Chapter 177

Chapter 177: Those who Protect (1)

There had been four demons who came to South Korea . They were part of Pandemonium’s faction and brought a large number of creatures to occupy the dungeon . Pandemonium’s active help meant that a considerable number of creatures entered the country .

They ranged from the lowest grade to high class creatures . People thought that there were over 100,000 creatures . The majority of them were wiped out by the man who the humans called ‘Saviour,’ but there were still thousands of creatures . They were scattered in various hiding spots and were steadily hunted .

The hunts had been easy so far . However, if all the scattered creatures were drawn to one place by the Trees of Life and Death . . . it wouldn’t be an easy fight . Fortunately, the government forces had been handled so they could solely concentrate on the creatures .

The centre of the city .

The seeds were planted in the middle of a stadium approximately 110 m wide . The Trees of Life and Death . Roy and Rose were in charge of the ceremony .

During this ceremony, no one else could enter . The exceptions were the girin and Chrisley .

"Did your master command you to plant this?”

The seeds had germinated immediately after being planted . The girin looked at them with a surprised expression . Although she was a mythical creature, the girin was wise and deep like it was famous for . She perceived an intense feeling from the two seeds .

The veiled Chrisley spoke to the girin .

“Girin . We have to hold the ceremony . Help the humans . ”

"The creatures haven’t appeared yet . Rather . . . there is a strange feeling . The Trees of Life and Death . The trees have contrasting energies but are strangely harmonious . ”

As the girin approached, the germinated seeds moved like they were responding .

The girin’s eyes shone .

"They are reacting to me . I don’t know what your ritual is, but I should be able to help with the growth of these trees . ”

"Are you going to leave the humans unattended?”

"No, the humans are strong enough . The united humans are powerful . They aren’t weak enough to be defeated by the incoming creatures . ”

Chrisley stared at the girin’s unexpected reaction .

She had heard stories about the girin’s birth through Roy and Rose, so she roughly knew how hard the girin worked for the humans of South Korea .

Now the girin’s attitude was different from what she heard .

The girin laughed as she saw Chrisley’s expression .

"I am not a babysitter for the humans . I will help them but they have to be self-reliant . Of course, I can’t ignore the desire of the humans who gave birth to me . So . . . I will stay until the king appears and stabilizes the country . After that, I would like to explore this world a bit more . ”

She wasn’t obsessed . She would do her work and then leave . Unlike her appearance, it hadn’t even been one year since she was born . She was curious about this world .

The desire of the humans had played an important role when she was born . An explorer .

Chrisley opposed the girin’s idea .

"What about returning to Master? Technically speaking, Master is the one who created you . ”

"I am not bound anywhere . Although I appreciate it, we are separate existences . I would give my help one day if he needed it . However, your master is strong enough not to need my help . I’d rather see more of this beautiful world . ”

The girin’s beautiful red hair blazed as she expressed her will .

The girin’s ego was strong . She had a tendency to tell the truth and liked exploring . Chrisley intuitively sensed this and changed the subject .

“ . . . Stay silent while the ceremony is occurring . ”

A quiet and serious atmosphere was required for the ceremony .

The humans didn’t stay still . They hastily prepared for the invasion of the creatures .

"Block all the small roads! Lure them to the big ones . ”

"We have exceeded the capacity of the central shelter . There are too many people!”

Among them, Kim Yong-woo directed the strategy . Traps were installed and they even made paths for the creatures .

But they couldn’t prepare everything .

Kim Yong-woo frowned .

'It won’t end in one or two days . It would be bad if there was no place to stay . We can’t leave room for the creatures to enter . . . ’

It was expected to be a long war . South Korea wouldn’t be stabilized until all the creatures were wiped out . However, they needed to account for the civilians . Safe places were designed to accommodate them, but there wasn’t enough room . There were too many civilians in the city .

Kim Yong-woo sighed and exclaimed .

