Chapter 306.

I hid behind the car and sent a command to Spartan . He quickly appeared in the sky and looked down at us .

Whooosh—!

At that moment, another arrow flew towards us, targeting the car’s tire . Aether tried to protect it, but because the tire wasn’t strong to begin with, it couldn’t withstand the attack even with Aether’s help .

Kwang—!

The tire popped like a balloon as Spartan shared his field of vision with me .

I could see the enemy about 5km to the east . It wouldn’t be hard to see him at first through Spartan’s eyes, but his location was made very clear in the next moment when he shot an arrow at Spartan .

—…!

Spartan flapped his wings and dodged the attack, but the arrow quickly turned and chased after Spartan .

Chwaaaa… . The fiercely flying arrow was quicker than Spartan . At this rate, Spartan would die as well .

The moment the arrow grazed Spartan’s feathers, I ordered him to escape . Spartan teleported out just in time, and the arrow pierced through thin air . But at that moment, an unpleasant system alert popped up .

[Spartan’s wing has been injured – he is unable to use his Authority . ]

I bit my lips . Returning to my normal field of vision, I looked around the surroundings . We were attacked in the outskirts of the lawless zone . Although a few pubs and inns were nearby, fights were commonplace here . Even if I asked someone for help, it was unlikely for any of them to listen to me .

“…Tsk . ”

The only thing protecting me was a sedan enveloped in Aether . I was running out of time . I doubted that the sedan could withstand the enemy’s terrifying arrows any more than this .

Without any other choice, I took out [Temujin’s Bow Blessed By Horus] and [Athena’s Moonlight Arrow] . I didn’t hesitate much . To save Yoo Yeonha and to save myself, I needed to do this .

The moment I grabbed the arrow, Master Sharpshooter’s senses heightened . I looked to the east . My vision quickly stretched out until it reached my target 5km away .

I finally caught a glimpse of the sharpshooter that attacked us .

It was a woman holding a black bow . Her dark eyes seemed to be staring at me directly .

No, she was most certainly staring at me . Our eyes exchanged glances from 5km away .

Kiiik—

The enemy pulled her bowstring .

For some reason, I felt like I knew her . Blue hair flowing down over her black leather armor . Slightly tanned skin and fair facial features… The sharpshooter looked just like the person I imagined while I was writing .

“…Leraje . ”

That should be her name . She was one of the ten devils I thought of using for the final part of the story – Leraje the Green Devil .

As her title suggested, green was her symbolic color, but the background story was that she hated green so much that she dyed her green hair blue .

Leraje held more moderate views among the devils, and by the looks of it, she still seemed to be staying in her incarnation body .

Still, she was the sole archer among devils . She was not an opponent I could deal with easily .

“Huu . ”

Why was the 14th ranked devil here?

I was annoyed by the sudden turn of events, but I knew complaining about it wouldn’t do me any good .

I took a deep breath and nocked [Athena’s Moonlight Arrow] onto my bow . Then, I poured everything I had into it: Stigma’s magic power, Random Consolidation System, Constraints and Amplifications .

A terrifying magic power descended on the moonlight arrow, and brilliant rays of light began to stretch out in all directions . The moonlight’s holy power enveloped the earth and sky . I aimed the cluster of light at the devil and pulled the bowstring strongly .

…But due to Leraje’s strange reaction, I didn’t fire the arrow .

—… .

She put her bow down and stared at me . Her gaze held no hostility or killing intent . Her expressionless face only showed her cold beauty .

After staring at me for a long time, Leraje muttered .

—My name .

A fleeting voice came out of her coy lips . Next, Leraje suddenly put away her bow and arrows .

I couldn’t understand what brought on the sudden change, but it was clear she no longer had any desire to attack . As such, I put my bow down as well .

In that instant, Leraje’s form disappeared like a mirage .

“…What?”

I was taken aback .

“Did my arrow scare her away? No, I doubt that’s the case…”

No matter the reason, the current situation was better for me . Not only did I conserve my strength, but I also didn’t have to risk my life fighting her to the death .

[A huge luck erupted!]

[A Single Word Pays Back a Debt of a Thousand Gold – Your thoughtless mumbling saved your life!]

[The great ‘Rank 14 Devil – Leraje’ takes interest in the human who recognized her . ]

[Information regarding Leraje has been added to your Gift 「Observation and Reading」 . ]

[You obtain 333SP!]

