As the dust settles, Jae-hoon spots a woman—half-dragon, half-human—descending from the sky, wings casting a dark shadow over the battlefield.
[Herald of the Void, Nidhogg Astravor]
[Level 120]
[Nidhogg's Subordinates ×10 – Level 95]
"So you're the one who caused all that ruckus and killed most of the dragons here? Impressive... for a human," she says, her tone flat—more annoyed than impressed. "I don't like personally leaving my castle for trivial matters. Let's end this quickly. Go, my subordinates."
With a wave of her clawed hand, ten of her draconic followers rush at him.
They attack fast, unleashing a barrage of slashes and elemental strikes. Jae-hoon barely reacts in time, blocking a few but getting clipped by others.
"Give me a break already!" he grunts, grinding his teeth. "I just recovered from Mana Burnout! Chill out!"
But the subordinates don't care. They charge in again.
This time, he's ready.
Jae-hoon blocks every strike, deflecting with his scythe, then dashes backward to create distance. "So you want to play unfair, huh? Lame. Fine. I'll let you have your fun—then I'll crush you."
They come again. But now he's countering.
With each step, he moves faster. Cleaner. Deadlier.
When one stays too close, Jae-hoon drives his scythe clean through its chest.
[You have killed a Nidhogg's Subordinate – Level 95]*
[You have leveled up two times]
[You have received 10 stat points]
[You have received: Draconic Essence]
[Soul Stack: 13]
"You guys aren't tough. You're not even well-armored," he says with a sneer. "Is this really all you've got?"
"You're awfully cocky for a weak human," Nidhogg calls from above. "I guess humans are just cocky in everything, huh? Disgusting."
Jae-hoon's smile fades. His eye narrows.
"Huh? What did you just call us humans?" he asks, his voice low and cold. "You think you can just talk shit and walk away? Nah. That's not happening."
Nidhogg smirks with the faintest glint of curiosity. "You're brave. I'll give you that. But can you back it up, human?" Her expression sharpens. "Let's find out. Go."
Her subordinates charge again.
"This is annoying… Allocate all stat points to agility," Jae-hoon mutters under his breath.
[Agility increased: 150 → 230]
[Agility over 200: Reaction time greatly increased]
The moment they lunge, Jae-hoon moves like a phantom. Their attacks miss. His scythe doesn't.
One by one, they fall. Heads, limbs, wings—cut down with precision.
The final subordinate's head rolls and lands at Nidhogg's feet.
[You killed Nidhogg's Subordinates ×9]
[You have leveled up 18 times]
[You have received 90 stat points]
[You have received Draconic Essence ×9]
[Quest Complete – Dragons' Lair Conquest]
[Rank: SS]
[You haven't done a daily quest for six days. This is a forced quest. Kill all dragons in the dungeon.]
[Objective: Kill 50 Dragons – Progress: 50/50]
[Rewards: 4,500 coins, 50 stat points, 42,000 EXP, Title: "Dragonslayer"]
[You have leveled up five times]
[You have received 25 additional stat points]
[Title "Dragonslayer" equipped – Effect: +20% damage to Dragon-type enemies]
"Huff… Is that it?" Jae-hoon pants, shoulders rising and falling. "You fight unfairly and still lose? Pathetic. No fun at all."
Nidhogg eyes him with intrigue. "You're strong… I like strong men," she says, her voice now low, flirtatious, and twisted. "What will I do to you once I take you as my toy, I wonder~?"
"You're a goddamn freak," Jae-hoon growls. "Let's just end this."
She spreads her wings, talons flashing, and launches at him with deadly speed. He raises his scythe just in time—metal clashes with claws like a thunderclap.
"You're fast," Nidhogg smirks mid-air. "But can you keep up?"
She vanishes and reappears nearly on top of him. He barely blocks it.
"She's faster than me!" he thinks, eyes wide. "Shit! Allocate 70 points to Agility, the rest to Strength—now!"
[Agility: 230 → 300(max)]
[Strength: 200 → 300(max)]
[New Skill Unlocked – Phantom Step (Agility 300)]
[New Skill Unlocked – Overdrive (Strength 300)]
"Whatever it is—activate Phantom Step!"
[Phantom Step Activated – Speed increased by 150%]
[Duration: 2 minutes]
Nidhogg slashes again—but this time, he's not there. Jae-hoon dodges, reappears behind her, and counters. Their weapons clash at speeds too fast for most to even perceive.
"Impressive…" Nidhogg snarls. "I didn't think you could get faster. But you're still not strong enough!"
"You're just talking big, bitch! I'm going to kill you!"
Their blades meet again. Sparks rain as they collide again and again.
Nidhogg backs off, panting slightly, keeping her distance.
