“Maybe I should make RyongRyong a friend.”
Woojin searched the lab in a good mood, since he had made an unexpected profit. There were high quality monster ingredients piled everywhere. He also found several black magic tomes. He put it all away into his Inventory, then used the Return Stone to cross the portal.
When Woojin exited the stairway, he saw the large figure made out of sc.r.a.p metals. He looked like a pile one could find at a junk yard.
Gee-gee-geek.
When Woojin spotted him, the Steel Giant stood up. His entire body was drenched with the blood of the monsters. Instead of an Iron Golem, he looked like a Blood Golem.
“Goo-uhhh.”
Dolsae asked if Woojin had rescued Bibi. Even amongst his familiars, those two were unusually close...
“Come here.”
At Woojin"s words, the pieces of tanks and helicopters that made up Dolsae"s body fell to to floor.
Weeeeeng.
Golem"s Heart, the ball of light that was the size of a person"s head, approached Woojin and Dolsae wept in sadness.
Woojin felt complicated emotions as he stroked Dolsae once.
“Good job. Go back in to look after Bibi.
Weeeeeng.
Dolsae vibrated in mid-air, then he disappeared as if he had just melted away.
He probably shouldn"t summon Dolsae for awhile.
At least, Bibi won"t be lonely as she waited to be reborn in the Summoning room. Dolsae would be waiting night and day for her return.
Woojin looked around his surrounding and saw armed men taking care of the monsters’ corpses.
The Holy Maiden approached Woojin and bowed her head.
She made the right choice in not attacking him. He didn"t have his Death Knights, yet he was able to defeat Trahnet"s commander...
His reputation as being the G.o.d of Destruction"s Champion was warranted.
“Do you know what happened here?”
Melody immediately knew what Woojin was talking about.
“Earth isn"t synchronized fully yet. This was the work of a summoning circle.”
“Give me a more detailed explanation.”
The Holy Maiden was silent for a moment as she chose what she would say.
“Dungeon… This magic circle can summon a waypoint.”
“A waypoint?”
“It is a tunnel capable of connecting to the Dimensional Domain. People of earth call it a Dungeon. It is called a Gate on Alphen.”
Woojin pressed firmly on his temple.
They were having a hard time defending against the existing Dungeons, yet people were trying to create new Dungeons?
Why were there so many crazy people on earth?
“Melody.”
“Yes….”
“Cooperate with me.”
“What are….”
“I don"t want to see Trahnet"s forces tread on Earth.”
“Give me your full cooperation. If I am able to earn my Dimensional Domain, I"ll actively help you reclaim Alphen.”
Melody"s eyes opened wide all of a sudden.
She gave a s.h.i.+ver of disbelief, her entire body trembling.
How could those words have come out of the Immortal"s mouth?
It was so shocking that tears threatened to form in her eyes.
How great would it have been if the Immortal had been as concerned and took active interest when he was on Alphen? Maybe they have been able to protect their planet?
‘Oh, my G.o.ddess….’
Maybe G.o.ddess Aria wanted her to bring back the Immortal, who had crossed back to earth. Maybe this was why she had guided Melody here.
“I"ll move heaven and earth to help you….”
By protecting Earth, she would be able to regain Alphen.
The Holy Maiden bowed deeply towards Woojin to express her thanks.
Woojin was provided a room in a hotel owned by the t.i.tan Guild. Only the VIPs was allowed to use this hotel. However, Woojin only stayed there for 5 minutes.
With the help of the t.i.tan Guild, Woojin spent all of his time mainly clearing the 6 star Dungeons nearby, as well as leveling up. He had also been lucky. He had come across a 6 star Dungeon when it was Reset, and he was able to clear it.
The hotel was mainly used by Jung-minchan.
Even if he had stayed in the hotel, it wasn"t as if he would be able to kick back and relax.
At the Holy Maiden"s strong suggestion, t.i.tan Guild and Alandal Guild created a powerful new alliance. They were busy making detailed plans on Earth"s defense, and the expedition they will send to Planet Alphen.
The consortium had ended with a troubled atmosphere in the air. The information about Trahnet"s conquest forces, the state of Alphen, the reason why Dungeons were forming, and the structure of the Dungeons were all revealed. It caused widespread chaos.
