Kuuuuung!
Alia crashed to the ground. Taesan dusted off his hands.
“You’re useful... but that’s it.”
Alia was certainly strong.
With this level of power, she surpassed the 40th floor.
But Taesan now possessed the strength to reach even the deeper layers.
No matter how much Alia struggled, she couldn’t withstand even a single blow from him.
Taesan looked indifferently at the fallen Alia. Her limp body disappeared.
[Quest Complete] [You have beco the winner.] [Calculating results...] [You gained 1,250 points.] [Forced invitation activated.] [You are being moved to the realm of gods.]
Suddenly, the space around him distorted.
A massive force crushed everything and forcibly moved Taesan’s body.
Phwoosh!
Under the imnse pressure, Taesan surveyed his surroundings.
Dark, muddy darkness spread everywhere. It quivered, emitting sounds akin to screams.
Taesan frowned.
He could feel it. What this mud-like darkness was.
It was human souls. Not just one. Thousands of them.
And the emotions of these souls were filled with despair and betrayal.
‘This is...’
Mortals. A place mixed with their souls and emotions.
Taesan quietly looked around and saw a glowing darkness.
The soul hadn’t completely collapsed yet, as it wasn’t black. It was closer to gray.
But the gray soul was being eroded by its surroundings, trembling as if it could be tainted at any mont.
‘That is.’
[You.]
As Taesan approached the gray soul, a booming voice echoed.
A massive presence began to press down on Taesan.
[How dare you, insignificant being.]
It was shining more brightly than anything in the mud-like darkness.
Souls touched by the light scread and fled. The enormous being bared its teeth at Taesan.
[How dare a re mortal disrupt my plans.]
An emotion of rage directed at Taesan.
For a mont, he couldn’t breathe. His whole body was engulfed in fear.
[You activated Apostle Transformation [Darkness and Chaos].] [You activated the Vessel of the King.]
A barrier enveloped his body. His breathing returned, and the trembling of his body subsided.
Taesan spoke.
“I don’t understand why you’re doing this. God of Descent. Essence.”
He smiled.
“I won by following your rules. I haven’t done anything to offend you.”
[Wretched being.]
The voice of the God of Descent was filled with annoyance.
[A mortal with no worth or aning dares to believe in their petty power and rampages. Die.]
With the declaration, power flew towards Taesan. The power of a transcendent aid to kill Taesan.
“No.”
Taesan denied his words.
“I’m not acting because of my own power, but because I believe in sothing else. Demon God.”
As soon as Taesan finished speaking, the space cracked. A small, white hand appeared.
[That’s enough.] [How?]
There was astonishnt in the God of Descent’s voice. The Demon God appeared with a slight smile.
[Hello, Essence.] [...Demon God. Young god.]
The God of Descent spoke with a voice mixed with annoyance.
[This is my domain. How did you enter here?] [Yes. It was quite difficult to penetrate your domain. But... I have a fated mortal here.]
The Demon God glanced at Taesan. Anger spread across the God of Descent’s face.
[Are you saying you’ll confront to protect a re mortal?] [Such words are disheartening.]
The Demon God smiled.
[We’ve never been on good terms from the start, have we? And he has far more value than soone like you.] [Demon God!] [While I have no intention of interfering in another god’s affairs... isn’t this too disgraceful?]
The Demon God’s face was full of ridicule.
[You supported her openly just to toy with a mortal, and now that it’s failed, you’re taking out your frustration? I know actions of transcendent beings are aningless, but still, you’ve gone too far.] [Silence, Demon God.]
The God of Descent growled.
[You’ve also given everything to the mortal you favor.] [No. What I gave him was a fair reward for his efforts. I didn’t create excuses to give rewards like you.]
The Demon God continued.
[And I rely observe. Unlike you, I don’t move directly to play tricks.]
The Demon God’s power began to envelop Taesan.
[I don’t intend to speak at length. Essence. He is a mortal I cherish. I won’t let you touch him.]
The Demon God smiled.
The God of Descent seethed with anger.
Responding to it, his power went berserk. The powers of the two transcendent beings began to collide.
A force capable of destroying the world multiple tis surged.
And it was the Demon God who showed superiority.
The mud-like darkness began to retreat before the pure blackness.
In the trembling space, the Demon God waved her hand.
[Then, I hope we don’t et again. Farewell.] [You!]
The space closed.
The pure black darkness appeared in the world.
[Be careful. Gods don’t just favor those with abilities. There are also gods who, like immortals, act on their whims.]
“Thank you, Demon God.”
The Demon God said to use her na, but Taesan never imagined she would descend directly to protect him.
The Demon God smiled.
[Then, will you beco my apostle?]
“No, I won’t.”
Taesan cut her off sharply. The Demon God seed to ignore his words, not taking it seriously.
[I just moved first. Even without , there are many gods who would have stopped him.]
There were not only a few gods who favored Taesan. They would have moved to block the God of Descent.
[It’s sothing you built up in the labyrinth. So, there’s no need to thank . It’s an achievent you earned.]
The Demon God spoke while looking at Taesan.
The Demon God waved her hand. The space began to distort.
[Then, farewell. I look forward to seeing you again.]
“Before you go, may I ask one thing?”
[What are you curious about?]
“If I approach the God of Descent, how will he react?”
