The Second Coming of Gluttony - Chapter 417

Chapter 417

Chapter 417 . The Future That Could Not Be Avoided (1)

Yun Seohui did not pick up the call . No, she couldn’t .  It was because she was on Earth, and not in Paradise when Seol Jihu called her .

When she heard the news and returned to Paradise, the communication crystal was still flashing with light .

Yun Seohui looked at the pure light with a slight surprise before looking down at the shining orb . It had taken her twenty minutes to enter Paradise after receiving a phone call saying that Representative Seol was looking for her .

In other words, one hour had gone by in Paradise’s time .

“Have they been calling this whole time?”

“Yes, I told them I would let them know when the Director comes back, but they’ve continued to call every five minutes… . ”

“Hmm… . ”

Yun Seohui placed her hand on the orb but did not pick up the call right away . She narrowed her eyes at the orb, thinking of playing hard to get .

The current relationship between Valhalla and Sinyoung was at its worst . Valhalla’s representative had a family member targeted on Earth, and Sinyoung was the prime suspect behind the incident .

Of course, there was no way to prove that they were behind it, but it was true that they committed the grave error of letting Jung Minjong escape .

Hence, there should only be one reason for Valhalla’s representative to be calling her at this point .

The fact that he has been calling her nonstop like an obsessed ex-boyfriend… it just didn’t add up . Moreover, the Seol Jihu she knew was a man of action rather than words .

As Yun Seohui was wrapping up her thoughts, the call ended . Yun Seohui still had her hand placed on the orb . Then, when the orb lit up before five minutes went by, her eyes curved in a peculiar fashion .

Next, Yun Seohui’s breathing suddenly became rough . She cleared her throat and waited for the call to end yet again . When the light flickered off from the orb, she counted to one hundred and then infused her mana into it .

“I’m sorry!”

Paat! Yun Seohui apologized in a hurry as soon as a light burst out .

“I wasn’t in Paradise and only heard a moment ago… I came running right away… . ”

She gasped for breath like someone who just did a 100-meter sprint .

She had many excuses to give . She planned to mention the incident that happened on Earth to justify her lateness, all the while stealthily showing how remorseful she was .

Currently, the only thing in her mind was the relationship between her and Seol Jihu .

That was, until she heard what the other person said .

“On Earth… huh?”

Yun Seohui’s tone went up toward the end .

“…Lady Roe Scheherazade?”

Her fake-crying voice subsided as a low voice continued to ring out from the orb .

“Yes, yes . It’s hard to believe… but we’ll make a move right away . Don’t worry too much . ”

Yun Seohui replied amiably and nodded her head . She then turned to the young man as soon as the call ended .

“Did something happen in Nur?”

“Yes . It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but… all contact has been cut off from Nur a few days ago . Not only the Nur Royal Family but also every single organization in it is not picking up any calls . ”

Yun Seohui furrowed her fair brows at the young man’s reply .

“A few days ago? How many days has it been exactly? Valhalla’s representative said he received the news four days after he set off from Eva . ”

“I am not sure . We only heard news of it today . The Japan Business Federation apparently asked a team that was nearby to investigate, but it seems they lost contact with them as well . ”

That meant something might have happened more than three days ago .

It was certainly strange, but it should have been fine to take action after investigating it more thoroughly .

Yun Seohui remembered the request that Seol Jihu just made .

To secure Roe Scheherazade and her attendant and protect the city .

Or to only secure Roe Scheherazade and her attendant and leave the city .

And if that wasn’t possible either, to kill Roe Scheherazade and leave the city .

She did not hear wrong . Seol Jihu had asked her to kill Roe Scheherazade . Furthermore, he said to secure the Royal Oath if possible .

Yun Seohui tilted her head before shaking it side to side . Roe Scheherazade being a traitor wasn’t so hard to believe, but killing her was simply too daring .

Regardless, Yun Seohui saw this as an opportunity .

Seol Jihu was in such a rush that he had called someone he hated and made an earnest request .

For Yun Seohui, who was walking on a tightrope, this request should become a sturdy rope for her to cling onto .

“Tell Lady Roe Scheherazade to come here . ”

She sounded like someone who was summoning her subordinate .

Even in reality, Roe Scheherazade had become Sinyoung’s puppet during the time of Yun Seojin, and the status quo did not change after Yun Seohui took power .

