It was astonishing.
No matter how much trickery was used, for a living being to enter the tool box…
When this actually happened, Seol-Hwi was the one who was rather flustered.
‘Did I just deceive the system?’
Just a mont ago, the system stated that living things couldn’t enter the tool box.
Even so, Songhwa entered, which ant they had just violated the rules within the system.
‘No. It must be that a loophole appeared in the system, or a sealed secret was unlocked.’
Ordinary thods wouldn’t have even attempted such a thing.
What made this possible was the North Star. The consequence of that one’s death was absolute.
The mysterious technique Songhwa perford was made possible by the elixir obtained from killing the Big Dipper Star, and the sorcery handed over by Shin Yaja.
“I’m suddenly curious about what answer the simulation will provide.”
To Seol-Hwi, this seed closer to being unplanned rather than a flaw.
This is because not just anyone can kill the gods within the system here.
‘If Songhwa entered through the Mysterious Escape of Gates Technique, it ans others can enter as well.’
The reason Seol-Hwi ca up with this thod was actually due to the disposal of the Cult Leader.
In a past life, the player was rampaging within the Cult Leader’s body.
It will likely be the sa now.
Upon reaching the state of Profound Demon, one can sense the strange phenona of the world and know that sothing has intervened.
‘What level could it be…’
According to Sa Yu-kang, the Cult Leader he faced seed to be a player who could be called the Creator.
It was called a player, but looking back now, it seed as if the Creator was pretending to be a player just to tease Sa Yu-kang in that situation.
Otherwise, it doesn’t make sense for a player to rise to the rank of Demon God.
And the player he faced in the past was in the second stage of Profound Demon, and the AI was Shin Yaja.
Sa Yu-kang sacrificed his life to kill the player to eliminate that guy.
What about this life then?
Is the current Cult Leader a player from the past, or a new player?
Also, to what extent is the player’s level?
“Anyway, this solves one big concern.”
The reason he had been reluctant to face the Cult Leader was because the Creator was behind him.
Killing the Cult Leader would cause the Creator to appear, so he had to avoid the fight as much as possible.
But if the player assigned as the Cult Leader is sealed with the toolbox?
He realized that he could completely ruin this ga without killing the Cult Leader.
‘I’ll thoroughly smash the design you created.’
Seol-Hwi suddenly seed to understand why another player besides himself was made the Heavenly Demon.
In the case where a player other than the one designated by the Creator becos the Cult Leader.
It could eliminate the successor contest itself.
In other words, it was designed to place a player in the position of Cult Leader to prevent the change in the Demonic Cult’s structure.
“Hmm.”
Seol-Hwi looked out the window. He recalled the last words of End Demon, who had just left.
- Let’s cooperate.
He knew that the offer of cooperation ca with the condition “if I beco the Cult Leader.”
Right now, it doesn’t matter even if it’s a bit suspicious.
Once End Demon ascends to the position of Cult Leader, he’ll notice that sothing is going strangely in the world they are in.
It was the mont when the first aningful step of the plan was set in motion.
The news about the Cult Leader ca well past evening.
A secret warrior arrived first to inform about the route, and an hour later, core warriors reported on the people and numbers escorting the figure.
“The Cult Leader is staying at the Fertile Crescent in the Heavenly King’s Residence. It is expected that after finishing the affairs, they will move back to the Cult Leader’s Hall.”
“Any casualties during the activities?”
“Fortunately, none. There weren’t as many people guarding the surroundings as usual. Perhaps…”
Seol-Hwi understood well enough without needing to be told that it was because the location was the Fertile Crescent.
The Fertile Crescent of the Heavenly King’s Residence was where the beautiful won of the main sect gathered.
It seed that this player pretending to be the leader had a keen interest in indulgence.
Due to such a leisurely and indulgent lifestyle, it seed that the core warriors and secret warriors could easily slip around.
“But my lord, that outfit…”
This was the first question the secret warriors asked as soon as they saw Seol-Hwi.
The core warriors, who arrived later, had the sa reaction.
It was inevitable, as Seol-Hwi’s current attire was strange to anyone who saw it.
[Equipped Dragonfly Eyes.] [Equipped Beetle Wings.] [Equipped Centipede Legs.]
The armor left behind by the fallen Big Dipper Star.
When first worn, it was surprisingly comfortable.
What the Big Dipper wore was very large, but it had the effect of adjusting to fit the body size.
However, it was cumberso, and the centipede legs were too repulsive.
[Stored Centipede Legs in the toolbox.] [Stored Rhinoceros Beetle Horn in the toolbox.] [Stored Wasp Mandibles in the toolbox.]
Except for three things, he wore the dragonfly eyes and beetle wings to et his subordinates.
“Ah. This is…”
Seol-Hwi stopped, thinking the explanation would be too lengthy.
It would take more ti to explain what the absolute defense gear was.
“I’ll tell you if there’s a chance later.”
Seol-Hwi walked among the warriors. Then, he gave instructions again at the door.
“Do not follow and wait here. I will go myself.”
“Lord. But……”
“If you get involved in a fight, you might get hurt. This ti, it’s beyond what you can handle.”
Ma Tae-ryong spoke on behalf of the group, but Seol-Hwi clearly expressed his refusal.
No more questions were asked, and Seol-Hwi walked out alone.
“Well then, shall we go?”
Pa-pat.
Seol-Hwi swiftly stepped on the roof and leaped.
However, instead of rushing towards the Heavenly King’s residence in one leap, he rose high in place.
There was a reason for this.
It was to make his body as small as possible using the Hidden Shadow Transformation Technique.
Flap.
‘Oh! It works!’
