The surrounding scenery began to melt, similar to what happened when I entered gates in the past. Before I noticed, I found myself on a sunset hill. In front of me was a Gothic style castle with towering spires that looked like they could pierce the skies.

The castle’s gate then creaked open even though no outside force had touched it. In an instant, the atmosphere changed as the castle seemed to have gotten closer to me. A sweet scent emanated from inside, which seemed capable of enchanting all men. Before I knew it, Absolute Soul had already been fully activated.

I murmured cautiously, “My mind…seems fine.”

Peruta Circuit was also circulating at its maximum speed. Since I was getting closer to mastering it, Peruta Circuit would activate whenever I wanted it. Mana raged through my body and solidified my mental defense. At the same time, it covered my body thoroughly, protecting me like a shell. Now, I could imitate Peruta to a certain extent.

“Succubus’ Castle…It looks like I need to go in with a firm resolve.” I sighed.

I prepared myself to use the power of a god’s true name. With Zeus’ power, I could break through most obstacles. Unfortunately, I couldn’t use Caduceus yet.

I quickly gave orders, “Sharana, come inside my crossbow. Peika, come inside me. Ruyue, come into my armor.”

Sharana nodded. [Got it!]

Peika was overjoyed. [Hu, huhuhu.]

[OK!] Ruyue exclaimed happily.

Even though I was sucking in the surrounding mana with Peruta Circuit, having all three elementals active still slowly used up my mana. However, it wasn’t a big deal. I could just steal some from the enemies waiting for me inside the castle.

“Let’s go.”

After murmuring to myself, I lightly kicked off the ground and jumped into the castle. A large, luxurious hall appeared before me. There were succubi in formations everywhere I looked.

They all had unique appearances, but were still absolute beauties that could topple kingdoms. Most men would undoubtedly have been enchanted with one look. They were completely different from the succubi I’d seen in the dungeon. However, I couldn’t quite tell what the exact difference was.

The succubi in front of me must have been waiting for me. They looked at me as if they were women in love, and their hands were cusped on top of each other politely. Most importantly, they all seemed to be bowing.

…Strange. They weren’t in a battle stance.

One of them said, “We were waiting.”

The doubt in my heart was crushed in an instant.

“Waiting? For who? Me?” I asked the girl…the succubus. Unlike the other succubi here that were dressed in rather revealing clothing, the one who greeted me only had a little bit of skin showing. She was wearing a luxurious leather jacket and leather pants. Her bat wings also looked slightly different than the others’.

I instinctively knew that she at least had the strength to make me draw my weapon. When I raised my crossbow, she sensed the battle spirit I was emitting and once again lowered her head.

She pleaded, “Please retrieve your hostility. We have no intention or ability to fight you.”

I narrowed my eyes. “Yeah, that’s what I thought. This place should be an SSS rank dungeon, but you guys are…too weak.”

She raised her head and revealed a gorgeous smile. “Huhu, so you really were the one she was waiting for. Please follow me. You will be able to enjoy a battle befitting your dignity.”

“She’s the boss of this place?” I asked.

“This way.”

I followed the succubus and left the hall. The other succubi were all lined up along the hall and…right, they were bowing to me. But why? Why were all of these succubi being so polite to me?

Everything I knew about succubi seemed to escape my head. Did I already fall for their trap? Or was this entire castle an illusion…? No, that didn’t make sense.

“Come inside. The queen is waiting.”

When I snapped out of my thoughts, I was in front of a large door that resembled the Floor Master door. I couldn’t help but ask the succubus that led me here, “You want me to start with the boss? Do I fight the rest of you after I take care of her?”

She shrugged lightly. “Whatever you wish.”

I couldn’t understand what she was planning. With a hint of doubt, I kicked open the door. Boom! The door crumbled down and the scene beyond the door was revealed.

Since the castle and door were something out of a movie, I expected to see a red carpet that led to a throne, but that wasn’t it. Inside was another large hall and a young girl that was standing with her eyes closed.

Though she had the frail appearance of a young girl, her flowing pink hair glowed, making it obvious that she wasn’t human. She also had two horns that protruded out to the side of her head, and they curved like lamb horns. Furthermore, she was wearing a thin see-through dress. Thankfully, I didn’t need to look away as she was also wearing silver armor that covered her like a swimsuit.

In terms of appearance, she looked like she was around Yua’s age. However, as expected of the queen of succubi, she had a pair of voluptuous breasts. It’s okay! I believe Yua will grow one day! One day!

She opened her eyes. Starlight gathered in her pink pupils. Seeing her eyes flashing wildly, my mouth twisted into a smile and I resisted her gaze with my own eyes.

This girl had Evil Eyes.

She purred, “Truly…a perfect warrior. Is battle the only thing you want from me?”

As expected, her voice was also young. However, it also contained a firm authority and strength. As a show of respect for her strength, I answered honestly, “No, my goal is the reward I’ll get after I defeat you.”

“Then raise your weapon. We can talk afterwards.”

The Succubus Queen spread out her arms. Her silver fingernails elongated and glistened. The moment I saw her provocative smile, I shot dozens of bolts and charged at her with Divine Speed. Through Weapon Swap, the weapon in my hand had already become the Chaotic Spear. Sharana also switched to the spear and strengthened its power.

“Hey!”

I grinned. “Let’s see if you can continue to act cool!”

While the Succubus Queen created a magical shield to protect herself from the bolts, I ducked under and dug into her defense. I then shot my spear upwards, aiming for her chest area. She seemed to be specialized in magical abilities as even while she blocked the bolts, she summoned dozens of bats to block my path.

