Tomb Raider King

All of the apocalypse artifacts were shocked. Ju-Heon's team members were shocked as well.

“That is…?!”

It was the rope that had closed Fenrir's stout.

Ju-Heon’s eyes were opened wide as well.

The rope that had returned to its original body instead of that ball of yarn was moving wildly as if to release all its powers it had not been able to use for a while.

[#$#&*!]

Shut your mouth! I told you to shut it!

The rope twisted itself around Fenrir’s stout as if asking who it was trying to eat.

It also seemed angry as it whipped the bastard’s ass with its tail end.

[Ugh!]

Fenrir’s eyes opened wide at the rope’s unexpectedly strong power.

Of course, the other artifacts were gasping in disbelief.

[T, that young little punk…again!]

[That punk is stepping in without understanding the scariness of the apocalypse artifacts…!]

But they seemed to be acting different from how they usually ignored the rope.

[No! It's doing a good job!]

The artifacts were cheering. Even Anubis, who had been dragged around by the rope before, was getting excited.

[That's right! That’s it! Twist that damn doggie’s neck!]

Anubis wanted the rope to drag Fenrir around as it had done to him in the past.

The artifacts were all in agreement this time. Even bitter enemies seemed to be holding hands.

This reaction was to be expected. The apocalypse artifacts were the enemies of all artifacts.

Who cared if they were all artifacts? These bastards wanted to bring the end of the world and use the Akashic records to get rid of their existences.

[Twist that bastard’s neck! Kill it!]

[I’ll let you protect Seo Ju-Heon this one time!]

[But that wolf is incompatible with our father…! It’s also an extremely high-grade artifact!]

Fenrir was the monster that had swallowed Odin. That achievement might be why it was one of the strongest apocalypse artifacts.

Naturally, Fenrir did not submit so easily.

[You dare!]

Boom!

Fenrir tried opening its stout as if to force the rope to release it.

Ahhh!

[!]

Fenrir used its strong jaw strength to rip the rope apart. The rope sounded as if it would rip.

The artifacts and Ju-Heon's team members were shocked.

The apocalypse artifacts laughed while looking at the rope that seemed on the verge of ripping.

[It’s just a bastard without even a family tree!]

[All of you must really be out of options if you bastards who care so much about the family tree is relying on a stupid rope! Hahaha!]

Fenrir laughed and charged toward Ju-Heon as well.

[I'll chomp you into pieces! Seo Ju-Heon!]

Fenrir might have been waiting in this king's ruin for this moment. It knew that Ju-Heon would definitely come here and that Ju-Heon possessed Odin’s artifact. It was waiting to take care of Ju-Heon at the last moment.

[Warning. You must relinquish your rights to Odin.]

Ju-Heon heard urgent voices behind him as well.

"Captain! Get rid of Odin’s artifact! You’ll be in danger if you don’t!”

Fenrir’s stout was soon on top of Ju-Heon's head. As Ju-Heon frowned and was about to take an artifact out…

[$##$&!]

Do you want to get in trouble? Do you want to get in trouble?

[?!]

The rope that seemed as if it would rip looked angry as it…

SQUEEZE!

It pulled its body. Fenrir’s large stout was slammed shut.

Twist!

The rope then twisted itself around Fenrir’s neck.

[#$&#$!]

Fenrir looked as if its eyes would pop out after suddenly being choked. The monster wolf then lost its balance.

The rope's body flashed and the rope’s powers became stronger as it tied the wolf down.

The wolf flailed to get the rope off but the rope seemed angry.

[#$&!]

The rope bound the wolf and then threw the large Fenrir into the air.

[#$#$&!]

Fenrir roared.

It was at that moment.

[#$&!]

Over here! Throw him over here!

Gungnir popped out when nobody noticed and was bobbing up and down with joy while pointing its sharp head up.

Fenrir gasped after seeing what was going on. It could tell what was about to happen.

[Stooooooooop!]

However…

The rope's eyes flashed and the rope slammed the wolf down where Gungnir was located.

Boom!

Fenrir’s stout landed perfectly on Gungnir’s spearhead. The sharp spearhead pierced through the wolf's chin and up through its stout.

It was the perfect aim!

Blood splattered everywhere.

Fenrir was grinding its teeth after having its stout pierced.

[Ywoo bwastaaaard!]

Fenrir's bloodshot eyes were wide open and it tried to destroy Gungnir and the rope with its feet.

[#$$&!]

Sit! Sit!

The rope choked Fenrir's neck and started dragging it somewhere.

Fenrir foamed at the mouth but could not help but be dragged away by the rope.

The apocalypse artifacts’ eyes opened wide at this sight.

[W, what is going on…?!]

Anubis was laughing its ass off.

[That's right! Get a taste of what that’s like! Even a Divine-Grade artifact like me almost died from that!]

‘That shit's just a damn wolf that ate an old man!’

The apocalypse artifacts started grinding their teeth after hearing Anubis’s crazed shout.

[You are at max lousy SS-Grade artifacts…!]

It was at that moment.

“If you understand…”

[……!]

“Move the fuck away, you motherfuckers!”

Ju-Heon’s vicious shout echoed through the area.

While that was going on…

[I am Newsroom's Kim Do Han bringing you what may be my last report.]

Most cities were damaged by the apocalypse artifacts but there were some cities that had not been attacked yet.

People hiding in shelters were shaking in fear while listening to the news on the radio or the rare TV channels that were still broadcasting.

People were on their toes listening, anxious that any of these broadcasts could be cut at any moment.

The things they could see through the camera were truly terrible.

[Please take a look over here. Major cities have been destroyed and the whole world looks as if the end of the world has arrived.]

They could see burning cities and a sky that was black from ashes. The dry and suffocating smoke was burning up the oxygen.

