‘Ah, so this is what it means to be dead.’
The man was honestly scared.
He couldn’t even tell where he was right now.
If he had to compare it, it was like the world of microorganisms.
It felt as if he had become an existence smaller than dust, smaller than molecules, roaming a formless world forever.
And in the end, it felt like he would forget even who he was.
That was why he was scared.
‘Ah, when I was young I was really scared that a death god would come to greet me when I died.’
But now, he would rather have the death god come to fetch him.
Such was the vast, dark world where nothing could be felt.
From his body, sensations, memories, everything was gradually disappearing.
But amid that, there was something weighing on the man’s mind.
None other than the woman fighting the monsters.
‘Ah, I hope she’s safe.’
He couldn’t remember her name.
He had thrown himself into the attack flying at her to protect the shelter she was guarding, but after that, he had no way of knowing.
So he tried to move urgently to find out whether she lived or died.
But that very moment.
Kwoong!
He was suddenly swept up by a massive gust of wind.
‘Kuh!’
And what appeared before his eyes was a pitch-black space.
The man felt a chill run down his spine.
‘D-damn. What is that...!’
Could it be called a demonic cave?
Mysterious lights were being sucked into that space.
The unknown lights all seemed to hate being drawn inside.
It felt like once you entered that place, you could never return.
So he realized. And despaired.
‘Damn, this is the end.’
He was scared.
His body was already losing sensation and pain, but he felt a coldness that seemed to freeze even his soul.
So he tried to flee, but just as he was being dragged into that demonic cave—
[Come back.]
“!”
A voice was heard.
It was the only warmth felt in this cold world.
And as if drawn by that voice, the man began to be forcibly pulled somewhere.
He didn’t know whose power it was.
But if he tried to run, he felt like he would get beaten to death by that voice.
And as if grabbed by the hair, he was yanked along with dizzying force, countless times!
“Kuh-heok!”
The man finally vomited out a breath like someone pulled from water.
“Heok, heo-eok...!”
His vision was blurry, so he couldn’t see well, but a multitude of people flickered before him.
And when he realized they were broadcast cameras and reporters.
The man felt a sense of relief.
But before he could relax, his eardrums nearly burst.
“Kyaaaak!”
“Aaaak!”
“O-oh my god, a dead person came back to life!”
“...????”
That’s right.
Benjamin Gott.
He died and came back to life.
* * *
The reporters couldn’t believe their eyes.
“O-oh my god...!”
“A d-dead person stood up again?!”
That’s right.
They were now shocked by the impossible event.
And the place their gazes were directed was none other than Lee Geon!
“Lee Geon-nim, did you resurrect a person?!”
Because of that, the people who had brought white cloths were in utter chaos!
Those holding cameras and the believers rushed toward Gott with pale faces.
“G-Gott-nim? Are you really Gott-nim?”
“Are you okay? Can you speak?”
“What was the afterlife like?!”
“Oh my god, his heart definitely stopped...!”
Even Yoo Ha looked surprised to see Gott revived.
But the newly awakened Gott was dazed.
“No, what on earth happened... Kuh-heok!”
“Gott-nim!”
“Ah, aagh! My stomach! My shoulder! My legs! D-doctor, someone!”
At Gott’s scream, people fell into panic.
But right then.
“Ah, quit your whining, you brat.”
“Kuh-heok!”
As if annoyed by the noise. Lee Geon, crouching beside Gott, clicked his tongue and slapped Gott’s head.
It was just the hand of a kid, but Gott coughed up blood, deluded as if struck by a monster.
And he groaned in relief that Yoo Ha was safe.
“Ah, no, Lee Geon-nim. What on earth is this...”
“Just what it is. You died and then came back to life.”
“Ye... yes?!”
“Ah, but I didn’t know that resurrecting without healing wounds would leave you like this. Thanks. I’ll take note.”
“T-take note!”
But Gott soon lost his words.
“Jae-Jaewon hyung-nim!”
Because of Lee Jae-won lying beside him.
But unlike him, Lee Jae-won’s condition was extremely serious.
He himself was a mess of wounds but had no physical damage.
But Lee Jae-won, who had been directly attacked by [ ], was different.
He was missing one arm, his legs were crushed, and his bloodied face was nearly half bashed in, making it hard to recognize.
On top of that, there was a hole in his stomach, a level impossible to look at with a sane mind.
Thus, Gott turned pale, but Lee Geon stroked his head.
‘He tried to protect his siblings.’
With that gaze, an amazing thing happened.
“L-Lee Jae-won Seongdanjang’s body!”
With a golden-green light, Lee Jae-won’s body began to return to its original state.
[Super Regeneration]
Bone, muscle, cells, nerves, and skin grew on the severed arm, and the crushed legs were restored.
Even his face returned cleanly, making him look like a sleeping person.
But in this state, he was just a mere corpse.
Lee Geon activated a 4th-stage skill again.
[Come back.]
Then an amazing thing happened.
The golden-green light seeped into Lee Jae-won’s body, and the same phenomenon as with Gott occurred.
[A wandering soul has been found]
[Conditions to use this power are met]
[1. Must be a soul that has not been extinguished]
[2. Must be a human soul]
[3. Must have died within 24 hours]
[The soul in question is a soul that died within 24 hours.]
[No risk generated]
Along with that notification, light shone from Lee Jae-won’s body.
And then.
People screamed.
“L-Lee Jae-won Seongdanjang-nim!”
“...Ah.”
Lee Jae-won let out a breath as if gasping for air.
