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Shaten was a middle-aged man with black hair. Probably woke up a woman when she was young. I was a middle-aged man, but the look and feel of my face was immense.

The clothes and equipment he was wearing were completely different from before.

It was as if someone other than that person had come out and stood there.

But this was definitely Shaten. That's what Siman was telling me.

Chaten glanced at the stone and walked to the fragment of God.

And I slipped my hand into it.

What are you doing? ’

Hyun-seok looked at Shaten with a curious look. But something amazing happened.

Shaten pulled something out of a fragment of God.

It was a big shadowy mass. It is a lump of dark gray shadow, like a fragmented fog, and you swipe it back and put your hand back in.

Hyun-seok looked at the Shadow Lump thrown by Chatene. Surprisingly, it slows down and turns into a human form.

Shadow number one?

Surprisingly, it was the shadow that disappeared with the explosion earlier.

Since then, all the chunks of black smoke have turned into shadows.

The 50 shadows that disappeared earlier resurrected. although, of course, it was in a very different state.

And Shaten, the master of the shadows, walked back to the front of the stone.

Then, on one knee, he squeezed his head politely.

“Your Majesty's everlasting shadow Shaten greets you. ”

Hyun-seok glanced down at Shaten and opened his mouth.

“I think I need an explanation. ”

* * *

“Dammit! The evil keeps stacking up! ”

Carlson yells nervously. Larry, standing in front of him, speaks in a quiet tone.

“I've dispatched an investigator, but no one's been able to get near it. ”

“Was it as if you were refusing to enter? ”

“Yes, I'm pushing people through a powerful magical field. ”

“If you try too hard to get in there, you'll be lethal? ”

“Yes, that's correct. Five dead, seven seriously injured. ”

Carlson shakes his head.

“If you keep trying to open the Emperor Tower, things will happen. No matter how much someone tries and tries, it's still too much. Don't you think?”

Larry doesn't answer. You should not answer these questions. You should not involve your own thoughts or wills in making decisions like this.

Carlson didn't force Larry's answer because he knew.

“Maybe we should... give up the Emperor Tower." ”

It was an answer after much thought. If something like this happens again after the reconstruction is complete, the accumulated damage could cause problems for Lexton Energy itself.

Questions will be raised about Carlson's governance, not about his money.

Inner parts are much scarier than external factors. Especially in the case of massive tissues like Lexton Energy.

So it would be wise to fold at this point.

“I'll leave the arrangements to you. Clean it up. And...... bury all the buildings and spaces. ”

“Yes, I'll do that. ”

It's better this way. Carlson's sudden appearance of the black mist was ominous. So I decided it was better to bury him.

It was a mood decision by half.

Carlson's eyes widen as he made that decision.

“And... I'll give them a fair reward for pushing me like this. ”

Carlson grimaces his teeth.

* * *

Hyun-seok was still watching the shadow that was immersed in Shaten's body.

Shaten was the legacy of the Empire's early emperor.

No, more precisely, he was loyal to the Empire for everything he had done.

Of course, it was not the outwardly revealed loyalty, but the undisclosed loyalty like a shadow.

Saten was content to stand by the Emperor, even though she had built the biggest ball when the empire was first built.

He risked his life and soul to make a deal with the gods.

‘God's fragment was not hidden in the body of the emperor. ’

Shards of the real god were in Shaten's possession. The emperor was nothing. It was all thanks to Shaten that the emperor was able to stay that way.

This means that the imperial palace itself was maintained by one Shaten.

And Shaten no longer owns a fragment of God.

But that didn't mean that the bowl that was set on him disappeared. Nor was he weakened.

He had retained the power he had achieved in his lifetime.

Shaten was soulless. He was driven by a high level of artificial intelligence.

It was that artificial intelligence that made up his brain. But it's not usually artificial intelligence. It is an artificial intelligence with immense divine power involved.

He became a mere thought of serving the Emperor without feeling a word.

He still told me everything he knew in the question of stone. Though, of course, there wasn't much he knew.

Shaten did not remember whether he cared for the emperor or not. He remembered nothing but a few things that were important and impressive.

The only thing that ruled his mind at the moment was to protect the new emperor, Hyundai. With all my heart and body.

Chaten bows politely at the stone and disappears into the ground.

He now enters the shadow of the stone. It was the power of his skill [Shadow].

[Shadow- can hide in the shadow of a designated person. Instead of disappearing all vitality and magical power when you enter the shadow, you can only use up to 10% of your usual power.]

It was an amazing skill.

Being able to attack while hiding in the shadows was a strength enough to fill any penalty.

Because the power of Shaten itself is enormous, even 10% of players are able to wield such power that they are even more powerful than the opposition.

Especially Shaten had one skill to overcome the Patty to some extent.

[Assault-Attack that can be used once an hour to inflict a critical hit on the target. Additional Damage +500%]

He was a man who specialized in assassination. If you hide in the shadows and take 500% more damage to a stat that has been reduced to 10%, you actually attack with half the force.