[Narrow Escape from Death (7/9) – Special stat, Accumulation of Luck, becomes partly unlocked!]

Narrow Escape from Death popped up once again .

“That was luck too?”

I exclaimed in surprise, then I remembered someone .

“Ah!”

I quickly ran to the side of the sedan and opened the door . Yoo Yeonha was sitting in the corner, her face pale and her body trembling .

The inside of the car looked different than just now . The remnants of Licros’s corpse were nowhere to be seen, and a hot current of electricity was crackling inside .

Yoo Yeonha had burned Licros’s blood, flesh, and bones into nothingness .

**

[North Pandemonium – Undeveloped Area]

In the Russian land north of Pandemonium, a temple no human knew about existed .

Monsters swarmed the area, and the temple was shrouded by tall coniferous forest . Inside this dark temple, countless Djinns and demons were gathered to worship the rank 14th devil .

“…She should be fine on her own, right?” The Djinn assigned to this temple, Destruction, said worryingly . In front of him were many Djinns and a few demons who were waiting for their lord to return .

“The outside world is dangerous… We know what happened to Plucas . ”

Destruction was always interested in the descent of the devil he was serving . When signs of Demon Realm Transformation appeared, he helped the descent of the rank 14 devil more carefully than any other Djinn .

Destruction took care so that no one would find out about his lord’s descent . He knew very well what happened to Rank 50 Devil Plucas, whose existence was revealed to the world .

“Don’t worry . Lord Leraje is a noble who is among the strongest in the Demon Realm . ”

But the devil’s henchman seemed to be carefree . Corte, the most human-looking servant among the demons, said with a smile .

“Lord Leraje isn’t someone a mere human can injure . ”

And at that moment, Leraje returned to the temple . Her ability allowed her to change the composition of her body freely . She took the form of wind and quickly arrived at her throne .

The servants waiting for her all bowed with respect .

“…?”

But Corte noticed something . Leraje didn’t have the [Dimensional Entropy] in her hands . That was the object she had left to obtain personally .

At that moment, Corte’s gaze met Leraje’s . Corte flinched, while Leraje simply gave a command .

—Rise .

Her command wasn’t in the form of words . She projected letters using Earth’s technology known as a smartwatch .

This was a small constraint placed on Leraje . She had to expend her lifeforce every time she spoke, so she used this smartwatch given by Destruction to express her thoughts .

—I didn’t bring the object you talked about .

Corte and Destruction stared at the words appearing in the air .

—There was a mysterious human who knew my name .

With that, Leraje leaned against her throne . Her youthful look and soft figure shone seductively .

Corte was displeased . [Dimensional Entropy] was an important item in the descent of a devil, yet Leraje had given up because she took interest in a mere human .

“Lord, you are a nobleman renowned across the Demon Realm . It isn’t strange for tales of Lord’s strength to have spread to Earth . So how can it be strange for—”

Leraje furrowed her brows and cut him off .

—Humans don’t know me . This isn’t the Demon Realm .

Tadadak— Leraje typed on the holographic keyboard as she looked around her surroundings .

—He even knew my name .

“…Is that so?”

—Of course, I don’t lie .

Next, Leraje yawned . As her descent wasn’t fully complete, Leraje slept often .

—I’m sleepy .

—Wake me up if those old devils contact us .

—Look into the human who recognized me too .

—He really was quite interesting .

With four final messages, Leraje fell asleep .

Corte stared at Leraje’s sleeping figure and then faced Destruction next to him .

“Destruction . ”

“Yes, Lord . ”

“…Look into this human Lord Leraje has taken interest in . You’ll also have to bring back the [Dimensional Entropy] . ”

“…?”

Destruction widened his eyes in surprise, then put on a deep smile . This was exactly what he wanted to do .

From what he recently learned, the human who took the [Dimensional Entropy] was none other than the daughter of Yoo Jinwoong .

“Understood, leave it to me . ”

Destruction replied and laughed happily .

**

[Central Asia]

I threw the car away . It could be repaired, but it was already too tattered, and in its current state, it was at a huge risk of being attacked again .

I summoned Sannuri, who I turned into a card, and ran with Yoo Yeonha . Sannuri was burdened by the [Dimensional Entropy] I was carrying, but she was still as quick as ever .

