As he watched Hades scatter into the light, Yeon-woo suddenly wondered: how did Hades manage to appear? Yeon-woo had often thought about using the Summon of the Dead skill to call up Hades, but he didn’t want any unforeseen consequences to affect the achievements of the Throne of Death’s legend, which used Hades as a foundation. Moreover, Hades had had such a difficult life, and Yeon-woo did not want to burden him any further.

Although Gaia’s Curse would have negatively affected Hades’ legend, Yeon-woo found it difficult to manifest Hades’ legend anway. However, Hades managed to manifest his legend himself and even helped Yeon-woo imprison Mother Earth. Yeon-woo hadn’t just imagined it because Kronos had also seen Hades. ‘Or is it because of this?’

Yeon-woo turned his eyes to the World Tree, which stood majestically. The World Tree was the other side of the world, the central axis of Ideas, and the pillar of the reincarnation cycle. Although Mother Earth had infected it, and it had lost huge chunks of itself, it was still immense.

Yeon-woo did not know why Mother Earth had switched from targeting Black King to the World Tree instead. However,...