Chapter 160 – Are You Stealing Right Now, Meow

“Lucky!”

Se-jun smiled as he looked at the giant earthworm… no, the Black Earth Dragon. For a monster resembling an earthworm to appear on its own like that.

Now, it didn’t matter if the field was 100,000 pyeong or 1,000,000 pyeong. Because it was over once the Black Earth Dragon swallowed and spat out the soil a few times as it passed by. It wasn’t for nothing that earthworm farming was spotlighted on Earth.

‘But do earthworms live only by eating soil?’

Since its body was huge, Se-jun worried if he should feed the Black Earth Dragon something extra.

While Se-jun was drinking kimchi soup by himself as if he had already tamed the Black Earth Dragon like that,

“It’s a huge earthworm, meow!”

Theo pointed rudely with his toe at the Black Earth Dragon and shouted.

-How dare you! How dare you! Waking me, the one who swallows the land, is already a capital offense! Yet you insult this body by calling me an earthworm!!! I will not let you die peacefully!!!

Thanks to that, it further fueled the anger of the Black Earth Dragon, who was already directing a murderous aura toward Se-jun for waking it up.

However,

“Hmph, meow! Even if you say that, meow! I am much greater, meow! Because I am the subordinate of the great Black Dragon and…”

Although Theo was introducing himself without hesitation to the Black Earth Dragon,

-What?! The great Black Dragon took someone like you as a subordinate?!!! I cannot believe it! If you are truly a subordinate of the great Black Dragon, show me the token!

Cutting Theo off, the Black Earth Dragon demanded that he show the token of the Black Dragon.

“Puhut. Here it is, meow! Cuengi, you show yours too, meow!”

As if he had been waiting for this, Theo proudly stuck out his hind paw and showed the sole of his foot.

Kkueng!

[Here it is!]

At Theo’s words, Cuengi also raised his thumb.

Swish.

Se-jun also quietly rolled up his sleeve, tensed his left arm, and showed the dragon tattoo.

And,

-H-How can this be…

The Black Earth Dragon was greatly shocked to see the Black Dragon tattoo on Se-jun’s arm. It wasn’t because it was the largest and clearly visible from afar.

-There is time to give a token even to such an insignificant being!!!

It was anger over the fact that while the Black Dragon had the leisure to give a token even to a weak being like Se-jun, the Black Dragon had not sought out itself—who had worked for the Black Tower for over a thousand years—for several hundred years.

Bang!

In the end, the Black Earth Dragon blew its top and lost its reason. Showing the tokens backfired.

And,

-Die!!!

The irrational Black Earth Dragon swung its giant tail toward Se-jun.

However,

“Kyu-kyu-kyu- How dare you do this to my magic tower, kyu?!”

Iona, who had been sleeping in Theo’s tail, opened her eyes as she felt a giant force approaching the magic tower. She was annoyed because it hadn’t been long since they repaired the magic tower destroyed by Cuengi, and yet it was being attacked again.

“O stones! Strike the enemy in accordance with my command! Flame Stone Missile!”

When Iona cast her magic toward the approaching tail of the Black Earth Dragon, thousands of stones on the ground floated up, accelerated rapidly, and began to fly toward the Black Earth Dragon’s tail.

The stones quickly heated to a red glow due to frictional heat as they flew. Thousands of rock fragments collided with the tail like bullets from a machine gun, neutralizing the tail’s momentum.

Kwa-gwa-gwang!

A loud explosion occurred, and stone fragments rushed toward the magic tower along with a giant shockwave.

However,

Wung.

As if showing it was not a magic tower for nothing, the barrier installed on the magic tower blocked the shockwave and the stones.

Meanwhile,

“O power of gravity. Strengthen your power in accordance with my command! Gravity Control.”

Iona used her magic again to apply ten times gravity to the Black Earth Dragon.

Kugugung.

-Urgh…

The Black Earth Dragon was buried into the ground along with Iona’s magic.

“O power of mana…”

Just as Iona was about to deal the final blow,

“Iona, you shouldn’t kill it! Everyone, let’s go down.”

Se-jun hurriedly stopped Iona, who was trying to kill the worker for the earthworm farming method.

And he quickly led the animals down the magic tower. Since it was angry because of the token, he was planning to coax it into working on the farm by offering to give it a token.

When they arrived at the place where the Black Earth Dragon was buried like that,

Kuoooo!

