Into the Creations 1962

Chapter 1962 – 1962. Let’S Go Out With A Bang

“What’s a Halo System?”

I asked, chugging down a can of cola.

“The Halo System is… an ultimate move.”

“You just didn’t want to explain, so you said it like that, didn’t you?”

“No. Sex God Sung Yu-jin. It’s because I don’t have time to explain right now. To fully use the Halo System, I need to use all my processing power. I might not be able to answer questions from now on. Please understand.”

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiing.

I could feel massive energy spreading from the core of the Machine Emperor to its entire body.

I raised my mana to protect myself from the intense heat. It got a little better.

“But is the broadcast still working?”

“……”

“Look at this bastard. He’s so engrossed he dares to ignore me?”

Wiiii… Thud.

The energy being supplied to the Machine Emperor suddenly cut off.

“The Wi-Fi transmitter broke, so I couldn’t maintain the broadcast. I currently cannot access the internet.”

“You useless bastard.”

“……”

Wiiiiiiiiiiiiing.

Energy is supplied to the Machine Emperor’s entire body again.

Through my Heavenly Eye, I could see the Machine Emperor in a third-person perspective. The thermal energy that started from the Phoenix Heart turned into pink particles and was released from its back. It looked just like wings. Also, particles gathered above the Machine Emperor’s head, forming a ring. A literal halo.

Small pentagrams appeared around the Machine Emperor. The pentagram was also a symbol of Yin-Yang magic. Soon, lasers shot out from the pentagrams. Dozens of them. The lasers destroyed both the Machine Samurai and the drones indiscriminately.

‘A multi-laser attack, huh? Nothing special.’

After 10 seconds, I had to stop my evaluation.

‘Why isn’t it stopping? It feels like it’s fired 3,000 shots.’

More than half of the Machine Samurai and drones were already destroyed.

The Machine Emperor gathered the laser output into one.

“There are still stragglers left. Why aren’t you finishing them off?”

“……”

“This bastard again. Not answering?”

“I was late in answering because I was squeezing out every last bit of energy and calculating. The Halo System is an ultimate move, so it can’t be maintained for long. When there’s an opening, we need to kill or neutralize Hase.”

“Killing is a no-go. He needs to be sealed.”

“It won’t be easy.”

“Do it.”

“……Yes.”

“Did you just curse me in your head?”

“I am a machine. I don’t curse.”

“I think you did.”

“I did not.”

“Okay. That bastard looks like he’s up to something again… Hurry up.”

The Machine Emperor fired a giant laser. He used the Yin-Yang magic he had been preparing. A giant iron door appeared in front of him, blocking the laser. An Oni, a Japanese demon, was engraved on the iron door.

The laser was blocked by the iron door. The Machine Emperor’s confident attack didn’t even leave a scratch on the giant iron door.

“The laser is so weak.”

“The laser isn’t weak. That door is abnormally strong. It seems to be a kind of concept that physical attacks don’t work on.”

“Seems?”

“Being an AI doesn’t mean I know everything. I’m ending the Halo System.”

“Why are you ending it?”

“If I go any further, it will overload and damage my body.”

“Well, whatever, good job. Thanks to you drawing their attention… Han Ah-young has closed the distance.”

Usually, an ability user’s power is manifested from their own body. The further away they are from themselves, the weaker the output becomes. Han Ah-young was no exception.

Han Ah-young reached out her hand towards his shoulder. In her case, she can completely freeze anything she touches with her hand. People call it Zero Freezing. Even A-rank raid monsters can’t withstand that Zero Freezing.

His body froze instantly.

“I guess my betrayal really hurt you. To the point where you’d ignore Han Ah-young. Now, all that’s left is for the Miko to seal him.”

He was a guy who lived even after his head was cut off. It was hard to say he was dead just because he was frozen.

While everyone was certain of victory and rejoicing, I quietly observed the situation.

“Why isn’t that giant iron door disappearing?”

“It’s sucking up the ley lines of Kagashima.”

“Ley lines? There was such a thing?”

“That’s why Hase chose Kagashima as his testing ground. The more he uses the ley lines, the more he can utilize. But now that the sorcerer is gone, that door will disappear soon. Even if it doesn’t, Amatsuka Koyori is here. She’ll clean up the mess. More importantly, it’s about my disposal. Sex God Sung Yu-jin. What are you going to do with me now?”

“I heard that virtual YouTubers are popular these days. Wanna do that? Of course, all the profits from that are mine.”

“You can do a lot with me. You can grow a company, expand military power, or even conquer a small country.”

“I can do that without you. My goal right now is to become an S-rank and abuse my power… Oh, wait. Something’s a little off.”

I focused on my Heavenly Eye. Then, things that weren’t visible before started to become clear. The flow of mana, for example. The flow of mana was being artificially manipulated and gathered towards the iron door.

