Chapter 346. Meeting (3) (1/2)
The child grew quickly, and the master realized that he alone was not enough to bring out the best in the child. The child needed an even greater role model. In order to blossom as a knight, he had to go to the capital.
His family at the temple understood and supported him. The nuns gave him all they had, three gold coins to use for travel expenses, and the child left for the capital with the knight.
Their journey was not as smooth as they had hoped. They ran into thugs, encountered monsters, and got trapped in natural barriers.
Together, the master and the pupil overcame many obstacles and finally arrived at the capital city.
The capital of Plerion was still magnificent even as the world’s lifespan neared its end. Tall buildings and the bustling streets mesmerized the child.
His master, who used to serve the kingdom as a knight, brought the child to the Royal Palace by connections. There the child met a boy who would later become his lord.
The name of his future lord was ‘Puharen’, a fragile boy trembling with fear and uncertainty.
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[Earth — Korea]
Morax descended from the pentagram. The advent of this gigantic devil was particularly destructive. His right leg came down first and crushed the grasslands near the border. His left leg destroyed the barriers the Heroes had made.
Just like that, the giant devil set foot on Earth.
“…”
Kim Hajin stared at the devil in silence. Though all Morax had done so far was appear on Earth, his instincts warned him that the current situation was extremely dangerous.
“Hmm….”
The most he could see from the ground was the devil’s knee. Morax’s upper body was hidden from view behind the clouds and the fog.
Kim Hajin decided to increase the distance between them first. Because a sharpshooter had to be far away from his target to be able to aim properly, he needed to be as far away from the battlefield as possible.
“Stay here. I’ll cover you from behind.”
He disappeared, leaving Kim Suho behind. Aileen appeared almost immediately. She had a huge bump on her head from when she fell out of the Demon Realm Gate.
“Hey Kim Suho, what’s that?”
Aileen asked, rubbing her head. Kim Suho tightened his grip around Misteltein.
“It’s Morax.”
“Morax?”
“Yes.”
Morax— the same calamity that destroyed Akatrina in the past.
Kim Suho still remembered the devil, how devastatingly strong it was, and even Puharen’s tears.
“…Well, whatever.”
Aileen increased her magic power. She squinted her eyes and glowered at Morax while stretching.
“Nothing will matter once I kill him.”
It was then.
—We have urgent news! Devils are being witnessed all around the globe!
—Help! Help! We need assistance!
—Requesting backup!
Desperate voices broke out of the Heroes’ smartwatches.
“W-What’s going on? Why all of a sudden?”
Aileen was obviously perplexed. Kim Suho calmly leaned over and looked into the smartwatch of the Hero next to him.
—This is Japan! A huge pentagram suddenly appeared on the ground and countless Djinns began pouring out of it….
—Russia here! D-Devils have appeared here as well!
These voices deprived Kim Suho of his sense of reality. He grew dizzy, his vision clouded and his body staggered. The nightmare of the previous world, which he had worked so hard to forget, seemed to come to life again. This made him sick.
“What's the status quo?”
At that moment, however, a particularly clear voice flowed into his ear. Kim Suho raised his head. Yoo Yeonha was there. She was looking into the current situation with Yoo Jinwoong's smartwatch.
“…”
Her expression stiffened. She looked around again and sighed.
“Father, I’ll get moving now.”
“Yeah, you stay in a safe place. Go on, hurry. Hey, Kim Hwagok!”
Yoo Jinwoong quickly ordered a Hero from Essence of the Strait to accompany Yoo Yeonha.
“My name is Kim Hwagok, a high-intermediate-rank Hero. Please hold my hand, Chief Officer. I have the Teleport Skill.”
“…Okay.”
Yoo Yeonha threw a glance at Kim Suho and held Kim Hwagok’s hand.
Shoong— Soon, Kim Hwagok activated [Teleport] and she was evacuated to a safe place.
It wasn’t long before Kim Hwagok returned to the battlefield again. He held several smartwatches in his hand.
He handed one of them to Kim Suho.
“Chief Officer ordered me to give this to you.”
“Ah, I see. Thank you.”
The smartwatch was immediately connected to Yoo Yeonha.
—Can you hear me?
“…Yeah.”
Kim Suho nodded. He shrugged as he looked into the smartwatch.
“By the way, did you learn a new skill? Your voice is… soothing.”
There was something special about Yoo Yeonha’s voice. The comforting voice seemed to find its way to him naturally even at a time like this. It was thanks to her voice that he had managed to remain sane.
—Yeah, sort of. But I won’t tell you what it is. Focus on the current situation for now.
“…”
Kim Suho grabbed his sword in silence.
At that moment, a woman approached him. Her scent was familiar.
It was Chae Nayun, as he had expected.
Chae Nayun looked up at Morax with Balmung in her hand.
“…He’s freaking huge. How is this size even possible?”
She muttered, and Kim Suho gave a small smile.
Chae Nayun turned to Kim Suho and comforted him.
“Don’t worry too much, though. What’s wrong? You don’t seem yourself.”
“…”
Kim Suho remained silent and scratched the back of his neck. He felt a little ashamed of the fact that his fear was so apparent.
Chae Nayun slapped Kim Suho on the shoulder several times and grinned.
“It’s okay. Everything’s gonna be fine. Grandpa is here. He’s gonna take care of that.”
Chae Nayun was as confident as Kim Hajin had been before. The difference was that her confidence was proven almost immediately.
Koong—!
The surrounding nature resonated.
Grass, trees, the earth, all colors of nature became clearer and began to spur. They quickly gathered together to form a huge human figure.
This was the avatar of the Immortal made by Chae Joochul with his Authority.
The avatar straightened herself up. She was as big as Morax.
“…Wow. I haven’t seen this technique in a while.”
Chae Nayun blurted in admiration. Kim Suho looked up at Mother Nature in a daze. Her legs were trees and soil intertwined, her body was made of Chae Joochul’s magic power, and her arms and head inherited the energy of the azure sky.
This was the great ‘Four-colored Immortal’.
“Well, let’s just leave him to Grandpa.”
Chae Nayun slapped Kim Suho on the shoulder.
Morax began moving towards the Immortal. He stretched his arms towards the divine creation, and the Immortal did the same. The two great forces crashed into each other, causing a devastating shock wave.
KWaaaa—!
Submerged in the wave of gravity pushing against his whole body, Kim Suho grabbed his sword.
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[Vassago’s Colosseum]