Chapter 161
Right. So, I still can’t fall for her, can I?
“She really plays hard to get, doesn’t she? What about Rosaria?” “Is there anything to fall for, or not? Well.” “Because we’ve already crossed that line, haven’t we?”
I remembered the days when I used to ambush Rosaria at the Church. Rosaria, perhaps recalling those memories, blushed and turned her head away. Feeling a presence, I turned my head and this time saw Shurie. Her Subordinates were busy preparing various things for her. It was like parents seeing their daughter off on a school trip.
“Hello, Shurie.”
After exchanging greetings, Jeong Nayun began explaining about the Manchuria 1st Gate.
“Alright, I’ll start the briefing. First, this Dungeon is a Labyrinth-type overflow. And what’s been confirmed is Higher-tier Individuals like Goblins and Orcs, and Hellhounds too.”
“It seems there are quite a few Elite Mobs, doesn’t it?”
If they’re Higher-tier Individuals of Goblins and Orcs, are they a stronger kind? Hellhounds are Monster dogs often found in Erosion Zones.
“Well, that’s how it is. They won’t be a big threat to you, but we don’t know what’s on the lower floors.”
“Wasn’t it originally a Dungeon used by the Beijing Warlords?”
“It seems they left it behind.”
“If it’s deeper than we think, there must be a lot more diverse Monsters, right?”
“Yes, because only these three types of Monsters have been discovered.”
Only these three types were discovered, huh.
“Well, if that’s all, there’s nothing more to hear. Let’s get started.”
When we arrived a short distance from the Manchuria 1st Gate, we were dumbfounded. The Cave that appeared among the Ruins was teeming with Monsters outside, for some reason. There were so many that it was almost like an Army Unit.
“The numbers are immense, aren’t they? Haven’t they been too complacent? If there were fewer, even just firing tank shells would have made them retreat.”
“Strange. It’s grown much more than expected.”
“More than expected?”
So, it was fewer until yesterday? Looking closely, it’s extremely suspicious. In the original story, if a situation like this had occurred, China would have called Choi Siwoo, or at least Korea would have been informed that it was an overflow Gate. The fact that it wasn’t mentioned is quite suspicious. This might even involve a Sin.
“Hold on, let’s have a Tactical Timeout separately.” “Why do you need to do it yourselves when we should all be together?” “Reina, as you know, she’s not feeling too well today. We have something to discuss among ourselves because of Reina.”
At my words, Reina clutched her lower abdomen and pretended to be in pain. She’s quick on the uptake, as expected.
“Ah, I see.”
I can’t tell Shurie about the other Sin business. Sins are entities that are sensitively handled by every nation. It’s not a good topic to bring up. Choi Siwoo would probably have a rough idea of which Sin it is, so I gathered only the Heroines separately.
“It wasn’t this much until yesterday. Something’s strange.”
“For it to have swelled up like that overnight…”
I had a strong feeling that a Sin was interfering with the Manchuria 1st Gate. However, I only know the original story, and Siwoo, who has already experienced the first timeline, would know better than me. Siwoo observed the Gate’s situation from a distance, then nodded his head.
“This might be the work of a Sin.” “Is there a possibility it’s another Villain?” “How many Villains could there be in Shenyang capable of causing an overflow while evading the Baekhwa Cult’s eyes?”
Right. From the start, the project was carried out very strictly due to Portal construction and the Koreanization of Shenyang.
“Which Sin has the characteristic of increasing its allies?” “Pride, true to its name, is too proud to increase its allies. Sloth is too slothful and content to be alone.”
Even I think those two wouldn’t create Subordinates or allies because of their Sin characteristics. Besides, who would ever agree to their insane plan of turning the entire world into Erosion Zones and creating a world for Monsters and Mutants?
“Then it must be the Sin of Envy. Or the Sin of Greed.”
Both of them have Skills related to Monsters, after all.
