The Second Coming of Gluttony Chapter 419:
TheroadtothecenterofGoradBogawasacomplicatedmaze,soshewenttogreetSungShihyunandAbhorrentCharitytoguidetheway.
“Forthequeentopersonallycometogreettheinvadersofherkingdom….That’ssomereallymessedupshit.Butifwhattheysayistrue,Iunderstandwhyyou’dgotosuchlengths.”
“Soyouhaveheardaboutme?”
DespiteSungShihyun’ssarcastictone,RoeScheherazaderemainedsmiling.
“OfcourseIdid,IusedtoworkforSinyoung.I’msureyouknowbetterthananyonethattherearealotofpervertsamongtheirexecutives.DisgustingbastardswhofulfilltheperversedesiresthattheyareunabletoshowonEarth,inParadise.”
“Yes,well,youhaveaccuratelydescribedtheirformerrepresentative.Sowhatexactlydidyouhear?”
“Wasitatabar?Oneoftheexecutivesbraggedthatyouhadtogototherestroom,buthemadeyougoinfrontofhim.Itwasdisgusting.EvenIcan’tgetituplookingatsomeoneelse’sshit….Ugh,justthinkingaboutitagainmakesmesick.”
AbhorrentCharitycoveredhisfacewithhistentacles,clearlydisgusted.
“Didthatreallyhappen?He’slying,right?”
“…Sothey’retellingthatstorylikeit’ssomesortofheroictale.Iexpectedasmuch.”
RoeScheherazaderepliedwithoutbattinganeye.
“Doyouwantmetobringyouthatsonofabitch?You’vedonealotforus,soI’llgiveyouachancetodothesametohim.”
“Iappreciateyouroffer,butI’mfine.Idon’tenjoywatchingsomeonedefecatelikesomekindofananimal.”
“Shit.Soitreallywastrue…?”
SungShihyunwasabouttoclickhistongue,thenstopped.
Heglancedbehindhimwithnarrowedeyes.
Thenhetoldtheresttogoonwithouthimanddisappearedlikethewind.
RoeScheherazadeonlyshruggedandcontinuedthroughthemazewithanelegantgait.
Atlast,theyreachedthecenteroftheruins,thoughSungShihyunwasnolongerwiththem.
“Isthat…?”
“Yes.”
RoeScheherazadenoddedatAbhorrentCharity’squestion.
“Thepillaroflightyou’relookingatisthesourceofthepowerofGoradBoga.”
“Hoh….”
AbhorrentCharitycouldnotconcealhisawewhenhesawthesurfaceofthemanainsidethepillaroflightslowlyrisetothetop.
“Itlookslikethepillarisalmostfull.”
“Onlythefirstphasehasbeenactivatedcurrently.Oncethemanareachesthemagiccircleontheceiling,we’llbeabletoactivatephasetwo.”
“Phaseonechangesthestructureoftheruintodrawmanafromalloverthecity….Soit’sessentiallyapreparatorystepforphasetwo.”
“You’reright.Oncethemanaisfullycharged,we’llbeabletoactivatealarge,powerfulbarrierthatcoverstheentirecity.”
“Abarriertriggeredbysuchanenormousmagiccircle….Thecenterofthecircleisthatsourceoverthere.Evenifthebarrierisdamaged,itcanberepairedaslongasthesourceisintact,andevenifthemanaisdepleted,oncerecharged,thebarriercanbeusedrepeatedly….Hoh?Thisbarriercanturnasmallamountofexternalforceintomanaanduseittorepairitself?Indeed,thismagiccircleismuchtooadvancedforhumanstomake!”
RoeScheherazadesmiledatthehoodedmonstermutteringtohimself.
TheThirdArmyCommanderoftheParasiteswascalledtheNecromancer,butbeforethat,hewasanArchlich,andmuchbeforethatareveredgrandmagicianandsage.
PerhapsthatwaswhyhewasabletorecognizeGoradBoga’struenaturefromthelimitedinformationgiven.
“Thisbarrierwould’velastedfordozensofdaysevenagainstallsevenofus.Thatis,assumingtheenemyprovidedthemagiccircleasteadysupplyofmana,ofcourse.Thiscouldhavebeentroublesometogetridof.Ithankyouforyourcooperation.”
AbhorrentCharitybowedlightlyatthequeen.
RoeScheherazadegaveamysticalsmile.
“Howcomeyou’remorehumanthan….Ah,youusedtobeone,right?”
“Pardon?”
“It’snothing.”
Thequeengiggledtoherselfandthenpointedtothepillaroflight.
“Anyway,thesteleinsidethepillariswhatyouwant,right?”
