NOVEL NEXT Chapter 295
Chapter 295: Junggye (9)
For a week, fierce battles raged within the portal.
Everyone was a renowned figure in the Demon World, so it wouldn’t be surprising no matter who emerged victorious.
Had they fought on a planet instead of within the portal, it would have been shattered long ago.
The seemingly endless battle finally came to an end.
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“Pant, pant, pant……”
A figure, with an excited expression, was panting, catching his breath.
“I, I……”
After catching his breath, the figure exclaimed,
“I am the Daejungwang!”
He clenched his fist and shouted in a voice filled with emotion.
“Haha! Now I can proudly stand beside Satan-nim……!”
As his words suggest, this figure was none other than Lucifer.
“Puhahaha!”
Just as he burst into laughter at the sense of accomplishment he hadn’t felt in a long time,
Zzzt—
“Kuhuk!”
A spasm ran through his body, and
Thud—
He collapsed to the floor.
“Ha…… I guess I pushed my body too far.”
He had forcibly healed the tens of thousands of wounds that had torn and split his body, so it was only natural that he was experiencing such pain.
“Anubis…… She was relentless.”
He felt sick and tired of her strength, which grew stronger with each battle.
It was fortunate that he had managed to land a critical blow and eliminate her; otherwise, he would have been the one eliminated.
“And if Rok hadn’t voluntarily dropped out, I would have been the one eliminated.”
When he faced Rok after eliminating Anubis, Lucifer had a feeling that this was where his journey would end.
Contrary to his expectations, Rok forfeited, saying, “Even if I defeat you here, Anubis would just call me a coward.” Then he left through the portal.
“I’m the last one standing, but…… There are so many formidable opponents. I can’t let my guard down.”
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It seemed that he would need to continue training and improve his skills to maintain his position.
As he gazed up at the ceiling, relishing the joy of his victory,
Thud, thud, thud—
A figure entered the portal and said,
“Congratulations.”
Swoop—
Turning his head to see who it was, he saw Jung Minwoo with a satisfied smile on his face.
Lucifer tried to get up quickly, but
“Jungshin-nim, you’ve arrived…… Kugh!”
The pain in his body forced him back down.
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“You don’t have to force yourself to get up.”
Jung Minwoo told him it was okay to lie down.
“You look like you’re going to have trouble getting out in this condition, so I’ll kill you and send you out through the portal.”
He slowly extended his hand.
“W-wait……!”
“It’s okay. Your wounds will heal automatically when you die.”
Lucifer tried to roll away from Jung Minwoo’s hand, but
Splat!
Jung Minwoo caught him, and his head exploded.
Once all the Jung Sinhawal had exited the portal,
“Everyone, line up.”
Jung Minwoo immediately began bestowing ranks.
“800 people, step forward.”
Thud, thud, thud—
At his call, the Jung Sinhawal stepped forward.
The Jung Sinhawal who had been eliminated earlier seemed to have no regrets on their faces, but the Jung Sinhawal who had been eliminated 800th seemed full of them.
“Ha…… If I had lasted just one more second, I would have reached the 8th Rank.”
A deep sense of regret could be heard in his mutterings.
‘One second. That’s some bad luck.’
Their rank had changed in a single second, so he had every right to be disappointed.
‘But he’s the strongest among the 9th Rank, so he’ll be promoted to the 8th Rank first.’
The Jung Sinhawal promotion exam had no set schedule, so they could apply at any time.
In other words, it was an absolute evaluation, not a relative one.
Simply put, if you had the skills, you could be promoted immediately.
‘Now, shall I bestow ranks?’
Jung Minwoo extended his hand and said,
“I bestow upon you the rank of 9th Rank.”
He bestowed ranks upon the 800 people.
“Next.”
Perhaps because there were fewer people than expected, the rank bestowment process ended quickly as they were bestowed ranks in order.
‘Now, shall I tell the Daejungwang and the Jungwang about it?’
Just as he was about to tell them to stay behind because he had something to discuss,
“Jungshin-nim?”
The Head Butler approached him and said,
“Here are the documents summarizing the rankings of the Jungwang.”
He presented a sheet of paper with the rankings of the Jungwang.
“That was fast.”
He had asked him to organize it, but he hadn’t expected it to be completed so quickly.
“Thank you.”
Jung Minwoo took the paper and said,
‘Let me check if the records are accurate.’
He checked the rankings of the Jungwang.
1st: Rok
2nd: Anubis
3rd: Neo
4th: Jung Garam
5th: Jung Hanna
6th: Jung Hongju
7th: Roa
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8th: Aold
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‘They’re recorded correctly.’
For reference, ‘Neo’ in 3rd place was the Head Butler.
‘It’s surprising that the Head Butler is in 3rd place.’
He had thought that he might be able to get within the top 10 with some luck, but he hadn’t expected him to take 3rd place.
‘It makes me feel proud to see the Head Butler grow like this.’
It seemed that scouting the Head Butler during his time as a member of the Demon Lord’s Castle was a stroke of genius.
‘I knew Rok and Anubis would be ranked around this level.’
They were inherently strong, so it was a natural result.
‘My children have done well to be ranked this high.’
He felt proud that all three of his children were within the top 10.
‘Roa is also ranked higher than I expected.’
As for the rest of the rankings,
Those who had made a name for themselves in the Demon World occupied the remaining positions.
After finishing his review, Jung Minwoo stored the paper in his subspace.
“Everyone except the Daejungwang and the Jungwang, you are dismissed.”
He sent the other Jung Sinhawal out of the gymnasium.
“Head Butler?”
“Yes, Jungshin-nim.”
“Please bring your father-in-law.”
“Understood.”
A while later, when the Head Butler brought Satan into the gymnasium,
Zzzing.
