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Chapter 494

secret (3)

“Then I'll go. Please take care of my grandmother while I am away..”

“don't worry. Take care of yourself too.”

That short conversation was the last.

There was no need to drag it out any longer as the necessary words were already shared sufficiently during training..

Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—

It's time for dawn to come.

In this way, Kang Taesan climbed onto the other world transmission line created beneath his feet and disappeared from the earth..

“···Phew, did you go?.”

Left alone, I looked at the place where he was for a moment and sighed softly..

Awakening of one and only friend and transfer to another world.

As I continued to focus on responding to that sudden event, I felt tired, but I couldn't rest anymore..

Because there was still work left to do..

While massaging the back of my neck, I closed my eyes and caught my breath..

Then he sank deep inside himself and focused on the divinity in his image..

It was to observe the dimension that Kang Taesan passed through a passage connected by contract and faith..

‘You never know, so you should prepare for that emergency..’

The divine power granted to him was originally a power derived from my being..

Of course, I also had final authority over that power, and I was able to set many different conditions through it..

For example, by proactively identifying crisis situations that cannot be overcome with the abilities of a ‘believer’ who possesses the divine power, and reporting it directly..

‘And if you want, you can use “Summon Other World Transmission” at those coordinates at any time..’

A true god wouldn't care about each and every believer like this, but I was just a wannabe who hadn't even been officially appointed to the throne yet..

That's how I was able to find a connection with the first and only believer, Taesan Kang..

however.

There was one unexpected thing I found out along the way.···.

‘uh? This is?’

It turned out that he was not the only believer..

Obviously, Kang Tae-san is the only one who signed a formal contract in exchange for divine power..

It was just as thick... no, no matter how I looked at it, there was a connection that was clearly thicker than that, firmly connected to me..

‘Wait, this is Diana.?’

It wasn't that hard to find out who it was..

The moment I became conscious of it, the information about the connection object was clearly imprinted in my mind..

And I could immediately understand why this phenomenon occurred..

‘···I knew you trusted me.’

Absolute faith that goes beyond blindness and borders on fanaticism.

Even before my divinity sprouted, within Diana I was already nothing short of faith..

So much so that as soon as I met the minimum qualifications, I was immediately incorporated as a believer..

‘That's not all. Although not as many as Diana, there are a significant number of candidates who can become official believers if given the right opportunity.?’

Not only the Empire's Crown Princess Riley and Ramu of the Sabacheon dimension, who are tied together by a contract like Kang Taesan, but also the countless relationships they have formed over the years, and even the executives of the Immortal Army under Hans..

Its influence was widespread regardless of nationality, race, orientation, and level..

“Ha, this is true. Suddenly, it seems like they are establishing a global religion..”

I felt somewhat embarrassed yet proud..

These relationships were all assets that I had built up through all the ups and downs..

But now that I could feel it so directly, I couldn't help but feel touched..

‘···I guess I'll have to talk to Diana first..’

It wasn't that difficult to find time to chat with Hubert's secretary..

With my eyes closed, I looked back one by one at the strings of relationships I had formed so far..

Thinking about the past events that have happened over the past four years.

***

A strange feeling of floating enveloped my body..

A strange sensation that arises from crossing dimensions that an ordinary person cannot feel even for a lifetime..

But the feeling of heterogeneity did not last long..

‘Is it over already? There's nothing worse than I thought.’

Kang Taesan opened his tightly closed eyes and looked around at the instantaneous dimensional transfer..

Thanks to the messages that emerged as soon as the transmission was over, I already knew what the name of this world was..

《Transfer to the Nocturnia dimension has been completed..》

《You can return to Earth through the ‘Return’ item in the Karma Store..》

《Currently possessed karma is 0. You can check it at the karma store later..》

Sparse yet tall trees and the blue sky seen between them.

No matter how I looked around, it was just a mountainous landscape that seemed infinitely peaceful..

“nocturnia···?”

but he knew.

He realized that the dimension he had crossed over was not as peaceful as it seemed..

‘Should I call this unfortunate or fortunate?.’

He already had some idea of ​​this world—Nocturnia..

After all, this was one of the worlds that I had no choice but to become familiar with in the course of my work..

“···There doesn't seem to be any immediate danger..”

He was wary of his surroundings with sharp eyes and carefully unzipped the bag he was carrying..

After rummaging around for a moment, he took out a booklet and looked at the cover..

-No.102 Nocturnia

An official manual published by the World Association of Returnees that compiles information collected from numerous returnees..

Among them, it was the latest revised version that recorded not only the map, but also the changed power structure and the recent situation..