“Well.ItwouldbebestifIcouldtakeitwithme….”
AlimptentaclestretchedoutofAbhorrentCharity’ssleeveandstrokedhischin.
“Butthesourceitselfisapowerfulbarrier….ItwilltakeatleastamonthofworkingtogetherforTwistedKindnessandmetobeabletoputourhandsin….”
Huhuhu.Lowlaughterescapedthehood.
“Butyoudon’thavetoworry.Nowthatwe’rehere,yourdreamwillmostcertainlybecomereality.”
“Itis,infact,alreadyintheprocessofbecomingareality.”
RoeScheherazadestraightenedhershouldersandlookedupatthepillarwitheyesglisteningwithhope.
Themanainsidethepillarwasonlysecondsawayfromreachingtheceiling.
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“Kyaheuk!”
BloodspurtedfromVulgarChastity’smouth.
Hereyes,whitewithshock,slowlyregainedtheirlight.
Hereyeballscircledintheirsocketswithgreatdifficulty,andwhentheyfoundSeolJihu,theybegantoshake.
ThesamewastrueofotherArmyCommanders.
NotonlyExplodingPatiencebutalsoTwistedKindnesshesitatedtoapproachSeolJihu.
TheSeventhArmyCommanderwasespeciallyshocked.
Sherecalledthattheenemywasn’tasstrongashewasnowbackwhentheyfoughtintheSpiritRealm.
Onlyayearhadpassedsincethen,yethehadbecomeamonsteronawholenewdimension.
Hisspeedofgrowthwasextraordinaryandunprecedented.
‘Coulditbe….’
Suddenly,theParasiteQueen’swordscrossedhermind.
Accordingtothequeen,theBrightestStarcouldgrowonhisownwithoutanyone’sassistance,butwhenputunderpressure,hisgrowthratewouldincreaseexponentially.
TheSpiritRealmExpeditionandtheTigolFortressWarseemedtohavetriggeredtheBrightestStar’sgrowth.
AndtheParasiteshadonlyrecentlybeguntomoveagain.
Thistimetheirmaintargetwashumanity,andasaresulttheBrightestStarappearedbeforethemfasterthaneverbefore.
Iftheyfailagain….
“….”
ThemusclesofTwistedKindness’throatmovedassheswallowed.
Shetookastepbackunwittingly.
Shedarednotattackhim,forinhermindtherewastheimageoftheBrightestStarshiningevenbrighterthanhewasnow.
Notone,nottwo,butthreeArmyCommanderswerestrugglingagainstonehuman.
ButthetruthwasthatSeolJihuwasn’tinhisbestconditioneither.
HewentalloutfromthebeginningandbeatupVulgarChastityandleftadeepscaronTwistedKindness’arm.
Perhapsthiswasasfarashecouldgo.
Hehadusednumerousartifactsduringtheearlierbrawl.
BlessingoftheCircumandFestinaEarringhadalreadyreachedtheirmaximumnumberofuses.
ThesamewastrueofEgoTeDefendereaftersavinghislife.
Thatwasn’tall.
Thesuccessiveuseofadvancedskillsgreatlyexhaustedhim.Ontopofthat,hecouldfeelhisremainingmanaslowlydrainingoutofhisbody.
AndhehadalreadyusedaspecialThunderthathehadonlyafewfromthebeginning.Nowthechoiceofaprolongedwarwasbasicallygone.
‘WhatshouldIdo?’
Originally,hehadplannedtoenterGoradBoganomatterwhat,aloneifnecessary,butnowhewasunabletomovebecauseofthetwoArmyCommandersinfrontofhim.
SeolJihuglancedaroundquickly,chewingonhislips.
ItseemedthatallthetrappedEarthlingswereabletoescapebecausetherewasnoonenearby.
TheonlycomradehehadwasFlone,whosefacewashardenedwithanxiety,andYunSeohuiinFlone’sarms.
Heknewthatrunningawaywasn’tagoodchoice.
Theenemy’sgoalwastocaptureScheherazade.
Buttherewasn’tmuchtimeforhesitation.
Hewasbecomingmoreandmoredisadvantagedovertime.
IfanotherArmyCommanderappearednow,SeolJihuwouldsurelydie.
Itwouldbebesttowaitforhiscomradestoarrivebeforetryinganything.
Finally,SeolJihudecidedtoretreatbeforeitwastoolate.
“Flone!”
[Yeah!]
FlonequicklysoaredtotheskywithYunSeohuiinherarms.
SeolJihualsorosetotheairusingEtherealShiftcontinuously.
“Iwon’tletyouescape!”
