Chapter 163: Abyss (2) ..
Kang-jun sneered.
"You are the one that the chief gods mentioned. Great Demonic God Spiros!”
"What does that mean?”
"I heard it while dealing with Notos, Liviana and Ceros. They said it was the first time they had gathered together since they sealed the great demonic god thousands of years ago.”
At that moment, an eerie light flashed in Spiros’ eyes.
“Notos, Liviana, Ceros! They’re still alive?”
"Have you seen gods dying?”
"I’ve seen a lot die. This is a world where gods can be destroyed.”
It wasn’t wrong.
The power of destruction!
If they couldn’t deal with the essential energy here then they would endlessly fall in the Abyss and eventually die.
If that wasn’t a god dying then what was?
Therefore, the Abyss could be called the grave of the gods.
Kang-jun shrugged and said.
"Unfortunately, they are still alive. They are the ones who put me in here.”
“Kukakakaka! It would be good to see their faces if you get out of here. I was just curious about something. What did you do to make them throw you in here?”
The angry light in Spiros’ eyes showed how much of a grudge he held against the chief gods.
Then he suddenly looked at Kang-jun and said.
"Rather, you must be pretty tough for all three of them to throw you in here. Of course, you will be my servant in the future.”
Spiros showed up in front of Kang-jun in order to subdue him. Kang-jun laughed.
"Is it necessary to have servants in this world?”
“Of course. It is more comfortable in many ways to have a servant. The hierarchy here is important.”
"Hierarchy? It seems like there are only five people here, excluding me.”
“Kukuk! Of course. Hierarchy is important everywhere. And now there are six people, not five.”
He came to the bottom of the Abyss and now the great demonic gods wanted to determine the hierarchy.
There was nothing else to do.
This place didn’t have any anything other than snow.
"Then all five of you have determined the hierarchy?”
Spiros frowned at his words.
"I’ll let you know this. I am located at the very bottom.”
"So you are the most vulnerable.”
Spiros glared at him.
"Now you will stand in my spot instead. Kukuk! I’ll will let you know how dirty being at the bottom is.”
Spiros was over excited. It seemed like he had been suffering greatly from the great demonic gods above him. Kang-jun laughed.
"It seems you have suffered a lot in the meantime.”
"You will find out once you experience it yourself. Once you are on the bottom, you will have to follow every order. For example, if I ask to see your back then you will have to show it. Kukuku! I’ll let you experience what it means to be a slave.”
Kang-jun frowned.
Show his back? It was similar to picking up a bar of soap.
‘T-these crazy guys!’
It wasn’t even a demonic god. A great demonic god!
A great demonic god was at the bottom of the hierarchy and humiliated.
Although this was the Abyss, he was still the guardian of Hwanmong and reaching for the power of a Hwanmong Ruler. Therefore, he couldn’t let his body be violated like that.
Kang-jun couldn’t help but feel nervous.
‘I can’t let it happen. I need to win.’
He absolutely needed to win. Kang-jun couldn’t stand it.
Flash! Sukeok!
Kang-jun swept his sword horizontally and Spiros’ head disappeared.
A surprise attack that occurred in the blink of an eye!
Spiros’ head was cut off instantly.
However, Spiros’ head returned to its original state as soon as it was cut.
"Nice move. But that isn’t enough. I deliberately allowed it because I was curious about your skills.”
Kang-jun had already guessed this.
The response had been too dull even if he had the element of surprise.
Kuoooooh!
Not surprisingly, a great deal of power started to emerge from Spiros’ body.
Then a whip unexpectedly appeared in his hands.
'What? Another whip?’
There were a surprisingly high amount of individuals who used a whip as a weapon, whether they were demonic gods or celestial gods.
Initially, Kang-jun had struggled a lot against the whip of light that Notos wielded.
But thanks to that, he learnt the trick to deal with whips.
Whether it was a whip of light or a whip of destruction, there was no big difference in the trajectory.
Kwaang! Kukwakwang! Chwaaaak!
However, Spiros’ whip attack was very unusual.
Instead of attacking Kang-jun directly through the whip, he used the whip to transform the snowflakes falling from the sky.
Sususu! Chu chu chu! Pa pa pa pa!
The snowflakes turned into all types of weapons and flew at him.
The trajectory couldn’t be caught at all.
Pa pa pa pa! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Numerous destructive weapons flew like flies and Kang-jun couldn’t defend against all of them.
Moreover, there was a limit to defending.
Spiros was several levels higher than Kang-jun in his use of the destruction power.
‘Ugh! Strong.’
Kang-jun’s white armour was torn like paper. Blood poured out from the injuries on his body and soaked the armour red.
He never thought he would be pushed back so one-sidedly.
Kang-jun had been confident that he wouldn’t be so easily hit by the chief gods after he learnt destruction power.
However, Spiros was on a greater level than the chief gods.
Papapa! Sekeokeok!
‘Kuook! Shit!’
Kang-jun kept on being pushed back and injured.
Pachuchut!
Of course, the cut off limbs were soon restored to their original state.
