The Second Coming of Gluttony Chapter 249:

Chapter 249 . Eva’s Night (4)

Seol Jihu pulled out his spear, muttering quietly .

“…So weak . ”

Setting the twins aside, he didn’t understand how the man managed to become a High Ranker . But he put the meaningless question aside for now and went to search the rooms on the floor .

Although he checked every room thoroughly, he couldn’t see the manager . He only found two Beastmen, lying still as though they were dead .

Then again, considering the ruckus he caused, the manager not showing up until now could only mean one of the two things — either he was hiding or he had already escaped .

At that moment, he heard footsteps coming up the stairs .

Chohong, Hugo, and Maria appeared one after the other .

None of them looked hurt . But Maria’s cheeks were red as if she was extremely angry .

Chohong raised her Thorn of Steel and shook it left and right .

“Oh, did you get the boss?”

“I can’t find him . ”

“He must be hiding . The clean up is more or less finished . The crazy singer is guarding the entrance . ”

“Where’s Mister Marcel Ghionea?”

“Searching the building . He said he’s gonna go check if anyone is hiding . ”

Seol Jihu fell into thought before moving his steps . He had to go to that place anyway .

He went back down to the first floor, found the path to the basement and walked down . Just as he expected…

“Yes, yes, a group of lunatics… The goods are fine . Of course, the important goods are also…”

The manager he had seen earlier in the day was holding a communication crystal, talking . An adolescent Foxman was being squeezed in his arm .

Did he feel Seol Jihu’s gaze? The manager looked back before jumping in shock .

“N-No way! Where’s Jirayu Matthew…!?”

When Seol Jihu stomped forward, he dropped the communication crystal in a fluster .

“You’re…!”

Finally recognizing Seol Jihu, Hugh Rodrigo staggered backward . His eyes then glinted, and he quickly choked the young Foxman with his arm .

“S-Stay back!”

Seeing the young Foxman stifled for breath, Seol Jihu’s eyes flickered with light .

“You must be here for the goods, right?”

Pang, pang, pang! Without a moment of hesitation, he activated the Festina Earring three times .

“You think I’ll hand them over so easily!? I’d rather kill them all and …!”

Whish! A fierce wind blew past, and Rodrigo squinted his eyes .

An unknown pressure brushed past his chest for a moment, but he shook his head and continued .

“Make their values…?”

With a dazed expression, he stopped in the middle of his sentence .

“… . ”

He lowered his gaze and couldn’t see the Foxman he had in his hand .

Rodrigo stealthily rolled his eyes up . There, he saw Seol Jihu’s back . Having passed Rodrigo before he even noticed, Seol Jihu was standing tall, gently hugging the young Foxman in his arms .

Rodrigo was shocked . He hadn’t even seen him move!

Even the Foxman child was astonished, looking up at him with widened eyes .

Rodrigo’s mouth opened wide .

“Chohong, Hugo . ”

Seol Jihu spoke while carefully putting the Foxman down .

“Make sure he can’t escape . You can break his teeth if he keeps spouting nonsense . ”

“Roger!”

Hugo shouted as he spun his arm in a circle .

Seol Jihu looked back at the steel cages and raised the Spear of Purity . The sudden uproar had caught the enslaved foreign race’s attention .

Seol Jihu swung his spear at the nearest cage . Swish . As expected of a divine spear, it cut through steel like tofu .

As the steel bars of the cage fell down, a huge hole was created above it . There, he could see a Foxman, her limbs chained to the now-severed bars .

She must not have expected this sequence of events as she was clearly taken aback . Her faded ears were standing up stiffly, and her tail was wagging gently .

Seol Jihu promptly cut the chains off, freeing her completely .

The Foxman twisted her body, swaying greatly as if she couldn’t get used to the long-found freedom .

She held herself up by holding onto the wall and asked with a doubtful face .

“…What are your motives, male human?”

Seol Jihu spoke calmly .

“We came to save you . ”

“?”

“We’ll send you back to the Federation . It may be hard, but please cooperate with us . ”

Was a rescue outside of her expectation? A clear hint of suspicion spread on the Foxman’s face .

There was no time to waste on convincing her . Seol Jihu rummaged through his belt, took out a healing potion, and poured it into the Foxman’s open mouth .

“Uup!”

The Foxman’s eyes widened . After barely being able to stand from suffering all kinds of torment, her body regained a little bit of vitality .

Seol Jihu turned around . There were dozens of cages in the basement . He had to get to work .

“H-Hey! Just take one, you bastard!”

Rodrigo shouted in frustration .

“Shut it!”

Chwak! But Maria slapped his cheek, yelling .

“You’re the manager here? You **** piece of shit, you call this security? What the **** is wrong with you!?”

“W-What!?”

“How can even a single guard fail to get to my barrier? How the **** did you only get these shit-for-brains as guards? I have to give up a gold egg because of you!”

