Chapter 43:  Smash. Charge. (6)   

5 minutes went by slowly .

Park Hyun stood up from her set, and passed by my shoulder .

All three trainee secretaries followed her swiftly .

In the elevator, one of the secretaries pressed the button for the 12th underground floor .

Behind them stood Park Hyun and I .

Park Hyun spoke without a hint of emotion on her face .

"How about changing your mind now? Too much of waste for you to die now . "

"Didn't I say before? Start reflecting on your actions . Well, even if you have a change of heart now, nothing would change . "

"Your foolishness is hastening your death . "

"Say that in hell, with all your goons next to you . "

"Even to the end… you do not take the opportunity give to you . "

"Let me ask one thing . "

"Hm?"

"What were you trying to use me for?"

"Pfft . By the way, those glasses really suit you . "

Park Hyun was probably laughing at my question by suggesting that she already knew about the camera build into the glasses .

It didn't matter though .

Whatever her goal was, the fact that she will die won't change .

"Your ability to notice is something else . "

"But how unfortunate . The 12th floor we're going to, no signal will go through . If we give the video from the lobby to the association, I can easily explain why you died within this building . Then I just have to get rid of that camera and it'll end cleanly . Right?"

There was not a single incorrect word coming from the smiling woman .

If it went the way Park Hyun wanted, tomorrow's papers will have the front page as this .

A man who forced his way into a guild located in the southern sector .

To gain entry, he had murdered 13 guards .

In an attempt to stop the man, all the guild members came .

While trying to put a stop to the man, he continued to struggle and perished doing so .

Something like that?

"A pretty good scenario . "

"Will it only be a scenario? I'll be filming soon, so please look forward to it . "

"I think you'll fit the main role a lot better, Park Hyun?

"I hope you keep up that confidence till the end . Heh . "

* * *

Ding . Underground, 12th floor .

At the 12th underground floor, the glasses became filled with black and white static, along with the sound of buzzing .

Guess what Park Hyun said in the elevator wasn't a lie .

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Most likely the camera built into the glasses is not functioning anymore .

Well it doesn't matter now .

Thanks to Park Hyun's overconfidence of a 100% victory .

I was now able to annihilate them without anyone noticing .

The underground area was very similar to somewhere I've seen before .

It was an area that exists in every association building, a perfect replica of the arena for guild battles .

The square ceiling . The floor, walls, and the ceiling were made of the same materials .

If there is one thing that's different, there was spectator seating .

I wasn't sure if it is illegal to have a place like this within the guild .

Could be a place to practice for guild battles .

I spent a brief moment looking about .

A leader-like beautiful elder ran up to Park Hyun .

"Noblesse guild 532 present, none absent! That is all . "

Other than the secretaries, I could tell that the elder was the general for the Awakened gathered here .

Then .

'Oho? Look at this?'

There were far less people than what I saw at the guild war before .

I didn't know the total number, but I was sure that it shrank .

Following the elder who finished the report, Park Hyun stood the center of the guild members .

They were armed alike . In the center was Park Hyun .

A lady who had 500 guild members following her .

"After seeing all this, do you still think you can get out of here alive?"

"What do you think?"

"Impossible . There won't be a corpse left to find . "

"Since we're on the topic of corpses, if it wasn't for all of you planning to use my mother, I was at least planning to let your corpses be returned to your respective families . But you already crossed a river you shouldn't have . "

Hearing my words, Park Hyun instantly turned to stare at Sangmin and Jae Hyuk expressionlessly .

Other than those two, no one else would reveal that information to me .

Gaining back her facial expressions again, she spoke .

"You're going to die anyways . After that, your precious mother's life is not of any importance . She's not needed . Isn't that a relief?"

"Funny . But looks like the number of your members dropped? Guess you're working them real hard?"

"Pfft . 21! People who made a stupid decision like you . You'll be joining them soon . "

"Even with that face, you talk like a scum really well . So scary . Let's fight already and get this over with . "

Soon as my words finished, magic flew from all directions .

The group had spread out in pairs of 40 to 50 like the time in the guild battles .

Park Hyun retreated to the rear .

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By her side, 40 or so members including the secretaries stood to guard her .

I was positive that was the elite squadron .

Over 500 members had begun their attack simultaneously .

From one side, high class magic was being cast .

While keeping distance, all classes poured their ranged attacks relentlessly .

To attacks like this, using Frozen Shield or Reflect Shield was a bit too dangerous .

Even if it took some time, it would be best to continue keeping up the Mana Shield I casted before .

As if getting rid of weeds, I felt the battle would go a lot smoother if the weaker ones were removed first

I raised my hand and received their spells .

In a split second, Louver's Ring absorbed massive amounts of mana and sent them to the bracelet .

The bracelet shone with bright radiance .

The next skill would be an empowered skill more than twice as strong as the regular cast .

Since I was using Mana Shield, I could only cast a spell with one hand .

That's why I needed to choose an effective spell .

First I used the monster in a pocket! Devil Avatar .

