Chapter 437 – What! Did You Just Call Me a Dog!

Near the 97th floor of the tower.

“Ppiyot!”

“Kweek!”

Ppiyot-i and Uren were ultimately being chased by the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction that had pursued them.

In addition, as Uren kept fleeing to places where other fragments of the Apostles of Destruction were located, the number of enemies increased to five.

For reference, Uren had met the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction three more times after being pursued again,

and thanks to Uren, Melfix and Kruger met their own fragments, which were usually hard to encounter in the tower, merged into one, and even powered up.

Even so, they could not just throw away Fenrir’s core fragment and run away.

This was because if they threw away the core fragment and left, the Apostle of Destruction who absorbed it would become stronger.

Even if they were lucky enough to lose the Apostles of Destruction, the enemy who absorbed Fenrir’s core fragment in the meantime might harm other innocent beings in the tower.

“There is only one way to cleanly defeat the enemy!”

Ppiyot-i planned to lure the enemies to the 99th floor of the tower to wipe them out in one fell swoop.

This was because there were many strong beings there who could easily defeat fragments of the Apostles of Destruction.

In that way, the two fled from the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction for a long time.

However, something Ppiyot-i did not expect happened.

Uren collapsed before they could reach the 99th floor of the tower.

“Ppiyot! Ppiyot!”

“[Lord Uren, cheer up! Just a little bit farther is the 99th floor of the tower!]”

Ppiyot-i pulled the ears of Uren, who was so exhausted that he was barely walking, urging him, but

“No. I’m done for. Leave me behind and go…”

Uren no longer had the strength to walk.

Whenever they were in danger of being caught by the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction, Uren had overcome the crisis with ‘Turn into Gold.’

However, he was at his limit now. This was because Uren’s ability turned things into gold in proportion to how much he ate.

*Rumble.*

In other words, it meant he could not move because he was hungry.

At that moment,

-We finally caught you guys!

-You won’t be able to escape this time!

-Hurry up and explain the reason we feel Lord Fenrir’s energy from you bastards!

The fragments of the Apostles of Destruction that had chased them arrived.

“Ppiyot?!”

“[Lord Uren, what should we do?!]”

“Money won’t work, right?”

“Ppiyot!”

“[Of course not!]”

“Then I’ll try to hold out as much as possible, so Ppiyot-i, you go bring Lord Theo!”

‘It’s my fault, so I must take responsibility.’

Although Uren tried to meet a somewhat cool end in his own way,

“Ppiyot?”

“[Pardon?]”

‘You? Sure, like you could hold out.’

“Ppiyot!”

“[Don’t think of stupid things and come up with a useful idea!]”

“Ugh…”

The smart Ppiyot-i did not fall for it.

-Kekeke. It is amusing that you are leisurely sharing useless talk with us right in front of you.

In the meantime, the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction surrounded the two.

“Ppiyot.”

“[Lord Uren, if you are reborn, make sure to be born as a lucky guy.]”

“I want to do that too. Next time, I’ll definitely let you benefit from me.”

“Ppiyot!”

“[As if!]”

As Ppiyot-i and Uren talked about trivial things and prepared for a final battle they could not win against the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction,

*Rumble.*

the sound of a massive army moving and shaking the ground was heard.

“Ppiyot?! Ppiyot!”

“[Huh?! It seems someone has come to rescue us!]”

“We lived!”

Ppiyot-i and Uren looked toward the source of the sound with expressions full of hope.

However,

“Kkihihit. Whimper!”

“[Heheh. The great Kkamang-i makes his entrance!]”

“Kiki!”

“Ppiyot?”

“[Kkamang-i?]”

“Cherry tomato?”

Watching Kkamang-i, the weakest being on the 99th floor of the tower, arrogantly make his entrance riding a Destruction Devourer, the hope of Ppiyot-i and Uren quickly withered away.

***

“Whimper?! Whimper…”

“[What should I do?! The butler will worry…]”

At first, Kkamang-i was flustered by his situation of being forced to run away from home.

However,

“Kkihihit. Whimper! Whimper!”

“[Heheh. It’s an adventure!]”

he soon accepted his situation and decided to enjoy the present.

‘Huh?! Those guys?!’

As Kkamang-i moved while riding the Destruction Devourers, the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction and the surrounded Ppiyot-i and Uren came into his view, and

‘What should I do?!’

Kkamang-i fell into a dilemma.

One side was his original subordinates, and the other side was the subordinates of his eldest brother, Theo.

‘My brother’s subordinates are also my subordinates!’

