The Player Who Can't Level Up

“Who the hell are you?! Who dares to interrupt my battle with Lucifer again?!” the water dragon cried out.

The magic exuded from the new gate was strong, strong enough to disrupt all the battles.

Leviathan roared at the gate, “Get out of my way!”

Destructive energy gathered at the water dragon’s mouth, creating a barrier around it. No one could stop Leviathan because of the barrier.

“Die!”

Once the destructive energy had condensed at its mouth, it flew toward the floating gate with a blast. A storm formed from it, blurring everyone’s vision.

Fwip!

Surprisingly, as soon as the attack made contact with the gate, it perished. Leviathan was confused, as that attack should’ve been enough to destroy the gate.

“I’m late, aren’t I?” A voice emerged from the gate. “I’m sorry.”

Next, somebody in full-body armor appeared and chuckled. The newcomer's face was hidden, but his voice was unmistakable.

El yelled from the sky, “Master!”

The man flew down from the floating gate; the giant gate closed behind him, taking away the oppressive energy too. Gradually, Gi-Gyu’s creatures regained control over their bodies, but their enemies still couldn’t stand up.

Like an angel from heaven, he appeared from the gate and landed on the ground. Right now, everyone on the field could only stare at him.

Thud.

Finally, he stood on the ground. Gi-Gyu’s soldiers kneeled before him while El walked toward him.

Lou, Soo-Jung, Lim Hye-Sook, Yoo-Bin—all the important figures lined up behind him.

“We have been”—El smiled—“waiting for your return, Master.”

With that, she turned into a bright light and disappeared. Next, the light darted to the man’s hand and transformed into a sword.

“Tsk.” Lou did the same. The white-haired young man disappeared and reappeared in the man’s hand as a dark-red sword with a single white thread.

Holding two swords, the man announced under his breath, “I’m back.”

It was almost a whisper, yet it echoed throughout Eden.

The noises of the war, Leviathan’s panting, the Belphegors’ shouts—it drowned out everything.

Soo-Jung, Lim Hye-Sook, and a few others watched with a smile.

He was the master of Eden—their only hope.

Instead of greeting them, the man murmured, “I guess I should return this to him?”

He looked up at the small, glowing gray marble in the air. It was the dragon breath Leviathan had shot at him. He had compressed it using Chaos. And now…

Fwoosh!

He shot it toward his enemies. The gray marble flew at an incredible speed and hit the giant water dragon.

Kaboom!

An explosion occurred.

***

Kim Gi-Yeul felt speechless.

“A-am I dreaming?” He wondered if he had fallen asleep when the helicopter fell. Was this all just a dream? If not, perhaps he had died in the crash, and all of this was…

Kim Gi-Yeul shook his head. This was real. He could feel everything clearly.

“Oppa…” Kim Min-Hee’s hand touched his, confirming that this was indeed real.

Just a moment ago, the sky opened up to reveal the biggest gate he had ever seen. He didn’t know what that water dragon had shot toward it, but he knew enough to recognize it should have annihilated the gate.

Therefore, what had happened next shocked him even more. This attack hadn’t done a thing. It had just perished.

Next, a figure, presumably a human, had left the gate. He wore full-body armor, seemingly made from dragon scales.

Kim Gi-Yeul gawked at this figure.

Tao Chen mumbled, “He’s back.”

Tao Chen had been speaking Korean until now, but he spoke the last part in Chinese. Was it just a coincidence? Or did Tao Chen do this so they couldn’t understand him?

Kim Gi-Yeul had learned a bit of Chinese in the past, so he understood what Tao Chen said.

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‘He…?’ Before long, he had a good guess about the newcomer's identity.

“We have been waiting for your return, Master,” announced the woman who had been fighting like a warrior.

Then, this woman of angelic beauty with pure white wings kneeled before the man.

All the monsters, Eden’s soldiers, and the famed player Lucifer…

They all recognized him happily.

Kim Gi-Yeul asked cautiously, “I-is that Kim Gi-Gyu?”

To his disappointment, Tao Chen didn’t answer. And because of the armor, he couldn’t confirm his suspicion. Thankfully, his trusty old camera was doing its job perfectly despite the messy situation.

Kim Gi-Yeul grasped Kim Min-Hee’s hand tightly.

