Chapter 228

Chapter 228 – Final Chapter: In-gong

All the lights and sounds were violent . Then it suddenly became quiet . There was no screaming or crying . The demon king had succeeded in destroying the red dragon . He turned the soul of the one who craved destruction back to nothing .

The soul of the red dragon didn’t disappear at once . The gigantic flame which had lost its essence burned gorgeously like the sun .

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has risen . ]

[Your level has ri… . ]

[The level of Heavenly Wine has risen . ]

[The level of Heavenly Wine has risen . ]

[The level of Divine Scent has risen . ]

[The level of Divine Scent has risen . ]

[Heavenly Wine has been promoted to Ultimate Heavenly Wine . ]

[The level of Protagonist Body has risen . ]

[The level of Conquest has risen . ]

[The level of Pheromones has risen . ]

[Pheromones has been promoted to Ruling Pheromones . ]

[You have learnt Extreme Nothingness . ]

The letters of white light and the voice of the woman came in succession . At a quick glance, he had gained more than 10 levels at once . The messages rose on top of each other, making them seem endless, while the woman’s voice felt more difficult to hear than usual .

‘What is this Ruling Pheromones?’

In-gong breathed out as he thought about it . His exhausted stamina, magic power . and aura were immediately refreshed by the level-up effect . In-gong closed his eyes . Somehow, he felt like sleeping .

However, he couldn’t sleep just yet . There were still things which needed to be cleaned up .

‘Master!’

“Prince!”

“Shutra!”

Three voices called out behind him at the same time . There was no need for him to open the mini-map . In-gong raised a fist again, then he turned around as he felt the sadness and pain of the white woman .

The Death Knight was rushing away from Carack as his feelings were being conveyed through the blue aura around him . Resentment, rage, and hatred sought to choke the white woman’s neck, and In-gong felt the Death Knight’s own emotions amidst that vortex of emotion .

In-gong could see that the Death Knight was connected with the indigenous species . The Death Knight had been king of the indigenous species in the past, and the king had lived in deep regret and despair .

In-gong laughed, then he clashed with the Death Knight . In-gong’s clenched fist reached the chest of the Death Knight, causing a deep dent .

The Death Knight then started crumbling slowly from his chest, like old wood crumbling after too much time passed . It was natural . The Death Knight had to endure for too long . He had already been broken in the fight against the demon king .

Then Death rose up, and Conquest pushed against Death . The two powers collided before Death disappeared in red flames . This time, In-gong sighed with relief . At this moment, something seemed to tackle In-gong .

“Shutra!”

It was Caitlin . In-gong hugged her and laughed . Then he understood why had she run to him so urgently . He was able to keep standing in the air due to Conquest, but the flames filling the surroundings were disappearing, making her unable to maintain her position .

It was also true for Carack, who was falling .

“Kuweeeh?”

“Greenie!”

In-gong called out the abbreviated version of Green Wind’s name . It was a desperate call and Green Wind answered . White Eagle flew at maximum speed and caught the falling Carack .

“Hah . ”

In-gong felt like he had lost 10 years of his life . The final boss and intermediate bosses were now defeated, so it should be a happy ending . However, it would’ve been a bittersweet ending if Carack had died .

‘There is no happy ending without Carack . ’

In-gong laughed at the thought . Then Caitlin got his attention from her spot within In-gong’s arms . In-gong looked down with a questioning expression, only to see Caitlin’s face draw nearer .

He felt a moist and soft texture . Caitlin had touched her lips to his . Moreover, Caitlin’s eyes were wide open . He couldn’t help smiling at the ‘this isn’t it?’ expression on her face .

“What is it?”

In-gong asked as he withdrew . Caitlin pouted and said,

“I don’t know if it is delicious or not . ”

In-gong laughed and kissed Caitlin again . Caitlin’s eyes widened at the completely different kiss, then she closed them and hugged In-gong tightly .

However, this didn’t last long because White Eagle had started to roam around In-gong while carrying Carack .

“This isn’t the time for that . ”

Carack said with a halfhearted expression . In-gong released Caitlin as she stared at him with blank eyes . Although Carack’s pronunciation was messed up, he was able to understand the meaning .

The red flames had died down . Therefore, In-gong could see the battlefield . Despite the death of the red dragon, the black beasts were still fighting the soldiers .

He had thought the situation would be fixed after their creator, the red dragon, died . At that moment, both In-gong and Caitlin thought the same thing . They looked at each other and cried out in panicked voices .

“Felicia!”

“Felicia unni!”

