Chapter 105: The Witch Awakens

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<|Taeseongyeon|>

Taeseongyeon tapped his lips as if in thought, then let out a low chuckle and gave his permission only after Dokyeom grabbed him by the collar. It made sense—

<|He|>

After all, this was a valuable workforce obtained through what was essentially blackmail.

Boss room originally housed two more individuals whom Ju Uiryeong had not seen. One was tasked with guarding Baek Jiun, and the other was given a slightly more special assignment.

That was precisely what they were about to witness.

Clap, clap, clap—

As soon as the applause sounded, a dark figure materialized out of thin air. It was a soldier identical to the Hell General who had guarded Baek Jiun, differing only in the color of its blazing flames.

The peculiarity was that a camera was strapped to its rough hands with a cord.

“Hey, you can come down now! Is my camcorder damaged anywhere? That thing’s expensive, so you gotta handle it with care.”

One was protecting Baek Jiun, the other was filming the events inside the dome from a safe zone.

That was exactly what Dokyeom had requested from Taeseongyeon’s ‘Hell Legion.’

Originally, there weren’t seven people in this room—there were nine, and the footage being recorded wasn’t just one but two.

Each video channel was set differently: Baek Jiun’s camera carried the official mark of the Snow Mountain Gate, while the camcorder held by the Hell General streamed footage to Baek Jiun’s personal channel.

Naturally, the channel drawing all the attention was Baek Jiun’s ‘personal channel.’

“I’d brought extra camcorders and phones just in case, but damn, one of them got thrown into the abyss. Let’s see… views…”

Baek Jiun, who had hopped down from the high ground and taken the camcorder from the approaching Hell General, looked at his connected phone with a delighted face.

But the next moment, his eyes wavered.

“B-Bro…!”

Baek Jiun’s eyes bulged like chicken eggs. He swallowed dryly and called out to Dokyeom as if fainting. His expression looked as if he might stop breathing.

“Bro, crazy…! This is insane! Bro, the subscribers! No, real-time! The real-time views right now…!”

Baek Jiun covered his own mouth.

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The title he had boldly posted. The pathetic past where he cursed on all famous channels and sought attention was being washed away like snow melting.

Baek Jiun gasped as if he might choke. His eyes darted up and down nonstop, following the continuously rising comment section.

It was approaching a staggering 2 million. A number hard to believe even while seeing it. A moment that might come only once in a lifetime had arrived for Baek Jiun. For some reason, at this peak moment, tears welled up in his eyes.

“Bro! Two hundred…! It’s over two hundred! Two hundred… W-what do I do?”

But contrary to his emotion, the comment section was a mess. The resentment was directed at one person.

At ‘Ju Uiryeong,’ standing there with a pale face, looking as if he might collapse.

[shut_up_man: Hey you f*cking bastard, A-class loser f*cking weirdo ** what are you doing?]

[dskl2: What the ** is he doing, ruining a perfect plan? Ah shit, someone drag out that brat]

[you_guys_crazy: That b*tch is A-class? Ah ** makes me sick]

[king_that_is: Wow, he destroyed public opinion in an instant, crazy bastard]

[reberotor: Ju Uiryeong was just a madman all along lol why did he block the attack and go berserk? lol empty head?]

[DRTT22: Uiryeong, do you want to get beaten up? What the hell did you give him eyes for? lol And then you ran away like a coward lol you crazy bastard you need to get beaten]

[cushion_mat: Lolololol he’s disgracing Korea all by himself lol I why did I ever support that pheasant bastard lol you ** just take off your clothes and swim in ice water lol you don’t even deserve to walk here, you shitstain]

[A-class_association_head: What the hell is everyone thinking? lol Geon Ita Taeseongyeon where the ** did they disappear to, leaving an E-class alone to hold the line and go down raw meat? lol S-class and A-class, just all go die **]

[snack_sweat: E-classㅠㅠㅠㅠ do somethingㅠㅠㅠㅠ Seoul is cold nowㅠㅠㅠㅠ]

Of course, Baek Jiun had expected this. But—

“No, how can everyone curse like this…?”

Baek Jiun, looking at the comment section, clicked his tongue. Yet tears of emotion still welled in his eyes separately.

