Chapter 263: The Terror Live (2)
wzO2EReOne of the terrorists reflexively looked down. The head of his companion, who had rushed out earlier, rolled to a stop at the tip of his shoe.jY8ob1
WHtlIThe eyes, already lifeless, seemed to stare back at him as if retaining a final glimmer of awareness. Those pupils, glazed with a white film, appeared to say.RlLBx
6GI‘See you in the next world, buddy.’rERv
imCnMTerrified, the terrorist kicked the head away and panted as he looked around at the chaos.HpxPt
0GbYXLsAt least that one had died decently. Compared to the others, whose heads were shattered like dice. An eyeball rolled across the floor, having come loose, and severed fingers lay around like sliced sausages.G1FPH91
9kO1Swallowing hard, the server looked up. With just that single attack, he understood who the middle-aged man dressed as a butler really was. His face seemed vaguely familiar, but after seeing those wire threads, there was no doubt.r3n
ILOpiu‘Karon Rakshasa.’U3s
3jK4fIn the criminal underworld, Karon was a legend. The beast that hunted heroes. A hitman who, once he accepted a job, acknowledged no hierarchy. A demon who massacred enemies with steel wires sprouting from his fingers like spider webs.l7u4Y
Jq6qKXlAnd that nocturnal demon was here? At the academy? Since joining the Nibelung, he hadn’t returned to the front lines.kl2I
MUtKaron cracked his neck from side to side.14lof
yQ3Jha“Hmm. I’ve been away from the action too long. I wanted to take ten at once, but only managed five.”p4p6aJa
BjC“That’s why I keep telling you to come out with me more often.”YkEp
1VjeAShail replied, crouching into a jump stance.9Q84gEK
VuE“…If it means getting into a car with you, I’d rather rust in peace. Anyway, enough talk. Let’s burn this trash first…”vM5
jYARlUBefore Karon could finish his sentence, Shail had already moved.XWLvA
BnmNShe appeared in front of the enemy in the blink of an eye, and his eyes widened just before a stiletto pierced his throat.44y
fpCNlpSplat—blood splashed across Shail’s cheek. She spun with a gymnast’s grace as knives skimmed past her waist.FdrOSH
U9hnIrIn that opening, a swarm of wires snapped like a whip. Arms and legs were severed into square and triangular chunks. Shail finished the job with surgical precision.bDENOKx
IScl“There’s only two of them! Let’s rush them all at onc—gghk!”7JJZ
l0HAn arrow lodged in the shouting man’s throat. He tried to turn his neck with difficulty. In the distance, a girl with light blue hair pulled back her bow.c9QVdY
Jktr“Two?”QFrpgMe
HZnwBxRyozo tilted his head, his traditional Japanese hairstyle more striking than ever. He released the bowstring.SPzFRuL
229KIThunk.8tDyh
Zo0An arrow embedded itself between another terrorist’s eyes, and he collapsed instantly. As the others turned, another fell to a clean sword slash.idE5
NwzAd1OSlash.j9Uo
ZQH6Abel’s blade sliced through a collarbone and exited through the neck. He positioned himself beside Shail, exchanged a glance, and they stepped forward in unison.0PJ
R3XXmUuThe terrorists’ eyes darted wildly. Arrows rained from behind, bodies piled up in front. Though they outnumbered their enemies, they were the ones cornered.SQCnw
2AlTheir plan to knock everyone out with sedatives and take hostages had failed.LVgVaJT
lETZGThey were supposed to act after the dance began, but that brat who looked like a punk had jumped in early. They tried to eliminate him silently, but even with his hand impaled, he knocked one of them unconscious.VC6pQO
NyjWDKThat forced them to launch their operation prematurely. From there, everything unraveled.eHOxHHM
411The terrorist couldn’t believe it. How could they be so composed? Were they really students? Even if they were from Joaquin Academy, this was too much. Their composure surpassed even that of hardened criminals.6LGSE
B1tuTheir plan had accounted for many variables, but this was beyond anything they had calculated. It was like a brutal traffic accident.tKZA
FBImLUG“Damn it.”aj4A
sg9At this rate, they wouldn’t buy enough time before he—Heavenly Sword—arrived. If Kang Geom-Ma showed up, it would be an instant massacre. They wouldn’t even have time to resist.TOJ
PwhAnd even before that, nearly a dozen were already dead. Blood gushed through fingers trying to cover a shattered collarbone, and a net of silver threads continued trapping enemies. Those who tried to flee ended up with arrows or stilettos in their feet.NMv
ueW8TA full-scale ambush. Death groans echoed from every direction.pB0oGZg
FTnoDFinally, the man who seemed to be the leader of the terrorists could do nothing but scream, cold sweat soaking his back.WXpQO
