88.
“Where did she say their last known location was?”
“It seems like they said they stopped by the blacksmith guild.”
When he checked, Do-jin was right.
“Then let’s go there.”
It was said that it was around that time that contact was cut off. When Hyeon-woo came out, Alberg, who had been lying down, also got up and joined him.
“I’m going too.”
Knowing the seriousness of the situation, this time Do-jin didn’t protest. From the outside, Alberg was said to be strong, so if something happened, it would be quite helpful.
“I’ll go too.”
Ga-jun also joined them. Now that they were used to hanging out together all the time, it was awkward to be apart. So the four headed to the blacksmith guild with Elisha and the others.
As he drove up the winding mountain road, Hyeon-woo kept his mouth shut. In the heavy atmosphere, it was only Elisha and her party that moved busily. They constantly contacted the blacksmith guild and asked for help from the guilds around them. And finally they reached their destination.
“Unbelievable!”
As soon as Elisha opened her car door, she frowned at the fishy smell that wafted through her. It was unmistakably the smell of blood. just as expected. Several bodies were strewn about not far from where the car stopped.
“Seon-Hyeon Guild.”
Judging by the logo on the clothes, he seemed to be a member of the Seon-Hyeon Guild. Then Hyeon-woo got out of the car as if rolling over and approached them. Then, ignoring the blood on his hands, he began examining the body.
“Write it down.”
Obviously, there were more guild members that Hyeon-woo had seen than only this much. He looked around and entered the building. Elisha stretched out her hand as if to stop Hyeon-woo, but he was stopped by Do-jin.
‘Yes, they are victims. I have no right to stop.’
It happened in the United States, but they had to consider their position as well. Elisha lowered her hand on her way and swallowed her deep sigh.
“Lena.”
Hyeon-woo scanned the lobby. All that was there was a grotesquely shaped body lying on the floor, and a mess of materials. However, from the remaining traces, it was possible to know who fought.
‘Here, Lena fought.’
She was a woman with a lively personality whose words were at ease. Hyeon-woo, who had been sweeping the trail, looked toward the stairs this time.
‘She didn’t go up there, did she?’
Lena killed the bizarre figure here and went out on the road. After that, he saw a different colored dirt. When he stepped on it with her foot, it went in well.
The sight reminded him of Hydra’s barrier. If it was the ability to turn the surroundings into a swamp and create a barrier, he had seen it before. The same ability was used here as well.
Following the trail, he suddenly looked up and saw a huge cloth hanging from a tree and flying around. Why did I just discover this now?
Hyeon-woo jumped up from his seat and snatched the cloth. The cloth had something written in red blood, but it was difficult to read properly.
“Alberg.”
Hyeon-woo immediately called Alberg.
He should be able to read this. Alberg approached without saying anything and read the writing on the cloth. Yes. This writing was the language used in the Demon Realm.
“He is with us. Come alone to the place below.”
“Stop.”
Hyeon-woo first stopped Alberg from speaking. It was because Ga-jun and Do-jin, who had come closer, would catch on.
Do-jin cherished and loved Hyeon-woo very much. If it was him, there was no way he would send Hyeon-woo to a dangerous place alone.
The degree was different, but it was the same with Ga-jun.
“Only let me know later.”
“I got it.”
Alberg also loved Hyeon-woo, but he would not stop him from going. Because he believed in Hyeon-woo’s power.
“Did you find something? What’s this? Some strange letters?”
Ga-jun received the cloth from Alberg, unfolded it, and clicked his tongue.
“It’s not English, it’s not Korean. Do you know what it is?”
“I don’t know either.”
Do-jin also shook his head. Elisha and her party also said they had never seen such letters.
“I’ll send it to headquarters for analysis.”
Taking the cloth, Elisha loaded it into the vehicle that followed and sent it to the headquarters.
However, since it was written in the language of the Demon Realm, it was unknown when it would be fully interpreted. And that would buy Hyeon-woo time.
“First of all, we will scour the surroundings with the help of a nearby guild. If we find Ji Seon-woo, we’ll let you know first, so how about taking a break? Your complexion is not particularly good.”
“Then I’ll rest for a while.”
Hyeon-woo entered the nearby tent with slow steps. Do-jin tried to follow him, but Alberg blocked his way.
“Wouldn’t it be better to leave him alone for a while?”
Do-jin glared at Alberg, but quietly withdrew. Because he didn’t think he was wrong. He was in shock anyway, so he might need a moment to gather his thoughts.
“The tent over there is also empty.”
Elisha pointed to another tent, but he declined.
“No, I will stay here.”
“Then I’ll bring you a chair.”
“Thank you.”
Do-jin put a chair in front of Hyeon-woo’s tent and sat down. Ga-jun did the same.
