Chapter 129
Tens of thousands of Mutant Army soldiers, clad in black uniforms, were marching north through the streets of Seoul. Yu Eunha had hand-picked only the combat-capable Mutants, making them effectively a one-shot force. They couldn't move haphazardly in Seoul, so they were equipped with Magic Guns and marched in orderly ranks, like a proper army. Their appearance, closer to Hunters or soldiers than Villains, captivated the public, and citizens watched the Mutant Army's march with interest.
More than anything, the Baekhwa Cult had originally appeared carrying flags emblazoned with dragons during their fight with the Guild Alliance. Now, they carry the Taegukgi. It means the Baekhwa Cult belongs to Korea, in other words. It is stranger than anything.
“What? Why is the Baekhwa Cult carrying the Taegukgi?” “Looks like the rumors were true. I need to get a picture of this.” “Oh my, there are even children the age of my grandchildren among them.”
Hundreds of Combat Golems even accompanied them, making it a sight as awe-inspiring for the citizens as watching the Guild Alliance. Even if they were Villains, they were Koreans gathered under the Taegukgi. The sight of the Baekhwa Cult carrying the Taegukgi was enough to change the citizens' perception of Mutants.
“Older Sisters, Older Brothers, you can do it!”
“Go, guys!”
“Go, Baekhwa Cult!”
Just as they had cheered for the Guild Alliance that went ahead, cheers now poured out for the Baekhwa Cult's Mutant Army. The Mutants, who had only ever lived bottom-tier lives confined to Erosion Zones, expected to be scorned when they first entered Seoul. But, bewildered by the cheering citizens' reactions, they waved back. Buoyed by the people's support, the Mutant Army's morale soared, and they continued their march north. It was the moment the Mutants assimilated into Korea.
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“What the hell? Why is the Yellow Dragon's body cut in half?”
Yongyong-i was utterly confused.
After all, she had just barely returned, having drained all the Elf Court Mages' magic to move Magnute's massive body, only to find the Yellow Dragon half-crippled.
*Was it crippled from the start?* she wondered, tapping her phone.
“Look! An unidentified magic missile has inflicted a severe wound on the Yellow Dragon's body. The magic missile launch area has been identified as Songdo through the Association's Magic Detector, and the Association presumes it was fired by Baekhwa, the Leader of the Baekhwa Cult, who is participating in the war.”
Perhaps because it was wartime, the battle between the Hunter Air Force and the Yellow Dragon was being broadcast live. There was also a video recorded just moments ago, and it seemed the magic missile launched from Songdo had delivered a decisive blow to the Yellow Dragon.
Really?
“What? That missile messed up the Yellow Dragon that badly?”
“No, what exactly is in your Semen Bomb that it can take down such a giant creature?”
Reina said with a disgusted expression.
“I told you it's not a Semen Bomb. What kind of semen would a woman have, anyway? No, no. Anyway, now's our chance.”
I don't know how it ended up half-crippled, but at this rate, Magnute should be able to finish it off.
Alright, Magnute. You can at least pick up the scraps, right?
With that thought, I rode Magnute back to the Penthouse.
As I was about to park Magnute on the Rooftop, I saw the Heroines preparing for battle on the Rooftop and waved.
“Hey everyone. Your darling has arrived.”
“Yu Eunha?”
It had been a while, and they all looked so beautiful.
“Is that the Four Dragons Magnute, or whatever it's called?”
The timid Magnute merely nodded, not even properly introducing itself to the others, and just flew around in the sky. Having no choice, I smacked its rear, and only then did it greet the Heroines. And now, there's something else important.
“By the way, who used that strange missile? Only someone with my blood can use it.”
“Ray just kept pressing it playfully.”
“Crazy.”
*Our Ray really hard-carried us, huh?*
Ray was nestled in Choi Siwoo's arms, sound asleep.
So, the Yellow Dragon ended up like that because she playfully kept pressing the Missile Launch Button?
This time it worked out alright. If our luck had been bad, Songdo might have been destroyed instead.
“Anyway, there's no time to spare. Choi Siwoo, you and Reina take this one and go wreck the Yellow Dragon. I'll take Han Suji and Rosemary and head straight to Pyeongyang.”
“Understood.”
“What about me?”
Rachel only has one place to be.