People couldn't escape to other areas because the roads were destroyed, planes were grounded and monsters were in the water.

It truly seemed as if the world was reaching its end.

[The disaster artifacts that have appeared in the world are said to be so strong that even the Monarchs are unable to do anything.]

Artifacts had brought humans great benefits but their appearance might have signaled the end of the human population.

Tomb syndrome had appeared with the artifacts and there were wars and famine as well. The world truly had been walking toward its end.

Unless the king, the Majesty who could control all artifacts was here…

[The military…and even the artifact users we had our faith in were unable to defeat them. However! Please take a look!]

People still had a small source of hope.

Why?

[Over there! The monster artifacts that have taken over the cities are starting to disappear through the gate in the sky!]

The excited reporter's hand was shaking.

These broadcasters who were reporting with their lives on the line pointed the camera toward Chaos's gate.

[Do you see that gate?! This gate that has appeared around the whole world is swallowing up the monsters!]

[According to what we have heard, Seo Ju-Heon is the one who opened that gate!]

“……!”

The people in the shelter gulped.

"Seo Ju-Heon…he wasn’t dead…!”

They looked ready to cry.

They were safe because regular civilians had artifacts given to them in this timeline.

They were all able to use artifacts to protect themselves from the apocalypse artifacts, but it would have its limit.

They could probably resist the peons for a while but the crazy highest-grade bastards were impossible for them to handle.

These people who had been preparing to meet their death found a ray of hope.

They had hope that they might be able to survive this hellish end of the world.

Their movements changed after this hope was kindled inside them.

“Fight! We can still survive!”

“Hold on a little longer!”

"Seo Ju-Heon will be able to suppress those bastards!”

The apocalypse artifacts truly were unable to do anything against Ju-Heon as people were hoping.

“You motherfuckers, I told you to get lost to where you came from!”

Valhalla, the palace of the gods.

Ju-Heon was blasting any artifact away that dared to get in his way toward the throne.

The kicked artifacts were sucked into Chaos.

[Uggggggh!]

[No!]

Those bastards screamed in agony as they were sucked in. Chaos continued to suck in apocalypse artifacts from around the world.

Some buildings were destroyed as apocalypse artifacts flailed to stay out, but it didn’t matter.

“Hooray! Those bastards are disappearing!”

"Seo Ju-Heon truly is the best!”

People around the world were just happy to be alive. Ju-Heon headed closer to the throne.

He could see the back of the throne from where he was standing. The throne was turned toward the window.

[Damn it! That bastard!]

There was a shadow that was trying to slowly escape without being seen.

‘Haaa, I'm sure there will be misunderstandings if he catches me here.’

Kwon Hyuk Soo was the one trying to sneak out! He had made the only choice possible to survive, but Ju-Heon wouldn't forgive him for that.

But at that moment…

“Ugh?!”

Kwon Hyuk Soo was grabbed by something and was dragged in front of Ju-Heon. Ju-Heon’s Crow's aura had grabbed him by the collar.

Kwon Hyuk Soo awkwardly laughed once he was face to face with Ju-Heon.

“Welcome back?”

Ju-Heon scoffed.

“I heard that you took our little piggy, old man. Hmm?”

"Ah, I knew it. I knew there would be this kind of misunderstanding.”

Kwon Hyuk Soo tried his best to make excuses.

“Hey, a part of the world was struck by a time bomb that made 100 years pass while you were gone.”

The time artifact truly must have activated, causing that newspaper from 2100. That time artifact made the flow of time different for a radius of 10km or something like that.

“Even I would die if I was hit by a 100 year time bomb. It was an SSS-Grade artifact’s doing, so I peed my pants.”

“That’s why you sucked up to that time artifact and exchanged your life for our little piggy?”

Kwon Hyuk Soo awkwardly smiled as Ju-Heon cracked his knuckles.

“It’s a big misunderstanding! I actually saved your sister. I bought you some time! Your sister would have been taxidermied right away if it wasn’t for my negotiations with them!”

“Oho.”

“I knew that you would come back. I'm the person who wants you to become the Majesty more than anybody else. Don’t you know that?”

“Yes, I know very well.”

Kwon Hyuk Soo screamed. It was because the Crow started swallowing Kwon Hyuk Soo as if it was telling him to shut up.

Kwon Hyuk Soo shouted as if he had been wronged.

"Wait! Ju-Heon! It’s the truth! I protected Ju-Won! Why would I want to harm her when I need to stay on your good side?!”

‘Well, it doesn't sound like he’s lying.’

There was actually an aura flowing around Joy. It was proof that Kwon Hyuk Soo was not lying and that he had somewhat been protecting Joy from the apocalypse artifacts.

That was why Ju-Heon was about to let Kwon Hyuk Soo out of the Crow when…

“Hey, Ju-Heon! You can't do this to your father! I gave you lif…! Nooo!”

He just angrily slammed Kwon Hyuk Soo back in.

Ju-Heon then walked over to the throne and put his hand on it.

[You are able to dominate the throne in your current state.]

[You are able to put this Valhalla palace under your control.]

Something amazing happened at that moment.

[We greet the Majesty.]

[Our glorious king!]

Ghost-like attendants, soldiers, and all sorts of vassals appeared in a line.

Although monsters had temporarily dominated this place, the palace had regressed to the past.

The great vassals and attendants who had served the former Majesty greeted Ju-Heon.

They greeted him as the king.

The team members’ faces lit up as they watched.

“The palace is accepting the Captain as its master!”

“Hurry up and contract with the throne!”

That was the only thing left to do.

However, something shocking happened.

Crack!

“!”

Ju-Heon, who they had all expected to sit on the throne, had suddenly destroyed the throne.

He even destroyed the throne’s core!