"I'm getting tired… How is this human still keeping up? Is he secretly a demon or something?!"
[Fatigue:89]
Jae-hoon tightens his grip, his body trembling. "I can win… Just need to keep up the speed… Dammit, this fatigue!"
"You're one annoying human!" Nidhogg screams. "I'll kill you and turn you into stew!"
"I won't let that happen. No matter what… I'll end you, Nidhogg!"
"I would love to see you try, human!" she screeches and launches one final time.
Jae-hoon meets her head-on.
As she slashes, he drives his scythe into her wing.
"AAAH! You asshole!" Nidhogg screams, slashing wildly at him in pain.
Jae-hoon doesn't flinch. "If I'm going down, I'm bringing you with me! Die, bitch-ass!"
With a vicious pull, he rips her wing off.
She howls. "You filthy human!"
She slashes again—this one lands—right across Jae-hoon's left eye.
"Ugh! FUCK!"
He stumbles, gripping his face, blood pouring down—but the rage doesn't stop him. He kicks her leg, sending her crashing down. He pins her, drives his scythe into her remaining wing, and tears it off too.
Then, in one clean motion—slashes off both her arms.
She screams again—but this time it's pure agony. Her body trembles. Blood stains the ground. And for the first time…
She looks terrified.
"W-Wait! Wait!" she sobs. "Fine! You win! Please… don't kill me! I'm begging you!"
Jae-hoon towers over her, bleeding, furious, and cold as death.
"Spare you?" he mutters. "You killed humans like they were ants. Laughed while you did it. And now you're begging?"
"I-I'll do anything!" she pleads. "I'll be your sex toy! Your slave! Just let me go—!"
SHINK.
The scythe pierces through her lower jaw, straight through her skull—ending her mid-sentence.
Jae-hoon yanks the blade out with a twist, his expression unreadable but burning with fury and disgust.
"You think that shit would work on me?" he growls. "You really think I'd ever touch filth like you?"
His voice drops, colder than ever.
"I already have someone. And even if I didn't—I'd rather rot in hell than lay a finger on a freak like you."
He spits at her corpse.
"Go back to the void where you belong… you disgusting bitch-ass motherfucker."
[You have killed Herald of the Void, Nidhogg Astravor]
[Level 120-SS Boss]
[Rewards: 76,000 exp, 120 stat points, 6,500 coins, Draconic Essence-High Tier ×3]
[You have leveled up 4 times]
[Soul stack:14]
[Title unlocked: Void Reaper]
[Title "Void Reaper" has been auto-equipped]
[Effects]
[25% more damage to Void-type enemies]
[Immune to negative effects 'Fear' and 'Void Corruption']
[Enemies marked will take more void damage]
[Congratulations!]
[You have reached level 100!]
[Rewards Unlocked: Ascendant Tier Access]
[New Quests Unlocked: Ascendent Tier Trials (Available at Ascension 5)]
[New Perks Unlocked: Ascendent Skill Tree (unlocked after clearing "Ascendent Tier Trials"]
[Stats Allocation Limits Increased: 650 (max)]
[You have unlocked "Eternal Pyre"]
[You have unlocked "Cryo Cataclysm "]
[!!! UNEXPECTED DROP DETECTED !!!]
[Calculating drop chance… 0.000002% confirmed.]
[Secret Reward Unlocked – System Integrity Anomaly]
[Item Acquired: Crown of the Void Executioner]
[Type: Headgear | Grade: ??? | Bound to: Jae-hoon]
[Effects]
[+75% to All Stats (Raw stat overload)]
[+100% Resistance to Void, Corruption, and Fear effects]
[+30% Skill Activation Speed]
[Passive: "Blood Sovereign"]
[Every time you kill a boss-class enemy, heal 25% HP and gain +10 to all stats for 3 minutes. Stacks up to 5 times.]
[Passive: "Execution Trigger"]
[When enemy HP is below 20%, basic attacks and skills have a 30% chance to instantly execute them.]
[Unique Effect: Void Override]
[Once per day, convert all of your magic into Void-type for 60 seconds. During this period, Void skills ignore defense, armor, and magic resistance.]
[Cooldown: 24 hours]
[Note]
[This item does not exist in standard loot tables. It was not meant to drop]
[Report to Administrator?] → [NO]
[Binding Complete. Item cannot be removed, traded, or replicated]
"That's a lot of notifications. I can't see shits though," he says, still holding his injured eye.
"Buy a full recovery potion," he mutters.
[50 coins has been deducted from your balance]
He chugs the health recovery potion and his wounds starts to heal.
He looks at all of the different system notifications. "I'm not reading all of that. That's a lot of shits…." he mutters, clearly tired and not wanting to read all the notifications.
The Gate that connects back to earth opens up again and he steps through the Gate.