Despite shrinking his body to the size of an insect in an instant, his armor also shrank with him.
As a result, Seol-Hwi, along with the flapping of his wings, ascended into the sky.
His movent was so comfortable that changing direction felt as easy as walking on the ground.
It was like a divine being moving.
‘Wow. My field of vision has completely changed too?’
Ever since reaching the Transcendence stage and Demonic Qi Liberation, he could sense even the faintest presence of qi from afar.
But being able to see them clearly with the naked eye like now was another level entirely.
Not only that, but his vision extended not just forward, but also up, down, and behind.
The dragonfly eyes were not just simple armor but also had visual functions.
“This is truly… a divine artifact.”
When he killed the Big Dipper Star and obtained the divine artifact, Seol-Hwi had only thought of trying it out.
Actually using it was nothing short of amazing.
“Shall I go then?”
Moving through the sky like a bird, Seol-Hwi swiftly traveled to the Heavenly King’s Residence.
Even though he didn’t know the exact location, Seol-Hwi could now see all of the main cult and roughly estimate the position.
Seol-Hwi, having shrunk to the size of a dragonfly, was circling around the Heavenly King’s Residence.
The night was dark, but thanks to his dragonfly eyes, he could clearly scan everything around him.
The pleasure place reserved solely for the Cult Leader within the main sect was none other than Fertile Crescent.
There were more than twenty won soaking themselves in the warm water.
“Was it true that they selected pretty won separately to supply to the main cult?”
He had heard such rumors during his ti at the Supre Pavilion.
Selecting won for the high-ranking individuals.
They did not go through the usual institutions like Heavenly Training but headed straight to the main cult.
Now it seed that all the selected beauties were gathered here.
“So what happened?”
“I just hugged him tight like this!”
“Kyaah!”
Passing by the soft voices of the won, Seol-Hwi checked the warriors on guard.
As the secret warrior reported, there were seven in total.
‘These are not the ones guarding the Cult Leader. The one on the roof must be the hidden agent.’
The n standing here and there seed to be managing this Fertile Crescent.
If comparing to the Supre Pavilion, a woman playing the role of Heuk-bi was waiting on the roof.
If sothing happens, she will send a signal to one side, and the Cult Leader’s guards, spread throughout the wide building, will swarm in.
“It’s botherso to worry about this and that.”
Whirrr.
Seol-Hwi descended to the ground and slowly approached the vicinity of the hot springs. Then, he hid in a suitable blind spot.
Rustle.
He returned to his original appearance.
Afterward, he placed the absolute defense armor he was wearing into the toolbox.
“Huh?”
“Who?”
When a stranger appeared, there was no reaction at first, but then a few people began to recognize him.
However, Seol-Hwi easily reached the place where the Cult Leader was, without paying any mind to them.
“Huh?”
“Who are you?”
The won were laughing and chatting in the unknown hot springs.
When they saw the unfamiliar man, they were flustered and quickly began glancing at one man’s reaction.
“Why are you being like this? Just because you can’t get into my arms…”
Cheon Wol-seong, who had been chuckling, turned his head to follow the won’s gaze.
Then, upon seeing Seol-Hwi in plain clothes, his laughter quickly faded.
Afterward, he swept up and down with his arms open and then raised his voice.
“Everyone, leave.”
At those words, the won left the bath without a reply. It seed they conveyed it to the nearby won as well, as all the won around started to leave the bath.
Splash.
Seol-Hwi entered the bath and sat down.
He quietly watched from the shallow water that reached his waist, unlike other places, while still wearing his shoes.
“…….”
“…….”
The opponent was also silent.
Thus, the two of them silently stared at each other for a long ti.
“Huh. Heh heh. Hehehe!”
It was Cheon Wol-seong who broke the silence first.
He giggled as if the tense situation suddenly beca amusing, and then began to speak.
“This… I didn’t expect you to co directly. Usually, disappearing without a reason is the natural course.”
“That’s true.”
Seol-Hwi chuckled, agreeing with Cheon Wol-seong’s words.
The idea of disappearing without any reason seed natural.
It ant that players like him usually ended their lives without even seeing the face of the Cult Leader.
This ti, Seol-Hwi asked.
“Is this our first eting?”
“Yes. It is our first eting.”
From a few short exchanges, Seol-Hwi could gather a lot of information.
The player in front of him had never t him before.
In other words, the player Cheon Wol-seong whom Seol-Hwi had faced in the past had perished among the hundreds of lives lost since then.
Another thing was.
He didn’t expect to be sought out directly. Usually, they disappear without a reason.
It also ans that other players erged and died while Seol-Hwi repeated hundreds of deaths.
Just like Seo Ryeong.
In the end, it ant that within this system Seol-Hwi had entered, players he didn’t know were repeatedly dying and being reborn.
That’s why Seol-Hwi found the conversation with Cheon Wol-seong more intriguing.
“How is it? Life as a Cult Leader?”
“It’s good. Always new and enjoyable. Sotis, I even feel the need for so stimulation.”
“That’s a life everyone envies.”
“Being chosen is just as difficult. Like the unbridgeable gap between you and .”
“A gap.”
Seol-Hwi nodded.
Half wrong, but half right at the sa ti.
The starting line of a life at the bottom and an innate life.
It’s impossible to gauge how many repetitions of life can fill that gap.
Of course, the fact that there are those who have overflowed beyond what they’ve filled is sothing he missed.
“So, how many lives do you have left now?”
Seol-Hwi asked again.
He wanted to know more.
The only person who could tell him what this world was like…
At the mont, was the player possessing Cheon Wol-seong’s body.
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