Overgeared

Dog’s Mouth. This was what ignorant bastards called the 20th Hell. This place where rocks that melted into fire formed barriers was the site for a myth. This was what people often thought of as the entrance to hell, the gate of hell guarded by Cerberus.

“It is Ronove again?” The bleak voice heard in the great hall belonged to the 20th great demon, Eligos. It felt like winter was coming, but hell had no winter.

“Yes... He lost his body and his castle was occupied.”

“I thought it would be different this time?”

Eligos sat on the throne in dark armor and the pressure he gave off was as fierce as a flame and as sharp as a blade. The vicious chill made all the demonkin tremble. An existence that gained the darkness that symbolized wickedness and evil.

The black knight Eligos who denied life. He was one of the strongest in hell and death was the only path he walked. This was why he could reign as the master of Dog’s Mouth. There were many great demons who praised and worshipped Dog’s Mouth as the real hell but all of them died without taking away Dog’s Mouth from the Black Knight.

“He disappointed me twice.”

The 27th great demon Ronove was greatly disgraced in the attack on the human world a few years ago. He said he would release red fog to create a plague in the human world but he returned as a rag. He had told the demons who mocked his ridiculous appearance that the reason for his defeat was the intervention of a small god.

A small god. The indigenous god of a particular region. They were very weak compared to the gods of Asgard but considering that most of a great demon’s power was sealed in the human world, Eligos turned a blind eye to Ronove’s defeat. He ignored it when Ronove still claimed to be his right arm.

It was a mistake. He should’ve killed Ronove. In hell, not the human world, Ronove was defeated by humans and had his castle taken away.

“Don’t give Ronove a chance to be reborn.”

“That guy has tarnished the honor of the lord!” Eligos’ subordinates shouted.

Grrr. The cerberus also breathed roughly in what seemed to be agreement.

Eligos nodded. “Go and find Ronove’s soul. Then seal all the gates to the river. His soul will suffer forever.”

“Yes!”

The reason why Dog’s Mouth was called the real hell was because it was the gateway where the souls of the dead gathered. It was the place that was the background of a myth for a reason. There wasn’t an exaggeration in the rumor that Eligos’s authority was second to Baal.

Eligos frowned as he watched the hundreds of demons and demonkin leave to search for Ronove’s soul.

“Marbas will come soon...”

Marbas, who claimed to be a devoted servant of Yatan. He drifted through hell in the name of Yatan and hell, breeding demonkin and demonic creatures. The ignorant ones saw Marbas as hell’s guardian but Eligos didn’t like Marbas very much. He questioned if Marbas’ power actually helped hell.

Eligos remembered it clearly. Marbas had used his breeding power in every area where the former Demon Slayer, Alex appeared. He said he did it to get rid of Alex but what was the result? Every time Marbas used the power of breeding, Alex grew rapidly. He didn’t dare cross the Dog’s Mouth but in the end, he became strong enough to challenge Baal. It was truly a strange thing.

‘No matter how I think about it... I would rather Marbas not come.’

***

A world message popped up whenever a great demon was killed. If the great demon was killed in hell then it even specifically stated this.

The world was in turmoil.

“Youngwoo-ssi, do you know the details of the three hells that have been cleansed in the past three days?”

Guild finally start the

as he came out of the house for a morning jog. There was a diversity of people. It might be a

have to admit that reporters are

reporters who kept asking questions had something in common. They spoke Korean directly instead of using a translator. The only difference was that some people were proficient while

speak

to South Korea. Just as she studied Korean to communicate more with Youngwoo, Youngwoo also studied Portuguese and English. He was too busy to study it separately but he used the time when he was exercising or eating. Simple conversations soon became possible. As he gained various knowledge and studied in Satisfy, he felt familiar with the process of studying itself. His overall understanding also increased. Studies that weren’t

‘Apologize after...’

gaze turned to the building next to his. He was looking at Jishuka’s penthouse. It had been a long time since he had spoken English and he missed her. Originally, Jishuka’s pattern of living was aligned with Youngwoo. She woke up when Youngwoo did, they shared meals and spent the same amount of time lying in the capsule. Even the time they went to

Throb.

liked Jishuka but he also liked Yura. They went on a date every weekend and feelings accumulated. He didn’t have the courage to reject Yura who publicly confessed as the world watched. His heart wanted to share love with two people but it wasn’t allowed. Perhaps it might be allowed when the sun rose from the west but for now, society would bury him... It would deal

‘Dammit.’

“Youngwoo-ssi?”

doing the hell expedition. We are

in the 20s...! If this succeeds then won’t the scale of hell be

the power to keep occupying them. They will soon be taken away

have the power. I recently heard a rumor that Zibal of the United States has

field that rankers can’t enter. Less than

difficulty of hell is much

experts’ predictions

“Hahaha!”

experts from around the

and forth in this more relaxed atmosphere. Youngwoo didn’t hide information about hell. He wasn’t afraid of being harmed by the disclosure of information and he hoped that his information would be helpful to someone. Youngwoo was hoping for the overall growth of the players. He was seriously considering

humanity was too strong to dream of

***

“10 people...”

was sprouting in the hearts of rankers. Of course, there were no fools who thought that hell was easy. The people that Grid mentioned would include Piaro, Mercedes

can complete the

they are equivalent to 20 people. Have you forgotten the four

time, the rankers have improved a lot. It is relatively common for people to have unique rated

in Satisfy time. For high rankers, who weren’t ordinary rankers, six years was a

part. 30 people can take the part of Piaro, Mercedes and Braham while the other 30 will

many people were present, they were worse than the power of a single strong person. However, the high rankers had grown rapidly in recent years. They were reborn as strong people who put the concept of numbers to shame. At this point, if the great demons invaded the human world then they were certain they could damage the great demon

I think 60 people

people. Let us challenge

applicants. Who wouldn’t be greedy to

was that no one knew how to enter hell. Tarot, who was once a crony of Kir, said they would go to hell after dying in the Blackening state but he was naturally ignored. Not everyone could use Blackening and it was too expensive to pay the admission

***

gasp... I’m

up. All the difficulties and adversities had been overcome through hard work. However, this time was an exception. It wasn’t at a level that could be overcome

think we should

a mountain that was made of black crystals. From a distance, it was very mysterious and beautiful. Then once they came close up, it was

exert their full strength due to their confused vision and mind.

“Keuk! Retreat first!”

did

“Cough!”