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12. Towards the second tower (1)

I had set up my tent and was sleeping inside it when suddenly I started hearing loud noises outside.

” Eww, what is it… why is it so noisy…? ”

I rubbed my eyes and opened the tent door, and what I saw before me was the sight of harpies covering the sky.

” What…what is this! Hyunseok! Yeonseo! Wake up! ”

When I woke them up in a hurry, Yeonseo opened her mouth and rubbed her eyes.

” Haaam~ What the hell is going on..? If it’s nothing, why don’t you just leave me alone…? Huh? Why are there sounds of demons… ”

” I think the demons are coming now, I have to get out quickly! ”

” Haa, I was wrong to think I would be able to rest comfortably. I’ll go first. ”

Leaving Yeonseo behind as she ran away quickly, I walked towards Hyunseok who was still sleeping and patted his shoulder.

” Hyunseok, wake up quickly! You have to go out now… Gyaaak! ”

Hyunseok, who was sleeping, suddenly hugged me and continued to sleep while holding me in his arms.

As I was held in his arms, I suddenly felt a tickling sensation in my stomach. Rather than feeling bad, I started to feel a pang of sadness.

” Hey.. wait! Hey! Get up.. quickly..! ”

Only after I slapped him in the face was I able to escape from his embrace.

But when I left, I felt regretful.

‘Why am I doing this now… Ugh… My period is almost over, but why is my stomach still…’

” Ouch… It hurts..! Charlotte…? What are you doing? Where does it hurt? ”

” Heh heh, it’s nothing…! But the devil is here right now… Let’s get out of here quickly. ”

While leaving the tent with Hyunseok, I felt like my underwear was wet, but I didn’t care about it, so I used Seonghwa to get rid of the dampness and ran straight towards the harpies.

*****

” Gyaaak~ Why is the devil here! ”

” Kids! Take care of the kids first! Kids, come here quickly! ”

” Oh my teacher..! ”

” Hehe… ugh… ugh… scary… ”

” Summon! Kaus Series Australis! Media! Borealis! ”

Yeonseo began to summon centaur-shaped summons. Australis was holding a huge longbow, Mediah was holding a recurve bow, and Borealis was holding a crossbow.

” Fire! ”

The arrows of Australis, the summoned creatures who fired simultaneously at Yeonseo’s words, were so huge that they flew off with a ‘Ppaaang!’ sound, piercing the harpies in a straight line.

Media quickly began firing arrows and quickly dealing with the approaching harpies.

Ice began to form on Borealis’ crossbow, and after some time, the arrows fired as they approached the harpies exploded and froze them.

” Yeonseo! ”

When Hyunseok arrived with me, calling Yeonseo, Yeonseo was angry and was giving orders to her summons.

” Why are you two so late! ”

” Sorry, I was sleeping the whole time. How are you doing now? ”

” I’m holding it back to some extent, but it might be a little difficult since there aren’t many combatants. ”

” First, I’ll go up to the sky and try to lure them. Yeonseo, you keep them in check with your summons and help them evacuate. ”

Hyunseok, who had wrapped the wind around his body and was flying away, quickly spread the wind wrapped around his body to create a whirlwind and began to trap the harpies in the wind.

” Then I’ll help evacuate the people like this. ”

” Yeah, I’ll go catch Harpy with Hyunseok, so Yeonseo, take care of yourself too. ”

” Yeah, yeah~ I’ll tell you why you’re late when it’s over~ ”

” Hey.. Wait! Hey! ”

I quickly watched Yeonseo go to help people with her summons, and I came to my senses when I heard the sound of harpies. At that moment, I quickly took out Durandal and was about to run.

I looked up, my body jerking back as something made of steel suddenly flew towards me.

There, a six-armed creature with two pairs of wings made of steel was watching us, leading harpies.

” Is that… that hand…? ”

I thought I would have to go there to meet it since it was around the tower, but I didn’t know it would appear right before my eyes.

Seeing that he was leading the harpies instead of chasing them away made me think even more about his true identity.

