The Novel’s Villain

so James Dean and the knights.
Were their hobbies playing games, too? Anyway, Jin-woo thought they could get rid of it easily with those competent people.
That was when he thought there was no need to watch the situation.

[Kh-Khehehehe, cute prey has rolled in.]

A gloomy voice that evoked fear could be heard.
Jin-woo, who had turned his head away from the screen, had no choice but to look again.
He wanted to know what was wrong.
At first, the middle boss appeared as expected.
It was a common skeleton with a large scythe.
The appearance of starting the attack immediately was also rather bland.

It was when the expedition party members looked nervously at the skeleton the oddity happened then.
Other skeletons spewed out from all directions and began to merge into one.
They were skeletons surrounded by a black aura.
As they merged, hundreds of skeletons joined together to form one gigantic skeleton.
Reaching out, it grabbed the middle boss and devoured it.
Some players dropped their weapons in response to its overwhelming appearance.

Of course, the chat window was a mess.

ChocoCookieChips: What is that?

Lanto: Wow, the directing is crazy.

Lee Kun-woo: Look at the design details.

Pooled: LOL, I think I would pee if I saw it in reality.
It’s so scary.

NewSupreme: We should give the design team an award.
Damn it.

[Fall into fear and despair! And give me your soul! Hahaha!]

When it opened its arms, the entrance door closed, and the bricks moved as if they were alive and piled up in front of the entrance.
There was no exit.
It was an admirable production.

“Umm?”

“Ah?”

“Huh?”

Jin-woo, Se-yeon, and Yoo-na, who were watching in admiration, raised a question mark above their heads at the same time.
This was because they had never prepared such a directing, and it didn’t make sense for the middle boss to speak from the beginning.

“As expected, Master must have prepared it in advance.”

“I-I see.
I’ve said something impudently like that…”

Se-yeon panicked at General Manager’s words and said so.
Of course, it wasn’t something Jin-woo prepared.

‘What is that?’

He tried to check it with the Magic Eye of Information, but he couldn’t see it properly because it was beyond the screen.
The monster that ate the middle boss emitted a great force.
It seemed to have a much higher rank than the middle boss.

[Wow! The pose is freaking awesome! It’s very disgusting.]

[Is that the middle boss?]

[Um, how do we get rid of that?]

Players’ conversations were heard.
As the players stared calmly, there was a slight sense of embarrassment from the giant skeleton.

[C-cough! This is the end for you all!]

It was certainly strange.
A sleek sword was summoned from the giant skeleton’s two hands.

[Avoid the sword!]

As the giant skeleton swung it lightly, the huge sword shot out its force and blew away several players.
Then, black tentacles flung out of the giant skeleton’s body and caught the fallen players.

[U-Uwaaaaa! I’m being eaten! I’m dying!]

[Oh, oh! This… why do I rather feel good about it?]

The player was eaten.
It wasn’t a judgment that the monsters in the Maze could make.
Did someone break-in? However, no intrusion was detected in the Sanctuary.
Jin-woo guessed he would have to go and see it himself.

‘It would be nice if I could raise my popularity rank as I go.’

Jin-woo thought so and took out his armor.
It was the moment when Kim Emperor reappeared.
The concept this time was Kim Emperor, who climbed up from hell.

* * *

[Be my prey!]

Luna was running around using divine magic.
It was the most difficult boss monster she had ever seen.
When she got close, it shot out a wave of sword energy, and when she was far away, it spewed tentacles from its chest and grabbed the players.
What was different from reality was that everyone here was having fun.

‘Did the Emperor do it for us?’

No matter how much Luna thought about it, that was all she could think of.
She didn’t know what happened, but the middle boss was full of personality.
When she looked at the chat window, it was well-received.

Rodin: The middle boss of Stage 1 is like this, then how about the boss?

7thGrader: My whole family got together and watched this, LOL.
It seems to be more fun than an international game.

I’m Leaving Tomorrow: Watch it on hologram TV if you have one.
It feels like being there.

SchorchedRiceFlavoredCoffee: Oh? Can it be connected to hologram TV?

I’m Leaving Tomorrow: Yeah.
I did it an hour ago, LOL.
The technology is crazy.

Thanks to that, the donations had also exploded.
It was spectacular to see thousands of people rushing to the giant skeleton monster.
Every time the sword was swung, dozens flew away, so it was thrilling.
Having seen a sight like this, was it possible to be satisfied with anything else? It looked like the death of the movie industry.

UglyBreadJam: Whoa! Bread Jam got eaten!

BreadBreadJamJam: Bread Jam, no!

