Chapter 314

Reincarnator – Chapter 314 : Beast (1)

—rumble—

‘What . . . What is this?’

Taesang was at a loss as he looked at the scene unfolding in front of him .

The giant War Fortress had been the main residence for those who’d first arrived at the Green Zone since it was capable of hosting hundreds of thousands of people .

This very fortress was now being demolished .

It was already very unstable due to that giant hole appearing beneath it .

How could it withstand a mountain falling on top of it?

—rumble—

Taesang realized that there was still a long way for him to go .

He’d felt like he’d gained everything in the world after setting on the path to becoming a transcendent; he’d been able to smash apart all the Kang-Kions that had come his way like ants .

That he might be closer to the level of the Dark King and the man who had given him this strength .

But that was only because he’d never fought them—that feeling of being their equal had merely been a delusion of his .

‘I’m still too far-off, huh…’

These thoughts ran through his mind as he looked at the scene of their battle .

But Taesang’s expression soon brightened .

‘Yeah, I’m just starting out . ’

This was just the beginning .

Since there were no dangerous abyssal[a][b] races nearby, he could slowly raise his strength by killing them, and one day reach that level .

‘But . . . but then, what about the others?’

His thoughts became complex as he thought of his comrades .

Should he share the crystals?

How should he share them?

‘ . . . but is there really any benefit to me sharing them?’

He flinched at the greedy thoughts going through his mind .

How could he think such a thing?

These were people he’d fought with, comrades he’d risked his life for day-by-day, same as they did for him .

He suppressed the raging greed inside him and continued onwards .

‘ . . . my mind is in chaos . Let’s meet that man, first . ’

He focused on the reason why he’d come here .

He was easy to locate with his newly heightened senses .

‘ . . . I just need to go in this direction, but should I really do it?’

If the man who had given him this strength had won, there would be no issues .

But what if the Dark King won?

Though he’d become strong, he was nowhere near the level of causing a scene like this .

He started to lose confidence .

‘The Dark King might be perfectly fine…’

He sensed that one of them had a much more powerful aura, and sadly, its owner seemed to be the Dark King .

Taesang pondered for a moment, and then decided to retreat .

‘Yeah, I’m not ready yet . ’

He possessed unlimited potential .

He didn’t want to waste this new opportunity by dying .

He also had comrades .

If he met the enraged Dark King after heading into that place, then it would be a worthless death .

But as he was about to retreat—

…chhh…chchch . . .

—in the distance .

From where he was now heading towards .

A vicious aura was seeping out .

A terrifying aura that made him feel goosebumps all over .

An aura that penetrated deep into his body and mind .

He had felt this before .

Twice actually .

‘ . . . my god . He won . ’

Taesang gulped .

This was the same aura as before .

The aura he’d felt when he’d first met that man and had tried to resist .

And when the man released his aura in the storage area .

‘ . . . it’s that red light . ’

When Misun had tried to resist .

And when he was finding a candidate to become the transcendent .

A terrifying aura radiated out from the man’s hand .

And that aura was the same as what he was feeling right now .

There was only one reason why he would be able to feel this aura .

It meant that the man had won .

Though the threat of the Dark King was gone, Taesang’s worries did not .

‘Damn . . . should I have just run away?’

The vicious aura kept striking the surface of his skin .

To the point of making him think that the Dark King might’ve been better .

Taesang pondered if he should continue or not, but soon shook his head .

If that man wanted him dead, he would’ve been killed already .

And he had told him to come after digesting this new strength .

He didn’t dare go against those words .

‘ . . . f*** it, I’ll go . Who knows, right? He might give me more gifts . ’

Taesang thought positively as he dashed towards the origin of the vicious aura .

And soon .

A scene unfolded before his eyes .

—shshshshsh—

Dark red smoke was coming out from the man’s eyes and into the seven orifices of the Dark King, who was kneeling on the ground before the man .

“Ahh… . . ”

Taesang exclaimed out loud when he saw this scene .

……………………………… . .

