Chapter 580 – Chapter 580. Easiest Way (2)
‘Eclipse.’
Among the trees stretching as if reaching the sky.
The hot black sun scorched the trees and crashed into the black poles.
Quaang-!
Laryngeal –
A loud roar that made birds fly away.
At the same time, the towering ominous pillar slowly fell over.
Thud-.
“Collock. Coke. Oh, Mr.”
Lee Ho-yeon, who snapped his fingers to blow away the dust, took a step backwards with his eyes closed.
He did not forget to put out all the fires in case he was carried away by the forest fire.
“I can’t do it this way. It’s too inefficient.”
Lee Ho-yeon muttered as he wiped away the remaining magic power in his hands.
The smell of soil, which I hadn’t smelled in a while, calmed my mood, but I couldn’t do it physically anymore.
The day he realized he could break the black pillar.
The thought of what to do was brief.
Immediately after notifying the Iris Guild, Lee Ho-yeon went to break the black pillar.
For now, I was thinking of destroying everything, even if it was in France.
Now that we had just broken one, we had to increase the number of trials to see if there were any exceptions.
… That’s how he went all day breaking only the black pillar.
“That’s a thought from a baby’s head. Fuck.”
I wiped the sweat running down my cheeks.
He wanted to slap himself on the back of the head two days ago.
Because each black pillar had a different strength, some were broken by light spirals, while others had to be ignorantly beaten with mana like now.
Blocking the negative energy from the black pillar requires a lot of concentration from Lee Ho-yeon.
In addition, the travel time was not a joke because the pillars were not firmly attached to each other and were far apart.
For two days he went around to break the black poles with straws, and he definitely felt it.
It’s too hard to break the pillars all over the world alone.
Of course, if you take a few months, you can do it, but… So who do the heroines meet?
However, it was not easy to break it slowly and little by little. Because the black pillars are scattered in each country.
“… Let’s go back for now.”
It was already time to go back to Korea tomorrow.
There is still work to be done at the Iris Guild to go home after destroying the black pillars.
You should think about the black pillar again.
Stepping on the rustling leaves, Lee Ho-yeon slipped out of the forest.
*
Iris Guild’s 1st team leader’s office.
Lee Ho-yeon sat down on her sofa while drinking the coffee that Irene brewed herself.
He had to relieve the fatigue of his exhausted body from breaking the black pillar.
“…Did you do that ignorant thing today?”
“What are you ignorant of? Irene.
“It’s great, but… Yes. You’re right.”
Irene looked at Lee Ho-yeon stretched out on her sofa and she put on a trembling expression.
She’s not refusing to admit that it’s an amazing achievement. The Iris Guild is also benefiting greatly thanks to Lee Ho-yeon.
However, since she had some time left after a long time, she tried to watch Elise’s childhood videos stored on her smart watch, but Lee Ho-yeon came to see her at that time.
Tak-Tak-
Only the sound of the keyboard echoed in the quiet office.
Lee Ho-yeon was lying dead on her sofa, and Irene glanced at Lee Ho-yeon and opened her mouth.
“… Keuheum. If you’re tired, why don’t you go to the inn and rest?”
“Are you uncomfortable with me? I heard that you only spend time with your smart watch anyway.”
“Some bastard said that? Are you a guild member?”
“Just joke.”
Irene glared at her with a frown on her eyes, and Hoyeon Lee secretly avoided her eyes.
“Ha.”
In the end, it was Irene who lost.
For she was her office here, and her own defeat unless she cast out her rogue.
“So why. Are you really here to play? Would you like another cup of coffee?”
Lee Ho-yeon smiled at Irene’s words.
These days, Irene has become more comfortable and comes to visit often, but unexpectedly, she seems to be more accepting of her than Ellis.
When Alice is working, she gets angry if you touch her.
“There’s that… And there’s something to talk about.”
“What are you talking about?”
“The black pillar, of course.”
Lee Ho-yeon continued talking with Irene and checked her smart watch.
[Lee Ho-yeon breaks the black pillar.]
A large-scale ritual manipulation by the god of this world.
Thanks to that, the black pillar was becoming a natural phenomenon like dungeon creation or dungeon runaway.
One more problem that mankind cannot solve.
However, genius wizard Lee Ho-yeon broke it.
In addition, with the help of the Iris Guild, the danger of the Black Pillar was known all over the world, so the aftermath was even greater.
– Black Pillar. Simply ignoring it is not the answer. In a recent study, the link between the terrorist group pandemic and the black pillars…
– Magician Lee Ho-yeon helped to inform the world of the dangers of the French Iris Guild and the Black Pillar.
– Genius wizard Lee Ho-yeon. Dream again I found a way to break the black pillar, which has been a headache all over the world!
– [Real Situation] Leaders of the world bowing their knees to the ‘Korean’ wizard Lee Ho-yeon?! China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which ignored Korea. ‘Please. Take it.’
“Well, there are all these crazy people. Gut.”
Lee Ho-yeon laughed at the article at the end.
Well, China has been in a lot of trouble since there was a sinkhole in Beijing.
Irene asked a question while looking at Lee Ho-yeon, who suddenly started laughing while she was talking.
“The black pillar? Weren’t you all going to break it?”
“That’s telling me to die. If you really overdo it, 10 a day is the maximum.”
“If it’s 10, won’t it break soon? There are only about 500 black pillars in the world. I’ll break them in two months.”
“Ten is too much. I’ve been using magic for 24 hours, so I need to take a day off.”
“Then four months?”
“They say you have to break the black pillar 24 hours a day. No, Mr. Irene, are you asking this on purpose?”
Irene avoided her eyes with a swipe of her.
