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He lit a cigarette, a bad feeling creeping into his heart. Esdeath's return this time might mean something bad was about to happen.

Chapter Twelve: Back to the Small World!

Slums, the lowest level of society in the capital.

This place is filled with the darkness of nobles who never see rain.

Because in this place, there's only one thing you have to do: survive.

Whether it's theft, robbery, murder, deception, or any other means, people will do anything to survive, because no one wants to die. Even the lowest-ranking insect will struggle to live.

When Kong Yang arrived, his expensive clothes made him a target for some people with ulterior motives.

Kong Yang was naturally aware of this, but he didn't take it to heart. How could a dragon care what an ant was thinking?

Today's itinerary made Kong Yang realize one thing: there is no good person in this capital city, whether they are upper-class nobles or lower-class poor people.

There are no good people in this place, because in this place, wherever you are, whether prosperous or dilapidated, sin is rampant.

This place is rotten to the core, but that's understandable. In a place where evil people run rampant, good people simply can't survive. If you hurt others, you will be hurt by others.

Even some self-proclaimed righteous people have blood debts on their hands.

'Tap~'

"Hey kid over there, hand over the money."

From the end of the alley, a man dressed in tattered clothes appeared, holding a dagger in his hand.

Around him, a group of thugs, numbering about a dozen, emerged, all armed with sharp weapons and staring at Kong Yang with 'fiery' eyes.

A nobleman who ends up in a place like this is practically a lamb delivered to his door.

Putting everything else aside, this outfit alone is enough to fetch a high price, enough for them to live a carefree life for a while.

“This place is rotten to the core.”

Kong Yang spoke slowly, then took out the Village Rain.

"How is this possible? A knife appearing out of thin air?"

"Could it be that he is the legendary Imperial Arms User?"

"How is that possible? How could such a great figure as the Teigu user appear in the slums?"

"We're doomed, we're doomed."

..............................

In that instant, all the thugs panicked.

In the Empire, in this world, Imperial Arms users represent power, existing in a completely different world from ordinary people.

“Originally, you did not deserve to die under Murasame, but coincidentally, I need to know about this place.”

Having said that, Kong Yang, wielding the Murasame sword, transformed into the Grim Reaper.

'Pfft~'

With a single stroke, he beheaded the man.

With a swift movement, the throats of seven or eight people around him were slit, and those who tried to escape were also caught up with by Kong Yang and killed.

After they were killed, the curse-like poison began to rapidly accumulate.

With the ability "One-Hit Kill: Murasame," Kong Yang could easily impersonate Akame.

After dealing with these thugs, Kong Yang began to digest their memories. In just a few breaths, Kong Yang gained a preliminary understanding of this capital city.

They were, after all, just petty thugs from the slums, and their knowledge was limited. However, for Kong Yang, who was now unfamiliar with everything, this was already quite good.

As for their corpses, Kong Yang paid them no heed and left immediately.

This is the capital city. People die here every moment. Not to mention petty thugs, even nobles die.

Before long, they will be discovered and things will return to normal. They are just a few petty thugs, and even in the slums, they can't make a fuss.

For an entire day, Kong Yang toured the entire capital city based on the memories of these petty thugs.

He also absorbed a massive amount of negative energy. With the help of this negative energy, Kong Yang erased some of the void energy and restored some of his magic power.

I've now barely recovered my magic to the lowest level of a demon, and I can use magic in a simple way, including the Gate of Babylon.

Arriving at a secluded place, Kong Yang turned around and entered the small world.

Upon returning, Kong Yang was immediately struck by how comfortable this place was compared to the capital.

We arrived at the center of the small world, where the World Tree seedling was located.

'Dad~ ​​you smell of emptiness~'

“Baby, I was swept into nothingness and almost didn’t make it back.”

'Dad, are you alright?'

"It's nothing, it's just that there's some void energy in my body that's preventing me from using magic."

Leave it to me~

At that moment, a tree root burst out of the ground and landed directly on Kong Yang's shoulder.

The next second, a mysterious power merged into Kong Yang's body, and the void energy that was originally as solid as a rock in Kong Yang's body began to dissipate.

Kong Yang looked at the World Tree Sapling in surprise, his face full of joy. That's right, the World Tree Sapling can extend its roots into the void to absorb energy, so it can naturally absorb void energy as well.

However, the World Tree sapling quickly retracted its roots, which puzzled Kong Yang, because it hadn't absorbed anything.

'Dad~ ​​I'm sorry~ I can't absorb it~'

"what happened?"

'This energy is already embedded in your body. If I absorb it, it might take away all your power.'

"Then forget it, I can just kill time little by little."

'I'm sorry, Dad, I can't help you.'

"It's alright, don't worry. I've found a new world. Once I'm out, you can continue to devour the world's essence."

