Bab 187: Chapter 183 - Arise
Jin-woo said without much thought to it, the reason is simple: he knows what the goal the person in front of him has.
'Did you think I'll let you destroy the earth? A place where my family lives over my dead body,'
Jin-woo thought back to the talk he had with his dad when he returned so there is no way he would agree to watch them wipe out humanity.
(I see, It's a pity then…..)
Antares said as many glowing eyes appeared behind his throne and many creatures started moving forward towards Jin-woo.
(….You die here.)
Antares said as various monsters ranging from Tall Dragons as big as 7 story buildings, Huge golems that could match the dragons, Ice elves with different weapons, insects of different types and sizes, skeletons varying from those clad in armor to those that held staves, and many beast-like creatures.
These were all the defeated monarch army that escaped Ryuu's grasp and were loyal to the previous monarch.
'This is bad, I can barely move in this state if I have to fight all of them then….'
Jin-woo thought as he tried to move his body and his body complied despite him being weaker than the person in front of him.
(You can move freely under my Dragon's Fear, you are interesting. My offer still stands for you if you join me I'll spare some of humanity. Join the ranks of the monarchs. What do you say?)
Antares said with a slight smirk.
"As I said, I refuse, Come my shadows,"
Jin-woo said as his shadow enlarged, and Beru, Igris, Tank, Tusk, and Jima lined behind him with others behind them. And a large army of shadows appeared behind him as they looked at the enemies in front of them.
(Alright then, At least entertain me while you are still alive.)
Antares said as he looked at Jin-woo from his throne as Jin-woo looked at the monster army that reached the number of 500,000.
'Does he look at me as a source of entertainment?'
Jin-woo's brows furrowed.
"This isn't going to be easy,"
Jin-woo said as he looked at the army in front of him.
"Go forth,"
Jin-woo said in a low voice as he summoned his daggers in his hands.
And Beru's loud screech marked the beginning of the clash between the shadow army and the large monster army that was 50 times the size of the shadow army.
'Fuck. I can't even take more mana potions now.'
Jin-woo thought as he dodged the claws of the giant dragon as his whole body was riddled with wounds.
'I exhausted all of my Mana, I can't summon the shadows anymore.'
Jin-woo thought as he dashed forward.
And a giant claw fell on the position where he was before the surroundings were filled with mutilated corpses of different monsters as Jin-woo looked at the 250,000 monsters that were still there and attacked him.
Jin-woo looked in front of him and saw the giant bear that attacked him just now. The Bear roared as it used its left claws to swipe at jin-woo.
He jumped and stepped on the left claws to springboard himself forwards and sliced at the neck of the bear.
The bear's head slid down and fell to the ground as blood splashed all over the place. Jin-woo who just landed crossed his daggers in front of his chest.
A punch hit the daggers knocking jin-woo back as he stabilized himself.
(Finish him; It was entertaining while it lasted.)
Antares said as he vanished from the throne.
( As you command,)
The blonde-haired man said as he looked at Jin-woo with a smirk.
"Fuck,"
Jin-woo cursed as he wiped the blood off his lips but his grip on the handle of the Daggers tightened.
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Ryuu was sitting and having a meal with Thomas and Zhigang when he suddenly felt a surge of spatial distortion and immediately noticed his parasite connection became hazy.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Thomas asked, looking at his distressedness as he took out [ Yamato ].
"Jin-Woo is in danger. I'll be back."
He created a gate before stepping inside to find himself in the dimensional gap within solo leveling verse. Ryuu tried to sense where his parasite was located, taking quite some time until he finally sensed it when another surge of energy much more massive than anything he felt before immediately made him smile and used [ Yamato ] while activating his [ Space-Time lordship ].
Ryuu slashed and created an entrance into the isolated space where he quickly jumped inside as he felt a huge amount of mana converge in one place he also felt many magical beasts inside surrounding Jin-woo who was amassing a huge amount of mana.
(What is happening? Shit I have to kill him quickly.)
Ryuu heard a panicked voice as he entered the large clearing in the cave to see a blonde-haired man running towards Jin-woo who was lying on the ground while bleeding from his chest and mouth.
