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Jason, William and Spencer arrived at the foot of the mountain range.

“By the way, Jennifer. Are you really sorry?”

Jason nodded at Spencer's question.

"Are you sure. ah ah You are right that Jennifer is no longer there.”

“What kind of madman are you? So you're saying he stole the body of his comrade? Isn't this dangerous for us too?"

“Probably because it was Jennifer.”

“Is it possible because it was Jennifer?”

“Because they would have mixed their bodies.”

Suddenly, Spencer's expression hardened. Because I had a bad idea.

“Ah, if he tries to do weird things to me, just kill me. Understand?"

Jason and William looked at Spencer with strange eyes, but Spencer still didn't release his expression and received a confirmation from the two of them as if he were determined.

"Promise. Are you going to do that?”

“Well, it’s not that difficult. If that's the case, it might be better. I'll do that, so relax your face. It's all here now."

At Jason's words, the other two looked ahead.

The entrance to the labyrinth was visible in the distance.

The shape has changed a lot from when Kang Ha-jin came out earlier. It was pretty plausible.

Kang Ha-jin had a strong image of a natural cave, but now it is full of artificial beauty.

It was an entrance made by straight cut stone. All around it was marble.

“Is Marbas in there?”

“At first it seems like it will, but nothing is certain yet.”

From now on it was important.

You need to meet Marvas and negotiate.

The Defenders pave the way for Marbas to invade Earth, and Marbas to cooperate with the Defenders to rule the Earth.

For that to happen, Hajin Kang must disappear.

Marbas will be in charge of destroying Hajin Kang and the guardians who entered this dungeon.

If the negotiation goes well.

“Can’t Ash kill Kang Ha-jin?”

"Things like that happen, too. But he has to think about the case where he can't be found."

“Can Marvas find what he couldn’t even find? Are you sure Marbas is stronger than Ash?”

“I don’t know that either. If it were a demon king I know, Ash could not win even if ten people attacked at the same time, but Marbas is a relatively weak demon king.”

Even if we are weak, the Demon King is the Demon King. Jason believed that no matter how weak Marvas was, he would be stronger than Ash.

“It is not a problem now. The question is whether we can ever meet Marbas.”

As Jason said so, he looked around the mountain range.

Violent magic was swirling everywhere.

The monsters that inhabit the mountain range were shaking.

There are too many variables.

In fact, when I first came to Earth, I never expected that things would be this complicated and difficult.

He thought it would be too easy.

But things kept going awry. In fact, the time when Marvass appeared was too early.

There is a reason why the Demon King painstakingly opens dungeons and invades other worlds step by step.

This is because it is difficult to exert full power if you do not put so much steam into it.

In fact, in order for the Demon King to properly invade another world, it took decades of preliminary work.

That's why I came to this earth for that purpose.

If you prepare for decades, there will definitely be a way to effectively block or use the Demon Lord.

“Ash, what are you going to do? Will you wait and go with me?”

Jason grinned at Spencer's question.

"done. It's only going to get in the way if we go together now. Ash tells me to go find Ha-jin Kang. It would be better if you meet the guardians in the middle and organize them.”

Anyway, the Guardians and Hwang Soo-young, who came here today, had no intention of returning them alive.

So, I prepared enough outside the dungeon.

If you leave the dungeon, you will definitely have no choice but to come back.

“Now then, shall we go and meet the buyers soon?”

Saying so, Jason walked towards the entrance to his labyrinth.

William and Spencer saw Jason, shook their heads, and hurriedly followed him.

* * *

Kang Ha-jin stood still for a while, calmly organizing the power that permeated her body.

She clearly understood that she was a source of power.

And she gained the power to freely use that power.

There she took the Book of Rapha Sid into her body, fusing the ten powers into one.

When the cleanup she is doing now is finished, she will be able to directly use the ten powers contained in the Book of Rapha Sid.

That was a huge power.

Even if Jennifer was only half the level of Ash before, she was strong enough.

He was able to subdue such a strong man at once.

It was a clumsy force that was not properly organized.

So, if you can get this power perfectly, how much stronger will it be?

Maybe Marvas can win too.

‘No, not just that.’

This book of Marvas can be applied in many different ways.

Also, depending on how you apply it, it's possible to do crazy things.

Ha-jin Kang was thinking about this and that and captured her power little by little.

As I was doing that, the surroundings suddenly became dark.

Obviously, this was not a natural change. Because the darkness itself was permeated with deep magic.

So, who is really capable of doing this?

All the monsters in the field of this dungeon have been resolved.

There are some monsters left in the mountain range, but it was a white tiger hunting.

The demon who guarded the entrance to the labyrinth, Drak Liar, was killed by Ha-jin Kang.