ExplodingPatiencehurriedafterthem,butstoppedinastonishmentwhenSeolJihupulledahandfulofbluestonesoutofhispocketandthrewthemather.
Itwasn’tjustone.Itwasafistful.
“C-Crazybastard!”
ExplodingPatiencehurriedback,forshesawwhathadhappenedaftertheenemystuffedaspecialThunderintoVulgarChastity’smouth.
TwistedKindnessalsojumpedbackinsurpriseandusedthespatialmovementmagictoescapethebombingrange.
Tk,tk,tk,tk!Thesoundofbluestonesrollingonthegroundresounded.
ExplodingPatience,whohadbeenrunningasfastasshecould,stoppedsuddenly.
Sheglancedbackslowly.Therewasnoexplosion,nonothing.
Shesawnothingbutabunchofbluestonesontheground.
Uponcloserexamination,sherealizedthattheseweren’tThunders,butordinarystonespaintedblue.
“…”
ExplodingPatienceliftedherheadwithapuzzledlook.
ButSeolJihuwasnowheretobeseen.
Hehadalreadyretreatedbeyondthewalls.
Herbodyshookwithfury.
“Sonofabitch!”
TwistedKindnessalsogaveadumbfoundedlaugh.
“Whyareyoucallinghimnames?Youshouldbeblamingyourself.”
Suddenlytheyheardasarcasticvoice.
TwistedKindnessturnedaroundandsawSungShihyunwalkingtowardsthem.
“Wherehaveyoubeen?”
“AtGoradBoga.Iwantedtoseeitwithmyowneyesatleastonce.”
SungShihyunrepliedsimply,thenclickedhistongueashelookedaround.
“But…Iquithalfwaythrough.Iwasgettingbored,andIfeltlikesomethingmighthavehappenedhere.”
HesaidashewatchedVulgarChastityslowlypullherselfupfromtheground.
ThenSungShihyunshookhisheadandspokewithasigh.
“Well,Icommendyouforlettinghimescapeattherighttime.AsIsaid,ourbattlefieldisn’tScheherazade—”
“Heescaped.”
TwistedKindnessinterjected.
SungShihyunarchedoneeyebrow.
Thedragongraspedherlimpleftarmwithherrighthandandliftedit.
Thelongscaronherarmwasstillbleeding.
Visitlnmao.orgforextrachapters.
ShehadacceptedtheParasiteQueen’sAuthorityintoherbodyandcompletelydigestedherdivinity,sothewoundhadtobehealedimmediately.
Butinstead,itcontinuedtoreopen.
SungShihyunfrowned.
“…GodslayingAuthority.Fuck,doesthatmeanhe’salreadyanapostle?Sohe’satleastLevel7.”
“It’snotjustGodslaying.”
Gazingintothedeepwound,TwistedKindnessclenchedherteeth.
“SpearofPurity,thespearthatannihilatesevil….Thepoweroflightning,themostdestructiveofallanti-evilenergy….HealsoaddedtheeffectsofRighteousHeartandstrengthenedhiscircuittoboosttheirpower.”
TheSeventhArmyCommanderwassayingthatSeolJihu’sskillsweredesignedtoinflictthegreatestdamageonevil,andGodslayingwasonlyoneofthemanyskillsinharmony.
Andshewasright.
SeolJihu’shardwarewasobviouslyamazing,buthissoftware,orthewayheconfiguredhissettings,wasallthemorespecial.
TheSevenSinshadsucceededinmakingtheultimateweapontocombatnotonlywiththeArmyCommandersbutalsoagainsttheParasiteQueen.
“…Iunderstandnow.”
TwistedKindnessmurmured,lookingdownatherownwound.
ShefinallyrealizedwhytheParasiteQueenwassoworried.
“Wecan’tputthisoffanylonger.Forgetaboutthestele.Wehavetokillhimnow.Wehaveto.That’stherightthingtodo.”
TwistedKindnessliftedhergazefromherarmandassertedfirmly.
“She’sright.”
ExplodingPatienceagreedangrily.
“FirstArmyCommander,yousaidyouhadaplan.Aplantokillthatsonofabitchforgood!”
“Whatshouldwedonow?”
VulgarChastitystaggeredtoherfeet.
Herbodywascoveredwithwounds,butherfacegleamedwithresentmenttowardsSeolJihu.
TheeyesofthethreeArmyCommandersmet.
SungShihyunwasabittakenaback.
Earlier,theywereclearlydissatisfiedwithhisplan.
Andnowfinallytheirheartshadunitedandbecomeone.
SungShihyunrepeatedlyblinkedandbegantonod.
