Chapter 146 - Black Palace – 1 (1/2)

Black Palace – 1

“Seongbuk-gu?” The word left my sister’s mouth right after we teleported to find a dungeon on Earth. I nodded in silent affirmation. I was always active in Seongbuk-gu, so I thought it would be best to deal with the dungeons that formed near here, but I didn’t know that it would one would bring us right here.

No, wasn’t it natural? Compared to last time, the number of dungeons that would occur had risen unpredictably, so there wasn’t anything odd about one being created here in Seongbuk-gu. But, thanks to that, I now had to face the situation here with both my eyes.

“It’s a battlefield…” Collapsed and burnt buildings weren’t an uncommon sight thanks to the Chaos Soul invasions, but the war between the humans was so devastating that it made those previous battles look like a joke.

“You knew Korea would be involved.”

“But…”

[The reconstruction work must be a big deal.]

“…What happened to Erkindra?”

“Go. We’ll take care of the dungeon.” My sister shook her head and muttered that she wouldn’t go.

“I don’t think I’ll return if I go. They need my help, but if I see them…”

“It’s okay.”

“But I’ve already chosen to be next to you.” I stroked her head a couple of times, filled with gratitude and concern, before dividing up my personnel. My sister and I, Mireina and Cain, and Lee Chan-yu and Katsuragi. After figuring out our groups, I sent the other teams to take care of other nearby dungeons.

“If you find a fallen, explain first. If they attack you after that, it’s alright to fight back. You can also bring them to me. You have Lunatic Trickster planted inside of you in case of a difficult situation. It will activate and bring me to you in that event. Understood?”

“Trust me and leave it to us.” If all the members of Rebellion were like Lee Chan-yu, I would have no problem.

“Ahh, why divide us up like this. It’s only me with another man…oh wait, captain!” Katsuragi was staring at Mireina with regret until he left through the gate, but that kind of behavior was exactly why he had ended up with Lee Chan-yu. I made sure to divide the groups so they would only be focused on attacking the dungeons.

“Wow, I want to be with Fate…”

“I put you with Cain exactly because you act like that.” Eventually, I was put into a position where I had to explain my reasoning.

“This is unfair! Why is Fate pretending not to like me?”

“It would be too cruel to explain it, so get started quickly.”

[I will return safely with Mireina.]

After sending them through the gate, my sister and I jumped through to our destination. Surprisingly, as we went a bit through the dungeon, we found people already in there.

“A new intruder…?”

“No, that woman… she’s the master of Erkindra!”

“Idiot, be quiet.”

“And that man…heeee!” I turned my head as the last voice reached my ears. It was that baldie I kicked down before; it seemed he was still alive.

“Escaping from the battlefield?”

“Hey…” The baldie let out a groan and nodded. The situation they faced was clear. Starting in China and the United States, like a virus, the flames of battle spread all over the world. But, they picked a poor hiding spot.

“This place is full of monsters that could take out the guys you’re hiding from with a single bite.”

“So, please…quietly…!” There had already been several victims. Those who survived remained silent in a gloomy atmosphere, stinking of the bloodshed they had run from.

“If there are any monsters nearby because of us, I will take care of them on our way.”

“No, please, stay with us. We can’t survive down here.”

“Go outside.”

“If we go outside, we will have to face the other countries. The world itself has become chaotic- all laws and morals have lost meaning.” The current society had been messed up from the start. I opened my mouth to respond to the bald man’s impudent words, but a cold voice came from beside me.

“Protect your own lives.” It was my sister.

“You? Didn’t you act blindly to save humans?” I was a bit curious of the reason myself. My former sister would’ve insisted that we save them as if it were natural. But she now ignored them, moving forward.

“Brother, we don’t have time for this.”

“…Okay.” We advanced relentlessly through the dungeon with hundreds of blackmines I had created but stopped to talk to these survivors. At my sister’s words, I nodded and followed after her.

“Please, save me!”