That made sense. Looking at Ju Uiryeong, whose face turned pale then white, it was impossible not to know who the real-time comments were condemning.

The more Ju Uiryeong’s reputation plummeted, the more Dokyeom’s rose.

[Your ‘Fame’ begins to rise!]

[Your ‘Fame’ increases dramatically!]

Even so, it wasn’t all over yet.

Kugugugung—

“!”

Baek Jiun, who had been cradling the camcorder like a baby, gasped and jerked his head up. He hid behind the Hell General standing beside him and instinctively raised the camcorder to survey the surroundings.

Right, the enemy that needed to be dealt with still remained. The witch who had now completed her ‘Awakening’ and regained the power of her heyday.

Kyaaaah—

The witch, now a giant of 6 meters—no, 7 meters—straightened her hunched back and awoke.

Angry flames erupted beneath her feet, spewing thick smoke. A sea of fire raged and ghastly screams echoed. The ice that had frozen on the ceiling and outer walls melted in the scorching heat and poured down like rain.

“Bro! Do something fast! I can’t fight, you know that! I have to film this!”

“Do you know if I’m E-class?”

“You’ve been bossing around as an E-class until now? Wow, why are you saying nonsense now?”

…That’s true.

Oddly convinced, Dokyeom scratched his neck. Then he let out a deep sigh. Of course, Dokyeom hadn’t stirred things up without a plan.

He had orchestrated this whole affair based on the premise that Ju Uiryeong would come here with the ‘Eye,’ and that guess hit the mark perfectly—just like this situation.

Yes. Just as Dokyeom had, Ju Uiryeong surely thought he would obtain the ‘product’ to gain a skill.

However, he probably hadn’t anticipated the condition of the revised manuscript.

‘Invincible Counter Fist.’

That had been deleted long ago when Dokyeom revised the manuscript. For Ju Uiryeong, confusion was inevitable.

Now, the witch who had completed her ‘Awakening’ had risen to SS-class. In this case, only S-class Geon Ita and Taeseongyeon could match her.

But with the entrance blocked, everyone was isolated. Even if not, Geon Ita would only watch unless it was his own business, and Taeseongyeon had been tipped off by Dokyeom, so he likely wouldn’t intervene.

That meant they had to resolve this situation with the people present.

“…Dali.”

Peep—

“Can you protect the others?”

Dokyeom stroked the beak of Dali, who had transformed into a chimera, and asked in a whisper. The large eyes blinked gently, then nodded.

Considering the situation, Dali, with high ‘Magic Resistance,’ seemed more suitable than Agon for dealing with the .

Yet Dokyeom chose Agon over Dali. For the sake of the others.

Would he accept?

“Then take care of the others, Dali. The other hyungs aren’t as tough as you, so it’ll be hard.”

Pee—

Dali flapped his wings slightly and stamped his feet. The snake behind him, moving with a swishing sound, also turned its head, wary of the witch.

He probably understood well enough.

“Don’t come just because a hyung looks dangerous, okay?”

Pee, pee—

The thin voice trembled endlessly with anxiety. Ju Uiryeong was already busy screaming and retreating from the rising flames. Baek Jiun was no different.

Kyaaaah—

An explosion swept the surroundings, and screams along with the flames spread to everyone’s location.

“Hyung, the viewers are asking what you’re doing…! H-hurry up and do something!”

[Your ‘Fame’ begins to decrease!]

[Your ‘Fame’ begins to rise!]

I know. Even just from the letters crowding before my eyes, I could guess the seething public opinion. They’re probably watching with hopes amidst frustration and beating their chests.

[The demon ‘???’ of ‘Lemegeton’ attempts to speak with you, warning of imminent danger.]

[The demon ‘???’ of ‘Lemegeton’ beats its chest in frustration.]

It was the same for one of the high seats. Dokyeom stared at the message for a while, then reached out toward Agon standing by his side. Agon, who had been standing lost in thought, also had deep eyes, as if in a complicated mood.

Sssss—

But in the end, Agon had no choice but to let out a sigh-like permission.

Kwaang—! Kwang!

The roar in his head swelled as if shattering the world. As if an earthquake had struck, the ground shook underfoot, and everyone gradually lowered themselves. Just as they set their eyes on the witch cackling while staring forward…

The flames struck without warning.

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