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[Chapter 213]
[Unbreakable Will]
Abaddon attacked Pandora Clan.
Pandora Clan, which had sent most of its forces to Suwon City to subjugate Beelzebub, couldn't properly respond to Abaddon's attack.
Crunch!!
"Trees don't taste good."
""""..."
Clan members threw large objects to block Abaddon.
They didn't attack directly because just moments ago, some clan members who rushed in were devoured by him.
Crunch!
"...!!"
"This tastes a bit better."
And another one.
Abaddon grabbed a clan member and put them into his widely opened mouth.
The clan member disappeared into his stomach without even screaming.
"R-Run away! They said reinforcements were sent, so we just need to hold out until then!"
"Don't rush at him needlessly! Everyone escape upstairs!!"
Among the remaining clan members, those who had joined earlier shouted.
Clan members listened to them and hurriedly evacuated to the upper floors.
Of course, Abaddon didn't try to chase the clan members alone.
"Armageddon lied. I heard there were many delicious things here, but I don't see any delicious food."
Abaddon released his internal mana.
The internal mana he released caused a large-scale disturbance.
Hopper-type monsters born from the disturbance chased after the clan members.
Abaddon slowly climbed the stairs following behind the monsters.
Was it when he reached the 9th floor?
"...It's delicious."
Abaddon split his mouth.
He felt the aura of a strong person.
He rushed towards the direction where he felt the aura.
There was a reaction from the other side too.
Heavenly Step
Tyrant Paddock
A being running down the long corridor.
The man swung down a blackened sword towards him.
Abaddon raised his arm to block.
"...!!"
It's poison.
Abaddon, who was hit by the attack, retreated.
Right after, deadly poison seeped into his body.
Abaddon writhed in pain.
Tyrant Paddock
Holy Shield
However, the man didn't stop attacking regardless of Abaddon's condition.
Rather, confirming that poison was effective, the man continued pouring poison.
And when the man overwhelmed Abaddon, a woman who appeared from the other side even cast protection magic on the man.
Then─
─Spuntóne Del Diavolo
Devil's Spear
A huge spear pierced Abaddon.
No, it was a fist.
"You will pay dearly for killing my disciples."
A man with a huge build like a bear.
The man threw his fist again.
Abaddon caught that fist.
"...!!"
The man's strength was great.
But it wasn't enough against Abaddon.
Also, by then he started developing resistance to the poison that had seeped into his body.
Hiss!
Wounds healed quickly too.
The hole in his chest closed up.
Abaddon grinned.
"Is this all you've got?"
☆
Yu Nam-hoon, Bruno.
Besides these two, there were no clan members who could damage Abaddon.
To be honest, the rest were a hindrance.
If they needlessly deployed clan members, it could rather restrict the movements of these two.
So Jung Ha-yang was having these two face Abaddon.
But it's not enough.
Neither Uncle Bruno nor Nam-hoon oppa can stand against Abaddon.
Jung Ha-yang couldn't erase her hardened expression.
Even with Yeou-bi's support and using <Amplification >'s power, the two couldn't land effective hits on Abaddon.
Abaddon's healing ability was extraordinary.
Even if the two managed to land attacks, he quickly recovered his body.
Moreover, Abaddon was showing resistance to magic the more he was hit by it.
Crunch!!
"...Kuk...!!"
"Hmm, delicious. I like flesh."
Eventually, Abaddon deliberately got hit to draw Bruno into his domain.
He severed Bruno's forearm.
As Bruno retreated with his arm cut off, Abaddon swallowed the fallen arm in one gulp.
"Can you fight with one arm?"
""""..."
Abaddon asked in a pure tone.
Yeou-bi and Cha Eun-woo concentrated healing magic on Bruno.
He gradually stabilized from the pain of having his arm cut off.
The severed area also healed.
But what had fallen off didn't return to its original state.
We can't handle him.
Uncle Bruno needs proper treatment too.
