Chapter 200

The ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍sky opened.

Pitch-black ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍monsters began to pour out of that small gap.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍size of the rift was still small.

However, ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍if the situation were not suppressed as soon as possible, all of Seoul would be filled with monsters.

“Bullshit.”

When ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍I arrived at District 11, a storm had already passed once.

Kim Shinwoo was lying in a near-death state, and Lee Eunho had also fainted and was exhaling irregular breaths.

The Demonic Being Gen seemed to have already left the scene.

I checked Kim Shinwoo's condition first.

I used a healing potion hurriedly, but it looked difficult to expect his recovery.

The wound he received in the Labyrinth was at an irreversible level, and a fatal wound was added from the battle just now.

His wound was one of the curses of the Labyrinth that appeared only in the original work.

It was an idea conceived from the Pharaoh's pyramid, which was said to have been smeared with poison to punish intruders.

Of course, there is a way to break the curse.

In the future timeline of the original work, that is.

Regrettably, I did not know that his condition would worsen this quickly.

He should have stayed alive for at least another year…….

This must also be the intention of the Avid Reader.

Since the episode itself was moved forward overall, it was a natural occurrence.

“Ji…… Seokhyeon……”

He barely came to his senses thanks to the healing potion.

That did not mean he could move his body, though.

“Are you okay? What about the Demonic Being? Where did he go?”

Kim Shinwoo pointed toward Lee Eunho with his head as if he did not have the luxury to answer my question.

“D-dangerous……”

As he said, a collision of mana was occurring inside Lee Eunho.

The mana he originally had and the mana of the dark attribute that had infiltrated from who knows where constantly vied for his body.

Could that dark attribute be because of the Ring of Illusions?

I immediately checked his fingers, but the ring was not visible.

“Gen opened the Rift. And to him……”

“…….”

What?

“R-run away……! No matter if it is you……”

His breathing was rough and mixed, so it was hard to understand him properly, but his words were relatively simple.

Gen used the desire of the forced awakened people to open the gap of the Rift and entered Lee Eunho's body to parasitize it and replenish the power he had consumed that much.

In the first place, for a Demonic Being who could change bodies at will to enter a human body and parasitize it was a trivial matter.

However, if he were left like that, Lee Eunho's consciousness would vanish forever.

Sure enough, Lee Eunho began to stand up properly while showing a satisfied face.

“Hehe……! What a splendid body. It is more than I expected.”

“…….”

“Ah, a guest has arrived. This is the first time we have officially faced each other like this, isn't it? Bloodline of Hyun Yuyeol.”

As expected, the real reason Gen lured Lee Eunho was to get his hands on his body.

At least there would be no body better than his in the original work.

I took out the Mist-Clearing Sword and aimed it at him.

“Why don't you come out while I'm being nice?”

“Is that a command?”

“It's a threat.”

“Hehe, I am sorry, but I already like his body. It is a body more complete than any higher race I have swallowed. It is the best individual, not lacking even if it commands all desires.”

In an instant, a self-mocking laugh almost came out.

I appreciate you recognizing the protagonist I made with all my heart.

“Well, I thought you would say that. If words were going to work, I wouldn't have drawn my sword.”

“Interesting. But isn't stopping the Rift more urgent than idling here?”

Gen pointed with his chin toward the direction where the black light was soaring.

The place where Do Minyeong would surely be.

Monsters were already pouring around it, and the streets were entirely filled with refugees.

A war zone, literally.

How long would it take for Do Minyeong to pour out all her power and for a complete Great Rift to open?

Since it was never properly described in the original work, I could not be certain, but it was certain that there was no time to be complacent.

“If I were to go back now, would you let me go?”

“As if. Surprisingly, I am also very interested in your body. After all, you have the eyes of Hyun Yuyeol.”

In an instant, Gen's figure vanished.

A leap using lightning that Lee Eunho often used.

Due to the Demonic Eye, the movement was revealed in detail.

His intention was to aim for my rear and release lightning nimby.

When the lightning dyed in darkness lunged at me, I swung the Mist-Clearing Sword and deflected the lightning.