It was clearly a metal wing, but its shape was similar to the wings Han Jin-oh had, and it only had one more pair attached.

Although his body had grown in size, the tattered clothes he was wearing were definitely those of the guy I had seen back then.

It had six arms, and upon closer inspection it seemed to be holding something large made of metal.

The legs were bent slightly in a reverse-joint fashion, and below the knees they had taken on a bird-like shape.

The face was obscured by hair so I couldn’t see it properly, but the mouth area was torn all the way to the cheek.

As I was watching him like that, the corners of his mouth suddenly went up and he flapped his wings vigorously towards me and quickly descended from the sky. I looked around and saw him.

I quickly moved in a direction where there were no people.

Obviously, if that huge body was moving, there would be many variables in fighting while protecting people around it.

Fortunately, the area where our tent was located had no buildings or people, so it was perfect for fighting that giant guy.

” Alright! Let’s fight! ”

*****

As the guy landed on the ground, the ground around his feet caved in with a ‘thud!’ sound and cracked with a ‘creak!’

” Krrr… oh… oh… oh… oh… krrr ”

” What the… Is there still some intelligence left?! ”

He covered his head with both of his free hands, then started running, swinging the sharp, diagonally torn road sign and its pole with his remaining hand.

” Ignition! Flamberg! Shoot! ”

I tried to block the guy’s movements by quickly creating twelve swords of flame that could be maximized and firing them, but the guy wrapped his body with wings made of metal and formed armor around it and charged at me.

It was clear that the area where he had been hit was red and swollen, but he ran as if there was no problem.

” Tsk! Is this not enough? ”

The guy who came towards me slammed down the sign and the pole he was holding at the same time.

With a ‘Kwaaang!’ sound, the ground cracked and the rocks inside were blown out along with the dirt.

I dodged the guy’s attack by jumping back, but the small pieces of debris that bounced off left a small gash on my cheek, and blood started to ooze out.

The feeling of warm blood flowing along with the stinging sensation, no matter how strong I am, it would be quite difficult to block the attack of that huge blunt weapon, so the moment I create a Flamberg and float it around!

As a pillar approached from the side with a ‘whoosh’ sound, I blocked it with Flamberk, but then raised Durandal at a sign flying from the other side.

The sharp sign of the guy melted and split in half by the divine power of Durandal, and the part he was not holding flew far away to the river.

It sank with a squeaking sound.

But immediately the metal rods held in the two arms hanging below were swung at me.

The guy’s attack came from both sides, left and right diagonally. I took out my curtana and blocked the guy’s attack with a dome-shaped area surrounding me, while at the same time expanding the area to deflect it.

The moment the guy staggered, I swung Durandal from lower left to upper right and shot Flamberg, tying up the guy’s feet.

The guy’s left arm was cut off in the middle, and with a ‘pop’ sound, the arm holding the pillar was stuck in the ground along with the pillar.

He immediately gathered Flamberg to Durandal, created a blade made of flame called ‘Gluon’, and held the sword with both hands and struck it down.

However, the guy’s movements were faster than I expected, and he used the distance I pushed away to spread his wings and quickly fall backwards, only cutting off the tips of his wings.

” Tsk, was that shallow..! ”

The guy hurled the sign and the pole he was holding at me, and I tried to get to him by swatting them away one by one with Durandal, but the guy had already flown away and started to run away to the tower in the distance.

” Phew, it wasn’t so bad that I couldn’t win…! ”

Feeling a little resentful, I left the guy behind and headed towards where Hyunseok and Yeonseo were.

*****

As we headed towards where Yeonseo and Hyeonseok were, it had already become Harpy’s grave.

” Are you guys okay? Are you hurt anywhere? ”

” I’m fine. I was just defending myself anyway, but Hyunseok… ”

When Yeonseo lowered her head and said that Hyunseok seemed to be seriously hurt, my heart sank and I shook Yeonseo’s shoulder hard.

” Where are you! Are you hurt badly?! ”

” Okay… Wait a minute… ”

” Oh, sorry… So where is Hyunseok? I have to go quickly…! ”

” Huh? You called me? ”

” Huh? ”

When I heard Hyunseok’s voice and turned around, Hyunseok was standing there, looking slightly pale.

