Chapter 316 – Chapter 316. Counter-Terrorism Support (3)
“… There are too many of them, Sebastian.”
“I think we have to clear the way. Each individual is A-class or higher, and it is unknown how many more will be recruited. Besides, there seems to be an S-class in the back.”
Elise swallowed her saliva as she listened to Scarlett and Sebastian’s conversation.
Dozens of demons created a siege around them, and just looking at them gave off uneasy magic.
They differed from the momentum felt.
Real life and a strong stench that cannot be felt in the academy’s educational facilities.
Elise controlled her trembling hamstrings as much as possible.
Then she clenched her fists to release the tension that gripped her body.
‘As expected, it’s good that I prepared hard.’
As her father said, wearing protective gear is the right choice.
Elise took out the finest artifact sword, and she glared at the approaching demons.
For just one minute.
Eris doubted her eyes as she looked at the demons who had become skewered in the blink of an eye.
“Um. Shall we wait for now?”
“… Is it a monster?”
Elise looked at the culprit responsible for the corpses strewn about the road with a bewildered look, then lowered her head.
When the hell did he become so strong, now it was hard to compare with himself.
“This, this… How did this happen?”
“I believed it, but it’s beyond my imagination.”
“Kuhm.”
Lee Ho-yeon cleared her throat at Sebastian and Scarlett’s reaction and scratched her head.
Sebas Chan opened his mouth and Scarlett smiled slightly. And Alice bowed her head, as if her pride had been crushed.
I feel ashamed for reacting like this.
“Ellis. What shall we do now?”
“…Why do you ask me?”
Lee Ho-yeon approached Alice who bowed her head and asked her next strategy.
Was it because I was so surprised that I was intimidated?
Elise, clad in her protective gear, looked down at her, her black face toward the floor.
“You have to lead. He’s the successor of the Iris Guild.”
“What does that matter?”
“It doesn’t matter. Sebastian and Scarlett here are here to protect you. That means you’re important, so you have the authority to command.”
“… Ha ha. Yes. Thank you very much.”
When she made a mistake, she gave candy to the child and tried to get over it as if it were natural, but she also failed.
Ellis, for she was not young enough to be fooled by the obvious praise.
Of course, she wasn’t always in a bad state. Ellis shook her head and checked her smartwatch.
“The terrorism is quite serious. I think we need to move first. Other places will be similar, but we can’t stay still.”
The party decided to move without waiting.
The reason is that it’s a loss for people like us to wait.
It’s a very reasonable reason, so I nod my head.
‘Still, the answer is Alice-like’
She liked the answer without losing her confidence.
“I’ll contact the guild leader. Lady.”
“Yes. Please.”
Elise poked her sword through the corpse of a nearby demon.
Water.
Appalled by the sensation of her stinging rotten food waste, Elise brushed off the tip of her sword with her magic, then started walking toward her city center.
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“…”
“…”
– Boring. There is nothing.
We were going inside the city center.
As Liliana said, there was no particular goal.
I stroked the necklace and checked the people around me.
Scarlett and Sebastian. Me and ellis
At this level, it didn’t seem dangerous just because there were a few demons.
Even if there was an executive level, I could handle it, and these three are not weak in the first place.
A rank A mine is a lineup that can win.
It would be nice to go around and save someone who couldn’t escape.
Or at least reduce the number of demons.
I glanced at Alice, who was walking beside me.
I kept checking the sides and front while turning my head around, but even just looking at it, I could tell I was nervous.
I smiled slightly, then took a deep breath.
And she screamed at Alice.
“Ellis!!!”
“Keejak!”
Alice looked in my direction and let out a squeaky scream.
Okay. I knew it.
“Mmm, what are you doing!”
“I thought she seemed too nervous. Elise. I and Scarlett… Are watching her from both sides, so you just have to look forward.”
“… Ha ha. Yes.”
“If you don’t make mistakes, you can do as well as I do. Let’s go.”
“… That would never be the case.”
Alice rolled her eyes as if resentful of me, but luckily she seemed to have relaxed a bit.
We were able to enter the city center in no time, and I frowned.
– I think I saw this in a game. Apocalypse game.
“Isn’t this going to ruin France today?”
This time, I agreed with Liliana’s words.
The situation was no joke.
Smoke and battle sounds blooming everywhere.
Hundreds, no, thousands of mines and hunters were fighting with each other.
The horrible screams and the sound of things being smashed and exploded were a bonus.
“It’s okay. It’s not ruined like this.”
“… Really? Did everyone evacuate?”
“Yes. There are underground bunkers all over Paris, and it’s perfect for evacuation. The anti-terrorism team is also running in units of thousands.”
“In that case. What.”
I didn’t want to know the details of the situation in France.
It is questionable whether this game was set up in detail in the first place.
In a world where terrorism occurs so frequently, the country would not normally be maintained.
Maybe nationality is a very good setting?
– Kill him! Human!
At that time, the demons who noticed this started to approach.
“I must prepare for battle.”
“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon. Is Mana okay?”
“I have to.”
– Scout! We are invincible! Don’t ignore it!
I raised my magic power by using honorifics that Scarlett wasn’t used to.
