Chapter 249 – The Demon Wave 2 (1/2)

He had never, before coming back to this world, received such a quest until now.

Woohyuk immediately read the quest information window.

[New Achievement]

Name: Demon Lord

Type: Epic (1/3)

Content: After unlocking the last seal on Verserios, you shall be moved to the dimension where the Demon Lord resides. Dimensional movement methods can be found in the Ark of Knowledge.

Others: Achievable only when pure stats average 1,000 or higher.

Since it mentioned the Demon Lord dimension, it seemed to refer to the place that was connected to the last floor of the Twilight Tower.

‘I met Aris and Irene there.’

The Heavenly Deity was the transcendent existence that ruled over that dimension.

He presumed that defeating this Deity would be the next logical step of the quest.

After roughly organizing the contents of the quest in his mind, Woohyuk read his status information window.

[Chun Woohyuk]

-Occupation: Necromancer, Asura, Mythological Heir, Rule Breaker

-Title: Legendary Explorer (item drop rate increases by 20%, sensation and movement speed increases by 20% in the ruins), Ruler of the Black Sea (Summon Kraken, Creates Air Bubbles, Controls the Sea of Darkness)

-Status

Strength: 854 +20 (Grandia, Blade of Condemnation)

Health: 832 +40 (Set of Berserker’s Plate Armor)

Agility: 865 +40 (Set of Berserker’s Plate Armor) +20 (Banshee Queen’s Cloak)

Intellect: 809 +20 (Moonshadow Ring) +20 (Jester’s Mask)

Spirit: 873 +10 (Elder Lizardman’s Fighting Spirit) +15 (Bronze Rock Golem Captain’s Belt)

-Other

25% increase affinity with the dead

25% increase resistance to dark magic

25% increase power of when dark energy/technology is used

‘My ability levels are a little insufficient.’

Objectively, his current ability levels were tremendous.

It was all thanks to surpassing his limit by experiencing a series of adversity.

Regarding his equipment, there were some that were a little out of date, but Dexter could help him update those soon enough, so there wasn’t a problem with gear.

‘Since the stat requirements are likely to be solved in one way or another, I should focus on developing the recently acquired class.’

The Mythical Heir allowed him to use five deception-based skills, and the Rule Breaker allowed him to go against the limitations of the Creator’s system.

However, it hadn’t been long since he acquired both classes, so there was a lack of skills associated with those classes.

In particular, for the Rule Breaker class, he didn’t have a sense of how to acquire skills.

‘Was the basic skill called ‘Renaming’?’

The skill was literally called ‘Renaming’.

Renaming gave him the ability to change the original name of a given skill or ability to whatever he chose. It changed the system information itself, not disguise it as did the Moonshadow Ring.

As a test, he changed the Hidden Nocturne of the Crescent Moon into Liandry’s Ring. It was a success.

The new name was much more concise than the previous name, so he decided to keep the change.

Agares spoke while Woohyuk took out Liandry’s Ring and started messing around with it, “Hmm, your equipment looks a little poor. Outside of Verserios, an exclusive weapon for demons, your other weapons are at least multiple levels below.”

“The accessories aren’t that bad. However, my armor is definitely dated,” Woohyuk replied.

“What type of armor do you want? Like what materials or options,” Agares asked.

“I already have a material in mind, Adamante. It’s a new type of metal.”

If he ordered Cadiz, the Death Alchemist, he’d be able to obtain enough Adamante.

Once he had enough of the metal, equipment production would be left to the runesmith, Dexter.

Hearing Woohyuk’s words, Agares, who was summoned a little while ago, nodded.

“Then, I’ll supply another top-grade material. I’ll also supply some materials that’ll help your body develop.”

“I’m counting on you.”

Sa~.

Agares disappeared with a red puff of smoke.

As promised, Woohyuk guaranteed and gave her more freedom than the other Demon Kings.

She was currently the only one of the 72 Demon Kings who was moving about outside. The rest were sealed in Lemegeton.

“Lord, will you not release the other Demon Kings?” Leifina asked.

“I’ll release them soon enough. First, I’ll go visit the demon world and tour their estates.”

In the future, in order to develop Inotia, the City of Magic and Engineering, and to raise money for war, he needed to raise a lot of money.

Adamante, produced by Cadiz, had to be used immediately for internal use, so the next best option was to steal from the Demon King’s luxurious vaults.

Earlier, he explicitly stated that he would ask for resources or labor from their estates if necessary, so his action wouldn’t be considered a contract violation.

Woohyuk took a step forward, imagining what treasures would be piled up in the Demon King’s vaults.

***

Woohyuk robbed the vaults of all the Demon Kings, except for Agares’.

There were quite a few valuable and rare items.

From jet-black gems he’d never seen before to the works of famous artists…

Thanks to this windfall, it seemed that he wouldn’t have to worry about money for a while.

“If you take everything, I think the Demon Kings will be greatly dissatisfied, my Lord,” Leifina asked with a concerned voice.

“These are items that they got from looting anyway,” he replied.

In other words, it was a kind of voluntary redistribution activity.

‘Well, I’m not going to use these luxury items for self-interest.’

Before leaving the demon world, Woohyuk didn’t forget to order the Demon Kings around.

“I plan to develop the Isle of Chaos as a sea base in the near future. Large-scale civil works will be underway, so you should work according to the planned schedule,” Woohyuk stated.

“… Yes, Asura,” the Demon Kings replied, obeying Woohyuk’s orders.

Of course, he subjugated everyone except for Lilith’s party.

“Ho! You’ve finally advanced and entered the demon world. It seems you’ve sealed all 72 Demon Kings,” Aleister mentioned aloud in jest.

“Sooner or later, you’ll be on your knees too, so stay tuned, Aleister.”

Since the last battle with the ancient demons, his relationship with Lilith’s party became a bit strange.

Of course, Woohyuk still saw them as enemies.

He was willing to break their non-verbal truce immediately if the right opportunity came.

“Oh my, look who it is. Aren’t you Asura?” a Lilith member said aloud.

“Hurry, let Lilith know!” another screamed out.

“Melena, will you not take revenge? You almost died at his hands the one time,” another mentioned to another member.

As Woohyuk approached Lilith’s Sanctuary, the Witch Cult members looked at him with varying emotions.

Ignoring them, Woohyuk approached a large-scale construction site.

‘… It looks like a tower is being built.’