The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 319

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏𝟗: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐩 2

At the tip of Murasame that had pierced his torso, blood was clotting.

The sensation of flesh, muscle, and organs being cut, and the vibration transmitted through his ribs.

“Guh-!!”

Merlin’s face distorted terribly in pain.

Thick blood flowed out of the twisted lips and the wound where the sword had passed through.

Unlike when his side had been cut earlier, his internal organs were wrapped around the blade.

It would be impossible for anyone who wasn’t exceptionally strong to endure such intense pain.

“Heh. . . This little punk. . .!!”

Broken words came out of Merlin’s mouth as if they were being chewed.

He glared at Siwoo and gritted his teeth.

His twisted mouth and the masseter muscles standing out on his jaw showed how hard he was clenching his teeth.

Merlin slammed his staff on the floor.

Kuwhaaaaaaaaaaㅡ!!

Black demonic energy spread out like ink dissolved in water.

Anything that came into contact with the heavy, rippling energy was quickly corroded.

The floor, ceiling, lights, and other artifacts displayed in the room lost their luster and crumbled like iron that had rusted in the sea breeze.

‘Does it inject demonic energy in response to magic power?’

Siwoo quickly retrieved Murasama and took a few steps back, pulling out the shotgun.

Kwang!! Kwang!! Kwaㅡㅡang!!

Flames erupted from the muzzle as if bullets were being fired.

Magic bullets cut through the air as if they were going to tear Merlin apart.

“Kuk. . . Do you think such an attack will work on me!!”

As the saying goes, even a rotten tooth is still a tooth.

The demonic energy released from his body devoured the incoming magic bullets in an instant.

It was possible because of his high level of control and understanding of magic power.

As expected, the title of Archmage was not given for nothing.

“I will support you!”

Aria, who had appeared covered in blood, cast a skill from the doorway.

[Priestess’s Spell: Punisher]

Ten Zweihanders made of light materialized and flew towards Merlin.

“Keuk!!”

A dozen magic circles were created from Merlin’s staff.

In fact, for those who used demonic energy, the abilities of a saintess and an end-level hunter were quite annoying and troublesome techniques.

Divine power, which was slightly different from magic power.

Divine power used the holy magic system that was on the opposite side of the spectrum from black magic, and because of that, demonic energy was suppressed.

The magic Merlin unfolded and the Zweihanders that flew from Aria’s fingertips clashed in the air.

Kugagagagaga!!!!!!

White flames collided with colorful magic, creating a deafening roar.

Magic power exploded, and lightning flashed everywhere.

As if a dragon and a tiger were fighting, a fierce energy surged from all sides.

Siwoo took advantage of that moment to charge at his opponent with lightning speed.

PuckPuckPuckㅡㅡKwakwakwak!!!

A heavy fist swung, and his opponent’s body smashed through the wall and flew out without mercy.

Siwoo chased after Merlin without hesitation.

Only after breaking through three or four of the end-level guild building’s notoriously sturdy inner walls was Merlin able to stop.

“Keuk. . . Cough!”

Red blood dripped down from under his matted beard.

Merlin’s face, which had changed from a kind old man to a damp, old man, came into view.

However, there was not even a fingernail’s worth of sympathy.

Siwoo leaped towards him.

At that moment, Merlin’s blood-soaked lips parted, and strange words spilled out.

“Keuk! I have no choice. . . I have to take you with me.”

A black and blue magic circle unfolded from his body along with a huge amount of demonic energy.

Kurur. . .!!

A strange lightning flashed like a spark.

And the bodies of Merlin and Siwoo disappeared as if erased by an eraser.

🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸

Merlin used Teleportation magic.

Similar to the one Tatar used, it was a structure in which artifacts were paired, with one in the space to be moved and the other carried by the caster to be used at will.

The place he moved to was his hideout and a research lab developing the ‘Dimension Gate’.

“Kuk. . . Uup. . .!”

Merlin was unable to shake off the side effects of Teleportation right away due to his weakened stamina and deep wounds.

He fell to the floor and vomited blood.

His vision blurred and he felt dizzy as if someone was holding his head and shaking it.

Blood continued to flow from the wound he had received from Siwoo.

“Dammit. . .!”

Merlin got up with the help of his staff and hurriedly entered the laboratory.

Siwoo, who arrived about a second later, instinctively followed Merlin before he could even regain his senses.

Kukukukukukukuk!!

“What the hell is this?!”

However, the laboratory was surrounded by eight layers of barriers, blocking entry to anyone who did not have the same magic power code.

A defense system several times more complex than the commonly used magic locks.

For a Grand Archmage like Merlin, the spell formula he had created required such a complex and detailed code that it was impossible for others to follow.

Siwoo stood in front of it, placed his palm on it, recalled Merlin’s magic power code, and began to re-construct the code little by little.

Unlike simply distinguishing and finding a magic power code, it was much more complex and difficult to implement the opponent’s magic power code.

【𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞?】

Pre asked Siwoo, poking his head out.

“Does it look like I’m just hanging around?”

【𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥.】

Siwoo glared at Pre with an incredulous look.

This little punk sometimes scratched people’s hearts with useless words like this.

“Then why don’t you open it and go in?”

【𝐇𝐦𝐦! 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲! 𝐈’𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡!】

Pre put on a metal helmet and picked up a stainless steel earpick, and bravely charged forward.

