The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 286

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟖𝟔: 𝐋𝐮𝐱 1

Siwoo psychologically pressured Baba Yaga and put an end to the interrogation.

Gandharva, who had been keeping an eye on Merlin, noticed that his mana was being channeled to his staff.

She didn’t bother warning Merlin with words.

She jumped onto the table and kicked off its edge with her foot aimed at his head.

She didn’t have to worry about Siwoo finding evidence against Merlin, as he had already found it against Baba Yaga.

He had only dealt with Baba Yaga first based on the results of his investigation.

Bangggggg!!!

It should have been a powerful kick to the head, but only the sound of air bursting resonated as if she had kicked empty space.

Surely Merlin couldn’t have dodged her in that short amount of time.

Or could he?

Just as Gandharva was about to look down with a puzzled expression, a strange shadow appeared and tried to pierce her with demonic energy.

“Dangerous!”

Anubis jumped up like a cat and kicked the enemy away with her feet.

Screeeeeeeech!

White smoke rose.

“Thank you.”

In the midst of the chaos, Merlin left a short message and disappeared with his magic.

“Merlin, you son of a b*tch!!”

Gandharva wanted to chase after him right away, but she couldn’t leave the people Merlin had left behind to Anubis.

“What the hell are these things?!”

“They suddenly jumped out of the shadows!”

In fact, they were bodyguards assigned by Kraken to protect Merlin.

They were upper-level demons who usually hid in the shadows and fought when their target was in danger.

They bared their sharp teeth and glared at Gandharva and Anubis with menacing killing intent.

“I am Yakon.”

“I am Sakon. You are the enemy. We will kill you.”

Yakon and Sakon each drew their weapons and swung them fiercely at their opponents, mixed with thick demonic energy.

One was a crescent moon blade, and the other was a flail made of two maces connected by a chain.

Anubis materialized a long golden staff and blocked the blows, while Gandharva deflected Sakon’s attack with a roundhouse kick.

The thick demonic energy made her stomach churn.

At that moment, a dark green light burst out from Baba Yaga and she vanished.

She too had disappeared with Teleportation.

“Damn it!! Siwoo, that son of a b*tch Merlin got away too!”

“We’ll hold these guys off!”

Gandharva was briefly anxious, wondering if their plan would fail.

Then Siwoo gestured to Kid to look outside, and Kid giggled and ran off.

And Siwoo, who was about to chase after Baba Yaga, paused and said to Gandharva and Anubis.

“You’re doing well, so you can just kill these guys. I trust you.”

Watching Siwoo’s retreating figure, Gandharva finally smiled with relief.

“Now I can concentrate.”

“I’ve been wondering what to do since earlier.”

Gandharva slowly caught her breath.

“I’ve grown attached to this lounge.”

“Me too. Let’s not think about it.”

“We should kill all those traitors and build a new one!!”

Gandharva gathered her mana and charged at Sakon like lightning, delivering a flying kick.

Bammmmmmmmmmmm!!

Sakon’s body pierced the wall of the lounge and flew far away, and in the meantime, Anubis cast a spell on Yakon.

Magic was generated from her staff, and a giant sickle, a mixture of gold and black, was created from the floor, slicing Yakon in half in an instant.

Normally, no one would be able to withstand the blows of the two and get up.

However, Sakon and Yakon were outstanding demon warriors who had been assigned to guard Kraken.

They quickly recovered their bodies and charged at their opponents.

Screeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

In an instant, dozens of blows were exchanged, and the lounge was gradually being destroyed, making it difficult to recognize its original appearance.

Anubis clicked her tongue and frowned, aiming her staff at the demons.

“Gandharva, buy me 30 seconds!”

“What?! 30 seconds? Are you kidding me?”

“So you can’t do it?”

When Anubis asked, Gandharva gritted her teeth.

‘𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦.’

She filled the bracelets on both wrists with mana.

The bracelets filled with mana transformed into artifacts that fit perfectly in Gandharva’s hands.

The mechanical gauntlets that Siwoo had ordered from Lockheed Martin for her appeared.

“I can chew on 3 minutes alone, not 30 seconds.”

She clenched her fists and smirked.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

Merlin moved to the outermost edge of the ‘Prophetes’ island.

He couldn’t go too far because he was casting magic in a hurry.

Baba Yaga seemed to have cast several spells on her body in advance, but Merlin wasn’t very good at that kind of thing.

‘𝘑𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘉𝘢𝘣𝘢 𝘠𝘢𝘨𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥. 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘸𝘰𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘴𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱, 𝘴𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯.’

He hurriedly inscribed a Teleportation spell on the floor.

At the same time, he began to wonder how much time the Reverse Gate would buy him and whether the Dimension Gate Project would proceed safely.

It was a project that he had carried out even while betraying humanity.

There could be absolutely no failure.

Thud thud thud thud!!

At that moment, a series of sharp explosions rang out, and Merlin instinctively released a wave of mana forward.

The ground cracked and boulders flew everywhere, and a huge crater was created by the collision of powerful mana.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!

Merlin raised his staff and shouted at his opponent.

“You ignorant fool! You refused the offer from 〈Pandemonium〉 and all you do is cling to that bastard Min Siwoo!!”

“Hehehe. Oh, aren’t you being too harsh, senior? It’s my heart whether I hold Min Siwoo’s hand or anyone else’s.”

