Storm Warrior - Chapter 352



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#352, Father’s Legacy

If my father were alive, I would have been so arrogant in front of you and said this.

“There was a nice place called Demon World.”

Xylox, Nephtheon, and Balrog.

Each and every one of them is terminal – a place to release the sealed beings.

If we trigger the global energy that goes into releasing the seal, and also engage in a fierce battle with the released disaster.

The damage will inevitably be left behind somewhere on Earth.

They say it’s all a process that can be reversed, but even if you had united the world, it wouldn’t have been easy for the regime to survive three such disasters…

This means that my father’s plan was unreasonable from the beginning.

Having all your memories, I guessed why my father couldn’t remember the method.

Because I can’t become the Demon King?

… That can’t be.

In fact, the source of my father’s magic was the same as mine.

When I first absorbed the magic of the Zahhak family, I once asked my father for advice on how to avoid being robbed of one’s sanity by the magic.

As I had guessed at the time, my father had also absorbed the entire magical energy of a certain family a long time ago.

However, the steps taken after that were different.

Because my father only used the expectations of the Chao family and ignored them.

(He even ended up wiping out all the remaining seeds of that family.)

When you think that your father also had a guy like ‘Tagaros’, you realize once again that you are a villain who transcends species.

…anyway.

The reason my father never considered going to the Demon World was because of the existence of the Demon God.

From a father’s perspective, wouldn’t the mere existence of God have been shocking?

Maybe you felt the same way about Marduk or Lucifer.

‘Besides, your pride wouldn’t have allowed it.’

Becoming the Demon King meant calling oneself a follower of the Demon God, whether one wanted it or not.

Of course… I didn’t have that kind of pride.

Well, does pride feed you?

I would kneel before a dog if it could kill Marduk instead of me.

While thinking about such things, I suddenly wondered, ‘Where does their awe come from?’ as I watched the monarchs trembling with their heads on the ground.

The answer to that came directly from Lucifer himself.

【Everything you have achieved today came from me.】… But that is just what Lucifer says.

I know he is also one of those gods who does not like to share their power.

In fact, if you look back at what Tagaros knows, the number of times he has given oracles or projected power is only a handful in the eons of time.

However, the story goes that those who were born and raised in the Demon World believe that becoming a monarch was also the Demon God’s choice.

That’s why Lucifer’s words sounded like a warning to me to show respect.

So I replied.

‘I am sure I am not in awe of you since I became the monarch by my own choice. Oh, but I am trying to worship you. You are the only god I believe in at the moment. How can I not believe you when we are talking like this?’

【… Whether your arrogance is justified or not will be judged at the end of this matter.】 If I succeed in eliminating Marduk, Lucifer will also become helpless, but if not, he will pay the price for his arrogance even then.

I laughed bitterly inwardly.

‘I guess so.’

If I fail anyway, it’s the same as not being able to exist in this world.

Anyway, even during our conversation and thoughts, the mines bowed their heads in silence and did not move an inch.

The same goes for the seven monarchs.

They are awaiting my judgment on their rudeness and rebellion.

Because it was their deep-rooted idea that the strong had the right to punish the weak.

But once their ‘usefulness’ came to mind, they were all my precious resources.

“Let’s make a separate place to properly greet each other. I brought guests with me today, so I’d like you to step aside for now…”

Phew!

Immediately, a gap opened behind the Seven Lords as if they had appeared, and they retreated in an instant, like crabs entering a hole.

As a result, the group that was most miserable were those who were trying to leave the 8th precept.

I could hear their pounding hearts right up to my ears… .

“Tagaros, I leave their treatment up to you. Of course, you can do it in my name and forgive me if you wish.”

Only Tagaros, who had been called, raised his head among the hundreds of thousands of mines.

Tagaros’ face lit up with emotion.

-My, my lord…!

The humiliation and long suffering he endured as a member of a fallen family flashed through his mind.

I even forgot how close I had come to death when I met my real father and was overcome with pride, saying, “Ah! My guess was right. It was his hidden bloodline!”

Sigh.

‘Be satisfied with this.’

All Tagaros wants is for the Zahhak family to receive my seed… .

If I become that greedy, I will have no choice but to follow in my father’s footsteps.

Of course, I didn’t necessarily say anything harsh to a guy who was already happy.

It was time to resolve the issue with my guests again.

I decided that it would be faster for me to move rather than wait for hundreds of thousands to be cleared, so I changed locations with only my colleagues and players.

Ss …

Another power of the Demon King, different from mass teleportation and similar ancient magic.

At least within these eight realms, I am omnipotent.

‘ah.’

A small realization flashed through my head.

The “Veil of Reverse Heaven” that my father used was a desperate effort to prepare for the battle against Marduk.

Only omnipotence can stand against omnipotence.

After all, that fraudulent skill called ‘omnipotence within the domain’ was still nothing more than a stopgap defensive technique… .

‘It’s amazing that a human body could create that… by itself.’

Naturally, my father’s understanding was now within me.

But it was only after I came to the Demon Realm, which was filled solely with my energy, that I realized what a great legacy that I had built from the ground up.

“Huh…!”

“Oh, it’s gone.”

Players who had been frozen stiff or absent-minded began to come to their senses one by one as the location changed.