The situation was extremely bad.
Jung Ha-yang requested support from the Mana Management Organization as soon as she detected Abaddon.
But looking at the unfolding situation, it seemed difficult for the Mana Management Organization to send support.
The only thing they could hope for was the affiliated clans in Jung-gu and Yongsan-gu.
But Abaddon is stronger than expected.
I'm not sure if we can hold out until the affiliated clans come to help.
Jung Ha-yang was gloomy.
The enemy wasn't just Abaddon.
They had to deal with monsters too.
In such a situation─
"─Waaah!!"
"Yu-seong, it's okay. Don't cry."
"Bababa...!!"
There were also people unable to fight.
Administrative staff including Shakira.
And Han Seo-hyeon, Lee Yu-jung, Noh Yu-seong.
Even Ha Baek-ryeon.
She herself, pregnant with a swollen belly, should be added to the situation.
I'm not sure if I should be pushing myself this hard.
Jung Ha-yang frowned.
Her lower abdomen throbbed.
She touched her lower abdomen with one hand while deploying protection magic.
"Ha-yang, don't overdo it. I can cast protection magic, so stay still. If something goes wrong..."
"I have to help somehow in this situation. It's okay, I won't overdo it."
Cha Eun-woo worried.
Jung Ha-yang gave a bitter smile.
She was already overdoing it severely.
She felt sorry for the child in her womb, but she couldn't be protected by clan members.
She was the Sub-lord.
That hadn't changed even though she was pregnant.
"Ha-yang."
It was then.
Bruno, who was fighting with one arm cut off, called Jung Ha-yang.
"I'll hold this guy off. So you take the people and evacuate."
"Uncle..."
"Yu Nam-hoon, you too. You need to protect the kids instead of me."
Jung Ha-yang bit her lip.
The most troublesome enemy was Abaddon.
If they could just do something about Abaddon, escaping the clan hall wouldn't be that difficult.
That's why Bruno said he would face Abaddon.
There was no other way.
Someone had to sacrifice themselves to hold Abaddon back.
Among them, Bruno was the most suitable.
Jung Ha-yang knew that too.
But─
"─Hurry, go."
Bruno didn't even give Jung Ha-yang time to ponder.
"The people behind me are the ones my master wants to protect most. So I can't lose you."
"..."
"And fighting while protecting you is too much for me alone. You're hindrances now. So go."
That's a lie.
A guardian would never call the people he's protecting hindrances.
Bruno is just saying that to lessen the burden.
Jung Ha-yang knew that.
And she knew she couldn't let his sacrifice be in vain.
The longer she stayed here, the more Bruno would struggle.
Leaving this place was the best move for Bruno and others too.
"I'm sorry, please take care of our backs."
"Don't look back and go down. Yu Nam-hoon, I'm counting on you with the kids."
"...Yes, uncle."
In the end, Jung Ha-yang had no choice but to turn her back on Bruno.
The clan members' faces were contorted.
But they couldn't do anything either.
Even Ha Baek-ryeon swallowed her tears and finally made the decision to turn away.
It was then.
"Wait."
Jung Ha-yang stopped walking.
Suddenly she felt a presence.
That presence entering her detection net was flying in from the air.
The speed was so fast.
It was fast enough to crash into the building's outer wall soon.
She immediately realized who the owner of that presence was.
"Eun-woo."
"Huh? What?"
Then there was no need to hesitate.
Jung Ha-yang quickly racked her brain.
She spoke to Cha Eun-woo.
Cha Eun-woo didn't seem to sense the presence flying from far away in the situation full of disturbances.
But that was fine.
She quickly gave instructions.
"When I signal, use the healing bandage on Uncle Bruno to pull him this way."
"What?"
"The same goes for others. Everyone, prepare to activate magic to bring Uncle Bruno over when Eun-woo uses the artifact."
""""..."
Puzzlement appeared on the clan members' faces.
