards.

Maybe they didn’t show up as mid-level bosses.

“Well then, let’s meet again after the job is done. You.”

Yeon Yeong waved her hand.

Cheong smiled brightly and replied.

“Don’t you hate it?”

“Oh. Soldier? This is not a request?”

Cheong shook his head.

“The cannibal lord is the strongest, right? I promised to protect you, so let’s keep our promise, okay?”

“What…”

Ignoring Yeon Yeong, Cheong jumped down.

A refreshing free fall. The sand on the beach cushioned his fall softly.

He turned his energy with his foot.

The master said that one energy was already complete.

As he advanced with his immense energy, it seemed like the world was running away from him.

Cheong laughed.

If the end boss of this world is going to protect me, what is there to be afraid of?

Didn’t I already hear the confirmation?

Cheong took a deep breath.

“Hey! Cannibal lord! Sorry for the first meeting! You said your mom died and you even ate your parents because you were hungry!”

Following that, a roar resembling a lion shook the heavens and the earth.

“What kind of woman are you! How dare you!”

The anger felt vivid even from afar.

Cheong glanced back.

Yeon Yeong running towards him in confusion, followed closely by five kids.

Each of those kids claimed to be on par with the top experts.

Cheong raised her voice again.

“I am Seo Mun Cheong! Let’s have a fair one-on-one match!”