In the Name of God - Chapter 66.2
It sounded like the noise a block of ice makes right before it shatters into pieces, or perhaps like an eggshell breaking.
I took a step back at the eerie sound coming from the crack. I wasn’t the only one who heard it; the man standing next to me retreated as much as I did, wearing a look of horror.
“The, the Holy Land is…!”
The crack was spreading wider and wider. It was becoming impossible to intervene.
Just then, something flashed at the center of the fracture.
It looked remarkably like a human pupil.
‘An eye…?’
The eye that had appeared in the Holy Land’s crack wasn’t just at the center.
The vivid fractures spreading in all directions burst open as if dozens, even hundreds, of closed eyes were snapping open, their pupils rising to the surface all at once.
The sight of countless eyes opening their eyelids simultaneously in mid-air was a scene straight out of a horror movie.
It was especially so since those pupils were all staring at a single person.
<The 99th Holy Land gazes upon the Master of Authority.>
As soon as the countless pupils born from the cracks looked at me in unison, a system window popped up.
<The 99th Holy Land wishes to synchronize with Guardian Deity □□□.>
There was no detailed explanation.
Crr-crack! Shatter—!
The vivid cracks spread wide in an instant, and with the sound of breaking glass, the transparent wall collapsed. Before the shards could even touch the ground, they pulled together like magnets, eventually taking the form of a 5-meter-tall giant beast made of bluish glass and lunging toward me.
The moment I tried to urgently kick off the ground, an arm shot out from behind, wrapping around my waist and pulling me back. At the same time, someone dashed out in front of me and delivered a powerful punch to the charging transparent beast.
Crunch— With that sound, the beast’s jaw was hideously smashed. Subsequently, a purple light seeped into the shattered area, and the surface began to melt away like a rotting corpse.
‘Corrosion…!’
Wrapped in Lee Sunho’s protective embrace, I marveled at Seong Do-wan’s ability. That power, which combined immense destruction with a corrosive effect, was truly impressive.
However, now was not the time to leisurely analyze Seong Do-wan’s abilities.
I swallowed hard as I looked at the face of the transparent beast covered in countless eyes. Every single one of those disgusting eyes was still looking down at me.
Furthermore, the fragments of the Holy Land behind it were clumping together and rising; in no time, there were five of them.
<The 99th Holy Land wishes to synchronize with Guardian Deity □□□.>
The tactless system window repeatedly displayed the same message.
What am I supposed to do?
I didn’t understand why the Holy Land was not only shattered but also taking on such monster-like forms to target me. I didn’t even know what “synchronization” with a Holy Land that had turned into a monster specifically meant, or if it was something I should even do.
Since the system was only sending messages without even offering a quest, I felt it was right to observe the situation further rather than approaching rashly.
While everyone was panicking at the sudden turn of events, the phones of the man from Horizon and myself rang at almost the same time.
Mine was a call from our investigation team leader.
-Seong Do-yoon! Are you okay?!
“Yes, for now. As the Holy Land collapsed, unidentified monsters appeared, and we are in a standoff.”
-It’s the same here! All the team members who moved in other directions have confirmed the same phenomenon!
I froze at the urgent voice that followed.
-But these monsters… they all seem to be heading North!
North.
That was right where we were.
The man who was supposed to assist Seong Do-wan also had a look of complete panic, likely having received the same information.
-Master, I’m sending the scan data! I’ll continue scanning second by second from now on!
The clever Echo transmitted a vast amount of scan data, covering about 10km, directly into my head. Thanks to that, I could estimate the number of monsters swarming toward this location.
Thirty-five in total.
Excluding the five we were currently facing, there were a whopping thirty.
I felt my face stiffen involuntarily when I heard the leader’s anxious voice through the phone.
-We’re also moving North, but the monsters’ speed is too fast! If possible, leave that area immediately!
“I’m afraid that might be difficult.”
-Pardon?
Echo’s second-by-second scanning was already underway.
As someone who knew exactly where the thirty monsters boasting formidable speed had reached, I had no choice but to prepare for battle rather than think of running.
“We’ve already been surrounded.”
The moment I finished speaking, massive presences began to be felt one after another from the surroundings.
In the blink of an eye, we were surrounded by thirty-five transparent beasts.
<The 99th Holy Land wishes to synchronize with Guardian Deity □□□.>
I hope the “synchronization” you guys are talking about isn’t… eating me or something, right?
…Please tell me it’s not.
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