Chapter 199

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The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍shadows were gone, but the surroundings were still dark.

In ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the first place, Seoul's nickname was the gray city.

I ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍checked the surroundings for a moment, and it seemed there were no other witnesses.

Only ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍forced awakened people approaching from a distance.

“The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍numbers are greater than I thought.”

Demonic Beings and Ghouls must be acting up in other places besides here.

It would be better to deal with as many as possible before entering District 2.

With that thought, I leaped to the tallest building nearby.

A position from which the streets were visible at a glance.

But at that moment, an unusual change occurred in the forced awakened people wandering around.

The power of forced awakening that was being held forcibly in their bodies began to be released.

They weren't turning into the Chimeras I had faced before.

The power just left them and began to rise into the sky in clumps like smoke.

Pitch-black smoke fitting for the gray city.

The smoke, which looked as if it would soon form clouds, moved toward one place.

“That direction is…… probably Seoul's District 11.”

Where the large house, the headquarters of the Camellia, was located.

In other words, it meant that Gen had used his power.

“Shit.”

I clenched my teeth.

Even if it were another Demonic Being, the fact that Gen had used his power meant that the situation was turning dangerous.

Because the origin of the name Gen was Generation.

In other words, it meant the first generation of the race called Demonic Beings born beyond the Rift.

An existence with power and roots on a different level from the Demonic Beings I had faced until just now…….

He was a villain who only revealed his true identity in the latter half of the original work.

Of course, for the protagonist Lee Eunho at that time, he was an opponent that was not difficult to handle, but it was different now.

The protagonist Lee Eunho was not there, his supporters had not manifested their proper power, and in the first place, the episode of the reopening of the Rift was too early.

“Who on earth provoked him?”

Which foolish character had made Gen angry?

A battle with him was naturally required to get through this episode safely.

But I never dreamed that the situation would occur before the rebels achieved their purpose.

“I can roughly guess who caused the trouble, though……”

Regrettably, Gen cannot be faced with that power alone.

Rather, it would be a miracle to stay alive.

In the end, I ran toward District 11, ignoring the other Demonic Beings.

If the Great Rift even opened, Gen's power would be amplified beyond control.

Because the concentration of environmental mana would surely become thicker due to the Great Rift.

“Moreover……”

I looked up at the sky while running.

Dark clouds, as always.

The time was late afternoon.

It was still time for the sun to be up, but I was concerned about the existence of the so-called daytime moon.

“The moon is simply not visible; it is already coexisting with the sun.”

Even if he could not use the power of a complete full moon as originally intended, it was not strange to attempt the reopening of the Great Rift if he had the power of desire drawn in using forced awakened people.

The color, darker than the mana gathering now, was something I had never seen before.

“In the end, was aiming for this the reason the forced awakened people appeared earlier than in the original work?”

Bullshit.

***

The site of the large house, which had been the symbol of the Camellia, was devastated as if it had been struck by a storm.

The only person standing tall at the collapse site was the Demonic Being Gen, whose entire body was dyed black.

He did not look like other Demonic Beings, with only half of his body dyed dark.

His whole body was black, as if he could handle the full power of a Demonic Being, and a pair of huge wings had sprouted.

The typical appearance of a demon depicted in human folktales.

“……Both this world and that world are filled with only ignorant and obtuse beings. In the end, fate cannot be defied. Since you have enjoyed desire, it is only natural to bear its price.”

Around Gen were Kim Shinwoo, sitting while panting and leaning on his sword, and Lee Eunho, who had fainted and was breathing irregularly, unable to resist the power of the Demonic Being.

An overwhelming result, to the point that calling it a battle was an insult.

“You are managing to hold on because you have the power of a Demonic Being at least.”

“Urgh……”

“This is the price for turning your back on your kind despite receiving the blessing of desire. I will personally deliver judgment upon you, just like upon your foolish brother.”

“Judgment……? What on earth do you……”

“Ah, did you not know? I suppose you wouldn't, as it was something that happened in the Labyrinth.”

Gen showed a sneer.

“I killed your Sword Saint Kim Yuseong.”

“……!”

“Well, since he was someone with not much time left to live, what meaning would there be, but his end was quite intense. Should I say he was an incarnation of desire, resenting that he could not kill me and being angry at himself. If he had been born properly as a Demonic Being, what a great fellow he would have become……”

Kim Shinwoo pulled his sword from the ground and lunged at Gen.

But at that moment, a wave of pitch-black mana struck the surroundings, and Kim Shinwoo was unable to even approach Gen and collapsed again.

“I will kill you……!”

“The fellow said the same thing. And he did push me. But……”

Gen turned his back to the pitch-black figure and changed his appearance.

Then, a familiar figure was revealed.

If Kim Shinwoo's memory was correct, Gen's figure was that of the Head of the Shrine, Hye, who had been sacrificed 80 years ago.

Exactly as she looked back then, young and innocent.

“Seeing that you cannot slice the woman you love before an opportunity, I guess human blood is thick. ……Ah! That is right, this appearance is not the one for you, is it?”

Gen's appearance changed again.

This time, it was Aileen at her most beautiful young age.

At the same time, he imitated her voice perfectly.

“I died because of you, old man! If it weren't for you, I could have lived an ordinary life!”

“H-how……!”