“Envy wouldn’t come all the way here, so it must be Greed.” “Greed. That Woman came alone?”
The Sin of Greed. Her true identity is the daughter of a wealthy family in Germany.
If you only look at it this way, she might seem like just a greedy bitch, but Greed herself should be seen as a Strategist.
She’s a blonde, white girl who gives off the impression of a typical Noble Lady, highly educated and skilled in intelligence gathering.
Greed’s Ability is to make anything her own.
If Gluttony eats anything to grow stronger, Greed makes anything her own and uses it like a subordinate.
It could be said to be the ultimate Ability of a Puppeteer before Rosemary evolved into the Pinnacle of Puppetry.
However, against a strong person with a certain level of power, she cannot completely make them her own. At most, she can permanently make monsters her own.
Sloth or Pride would never follow her to help, and Envy has a rivalry with Greed, so she wouldn’t bother coming.
Strangely, despite having the same goal, those guys don’t cooperate.
“For whatever reason, she must have come alone.”
“Even with such an Ability, she can’t increase the number of Monsters, can she? She can’t just breed Monsters to create new ones.”
Reina made a good point. That’s right. It’s impossible to breed Monsters to create new ones. Even if it were possible, they couldn’t increase like that overnight. That’s all Greed’s Ability.
“That Ability itself unravels concepts. For example, if the Manchuria 1st Gate originally had a Monster Capacity Limit of 30, and Greed takes 10 of them, those 10 no longer belong to the Manchuria 1st Gate but to Greed. New ones fill the Dungeon, as many as 10 are taken by Greed.”
It’s surprisingly like a Game System Exploit. That’s why a Gate that exceeds its limit spews Monsters outside. And it keeps filling the inside with 30.
“If that’s repeated, an overflow…”
“Exactly.”
“What a troublesome Young Lady. Why is she suddenly doing this alone?”
Han Suji grumbled. Honestly, I think so too. Is she really so desperate to get beaten up? Despite having the lowest combat power among the Sins, what nerve does she have to come alone and try to test us? As a worst-case scenario, other Sins might also come. Reality and the original story are different. This current situation shouldn’t even exist in the first place. But from what I see, that bitch probably came alone.
“She probably wants to find out how strong we are.” “She knew we were coming?” “That bitch surprisingly is an Analyst. She must know that if something happens here, we’ll be called.” “Do we need to fall for it?”
Han Suji is right. Honestly, I don’t want to fall for it. The problem is, if we don’t fall for it here, that Labyrinth could keep expanding. If that happens, it’ll just become a nuisance when we already have other Gates to deal with.
“If we don’t take the bait, it’ll just keep growing, right?”
“So, there’s no other choice, after all.”
If it were the Guild Masters, it wouldn’t matter if they fell for it, but if we clear the Dungeon like this, it feels like we’re playing right into Greed’s hands. But then something suddenly occurred to me. I don’t think we necessarily need to step in ourselves.
“Just in time, the Guild Masters are also out in other regions.” “Do we really need to exert ourselves?”
Saying that to Choi Siwoo, I gave the Heroines a mischievous smile.
“Is there some other way?” “What they’re curious about is our strength against the Sins. That bitch probably has a brain, so she’ll want to find out more about the strength of you, my heroines, rather than my own power that she saw on broadcast. So, what if it’s Shurie, Kotone, or Rosaria instead of us?” “Greed would already know about those three, so it should be fine.”
Choi Siwoo also agreed, saying it sounded plausible. You have to fight fire with fire. If the Sin is Greed, Shurie, who has the God of War Chiwoo as her Constellation, won’t die. The same goes for Kotone and Rosaria.
“In that sense, she must have information about us too, right?” “Since we’ve faced Sins, she’d want to confront us directly to see if we have other Abilities. Greed would be planning to use her Ability to gain something from us.”
Greed is too thorough. Usually, such characters are ignorant, but Greed in this world is a bitch who unnecessarily checks every stepping stone before crossing, making her difficult.
