Chapter 263 The King of Greed 3
The Sin of fury turned its owner's anger into strength. The angrier the owner of the fury was, the stronger her power was.
The power of the Sin of lust was temptation. All those who could not overcome the temptation became slaves of the King of Lust.
The power of gluttony was eating. Using the power of gluttony, Yong-ho could eat not only pure mana but even the magic once processed or the energy of the sword.
Then, what was the power of Greed?
[I do not know either.]
Yong-ho blinked his eyes before he knew when Aamon replied.
Aamon continued, [Mammon used the power created by the mix of Greed and the Godly Energy of greed only to neutralize and weaken the power of other kings.]
[I don't know why.]
[Maybe he did so because of the peculiarity of Greed or because I may have not grasped the true power of Greed.]
The more he heard it, the more confused he was. So, he focused on the Godly Energy of greed just like he did when he exercised the power of Gluttony. But its reaction was different. Unlike the Godly Energy of gluttony that he could instinctively understand how to use, the Godly Energy of greed did not tell him anything.
'I wonder if it has no power at all.'
But the Godly Energy of greed immediately responded to his thinking like that. To be exact, it must have been mad at him.
'The power of greed is the power of possession.'
Maybe there was a clue there. Maybe the power of Greed was somewhat irrelevant to the battle just like the power of evolution.
[Master, it seems I'm pushing you hard, but I have something to tell you by all means.]
Aamon changed the topic. When Yong-ho concentrated on something else, Aamon kept talking, [When you fought the King of Lust, you used only the power of gluttony while forgetting your greatest power and the power of Greed that you have been using for a long time.]
[The special ability that is activated by combining Sin and magic is obviously powerful. But that's not all. I believe the owner will know it well.]
Aamon was right. When fighting the King of Lust, Yong-ho did not properly use the power of Greed. It would be more correct to say he didn't put it to operation.
Yong-ho had two Sins—greed and gluttony. In terms of a car, it was like having two engines.
If so, he had to exert the power of both engines.
The King of Pride acquired the power of Envy. Unlike Yong-ho, he used both the power of Pride and the power of Envy at the same time. The synergy effect of the combined powers was much more powerful than he thought.
Yong-ho immediately understood what Aamon was trying to remind him. He had to learn to use two Sins at the same time to confront the King of Pride properly.
After he was done talking with Aamon, he cleared his mind in a break with what he used to do.
While Tiamet was carrying him to the Labyrinth of Greed, he wanted to take a break, so he closed his eyes.
***
Apparently notified by Lucia, all the spirits of the House of Mammon including Yuria came out to welcome Yong-ho even though it was very late at night.
He stroked Yuria's hair, whose eyes were shining brighter than usual, then headed straight to the Garden of Life. Yuria seemed a little disappointed when everybody including Yong-ho was busy, but he could not afford to pay attention to her now.
The closer he got to the Garden of Life, the more impatient he was. Even though he already heard from Lucia that Sitri was in good condition, he was still very worried about her health and safety. He needed to check her condition by himself before he could feel relieved.
Kaiwan was as impatient as Yong-ho, so the two quickened their steps in no time and almost ran to the Garden of Life.
So, they finally arrived at Scathach's mansion. As soon as he opened the front door, Yong-ho gasped for breath while Kaiwan rolled her eyes to look for Sitri. They saw Yustia and Samael momentarily, but they didn't care. They were looking at only the red-haired woman buried deep in a chair made of blue waves.
"Sitri!" He shouted.
The red-haired woman responded to his call like the way she did, as always.
"My beloved customer."
Her familiar and simple greetings were more than enough to make him feel so much relieved.
He smiled broadly at her response. Then he stepped forward and approached her. Sitri opened her arms to him, and the two naturally hugged each other.
He felt warm when he hugged her. He could see what made her different from Catalina and Kaiwan. The difference wasn't that he was holding her but that he was being held in her arms.
"Sitri."
He called her again, and Sitri tapped him on the back lightly.
Their short but friendly hugging ended.
"What a relief," he said. Sitri nodded quietly. Then she hugged Kaiwan, who approached her hesitantly.
Only after she hugged them did others exchange greetings with her.
