I put a leash on Catastrophe

‘But how do I control this bastard?’

Since the unstable subordination could disappear at any moment, he could suddenly kill him.

If such a thing happened, it wouldn’t matter if he killed only him, but what if his anger was so strong that it turned to other people as well…

‘This cannot be allowed.’

He needed to control him somehow. With this thought, Zhi-wu stared intently at his ability listed in the status window.

Although he had never used it, theoretically he knew how to use it. Unlike automatically activated skills, to use the ability, one needed to awaken the deepest, most sincere desire and aspiration in one’s heart.

The stronger the desire, the deeper the feeling, the stronger the ability became.

‘Please, let me control this bastard.’

Even if the price for this would be his own death, he wanted to use the head of the calamities threatening humanity as a sword to defeat other calamities.

It was ironic to use an ability he was using for the first time in his life immediately on the final boss, without going through intermediate stages, but his determination was even stronger, perhaps because he knew the future. Zhi-wu closed his eyes.

The pharaoh, who had been watching him with a smug look, noticing how his expression was changing, at some point felt a growing sense of danger.

“What…!”

And, as expected, something happened. The weakly bound soul ties began to tighten firmly.

“Ugh…!”

This happened not only to the pharaoh. The same was happening to Martin, who was standing between them.

Trembling all over, feeling Zhi-wu’s ability taking root deep in his soul, Martin saw the pharaoh’s face gradually contorting.

“Damn worm!”

He shouted loudly in anger. Although no one likes having their actions controlled, the pharaoh felt not just dislike or displeasure, but hatred.

The coercion directed at him was like an encroachment on something sacred to the pharaoh.

The pharaoh’s sparkling eyes were overflowing with bloodlust. If until now he could turn a blind eye to Zhi-wu’s daring behavior, considering it short-term entertainment, the serious attempt to subordinate him was unbearable.

If before, the restriction simply suppressed his desire to harm Zhi-wu, now that he was truly using his ability, as soon as the pharaoh tried to manifest killing intent, electrical discharges ran through his body.

The pharaoh, maddened by the strong coercion of the ability, decided to kill Zhi-wu even if it would damage his own body.

‘After all, I won’t die.’

He would just fall asleep again until the next world opened. And even if he didn’t intervene, this world would still be destroyed.

Not a single world had been able to withstand their invasion.

The pharaoh reached out his hand towards Zhi-wu, who was staring at him without blinking, using his ability. The closer his hand got to him, the faster and stronger the electrical discharges flashed on the pharaoh’s body. If before it was just a warning, now there was a force capable of tearing his body apart.

Perhaps due to the pharaoh’s resistance, Zhi-wu, using his ability, also looked very exhausted. Gritting his teeth and enduring, blood tears flowed from Zhi-wu’s eyes due to burst blood vessels.

However, he still didn’t stop using his ability.

A loud warning sounded in the pharaoh’s head. He decided that he needed to deal with him while Zhi-wu’s power was not yet perfect.

Otherwise, sensing the danger, the pharaoh fought, overcoming the restrictions, and at this moment Martin intervened.

“Don’t do it.”

“Don’t interfere, you!”

The pharaoh’s eyes flashed with anger at Martin’s actions, who blocked the path of his power directed at Zhi-wu.

Usually, Martin couldn’t withstand the pharaoh, but in a situation with strong restrictions, it was difficult to immediately suppress him when he intervened.

But although it was difficult, the superiority in power was still on his side, so Martin’s body, interfering with him, was gradually being destroyed.

“Ugh…!”

Martin groaned quietly, feeling the pharaoh’s power penetrating his body, tearing it apart, but still held him back, not letting him reach Zhi-wu.

The pharaoh smirked, looking at this extreme devotion. After all, they had met less than a day ago…

He considered this abnormal. Maybe it’s because of Zhi-wu’s power? The pharaoh gritted his teeth.

When his head was full of thoughts about killing these two in front of him, Zhi-wu suddenly opened his eyes.

“Ah!”

Since he was looking at Zhi-wu when he opened his eyes, their gazes met. An eerie feeling ran down his spine. Looking at the trembling pharaoh, who couldn’t remember when he last felt such a feeling, Zhi-wu spoke.

“Listen to me.”

Zhi-wu’s black eyes glowed blue, and his awakened ability squeezed the pharaoh.

The pharaoh tried to resist, his eyes wide open, feeling the power binding not only his body but also his soul. It was difficult.

“Obey my words!”

When Zhi-wu shouted again, the blue glow in his eyes intensified. The sensation was as if heavy weights were tied to his limbs, and his whole body was being pulled down. He couldn’t even move.

