TL: Hanguk
Inside Jǫrmungandr’s stomach.
Shhhk.
Shhhk.
“Jǫrmungandr, you traitor….”
When Hydra, who was being restrained by hundreds of millions of white snakes and dying as his power was being drained, cursed at Jǫrmungandr
Koo-goong.
“Huh?!”
<Earthworm> rolled into Jǫrmungandr’s stomach.
The hope of survival arose, and,
Crunch.
Hydra, with all its might, broke free from the snakes binding its body and quickly approached <Earthworm>.
Then,
“Get in!”
It forced its body through the part destroyed by Jǫrmungandr.
Its body, weakened and shrunken from the loss of energy, allowed it to slip into the <Earthworm> without much effort.
After entering <Earthworm>, Hydra.
“What?! There are still plenty of survivors here?!”
Sensing the presence of Earth Dragons hidden underground, Hydra felt delighted.
Though they were enemies it would normally have to kill, the enemy of its enemy was its ally for now. At this moment, they were comrades who had to fight together.
“Hey! Get out here now! If you just stay still, we’re all going to die!”
Hydra called out to the Earth Dragons while,
Shhhk.
Shhhk.
It used its nine heads to bite and kill the white snakes slithering through the hole in <Earthworm>.
And then,
What’s going on?
The Earth Dragons, who had been instructed to wait until the support from the Creator God arrived, were bewildered by the Hydra’s actions and didn’t know what to do.
However, seeing the Hydra fiercely fighting against the white snakes on its own, they realized it wasn’t likely to attack them.
As a result, a few representatives cautiously surfaced.
“Huh?! It’s not attacking us!”
“Could it really be fighting with us?!”
Could this Hydra possibly be the reinforcement sent by the Creator God?!
The Earth Dragons put their doubts about the Hydra and began assisting it in fighting off the white snakes invading <Earthworm>.
“What? I thought you guys were cowards, but you fight pretty well?!”
“Hydra-nim, you fight pretty well too for an Apostle of Destruction!”
Before long, the Hydra and the Earth Dragons became friendly enough to exchange jokes.
***
White Tower, 99th floor.
“Se…jun-nim!”
Someone shook him awake, calling out his name.
…What is it?
Struggling to open his eyes and regain his focus, Sejun came to his senses.
“Sejun-nim, Kellion-nim is asking you to quickly check your messages!”
Les, who had been keeping watch, spoke urgently to Sejun.
Messages?
Sejun rubbed his eyes and hurriedly checked his messages.
[At the formal request of the Great White Dragon, Kellion Mamebe, Black Tower’s Tower Farmer Park Sejun has been appointed as the temporary mid-level administrator of the White Tower.]
[You have gained authorization to access the level 10 world <Earthworm>, which is connected to the White Tower.]
[A quest has been generated.]
[Quest: Go to <Earthworm> and stop the invasion of Destruction. If more than 70% of <Earthworm> is destroyed by Destruction, the 15,192 worlds supported by <Earthworm> will also be destroyed.]
All of your stay fee will be fully covered by Great White Dragon Kellion Mamebe.
Reward: Salvation of <Earthworm> and 15,192 worlds, all stats +100, one new power, official appointment as a mid-level administrator of the White Tower.
[A quest has been generated.]
[Quest: Expel Hydra, the Nine-headed snake and 10th seat of the Apostles of Destruction, from <Earthworm> within three hours.]
Reward: Delay the destruction of <Earthworm> and 15,192 other worlds.
Failure: The destruction of <Earthworm> and 15,192 worlds.
“What is all this?”
Overwhelmed by the sheer volume of messages, Sejun was taken aback. On top of that, the content was incredibly serious.
However,
“Kellion-nim, I need the Land Deed for the first floor of the Tower. Please get it for me quickly.”
Sejun, being an expert at defeating Apostles of Destruction, regained his composure and requested what he needed from Kellion.
First, he needed to get to the first floor of the Tower to use the exclusive passage to <Earthworm>.
[The White Tower’s Administrator asks you to wait for a moment.]
Bring the Land Deed for the first floor of the Tower!
At the commanding order of the leader of the Great White Dragons, Kellion Mamebe, the entire White Tower was thrown into a frenzy. The Tower’s floors trembled with fear as they scrambled to find the Land Deed for the first floor and present it to Kellion.
While Kellion might seem like a friendly neighborhood grandfather to Sejun, to other beings he was a cold and fearsome ruler.
30 minutes later.
“Alright, I’ll leave right away.”
