[Translator - Kiteretsu]
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Chapter 373
Jeong-Hoon was the master of the dinsion.
On top of that, using Psyche, he unlocked the Creation Engine that had been sealed. As soon as he returned, he spread the Creation Engine around the entire Earth, thinning it out like a fine thread.
Of course, this wasn’t sothing that could deceive the nad entities.
The only reason he was able to detect Beelzebub’s interference at all was entirely thanks to Psyche.
‘Beelzebub intends to approach a human.’
Psyche’s voice echoed in Jeong-Hoon’s mind.
‘How did you manage to find out?’
‘Hehe, when you destroyed the puppet, I set it up so I could still maintain a line of communication.’
‘…….’
‘Don’t worry too much. Once it activates, it will automatically disappear after one minute.’
As she said this, Psyche told him in detail who Beelzebub was planning to approach.
‘Why are you telling this?’
‘Maybe because I want to earn your trust?’
‘I hope you’re not lying.’
‘Of course not.’
After a minute passed, her voice disappeared completely.
Jeong-Hoon glanced at Tenebris and Baal chatting noisily behind him, then quietly sent a signal to Jas Marcus.
‘Jas, there’s sothing you need to do.’
Because the Creation Engine had been stretched around the entire Earth like a thread, Jas could hear Jeong-Hoon’s voice.
‘W-Who is this?’
Jas Marcus’s bewildered voice ca through.
‘It’s . Ggul1.’
‘Ggul1?! How are you—?’
‘I’ll explain later. Right now, there’s sothing you need to do imdiately.’
‘…What is it?’
‘Be jealous of .’
‘Jealous? What kind of nonsense is that all of a sudden?’
Jeong-Hoon chuckled at the absurd reaction and continued.
‘Because that’s how Beelzebub will approach you.’
‘Approach?’
‘Looking at the type of human Beelzebub likes to target, you’re the perfect fit. The emotion he craves the most is jealousy. If you strongly envy , Beelzebub will definitely reach out to you.’
‘…There needs to be a significant difference to feel jealousy. How am I supposed to pull that off?’
‘Figure it out. If you succeed, I’ll make you an Ultimate-grade piece of equipnt.’
‘Ultimate?’
‘It’s a grade above Celestial.’
‘You’re serious?!’
‘I am.’
‘…Alright.’
It didn’t take long for him to decide.
Jas Marcus chose to side with Jeong-Hoon and soon succeeded in forging a contract with Beelzebub.
Jeong-Hoon honestly didn’t expect him to pull it off.
“Master!”
Not long after, Thanatos beca aware of Jas’s presence.
Of course, Jeong-Hoon had perfectly hidden the fact that Beelzebub had approached Jas.
‘There’s a saying: to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your allies.’
Jeong-Hoon deliberately pretended not to know as he approached Jas Marcus, making sure to eliminate even the slightest chance of the plan being exposed.
As a result—
[You have acquired the ability: Whisper of Good and Evil.]
He successfully received the transfer of an ability called Whisper of Good and Evil.
“Hoo, my role ends here.”
As soon as the transfer was complete, Jas Marcus collapsed.
Jeong-Hoon quickly caught him and used Divine Healing to treat him.
As the healing energy flowed in, Jas rapidly regained his senses.
“Ugh… I thought I was going to die just holding out.”
“Well, I did hit you pretty hard. That’s only natural.”
“Haha… More importantly, what should I do now? Beelzebub is still constantly cursing out.”
Jas Marcus looked troubled as he sought help from Jeong-Hoon.
“Hmm, you’ll have to figure that out yourself.”
“…You’re seriously unbelievable. You put through all that and now you’re just brushing off?”
“I’m joking.”
Jeong-Hoon released the Creation Engine and forcibly severed the contract.
Normally, a contract like this couldn’t be broken, but Beelzebub didn’t have strong authority over this particular deal.
That’s why it had been made as a one-ti contract.
The contract was cut cleanly, and Jas Marcus let out a deep breath of relief.
“Whew, I guess now I can explain things to my comrades?”
“Yeah, go ahead.”
Jas Marcus told Jeong-Hoon that Sophia had completely misunderstood him.
Since the plan involved deceiving the nad entities, he had no choice but to deceive his allies as well.
“Alright, let’s hurry up and close the rift.”
“I’ll hand over the equipnt later. Let know if there’s a specific type you want.”
“I’m already looking forward to it.”
Jeong-Hoon and Jas quickly made their way back to the main base.
Throughout the process, Tenebris and Baal stayed completely silent, and neither Mukho nor Anima even tried to make eye contact with Jeong-Hoon.
‘Well… I guess they have every right to be angry.’
Even though there’s a saying that you must deceive your allies to deceive your enemies, Jeong-Hoon still chose to keep it from them, despite knowing that even if they found out, they wouldn’t tell anyone else.
“I’m sorry.”
Jeong-Hoon offered them a sincere apology.
Finally, Tenebris, who had been completely silent until now, started grumbling.
Baal didn’t even answer Jeong-Hoon. He simply nodded in agreent with Tenebris, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction.
‘We were treated just like those other guys…’
‘Master, no matter how I think about it, this just isn’t right.’
Yeah…
They seed to be truly, seriously upset.
“I’m sorry. Next ti, I’ll definitely tell you everything.”
Jeong-Hoon sincerely apologized once again.
“It’s an ability called Whisper of Good and Evil.”
Thanatos quickly cooled his anger and showed genuine interest.
Baal protested in frustration, but Thanatos ignored him and focused entirely on Whisper of Good and Evil.
Baal slumped in disappointnt, and Mukho and Anima quietly patted him as if to comfort him, saying they understood.
