Chapter 256 – Do Not Come Close

‘Who is Aileen?’

Immortal was puzzled as he looked at Se-jun, who called someone and pointed at him with a finger.

At that moment,

“Ugh!”

Suddenly his vision blurred, and an immense power began to weigh down on Immortal.

And,

“Is it you? The one who rebelled against our Se-jun?!”

A voice filled with burning anger was heard.

“Yes?!”

Immortal raised his head toward where the voice was heard, and

“Huh?! A… a western dragon?!”

He was astonished to discover a giant existence looking down on him. To think that a western dragon, the strongest existence of the Titan Continent, would suddenly appear in front of his eyes.

But,

“What? A western dragon?”

Although they only looked similar, a dragon was an existence of a completely different class from a western dragon.

“How dare you call me, the great Black Dragon Aileen Pritani, a western dragon?!”

Immortal’s words grew Aileen’s anger even more fiercely.

How dare he rebel against our Se-jun?

How dare he call me a western dragon?

Crunch!

Immortal, who made Aileen twice as angry like that, was stepped on by Aileen’s left foot, which failed to control its strength, and vainly ended his long life.

Tremble, tremble.

-Absolute obedience to Aileen-nim! Absolute obedience to Se-jun-nim!

The Holy Stone Ice Cube, which was evolving under Aileen’s right foot just a moment ago, cried out in fear.

***

The 4th floor of the tower.

Not long after Immortal disappeared,

[The Tower Administrator, the great Black Dragon Aileen Pritani, has annihilated Immortal, the Undead King.]

[You have completed the middle manager quest.]

A message indicating that the quest was completed appeared. As expected of Aileen, she seemed to have dealt with Immortal immediately after taking him.

“Hehehe. You should have listened to me.”

When Se-jun mourned the resting in peace(?) of Immortal while waiting for the quest reward message,

[The Tower Administrator says she is glad to have completed the quest jointly with you this time.]

Aileen said to Se-jun.

“Indeed. We resolved it together.”

The word ‘together’ felt somewhat ticklish yet good.

[The Tower Administrator says she wants to resolve quests together in the future too.]

“Yeah. Let’s do that.”

While Se-jun was conversing with Aileen like that,

[The Black Skeletons are saved as the quest completion reward.]

The quest completion reward Se-jun was waiting for began.

However,

[The experience and Tower Coins, which are the quest completion rewards, are paid according to the quest contribution rates of the Black Dragon Aileen Pritani and the middle manager of the tower, Tower Farmer Park Se-jun.]

[Evaluating the quest contribution rate.]

[Great Black Dragon Aileen Pritani – 99%]

[Tower Farmer Park Se-jun – 1%]

The rewards were split as the two completed the quest.

“I am 1%…?”

Seeing the message, Se-jun spoke in a wronged voice.

‘No! If we did it together, we should divide it exactly 50 to 50! Why is my contribution rate 1%?! Huh?! I… no, how hard did we work!’

Since he could have never caught Immortal without the help of the animals, Se-jun did not say he did it alone for his conscience’s sake.

And,

[You have obtained 1,000,000 EXP, which is 1% of the quest completion reward.]

[You have obtained 1,500,000 Tower Coins, which is 1% of the quest completion reward.]

Whether Se-jun felt wronged or not, the reward was paid.

At that moment,

“Chairman Park! Your face is rotting again, meow!”

Theo, who ghost-like noticed that Se-jun’s wronged feelings were gradually appearing on his expression, quickly climbed onto Se-jun’s shoulder,

Press, press.

And began to press Se-jun’s face with his front paws.

“Do not worry, meow! I will make it into an un-rotted face soon, meow!”

“No. *Pui*. My face is not rotting…”

Although Se-jun spat out Theo’s fur that had entered his mouth and denied it,

Thud, thud.

“Meow?! Chairman Park, stay still, meow! Your face is rotting even more, meow!”

Press, press.

Theo scolded Se-jun’s face and kneaded Se-jun’s face recklessly.

“Sigh… alright. Do as you please.”

“Puhuhut. Just wait a bit, meow!”