“Look after Ray. A mom has to protect her child. We were lucky earlier, but if we leave her alone, those missiles might hit our allies.”
This time, there was no need to specifically take Rachel. No, it wasn't a bad thing that the Yellow Dragon ended up like that precisely because I didn't take her and left Ray alone.
“Understood.”
“Mama, am I supposed to catch that?”
Because Magnute called me Mama even in front of the other Heroines, their gazes towards me were unusual. Only after I persuaded the Heroines could I put Magnute to work.
“Do your best.”
“Okay!”
I don't know about Yu Jinseok or the other Guild guys, but Seo Jiyeon is probably struggling right now. Even with her Cheat Ability, Jiyeon-i is a human. Her magic is limited. Even if she's initially superior, it will be quite difficult. *So I'll have to make a grand entrance.*
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Pyeongyang
With the Yellow Dragon half-crippled and stuck in the West Sea, Chinese Hunters poured south like a tidal wave. Around this time, the ROK Armed Forces were also setting up barricades and preparing defenses in Pyeongyang. The Chinese Hunters' attacks were relentlessly fierce.
“Damn it. They won't die!”
“Are they zombies? What the hell? Why are there so many of them?”
No matter how much they shot, they wouldn't die. Throwing grenades was useless. Attacking with the few remaining tanks after the Great Cataclysm was, of course, also useless. The tanks had been relegated to merely setting up barricades. But then.
Tatadadadadang!
“Kill them all!”
“Long live the Baekhwa Cult!”
Baekhwa Cultists, appearing with the Taegukgi, charged the Chinese Hunter Army from the rear, shouting battle cries. Golems also fired magic cannons, indiscriminately shooting at the Chinese Hunter Army. Still, the Chinese Hunter Army, imbued with Sin, didn't die easily, but their offensive paused as the Guild Alliance pushed up from the right flank. However, there were many paths leading into Pyeongyang. When Korea had briefly recaptured Pyeongyang completely, many paths had been created there for Monster Extermination. The Chinese Hunter Army swarmed through the unblocked paths that had been created for offense, not defense.
“Enter Pyeongyang!”
“Kill all the Korean guys!”
The problem was that these smaller paths had already been secured by the Guild Masters of the Guild Alliance. The Chinese Hunters were unaware of this.
Kugugugung!
Massive chunks of steel rained down on the Chinese Hunter Army. At some point, a blond man was standing before them, rolling an iron rod in his palm. The man laughed, as if dumbfounded.
“Hah~ These bastards are really like rats.”
Shin Jiun of the Taehwa Guild glared at the Chinese Hunters whose skulls had been crushed under the piles of scrap metal. But the crushed Chinese Hunter corpses vanished in the blink of an eye. Suddenly, Seo Jiyeon was creating a Finger Camera next to Shin Jiun.
“They say the Yellow Dragon is half-crippled now. We're finishing this quickly and leaving.”
“What? Aren't you going to Yu Jinseok?”
At Shin Jiun's words, Seo Jiyeon frowned.
*It's been ages since I 'graduated' from Yu Jinseok.* She decided not to say anything.
“In war, you have to be efficient. We can't concentrate all our forces in one place.” “Do you think I'd lose to trash like them?”
The iron rod that had floated in the air plunged down somewhere again.
“Kuhok!”
The iron rod pierced the Chinese Hunter's body, shattering the Fragment of Sin and killing him. Seo Jiyeon glanced around for a moment, then created a Finger Camera and began taking pictures of the surroundings.
Click!
“Still, aren't two better than one?”
Click! Click!
“So let's just dump these bastards together as they come.”
Seo Jiyeon used her Photo Function to delete the surrounding terrain, shaping it into a jar. The moment the Chinese Hunters swarmed in, they would be trapped by the steel rods and the 'photos,' dying there.
“Hah. I've set up a good stage for me to *ram* them. Sometimes your camera is really convenient.”
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Choi Siwoo & Reina
In the skies above the West Sea, the Four Dragons Magnute, with Choi Siwoo and Reina riding on its head, confronted the Yellow Dragon.
The Hunter Air Force had long since retreated. They could fight to their hearts' content.
But Choi Siwoo suddenly had a question.
