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Ho Sung Lee shook.
While watching the devils being ripped to shreds by Min Sung, he couldn't help but tremble.
But it was a different feeling from fear.
When he watched Min Sung Kang, there was a tendency to feel something greater than awe.
It was a feeling that was hard to describe with words.
It was as if he became overwhelmed by the territory of the gods.
Before the devils began to pour out of the gate, he worried that Min Sung's concern might become reality.
No matter how powerful he was, it made him anxious to think that the numbers of the devils could corner him.
But that was nothing but a prediction.
Min Sung Kang was so powerful that it was hard to understand he had that anxiousness in the first place.
How was it possible for a human being to give off that much force?
Even Ho Sung Lee believed that he was strong enough to threaten the gods.
Why was it that he was worried about the devils?
From what he was seeing now, he didn't have to worry at all.
Of course, the magical ability of the red dragon, Repone, and Bowl's Undead devils were supporting him, but it appeared that Min Sung's force wouldn't have been a problem without Repone's magic barrier.
At this rate, the invasion of the Demonic Realm was going to be prevented a lot easier than the last time.
But it didn't take long before Ho Sung Lee changed his mind.
Boommmmm!
An explosion could be heard.
It sounded like the sky was tumbling down.
The dark clouds shot down lightning as it wriggled, and then the dark clouds began to split in half.
The clouds were splitting while shooting down dark lightning.
It was hard to believe even while seeing it with his own eyes, and something appeared from the splitting clouds.
It was Veld, who appeared in the human world.
Veld was descending from the sky on the ground, and although his body was 1. 5 times bigger than that of a human, he gave off a scary vibe.
He had thicker horns than the devils, and his entire body was covered in glazed scales.
The way his split tongue wriggled made him look like a lizard, but his dark wings and dark tail was enough to make anyone's legs shake.
Ho Sung Lee was certain that he was the scariest opponent he had ever faced off against in his life.
That was how strong his presence was.
Ho Sung Lee stared at Veld with a blank look on his face.
As soon as Veld landed on earth, he gave off the desire to kill.
While the other devils watched, Veld stared at Min Sung and gave him a grin.
Min Sung stared back at Veld without much interest.
Min Sung's attitude slowly wiped the smile off from Veld's face, but Min Sung continued to keep his eyes on Veld in a calm manner.
That was Min Sung Kang.
That was what Ho Sung Lee believed.
He trusted him because he wasn't shaken even when seeing such a scary devil.
Since he had always solved problems, Ho Sung Lee was certain that he would solve this one as well.
***
... The timing was horrible.
He had used up most of his magic energy.
He did absorb some life energy with his Absorption Method, but that life energy could never replace his actual magic energy.
It simply sped up the recharge of his magic energy, and it only improved his stamina just by a little.
So the owner of the Demonic Realm appeared when he was unable to use very much magic.
It was bad timing.
It would have been nice if he could buy more time.
Min Sung scanned around him quickly.
There were still too many devils to count, and more devils were pouring out of the gate.
He wanted to put an end to this... But the Demonic Realm wouldn't back down.
"You've grown weaker, " said Veld in a low voice with a smile.
He caught on.
That Min Sung fought hard since the beginning and that he was the one who caused it.
He smiled as if he just realized that Min Sung was in quite the crisis.
Min Sung wanted to rip his smiling face apart, so he clenched onto his Gungnir S. However, he sensed anxiousness flowing through his hands.
He didn't have enough magic energy.
His magic energy was too depleted.
He believed that he was very unlucky that Veld appeared at such a time, and Veld enjoyed that fact.
Min Sung also smiled back at Veld, and that caused for Veld's face to change. It was as if he was asking how he could smile at a time like this.
Veld's appearance was both a crisis as well as an opportunity for Min Sung.
Despite having struggled to fight off all of the devils without enough nutrients, he was still looking for the owner of the Demonic Realm.
He believed that he had to get rid of the owner in order to end the fight once and for all, but he didn't think he would show himself until the Demonic Realm abandoned him.
