74 Episode 74 - Messiah vs. Messiah, Part III (2/2)

- Relic Effect: It restores the owner to their original condition quickly.]===

National treasure No. 293, the Gilt-bronze Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva Statue.

That was why she showed up in front of Kim, willingly taking the ridiculous damage.

”What on earth are you!”And it was the reason for her anger towards Kim.

She had countless relics in her hands to perform miracles. There was no reason for her to lower her voice, filled with powerful relics from the Buyeo National Museum in an era where relics were power.

He also had no intention of denying the fact. Such logic was also convenient for him.

Tsreung! A Sword was pulled from his back and flew straight towards her.

9.

Tututu! Tututu!The endless gunfire began to rumble snake-like between buildings and buildings, between the road, and on the road.

”Aaaaaargh!” The snake-like gunfire was always accompanied by a scream.

'Damn it.' Waiting for a chance to fight back with those who served her as a Savior inside the building, Kate clenched her teeth at the gunshots and screams that tortured her ears without a break.

'How many people have died?' As the gunfire stopped, and time passed, the soldiers and Guardians of Messiah entered the Buyeo County Office. Accordingly, the battle had begun. And the battle was of course one-sided.

Even if they had taken guns, even if they had enough ammunition for them, it was too much to expect a proper battle from those who had barely managed to remain as slaves for months.

Even if they had served their country as an active member in the military, how many people had fought in the street battles during their service?

The opponent was a combat organization created by Messiah after her own screening, to cement her as the extraordinary existence of Messiah.

Nothing was good for the survivors of Buyeo, be it physical ability, mental power, skill, or experience. Originally, it had to be all over in the earlier gunfire. No, it shouldn't have been such a fight. The survivors of Buyeo had no intention, no reason, or hope to fight in the first place.

”We'll make the time.”

”You must avoid them, Savior.”

It was only because of Kate that the survivors would not give up fighting against the terrible odds. They believed that the hope she had shown was a real hope, so they were willing to fight because there was hope.

It was the evidence that her performance had been excellent. If her Savior's acting was awkward, even those who were desperate would not have shown such a noble belief and sacrifice.

'I am not a Savior!' The fact now became a dagger, and it flew and stuck into her heart.

'I…' It was so painful, using others' hopes to eventually give them something in vain.

'I am not a Savior, I can't save you.' She regretted two things at this moment; she regretted her own inability to grasp the world properly, pretending to act to pay off her debts, and she regretted that she had no power to be a Savior for them.

”Here you are.” At that moment, three men entered the building where she and survivors were. They were the Guardians of the Messiah. The faces of the survivors turned gray at the moment they appeared, for the Messiah Guardians were monsters to the survivors of Buyeo, no different from monsters.

”Hmm?”

”What is it?”

At the same time, the Messiah Guardians were surprised.

”A Gandol Sword?”

”A foreigner?”

Even the Gandol Sword in her hands was unexpected. In such a situation, only she moved, instead of being surprised. She rushed to one of the Guardians, injecting Energy into her body and into her hand. Then she slashed the Gandol Sword in a slant.

Seu-euk! The Gandol Sword so easily made the body of the Guardian into two pieces at once. Her attack did not stop there.

”Ugh!”

She held the Sword high with a shout toward one of the remaining two.

'Oh, my God!' Now the Guardian, who faced the Sword that would strike down like a lightning bolt toward him, took the Sword in his waist and injected his Energy into it as hard as he could. He held the injected Gandol Sword over his head. The two Gandol Swords crossed.

Seu-euk! But again, it was just the sound of being cut off, the sound of the Sword and the body of the Guardian being cut off at once.

Energy Rank A.

The Gandol Sword, with her overwhelming power, was stronger than any other weapon at this moment.

”Fuck!” The other man, who had lost two companions in a short time, took out a revolver pistol in his waist instead of a Bronze Sword in front of the scene.

Blam, Blam! The shots went off immediately.

'Huh?' But the bullets were not able to penetrate her armor, made from the skin of the Twin-head Ogre.

”Crazy!” A cry came out of the Guardian's mouth that seemed to be unacceptable. In the meantime, she narrowed the distance from the Guardian, and at once she cut him down. In a moment, three Guardians were crushed to the floor in six pieces.