*Since Eunha brought it, I guess I should trust it, but its actions, contrary to its appearance, seem too subservient to Eunha.*
*Is it a bit of a coward? It seems like the type to submit to a Strong Person, but will it be okay against the Yellow Dragon?*
“Can you really take down that Yellow Dragon?” “Of course! What do you take me for?! I am the Four Dragons Magnute!”
It seemed to have some dragon pride, after all.
“Anyway, we need to end this battle quickly. Eunha's... *semen*... no, her Magic Bomb has it disoriented, so now's our chance.”
Looking at the Yellow Dragon's condition, it was clear that the wounded area was burning, so it didn't seem like it could be healed easily.
“Grrraaaaaah!”
“Damn, is it coming to its senses? It's firing its Breath! Four Dragons! Can you block it?”
As Choi Siwoo urgently asked the Four Dragons, instead of answering, the Four Dragons spewed fire from their mouths.
Kwaaaaaaah-Pwoong!
In an instant, the Yellow Dragon's Breath was easily blocked by the Four Dragons Magnute's Breath. The Four Dragons Magnute, having thought the Yellow Dragon was a strong person because even Mother Eunha, whom it called Mama, had asked for help, gained confidence once its Breath was blocked.
“What can a mere worm like that do against me?”
Pububububung!
Reina's Erosion Arrows rained down on the Yellow Dragon. The Breath was blocked by the Four Dragons, and Reina's Erosion Arrows exacerbated the wound that had nearly cut the Yellow Dragon in half.
“Grrruaaaaaaah!”
“But, isn't it weaker than we thought?”
“Definitely. It's partly because the Yellow Dragon is in that state, but we're also quite strong.”
Each time the Four Dragons flew towards the Yellow Dragon, Choi Siwoo swung his Sabokgeom, shaving off the Yellow Dragon's scales. Choi Siwoo knew the Authority of Lust well. However, he had only ever manifested that Authority when with Eunha, so compared to the Yellow Dragon, he was weak. Moreover, even the power he possessed as a Divine Sword User when he was a Man had been completely reset when he became Lust, so honestly, he didn't think he could win against the Yellow Dragon. Yet, swinging the Sabokgeom against the Yellow Dragon now continued to wound it. Truly, Sin was Sin. *Reina being strong also plays a part, though.* Reina alternated between her white and grape-colored forms, firing Spirit Arrows and Erosion Arrows. Each time, the Yellow Dragon's efforts to heal its wounds were thwarted, and its flesh was progressively torn away. The Yellow Dragon roared in pain and fired its Breath, but it was, of course, blocked by the Four Dragons. However, even in its near-death state, the Yellow Dragon was quite strong. The back-and-forth battle continued for 30 minutes.
“Let's just split it completely in half and kill it. Come to think of it, I was scared of a mere imugi like that. Magnute, get closer! I'll bind the Four Dragons and cut it in half, then you blast the Yellow Dragon's head off with all your might!”
At Choi Siwoo's words, Magnute twisted its body to dodge the Yellow Dragon's Breath and approached directly beneath the Yellow Dragon's jaw.
“Is this close enough?”
As soon as the Four Dragons finished speaking, Choi Siwoo's Sabokgeom extended, binding the Yellow Dragon.
Chwarararak! Kwajijik!
The already tattered body of the Yellow Dragon had its wounds directly pierced by the blade of the Sabokgeom, finally severing it.
The half of the Yellow Dragon that had lost its head and upper torso, including its tail, plunged straight into the sea.
“Khaaaaaaah!”
Even then, the Yellow Dragon's upper body still struggled, thrashing its remaining torso and opening its mouth wide, as if trying to resist.
*Was it trying to fire its Breath?*
“This crazy bastard is still trying to fight?”
“Leave it to me!”
Pububububung!
Reina, back in her normal mode, fired multiple Spirit Arrows to stop the Yellow Dragon's movements. And in the meantime, the Four Dragons Magnute gathered Breath in its mouth.
“I can take down the Yellow Dragon by myself, without any help from you!”
Black flames engulfed the Yellow Dragon.
Kwaaaaaaaah!
The Yellow Dragon's head was hit by the Four Dragons' Breath and simply evaporated. Finally, the Yellow Dragon in the skies above the West Sea was defeated, and this victory gave hope to the despairing citizens of Seoul.