Chapter 61

Chapter 61: Evil Spirit Possession (1)

“Dammit! No way! It can’t be . . . heook!”

On the other hand, Yoo Seung-hwan woke up from a nightmare .

His whole body was moist was sweat .

"Ohh!”

He grabbed his head with both hands and screamed .

Last night in the world of Hwanmong, he was grabbed by the ghoul lord and died . After that, he waited at the resurrection jewel at the army headquarters .

Then he returned back to reality .

It wasn’t the first time he had come back to reality since he became a sovereign in Hwanmong .

That wasn’t the reason why he was angry .

[The army’s mission has been completed . ]

[You didn’t survive so you can’t receive achievement points . ]

He saw these messages before returning .

He knew that he needed to stay alive for the duration of the ghoul lord’s mission in order to receive achievement points .

Therefore, he had tried it .

The problem was that the mission was a success .

Obviously Commander Heksia had been pushed by the ghoul lord, so how was the army’s mission completed?

That guy Kang-jun must have reversed the situation .

How on earth?

Yoo Seung-hwan couldn’t imagine it .

‘Euh! A really surprising guy . I didn’t see him properly . He is a real monster!’

In one sense, he had to be grateful to Kang-jun .

If the army mission failed then the other sovereigns, including Yoo Seung-hwan, would have lost 20 achievement points due to the failure penalty .

In other words, everyone would benefit from Kang-jun completing the mission .

Nevertheless, he had no intention of feeling appreciation .

Everything was relative .

‘He got 210 points while I had my points reduced by 10, so he increased the gap by 220 points . Dammit! If I count the last time . . . ’

He had no answer . Furthermore, what about the moonstones?

However, this was just the start . How much further would the gap increase in the future?

‘Why did the red moon rise?’

Yoo Seung-hwan cursed the red moon . He cursed the red moon and the Second Demon King Colladikus .

It was an opportunity for someone else, but a curse for him .

That was the red moon .

'It can’t be . If this continues then I will be unconditionally beaten . ’

To be honest, Yoo Seung-hwan hadn’t intended a genuine negotiation with Kang-jun .

He appreciated that Kang-jun was strong . But a war wasn’t determined by the sovereign alone .

No matter how great Kang-jun was, he wouldn’t be able to handle tens of thousands of orcs alone .

In other words, the eternal alliance or co-existence were just empty words .

He had just thought about throwing him five billion to alleviate his anger . No, he had thought about throwing 10 billion . It was money that he could just recover again .

He would use the dangerous prey that was Kang-jun as a paving stone . It would be better to flatter him as much as possible before killing him .

That was his original plan .

In other words, Yoo Seung-hwan thought that Kang-jun was an excellent monster in Hwanmong and an ignorant child in reality .

However, Kang-jun wasn’t that easy to handle in reality . He couldn’t be wheedled or intimidated .

He suddenly recalled what Kang-jun had said .

‘If I kill you then I can get 100 billion won . I’m not interested if the profit isn’t equivalent to that . ’

He seemed to be leaving room for negotiation, but he hadn’t intended to negotiate from the beginning .

Kang-jun was asking for a profit equivalent to 100 billion!

That was the same as Yoo Seung-hwan dying . It was like becoming a devoted subordinate if he gave everything to Kang-jun .

Yoo Seung-hwan grinded his teeth together .

‘Crazy bastard! I would rather blow myself up than give him 100 billion . I earned that money . ’

He got up from his bed and had a glass of cold water . His eyes were cold as he glanced out the window .

'Lucan, no, Lee Kang-jun! You are just a rookie . In the end, you will kneel before me . ’

There was a meaningful smile on his face .

‘It is good that I made an appointment with them yesterday . ’

A meeting would be held this evening with 10 sovereigns, including Zenith .

The place was located in Cheongdam-dong . It was a big and colourful room . This was the luxury restaurant where he met Kang-jun last time .

It was a dangerous move that could expose him to enemies, but they could also unite against a collective enemy . The powerful enemy called Kang-jun .

And Yoo Seung-hwan wasn’t too reluctant to reveal his identity to other sovereigns .

It was something he had worried about before the red moon .

‘My identity as a sovereign was revealed by this event . I won’t curl up and hide . ’

However, Sovereign Avia didn’t show any interest in the alliance . He would try again next time .

He immediately headed to the room he reserved under the name of Hardis .

At that time, Kang-jun was watching TV and eating rice after waking up .

"In the last few days, the number of assaults and murders has risen rapidly . Last night, a man in downtown Seoul killed a passerby with a knife . . . ”

He heard bad news on the morning news . Kang-jun was surprised by the recent upswing in criminal acts .

"Monsters have even been seen, so people should avoid going out at night as soon as possible . In addition, the elderly and pregnant women should have a guardian along with them during the day . ”

But the stories that appeared on the news were ridiculous . Monsters were seen . It was reported through the phone tip lines .

Besides, the number of assaults and murders was at a serious level .

‘What? Monsters?’

Monsters were appearing in reality, not Hwanmong?

He would have thought it was a mistake if there were just one or two people, but many people were interviewed . There were corpse-eating monsters in the toilets of the subway, someone who saw monsters with tentacles in a dimly lit alleyway and some even saw monsters in the form of massive demons .

The problem was that if monsters appeared, there should be at least one photo or video of the scene .

Was it possible that people fell into a collective hallucination? It couldn’t be .

