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< Operation to subdue Shi-Balaam (1) >
“Oh, Mazda···.”
The bloodthirsty man looked at the scene unfolding before his eyes with a blank expression.
Demon King Balam was strong. Even a bloodthirsty beast at the beginning of his peak had a hard time following his movements with his eyes, and even a supernatural being with a strong spirit could not even scratch his body.
[Kuhhhhhh···.]
All Blood Knight could do was escort Lily from the left and right with the Demon King and deal with the demons pouring out from Balam’s summoning magic circle.
In fact, even that may not have been necessary.
[Kuh …
Balam smiled hollowly, his half-melted face showing. Lily, floating in the air, was looking down at the Demon King with her ruby-red and transparent eyes.
“···Where is the old man?”
[Kuhhhhhh···.]
Balaam shook his head and looked around.
-Everything burned and melted.
The demonic beasts he summoned were transformed into chunks of meat that gave off a pungent odor, and the Demon King’s powerful magic melted into flames before it even touched the girl’s body.
Even the poison and curse that Balaam boasted about could not dare to invade the flame that protected the girl.
[This king, to mere ‘humans’···.]
Balaam remembered the man who had appeared before the little girl.
A human who used incredible swordsmanship.
If the erosion barrier had not been spread here, this frail body would have already been destroyed by him.
I was barely recovering from the wounds I received from him…
[Kuheheh···. I never thought this kind of disaster would strike twice.]
Lily shouted, frustrated with Balam’s constant talking.
“You bastard! Where are you, sir!”
[Kukukuk. Were you not even aware of me from the beginning?]
Swish. Swish.
Balam’s body slowly began to regenerate. In this place that was no different from the demon world due to the erosion barrier, the Demon King was ‘almost’ immortal.
“Aren’t you going to say anything?”
The Demon King’s melted body was rising, but Lily didn’t pay much attention.
Because I have already knocked down Balaam several times while he was still standing.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
A huge flame bloomed behind Lily’s back, illuminating the girl like a halo.
The color of the flame kept changing.
From red to yellow.
From yellow to white.
White with blue.
And from blue to another color···.
Lily’s Flame God Art was advancing to a level that even its creator, the Sun Demon Lord, had never reached.
Although the parties involved were unaware of the fact.
[Ku …
“Don’t laugh!”
Tears welled up in Lily’s large eyes.
Lily muttered, wiping her eyes with her sleeve.
“Sir… he’s not dead, is he?”
When Lily first came in, she saw people clinging to the walls.
People groaning with painful expressions.
The moment she saw them, the girl was reminded of the terrible trauma she had suffered in the past.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
The flame behind the girl grew larger. It flickered fiercely, sending sparks flying around.
“Ugh···.”
“I’m sorry, Mazda…”
Unable to withstand the unbearable heat, Bloodsuckers and Hellscream stepped aside and put some distance between themselves.
“···There’s no way the old man would have died.”
Lily muttered as she did so. But her anxious eyes continued to look around. The man was nowhere to be seen.
“He’s really strong. He wouldn’t lose to a bad guy like you.”
[Khuhhhhhhh.]
The creepy laughter of the Demon King stimulated the girl’s unstable psychology. For a moment, a sinister glint flashed in Lily’s eyes.
The girl spoke in an eerie voice.
“―I told you not to laugh.”
The moment Lily stretched out her small palm, flames poured out from her palm and burned the Demon King’s entire body.
Whoosh whoosh!
[Ugh···. Khehehehe!]
Even as he melted in the flames, Balaam did not stop laughing painfully. His laughter contained a strange ‘magic’.
“I’m going to kill you···.”
Lily gritted her teeth and blew out more fierce flames. The Demon King’s body melted and regenerated repeatedly.
Kyaaaa!
Ukkii!
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Malrang and Geumoh, worried about Lily, tried to comfort the girl. They rubbed her cheeks, held her hand, and patted her shoulders.
But Lily did not find stability easily.
“Where are you, sir?”
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
[Ugh···. Hahahahahaha!]
A void that cannot be completely replaced by anything.
The presence of one person could turn a girl into either a spoiled brat or the worst disaster.
The cunning Demon King noticed this. A smile appeared on his lips.
[Is what you seek from me the most precious thing to you?]
Balaam stuck out his tongue like a cunning serpent and spoke, flicking his tongue.
[Does that existence make you this angry?]
“Tell me where he is!”
[Does that existence make you this sad?]
“I said speak! Quickly!”
[Does that existence make you so desperate?]
“say!”
Whoosh whoosh!
The flames melting Balaam’s body grew stronger. The Demon King was in pain. But at the same time, he laughed.
[That existence is what makes you so···. strong.]
