The decapitated head was falling to the ground . The body fell to the side as if it was matching the head’s speed .

Boom! Plop!

The body and head both rolled on the ground .

‘It’s over!’

I was certain .

However, I started to hear Chikichaka’s decapitated head start to talk again .

“Not bad!”

I didn’t know whether it was a coincidence or if the G.o.d was playing around with me, but the rolling head was facing me .

Chikichaka’s eyes were open as if he was still alive . His mouth was moving as he talked as well .

‘So chilling!’

It was terrible to hear a decapitated head talk . The dead Chikichaka seemed even scarier than the alive Chikichaka .

“You won this time!”

Victory .

That gave me a slight sense of relief .

However, I still could not get used to the decapitated head talking to me . I was afraid it would show up in my dreams .

“It is now time to give you a mission! You will be able to see the Gate to the Divine World if you get through the Demons’ Mine . Defeat Demon Lord Heros and open that gate . ”

Demon Lord Heros .

That name finally came out! He was the final boss monster I faced in the game, Royal Roader .

“If you succeed, I will give you the thing you’ve desired so much . ”

‘The thing I’ve desired so much? What is that? Does the G.o.d know something I don’t?’

There was something I thought it could be . It was something I wanted but could not get any yet .

“Are you talking about a Jewel of the Mind’s Eye?”

“Hoho, yes indeed!”

I was disappointed . Demon Lord Heros was the strongest monster in this world, but the reward was only a single jewel .

But the reward was not important . The important thing was the penalty I would receive if I failed .

Remove Ads?

“You will cease to exist if you fail . Both in Royal Roader and in your original world, the human world . ”

He was not threatening me .

But it was not shocking . My life was already on the line when I fought against the G.o.d who had possessed Chikichaka . It was just like how extreme fear felt different the first time versus the second time .

Furthermore, I didn’t have a choice . There was nothing I could do . The G.o.d did not give any option for negotiation .

“I will give you 1 year’s worth of time . You will have failed if you cannot complete it by then . ”

Chikichaka’s eyes and mouth closed after saying that .

I felt something in my hand at that moment .

I opened my hand to see a black jewel .

[Soul of the Dead]

This item is a key to enter Demon Lord Heros’s territory .

‘What is this?’

This item did not exist in the game .

I never used something like this when I fought against Demon Lord Heros . My allies and I charged through the numerous lines of enemies and I defeated Heros 1 on 1 .

However, I’m sure that this was given to me for a reason . I’ll figure out how it is used once I meet Demon Lord Heros .

Or I can always look through the draft plan .

Anyway, the future looked bleak .

‘d.a.m.n it! 1 year is too short!’

And it was 1 year in Royal Roader time . He did mention my time restriction would be lifted, so I should be entering Royal Roader every time I fall asleep .

That meant that I had less than two months in human world time .

I didn’t even have the time to grumble . I needed to find a way to succeed since I had no way of rejecting it .

‘What can I do?’

There were no issues getting to the Demons’ Mine . There was already a teleportation portal there . There was one from the Ares Temple to the temple closest to the Demons’ Mine .

There were two problems though .

First was gathering people . I needed to get through the formations of the Demons to get to Demon Lord Heros, but that would be impossible with regular people .

I would need the Batoru Kingdom’s troops, the Dwarves, Shapir, fairies, basically, I would need to use every connection that I have .

Remove Ads?

Then I should be able to get through the defensive lines even easier than during the game .

Second was that I had the ability to defeat Demon Lord Heros .

But I was better off now than I was during the game . My level is similar, but I have many abilities that I did not have in the game .

Most importantly, I had much better weapon and armor than within the game and they were fortified eight times .

And my final hidden card…

‘I knew it would be like this and thus researched Demon Lord Heros in advance . ’

Thankfully, the draft plan had information on Demon Lord Heros .

It was obvious that that would be the case . He was the strongest final boss monster in the Royal Roader game .

It had Demon Lord Heros’s strengths as well as his few weaknesses .

I should be able to defeat him easier than in the game if I dig into those aspects .

The only thing that concerned me was that there was this unexpected variable of the Soul of the Dead .

No matter what, it required thorough planning .

‘I don’t have time . I need to quickly prepare!’

‘Ah, I have a headache . ’

No matter how many times I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with a reliable plan .

Demon Lord Heros was that strong of an opponent . I only happened to defeat Demon Lord Heros in the game pretty much thanks to luck rather than skill .