“How can I take the form of a non-awakened person? After the Great Rift was connected, the desires of all humans changed into the form of mana. It is just that the power was too weak for them to awaken.”

Kim Shinwoo stood up, gnashing his teeth.

However, he remained motionless with his sword raised without any other movement.

He knew the identity of the enemy, but he could not move his body at all.

Because the wound that had been festering for so long had seized his will.

Gen sneered, spreading his lips in a disgusting manner.

“Why don't you lunge at me again? Didn't you say you would kill me? Go ahead and slice the woman you loved with all your might.”

“Urgh……”

Kim Shinwoo hesitated.

“Tsk, humans.”

In an instant, a black wave arose and blew Kim Shinwoo away.

Whether it was a simple but powerful attack, Kim Shinwoo groaned while vomiting dark red blood repeatedly.

A thread of life remaining.

A near-death state in which he could no longer resist.

Gen turned his back on him as if he were done and approached Lee Eunho.

He then retrieved the Ring of Illusions from him and soon raised his hand toward the sky while wearing it on his finger.

WHOOSH!

Then, his black mana began to be released toward the traces of the Great Rift.

The traces that had not moved for decades resonated with the mana and spat out a huge roar.

As if an earthquake had occurred in the sky.

He had told Baek Dojin that he would take Kim Shinwoo to the execution platform, but such a troublesome process was no longer necessary.

Because the execution ceremony was merely a trap to lure the Head of the Shrine, Do Minyeong.

Since he could feel the mana of the Head of the Shrine inside the inner districts, further cooperation was meaningless.

“As if I would keep a promise made with a human in the first place.”

More than anything, the presence of the Demonic Beings stationed in the inner districts had significantly decreased.

It meant that someone had dealt with them in one go.

No matter how insignificant a Demonic Being was, they had skills equivalent to at least A-rank.

The fact that someone had faced them all at once meant that an extraordinary person had intervened in this matter.

“It is probably the bloodline of Hyun Yuyeol.”

Although he could not utilize all the magic tools and could only use the power of the incomplete daytime moon…….

If he could hurry and start the reopening of the Great Rift and maintain the power of the Head of the Shrine, he could completely reopen the Great Rift.

RUMBLE!

Soon, the gray clouds moved actively according to Gen's intention.

At the same time, mana of a color similar to Gen's soared into the sky from some position far away.

The position where Do Minyeong surely was.

The Vessel of Jealousy possessed by the Head of the Shrine, Do Minyeong, was a tremendous ability that amplified mana several times over.

Sure enough, the light emitted by Do Minyeong expanded to be larger than Gen's mana in an instant.

That power soon opened a small rift within the traces of the Great Rift, and unknown monsters began to emerge through the gap.

“Welcome the judgment of fate!”

***

Seoul's District 2.

The Giant Needle building where the rebels were hiding.

When a sudden black light pierced the sky, Do Minyeong, who had been resting quietly, lost focus and collapsed.

At the same time, her body floated about 1 meter in the air, and soon, black light of unknown origin began to pour from her body.

“E-everyone, escape from the building!”

“What on earth is this……!”

Her colleagues clung to her to stop her, but they were pushed back helplessly by an unknown repulsive force the moment they got close.

It was a state in which no other magic, let alone Baek Dojun's ability, worked.

“Surely the execution ceremony was still a long way off!”

Baek Dojun clicked his tongue.

That was because this light was a precursor to the Great Rift that occurred 80 years ago.

Of course, he had not witnessed it personally, but in the current situation, the probability that it was not a precursor to the Great Rift was 0%.

What on earth had happened between the Bureau and the Demonic Beings?

No, in the first place, why had the precursor to the Great Rift started when all the magic tools had surely not been gathered?

Whatever the inside story was, all plans had gone down the drain.

The only thing to do now was to let the citizens escape from Seoul.

To save as many people as possible from the nightmare of the Great Rift.

“Everyone, stay calm! We will change the plan from now on!”

He shouted hurriedly, but he could not continue his words immediately and looked at Do Minyeong.

It was said that people were saved by making them escape, but what should be done about her?

A way to save her in a situation where she could not even be touched…….

It was a situation that even his smart head could not easily decide on.

To be precise, only the conclusion that it was impossible was reached.

Because it was obvious that Demonic Beings and Ghouls would flock to secure Do Minyeong.

“…….”

He soon gave the order to save the citizens.

The order to guide as many people as possible out of Seoul.

At the same time, the black light broke through the ceiling of the building and soared into the sky.

Mana of a color more powerful and denser than the light seen far away.

The rebels began to move in an orderly manner.

Whether to escape from Seoul themselves or to save even one more of their family members.

Eventually, everyone except the Special Affairs Division began to leave the scene.

Outside the building was already chaotic with people fleeing toward the outskirts, and even the Bureau's troops joined the crowd, turning their backs on the black light.

At that time, Cha Yeri, the only one remaining, said boldly.

“I will stay and protect this place! So Chief, please go to the Bureau immediately!”

“…….”

“Hurry!”

As a member of the Hyeonseong family, Cha Yeri had to protect and lead the citizens.

However, her gaze was more resolute than at any other moment to discourage her.

Baek Dojun looked back at the members of the Special Affairs Division and continued.

“Everyone, help her protect this place. It is time to prove your qualification as a Special Affairs Division investigator who opposes Demonic Beings. I will go to Baek Dojin alone.”

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