ixD“F-fight to the death…!”15j
i7CTWDiIt was unclear whether it was a war cry or a plea. The only certainty was that it wasn’t something a terrorist should be saying.3aZOFL
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Jbjwq0What greeted us after bursting through the changing room door was a group of hooded figures.xq8
vVdhH2O“There’s a lot of them.”Hhx5e
4ICw6OKang Geom-Ma muttered without emotion.l5kL
eCxfLike grease-filled pipes, the hooded figures packed the corridor tightly.WXCcA
Im5CX5xBeneath their masks, they wore waiter uniforms.x0N3
8vKWe understood how they had bypassed the academy’s tight security.9mGwc
JjICamouflage.E9rNvg
gez‘Damn it.’zKf
V5PsKWSo close, and we didn’t see it. Of course, we’d thoroughly screened all staff through Vixbig. But there are always gaps.lpK
udnvOEt‘I never imagined the hiring agency was a front.’vvF35w
viQWM7The most furious among us was undoubtedly Director Media. Her face twisted with rage as she screamed.4lWaCKi
5t5“You bastards! Do you even know where you are? And you have the nerve to come here, not knowing who you’re dealing with? You think coming in numbers will get you anything?”aXaJ
nHKRaoSThat’s when a voice emerged from the back of the group of hooded figures.xwqLrL
YfOQ“We don’t think so.”o1Yk
xl30KThe masked men stepped aside in unison, making way for a man who walked forward confidently.gC3crCA
HbRd2“With the Heavenly Sword, the director, and the famous Media here—how could we possibly stop you?”I0fUJ5r
hBe7X93The man smirked cynically. Meain stepped forward, speaking on her sister’s behalf, who was still fuming.tK4uPU2
PDfu“And what of it? Did you come here to die? Is that your plan?”xaEKgYt
L2Ro“Yes. Even though we’re nobodies, we can buy time. That’s why we’re here.”8yj
bUKB4r“Haven’t you learned a damn thing? After dying like rats, you still come crawling out like cockroaches?”aoXdU2
M2ULogx“Insult us all you like. But our deaths are one more step toward the goal. No regrets.”t0zOv
lEJEIfTThe man shrugged with a mocking grin.wbT3
7JNn“Oh, and just in case you were worried you’d be disappointed—everyone here can use magic. The non-mages were sent to the ballroom. But even among them, we chose only the elite.”U7a9
7cf“You dared to touch my students?”Pxw1cO
wQv“Ooh, scary, Director. But come on, this is textbook. What terrorist doesn’t take hostages? If you want to save those precious students, it’s simple—kill us all. That’ll clear the way.”RTpFt74
6N7The man spoke with confidence. He was already resigned to death. He had nothing left to lose. That boldness came from that place.dqBflN
c7qft“Well, instead of wasting time, why don’t we…”ZZo
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OoGkDhA single step cut his sentence short. Kang Geom-Ma stepped forward.Mz7hSYW
Hfo7Everyone instinctively tensed. Just by walking, he filled the corridor with pressure.JPC
iFZkvD“Overwhelming with sheer numbers I see you at least tried to prepare for me.”ydjjDcW
aholI9IThese villains weren’t fools. Kang Geom-Ma had fought them countless times.yRRBg
4vdIThey probably guessed that his ability was like a short explosion—a sprinter.zaL4
G0972“But what good is that if you’re still a bunch of idiots?”VZlMZ
Mw5YpuDHis pupils sharpened. The man, startled, gave the order.LTc4e5
pmo0“Attack!”nAuLT
kqfKBut their bodies moved before his voice did.5OPWkJ
XD4f4Kang Geom-Ma held Murasame short. He stabbed the blade into the wall. Crimson energy seeped into it, then expanded throughout the hallway.sMyq7Hc
3hnyv9G[Underworld King’s Horn Power activated.]yO0T5
SBZxIp2The formation that filled the corridor collapsed instantly. They fell like wheat under a hurricane.VXrK03
op1A6r“……!”Useg
0cHgiGOnly one man remained standing. All those presences, gone. The group was annihilated so easily, they didn’t even manage to buy time.q3BXB
7GBMedia and Meain were left stunned, as if cold water had been thrown in their faces. They expected a chaotic, prolonged battle. They were completely wrong.vsn1qgb
d11‘I thought I couldn’t be surprised by Kang Geom-Ma anymore.’FnaA
bxaBut he always did. The sisters fell silent. They knew what came next.u50L6iE
jKWeC0‘The finishing blow.’CMgEB
l48wBl6And they moved without hesitation. They executed the survivors like hyenas cleaning up scraps. The corridor was drenched in blood.A3LCj
PeECThe man stumbled backward, tripped over a corpse, and fell. Kang Geom-Ma slowly approached, stepping over piled bodies.WUokNS
WQHv7“Humans learn from their mistakes.”Il9JG5I
eFqPwZsHis cold eyes stared through his bangs. A chilling gaze.NIr
