Player who Returned 10,000 years Later

“GAAAAHHH!! ARGHH!!” The Flames of Voracity engulfed Oh Hyun-Seong as he writhed and screamed in agony. “Kurgh… urgh…”

His struggles weakened and he stopped moving soon after.

“Tsk,” Oh Kang-Woo clicked his tongue as he looked down at Hyun-Seong’s corpse.

His eyes staring at another Demon King were full of disappointment.

“At least he wasn’t fully devoured.”

Those engulfed by the Flames of Voracity were left with horrible lacerations as if they were bitten apart by a beast instead of burns, leaving only a mangled corpse in the end. However, Hyun-Seong’s corpse maintained its original shape despite being engulfed by the Flames of Voracity.

‘But that’s all there is to it.’

It did not change the fact he died without putting up much of a resistance.

“Haaa,” Kang-Woo sighed.

This was likely how it felt to enter a boss room in an RPG full of expectations, only to defeat the boss in two or three blows. He had likely been too excited to face the Demon King of Pandemonium.

‘Even if I’ve become strong, this is…’

Not only was his body reconstruction incomplete but he had won far too easily without even getting the chance to unleash the Abyss. Hyun-Seong was several pegs below Akart’s subordinates.

‘But I still had my hopes up a bit.’

Intense thirst dried Kang-Woo’s throat. The unsatisfactory battle burned his desire even stronger. He quelled his boiling desire.

‘I have to hold it in.’

The more powerful he became, the more he would experience this feeling. He would suffer more down the line if he did not get used to it.

“The hell? It’s over already?” asked Cha Yeon-Joo as she walked over.

“Yup.”

“That was a lot less exciting than I expected it to be. I thought even you’d have a hard time, considering how much Horos was hyping him up.”

“I’ll say.”

Horos’ overreactions were likely the reason why Kang-Woo was so disappointed. His anticipation only grew as Horos spouted hype-worthy shit every time they discovered traces of the Demon King.

“Come to think of it, what happened to the Succubi?” Kang-Woo asked.

“They wouldn’t shut up, so I knocked them out.”

“Thanks.”

“What are you gonna do with them? Are you gonna take them like you did with the others, unnie?” asked Yeon-Joo as she turned to Lilith.

Lilith giggled and shook her head. “I’d love to make use of them, but… they might not be worth the trouble.”

“Ngh. What should we do with them, then?”

“Why don’t you just kill them?” suggested Lilith calmly as if asking what Yeon-Joo was thinking so hard about.

“I-I could, but…”

Yeon-Joo smiled awkwardly. It was natural to kill them since they were enemies but killing an opponent far weaker than she left a bad taste in Yeon-Joo’s mouth. After all, she was a human, unlike Kang-Woo and Lilith.

“Then just leave them here,” said Kang-Woo as he stared at Yeon-Joo scratching her head.

“Can I?”

“They’re not even worth worrying about.”

Kang-Woo usually killed those who could become sources of possible future troubles but there would be no issues with leaving those two Succubi alive.

“Okay. I’ll do that, then.”

“Hehehe. You’re such an angel, my little Yeon-Joo~ C’mere and let your oppa give you a kiss!”

“Argh, fuck off!” shouted Yeon-Joo as she pushed the approaching Kang-Woo away.

“Fufu. Give me one instead then, Kang-Woo.”

Han Seol-Ah pulled Kang-Woo toward her and kissed him. Yeon-Joo bit her lip and glared at Kang-Woo.

“That aside, a ten-star relic must be nothing special,” said Lilith as she looked down at the dark blue sword still in Hyun-Seong’s hand.

Hyun-Seong had lost far too easily despite wielding a ten-star relic.

“No, that’s not true.”

“Pardon? It’s not?”

“The relic itself is extremely powerful.”

The demonic sword deflected the Flames of Voracity— it was just that Hyun-Seong couldn’t bring out the sword’s full potential. The fight would have gone on for longer if Hyun-Seong relied on the demonic sword instead of doing something stupid like turning his arm into magma at the end of the battle.

‘Yeah. Of course, he couldn’t bring out its full potential.’

Hyun-Seong had fought Kang-Woo as soon as he acquired the sword, leaving him no time to get accustomed to it.

“Hmm, is that so?” Lilith replied.

“Hehehe. That’s why this relic exploration can be considered a huge success.”

They had stolen relics for the entire exploration but regardless of the means, they collected a huge number of relics and even a ten-star relic.

“Right then, let’s test this demonic sword out—”

Splash, splash.

As Kang-Woo approached Hyun-Seong’s corpse with a smile, the corpse stood up from inside the black swamp.

“What…?”

Kang-Woo frowned.

‘He’s still alive?’

That was impossible. Although his corpse was in perfect shape despite being burned by the Flames of Voracity, Kang-Woo would have noticed it if Hyun-Seong had survived. Hyun-Seong had died for sure.

“So how…?”

‘How is he still moving?’

Hyun-Seong swayed as he stood back up, using the demonic sword like a cane.

[Ke… he…]

A voice echoed— it was high-pitched, belonging to a woman.

[KYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]

Rumble!!!

