Chapter 106 – No Answers (6)
“You’re more capable than I thought.”
“What should we do?”
“We need a little more time. Just a bit.”
“…Then we can afford to wait.”
The Frontier, the Magical Girl had moved. They could feel the news that reached them.
Lee Kyung-sik naturally went to find him, but he said there was no need to hide anymore. He just needed a little more time.
“Do you see this? This is the essence of despair and hatred that I have been steadily gathering. The quantity and concentration that could never be amassed in Nebaros. This is proof of how decayed this world is, and how much humanity longs for liberation. I will be their salvation.”
“If that’s the case, then truly…”
“Yes. I will transcend my limits with this and become a god.”
Smalillian grinned. To him, Earth was like El Dorado. A place overflowing with gold wherever you go—a place where just walking could make you stronger.
The people here wounded each other and themselves day after day.
That was the essence of human life and the origin of Smalillian.
Having tasted power like this, he had no intentions of backing down. Having gathered this much strength, he was sure there was no rival left on this land.
“From now on, I will do whatever it takes to stop them with all my strength. Until the sun rises completely.”
Seeing this, Lee Kyung-sik contacted all his followers to execute the final plan. He wasn’t concerned about the damage they might incur.
As long as the supply was guaranteed, Smalillian, who had no limits to the expansion of his power, would awaken fully and grasp immense strength, and everything would fall into his grip no matter what.
He wouldn’t spare the Magical Girls or the Special Task Force.
*
“I don’t know how much strength the enemy has yet. Don’t go in alone under any circumstances. Got it?”
At the same time, in a vehicle crossing a dim road, Director Lee Min-hyung was on the phone, directing everyone.
It wasn’t just vehicles. In the sky, several Magical Girls were already flying towards the destination.
“…This is my first time. A large-scale joint operation like this.”
Even Karin, one of them, was taken aback.
This wasn’t just a collaborative effort of a few company members. In fact, this was a war against the opposing forces, a first for the Magical Girls.
“They’re not showing any special movements. Are they really thinking of surrendering?”
However, the suspicious point was the enemy’s attitude of not moving at all. Neither CCTV nor Rene’s magic detected any unusual activity.
They were certainly aware of the news, yet it was quiet as if they were waiting for the coming of the heroes.
“Let’s surround them for now.”
Feeling uneasy, Lee Min-hyung was sweating as he cautiously gave commands.
Lee Kyung-sik’s stronghold was also a sizable church on the outskirts of the city.
However, even as they approached and surrounded it from the ground to the sky, there were no signs of movement.
“They won’t run away.”
Rene felt a sense of confusion but surrounded the church with a large defensive barrier to block entrances and prevent the spread of damage.
“If they still don’t come out… Park, give me the loudspeaker.”
Lee Min-hyung, along with his agents, got out of the vehicle and looked at the eerily silent church while holding a large loudspeaker.
“Lee Kyung-sik! Stop cooperating with the monsters and surrender now!”
Lee Min-hyung warned into the interior. There was no way left, so he demanded their surrender. He could purify the power they had been affected by Smalillian. If this continued, sacrifices would only increase.
“You’re trying hard. Still, it’s not bad to see you working so earnestly.”
Lee Kyung-sik was watching this scene from within the darkened office through the window.
“Daughter. I’ll be back soon.”
Lee Kyung-sik murmured quietly as he buttoned up his coat and stepped outside. Suddenly, everyone’s attention turned to him.
Without caring a bit, Lee Kyung-sik confidently stood about 50 meters in front of Lee Min-hyung.
“Pitiful people. And foolish.”
“What…?”
“Don’t you already know? If you had experienced that person’s miracle, you’d be here too, but I won’t bother with you anymore. Everything will be over soon.”
Cackling, he lit a cigarette right in front of them. Lee Min-hyung and everyone else stood dumbfounded, unable to stop his action.
“You’re the foolish one.”
However, someone cut his cigarette in half. Magical Girl Rene, shining like light in the darkness.
She descended from the sky and glared at him with a furrowed brow.
“Praying for miracles and worshiping miracles. Is that really a miracle? Did your miracle come true as you desired?”
