“How did you know?”

『How did you know?』 

Kim Bum-seung’s voice and a low-pitched voice overlapped, resounding outward. A dark blue shadow formed behind Bum-seung. Both of Bum-seung’s eyes glistened with a bright blue hue as if they were made from jasper… It was Kim Bum-seung. To be more precise, Zeus, the god Kim Bum-seung worshiped and served, had temporarily descended into Bum-seung’s body.

In terms of ancestry, Zeus was technically Yeon-woo’s older brother, but in terms of emotional and mental development, it was difficult for Yeon-woo to consider Zeus an older brother.

Yeon-woo somehow felt that Zeus had considerably changed since their last meeting. Even though Zeus was using an Apostle as a medium, the aura emanating from Bum-seung was tremendous. Just as Yeon-woo devoured numerous Demonisms to become the main ego of the Black King and successfully exuviated, it seemed that Zeus had also undergone a dramatic change. Yeon-woo felt that he could guess what Zeus had been up to during that time.

“If I can’t even recognize those who enter my territory, all my hard work would have been all for naught, no?”

“Well. That sounds about right.”

『Well. That sounds about right.』 Zeus followed his words with a chuckle.

Sesha was startled by the appearance of an unexpected being, so she naturally hid behind Yeon-woo’s back. Sss. As if to protect her, fragments of Yeon-woo’s sword came up and slowly assembled. The fragments eventually took on a human form: Kronos. Unlike Yeon-woo, Kronos...