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A vast plains of darkness stretching across the river of forgetfulness.

A giant dragon was flying over this empty land that leads to the tip of Erebos and to the Infinite Hellfire Tartarus.

A cool new dragon with a lustrous, shiny black scale.

Hun and Ian were riding on Lugaryx's back, which was modestly constructed, and the spirit of Jacquard was adrift beside them.

- It's been a long time...... since I stepped on a tartarus. Even in a ghost state.

The voice of the jacan mutters in a loud voice, and the hoon next to him glances at him and opens his mouth.

“So there is a Pluto of King Rathtar Khan in that place called Tartarus? ”

- That's right, kid.

Thanks to Jakan, who insisted that it would be unsealed again, Ian met an unexpected variable.

In conclusion, however, the variable was solved without much effort.

It is a pity that you did not make the powerful death knight 'Jaqen’ into a family, but the conversation was resolved without any problem in carrying out the quest.

Eventually, the requirement for completing the 'The Knights of Virtue (Hidden) (Epic)' quest was to get information from the Jaekans and successfully infiltrate Pluto.

The conversation with Ian went well (?) He was taking them to Pluto like this.

And it was because of the fun system of the name system that things worked out smoother than expected.

“But Jakan. ”

- Talk to me, kid.

“What if the wicked brother doesn't keep his promises, and you accept them so easily? ”

“I can't believe I'm so evil. ”

“Of course. It's the meanest thing I've ever seen. ”

After keeping an eye on Ian and Hun for a while, Jakan shakes his head and opens his mouth again.

- Don't worry, kid. That's not gonna happen.

“What, you trust a brother I don't trust? ”

- I don't trust that twisted human.

“Hmm…? ”

- An oath to the Stix can't be broken, even if it's God.

The expansive river sticks that flow across the Tartarus and Elissium, with the fifth river of the namesake and the equation ‘River of Hate’.

It was Kailan's system that made an oath to the Stix, at least not in the system.

That allowed Ian and Jacques to close the deal without much effort. (Of course, the Stix does not work in the oath of the user.)

If Ian arrives safely in Pluto and gets a clue about the Spirit Wings, he will give his soul freedom to him.

If so, how is the oath to the alternative Stix River enforced (?).

It was surprisingly simple.

“What happens if you break your oath? ”

- You'll be trapped in Tartarus.

“How long...? ”

- I don't know about that.

“Huh?"

- I've never in my life seen anyone break an oath to the Stix.

“ ……. ”

Jakan said he'd never seen the sticks break an oath, but it was a little different.

The moment you made an oath to the NPC and the Stix, it was recorded in the system log, and by the time you fulfilled your oath, the system was forced to enforce it.

I never got stuck in Tartarus, so I had no way of knowing how long I was stuck in Tartarus.

“That brother might break his oath for the first time.... ”

As the three of them spoke, the darkness in the plains became darker and darker.

“Jakan, how far is it to Pluto? ”

- Almost there. You'll see Tartarus soon enough.

“Oh…! ”

- From now on, you better fly as low as you can.

“Why is that? ”

- If Pluto's scouts find out, your plan won't even begin.

“Aha, I see. ”

And it's been about 10 minutes.

- There he is.

“Oh…! ”

In front of the group, a spectacular sight begins to spread, and Ian mutters in a low voice.

“If heaven and hell coexist in one place...... maybe this is what it looks like. ”

The earth is unbelievably white and sacred, and the abyss of darkness is blackened beneath it.

Based on the endless horizon, so contradictory landscapes coexisted up and down.

And when he heard Ian's soliloquy, he looked a little surprised.

- Good insight.

“What...? ”

- This is the path to heaven and hell, as you said.

“ ……! ”

This mysterious spectacle unfolds before the eyes of the group, a path between heaven and hell.

To be exact, it was a fork between Tartarus and Elissium.

“I wish I could go to heaven.... ”

With Hun's muttering, the jacan smiles deeply.

- There's only one way to get to heaven right now.

“Huh?"

- Abandon the threat of the middleman and "die" as a normal soul.

“ ……. ”

- Oh, so you're going to hell.

“Why are you doing this? I'm a better man than I thought. ”

Ian, Hun, and Jay Khan, who were having a frantic conversation, slowly climb down to the ground and descend from Lugaryx's back.

And as we got closer to the fork in the dimension, Ian's vision finally saw the contours of Pluto.

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The Death Knight Captain set equipment, the vessel Ian was able to summon.

