The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 349



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#349, Reverse Appearance

Boom!

A shield was placed around Maru’s vessel to block Richard’s sword attack.

And then he immediately sent a telepathic message to his colleagues.

“This must be a fight to protect. It won’t be easy, but please buy some time.”

Pot!

Before I could finish speaking, Ham Seong-ah jumped into the large crowd of players.

Long-range attacks poured in simultaneously, targeting Ham Seong-ah.

Pavabava!

Hoooowoooooo─!

Ham Seong-ah immediately raised her intangible hand and sent out a shower of magic and arrows to the left and right.

After that, Raiko, Yoo Ho-young, Ha Jeong-hyeok, and others followed like wings and clashed with the vanguard of the charging group of players.

Boom! Clang! Ping!

Although you are disciples of Cheongchul Eoram, you will take on the difficult positions.

Next, Kang Seon-ho and Ivy,

He joined the ranks of professors together with Taekwang’s Park family.

Kwon Ha-seon jumped out to take charge of the right side.

Seo Beom-jin followed Kwon Ha-seon on the right wing, while Yoo Jae-hyun and Hong So-hee followed him on the left wing.

“You’ll get hurt! If you come any further, you’ll get hurt!”

Kwaaang!

As Kwon Ha-seon, who had sounded the warning first, stepped on the trigger, the space in front of her (about 20 meters) was pushed back as if hit by a truck.

Papa Park! Ting ting ting!

On the left side, Lee Tae-yong, who had scales all over his body, was attached.

The guy who was afraid of being hit has now grown into a tanker who is second to none.

Even though he boasted of having a fraudulent defense, he was restricting access by spraying poison, so he could be called a human barrier.

Kroong! Kroong! Kroong!

In places where Dokdoo couldn’t reach, Inain’s ice wall blocked his path, and bam!

Those who tried to sneak through gaps or jump over walls were inevitably struck by Song Yeon-hee’s magic arrows.

Choi Beom-gyun was a mischievous shadow fairy.

Because the dark interior of the cave, with only one light source, was his world.

“100 million!”

“Tsk! What, what is it?”

However, since it was not a fight where you had to take the lives of your enemies, you ran around the common area, grabbing the ankles of numerous players or tripping them up.

At first glance it seemed like an easy fight, but I knew that the current trend wouldn’t continue.

It was definitely not a fight where the enemy numbers were reduced, so this side was bound to lose strength as time went on.

On the other hand, they will become more desperate as the remaining time runs out.

Gu Chang-soo was seen running around, trying to help somewhere.

It seemed like the system was trying to do some sort of ideological verification since it was offering a special reward.

I stopped the guy.

“Okay, so don’t get involved.”

There’s no way that Goo Chang-soo can fight with the same player, keeping his hands full. He doesn’t have any compensation or anything.

-If Seongjun-nim could lend me some strength, I could… .

“I don’t think I can afford that either.”

-yes…?

At that moment, a huge red board was drawn in the battle area that Goo Chang-soo was looking at.

“Jangpan─! Back off! It’s a wide-area machine!”

“Fuck! Get behind me!”

It was Katrinan’s wide-ranging magic.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As the players pushed and stepped on each other and hurriedly retreated, a blazing fire rose up in the place.

It’s not a huge threat to those who can see the expected damage, but it can buy our kids a moment to catch their breath.

I looked back at Katrinan.

The fact that he, who had been deep in thought, moved meant that he had soon reached a conclusion.

It wasn’t originally planned to make Katrinan a member of the clan.

Whether it was Maru’s Vessel or Katrinan’s Golden Jewel, it could have been destroyed if there was enough time.

But in this situation, the story is different.

The situation in which the fight took place is something he is using, but Marduk probably doesn’t want to actually lose all the players.

Even if my colleagues were to finally stop that horde, he would eventually try to eliminate Katrinan by any means necessary.

Perhaps he might utilize a spiritual being sent down for that purpose.

-I will do as you wish.

‘Whew…’

It was a blessing that we didn’t lose Katrinan.

For the floor… .

“Good idea.”

I immediately sent a strand of magic into Katrinan’s heart.

Katrinan flinched for a moment at the deep-rooted rejection, but accepted my magic as it was.

Maru, who was watching the scene right next to him, opened his eyes wide and looked back and forth between me and his Lord.

-What is this situation?

Maru knew from his experience living here that the players’ ultimate target was Katrinan.

That’s why he was right next to Katrinan, and was amazed when he saw his Lord engraving the “Seal of the Subordinates”.

“It’s just as you saw. You too must become part of my family.”

-That, that’s why! The Lord accepted it? Why? No, how?

“Because it’s the only way to overcome this situation.”

Without further explanation, he extended his magic to Maru as well.

All I needed now was his trust.

Even Katrinnan may not have made that decision knowing the exact reason.

Of course, Maru was the guy who trusted me more than anyone else.

I closed my eyes, feeling the floor forming a circle.

Now Katrinan and Maru will be my eyes and ears.

『Do not try to sweep them away under any circumstances. When they are all swept away, Katrinan will be in danger.』

-I will remember.

“If you suddenly can’t smell anything, stop everything immediately and get as far away from the dragon as possible.”

At the same time, he transmitted telepathy to everyone except Katrinan and Maru.

Even though everyone was looking at me with puzzled eyes while I was busy saying those words, their doubts wouldn’t go away with a quick explanation.

Next, I left the work to Gayoung.

“Continue to protect the blue crystal in the ceiling. You must stop it no matter what happens.”

-all right.

Another reason this fight was difficult was because I couldn’t help it.

But I had to trust them too.

I was completely separated from the common battle.

