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Chapter 428

Masquerade (6)

The crack that suddenly appeared spread throughout the space in an instant..

“···Ugh, this is?”

Immediately after that, Blazing Torch Executive Malfi, the original builder of this isolated area, let out a sigh as if he had noticed something..

“Malfi? What happened suddenly??”

“The space blockade has been lifted... No, this is not just that.···!”

Ahn hugs the still unconscious Fuhrer and asks him curiously, and Malfi hurriedly checks his surroundings without even looking at her..

But before there was even time to do anything, the incident had already begun..

So bad so bad—

The crack gradually opened, revealing the outside scenery little by little..

A dark night sky with twinkling stars and a panoramic view of a small city with a slightly run-down atmosphere..

The place where Malfi, the center of the ritual, was before participating in the meeting, was a hideout in Thailand in an area adjacent to Malaysia..

“Oh my, the space is collapsing.!”

The direction of the blockade, which had been firmly held, was suddenly reversed, and what had previously been struggling from the inside in an attempt to escape was now bursting out at once..

Of course, it was no coincidence that the response came only now..

‘The connection with the magic tools used as mediators is being cut off one by one. This too···.’

It could only be explained as external intervention..

Like the antique silk installed on each door as a procedure for entering this place, abnormal signals were being transmitted one after another from devices placed here and there to unite the entire Southeast Asian region..

Jejeok—Wajangchang—!

The surrounding landscape is collapsing with no time to do anything as cracks spread like spider webs..

It was a situation where everyone could not help but be embarrassed by the unexpected event, but that did not mean that everyone stopped..

[now!]

As if they had been waiting, the thoughts of Nagaraja, head of the Southeast Asian branch, echoed in the minds of the members of the Buncheonhoe..

Since the announcement had already been made right before it happened, there was no unnecessary detail in the subsequent movement..

And of course, among them was the executioner who was fighting with Harley in the heat of the moment..

“Ugh—no, bro! Where are you going in the middle of a fight? Like a man, I want to end this right here.!”

[Haha! It's so persistent that it's disgusting. No matter how many times it was torn and destroyed, it showed no signs of dying.?]

As the fight continues, a vicious-looking demon dumps Harley, who has become tattered, into a mountain of freshly collapsed rubble..

He stuck out his tongue when he saw Harley, who had jumped up again like a roly-poly and wriggled and regenerated her body..

Of course, the regeneration speed was noticeably slower than at first, perhaps due to excessive damage accumulated, but fatigue had also built up in the process of making it happen..

I was confident that if I continued to fight like this, I would definitely finish it off, but considering that the mutant monster wasn't the only enemy here, it wasn't a good idea to keep being held back like that..

‘That vampire... he's the one who hunted that sniveling duke in Europe.?’

I knew it intuitively.

In the current situation, if this barbarian and that vampire are added, survival cannot be guaranteed no matter how much unique skills are actively used..

So, his movements as he took advantage of the opportunity to retreat from the battlefield did not contain a single hesitation..

Satisfying his pseudo-madness' desire to fight is possible at any other time..

“Where are you trying to go in such a hurry? There's still a lot left to prepare, but I guess I'll have to wait until the party host is already gone to use it..”

Of course, the other party didn't just leave it alone..

As if he had been waiting for this moment all along, a monster in an opera mask, with fine blood particles scattered throughout the surrounding area as a countermeasure against time stop, appeared like a ghost and blocked his escape route..

He openly expresses his will to punish him at all costs..

[···Well, can we really stop it??]

But the executioner, who had no intention of fighting them head-on anymore, just twisted his mouth..

Heinz's face frowned as he faced him with an extremely devilish smile..

“It's useless no matter what you do. We have already taken thorough measures..”

[well? It doesn't mean I'm doing anything in particular..]

And as soon as the executioner finished speaking,.

[You came.]

—————!

Heinz and Halle, Heinrich and Harris.

Several transcendental beings, including the four avatars, hurriedly looked up at the sky..

‘That is?!’

The accident accelerated quickly..

A detailed understanding of the situation and optimal measures were established in an instant..

And right after that, I put it into action..

Wow!—!

Heinrich, who was rushing to finish off the Buncheonhoe group, turned and soared high into the sky..

As his three pairs of wings fluttered, the scattered brilliant light brightly colored the entire area, and a large blade of light shot out from the holy sword in his hand..

And right after that.

Kwaaaaang——!

