183 – Ark (1)
“…… “I thought I was going to die.”
“The little boy is going to die~”
I turn my head to the voice I hear.
A girl wearing a tight and revealing racing suit is laughing and laughing.
It would be normal if the cheeky expression of her covering her mouth with the tip of her right hand and looking at her as if saying, ‘You’re so cute~’ made me feel hot.
‘…… Ha.’
I didn’t even have the strength to respond to any provocation, so I quietly swallowed my words.
Damn b*tch.
What? To relieve stress?
I thought I was throwing up while running.
‘It is clearly intended to kill people.’
It’s not something that not only ordinary civilians but also awakened people can endure.
“Hey Choi! “Stop acting so harshly and let’s go. If we go a little further, we will find the body of number one.”
“…… Who on earth does that title belong to? No, there’s no need to ask.”
Recently, I became close with Jegal Eunbyeol… It seems like I learned only the bad things.
This is why you have to be good at making friends.
I just sighed and followed Yuen, who was walking briskly.
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“…… “Is this right?”
“Uh.”
Yuen, who covered his entire body with a protective shield, swallowed dry saliva.
Her eyes are shaking.
She is also a mage who has walked the path of magic and has reached a high position that can be called the pinnacle.
‘You must have instinctively known that the guy in front of you was an outrageous monster.’
Ahead, a huge humanoid figure that was probably over 5 meters tall was crushed.
She is as thin as a skeleton and has pale skin, so she looks fragile at first glance.
Is it because it is large?
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I didn’t have the heart to look down on him.
In his arms was a torn book of law, presumed to be the Necrominocon, or law book.
Five rings for witchcraft on the left hand.
Finally, there was a stone statue that had been broken by stepping on it.
“No. 1 Condemner of evil.”
Among the six demons, he ranks second in pure force.
Also, he is a guy who has never fought in person, both in his past life and in his current life.
“This, this…” Are you really in second place? “Really?”
“… Uh.”
“Wow, that’s ridiculous…” “
Yuen’s complexion turned pale due to the radiation of magical power approaching deep ‘power’ that emanated from him even though he was a corpse.
The amount of magic power is enough to make one look down on a great mage.
And that level of witchcraft and black magic.
Unidentified hexes based on authority.
He was undoubtedly a powerhouse at the peak, but his end was ugly.
“Choi Si-woo… No, no face… Just how strong was No Face… ?”
“…… About 10 times the size of this guy now. If you just look at the specs, that’s about it, but if you take into account the innate combat sense and machine-like movements without any errors, the difference will be even greater.”
“…… “
▶Analysis. He may be weaker than the current Master.
‘… It may not be a very significant difference.’
Choi Si-woo searched the surroundings thoroughly, leaving behind Yuen, who was as hard as a stone.
A sharp insight gained through long experience.
Here, K’s foul-level Ability is added.
1 Minute later.
Understand a situation that has gone astray.
“It’s an instant.”
“…… To?”
Choi Si-woo pointed at the surrounding swamp, which was in shambles.
“Not a single undead was summoned.”
“…… !”
The specialty of the condemner of evil is the humane tactic of endlessly reviving a large number of the dead.
Also, in front of someone who is considered strong, his specialty is to summon the 10 He cherishes and trusts the most and engage in team play.
Excellent insight into the preceding paragraph.
I heard from my colleagues in my past life that his command based on that was almost like that of an old commander who had won all his battles.
‘But there are no traces of necromancy anywhere.’
In other words, he died without even being able to write a note.
He just showed a little bit of defiance.
Even that would not have produced any meaningful results and he would have been pushed to a miserable death.
‘… There are no knife marks on the wound.’
The guy’s body had all the marks of crushing.
Fist marks are clearly visible on his abdomen and sides.
Pure force.
He was beaten to death in a dog fight that was just rough and rough and based solely on his natural strength, not any special skills or learning.
It was overwhelming in a short period of time without even a single resistance.
‘… ‘You mean he didn’t even need to use a sword?’
No face.
“… What? This is a small handprint… ? Similar to me… No, this is the guy who did this. Is it a girl?”
“… Yuen. I will keep the body in the . Now let’s go to the place where No. 2 Died.”
“Huh? Uh… huh.”
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“…… “
“Oh my… “
I bent down and looked at the half-destroyed armor.
I sweep down the blade sticking out next to it with my hand.
Something that cannot be forgotten even if you die or wake up.
The traces of Mugu always approach like a nightmare.
Without any doubt, this was the Noble Phantasm he used.
‘… Phew.’
No Face in this world is truly dead.
I sighed with complicated thoughts.
