I upgrade alone

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'......'

Cheng Jin-Woo looked up at the sky.

Gradually, he could feel the existence of another world that was getting closer and closer to this land.

Their power, and their malice.

Stimulating Cheng Jin-Woo's senses to the maximum.

Although now it feels like being on the other side of the thick fog, staring closely at the

Like something indistinct.

’ But there’s no telling when they’ll materialize. '

The fact that war with them is inevitable made Seong Jin-Woo feel heavy.

After pondering for a moment, Cheng Jin-Woo looked away.

He noticed something and took a closer look, the ant soldiers were busy moving trees and stones.

'...what are they doing again?'

Before Seong Jin-Woo called Bell to question, a voice came from behind.

"It seems to be building a small residence. It seems that I want the Lord to rest comfortably during his stay here."

The soft voice that doesn't match the big guy comes from the chief of the army, Berleon.

Cheng Jin-Woo nodded without looking back.

"It's Bell."

Bell is the only commander who quickly and enthusiastically executes things that he has not ordered.

On the contrary, Jagrit is the type to do what he is asked to do perfectly, and Berleon is...

Well this.

Nothing is known about Berleon at the moment.

The strong bond that now binds Berlion was that of the previous Shadow Kings.

Cheng Jin-Woo wanted to understand it a little more in detail.

And did it convey this feeling to Berleon?

Bo Leon silently approached behind Cheng Jin-Woo.

"My lord, why didn't you send the soldiers back into the shadows again?"

Cheng Jin-Woo still didn't look away from the soldiers, he answered softly.

"Because it seems to be very boring. Until you get here, haven't you been locked in the gap between dimensions?"

"..."

Perhaps because he was a little surprised by the answer, Berleon did not answer for a long time.

So Cheng Jin-Woo said again.

"I will never see the former shadow king again...Osborn, don't you feel very sad?"

Cheng Jin-Woo looked at his father a few days ago and realized what it was like to lose an important person.

Burrion's mood would not be any different.

Seong Jin-Woo could understand the lack it was feeling.

"When the one intended to stop the fragments that raised the rebellious flag against the Absolute, I stood by his side. When that one got the power of death, I also became a soldier first."

Berleon continued in a calm, unwavering tone.

"Although I have been assisting that person for a long time that is close to eternity, I have never doubted that person's judgment once."

"You answered wrong."

Cheng Jin-Woo once again made it clear what he wanted to ask.

Belion, who was distressed about how to answer, expressed his feelings with difficulty.

"I didn't think about my feelings."

"So I gave you a chance. Let you think about it."

There was a long and heavy silence waiting for Cheng Jin-Woo.

In the wordless answer, Seong Jin-Woo could feel Berleon's sincerity.

I didn't hear anything, but I listened enough.

At this moment, Cheng Jin-Woo turned his head to look at Bo Leon.

"I want to know the story of you and Osborne. Can you tell me?"

"It might be a long story."

"That was great. I just needed a . . . long story that would last until my eyelids got heavy."

Cheng Jin-Woo cast his eyes forward again, and Bo Leon gently sat down next to him.

"It was when I was a fruit on the World Tree..."

"Fruit? You used to be a fruit?"

"Those soldiers in the sky were all born in the form of fruits on the branches of the world tree. It is an endless giant tree with branches enough to cover the entire sky."

"Ouch..."

While Seong Jin-Woo was concentrating on this story that was different in scale from the beginning, the night gradually deepened.

***

before the sun rises.

It was still too early for the darkness to dissipate, Seong Jin-Woo slowly ran in the sea of trees.

The habit of running ten kilometers a day has become deeply ingrained.

Even though he knew that there would be no more daily tasks, his body still acted naturally.

Cheng Jin-Woo breathed heartily the unique cool breath of the forest in the early morning, and his basic thoughts have been sorted out.

'...go back now. '

It is necessary to tell people about the existence of the eight armies that may arrive at any time.

Tell them the real war is not far away.

There is no way to guarantee that everyone will be safe, and there is no way to guarantee that the world will remain the same.

Through the memory of the Shadow King, I learned that the power of the Dragon Emperor is amazing.

The Dragon Emperor and the Legion of Destruction that followed him reduced everything that existed before them to ashes.

Such enemies now regard the earth as an object of destruction.

and so.

Now is the time not only for myself, but for everyone to be mentally prepared.

Even though there was no notification from the system, Cheng Jin-Woo stopped exactly when he reached ten kilometers.

Thanks to the daily tasks that are hardly missed in a day, the body is engraved with habits.

However, it is not only habits that are engraved on the body.

He has learned in countless battles and gained great strength.

The last gift given to him by the shadow king who wanted to return to rest, now, that gift has become the word "opportunity".

Seong Jin-Woo turned to the direction where the sun started to shine.

On the ridge in the distance, the morning sun is rising.

***

Seong Jin-Woo, who can now use Shadow Exchange freely, moved into the building of the Xiaoya guild.

In consideration of the heart health of the employees, he did not enter the office immediately, and thus met a strange woman who came out of the office door.

Although unfamiliar, it seemed like a face I had seen somewhere before.

The other party seemed to be in the same mood, and the woman who passed by suddenly turned around.

"That, maybe..."

"...?"

Cheng Xiaoyu stared at her blankly, and saw that she seemed to be taken aback by something, and after hurriedly saying "nothing", the woman left again in a hurry.

'What a boring woman. '

Cheng Jin-Woo walked into the office of Xiaoya Guild.

"Oh?"

The staff seemed to have seen something they shouldn't have seen, and each of them stared wide-eyed and froze in place.

'Wouldn't it be better if I knew it earlier and came in while saying good morning?'

Their reaction was as if they had appeared out of thin air, and it was in vain that he came in from the outside on purpose.

Yoo Chen-ho who found Cheng Jin-Woo ran out with a bright expression.

"Big brother!"

Before sharing his joy, Seong Jin-Woo asked him curious questions.

"Who was that woman who went out just now?"

It seems very familiar.

Without further elaboration, Liu Chenhao's answer explained everything.