Alberg, looking at the two of them, turned around and grabbed Two-eyed and whispered in his ears. Afterwards, Two-eyed grabbed Kero and did the same, and Kero walked quickly into Hyeon-woo’s tent.
Do-jin saw it too, but he didn’t stop Kero because Hyeon-woo often hugged him.
“Arrrrr.”
Entering, Kero cried softly and spat out a few words. Although he was unable to speak in this state, it was not difficult for him to make it possible for Alberg.
“Okay.”
After hearing all of his words, Hyeon-woo stroked Kero, who had returned as usual. Then he put Kero on his chair and left the tent through the back door. After that, he vanished and ran through the mountain road.
How far did he run? After leaving the mountain path, Hyeon-woo arrived at the place Kero had told him about.
“Kiruk?”
There, a small monster was hiding in the grass. As soon as the monster saw Hyeon-woo, it started running ahead, wagging his tail. He ran after him for a long time and ran repeatedly.
“Kyang!”
The place he arrived at was in front of an old and large warehouse in a remote place.
***
Drip.
Something was pouring down. It sounded like metal. Seon-woo slowly lifted his heavy eyelids.
“Are you awake?”
Directly in front of him was a woman sitting on a chair with her legs crossed.
“Demon.”
As he spit out his words in a dry voice, she smiled softly and swept the thing in her hand once more. It was a golden chain, so long that it was piled up like a giant snake coiling itself under the chair.
“Tiamat. Call me Tiamat.”
“To me, you all are just demons.”
‘I don’t want to call you by name.’
“Well, do whatever you want.”
Tiamat dropped the chain again and snatched it up before it hit the floor. Come to think of it, he was familiar with the shape of the chain.
“The Hero’s Chain?”
“Ding dong, ding dong!”
“It belongs to the United States.”
“Right again!”
Tiamat smiled proudly and proudly lifted her chains. At that moment, his heart sank.
The warrior’s chain had a drawback that it could only be used by one person, but it was an item with great utility enough to ignore it. Because it is possible to seal all the powers of each Awakened.
‘Whose power are you going to seal?’
Was it for Alberg, who was on their side as a Demon? Or would it be for Do-jin? He didn’t think it was for Ga-jun. If Ga-jun heard that, he would have found it unfair. Seon-woo tried to use his drowsy head to think once more.
‘Or else.’
Ji Hyeon-woo. Seon-woo’s only Hyung.
“It’s not for Hyung, is it?”
“Ji Hyeon-woo? Bingo! Got it right!”
Why was the target of the seal Hyung? In terms of strength, the demon Alberg would be stronger.
He should organize his thoughts. First, there was a possibility that they did not yet know that Alberg had joined them.
But that possibility was not high. Even the Phoenix Guild had betrayed humanity. They hadn’t been able to find it yet, but Seon-woo, Leon and other guild leaders were guessing that there may be other spies. If so, it wasn’t difficult to notice Alberg’s existence.
So he could consider another possibility. Alberg didn’t come here. Then, the next strongest was his Hyung.
‘But why?’
Because they only informed his brother that they had captured him. He didn’t know what means they used... His Hyung would definitely come here.
“No way.”
Seon-woo let out his voice without even realizing it. His Hyung shouldn’t come here. If caught in the hero’s chain, even Hyung would be unable to move.
“What’s wrong?”
A large figure that was not visible due to the darkness appeared.
“Are you awake?”
“Yeah. Much better with some sleep.”
Bacardi moved his body around. As his original ability was super regeneration, all the wounds Seon-woo had inflicted had disappeared.
“Hyung won’t come here.”
Seon-woo gritted his teeth and said it again, but Bacardi didn’t care.
“Oh, you look better than I thought.”
“Yeah, the thing that binds this side is the dragon chain backward compatible item. It’s not as effective as this. At least, the reason why it’s stretched like this is thanks to the use of drugs.”
“I see.”
“Pay attention. You wild boar!”
Tiamat cursed, but Bacardi ignored her, scratching his ears.
YRR: But Hyeon-woo never gained abilities, did he? I guess we’ll see…
HM: It seems like he had a will to live and that will make him strong. Although it’s common thing in male-oriented novels, based on dungeon and modern, it’s still like…. Not so much in the novel. It feels a bit different… I can’t really tell how, but like if you compare it with solo leveling or another, which focuses on the strong-building protagonist, that wants to be lazy, it feels a bit different…
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YRR: But Hyeon-woo never gained abilities, did he? I guess we’ll see…
HM: It seems like he had a will to live and that will make him strong. Although it’s common thing in male-oriented novels, based on dungeon and modern, it’s still like…. Not so much in the novel. It feels a bit different… I can’t really tell how, but like if you compare it with solo leveling or another, which focuses on the strong-building protagonist, that wants to be lazy, it feels a bit different…
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