A loud crashing sound resounded in the cave. Not just once, but the sound kept getting louder and louder until it was clear that a fight was going on.

Sounds echoed from the walls of the cave, the sounds came from a room in the cave. In a room behind a giant door, Izuku is fighting an angel statue that has six arms behind its back.

Izuku, who received a strong blow from four punches at once, was sent flying until his body hit the wall of the room. He spat out the lump of blood stuck in his throat.

Even though he tried to endure the blow, his body was still sent flying. Thanks to that attack his internal organs were also injured and it seemed that several bones were broken.

The angel statue didn't give him time to stop either, he went straight back to attacking him before Izuku recovered from the shock. Izuku barely managed to dodge the attack and quickly regained his composure. He began to sharpen his senses and calmly observed the movement of the statue.

The angel did not stop launching his attacks toward Izuku, and he began to get used to his attack pattern, he even began to give a counterattack capable of scratching the statue's face.

A punch landed right on his head, and blood flowed out of the wound. But despite his injuries, Izuku countered the statue's attack, delivering a mana-filled blow to his face that sent the statue back a few meters away from him.

Even though he was the one who was pushed back, the angel laughed. He seems to be enjoying his fight with Izuku and finds it very entertaining.

" Impressive, I'm impressed. Who knew I would have fun fighting humans? Not once in my life did I think humans could be worthy opponents to me. Very amusing "

Izuku focused his attention on the opponent in front of him, he noticed even every small change around him.

' He's the one who called out to me as soon as I reached level 101. He might have thought I was no match for him, but...

I can do this. Thanks to the battle just now I could feel my senses getting sharper

but before that... '

" Hi architect, I still have a lot of questions for you "

" Do you think now is a good time to talk? "

" Why did you make the system? Why did you choose me as a player? And what really happened to this world? "

" I see... you must think you won't get an answer if you kill me... "

The architect attacked him again. Feeling aggrieved by close combat, Izuku tries to keep his distance from the statue and attacks it with the 'Ruler's Authority'.

But the architect also has the same skills that make Izuku's attacks useless. The explosion from the two colliding forces caused Izuku's body to be pushed back.

" It doesn't matter if you kill me or not. The answer you will receive is predetermined "

Izuku glared at the angel. The stone sculpture weapons scattered around them began to move, and the next moment they flew toward the architect's hands.

Swords, spears, axes, maces, each hand holding a different weapon. Izuku also took out his two daggers.

" How did you make all this, and why did you give me all this power? "

" I didn't choose you, I am indeed a little interested in you, but it was not me who made the final decision. I'm just the architect and moderator of the 'Player Breeding System' "

The architect positioned himself and prepared to attack, and so did Izuku.

" The playing time is over, with the remaining time I will use my full strength against you "

Just after saying that, in an instant, the architect disappeared from Izuku's sight. At a speed that the eye could not follow, the architect was already on it. He pointed all his weapons at Izuku.

Izuku managed to avoid his attack by jumping to the side. The architect also attacked him again. But even though her attack patterns were complicated, Izuku could see through them. He could feel her every move and respond instantly.

Seeing Izuku deftly parrying every attack from the architect made the smile disappear from his face.

' How can he block all my attacks and even counterattacks, he is also getting faster and faster '

Because of his shock, there was a gap in his attack pattern, and taking advantage of the gap Izuku managed to cut off one of the architect's arms.

The Architect was quite surprised by it, but the thing that surprised him the most was that he could feel pain even though he was in an artificial body. Realizing this made him realize something.

" I see, it's just a small part but it's mixed in there...

HOW DARE YOU, YOU HUMAN!... "

The architect's anger rose to awaken the remaining statues one by one. With 3 minutes remaining, Izuku rushes toward his enemy. He once again used the skill 'Ruler's Authority' to suppress the remaining statues.

Izuku passed the statues and rushes directly at the architect. He passed the lord statue who would trample him like an ant. Ignoring the collapsed floor behind him, Izuku turned his back to the architect.

The Architect was still able to keep up with Izuku's attack speed. It didn't take long for his attack to hit the architect, which managed to sever two more of his arms. But in the middle of their fights, Izuku's attack was interrupted by a spear that sent him flying to the side of the room.

Izuku got up from the ruins, without needing to look at the statue, Izuku recognized it immediately. The scene where he was violently thrown at the altar by a spear was turned back on his head. Izuku angrily smashed the head of the statue.

Letting the statue fall, Izuku once again attacked the architect, cutting off the architect's remaining arm and knocking it to the ground.

The rising dust cloud slowly dissipated, revealing the figure of Izuku brandishing a dagger around the architect's neck.

" I lost... the exam is over "

Hearing what the architect said, Izuku clutched his dagger. Despite what the architect said, Izuku did not let go of his vigilance, instead, he stepped it up even further, remembering what happened during their fight.

The architect raised his hand and then pointed at Izuku.

" You want an answer, right?

that answer...

... is within you "

" within... me? "

Izuku frowned at what the architect said. Soon a message popped up in front of him.

ring~

[The data stored in your memory will be retrieved.]
Accept?

Accept Decline

" the choice is yours "

Sweat mixed with blood dripped down his face as he stared at the message. Izuku swallowed while thinking about the possibility if he received the message.

He had doubts in his heart, but if he didn't receive the message, he might not get the answer he was looking for.