Jung Minwoo erected a barrier around the gymnasium.
He created hundreds of layers of barriers for security.
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‘With this, even Cheonsin won’t be able to eavesdrop.’
He turned his gaze to the Daejungwang and the Jungwang.
“The reason I asked you to stay is that I have something to tell you. Before I do that, let’s sign a contract.”
At the word ‘contract,’ the Jung Sinhawal in the gymnasium tilted their heads in confusion.
“Confidentiality is paramount in this matter.”
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Jung Minwoo handed out the contracts and told them to shed blood if they agreed to the terms.
The content of the contract was only a single line:
— You must keep the events that took place in the gymnasium confidential.
It wasn’t difficult to keep silent, so the Jung Sinhawal shed blood on the parchment without hesitation.
Once everyone had signed the contract,
“Cheonsin and Baal are going to join forces to awaken the Ancient God.”
Jung Minwoo told the Jung Sinhawal about the future he had seen through his unique trait, ‘Future Book.’
“And they’re going to use the Ancient God to try to kill me.”
Satan and Lucifer seemed to know about the Ancient God, as their expressions hardened.
“Cheonsin and Baal will awaken the Ancient God the day before the Jungcheonma begins, so we will be training to prepare for the attack until then.”
At Jung Minwoo’s words,
“So that’s why you postponed the Jungcheonma.”
“I thought you were being considerate of Cheonsin’s situation by postponing the Jungcheonma, but that wasn’t it.”
The Jung Sinhawal nodded as they realized why the Jungcheonma had been postponed.
“As you know, I have the unique trait ‘Restriction,’ so if the planet’s Rank increases, even the Ancient God will be no match for me. But I’m going to prepare just in case.”
The emergence of a new enemy.
They might have felt fear at the thought of an enemy being an omnipotent god, but
“The Ancient God…… That sounds fun to kill.”
“If we fight here, we won’t lose.”
Starting with Satan and Lucifer showing their fighting spirit,
“This is going to require some serious preparation.”
“There’s no greater honor than to have my name listed among those who killed a god.”
The other Jung Sinhawal also began to show their fighting spirit.
The belief that they could defeat even a god with Jung Minwoo by their side.
“Good, that’s the spirit.”
Jung Minwoo chuckled at their response, which was different from his expectation that they would be scared.
“Until the planet’s Rank increases, everyone should focus on individual training. Once the Rank increases, we will proceed with joint training.”
After conveying everything, Jung Minwoo said,
“Then, let’s meet again after the planet’s Rank increases.”
He dispelled the barrier and left the gymnasium.
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Time flew by quickly.
【The planet’s Rank has increased】
The planet’s Rank had increased.
【Please name the planet whose Rank has increased】
‘A planet name……’
Jung Minwoo thought for a moment about what name to give it.
‘That’s a good one.’
It didn’t take him long to come up with a suitable name.
“The planet’s name will be ‘Junggye (中界).'”
There was no profound meaning behind it; he simply named it after the Celestial Realm and the Demon World.
【The name has been changed from ‘Cora Planet’ to ‘Junggye Planet’】
Along with the notification that the name had been changed,
【Junggye is Jungshin’s domain, so you can exert even greater power here】
A message window appeared, informing him that he would receive a power boost within Junggye.
‘Oh, this will make it easier to kill the Ancient God.’
As if the universe itself wanted him to kill the Ancient God, the situation was unfolding perfectly.
‘Now, is it time to use the new unique trait I obtained?’
He had refrained from using the ‘Restriction’ unique trait until now, planning to use it once the planet’s Rank increased.
‘I’m curious to see what the effects will be.’
Jung Minwoo summoned the Head Butler and instructed him to gather the Daejungwang and the Jungwang at the gymnasium.
A short while later, when he entered the gymnasium,
‘They’re all here.’
He confirmed that everyone was present.
Jung Minwoo created hundreds of layers of barriers, then said,
“The planet’s Rank has increased, so we will begin joint training.”
He immediately announced the start of joint training.
“What kind of training are we doing?”
In response to Anubis’s question,
“It’s simple. Everyone here will attack me.”
“Attack you?”
“Yes. The enemy we’ll be facing is a god, after all. To prepare for that, we need to fight against a god.”
He kindly explained the reason for the training.
“That makes sense.”
Anubis agreed and said,
“Fighting against Minwoo, who has become a god…… I’m looking forward to it.”
Her eyes sparkled as she drew her greatsword.
The others also seemed to be secretly looking forward to being able to fight against a god.
‘How come there’s not a single Jung Sinhawal who is cowering?’
Perhaps because they were renowned figures in the Demon World, they were overflowing with fighting spirit.
“Attack me right now.”
As soon as Jung Minwoo told them to attack him without delay,
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“Alright!”
Whoosh!
Anubis kicked off the ground, and
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh……
The other Jung Sinhawal followed suit, charging towards him.
‘They’re a truly warlike bunch.’
Jung Minwoo watched them, then thought,
‘Now, shall I use my unique trait?’
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He decided to test its effects and activated ‘Restriction.’
【Restriction is weakened because they are not of a different race】
【Do you still wish to use Restriction?】
Since he was simply testing its effects, the weakened restriction didn’t matter.
‘I was worried that it wouldn’t work because we belong to the same race, but I’m glad it does.’
He answered ‘yes’ inwardly, and
【Please set the amount of power to be exerted】
A message window appeared, asking him to set the power level.
‘The weakest.’
Once he had finished setting it,
【Exerting the minimum amount of power】
With the message that power was being exerted,
Thump—
Anubis suddenly collapsed to the floor, and
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump……
The Jung Sinhawal who had been charging behind her also collapsed to the floor, powerless.