Chapter 198

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The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍time when the sun begins to tilt.

It ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍could not be felt much in Seoul, which was covered in gray shadows, but the Demonic Beings could immediately sense the change in time.

This ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍was because the concentration of environmental mana became thicker as the moon approached.

The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍difference was much larger for a huge full moon like this one.

“Is ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍that how things are flowing……”

Specifically, Gen was special among the Demonic Beings.

He was more sensitive to changes in mana than anyone else, used stronger magic, and was not easily swayed by desire.

─The reason I joined hands with you, out of all the Demonic Beings, is trust. At least you are not blinded by pathetic desires.

“That sounds like you are suspicious of me. What do you want from me?”

─Would you like to check if someone under your command is ruining things?

“Under my command……. That is not a term used in the relationship between Demonic Beings. Ghouls, who can be called limbs, are absolutely obedient.”

─Then what about the possibility of a Demonic Being having other ideas?

“Well. There would be no sweeter goal for them in this plan.”

─It sounds like you are trying to avoid the answer.

“Hmm…….”

The voice heard over the feature phone was Bureau Chief Baek Dojin.

He conveyed the fact that Kim Shinwoo had escaped from the underground prison.

It was a context not easily accepted even from Gen's point of view.

Kim Shinwoo's safety was entirely managed by the Bureau.

Therefore, if someone were to be held responsible, it was Baek Dojin's fault, but…….

'The problem is Kim Shinwoo's missing sword.'

His sword was a special weapon looted from a Demonic Being during the Great Rift.

It could not be handled without the power of a Demonic Being, and it was kept in the basement of the large house to prepare for any potential situation.

In other words, an awakened being exposed to the dark attribute had broken through the complex underground facility of the large house and smuggled the sword out.

'As I thought, is it that…….'

Gen said calmly.

“Is the execution ceremony as scheduled?”

─For now.

“Then tell them to wait until sunset. I will personally put that fellow on the execution platform.”

Gen ended the call and closed his eyes.

He then concentrated all his senses on the environmental mana.

'Is the Ring of Illusions not working properly?'

He knew that Lee Eunho was moving in a direction different from the plan.

About a new world or an ideal land.

He spat out nonsensical things, but he was in a state where he did not even realize he was dominated by the magic tool.

Therefore, he only wanted to destroy everything according to the will of the Soul of Wrath.

In the first place, it was impossible to maintain a sound mind while possessing two magic tools.

'However.'

What if the Ring of Illusions was not working?

What if Lee Eunho's mind returned due to some rare situation?

'That would be quite troublesome.'

The reason Gen approached Lee Eunho was that he needed a monster.

A scapegoat to crush the humans and bear all the damage.

He also enjoyed watching him being dyed by desire.

He had ended up getting his hands on a power greater than expected, but anyway.

'What would be the first thing the fellow who came to his senses would do?'

The answer to the question was not difficult.

Setting aside the flowing circumstances and clues, it was obvious that he would surely come to kill him.

Then when would that be?

There was no better moment than now when the mafia and Demonic Beings had all scattered throughout Seoul.

“…….”

Gen slowly opened his eyes.

The quiet bedroom of Ooyama.

The large house where normally no one should remain.

But someone opened the bedroom door.

CREAK.

“Demonic Being Gen.”

“…….”

Two figures with their backs toward the hallway light.

Lee Eunho, dressed as the Phantom Thief, and Kim Shinwoo, holding a beautiful longsword.

Gen said while showing a somewhat surprised face.

“Oh, that is good. I was thinking of seeking you out anyway.”

***

I passed District 30 and reached the inner districts.

Seoul, where the clouds of war were looming, was gloomy and cold, fitting for its nickname, the gray city.

The 37.77 million citizens of Seoul were all hiding in buildings, and the only ones wandering outside were hunters and mafiosi opposing the rebels.

Even most of them had headed for District 26, so the empty streets looked as if the city had been abandoned.

“It is strange, as I thought.”

I was currently moving in a straight line from District 30 to District 2.

