The Pursuit of Authority and Power

Choi A-hyeon was utterly shaken.

Meanwhile, the middle-aged man in a suit whose features could not be made out pulled a heavily refined twelve-sided cube from his pocket and tossed it lightly. The space around him churned along with the cube.

"It really was unexpected that he managed to survive that time..."

The Sun King, Seo Jae-sik, had a cold, sharp gaze. His tone held a trace of emotion and deep regret.

"If I had known, I should have paid some price to ensure he was buried in the Abyss forever."

"A moment of carelessness actually allowed such a grave threat to grow..."

Choi A-hyeon lit a cigarette to calm herself.

"There's no other way?"

"You failed this time. Someone's identity may be exposed. You didn't make a move yourself, but if it implicates us..."

The hand holding her cigarette trembled slightly.

Human traitors. Abyss Cultists.

Once that identity was exposed, even an unrivaled king who held an entire country in awe would suffer devastating ruin beneath the fury of the entire world.

When a king raged, millions would lie dead.

And when a Demigod raged, even kings would struggle to withstand it.

What was more,

she had clawed her way up from the impoverished lower classes, schemed and struggled to build everything she had, and now held absolute sway over Kimchi Country.

This authority and power!

She had no intention of giving it up!

"There is a way."

The Sun King, Seo Jae-sik, looked at the twelve-sided Spatial Rubik's Cube in his hand. His tone was casual, yet carried an extreme chill.

"We just have to completely destroy Mormans. While they're all gathered together, we can simply erase that entire region."

"Ah, shibal—this is insane!"

Choi A-hyeon irritably scratched her hair. "I actually thought you might come up with