128. Sky Horse Tower
The blood that demons shed is a deadly poison in itself, and their bodily fluids pollute the earth and pollute the air.
Thus, the academy, where Clara’s corpse, who had surpassed the highest level of demons, was scattered all over the place, was truly the land of death.
It is a dangerous space that cannot be compared with some areas of the earth that have been flooded with radiation due to the explosion of a nuclear power plant.
The land that he thought would be restored after many years of hard work, Jujak purged without hesitation.
“How the hell is this… .”
Korne, who was wearing a magic tool to prevent pollution, looked at the academy area that was completely purified as if in disbelief.
How unbelievable she was, she sat down for a moment, scooping up the dirt and eating. If the pollution hadn’t been purified, the tongue would have been paralyzed – now it just ended with a little bit of bitterness.
The academy has been completely cleansed. This was something that was thought to be impossible even with the power of a 5-star pet.
“How did you do it?”
“Level up.”
Ian replied that way. A person from another world who did not know the existence of leveling up could not understand what that answer meant.
However, Ian realized that he had found a means and that he could apply it to others as well.
I knew how big a ripple it would cause.
“… Can anyone do it?”
“No, not everyone. What if the conditions are met?”
“What is the condition?”
“Well. Beauty or pretty girl?”
Ian couldn’t say for sure what it was, but one thing was certain. If you have a pretty face, chances are high.
How the heck did that become a condition? As Khorne refutes, Ian asked Ian, but unfortunately it was not Ian who decided the condition.
‘No, there is no reason to have an ugly ugly girl as a fellow NPC in Pretty Girl Gachagame… .’
Being a friend of Ian means that he appears as an NPC in the game, and the business does not work until the NPC who uses the dating and favorability system to steal the player’s wallet is ugly.
In other words, it was purely the evil of capitalism that only beautiful women could party with Ian and receive the benefits of leveling up.
“Anyway. Korn- let’s go.”
“… Where are you going?”
“First Hwangseong, then… .”
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Magic continent.
hometown of demons.
And, our goal.
“I’m going to pick the devil’s neck.”
Ian declared so.
* * *
“You’ve gotten stronger.”
“Do you know?”
Arriving at the imperial castle, Ian first talked to the emperor alone. It was a request from a cadet, at best, the marquis, but the emperor had already issued an edict within the imperial castle to treat him like himself.
Although some nobles were dissatisfied with the order, they did not openly show their teeth to the emperor.
“Yeah, it’s like an old-fashioned old man.”
“We fought for a long time.”
Saying so, Ian explained what he had been doing. He said he had been training in the academy basement, a hidden infinite dungeon.
When the emperor heard of the existence of the Infinite Dungeon, he flagged the fact that such a hideous place existed inside the academy.
“… Was it inside the academy? You didn’t know about Jim?”
“The principal must have forgotten.”
“Hmm… I can’t even interrogate her when she’s sick.”
The emperor began to recite it, as if he had lost interest in the moment. What Ian got. what he got.
“So- Did it work?”
“You think you’ve gotten stronger?”
“Summoners are human. The reality is that even the lowest level demons cannot be defeated only by becoming stronger. Isn’t it important to strengthen the summons?”
The Emperor already knew to some extent about Ian’s level-up. This is because Ian also said that, no matter how good the strategy and tactics were in the first place, it was absurd for a 3-star summon to defeat a 4-star summon in a head-to-head confrontation.
This is the midterm exam. From the time he defeated Stella in a 3v3 tournament, he had been in the Emperor’s eyes.
“Your summons seem to be growing. Is there the secret to growth?”
“Well, you can see that.”
“Is it possible for others to grow?”
“No, only me.”
Hearing Ian’s words, the emperor thought he should check it out later, but he didn’t say it right now.
Because it was such a blunt answer, I couldn’t believe that it was a lie.
“Anyway, I have achieved remarkable growth. Perhaps, even the highest-class demons are no longer my enemies.”
Summoners with 4 or more summons can deal with monsters that must be raided as a group, such monsters alone—Ian said so.
It was very hard to believe, but didn’t Ian already show achievements that went beyond that? The Four Heavenly Kings who invaded the human side proved him by defeating him alone… .