The scenery didn’t change much because it was such a desolate place overall, but the mines and demon legions that had surrounded it were erased.

When the crowd, which had been looking around for a moment, turned their attention to me again, I saw Han Seong-jun in person.

After a series of events, it seemed unnecessary to cause any more fear, and I thought that if I was going to talk comfortably, it would be better to do so in the form of a devil.

The spirit body is fundamentally the same in nature as the soul, but it is not something that remains after the body is lost; it exists on its own.

In other words, it was not unreasonable for it to show its appearance even if it had no substance.

“Huh, Han Seong-jun?”

“… … !”

Even with Richard’s sacrifice(?), a few idiots who hadn’t noticed my true identity yet were still gasping for air, but the atmosphere was definitely loosening up a bit.

Then he opened his mouth in a calm voice.

“It is true that I will help you and use you.”

I admit what I have to admit,

“I brought you here primarily to save you, as I have to remove all obstacles. As I said, the system will eventually abandon you, and for now, it will encourage you to interfere with me.”

He even gave me a reassurance by giving me a valid reason.

“Therefore… if you want to get out of here, you must first fix the system.”

Someone asked cautiously.

“So what we have to do is… wait here quietly until then?”

“… No way. It’s a matter of saving yourselves, so wouldn’t it be natural for you to help out yourself?”

“Well, please tell us what… what we should do.”

“You’ll know when you get there. But… let me tell you one thing in advance: the Neptheon Stone. It will be the key to your survival.”

With those words, I changed the location once again, leaving the players alone there.

Ss …

Once again, my colleagues and I were left standing under a slightly changed landscape.

Ivy and Kwon Ha-sun were the first to open their mouths at the same time.

“… Are you okay?”

“Is there a problem?”

There was an awkward silence for a moment as I nodded.

It was because neither I nor they knew yet how the change that had occurred to me would make the other person feel.

Ham Seong-ah said, clicking her tongue.

“Why did he have such a yellow face? I recognized him from our first training session.”

It was a joke that he had the devil’s touch from the beginning of the semester.

“Oh. What I felt then was that you liked me, Seongjun.”

Raiko added to that,

Everyone knew she was carrying me around, so there was laughter here and there.

Now that I think about it, I haven’t even said hello to Raikou yet.

“Raiko, I’m sorry about that time.”

The day Rumpgate broke out,

It was an apology for the incident where he almost died because of me, but inside of me, I also felt sorry for not having paid enough attention to Echion.

“No no no. Thanks to you, I’m alive.”

Raiko smiled warmly and told me that he was alive thanks to me.

In a slightly more comfortable atmosphere, I expressed my gratitude to the other members of the group.

“Thanks to everyone’s hard work, it seems like things have gone as planned.”

“Well, I understand that players might get in the way due to Marduk’s interference. That’s why I put it here… But what does it mean that players have to help themselves?”

I realized that Song Yeon-hee’s question had an understanding that my colleagues had not yet caught up with.

I explained to them about the sealing stone.

I also talked about the beings that were sleeping inside, and that ultimately I had to take their power.

Inaeun asked.

“So the one you haven’t found yet is the ‘Nepteon’s Soulstone’ you mentioned earlier? You think those players have it.”

“that’s right.”

Although it is less than half of all players, it is more than half of those who use Kai Auction.

No matter how useless the Neptheon’s Soulstone is, it is still a mythical item.

Of course, it drops from the highest level hunting grounds.

And if you are a guy who goes to the best hunting grounds, you have no choice but to use the auction house often.

I believed there was about a 60% chance that one of those 2,000 players would have the Neptheon’s Soulstone.

Even if that’s left over from the other 40% that I unluckily missed, I figured the guys here would know the material somehow.

“Is it possible that players are intentionally hiding it?”

“That’s why I told them that they need the key to their own survival, not mine. And if they don’t give it to me, they’ll die here.”

“… …Anyway, are we just going to wait for them to come up with it on their own?”

“We have two secured first, so we should deal with those first.”

“So how do you break the seal?”

“Well, it’s a bit complicated and a headache… but my biggest worry is gone now. I have seven brothers.”

“… … ?”

Phew!

A dimensional gate was opened for the return of my comrades.

“It will be connected to the mountain behind the academy. Since there will be less people around the hazardous waste disposal site due to time constraints, I will contact you again.”

“Oh my… My car is over there.”

“The director will give you a ride.”

“As you wish.”

“Hey, wait a minute! We’re in the Demon World, so we have to take a commemorative photo before we leave.”

“Isn’t the Demon World like hell? You’re going to live here for the rest of your life anyway.”

“That’s too harsh.”

While walking towards the dimensional gate with his classmates, Kwon Ha-seon suddenly turned around and asked.

“What about you? Aren’t you going with me?”

“I have to go north. Do you want to go together?”

“Tsk! To a major in the Republic of Korea Portrait Brigade.”

“Ah… congratulations on your promotion.”

Only then did Kwon Ha-seon show a smile.

Everyone left, leaving only Katrinan and Maru next to me.

“Nowhere to go?”

“I am Rak Bishya….”

“No. Even if you have somewhere to go, don’t stay apart.”

“… Okay.”

I returned to the United States with the Charybdis hat.

The remaining question was how to mobilize global capabilities.