"Wow, the weather is great today, isn't it, Yi Rim?" Seok said happily as he swam in a lake near his village.
Yi Rim replied, clinging to him, a little afraid of drowning. She was only four years old and swimming was difficult for her. "Yes, it's really nice, but let go of me, I'm scared."
A faint smile appeared on Seok's face as he patted her head. A poop of dirt appeared on her face as she placed her hand on his stomach.
"Stop it, it's so embarrassing," Yi Rim said, looking at him shyly.
Seok laughed at her reaction. "You're my cute sister, and spoiling you is my right."
He stroked her hair, speaking, which only made her more embarrassed. "Okay, but not in front of others. It's so embarrassing. I love you, brother."
"Me too."
A few minutes later, Suho and Seok and Yi Rim emerged from the lake to dry themselves with sheets.
Seok was drying Yi Rim, who was hidden inside the sheet.
Yi Rim emerged from the sheet, clearly annoyed, and threw several punches at Seok's shoulder, who was just laughing. "You're annoying! You dried me too much! I'm so annoyed!"
Seok didn't say anything, letting her do as she pleased. She was a child, and their outbursts of anger happened for many reasons, even the silliest ones.
"I'm sorry, I surrender, Mr. Yi Rim. You win deservedly," Seok said, feigning pain, and fell to the ground.
Suho was laughing hysterically as he watched the brother-sister drama unfold, feigning surprise as he looked at Yi Rim, who was puffing out her chest and cheeks while standing on Seok's stomach, declaring victory over her enemy.
"I'm strong! I beat my older brother! Hahahaha!"
Suho started clapping. Lee Rim spoke warmly, "Well done, Mr. Lee Rim! You saved us from the tyrant Seok!"
Yee Rim glared at him. "My brother isn't a tyrant. He's a wonderful person, and I love him. Did you hear me, Suho?"
Seok grabbed Lee Rim, hugging her tightly as he stood up, leaning against a nearby tree trunk.
Yee Rim broke free from Seok's embrace and ran several meters away.
Seok looked somewhat puzzled by Lee Rim's behavior during this trip.
He had a strange feeling that he was being watched, but he ignored it. After all, they were in a forest, and it was only natural that an animal would occasionally observe them out of curiosity. Seok called out to her loudly, "Wait! Where are you going...?"
Yee Rim ignored Seok's question and continued running around them, laughing.
Suho spoke with concern, looking towards the forest. "Someone is watching them." Seok nodded in agreement. Living in the forested areas meant they were born with a keen sense of danger, thanks to the monsters that constantly attacked them.
"Hahahaha!" Loud laughter erupted from the trees, followed by the appearance of several mercenaries.
The mercenary leader continued to laugh as he and his followers looked towards Yi Rim, who was playing cards, and towards them.
A look of shock crossed Seok's face as he realized the mercenary's intentions—Yi Rim.
He turned his gaze to Suho, who had the same expression, having also understood the reason for their arrival.
Seok then looked towards Yi Rim, who was unaware of the danger lurking around her as she tried to chase some squirrels.
"Rim, come here quickly!" Seok shouted in a serious tone.
Yi Rim looked down at Seok in surprise, but as soon as she saw a mercenary, she ran towards him, sensing the danger. Fearing them,
Smiles appeared on the mercenaries' faces as they looked towards Yi Rim, who was running towards Seok.
Upon reaching Seok, Yi Rim hugged his man, his face etched with fear. Both Seok and Suho looked worried, for they were ultimately weaker than them.
Death at the hands of the mercenaries was a foregone conclusion. They were still at the SSS level, while the mercenaries were at XX level. The difference in power was enormous; they were still at the Mortal level, while he was at level 2 of the Ruler levels.
The difference between Mortal and Ruler levels was vast in every aspect for Mortals.
Mortals have a maximum lifespan of 200 years, unlike those who reach Ruler levels, who live for a thousand years, extending to thousands of years upon reaching the rank of Master Ruler.
Reaching the rank of Expert Ruler eliminates almost all congenital defects and grants infinite power... and so on. This was something both of them were aware of.
Appearance A wicked smile spread across the mercenary leader's face as he looked in their direction, speaking with undisguised arrogance and conceit. "You'd be better off with a little boy named Yi Rim. He'd be happy to play with her for a bit."
