episode_0092

“New employees and workers. Didn’t you know that they planted a plague magic formula in the relocated building?”

“I thought there was some kind of commotion, so I tried to check the situation… Now I see that you were the cause. Just to what extent did they wander around as they pleased… ”

The head of the Red Flower family did not even make the slightest attempt to deny his sins. All he did was glare at Lee Hyun and exude hostility.

“How did you escape even after noticing him? Did you kill the big feather?”

“If you are talking about the guy disguised as a steward, then yes. Everyone at the scene was also killed.”

“Tsk. It seems that his skills are indeed not fake. But it was a waste. For an animal, he was quite a useful seed.”

He clicked his tongue, as if he were a person who had lost something expensive and was in trouble.

I couldn’t follow their compassionate conversation.

“Plague… Magic formula… ? What on earth do you mean… ? Why did you talk about that with your father? ”

“It was a demon. All the employees and workers, including the new manager.”

“What… ?”

” He took away his demonic energy and took human form to hide. The beasts were installing large-scale black magic underground here. The reason the building was rearranged was to hide the huge magic points. I’m on my way back after just engaging them.”

The male student’s continued remarks left Yeon Myeong-ha even more devastated.

“And the senior’s father… I was condoning their actions.”

I felt pity and wanted to cover my ears if I could.

She turned her head towards her father.

“Oh, no, father… ? Well, there is a big misunderstanding… ?

“… ”

It was a desperate question out of sympathy, but he remained silent and gave no answer. This was tantamount to an affirmative answer.

“Ah… ah… ”

Yang Yeon-ha clutched her chest as if she couldn’t breathe. Today was more terrifying than any nightmare she had ever had.

Lee Hyeon hesitated for a moment as he saw her moaning in pain, but soon composed himself and turned his gaze back to Yeon Jeong-moon.

“Why on earth did you do this? What does a person of your caliber lack in dealing with animals… ”

Lee Hyun still maintained a wary attitude and asked a question.

He needed time. Time to recover, even if only for a moment. Time to think of a way to get out of this situation.

Also, there was a need for even the slightest clue to find out why Yeon Jeong-moon committed such a terrible act.

With Lee Hyun’s common sense, he couldn’t possibly guess the principle of action.

“There is no need for you to know. It’s not that big of a deal to shake up Busan.”

“It’s not a big deal? Once that magic formula is completed, many people in the capital will suffer from the plague and die… ”

“That could be possible. But what on earth does that have to do with me?”

However, he simply ignored Lee Hyun’s question. The man’s tone, which said it was as easy as killing an ant by stepping on it, engraved anger in Lee Hyun’s heart.

Even though he is not a person who has lived leisurely enough to dare worry about the lives of others.

“All I hope is that our long-cherished wish will come true, and that I will be able to see the child I love so much again. Whether thousands of lower class people die, tens of thousands of people die, or hundreds of thousands of people die. Compared to those things, it’s just an insignificant thing.”

His eyes, which seemed empty, were suddenly filled with a creepy madness. Lee Hyun realized that he had already become a shell of a person. It was like a wind-up doll, blindly aiming for its goal.

There was no reason for a person who didn’t even care about his family to care about the lives of people he ignored because they were from the lower class.

The good news is that it was not cool-headed reason that controlled him, but madness. If he really wanted to completely hide what he was planning, he could have steered the conversation in another direction.

Although it was only a few words exchanged, we were able to get some clues.

His long-cherished wish is to overcome mental pollution.

Also, judging from the conversation he just had with Yeon Myeong-ha, the child he loves is his twin sister. also… Yeon Myeong-ha’s mother.

I don’t know what it means to be able to see someone who has already died again, but even after ten years had passed, he still had a strange obsession with his sister.

That’s what he did. After bringing the demons into his mansion located on a hill in the capital, he was able to install a magic formula for plague that creates poisonous clouds.

And the words said by the demons who, with his connivance, kidnapped people every night and used their fresh blood to draw black magic.

Divine Cause.

“… ”

My head, which was already in a stupor from the poison, became even more dizzy. I definitely got a clue, but the series of events didn’t seem to be connected.

It was clear that all of those events came from one branch. However, there was currently no way to know the single link that connected them.

So there was only one thing he could say now.

“… You’re crazy.”

The head of the Red Flower family still maintained a grumpy attitude.

” was done. Let’s stop wasting any more time.”

He raised his right hand and flicked his index finger and thumb together. Then, a small bolt of lightning appeared in the air and spread in all directions, making a loud noise.

Soon, with the sound of footsteps mixed with heavy metal sounds, enemy soldiers came in and surrounded the area in layers on all sides.

“You have committed too much rudeness and have seen and heard too many things to be spared. If you accept your fate, at least I will let you go without pain.”

“I never said I would die quietly.”

“That spirit is quite impressive. But what on earth can you do like that? It looks like it’s difficult to even stand still.”

“… ”

“It worked out better. I have heard complaints that the completion of magic formulas is very slow due to the fatigue of the lower class in the slums. They are seeds with little particle sensitivity.”

