Chapter 140 – Episode 140. Terrorism (2)

Two beauties in their mid-to-late 20s were talking at a cafe.

“My Sol seems to have given me some love for chocolate these days? In the past, I drank three cups of chocolate frappe each.”

“Just… Find something sweeter than chocolate.”

Side.

Im Sol was meeting with her friend at her cafe.

I usually focus on research rather than people, but since it’s a festival, I’m taking care of all the promises I’ve been putting off.

Min Ye-ji, the team leader of the Iron Blood Guild.

Originally, it was planned to meet yesterday, but it was postponed to today as I made an appointment with Baek A-young.

The two talked a lot about each other as they hadn’t seen each other in a long time.

“That’s why I had a huge fight with the old president of the association.”

“You’ve suffered.”

Sniffling.

“There, the guild leader also urges us to do something quickly. Ah, there are so many things to do.”

“That’s why I said the guild has a lot of work to do.”

Of course, in most cases, when Min Ye-ji spoke to her, Im Sol accepted them.

The two had known each other since childhood. Im Sol went on to become a professor after a short period of active duty for magic research, and Min Ye-ji joined a large guild for her money and honor.

One is a visiting professor at Victoria Academy, and the other is the team leader of a large guild, so both can be considered successful in their careers.

“But a professor like you… I can’t sit still. I want to earn more money.”

“What’s his money? It’s still plenty.”

“Even if you earn money, it’s not enough.”

Min Ye-ji also tapped her smart watch to see if her supervisor had contacted her.

Whenever she saw her like that, Im Sol thought she did well not to join the guild.

“Haa… I should have contacted Cadet Lee Ho-yeon during the festival. Do you really not know where you are?”

“Yeah. I don’t know. I’ve never seen one at a festival either.”

Imsol hated Lee Ho-yeon being annoyed more than her friend being broken by a superior.

‘I’m sure I’m busy, but how annoying it would be if I got caught by him.’

“I see. I haven’t been contacted and I don’t even know where they are, so how do I contact them. Crazy bastards.”

“Calm down. If you pray to the sky, we will meet someday…”

Quaang- Quaang-

Then, an unidentified explosion was heard outside.

“…!”

The two left their seats at the same time and came out.

Smoke rose from all over the festival and people were in a panic.

“…Terrorism. I’m going to help you sort it out.”

As a professor at the academy, Im Sol has a duty to prevent terrorism.

However, Min Ye-ji stopped Im-sol from running to the place where the smoke came out.

“Sol. Wait a minute. This is suspicious.”

Min Ye-ji, the team leader of a large guild, was used to fighting a pandemic. Because she was, she was able to sense the alienation felt in the terror.

“The smoke is too weak for the sound of the explosion. There may be additional terrorism. We need to observe the situation for a moment.”

“…You are right.”

Im Sol also calmly grasped the situation. Clearly, no one was seen injured compared to the sound.

Lee Ho-yeon came into Im-sol’s eyes as he looked around and looked for a suspicious person.

“Uh?”

“Did you find a suspicious person?”

“No, over there…”

Min Ye-ji also looked at Lee Ho-yeon.

Lee Ho-yeon pierced through the crowd, creating sparks in his hands, and threw the flames into the face of one of the guards.

-Keah!

The guards rolled on the floor, covering their faces with their hands.

“Me, what is that?”

“…!”

Min Ye-ji and Im Sol ran to Lee Ho-yeon in shock.

*

In a panic, he burrowed among the people clinging to the guards.

Thanks to my [Mana Sensing], I was able to sense that the demons disguised as guards were drawing mana from within.

Kwazijik-!

Without hesitation, I landed a fire punch in Mine’s face.

“Keah!”

“Get away from me! It’s Mine!”

Gurgling- gurgling-

The face of Majin, who had been hit by her fist, was wriggling. Mining is in progress.

I screamed and made people fall from my surroundings.

You can shout that there are demons hiding among the guards, but the disguised demons are about 1/5 of the guards.

It’s better for me to just mine quickly than most people will get more confused.

“What, what!”

