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Part 2, Episode 77


With another space warp, Rozaria stepped into the cavity.


It's dark.


But that doesn't mean she can't make out the surroundings.


A cavity supported by dozens of pillars.


It wasn't difficult to identify the two massive beings sealed there.


[You're a mess.]


She said, looking at Orgal, who was forcibly piecing together his tattered body.


The Demon King Orgal.


A being who honed the power of 'Enhancement' to reach the level of a Great Demon.


His tough muscles were scarred with wounds that looked like they were made by swords.


It wasn't hard to figure out who did it.


[Rozaria, is it?]


Orgal opened his closed eyes and looked at the Succubus Queen.


[Was the gap with Lucifer this great?]


[Kuh… Heh heh…]


Orgal let out a phlegm-filled laugh and stirred his massive body.


'It's not regenerating?'


No matter how severe the injuries, the regenerative power of a Great Demon is extraordinary.


He should have been showing signs of significant recovery with injuries like this.


But instead, Orgal's wounds seemed to be festering.


[It's because of Lucifer's power.]


The subtle traces of magic remaining on Orgal's body.


The ash-colored power seemed to be stealing the Great Demon's regenerative abilities.


Is her contractor buying time against such a being?


She felt a sense of oppression realizing the gap between Lucifer and herself.


[Kim Taehyun.]


[…….]


[Are you here with… Kim Taehyun?]


Orgal struggled to catch his breath as he spoke.


[Do you know my contractor?]


[Contractor… Heh heh… What is going on?]


Rozaria watched Orgal laugh silently.


'Does he have his memories?'


If so, it would be easier to recruit Orgal.


He may be nothing but a burden right now, but if they could get him out of here and restore him, he would be a valuable asset.


The worries were whether the proud Orgal would willingly join their plan, and whether they could create enough safeguards to prevent him from betraying them.


He had a history of working with Jormungandr to hunt Typhon, so she couldn't paint a completely optimistic future.


'Should I enter his mind and form a contract?'


Taking the risk of entering the mind of a Great Demon, rather than drawing him into her own territory.


It was not a welcome prospect for her in her current state.


'It could be a trap.'


She was lost in thought for a moment.


Being the weakest Great Demon meant there were many factors to consider.


Orgal seemed to read her thoughts.


[You seem to be deep in thought. It doesn't seem like you came to save me.]


Orgal looked at the Giant King, who had solidified into a statue beside him.


[Is it to revive Typhon?]


[…….]


Silence was her answer.


Orgal burst out laughing.


As if sensing his own death, his voice was filled with strength.


He didn't want to show a pathetic appearance in front of Rozaria, another Great Demon.


[I don't have the habit of remembering the names of humans.]


[…….]


[Kim Taehyun. The only reason I know that name is because he's Lucifer's prey.]


Nothing more, nothing less.


Orgal said with a frown.


[I see.]


[So, are you really going to revive Typhon?]


Rozaria's gaze also naturally turned to the statue.


'Come to think of it, why is it in the form of a statue?'


In Taehyun's memories, Typhon didn't have such a complete body.


Upon closer inspection, she could sense divine power emanating from the statue.


[You shouldn't touch it.]


[……?]


[Lucifer has played 'some' trick.]


[Are you talking about the regeneration?]


[No. It's different from what he used on me. That bastard… What is he up to?]


Rozaria ignored Orgal's curses and focused her power into her crimson eyes.


Her expanded vision scanned every part of the giant statue.


It was no use.


She couldn't figure out what he had done to Typhon's body using this method.


To be sure, she had to infiltrate his mind.


'It's not like I didn't consider it… but it's disconcerting.'


She glanced at Orgal, who was making a sound that was somewhere between a groan and a laugh.


If Lucifer had set up some kind of device in Typhon's body, it would be advantageous to have as many cards as possible.


And right in front of her was a Great Demon who could be used as the ultimate shield.


Her hesitation didn't last long.


[Orgal. Do you want to join forces with me?]


[If that's what it takes to get revenge.]


[I don't trust you. It would be the same if we were on opposite sides.]


[Heh heh… Let's get our words straight. Isn't it my power that you need?]


[Hmm. You're all talk for a dying man.]


Hahahaha.


Orgal laughed loudly and shook his head.


[I'm sorry, but if I bowed my head to the likes of you, I wouldn't be able to maintain my status as a Great Demon. In that case, I'd just die a dog's death, let alone get revenge on Lucifer.]


Orgal emitted unstable brown magic power.


He had been killed and forcibly regenerated hundreds of times by Lucifer's ash-colored sword.


In the process, the dignity he possessed had been significantly damaged.


If he were to lose once more, he would be demoted to a top-tier demon in an instant.


A demoted Great Demon.


That alone would be enough to make him the target of others.


Perhaps the Demon race or the Sea race would lead a large army and declare war on the Beast race.


[No need to worry. My contractor has the power to twist fate.]


[……?!]


[I mean to offer a deal that doesn't damage your status.]


[Oh ho. Why choose such a cumbersome method? The Beast race isn't even allied with the Nightmare race, are they?]


It would be more beneficial for the Nightmare race to let the Beast race go extinct and take over some of their territory.


Maybe by dealing with him here, Rozaria herself could increase her status.


Yet she was offering a hand.


It was an incomprehensible choice from Orgal's perspective.


[Well, even if I told you the truth now, your status wouldn't be able to handle it. Maybe it would shatter completely, not just demote you.]


[Speak plainly.]


[Help revive Typhon. Then I'll help you get revenge on Lucifer.]


It was a sweet offer.


Also.


[…….]


It felt strange.


A considerable amount of time had passed since he took his seat as a Great Demon.


What drove him to bring down Typhon and expand his territory was his competitive spirit as a warrior and his arrogance as a Great Demon.


But the emotion he was feeling now was completely different in nature from those two.


Orgal frowned at the unfamiliar emotion he couldn't understand.


With this, it was hard to refuse Rozaria's offer.


He didn't feel like negotiating a deal that would be advantageous to him.


The weakest Great Demon.


Why did the being he had once intended to subjugate himself feel so special today?


Orgal stared into Rozaria's crimson eyes without smiling.


He didn't want to hesitate any longer.


[I accept.]


[You've made a wise choice.]


Rozaria entered Orgal's mind and made a pact with him.


She planted one of her tentacles in Orgal's mental world.


In the outside world, it was only a fleeting moment.


[I have strengthened your mind.]


[Does that mean?]


[There's no need to think hard about it. It just means that I can borrow your power whenever I feel like it.]


Connecting and expanding the mental world.


It was a simple statement, but it was not a situation that could be taken lightly by those who knew its meaning.


[Are you saying you'll ask for help if you run into trouble entering Typhon's mind?]


[Yes. You can't restore your body right now anyway, can you?]


[Heh heh… I don't know which tune to dance to. If you're going to do it, hurry up. I don't think we have much time left.]


Orgal looked up.


The space that had been quiet until just a moment ago was gradually shaking.


Along with that, the presence of Typhon's statue was also gradually strengthening.


As if Taehyun and Lucifer's battle was affecting the statue.


[Yes. It doesn't seem like we have any time to waste.]


Rozaria awakened the immense power she had received from Elven.


Orgal was taken aback by the Succubus Queen's power, which he hadn't expected.


And soon after.


Rozaria entered the Giant King's mind.


Weak.


That was the thought that came to mind as he severed Taehyun's head.


Taehyun's body, separated from its head, rolled across the floor.


And, of course.


The Personal Space was not released.


That meant that the Kim Taehyun he had just dealt with was not the real one.


To think he could deceive even himself, who had opened his Azure Eyes.


He was still a human with many tricks up his sleeve.


[This space as well. You've prepared quite a variety of things. Well, that's how you became a Constellation in a human body.]


Lucifer swung his sword in the air.


Ash-colored magic scattered and began to search the area thoroughly.


Finding the hidden Taehyun was not a difficult task.


Crack.


Beyond the severed barrier, he saw the Divine Tree merged with the Nightmare Castle.


Colorless magic power was being supplied from the Divine Tree, and the Nightmare Castle was being used to create an illusionary barrier.


If the target had been a typical Great Demon other than himself, it would have taken quite a bit of effort to find them.


[Too bad. I wanted to fight you in your complete state.]


Lucifer muttered as he watched the newly unfolding kaleidoscope barrier.


Kim Taehyun and Doppelganger.


They were adversaries he acknowledged, but now the gap in power was too great.


[Igmuns' words were true.]


He had asserted that he would kill Taehyun and Doppelganger with his own hands.


Because he alone, among the Great Demons of the Lower World, had regressed while maintaining his complete status.


The current him was an existence that even all the Great Demons of the Lower World could not handle.


Lucifer fluttered his wings and approached the center of the kaleidoscope.


The kaleidoscope mirror reflected his appearance.


If he were to strike carelessly, it would directly damage his presence.


But.


Hwaaaa-.


The kaleidoscope barrier was unable to withstand the emitted radiance and disappeared.


Before him was Doppelganger, his two arms grotesquely transformed.


[Damn it. You can't even last a moment?]


[Since regeneration doesn't work, you've fused Consumption?]


[Don't mock me, you angel bastard.]


Despite his words, Doppelganger did not attack rashly.


He was already aware of the difference in power.


If he allowed another attack here, he would truly enter the path of annihilation.


[Kim Taehyun is preparing something again.]


Lucifer's gaze, which had been scanning his surroundings, was fixed on the Divine Tree merged with the Nightmare Castle.


[Yes. Even a boring guy like you will find it interesting to watch.]


[…….]


Just as Lucifer's sword and the maw of Consumption were about to begin a new battle.


Suddenly.


Hwareureuk.


A streak of flame rose between them.


The red flame turned blue, and soon it turned white.


'It's not the Flame of Ra. This is…'


While Lucifer was recalling an old memory, Taehyun walked out between the split Divine Trees.


His arm, which had been cut off in the battle with Lucifer, had not regenerated, and his body was battered with wounds that had not healed.


In his one remaining hand, he held a pure white mask.


"Sorry for taking so long."


[Yes. It took damn long.]


Unlike his words, Doppelganger smiled and stepped back.


Taehyun brought the mask to his face.


At that moment.


Tting.


[The Tower's system is being reset.]


[Constellation selection complete.]


[Checking the avatar compatibility of the mid-grade Constellation 'The Yokai King Who Defies Fate'.]


[Avatar compatibility check complete. 1% of power can be used.]


[The mid-grade Constellation 'The Yokai King Who Defies Fate' is being accepted into the body of 'Kim Taehyun'.]


[The time limit is….]


Hwareureuk. Hwareureureuk.


Along with the flames of divine power.


The Yokai King descended.


Part 2, Episode 78


Avatar.


An avatar is a manifested state in which a creature of a small universe borrows the power of a constellation.


Even when Taehyun was a constellation, he had only heard of it. He only used or witnessed it directly for the first time in the battle against Jormungandr.


In the first place, it was a technique used through Tolkien.


How to operate the avatar system, and the aftereffects that follow.


Everything is full of things that haven't been verified.


Even if he uses it, it's a risky act that could catch the eye of the 'Tribune of the Tower', the guy Tolkien fears.


The skill 'Pandora's Box' is still always activated.


Apart from his deepening thoughts, he decided to rule out the risk.


Either way, if he can't get past the battle with Lucifer right in front of him, this regression will end here.


If that happens, the vanished comrades too.


He will no longer be able to obtain new possibilities.


He needed to move forward not just one step, but dozens of steps.


He needed to take the risk and challenge himself.


He looked back on the new possibilities he had gained.


In this life, he also met Doppelganger, Rosaria, and Elven.


He shared some of his memories from when he was outside with them.


He was truly delighted.


The fact that he could see those who made him a constellation again. The fact that he could reduce the burden of regression that had only been daunting. The fact that even if he died, there would be those who would follow him.


He was so pleased that he couldn't stop laughing.


He wanted to give a new body to the Doppelganger, who tried to take his body every day, show Rosaria, who served two Netherworld Kings, the outside world, and give Elven, who was left alone after losing his race, a different life.


It was his trivial greed, but he wanted to achieve that greed.


Thus, he took the first step to break free from the law.


It wasn't difficult to create an environment for new experiments.


With Rosaria's help, he connected and expanded countless mental images.


Elven used the Divine Tree to supply infinite magic power.


The first experimental subject that came to mind was Nakata Shinji.


Human (人間).


Among those currently in the Netherworld, he is the one who has roots most similar to Taehyun.


He connected Nakata Shinji's mental image with his own.


As expected, there were no major collisions.


He just had to stop the Doppelganger from trying to take over Shinji's mental image at any moment.


After that, he connected Asura's and Shinji's mental images with Taehyun's mental image as a hub.


The connection between a high-ranking demon and a high-ranking human.


Shinji's mental image shook as if it would collapse at any moment.


Unlike Taehyun, Asura's mental image is a demon world where humans can hardly survive.


It seemed that Shinji's level was not enough to understand that strange world.


After that, the experiment continued.


Elf's, Succubus's, Archduke's, Human's, Spirit's.


He connected the mental images of everyone possible.


Most of the mental images collided.


There were also mental images that mixed naturally without colliding.


