Chapter 601 – Chapter 601. The Culprit Was Lee Ho-Yeon.
Lee Ho-yeon sent an emergency call to the Iris Guild and headed home immediately.
Originally, he was going to break the black pillar until evening, but if the raid had already started, the black pillar was not important.
“This isn’t real. It’s not real.”
Returning home, Lee Ho-yeon hid her nervous feelings and immediately turned on her smart watch.
And he made a video call with Irene in France.
[Huh. I’ve been contacted what’s the matter?]
The face of Irene I see in a few days.
Looking at her emaciated face, she must have been very busy over there.
I wanted to ask her how she was doing and play with her, but now wasn’t the time for that.
[Long time no see. Mr. Irene. I’m running out of time, so I’ll start with the main point. Are you still watching the gates of hell?]
[Of course. Even now, I am gradually expanding my area.]
[Have you finished analyzing how long it will take to reach the continent?]
[I originally expected it to take more than a month… The speed at which the darkness is increasing is accelerating? At this rate, I’m estimating about a week.]
[One week…]
The moment the continent and hell meet is the beginning of the road to hell.
Tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people will die every day.
But what if that week didn’t even exist?
[There’s that monster I saw last time that was flying in the air, right? Didn’t he come out of the area and wander around?]
[Huh. I haven’t seen anything like that yet. I’m keeping my distance, but even though I’m looking this way, there’s no sign of attacking.]
[I’m really glad. Keep an eye on it properly, and if you see any movement, tell me right away.]
Thank god.
They haven’t moved yet.
This means that it needs more time to acclimate to the earth.
[Okay. If you have any special issues, let me know right away.]
[Yes. Mr. Irene. I love you. Please give my regards to Alice as well.]
[What is he saying now. … I’ll give you my regards.]
Pop-
I smiled at the blank screen.
Irene’s embarrassment at the end was quite good to see.
“Whoa.”
Lee Ho-yeon looked down at the glowing red magic ball with a confused expression.
The fact that it shines means that Earth and Hell are completely connected.
“Fuck. It’s too fast even if it’s fast.”
Thanks to Irene, her mood improved quickly fell into abyss.
It’s fortunate that the monsters didn’t attack right away, but the fact that it assimilated into hell several years earlier than the original doesn’t go away.
Even in the original work that finished the preparation, there was a lot of damage. You can never stop it as it is right now.
‘The process was so different from the original.’
Although the Earth was assimilated faster than the original, there were many differences from the phenomenon that occurred in the original.
In the original work, the runaway phenomenon of the dungeon was more important.
The runaway phenomenon of the dungeon spilled the magic of hell and gradually assimilated the magic of the earth into hell.
After a few years in that state, the earth turns into an environment full of hellish magic.
Humans also become more accustomed to the magic of hell.
But now it wasn’t like that at all.
The Earth was not filled with the magic of hell like in the original story.
“He’s connected to Hell, but he hasn’t adjusted yet.”
In other words, it was an imperfect assimilation phenomenon.
It was only that Earth and Hell were connected, and the environment could not keep up.
If so, even the monsters in Hell can’t use their proper power.
“… No. That’s strange. Then there’s no need for fairy tales.”
Lee Ho-yeon shook his head.
[Earth and hell are assimilated, but they are not perfect, and the monsters are weak because they do not have the magic of hell.]
That’s not wrong.
However, this interpretation was too convenient.
The reason why the assimilation of Earth and Hell happened so quickly.
We need to find out why those monsters are already flying around on Earth.
“Let’s think slowly. Hell’s monsters need hell’s magic to use their power. That’s why Chiron and Albedo couldn’t use their power properly. That concept wouldn’t have changed.”
Just as humans are not accustomed to the magic of Hell, they are not familiar with the magic of Earth.
If the monsters can’t use their power properly, humans can unite and block it enough.
But why has the Earth already assimilated?
The opponent is the god of this world.
I can’t do anything stupid.
“…”
Lee Ho-yeon bit his lip and pinched his forehead with his thumb and forefinger.
You have to think.
In this world, the only one who knows the information of the original work is himself.
As long as there is a betting god, betting is fair.
It’s not a fair bet if the monsters of hell kill all humans overnight.
No, if he had that much power, Lee Ho-yeon wouldn’t even be alive right now.
