The Second Coming of Gluttony Chapter 418:

Hedearlywishedthatthiswouldn’tbethecaseandwasevenslightlyhopeful,buttherealitywascallouslycold.

Scheherazade,seenataclosedistance,wasasceneofchaos.

Thickcloudsofblacksmokerosefromthecityengulfedinfire,anddozensofscreamswereeruptingfrommultiplelocations.

SeolJihuhadfinallyarrivedatScheherazade,butafterflyingupwithFlone’shelpandlookingdownatthecity,hecouldn’thelpbutbecomespeechless.

Pandemonium!Therewasnootherwordbetterfittodescribethislivinghell.

Scheherazadehadalreadybeenseizedcompletely.Notasingleshowofresistancecouldbeseen.

Mostwererunningtowardthegate,tryingtosavetheirlivesaboveallelse,andtheenemywasfreelykillingtheescapingpeople.

SeolJihubecamemoreandmoreimpatientasthesituationgrewtense.

‘Calmdown.’

PerhapsduetotheeffectofClearMirrorStillWater,hisheadcooledoff,andheregainedhiscomposure.

Afterdoingaquickscanofthecity,hesawacoupleofthingsworthnoting.

First,peoplewereonlyheadingtothecitygates,notthetemple.Second,thereweresuccubivisibleinsight.

Whatthesetwosignifiedwasclear.Thewarpgatewasdisabled,andatleastoneArmyCommander,andlikelymore,hadappearedinScheherazade.

‘Damnit….’

SeolJihubithislowerlip.

Thoughitwasn’tconfirmed,heconsideredthefallofNurasamatteroffact.

Toconqueracityinasinglenight,asuitablysizedforcewasneeded.

Assuch,heexpectedtheappearanceofArmyCommanderstoanextent.

Butthefactthatthewarpgatewasdisabledmeantsomethingelse.

[…Ihadnochoice.]

[Damnit!Ourpathofretreatvanishedassoonasthesiegestarted.WhatwasIsupposedtodowhenwewereattackedfromboththeinsideandoutside?]

Apartofthefuturehesawbackthenhadcometrue.

Thoughhecouldn’tbesure,itprobablyhadsomethingtodowithGoradBoga’sactivation.

Inanycase,itseemedlikethegoldenhourhadalreadypassed.

Butthatobviouslydidn’tmeanhewouldtakehishandsoffanddonothing.

Soon,SeolJihu’seyeslitupwhilethoroughlyscanningthecity.

HesawagroupinsidetheScheherazadeRoyalPalace,resistingwithalltheirmightwithoutanywheretogo.

Hesawafamiliarfacebehindthegroup.

Judgingbythewayshewaskneelingontheground,panting,itseemedshehadexhaustedhermana.

Therewasnoreasontodelay.

“Flone!Flytothepalace!”

[Un!]

Floneflewtowardthepalacebeforelettinggo.

Whiledescending,SeolJihuputhislefthandforwardandrousedhismana.

SeveralManaSpearsinstantlyformedinfrontofhispalmbeforetransformingintoswordqiandshootingdown.

Kwang,kwang,kwang,kwang!Thelightning-cladswordqimercilesslybombardedtheareaaroundthegate.

SuccubithatweredrivingtheEarthlingsintoacornerscreamed.Theirheadsandlimbswereblownupbytheswordqithatsuddenlydescendedfromthesky.

Thosethatsurvivedlookedupattheintruder,butSeolJihuhadalreadylandedonthegroundandwasswingingtheSpearofPurityinawide,horizontalmotion.

Goldenswordqishotoutofthespearblade,drawinganarcandseveringthebodiesofthesuccubithatwereleftstanding,inhalf.

“Areyouokay?”

SeolJihuturnedhisgazeaftersubduingthepalaceinaninstant.

YunSeohuisatwithhermouthagape.ShewasnotexpectingSeolJihutocomethisquickly.

“R-RepresentativeSeol!”

“Whathappened?WhydidScheherazadesuddenly…!”

“W-Wesurvived!Let’shurryup…!”

TheEarthlingsthatsawthereinforcementchatteredinrelief,butSeolJihukepthiseyesonYunSeohui.

“Where’sRoeScheherazade?”

“…Idon’tknow.”

YunSeohuicollectedhersensesandquicklyshookherhead.

“Thecitychangedafterasuddenearthquake…andthentheParasitesinvaded….”