“Yeah. What exactly does this ability even do?”
Perhaps because it was a nad ability, the description was extrely simple:
[Whisper of Good and Evil]
– Temptation
That was the entire explanation.
“Hm, but how co Jas didn’t fall under its influence?”
I see.
Jeong-Hoon glanced over at Jas, who was walking beside him.
Jeong-Hoon had only regressed once, but Jas had gone through it countless tis.
Even after all that, the fact that he was still holding on was probably because of his extraordinary ntal fortitude.
‘Yeah, Baal really is just a fragnt that broke off from Beelzebub.’
Baal had a similar ability called Devil’s Whisper.
That ability could also seduce and deceive the opponent, but Whisper of Good and Evil was undoubtedly on a whole different level.
“We’re almost at the main base.”
Just as Jas said, since he had already cleared the area, they quickly reached the main camp.
But standing in front of the main camp were three puppets blocking the path.
Thanatos instantly recognized them.
All three of Beelzebub’s puppets had the appearance of cruel, vicious demons.
A pair of ram’s horns protruded from their heads.
As the horns began to glow red, their eerie crimson eyes scanned over Jeong-Hoon and Jas.
Baal really is like a child compared to this.
Even though these were just puppets, they radiated an overwhelming presence that was on a whole different level from Baal.
“So these are the puppets he was talking about……”
Jas muttered quietly.
“Do you know anything about them?”
“Not really. All I know is he said he’d send his puppets to keep you from getting through.”
“Is that so? Then wait here for a mont.”
Jeong-Hoon stepped forward.
“What are you planning to do?”
“I'm going to eliminate them.”
With those words, he gripped Titan in his hand.
“That’s a god-tier weapon…”
Jas let out a short gasp of admiration, while Jeong-Hoon gave a faint smile and wrapped the Creation Engine around himself.
“Don’t get greedy. I only have this one.”
“…Yeah, I know.”
Jeong-Hoon stepped forward, using the Heavenly Demon Lord’s Dominion.
* * *
‘Incredible.’
Jas Marcus couldn’t track Jeong-Hoon’s movents at all.
All he could vaguely register was that Jeong-Hoon had disappeared, and in an instant, one of the puppets had its neck severed.
The remaining puppets vanished just as quickly, followed by deafening explosions.
‘Damn it, I’m so frustrated that I can’t even see it happen!’
Jas’s eyes couldn’t keep up with the ferocity of the battle.
“Kuhuhu, do you really think struggling like that will change the outco?”
Beelzebub, who was standing off to the side, mockingly sneered at Jeong-Hoon.
“You sure are relaxed. So that’s why you targeted him to lure in?”
“……”
Beelzebub’s face stiffened coldly.
“If you’re that confident, just sit tight. Don’t bother .”
“You little…”
“I’ll make good use of what you handed over.”
Jeong-Hoon smiled faintly.
“Pfft, do you actually think that ability is permanent? I only gave it as a one-ti use.”
“Is that why you sent three puppets? To try to erase this ability no matter what?”
“……”
Beelzebub remained silent, as if Jeong-Hoon had struck a nerve.
“But what now? I don’t even plan on using this ability anyti soon.”
“Is that so?”
“Yeah.”
Jeong-Hoon swung Titan.
A sword strike, infused with the Creation Engine, sliced off one of Beelzebub’s horns.
The horn was cleanly severed, and as it fell to the ground, thick black liquid poured out, trying to engulf Jeong-Hoon.
But a barrier of light created using the Creation Engine completely blocked the liquid.
“Tch, so arrogant just because you can barely handle the Creation Engine.”
“As long as I can destroy sothing as minor as a puppet, it’s enough.”
“Is that so?”
Beelzebub grinned wickedly and snapped his fingers.
In that instant, the barrier of light began to lt.
The black liquid, as if it had its own will, started creeping toward Jeong-Hoon and began to penetrate through.
Jeong-Hoon frantically struggled to shake off the black liquid, but it latched onto him a beat faster.
The liquid began to bubble furiously and in an instant, it engulfed his entire body, leaving only his face uncovered.
‘Master!’
‘Are you okay?!’
With a strained expression, Jeong-Hoon nodded.
‘I’m fine. I’m going to use the ability I got earlier.’
‘The ability?’
‘You an… right now?’
Since he’d promised not to deceive them anymore, he was telling them honestly.
But Beelzebub, unaware of this, looked at Jeong-Hoon with satisfaction and said confidently.
“I won’t kill you just yet. When the tir hits zero, I’ll drag you away with .”
“I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
“What?”
[You have activated the Whisper of Good and Evil.]
The part about not using the ability had been a lie.
It was a bit of a waste, but what Jeong-Hoon wanted more was this power that had covered his body.
It might not match the true power of Beelzebub’s original ability, but since it wasn’t a one-ti use, it was plenty valuable.
“Puhaha! You fool, using it right here for !”
Having achieved his goal, Beelzebub burst into booming laughter.
“Hand over that ability and get lost quietly.”
“Did you really think that would work on …?”
The smile disappeared from Beelzebub’s face.
The puppet’s expression turned pale—the reason being that the black liquid covering Jeong-Hoon’s body had quickly fallen away.
The liquid gathered into Jeong-Hoon’s hand and vanished from sight.
“It worked, didn’t it?”
Jeong-Hoon smirked.
“Damn it! How could the Creation Engine react to this?! What did you do?!”
“Why would I tell you that? Now get lost.”
As Jeong-Hoon finished speaking, the remaining puppets twisted unnaturally and soon vanished completely.
[Translator - Kiteretsu]
[Proofreader - Kyros]
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