“You little…”
“What would a miracle mean to a monster that feeds on despair and hatred? Just another means to create more hatred and despair.”
“Shut your mouth. What do you know to speak so boldly…?”
Rene’s unyielding words shook his composure. More than anything, he overly reacted to the word miracle.
“You don’t understand. Have you ever had a child as a young one? Have you experienced how disgusting humanity is? Don’t you just follow along like a parrot, believing that the foolish are speaking the truth?”
“…At least I know who you are now, what you’ve experienced, and what kind of miracle you might have gone through. On the other hand, you’re judging me based solely on appearances.”
As he pointed and shouted, Rene bitterly smiled and lowered her head. Lee Kyung-sik’s eyes widened in surprise at her words.
However, when Rene raised her head again, her eyes were already glimmering with mana.
“Who is right doesn’t matter. If you think you’re right, then fight.”
“Ugh, all! Attack!”
As a flash of light burst from Rene’s staff, Lee Kyung-sik gritted his teeth and shouted.
“What the?! The monsters!”
“Fire! Shoot!”
The dark church windows shattered simultaneously as everyone who had been holding their breath burst out. All the loyal followers began transforming into monsters covered in black viscous slime, losing their reason and roaring.
And a frantic battle commenced. Gunfire rang out, and the surprised Magical Girls poured their strength into fighting them.
“Urgh, ugh…”
“Don’t think about running away.”
In the chaos, Rene ensnared Lee Kyung-sik with a chain of magic. He grinned with his scorched face from the flash he encountered.
“Magical Girl, Rene. Don’t act so high and mighty…”
“…!”
Yet, Lee Kyung-sik began to be covered in darkness. With the hands of the transformed monster, he seized the chains and tore them apart.
A ring he wore on his hand glimmered.
“Where do you think you’re going?!”
With a roar, he charged at her, crashing through the overlapping barriers with an incredible impact.
Rene’s vision wavered as the barriers cracked and shattered. Lee Kyung-sik’s power was beyond imagination.
“Cool your head and come back.”
She trapped him in an illusion. But it was just for a moment.
He emerged from the illusion, spewing black vapor as he broke it.
“Don’t act like you know me. You don’t know my heart. Never.”
“I have no intention to understand anymore.”
Seeing his resolve, Rene cast magic once more. Without hesitation, she unleashed magic as if ready to obliterate the entire area.
“Stop underestimating that person’s power. You will never win with that kind of half-hearted effort.”
Lee Kyung-sik did not die this time either. Transformed into a large monster, he chuckled, oozing dark energy.
‘It’s a difference in attributes. To crush the dense power of dark magic, greater force is needed.’
She grit her teeth. The essence of their powers was fundamentally different.
Her mana was too light compared to the thick, cold black magic polluting Lee Kyung-sik, which was built from the sacrifices and sins of countless people.
To break through that, she needed either much greater power or a deeper, heavier darkness.
“Not yet.”
“This, this is?! Ugh…”
At that moment, a blue light surged behind her like a lightning strike.
The light that annihilates the dead hit Lee Kyung-sik’s body, causing a clear crack. This was the first time Rene had met Jeon So-hyun. She glanced back at Jeon So-hyun with a strange expression.
“This isn’t over!”
Startled, Jeon So-hyun pointed behind her and yelled. Just as she said, Lee Kyung-sik exploded in rage and started stomping forward again.
“…No. It’s over.”
Seizing the opportunity created by Jeon So-hyun, Rene raised her staff once more. The strongest offensive magic she could unleash, which she used while fighting Karin.
Countless colorful magic circles rose, pointing at Lee Kyung-sik, simultaneously releasing their magic.
In an instant, there was a shock and a deafening noise that made everyone close their eyes and stagger. Many monsters caught up amidst the aftermath were eliminated as well.
Soon, amidst the thick dust, Lee Kyung-sik’s head, detached from his body, fell and rolled right in the middle of a church parking lot that now had nothing left but a deep crater.
“Did… did we take him down?”
All the monsters temporarily halted their movements, leading a nervous Lee Min-hyung to quietly murmur.
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