i5akBJ4“But you stopped being human, so you just keep repeating the same ones.”cAvFd
ROLAt that moment, the man who had accepted death clung to life once more. He wanted to live. He wanted to escape.5CdN
x88Before he knew it, Kang Geom-Ma was in front of him. He crouched. While the corpses exploded around them, silence filled the space between them.4dApGMk
kayuThe man thought to resist but couldn’t. He was frozen with fear.P8ZT
khH0IJMKang Geom-Ma brushed his messy hair back. He tried to loosen his bow tie with a finger, then stopped. That knot was a memory from the stylist.Pz9rm
VLL7FkH“The purpose of the infiltration.”PzpPPjT
UKziHis voice was brief. When the man didn’t respond, he grabbed his hair and whispered in his ear.IuSu
bTm3BVk“The purpose.”Gdf
L92KUr“T-t-that…”AwkQ
UPNjThe man sobbed and drooled. He tried to speak, but his tongue wouldn’t move.l2Pkz
vxBN05g“Villains always break the same way. What happened to all that bravado?”nSMm
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iBWB“Die. I’ll ask someone else.”FmPqdyT
Iez7KMurasame moved. In an instant, it was stained red.JE5h
t5W2nThud.Orv
VxewxA round mass hit the floor. Kang Geom-Ma flicked the blood from his sashimi blade. The blade trembled—it had been damaged when stabbed into the wall.faN
VlXZFrowning, he stood up. Then looked back. Everything was under control.IOXhB
CpkWithout waiting for the twins, he left immediately. His destination was the ballroom, where true chaos awaited.rpC8
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1Hl3DRThe confrontation in the ballroom had reached a critical point.nNZp1
Dbs1“They’re possessed by rage.”7DoHoEq
OCwwKaron clicked his tongue. The terrorists were resisting with wild stubbornness.c1n
yGn2“They weren’t nobodies, after all.”T9pOb3v
03nKSMoreover, the fire of determination burned in their eyes. At first, they had been intimidated, but they recovered quickly. A cornered mouse can bite a cat.Pyon
MxbP9“Numbers win! Push forward!”RBNeMT0
uKwHOne of the terrorists shouted as he dodged nimbly, waiting for the right moment.4OD6Y
0KQnERXIn the dressing room where the Heavenly Sword was, all the magic users had been dispatched.Cdwdr
E6xnThey knew they would be annihilated, but with luck, they could hold out for about twenty minutes.oThI
Uz7NrBhThey had to take control here before that happened.bcoNj3
nEz8Unlike the group in the dressing room, those on this front were fighting to survive. As they fought, they searched for escape routes in case everything went wrong.GZvImH
LNR‘Still, reinforcements will arrive soon.’Z72b
L6dThen perhaps they could turn the tide. The terrorist suppressed his agitation and led the offense coldly.tZUx
E7TCreak.4CV
luQSuddenly, the ballroom doors swung open.ZSjmdLl
84KSeThe terrorist’s face lit up. For a moment, it looked like reinforcements were arriving.lnT
xWyGBut in the next instant—Ru6I
pgyZcSEveryone, including him, was frozen in shock. Because the person who entered was someone they never wanted to meet.OYWqAE
cBjk“Ah…”ELlZF
2bnSomeone let out a sigh of despair.ITpx
hvcYAn accident can be managed. But in the face of a calamity, there is nothing to be done.Ooyk6JE
m8vGJNAnd in the end, calamity arrived.GObmD3
pWUvkUeKang Geom-Ma stepped through the entrance, drenched in blood from head to toe.aXQ94M
zGMFZeVBehind him, corpses mutilated by sashimi littered the floor.pFiS1
rbSld1sAll hope the terrorists had vanished as if it had never existed.X4N
v2kQ5“Right now, if I gave in to my emotions, I’d kill every last one of you.”yrn
buOdiKang Geom-Ma said from the threshold, disdainfully flicking away the bits sullying his sashimi.SMf7cm9
x5Jfl“But I have questions, so I’ll leave one of you alive. I’ll give you a choice—decide who it will be. You can let me choose, or settle it among yourselves.”AOFXz
vXBGtpNAt that declaration, the terrorists glanced back and forth between their weapons and their comrades. You could almost hear their eyes creaking as they darted around frantically.85YD
QNzL“And let me warn you, I have no patience.”J0Dw
vfiKang Geom-Ma pressed on with his tone. The terrorists’ decision was unanimous.43RqJ
lqFVsxmUwooooh!G2Nhy5P
9SAxMsTheir morale reignited—but this time, the tips of their weapons turned not toward the enemy, but toward their own comrades.cdeSeO
RnjI4T0“I never liked you anyway!”DAOp
9KI“Says you, bastard! Just die already!”JYn9
b63The desperate screams of those clinging to survival echoed through the ballroom like a pitiful, pathetic wail.1cfLvgf
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