## Chapter 2382 – 2382. Modern Magic War
Bright, the leader of Luminous who had seized the broadcasting station, thought.
‘Things are going well.’
In fact, he had expected that even if they seized the broadcasting station, it would only last for 30 minutes at most. The higher-ups, with their many skeletons in the closet, would try their best to prevent their dirty secrets from being revealed.
Even if they couldn’t order the military to come to Seoul, there was a high probability that they would forcibly send some of the commanders of the anti-magic units dispatched elsewhere to the broadcasting station.
However, 30 minutes passed, and then an hour, but the anti-magic units did not appear at the broadcasting station.
Things were going too well.
‘I even uploaded a video prepared in case the plan failed to overseas sites… but the plan has already succeeded.’
The internet was already in an uproar. The President of South Korea and the top corporations were involved. It would be strange if there wasn’t an uproar.
“Bright.”
A man sitting at a desk to Bright’s right, tapping away at a laptop, called out to him. It was a thin man with horn-rimmed glasses. He was So Dong-woon, a former journalist. He had captured the truth in video using transparent camera magic.
“What is it? Did the anti-magic units finally show up?”
“No, I found out why the anti-magic units can’t come to the broadcasting station. It seems they are fighting other Harriers.”
He showed the laptop screen. The 3rd unit commander, Yoo Min-ha, was fighting a Western magician on the road. There were also photos of the 1st unit commander fighting a foreign magician.
“Westerners? Could it be Remegeton? Why did those guys suddenly get involved?”
“They probably want chaos in South Korea. Or maybe they’re trying to eliminate the anti-magic unit commanders while they’re at it. The important thing is that it’s helping us.”
Bright frowned. Even though things were going well thanks to Remegeton, this was their plan. Moreover, the involvement of Remegeton, who had nothing to do with Korea? He didn’t like it.
“How’s the situation? Do you think the anti-magic unit commanders are being pushed back?”
“Well, it’s hard to say in a battle. But the anti-magic units have improved since Sung Yu-jin appeared. And there’s also the existence of potions.”
“…That’s right. Potions. Recovery potions are one thing, but mana potions are annoying.”
Mana potions that restore magic power.
When a magician uses magic, what’s important is magic power. If you have enough magic power, you can unleash magic at will. Especially Ars Magna, which consumes a huge amount of magic power, can be used continuously if you have enough magic power.
“I wish both Remegeton and the anti-magic units would die.”
So Dong-woon said with a sigh. Bright let out a dry laugh at that.
“We’ll be the first to die, though.”
In the end, that guy will step in.
Bright was certain of it.
And a few minutes later, So Dong-woon said in a serious tone.
“He’s appeared. On the rooftop. He can even use space-time magic… I guess we should be glad he didn’t appear inside the broadcasting station…”
“If it’s the rooftop, that’s where Wild is guarding. What about the camera?”
“I’ve already sent it. Are you really going to broadcast it live?”
“Until now, the strongest of the anti-magic units and the symbol of the Order was the 1st unit commander, Hwang Seung-min. But that changed when Sung Yu-jin appeared. Harriers fear Sung Yu-jin more than Hwang Seung-min. Even magicians who aren’t Harriers fear Sung Yu-jin. And now, the people of Korea mention Sung Yu-jin more than Hwang Seung-min. It proves that Sung Yu-jin is not invincible, and the anti-magic units have clear limitations.”
Sung Yu-jin began to be broadcast live on the channel. Sung Yu-jin glanced at the camera. As expected. He had noticed the existence of the transparent camera. And he ignored the camera.
‘Does he not care? How arrogant.’
The battle between Wild and Sung Yu-jin began.
And Sung Yu-jin won overwhelmingly.
‘Fire, water, wind, space-time magic, potion making, and even magnetic force magic? No, considering the electricity that sparked, he must be using electromagnetic force. I guess we should call it electric magic.’
The situation was not good.
They were supposed to prove their point by defeating Sung Yu-jin, but instead, they were making Sung Yu-jin stand out even more. Still, he watched. He still had a card left to play.
• • •
Sung Yu-jin, who had come down from the rooftop, moved without ignoring any strong presence he felt.
‘I’ll take care of the remaining Luminous members here.’
The Luminous guys can’t escape outside the broadcasting station anyway. This is their last stand. They probably don’t have any escape plans.
‘There’s no way the government will do nothing when things have gotten this bad. Even if the military can’t move, the police special forces must have moved.’
There was a high probability that they were preparing to snipe from unseen places.
‘I feel magic power.’
He felt the presence of a powerful magic power. The hostility and murderous intent mixed with the magic power were clear. If he ignored this even after feeling it, he would be called a coward. It was such an obvious provocation that he let out a hollow laugh.
‘He’s begging to be killed. I’ll kill him as he wishes.’
Sung Yu-jin headed to where the guy was.
Oh Joong-cheol, a Luminous executive, stood in the hallway, facing Sung Yu-jin. The young man was wearing an anachronistic hanbok. He wore a navy blue dopo and a gat on his head. He even had a hwandu sword at his waist.