“… You said No Face is an absolute powerhouse. What a ridiculous monster. “And that’s enough to overwhelm you in real time.”
“… Uh. It’s true that I’ve become a lot stronger, but… “There’s no chance of winning against this guy who’s dead now.”
“… But this guy. Like a condemner of evil… “I guess I kept getting pushed back and lost?”
A voice filled with fear comes out.
When I looked back, I saw Yuen trembling lightly inside the protective shield.
‘… ‘It’s not unreasonable.’
Slowly stand up and look around.
Evaporation.
Literally, the entire radius of the area was blown away.
As a rule of thumb, the area is as large as three huge mountains combined.
It even has a hole dug into it.
It was to the point where it was thought that a huge meteor had fallen in the area.
But what shocked Choi Si-woo was not the traces of such extreme destruction.
This kind of tragedy is entirely possible for not only myself but also Yuen.
‘… ‘I wasn’t caught at all.’
No Face’s death was discovered a few days later.
In other words, even though a battle of this scale occurred, no one knew about it. In other words, the guy who did this was even good at hiding it.
‘… This is impossible even with the Skill.’
He probably possesses a difficult ability comparable to ‘power’.
“Uh, uh, whatever… “It’s a good story for us.”
“…… Huh?”
I turned my attention to the sudden words.
Yuen touches his shoulders.
Although his eyes are full of fear.
Because of his unique pride, he was trying to pretend to be strong and not show it.
“Well, 1st place, 1st place and 2nd place are dead, right? I don’t know who the guy who got rid of this was, but didn’t he at least do it because he hates demon gods? Well, then, wow, does that mean we have the same meaning?”
Choi Si-woo said, ‘If we do well, we can be included. Yes, you have to think positively.’ I swallowed a small groan as Yuen concluded his words.
‘…… Yuen doesn’t know.’
The fact that No Face from the first episode has passed.
No, in the first place, no one knows except me and Kay… It was natural to think that way.
‘… ‘I’ll have to tell everyone.’
The fact that true fear will come into this world disguised as a lie.
“… Yuen. Let’s go back first. The armor and sword were recovered. First, call everyone and explain, then request reinforcements… ?”
“…… “
“… Yuen?”
Despite my calling, Yuen was staring blankly at the sky.
Her wires are shaking.
“Yuan!?”
Everyone quickly grabs her shoulders.
Then she pointed to the sky and swallowed her dry saliva.
“Up, up!”
“…… ?!”
At that moment, she raised her head, startled by the shadow that fell.
‘…… Crazy.’
Soon, she was astonished.
A huge, overwhelming, or rather I don’t know what to call, structure was floating above the clouds, waving a vague shape.
It suddenly appeared as if it had existed from the beginning and boasted absolute majesty.
▶Ma, Master. That!
I nodded to Kay’s point.
‘…… ‘There’s no doubt about it.’
That structure.
It was the exact same shape as the one drawn in the blueprint left in No Face’s diary.
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“Thank you all so much for coming together like this.”
After speaking briefly, Choi Si-woo looked around the audience.
Jounga company conference room.
A total of 12 seats can be seen above the table.
Among them, there are 8 people sitting.
Erina gives a serious look in her eyes with her flowing white blonde hair and the holy sword at her side.
She is Yurika, a saint who was chosen by the goddess Irelua and carried her destiny from birth.
Yuan Joun is the daughter of the Joun family and is virtually on the verge of becoming a great mage.
Seol Garam is one of the strongest players at Prunel Academy, wielding the most powerful ice-blocking abilities.
In other words, it was a four-member warrior party.
‘…… And.’
When I turn my gaze to the side, a familiar face catches my eye.
Two of the three swordsmen whose sword skills are said to reach the sky.
Silphia and her teacher Cecilia.
Next to him is Namgung Ryun, the head of the teenage guild Namgung Mir.
Finally……
“…… hehehe.”
“… Hmm.”
“…… hehehe?”
“… Hmm.”
Roughly speaking, what is Zhuge?
“Hey, hey…” Why. For some reason, I feel like I’m the only one being treated like a gutter… Yes, is that right? Yes? Hey, hey. Mr. Choi. Nu, don’t look away! “Tell me!”
In fact, it was Choi Si-woo’s All Stars group that I could trust and that had the strongest power.
▶There are still people who have not come.
The two are in a hurry to come from overseas.
One Goddess and one Goddess are returning after suddenly killing a group of rampaging demons… He said he would be a little late.
‘…… Phew.’
Choi Si-woo slowly caught his breath.
I try to calm the tension that fills my chest. She took out a small remote control from her pocket.
Beep―
Press the button, inside the beam projector screen.
