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　　 at 12th of September 2019 04:25:07 PM

　　 Chapter 504: 504

　　 Honestly, the odds were half and half .

　　 'No, the chances of winnings were much higher . '

　　 Of course, as long as the Commander's Roar unique ability was in progress, there was no way for Ian to beat Mukan .

　　 But he had a 'not going to lose' confidence .

　　 Ignoring the attacks, the survival skills were just enough to endure anything .

　　 And if he could have survived the duration of 'Commander's Roar' . Then he could have created plenty of odds .

　　 'Barrier, Descend . s.p.a.ce distortion… there were plenty of things to survive . '

　　 But Ian hadn't done those .

　　 Woong-!

　　 With a low voice, the darkened view slowly brightened .

　　 And with that system messages came before Ian's eyes .

　　 Tring-!

　　 [Died from the attack of Mukan, the Underworld King . ]

　　 ['Soul Bound' effect has been triggered . ]

　　 [Death Penalty (24 hours not accessible) doesn't apply . ]

　　 [Experience points have been reduced . ]

　　 [1 level has been reduced . ]

　　 [You are in the state of 'dead' . ]

　　 [* 'Dead state' penalty: become 'Undead' and get stuck in the underworld for three days (While in Undead, experience, and items cannot be obtained . )]

　　 [Open your eyes again . ]

　　 Was it 2 seconds since the system messages have come up?

　　 Ian's blackened vision began to brighten once again .

　　 'Well, is this the Underworld?'

　　 But the place that Ian looked at seemed very familiar .

　　 The place he had lived for the last month .

　　 The steep spot where the Falcacio castle rose .

　　 Ian who was fl.u.s.tered looked around immediately .

　　 The Underworld King who had won the battle couldn't be seen anywhere, and the only group of users around him caught his eyes .

　　 But the next moment, not knowing just took a deep breath .

　　 And right before the eyes of Ian, was the fallen body of his .

　　 'Ah, sh*t, scared me to death!'

　　 Was a breakout supposed to feel like that?

　　Advertis.e.m.e.nt Ian could feel his whole body have gooseb.u.mps .

　　 “There was no need to implement this so realistically . ”

　　 Ian mumbled to himself and looked at Hoonie who seemed very sad .

　　 Surely his situation gave him creeps too, but apart from that, he was curious and playful .

　　 'Should I have some fun with Hoonie?'

　　 As Ian was literally a ghost, no one could actually see him .

　　 Ian approached the back of Hoonie and moved his hands towards him .

　　 Swoop-!

　　 Unfortunately, the translucent hands couldn't touch Hoonie .

　　 [Physical power cannot be done while in a state of 'dead' . ]

　　 “Sh*t…”

　　 Ian cursed and looked around .

　　 Realizing that nothing could be done in the place, he was thinking of why he couldn't find a way to the underworld?

　　 But right then, when Ian was about to turn around .

　　 The deceased Ian of Lotus, right?

　　 A voice of someone was ringing in the ears of Ian,

　　 Rather than being heard with his ears, the sound felt like it was echoing all over his head .

　　 Ian reflexively turned his head, a mysterious man wearing a huge black camp was in his sight .

　　 As if he was walking down to the transparent stairs, the man slowly descended from the sky towards Ian .

　　 And when he saw the figure, Ian mumbled under his breath .

　　 “Ha, Grim Reaper!”

　　 The reason for Ian's astonishment was simple .

　　 It was because the behavior of the man was very familiar .

　　 A man with a familiar appearance that appeared in oriental tales; which had black shades, and black coat .

　　 The man was literally screaming 'I am the Grim Reaper' from every part of his body, and Ian's response surprised him .

　　 -How do you know me?

　　 “Uh?”

　　 -What is your ident.i.ty?!

　　 At the question of ident.i.ty, Ian responded with a rather silly face .

　　 “I'm looking at you for the first time . I don't know you . ”

　　 -Didn't you just say 'Grim Reaper'?

　　 “Ah, that… I did right?”

　　 -How did you know that I'm the Grim Reaper?

　　 “That…”

　　 “You look like the Grim Reaper . ”

　　 The two people were looking at each other with a rather silly expression . No, a ghost .

　　 The side whose mouth opened the first was the Grim Reaper .

　　 -Well, is it a 'person you remember from a past life'?

　　 “What is that?”

　　 -Ah, not that human . But follow me for now .

　　 He shook his head and then pointed his hand to a direction .

　　 An empty crack began to appear at a s.p.a.ce .

　　 Woong- Woong-!

　　 A purple portal leading to a dimension was created by distorting the s.p.a.ce .

　　 To Ian who was witnessing all this with a blank expression, the Grim Reaper spoke in a rather dry manner .

　　 -Get in there .

　　 “What is in there?”

　　 -A haven for the dead .

　　 “Underworld?”

　　 The Grim Reaper once again narrowed his eyes .