He looked back at the architect who was still grinning at him. After a moment of silence, and clearing the doubts in his heart, Izuku opened his mouth while continuing to watch the architect's reaction.

" I...

accept it "

Ring~

[Data retrieved successfully]

Along with the notice, the light enveloped the two of them. Izuku closed his eyes when the light blinded him, but the moment he opened them again, the scene before his eyes completely changed.

Originally, he was inside a room, but now he was in an open space. Izuku looked around to see where he was. But what a surprise once he realized where he was.

The sky is purple with the sight of countless monster armies. High orcs, Hyakki, goblins, giants, all the monsters he had encountered in the dungeon and those he had only seen in books gathered in one place. Izuku couldn't help but be amazed by the scene before his eyes.

Izuku noticed that the monsters were facing the same direction, towards the sky, he also turned his gaze to the sky only to be surprised once again to see many black gates appearing in the sky.

A crack sounded shortly afterward and an army of white angels came out of the gate, carrying their various weapons and shining armor.

It didn't take long for him to figure out what happened next.

War

There is no other suitable word to describe the scene he saw other than that.

The sound of war trumpets sounded throughout the battlefield, the monster's army fighting the silver army. The sound of clashing weapons and broken armor filled the air and pools of blood began to stain the battlefield as the war cry quickly turned into a scream of pain.

The silver army is strong. They dominated the battle, but as the end of the monster got closer. The silver soldiers suddenly stalled, one by one.

From a distance, there was the sound of horse footsteps. A knight in black armor can be seen riding his horse past the piles of corpses around him. The figure continued to walk regardless of his surroundings.

" Arise!... "

The shadow of the figure spread throughout the battlefield. One by one hands shrouded in a black aura lifted from the shadow of the figure.

The flesh and blood were replaced with immortal shadow bodies. The fallen monster rose with a new force.

In front of that figure, death is not the end, but a new beginning, the beginning of a power that can reverse the outcome of the war. This is what the figure is capable of. This figure is known as the ruler of death.

Shadow Monarch

Izuku, who witnessed how the skill was at full strength, couldn't help but be surprised by the results he saw. He was quite surprised by the scale of the war potential his skills possessed.

Under the Monarch's command, the black immortal army charged toward the silver army. The black and silver armies collided in a fierce battle. Explosions erupted and the ground shook beneath them.

The silver army should have won the battle decisively, but another full-scale war broke out. All thanks to the appearance of one individual.

Amid all the chaos of the battlefield, Monarch gallantly galloped on his horse, slaughtering all the enemies he encountered. Every trace left by the Monarch, there is the destruction that follows.

It all seemed like a victory to the Monarch and his soldiers.

So it was until they appeared.

Outside, the rescue team led by Sugimoto had already arrived at the entrance of the room where Izuku was. Just like the previous raid team, they quietly stared at the door. Everyone has different thoughts about the door.

Those who are insensitive, think about what danger awaits them behind that door. But those who are sensitive to mana can only feel the horror of the amount of mana coming out from behind the door.

Ichirou who also joined the team came forward and stood at the door. He could feel a large amount of mana surging from within, but the mana he felt did not belong to Izuku.

He then turned and faced Aoki who led them to the door. He was the team leader of the previous attacking team and the first to find this door.

" You said Izuku is inside right? "

" y-yes sir, I'm sure "

" I see, then you should withdraw from here "

" Yes, sir, then I'll excuse myself "

Without hesitation, Aoki ran towards the entrance of the dungeon. He didn't intend to engage in the S-rank battle, what's more, he had already witnessed the danger that was behind that door. He is not a fool who throws their life at something like justice.

Ignoring Aoki who was trying to escape, the rescue team refocused on what was in front of them. Daichi, who was also with them, came to the stronghold and stood beside Ichirou.

" So this is where Izuku's starting line "

" yeah, I guess so "

" Let's go in before something bad happens to him "

They then opened the door and were startled by the mess they saw when the door was opened. Many stone statues were damaged and traces of fights were all over the floor and walls.

Sugimoto then regains his memories of when he first met Izuku. Izuku said that he was facing the giant statue in the room. But because it had been a long time, he could vaguely remember it.

' So what he said that time was true '

Just as they were shocked, the figure watching them opened his mouth, revealing his presence.

" Oh... look what this... "

The members of the rescue team instantly turned their attention to the figure. An angelic figure whose face was split in half was staring at them with a smirk on his face.

" I don't remember inviting humans here. What's more, this is quite interesting, there seems to be an emissary among these humans "

They were all shocked by the fact that the figure they thought was a dungeon monster could speak human language. Moreover, none of them don't know what the monster talking about.

" Did I hear it wrong? "

" d-did the monster speak the human language just now?! "

" Quiet... how dare you disturb the King in his slumber "

They then turned their gaze to the figure behind the angel statue. They could see Izuku's figure full of wounds staring into empty air in a daze while maintaining his shining blue eyes.

" Isn't that the Izuku Hunter "

" Why is he- "

Without letting their guard down any longer, the angel statue immediately attacked the team's weakest member.

The movement of the statue was so fast that even the S-Rank in the team couldn't keep up with the movement. They all froze watching the Hunters' bodies covered in blood.

None of them were able to respond to the angel's movements in time. They stared in horror at the statue who was casually clearing the blood from his sword.

" You humans... will be a good first offering to the King "

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