Chapter 342
“The Demon Lord is indeed in there . ”
After flying to the aerial dungeon, I immediately recognized the energy inside it .
I had met the Demon Lord in the Luka continent . What I felt from him back then matched the energy I felt in the dungeon .
“But Shin, what are you going to do? The land transmittance isn’t over yet . ”
“Hm . ”
I looked down on the ground . Even if everyone went a bit insane from the continued calamities, I couldn’t just leave them to die .
In truth, I didn’t really care what other people did or what they called me . I was only annoyed because they were targeting other member of Revival .
I was protecting humanity because I could . If people important to me had to get hurt or killed, I would abandon humanity without hesitation . That was one thing I never changed my mind about .
So from now, we wouldn’t move separately . Of course, only a few of the strongest members would enter the Demon Lord’s dungeon, so I had to think of a solution for the members who would stay behind in case powerful demons remaining in the Luka continent crossed over while we were gone .
“… Right, I can just deal with them first . ”
I clapped my hands at my sudden insight .
“Hwaya, can you show me the areas that land transmittance hasn’t happened in?”
“Yeah . ”
Areas that land transmittance hasn’t occurred, in other words, these were the areas that demons could come to from now . Picturing the terrain of the Luka continent in my head, I nodded .
“Alright, I’ll need one hours and thirty minutes in the worst case . That should be quick enough . ”
“Shin, what are you thinking about?”
“Wait, Hwaya, is Ina in Beyond?”
“No, she should be in the First Dungeon . Why?”
“I want you and Ina to support me with mana . There’s something I want to do before I go into the Demon Lord’s dungeon . ”
“… You need more mana on top of that absurd amount you already have?”
“Yeah . I can’t use all of my mana right now, so I need your help . ”
Hwaya tilted her head, but realizing that I made my decision, she nodded and messaged Ina .
Ina immediately ran out of the dungeon and flew up to us . Ina had grown immensely in the past month . The moment she left the dungeon, I could feel the colossal amount of mana she carried .
Of course, I had called her precisely because I expected to have grown this much, but it was still surprisingly nonetheless . Solely in terms of quantity of mana, she might surpass Hwaya and Daisy . It was truly shocking, especially considering she was only 10 years old .
“Daddy!”
“I’m back, Ina . ”
“Daddy!”
Ina smiled sweetly and charged towards me . This charge was strong enough to injure even the Beast King, but I easily received Ina into my embrace .
Ina sniffed my scent like a dog before digging her head into my chest .
“It really is Daddy! Where were you? Ina wanted to see you!”
“Yeah, it’s the real Daddy . Sorry for being late, Ina . ”
Seeing Ina acting spoiled like Hwaya did, I smirked as I patted her . Hwaya looked at us with a complicated expression before asking Ina .
“Who do you like more, Ina? Daddy or Mommy?”
“Daddy!”
“I see…”
Well if you ask that now, of course she’d say it’s me…
After spoiling Ina a bit more, I asked .
“Ina, Daddy has something he needs to do . Can you help me with your mana?”
“Un! I have lots of mana! I can give lots to Daddy!”
Ina seemed happy to be of help, shouting joyfully as she flew around the sky . Seeing her so cheerful after what she must have gone through in the past month put a smile on my face .
“Should we start now?”
“Yeah . ”
Ina and Hwaya placed their hands on my hand . As I received their hot and cold mana, I released my own mana and combined them into a single ball . In just a few seconds, close to two million points of mana agglomerated in the air .
“This is enough . ”
I held the ball in on hand . In the next instant, a halo shot up on each of my two horns and began to spin . I held up the ball of mana and threw it at the dungeon in front of me .
“Stay put for just two hours!”
My words became the trigger for a magic spell . From the ball of mana I threw, platinum colored chains shot out and coiled around the huge dungeon . Hwaya seemed to have felt something from my spell .
“Shin, you…”
“For the next two hours, not even Sherafina will be able to undo those chains . Of course, that means the Demon Lord also won’t be able to . ”
“… Just where were you for the past month?”
“Just like how my enemies know about the dungeon, I simply studied for a bit . ”
I gave a light reply as I watched the chains completely encase the dungeon . At that moment, a black ripple spread across the chains and a deep voice rang out .
[Huhu… Hero, you—]
“Shut it . ”
I waved my hand and added more mana . The voice was cut off and the dungeon fell silent . Now, no one would be able to enter or leave the dungeon .
The Demon Lord used the dungeon’s power for himself to perform this cute trick . This is what he gets for not expecting that someone else could do the same .
“But Shin, if the Demon Lord could have come whenever he wanted… Why didn’t he when you weren’t here?”
“Right now, Kain is in Earth . Just Kain might not have deterred him, but he didn’t know exactly when I would come back, so he used his subordinates to test the waters . ”
I was certain . The Demon Lord knew that Earth had someone on the same level as my old self . Otherwise, he wouldn’t have encaged himself in a dungeon .
“Ah… You mean…”
“There can only be one reason that he brought over a dungeon when he could have come through a land transmittance . It’s because he didn’t want to fight me and Kain at the same time . The dungeon he’s in right now has an entrance limit . Kain and I can never enter together . At best, only me and two other Revival members would be able to go in . The one who created this dungeon isn’t Sherafina, but the Demon Lord . The Demon Lord completely discovered the dungeon’s mechanism . ”
“… Then what was the point of us climbing the dungeon?”
