Chapter 115

Chapter 115: The Devil’s Long Night (2)

TL: Nadu

Editor: Lesurous

The Three Pickaxe Alliance was working towards a massive reorganization .

After the dragon died, they had been busy as they started military training and recovering the damaged buildings in the place where its energy dwelled .

In reality, after the death of the Dark Dragon Barca, the signs of dragons died down .

The dwarves made it known to the whole world that they were no longer slaves who could be exploited .

Their lord, Bartas, looked at the guests that suddenly appeared with a surprised look on his face .

“Your horns…? Were dokkaebis able to retract their horns?”

Muyoung, who Bartas obviously believed was a dokkaebi, horns had disappeared from his head .

From Bartas’s perspective, it was something that made his eyes widen .

Even so, it wasn’t enough for Bartas to not recognize Muyoung but it was true that it made him look completely different .

‘This will be troublesome . ’

Muyoung inwardly clicked his tongue .

If Bartas was to react this way, the reaction of people in the territory was obvious .

Inevitably, Muyoung, who shook his head, momentarily looked at grains .

A world where it became 4 times slower .

Muyoung felt a bit disappointed as he was able to watch even the movements of the facial muscles .

‘For time reduction, the pure stats are important . ’

He had slight hopes that he would be able to stay in the slower world for a bit longer as he completed his 2nd metamorphosis, but as there was nothing free in the world, it was all dependent on his basic condition .

That is, his pure stats .

The standard was Muyoung’s strength, without adding anything to it, but just as it is .

It appeared that this occurred as the ‘grain’ itself was about the essence, the purity .

But, through the 2nd metamorphosis, it was going to be easy for him to increase his pure stats to at least 200 .

It basically meant that time was the problem .

As his two horns appeared, Bartas’s eyes grew bigger .

“Ha, for you to have two horns . As expected, you are ‘Oom’ . Worthy to be the master of the dokkaebis . ”

Swoosh .

However, the duration was short .

After showing for about 10 seconds, Muyoung returned to normal .

But, the important part was that Bartas recognized him .

Muyoung coldly spoke .

“Keep your promise . ”

He had finished verifying himself .

The rest was for Bartas to keep his promise .

As a condition when he helped the dwarves be free from the Dark Dragon Barca, Muyoung was planning to borrow their strength .

With a friendly relationship, he was planning to reserve strength for him to at least survive the ‘Devil’s Long Night’ .

Fortunately, Bartas willingly nodded his head .

“If it’s a promise, I must keep it . We, dwarves, never forget a favor . I will lend 1,000 dwarves for 3 years . It is what they want as well . ”

3 years!

Muyoung couldn’t help but be slightly surprised by this incredible offer .

At most, he thought it would be around 1 year .

Even though this place was a small kingdom for the dwarves, it had to be a tremendous loss for them to share 1,000 dwarves .

It was more of a loss since they had just received damage from the Dark Dragon Barca .

Although they were unsure how long it would take for them to recover and strengthen this place, they gladly assigned 1,000 dwarves to him .

For Muyoung, who had been thinking of alternatives if they didn’t keep their promise, it was truly a relief .

Soon, a familiar dwarf face came to him with a group .

“I’m glad to see you again, master . ”

Kalmooh .

With the start of their relationship since the underground arena, he had become Muyoung’s faithful slave after Muyoung had avenged for his son .

Although he was old, it meant he had many years of experience .

His role was to increase his skills at this place while Muyoung took care of Bae Sungmin .

As Muyoung came back, he showed himself to join him .

Kalmooh kneeled .

“Kehem!”

Bartas cleared his throat .

In all honesty, it wouldn’t have been a great sight for Kalmooh to obey Muyoung in front of him, a lord .

It was ill-mannered and rude but he couldn’t scold him .

Muyoung was their hero, a savior!

On the other hand, Bartas was a king who continuously made mistakes .

He tried to run away and most dwarves saw this .

It was okay until then .

Since Bartas was their one and only king .

However, after fighting against the dark dragon, the dwarves also gained their own will .

Bartas was in a state where his position would become dangerous if he was to bother their hero .

Kalmooh turned around and looked at the dwarves he brought as he spoke .

“They are all young and skilled companions . There are even kids I kept my eyes on . They should be of great help . ”

Muyoung nodded his head .

Kalmooh didn’t stay here to play around .

Nominally, it was to raise his skills but it seemed like he devoted himself in ‘looking for talented dwarves’ .

1,000 promising dwarves!

It was enough to newly reorganize his entire territory .

‘3 years is enough . ’

Although they said 3 years, no one knows what would happen after those 3 years .

Among the 1,000 dwarves, how many would return?

Since Bartas said he would ‘lend’ the dwarves, it seemed like he was confident that they would return .

However, Muyoung wasn’t the type to easily return things he had earned .

It was a continuation of surprises .

Yang Mei thought to herself .

That he was someone that she couldn’t keep track of .

However, a Starkeeper was a person who provided guidance .

She tried her best to not show her emotion .

‘The Three Pickaxe Alliance is a top-secret alliance of the dwarves . Is the Star-Eating Star the savior of these dwarves?’

But still, she couldn’t just remove her inner feelings .

Yang Mei was a woman who knew how to use information in her own way .

This was a secretive place that was only known to those who knew of the Three Pickaxe Alliance .

She was certain they existed, but no one else knew the truth about the existence of the Three Pickaxe Alliance .

At most, only catching glimpses of their shadows?

But, she had confirmed the truth .

On top of that, it seemed Muyoung was their savior and hero .

