Monster Heavenly King - Chapter 93
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93. Succubus (4)
Labyrinth City.
Seoian was drinking an iced vanilla latte at a cafe.
She looked around, feeling the sweet taste spreading in her mouth.
Awakened people wearing various types of equipment.
They were all pretty good pieces of equipment.
‘It seems like the level of the Awakened has risen considerably while I was not looking.’
When I came here a while ago, my purpose was to buy things, so I didn’t observe the Awakened like I do now.
However, this time I had some free time and looked around the labyrinth city, and I could see at a glance that the Awakened level had increased.
‘Should we say that there has been upward leveling?’
Before the Labyrinth City was even created, the Awakened people were at a loss as to what to do.
It seemed like it had been systematized to some extent now.
‘This is the change that has happened in just a few years.’
This is the part where you can see why humans are called adaptable animals.
It was clear that this was all the Association’s intention.
‘Did you say you were preparing for war?’
According to the information that Hyunseong heard, the association was preparing for war.
It must have been intentional that information was leaked because it was necessary to raise the level of the Awakened in order to wage war.
So that even the lowest awakened can become strong to a certain level.
‘The 4th floor won’t be safe forever.’
The distortion barrier he had created was not omnipotent.
The reason why the Awakened Ones have been unable to break through the barrier until now has been simple.
Because the magic level is still low.
I’ve been staying in the Labyrinth City for the past few days and have been checking out the levels of the Awakened.
They are still in their infancy stages, not even properly understanding how the barrier works.
But if you start walking, you will soon be running, and soon you will be flying.
Because humans were such beings.
‘Once you get there, you’ll probably come across one or two classic or extraordinary destruction methods.’
Even if it is impossible to completely destroy it without using a single bit of magic power like Seol-ah.
I’m thinking about that,
“teacher!”
Seoian turns his gaze to a familiar voice.
When he looked over there, he saw Han Ji-soo, who had recently been learning magic from him, and her older sister, Han Ji-hyun, approaching him.
Since today was the day I had to return to the 4th floor, we had promised to meet here.
“How about your finger? Is it okay?”
“Yes, I got better cleanly with the power of modern medicine.”
She shows that there is nothing wrong with her by wiggling her fingers like she is playing the piano.
Han Ji-hyun sighed at that childish appearance.
Seoian chuckled at that sight.
I never thought there would be someone who would treat me so shamelessly even though they knew I was a monster.
“Oh, teacher, this is a gift!”
“gift?”
She was given a small paper bag.
What’s inside is none other than a smartphone.
“It’s annoying to have to wait like this every time. I’ll contact you next time.”
Seoian looked at the smartphone in her hand with eyes filled with mixed emotions.
‘To be honest…’
I thought I would never hold it again.
Just because you don’t have anyone to contact doesn’t mean your smartphone is useless.
I thought about getting one so I could freely come and go from the labyrinth city, but there was one problem.
The first time I went to the association to ask for help, I told them all my information without any suspicion.
In that situation, wouldn’t it be impossible to use your own name?
‘I don’t even know how to use something like a cannon phone.’
If I looked for it, it would be possible, but since it wasn’t that urgent in a situation where there was a mountain of things to do, I just lived without it.
But, who would have thought that the day would come when I would catch this again?
Seoian registered her sister’s number.
The cool and heavy feeling of touching the LCD screen after a long time.
I felt like I was going to get addicted to something.
“Come to think of it, Hyunseong had a phone too, right?”
“Okay, can I give you my number?”
“What is it?”
Now, she wants to feel this sensation more, so she registers the number and sends a line.
[I’m Seoian. I’ll buy your phone. Haha]
As soon as I wrote that, 1 disappeared and a reply came.
[It’s not my fault.]
[? What are you talking about all of a sudden?]
[Anyway, it’s not my fault. It’s Seol-ah’s fault.]
A completely incomprehensible statement.
She frowned at the line Hyunseong sent.
“What are these guys doing now?”
“yes?”
A feeling of anxiety that is slowly rising.
“Let’s go back quickly!”
“What the—?!”
Han Ji-hyun and Han Ji-soo had no choice but to be dragged to the 4th floor by Seo Yi-an without even hearing an answer.
.
.
.
-Oh, anyway! Since it’s come to that, let’s move quickly!
Seol-ah desperately tries to change the subject.
However, Celine opened her mouth with a bitter smile, as if she was troubled by Seol-ah’s words.
“But right now, it’s a bit difficult. I’ve recovered some of my strength, but I’m not good enough to move my castle yet…”
It’s not like the distance to the castle is short.
Even if you are the queen of succubi, moving an entire castle would not be easy.
However, Seol-ah answered in a confident voice as if to tell him not to worry.
-You can just leave the castle and go with your body! There are a lot of empty spaces there anyway!
“… … ”
At this point, the thought crossed my mind that maybe this guy had actually lived too long and wanted to die.
Anyway, all of this was done by Seol-ah alone.
It was none of his business.
Let’s make that point clear to Seoian.
“Well then, that’s great… But then, could you wait a moment? I’ll call the succubus who went outside.”
Succubi were hiding throughout the dry forest to absorb energy.
I can’t leave them behind.
