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nTransator: Ekdud

nProofreader: coyotte508

nTL Check: KobatoChanDaisuki

nChapter 84 – Akuma (3)

nBoom! Boom!

nShockwaves from the Akuma’s and Hansoo’s clash resonated in all directions.

nTo the point where that force went past where they were standing and even shook the Pillars of the World Tree very minutely.

n‘…’

nSofía looked at Miyamoto and asked carefully while observing this scene.

n“Aren’t you going to help?”

nThough the others might see the Seven Departed Souls to be at the same level as each other and though this was true, their leader Miyamoto was different.

nThere was a clear difference between the other six and Miyamoto.

nAnd a much larger difference than people thought.

nMiyamoto gave a short reply at Sofía’s words.

n“Wait. That guy said he’ll do it alone.”

n“…Yes.”

nMiyamoto looked at the battle between Hansoo and the Akuma and squinted his eyes after silencing Sofía.

n‘He could probably kill the Akuma with that much. How does this make sense. That’s a newcomer?’

nIt wasn’t that he didn’t understand how that guy had gotten so strong so fast.

nThough people thought that one needed time to get strong in the Otherworld, this was only half correct.

nTime is needed in order to get strong in the Otherworld.

nThis was obvious.

nSince you needed time in order to collect strong Artifacts, runes and skills and at the same time raise the mastery of those skills and nail down battle experience onto your body.

nAnd as long as somebody didn’t provide these things to you, it would take an extreme amount of time for one to slowly raise their power step by step and get stronger.

nBut on the other hand this meant that getting strong would just take a moment once that person acquires all of this.

nStrong Artifacts could be handed down.

nSkill Runes were the same.

nHigher level skills showed more might than mastered lower level skills even if their mastery was low.

nFor his mindset there’s no need to polish it if they had already gone through the tutorial.

nOnce one obtains the above things then it wouldn’t take long to get runes.

nThey can receive that too.

nBut battle experience was different.

n‘What the hell was he in real life.’

nLike being able to see the difference in games despite the players using the same character, there is a huge difference in battle power with the same runes, skills and artifacts.

nTurning the above things into diamonds or leaving them as ores were all upon the user’s experience and talent.

nAnd this wasn’t something that could be gained in just a few days unlike the other things.

nBut that guy over there was fighting much more proficiently than him who had been living in the Red Zone for 20 years.

nAs if he was squeezing out everything he had.

n‘…If I hadn’t stayed still and went up then I would’ve already reached heights that he wouldn’t even be able to fathom.’

nA reproach which came from greed, jealousy and himself who had denied progression.

nHe didn’t have such thoughts until now since there wasn’t anybody stronger than him.

nSince he was the king of the Red Zone.

nIf you excluded the Calamities then the 6 pillars and even the other six Departed souls could not ignore his orders.

nThough he had been stationary for 20 years, he never had thoughts of himself being stationary.

nSince everyone else was below him.

nBut seeing the newcomer in front of him fighting made him feel like his 20 years had been wasted.

n‘Damnit. This is annoying.’

nMiyamoto clenched his teeth but he stabilized his breath and then started to figure out the current situation.

nHe needed to hide his emotions for the moment.

nHe had to decide the next set of events from now on.

nMiyamoto, who had glanced at Hansoo who was pushing the Akuma back, started to calculated quickly within his head.

nHe needed to set up a goal first.

nThe utmost important rule that he had followed until now.

nCalmness of the mind and safety of the body.

nHansoo’s goal seemed simple.

nKill the Akuma and then kill the Ouroboros with their help.

nThe problem was that this set of events was going against his goal.

n‘…Should I say I won’t do it?’

nThough there were parasites below, it would be extremely easy to get out once the Akuma was gone.

nBut would that guy leave him alone?

nThat guy was the guy who had charged in in order to kill the Calamity Fish as soon as he came in.

nThough Miyamoto didn’t know Hansoo’s goals, killing the Ouroboros would be a must.

nAnd that guy had appealed very strongly.

nThat he needed their help.

nHe will try to use whatever methods he has in order to take them to kill the Ouroboros.

n‘Damnit. I feel more anxious since I don’t know what his trait is.’

nThe worst situation is him maybe, just maybe having a Lord trait.

nThe Lord’s symbol from weaker ones could not control them but if that guy had the Lord trait then the story changes.

nThough he had heard that one of his traits were similar to that of Sofía’s but there was always a possibility of hidden cards.

nSince he also had two traits.

