Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Saintess (2)

‘Saintess . I see . ’

I was hiding in the darkness and listening to the lich’s story .

I was wondering why they were attacking the humans so intensely, but now I had a clear reason .

Saintess . The holy woman . The complete opposite to the demons .

Naturally she would be a challenge . The Saintess used powerful holy magic like the angels .

A person like that was going to appear in South Korea .

But the timing was strange . Was it because of the Trees of Life and Death?

If so, there was a high possibility that the Saintess hadn’t appeared yet .

‘Martin might be acting independently of Pandemonium . ’

Although it was limited, Martin could see the future and was acting to remove her beforehand . It was impossible to see far into the future but he could avoid my pursuit right now .

‘He is unaware that I am chasing him . ’

If he knew then he would have stopped all activities . That didn’t meant there weren’t suspicions . Certainly, Martin's ability was limited .

He just detected ‘danger . ’

I worried about it for a short moment . I was standing at a crossroad of whether to grab the lich or to leave .

‘I need to find his goal first . ’

The potion could recognize the saintess but I couldn’t predict when Martin would move his base .

If I continued my chase then it would be an uphill fight .

Rather . . . it was better if he came to where I was .

‘This isn’t the main base . I need to monitor the bases and identify their movements . I will catch Martin after the Saintess is found . ’

I shook my head and left .

In my previous life, there were many human Awakened called ‘Saintesses . ’ They manifested in unspecified conditions and there were even instances of it occurring before the person Awakened . In short, I didn’t know where she would pop up .

The Saintesses were just as strong as the Awakened . The Saintess used her holy powers to drive out the demons and creatures, so many humans followed her .

Of course, there were questions .

The Saintess used holy power so wasn’t she related to angels?

Actually, the angels who descended to Earth made alliances with the Saintesses so it was reasonable to think so . However, the demons came to a different conclusion .

Believing was different from following God . The Saintesses were from earth while Heaven was an entirely different place . But . . . no one knew if ‘God’ had intervened or not . It was just a guess but someone that existed since the beginning of Earth used their hands to make the Saintesses .

‘I know something that the demons aren’t aware of . ’

Late in the evening . I sat on the tallest building in Seoul and looked down . It was certain that a Saintess would be born somewhere where many humans were gathered .

I touched my jaw .

‘All of Earth’s gods are sealed in dungeons . Maybe . . . the destruction of a dungeon and the appearance of a Saintess is related . ’

A Saintess was a woman called by a god . There were no gods on earth due to them being sealed in the dungeons .

Certainly, even in my previous life, the Saintesses appeared after the dungeon was destroyed . I might have hastened the emergence of the Saintesses . Of course, there were certainly more specific conditions .

I was just to blame for the time difference .

And . . . there were signs that a Saintess was a ‘weapon’ or a ‘holy’ person .

‘Martin is planning to use the Saintess for something . ’

At first, I thought he was moving under Pandemonium’s orders . But based on this, Martin seemed to be moving on his own .

I found out he was aiming for a Saintess but I didn’t know what he wanted to do with her . Was he planning to make her his doll?

“F-forest! A forest appeared in the north!”

"What does that mean? A forest?”

"A place in the middle of nowhere became a forest!”

There was a sudden disturbance among the humans . The humans were shouting and making a fuss . . . I turned my confused eyes towards the north . Soon I was able to see a huge forest .

'What?'

I couldn’t help but feel curious . The Trees of Life and Death were still growing . They didn’t have the power to create a forest . I never ordered it which meant it was created by an external influence .

"What do we do? Should we report it?”

"If it is true, I think we should scout separately . . . ”

"Watch out . There are bees everywhere . There are also king bees flying around . The number isn’t a joke . ”

I nodded after hearing their words .

If there were bees in the forest then I could easily guess the culprit .

‘Yihi . ’

Yihi had an obsession with gardens and bees . There was a 99 . 9% probability that Yihi was the culprit .

The question was how she created a forest outside the dungeon .

‘Is it possible to set a terrain outside the dungeon now?’

This part wasn’t clear . It wasn’t as large as the one around the World Tree, but I hadn’t expected that .

‘Yes . . . I should use this as a sign . ’

An idea suddenly emerged .

Yihi’s actions could be poisonous but they were also beneficial . It was just a forest but I decided to use it as a sign .

It would be an abrupt event for Martin . Martin wouldn’t be able to read Yihi’s improvised actions .

So . . . what if there was a good weapon in this sudden forest?

Perhaps Martin would think there was a ‘unique weapon’ in the forest . There were many vague points about the abilities of humans .

Martin would immediately dispatch some creatures to monitor the forest . Perhaps I might be able to discover Martin’s position .

'I’ll handle it as quietly as possible . ’

I smiled with satisfaction .