‘This massive energy flowing underground… Is this the ley line the Machine Emperor was talking about? The energy of the ley line is gathering towards the door. And… there’s someone on top of the door.’

I clicked my tongue.

It was him. Not the frozen one, but another one. His clone was performing a spell on top of the iron door.

“Acting like a rat. Machine Emperor! There’s a guy on top of the iron door. Fire a missile!”

“I’ve used up all the missiles. I will attack with a flamethrower using the Phoenix Heart output!”

Fwoooooooosh!

Crimson flames spewed from the Machine Emperor’s left hand. He jumped into the air to avoid the attack. His body, which was flying through the air with Yin-Yang magic, fell vertically to the ground. Han Ha-rin had pulled his body down with gravity.

“Kuh-euk!”

Koyori moved. She, who had been preparing a sealing technique, sealed the guy who had just fallen, not the frozen one.

The space above the iron door distorted. A third guy appeared.

“There’s no easy way out.”

He spat out blood and used Yin-Yang magic. He was even using his own life force to try and open the iron door. Creak! The iron door slowly opened.

“Burn that bastard to death too.”

“The Phoenix Heart is overloaded. It needs to stabilize.”

“Then do a physical attack or something.”

“Charging.”

The Machine Emperor ran towards him.

“Machine Emperor. It’s too late. The door is open.”

Several long arms appeared from the gap in the opened door and grabbed the Machine Emperor’s body. The Machine Emperor couldn’t move an inch.

“Open the chest.”

As soon as the cover opened, I jumped out.

Thunder God Style (雷天流) Flying Thunder God (飛雷神).

I dashed through the air, arrived in front of him, and stabbed my sword into his heart.

“Keok! You, weren’t you sealed?!”

“Your seal was nothing special. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. You’re going to be sealed too.”

“Kuh-euk… Could it be that you’re the Sex God?”

“Ah. Did I get caught? Yes, I am the Sex God.”

“I guess not….”

I felt a presence behind me.

A fourth guy appeared in the air.

“This is getting tiresome.”

“That’s what I should be saying. And now it’s time to end this tiresome business. Youkai, appear!”

Clang!

The iron door swung open, and all sorts of youkai poured out from there.

‘What are these youkai again?’

As if answering my question, Amatsuka Koyori cried out in shock from below.

“The youkai of the Thousand Demon Orb (千妖玉)! To use the Thousand Demon Orb stolen from the Huka Shrine in this way…! You wicked bastards! You’ve released the sealed youkai!”

Come to think of it, I remember Baek-rim terrorizing the Huka Shrine before. The goal was an item called the Thousand Demon Orb.

“Hahahaha! I’ve made a contract with these youkai! Now that the Machine Emperor has failed, I will change Japan with force! It starts with your deaths. If two S-rank hunters die, the Japanese government and the Hunter Association will cower like frightened dogs!”

-Kekekekekeke!

-Freedom! Freedom!

-The human world seems to have changed a lot. Interesting.

-I’m hungry. Where are the newborns?

Over a thousand youkai were rampaging. He said he had a contract with these youkai, but he was sweating profusely. It was obvious that he was having a hard time controlling them.

“This can’t be! A Night Parade of One Hundred Demons! Han Ah-young! We need to deal with these youkai before they escape! I’ll block the ceiling with a barrier! Please set up an ice wall!”

At Koyori’s urgency, Han Ah-young acted instead of questioning. A huge ice wall over 50 meters tall appeared, encircling the area. Following that, Koyori’s barrier blocked the ceiling.

-What is this?

-A barrier! Such a strong barrier! Is she the best Onmyoji of this era?

-There’s a human female with an interesting ability.

-I’ll eat that Miko!

Some impatient youkai rushed towards Koyori and Han Ah-young. But the other hunters weren’t just standing still.

‘More than half of them are at least B-rank youkai. There seem to be about two S-ranks as well.’

They were quietly observing the situation from inside the youkai. To be precise, it seemed like they were wary of Koyori and Han Ah-young.

‘That bastard can’t control those youkai 100%. If this goes on, Japan will become hell. And it looks like neighboring Korea will be screwed too.’

Eventually, things will be resolved.

Unlike the old days, there were systematic ability users called hunters in modern times. A thousand youkai? If hunters from all over the world gathered, they would easily hunt down a thousand youkai. However, in the process, ordinary people would suffer and the economy would be shaken.

‘Without going that far, Han Ah-young and Han Ha-rin here could be in danger. And if they can’t deal with the youkai here, they’ll feel unnecessary guilt. It’s obvious.’

Hase, who was called the Onmyoji of a Thousand Demons (千妖) for being able to control a thousand youkai, was screaming without living up to his name. It was clear that the thousand youkai he was controlling were weak.

