The Second Coming of Gluttony Chapter 415:
TheParasiteQueenExpulsionPlan.
SeoYuhuithoughtitwasfeasiblewhenshefirstheardabouttheplanfromSungShihyun.
TheParasiteQueenhadtakenalongfiveofthesevenArmiestoattackTigolFortress.
Furthermore,theremainingtwoarmieswerenowheretobefoundintheMiddleWorld.
Whileitwashighlyoptimistic,shethoughtthatsneakingintotheemptyEmpiretofindtheImperialOathwasdoable.
However,theideashatteredintopiecesassoonastheyenteredtheParasites’territory.
SearchingtheQueen’sresidentialareaoutofalltheParasites’territorywasafarmoredifficulttaskthantheyhadimagined.
Theyfeltliketheirenergywasbeingsappedjustbywalking.Itcouldbesaidthattheverysoiltheysteppedonwastheirenemy.
Furthermore,theyhadnoideahowenemieskeptappearingeverywheretheywentdespitethemtryingtheirhardesttoconcealtheirpresence.
WhentheymetanArmyCommanderthattheythoughtwasabsentfromtheMiddleWorld,theythoughtitwasover.
Ifitwasn’tforSungShihyun’stricksuccessfullydeceivingExplodingPatience,theydefinitelywouldhavebeenwipedout.
Whilethereweremanydangerousmomentswheretheirheartsalmostburstoutoftheirchests,theexpeditionteamofthemosteliteEarthlingssomehowarrivedattheirdestination.
ThatwashowtheyfoundtheImperialOaththattheydesperatelylookedforandinheritedtherightfulauthorityoveritafterawakeningtheremnantwilloftheChiefDeity.
Andatthatmoment,theyactivatedtheImperialOath.
Withthis,theirmissionwascomplete.
"…Isitover?"
Ayoungmanwhonockedachainedarrowtohisbowmutteredinaweakvoice.
Helistlesslystaredatthethreestelepiecesthathadcombinedintooneandwerenowblazingwithwhitelight.
ItwastheStarofPride,SergioCarrillo.
TheParasiteQueen,whosenamewaspracticallysynonymouswithterror,hadbeendrivenoutofParadiseasofthismoment.
ItwasonlynaturalforhimtodoubtasheknewjusthowpowerfultheParasiteQueenwasasabeing,withpowersdimensionsapartfromthem.
"Nowit’sreally…”
"Shutthefuckup,moron.”
Justashewasabouttoconfirmagain,atemperamentalvoicecuthimoff.
SergioCarrillo’sfacetwitched.
"What?"
"Youcrazybastard.Howdareyousetadeathflag?Areyoutryingtokillusall?”
SungShihyunspatashesatonthefloorofthestonechamber,catchinghisbreath.
SergioCarrillofrowned.
"Whatbullshitisthisallofasudden?”
"Doyouwanttofuckingdie?It’snotoveryetsodon’tgothoughtlesslyrunningyourfuckingmouth.”
"Now,now,whyareyoutwofightingagain?It’sagooddaytoday.”
Astheatmospherebetweenthetwobecamerough,aburlymanwithwoundsalloverhisbodysteppedupasifitwasanormaloccurrence.
ItwastheStarofWrath,WuLei.
SergioCarrillosnortedandturnedhishead.
"We’llhavetowaittofindoutiftodaywillbeagooddayornot.”
SungShihyunalsoletoutasnort.
"Thenlet’sconfirmit.”
Antiredvoiceintervened.
Apale-facedRobertoServillotookoutacommunicationcrystalfromhispocket.
"TheFederationshouldstillbeatwarwiththeParasites.TheroyalfamilyofHaramarkshouldbereachable.”
"Whybother.Justaskthesteleoverthere.”
SungShihyunraisedhimselfupandstoppedhisstepsinfrontoftheshiningstele.
"OldManChiefDeity.Areyoustillthere?Youare,right?”
Thenuncharacteristicallylookingslightlynervous,hetookadeepbreathbeforeasking.
"Theoath,it’sproperlybeenactivated,right?Right?”
Alleyeswerefocusedonthestele.
Afteraminutethatseemedliketen…
[Yes,theoathhasbeenactivated.]
Agrandvoicerangwithinthestonechamber.
SungShihyun,whohadbeenintentlystaringatthestele,widenedhiseyes.
Asmilefinallyappearedonhisface.
"Euha,hahahaha!Hearthat?Itoldyouitwasagoodday!”
WuLeialsoburstintolaughter.
PhilipMuller,whowassittingonthewallstrikingasorryfigure,quietlyletoutarelievedsigh.
"Good!Didyouhearthat?Yuhui?Haeju?”
SungShihyunclenchedhisfist.
"Kyah!OldManChiefDeity,soyouendedupbeingofsomehelpintheend,huh?”
