and this stood far above anything else.

Even if he had to kill off everyone in the tutorial area in order to accomplish his set plans then he would’ve done so.

He didn’t think that small sacrifices for bigger things were right but he didn’t hesitate if it was needed.

But because they didn’t want this, they had set up a plan which had the least amount of casualties.

But the thing was, even if they tried to reduce the amount of casualties there were occasions where casualties were needed to catch up to their difficult goals.

And because of this, they reduced the targets who would be sacrificed.

Deciding who had to die in order for them to get to the next stage.

The guys who would have no other choice than to die even if they left them alone.

Or those who had the possibility of causing the most amount of damage to humanity or committed the most sins, those who would have their death called for by others when they found out later.

This occasion of

was like that too.

It hadn’t been two months yet and the time that they had calculated at which he would go into the Final Dungeon still had a month left.

No, just like how Keldian said, it wouldn’t be possible for him to get to the level of clearing the dungeon even if he was to hunt for a month.

And because of this he needed a stepping stone to get into the

and these guys were just chosen to become those stepping stones.

In conclusion, he hadn’t come here to give them judgement because they had broken the rules, they weren’t dying because he was right and they were wrong.

‘Ah. Maybe that’s a bit too far.’

Since the number of people who have died in these guys’ hands won’t change.

“Don’t think about it too much. Isn’t it easier to think that you tried to kill me and we clashed because of that? Truthfully speaking, I think that’s enough of a reason.”

“…”

“You were just running towards your own goal and I the same. We just clashed while doing so and the one who got crushed was you this time. You have crushed others so well up to this point, why are you making an expression like you’re suffering an injustice?”

Wongyung made a lethargic expression at those words.

‘This guy is just like me.’

He had been fooled.

He had thought that when he tried to lead everyone in Central Island, that was his true character.

He thought that he was like a Hero who was advancing forward in the world which was collapsing.

But that wasn’t it.

That was just the image which he was holding up.

This was his true character.

He was just like himself.

Like how he could kill countless number of people in order to achieve his goals, that guy could also do that with no hesitation.

Except he was much thorough than himself.

Hansoo suddenly thought of Kangtae’s words as he looked at Wongyung.

Wongyung made a focusless expression but then sighed as he realized that this was the end.

Since his sanity had come back after his death got guaranteed.

‘Well. This might’ve been set already when I started killing people.’

He had constantly killed people as he got stronger.

With the sole reason of finding his son.

And at the same time he thought of this.

Because he was strong, he could treat others as sacrificial lambs.

And this world did not have any rules or society to stop that but rather encouraged him.

And this was the result of that.

‘I could eventually be stepped on or eaten by somebody else like this too.’

From a point of view this insecurity had pushed him farther than his desire to find his son.

‘It came much faster than I had thought.’

Wongyung sighed deeply as he spoke while looking at Hansoo:

“…You won’t save my daughter even if I asked you?”

He could only save his daughter if he were to put in a normal human being.

It didn’t seem like that guy would do something like that.

And when Hansoo shook his head as he expected, he sighed as he spoke his last words:

“If you find my son please look after him. Though it’s a little bit too much to ask when you are trying to kill me.”

Hansoo shook his head as he spoke at Wongyung who was explaining his son’s characteristics.

“There’s no need for that.”

“…”

“But if my plans work out well his fate may be changed.”

“G.o.dd.a.m.nit. What are you talking about untill the end…”

Then Hansoo’s dagger aggressively sliced past Wongyung’s neck.

Hansoo looked at the dead Dark Mad Lord with a complex look and then got up while shaking his head.

‘Just do some clean-up and move out.’

There wasn’t much time.

Hansoo looked around at the hundred plus corpses around him and then looked towards the starting location where he had come from.

“Hnng.. d.a.m.n. When can we go…”.

Gyungmi, who had been standing at the starting point with her clansmen, grinded her teeth.

While they were chasing him, they were caught by him when he suddenly changed his path and rushed towards them.

The fact that they stuck too close because she was afraid of losing him was the mistake.

‘d.a.m.nit… did he expect one or two people to follow him from the start?’

As soon as Chungjae saw them he spoke out.

She had followed out of curiosity but that curiosity did not win over her fear.

Since it felt like an ‘Accident’ may happen if she didn’t listen.

It had been over half a day of waiting here.

‘d.a.m.nit. Should I just go?’

But before Gyungmi finished her thoughts, a blood-covered Chungjae was walking over from afar.

“What. What did you do?”

Hansoo, who had the appearance of Chungjae, looked over at Gyungmi with a cold expression and then nodded his head.

‘She really didn’t follow.’

If she had followed him to where he had fought then those traces couldn’t be hidden.

Since there would be traces of the soot that filled up the whole of the third floor.

‘Then… it’s ok.’

Since she wouldn’t be able to figure it out even if she went.

“It’s better to not know. You’ve done well so go on your way now.”

As soon as he finished those words, Chungjae disappeared into the paths.

And then Gyungmi narrowed her eyes.

‘…That’s towards the outskirts of the tower?’

Gyungmi made a strange expression but then shook her head.

She had been stuck here for too long anyway.

It seemed like he wanted to hide something but then it might really become dangerous once she tried to pry into it.

‘…It doesn’t seem like he’s the type that would let the person who figured the thing he tried so hard to hide go.’

She was curious but she couldn’t not distinguish between fire and water.

If he had stopped them from following him it meant that he didn’t want to show them anything but if he were to chase them down while they pried into it…

‘I don’t even want to think about it. Stop thinking about it. Stop thinking about it.’

There were things that she needed to keep as a secret even if she knew about them.

Gyungmi took her clansmen as she proceeded forward at a very fast pace.

And after a while a giant cross could be seen.

Her sixth sense had told her instinctively.

That something happened here.

But her only clue was her sixth sense.

He had cleaned up things so well that n.o.body would’ve known that anything happened without the sixth sense.

‘Well. It’s nothing I need to know about.’

While Gyungmi was trying hard to suppress her curiosity, the fairy appeared in the sky again.

“Oh my. People came again. Then shall I start the explanation? About this cross right? Oh no. It increased by three more.”

Gyungmi made a suspicious expression as she looked at the fairy.

Proofreader’s note

All the instances of Dark Mage General, Demon Mage General, etc. refer to the Dark Mad Lord as already explained in a previous note. Hopefully everything’s been edited to the correct wording. That same Dark Mad Lord is referenced in the first chapter.

Please don’t hate on Gyungmi! She’s the role model of a Lord who cares for her people and places herself at their level.

This is regular chapter 1/3, other regular chapters on Friday and Sunday. There’ll be yet another sponsored chapter tomorrow. At this rate Ekdud will break!

Translator : Ekdud

Proofreader : coyotte508

TL Check : KobatoChanDaiSuki

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