Chapter 153

The moment Koh Jung-hwan was captured by Necrod.

Taemin Kang was in an unfamiliar place.

‘… here is?’

Afterwards, a Necrod raid was scheduled for the night, but what he was supposed to do was not much different.

After training Inoa and receiving a report on the progress of the other students’ training from Eruah, he was about to finish his work report at the academy.

However, the place suddenly changed.

‘Is it a field… ?’

Unfamiliar crops almost the size of a person were filling up his field of vision.

Taemin Kang frowned.

It was because, bizarrely, the opened fruits and stems resembled human arms and legs.

What was unusual was that each such harvest had a different color and texture. In other words, all of these crops were of different species, which meant that there were well over tens of thousands of them.

“… female.”

Then, somewhere, a low sound was heard. Kang Tae-min immediately turned his head and heard a voice among the crops.

He immediately found the owner of the voice.

“Kill… come on me… .”

“you are?”

These were words that came from a head that was open like a fruit on a plant. It wasn’t even a human head.

It was a species I had never seen before, with blue skin like reptile scales and black pupils.

“no… ! It’s late… .”

His expression shook violently, and he heard the flapping of wings somewhere. Kang Tae-min immediately put on a suit and floated into the air.

Then the sight that caught his eye made him realize.

‘… This isn’t Earth.’

A yellow storm surged from the edge of the horizon. But it wasn’t dust or sand that made up the storm.

It was a swarm of locusts flapping their wings furiously. Even the size of each locust is comparable to that of a hunting dog. Such locusts were approaching, gnawing at the fields.

“Quaaagh!”

“Forgive me, forgive me!”

“Stop, please stop!”

Could it be of the same type as the plant with the head earlier?

A scream erupted from the gap where the grasshopper had passed. But even that was drowned out by the sound of wings and noise.

In the meantime, some of the locusts gathered together and formed a shape.

“Are you a new crop?”

Its outer shell, retro-jointed legs, and four sharp arms like hooks.

Surprisingly, a distinct voice could be heard between the gaping jaws.

“You can be proud. Having a chance to become a crop of me, Abaddon means that the quality of the soul is that high.”

“… Are you a demon?”

“Yes. This body is the great demon Locust Lord, Abaddon the Destroyer.”

Abaddon let out a hideous laugh and shuddered.

“According to the breach of contract, your soul has been vested in this body, you will be food for eternity… .”

Abaddon was speechless. It was because Kang Tae-min approached in an instant and swung a rip-and-tear.

The furiously spinning sawblade tore through Abaddon’s body, and thick bodily fluids gushed out from the shattered body.

‘Go Jung-hwan has a problem.’

Breach of contract.

It must have meant the contract between Go Jeong-hwan and Hwang Ye-ri. Kang Tae-min works for the freedom of the two, and the two cooperate in eliminating Nobody.

Hwang Ye-ri was preparing for today’s raid, so if there was a problem, it was Ko Jeong-hwan’s side.

‘He must have been caught as a spy.’

I had to go back and come up with a solution. There was no time to brawl with the narcissistic devil.

“Do you think you’re the only one struggling so much?”

The torn corpse crashed, but more locusts rushed behind it.

It was a number that made anyone feel bleak.

“… Great devil, just a bug.”

To Kang Tae-min, they were just bugs to be cleaned.

* * *

Kang Tae-min, who returned to reality after turning Abaddon into a ‘great devil’, immediately called an emergency meeting.

“Chief, what’s happening all of a sudden?”

“What happened to an emergency meeting?”

Since the strongest were in the midst of waiting to clear out Nobody, they immediately responded to the summons.

At their question, Bae Seung-joo looked back at Kang Tae-min with a puzzled expression. It was because it was he who had summoned him, not himself.

“I received an emergency call from Iron Man.”

“Emergency contact?”

Naturally, everyone’s eyes turned to Kang Tae-min.

“This operation has been leaked.”

“… A leak?!”

“What does that mean?”