It was a trigger for the quest and a mediator that could summon the Jakan, but it also had one more function.

One of the most important conditions to infiltrate Pluto was to wear this armor of the Knight Captain.

- Kid, you wait here.

“Huh? Here? ”

- If we go in that suit, the guards will kill us.

“Oh…? ”

Jakan's armor, formerly of the Knights of Latrkan, was, of course, the armor of the Latrkan Knights.

Therefore, Ian was able to enter Pluto without much doubt, but Hun, who was wearing the robe of a typical black wizard, was different.

“So there's no way for Hun to get in? ”

Ian's question shakes his head and answers.

- No, there is a way.

“What?”

- I'll buy you a Dead Robe at the Horse Shop in the Kingdom.

“Robe of Death…? ”

-About 5,000 Death Coins, you can buy them with decent items.

“ ……. ”

Thanks to Jacques, who say nothing of the amount worth tens of millions of KRW in cash, Ian suddenly turned out to be ridiculous.

But apart from Ian like that, Hun smiled and said something.

“Hurry up and buy me some, brother. I'd like to buy it myself, but I can't enter Pluto Castle... I think you should buy it for me. ”

I have a strong hunch that the death lobby is not just for camouflage, but a powerful transcendental device.

‘If a Lobra is worth 5,000 coins in NPC stores, it may be worth more than a few times as much. ’

It might have been a chance to get the best equipment for free, so Hun had to feel good about it.

Of course, Ian didn't go as well as Hun had hoped.

“Give me the coin. ”

“Hey, bro. What a sad thing to say... ”

“Well, let's just leave him. ”

“Oh, brother...! That's a little harsh. ”

Ian turns his back without hesitation and heads for Pluto.

“Let's go, Jakan. ”

With that look, Hun hurriedly shook his hand.

“Oh, wait! Wait!"

“Why again. ”

“Then let's do it in half. ”

“Hmm.”

“Anyway, you came all the way here for your quest, so even if you buy me a robe, you can give me half of it, right? ”

After staring at Hun's earnest expression for a moment, Ian slowly nodded his head.

“Okay, Cole. ”

“Phew, salty stones…. ”

Seeing Ian like that, Hun shook his head, and after dealing with him, Ian began to walk back towards Pluto.

And watching them, Jacques mutters in a loud voice.

- One thing's for sure.

“What?”

- The fact that both of you, heaven doesn't work.

“Why!”

In Ian's refusal, Jacques simply replied.

- Elixion doesn't accept selfish spirits.

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After Ian's dealings with the Jacans, the information he heard about the Spirit Wings was as follows:

- The wings of a ghost...... I never thought I'd meet a middleman who knew about it.

“Seeing you say that, you must know. ”

- Of course. The transcendent path I was about to take...... is also related to the wings of the spirit.

First, Jakan explained why he sought to gain the wings of the Spirit.

And it was to gain credibility beyond the limits, as Ian expected.

But one interesting fact was that the way he tried to use the wings of the spirit was a little different from Ian's.

- The dead must cross the Stix through the Ghost Gate in order to gain credit.

“The door of the ghost...? ”

- Hades, the God of Death, who created this new commandment, was created when he came here.

“Oh?”

- There are rumors that one of the ancient lords passed through this door of ghosts, gaining some credibility.

“But instead of talking about the wings of a spirit, why are we talking about this? ”

- What I needed to get to the door was the wings of a ghost.

“Aha, so you didn't get the wings of the spirit either, did you? ”

- No, that's not it.

“Then?”

- I was vanquished by King Rathtar before I even needed the wings of a ghost.

“I see.”

The reason Ian should have the wings of the Spirit is to gather all three sacred objects and tread on the nebula.

We still don't know if there's a code at the end of this nebula, but at least there's more high-level content than we've experienced so far.

On the other hand, in the case of the Jake Khan, the wings of this spirit are needed to pass through a place called the Ghost Gate.

They were both instruments to push the boundaries, even though they needed spiritual wings, but the situation was slightly different.

- If you're trying to gain the wings of a ghost like me, you'd better give up early, mortal.

“Why?”

- No matter how many spiritual wings there are, the "Gate of the Ghost" does not embrace the dead.

“I see.”

But no matter how much fun this is, there's something else that Ian really needs right now.

“That's why it's the wings of a spirit. Where do you get that? ”

-Hmm, how do I get the wings of a ghost…….

“How?"

- It's not one thing.

“Huh…? ”

And the stories that came out of Jaqen's mouth were very interesting.