The speed at which the flames were melting the flesh began to outpace the speed at which it was regenerated.
Inside the erosion barrier, which has the same environment as the Demon World, the Demon King ‘almost’ does not die.
But that is not ‘absolute’.
If it continues to melt like this, this fragile human body will soon turn to ash, and the soul will receive a huge shock and return to the Demon World.
[Kekekekeke. I can’t go back like this and be laughed at by other guys.]
Balaam looked up at the girl floating in the air, her red hair fluttering like flames. He felt power from that small being.
Surprisingly, it wasn’t much different from itself.
[I will answer your question.]
Balaam continued to speak with difficulty, his tongue more than half melted. He could feel the fire that had been warming his body weakening.
[The being you are looking for was here. Is this the kind of human it is?]
Balaam’s face became like clay and then changed into another shape.
It was the face of a great man.
“mister!”
Lily screamed in surprise. The girl’s mind shook uncontrollably.
At that moment, Balaam cast a spell, offering half of his soul.
[Kekekekeke. You will meet him soon.]
Kiiing-!
The moment the light burst out from the eyes of the Demon King with the face of a great man, the Bloodthirsty Asura and the Demon King, sensing danger, simultaneously embraced Lily.
“Oh, Mazda!”
“It’s dangerous!”
At the same time, Geum-o rushed at Balaam and cut his face vertically.
Choaaaah!
Balaam felt his body being split lengthwise, but his magic had already been realized.
[Kuk… Hahahahahaha!]
Puhwaaaaaaaah!
A huge darkness burst out from Balaam’s body and engulfed Lily.
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Inside Shelter 13.
“So, the kid went looking for me and didn’t come back?”
“I told you not to do it… I’m sorry.”
Daein sighed at the sight of Choi Sungmin, bowing his head like a sinner.
Actually, it wasn’t Choi Sung-min’s fault. If Lily had decided to go, how many people would have been able to stop her?
‘I should have noticed sooner that the bracelet was broken.’
The man looked at his empty right wrist. The space where the
“···I did handle it a bit roughly.”
The bracelet must have been getting hit a little bit because it was constantly being worn and fought in all sorts of fights. Then, it probably broke because of this incident.
“Team Leader. Should I look for it?”
Wang Gu-ho spoke with a worried expression from the side. The elder looked back at him and spoke.
“Can you find it?
“I’ve been getting used to this place for a few days. I’m sure you’ll be able to find it quietly.”
The man hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
“Okay. You go out and look for it.”
An hour later, Daein was scheduled to meet with the leaders of several shelters. So he couldn’t go look for Lily right away.
‘If it’s a kid’s skill, it won’t be a big deal, but···.’
Feeling uneasy for no reason, the Great Man also gave instructions to the warriors of the Cheonmasingyo.
“You two go find the kid together. You two wait where the combat truck was. He might be back soon.”
““Jeonmyeong!””
“···I want to go too.”
Jang Yeong-sin also followed Wang Gu-ho. After looking at their backs for a moment, the great man turned his head and asked Joo Da-hye for understanding.
“Sorry, we have a troublemaker on our team. We’ll bring him over shortly.”
“If necessary, we will also dispatch search personnel.”
Then, as if he had been waiting, the man smiled brightly and said.
“Oh really? She’s a little kid with red hair and about this tall···.”
The burden from those eyes was so great that Joo Da-hye nodded without realizing it.
“···We will dispatch a search party immediately.”
Even soldiers were dispatched to search for Lily.
After a while, when Choi Sung-min took the combat truck to the garage, only Dae-in and Joo Da-hye were left there.
Joo Da-hye said.
“I’ve thought carefully about the plan you mentioned.”
Joo Da-hye wasn’t the type to beat around the bush. She spoke honestly.
“To be honest, I think the Vice President’s plan is quite absurd.”
“That could very well be the case.”
The man nodded obediently.
From the perspective of someone who didn’t know much about it, it would naturally make sense.
Daein was rather puzzled by the fact that Joo Da-hye had gathered the leaders of other shelters so easily.
“But why did you agree to my plan?”
At the man’s question, Joo Da-hye stared at his face.
“I don’t really trust the superhumans that belong to the guild.”
“······.”
“They hunt monsters for money, and most of them use their abilities only for their own success. I understand… Loyalty to the country, devotion to the people are what is expected of soldiers like me. But that is why I cannot completely trust the superhumans belonging to the guild as my comrades.”
The man shrugged his shoulders as he spoke. That was exactly what he was talking about.
“But why?”
“Because I heard the White House Guild is different.”
The growth and achievements of the White House Guild over the past year have been widely known in other cities as well.
And at the center of it all, there is always the name ‘landlord’.
The only person who didn’t know how famous he had become while he was in the martial arts world was himself.
