The Player Who Stands Above All

Chapter 222

'I'm sorry, but the situation has taken an unexpected turn, so I've decided to move the plan forward and go first.'

'Oppa? What does that mean?'

Irin, who was moving the unconscious Ten Kings to one place, answered in surprise at Lee Shin's sudden telepathic message.

However, what came back was not an answer to her question.

'When I disappear, tell these guys. They're not without their own debts to you, so they'll probably grant most of your requests. And there are kids living in the same house as me, so if you want, you can boss them around…'

Lee Shin poured out words full of worry, like a parent leaving a child alone at home.

At that, Irin urgently used her shadow to teleport in the direction from which Lee Shin's telepathic message was coming.

At that moment, what Irin saw was the figure of Lee Shin, wrapped in chains of light, about to disappear.

Did he notice that Irin had come?

Lee Shin's and Irin's eyes met.

Lee Shin's eyes, looking at Irin, were filled with such blatant worry that even she, who was still clumsy with others' emotions, could tell.

At that, Irin felt her heart, which had been pounding restlessly with anxiety, gradually calm down, and she said.

-Yes, don't worry. I'll do well while you're gone, oppa.

-Alright, I'll be counting on you while I'm gone, Rin-ah.

-…Call my name one more time.

-Rin-ah, I'm counting on you to do a good job.

-Yes! Just trust me.

Irin said, looking at Lee Shin with a face full of confidence and a smile.

'So don't worry about me and go.'

At that, Lee Shin's expression was slightly surprised, but then he smiled widely as usual.

'Play as much as you want until I come back.'

At that moment, Lee Shin's body was engulfed in light and disappeared.

Lee Shin was no longer here.

Nevertheless, Irin said.

'Yes, oppa.'

After finishing her reply, Irin flapped her wings in the air and stared at the spot where Lee Shin had disappeared.

Then, Cheon Yuhwa's figure came into Irin's eyes, and Irin moved her wings slightly and moved towards her.

"You are…"

Cheon Yuhwa, who had been staring blankly at the spot where Lee Shin had disappeared while shedding tears, belatedly noticed Irin's presence and raised her head.

Even at that moment, tears continued to flow from Cheon Yuhwa's eyes.

'If I hadn't seen oppa's face, would I have made a face like this too?'

That thought suddenly came to Irin's mind as she stared blankly at Cheon Yuhwa's face.

Was that why?

Irin's mouth moved without her realizing it.

"It's okay, oppa is not dead."

"But…"

"I said it's okay."

At Cheon Yuhwa's words, Irin gently sprinkled a potion on her body and said once more.

Those words were meant for Cheon Yuhwa, but at the same time, they were meant for herself.

"Was the last thing oppa said to you a request for help?"

At those words, Cheon Yuhwa shook her head.

Because Lee Shin, as always, had gone with a wide smile, telling her to do well.

Well, the essence of the words Lee Shin had left was a teasing remark full of 'suffer a little while I'm gone'.

"Oppa is safe. And later, we can go to where he is. So now is not the time to be like this."

"What? Is there a way to go there?"

At Irin's words, Cheon Yuhwa's eyes widened as she asked.

At that, Irin nodded her head slightly and hugged Cheon Yuhwa.

"Yes, but I'll tell you later. For now, we need to get the situation under control first."

Simultaneously with Irin's words ending, a shadow shot up from the floor and enveloped the two's bodies.

When Cheon Yuhwa's eyes, which had been darkened by the shadow, found the light again, what woke her up was a sound.

"Bring more potions!"

"Use a little more strength!"

"There! Move the debris over there! First aid first!"

"Damn it! Guild Master!"

The respective guild members were shouting like screams, getting the situation under control, taking care of the Ten Kings' bodies, and treating them.

"This is…"

"I've gathered the injured people, and I've also called the guild members using Crowley's artifact."

Irin, who had said that, gently put Cheon Yuhwa down on the floor.

Thanks to the potion from a little while ago, Cheon Yuhwa was able to stand on her own, albeit precariously.

"My role ends here. So I'll leave the rest to you."

"…You'll have to tell me properly later what you said a little while ago."

"Yes, I will."

Irin, who had nodded briefly at Cheon Yuhwa's words, cast a spell on her neck.

A spell that made her voice louder. At that, Cheon Yuhwa smiled lightly, stood in front of them, and shouted in a loud voice.

"Calm down!"

"Heut!"

"Ugh!"

At Cheon Yuhwa's shout, the disorganized mess of a board stopped in an instant.

Everyone looked at Cheon Yuhwa's appearance, surprised and happy.

"First, move the Ten Kings to the [Judgment] guild. And the rest of the guild members will clean up the debris and deal with any potential damage!"

"Yes!"

Cheon Yuhwa, watching the situation gradually coming under control, let out a light breath and straightened her posture.

It was time to clean up the back of the battlefield.

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The three divine beasts appeared, and as a result, China lost more than half of its vast territory and suffered enormous losses with numerous casualties.

The world, seeing that, was turned upside down.

Ziz, Leviathan, Behemoth.