"It doesn’t need to be inside the building . Make a space anywhere, whether it is with tents or wooden planks! Anyway, we won’t allow the creatures to reach the centre of the city . ”

The outskirts were completely blocked . Not one creature would be allowed inside . Kim Yong-woo’s will spread to the other Awakened .

Kung!

And at that moment .

Kung! Kung!

The sound of huge bodies moving could be heard .

The seeds had already been planted for a while . . .

Kwarurung!

An installed trap exploded with a loud noise .

However, it didn’t diminish the number of incoming ogres .

"Damn, it has started . Prepare to fight!”

Kim Yong-woo bit his lip .

Five ogres .

Two giant worms .

37 trolls .

One dullahan .

Vampires and ghouls . . .

There were 300 intermediate creatures and more than 900 hundred low grade ones!

The attacks continued over three days .

Fortunately, the fights only took place on the large roads due to the small ones being blocked . At least there were no innocent people to be sacrificed .

There were four barriers in every direction around the centre of Seoul . It was fortunate, however . . . the creatures were relentless .

As time passed, the damage to the Awakened grew bigger .

"There is no time to rest . ”

Dambi’s guild master Alin muttered with a gloomy expression . Hundreds of orcs were gathered on the other side of the road, with some orc lords among them .

It wasn’t difficult to cope with the orcs due to their previous experience, but it was the 3rd day without sleep . Some of the Awakened had trouble just standing .

“It seems like it . ”

Kim Yong-woo also sighed .

Four big roads . Among them, Kim Yong-woo and Alin were assigned to the west .

"Has there been any radio contact from the other side?”

“Not yet . . . ”

"Then be prepared . Don’t let even one escape . ”

Alin pulled out a bow . She was one of the strongest archers . The arrows she shot never missed . They were always fatal .

Kim Yong-woo’s stats were lacking in comparison . However, a guild master required unique leadership abilities .

Piyok!

Alin fired the bow . Three arrows flew at the same time and penetrated the heads of three approaching orcs .

Grrr!

Gruruk!

The orcs became berserk and rushed forward . They didn’t care about the death of their colleagues . A simple dash that didn’t hesitate in the face of death!

At that time, Kim Yong-woo received some radio contact .

-A lich has appeared in the east! We are engaging! I’m asking for help!

-The north is fighting a large number of spartoi . . . kuack!

-The south! Hundreds of nagas . . . !

Lee Ji-hye heard the radio and grabbed his staff firmly .

"Guild Master . It is strange . After the past three days, I think that there is someone commanding the creatures from behind . ”

There were simultaneous attacks that didn’t allow the Awakened time to rest, making them exhausted . It was impossible if the creatures were randomly moving . Someone had to be planning a strategy and moving the creatures from behind .

“Damn!”

Kim Yong-woo grinded his teeth and pulled out his sword .

The orcs had already come close . They didn’t have time to help the others . They needed to take care of these creatures as quickly as possible in order to join the others!

“Pant, pant pant . . . ”

Kim Yong-woo took a deep breath as he cut the neck of the remaining orc .

In the beginning, there had been 500 Awakened and this number was reduced by a third .

Kim Yong-woo looked around and immediately pulled out the radio .

“This is the west . Kim Yong-woo from Heaven’s Will . Please respond . ”

-This is the south . We are still engaged with the nagas .

-This is the east . The lich is approaching .

– . . . . . .

"The north . Answer me . The north!”

There was no response from the north who were fighting against the spartoi . Alin approached while Kim Yong-woo was frowning .

“What happened?”

"The north side might have been breached . We have to go straight there . ”

-This is the centre . I am Oriental’s guild master, Kim Woo-ram . A large number of spartoi, death knights and twin head ogres are coming from the north . . . we are requesting help .

As soon as he spoke, a scary message was heard from the radio .

Kim Yong-woo formed tight fists . The number of Awakened placed in the centre was the smallest . The plan was to intercept all the creatures on the outskirts . At best, there were only 200 people .

However . . . 200 Awakened wouldn’t be able to deal with the creatures heard on the radio .

“Damn!”

Kim Yong-woo ignored his nausea and quickly moved his guild members .