Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 68

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 068

68. Let’s Go to Korea

The Three Gods always watched Lee Tae Seong.

Since they couldn’t know what the Regressor might do.

Hadn’t he just caught them off guard moments ago?

[Aaaaah! Aaaaaaaah!]

[P-please calm down, Harmonion.]

[Do I look like I can calm down right now!?]

Harmonion snapped at Kairos with an unusually venomous voice.

His hair was already disheveled from how much he had been pulling at it.

[The Regressor trapped me! He was trying to steal my Terra!]

[A trap, you say. Didn’t he also not know? That the place was the Triad Hideout led by Wang Ho Wei…]

[He’s a Regressor! He’s already experienced the entire future, so how could he not know something like that?]

Harmonion spoke irritably.

[He knew my weakness of valuing balance and created this situation. To extort my Terra with a reasonable excuse!]

[Isn’t that too much of a conjecture…]

[Is it really conjecture? Didn’t Orcus get tricked the same way?]

Orcus nodded as if agreeing.

[That’s right. He had enough power to subdue Weihao. But he still demanded Terra, claiming he lacked strength. Just like what he did to Harmonion now!]

[That’s exactly what I’m saying! You saw it when he intervened in their fight. How he pulled Wang Ho Wei out of the Balance Gap. He could have stopped it sufficiently even without giving him Terra.]

That was certainly true.

Though they didn’t know how he did it, he seemed to have enough ability to stop their fight even without receiving Terra.

[He just needs an excuse. An excuse to extort Terra from us.]

[Hmm… Even so, surely he wouldn’t have such impure motives…]

[Face reality. Next might be your turn, Kairos.]

At those words, Kairos frowned.

[Tae Seong is not that kind of person.]

[You can still say that after seeing both of us get tricked in turn?]

[You really lack faith in Tae Seong. Even if he demands Terra, he would have good reason for it.]

[Then Kairos, does that mean you could easily give up your Terra?]

[Of course.]

Though he said that, Kairos’s expression was stiffly hardened.

What was Terra?

Wasn’t it the source of power and energy containing divine authority?

There was no way he could easily give up something so precious.

He just had to believe that the Regressor wouldn’t do such a thing for now.

[What’s done is done, don’t complain and just watch quietly. There’s always a reason behind each of Tae Seong’s actions.]

[Even writing a note right now?]

[A note?]

Kairos’s eyes caught sight of Lee Tae Seong writing a note inside the cabin.

[What is he doing now?]

[He left a note in the cabin?]

[What does it say?]

Kairos quietly examined the contents of the note.

[It’s written in Chinese characters. The content is… If you want to find me, come to Korea?]

[Who is he talking to?]

[It’s a message written for Wang Ho Wei…]

[Wang Ho Wei? That’s Harmonion’s Apostle.]

[Why is he trying to lure my Apostle to Korea?]

It was incomprehensible.

Unless they asked directly.

[Let’s open the Eternal Room. We can just ask him.]

Orcus nodded at Kairos’s words.

However.

[He refused?]

[…]

[Ahem…]

Even when invited, Lee Tae Seong refused to enter.

Kairos muttered awkwardly.

[He must have his reasons…]

A moment ago, I refused the request to enter the Eternal Room.

‘It’s probably because of the note I wrote in the cabin.’

Though I wrote it in Chinese characters, Kairos should be able to read it.

Why I told Wang Ho Wei to come find me in Korea.

He’d be curious about the reason, but I can’t tell him yet.

Because Kairos would obviously object.

Creak—

After leaving a note and exiting the cabin, I spoke to Weihao.

“Let’s go now. To Korea.”

“Wait, hold on.”

Weihao stopped walking and voiced his complaint.

“Now that I think about it, this is ridiculous. If you’re going, go alone. Why are you taking me?”

“If I’m going to monitor you anyway, it’ll be more convenient to keep you close by.”

“What?”

At my blatant declaration of surveillance, Weihao’s expression crumpled.

It seems he still has some pride left to be wounded.

“Or would you rather stay in this cabin forever? Well, that’s fine too.”

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

“Then stop complaining and follow me.”

“Wait, how are we getting there? Security must have been tightened after this incident. And I don’t have a passport.”

I turned to look at Weihao and chuckled.

“There’s a much simpler method than that.”

“What is it?”

Instead of answering, I spread my wings.

Flutter!

“Ah, you startled me!”

Weihao’s pupils dilated at the sight of the Angel Wings that appeared from my back.

“Wh-what is that?”

“What do you think? Wings.”

“I mean, why are those coming out of your back?”

“Stop babbling and come closer.”

Even without being told, Weihao approached first and stared at the wings with curious eyes.

“They’re not sprouting from your back? Is it a skill?”

“It’s a skill, what else would it be?”

“I thought you were actually a demon or something.”

“Do these look like demon wings to you?”

“Not all demons have bat wings. Even Lucifer had angel wings.”

Surprisingly, he seemed to seriously believe such stories.

Is this why he was so terrified of the Death God’s existence?

“Whatever, let’s go.”

“Go where…”

Without giving him time to answer, I grabbed his waist and took off.

“Ahhhhhh!”

As we instantly rose into the air, Weihao screamed.

He gripped my collar tightly to maintain his balance.

‘Do psychopaths have acrophobia too?’

Anyway, it would take quite a while to reach Korea.

“We’re flying to Korea like this.”

