“Seriously, there’s no one here. Even if Lude is here, this is just…”
Kang I-Hyun, clad in white armor, entered the Migum Station gate, looked around, and flinched in surprise.
Immediately upon entering, he saw a checkered shelter. Inside the shelter, which seemed to be made by Lude, survivors were standing with dazed smiles. Some couldn’t even stand, collapsing onto the ground.
‘Seeing it in person is even more chilling…’
Kang I-Hyun now understood why the dispatched rescue team members shivered whenever they spoke of Lude.
Lude’s trademark. The technique that allowed him to operate as a solo hunter. ‘Controlling the minds of people trapped in gates to keep them docile.’
It was the most efficient rescue method for the immensely evil Lude. But from the outside, it looked like a creepy scene of people under the effect of some drug. And then…
“Oh… We need to wake them up quickly.”
Lude’s mind control skill was not good for people’s mental health. Even if they could recover in a few weeks!
This was the analysis of Kang I-Hyun, the most knowledgeable clergyman on good and evil in Korea. He grabbed the bars of the shelter.
Flames of golden sacred power gathered around him like a holy fire. One by one, the people trapped inside began to regain consciousness.
“Ugh…!”
Some suddenly clutched their heads, complaining of headaches and nausea. Seeing people who still couldn’t focus, Kang I-Hyun frowned slightly.
“Ah…? Where is this… Ah…”
Flames of holy fire emitted by him softly spread inside the shelter. People began to complain of side effects.
“Wh, who are you…? A hunter…? Just a moment ago, I was in the forest. I was dancing with unicorns…”
Kang I-Hyun sighed and took out a bottle of water from his inventory, adding a few drops of his blood.
[The trait ‘Unquenchable Flame’ is activated!]The blood droplets in the water soon turned into golden flames. The sacred fire in the water gently glowed. He confirmed the water had turned into holy water.
“Keep this and apply it to the forehead of anyone who shows side effects. Please.”
He handed the bottle to the most coherent looking person and dashed off.
This was a stage-type gate. Considering Lude’s tendency to gather survivors in specific areas, it was highly likely that second stage survivors were also gathered elsewhere.
And they too would have been under mind control. So… he had to hurry and wake them up.
[Lude, just now…]“I know. Who messed with it?”
Before the message could fully appear, Lude, with a grim expression, turned her eyes sideways.
While moving through the second stage’s dark forest, Lude frowned upon realizing someone had undone her mind control.
‘Daring to undo my skill? That’s bold. Who is it?’
[He’s coming up behind you, the Lord of Chaos says.]Clank, clank. The sound of armor clashing came from behind. Lude scowled and turned around.
“Lude? Are you Lude?”
“Ah, you…”
The man’s voice echoed in the forest. Lude raised her eyebrows in surprise. White armor and softly spreading golden sacred power. The golden flame of Korea’s ranking number 2. It was Kang I-Hyun.
The young man in white armor and the young man in a black trench coat locked eyes.
A brief silence, as both seemed to search for words, was broken by Lude, who spoke first in an annoyed tone.
“What are you doing here?”
“Uh… Oh! Nice to meet you. I’m Kang I-Hyun. I’m with the Holy Order, and my alias is…”
“No, I know that, but who are you to unilaterally release all the skills I’ve set?”
“Ah, well, that’s because mind control isn’t good for people.”
“I don’t like using mind control either. It feels dreadful. There’s a reason I put it on them, so why did you release it without permission? Do you want to see a bigger mess happen?”
“What? Are you serious?”
Kang I-Hyun’s eyes widened. Realizing that Lude was displeased with his action, he fidgeted with his fingers and cautiously explained his reasoning.
“But that thing… it’s addictive.”
Glancing at Lude, Kang I-Hyun remembered that people rescued from dungeons where Lude had been active often suffered severe or mild mental distress after a few days or weeks.
Initially, he thought it was just a side effect of mind control, but soon realized that what they experienced was different from other mind control effects.
The aftermath of Lude’s mind control seemed more akin to ‘withdrawal symptoms’ than simple skill side effects.
If so, it meant that Lude’s mind control had addictive qualities, and those unlucky enough to be frequently trapped in gates might eventually become addicted to Lude’s mind control…
“So?”
“Um?”
“What are you trying to say? That I shouldn’t use mind control?”
“Yes! Exactly! It might not be the right place to say this in a dungeon but… So, in conclusion…”
My Arch-enemy Sealed My Memory and Said That He is My Husband
This is an incredibly captivating story that you absolutely shouldn’t miss! I’ll give a brief introduction here, and below you’ll find a detailed synopsis of the plot.
The female lead is a fierce and powerful demon king. The male lead is a once-in-a-millennium celestial lord, admired by the entire cultivation world.
They are equally matched, legendary rivals who have battled for centuries.
In the final duel, the female lead is gravely injured. The male lead saves her, seals her memories, and hides her true identity. He tells her that he is her fiancé. His entire life has been flawless—except for the one thing he never expected, never controlled, and never wanted to control: falling for his greatest enemy. She is his inner demon, his obsession.
When the female lead regains her memories, she is furious at his deception.
She makes his life a living hell.
And somehow, the male lead—possibly a total masochist—doesn’t mind at all. In fact, he’s happy she’s paying attention to him.
Yep, we’re back to my favorite trope: male lead suffering. If you love this kind of story, jump into the pit with me now!!!
Intro
Dong Xia lost her memory.
Her handsome and extremely powerful fiancé Li Qing comforted her: “It’s okay if you can’t remember. I’ll always be with you.”
Everyone thought Dong Xia’s ancestors must have burned incense to get such a perfect fiancé. He was the number one person in the immortal realm, yet he remained chaste and only loved her.
…
The day before marrying her fiancé, Dong Xia finally remembered everything.
She wasn’t suffering from memory loss at all.
Her arch-enemy had made her fake her death, destroyed her cultivation, replaced her memories, and pretended to be her deeply in love fiancé.
No wonder he said, “It’s okay if you can’t remember”!
Dong Xia laughed coldly as she pulled out her long knife: Li Qing, prepare to die 🙂
*
Li Qing, as the supreme being of the immortal realm, was the people’s shining beacon.
The only unknown stain in his life was his affection for Dong Xia, the ruler of the demon realm.
In the final battle of the war between immortals and demons, the sky collapsed and the earth shattered. The ruler of the demon realm was finally slain under the sword of the supreme being of the immortal realm, and everyone in the immortal realm applauded.
The cultivation world lost a ruler of the demon realm.
And in the back mountain of Li Qing’s cave dwelling, he secretly hid away a fiancée.
Notes:
1. The female lead is white on the outside, black on the inside, and the queen of flattery; the male lead repeatedly tests the edge of darkness, a VIP guest at the crematorium.
2. Fantasy cultivation world setting.
[Touch the gear icon in the bottom right corner of the screen to move to the next chapter if you want.]