[He will dislike it greatly and impose harsh trials on you... but he won’t avoid giving you the trial itself. Trials of the deep layers are necessary even for gods. And he won’t be able to openly try to kill you. I have declared that I am protecting you.]
The Demon God lifted the corners of her mouth.
[Is it because of that poor child on the 61st floor?]
“I received a quest. I can’t ignore it.”
[You don’t need to worry. There won’t be any issues related to that. And it’s the sa for the girl nad Alia.]
Taesan looked at the Demon God.
“Did you know?”
[The actions of the God of Descent are quite well known on our side. He doesn’t have a good reputation.]
Thinking about it, it was unlikely that other gods would like him.
Reaching the deep layers of the labyrinth ant possessing significant talent and strength.
To use such a mortal as a toy and discard them... Given the reasons why gods resided in the labyrinth, it would be strange if they did not reject him.
[The God of Descent values talent and ideology. The mont either of these fails, he loses interest. So, depending on what you do, she could be abandoned by the God of Descent.]
The Demon God smiled with her eyes.
[Destroy him. I’ll enjoy watching.]
“Thank you.”
As the space mixed, Taesan’s feet touched solid ground.
He also heard the surrounding noise. Looking around, he saw countless people gathered together.
“No, that’s not it.”
“Of course, they must be desperate to survive. But so are we. With so many people, what’s the point?”
Oliver, making excuses, and Kim Hwiyeon, criticizing him, ca into view. Not only her but other countries also looked unfavorably at the Arican player.
Arica openly joined forces to eliminate players from other countries to secure their victory.
It was a situation where a fight could break out at any mont.
“I’m sorry.”
Oliver raised his hands and apologized. Quietly listening, Lee Taeyeon spoke.
“Where is Taesan?”
“Wha-?”
“Where did Taesan go?”
Her voice was devoid of emotion.
At her ice-cold tone, Oliver hesitated.
“Well... we don’t know.”
A sudden surge of energy emanated from Lee Taeyeon. Startled, Oliver waved his hands frantically.
“We asked the returned Alia, but she was in a daze and couldn’t answer. We think he’s receiving so sort of reward since he was the final winner.”
“So, you don’t know despite causing such trouble?”
Lee Taeyeon tightened her grip on her sword. Oliver’s face turned pale.
“What’s happening?”
“Huh?”
Lee Taeyeon turned her head in surprise. Seeing Taesan, the coldness from before was nowhere to be found.
“Taesan!”
Her voice drew everyone’s attention to him.
[Colosseum Ended.] [Final Winner: Kang Taesan] [Country with the most surviving players: USA] [Rewards are given to those who achieved results.] [Quest Ended. Adventurers from Korea, USA, France, and Japan gather at the eting plaza.] [After two days, return to your respective labyrinths.]
The quest ended. But if it had ended like this, everyone would have been dissatisfied.
In the end, they had t people from other countries for the first ti, only to fight and determine a winner.
So, after the quest, two days were given for people to talk. They could see each other’s faces and exchange information for two days.
‘Originally, this place was ant to boost Alia’s pride.’
Not anymore.
Everyone’s attention was on Taesan.
A young man with gray hair approached. With clear features like a model, he greeted Taesan.
“Hello.”
“Daniel Darmon?”
“Huh? You know ?”
Daniel’s eyes sparkled. Taesan responded.
“Roughly.”
“Right. There were discussions about in the community. So, you know about .”
Daniel concluded, nodding alone. But that wasn’t it. Taesan knew him because they had talked quite a bit in a previous life.
“Oh. Hello.”
A woman with short hair to her shoulders, looking sowhat older, approached with a bow. Kim Hwiyeon, seeing her, exclaid,
“Are you Ichijo Eika?”
“Yes...”
She scratched her head shyly.
Among the many people, the leaders from each country had gathered.
“You look much younger than I heard. Is it because you were an idol?”
“Please don’t ntion age.”
Eika, startled, waved her hands. Quietly laughing, Daniel spoke,
“Anyway... we ca to question you.”
Their gaze turned to Oliver.
Oliver spoke hesitantly,
“Can I explain?”
Daniel smiled,
“No, you can’t.”
“Let’s talk in detail later. Right now... there’s sothing we need to check imdiately.”
“...Right.”
Daniel and Eika’s gaze turned to Taesan. There was awe in their eyes.
“We knew you were strong, but this...”
He defeated dozens of Hard Mode players. And even Alia, who was called the strongest in Solo Mode in the USA.
In their countries, there were Solo Mode players, but most were similar to Hard Mode. Rarely did anyone surpass it.
Taesan and Alia were stronger, but they didn’t think the gap was that big.
But from what they heard, it was more than that.
Oliver shook his head,
“I’m also surprised.”
Taesan was stronger than Alia.
By a large margin.
Overwhelmingly so.
Even the speed at which the final winner was decided after his elimination showed that Alia couldn’t even be his opponent.
“How strong are you?”
It was pure curiosity as a fellow player. Except for the Korean players, everyone’s eyes sparkled at his words.
Taesan turned around,
“You’ll see soon.”
He got permission from the Demon God. Taesan started walking. The people watching made way with awe.
Alia, who was on the other side, saw Taesan approaching and shrank back. She gave him a cat-like glare,
“...What? Did you co to mock ?”
Taesan answered with action instead of words.
[Kang Taesan has challenged Alia Aerin to a duel. This duel will be fought under perfectly equal conditions.]
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