Even as everyone else chose to return, Seo Kang-rim continued to move forward.
As the demons charged, his sword’s sharp edge glowed brightly in the darkness.
He continued to head down, the stench of iron wafting from all directions.
70 floors underground.
It was a figure that gave no idea how deep it had gone in.
Seo Kang-rim moved further into the darkness.
‘If you don’t know which floor is the end, it’s a crazy demonic realm.’
As you go down, the demons become stronger and more numerous.
But here, what was eating people was more fear than the devil.
We cannot know where the end of this tomb is, and we cannot be sure how far it will be safe.
The more I think about the way back, the more scared I become.
The third great demon’s greatest enemy was fear.
‘So Dokgo Jun could have attacked.’
Dokgo Jun, the first conqueror in the previous life.
He just went down, down, down, like he knew no fear.
Without even thinking about the way back.
‘I went all the way down without even knowing which floor it was.’
When the Great Demonic Mirror is reset, the people inside will also disappear.
On the last day, Dokgo Jun did not appear until just before the doors of the Great Demonic Cult were closed.
That was the moment when everyone thought Dokgo Jun was dead.
He appeared as if by a miracle, opening the door to the Great Demon Sutra.
‘The interview content was even more interesting at that time.’
Dokgo Jun was smiling brightly even though he looked like a mess.
The reporters who had been waiting flocked to him and peppered him with questions.
[Dokgo Jun Man-shin, you could have died, weren’t you afraid?]
[Ah, I thought there was a chance of death… … . But I’m still curious about what’s down there.]
Dokgo Jun’s face just brightened as he said that.
Curiosity, that’s what led him to the deepest part of this tomb.
Seo Kang-rim looked straight ahead as he recalled what had happened back then.
‘I can’t believe I’ve been alone in this darkness for a week, not knowing where the end is… … .’
The darkness seemed to grow thicker and more poisonous as we went down.
There were quite a few people who entered the third Mahakal alone and came back crazy.
A week spent in fear and darkness could easily drive one mad.
[■… … . ■■■, ■■… … .]
It seemed as if I was hearing auditory hallucinations through the darkness.
I closed my eyes once and opened them, and there was a mountain of human corpses, not demon corpses.
Again the potatoes were just dark.
Occasionally, illusions would pass before his eyes, but Seo Kang-rim was not shaken.
‘I’ve always been in this situation because of my boundaries anyway.’
As he began to approach the border, Seo Kang-rim began to have frequent hallucinations and illusions.
Every time he falls asleep, darkness and boundaries come to him through nightmares.
Still, the man was calling Seo Kang-rim in the darkness.
‘Compared to that, the darkness here seems bright.’
When I opened my eyes from a deep sleep and faced the boundary, looking at the Great Demonic Mirror, it felt like broad daylight.
I felt more at peace when I faced the demons while awake than when I was asleep.
I knew where the last floor was and I was confident that I could defeat the demons, so I had no fear.
The problem was the time limit, but I thought this pace would be enough.
Seo Kang-rim glanced at the spirits following his footsteps and said.
“I’m going to pick up the pace from now on. Follow along.”
“yes!”
“Kyaaang!”
Liny and Yorongi, who were standing next to them, shouted with shining eyes.
While he was passing through the demons with the help of the spirits, a notification window appeared in front of him.
[The name of the Hunter ‘Seogangrim’ spreads far and wide! Humans begin to take notice of you.]
[The name of the Hunter ‘Seogangrim’ spreads far and wide! The gods begin to take notice of you.]
It had been happening frequently before, but after entering the Daema-gyeong, the frequency increased noticeably.
It seemed like something was happening outside.
‘It seems like Choi Pil-young did something.’
Considering Choi Pil-young’s personality, there was no way he would stay still.
While Seo Kang-rim was guessing like that, another notification window popped up.
[A space-time wave has arrived for you.]
Time and space explosion?
Seo Kang-rim wiped the blood off his sword and checked the message that had arrived.
The sender was Dokgo Jun.
[Seo Kang-rim, something interesting is happening outside. Come check it out.]
Seeing that Dokgo Jun sent a message using space-time broadcasting, it seemed like it wasn’t something ordinary.
Let’s check the message. There were several pictures and a video attached below.
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It looks like it was a capture of some article.
[Senior Trainee Seo Kang-rim. His true identity is revealed]
Judging from the title alone, it wasn’t a particularly special article.
Articles like this have been around for a long time.
‘But if Dokgo Jun contacted me like this, he must not be an ordinary reporter.’
Seo Kang-rim played the video with a certain premonition.
The screen in the video was dark.
A dark forest where you can barely see your surroundings.
There seemed to be a person, but it was too dark to see their face.
All you see is the scene of the person approaching the opponent with a knife.
[Seo, Seo Kang-rim! Why are you doing this to me… …!]
An unfamiliar voice was heard in the video.
The opponent who was backing down was clearly saying the name ‘Seo Kang-rim’.
In the video, ‘Seo Kang-rim’ raised his sword.
[Mr. Seo Kang-rim, why are you doing this to me… …! Did I do something wrong!]
[You didn’t do anything wrong. I just needed your talent.]
[Please, save me! Please save me… … !]
-Crunch!
With those words, Seo Kang-rim stabbed the other person with a knife.
After the video ended, the screen changed and Choi Pil-young was shown sitting down.
He said with a stern face.
“[This video was sent by an anonymous informant. It shows the scene where the famous hunter, Seo Kang-rim, commits a crime.]”
“[An anonymous informant sent me this video asking me to reveal the truth about Seo Kang-rim.]”
“[I know that if I release this video, I will be in danger, but I cannot remain silent. Everyone needs to know this.]”