The blonde man's hand turned into a golden hammer as he tried to crush Jin-woo's head.
"Sup, can I join in the fun?"
Ryuu said as he appeared behind the man
startling him as he swung his hammer behind him but…
"You are quite easy to scare,"
Ryuu said as he grabbed the hammer while smiling but his eyes weren't.
( Damn it,)
The blonde man cursed as he tried to man spikes on his hand to attack Ryuu.
"Oh, we certainly can't have that,"
Ryuu said as his grip on the blonde's hand tighten and cracks ran on the hand
before it shattered into tiny pieces. The man regenerated and stared at Ryuu who emanating a massive magical energy forcing him to escape while Ryuu tried to stop but felt his Enhanced Instinct and Intuition telling him not.
( I'll surely to kill you human once we meet! )
The blonde man disappeared leaving Ryuu with Jin-Woo as he scratched the back of his head and said.
"Damn and here I thought only women can be damsels in distress….still you'll be a fun experience point for my woman so don't worry."
Ryuu said where the blonde man last scene knew if he had killed him then it would be a waste of experience points. Will it cost human lives? Yes! Does he care? A little but he already made sure it is minimized and created a place where it will isolate the fight and let Ryuu along with girls to let loose.
He turned to face Jin-Woo who opened his eyes absorbed in the shadow and saw Ryuu who said.
"Good morning, sleeping beauty."
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(And that is why… I shall give you the opportunity. Now, choose.)
The Shadow Monarch raised his left hand and all those faces Jin-Woo missed seeing appeared one after another.
(You can enjoy eternal rest inside this beautiful dream you have created within the territory of death.)
First, it was the face of the gently-laughing Association President Go Gun-Hee, followed by his young-looking mother well before she collapsed from the illness. His little sister ate fried chicken happily and Joo-hee looked at him with the same smile.
(However, if you don't want that….)
The Shadow Monarch lowered his left hand and raised the right one, instead. In an instant, all those faces disappeared, only to be replaced by a humongous Dragon flying in from the darkened sky high above. And then, an army entirely consisting of countless Dragons following after it to incinerate every city they could find.
(….You shall return to reality and fight them.)
Jin-Woo stared at the Army of Destruction led by the Dragon Emperor with a hardened face before making his
reply.
No, he asked a question, instead.
"Why did you run away to another world with the other Sovereigns when you had no desire to fight against the Rulers?"
(Because… there was no place for me to remain anymore.)
The Shadow Sovereign was a Ruler and at the same time, a Sovereign. And he couldn't find the place he could call home with either group. That was why he chose to wander in other worlds he was not originally a part of, hoping to find his place.
Hearing the Sovereign's answer, Jin-Woo finally made his decision.
"My answer is the same."
An imperceptible smile had already floated up on the Sovereign's face even before Jin-Woo made his reply.
"This is not where I belong."
(….Very good.)
The Shadow Sovereign nodded, saying,
(That's why I chose you.)
"Does this mean I won't ever get to see you again?"
(I shall be taking my eternal rest. And as the new Shadow Sovereign, you shall live an eternal life. Surely, there won't be a reason why we have to meet again.)
Despite saying those words, there was the look of a relieved man on the Sovereign's face. Finally, the time of rest had come after an eternity of waiting.
Jin-Woo watched the Sovereign genuinely feeling happy for himself and bade his last goodbye.
"I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity."
(....)
For a brief moment there, a look of wistful longing brushed past the Sovereign's expression before disappearing altogether.
(With your death, your powers have become complete. As for how to return, its….)
Jin-Woo stopped him there.
"I know."
Because… I am you.
A smile floated up on the Shadow Sovereign's face as the time of departure drew near. After a long, long journey, he had reached a place he could rest now.
The Sovereign addressed Jin-Woo.
(This is our farewell.)
He took a step back and wordlessly stared at Jin-Woo nodding his head.
Two words that would allow him to be reborn as the perfect Shadow Sovereign left his lips in a low, hushed voice.
"Arise."
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