Episode 344
“Whew, enough of the fuss, let’s get to the main point. So, what’s the scale of the guys aiming for Gehenna?”
After a brief reunion and reunion with the commanders, Jinhyuk spoke from the highest seat in the conference room.
Of course, there weren’t many people in this place who would look at it favorably.
And the leading runner is, of course, –
“You’re the one who started the fuss, how shameless.”
“shut up.”
“Yeah, yeah. I know.”
“… … Will it come up again?”
“Well then. If you want to get stabbed in the back of the head by a celestial who came after hearing the commotion, then come at me.”
It was Choi Kyung-hoon.
He was the happiest person to hear the news of Jinhyeok’s survival, but friends are something you miss when you’re apart, and you want to kill when you’re close.
That’s why Choi Kyung-hoon did his duty as a friend.
So, that means the controversy has been resolved.
“Okay, let’s stop there. Cha Jin-hyeok, you stop too. The important thing is that you still don’t know about your enemies. You don’t plan on fighting them without knowing the information about their possible attacks or their scale, do you?”
“… … Tsk.”
However, apart from Choi Kyung-hoon’s argument, Jin-hyeok calmed down and sat down after being sharply criticized by Balkan.
“… … That’s my seat. Treat it with care. It’s an expensive chair that you won’t find many of.”
“… … Isn’t he a bit too stingy for a Demon King?”
“You don’t know the sorrow of those who have no money.”
“I don’t really want to know. But anyway, please explain.”
Jinhyeok asked for an explanation while caressing the armrest of the luxurious leather-covered chair, and Tune, who had prepared in advance, took a step forward and opened his mouth.
“Currently, the enemy can be broadly divided into two categories.”
“Two categories?”
“Yes, the climbers and the celestials. You can divide it like this. If you break it down into more details, it’s endless, but anyway, if you look at it broadly, that’s it.”
“Okay, next.”
“The main group of climbers is the ‘Seongguk’ guild.”
“… … Hmm, that’s an annoying name.”
One of the enemies who invaded Gehenna.
Jinhyuk frowned at the very familiar name, but that wasn’t the end of it.
“Not only that. I have confirmed that one of the two guild masters of the Holy Nation, ‘Pope’ Cain Fallon, is also here.”
“… … Ha, that pseudo-fanatic bastard came too? What happened to that butt-heavy donation-sucking bastard?”
Cain Fallon.
Lee, one of the Nine Stars and one of the leading runners who stabbed himself in the back.
At that time, the anger towards him was very great as many of his abilities as a necromancer and spirit master had been sealed by Cain Fallon and Carmen Fallon.
Also, I didn’t like his personality.
“Yes, the important point is that the Mines are unable to take advantage of the guild members he leads.”
“… … It is true that magic and divine power are incompatible with each other.”
But now was the time to put personal matters aside.
The bigger problem was not Cain Fallon, but the divine power he possessed and the divine power of the members of the Holy Nation Guild he led.
Divine power has the power to grant cockroach-like vitality and powerful buffs, but its direct destructive power is low.
“If one well-raised unmanned mine is exchanged for one priest… … the ratio is terrible.”
“Because of that, Gehenna could not easily overthrow them even though it had stronger power. Conversely, they could not overthrow Gehenna either.”
“Tsk, the quantity and quality itself are tight.”
“After all, the backing is from the Celestials. The connection with the gods must be strong. In particular, if you just collect the gods from the Celestials, it would probably exceed a basketful.”
“It’s like a f*cking blood-based society.”
However, if priests with low combat power buff the enemy and then fall behind to spit out divine power or eat away at their magic, they can do more than one person’s job.
The people behind the Holy Nation are none other than the Celestials.
Considering the divine power they support and the immense divine power they receive from the god they are connected to, it is surprising how Gehenna has endured until now.
Of course, there were still some questions that remained.
“There are questions.”
“Yes, Mr. Hendrick. Go ahead.”
