Chapter 108: Dungeon Destruction (3) (1/2)
Chapter 108: Dungeon Destruction (3)
The battle was intense. The situation wasn’t good.
The Awakened could handle the general creatures, but the number of soldiers dying wasn’t a joke. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were dying while the Awakened were struggling.
Screams. Screams. And more screams.
But the number of creatures was also rapidly reducing. In particular, the South Korean Awakened were dazzling.
The South Korean Awakened as a whole were on a much higher level and could handle the advanced creatures. Even the quality of the items they were using was different. Each Awakened was wearing some unique rated armour. They could deal blows to the advanced creatures to some extent.
“Damn! Is he the Dungeon Master?”
Kim Yong-woo’s body trembled.
Yes, they could deal with the number of creatures gathered here.
However, there was one person. He had a strong presence and commanded the creatures.
Long, sharp nails. Teeth that were reminiscent of a wolf! He was terrifying in battle as he grabbed an Awakened and ‘destroyed’ them.
An entirely different class; they weren’t his opponent. The twin head ogres were difficult, but he was on a completely different level.
It made sense if he was the Dungeon Master. But still, it was beyond common sense.
“Cough!”
“Line up! Don’t give…ack!”
He couldn’t be seen. An afterimage. He came close to them in the blink of an eye.
“Kill him! Just kill him!”
The quick-witted Awakened soon noticed that he was the ‘king’ of the dungeon.
In the end, they were no match. Some attacks were successful but they were stopped at the level of the clothes. In contrast, the Awakened were torn apart by his nails.
‘What should we do? What to do?’
Kim Yong-woo fell into a state of panic. Too strong. Despite being prepared, in reality they couldn’t do anything against him.
How many people needed to be sacrificed to catch him? A thousand? Ten thousand?
His spirit became dull at the thought. One thing was for certain, everyone in the dungeon might be wiped out. They would become victims of the creatures!
“Ack!”
“Noona…!”
Yoo Eun-hye’s side was grazed. She quickly used electric current to buy some time.
Edward was aware of the situation and aimed his sword. But he could only swing it a few times. Edward had his chest pierced and collapsed to the ground.
“Cough!”
The two most prominent people in Heaven’s Will. It was fortunate that they weren’t instantly killed. Of course, it was only a matter of time at this rate.
“No!”
Kim Yong-woo pulled out his sword. They were the main backbone of Devil Hunters. His power was lower than theirs, and they would be the centre of Heaven’s Will in the future. He couldn’t lose them here to the creatures.
The Dungeon Master gave a cold laugh. He stretched out his nails and tried to take the lives of the two people lying on the ground. And…just before he killed them.
Kwa ru ru rung!
In the dungeon, a thunder dragon poured down.
***
Tens of thousands of people had entered the dungeon. They had divided into groups with their own goals, and only a few thousands remained alive at best.
Survival?
It was a ridiculous thought.
The creatures were persistent. It was impossible to deal with them even if the groups combined. After some large scale battles, some guilds and the black society left the battlefield. Some felt there was no hope and retreated from the dungeon.
“Dog scum!”
The remaining Awakened felt nauseous.
In the end, they used the people following them as shields.
The black society deliberately left the battlefield to climb up the dungeon. They intended to monopolize all the benefits before disposing of the remaining creatures.
A tacit agreement. However, those were just words. In reality, the Awakened couldn’t help feeling resentment.
They had varying nationalities and just met, so they couldn’t trust each other. It was a mere formal procedure. The Awakened from different countries were like cats and dogs.
The soldiers also moved according to their own benefit…this division made them vulnerable.
At first glance, it seemed like the battlefield was tilting towards one side. The largest contributor to this was naturally the Dungeon Master.
Overwhelming strength. He seemed like a god.
The Awakened tried to step back but were too late. The creatures surrounded them from every direction. They should have escaped from the beginning, just like some guilds and the black society!
There was no more hope. Each of the Awakened could feel it. The situation was urgent and they would soon be wiped out. Only screams could be heard as they lost hope.
