Chapter 812 – Declaration of War
Now a slave of Seongil, the former Emperor of the Magic Empire and the Demi Lich Argent begin to use all the most powerful magic he can use towards Yujina. Originally, using magic like this would have been close to taboo, but since his mission was to hold the demi-god’s feet, not to win, he began to use all the power he could.
“Something like that…!! Power…!!”
The appearance of Yujina referring to the Class 9 magic used by the Emperor of the Magic Empire as ‘something like this’. It was an expression that no ordinary being would dare utter, but since she was one of the priests with a fairly high rank in the Transcendence Church, she was shown to be able to defend herself against magic even though she was seriously injured.
『Woah!!』
The Herald of Doom, who had moved to Eugena with Argent, roared furiously upon seeing her bastard withstand her magic and then swung her huge shadow claws at her.
“You bastards…!!”
If it had been a normal battle situation under normal conditions, she would have been able to sufficiently subdue the two beings, but now she is being chased by a monster from behind, second by second. That urgent situation ultimately created a huge vulnerability for Yujina, and she ended up being caught in an attack that she would never have faced under normal circumstances.
“Gotcha.”
“…!!”
And that short gap was a great help to Seong-il, who unleashed all his power, and he raised Arun Rabe and swung his sword towards Yu Ji-na.
“Ah… No…!!”
“You can do it, bitch.”
Ignoring the cries of the managers, who all spoke like third-rate villains, Seong-il swings Arunlabe without hesitation and splits half of the man’s body.
“Kruk…”
Even though she was torn in two from the top of her head to her crotch, I wonder how she didn’t die instantly. As I look at her, I let out a bizarre cry.
“Disgusting bastard.”
Seong-il grabs Yoo Ji-na with her telekinesis and creates dozens of spheres mixed with her power of time and sensitivity that he learned earlier and throws them at her.
“Gulp… Kuu…”
Even though Yujina is cut in half and already dying, her body begins to tremble as she looks at her orb filled with fearsome power.
Even though she saw the pitiful appearance of the beautiful woman she once admired, Seong-il throws his sphere at Yoo Ji-na with a cold expression.
Kwaaaaang!!!
Yujina’s body shatters in a violent explosion. Paradoxically, Seong-il feels very happy when he sees the disgusting blood and chunks of meat flying around.
“Whoa… Fuck. It’s ugly.”
『You are correct. Master.』
Argent, who was afraid that he might be caught by Seong-il and be punished, quickly approaches Seong-il and bows down to him. However, Seong-il completely ignores the agent as if he doesn’t care and mutters to himself.
“Ha… I want to burn every last one of their bodies… But somehow, all the split souls have disappeared.”
Although the alter ego was destroyed, the alter ego itself was safely placed in Seong-il’s body and there was no problem in re-summoning it later. However, the problem was that the doll that would embody their bodies had already been destroyed and a debuff had been applied due to the runaway, so Seong-il had to re-summon the alter ego for the time being. It was an impossible situation.
‘Ugh… Blood marriage is definitely a powerful technique, but the cost is too high.’
In fact, if the alter ego was cured for three or four days, there was no problem in summoning the alter ego again, but if the alter ego retires in a battle where life is exchanged in a minute and one second situation, quite serious problems can occur due to the period, so Seongil I regret the side effects.
‘No… I feel regret after having 100 monsters with 80% of my ability for 15 minutes… This is a blessing in disguise.’
It’s a moment of regret. Seong-il quickly gathers himself and runs around the Creator’s doll and begins to thoroughly incinerate the manager’s body parts.
‘You never know. The Transcendental Church may have a means to psychometry the memories of a corpse.’
In this way, Seong-il thoroughly burns their bodies and begins to spread his emotions across a vast area, completely erasing all traces of his supernatural powers.
‘It’s possible to erase traces of superpowers through sensitivity. It’s really comfortable.’
Since the dimensional barrier installed by the administrator to block outside gaze still remains, Seong-il feels slightly reassured and repeats cleaning up the surroundings.
