This region was where Kang Chul-Inâs Valhalla territory, Hecateâs Temeraire, and Aleisterâs Undeadia territory were located. The name of the Ishtar Coalition that Kang Chul-In ruled came from this region.
As it was the first real step and memory he had when he first began as a Lord, it was a home of sorts to Kang Chul-In. This was also the place that Kang Chul-In had decided to visit later.
Thereâs an Epic Dungeon in Ishtar?
Kang Chul-In felt very suspicious about Dorianâs words.
As far as he knew, there was no Epic Dungeon within Ishtar.
Of course, he couldnât say that his knowledge was 100% accurate. If you were not a god, you couldnât know everything after all.
But if it was about dungeons, the story was different.
In his past life, Kang Chul-In and Dorian had gone around the Ishtar region searching and beating each and every dungeon that was for Level 40 and above. Long story short, it didnât make sense that there was an Epic Dungeon within Ishtar. There must have been a mistake.
âStop lying to me,â Kang Chul-In said to Dorian across the phone.
âYour words have to make sense for me to believe you.â
This came from the fact that Kang Chul-In determined that there was no Epic Dungeon within the Ishtar Region.
Dorian seemed upset at this.
-How could you not believe my wordsâŠ? I thought you were my friend⊠sigh⊠to think you saw me as a liar and a fraudâŠâ
-Fine, listen to this then. Okay?
-So basically, I went traveling to the Ishtar Region, and well⊠I got there by going from the Western Mountain Range and going straight down from there. And there, there was some gigantic sailboat-looking thing in the sky. As I continued down, there was this sort of really long yet narrow gorge I saw. Well, I guess it was still fun because there was a lake I saw in the middle of the trip that was as big as a sea, and I had fun catching fish there.
Dorian spoke facts about the Ishtar Regionâs geography.
For the âgiant sailboatâ, there was a high chance that he was referring to Hecateâs Temeraire, and the âreally long yet narrow gorgeâ was the Carmel Gorge, which was also near the Valhalla territory.
Well, I do know for a fact that heâs definitely been there before.
Kang Chul-In could tell that Dorian had personally been there by just hearing the description.
-Anyway, as I got across that gorge, I saw this gigantic green castle-like structure, and though I did think for a while about going in that direction, I didnât like the ominous feeling, so I changed directions and went south.
For the âgigantic green-castleâ, it was obvious that it was the Overlord Aleisterâs Emerald Castle of the Undeadia territory. Kang Chul-In was now convinced that Dorian knew the Ishtar region well.
But Kang Chul-In still interrupted Dorian.
If it was south from there⊠that meant the Valhalla territory.
âWell, did you find anything?â
-No, there was just a bunch of hills there. Of course, there wasnât absolutely nothing.
Listening to Dorianâs following words, Kang Chul-Inâs facial expression turned even more ominous.
-There was a really large hill there, actually more of a mountain than a hill because it was like 400-500 meters above sea level⊠But anyway, I was going to sleep one night at the peak of the tallest hill when I turned around and saw this huge door in front of me.
When Dorian said that there was a huge door there, Kang Chul-In nearly dropped his phone.
How does this make any sense?
Though Kang Chul-In could not believe what Dorian was sayingâŠ
He decided to listen in a bit more.
-It wasnât really special, just a door that was made of black-colored steel. It was like⊠Uhh⊠10m wide and 20m tall, I think.
-I knocked, but there was no answer. I knocked there for almost an hour, and since there was no response, I thought it was an abandoned ruin. SoâŠ
âYou went and tried for another entrance.â
Because Kang Chul-In was well aware of Dorianâs behavior pattern, it was easy to guess what would happen next.
-H-How did you know that?
âLooking inside your head is even easier than looking inside an aquarium, so just continue on with the story.â
After that, Dorian continued to speak as if he was a little bit upset.
To say the conclusion first, Kang Chul-In was extremely shocked.
For the first time, he was extremely startled.
âIâm going, right now.â
⊠was what Kang Chul-In answered before crushing his mobile phone by accidentally pressing on it too hard.
The Lithium-Ion battery exploded.
Park Sun-Ja, who was playing with Arshelly, looked at Kang Chul-In, startled.
Arshelly was also surprised.
âSigh⊠Mother. Iâll be back soon,â Kang Chul-In said, looking at Park Sun-Ja.
Then, he looked at Arshelly.
âYou listen to your grandmother well.â
The smart Arshelly figured out that Kang Chul-In would be heading back to Pangaea and nodded.
Teheran-ro. Kang Chul-In was able to find an adventurer that Billy Halford had negotiated beforehand. It was an adventurer with a warp gate that led to the Ishtar region.
âOh, I remember you!â
The adventurer that was going along with Kang Chul-In spoke informally to him as if they were superior.
âYouâre Director Kang from the Galaxy Corporation company, right? The subordinate of Old Man Kwon that came from god knows where.â
If someone who knew Kang Chul-In well saw this sight, they would have closed their eyes tightly. Why? Because the mouth of that adventurer would be absolutely crushed by the hands of Kang Chul-In until not even the teeth remained.
