Chapter 166 – 27. White Night (4)
It was already dark outside.
Amidst the seemingly disappearing sun illuminating the street with a reddish light, only the street lights that had lost what to do were flickering, announcing my existence.
It was like the world nearing its end.
People who have come out to the streets do not even think about returning home, and the army made up of Awakened fires indiscriminately according to orders.
I knew it wasn’t a normal world from the start, but I never thought it would be this ruthless.
Inhumane checks, coercive searches.
As if the bloodline of the Awakener gave them privileges, they do insulting acts by grabbing the hem of citizens’ clothes and dragging them.
We had no choice but to just watch the scene.
“Mr. Jihoo… I think it’s better to get as far away from here as possible.”
A total of six people, including Elise and me.
Too many to go unnoticed, yet absurdly few to fight back.
I didn’t want to be as reckless as I was during the raid.
Because this time, you won’t be given any more chances to get lucky.
Look around.
All of them had faces that showed fear and bewilderment, even if they did not show it.
Even if you are aware of the social atmosphere these days, you would not have known that it would become this far.
Will I be able to keep them safe? No, rather than worrying like this, you should start thinking about how to escape this place safely.
Sanya… Maybe she’s doing her best in her own way.
“For now, I think about escaping from the search net. The most dangerous thing right now is not demons, but humans.”
At my words, Ray hugged Xian tightly.
However, before we set off, there was a person I had to introduce.
I think maybe there will be a sense of rejection, but now there is no worse situation than this.
“Ellis, come out.”
Suwook—
Elise rose from my shadow.
Two large horns on her head, and a long, slender tail on the side of her rump. A typical succubus figure.
…As expected, except for Ray and Juha, they look like what this is.
“The details are a bit complicated… But it’s a demon named Elise. You can think of it as my familiar.”
“…Are you sleeping?”
“Uh, huh?”
Ha Yul trembled and muttered something to her.
Perhaps, I was shocked more than I could have imagined.
If the fact that you compromised with the demons is that shocking, you have no choice but to take them to a quiet place and hypnotize them—
“Are you a girl again…?”
“Ah, that’s it.”
“Now it’s very crazy to seduce the demons, right?”
“…Sorry, I didn’t mean to say no…”
Ha Yul, who was angry with his cheeks inflated, said that he would let it go this time, as if he knew that the situation was urgent.
…Instead, the next time I get caught, I won’t just watch it then.
Feeling a quiver between her legs, I asked Elise.
“Ellis, how much magic power does she have left?”
“Now that I’ve recovered a bit, I still have about 40% left. If I use large-scale movement, I can use it once enough. But I’m worried about one thing…”
“What?”
At my calm question, Alice hesitantly confessed the truth.
“As for the concentration of magic power nearby, the magic power is too thick, so there is a high possibility that even if you use magic, it will not work properly. Even if you can cast it, it is highly likely that it will bounce.”
“Hmm… Juha, can you assist me? Ray, you?”
“I almost used up all my mana earlier… I’m sorry.”
“Heheeng! It’s finally time for me to be active!”
Looking at her, Ray seemed quite satisfied with Juha’s answer.
She raised her short arms and spoke confidently to me.
“Because Ray has a special ability to support her allies! She also has a different ability to rise depending on the weather she manipulates and transforms!”
“Since you know, tell me what weather it is possible to do.”
“It should rain. Actually… There should be big dark clouds, but right now there are almost no clouds in the sky… I’ll try my best first!”
Cloud. It’s a cloud
A good idea came to my mind.
“Ray, is that possible with fog?”
“Huh? Uh… Anything made of condensed water is possible, but wouldn’t it be a little less efficient…?”
“Then let’s go out.”
If you hesitate any longer, you will indeed be caught by the search party.
Even the academy area was no exception to the search range of the Awakened troops, and even now, the vibrations created by the footsteps around them could be vividly felt.
“Jihoo, what are you going to do…”
“Trust me and Yewon-ssi, please buff Alice. Okay?”
“Yes, yes…?”
I gestured to senior Ha Yul and Seol Ah who were listening silently next to me.
It was these two people who were going to be at the heart of this plan.
“Ha Yul is fire, and Seol Ah is ice. Putting them together… You know what I mean?”
“That’s right, that’s right! If it’s me and my older sister’s abilities…!”
“…Okay, Jihoo.”
The sound of footsteps getting closer and closer.
