The Max Level Hero Has Returned!

Chapter 701

Chapter 701

“Mphh!!! Hmphh!!!”

A strange man struggled fiercely against the tie that kept his mouth shut. With so much hair covering his body, this man looked utterly bizarre. While it was said that the right amount of hair on one’s body could be a point of attraction, the hair that the man had all over his body was simply too thick and too much, to the point that it was difficult to see him as human. In fact, a glance at him could make anyone wonder if they were looking at an ape.

“Hmphhhh!!! Mmphh!!!”

Davey thought that the man was overreacting after seeing how he was struggling and resisting desperately. But Davey ended up nodding his head in understanding upon a closer look at the man’s position.

–Grrrrr...

“Hmphhhh!!! Mmphh!!!”

The man tried to somehow take hold of Davey’s legs in an effort to save himself from the hands that were attempting to pull him down. This was a high-tiered spell under the curse system of dark magic, Ghoul Ritual.

Even though the original purpose of dark magic was to aid research and study of the human body, it also led to a great deal of terrible and incredibly violent spells being created. One of them was a spell that could turn humans into ghouls.

Of course, the black hands that appeared out of what seemed to be a swamp were nothing but an illusion. But even though it was only an illusion, it was true that the legs of this man, Yoon Tae-Gang, had already died and were rotting away.

“What? Is there something that you want to say?”

Hearing Davey’s question, Yoon Tae-Gang looked up and tried to shout something. It was clear that he was completely terrified.

With a light clap of Davey’s hands, the tape that kept Yoon Tae-Gang’s mouth shut turned into light before disappearing into thin air.

“S-spare me! Please spare me!!!”

“Can’t you see how many people almost died because of what you did?” Davey said as he turned on the display device. He then showed Yoon Tae-Gang the scene that he had saved before coming here.

[Damn! We’re done for! What the hell did you do?!]

[What the hell! Why is there a nuclear missile too?!]

Then a voice that clearly belonged to a man was heard over the clamoring voices.

[Currently, the citizens are left confused by the remarks left by the Saint of Tionis during the subjugation of the Malicious Spirit. The Awakened Citizens Coalition demands answers from the government to explain why these remarks were made.]

On the screen, the figure of Malicious Spirit Meses, which Davey had left tied up and trapped, appeared. Although Meses was not one of the high-ranking Malicious Spirits, he could still get stronger if he devoured more shadows. It was quite funny to see such a monster rendered helpless and unable to do anything with just one wave of Davey’s hands.

[As of now, Malicious Spirit Meses, who is holding the lives of countless people in his hands, is left unable to attack or be attacked because of what the Saint of Tionis had done. In response, Yoo Sang-Hyun, the attack commander, said that they should make full use of this opportunity, which they had earned with great difficulty...]

“Isn’t it interesting?” Davey asked.

“Monster,” Yoon Tae-Gang murmured in disbelief.

Of course, Davey had now tarnished the prestige of the name “Malicious Spirit.” But one thing remained unchanged: out of all the monsters that had run loose on Earth, the most powerful one was still the Malicious Spirits.

[In another news, foreign media strongly demands the release of information about the Saint of Tionis, who had appeared this time...]

What kind of existence was a Malicious Spirit? The Malicious Spirits, with only twelve in existence, were by far the strongest monsters in Alf Online. They were virtually the final bosses in the game. Even though Meses was not one of the top-ranked Malicious Spirits, he remained to be an extremely high hurdle that the people on Earth could not overcome.

After all, they could not even beat Goumda back when they were still players.

“You will stay here and watch whatever it is that you guys have planned.”

Because what these guys did made it easier for Davey to dig deeper about this organization.

Yoon Tae-Gang continued to ask for leniency by repeatedly saying, “Spare... Spare me...”

The rot that was gnawing his legs was already about to reach his knees. But even though the process was not really that painful, staying sane would be extremely difficult, especially since he was witnessing his body rotting and falling apart.

But no matter how he shouted and pleaded, no human would come to his rescue. It would be impossible. Why? Because they were in a territory that was completely out of humans’ reach.

Of course, they were still able to send plenty of artificial satellites to space despite Earth’s backwater technology. But it was not that difficult for Davey to evade those satellites.

“Save me... Spare...”

“I’m sparing you, you know? You can’t die yet. As part of the Illuminati, you should be someone who is willing to do anything for your organization, right?”

Yoon Tae-Gang was a member of the Illuminati. However, he was quite different from the others. He expressed his desire to survive by begging Davey to spare his life, making him different from suicide bombers, who would willingly sacrifice their lives.

Of course, there was no way Davey would spare an extremely insane member of the organization. Besides, Davey had already extracted a lot of information from him about the Illuminati, even before starting to turn him into a ghoul.

When Kain saw Davey’s reaction, he tilted his head and said, “Will you be fine with that? From what I can see, they have already controlled the media. And since they have declared martial law, it means that they will stand by their decision even to their deaths. In the end, nothing will change.”