CRACKLE!

“Not bad.”

Unlike other Demonic Beings, Gen could not be overwhelmed through mana.

Not only did he have an intelligence as high as mine, with an intelligence stat of 18.6, but the amount of mana was also massive as he had swallowed the manas of numerous individuals until now.

To put it simply, he was the strongest villain in the world at this point in time.

Of course, that did not mean there was no way to deal with him.

I could just slice him without a trace with the Mist-Clearing Sword made of Platium, which was a metal specialized against the dark attribute.

I used the Armoring and pushed my body's reaction speed to the limit.

At the same time, lightning surged again, but I dodged it leisurely and moved while aiming for his gap.

“……?”

Gen was flustered for a brief moment.

However, the Mist-Clearing Sword sliced Lee Eunho's shoulder without the slightest hesitation.

“ARGH!”

He seemed to feel pain even while dominating the body.

He fell to the floor with a groan.

If it were his original form, he would have flapped his wings, but well, what can you do.

Gen shouted while holding his tattered shoulder.

“What on earth is that power!”

In a word, it was a question of how I could surpass him, who had accumulated power by living for a long time.

But my answer was to slice his thigh.

“ARGH!”

Until now, dark attribute individuals sliced by the Mist-Clearing Sword had burned as if they had received a burn, but Lee Eunho's body only bled and had no other symptoms.

That was because the mana inside Lee Eunho was the problem.

“I'll ask you once more. Why don't you crawl out soon?”

“A lowly fellow like you! To command me!”

Gen leaped again.

An agile movement even while suffering significant injuries.

But he could not deceive the Demonic Eye.

He soon used Lee Eunho's main ability, Thousand Strikes, from a place high enough to reach the gray clouds.

Normally, it was a light source of a blue-white color so beautiful it would blind the eyes.

But now, that light was completely contaminated and black.

Light so corrupt it would make the skin rot the moment it touched.

“Die! Submit to the difference in power!”

The light struck me directly at a sharp angle.

A dangerous attack that gave neither time nor gap to dodge.

However, my choice was simply to raise the Mist-Clearing Sword and meet the lightning.

CRACKLE!

KABOOM!

A roar whirled around.

Buildings were destroyed by the sudden strong wind, and the screams of those who were fleeing nearby were everywhere.

Soon, Gen's vulgar laughter was heard.

A sneer confident of victory.

But when the thick dust vanished, he immediately straightened his face and spat out a flustered voice.

“H-how……!”

“How am I okay? Well, that's because I'm stronger than you.”

“……!”

Even though I took Thousand Strikes head-on, I was fine.

It was not simply because of the Platium.

It was the difference in relative strength due to the status, as I had just said.

Although the Armoring was forcibly deactivated thanks to it, I received no injuries.

“T-that is impossible!”

I did not bother to respond and approached him.

Not running, but slowly, step by step.

He could not even think of running away and just repeated the same words.

Impossible.

I soon pierced his abdomen.

Lee Eunho's blood flowed down the sword blade.

He wouldn't die from this much.

After all, he was my protagonist, who possessed a body more perfect than any higher race.

Gen struggled to pull out the sword blade that had pierced him, but it was no use.

Eventually, his mana left Lee Eunho's body.

As a result, Lee Eunho slumped.

I withdrew the sword carefully and followed Gen's mana with the Demonic Eye.

His mana had become a fly the size of a ukulele and was flying.

The pathetic form of a first-generation Demonic Being who had lost his body and was parasitizing a higher race.

He flapped his wings to escape somehow in that unsightly form, but eventually, his body was pierced by the Mist-Clearing Sword.

Without even a death agony, he only continued to flap his wings several times to escape until the end.

Soon, Gen vanished into ash.

Dust that scattered helplessly even in a weak wind.

“…….”

“That desire is truly fleeting.”

A familiar voice was heard then.

A person who was approaching while limping, how he found this place.

It was An Hwigom.

“Instructor……”

“We will talk about the details later. More importantly, don't you have something to do?”

