< Romania (3) >
An explosive presence emanating from a large body covered in thick muscles.
“Khuhhhh—.”
Unlike the calm and cold permeating Heinz or the heavy, heavy pressure from the duke, the momentum fiercely stimulated the instinctive sense of crisis of those on the scene, making it impossible to take their eyes off of it.
Like an active volcano that is about to explode at any moment, and it is impossible to predict when, how, or on what scale it will erupt.
“Beware! Don’t rush in recklessly.”
“Leave the other side to the outer group! It’s dangerous if the power is divided!”
“Is that… really a human? No, is it really a mine?”
Vampires who feed on the blood of living beings, as well as those who have surpassed their limits and transcended their realms, could intuitively realize this the moment they faced that man.
Although it appears to have a human form, it is not human at all.
Gulp—
‘What the hell is that monster…’
monster.
That was the common thought that came to the minds of those who settled here.
It felt even more so because of the scalp of a beast I had never seen before, pressed down on my head like a turban and covering my face.
At first glance, it looked like a half-human, half-beast demon.
“···What are you doing? How did you get in here? ···No, do you know what you just did?”
In the air filled with that tense tension.
The peacock slowly stepped forward and growled softly.
As soon as the savage intruder appeared, he fatally injured one of the Transcendentalists of the Heavenly Society and killed two of Dracul’s vampires.
It was clear that they were enemies no matter where you looked, but since they knew nothing about their opponents, they wanted to gather as much information as possible before the fight began.
‘Why did they attack us? Is it because they’re related to Phantom? Then who’s fighting the Outer Group right now? The means by which they came here… Let’s say they have that kind of ability. The problem is that they suddenly appeared out of nowhere.’
The Duke’s mind became complicated as he suddenly encountered an unidentified opponent.
Even though the information power of the secret society that spanned the entire world was unparalleled, they had no idea whatsoever about the people who had just intruded.
Of course, Phantom… I’m sure you’ve already done all the research you can about Heinz!
however.
Of course, the unknown intruder, Harley, had no intention of answering such questions of the Duke so readily.
“Huh? What are you saying? I don’t understand what you’re saying. Speak in English!”
He responded naturally to his opponent’s Romanian speech in English.
The language barrier meant nothing to him, as he had “Xenoglossi”, but this was a small prank he played to deceive his country of origin.
The moment the Duke, who had frowned slightly, was about to open his mouth again…
“Well, don’t worry too much! There’s a great way to communicate with your body in this world! Hahahaha—!”
His muscles twitched wildly along with Harley’s madness, who had no intention of babbling any more.
Kikkik! Kikkigig—!
Then a loud metallic noise flowed out from his body.
It was a bloody noise that could not possibly come from the body of a living creature, but rather from large, heavy equipment.
Cheeeeeeek—
At the same time, his entire body turned red and hot steam sprayed around him, causing the air to boil and swell.
Splash— Splash!
His already large muscles expanded, his limbs swelled, and sharp, hook-like nails grew from his fingertips.
‘Madness’ flowed from beneath the scales that covered its entire body, and a ‘living aura’ like a dark red haze slowly rose up.
It is the pinnacle of biology, the utopia of an experimental subject that has transcended its limits in its endless pursuit of growth.
It was truly the “ultimate evolved life form” itself.
“···What is that?”
“Mutant mine? No, that’s just at that level…”
“This is a terrible aura. Everyone, brace yourselves! If you get contaminated by that, you’ll instantly turn into a mad vampire!”
The members of the Buncheonhoe took a slight step back without realizing it, at the sudden change in their opponent.
Like prey facing a predator that reigns supreme in the ecosystem.
Then, the expressions of those who realized their instinctive reaction belatedly crumpled.
For them, who had strong pride, the very act of showing such a disgrace was humiliating.
“Whew—.”
But whether or not, Harley, who had grown to be about three meters tall, just stared at them fiercely while spitting out steam generated by the combustion of a huge amount of energy.
“Hehe, okay— Then now···.”
Beneath the beastly hair that covered his face, a jaw full of shark-like teeth was revealed.
And then, it twisted and drew a curve, which was so developed that it could hardly be called a human jaw—.
“···Let’s start hunting! Keuhahahaha!”
The giant body quickly rushed forward, bursting into a mad, ferocious laugh.
***
A black figure stealthily emerged from the scene in the center of the forest and quickly moved to the outskirts.
‘I let my guard down.’
The mastermind behind it, an assassin dispatched from the Greek branch of the Burning Clan on the Doctor’s orders, had his heart cold.
Fortunately, he was able to save his life even in a life-or-death situation, but his current situation was not so optimistic.
‘Losing limbs is fatal. For now, we’ve taken emergency measures, but…’
His gaze turned to his right half of the body.
A black limb was placed in the place of the torn off limb, stopping the bleeding.
It was an artificial body created by weaving the dark chakra that he could control for immediate movement.
‘···I didn’t know that monster was at that level.’
It was a mistake to loiter nearby to gauge the capabilities of the intruder who suddenly appeared.
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Who would have thought that the bastard could see through my hiding spots, and even cut off my limbs with a simple reach out and grab!
‘I’d like to just get out of here, but.’
But in a chaotic situation like now, he couldn’t just retreat by himself, saying he was fatally wounded.
Moreover, unlike monsters who can regenerate severed limbs like vampires, he was a pure human and needed to build up some merit in order to receive a proper prescription from the doctor later.
‘There’s nothing we can do. That monster is at a disadvantage in terms of synergy, so we should first support the outskirts and take care of the other side’s invaders…’
but.