『Seeker, in the case of small cities and provinces, we have already succeeded in rescuing more than half of the citizens. Shall we rescue the others by force, even if it is too much?』
『… Already?』
When, absurdly, a little over a thousand hunters reported that they had rescued hundreds of thousands in just half a day, Seong-il responded to their report with an expression of absurdity.
『In the case of small cities, only C to B level hunters were in place. Thanks to this, resistance could be easily suppressed, making it easy to forcibly secure new soldiers from citizens.』
“Hoo…”
Perhaps because they had thoroughly suppressed the human race and even perfected and controlled hunting dogs, there seemed to be no proper defense in the small-scale attempt.
『Together…』
However, the joy is short-lived. The hunters who raided the small city reported to Seong-il how miserable the small city was, unlike the big city where people could live.
‘You’re crazy.’
A small city that literally looks like a slum. There were no proper water and sewage facilities, and the soil was extremely polluted, so residents were dying from exposure to various diseases. Even when they did farm, their productivity dropped to a terrible level due to pollution, so they seemed to be constantly exposed to starvation.
『… It seems that the Transcendental Church intentionally caused poverty and hunger in small cities for easy ‘control’.』
Making big cities ‘affordable to live in’. If all other cities were left in a miserable state, those who survived had no choice but to head to the big cities. When people gathered in big cities, it became easier to control them, so it seemed like the Transcendental Church viciously allowed terrible disasters to repeat themselves in small cities.
‘Those bastards…’
Seong-il had no knowledge of small cities or regions, as he had lived entirely in Seoul, the capital city, and this reconnaissance also focused on large cities to save time. Then today, when he finally faces the reality of the province through the hunters, he feels his blood boiling with anger.
『… Why did they stay in the countryside?』
『Well… I’m not sure about that either.』
Eden Hunter, who heard Seong-il muttering to himself, makes excuses to Seong-il, saying that he could not ask about the rescuer’s personal information because time was running out. Seong-il, who of course was not asking him a question as he was just talking to himself, reassures him that everything is done and makes him concentrate on his mission.
『It’s done. Because I didn’t think I would know. First, try to rescue as many people as possible, and once the team has completed the job, move to the big city to help the S-class hunters.』
『Yes!』
Since it would be enough to ask the people he rescued the reason anyway, Seong-il stops chatting and gives them an order so that they can focus on their work.
“…!!”
While we were receiving reports for a while. Seong-il feels that the barrier installed by the manager is slowly breaking down.
‘… I don’t have a good feeling. It should jump right away.’
Since there were no reports from the 10 administrators for quite a long time, it seemed like the Transcendental Church had sent additional administrators.
Not only have they already rescued quite a few Seoul citizens, but through that process, they have succeeded in completely turning the attention of the Transcendental Church back to this place. Therefore, rather than making a more time-consuming gamble, Seong-il decides to completely hide his abilities from the Transcendental Church.
“Goodbye, you idiots.”
Seong-il spits out a curse word to the being he can sense beyond the barrier and uses the inner plane without hesitation to leave the battlefield.
“Whoa…”
“Are you here!!”
When Seong-il returns to the Goddess’ Garden using the Inner Plane, Arulil quickly appears and supports him.
“It’s okay. There are no major injuries. I used the elixir twice.”
“I guess the battle was pretty intense?”
“Yes.”
Normally, he would have had a chat with Aruril and explained the situation, but Seongil still has unfinished business. Therefore, instead of giving a thorough answer to Aruril’s words, he says he will move to Busan.
“The job is not finished. While the Transcendence Church is distracted, we have to rescue the people in the rest of the region.”
“Ah!! I understand! Please go quickly.”
“Yeah. Hey, before that…”
Seong-il explains to Arulil the peculiarities he had previously heard about through the hunter, and orders him to find out why people still persist in living in a small town. After giving such a light command, Seong-il quickly moves to the Gate of Transcendence installed on the third floor of Pineapple House and teleports.
『How many people were rescued?』
『Thanks to the seeker’s help, the small town is almost finished. However, the large city has a fairly large population, and the skills of the hunters defending the city are quite high, so we have only succeeded in securing citizens living in the outskirts.』