Press, press.

While receiving Theo’s massage like that,

[The Tower Administrator says she is sorry for taking all the rewards.]

Aileen, who suddenly swallowed 99% of the quest rewards, apologized to Se-jun.

“No. It’s not Aileen’s fault anyway…”

Looking at Aileen’s attitude, it felt like he had become a narrow-minded person for no reason.

Honestly, neither experience nor Tower Coins was a big reward to Se-jun. They were things that didn’t matter whether he had them or not. He was just displeased with the number 1%.

As the narrow-mindedness disappeared from Se-jun’s mind,

“Puhuhut. I, Vice Chairman Theo, have fixed Chairman Park’s face, meow! Now Chairman Park’s face is not rotting, meow!”

Tap.

Theo wiped his forehead with his front paw and clung back to Se-jun’s leg with a proud expression.

And,

[The Tower Administrator says this appeared when she killed Immortal, and she will give it to you.]

Aileen handed Se-jun the item she obtained by killing Immortal.

Drop.

A black cross appeared on Se-jun’s palm.

“Aileen, thank you. And sorry for behaving narrow-mindedly.”

Se-jun offered both thanks and apology to Aileen at the same time.

[The Tower Administrator says that if you are fine, she is also fine.]

While conversing amicably with Aileen again like that,

[A new middle manager quest is activated.]

[Middle Manager Quest: Insert the Death’s Cross into the ground to declare the domain of death where the Black Skeletons can flourish again, and protect them until 1,000 Black Skeletons gather.]

Reward: 10,000,000 EXP, 10,000,000 Tower Coins

Upon failure: You cannot return to your original location until the quest is completed.

The new quest appeared.

Come to think of it, he should have already returned under normal circumstances, but he seemed not to have returned because there was a remaining quest.

“So I just have to insert this and wait? This quest is easy.”

Se-jun, who confirmed the quest, examined the black cross he was holding.

[Death’s Cross]

Originally, it was a divine tool of Death, the God of Death, but Immortal, who was a priest serving the God of Death long ago, absorbed the divine power contained in the divine tool into his body, so no divine power remains currently.

When the Death’s Cross is inserted into the ground, a domain of death is immediately declared within a 1km radius centered on the Death’s Cross.

The Death’s Cross absorbs souls in the domain of death and resurrects them as Black Skeletons.

Currently, 10 souls are waiting for resurrection inside the Death’s Cross.

Usage Restriction: Magic Power 300 or higher

Creator: Death, the God of Death

Grade: A+

Thud.

Since there was nothing special in the description, Se-jun immediately inserted the Death’s Cross.

At that,

[The Death’s Cross has been inserted into the ground.]

[A domain of death is declared within a 1km radius centered on the Death’s Cross.]

[Souls wandering the surroundings feel the power of death and approach the domain of death.]

[The Death’s Cross absorbs the souls within the domain of death.]

Along with the message, the domain of death was declared. There was no sign at all to the point that he would not have known if anything had changed without the message.

At that moment,

[The Death’s Cross resurrects the 10 souls it was storing as Black Skeletons.]

[10 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

Clatter. Clatter.

Along with the message, 10 naked and un-armed Black Skeletons resurrected from the ground.

And,

Clatter. Clatter.

“Se-jun-nim, thank you for saving our souls from Immortal’s control!”

The Black Skeletons knelt in front of Se-jun and showed respect. They were the 10 souls, including Philip and Onyx, who had not been liberated until Immortal died.

After a while,

Clatter. Clatter.

[The Death’s Cross resurrects 2 souls it absorbed as Black Skeletons.]

…

..

.

[15 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

As time passed, the Death’s Cross absorbed souls and began to resurrect the Black Skeletons one by one.

While the Black Skeletons were resurrecting like that,

“……”

“……”

Having nothing to do, Se-jun and the Black Skeletons stood still, staring blankly at each other.

“This is boring.”

Se-jun, who had to keep waiting until 1,000 Black Skeletons gathered. He felt fidgety as he stood still.

