Chapter 553: Chapter 553
Combat Shop Headquarters.
Is there no good solution?
There are only a few hours left now!
Battler grew increasingly anxious as the three-day deadline that Theo had mentioned approached.
This is all Hunt’s fault!
Battler blamed Hunt. However, this time, Hunt was indeed partially at fault.
When Theo sent a final ultimatum to Battler,
A shield made of iron fell before Theo.
It was a Divine Relic sent as a vessel for descent.
As Theo grabbed the shield, Sejun and the group also grabbed Theo.
They all fell asleep together.
Cuengi’s Mental World.
The moment Battler descended, he was struck by a light roar from the Beast of Apocalypse. The impact nearly shredded his entire body, and he was kicked out.
As Battler was expelled from Cuengi’s mental world, Flamie, who had been waiting, intercepted him and dragged him into her own mental world.
Although she had to hide her identity from Sejun, she was also angry and couldn’t just let it go.
[How dare you try to tame Theo~oppa!!!]
Our oppa is not a pet!!!
Flamie hit Battler roughly 100 times with her roots before,
She sent him to Sejun’s mental world, where Sejun and the others were waiting.
“Puhuhut. Super-Giant Chairman Park will punish you, meow!”
“Kyoo-Kyoo-Kyoo-Kyoo-Kyoo-Kyoo- Disappear!”
“Grrr. How dare you mess with our big brother?!”
“I’ll bury you with stones!”
“I’ll seal you forever with my webs….”
“My power can rot even souls….”
Theo, Iona, and the Blackie family who were waiting in Theo’s mental realm severely punished Battler while intimidating him.
“Eek! Please spare me!”
Battler knelt, not only on his knees but also rubbing his hands together desperately.
Normally, Sejun would have stopped them at this point, but this time, he was too angry. Instead, he stood far back and simply watched.
He wanted to hit Battler himself, but since his strikes wouldn’t harm Battler and would only get in the way of the others, he stayed behind.
“Meow! From now on, offer three shields every month, meow!”
After a prolonged scolding, Battler barely managed to escape by agreeing to supply divine relics to Theo.
Finally, he was able to return to the Combat Shop Headquarters.
“Puhuhut. Great Hybrid Chairman Park, this way, meow!”
Back in reality, Sejun followed Theo’s lead as they resumed heading toward the mansion of Amur Lange.
Outskirts of Destruction.
Hydra and Leviathan shouted with ecstatic voices after successfully shedding their final skins.
A life-risking molting.
A single mistake could have cost them their lives or left them weaker than before.
Thankfully, both succeeded, and now they had even larger bodies and greater strength.
“Phew, it’s finally over.”
Jǫrmungandr sighed in relief as he looked at the two.
Since Kraken disappeared, he had been carefully commanding the remaining calamities for ten days, ensuring nothing was lost. It had been exhausting.
Of course, even though Hydra and Leviathan had finished their molting, they needed time to stabilize their bodies before they could move.
“I’ll make use of your old skins.”
The molted skins, imbued with the energy of Destruction, were excellent resources for creating new forces.
“Calamities, answer my call.”
As Jǫrmungandr gathered and compressed the skins of Hydra and Leviathan with his power,
From the First Calamity, Locust, to the Eighth Calamity, Flesh Eaters, excluding the Sixth Calamity, Ogres, tens of thousands of calamities were born.
“Kehehe. With this, I have enough troops.”
Jǫrmungandr laughed as he looked at the massive army.
“Go. Show them the power of destruction!”
He sent the entire army to a world that had been troubling him lately.
A world inhabited by Dragons.
“Puhuhut. Here, meow! I feel a pull from here, meow!”
Theo pointed with his paw at a massive mansion.
Unlike the snow-covered surroundings, the mansion had a beautiful garden full of flowers.
There were no guards in sight, likely because Amur Lange had already left.
“Alright, let’s go inside!”
Sejun boldly opened the iron gate of the mansion.
[Welcome, Park Sejun, Tower Farmer of the Black Tower, and your companions. I am Amur Lange, the Apostle of Creation.]
The lingering thoughts of Amur Lange welcomed Sejun and his group.
[If you wish to obtain the reward I have left here, you must pass my trial.]
It seemed that Amur Lange had left something behind.
As Amur Lange spoke, Sejun and his party’s vision turned dark.
And then, the trial began.
“Come at me. You must defeat me to obtain the reward.”
The lingering thoughts of Amur Lange appeared in each of their mental worlds.
Cuengi woke up first as the Beast of Apocalypse tore apart Amour Lange’s annoying thought with its gaze and
Flamie destroyed Amur Lange’s thoughts next, regaining her consciousness.
“Super-Giant Chairman Park, punish him, meow!”
Theo and Iona followed shortly after, awakening as well.
Hey! Why didn’t you come greet me?!
Blackie and his subordinates woke up a bit later, having punished Amur Lange’s thoughts for not coming to greet him.
Even Paespaes, who was napping and caught off guard, defeated Amur Lange’s lingering thoughts and passed the trial.
The only one still asleep was Sejun, who snored loudly, unable to wake up.
A Sunfish in both body and soul, Sejun lagged behind as always.
While his companions waited for Sejun to pass the test quickly and become stronger