They saw the Black Earth Dragon, which overcame the ten times gravity and raised its body again, its head rising above the ground.

“Wait, listen to me for a moment. I will give you a token…”

When Se-jun touched the Black Earth Dragon’s body to persuade it to work together on the farm using the token as bait,

[You have made contact with the Black Earth Dragon, the Land Swallower, a helper of the Black Tower’s Tower Farmer.]

[A quest has been generated.]

[Job Quest: Tame the Black Earth Dragon, the Land Swallower, who is angry after being neglected for several hundred years, and give it a name!]

Success is guaranteed as long as you tame it by any means necessary.

Reward: The Black Earth Dragon, the Land Swallower, will help with farming.

The quest was generated.

“Huh?! A helper?”

-What?! A weak fellow like you is the Tower Farmer?!

As it made contact with Se-jun, the Black Earth Dragon also seemed to have realized Se-jun’s identity, as it was incredibly surprised. It was because Se-jun was too weak. In the history of the Black Tower, there had never been such a weak Tower Farmer. It was a bad omen. A bad omen that the tower would fall.

“Yeah. So let’s work together.”

Since being ignored for being weak was already nothing to him, Se-jun kept talking to the Black Earth Dragon.

At that moment,

-I cannot acknowledge an insignificant Tower Farmer like you!

Kugugung.

The Black Earth Dragon attacked Se-jun using its tail hidden underground, and

Kkueng!

[Dad is in danger!]

Cuengi giantified and blocked the front of Se-jun.

Boom!

Kuoooo!

The dragon tattoo on Cuengi’s big toe roared, protecting Cuengi, and then disappeared.

Kkueng?

The item description said it would activate when one’s life was in danger, but precisely speaking, Dragon Skin automatically activated upon an attack of a certain power or higher.

Kkueeeng! Kkueng!

[Cuengi’s token has disappeared! Cuengi is angry!]

Boom! Boom!

As the token disappeared, the excited Cuengi began to pummel the Black Earth Dragon with his front paws.

Kkueng!

[Bad earthworm!]

-Urgh!

The Black Earth Dragon let out painful groans at Cuengi’s attack. Because of the ten times gravity, it was difficult to move its body properly, so it couldn’t counterattack.

“Cuengi, stop hitting it. I’ll engrave the token for you again.”

Se-jun stopped Cuengi after Cuengi had beaten the Black Earth Dragon’s body into a sufficiently limp state.

And,

“Here.”

He engraved the dragon tattoo on Cuengi’s thumb again using Kaiser’s scale.

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Thanks, Dad! Cuengi has the token again!]

So when Cuengi, who got the token back like that, was rejoicing,

-How…?

“How is it? You want one too, right? If you follow me, I’ll engrave one for you.”

Se-jun tempted the Black Earth Dragon, showing dozens of Kaiser’s scales, as it was feeling bewildered while watching the token being engraved on Cuengi again.

However,

-Despite being weak…

The way he put on airs behind strong monsters incited aversion.

“No? Then it can’t be helped. Cuengi, hit this earthworm a bit more.”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Understood! Bad earthworm needs to be hit more!]

-Ah… no, wait…

Kkueeeng!

Boom!

Before the Black Earth Dragon could even finish speaking, Cuengi’s uppercut flew in.

After being beaten for a while longer like that,

“Are you coming or not?”

Se-jun asked again.

-……

The Black Earth Dragon did not answer. It seemed it hated being beaten, yet was still unable to submit in its heart.

“I’ve even thought of a cool name for you… Aren’t you curious?”

Se-jun gave the Black Earth Dragon a justification to submit.

-My name?!

“Yes. How about Toryong? On Earth, ryong is also the same as dragon.”

While ‘ryong’ meant dragon, it was a secret that ‘toryong’ meant earthworm.

However,

-……!

Not knowing that, the Black Earth Dragon was touched by Se-jun’s words. To dare put a word like dragon in its name!

[The quest has been completed.]

[As a quest completion reward, the Black Earth Dragon, the Land Swallower, Toryong-i, decides to help with farm work.]

Although there was no answer, he could tell from the quest completion message. The Black Earth Dragon—no, Toryong-i—had decided to join Se-jun’s farm.

-Very well! Master, I will follow you.

“Welcome, Toryong.”

Se-jun said as he engraved the token on Toryong’s head. A dragon tattoo as small as a pea was engraved on its head.