[Euk!?]
“I’vebeencussingyououtallthistime,wonderinghowmuchofaretardyoumusthavebeentogeteatenbytheParasiteQueen….I’msorry.Iapologize.”
Itwasthen.Justashewasjustabouttograspthestelewithasmilingface…
Kwaaaaah!
Intensedarknesssuddenlypouredoutfromwithinthestele.
Thedarknessquicklydevouredthelight,andSungShihyunfellbackwardwithascream.
"Aaack!"
Asherolledonthefloor,grabbinghishandwithwhichhehadtriedtograbthestele,SeoYuhuiswiftlyunleashedholypower.
"Whathappened?”
BaekHaejushouted.
However,noonecouldopentheirmouthstorespondaseveryonewasequallyshocked.
[TheGoddessofParasitism…!]
Afterabriefpause,ahurriedvoicecameoutofthestele.
[Shefoundthelocationoftheoath…!]
[Mypower…!Howcouldshehavealready…!]
Afterbarelycalmingdown,SungShihyunopenedhiseyes.
"Whatareyousayingallofasudden?Yousaidtheoathwasactivated!”
[She’stakingovermyconsciousness.I’llsoonbe…!]
TheChiefDeity’svoicebegantofade.
Sensingthatthingsweregoingawry,SungShihyunbracedhissword.
Drawingoutawhiteswordqi,hefiercelyswunghisswordatthesteleveiledindarkness.
Tekang!
However,thesteledidnotbudge.
Rather,theswordqirapidlydisappearedassoonasitcameintocontactwiththedarkness,leavingbehindonlyameaninglessmetallicring.
"Fuck…!"
SungShihyuncursed,andashewasabouttoslashoutwithanevenpowerfulswordqi,hesuddenlyhesitated.
"…Waitamoment.SinceIinheritedtheauthority…IfIdestroythestelewithmyownhands,willtheoathbenulled…?”
SungShihyunblanklyblinkedhiseyesbeforehisexpressiongraduallydistorted.
Nomatterhowhelookedatit,itwasn’tagoodchoice.
Intheunlikelyeventthattheoathdidgetnulled,thenhewouldhavemadeafooloutofhimself,nottomentionthatthesteledidn’tevengetscratchedafterreceivinghisfully-poweredswing.
"Damnit,justwhat’sgoingon?”
SungShihyunyelled.
"OldManChiefDeity!Whatthehellhappened?"
[Run…!Parasites…!Thisway…!]
However,onlyunintelligiblephraseswereheardfromthestele.
[TheGoddessofParasitism…mustnever…regainthestele…!]
"W-What?Whatareyousaying?”
[Hidethestele…!Soitcan’tbefound…!]
Thevoicebecamefainter.
[Inaplacethatcansuppressthisdarkness…!]
Aftersqueezingoutthelastsentence,thevoicesuddenlystopped.
Thelightonthesteleblinkedoutatthesametime.
"…OldManChiefDeity?"
SungShihyuncalledoutmanytimes,buttheChiefDeity’svoicecouldnolongerbeheard.
Onlythestelewithdarknessdancingontopofit,asifsignalingitslocation,wasleft.
Beforelong,thestelesplitintothreepiecesagainwithaloudcrackbeforefallingonthefloor.
"Damnit!"
SungShihyunthrewhispurewhiteswordontheground.
Hisfacethathadbeenfullofhappinesswasnowreplacedwithdespair.
"ThisshittyChiefDeity!Hecan’tdoanythingright!Ishouldhaveknownfromthestart!Thisfuckingsonofabitch!”
"…."
"AndtheParasiteQueen,thatgoddamnbitch!Isn’titcommonsenseforhertofuckoffafterallthis?”
WhiletheangrySungShihyunshoutedintothevoid,RobertoServillotightlygrippedthecommunicationcrystal.
"…TheParasitesareretreating.”
"TheysaythattheParasiteQueenwhowasattheforefrontofthebattlefieldsuddenlyvomitedbloodandcollapsed.”
Hearingthosewords,SungShihyunstoppedyelling.
"Youmean,theoathwasn’tcompletelyineffectivethen?”
"Itlookstobethecase.Shewouldn’thavesuddenlycollapsedotherwise.”
RobertoServilloletoutadeepsigh.
"Also,theParasitesareretreatingbacktotheEmpireatfullspeed,ignoringtheFederation’spursuit.”
Everyone’sfacesfrozestiff.
TheyrememberedtheChiefDeity’slastwarning.
"…Anywhere."
PhilipMullerpowerlesslylookedatthestelethatwasbrokenintothreepieces.
"It’llbeagoodideatotakethoseandbeanywherethat’snothere.”
Nooneelsespoke,buttheyallsharedthesamemind.
