Desire and gossip, envy and jealousy were as fast as flies.
They were attacking the shelter with the intention of killing, but the shelter could not easily respond.
Dokgo Jun said while strangling the neck of a common hunter with his tentacles.
“[Ha, I want to kill them all, but I can’t do that, right? It’s annoying.]”
“Never kill.”
“[Then there’s nothing we can do. I’ll try to sort things out as quickly as possible and join you.]”
The tea ceremony alone was a headache, but now even the hunters are getting involved in this farce.
In a situation where it was difficult to expect help from the other party, Shin Soo-ah was subduing the messengers alone.
The wounds on her body began to appear more and more.
‘Is Mr. Kangrim here yet?’
You could contact Seo Kang-rim right now and ask him to come back.
With his skills, he could probably resolve a situation like this in no time.
But instead of contacting him, Shin Soo-ah gritted her teeth.
Seo Kang-rim asked for more time and to hold on.
Has he ever asked for such a favor?
Judging from the fact that there had been no contact from Seo Kang-rim yet, it seemed like the work had not been completed yet.
If so, there is only one thing left for you to do.
Enduring until Seo Kang-rim arrives.
Since he asked for time, I had to give him time even if it meant risking my life.
[The ability ‘Protector’s Shadow’ is activated!]
[The ability ‘Mokyeopjibeop’ is activated!]
-Whoaaah!
As she thrust the sword she had in reserve into the ground, a huge tree grew in an instant.
It was like a small forest.
The tree trunks that grew under the shade of the guardian trees stretched out, tying up the ankles of the messengers without giving them a chance to escape.
The moment Shin Soo-ah was about to leave after neutralizing the messengers.
-Quaqua light!
Lightning struck Shin Soo Ah directly.
An ear-piercing thunderclap echoed through the dry sky.
Even though it was broad daylight, the lightning striking from the sky was so bright that it made the surroundings appear dark.
-Tick, tick, tick… … .
As the lightning subsided, I could barely make out the scenery around me.
The place where Shin Soo-ah had been standing was burned black.
I barely managed to avoid it, but it was at a speed that I wouldn’t have been able to avoid if it weren’t for Shin Soo Ah.
An attack that is literally close to the speed of light.
A voice mixed with laughter was heard through the chilly air.
“What a pity. I didn’t know how to avoid that.”
The person who appeared among the ruined city was Seomun Yongnyeo.
Even without a mask, his face was simply gentle, not befitting the situation.
She said, swinging her whip lightly.
“It would be nice if you could just quietly get arrested, but that seems like a stretch.”
With each word that was spoken, sparks flew everywhere.
Shin Soo-ah felt the hairs on her entire body stand on end.
I could instinctively tell that Seomun Yongnyeo was a formidable opponent.
“I really feel sorry for you, Shin Soo-ah. I thought you were a talented person, but I never thought you would do something like that.”
Shin Soo Ah simply grabbed her sword at the mocking voice.
I don’t know about other messengers, but I could kill Seomun Yongnyeo without worry.
However, as if she was not going to be taken lightly, Seomun Yongnyeo’s eyes sparkled like a dragon’s.
“Please die for the world, Shin Soo-ah.”
-What the heck!
Lightning began to strike from the sky again.
It seemed like an obvious natural disaster, not a human ingenuity.
As Shin Soo-ah ran towards Seo Moon-yong-nyeo, the whip swung sharply.
-Whoaaah!
The whip bound Shinsua’s sword like a living snake.
The attack was stopped, but there was something more serious going on.
A look of confusion appeared on Shin Soo-ah’s face, and she immediately threw the sword away.
-Oh my god!
Almost as soon as I put the sword down, an electric current passed through it.
If I had hesitated, I would have been electrocuted to death.
I barely managed to avoid the attack, but I had no sword to swing.
As Seomun Yongnyeo smiled at her empty hands, tree trunks rose from the ground.
-Whoaaah!
It was a sharp attack, but not so sharp that it couldn’t be blocked.
The moment Seomun Yongnyeo quickly dodged the attack, she felt the air in front of her face split sharply.
Shin Soo-ah’s bare fist cut through the wind and landed squarely on Seo Moon-yong-nyeo’s chin.
-Ugh!
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Even without a sword, I had no intention of backing down.
Even though a fist had landed on her beautiful face, Seomun Yongnyeo showed no sign of panic or anger.
She said, looking down at Shin Soo Ah.
“Your hands are quite cold.”
-Phajijik!
The moment I stepped into the gap between the West Gate and the Dragon’s Gate, a rain of lightning poured down in all directions.
I felt like I was going to drown in the lightning that was pouring down like a flood.
Shin Soo-ah took a hasty step back, but the range was too wide to dodge.
The drones that were hovering around were all struck by lightning and crashed, and Shin Soo-ah was also unable to avoid the attack.
