Blood Demon of the Past Life – Chapter 186

Chapter 186: The Predicted Catastrophe （1）

A short while ago.

Director Yeon Gyu-seong, his doctor’s gown stained with blood, strode away to a place out of people’s sight.

“What are you saying? You can’t send troops?!”

His voice rose.

Immediately after the incident broke out.

He couldn’t even count how many lives he had saved and lost.

Even though the other person would fully understand the situation here, the staff member from the Blue House secretariat spoke coldly over the phone.

『The situations in other places are the same. The entire Republic of Korea is in chaos right now, so even if you contact us like this, we can’t deploy troops to you first.』

“This is the hospital that accommodates the most patients in Seoul. It is a place that must be protected as a top priority, and it is the last bastion that must never collapse so that Hunters injured during battle can receive proper treatment. As soon as possible, troops…”

『Director-nim. Why are you acting like this when you know better?』

The words were cut short.

Yeon Gyu-seong also knew.

What the other person’s intention was.

『When you disobeyed the presidential office’s orders and went down to Pohang, didn’t you expect that you would be pushed down the priority list? Just ask that talented Kang San for help. I heard he recently founded the Guardian Guild and is doing very well. Who knows, maybe he’ll solve the problem.』

“What kind of irresponsible nonsense is that! No matter what the context is, the affairs of the country should be handled without personal feelings… Hello? Hello! F*ck, those goddamn bastards!”

Crack!

He threw his phone away.

Yeon Gyu-seong’s face flushed red at the unilaterally disconnected call.

The patient rooms unfolded as he walked down the hallway.

It was truly a h*ll of horrible screams.

Even now, people with missing limbs and struggling to breathe were constantly arriving, desperately waiting for the medical staff’s care. It was overwhelming just to treat them. To make matters worse, Links were occurring nearby, and the sight of the guards moving urgently made it impossible to focus on treatment.

Suddenly, he saw the hem of his gown.

The blood that had soaked it was from a 10-year-old boy he had just lost.

“This damn world.”

If he stayed here.

He could die.

He knew it, he wasn’t so stupid as to not know the truth.

Yeon Gyu-seong turned around.

Since the option to run away didn’t exist in the first place, he could only express his anger towards the government.

But just then, he saw a guard running towards him in a hurry.

“Director-nim! An S-rank Red Dragon has appeared outside! Now you really have to abandon this place and evacuate!”

“A Red Dragon?”

His heart sank.

The first emotion he felt was despair at having to abandon the hospital.

And immediately after.

“…Woo-bin, I have to get Woo-bin.”

His only son.

At the thought of Yeon Woo-bin fighting outside, Yeon Gyu-seong hurriedly turned around and ran out of the hospital.

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Red Dragon.

It was truly an imposing presence.

Just by opening its massive jaws and roaring, people had to hear a message of despair.

『You are afflicted with the status effect ‘Fear’. All stats are reduced by 20%.』

Flap━

It spread its membranous wings wide.

The Red Dragon looked down at the humans and breathed out a burst of flames.

『Fire Breath.』

Whoosh.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was truly a catastrophe.

Looking at the overwhelming sight, the people, led by Yeon Woo-bin, reacted immediately.

“Great Shield.”

“Great Shield.”

“God, please protect us. Bless”

“Please protect us. Bless.”

In the sky.

Huge shields formed in layers.

As the Priests clasped their hands together to enhance the power of the shields, they managed to withstand the initial onslaught of the Fire Breath. A scorching heat surged forward. As the layered shields shattered one by one, Misaki Akemi swung her black-stained whip through the air.

“Damn lizard bastard!”

Crack━

Bang! Bang! Bang!

She attacked the Red Dragon.

At the attack aimed at tearing its wings apart, the Red Dragon closed its mouth and swatted the whip away with its sharp claws.

The current situation.

The people of the Guardian Guild didn’t give up.

There were two S-ranks alone.

As Misaki Akemi signaled the start, Saito Shusuke immediately shouted.

“Make way!”

“I’ll take care of it.”

Nakamura Genji.

He kicked the ground.

As Saito Shusuke dashed towards the Red Dragon, Nakamura Genji’s sword glowed red and slaughtered the monsters blocking the way. Jessica also rushed forward. With the monsters swarming in numbers they couldn’t handle, even excluding the Red Dragon, she stabbed their vital points with her daggers.

Behind them.

“Massacre.”

Crack!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Misaki Akemi’s whip cracked.

It split into dozens of strands, and she mercilessly swept away the monsters.

Jeong Chan-woo and Jo Han-byeol prioritized protecting Misaki Akemi, and Saito Shusuke’s eyes met Yeon Woo-bin’s.

Yeon Woo-bin instinctively knew.

What Saito Shusuke wanted.

“Rock.”

In the air.

A rock was created.

Saito Shusuke soared and stepped on the rock, then kicked off with a bang━ and leaped high into the sky.

And.

“Rock, Rock, Rock.”

He kept stepping on the rocks that were continuously created.

Normally, it would be right to approach using a flying ability like Fly, but he judged that it wouldn’t be easy to catch up to the Red Dragon flapping its membranous wings by flying. It was an instantaneous calculation. As Saito Shusuke approached the Red Dragon, Yeon Woo-bin’s eyes turned blue.

“Magic Eye, Amplify.”

Whoosh!

Magical power surged.

Now was the time to create an opportunity for Saito Shusuke.

“Stone Rain!”

Boom━

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Huge rocks rained down on the Red Dragon.