Therefore, it meant both sides were his subordinates.

“Whimper!”

“[Hey! Don’t fight!]”

So, he stepped forward to stop their fight.

In the past, no matter how much he shouted, he had no presence, but now, after creating a new core, he had gained a presence of his own.

And,

-Are you by any chance Lord Fenrir?

Kruger, the Apostle of Destruction, asked Kkamang-i upon seeing him.

Kruger was the most loyal apostle who followed Fenrir among the 12 Apostles of Destruction.

Although his appearance had changed a lot, he discovered the figure of Fenrir in Kkamang-i’s confident attitude.

However,

“Whimper… Whimper! Whimper!”

“[N-No, I’m not! I am the great Kkamang-i!]”

If his identity were revealed here, his happy life would be shattered, so Kkamang-i could not admit it.

-Are you really not Lord Fenrir?

The loyal Kruger asked once more, but

“Whimper!”

“[Kruger, I told you this body is not the great Lord Fenrir!]”

Kkamang-i denied it strongly once again.

-Then how do you know my name? As expected, you are Lord Fenrir, right?!

“Whimper?! Whimper! Whimper!”

“[Huh?! Anyway, I’m not! I am not the great Lord Fenrir, the noble wolf who hunts the gods and holds the 1st Seat of Destruction, but the noble wolf, the great Lord Kkamang-i Park!]”

While Kkamang-i was struggling to keep his identity hidden like that,

-Kruger! How does that look like Fenrir?! It’s just a dog!

Melfix, the Demon of Ruin, the 4th Seat of the Apostles of Destruction, said while pointing at Kkamang-i.

‘What?! Did you just call me a dog?!’

Kkamang-i flared up.

At that moment,

-Melfix, show respect to Lord Fenrir!

Kruger, who had a lot of pent-up anger toward Melfix for not showing respect to Fenrir, got angry.

-Hmph! Kruger, wake up! How can you say that even after discovering Fenrir’s core fragment?! Fenrir is no longer the Fenrir of the past. Kekeke. I will absorb Fenrir’s core fragment and become the 3rd Seat of the Apostles of Destruction!

Melfix spoke with a despicable smile, and

‘This bastard Melfix swore oaths of loyalty so diligently in front of me before…’

Kkamang-i burned with anger as he looked at Melfix.

-Do you think I would let you do that?! Fenrir’s core fragment will be collected by me, Kruger the Mountain-Crushing Rock, and I will deliver it to Lord Fenrir!

Rather, Kruger, who was usually blunt, was the truly loyal subject.

‘Kruger, I will keep you as my subordinate in the future too!’

When Kkamang-i was thinking that he should bring Kruger to his side,

-What is this? I suddenly feel like my strength is draining.

-Me too.

The fragments of the Apostles of Destruction were flustered.

*Gulp. Gulp.*

This was because of the Destruction Devourers, who had surrounded the Apostles of Destruction and were eagerly devouring the energy of destruction.

At that moment,

*Belch.*

*Belch.*

The Destruction Devourers digested the energy of destruction and began to spew out a blue mist.

-What is this unpleasant energy?

The energy of creation was the polar opposite of the energy of destruction.

The energy of creation hindered the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction from using their strength.

Although it was not highly uncomfortable yet, if the blue mist became denser, the situation could turn bad.

As the situation looked unusual, Melfix and Kruger, who had been arguing,

-Kruger, let’s deal with those things quickly first!

-Understood.

-Everyone, attack!

attacked the Destruction Devourers along with the other Apostles of Destruction, and

“Kiki!”

“Kiki!”

as expected of the Destruction Devourers who hated the power of destruction, they fought back immediately.

However, the Destruction Devourers only had numbers; with their miserable combat ability, their power could not contend with the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction.

“Kiii…”

The Destruction Devourers were killed by the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction, and their numbers rapidly dwindled.

“Kweek! Turn into gold!”

Meanwhile, Uren, who had filled his stomach, turned Hydra’s fragment into gold, and

“Ppiyot!”

“[Messenger Bird Secret Art: Horizontal Flight!]”

Ppiyot-i flew quickly and tried to cut Hydra’s neck, but

-No use!

*Thud.*

Kruger blocked Ppiyot-i’s attack with his sturdy body made of stone.

“Whimper! Whimper!”

“[Don’t touch my subordinates! The great Kkamang-i will punish you!]”

Kkamang-i also gallantly rushed toward a fragment of the Apostle of Destruction, but

*Bang!*

“Yip!”

he could not even get close before being blown away by the shockwave created by the fragment of the Apostle of Destruction.