“Ugh, gulp… … .”
My whole body felt like it was burning and I was paralyzed.
Although he barely managed to escape, he was left with scars all over his body, and the trees were all reduced to ashes.
Seomun Yongnyeo said, licking her cracked lower lip with her tongue.
“Do you know the Lichtenberg pattern? It’s also called a lightning flower, which is the scar left by a lightning strike.”
As the words said, there were scars all over Shin Soo Ah’s skin that looked like lightning had taken root.
It was a suffering too cruel to be called a flower.
Seomun Yongnyeo smiled seductively, or rather sadistically, as she looked at the flowers blooming on Shinsooah’s body.
“I’ve always wanted to get it tattooed on Shin Soo Ah’s body. I thought it would be pretty, and it’s just as I expected.”
The small forest that Shin Soo-ah had grown had been reduced to ashes without a trace.
The huge protective tree was also burned black.
Obviously, the compatibility was not good.
The lightning that Seomun Yongnyeo handled was of the gold attribute, which was in conflict with Shinsooah’s wood attribute.
Seomun Yongnyeo said with a askew smile.
“Okay, then let’s try some more. How about putting a pattern on the cheek next time?”
-Quaqua light!
Wherever the thorny and lightning-laced whip passed, pain and the stench of burning spread.
The blood evaporated immediately in the heat, leaving only burn marks.
Although wounds were increasing all over his body, the effects of Seomun Yongnyeo’s attacks were slowly becoming visible.
‘After accelerating to take advantage of the gap, I have no choice but to kill him with one blow… …!’
Even if I was prepared to be electrocuted, I had to get within the gap of Seomun Yongnyeo.
Since lightning attacks use a lot of magical power, they cannot be abused.
Shin Soo-ah took out a new sword from the sink.
At the moment when Seomun Yongnyeo’s whip exploded and aimed for Shinsooah, a thick tree trunk grew.
[‘Half Myth’ is activated!]
At that moment when the tree became entangled and blocked the whip, Shinsooah jumped in while activating her half-body transformation.
It was faster than lightning, and even the West Gate Dragon Girl couldn’t perceive its speed.
At that moment, while accelerating, he tried to pierce the heart of Seomun Yongnyeo from behind.
-Kuuung!
Shin Soo-ah’s body collided with the iron wall that suddenly rose from the floor.
I felt every bone in my body screaming.
Before the pain that felt like my body was being crushed could even subside, Seomun Yongnyeo’s counterattack came.
-Quazik!
Once again, a lightning flower was carved into her body.
Shin Soo-ah tried to get out of the attack range, but her body was already covered in wounds.
As I looked around, swallowing the blood that was rising, I saw that reinforcements had already arrived.
“Team leaders, you came at a perfect time.”
Seomun Yongnyeo spoke to the messengers whose faces were covered by masks.
Just two more people were added, but the air on the battlefield changed its color.
Seomun Yongnyeo laughed.
“I called all the team leaders. You know very well that Shin Soo-ah has no chance of winning anymore, right?”
Shin Soo-ah bit her lips hard.
As she said, it might be okay if it was a common sergeant, but it would be difficult if it was a team leader.
Can you hold out against three to one?
The attacks poured down without giving us time to think about it.
-Kaga River!
Two swords rushed towards Shinsooah’s neck.
Shinsooah was blocking all attacks with just one sword like a possessed person, but she couldn’t last long.
Without even giving me a moment to catch my breath, Seomun Yongnyeo’s lightning flew in.
I have to hold on a little longer, a little longer.
I guess I have to endure this much on my own.
But my legs were getting heavier and heavier, and my arms were throbbing so much that I wanted to tear them off, so I couldn’t swing my sword.
I was fighting with my whole body, but I couldn’t hold out anymore.
Then, a final flash of light shone overhead.
Both Shin Soo-ah and Seo Moon-yong knew that this attack was unavoidable.
That’s why Seomun Yongnyeo was smiling quietly.
After this light fades, I look forward to seeing Shin Soo Ah’s corpse, which will be holding numerous lightning flowers like a bouquet.
-Kwarreung!
It was an attack so severe that it turned my vision completely white.
The moment when the light gradually faded and the surrounding scenery came into view.
The corners of Seomun Yongnyeo’s mouth distorted.
What was there was not Shin Soo-ah’s body.
Someone else took the hit instead.
The flash of light that flowed down the long pole broke into fragments and scattered into the air.
Shin Soo-ah looked surprised when she saw that person.
The person who blocked his way was not Seo Kang-rim.
It wasn’t any other secret party.
The man there is a black-suited guardian of the Protectorate who has endured numerous funerals.
It was Annabi.
“Team Leader Annabi, what are you doing?”
Seomun Yongnyeo looked at her as if she was dumbfounded.