“Maybe Marvas?”

No matter how much he thought about it, only Marbas was left. I thought he hadn't come out yet, but it seems he showed up sooner than I thought.

what to do though You have to finish what you were doing.

Marbas is in the labyrinth, so it will take a while to get here.

Hajin Kang took a deep breath. He must not be shaken.

Ha-jin Kang, who was calmly capturing his strength, almost lost his composure at the sudden presence of a strong presence behind him.

“I’m not Marbas, so don’t worry too much and keep doing what you’re doing.”

The moment she heard her, it was a calm and gentle woman's voice that calmed her heart.

Hajin Kang slowly turned her body. Yet she continued to organize her powers step by step.

The person behind her was a very beautiful woman.

He was the owner of a beauty that was not human.

Often, the word goddess is used for a beautiful person, but if people see that woman, they will probably never use the word goddess for other people.

She was such a beautiful person.

Hajin Kang reflexively wrote from a peek. Being in the dungeon meant being an Awakened.

But peeking was exhausting. It wasn't that the skill was gone, it didn't work at all against that woman.

It felt a little different from not being able to peek at Jason or William.

“I don’t have a lot of time, so I’m leaving out unnecessary talk. I am Gaia.”

Ha-jin Kang's eyes widened at Gaia's words.

This was really surprising.

She didn't know she was still unusual, but she was still a goddess.

“My time is running out. I will soon disappear.”

Hajin Kang did not answer. What would she say to someone who was going to die soon?

“The reason I appeared is because of the power you have now embraced.”

“The Book of Rapacid?”

"Yes."

“Then are you Raphasid?”

Gaia shook her head.

“Rapacid is the person who wrote the book for me. I just made the content.”

Gaia rolled her eyes.

“If someone fully accepts that power, a channel opens up to me. It’s the power that was set up that way.

She could hardly comprehend that it was set up that way.

Ha-jin Kang clearly understood Rapha Sid's book perfectly, and she fuses all of that power into herself.

If she had included a passage with Gaia in it, she could not have known.

Kang Ha-jin, who had tilted her head, opened her eyes wide at the thought that suddenly came to mind.

“Maybe, the seed of the origin?”

Gaia smiled brightly.

"Yes. That’s me.”

Hajin Kang looked at Gaia with her new eyes.

The Seed of Origin was a kind of core that enabled Ha-jin Kang to use the power of the Origin.

Just like making a danjeon when using Pungwoon Shingong, the power of the source must also have a center. The center was the seed of origin.

As he accepted the Book of Rapha Sid, he created the Seed of Origin, and was gradually arranging his powers around it.

However, the seed of the source was Gaia. Only now did I understand what it meant that the passage was connected.

Gaia projected her existence here through the power of Hajin Kang.

“I've been waiting a really long time. In fact, it would be more accurate to say that he was asleep.”

Gaia continued to speak calmly.

“Originally, this world was ruined once.”

Hajin Kang understood the meaning of those words at once. His eyes lit up with anticipation.

“I went back in time and brought it back to life.”

Hajin Kang waited for the next word. That's something you already know. I also expected that Gaia would turn back time.

“It was not easy to turn back time. I lost most of my strength then.”

At this point, Ha-jin Kang became a little puzzled.

'Do you not know that I have a memory from before the return?'

Looking at Gaia's attitude now, it was a very reasonable suspicion.

“Besides, turning back time has many side effects. So we had some devices.”

That was probably the title of the one chosen by Gaia.

“Fortunately, the device appears to be working well. When you see that the passage to me has been opened like this.”

Actually, it wasn't, but Ha-jin Kang didn't bother to tell me about it.

“It was what I expected, but turning back time gives you resilience. It seems that this time the resilience acted in a way that hastened Marbas's invasion. Seeing the time I slept so short..."

This was what I expected so far.

Gaia glanced around and her eyes lit up.

“I can feel the power of another dimension around here. Did any of the invaders die?”

Hajin Kang nodded his head.

“Jennifer is dead.”

"Jennifer. She was a dangerous succubus queen. But it's kind of weird. Is this also a change that happened by turning back time? The afterimage of the remaining power is too big compared to the Jennifer I knew.”

Hajin Kang quickly told her story about her Ash.

After hearing her explanation, Gaia calmly nodded her head.

She then said as she looked directly at Hajin Kang.

“I’m happy though. Well, my stomach is edible. To be honest, I was most worried about you. I was very worried about what would happen if you were tricked by them again to join hands with the invaders.”

In fact, the arrangement didn't work out, it was more of a regular with Gaia intervening in her desired return, but anyway, it ended up like this thanks to Gaia.