His thoughts like that didn’t last long either.
———!
A single ray of light flew in front of my nose without any sound or movement, piercing through my senses that were disturbed by my injury.
“······!”
It was a preemptive strike that flew in before he could even track his opponent, as if he had been waiting for it.
‘Damn…! This one’s a monster too…!’
Kwaaaaang—!
And the one who launched that attack.
High elf Harris, who was called to Earth with Harley, whistled softly while completely blending in with the forest using skills such as “Natural Delay” and “Natural Assimilation.”
‘Did you dodge at that moment? You’re not in good shape, but you’re doing pretty well.’
With one hand holding Themis, a bow made from a branch of the World Tree, and the other hand holding an arrow, his eyes half-closed.
“But I can’t just let you go.”
As the golden stars twinkled in his half-closed emerald eyes, the “Milky Way Observer” was activated once again, and the entire forest came into view at a glance better than what could be observed by a state-of-the-art satellite.
What creatures move from where to where, what energy and realm they have, etc.
After organizing all the information clearly and memorizing it in his mind, he aimed his bow again and quietly pulled the string.
‘All the guys here are followers of the Bancheonhoe. I won’t let a single one of them out alive.’
This time, Harris’s mission is to check and eliminate the snipers and archmages on the outskirts and the members of the Burning Clan so that they cannot intervene in the center.
However, his goal was to hide his true identity until the end, and since he was able to become one with Mother Nature by using the “Muyu Bagua Bigong (改)”, it was not that difficult for him.
Not only the support ability users who had already created creepy eyes all over the place, but even the super-level assassin who was most likely to figure out his location just now…
Kwaaaaang—!
Because he couldn’t withstand the full force of his attacks and ended up turning into a handful of ash.
‘I’m relieved now. Thanks to Harley leaving a trail on him in advance, I was able to deal with him more easily than I thought.’
An assassin who was originally stealthy and mobile would not have been able to be taken down so easily.
Having achieved the desired result, Harris immediately moved to his seat with silent steps.
And right after that.
Jjajajak—!
Kugu palace!
A carpet bombing using great magic poured down, along with sniping attacks that tore apart the space where he had just been.
It was an attack by the outer group of the Bancheonhoe, who had survived and fought tenaciously through several rounds of attacks before they could even focus their attention on the assassin.
‘To destroy nature like this. They really deserve to be punished by heaven.’
Harris glanced at the area that had been devastated by their attack and furrowed his brow.
How can we, as guardians of the forest, stand by and watch this kind of behavior?
Harris, whose hostility towards the Burning Crusades had grown even stronger, summoned the spirits again and pulled back his bowstring.
···In fact, if we were to hold him accountable for the destruction of the forest, there was one person who should be arrested first, but he tried hard not to look back and turned away.
Battlefield in the middle of the forest.
Kwaaaaang!
The hand engulfed in crimson energy and the aura contained in the glowing hammer head collided head-on.
“Kuhahahaha—! Ah, good! Good!”
“Whoaap!”
A huge shock wave spreads out in all directions from the clash of power and force, and mad laughter is heard mixed in with it.
The results of that engagement were dramatic.
“Ugh! This monster!”
The large hammer warrior, who was confident in his own strength and was thrown backwards in a pitiful manner, had no choice but to grit his teeth.
But the crisis didn’t end there.
Losing his balance, he saw a giant hand reaching out for his face, gritted his teeth, and fought it off with all his might.
Oh my gosh!
When the hammer and hand collided, a metallic sound resonated loudly.
And during that brief moment, his colleagues nearby rushed in and barely managed to rescue him from the crisis.
“Don’t hit it head-on! Use the wheel to take out its strength first…”
“Do you think that method would work on something like that?!”
“This is the best method for now! For now, let’s just go with holding on….”
A scene that feels like raiding a boss monster.
The problem was that the boss was not only intelligent, but also masterful in martial arts.
“Hahaha! Don’t be shy, let’s play some more, guys!”
The monsters with human skills created for the weak to fight the strong began to run wild, and the screams of those who tried to somehow suppress them continued unabated.
“Phew— I feel a little more at ease now. Duke, aren’t there things we haven’t finished earlier? Should we finish them this time?”
“···Phantom!”
In the midst of the chaos, Heinz opened his mouth in a leisurely manner.
Leisurely looking up and down as if evaluating the person you are facing.
It was the gaze of an appraiser grading food ingredients.
***
Inside a building in downtown Bucharest.
WHAT! CLANG!
The doctor suddenly stood up from his seat and rushed forward without thinking.
The snacks on the table were scattered around, creating a mess, but such trivial things were no longer on his radar.
No, he didn’t have any spare time to focus on anything else right now.
“What the heck is that…?”
He approached the holographic image as if possessed, stared at the screen and muttered absentmindedly.
The horse was questioning, but he knew it better than anyone else.
It had to be that way.
“Really…? No, that can’t be true?”
Fully evolved organism project.
It was a task he had conceived and drafted about ten years ago after coming across the ‘Predatory Dragon’s Blood’ from the dimension of Lauveda, where numerous dragon species and dragon hunters live.
In fact, wasn’t the purpose of capturing Heinz this time to complete that research?
“Ahhh—! That’s definitely···!”
It was a project to create the ultimate life form that would continuously evolve by continuously acquiring superior genes, rather than a chimera that simply forcibly added a different species of body to it…
“But… that.”
But no matter how hard I tried to judge reality, he had the “eyes of truth” and could see it at a glance.
“···That! Why are you there—!!”
‘That thing’ is clearly a life form created based on his own research results.