Besides, seeing the vast land made him think that he should sow seeds. Should he call it a sort of occupational disease?

“Let’s make a field while waiting.”

So Se-jun decided to build a small(?) vineyard by planting the grape seeds he had collected after eating grapes here until 1,000 Black Skeletons gathered.

“By the way, have you guys ever farmed?”

Naturally, the Black Skeletons were with him too. He had no other intention, just because they looked bored?

“Yes?! Farming?”

The Black Skeletons were flustered by Se-jun’s words.

“Ah. You haven’t done it? Don’t worry. I will teach you step-by-step from the beginning. It’s very easy. Let’s start with making a field first.”

Se-jun began to teach farming to the Black Skeletons.

***

“He hasn’t left already, right?”

Arriving on the 4th floor of the tower, Kim Dong-sik hurriedly ran to the place where Lekton said he saw Theo and Cuengi to meet Se-jun, and began to quietly search the vicinity.

Skeletons were monsters that hated the living. Since all nearby skeletons would flock and become troublesome if they heard a living person’s voice, he was careful not to make a sound.

Kim Dong-sik, who was searching the surroundings for Theo like that.

“It’s the Black Skeletons.”

Kim Dong-sik saw hundreds of Black Skeletons gathered in the far distance. He had arrived at the boundary of the Black Graveyard.

Shring.

Since Black Skeletons were known to be much stronger than regular skeletons, Kim Dong-sik drew his sword and prepared to fight at any time.

And,

Stealthily, stealthily.

He quietly moved toward the Black Skeletons.

But,

“What is this?”

The closer he approached the Black Skeletons, the more an immense pressure weighed down on Kim Dong-sik.

***

[The Death’s Cross resurrects the absorbed soul as a Black Skeleton.]

[700 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

When a Black Skeleton rose,

“Welcome! Newbie! I am the First Hoe, Philip. From now on, I will teach you the basics of farming: making a field and planting.”

Philip, who became a hoe instead of the first sword, called the new Black Skeleton and began to teach farming.

After teaching the Black Skeletons how to make a field and plant seeds, Se-jun had the Black Skeletons who understood his words best teach the newbies,

And the 10 Black Skeletons who understood Se-jun’s words best were the 10 knights liberated from Immortal.

While the knights who became the first to tenth hoes like that teach the newbies how to plant and sent them to the field,

[You have planted a fragrant grape seed brimming with life in the soil filled with mana.]

[Your job experience increases slightly.]

[Due to the effect of Mana Sowing Lv. 8, the probability of obtaining a new breed increases by five times.]

[The proficiency of Mana Sowing Lv. 8 increases slightly.]

Se-jun was immersed in farming.

At that moment,

“Meow?! Dong-sik is nearby, meow!”

Cuengi!

[Someone is coming!]

Theo and Cuengi sensed the presence of the approaching Dong-sik.

“Dong-sik? Vice Chairman Theo, who is Dong-sik?”

Se-jun, who was planting grapes, stopped his work at Theo’s and Cuengi’s words and asked.

“It’s that Dong-sik who made a contract with Chairman Park, meow!”

“Huh?! If it’s the Dong-sik who contracted with me… Lord Kim Dong-sik?! Vice Chairman Theo, is Lord Dong-sik nearby?”

“That’s right, meow! It’s over there, meow!”

At Se-jun’s question, Theo pointed to where Dong-sik was.

“Really?!”

Se-jun hurriedly ran in the direction Theo pointed. Meeting a human for the first time in almost a year. It was somewhat touching.

“Huh?! Is that Lord Dong-sik?”

In the eyes of Se-jun who was running with such a touching heart, Kim Dong-sik began to be visible in the far distance.

And,

“Lord Dong-sik!”

Just as Se-jun joyfully called Kim Dong-sik’s name and tried to run faster toward Kim Dong-sik,

“Do not come close!!!”

Kim Dong-sik desperately cried out toward Se-jun, making an X shape with both hands.

Gooooo.

It was due to Cuengi’s aura, which was as familiar to Se-jun as breathing, but too overwhelming for Kim Dong-sik.