nIf that guy charged at them, beat them down and then forced the Lord’s symbols onto them then they would have to go fight with the Calamities on the outside without being able to do anything.

n‘Do I really need to strike him in the back.’

nEverything will become peaceful once that guy disappeared.

nThough it seemed like him leaving his sanctuary, the Red Zone, was inevitable, it was still much better than going and fighting the Ouroboros.

nBut Miyamoto shook his head.

nIt would be great if he was able to strike him in the back and kill him while he was fighting the Akuma.

nBut what if he fails at killing him?

nAnd that guy were to successfully retreat?

nThen they would have to deal with the Akuma over there.

n‘I must think of a method.’

nAt that moment Miyamoto felt the strange mana flow that was searching nearby.

nThere was no way for Miyamoto, who had experienced everything, to not know this feeling.

n‘Long distance sight skill.’

nIt meant that somebody was looking around here.

n‘Who is it.’

nMiyamoto squinted his eyes and then started to trace the skill.

n…………………………………………

n“….So you’re telling me that the one who’s creating all that noise over there is the newcomer? And the things spinning around his body is the reason for the mana wave?”

nJukma, who had checked the scene of the center of the mana with Amil Stadan’s skill fell into silence but then sighed.

n‘Hooh. I feel like I’ll go crazy. What is he and what is the thing he’s fighting with?’

nHe thought he had seen it wrong at the start but it was reality.

nTwo existences who were clashing and creating shockwaves that shook the trunk of the World Tree.

nHe finally figured out.

nAs to who had shoved the Ouroboros tail onto the lake.

nHe had to now throw out the label of newcomer and only believe in the things he could see.

nHe didn’t know how but that guy had gotten unbelievably strong.

n“…Can one become like that once they take the things which drop from the Four Great Calamities? If I knew it was something like that then I would’ve actually challenged it.”

nJukma laughed and spoke towards Amil as if he was trying to brighten up the mood.

nHe would’ve never gone in even if he knew about it.

nBut it was true that seeing the scene seen from the skill made him jealous.

n“…Cancel the entry for now.”

nThose people could only watch from the insides since there were the Seven Departed Souls.

nIf they were to get caught in that then they’ll become dust.

nAnd there was something that reassured him.

n‘So the one who had the sword wasn’t Michael.’

nAs long as that guy wasn’t the one with the sword then there was no obligation for him to steal the source of the mana wave.

nSince he couldn’t steal it anyway and a guy that strong wouldn’t threaten them with the mana wave.

nWhich meant that it was time for him to focus on the next problem.

n‘His objective is… Clear. Killing the Ouroboros.’

nShoving the Parasites onto them was probably a preparation for that also.

nSo he could focus on the Ouroboros with all his power.

n‘The best scenario is… Just getting out.’

nBut that seemed a bit hard.

nThough it didn’t seem like casualties would increase while going against the parasites but keeping the formation and charging into the center of the Lake in 2 days were two entirely different problems.

nWhich meant that there were 2 results.

nWhether that guy will fail at killing the Ouroboros.

nOr succeed.

nNothing will change if he succeeds.

nBut they’ll get massacred if he fails.

n‘Damn this situation. It’s extremely unfavorable.’

nJukma grinded his teeth.

nThere was no way that the fact of his life being in the hands of one person could feel good.

nEven more so if the thing that guy wanted to do was extremely dangerous with a high failure rate.

nThe best path has been decided already.

nGoing through the lake while that guy blocked the parasites.

n‘Find his weakness.’

nAs long as he was human then there will be an open spot somewhere.

nHe wouldn’t be invincible even if he was strong.

nAnd it wasn’t that their request was hard also.

nFor example, he wouldn’t agree if they were to take a hostage and ask him to die for them.

nBut taking a hostage and asking him to buy some time while they go through the Mirror wouldn’t be that hard for Hansoo.

n‘Then he will probably give up and go through the Mirror too.’

nAccording to his thoughts, Hansoo didn’t have any ideas of staying in this world and throwing his life away.

nOnce he decides that killing the Ouroboros is hard after they leave then he will probably go into the Orange Zone through the Mirror.

nThough the dangers of becoming enemies with him is created, he just needed to figure out a way to solve it then.

nSince this was better than sitting by idly and keeping their fate in that guy’s hands.

n‘It seems like it’ll be hard with just our strength…’

nThere was a need for somebody to distract Hansoo while they planned things out.

