108.
'I’m dying.'
At this rate, she would die. For the first time in her life, Tiamat felt the fear of death. It was difficult enough just to avoid Hyeon-woo's attack, but someone else was interfering from the middle. Because of that, her body began shaking from time to time.
The defense that Hydra Kai could provide was now at its limit.
'I can't end it like this!'
Tiamat wasn't the only one in danger. Libby's attitude, which had been relaxed all along, also changed.
“This is better than I thought.”
Libby clicked his tongue. He put down his shield and left his position. Then he ran straight away toward the distant bush.
"No way!"
He thought he was running away but he wasn’t. The moment he realized that, Hyeon-woo quickly followed him. He was barely able to catch up while increasing his speed in his legs, but Libby had already reached his destination.
“I gotcha.”
Libby attacked the hiding person directly. He thought he didn't care because he left him alone the whole time, but it seemed that he didn't.
Hyeon-woo threw himself desperately. If he used magic here, the action would be a little easier, but if he did it wrong, comrades would get hurt. That was why he suppressed his strength and filled it in his body.
This resulted in a long cut on his elbow. Still, he was glad people were saved. Of course, he wasn't in good shape either. It was because Libby’s attack had passed Hyeon-woo and reached him as well.
Hyeon-woo gasped, leaving the unconscious person behind him.
'It's difficult.'
Hyeon-woo roughly brushed his hair.
'Well, it doesn't matter.'
Even when he was in the Demon Realm, he got sick of everything that interfered with him. That much couldn't stop him. So he tried to attack Tiamat again, but failed. It was because Libby's appearance suddenly began to change.
His smirk disappeared, revealing his well-groomed face. His shiny blonde hair, deep blue eyes, and statuesque face were very familiar.
“Leon!”
“I always wanted to deal with the Libby identity, but it was a bit too much for me in disguise.”
Leon let out a light breath and smiled.
“It’s more convenient now.”
Saying so, he picked up his shield again. However, Hyeon-woo could not be calm like that.
Leon, he was the guild leader of the Guardian Guild and the current president of the World Awakened Association. Someone said that in an age of chaos, he is the hope of mankind. It was said that because he stood up for justice, others were able to follow suit.
Why was someone like that doing this?
"Why?"
The question became a sound.
“I don’t know what to answer if you ask me that. Why, just why. That's because I was a demon from the beginning. The human Leon is just a fictional character.”
“It could be that you deliberately disguised yourself as Leon to cause confusion among humans. How can I trust you?”
“It’s true. I'm not going to lie about this."
Then he took out a sword from somewhere. It was Leon's main weapon.
“If you don’t believe me, then can I show you Leon’s skills?”
The sword spun around and emitted a bright light. Even there, he could tell. Libby was Leon.
“Yeah, let’s say that’s true. Why are you revealing your identity now?”
"Didn't I tell you before? It's getting tough to fight. Libby's shell doesn't just change its appearance. It's not the only inconvenience to change the wavelength of its power.”
“No, that's not what I mean.”
Hyeon-woo pointed at Leon.
“I have come to know your identity. How are you going to fix that?"
“The matter is simple. Now, let me ask you the opposite. You know who I am. To be precise, Han Do-jin over there must have noticed. So what? What can you do?"
“We can inform the association about this and ask for help.”
“Do you think others will believe you?”
Only then did Hyeon-woo, who realized Leon's meaning, asked about it. Leon, who has been leading the way for peace and justice in the world, was a demon. Most would laugh it off as soon as they hear it, telling them not to joke. Maybe some people would be angry.
“The trust I have built is very strong. Do you think that can be broken with only two humans’ proof?"
Leon also believed in something, so he revealed himself in confidence.
“How long are you going to keep questioning me? Let’s start round 2. I won't be so easy this time."
Leon confidently stepped forward.
"That's what we have to say as well."
If you can't prove your identity, it's better to just kill it right here. Thinking so, Hyeon-woo also raised his hand with a ferocious expression.
***
“They really ran all the way here, you madmen.”
Ga-jun gasped in front of the barricade. The madmen had already crossed the barricade and ran inside. All that was left was Do Ga-jun and the panicked security guard.
'We’ve already got the surrounding area under control.'
Awakened were gathering inside the barricade.
‘It must be to kill the dragon over there.’
