Away in the distance, a dark mass was slowly swaying as it approached.

‘...Is that Erebo’s real body?’ 

The insect had the upper part of the World Tree fused into his back, and every time he moved, the eggs growing all over his body would hatch dozens of newborn special entities.

Bang! Baaang! 

Every step the insect took sent goosebumps across Seo Jun-Ho’s skin. It sent a chill down his spine, and his breathing couldn’t help but grow ragged.

‘He’s strong.’ 

He gave off a powerful aura that Seo Jun-Ho had never felt before in his whole life. Erebo could likely do this because he had devoured the World Tree, a Transcendent.

“Ugh, my head hurts. How are we supposed to kill something like that—wait, what are you doing?” Skaya asked, surprised. She had noticed that Seo Jun-Ho was about to stab his own heart.

“Keen Intuition is telling me that I probably won’t be able to regress again if that guy kills me.”

“...Come on. Holy fucking shit, this is gonna be hard as hell,” Skaya cursed, gnashing her teeth a little, “You can’t die yet, though.”

“What?”

“You said you’ve never met his true self before. You’re gonna need information about him if we’re going to clear this Floor, aren’t you?”

“But I told you, I won’t be able to regress if he kills—” Seo Jun-Ho...