79.
Ash, who was suddenly left alone because of the two monsters that disappeared to nowhere, was easily captured. Then, after clearing up all the surrounding monsters, they felt more relaxed.
“Ha, that’s a relief.”
Sweeping his chest, John immediately picked up the walkie-talkie. The sudden appearance of demons was also a problem, but there was something more important than that.
That Ash, a member of the Phoenix Guild, took their side. If this was his own deviation, it was fortunate, but if it was not the case, this was a big deal.
It would mean the second largest guild in the United States, the Phoenix Guild, had betrayed humanity. The news had to be passed on to others as soon as possible. That was why he moved quickly, but no matter how much he called, there was no answer from the other side.
He had an ominous feeling.
“Are you not able to get a call?”
Seon-woo asked John.
"What? Yes. I don’t think I can. It seems to be jammed.”
“Are there any other means of contact?”
John said, tracing his memory.
"Yes, there is. I don’t have one, but I gave out anti-jamming radios to some important people.”
The problem was that these important people were scattered all over the United States, which was why there are only a few radios in New York.
“Then do you know where the headquarters is?”
"I know."
In preparation for this to happen, the Guardian Guild trained its guild members in advance. Because of that, John knew the geography of New York quickly.
"Would you be able to recognize it in the sky?"
Hyeon-woo, who interrupted in the middle, pointed to Spotty and said.
“I was just wondering if I had to walk there.”
Spotty was much smaller than Two-eyed, but he could easily hold six adult males.
“Why six? Are you going to bring him too?"
When Ga-jun pointed at Ash, Hyeon-woo smiled and said coldly.
“No, why treat the hostages kindly. Two-eyed needs to come too. And you’re hurt too. It’ll take some time to recover.”
“Then what about him?”
“Spotty can carry him with his feet.”
The treatment was too much. However, because of the sins Ash committed, everyone agreed with that decision.
“Then shall we go?”
As soon as Hyeon-woo climbed onto the Spotty's back, Seon-woo quickly jumped first. However, Do-jin used a shadow and came up. As usual, he teleported through the shadows.
“Han Do-jin-ssi.”
“What is it? Ji Seon-woo-ssi.”
Seon-woo gnashed his teeth, but given the situation, he couldn't fight anymore and gave up. As soon as all six of them got on board, Spotty immediately spread his wings and flew up.
"Kwiiik!"
At the place where Hyeon-woo left, a huge Red Boar appeared breathlessly.
"You're slow."
He urged the Red Boar as much as possible, but in the end he couldn't catch up with the one he wanted. He should have known the Red Boar was slow except when charging.
“I have to change my mount.”
However, since the surrounding area has already been cleared, there were no other monsters to be seen. If possible, he would like something that knew how to fly. Alberg licked his lips and regretted it. It looked like he would have to ride the Red Boar for a while.
"Let's go."
Alberg started the Red Boar again.
"Hm?"
Hyeon-woo, who was flying in the air, looked down with a strange feeling. However, all he could see were people dealing with monsters in the messy streets.
'Is it an illusion?'
Hyeon-woo turned his head and looked in front of him. There were a few monsters flying in the sky, but most of them moved quickly because they saw Spotty and saved themselves. It wasn't that there weren't monsters attacking from time to time, but that was enough for the people on top to handle it.
“We’ll be reaching the Headquarters soon!”
John yelled.
The headquarters was one of the buildings of the Guardian Guild in the center of the city. Usually, he would use a government building, but he could see the power of the Guardian Guild here.
“Here it is!”
Spotty carefully landed in the designated location. Although the surroundings were a mess, there were no open portals, no fighting people and no monsters. It seemed like it had already been sorted out.
"Let’s go in."
Ga-jun, who was riding on the tail of the spot, slid down first. Then, as John and Seon-woo got off in turn, Do-jin also hugged Hyeon-woo and got off.
“I can get off alone.”
Hyeon-woo expressed his dissatisfaction, but Do-jin only laughed.
“But isn’t the atmosphere strange?”
People should be busy in the middle of the day, but it’s strangely quiet. Upon entering, the lobby was a mess as if a storm had passed. And all the few people were down.
"Yuri!"
John, who was looking around the lobby with a stunned expression, suddenly ran to the fallen man. The woman with dark hair blinked her eyes slowly, and she looked at him.
"John?"