Each of them, confirmed through satellites, was a monster with power that defied common sense, bringing natural disasters with them.

It was dizzying just to imagine what would have happened if even one of them had appeared in their own country.

Not long after the Ten Kings had defeated the three, each country held a summit.

Kwaaang--!

"That is a monster that came from our territory! In other words, the ownership of those creatures belongs to our China!"

China slammed its fist on the table and insisted strongly.

And for good reason, because to reverse the current damage, the materials of the three were absolutely necessary.

"Haha, you're quite the joker. We all know that China doesn't have that kind of capability."

But the leaders of other countries were not about to let China's dictatorship go unchecked.

It was a country that had already lost its power and was on the verge of collapse, and now it was a place that had completely fallen.

To hand over the materials of those three to such a China?

They couldn't make such a choice even if they were shot in the head.

"Yiik! Can you take responsibility for what you just said! Are you saying that the power of our great China is less than those ten?"

"Haha, I don't think that was my intention, but it seems you heard it that way."

At the US president's words, which blatantly ignored him, the Chinese president's cheek trembled.

But that was all.

The more he got angry, the narrower his position became.

Now, holding back his anger was the best course of action.

"Now, now, then let's have the remaining countries make a judgment on the current situation…"

Kkiik-

"I'm sorry. I'm a little late."

At that moment, with fluent English, the door of the conference hall opened and someone entered.

The heads of state of each country who were conducting the summit opened their eyes wide at the face of the person who entered.

"I heard you were talking about the ownership of the three. I apologize for coming without proper attire because I was in a hurry."

It was the appearance of the hero, Cheon Yuhwa, the only one among the Ten Kings who was conscious.

At her appearance, a few people in the room secretly frowned.

The biggest contributors to this incident were clearly them.

Therefore, although they had no choice but to send them an invitation, they had deliberately held the meeting at this time so that none of them could come.

And yet, Cheon Yuhwa had appeared in this place with a body full of wounds, as if mocking them.

On top of that, that wasn't all.

Cheon Yuhwa, with two attendants in tow, sat down and said at the same time.

"For reference, my words in this place are the opinion of the 9 people excluding myself, and at the same time, the combined opinion of the guilds they lead."

It was a declaration and at the same time a threat.

Their transcendent military power had already been confirmed by everyone in this place through satellites.

On top of that, the guilds they led had already permeated various parts of society and were exerting great influence.

To say that she would speak on behalf of all of them?

At this moment, when the influence created by the three monsters had not disappeared and remained, there was not a single person in the conference hall who surpassed Cheon Yuhwa's power of speech.

"Now, then, please begin the summit."

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"Hoo… I feel like I'm going to die."

Cheon Yuhwa loosened the tie that was choking her neck and entered the room.

In the room, nine people with wounds were lying on beds, barely able to move their mouths.

"How did the summit go?"

Crowley, who was attached to dozens of IVs, looked at Cheon Yuhwa and asked.

"It was a success. We decided to take all three of their corpses."

As Cheon Yuhwa said, the collection of the monster's remains was already in progress.

In particular, the wing that Lee Shin had cut off during the fight had already been collected by Kim Jaehyun, who had mobilized the guild members, and had been moved to Crowley's guild.

"Wow, those people backed down quite obediently."

At Arachne's words, Cheon Yuhwa said, drinking a potion.

"Instead, we had to use some of the manpower and financial resources we had, that's how the opinion was coordinated."

"Well, still, isn't that a huge achievement?"

"What do you mean, a huge achievement? We caught them all, so of course they're ours."

At Uriel's words, Diz said, as if grumbling.

At those words, Baekhyun smiled and said.

"It's hard to say they're ours. There's someone else who caught all three of them."

At those words, everyone in the room shut their mouths.

It was also a question.

The question of why Lee Shin was not in this place.

Of course, considering Lee Shin's usual behavior, it wasn't particularly strange that he wasn't in this place.

But all of them instinctively felt that something was different this time.

"That is…"

The moment Cheon Yuhwa was about to open her mouth, the door opened.

"You're all here."

The one who opened the door and entered was Irin, who had gone to the conference hall with Cheon Yuhwa a little while ago and had brought her back by teleportation.

"I called her."

"No wonder you didn't get separate hospital rooms but gathered them all here like this, there was a reason."

Hercules said with a hearty laugh.

At that, Oz looked at Irin.

"You were called Raven, right?"

"No, call me Irin."

At the small but firm words, Oz's expression was slightly surprised, then she nodded her head.

"Alright, Irin. Then can you tell us why you gathered us like this?"

"Okay. But…"

Irin, who had said that, took something out from her bosom.

"I'll talk after you see this first."

"What's that?"

"A USB?"

As if it didn't matter what they said, Irin skillfully connected the laptop she had brought with the large TV in the room and played a video.

"Ah, can you hear me?"

Then, what appeared on the TV was the figure of Lee Shin.

At that, when a question appeared on everyone's face, Lee Shin in the video said with a smile.

"The fact that you're watching this probably means I'm dead, right?"

(End of Chapter)