”Hoo, hoo!” She panted hard.

It was her first killing.

'I…' It was a shock.

The feeling of cutting a person's body was clearly felt through her palm.

The sight of the body crumpled at her feet and the bloody smell that had begun to bloom now, were imprinted on her mind. But she didn't fall into shock.

”Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!” The survivors were thrilled by her work, and because of the feelings of those who had prayed beyond gratitude, she could not fall into the shock of the first kill. No, she didn't even deserve it.

Was it not she who had pushed their backs as they were being killed in the bombardment, by the gunshots of the soldiers, and by the Messiah Guardians at this moment?

There was no way she deserved to fall into disappointment. There was only one thing she could do at this moment: pray for the real Savior to come.

”It's been ten minutes! Come on!”

”Sky! Someone is coming down from the sky!”

Her prayers came to pass. ”Ah.” Then she said with sincerity. ”It's over now.” The war was over.

10.

”This is the payment for this month.” Yang Jung-hwan, the master of the Starfish Clan, put a heavy black plastic bag on the desk where Jang Sung-hoon sat and left the room.

Jang looked at the plastic bags filling with his desk silently.

Then Jang Sung-hoon spoke, ”If I were a real Awakener—”

The identity of the plastic bags was none other than the tax of the monster stones that the Clans under the Mac Guild killed.

Now that the number of hunters working under the Mac Guild was great, the payment had to be enormous. It was a treasure pile that could not be compared with any treasure for Awakeners.

'Oh, it's heartbreaking.' On the other hand, for Jang, who was not an Awakener, it was just a stone. Of course, he did not really complain about it.

He knew the costs they had to pay as Awakeners, and what threats and risks they faced. Furthermore, the stronger they were, the threats they faced also became bigger.

He was frankly grateful for his situation.

'How is he doing?'

Kim Tae-hoon's actions and his future actions were enough to make his heart reverent.

'Well, he may be doing fine, and who can touch the boss unless he fights the blue-grade monster in Sejong City?'

Naturally, his complaints were short. After his complaints, he got up from his chair and opened the bag next to him.

First, he checked Napoleon's Golden Glass. 'It's not full yet.'

Then, he confirmed Daedongyeojido.

He opened a thick Daedongyeojido map, and first confirmed Bucheon City. 'Now the monsters of Bucheon City are almost gone.'

After that, he looked around Bucheon City and at Seoul. ”There are still a lot of yellow-grade monsters in Seoul. The boss was absolutely right. There's no Daedongyeojido in the Capital Defense Command. If they had had one, they would not have missed killing such monsters with such a powerful relic.”

The last thing he looked at was Sejong City. When he checked Sejong City, his face turned white. His hands moved quickly. Next to Sejong City, he opened the page where Cheonan City was located. 'No...'

Immediately, he opened the page where Pyeongtaek City was located. 'No!...'

Even then, his hands did not stop, and the page where Osan City was located was opened.

A blue light.

One blue light was moving rapidly from Osan City to Suwon City. When he found the light, he dropped the Daedongyeojido map from his hand. The great treasure fell to the floor. But he could not respond to the fact, because all he could do right now was to shake uncontrollably, that was all.

”Goddamn it, damn it!” In front of the trembling that could not be controlled, he made a rough sound, and eventually, he managed to move his shaking hands and hit his cheek. Smash! His body, which had only trembled before, began to move.

”Hang in there, Jung Sung-hoon, tens of thousands of lives are in your hands! Roll your brain, roll it!” With a screaming order to himself, he immediately picked up Daedongyeojido from the floor, and then checked the blue light again.

'It is the Six Snakes.' At this moment, he came up with one scenario. 'The Six snakes, they're luring the blue-grade monster here to crush us, or there's no reason for a blue-grade monster to come to Bucheon.'

If they wanted to fuck the Mac Guild, if they wanted to crush it, it was the creepiest scenario they could choose. It was a great thing. In front of this overwhelming despair, he imagined the answer closest to the truth. However, he could not think of a new scenario that could prevent the scenario.

”Goddamn it...” And there was no unique actor here to stop the scenario.