Chapter 333.

Chae Nayun and Shin Jonghak arrived at the Republic to attend the Transnational Peace Conference .

They traveled by carriage . The place where they would stay for the next 2 weeks was the mansion of the well-known billionaire ‘Larin’ . He had formally invited them to his home, as Shin Jonghak came from a respectable family by the name of ‘Priton’ .

“Mm… . ”

This grand mansion was located in the capital city of Leores, where the price of land was extremely high .

“It’s pretty big . I’d say it’s about the size of my room . ”

Chae Nayun’s assessment of the mansion, however, was rather brutal . She was born and raised in Chae Joochul’s hanok, so it was only natural that she regarded this mansion mundane .

“Nothing really stands out… . ”

Her gaze roamed across the room and landed on Shin Jonghak .

“…Dude . What’re you doing?”

Shin Jonghak was reading a small notebook . When Chae Nayun called him, he raised his head and turned to her .

“I’m looking at the list of guests . ”

“What’s that?”

“There are other people staying in this mansion besides us . Airun, Draven… . Apparently, they’re all famous nobles in the Kingdom . I figured I should at least have their names memorized . ”

“…Oh, I see . ”

Chae Nayun didn’t care much about networking, so she went out to the balcony . Her whole body ached, presumably because she’d been inside a carriage all day .

“…Hmmm . ”

She leaned against the balustrade and gazed into the distance . Her eyes captured the view of the street below . The scenery, which was just the right combination of the past and the present, appeared quite mysterious .

“Mm…?”

As Chae Nayun continued to watch the busy street, an upside down face of a woman appeared in front of her .

“…”

She stared at the face for 1 second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds… .

“…Fuuuck!”

Chae Nayun yelled in surprise, fell backward and rolled into the room .

“Hahahaha . ”

The woman who appeared like a ghost, Jin Sahyuk, walked into the room with a proud laugh .

“D-Dammit . You asshole, why’d you do that for—?”

Chae Nayun flew at Jin Sahyuk like an angry bull, but Jin Sahyuk stopped her with chains of magic power .

“Argh! These chains again?!”

“Shh . I need to tell you something, so listen up . You too, Shin Jonghak . ”

Jin Sahyuk’s voice sounded somewhat forlorn .

**

[The Republic of Leores — The first day of the Transnational Peace Conference]

Late night .

I had fallen asleep on the watchtower but suddenly woke up .

—Are you watching me?

It was because of the voice that was flowing into my ears .

At first, I thought Chae Nayun was trying to reach me .

—Answer if you’re watching me .

But this voice undoubtedly belonged to a man . It was also full of animosity and murderous intent .

“…?”

—Some nerve you have to follow me like this .

“What… ah . ”

Only then did I realize what was happening . I shared my vision with the Observer .

—It looks like you can see me now .

Yi Yeonjun was right in front of me . With the Observer in his hand, he glared at me with his dark eyes .

—Answer me .

“…How did you find out?” I asked .

The Observer delivered my question to Yi Yeonjun, who promptly scoffed .

—Did you really think that your cheap trick would work against me?

“Mm… . So what?”

—…What?

I tried to stay as calm as possible .

“This might actually be better . Why don’t we meet up right now? It’s pretty clear that we dislike each other . ”

Now that I had access to my Gifts and weapons, I was confident that I could defeat Yi Yeonjun .

—…Haha .

Yi Yeonjun only laughed . Was he scared? Or was he making fun of my boldness?

—Fine . See you in four days .

The latter seemed to be the case . He nodded in satisfaction and announced the date .

“And the location?”

—I’ll notify you through this bird when the time comes . I’ll be keeping it with me until then .

“…Go ahead . ”

—I will .

Immediately, the vision of the Observer darkened and Yi Yeonjun’s voice stopped as well .

“…Tsk . All this right after I wake up?”

I swept my hair and sighed . I hadn’t expected my Observer to get caught . Thankfully, I managed to play it cool… .

“Hajin-ssi?”

“Uaaak!”

I jumped 5 meters into the air .

“Woah!”

Rachel also threw her hands in the air out of surprise .

“…”

“…”

After the moment of surprise, we stared at each other awkwardly before I finally let out a dry cough .

“W-When did you get here, R-Rachel-ssi?”

“Eh? Ah, it’s nothing important . It’s just that, Hajin-ssi… . ”

But we didn’t get to hold a conversation .