There was no time to explain.
Jung Ha-yang looked back.
──!!
Bruno ran down the corridor.
Abaddon was excitedly rushing at Bruno.
One of Bruno's arms was enveloped in flames, emitting light.
Abaddon reaches out his hand.
It was an extremely disadvantageous situation for Bruno who could only use one hand.
At that moment, Jung Ha-yang signaled.
"Now!!"
Healing Bandage
What situation had occurred.
Cha Eun-woo realized just before.
She too smiled brightly at the presence approaching close.
Then she activated the artifact, wrapping Bruno's waist.
Bruno's eyes widened.
"...!"
Quick-witted people lent their strength.
Cha Eun-woo pulled the bandage wrapped around his waist with all her might.
Bruno who was moving forward collapsed, and Abaddon's attack grazed over his head.
Right after, Bruno's body floated in the air and moved towards Cha Eun-woo's direction.
Abaddon who lost his target moved his feet to chase Bruno.
At that very moment─
─Boom boom boom boom!!
"...Huh?"
The building's outer wall exploded.
The outer wall of the corridor Abaddon was running down shattered.
An attack from outside to inside.
Elements forming the outer wall became fragments flying into the corridor.
Abaddon couldn't withstand the explosion coming from the side and was slammed into the wall.
Whoosh!
Flames rose.
Flames filled the corridor.
Flames that didn't harm people at all burned the monsters.
In an instant, over half the monsters on the floor were annihilated.
"Eun-ha!"
Eventually, Noh Eun-ha who folded his wings from the sky and landed in the corridor.
Jung Ha-yang saw Eun-ha and called his name in joy.
Noh Eun-ha's gaze turned very briefly towards her and the people around.
Then his eyes narrowed seeing Bruno.
Eun-ha exerted his aura in a posture of carrying them on his back.
"Nam-hoon hyung."
"Oh, Eun-ha."
"Hyung, take responsibility and evacuate with the kids. And Ha-yang."
"Yes!"
"Don't overdo it anymore and be protected by Nam-hoon hyung. Reinforcements will come soon too, so don't worry."
"Okay, I got it."
"Uncle Bruno, please rest well too. You've been through a lot while I was gone. The injury... I'll heal it even if I have to use an elixir. Thank you."
To the people he carried on his back.
His back looked so firm it seemed like it wouldn't fall to any storm.
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Due to Armageddon's scheme, the Twelve Seats and players from their clans ended up in a floating situation.
The Mana Management Organization couldn't properly deal with the Mines who moved through subspace.
If I had come a little faster...
I could have saved those kids.
Because of that, the Mana Management Organization had no choice but to split manpower that would be deployed in other operations to handle the chaos.
<Yama > Kang Hyeon-cheol went to Mammon, and Eun-ha came to face Abaddon after strongly requesting it himself.
But he was a little late.
Eun-ha found body parts in the corridor presumed to be from clan members.
They must be remains left after being devoured by Abaddon.
Grind
He was caught off guard.
Eun-ha couldn't control his rising anger at Armageddon's scheme.
He gritted his teeth.
Above all─
"─I, I know you. You're the strongest among hum...!!"
Transformation
Liger Chain
Lightning Step
True Annihilation Kick
He wanted to kill Abaddon who had done this to his clan right away.
Before Abaddon could even finish speaking, Eun-ha closed the distance in one step.
Moving his body at a speed Abaddon couldn't react to, he delivered a kick with waist power.
The attack imbued with lightning made Abaddon's head snap back.
Clank!
At the same time, chains moved.
The chains wrapped around Abaddon's arms.
Eun-ha swung the chains.
"Urgh...!!"
Abaddon flailed his body.
Eun-ha increased the output.
Abaddon's movements became dull as he was paralyzed by the lightning.
Eun-ha immediately threw Abaddon into the wall with the chains.
He was slammed into the wall again.
"I'm ang...!!"
