CHAPTER 123. DADDY IS HERE.

So I am writing a small Re, zero story is you like you could give it a visit. Fate's Re: Zero Transmigration: The Legendary King Awakens

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Fear is not evil. It tells you what weakness is. And once you know your weakness, you can become stronger as well as kinder.

Gildarts Clive (Fairy Tail)

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My eyes widened as I took in the scene. Inside the castle was a ruined city - quite unexpectedly, it was a field-type dungeon. Seeing it in person was much different from viewing it in a picture.

"What is this place? Is this Seoul?"

If everyone in Seoul perished and a hundred years passed, would the city appear as it did now?

Within the lifeless, ash-grey cityscape, only the lonely streetlights flickered as if having seizures.

"I never expected it to be so realistic... or should I say real, just in a different future. A future that will never happen."

To see this burning hell escape with my own eyes is a much different experience than watching it in a picture. 

After it the first thing I did was to survey the surrounding lands, after ensuring that nobody was near me.  I have to say. 

This scale couldn't be compared to other instant dungeons centered around specific locations, such as subway stations or department stores.

My eyes narrowed.

"So, where should I begin now?"

Where should my destination be? My gaze scanned the surroundings and the distant horizon. Thankfully, the dilemma didn't last long.

In the far-off distance, in the direction where Namsan Tower should have stood, a massive pillar of light reached beyond the sky.

"There's a way to climb up."

I started walking in that direction, making sure to memorize the surroundings of the castle's gates in case I stumbled upon anything interesting again.

However...

Not long after, my steps came to a halt.

"Kekeke."

"Kekekek."

Monsters with small physiques began emerging from the ruined buildings' gaps, one by one.

[Low-Ranked Demon]

I immediately recognized them from the dark-red names floating above their heads.

"They look like..."

These creatures reminded me of Gargoyles, but without wings. There were a total of eight of them.

Seeing them, the corners of my lips curled up.

"Well, for starters, I've got myself eight souls."

Immediately...

*Swiss*

*Kwajeeck!*

The 'Baruka's Dagger', 'The Knight Killer', 'The Frost Bite', 'The Poison Fang Ranga', 'The Minotaur's Wrath', 'The Cleaver', 'Caldan's Dagger', and a katana.

The daggers appeared to hover around me and then flew at a speed even the demons couldn't see. In an instant, they pierced the foreheads of the eight demons.

"Kiiiiehhk?!"

"Khek!!"

They all died before they could even blink.

[You killed 8 Low-Ranked Demons.]

[You have earned 840 experience points.]

[You have collected (8) Souls of Demons.]

This gave me 105 Experience points per demon, totaling 840 for the 8 low-rank demons - 105 Exp each.

It should have been 100 Exp each.

But with thy blessing of a great skill that helping me a lot when comes to learning Spells who's nature are evil or corruption. 

And I got 5% Exp due to the 'The Way Of The Shamblu,' which gives 5% extra exp for killing anyone who is similar to humans. Not by looks Intelligence self-aware sentient able to communicate, humanoids, able to build civilisation, had some definition of consciousness, able to judge their actions, and able to plan for the future. able to strategies,  improvise, adapt and overcome.

Which is just great as I plan to hunt down every last demon in this tower. And that 5% going accumulate into huge numbers like for every 20 low rank demons I kill I gain exp of 21 demons. Now apply this to higher demons. 

It's a skill that encompasses itself in mystery that modified my system and is way to OP. But Hi it's not like I am going to complain.

And could possibly be the reason for my existence being here. 

"And I need 100 thousand and two hundred experience points..."

If I hunted down ten thousand and two hundred Low-Ranked Demons, I could level up. I had collected eight souls and earned eight hundred experience points.

"Hey, this is not that bad. Not accounting for all the bonus Exp I will gain."

"Daddy's home... and he's hungry" Jin grinned as he snapped his neck and ran at the nearest life signs he could feel.  

They said that a journey of a thousand miles started with the first step. My eyes sparkled as I began searching for my next prey.

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POV Switch

Inside the office of the White Tiger Guild's Guild Master, Baek Yun-Ho was reviewing several documents he had neglected due to his busy schedule.

Beep-!

He picked up the phone upon hearing the beep.

– "Master, Min Byung-Gu Hunter-nim wishes to speak to you. What should I do, sir?"

"Let him through."

– "Yes, sir."

A familiar voice came from the phone's speaker shortly after.

– "Baek Hyung, why did you switch your phone off?"

Baek Yun-Ho let out a long sigh.

"Because of the d*mn reporters. I wanted to stay out of the public eye until this whole thing calmed down."

– "Ah, that! The Red Gate incident! Yeah, I saw the news here in Japan, too. Hyung, I had no idea that you were that photogenic, you know?"

"But isn't it quieted down with the appearance of two S-rank hunters simultaneously?"

"No, in fact, it's the opposite now. They're running around saying their appearance makes even more sense, and the stunt Ice Empress pulled with Mr. Jin-Woo destroying the gate was solid proof that one of them is behind all this."