“Ughh… . ”

“You know, I pondered for a long time about how to use you . ”

The Dark King grit his teeth while resisting the blood-colored smoke that was invading his body .

‘ . . . Damn it! Just kill me!’

But he could not speak those words .

The blood-colored smoke entering his body felt like it was gnawing away at his insides .

Hansoo continued:

“When a transcendent is born . . . it is hard to be a righteous person . It’s not a bad thing to become evil . It’s actually quite normal . ”

It was hard to survive alone, so groups were naturally formed .

Since maintaining the group was the only way to survive, they made rules and laws for everyone to abide by .

They respected each other since they needed each other .

Even if one made another unhappy, they held back for the greater good of the group .

That was the only way .

If they fought the minute they disliked something, a group would never have been made in the first place .

But a transcendent realizes the moment that they are born that they can escape from those bindings .

“Those with strength can easily become childish . Like you . ”

“Ughh…”

Transcendents were different from humans .

Maybe because they were born anew, they acted like babies .

So at first, they would carefully and slowly experiment .

They would test how their newfound strength impacted their surroundings, then wait for feedback .

And surprisingly .

There was no resistance .

Even if a transcendent did something to make the other party unhappy, they did nothing to harm him .

Social bindings?

Laughable .

This is the main point that all transcendents will eventually realize .

Even if their relationships worsened or crumbled apart, the result was the same .

Because they had become a transcendent, all their relationships would change .

The people they had fought with so far were no longer comrades, they were merely weights holding them back .

Since the transcendents were that much more powerful .

At this point, greed rises up inside one’s mind .

Since I’m working this hard to protect you, shouldn’t you return the favor?

And this mindset slowly changes .

From a feeling of want to a desire .

And everyone around the transcendent, as well as the transcendent themselves, start to realize .

That one side had to fear the other .

“Ugh…”

Hansoo continued to speak towards the Dark King in front of him .

“I was thinking about whether I should take you or not . But I feel like I should at least make one before I go . ”

Once he unifies and colonizes the 4th zone, the number of people coming up through the elevator will rise, as well as the number of new transcendents being born .

Without a figure to fear, chaos would reign once again .

Those cancer-creating bastards were all settled in the west, and his comrades were fighting against them with their lives on the line .

Hansoo did not have time to oversee the others, nor could he afford the potential casualties .

So he needed to make one .

A symbol of fear .

He needed to show them .

Show them what would happen if they thrashed about just because they’d acquired power .

‘Look closely . ’

Hansoo muttered, looking at Taesang .

Then—

—crunch—

“Ahh . . . AHHHHHH!!!!”

A tremendous scream of pain and misery roared out from the mouth of the Dark King .

………………………………… . .

“KUAAAAAAAAA!!!”

Taesang looked in horror at the scene .

It wasn’t just the screaming .

“AHH! . . . AHHHH!!!”

It was so painful that the Dark King was screaming while rolling around on the ground .

While all his limbs were smashed apart and his muscles had been shredded .

‘What the f***… What did he do!?’

Taesang frowned .

With a body like that, even lying down would still be painful .

And even more so if one rolled around like that .

But the Dark King didn’t seem to be bothered by that, as he literally thrashed around while he howled .

—boom!—

—booom!—

The Dark King’s transcendent body caused the surrounding rubble to break apart .

And then the man approached the Dark King, whispering something into his ears .

‘ . . . what did he say to him?’

“Ugh . . . AHH!”

And then shockingly—

—the Dark King clenched his teeth and stood up, wearing a horrible expression filled with pain and misery .

With a hint of hope mixed in .

Then—

“Ahhhh!”

The Dark King stumbled as he started to move .

Towards the Kang-Kions in the distance .

This scene caused Taesang to feel sorry for the Dark King, despite the horrible things he’d done .

Hansoo slowly approached Taesang .

“ . . . what did you do?”

Hansoo replied with a laugh as he looked at the Dark King dashing away, screaming as he did so .

“You’ll see . ”