Occasionally, there were those who created synergies beyond just mixing.


The pinnacle of that was Elven and Rosaria's 'Mental Image Fusion'.


This is because the compatibility of their authorities, tendencies, and understanding of mental images and magic power was well-matched.


Through the experiment, Rosaria began to regain her previous power quickly.


Elven discovered the possibility of transferring to and reverse summoning from the Spirit Realm using magic power. The Doppelganger quietly watched all of those things and sneered.


Time spent in the mental image flows faster than actual time.


During that time, a week passed in the Netherworld.


Taehyun spent nearly a thousand years in the accelerated world.


He was able to discover a clue as to how Tolkien could interfere with him as the administrator of the Tower.


He was able to succeed in creating a new system, breaking away from the laws of the Tower.


In a space that projected his mental image.


Taehyun was able to use the power of the Yokai King.


Red Fire (赤火).


The most basic fire used by the Yokai King, which he always wears on his body and sometimes emits to use as a barrier.


Blue Fire (靑火).


An inextinguishable fire used on those who have endured the Red Fire.


A power that ignites just by looking at it and must be ignited in order to use White Fire.


White Fire (白火).


A high-temperature fire used to annihilate difficult enemies. It embodies the abilities of both Red Fire and Blue Fire, and is the power that the Yokai King used most frequently to grasp the opponent's power.


[…….]


Lucifer raised the corners of his lips as he looked at the three pillars of fire.


Yokai King (妖魔王).


The first human who became the Netherworld King and fought the race war with him.


To think he would see the power of that guy who went out a long time ago here.


Only then did he understand that Kim Taehyun and Doppelganger were desperately buying time.


'Has he recovered his level?'


From Kim Taehyun, who is wearing the Yokai King's mask, a power is leaking out that is neither magic nor divine power.


If even he, who is using divine magic, the power that has reached the pinnacle of the Three Thousand Worlds, feels pressured, there is only one possibility.


Star Power (星力).


The power only allowed to the constellations outside.


Sss sss sss-.


The grayish brilliance that touched the three pillars of fire disappears.


[Lucifer. You're screwed.]


The Doppelganger retreated behind the pillars of fire with a low-level provocation that Elven might have done.


It meant that he would entrust the battle solely to Taehyun.


[Interesting.]


The fallen angel swung his sword towards the constellation that was staring at him.


Whirr-.


The blow that touched the pillar of Red Fire disappears.


It doesn't collide or offset, but erases the existence itself as if it never existed in the first place.


Even during that time, Taehyun was not moving.


The red eyes revealed through the Yokai King's mask were fixed.


The posture of a predator trying not to miss the prey's movement.


It's been a long time since he felt this pressure.


[Pressure, huh? Yeah, it's a feeling I've forgotten for a long time.]


It's not easy to control the corners of his lips from going up even if he tries to hide it.


Apart from that feeling, the situation was not good.


Whirr- Whirr-.


The three pillars of fire slowly began to form an area.


They are trying to trap the prey between the pillars.


If Lucifer tries to escape by moving at super speed with his wings open.


Whirr-.


The fire blazed a step ahead.


Whoong.


The grayish sword that was swung melts as it is.


Whirr whirr whirr-.


After a few repetitions of the flames, just by retreating a few times, he ended up being trapped between the three pillars of fire.


Gulp.


Lucifer swallowed his dry saliva without realizing it.


His whole body is wet with sweat that has already poured out.


The reason he doesn't feel cold is probably because the sweat that has flowed down is evaporating as it is.


'Star power. An absurd power.'


Apart from the rising ambient temperature, Lucifer's head went cold.


He checked Taehyun, who was still not moving, and the surrounding space, which had begun to sway in the heat.


He stared at Taehyun's one arm that had been cut off by him and could not regenerate.


[…….]


Lucifer quickly regained his composure.


The prideful Doppelganger was in tatters, and the vessel that should contain the star power was almost lost in vain.


Based on the cooled reason, several guesses were possible.


The first is that there is a time limit for Taehyun to use star power, or that he will be burdened later.


The second is that it takes a considerable amount of time to draw out star power.


As always.


[Maybe it's both.]


Hwaaaak-.


A spear of grayish brilliance was created in Lucifer's hand.


The Holy Spear of Longinus.


It's just a replica, but he has already reached the pinnacle of the Three Thousand Worlds.


There is no reason why a replica cannot surpass the original.


Kwajik-.


The thrown spear was embedded in the red pillar of fire.


It is the moment when the fire tries to scatter the brilliance along with the spear.


Hwaaaak-.


Suddenly, the spear spewed out star power.


It was the power that Igmun had engraved.


The red pillar of fire disappeared along with the spear.


[As expected. It doesn't work unless it's this power.]


Star power is a power that transcends divine magic.


In order to respond, Lucifer also needs to wield star power.


The remaining star power that can be used is about two times.


If he removes all the pillars of fire with two attacks and deals with Kim Taehyun, who is wielding the power of the Yokai King, his victory is certain.


[Igmun said so.]


Longinus's spear and the Decameron were manifested in Lucifer's hands.


[He said he would become the new owner of the Three Thousand Worlds and wage the constellation war himself.]


"……."


Taehyun showed movement for the first time.


He touched the mask with his one hand, and at the same time, the two pillars of fire moved.


Nothing existed in the place where the pillars of fire passed.


It was evidence that the current space could not withstand star power.


The slightest mistake will determine life, victory, and the fate of the Three Thousand Worlds.


In extreme tension, the heart as an archangel and the magic stone as an archduke resonate.


When the distance to the two pillars of fire was narrowed to the limit.


Now it is a distant past.


He recalled the last territorial war he waged against Taehyun and the archdukes of the Netherworld.


After that, he recalled the moment he risked his life to suppress Cody Cruise, whose fragment of the Only God had awakened.


Kwajik.


Kwaduk.


Longinus and Decameron were embedded in the blue and white pillars of fire.


The two colliding star powers cancel each other out and explode.


Lucifer, who was wearing the authority of regeneration, rushed at Taehyun, who was still not moving.


The current himself is incomparably stronger than that time.


And the Kim Taehyun in front of him.


He is still an interesting guy.


Whoong.


In a fleeting moment, he wielded the newly manifested Decameron.


The authority of regeneration will prevent recovery, and the authority of brilliance will negate existence.


If that happens, everything will flow according to Igmun's plan, that guy will become the owner of the Three Thousand Worlds, and he will be able to gain a new level and go outside.


The moment the Decameron cut the Yokai King's mask.


Whirr-.


Green flames scattered.


[…….]


Hallucination?


No.


'This is….'


Spatial movement achieved at an unbelievable speed.


Then the main body is….


It is the moment when the rapidly swirling thoughts reach that far.


Kwaduk!!


Lucifer caught in his eyes the spear of white flame that had broken out of his body.


Grayish brilliance is emitted fiercely to erase the spear and recover the pierced body.


It's impossible.


The star power that has penetrated his body spreads throughout Lucifer's body, suppressing magic power and divine power.


He grabbed the spear that had broken out.


His hand is burning.


Regardless, he twisted his body.


There was Taehyun wearing a half-broken mask.


The blood flowing from his two eyes was staining the pure white mask.


[It's over, Lucifer.]


The language of the constellation.


At the same time as Taehyun spat out the words.


Tting.


[The unique skill 'King's Imprint (???)' has been created.]


[The unique skill 'King's Imprint (???)' has been activated.]


Lucifer realized that he had been completely defeated.


Deep.


That was what he thought as he entered Typhon's mental world.


If it is this deep, it will not be easy to get out.


How long has it been since she constantly emitted purplish magic power?


Suddenly, the view became bright.


[Did Lucifer fail? Or did he just miss one rat?]


The voice that was heard was not Typhon's.


Wrack.


Her face contorted.


She confirmed the unwelcome presence in front of her.


[Either way. You're in a miserable state, Rosaria.]


The blood-red archduke sitting on the giant throne.


Igmun greeted the Succubus Queen.


Part 2, Episode 79


The surprise of having entered the mental world first.


The unpleasant feeling that something was being plotted here.


Two emotions are felt simultaneously.


'Could it be that he also joined hands with Lucifer?'


Taehyun had told her.


That Igmun was related to the Blood Demon Church of the Interdimensional World and had contacted the Constellations during the past tribal wars.


Afterwards, the result of the battle with Behemoth, who was moved while chasing Orgal, was unknown, but he said it was highly likely that he had regressed with his memories and power.


Memories and power.


These were the most important elements for a regressor.


Her contractor, who had reached the apex of the Three Thousand Worlds, had regressed with the loss of his power and was going through such hardships, so there was no need to emphasize it further.


Rosaria didn't open her mouth easily.


Igmun was clearly an enemy in the current situation.


She had to obtain information that could be of even a little help in reviving Typhon.


At that moment, she thought.


New memories flooded her mind.


The huge tower built in the Interdimensional World.


The dwarves bound to the tower.


The contact of constellations that swallowed radiance.


The giant beings being killed by Igmun's hands.


[...]


Belatedly.


Her eyes trembled.


Suddenly.


Her body trembled.


If she hadn't expanded her mental world by contacting Taehyun, her mind would have been shattered just by recalling the memories now.


[Judging by that face, it seems you've noticed.]


[...]


She couldn't say anything in response to the cynical voice.


She had to let them know.


She had to convey the new memories she had recalled to Taehyun and Elven.


And thus, prepare....


[Wrong, Rosaria.]


Igmun, who had already descended from the throne, was approaching her.


His red eyes, hidden in his blond hair, were bent.


He didn't seem afraid of her mind control.


[This humble one. Ah, that expression is too embarrassing now. It's an appropriate word only when referring to Archdukes. But we're in the Lower World now... Yes, calling me this humble one wouldn't be wrong either.]


[...]


Igmun, who was muttering to himself, made eye contact with her again.


[If you found this place, it must be to revive Typhon, right? It's amazing that this humble one's goal aligns with yours.]


[You've changed a lot, Igmun.]


[Hmm. Are you trying to distract me to observe me? I'm sorry, but that thought is plainly readable.]


Rosaria's red eyes twitched.


It was different.


The outward appearance was definitely Igmun.


But the atmosphere and tone of his speech were subtly different.


They had maintained a relationship that could be described as long-time rivals.


Even temporarily, this kind of calm and friendly tone didn't suit him.


'He wasn't like this a moment ago... Could it be that his mind is collapsing?'


Hoo-oong.


She used her tentacles to create distance.


Because of the increasing sense of déjà vu as the distance narrowed.


[Indeed, a succubus-like response. Not a bad reaction.]


Heh-heh.


Igmun bared his fangs and praised her actions.


[Unnecessary praise is unpleasant. You. What the hell did you do?]


[That's a broad question.]


[Igmun. I know you've contacted the 'Maze Dwelling in Consciousness'.]


[Hoo. You've come to the point where you can even utter that name?]


The Vampire Lord showed an interesting reaction for the first time.


Remembering and uttering the name of a Constellation was not an act permitted to just anyone.


It was a fact confirmed through Orgal, who occupied a seat among the Archdukes.


Yet the weakest Rosaria spoke of it.


['You' too, must have grown by contacting Kim Taehyun. That guy was also a being who was once a Constellation.]


Igmun's reaction was rough for only a moment.


He shook his head and put on a gentle smile.


[Now that I look at it, I can feel Elven's magic power as well. Would you like me to convey my regards on behalf of this humble one?]


[Don't try to play games that don't suit you. I was wondering why you hadn't been seen for a while, so you were building a force in the Interdimensional World?]


[A while ago... That's wrong.]


Igmun raised his index finger in front of his eyes.


Tsu-tsu-tsu-.


Crimson magic power bloomed for a moment, then the magic power took root on the ground, forming the shape of a cross.


Dduok. Dduk.


Blood droplets flowing down from the cross quickly formed a puddle.


The puddle quickly formed a river.


Rosaria took a couple of steps back.


[There's no need to be afraid. It's to let you meet the one you've been wanting to see so much.]


The blood droplets that formed the river were compressed into the shape of a cross.


Deu-deu-deuk- Deu-deu-deu-deuk-.


The compressed and compressed blood droplets absorbed even the cross on the ground and floated in the air.


A bloodstorm blew around the cross.


It was sucking in the surrounding existence.


She rooted her tentacles in the ground to fix her body.


She wrapped her hardened tentacles around her body to minimize the leakage of magic power.


[Do you remember the last day you saw this humble one?]


Igmun, who had fixed his gaze on the cross, opened his mouth.


It wasn't difficult to grasp the cynicism contained in his voice.


[Living a manipulated life, pretending now like you knew the truth?]


Waves were rippling in his otherwise calm emotions.


Why?


Apart from that question, the existence emanating from the cross that Igmun was creating was getting stronger and stronger.


Like a magic crystal….


'Magic crystal?'


Rosaria's eyes widened.


[Scheming is just like you!!]


Joo-roo-reuk.


The tentacles, sharpened like awls, were thrust out.


Seo-geok.


The blood sword materialized in Igmun's other hand cut off the tentacles.


The magic power residing in the tentacles was absorbed into the cross through the cut surface.


Rosaria's red eyes twitched.