—Emergency, emergency! This is Yi Younghan! Several demons have infiltrated this place! We need help!

The crystal vibrated wildly, crying for backup .

Rachel and I jumped through the window of the watchtower at the same time . The watchtower was 130 meters tall but shrouded in magic power, we had nothing to fear .

KOOOONG—!

After the landing we darted forward, enduring the soreness in our calves .

**

Five minutes later .

We arrived at the location where Yi Younghan had sent the backup request .

It was the capital’s underground sewer system .

Surrounded in darkness and humidity, Kim Horak and Yi Younghan were fighting dozens of demons .

“What happened here?” I asked .

Kim Horak answered, “We’re not sure . We followed the trail of demonic energy and found them here . ”

Kim Horak had started addressing me more politely after our first meeting . I didn’t know why . Apparently, he just felt like it .

“They look fairly strong . Will the four of us be enough?” Yi Younghan muttered worriedly . He wiped the sweat off his forehead and grabbed his gauntlet .

“Well… . ”

I scanned the demons and tried to guess .

[A total of 24 demons awaken your instinct . ]

[In the face of huge demonic presences, all your variable stats have increased by 49% . ]

Increased by 49% .

“I think we can pull it off . ”

The situation wasn’t as bad as it seemed .

“Uhahaha—!”

At that moment, the sound of hearty laughter resonated across the sewer .

Tap, tap—

A demon who looked like a mummy came forward .

“You make me laugh, human . ”

Saying so, the demon gathered demonic energy in his hand . The other demons did the same, gathering demonic energy in their hands, mouths, and chests .

Soon, stifling demonic energy filled the entire sewer .

“You strive to work together to defeat us, but it’s no use . You won’t stand a chance against the Duke of Hell!”

The demon shot condensed demonic energy towards me .

“Return to dust, human…?”

The energy flew at me in the shape of a boomerang, and I easily grabbed it with my hand .

[‘Exorcism’ has been activated . The power of demonic energy has been reduced by 90% . ]

[The amount of reduction is affected by your luck . ]

“I see you have a trick up your sleeve, human . ”

“…Huh? Oh no, this isn’t-”

“Kill him!”

The demon who seemed to be the leader shouted, and this time all of the demons released their demonic energy at the same time .

The energy waves from 23 different demons merged into one as they flew straight towards me . I held out my hand .

KWAAAAAA—!

The explosion of demonic energy shook the earth .

All the water in the sewer evaporated . The atmosphere heated up and poisonous gas began to fill the air . The energy wrecked everything surrounding it and swallowed me whole… .

“Kuhahaha…?”

The demon laughed again .

But his laughter stopped midway .

It was only natural because even after being struck by the enormous mass of demonic energy, I was standing still, completely intact .

“…Huhu . This… . ”

With a smile, I checked the system window .

[Gift Exorcism has been activated . The power of demonic energy has been reduced by 95% . ]

“…doesn’t hurt at all . ”

An astounding 95% .

“…What did you say, human?”

“Well well, it seems that,” I continued cheerfully, ”You won’t be able to lay a finger on me . ”

I was more suited to fighting demons than anyone else .

**

[Earth – Tower of Heroes]

—Rank 3 Vassago, Rank 14 Leraje, Rank 29 Astaroth, Rank 62 Valac . So far, we were able to identify these four devils .

An emergency meeting was taking place at the Tower of Heroes located in Gwanghwamun, Korea . Demon Realm Transformation, which humans thought they had successfully put off, was beginning to spread again due to the appearance of devils with incarnation bodies .

—Valac and Astaroth are the more aggressive of the four .

The organizer of today’s meeting was Yi Gongmyung who had brilliantly led the Orden Annihilation Mission not so long ago .

“Then…”

The audience was comprised of Heynckes the Lord of Steel, Chae Joochul the Immortal, and the Association’s chairmen, Yi Yookho and Kim Sukho .

All four participants had great influence over the Association .

“Does that mean the other two aren’t aggressive?”

—Vassago and Leraje aren’t .

Yi Gongmyung answered Heynckes .

—I’m not sure whether they’re building up power or simply not interested in fighting . I’ve only heard rumors about them . But we do know for certain that they’re not involved in Demon Realm Transformation currently .

“Rumors?” Kim Sukho asked with a frown, “What kind of rumors?”