It was a faint, small voice that seemed like it would die at any moment.
“What the hell is going on?”
Every time Yuri shook her body a little, blood spurted out of her mouth and soaked her clothes.
"Phoenix… The Phoenix Guild betrayed.”
Even in such a situation, Yuri squeezed her voice and conveyed the situation.
"Hey, don't tell me!"
John stopped her, but she didn't stop talking.
"Bacardi, he's raiding here, ugh."
Red blood leaked out again. The law of emergency measures for injured people was basically taught at the guild, but when a colleague looked like this, his body became stiff.
"Phew."
Ga-jun, who had been watching, stepped forward and began to examine Yuri's condition. With her leg broken, she was hit hard in the stomach. Because of that, the internal organs were damaged.
“You need a hospital or a healer. It can't be solved here.”
She tried pouring the potion she had, but she lost too much of her blood. Yuri was dying. Still, she explained the whole situation to the end.
“Not yet, here. Other people should also be informed. One radio is in the control room.”
“Stop, stop talking!”
Yuri's eyes, who had been talking about the situation with blank eyes the whole time, twinkled.
“For justice.”
Tears welled up from John's eyes when he heard that. The Guardian Guild was created by gathering people who wanted to protect justice. And Yuri also wanted to be one of those people.
“Yuri, you are just.”
She protected the weak and did not bend even in front of the strong and stood for what was just.
"Thank you."
For the first time, the voice that seemed to be cut off came out clearly. Then, the sound of her breathing slowed down, and her eyes slowly closed. That was the end of Yuri.
“Yuri, Yuri!”
When her name was called, Yuri didn't open her eyes anymore.
“She’s dead.”
When he told him this reality, John clenched his teeth.
“Let's go up. If her words are right, the culprit will still be in there. "
"Yes."
John laid Yuri straight and followed them. The elevator was broken and they had to walk directly. Immediately upstairs, the lobby and state were not very different. Some seemed to have fought Bacardi, but to no avail.
“Seventh floor. There will be a Control Room there.”
The more he climbed the floor, the more his anger increased.
“Are you even human!”
John vented his anger.
“I feel bad.”
Ga-jun scratched his head and said. He had seen people die countless times, but he had never gotten used to it.
"I agree."
Hyeon-woo also agreed with Ga-jun's words. Bacardi wasn't just killing people. He played with those who could no longer move.
Strength entered his clenched fists.
“Hyeon-woo-ya.”
Do-jin was worried about Hyeon-woo. He didn't want to show this to Hyeon-woo. He always wanted to show him only the good things. But he couldn't stop Hyeon-woo from being so angry. Do-jin made a bitter expression at the fact.
It was the same with Seon-woo. He continued to look at Hyeon-woo's condition restlessly.
“Hyung, are you okay?”
"Unn."
He had already asked the same question over ten times, but Hyeon-woo calmly answered. Because he knew the heart of his younger brother who was worried about him.
***
Bacardi looked at the screens that illuminated various parts of the city. The reflections were all so horrifying that it was as if they were looking at the end of the world.
"Hehehe."
That was good. Now even the foolish people who wanted to keep the Awakened tied up might realize something. The helplessness of not being able to do anything in this situation and the power of the strong.
“I mean, I don’t understand. Why should the Awakened have to protect worm-like humans without any powers while lowering themselves?"
Bacardi said, looking at the woman sitting directly in front of him. Her name was Amber. She was the head of the Control Room. Although she was an Awakened, her related ability is telepathy. Her other powers were weak, as she specialized in speaking to others. Because of that, she was easily subdued.
“If you don’t know that, you are no different from a monster.”
Amber replied in a cold voice.
"Monster. I’m a monster.”
Bacardi chuckled and pressed his face closer to Amber.
“Okay, let’s try being a monster, well.”
It was good to see the distorted face, as if disgusted. It was all the more so because Amber was usually well-groomed.
“Come on, Amber.”
"Don't call me by name."
“From now on, do as I tell you.”
“I don’t want to.”
“Then shall your precious people die?”
Bacardi pointed to the other employees he had gathered in a corner.
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
HM: Bacardi is really inhuman. Hmph.
Davine: Didn't HW already give him a taste of defeat? Was it not enough?
YRR: Why do all the really powerful people, with incredible endurance and speed, always want a mount? I wouldn’t expect Superman to drive a car to an emergency.
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