The moment he drew his blood sword, the sense of déjà vu that she had felt from Igmun disappeared completely.


She was certain.


The current Igmun was different from the Igmun of a moment ago.


She raised her purple magic power.


The reconnaissance mission was over.


There was no need to delay any longer.


[Heu-eu-eung. Did you want to do something about the contractor in this life?]


Hundreds of tentacles were embedded throughout the space. Purple magic power began to take over the mental world.


The completed cross floated above Igmun's palm.


[Yes. You were the first Archduke to contract with Kim Taehyun.]


[Yes. You won't be able to surpass the contractor this time either.]


[Wrong.]


Igmun shook his head.


[He shouldn't have regressed.]


Tsu-tsu-tsu-tsu-.


The cross that soared into the air grew in size.


It began to absorb her magic power that was residing in the tentacles.


[Thanks to you, I've saved myself the trouble of procuring magic power.]


'He's using my magic power to revive Typhon. Was he also planning to use Orgal as a sacrifice?'


Her purpose was also to revive Typhon.


Although she wasn't leading it, the process didn't matter as long as the Giant King's body could be revived.


Igmun was also aware of that fact, so he wasn't attacking her.


The owner of the blood shook his head.


[The reason I didn't kill you wasn't just for that reason. Orgal's magic power would have been enough.]


[That doesn't seem very convincing.]


First, she provokes him.


Until Typhon's body is completed.


Igmun continued.


[This humble one knows. That the insignificant power you possess 'once reached' the apex of the Archdukes.]


It was unpleasant that it was in the past tense, but it wasn't wrong either.


The perfect state of Dream Eating devoured everything.


'Could it be that he's collecting the authorities of the Archdukes?'


It was a simple goal, but it was also the most certain way for Igmun to expand his existence.


But how?


Igmun's authority only absorbed the existence of the opponent. It didn't steal the authority.


Throughout the Three Thousand Worlds, only 'Predation' possessed such power.


'No, I don't know how, but he's a guy who contacted the Constellations.'


It wouldn't be strange if there was another way.


'Could it be that his attempt to revive Typhon is also to steal his authority?'


This was not good.


[You think it's okay if you don't use your authority?]


[You're telling me your weakness with your own mouth?]


[Wrong. Unless you give it your all.]


In an instant, Igmun's existence began to soar.


His magic power was being absorbed into the cross.


Koo-oong.


The cross vibrated.


Koo-oong. Koo-oong. Koo-oong.


The vibrations changed regularly.


It was as if a heart was pulsating.


[You won't get out of here alive.]


Ttak.


Igmun flicked his fingers along with the words that were like a death sentence.


Kwa-reureureureureu-.


Centering on the pulsating cross, crimson magic power formed a huge shape.


Typhon.


The strongest body among the Archdukes and the only being to have received the blessing of the One God along with Elven.


The Giant King, who had obtained the body, began to beat his chest.


[...]


Rosaria watched the scene quietly.


Unlike her memory, he had come to possess a body dyed red.


Flames, lightning, and gales blew with each contact between his fist and his body.


The ground that made up the mental world shook.


It was as if she was looking at a lower-level demon moving by instinct, not an Archduke.


'He doesn't have his memories.'


In a way, it was obvious.


It would be easier to handle him if he was revived without memories.


Igmun's blood sword was aimed at Rosaria.


Typhon's gaze turned to her.


Tsu-tsu-tsu-


A blood field was created around her.


[Don't think it's cowardly to fight one against two.]


[Hmph.]


She snorted and twisted her tentacles into the shape of a gate.


[You can't leave without this humble one's permission.]


[Who said anything about leaving?]


Purple magic power expanded the mental world.


Immediately after, Orgal revealed himself from the gate.


[Orgal.]


[Igmun. I knew it was you.]


[You bat-like bastard.]


Kwang.


Orgal knocked away the blood sword that flew at him with his fist.


[Fortunately, you don't seem to have power like Lucifer's.]


[Heu-eum. This has become troublesome.]


Unlike his words, he didn't look troubled at all.


[Don't be careless. He definitely has a hidden card.]


[Who are you worried about?]


Orgal growled as he received Rosaria's words.


Unlike his outer body, this place was a mental world.


The current him was a being who possessed the rank of an Archduke purely, before he was ruined by Lucifer.


[The Giant King seems to be unconscious.]


[I'll deal with Typhon. I'd appreciate it if you could take care of Igmun.]


Orgal burst out laughing once.


It was the original contract to help revive Typhon in exchange for saving him.


[I will fulfill it.]


Orgal's body, wrapped in brown magic power, began to twitch.


Compressed muscles.


Twisting and distorting the muscle fibers of the body enhanced with authority to maximize power, Orgal's main attack method.


Kwang.


The fist of the Demon Beast King that was flung out and Igmun's blood sword collided.


Orgal's mental world was only temporarily enhanced by Rosaria.


His stamina would soon run out.


She averted her gaze from the two Archdukes, who had already moved quite a distance away.


[Now it's just the two of us left.]


Typhon looked down at Rosaria.


Seeing the five elements blooming from his body, a laugh leaked out.


Not the 'Great Elements' used in the awakened state, but 'Elements'.


[Now and then. You are the one who truly breaks this humble one's heart.]


Jwa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra.


Rosaria opened all the tentacles she had left behind.


Reacting to that, the five elements were discharged in the form of magic power.


[This humble one hasn't just been playing around either.]


She divided and pushed away the magic power of the elements.


And.


Kwajik!!


Using spatial leap, she dug into his embrace and stabbed her tentacles in.


Koo-oong!!!


Typhon's back, unable to overcome the inertia, touched the floor.


Jwa-reureuk. Jwa-reureuk.


Joo-reuk. Joo-reureuk.


The tentacles bound the Giant King's hands and feet, and she, who had floated into the air, looked down at the Giant King.


[Remember this humble one.]


Until then, a thousand times, ten thousand times.


[This humble one will awaken your mind.]


Purple magic power.


Dug into the Giant King's body.


Part 2, Episode 80


What is a divine power?


What is a mental world?


What is resurrection?


What is the meaning of existence?


These were the things that Rozaria was constantly thinking about after regaining her memories.


She had disappeared, but she regained her body through regression.


She had lost her memories, but she regained them again.


Through such experiences.


'Disappearance is being forgotten.'


She was able to strengthen her own mental world.


The deeper her understanding of the world, the deeper her thoughts.


Her mental world expanded, and her presence as the Succubus Queen grew larger day by day.


[This is only the second time I've been sealed.]


She muttered as she strengthened the magic power she had implanted in Typhon's body.


The five elements that bloomed from Typhon's body attacked her.


Her tentacles were scorched by the flames.


Compared to the flames of the former Demon Lord, it was barely ticklish.


Her tentacles were torn by the wind.


It was insignificant compared to the wind she created with her own tentacles.


Her tentacles and body were electrocuted by lightning.


It was a level of power that she had sufficiently tested through the Spirit King Zenki.


Sharply honed bedrock pierced her body.


She did not feel as much pain as the thorns Gilfer used.


The rising deep sea hindered her breathing.


It was bearable compared to the pressure she experienced in the Doppelganger's mental world.


[Is that all you've got?]


Rozaria regenerated at super speed, increasing her tentacles.


The piercing tentacles ignored the elements and dug in.


[Cute resistance, Typhon!!]


Rozaria laughed as she watched the body that was also regenerating at super speed.


She was laughing, but she couldn't deny the bitter feeling that was welling up in her heart.


This was because the giant king in front of her was nothing more than an empty shell without reason.


Originally, the goal was to revive only Typhon's body and then teleport it.


Her power to tailor space as she wished.


The Elven who could use infinite magic power by merging with the Divine Beast.


The existence of the Contractor who could accept all their powers.


If those great beings joined forces, they were confident that they could revive the Typhon they remembered.


However, the plan changed due to the variable called Igmun.


She could not teleport Typhon, who had been consumed by Igmun's magic power, to the place where the Divine Beast was.


'I will revive Typhon here.'


She knew.


That she could revive Typhon even without the Elven and the Contractor with her current self.


It wasn't without risks, but it wasn't impossible.


The problem was the possibility of Igmun's intervention.


Glancing.


She looked at the Vampire Lord, who was fighting Orgal.


He was not gaining a significant advantage, but he was not being pushed back significantly either.


He was wielding crimson magic power, not Divine Magic.


Just the power and authority of an Archduke that she remembered.


'Why isn't he using the same power as before?'


The déjà vu she felt from Igmun.


It wasn't just because his memories were alive.


He was definitely hiding his power.


But for some reason, he wasn't revealing it.


He was engaged in a tedious battle with Orgal.


'Is he observing me?'


If so, she should not take Typhon to the place where the Divine Beast was.


Swish.


One of Orgal's arms, which had been pushing Igmun, was cut off.


He quickly regenerated at super speed, but his presence visibly decreased.


Not good.


Orgal's main body had weakened, so simply regenerating at super speed was consuming a considerable amount of his presence.


To fully restore the Beast King, Lucifer's power or the power of the Divine Beast was needed.


She had asked Orgal to handle Igmun, but he would barely be able to hold out.


'It's truly a race against time.'


She regenerated the body that had been scratched by the elements and looked at Typhon's red eyes.


She had tried to put him under mind control, but he didn't even flinch, probably because he had no reason.


In other words, what was moving Typhon was the cross-shaped magic crystal created by Igmun.


If she could break it or replace it with a new magic crystal and rearrange the structure of his body.


[Victory is mine.]


Sizzle.


Buzz.


Two magic powers bloomed from her body.


One was her original purple.


The other was the colorless magic power she had been injected with by the Elven.


She mixed the two magic powers and opened a new subspace.


She did not have the skill to create a magic crystal that could move Typhon.


[So I made one in advance.]


Colorless. Crimson. Purple.


It was a magic crystal made by mixing three magic powers and maintaining its physical form with the branch of the Divine Beast.


It was incomparable to the one Igmun had hastily made.


Tear.


Dozens of tentacles tore through Typhon's muscles.


She swung the sharply honed tentacles again and again, searching for the cross that Igmun had implanted.


The crimson cross was emitting a brilliant light as if it were the master of this body.


Boom.


She blocked Typhon's fist, which was aimed at her, with her tentacles.


The resistance was getting stronger and stronger.


[The Typhon I remember was not such a foolish man.]


Thud!!


She plunged the tentacle holding the magic crystal into Typhon's chest.


She recalled the distant past.


The moment when he courted her.


The long-ago past.


The moment when he was prepared to disappear for her sake.


So this was the moment for her to take a risk for him.


[Remember me, Typhon.]


Buzz-.


Sizzle-.


Purple and colorless magic power wrapped around the giant body.


Just like Taehyun had done, she began to forcibly implant her memories.


Distant memories were replayed.


A journey that could be called time travel had begun.


[It is truly a masterpiece created by God.]


A voice was heard when he was born.


The voice was warm and even felt reverent.


If he had known that he would never hear that voice again, he would have shown some reaction.


Unfortunately, he did not have that much intelligence at the time.


[Your name is Typhon.]


With those words as the last.


Typhon opened his eyes.


He spent a distant time alone.


He mated with several monsters to propagate his species.


He thought of himself as a god, but the surrounding monsters called him the 'Giant King'.


[I am not a king, but a god.]


[So you call yourself a god?]


Long ago. One of his sons, whose name he did not remember, asked him that.


[How many of those who call themselves kings are decent?]


Demon King. Sea Demon King. Fairy King. Dragon Lord. Succubus Queen.


There were those who formed forces and wielded power in the vast Lower World, but they were insignificant to Typhon.


He was confident that he could conquer the Lower World if he set his mind to it.


The only one who seemed somewhat difficult was the Fairy King.


It was a hassle.


It was too much of a hassle, so he went into hibernation.


Every time he woke up, his species had propagated, and some of his children who had inherited his powers were born and died.


He didn't care.


He had distant dreams.


Wars, adventures, and challenges that took place in distant dreams.


Those were more interesting.


They made his heart beat.


How long had it been?


When he woke up from a hibernation one day.


He learned that those called Archdukes had been born.


[Among the leaders of each species, the selected ones are called Archdukes.]


One of his children who had survived for a long time.


Erebus said so.


He became interested.


That was why he did not refuse when Lilith sent him an invitation.


It was because he expected that those who could be compared to him might have appeared in reality, not in his dreams.


Perhaps it was because he thought he might not feel lonely anymore.


At the Dream Demon Castle, he met the first Succubus Queen, Lilith.


She had fused with the tentacles she had received as a gift from the Sea Demon King, and her appearance sitting on the throne was somehow alluring.


But she was a boring woman.


She proposed an alliance to him.


She proposed that they join hands and rule the Lower World.


[I expected you to be an Archduke, but you're not as great as I thought.]


Hahahahaha.


Typhon rejected her proposal with a hearty laugh.


[You're arrogant, Giant King.]


Lilith, enraged, cast mind control on him.


But she could not subdue him.


Rather, what caught his attention was a small succubus.


It was also she who visited his residence several times as Lilith's envoy.


It was at the second meeting that he learned that the succubus's name was Rozaria.


[Hahahaha. Rozaria, how about becoming my consort and becoming the Queen of the Giants?]