“So, Your Majesty- I want you to allow me to cross over to the Demon Continent from now on.”
“… If you want to skip it, you can just skip it, isn’t it?”
“Yes that’s right.”
Ian bowed his head and started reciting a list of things he needed. A space expansion bag to be used as a substitute for an inventory, several months’ worth of water that doesn’t spoil, and real-world things that simply cannot be obtained with a system alone.
Upon hearing the list, the emperor nodded lightly. The list he requested included treasures that should never have been leaked out of the imperial family, but the emperor overruled it.
“Give me everything.”
Instead, there are conditions.
“Please come back alive.”
“I will sacrifice the head of the Demon King.”
“No need. something like that.”
At that, Ian gently raised his head and looked up at the emperor. He said as he met Ian, who was looking up at him.
“He’s a Demon King or a Four Heavenly King, so I don’t care about the necks of those demons. Jim is saying he wants you to come back alive.”
“… I will work hard.”
“Just say it out loud.”
“I will definitely come back.”
Ian left those words and stood up. It was unauthorized and rude, but it doesn’t matter.
I’m going to lay down my life from now on. The aristocratic etiquette, which is unnecessarily heavy, is left here.
* * *
“—Here are the items that His Majesty the Emperor told me to hand over… .”
After that, Ian received a pouch from the warehouse keeper. A magic pouch created by mobilizing all the power of the Imperial Family.
All the tools Ian asked for were in this pocket, reminiscent of Doraemon’s 4D pocket.
There are many tools that are not as good as the abilities of the summons, but boast convenience without relying on the abilities of the summons.
Ian handed some items to the women who had decided to leave with him, and then got on the back of the daebung.
The Daebung, which flew up immediately, headed for the Demon Continent.
* * *
Everything on the Demon Continent acts as a deadly toxin to humans.
Air that causes pneumonia just by breathing.
Red clouds that obscure the sun and cause discomfort.
The ground is contaminated with magical powers, causing skin diseases, and the resulting magic attacks attack humans like radiation.
Only demons can live on this land, and if a naked human falls to the demon continent, they cannot survive for less than an hour.
And in other words, it meant that if you were prepared, you could be active in the Demon Continent to some extent.
“This is suffocating… .”
“It’s okay to filter the air once.”
Ian looked at Shiira who was so dissatisfied and pressed her hood properly. The party had their whole body wrapped in robes that covered their entire body, a mask that covered their mouths, and clothes with spells written on the inside.
Thanks to that, I was in a situation where I was short of breath even if I moved a little, my breathing was clogged, and sweat was flowing like rain.
‘I’ll borrow a word… .’
However, there is no way humans can ride a horse on a dying continent. Animals adapted to the Demon Continent were needed.
And since all creatures that have adapted to the Demon Continent are bound to become vicious, there is no record that at least such creatures were domesticated by humans.
“Ugh, when- will you arrive?”
“I don’t know either.”
Unfortunately, Ian had no idea how many more days they would have to walk to reach their destination.
Speaking of destination, it must be the Demon King’s Castle, and that Demon King’s Castle is somewhere in the middle of the Demon Continent.
A place where no one has ever reached, so no one knows where it is.
‘A trip without promises consumes more mental power, but… What can I do?’
Although Ian knows the information in the game, it is not a simulation game that embodies reality, and it is impossible to find out everything with just a few lines of illustrations and words from Gachagame, a mobile pretty girl.
He simply followed God’s guidance.
Anna’s special skill, pray to God.
I couldn’t even use it every time, so all I had to do was to get a rough idea of the direction and then walk in that direction.
‘Anna-.’
[Yes, Master. This direction is correct.]
As for the number of questions already, God was guiding them here. Just as Ian began to feel skeptical about the existence of God, a large structure finally entered their field of vision.
“That… .”
“… Four Heavenly Kings.”
“Is this where the Four Heavenly Kings live?”
Stella said so when she saw the magnificent structure standing in the distance. Ian just shook his head.
A structure of unknown height.
“No, that’s the Four Heavenly Kings.”
A giant moving structure created by the Demon King.
Four Heavenly Kings Heavenly Horse Tower.
The second Four Heavenly Kings appeared before them.