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Chapter 252
Chapter 252
1.
Every time Ha Eung Eung reached out to hold hands, Boogeyman would slap her away, but eventually, he succumbed to the persistent touch and, like a tired cat, finally offered his hand.
“I never expected we’d meet like this...”
“Thanks to Jinhyeolchujeokja breaking into the Pillar, I was able to trap him instead... In the meantime, I stole part of my lost body and escaped.”
A fragment too meager to reclaim the name of the Great Demon.
Squish squish
It was no longer the pale hand that resembled the form of a ghost but the hand of this human woman.
Squish squish
The black darkness blocked the opening of the sack, making it impossible to see inside, but this made it all the more reminiscent of Boogeyman’s sack, causing a warm feeling.
Creek crack
While continuing the conversation and thinking things over, Ha Eung Eung couldn’t hide her curious and delighted feelings, fidgeting with her hands in various ways.
Her persistent skinship caused Boogeyman’s voice to turn cold like a shard of ice.
“You’re really pushing it…”
“!”
The sack opened wide.
A bunch of ghost-like hands sprang out and began to slap Ha Eung Eung’s arms relentlessly.
Slap!
With red handprints left from the back of her hands to her wrists, Ha Eung Eung let go of Boogeyman’s hand and wrapped her arms around herself, wincing in pain.
Perhaps lucky enough to witness this again, Boogeyman let out a huff and a playful sound from inside the sack.
“But your voice has gotten a lot clearer. I thought I was hiding a savage-looking killer demon, with blood dripping, in that wardrobe…”
“It’s a transformation technique… One of the techniques I had to leave behind in a hurry when I escaped the haunted object.”
“Can you leave behind a technique that’s tied to your name?”
“A powerful demon can share a technique without being tied to their name… A stronger demon can live on even without a body or can find a new vessel… Like I did, surviving after losing my physical form, or even living in a new vessel.”
The servant didn’t like that new vessel.
“So, when are you coming out of my precious sack? I worked so hard to steal a bunch of big items from the capital’s occult relic shop.”
“Was that you… It was all prickly and big, but the buttocks were burning when I tried to rest on it... It was trash with low purity but large size.”
“Damn it, that big thing didn’t feel right, huh? I threw it into the sack in a rush, but it was that bad?”
“Next time, prepare a softer and more digestible size of relic.”
“Got it…”
He had overheard something he shouldn’t have.
“Wait... wait... Wait a minute. A more digestible size of relic? Did you eat it? What happened to the relics inside the sack?! I worked hard gathering those for myself!”
The servant, his eyes bloodshot, rolled the relic sack, venting his anger at Boogeyman.
Everyone was shocked by how audacious the servant was, boldly defying Boogeyman.
No one could figure out where his courage came from, and even the enemy commander flinched at his daring actions. The servant’s rage at having the relics stolen was immense.
“You thief! Get out of my sack!”
The servant tried to flip the sack upside down to pull Boogeyman out.
To no avail, his body refused to come out, but what emerged were dozens of black arms clenching their fists.
“Can we just talk this through?”
The servant’s peace offering was ignored.
The result of defying authority was dozens of punches landing on the servant.
“Enough, wardrobe demon. You did want the servant’s relic, didn’t you? Our lord is watching too.”
“With that attitude, soon they’ll be calling me the sack demon... Before that happens, call me Boogeyman.”
“...Understood. Boogeyman.”
Even with much of his strength lost, Boogeyman was still second in rank.
He didn’t hesitate to strike even the Silent Swordsman, and the servant, who had attempted insubordination, was beaten senseless, much like a dog on a hot day. Hence, the servant’s attitude toward Boogeyman became more respectful.
“Now, we’ve just finished our feast, so we won’t move for now, but soon, the Great Demon will act! For now, let’s retreat to the fortress!”
Dutta’s advice.
For a moment, the reality that had been ignored caught Ha Eung Eung’s attention.
The crimson pillars surrounding the ascension zone.
The thickening of the pillar that rose high into the sky slowly started to calm down.
If they continued idly around the city, they might fall victim to the Great Demon, who, after devouring countless demons, could casually unleash an attack just for amusement.
It was clear that the damage from that would be far more than what Boogeyman’s punches or strikes could cause.
[Challenge]
[Take Boogeyman to the Pillar of Ascension. (Completed)]
[Destroy the Pillar of Ascension. (Uncompleted)]
[Stop the Feast of Devouring. (Uncompleted)]
[Extermination Rank S]
[No Subjugation Rank]
[Challenge Rank S]
[Overall Rank 2?/3?(+0%)]
[JUST SURVIVED]
[Difficulty level does not change.]
[Failed to destroy the Pillar of Ascension.]
[Failed to conquer the capital district field in the descending zone.]
[Event count has been added.]
[The army retreats to the previous fortress.]
[The Great Demon awakens early.]
[Some surviving demons retreat with the army.]
On the way back.
For some reason, there were many demons quietly following behind, as if they were watching her.
There was no racial discrimination in the face of disaster, after all.
Leaving behind the once-enemy relationships, Ha Eung Eung accepted the company of the Great Demon’s subordinates.