However, Hyeon-woo would already be holding on over there.
'Let's see, what's the best way to do it?'
He didn't have to think much. Hyeon-woo was the strongest among them. They had the demon Alberg, the Angel Miriel, and a somewhat-unreliable Ji Seon-woo. Having more people stick around here would only get in the way.
'If there is a demon I saw then, Alberg will deal with it.'
It would be better to keep others away from the site. So Ga-jun asked the guards.
"Who's in charge here?"
"Who are you?"
"Do you not recognize me?"
Ga-jun moved his face closed in a hurry.
“Ah, Ga-jun-nim!”
“Yeah, this is Do Ga-jun. So who's in charge here?"
“I am.”
Behind the person who was standing guard, Ja-yun appeared. But he wasn't alone. There was one other person besides A-yun, whom he always went with.
“Choi Moo-hyeok.”
"Long time no see."
It was Choi Moo-hyeok of the Hunter Administration.
“What are you doing here, as a government employee?”
“Since this is a threat to the safety of citizens, shouldn’t the government step in?”
"Didn't you want the dragon's corpse?"
At those words, Moo-hyeok looked at Ga-jun with a displeased gaze. However, since there was no answer, it seemed that he was here with a similar order.
“For now, Ja-yun. Let's talk for a minute.”
"Yes."
Ga-jun led Ja-yun to a deserted place. A-yun followed him as if it were natural.
“How is the situation?”
“Do I really have to tell you that?”
“I can tell you that much! After all, the person fighting the dragon right now is not from your guild.”
“Did you know?”
“It's obvious, if I were a member of your guild, there's no way I could have taken such a long plunge. So you guys already know who it is, right?"
"Yes, I know."
"I thought so."
These guys knew that the person fighting the dragon was Hyeon-woo.
“For now, I sent someone to watch.”
A-yun said.
"How's it going?"
“Our side is fighting fiercely. However, the person on our side also lost contact from the middle, so we were looking at the timing.”
"That’s enough."
"What?"
“Ji Seon-woo has already gone there. If you add more people, they will only get in the way.”
“How do you know that? I heard that Ji Seon-woo was admitted to the hospital, how much help could he be right now?”
“When did you investigate that again?”
When asked as if full of energy, Ja-yun answered confidently.
“We are the Yoram Guild.”
“Who doesn’t know?”
Things take a turn for the worse. Looking at Ja-yun's face, it didn't seem like he would be easily persuaded. If so, should I drag the time? Or should I put them all to sleep? As he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a scream so loud that their ears hurt.
"What!"
Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw the dragon struggling.
“I have to go!”
It happened before Ga-jun could catch it.
"Ao."
Ga-jun also ran out to catch Ja-yun, who had run ahead. Though he really hates this kind of role, he still wanted to help Hyeon-woo. To do so, he had to block the rush of other Awakened now.
"I've gone crazy."
He didn't know that he would fall in love and change like this.
'Let's buy some time for now.'
Ga-jun increased his running speed a bit.
***
The Hunter Administration and the Yoram Guild realized the urgency of the situation and decided to join forces. Thus, leading the gathered Awakened, Ja-yun and Moo-hyeok headed in the direction where the dragon could be seen.
“I did my best.”
The tattered Ga-jun shook his head with a tired expression. In the meantime, he hoped that others would help Hyeon-woo to resolve the situation. However, things started to turn out differently than expected.
When they arrived on the scene, the dragon was gone. Instead, Bacardi's corpse and a dying Hydra remained in its place. Although the dragon was deeply wounded, she escaped alive.
Ja-yun let out a breath, not knowing whether it was relief or regret, and spoke to the people left at the scene.
“Anyway, it’s great. Because only four people fought the dragon.”
There were Ji Hyeon-woo, Ji Seon-woo, Han Do-jin and one more.
“It’s an overstatement.”
Leon. He was the guild leader of the Guardian Guild. The question of why he was in Korea at this time remained, but even that soon disappeared.
That was because Leon was a trustworthy person.
HM: Leon is not trustworthy and you don’t know anything about him…. 0-0 That shows how he gained trust very easily, huh?
YRR: Wow, we are getting all the old cast back together
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
HM: The fight scene is too long… TwT. I have to be patient. Ha… Atleast Do-jin is here to help HW.
YRR: The tide of battle is turning.
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