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◈ The Precious Demon King

Chapter 20: Osong Station Necromancer

Kim Junyong wore his usual mischievous grin as he stepped into the dungeon.

"Remi. Want to bet on who gets the first kill?"

Whoosh!

"Hey, that's cheating!"

Remi dashed off, and Kim Junyong activated his flight magic to chase her.

Skree.

"Huh?"

His mana ran dry almost instantly.

Tap, tap.

He landed on the ground just as the monsters began shuffling toward him.

"What, I'm a quick finisher now?"

He absorbed the monsters' vile intent as fuel and switched from his depleted black mana to his still-full white mana.

"Judgment."

< Execute! >

Crack!

The servants of evil had their heads blown apart and died instantly.

"Ah, this doesn't consume mana consistently either."

The amount of mana consumed by the Judgment skill varied depending on the strength of the target.

So there are enemies that this skill won't work on.

What he thought was an instant-kill skill turned out to be just a regular attack when he lacked sufficient mana.

"Judgment."

Smack, thud!

"Heh. This is great."

There was no need for the usual process of activating a mana core, drawing power, shaping it, and targeting.

"Belhaim's power really is overpowered."

Just how easily had Earth's hunters grown? Without understanding mana, they were just spamming skills.

Thanks to the steady stream of experience, his mana limit surged to 1,200 in no time. If the water tank's capacity increased, the next logical step was to fill it.

Fwoosh.

He drew in the monsters' blind emotions such as hostility and rage and filled his black mana.

Rumble–

Black mana could always be replenished through emotion. White mana was a different story once exhausted. The advantage of white mana slowly recovering on its own was clear, but...

"This cooldown is insufferable."

Rumble–

Leaving the slow-recovering white mana behind, he hunted monsters using black mana.

"Hunters are slower at hunting than I expected."

The order mana core. Due to the way white mana worked, he had to rest during a hunt to recover it. As he hunted and pondered, his mana limit continued to increase.

As expected from an A-rank dungeon, the servants of evil were not ordinary. The experience was excellent.

On top of that, his righteous deeds were rapidly accumulating order points.

< Order : 212 - 0 : Chaos >

Since Remi's kills counted too, the order points kept rising nonstop. Then, in an instant, the number jumped drastically.

< Order : 908 - 0 : Chaos >

"Ah, she must've gotten it."

Only slaying the dungeon boss, a demon and not a servant of evil, could cause that kind of jump. Soon, Remi appeared and dumped the items from her demon sword's subspace.

"Spoils of war."

"Good work."

"Bet."

"..."

Kim Junyong let out a short chuckle and asked.

"Pick one."

Since the items were from an A-rank dungeon boss, quite a few looked valuable. However, they weren't what Remi was interested in.

"The restriction."

"Hey, not that."

Why go that far and destroy the Earth?

"Tch."

Remi clicked her tongue and picked up a gem.

"The dungeon core...Sure, take it."

It was the most valuable item in the pile. It was a bit of a shame, but a bet was a bet.

With Kim Junyong's nod, Remi lightly tapped the core with her sword.

Fwoosh.

The sword absorbed the immense energy emitted by the dungeon core. Remi looked briefly dazed as she enjoyed the power, then returned to her usual blank expression.

"Let's go. You've never had real cup noodles, have you?"

"No."

"Mmm, this one is a real treat."

Kim Junyong sent all the remaining loot to the underground storage of his subspace dungeon.

"Let's go. Hehe, it's been two hundred years since my last ramen."

His mouth watered. The two of them pulled out their phones and exited the dungeon.

Flash.

As the black sphere shrank and writhed, Kim Junyong and Remi appeared.

"The noodles haven't gone soggy, have they?"

"Huh?"

Lee Mina jumped at the sudden sound of the Special Advisor's voice.

"Ah, I haven't even poured the water..."

Kim Junyong's face darkened.

"Are you kidding me?"

"That's insubordination. Shall I cut her down?"

With even Remi chiming in, Lee Mina turned pale.

"S-Sorry! I'll do it now!"

The soup base was already in. She just needed to add water. Kim Junyong sat at the table with two king-sized ramen bowls and didn't hide his displeasure.

"I can't believe I have to wait 5 minutes..."

"Shall I cut her?"

"She's part of the team. Who else is going to do the grunt work?"

Remi looked for another target. She focused on a woman gazing wistfully at them from behind a support beam.

"She's targeting Master. Shall I cut her?"

"Hm? Oh, it's the deputy bureau director."

Why was she staring like that? When Kim Junyong met her gaze, she panicked and ducked out of sight.

"She's shier than she looks."

She had seemed fine when they last met. Kim Junyong lost interest.

* * *

Choi Hyunju couldn't stop her hands from trembling in fear. No matter how hard she tried to calm down, her heart pounded so hard that it felt like it was going to burst out of her chest.

She quickly stepped back to a distance and looked over, only to accidentally meet Kim Junyong's eyes.

"Ack!"

She ducked out of sight.

Stay calm. Calm down, Choi Hyunju.

PTSD. She can overcome it!

But, against her will, her legs gave out and she collapsed, gripped by fear.

"Deputy Bureau Director? What are you doing there?"

"Shh!"

"Huh?"

The hunter peeked around the corner and asked.

"Is that the Special Advisor?"

"Yes."