Maria slapped his cheek again and again, spitting out curses one after the other, while Rodrigo shed tears begrudgingly .

Seol Jihu paid no attention to them and focused on liberating the foreign races . Finding a Sky Fairy shivering in the corner of her cage, he quickly cut the steel cage and removed the chains binding her .

“Are you okay?”

“Ah!”

The moment he approached her, the Sky Fairy dropped her head and raised her hands . Her mouth opened, but like a goldfish, no sound came out . She seemed to be suffering from mental trauma due to the terrifying experience she had .

Looking at her carefully, one could see that she was in terrible shape . She must have been beaten severely as she seemed to be in the worst condition among the prisoners held captive in this basement .

While Seol Jihu was at a loss for words, another Sky Fairy approached her and gently embraced the Sky Fairy who was groaning strangely .

“It’s fine, it’s fine . Everything’s over, Lacia . We’re saved . We can go back home . ”

With a member of her own race comforting her, the Sky Fairy’s trembling subsided slightly . The Sky Fairy who just walked up asked with a hoarse voice .

“Can I ask you to heal her?”

Seol Jihu snapped out of his daze and called for Maria . The Priest who was busy slapping Rodrigo’s face endlessly, drew a deep breath and responded to the summon .

Once she saw the Sky Fairy’s condition, she clicked her tongue .

“Holy fuck… I don’t think an ordinary spell is going to cut it . Damn **** pervert, he surely did a number on her . ”

“Please do what you can . ”

“Sure, sure . ”

She chanted a spell in a murmur .

Seol Jihu went back to rescuing the prisoners . The liberated foreign races staggered out of their cages, surrounding the manager .

Feeling an instinctive danger, Rodrigo struggled to escape but became silent after taking a dozen of Hugo’s fists .

By the time Seol Jihu finished liberating everyone, most of the foreign races were sending heated gazes at Seol Jihu .

They weren’t fools . Not only did he subdue the **** who locked them up, but he also healed them as well . They knew that Seol Jihu was here to help .

But there was one thing they dearly wanted .

Having received their message full of strong desire, Seol Jihu took a step back . He leaned his head forward and reached out with his hand, gesturing, Do what you want .

Killing intent soared, as dozens of gazes fell on one spot . The intensity made Hugo, who was holding Rodrigo’s neck, flinch .

“Ha… Just how badly did you treat them?”

Hugo shook his head and threw Rodrigo to the ground .

The fat man rolled on the ground, and a dozen howls immediately burst out . The foreign races pounced on Rodrigo simultaneously .

One, two, four, eight… Rodrigo was covered by the foreign races, who jumped forward from all directions . The Beastmen tore his hair out, dug out his eyes, and cut open his stomach to vent their anger . It was as if a group of zombies was devouring a live man .

Seol Jihu, who was watching silently, suddenly felt someone approach him . It was the Sky Fairy who previously showed signs of trauma .

She didn’t participate in exacting vengeance, instead staggered toward Seol Jihu and softly grabbed the hem of his shirt .

She knelt down, almost in a crumbling fashion, and looked up . Her eyes were still haunted by horror, but her expression was even more desperate . The Sky Fairy opened her mouth, mustering up great courage .

“C-Child…”

‘Child?’

“Child… my child… please… please…”

She wept in a pitiful voice .

‘Don’t tell me . ’

Seol Jihu suddenly remembered the adolescent Sky Fairy who appeared at the auction .

“Is your child… a young boy?”

Seol Jihu asked just to be sure, and light returned to the depressed Sky Fairy’s abyss-like eyes . She nodded her head, squeezing the hem of Seol Jihu’s shirt tighter as if he was the Messiah .

But with everyone participating in the auction wearing masks and robes, Seol Jihu had not seen the buyer and was at a loss for what to do . It was then .

“Here you were . ”

Marcel Ghionea opened the basement door and walked down the stairs, dragging a willowy man with his hand . It was the host who carried out the auction .

Seol Jihu’s eyes flickered with light .

“He was hiding . I interrogated him, and he doesn’t seem to be the manager . ”

“Good job . ”

Seol Jihu replied quickly and held the man up by his collar . He seemed to have been beaten up a few times already as he was bruised all over his face .

“Answer properly if you want to live . ”

Seol Jihu’s cold tone even frightened himself . The man nodded his head crazily, his eyes wet with tears . Marcel Ghionea must have handled him well as he was quite cooperative .

“You remember the Sky Fairy at the auction today, right? The young boy . ”

“Y-Yes! I do!”

“Who’s the buyer? Do you know him?”

“Yes, I do!”

“You do?”

“Yes! I’m sure that it’s Sombat La-ongmanee!”

Seol Jihu furrowed his brows . The man quickly continued .

“I’m not lying! I’ve been hosting the auction for a long time and we get many repeat customers! The product was that bastard’s taste as well! I’m positive!”

