Chapter 88: Chaos and Hero (6)
[He stood alone in front of the enemies. A legion of monsters consisting of at least thousands. However, he was calm and composed.]
“I know. I can feel it. There’s no agitation right now. I have confidence.”
[They need you. And they believe in you. They want you to come for them, to win.]
“That’s right. They believe in me.”
Eve murmured quietly, placing her hand over her heart, just like Kang Do-yeon’s habit.
They were calling out to each other. At this moment, their connection was stronger than ever.
Thus, Eve could feel all his emotions. Similarly, Shin Woo, who faced the oncoming enemies alone in this wasteland, shared the same.
The trust between the two beings was solid. The bond of souls connecting only the two was that powerful.
“Go to him and kill his enemies.”
Eve jumped up from her throne, and the light from her mask flashed. The entire legion stirred with fervor, leaving no single entity behind.
There was no hesitation in her decision. This sortie was for the reasons she had defined for her own existence, for growth, and for survival.
[The application of the unit summoning right for you, one entity and many, is applied specially. And it is something you can choose.]
“To show those false and feeble beasts what a true legion is with overwhelming military might.”
[But there aren’t that many troops available right now.]
“I’ll create legionnaires through excessive growth and division with the energy I’ve stockpiled.”
[Doing so would incur inefficient energy loss.]
“I don’t care.”
Eve had already finished all calculations and forecasts. If the player Shin Woo died, she would die as well.
“For him, I could sacrifice a planet.”
Thus, there was no reason not to put all her strength into saving Shin Woo.
Even if they had to consume an entire planet, the immense energy generated could all be invested in him.
Soon, the entire nest trembled. The legion’s species characteristics of rapid growth and quick division consumed energy ravenously, creating a massive force in an instant. Of course, this was something that would never be done under normal circumstances.
Amidst it all, Eve collected her weapon.
It was an ordinary iron sword, one of the spoils of war.
Choosing her weapon as a sword was nothing special. She simply chose the sword because he learned swordsmanship.
[Prepare yourself.]
Soon, massive energy moved. Eve’s eyes sparkled.
She was coveting this unidentified power that moves the system.
“But this power is not analyzable or approachable. Not yet. It’s closer to a kind of divine power.”
[…]
Eve looked down at her body, gradually enveloped in light, and chuckled softly.
Gradually, parts of Eve’s body, along with the legion, seemed to evaporate from the world.
“There’s quite a lot of them.”
At the mouth of the canyon, I chuckled as I watched the monsters rushing toward me.
People ultimately left in their cars. It was better than panicking and facing the legion.
[The legion has already finished preparations.]
“Are you certain? It’s not going to be just one popping out or something, right?”
I received confirmation one last time. I wasn’t out of my mind standing here alone.
What I believed in was the unit summoning right received as a reward for annihilating the enemy unit for the first time last time.
Reading the description, it wasn’t much of a reward for other players. It merely summoned a single entity, and it would disappear once the time was up.
But that didn’t apply to me. The legion, Eve, was one and many. In other words, what would be summoned was the entire legion.
[But it’s impossible to bring the whole lot over, so only a part will be summoned. But that part will definitely be sufficient.]
“Alright.”
I was neither flustered nor excited. As long as it was certain that the legion would be summoned here, there was no reason for me to worry at all.
We would win anyway. I was confident. We would win.
A battle between the same legion and the legion? Eve would never lose to such beings.
I relaxed and even observed as they approached without any worries.
‘What about the others, Chae Yeon and Ji Chang-hyun?’
I found myself having the luxury of worrying about the others.
The horde of monsters rushing to this spot was indeed their main force.
This was the largest chunk among the scattered groups that had split off to chase the retreating remnants after destroying the main force.
For now, I could only hope that the others had survived and escaped safely.
“A regular monster wouldn’t have been able to break the main force just because they were swarmed a bit. There must be something.”
I scanned the area, suspecting there was a commanding entity leading those monsters.
Ever since the demons became units, the dynamics of the battlefield had changed dramatically recently.
Now, just having strong firepower in numbers wouldn’t guarantee victory.
“…Is that it?”
I seemed to see such a creature. A strong being that had defeated the strong members of the coalition, like Chae Yeon.
I took out the sensing stone from my pocket. It was still too far away to determine whether they were units or not.
“&♤♧@%#!”
Before long, the horde of monsters, shaking the ground, came to a halt in front of me.
Just as I expected, there was a leader among these monsters. This grotesque being, with its white skeletal appearance holding a spear, looked like a mix between a bird and a person.
“@#%!!”
“What are you saying?”
It pointed at me and kept pecking.
From the looks of it, it seemed to struggle to believe that I was alone. Instead of acknowledging my presence, it was constantly scanning the surroundings.
But when its reconnaissance, despite the continued scouting of the grotesques, confirmed that I was genuinely alone.
I could see some kind of expression even on the skull-shaped face. It looked incredibly displeased.
‘It’s coming.’
Instinctively sensing, I immediately used the summoning right.
The sensing stone was quiet. Confirming they weren’t units cleared away the last bit of unease.
“Uh…”
However, at that moment, I missed the spear it threw with extraordinary power.
In the moment of realization, the spear was already about to pierce my chest.
“Eve.”
At that time, I voiced the name I had given her.
Suddenly, long, dark hair streaming behind me appeared before me. Though I only saw her back, I had actually seen this figure multiple times.
“…”
There was no reply. Eve, having caught the spear aimed at me with her hand, dropped it immediately.
[The legion has arrived. Now, it’s war.]
The ground trembled. The atmosphere roared. I could tell without looking that something was rushing in from behind me.
“Eve. Wait…”
[Right now, you have nothing to do. I’ve come to protect you, so just watch.]
Eve kicked the ground and soared into the air in an instant.
I could not follow her with the ground shaking violently beneath me.
“Ugh…”
Something massive rushed past me. A colossal species I had only seen on screen.
Not just colossal species. Countless legionnaires were traversing through the ground, the sky, and underground, charging ahead of me.
I could see the skull-headed figure’s face. It looked utterly flabbergasted.
[These creatures of the demonic realm are indeed strong, but they are merely individual organisms. They can’t be compared to the legionnaires born from the analysis and amalgamation of such beings.]
I had no choice but to stand in the middle of that black swell, watching. The legionnaires, overpowering in strength, were pushing the enemies back.
The demonic beast legion that annihilated the allied forces on Earth was indeed strong. But in the end, they were just ordinary creatures.
They had to reproduce, needed to eat, and had to survive.
So now, we were stronger. To the legionnaires, such things didn’t matter. They were devoid of digestive systems and reproductive systems, filled only with muscle.
Survival was not a priority for the legionnaires. They moved solely for victory and battle.
I saw the slightly sizeable demons being sent flying and bursting as they collided with the colossal beings. The demonic Earth puppies that trampled and crushed vehicles were having their heads torn off by the mining-type legionnaires they had created.
“Ugh…”
At that moment, a massive shard struck me from the battlefield.
However, those shards did not reach me.
“I should probably say thank you, Eve.”
Two high-ranking species, which had taken their place beside me, activated their barriers to shield me from the shards.
My gaze turned upwards.
In the sky, fierce battles were unfolding just like on the ground.
The flying species of the legion were tearing apart the flying demons, including grotesques, using talons and venomous stings.
And a pair of black wings glided through the sky.
My face naturally darkened.
Those wings that had just sliced through the foes surrounding them landed swiftly in front of me.
“You, are you okay?”
“My brother has nothing to worry about. I’m completely fine right now. Better than ever.”
Turning around, my sister Kang Do-yeon, with her unchanged face and glimmering red eyes, spoke.