Kang-jun searched for articles about the incidents . The articles only started from a few days ago . Then the number of them gradually increased and peaked last night . It happened while Kang-jun was sleeping .

‘Strange . The red moon rose a few days ago . Perhaps?'

Kang-jun sensed something and called Lawyer Han Yeon-soo .

-Yes, Lee Kang-jun . What's going on?

“Can the red moon affect reality?”

-Of course .

Han Yeon-soo replied matter of factly .

Unbelievable! He was alarmed .

"Does that mean that the Second Demon King will emerge in reality?”

-Such cases are rare . That is because it consumes a tremendous amount of magic power . Second Demon King is at war in Hwanmong since he isn’t stupid enough to waste all that magic .

"Fortunately, he won’t pop into reality . ”

-Yes . Usually they stay in Hwanmong, but sometimes evil spirits can temporarily fold reality to annoy people . But that alone can make it a little confusing .

"It is only a little bit but it is already like hell . Is there a solution?”

-The only solution is to get rid of the Second Demon King as soon as possible . It is highly unlikely it would happen, but there would be a disaster if the Second Demon King appeared in reality .

"If we defeat his armies in Hwanmong, will the Second Demon King come down to Earth?”

-Of course . In fact, there are quite a few worlds captured by demons . However, there are many strong people in Earth Hwanmong so they can defeat the Second Demon King . Of course, it could take some time .

"Thank you for letting me know . Then I’m going now . ”

Kang-jun was somewhat upset by Han Yeon-soo’s relaxed attitude . She wasn’t human so she didn’t seem interested in the suffering of humans .

However, what could Kang-jun do?

In the present situation, all he could do was enter Hwanmong and help weaken the Second Demon King by killing his subordinates .

"Colt, were you approached by any evil spirits or monsters last night?”

If such things existed then ghosts would notice first . Therefore, Kang-jun called Colt who had a hold on the ghosts around here .

“Nothing, Lord . If that happened then I would have reported it instantly . Can I ask what is going on?”

"The red moon has risen and the subordinates of the Second Demon King are attacking reality . Although it is in the form of possession or there is a barrier . ”

Then Colt said with a smile .

"If that is the case, don’t worry . They can’t go anywhere near a sovereign’s territory or an occupied territory . ”

“Really?”

"Yes, it is because they can’t use magic in the territory of a sovereign . Therefore, Lord’s territory is a safe area . ”

Kang-jun owned the Yugang and Dafeng buildings . He also had some occupied buildings so the evil spirits didn’t dare approach .

“It is the same for the territory of other sovereigns . Those who exist in the sovereign’s sphere of influence won’t be in danger . ”

“Yes . I understand . ”

Kang-jun nodded and prepared to go to work .

On the one hand, he felt proud .

In fact, Kang-jun never thought about the people in reality and just focused on becoming a strong sovereign .

How could he afford to think about them?

He needed to survive alone so he needed overflowing strength . Of course, if he completed all 100 mission then he could eat and live well in the future .

Now he could protect people in a certain area by being a sovereign, so he felt something new . At least in his territory, the creatures of the Second Demon King couldn’t strike .

Kang-jun felt somewhat proud .

After a while, he arrived at the market .

His part-timers would sell underwear while Kang-jun read books .

There were fewer customers in the market than usual due to the news .

However, Kang-jun’s underwear was flying away .

He used the Draw In Customers skill, but it was mainly due to the products he picked after checking with Eyes of Preference . He only picked things that had an A preference so customers didn’t hesitate to buy after coming over .

Of course, sales skyrocketed . However, the low population at the market meant that sales would inevitably fall .

But he wasn’t worried about that . Kang-jun focused on reading the book . He was hoping to get a new management skill today .

It was at that moment .

"Aaaagh! Help me!”

“Wahh! That person is crazy!”

People could be heard screaming and fleeing from afar . Kang-jun looked up with surprise and saw a homeless man attacking people with a knife .

"Kikiki! This fucking world! I will kill everything . Kill!”

His eyes were bloodshot and seemed to have dark energy in them . He wasn’t just a homeless person . He must have been possessed by an evil spirit .

"Freeze . "

"Throw away your weapon . "

The police aimed their guns but the man didn’t budge .

Rather, the police quickly collapsed .

The man didn’t even turn his head to look at them, but the police fell . What was the reason?

'An attack . The evil spirit attacked the police . ’

At that time, the man ran and was about to stab the police .

"Stop!"

Kang-jun quickly ran and cursed him . The man should have lost his energy and collapsed .

However, the man didn’t move .

The target has resisted . ]

At the same time, the man sent Kang-jun a menacing look .

Sususu .

Black light could be seen from the man’s eyes .

Then a message appeared .

[The enemy’s attack has automatically activated the battle field . ]

Black magic energy absorption resistance! Kang-jun hadn’t used the battle field, but it was activated by itself .

By the way, it wasn’t a man who appeared in the battle field .

"Kukukuk!”

"Kukukuk!”

Three monsters with tentacles was looking at Kang-jun . He had killed the monsters in Hwanmong already .

'It is the thing that possessed that man . ’

Kang-jun looked at the monster .

Now he needed to fight and overcome it . Of course, Kang-jun was someone who killed a ghoul lord .

The minions were insufficient against him .

Moreover, it was possible to use his equipment from Hwanmong in the battle field .

Cheocheocheok .

Black armour immediately appeared on Kang-jun’s body . His right hand squeezed the Warrior’s Sword .