Accompanied by a huge roar, a dazzling flash of light flashed across the pitch-black night sky..

What followed was a huge shock wave that swept all around and a storm raged throughout the area..

“Wow! It's a bombing! It's a bombing!”

“Ouch—what, all of a sudden? mom!”

“Close the door! Quickly close the door!”

In the aftermath, the screams of citizens echoed throughout the city..

Even though I tried to prevent the shock wave from reaching the ground as much as possible, it was still like that..

Heinrich frowned as he felt his arm throbbing as he parried the attack that fell from the sky..

If it had hit the ground directly because you hadn't blocked it, it would have caused damage incomparable to being bombed by a missile..

Probably, among the executives of the Burning Torch that was the target, they could not properly identify any bones except for a few who were close to transcendence..

‘···Who on earth did this attack?···?’

Heinrich recalled the image he vaguely saw right before he parried the attack and assessed the attack just now..

If you're not mistaken, it's definitely···.

‘It was an iron stake as long as the forearm..’

Of course it wasn't an ordinary pile..

Because it could be said to be a proper magic tool that releases a force that appears unusual at first glance..

In fact, it can be considered an ultra-small missile..

But I didn't have time to think about it in detail..

‘Here comes again. And this time in succession···!’

As if the first attack was merely a zero point, then unidentified attacks poured in like a carpet bombing..

nettle liquid—

Heinrich's senses were expanded..

I was so embarrassed earlier that I didn't even have time to look closely, but looking at it like this, I began to see information that I had missed before..

‘Speed ​​conversion, trajectory analysis, functional flow tracking... You didn't just come over the material world, you went through the astral world..’

The attack that suddenly rained down from the sky was so destructive that the term orbital bombardment could not be more appropriate..

Even Heinrich, who, as an angel, was highly compensated for protection, felt burdened while defending, so what about the others?.

Kwaaaang—! Coooooo! Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu—!

When Heinrich, who flew through the sky using the mobility of the wings on his back, swung his sword to intercept the pouring bombardment, a series of roars and flashes erupted in the dark night sky..

And while he was blocking several attacks, he was able to roughly guess where the attack was coming from by combining various analysis results, including the trajectory of the projectile..

‘···crazy. If this is true, it would mean that the distance is at least 5,000 kilometers.?’

More than 5,000 kilometers north of Thailand.

That was the place where the sniper who was currently attacking was assumed to be..

No, I couldn't call him a sniper at this level..

What sniper in the world can shoot from 5,000 kilometers away with each shot hitting like an intercontinental ballistic missile??

‘Phew, let’s not use common sense. The priority is to stop that bombing first. If you do this wrong, not only the burning torches but also the citizens of the city will be massacred..’

Fortunately, the Avatar force dispatched here was not so lenient that even missing Heinrich would immediately cause a major problem..

But you never know what might happen in the future, so it would be better to finish your work and join as soon as possible before your plans go wrong..

‘It might be a little flashy, but let's go for sure..’

Heinrich flew over the city, spread his three pairs of wings wide, and exuded divinity..

As if protecting humans on earth from heavenly punishment..

A huge curtain spread so wide that it covered the entire city shimmered like an aurora..

“···ah. What the heck.”

“Angel...? You are a true angel?”

“Oooh! An angel has descended from heaven! to save us!”

Perhaps Heinrich's charm had surpassed its limit by becoming an angel, and some of those who looked up at him suddenly began to pray..

As if faith was imprinted in one's mind by directly encountering the object of faith..

Of course, it was nothing special to Heinrich now, who had no time to devote his mind to such trivial matters..

“Hey, hey! Are you filming? If you miss that, you will be disqualified as a reporter! Zoom in a little harder! The angle isn't that great.!”

“It's not about the angle, Chief! How can I capture something like that completely on screen??”

An angel wearing white armor, wings of light and a halo, swimming in the sky and protecting the city from disaster..

That scene happened to be captured on camera by a broadcasting station that visited the area to film a documentary..

It wasn't that important.

***

Near Lake Baikal, Russia.

“Phew~ What kind of fuss is this in the middle of the night?.”

The thick steam rising with the smell of sweat slowly subsided..

A blonde woman appeared in the center, bending her neck and swinging her arms around..

As if checking here and there to see if there were any problems due to sudden exercise..

“I really have to pay this debt. If it weren't for the Oracle's request, I wouldn't have cared whether that annoying executioner was killed or not..”

