HPDBC Chapter 147: I'm Satan (1)
Chapter 147: I'm Satan (1)
The world moved.
It might sound a bit exaggerated, but there wasn't a better way to describe it.
The first country that moved was the USA, then China, and finally, Korea.
Every country put huge rewards and placed a lot of effort into gathering the Fissure Seeds.
It was obvious since the country could be destroyed if they let the Demon Cult act freely.
Even if they didn't want to offer rewards, the people began protesting and saying they should.
That's why, even though the situation wasn't good all around the world, the governments were forced to offer rewards.
Money makes people move…
As money was offered as a reward, even normal players began moving in
"What the…?"
Kim ShiHoon looked around, confused, and then something happened that he couldn’t believe.
A wind blew, and the giant rock wall disappeared. A silver door appeared where the rock wall had been.
'This…'
KangWoo's eyes widened. Even he hadn’t been able to sense it.
Grace opened her mouth.
"This is Zhuge Xuan's illusion. There’s nobody as good as him when it comes to this."
"So this is an illusion…"
"Impressive. Right?"
She smirked and opened the door. A man with long hair who was wearing a suit came out.
"So you're the two new members, Oh KangWoo and Kim ShiHoon. Nice to meet you. I'm Zhuge Xuan."
They exchanged handshakes.
His explanation began while they entered the vault.
"This vault is being protected with an illusion I've placed. You might be attacked if you wander around, so you should be careful."
"Zhuge Xuan is investigating the Fissure Seeds."
"Haha. Although I haven't been able to obtain many results."
Zhuge Xual smiled bitterly. He opened a vault that said '04.'
"This is where we're guarding the Fissure Seeds."
"Woah."
KangWoo's eyes shone. There, he saw more than a hundred stakes gathered around.
He couldn't help but feel his mouth drooling. He wanted to use the Fissure Seeds right then to weaken the Ten Thousand Demon Core.
'I must resist.'
It wasn't the time to do that.
KangWoo looked around at the vault's interior and extended his right hand.
The black ring on his right finger became liquid and entered the vault floor.
For a short moment, KangWoo's body became blurry.
"Isn't there a chance that the Demon Cult could attack this place?" Kim ShiHoon asked while looking around.
"Of course there is. There's a chance they might be able to trace the Fissure Seeds."
"Then why…?"
"It's okay," Zhuge Xuan said in a confident voice.
"My illusion is quite strong. This place will be safe unless the Demon of Prophecy invades it. No, even the Demon of Prophecy wouldn't be able to find this place easily."
It seemed like he was quite confident in his illusion. Grace continued the explanation.
"It might sound pretentious, but you can believe him. Although Zhuge Xual isn't that good at fighting, his illusion capabilities are quite impressive."
"Haha. That's from Ms. Grace's standards. My illusions aren't that bad for fighting."
With a light chit-chat, they stopped looking at the vault.
"Let's go back."
"Yes. Seeing that the Fissure Seeds are being well kept makes me feel reassured."
KangWoo laughed lightly and returned to the 'Hall of Protection.'
"Oh, yeah. How about we eat dinner today at my house?"
"Yes?"
"At H-Hyeongnim's house?"
Gaia and Kim ShiHoon were surprised by the sudden proposal.
KangWoo smirked.
"Ah. This isn't something I should say, but the food at my house is quite impressive."
"But…"
"I understand Ms. Gaia's situation. so aren't things like this good from time to time? It's just dinner, after all."
"…"
You could see the hesitation in Gaia's expression.
She was the leader of a secret group, so she couldn't freely move. It was hard for her to participate in dinner.
"Haha. It sounds like a good proposal."
Kim ShiHoon followed KangWoo's words. In reality, he wanted to stay with Gaia for a bit longer.
"Wh-what should we do, Grace?" Gaia asked in an anxious voice.
Grace laughed lightly and patted her.
"Isn't it okay sometimes?"
"Ugh… but…"
"It isn't a random person but the house of a Guardian member. As the leader, isn't it important you know in what conditions the members live?"
"It's unfair to say it like that."
Gaia pouted. Grace's laugh became louder.
"Then it's decided."
KangWoo smiled and turned around.
'Seol-ah said she's making dinner today, right?'
He gulped and went toward his house. Gaia, Grace, and Kim ShiHoon followed him.
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"Hngh. I'm not sure."
The young man with long hair sighed.
Zhuge Xuan…
He was a player who specialized in illusions and someone chosen by the Gaia System.
He looked tired as he examined the black stake on the table.
"Just how did they create an object like this…?"
He was in awe at the Demon Cult’s knowledge.
"Should I rest for a bit?"
He grabbed a cup of tea and leaned his back on the chair.
"Kim ShiHoon, huh?"
He remembered the Guardian’s face he had met that day.
Even though they were of the same gender, he couldn't help but admire how handsome he was.
"He was someone impressive."
Just by looking at him, he could feel the immense talent inside him.
'The one next to him was called Oh KangWoo, right?'
He'd become a member of Guardians despite not having been chosen as a Guardian.
"Hmm…"
Zhuge Xuan frowned as if he didn't like that. He didn't like that someone who wasn't a Guardian had entered the organization.
"This is why the power of who you know is scary."
If Kim ShiHoon didn't follow him as if he were his big brother, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter the Guardians.
"Should I start again?"
He put down the cup of tea. He had a lot of material he could use to investigate.
He could study it by trying twice if it didn't work at first. If he failed, he could even try three or four times.
"Well, seeing that he proposed something like this, he doesn't seem to be stupid."
He heard that Oh KangWoo had proposed gathering Fissure Seeds instead of destroying them.
Zhuge Xual pulled up the chair and placed his hand on top of the black stake.
It was at that moment.
A huge impact shook the vault.
"Wh-what?!"
Zhuge Xuan got up. As he raised his hand, a complex magic circle was floating on top of his hand.
He was able to see outside.
"Th-this…"
He saw someone wearing a red mask that was wearing the darkness as a curtain.
The mask inclined.
The man’s eyes stopped on the illusion.
Zhuge Xuan's eyes and the man’s met through the security video.
A shudder ran through his skin.
"D-don't tell me…"
His body trembled. He remembered hearing it from Gaia…
No, even he hadn't heard of it from anyone. There was only one being he could think of after feeling such huge energy.
"S-Satan."
The Demon of Prophecy, Satan.
The one attacking the vault was the strongest and most evil Demon King.