At that sight, both Gott and Yoo Ha covered their mouths.
“Jaewon oppa...!”
Lee Jae-won looked bewildered by the noisy surroundings.
He probably didn’t know what situation this was, nor who he was.
But the first thing that entered his vision was probably Lee Geon stroking his head.
“...Lee Geon-nim?”
“Sorry, I couldn’t come save you sooner.”
“......!”
It was a rare warm gaze from Lee Geon.
Lee Jae-won seemed to only then realize what miracle had happened to him.
So, for a moment moved by the return, he urgently looked around.
And Lee Geon, reading his mind, said.
“Don’t worry. Yoo Ha and that goat bastard are right next to you. Seongjae is with his dad too.”
“......!”
Having confirmed the two, Lee Jae-won bowed his head in deep relief. He must have worried about his siblings until the very moment of death.
But at that sight, people covered their mouths in disbelief.
Exclamations burst out in an instant.
“Lee Geon-nim resurrected a dead person!”
“Oh my god, does that make sense?!”
“The Serpent Lord was the seat of resurrection!”
At the same time, an amazing thing happened.
[The power of [ ] weakens]
[Individually, the hearts that seemed [ ] are merging into [ ]]
[Faith is rising]
Just as feelings of wonder and faith could instantly quell chaos, the power of [ ] surrounding the world also weakened.
The same applied to the power surrounding Lee Geon.
[The power of [ ] applied to the body is dulling]
That wasn’t all.
Perhaps because [ ] had evolved.
[The 4th stage [ ] classifies [ ] as a status ailment. Can remove the Confusion status.]
[Removing status ailment [ ]]
Along with that, a change occurred in Lee Geon’s body, who had been a small kid.
“Ah...! Lee Geon-nim!”
Light shone from Lee Geon’s body, and his body began to grow rapidly.
Because of the flash, his body was hardly visible, but as the small kid’s clothes tore, the believers were horrified.
“Ah! Lee Geon-nim’s clothes!”
And at that moment, from somewhere, a slime wrapped around Lee Geon’s body.
Flash!
And what the slime transformed into was none other than a suit.
[[ ] advises that it can make clothes for the master at the 3rd stage [ ]]
[Personally, it advises that a pink dress would be nice]
Instead of answering, Lee Geon pinched the suit.
The slime squealed in pain, acting like it was dying.
And in that situation where everyone was horrified.
There was one person more horrified than anyone else in this world.
“Th-this is insane, Lee Geon...!”
It was none other than [ ].
On the cracked electronic display TV, the figures of Lee Geon and the three revived people were clearly visible.
And Hugo, watching him, couldn’t shut his mouth either.
Although it passed quickly, Lee Jae-won and Gott had definitely been dead, and he had seen healers shaking their heads.
Even to the point of covering the two with white cloths.
But.
“They resurrected....”
And then.
Perhaps sensing that Hugo was about to rampage at the sight of his dead subordinates.
[You idiot, don’t rampage. It’s okay.]
“......!!!”
At Lee Geon’s voice, the magical power that seemed about to burst instantly subsided.
But.
Kung!
“!”
Hugo immediately distanced himself from [ ] as if on guard.
A terrifying power demolished the building, soaring into the sky.
And the figure soaring into the sky—was it the form of a sovereign, not a human?
[ ], glaring at the display, trembled while emitting a vicious aura.
It seemed less rage and more that his mentality had shattered.
Just as expected.
‘Crazy!! This [ ] is 4th stage?!’
Pale as death, [ ] bit his lips until they bled.
His eyes were bloodshot.
In fact, it couldn’t be helped.
‘With a mere [ ] that only has healing skills, he killed my children? And used that as experience to reach 4th stage?!’
At this rate, wasn’t it like he had tried to grow him into the god of [ ] but ended up foolishly awakening a useless [ ]?!
“Damn! I need to awaken him as the god of [ ]! Something like [ ]! Ruining all my plans!”
At this rate, it was extremely dangerous.
Not for any other reason.
‘[ ] and [ ] are each 4th stage.’
Now, Lee Geon was truly on the verge of becoming the god of [ ].
‘If one of the two levels up first, the other divinity will definitely disappear.’
There was absolutely no way to use both at the same time.
So it was problematic.
‘If this [ ] reaches 4th stage, it will suppress [ ] even more strongly!’
From the 4th stage, just before the final stage, the power changed considerably.
So he had to open the lid at the 3rd stage, when it was ambiguous to exert this power, and evolve it into a 6th-stage demon god!
But!
‘Is that Lee Geon brat crazy? How can he see his own nephew and the subordinate he raised die miserably and still be so mentally sound?!’
He must be insane.
‘Is he a psychopath?’
But then.
Kwang!
“!!!”
A fierce attack flew toward [ ].
[ ] blocked the attack with bloodshot eyes.
There stood Hugo, preparing the next attack.
And he looked extremely pissed. He had noticed [ ]’s scheme.
Just as expected.
“What are you planning to do by awakening Geon as the god of death?”
But then.
[ ]’s eyes changed when he saw Hugo.
The corner of his despairing mouth lifted.
Yes. That’s it.
He didn’t want to kill a god-level because it might violate causality, and the plan with close ones had failed.
But still, if his best friend died, wouldn’t death also grow instantly?
With that mad thought, [ ] moved bizarrely.
At that vicious killing intent, Hugo reflexively flinched back.
But then.
Grab.
Someone grabbed [ ].
(Continues in the next episode)