Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Hope (3)

The elite were selected . The Awakened that were praised as the world’s best .

They were raised as secret weapons . . .

They knew how to fight .

The Awakened also knew how to fight against someone stronger than themselves .

They would be able to endure in any situation in order to produce the best results .

They were people designed to survive in even the most adverse conditions .

Thanks to that, they didn’t know defeat and only felt pride in their abilities .

There were no opponents that they couldn’t overcome over time, just like water eroding a rock .

However, that was all wishful thinking in front of this opponent .

Not rock, but harder than steel . . . they were facing a wall that they couldn’t surpass .

“Cough!”

Death spread . There were those who couldn’t even make a sound before dying . The thing they all had in common was that they ran towards the man with a weapon .

The man was cruel . He really shed no blood or tears!

He showed no mercy . One move would take a life . He didn’t miss a single one of their movements . Still, he didn’t show any reaction . His expression was just like he was ‘playing with them . ’

"Pharma's Arrows!”

There were only three people with weapons raised remaining .

A female with the occupation of archer used a skill . All of the magic power in the surroundings gathered on the arrowhead . It burned violently and intensely .

"Accurate Shot!”

A unique skill that anticipated the movements of the enemy .

Soon, the arrow went flying through the air .

Hwaruruk!

However, that was also useless .

The arrow was burned by a strong flame before even reaching the man’s body .

" . . . . . . !"

The Awakened with the bow widened her eyes . It was the first time that this technique had been blocked . However, that panic only lasted for a short moment . She quickly calmed her mind and prepared for the next attack .

No, she tried to prepare .

She placed her hand on the bow . It was the last thing she remembered .

Kwaduk!

Mysterious lightning popped out from the man . The lightning in the form of a dragon swallowed the woman and instantly turned her to ashes . It looked like a dragon eating it prey .

“Stop . . . ! Stop now!”

Yoo Eun-hye shouted . Five people had died in only one minute . If she didn’t do anything, then the surviving members would die . She couldn’t help but realize that .

The man turned his head towards her . He looked interested .

“They are trying to kill me . What reason do I have to stop?”

"It isn’t fair!”

"Why does fairness need to be involved in killing?”

His words were correct .

In the current world, there was little room for fairness when it came to death .

Those who thought about fairness would be buried in the ground .

The good died quickly and the wicked survived .

In this sense, Yoo Eun-hye was one of the few people remaining with a conscience .

"Isn’t it too cruel that one mistake could cost them their lives? You have the capacity to show generosity . ”

Yoo Eun-hye admitted it .

He was the captain of Devil Hunters and the Saviour . . . along with the fact that he was a demon .

The team members couldn’t understand his skill . He sometimes showed signs of some moves that he used in the past . Thus, she couldn’t escape the reality .

Yoo Eun-hye rose from her spot . Armed with a steel mentality, she was determined to reduce the damage as much as possible . The past was the past . In a world where every minute and second counted, there wasn’t much room to dwell in the past .

“If I show generosity then what will you give me?”

An exchange .

Yoo Eun-hye inwardly thought .

He would do what he wanted to anyway .

No one here could stop him . It was impossible, even if Edward and Yoo Eun-hye joined together . She didn’t know if they could grab his collar .

The strong had rights .

However, he didn’t use those rights .

This was a chance . . .

She held onto the desire to save her team members .

"I'll give you this piece . I obtained it through the training room . ”

When he was the Saviour, he gave Yoo Eun-hye a ticket to enter the training room before he left . She was able to obtain an object from that room .

Edward was the same . Just in case, she handed over both pieces to him .

He politely received the pieces . His expression didn’t change .

"This is something I let you hold for a while . It does not count as an exchange . ”

“Then what would you like? Actually, coming to this place . . . ”

She was filled with resentment . Yoo Eun-hye grinded her teeth together .

Come to think of it .

Why was he here?

Only those who knew about it were involved .

Even if he gave the information to the British Government, he couldn’t have known about their plan .

Yet, he had been waiting in advance . It meant someone had handed him the information .

If so . . . perhaps he was looking for Hope .

"Hope, are you going to take it?”

"It seems you really are smart . ”

Indeed!

His goal was Hope .

A bomb made by humans in order to wipe out the demons and creatures .

Advanced creatures and demons couldn’t tolerate a few nuclear bombs . There was an investigation about their relationship to magic power . Thus, the incorporation of magic items and cores made it more effective .

There were also many who died through the ‘self-sacrifice’ skill . All the magic power, holy power, and the dead were poured into Hope .

Hope was an item that couldn’t be recreated .

He knew about the existence of Hope and planned from the beginning .

Yoo Eun-hye bit her lip . She turned and glanced at Hope .

Should she take her life to deal with him?

She had no chance of winning . But to have Hope taken away . . .

"I know what you are thinking . But you don't need to worry . My purpose is to kill all the other demons . ”

She knew that the demons were split into factions and the relationships among them weren’t good . But even if he used Hope to get rid of them, he would still remain . She couldn’t be assured until she knew of his true purpose .

"Then what will you do?”

"I’m not greedy for Earth . ”

He wasn’t greedy for Earth after invading?

What type of sophistry was this?

If he wasn’t greedy, then he shouldn’t have come in the first place .

Yoo Eun-hye stared at him with disbelief .

To be honest, right now she had no idea who ‘Randalph Brigsiel’ was .

What was his true self?

“I will beat all the remaining grand dukes and returned to the Demon World as the devil . Earth is just the arena for our struggle . All the demons want the destruction of Earth except for me . ”

“ . . . Isn’t this just bad luck?”

They had come to Earth for an entirely different reason . It was absurd .

"Yes . "

However, he didn’t deny it .

“I can’t believe it . You sound different from other demons . Then why did you kill my team members? You must have been able to spare them . ”

He laughed .

“Don’t misunderstand . I am a demon . Don’t imagine some quality of goodness that I don’t have . Unlike other demons, I am not interested in the destruction of the Earth . Why should I not kill those who go against me?”

"Then why are the other demons . . . ?”

“Demons have hated humans for a long time . They envy the freedom of your short lives and the incessant changes . I don’t have such strong feelings against Earth, but I am still a demon . ”

"Didn’t you pretend to be human? You led Devil Hunters . How could you do that if you hate humans?”

"I wanted to give humans strength . Then, I would use you for my own purpose . ”

“ . . . . . . ?”

He took one step closer . He was silent for a moment before continuing .

"I am a solitary demon . Unlike other grand dukes, I don’t have a faction . While they are focused on short-term goals, I have no choice but to make a long-term investment . In that sense, humans are very useful . I was sure that human swords would eventually reach the necks of other demons . ”

Ddubeok .

The sound of his footsteps were exceptionally loud .

Yoo Eun-hye took a step back and asked through cracked lips .

"The human potential surpasses that of demons . I hate to admit it, but it is true . However, the attacks of the demons would be too fierce in the beginning . I kept you from them, gave you a hard time, and increased your experience . I also imitated human behaviour to lead you . Of course, I hadn’t expected other demons to invade my territory while I was away . ”

“Perhaps . . . ”

Ahh . That was it .

South Korea's dungeon .

“I am Randalph Brigsiel . I am a demon, one of the four grand dukes, ruler of the Underground World . . . Dungeon Master . ”

There were more .

The leader of Devil Hunters . Saviour!

Those were other words that could represent him .

He didn’t bring it up because Yoo Eun-hye already knew .

Then, he spoke again with an arrogant expression .

"I am your hope . ”