Chapter 257 – Do You Say I Cannot Control My Strength

“Do not come close!!!”

“Huh?! Why…?”

Se-jun, who was temporarily flustered by Kim Dong-sik’s terrified voice.

‘Ah. It can be scary if an unknown person suddenly runs at you in a place like this.’

Thinking about it, he would have been scared too if a stranger suddenly called his name and approached. He made a mistake due to the joy of meeting a human after a very long time.

“Lord Dong-sik! I am Park Se-jun!”

So Se-jun carefully revealed his name.

“Yes?! Are you really Se-jun-nim?”

Since only the fact that something was approaching was visible to Kim Dong-sik, Kim Dong-sik was slightly relieved at the word that it was Se-jun.

“Yes! It is me! Nice to meet you!”

“Yes! Nice to meet you too!”

In that way, Se-jun conversed with Kim Dong-sik and dispelled the other party’s fear. ‘This much should have sufficiently removed his wariness, right?’

“Lord Dong-sik, let’s go closer and talk about the rest!”

Se-jun tried to approach Kim Dong-sik again.

However,

“No! That won’t do! Do not come close, Se-jun-nim, let’s talk at this distance!”

Kim Dong-sik made an X with both hands again to prevent Se-jun from approaching. Kim Dong-sik’s voice was still terrified.

“Yes?! Why?!”

Se-jun could not understand Kim Dong-sik’s reaction.

***

The hunters who knew of Se-jun’s existence held a certain doubt.

‘Why does Park Se-jun not come out of the tower?’

Thanks to Se-jun’s crops, cancer patients on the verge of death were saved, and the attacks of locusts threatening Earth were also being blocked.

As long as Se-jun wished, he could enjoy immense wealth and honor.

However, for some reason, despite having such wealth and honor, Se-jun did not take a single step out of the tower.

Various speculations were made regarding the reason, but there were no plausible ones. Since information about Se-jun was too scarce.

And,

‘This was it!’

Kim Dong-sik, who met Se-jun, could understand the reason why Se-jun had not come out of the tower all this time.

‘The reason Se-jun-nim did not come out of the tower was because he was too strong.’

He was a hunter ranked in the top 5% on Earth, but even so, he felt a death-like fear at the aura he felt from a distance of more than 1km away from Se-jun.

Perhaps an ordinary person would have to keep a distance of 10km from Se-jun to be safe. If within that range, 100% death.

Just by quietly existing, it was to this extent. If Se-jun got even slightly excited and raised his aura, the damage would be unimaginable.

‘Se-jun-nim was voluntarily refraining from leaving the tower to protect us.’

Because if he left the tower, it would cause immense loss of lives.

Like that, without Se-jun even knowing, a plausible reason for Se-jun not leaving the tower was created.

‘How difficult must it be?’

Kim Dong-sik worried about Se-jun. He did not know if Se-jun was keeping animals by his side to soothe his loneliness.

‘We must help!’

Kim Dong-sik resolved that he had to help Se-jun in the tower.

“Se-jun-nim, is there anything you need?!”

So he asked if there was anything Se-jun, who could not leave the tower, wanted.

At that moment,

Gooooo!

“Heok!”

The pressure weighing down on Kim Dong-sik suddenly increased greatly.

***

“Se-jun-nim, is there anything you need?!”

When Kim Dong-sik asked Se-jun,

“Anything I need?”

Se-jun fell into thought. ‘There are too many?’

At that moment,

Cuengi!

[Cuengi wants to eat the kimchi stew made by Cuengi’s grandmother!]

Cuengi shouted in excitement. Thanks to that, the power of the aura Cuengi exuded increased.

“Shall we? I also wanted to eat mother’s kimchi stew. And…”

Kkuhehehe.

Se-jun excitedly talked about what he needed with Cuengi.

“Ah. I should also ask him to get the kimchi recipe from mother.”

Since he intended to make kimchi himself in the future, the recipe was also necessary. Kimchi decides the taste of kimchi stew.

In other words, if he made kimchi with the same recipe as home, he could eat the same kimchi stew as the one he ate at home even in the tower.

‘Hehehe. With this, the diet will be upgraded a bit more.’

As Se-jun rejoiced in the increase of food like that,

“Chairman Park, Dong-sik is running away, meow!”