He courted her several times, but all that came back was a cold rejection.


[I don't understand. You are weak. So my proposal should be nothing short of a blessing.]


[Giant King. You were born strong, but you don't seem to have any goals.]


Typhon's children exuded their energy at Rozaria's words.


The succubus staggered just from that.


[Hehehe. You're all talk, Rozaria. In the Lower World, the weak are not allowed to have goals.]


[......]


[I know that you are being abused by Lilith. Sending you as an envoy is also to lure me out.]


Typhon brought his giant head close to her.


[Rely on me anytime. Until your heart is subdued, I will wait.]


[......]


Rozaria returned to the Dream Demon Castle without answering.


How much time had passed?


Orgal and Jormungandr ambushed him.


It was quite a rough attack, but that was all.


He brought Orgal, the great warrior of the Beast Race, to the brink of death.


Jormungandr showed signs of embarrassment at the unexpected momentum.


[Keuheuheuh. What are you doing, not coming in.]


[I... made a mistake.]


Jormungandr licked his snake-like tongue and frowned with his odd eyes.


[It's too late to regret it now.]


Cheeee.


A giant flame evaporated the Sea of ​​Demons that Jormungandr had formed.


When the Sea of ​​Demons completely disappeared over time, Jormungandr's defeat was as good as confirmed.


At that time.


A succubus's appearance was reflected in the Sea of ​​Demons.


[Rozaria. The Dream Demon you've been interested in lately?]


It was a clumsy threat.


[With just one word from me, Lilith can kill Rozaria.]


It was definitely a clumsy threat.


But his magic crystal wavered.


Why?


[Heuum. That's troublesome.]


[......]


Jormungandr's lips curled up at the reaction that was beyond expectations.


[How about we make a bet?]


[A bet?]


[Anyway, you're bored and have no more joy in life, right?]


[So you're trying to persuade me to die. Indeed, the tongue of one called the King of Snakes.]


Making a single Dream Demon's life and the Giant King's life weigh in the balance.


He was truly a cunning being.


[It's not death, but a seal. Anyway, the spell cast by the Lower World King won't allow you to die.]


[Lower World King?]


Jormungandr licked his tongue. He told him some facts that he had not even thought about.


The Upper World and the Lower World.


The existence of a monotheistic god.


The Upper World King and the Lower World King.


And Regression.


According to his words, the seal he would suffer would not be much different from hibernation.


He said that he would protect Rozaria from dying until then.


It was an absurd persuasion.


But it was also just one thing to play with compared to his boring life.


The loneliness that had been built up over a distant period had made him a being who was insensitive to death or emotions.


Crack.


He stomped on Orgal and made a pact with Jormungandr.


[I'll see if you can withstand the will of God.]


The safety of the Giant Race and Rozaria's survival.


Whether it was a bet or a defeat, it didn't matter.


Giant King Typhon.


He was killed, promised a great game to come in the future.


Part 2, Episode 81


I had a long dream.


The one who woke me called himself the Dragon King of the Abyss.


[Do you still use the title of king these days?]


Typhon asked, lifting his heavy body.


The energy flowing through his body was different.


A power similar to magic, yet opposing it, flowed together.


[It's divine power. The power used by the celestials of the Upper Realm.]


Baal, the Dragon King of the Abyss.


He casually said that he, in his dragon-human form, had personally formed a magic crystal to revive Typhon.


[Is that so.]


Typhon scanned his own body.


It was smaller and more battered than his original body.


Insignificant compared to his prime, but not bad for moving around for now.


[I'm pretty sure the useful ones at the end were called Archdukes.]


[Ah, are you talking about the Archduke System?]


[Yes. Are you an Archduke?]


[I created that as well. You should have heard something from Jormungandr before you died, right?]


[…….]


[Oh dear, could it be that you don't remember?]


Baal asked, stroking his chin.


Come to think of it, his eyes were the same heterochromatic eyes as Jormungandr's.


[Jormungandr.]


I had a bet with that guy a long time ago.


Did that guy order me to wake up my original body?


Baal shook his head at Typhon's question.


[No, that guy wouldn't welcome your resurrection at all.]


[……?]


Baal burst into laughter at Typhon's questioning expression.


[Hahahaha. You're really naive. It's hard to believe you received the blessing of the One God.]


[Explain it in a way I can understand.]


Baal stopped laughing as Typhon growled.


[Since your memory isn't complete, I'll explain it simply.]


The celestials of the Upper Realm and the demons of the Lower Realm.


The lord of the celestial realm of the Upper Realm and the Archduke System of the Lower Realm, created to oppose them.


And the existence of the One God who came from 'outside'.


As the magic crystal was replaced, the blurry memories gradually returned.


A headache followed, but there was no major problem in accepting it.


[You received the blessing of the One God, so how long are you going to live like that?]


The One God.


The only being who created him and gave him warm words.


Now even his voice is faint.


[Have you ever met the One God?]


Asking that was instinct.


[I have met him. Yes... I met him several times.]


[Where is he now?]


Baal's index finger pointed upwards at the obvious question.


[Outside. He's no longer here. All that's left is his remnants.]


Remnants. That must refer to beings like Typhon.


Baal said that he too was a remnant and that there were several more like that in this Three Thousand Worlds.


[Could it be that you're also a regressor?]


[Yes. I used to have Jormungandr as a partner before.]


Then he's not an ally. Why did he wake me up?


Typhon asked the obvious question.


[He didn't grow as much as I expected.]


[So you're going to switch partners to my original body?]


[Is that not allowed? I remember you being just as hungry for amusement as I am.]


Ssssss.


Magic power and divine power rose around Baal.


That alone was enough to know.


The being in front of him was a powerhouse no less than his past self.


[Amusement, huh.]


To think I'd hear those words from someone else's mouth.


He laughed.


[Join hands with me. Then I'll make you forget about loneliness.]


There's no reason to refuse.


Just.


[There's something I need to confirm.]


[…….]


[It won't take long.]


He headed in the direction of the flowing Sea of Demise.


Before reaching the Sea of Demise, he met some demons and confirmed that none of them had heard of the name Rozaria.


Upper species. Top species. An Archduke's subordinate. By the time he faced the top subordinate of the Sea of Demise King.


He heard that Rozaria had been killed a long time ago.


There was no particular emotional upheaval.


He was just disappointed.


Despite the Sea of Demise King breaking his promise.


Despite the death of the succubus he was interested in, the loneliness did not disappear.


He entered the Sea of Demise and unleashed his authority.


The five remaining elements shook the Sea of Demise.


The Sea of Demise evaporated, countless sea tribes lost their lives in the flowing lightning, and dismembered bodies floated without regenerating.


The subordinates who blocked him were impaled on rising pillars of stone, and a tidal wave rose in the place he passed.


That's how he was able to face Jormungandr.


In the distant era when he was asleep.


The Sea of Demise King, who had achieved tremendous growth, sat on the throne and looked down at him.


[Typhon. Why have you been resurrected?]


[I've come to receive the price of the bet.]


[Price?]


[Hmm. Are you going to pretend you don't know even with my original body in front of you?]


Jormungandr, who had been silent for a moment, burst into laughter.


A laugh that shook even the Sea of Demise.


This is not the reaction Typhon expected.


[Calm down, Typhon. A lot of time has passed, and there have been many changes in the situation in the Lower Realm.]


[That's not the answer my original body wants.]


[Lilith and Orgal have formed an alliance. They handed over Rozaria as a condition.]


A succubus and a beast.


A combination as incompatible as a succubus and a giant.


The result after that is obvious.


[I couldn't help it as the ruler. The demon race, who killed the Fairy King, has become powerful, and the Fallen Angel forces centered around Lucifer are also strong enough to be ignored. But I have an alliance with the Dragon race led by Baal.]


[…….]


Jormungandr smiled at the silent Typhon.


[We're planning to start a race war. As I said before, there's an archangel in the Upper Realm with the authority of resurrection. If we use that guy, we can bring Rozaria back to life.]


Before that, it's only natural to become the king of the Lower Realm by fighting in the territory war.


Jormungandr assured him of victory in both wars, as if explaining the rules of the game.


[Originally, I was going to resurrect you around that time, but it seems Baal made a move first.]


What a selfish guy.


Jormungandr muttered, clicking his tongue.


Even he could recognize that the relationship between the two was unusual.


[So, what are you going to do? With me….]


[No. My amusement with you ends here.]


[…….]


[I'm no longer interested in your proposal. I'm going to get the price for the bet now.]


[The price….]


Jormungandr's lips twisted as he scanned Typhon's body.


A body that barely qualifies as an Archduke. Damaged authority. Stamina depleted while heading here.


Nothing is enough to compare with him.


[What can the current Giant King do?]


Jormungandr manifested his true form.


Huge fins. Armor-like scales. Surrounding tidal waves.


Jormungandr, armed with the authority of Rampage, and Typhon, armed with the authority of Elements.


The gap between the two that has widened over the vast years is considerable.


Even so.


[Hahahaha. A snake is looking down on my original body.]


Typhon laughed heartily and moved his giant body.


He walked forward, freezing the pushing tidal waves.


It felt like the magic crystal implanted in his chest was rotating.


No, it wasn't an illusion.


The divine power that bloomed like a mirage filled the insufficient magic power.


Divine magic power. He unleashed a power that even Jormungandr had not yet fully interpreted.


[Could it be… Baal….]


There was bewilderment in Jormungandr's voice.


Elements and elements begin to combine.


A new element descended on the area, and finally raised his existence to a similar position as himself, who had used Rampage.


Crack.


Typhon's fist struck Jormungandr.


Crash.


Jormungandr's tail pierced Typhon's chest.


They tore at each other's flesh, coveted magic power, and mixed together, stealing each other's existence for three days.


Boom.


Jormungandr, whose neck was broken, collapsed.


Typhon took the magic crystal he pulled out of his body and threw it into his mouth.


The habit of coveting the magic crystals of demons from the past came out.


Surprisingly, the depleted divine magic power began to recover.


Dozens of elements swirled.


He realized.


That he had completely recovered his previous rank in one battle.


[What an absurd being.]


Baal, who had already approached, said that as he looked at the fallen Jormungandr.


[How was the amusement after a long time?]


[Not bad.]


[That's a relief.]


Baal grinned and put his hand on Jormungandr's corpse.


Ssssss-.


The existence power remaining in the corpse was absorbed into his body.


[The things that will start from now on will be much more fun.]


1,000 years from that day.


That's how long it took Typhon to conquer the Lower Realm.


Baal only mentioned some kind of law and did not move directly, and Typhon single-handedly occupied the territories of the Archdukes.


It was a task that would not have taken 100 years if he had formed a force.


He tore Orgal and Lilith limb from limb, crushed the six demon kings who called themselves demon kings, and dragged down Lucifer, who had been looking down with noble eyes, and sealed him.


Typhon, King of the Lower Realm.


At some point, he was being called that.


The time used to settle with Lucifer was 500 years.


The other Archdukes took a long time because they were stalling for time, but Lucifer endured this much time purely with his own potential.


Even then, he could not completely destroy him and could only seal him.


[How boring.]


Typhon muttered, looking at Lucifer's sealed coffin.


As always.


Baal was standing beside him.


He did not think about why Baal's existence power was also increasing as Typhon's existence power grew.


He just didn't like the hunger that wasn't being filled despite reaching the peak of the Lower Realm.


[Baal. Open the door to the Upper Realm.]


[Without resting more? The celestials of the Upper Realm are higher in rank than the Lower Realm.]


[If you don't open it now, I'll fall into hibernation for 10,000 years.]


[That's a problem.]


The divine magic power created by Baal caused a crack in space.


He is a guy with various skills unlike himself.


He was perfect as a guide.


That's how the race war that started in the 10 Celestial Realms began.


As Baal said.


The battles that were not so easy continued.


The only giant in the Upper Realm. Typhon, King of the Upper Realm.


In the ten Celestial Realms, Typhon was called that.


The owners of five Celestial Realms fled, and the owners of five Celestial Realms were annihilated.


The annihilated Celestial Realm owners included the archangels of the 1st Celestial Realm.


Like Lucifer, they were all persistent guys.


If it weren't for them, the war would have ended 200,000 years ago.


[Resurrection. That was Ramiel's authority.]


Baal said that in front of the tattered body of an angel.


[Does that mean?]


[The resurrection of that succubus you wanted so much has become impossible.]


[Is that so.]


Typhon showed a dry reaction.


A succubus. Surely her name was Rozaria.


The object that moves himself, who has obtained the titles of King of the Lower Realm and King of the Upper Realm, is just a demon who couldn't even become an Archduke.


It was an act that he himself did not understand.


[Originally, beings created by the One God are born with deficiencies. How was the race war you fought alone?]


[…….]


Typhon looked at his body.


Strength that can kill an Archduke with one finger.


Authority called the Great Element, completely fused with divine magic power.


A strong body that even the divine weapons of the archangels could not pierce.


A space that ripples just by existing.


The magic crystal in his chest, which had become enormous at some point.


Baal, who had already taken the form of a dragon, was reaching out to him.


[No, it wasn't fun at all.]


Typhon yawned and looked up at the sky.