"I, Samael, director of the Dungeon Market, am pleased to greet you, master of the Mammon family."
She still used her title as a director of the Dungeon Market. He looked at Samael. Seeing her severed left arm, he agonized a bit but said softly, "I am glad to see you in person like this. Scathach can heal your wounded left arm."
"Thank you for your consideration."
After bowing to him politely, she sat next to Sitri. Right at that moment, Yong-ho's subordinate spirits including Catalina, Scathach, and Gusion arrived at Scathach's mansion.
After greeting them all, Sitri started talking again.
"My beloved customer, as you know, so many things happened during the last few days. It is no exaggeration to say that the balance of power of the demon world has completely collapsed."
Three of the six kings died. The King of Violence, the King of Envy, and the King of Gluttony no longer existed.
The King of Pride absorbed the power of the King of Envy, and the King of Lust helped him.
Yong-ho, the King of Greed, took away the power of the King of Gluttony and joined hands with the Queen of Fury and the Queen of Sloth.
Besides, there was a realignment of various forces under various kings.
The King of Pride had the support of the Dungeon Market, with the addition of the territories of the King of Envy, King of Lust, and King of Gluttony.
On the other hand, Yong-ho had the support of the forces of the King of Violence led by the Dragon Legion and the Queen of Fury, his ally. He also owned the unclaimed lands in the south, his stronghold.
The South and North were divided. This kind of ambiguous power structure would be changed completely within a few days.
"I don't know why the King of Pride gained so much power. However, he is both the enemy of the Mammon family as well as the demon world. So, you have to stop him."
The last will that the King of Violence left behind just before his death was truly strong.
The current King of Pride could be said to be the worst demon like the King of Violence pointed out.
Sitri paused for a moment to catch her breath. She had a lot to talk about with Yong-ho, but what she had to tell him and others right now was the forces of the King of Pride.
"Three directors of the Dungeon Market were all under the command of the King of Pride. As a result, various resources of the Dungeon Market, such as its spirits and distribution networks also fell into the hands of the King of Pride. But this area in the south was not occupied by the king."
It was only been several days since the coup happened at the Dungeon Market. The three directors didn't touch Sitri's territory at all.
"I did not form any separate force. But that doesn't mean that I didn't care at all. My beloved customer, I understand you have already peeked into my warehouse, right?"
Yong-ho recalled what he saw in the virtual space of the Dungeon Market. He saw dozens of large flying vehicles including the giant red dragon, Tiamet, and mammoth flying spirits in her warehouse.
Sitri gently reached out and grabbed Samael's left hand, who was seated next to her.
Samael said to Yong-ho, "I also have some power that I hid somewhere. The traitors didn't take away all of my power. Some of the distribution networks in the territory of the King of Gluttony are still in my hands. The most valuable items in a special auction house are also in my possession."
It was not that all of the properties of the Dungeon Market were stolen by the three directors. Neither Sitri nor Samael were easy targets to them.
When Samael was done talking excitedly, Sitri touched her hand again.
After pausing for a moment, Sitri continued, "My beloved customer, I am the Queen of Sloth, but at the same time, I'm the founder of the Dungeon Market. So, I can do something. I would say it's the kind of insurance that I have prepared for myself."
Sitri quietly fidgeted with her fingers. Then there appeared in the air a light map of the demon world. Sitri pointed to the northern part of it and said, "I have a master key to freely use all distribution channels and warehouses at the Dungeon Market. Of course, Abrasax and Bifronz do not know this."
The distribution network of the Dungeon Market was drawn above the map of the demon world. Distribution channels connected to each other like a spider web were located widely not only in the territory of the King of Pride but also throughout the northern part.
Besides, there was specific information about the location of several warehouses and facilities.
All this was very valuable for strategic purposes. And Sitri said clearly that she could use all those distribution channels and warehouses with the master key.
"Perhaps, you have only one chance to use it properly because Bifronz will notice the existence of the master key after you use it. But how fatal your one-time use depends entirely on you."
The balance of power of the six kings was broken, while there was formed a new balance between the North and South. And Yong-ho now possessed a dagger that he could stab into the heart of the north, although he could use it only once—the master key.
Sitri continued to talk about what Yong-ho had to do next.