I was now in a dark tunnel that seemed to have no end.
[You have entered the zone, Death Tunnel.]
Hm? What's this? Death Tunnel? That's an ominous name.
[Hidden quest, Death Tunnel, has been received!]
[Quest Name: Death Tunnel
Clear Conditions: ??????
Penalty For Failure: N/A
Time Limit: Unlimited
DECLINE[Not Allowed]]
Why were the Conditions not available? Then suddenly, something I never expected to happen happened. A familiar face emerged from the darkness. It was no one other than the Reaper himself. Kim Jong-woo.
'Been a while.' Kim said, his face concealed by the shadows.
'It has. Why are you here, Kim?' I asked. From his tone of voice, I could tell he knew what I had done.
'You're trespassing.'
'What do you mean?'
'You're trespassing.'
I didn't ask him another question after that. I knew he would just fire back with that statement.
'And now I must exterminate you.' Kim said coldly.
Straight away, he dashed towards me, his scythe in his hand. I got my staff out from my inventory and blocked his attack. I saw cracks starting to form in my staff. It snapped. A huge explosion of mana blew back both me and Kim.
[You have successfully damaged a Mythical-Grade Player.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[You have leveled up.]
[Current Level: 267]
Grade? I thought. I didn't have time to continue my thoughts as Kim came toward me once more. Now I had nothing to block him with. Then I remembered something. A spear appeared in my hand.
[Weapon Name: Legendary Mana Spear
Item Type: Spear
Item Advantages: Can control mana flow a lot easier. Can use abilities of the Ruler Of Mana.
Item Abilities: Mana Depletion - LVL 9,800.
Item Level: 10,000]
I dodged Kim's attack this time and then I dashed to him and used my skill on him.
[You have used Weapon Skill, Mana Depletion - LVL 9,800.]
[Opponent's Mana Levels have hit 0.]
Kim went limp for a moment. He seemed weakened. I didn't miss out on this opportunity. I attempted to stab him in the chest but he persevered. And then...
[You have depleted the mana of a highly cherished Player.]
[The Player's supporting Ruler will punish you for your impudence.]
Supporting Ruler? The already dark lost even more light.
[Kim Jong-woo's Supporting Ruler has revealed his name.]
[The Ruler of Death has cursed you.]
I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. What was the curse the Ruler of Death placed on me? And why was the Ruler Of Death Kim's supporting Ruler?
[The Ruler of Death has sent you a message.]
[You have done two bad things, human. You have set foot on my property and you have injured my great Player. This curse will not be fatal, but you will suffer a big loss from it. Not just pain-wise.]
Then the world went dark. When I woke up, I was back at home. My mum and dad were both there. My dad... He died 4 years ago.
'Son, I have to go now.'
No. No. No. Not this memory. Anything but this memory. I watched as my dad left. I wasn't even in my body. I was just a spectator. And then, the memory ended. I woke up in the Heavenly Domain. I'm on the Hellish Realm's side, I thought, Why am I here?
[The Ruler of Death has sent you a message.]
[You will fight for the Heavenly Domain's side. I persuaded the Ruler Of The Universe to cancel your agreement with them. You will have to answer to your friends, the Wind Mage and Kim Jong-woo and Yui Hichikara, who we have sent to help us with the war. You will also help in the battle. You will keep your Chaos Mage Class.]
This wasn't really a loss. The only loss was... The fact that I had to leave the Hellish Realm's side where there were more benefits for me. But I still kept my Chaos Mage Class/Innate Skill. And having Yui here would make things a lot easier. She was very strong. Her guns tore through any enemy that came in front of her. She wasn't as strong as Kim but seeing how Kim had treated me then made it seem that he wasn't going to assist me. I could at least have Yui to back me up. But wouldn't she be Level 1?