THE ALMIGHTY WAR GOD

The Strongest Being

After the mysterious voice vanished, Magnus heard the sound of the horses' hooves receding. He thought he must have been hallucinating. He was too weak from severe blood loss. He couldn't even lift his own body.

“Fuck... I cannot die here... I cannot... die... here...” he mumbled softly, struggling to regulate his breathing.

The sound of the horses was gone. Magnus tried to lift his body one more time. But, again, he failed.

At that moment, the wild dogs began to appear, approaching with open jaws and dripping saliva. Magnus sensed their presence and closed his eyes. He pictured them brutally tearing him apart, eating him alive just as Julius had promised.

Magnus sighed. No matter how many times he replayed it, he only saw one thing—his own death. He finally chose to surrender.

“Mom, Jasmine, Jonas... I’m sorry. I... won’t be able to... protect you anymore,” he muttered, his eyes still closed.

Magnus felt the wild dogs were almost upon him. But suddenly, wind began to swirl around him, sending the dogs yelping and scattering.

Slowly, Magnus opened his eyes. He saw a dark blue, oval-shaped portal appear not far from his left side, growing wider and wider.

‘What the hell is that?’ Magnus thought.

And for the third time, he heard the mysterious voice again:

[Portal is ready. Player will be transferred in five seconds.]

[Five... four... three... two... one...]

Whoop!

Just like that, Magnus’s body was sucked into the portal. The second after, the portal vanished.

...

Three years later...

In the same forest, at the exact same spot, the dark blue oval portal reappeared. The wind swirled in front of it, lifting dead leaves piled on the ground.

A muscular, long-haired man stepped out of the portal. His eyes were glowing blue, and his body crackled with electricity.

“I’m finally back,” said the man, who was none other than Magnus.

Compared to his three-years-ago self, Magnus looked taller and broader. Aside from the electricity, his body also radiated an extremely powerful aura. This was the result of three years of hard work while he was trapped in the Pure World.

For three years, Magnus trained relentlessly until he became incredibly powerful, completing mission after mission, destroying monsters and wizards in hundreds of battles. He wasn't alone, of course; he was aided by the System—the mysterious entity that had suddenly activated just before his near-death experience three years ago.

And finally, in just three years, Magnus had completed every mission the System gave him. He had become the strongest being in the Pure World. The System rewarded him with a unique magic to bring him back to his original world. And despite having to use about 80% of his remaining energy, he used the magic without hesitation.

And here he was now, in the forest where he was hunted and almost died. Magnus took a deep breath, and instantly, he caught the faint, pungent smell that had assaulted his nose when Julius had pissed on his head.

His rage ignited immediately. For a fleeting second, Magnus saw the figures of Julius and his friends before him. His hands clenched into fists. His jaw tightened.

“Just you wait. I’m going to destroy you, Julius. And not just you, but your whole family!” he spat, seething.

For the new him, he was certain it would be easy to do that. He just needed to go to Julius and the members of the Barbosa family one by one and give them the punishment they deserved.

But before that, there was something he wanted to do first: see his family. Three years had passed. Had his mother recovered? Were his siblings okay? What about the debt he had burdened them with?

“System, check flight mode.”

A second later, the voice from within him sounded:

[Due to energy limitations, flight mode is available for one-time use only.]

“That’s enough.”

Magnus’s body still crackled with electricity. His eyes were still glowing blue. And now his body floated high into the air.

Without wings, Magnus shot forward, vanishing in an instant.

The dark-blue oval portal closed.

...

At Magnus’s family home, in one of the rooms...

“Please don’t do this. Please,” Jasmine, Magnus’s younger sister, knelt before two men who stared down at her contemptuously. Her clothes were disheveled. Part of her boobs was exposed.

Slap!

One man, who had blue-dyed hair, slapped her hard, then said,

“Shut your mouth! Your debt to the Barbosa family is still massive, and this is the third month you haven't been able to make any payments. It's only right that you pay for it with your body.”

The other man, with red-dyed hair, walked up to Jasmine and crouched down. Then he grabbed her hair and forced her to stand.

Jasmine cried out in pain, but the man didn't care.

“You should know one thing,” the man said, leaning his mouth close to Jasmine’s cheek, “Julius has wanted your body for a long time. He was patient enough, waiting for this moment. And he’s being so kind, letting us enjoy your body first. Be thankful he’s letting you live. At least your fate is better than your useless brother's.”

These two men were none other than Julius’s friends, the same people who had hunted Magnus in the forest three years ago.

“Please... don’t do this to me...” Jasmine pleaded.

But what did the red-haired man do? Without pity, he dragged Jasmine to the bed, picked her up, and threw her roughly onto the mattress. He climbed onto the bed himself, straddling her stomach and gripping both her hands tightly.

“Please. I beg you... don’t do this to me. Please...” Jasmine begged, tears streaming down her face.

“You can keep begging but it won’t change anything. You’re fucking alone. Nobody will come to give you any fucking help,” the red-haired man sneered.

“That’s right. I suggest you just give in. Let us enjoy this beautiful body of yours,” the blue-haired man chimed in, climbing onto the bed and starting to grope Jasmine's long legs, his drool dripping onto the sheets.

“Don’t fight back, or we’ll hurt you,” the red-haired man whispered, beginning to sniff her neck and lick it.

Jasmine squeezed her eyes shut, still crying and wailing. In her heart, she blamed Magnus for the twenty-million-dollar debt he'd left her. Because of this shitty debt, she had been working two part-time jobs and taking a leave from college since the previous semester.

And just when she thought her life and future were ruined, she was now on the verge of being raped by these two friends of Julius. She truly wished she could just die.

Shred!

Jasmine's eyes flew open. The blue-haired man had just ripped off her jeans. She tried to fight back, but the red-haired man was pinning down her upper body, starting to grope her boobs.

Not knowing what else to do, Jasmine closed her eyes again, crying and crying. Her sobs grew louder and louder.

“Shut up, you slut! Shut up and enjoy our game!” the red-haired man roared, slapping Jasmine until her lip was cut.

Jasmine was utterly desperate. She closed her eyes again. In her heart, she screamed hoarsely: ‘Someone... please help me! Help me!’

It was at this moment that she heard a loud crash, and instantly, her eyes snapped open.

“Bastards!!! I’ll kill you both!!”

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