Theo shouted while looking at Kim Dong-sik who was running to distance himself from Se-jun.

“What?! Lord Dong-sik, where are you going?!”

Se-jun hurriedly ran after Kim Dong-sik.

‘Why is he running away?’

Se-jun ran while thinking about the reason Kim Dong-sik ran away. Since Se-jun’s Agility was several times higher than Kim Dong-sik’s Agility, the distance quickly closed.

And,

Flop.

As the distance with Se-jun grew closer, Kim Dong-sik, unable to withstand Cuengi’s aura, fainted.

“No. Why?! What did I do for you to faint?”

This was what the animals thought when looking at the fainted Se-jun normally, but there was no way Se-jun knew that.

“Lord Dong-sik! Wake up!”

As Se-jun hurried closer to check on the fainted Kim Dong-sik’s condition,

Tremble, tremble.

Kim Dong-sik convulsed while trembling his body. A desperate struggle to survive even in unconsciousness.

“Why is Lord Dong-sik like that?”

When Se-jun approached while worrying even more about Dong-sik trembling his body,

“Chairman Park stay here, meow! I, Vice Chairman Theo, will go, meow!”

Theo stopped Se-jun.

“Why? I will go too.”

“No, meow! Chairman Park cannot control his strength, so Dong-sik’s condition will worsen, meow!”

“I cannot control my strength?”

“That’s right, meow! Chairman Park, go back, meow!”

‘I am weak though?’ Se-jun, the weakest of the 99th floor of the tower. Se-jun was flustered at Theo’s words, which he was hearing for the first time.

However, unlike Theo and Iona, Se-jun also failed to control his strength just like Cuengi.

Because Se-jun had always only emitted his aura to the maximum without realizing it to withstand the aura emitted by the animals on the 99th floor of the tower.

Se-jun only knew how to emit his aura to counter the surrounding aura, but did not know how to hide it.

Being able to manifest an aura that could withstand the aura of the monsters on the 99th floor of the tower was a great thing in itself.

But it became the reason why Se-jun could not approach Kim Dong-sik.

Therefore, if Se-jun, who emitted his aura relentlessly, approached close to Kim Dong-sik, who suffered a serious internal injury from Cuengi’s aura, the situation was bound to worsen.

“Keep it in mind. Vice Chairman Theo, then please take good care of Lord Dong-sik. Ah. Also make sure to deliver my words.”

Se-jun requested Theo to make sure to deliver the necessary things, such as mother’s kimchi stew and the kimchi recipe.

“Understood, meow!”

In that way, leaving the fainted Kim Dong-sik to Theo, Se-jun returned to the place where the Death’s Cross was installed with Cuengi.

And,

Slap, slap.

“Dong-sik, wake up, meow!”

Once Se-jun left, Theo woke Kim Dong-sik up by tapping his face with his front paw. There was no kind massage like when Se-jun’s face was rotted.

Still, he used healing magic so that Kim Dong-sik could regain consciousness quickly. Thanks to that, Kim Dong-sik obtained a bit of handsomeness.

After a while,

“Ummm… Vice Chairman Theo?”

Kim Dong-sik, who received Theo’s treatment, regained consciousness.

“That’s right, meow! It is me, meow!”

“Where is Se-jun-nim?”

Due to the fear of Se-jun’s aura, Kim Dong-sik checked Se-jun’s location as soon as he regained consciousness.

“Chairman Park went back because Dong-sik was too weak, meow!”

“I see…”

‘To think that I cannot even withstand the aura Se-jun-nim emits indifferently…’ Kim Dong-sik wore a bitter expression at Theo’s words.

And he hurriedly checked his body.

“To think it would be to this extent… Ugh!”

He was only exposed to the aura, but his entire body’s stats had dropped by about 50%. Every time he moved his body, his whole body ached.

“Chairman Park…”

After Theo delivered the words Se-jun asked him to tell Dong-sik like that,

“Iona, heal Dong-sik, meow!”

Theo asked Iona, who was resting on his tail, to treat Kim Dong-sik. Since Kim Dong-sik had to recover his body quickly to perform Se-jun’s instructions.

“Kyu kyu kyu. Understood. Power of mana, restore the body to its original state. Recovery.”

Iona, who received Theo’s request, healed Kim Dong-sik’s body with magic.