“You’re cr-crazy! Ahhhhh!”

“Stop screaming. Someone might see us.”

“Ahhhhh! Ahhhhh!”

When there was no sign of his screaming subsiding.

“Thunk!”

I had no choice but to strike his neck and knock him unconscious.

“Let’s travel quietly.”

I flew through the sky carrying Weihao.

Even though I was holding an adult man with one hand, he wasn’t heavy at all.

I flew for a full 20 hours.

Without rest.

During that time, Weihao woke up, realized he was still in the sky, and fainted again.

“We’re here. Wake up.”

“Ugh…”

Weihao staggered in a half-dead state.

“Wh-where is this…”

“The proud land of Korea. It’s also where you’ll be living from now on.”

Of course, I didn’t bring him to Korea because I liked him.

Since he only caused trouble in China, I brought him here to keep him close for surveillance purposes.

‘Most importantly, Orcus cherishes Weihao. Enough to give him his own Terra.’

In other words, Weihao was essentially a hostage.

He was worth watching and managing.

I’d need to keep using his skill over and over again.

“So where are we going now?”

“Somewhere you can stay.”

“Where’s that?”

“You’ll know when I tell you? Stop asking questions and just follow me.”

I called a taxi through the app.

If I flew there, Weihao would probably throw another fit.

“Let me be clear – if you harm or kill any innocent people, the Death God in your body will immediately rip your soul from your head. Keep that in mind and try to stay as quiet as possible here.”

“Don’t worry. I’ll behave myself.”

Weihao was grinning cheerfully, as if anywhere was fine as long as it wasn’t the cabin.

While I looked at him with disapproval, the taxi arrived.

I had already decided where Weihao would stay.

‘That’s the only place.’

The taxi carrying both of us soon headed toward the destination.

The Heeseong Capital office, which was usually quiet due to orders not to gather normally.

But today it was bustling with people.

It was because of the boss’s assembly order.

“What on earth could this be about…?”

“Right. Suddenly calling everyone like this…”

“He must have some deep reason.”

The organization members whose loyalty to Kang Hee Seong had increased after recently crushing the Geonkon Faction.

However, they weren’t without anxious feelings.

Because of the cruel side he had shown.

“Don’t tell me he called us to discipline us…”

“Hey! Is our boss that kind of person?”

“He could be. Haven’t you seen lately? How sharp his personality has become?”

“That’s true. He was always strict, but he’s gotten even stricter than before.”

“It wasn’t this bad before…”

“Isn’t he being too forceful?”

“Exactly. I wonder why he’s suddenly acting like this…”

Eyes as cold as ice.

An attitude that somehow seemed to look down on his own people with disdain.

Kang Hee Seong had changed so much it was hard to believe they had once shared meals together.

His methods had become more brutal than before too.

That’s why his subordinates couldn’t help but be on edge.

It was natural for dissatisfied voices to emerge.

However.

“These bastards…”

There were also loyalists like Soon Gu.

“You guys who can’t even make a peep in front of the boss are gossiping behind his back? So what? Are you dissatisfied with being under the boss?”

“N-no, Soon Gu hyung.”

“The bastards who were cheering when the Geonkon Faction fled are now badmouthing the boss?”

“Ah, come on, that’s not what we meant…”

“Enough! Let go of me! Two-faced bastards…”

Soon Gu shook off their arms and was genuinely angry.

Every time he heard words slandering Heeseong hyung, he felt his blood boiling.

Soon Gu still didn’t know that the Kang Hee Seong he knew had already become a corpse.

“The boss will be here soon, so watch your behavior! Before I rat out what you just said.”

“…Ah, understood.”

Even if he had become more forceful, he was still the boss of the Heeseong Faction.

‘If he tells you to do something, you do it. Where do these bastards get off being dissatisfied? Tsk!’

Having decided to follow him, Soon Gu didn’t have even the slightest intention of betrayal.

Of course, he too was aware of it.

Kang Hee Seong’s change.

‘He has become a bit more cold and rough, but…’

Somehow he had become more refined.

That change was actually more welcome.

Like a dull blade gaining its shine?

Perhaps that’s why his charisma had become more intense too.

However, if there was one concern…

‘He seems to have changed rather extremely.’

No matter how much money was offered, to remove the sign of a business he had built himself.

‘What was it called? The Prophet? What does he believe about that person to cause such a commotion… I can’t understand it at all.’

Even though he had proven his prophetic ability with the lottery ticket that predicted the first prize, Soon Gu had never actually seen that person.

Perhaps that’s why he found the existence called the Prophet unreliable and difficult to trust.

No matter how much the ability had been proven.

‘But hyung believes in that person completely.’

It was a part he couldn’t understand.

But there was nothing he could say about it.

How could a mere subordinate like himself question his boss’s decision?

Just as he was thinking that.

Creak!

The door opened and his boss entered.

“Boss! You’re here!”

“You’re here!”

Following Soon Gu’s lead, thirty organization members bowed in unison.

“Yeah, that’s right. At ease.”

At Kang Hee Seong’s gesture, the subordinates who straightened up momentarily looked puzzled.

Because an unfamiliar man had followed their boss inside.

“The reason I called you all here is because I have someone to introduce.”

“An introduction?”

“Say hello. This is Liu Weihao from China.”

Everyone froze at their boss’s next words as he introduced the Chinese man.

“He’s going to be the new action squad leader of our organization.”

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