A battlefield where black and white clashed. Demonic power and divine power erupted from all sides, rushing to devour each other.
[You have killed an apostle of the White Dragon God.]
[You have obtained an Arena Ticket.]
Under Turkan’s command, every time the demonkind killed an apostle of the White Dragon God, they received Arena Tickets.
[Arena Ticket…]
[Arena Ticket…]
Then one demonkind killed a high apostle.
[You have killed a high apostle of the White Dragon God.]
[You have obtained 5 Arena Tickets.]
[You have obtained a faint Dimensional Power.]
Suddenly the rewards increased drastically, and he could even obtain Dimensional Power.
‘Dimensional Power… I had heard about it from Rose, who runs the Dimensional Tavern. She said it was the power needed to interfere with dimensions.’
A very small energy accumulated inside his body. It was clearly different from the mana, demonic power, or divine power he had before. A foreign energy lingered throughout his body.
[You have killed a high apostle of the White Dragon God.]
[You have obtained 5 Arena Tickets.]
[You have obtained a faint Dimensional Power.]
As the war continued, Dimensional Power accumulated steadily. The tiny energy grew to the size of a fingernail, and his Understanding increased.
‘A power one step higher than mana.’ It was a path to reach a new realm and the power needed to handle new abilities. After experimenting with it, he was able to figure out one thing. A power that amplifies divine power.
He lightly drew upon his divine power and bestowed a blessing upon Turkan. The Dragon’s Blessing he had used before descended. Then he added a touch of Dimensional Power.
[Dragon’s Blessing has been strengthened.]
[A blessing of a lesser god is bestowed.]
[All of Turkan’s abilities increase threefold.]
An enormous demonic power erupted, incomparable to the Demon King’s. Though inferior to a supreme apostle, it far surpassed high apostles. A black storm exploded, sweeping away the high apostles.
Kwaaaaaaang!
Kwakakakaang!
Their base collapsed, and the high apostles who had been hanging back gathered their strength to capture Turkan. A massive sword imbued with divine power fell from the sky.
Kwaang!
Kwang!
The sword falling from the sky headed straight for Turkan. Turkan stretched out both arms and blocked the enemy’s attack. When he blocked the first attack, he seemed to have leeway. But after the second attack fell, that leeway disappeared. The demonic power flowing from Turkan also decreased in an instant.
‘Is it a difference in experience?’ The high apostle’s ability to handle divine power was more precise, and their teamwork was excellent. Could I block it? I felt I could block it, but I wasn’t confident I could win the fight.
‘Magic meant to capture a higher being.’ The White Dragon God seemed to have also been thinking about a war with another supreme apostle. There’s no way they suddenly created such magic. If the war with the White Dragon God had broken out without any preparation, I think they would have taken a big hit.
Kwaaaaang! When the third sword fell from the sky, Turkan’s arms flew off. The surroundings were devastated, and the demonkind were swept away. He gave a telepathic instruction to Turkan.
“Let’s stop here and withdraw.”
“Understood.”
Turkan led the demonkind in retreat, crossing the dimensional gate that opened to the Demon Realm. The apostles of the White Dragon God gave chase. Watching them, he used Dimensional Power to strengthen his stealth and assimilation abilities. A state undetected by the White Dragon God’s apostles.
‘Should I close the door now?’
He confirmed that a suitable number of demonkind had crossed into the Demon Realm, then erased the dimensional gate leading there. As the gate closed, the high apostles who had been pursuing stopped in their tracks and sighed.
“Damn… We’re screwed.”
“I used up all the power I had saved.”
“Me too. It’ll take at least several years to recover.”
“…Can’t be helped. The Black Dragon God’s guys came at us deliberately. That guy just now was a candidate for the next supreme apostle, wasn’t he?”
“If not, that power wouldn’t be explained. They were determined to bite us.”
“They’ll definitely come again. We need to prepare for that.”
“Then what about the Dimensional War?”
Even among the high apostles, opinions didn’t align. The suddenly appearing Black Dragon God’s faction. And me, whom they originally had to deal with. The White Dragon God’s faction had suddenly gained one more enemy to face. Naturally, opinions diverged.
“First, focus on recovering power. We’ll need strength if we fight again anyway.”
“We should report to Lord Boakin first.”
“I’ll do that. You replenish your power.”
At the words of the most skilled among the high apostles, the rest bowed their heads deeply.
‘I definitely bought some time.’ Now there was no chance of them attacking first. By the time they replenished their strength, preparations on Earth would already be complete. All that remained was to counterattack.
‘They don’t know that I know this fact.’ Moreover, they believed the Black Dragon God was behind this incident. However, it was too early to be satisfied here. What I wanted was a perfect victory without damage. To achieve that, I needed to take one more step forward.
The war between the Black Dragon God and the White Dragon God. I needed to make them cross a river of no return, just in case the two Dragon Gods might form an agreement.
‘It’s possible using Dimensional Power.’ He positioned himself where the high apostles’ influence couldn’t reach, took out the Blue Cat’s sacred relic, and imbued it with Dimensional Power.
[Search range extends to dimensions.]
Using the sacrifice contained within the relic, he visualized the stronghold where the Black Dragon God’s apostles were gathered. The Dimensional Power he had accumulated so far was completely consumed. The Eye of Bluecat accepted the Dimensional Power and spread rapidly. The formless energy crossed dimensions at a speed surpassing light.