“It's definitely comfortable because it has a lot of storage space. Other people wouldn't even dare to do something like this..”

Electronic devices cannot be taken to another world..

Even though this booklet was relatively thin, the volume and weight of the entire series could not be ignored considering the hundreds of possible dimensions that could be transmitted..

However, since it is difficult to gather survival supplies and emergency food right now, there is no way you can devote your spare time to other things..

‘This is all thanks to that guy Seonghyun..’

Kang Tae-san patted his space-expanding backpack and once again expressed his gratitude to his friend. He sorted the booklets and put them away..

Part of me wanted to sit down and read calmly right away, but my priority was to find a safe place first..

Because the night in the forest will be much more dangerous than now when the sun is up..

‘It would be nice to have a village nearby. Once you know the place name of this place, it will be easier to make future plans. Or if there is a landmark or something unique to the area.···.’

But at that moment.

Ta-da-da-dang—

taang—

Gunshots started from somewhere in the forest and rang out one after another..

Immediately after that, countless flocks of birds started flying at once..

The silence of the forest was immediately shattered by the ceaseless noise, as if a battle involving many people had occurred..

‘Not close. But it's not too far.’

I could tell just by hearing the sound..

If you make up your mind and move, it won't be that difficult to get to the source of those gunshots..

There were two options in the current situation..

Are you willing to risk reaching out and contacting people in this world to get information?.

Or, for safety's sake, should you run in the opposite direction and look for another situation?.

‘···Let's avoid it for now.’

His choice was the latter.

He still didn't know where he had fallen or what was happening now..

There was no need to take risks since we were already fully prepared and the situation was not particularly desperate..

‘You could get hit by a blind bullet for no reason..’

But things didn't go his way.

Just as he was trying to keep his presence as low as possible, he packed his luggage and took a step forward..

Rustle—

Suddenly, his gaze met a figure popping out from beyond the bushes..

“shit···! I thought I had definitely defeated them, but I guess there is an ambush here too. Those cockroach-like hunters are so persistent.!”

A man whose clothes were torn in several places, as if he had been in a fierce battle, gritted his teeth when he saw Kang Taesan..

A blood-red glow appeared in his eyes, and the thick scent of blood spread in all directions..

As if they were about to start an attack at any moment..

There was no time to resolve misunderstandings through conversation..

‘shit! The timing sucks.!’

Thoughts and actions were simultaneous.

Kang Tae-san threw himself backwards, as was imprinted on his body, and aimed the Black Star he had taken out of his holster..

My whole body was stiff due to an unknown energy, but I was able to move without much trouble, perhaps thanks to the training I had done right before the transmission..

kagang—!

But before I even pull the trigger.

He lost the pistol he was holding in his hand when a blade flew from somewhere..

“under! It wasn't an average bet, after all. I tried to cut off its head in one go, but I never thought it would move even if it was facing my blood vessel head-on. But that's it!”

「The energy of “indomitable and indomitable” swirled throughout my body, resisting the energy oppressing my body..

But that's it.

I had not yet escaped much from the state I was in when I was an ordinary person, and I could not even respond properly to the opponent's movements with my physical ability..

‘High-ranking vampire! After all, as soon as I crossed over···!’

There was no time to just blame heaven for being unreasonable..

His thinking accelerated rapidly in the midst of the sudden crisis..

At the same time, the divine power that had been stirring within my body began to rush into my mind..

“Blame it on your ignorance for daring to deal with me, Bishop Prouv, alone.!”

Vampires rushed in from the front..

A pair of cursed red blood flickering eyes, sharp fangs protruding from the corners of the wide-open mouth, and countless bloody blades flying from all directions..

As if there was no intention of wasting any more time, an enormous force pressed down on all sides..

‘I'm having bad luck!’

‘‘Bishop’ was around level 5 or 6 by Earth standards..

A strongman who is only one level different from the extreme level 7 ‘Rook’..

A new awakened person who had just crossed over to another world was no match for him..

‘I can't help it.’

That desperate moment.

click—

In Taesan Kang’s image, a switch was turned on..

***

Awakened people sent to another world stop growing the moment they return to Earth..

The proficiency of all skills, including unique skills, no longer increases, the correction of the system has disappeared, so status cannot be raised, and there is no mystery growing on the earth, so energy cannot be accumulated further..

“But there is one question here.”

So what would it be like on Earth before leaving for another world??

If the necessary energy is replaced with divine power supplied in real time and an environment suitable for growth is created separately,?

I was able to personally check the answer to that question while training Taesan Kang..

