“Are you ready?”
“It’s done.”
When we decided to enter through the gate, we did thorough research in advance.
I searched through all the literature on the Demon World. This is because it was advantageous to have at least a little bit of information.
This time, I also started leafing through numerous books.
Now that I think about it, I thought I knew all the information about this world just because I returned.
It was arrogance.
Right now, countless things I didn’t know were pouring out.
2 years. If it’s long, it’s long, if it’s short, it’s short.
During that time, what on earth did the strongest do to stop the invasion of the demon god?
‘No, he might not be the strongest.’
A mysterious man whom I have never encountered in my two lives. Lee Si-woo’s father, Lee Si-hyeon.
Maybe it was because of that that I was able to gain two years.
‘We’ll face each other someday.’
You won’t die easily. In order to see the (true) ending of the novel, I had to meet Lee Si-hyeon at some point.
I looked at the gate in front of me, looking forward to that moment.
“I don’t know if all gates are connected to the Demon World. “Once we deployed personnel to each gate where it was reported that the awakened people who entered the gate did not return.”
I nodded to Jeong Joo-won’s briefing.
Leading this operation was Jeong Ju-won, who would be called a genius in strategy.
“I heard that the seven heroes also moved. We might meet in the demon world through another gate. I still don’t quite understand, but if what you say is true, the Seven Heroes can also be considered enemies. So you’ll have to be careful.”
“Did you communicate your goals to the kids well?”
“Yes, among those who entered the gate, it is enough for only one person to focus on defeating the Demon King. “The rest agreed to find and protect the survivors.”
“good job.”
The conclusion we came to was that no matter which gate you entered, if all gates led to the Demon World, only one person could escape the gate if they defeated the Demon King.
Therefore, it was planned to entrust the task of defeating the Demon King to a small number of awakened people.
“Then we go in too.”
While muttering that, I was the first to walk out, and my teammates followed behind me in silence.
Our team had only one role: to defeat the Demon King of the Demon World.
I looked at Aise’s strongest sword and shield standing on either side of me.
“Anyway, is there a reason why you chose us among so many others?”
I couldn’t answer Ji Tae-hoon’s question.
This is because I cannot say that I know from experience that the combination of the two is the best combination when fighting the Demon King.
“I guess it’s because it’s easy to hide in the demon world.”
I was delighted by Yoon Mir’s speculative remarks.
It is said that if you want to deceive your enemy, you must first deceive your allies.
I certainly thought about that aspect, but that wasn’t the reason I picked them.
‘After all, you will understand once you fight.’
The combination of the two is the best combination to deal with demons.
I moved into the gate, anticipating the battle to come.
6.
“Humans are entering the demon world.”
“It went as planned.”
“Yes, it looks like everyone is rushing in.”
Clutching the key in his hand, the demon god Azathoth looked at the demon lords prostrating around him.
“You can just kill other humans. “Please only bring people with the name Lee Si-woo to me.”
“Yes, Demon God.”
“If we finish this job well, we will be able to expand our territory into the human world. So let’s all do our best.”
thud!
Azathoth looked to the side with a satisfied expression as the demon lords hit their heads on the floor.
The sight of two humans shaking with their eyes closed gave him pleasure.
“Belphegor.”
“yes.”
“Take them with you and show them clearly. “What kind of shit are people going through because of them?”
“all right.”
Azathoth looked at the scenery of the Demon World after seeing Belphegor taking Lee Si-hyeon and Choi Woo-hee away.
A previously unattainable goal was just around the corner.
“Oh, I almost forgot. “Did they come in too?”
“If you are referring to the seven humans the Demon God mentioned, then they are in.”
“okay? Send Asmodeus and Satan. “Let’s deal with those who pose even the slightest threat.”
“all right.”
Seeing Lucifer bowing his head to the command of Azathoth, the demon god, Azathoth threw the key to Lucifer.
“You take care of this now.”
“Can you give this to me?”
“Think carefully why I’m giving it to you.”
“all right.”
Masin Azathoth had a smile on his face as he watched Lucifer leave with the key.
Demon Lord Lucifer was a man with a good mind.
This guy would use a lot of human blood as bait.
That was enough.
“Lucifer is a smart guy, so he’ll understand what I mean.”
The demon god Azathoth hoped that Lucifer would hand over the key to humans at the end.
All of this started from the final gate, and I planned to end everything at the final gate as well.
“I’m already excited thinking about that stage.”
Azathoth smiled as he looked at his blurry hands.
“Give up quickly, Lee Si-hyeon. The moment you fall into the abyss of despair. “Your body will be mine.”
***
“This is the Demon World… … .”
“Is this the Demon Realm? “It’s no different from a regular gate?”
As I entered the gate, I looked amazed at the change in the atmosphere of the demon world.