Annabi, who is in the same group as him, is stopping him?
Annabi answered, still on guard.
“I am doing my part.”
“The mission I was given was to kill and capture the Bihomun executives.”
“That’s not my role.”
Before we knew it, Joo Sung-tae had also arrived at the scene leading his subordinates.
However, they were aiming their weapons at Seomun Yongnyeo, not Shinsooah.
Annabi said in a calm voice.
“I investigated the evidence that Ms. Shin Soo-ah presented as a clown. No matter how I looked at it, there were some points that I couldn’t understand.”
“What if you don’t understand?”
“Shin Soo-ah, who had been in an educational institution for a long time, did not have enough time to organize a clown group.”
At those words, Seomun Yongnyeo only smiled.
Annabi continued speaking, staring straight at that leisurely face.
“In addition, the investigation process was opaque and there were too many omissions. The reinvestigation results showed that all the evidence was fabricated. In addition, the researchers confessed during the interrogation that the evidence was fake.”
“Interrogation? That can’t possibly take precedence over evidence.”
“I heard it through the mouth of truth, so it is certain. If you still want to insist that it is false… … .”
Annabi’s eyes shone sharply.
“Would you also like to use the Mouth of Truth, Team Leader Seomun?”
The Mouth of Truth, an item that will cut off your wrist if you don’t tell the truth.
In front of that item, even Seomun Yongnyeo had no choice but to tell the truth.
Seomun Yongnyeo felt like a fire was boiling inside her, but she still had an elegant smile on her face.
Are you saying that you were investigating something like that, being so full of a sense of justice that you didn’t even know what was going on?
“This is an abuse of authority. Team Leader Annabi, Team Leader Joo Sungtae. Can you handle it?”
At those words, Joo Sung-tae’s shoulders trembled.
As Seomun Yongnyeo said, this was an unforgivable act.
If Shin Soo-ah is really a clown, she becomes a traitor who supports criminals and turns her back on the organization.
Annabi also looked slightly shaken, but she was still protecting Shinsooah.
“… … Hunter Shin Soo-ah did not kill even a single one of the messengers who were trying to kill her.”
As Annabi said, all the fallen messengers were only unconscious and their lives were not in danger.
The evidence that Shin Soo-ah is the culprit is uncertain, and despite being the enemy, she struggles not to kill the messengers.
In this situation, I couldn’t just leave Shin Soo Ah to die.
Seomun Yongnyeo laughed as if she found it ridiculous.
“Team Leader Annabi. Is that the only reason you can’t tell the difference between public and private? Isn’t this enough of a disciplinary measure… .”
“[Team Leader Seo, Seomun!]”
At that moment, an urgent voice was heard in Seomun Yongnyeo’s ear.
“[The accusation video has just been released! This is an accusation video against the Protectorate!]”
News was continuously broadcast from the electronic boards installed in the high-rise building.
A moment ago, a different face was appearing on the screen where Shin Soo-ah’s face had been.
She was the princess team leader.
[I am a princess who worked as the team leader of Team 2 of the Central Branch of the Fate Protection Agency. I am currently declared dead, and was almost murdered by the Protection Agency.]
[The Protectorate claims to be the protector of humanity, but in reality, they are committing crimes by impersonating the Clowns.]
[They also killed those who did not cooperate and conducted illegal research on their remains… … .]
The color drained from Seomun Yongnyeo’s face as the accusations continued endlessly.
Team Leader Princess, I thought you were dead, but did you run away with the clown gang?
And as if to prove the princess’s words, a data screen appeared.
It was like a research lab.
Experiments are being conducted all over the lab, and the corpses of dead beings are being dragged away.
The video was certainly convincing.
‘Is this the footage from when the Clowns raided the lab last time? …!’
Although Yang Yi-baek burned down the entire research lab, the footage Seo Kang-rim had filmed in advance remained as evidence.
The people who appeared after the princess were Lee Hyeon Man-shin and Lee Su-ho, a priest from the Gwangmyeong Cross Society.
They too were reporting on the fake clowns they had encountered.
Shin Soo-ah glanced at the scoreboard and gasped for breath.
‘Since I’ve been framing Awakened people who I think might be a nuisance since long ago, it was quite possible that this would happen.’
Seo Kang-rim has completed all preparations for this situation.
Because I also anticipated the possibility that the Protectorate would frame me as an awakened criminal.
But before this video was released, Annabi had no idea that she would come to his aid.
Seomun Yongnyeo shouted urgently.
“Team Leader Annabi, don’t trust me! It’s all fabricated. Your role is to… … Shin Soo Ah!”
“As I said before, that’s not my role.”
There was no longer any hesitation in Annabi’s eyes.
She aimed her sword at the Western Gate Lady.
“My role is to protect the citizens. I will do my duty.”
