novelraw Chapter 149 : Blood Plaza (2)
Chapter 149 : Blood Plaza (2)
The situation at Gwanghwamun Square was dire.
Several nearby Execution Force branches and armed police units had urgently deployed to protect citizens and repel the Ma-in, but.
"Children, go out and play!"
The portal that had released the Ma-in opened again, pouring out numerous demonic beasts.
"Kyaaaaaah!"
"Kuhehe, should we call this a mini gate?"
'Summoner' Yu Gangmin laughed.
"I've been diligently collecting for this day!"
His characteristic was the ability to freely open and close an enormous subspace.
'I can't enter it myself, so teleportation is impossible.'
Should we call him a human dropship?
Depending on what he put inside, he could become a walking tactical weapon, no, even a strategic weapon.
Thanks to this, he was a Ma-in who had received an executive position despite not having extraordinary personal strength.
"Hahaha! Go ahead and kill as many demonic beasts as you want!"
The armed police flinched at the suddenly increased number of enemies.
'Damn, there are too many?'
Although magical energy accumulation through demonic beasts was relatively less serious compared to Ma-in.
Smelling the blood and scent of numerous demonic beasts without a filter to screen magical energy was extremely dangerous.
Ordinary people without mana, when exposed to magical energy, usually go into shock or develop various disease symptoms, but don't transform into Ma-in.
However, if someone is in a semi-awakened state with some mana in their body, they could easily become Ma-in, resulting in mindless zombies.
The problem was that even having a little mana in the body could provide a somewhat healthy physique.
Therefore, among the armed police gathered now, the proportion of such semi-awakened individuals was quite high.
'Damn it! The Execution Force should be at the front while we fall back!'
As if hearing the cries of those armed police.
"All police, please fall back!"
Masked Execution Force members stood in front of the armed police.
"Damn it, I'm counting on you!"
"Please evacuate citizens from the rear, and provide fire support as well!"
"Understood! Everyone, first surround and evacuate the protesters!"
"Yes!"
"We'll stop those bastards from getting through by any means necessary!"
The Execution Force members charged toward the army of demonic beasts and Ma-in following their Squad Leader's command.
"Let's go!"
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"This doesn't look good."
Seo Jun-seong muttered.
No matter how specialized they were in fighting Ma-in, they couldn't help but show less proficient responses against large demonic beasts compared to hunters.
"How stupid, your back is exposed!"
"Argh!"
The persistent attacks from Ma-in combatants targeting those gaps gradually increased the number of casualties.
'If they can't hold out, we're in trouble.'
But Jun-seong had difficulty helping them.
Guguuuugu.
Sweat dripped down his forehead as he spread his psychokinetic power widely, creating an invisible barrier in front of the protesters who had fallen into chaos.
'Damn it, as my mind becomes dizzy, the mana consumption increases.'
Kwararung!
Fire, arrows, throwing stars, mana bullets.......
Numerous attacks were being diverted from their trajectories, interfered with by Jun-seong's psychokinesis.
"Aaah!"
"Don't panic! You must follow the control!"
'The square is the worst possible space.'
Wide, open, and people were creating bottlenecks as they pushed against each other.
'At this rate, I don't know how long it will take.'
However, while Jun-seong felt gloomy, he didn't resign.
"Jun-seong, you're doing great! Just hold on a little longer!"
Above all, he was not alone.
"Hiyaap!"
Min Hae-na used [Imperial Dominion] to suppress the demonic beasts and Ma-in within range, making their movements sluggish.
"Hey guys! Get that little kid first!"
"My, little kid? I'm about the same height as you all!"
Bang bang bang bang!
She shot mana bullets at the demonic beasts rushing at her all at once, slowing their charge speed.
The problem was that since each received the bullets at different times and timing, the excited demonic beasts ended up charging one by one with time differences.
Bak! Bbak! Bbaak!
Hae-na stabbed, struck, and subdued them one by one, piercing and striking each demonic beast in order.
'As expected.'
Jun-seong admired her experienced performance.
'No need to worry about Hae-na-noona.'
Meanwhile, Su-hyeon's performance was also impressive.
