In that brief moment, the gazes of these two met each other.
⸢”Everyone knows how to deal with Demon Kings, right?”⸥
They carried the same pain, and they lived with the same hurt.
They had lost people they cared about right before their eyes.
⸢”Let's begin the final scenario.”⸥
They had failed to save their comrades many times over.
And that was why they could never turn their backs on the people dying right in front of them.
The lives they had lived so far made sure of that.
“Let's go!”
Jeong Hui-Won lightly jumped up and landed on Yi Hyeon-Seong's hand, and he powerfully threw her forward.
She flew like a streak of light and crossed the battlefield. The flames of [Hellfire] drew a stylish arc in the air and shot forward, causing the Demon King Haagenti to gasp out in pain.
The creature quickly put out the fire that managed to slice apart a portion of its flesh and roared out viciously in reply. [So, that's where you've been hiding!]
Haagenti didn't dally any longer and dashed forward while raising a thick cloud of dust.
“Kuwahhhph!”
As Yi Hyeon-Seong grabbed Haagenti's horn to start wrestle with the creature, Jeong Hui-Won began shaking the unconscious Kyle.
“Kyle! Get a hold of yourself! Kyle!”
It was as if she had reverted back to being Erich Striker; she desperately called out Kyle's name. She placed her hand near his nose and much to her relief, found out that he hadn't died yet.
⸢”Let's try one more time with the scenario….”⸥
These people came this far after they heard her voice and the words of
That was why she simply couldn't let them die here.
“Allow me to take him away.”
With good timing, guardian knights approached her and one of them placed Kyle on his back.
“I'll leave him to your care.”
“Please, leave him to us.”
The knight nodded his head solemnly and quickly ran towards the back of the battlefield. She then grasped her sword tighter, planning to help Yi Hyeon-Seong. But then, right at that moment….
….A chilling premonition tickled her entire figure.
She had never felt such a thing before in her entire life.
Not even when she was about to lose Kim Dok-Ja in the [Dark Castle], not when she lost him one more time back in the 73rd Demon World, and then….
“Hui-Won-ssi! Get down!!”
At the same time, Yi Hyeon-Seong bear-hugged her and rolled down on the ground. A thin ray of light brushed past her forearm. It was at that moment that she finally realised such a terrifying scream could come out of her own mouth.
It was a bullet fired by Barbatos.
Yi Hyeon-Seong's complexion had changed to pale blue; even before she could ask him if he was alright, he spoke to her first. “You should evacuate first. I'll try to buy you some time.”
He stopped the advancing Haagenti with both of his hands, and he caught the burning spear thrown by Amy in the distance with his teeth. Even when subjected to the intense heat that melted his tongue and cooked his eyeballs, Yi Hyeon-Seong endured it with nothing more than his unyielding, indomitable spirit.
– Hurry!
He sent a voice projection, the skill that connected her to Yi Hyeon-Seong when they were still stuck inside 'Kaixenix Archipelago'. With that very skill, he was talking to her.
– I can still withstand this! But I won't be able to while trying to protect you, as well!
Back then, or now; Yi Hyeon-Seong always insisted that he could do things he couldn't possibly do. That was why Jeong Hui-Won couldn't escape.
She deflected the incoming silver-coloured claws of Demon King Stolas and gritted her teeth. The flames of [Hellfire] were progressively getting weaker, and cracks on Yi Hyeon-Seong's carapace grew larger and more numerous.
The 'Demon King of Seduction and Infertility' Zepar laughed. [What a sad fate this is. But, I do enjoy a tragedy like this.]
Chapter end
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