“…ThismaybethefirsttimeI’mgladIchangedsides.”
‘Tookyoulongenough.’Hemutteredcalmlyandgrinned.
“Youwererightnottochaseafterhim.Whoknows?Hisfriendsmaycomeatusfromallsides.MaybetheFederation,too.”
Again,thiswasassumingtheworst.
Thistime,however,noonerefuted.
Becausetheyjustwitnessedthe‘whatif’scenarioSungSihyunhadwarnedthemabout.
Thedifferencewasn’tasinglestep,butahalfstep.
Whatiftheenemyhadarrivedhalfanhour—no,just10minutesearlierthanthem?Whatwouldhavehappenedthen?
“LikeIsaid,wecan’tfighthere.Scheherazadeisrightinthemiddleoftheenemyterritory.It’sanidealplaceforhimtocreatenewvariables.”
TheheartofSungShihyun’splanwasthattheyhadtofightinaplacewheretheycouldkillSeolJihuwithutmostcertainty.
Ratherthanchasingaftertheenemyandriskbeingcaughtupinwhatcouldbeatrap,itwasbettertocreateasituationinwhichtheycouldwin100percent,evenifittookmoretime.
“Thefactthattheyarrivedthisearlymeanstheyknowwhatwe’reafter.Butyoudon’thavetoworry.”
SungShihyuncontinued.
“NowthatScheherazadeisinourhands,halfofmyplanisalreadydone.And…he’sacomplexthinker.Ifwemoveasheexpects,he’llmoveasweexpect.”
“Andifhedoesn’t?”
“Doesn’tmatter.Allwehavetodonowiskeepaneyeontheenemy’smovementsandrespondaccordingly.”
SungShihyunfinishedandturnedtotheScheherazadePalace.
“Wellthen.”
Asmilespreadacrosshismouthashestaredattheominouspalace.
“Shallwebegin?”
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SeolJihustoppedonlyafteraconsiderabledistancewasbetweenhimandScheherazade.
Helookedbacktocheck,butnoonewasfollowing.
Heonlysawgreysmokerisingabovethewallsofthecity.
Thecapitalofhumanity,Scheherazade,hadfallen.
Theluckyonesmighthavebeenabletoescapethroughthegate,butmostwereprobablykilledduringtheinvasion.
YunSeohuiwouldhavebeenoneofthevictimsifSeolJihuhadnotrushedinandbeatVulgarChastitytoapulptosaveher.
Lookingatthecityburningwithflames,YunSeohuisaidquietly.
“Thankyou….”
Hervoicesoundedweak.
“Yousavedme.”
SeolJihuletoutalongsigh.
YunSeohuitrembledslightlyastheactionseemedtoimposesomesortofblameonher.
Sheturnedhereyescarefully.
TheonlyheroofhumanitytobereveredbytheFederation.
TheBrightestStar,fearedbytheArmyCommandersandtheQueenoftheParasites.
TheapostlecandidateofGula,lovedbyallgods.
Level7StarSeeker—SeolJihu.
“RepresentativeSeol….”
“Ibeggedyou.”
Shewasabouttosaysomething,butSeolJihuinterruptedher.
Hisvoicewascold.
YunSeohuiflinchedwhenshemetalookofhostility.
Sheclenchedherteethandopenedhereyessharply.
“Ihadnochoice.”
Thensheraisedhervoicetodefendherself.
“It’snotthatIdidn’t,Icouldn’t.Thesituationdidn’tallowmetograntyourrequest.Ididn’thavetheresourcestodoanything.”
“Ifyouthoughtyoucouldn’t,youshouldhave—”
“Assoonasourcommunicationwasover,thecitybegantoshakeandthewarpgatesstoppedworkingandtheParasitescame.Allintheblinkofaneye!Tellme,whatshouldIhavedone?”
SeolJihushuthismouth.
Somehowthissituation,thisconversation…feltfamiliar.
WhatdidBlackSeolJihudobackthen?
AndYunSeohui….
[Idon’tneedanythinganymore.Ijustneedtoseethatmercilessbastard’sfaceindespair.Ineedtoseehimkneeldowninregret.]
[Fine.Doasyoulike.]
Whenthescenefromthepast,inwhichYunSeohuivoluntarilyhandedherselfovertotheenemy,unfoldedagaininhishead,SeolJihuraisedhischinandsighedonemoretime.
Thistime,insteadofKimHannah,SungShihyunwasinScheherazade.
“RepresentativeSeol,I….”
JustasYunSeohuiwasabouttospeakinapitifulvoice….
SeolJihuflinchedandYunSeohui’seyeswidened.
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