Storm Warrior - Chapter 350



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#350, Angels and Demons

A fierce battle between two spirits.

It was a huge collision of energy that shook the earth and made a thumping noise that seemed like it would never end.

──!

But no sound or aftereffect of the shock was transmitted to the people’s ears.

It created the illusion of watching a silent holographic image.

People each expressed their impressions of what they saw, but the words lingered only in their own mouths.

“──.”

“─!”

The shape of the spirits was not clear and seemed to be made of light and smoke, but to others they looked like angels and devils.

The silence was broken at the moment when the ‘angel’s’ right arm and wing were torn off and flew away.

Kwiiiiiiii─!

“Whoa!”

“Eww! Crazy!”

Those who had been clutching their heads again at the angel’s terrible scream naturally noticed the change.

“Whoa! F**k. So creepy… Huh?! I can hear you! Can you hear me?”

As Hong So-hee looked around the group, her classmates who met her gaze nodded.

Similar murmurs spread here and there.

“Is the devil on our side now?”

Seo Beom-jin snickered at Hong So-hee’s question.

“It’s clear that the angel was rushing at the dragon.”

It was ironic that the angel’s form felt more vicious on one side, but from the player’s perspective, who had to kill the dragon to survive, the angel was right.

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

Soon, cheers for the angel erupted among the players.

It didn’t matter where it came from or why it came from.

Because the fight between the two spirits, one that was after Lord Charybdis and the other that was blocking it, was no different from a duel between great warriors representing the goals of both sides.

“Given the circumstances, the angel was sent by Marduk, so why would the demon want to protect the dragon?”

“Well, maybe that dragon asked me to do it. … It’s okay even if there’s no reason, right? After all, the devil’s job is to interfere with what angels do.”

Yoo Jae-hyun muttered with a blank expression.

“Oh my god. Angels and demons… everything that kid said was true?”

Seo Beom-jin looked back at Yoo Jae-hyun and asked.

“That kid? … Han Seong-jun?”

“Then who would it be?”

“You said you would help him at that time without even believing him?”

“How can you believe such a mythical story so easily? And honestly, I didn’t really understand what he was talking about. It was just that he could bring my father back… I decided to believe it because of that one thing. A general died, so it can’t be an empty promise.”

Seo Beom-jin nodded as if he understood what Yoo Jae-hyun said.

“Well, it turned out to be a big deal.”

The story of ancient humans, gods, and dragons intertwined was certainly hard to believe.

Even if we put aside the eons of time that spiritual beings cannot reach, it was difficult to easily sympathize with the cause of the origin.

It’s something like this.

‘Even if there really is a God like you say, why would he torment people so much over something like that? A God? Haha! That doesn’t make any sense… .’

If the messenger wasn’t special,

If it wasn’t a serious situation,

Wasn’t it a difficult story for you to just listen to it all?

But now they were in the same space as spiritual beings and dragons.

‘… … .’

Now there was nothing I couldn’t believe.

…at least he believed it from the beginning.

It would be right to say that only now do I understand the guy.

“… … I wouldn’t have noticed anything like a friend.”

I would have done the same thing myself.

If you lived a life that was hated by God… .

“what?”

When Yoo Jae-hyun asked him about his monologue, Seo Beom-jin smiled bitterly and changed the subject.

“No… Thank goodness. It means that it’s really possible for me to meet my father again.”

“Yes. If only I could kill that guy Marduk.”

“Yeah. If you kill God.”

It was a self-deprecating joke that both of them knew was crazy, but it was still a promise that they would definitely achieve it.

“First of all, we have to survive here. … The situation is not good.”

These were the words of Kwon Ha-seon, who had kept his mouth shut until now.

Meanwhile, the battle between angels and devils continued.

The demon was connected to the gap it had first escaped through by a black string of some kind, as if it was constantly receiving power through it.

Perhaps because of this, the battle, which had become increasingly tense, was now clearly one in which the devil was overwhelming the angel.

“… … .”

Seo Beom-jin realized that the situation that Kwon Ha-seon was talking about was not about that fight.

Because it was clearly a dangerous situation for them.

‘… Now that I think about it, I’m completely surrounded.’

Despite Han Seong-jun’s warning, they were so focused on the battle that they didn’t notice that the scent had disappeared. Thanks to Ivy’s warning, they were able to escape to the outskirts in time.

However, the group that was originally in charge of the three directions and had their backs to each other was torn apart, and they were isolated between the common wall and the 2,000 players.

There was a wall of players lined up with their backs turned just three or four steps ahead.

The reason he turned his back on the opponent with whom he had been clashing swords just a moment ago was because the appearance and battle of the two spiritual beings was so shocking.

“We’re not their ultimate target. They’re the ones who’ll kill us if we stop them, but if we can resolve this before then…”

Kwon Ha-seon shook his head.

“Who doesn’t know that? The mood among them has already changed since the angels were pushed back. It’s not even certain whether the demons are really trying to protect the dragon. If anything happens, they’ll have to return to that side again. … It’s going to be quite difficult.”

As she said, the players were getting anxious as the demons’ dominance became almost certain.

But even though the current situation seemed favorable to them, they were still worried because they did not know what the devil was planning next.