His imposing momentum cut through the air and shot out like an arrow.

Siwoo’s eyes widened in an instant.

Whiiㅡ Thud.

【𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠!】

Pre, who had hit the wall, fell to the floor like a mosquito that had been hit with an electric fly swatter.

“. . . . . . .”

Siwoo was lost for words.

What a pitiful bastard.

He shook his head and continued what he was doing.

Siwoo broke through the entire security system and went inside in just a few seconds.

If it had been any other hunter, it would have taken hours, not seconds.

Of course, there was the option of breaking through with force like Pre had said, but since it was a defense created by Merlin, he didn’t know what kind of countermeasures would be triggered, so he entered with a code.

“Haㅡ Damn old man.”

Siwoo, who had entered the laboratory, grimaced.

He saw hundreds of artifacts floating in the air, connected by magic power and demonic energy, resembling a huge magic circle.

Siwoo had one thought first.

Just how much effort and magical knowledge had been put into this?

It was such a magnificent sight that anyone who had studied magic would have had the same question first.

“Kehahahahahaha. It’s too late, Min Siwoo.

At that moment, a rattling laugh turned Siwoo’s gaze.

Merlin was inserting the ‘Death of Ecstasy’ in the center of the spell.

Clack.

The skull of someone painted black began to move, its jaw chattering.

Clickety-clack.

A sound like a lock being released was heard.

“Oohㅡ!!”

Merlin exclaimed.

Hundreds of artifacts moved like clockwork, forming a single entity.

“My life’s work is complete with this. Now this world will become the ‘Last Demon King’. . . and mine.”

Merlin said with a joyful smile spread across his face.

“Do you think I’m just going to stand here and watch?”

“No, you won’t. Keukhehehe. That’s why I called for reinforcements just now.”

As soon as Merlin finished speaking, an overwhelming shock hit Siwoo.

Kwaaang!!!

“ㅡㅡ!!”

Siwoo’s body broke through the laboratory wall at an incredible speed and flew outside.

And two unfamiliar beings rushed out after Siwoo like that.

『Kuhihihihiㅡ What delicious magic power!!』

『That guy is mine. Don’t come near.』

『Don’t make me laugh!! The first one to eat it is the master, Azazel』

『You’re funny. Orders are forbidden. Mastema, you cripple.』

『You son of a bitch Kuhihihihiㅡ I’m faster than you!』

They were upper-level devils called Azazel and Mastema.

Azazel and Mastema flapped their wings after each other, chasing each other as if playing a game.

Siwoo flew dozens of meters before stabbing his sword into the ground to stop his body.

“Whewㅡ”

He didn’t notice their presence until they attacked because various demonic energies and magic powers were pouring out from inside the laboratory.

He clicked his tongue as he checked the broken magic power shield.

‘But it looks like they released the barrier to call them. . . It’s not a complete loss.’

Originally, he shouldn’t have been thrown outside by hitting the wall, but he didn’t even feel that way just now.

『Human, he, is not, damaged. Be careful, Mastema, you useless.』

『I’m watching too, so don’t act tough, you son of a bitch Azazel!!』

They gathered demonic energy, looking at Siwoo, who seemed fine.

“Ha, damn it. They seem to be upper-level devils?”

Siwoo frowned and slowly opened his gate.

He felt a stronger demonic energy rising from them than any devil or demon race he had ever seen before.

If he had let his guard down, it wouldn’t have ended with just a shield like before.

【𝐈 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐨. 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠.】

“Why are you drooling again?”

Siwoo asked with a sullen expression.

【? 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬.】

“Who. . .?”

【𝐀 𝐩𝐢𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐠. 𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐬.】

“?”

【?】

Siwoo felt a strange feeling at the surprisingly plausible story.

He didn’t bother to answer and looked at the enemies in front of him.

【𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟?】

“No.”

Siwoo took out Murasame, pointed it forward, and raised one side of his lips.

The sword swung like lightning.

ㅡㅡPuckaaaaaang!!

A single ray of light cut through the horizon and struck Azazel and Mastema in the torso.

『Kuhihihihi! You can’t kill me with this!』

『Same here, me too. I’m tougher, me, than Mastema, useless.』

However, the devils flapped their wings without paying attention to the shock.

At that moment.

“I finally found you, this damn Pandemonium bastard!!”

A group wearing white robes and masks appeared and attacked Merlin and the devils.

“You’re a bit late.”

Siwoo said with a sigh.

“Well. We also moved as fast as we could, so don’t complain.”

A man dressed in a black robe walked over, puffing out cigarette smoke.

“Didn’t I say that I always keep my promises with my clients?”

“Oh my. You have to live with a broad mind, or you’ll die without a reason.”

“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of dying here, and I don’t plan to die for the time being.”

Siwoo said to Jin Do-wa sarcastically.

Kuwahaha!!!

At that moment, a loud noise came from inside the laboratory where Merlin was, and Merlin rushed out.

“Kuk. . . How dare you little shits who don’t know your place!!”

“Kekekeke, don’t be so full of yourself. I’ll take care of my own business, so you just stay here and play around.”

“This insolent bastard. . .!! How dare you betray Pandemonium?!”

The man at the forefront brushed back his bright yellow hair and took off his mask.

It was Ryu Ji-hwan, the head of IZIZ.

“Betrayal? Who’s talking to whom? You damn old fart.”

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