Even after the apocalypse occurred, I entered the gate.
There wasn’t much difference between then and now.
The only thing that has changed is the content of the quest.
[You have entered the gate. Please defeat the boss monster to exit the gate.]
[The boss monster is the Demon King Leviathan.]
Unlike the typical gate where you only find out the identity of the boss monster once you get to the boss room, this gate even kindly told you who the boss monster was.
“Is it right to be in the same space as other guys?”
We entered the gate and contacted our colleagues who entered the gate at the same time.
If the inside of the gate is truly connected to the Demon World, then no matter which gate you enter, you can meet in the Demon World.
To check that, I decided to use spirits and summons.
“The entities are being recognized. “I think we’re in the same place.”
Ji Tae-hoon’s summoning talent, which was limited by space, could not maintain summoning unless it was in the same space.
Therefore, Ji Tae-hoon, who entrusted the summons to people who would enter the gate from another space, figured out whether the summons were maintained and whether the space they were in and the space we were in were the same space.
Grumbling.
Of course, not only that, I also planned to check through Hwaryeong, which I had previously received from Selina.
-Ah, can you hear me?
Selina’s voice came from the mouth of the summoned Hwaryeong.
“uh. I can hear.”
-Seeing that Taehoon’s summons are maintained and Hwaryeongs are communicating with each other, it seems like this is definitely the Demon World.
Realizing that it was the same demon world, I asked Selina through Hwaryeong.
“Who is the boss monster at that gate?”
-They say he’s the devil, Satan?
At those words, Yoon Mir and Ji Tae-hoon turned to me.
The name of the demon king who had to be defeated was different.
7.
The thing that Yoo Ah-ram was most concerned about as he entered the gate was making sure that he could use his smartphone here.
This was the only way to let the world know about our efforts.
In particular, people outside had to know about the situation inside this gate.
While traveling with Lee Si-woo, Yoo Ah-ram began to have doubts about the Seven Heroes.
People knew that the Seven Heroes were the heroes who saved the world.
But the reality didn’t seem to be like that.
There is someone else who saved the world, and the seven heroes only have fame.
He said that was the reason why Lee Si-woo acted separately from them.
Yoo Ah-ram thought it was necessary to tell everyone the truth about this.
The reason they challenged the final gate was to save the world.
I didn’t move in hopes of being praised, but as a human being, I expect future generations to recognize my accomplishments.
‘I heard that the death squad definitely existed in the past.’
However, all that is known to future generations is the praise for the seven heroes.
Most people were unaware of the existence of the death squad.
It was really strange. If the Seven Heroes were real heroes, he should have known about those who were sacrificed, such as honoring those who sacrificed their lives in the death squad.
To say that wasn’t the case meant that I was putting on the façade of being a hero, disguising other people’s achievements as my own.
“Aram, what are you thinking?”
It was Jeong Ju-won who woke Yoo Ah-ram out of his thoughts.
“Oh, no. “It’s the same space?”
“Oh, but I think there’s a bit of a problem.”
“What problem?”
Yoo Ah-ram decided to move with Jeong Joo-won, Selina, Choi Seol, Ban Hye-jin, and Hwang Da-bin.
Their mission was to search for survivors.
Their goal was to find the teachers and seniors of Awakening High School and the guild members of the seven guilds who were somewhere in the Demon World.
Selina contacted Lee Si-woo through Hwaryeong, and they were soon able to hear about the results of their contact with Lee Si-woo.
“So there’s not just one demon lord that needs to be defeated, does that mean?”
Selina nodded at Jeong Joo-won’s arrangement.
“It is understandable that the awakened people who entered the gate cannot come out.”
“It would certainly have been difficult to defeat many demon lords with a small number of people.”
“He’s probably alive, right?”
Wow!!
The moment Hwang Da-bin muttered in a worried voice, the demons of the demon world raised their voices in the sky.
“I don’t know about the seven guild members, but the teachers and seniors will be fine.”
They thought of the elite teachers at Awakening High School, including Teacher Joo-hyuk Kang, Ji-won Choi, and the principal, and looked around.
“They said Lee Si-woo and Yoon Mir would take care of subduing the demon lord. “Let’s find the survivors first.”
The moment when the group, re-energized by Jeong Joo-won’s words, stood up to search for survivors.
Kwaaaang!!
An explosion exploded in the distance.
“what?”
Yoo Ah-ram, who saw people running out of the explosion, moved his smartphone toward them.
Yoo Ah-ram shouted after using the zoom to see the faces of the people running away.
“It’s Choi Min-ji and Tae Ji-hyuk!”
“what?”
“Let’s go help!”
The moment Hwang Da-bin shouted that, Selina and Ban Hye-jin were already running out.
Yoo Ah-ram also started using her talent ‘speed’ to capture them on video as they ran.