As Sejun prepared to depart, holding the Land Deed for the first floor of the Tower that Kellion had provided,
“Sejun-hyung! I want to go too! This is something that happened in our Tower, so-”
Ajax, worried that Sejun might reject him, began eagerly explaining why he had to come along.
“Alright. If Ajax comes along, that’s reassuring for me.”
Sejun readily permitted Ajax to accompany him.
Having faced so many Apostles of Destruction, Sejun figured Ajax would be a reliable ally. Moreover, since this was a White Tower matter, it made sense for Ajax to come along.
“Uhehehe. Sejun-hyung, you can count on me!”
Ajax wore a confident expression at Sejun’s approval.
“Then let’s go.”
Sejun put his companions in the void storage and
Swoosh.
He unfolded the Land Deed and teleported to the first floor of the Tower.
***
[You have arrived at the 1st floor of the White Tower.]
…
..
.
Clink.
“Vice Chairman Theo, come out.”
As soon as Sejun arrived on the first floor, he opened the Void Storage and summoned Theo.
“Puhuhut. I, too, missed Great Hybrid Chairman Park, meow!”
Grab.
Theo excitedly ran out at Sejun’s call and clung to his knees.
“Meow meow meow.”
“Chairman Park, your energy feels so warm, meow!”
Humming a happy tune, Theo absorbed the energy emanating from Sejun.
By now, Sejun had grown so strong that if he recklessly emitted energy on the Tower’s first floor, it could accidentally harm many people.
With Theo’s assistance, Sejun moved to the exclusive passageway.
Placing his hand on the white hole in the ground,
[Currently, fifteen individuals are attempting to use the exclusive passage.]
…
..
.
As the message appeared, the stay fees were quickly calculated. Once again, Sejun’s stay fees were the cheapest.
After the calculations were completed,
[Moving to <Earthworm>.]
Sejun disappeared into the white hole along with the message.
***
<Earthworm>
“Hydra-nim! They’re heading your way!”
“Got it! Everyone, move aside!”
Kwaoo!
One of Hydra’s nine heads fired a black breath attack at the white snakes being lured by the Earth Dragons.
Ssssshhh.
The white snakes and the ground of <Earthworm> melted under Hydra’s poisonous breath.
While the attack caused more destruction to <Earthworm>, this wasn’t the time to worry about such things.
Crunch crunch.
Even now, white snakes were endlessly infiltrating <Earthworm>, attempting to digest it.
As Hydra and the Earth Dragons frantically fought off the invading white snakes,
Woom.
A white hole appeared in midair before Hydra, and Sejun and his companions emerged from it.
“What?! It’s Hydra! Guys, eat this quickly and attack!”
Unaware that Hydra and the Earth Dragons were allies, Sejun hastily took out a bean set and put them into his companions’ mouths as he issued orders.
“Puhuhut. It’s time for the super-giant Chairman Park punch, meow!”
Kueng!
[Time for punishment!]
“Take the breath of the great White Dragon Ajax!”
The group immediately launched an attack on Hydra.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe. Guys, let’s go get the youngest!]
“Yes!”
Kkiruk!
Sharalang!
…
..
.
While Sejun’s group distracted Hydra, the Blackie family charged toward it.
Ppuu! Ppuu!
[Hydra, good to see you! Time to put you to work!]
Bebe!
[Hurray! I’m free now!]
Among them, Mukbupal and Besugu were the happiest to encounter Hydra.
Boom.
Kkirorong.
Eomrorong.
Kkirurung.
…
..
.
The Blackie family headbutted Hydra, causing it to faint.
Thud.
Soon, Hydra also collapsed unconscious.
And then,
“What?! It was the reinforcement sent by the Creator God….”
The Earth Dragons glared at Sejun and his companions with eyes full of resentment for attacking Hydra.
While Sejun was indeed the reinforcement sent by the Creator God, the situation had become quite complicated.
“Oh, my friends for my Toryong! I can relax….”
Unaware of the Earth Dragons’ feelings, Sejun greeted them warmly.
At that moment,
Shhhk.
A white snake fell from the sky, opening its massive jaws to swallow Sejun whole.
“Meow!”
I, Vice Chairman Theo, will protect the Great Hybrid Chairman Park, meow!
Bang!
Theo leapt forward and smashed the white snake’s head.
Then,
[Guard Park Theo has slain a digestive cell of Jǫrmungandr, the world-devouring serpent and 3rd seat of the Apostle of Destruction.]
[You’ve gained 500,000 experience points, 50% of the experience points earned by Guard Park Theo.]
The message appeared.
“Jǫrmungandr’s digestive cell?”
Reading the message, Sejun realized something was off. Digestive cells would only be present inside its stomach.