The swamp shook. Hyun-Seong bent backward at an impossible angle and burst out crazed laughter.

[FINALLY!! I’VE FINALLY ATTAINED A BODY!!]

The crazed laughter of a woman echoed throughout the surroundings. Hyun-Seong trembled as the corners of his mouth rose. His eyes shone dark blue.

‘No.’

That wasn’t Oh Hyun-Seong. Kang-Woo slowly raised his right arm. His hand split and a black blade shot out.

“Are you Midir?”

Based on what it was saying about attaining a body, Midir’s consciousness had likely taken over Hyun-Seong’s body.

‘No wonder his body was fine even after taking the Flames of Voracity.’

Midir was powerful enough to deflect the Flames of Voracity.

[Ehehehe, you got it so quickly!]

“You weren’t trying to hide it in the first place.”

[Kyahahaha!! I guess so!]

Hyun-Seong— no, Midir burst into laughter. The dark blue light emitted only from the sword was now bursting from Hyun-Seong’s whole body.

[You see, it’s been so~~~ long since I’ve had a body.] Midir stuck her tongue out. [So I’m itching like crazy to run wild, you feel me? So, stick around and play with me for a bit!!!]

BOOM—!!!

Midir violently stomped her foot.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

She floated as if stepping on the air to charge at Kang-Woo and swung down her sword. Kang-Woo raised his black blade to block.

Rumble—!!

Slide!!!

Kang-Woo was pushed back, splitting the black swamp. His right arm was numb from the impact.

[KYAHAHAHAHAHA!!!]

Midir charged toward Kang-Woo again as she stepped on the air, dark blue light shining with each step.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Midir reached Kang-Woo instantly and swung the sword shining dark blue at Kang-Woo’s neck.

Whoosh!

Kang-Woo lightly stepped to the side to fluidly move to the right. He pulled a feint move by raising his right arm the black blade sprouted from and instead quickly twisted to extend his left arm.

Slash!

His left hand split and a black blade sprouted from it, aiming for Midir’s neck.

‘This is gonna go in.’

Kang-Woo was certain of it.

[KIHIHIHIHI!]

Crunch!

Just then, Midir bent her neck at an impossible angle. The crown of her head was practically touching her neck.

“What the f…!”

Kang-Woo did not expect such a countermeasure. The black blade grazed Midir’s neck.

[HIYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]

Midir, with her neck still bent unnaturally, clenched her fist and swung it at Kang-Woo’s solar plexus. Kang-Woo reflexively blocked the fist with his knee.

BASH—!!

“Kurgh!!”

Kang-Woo was blown away like a cannonball.

[KYAHAHAHAHA!!]

Midir burst into crazed laughter as she chased after Kang-Woo. She flew above Kang-Woo before he even reached the ground and swung down her sword.

[GET SPLIT IN HALF!!!]

Kang-Woo spun while he was being blown back. He ignored the sword being swung down at his waist and extended his left arm toward Midir’s torso.

Fwoosh!

The Flames of Voracity gathered around his left hand and blasted toward Midir. Since it was aimed at her torso, she wouldn’t be able to dodge by dislocating her joints like last time.

[Whoa!]

Midir brought back the sword she was swinging down at Kang-Woo.

Wham!

The fireball made with the Flames of Voracity was deflected by dark blue light.

“Huup!”

As Midir was deflecting the Flames of Voracity, Kang-Woo leaned back as if he were falling and grabbed the ground with both hands to act as a brake while he was being flung backward. He tumbled backward and used the momentum to land a bicycle kick on Midir, who was right on top of him.

Bash—!!

[KYAAAAAAAHHH!!]

Midir screamed as she rolled on the ground, but only for a moment. She stood back up instantly and wiped the blood flowing from her mouth.

[KYAHAHA! YOU’RE STRONG!]

She burst into ecstatic laughter.

“Same to you. You’re far better than that magma bitch who probably took a battering ram to the head.”

Kang-Woo smiled as he looked down at his knee, which was trembling from the impact of getting smashed by Midir’s fist. The desire he suppressed was boiling again and the burning hunger set him ablaze. He licked his lips.

‘She’s on a whole other level compared to Oh Hyun-Seong.’

Midir, who took over Hyun-Seong’s body, was several times more powerful than Hyun-Seong.

‘I need her.’

His desire for the demonic sword grew stronger.

“You’re mine, no matter what.”

[Oh? Are you hitting on me, perhaps? Kihihihihi!!] Midir laughed innocently. [But there’s one problem.]

She smiled as her eyes gleamed with madness.

[I’m not that easy of a woman!]

Splash—!!

Midir charged again, her supersonic speed splitting the black swamp.

“Lilith, stand back with Yeon-Joo and Seol-Ah.”

He could get assistance from Yeon-Joo and Seol-Ah but he wanted to satisfy his burning desire as much as possible.

“Yes, my king.”

“Don’t get too worked up this time… got it?”

“K-Kang-Woo! KBH! KBH!!!” Seol-Ah shouted.

‘What’s KBH?’

“You have to kill that demonic sword before she becomes a heroine!!!”

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