An Hwigom pointed to the black beam of light piercing through the gray clouds.

The Rift was wider than a moment ago.

Monsters poured out that much more, and Do Minyeong's presence became faint.

An Hwigom continued while looking at the monsters flocking to the large house site.

“I will handle this place. So, go quickly.”

Trustworthy words.

But I was not at ease.

For some reason, his power had become significantly weakened.

To the point that I wondered if he could even handle the oncoming monsters.

An Hwigom shouted as if he had read my mind.

“Hurry!”

***

Special Affairs Division Chief Baek Dojun entered the Bureau grounds without much hindrance.

Because most people had fled to avoid the Great Rift.

Eventually, he reached the Director-General's office and pushed the door open without hesitation.

“You look quite shabby.”

“…….”

In the Director-General's office, Bureau Chief Baek Dojin was alone.

He was sitting in a chair with a dazed face, and in contrast to him, only screams continuously echoed outside the window.

Baek Dojun quietly clicked his tongue and said.

“Did you think you could somehow manage things after the Great Rift opened?”

Baek Dojin did not answer.

But that silence was an affirmation.

He and the key personnel of the Bureau dreamed of a world where only awakened beings existed.

Furthermore, if they were to be greedy, they tried to exert influence even beyond the Rift.

Because many powerful awakened beings were everywhere, and it was the most powerful era in human history.

But contrary to their wishes, when the Great Rift began, people fled to get out of Seoul.

Everyone from non-awakened people to A-rank hunters.

“Since when did I dream such a hollow dream.”

Baek Dojin began to mutter.

“We grew up seeing the gray clouds from a young age. Heroes always told stories of fighting Demonic Beings, and at the academy, they taught us how to praise their achievements.”

“…….”

“I do not know what kind of dream you had, but since I first recognized the gray clouds, I thought about reaching that place someday. I wanted to surpass the heroes of the previous generation somehow. I struggled to prove my value that way.”

“What the heroes could not overcome. Conquering the Great Rift.”

“Yes. Even if I join hands with the Demonic Beings, even if all the achievements I have accumulated come to nothing. I had to do it.”

Baek Dojin raised his head.

Only then were his clear eyes visible.

His belief did not waver in the slightest even though the plan had failed.

“Look outside. The bluffing of the heroes did not describe the truth in the slightest. How many monsters are falling from the sky, how cunning the schemes of the Demonic Beings are……. You can mock me; my foolish plan has failed. However.”

“……?”

“Do you see it? The gray that was always crouching has bloomed in its most beautiful form.”

Baek Dojun stared at the Great Rift that had bloomed outside the window, following Baek Dojin.

“Well, in my eyes, it looks like a sign that billions of humans will be slaughtered.”

“No, we will overcome the crisis this time too.”

“That means……”

Baek Dojun narrowed his eyes and glared at Baek Dojin.

A method to face the monsters pouring from the sky in a situation where the hunters had abandoned their duties and fled…….

There was only one method with the highest probability that Baek Dojun could calculate.

“……Surely you are not trying to collapse Seoul.”

Seoul, where mana flows throughout the city due to high-tech superpowered industries.

If that massive amount of mana were to be exploded at once, it would be an unprecedented explosion enough to swallow not only Seoul but also Gyeonggi-do.

“As expected, I could not deceive you since we were young.”

“Are you in your right mind? What is the reason for trying to go down a path that cannot be reversed any further?”

“The reason is simple. Because I will be the hero this time.”

“……!”

“If it is a destructive power enough to collapse Seoul, the Great Rift can also be neutralized. If that happens, history will remember me as a hero who was more outstanding than anyone else.”

“You are crazy.”

“Well, it is better than billions of people dying due to the Great Rift, isn't it?”

Baek Dojin took a handgun out of a drawer.

He then aimed it at his brother while showing a smile of unknown meaning.

“In that sense, the fact that I contributed to the Great Rift must vanish forever.”

“You should know that guns do not work on me, right?”

“Of course. I am not trying to shoot you with this. I am trying to sentence this city to its end.”

“……!”

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