“The person is dead! Lee Ho-yeon attacked the person!”

“They say it’s a demon! Run away!”

Of course, the people around me seemed to panic more, but it’s better than being killed by a Mine.

– Quack, Quack! Kkeuk. Gurgling!

Gradually, a voice that cannot come from a human comes out.

I increased my firepower to the demon who made a disgusting and ugly sound.

“Hoyeonah!”

Then I heard a familiar voice.

“Professor?”

Professor Im Sol hurriedly ran to me.

It was the first time I was called Hoyeona outside, so I was a bit surprised.

Next to him was the woman in the shape of a cat whom he had seen at the commendation ceremony before.

‘That person was Min Ye-ji.’

I was contacted and looked for her, and I remember that she was quite a beauty.

Since I was sitting with Professor Im Sol, I thought we were close, but to say we met personally, it seems like we are closer than I thought.

“You’re… Huh?”

“It’s Mine. She was disguised as a security guard.”

Seeing her up close, Im Sol seems to have noticed that the mine conversion is in progress.

-Swallow… Kkeuggeuk!

Quadduk-

Mine, who was hit by her fire punch, revealed a new body as her body was torn from shoulder to shoulder.

What to say

It was a muscular body that was so bad that it was unpleasant.

– Aaaaagh! Die! Die!

Mine said she tried to grab my arm as she still couldn’t stand the pain of the fire punch holding her face.

While I was using ‘Opening Eyes’, I quickly withdrew my hand and slightly opened the distance.

“I’m fed up.”

He brushed off his fist covered in strange liquid and covered it with flames again.

There are a lot of people around, so it’s better to deal with them this way than with magic.

‘Acceleration’

With a speed that Mine couldn’t react to, she thrust her fist into her stomach.

Pook-

“Kuhup?!”

The higher the speed, the stronger the destructive power.

Main, who was hit by the Einstein Fire Punch, died as it was.

“Quaaaaah!”

“Do, run away!”

Seeing the guards turn into demons, ordinary people began to run away from the guards.

“Everyone! Don’t get away from the guards! Get together!”

Professors from somewhere tried to suppress the situation, but it was not easy for a few people to control many people.

Most people didn’t even recognize the professor and were confused.

“Hoyeonah. What is this…”

“Professor. I’ll teach you how to distinguish Mine. Please help me. It’s my first time meeting Min Ye-ji.”

Pandemic executives also have different characteristics.

There are types who pierce through all traps with force, while there are executives who act carefully like strategists and move according to their strategy.

The current terrorism was clearly a well-prepared terrorism.

Among the executives who appear from the beginning, there is only one meticulous person like this.

Gil Steven.

“What? You said you were distinguishing between demons?”

Professor Im Sol expressed doubts about my words that differentiate between demons.

“It’s not a perfect distinction. Only those in the field can tell them apart.”

It is impossible to distinguish a demon that has properly concealed its identity.

That’s why the war with demons doesn’t end in this worldview.

But Gil Steven’s subordinates are different.

Since everyone draws the same magic circle on their hearts, you can tell them apart if you know the magic circle.

I immediately drew a magic circle in the air.

It’s a magic circle that I just figured out while killing the devil.

“The guards who can feel this magic circle are Mine. I’m going to find another place, so the professor and Min Ye-ji, please take charge of this place.”

“Hoyeonah! Wait!”

“Cadet Lee Ho-yeon?!”

I heard them calling me, but this is an opportunity not to be missed.

Gil Steven.

Even in a pandemic, he is the one who makes a lot of troublesome operations with his brain wave.

If you can handle it in the beginning, it can’t be better than this.

His tactics are always novel and out of the way, but they have a fatal flaw.

Your own perfectionism.

He wants to complete the operation perfectly, and is also a hard worker who always tries to make up for any mistakes next time.

And in order to feel the realism that cannot be felt at the desk, the youngster always watches the scene directly.

In the middle of the operation field.

Knowing that fact, I turned the mana sensor during the battle and already figured out its location.

“Turn it off… Black.”

“Grandpa. Are you okay?”

