Blood Flower turned to another section of the ancient text, her expression growing even more grave. "Boss, there's more. Much more."
She pointed to a diagram showing four interconnected circles with a shadow overlay. "According to this, the Supreme Demon God didn't just split randomly three thousand years ago. The split was... intentional."
"Intentional?" Jin Ho frowned.
"The text says the Supreme Demon God sensed the approaching threat of the Void Overlord and chose to fragment himself as a protective measure. But something went wrong with the split."
Blood Heaven Great Emperor's voice carried sudden understanding: 『The fourth fragment... it was supposed to be our anchor against void corruption』
"Yes!" Blood Flower exclaimed. "The Shadow Demon Lord was meant to be the protective fragment—the one that could resist void influence and keep the other three fragments safe until reunion became necessary."
Seol Hwa-rin's face went pale. "But if the Shadow Demon Lord was corrupted..."
"Then the entire protective system failed," Blood Flower confirmed. "And worse—the corrupted fragment becomes a trojan horse, allowing the Void Overlord to infiltrate the reunion process from within."
Jin Ho felt a chill run through him. "So you're saying that Eum Mugeuk..."
"If he truly carries the fourth fragment, then he's been unknowingly serving as the Void Overlord's infiltration tool," Blood Flower said. "The sixty-year timeline of his appearance in your life, the gradual building of trust, the strategic positioning near you as you grew stronger—it all fits the pattern described in this text."
Thunder Lightning King's voice was filled with rage: 『That bastard! He's been playing the long game, using Jin Ho's friendship to position himself for the perfect moment to corrupt our reunion!』
Blood Flower nodded grimly. "According to the text, the Void Overlord's strategy involves mapping the dimensional core points of reality through its agents. Once enough information is gathered, it can simultaneously corrupt multiple dimensions while positioning itself to influence the Supreme Demon God's reunion."
"That's exactly what's happening now," Seol Hwa-rin realized. "The three dimensional corruptions, the Shadow Society's silence, and Eum Mugeuk's suspicious behavior—it's all part of the same plan."
Jin Ho's hands clenched into fists. "My oldest friend... he's been a weapon pointed at me this entire time?"
『Not just at you』 Blood Heaven Great Emperor's voice carried deep sorrow. 『At all of existence. If the Void Overlord succeeds in corrupting our reunion, it won't just affect us—it will fundamentally change the nature of reality itself』
Blood Flower turned to the final section of the text. "There's one more thing. The text mentions that when three fragments are gathered in close proximity, they naturally begin to resonate with the fourth fragment—calling it to them."
"Resonate?" Jin Ho asked.
"The fragments are drawn to each other by primordial force. That's why you've been feeling strange sensations around Eum Mugeuk, and why the dimensional corruptions started accelerating recently."
Thunder Lightning King's voice carried grim realization: 『The resonance is getting stronger. Soon, it won't matter if we want to reunite or not—the primordial pull will force us together』
"How long do we have?" Seol Hwa-rin asked.
Blood Flower consulted the text. "Based on the resonance patterns described here, and considering that you already have two fragments while I carry the third... probably no more than a few weeks before the automatic reunion process begins."
Jin Ho felt the weight of cosmic destiny settling on his shoulders. "So we have a few weeks to purify the dimensional corruptions, save countless innocent lives, and figure out how to prevent the Void Overlord from corrupting the most powerful reunion in universal history."
"That's about the size of it," Blood Flower confirmed.
Blood Heaven Great Emperor and Thunder Lightning King spoke in unison: 『The time for small battles is over. We're about to face a threat that could end existence itself』
Seol Hwa-rin looked at Jin Ho with new respect and concern. "This is far beyond anything we've faced before. Are you ready for what's coming?"
Jin Ho stood up, his eyes blazing with determination. "Ready or not, we don't have a choice. If the Void Overlord thinks it can use my friend as a weapon against existence itself, it's about to learn why the Supreme Demon God was feared throughout the cosmos."
The ancient text lay open before them, its warnings and revelations painting a picture of a universe-spanning conflict that would determine whether existence itself would survive—or be transformed into something unrecognizable.
The pieces were in motion, and there was no turning back.