Chapter 231. The Demons’ Attack (1)
“Big Brother! It started!”
“I know!”
Geumgak, one half of the B-rank Constellation ‘Golden and Silver Children,’ answered his younger brother Eungak while operating the Observer.
“You said the broadcast format is different this time, right?”
“Yeah. The main feed is a live Constellation Tube broadcast, but apparently you can switch the screen depending on what you want to watch.”
There was a mode that showed only a single feed.
Another that split the screen between several feeds.
And another that displayed one main feed with multiple smaller sub-feeds.
Apparently, viewers could customize the layout however they wanted.
There was even a special mode for projection-type Observers capable of showing several screens at once.
Unfortunately, Geumgak and Eungak’s Observer didn’t support that.
“And the Apostle who usually handles the broadcasts is supposed to explain what’s happening in real time too.”
“This might get hectic. We’ll have to pay attention.”
“Haha. Even the viewers have to stay tense.”
“Looks like it.”
Geumgak tapped the keyboard as he spoke.
[B-rank Constellation ‘Golden and Silver Children’ has donated 1,000,000 Origin Power.]
[Comment: Looking forward to it!]
The attack began in the slums on the outskirts of Kolkata.
“Crush anything that gets in our way! Our objective is the Victoria Memorial in central Kolkata! The holy relic is there!”
At the front stood Glasya-Labolas, the winged wolf demon.
He charged into the slums with his personal guard of beast-type demons.
“Comrades, let us advance together and seize glory.”
Marchosias, another demon with a similar appearance, followed behind him.
He too led a personal guard made up of beast-type demons.
“Hmm!”
“What is it, comrade?”
Marchosias looked over in confusion when Glasya-Labolas stopped.
“Isn’t it too quiet? I don’t see any humans!”
Glasya-Labolas shouted and kicked one of the nearby shacks apart.
There was no one inside.
“It’s empty!”
“Comrade, what is going on?”
“You lot, destroy everything around here!”
At Glasya-Labolas’s order, his subordinates began smashing apart the surrounding houses.
But again...
no one was there.
“Where did everyone go?”
“I have no idea...”
While Glasya-Labolas and Marchosias looked around in confusion...
lightning suddenly came crashing down from above.
“Ghk!”
“This is...!”
Glasya-Labolas and Marchosias dodged the lightning with quick movements.
But their surrounding guards had no chance.
The lightning struck them head-on.
Then blades of light flew in from somewhere and precisely severed the guards’ necks.
“What?!”
“Who are you?!”
The two demons shouted simultaneously at the sudden slaughter.
Then humans began walking out from between the ruined buildings.
Two men stood at the front.
One was an intelligent-looking man wearing glasses.
The other had handsome features, but was missing his right arm.
“Temporary member of the Golden Ram Order, Lee Hyeonje.”
“Regular member of the Golden Ram Order, Cheon Sangwoon.”
The moment they saw those faces, Glasya-Labolas and Marchosias’s fur stood on end.
“Lee Hyeonje?! Why is Korea’s highest authority all the way out here?!”
“Cheon Sangwoon! I heard you were permanently crippled during a past Scenario...!”
At those words, the two men looked at each other.
“Highest authority? I mean, I lead the Eight Guardians, but that title feels a little excessive.”
“Permanently crippled? Looks like your intelligence hasn’t been updated.”
Watching the two men casually chat, Glasya-Labolas bared his fangs and growled.
“You arrogant bastards! I don’t know why you’re here, but I’ll tear you to pieces!!”
With that shout, Glasya-Labolas charged alone.
But immediately afterward...
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Contractors hiding throughout the slums revealed themselves and unleashed a barrage of magic at him.
“You insects...!”
Of course, Glasya-Labolas wasn’t weak enough to take serious damage from attacks like these.
But for a single instant...
he lost sight of Cheon Sangwoon.
SHAAANG!
Glasya-Labolas’s right wing, protected by demonic power, was sliced off.
Cheon Sangwoon had drawn and swung his sword with lightning speed.
“GRAAGH!”
“Comrade, be careful! That’s the holy sword Durandal!”
Marchosias shouted and tried to join him.
But Lee Hyeonje, wrapped in lightning, appeared in front of him in an instant.
“You bastard...”
“The civilians have all been evacuated.”
“So I guess I can cut loose as much as I want.”
Lee Hyeonje held a long rod in his hand.
“And at last...”
“I received permission from the ‘Grand Preceptor of the Golden Whip’ to use Maximum Manifestation of his Constellation Armament.”
"...!"
Auspicious energy poured from the whip-like weapon.
Lightning coiled around it as Lee Hyeonje spoke coldly.
“I’ve been wondering whether I can beat a Demon God-class demon like a dog with this thing.”
“Let’s find out.”
“You arrogant...!”
Marchosias roared and spread his wings.
Lee Hyeonje, his entire body wrapped in lightning, chased after him.
And so...
the fierce battle began.
“Mr. Lee Hyeonje and Mr. Cheon Sangwoon have begun fighting in the western slums! Their opponents are Glasya-Labolas and Marchosias! There appear to be around a hundred beast-type demons with them!”
After receiving the report through the radio, Seok Taejun raised his voice and looked around.
“Will Lee Hyeonje and Cheon Sangwoon be all right?”
“They’ve both gotten much stronger than before.”
Seok Taejun nodded confidently at Kang Yujin’s concern.
“Cheon Sangwoon especially has Durandal, which is effective against demons.”
“We also sent half the Golden Ram Order with them, so they should be fine.”
“Still, it’s fortunate Mr. Lee Hyeonje came with us.”
“Cheon Sangwoon probably wouldn’t have been enough by himself.”
Lee Hyeonje wasn’t normally a member of the Golden Ram Order.
But this time, he had come to India as a guest member.
According to Lee Hyeonje, he had wanted to visit India ever since his graduate-school days.
Back then, he had been too busy with laboratory work and eventually gave up.
So this time, he had decided to fulfill one of his youthful dreams.
“The civilians have all been evacuated, right?”
“Yes. Ms. Sherawat is mobilizing everyone she has to evacuate them.”
“Got it.”
Kang Yujin nodded and looked down at the map.
“Glasya-Labolas and Marchosias entered through these slums...”
“And the remaining demons are coming down this main road?”
“Yes. According to the scouts, that seems to be the case.”
“There also appears to be another demon waiting farther behind.”
“Then we’ll stop those demons before they get any farther in.”
“If the battle in the slums still isn’t over by then, we’ll join Lee Hyeonje and Cheon Sangwoon.”
“Sounds good.”
After finishing their discussion, Kang Yujin prepared to climb onto the chimera with Seok Taejun.
Lee Jukheon and Joo Minha were already positioned near the road.
They would join them there and fight the remaining demons.
But just then...
“Kang Yujin.”
A woman’s voice called his name.