Clearly, there is a gap that Lee Ho-yeon is unaware of.
“The reason why the monsters appeared even though they didn’t have the magic of hell. They need the magic of hell to regain their strength. For example, near the gates of hell…”
There is a limit to the extent to which the gates of hell can widen.
Assimilation is the connection between Hell and Earth. Hell doesn’t swallow the earth.
Maybe covering the Pacific Ocean like the original work is the limit.
“If it’s not the gate of hell, then the black pillar filled with the magic of hell… Wait a minute. The black pillar?”
Lee Ho-yeon, who had narrowed his eyebrows, opened his eyes wide.
Black pillar.
The world now is definitely different from the original.
The god of this world was possessed by the demon lord, and the phenomenon of assimilation between the earth and hell occurred before they were ready.
And, unlike the original work, there was a structure that spreads the magic of hell all over the earth.
“… It’s the hellish magic flowing from the black pillar.”
Black pillars rising all over the world.
If the black pillar is supplied with the magic of hell, those monsters can be active.
*
Inside the meeting room of the Silent Hunter Association.
Moon Su-rin attended as the representative of Victoria Academy instead of the chairman.
Even at her young age, she led the conference as if to prove her credentials to represent her academy.
And now…
“… Do you think that makes sense now?”
Moon Soo-rin spoke her words, somehow calming the anger that rose to the top of her head.
She spoke as calmly as possible, but she couldn’t help the trembling at the end of her words.
“Student President. Isn’t it strange? Look at the gates of Hell that extend their territory in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The monsters there are so strong, they’re not even confined to a space called a dungeon. You never know when monsters will come in front of our house. So far There was no such thing.”
Continuing her words, the association president lightly took Munsu-rin’s gaze and looked around her to ask for her consent.
It was a meeting where most of Korea’s large guild leaders or important figures in the industry gathered.
Every word spoken here had great weight.
“When the gates of hell appeared, what happened that just became a worldwide issue? Yes. Cadet Lee Ho-yeon broke the black pillar.”
Even there, the representative of the Victoria Academy and the representative of the Hunter Association, who had the strongest influence, were confronting each other, so no one opened their mouths directly.
If Baek Ah-yeong had been present, she would have taken Lee Ho-yeon’s side without even noticing, but today she did not attend her meeting.
However, even in the silence, I could feel a positive atmosphere towards the president of the association.
Even though she was the representative of Victoria Academy, student council president Moon Su-rin was still a girl in her 20s.
‘The president of the association must be right.’ Most of the people who thought it was.
“…The two incidents are completely unrelated. The association president’s claim lacks grounds.”
“As soon as Cadet Lee Ho-yeon broke the black pillar, the gates of hell appeared. And the black pillar and the gate of hell spread the same magic of hell. Are you saying there is no causal relationship between them?”
Moon Su-rin’s patience had already hit rock bottom.
The claim made by the president of the association is a ridiculous sophistry that skillfully mixes truth and lies.
The black pillar and the gates of hell.
It is true that the two structures have one thing in common that the magic of hell flows out, but the claim that the gates of hell appeared by destroying the black pillars is an absurd leap of logic.
What angers Moonsu-rin even more is that there are people who accept her argument not only in this conference hall but all over the world.
“So what do you want to say? The gates of hell have already appeared, and as the Iris Guild said, isn’t it the first thing to build a global response?”
“First of all, it means that Cadet Lee Ho-yeon’s atrocities must be stopped. The increase in the area of Hell’s Gate may have something to do with breaking the Black Pillar.”
“… About that, it is written in the information provided by the Iris Guild. In fact, Cadet Lee Ho-yeon got rid of most of the black pillars in France with permission from the French government.”
“You mean the information that a terrorist group is leading anomalies around the world?”
The president of the association looked around.
People who made direct eye contact had no choice but to add a word.
And the words were mostly positive for the president of the association.
“Kuhmm. The student president’s words have some truth, but I think we need to be suspicious of what the association president said.”
“Magician Lee Ho-yeon broke the black pillar of Korea today. Just because it’s not prescribed by law, he’s doing that…”
Anger boils in Moon Su-rin’s heart.
He tries to keep his composure, but it seems the world is determined to get in the way of him and Lee Ho-yeon.
