...Then the tribal chief orders that Shuo be taken to a comfortable place to sleep there. At that moment, Hyeon takes on that task. After a few minutes, Shuo and Hyeon arrive at a place suspended in the branches of the World Tree, where countless houses are hanging from the branches. Hyeon then says: Here you go, Shuo, this is your home. I live right next to you; if you need anything, just tell me, okay? Shuo smiles and says: Okay, thank you. While Hyeon goes to the house next to Shuo, Hyeon's sister, who lives in the house above Shuo, arrives. Then Shuo lies down on the hanging bed and closes his eyes [I hope to finish this mission quickly; I don't know what could happen to me if I stay here more than a week]. Shuo closes his golden eye, and suddenly, as he closes his eye in the darkness of the night [I feel like something is above me right now]. He opens his eye and is extremely surprised to see Hyeon's sister watching him from above, causing him to fall from the tree branch. Shuo activates the Hand of Life to grab the branch and says: Huh? What do you want from me? You scared me. Then, many flowers with a very beautiful fragrance appear where Shuo is holding on, and he climbs back onto the branch. The girl speaks, looking at his golden hand: You're strange, I've never seen anyone like you. Shuo blows air from his mouth and says: Does someone want to talk to someone while standing holding this rope like a monkey? Come down here, I'm not coming to you. The girl gets angry and says to herself [Arrogant]. Suddenly, she shoots an arrow at Shuo, and he catches it very quickly with the Hand of Destruction. The arrow is not erased; Shuo puts a bit of destruction energy into the arrow, smiles, and sends it back toward the girl. At that moment, the girl catches the arrow, looks surprised, and says to herself [Huh? It didn't disappear like before]. Suddenly, Shuo smiles and activates the destruction within the arrow just by thinking, and it glows black and explodes, leaving shards that hit the girl's hand. Her hands begin to turn completely black, and she says: What did you do to my hands? What is this? Shuo smiles and says: Apologize to me now and I'll heal them. The girl gets angry, and her hands stop moving completely. She says to herself [He suppressed me]. Suddenly, she feels intense pain in her hands and says: Okay, okay, I'm very sorry. Shuo says: Alright then [I don't like those who act arrogant towards me, thinking they're better; everyone is equal before the Perfect One]. He raises the golden Hand of Life, and suddenly the girl's hands return to normal immediately. Shuo smiles and thinks [Now that the Hand of Life and Destruction are at the second level, they're much stronger than before. I can control them and revive or annihilate anything I want at will]..

  ..Then the girl sleeps on the hanging bed, and Shuo also sleeps on the hanging bed below the girl's bed. The girl speaks: Where are you from in the outer world? Shuo says: I'm from Valhalla. The girl is surprised and very curious, and says: Valhalla? I've heard a lot about it, I wish I could see it. She then remembers a day when a mercenary took one of the Alf out of the Dream War Kingdom with him, and says: Can you take me out of here? I wish I could leave this place. Unfortunately, I would have asked someone else other than you, human, but I found no one else. Shuo laughs and says: What's your problem with humans? Tell me. The girl is silent for a few seconds and says: One of the human mercenaries killed many of the Alf, saying he saw us as just illusions within a dream, that mercenaries only come to him to complete their missions. Is that fair? Shuo says: Of course not. He should have had his hands and feet broken and been killed for what he did. Also, your world is very beautiful, and even if it's a dream, who knows? Maybe all this, inside and outside of dreams, is just an illusion or a dream of another entity. There's no difference between us. As Shuo, I see that we are all one. The girl thinks for a moment and says: It seems the tribal chief is always right. She smiles and says: Goodnight. Shuo says: And may you be among the righteous. He looks up and says: I bear witness that there is no god but You, O Great Perfect One. Shuo smiles, lies on his right side, and closes his eyes..

  ..After several hours, Shuo suddenly wakes up to find everyone screaming, and sees many soldiers heading outside. Shuo says: What's happening here? Why is everyone screaming? Suddenly, a branch is destroyed, and an extremely large hand with very thick white hair passes by Shuo, grabs the branch, and cuts it. A soldier says: There's an intense attack by dozens of gorillas now. Shuo gets angry and says: Take me with you. After a few minutes, Shuo and the soldiers reach the front line and see a whole horde of gorillas, which surprises him. Hyeon's sister arrives and stands beside him, saying: It seems we won't be able to sleep tonight; this is the first time I've seen the gorillas so tense and afraid. Shuo smiles, activates the Hand of Destruction, Foot of Destruction, Hand of Life, and Foot of Life, and says: Alright then, this time I'll defeat the gorillas [I think this will be easier this time]. At the same moment, the soldiers raise their arrows as the gorillas charge towards them. Suddenly, Shuo raises his hand and thinks to himself [I no longer need to touch something for it to be affected by my power]. He infuses the arrows with destruction energy, and as they fly toward the gorillas, they explode upon them, but they have no effect—just black dust that does nothing. Shuo says: Alright then, I'll charge at them. Will you help me? Hyeon's sister smiles and also charges toward the gorillas, while Hyeon engages them too, and the soldiers fire arrows from behind. Shuo reaches one of the gorillas and looks at its hands reaching for him, noticing a small black spot [That's the one that hit me and slammed me into the castle. This time I'll get revenge]. The gorilla raises its hand to block Shuo's strike. Shuo says angrily, using his full power: This time is not like the last..