“Why are they still here when you guys are here? Shouldn’t one of them have been annihilated or retreated?”
The power of Gehenna and the Holy Land are equal.
In some ways, you could say that Gehenna has a slight advantage.
But that meant that the scales should have tilted completely toward Gehenna now that the Soul Sickle Legion had made their appearance here.
Yet it is quite surprising that the war is not over yet.
“That’s a good question. That’s exactly what I was going to say.”
And Tune already has an answer to that question ready.
“A group of celestials made up entirely of the rank of Netzach. This is because the ‘Elohim’ participated in the war.”
“… … Well, to that extent, I can understand.”
A group of monsters, each with the strength of a 400-story climber.
The participation of the angel group ‘Elohim’ was a sufficiently convincing statement.
of course-
“But then what did Ryu and Kyunghoon do?”
When Jinhyeok and Hendrick were gone, Ryu and Choi Kyunghoon, who were more than enough to be called the strongest, remained.
“The leader of the enemy. Fought against Seriel, a Celestial of the Hokma rank.”
“……aha.”
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Of course, they too have overcome countless life-or-death crises in the most difficult battlefields.
So much so that I don’t have the capacity to care for anything else.
However, something was revealed through this conversation.
“Then I understand. Choi Kyung-hoon and Ryu were busy, Gehenna fought the Holy Nation, and the Soul Soldiers fought Elohim. Then what did you, the legion commanders, do?”
Everyone else did their own thing, but the details about the legion commanders’ activities were completely omitted.
“… … You are sharp.”
“You didn’t argue, did you?”
Could it be that he had left it to others and was just watching them, just like he had when he fought Choi Kyung-hoon just a moment ago? – For a moment, he looked at the commanders, including Tune, with suspicious eyes.
“We were given two each of the two Geburah-rank archangel lieutenants.”
“Isn’t that overinvestment?”
Jinhyuk learned about the whereabouts of the legion commanders from the following tune, but he was puzzled by the fact that it was an overinvestment.
The Geburah level is equivalent to that of a 600-story climber.
Even if we assume that the Archangel’s adjutant is around level 650, since he would be stronger, having two legion commanders with a strength level of almost level 500 fighting each other was a waste beyond overinvestment.
Even the word “safe” is not enough.
But that thought melted away like snow at Tune’s addition.
“Have you forgotten who the archangel of the rank of Netzach is?”
“… … Ah. That’s right. Haniel, that damn pigeon woman.”
Haniel, archangel of the rank of Netzach.
She was the monster who drove Jinhyuk to the brink of death in the 100-story goblin village.
Since we didn’t know when such a monster would pop out, we gathered as much strength as possible, and if she did pop out, we fought the adjutants in pairs to buy time.
Now that he knew the details, Jinhyuk couldn’t blame them.
just-
“Did it show up?”
All they had to do was ask if Haniel had really appeared as they had feared and expected.
“Fortunately or unfortunately, Haniel did not appear. All we could confirm was that Seriel, the Hokma-class celestial that Kyunghoon Choi and Ryu were dealing with, and two adjutants who appeared in place of the archangel leading Elohim. The rest of the celestials were all Netzach-class members of Elohim.”
“… … What? Are you dead?”
As Tune had said, Haniel did not show up on the battlefield, fortunately or unfortunately.
At that fact, Jinhyuk tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
Tune added an additional explanation to the look of regret.
“It may be because they thought it was excessive to send a Vina-class celestial to a Hokma-class celestial.”
In addition to Seriel, a Celestial of the Hokma class, Haniel, a Celestial of the Bina class, is added?
Even though Gehenna was a thorn in the eye, it was an excessive response.
And Jinhyuk wished that Haniel had not appeared for that reason.
“… … Hmm, I hope so. I’ll tear that woman to pieces. I’ve decided so.”
“Really… … You haven’t changed.”
Haniel must never be killed by another.
Because he has to kill her.