Even now, I was not used to the Howling they used every time I summoned them .

Blue, Yellow, and Red .

Frost, lightning, and fire aspects were summoned, one of each .

I think my luck is pretty good .

There probably are members who have high resistance to one type of element via passive skillbooks .

Thanks to Louver's Bracelet, the summoned had a far larger body than what they usually had .

The summoned avatars began to blast spells without remorse .

They attacked anything I determined them to be enemies .

That would be all life forms in front of me .

Awakened with low resistances due to being low level began to fall one by one .

Jae Hyuk and Sangmin were included in this .

Didn't really care for Jae Hyuk, but I did have a soft spot for Sangmin .

However . Now knowing everything, I did not need emotions like that for this .

"AHHH!"

"H…HEAL! I NEED HEALING!"

The battle ground the Devil Avatars went through, only annihilation stood in their wake .

Charred black, bodies that were shattered to pieces . There were bodies covered in blood, barely still alive .

The avatars didn't hesitate for a second, continuing to attack .

To the injured, healers began to cast healing spells from afar .

The battlefield was enveloped in chaos swiftly .

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The healers couldn't focus because the screams were mixed with the sound of battle .

They couldn't leave formation and go around healing .

To the healers, I casted Hold and Bind .

"No need for doctors!"

There was a reason why I didn't use an attack skill on them directly .

Healers . A class that raised their mana stats primarily .

If they casted 'Flash' that all classes can use to try escaping…

It would get annoying .

To end it quickly, they needed to be targeted first .

Hold and Bind were no longer single target skills, but had become AoE due to being leveled up to 100 .

Other than a few high level healers, all were frozen in place .

A giant stone golem's hand rose from the ground and grabbed their feet .

A net shaped Hold tied them up in place .

They couldn't move a muscle . I used Flash to approach them instantly .

To the approaching reaper, instead of running, they couldn't even move gasp in horror as they were stuck in place .

To the grouped bunch, I caste Fire Shock .

'Awakened Fire Shock' struck with bursts of flame .

I didn't even look behind me .

There was no reason to look at the pathetic deaths of those who couldn't even move or scream as they died .

After 10 seconds of its duration, I couldn't even find a single trace of them .

It was possible because the skill level was at 134 .

Park Hyun, who was far away, wasn't panicking a little bit .

If her thoughts of me having 'high mana regen rate' was correct, my mana shield should've been broken already .

But unlike her expectations, I was absorbing all the magic being thrown from all directions without any issues .

Moving in front of those she was being guarded by, she began taking command .

"A ranking healers! Retreat back to your assigned areas!"

With one word from her, those who had ignored both Bind and Hold with ease were absorbed into their respective groups .

The healers stood in the center of their formations .

"Cast Mass Heal! Tanks, bards . Cast defensive skills! All magicians, cast your highest ranking spells!"

Mass Heal was a skill that allowed healing on the injured within a certain radius .

The mana cost was equivalent to the amount healed, so it was a heavy costing skill that only healers could use .

I didn't have enough time to take out these pinheads one by one .

I had to take them all out and get out quickly .

I was against time from the start .

The reason was that Noblesse had a guild battle to attend to in 40 min .

If they didn't attend, the association will contact the guild .

Because to not attend was against the agreement made with the opposing guild and with the association .

The punishment depended on the times they didn't attend .

There were cases of all guild members not being able to enter dungeons, or even losing their Awakened licenses .

And the entire guild is currently at a location where signal doesn't work .

The association hunters that will come looking for the guild that's missing will be suspicious of the building that is sealed shut .

And if they see the horrible state of the inside?

I was going to get blamed for everything that happened, since I didn't have a single bit of alibi .

With Iceberg and Meteor Call were at level 40, the duration had been lowered to 4 minutes .

But to hit all those who have spread out, the affected area wasn't big enough .

I was casting Gravity Laser and giving them continuous damage .

However it wasn���t doing much, as they had already formed up ranks .

Even if the skill was Awakened, it couldn't go through all the magicians' shields and the tanks' defensive skills .

"Damn . I don't have time for this . "

Finishing my thoughts, I stopped casting Mana Shield .

The shield stopped covering my body .

Immediately, I casted Reflect Shield, Frozen Shield, and Spirit Armor .

At the lowest, they were level 100 spells . It wouldn't break against attacks like these .

I casted Flash to get between the two formed ranks .

One on each of my sides .

Around 100 people were clumped together .

Eyes of the Storm . And Typoon Hole!

Above both groups, a massive whirlwind formed .

"Let's see how long you last . "

Both skills spun them at an incredible rate .

Spinning at massive speeds, it already started to pull in everything .

Those who had already spent their mana were swept off and grinded to a pulp .

No matter how much defensive skill they use, they won't last long .

They were receiving a massive amount of damage from the synergy between the two skills .

All perished within 3 minutes .

The grey tornado had become red with blood, and shredded bits of meat flew about everywhere .

The rain of blood colored my next target in red .

Then .

"Ug…Ugh!"