In the Name of God - Chapter 67.1
Just as I was contemplating what to do with those fragments of the Holy Land.
<The 99th Holy Land prepares for forced synchronization.>
Finally, the system window displayed a different phrase and presented a quest.
<The current ‘Seong Do-yoon’ cannot withstand the forced synchronization of the Holy Land.>
<Reward: 1 day increase in lifespan per unit.>
Even if they were entities created by my own authority, they were currently exhibiting clear aggression toward this side.
Furthermore, since an official quest involving my lifespan had appeared, the task I had to perform was clear.
‘Kill them all.’
It seemed Lee Sunho, who had been holding me protectively until now, was thinking the same thing.
“Just give the order. I’ll charge at any time.”
Lee Sunho was as calm as ever, as if he didn’t feel a shred of crisis regarding the current situation. Sometimes it feels like his adaptability is even superior to mine, despite me having the ‘Adaptation’ skill.
“You really are something else.”
“Thanks.”
Taking my words literally, Lee Sunho gave a thin smile and let go of me. Turning his back to me to act as a shield, he smoothly drew the longsword he had been carrying on his back.
I put away my phone after leaving a message for the investigation team leader—who was still on the line—stating that I would “hold out as long as possible.”
“Do-yoon.”
Following the call, I turned my head to find Seong Do-wan, who had approached right behind me, speaking in a low voice.
“I’ll open a path, so prepare to run immediately…!”
“You can handle that side with the Horizon team. We will deal with this side ourselves.”
I snapped my head away without even listening to the rest of Seong Do-wan’s sentences.
Run? Give me a break.
Even if there hadn’t been a quest, I had no intention of running. In the first place, was running even feasible against thirty-five beast-type monsters reaching 5 meters in height?
I pulled out my revolver before Seong Do-wan could utter any more nonsense.
“The numbers are high, but since their bodies are large, the number that can rush us at once is limited. If we cover the front and back in halves, we can respond sufficiently.”
Seong Do-wan’s facial muscles twitched. His disapproval was palpable.
“Do you think that makes sense right now? These are monsters we’ve never seen before, born from the shattering of a Holy Land. We don’t even know their rank. Are you saying you’ll fight those things directly?”
“Why shouldn’t I?”
Despite others being present, Seong Do-wan was boldly playing the ‘older brother’ part by using informal speech; I deliberately threw back cold, formal speech at him.
“If you just shy away because something looks dangerous, you can’t accomplish anything.”
I thought of the original Seong Do-yoon, who had persistently headed for the dungeons despite Seong Do-wan’s pressure.
That kid surely must have hated those days of barely hanging onto life while doing nothing.
Just like me, who lived only waiting for the day of my death as a terminal patient, unable to even lift a finger.
‘Thinking about it like this, we are somewhat alike.’
Swallowing that idle thought, I glared at the bluish beasts in front of me.
The bizarre gazes of them all watching me were quite unsettling, but my fighting spirit did not subside.
“Don’t worry. I’ll make sure to survive tenaciously.”
I still had a lot to do while borrowing Seong Do-yoon’s body.
I had to find my apostle and discover the reason why the Holy Land had changed like this. I had to investigate why the destruction of this world was linked to me and find a way to sever that connection.
Until then, I cannot die.
I had to gather as much lifespan as possible and endure, and endure again.
In that regard, the lifespan hanging on the necks of these beasts was inevitably quite appetizing.
Leaving Seong Do-wan to watch me with complex eyes, I lightly tapped Lee Sunho’s shoulder. Meanwhile, my vision had already pushed Hawkeye to the limit, searching for the weaknesses of the transparent beasts one by one.
“I don’t see any distinct weaknesses in my sight yet. I’ll keep looking, but first, we need to clash directly to see how far we can push them.”
“You’re telling me to try slashing them here and there?”
“Yeah. I’ll provide cover… but why do you look so happy?”
The face of Lee Sunho as he looked back at me was excessively bright. I could see a hint of joy in his eyes. Why?
Instead of answering, Lee Sunho aimed his longsword at the beasts. I saw the corners of his mouth pull up wide.
“…You are going to survive for a very, very long time.”
Was he dwelling on what I said to Seong Do-wan?
At this moment, I brushed it off, thinking Lee Sunho said it simply as a good partner and friend.
Just then, the beasts that had been quietly scouting this side began to move.
Four charged from the front of Lee Sunho and me, while five that had been facing Seong Do-wan and the Horizon clan members rushed in simultaneously. Their target seemed to be me, but since the four of us were gathered back-to-back, it wasn’t particularly obvious.
Lee Sunho, springing from his spot, swung his sword down without a hint of intimidation. The sharp blade severed the lead beast’s forepaw in a single stroke, and he immediately drove the sword upward, stabbing beneath its jaw.
With a sound like glass shattering, the beast’s head was skewered by the blade and flung backward. Due to that impact, the other monsters rushing in right behind it were sent tumbling as well.
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