“Oh, oh, oh, help this old man…”

Caught in the explosion, he approached the old man who was lying on his stomach in the middle of the terror, probably hurting his leg.

I gave a worried look and helped to support it, and the old man groaned and grabbed my hand.

“Huh!!”

At the same time, the old man stabbed the dagger with his free hand.

Dismissal-

It was a blink of an eye, but the dagger was weakly blocked by the cotton guard I had prepared in advance.

“…Since when did you know?”

“Of course from the beginning, Mr. Gil Stephen.”

Seeing the old man with a puzzled face, he laughed.

It’s so funny every time I see the surprised faces of people who think they’re smart.

“How the hell did I even get a name… Few people know my real face, even in a pandemic. Are there spies?”

“It’s none of your business.”

Pounding.

My heart beats a little faster.

It means that [Combat Sense] Was activated weakly.

Also, my judgment was correct.

I can easily subdue the first cadre.

My growth rate is already far ahead of the original.

Tadadak-

Gil Steven stood up from his seat and raised his magic power.

“For the sake of the master… I will take the sacrifice in front of me.”

“A real crazy bastard.”

Most of Pandemic’s executives are such fanatics.

Because of Maestro’s ability.

Gil Steven’s body grew red and swaying with mana.

Of course, I wasn’t nervous at all.

“Die…!”

Gil Steven’s mana rose and a magic circle was drawn.

Widely-

I touched the core circuit of his magic circle, and the magic collapsed.

“Uh, how!”

“Hmm… I wanted to secure practice materials for my thesis, but the level is so low that it’s not helpful.”

“What bullshit!”

As soon as Gill Stephen realized that he couldn’t use magic, he turned around and started to run.

I felt the difference in level.

“Oh, rats are quick to judge.”

Gil Steven stopped in front of the Academy Auditorium by the central fountain, and I followed in front of him.

“Now just give up huh?”

I waited to see if I could get some information out of it, but it seemed like it was just a waste of time.

“Kuh, kuh…. I will burn the last flame. For my master!”

“…”

As Gil Steven finished speaking, mana rapidly began to disappear from his body.

‘What? Is it a trap?’

The place where this guy is standing is the Academy Hall of Fame.

Statues and portraits of celebrities from the academy are on display, and artifacts owned by the academy….

‘Artifact?’

I immediately used Mana Sense towards the Hall of Fame.

Since it had already been about an hour since the terrorist attack, people had roughly evacuated.

Fortunately, no one was inside. However, he felt the fluctuations of mana. It was the flow of a huge magic circle.

“If I can obtain thousands of sacrifices with my own body… This must also be a worthy act.”

Gil Steven closed his eyes and smiled refreshingly, like a man with a philosophical outlook on life.

It was clear he was trying to cause something with his sacrifice.

‘What can I do with artifacts?’

I slowly recollected my memory. Artifact. I’m sure there was something like that in the original.

“I remembered.”

Artifacts are equipment full of mana.

There was an attack method using that mana.

It is to use the artifact’s mana out of control and use it as a bomb.

Obviously, such an offensive means appeared in the original work. Of course, it only came out as a passing message, but I remembered it clearly.

And when he recognized that fact, he was able to grasp the magic of the magic circle drawn on the hall of honor.

It was a magic circle that turned the artifact into mana and exploded it.

‘I have to stop it.’

In the original work, even if there were things like this, they probably wouldn’t have exploded leaving them as insurance.

To use this kind of magic, mana is also required enormously, and there will inevitably be Gil Steven’s sacrifice.

Now I’m going to die anyway. On the way, he activated the magic to take the sacrifice.

‘Somehow, as soon as he felt the difference in level, he immediately ran away.’

What should I do?

I shook my head slowly.

If you’re afraid of bombs, act before they explode.

So what should I do with the Artifact Bomb?

‘Isn’t it okay if I destroy the artifact before it can be used as a bomb?’

The magical power of an artifact is established only when the equipment exists. Even if you destroy the artifact, you cannot absorb the mana there like an elixir.

I started gathering magic in my hands.