Chapter 607. "Hehe, Somehow Reassured…"

 

In the heart of a lush, green forest.

A blue wolf lay asleep, breathing deeply. Small birds and weaker animals nestled around it, seeking the wolf’s protection as they slept.

Just then—

"Fenrir! The Hell Wolves are invading again! Let’s go stop them!"

A handsome blonde man appeared, calling out to Fenrir, causing the small animals and birds to scatter.

“Grr. Annoying creatures. Tigr, why don’t you handle it yourself? Aren’t you the guardian deity here?”

Fenrir answered Tigr’s call with an annoyed expression before closing his eyes again.

But—

"Come on, Fenrir, why don’t we have a little wager on who can take down more?"

“Grr. Fine. Not that it matters; the noble wolf, Fenrir, will surely win.”

As Helis’s guardian deity and god of justice, Tigr knew exactly how to get Fenrir moving.

Moments later.

“Grr. Tigr, I won again this time.”

As usual, the much stronger Fenrir won their little wager.

“Haha. Indeed, Fenrir, you’ve won. Congratulations.”

Tigr happily congratulated Fenrir.

They had gotten along well for hundreds of years.

Or so Fenrir thought.

Thud.

Just as Fenrir took down the last Hell Wolf, Tigr, the god of justice, drove a sword into Fenrir’s chest—the very sword of annihilation that Fenrir had saved for him.

“Tigr… Why…?”

The betrayal left Fenrir speechless. The shock was unbearable, as it had come from the one he trusted the most.

“Hahaha. Fenrir, you’re the last Hell Wolf in this world. I told you before, my goal is the extinction of all Hell Wolves.”

Tigr responded with a sly grin.

“What? Me, a Hell Wolf?! No way… my fur…”

The truth was this: Tigr, desiring to be the sole god of Helis, had lured Roanghr, the Hell Wolves’ god, into a trap and killed him. Knowing Roanghr was pregnant, Tigr cut open Roanghr’s belly, took the pup out, named it Fenrir, and raised it as his own.

In this way, Tigr had turned the god of the Hell Wolves, Fenrir, into a tool for killing other Hell Wolves and made the Hell Wolves despise their own god.

“When the hunt is over, the hound is put down. Fenrir, you’re just a burden to me now. Die quietly at your master’s hand.”

“Master…? Weren’t we friends?”

“Hmph! A lowly wolf, dare to call himself a friend of the god of justice, Tigr?!”

Crunch.

Tigr drove the sword deeper in response to Fenrir’s question.

Fenrir’s vision turned red as he lost control.

I’ll kill you, even if it kills me!

Fenrir swore vengeance and mustered every last ounce of strength to rise.

The pain of the sword wound was nothing compared to the agony of betrayal.

Suddenly, everything turned dark.

And then—

Ugh, that dream again…

Kamangi, having had the nightmare, came to his senses in a lucid dream.

The day he was tricked into slaughtering his kin and was betrayed by his closest friend.

He remembered nothing after that.

When he regained consciousness, his blue fur had turned black, and he had already devoured countless gods.

Since then, he’d become the first apostle of destruction, the wolf who hunted gods, Fenrir, terrorizing them all.

I hate nightmares…

As Kamangi debated whether to wake up, he heard Sejun humming nearby.

Is the master really happy working so much, even after staying up all night?

Well, at least he’s not handsome like Tigr, and his hair is black, so he won’t betray me, right? Hehe. Somehow… I feel relieved…

Kamangi thought about how Sejun would probably be furious if he knew Kamangi’s thoughts and drifted back to sleep.

Fortunately, he didn’t have a nightmare this time.

In the dream—

“Kamangi!”

In the center of a vast grassland, Sejun stood holding a gigantic roasted sweet potato chip, welcoming Kamangi with open arms.

Squeak!

[Master!]

Overjoyed, Kamangi dashed forward, launching himself at the massive roasted sweet potato chip Sejun held.

Crunch, crunch, crunch.

It was a blissful dream.

 

The Tenth Tower, First Floor.

[Field’s Calling (Master) has activated.]

