Chapter 503: Chapter 503

“Ah. Now I finally feel alive.”

“Puhuhut. That’s right, meow! Now I’m full, meow!”

Sejun and Theo, who had hastily filled their bellies, laughed as they patted their stomachs.

“I wonder if the guys are cleaning up properly?”

Sejun lightly opened the door to the Void Storage and peeked inside.

[Hehe! Blackie is coming!]

“Who the hell is talking bullshit?! Who abandoned who?!”

Why would I ever abandon my Cuengi?!

Sejun, who usually avoided harsh words, appeared furious, his face flushed with anger.

“Cuengi, Dad is here. Don’t cry.”

Sejun hurriedly rushed to the crying Cuengi, scooping him up, and gently patted his back to calm him down.

[Does dad loves Cuengi?]

Cuengi asked in a trembling voice, his eyes full of fear, as he looked at Sejun.

“Of course I love you. I’m sorry I came late.”

Sejun hugged Cuengi tighter as he spoke.

[Even if Cuengi eats a lot, you still love Cuengi?]

[Even if Cuengi does something bad, you still love Cuengi?]

“Yes. Because you’re my son. But if you do something bad, I’ll have to scold you.”

Kuehehehe. Kueng. Kueng. Kueng?

[Hehehe. I understand. Cuengi will never do anything bad. Then…]

Even after that, Cuengi kept asking for reassurance, as if he still couldn’t fully calm down.

Sejun answered each question warmly and sincerely.

Now I can sleep a bit more.

Meanwhile, the dark crimson energy that had been seeping from Cuengi’s body completely disappeared.

While Sejun was busy calming the startled Cuengi,

“Meow! Why were you bothering my little brother, meow?! I’ll punish you, meow!”

Theo, in Sejun’s place, was smacking the black stone that sealed the Black Soul, the Demon King of Despair, with his front paws.

[You have gained 3 billion experience points, which is 50% of the experience earned by Guard Theo.]

The black stone that sealed the Black Soul, the Demon King of Despair, shattered, and,

A blue orb rolled out from inside.

“Puhuhut. I should give this to great hybrid Chairman Park, meow!”

Theo picked up the orb and ran toward Sejun.

Exhausted from crying and laughing, Cuengi had fallen asleep in Sejun’s arms.

Every now and then, a little laugh could be heard, suggesting Cuengi was having a good dream.

To avoid disturbing Cuengi, who was having a good dream, Sejun walked quietly and slowly toward the Waypoint.

“Chairman Park, take this, meow.”

Theo said in a hushed voice as he handed over the blue orb to Sejun.

“I picked it up after punishing the guy who was bullying Cuengi, meow.”

That guy… was a Demon King.

Sejun, who hadn’t paid attention because he was comforting Cuengi, had only now realized the identity of the enemy who made Cuengi cry.

Sejun didn’t merge the heart. He crushed it.

It wouldn’t have been of much help anyway, and due to his potential, it wouldn’t even raise his stats.

More than anything, he didn’t want to merge with the heart of someone who had hurt Cuengi’s feelings.

[You have obtained the .]

[With the effect of the , you gain resistance to all negative energies.]

[With the effect of the , all your stats increase by 50 every time you destroy a Demon King’s heart.]

[The talents of the Demon King you possessed, Bringer of Despair and Bringer of Nightmares, have transformed into One Who Overcomes Despair and One Who Overcomes Nightmares.]

A series of messages appeared.

“Huh?! The Demon King’s talent?”

Was I on the Demon King route?

It was only then that Sejun realized he had been walking the path of a Demon King.

Becoming a Demon King wasn’t necessarily bad. It would just mean dealing with enemies more ruthlessly.

He had already abolished slavery to improve the image of Sejun Company, but if the chairman became a Demon King…

All that effort would be for nothing!

The company’s image would tank instantly.

“Phew. That was close.”

Relieved that he had protected Sejun Company’s reputation, Sejun let out a sigh as he headed toward the Waypoint.

As expected, Chairman Park is amazing, meow! He’s done something incredible, meow!

Theo looked at Sejun with eyes full of admiration.

On the 461st day since entering the Tower, another day passed without any major incidents.

Sejun opened his eyes as usual. Although he had gone seven days without eating, sleeping, or even sitting down, he strangely felt no fatigue.

Of course, this was to be expected. Sejun’s body was now beyond the point where he could feel tired from that level of exertion anymore. Even though he didn’t need to sleep, he still did so out of habit.

After picking up Theo and the Blackie family, Sejun used his skill.

“Maintain Cleanliness.”

He cleaned himself and his companions with the skill.

He strolled through the farm.

[The effect of Great Blessing of the Crops (Master) activates, increasing the potential of your Agility stat from 5593 to 5603.]

To increase his potential.

[Your potential stat is insufficient, so you cannot borrow the full 1%.]

The increased potential was quickly filled.

When will I ever have some spare capacity?

Sejun continued walking as he read the messages.

Up to now, Sejun had raised his potential by 1000, but there were still too many borrowed stats from other Tower Farmers.

Most of them came from Ophelia and Ajax, and since they were dragons, even borrowing just 1% of their stats was overwhelming for Sejun.

Until he raised all 9500 of his potential stats, whatever Sejun ate would just return to nature.

So, whenever he had the time, Sejun diligently worked on raising his potential.

While Sejun was focused on this,

Patrick, who had been blocked along with Bev after trying to make Sejun eat the Lava Bloodstone, reached out to him again.

With the message, a glass bottle filled with a silvery liquid, resembling mercury, appeared in Sejun’s hand.

→ Blood extracted from the body of a Silver Giant.

→ Upon consumption, Strength and Stamina potential will increase by 20% each (Maximum potential increase is 700 for both stats).

→ Upon consumption, the talent: Herculean Strength will awaken.

→ After consuming once, any further consumption of Blood of the Silver Giant will have no effect.

→ Usage restriction: Strength 3000 or higher

The options were good, but it looked dangerous to drink just by looking at it.

“Is it really safe to drink this?”

Sejun asked in a suspicious tone.

Patrick replied with full confidence.

Why is there no answer?

Sejun was waiting for a response from a different god.

Bev, the ‘danger detector’ who had recently gained Sejun’s trust, finally responded.

“Hehehe. So, it’s safe to drink.”