The sky of the 1st Celestial Realm.


Beyond that, there will be a place called 'outside'.


And that place is.


[It's not a place my original body can go.]


[Yes. You've become more thoughtful than when I first saw you.]


Thud.


A magic crystal was already in Baal's hand.


The magic power of the Lower Realm, the divine power of the Upper Realm. The divine magic power fused through numerous battles.


The giant king's crystal was naturally in Baal's hand.


As if it had gone to its original owner.


Slowly.


The magic crystal, which was the power source of the giant king, was absorbed by the dragon king of the abyss.


[It was not a bad journey, brother.]


Thwack.


The tail of the dragon king of the abyss touched Typhon's chest.


Space distorted and the giant body fell backwards.


He belatedly realized that he was falling from the Upper Realm to the Lower Realm.


[Is that so.]


Typhon closed his eyes.


Loneliness and amusement.


Even while caught up in that tedious emotion, the name that came to mind was still.


Rozaria.


The name of a trivial succubus.


Part 2, Episode 82


I had another dream.


Revived by Baal, I reached the Upper Realm King after going through the Territory War and the Race War.


At the end of the war. In front of the Divine Beasts of the First Heaven, Typhon asked him.


[Are you going to eliminate me?]


[Why do you think that?]


Baal asked back as if he had heard an interesting question.


[The archangels told me about you. How many names do you have?]


It was an insignificant question, but also one that pierced through the essence.


Baal burst into laughter.


He never imagined that the idiots of the First Heaven would say such things before dying.


Baal withdrew his hand.


He originally intended to take Typhon's magic stone and absorb it into his own existence, but he judged that it would be more beneficial not to do so.


He told him some of the memories he had erased when he resurrected Typhon.


The existence that the Only God painstakingly sculpted. And the resulting deprivation of loneliness. An obsession with games. An interest in a trivial succubus. The Regressor and the Outside. The meaning of the Upper Realm King and the Lower Realm King.


The words were familiar yet strange to Typhon.


He realized that the reason was that Baal and he had met in several timelines.


He told him that reaching the Upper Realm King had only happened twice, including the present time. In other timelines, Typhon had failed to overcome the walls of Lucifer and the owners of the Heavenly Realm.


[I see.]


Typhon reacted nonchalantly.


Because the rumors about Baal that he had heard whenever he faced the owners of the Heavenly Realm were not false.


Also, if that was true, it meant that Baal was an existence that even he, who had become the Upper Realm King, could not oppose.


[How about it? Will you go Outside with me?]


Baal, in the form of a dragon person, reached out his hand.


It was the hand that had taken his magic stone in another timeline.


[Are you offering me the path of a Constellation?]


[Yes. But frankly, your current existence is too ambiguous to become a Constellation. You'll be hunted down soon after going out.]


He told him to find a way to increase his existence alone after he left.


He told him to go Outside and find the 'Dragon with Five Hearts'.


[I guarantee it. You won't be bored if you come Outside.]


[I think I've heard that before.]


And Baal did not keep either of the two promises he made. Neither loneliness nor entertainment.


Krrrrrr.


Divine magic bloomed from Typhon's body, which had become one with the Divine Beast.


Baal shook his head as he watched.


[You're making a regrettable choice.]


[Hahaha. Perhaps if I defeat you, the promise of entertainment might be kept.]


Baal manifested as the Dragon Demon King.


It was a larger and more powerful existence than when they first met.


The battle was one-sided.


The power of magic, divine power, and divine demonic power was not inferior to Baal's.


Sreureureuk.


The brightly blooming sacred power overwhelmed Typhon's existence in an instant.


[Using the Dragon Demon King's body as an avatar, only 10%. You can be subdued with just this much power.]


Baal reacted with disappointment as he looked at Typhon, who had become a bloody mess.


[I won't kill you. Since you're in sync with the Divine Beast, you'll recover over time.]


Baal waved his hand.


The scattered sacred power twisted the sky of the Heavenly Realm.


A huge existence could be felt beyond the twisted space.


[I'll wait for the moment you come Outside on your own.]


With those words, the Dragon Demon King's body disappeared.


[…….]


After a considerable amount of time, Typhon raised his hand to his chest.


His magic stone had not been taken.


He knew now.


That the vessel of the magic stone that resurrected him was made of sacred power.


He left that power behind and went Outside alone.


[This is troublesome.]


During the Race War, most of the rivals had been killed or subdued.


There was no one left in this Three Thousand Worlds who could arouse his interest.


Loneliness and entertainment.


Neither of the emotions he lacked could be satisfied.


Using his head was not suitable for a simple giant like himself.


[Damn it. If I had known this would happen, I would have asked him to regress me as well.]


Typhon grumbled and tore open a space leading to the Lower Realm.


He was also an existence who had reached the pinnacle in the Three Thousand Worlds. He could not tear open a space leading Outside, but with some suppression of his power, going to the Lower Realm and the Middle Realm was not difficult.


Afterward, Typhon repeatedly fell to the Lower Realm and rose to the Upper Realm.


The Giant Race became the ruling race of the Lower Realm and the Upper Realm, and they also had an influence on the Middle Realm.


How much time had passed?


A man appeared before Typhon.


The man called himself a 'Yoma'.


A race that had taken root in the Middle Realm under the influence of the Lower Realm.


He also said that he was a Regressor, like Baal.


[So, are you also a Constellation?]


"Yes. 'The Yoma King Who Defies Fate'. That's what my companions from the Outside World call me."


The Yoma King Who Defies Fate.


It was a name that Baal had never mentioned.


He was pleased.


He could only feel the power of a Duke from the Yoma, but he was definitely of the same kind as Baal.


[You want something from me. Do you want to fight?]


"Well, I'm not fully adapted to my current body yet. I just came because I sensed the aura of a 'Dragon'."


The Yoma pointed to the huge magic stone pulsating in his chest.


The object born from the combination of magic, divine power, and sacred power. Typhon burst into laughter at the sight of the Yoma.


Typhon straightened his posture.


The place where he was located was the Lower Realm in terms of location, but strictly speaking, it was a space that could be called another dimension.


It meant that they did not have to be careful about what they said.


The Yoma said that he was the second Constellation born in the Three Thousand Worlds, and he told him why Baal had spared his life.


He said that if Typhon became a Constellation and voluntarily came Outside, the existence of the 'Dragon', who shared the same universe and was directly or indirectly involved in his growth, would expand.


[Unfortunately, I can't go Outside. I've tried several times, but I can't see even a sliver of possibility.]


"You may be at the peak in this timeline, but the truth is, you're lacking compared to the peaks of other timelines. Well, the Dragon wouldn't consider such things and would just sow the seeds."


He defined Baal as a fickle guy. A destructive dragon who didn't care what happened to other beings as long as it strengthened himself.


Typhon burst into laughter at the unexpected attitude.


It was fun talking to him.


It was around the time they had been together for 100 years.


One day, the Yoma's expression darkened.


"Typhon. I think your memories are being erased."


[Huh? What are you talking about?]


"Tell me my real name."


[…….]


Typhon recalled the name that the Yoma had told him before. The name from when he was a mortal.


He tried to recall it, but he couldn't remember.


It was as if a blank sheet of paper had been inserted.


"Your memories are being erased."


The Yoma's red eyes flashed.


He could tell that he was X-raying his magic stone.


"The Dragon's sacred power is eating away at the magic and divine power."


[Now?]


"It's highly likely that something he set up in another timeline has been activated."


He knew now.


That Baal's goal was to sacrifice the possibilities of the Three Thousand Worlds to become a High-Rank Constellation.


"Since the change has already begun, you won't be able to stop the loss of your memories."


[That's a shame.]


Those words popped out before he knew it.


He couldn't remember the things he had learned while talking to the Yoma.


Thinking about it, he even felt as if the loneliness he had forgotten was gnawing at his mind again.


Even so.


[Hahahaha. My entertainment ends here too. Yoma, get to the point.]


"……."


[It may be a coincidence that you came to me, but there must be another reason why we spent 100 years together.]


"Yeah. That's what I was going to do."


The Yoma didn't deny it and told him that he was also meeting countless possibilities to become a High-Rank Constellation.


"But right now, you're a damaged possibility that I can't acquire."


[Even you don't have a way?]


He wasn't afraid of death.


However, he didn't like the idea of being played by Baal's entertainment and meeting his end, which was not his own entertainment.


The Yoma stared at him silently.


"Typhon. Do you still crave entertainment?"


[What?]


"I'm asking if you're still looking for a reason to exist."


[You're saying the obvious. Of all the Giant Kings in countless timelines, none would crave that value as much as I do.]


"Really?"


Hehe.


Suddenly, the corners of the Yoma's lips went up.


"If you're going to be annihilated anyway, why don't you join hands with me?"


[Do you also have the confidence to soothe my loneliness and entertainment? To fill my emptiness?]


The Yoma nodded.


"However, it won't be me. It will be another guy who will come after me someday."


The Yoma told him the secret of the Regressor that he hadn't told him for the past 100 years.


And he told him a new possibility.


He showed him some futures.


The possibilities that could happen if the succubus didn't die and grew up.


The possibilities that she could have on him and the tens of thousands of cases that could result from it.


"I'll keep the succubus named Rozaria alive somehow."


However, he said that if he did that, the Yoma would not be able to exist in the same timeline as him, unlike Baal.


"I'll select a new human to replace me. Typhon, help that guy along with Rozaria."


The voice of the Yoma who proposed it. It resembled that of the Only God that he heard the moment he was born.


Without even thinking about it.


His answer was already decided.


He had a few more dreams.


The succubus named Rozaria does not die and survives.


There were not many timelines in which that possibility could be saved.


His memories were fading like flickering lights, and the Yoma, who was sitting cross-legged in front of him trying to contact other timelines, was gradually drying up.


He could tell that he was pushing himself for his sake.


After such a distant time passed.


"I found it."


He said that he had found a timeline where the succubus named Rozaria was alive and well.


The Yoma with a tired expression smiled and said.


"If it's the possibility of that timeline... she could grow up to be a Duke."


Succubus Queen Rozaria.


Typhon burst into laughter at the unexpected possibility.


[Then….]


"Yeah. You won't remember me right now, but someday, if you become a Constellation, you might remember our meeting. Keep in mind, you must die before your memories fade."


[Don't worry. Those guys have vivid memories of dying once.]


That's how the Yoma's spell began, and the two timelines merged.


When he opened his eyes.


Typhon was not the Upper Realm King, but an ordinary Giant King.


[Father, something terrible has happened.]


[The Demon Beast and the Serpent have formed an alliance.]


It was the moment when Orgal and Jormungandr were after him.


Orgal was stronger than before, and Jormungandr didn't seem to have any particular memories.


Typhon was old in this period.


He remembered the Yoma's words that he had to die before all his memories disappeared.


His face was already blurry.


[I need to hurry.]


Soon after, he provoked Orgal and Jormungandr.


And he was once again.


Able to be killed with a smile.


Part 2, Episode 83


The awakened Demon King exhaled.


"So, another timeline has been distorted."


Typhon. Rosaria. Kim Tae-hyun.


He had expended considerable divine power moving through timelines where all three of them could survive.


The Three Thousand Worlds was originally a universe too small to handle divine power.


The ability to use the current level of divine power was only possible because the universe's existence had expanded by producing three different constellations: 'Dragon', 'Demon', and 'Predator'.


Thud.


The Demon King, who had used a spell made of divine power, collapsed to the floor.


"Did I do something unnecessary?"


A self-deprecating laugh escaped him.


He had seemed relaxed with Typhon, but in truth, he was the one who had the least room to spare.


The second constellation produced by the Three Thousand Worlds.


Facing defeat in the Constellation War, he had regressed, carrying the fate of his comrades.


Those who regress using the power of the Zodiac initially lose considerable strength, but as their existence recovers, they become able to interact with the outside world.


Interacting with the outside world consumes a significant amount of energy.


In that regard, identifying a timeline where Rosaria hadn't disappeared and merging two timelines was equivalent to consuming energy equal to interacting with the outside world five times.


'If I end my journey here, I'll be about a mid-grade constellation.'


From a general perspective, it wasn't a bad result.


A constellation reaching the next stage wasn't something that could be achieved simply by living for a long time.


However, the problem was that he wasn't a constellation in a normal situation.


If he couldn't achieve the rank of a high-grade constellation, there was little chance of reversing the tide even if he returned.


'If the Zodiac knew this, they'd say something.'


The other colleagues who had walked the timeline before him would likely feel the same.


Originally, growth through regression was supposed to be a regular method of monopolizing the most promising possibilities among countless timelines to grow.


The 'Dragon' who regressed earlier did the same.


The Dragon used a body called Baal to monopolize various possibilities and emerged outside, achieving the rank of a high-grade constellation.


He, a low-grade constellation, had intervened in numerous timelines to gain the potential of a mid-grade constellation.


The Dragon, who had been a mid-grade constellation and became a high-grade constellation, how many possibilities must he have stolen?


'Regression qualification disqualified.'


Even as he thought that, the Demon King's lips were smiling.


The considerable time he had spent here flashed by like a panorama.


Typhon was one of the creatures carefully crafted by Noname.