[You have planted a Devourer of Destruction Seed in the body of Dilia, the Eighth Apostle of Destruction, Demon of Decay.]

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Hehehe.

"Are you enjoying this? Really?”

As he planted seeds in Dilia’s body, who had replaced the now-vanished Melfix, Sejun glared at Kamangi, who was snickering and sleeping in his sling bag.

Because of you, I can’t take a break…

"And here he is, dozing off like that!”

Though he had just been humming a moment ago, Sejun grumbled at Kamangi and patted his head.

Then—

"Why are you so clammy? Were you hot? Cleanliness."

Noticing Kamangi was drenched in sweat from his nightmare, Sejun quickly cleaned him up and resumed planting seeds.

From today onward, he decided not to bring the Devourer Seeds to Earthworm, opting to plant them here instead.

With the Devourer population on Earthworm having grown significantly, he no longer needed to transport seeds from the Tenth Tower.

Just as Sejun was about to finish planting the seeds—

Thud.

[The energy of creation generated in the Tenth Tower has reached 24 million L.]

[The sixth floor of the Tenth Tower is now open.]

[The sixth floor of the Tenth Tower has been activated.]

The sixth floor had opened.

“Oh!”

Seeing the message, Sejun immediately moved to the fifth floor and placed his hand on the white crystal.

[You have cleared the fifth floor of the Tenth Tower.]

[As a reward for clearing the fifth floor, all stats increase by 300.]

[As a reward for clearing the fifth floor, you have received 40 billion Tower Coins and 80 billion experience points.]

[You have leveled up.]

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[You will now be transferred to the sixth floor.]

After receiving his rewards, Sejun was transported to the sixth floor.

[You have arrived on the sixth floor of the Tenth Tower.]

He found himself standing in a vast, empty land.

“Hehe. So, all of this is my land?”

Simultaneously, a burning desire arose to cover this wide expanse with crops.

Thud. Thud.

He eagerly began planting seeds.

Sejun, engrossed in planting seeds—

[You have created a 1-million-pyeong field of Power Pumpkins.]

[You have gained 5 million experience points.]

“Oh, I’ve been here too long.”

Realizing he had spent far too much time planting pumpkins, Sejun quickly stood up.

He still needed to go to Earthworm to plant more seeds.

Gurgle.

And he had skipped lunch.

“I’ll go back to the tower, have lunch, and then head to Earthworm.”

Upon arriving back at the Black Tower—

[You now command 100 slaves.]

[Due to the <Alias: King of Slaves> effect, all stats increase by 1.]

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A message appeared before Sejun.

The number of employees in Sejun Company was rapidly increasing.

 

The 87th Floor of the Red Tower.

“What?! Vice Chairman Theo is on the 27th floor?!”

“Yes, sir. I heard he’s holding an auction there personally.”

“Is that so?”

Beyon, deep in thought after hearing his subordinate’s report.

Hehehe. This is a golden opportunity!

Realizing this was an opportunity from the heavens.

[<Sub-Chair> Red Tower’s 87th-floor leader, 'Loyal Full-time Employee' Red Fox Beyon: Balrog-nim, I think it’s time to increase Sejun Company’s full-time employees here in the Red Tower. This is a rare chance!]

An opportunity to rack up achievements and become the floor master.

Oh, no. It’s actually a blessing from the god-like Sejun-nim. Hehehe.

As Beyon thanked Sejun in his heart—

[<Floor Master> Red Tower’s 99th-floor boss, Battle Maniac Balrog: I’ve been getting bored without enough full-timers. But how?]

Balrog asked for details.

[<Sub-Chair> Red Tower’s 87th-floor leader, 'Loyal Full-time Employee' Red Fox Beyon: Hehe, I have a good idea. Let’s spread a rumor…]

Beyon laid out his plan.

According to the rumor, there was a “naive cat with loads of money called Park Sejun on the 27th floor.”

Beyon figured that would bring in plenty of new employees on its own.

All they had to do was shout, “Park Sejun, hand over the money!” in front of Theo, and full-time positions would be guaranteed.

