NABC Chapter 376: The Choice
Chapter 376: The Choice
Chapter 376: The Choice
Gi-Gyu used Super Rush to reach the N Seoul Tower, but just when he was about to reach it, an invisible barrier stopped him in his tracks. Super Rush was still active, but the barrier forced him to move at a snails pace.
-We dont have the time for this.
-Master.
Lou and El said in annoyance. Since their memories were back, their anger and frustration from way back when had also returned. Furious, Lou emanated dark energy to devour the barrier.
-Ah, this must be a high-level barrier because its helping me quite a bit.
The barrier acted like nutrition for Lou, relieving the fatigue from his previous vicious battle.
Gi-Gyu grinned in satisfaction before turning toward the top of the N Seoul Tower. There were two men there, and they were staring right back at him.
Why did they stop fighting? Gi-Gyu wondered. They were supposedly enemies, and Gi-Gyu knew they had fought a while back, so why were they currently standing together like allies?
This isnt good. If Lee Sun-Ho and Kronos were no longer enemies and were negotiating with one another, the situation would be worse than Gi-Gyu had anticipated.
What if they are planning to deal with me first?
Lee Sun-Ho and Kronos were powerful creatures, beasts in the truest sense, with the powers of God. If they attacked him together, things could get dicey, so he stood still and observed them. He needed to figure out the situation and decide what to do next.
Suddenly, Lee Sun-Ho and Kronos, who had been still like a statue, began moving, with Kronos making the first move.
Kronos! Gi-Gyu exclaimed, looking at the familiar face. The giant scythe on his back was irrefutable proof of his identity.
Kronos took out the scythe quickly. Gi-Gyu was moving toward him cautiously when Kronos swung his weapon and shouted, Retrogression!
A tremendous force, powerful enough to shove Gi-Gyu off, left the scythe. Next, he found himself trapped in some kind of net. And then, right before his eyes, the dead monsters from before woke up. The fire remained, and the players hollered with determination.
The monsters!
Get into your positions!
We must stop them from damaging the city any further!
Kronos hadnt used necromantic skill to revive the monstershe had actually reversed the flow of time for them. They had woken up without a single scratch on them and attacked the humans immediately.
Gi-Gyu saw Kronos grin at him. In the blink of an eye, he was right in front of Kronos and declared, Ill take care of you first.
The muscles on Gi-Gyus arms bulged as he swung Lou at an inhuman speed.
Clang!
The Scythe of Time and Lou clashed. The sound, loud enough to rip a non-players eardrum, was followed by a powerful shockwave. However, Kronos had seemingly placed a barrier around them because the shockwave didnt travel far.
We meet again. Kronos smiled. My son.
Gi-Gyu also grinned and replied, Fuck you.
While Lou blocked the Scythe of Time, he thrust El into Kronos stomach. But the whole time, Gi-Gyus eyes were on Lee Sun-Ho.
Gi-Gyu asked him telepathically, What are you going to do now?
I have to make the decision. Sung-Hoon had to consider all the factors and decide. Even if they lost Tao Chen and Alberto, they had Eden creatures to rely on, but Sung-Hoon doubted Eden creatures alone could deal with this situation.
And I also cant let their countries be destroyed. They had only evacuated the Korean population to Eden, not all the people in the world.
Sung-Hoon tried to come up with a solution quickly, but it was an impossible situation.
Hwang Chae-Il, Mammon, and Michael arrived and offered, Well help.
Hwang Chae-Il explained, We got permission from my father. And we are very aware of what is happening on Earth. We will also evacuate the other countries citizens into Eden.
Turning toward Mammon and Michael, Hwang Chae-Il continued, These two will help with that. My father has already planted the gates leading to Eden worldwide. If we move quickly, we can minimize the damage.
Sung-Hoons face brightened. If everything worked out according to Hwang Chae-Ils plan, the situation could remain under control.
Tao Chen and Alberto thanked Hwang Chae-Il, Mammon, and Michael. But Mammon and Michael shook their heads. We are doing this to atone for our sins. Andthey turned toward the N Seoul Towerit is for our own master.
Mammon and Michael had developed great loyalty toward Gi-Gyu. Also, leaving your fight to help others was no easy task, so it showed they truly wanted to atone.
All right. Sung-Hoon agreed. Im counting on you. Please save as many people as possible.
Of course. Hwang Chae-Il, Mammon, and Michael nodded. Hwang Chae-Il raised his hand, and the blue gate appeared behind them. Inside, Sung-Hoon saw thousands of angels and demons waiting to help.
***
Gi-Gyus double swords were cornering Kronos. He was covered in woundswounds festered with Death.
Despite his horrific wounds and situation, Kronos asked in excitement, Arent you having fun?
Even though Gi-Gyu was winning overwhelmingly, he had an unhappy frown on his face.
Kronos asked again, I know you resent me, so arent you pleased you get to hurt me?
Shut the fuck up! Gi-Gyus frown deepened as he yelled. Why arent you fighting for real?
When Gi-Gyu took a step back, Kronos healed immediately.
I knew it. As Gi-Gyu had suspected, he wasnt really winning. Kronos was just not using his full power. With the ability to control time, Kronos could turn back time and heal all his injuries, but he chose not to do this.
And there was another reason Gi-Gyu was unhappy: Lee Sun-Ho. He was just watching their fight like a statue. Gi-Gyu paused intentionally to give him a chance to jump in, but it didnt work.
-This is nuts.
Lou muttered.
The end is near, so I thought I should give you some time to vent, Kronos explained. Instead of attacking Kronos again, Gi-Gyu threw Lou toward Lee Sun-Ho instead. In his sword form, Lou shot out like lightning, yet Lee Sun-Ho refused to budge.
Clang!
So thats how it is, Gi-Gyu muttered. Kronos had blocked the sword instead of Lee Sun-Ho.
... Kronos looked at Gi-Gyu rigidly for the first time since the battle had begun.
Gi-Gyu asked, What happened with Lee Sun-Ho?