‘The results were quite encouraging. Of course, 『Elixir of Growth』 played a significant role..’

What I paid particular attention to during the actual training process was to continuously stimulate “indomitability.”.

Whether using special energy or physical force, they endlessly pushed him into extreme situations and forced him to overcome them..

Of course, I didn't forget to forcibly activate the divine power within my body..

About two days like that.

Except for the few hours right before transmission, I beat him without letting him sleep..

In order to develop unique skills by pushing yourself to extreme situations..

“Huh, there really is no other friend like me..”

and the result.

Of course, Kang Taesan developed his unique skills even before being sent to another world..

I was able to learn a derivative skill and several minor skills that came from there..

‘If you add the characteristics of divine power to the equipment I gave you,···.’

Unless you are unlucky enough to meet an ideal opponent, you will be able to overcome it..

Although it may be a bit ambiguous to regard it as entirely my own ability,.

“Well, how about it? Isn’t that what networking is all about??”

Having a capable friend like yourself was an ability..

I calmly shrugged my shoulders and sank into the chair..

So far, everything was going smoothly..

Including Kang Taesan, who crossed over to another world..

***

Nocturnia Dimension.

There was a nickname used worldwide for this place..

The largest vampire outbreak in the entire dimension..

Earth was a center where vampires from various dimensions gathered in one place, but their proportion was overwhelming, with about 30% of them coming from Nocturnia..

A world where there are only two intelligent species: humans and vampires, and there is constant conflict between the two groups..

It wasn't a fight like Sabacheon where anyone could mediate or stop it..

Because this was a struggle for each other's survival..

“Grumpy... What, what is this... It's clearly not a consecrated bullet, so why doesn't it regenerate?···.”

In Nocturnia, bishop-class vampires were a real object of fear..

The king and queen, who are out of this world, are completely out of the question, and Rook, who is the leader of a region, rarely comes forward..

In the end, the most realistic threat facing humanity had to be Bishop, the leader of the action..

It was never meant to be left lying around with such a shabby appearance..

“What! What the heck! you! why am i—!”

The vampire, whose body had holes all over her body and limbs blown off, began to vomit blood and glow..

As if struggling, I tried to spread curses here and there with the blood world ability ‘Blood Master Eye’, but no matter how much time passed, the opponent did not show the slightest movement..

“Phew.”

Kang Taesan, who was quietly looking down at him, sighed as he finally managed to calm down the divine power that had reached its peak with “Indomitable and Indomitable”..

Actually, he didn't look that good either..

Not only was everything covered in dust, there were scratches everywhere on the armor, and there were quite a few wounds..

‘Well, considering the other person, I'm glad it ended like this. It wouldn’t have been possible without “Beatless”.’

The ability to forcibly raise all of one's abilities and somehow find a way out based on the information one has learned about the enemy and oneself -」.

That was a derived skill that blossomed after being beaten for two days by my friend Han Seong-hyun..

Of course, as he was forced to use abilities that exceeded his limits, the aftereffects that came later were no joke..

‘Damn...what on earth is that bastard thinking about? Even though “Indomitable” is filtering out most of the shock, my head feels like it’s going to explode..’

The changes brought about by using divine power to the extreme were not just physical strengthening..

Combat experience, knowledge, and intuition that I don't know where they came from instantly gave him combat power that surpassed that of Bishop..

I knew that he was a friend with many secrets that he had not yet revealed, but this energy was one that felt especially foreign..

“Let's get this over with now. I think I've overexerted myself a bit and need to take a break..”

Kang Tae-san glanced at his wound, which had healed little by little and then completely disappeared, and lifted up the black star..

The vampire, who was staring blankly at the gun pointed at him, widened his eyes as if he realized something only then..

“You... you! That gun...! no way!”

bang-! bang—!

However, his will was not completed and had no choice but to be scattered..

Because he could not even properly regenerate lost limbs, he did not have the ability to resurrect even if his heart and head were blown away at the same time..

‘A choice was unintentionally forced upon me..’

Kang Taesan lowered his gun and looked back, sighing again..

Originally, I was planning to quietly hide away and assess the situation first.···.

‘I can't help it. Maybe it's a good thing because there's no need to go back.’

Pass sssuk—

A group of people appeared in the direction he looked, accompanied by the sound of cutting through the bushes..

Five or six men and women, their entire bodies covered in protective gear and armed with all sorts of bizarrely shaped firearms that appear to be nothing but ineffective..

It was the moment when Kang Tae-san, the awakened man of Earth, came face to face with Nocturnia's vampire hunters - the Slayers..