âWhat are you doing, not driving?â
The adventurer got onto the passenger seat of the Bugatti Veyron as if it was natural and demanded that Kang Chul-In drive.
âYou ride a good car, huh. This one, itâs the one that we drive too. There arenât a lot of these in Korea. You earn a lot of money, huh?â
The adventurer, heir of the colossus that was the Gusung Electronic Company, spoke to Kang Chul-In as if he were her driver.
As the youngest daughter of Gusungâs president Kim Hyun-seung, she was notorious within the ânoblesâ of Korea as a villain of a woman. This woman was the one that Billy had contacted to go to Ishtar with.
âHey, why arenât you going?â
Kim Sung-Hee once again reminded Kang Chul-In.
âIâm not going here just because I have some leftover⊠ACK!â
Kim Sung-Hee screamed painfully.
It was because Kang Chul-Inâs hand had latched onto her shoulders with a strong grip. She couldnât move either as Kang Chul-Inâs mana prevented her from doing so.
âHey, idiotic woman,â Kang Chul-In said.
âIf you keep on talking to me like thatâŠâ
Kang Chul-Inâs voice seemed like the voice of the grim reaper to Kim Sung-Hee at this point, frightening her.
âI will break one body part of yours.â
As Kang Chul-In was speaking, dense mana filled the air, making it difficult to even breathe.
Kim Sung-Hee agreed, frightened.
But meanwhile, Kim Sung-HeeâŠ
W-What the hell? How did I get suppressed by him?
Of course, her body hurt, but the real reason why she was surprised was something else entirely.
For someone like her who was powerful and took pride in being powerful to be restrained by a mere director of the Galaxy Corporation, it hurt her pride.
W-What should I do� Should I fight back? Should I⊠launch a sneak attack?
Kim Sung-Hee looked at Kang Chul-In, who was driving soundlessly.
He was completely exposed.
If she used her hands and smacked Kang Chul-Inâs throat, she was confident that she would succeed. Even though there could be an accident because Kang Chul-In was the one driving right now, there was no real possibility that it would lead to a major accident as the road was very much blocked and unmoving due to traffic.
As she got ready to attackâŠ
âDo you want your arm broken?â
Somehow, Kang Chul-In had noticed and warned her. Startlingly, his eyes were still on the road.
âWhat the hell is that car?â
Not caring about the gazes of others, Kang Chul-In looked at Kim Sung-Hee when they arrived.
âIs this place alright?â
âThen open the gate.â
Saying this, Kang Chul-In grabbed onto Kim Sung-Heeâs wrist lightly. This was because this process was required in order to share the gate.
Just you wait. Iâll show you my skill!
Was what Kim Sung-Hee thought as she entered the gate.
On the other side of the gate was Dorian Explorer and his pet dog Jackpot.
âOh? Whoâs that girl?â
Dorian looked at Kim Sung-Hee and tilted his head in confusion.
âIs it your new girlfriend?â
At this, Kang Chul-Inâs face stiffened.
âI mean, you have a lot of beautiful women by your side. You have Lucia, Lee Chae-Rin, and now you have another woman? Wow⊠as expected of my friend. Man! Oh wait, they said not to talk about these thingsâŠâ
Dorian covered his mouth with an expression that said âoopsâ. He thought that his mistake was talking about Kang Chul-Inâs âex-girlfriendsâ in front of his current girlfriend.
Of course, it was a mistake.
Dorian grabbed his abdomen and moaned in pain.
âIf you keep talking nonsense, Iâll give you some mental training.â
Since Dorian was close to Kang Chul-Inâs subordinates, he had been pestered often with the talk of âmental trainingâ and realized how terrifying it was.
âIs it maybe 3, 4 daysâ travel from here?â
While shaking off the hand that Kang Chul-In had punched Dorianâs midsection with, he looked far to the south.
Sadly for them, Kim Sung-Heeâs âwaypointâ was different for each and every adventurer. They were around 200km away from the Valhalla territory, so they had to travel there by foot.
âWeâll get there in two days,â Kang Chul-In said.
He was saying that they would travel 100km a day, something that sounded crazy.
âT-Two days? That far? Hey, Chul-In, you do know how far it is to the dungeon, rightâŠ?â
âWhat, you canât do it? Then donât come.â
At Kang Chul-Inâs taunting, Dorianâs expression changed into an excited one.
âOf course I can do it.â
âWell then, letâs go.â
Traveling over 100km by foot was something that Kang Chul-In didnât like either as it required both great mental and physical endurance. Rather than being tiring though, it was monotonous and boring. They had to get going as soon as possible.
Valhalla⊠to think that itâs become a dungeonâŠ
It was because of the information from Dorian that Valhalla had become an Epic Dungeon.
Kang Chul-In felt cold metal touching his neck.
Dorianâs mouth gaped open in surprise and shock.
T-That woman⊠why would she want to commit suicide�
It was Kim Sung-Hee who had put her sword to Kang Chul-Inâs throat.
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