SeoYuhuiwasthefirsttotakeaction.Shetookoutseveralsheetsofwhiteclothwithmagiccirclesinscribedonthembeforedrenchingtheminholywaterandblessingthem.
Then,shewrappedeachpieceofthesteleinmultiplelayersofclothbeforetyingtheminasack.
Amomentlater,theexpeditionteamhastilyleftthestonechamberwiththestele.
Theywereluckilyabletoreturnwithoutanyaccident,buthidingthesteleposedaproblem.
EventhoughSeoYuhuikeptpouringholypowerontothestele,thethreepiecesrelentlesslyemitteddarkness.
AccordingtotheChiefDeity,thedarknessservedasabeacontoinformtheParasiteQueenofitslocation.
Inotherwords,ifitwasleftasitwas,theywouldbecometargetsoftheParasiteQueenwhowastryingtoregainherdivinity.
Theexpeditionteamrackedtheirheadsforasolution.
TheytriedputtingthemintotheUniqueRanker’sDimensionalPocket,buttheycouldn’thidethedarkness’energy.
Theytriedhidingitinthetemplestorage,buttheSevenSinsrefused,sayingthatthedarknesscontainedapartoftheParasiteQueen’sconsciousnessandcouldpossiblycorruptthem.
Intheend,theexpeditionteamcouldn’tcomeupwithasolution,soSungShihyun,BaekHaeju,andSeoYuhuieachtookonepieceofthestele.
ThethreeofthemagreedtoeachfindasuitableplaceandhidetheImperialOathsonoonecouldfindit.
ItwastopreventtheParasiteQueenfromrecovering,evenifthepiecesweretakenfromoneortwoofthem.
Andso,whileSeoYuhuitookthesteleandtraveledaroundallofParadise,sheaccidentallychanceduponasuitableplacetohidethepiece.
Thoughtherewasn’talivinggodthere,thepowerofagodlieddormantthere.
Justlikethat,SeoYuhuiheadedtoScheherazade…
*
"So…Noonim,youhidthesteleinaplacecalledGoradBogamanagedbytheScheherazadeRoyalFamily?”
Chohongaskedassoonasthestorywasover.
"Yes.IreceivedpermissionfromRoeScheherazadetoenterGoradBoga.Ithoughtitwouldbesafethere,but…"
Visitlnmao.orgforextrachapters.SeoYuhuididn’tcontinueandclosedhereyes.
'Noway.'
SeolJihurealizedwhatshewasworriedabout.
WhatifRoeScheherazadebecameatraitor?
Obviously,thequeenofScheherazadewouldneverhaveswitchedsidesinthebeginning.
However…
'Perhaps…'
IfSeoYuhuihidthesteleinsideScheherazadeRoyalPalace,andRoeScheherazade’smentalityhadgraduallyweakenedsincethatdaybecauseofit….
"You’reright.AsUnnisaid,GoradBogaitselfdoesn’tseemtobemuchofaproblem.…”
EunYurimurmuredasifshehadrealizedsomething.
SeoYuhuinoddedwithdifficulty.
"Right.They’renotaimingforGoradBogabutthesteleinsideit.Andthatunidentifiedwoman…”
HervoicehintedshewasprayingthatthewomanwasnotRoeScheherazade.
SeolJihuclenchedhisteeth.
ItwashardtosayitwasSeoYuhui’sfault.
Knowingher,shewouldhaveplacedtheutmostcaution.
Butdespitethat,whatifScheherazade’squeenturnedtraitor?
[Areyou…notgoingtodestroySinyoung?]
RoeScheherazademusthavewanteditherself.
SeolJihuletoutasoftgroan.
Itfeltlikethescatteredpuzzlepieceswereclickingintoplace,onebyone.
"Noona,sinceSungShihyunwentovertotheParasites…"
"Itwon’tbewrongtosaythattheyalreadyhaveapieceofthestele.”
SeoYuhuibitherlip.
"IftheymanagetogetthepiecewithinGoradBoga,theywouldhavetwointheirhands.”
SeolJihubegantofeeltheurgency.
Thefeelingofhavingonlyonelifeleftwascompletelydifferentfromhavingtwo.
No,theymightalreadybedowntoonlyone.
Theycouldn’truleoutthepossibilitythattheParasitesalreadyfoundtheremainingpiece.
"MissBaekHaejuknowswheretheremainingpieceis,right?”
"Yes.ButIonlyknowthatshehiditinaplaceshecoincidentallyfoundthat’sneitherintheFederationorthehumanterritory.Wepromisedeachothernottorevealtheplaces.”
SeolJihuclosedhiseyes.
Heaskedafterquicklyorganizinghisthoughts.
"CanthesteleinGoradBogabetakenoutimmediatelyifonewishedto?”
"No.That’simpossible,evenforme.”
"WhataboutRoeScheherazade?”