Of course she knows too. Lee Ho-yeon, who smashed about 15 black pillars in France over the past two days, was not in a normal state.
So you must be messing around here.
“I want to help too, but you’re the only one who can approach the black pillar right now.”
“… Yes. It is.”
For reference, it is known to the media that he is a genius wizard who has learned the magical power of the black pillar while fighting Lucifer.
“Me, Alice, and Iris guild members are also studying the magic of hell. Don’t worry too much.”
“Um… I know.”
I’m honestly not looking forward to it.
It’s hard to say her own words, but she probably knows few people who can awaken the magic of hell faster than she does.
It took more than a month for Lee Ho-yeon to master it perfectly as he does now.
But what about Iris Guild members?
‘At least 1 year, if long, how many years.’
That would have already killed the Demon King, or the world would have perished.
“Where are there people who are talented in magic, but have come into contact with the magic of hell early on and study it… Huh?”
Lee Ho-yeon, who was lying on the sofa, corrected his posture.
A person who had a great talent for magic and had an early encounter with the magic of hell.
You have two.
“Why is this suddenly? Is there such a person?”
“…Yes. Professor Imsol. And Rebecca.”
I guess I’ll have to ask them for help.
Tomorrow is the day I go back to Korea, so I can go back and talk to you.
“Can they both handle the magic of hell as well as you?”
“Even if not as much as me, those two will develop the fastest.”
“Then give Rebecca and Professor Imsol at least some Iris guild members? You won’t need helpers. You’ll need someone to protect your surroundings.”
“Hmm… I’ll think about that.”
Her details can be discussed with them after returning to Korea.
Even if you decide everything here and go, it is useless if they refuse.
“More than that. Now, don’t you have anything to do today?”
“… No. There are many? Can’t you see that I’m busy right now?”
“I’ve come to know everything. Could it be that you’ll be a nuisance to Irene when she has a lot of work to do?”
“…”
So did this guy know that he was pretending to be working?
… What’s with all these guys?
“Let’s talk about something more important than that, Mr. Irene.”
*
Pop. Pop.
Shiny iron bars and a leaking ceiling.
The pale moonlight streamed through the small window.
It was probably a place that was used as a dungeon.
In a quiet basement that has now become one of the pandemic’s many hiding places, a man closed his eyes and said a prayer.
“…”
Maestro.
His silent prayer was always the same.
‘What should I do?’
A cursed fate that seeks to destroy humans with human bodies.
Every day I cursed and resented myself. I spent the night apologizing every day.
However, at some point, I got used to this fate that won’t go away no matter how much I resist.
The Maestro felt the guilt slip away.
Although he was born as a human, he is different from humans.
Okay. Let’s call it a ghost.
Being a ghost, it can control the human mind.
Being a ghost, he kills humans.
Being a ghost, he did nothing wrong himself.
“… No. A ghost? I am a demon who lives for the Demon King. … The Demon King? Who are you?”
The Maestro no longer cursed his own life.
I was not pessimistic.
Because all of this is destiny
All he had to do was descend the Demon King.
Wiggle-
At that time, a lump of rotten meat wriggled in the corner of the cold cellar.
Little by little, it regained its vitality, but gradually grew in size.
The flesh, which grew in size as if a balloon was filled with air, soon changed into a human form.
Red magic eye.
A goat’s horns stretched over its head.
Ominous yet sharp eyes.
“… Yes. Defeat, it was a good experience.”
Lucifer, who was subjugated by Lee Ho-yeon, is now reborn.
One of his abilities is ‘Consciousness Shift’.
Just before his death, Lucifer transferred his consciousness to his alter ego, which he hid in his lair.
And he has been slowly gathering mana until now, and re-organizing his body.
“It’s a relief that there’s a black pillar nearby. He resurrected faster than I thought.”
It was just in case.
He knew that it would be absurd for him to die on Earth, but with the idea of preparing for the worst, he set aside part of his alter ego in a place where the magic of hell was strongest.
If it weren’t for that insurance, Lucifer would never have opened his eyes again.
But the joy of resurrection was short-lived.
Lucifer immediately looked around and felt something strange.
“… This place?”
The place where he hides his body is right next to the black pillar, where the magic power of hell is strongest.
Why did you wake up in a prison-like place like this?
That buck that buck
“Oh… Lucifer. I thought you would be defeated. I never dreamed of it.”
“…”
Hearing the unpleasant human voice, Lucifer looked at the entrance of the prison.
And he could see the maestro coming this way.
“Are you aware of your sins, Lucifer?”
The maestro was in a bad mood. Because Lucifer was defeated and Lee Ho-yeon became stronger.
The proof is the ‘Gate of Hell’.
“Because I believed in you, I allowed my personal actions. But, instead of killing the antipode, you raised him.”
As the antipodes become stronger, the advent of the demon king is also accelerated.
That was never a good thing.
“We can’t force the Demon King to descend. Yes. We can never see his power being limited. That’s right.”
“… Human.”
Lucifer felt it instinctively.
The Maestro is taking her own life.
And, it was even crazier than the last time I saw it.
His mental state, read by the demonic eye, was too messy.
“I know that brainwashing doesn’t work on you. … But, I guess you didn’t know how to target an unresurrected clone.”
Lucifer created magic with the idea of breaking Maestro’s face right away, but his body didn’t listen.
As the Maestro said, Lucifer’s body had been brainwashed without his knowledge.
“Ha-ha-ha. Don’t worry. If you are sacrificed to the Holy Grail, you’ll have another chance to avenge him.”
The Maestro approached Lucifer, giggling like a madman.
Originally, it was Lucifer who did not fully understand the human being called Maestro, but she realized it only at the end.
That guy is completely insane.
Lucifer soon intuited his own end.