Herfacewaspale,andshewashavingtroubletalking.

SeolJihurealizedwhy.

‘Hermana….’

Shewasslowlybeingdrainedofhermana.

ThishadtobetheeffectofGoradBogaaswell.

Itwentwithoutsayingthatthiswasn’tagoodthing.Theywerealreadyinadisadvantageousposition,andthedrainingeffectonlymadeitharder.

SeolJihucouldunderstandwhypeoplegaveupondefendingthecityandwererunningaway.

“Flone,takecareofMissYunSeohui.”

TheblacksmokefloatedoverandcoiledaroundYunSeohui’sarms.

“First—”

SeolJihucuthimselfoff.

Hehadtwochoices,eithertoretreatfromthecityortoremainandfightuntilreinforcementsarrived.

Ofcourse,heknewthelatterchoicewasnearimpossible.

Heonlyrushedtothecityaheadofhiscomradesbecausehewasconfidentinescapingaloneifthingswentwrong.Gatheringtheremainingforcesandholdingthegroundwasn’tevenanoptionheconsidered.

Moreover,hedidn’tknowtheexactstrengthoftheinvadingforce.

Andso,justashewasabouttoaskYunSeohui,hehurriedlyturnedtothemainentrance.

Next,SeolJihu’sexpressiondistortedgravely.

Hundredsofsuccubiwerefoldingtheirbatwingsanddescendingfromthesky.

Therewasoneparticularsuccubusthatgaveoffanenormouspresence.

“Oh?Who’sthis?”

Tonoone’ssurprise,aviolet-hairedbeingwithblood-coloredeyeswalkedoutfromthecrowdwithlightsteps.

“DidPrinceCharmingcometosavehisprincess?”

TheSixthArmyCommander,VulgarChastity,appeared.

SeolJihuslickedhishairbackandglaredatVulgarChastity,whowasarrogantlyholdingherheadhigh.

‘Howdidshenoticeandgetheresoquickly…?’

Thenagain,itwasn’tsosurprisinggivenhowheshreddedthesuccubiinthearea.

“Youshouldhavegivenmeacallifyoucame~Yousurprisedtheheckoutofme,youknow?”

SeolJihucollectedhisbreathashestaredatthetauntingVulgarChastity.

Nowwasn’tthetimetogoeasy.

Itwasbesttogoall-outfromthestart.

“Butdidn’tyoucomejustalittletoolate?Thecityisalready….”

VulgarChastity,whowasmurmuringwithashrug,suddenlyflinched.

ItwasbecauseSeolJihu’sglaringeyesturnedred.Atthesametime,anindescribablyfiercekillingintentsweptoverher.

SeolJihu’smouthdroppedopeninasplitsecond.

Level7StarSeeker,AwakeningSkill—Berserk.

HUAAAAAAAH!

Ascreamthatcouldhardlybecalledahumanbeing’sburstout.

WhileVulgarChastityflinched,SeolJihuraisedhisarmandbrandishedhisspear.Eachtimethespearbladecutthroughtheair,aninvisiblegoldenripplehurledoutandtransformedintoagustofwind.

Astormeruptedintheblinkofaneye.

Level7StarSeeker,SecretArt—Mutilation.

Chweek!AsharpbladeofwindbrushedpastVulgarChastity’sface.Ifshehadn’tturnedinstantaneously,herheadwouldhavebeenseveredinhalf.

VulgarChastityspreadherwingsandflewupinastartle.Then,shegrittedherteethasthearmyshegatheredwerebeingmutilatedbygoldenlines.

“You…!”

However,shecouldn’taffordtogetangrybecauseSeolJihuwasrunningatherwithbloodshoteyes.

VulgarChastityreactedswiftly.

Thetwoseemedtocrosspathsinmidairbeforeintertwiningbackandforthandsoaringuptothesky.

Boom,boom,boom,boom!VulgarChastitydoubtedherearswhilefranticallydodgingaflurryofthrusts.

Boom!

“Ah!”

Herheadalmostexplodedwhensheflinched.

SeolJihuwasretractinghisspear,butaformlessspearhadtargetedherhead.

Thatwasn’tall.Eachbrandishingofhisspearfollowedahugeboomasifexplosionsweregoingoff.Shecouldnotlookdownonthepowerofhisattacks.