“Welcome, youngest Toryong, meow! I am the oldest brother, Theo Park, meow!

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[Welcome to the new youngest! Cuengi is the fourth, Cuengi Park!]

-……The youngest?

“Since you entered the latest, you are the youngest, meow!”

Kkueng! Kkueng!

[That’s right! Toryong-i is the sixth!]

“The second is Flamie, the third is Black Rabbit…”

Theo recited the family tree.

It was nice to get a token and a name, but the bonus was five older brothers and an older sister. Toryong couldn’t tell if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

However,

-But still, I am over 2,000 years old…

Being the youngest felt a bit unfair.

***

The 20th floor of the tower.

“Is everyone gathered?”

“Yes!”

Han Tae-jun asked as he looked at the disciples who joined midway.

At that moment,

“Huh?”

Jang Rin, who was missing an arm, caught Han Tae-jun’s eye.

“Jang Rin! Why did you come? Go back to the hospital immediately!”

Han Tae-jun scolded. Coming here with a body that hadn’t even recovered yet was too dangerous.

“Master. I must avenge my brothers! And without me, who remembers the enemy’s appearance and characteristics, tracking will be difficult. Please let me go with you!”

“…….”

Han Tae-jun looked into Jang Rin’s eyes in silence. He could send him back by force, but it was a gaze that would not give up.

“Fine. Instead, do not leave my side.”

“Yes! Thank you, Master.”

“First, tell me the things you remember.”

“The appearance of the hunters who attacked us was that they wore black masks and black tops and bottoms.”

“Is there nothing else besides that?”

Since it was the usual attire of robbers, tracking was difficult with just that.

“Ah! There was one peculiar thing.”

“A peculiar thing?”

“Yes. It was only for a moment, but on the neck of one of them, I saw a tattoo of a three-headed snake in a circle.”

“Three heads?!”

“Yes. Did I see it wrong?”

“Hmm…”

Han Tae-jun let out a groan instead of an answer.

‘A three-headed snake tattoo…’

The exact name of the organization was unknown. It was colloquially called the Three-Headed Society simply because they wore a tattoo of a three-headed snake forming a circle.

The origin of the organization was only known to be a group formed by hunters from the Mafia, Yakuza, and Triads.

If what Jang Rin saw was correct, this was too dangerous. It was a matter that could not be solved by the strength of himself and his disciples alone.

However, if they continued to target the Sturdy Blade Green Onions in the future, it was something they could not avoid.

“First, we move to the 40th floor of the tower.”

“Yes!”

Han Tae-jun took his disciples and moved to the 40th floor of the tower. He was planning to ask the cat merchants for help.

***

When returning to the farm, they rode on Toryong-i. By the time they arrived at the farm, it was already time to sleep.

-Then, I will start the work immediately!

As soon as they arrived at the farm, Toryong-i shrank to about the size of a finger and jumped straight into the field.

“Yes. Work hard.”

Kkueng!

[Cuengi is going to sleep!]

“Okay. Goodnight, Cuengi.”

Se-jun said goodbye to Cuengi and headed to his house. It was a tiring day.

Zzz.

Purrr.

Kyurorong.

Se-jun, Theo, and Iona fell asleep as soon as they lay down.

At that moment,

Thud. Thud.

Without making a single sound, the bedroom door opened and a white entity walked inside without hesitation. However, as if no sound could be heard, no one noticed the intrusion of the suspicious entity.

The entity that entered Se-jun’s bedroom like that began to rummage through Se-jun’s body, searching for something.

And,

-Found it.

Just as it took out the leather pouch containing seeds from Se-jun’s pocket and pulled out one seed, trying to swallow it,

Slap.

Theo’s front paw blocked the white entity’s mouth.

“What is this, meow?! Kellion, are you stealing right now, meow?”

-N-No…

Theo asked, looking at Kellion.

-How…?

Kellion stared at Theo, who was looking at him, as if he couldn’t understand.

Kellion had only been waiting for a gap when Kaiser was away to steal the seed of the Elixir: Cherry Tomato Containing Powerful Mana that Se-jun possessed.

And once Kaiser left, he cast not only a silence magic inside the bedroom but also all sorts of spells to avoid being caught, including perception distortion. Yet he was caught red-handed by Theo.

“President Park! There’s a thief, meow!”

Theo loudly announced the thief’s intrusion. It seemed the day was not over yet.