roaring noise.
The sound of something collapsing and the screams of people.
The first thought that came to my mind in the midst of all of that mixed up was simple.
It was just to think that if there was something that bothered me in the future, it was just an overreaction and not to go over it.
The next thought that came to my mind was who the hell would do this.
‘Red Case? No, that’s the time when you’re still holding your breath.’
Above all else, it wasn’t their way to do it so loudly.
Then I could feel the branches of the World Tree wriggling again.
A branch of the world tree that reacted suddenly.
A street preparing for the sealing commemoration of the Seven evils.
Crazy act of committing terrorism in a crowd of civilians.
Combining these three, there is only one.
thorn cross.
Even in the clouds on the horizon, a group of fanatics who almost always keep the top spot in terms of being insane.
But why now… … .
“Swimming.”
Choi Hyun-woo muttered blankly.
Looking back, that was the direction Han Soo-young had disappeared.
It was when I suddenly got up from my seat following Choi Hyeon-woo, who got up in a hurry.
Tiling!
[Quest has been created!]
[Quest] [Explosion]
– Uninvited guests in everyday life
[Explanation]
― As we were preparing for the festival, there was a terrorist attack by someone hiding in the crowded streets.
I don’t know their purpose, identity, or anything, but if you’re an academy student who wants to become a hero, there’s only one thing you have to do in this situation.
Rescue as many citizens as possible and subdue them!
[Success Condition]
― Inducing citizens to evacuate
– suppression of terrorist groups
[Success Reward]
― Contribution to Five Streets
― Intimacy with people related to the five streets
‘A sudden quest?’
first time seeing this
But now I didn’t have time to think long.
I said looking at Hyunwoo Choi, as if waiting for my instructions.
“First, let’s help the citizens evacuate. I don’t know why, but there is no guarantee that we can handle it, and above all else, there are many other heroes and hunters besides us on this street.”
And I added a word.
“If it were him, it would certainly be nothing special. Because he is the most rational of us.”
“… okay.”
Choi Hyun-woo, who had his hand on the scabbard at my words, nodded and went out into the street.
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On the street, citizens screaming without knowing the English language were literally like a slap in the face.
First of all, you can guide them away from the epicenter of the explosion.
“Calm down and move in turn!”
As I went out into the street and shouted that, a young woman screamed fiercely.
“Who are you? What are you doing?”
It was before I even said anything to the sharp reaction.
Choi Hyun-woo came forward first and made eye contact with the energetic woman.
“please. Please follow the directions and evacuate.”
“ah… Swing… … .”
“… … .”
I was at a loss for words as I looked at the woman who answered with a blushing red face.
But soon I was able to wake up to a sound coming from afar.
“Everyone, move quickly!”
“Groups 1 and 2 go to the scene of the incident! Groups 3 and 7 check the injured and move! The rest induce citizens to evacuate!”
‘Fast.’
Immediately, a response team made up of active heroes appeared.
To be honest, with just a little thought, the five streets are located right in front of the academy, and common sense is that there are a lot of people, so there was no way the defense was weak.
‘But to commit a terrorist attack in a place like this… … .’
It was such a reckless plan that, no matter how much you thought about it, moths leaping into the fire would come to mind.
Was there a reason that was that important, or did he have confidence?
That’s what I was thinking.
“That… … .”
Among the alleys, a few people in strange-looking clothes appeared.
I didn’t really feel that way because I knew the original.
Anyone would think so when they saw him wearing a robe that covered everything from head to toe.
“Choi Hyun-woo.”
I gently called him.
At my call, the guy reflexively grabbed the scabbard.
“Get ready.”
Their appearance was the same as that of a member of the thorn cross that I was familiar with.
Then I knew better than anyone who they were going to target.
‘This is the first time I’ve tried this.’
Hoping it goes well, I started moving Henir’s shadow.
There are a total of seven guys who sneak into the crowds who are sneakily running away.
Now, at the same time as the flow of magical power, you can feel something moving from your toes.
Henir’s shadow began to split in several directions.
Because of the awakening last time, he started to recognize me as the owner.
That’s why I was able to make him move more easily and freely according to my will.
Contrary to my worries, the shadows I stretched out immediately clinged to their shadows.
‘I wanted to hide it for as long as possible… … .’
Even in this situation, it was impossible to hide.
If it wasn’t for the other guys, I couldn’t help it with those guys.
Even so, what those guys were looking for were not heroes or hunters, but ordinary people with no abilities.
“Long live the thorns!”
“hurray!”
“Mankind, become great!”
Robe soared into the air with enthusiastic shouts from here and there.
And the guys with the weapons hidden in their robes in their hands immediately began to attack the surrounding civilians indiscriminately.
“run!”
At the same time as I shouted that, I pushed in all the remaining magic power in Henir’s shadow.
At the same time, the body of the boy who had been swinging his mace with all his might, aiming at the child’s head, was tilted and collapsed.
The guy suddenly lost his balance and looked down at the floor with an expression that he didn’t understand.
And he could see his ankles drowned in a black shadow as if he had dug into the ground.
That was the last sight he saw.
“Uh-huh!”
In the midst of embarrassment, the guy who was trying to wield a mace right away after targeting a child was beaten by Choi Hyun-woo’s scabbard and drooped.
“Ahhh!”
“What the hell is this… !”
Surprised by the sudden attack, the citizens began to make a commotion again.