“Help me…”
The sharp nails tore apart bodies. His eyes were dark and relaxed hands clutched the weapon. Little by little, things were tipping to the Dungeon Master’s side. There was no way to reverse this.
Chwahahak!
All of the Awakened felt despair.
At that moment, someone rushed through the creatures from the direction of the dungeon entrance. A red spear tore through the creatures.
Krasla!
He quickly squeezed through dozens of creatures.
What was going on? That question was in everyone’s eyes. But the doubts didn’t last long. This was a critical situation.
“There is a breach!”
The problem remained about whether to fight or retreat.
“Retreat! Fall back!”
The soldiers were the first to leave. They verified that the strength of the opponent was too much. The soldiers were more concerns about getting away from Saudi Arabia. The guilds from other countries also started stampeding away.
The person wielding the spear was strong, but that was it. It wasn’t enough to revive the dying hope. They were lacking something in their chests.
But there was no escape.
The Koreans in the front. The wounded. A few guilds. They were abandoned.
The light had completely disappeared, and in its place was death.
However…
Ddubeok.
Ddubeok.
A man holding a sword. Wearing a black, half skull mask.
He made his way to the centre.
The area around him seemed to be blurred by a strange haze and he drew the attention of everyone around him. As every eye turned towards him, the man raised his hand.
Chiiiik.
Kwa ru ru rung!
At the same time, lightning swallowed up the Dungeon Master.
***
Yoo Eun-hye’s mouth gaped open. The current situation was beyond her understanding.
A familiar appearance. He was wielding the sword but it was still unbelievable.
‘Captain-nim…!’
She couldn’t say it properly because of the deep cuts. But Yoo Eun-hye saw it. She clearly saw it.
She wasn’t mistaken.
His whole body might be blurred, but she couldn’t forget that proud stance.
A man that appeared whenever there was despair. In the past, he was the rising star of Heaven’s Will and Yoo Eun-hye’s guide.
After his death at the hands of the creatures, Heaven’s Will had held a crisis meeting of how to handle it. As well as…Yoo Eun-hye had some serious problems regarding it.
Randalph Brigsiel.
He died. Everyone thought he was dead. He was seriously injured and dragged into the dungeon with the angel. Yoo Eun-hye believed in him, but he didn’t come out alive.
She cried while holding the memorial service. More than a year had passed since Randalph Brigsiel became her leader. The only person she would follow. Since then, she was always expanding the horizon of her limitations. A man who always disappeared then suddenly reappeared.
Deep in her heart, she always thought he would return. But she had dismissed it as a delusion every time the thought entered her head.
Then…
He returned.
He came here alive.
Once again when everyone was in trouble. When their lives were at risk! He once again showed up with a blasé face.
Yoo Eun-hye couldn’t see half his face but she could imagine it; he would be coldly smiling. He would address all problems like it was exciting.
“Take this. It is a very precious potion but Master commanded me to pass it to you. Treat the child next to you.”
Krasla, holding the red spear, was suddenly next to her. She only saw him a few times as he always followed the captain. He passed her a potion that had small leaves floating in it.
The finest potion made using the leaves from the Tree of Origin. It was slightly weaker than an elixir but it had excellent recovery abilities. It could heal a person even if only half the body was alive.
Yoo Eun-hye accepted the potion. She treated Edward first. Edward’s status was a lot worse than hers.
She poured the potion and the wounds healed in the blink of an eye. An instant effect. She turned her head with surprise.
“…Is there a way to win?”
“That isn’t worth answering.”
Krasla turned his body.
He joined the battlefield. It was cruel but that cruelty was already like an answer.
‘That’s right. Isn’t it obvious that there is a way to win?’
There was a smile on Yoo Eun-hye’s face. She didn’t feel any more pain after pouring the potion on her wound.
Frankly, she had been having a hard time. No matter how hard Lee Ji-hye tried, it was impossible to fill his shoes. Confidence…came flooding in.
‘Thank you for being alive.’
***
“…You!”
Pakan Griolli’s eyes widened. It seemed like he recognized Krasla and I.