"...Aren't you going to sit down?"

The face of the chairman in front of him overlapped with the memory of the first meeting with Chairman Gao Jianli, which made Cheng Jinyu's face freeze for a moment.

Seong Jin-Woo who stood expressionlessly for a moment sat down immediately.

"no."

Looking at Cheng Jin-Woo who was a little dumbfounded, Go Gun-ri kindly opened up the chatterbox.

"The fact that you came to me as soon as the results of the review came out, it seems that you understand the process."

"yes."

"Then I'll cut to the chase and say it straight to the point."

"Before then, I have a proposal I want to make with the president."

"proposal?"

Gao Jianli felt a little flustered by the young man in front of him who seemed to have known for a long time that he would become an S-rank hunter.

' Abruptness is a great weapon of youth.

And Gao Jianli didn't know why, he didn't hate the young man in front of him.

Gao Jianli made no secret of his natural kindness, smiled and listened to the young man's words.

"Cheng Hunter, what do you want?"

"I would like you to revise the regulations to include the summoned beasts summoned by hunters in the attack team."

"Ask me to amend the regulations... This is a difficult request. "

For Cheng Jin-Woo's words, Go Gun-ri was surprised and looked forward to it.

"I hope that what you can give me is a charming condition that makes me have to obey your request."

After a pause, Cheng Jin-Woo said.

"I will catch all the ants on Qizhou Island."

Replenishment of troops is now a matter of urgency.

Moreover, there are many high-quality monsters waiting for him on Qizhou Island that can immediately become shadow soldiers.

If he can adopt this suggestion, not only can he get the shadow soldiers, but he doesn't have to worry about personnel restrictions in future activities.

Before waking up the mother with the "Life God Water", this task must be completed first.

But to the chairman of the association, Cheng Jin-Woo's proposal sounded like he was going to commit suicide.

"Don't say such outrageous things."

Fully predictable response.

Cheng Jin-Woo didn't rush, and calmly released all the magic power in his body at once.

An immeasurably powerful force emanated from him.

That is the power that only the strong can measure.

There are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky.

Gao Jianli, known as the Master, shook his head in disbelief.

"How could it be...how could it be...are you...?"

He is trembling.

So far, Gao Jianli has never felt this kind of magic, no matter where or in anyone.

State power level hunter?

No, Gao Jianli couldn't close his big mouth with strength far exceeding theirs.

"I can get rid of the ants on Qizhou Island."

It can be said that Gao Jianli, the chairman of the association, has long cherished his lifelong wish to get rid of the ants on Qizhou Island.

Under Cheng Xiaoyu's resolute expression, the expression on the face of Chairman Gao Jianli, who originally wanted to blame the young people for being ignorant, changed.

"Are you... serious?

Cheng Jin-Woo nodded.

"This is something only I can do, please leave it to me."

***

Cheng Jin-Woo silently looked at the corpses of ants and monsters scattered from the end of the land over there to the end of the land here

Then look at your feet now.

Bell... No, it is still the corpse of the ant king lying under his feet.

Not long after seeing him, he already missed Bell's voice of looking for the king very much.

To the ants, Cheng Jin-Woo shouted.

"stand up!"

As soon as he finished speaking, shadow soldiers appeared one by one from the shadows of all the ants in Cheng Jin-Woo's field of vision.

Bell was among them.

"My king..."

Looking around at the thousands of ant soldiers kneeling around him, Cheng Jin-Woo nodded slowly.

Brand new army.

The new shadow army, which was fully prepared from the beginning, sincerely expressed its loyalty to Seong Jin-Woo.

but.

After talking with them, Cheng Jin-Woo was convinced.

"......enough."

Even though he had reorganized the Shadow Legion, he couldn't fill the emptiness in his heart.

Although Bell still looked at his master with a worried expression, he understood deeply.

The expressions and emotions in front of you are fake.

So, facing them now, Cheng Jin-Woo's heart aches even more.

Grief and anger made a vein pop out in his neck, and he couldn't stop roaring angrily.

"I know it's all fake, stop here, reveal your true identity!"

Too realistic a fantasy.

Hope this is the real reality.

During this short period of time, he had this idea countless times.

But, like the time spent here.

No matter what he could do, he couldn't hide the feeling of emptiness proportional to time.

Cheng Jin-Woo roared hoarsely towards the man-made atmosphere surrounding him.

"Come out for me!"

At that moment, the roaring Cheng Jin-Woo realized the change one step later.

Time stopped.

All the ant soldiers turned their attention to themselves.

In those mechanical eyes, Cheng Jin-Woo suddenly got goosebumps.

At this moment, starting from Cheng Jin-Woo's feet, the black shadow of "King's Realm" spread rapidly.

Everything covered by the shadow disappeared without a trace.

Bell, the soldiers, the corpses, the land, the sea, and finally the sky.

Soon, the entire world was shrouded in shadow.

Turned into endless pitch black.

Somewhere in the invisible darkness, a heavy voice came.

"As long as you want, you can live in this world forever. It's like dreaming that there is only happiness forever, and you will never wake up again."

Cheng Jin-Woo tried his best to find the voice that came from nowhere, but there was only endless darkness in front of him.

He couldn't help yelling.

"Do you want me to stay trapped in the fantasy you created?"

"No. I didn't make this. You made this world."

"You say I made it?"

What nonsense!

Cheng Jin-Woo turned around quickly.

as predicted.

From the dark depths behind him, someone came out.

The comer has exquisite black armor that cannot be compared with other shadow soldiers, and a strong sense of deterrence that cannot be compared with any existence in this world.

Even Cheng Jin-Woo had a hard time opening his mouth to answer when facing him.

He said.

"Your desire to redeem the mistakes you made before, coupled with this world created by my power."

"This is death—my domain."

Only then did Cheng Jin-Woo realize the truth.

The darkness that I am in now wraps my truth more warmly than any other place in the world.

'This is eternal rest...'

die.

Then, this man who calls the world in his consciousness his own domain...

Get the answer straight from his mouth.

"Are you...?"

The man in the black armor slowly approached Cheng Jin-Woo.

"I've been watching you for a longer time than you can imagine. I've been watching you who are closer to death than anyone else, but you who resist desperately than anyone else."

Been...following me?

Finally, he stood in front of Cheng Jin-Woo.

He looked down at Cheng Jin-Woo with black pupils that seemed to **** him in.

"I am the history of your struggle; the trace of your struggle; the compensation for your countless pains. I am both death...and rest...and even your fear itself."

His every word echoed heavily in Seong Jin-Woo's heart.

Although he was weak, the memory of him struggling to survive flashed through his mind instantly like a revolving lantern.

He stretched out his hand and tightly grasped Cheng Jin-Woo's wrist, and then he put Cheng Jin-Woo's hand on his chest.

Cheng Jin-Woo's eyes suddenly widened.

Through the thick armor, you can clearly feel it.

How could he not understand?

As long as you concentrate a little, you can hear the familiar heartbeat.

The sound of a second heart beating somewhere.

black heart.