“Shut up! I still valued you. . . ! I believed that you would come to our side someday. . . !”

Kid straightened his hat and chuckled.

“Actually, it doesn’t matter who I hold hands with. Whether it’s 〈Pandemonium〉, HSIU, or ‘Misteltein’, it doesn’t matter much to me. I’m just me.”

“Then why did you join hands with Min Siwoo!?”

Merlin asked as if he didn’t understand.

Kid stared at the vintage-style black revolver that Siwoo had given him as a gift.

A black revolver with gold trim.

“When you guys first approached me, you did. You said you would give me strength, power, money. In return, 〈Pandemonium〉 must serve the Demon King.”

“What’s wrong with that? It’s 〈Pandemonium〉’s goal.”

“Well, it’s not bad.”

Kid waved his hand.

Then he thought back to his first meeting with Siwoo and said with a grin.

“But when I met Min Siwoo, what do you think he said to me. . . . He said he wanted ‘Creep’, not ‘Misteltein’. I’ve never been asked to do something like that in my life. Hehehe!”

He laughed heartily as Billy the Kid, not as ‘Misteltein’, but as a force of evil.

“Can you imagine, old man?! A special HSIU agent comes to ‘Misteltein’ and says to turn the workshop of the same ‘Misteltein’ upside down and investigate it, and kill it if possible! Do you understand? That’s why I chose Min Siwoo!”

Kid valued his identity as ‘Creep’ the most.

The ‘Creep’ he thought of was the center of darkness, belonging to no one and not being controlled by power.

〈Pandemonium〉 ignored this, but Siwoo tried to use it actively.

That was why Kid joined hands with Siwoo.

Of course, there was also the joy of having the opportunity to officially point a gun at a member of the same group.

Fire erupted from Kid’s muzzle again.

A bullet filled with his mana pierced the air and shot towards Merlin’s forehead.

Blood splattered and Merlin’s body staggered.

Kid felt a thrill.

He might not be dead, but he must be badly injured.

“. . . This damn bastard.”

Merlin glared at Kid as if he would kill him, blood dripping from his forehead.

“I must cut off your neck before I hide my body.”

And then he released the vast amount of mana he had stored at the end of his staff and built up a spell.

In an instant, a huge magic circle formed on the ground, and Kid also gathered mana in both hands.

Click.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

Siwoo repeated Teleportation several times, following Baba Yaga’s mana.

Normally, it was almost impossible to determine the destination of a Teleportation spell, even if you could observe the opponent’s mana trail and understand the magic or spells used.

However, Siwoo had his own way.

“So where did she move? Give me the coordinates.”

【𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐭. 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞!】

“Where did you learn such strange words? Hurry up and let’s go home, hey?!”

【𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐈’𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝! 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐫━𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐠!】

Siwoo flicked Pre’s forehead with his index finger.

Then he grabbed Pre’s little wings and lifted him up, confiscating the metal skull helmet and earrings he had bought for him last time.

【𝐄𝐮𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐠! 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲!】

“That’s what an unethical employer is. If you don’t give me the coordinates, I’ll throw this away?”

Pre grumbled with his mouth wide open and calculated the coordinates with magic.

Siwoo was able to follow Baba Yaga to her last Teleportation location in this way.

【𝐎𝐡. . . . 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰.】

It was inside a dimly lit building.

It was very tall and majestic, and it seemed to be quite large.

It was estimated to be a castle the size of the castle that Choi Dae-soo had raided.

“You’ve finally caught up.”

As Siwoo spread his mana detection to find Baba Yaga, her voice echoed inside.

“Didn’t I tell you? 〈Pandemonium〉 will all be killed.”

“Hohoho. You did. At the time, I just let it slide, but I didn’t know it would all come true like this.”

“I don’t make empty promises. From now on, I will kill everything related to the demon race.”

“That’s a great determination. And the power to carry it out.”

Baba Yaga emerged from the darkness.

Around her, dozens of grimoires and potions of various colors were floating and flowing like waves.

“Your accessories are flashy.”

“Oh my, thank you. Accessories are important to women.”

“Do you really use all of those on a regular basis?”

“Hohoho. No, of course not. This is the first time I’ve prepared all of these for a single battle. You can think of it as an honor.”

Baba Yaga smiled seductively and raised her red lips.

And as soon as she finished speaking, her staff moved and a dark green magic circle appeared in the air, and thick tree roots sprouted from the floor.

Siwoo kicked his feet and rose into the air.

Baba Yaga took a sip of a potion and blew it towards him.

Wooooooooooooosh!!

Green flames blazed towards Siwoo’s path.

Siwoo erected a mana shield and fired a shotgun at Baba Yaga.

Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!

Fragmented matan rushed towards her.

In response, Baba Yaga’s spell activated and chimeras began to be summoned automatically in front of her.

━Kyaaaaaaaaaaaak!

The chimeras got hit by the matan instead and fell, but they got up again without paying attention and rushed towards Siwoo.

“You make such annoying things.”

“Oh my, how rude. They’re my very cute children.”

“Do you think this is cute? Your taste is questionable.”

【𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨!】

“You’re a little. . . noisy!”

Siwoo stuffed Pre into his pocket.

Baba Yaga chuckled and brought a grimoire to her eyes.

“I’m sorry, but I have to carry out the operation even though it’s incomplete.”

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