Chapter 328
Chapter 328: Cataclysm
Rumors spread throughout District 1.
“Did you hear? I heard the Demonic Cult swallowed the Blood Pool.”
“What? That red swamp?”
Whether it was bars or back alleys, the topic of conversation was one.
The Blood Pool.
The heart of Red Flag.
The rumor that the treasure trove of elixirs coveted even by the Seven Lords had changed owners overnight.
It was a strange occurrence.
“Did Red Flag lose?”
“No, to say that…… there wasn't a big battle.”
There were many who tilted their heads.
The Blood Pool was handed over without a single drop of blood splattering.
That was even more eerie.
“I heard Lupus isn't seen.”
“One of the Seven Lords hid?”
“Isn't it that he moved somewhere rather than hiding?”
“Could it be, is he trying to catch Medea?”
Only guesses ran rampant.
One thing was certain.
That if the Demonic Cult swallowed the Blood Pool, their power would rapidly multiply. The existing balance was collapsing.
That news reached the ruined streets as well.
Medea was sitting on the debris.
Corpses were scattered around, and the smell of blood strongly permeated the air. A dark red puddle slowly spread out from beneath her feet.
“The Blood Pool, huh.”
Her red lips curved slightly.
Lupus and Yoo Honbi joined hands?
It was an interesting combination.
Beasts that were biting each other suddenly shared their food bowl.
‘Why?’
There was only one answer.
A common enemy.
Medea's eyes narrowed.
It was either herself, or that Necromancer.
‘It could be both.’
She is one of the Seven Lords.
However, if two fellow Seven Lords attacked at the same time?
She has the confidence to survive.
However, the damage would be great.
Too great.
She did make a deal with Kim Minwoo.
It was an arrangement for the future, and an interesting toy.
But that was all.
It wasn't worth risking her own life.
‘I should slowly back out.’
Medea stood up from her seat.
Causing a mess could wait until later.
At that moment.
Kuuuuung—!
The sky split.
A tremendous momentum poured down.
A storm-like energy swept across all directions.
Debris flew, and corpses rolled.
Medea's hand moved like lightning.
Blood condensed in the empty air.
A red sphere wrapped around her.
The moment the barrier was completed, something collided head-on.
Kwang—!
The sphere of blood cracked.
Medea's eyebrows twitched.
The dust cleared.
Black silk fluttered in the wind.
A red mist rose from the ends of her long, flowing hair.
Blood-colored pupils without a hint of a smile pierced Medea.
Heavenly Demon Yoo Honbi.
"Where are you going?"
A cold voice rang out in the ruins.
Medea stood up while lightly brushing off the dust.
"Yoo Honbi."
Her red lips curved sluggishly.
"You were hiding tightly, but it seems you've changed your mind?"
Yoo Honbi's blood-colored pupils sank coldly.
"Hiding? Me?"
One step.
The debris of the ruins crumbled beneath her feet.
"I was merely waiting."
Blood crept out and spread around Medea. The fresh blood flowing from the corpses crawled toward her as if it were alive.
Medea tilted her head.
"Are you alone?"
A red mist rose from her fingertips.
The air became heavy.
To the point where even breathing was burdensome.
The corners of Yoo Honbi's mouth twisted.
"Yeah. I'm alone. What are you going to do about it?"
Yoo Honbi slowly walked over.
"I haven't liked you for a long time. A bitch who only sucks blood. To dare be in the same ranks as me."
Medea's eyes narrowed.
Her smile disappeared.
She was going to just let it slide, but…….
If she stayed still even after hearing such words, she had no right to be called the Blood Witch.
"A young thing is quite arrogant."
Yoo Honbi smirked.
"An old hag doesn't speak very prettily either."
Silence.
Even the wind stopped.
Kuuuuung—!
Two powers exploded at the same time.
The world screamed.
A blood-colored storm swallowed the ruins.
No, it wasn't just swallowing it. The sky split. The clouds swirled and were sucked in, and the atmosphere itself was dyed red.
As if blood was pouring down from the sky.
Kugugugugung—!
Buildings throughout District 1 shook.
Even tens of kilometers away, the ground churned like an earthquake. Every single window was shattered, and people collapsed screaming.
Medea's hand cut through the empty air.
Enough spears to cover the sky floated in the empty air. Every single one of them possessed the power to instantly kill most powerhouses. The blood-colored spears obscured the sun. Thousands, no, tens of thousands. They couldn't even be counted.
"Die."
The spears poured down.
Yoo Honbi took a step forward.
Dark red energy exploded.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
The moment the blood-colored spears collided with the barrier of energy, the shockwave split the earth.
It wasn't just the ruins.
The ground itself cracked.
A canyon tens of meters deep was created in an instant.
Kwaaaaang—!
The aftermath of the collision between the two Seven Lords shook the atmosphere. The clouds were pushed away in a circular shape, and blood-colored lightning struck down from the center.
Yoo Honbi pierced through the barrier and charged.
The energy condensed in her fist surpassed its critical point.
Medea deflected it to the side.
The fist that brushed past pierced through not just one building behind her, but ten buildings in a straight line.
It wasn't dust.
The buildings evaporated.
Without a trace.
"Not bad."
Medea laughed.
Blood condensed in the empty air.
A hand the size of a mountain covered the sky.
The sun was obscured.