That was why the fact that he appeared by his own will was an opportunity that he couldn't miss.
No matter how disadvantageous, it didn't compare to the Demonic Realm, which lost its vigor.
Min Sung glared his eyes and stared at Veld.
And upon seeing that, Veld scoffed.
"You think seeing me is an opportunity, right? But you've already used too much magic energy. That means you didn't think I would appear."
Veld spoke as if he knew everything and laughed.
"If you know that, then die, " said Min Sung coldly.
"You can't be like that just because it's been smooth for you until now."
Veld flicked his finger.
And when he did, a dark pillar of light shot up from below Min Sung's feet.
Min Sung's face stiffened up immediately.
But at that moment...
Flash!
A white light wrapped around Min Sung.
Veld looked back at the red dragon, Repone, with angry eyes.
Repone flapped his wings and watched Min Sung.
If it wasn't for Repone's protective magic, Min Sung would have suffered great harm.
"I'd better stop going easy on you."
Veld's eyes were filled with the desire to kill.
The air around him froze, and dark smoke and dark lightning gathered below Veld's feet.
Kaboom!
Min Sung clenched his teeth while looking at Veld and clenched onto his Gungnir S.
It was true that he lost his composure.
On top of being depleted of magic energy, Veld's appearance made him feel psychologically weak.
He had to get it together.
In order to make a decision, in order to end this, he had to focus more than ever before.
Kaboom!
Min Sung's Gungnir S made a thundering noise, and lightning gathered beneath Min Sung's feet as well.
Veld grinned at Min Sung and laughed with ridicule.
"Look at you trying hard without the energy to back it up."
He made the first move.
Min Sung jumped off of the ground and charged toward Veld.
As soon as Veld lifted both hands, dark lightning spun around Veld's hands, forming a large scythe in his hands.
As soon as Veld got his hands on it, he swung his scythe at Min Sung.
The Gungnir S clashed against Veld's scythe.
The white flash that launched from Min Sung's Gungnir S tangled with the dark lightning that was coming out of Veld's scythe.
Boom!
Zap!
The sound of the explosion was deafening, and Min Sung and Veld entered a real battle.
The wave of the struggle was enough to melt the devils around them, and the ground split beneath them.
"Hahahahaha! How long do you think your magic energy will last?!"
Veld shouted with a confident voice, and that sound rang through the entire sky.
Repone breathed onto Veld in efforts to help Min Sung, but as soon as the sparks reached Veld's body, it scattered into nothing.
"That tickled."
Veld's eyes turned back to Min Sung.
He continued, "I don't know what makes you think you stand a chance, but you're going to be out of magic energy soon. You'll have to pay the price for messing with the god's territory as a petty human."
Veld gathered more of his dark magic energy.
Crackkk!
Min Sung's two feet began to penetrate the ground below him.
That was proof that Veld was in a more advantageous position in the fight.
Min Sung glared at Veld as if he wanted to kill him, but Veld smiled because that was how much he liked the look.
Kaboommmmm!
Dark lightning shot up from Veld's dark scythe.
As a result, the force ripped the devils around them into shreds.
As for Min Sung, the force of Veld's dark scythe was making his arms weak.
Veld turned his scythe around to face Min Sung's face, and the more he got pushed back, the closer the magic energy of the scythe got to his face
Veld was completely playing Min Sung.
His force was slowly suffocating him.
The more magic energy he lost, the paler Min Sung's face got.
Bowl dispatched his Undead devils, but they exploded before they got anywhere near.
The same went for Repone's attacks.
"It was surprising how long you lasted as a human. How does it feel to finally be faced with death?"
Veld asked with both of his eyes staring into that of Min Sung.
Min Sung received Veld's gaze and laughed.
"That's for you to answer."
Veld's face grimaced, but it quickly refound its cool.
"You sure talk a lot for someone who's about to..."
"I've been waiting for this day, " Min Sung muttered.
Veld sensed there was something else as soon as he saw Min Sung's face.
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