Transformation
Liger Blaster
Abaddon rising from inside the wall.
Eun-ha aimed the blaster right in front of his face.
He didn't give him time to react.
───!!!
A beam of lightning was fired.
Unable to withstand the impact, the ceiling of the upper floor collapsed.
Eun-ha walked through the dust storm looking for Abaddon who would be somewhere.
Ripples occurred centered on him.
Sonic Wave
He found Abaddon's location.
Eun-ha changed the blaster to chains and pulled Abaddon out of the pile of debris.
"Ugh, ugh..."
"Have another one."
He pulls the chains.
The chain length shortens.
The creature bound by chains is dragged along.
When the distance became not far, Eun-ha turned the chains back into a blaster and aimed at the incoming Abaddon.
───!
Lightning was fired again.
Only then did the armor Abaddon was wearing fall off in pieces.
Lightning Step
Hamper Wave
True Annihilation Kick
He withstood the lightning.
He barely maintained balance.
At that moment, Eun-ha used Lightning Step to move behind Abaddon.
Abaddon reacts but is too late.
His movements are sluggish after being attacked by lightning countless times.
Eun-ha delivered a kick imbued with Hamper Wave to him.
Advanced control technique.
It disturbs internal mana.
"...!!"
He falls.
Eun-ha stabbed his sword into his back.
Transformation
Phoenix's Cloak
Violent Flame
Magic mixing deadly poison and flames flows into his body.
"Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! It hurts it hurts it hurts!!"
Abaddon screamed.
He coughed up blood.
The blood eroded by poison was black.
That blood caught fire and disappeared.
It was then.
"Hehehehehehehehehe!!"
"..."
"It doesn't hurt at all now."
While lying face down on the floor.
Abaddon cackled.
Rapid healing begins.
Healing skin pushes out the blade.
Fallen gauntlets are newly formed.
He who gained resistance to flames no longer cried out in pain.
Rather─
─Chomp chomp
He started devouring the flames clinging to his body.
His regeneration ability accelerates.
His strength increases rapidly.
Abaddon shook off Eun-ha's sword and swung his arm.
"...Kuk...!!"
A fierce wind blew.
Eun-ha stepped back.
Abaddon who got up from the floor dusted off his body.
"I received your attack well. It was delicious."
"..."
"But what should I do? It's boring now. Your attacks won't work anymore."
"Really?"
"Aren't you scared?"
"Why should I be?"
"Why, you ask... Armageddon said I'm the strong...!!"
Transformation
Liger Chain
Lightning Step
Gift-granting Artifact
<Amplification >
Flying Ascension
Abaddon swings his arm.
Eun-ha lowered his posture.
Letting the attack pass by, he placed one hand on the ground and pushed off hard.
Rising his body, he added rotational force and kicked Abaddon's chin.
Abaddon's head tilted back.
His feet lift off the ground.
Transformation
Liger Blaster
Eun-ha aimed at his stomach.
Abaddon didn't stay still either.
In mid-air, he reached out his arm.
He tries to grab the blaster.
Wormhole
"...!!"
Abaddon's hand rummages through subspace.
His hand doesn't reach the blaster and pops out in a completely different direction.
Meanwhile, lightning gathered in the blaster.
──!!!
A dazzling flash is fired.
Abaddon who was hit by the attack without even touching the ground flies away.
Wormhole
Eun-ha opened a subspace in the direction Abaddon was flying.
He who was flying horizontally suddenly fell from the sky above.
Transformation
Phoenix's Cloak
Liger Chain
Eun-ha equipped two familiars simultaneously.
He compresses mana into Zangetsu Kōsei.
Flames and lightning are engraved on the sword blade.
Ignis Cross
Flames and lightning flash.
The released power soars towards the sky with a fierce sound.
Crimson flames and blue lightning instantly engulf Abaddon.
"If attacks don't work, just keep attacking until they do."
Eun-ha prepared his next attack.