Chapter 69

The Hellhorse that hadn’t appeared for a while had suddenly appeared like the wind .

That was why Muyoung had no choice but to plan to catch Hedley’s Kow himself .

The Hellhorse was slightly dejected as well but regardless, this was the golden opportunity to make Muyoung use one of his three favors .

Muyoung didn’t have the time to think about it any longer .

“Kill it . ”

He specifically told him .

As there was a huge difference between ‘capturing it’ and ‘killing it’!

The Hellhorse snorted out loud .

Hisss!

And breathed out violently .

As if trying to convince Muyoung to trust it, it showcased its confidence by shaking its horn left and right .

Muyoung pulled out Anguish that was pierced in Hedley’s Kow . And slowly jumped off .

Then, a few thousand specters appeared and formed a cloud below him to reduce his falling speed .

Muyoung looked up to the sky after landing on the ground .

‘You must succeed . ’

Muyoung clenched his teeth .

If he failed here, he needed to make significant changes to his plans .

However, the Hellhorse was still very composed, as if it was out for a picnic .

It slowly came to Hedley’s Kow’s side, and as if teasing it, ran around Hedley’s Kow’s in a circle slowly changing the direction Hedley’s Kow was flying towards .

Clash!

Black lightning struck down onto the Hellhorse’s horn .

The horn started to shine and a black barrier formed around it .

Hedley’s Kow was confined inside the barrier… the phoenix couldn’t even flap its wing with ease .

As if gravity had become stronger, its speed sharply fell and dropped towards the ground .

Neigh~!

At the same time, a massive amount of magic was beginning to form on top of the Hellhorse’s horn .

A black sphere was created and lightning continued to strike it .

Zap . Zaaaap!

The enormous integration of strength was enough to make those who watched shudder .

As the Hellhorse shook its horn again, the sphere became bigger to about 1m in diameter and quickly flew towards Hedley’s Kow .

Claaaaaaaaaash!

An incredible explosion sounded in the air and at the same time the ‘darkness’ swallowed Hedley’s Kow .

The moment the sphere touched Hedley’s Kow, the sphere darkened the area a few hundred meters all around it .

Muyoung lifted his hand to protect his face . The wind created from the explosion passed by, wiping out the surrounding trees .

However, he didn’t stop observing the direction the phoenix was at .

Afterwards, Hedley’s Kow slowly dropped to the ground .

The durability of phoenix was so unbelievably high, it was able to protect its body even from an explosion this big .

However, the flame around its entire body was greatly weakened . It used too much strength to protect itself .

Neigh?

It seemed like the Hellhorse was also quite surprised .

As if it didn’t expect the phoenix to survive the attack .

However, it didn’t attack any further .

Instead, the Hellhorse looked at Muyoung .

‘You’re saying it’s a service?’

Muyoung couldn’t help but chuckle out loud .

I will let you end its life . In return, you can’t change your mind .

The Hellhorse’s eyes seemed to express these words .

And for Muyoung, it was an advantage for him to end the phoenix’s life himself .

Originally, he told the Hellhorse to kill it but if he thought of the achievement and the reward, this was more advantageous .

Muyoung moved as he tightly held Anguish .

He walked towards where the phoenix had landed and he looked at the scene for a moment .

An enormous bird was breathing heavily as it was lying on the ground .

Keeeck .

It cried pitifully and looked at him hoping for sympathy but Muyoung’s expression was the same .

Swoosh .

He lifted Anguish and aimed directly at the neck of the phoenix .

“It’s the end . ”

Swoosh!

The head a size of an arm was cut off .

Then, the flames that covered its entire body was died down .

He couldn’t feel any signs of life from it .

Muyoung sliced its body and took out the heart covered in flames .

‘The heart of a phoenix . ’

Shortly, the ‘Eye of the Sky’ skill activated and it told Muyoung detailed information about it .

Heart of the Phoenix: The heart that gives the phoenix, a monster recognized as a mirage, infinite power . It is said that its heart is covered in holy flames and will not allow any foreign substances to enter it . You could even say that the rarity and the quality of the material are top class and equipment made from it wouldn’t be any lower than ‘master’ rank .

*If you consume it, your intelligence and wisdom will drastically increase . Resistance to fire will also drastically increase .

If the word ‘drastically’ was added, normally it meant it would increase by 10~20 .

There was a way to consume it but Muyoung inwardly shook his head .

From the beginning, he was planning on making an equipment using the Heart of the Phoenix .

Muyoung placed the heart inside his Infinite Pouch .

The body of the phoenix that had lost its heart wasn’t really useful .

It was because all its power came from this heart .

In reality, after the phoenix lost its heart, its body shrunk and withered .

Neiggggh!

The Hellhorse came down beside him .

In an imposing posture, it solemnly went around the phoenix .

Muyoung clicked his tongue as he saw this .

‘It wants me to compliment it . ’

He could clearly see its intentions .

It was a gesture for Muyoung to compliment it after watching its performance .

Certainly, the Hellhorse’s performance was beyond what Muyoung had imagined .

The power that instantly overwhelmed the phoenix .

It seemed worthy of a Master of Darkness to boast about his favorite horse .

“Thank you . You were amazing . ”

The Hellhorse held its head even higher .

You could say it was a very predictable horse .

The plan itself had ended but not everything was complete .

‘The trial of Hoom . Token of Oom . ’

From the inside of the phoenix’s mouth, he took out a marble .

Half of a marble…

There were two Trials of Hoom .

The dokkaebi who completed the other trial would receive the other half .

And he was able to momentarily confirm that their trial had already ended when he was in the air .

Muyoung took a deep breath and walked back .

And, the Hellhorse stood beside him .