n‘Damnit. Who would…’

nWhile Jukma was making a frustrated expression, a carrier pigeon flew towards Jukma..

n‘This is…’

nRed Carrier Pigeon.

nA skill that was a level above the blue carrier pigeon.

nJukma slightly frowned at the familiar mana wave.

n‘Miyamoto. It’s that senile old man.’

nWhy did he try to get treated like a king from time to time when he just created the clan.

nOf course he treated him so because it wasn’t hard but the fact that there was somebody above him in a clan where he should be at the top wasn’t that pleasant to him.

nSince it felt like his blood was flowing the other way around every time his clansmen were caught between choosing between his and Miyamoto’s orders.

nBut Jukma decided to suppress his emotions because of the message within it.

nSince it seemed like they would be able to get on the same boat this time.

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n‘Let’s have a look.’

nEven without the present situation, that was something he needed to do.

nHe needed to find that guy’s weakness as soon as possible and figure out his open spots.

nIf not that guy himself, then the people around him.

n‘Even if it’s you, you should at least have someone you hold dear.’

nBoom!

nJukma started to send messages towards his clansmen after seeing the black devil whose body was getting smashed apart while fighting with Hansoo.

n………………………………………..

n“Hook. Hoook.”

n‘It seems like… I should be able to reach there within a day.’

nSangjin mumbled while looking at the World Tree Trunk he could see in the distance.

nSangjin, who had separated from Hansoo, was traveling with Mihee and the people she was leading.

nSince it was faster to improve in a group than working alone.

nBut during that time an emergency situation occurred in all of the World Tree Mountain Range and thanks to that they were being carried upwards with the guidance of the people from the Six Pillars.

n“Huuaaaap!”

nSangjin clenched his teeth after slashing his sword to cut apart a Makun charging at him.

n‘What is that guy thinking of?’

nSangjin thought of the time when he separated from Hansoo.

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nHe wasn’t worried about Hansoo.

nAnd his thoughts of wanting to be with Hansoo didn’t change.

nActually the thing he was worried about was something else.

n‘…Will that guy be at a level where he’ll still need me?’

nHe didn’t know why Hansoo asked him to follow him rather than the others.

n2 months since he had seen Hansoo’s face.

nHe had also grown quite quickly.

nSince it seemed like he had quite a talent in this.

nBut he heard rumors.

nThat somebody had killed a Calamity that no one could.

nAnd the fact that the person was a newcomer.

nIt was obvious who it was.

nAt least in Sangjin’s perspective, there wasn’t anyone else but Hansoo who would do such a thing.

nThough he thought that he had grown quite quickly, the difference between him and Hansoo could not be described with just words.

n‘Is there a way that I won’t be a nuisance to you? Will the people who you find annoying be at the level where I can take care of them? Or do you have different thoughts?’

nPeople who could annoy Hansoo would be like hurricanes to him.

nCould he face those people?

nNo answer appeared in Sangjin’s mind.

nSo Sangjin clenched his teeth even harder.

n…………………………………..

n“Hooo….”

nMiyamoto quietly mumbled as he saw the Akuma who was now a corpse.

nSeeing the corpse affirmed that it didn’t have a human’s form.

nIt was the same form as the skeletons spread around in the distance.

n‘Was it an original inhabitant of this place? Anyways, he really killed it. Does that mean the Calamities who have been chopped up by this guy’s hands number three now? He’s a real talent huh.’

nAnd he had to now go against someone like him.

n‘Calm down.’

nMiyamoto gulped at the anxiousness that he could feel all over his body in a very long time.

nIt was better to be close if he wanted to look for an opportunity.

nMiyamoto, who had joined with the other six in order to kill the Akuma together, looked at Hansoo and spoke.

n“We will help you. Since killing the Ouroboros is the way to save the most amount of people. Even though it’s a bit dangerous… There’s nothing we can do about that. Since the things we have done so far were also dangerous.”

n‘Use my image to the fullest.’

nMiyamoto mumbled inwardly.

nHis image wasn’t bad.

nNo, it was actually very good.

nSince the friends who had erected the Pillars with him had agreed.

nHansoo laughed inwardly while looking at that Miyamoto.

nSince he could think of the words of Eres.

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nHansoo laughed as he spoke.

n“You chose well. Let’s have a go at it together.”

n‘How do I entangle him to make him work hard? It seems like I’ll be busy.’

nHansoo ended his words as he thought of the Ouroboros that should have its body tied around the Trunk at the moment.

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