Heading to the clearing as far away as possible from the direction of the sound, we immediately began preparing to move.
First of all, from Alice.
Since the magic power involved in large-scale movement is by no means small, it takes considerably more time compared to moving with 3 or 4 people.
And Yewon’s tarot buff.
It’s the second time I actually see it, but it still dramatically increases Alice’s work efficiency by arranging the cards with neat hand movements and gestures.
Next to this is Seol-ah and Ha-yul.
According to the signal sent by Juha, the magic of the two attributes collide with the exact timing.
The ice that met the strong flame sublimated into water vapor in an instant, and as a result, a hazy mist was created over the area.
This finally satisfies the last condition.
“Ray! It’s your turn!”
“Okay! Come pour down, spring tears!”
Procrastinate.
The wide-spreading fog began to converge and soon transformed into a fairly large cloud.
And— Took.
First one drop, then two drops.
The rain, which began to fall little by little, increased in scale to the extent that it filled the vacant lot without knowing it.
When the light green rainwater touches Elise’s body, a bright light arises and restores her magic power.
“Almost done!”
“That way! There’s a magical reaction over there!”
Ellis, sweating profusely, arranges complex mana.
But at the same time a loud cry came from nearby.
The identity of the voice could be known to anyone without seeing it directly.
“Ellis, quickly!”
“Just 20 seconds… Just 20 seconds…!”
“I’ll block you!”
I also don’t have that much magic power left.
But I can’t just leave my hands alone.
Immediately starts charging wave bullets to both hands.
The opponent is a bunch of active Awakeners.
Of course, I don’t think it can cause significant damage.
All it takes is a very little time for Alice to complete her magic. She threw the wave bullet, which was created with a focus on impact rather than power, toward the Awakener’s head with all her might.
Pew-!!
“Get that bastard!”
“Ellis!”
“Ten seconds!”
Immediately prepare for the next attack.
I also activated the battle mode while I was away.
Close combat is against me, so I only fight from a distance.
“Nine seconds!”
An ice spear apparently thrown by an Awoken flew at me.
A fire that seemed to burn soon blocked my way and melted the spear at once.
Ha Yul is nice.
“Eight seconds!”
Wave bullets were less powerful than I thought, so this time I focused more on controllers.
Rather than feeling like shaking the enemy’s nerves, I decided to turn in the direction of pushing it away or completely blocking the view.
“Seven seconds!”
Woo-wook.
The air sucked into my hand at once gathers and spins.
Originally, it should rotate slowly until it receives moderate acceleration, but where is the time for that now?
Unreasonably draws out the power and forcibly explodes the wave.
A little faster, a little stronger. To blow everyone out there.
“Five seconds!”
Fierce confrontation.
Both sides are in a situation where they can’t approach each other.
A technique that can break this situation at once and escape, that is—
“Explosive.”
The wind blown from the fingertips sweeps the enemy camp.
What I learned from Sanya. In a battle with an enemy you can’t handle, go in the direction of using your strengths.
The infinite utility of waves was enough to save Sanya’s teachings.
“Four seconds!”
“Keuuugh…!”
“That man! The dark-haired man is the ringleader! Throw it!”
The enemy’s formation staggers for a while after being hit by a strong explosion.
I didn’t miss this time and retreated to Elise and tried to prepare for a teleport immediately, but the other side that immediately woke up and responded was a little faster.
“3 seconds…!”
Shhh—
Something sharp comes flying along with the sound of piercing the wind.
Where it’s headed is exactly my head.
By the time I realized that, it was too late.
‘Does it end here?’
I closed my eyes and waited for the next moment when the window would fly.
…But strangely, there was no pain.
And the sight reflected in my carefully opened eyes was… Unexpected.
“Oh, sister…!”
The existence blocking my way is Xian.
It was the same cyan who had lost both memory and abilities and had been locked in a room until recently.
“Kuhhhhh… Is this helpful?”
“You, you… Why are you…?”
Xian pulled out the spear stuck in his back.
As if nothing had happened to her bloody wound, she smiled at her ray.
“Sister…! Why is unnie…! Heh, heuh…”
“One second…! It’s done! I’ll send it!”
“…Leave me alone. I’ll just be a burden.”
For some reason, Xian seems to have returned all his memories.
She said to Ellis, breathing hard.
Elise looked at her vision with trembling eyes, then nodded her head.
“Move the shadows!”
Darkness flashed.
And the seven became six.