"Krururururuk!"
A twin-headed ogre swung a massive club at Su-hyeon.
Gwaaaang!
Su-hyeon avoided the club's trajectory with a concise movement while deeply cutting the twin-headed ogre's ankle with the Moonless Sword.
Chwaruk!
Su-hyeon left the spot before even being splashed with blood.
Tak tak!
He kicked the air twice to change direction, rising to the eye level of the ogre with its over 3m tall frame.
"Kieeeeek!"
He deflected the swinging rock-sized fist with his blade, slicing it aside.
Chwak!
The demonic beast's blood sprayed out, but Su-hyeon kicked the air again, making a full turn to avoid the fountain of blood.
At the end of that graceful rotation, the Moonless Sword had already sliced through the ogre's shoulder.
Dengang!
Jun-seong felt amazed watching the ogre's head fly into the sky.
'So effortless.'
Before this man, the overwhelming strength and size of demonic beasts seemed to have no meaning.
Just then.
Swish!
A winged snake lunged at Su-hyeon as he descended.
'Danger!'
But even the flexible and irregular trajectory of the winged snake was easily caught by Su-hyeon's eyes.
"Kerruk!"
His strong hand immediately grabbed and twisted its neck.
'They both fight really well.'
Just watching them gave Jun-seong a sense of mental relief.
'Good.'
Thanks to them, he could use more of his telekinetic power, starting to lend a hand by swinging and throwing cars lying around the street at the demonic beasts.
'Good. At this rate, we might be able to hold out.'
"Heh, look at them."
Yu Gangmin, who was releasing demonic beasts from the rear and taking overall command, twisted his mouth.
"So those are the high and mighty cadets from the academy?"
Unlike himself, who had fallen to become a Ma-in and been driven to the darkest corners of society.
How righteously those darlings of the shining era were protecting citizens and writing their heroic tales.
Just watching them was enough to twist his mind.
"There are some protecting the protesters over there! The demonic beasts won't do! Send the combatants directly!"
"Understood!"
Following his order, several lycanthropes and armed Ma-in moved.
"Stop them from getting through!"
Several Execution Force members who grasped the situation showed nimble reactions, but.
"Get lost, small fries!"
"Argh!"
They shook off the Execution Force members and charged toward the three.
"Hae-na-noona! Ma-in are coming!"
"Okay, I just confirmed!"
Having roughly dealt with the demonic beasts, Hae-na turned her target to the Ma-in.
'I still have plenty of mana.'
Even if it wasn't enough, she had to do it.
Kugugugugugu.
Intense gravity pressed down on the Ma-in.
'Now!'
In that moment when their movements slowed, Hae-na's staff sharply pierced through.
"Urgh!"
The lycanthrope, struck in the solar plexus by the staff, endured the damage with its characteristic toughness and forcibly swung its claws, but.
'Too slow.'
Such sluggish movements could never catch Hae-na.
Bak! Bbaak!
The incredibly hard staff consecutively struck the lycanthrope's collarbone and knee, shattering them in an instant.
"This is easy! At this rate, we can fight!"
Hae-na burned with fighting spirit.
"Su-hyeon, are you managing?"
"Yes. Still fine!"
"Kruheong!"
A were-jaguar swung its claws at Su-hyeon.
A lethal strike, faster than even the lightest boxer's jab.
'Quite fast.'
But it was insufficient to catch Su-hyeon.
Hwoong!
He easily avoided the claws with a sway, bending his waist backward.
Sreung!
Immediately drawing the Moonless Sword, he deeply cut the were-jaguar's stomach.
Puhwak!
Blood and intestines spurted like a fountain, but Su-hyeon ignored it and brushed past the Ma-in.
'Considering their recovery ability, this won't kill them.'
A technique that subdues without killing, inflicting definite damage while considering the opponent's vitality.
It was a clean move that would have astonished an Execution Force member.
"You bastard!"
Kaang!
A were-bear that appeared next swung its terrifyingly large claws, deflecting Su-hyeon's Moonless Sword.
'Tremendous strength.'
But Su-hyeon's right arm being pushed back wasn't due to lack of strength.