"Whoa, I should go introduce myself."

"Are you insane? Get back here!"

Choi Hyunju yanked the subordinate back. But the commotion had already drawn the attention of the other hunters.

"Huh? The dungeon is gone."

"Whoa, what happened?"

"Damn, that woman's gorgeous!"

"No way, the dungeon is gone! I bought an apartment in Daejeon!"

Though the hunters had stepped forward courageously, the pressure of the A-rank dungeon left them on edge.

Now that the dungeon had disappeared, they were all riding the high of relief.

"Everyone, shut it and follow me!"

Choi Hyunju lowered her voice and quickly led them out of the schoolyard. She was terrified that someone from the Hunter Management Bureau might make a mistake around Kim Junyong.

She subtly looked back and saw him talking with Lee Mina.

"Hahh..."

She really had to get over this. She couldn't keep freezing up in front of him like a frog before a snake.

Choi Hyunju looked at Lee Mina from afar and rooted for her.

I'm counting on you, Deputy Director Lee.

The support staff assigned to the Special Advisor proved to be extremely competent. Both Cheon Yubeom and Lee Mina were doing their jobs diligently.

"Me too..."

She had to do what she could.

"So he's running a restaurant..."

Was that it? Like a quiet post-retirement life, managing a small restaurant in his hometown.

She was starting to get the picture. A normal life.

"We absolutely cannot disrupt that."

They couldn't shatter the peace of someone who had chosen to retire and live quietly. The Mad Monarch was unpredictable. She quickly called the bureau director. This sort of matter was his area of expertise.

* * *

"Slurp!"

Yes, this was the taste! Kim Junyong gulped down the ramen with admiration. Eating ramen again after two hundred years was truly moving.

"This hits the spot."

Although Remi did most of the work, enjoying a snack afterward was satisfying nonetheless.

"What was your name again?"

"Yes, Deputy Director Lee Mina."

"Right, Deputy Director Lee. Let's check out that bakery later."

"Yes, should I send the procurement team?"

"Playing noble is no fun."

"Ah, sorry."

"Let's go there ourselves later. You just drive."

"Yes."

In Belhaim, he grew tired of giving orders with a mere wave of his hand. Although it was convenient, it was also boring and tedious. Even murder and torture had become dull.

"Is there anything fun in Daejeon?"

"Uhh...probably not?"

So what, just buy some bread and head back?

Seeing that Kim Junyong looked disappointed, Lee Mina racked her brain.

Expo? No, he would hate that. Zoo? Too childish. Baseball stadium? No way! Just watching would stress him out.

She couldn't think of anything worth recommending.

"Are there any more dungeons or villains nearby?"

"Huh?"

Kim Junyong's order points were at 908. There was still time until sunset, when the points would be settled. He wanted to see if reaching 1,000 points would change the reward.

"Nearby? One moment."

Lee Mina pulled out her phone and opened the Demon Realm Subjugation app. She opened the dungeon map and zoomed in on South Korea, then Daejeon.

"There's an E-rank dungeon nearby."

"How strong is it? Is it about the same as the first dungeon I went into?"

"What? Uh, that was a C-rank."

"Hm? That was C-rank?"

Wasn't the difference in order point acquisition between C-rank and A-rank too great?

< With this dungeon conquered, countless lives and homes were saved. >

Ah, so it wasn't just about killing monsters. Conquering the dungeon counted as "salvation."

"Look for a dungeon that's C-rank or higher."

He could probably earn around 100 points in a C-rank dungeon by carefully gathering and hunting mobs.

"There are no free dungeons."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"U-Usually, guilds purchase the conquest rights for D-rank and above."

"Then just take one."

The suggestion of robbery came as naturally as breathing, and Lee Mina panicked.

We can't risk clashing with a corporation again! Think! You have to think, Lee Mina!

"V-Villain! There's a villain!"

"Oh, really? A vicious one?"

"Yes! He's extremely vicious!"

"How vicious? Does he kill people?"

"Yes!"

At least it met the criteria.

"Are there lots of victims?"

"Tons! He's still causing damage right now."

< Bel's Scale is alerted to evil deeds. >

Good, the scale reacted.

"Let's go. Where is he?"

"There have been numerous disappearances. The confirmed deaths are in the triple digits. He's also extremely difficult to deal with."

He definitely qualified as a target. That should be worth at least 100 points.

"What's his name?"

"We haven't figured that out yet. No, we don't even know his true identity."

"What? Is he a ghost or something?"

"He summons ghosts."

"...?"

Now this was interesting.

"If you don't know who he is, how will we find him?"

"He always shows up in the same spot."

"...?"

"The Osong Station Necromancer. You can always find him at Osong Station."

A peculiar guy. Did he have a fetish for train stations or something? Well, at least it wasn't Seoul Station.

"Okay, let's go."

"Yes!"

They had to catch him before sunset. Only then could he confirm whether the 1,000-point reward was truly exceptional.

"But first, the bakery."

"Ah, yes!"

Even if they were rushed, they couldn't leave Daejeon without buying some bread. Thinking of his sister, nephew, and niece, he bought many different kinds. He also bought the five cakes that Remi had quietly slipped in.

After buying the bread, they had basically finished their business in Daejeon.

Vroom.

The van carrying Special Advisor Kim Junyong headed toward Osong Station.

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