As I released the bound magic, a ferocious energy enveloped my entire body.

Ss …

The magical energy that had been swirling around me swarmed through the cracks in space.

WHEEWOOH! Pachijijik!

Within, the magic encountered a similar scent across the gap and formed a firm knot with the sea-like energy across it.

I placed my will upon that connection, I poured all my strength into it, and I poured all my memories into it.

To counteract the saboteur who has not yet appeared,

And to lead them into my world.

dump!

So it left my body.

***

The dragon hat of the Charybdis clan was terrified.

“!”

“Huh! Hey, Seongjun hyung!”

Suddenly, Han Seong-jun’s magic energy seemed to run wild, and then at some point, the rampaging magic energy completely disappeared and his body collapsed.

It would have been surprising if he had simply lost consciousness, but what was even more surprising was that he felt his life force disappear.

“Brother! Come to your senses! Brother!”

Maru grabbed Han Seongjun by the collar and shook him vigorously, then looked up into Katrinan’s large eyes.

“That, that can’t be… right? Am I mistaken? … Lord?”

“… … .”

It wasn’t a mistake.

Because he must have felt that way himself.

However, the wisdom of the Lord was not like that of the hatchling.

Katrinan immediately cast a preservation spell on Han Seongjun’s body and sent it to the subspace.

If it wasn’t dead, the magic wouldn’t have worked.

Although it was clear that his spirit had left his body, Katrinan considered one possibility.

『Maybe… he went to the Demon World.』

-Huh? What is that…?

Boom! Bam!

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

At that moment, Katrinan and Maru gasped at the sound they heard from the front.

Even though they were in the midst of a frantic battle, they must have felt the Magi’s rampage.

This was because some people who were aware of this had noticed that Han Seong-jun had disappeared and were agitated.

Ivy was immediately injured and flew back,

Park Tae-kwang, who tried to cover her, was injured in the shoulder.

“Xmi, you little bastards!”

Boom! Boom! Bang!

Park Dae-geun, whose eyes were rolled back by his son’s actions, ran wild and started killing people.

As a result, the formation that had been stable until now was disrupted.

Although it was not a good idea to receive help from humans, Katrinan personally sent a telepathic message to them because they were fighting to protect themselves.

“He’s fine. Don’t be agitated.”

That was all I could say.

But, that soon calmed the agitation.

Whether it was their deep-rooted belief in Han Seong-jun or just their desire to believe so, they focused on the battle again.

‘… … .’

Katrinan was secretly impressed.

In fact, even by his standards, they had already demonstrated ‘inhuman’ level fighting power and mental strength.

As things seemed to be calming down a bit, Maru continued asking questions he had been unable to finish.

-What do you mean by going to the Demon World? I’ve never heard of a demon leaving his body behind every time.

『He is not a demon, but a monarch. The demon king is said to be a demigod. On the other hand, he is of human origin. If… he has never been to the demon world before, then what happened now is probably a reverse incarnation.』

-Reverse… Hyeon-shin… Then, how does that work?

『The Demon Realm is the Demon King’s space. A Demon King who leaves his domain and appears on this land cannot be considered perfect. But what if the opposite were true?』

– On the contrary… I will gain the full power of the Demon King.

『Yes. But he is someone who has already taken his place in the human world. … I don’t know for sure, but the other lords of the seven realms probably won’t be able to breathe properly in front of him.』

Maru swallowed dry saliva.

-… I can’t quite imagine that.

『I’m the same. This is unprecedented… Wait.』

-?

Even while talking to Maru, Katrinan, who was supporting Han Seongjun’s comrades by using range magic, hardened her expression as she realized that the number of those digging in was increasing compared to those retreating.

The pattern is being read.

Han Seong-jun’s comrades, who were naturally on the defensive, had less time to catch their breath, and the enemy’s attacks became more intense.

Could it be because I was nervous about the changed circumstances?

Katrinan felt a chill for a moment and straightened her head.

“smell!”

At that moment, Ivy’s scream-like cry reverberated through the hall.

Then, as if they had promised, Han Seong-jun’s colleagues who had been blocking Katrinan’s front and left and right sides scattered.

Katrinan and Maru were unknowingly left stranded in the middle of their enemies.

The players also stopped for a moment at the sudden disappearance of the characters, but they were already impatient and could not decide what to do.

“What are you guys standing there dumbly for? Get out of here!”

“Point shot─!”

‘… … !’

But a gentle breeze blew and blew away their evil and shouts.

A strange phenomenon where not only smells but also sounds are blocked.

Kieeeeeeeeeeeeee─!

But in the heads of those who were deaf, a wail echoed.

“──!”

“─!”

The two thousand players who had been rushing forward with great momentum also fell to the ground, clutching their heads at the terrible sound.

At that moment, Katrinan saw a figure appear in front of her with a flash of deep blue light.

It was a spirit with long wings attached to human limbs.

It was a sight that anyone would say was an angel, but the evil aura it contained gave off a fear similar to encountering an evil spirit.

Whew.

The blue spirit appeared and rushed straight towards Katrinan.

Its intention was so obvious.

Katrinan couldn’t move an inch.

Maru was determined to protect Lord even if it meant throwing his body at him, but he was frozen and couldn’t do anything.

That was when.

Ki-ki-ki-ki-ki!

“!”

A black crack appeared in the space between the rushing spirit and Katrinan, and a black spirit suddenly popped out.

It was likewise a creature with wings attached to human limbs, but this time it had a hideous appearance worthy of being called a devil.

But Katrinan was relieved instead.

And I found myself muttering to myself without realizing it.

‘… Tarantor. I greet you, the master of all the clans.’