He looked like a scholar from the Joseon Dynasty who had flown into the modern era.
“Is cosplay your hobby?”
“My grimoire is this hanbok. I wore the gat because it goes well with this hanbok.”
“What about the sword?”
“It’s a weapon.”
Oh Joong-cheol swung his sword.
He and Sung Yu-jin were more than 10 meters apart, but it didn’t matter. His magic was to unleash slashes from the swung sword. Invisible slashes flew towards Sung Yu-jin.
Sung Yu-jin moved slightly to the side to avoid the slashes. Even if they were invisible, he could feel the magic power that made up the slashes.
“Indeed, your calm demeanor is impressive. But I’m not here in this hallway for no reason. It’s impossible to dodge all the slashes that keep flying in this narrow space. Ars Magna, Slash Dance.”
Oh Joong-cheol’s Slash Dance was to unleash three slashes at once. He even stopped breathing as he unleashed the slashes.
Steam appeared in front of Sung Yu-jin. The steam soon turned into a large amount of water. The water imbued with magic power took the form of a dragon and charged at Oh Joong-cheol. Oh Joong-cheol thought he could cut the water dragon with his slashes.
But he couldn’t cut it. The water reinforced with magic power was much harder than Oh Joong-cheol had thought. Moreover, since the hallway was blocked by walls on both sides, it was impossible to dodge.
Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
In the end, Oh Joong-cheol was pushed back by the water dragon and fell to the floor. Sung Yu-jin looked at him with a disdainful gaze.
“It’s not about having many slashes, it’s about being able to cut. Slashes that can’t cut are meaningless.”
Sung Yu-jin flicked his hand. A water blade cut his throat.
Sung Yu-jin ignored the camera that was still filming him and went downstairs.
“Don’t move!!”
It was a hostage situation.
A man with a gun was pointing it at the head of a female broadcasting station employee. Sung Yu-jin sensed that his magic power was terrible and knew that he was a low-level member of Luminous.
Sung Yu-jin walked forward.
“I said don’t move! Do you not care if this woman dies?!”
Sung Yu-jin stopped and looked at the woman. She was of average beauty. Since it was a broadcasting station, there would be celebrities and beautiful employees, so why did they take such an ordinary woman hostage?
‘…This hostage situation isn’t accidental. Because the camera is filming me. If I ignore the hostage and attack, public opinion towards me will worsen. I’ll be treated like a criminal. But if I do nothing? Then I’ll be criticized for being incompetent.’
Sung Yu-jin raised both hands. As the protagonist of this world, it wasn’t good to just kill everyone indiscriminately.
“Haha, yeah. Just stay still like that. My colleague will be here soon. I will never take the gun off this woman’s head.”
Of course, it wasn’t like he was paying attention to public opinion. Magic power moved quietly. A wind blade cut off the hostage-taker’s hand and neck.
“You fool. What kind of hostage situation is it if you can’t even sense magic power?”
“Kyaaaaak! Th, thank you!”
The woman approached Sung Yu-jin, sobbing. The moment the distance closed, the woman’s eyes changed drastically. A small blade that popped out of her sleeve aimed for Sung Yu-jin’s neck.
Swish!
The woman’s arms and legs were cut off. The woman who fell to the floor looked at Sung Yu-jin with horrified eyes.
“You knew… from the beginning? How…?”
“First. You had plenty of time to escape, so why are you taking hostages here? Second. You checked my neck first when we first met, right? Third. Your acting was terrible.”
Crack.
Sung Yu-jin stepped on the woman’s head and killed her before moving forward.
Was it cruel? Sung Yu-jin didn’t care.
This time, what blocked him was a man dressed as a woman. It was Lee Man-deok, one of the Luminous executives. Just because he was dressed as a woman didn’t mean he looked like one. Lee Man-deok was over 2 meters tall, muscular, and had stubble on his chin.
He just wore makeup and clothes like a woman. What was even more terrible was that he was wearing hot pants and fishnet stockings.
“Hoho. I am…”
“You son of a bitch. Gay Kill!”
As soon as he took out the Gay Slayer from his inventory, he swung it. A compressed black slash cut Lee Man-deok’s body in half.
The power of the Gay Slayer, which could kill even a god if they were gay, was still the same.
He reverse-summoned the Gay Slayer and went down to the studio. Sung Yu-jin finally faced Bright, the leader of Luminous.
• • •
When I faced Bright, the leader of Luminous, I was slightly impressed. His presence was much more outstanding than the other guys.
Moreover, the energy I felt was also unusual. It was almost on par with the 1st unit commander, Hwang Seung-min.
“Sung Yu-jin. I acknowledge your strength. At the same time, I can’t understand you. Why are you acting like a government dog with that kind of power?”
“You’re a funny guy. Do I have to explain everything to you? Enough talk, just attack me. Or surrender.”
“…Surrender. That’s something I can never choose. As the leader of Luminous, I will fight to the end. Ars Magna, Halo.”
A shining halo appeared behind Bright’s head.