It didn’t sound like he was lying . Seol Jihu threw the man backward, and a terrified shriek rang out .

‘Sombat La-ongmanee? I’ve never heard of him before… . ’

It wasn’t as if he could go around looking for a random Earthling . Realizing that he needed to get some information on this guy, he reached into his pocket to take out the communication crystal . It was then—

“Sombat La-ongmanee, the leader of Royal Pattaya, one of Eva’s eight organizations . Their main business is loan-sharking and **** trade, and he’s known to enjoy homosexual relationships with young boys before killing them through torture . ”

Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out behind him . Turning around, Seol Jihu’s eyes widened . Kim Hannah was walking down the stairs with a coy look .

“Royal Pattaya has a total of 76 members — 11 Level 2s, 36 Level 3s, 28 Level 4s, and 1 Level 5 . The average level is 3 . 25 . Two Priests, no Magicians . Their ace is the High Ranker Warrior, Jirayu Matthew . ”

Reciting information about Royal Pattaya, she walked up to Seol Jihu . After looking around the basement, she let out a small sigh . Then, she asked in a determined manner .

“You’re going, right?”

Seol Jihu blinked in surprise before nodding . Kim Hannah bit her lower lip and took out a small notebook from her pocket . She scribbled something on the paper before ripping it out and handing it over . It was a map to Royal Pattaya .

Seol Jihu took the map with a renewed look . He remembered Kim Hannah being against it previously, but now her attitude had changed .

Of course, there was a reason Kim Hannah’s attitude took a complete 180-degree turn . She thought wrong from the very beginning . She planned to guide Seol Jihu in a specific direction, but he strayed off completely .

Mainly, Seol Jihu was someone who could not be controlled .

As such, she had no choice but to go another way . Kim Hannah had to match herself to Seol Jihu .

The matter had already been blown out of proportion and was impossible to reverse . The worst move she could make now would be to end things halfway .

It might have been better to not do anything, but now that they started this mess, they had to see it to the end . Not only was it the correct thing to do, but it was also the only thing they could do .

“Eva’s organizations have a 1 Strong, 3 Middle, 4 Weak structure . Royal Pattaya is a Middle-level organization . ”

Kim Hannah’s calm voice…

“Go . You can leave this place to me . ”

…suddenly turned sharp .

“You need to crush at least one organization until the sun comes up . Make them have no hope of revitalization . Only then can we worry about our next move . ”

“Royal Pattaya, huh . ”

Marcel Ghionea put on a worried look .

“That doesn’t sound easy . The auction house is one thing, but directly striking the organization’s headquarters should be a lot more difficult . ”

“No, it should be more than doable . ”

Kim Hannah’s ponytail fluttered in the air .

“Not all organizations started out in Eva from the beginning . ”

That was obvious .

“They raised their forces and fought each other over benefits before being recognized as organizations . Royal Pattaya was one of them . ”

“That’s possible?”

“Back then, forming an organization wasn’t as hard . The kingdoms encouraged it, in fact . The standard only went up after that incident happened in Eva . ”

[To be honest, I’m still a little confused . I don’t know why they made the procedure so complicated . ]

[Well, it wasn’t like this in the past… . ]

‘Ah . ’

Seol Jihu finally realized why Kim Hannah was so confident and why Hao Win wanted to come to Eva .

Most likely, a majority of Eva’s eight organizations had not followed the proper procedures like Carpe Diem, pulling underhanded schemes to reach the status of organizations .

“By my standards, among Eva’s current organizations, only two, or three if I’m being generous, are enough to be recognized as organizations in Scheherazade or Haramark . ”

The eight organizations would be scary if they worked together, but dealing with them wasn’t impossible if one could handle them individually .

Chohong nodded her head in agreement .

“Yeah, the guys here are all shrimps . If they’re forced to participate in a war, they would die before they could do anything . ”

“No . I bet not a single one of them will die . ”

“?”

“Because they’ll run away without fighting . ”

Chohong sniggered at Kim Hannah’s ridicule . Meanwhile, Seol Jihu checked the location marked on the map . Just as he was about to leave…

“Seol Jihu . ”

Kim Hannah stopped him with a cold voice .

“If you’re going to do it, do it properly . ”

Though she said this, she was already sure of their victory . The leader, whom she thought would walk the path of royalty, had instead chosen to walk the path of a conqueror .

That wasn’t bad either .

After carefully reflecting on the matter, she decided that Seol Jihu could easily walk this path . After all, Carpe Diem still had a secret weapon that had not been revealed to the world .

Unless the enemy brought in a Unique Ranker Priest, it was far more likely for Carpe Diem to be triumphant .

“Slaughter them thoroughly . I better not see any half-assed show of mercy . ”

Seol Jihu laughed quietly . Crumpling the paper map in his hand, he began walking…

“Let’s go . ”

…To his next destination, Royal Pattaya .

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