She knew about the situation Scheherazade’s queen was in but had simply ignored it .

“Tell her to come right now . We need to get hold of her first . If other organizations butt in, you’re welcome to use the authority of the representative organization . ”

“Understood . ”

The young man rushed out of the office .

Then about thirty minutes later, he ran back inside in a hurry .

“D-Director!”

Yun Seohui was in the middle of her second call with Seol Jihu, busily drawing a map on a piece of paper .

“Hold on . ”

She asked to be excused, turned to the young man, and asked loudly .

“Did she disappear?”

“We secured the attendant, but Lady Roe Scheherazade is nowhere to be seen… . ”

The young man nodded his head in a daze .

“…We have the attendant . ”

Yun Seohui repeated the message at the crystal .

“Lady Roe Scheherazade has… yes, she disappeared . It’s just like you said… . So she is hiding in this place?”

Yun Seohui put her pen down .

“Got it . I’ll form an expedition team and check it out personally . ”

With that, she hung up the call, tilted her head, and looked up at the ceiling .

By now, Yun Seohui was feeling a bit uncomfortable .

She thought this would be an insignificant matter .

But it really seemed as if… .

Tapping anxiously on her desk, Yun Seohui looked back at the young man, who was standing in the room awkwardly .

“How long does it take to get to Nur from Scheherazade?”

“Pardon? Ah, about ten days by carriage… . ”

“What if you rush there in a fully drawn carriage?”

“Uh… . If the Horuses don’t exhaust themselves out, I’m sure the time can be cut in half . ”

“In that case…”

Yun Seohui thought for a moment before asking .

“What if you travel by plane?”

“By plane?”

The young man retorted in a fluster . He couldn’t understand why she was asking about a plane when it didn’t exist in Paradise .

However, Yun Seohui’s expression was turning more and more serious . It was because she thought of a worst-case scenario .

As proven many times in the past, the Parasites could march at a speed transcending one’s wildest imaginations .

Besides having the physical body modified through the virtue of parasitism, there were entities within the Parasites that could use magic . Moreover, Parasites did not get tired, especially the Army Commanders who had absorbed divinities .

‘Could this be an extremely dangerous situation?’

Just as Yun Seohui thought so and got up…

Krrrrrrrr!

A sudden tremor shook the entire building .

The tremor sprang up from deep within the earth .

The sudden trembling caused Yun Seohui and the young man to lose their balance and fall . Chairs shook back and forth and tables slid to the side like there was a huge earthquake .

Soon, screams erupted .

After arriving without a warning, the earthquake lasted close to five minutes .

“Just now… . ”

Yun Seohui’s eyes shone sharply under the protection of a barrier she’d cast .

The young man, who was stuck in the corner of the room, only gaped his mouth .

Yun Seohui shot up and ran outside .

Total chaos unfolded before her . It wasn’t as if buildings crumbled down or the earth cracked up, but people were in great confusion from the sudden tremor .

Did an earthquake really happen in Scheherazade?

Yun Seohui shook her head .

That couldn’t be the case as she felt four changes immediately after the earthquake .

The first was that the city changed into a strange space filled with odd vibrations .

The second was that the mana flowing through her mana circuit was seeping out .

The third was that this mana was seeping into the earth, joining a huge flow of energy and heading in one direction .

And the fourth…

“… . ”

When she subconsciously followed the direction of the flowing mana, she saw the Scheherazade Royal Palace in the distance .

Unless she was seeing things, the location of the palace seemed to have changed since the last time she checked .

Yun Seohui subconsciously infused her mana into the communication crystal . However, the crystal was not reacting .

The mana that she infused into it leaked out and disappeared .

It was like it was being pulled by a magnetic force .

That wasn’t all .

“W-What the hell is going on!?”

Someone cried out from the temple .

“What happened?”

“The portal disappeared!”

“What?”

“The warp gate isn’t working!”

Yun Seohui’s eyes narrowed .

A mysterious earthquake, mana flowing in one direction, and the wrap gate malfunctioning… .

As she was thinking, a gust of wind carrying powerful energy swept by and struck Yun Seohui’s cheeks .

She wasn’t the only one . Other people seemed to have felt this energy as well .

The murmuring instantly subsided .

“… . ”

A heavy silence descended .

Despite no one saying a word, they were all thinking the same thing .