VulgarChastitydidn’tjusttakeitlyingdown.TensofthousandsofhairstrandssoaredupinaninstantandhurledtowardSeolJihulikevenomoussnakes.

Inthenextinstant,however,VulgarChastitywasshockedspeechless.

SeolJihuhadonlyswepttheairwithhishand,butthehairstrandsthatwereflyingtowardhimhadallcircledbacktowardher.

ItwastheGrandCosmicShift.

“Ah…!”

Takenaback,VulgarChastityreflexivelyretrievedtheenergysheputintoherhairstrands.Whenshelookedforwardagain,shesawaflurryofswordqiflyingtowardher.

‘What!?Howishe…sostrong!?’

Itwasn’ttothisdegreeatthetimeoftheTigolFortressWar.

VulgarChastityhurriedlyshotupwhilescreaminginternally.

Shebecamedazedimmediatelyafterward.Tong!Itwasbecausethesoundofairexplodingrangout,followedbyabone-chillingkillingintentthatcreptuponher.

Whenshesubconsciouslyturnedherheadandlookedup,shesawSeolJihuaiminghisspearatherhead.

HehadpredictedhermovementandmovedaccordinglywithEtherealShift.

Thespearbladecutdownwithanearth-severingintensity.

VulgarChastitytwistedherhead,narrowlydodgingitbyatinymargin,andthengrittedherteeth.

“That’senough!”

Shegrabbedthespearshaftandinstantaneouslypulledhard,andSeolJihu’sfacegotcloser.

Astheyexchangedaglanceatclosequarters,VulgarChastity’seyesglowedwithneonlight.Shetriedtohypnotizehim,butitwasfutile.

Shewasexpectingasmuchanyway,sosheopenedhermouth,lettingoutapoisonousgasthatswallowedSeolJihu.

“Hah!Servesyourightforbeingsococky…!”

VulgarChastitymutteredwiththeSpearofPurityinhand.However,herexpressionturnedsourinthenextmoment.

Atri-circularshieldwasfloatingabovetheleftarmheheldinfrontofhim.

BlessingoftheCircum.

Oneofthetri-circularshieldsturnedblackandfell.

“….”

VulgarChastitystaredinadazebeforesheabruptlyfeltashiverrundownherspine.

Howcouldhehavesuchrelaxedeyesinthemiddleofthischaoticbattle?

Forsomeonewhohadeyesthatweredrippingwithredlight,hewasparadoxicallycalmandcollected.Itwasasifhedidn’tcareaboutanythingotherthantakingherlife.

Theywerecloseenoughtohavetheirnosestoucheachother.

Afterthemerestfractionofasecond,SeolJihupulledhisheadbackandthenrammedforward.

Crack!ThedualhornsonVulgarChastity’sforeheadbrokeasapowerfulforcetraveledintoherbrain.

“Kak…!”

WhileVulgarChastitygapedhermouthfromshock,SeolJihuletgooftheSpearofPurity.Hethenembracedhisenemy,rubbedherback,andthengrabbedherprotrudingwings.

VulgarChastityheldherbreath.

“Wai…!”

Beforeshecouldfinish,shefeltapowerfulforcepullingonherwings.

Chwaaak!Thebatwingstoreoffeasily.

“KYAAAAAACK!”

Apiercingscreamburstoutatlast.

VulgarChastityplummetedtotheground,andSeolJihuchasedafterher,theSpearofPurityflyingbackintohishand.

KWANG!AshecrusheddownonVulgarChastity’sstomachaftershestrucktheground,streamsofbloodpouredoutofhermouth.

“Keuk…!”

Shewantedtoreleaseherdivinity,butSeolJihuwasalreadystrikingdownwithhisspearasifhewouldnotgiveherthechance.

Then,justashewasabouttoskewerher—

Clang!TheSpearofPurityflewintotheairwithametallicring.

SeolJihuglancedtotheside,havingletgoofhisspearfromasuddenimpact.

Hecouldn’tfeelanythinguntilitcameuptohim.

Ratherthanenergy,itseemedrighttosaythathewasstruckwithsound.

Asiftoprovehisconjecture,hefeltaringinginhisleftear.

HealsofelttwopresencesthatrivaledVulgarChastity’s.

‘TwoArmyCommanders.’

Alongwiththisthought,ahigh-frequencysoundwavedugintohiseardrums.

SeolJihubrieflybreathedinthroughhisnose.