“I guess I should return this to him?” the armored man declared, followed by an explosion.

***

Gi-Gyu had used Chaos to compress Leviathan’s dragon breath, so a huge blast occurred when this compressed energy hit Leviathan.

But the result was different from what everyone had expected.

-Dammit.

“Lu… ci… fer!” Leviathan had lost a big chunk of its body due to that highly compressed marble of its own energy and Chaos.

Unexpectedly, the two Belphegors nearby fell to the ground.

“This is strange,” Gi-Gyu murmured.

-Indeed, this is very odd. Your attack just now should’ve been enough to destroy… even hell kings.

“I know, right? Something feels wrong.” Gi-Gyu’s eyes darkened. There was no time to celebrate his return with others. That would have to wait until they had defeated the enemies inside Eden.

“For now…” Gi-Gyu stretched his arms, his two swords gleaming. Behind him, his creatures looked at him for an order.

“Let’s get rid of them,” Gi-Gyu announced.

-Go, Master!

Brunheart cheered for him.

-Long time no see, Brunheart.

-Tsk, the annoying kid is back.

Lou and El greeted Brunheart.

-El! Lou! I missed you so much!

Brunheart shouted happily.

Step.

Gi-Gyu kicked the ground, but his step wasn’t that loud. His dragon hunter armor was undoubtedly heavy, yet his step was so light it didn’t even leave a footprint on the ground. This showed how expertly Gi-Gyu had spread his power to move at an incredible speed.

“Ackkkkk!” Leviathan screamed with everything it had. Its whole body boiled with power, and dozens of water rivulets erupted around it. They swirled like living creatures to attack Gi-Gyu.

Soo-Jung anxiously watched Gi-Gyu, who was in the air. He had defused Leviathan’s attack easily, indicating he had become incredibly powerful. Soo-Jung did not doubt that he could handle the water streams charging toward him.

She was looking at him nervously because…

“Just how strong are you now?” Soo-Jung whispered.

Gi-Gyu simply waved his hand, and all the water rivulets disappeared. He didn’t have any wings, but he was in the air without making any visible effort. He looked down at Leviathan.

“Luci…” There was something very wrong with Leviathan. Half of its body was gone, and although it tried to regenerate, it wasn’t working. Chaos’ malignant power prevented it from healing itself.

Still watching Leviathan, Gi-Gyu slowly lifted his hand with Lou in a circular motion. This motion silently etched the shape in the air.

-Dammit.

Gi-Gyu heard Lou curse quietly.

“Luci… fer…” Leviathan spat out his last word before a gruesome sound was heard.

Slice.

-Guess he’s finally gone.

Lou muttered as what was left of Leviathan’s body split in half.

***

The two Belphegors were annihilated; nothing was left of them. The water dragon was split in half. And next to it…

The lower-ranking demons and the seat holders remained quiet with unreadable expressions on their faces. The weaponized players created by the Caravan Guild, however, weren't spared.

Gi-Gyu had made the judgment call that these creatures could not be purified, so he killed them with the dragon’s breath.

And lastly…

“If you surrender, I will give you a chance,” Gi-Gyu explained to the enemy players who had just woken up. They were only alive because Gi-Gyu had good control over his power, and El had provided added protection for them. Hamiel and the other angels had also guarded them with all of their powers.

Rattle.

Brunheart disabled the Dragon Hunter which left Gi-Gyu in his normal clothes. He sat opposite the players with Rohan as their leader. There was an odd expression on Rohan’s face. He was happy to see Gi-Gyu, but he had to act scared and hostile.

Rohan remained quiet. He was the leader of this group, and although the players weren’t obligated to obey him, they were all looking up to him to lead them. Everyone waited anxiously for his decision.

Most players were awake and knew that none of them could win against Gi-Gyu.

‘Is he even human?’ This was what most players were wondering. The players gathered here weren’t the cream of the crop, and if Gi-Gyu wanted, he could kill them all easily. So, they all prayed for Rohan to make the right decision.

“I believe I can respond as everyone’s representative here.” Rohan finally opened his mouth. “As the deputy guild master of the Iron Guild and head of the Korean branch, the 10,000 players here and I…”

Rohan lowered his face, unable to hide his joy.

“Surrender to you.”

Rohan was filled with happiness, as he had helped his master.