“Honestly, I didn’t know that you would awaken to the power of the Source and bear the seeds I left behind. What I expected was a person named Hwang Soo-young.”

Clearly, Hwang Soo-young possesses her great talent and potential, to the point of being counted among them.

Perhaps, without Ha-jin Kang, she would most likely have Hwang Soo-young in this position now.

Yoon Kyung-min must have gone to Hwang Soo-young in the end.

But if it were, the Earth would have been much more wrecked than it is today.

“Anyway, I’m really glad things went well. I think I can leave everything behind and go comfortably.”

Kang Ha-jin suddenly became curious and asked.

“Have you checked the current situation on Earth?”

At that question, Gaia's expression suddenly darkened.

"no. Not yet. But... it's possible to guess. Did I say ash? It wouldn't have been easy if such a great invader had joined. Has the earth been damaged a lot?”

“You don’t have time to check it out yourself?”

Gaia smiled bitterly at her.

“It’s not that I don’t have time… it’s a shame I don’t have the energy to waste like that.”

Ha-jin Kang tilted her head slightly, and then calmly spoke out of her.

“Once Japan is destroyed.”

“It happened too. In the past, the situation in Japan was difficult. It was also the country that Marbas had planned and aimed for. So I gave up on it in the first place.”

“And the rest of the country is generally fine.”

"Yes?"

Gaia looked at Kang Ha-jin in surprise.

“There are a few cities that have been blown away, but in general they are fine. There are a few monster zones, but recently the number of dungeons has been decreasing, so it will be more stable soon.”

“I want to tell you not to lie, but that’s not a lie, is it?”

Gaia was really surprised. She didn't know that it would work out this well just by turning back time and putting on a few devices.

“So you can really rest assured. Now there are three of us left, and we only have to deal with Marbas.”

Gaia looked at Hajin Kang with curious eyes.

“You have great confidence.”

“Once I meet Marvas, I will know, but I don’t think I will lose as it is now.”

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“Certainly... Now that I have obtained the Book of Raphasid, I can understand that confidence. Still, I shouldn't be reassured. When he gains power, there is also a reaction.”

Gaia looked at Ha-jin Kang with a worried gaze. But it really passed in an instant.

Hajin Kang captured that moment very accurately. So I had some doubts.

'Are you sure you're not mistaken?'

The book of Marvass was a power that a human body could not contain.

Gaia's worries now seemed to be part of that. However, Ha-jin Kang has already solved that part by using the Wind Fortune God.

'I guess I'm still a rookie...'

Ha-jin Kang, who thought that, shook his head.

Gaia was far from an omnipotent god just by the appearance she was showing now.

‘But turning back time was a godsend.’

That one was worthy of recognition. It was thanks to Hajin Kang that he was able to come this far.

"Anyway······."

Gaia slowly opened her mouth. There were no more regrets left behind.

“I’m really happy. It’s worth doing this.”

Gaia smiled brightly. Ha-jin Kang, who was watching her, had no choice but to admit that she was really her goddess.

She wasn't just because she was beautiful. There was a transcendent sublime in her smile.

She had a smile that seemed to embrace everything in the world.

“Perhaps the power you have gained now is difficult to use properly with a human body.”

At Gaia's words, Hajin Kang brightened her eyes. She was also right.

“So the moment I gained strength, I had no choice but to arrange the passage. I thought this was more important than leaving any other arrangements.”

Gaia still smiled and continued her words.

“You can accept my power now. Then the power contained in the Book of Raphasid will continue to grow stronger. Of course it will be much more stable. Otherwise, your body will not be able to withstand it and will explode. So please do not deny my power.”

If the opponent refuses, the power may be bounced off. If you do, the meaning you have prepared so far will be lost.

Hajin Kang asked surprisingly calmly.

“Then what about you?”

Gaia smiled brightly.

“I will live in you.”

“Because it’s my memory?”

Gaia just smiled instead of answering. It was a job she did by using her own existence as her fuel.

Of course, it will cease to exist.

“It’s done.”

"Yes?"

Gaia was greatly perplexed. This was not at all what she wanted.

“Now that you’re awake, you just have to watch from your side and give me advice from time to time. Still, his name is God.”

“No, it’s dangerous, isn’t it? It could pop and explode!”

Kang Ha-jin asked, spreading her arms lightly.

“So you think my body is going to explode?”

“Uh… no. Isn't this uh? why are you okay? Why are you so stable?”

Hajin Kang smiled and turned her body around.

“Well then, let’s go. For the last hunt.”

Gaia, who had been staring blankly at Ha-jin Kang's back as she strode forward, hurriedly followed him.

A huge mountain range stood tall in the direction they were going.

Now only Marbas remains.

As a bonus, there is Jason and his crew.

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