As soon as I entered District 30, I spread the rumor that the Phantom Thief had attacked, and I was running in the middle of the street openly, yet no one blocked my way.

Even though I had thrown out the provocative keyword of the Phantom Thief.

“Has the information not been delivered?”

Or did they just consider it a groundless rumor?

Perhaps they judged that hunters or mafiosi wandering the streets occasionally would be enough to deal with me.

They would be too busy worrying about the rebels who infiltrated organizationally than about the Phantom Thief who infiltrated alone.

“Well, it is good for me.”

Eventually, I entered the inner districts.

Certainly, more troops were wandering the streets than in the outskirts.

If there was one other difference, it was that the foul mana of the dark attribute caught my eye here and there.

In other words, Demonic Beings.

Besides that, forced awakened people were everywhere, and Ghouls were also wandering around.

To think that this was the inner city where the awakened beings of high-nosed families used to live.

“At this rate, I should consider that it has already been taken over by the Demonic Beings.”

In the end, I had to clean up the Demonic Being forces wandering around as if they ruled the inner districts.

Only then would it be easier for the rebels to enter the inner districts, and the safety of innocent citizens could also be secured.

“Now then……”

I scanned the surroundings with the Demonic Eye.

I happened to find the mana of a Demonic Being nearby.

Judging by the concentration of mana, it was at a level similar to the Demonic Being Velop I had faced during the Saintess Society incident.

I held the Mist-Clearing Sword without delay and leaped toward the place where the fellow was in one go.

I had discovered the mana of the Demonic Being in a relatively wide open space.

But when I actually arrived there, not even a single Ghoul, let alone a Demonic Being, was in sight.

“……Could it be.”

The Demonic Eye was clearly identifying the mana of the Demonic Being.

But for the figure to not be visible…….

I approached the place where the mana was located while feeling wary.

At that moment, the mana surged high into the sky as if a smoke bomb had gone off.

“Shit!”

It was a trap.

A trap that set up specific mana and signaled by spreading mana everywhere when the prey reached the vicinity.

It was naturally the Demonic Beings who used this kind of magic.

Because they had always lived while being wary of humans who could distinguish mana.

This trap was ultimately a tailored strategy targeting me.

A scheme to intentionally lure me, who possessed the Demonic Eye.

“No wonder it felt strange!”

Before I knew it, multiple manas began to approach the open space at a rapid speed.

Most were Demonic Beings and Ghouls.

Judging by the way they were approaching organizationally by sealing off all directions, they seemed to have prepared thoroughly.

Soon, the Demonic Beings reached the open space.

There were about fifteen of them.

It was a number I could manage if I fled, but the Ghouls had completely surrounded the area.

A Demonic Being stepped forward and said.

“Gen said it. The most troublesome fellow in this plan is someone else.”

He was a fellow I was seeing for the first time.

However, I could roughly judge who he was by his appearance.

He was highly likely the Demonic Being Oble.

As a Demonic Being who was as favorable to Gen as Velop, he was a fellow who had excellent magical abilities despite his burly appearance.

Furthermore, I could roughly guess the identities of the other Demonic Beings.

Because they were all characters who had made a name for themselves in the original work.

Most of them had vanished at the hands of Lee Eunho, though.

I pointed the Mist-Clearing Sword toward the fellow and said.

“So, has the fellow you wanted appeared?”

“Of course. It has been 80 years since I felt that unique mana. ……The bloodline of Hyun Yuyeol.”

Oble released his power with those words.

An alien form where massive mana was released, skin was dyed black, and hideous wings grew.

The typical appearance of a demon.

Following him, other Demonic Beings also released their power.

Their intention was to not be careless at all.

It must have been because I was openly revealing my mana in an armored state.

By the way, to face fifteen Demonic Beings and a hundred Ghouls as soon as I entered the inner districts…….

I suddenly curled my lips.

“That is good. I was thinking of annihilating every single Demonic Being anyway. If there are any missing fellows, could you call them over?”

