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    7. Falcon Gang (7)

    Walnut decided to do what he could now, hoping that Charlotte’s plan would succeed.

    ” First of all, Hyunseok, since you have the ability to use the wind, you can fly in the sky, right? ”

    ” Yes, that’s possible. So, I just have to watch them come? ”

    ” That would be right. But this time it’s different. I want to ask you to deal with Han Jin-oh. ”

    ” Are you talking about that guy? ”

    Hyunseok opened his mouth, looking at the walnut with an expression that said he had expected it.

    ” Are you saying that I should draw that person’s attention and keep him from losing the initiative in the battle? ”

    ” Yes, I know you well. It’s the most dangerous role among us, but can you do it? ”

    Although Walnut didn’t like it, he thought that Hyunseok had to step forward to deal with Han Jin-oh.

    Otherwise, it was Han Jin-oh’s specialty to take the initiative from the sky and turn the fight to his advantage.

    ” Well, that would be advantageous for us. And we also have the brooch Charlotte gave us, so even if it’s dangerous, it’ll be okay. ”

    ” Sorry. But please take care of me. And Yeonseo, can you make something like a barrier? ”

    ” It’s a barrier… Hmm, I mainly used it for summoning, so my skill level is a bit lacking, but it’s possible. ”

    ” Then when I give the signal, the gangsters… Okay, let’s split them in half and then tie them up again by making a circle of barriers. ”

    So the three of them thought about their respective roles and waited for the gang, and soon after, the gang showed up.

    As a considerable number of them appeared, the Awakened of the settlement preparing for battle looked at them with gulps and swallows.

    Hodushik, who was looking around at them, took a deep breath and shouted.

    ” Everyone! Don’t be so scared! Those guys are just a rabble anyway!

    In comparison, we have two Awakeners who are stronger than their leader, Han Jin-oh, so there’s no need to worry! “

    Of course, there were people who felt sorry and did not believe them because the two were similar in age to their younger siblings or children.

    I heard from some people recently that those two saved them from a gang attack.

    It was a chance to relieve some of the tension from the upcoming battle and relax.

    As the gang approached the settlement, shouting, Doosik looked at Yeonseo.

    ” Now! ”

    Immediately after hearing that, Yeonseo created a long ice wall centered on the center of the gang.

    Once again, a circular barrier was created to confine them.

    However, since they had been living off of the food they had been eating, some members of the gang were quick to avoid the barrier and approach the settlement.

    ” Sorry, I missed a few. ”

    As Yeonseo said that, she opened her magic book and started to take out her summons, and Dusik used his power to cover his body with steel.

    ” It’s okay. It’s not that different within the margin of error that we assumed anyway, so let’s take down the guys running towards us now.

    It’ll be easier when Charlotte comes back later. ”

    So they advanced towards the gang and, as Walnut said, began to defeat the approaching guys one by one without causing much damage.

    Han Jin-oh flew in and joined the fight at the strange movement, but he was unable to take the initiative as Hyun-seok caught his attention and led the fight into an aerial battle.

    ” Hey, that fucking guy! ”

    Han Jin-oh flapped his wings vigorously and flew into the sky, and Hyun-seok followed him, swinging a blade made of wind.

    However, Han Jin-oh also held it in check by shooting sharp feathers from his wings.

    As the two faced off, quite a few of his men fell, and Han Jin-oh quickly fell from the sky to the ground, gathering his men.

    ” You can’t be treated like this! If you eat what I gave you earlier, you’ll gain new abilities! You’ll be able to wipe out those guys who are getting in our way! ”

    At Han Jin-oh’s shout, the remaining gang members took out the ‘pills’ from their bosoms and started eating them, half in doubt and half in disbelief.

    Hodushik, who saw the sight from afar, felt uneasy.

    ” Everyone back off! Quickly! ”

    Some people stepped back at his shout, while others could not hear him properly because the battle was going on.

    As a result, a member of the gang who had clearly just been strengthening his body suddenly started shooting fire from his hands.

    One of the Awakened in the settlement who saw this sight with his own eyes was caught in the fire by the unexpected attack and fell.

    ” Kkaaah! ”

    The Awakened from other settlements who heard the shout also looked at the group of gangs they were dealing with with cold sweat.

    They also began to use abilities different from those they had used before.

    Just by taking a single ‘pill’, the advantageous battlefield situation changed.

    *****

    Just in case, I left one of the summons Yeonseo had given me at the church and quickly moved towards the settlement.

    Thinking about the guys we had just faced, I thought that if Uncle Du-sik, Yeon-seo, and Hyeon-seok were there, it wouldn’t be too much of a problem.

    Of course, he’ll have to deal with Han Jin-oh, so I thought Hyun-seok would probably be the one dealing with him.

    ‘Well, since you use the wind, you can probably fly to the sky, right?’

    But the problem was not that, but the ‘pill’ that was still in my pocket and was giving off the remnants of evil spirits.

    Apparently, all of the guys who ate this showed symptoms similar to the ‘monster’ that appeared in the shantytown and showed strength that surpassed theirs.

    Since they weren’t Awakened, they would just become stronger or turn into monsters, but there was no telling what would happen if an ‘Awakened’ ate them.

    ‘ First of all, the physical ability itself will be improved, so that alone will be a threat to the settlement. If there are other effects on top of that…! ‘

    I became anxious because the situation had become so variable.

    When we arrived at the settlement, the scenery that we saw was changing even faster than when we went to rescue Ara, and the worst was seen.

