126.
It wasn't long before the people inside noticed Leon's appearance.
“It’s Leon-nim!”
At the sound of someone's cry, his eyes were immediately focused on them. Leon, who appeared at the entrance, smiled lightly as usual and walked inside.
“Leon-nim, please help!”
An Awakened who had been stepping back from exhaustion approached Leon. Leon was a special person in America, so it was nothing unusual to lean on him.
Now he will smile and say that it is okay and that he has come to help. Everyone thought so and put their minds at ease. It was strange how they believed this situation would improve with the addition of an S-class Awakened. However, the situation that followed was different from what people imagined.
Slice.
With the sound of meat being cut, the man's head flew off as he approached. Looking at that, the woman standing closest to him unknowingly grabbed her neck.
"Huh? Huh?"
Someone tugged at the nape of the neck of the woman who was looking at Leon with an expression of incomprehension. Thanks to him, she was able to save her life.
“Leon, what are you doing?”
Seon-woo, who had been fighting the whole time and took a breather, threw the woman behind him. Fortunately, it seemed that someone accepted her, but the screams that erupted afterwards could not be stopped.
"Kyaaaak!"
She sobbed as she called the man, who had used something to pull her neck, by name.
“What are you doing?”
Leon narrowed his eyes and looked at Seon-woo. It was a gaze that asked if you already knew everything.
'Yes, I know.'
Knowing that, I wanted to save Hyung by revealing his identity. So, I had prepared a lot, and I was nervous about Anais' interruption. But I don’t understand why he’s doing this.
“Have you decided not to hide it at all now?”
Leon replied to Seon-woo's words.
“So what are you going to do about that?”
Leon raised his eyebrows. Standing in the bloodied entrance and watching him smile eccentrically, I felt strange. Even those who believed Leon deeply in their hearts backed away without even realizing it. Even though they knew that monsters were roaming right behind him, he was more terrifying than them now.
“Hey, what’s going on? What are you hiding?"
Ivan interrupted their conversation.
“Please let me know too.”
Junichi also said so.
“Hmm, if that's what you're curious about, I'll let you know. Wouldn't it be the quickest for the person himself to speak?”
Leon said as he brushed off his blood-soaked sword.
"It's a fact I'm telling you belatedly, but Leon."
People stopped breathing and looked at Leon's mouth.
“Ah, no. Actions may speak louder than words.”
At the same time as he said that, Leon stabbed the person closest to him with his sword. In a hurry, Seon-woo defended himself with ice, but it penetrated even that and easily took one of the lives. That person even wore the uniform of the Guardian Guild.
Even after that, Leon easily killed people. Other Awakened tried to stop him, but he dealt with the weak ones tenaciously. It was hard to keep up with his speed with a tired body.
“Aah, as expected, Leon-nim!”
Anais clasped his hands together and his eyes twinkled. At first, the human-like appearance had long since changed to that of a demon.
“A-a monster!”
Someone shouted at Anais.
“They are monsters!”
“Oi, then the monster who hears will be offended.”
Anais smiled broadly and wiggled his fingers. Then the monsters rushed towards the person who spat out the monster.
“Haa, damn it.”
Ivan desperately followed Leon and cursed at him. If you move even a little slowly, people will be sacrificed to his sword. However, it was not difficult to move accordingly.
“Let’s try to work together.”
That was why when Seon-woo said that, he didn't refuse. More than half of the people have already died. It was dangerous to let them die any longer. It was also said that when the portal opens to the outside, the number of people who will block it will drastically decrease.
"Great."
Junichi also agreed with Seon-woo. First, Seon-woo used the ice to hold Leon. Then, Junichi attacked, and finally, Ivan blocked the retreat. Although their attributes were different, the three came together quite plausibly.
Thanks to this, the deaths of the awakened gradually slowed down. In addition, the situation improved little by little as Miriel, who had dealt with the monsters to some extent, targeted Anais.
"Die, demons!"
“Because I really hate it. Why can angels only say the same thing?"
Anais grumbled and went out to deal with Miriel. However, in the first place, she was not a demon who used her physical strength, and on the contrary, Miriel was young but good at fighting. Because of that, the gap of time was being filled.
Thud!
At that moment, a huge echo began to be heard from outside again. This time it echoes from the wall, not from the ceiling.
"Perhaps."
Things may turn out positively. All of Hyeon-woo's monsters came to their senses and were helping people. If so, this might also be the sound his monster makes. He thought so.
“I like this situation.”
At that time, Leon, who was cornered, opened his mouth out of nowhere. Strangely, sounds echoed everywhere, even though he spoke softly. So there was no one who couldn't hear the sound.
“The moment people join forces to defeat evil, the moment people have hope.”
Leon's blue eyes turned black.
“Do you know how much fun it is to break those expectations? There is nothing more delicious than the despair that comes after hope. isn't it? Ainas.”
"Heheheh."
Anais, no Ainas, burst into laughter even during the fight.
“As expected Libby-sama, the one I swore allegiance to! Now, give them despair.”
As soon as the words were over, black smoke swept through the surroundings.
'That's dangerous.'
As soon as he recognized it, Seon-woo quickly covered his body with an ice shield. Junichi raised his sword straight ahead, and Ivan covered the surroundings with flames.
“Everyone, avoid it!”
They quickly issued a warning, and the others went to their defenses. Most of the people here are capable Awakened, so the time it took to defend themselves was extremely short.
Even so, the smoke cleared and the scene that was revealed was terrifying. The weakest were dying, one after another.
“H-how do you beat this?”
Someone muttered. Seeing that, Miriel's expression twisted horribly. It was also an act worthy of a demon. The way he drove people into despair in an instant and enjoyed him seemed terrible. But I can't stop here.
“If only I could remove the barrier.”
There was a trick hidden from Miriel as well.
Thud!
Meanwhile, the thumping noise continued. And finally, the barrier began to shake.
“Well, it would be impossible for that stupid dragon to break through here.”
Ainas murmured. As for Tiamat, the dragon on Hyeon-woo's side had no talent for magic since childhood. In a word, it was said that physical strength was everything, but to be able to shake the barrier with that alone.
“Are you using blood?”
Even if he can't use magic, his body is of a dragon. If you knock on the barrier using blood, you'll be able to solve it somehow, even if it's worse than magic.
'Is it time to step back?'
Ainas rolled his eyes.
『Now, do you know who I am?』
Leaving the bloodied body behind, Leon said.
The girl who saw the scene of the slaughter sat down on the spot. And without even realizing it, she spit out a word.
“Villain.”
But why? He's the leader of the Guardian Guild? What’s the point in you being a villain? You've been working hard for peace. You told me that a world where everyone lives in peace is a dream!
Countless thoughts ran through her head.
"Tell me it's a lie, please?"
The girl hurriedly approached the laptop and opened the bulletin board. As she moved the mouse with a trembling hand, she saw the confusing writings.
No matter which post she opened, everyone was saying the same thing. It was said that what she saw now was not an illusion of his own.
"Nonsense."
The girl ran her hand through her hair.
"Nonsense."
So what will the world be like now? If all the Awakened over there die, who will solve the portal? She knew that not all the awakened in the world went there, but the feeling of hopelessness did not go away. And the feelings the girl felt now were also felt by many others.
Still, there were people who moved. Surprisingly, those were the remaining Guardian Guild members. Even though they found out that their leader was a villain, they moved their bodies to save people, albeit belatedly.
There were a lot of people who fell in love with Leon, but there was still a feeling that they had in their heart. The desire to keep world peace. That desire moved them.
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
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