He was a pillar supporting the Three Thousand Worlds and an entity that exerted influence no matter which timeline he wandered.


He was initially puzzled when he learned that such a being was living in seclusion in this place.


Later, he confirmed that he existed due to Baal's divine power, not as an irregularity born from his regression.


Making the current timeline's Typhon like Kim Tae-hyun. He learned that Baal had arranged such a possibility before leaving.


An individual who had already grown by trampling on countless possibilities, called the Upper Realm King.


Simply taking his magic stone and absorbing his existence would take the potential that could be obtained from several timelines.


For him, who was pressed for time, it was like a sudden windfall.


However.


The Demon King didn't do that.


Call it a whim if you like.


He, too, had been collecting the countless possibilities of the Three Thousand Worlds from other timelines to become a high-grade constellation.


At first, it was curiosity.


Why Baal hadn't taken away Typhon's potential and had left him alive.


Whether the guy who had achieved the rank of a high-grade constellation had also indulged in a simple whim.


He wanted to talk and see it with his own eyes.


Before he knew it, he had been talking to such a guy for 100 years.


He belatedly realized that he was enjoying his relationship with Typhon.


He recognized his past self in him.


A fabricated, aloof king.


The loneliness that only a solitary being can feel.


Suddenly.


He began to rethink the path he was walking.


No, that was probably a doubt he had held for quite some time.


Becoming a high-grade constellation didn't necessarily give him an advantage in the Constellation War.


He had been thinking that for some time.


'The Zodiac's regression ability isn't unlimited either.'


So far, many colleagues had achieved the rank of high-grade constellation, but there was a limit to simply increasing their number.


Their greatest enemies, the Great Constellations, had even more high-grade constellations under them.


"A Great Constellation must be born."


The Demon King spoke the conclusion he had reached after a long time of contemplation.


Great Constellation.


In fact, the head of the constellations who oversee the Constellation War.


Becoming such a being meant not only his own rank but also possessing more possibilities.


It was rare for more than one constellation to be born in one universe.


Either those who existed in the universe were born as constellations, or only one was born out of many universes.


In that respect, the three constellations born in the Three Thousand Worlds could be said to be special.


The Three Thousand Worlds was a universe created by the whim of one constellation.


The Dragon and he thought they had killed the unique god, but as a constellation, he had long since hidden his traces even outside.


"Noname."


The first constellation that allowed the current self to exist.


The more he time-traveled, the more his existence disappeared.


'Did the Dragon play some trick?'


It was a reasonable suspicion.


Since they had the same small universe as their root, they had to consider variables different from general constellations.


Anyway.


"I guess this is it for me."


He was likely to end his time travel without achieving the rank of a high-grade constellation.


He thought of a few possibilities he could do now.


He didn't consider the Dragon.


If he trusted anyone, it was the Predator.


Kim Tae-hyun. When that guy started time travel.


'I could prepare some arrangements to help him.'


The Demon King got up.


When he came out of the personal space created by Typhon, he saw the collapsing Lower Realm.


A side effect of merging two timelines.


Numerous Middle Realms connected to the Upper and Lower Realms. Among them, the dimension where he was called a Demon King and the dimension where the Predator was called a Player were also merging.


In his red eyes, he saw numerous possibilities created by merging two timelines.


The distant future to come.


Or the distant past to be reached by regression.


He imagined the Predator going against new possibilities.


"I'm looking forward to it."


Whether he could surpass his expectations and walk a different path this time.


In his place.


"Whether he can achieve the rank of Great Constellation."


He spoke of the possibility that was only remote now.


The Demon King began to weave a new spell.


Typhon opened his eyes.


There was a human in front of him.


The human who revived him was Kim Tae-hyun.


He had been sealed after being attacked by the combined forces of Orgal and Jormungandr.


He offered his hand, suggesting that they take revenge together.


[I refuse.]


"What?"


Human. Kim Tae-hyun asked back, seemingly flustered.


He had no attachment to revenge.


Typhon stated his weary sentiments.


As if he hadn't expected that reaction. Kim Tae-hyun seemed genuinely flustered.


Typhon didn't care and focused on the headache in his head.


A significant portion of his memories were gone.


However, the memories of meeting beings called Baal and Demon King remained faintly.


'Is the law working?'


He had released them one by one while fighting numerous wars in the past.


In the current timeline, even more laws seemed to be in effect than back then.


He combined the fading memories and made a few inferences. Among them, the most likely was.


'It must be the influence of merging two timelines.'


If so, his existence would also be weakened beyond comparison to before.


If he was revived with a weakened body, the memories he couldn't contain would fly away.


It meant that there was only one chance.


Whether the human in front of him was the guy the Demon King had mentioned.


While Typhon was thinking to himself.


"Rosaria."


Kim Tae-hyun mentioned a name he had forgotten.


Along with the whereabouts of the Succubus Queen, he said she was waiting for him.


He threw an unexpected bait.


[Hahahaha.]


Typhon burst into laughter.


There was no need to hesitate any longer.


He accepted the offer and succeeded in a complete revival.


Unlike his miserable self, he met Rosaria, who was stronger than ever.


She was wearing tentacles that Lilith had used in the distant past.


Although she was far too weak to be called an Archduke, she was the Queen of Nightmares, and the information she remembered was also new.


In the current timeline, Typhon learned that he had made numerous confessions to Rosaria.


The magic stone that Kim Tae-hyun had created.


That crude heart was pounding.


Hahahahaha.


The more he knew, the more delighted he was with the memories.


Although he was revived in a miserable body and was quickly losing his memories, he was satisfied.


He fought in the domain war with Tae-hyun.


As his existence increased, a few memories came to mind, but he was not allowed the possibility of distinguishing timelines.


The domain war was over.


Kim Tae-hyun.


Centering on his brothers, he united the archdukes and fought the race war.


In the process, he came into contact with divine power.


He thought it was a familiar power.


When he entered the space separated against Zeus.


He, who had mastered divine magic, recalled a few memories.


Baal. Demon King.


Some memories that should not be remembered were clearly recalled.


The unpermitted memories would soon disappear, but he burst into laughter.


When facing Gabriel, who had inherited all the powers of the archangels.


Typhon learned that he had regained about 30% of his power from when he was the Upper Realm King in the past.


At the same time, he intuited that his growth was limited here.


In this timeline, he was destined to disappear here.


Elven. Another piece that the unique god had created with him on equal terms.


He realized that she was destined to become the Upper Realm King in his place.


And Kim Tae-hyun.


The human who led him to his current journey had to go outside and become a constellation.


'Demon King. Was this the future you foresaw?'


As always. Typhon, facing annihilation, burst into laughter.


'It was a pleasant journey.'


Just with the thought that he wanted to enjoy it again someday.


He accepted annihilation with a more delighted heart than ever.


Kiiiiiiii-.


The energy of the magic stone is felt.


'The main body must have certainly disappeared…'


His head throbs with a headache.


It is because countless memories flowing in through dreams are mixed up.


'Now…'


When he was not even aware of where the timeline he had awakened in was.


[Open your eyes, Typhon!!]


'…….'


Someone is shouting.


But for some reason, the voice is familiar.


His heart is nauseous.


What is it, this incomplete heart.


Rather, the heart he made when his brother was a mortal was even more….


The moment he thought that.


[……!!]


The puzzles floating in Typhon's head began to be pieced together one by one.


He learned who the one calling him so desperately was.


Several conversations that flowed through her memories floated in his head.


"Reviving Typhon."


[This lady has quite a long patience. So I will not give up.]


Swish-.


Typhon's red eyes turned blue.


In his gaze, a familiar face was seen.


A face that he misses no matter how many times he wakes up again.


With a battered body, he put her name in his mouth.


[Rosaria.]


[Ah….]


Rosaria, with a tired expression, moved her unmoving lips.


[Across countless timelines.]


The giant king of a battered body.


Around him.


[This one has returned.]


The authority of the Great Elements swirled.


Part 2 Episode 84


[Typhon. Are you awake?]


The succubus queen asked with a smile on her tired face.


[Yes, Rosaria. My true self has returned.]


Typhon answered, looking at the dozens of tentacles piercing his body.


Tentacles. A weapon used by the first queen, Lilith.


During the countless dreams, Rosaria had become more than Lilith.


Purple magic was planted through the tentacles. Innumerable memories embedded in that magic were pieced together like fragments.


Taehyun, who had gone outside, had newly regressed, and he realized that this was his sealed mental world.


[Even the body in the mental world is in tatters… Did you butcher my true self that much?]


[That was the only way to awaken you, who had become a puppet of Igmun. More than that…]


Rosaria, who had landed on the floor after retracting the tentacles, scanned Typhon’s body.


[Did your personality change after sleeping for so long?]


The giant king shook his head.


Typhon in the timeline where she survived had that kind of personality and was gradually being assimilated into it.


In reality, he had a more rational personality.


[Even my true self has a hidden side. But if you want, I can show you my childish side.]


Wahahahaha.


Typhon burst into laughter.


There was not a hint of anguish or regret in his laughter.


Rosaria nodded calmly.


[It sounds like something has changed in you as well.]


He had regained his body and consciousness.


He had consumed a significant amount of magic in the process, but that was enough for now.


Kwaddeudeudeudeu.


As Rosaria’s magic subsided, Typhon’s body regenerated at an incredible speed.


The regenerated body was still blood-red.


[Is this Igmun’s magic?]


[Yes. The magic stone that makes up your mana crystal is also Igmun’s. To explain it would be long…]


[No, that’s enough.]


There was no need to explain.


Typhon cut her off.


Five-colored magic bloomed around him.


Fire. Water. Wind. Earth. Lightning.


The five elements took shape in the form of spheres and orbited around him.


The heterogeneous holy power that made up the magic stone. The divine and demonic powers filling it were vividly felt.


‘Indeed, this timeline is different.’


Countless dreams.


The memories that had swirled through his mind resurfaced.


He knew that all of it was not a dream.


He could tell that his body was more complete than ever, and that his mind was more armed than ever.


Solitude and play. The emotions that his empty heart had been pursuing.


He could also tell that they were no longer lacking.


[Don’t overdo it. Even if it’s the mental world, your true body is damaged.]


[Are you worried about me?]


[I refuse to die like a dog. Wouldn’t the efforts of this lady and the contractor be in vain?]


[Hehehe. You treat my true self like a child.]


Typhon shrugged with a sly smile.


[If your body were intact, I would have slapped you once. Your memories are intact, right?]


[Perfectly intact. The fact that my true self’s existence is engraved in your mind is also vivid.]


[……!!]


Before Rosaria could say anything, Typhon flicked his finger.


The five energy spheres scattered in all directions.


The power he wielded now was ‘The Great Elements’.


Not the ‘elements’ that had deteriorated, but the original, primal power he possessed.


Rosaria didn’t realize it, but the moment he left the mental world, his body would regenerate and recover at an incredible speed.


‘Finally, I’ve become complete.’


The memories of Baal, the memories of Yoma, and the memories of Taehyun and Rosaria were all alive.


‘Yoma. Was the moment you were talking about now?’


It meant that the vessel that had been refined through countless deaths was complete.


At that moment.


Kwaang.


Orgarl, who had been thrown out, rolled across the floor and reached his feet.


Chiiiiiiiik.


The tough body, riddled with the blood sword, was slowly regenerating.


[Orgarl. You still look pathetic.]


[Typhon….]


Kwajik.


Typhon’s index finger pressed down on Orgarl’s chest.


The bones of the demon lord that were regenerating began to crumble.


[Keueuk….]


Orgarl groaned and looked up at the giant king with glowing eyes.


Clear blue eyes.


The power felt in the ominous glow was beyond comparison with his own.


‘Damn… How can a guy who just revived have this much presence….’


Even if the Lower World was a jungle, the giant king and himself were in a delicate relationship.


It wouldn’t be strange if Typhon tried to kill him right away.


[Don’t be so scared, Orgarl. Let’s talk about the past later.]


Hehehe.


Typhon smiled and turned to another Archduke who was waiting for him.


[Vampire. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?]


[Typhon. You’ve come to your senses.]


The Vampire Lord and the Giant King.


The mere sight of them looking at each other made the space ripple.


It was a different level of power than when he was facing Orgarl, and even Rosaria found the energy spreading through her mind difficult to handle.


[That’s strange. How did you recover this much power so quickly?]


Igmun looked at the giant, who was emitting power equal to his own, with a puzzled expression.


The power he used to face Orgarl was magic.


The power he was using now was divine-demonic power.


He had put in place several devices to use Typhon as a limb after reviving him.


He had prepared enough, assuming that Rosaria would implant magic into him.


But why weren’t the restrictions activating?


Not only had he broken his spells, but why.


‘Is he wielding divine-demonic power equal to my own?’


His gaze naturally turned to Rosaria.


The succubus queen was plugging tentacles into Orgarl’s chest to help him regenerate.


He thought she would be in tatters because she failed to destroy Typhon, but she was only tired and had not suffered any major shock.


‘It seems she didn’t notice the holy power used in Typhon’s magic stone.’


The framework of the magic stone used to revive Typhon was holy power.


Only Kim Taehyun and himself in the Lower World could wield that power.


Even Lucifer had not disobeyed his words since making the covenant.


