I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 295

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 295

Myeongye (5)

Another month had passed.

Mayeo continued to monitor the situation closely, and the summoned creatures continued to grow stronger.

Transcendent Lord.

What made this law so overpowered was that Baek Jin-woo didn’t actually have to do anything.

He didn’t need to practice breathing techniques like before, nor did he need to exercise.

He simply grew stronger as his summoned creatures became stronger.

Even absorbing the Sinhaekkeu was actually a difficult process involving patience and pain, but Baek Jin-woo had his summoned creatures handle all of that for him.

As a result, he had no choice but to perform his role as a messenger even more perfectly.

Since he had plenty of time on his hands.

Though it had been a short time, the messengers under him gradually began to trust and follow Baek Jin-woo.

If they just followed his orders, they would receive praise from Jin Gwang.

The rewards and bonuses they received were even more than their regular salaries.

– Chief Messenger.

At one point.

Gahui approached hesitantly and cautiously.

“What is it?”

– I’m not sure if I should be telling you this, but…

Gahui didn’t continue speaking immediately and hesitated.

There was a strange tension in her demeanor.

“It’s fine. What is there to hide between you and me?”

– Thank you.

Gahui bowed her head and spoke in a low voice, almost whispering.

– Actually, the atmosphere in Myeongye has been quite unsettling lately. They say King Jingwang’s position is in danger.

Hmm?

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes gleamed.

Had the story already spread enough for ordinary messengers to know about it?

“Continue.”

– I’m telling you this because I trust you, Chief Messenger. Right now, we need to position ourselves well. To be honest, it seems like the other Ten Kings are… very interested in you. It might be safer to side with them.

“Other Ten Kings? Who?”

– King Chokang.

“…Chokang.”

The king of the underworld who ruled the 2nd hell, Boiling Cauldron Hell.

“Are you telling me to betray King Jingwang right now?”

Just in case, he stared directly into her eyes.

She was definitely wavering, but she wasn’t lying.

Since Baek Jin-woo was at the Jeonglib-grade, he could somewhat read the psychology of Gahui, who was at the Gyemun-grade.

‘But this doesn’t make sense.’

Hmm.

Just as he was stroking his chin.

– Master!

Mayeo’s will flowed into him.

It was a technique superior to the martial arts world’s telepathy, the same type that Myo Un-hu had used.

– That woman’s body has a curse on it! It appears to be cast by someone at least higher in realm than us. It seems to be a type of Soul Dream Technique that makes her spout lies without even realizing it herself!

“…!”

Baek Jin-woo didn’t trust Gahui.

That’s why he had always been wary of her and hadn’t told her about his plans.

She had been Jin Gwang’s subordinate from the beginning anyway.

‘Which means.’

A sharp intuition flashed through his mind.

‘Is Jin Gwang testing me?’

He had nothing to lose.

Baek Jin-woo had been planning to firmly side with Jin Gwang anyway.

Ting!

As he flicked his finger.

Aso appeared in mid-air.

“Aso, subdue Gahui.”

– Yes!

Whoosh!

Aso swung his wooden sword to strike Gahui’s lower body, making her fall, then pressed the wooden sword against her forehead to subdue her.

– Wh-what are you doing, Chief Messenger!

“What nonsense were you spouting in front of me?”

– Th-that is.

“I am a subordinate of King Jingwang. Whatever intention you had in approaching me, saying such things in front of me was a big mistake.”

– No, I am!

“Silence. I will take you to King Jingwang and report exactly what you said to me. No, before that, I will use my authority as chief messenger to kill you here and throw your soul into hell.”

Just as Gahui’s face was turning pale.

Crack!

Space split open, and someone suddenly appeared.

It was King Jingwang.

Clap, clap, clap!

The sound of applause rang out clearly.

– As expected, Baek Jin-woo. You are definitely my loyal subordinate.

“I greet Your Majesty.”

Baek Jin-woo immediately showed proper respect.

‘As expected.’

He nodded inwardly.

Jin Gwang certainly trusted his abilities but didn’t completely trust him yet.

He had somewhat predicted that Jin Gwang would test him like this.

– Don’t be too harsh on Gahui. She is a loyal subordinate who has worked under me for hundreds of years. However, you haven’t even been under me for a year yet. So this was something I staged. If you felt bad about it, I apologize.

“An apology is unnecessary, Your Majesty. From the beginning until now, I have only had the heart to serve Your Majesty.”

It was the truth.

By serving Jin Gwang, he would actually strike down the other kings.

And eventually shake up all of Myeongye.

– Haha, as expected. Actually, we are currently in a very disadvantageous position. There are four opposing kings, while there are practically no kings to help me.

“I am aware.”

– So I wanted to ask. You said before that you wanted to share my concerns. Do you have any particular solution?

Baek Jin-woo looked at Jin Gwang.

He could see Jin Gwang wearing a satisfied expression.

Also, there was firm trust in his eyes.

‘Now is the time.’

“If the path is blocked from within, we must find a way from the outside.”

– From the outside? What do you mean?

“Your Majesty knows that I have a special relationship with Myo Shin-gung.”

– …Are you suggesting we resolve Myeongye’s affairs with the power of outside forces?

“When our house is on fire, shouldn’t we borrow water from our neighbors?”

– Myo Shin-gung.

“The Myo King of Myo Shin-gung is a transcendent of the Gaeyeol-grade. Also, recently with my help, they captured another Gaeyeol-grade transcendent called Yeon Seok-gun.”

– What?

Jin Gwang was genuinely surprised.