"So now they're surrounding my place just to know the identity of both S-rankers, when even we are not aware of who Ice Empress is. The Association didn't let anyone access the footage of that day; I heard they deleted every copy of it, and the only copy remaining is in the chairman's hands." The man said as he felt like crying, looking outside to see cameras everywhere.

"Stop getting me riled up, man. I'm not in the mood to kid around. If I find out who leaked it to the media, I'm gonna…"

– "Hyung, don't worry too much. The whole thing will likely get buried soon, anyway. You see, there's going to be bigger news soon."

"Big news? From Japan?"

– "Yes. This is going to be a bigger issue than you can imagine. You'll most likely hear about it soon in Korea, too."

"What happened?"

About a week ago, the Japanese Hunter's Association secretly contacted several of Korea's large Guilds, stating that they needed advice from Korean Hunters. Two days after that, a few of Korea's elite Hunters traveled to Japan. Hunter Min Byung-Gu was among them. Baek Yun-Ho had been curious about this matter for a while, so he focused on the call while ignoring the media.

"Stop building up the suspense and tell me what happened already. This is the first time the Japs have asked for advice from us. What made them do that? What did those prideful b*stards want?"

"Baek hyung, I'm sure you still remember the ants of Jeju Island, right?"

Four years ago, a rank S Gate opened on Jeju Island, and ants emerged. Three separate subjugation operations had failed since then. The Korean government eventually gave up on the island, leaving it a barren land ruled by monsters.

"How could I forget? I nearly died back then."

"Well, there seems to have been some kind of mutation."

"A mutation? But what does that matter to us? Won't they just fight among themselves while confined to that island?"

"Well, the thing is..."

The voice from the phone sounded troubled.

"The Japs found the corpse of a winged ant on the coast of Japan, actually."

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[You killed a Low-Ranked Demon.]

[You have earned 105 Experience points.]

[You have collected (1) Soul of Demons.]

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[You have earned 105 Experience points.]

[You have collected (1) Soul of Demons.]

For the next hour, he madly hunted down every Low-Ranked Demon he could find. His incredible speed and Sense stats made it much easier for him to hunt down every last Low-Ranked Demon on this floor.

Afterward, Jin confirmed the number of souls he had collected.

[Collected Souls of Demons: 679/10,000]

He had now completed about 6% of the quest. If he could continue hunting at this speed, according to his calculations, he could level up in another three hours.

His level before coming here was 94 (7.9%). In the past, he needed experience points from nine rank C dungeons to level up from 60 to 61. It took around two days. But here, he could already think about leveling up in just four hours.

"This is crazy."

A smile formed on Jin's lips. Now reaching level 120 is possible here, and if Angel's Layer gives him 15 to 20 more levels, he won't need to go to Jeju Island and interfere with his plans.

How long had it been since he hunted this enthusiastically? Was this the first time since the Hapjeong subway station, where he repeatedly cleared the first two underground floors until his level didn't want to rise anymore?

"Kkiiieeehk!"

With every flash of Jin's daggers, a Low-Ranked Demon fell.

"Kiiaahk!"

"Kiiehk."

"Keehhgehk, khek!"

Most times, even several of them. The right daggers were killing everything; he didn't need to do anything. In an instant, Jin killed 30 more Low-Ranked Demons.

"This is a gold mine."

Both his experience points and the number of souls continued to rise as he hunted the demons. Not only that, there were also loot drops.

A bright smile formed on Jin's face as he collected the loot.

"Their horns come out almost every time, don't they?"

[Item: Low-Ranked Demon's Horns]

Rarity: None

Type: Miscellaneous

Two horns attached to the head of a Low-Ranked Demon. Demon's horns are used as base ingredients for high-grade magic spells and can be sold at a high price. The japtem 'demon's horns' – selling it in the Store would net him two hundred thousand Gold.

"Each of those Cerberus fangs got me 150 grand each, but this... well, monsters of the Demon's Castle are really generous, aren't they?"

After experiencing the usefulness of the Store multiple times recently, these japtems were no longer just that to Jin. All the Gold earned through here would eventually become his wealth.

"I can't throw anything away."

Feeling pleased, Jin sold what could be sold and stored what should be stored as he rummaged through the demons' remains.

In the midst of this...

"Finally, here it was?" I was looking for this everywhere.

He found the item he had been looking for all this time while running around the place. The thing, with its end poking out from a demon's gut, was...

[Item: Entry Permit]

Rarity: ??

Type: ??

A permit allowing you to enter the 2nd floor of the Demon's Castle. Can only be used on the 1st-floor floor-transfer magic circle.

It was a tightly rolled-up document scroll.

"The entry permit."

When he unfurled it and took a look, he found all sorts of undecipherable drawings and letters adorning its surface. In the end, the only thing that helped him understand its purpose was the item explanation.

"So again, I am incapable of reading the demon language."

**'An item that lets me go up from the first floor to the second...'**

Jin took a look around. This place was inside the Demon's Castle, but at the same time, he was also inside the Daesung Tower. If the Demon's Castle was also divided into floors like the Tower, then he'd be on the first floor.

