Ranker Who Shatters Myths - Chapter 235

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The Broken Ranker

Devours Myths

Chapter 235

Immortal Project (6)

Inside the garrison base.

Military police armored vehicles kicked up sand dust as they entered the Indian sector.

Though the entire base had UN flags and national flags hanging together, there were invisible borders at those boundary lines.

The armored vehicles had just brazenly crossed such a border.

“Everyone disembark. No need for checkpoint approval. That’s an order.”

Following the military police commander’s orders, armed military police quickly dismounted and attempted entry.

Among them were Colonel Michael and other ASTRA unit members, displaying menacing expressions.

All of them had joined after hearing news of Lee Hyeon’s kidnapping.

Behind them, Zhu Bajie walked slowly forward.

Without even wearing a helmet, he wore a white shirt and bulletproof vest with US military commander insignia, waving documents in his hand.

“We are detaining Colonel Kolhapur, commander of the Indian sector, and key executives including Rudranath from the Supernatural Surveillance Bureau. Under UN Military Law Article 14, Section 3, I invoke on-site arrest authority.”

Instantly, the surrounding air froze.

Soldiers at the Indian military checkpoint frantically raised their guns.

“This sector is under Indian jurisdiction! Without approval from higher command,”

“I give the approval.”

Zhu Bajie was not only the US military commander, but also the general supervisor controlling operations at this garrison base.

Zhu Bajie stopped walking.

His eyes were cold.

As the military police spread formation toward the Indian barracks, lights began turning on one by one between the tents.

An Indian officer walked out.

Young and sharp-faced. Humiliation lingered around his eyes.

“…Commander Kaileb, your current actions are a clear violation of the UN Charter.”

“Your Supernatural Surveillance Bureau bastards committed violations first.”

“What exactly are you talking about,”

“Rudranath isn’t in there right now, is he?”

The Indian officer flinched in surprise.

“…I cannot provide detailed information.”

“Of course not. He’s probably too busy cracking sunflower seeds in the back.”

Zhu Bajie’s eyes gleamed coldly.

“I won’t waste more words. Move aside. If you don’t move, I’ll force my way through.”

“Don’t you know that forcibly entering and arresting commanders of other nations is diplomatic discourtesy and an act that destroys relations!”

“I clearly warned that if you don’t open immediately, I’ll force my way through, didn’t I?”

Click click click click!

Gun barrels aligned in a row.

And,

Whoooosh-

[The myth ‘Servant Who Delivers Revelations’ spreads bright wings!]

[Legend…]

…

Even ASTRA’s legends manifested one after another.

The Indian soldiers looked at their officer with wavering gazes.

The officer also swallowed dry saliva.

He realized the US military was truly serious.

‘What the hell is happening inside…! They should have said something before doing this!!’

Zhu Bajie twisted his lips.

“Seems there’s nothing more to discuss? Arrest them.”

The military police pushed into the Indian sector all at once.

* * *

『B-Bull Demon King…!?』

There was no way Nat wouldn’t recognize the Bull Demon King’s presence.

He was the one who had faced both the Roc King and Tongpung Daeseong together.

He had vaguely heard recent news that the Bull Demon King had awakened somewhere and was plotting to disrupt the heavens.

But he had definitely heard that the Bull Demon King didn’t have good relations with the other Seven Great Sages…?

He knew information that Lee Hyeon might somehow be connected to the Seven Great Sages,

But he never imagined that meant he also had good relations with the Bull Demon King, so his face turned pale blue.

However,

In the Hunter world, ignorance is also a sin.

He desperately tried to create flames to block the offensive, but Pangu was already ruthlessly crushing Nat’s arms and head.

Krrrrrumble!!

Crackle crackle!

『N-no…!!』

Just as Nat’s face turned white as a sheet,

[The myth ‘Face of the Destroyer God’ seeks to reveal itself!]

[Shiva seeks to send part of his will down to the world.]

Just before Pangu crushed Nat’s head, an invisible hand suddenly appeared from behind and grabbed Pangu.

『L-Lord Shiva!!』

Nat hurriedly looked back and widened his eyes.

A divine figure with a blue face twisted in anger stood there.

Disheveled hair.

A venomous snake wrapped around his dark blue neck.

A being with tiger skin wrapped around his waist.

The destroyer god Shiva shouted.

『This is a battlefield of gods. It’s no place for mere humans, so withdraw, apostle!!』

Nat didn’t dare bring out his true form before a god, so he returned to human form and hastily retreated from his position.

Simultaneously,

Krrrumble!

Krrrumble!

The clear sky split and dozens of lightning bolts fell.

[Indra attempts to descend!]

[Sati attempts to descend!]

[Ganesha attempts to descend!]

…

[The Divine Society 【Deva】 consumes massive causality to make affiliated gods descend to earth!]

In an instant, nearly twenty divine beings appeared surrounding the Bull Demon King, displaying their full majesty.

Whoooosh!

Kukuku-

[‘Imaginary World: Land of Destruction’ has been declared as 【Deva】’s temporary sanctuary.]