The man continued speaking.

“If we mix the blood of talented people, we can complete the ceremony a little faster. Then the day I can meet that child again will come sooner.”

No matter who heard it, it meant that he would kill Lee Hyun and use his blood as an ingredient for a magic formula. Lee Hyun laughed inwardly.

Even lower-class people with little talent for magic have some particle sensitivity, but for him, who was completely insensitive, even that did not exist.

Even if Lee Hyun’s entire body were torn apart, the production speed of the magic formula would not progress very quickly.

However, among the words he uttered, one strangely jarring word caught my ear.

“… These?”

“I should give Minha a chance to make up for my mistakes. This is a child born from eating its own mother.”

The empty-eyed man casually let out a terrible sound. Even if I went crazy, I wasn’t usually crazy.

“Father… Why on earth are you doing this… ”

Yeon Myeong-ha blocked Lee Hyeon’s path, almost covering him.

“Come to your senses… please… ”

“Don’t worry. Your father is more sane now than ever.”

“Father!!”

“… ”

Yang Yeon-ha shouted in disbelief, but the man did not respond. When he raised his hand, private soldiers everywhere put their hands on the particle array and aimed it at Lee Hyeon and Yeon Dong-ha.

There was something strange about that speed. Even though it was an order from the head of the family, she aimed magic at the successor without hesitation.

Lee Hyun, who turned his head and was wary of his surroundings, made eye contact with the soldiers reflected through the visor. People who were out of focus and had blurry pupils did not look like people who were sane.

It was clear that Yeon Jeong-moon had taken some kind of action against them.

The particles were taking shape in their palms, creating murderous shells.

The situation was reaching its peak.

No matter how much I thought about it, it seemed impossible to get out of this place without any damage.

And just as he was about to make a decision, impatient with his unanswered worries.

-puck!

Like a stone falling, something pitch black suddenly appears from the sky and crashes to the ground with a loud sound.

It had feathers sticking out all over its body and was panting heavily as if it were alive.

Lee Hyun was able to immediately recognize the identity of the monster. It really was a creature.

A crow with white fur on its head. Sa Jae-hyuk’s friend and one of the few people who knows his real name.

Masada, the head of the General Intelligence Bureau, who oversees domestic intelligence missions. It was Mok Jin-woo’s contact crow.

After catching its breath for a moment, it jumped up from its seat.

After that, he whipped his small head around and immediately fixed his gaze on Lee Hyeon.

“How on earth should the external communication line be… ”

Yeon Jeong-moon, seeing him, blinked in disbelief.

Jeokhwa’s vast private property was heavily guarded with a magical, commonly known as air defense network designed to prevent external means of communication from entering.

If an unauthorized crow enters, it means that there is a problem somewhere in the air defense network.

But before he can take action, the crow spreads its bright yellow beak up and down.

Then, Mok Jin-woo’s pre-recorded words were vividly played.

Everyone present could hear the death sentence.

-Paecheon moved himself. They aim their blades at the enemy. Take cover. Right Now.

Leaving only that urgent voice behind, the crow spread its wings and flew into the sky again, as if it were a messenger from God.

“Pacheon… Why are these rat-like people suddenly… !”

The head of the red-haired family, who had been speaking in a dry voice, bit her teeth until they made a distant sound. His eyes were filled with anger that burned like an active volcano.

And before he could finish his words, a loud explosion accompanied by shock waves began to be heard from far away.

-Quaang! Quang! bang!

It was a typical particle recoil explosion that occurs when a heavy physical bullet hits the wizard’s field.

The explosion that started near the main gate soon spread along the huge wall surrounding Jeokhwa’s private property. The speed was extremely fast, like a forest fire blown by the wind.

An alarm device that detected an intruder blared a loud siren. Red lights flashed all around the mansion, signaling the advent of danger.

-Quaang!

A loud explosion rings out near the front door again. This shock was accompanied by reality. Even from a distance, I could clearly see the huge glacier rising high into the sky.

It was wrapped around the solid front door, which had an anti-particle coating, crushed like a sheet of paper.

The sound of dozens of heavy footsteps. The flash of a field deflecting physical bullets, the loud metallic sound of blades clashing against each other, shouts and screams coming from all directions, smoke, and the smell of blood.

Soon, white breath began to come out of the mouths of those present.

My body trembles, and the beautifully blooming luminous plants and garden trees around me quickly wither into a dark light, as if they had been hit by frost.

From beyond the quiet and hazy darkness of the night, the sound of someone approaching footsteps gradually narrowed the distance.

And when the new form was finally revealed, Lee Hyeon, who was on alert, could not keep his mouth shut.

Her hair, as black as the night sky, is softly flowing, and her two eyes sparkle as dazzlingly as if they contain all the gold in the world.

Her gaze, full of inexplicable anger and hatred, was focused on the head of the red flower family the whole time.

“Yeonjeongmun. You’re done. And Jeokhwado.”