Click— Clack—

As Sannuri sped forward, I checked Yoo Yeonha’s condition . She was trembling sporadically, her body was freezing, and her breathing was labored . Like a bird drenched in rain, her frail body was devoid of strength .

Yoo Yeonha needed time to rest .

I saw a natural cave surrounded by greenery with my Thousand-Mile Eyes, and I led Sannuri to it .

“Get down . ”

“… . ”

Yoo Yeonha came down from Sannuri’s back without a word . She staggered but didn’t fall . She sat down against the cave wall, pretending to be fine, and stared at me . I took this moment to message Jin Seyeon .

“Jin Seyeon-ssi, are you okay?”

—… .

Tzzt . Static noise rang out a few times before she returned a reply .

—Yes, we managed to survive . The car broke down, but we were able to escape . Where are you now?

As expected, a Master-rank Hero wasn’t so easily killed . It seemed she even managed to protect Jin Sechan .

“I’ll send you the coordinates . Tell me if you’re too far . ”

I sent her our current location . After a brief silence, a troubled voice rang out .

—Yes, we’re far, perhaps two days away on foot . We went in different directions after all…

“Then send me your location . I’ll pick you up . ”

—Pick me up?

I looked at Sannuri . She immediately understood my intention and snorted unhappily .

“Yes, I have a horse with me . She’s incredibly smart, beautiful, and kind . ”

Sannuri’s expression brightened . Jin Seyeon’s confused voice rang out .

—…A horse?

“Yes . Anyways, send me your coordinates first . ”

—Ah… yes .

Soon, my smartwatch beeped, and I showed Jin Seyeon’s location to Sannuri .

Sannuri stared at the coordinate for about 10 seconds before neighing with a nod . She seemed to be in a good mood .

“It’s pretty far, huh? You can run as much as you want . ”

—Hiiing .

“Yep, you don’t have to carry anyone on your way there, so run as quickly as you want . If you run into any monster or demons, feel free to kill them all . ”

—Hiiing!

Sannuri cried cheerfully before immediately bolting out of the cave . Whoosh—! She was as quick as lightning . Black soot flickered above the ground she passed over .

“…Haha . ”

I chuckled and sat down as well . It was then that I noticed Yoo Yeonha staring at me fixedly from the side . Her face was pale white, like a patient who was on the brink of fainting .

I met her gaze, then smirked .

“Are you okay?”

“… . ”

Yoo Yeonha nodded . Did she lose her ability to speak? She hadn’t said a word since she got on Sannuri .

To lighten up the mood and to make her talk, I said mischievously, “You look like you’re going to die soon . ”

“… . ”

But Yoo Yeonha didn’t say a word . She only stared at me fixedly . Then, after a long time, she gulped and said simply, “I saw it . ”

“Saw what?” I asked back nonchalantly .

“You using a bow . ”

At that moment, a gust of wind blew through the cave . The wind made a strange humming sound echoing off the walls, and I couldn’t hear Yoo Yeonha properly because of it .

“…You saw?”

“Yes . ” She nodded resolutely .

“Your bow, your arrow, and the huge undulation of magic power you aimed at the enemy . ”

“… . ”

“Thinking about it now, I was the idiot for not even suspecting it . Even when we were in Cube, your skill with the bow was amazing . I still remember the curve shot you showed during the festival . ”

I didn’t say anything and just scratched my head . I was hoping she was panicking too much to have noticed, but it seemed that wasn’t the case .

Yoo Yeonha let out a low sigh .

“That bow you took out . I know what it is . No, even if it isn’t me, anyone decently skilled in the field of information would recognize Black Lotus’s bow . ”

I just sat still . I was contemplating how to respond . Should I admit it or deny it? I couldn’t think of any excuse .

But, when I heard Yoo Yeonha’s next words…

“You’re willing to go that far to take revenge on the Chameleon Troupe?”

My head turned blank . It felt like my brain stopped functioning for a moment .

I had no other choice but to maintain my silence… and Yoo Yeonha continued talking .

“You’re willing to dirty your hands and hurt yourself to—”

Yoo Yeonha paused and looked at me . Her gaze was filled with sympathy and pity . I didn’t understand where they were coming from .

The only reaction I could give in response…

“… . ?”

…was to tilt my head .

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