“Actually, it doesn’t matter if we’re found out, but that fucking bitch is infuriating.”
“Tell me about it.”
As we chatted for a while, Shurie, Kotone, and Rosaria, along with Jeong Nayun, approached us.
“What are you all chattering about?” “Well, we were thinking of having a Strategy Meeting on what to do. But considering our strength, we wondered if we really needed to set up positions.”
Excluding the Sins, there’s no one who can beat us just by fighting with pure power.
I subtly glanced towards Shurie.
“Hmm. I see.”
“Honestly, I’m most curious about Shurie’s power.”
“Alright. I’ll show you. The power of the War God.”
Shurie accepted my proposal without hesitation, looking satisfied.Then she met my gaze, and quickly turned her head away.Could she possibly hate me for this?
“That’s strange. Normally, wouldn’t you just sweep them away with your White Flame?” “Actually, I want to see Shurie’s power, and another Sin is involved this time?”
At my words, Kotone (Yuzuki) and Rosaria made serious expressions. Due to other remaining Sins, Japan and the United Kingdom are nations conducting Joint Investigations with Korea regarding Sins. Since they are representatives of those nations, it should be fine to tell them this much.
“Then shouldn’t we tell Shurie too?”
“If she asks, then we’ll answer.”
She’s not a child, so why should I tell her everything? She’ll get an answer if she asks directly. Besides, we also want to see Shurie’s skills.
“Then we’ll be going.”
“Alright. Since it’s you, it shouldn’t be too difficult, but be careful. If anything happens, contact us immediately via Magic Gear.”
“Yep.”
With those words, we headed towards the Manchuria 1st Gate.
“Well, before that, let’s clear the area around the entrance.”
Fwoosh!
All the Monsters in the Gate area burst into flames. I subtly glanced at Shurie, who showed interest but then quickly turned her head away. Why is she acting like that? With the Gate Entry thus begun, Shurie’s activity started simultaneously. She stood at the very front, and the Trajectory of Light swept away all the Monsters, shot from the Crossbow of Light she created in her hand.
Pshiiiiiing!
An intensity that seemed to pierce heaven and earth tore through the air. All the Monsters within range of the Arrow of Light vanished.
“Wow, that’s incredible. Isn’t that Sin-level?” “As long as the Constellation’s power is that of the War God, it must be strong. They say Chiwoo was originally skilled with weapons.” “But is it really Chiwoo?”
Honestly, I find it hard to believe too. This world is a Semi-fantasy World created by Author Yu Eunha, so perhaps a being named Chiwoo really does exist. But Chiwoo is truly a Mythical Being. There’s no evidence of his true form.
After all, Choi Siwoo’s Divine Sword, Choi Sia, was originally a person who became a Divine Sword and then a Constellation.
“It’s not certain, is it? It might be that a Great Person in the same position as Chiwoo was revered as a War God and became a Constellation.”
“That Woman is not someone to be ignored at all.”
“Indeed. She deliberately created all these Monsters.”
They just keep coming, endlessly. Shurie seems to be diligently taking them down at the front. But they’re bypassing her and coming at us.
“It’s truly sickening how they keep appearing endlessly, no matter how many we kill.”
Should we have just finished this yesterday? This has become quite annoying. Just then, dozens of Monsters rose up in an ambush. A Giant Orc approached me and let out a monstrous roar.
“Gwaaaaaaah!”
That Son of a Bitch is being insolent. So, I indulged him. Unlike that guy, I’ll let him hear the Dragon’s Roar.
“Kiiiiiyaaaah!”
This is Yongyong-i’s cute cry. The Orc, having heard my nightingale-like voice right in front of it, spewed blood from every orifice and then collapsed.
“…A Voice Mirror Match?”
Choi Siwoo, who was in front of me, started spouting nonsense again, so I gave his nipple piercing a good tug.