As if it still wanted him to continuously marvel at its dignity .

The dokkaebis were stirred up .

Two Trials of Hoom were arranged .

Among the 30,000 dokkaebis that went through the Endless Battlefield, only a number a bit over 300 were able to come out alive .

On the other hand, the other trial had over 20,000 dokkaebis still alive from the trial .

Instead, they had bunched up together .

They were completely different from the ice dokkaebis and fire dokkaebis who were divided and had fought against each other .

“Where is the other half of the token . ”

Seohan knitted his brows .

He was successful in killing the fire dokkaebi Arlo but now the gold dokkaebis were the problem .

The gold dokkaebis used the energy of the ground to exhibit their power and it seemed like they were the final winners of the trial .

Also, only 300 were alive on their side .

On the other hand, the leader of gold dokkaebis led 20,000 dokkaebis .

‘There is no point in fighting so just quietly hand it to me . ’

This type of meaning seemed to be implied .

It was clear who the winner was . But, Seohan didn’t have the token .

“There it is . ”

Seohan lifted his hand and pointed to the sky .

Screeeeech!

The phoenix screamed out loud .

Zap! Zaaaaap!

Lightning struck down and the Hellhorse was running beside it .

The scene unfolded that resembled the creation of the world . Although it was one sided, it was overwhelming . Even the fire tars wouldn’t be able to produce that much firepower .

Maybe it would be possible for the dragon race . Yes, just the dragon race .

However, even in the great Underworld, the number of dragons were extremely small .

“Why was the phoenix in our trial?”

“I’m not sure . It wasn’t a phoenix in the beginning . It all of a sudden changed to one . ”

“What kind of ludicrous statement is this?”

“Everything is true . ”

Seohan was frustrated .

Seohan didn’t know what was happening right now .

One thing was certain, that the phoenix snatched the token and Muyoung chased after it .

‘Muyoung . ’

That was right . Muyoung was also a dokkaebi masked under a veil .

Was he really an ice dokkaebi?

Claaaash!

Then a huge explosion occurred in the air .

The ground strongly shook .

“This kind of power . ”

“Shouldn’t we go after the phoenix even now?”

“A phoenix and a monster almost as strong as a dragon . Is it even possible to block those two and take back the token?”

The dokkaebis were extremely confused .

It was completely unexpected for someone else to barge in the dokkaebis’ trial .

After some time had passed, someone approached from afar .

He instantly passed by Seohan and spoke towards the rest of the group .

“Where is the other half of the token?”

Seohan felt awfully refreshed at this .

It was like returning the words the ruler of the gold dokkaebis had just asked him .

He had the other half of the marble .

“Token of Oom!”

“You had it . ”

The man, Muyoung carelessly spoke as he looked at the ruler of the gold dokkaebis .

It was an arrogant thing to do .

However, no one could react to him .

Stomp . Stomp .

Footsteps that were unusually loud .

Then, the thing that stood by Muyoung was a monster everyone knew of .

The Hellhorse!

He still had his head straight up as it approached Muyoung and stood by him .

‘No way, the one who tamed the monster?’

An alarm rang inside Seohan’s head .

The Hellhorse as strong as a dragon .

And most dragons were holy and were so prideful that they would normally live alone .

Not even Demon Kings or Demon Gods were able to tame them easily .

But he was able to tame a monster comparable to dragons?

Seohan wasn’t the only one who was surprised .

Seohan was only a bit less surprised than others as he knew a bit about Muyoung beforehand, or else he would have been completely surprised like the other dokkaebis .

His assumptions were correct .

“Give it to me . ”

“…”

Muyoung quietly stretched his hand .

He was planning to grab hold of that token even if he had to ask a favor from the Hellhorse again .

The expression of the ruler of the gold dokkaebis stiffened and slowly handed the marble over as he understood the situation he was in .

If he didn’t see the Hellhorse frantically run around, they might have fought bravely but everyone was already overwhelmed by its presence .

They didn’t call it a top rank monster for nothing .

In the Underworld, the absolute strong won against the numerous . Although there were only a very few top rank monsters, they possessed earth shattering powers .

The gap between a high rank and a top rank were beyond one’s imagination .

If he wanted to protect the 20,000 dokkaebis left, he had no other choice .

Muyoung instantly placed the two half marbles together .

Swwwwwwish!

The marble started to emit light .

The light only emitted towards Muyoung and was slowly being absorbed into him .

*

– Amazing . He exceeded our expectations .

– He used the Hellhorse but . That’s also his power .

– We need to choose a reward for achieving the impossible .

– Hmph . I have my eyes on him . He’s suitable to create our Secret Garden . I won’t allow you to give him an ambiguous reward .

– The Secret Garden . I still can’t trust him . There are many with abilities like him .

– What should we give him?

– Who will step forth?

– I will . I think he has the qualification to take over my will .

– King Slayer? Didn’t you already step forth before?

– Above all, doesn’t he already have a class?

– There are still a lot of spots left in his soul . It seems like he can have two or three more .

– If you are planning on raising him, you have to think carefully of the combination . Death Lord wasn’t enough and now King Slayer… their levels of difficulty are both too high . There is still a long way ahead if we want to achieve the final victory .

– I think differently . It’s obvious what people might do if they receive a power that is easily achieved . We need someone who will keep going without rest for a long time .

It seemed like everyone agreed about that part .

If he walked the difficult and troublesome road, he would gain that much strength and experience .

And the fruits he would reap when he reached close to the end of the road would be great .

Afterwards, the Masters of Darkness finished their evaluation .

8 approved and 3 declined .

As they completed their decision, the surrounding was stained with darkness . It meant that the meeting had concluded .

Now, all that was left was his decision .