—These are the rumors regarding the devils .

Yi Gongmyung immediately pulled up the slide about the rumors as if he had been expecting Kim Sukho’s question .

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[Season 5 Gladiator of the Century Official Ranking]

1 . Lijengyi — 393 official matches, 391 wins and 2 draws

2 . SpamMachine — 584 official matches, 404 wins, 170 losses and 10 draws

3 . …

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“Gladiator of the Century?”

Kim Sukho rubbed his temple in confusion .

—This user right here who goes by the username Lijengyi is rumored to be Leraje .

“…Oi, Yi Gongmyung . Are you trying to be funny?”

Kim Sukho raised his voice, but Yi Gongmyung remained calm .

—That was my initial reaction as well . But I contacted the capsule developers and investigated Lijengyi’s account . And the result-

Yi Gongmyung changed the screen again . This time, it showed a record of all the games Lijengyi had ever played and the amount of time she had spent playing each game .

Not just Gladiator of the Century but also Grand Theft Auto, Three Kingdoms, Become a Legend, etc… Lijengyi had spent a total of 4000 hours playing different games .

—An astounding 4000 hours . If we take into account the date her account was created, this means that she’s been playing games almost nonstop ever since .

“…Ha . ”

Kim Sukho let out a dumbfounded laugh .

“Are you trying to say that this devil is a game addict?”

—Yes, at least according to the rumors .

Yi Gongmyung nodded slightly and changed the screen .

—While Leraje is busy playing games, Valac, the most aggressive of all, is… .

The video showed the part of the Sahara that had been completely transformed into the Demon Realm .

In it, monsters were moving in an orderly fashion under Valac’s command .

—As you can see, Vakac is creating an army .

“…So it seems . ”

Kim Sukho’s expression stiffened .

At that moment, Chae Joochul, who had been quiet all along, opened his mouth .

“I heard there’s a remarkable summon magician in England . ”

His comment didn’t seem at all related to the contents of the meeting . His voice was as emotionless as always .

—Yes, that is correct .

Yi Gongmyung answered, not shaken by the sudden change of subject .

—She’s Lady Ah Hae-In’s pupil .

Kim Sukho frowned .

“Ah Hae-In?”

—Yes . However, because Lady Ah Hae-In was very secretive, I couldn’t find out the details .

“…Good . Let’s not meddle with Ah Hae-In . ”

Kim Sukho let out a dry cough and lowered his head . The position of a 9-star magician was simply too great . The Association could probably handle one 9-star magician; what they really feared was the opposition from other magicians that revered 9-star magicians .

—I understand . And, this is my last report for the day . A strange phenomenon occurred last week at a beach in Vladivostok .

The long meeting was finally coming to an end .

Yi Gongmyung showed the security footage of Vladivostok from 3 days ago .

—Please take a look .

All four VIPs turned to the screen .

…The word ‘strange’ well suited the 5-second-long footage .

“What was that? I didn’t get a clear look . ”

Even Chae Joochul and Heynckes, who had been sitting comfortably until now, leaned forward . Yi Gongmyung played the footage one more time .

…Chwaaaa . .

What happened was fairly straightforward .

A number of monsters appeared off the shore of Vladivostok . Suddenly a gust of wind raved across the sea and all the monsters were dead .

That was all there was .

“Can’t you play it more slowly?”

Heynckes seemed quite perplexed as well .

It was quite obvious that this wind was not a natural phenomenon, but because it had moved so fast, he couldn’t identify its source .

—It has already been slowed down to the limit . The Russian Government handled the remains of the monsters . They said that the bodies were cut by something sharp .

“…Is this also the work of the devils?” Heynckes asked .

—Nothing is for certain, but… I don’t believe the Devils were involved in this .

“And what’s your reason?”

Yi Gongmyung nodded and continued .

—We took a look at the flow of magic power in Vladivostok and its vicinity and discovered the pulsation of a certain type of magic power . We found this pulsation familiar .

“So?”

Kim Sukho interrupted Yi Gongmyung and waved his hand impatiently .

“If it’s not the devils, then what is it?”

—… .

Yi Gongmyung fell silent for the first time today .

He looked at Kim Sukho, then Chae Joochul, then Heynckes, then Yi Yukho, and… .

—I believe it’s…

He uttered a name that didn’t belong to any devil .

His declaration startled even the Immortal .

—‘Orden’ .

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