Seureuk.

A yellow light seeped into Kim Dong-sik’s body.

“Oh! Thank you…”

Surprised that the internal injury, which would have improved only after at least three months of complete rest, was healed in an instant, when Kim Dong-sik tried to stroke Iona’s head with thanks,

Swish.

“Oh?!”

Theo and Iona suddenly disappeared, and Kim Dong-sik swiped the air.

“They were cute… what a shame.”

Kim Dong-sik, who regretted not being able to stroke Iona’s head, unaware that his wrist had almost flown off just now.

“This is not the time for this. I must quickly deliver Se-jun-nim’s words to Se-jun-nim’s mother.”

Kim Dong-sik got up from his spot and hurriedly moved to the waypoint.

***

While Se-jun returned after meeting Kim Dong-sik,

Clatter. Clatter.

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

[850 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

The Death’s Cross was continuously resurrecting the Black Skeletons by absorbing the wandering souls in the surroundings.

“Now if I just wait a little longer, I will return. Toryong-i.”

Since he might return before the vineyard was completed, Se-jun called Toryong-i, who had moved with him and was playing underground.

Rumble.

-Master, did you call?

Toryong-i quietly poked his head out at Se-jun’s call.

“Yes. Flatten the ground a bit.”

-Yes!

Se-jun had Toryong-i flatten the ground and began to plant grape seeds in earnest.

Thud, thud.

Se-jun scattered grape seeds on the ground and,

“Raise Earth.”

When he struck the ground with the hoe,

[The earth moves favorably toward you.]

[The mana consumption to move the earth is reduced by half.]

[You have planted 1,500 fragrant grape seeds brimming with life in the soil filled with mana.]

…

..

.

The earth moved, shifting the grape seeds, and they were planted at uniform intervals.

By the time Se-jun quickly planted 10,000 grapes and completed the vineyard like that,

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

[950 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

The time to return was gradually approaching.

After a while,

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

[1000 Black Skeletons have gathered.]

1,000 Black Skeletons resurrected, and

[You have completed the middle manager quest.]

[You have obtained 10,000,000 EXP as the quest completion reward.]

[You have obtained 10,000,000 Tower Coins as the quest completion reward.]

[You have completed the mission of the middle manager.]

You will return to the 55th floor of the tower in 30 seconds.]

Along with the message that the quest was completed, Se-jun returned to the 55th floor of the tower where he originally was.

And,

Ppyak! Ppyak…

[Uncle! Thank goodness…]

The Black Rabbit, who was anxiously waiting for Se-jun in Se-jun’s room, was relieved upon seeing Se-jun, Theo, Cuengi, and Iona.

Day 356 of being stranded. On the evening of the day before the Black Rabbit’s wedding, Se-jun safely returned to White Castle.

***

-Have you been well? It has been a long time.

Halphas, the Crow of Death and the 2nd Seat of the Apostles of Destruction, spoke leisurely while looking at the heads of the nine dragon tribes and the 900 dragons surrounding him.

“Hmph! Where are you pretending to be leisurely?!”

Chrysela Hisron, the head of the Silver Dragons who took responsibility for this matter, snorted and said to Halphas.

No matter how strong the Apostle of Destruction was, they could win even if only three of the heads of the nine dragon tribes gathered.

Besides, Halphas was currently in a weaker state than when he faced them in the past.

-Well… is this being leisurely?

“What?!”

Chrysela, who felt something strange seeing Halphas showing leisure nevertheless.

At that moment,

Crack.

The area around Halphas’s eyes split open, and an additional pair of eyes opened, and

Gooooo.

Suddenly Halphas’s power increased twofold.

But that much was not enough to deal with the dragons.

“Did you rely on that to be leisurely?”

Just as Chrysela felt relieved upon seeing Halphas’s hidden move,

-Not yet.

Crack.

Another pair of Halphas’s eyes opened, and Halphas’s power increased twofold again. Two times and another two times. Halphas, whose power increased fourfold in an instant.

Rumble.

He began to exude a giant power that overwhelmed the dragons surrounding him.

“Heok!”

“How can this be…”

While the dragons were flustered by Halphas’s overwhelming power,

“I will handle this place.”

Gulp.

Kaiser said to the other dragons and swallowed four beans.