Chapter 655. Cheap Trick (2) #PART 2
Awooooooo.
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The portal manifests.
Entering the Arcana continent.
As soon as I stepped forward, I heard Tempest’s howling.
I wondered what it was seeing that made it howl like that.
Oh, it’s not that.
“Even if it looks unlucky, just let it go for now.”
Evil Eye, the source of all evil.
Tempest was howling while glaring at Grandfell’s Evil Eye. I see. In front of Grandfell’s Evil Eye, my natural enemy relationship also became invalid, and Tempest’s senses couldn’t function properly.
I rubbed Tempest’s head and said,
“Even if you stare at him like that, he’ll be upset too.“
How can I be so confident?
Because I’m not moving according to Grandfell’s plan. Of course, Grandfell must be anxious too, right? Don’t ask if Grandfell, being the great figure he is, didn’t anticipate and prepare for my deviations.
I whispered softly to Tempest,
“…I don’t even know what I’m going to do.”
Even so, I moved according to the procedure.
“I must retrieve Harkon.”
The bigger the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
I didn’t expect Harkon to be alive. There was no life response from him, and even if his heart was beating, I had confirmed that it was driven by the will of a demon, not Harkon’s.
However…
“That doesn’t mean I don’t have a reason not to rush.”
Harkon’s Kingsguard.
When I recalled his face, the memories of the time we spent together flashed through my mind.
Maybe that’s why.
I had no choice but to look up at the Evil Eye in the night sky, following Tempest.
I whispered softly,
“I learned a lot from being by your side.”
That was a warning in its own way.
“Don’t forget that even the aftermath is part of it.”
The immense difference in rank.
I don’t think my voice, my resolve, will reach you.
In that sense, this was a resolution.
A resolution from myself.
I looked at the broken status screen.
[■■ : ■■■ ■■■■ ■■■■■ ■■■]
Not Grandfell Claudi Arpheus Romeo.
Lee Hoyeol.
The first resolution I speak on the Arcana continent.
“Let’s go, Tempest.”
Someone might ask.
Under Grandfell’s Evil Eye, wouldn’t you fail to utilize the advantages of being a demon hunter? Well, that’s not completely wrong. But it’s not entirely unfavorable either.
“I haven’t confirmed it yet, though.”
The power of demons, the total amount of negative emotions that are their source, is finite.
Now that Grandfell’s infinitely deep darkness has swallowed even the World Tree, and risen as the unique Evil Eye of the Arcana continent, where will the negative emotions of the Arcana continent go?
“Naturally, it can only be you, Grandfell.”
Therefore, even if I can’t take advantage of the natural enemy relationship,
“Other demons must be in the same situation.”
It means the demon who possesses Harkon’s body will also be unable to use their power due to Grandfell’s influence. Wait, thinking from that perspective…
“Could this actually be an opportunity?”
Let me think schematically, like Lee Hoyeol would.
The demons are weak now, but they haven’t fallen into hell from which they can’t return. The primordial evil that is still alive somewhere in the Arcana continent, as well as the Ten Thrones, including Bael, should not be overlooked.
In that sense, now that Grandfell’s brilliant halo is swallowing all the negative emotions, isn’t this the perfect opportunity to hunt them unilaterally?
As I was contemplating, I muttered.
“…I really hate this version of myself.”
For some reason, it feels like I’m receiving help from Grandfell… In the end, isn’t this part of his plan? Because you must know exactly how I’d think.
But still…
“I hate that I have no choice but to go along with it.”
How could a demon hunter not hunt demons?
“Fine.”
If this is still part of your plan, Grandfell, I’ll follow it up to a certain point. That way, I can get to a level where I can face you, right?
Did my determination reach Tempest too? Tempest, who had been sniffing around, seemed to sense something. I immediately mounted Tempest’s back.
Soon, I heard the sound of the wind cutting through the air, and my vision shifted.
At that moment, I began to feel the change in my body. As I mentioned, the system was down, but since the system was down, my physical senses became sharper, and they were telling me something.
At this moment, the instincts of a predator have returned.
Lee Hoyeol, not Grandfell.
Not the head of the Claudi family, but a demon hunter from Akshan.
As a natural enemy of demons, my senses are stirring.
“I’ve been waiting, Sir Hoyeol.”
Even if Harkon, whom I had been searching for so long, smiled and spoke to me, it meant I wasn’t disturbed in the slightest. I could have drawn my chains without hesitation.
[Lucifer’s Chains of Atonement].
The item information was also from the system. I can’t check the information anymore, but I won’t forget the effects of the item as clearly as its grand name.
[Effect: ‘Suppresses’ demons.]
Status effect, [Suppression].
It could simply be described as suppressing demons so they can’t even attempt any tricks. From this point, it looks like an amazing item left behind by a named demon hunter, but the problem is…
“I’ll fall into the suppression state as well, won’t I?”
It means the chains binding my wrist aren’t just for decoration. In the end, it meant that the suppression wouldn’t be lifted until either the demon hunter or the demon falls.
Despite that…
Clank.
I didn’t hesitate.
At this moment, I was truly a demon hunter.
Yes, as the last demon hunter.
Finally, I understood the feelings of my Akshan predecessors.
“Suppression, huh? You’re rushing things. Isn’t this too hasty?”
“Shut up.”
“Oh, I see.”
Don’t you dare utter those disgusting words through Harkon’s mouth.
I didn’t hesitate.
Immediately, I activated [Exorcist].
The system message didn’t appear, but I could feel that I had entered the “space of consciousness.” The true form of the demon possessing Harkon began to appear in my sight.
But something was off.
“…?”
Why does it have silver hair, like Grandfell?
More importantly, why is it holding Gwicheol?
No, I could understand that.
What I couldn’t understand was why the Guicheol had transformed into the form of the ‘Demon Sword, Sword of the Oath’.
Yes, that form had been altered due to the effect of the ‘Hexagram Brooch.’
I, Lee Hoyeol, hadn’t wielded it; Grandfell had…
“…Could it be?”
Did the silver-haired man realize my inner turmoil?
The nameless Claudi smiled.
“You’ve fallen into fear, demon hunter.”
At the same time, behind him, it appeared.
The silver Evil Eye rising, as if watching this situation unfold.
Soon, the nameless Claudi’s face turned pale.
“I-I’m sorry…!! A humble person like me, just a moment of leisure…”
In that moment, I was certain.
I was still Grandfell.
I hadn’t escaped from your arrangement.
That situation may have caused me to ‘become a scapegoat’.
“Gwicheol.”
I looked at Grandfell’s eyes and spoke.
“Pierce my heart.”
…Pug!
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