Chapter 157

hapter 157: The Temptation of Destruction (2)

“ . . . . . . !”

When he woke up in his bedroom, he was lying alone in bed and Hayun’s seat was empty .

That’s right, this was the real reality .

It was reality, not the virtual space created by Karosio .

Of course, Hayun wouldn’t be here .

Kang-jun got out of bed with a sigh .

'That was an unexpected surprise . ’

It had been possible to create a virtual space in the gap between reality and Hwanmong .

Furthermore, with such an enormous temptation!

The demonic god called the Goddess of Destruction . . .

‘No matter how strong you are, your mind will collapse in an instant . ’

These had been the last words Shadowless said to him .

However, Kang-jun had remained alert .

His mental state was very good, but he hadn’t been able to do anything against the terrible power of the Goddess of Destruction .

Luckily, thanks to Shaoniel’s tears, he had been able to escape from the crisis .

The probability was high that Karosio’s temptation wouldn’t end with just this one time .

Could he endure it if the temptation came again and again?

Even then, the tears of truth needed to be activated in order for him to bear the temptation .

There was a chance that the power of the tears of truth wouldn’t trigger at all .

He needed to be lucky . Regardless of how good Kang-jun’s luck was, he couldn’t expect such a thing every time .

‘Measures are necessary . ’

Otherwise, he would become Karosio’s slave .

'Should I have something to eat?’

Kang-jun went out to the living room .

There was no one there .

Despite all the fancy furniture, the house seemed empty without Hayun .

“Lord!”

Then the door opened and Han Yeon-soo entered with a large smile .

“You woke up, Lord . ”

“What are you doing so early in the morning?”

Kang-jun cried out in amazement and Han Yeon-soo lifted the bags held in both hands .

"As you can see, these are cooking ingredients . Hayun wouldn’t like Lord eating from the space .

The bags were filled with a large variety of ingredients such as vegetables and meat .

Kang-jun laughed .

“Thank you . You should also eat something . ”

After consuming a lot of power to fend off Karosio in the virtual space, Kang-jun was starving .

Originally, he had planned to take out Hayun’s bean sprouts soup . However, Han Yeon-soo had prepared ingredients, so he couldn’t do that .

Others might fear the dark dragon, Cordin, but she was kind and gentle to Kang-jun .

Kiradak was now defending Earth, so the amount of work she had to do had decreased .

"By the way, I left Kim Hye-na in charge of the buildings that Hayun were managing . ”

After Han Yeon-soo joined his household, she had taken the position as Kang-jun’s secretary while Kim Hye-na, the original secretary, had been dismissed .

Kim Hye-na’s abilities weren’t bad, so Han Yeon-soo hired her as a member of the Black Dragon Law Firm .

"Well done . You don’t need to bother reporting things like this . ”

"Yes, Lord . ”

Kang-jun was comfortable since he knew she could handle it .

After a while, Kang-jun finished the meal with Han Yeon-soo and moved to Kiradak’s warship .

In the meantime, there had been no special invaders aiming for Earth .

After encouraging Kiradak, he headed to Valles Planet that was millions of light years away .

He also looked at all the planets formerly colonized by Kiradak .

Nothing special happened, so he was only exposed to a light breeze .

Of course, his head was constantly trying to think of ways to overcome Karosio’s temptation .

He thought that something would inspire him if he walked around, rather than sitting in a corner .

However, he couldn’t come up with any specific countermeasures .

He tried to study the flow of destruction through meditation, but there weren’t many results .

He returned to Earth in frustration, then went fishing on the beaches of the South Pacific and watched the satellites orbiting Earth .

Of course, those were just his outward actions as his head was still deep in meditation .

‘The virtual space itself is a problem because there is no room for chaotic intervention, so we can’t use all our abilities . In the end, I just need to hope that the tears of truth are effective . ’

His willpower didn’t work against the Goddess of Destruction .

So, this mental battle was hundreds of times tougher than fighting with a sword .

Just like that, three days passed instantly .

It was finally time to go to Hwanmong .

However, it was clear that the Goddess of Destruction would strike .

There was no guarantee that this was true, but Kang-jun prepared his mind .

As Kang-jun closed his eyes, the space surrounding him disappeared .

“ . . . . . . !”

When he opened his eyes, loud club music was playing .

'What is this?'

This wasn’t Hwanmong .

There was loud music, strong lights and beautiful women dancing . The women were equally enchanting .

However, among them, there was one woman so enchanting that he couldn’t keep his eyes off her .

She was Karosio .

Under the sparkling lights and music, her fatal attractiveness shone even more .

‘Damn! She is acting again so soon . ’

However, despite his grumbling, Kang-jun’s eyes were fixed on Karosio .

The dancers around her weren’t fascinating, yet her hand gestures, expressions and gaze seemed to captivate Kang-jun .

Should he just call it quits and live as Karosio’s slave?

It was a terrifying temptation that took over his will .

In the meantime, Karosio was moving closer to Kang-jun . She was wearing a provocative attire and was almost half-naked . It was more stimulating than complete nudity .