Thank you, Dad!

"It's okay, this time is different from the past."

'What's wrong?'

"This time, baby, you can completely devour the whole world."

Kong Yang said slowly, "Such a world is truly worthless, at least in Kong Yang's opinion."

If that's the case, then let it become nourishment for your own baby. After all, there's a huge difference between plundering the world's origin and devouring a world.

Kong Yang guessed that if he could completely devour this world, the growth rate of the World Tree sapling would definitely increase significantly.

Even if it fails to get past the initial stage and enter the next stage, it won't be much different.

The world's saplings are currently at 40% growth. If they can devour this world, they can probably reach 70% or 80%. Then, they can devour a little more in the next world, and that will be about right.

Once you can enter the next stage, your little one will be able to give birth to a 'spirit' and truly meet you.

Thinking of this, Kong Yang felt a little excited. Of course, all of that is for the future. The most important thing now is to deal with the immediate situation.

Chapter Thirteen stole the spotlight from the protagonist!

After returning to the capital, Kong Yang went to great lengths to find a remote mountain range outside the capital.

Here, their own baby has taken root in this world. Of course, Kong Yang only played the role of an anchor point. It was the World Tree Sapling's own ability to truly cross time and space to arrive here.

As for safety issues here, Kong Yang was even less concerned.

In this world, they can be considered dangerous, meaning they are some dangerous species.

These otherworldly monsters are not even considered snacks for the World Tree Sapling.

In Kong Yang's view, this world has no value whatsoever. Even though the empire was overthrown in the original story, it still couldn't change anything.

It's just a change of ruler; the dragon-slaying hero will eventually become the dragon himself.

To put it bluntly, this is nothing more than a reshuffling of power. A new empire is established, and in the end, there will be a new division of interests. Then, a brand-new aristocratic system will rise again, and then the same thing will happen again.

'Boom~'

A series of storms suddenly swept through the surrounding mountains.

Kong Yang knew that this was the world's response; it was fear and anger.

As the world's origin is taken away, the world will become weaker and weaker until it perishes.

This is just the beginning. Once the world's origin is mostly lost, natural and man-made disasters will begin to occur in all parts of the world, and everything will come to an end.

In the final destruction, this world will also come to an end.

However, this will take at least another year, which is a whole world, and the World Tree Sapling is still just a seedling.

If it were a fully formed World Tree, it could easily devour this one world.

A World Tree that has truly grown to its full potential has each fruit hanging on it representing a world; it is a 'World' Tree in the truest sense.

That means it's no longer just supporting the world, but nurturing it.

Having resolved all of this, Kong Yang returned to the capital. Now, the countdown to the end has officially begun in this world, so whether this world prospers or falls into ruin, its ultimate fate is the same.

This world is one of the few worlds that Kong Yang considers worthless.

After all, no anime series dies off the main characters from the very beginning, and then ends when almost all of them are gone.

As luck would have it, I returned to the capital and saw a wanted poster on a street corner.

The posters were covered with wanted posters, and the people wanted were none other than members of Night Raid. Some of them, like Mine, did not have portraits, while those like Brand and Akame had portraits.

"A night raid?"

Looking at these wanted posters, Kong Yang immediately laughed. Wanting a night raid assassin? What's the point?

However, since he wasn't interested, Kong Yang only glanced at it twice before turning around and leaving to wander the streets of the capital alone.

There is only one purpose: to absorb the negative energy here. This capital city is too dark; negative energy is constantly being generated, and in enormous quantities.

Before they knew it, the sky around them darkened, and there were fewer and fewer people on the streets.

Because the nights in the capital, especially the streets for ordinary people, will turn into an incredibly dangerous hell.

In the darkness, things that cannot be brought to light always happen, and missing persons have become commonplace.

'Hulala~'

At that moment, a horse-drawn carriage slowly approached from not far away.

When it got close to Kong Yang, it actually stopped, which surprised Kong Yang slightly.

'Whoosh~'

The carriage door opened, and then a noblewoman and a young lady stepped out.

With her golden hair and luxurious attire, she was clearly not from an ordinary family; she was definitely a noblewoman.

Looking at these two people, Kong Yang 'saw' something else.

The sins emanating from these two people are incredibly heavy, especially the little girl, whose sins are even more pronounced than those of the woman. Is this the capital city? You can encounter two people who are deeply sinful at random.

"Sir, why are you walking alone on the street so late?"

"Nothing, just taking a walk."

Upon hearing Kong Yang's words, both the older and younger women laughed.

Taking a walk on the streets of Beijing at night?

"If you don't mind, you can stay at our house for one night. You're not from Beijing, are you?"

"Yes, I just arrived in the capital today."

"In that case, may I ask you to tell me about things outside the capital?"

"Okay~"