episode_0660

A completely different result unfolded before my eyes.

The magic circle’s activation stopped midway.

Naturally, the Abyss Gate did not open, and the worst enemy of the Seven Deadly Sins aimed his sword at us.

“Guardians… .”

Guardians.

The Seven Deadly Sins’ opponent, organized with the saint’s abundant capital and thick network of influence.

The number is not that many, but the variety is excellent.

Real-life heroes who travel all over Europe or North America.

Demons of the battlefield who never compromise with enemies that threaten humanity.

Their existence, and the fact that Kim Do-jin was connected to them, horrified him.

“… Have you been in contact with the Guardians?”

“That’s why I called you here.”

Kim Do-jin answers with a playful attitude.

Chris’s eyes filled with confusion as he saw this.

“Since when on earth…, no, how could I not have known… .”

“… … ?”

It was the first time I saw it.

The guy who always seemed so confident to the point of being unlucky had such a flustered expression on his face.

Is it really that surprising that you’re connected to the Guardians?

‘It’s surprising, but….’

It was just too much.

A person who always thinks of a thousand different scenarios when planning something never expected his connection to the Guardians?

Doesn’t something seem strange?

“Hmm.”

Instinct is screaming.

‘There is something.’

Something that could cause such great confusion.

I don’t know exactly what it is, but I have a rough idea.

‘betrayer.’

There is a traitor or spy within the Guardians.

He is a person with a strong presence, enough to give Chris Emir inside information.

But it is not certain.

If there was such a being, he should have known long ago that he was a member of the Guardians, but isn’t the other person making an expression as if he had no idea?

‘There’s no way a traitor would have intentionally hidden my existence… .’

I keep thinking about it, but nothing ever quite fits together.

Every thought that comes to mind is off by a corner, adding to the confusion.

At this, Kim Do-jin stopped digging.

‘That’s not what’s important now.’

If there’s a problem within the Guardians, that’s a serious problem, but aren’t there bigger things at stake?

At that moment, the confusion in the other person’s gaze also disappeared.

Christ doesn’t know.

The fact that it is more important to deal with the current situation than to deal with the chaos that has come.

“I can’t deny it this time. You fooled me so badly.”

Chris never let his guard down for a single moment.

The same goes for the 100 sacrifices that Kim Do-jin personally brought in.

On the one hand, we have identified their identities and even their backgrounds.

Most of them were civilians or Awakened beings with characteristics unsuited to combat.

That’s why it was even more surprising.

“How did you do it?”

“Well.”

The answer lies in the thin bracelets worn by the Guardians disguised as sacrifices.

The bracelets Angela made herself serve the same purpose as the magic sealing handcuffs worn in prison.

What this means is that while wearing the bracelet, all magical power within the body is dispersed, making the wearer mistaken for a civilian or an Awakened person.

That’s why even the thorough Chris was fooled, but Kim Do-jin wasn’t too keen on this operation.

‘If we had made a mistake, everyone could have died.’

If the magical power within the body is dispersed, even the most skilled hunters are just ordinary citizens with strong bodies.

It means that if you stab or shoot someone with a knife or a gun, they will most likely bleed out and die.

In that situation, what if Chris’ eyes couldn’t be fooled?

“… … .”

It would have been a total disaster.

The hundred people who volunteered to be sacrificed were among the most core forces within the Guardians.

If we consider that not only Angela, but even the saint was directly included in the sacrifice, doesn’t the answer become clear?

“Huh… , I guess you have no intention of answering.”

“Of course.”

It’s an operation I don’t want to rewrite.

But there is no need to tell the enemy.

The more cards you have in your hand that can confuse your opponent, the better.

“But it’s still too early to decide the winner.”

As Chris raises his right arm, countless cracks appear throughout the buildings surrounding the plaza.

“… … !”

It wasn’t a rift connected to the dungeon.

Same wavelength as the Force Rift Generator that Shadow used to escape from me.

From each crack, dozens of people pour out as if they had been waiting, covering the building.

Chris, carrying them on his back, opens his mouth with his usual unlucky smile.

“There are plenty of countermeasures in case the operation fails.”

My mouth is completely dry.

There are hundreds of auras that surpass A-class.

If you add up the number of people below that, it’s in the thousands.

No matter how many warriors the Guardians are, they can’t deal with them all.

There is an even bigger problem.

The weapons they hold are aimed not at the Guardians, but at the citizens gathered in the square.

“Your shoulders look heavy. You seem to have too many things to protect… .”

He continues speaking, smiling coldly and pointing his fingertips at the citizens gathered in the square.

