Chapter 498: I’m Not Going.

TL: Hanguk

The mental world of Fogra, the Mist of the Abyss.

– Let us become one!

– To live an eternal and immortal life with Fogra~nim!

Hundreds of millions of various souls, who had their souls devoured by Fogra and were reborn as its minions, charged toward Blackie and his subordinates.

Heroes with magnificent appearances, monsters with grotesque forms, gods exuding holy energy, and demons radiating ominous auras.

They all moved under Fogra’s command, forcibly united as allies.

“Get out of the way!”

Thump. Thump.

As Blackie advanced toward the castle where Fogra’s soul resided, taking down enemies along the way,

“Harvest of Death!”

“Severing Spider Web!”

“Crystal Explosion!”

“Screaming Ice Rain!”

“Mountain-Crushing Eomdol Punch!”

“Land of Decay!”

To Blackie’s right stood Karurur, Ggomi, and Jaki, while to his left were Shari, Eomdol, and Kkabi, all taking down the approaching souls from both sides.

“This is too easy.”

Bang!

Fenrir remarked as he struck down a demon rushing at him with his front paw.

In the past, when he entered this place alone, he couldn’t even get near Fogra’s castle due to the overwhelming souls.

A moment later.

Crash!

Blackie smashed Fogra’s castle and entered inside.

And then,

“At last, I finally get to see your face. Fogra.”

Bang!

He stomped on Fogra, who was sitting on a golden throne with a frightened expression, looking like a toad.

Kieeek!

“Fenrir...”

“Spare me...”

“If you spare me...”

Fogra pleaded for his life.

Oddly, Fogra’s voice didn’t come from his mouth but from his back, where multiple voices of different tones spoke as if many were talking at once.

It was the souls that Fogra had devoured, their faces emerging on his back as they spoke.

“I’ll...”

“Give you...”

“All the souls...”

“I’ve...”

“Absorbed...”

Fogra’s sweet proposal.

If Blackie were to accept the souls Fogra had absorbed, he would instantly gain tremendous power and rank.

However,

“No.”

Eating that stuff would upset my stomach.

Crunch.

Without a second thought, Blackie crushed Fogra to death with his front paw.

[You have achieved the great feat of creation by annihilating the immortal being, Fogra, the Mist of the Abyss.]

[As a reward for this great feat of creation, you have obtained the <Title: The Wolf Who Annihilated Immortality>.]

[The effect of the <Title: The Wolf Who Annihilated Immortality> makes you stronger when fighting immortal beings.]

And so, Fogra disappeared, leaving a cool title as a gift for Blackie.

“Huh?”

Blackie discovered two orbs that had fallen in the place where Fogra had vanished.

A gray orb and a red orb.

[Fogra, the Mist of the Abyss’s Powerstone: Mist of the Abyss]

[Fogra, the Mist of the Abyss’s Powerstone: Soul Extraction]

These were the power stones containing the very powers that defined Fogra.

And then,

-Let us out!

-Fogra is dead! Why are we still trapped here?!

-Demons, perish!

Inside the red orb was yet another hell.

Though Fogra was dead, the souls he had absorbed were still trapped within the power stone, suffering continuously.

“What? I would have gotten it anyway when he died.”

Blackie muttered as he gazed into the red orb.

“Hehe. I’ll give this one to my butler.”

After pocketing the gray orb,

“This one is filthy!”

Sizzle!

Bang!

Blackie smashed the red orb with his front paw, shattering it, and finally, the souls that were imprisoned due to the <Power: Soul Extraction> were set free.

And then,

[You have achieved the great feat of creation by saving the countless souls who were being exploited even in death.]

[As a reward for this great feat of creation, you have been granted <Power: Soul Pacification>.]

<Power: Soul Pacification>

→ Every time you redeem a soul, all your stats increase.

→ The stronger the redeemed soul, or the greater their number, the more your stats increase.

A message appeared in front of Blackie.

‘But why does it keep calling it a feat of creation?! How annoying...’

Though he was the third Apostle of Creation, Blackie was still uncomfortable with the term “creation”.

With a frown on his face, Blackie gradually exited the mental world of Fogra as it disintegrated.

***

Thud.

“Huh?! Blackie!”

As Blackie collapsed, enveloped in the gray mist, Sejun hurriedly ran to him.

Fortunately, the gray mist quickly shrank toward Fogra, so Sejun did not enter Fogra’s mental world.

This was because the seven former Apostles of Destruction were rampaging in Fogra’s mental world.