The floating ‘thing’ giving off an ominous vibe appears again.
‘… Is he already emitting demonic energy?’
While I was not looking for a while, the surrounding area was filled with magic energy so thick that it melted away just by touching it, revolving 360 degrees like the rings of Saturn.
“… Just looking at it looks ominous… “What on earth is that?”
Cecilia, who was watching, said, ‘Maaa…’ ‘ she frowned.
“First of all, this, that, structure. “It is difficult to call it this way, so to make it easier, I will call it ‘Ark’.”
“Oh, the ark? Are you talking about Noah’s Ark? Mr. Choi?”
“Yes, this is the name chosen by the person who will be joining here soon… “They said it would have a similar effect in reality.”
“Eh… yes?”
Choi Si-woo opened his eyes wide and pressed the button with the star behind him.
Then, a detailed internal structure is revealed, as if it were an ancient scan of the “Ark” Blueprint.
“Oh, that’s what it looks like on the inside…” “
“As expected, Siwoo. When on earth did you investigate that? “
“… You stupid disciple. I guess I overexerted myself again. I told you politely to call me if something like this happens… “
“What do you think? “It’s manly and nice~ After all, the driving force of a young male is amazing?”
Choi Si-woo raised his hand and drew the attention of the noisy audience.
“As you can see, the Ark is actually structured no different from a fortress boasting absolute defense power. Of course, no matter how great the defense is, it is not so much that it cannot be broken through if the people here concentrate their firepower. However, the problem is the vast band of demonic energy that circles around the Ark.”
“…… Magi.”
“… After all, Yukma Station is Yukma Station? “
Choi Si-woo clicked on the small video below and played it.
Three fighter planes set off for the Ark at the government’s discretion and fly at high speeds.
What is fired soon is a blue beam-like energy bullet.
It was not simply a firearm, but a cluster magic bullet (B+) developed with a large investment of funds.
Weapons that made up for their low grade with enormous magical power rushed in at high speed, causing a huge fire.
Pow—
However, beyond the smoke, the Ark is revealed without any damage.
It didn’t end here.
The band of magic energy that was automatically on defense unraveled like a thread, creating a sharp cutting force in all directions.
Chijijik―
In the end, the fighter jet exploded and the video inside ends with the fighter meeting a miserable end.
“… Hmm.”
“… “It won’t be easy.”
“On automatic protection… It looks like it even has a counterattack function… “
“…… Damn no-face bastard.”
“… As you can see, one-sided weapons cannot cause much damage to the Ark. Therefore, we break through that band of demonic energy, invade inside, and remove the darkness inside. “Our primary goal was to destroy the ‘Ark’ as soon as we escaped by planting the destruction device we had prepared.”
“… Disciple bastard. Aren’t words omitted? How do you get through something that’s flying around? And… Primary? “Are you saying you have other plans?”
“Let me talk about the latter first. We failed in the first round. Or, it will automatically end when it is deemed that it can no longer continue. And… “The second step is to carry out a large-scale subjugation operation in cooperation with our country and even other countries.”
“…… That means… “
“Yes, Master.”
What the Master thinks.
Probably more than that.
“…… “
“…… “
“…… “
At the last word, everyone in the group, including Choi Si-woo, was silent.
It was not something to just say, ‘That’s right.’
There will undoubtedly be more victims than we can imagine.
The operation time will also be very long, and it may eventually fail due to unexpected events.
In other words, everyone who cooperated concluded that the “Ark” Was so dangerous that they were willing to make that much of a sacrifice.
“…… You’ve managed to persuade the government’s top officials. “If the matter is that serious, they will ignore our words and proceed.”
Well, of course there was a movement to do so……
“You know me.”
“…… “You scary disciple.”
Cecilia said, ‘Mmm… ‘ He said, stroking her arms as if giving her goosebumps.
“So… When are you going to bring up the former story? As a bonus, I wonder just how dangerous that “Ark” Is that they’re making such a fuss about.”
“… That-“
Rattle―
Bang―
“-Ugh whatever! “Let me tell you quickly!”
A momentary, sudden visit.
A man with high tension enters inside, cutting off Choi Si-woo.
The man with a bushy beard and a Hawaiian shirt, as if he had been sightseeing somewhere, spun around and spread his arms.
“… Sir, excuse me. My benefactor. “I’m sorry I’m late.”
The next person to appear was a young, beautiful woman who lowered her head as if she had no face.
“No. “Welcome, you two.”
“Wahahahaha! Nice to meet you. Water Lord!”
ROGUE’s young mistress. Arien Mullach.
And as far as Choi Si-woo knows, he is the greatest genius.
It was the appearance of a scientist.