Victory and defeat would have been different if Heros’s attack had hit me before my attack hit him . It was only about 0 . 1 seconds worth of difference .

The conditions were better now than in the game, but it was still not 100% . It was probably only slightly over 50% . Magic did not work against Demon Lord Heros .

Even my Stealthy Approach in my armor and the ability in my ring wouldn’t work . Fire, thunder, and even Dark Force would not work .

Putting it that way, I couldn’t even say I was much better off than during the game .

I couldn’t help but worry about it .

I’ve been focusing on this battle against Demon Lord Heros and putting everything aside for almost two months . I even turned my phone off when I was focusing .

But I still had not come up with a response .

I did not have enough information on Demon Lord Heros . The draft plan had some basic information, but they were, as the name indicates, basic . I probably knew less than 10% about Demon Lord Heros .

Remove Ads?

I managed to get in touch with my developers who were involved with Royal Roader, but there was nothing I could gain .

The more frustrating thing was that the time restriction was removed during this time .

I wanted to spend more time to think about it, but that became impossible . I went into Royal Roader every time I fell asleep now .

I couldn’t help but sigh .

“Huuuuuu, so frustrating . ”

It felt as if my head had turned into a rock .

I stopped working and turned on my phone to take a break .

I received tens of missed call notifications . It was surprising since I only turned my phone off for about two hours .

But there were none that seemed important or urgent . The people making those calls sent texts or katalk messages as well .

I still calmly looked through the missed call log .

I then noticed one specific call .

[China Li Xiang Nan]

This was a call I should have picked up . Li Xiang Nan was still working as an important guānxì (middleman) for me in China .

I quickly called Li Xiang Nan .

“Qīnmì de jiejie . ” (TL: Best translation would be dearest sister)

– Didi . I guess you were busy?

It truly was best to know many languages . In some aspects, the only reason I was able to get this close to Li Xiang Nan was because I spoke Chinese like a native .

w.a.n.g Kun and the other high ranking officials of the Community party quickly trusted me because of that too .

“I had my phone off because I had something to think about . Is there anything urgent?”

– They finally decided on the sale for ‘Orange . ’ They’re planning on giving shares to a lot of people and you can’t miss out .

Honestly speaking, I wasn’t interested in business right now . I guess I had no energy for it at the moment?

It was because of the Royal Roader issue . What was the point when failing this quest meant my death? I already had a lot of money .

That was why I should only focus on saving my life .

But my eyes could not help but sparkle after hearing, ‘Orange . ’ That was the internet portal service company that was fervently growing in China .

Remove Ads?

For some reason though, they got on the wrong side of the Chinese Communist Party .

That was why I had actually been looking forward to it . I thought a chance like this might come to me .

I had nonchalantly shared my interest with Li Xiang Nan as well . I phrased it to ask her to at least let me know if something like that came up .

But for that chance to come already…

This was not something I even needed to think about . ‘Orange’ was a company with significant potential for growth . It might even grow past China and become the world’s greatest internet portal service company .

“How much shares do you think I can get?”

– Probably 5% max?

“I would like to get some more if possible, Li jie, can you help me out? I’ll treat you to a feast next time . ”

– Hoho . Of course, I will help my didi out . But I still think it will be hard to get anything more than 5% . They might think we are getting special treatment .

“I understand . I’ll go to China soon . ”

We ended the call after that . I just needed to grab the big picture and my staff would take care of the small details .

I looked through the missed calls log again .

‘Huh? Mom called too . ’

It was Lunar New Year in about half a month . She said she wanted to see the sun rising over the eastern coast this new year .

We tried to do it on January first, but the weather wasn’t good so we couldn’t see it properly .

For some reason, she keeps talking about seeing the sunrise .

It was not like it was hard .

I already reserved a boat . We will depart from Sokcho Port the day before .

But will I be able to see the sunrise with my mother?

There were less than three months left until I needed to defeat Demon Lord Heros . Even if I slept as few times as possible, it is highly likely that it will end before New Year’s Day .

In that case, I might as well go through the first battle and watch the sunrise with a relaxed heart . It’ll take at least half a month of battling to fight against Demon Lord Heros .

I also had a movie to film right after the new year . It’ll get even more chaotic at that point .

This was the right time for everything .

I had thought about it enough . The results won’t change no matter how much I thought about it .

I can only use my abilities properly if I work with plenty of time rather than working while being pushed for time .

‘Let’s get started today!’

Note : Please download the sponsor"s game to support us!