Chapter 88
‘The Teachers know better than I do what’s happening.’
They certainly had much more information about the rift.
It was not difficult to guess this, considering how the Andras Guild knew it was necessary to use mana stones to form a rift, or how the Disciples, with the use of sacrifices, were able to summon a demon from the Seventh Thousandth Circle of Hell.
‘I’m sure we’ll find out soon enough.’
In this situation, it would be dangerous to assume their plans, and whatever else they’d be willing to do, with the lack of information.
— Ka… Kang Yu.
On their way from Suwon to Seoul, Kang Yu noticed Kim Si Hoon’s expression turning serious.
— What is it?
— I just got a message from the system…
— What?
Kang Yu, not understanding what the guy meant, looked at him questioningly.
They’re not even on a hunt right now. How could he get a system message?
— What does it say?
— Erm…
Before Si Hoon could continue, Kang Yu answered an incoming call from Young-ju.
— Give me a sec.
— Where are you now?
— What’s going on?
— Fast! Where are you?! — The girl hastily shouted.
Hearing her speak so frantically as if she’d lost her mind, Kang Yu frowned.
— I’m on my way from Suwon to Seoul. What happened?
— Go to Isu Station! Right now!
— Chae Young-ju, — Kang Yu said in a low tone. — Calm down. —
— This is not the time!
— Calm down, I said. Take a deep breath and focus. Don’t jabber meaninglessly. Rushing will not solve anything.
There was silence, and then he heard her exhale.
Kang Yu nodded his head.
— Well, explain it normally now. What happened?
— Gates appeared at the center of Isu Station.
— Gates appeared?
— Well actually, they can’t be called real Gates… They are more like… a rift. Exactly the same blue cracks that appeared with Orias.
A rift.
Kang Yu had a bad feeling.
— Are demons coming out of it?
— No. Not demons.
— What is it then?
After a brief pause, Young-ju continued in a trembling voice.
— Black energy… it covers people… and… and then they…
Young-ju couldn’t continue.
Though she fell silent, Kang Yu could imagine what was going on there.
‘Magi is spilling from the rift.’
And then the Magi covers people.
Based on this, there were not many possibilities of what was happening.
— The humans… turn into demons.
More precisely, notdemons.
An unprepared person, receiving such an amount of Magi, turns not into a demon but into a Hell creature.
Either that or… they die right there.
One way or another, the number of people who could remain unaffected by so much power was very small.
After all, even strong Players could not resist it, let alone ordinary people.
What was happening was comparable to the use of biological weapons in the city center.
No, this was something with an even more deplorable effect.
Because the people who turn into Hell creatures will attack ordinary citizens.
— Please… come quickly. Hwa Yeon and I are headed to the station too.
— I’m coming.
Kang Yu turned his head to the guy sitting in the passenger seat.
— What was written in your message?
— The number of splinters is increasing… The system is telling me to stop it.
Kang Yu narrowed his eyes as the thoughts in his head began to spin at a great speed.
A rift that appeared at one of the most crowded stations.
The transformation of humans into Hell creatures with the help of Magi.
A growing number of splinters.
Looking at these three facts, the puzzle began to take shape.
Kang Yu’s expression twisted.
The Devil’s Teachers were going to keep the rift open with the help of the transformed Hell creatures.
It was because of him and Si Hoon that their original plan failed.
And in the end, cornered, the Teachers decided to choose quantity over quality.
But the problem was that the victims for this ‘quantity’ were not monsters, but helpless civilians.
— Lunatics…
Kang Yu had never thought of himself as a good person.
He did not feel sad about other people’s sorrows, nor sympathize with them.
He always distanced himself from people who could become an obstacle, and took advantage of everything that could be useful.
Cruel and cold.
All because he’d lived in a place where it’s impossible to live.
But even he knew the line.
No matter how greedy he was, he did not touch people who could not answer him.
(Editor’s Note: i.e. those significantly weaker than him.)
In this way, he maintained what little humanity he had left.
But the Devil’s Teachers have crossed all boundaries.
The guy pressed the gas pedal to the floor and the car jerked forward with great speed.
Having fallen into a desperate situation, they, like mice, were floundering and trying to get out.
Only, their floundering turned out to be more harmful than expected.
