Chapter 22 Part3 (2/2)

This was their first time entering a danger level 3 zone, but it was still the same as usual. There were still plenty of sewers that they hadn't cleared within the level 2 danger zones (though they had cleared most of the sewers in the level 1 danger zones)!

There should still be several Pauls waiting to be rescued, and before he earnestly moved on to the level 3 danger zones, he planned to finish saving them all (a.k.a. brainwash them). If he could, he would level up in the process.

”What about undead heroes?”

”Aside from s.h.i.+no Rendu, most of them are beyond the level 3 danger zones... Of course, there are some in the level 1 or 2 danger zones as well, so I'm planning to do both at the same time.”

”It'd be quite the sight to see if you made all of them your subordinates and put them all in one place.”

Jin recalled s.h.i.+no Rendu bowing his head before Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and snickered, finding it laughable. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo sighed and shook his head.

”Even I think you're getting out of hand, so let's leave it at that. And it makes me feel ticklish when you laugh like that, so stop.”

”What?”

Once they were finished with their very short break (if one can consider entering a level 3 danger zone and fighting a level 6 undead hero a break), they went back to the danger level 2 zones. With Jin's remarkable speed, as well as sometimes using the golem train, they began to go around to every city in the Empire.

”What about dungeons?”

”Ah... I don't think those will really be helpful to me, so I'll leave them be. I have to leave something for my future juniors.”

”When were you so considerate of your juniors...”

Of course, there weren't as many hidden facilities in the level 2 danger zones as there were in the outskirts of the Empire. However, if they found one, they would find a considerable amount of Pauls that hadn't awakened yet.

[Pauls 118 - 150 will only follow your commands, Paul Zero!]

[We're not Anti-Skull, but we'll try to become even greater than them!]

”Oh... R-Right.”

After Lee s.h.i.+n Woo labored in vain a few times, he gained 33 level 4 Doom Factors as subordinates, and realized that this entire region was an endless gold mine. As expected, the higher the danger zone, the higher quality the Pauls would be!

[Paul Zero!]

[Paul Zero! Paul Zero!]

He moved around busily, searching the level 2 danger zone cities; the more he searched the sewers where these Anti-Skull hidden facilities were located, the more materials he gained. Anti-Skull's history, their test methods, as well as the location of each hidden facility!

The chance of finding nothing lessened, and he was able to easily find the most hidden of facilities, as well as exponentially increasing the amount of Pauls.

[How can this be... This man must be a hero sent by G.o.d to purify the Empire!]

”Somebody already said that before.”

[I was touched by your iron will. Why... Why did we cower within this dark storage house!?]

”Probably because there's a giant level 5 poisonous snake lurking outside.”

Of course, there weren't a lot of monsters that could threaten Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin in the level 2 danger zones. Because Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin had to split the bones they absorbed, their rate of progression had gotten a bit slow.

However, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo trained his skills any every moment, without wasting even a second of his time, which was allowing him to progress forward.

[Paul Zero, that's too much for us!]

”Tch. Watch and learn. Paul 807.”

[How can this be... That's...]

[Lightning. It's lightning. Lightning just came from the sky...!]

Gradually and precisely. It was less than during the time of his explosive growth, but nevertheless, everything he had absorbed and learned thus far gradually connected and fused together; they harmonized, reforming his abilities once more.

”Your... Your name is...!”

[I'm... I'm... Keuk, Kuhaaaaaaaahk!]

”Tch. As I thought, it doesn't work on all of them.”

”How unfortunate.”

”I don't know who you are or when you came from, but... rest in peace, Senior.”

[You have acquired 2 permits to G.o.d's secret shop, and 1,275,910 Perium.]

[You have brought peace to a comrade who had gone past the point of no return. You have satisfied a portion of the quest's conditions, and have acquired 1 additional permit to G.o.d's secret shop. The maximum level of Invisible Heart increases by 1.]

Perhaps he needed an opportunity like this before. When constructing a tower, doesn't one always have to worry about the foundation?

Because Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had only been fighting against higher leveled foes, he was only accustomed to irregularity; in the process of killing monsters weaker than him or possessing similar abilities to him, he was able to train his abilities from the ground up and further strengthen them.

[Silene Viesa - It's been a long time, Senior!]

[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo - Oh, it's a relief that you're ok.]

[Prince Altania - You act like he has the highest seniority around here.]

[Silene Viesa - At the very least, I feel as though Senior s.h.i.+n Woo is more experienced than you, Senior Altania.]

[Prince Altania - What did you say!? By the way, why are you calling me by my last name when you're calling him by his...]

[Ye Jin Jin - Please congratulate me. I've finally reached level 5!]

[Lee s.h.i.+n Woo - Oh, that was really fast. Congratulations.]

[Ye Jin Jin - Hehe...]

[Erian Ruparte - Ha... It really does sound like s.h.i.+n Woo is more experienced than Ye Jin Jin.]

[Prince Altania - I've had enough of this. You guys are just outright ignoring me now!]

After parting ways with the now undead s.h.i.+no Rendu, they had been on the road for 2 months going through the level 2 danger zones; it had only been half a year since Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had come to the Underground Empire.

In the meantime, Ye Jin Jin had become level 5, and another extremely talented newbie entered in after Kratia. None of the other heroes had died, and were enduring in this dangerous Empire. It was truly awkward to say that living in this awful environment that was an empire of undead was everyday life, but the other heroes were all leisurely growing.

And...

[The Intermediate Combat Sense skill has become Lv7. Agility has increased by 5.]

[Your stats have surpa.s.sed 3,200. Your preparations are slightly, no, largely, perhaps even unbelievably perfect. It seems disrespectful to even ask if you are ready to accept your karma. Would you like to accept your karma?]

s.h.i.+n Woo was finally qualified to become level 6.

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