A faint smile appeared on Tune’s stiff face, fully aware of the seriousness of the situation, at the sight of Jinhyeok’s unchanging appearance.
Jinhyuk threw a mischievous prank at the sight of such a tune.
“If a person suddenly changes, they die. Do you want to see me die?”
A prank he often played.
When asked if he wanted to see himself die, as the saying goes that when a person suddenly changes, he dies, Tune answered lightly.
“I’ve seen you half-dead before… … but it wasn’t a very pleasant feeling.”
“… … Just kidding, just kidding.”
Jinhyuk stuck his tongue out at Tune, who took the joke seriously, and tried to lighten the tense atmosphere.
“So, the enemy head is a pigeon named Seriel. The rest are just worthless stragglers?”
“Assuming there is no Haniel, then yes.”
“Okay, that’s fine. That’s enough.”
Nine Star ‘Pope’ Cain Fallon.
Guild ‘Seongguk’.
The angel group ‘Elohim’ of the Netzach class
Two celestials of the Geburah rank and adjutant of ‘Elohim’.
Seriel, a Celestial of the Hokma rank.
Everyone in the conference room smiled as they watched Jinhyuk disparage the list of formidable troops as nothing more than trifles.
Because it is better to be arrogant in the face of a powerful enemy than to be fearful in the face of them.
“Then, when the battle starts, let’s decide who we’re going to kill in advance. Wouldn’t it be better to decide in advance so that we don’t overlap later? Oh, and of course, that son of a bitch Cain Fallon is mine. If you touch him, I’ll beat you up first.”
Following Jinhyeok’s words that opened the floodgates, others joined in one by one.
“Haha, that’s funny. Unfortunately, Kyunghoon and I don’t have a choice.”
“… … Tsk, but Seriel isn’t so bad.”
Since Ryu and Choi Kyung-hoon were irreplaceable forces and there was no one who could stop Seriel, a 900-floor monster of the Hokma class, they had no choice but to face Seriel.
The only fortunate thing was that, given how powerful Seriel was, even if they had been given the choice, they would have chosen Seriel.
“Then let’s take charge of the adjutants like last time. We can each take charge of two like last time.”
“Very well. Me and Basil, Balkan and Ashur Hum will be fine. The vanguard and rearguard are also perfect.”
“Hehe, I like it.”
“I disagree.”
The Soul Soldiers’ Legion Commanders also quickly divided up their shares.
When the legion commander party (Tune, Basil/Balkan, Ashur Hum) with the same composition as last time was formed and even the members agreed.
There was only one person who couldn’t decide who he would deal with.
“Then who should I take charge of?”
It was Hendrick.
When Hendrick asked with a puzzled look on his face who he should be in charge of, Jinhyuk shrugged his shoulders and answered as if asking an obvious question.
“Wait a minute.”
“……what?”
atmosphere.
Hendrick opened his eyes wide and asked back, as if he had never thought that someone would give him such an order, but-
“You never know. Haniel might stay as a last resort. Or he might join the battle later. If that happens, who will be able to stop Haniel?”
“Of course you… … .”
“I told you I’m going to catch Cain Fallon. Why am I messing around with Haniel when I can’t even chew on that worthless brat?”
“… … Phew, I’ll give in this one time. I’m giving in because you’re the target of my revenge, Cha Jin-hyeok.”
Jinhyuk’s heart did not change.
Haniel.
If she were to appear, Hendrick was the only one who could stop her even a little.
“Thank you very much. It is an honor to the family, Hendrick.”
“Okay, you know.”
“Sorry, I don’t have a Go Ara family.”
“… … this kid.”
Of course, Hendrick ground his teeth at Jinhyuk’s calm shrugging and joking, but that only lasted for a moment.
“So I’m moving with Tom? It’s my first time moving with that guy.”
The enemy given to oneself.
Even if that enemy did not appear, Hendrick had no intention of letting his guard down or letting down his guard against the given enemy.