‘I intended for the lord to offer himself as a sacrifice, but it’s only natural for the mind to part ways if not a madman.’
They didn’t seem to have the spirit to attack.
Ha Eung Eung herself didn’t feel like fighting anymore either.
- Boogeyman issue almost made me forget, but is this the first loss for the Silent Swordsman?
- LOL
- You don’t call it a loss just because a human can’t break a pillar taller than 3,000 meters.
- Anyway, subjugation failure.
- Could’ve gone up the pillar if you fought that despair collective instead of trying to destroy the pillar, huh?
- The undefeated Silent Swordsman’s legend is over.
- Silent Swordsman’s back to being just ordinary now, huh?
The viewers who were excited to tease after one loss were pouring fuel on the fire.
Is this the point they thought they’d never break? Well, Silent Swordsman broke everything they didn’t expect, causing bankrupt viewers to lose countless points.
This might be their only chance to mock Silent Swordsman forever.
[?Ending the game.]
[?Silent Swordsman has ended the broadcast.]
- Wait a minute
- LOL, Silent Swordsman ran away, huh?
- Not just running away in-game, but also shutting off the game in real life, huh?
While the malicious viewers were excited, those who weren’t joining in the bashing froze in shock.
- Hey, you idiots, what did you do?!
- Do you know what you’ve done?!
- Why are you yelling at us? Did we shut down the broadcast?
- The audacity.
- Are you out of your mind since the broadcast schedule’s been relaxed, huh?
- If there’s another six-month hiatus, will you take responsibility for that?!!
- Ah.
- Ah
- Ahhh
Late regrets from the viewers who realized the situation, but Ha Eung Eung, who had turned off the broadcast, didn’t return.
Though the viewers’ teasing had contributed to the broadcast’s closure, Ha Eung Eung had a different main reason for ending it.
‘I need to improve my level more.’
In the Half-Demon Valley, where non-human demons and even giant enemies appeared, the importance of inner power was immense.
There were ways to gather energy by defeating weaker field bosses like the White Ghost or Giant Champion, but the current Half-Demon Valley was far too dangerous.
‘The atmosphere felt off from the start.’
The crimson pillar of the ascension zone.
The overwhelming presence of the Great Demon, which could even be felt at the entrance of the descending zone.
It was immense enough to be sensed from a great distance.
If the Great Demon decided to hunt her down…
That would be the time when she would have to lead the army in a retreat, not gathering inner power casually.
‘Of course, I need to raise my level to a peak, far beyond elite.’
If she carelessly started the Half-Demon Valley without proper preparations, the future might be worse than losing Boogeyman’s wardrobe—her entire faction might be destroyed.
Even if she did play the game, it was time to clear other games to gather energy.
It was time to solidify the foundation, as they say.
“Guild Master. I heard the broadcast ended. There’s something urgent that needs your attention, I’ll be waiting outside.”
The thing that had started with A-Young offering a ride on the bus had turned into an endless stream of bothersome work.
If only she could offload the guild master position to Baek So-cheon and lock herself away in a council, then she wouldn’t have to deal with these annoying tasks.
If Baek So-cheon knew, he would surely make a move, Ha Eung Eung thought as she opened the door.
“Out early...”
She lightly tried to greet Min Woo-seong, but his words were cut off as he saw her.
Having been through a particularly rough task, Ha Eung Eung was drenched in sweat.
Her collarbone and neck exposed, her hair tied up behind her, making her heart skip a beat.
“?”
“My apologies. I was lost in thought for a moment.”
With her quick hand, Ha Eung Eung tied her hair up and flicked her hairpin with her fingers, enjoying the gentle sound while Min Woo-seong brought up the matter.
“Guild Master, there are rumors that you’ve been participating in terrorism with a villain organization in real life. There are several specific eyewitness accounts as well.”
[Black’s soldiers, you mean? I don’t really care what they do.]
“I thought you’d say that. But the people who saw this picture might not think the same.”
It was a photo captured on an illegal CCTV.
Min Woo-seong handed over the photo.
Upon seeing it, Ha Eung Eung tilted her head.
‘Did I ever go to a place like this?’
It was so similar to her that she questioned whether this wasn’t just a photo of herself, looking exactly like her, that even she herself doubted her memory.
“After checking, when this photo was taken, you were in the Cosmic Zoo, bothering a viewer dressed as a whale doll, asking why the whale wasn’t swimming and instead resting on land. This is definitely not your photo.”
Ha Eung Eung’s expression hardened.
[It’s impossible to be someone who just looks like me.]
“If you’ve been involved in facility destruction and combat, you certainly wouldn’t be an ordinary human. This is someone who’s mimicking your appearance through some method, a fraud.”
Ha Eung Eung understood the reason Min Woo-seong brought it up.
[We need to catch them.]
“Oh, no. That’s not urgent. The urgent matter is with the competition program, where the Ten Guild has been causing trouble, making it hard to select the guest instructors for Haenampa’s participants.”
[Then why bring up the fraud?]
“I just wanted you to be informed.”
[Min Woo-seong, can I hit you once?]