It not only dealt physical damage to the Red Dragon, but also gave Saito Shusuke another opportunity to step on and leap forward. Before long, Saito Shusuke reached the Red Dragon’s eye level. His spear spun fiercely, and without hesitation, he thrust it forward with all his might.

“Vortex.”

Rumble!

On this one attack.

He placed his hopes.

He believed that if it hit just once, they would have a chance to win, even if the opponent was an S-rank.

But.

Groan.

Suddenly.

Goosebumps erupted all over his body.

When Saito Shusuke’s eyes checked the side, something new was emerging from the crushed space.

『Human, die.』

A blue face.

A Blue Dragon, flapping its membranous wings like the Red Dragon.

Another S-rank monster opened its jaws wide.

Saito Shusuke shouted urgently.

“Everyone, get out of the way━!”

『Aqua Breath!』

Boom━!

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The attack exploded.

Saito Shusuke’s body plummeted like a puppet with its strings cut.

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A fleeting moment.

The Guardian Guild’s Mages and Priests momentarily formed layers of shields to minimize the impact as much as possible.

Even so.

The result didn’t change.

Thud━

Saito Shusuke crashed to the ground.

Seeing him lying unconscious, his body battered and torn, Eileen rushed over and activated her Divine Power.

“Heal.”

Whoosh━!

The current situation.

It was hopeless.

It was already a struggle to handle one Red Dragon, but now a Blue Dragon had appeared as well.

Director Yeon Gyu-seong, who had just arrived at the scene, shouted.

“Everyone, retreat! It’s over! The government isn’t sending reinforcements, and we can’t handle these monsters on our own!”

There was no other choice.

It was over.

It was heartbreaking and sorrowful, but he knew they had to abandon the hospital.

He had said he would save the patients.

He had said he would protect the hospital.

But he couldn’t drag the people who had rushed here to help into h*ll with him.

Yeon Gyu-seong grabbed Yeon Woo-bin’s wrist.

“Let’s go, Woo-bin.”

“I can’t go.”

“What?”

He didn’t budge despite the forceful grip.

Turning back with an urgent expression, Yeon Woo-bin couldn’t take his eyes off the people being killed by the monsters.

“If we run away, what about the patients?”

“…There are things in this world that we can’t help.”

“Like when Mom died?”

He turned his head.

As their eyes met, Yeon Gyu-seong’s pupils shook violently.

Yeon Woo-bin spoke.

“I know. Mom’s death was a disaster, and this situation is also a disaster for the patients. If we run away like this, the people who can’t move on their own will have no choice but to helplessly accept death. You see, every day since Mom died, I regretted that I was young and powerless then. Even though I knew it couldn’t be helped, I resented the adults who didn’t help Mom.”

“… .”

“Go ahead. I haven’t been struggling to become stronger all this time just to abandon someone and run away.”

He shook off the hand.

The powerless hand couldn’t bring itself to grab Yeon Woo-bin.

“I’ll buy some time somehow.”

Distant.

He gritted his teeth.

It was something someone had to do.

It didn’t have to be him, but Yeon Woo-bin didn’t want to turn a blind eye to the situation before him.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh.

He activated his mana.

Just as he was about to use magic.

Fizzle fizzle fizzle fizzle.

The world scattered like a mirage, and a new scene overlaid it.

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It was a scene he had seen before.

A lush forest.

When he caressed it with his slender, white hand, the animals and plants responded by swirling around him.

Crackle━

The situation changed.

The world warped, and the lush forest was engulfed in flames.

His vision shook.

He ran desperately in that place.

He was out of breath and wanted to stop at any moment, but he ran through the trees, heading somewhere quickly. He could see ferocious-looking monsters all over the dense trees. He notched an arrow and shot it into their foreheads, then arrived at a village where he could see wooden houses burning.

“Aah!”

“Block them━!”

Countless people.

No, countless Elves.

With their pointed ears and fair skin, they were desperately fighting the monsters.

He gritted his teeth.

He had to stop them.

Mana erupted explosively, and the spirits responded to his will.

“Salamander.”

Whoosh.

Whoosh!

He ignited the flames.

The flames spewed out swept away the monsters.

Crackle━

The situation changed.

Acrid smoke rose.

The village, let alone the lush forest, had become a ruin.

He stared blankly at the sky.

As dark clouds rolled in, he lost himself in the dry emotions that no longer allowed him to cry.

“…What did we do so wrong? If you disliked our very existence so much, why did you let us be born in the first place? You showed us happiness, the joy of life, and why are you giving us such a trial?”

He covered his face with his hands.

He didn’t know.

The disaster was sudden and took everything away.

The fact that he survived wasn’t that important.

He had lost his home, his family.

The fact that he couldn’t go back.

It made his heart ache so much that even breathing didn’t feel like breathing.

“Never, never again should this happen.”

He swallowed the disgust.

He raised his head.

His face was horribly distorted.

At that moment.

Yeon Woo-bin felt like he had made eye contact with eyes stained with obsession beyond the boundary.

“Never, ever again.”

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Whoosh━

Memories flooded in.

An unknown power surged through his entire body.

『You are awakening the memories of your past life.』

『The power of your past life is seeping into your body.』

Yeon Woo-bin instinctively knew.

That his past life was.

The Elf who had lost his home and wept.

And now, imbued with his power, Yeon Woo-bin knew what he had to do.

“…I can’t lose the hospital, my people. Never, ever again.”

Whoosh!

Magical power swelled explosively.

At this moment.

Yeon Woo-bin entered the realm of S-rank.