Thisattackseemeddifficulttostop,sohehadtofallbackandavoidit.Buthealsodidn’twanttoletgoofthefishthathehadhookedup.

SeolJihuquicklytooksomethingoutofhispocketandstuffeditintoVulgarChastity’smouth.

Then,beforethehigh-frequencysoundwavethatstruckhimpiercedtherestofhisbody,heusedEtherealShiftandgotoutofthespot.

“Kuk…?”

ThepantingVulgarChastityfelthermindblankout.Lookingdown,shesawalargepieceofrock,halfofwhichwaspeekingoutofhermouth.

TherockwasreactingtoSeolJihu’smanaandlettingoutbluelight.

“Uup!”

Realizingwhatitwas,VulgarChastitytriedtospititoutinahurry.But—

Flash!

Thepalm-sizedrockcoldheartedlyeruptedwithapowerfullight.

Next,across-shapedbluelightflashedfromthecenterofVulgarChastity’smouth.

BOOM!BOOM!

Athunderousnoiseechoedout,andaterrifyingexplosionrippledoutontheland.

“What….”

ExplodingPatience,whocametohelpVulgarChastity,drewadeepbreathasshesawthefrighteningexplosion.

“How…evenaThunder!?”

Itwasn’tanormalThunder.

ItwasaspecialThunderthattheDwarvesgiftedtoSeolJihuforhishelpintheTigolFortressWar.Asfarasitspotencywent,ithadthesamepowerastennormalThunderscombined.

Soon,whentheexplosionsubsided,ExplodingPatiencegaspedunderherbreath.

VulgarChastitywasinsuchterribleshapethatpitifuldidn’tbegintodescribeher.

“Kiik…Kiik…”

Thewayshespasmedperiodically,itdidn’tlooklikeshewasdead,butherchinwasblownoffcompletely,gushingoutbloodlikeafountain,andherupperbodywasalsoeaten,revealingcharredbones.

Herscorchedskinfoamedwithbubblesorcrackeduplikeanaridlandsufferingfromadraught.

Atthispoint,herbrokenhornsandtornwingsdidn’tevenlooklikeinjuries.

Pzzzzzzt!Atthatmoment,anothercracklingofelectricitywasheard.

ExplodingPatience’sexpressioncontorted.

HavingactivatedThousandThunder,SeolJihuturnedaround,dischargingelectricityfromhisentirebody.

HethenkickedoffthegroundandflewtowardtheBansheeQueenthatwasfloatingintheair.

Pang!Pang!Pang!ActivatingFestinaEarringthreetimes,heshottowardhistargetlikeanarrow.

Itwasasifhewassaying,nowit’syourturn.

Seeinghisterrifyingchargingspeedsurpassingherwildestimaginations,ExplodingPatienceflewbackurgentlyatfullspeed.

Asmuchasshehatedacknowledgingit,theenemywasstrong.

ItmightbeadifferentstoryifshewasSungShihyunorUnsightlyHumility,whowerebothwell-versedinclose-combat,oranall-rounderfighterlikeTwistedKindness.ButasanArmyCommanderwhowasspecializedincursesandwitchcraft,fightingthismanatcloserangeseemedlikeasurefirewaytoenduplikeVulgarChastity.

ExplodingPatiencecertainlydidnotmakethewrongjudgment.However,sheimmediatelymadeaconfusedface.

ItwasbecauseSeolJihu,whohadbeenchargingatherlikeanenragedbull,sawherflyingbackandimmediatelycircledback.

“Sonofabitch—!”

Realizingthatshehadbeentricked,ExplodingPatienceshotoutasoundwaveaccompanyingheranger.However,shewasgrowingmoreandmoreimpatientontheinside.

ItwasbecauseSeolJihuhadusedEtherealShiftandwasjustabouttoreachVulgarChastity.

Atthispoint,itwasalmostgiventhathewouldreachhercomradebeforeherattackwouldreachhim.

AParasiteArmyCommanderwasgoingtodiewithoutreleasingherdivinity?

Soabsurdly?

Really?

SeeingSeolJihustrikingdownwithhisspear,ExplodingPatiencebecamestunned.

Itwasthen.

“Come!SixDomainsoftheDesireRealm!”

Asubliminalshoutresoundedonthebattlefield.

Fromtheverticesofthehexagram,whichhadappearedintheskybeforeanyonenoticed,sixboltsoflightningstruckdown.

