**“Hmmm.”**

Silver liquid dripped from Maxienne’s hand. The droplets fell and scattered in the air, vanishing as they descended.

She stole a drop of the silver blood with her mouth.

“High-purity Ether? No, it feels a little different….”

There was a faint spark of interest in her expression.

After dealing with the monsters outside the curtain, she was returning to the defense planet when she detected strange astral signals nearby. She immediately headed toward the source. When she arrived, a humanoid creature with a red head, about 4 meters tall, had appeared in space.

“A new type of numbered entity?”

The creature seemed like it wanted to communicate, acting a bit insane.

Among mass-produced common monsters, those considered tricky are called “Named types,” but “Numbered entities” were considered the upper echelon, evolved superior monsters.

These top-tier monsters had independence and uniqueness.

Their sizes ranged from tiny humanoid forms to colossal monsters as big as planets, making them difficult to gauge.

‘It was annoyingly human-like.’  

Numbered entities could take any shape, so if it appeared identical to a human, it wouldn’t be surprising. It emitted strange waves like the typical monster aura.

However, the red-headed creature was subtly different. It seemed a bit weak to be considered a true numbered entity.

‘Hmm. If it survives long enough, it might be assigned a four-digit number?’

It was definitely skilled at evading detection.

‘I’d like to see it again….’

Silver blood spread like a vast river around her, swirling as if it were drained from the body of a massive entity.

She called a crew member from the ship’s cleanup division and instructed them to collect the silver liquid.

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**[Meanwhile…]**

“Craaack!”

“Madwoman!”

Kriella trembled in fear.

“Just a little later and…”

A chill ran down his spine. She was truly terrifying.

When she had suddenly launched an attack with her sword, the madness in her eyes was unmistakable. Along with that insanity, her glittering eyes bore a curiosity usually reserved for inanimate objects.

Like a child playing with insects?

When Kriella first made eye contact with her, a deep sense of discomfort washed over him.

How dare she act so without knowing her place…!

But it was short-lived.

A sharp flash pierced through him. He tried to shout that this sloppy attack was useless, but—

“Craaack!!”

Blood poured from his pierced abdomen.

The moment the flash hit, he instinctively realized something was terribly wrong. This wasn’t just any attack—it was one that could damage even a divine being.

Kriella urgently gathered his divine power. Silver flames wrapped around his body.

But—

*Screech* *Crunch* *Screech*

He couldn’t believe what he was seeing. His body was being sliced apart mercilessly. He had no choice but to give in to the damage and begin to grow in size.

The wounds and torn flesh began to heal instantly, and his body grew larger without limits. The divine power trapped in his smaller form erupted explosively, creating an overwhelming presence that shook the surroundings.

[Insignificant mortal.]

The giant Kriella, now cloaked in silver flames, resembled a god.

His whole body surged with power. A mortal would be turned to dust just by making eye contact with him.

Ah, ah…

This was the feeling.

The sensation of ruling over the world and grasping the fate of mere creatures. The power to tear apart heaven and earth, to bring the world to ruin, surged from within him.

[Fear me. And revere me.]

Why this woman was in the void’s realm, instead of the world, he didn’t know.

[Die.]

What did it matter what a mortal’s situation was?

His massive hand swept through the space with his will. There was no way to avoid it.

[Hm?]

Had he seen something wrong? Her smile seemed to gently curl at the edges, visible between her fingers...

[Craaack!!]

From Kriella’s enormous body came a shrill scream. Twelve flashes ripped through his body, cutting into his head with brutal precision.

In that moment, Kriella realized.

This was not an opponent he could face!

Realizing he could not win, he immediately abandoned his enormous form, separating his soul and spirit to escape.

If the woman with the starry hair hadn’t controlled her attacks and treated him like an experiment, it would have been nearly impossible to escape.

“Eh? Running away?”

He didn’t understand the language, but inwardly, he ground his teeth as he had no choice but to abandon most of his divine power and escape.

He quickly opened a rift in the dimensions and slipped through.

*Screech—*

[Ck! Wicked woman!]

Even as his soul detached, her attack grazed him, leaving him gravely injured.

Were they from the *Chaos* faction? Or *Samsara*?

No matter how he thought about it, his situation was dire.

His mind was swirling.

But what did it matter now?

He had lost most of his power and was wandering through an unknown dimension!

Ah…

He remembered how his comrade had often scolded him, saying, “Your impatience will bring great disaster one day.”

What good was regret now, after everything was done?

He’d find a proper dimension, gather his strength again…!

At that moment, his eyes caught a glimpse of a dimensional rift.

It seemed slightly damaged, as if it could be passed through with the remaining strength.

[Just you wait!]

Kriella gathered what little strength he had left and barely managed to open the rift.

A red sword light flew toward him.

[Craaack!!!]

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**[Meanwhile...]**

Namgung Jin, unsure if he was speaking to the spirit of an ancient warrior or someone passed, finally realized that it was a mere illusion.

It wasn’t a hidden master or a wandering righteous swordsman who had helped him. It wasn’t even the gods of heaven and earth.

It was not someone’s aid...

‘This… Was it really just this sword?’

The dagger he had obtained from the administrator’s special shop. It seemed strange at first glance, but it was still just a dagger.

His hands trembled slightly. He had just finished a quick test.

As he lightly swung the sword, the trajectory cut through everything in its path, leaving no obstacles untouched. When he thrust the dagger, it pierced a rock more than 10 yards away, leaving a hole in the center.

What?

“…”

Namgung Jin stared at the dagger, dumbfounded. He raised his internal power and amplified his hearing before swinging again.

*Swoosh—*

It was as if the air itself was being sliced. The sharp cutting sound reached his ears.

But even with his increased power, he couldn’t fully comprehend what he was seeing.

Is this real?

Was this the true power of the sword? The blade’s sharpness?

What was this absurd cutting power?

Then it dawned on him, and he quickly connected to the [Premium Shop] of the [Dimensional Integrated Community].

Sure enough, black shadows were gathered around her, keeping a respectful distance.

He called out to her without realizing.

“S-Sojuh! Could I ask how to properly use this dagger you gave me?”

Luckily, she heard him. While other people were busy with their [Draw], she turned toward him, smiling lightly, and waved her hand.

Golden letters appeared before his eyes.

[Ultra-Vibration Blade (SSR)]  
- A highly flexible weapon with a small amount of Eternium added. The weapon automatically stretches in response to the user's movements and is composed of dual blades: one with a material-disintegrating vibration center and another with an ultra-sharp monomolecular edge. Its durability is outstanding, and it’s often regarded as one of the greatest blades…

It seemed like there was a description, but he couldn’t fully understand it. Maybe because he hadn’t slept properly for days?

Then he realized that simply staying here was causing Karma points to be deducted, and quickly closed the connection.

When the connection ended, his remaining points appeared in his vision.

‘What?!’

Was it because of the demon who he had just slain? His Karma points had increased.

[Remaining Points: 116,520P]

He had been sure that he had spent all his points down to zero...

He remembered the days when he had only eaten bread and water, saving every point.

Of course, he had done that to survive as long as possible, but seeing the bragging posts of other users in the community made him salivate. However, even without being so frugal, he knew that 10,000 points wouldn’t get him far. To reach VIP level 1, he needed 10,000 points.

But...

Wait—points can be duplicated?!

An inevitable formula appeared in his mind.

‘If it’s a high-level demon...’

He spotted more approaching demonic warriors from afar.

They began to appear like walking numbers.