Doubting the information provided by Iris Guild, the world’s best information guild?
It was as if they were hypnotized as a group.
‘… I will protect Hoyeon.’
Moonsoo Rin got up from her seat within her.
“I understand everyone’s opinions. However, Victoria Academy is in a position to stand by cadet Lee Ho-yeon until the end. … I will go first today for an internal meeting.”
She realized that no matter how much she conducted the meeting beyond this, she could not convince the other attendees.
In this case, she’s better off expressing her opinion, showing her anger, and ruining the meeting.
They will not be able to ignore the influence of Victoria Academy and put pressure on Lee Ho-yeon.
Moon Soo-rin, who nodded lightly, took her papers and left her conference room.
The other attendees silently watched as Moon Soo-rin left, noticing the president of the association.
“Haa… I’m sorry. I’ve shown you something I couldn’t show you. We’ll end the meeting here. We’ll reconvene the agenda for the Gates of Hell in a few days.”
At the words of the association president, the attendees looked at each other and left the room one by one.
As Moon Su-rin intended, the work with Lee Ho-yeon ended in disarray.
They probably won’t be on either side yet.
The president of the association was left alone in the empty conference room where everyone had left.
He sat at the table, staring into space.
‘… What was I just doing?’
After a while.
The eyes of the association president, who was left alone, turned blank.
*
Lee Ho-yeon left the house and headed to the academy.
The place I need to go now is the student council room where Surin noona is.
I was thinking of seeing her face as soon as Surin noona’s schedule was over, but as soon as I finished her worries about her black pillar, this message came.
– Surin sister: Ho Yeon-ah. Can you come to the student council room right now?
Ho-yeon Lee replied and at the same time she got out of the house.
In order to reduce the attack damage of the monsters that will pop out of the gates of hell, humans must cooperate and unite.
In the original, the process was relatively quick.
This is because the global emergency has already lasted for a long time due to the runaway phenomenon of the dungeon.
Because of this, the world was able to cooperate as soon as the monster from hell appeared.
But not now.
A global state of emergency must be declared as soon as possible. Otherwise, you will suffer irreparable damage.
To that end, the Wizards Association and the Iris Guild cooperate. Of course, Victoria Academy will also need help.
Lee Ho-yeon left herself in the elevator of the club building.
Lucy and Rumi said they were resting in the dormitory, so today I plan to have a longer conversation with Surin.
Belt ring-
When the door opened, I saw an empty student council room.
I didn’t see the student council seniors, but it didn’t matter. Lee Ho-yeon saw her familiar face sitting inside her and smiled at her.
Looking down at her desk, I saw Surin noona narrowing her eyebrows.
I was more than happy to see her since I hadn’t seen her in two weeks.
“Surin noona. I’m here.”
Lee Ho-yeon said hello and opened the door.
“Hoyeonah!”
At the same time, Moon Soo-rin, who pushed the papers she was working on, jumped up from her seat.
As soon as she saw Lee Ho-yeon’s face, she felt that her stress, which had weighed on her until just now, had eased.
“I saw my sister in two weeks, but she still looks pretty.”
“Ho-Yeon-ah… Heh, haaa…”
Moon Soo-rin hugged Lee Ho-yeon, who smiled lightly, and let out a trembling breath.
She needed to rest in his arms.
It reminds me of the gazes I received at the conference hall until just now.
She was a representative of the Victoria Academy, but a woman.
Even though she was trying hard not to collapse, sometimes she wanted to rely on Lee Ho-yeon.
Plus, as much as she cares about him, she had to break the news to her quickly.
“… Surin, what happened?”
Fortunately, Lee Ho-yeon was immediately aware of the change in Mun Su-rin.
Before even checking her status window, she noticed that her condition was strange.
★ Heroine Status Window
[Moon Soo-rin]
– [ Likeability : 100 ] ( + 0.9 )
– [ Sex drive : 70 ]
– [ Appetite: 45 ]
– [ Fatigue : 80 ]
Current status: I have to protect Hoyeon. You have to keep it till the end
[When reaching 100 affinity, the dependence on Lee Ho-yeon intensifies.]
‘As expected, something happened.’
Lee Ho-yeon calmed her down by stroking the back of her munsu-rin.
And she listened slowly.