Given Shaten's incredible power, even half the attack force would kill a man in a single blow.

Anyway, Hyundai gained a lot of power here. It's time to go out again.

‘Somehow... I think I can get in there.' ’

Hyun-seok thought so, and unknowingly entered the fragment of God.

And I filled my head with the idea of wanting to go up.

Surprisingly, the body of the stone went straight up.

This fragment of God was connected to the Emperor Tower. After climbing up there, I really arrived at the Earth's Emperor Tower.

The stone glares around and shines its eyes.

“I didn't really think I'd make it. ”

But it's really here. The stare of the stone sank deep. Maybe this has a very important meaning.

“Then... shall we go? ”

We should be careful, we don't know which of them are left. Of course, it didn't seem like it would be a problem for any of them to hold back because of the increased levels this time.

As soon as the stone was about to move, I felt a strong vibration.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

His expression was stiff. I thought I heard an explosion before the vibration.

“Did you give up on this place? ”

Other than that, I can't explain the sound and the vibration right now. He used explosives to blow this place up.

Guaguava overload!

You hear another faint noise. So far, violent vibrations have been conveyed to Hyun-seok, riding on the floor and walls.

But this place didn't collapse.

‘It's a tremendous power. ’

Fragment of God means a part of God's power. It's only part of it, but it has an even more powerful power than you can imagine.

Hyun-seok was not in a hurry. It's too late. When I go, I just have to cover myself with explosive debris.

And the impact of the explosion doesn't come this far. So it's better to wait until the Emperor Tower is completely destroyed after the explosion.

Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

I felt a constant vibration. Since I was much more sensitive than ordinary people, Hyungseok was able to catch the fall of a considerable distance.

Soon all the vibrations stopped.

Isn't this the middle of New York, by the way? ’

The stone was a bit ridiculous. No matter how deep underground they are, they're not usually crazy to set off an explosion like this in the middle of New York City.

Of course, he would have defended himself enough. But was it completely blocked? Definitely not

Perhaps New York will suffer from this explosion for a while. The old facility may already be in trouble.

‘Maybe I still did this with the possibility that I might stay. ’

No, maybe, but it was almost certain. Otherwise, you wouldn't have destroyed such a huge facility.

Here, the Emperor Tower was not made by excavating the land from Lexton Energy, but by using the space that was originally underground.

Maybe that's why it's easier to make decisions. The relative amount of money and balls will be less.

However, it couldn't have been easy to make this decision.

It means that there was a great hatred and fear of stone.

Hyun-seok once again checked the sound and vibration and slowly walked.

And after walking around in all the pieces of God made of black and gray fog, I found that the rest of them were completely collapsed and blocked.

At this rate, there was only one way to keep digging. Or use Spatial Movement skills.

Of course, Hyundai has no spatial skills.

In fact, it was not difficult to dig up the ground. There's a big space here anyway. Perhaps there is space all over the top as well.

With the strength and stamina of the stone, you should be able to go up in a few days.

However, Hyun-seok carefully examined God's fragment instead of doing so.

I returned to the Emperor Tower in the first place using God's fragment. So maybe we can use it again to get to the ground.

Hyundai stands at the center of the gray misty pillar, a fragment of God. And just like when I came up here, I filled my head with the thought of wanting to go up.

It wasn't as easy as before. However, the focus of Hyundai is unmatched.

I could concentrate on one thing and fill my head with it as long as I had time.

The body and consciousness of the stone went up.

Suddenly, my eyes darkened. It was the same as when you went up from the Imperial Palace to the Emperor Tower.

At that time, when it became dark in front of me, and then it was lit up again, the move was over.

The movement ended with the same brightness in front of me.

Hyundai hid his reflection.

It was in a closed building. There used to be a moderately sized shopping mall, but there was nothing left.

I was finishing cleaning up. The building was not cool to look at.

‘Well, since it exploded underground, there can't be any buildings left up there. ’

Perhaps not only this building, but all the surrounding buildings are damaged.

I suddenly wondered if I could go down again.

If you're curious, try it. After several attempts, Hyundai found that even the imperial palace where God's first fragment began could move freely.

You could have gone down to where the imperial palace was right inside this building.

‘Well... I don't think there's much use for it. ’

What's there to go back to? I've got everything I need now.

‘By the way, did Shaten come with you? ’

I felt something in the shadows as soon as Hyundai questioned it. The expression on the stone was strange.

I felt a strange feeling like my senses were connected to the shadow. So I could just feel with my senses that there was something in the shadow.

Is this even possible? ’

I don't know if this is a magical power or a divine power, but it was definitely something great.

Hyun-seok left the building quietly.

Now it's your turn to arm the Arphor Knights with the artifacts you retrieved here.

The smell of a fierce war seemed to be blooming.

A cold smile appeared on the mouth of the stone.

End

kang-hyun Kim