Gilfer also paid attention to his mood after making the covenant.


But Typhon, whose existence was far lower than theirs, was rejecting his orders despite reviving in a near-death state.


Igmun stroked his chin at the unsolved question.


[Well, it doesn’t matter.]


No matter how much the giant king recovered, he could not surpass his presence.


Orgarl was being destroyed, Typhon had allowed intrusion into his mind, and Rosaria was exhausted.


‘The initiative is still mine.’


Tsujeujeujeujeu-.


Igmun deployed a Blood Field in the area.


The energies existing in the mental world began to be absorbed by the blood-red magic.


He intended to weaken Typhon by collapsing the mental world and then subdue him.


[Oh dear….]


It was the moment Rosaria hastily opened her tentacles to stop the expansion of the Blood Field.


[Rosaria, there’s no need to step in. Just take good care of that worthless guy.]


Typhon moved, fixing his gaze on Igmun.


Seuseuseuseu.


The giant king’s body, wrapped in divine-demonic power, shrunk.


Typhon, who had taken on the same eye level as Igmun, stopped five steps away from him.


He had entered the Blood Field’s sphere of influence himself.


[You’re showing incomprehensible behavior.]


Igmun looked at the giant king with clear blue eyes, who had confidently entered his territory and made eye contact.


Tsujeujeujeujeu-.


Seuseuseuseu-.


The Blood Field was constantly devouring his presence.


If this continued, the mental body, which was showing its bottom, would collapse.


[Is there something wrong with your mind?]


Or was he acting this way out of arrogance that his presence was higher than his own?


Either way.


[I am your new master.]


Seueuk.


The raised blood sword touched Typhon’s neck.


He emphasized that he could cut off his neck and give him death at any time if he wanted.


[Kneel, Giant King.]


[…….]


Typhon quietly stared at Igmun’s red eyes.


He concentrated his divine-demonic power to make contact with the main body beyond them.


He couldn’t see it.


It meant that his main body was by no means below his current self.


[You, a mere pawn to meet Rosaria. You’ve grown a lot.]


Hehehe.


Typhon laughed.


Kwak.


He grabbed Igmun’s blood sword.


Tsujeujeujeujeu-.


The sword that had pierced his skin cut through his muscles, and the presence making up his body began to be absorbed.


It was useless.


No matter how much presence he absorbed, this was the mental world.


Eventually, if he couldn’t escape, the lost presence would return.


Pajijik-.


The lightning that had been shaped in Typhon’s other hand was grasped.


Thunder.


It was the embodiment of the divine power of the owner of the 2,000 realms, whom he had competed with in the past.


[You, who is not even the main body.]


The mental world was a place where mental power determined victory.


That meant.


[There’s no way a guy like you can surpass my spirit.]


[……!!]


Pajeujeujeujeuk-.


The thunder that was scattered and wielded penetrated the blood sword.


Seogeok.


He cleaved the Vampire Lord, who had a stiff expression, in two.


He was tired.


Thump.


Taehyun slumped down in his seat.


It was because the aftereffects of using the avatar’s power had come.


‘As expected. It’s not a power to use often.’


Even if it was the mental world, it was a power that violated numerous laws.


Even though he had released avatar mode before the time limit, moans escaped his lips due to the pain.


In return, Lucifer, who was in tatters, was lying next to him.


Was it because he used the power of the Constellation?


Thanks to his heightened senses, he could vividly feel the energy of Rosaria, who had expanded the mental world.


He could tell that she was exhausted, that Orgarl next to her was on the verge of being annihilated.


And that Typhon and Igmun were using divine-demonic power no less than Lucifer.


‘That Igmun guy. He’s touched the power of the Constellation after all.’


It was such a weak level that he wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t used the power of the avatar.


But in Igmun and Typhon, who were using divine-demonic power, there was definitely holy power buried in their source.


“Did you also receive a promise of holy power?”


Taehyun asked, looking at Lucifer, who had already finished regenerating.


His appearance had completely regenerated, but the pressure he felt was not as good as before.


This was because a significant amount of presence had been lost to the flames of the Yoma King.


[It doesn’t matter now, does it?]


Lucifer stood up and withdrew his gray magic.


Taehyun, who had also stood up, made eye contact with him.


[I lost, so I didn’t keep my covenant, so I’ll lose my memories soon. I won’t be able to maintain my divine-demonic power anymore either.]


Taehyun shook his head at him as he spoke calmly.


“There’s no need for that. I can just make a new covenant with you.”


[I betrayed you, and you’re going to join hands with me again?]


“If you really intended to betray me, you would have done your best from the beginning. You and that guy know that.”


[…….]


At Taehyun’s chin gesture, Lucifer looked behind him.


The destroyed mental world was being restored to its original state.


It meant that the Doppelganger was reabsorbing the energy used in the mental world.


“The memory problem can be solved by making a new covenant. More than that, I have a suggestion to make.”


[What is it? That ominous smile.]


“It’s nothing much.”


Taehyun whispered the plan he had been thinking about to Lucifer.


Lucifer’s face hardened.


His gaze turned to the area of the Lower World, which had already been completely revived.


Among them, it was directed at the giant castle where the Doppelganger would be staying.


He had received a troublesome suggestion.


But the hesitation was not long.


[I understand. I accept.]


“Thank you.”


Taehyun smiled and went through several procedures.


It was to preserve Lucifer’s memory.


Only after the complicated procedure was over.


“It’s been a while. Shall we go see that Igmun guy’s face?”


Taehyun was recalling the face of the ‘colleague’ who was at the center of all this.


Part 2, Episode 85


Tzzzzz-.


Igmun's body was engulfed in crimson magic.


The attack that had been progressing at the cellular level by the lightning flowing on the thunder stalled for a moment.


At the same time, radiance bloomed from the magic stone embedded in his chest.


Ultra-high-speed regeneration performed with divine power.


The two forces mixed together, pushing away the remaining traces of the thunder.


It was instantaneous for the severed body of the Vampire Lord to return to its original form.


'Better than expected.'


Igmun naturally had that thought.


He stared at the opponent in front of him.


The resurrected Giant King Typhon.


The power he wielded far exceeded expectations.


[…….]


Typhon stared at the materialized lightning in his hand.


Thunder.


Originally known to be the divine artifact of Zeus, the ruler of the Second Heaven.


Why such a thing was in Typhon's hand, why a being who shouldn't even remember the Upper World was wielding divine magic, and what the ominous authority he was cloaked in was.


Unexplained questions arose one after another.


These were no longer things to laugh off.


Hooong.


For the first time, Igmun avoided the thunder.


Avoiding it without engaging meant acknowledging defeat in the offense and defense.


[You bastard. Trying to run away.]


Kooong. Koong.


The ground shook with each step Typhon took.


Although reduced in size, the image fully expressed the attribute of being a Giant King.


Tzzzzz-.


The Blood Field absorbed Typhon's existence, but he walked on without caring.


He was confident that he could settle the match with Igmun before his own existence ran out.


'I have to settle this here.'


Igmun was currently in the image as a clone.


There was a limit to the amount of divine magic he could use, and if he disappeared in the image world, that would be the end.


He would have to retreat without exerting any more influence on Typhon.


If that happened, it would only be a good thing for Kim Taehyun.


'Should I wait for Lucifer?'


A Great Duke who, like himself, had returned with the power of divine magic intact.


He would be able to compete with the current Typhon.


'He's late. Is Kim Taehyun's resistance stronger than expected?'


Currently, his power was at the tail end of the tribal war era.


He maintained a level surpassing the ruler of the Heavenly Realm.


Originally, it would have been easy to deal with the degraded Kim Taehyun.


The same was true even considering the Doppelganger dwelling in the image.


Yet, the fact that he was so late...


'Could it be that he's struggling?'


Lucifer, blessed by the one God.


The very Lucifer who had overcome even the curse as a Fallen Angel?


Squeak.


Igmun's blood sword, which had dodged the thunder, slashed Typhon's arm.


He couldn't cut it off in one go, but it was a deep wound that stopped Typhon's movement, who had been showing an all-out offensive until now.


[Vampire bastard. Looks like you're finally ready to get serious.]


Typhon laughed and regenerated the wound on his arm.


Coupled with the authority of the Great Elements cloaking his body, his muscles compressed.


Orgal's red eyes, who had been watching in a near-death state, twitched.


Typhon was easily achieving a physical state that he could only achieve by using his authority to the fullest.


'Damn it... I never imagined Typhon was hiding this much power...'


Rosaria, who was currently healing him, also possessed an existence that surpassed imagination.


Even if a fully prepared Orgal gave it his all, it was difficult to guarantee victory.


And Typhon and Igmun in front of him far exceeded the sum of their existences.


Even if he survived here, Typhon would have even less reason to keep him alive.


It was when Orgal was painting a bleak future.


Bang!!


[Don't be mistaken. If I wanted to, I could turn you into a handful of ashes.]


Igmun's sword finally cut off Typhon's arm.


The arm that fell to the floor along with the thunder was confined in a blood-red coffin.


It was a measure to prevent Typhon from regenerating.


Crack.


Another blood sword was plunged into Typhon's chest.


Tzzzzz-.


[How long are you going to keep sucking blood?]


Typhon reached out to grab Igmun's neck.


Flutter.


The bat-shaped wings that sprouted from Igmun's back lightly evaded his grasp.


[Not a rat, but a bat.]


The authority of the Great Elements chased Igmun, but was soon absorbed by a giant cross that fell from the sky.


[Troublesome.]


Igmun frowned as he looked at the cross, which had begun to crack because it couldn't withstand the elemental attack.


He thought he had sucked up a considerable amount of existence with the Blood Field, but the guy's energy seemed endless.


'Just what kind of mental strength is that?'


This place was not the outside but the image world.


Unless Typhon's mental strength collapsed, this tedious battle would continue endlessly.


'It's impossible to subdue him properly.'


He wasn't sure what kind of harmony had occurred, but he couldn't help but acknowledge that the Giant King in front of him was different from the one he knew.


It would be right to dispose of a toy that he couldn't handle.


[If I can't have it, I have no choice but to break it again.]


Squeeze.


Igmun straightened his posture.


It wasn't to swing his sword or release power like before, but to use the swordsmanship he had learned in the middle world.


And the target wasn't Typhon, but Rosaria, who was healing Orgal and watching this place.


He would eliminate Rosaria to induce Typhon's agitation.


It was an absurd act to think of a normal Great Duke, but considering their relationship, it was a worthwhile attempt.


Flash.


The blood sword he unleashed was accompanied by a surge of crimson divine power.


A momentary flash.


[...Rosaria!!]


It was fast enough to instantly close the distance that had already been widened.


Typhon urgently shouted her name.


Crunch.


The maw of a tentacle swallowed the crimson radiance.


After the explosion, the tentacles burst out, completely offsetting it.


[It's not even surprising anymore.]


Sleek.


The divine power swirling in Igmun's body subsided, and holy power bloomed.


A handful of holy power.


It wasn't power to be used in his current state, but he had to avoid returning from this place without any gain.


'At most, it'll be a minute.'


As expected, it was a difficult power to use.


Igmun clicked his tongue and swung his sword.


The alien power targeted the Succubus and the giant.


The Succubus's tentacles were sliced into pieces, and the Giant King's muscles were cut off like paper.


Belatedly, purple and iridescent magic swirled, but it was impossible to suppress the fully manifested holy power.


Igmun quietly focused on handling the holy power.


Just by manifesting the holy power, the Great Duke's body was quickly reaching its limit.


It was impossible for even Rosaria to enter another's image without her main body.


Nevertheless, the reason Igmun could create the current situation was the constellation 'Maze Dwelling in Consciousness.'


It was thanks to her characteristics.


'It will take some time, but it doesn't matter.'


The Giant King Typhon and the Fairy King Elven.


They were the greatest potential of the Lower World created by the One God.


Their very existence was like the pillars of the Three Thousand Worlds.


Even if they were annihilated, there was a way to revive them.


Originally, he was going to revive Typhon and Elven together after Elven was annihilated by the Demon King, but it didn't matter now.


'As long as the result comes out somehow, it'll be fine.'


The corners of Igmun's lips twisted.


Was it because he had fully manifested the holy power?


He could see that his seal that he had implanted in Lucifer had completely disappeared.


'Kim Taehyun.'


It was clear that he had played some trick.


As he recalled the unwelcome face, the emotions that had been calmly subsiding began to seethe.


'Has he recovered his level?'


The Devourer of the Three Thousand Worlds.


As he recalled the maw of devouring that symbolized him, he seemed to break out in a cold sweat.


'No, not yet.'


If he had really recovered his level, his clone wouldn't be alive.


Something should have been showing in the Three Thousand Worlds at the appearance of the constellation.


The fact that it hadn't meant...


'He must have been using limited power as well.'


Since he had been active as a constellation outside, it wouldn't be strange if he had a hidden card.


He could see Rosaria taking out a bundle of tentacles from the subspace.


Typhon, who had retreated to her side, was resisting by surrounding himself with divine magic.


His gaze was fixed on the Succubus Queen.


She was a very troublesome existence along with Kim Taehyun.


But killing her here would mean losing her future value...