Shock registered on Seok's face as he listened to the mercenary leader's words. A little boy playing with her, having sex with her? Had they sunk to this level of depravity?
These were Seok's thoughts as he turned his gaze to Suho, who was glaring at them with undisguised anger, but he was powerless to do anything. They could easily crush him.
Annoyance flashed across the faces of the two mercenaries, and they vanished instantly, reappearing beside Seok and Suho.
They delivered two kicks to the stomachs of each of them, sending them sprawling against a tree trunk.
Their eyes bulged as blood spurted from their mouths. They looked at the mercenary fearfully, but at the same time, the desire to save his sister was stronger than any fear.
His only sister, who was only four years old, becoming a sex object? This was unthinkable. Imagine, even the most depraved and lustful of men have limits, yet they still have self-control around children this young.
The henchmen of the mercenary leader, Sherwin, approached Seok and Sooho with malicious smiles, delivering several powerful blows to various parts of their bodies.
Meanwhile, Yi Rim was being held captive by a mercenary leader as she watched her brother being beaten, tears streaming down her face.
"Let me go, you damned scum!" Yi Rim screamed, desperately trying to escape his grasp.
However, all her attempts were in vain. Sherwin spoke with undisguised mockery and derision, "He'll die, don't worry. You'll live a beautiful life as the future whore of the leader."
A look of shock crossed Seok's face upon hearing the words of Sherwin's mercenary leader, words he had longed to hear, only to see a look of utter defeat and shame etched upon his face.
But what transpired was the complete opposite, casting a dark shadow over him.Filled with murderous intent emanating from his body, his eyes glowing white, his hair floating in the sky, Seok's followers were bewildered. Seok's presence was strangely overwhelming at an ominous time, while strange tattoos appeared on his face.
He decided to take several steps away from Seok and Suho, who was unconscious from a severe beating. Suho was weaker than Seok, and on top of that, he wasn't in good condition due to illness.
The reason they had come was to get Suho moving and resting from his illness, but he ended up with serious injuries.
Seok rose from his position after healing all his injuries thanks to the healing dome. He muttered softly while looking down at the ground before raising his head towards the two followers.
A dome formed with incredible speed, so fast that neither of them could sense its presence. Seok moved his hand towards them.
Surprise appeared on their faces as they looked at Seok's strange actions, but they transformed A splash of blood in a fraction of a second.
The mercenaries, their leader Shurin, and Yi Rim's faces contorted in shock. Their expressions were completely black, a mixture of fear and disbelief.
"What happened? How could he do that? Killing Magister-rank fighters with such ease? Impossible! He's still only an SSS! How could someone still at the Fanin level kill those at the Governor level?"
Seok turned his gaze to Yi Rim, who was speechless with shock, and spoke in a calm tone, "Yi Rim, come here."
Shuruin snapped out of his daze at Seok's words and shouted loudly as he looked at him, "What do you think you are...?"
Shurvin's grip on Yi Rim exploded, sending him reeling and falling flat on his backside in shock and pain.
He screamed loudly as he looked at his hand, which was now completely severed. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
His followers recoiled in fear, unlike Yi Rim, who rushed towards Seok, tears streaming down her face.
She buried her face in his leg, sobbing, yet Seok's cold expression remained unchanged as he glanced towards Shorfin.
Shorfin's gaze was filled with fear as he looked at Seok, surrounded by a dark aura. "He's not human. He's more of a curse than human. The aura is black, the regenerative power is terrifying. No, no, he's not from this world at all. Curses from our world don't possess such abilities."
Shorfin struggled to his feet, attempting to escape with his remaining followers. His intuition, honed by countless battles, told him he wouldn't survive if he stayed.
But his body began He and the 13 others nearby shrank back on their own. "Aaaaaah!"
A loud scream erupted from Shorfin and his followers before they exploded into pools of blood.
The remaining mercenaries froze, stunned by the death of 16 of their comrades, including their leader, who was close to achieving sainthood, all in minutes at the hands of a child not yet 9 years old, still at the Fanin level. It was unbelievable, yet it was real.
Seok turned his gaze to Yi Rim, who was clutching his pants tightly, trying to get his attention. "Brother, stop. I'm fine. You don't have to do all this," Yi Rim said fearfully, looking at Seok, who was in a state of disarray.