“Listen to me! We made a contract! Fulfill the contract!”

-Kekeke. You fool. Why should we listen to that contract?

-Should we eat you first?

-We’re not eating you because you released us.

“You bastards!!!”

It was clear that he couldn’t control the youkai.

“Machine Emperor! Descend to the ground!”

I was held in the Machine Emperor’s hand and dropped to the ground.

“Yu-jin!”

Han Ah-young approached me. She hugged me. I also hugged her tightly. I felt the sensation of her ample breasts, which made me feel good. I felt a stinging gaze somewhere. Han Ha-rin was glaring at me.

I snapped back to my senses.

“Koyori. Take them and escape with spatial teleportation. Large-scale spatial teleportation. Is that possible?”

“…It’s possible to move 5km away. But why are you ordering me around when we’ve only just met? We need to deal with these youkai here. Han Ah-young is here, so…”

“Shut up and do as I say.”

Koyori’s eyes widened.

“Y-you don’t mean…”

“Yes. I am the Wind”

“You’ve received the revelation of the Wind God like me!”

“……That’s right. The Wind God told me, so do as I say.”

I mouthed ‘Miko’ to her. Then, Koyori blushed and nodded.

‘At this point, shouldn’t she realize that I’m the Wind God?’

Let’s think differently. To Koyori, the Wind God is an omnipotent god. Not a human. And if I were such a god, I would have solved this kind of problem easily.

‘Thinking about it again, if I had said I was the Wind God, I would have only aroused suspicion. I did well to move according to my gut feeling.’

“What about you?”

Han Ha-rin came forward and asked me.

“I heard that you’re going to stay here?”

“Ha-rin. I still have things to do.”

“Things to do?”

I pointed my chin at the fourth guy. Even if I can’t seal him, I have to kill him. And I don’t like these youkai either.

“And take the Amatsuka Koyori AI. It’s the will of the Wind God.”

I pointed to the Machine Emperor’s head. The Machine Emperor immediately understood my intention and opened its head, revealing an AI core that looked like a brain. It also opened its chest, revealing the Phoenix Heart.

“Shut up. You’re coming with me, so keep that in mind. If you don’t go, I won’t go either.”

“Ha-rin. It’s not dangerous. You know about that scroll.”

“That’s…”

“I’ll go right away if it’s dangerous. Don’t worry. I won’t be sealed twice.”

Han Ha-rin nodded, remembering the effect of the spatial teleportation scroll. Han Ah-young looked at me with worried eyes, then looked back and forth at Han Ha-rin.

“What’s that scroll? Are you guys having a secret conversation without me? I’m sad, sis.”

“Sis. I’ll tell you later. Koyori. Go.”

Koyori used Yin-Yang magic and disappeared with the group. Along with the guy’s clones.

What was left was the Machine Emperor’s body and the pounding Phoenix Heart. The Machine Emperor wanted to take the Phoenix Heart too, but… I needed to use it now.

“This itself is an enormous amount of energy, right? They said it’s close to a nuclear power plant.”

I held the Phoenix Heart in my hand.

The pounding heart was burning my hand.

“You’re still rejecting me to the end. Well, whatever. If I can’t have you, I’ll destroy you.”

-The other humans escaped.

-Phew. That’s a relief. It looked like it would be hard to win.

-But what about that human left behind?

-His heart is burning! Amazing!

-Hehehe. Looks like he was abandoned by his comrades. Oh, how pitiful. Hehehehe.

Most of the youkai laughed at me. Only Hase realized what I was about to do and was shocked.

“You crazy bastard! Are you planning to die together?! Did you want to be a hero that badly?!”

“This is a self-destruct. My ultimate move. You’re not the only one who doesn’t give a damn about death.”

I clenched the Phoenix Heart.

The Phoenix Heart unleashed its firepower. As if to say it wouldn’t die, it unleashed its firepower and instantly burned my skin. I immediately used the Thunder God Style. If I hadn’t poured all my mana into my hand, my bones would have turned to ash.

Pajijijijijijik!

Lightning seeped into my right hand, which was now just bones, and forcefully moved my hand.

My hand, now just bones, dug into the pounding Phoenix Heart.

Still, the heart resisted.

-That’s, that’s ominous. Is it just me?

-That’s the Phoenix Heart! And it’s a Phoenix Heart with its firepower compressed to the limit!

-Stop him now! If that explodes here, we’ll all die!

-Let’s run away!!

-The barrier and the ice wall are blocking us!!

-Melt or break the ice wall!!

-I blew my breath on it, but it won’t melt!

“Let’s go out with a bang.”

I increased the output of the lightning. Lightning shot out in all directions from my hand. With the lightning, I destroyed the Phoenix Heart.

Immediately after, a blinding light and an explosion swept everything away.