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192. Flood (2)

The night of October 30th.

Julie and I were hiding near where the tier transfer hall was located and watching the hall entrance.

Julie whispered softly.

“Why did you two come here and not the others?”

“You never know. Even if Juri and I weren’t there, I thought the dorm would have enough people to respond if something happened.”

“What…”

Julie’s subordinates, Claude, Uncle Frank, Lauren, and even Zion.

Frankly, we had more than enough power to respond to whatever happened throughout the city.

Rather than needlessly dividing the force in half and taking action, I decided that it would be better for Juri and I, who recently gained the blessing of speed, to use our mobility to quickly attack and escape.

“Come to think of it, you didn’t have rice cakes yesterday?”

“Oh.. right?”

“But since you’re enduring it and thinking it’s a serious situation, I guess your brain isn’t soaked in love juice.”

I was speechless when I heard Juri nodding her head and mumbling softly that she had passed.

As my physical specs increased due to the protection of the goddess, my stamina also overflowed, so it was difficult to hold back.

“Because the situation is the situation.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Knock knock-

I almost got an erection when Julie lightly patted my butt, but I barely held back and continued observing.

And after a while.

“That big guy…?”

“I’m the union leader.”

A red-haired man as tall as Uncle Frank, leading a crowd of people, came near the hall, and disappeared into the barrier.

And then a few more people followed, wearing disposal team masks.

And then a series of crowds appear.

“Is it a peacock…?”

A blond middle-aged man led the way, along with soldiers carrying the imperial flag, leaving the soldiers around the hall and disappearing into the barrier alone.

“I guess they’re all the same.”

“Tsk..”

“Time is running out.”

As midnight approached, the crowd gathering around the tier transfer hall grew larger and larger.

and.

Kururururung!!!

“….!!”

As midnight struck, vibrations began to occur in the hall.

Vibrations that occur during the usual labyrinth rearrangement.

But the vibrations lasted longer than usual.

“It’s taking longer than I thought..?”

“Ms. Jury over there!!”

Inside the hierarchical moving hall, a crimson light began to emanate from the Hwabit.

“The color looks a bit ominous?”

“More than that, the barrier..!”

The barrier that had been in place for nearly two weeks began to disappear like melting snow, and all the people guarding the hall began to enter the hall.

“I’ll be back in a bit.”

“Ms. Jury!!”

Juri, who had activated her stealth protection, disappeared into the shadows beside me, and I approached her alone, being careful not to attract attention as much as possible.

There were a variety of people, including the security forces, the processing team, magicians, the imperial army, and even people dressed as ordinary explorers, so I was able to blend in without any trouble.

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The interior was a mess.

The numerous portals were still grey, with only one blood-red portal existing within the hall.

The portal that was shining alone was several times larger than the others and ominous sounds were coming out of it.

Gooo–

But somehow it felt familiar.

The union leader and the nameless top executives were nowhere to be seen inside the hall, as if they had already entered the labyrinth through the portal, and various groups of people were waiting around, not knowing what was going on, as if they had not received any instructions from here on out.

Snap-!

At that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed my shoulder and the scent of Julie’s perfume wafted out.

“It’s me.”

“Surprise.”

“You don’t look surprised at all?”

Julie and I, who were giggling, moved to the wall of the hall and watched the situation.

“Ms. Jury. That portal… back then.”

“Ah.”

The energy of the portal in front of me matched the energy of the portal that appeared before us during our exploration when I had a dream in which I heard voices that were presumed to be those of a demon and a goddess.

I guess I wasn’t the only one who felt something familiar, as Juri nodded after hearing what I said.

“That’s right. That portal we didn’t go through back then. Then…”

Kuggg!!!!

“Ouch…!”

Snap-!

“It’s okay.”

“Yeah.. Thank you…. What is that?!”

There was a greater vibration than when the hierarchical realignment occurred, the ground shook like an earthquake, and the bloody portal grew larger and larger.

And then, one by one, the other gray-colored portals near the expanding portal are swallowed up.

And the magic is also felt, and the people inside the hall are also very confused.

“Run away.”

“Yeah!”

Luckily, Julie and I were near the entrance, so we quickly left the hall.

“Kaaaah!!!”

“Sa…save me!!!”

The people inside were unable to escape because the portal was expanding so quickly and were being sucked into it.

“Won’t it swallow up the entire hall like that?”

“Let’s put some more distance between us.”

“Yes.”

We moved a little further away as we saw the portal expanding with an unusual momentum.