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  ..Suddenly, a great darkness completely envelops the gorilla's hand, making it scream, and then the gorilla's hand falls to the ground and is completely erased. Shuo laughs and says: Finally! Yes! I... He doesn't finish his sentence before the gorilla, with its remaining hand, delivers an extremely powerful blow that sends him flying backward. His spiritual energy drops significantly due to the impact, reaching 24000/27000. Shuo smiles, dusts himself off, and says: Come here. Hyeon stands beside him, and Shuo says: Hyeon, can you throw me at that gorilla? Hyeon says: Yes, I can. Hyeon grabs Shuo firmly and hurls him toward the gorilla. Shuo aims the Foot of Destruction at the gorilla's face at high speed, and suddenly the gorilla opens its mouth, revealing its enormous fangs. Shuo dodges its mouth and lands his foot on the gorilla's face, and suddenly the gorilla's head is destroyed. It screams loudly, and its head is completely erased as it falls to the ground. Shuo shouts excitedly: Yes! I did it! He feels a surge of exhilaration, and the book appears before him. He sees his spiritual energy has become 37,000. Shuo smiles and thinks [So those gorillas have 100,000 source energy, excellent]. He sees his spiritual points have become 17,500 after gaining 10% of the gorilla's spiritual energy. Shuo smiles and charges at the gorillas with immense power. Hyeon stands shocked, watching Shuo kill the gorillas one after another at great speed, and says: It seems we'll stop working today. Soldiers, this kid is truly terrifying. I wonder how high his spiritual energy has gotten? I know that whenever he kills an entity, he gets 10% of its spiritual energy..

  ..Shuo laughs heartily as wave after wave of spiritual energy is added to him. He strikes one of the gorillas with an extremely powerful blow after his power increased to 137,000 spiritual energy, managing to kill the gorilla and erase it from existence in one hit. After a few moments, Shuo finishes killing all the gorillas, leaving only one that he didn't erase. Shuo killed 28 gorillas alone, raising his power to 317,000 source energy. Shuo smiles and looks at the dead gorilla, thinking to himself [Now it's time to use the Hand of Life. Since my energy now far exceeds the gorilla's, I can resurrect it. With each resurrection, my energy decreases by 1%, and the percentage decreases the weaker the enemy is compared to me]. Suddenly, Shuo resurrects the gorilla, and by killing it again, he gains another 10,000 points. Hyeon is shocked [He can resurrect it infinitely?! This is impossible! How is this? It's a system glitch! This way he can gain as much spiritual energy as he wants]. After a few minutes, Shuo finishes and completely erases the gorilla, raising his power to 817,000 source energy, and an extremely powerful, suffocating aura emanates from him..

  ..Hyeon looks at Shuo and says: Are you okay? You look tired. Shuo looks at Hyeon, appearing disoriented, and says: I'm fine, I just need some rest. Suddenly, Shuo falls to the ground and loses consciousness, thinking to himself [It seems the sudden and rapid increase in power caused a disturbance in my spiritual energy]. After several hours, Shuo suddenly wakes up again to find Hyeon and his sister standing a little distance away. Hyeon says: Good to see you awake, you look fine now. Shuo thinks to himself [I forgot, I should have put the gorilla bodies in the ring instead of erasing them. What an idiot]. Hyeon laughs and says: You idiot, you got too excited in the battle and forgot you should have put the bodies in the ring, hahaha. Shuo laughs too. Hyeon's sister thinks to herself, watching them from a distance [He was terrifying, the suffocating aura he emitted was extremely powerful. I've never seen another entity develop as fast as this kid; it's as if he completely hacked the system and the laws]. After a few minutes, Shuo stands at the front line while Hyeon stands beside him. Hyeon says: You have to go, don't you? Shuo says: Yes, I have to. Also, give my regards to the tribal chief, okay? Hyeon smiles and says: Alright then, it was nice meeting you. Shuo says goodbye while Hyeon's sister watches from afar. Her brother goes back into the tribe, while Shuo continues walking to continue his journey. Suddenly, Hyeon's sister calls out to him. Shuo turns around, and Hyeon's sister hugs him and says: Thank you for everything. Shuo's face turns red with embarrassment, while the girl runs back, also blushing. Shuo laughs and thinks to himself [No thanks needed]. After a short while, night falls, marking the end of the first two days of Shuo's week in the War Kingdom world. Shuo lies down in an abandoned, ruined building and says: Alright then, tomorrow I'll kill 10 more gorillas and put them in the ring. And now, I'll go to sleep..