It won’t be long before the succubus returns.
If there are no problems, that is.
At that moment, Seol-ah, who was laughing softly and playfully, made the sword ring.
-But this is usually when problems arise.
‘Don’t say bad words. Words become seeds.’
“Oh!? It seems like there are a few captured succubi.”
Yes, that’s it.
The problem arose before the answer could even be finished.
Hyunseong looked down at Seol-ah quietly.
-Hey, this isn’t my fault, is it?
‘No, if it’s like this, it’s your fault.’
It was because of this guy’s useless remark that the poor innocent succubus was captured.
This is the root of all evil.
Hyunseong turned his gaze away from Seol-ah and looked at Celine, then asked.
“So how did things turn out? She’s a succubus, so there’s no way she’d be killed.”
In a case like this, it was important to understand the situation accurately.
How you respond here is determined by the other person’s actions.
Is it because it involves my own race?
Even with Hyunseong’s sudden question, she seemed unfazed and continued communicating.
“They’re being held captive. Now that they’ve been captured, I think they’re gathering to move somewhere else.”
“… Maybe you’re not trying to transfer it.”
“yes?”
“It could be a lure. It could be that they are trying to catch other succubi at the same time by setting up bait.”
Since they are not easy to catch, I will try to catch as many succubi as possible during this opportunity.
It seemed like they were trying every possible means to lure us by digging a trap.
“That, that…”
If they are digging a trap on that side, you can’t approach them rashly.
If she had overwhelming power, she could just go straight ahead and destroy everything, but the succubus didn’t have that power right now.
Hyunseong rolled his head, tapping his skull with the bone of his index finger.
“What is dropping the castle?”
If we were going to abandon them anyway, there was also the option of dropping the castle and crushing the Awakened ones.
but,
“Then the captured succubus will also be attacked…”
“but.”
“I’m sorry. If only my strength had recovered a little more…”
“Your Majesty, if you could clear the fog and recover a little…”
“No, the fog clearing now is a handshake.”
Because it gives sight back to the awakened ones.
There was a risk that even the succubi who had not yet withdrawn would be captured.
However, collecting the clouds was also a problem.
‘Then they’ll just come and invade us directly.’
A castle suddenly appears in the sky.
There was no way the Awakened One would not be interested.
Moreover, if it became known that there was a succubus here, they would try to invade by any means necessary.
In the end, there was only one most efficient method.
‘I guess I have no choice but to go.’
I thought all that was left to do was take it easy.
I never thought something new like this would happen.
‘It’s all your fault.’
-I’m sorry…
If it were just one person, I wouldn’t know, but because of me, things have happened in a chain like this.
No matter how much Seol-ah did it, this time she felt like she had committed a sin and had no choice but to apologize.
“Just tell me where you are and stay here. I’ll go get you.”
“…thank you.”
Celine, who knew that this was the most efficient method, had no choice but to accept Hyunseong’s words.
If you refuse, saying you can’t be bothered anymore, it’s not you but other succubi that will be put in danger.
As a queen, there was no way she could tolerate that.
‘I always receive help from my sister’s users.’
Also for previous users.
For current users too.
“Okay, let’s go then. Oh, can you just cast a transparency spell?”
“Yes, I understand. However, unless you have mastered magic, it won’t last very long.”
“As long as you can get down to the ground, there’s no problem.”
“Can you go alone? Are you sure it’s okay? Should I go with you?”
“miss!”
Leah, who was watching from the side, looked worried.
And Alyssa strongly dissuades him from doing so.
Hyunseong laughed, his teeth chattering.
“Everyone will come when you come, so just stay still.”
Suddenly, I wondered if my younger sister had grown up feeling this way too.
That thought occurred to me.
“When you come back, I’ll make you my servant!”
“Can’t you just give up on that servant?”
I thought he was more stubborn than his younger brother, so I thought we could see the overlap even more.
Hyunseong, who heard the location of the succubus captured by Celine along with the invisibility magic, jumped down from the castle in one breath.
Hyunseong quickly breaks through the dark clouds and arrives on the ground.
I quickly headed towards the direction where the succubus was being held.
‘There are quite a lot.’
A campsite with quite a few Awakened people.
I killed the sound and found where the succubus was.
Inside one of the barracks, a succubus was seen locked in a prison cell with her hands and feet bound.
“ah…”
The succubus nodded as Hyunseong made a gesture as if telling her to be quiet.
“What about other succubi?”
“I don’t know. We were all taken to different places…”
“Tsk.”
Things would have been easier if we had stayed in one place.
It seemed like they were also wary of coming to the rescue.
The moment I got close to opening the prison door.
Shhh!
A dagger flying towards you.
Hyunseong didn’t even pull out Seol-ah’s sword, but simply struck the dagger with his wrist bone.
“I put out bait to attract a succubus, but some strange skeleton is coming.”
A man frowning as if he were annoyed.
Hyunseong gritted his teeth at the sight.
“We don’t even know each other, so let’s not be so strict.”
The guy’s eyes widened in surprise at his own voice.
“That voice… is it you?”
The man’s identity is that of an Awakened person you met when you first came to the Dry Forest.
It was Oh Ha-jin, the team leader of Monsters, Inc.