He wasn’t surprised that they had caught Yeon Seok-gun.

– You were actually helpful in that fight?

It was shocking that a mere Jeongnip-grade transcendent had been helpful in that battle.

It was like saying a single ant had helped in a fight between elephants.

“That’s correct.”

Jin Gwang looked into Baek Jin-woo’s eyes.

It was clearly the truth.

Moreover, it wasn’t just a little help, but definitive and decisive assistance.

– Huh.

“I want to be helpful in King Jingwang’s death struggle this time as well. Please trust me just once.”

– …What would I need to do? Suddenly I’m feeling hopeful.

“Please allow me to communicate with Myo Wang. That would be enough.”

– With Myo Wang?

Jin Gwang frowned.

– You’re not planning to pull some nonsense, are you?

“Absolutely not. Since it’s a matter of seeking Myo Shin-gung’s cooperation, it might be nonsense to other Great Kings. But it won’t be for you, Your Majesty.”

– Ahem.

Jin Gwang pondered and then nodded.

– Right. Actually, the situation is much worse than you think. Because the other Great Kings have been preparing meticulously for a long time, the more I investigate, the clearer it becomes that our side is slowly being strangled. This isn’t the time to refuse anyone’s help. Good. Try it your way. If we can just defeat those four cunning Great Kings, I promise you the position of Myeonggwan.

“…!”

Myeonggwan!

It was a position directly under the Great King, requiring at least Seongban-grade transcendent status.

If a Great King’s position became vacant later?

They would select from among the Myeonggwan to fill it.

“Excellent.”

For now, even that much was more than enough!

Baek Jin-woo nodded.

A while later.

Myo Un-hu, who had received the message, stopped by Myeongye.

– Baek Jin-woo!

“Oh, Myo Un-hu!”

Was it because of the psychological feeling of being trapped in Myeongye?

Baek Jin-woo hadn’t realized he would be this happy to see that cat.

– How did this happen? Myeongye is famous for extremely disliking outsiders, yet you can set foot in this Myeongye.

“Come this way. I’ll explain the details slowly.”

The Myo Clan could be trusted.

After catching Yeon Seok-gun together, Myo Shin-gung was also accepting Baek Jin-woo as part of the Myo Clan itself.

Baek Jin-woo opened up about the entire situation to Myo Un-hu.

– Huh.

Myo Un-hu couldn’t hide his amazement throughout the explanation, and particularly clicked his tongue at the vicious acts Myeongye was committing.

– No matter how power-mad these transcendents are, to do such outrageous things.

“I was shocked too. I’m not an apostle of justice, but seeing such things, I couldn’t stand it. So I’m planning to turn Myeongye upside down.”

– T-turn Myeongye upside down…!

Myo Un-hu gasped, then immediately exhaled with a “Puh!”

– Actually, Myo Wang was also extremely angry.

“Myo Wang was?”

– Of course. Baek Jin-woo, you are our benefactor. But Myeongye forcibly dragged you away like that, and there was nothing we could do about it. So he’s been grinding his teeth. If you’re really planning to turn Myeongye upside down, we’ll also make maximum efforts from the outside. But it won’t be easy. If we’re discovered, not only you but our Myo Shin-gung will disappear like dust.

“That’s right.”

Baek Jin-woo wanted to continue speaking but swallowed his words.

Destroy all of Myeongye and take control of it to create a new force?

He wanted to do that, but it was too absurd to say out loud.

“First, I’ll help Jin Gwang establish a firm foothold in Myeongye. Please just lend some strength so King Jingwang can establish his position.”

– Of course, that’s what we should do. Hmm…. But what is this smell?

“Excuse me?”

– Actually, a very evil and filthy smell has been bothering my nose since earlier. May I take a look?

“Ah, yes!”

Myo Un-hu sniffed around as he moved about.

Then, soon.

– Hmm?

He stopped at a certain corner.

Baek Jin-woo nodded.

“As expected, the Myo Clan’s sense of smell is amazing. Yes, this is where I liberated that Yeon-ok Heukryeon back then.”

– Huh, really! Wait just a moment.

Swoosh.

As Myo Un-hu muttered something and extended his hand, faint energies scattered in the air became visible and began to gather together.

– These are remnants cast off by souls liberated from suffering. The energy of malice and pain they harbored….

“Such things remained?”

– Mayeo would have known about it.

– Kek kek! That’s right-nya! It’s this witch’s favorite smell, so I just left it alone-ong.

Mayeo grinned.

Incidentally, Mayeo really loved Myeongye’s hell.

She wondered if she could torment souls the same way if she captured a few later?

– Baek Jin-woo!

Myo Un-hu was excited.

He was more thrilled than expected.

– This is jackpot!

“What?”

– Myo Shin-gung has a technique for gathering and purifying such malice and pain. We call it the Spirit Purification Technique.

“…Really?”

– Yes, when you obtain Yeon-ok Heukryeon, bring it to me. I can help you absorb the energy released from liberating those souls by turning it into clean Hwandan.

“…!”

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes widened in shock.

Then this would be incredible.

‘If I rescue all the souls in every hell that exists in Myeongye? If I condense the energy left behind from rescuing them using the Spirit Purification Technique?’

Then I could really cultivate power strong enough to devour Myeongye!

“I’ll obtain as much as possible. When I bring it, let’s share it between us and Myo Shin-gung.”

Baek Jin-woo smiled brightly, and Myo Un-hu also laughed heartily.

– Good, good! Let’s do this well!

Now there was one more reason to plunder Myeongye.

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