There was a dilemma.
If they excavated and used the bloodstones, Earth would fall faster into danger. However, the bloodstones could also be used as a weapon in protecting earth from danger.
On one side, there were people who wanted to stop clearing Dungeons immediately. On the other, people wanted to aggressively clear the Dungeons to strengthen earth"s defense. A fierce debate had erupted.
During all of this, everyone agreed the world needed to mount a unified defense. There were some talk of creating a command group able to direct the effort of all Roused on this world.
There were too many Roused from too many countries gathered at the consortium, so no one could come up with a consensus. It seemed that it would take a long time to come to an agreement.
It was the thirty-second day since he had defeated Rashmode.
It was the day Bibi would be revived. It was also the day Woojin would be returning to Korea. t.i.tan prepared their private plane for Woojin"s return journey.
Woojin shook hands with the t.i.tan Guild master Deacon, who had footed all the expense relating to using the 6 star Dungeons.
“Thank you for everything.”
“No. We should be the one thanking you. I"ve never witnessed a Roused clear a Dungeon as fast as you, Mr Kahng-woojin.”
Deacon was astonished at the speed, in which Woojin cleared the vaunted Dungeons. Even after clearing a vast number of Dungeons, Woojin still hadn"t been able to reach level 70. He needed 10% more EXP to reach level 70.
It wasn"t as if Korea didn"t have Dungeons. He could take care of leveling in Korea.
The only regret he felt was not being able to find a Dimensional Fragment in the newly Reset 6 Star Dungeon after he cleared it.
“Please travel safely.”
“I"ll see you again at a later date.”
Woojin looked at the Holy Maiden. She was still careful around Woojin, but she wasn"t always in a state of panic any more.
“Let"s go together when we raid Alphen.”
“There"s no doubt I"ll be there.”
Woojin put on a mischievous smile when the Holy Maiden lowered her head.
“You must feel relieved since you don"t have to see me any more.”
She was as thankful as she could be for his promise of regaining Alphen. The problem was she still had a lot of fear and discomfort leftover for Woojin from the past. Whenever she was next to Woojin, she always felt anxious. So, the fact that he would be gone made Melody feel much more relieved.
“Huh? Since you aren"t answering, it must be true.”
“…It isn"t like that.”
“It"s all right. Take care of yourself.”
“Please be safe on your travels, Monarch.”
She would have never thought she would develop a relations.h.i.+p with the Immortal, one in which they would exchange greetings.….
After Melody saw Woojin"s plane disappear into the sky, she left the airport.
The shadow from her face disappeared, and a sense of peace came over her.
The haughty and dignified air that had been missing for a brief amount of time returned.
When she returned to the temple located inside the Guild"s headquarters, Melody prayed in front of the G.o.ddess" statue.
“Oh G.o.ddess… Let the day when we return to Alphen come as soon as possible….”
“Ah!”
The Holy Maiden had her eyes closed as she prayed. She was surprised when there was a buzz around her. She calmed her heart then she sat up straight. This was her G.o.ddess"s divine message. Even she had only experienced this a few times in her life.
Her forehead, palms, knees and toes touched the ground in front of the G.o.ddess" statue. Her holy and kind voice rang in Melody"s ears.
[…Follow him.]
She said to follow him. Who….
[Go after him.]
The Holy Maiden fervently wished the person, who the G.o.ddess referred to, wasn"t the one that came unbidden to her mind. As if the G.o.ddess had read her thought, her brilliant voice rang once again in the Holy Maiden"s heart.
[You will stay by his side.]
“…Oh G.o.ddess.”
She wanted to act as if she hadn"t hadn"t heard her G.o.ddess. Did her G.o.ddess want to strengthen her weak heart by putting her next to him?
[Stay next to Kahng-woojin.]
The divine message was unusually long today.
I"ve already understood what you meant, G.o.ddess.
I just don"t want to believe it.
She didn"t feel this wretched even when the G.o.ddess had told her she would have to sacrifice her body for the salvation of Alphen by crossing the dimension…
Oh, my G.o.ddess. Why would you give me such a tribulation...