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"Wait... is the cup of reincarnation limited?"

"It has no infinite power. Just as the Absolute who created the world is removed by his own creation, all power has an end."

Because of the bitterness in his tone, Cheng Jin-Woo involuntarily turned his head to look at the Shadow King.

"Speaking of which, how did the creations kill the Creator?"

"It's the same as if you were to be harmed by a machine made with your own hands."

Yes.

Even machines made for human needs can cause harm to humans to some degree, depending on how they are used.

It is the same reason that humans are afraid of artificial intelligence made by their own hands.

"We were created to fight, and that is enough to knock down the master."

Cheng Jin-Woo nodded.

Soon, around Cheng Jin-Woo and the Shadow King, several kings that Cheng Jin-Woo was also familiar with appeared.

"Kings are inspired by the ways of rulers."

Just as they lent power to humans in order to strengthen the world, and sowed magic power in order to kill monsters, kings also decided to borrow human bodies.

After the king came to the world, the legion arrived faster than the rulers expected.

"This is a plan to turn the earth into a huge trap by using the magic power sown by the ruler."

"Because I want to wipe out the forces of the rulers who came to support humans at once..."

"" Exactly. "

If kings with great power want to enter this world, they will inevitably need a body that matches this world.

So, the kings looked for suitable human containers one by one.

But because the powers of both the King of Destruction and the King of Shadows are too powerful, it is difficult to find someone whose body can bear their power.

"At this time, a very powerful mage who works under the King of the Illusory Realm suggested to me. He said that he would find a suitable candidate for me."

designer.

The sorcerer, who was called the designer by the kings, said that he would help the shadow king come to this world at the cost of making himself immortal.

The Shadow Lord, interested in the human world, accepted the suggestion.

However, no one can bear the 'power of death'.

"People with a high degree of magic sensitivity, people with an overwhelming physical advantage, and even people with superior mental power. Everyone can't bear my power. They are either crazy or dead."

No living being can be an instrument of death.

A contract with the king.

This has a different level of meaning from ordinary conventions.

The designer gradually became anxious.

It began to tremble, and while it was looking for other candidates, the Shadow King found someone.

"..."

Cheng Jin-Woo raised his head.

It feels like hundreds of monitors are showing various images of myself at the same time, and my figure appears everywhere.

"At that time, I found out. You are the closest to death at any time, but you will break away from the end with the determination to die every time."

Four years of working as a hunter.

Cheng Jin-Woo, who is also the lowest rank among the E-rank hunters, experiences the danger of the dungeon every day, but he never leaves the dungeon.

For my mother, for my sister.

For the only family left, he sacrificed himself and fought desperately.

The scenes of these four years have all remained in the memory of the Shadow King.

The Shadow King raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and pointed his fingertips towards himself.

"I ignored the designer's objection and chose you."

Looking at the fingertips, Cheng Jin-Woo couldn't help but his heart skipped a beat.

He said it.

'I am the history of your struggle; the trace of your struggle; the compensation for your countless pains.

These words are not comments on the experience of myself after becoming a player, but words spoken to myself before becoming a player.

Once again, every word of the Shadow King echoed heavily in his chest.

"The anxious designer accepted my instructions, and the guy finally pulled you into the design."

Double dungeon.

To survive the exam.

and 'player'.

All of this is designed by the designer to create a new vessel for the Shadow King.

"The world is reincarnating and repeating time, and has been observing the designer of human beings. It uses the things that human beings are best at and likes, so that human beings can adapt to my unusually powerful power."

The things that humans are best at and love.

As soon as he heard the king's words, Cheng Jin-Woo immediately knew what it meant.

He was talking about games.

The player manipulation system has a similar structure to the game, and for good reason.

Seong Jin-Woo was the only one who succeeded in that experiment.

"With the help of my designer system, gradually adapt your body to me."

"But you betrayed the designer?"

Seong Jin-Woo remembered how the angel stone statues were rampant after deceiving the kings in the dungeon they entered again.

Why... the shadow king chose himself without telling the signers?

Cheng Jin-Woo asked the reason.

"Yes...why?"

"..."

The Shadow King hesitated for the first time to answer.

He looked like he was worried about something, Cheng Jin-Woo didn't rush him.

After a while, he finally let go.

"I just wanted to do that."

Compared with the long distress, the answer is too simple.

But Cheng Jin-Woo laughed strangely.

"It may be that the time with you is too happy, so I don't want to lose you."

Unwilling to remove Cheng Jin-Woo's personality and occupy his body, the Shadow King chose to assimilate with Cheng Jin-Woo's personality.

Chose to be with him.

What happened in the end?

The Shadow King slowly raised his hands, grabbing the sides of the hood that covered his face.

Seong Jin-Woo was shocked when he saw his face peeking out from the hood.

'...!'

There, have yourself.

The Shadow King's face is the same as his own.

Is that all?

Cheng Xiaoyu inadvertently looked down at himself, only to realize that he had already been unknowingly wrapped in the surrounding darkness like armor.

The shape of the armor was the same as that of the Shadow King.

The two people look at each other with the same face as if they are standing in front of a mirror.

"I became you, and you—became me."

I am you.

That is the truth without a single lie.

"It wouldn't be surprising for either of you and me to become the master of this body."

Because the two are already the same body.

"So I'll give you the choice. Take your pick."

The Shadow King raised his left hand, and many faces he missed appeared in front of his eyes.

"In this realm of death, you can enjoy the beautiful dreams you created and spend this eternal rest with me."

The laughing President Gao Jianli, the young mother who is not yet sick, and his childhood appearance in the passing time all appeared before his eyes one by one.

"Otherwise one"

The Shadow King lowered his left hand and raised his right hand instead.

Under his action, everyone disappeared instantly, and a giant dragon flew over from the black sky.

Then, countless armies following behind the Dragon King began to burn the city.

"You have to come back to reality and fight them."

Seeing the Dragon King and the Legion of Destruction led by it, Cheng Jin-Woo showed a serious expression.

Instead of answering the Shadow King, he asked questions.