“Hmph, truly the bloodline of Hyun Yuyeol, all talk and no action.”

In an instant, the ground began to shake.

Moreover, the buildings as well.

It was because the manas of the Demonic Beings were clashing while being entangled with each other.

It meant that such a massive amount of mana was gathered in one place.

Soon, the Demonic Beings cast several spells toward me.

Since they were all dark attribute anyway, I could offset them with the Mist-Clearing Sword, but if such complex powers were poured out simultaneously, it could put a strain on the ground itself.

Since the citizens had hidden in underground facilities, if I were unlucky, casualties would also occur.

In the end, my choice was neither to dodge nor block the attack.

A method even more troublesome than that…….

I deactivated the Armoring and hurriedly eroded the environmental mana nearby.

Then, the nearby mana began to be dyed by shadows, and soon the spells being poured toward me were reduced to a pathetic level or vanished.

“……W-what! What is this!”

“Do not let your guard down! He must have used a trick!”

A bizarre phenomenon in which magic that was flying well became useless in an instant.

The principle was simple.

I had placed the nearby mana under my control.

In other words, environmental mana is oxygen, and magic is the act of igniting a flame.

No matter how powerful a spark is, it cannot kindle a flame without oxygen.

In other words, no magic more powerful than my shadow exists in this vicinity.

I restrained the nearby terrain based on the environmental mana.

Then, the already dark surroundings were dyed pitch-black.

To a level where one could hardly see what was in front of them.

It was the same for the Demonic Beings with the dark attribute.

It was impossible to struggle before the relative numerical value called status.

“Damn it! Let us get out of here first!”

“I know that! But I cannot find the way at all!”

“What?”

The Demonic Beings moved urgently, pushing through the darkness they could not see through, but they were ultimately unable to escape.

That was because this area was already a barrier isolated by my mana.

Maintaining the Demonic Eye, I approached a nearby Demonic Being.

“They say Demonic Beings cannot feel emotions other than desire well, right?”

“What……?”

“This is what you call fear.”

I immediately sliced the Demonic Being's shoulder.

Then, the Demonic Being shouted in pain.

As a result, other Demonic Beings also shouted and drew their weapons.

“D-do not come close! I will kill you as soon as I catch you!”

Since their vision and magic were as good as blocked, they intended to defend themselves somehow.

I approached the back of another Demonic Being and sliced his back.

“ARGH!”

As the scream was heard again, the Demonic Beings swung their weapons indiscriminately.

They fired bullets toward suspicious sounds or sliced at what was in front of them without being able to see.

Eventually, they reached the point of attacking each other.

The Demonic Beings, a race lacking cohesion from the start.

As the blade of the Platium sword sliced the Demonic Beings one by one, they struggled to survive on their own somehow.

“Is this the last one?”

A moment later.

I pointed the Mist-Clearing Sword toward the last remaining Demonic Being, Oble.

He glared at the pure white blade in the darkness and said.

“Even if we are defeated…… we do not vanish.”

“I know.”

“What?”

“The reason the race called Demonic Beings came to be beyond the Rift is all because of desire.”

“……H-how do you know that?”

“Even if all the Demonic Beings are driven out of this world, they will reappear someday.”

As time passes, awakened beings will gradually increase, and new superpowered cities will spring up due to them.

Tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions of people…….

As long as the incarnations of desire called humans are harmonized together, desire will not vanish.

And within that, Demonic Beings will be born again.

Because they were a race designed that way from the original setting.

After a very long time, this world might also be dyed gray like beyond the Rift.

But even so.

Even if it is a world where such a vicious cycle is foreseen.

“Humans will repeat the same fight.”

“…….”

“Wouldn't that be good for you all too? After all, if the last higher race, humans, disappear, Demonic Beings will also disappear.”

“What on earth are you……! What is your true identity?”

“Well, should I say I am the most foolish person in this world.”

I wonder if that was an appropriate answer.

Oble said nothing.

Ignoring his resigned expression, I swung the Mist-Clearing Sword.

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