　　 But soon the Grim Reaper decided to speak with Ian and opened his mouth again .

　　 -Just don't talk and get in there .

　　 “The, well . ”

　　 Ian just nodded and stepped into the portal without any hesitation .

　　 The purple energy sucked Ian inside .

　　 The Grim Reaper, after watching it from behind, took slow strides with a frown still on his face .

　　 – Suspicious guy .

　　 As the Grim Reaper entered the portal, the whole portal vanished like it never existed .

　　 Tring-!

　　 [You have entered the 'Underworld' for the first time . ]

　　 [Since you are dead, the initial discovery reward doesn't apply . ]

　　 [You have discovered the 'Underworld' for the first time . ]

　　 [Acquired fame of 100,000 . ]

　　 [In 'Underworld' physical power can be exerted even in the state of 'dead' . ]

　　 [You have entered the dimensional type, 'Middle-Earth' . ]

　　 [All the stats from the Earth are rebuilt . ]

　　 [Transcendence level will be applied . ]

　　 A whole new dimension, an entirely new dimension type called the 'Middle-Earth', a lot of system messages came up for Ian .

　　 'Huhu, I'm going to be the first intermediate . '

　　 For Ian to purposely die in the hands of the Underworld King, a well enough reason was present .

　　 And it was extremely intense and computational .

　　 'It wasn't default on the contract of the t.i.tan Guild… so I didn't do anything wrong . '

　　 The 'dead state' that allowed him to enter the Underworld .

　　 It was in fact a penalty with quite a risk .

　　 The death penalty, that didn't allow a login for 24 hours, didn't apply, and the 1st level down penalty applied .

　　 In addition, three days of being trapped in the Underworld without gaining experience or rewards were actually worse than the average death penalty .

　　 But that was all 'only in general' .

　　 'Since I have the Dimensional Beads…'

　　 Ian had the Dimensional Beads that would open the path to anywhere if he had been there .

　　 If the map was known; the coordinates could be opened, and the door could be opened at any time, which meant Ian could come to the place after the 3 days death penalty .

　　 'The Underworld King's necklace cooldown time was 15 days . Even if Shakran manages to win over the Underworld King, I will be able to enter 12 days early, and first . '

　　 And that didn't break the contract with Shakran .

　　 And the opportunity he was offered was the entry to the Underworld .

　　 As he was feeling a bit sorry, he just did method acting .

　　 He did his very best and then died trying, it would hurt Shakran to pursue it .

　　 'I'm glad that the King was strong, if he was weak, I wouldn't have been able to enter anyway . '

　　 Ian smiled while he remembered the Underworld King and put his hand through his hair .

　　 Even the time that he has to do a penalty in a 'dead state', he had things he had thought of .

　　 Ian was going to go through the underworld for three days and then figure out as much content as he possibly could .

　　 'Highest efficiency hunting ground, pre-emptive items . I need to know everything that I can possibly get . I need to find the best location to open the dimensional portal…'

　　 Ian came up with these and other numerous plans in his head, he started to look around .

　　 And the first sight to enter was a large river with no end, and a small ferry .

　　 “That can be rode?”

　　 Mumbled Ian as he slowly approached the small ferry .

　　 But after a while, in the plan of Ian's, came in a huge disruption .

　　 The person who disrupted his thoughts had appeared .

　　 -Uh, human . Where are you moving in that direction?

　　 Ian reflexively looked in the direction of the sound, and there was the Grim Reaper looking at Ian with a ridiculous look .

　　 “Uh? Uncle, why are you here?”

　　 -Huh?

　　 “Isn't this h.e.l.l?”

　　 -Right .

　　 “Doesn't your job finishes when bringing me to the next place?”

　　 At the logical question from Ian, the Grim Reaper seemed a little stunned .

　　 -That… that so…?

　　 Ian spoke to him again,

　　 “You must be busy, right?”

　　 -Me?

　　 “Yeah . There are many people who have died apart from me . You need to bring them too . ”

　　 At the question from Ian, the Grim Reaper pulled out a yellow paper into his hands .

　　 -Yeah well . I do have a lot of work to do today .

　　 “Don't bother with me anymore, and go on and take care of the next job . ”

　　 -That, that so?

　　 “Yeah . I'll find out and take that s.h.i.+p . Okay?”

　　 Ian was persuading the Grim Reaper to prevent any disruption in his plan, he moved over and got on the ferry boat .

　　 Waving his hands to the Grim Reaper, he spoke loudly,

　　 “You did great work uncle . I'll buy you a meal next time!”

　　 The Grim Reaper couldn't help but feel confused at the conversation he had with Ian, he was in a dazzled state .

　　 Ian got onto the boat and began to paddle across the river .

　　 -Something, something is strange…?

　　 The Grim Reaper looked over at the ferry boat with a dull expression .

　　 His mumbling was the only thing that could be heard in the empty Underworld .