'Right. I should immediately aim for an opening.'
Seeing the were-bear's opposite front paw swinging, Su-hyeon easily avoided it with weaving.
Bbak!
And he landed a perfect pinpoint short hook counter to the jaw at the perfect timing.
"Keok!"
The damage that penetrated the thick cervical spine momentarily blew away the were-bear's consciousness.
That was enough.
Babababak!
In one breath, Su-hyeon landed several consecutive hits, knocking down the massive were-bear, and stepped back while exhaling deeply.
"Whew."
'Those who are attacking now fall far short of regular combatant level.'
Crusher, Raging Wolf, Ant Lion.......
The regular combatants who had attacked the academy were Ma-in who each had made a name for themselves.
But these were obviously just pawns meant to massacre citizens through sheer numbers.
The real power was with the executives who were overwhelming the Execution Force Squad Leaders and above in the rear.
'Still, they only sent a small elite force. Really cautious bastards.'
That caution was precisely why Hwang Won-jae was still perfectly hiding his identity, evading even the Execution Force's pursuit.
But.
"Those kids are interesting."
The caliber of the approaching Ma-in, 'Mercury Demon' Song Eun-bi, was on a completely different dimension from the previous Ma-in.
'Song Eun-bi?'
Despite being well over 40, she had strangely smooth skin without a single wrinkle.
A typical characteristic of someone suffering from mercury poisoning.
"You two stand by. I'll block this!"
Detecting something ominous, Hae-na sprang forward.
"Noona, be careful! That Ma-in is not ordinary!"
"Oh? Are you worried about me now?"
Hae-na turned back with a smile.
"Thanks, but it's still 10 years too early for you to worry about me."
At Hae-na's joke meant to reassure him, Jun-seong forgot the serious atmosphere for a moment and couldn't help but smile.
"10 years is too long. Let's make it 2 years."
"Cute kid."
The smile disappeared from Hae-na's face.
"I'll stop you."
"Insolent."
Song Eun-bi twisted her mouth, seemingly displeased.
"Try if you can."
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The Chief of Staff was controlling his mind and body through deep breathing among the staff members who were holding burning phones and shouting.
"This damn situation."
It was clear that "that organization" was once again behind all this chaos.
'Sword of Belphegor! Those bastards!'
The worst Ma-in organization, whose boss, headquarters, and objectives couldn't be discovered even with the Execution Force's intelligence capabilities.
'Who the hell is the leader to dare orchestrate something like this?'
He thought.
'This is clearly different from Ma-in organizations we've faced so far.'
This organization, this military strength, this capability for action.
"They will become our worst enemies. No, they already are."
The Chief of Staff muttered.
When he was still a young man.
Humans who had gained the upper hand in the fight against demonic beasts had regained sweet peace after decades.
But they had to spill countless blood once again to face the new threat of Ma-in that appeared right after.
'But. Even in such a terrible hell, we once again cultivated civilization.'
How much more advantageous is the current situation compared to then?
The staff members sweated nervously seeing the smile that appeared on the Chief of Staff's face.
'Is the Chief of Staff going crazy from too much stress?'
"Everyone, attention."
The Chief of Staff, having regained his composure, drew everyone's attention with a heavy voice.
"We don't have much time. Currently, members are participating according to the manual, but the on-site control is not functioning properly."
"That's right!"
"First, request healers from the 16th unit as much as possible, and call the 9th unit to block their escape routes."
"Yes, understood!"
"Issue deployment orders to the 1st, 2nd, and 4th units for sequential input. Call the 3rd unit to control the battlefield from the rear."
"Yes!"
"Good. How far has the marauding band been dealt with?"
"Over 90% has been cleared, sir!"
"Then select personnel capable of high-speed movement from among them and have them move immediately."
"Yes!"
"Who is the closest captain in Seoul right now?"
"The captains of the 8th and 11th units! But both are on combat leave today so......"
"Contact them immediately for emergency."
The staff began to move immediately to the clear and orderly command.
'Bastards, let's see what you've got.'
The Chief of Staff's eyes sank coldly.
'I'll catch all of your tails while I'm at it.'
His gaze was already directed much further.