Seok remained silent as he listened to Yi Rim's words, then turned his gaze to Suho, who lay unconscious, warm crimson blood flowing from his forehead and head.
He was in very bad shape and appeared to be on the verge of death. He reached out and touched his hand. Towards him
A look of shock crossed Yi Rim's face. We thought he wanted to kill him, but the opposite was true.
Suho's injuries were being treated quickly, and he was in good condition within seconds.
The mercenaries' expressions were like mercenaries as they looked at Seok, who treated Suho with complete ease.
They turned to each other, trying to salvage the situation and do something to escape certain death.
He launched several attacks at him with full force:
The attacks were launched towards Seok, who was looking at them indifferently. He made a simple hand movement that caused all the attacks to return to their original source.
BOOOOOOO BOOOOOOM
BOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
BOOOOOOO BOOM!
Several explosions rocked the mercenaries' position, but they managed to dodge the attack with only minor injuries.
They turned their gaze to Seok, who was watching them without saying a word. They suddenly felt exhausted and realized that the mana around them had vanished, causing them to become poisoned.
"What the hell is going on? How did the mana disappear from my body?"
"I feel exhausted. Chi is interfering with my mana core."
The mercenaries' expressions were a mixture of shock and disbelief. Everything seemed to be working against them; even their own power was working against them.
"Who the hell is this? How could he do this?"
"I don't really know, but he's a monster, a demon. He killed our comrades in such a brutal way. We have to escape."
"Yes, at this point, escape is the best option."
The five mercenaries stood up and ran away from Seok.
Seok watched them without saying a word. He was certain they wouldn't escape his line of sight anyway.
As the mercenaries rushed forward, they sensed something was wrong. A reflection of the sun in the sky made them realize they were inside a dome.
One of them launched a fiery attack towards the sky, causing a powerful explosion that confirmed their suspicions.
Despite this, a glimmer of hope appeared on their faces. A child not yet 18 years old couldn't possibly have built a dome capable of withstanding their onslaught.
They unleashed several powerful attacks towards the dome's wall, which was close to them:
A series of powerful explosions erupted, and a wide smile spread across their faces as they raced towards the dome at full speed, thinking it would destroy it.
They crashed into the dome's wall with a thud. A loud crash killed two of them, turning them into minced meat from the force of the impact, while the remaining three suffered multiple serious fractures and fell heavily to the ground.
Their faces were grotesque and black, like those of a mercenary, leaning against the wall of a dome, blood gushing from their bodies.
"What will we do?""By the Creator of Hell, there's a dome preventing our escape!" the mercenary spoke wearily and fearfully, looking at his comrade who stood beside him, unlike the third who had died from a fall of 15 meters.
His friend replied with great difficulty, "We must escape. Our lives depend on it."
They all launched attacks towards the invisible dome wall in an attempt to break through, but nothing changed. All their attempts were futile.
His face transformed into one of utter terror as they listened to Seok's words from behind them: "The fate of anyone who angers Seok is death."
Seok's words were enough to instill fear in each of their hearts.
They turned towards him, their faces filled with fear and utter terror, and collapsed to their knees, tears streaming down their faces.
Ignoring their futile pleas, Seok pointed his hand at them, and a powerful scream erupted, shaking the entire forest.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Their bodies It shriveled into a palm-sized ball, then burst open immediately.
"The mission is complete. Whoever tries to harm Seok will meet a gruesome end."
Seok vanished immediately afterward, returning to their previous location to find his sister unconscious.
He, too, collapsed after reverting to his original form.
After several minutes, Seok opened his eyes to find himself on the ground, his sister Yi-rim embracing him, their clothes and faces covered in blood.
Seok's gaze was filled with confusion as he looked towards Suho, who lay unconscious on a tree root.
"What happened here? Blood and bodies everywhere!" he exclaimed, looking around. Blood was everywhere, and the bodies of a mercenary were so mutilated that it was impossible to tell if they were human or not.
Seok shook Yi-rim, finding her unconscious for some unknown reason. He then leaned against a tree trunk, still embracing her. To his sister, who was clinging to him very tightly.
He murmured softly, "There's nothing to be afraid of. Everything is fine."