Heroes who noticed the commotion from afar were approaching at high speed.
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Originally, these seven men would have brutally murdered at least one civilian in that brief moment before they could even come close.
“My ankle doesn’t move!”
“What is this!”
“Someone dares to do our cause!”
With their ankles tied up, each of them was pouring out anger and embarrassment.
Even on this side, there was no time to move because we were tying up as many as seven people at the same time.
You feel something rushing out of you, as if you are squeezing your lungs.
For me, it was all about tying up their feet.
But this was enough.
“Cuckoo!”
“This little bastard! nice… !”
An opponent who could not move could not be Choi Hyun-woo’s opponent.
In the blink of an eye, he neutralized as many as six personnel one after another.
They swung their weapons in their own way to resist, but he wasn’t fit for such an attack.
“Whoa.”
Watching the last opponent drooping, I retrieved Henir’s shadow.
It was only then that one of the heroes who was approaching this way approached us at a fast pace.
“Thank you. Thankfully, there was no major damage.”
“I’m glad you did.”
“Are you, Orge Academy students?”
“then… … .”
I nodded my head at their question.
Then he quickly pulled out a horse and cut off his horse.
“sorry. I’m away from my party now. Is it okay if I look for it separately?”
He seemed to ponder for a moment at my answer.
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Originally, we were also in a position to run away according to their instructions.
But he nodded as he looked around at the ones we had quickly neutralized.
“… okay. If it wasn’t for you, it wouldn’t be okay, but if it was you guys, it would be fine. Can you go around instead and help the citizens evacuate like before?”
“Okay.”
In response to my answer, he turned to his party as if he knew what he was doing.
They were in the process of arresting the already stunned members of the Thorn Cross.
Hyun-woo Choi and I immediately turned to the epicenter of the explosion.
Black smoke was still rising from there.
“Can I contact Han Soo-young?”
“No, I tried it before, but it doesn’t work at all.”
While talking to Choi Hyun-woo, I looked at the quest window.
The quest was still in progress.
That said, the condition had not yet been met.
‘There must be someone with an executive level other than them.’
Yes, then everything is explained.
There are a total of 12 executives at the Thorn Cross Society.
No matter how early a few months, an executive level would appear… … .
“Hey there, Jihyuk.”
“why?”
Me and Hyeonu Choi were quickly moving up against the crowd.
There were people evacuating citizens from various places along the way, so there was no need for us to go out.
“What the hell are these guys doing?”
Why are you asking me like that?
Thinking like that, he murmured as if he had even read my thoughts.
“I think you might know something.”
I changed my mind trying to pretend I didn’t know.
If it was a red case, it wouldn’t be too strange if these guys already knew about it.
It’s because they were set up to be a new religious group that has been causing big and small problems since the beginning.
It must have been at least when two seals of the Seven Evil Bells were smashed to commit such a crazy thing… … .
As I thought to myself, I opened my mouth.
“I don’t know the details, but they’re probably the bramble crucifixes.”
“Thorn Cross?”
Choi Hyun-woo seemed to be hearing it for the first time.
“Simply put, crazy pseudo-bastards. They are capable supremacists, and they are extremely radical.”
I organized the thoughts that came to my head and started explaining to him.
There was no need to open the settings book.
The impressions these guys gave me were so strong that I can remember them clearly even in old memories.
“People who have not awakened their abilities, such as heroes and hunters, are like slaughtered old humans. So we, the new human race, must drive out the old human race and become the masters of a new era… What are you talking about seriously?”
“What… … .”
“It’s crazy bullshit.”
I dismissed it like that.
The only problem was that they were a group with enough power and execution power.
The first condition for joining the Thorns Cross Society is to be an Awakened.
So, at least not only Orhe, but any academy, so he was strong enough to be admitted.
The force of the group thus gathered is obviously weak compared to the average hero or hunter, but at least it is not comparable to that of civilians.
The believers gathered in this way spread to the branches across the country and are systematically trained and educated to gain power, and even spread their power overseas.
And they thoroughly committed crimes like terrorism against civilians, and some of them committed murder without hesitation.
Nevertheless, it is the largest armed group that has such a great power and is closely connected with the political world that it is impossible to conduct a proper investigation.
Along with the Red Case, one of the main hostile forces in the clouds on the horizon were these Thorn Crusaders.
‘The most difficult thing is that their leader can use the power of the World Tree.’
And his power was beyond imagination, so much so that he shared that power with others.
If you think that the executive who shared the power of the World Tree was hiding in these five streets, the branch of the World Tree responded to that guy’s power.
The only problem was that the timing was too early.
‘Something is going fast overall.’
The terrorist attack of the Thorn Cross was an incident that occurred in the original story.
But, as I said before, it would take at least a few months for it to happen.
The same goes for any character you play.
By the way… … .
‘Let’s deal with urgent matters first and think about it later.’
Thinking like that, I urged Hyunwoo Choi.
“Let’s move quickly and find Han Soo-young first. They don’t touch anything if they’re Awoken, but if they think they’re going to get in the way of their goals, they’re more than capable of attacking them.”
Choi Hyun-woo did not respond to my words.
Instead, he stopped, and I immediately knew why.
“… And it seems we both think it’s a hindrance.”
Choi Hyun-woo muttered like that.
I felt the branches of the world tree wriggling, and my expression frowned.
Suddenly, in front of us, a guy with robes all over his body stood in the way.