It was odd why he went to the Demon God’s Territory but her doubts about him were removed .

The dwarves’ eyes were full of trust as they looked at Muyoung .

‘But what is an Oom?’

Everything that was said by the lord of dwarves, Bartas, was surprising but she couldn’t understand the title Muyoung was called by .

A ruler of the dokkaebis .

In reality, all Yang Mei knew about Muyoung was that he was the ‘Star-Eating Star’, and nothing else .

However, it didn’t take long for her to understand the meaning of the word ‘Oom’ .

A stretch of land .

A huge territory that existed within the Demon God’s Territory!

Yang Mei felt a shiver after seeing a number far greater than ten thousand dokkaebis gathered at that place .

It was a place where dokkaebis and humans coexisted and there was even a fire tar .

If you even add the small number of other species, there was no end .

On top, the dwarves had joined .

It truly was an odd combination of groups but they were mixed and blended together .

‘This all was the strength of the Star-Eating Star . His potential . ’

It was the first time she had seen something like this .

There were many times where monsters followed humans but if that number goes beyond ten thousand, the story changes .

This was the start and if he could acquire a vaster area, his power would be just as good as other groups .

Gulp!

Yang Mei wiped her brow .

Sweat ran down like rain .

The Star-Eating Star . The more she knew about him, his achievements approached her more sincerely .

A Star of Beginning was born when all the stars were eaten .

And so, within a new law, the world will be restructured .

Perhaps she might be facing the waking phase of the legend to be .

“Greetings, Lord . ”

“Greetings, Oom!”

Baltan and Seohan kneeled at the same time .

Muyoung was worried about the fact that they might not recognize him but it was just utter groundless .

Baltan was an undead and Seohan recognized Oom instinctively .

Also, Baltan, as the Guardian of the Territory, and Seohan, as the director of dokkaebis, they each had different roles .

However, compared to the past, there was a big difference in the tension in the air .

Their body position and the powers that could be felt from them became much keener .

They had brushed up on their skills as they looked forward to the day they were to fight against each other .

It was obvious that they would become a bigger problem if Muyoung was to leave them alone .

“Hold a festival . Like I’ve promised, we will start arranging ranks . ”

Muyoung also didn’t plan on standing by .

Before the Devil’s Long Night started, he needed to tie up loose ends .

If they didn’t prepare as one, the territory would be destroyed from the inside .

He wasn’t simply trying to endure it .

He also had devil hunt in mind .

‘To open the book, Call of the Devil, a high ranked devil is needed . ’

The last reward of the underground Arena .

It was an item that a devil tried many times to earn .

He was unsure as to why the devil wanted it, but he would know of the reason if he was to capture a high ranked devil and open it .

“…!”

After hearing Muyoung’s statement, Baltan bowed his head more deeply .

Seohan grinned and showed respect .

A festival had started .

* * *

They danced and sang together as they drank .

Although it was considered a festival, there wasn’t much that was different .

Muyoung sat on the throne they had made and watched them .

An arena that was created last minute by borrowing the help of the dwarves .

Although it was just a fenced space with marble flooring, the formality wasn’t that big of a deal .

For a day, as a mean for turning over a new leaf, everyone had fun .

The dwarves were luckily able to mingle with the people .

And on the second day .

“It is a place for each of you to show your skills to distinguish the strongest . Fight and win . I will promise that you will be rewarded a position and a reward right for you . ”

The territory was getting bigger .

Muyoung couldn’t always be the one to rule over the land .

He needed to give people positions that were right for them and handle matters transparently .

However, most species left out weaklings .

It was sad that fighting power was the only way to simply compare their skills, but that was also the reality of the Underworld .

After Muyoung’s short announcement, everyone’s attitude changed .

In total, about 2,000 people signed up to participate in this fight known as a playoff .

Dokkaebis, humans, and other different species were all mixed in .

They each held their own weapon and stood with their blade facing up .

The fun and laughter from yesterday had disappeared .

As if it never happened, the mood was as if they were about to go into battle .

“Muyoung, they have looked forward for you to come back . Every day was survival and was time they used to brush up on their skills . ’

And as an observer, Ogar participated .

His expression showed how he was also quite interested .

As he stood beside Muyoung, he started small talk with Muyoung .

“Is that so?”

As Muyoung answered without much thought, Ogar clicked his tongue .

“You are a king to them . Not simply a lord . Do you not understand the difference?”

Ogar said something very significant .

A giant like figure, the vice-chieftain of the fire tars .

He was truly a strange fire tar but was also one of Muyoung’s closest people .

At least, he wasn’t the type to lie .

He was truly asking Muyoung .

‘The difference between a lord and a king, he says . ’

It was the same how they ruled over their lands .

Kings took care of a few lords to cultivate a much wider land .

The numbers were different and their positions were different .

They even made rules and started broad events .

But, strictly speaking, this also wasn’t greatly different from what lords had to do .

Muyoung was unsure what other differences there were besides this .

From the beginning, Muyoung didn’t have much experience leading others .

It was an obvious thing .

Unless it was Wung Chunglin, Muyoung always moved alone .

Managed everything by himself .

It was very new for him to lead others and to rule over them .

He just acted on the standards of what he had heard and saw over someone else’s shoulder .

“Watch . They will fight with their life on the line . Not just Baltan and Seohan but new talents will appear . A group is maintained like this . ”

Ogar rubbed his chin .

He had the expression of a child with a fun toy in front of him .

Muyoung was still puzzled as he watched the fight .

All he wanted to do was awaken the atmosphere and make them unite as one .

But, there was something that even he was unaware of?