The Saint Wants to Rest - Chapter 29.1
Peace is always broken without warning, at the most unsuspecting moment.
A sudden gate, which no one had predicted, opened at the peak of a high mountain in Chuncheon. It was smaller than the one that had appeared in the Seoul sky, but its color was peculiar. The gate, a shade of red verging on black, wavered strangely before fixing itself in the air. However, because the nearby trees were so tall, it was not properly visible from the outside.
At that moment, something poked its head out from the gate. At a glance, it resembled a human form, but it was far more hideous. The places where eyes should be were black and empty, and its blade-like, pointed teeth were red.
Shadow Stalkers.
A clan classified as demons, just like the giants. Their size was barely over two meters, but their terrifying nature did not lie there. They possessed the ability to move by sinking into shadows.
“Fools.”
The Shadow Stalker that emerged from the gate opened its mouth and laughed.
“This is what happens when you send the stupid giants.”
If they knew how to think, they shouldn’t have opened a gate in the heart of the country. Originally, an invasion should begin from a place where no one knows.
“Let’s have a party.”
The ingredients for the party were the humans gathered in abundance at the foot of the mountain. Following the gesture of the Shadow Stalker that came out first, the shadows wriggled. If there was one more advantage they had, it was their large numbers.
Kieeeeeek!
With a bizarre cry, the Shadow Stalkers that exited the gate began to race down the mountain.
Ian was eating tangerines given to him by Hong Seo-yun with a grumpy expression.
“It feels like you’re trying to coax me with this.”
He voiced his complaint, but Hong Seo-yun did not stop peeling the tangerines.
“These are expensive because they are sugar-content selected tangerines. You like tangerines. Eat a lot.”
“Aren’t you eating any, Hyung?”
“My goal is to make you gain some weight.”
“What kind of goal is that?”
The drama they had been watching since the afternoon had finally reached its last episode. In the end, the legal wife joined forces with the mistress and brought about the husband’s ruin. The husband pleaded desperately, but the two women showed him no mercy.
“By the way, that was a truly impressive plot.”
“I agree. But it’s fun.”
“Can’t we watch something a bit more normal?”
“No.”
Ian spoke firmly and gave a small laugh. He had been suffering the whole time, but it seemed resting for a week was proving effective. Outside, two S-class awakened individuals would be searching for him with fire in their eyes, but what did it matter?
‘Those two can suffer a bit more.’
The lazy thought that it would be nice to live hidden here forever also crossed his mind. It would mean sponging off Hong Seo-yun, but since the person himself said it was okay, it should be fine.
In the drama, the two women who had resolved everything were holding hands. And the moment they opened their mouths to say something.
Zzzzt, zzzzzzt.
The clear TV screen distorted with noise. Of all things, the most important ending scene was cut off just like that.
“Huh? What is it? Did the satellite antenna break?”
Hong Seo-yun picked up the remote control. However, before he could press a button, the entire screen was covered with bright red warning text.
[Emergency Alert! A high concentration of mana waves has been detected within a 1km radius. A sudden gate has opened at the summit of Mount OO, so all residents at the foot of the mountain please evacuate. The location of the shelters is,]
Simultaneously, a sharp siren sound that seemed ready to tear the eardrums shook the entire villa.
Wooooo—! Wooooo—!
“…What is that sound?”
Ian jumped up, dropping the tangerine he was holding. To be a simple malfunction, the entire villa was vibrating minutely. A humming sound rose through the floor as if he were inside the stomach of a giant beast.
“Monster intrusion detection system.”
Hong Seo-yun’s playful expression instantly turned serious. The senses of an S-class awakened individual instinctively detected a murderous intent pricking the skin.
“Get down!”
Hong Seo-yun shouted urgently, pushing Ian’s head down.
Following that, the glass window of the living room shattered with a roar.
Kwaaaaang! Crash!
Before the countless glass shards could pour down like weapons, a pitch-black darkness that swallowed the garden surged into the living room like a tsunami.
“Kyaaaa—!”
With a bizarre scream that seemed to tear through space, the shadows that had been stretched across the floor instantly took physical form and surged upward. Their shapes were like irregular black liquid, and there was nothing in the places where eyes should be. Seeing that, Ian’s pupils shook violently as if an earthquake had occurred.
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