studiobondurri Chapter 468 - Attack (2)
Chapter 468 - Attack (2)
Chapter 468 - Attack (2)
“Skreeeeeee!!”
“Grrrrrrrk!”
Golden flames engulfed the insects filling the sky like the sun had descended. The swarm of insects that could be mistaken for clouds screeched as they burned and turned to ash, resembling black snow as it fell.
“K-Kurgh,” grunted one of the monsters that barely survived the flames.
Unlike the other insects, this one, who had been commanding the insects from the sky, had the appearance of a human. However, it was easy to identify him as an otherworldly being due to his bulging vessels and a green mucous stem protruding from the back of his head to his waist.
“H-Half of the Cockroaches were eradicated in just o-one blow...?”
The otherworldly monster widened his fully black eyes in disbelief. It was not just the Cockroaches; the evolved lifeform Medusa as well as the Nest that endlessly birthed Parasites had severely reduced in number due to the flames. The attack was overwhelming to the point that the monster wondered if their king would be capable of such an attack.
“I-I must let him know.”
The death of the Medusas was of no consequence, but the destruction of the Nests would negatively influence their plan. The Nests were the key to their plan to invade the area with an infinite number of Parasites. The king said that he would not participate in the invasion, but that was no longer an option, considering how overwhelming that attack had been.
The otherworldly monster sprouted transparent wings and flew into the red Rift in the sky. Inside the Rift was a land corroded by countless Nests. It looked as if the land itself was covered in giant blood vessels. The Parasites had completely invaded this world, previously known as Huan.
The otherworldly monster arrived at the largest Nest among the countless and bowed.
“M-My king,” the monster said.
A handsome middle-aged man was sitting on a giant throne with his eyes closed. The king couldn’t be distinguished from a human in appearance, but the otherworldly monster knew exactly who was inside the human body.
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The voice echoed directly into the head instead of being transmitted through sound waves. The middle-aged man slowly opened his chilling fully black eyes and gazed at the otherworldly monster.
“I-I have something to report!”
The otherworldly monster known as Raging Temperance quickly reported what had happened on Earth. The eyes of the middle-aged man, who had been listening in silence, gradually began to shine.
[Half of the Cockroaches were killed in one blow?]
“N-Not just the Cockroaches. The number of Nests added to the vanguard was greatly reduced as well!”
[Oh?]
The middle-aged man leaned on one side of the throne, highly intrigued. He slowly raised his arm and looked down at himself. To be more exact, he thought about the former owner of this body.
[He was disappointing,] the man said as he clicked his tongue.
The man had been highly anticipating the battle against the strongest martial artist in Huan but was utterly disappointed after getting to fight him.
[Haaa.]
The Parasite King[2] sighed deeply. He had not managed to find anyone who could break his boredom. He had been bored for a very long time; being the strongest for what seemed like forever was no different from suffering a long and gruesome death. Parasites endlessly desired to evolve, and the Parasite King arrived at the Triad to search for someone who could give him some sort of thrill.
[Then is he the one known as Bael?]
To be more exact, he had come in search of Bael.
“I-I do not know.” Raging Temperance shook his head. “But... I do not believe it is Bael because I heard that he is a demon.”
There was no way that a demon would use golden energy.
[Hmm.] The Parasite King shook his head in disappointment and slowly rose from his throne. [Well, I might as well warm up before I face Bael.]
The Parasite King headed to the red Rift with a smile.
***
“Fuuu,” Oh Kang-Woo exhaled.
The ashes made from burning the insects filling the skies of Seoul were falling like snow.
“Not bad.”
Kang-Woo put the token back in his pocket and closed his eyes.
- Yeon-Joo.
- Kurgh! Wh-Where the hell are you?! And what the hell are these crazy-ass insects?
Cha Yeon-Joo’s voice echoed within his head. Kang-Woo did not have the time to explain to her what was happening.
- I’m going to send you a portion of my Deific Essence, so kill as many Parasites attacking civilians as possible.
- ...
- Iris is near you as well, right?
- Y-Yeah.
Yeon-Joo was working with the expeditionary troops from Aernor in Seoul after becoming Kang-Woo’s incarnation. It was to build friendly relations with the people of Aernor, who had spread the Church of Splendor throughout Earth, now that she had become the God of Splendor’s incarnation.
- Evacuate the citizens with the help of Aernor’s troops.
- Then what are you going to...
Yeon-Joo was about to say something worriedly but stopped herself because she knew how pointless it was to worry about him in this situation.
- Got it. I’ll get right on it.
Kang-Woo nodded after getting Yeon-Joo’s answer and turned to Si-Hun and Tae-Hyun.
“There should be evolved lifeforms commanding the Parasites near the Nests. I’ll be counting on you guys to kill them.”
“What about y—”
“Si-Hun,” Kang-Woo cut Si-Hun off and said in a low tone, “I’m counting on you.”
Si-Hun closed his eyes and bit his lip. He created a formless blue sword, narrowed his eyes, and nodded. He responded energetically, “Understood, hyung-nim.”
Kang-Woo smiled.
“Kang-Woo hyung...” Tae-Hyun called anxiously.
Blood mixed with sweat was pouring down his cheeks from his eyes. The burning sky and the distorted earth... Things were playing out exactly as the future he saw. All that was left was the hill made of corpses.
“Don’t worry.” Kang-Woo placed his hand on Tae-Hyun’s shoulder and smiled faintly. “I won’t let that future... come to be.”
Kang-Woo turned away from Tae-Hyun, who was blankly staring at him in silence.
‘Now, then.’
Kang-Woo looked up at the red Rift burning the sky.
“Let’s go.”
He did not intend to wait to be attacked like an idiot.
‘If Earth is being attacked because it’s linked to the outer world, I don’t see a reason why we can’t attack them.’
“But man, I don’t wanna eat goddamn bugs.”
‘Well, I guess I have no choice. They’re a great source of protein.’
Taste was not important; nutrition was all that mattered.
Boom—!!
Kang-Woo stomped on the ground and flew up into the air without hesitation.
1. Looks like this is a reference to the novel The Second Coming of Gluttony, which is also on Wuxiaworld. ☜
2. Not to be confused with the Parasite Queen. ☜