“Really? There are some good things about being famous.”
“···I’m not trying to believe the Vice President just based on rumors. I only trust people I’ve met in person.”
The man asked with a puzzled expression.
“This is the first time you’ve seen me, right?”
In a previous life, Daein had seen Joo Da-hye in passing a few times.
The image of him slaughtering demons with his special ability,
Assuming the enemy was a demon, she was clearly one of the strongest superhumans.
He even participated in several operations to subdue the Demon King.
‘Unfortunately, I don’t have that level of skill right now.’
But the attitude and look in his eyes were exactly the same as what he remembered.
Joo Da-hye said with a serious expression.
“I trust Wang Gu-ho and Team 7. I believe in their attitude and words and actions over the past few days, the citizens they saved, and the stories they told about the deputy director who they praised so much that their mouths were dry.”
The man nodded with a trembling expression. It was difficult to control his expression because of the goosebumps on his arms.
“Ah, yes···.”
‘How much of a fool has this kid been?’
Anyway, it was fortunate that he gained Joo Da-hye’s trust thanks to that kind of Wang Gu-ho.
Joo Da-hye bowed to the elder.
“I apologize if I made you feel uncomfortable.”
“You don’t have to be sorry···.”
Just as the somewhat awkward atmosphere began to flow, a strong earthquake shook the shelter.
Kugugugugugugugugu!
The ceiling and walls shook, people fell down, and screams and cries of terror erupted from all over.
Kugugugugugugu!
Kugugugugugugu!
The earthquake did not stop at one. There were aftershocks that were weaker than the first, but still felt like shaking.
“This is···!”
“It can’t be a natural earthquake.”
The two looked at each other with stern expressions. Then, without saying who would go first, they started running.
WHEEK!
It was to find out the reason for this sudden earthquake.
After a while, Joo Da-hye, who had come up to the ground, opened her mouth blankly.
“What is that···.”
The shape of the skyscraper that Balaam had built as an altar was changing.
Kugugugugugugu!
The size of the building increased several times, and sharp spires that seemed to pierce the sky rose here and there. The walls and pillars were engraved with images of demons, and thorny vines wrapped around the walls.
Kugugugugugugugugu!
As the modern-looking building transformed into a giant castle in the Gothic style, it pushed away the surrounding terrain and caused earthquakes.
Kyaaaaah!
Kwaaaaah!
The city’s zombies swarmed there, screaming like fanatics.
The man who saw that sight muttered without realizing it.
“This crazy guy···.”
He knew the identity of that huge castle.
‘Summon the Demon King’s Castle here?’
A great magic that summons the Demon King’s castle, the Demon King’s base, to Earth.
It was one of the worst tantrums used by the cornered demon lords. However, the great man could not understand it even after seeing it with his own eyes.
‘Why are you using that now?’
As far as the Great Man knows, summoning the Demon King’s castle on Earth required enormous power. It wasn’t just a matter of magical power, but a great magic that even the Demon King would have to be prepared to be annihilated.
‘He has barely descended into a human body. In that state, the risk of magic would be greater···.’
As the Great Man looked at the Demon King’s Castle with a questioning face, Wang Guho, who had gone out to find Lily, returned.
“Team Leader! There are a bunch of burnt monster corpses in front of me!”
The place that Wang Guho’s finger was pointing to was the Demon King’s Castle.
In much the same way, the warriors of the Heavenly Demon Sect also returned and reported to the great man. They also pointed in the same direction.
“The traces of Mazda’s movements continue there.”
“No way… This troublemaker.”
The man was able to roughly figure out what was going on.
Where did Lily go, and why did Balaam make that choice?
Next to me, Joo Dahye spoke with a stern expression.
“Vice President. Then our plan is···”
“Nothing much has changed.”
The man continued speaking, pressing his throbbing temples.
“The problem is that the difficulty level has increased. From normal to hello.”
The man sighed. The only good thing was that Lily was still safe.
‘The kid will be okay.’
It was not a guess, but a conviction. The man knew the disposition of the Demon King named Balam, and he also knew what he preferred.
‘He won’t kill the kid. Instead···.’
There isn’t much time.
But in times like these, you have to think calmly.
The opponent is the Demon King who has struck multiple times.
If we rush in rashly, we’ll be the ones to suffer.
‘And maybe···.’
The man called Joo Da-hye.
“Lieutenant Joo.”
Joo Da-hye, who saw the man’s expression, nodded with a stern face.
“Please speak.”
“Let me tell you one thing in advance.”
The man thought.
Perhaps that Demon King’s Castle could play a decisive role in preventing the Hell Gate from fully opening.
“After I finish this, I will take that castle.”
< Operation to subdue Shi-Balaam (1) > End
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