Since the demons have begun to recognize our existence, we cannot avoid battle.
‘I want to save my mana just in case….’
Mana is required when meeting a centaur.
– Aaaaa!
But there’s no way the demons would be considerate of that.
Dozens of demons approached us, and I started fighting using light magic.
Scarlett and I intercepted the enemies from a distance, while Elise and Sebastian formed a simple formation to cover us.
We didn’t know how long the battle would be, so we had to conserve our stamina.
“But the demons are weaker than before.”
“Maybe the strong ones are already fighting because they’re clear. These are the remaining ones.”
“I see. It must be already in action.”
The strong ones are probably already looting or fighting counter-terrorism teams.
The demons we were dealing with were not very strong because they were separated from the group.
Kwajik-
I answered by smashing the devil’s head.
After steadily cutting down the demons, Ellis seemed to have gained confidence as well.
These guys weren’t that strong, and they were slow.
At that time.
– Aaaaa!
A mine popped out from under the rubble of a nearby building.
It aimed for the back of Elise’s head, but Sebastian and Elise didn’t seem to notice as they were focused on the front.
“Tsk.”
Ppaak-
I pierced the demon’s heart with magical energy in a nearby stone.
Only then did Ellis look back at her and blink her eyes as she looked back and forth between Mine and me.
Demon blood splashed through Elise’s armor and ran down her cheeks, but Ellis didn’t seem to care.
“Ellis. I’m looking after you, but be careful though.”
“… Yes.”
– Yeah….
– There is a strong human here!
– Human! Kill!
Demons came from all sides.
Each of the demons that had already exceeded a hundred units was weak, but among them, there were little by little strong ones.
“… Hoyeon-nim. Wouldn’t it be better to fall in now? You should save mana.”
Scarlett whispered in a low voice so Elise and Sebastian couldn’t hear.
However, it was no longer necessary.
“No. It’s fine now.”
“Yes? Yes…!”
Scarlett wouldn’t have felt it now.
Cooong-
Suddenly, a tremendous pressure surged around me.
The moment a man appeared like smoke, I felt the world stopped.
– Human! Porridge….
– That, that….
Thump- thump- thump-
All the demons fell in two at the same time.
Between the wide-eyed, surprised party, I looked straight ahead.
It was because I saw a blonde-haired man walking across the street.
A presence that fills the space just by walking.
That’s the dignity of the Iris guild leader.
“… Our taal!”
– He appeared very cool and he is a strange human being.
“…”
Liliana poignantly made a deal with Isaac, and she’s actually right.
If the first thing he said wasn’t like that, it would have been really cool.
Anyway, Isaac hugged Ellis as it was.
“Oh, Dad…?”
Seemingly embarrassed by her father’s sudden appearance, Elise stuttered her.
Isaac pulled Elise into a hug, and she pulled away slightly, making eye contact with her.
“Are you hurt anywhere? Ha ha. I should have come a little earlier. I’m sorry.”
“… No. You don’t have to worry anymore. I fought well too.”
“Yeah. I guess so. Our daughter is all grown up. I’m so proud of you, Alice.”
Alice blushed slightly, as if pleased to be recognized by her father, but she did not shed a tear.
She didn’t like her and her tears.
“Father. Me too… Oh my, Alice!”
At that time, Irene also appeared belatedly.
Irene, who confirmed the corpse of Mine nearby, approached Alice as if she were angry.
“Ellis…!”
“… Sister.”
Approaching Ellis, Irene took off her Elise’s protection and checked her face.
And she took her hand to her face.
Elise closed her eyes slightly, and Irene carefully ran her hand over her cheek, wiping away the blood.
“Because I’m like this…! Ha ha. I’m glad. Alice. I’m not hurt… I’m so glad.”
“Sister….”
Irene hugged Ellis, her eyes reddened.
Alice stood on either side of her, hugged by her father and her sister, who turned her head shyly as her eyes met hers.
Why. It’s just cute.
“Father. What should we do with Alice? There is blood on her cheek.”
“…Damn it. Call a rescue team now!”
“Both of you, stop. It’s embarrassing…”
I thought to myself as I looked at Irene who said, “Oh my gosh.”
‘Still, I’m sure Irene cares for Elise.’
It’s a crazy bitch problem, pampering her brother seemed right.
It’s just that his mind was twisted a lot.
Irene scanned Elise’s face, and Isaac touched her smart watch.
That’s not really calling the rescue team, is it?
“You look very impressive. Sebas Chan.”
“That’s right. I’ve been seeing you for a long time, but I don’t see such a happy face often.”
“…But you’re not really reporting that, are you?”
I asked just in case.
It’s kind of like reporting her with blood on her face.
“No. I just got a call from my communicator asking all tracking teams to gather here.”
Sebastian looked at the communicator and told me.
Why is the tracking team gathering?
“A tracking team is gathering?”
“There is only one reason why the tracking team is gathering. Cadet Lee Ho-yeon.”
Scarlett answered my question.
“It is to carry out its original mission.”
“If it’s the original mission…”
I seemed to know now.
The goal we were looking for.
“Yes, a centaur appeared.”