“Let me give you some relief.”

The indiscriminate attacks of the hexagrams have begun.

The target is citizens trapped in the square due to police blocking the road.

I knew it all along.

The fact that the citizens gathered here will not be able to leave the square.

And this is what Kim Do-jin also hoped for.

They should all be together, so it’s easier to protect them all.

“The Sanctuary of Patience… !”

The light that bursts out along with Angela’s scream envelops the huge square in a hemispherical shape.

Ting!

Teasing!

“Thank you for your concern, but it’s okay.”

Kim Do-jin scolded Chris, who had a stern expression.

“There are many people here who are good enough to carry my luggage.”

therefore.

“Why don’t you worry about it?”

As soon as she answered, Angela’s loud shout echoed through the battlefield.

“Hey, hey, hey!”

A full-scale battle has begun.

* * *

The fight between me and that guy is not over.

Besides those fighting outside the tent, there are still a number of people that me and the guy have prepared.

“Just because you’re inside a tent doesn’t mean you’re safe.”

Hexagram members who were hiding inside the tent disguised as ordinary citizens draw their swords at those around them.

But the same goes for this side too.

“That’s obvious.”

A member of the Guardians disguised as a civilian appears as if he had been waiting to intercept them.

The battlefield now included not only outside the tent, but also inside it.

“This is still in our favor.”

The magic circle glows.

The magical power intended to open the abyss gate flows back to form a single magic.

“Gravity.”

The increased gravity weighs down the bodies of Angela and the other elites.

A situation where things are slowly getting worse.

At this time, the saint who was observing the situation emits divine power over a wide area.

Flowers and fields made of pure white light.

A ranged buff that only saints can use.

“Garden of the Gods.”

The land of life, granted only to God, appears and energizes fellow comrades.

The situation is tense again.

But we are still at a disadvantage.

Our force is only a few hundred against thousands of Hexagram members.

It’s a tight fight right now, but if stamina drops a little more, it’s obvious who will have the upper hand.

That’s probably why Chris is so laid-back.

A faint desire tickles my insides.

I want to shatter that relaxed face into pieces.

And I still have the means to do so.

“Lastly, I have one thing to confess to you.”

“What’s still left?”

“Yeah.”

It expands its territory by absorbing the magical power of the Dragon Stone, which was given as the Black Stone.

[Activates the Ruler’s Realm.]

A huge area that could cover the entire Times Square.

Adding to that the power of gluttony that had been coiling in his stomach, he gives the order.

You can eat all the magic contained in the magic circle.

Hehehehehe…!

The boy’s joyful laughter echoes inside.

A magic circle that is rapidly losing its light.

He speaks to Chris, whose face hardens as he looks at this.

“There’s something you guys have always been looking for.”

The hexagram is an unfinished organization.

Pride, anger, lust, stinginess, jealousy, sloth.

There are six apostles gathered together, but there are only seven deadly sins.

One of my teeth is missing.

That is why the hexagram, while moving towards its goal, did not forget to explore to find greed.

But they still haven’t found it.

It’s a given.

“That’s me.”

“The Realm of Gluttony – One For All.”

The gluttony that absorbed all of the vast magical power split into dozens and hundreds of branches.

The fragments that are split stick to the bodies of their comrades and inject them with magical power.

“Kuaaaat!”

“I’m so full of energy-!”

“This is my second time feeling it, but seriously… , it’s amazing!”

“Thank you, Dojin!”

Members of the organization are quickly dying from attacks by those who have gained power beyond their limits.

However, their deaths did not inspire Chris at all.

Those frighteningly cold eyes are only directed at me.

You would never have thought of that.

“Surely… , he must have been an apostle of wrath.”

“Ah, that.”

Didn’t you show him the power of anger a while ago?

“I’m working part-time.”

Apostle of Greed and Apostle of Wrath.

You would never have thought that one person could obtain two of the powers of an apostle.

The guy’s mouth twists when he hears this.

“Huh… … !”

It was a laugh.

“Phahahahahahaha!”

Filled with madness and murder.

“Ah, my head is spinning. This is really… , I really didn’t expect this.”

A guy who wipes away the tears in his eyes with his sleeve because he laughed so much.

“I don’t know how the Apostle of Greed is with the Guardians, but… Thanks to you, I’m sure.”

The smile that had been forming on the lips also disappeared along with the tears.

“You’re the only one who can get in the way of my ideals.”

The guy with a blank expression extends his hand to me and mutters.

“Kneel down.”

That moment.

Kukukukukuku…!

A huge force was pressing down on my body, making it impossible for me to even think about resisting.