“Whimper…”

Kkamang-i, who was flung back and rolled over and over,

“Kii…”

saw a Destruction Devourer that had fallen with half of its head cut off, struggling to wave its leaf as if telling Kkamang-i to run away.

“Whimper! Whimper!”

“[A boss doesn’t run away leaving subordinates behind! I will protect you guys!]”

‘I need strength!’

As Kkamang-i activated his core to the maximum,

‘Gather!’

he guided the power he had been reluctant to gather until now into his core.

*Creep creep.*

As if responding to Kkamang-i’s will, the energy of creation moved toward Kkamang-i.

Since he was once an Apostle of Destruction, the energy of creation was a power that Kkamang-i instinctively avoided.

However,

‘To fight those guys, there is nothing better than this!’

Therefore, he also knew that the energy of creation was the best power to deal with the Apostles of Destruction.

The energy of creation, which had been so faintly dispersed around them that it was almost invisible, gathered in Kkamang-i and gradually grew darker in color, and

*Wooooong.*

the blue mist, which became so thick that blue would rub off if one touched it, began to be sucked into Kkamang-i’s mouth.

And,

‘Good!’

As the energy of creation accumulated in his core,

“Growl. Whimper! Whimper!”

“[Grr. You bastards! Stop right now!]”

Kkamang-i roared and rushed toward the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction.

‘You bastard! You called me a dog earlier!’

The first one he attacked was Melfix, whom he had been targeting from the beginning.

Being called a dog felt even worse than the betrayal.

*Crash!*

Kkamang-i slapped the back of Melfix’s head hard with his front paw.

-Argh!

Melfix, who received Kkamang-i’s attack, flew away and crashed into the wall.

However,

‘Was my strength still insufficient after all?’

Kkamang-i’s expression after hitting Melfix was not good.

Although he had absorbed the energy of creation, the amount was lacking, so it was not enough to defeat Melfix’s fragment in a single blow.

-You bastard!

-I will join in!

Kruger, judging that it would be difficult for Melfix alone, double-teamed Kkamang-i, and

-You two deal with that guy! I will deal with these things and then go!

Sasha, the Queen of Screams and Ice, froze the Destruction Devourers and shattered them with her screams, yelling at Hydra and Leviathan.

Although the situation improved with Kkamang-i stepping in,

Kkamang-i vs. Melfix, Kruger

Ppiyot-i, Uren vs. Hydra, Leviathan

80,000 Destruction Devourers vs. Sasha

none of them were in an advantageous position.

In particular, the problem was that as Sasha slaughtered the Destruction Devourers, the number of Destruction Devourers decreased.

As the amount of the energy of destruction devoured by the Destruction Devourers decreased, the energy of creation they spewed out also declined, causing Kkamang-i’s strength to gradually weaken.

As the wounds of Kkamang-i, Ppiyot-i, and Uren increased and the victory of the Apostles of Destruction was becoming certain,

*Thud. Thud.*

along with vibrations that shook the ground, a black figure with huge horns and a massive build appeared. It was the Bull Demon King, who had followed Kkamang-i.

“Kkihihit.”

“Kiki!”

“Moo?”

“[Is that guy Lord Se-jun’s?]”

The Bull Demon King had spotted Kkamang-i descending the tower with the Destruction Devourers, and

‘It will be dangerous if he goes alone…’

worried about Kkamang-i, he had quickly called his subordinates to guard the waypoint and followed after Kkamang-i.

He could have sent his subordinates, but he wanted to get some fresh air after a long time and, if given the chance, try out a new technique he had created during special training with Cuengi.

And,

‘They are enemies.’

As the opportunity to use his new technique arrived, the Bull Demon King quickly snatched the five fragments of the Apostles of Destruction, gathered them in his palm, and

“Moo!”

“[Demon King Fist!]”

stretched out his fist toward the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction without hesitation.

*Kaboom!*

While a powerful destructive force was generated and the fragments of the Apostles of Destruction within his palm disappeared without a trace, the surroundings were completely intact.

He had blocked the shockwave traveling outward with his palm.

‘I can teach this to Cuengi.’

The Bull Demon King smiled with satisfaction and shook his tingling palm.

At that time, on the 99th floor of the Black Giant Tower.

“Huh?! Where did Kkamang-i go?”

Se-jun, who had delivered the Gravity Staff of Oppressive Subjugation to Iona and returned to the farm, discovered that Kkamang-i had disappeared.