The God's Games

Hanjun frowned, not sure what the God of Darkness wanted.

This was the first time since regaining his identity as the God of Light that his actions had been restricted, and he didn't know what to do.

What was going on?

If the God of Darkness had no hostility toward him, then why create this situation?

What was the purpose?

[ What do you want? ]

Hanjun felt a bit emotional when he suddenly heard a voice.

At first, he was stunned, but after a moment, he realized that the voice had come from within him.

He hadn't moved his mouth; the voice had been emitted through his divine sense.

[ It is not me who wants anything; it is you who has entered the abyss on your own. ]

Hanjun hadn't expected a response.

Could it be that this was how gods communicated with each other?

He recalled that earlier that afternoon, he had felt a bit tired and had lain down to sleep.

So now, was he inside a dream?

What is the abyss?

Hanjun was unfamiliar with this term.

Instinctively, he wanted to speak again but remembered that his voice wouldn't come out in this place.

[ I didn't know I had entered the abyss on my own. ]

The voice didn't respond further.

Hanjun, observing his situation, couldn't help but ask.
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[ How can I stop this? ]

[ … ]

The other presence seemed hesitant, unsure how to explain.

Hanjun, after asking twice without getting a response, grew impatient.

[ Are you trying to trap me here? ]

He heard the other person quietly say: [ If I could trap you here, that would be nice. ]

Hanjun: [ ? ]

The other voice continued.

[ This is the abyss, my resting place. Have you not regained your strength yet? ]

It sounded like this was indeed the God of Darkness.

Since the God of Darkness was still talking to him calmly, Hanjun didn't mind that the other seemed to know his situation so clearly.

[ Since I woke up, this is how I've been. It's not so easy to recover my power. ]

The God of Darkness sighed as if understanding something.

[ No wonder you don't remember something so simple. Since this is the abyss, it represents endless darkness. If you want to stop your current situation, you just need to dispel this darkness. ]

Dispel the darkness?

That statement was a bit too vague, and Hanjun didn't quite understand it at first.

Then, in a flash of insight, Hanjun extended his hand, and a small white light appeared at his fingertip.

The light illuminated the darkness, casting his shadow and revealing the surrounding scene.

With that simple gesture, as the light brightened, he saw a floor he could stand on and managed to firmly place his feet within the darkness.

The light sphere could illuminate the area, but just as the God of Darkness said, this was the abyss.

Beyond the reach of the light, there was nothing—only the deep, impenetrable darkness.

Looking around, Hanjun felt that any direction could be where the God of Darkness's gaze was focused.

Hanjun simply asked.

[ Where are you? ]

The other person stayed silent and didn't reply.

Hanjun asked again.

[ How do I get back? ]

Finally, the other person explained.

[ When you wake up, you'll naturally leave this place. ]

Hanjun thought about it and realized that he didn't really need to sleep—sleeping felt the same as not sleeping.

He didn't ask anything more, and since the other person didn't intend to speak, the darkness quickly became quiet again.

Hanjun thought the other person might say something, but instead, he heard Snowball's voice.

Realizing that he hadn't woken up, Snowball started calling out to him with worry.

This meant that he was about to leave this place, and Hanjun felt relieved.

He didn't say anything, just waited to wake up in the real world.

As his consciousness began to leave the abyss, Hanjun suddenly heard a question.

[ Even now, do you still want to protect these humans? ]

Hanjun opened his mouth to reply, but before he could answer, he woke up in his bed.

Opening his eyes, he saw Snowball licking his face with its rough tongue.

Hanjun could feel his face stinging a bit as if it had been scratched by Snowball's tongue.

Of course, Hanjun didn't blame it.

Snowball had noticed something was wrong and had worked hard to wake him up.

Seeing Hanjun awake, Snowball wagged its tail wildly and let out a happy "woof."

Hanjun patted Snowball's head and thought about the God of Darkness's last words, falling into deep thought.

But he couldn't think for long, as Snowball's movements soon disturbed him again.

Hanjun reassured it, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Snowball looked at Hanjun, judging from his expression, and after confirming that he was telling the truth, it calmed down and snuggled against him.

Hanjun tidied himself up and, before going downstairs, was about to ask Snowball, "How did you know I was dreaming?"

Snowball looked at him with its tongue out, pretending to be clueless.

Hanjun thought it was just playing coy with him, so he tapped its forehead and said, "You don't want to tell me? When did you get so smart? Did leveling up increase your intelligence too?"

Speaking of which, Snowball's level has been increasing a bit slowly lately.

Even using the power of the God of Light to brush its fur and increase its experience wasn't enough.

It seems like it'll need to hunt higher-level demons to level up.

Hanjun was recently considering whether to let Snowball go out on its own to hunt demons, gain experience, and level up.

This way, when the demons arrive, Snowball will be better equipped to handle them.

Snowball didn't respond and just ran straight downstairs, barking once when it got there.

Hearing the bark, Hanjun understood what was going on.

It turned out that someone was standing at the door—Pork Rib Boss.

Snowball probably noticed him standing at the door and came to get Hanjun.

Pork Rib Boss had come because Hanjun had mentioned to Father Barry that he should be the one to teach Pork Rib Boss and that he could also be responsible for guarding Hanjun.