Eachoftheblood-coloredlightningboltsflewtowardSeolJihuwhohadapproachedVulgarChastitytofinishheroff.

SeolJihu’seyeswidenedforthefirsttime.

HerememberedseeingthesameattackintheSpiritRealm.

ItwastheattackthatinstantlysentRagingTemperanceintoagroggystate.

Ifstruck,hewoulddiewithoutadoubt.

Inthatinstant,SeolJihumovedswiftly.HavingusedThousandThunderearlier,justtobesafe,cameinhandy.

Theelectricitydyeinghisbodycongregatedtothetipofhisspear,becomingadot.

SeolJihu’sUniqueSpatialAbility—HellSevering!

Shootingoutthelightningsimultaneously,aterrifyingflurryoflightningeruptedout.

Tzzzzzzzzzt!

ThelightningoftheSixDomains,whichcouldincinerateeventhegods,andoverthreethousandgoldenlightningboltsintertwinedandfoughtinamagnificentscene.

‘Damnit.’

Sensingthehigh-frequencysoundwaveaimingathisbackabeatlate,SeolJihugrittedhisteeth.

TherewerethreeArmyCommanders.

Whilehemanagedtotakeoneoutofcommissionfromthestart,TwistedKindness,whowassaidtobethestrongestArmyCommander,appeared.

Intheend,judgingthattherewasnootherchoice,SeolJihuusedEtherealShifttoavoidExplodingPatience’sattack.

Then…

“!”

Herealizedhismistakeimmediatelyafterward.

Hefeltachillingsword-strikecuttingtowardhisflank.

ItwasTwistedKindness.

TheSeventhArmyCommanderwasswinginghertwinswordsattheexactspothemovedto.Itwasasifsheknewwhathewoulddoandwherehewouldgo.

SeolJihuinstinctivelycametoarealizationassoonasthesharpbladetouchedhisbody.

‘Ican’tavoidthisone.’

ThebladewouldcuthimapartbeforehecouldevenuseEtherealShift.

Andthisthoughtwasquicklybecomingareality.

Whish!

Inthenextinstant,TwistedKindnessfurrowedherbrows.

Herswordcertainlyslicedthroughtherightarea,butitlookedlikeSeolJihu’sbodydisappearedforasecondbeforereappearing.

‘Don’ttellme.’

Right,SeolJihuhadactivatedtheBlessingoftheWorldTree,thespecialpoweroftheEgoTeDefenderethatVidalifhadgiftedhim.

ByphasinghisbodyandsoultotheSpiritRealmforasecond,SeolJihuhadcompletelynullifiedTwistedKindness’attack.

Thepriceofallowingaturnwasacounterattack.BythetimeTwistedKindnessnoticedthis,SeolJihuwasalreadyholdingtheSpearofPurityuphigh.

Next,asTwistedKindnessraisedherleftarm,theSpearofPuritydrewanarc,shootingoutgoldenswordqi.

“Keuk!”

Zzzzzk!TwistedKindnessfeltasizzlingpaininvadedeepintoherforearmwhileteleportingout.

Uponsecuringasafedistanceandinspectingherinjury,shesawherleftforearmgushingoutafountainofblood.

Shecouldn’tputherstrengthintoit,andtherateofrecoveryhadsloweddownaswell.

Clang!Theswordinherlefthandslippedoutandfelltotheground.

Afteramomentofviolentwriggling,thearmwentlimp.

“Justwhat….”

TwistedKindnessstareddazedlywithadumbfoundedface.

SeolJihulightlylandedontheground.

TwistedKindnessstaredattheman,fightingagainstthreeArmyCommandersandquietlycollectinghisbreath,indisbelief.

Suddenly,sherecalledaconversationshehadwithUnsightlyHumility.

RightaftertheTigolFortressWar,theywerecomparingSungShihyunandSeolJihu.

[Idon’tplantofaultyouforseeingtheFirstArmyCommanderinhigherregard.]

[I’msurethejudgmentcomesfromyourexperience.]

[Butitseems…whatyouexperiencedisdifferentfromwhatIexperienced.]

[ItmightsoundlikeI’mtalkingaboutsomeoneelse,butifyouweretoaskme…]

Atthetime,whenshesaidSeolJihuwasnomatchforSungShihyun,UnsightlyHumilitysaidthis.

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