Luckily, there were soldiers and wizards from the Empire as well as me and Juri who escaped from the hall.

They too are near the entrance to the hall, so they quickly exit and look around the hall in vain.

Kwagagagagagak!!!

Kwaaang!!! Thud!!

Soon, even the huge dome-shaped structure was destroyed, and the entire tiered hall turned into a crimson portal.

“Fucking crazy….”

Thump!! Thump!!

The portal ripples and trembles as if the heart or organs are beating.

Pazuzuzuzu …

And at that moment. A bolt of lightning struck the portal from the sky, causing it to stop expanding.

“What is that…”

Imperial soldiers, unable to even think about running away, lay sprawled out on the ground, muttering in vain as they stared at the portal.

“Ugh…ugh!!”

“Ms. Jury?”

“Ppa…Run away quickly….”

When I turned my head at Julie’s moaning, I saw that both of her hands were red.

Instead of the smooth red hands that would change at her will when fighting, they were now hideously twisted.

Puddle, thud, thud…!!!

“Aaah!!!”

“Excuse me…!”

Snap-!!

Thinking that if I delay, something bigger could happen, I started running with Julie on my back.

“Aww!!”

“Just hold on a little longer!!”

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“Cain!!! Sister Juri!!!”

As I ran to the entrance of the accommodation, I saw Sia and her group. Sia ran out after seeing Juri being carried by me, lying down.

Then Lauren also saw Julie and ran out to me, carrying her on my back and taking her inside the dorm.

The situation seemed too serious to go up to the second floor and put her on the bed, so I sat her down at an empty table.

“Recover!!!”

Phew!

Even though Sia used her healing power, Juri’s hand showed no signs of improvement.

“Zion. Do you know why?”

“Ugh….”

Zion hurriedly went up to the third floor and got some painkillers and medicine to give to Juri. He tilted his head as he observed her body.

I told Zion, who hadn’t heard Juri’s story, a brief story about her past.

“Ah… I thought it didn’t taste good. Putting that aside, this reaction is…”

“Ma…Isn’t that magic erosion?!”

Mila, who had been following Zion around, creating magic barriers in the dorms, and creating potions and artifacts, now practically following him as his assistant, muttered in a timid voice.

“Milla?”

“No..!”

“Please explain in more detail.”

“That…that..”

Mila continues her explanation, stammering.

It is said that the symptoms experienced by people who stay in the material warehouse for a long time while handling the corpses or materials of monsters in the artifact production workshop are similar to those experienced by people who stay in the material warehouse for a long time while handling the corpses or materials of monsters in the artifact production workshop.

“No matter how thoroughly you manage your material warehouse, the organs, other than the outer skin or shell, retain magic energy for a long time…”

At that moment, Zion, who was observing Juri’s hand, shook his head.

“It’s a little different. For a magic erosion… Didn’t you say that your hand used this kind of power before?”

“Uh.”

“I can’t help but think it’s an overreaction because of the magic that was momentarily exposed. Just a moment…”

Zion checked the potions he had brought along in addition to the painkillers, then took out a bottle and poured it into Juri’s hand.

Cheeek-!

“Ugh..!”

Julie’s twisted and twitching hand changes back to its original smooth hand.

“I made a tranquilizer while checking the spell on Mion, and it’s effective. Juri’s body is a complex mix of spells, magic, and divine power, so it’s only a temporary measure, but is it okay now?”

“Yeah… Thank you, Kitty.”

Thud-!

“This profit!! I’m a cat until the end.”

A genuine Julie expressed her gratitude while ruffling Zion’s hair, with cold sweat running down her forehead.

“By the way…”

Kuguguguguguung-!

Even now, the ground was occasionally shaking in the direction of the hierarchy transfer hall.

And the light from the portal that had destroyed the hall shone ominously all the way here.

“Cain.”

“Uh. Claude.”

“Is that…okay?”

“Um… I’m not sure.”

Claude swallows dry saliva and looks outside the dorm.

The expressions on the faces of the other group members also looked anxious.

As time passed and Julie’s condition began to show signs of improvement, we took a breather and talked about the changes outside.

Kwaaang!!!!

– Kweeek!!!!

“What the…!!”

Sounds that could not be heard in the city began to be heard.

“Guys, gather around!!!”

At Juri’s shout, all of her subordinates who had been waiting outside the dormitory came inside.

“Fuck… Why is there a monster…!!”

This is what you see outside the open window.

It was a wave of countless monsters.