    The shantytown that had been destroyed by the monster that suddenly appeared was now in ruins beyond recognition.

    There was a ‘monster’ running around using abilities.

    Fortunately, the direction towards the settlement was blocked by a large ice barrier, so the monsters were trying to break the barrier without being able to approach easily.

    In the sky above, a man was watching the scene, flapping his wings.

    *****

    ” Hmm, what should I do with this… ”

    Since it seemed like the guys hadn’t noticed my arrival, I sent back the messenger that Yeonseo had summoned to let them know that I was back.

    ” Then Yeonseo will know that I’m here, so she’ll feel a little better. ”

    But that doesn’t mean the current situation will change much.

    The people of the settlement, including Uncle Doosik, Yeonseo, and Hyeonseok, will be busy preventing those monsters from entering.

    In addition to that, Hyunseok is the guy flying in the sky. That guy is probably the leader of a gang called ‘Han Jin-oh’.

    You’ll be busy keeping him in check.

    While I was sorting out the situation, the ‘energy’ I felt from the monsters felt somehow familiar, so I took out an object from my pocket that gave off that energy.

    ” It feels similar to this, so does that mean you ate this? ”

    The pill in my palm gave off the ‘remnants of evil spirits’ and when I thought that the monsters that must have been part of that gang had the same aura, the answer came to me right away.

    ” What~ It wasn’t that hard. In the end, the fact that I swallowed this and became a monster means that I’m their weakness?!

    Phew, shall we go then? ”

    A considerable number of monsters lurked in front of the ice barrier.

    But in the end, numbers don’t matter to me anymore.

    I sent divine power to Rosario, so that she could wear protective gear and wear a cloak instead of a robe, allowing her to move around more easily.

    He held Durandal tightly in both hands and created about twelve flaming swords around it with ‘Holy Fire’.

    This time, I had to make the sword as large as I could control it to keep its shape without it exploding right away.

    It seemed as if the remnants of the evil spirit within them had reacted to my divine power, and they all began to run towards me instead of the ice barrier.

    The group of gangsters that had turned into monsters running towards me were different from the guys I had faced before.

    They came running using their ‘abilities’.

    He began using his powers by shooting fire from his hands, turning his body into rocks and starting to roll, and even going underground.

    For the guy who shoots fire, I wrapped the fire with my divine power and placed it under my control, turning it into a ‘holy fire’ and then turning it back into ash.

    The guy who came made of rock used Durandal to smoothly cut the sphere-shaped body itself into several pieces.

    The guy coming underground fired several swords of flame at a predicted location and then burned it underground with a ‘holy fire’.

    Then there’s the guy who pulls out vines from his body and swings them around, the guy who uses his telekinesis to sling metal spears from ruined shantytowns,

    Finally, there was one that grew in size while eating the remaining guys.

    ” Even so, it won’t reach me! ”

    While watching the trajectory of the vines, I dodge to the side and lower my sword diagonally to the right, cutting down the vines.

    At the same time, I spun my sword of flame to cut through the vines that were gathering, then ran out and cut off the guy’s head.

    At that moment! A metal spear flew towards me, and I took out my ‘Kurtana’ with my remaining hand and spread the area.

    All the metals were melting in the area made of ‘Holy Fire’, and even if I just stayed still, the guy’s attacks would not work unless I used up all the metal in the area.

    As it kept flying towards me, I made the area into a sphere that surrounded me instead of a dome shape and ran towards it.

    My eyes were dizzy from the flying metal spear, but the area was fine, and the moment I approached the guy, the area expanded, and the guy who hit the area with his body turned to ash.

    While I was catching my breath, the giant that had eaten all of its comrades who had turned into monsters came towards me with a ‘thud’.

    ” Krrr! ”

    The guy shouted loudly and swung his hands at me with his fingers clasped together, but he collided with the area with a ‘Kwaang! ‘ sound.

    The area began to crack, but I immediately began to pour as much divine power into Durandal as I could.

    Durandal, which had turned red while making a ‘jiing’ sound, had grown long enough to reach the giant’s head, rather than its usual length.

    After spreading the area wide once more, I deflected the guy’s clenched fist and made his huge body stagger.

    With his sword extended by ‘Holy Fire’, he bent Durandal’s back and slashed him diagonally with his right leg bent and his left leg extended.

    The giant with such a huge body split diagonally from its left shoulder and soon turned to ash and disappeared.

    With one swing of the sword, he shook off the remaining divine power and returned it to its original state.

    Just looking at the sky

    ” Now it’s just that guy! ”

    *****

    Han Jin-oh couldn’t understand what he had just seen.

    They were clearly pushed back, but they were able to corner the settlement thanks to their former subordinates who took the pills and turned into monsters.

    But everything turned into bubbles and disappeared because of a girl who suddenly appeared.

    It was fortunate that he was in heaven, because all of his subordinates who did not take the pill were killed or eaten by the monster, so when the monster disappeared, only he was left.

    He quickly ran away and flapped his wings to try to gain strength again and run away for the next opportunity.

    Something flew out from underneath him with a ‘squeak’ sound.

    It was a blunt sword that flew at a speed that was difficult to avoid.

    The flying guy tried to run away, so I threw ‘Kurtana’ and threw it at his body.

    The guy couldn’t avoid it and was hit and falling.

    He tried to pull out his sword while falling, but he quickly let go of the sword and fell.

    ‘If someone other than me touches it, it will cause a burn like that, hehe.’

    I went straight to where the guy fell and aimed Durandal at the guy’s neck as he came to his senses.

    ” Is it just you now? ”

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