At that sight, my heart that had been beating rapidly slowly slowed down and I sat down in relief.

” What the… You’re okay… That’s a relief… ”

” Phew, keuhup… ”

Yeonseo was holding her stomach and laughing when she saw me like that.

” You… lied to me? ”

” You lied to me? What do you mean? I was just trying to catch my breath. You misunderstood. ”

At that moment, when Yeonseo smiled slightly, my head started to heat up and I was about to ask her something.

From the direction of the greenhouse, a ‘whammy’ sound was heard, along with a harpy’s howl, followed by a man’s scream.

We quickly headed to the greenhouse, but there was already a boy holding Mr. Vincent.

” Uncle Bin! Wake up! Uncle! ”

” Pedro… remember… you are responsible for the power you have… ”

” Uncle!! ”

I ran out and pushed the boy’s hand away, then used my divine power to begin healing him.

” Hey… Hey… My uncle… ”

As the boy asked me while fidgeting, Hyunseok, who was next to him, put his hand on the boy’s shoulder.

” Don’t worry. Charlotte’s treatment will make you feel better. More importantly, are you hurt? ”

” Yes, I’m fine. But you guys… ”

” My name is Kang Hyun-seok. And the older sister who is blankly standing next to me is Seo Yeon-seo. And the older sister who is treating me right now is Charlotte. ”

As I listened to their conversation, I began to treat Mr. Vincent, but something felt strange.

‘What is this energy… Could it be…?!’

” Hyunseok, can you take that child and call the manager for a moment? ”

” Huh? Okay. You said Pedro, right? Let’s go see the manager for a bit. ”

” Yes? Yes. Okay. I’ll take good care of you, uncle. ”

As the two of them left, Yeonseo sat down next to me and spoke quietly in my ear.

” What’s the problem? ”

” The wounds have healed, but it seems like it’ll take some time for me to regain consciousness because of the strange energy. ”

” What’s this strange feeling? ”

” Hmm, I didn’t say anything, but the pill contained the energy of the evil spirit I had banished from this world. ”

” Sigh, why do people from other worlds always bring strange things? ”

” This… This! It wasn’t my fault! I definitely… I definitely got rid of it…! ”

” Yeah, yeah. Our baby did well. So what’s the problem with treating Mr. Vincent? ”

” What the…! Haa, just like the energy contained in the pill, Vincent’s body now has that energy. Since he didn’t take the pill, it must be the work of the devil. ”

” Really? Hmm, but there wasn’t any special magic…? Unless it was the guy you fought. ”

” Well, I don’t know about that. But maybe there was a guy among the Harpy guys who had that kind of energy. ”

” I don’t understand. How is that possible? What, you’re saying that the transformed Han Jin-oh had sex with Harpy? ”

” What is that girl… talking about! No, just like how she made Han Jin-oh do that, she probably fed the Harpy guys pills or something similar. ”

” So I need to find that guy with that energy? ”

” Yes, the evil spirit’s energy is special, so I have to accept it before purifying it. ”

Then Yeonseo opened her eyes wide and grabbed me by the collar and said.

” Hey! What are you talking about? You have to accept it? Are you crazy?! ”

” I can’t help it. The evil spirit’s energy is special, so I have to receive it myself before I can purify it. ”

” So… are you okay? ”

” Don’t worry. I’m fine. Well, it might hurt a little, but it won’t be so bad that I can’t stand it. ”

” Okay. I’ll keep this to myself. If Hyunseok hears, I’ll make sure he can’t do it. ”

” Thank you. Once you come with the manager, please talk to him. Okay? ”

” Yeah, haa, you’re really being reckless. ”

” Hehe, I’ll take that as a compliment. ”

Soon after, Hyun-seok and Pedro arrived with Director Ryu Jin-seong, and decided to move Mr. Vincent to the medical area to monitor his condition.

The onslaught of demons ended with the thought that there might be more attacks from demons that would be difficult to treat properly, like this one.