"Today, I will make you mine . ”

"Shut up . ”

Kang-jun tried to step back . However, it was just a thought as his body was kissing her without realizing it .

He had gotten excited after watching Karosio dance .

It had been more provocative than any stimulating foreplay .

Karosio was also in a heightened state of excitement .

Thanks to the failure last time, Karosio was in a hurry today .

However, Kang-jun’s body was more aggressive than hers .

He pushed her against the wall of the club and started to take her clothes off roughly, not caring who was watching .

‘I am such a bastard . ’

As Kang-jun became outraged, it was like he was watching himself from somewhere else .

If this continued, it would be the end .

His body had become a slave to lust and he couldn’t control it .

This was despite him being the guardian of Hwanmong and having chaos power .

He felt disgusted with himself .

Then after some time . . .

Kang-jun felt something and closed his eyes .

The eyes of truth weren’t triggered . Unfortunately, he didn’t have that luck today .

However, Kang-jun ignored what his body was doing and focused on a single illusion .

He was observing the illusion of the energy of destruction .

Rather than an illusion, it was more just in his imagination .

The aura of destruction that made everything dark . . .

An infinite power that destroyed everything!

That was destruction .

What if he could control the energy of destruction completely?

In addition to going beyond the confusion of chaos, he wouldn’t need to fear the Goddess of Destruction anymore .

However, Kang-jun didn’t focus on the energy of destruction .

He looked at its essence amidst the destruction .

He had been dwelling on it constantly over the past few days, so was he seeing the benefits now?

In a crisis situation where his body had been turned into a slave, his mind had found a new breakthrough .

‘As it turns out, the essence of destruction being a new power is just a trick . ’

It was more complete and powerful than chaos power, but it wasn’t so great .

Kang-jun started to see what the people in the Chaos Knowledge Scripts desired so badly .

Hwanmong!

That was it .

It was a power he already knew .

A mysterious power that had been created by the Hwanmong system!

The true source of Kang-jun’s power!

It wasn’t an abstract existence but a true power . It wasn’t something that could be handled like dimensional power or chaos power .

However, Kang-jun was assured that he could grab it .

Hwanmong power!

If he could understand and use Hwanmong, he would be an absolute existence . . .

An invincible existence in Hwanmong that no one could resist!

However, it was just up to there .

Unfortunately, Kang-jun couldn’t penetrate the wall .

He stopped just short of fully understanding the nature of destruction .

However, that alone caused a tremendous increase in combat power .

[You have understood the nature of destruction . ]

[The enlightenment has give you a lot of experience and increased you level to 400 . ]

Despite not feeling the level rise in the virtual space here, it would be felt when he moved to reality or Hwanmong .

This was a place where only mental power existed .

Still, Kang-jun was tempted by Karosio in this virtual space .

At that moment, Kang-jun was just on the verge of joining with Karosio .

‘Hoho, the situation is over now . ’

There was a smile of satisfaction on Karosio’s face as she gazed at Kang-jun .

'You are now my slave, Lucan . ’

She had finally succeeded in luring him .

Her mind was inspired by the thought of making a slave from someone with the power of Hwanmong, one of the most mysterious powers in the dimensional system .

However, at that moment, Kang-jun’s eyes lit up .

The black energy of destruction was in his eyes and Karosio’s complexion changed suddenly .

'T-this!'

She felt a sudden change in Kang-jun .

It was clear that the energy of destruction was currently coming from his eyes .

No, strictly speaking, this was a place where the energy couldn’t exist . It was a place where only spirit could exist .

However, the meaning of his eyes were clear .

Kang-jun was able to change the very nature of destruction .

It was a power that belonged to the fundamental realm of destruction that even she couldn’t access .

Therefore, her attempts to seduce Kang-jun using the deadly charm of destruction wouldn’t succeed anymore .

It was natural since his energy of destruction was stronger than hers .

On the contrary, she was being tempted by Kang-jun .

The energy coming from Kang-jun’s eyes was tempting her .

‘Hah! This ridiculous . . . ’

Karosio bit her lips to try and endure the temptation .

Joining with Kang-jun here wasn’t something she could afford to let happen .

She would immediately be sealed and defeated by Kang-jun . Then she would virtually be a slave .

It would be the worst situation .

"W-who are you? This is just ridiculous . ”

Karosio trembled, then disappeared soon after meeting Kang-jun’s eyes .

‘Escape . ’

At the moment, Kang-jun also knew what had happened .

If the situation was reversed and he took her, it would be possible to place her in the sealed world forever .

It was regrettable that she escaped . It had been a chance to seal the Goddess of Destruction, the incarnation of evil .

However, now, she could no longer create a virtual space for Kang-jun .

If she did, she was giving Kang-jun a chance to enslave her .

Karosio wasn’t stupid enough to do such a thing .

[The door to Hwanmong is open . ]

The virtual space scattered and Kang-jun entered Hwanmong .

However, there was a group of demonic gods waiting for him .