“We wouldn’t be here if we didn’t . ”
I gave a simple rebuttal . Hwaya immediately acquiesced and nodded .
“Right, I wouldn’t be able to stand next to Shin if I didn’t climb the dungeon . Huhu, if I think about it like that, I’m quite thankful . ”
“That’s not what I meant…”
I replied with a sigh . But of course, I knew Hwaya understood what I really meant .
“Anyways, once I carry out what I’m planning, the Demon Lord will notice it and try to leave the dungeon . Until now, he didn’t know when I would be coming back, but now, he would know for sure . ”
“How?”
“I plan on going to the Luka continent . ”
Hwaya understood what I meant .
“And the demons in the Luka continent would be able to contact the Demon Lord . ”
“Right . So once the Demon Lord knows I can’t come back to Earth, he’ll try to kill Kain . But since I closed the dungeon, he won’t be able to for the next two hours . ”
“Shin, are you trying to do what I think you’re trying to do…?”
I replied .
“I’m going to sweep the Luka continent . ”
“… Alone?”
“Alone . ”
“I’m going to get angry . ”
“It’s fine . The Demon Lord is here, so no one in the Luka continent can be my match . ”
Hwaya became lost for words at my confident tone . Just when I thought she’d stay silent, she blurted out .
“Shin, you’re super cocky now . ”
“I know . ”
“But also really cool . ”
“I know that too . ”
I grinned at her and continued my words .
“The monster continent might move too . That’s why I’m leaving you on Earth . We already took a massive blow because of their tricks, we don’t know what the monsters would do while we’re focusing on the demons . So stay on guard . ”
“But didn’t their Five Kings die?”
“But there’s a monster above them . We don’t know if the Five Kings were the only powerful monsters, so please, I feel like they’ll do something . ”
“… Will you be fine on your own?”
“Of course . ”
After confirming that the dungeon was sealed tightly, I contacted Kain .
“It’s Kang Shin . Kain, I’m going to leave Earth for a bit . Please be on standby . ”
[You’re back . Did you get stronger?]
“Yes… I’ll finish everything before the day ends . ”
[Huhu, I like how straightforward you are . Good . I’ll come soon . ]
Soon after Kain’s reply, a tremendous energy descended above our guild house . It was Kain . Feeling his mana, I nodded in satisfaction and contacted others .
“Leon . ”
[Hey! You’re safe!]
“Where are you now?”
[In the First Dungeon! I’m on the 91st floor!]
“You don’t need to climb the dungeon anymore . Come back to Earth . There’s something I need you to do . ”
[Just say the words!]
I told Leon my request .
[… Is that okay?]
“Don’t worry about the consequences and just do it . You should be able to, right?”
[I can, but…]
“I’ll have the succubi support you . ”
[Understood . ]
Leon also began to move . Good, with this, I made all the preparations I could .
Before I left, I entered the dungeon for the last time and went to Resting Place of the Angels . I came to get Plene, but surprisingly, both Lotte and Licorice were there too .
“Lotte, Licorice!”
“H-Hero . I knew you were safe . ”
Lotte rubbed her eyes the moment she saw me and greeted me cheerfully . I grinned and stroked her head .
I then turned towards Licorice . For some reason, it didn’t feel like I haven’t seen her in a while even if she looked different after her awakening as the empress .
“Dear Husband, did you come to take Plene?”
“Yeah . Licorice, I’ll leave Earth to you . Help Leon . ”
“Got it . I already know everything . ”
Indeed, Licorice knew everything on my mind . I didn’t know exactly when it happened, but Licorice and I came to share a consciousness just like she did with the other succubi .
It was around the time I finished absorbing the dragon’s power . I suddenly knew that Licorice completed her awakening as an empress and realized that a new link between us was made . This link wouldn’t be blocked or severed no matter what or who was interfering .
Licorice had gotten stronger, and as we could transfer our thoughts to each other, she was someone I needed by my side .
“Little bat… How foul . ”
“Hmph, this is the difference between our Leagues!”
Despite Lotte getting stronger, the two of them stayed the same . I grinned once again and patted Lotte one more time .
“Please, Lotte . Wait with Licorice for just two hours . I’ll be back soon . ”
“Understood . ”
“Let’s go Plene . I need your help . ”
“Un!”
I brought Plene and used my version of Dimensional Travel .
When Dimensional Travel completed successfully, Plene and I found ourselves in the place where we used Return to go back to Earth in the past .
And this place was surrounded by demons, as if someone had told them I would be coming . When they saw me, they seemed frightened out of their minds . It was rather funny .
“Damn it, the Hero really…!”
“Run! We need to live!”
“We’re all dead, we’re screwed!”
“No, please…!”
They were acting like the end of the world was upon them . I couldn’t blame them . There was no way they couldn’t feel my magic power .
I spoke .
“You might be able to kill ordinary people, but you won’t be able to kill me . You could have lived peacefully in Luka continent without invading another world, but that’s not what you did . I will no longer let you be . ”
I raised my hand into the sky .
[I am Dortu . Creating a mirror . ]
Dortu’s power activated, and a giant metallic mirror appeared in the air . I looked up . The power of my eyes dyed the mirror, and in an instant, the light reflected off the mirror covered more than 10% of the entire continent .
I have arrived . ”
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