The Awakened started exploring the forest in teams of 12 . Their mission was to determine if the forest was a risk or not .

"It feels cold . ”

Edward muttered .

Despite it being a bright afternoon, it was dark inside the forest . The trees were high and thick, so little light came in .

"Damn, why did this forest suddenly rise up?”

Kim Yong-woo spat out with a tired expression .

A series of unimaginable things occurred to the world in quick succession so Kim Yong-woo’s face was filled with suffering and exhaustion . He kept on having to adapt to hellish things so Kim Yong-woo wanted to rest for a little bit now .

"That is why we have to investigate . Guild Master . Do you think we are here for a picnic?”

Lee Ji-hye pouted . She didn’t know Kim Yong-woo’s itinerary but it was his fate as a guild master .

"That isn’t comforting . . . Please let this be a quiet incident . I’m sick of fighting . ”

"Would guild masters of other guilds be talking like this?”

“Knock it off . You don’t know what I’ve had to do . ”

Kim Yong-woo bitterly muttered . It made a lot of sense .

Heaven’s Will was stronger than other guilds, and thanks to that, the guild members were able to mature . He had to take care of all their affairs .

The guild masters of the other guilds gathered around him, but he didn’t know if he liked this or not .

“Guild Master . Are you sulking?”

“What? We didn’t come here to play . Quietly search the perimetre . ”

Still, the guild master wasn’t entirely aware of it yet . Yoo Eun-hye laughed at Kim Yong-woo and Lee Ji-hye .

“You two look good together . ”

"Don’t they?”

Edward agreed with Yoo Eun-hye .

"What is wrong with you? Stop saying such terrible things . ”

"Eun-hye, do you want me to sew your mouth shut?”

There was an immediate reaction . Kim Yong-woo and Lee Ji-hye glared angrily at the two of them .

Yoo Eun-hye avoided their gazes and muttered in a small voice .

"Really go well together . . . ”

They ignored her mumbling and the exploration resumed . It had already been more than an hour but they didn’t find anything . At best, they spotted a king bee and a flock of honeybees .

Half of their tension was released . There were no apparent threats . Rather, it was more like the humans were a threat to this ecosystem .

After another 30 minutes .

"Stop . "

Yoo Eun-hye stopped the party . Those behind her became nervous .

"What's going on?"

Kim Yong-woo carefully asked Yoo Eun-hye .

"There is something in front of us . It feels very dangerous . ”

"They haven’t noticed us yet . We have the advantage . ”

Edward added .

Surung .

The atmosphere became tense as they took out their weapons . It felt dangerous but they would fight . After he entered the training room, Edward was able to become a strong warrior .

"It would be better if Edward and I go check it out . The rest of you should wait here . Don’t forget to tell the other teams on the radio . ”

Yoo Eun-hye lowered her body .

There was a risk when investigating the forest . Moving like this would allow them to make more accurate judgements .

“Understood . ”

Kim Yong-woo bit his lip .

The other Awakened were strong, but Edward and Yoo Eun-hye were unique among them . It was the right choice to support them from behind .

Soon Yoo Eun-hye and Edward hid their bodies . They used rapid movements and instantly disappeared from sight .

"What the . . . ”

Kim Yong-woo sighed and took out his radio .

He wanted people to avoid provoking this area .

Three minutes later .

It wasn’t a long time .

Kwang!

Kim Yong-woo and his group heard the sound of explosions .

Kwarurung!

The ground shook and the trees swayed .

" . . . Did they fail?”

He really didn’t want to fight .

But it now seemed to be a combat situation .

"Prepare to fight . Yoo Eun-hye and Edward, join us . ”

The 10 remaining members, including Kim Yong-woo, swallowed their saliva .

There was a vibrating wavelength of magic power . The Awakened absolutely couldn’t miss it .

The newly emerged enemy was strong .

But even so, they couldn’t leave Yoo Eun-hye and Edward .

The 10 Awakened started to move quickly .

However . . . they had to stop after walking a few steps .

“Avoid it!"

Suaack!

Kwaang!

A spear of light shot past Kim Yong-woo’s cheek .

It hit the ground, causing a huge explosion and spreading bright light everywhere .

He closed his eyes for a moment and when he opened them again, he saw Yoo Eun-hye and Edward running .

Following them were a number of angels .

One of them gave off a really unusual feeling .

A little baby angel . The angel had four enormous wings and was being carefully held in the arms of another angel .

“Angels? Why are the angels . . . ?”

"Don’t just stand there!”

Yoo Eun-hye ran past while Kim Yong-woo was mumbling .

“Guild Master!”

"U-understood, I understand!”

Kim Yong-woo turned around after Lee Ji-hye cried out to him .

“Retreat! Run at full speed!”