“[Seo Kang-rim, who commits murder without hesitation in order to gain supernatural powers. Now is the time for all of us to judge him.]”
He was speaking seriously, but it was a manipulated video.
Seo Kang-rim has never killed a person like that.
Seo Kang-rim was quietly watching the video.
‘After fighting with me back then, did you go outside and manipulate the video and upload it? You’re really diligent.’
The footage of the crime scene was so shaky and dark that it was impossible to recognize any faces.
But one voice was certain.
It’s Seo Kang-rim’s voice.
It was a voice that everyone who knew Seo Kang-rim would recognize.
Because of this, the reactions of people who watched the video were varied.
-Hey, isn’t this a fabrication? How can you believe it’s Seo Kang-rim when his face isn’t even shown?
-But the voice is the same. The height and body type are similar too?
-The voices are really the same… … . If you listen to the video that follows, it seems even more similar.
The following video showed Seo Kang-rim luring the victim into the forest and talking to him.
Even to Seo Kang-rim, the voice sounded exactly like his own.
Of course it was fake.
‘With Jangsanbeom’s help.’
The being that possessed Choi Pil-young was a monster called Jang San-beom.
At first glance, it looks like a large white tiger, but it has a scary face and appetite.
One of Jang San-beom’s characteristics is that he imitates the other person’s voice exactly.
‘When I looked at the fortune telling, I definitely had that kind of talent.’
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[Ability] Voice Duplication
[Rank] Inilpum (One of a Kind)
[Description] It can perfectly replicate the voice of any target, regardless of whether it is a demon or a human.
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It was an ability that simply replicated voices and had little effect in combat.
At best, it might be enough to divert the enemy’s attention and set up a trap.
However, it was a useful ability when manipulating something and perjury.
‘I’ve seen a lot of people in the past few days.’
The time of the upload was about 4 days ago, around the time the third Daema Gyeong opened.
In the past few days, the number of views easily exceeded one million, and the number of comments was similar.
-Seo Kang-rim, if that’s true, then didn’t you do things like that on a regular basis?
-I heard he’s a serial killer?
-That’s right, he didn’t kill one or two of those guys.
-Hey, but isn’t it a fabrication since we can’t even see the face? And it hasn’t even been revealed who died?
-If Choi Pil-young reveals his name, then it must be real, right?
Seo Kang-rim couldn’t do anything even as he watched the replies chattering away without permission.
Originally, I wouldn’t have known this fact, but I found out after Dokgo Jun sent me a time-lapse video.
‘It seems like they manipulated it and uploaded it right away so that I couldn’t respond by entering the Great Demon Realm.’
While Seo Kang-rim remained silent, Choi Pil-young’s accusatory video would spread.
As the article spread, interest in Seo Kang-rim also increased.
But the feelings were closer to malice than interest.
Normally, he would be embarrassed, but Seo Kang-rim’s expression did not change.
‘Choi Pil-young is doing better than I thought.’
He glanced at the knight casually, then began to advance again.
He had a calm expression on his face, as if he didn’t care at all about Choi Pil-young’s articles.
No, it seemed a little bit fun.
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‘I wonder if the views are coming in well.’
32nd floor underground.
After defeating all the demons in the vicinity, Choi Pil-yeong sat on the stone wall.
The smell of blood was everywhere and shadows were everywhere, but he was leisurely whistling.
[‘Enchanting Voice’ tells us that the number of views and plays is skyrocketing.]
[It is said that ‘The Enchanting Voice’ has currently surpassed 4 million views.]
“Wow, this is awesome.”
He couldn’t stop smiling at the news his guardian angel gave him.
I can’t believe this article got so many views.
He has always written hit articles, but he has never received so much attention in such a short period of time.
‘As expected, when you touch Seo Kang-rim, the reaction is good?’
People let their imagination run wild with Choi Pil-young’s appropriately edited article.
If Seo Kang-rim had seen it, he would have responded immediately, but right now he is trapped inside the Great Demon Mirror.
By the time I got out, things would have gotten bigger.
‘I won’t be able to come out, though.’
Choi Pil-young’s eyes glowed eerily.
Currently, Choi Pil-young is in the Great Demon Realm, but he is more focused on other things than the strategy.
The task was to find and deal with Seo Kang-rim.
‘Seo Kang-rim was even crazier than I thought. He started swinging his sword as soon as he saw me… ‘
If it weren’t for the clone, I might really have died.
The thought that it might have been me who had my arm cut off made me shiver with hatred.
Even though he was almost killed by Seo Kang-rim, he returned to Daema-gyeong and was chasing after Seo Kang-rim.
It was to keep his own secret.
‘That kid, he even figured out my power. If he gets out and tells anyone… … .’
It was not only the reporter who had been tracking him, but also Choi Pil-young who had committed several crimes using the clone technique.
If it were revealed to the world that he possessed the ‘art of doppelganger’, many things would become difficult.
Things you’ve done so far may come back to the surface, and future activities may be restricted.
‘We have to deal with it here before Seo Kang-rim escapes the Great Demonic Mirror and starts making a fuss. There are about three days left, right?’
There are three days left until the Great Demonic Cultivation Period closes.
If Seo Kang-rim couldn’t escape from the underground, it would be a good thing for him, but who knows.
‘It’s stronger than I thought, but how should I deal with it?’
Choi Pil-young looked lost in thought for a moment and then raised his head.
When he mentioned the Bihomun group, anger briefly flashed across his eyes.
He may be crazy, but he seemed to be very particular about his people.
‘Okay, that will work.’
Choi Pil-young stood up from his seat, grumbling.
His eyes were shining sinisterly.
‘This great demonic scripture will be your grave, Seo Kang-rim.’