"Thatshouldbethecaseforhertoo.”
SeoYuhuishookherhead.
"Thetwo-layeredformationwithinGoradBogaisanextremelypowerfuldivinespellthatcanholdstrongforseveraldays,eveniftheonesstrikingitaregods.NotevenScheherazade’sroyalbloodcanfreelyenterthatplace.Backthen,Ionlybarelymanagedtosendthestelepieceinafterexpendingagreatamountofcontributionspointsandholypower.”
SeoYuhuipausedforamomentbeforecontinuing.
"And…Ididn’timmediatelyleaveGoradBogaaftersuccessfullysendingthesteleinside.AfterreceivingpermissionfromRoeScheherazade,Isetupapowerfulbarrieraswell.”
"Abarrier?InGoradBoga?"
"Yes.Iprayedforahundreddaysinsidetheruintosetupabarrier.Ievenleftbehindaholyartifacttokeepitsemi-permanent.”
"Whatkindofbarrierwasit?"
"ItwasthestrongestspellIknewbackthen.I’llbenotifiedifanyonetriestoforcefullybreakthebarrier.Andit’snoteasytobreakthebarrierthroughnormalmethods.”
SeoYuhuicontinued.
"Toreleasethebarrier,anofferinghastobesacrificed.Notjustanyordinaryoffering,butaspecialone.”
"Byaspecialoffering,youmean…"
"…Ahuman."
SeoYuhuibrisklyreplied.
SeolJihu’smouthdroppedopen.
"Waitaminute.ThenthereasonshegavePavlovicithemapwasto…”
"Itwasprobablybecausetheyneededasacrifice.Ofcourse,asinglepersonwouldhavebeennowhereclosetoenough,soshesuggestedbringinghiscomrades.”
SeoYuhuisighed.
"Iknowthatit’swrongtousemethodsthatrequirehumansacrifices…ButIhadnootherchoice.ThatsteleissomethingthatshouldneverbehandedovertotheParasites.
SeolJihunodded.
Theissueathandwasn’twhetherthingsweremoralornot.
SeoYuhuihaddevotedahundreddaystoplaceapowerfulbarrierincasesomethingwentwrong.
Itwassomewhatreassuring.
"Thenthesteleisdoublyprotectedthen.Evenifyourbarrierbreaks,anotherlayerisprotectingGoradBogafromwithinsoitwon’tbeeasygettingin.”
SeolJihu’svoicelightenedabit.
"That’sright,but…nothingiscertain.”
SeoYuhui’sface,however,remaineddark.
“RoeScheherazadehastheRoyalOath."
"?"
"TheRoyalOathisapledgethatevengodscannotdisobey.IftheybreakmybarrierandusetheRoyalOathtodisablethebarrierwithinGoradBoga…”
SeolJihu’sfacebecamestiff.
Hehadn’tthoughtofthatmethod.
WhileSeoYuhui’sworrywastheworstpossiblescenario,itwasstillpossible.
Havingthoughtuptothatpoint,theyhadnomorereasontohesitate.
Theyknewwhattheyhadtodo.
"I’llcontacttheorganizationsinScheherazade.”
KimHannahwasalreadysettingdownseveralcommunicationcrystalsonthetable.
"Ifhumansacrificesarenecessary,thenit’llbebestifnooneisallowedtogonearthepalace.I’llalsoaskthemtokeepwatchonRoeScheherazade.”
"DoitwithoutlettingRoeScheherazadefindout,andjusttobesafe,Sinyoungaswell.”
"Ofcourse."
AfterseeingKimHannahnodherhead,SeolJihulookedbackatSeoYuhui.
"Noona.CanyoubringMissBaekHaejubacktoParadisesomehow?Thesoonerthebetter.”
"I’llgorightaway."
SeoYuhuiimmediatelygotupfromherseat.
Andthatveryevening,BaekHaejuenteredParadise.
*
Thatnight.
Inthemiddleofacalmandtranquilseawherenowindblew,asmallwavesuddenlybrokeout.
Atremorrippledoutinthejet-blackoceanasashadowquietlysurfacedabovethewater.
Aheadmattedwithdark-purplehairandapairofgoathornsquicklyscannedthearea.
Aftercautiouslylookingaroundforalongtime,itspreadthepairofblackwingsonitsbackandcarefullybrokeoutofthewater.
Thatwasn’ttheonlyplace.
Shadowsquietlyslippedoutwithoutasoundinmultiplespotsofwatersaroundthecity.
[Everyone…Youknowwhattodo,right?]
Anelegantyetmysteriousvoicewastransmittedtoalltheshadowsthatrevealedthemselves.
Asmilefullofwhiteteethflashedwithinthedarknessasifthesilenceoverthesleepingcitywastoitsliking.
[Quietly,thoroughly…]
Atthatmoment…
[Andquickly…!]
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