Fact Broadcaster: Another SBC broadcasting accident, LOL.
It’s terrible.
Won’t those at Gwanghwamun scream and go crazy? LMAO.

About half of the players who entered the middle boss room turned out to be already dead.
The ones that stood out the most were Luna, Rundalf, and Crazy Demon.
As Luna’s divine magic unfolded, the fallen players rose and rushed in like zombies.

[K-kugh… what is it? I keep eating and eating, but I don’t get full… why… should I eat more?]

The gigantic skeleton wriggled as if in agony.
It dropped the sword and grabbed its stomach.
Cracks began to form in its body.

“It must be Phase 2!”

Luna shouted.
Black tentacles sprang out of the giant skeleton’s stomach and wrapped around its body.
Black energy spurted out in all directions, melting the players around it.
It looked a lot more powerful than before.
It was a really exciting Phase 2.

Tentacles spouted all over the place, devouring players.
In an instant, the number of players dropped from thousands to hundreds.

[T-this is… no way… avatar?]

“Huh?”

It was when Luna was startled by the giant skeleton’s words.

Boom!

Something on fire fell on the giant skeleton.
His figure was like a comet.

* * *

Jin-woo arrived near the middle boss room.
He took a shortcut, so he arrived just above them.
There was a hole in the ceiling after the giant skeleton blocked the entrance with the stones from the roof.
Thanks to this, Jin-woo was able to see the middle boss room very well.

‘It’s still the same, though?’

He could only feel the Maze’s energy.
He looked with the Magic Eye of Information, focusing more than usual.

[-E] Lowest Skeleton Captain (Parasite)

‘I’m a binge eater!’

The Emperor of Parasite is clinging onto the Skeleton Captain.
The Emperor of Parasite was originally parasitic on the Emperor of Corruption, and it devoured the souls of the dimensions it destroyed.

It has the power to parasitize an Emperor, so the Emperors cannot detect its existence.
It has lost most of its power and is stuck in the Maze.
It eats souls and can starve to death if it cannot receive nutrients.
The current Emperor of Parasite can parasitize up to Rank E.

It was like seeing an invisible man.
However, it couldn’t escape the Magic Eye of Information, the best cheat key in the original story.
It was able to detect even the Emperor of Parasite.

“Umm, I see.”

The Emperor of Parasite was very hungry, thus explaining its eagerness to eat players with tentacles like that.
However, it couldn’t absorb their soul because it was only an avatar.
The avatar was like a plastic model in front of a restaurant.
Maybe it tasted like chewing sand? The question wasn’t fully resolved yet, but it was roughly understandable.

Ultimately, it didn’t feel that dangerous.
When Jin-woo checked the broadcast, the number of viewers was huge.
It was broadcasting on almost all platforms.
The players were also enjoying it a lot.

‘Is it perfect for a boss mob?’

What was lacking in the Maze: New World seemed to have been put together! Fantastic directing, shocking visuals, and even a distinct ego.
It was incomparable to the AI ​​of a typical game.

Jin-woo raised his shield, then fastened his helmet.
Then, he waited for the right time.

‘Am I also an attention whore?’

He seemed to resemble the Emperor of Gold.
They spent quite a lot of time together so that it could be due to that.
The Emperor of Parasite was running wild with hunger below him.
The Emperor of Gold looked up.

It told him that this was the right time.
After stretching for a while, he jumped right off.
His armor caught fire and created a long tail.

Boom!

Jin-woo’s shield slammed on top of the Emperor of Parasite.
Dust rose as the floor shook, and a pillar of fire soared.
It was certainly not an impact enough to shake the surroundings, but let’s just move on.

[K-keaaarrrrgh!]

The giant skeleton screamed.
All the players around stood blankly and looked at the giant skeleton.
As the dust slowly cleared, someone appeared.
He was enveloped in flames as if he had risen from hell.
The fire slowly disappeared, and hot smoke rose above his armor.

He raised himself.
Heavy armor collided against each other, creating a loud metallic sound.

“K-Kim Emperor?!”

Someone who recognized him called out the name.

Rodin: Oh LOL

BeyondPigeon: Gosh, LOL, Emperor!

GoodGameLostGame: What a mess.
LOL, he’s blazing!

ChocoCookieChips: He rose from hell!

MissLunaSoNice: Emperor Big Bro, the demon has returned with a bang.

Routine: Crazy, he came through the ceiling, lol.

acde1233: That’s awesome.
See how masculine he was.

OxBoneSoupMan: He broke the skeleton’s bones, lol.
That was dope.

The chat rooms burst, and the ratings exploded!