The entirety of District 1 was submerged in shadow. Every single finger was the size of a high-rise building. Blood-colored lightning sparked at the tips of the fingernails.
“By the way.”
The hand slammed down.
“That level is not enough.”
Kuuuuuung—!
A radius of hundreds of meters turned into a massive crater in an instant. The shockwave spread out drawing concentric circles, and even the buildings on the outskirts of District 1 collapsed like dominoes.
Dust covered the sky.
Silence.
And…….
Dark red light cut through the dust.
Yoo Honbi was standing.
Perfectly fine.
Dark red energy was swirling like a storm with her at the center.
Not a single hem of her clothes was disheveled.
“Not enough, you say?”
Yoo Honbi's eyes burned red.
It wasn't a blood color.
They blazed like lava.
“Then how about this?”
Seureung—!
A demonic sword revealed its form along with the sound of cutting through the empty air.
Terrible energy gathered above the black blade.
Grudge, hatred, murderous intent.
A wavelength that felt like tens of thousands of souls howling crushed the atmosphere. A black mist rose from the blade. Within it, formless faces distorted and screamed.
Yoo Honbi slashed.
Flash (閃).
A strike that not even light could catch up to.
No, it wasn't a single strike.
Hundreds.
The black blade left afterimages in the empty air.
Tearing sounds overlapped.
Not once, but hundreds of times.
Chwaaaak—!
Medea's body split apart.
It wasn't into two pieces.
Hundreds of pieces.
Just like glass shattering into pieces, her physical body scattered into fragments.
Kwaak—!
Streams of blood splattered in all directions.
Red fragments were scattered in the empty air.
It's over.
It looked that way.
However…….
The soaring blood stopped.
It paused as if coagulated in mid-air, then returned as if pulled by a magnet.
Jjeok—!
The split body stuck back together.
The wounds were sealed.
Without a trace.
Medea reached out her hand.
Eujijijik—!!!
The corpses scattered around dried and twisted up in an instant.
Blood, essence, and even the remnants of life were sucked into her. Flesh crumbled like paper.
Bones became ash and scattered. Dozens of corpses turned to dust in an instant.
Her pale complexion revived.
Her red lips curved sluggishly.
“I said it's not enough, didn't I?”
Yoo Honbi's demonic sword spewed dark red light.
“I'll chop you to pieces over and over. Let's see how far you can stick back together!”
Along with a mad laugh, Yoo Honbi charged.
The earth cracked.
A dark red trajectory dyed the empty air.
The two Seven Lords clashed again.
＊ ＊ ＊
District 6.
It was distinctly different from District 7.
The buildings had proper forms, and the streets were lined with shops.
The attire of the pedestrians was also much better.
Kim Minwoo stepped down from the Bone Dragon.
The Legion Commanders followed behind him.
It was then.
The air changed.
It was suffocating.
A feeling of his heart shrinking.
His instincts screamed. Goosebumps rose along his spine. Even the tips of his hairs stood on end.
Kung.
Kung.
Kung.
Footsteps were heard.
They were heavy.
To the point that the earth rang.
With every step, the ground cracked. The sidewalk blocks cracked like a spiderweb.
A massive shadow revealed its form at the end of the alley.
A huge figure wearing a robe over its head.
It looked to be well over 5 meters.
The outline of abnormal muscles was revealed beneath the robe.
Kim Minwoo's eyebrows twitched.
‘This overwhelming feeling.’
No explanation was needed.
One of the Seven Lords.
Blood Wolf Lupus.
It's him.
Seureureuk—.
The robe peeled off.
Red fur was revealed.
A wolf's head. A human's body.
Every single muscle was twisted like a steel cable. Golden pupils pierced Kim Minwoo.
Hot breath leaked out from between the fangs.
The body odor of a beast spread riding the wind.
“Kim Minwoo, right?”
It was a low, ringing voice.
The growl of a beast was mixed in.
“Lupus?”
“Yeah.”
Lupus nodded.
“I heard you joined hands with Shadow. Did you not receive news of me?”
The corners of Kim Minwoo's mouth went up.
“No, I received it.”
He took a step forward.
“That's why I came. Here.”
Silence.
Lupus's eyes narrowed.
Murderous intent flickered within the golden pupils.
And…….
“Kuhahahaha!”
A mad laugh erupted.
The entirety of District 6 vibrated.
The glass windows of the buildings cracked.
Pedestrians collapsed while blocking their ears.
“It-it's the Blood Wolf!”
“Run away!”
Screams erupted.
People scattered madly.
Shop doors closed and the alleys emptied.
The streets emptied in an instant.
Only Lupus and Kim Minwoo remained.
“It's a shame.”
Lupus cracked his neck.
Ttuk-ttuk, the sound of bones rang out.
“If you had come to our side earlier, I would have treated you generously.”
Kim Minwoo smirked.
“Even so, it would just be getting treated like a pet, right?”
“Because bastards who can't even become that overflow in this Heavenly City.”
Seureung—.
A black blade revealed its form in Kim Minwoo's hand.
Hell Rhapsody.
Dark red energy rose along the blade.
“A werewolf, huh. Slicing you should feel satisfying.”
Lupus smirked.
His fangs were revealed.
A dizzying amount of murderous intent encroached upon the surroundings.
“I hope your blood and flesh are tasty.”