Chapter 66
— Don’t be silly. It’s impossible…
— It’s possible. Do you think I’d play with fire if I wasn’t sure?
Chae Young-ju pressed her lips together tightly.
She knew that Kim Jae Hyun wasn’t a stupid person at all.
‘If I believe his words…’
She immediately thought that the Devil’s Teachers must be getting stronger and stronger every day.
It’s easy to seduce a man.
— That’s crazy, — the young guy muttered in a calm voice.
— Kang Yu…
Young-ju caught a note of anger in his tone, and she looked at him questioningly.
— Do you think it’s great to have a desire that never fades away? — His eyes were glowing with anger.
A longing that knows no boundaries.
It could be equated to the desire of three people together.
Even that was hardly enough to compare.
An unquenchable desire is followed by thirst. A person who had not experienced this thirst before could never understand how terrible it was.
It’s like constantly looking for a sip of water in an arid desert.
Or having no access to oxygen as if you were high in the sky.
It’s painful to survive.
It’s a real torment that cannot be described in words.
Kang Yu, in order not to drown in overwhelming desire, has learned to restrain himself.
However, even he could not always do that.
Even though he has lived ten thousand years.
Even though he became the Lord of Hell, before whom even the strongest of the strongest bowed down to.
‘You’re the one who knows nothing about demons.’ Kang Yu could barely resist saying those words out loud.
If he starts speaking like he understood demons now, it would only complicate the situation.
— Well, we’ve heard enough about your motives. So move on to the next topic. — Kang Yu confidently changed the topic.
Kang Yu thought that if he kept listening to Kim Jae Hyun’s story, it would turn him inside out.
The man looked at him, anger bubbling in his chest. Biting his lip, he forced himself to continue:
— Following our agreement, we were to kidnap the victims and, through the ritual, hand Magi over to some members of the Guild.
— Magi? Does it look like Maryok? — Young-ju asked.
— It’s demonic power. It looks like Maryok, but it’s still different.
— Hmm… So you have this Magi, too?
— No. I haven’t accepted it yet.
— Why not? Isn’t this the reason why you made a deal with the Devil’s Teachers?
— Yes. But if you hurry to consume Magi, you’d only become a monster who can’t curb thirst, rather than a demon.
— Do humans start to change after taking a single portion?
— Yes. He said that if I wanted to become a demon without losing my mind, it would require more preparation.
— Then why did you give Magi to your guild members? Did he order them to be monsters?
— But it made them stronger. Because the members of the guild are the same as soldiers. If they can fight, it doesn’t matter whether they’re monsters or people.
— Crazy. — Young-ju’s face twisted into a disgusted look.
She started to get nauseous from how disappointed she was in him.
Compared to this, Kang Yu’s cruel actions didn’t seem so bad to her.
— What’s a ‘calling?’ Who are you going to call?
— The Devil…
— The Devil? — Kang Yu squinted.
Kim Jae Hyun nodded his head and continued:
— I don’t know for sure either. But I’m sure they’re going to call the Devil.
— The Devil’s Teachers’ main goal is to call the Devil to Earth?
— I don’t know. But they are doing their best to make it happen.
— Hmm… — Kang Yu nodded.
‘I haven’t absorbed all the demons.’
Kang Yu has dealt with more than hundreds of thousands of demons.
However, there were still those who haven’t been devoured by him.
After all, Hell is crazy big.
Even Kang Yu, having spent ten thousand years there, did not visit all corners nor meet all the demons.
He only ate the demons who threatened his life, or when it was necessary for him to survive.
‘How strong is the demon they’re going to summon?’
If they call someone above the Seventh Thousandth Circle of Hell, it would be difficult for Kang Yu, in his current state, to oppose him.
— So far, they haven’t summoned anyone else?
If the man’s words were true, they’ve been around for over a thousand years.
During that time, they might have tried to summon other demons as well.
— I don’t know. But they said that this would be the first attempt for Korea.
— First, you say?
— They say the barrier that separates us from other worlds has been weakening lately. About a month ago, I heard it was much easier for them to summon demons now.
Kang Yu was frowning.
As soon as he heard about the weakening barrier between the worlds, Kang Yu immediately remembered the system error.
The timing that the barrier started weakening coincides with Kang Yu’s return from Hell.
‘So…’
It is because of the system error that the Devil’s Teachers have become active.
‘It’s because of me.’ Kang Yu’s face twisted.
The problem they were trying so hard to solve was because of him.
‘Maybe it will recover by itself.’
Hanging on to this small hope, Kang Yu continued:
— Is this barrier still in a weak condition?
— Yes, and they say it’s still weakening.
— Oh, fuck.
Not only is it not recovering, but it’s continuing to weaken.
‘Hellcats and demons won’t come to Earth to take advantage of this, will they?’
Maybe it won’t just be from Hell.
There’s a chance that other humans, like Ronald of RNO could also come to Earth.
‘Worse yet, there may be other worlds besides Hell and RNO.’
The situation was worse than he thought.
The problem was that Kang Yu had no idea how to get out of this situation.
‘What a mess I’ve made…’
This problem could be compared to, for example, a meteorite falling on Earth when it’s lost its atmosphere.
Kang Yu had no idea what would happen if the barrier fell completely.
— Phew… — The guy took a deep breath.
It felt like his head was getting heavier and heavier by the second.
‘Let’s handle things in order.’
There was no way to solve the problem if he only continued to agonize about the situation.
What’s important right now is to first understand what the Devil’s Teachers are and stop what they are attempting.
— Do you know where the unknown man in the red mask is? I mean the location of his main office.
— I know it, but… he’s probably not there anymore.
— He’s not there anymore?
Kim Jae Hyun nodded his head affirmatively.
— He’s probably getting ready for the calling ceremony.
— Were there enough victims…?
— I’m not sure. I don’t know about that.
— Wait a minute, something doesn’t add up. You were the one who collected the sacrifices.
If there were enough victims, they wouldn’t have risked Si Hoon’s life to gather more sacrifices.
And yet, the person supplying the victims doesn’t know how much more is needed? Strange.
Kim Jae Hyun began to laugh.
— We’re not the only ones who have succeeded.
— Shit… — Kang Yu frowned.
It’s not hard to guess what he meant.
Young-ju tilted her head to the side and asked:
— What does that mean?
To answer her question, Kang Yu answered as simply as possible:
— It wasn’t just the Mir Guild that made a deal with the Devil Teachers.
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