I had expected some form of resistance, so I wasn’t caught off guard. My armor glowed brilliantly and all the bats dropped down after being frozen into chunks of ice. My spear then clashed with the Succubus Queen’s nails, which she hurriedly moved in front of her chest. Although my goal was to pierce through her body, her physical defenses were surprisingly high, so I got blocked.

This was the level of a Floor Master? She was much stronger than even the monsters in Beyond! Even though I couldn’t hide my surprise, I reacted quickly. I instantly took back my spear and thrust forward.

“Heroic Strike!”

She shrieked, “Ugh! You barbaric man!”

What shocked me even more was that the Succubus Queen could follow my movements to a certain extent. This was when I was under the effect of Divine Speed! She created another magical barrier. When my Heroic Strike pierced through it, she spread out her wings and blocked the attack with a wave of silver aura.

However, that was not enough to stop Heroic Strike. My spear directly hit her stomach, and she was sent flying back.

She huffed. “You’re strong, but you have no manners…You must not be popular with women.”

“Sorry, but I am,” I grinned as I retorted. Then, I shot a whirlpool of chaos flames toward her. Frightened, the Succubus Queen flew up. I used Talaria and followed after her.

“You’re a Hero!” she screamed.

I nodded casually. “Yep, I am.”

Her eyes flashed. “The blessing on your body! And that recklessness! Truly the role model of Heroes!”

With that, the Succubus Queen drew a magic circle in the air. No, it was not a physical magic circle. It was a magic circle that maximized the power of her Evil Eyes of Charming. I also drew my Evil Eyes’ power to the peak and pulled up the power of Absolute Soul and Overwhelm.

Pzzt! The magic circle crackled with sparks, but soon disappeared. For the first time, the Succubus Queen looked shocked.

“You resisted my charm!?” she yelled out, her eyes wide.

I laughed. “You didn’t fall for my petrification, so we’re even!”

I used Divine Speed once again. Since I could steal mana when I hit her, I didn’t need to conserve mana. I arrived in front of her in 0.2 seconds, shook off her broken magic circle’s attempt to restrain me in 0.3 seconds, and dealt another blow to her leg. By the 1 second mark, I was thrusting my spear consecutively with Lightning Spear Storm.

“Die!”

Her eyes narrowed. “You’re an impatient one, aren’t you!?”

The Succubus Queen’s body glowed in multiple areas. Magic circles appeared in every spot my spear targeted and worked hard to block the spear attacks. Even so, my mana was filling up slowly, which meant she was taking damage.

She howled with determination, “I was waiting for a warrior of this caliber, but I cannot dishonor the name of Succubus Queen!”

In the next moment, she reached out and grabbed my spear. While the aura emanating from her fingernails and the lightning aura enveloping my spear clashed and dyed the room in a brilliant light, her face became shoved up against mine. When we were close enough that I could count her eyelashes individually, she pushed her full lips against mine.

Realizing what she was about to do, I used Divine Speed for the third time and headbutted her. I then raised my foot and quickly kicked her away.

“Kyak!”

The Succubus Queen teared up. Rather than physical pain, she looked like she had received a great psychological shock. She shouted at me, “You refused my kiss! Are you really a man!? How can you kick a girl like that!?”

I retorted, “Fight with your strength!”

“This is a Succubus’ strength!” she shrieked indignantly.

“Charms don’t work on me!” I shouted back, annoyed as I crashed down on the ground. I had activated Gaia Buster and had even used Sacrifice as well. The hall crumbled, and a countless number of rock shards that shot up were enveloped with a black aura. With an expression of utter shock, the Succubus Queen created several barriers.

“You!”

“Since you invited me, defeat me with your strength!” I demanded.

I kicked off the air with Talaria’s power and charged toward her. The brilliant power of a Hero filled my spear and mixed with my chaos flames, forming a whirlpool that was hard to describe. The Succubus Queen spread out her wings to face me, and a pink aura enveloped her hands.

She declared, “You’re truly manly! But if you don’t differentiate between your targets, you’ll be hated!”

“I prefer being cursed by targets that’ll soon die!” I retorted with a smile.

Her eyes hardened. “I won’t die!”

My spear clashed with the Succubus Queen’s aura, and an explosion broke out. Though we both received damage, I attacked her once again. Her raw strength was similar to mine! However, in terms of technique and skill…!

Peruta Circuit vibrated fiercely, speeding up the rate the whirlpool of aura rotated. As I channeled more mana into my attacks, the Succubus Queen received more injuries and more mana flowed back into me. The Succubus Queen widened her eyes in surprise.

“My mana…? We were the same kin?” she asked.

I laughed. “Sorry, but do I look like someone who can seduce women wherever I go? I have simply obtained the Mana Eater’s power!”

I poured more strength into my spear. I used Heroic Strike once more and activated Sacrifice at the same time. If she didn’t die after this, I would be in trouble. However, her intelligence was high and her magical barriers were extremely annoying. The solution was to push through when I saw an opening! This wasn’t the strongest attack I could muster, but I had put enough strength to destroy Seoul in a single blow.

Just when I was about to thrust forward, she smiled and said, “You pass, Dear Husband. In every regard!”

Her declaration made me lose strength as I had never heard someone call me ‘dear husband’ before in my life. I couldn’t believe my mentality was so weak that I’d be shaken by this. Thinking that I needed to train myself when I got back, I tried to thrust forward once again. This time, she said more clearly, “Since we worked off good sweat, why don’t we take some rest and talk, Dear Husband?”

I couldn’t help but interrupt her, “Don’t say something that would make other people misunderstand!”