Bang.


[…….]


Igmun looked at the tiny creature that was suddenly throwing a fist at him.


The Beast King Orgal.


Having barely avoided annihilation, he was wielding his fist by manifesting the authority of enhancement to its limit.


[Foolish fool. A bug that couldn't even surpass Behemoth.]


Igmun waved his hand, recalling the distant past.


The Beast King, whose arms had been cut off, roared wildly.


[You will be waiting for your disposal. I will give you a gift worse than death.]


Bang!!


Orgal was pathetically knocked away by Igmun's kick.


Dozens of blades swirling through the air were embedded in Rosaria's body, and a huge coffin descended on the one-armed Giant King.


In the gap where the two Great Dukes were doing their best to block the infiltrating holy power.


Igmun, who had approached right in front, raised his blood sword in front of Rosaria.


[Rosaria!!]


[……!!]


The moment Rosaria realized that it was impossible to avoid the attack.


Clang.


A gray sword that suddenly appeared blocked the blood sword.


Igmun glared at the Fallen Angel who had appeared in front of him.


[Lucifer. As expected, betrayal...]


Before he could finish his words.


Stab.


Igmun's gaze turned to the side at the pain he felt in his side.


He saw a face he didn't want to remember.


"Igmun."


[…….]


"How have you been?"


Heesh.


Taehyun, who had grinned, twisted the Dragonslaying Sword that he had plunged into his side.


An annoying guy.


A bug-like guy who somehow got up no matter how much he trampled on him.


This was the impression Igmun had of Taehyun.


The moment he made eye contact after a long time, he felt the lingering holy power remaining in Kim Taehyun.


"Long time no see?"


Hooong.


Igmun quickly widened the distance.


The wound inflicted by the Dragonslaying Sword wasn't healing.


Not because Kim Taehyun's power was special, but because the clone's body was already on the verge of annihilation.


There would be no time to waste arguing with Kim Taehyun unnecessarily.


His gaze turned to Lucifer.


[A regrettable choice, Lucifer. I can assume you've betrayed me?]


[I haven't completely rejected your offer yet.]


[A poor excuse.]


Taehyun stepped between Igmun and Lucifer and raised the Dragonslaying Sword.


"It's so nice to see you after so long. Looking at you, you seem to be a clone... But even so, wouldn't you be shocked if you disappeared?"


[Degraded one... You will meet me again soon.]


"Running away?"


[Spare me the petty provocations. In the end, I will be the master of this timeline.]


Igmun's body crumbled along with the lingering holy power.


He judged that there was no point in continuing the battle now that Taehyun and Lucifer had appeared.


"What a heartless guy. I treated you so well."


Taehyun muttered and looked around.


The battered Rosaria and Typhon.


Lucifer, who looked fine on the outside, but was clearly exhausted.


And.


He saw the Beast King, who had lost both arms and was standing awkwardly.


"Orgal. Have you decided who to stick with?"


[…….]


"Just so you know, if you stick with us, you'll be the youngest."


In a situation where he wasn't even given a choice.


[Damn it...]


Orgal spat out profanity.


Part 2, Episode 86


The Fairy King's Forest.


Inside the vast forest Elven had created around the Divine Tree's main body, Taehyun, who had been sitting in a lotus position, opened his eyes.


He had returned from the Lucifer battle and was recovering his body using the Divine Tree's energy.


"To think you could utilize the Divine Tree's power like this. Your adaptability is better than expected?"


[Hmph. Keep your pathetic praise to yourself. If I, Bonyo, set my mind to it, turning the entire Lower Realm into a forest wouldn't be impossible.]


"Oh, really?"


[Judging by that smirking face, it seems you're finally feeling alive?]


"Thanks to you. I think I've recovered about 50%."


[If you keep pushing your body so recklessly, you won't live to your natural lifespan.]


"I'll keep that in mind."


[Tsk, tsk. Doesn't seem like you're taking it to heart at all.]


With those words, Elven's voice disappeared.


He had left to check on other places.


[Hehehe. Still as foul-mouthed as ever, that brother of yours.]


Typhon, who was lying sprawled out in front of Taehyun, said.


"What, weren't you sleeping?"


[My hibernation was sufficient, brother.]


"Hmm… hibernation, huh? You definitely seem a bit different from the Typhon I knew."


[Feeling a sense of distance? No need to worry. The Giant King who built memories with you is indeed the true self.]


"Well… I guess so."


Taehyun sighed at Typhon's appearance, which was quite different from his memories.


A month had passed since he entered the forest after the Lucifer battle and began his recovery.


He had boasted to Igmun that he would visit soon, but the aftereffects of using Avatar Mode were significant.


Taehyun wasn't the only one in poor condition.


The Giant King, whose body was ravaged from being dead for so long.


The Beast King, whose mind and body were weakened.


The Succubus Queen, who had exhausted a considerable amount of energy.


The Fallen Angel, on the verge of being obliterated by the Fiend King's fire.


Except for Elven, everyone was injured.


Fortunately, Elven, who had become one with the Divine Tree, could wield not only magic but also divine power, so the recovery rate wasn't bad.


Taehyun had been spending time talking to Typhon about timelines while he recovered.


"So, where were we in our conversation?"


[The moment the Fiend was overlapping timelines. When he prophesied meeting you.]


"Ah, was that it?"


Taehyun recalled a memory that Typhon had told him about.


'If I try to deduce it based on my memories…'


The first moment they met could be seen as when he was time-traveling with the powers of the Zodiac.


Taehyun prided himself on knowing the Fiend King's personality and abilities better than anyone else.


That was why he was so surprised when he heard that the Fiend King hadn't become a High-Grade Constellation after his regression.


If he could have spoken about the things he experienced during his regression, he would have tried to hear the reason no matter what.


And now.


Only when it became his turn did Taehyun realize the reason.


The problem was that it was difficult to clearly understand the intention.


Whether keeping Typhon, who was the Upper Realm King, alive was to make the past Taehyun defy fate, or whether it was to give an influence only in the second regression now.


'I can't go ask anyone… the more I think about it, the more my head hurts.'


Truly, a man whose actions suited the epithet of "Defying Fate."


Taehyun was shaking his head at the Fiend King's past actions when.


[No need to overthink it too much. Seems like even if you rack your brains, you won't find an answer.]


'An intellectual Typhon, huh? This side isn't easy either.'


Taehyun chuckled at Typhon's appearance, as if he were reading his mind.


The Beast King, who came in as the youngest and was watching the others carefully. An intellectual Giant King who was beating up such a Beast King.


Each was an unfamiliar sight, but he would have to get used to it quickly.


He skipped the memories of when he fought Taehyun in the Territory Wars and the Race Wars.


"Dragon… so Baal revived you to covet your existence, that must be right."


That guy also experienced regression with the powers of the Zodiac.


He became a High-Grade Constellation right after, so he must have accumulated countless possibilities besides Typhon.


[The Fiend also said something similar. That keeping me alive was because I might produce a new Constellation like you, brother. Does the birth of a Constellation alone raise the status of those involved?]


Taehyun shook his head at Typhon's question.


"That's not the case. The Three Thousand Worlds isn't such a high-grade universe."


The 'magic power' that the Fiend King planted in Taehyun and the 'divine power' that the Dragon planted in Typhon were strictly different energies.


It was also unclear whether Taehyun faced the Fiend King during the period when he was regressing with the powers of the Zodiac, or during the period when he regressed with the power of reincarnation given by the One God.


What he could be sure of was that the more Constellations that were produced from one universe, the higher the grade of that universe became.


'Well, I guess there's a limit to how high the grade of a small universe can go… I don't know what the Dragon and the Fiend King are thinking.'


The more he thought about it, the more his head got tangled with various possibilities.


[What are you planning to do from now on, brother?]


Typhon asked in a nonchalant voice.


He had finally reached a timeline where he had grasped both solitude and play.


But according to Taehyun, he had just learned that all the values he had endured until now could be shattered by the mere appearance of a Constellation.


[I'll say it in advance, I refuse to disappear again.]


Being able to wake up with his memories and power fully preserved like now was an extremely rare occurrence.


A complete being created through an incredibly low probability.


That was how Typhon was describing himself now.


"Who would want to die? It's weirder that you died for fun like that."


[So?]


"Originally, I was going to finish the Territory Wars first, but… I think I'll have to change my plans considerably."


In Taehyun's plan, the appearance of Divine Magic was supposed to appear after the Territory Wars.


That was because it was a power he obtained through the Race Wars in the past.


But Lucifer and Typhon were completely controlling Divine Magic, and Elven was quickly adapting to it as well.


In this situation, there was no need to take the same steps as before.


"I'm going to take as many guys as possible out there."


[Hoh. That means….]


"The Territory Wars and the Race Wars. I'm planning to make both the demons of the Lower Realm and the celestials of the Upper Realm into Constellations."


[Sounds good. Is it even possible?]


"Of course."


Taehyun affirmed confidently.


He had discovered new possibilities that he hadn't grasped before, including the Fairy Race and the Spirits.


If he combined all the possibilities of all timelines into one, he could raise their grades to the limit.


How many of them would be able to go outside was something he would only know when the time came….


[But what is this tower? It never existed in my memories.]


"I agree. It seems like the tower's potential has been maximized due to the twisted timelines… I'll have to meet Tolkien to find out the details. Maybe the twisted timelines aren't a coincidence."


[Is that so.]


"Don't tell Rosaria and Elven about the conversation we just had. A variable that we're missing might appear."


[Do you think I can't even think that far?]


"If it were the original Typhon… you would have…."


[Hmm…. I don't care about the other guys, but if even Rosaria thinks that way, it'll be troublesome.]


Typhon was agonizing over how to change his image, which was more serious than he thought, when.


Swish.


A mature woman appeared between them.


It was Elven's Transcendental Body.


[Contractor. The movements of the demon race are ominous.]


"The demon race? Except for Beelzebub and Diablo, there shouldn't be any Demon King-level demons, right?"


The Ancient Great Demons were no longer a match for them, who had regained power beyond the Archdukes.


That would be the same for Elven.


[That's not wrong, but… it would be faster to see it directly.]


When Elven gestured, a screen made of magic power appeared in front of them.


As if looking through someone else's eyes, the movements of various demons were visible from various angles.


Among them, the one she selected and zoomed in on was the Demon World.


'So now you can even look into the Demon World.'


[It's sharing the sight of Asura, whom the contractor has subjugated.]


"Asura?"


[You didn't think that guy would just stay quietly in the Fairy Race's village, did you?]


Taehyun had subjugated Asura, but he hadn't particularly restricted his actions.


That was because he knew that the more he tried to restrict a being of that level, the more their existence would be damaged.


Like Beelzebub, letting him loose in the Lower Realm to have a new goal for struggle.


That was the best option to maintain the grade of the subjugated Asura while receiving his loyalty.


But to think he had returned to the Demon World.


[It seems like he's preparing for the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly.]


The Ten Thousand Demons Assembly was a massacre held by the Ancient Great Demons to become the Demon King.


If that was true, then the reason Asura returned to the Demon World was understandable.


But.


"If those guys aren't stupid, there's no reason for them to hold the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly at this time."


The demon race, which boasted the best power, was going through the worst period after the Fiend War.


Even if they selected a new Demon King through the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly, the sacrifice would be significant.


"Typhon. Do you have any memories of such a time?"


Typhon shook his head at Taehyun's question.


[This is also a memory that I'm encountering for the first time. The Ten Thousand Demons Assembly has never been held twice.]


[There's nothing we can do right now anyway. We have no choice but to watch the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly from Asura's perspective.]


Thud.


Asura landed in the barren land of the Famine Hell.


On top of the huge colosseum built on it.


He folded his wings and looked around.


Lower, middle, upper, Great Demons, and even Ancient Great Demons.


Countless demons filled the seats, so to speak.


[Mammon, that guy. He's putting on an interesting show. Isn't that right, Phydon.]


Asura smiled wryly and spoke the name of another Great Demon in front of him.


Phydon of Adoration.


A guy who enjoyed the same position as Mammon under Diablo.


[I agree. I don't feel like fighting a massacre at this time, but… if we can determine the Demon King with limited sacrifices, it's not a bad method.]


The Ten Thousand Demons Assembly was originally a massacre fought by ten thousand Ancient Great Demons.


But now the number of surviving Ancient Great Demons isn't that high.


Could there even be a hundred in total?


At that moment, a familiar voice was heard.


[Long time no see, Asura.]


Thud. Thud.


Two Great Demons landed from the sky.


It was Mammon and Mephisto.


[Hehehe. I knew you'd participate.]


[There's no way I'd refuse such an interesting struggle.]


At Mephisto's words, Asura grinned and raised his magic power.


[Are all the guys who are going to participate gathered with this?]


[It seems so.]


The moment Mammon was about to declare the Ten Thousand Demons Assembly while confirming his brothers who were on the stage of the colosseum.


Whoosh.


A gust of wind blew once.


Thud.


A giant body that overwhelmed the four Great Demons landed.


[I'm glad I wasn't late.]


The owner of the giant body, who had folded his wings, took in the four Ancient Great Demons.


And.


[Let me introduce myself. My name is Asmodeus.]

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