As if she had been suddenly called out of her sleep, a woman dressed comfortably in a tank top and shorts scratched her messy blonde hair tied back roughly..

I was in a hurry and didn't do any warm-up exercises, so I immediately gave my all, and the heat radiating from my scalp made my head itch, so I couldn't stand it..

Beads of sweat were flowing all over my body and dripping down along the texture of my slender muscles..

“Ha, then, let’s start again.?”

Unfortunately the work is not over yet.

Even if she specialized in ultra-long-distance sniping, this distance was quite a burden, so she only paused for a moment..

She picked up one of the iron stakes lying on one side..

It was her own ‘bullet’ made with rare metals as well as a complex technique unique to Beoncheonhoe..

“Phew~ Phew.”

As she took a deep breath, steam began to come out again from her reddened body..

Those eyes were already looking somewhere far away, not here..

In general, a point thousands of kilometers away that cannot even be seen, let alone determined..

thud!

One of her feet took a powerful step forward..

The energy amplified from the legs continued through rotation, passing through the waist and shoulders to the wrists..

And finally, the moment when that power is fully at your fingertips..

When I swung my arms with a strong spirit, the iron stake in my hand disappeared..

Nettlefish—Kugugung!

Leaving only shock waves around, as if a rocket had been launched, tearing through space..

In the swirling aftermath, the surrounding bushes shook back and forth as if they were uprooted..

It wasn't the end just that one time.

After finishing throwing, she took another step..

In her other hand, she was suddenly holding the same stake as before..

Rumbling! Kwaaaa— Kuwaaaang.—!

Even though a barrier was installed to cushion the impact, the surrounding environment began to turn into a mess due to the shock waves that erupted in succession..

If we hadn't deliberately gone to a place where people don't go, the aftermath alone would have been enough to cause mass murder..

The bullets fired like that ended after more than a dozen rounds..

“Phew, it’s been a while since I’ve had a cool sweat..”

Her blue eyes turned south..

Approximately ten seconds from launch to landing.

Most of her sniping, which was a combination of various ranged skills including “Fire”, had already reached the target..

In fact, considering the distance was over 5,000 kilometers, it made no sense physically and was difficult to explain physically, but she was a being who was not bound by such laws..

She was someone who went beyond deviating from the laws of the world and reached a point where she could impose some of the laws she defined on the world..

“···Oh, how great is that? Hmm, but I've done enough. If I help you this much and still die, it's because I'm incompetent..”

This time, she only came forward because of the Oracle, and she didn't really like the executioner, who was a complete idiot..

No, strictly speaking, I hated it very much..

If Hoeju hadn't banned fighting, I would have wanted to stab him in the back of the head with my special move several times..

‘He is a typical bully who fights as he pleases without any beliefs or anything else. I hope you come to your senses after being treated harshly by this incident..’

She glanced south, yawned long, and walked away..

Since I sweated a lot due to untimely exercise, I was planning to go back to my dorm, wash up, and get a good night's sleep..

There was no such thing as future events left in her mind..

***

Tracking the exact location of the attack was unsuccessful..

Compared to its enormous power and speed, the projectile was so small, and special abilities were involved, so it was impossible to trace it even with various means, including Hesperon's satellite..

‘Still, I knew the approximate direction and distance..’

russia.

In fact, it was certain that it was there..

Well, since the land is so large, just that alone won't be of much help..

‘It's probably the highest-ranking official there, a little lower than the executioner. It is also specialized for long-distance attacks..’

Otherwise, this kind of power makes no sense..

A one-shot attack that seems to be equivalent to a tactical nuclear bomb is launched unilaterally from thousands of kilometers away..

Considering that the emission of inherent energy is not large and concentrated, the destructive force applied to a small area may have to be seen as greater than that..

‘Of course, I have never actually been directly hit by a tactical nuclear weapon..’

In any case, thanks to the enemy having such extreme attack power, we were able to better understand the abilities of Heinrich, an angel specializing in protecting something..

The result is this.

A panoramic view of the city that was somehow preserved without major damage, except for being disturbed by strong winds.—.

“Wow!”

“shit.”

It was the sight of six remnants of the Buncheonhoe lying sprawled out in front of him, captured and almost on the verge of death..

The reason for six instead of seven was simple..

‘Tsk, I never thought he would use all the remaining subordinates as discards and run away..’

The executioner, who could be said to be the most important target, had not yet been caught..