[Fenrir’s Core Fragment (15%)] [Fogra, the Mist of the Abyss’s Powerstone: Mist of the Abyss] [You have obtained Fogra, the Mist of the Abyss’s Powerstone: Mist of the Abyss.] [The target’s strength is significantly insufficient to absorb the power.] [You have obtained the <Power: Weak Breath of the Abyss>.] <Power: Weak Breath of the Abyss> [The mist of the abyss lingers around.]

And so, Sejun gained a new power.

“Vice Chairman Theo, the core fragment.”

“Puhuhut. Here it is, meow!”

Theo handed Sejun the fragment of Fenrir’s core.

As soon as Sejun held the core fragment in his hand,

[You have acquired a fragment of the door leading to the 10th Tower.]

A wooden fragment separating from Fenrir’s core fragment.

[You have collected all five fragments of the door leading to the 10th Tower.]

[Completing the door leading to the 10th Tower.]

With the message, the five fragments of the door that Sejun possessed fused into one.

[The door leading to the 10th Tower has been completed.]

Thump!

An antique wooden door appeared in front of Sejun.

Then,

[You have achieved the great feat of creation by completing the door leading to the 10th Tower.]

[As a reward for this great feat of creation, you have obtained the <Title: The One Who Completed the Door Leading to the 10th Tower>.]

[The effect of the <Title: The One Who Completed the Door Leading to the 10th Tower> allows you to summon the Door leading to the 10th Tower from anywhere.]

[As a reward for achieving the great feat of creation, your stay fees on the 0th floor of the Black Tower are reduced by 1.5%.]

Achievement messages appeared.

[You have completed the quest.]

[As a quest completion reward, you have obtained 3 drops of the Enhancing Elixir.]

[As a quest completion reward, you have obtained 10 billion Tower Coins.]

[As a quest completion reward, all stats increase by 50.]

Following this, Hamer’s quest was also completed, and the reward messages appeared.

“Hehehe. I finally get to use this.”

Sejun laughed as he pulled out the key to the 10th Tower.

Then,

Click.

He inserted the key into the keyhole on the wooden door handle.

Creak...

It should have turned with a click...

“Huh?! Why isn’t this turning?”

The key wouldn’t turn.

“Eek.”

No matter how hard he tried, the key wouldn’t budge.

“Patrick-nim, the key won’t turn. What’s going on?”

Sejun ended up filing a complaint with the 10th Tower’s customer service.

[Patrick, the God of Earth, says to hold on while he checks.]

“Okay. Hey guys, how about we have some snacks while we wait?”

“Puhuhut. That sounds good, meow! Give me Churu, meow!”

Kuehehehe. Kueng!

[Hehehe. Cuengi wants Garaetteok!]

Kkihit. Kking!

[Hehe. Butler! I want roasted and dried sweet potatoes!]

Sejun ate snacks with Theo, Cuengi, and Blackie while waiting for Patrick’s response.

Ten minutes later.

[Patrick, the God of Earth, asks if your strength is less than 100,000.]

“Huh? Strength of 100,000? Of course, I don’t have that much.”

[Patrick, the God of Earth, says that’s why the key doesn’t turn.]

[Patrick, the God of Earth, explains that you need to have at least 100,000 strength to turn the key.]

Are you kidding me?!

After all the effort to complete the door, now they tell me I need 100,000 strength?

I’ve barely reached over 5,000 strength!

“I’m not going.”

With his pride hurt, Sejun declared that he refused to enter the 10th Tower.

***

10th Tower Administrator Zone.

[Park Sejun, the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer, angrily declares that he won’t go to the 10th Tower.]

“What!? Sejun!”

Patrick was flustered by Sejun’s reaction.

No! There’s still hope!

“If he lacks strength...”

We just need to increase it!

He quickly began searching for a way to boost Sejun’s strength.

And then,

“Yes. That should do it!”

He moved to the 5th floor of the 10th Tower.

“Landorus, wake up!”

He called out to the vast land.

Then,

Rumble.

“Yes, Patrick-nim, what’s the matter?”

A giant, which was initially the ground, moved and responded.

“I’m going to draw some of your blood!”

“Alright.”

“Thank you.”

With the permission of Landorus, the Earth Giant, Patrick drew some of his blood.

“Sejun, drink this and try again! It’s too early to give up!”

He sent it to Sejun, trying to persuade him.

However,

“You want me to drink this?”

[Landorus, Earth Giant’s Lava Bloodstone]

Landorus’s blood was molten lava, and during its delivery to Sejun, it had cooled down and turned into a solid stone.

“Ouch! Hot!”

Of course, even though it had cooled, it was still too hot for Sejun to handle.

*****

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