[<Floor Master> Red Tower’s 99th-floor boss, Battle Maniac Balrog: Brilliant plan!]

Battle Maniac Balrog was thrilled.

At that moment—

[Red Tower’s 22nd-floor boss, Flame Squirrel Yopi: I confessed again, but got rejected again T_T]

Yopi, who had received dating advice from Sejun but was soundly rejected, left a message in the network.

[<Floor Master> Red Tower’s 99th-floor boss, Battle Maniac Balrog: So, is that 10 confessions and 35 rejections now? Yopi, as long as you have perseverance, you’ll find love. Hang in there.]

Balrog encouraged Yopi.

The reason Yopi had only confessed 10 times yet been rejected 35 times was that 25 times, he’d been rejected before he even had a chance to confess.

[Red Tower’s 22nd-floor boss, Flame Squirrel Yopi: Thank you, Balrog-nim! Let’s keep up the good fight!]

Yopi responded to Balrog’s encouragement, assuming Balrog was also single like himself.

[<Floor Master> Red Tower’s 99th-floor boss, Battle Maniac Balrog: What are you talking about? I have five girlfriends.]

Balrog was a popular monster, continuously receiving confessions without any effort.

[Red Tower’s 22nd-floor boss, Flame Squirrel Yopi: Deceiver…]

Yopi was crushed by Balrog’s revelation.

[<Sub-Chair> Red Tower’s 87th-floor leader, 'Loyal Full-time Employee' Red Fox Beyon: Yopi, I’ll set you up on a date later. For now, go to the 27th floor and assist Vice Chairman Theo.]

[Red Tower’s 22nd-floor boss, Flame Squirrel Yopi: Really?! Got it! I’ll head up right away!]

Bolstered by Beyon’s offer, Yopi quickly headed off to meet Theo.

 

Red Tower, 27th Floor.

“Hehe. Sold out again today! Chairman Park will be pleased!”

As Theo finished selling out his stock and was preparing to wrap up, a group of Red Skunks surrounded him.

“Are you the guy called Park Sejun?!”

“Hehe. Thank you for mistaking me for the great hybrid Chairman Park! But I’m not Park Sejun; I’m Vice Chairman Theo!”

Theo corrected the Red Skunks’ misunderstanding.

However—

“Don’t be ridiculous! You think we’re fools? Park Sejun, hand over the money if you don’t want to die!”

The Red Skunks, assuming Theo was lying to escape trouble, pointed their swords at his neck.

And—

“Hiss! Did you just say you’d kill our Chairman Park?!”

Theo was more enraged by their threat to Sejun’s life than by the blade at his own neck.

Thud, thud.

He quickly knocked the Red Skunks unconscious and stamped their foreheads.

“You threatened Chairman Park’s life, so obviously, you’re full-time employees now!”

As Theo confiscated their belongings, another group of attackers arrived.

“Are you Park Sejun?!”

Thud, thud.

Theo knocked them out, stamped their foreheads, and continued gathering their possessions.

“Are you Park…”

Before he could even finish handling one group, another gang appeared.

At that moment—

“Oh! Vice Chairman Theo! Hello, I’m here to help!”

Yopi, who had come from the 22nd floor, arrived.

“Hehe. Good! Yopi, gather their belongings!”

“Yes!”

With Yopi’s help, Theo increased the number of full-time employees in the Red Tower.

[Red Monkey Mongpal from the Red Tower’s 43rd floor has joined Sejun Company as a full-time employee.]

[Red Monkey Monggu from the Red Tower’s 43rd floor has joined Sejun Company as a full-time employee.]

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As the number of new full-time employees entering the Red Tower network continued to grow—

[The number of full-time employees in the Red Tower division of Sejun Company has exceeded 10,000.]

[Sejun Company’s influence over the Red Tower has increased significantly.]

[Sejun Company’s full-time employee communication network has expanded.]

[Communication between the Black Tower and Red Tower full-time employees is now possible.]

With an upgraded employee communication network, Sejun Company’s system grew stronger once again today.