The relic that had extended in that way found what I wanted. The place where the Black Dragon God’s apostles gathered. He opened a dimensional gate to that coordinate. As soon as the gate opened, he stepped through the portal.
The scenery changed in an instant. It was the complete opposite of where the White Dragon God was. A place with a landscape similar to the Demon Realm. A purple earth spread beneath a red sky, and most of what was visible was black and dark.
“Who are you?”
“Where did you come from?”
Armed apostles of the Black Dragon God were visible. He changed the energy flowing inside his body to divine power, imitated the aura of the White Dragon God, and used the magic they employed. All of it.
The sky opened, and dozens of small swords made of pure white light fell.
Pababat!
Because it was the Demon Realm, the power of divine power was greatly reduced, but it was enough to deal with the Black Dragon God’s apostles.
“Kyaaaak!”
“Th-this is the power of the White Dragon God?”
“Damn it! Why did those guys suddenly invade?!”
He ran toward the surviving Black Dragon God apostles, swinging a sword made of divine power. He added some appropriate acting.
“How dare you attack us?”
“Attack? What the hell are you talking about?!”
“Shut up, you traitor bastards!”
He let a few live to escape. He slowly followed them. The place he arrived at had a huge castle. A giant statue embodying the Black Dragon God was erected there. Spotting a suitable target, he used divine power to launch another magic attack.
The White Magic that the apostles had used to hit Turkan. From the split sky, a huge white giant sword fell and struck the statue.
Kwaaaaaaang!
A massive shockwave erupted, causing cracks in the statue. He couldn’t destroy it because of the power contained in the statue, but judging by the reactions around, the effect was clear.
“The White Dragon God’s side has invaded!”
“It’s divine power! Those bastards are finally showing their true colors!”
“Capture the intruder!”
He intentionally let his presence slip and fled. Perhaps because they had touched their god, they were already enraged. They chased after him like madmen. After crossing back through the dimensional gate, he used invisibility and stealth magic to create distance. The Black Dragon God’s apostles who had crossed the gate, their faces twisted in fury, charged toward the location of the White Dragon God’s apostles.
A moment later. A huge demonic power erupted. Immediately followed by an eruption of divine power. The apostles of the White Dragon God and the Black Dragon God crossed the river of no return. Whatever happened after that didn’t matter. Even if they suddenly called a truce, the White Dragon God’s apostles would suffer irrecoverable damage.
“See you soon.”
When he returned to reality, half a year had passed. It seemed quite a bit of time had flowed while crossing various dimensions. He went to the Golden Tower and met Yoo Seolha first. He received a report on what had happened so far. The operation of the Constellation System. The current state of the real world. The advance team of the White Dragon God. And even the new apostle candidates to be appointed.
“Progress is satisfactory. There are a total of 30 apostle candidates, and we plan to further narrow them down through an event called the Field of Proof.”
“Keep up the good work.”
“Was the matter you went to take care of resolved well?”
“Yeah. So I think we can prepare a bit more leisurely.”
To actively utilize the time he had bought, he also devised a new plan. To carry out the first step for that, he approached Yoo Seolha. He placed his hand on her head and closed both eyes.
[You appoint Yoo Seolha as a high apostle.]
[You grant Yoo Seolha the authority to appoint apostles.]
A similar message must have appeared to Yoo Seolha, as her eyes widened.
“Appoint all 30 candidates you’ve selected as apostles, and divide them into lower and middle grades through the Field of Proof.”
“Is it okay to appoint them without even seeing them?”
“They’re people you’ve selected, so it should be fine. Besides, I don’t have time to manage them. You need to take charge.”
“Are you going somewhere again?”
“I have to keep monitoring how the enemies are moving. Also increase our forces a bit. Then, I’ll leave things to you for a while.”
He left the Golden Tower and immediately moved to the Advanced Arena.
[You have entered the Advanced Arena.]
A pure white place appeared, and the Arena Manager appeared.
“I’ll challenge right away.”
He dismissed the manager and immediately opened the created gate. The scenery changed, and the battlefield appeared. There was no need to check who was in the enemy camp or how strong they were. My current strength was such that unless it was a top ranker, they couldn’t block me. He immediately prepared magic and fired it toward the enemy camp.
Kwaaaaaaang!
The massive explosion obliterated the enemy’s Lair entirely. Without even the Successor of the Lord appearing, the duel ended.
[You obtain the Successor’s Enlightenment.]
[You obtain one Guardian held by the Successor.]
[You obtain one Sacred Relic held by the Successor.]
He skipped the messages immediately and invested all the Arena Tickets he had obtained from dealing with the White Dragon God’s apostles, quickly climbing to rank 50. He secured an additional 50 Guardians. Lacking tickets to go higher, he left the arena for now.
‘Now that I’ve secured various Guardians… I can secure even more apostle candidates.’
He went to the Dragon Lair and checked the items and potions stored in the warehouse. There was enough to use for several years.
“Good.”
He teleported to the First Forest and headed to the stone tablet in the temple. The Time Stone Tablet. The medium needed to use the authority to twist the time axes of this world and the real world. He placed his hand on the tablet and used the authority.
[Twist the axis of time.]
[When one day passes in the current world, another world flows for one year.]
Now it was time for Earth to experience explosive growth. To take the Hunters of Earth, who had grown stronger over several years, and strike the divided apostles of the White Dragon God to finish them. In the meantime, my task was to figure out how the White Dragon God’s supreme apostle moved. He moved for that purpose. To the place where their base, the Sun Garden, was located.