Haniel is an 800-story monster.
Considering the time that had passed there, it was not entirely impossible that she too had ascended to the rank of Hokma.
That’s why Hendrick was sure that he would be with the others, and he thought it was a blessing.
There was no need to say anything since Cheong was almost like Hendrick.
But Jinhyuk’s answer was ‘no’.
“No, Tom will come with me.”
“… … Why? He was a guy who would have moved on his own if it were normal. And from what I’ve heard about Cain Fallon, he’s strong, but he’s not quite up to the mark as your opponent. And yet, do you need Tam’s help?”
Cain Fallon.
As one of the two guild masters of the Holy Kingdom, his strength was clearly beyond what one might call superhuman.
But if you ask whether even that person can win against the current Jinhyeok, it would be natural to shake your head.
Nevertheless, it was excessive for Jinhyeok to take Tam with him.
Of course there was a reason.
“Tam is now like my other half. Because he is such a person, the target of my revenge is also the target of Tam’s revenge. I will destroy that bastard with all my might.”
avarice.
At first, he was a summoner, then a pet, but now, Tam is like family to Jinhyeok.
A family that wasn’t just a family, but a family created by cutting off half of oneself.
That’s why Jinhyuk wanted to take revenge together with Tam.
And I’m sure Tom would like to join too.
It was a perfect reason, so in the end Hendrick had no choice but to nod.
“… … End it quickly. If Haniel really shows up… … all we can do is stop him.”
“I know. I know that Hye-rin, Cheong, and you can stop it. That’s why I’m leaving it up to you, Hendrick.”
“Living only with words.”
“… … You’re quick-witted.”
When Jinhyuk finishes giving a light lip service to Hendrick who gave for himself, he lets out a sly laugh.
“But, wouldn’t Tam be a hindrance to you? Even though the author named Cain Fallon is a bit inferior to you, he must have some hidden tricks. Tam could be dangerous.”
Hendrick didn’t hide his worry.
Because Tam was no longer someone who only cared about Jinhyeok.
The moment Jinhyuk was about to answer Cain Fallon’s question about what would happen to Tam.
Kwarrrr-!
“……what?”
Everyone in the conference room immediately ran to the windows when they heard a loud noise from outside.
And at the center of that outburst –
-Oh! This is a new fighting game developed by the Demon King and the God of War?!
-A child knows how to use a sword? Could it be that he is the secret disciple of the two of you?
-Teach me a trick, young warrior!
-Yeah… … If I do it this way, it will work?
-I’ll try it! Thank you!
“… … Do you think that would be a bother?”
“… … I made a slip of the tongue.”
Surrounded by dozens of mines.
There was a man named Tam who had become a disciple of a god of war.
Around that exploration, a dark purple talisman was swaying roughly, clearly revealing its presence.
Of course, it didn’t end there.
-Should I show you something else?
-yes!
-Ugh! Hap!
Kwarrrrrr!
-Kurararararara!
Tam, who was delighted with those who served him, displayed a fighting dragon technique that mixed fighting spirit and courage based on the power of the spirit he had recently awakened.
The minions cheered as they saw a purple dragon, similar to a fighting dragon but clearly different, soaring into the sky and roaring.
-Tam! Tam! Tam!
-Tam! Tam! Tam!
-You are truly amazing!
-……Hi-Hi.
Choi Kyung-hoon and Ryu couldn’t hide their bewilderment as they watched Tam blush and scratch his head in embarrassment at the sight of the Mines calling his name.
“… …Did you teach me how to fight?”
“… … Today is our first meeting.”
“… … What is that purple dragon?”
“… … How would I understand?”
There was nothing they didn’t know about, and they were two people who had never been pushed aside in terms of talent-
-Then, please give me a hand!
-Yeah! Just trust me and follow me!
-yes!
They had to feel that they were falling behind for the first time as they watched Tam, who had started to act like the leader of the minions and started to look after the postures of dozens of minions.