He looked at Hwang Ye-ri for a moment, then opened his mouth.

“It looks like this informant has been captured by Nobody.”

“what… ?!”

Yeri Hwang stood up with her face distorted. At the news that Go Jeong-hwan was caught, her complexion turned pale.

“There is a good chance they know our plans in advance.”

“then… !”

“If we continue like this, it will be like falling into a trap.”

“Tsk, then should we turn to defensive warfare?”

“No, I have to go. I must go alone!”

Hwang Ye-ri said with the momentum of leaving the seat right away. Everyone except Kang Tae-min was taken aback by her sudden reaction.

It was because Pyo Ji-hoon and Johanna did not know that Go Jeong-hwan was involved in this incident.

“Gungsin, didn’t you hear now? You’re going to walk into the trap with your own feet?”

“We have to re-plan. Calm down once… .”

Ju Tae-ji and Pyo Ji-hoon tried to stop her, but Kang Tae-min stopped them from talking behind their backs.

“No, the raid will continue as it is today.”

“Sensei Kang?!”

“… Do you have any other plans?”

At Yohanna’s question, Taemin Kang shook his head. He immediately manipulated the terminal and displayed a screen on the conference room screen.

“This… ?!”

“Aren’t we?!”

The screen showed the five strongest players. Of course, they had never filmed such a video.

Eventually, an iron man appeared among them.

“It is a countermeasure he came up with. As you can see, they are elaborate replicas of you.”

“No, why us?”

“indeed… That’s how it is.”

Johanna laughed as if she noticed. However, he soon shut his mouth as if he would not interfere.

“They thought we were coming and set a trap. But there is no reason to deal with us all at once.”

“You mean to rob an empty house.”

Soon after, Pyo Ji-hun also said as if he had realized. At those words, others widened their eyes.

“Then their attack isn’t tomorrow?”

“It must be today, after we left.”

“If you use Pete’s portal, you’ll be able to launch an attack right away.”

Everyone shook their heads at the situation where they fit in well.

“So you’re saying that the iron man deceives them with fake ones?”

“But why are there no dolls for Mr. Kang?”

There were only 5 dolls prepared. Taemin Kang calmly replied.

“Others, please take the defense. I will go with the Iron Man.”

“What… ?”

“Isn’t that too dangerous?”

“No, are you saying it’s simple by yourself again?”

Others reacted to it. However, Kang Tae-min has already made a decision.

“This attack will be more dangerous than the Chimera Avalanche. The help of the 5 guilds is absolutely necessary. I am the only one who can move alone.”

“Wait, me too… !”

“No, Hwang Ye-ri, please lead the specialist.”

He turned to Hwang Ye-ri and said.

“… I will take responsibility for finding the informant.”

With the removal of Abaddon, the soul contract was broken. However, Kang Tae-min had no intention of leaving Go Jung-hwan alone.

* * *

present again.

Nerod was momentarily taken aback by the unexpected situation, but then burst into a low laugh.

“Yes, tying the feet of the strongest is a failure.”

Then, black magic flowed from his body. The sticky and slimy aura was thick enough to be seen with the naked eye.

“But, in other words, your death is inevitable. Did you think you could face me alone?”

Nekrod’s eyes darkened.

Along with him, the ground shuddered, and the undead that Taemin Kang had dealt with began to move together.

Soon after, new undead monsters emerged from the ground as well as the undead that rose again.

‘There are enough ingredients.’

It was the reason he brought the strongest men into the dungeon. In the materialized dungeon, not only monsters were buried, but also the corpses of hunters who failed to attack this place.

Thanks to this, the number of undead has more than doubled from the beginning.

“… Were you also baptized with a no name?”

Even in front of such numbers, Kang Tae-min calmly asked questions.

‘I don’t even have bloodstains, but this is a number.’

Preempted all the artifacts that Necrod had before returning. That’s why Nerod judged that it was no different from having his limbs cut off.