The cause of this incident was getting closer . Something that was large enough to devour this city in one gulp .

It was then .

“Pa…!”

Someone pointed at the sky and screamed .

Yun Seohui looked up .

The sky beyond the lofty castle wall was turning black .

Before she could take a second look, the filthy black tide dyed the sky in its color and flooded Scheherazade .

Chweeeeeek!

Hundreds of bat-winged shadows cut through the air at speeds rivaling planes, no, jets .
 

*

Same time .

Roe Scheherazade was standing alone in the deepest area of the royal palace .

In the direction she was looking was a stone chamber where a huge magic circle was drawn on the ceiling and the floor with a large pillar of light standing tall .

The light grew intense as more mana flowed into the stone chamber, and her eyes twinkled with more and more light .

Roe Scheherazade had just activated the first level of Gorad Boga’s mechanism .

Consequently, the whole of Gorad Boga turned into a huge magic circle, which began to scrape up mana inside the city .

This included the mana of both humans and structures .

In a way, the first level was only a preparation for the activation of the second level .

Roe Scheherazade stared at the stele that was floating inside the pillar and then suddenly lifted her chin up .

The rumbling of the earth, the explosives booms, and the unintelligible screams… the faint amalgamation of these sounds mixed together to make her ears happy .

Roe Scheherazade smiled beamingly .

“Can you hear it?”

She spread out her arms as if to show off her own work of art .

“Dear . ”

Showing a smile that was brighter than any other…

“It is a requiem for you . ”

She whispered silently in the empty space .

“Do you know what that child said? ‘What use is there in getting revenge now? Doing so will only leave you with emptiness…’”

She then sniggered softly .

“…But, what is this?”

Her eyes lost focus like a woman who lost herself from the ecstasy of orgasm .

“I only just began my revenge, I only just got a taste, but never mind feeling empty, it’s so, so sweet! It’s so sweet that I… . ”

Roe Scheherazade gently closed her eyes without finishing her sentence .

“Ah, this feeling of liberation… . ”

After her husband died of a mysterious cause, Gorad Boga had been her only place of peace .

Every time she suffered indescribable humiliation, she would come here to cry and seek her husband, apologizing until she fainted from exhaustion .

However, today would be the last day this place was used for such a purpose .

Because as of today, both Sinyoung and this city would disappear .

Furthermore, it would be the start of humanity’s downfall .

“Haaaa… . ”

Roe Scheherazade moaned blissfully as she heard the ringing above the ceiling .

She then unbuttoned the front part of her dress as if she couldn’t help herself .

Sssk .  Her dress slipped down, and her naked body was revealed in full .

Next, Roe Scheherazade raised one arm and one leg high .

Using the Earthlings’ screams as accompaniment, she began to spin as if she was performing a ballet .

Inside an empty stone chamber, a naked woman danced by herself, rolling a tongue around her lips like someone savoring the taste of sweet chocolate .
 

*

It took six days to get to Scheherazade from Eva . If one rushed, it would take four days .

As Seol Jihu noticed the abnormality on the fourth night, there was only one day’s worth of distance to cover .

He already did everything he could .

He ordered Kim Hannah to notify every city beside Nur and got every organization inside Scheherazade on the move .

The result was a loss of communication .

After hearing from Yun Seohui that Roe Scheherazade disappeared, he told her the path to get to Gorad Boga .

He failed to get in touch with her since .

He could send faint signals with the communication crystal, but the other side was not picking up .

Even sending the signal should not be possible if the Parasites were jamming the communication .

Seol Jihu grew impatient as this was a first for him as well .

In the end, he got off the carriage midway and rushed to Scheherazade with only Flone and Little Chick .

The Horus had grown tired from running all night, and even if it ran at full speed, it was still slower than Flone’s flying speed .

Though he couldn’t call this an ideal situation, the urgency of the matter left him with no other choice .

Thankfully, they were closing in on their destination with Flone giving her all in flying .

While cutting through the sky at a frightening speed…

[Over there…!]

Flone’s voice suddenly rang out .

Seol Jihu, who had constantly been trying to use the communication crystal, looked up .

The city began to enter his sight .

And when Scheherazade got big enough so that he couldn’t capture it with a single look…

“!”

Seol Jihu’s brows twitched violently after confirming the state the city was in .