At that moment, Hong So-hee suddenly asked.

“But what happened to Han Seong-jun?”

“Actually, I saw him collapsed earlier. Something is wrong, right?”

“… I heard that he was safe. He must have expected this situation since he warned us to get out. The next thing is the problem, though… Let’s not have any negative thoughts.”

“Excuse me. Try talking to Han Seong-jun.”

Seo Beom-jin turned his head when he realized that Hong So-hee’s words were not directed at him.

‘Ah… that guy has joined us too.’

The person Hong So-hee spoke to was Gu Chang-soo.

However, in Seo Beom-jin’s gaze, he had a face that seemed to have lost its soul.

“Mr. Goo Chang-soo…? Huh? Hey. Where does it hurt?”

Hong So-hee, who noticed this, shook Gu Chang-soo’s collar, and at that sound, Kwon Ha-sun and Yoo Jae-hyun also turned to look at him.

Goo Chang-soo even trembled.

‘What are you so scared of? … No. That’s not fear.’

Rather, it was touching – yes, it was closer to a thrilling sight.

Suddenly a thought crossed my mind.

In fact, I had been hoping for a connection for a while, but I was stuck and shook my head at the question of whether it was really possible.

Seo Beom-jin pressed Gu Chang-soo.

“Did Han Seong-jun summon that demon?”

He completely blocked my view, telling me to come to my senses.

Only then did Goo Chang-soo open his mouth.

“… That’s Seongjun.”

“What… this?”

Other classmates who were also watching Gu Chang-soo also showed shocking reactions.

“Is that Han Seong-jun?”

“What, what did you say? That crazy guy! Did he sell his soul to the devil?”

Koo Chang-soo shook his head and said proudly.

“No. Hehe… That crazy guy who won the lottery must be talking about me.”

Goo Chang-soo felt a familiar magic that had become several times… no, dozens of times stronger.

It was the ultimate exhilaration that only the contractor could feel at that moment.

“I told you, Seongjun is the devil.”

“…!”

‘Han Seong-jun himself is the devil?’

This was before he fully understood what those words meant.

Kwiiiiiiii!

Everyone’s heads turned back to the center of the room at the sound of another eerie scream.

The fierce battle was finally coming to an end.

A black energy like a bundle of tentacles stretched out from the demon’s body and pierced every part of the angel’s body, tearing him apart in all directions.

A dazzling flash of light burst out from the splitting angelic form.

Perhaps, if there had not been a sound that made my head bang, it would have been a scene that felt more sacred than horrifying.

Kkieeeeeek!

The desperate screams were still painful enough to split my bones.

However, the fellow students who stood with Seo Beom-jin stood firm and watched the scene.

“… Are you really not human anymore?”

“… He was originally a kid who didn’t seem human.”

“Oh, so it went well?”

Of course, that’s a good thing.

Seo Beom-jin, Yoo Jae-hyun, and Hong So-hee felt relieved. At the same time, they saw hope.

Because a match between a god and a devil seemed more likely to be successful than a match between a god and a human.

Only one person, Kwon Ha-seon, had a serious expression on his face.

The angel, who had once fought hard even after losing one of his arms, eventually broke into smaller pieces and oxidized.

Silence fell on the room.

“… … .”

Contrary to what I had thought, the players who lost the Grandmaster were going to lose their minds, but they all stood there with a look of bewilderment.

The reason could be found out through Goo Chang-soo’s words.

“Don’t be nervous. It’s stopped… time.”

“ah….”

“Phew.”

They regarded angels as their champions, so they were bewildered when they found themselves being saved by demons.

Besides, since I didn’t know what the devil’s next move would be, I just froze and watched.

The demon dispersed the black gaps as if they were not even aware of them, and in an instant, filled the entire space with a unique aura.

“100 million!”

“Ugh!”

The moment the room shook from the suffocating oppression, the room collapsed.

Kurururur- kookung!

“What, what! Run away!”

“What the heck!”

“Eww!”

The players instantly panicked.

Seo Beom-jin and his group, who knew the devil’s true identity, were no different.

The fear of being crushed to death right away was secondary to the fear of the underwater dungeon environment.

“Fuck, what are you going to do if you drown us too!”

But the sea water did not come crashing in, and no one was buried under the debris the size of a house.

Clang! Clang!

The rocks and the walls inside the cave shattered like glass, as if they had been welcome from the beginning.

“…!”

No one was harmed to the extent that it was embarrassing to make a fuss.

“Where is this…?”

A moment later, they were standing in a desolate, ashen plain, as if only the location had changed.

The problem is that tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands, of demons and beasts surround them across that vast plain.

“Ha, X is done… .”

The players were overwhelmed by the sight.

Because the large crowd of two thousand people now seemed like a handful.

Each and every one of them is an elite monster.

I have never heard or seen a hunting ground like this anywhere in Roco33.

“F*ck. What, is this a hidden stage?”

“I think it would have been better to just do a time attack….”

“If you brought me back alive, you probably didn’t intend to kill me….”

In reality, the bewildered players only held onto their hopes in the devil’s intentions and did not act rashly.

Finally, the devil – Han Seong-jun opened his mouth.

“Welcome to the Demon World.”