Felicia had crashed into the ground after pushing In-gong and Caitlin forward . If the black beasts were still attacking, then her safety couldn’t be guaranteed .

“Felicia!”

In-gong shouted again quickly . It was the same Call he had used to summon Carack . A crack opened in the air and Felicia appeared . She was exhausted and sweaty, but she didn’t seem to have any big injuries .

In-gong reached out and embraced Felicia hurriedly . Felicia sighed with relief once she was in In-gong’s arms and whispered in a small voice,

“Silvan . ”

Silvan had protected Felicia as always . From the sky, they watched the army fight against the black beasts .

“Prince . ”

Carack glanced at In-gong, who took a deep breath . He held Felicia and Caitlin with each arm, but he didn’t put them down . In-gong rose up higher and passed down a command as the demon king .

‘Retreat . Move away from the center of the battlefield . ’

In-gong was just like the previous demon king . Sylvia felt pained at the memories, but everyone followed In-gong’s words without any resistance . Elaine just laughed comfortably . As Silvan and the others moved away from the center, In-gong looked at the mini-map . The black beasts were gathered at the center of the battlefield . It was really a panorama of red dots .

In-gong took in a deep breath . As Caitlin and Felicia leaned their heads against In-gong’s chest, he declared,

“I’ll do it in one blow . ”

He was talking more to Caitlin than Felicia . Caitlin read In-gong’s intentions and nodded .

In-gong stared at the air . As the new demon king, he built up a massive ball by adding magic power and aura, and Caitlin’s aura transmitted to the Moonlight Core .

“Black Sun . ”

Of course, it wasn’t exactly like Shutenberg’s . If the destructive power was the same, then he wouldn’t be able to use it . He would vaporize the army as well as the beasts .

This was a smaller version at Level one, but this was good enough . Caitlin hugged In-gong tighter as she looked at the mass of aura and magic power . Then he dropped the black sun to the ground .

A great silence swept the ground, and the army of black beasts was instantly gone .

[Your level has risen . ]

The level up was as expected since he had also defeated the Death Knight . A white light appeared around In-gong as his magic power and aura were restored . However, unlike In-gong, Caitlin’s aura and stamina were still exhausted, so she couldn’t help grumbling .

“Shutra is too much . ”

Then she leaned her head forward cutely like she was sleeping .

“Well, you are the same as always . ”

Carack nodded at the exhausted Felicia and Caitlin on both sides of In-gong . It really was a common sight .

“Prince, don’t you care about the princesses?”

“Of course . ”

Carack clicked his tongue at In-gong’s shameless answer while Green Wind appeared with a pout . In-gong wanted to pat Green Wind’s head but both his hands were full . He felt sorry as he used Telekinesis to do it, but Green Wind still smiled happily .

‘My master, look at the sky . ’

The white woman’s voice was heard . In-gong suddenly looked up at the sky . The last flames had disappeared and the blue sky could now be seen . The darkness was scattering and the red moon created by the red dragon’s power had also disappeared .

As a Drakon Kechatulla, he was able to know this . However, it wasn’t just that . The same phenomenon was happening throughout the Demon World, and In-gong could hear the giants and lizardmen .

In-gong’s gaze moved to a place far away . He looked at the sky, but what he actually saw was the white woman deep in his soul . She was smiling with both joy and sorrow . Setting aside the red dragon, Death, War, and Famine were her lovers, friends, and siblings .

‘I’m okay, my master . You have conquered me . ’

The white woman said jokingly . In-gong smiled and looked down at the ground . Familiar faces appeared . Everyone was looking this way, except for Anastasia who was desperate to hear news about Baikal in the north . Sylvia and Elaine had strange smiles on their faces .

In-gong exchanged looks with the sword duke before finally locking eyes with Locke and Zephyr . They were far away, but he could see both their expressions . Locke was smiling with satisfaction, while Zephyr nodded slowly before hugging Altesia, who was exhausted from her miracles .

It seemed like there was no need to worry . In-gong hugged Felicia and Caitlin tightly again . Despite it being on the verge of sexual harassment, Felicia didn’t say anything while Caitlin complained about the pain .

In-gong descended slowly like he was walking on stairs . Despite defeating the red dragon and the Death Knight, not everything was over yet .

In-gong gazed at the pillar of light in the center of the Sanctuary . Then the white woman whispered in In-gong’s ears,

‘You can only talk to it once . Perhaps now is the only time . Do you want to talk?’

There was no reason to resist . No, this was a conversation that he needed to have, even if it was through force . It was at the Sanctuary’s pillar of light, where the people of the indigenous species were located .

In-gong closed his eyes, and their minds were connected .