‘I should have killed him.’

Regrets were too late. The pharaoh, who had yielded in strength and aura, looked at Zhi-wu with reddened eyes.

“You…”

“…”

“I will definitely kill you.”

He had freed himself even from fate that squeezed his throat, so someday he would be able to free himself from subordination to a worthless human.

Zhi-wu smirked, hearing the words of hatred that the pharaoh hissed through his teeth, promising himself that when that time came, he wouldn’t kill him quickly.

The pharaoh, who killed even S-rank hunters as dispassionately as throwing away trash.

Isn’t it funny that the sincere hatred of the king of calamities, who pushed the world to ruin, is now directed at him, just a D-rank hunter?

Seeing Zhi-wu’s smile, the pharaoh seemed to get even angrier, and a grinding sound was heard between his teeth.

He felt Zhi-wu’s power, which had been pressing on his body, penetrating inside, and simultaneously felt his hostility towards Zhi-wu gradually fading.

‘Is he controlling even my feelings?’

The pharaoh’s face became bewildered. Maybe the only thing that calmed him a little was that he wasn’t the only one subjected to this?

The pharaoh frowned, looking at Martin, who, unlike him, displeased with this situation, was accepting everything with an impassive expression.

“Let go.”

Zhi-wu said this because the pharaoh was still holding him in the air with his power. Although the blue glow in his eyes had disappeared, as if the ability usage time had ended, the pharaoh didn’t feel the desire to disobey the order.

“I will definitely kill you.”

Although the desire to do so had disappeared, the pharaoh was uncomfortable just surrendering, so he growled again as he lowered Zhi-wu, but Zhi-wu just looked at him and muttered:

“Well, what an honor.”

With a bitter smile.

* * *

[The whereabouts of the criminals who committed the shooting at the Central Museum last evening are still unknown, they have not been caught yet.

The surveillance cameras in the museum and surrounding area were not working during the crime, so there are not even any clues about the criminals…]

Many events happened in one night.

Having returned to the past and come to America to kill the pharaoh, he encountered obstacles that weren’t in his original timeline…

‘The pharaoh woke up and killed all these obstacles.’

And not only that, he even subordinated the pharaoh. The day was so eventful that even the word “spectacle” couldn’t describe it, and Zhi-wu slightly shook his head with an exhausted expression.

‘Still, it’s impossible to find out who they were.’

Zhi-wu continued to watch the news hoping to learn something about the identities of those who tried to steal the pharaoh, but no facts were revealed.

The car they used for robbing the museum had fake license plates, and the serial numbers of the weapons used were erased.

‘No personal belongings, and they all turned into pools of blood…’

No evidence about them remained, so nothing could be found out.

‘In the end, we’ll never know why they wanted the pharaoh?’

Not knowing the true reason, the news simply presented it as a robbery crime.

But although the pharaoh was the main exhibit, there were many other more expensive and valuable items in the museum, so it was hard to believe that the goal was simply theft of valuables.

“Hm…”

Although subordinating the pharaoh was good news, the appearance of an unknown enemy couldn’t be called a completely positive event.

‘Need to focus on leaving America.’

Thinking about how to return to Korea with these two, Zhi-wu headed to the lobby.

“What? How much did you say?”

“5000 dollars. Will you be paying by card?”

Zhi-wu’s eyes trembled slightly at the words of the hotel staff in the lobby. He expected the price to be high, considering it was a suite, but 5000 dollars?

His eyes trembled even more when he mentally converted the exchange rate.

‘6 million won?’

The price for one night was roughly equal to the deposit for a one-room apartment where Zhi-wu lived. And he spent this in one day…

Although these weren’t expenses he would have liked to make, if he just disappeared, it could cause problems, so Zhi-wu eventually had to pay with a puzzled expression.

After checking out of the hotel, he threw a displeased glance at the two men standing nearby with absent looks. These were Martin and the pharaoh.

Throwing a displeased glance at them, Zhi-wu walked past, and the two men followed him. When they had moved some distance from the hotel, Zhi-wu abruptly turned around, looked at their faces, and sighed deeply.

They had just awakened, how were they supposed to know? The pharaoh just acted as he wanted, not caring about others, and Martin saw no reason to stop him.

Although this put Zhi-wu in an awkward position, it was difficult to blame them, as they hadn’t killed anyone.

He was just thinking that because of these unplanned expenses, he would have to start economizing from next week to pay off the debt, when Martin asked with a concerned expression:

“My lord, do you have any problems?”