“I guess so. The general’s words have already incited a few humans.”

[My fellow citizens, we are a democratic nation. The people are the masters of this land. We are the kind of nation that definitely values the worth of each and every single individual! We are not slaves. We think for ourselves and judge for ourselves. We will never give foreign powers the opportunity...]

Davey ignored Seo Ho-Jin’s long-winded speech and changed the channels, where some discussed public opinion and criticized Davey.

[Ah... From an expert’s point of view, I can say that this is similar to attention-seeking, which is something you often see on the internet. People with this type of disease would often talk about having jobs that do not exist, so they could demand attention and praise from the public. In other words...]

[It seems like he’s more ruthless and unprincipled than I thought. The fact that he has taken not only one or two but countless lives as hostages means that he’s nothing but a terrorist.]

“The public’s opinion is not good,” Kain murmured.

But Davey just smiled and said, “That’s right. The power is in the hands of the military.”

In fact, it was difficult to treat Korea as a democratic country, given its current situation. With the declaration of martial law, they were now in a situation where it was most befitting to say that they were under the military regime.

The biggest proof of this was the president’s absence. He had remained silent and had not even made an appearance since the incident with the barrier device, even though the people had been demanding him to explain.

Although the people had criticized him as an incompetent leader of the nation, Davey believed that the president was actually doing a good job in trying to keep his life and not making the situation any worse.

“But if it’s like this, then...”

“I asked Hyun-Ah for a bit of a favor. Sooner or later, it would explode and make things more lively.”

Until then, they would have to wait for a few more days... No, for just a day more. There wasn’t much time left before Meses would be unsealed.

With a relaxed and leisurely look on his face, Davey activated the magic circle that Kain made in front of him.

***

From Seo Ho-Jin’s point of view, he should never back down. He might even think that he had done his best to protect his country. Although they were driven to this point and the results were bad by his standards, what he did was still not wrong. He might just be thinking of it as nothing but bad luck.

But the way the world worked was quite ironic. Whether his intentions were good or bad, as a public figure, the choices that he once made could easily turn him into a grave sinner.

Of course, that did not mean that Seo Ho-Jin was completely blameless. After all, he had willingly turned a blind eye to the corruption, stole huge amounts of money under the guise of overseas capital, and accepted bribes to remove the names of the Awakened, who were children of the rich and powerful, from their conscription list.

There were just so many problems, and right now, South Korea might be considered to be among the world's most dangerous nations. The amusing part was that Asian countries were tearing each other down, as if their mindset was that if one would die, then the others should too. Perhaps it was because they had already lost their minds and had gone crazy. After all, they had never seen such a terrible disaster in their lives before.

Seo Ho-Jin continued to weave glamorous lies to incite the people. Meanwhile, the ruling party, or the party that held power and authority over the country, sided with Seo Ho-Jin and clashed against the civilian forces that opposed them.

Did they forget that they only had a few days left to live? If things continued at this rate, there was a possibility that it would turn into nothing but armchair arguments.

Of course, this was not the outcome that Davey wanted. So, he played a little trick. He helped the Awakened to recover.

[This is a recording presented by the Sacred Group at the hearing around four o’clock in the morning.]

[How many people are there? Are those people bastards?!]

[They are murderers!!!]

The scenes captured in the video were very interesting. It showed how South Korea’s president shouted at Seo Ho-Jin, who has seized not only the command of the military but also of the entire nation.

Sacred Group shared with the world a video of a bizarre situation where the president did not have any of his authority as president. It would certainly not be strange for someone who did something like this to be immediately arrested for the crime of overthrowing the government. But the people’s anger was much faster.

With no more time left, the people, who looked like they no longer cared about whatever relationship they would have after the war ended, took to the streets with clubs in their hands. They staged violent protests and immediately attacked the provisional government. And standing at the forefront was someone who had built his credibility as the captain—the leader of the attack team that had fought Meses.

Although this was not the first time, the government took an irrational stance. They began to shoot at the civilians, which resulted in a huge number of casualties.

Declaring that the people were spies sent to overthrow the nation, they instantly judged and gave the final verdict—immediate death. But even though their words were plausible, what they were doing was just akin to throwing fire into a powder keg.

“I don’t think I have to step forward, though. It seems like they’ll take care of everything on their own,” Davey mumbled with a cold smile on his face.

Was this the correct choice? At least that was what Davey thought. After all, they still continued to fight for power and take sovereignty, even though they were already driven to a corner. It was also good to help them stand and fight on their own. Of course, none of them would know about this until the very end.

Not long after, Davey took out the remains of the wrecked Corona Destroyer from his pocket plane. Then he placed it on his anvil and raised the hammer in his hands.

“Well... Now that the troublesome political problems are already dealt with, it’s time for me to get ready to hunt that shadow.”

1. The story is about Emperor Taizong of Tang. ☜