However, it took time for his health that fell to the bottom to recover. Until then, fighting was impossible.
This was a definite defeat. There was a clear difference between their skills.
'A really ignorant strength.’
But it was natural.
Kang-jun had just started dealing with the nature of destruction while Spiros had been using it for thousands of years.
He had been confident that he could resist but it was only an illusion.
Spiros wasn’t damaged at all despite Kang-jun attacking with all his strength.
If Spiros was like this, then what about the other great demonic gods?
“Kuhahaha!” Have you finally realized the difference between you and I? In the future, you will be my slave. Now, shall I see your back?”
Spiros laughed proudly. He was gloating about escaping the lowest rank on the hierarchy.
But then Kang-jun jumped up.
"Shut up! Who is your slave?”
A light flashed in Kang-jun’s eyes. He had recovered all his health and the atmosphere around him was much stronger than before.
It was amazing, but once he was defeated and fell down, experience started accumulating and he gained one level.
It was a mysterious phenomenon.
Experience accumulated when he destroyed monsters. Of course, sometimes level would increase through enlightenment.
But this was the first time he gained experience through losing instead of winning.
Anyways, he was now Lv401.
His body recovered and he was in his best state. Although it was only one level, he felt like his combat power was much stronger than before.
"Be prepared, Spiros.”
His torn armour was restored to its original state and the deformed sword became whole again.
Spiros looked at him, this was ludicrous.
"You are amazingly resilient. But don’t you know that the gap between you and I can’t be overcome with merely resilience?”
With those words, Spiros furiously wielded his whip.
Papapat! Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Kang-jun was surprised again. Unlike before, he could defend more easily but he was still being pushed back.
It was impossible to overcome Spiros just because he had gained one level.
However, Kang-jun didn’t succumb and wielded his sword until the end.
This time he collapsed with holes all over his body like a beehive. Yet his body was restored to its original location.
He once again gained one level and rose to Lv402.
Kang-jun couldn’t help but feel amazed.
'What on earth is going on?’
How could he get experience from being defeated in battle by an enemy?
It was also in bulk?
Of course, that wasn’t it.
A smile formed on Kang-jun’s face.
‘That’s right.’
This was also related to enlightenment.
Kang-jun was right before the wall to becoming a Hwanmong Ruler.
His limits were being broken through extreme circumstances and that wall was falling little by little.
Kang-jun had experienced two deaths when fighting Spiros.
However, he couldn’t die due to the power of immortality and the destruction power.
The enlightenment gained from this desperate situation forced him to break through his limit.
In other words, he gained a large amount of experience and his level rose.
So, the more he died, the stronger he would become.
Of course, it was no use if he just gave up and died. If he just died then he couldn’t gain experience.
"Bring it on, Spiros!”
Spiros looked at him with a curious expression.
It was normal for a individual with the power of immortality to be weakened for a while after dying.
Yet Kang-jun jumped up immediately after collapsing.
No, he seemed even stronger.
Of course, Spiros didn’t worry about such things.
“Kukuk! You are a monster. I can see why the celestial gods put you in here. But that is useless against me. It can happen one thousand times or one million times. I will continue to kill you.”
Spiros wielded his whip again.
Kwaang! Kwarururung! Oduduk!
Kang-jun’s neck was sliced and he died. His head was cut off and his body was crushed.
However, Kang-jun immediately revived again.
Lv403.
No matter how much stronger he became, it felt dirty to keep dying.
Dying was a terrible experience that he didn’t want to experience again.
‘I must kill him!’
Kang-jun’s eyes were burning. Then Spiros laughed at him with ridicule.
“Kukuk! You woke up again? This time I will kill you in another way.
"Shut up! It won’t be as easy this time.”
Kang-jun replied through gritted teeth.
If he didn’t do his best then he wouldn’t get experience, so he had to fight desperately.
However, the gap between him and Spiros was too big.
Lv404, Lv405...Lv432.
It was after Kang-jun experienced a total of 32 deaths.
He dodged all the strikes from the whip and stabbed Spiros.
Puhak! Kwaaaaang!
Kang-jun’s sword pierced Spiros’ heart and he instantly activated the power of destruction.
“Aaaaack!”
Spiros was shattered with a terrible scream.
However, the pieces were immediately gathered and restored.
He was different from Kang-jun as he staggered and couldn’t stand properly after reviving.
“Ohh! T-this is ridiculous. How did this happen?”
Spiros’ face distorted with hopelessness.
He knew that he couldn’t win against Kang-jun.
This wasn’t because he was weak but because Kang-jun had become mysteriously strong.
‘A strange person has entered here.’
His despair was over more than being simply defeated!
It meant that he would continue being at the bottom of the hierarchy in the Abyss.
An eternal slave.
Chobeok. Chobeok.
Kang-jun walked over and gazed at him with cold eyes.
"Now you are my slave. Do you have any complaints?”
"Ah, no."
The great demonic god Spiros submitted to Kang-jun. He asked Kang-jun.
“Where will you go now?”
"Take me to the 4th place person in the hierarchy.”
“Yes, follow me.”