Sssss! Darkness bloomed around Yeon-woo and wrapped around him, creating a spine-chilling sight. Yeon-woo felt as if the concept of death around him was stronger. The spring was more controlled after being combined with the 666 cogwheels. This was probably the meaning of that message saying that he had gained more properties of darkness. However, there was another message that stood out to him—that the Black King had noticed his presence. This was no trifling matter. 

‘Does this mean…the Black King is slowly waking up? Or did he sense my presence in his subconscious?’ This was the first time Yeon-woo had received this kind of message. 

According to the Heavenly Demon, the Black King was tightly sealed beneath the Tower, and he had fallen into a long slumber due to the shock. The world’s minus or negatives, concepts such as antimatter, disorder, dreams and death, and chaos were created at the time. And because the Black King was closer to a conceptual being, he didn’t have any particular consciousness or ego, which was why it was said he “fell into a deep slumber.” The fact that “sensed” was used in the message held many meanings. 

Yeon-woo didn’t know if that would benefit or harm him. Since he was borrowing the Black King’s power, it would most likely...