Although there was no blood sage, the speed of getting stronger was faster than before. If he could command this amount of undead, it was clear that he had received help from the Nobody side.

“When you ask, the answer doesn’t always come back.”

When Necrod let out a sneer, the undead horde all rushed at it.

‘If I leave it as it is, he will become stronger than I remember.’

I definitely had to nip it in the bud.

Kang Tae-min rushed along with his alter ego. Clones pierced the walls of the corpse, protecting his blind spot.

‘Necrod’s necromancy is different from the Ark.’

Ordinary undead cannot be resurrected if their bodies are cut into pieces or their heads are smashed.

However, Necrod’s necromancer resurrects even such corpses. It also meant that he could control everything in the corpse that became the material of the undead.

‘Dealing with the undead is nothing but consuming mana.’

However, its consumption is also insignificant. Surprisingly, Necrod was able to retrieve mana from the corpse of a dead undead and use it again. So it was more efficient to target Necrod himself than to focus on dealing with the undead.

“It seems we have a lot in common.”

Beyond the wall of corpses, Necrod laughed. It was the words he said after seeing his alter ego being restored even after being destroyed by the undead attack.

“However, the resistance is meaningless. Death must be spreading even at this moment.”

The scattered undead bone fragments flew towards Kang Tae-min and his alter egos as if they were attracted by a magnet.

Its power is not very strong, but it targets the joints and impedes movement.

“Even if I fall down, the result will not change. The end of the world has already been decided.”

A dark green aura appeared on Taemin Kang and his alter ego. The body of the undead that rushed at it was oxidized and collapsed.

The walls of the corpse were torn down. Even so, Nerod was not anxious.

“Did you think the same thing at this time?”

“… what?”

At this time, Nerod couldn’t understand Kang Taemin’s words. Kang Tae-min also did not explain further.

As soon as he crossed the wall, he lunged at Nekrod. Countless bones flew from the air, but they were not enough to block his charge.

The two serrated swords sliced through Nekrod’s torso.

“Kheuheuk… !”

Nekrod’s body trembled with screams. The recoil lifted the hood, revealing his face.

“… Also.”

There was no human face in it. There was not enough skin to the extent that the expression that the skin and bones were in contact with each other was insufficient.

The black discolored bones were exposed intact under the dry skin like a dry rag.

Only his eyes were shining brightly.

“… How much seed did you drink?”

His bones were made of a material similar to that of Corrupted, a mutant caused by Seed. Kang Tae-min immediately noticed the source of Necrod’s power.

“This world… It’s over… .”

Nekrod’s eyes gradually faded. A roar came from behind Kang Taemin.

The undead he controlled had collapsed.

‘It’s a bit different from the plan, but this is enough.’

Nerod laughed inwardly. In fact, the outcome of this fight was already decided.

If the strongest had come instead of fakes, they would have been defeated faster.

‘With this, even the guys will be off guard… !’

The main goal of this trap was not to deal with the strongest. The real purpose is to make you believe that the threat is gone with your own death.

‘The invasion starts now… !’

Necrod had a life vessel. Death meant nothing to him.

I thought so.

“As expected.”

“what… .”

“To be distracted in this way.”

Kang Tae-min lifted the lip and tear and crossed them. Nekrod’s head split into an X.

“It’s not the first time I’ve killed you.”

Necrod collapsed and fell to his death.

‘It’s the same pattern as before the regression.’

He had already guessed that Nekrod had made the Life Vessel.

‘Before the return, I needed another life vessel.’

The reason Kang Tae-min was able to handle all of Nekrod’s life vessels was because the soul fragments in the life vessels attracted each other like a magnet.

Because of that, before returning, I didn’t destroy a single Life Vessel and used it as a tool for tracking.

But there was no need for that now.

‘I don’t need that effort this time.’

Taemin Kang absorbed the fragments of his soul that floated over his corpse. Then, the Life Vessel that Necrod had created was ‘detected’.

he was sure

‘Destroy everything.’

Nerod completely disappears today.

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