However, there wasn’t much time to think.
Crack.
The sky shattered and
Thud.
Tens of thousands of white snakes invaded into <Earthworm>.
Dealing with the enemy had to come first.
“Meow-meow Storm Fist! Meow-meow-meow! Meow-meow-meow!”
Kueng!
[Cuengi’s Thunder!]
“PaesSpin! PaesSpin!”
Kuooo!
Theo, Cuengi, Paespaes, and Ajax worked together to dealt with the white snakes.
Clang.
“Guys, come out!”
Kiki!
Sejun summoned the Destruction Devourers stored in his Void Storage, instructing them to absorb the energy of Destructive spreading throughout the area.
Then,
“Harvester of Death.”
Infusing magic into Orb of Death’s Energy, Sejun joined in the fight, taking down the white snakes.
Swish.
A scythe of death that was incomparably smaller than when instantly killing Leviathan’s Tsunami appeared. Even so, it managed to slice through ten white snakes.
At that moment,
Crack.
The sky shattered again and
Thud!
A massive horde of white snakes surged into <Earthworm>.
Crack.
Thud.
Another wave broke in. The destruction of <Earthworm> was worsening, making it easier for the invaders to infiltrate.
The white snakes endlessly pouring down from the sky like that. It was like watching a white waterfall falling from the sky.
“Haha. Time to go all out. Summon Earth Blade.” (TL: If you forgot it is the power granted by Patick’s divine relic Earth Blade)
Watching the swarms of white snakes, Sejun smirked and raised his right hand, summoning a crude stone blade into his hand.
As Sejun imbued magic into the stone blade,
Woong.
It began growing larger and larger.
The blade, absorbing Sejun’s magic, expanded until it was massive enough to touch the sky.
“Earth Blade!”
Sejun used the <Power: Earth Blade> embedded in the divine relic while swinging the Earth Blade down strongly following the swordsmanship techniques he learned from Bochi.
Kuuuuung!
Contrary to Sejun’s expectations, the heavy stone blade fell excruciatingly slowly.
Yet the white snakes did not evade it, or rather, they couldn’t.
Because strong gravity was being generated along the sword path that Sejun was swinging.
As the stone blade drew closer to the ground, the gravity intensified,
Whoooo.
Even the nearby white snakes were pulled toward it.
Shhhk!
Shhhk!
The white snakes struggled to escape the descending blade, but the gravity was too strong to escape.
And
[Insufficient life force to maintain the power.]
[1 Life Orb has been consumed.]
When will this end?!
Even here, there was someone who was struggling to keep up.
Sejun had thought he could wield the power simply by charging it with magic power and earth energy, but it was consuming a vast amount of life force.
Chairman Park is dying, meow!
Realizing Sejun’s precarious state, Theo hurriedly clung to Sejun’s face and
“Chairman Park, quickly drink this, meow!”
Without hesitation, Theo poured a mugwort juice potion into Sejun’s mouth.
Gulp. Gulp.
[You have consumed Mugwort Juice of Life.]
[Life force has been restored by 10%.]
Thanks, Vice Chairman Theo.
Thanks to Theo, Sejun barely managed to sustain himself.
After a while.
Kuung!
The Earth Blade collided with the ground and
[You have killed digestive cells of Jǫrmungandr, the world-devouring serpent and 3rd seat of the Apostle of Destruction.]
[You gained 1,000,000 experience points.]
…
..
.
Sejun had killed close to a million white snakes.
“Hehe. How was that?”
I carried the team, didn’t I?
With a smug expression, Sejun looked at his companions.
“What are you talking about, meow?”
Kueng?
“Sejun hyung, why?”
The group couldn’t understand why Sejun was looking at them like that.
And it was no wonder.
104.28.193.250
The number of white snakes defeated by Theo, Cuengi, and Ajax had exceeded 50 million.
Just as Sejun was failing to earn recognition from his companions,
[You have defeated Hydra, the Apostle of Destruction 10th Seat, the nine-headed serpent that descended upon <Earthworm>.]
[Quest completed.]
[As a reward for completing the quest, the destruction of <Earthworm> and the 15,192 worlds it supports is delayed by 12 hours.]
The quest completion message appeared.
Kihihit. Kking!
[Hehe! Butler, I brought a new recruit!]
Blackie came running to Sejun, holding a nine-headed lizard in his mouth.
And at the same time,
“Why does my stomach feel so unsettled?”
Did I eat too much?
Having lost a large number of its digestive cells at once, Jǫrmungandr suddenly began to experience indigestion.
*****
Main Story End Counter – 149 chapters remaning.