........…....
In a small house in one of the villages of Makindi City,
Tuesday, May 23, 659, 8:56 PM
A woman named Shenhai was giving birth with the help of a village midwife.
An ominous aura emanated from the midwife, but she ignored it, thinking that a child would be born near her. Similar things had happened to her over the past 243 years, so she disregarded it.
She delivered a baby with a slight smile on its face, noticing that it had several tattoos of varying shapes on its body, which disappeared in a fraction of a second.
She shook her head, thinking she was exhausted from having delivered more than 13 babies in one day. Makindi City was a large city with a population of 45,000 and another 34,000. The races and genders were diverse, so births were occurring almost every day.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Shihee, on the birth of your child," said a village midwife happily as she cradled a small baby in her arms.
Shihee gazed lovingly at the still-infant Seok before taking him from her and placing him in her lap. "I will name you Seok from now on."
Shihee gently kissed her son, stroking his black hair. A beautiful smile spread across Seok's face as he looked at his mother.
Shihee turned her head towards the door where Kyung stood with a bewildered expression, then turned her gaze back to her child with a warm smile.
However, his expression only deepened her sadness, which made her somewhat confused. Her husband, on what should have been the happiest day of his life, was sad.
"I'm sorry, my love, Shihee, and my son. Please forgive me. It wasn't my fault," Kyung's voice was filled with sorrow and despair.
Kyung threw Without giving her a chance to react, he positioned an inner wall of the room, revealing six individuals, each with a tattoo on their clothing bearing the name of one of the Lords of Makindi City.
The leader of the group ordered one of his followers to take Seok from his mother, Shihei.
The follower moved with such speed that Shihei couldn't see him and took Seok, whose gaze was blank as he looked towards Tarta's follower and his mother, Tarta.
The follower felt a strange sensation, unlike when he held a human, as if he were holding a curse in his hands. However, he decided to ignore the order; his mission was simply to bring back a child, not to investigate its nature.
He handed the child to Tao, the leader of the group, with an arrogant smile. "Here, as requested."
A wicked smile spread across Tao's face as he looked at the infant in his arms. He spoke with relief and happiness, "I have accomplished my mission."
"What do you want? Give my son back!" Shihei cried out in anguish, glaring at the followers of the Lord of Makindi City.
Tao and his followers turned their gaze towards the location A scream erupted as they found Shin-hae staring at them, her eyes filled with blood.
A smile spread across the faces of Tao and his followers as Tarta and Seok-Tarta's father looked on. Seok-Tarta spoke arrogantly, "Master Shin-hae Ri wants a son born on the same day as her, as a toy, Tuesday, May 23rd, at 8:56 PM, the exact day, month, hour, and minute that Master Shin-hae Ri was born."
"Therefore, it's best if you accept that your newborn son is a toy for the Master, so you can experience motherhood and die."
"You will die anyway, whether you agree or not, hahahaha... soldiers!"
Tao's followers approached Kyung and the one responsible for delivering Shin-hae, grabbing them and placing them at their feet.
Kyung had a head injury and several fractures, while Shin-hae's wound was bleeding from the birth canal. It was only 15 minutes since the birth.
The doctor in charge of Seok's pregnancy was terrified. She didn't want him to die; the desire to live was ingrained in every being, and it applied to her as well, but she couldn't say anything.
The pressure from the presence of several fighters of the Novice Ruler level and Tao, who was an Expert Ruler, was unbearable for someone of the Legendary level, and the two of them were still at the Mortal level.
"Aaaaaah!" Seok began to cry loudly as he looked at his mother, Shin-hae, and his father, Kyung.
Tao was so annoyed that he wanted to kill him, but he realized that as an only child born at this hour, he meant a great deal to his mistress, Shin-hae Ri, and if he did anything foolish, he would find his head severed from his body.
Even so, Seok's crying didn't stop; it only grew louder.A dark aura and inconspicuous tattoos covered his body, while his black eyes turned crimson.
He then completely severed Tao's arms, leaving a look of shock on his face. He collapsed to the ground, blood gushing from his shoulders, and screamed, "Aaaaaaah!"
Everyone's gaze was filled with shock. Tao's parents, Seok, and the doctor couldn't say anything; everything was beyond their comprehension.