**'Since this place looks like a field-type dungeon, nobody would expect there to be different floors…'**

But this place, just like the Daesung Tower, had 100 floors here.

**'… 100 floors, maybe more.'**

There was only one way to find out, and that would be to locate that transfer magic circle and see for himself.

**'Now, where would this floor-transfer magic circle thing be in this place…?'**

Jin's wandering gaze stopped at the pillar of light piercing the sky.

"There it is."

Getting there was his initial goal, but his attention got robbed by the hunting of the Low-Ranked Demons, and before he knew it, he had moved further away from his destination than before.

'I should head there now?'

He put some thought into it, considering it might be a good time to think about heading there. Also, he had hunted down all the Low-Ranked Demons nearby. 'Nearby' was quite extensive given his supersonic speed.

Jin grinned brightly.

But first, let's make sure none were left alive, and I have every bit of exp I can gain from here.

**'Summon.'**

The shadow soldiers stored inside his shadows via the Shadow Storage skill didn't require any chanting or whatever to summon them, unlike when he was trying to extract shadows.

*Shururuk….*

In front of Jin, the giant beast soldier extracted from the leader of the Ice Bear pack appeared silently.

"Growl…."

And it was a giant monster-ish bear standing on its hind legs. It was as large as a house, and it would soon receive a promotion to a higher rank. But to Jin, it wasn't much different from a mild-mannered lovable puppy.

"Get down."

"Growl."

When the shadow beast soldier laid down on the ground, Jin lightly jumped on top of its back.

"Come out."

As Jin said this, darkness descended on the world as all his shadows came out. They emerged in their own groups.

First and the weakest of them all were Igris and his soldiers with three mages.

Then the Red Gate group consisting of Zelos, Ice Bears, Ice Giants, Mammoths, 3 Ice Elf Archers, Buster, and the Tank.

Next were the shadows from the first Labyrinth he cleared, offering the most variety. This group included Gorr, Four Arm Apes, Giant Rats, Bloodthirsty Bats, Primate Long Arm Apes, Lynx Lions, Huge Apes, Huge Dire Wolves, and Dire Saber Tooth Tigers. This was the largest group.

The next spot was for Gold and his Three Alpha Beta Wolves, the Spider Queen Dawn, and Zero.

Next were the strongest of the group, not just because they had the strongest shadow but also because they had four Veteran Elite Knight Grade shadows. This group was a powerhouse that lacked nothing: speed, strength, long range, short range.

Yes, it was from Akame Ga Kill. Typhon, Guardian, Akame, Susanō, Pikachu were Veteran Elite Knight Grade shadows. Yes, Pikachu got a promotion just like Igris. This group also included Najenda, Lubbock, Telo, Mine, Leone, Chelsea, Sheele, Run, Squirtle, Mez, Dr. Stylish, Ibara, Zank, Gozuki, Rokugou, Dorothea, Cosmina, Sabatini, Dangan, Nouken, Shihandai, Cornelia, Poney, Tsukushi, and Wave.

Not only was this group the strongest, but they also had all their soldiers named, and most of them had the same names they had when they were alive. They covered every type of weakness with overwhelming power from Typhon, Guardian being able to destroy small cities, Akame with her speed able to create afterimages, and a sword that could kill with a single cut. Susanō could absorb any attack and throw it back at the opponent, Pikachu was a master of thunder.

They had swords, guns, missiles, elements, flight, shapeshifting, deadly threads, tapers, speedsters, and much more. Needless to say, this group was capable of devastating countries on their own.

Then a group with Swift, Denk Goblin Champion, Hobgoblins, and Goblin Shamans.

The remaining ones were loners who came from different places like Casaka, Grimhand, Cerberus, Croc, Aella, Zink, Bumble Bee, Kluh, Vazl (Manticore), and Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipede.

All five Poison-fanged Giant Sand Centipedes had their rank up and were named Centipede 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. These all came together to form a group of their own. Not having a place in a group was a hindrance for everyone.

"You all have ten minutes to kill every living thing and collect everything they drop," Jin said as he stopped. All the shadows disappeared in a second, with every group going in a different direction.

"Now giddy up!"

As soon as Jin lightly tapped the side of the beast with his leg, the shadow creature rushed towards the pillar of light with frightening speed.

Thud, thud, thud, thud!!

But for him, he was still slower.  

"I should get a demon horse 🐎 from here. Maybe something like a Unicorn or Bicorn that could run faster than me, that could run on anything, any surface, even air or empty space, while leaving blue flames in its wake.  

Not only would it look cool, but it would also give me one more class out of my list.

An Amazing Commander with the undying army.

I am the best Caster.

A better Assassin.

A Good Berserker.

Being a Seber needs some work.

Lancer needs a lot of work.

Archer, I can become at any time.

And I will become a Rider by riding Dragons and Demon Beasts.

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So I am writing a small Re, zero story is you like you could give it a visit. Fate's Re: Zero Transmigration: The Legendary King Awakens