Before the tremendous storm of divine power, the world trembled madly as if it would collapse at any moment.

『To think the great Trimurti would personally descend to such a humble Lower Realm. Were you always one to cherish your apostles this much?』

However, Bull Demon King didn’t show fear even before Shiva and the various gods of 【Deva】, but rather laughed wickedly as if finding it more entertaining.

Several gods hardened their expressions stiffly.

Especially Sati and Ganesha, who had followed as Shiva’s retainers, took stances as if they would charge at him immediately.

But what returned was only a light sneer.

Bull Demon King still maintained an attitude of ‘come at me if you dare.’

It was hard to think of him as a demon king who hadn’t fully recovered his divine power yet.

『Everyone, stop.』

Shiva had already drawn his symbolic weapon, the trident Trishula, and struck it into the ground.

Thump…!!

[The storm of divine power that filled the temporary sanctuary is all swept away and disappears!]

『Don’t forget the purpose for which we descended.』

His expression had already changed from anger to the serene one of a yogi performing yoga.

It was a swift change befitting one who originally presided over the god of practitioners.

[Shiva]

One of the three principal deities symbolizing 【Deva】, the Trimurti (त्रिमूर्ति). He symbolizes the destruction and annihilation of the universe.

However, just as new order awakens from destruction, he also signifies change and reconstruction. The dance he performs, ‘Tandava,’ symbolizes truth and is said to remove the world’s ignorance and liberate humans from suffering.

-Origin: Mythology ‘Veda’

The gods of 【Deva】 now only remained wary of Bull Demon King, no longer showing hostility.

It was a passage that showed how well Shiva governed his subordinate retainers.

Hmph!

Bull Demon King lowered Pangu with a look of complete disappointment and sneered again.

『You didn’t appear for a pleasant reunion, did you? From what I see, it doesn’t seem like you came to rescue your apostle either….』

Bull Demon King glanced at Nat, who was trying to hide below, and sneered.

The moment their eyes met, he was startled and hid like a mouse.

He had thought he could have expectations since he was one of the few demigods on the surface.

It seemed his vessel wasn’t as large as his greed.

‘Or else… that guy who’s my friend is quite an exceptional case.’

Bull Demon King recalled Lee Hyeon, who had extended his hand in friendship without being intimidated at all despite meeting him as an enemy, and let out a hollow laugh.

He was certainly one of the few peculiar, no, special guys he hadn’t seen in over thousands of years of living.

『If you’re not going to fight, why did you appear here, Shiva?』

But the small smile was brief.

Bull Demon King looked at Shiva again with the eyes of a Great Demon King.

Shiva answered with a calm attitude.

『I was curious about your true intentions.』

『True intentions?』

『I know you harbor bitter resentment toward the Heavens. And that you’ve joined hands with those from 【Gehenna】 for this purpose.』

Though Shiva belonged to the principal deities, surprisingly he hadn’t formed a direct grudge relationship with Bull Demon King.

Rather, it was Brahma, who was said to love peace, who was directly involved.

Instead, Shiva was closer to the side that tried to stop Brahma.

The reason Bull Demon King was willing to listen to Shiva was precisely for that reason.

『Those from 【Gehenna】 are extremely dangerous. They are a group of fugitives who committed crimes in the Heavens and fled. Rogues who belong neither to gods, nor demons, nor dragons, nor giants. And they are also villains who constantly think only of disrupting the order of the Heavens.』

『Just get to the point.』

『I was curious about where you’re targeting right now. Whether you’re thinking of only attacking 【Celestial Court】 where you have the greatest grudge, or if you intend to make enemies of all the Heavens including our 【Deva】….』

While trailing off his words, Shiva fixed all three of his eyes firmly on Bull Demon King as if trying to read his exact inner thoughts.

『Did you descend as a group, consuming all that causality, just to ask such a trivial question?』

Bull Demon King sneered fully while half-resting Pangu on his shoulder.

『Because it’s a very important matter to us.』

『Whether I target only 【Celestial Court】 right now or not, there wouldn’t be much difference in that I intend to fight the Heavens, would there?』

『As I said again, the difference is significant to us. Speak.』

Shiva looked directly at Bull Demon King with resolute eyes.

Bull Demon King’s lips twisted.

『Something must have happened in the Heavens, I see? Something so difficult that you can’t afford to worry about whether there’s a front against 【Gehenna】 right now? I wonder what that could be?』

『Bull Demon King!』

『If it’s something that significant… I see. The observation of the Outer Sea must be wavering?』

『…If you continue to babble uselessly, I will truly settle this with you here one way or another.』

『Hahahaha. Ridiculous. Bluffing to the very end. This is why gods are.』

Bull Demon King didn’t miss Shiva’s eyes twitching.

『If I intend to fight you too? What do you plan to do then?』

『If that’s the case.』

Shiva lifted the Trishula he had struck into the ground with a hardened face.

『Even if it means running out of causality, I’ll have no choice but to kill you here.』

Shiva growled.

* * *

‘…A collective manifestation of 【Deva】 following 【Malakh】. Was it originally this easy for Logos to descend to the surface?’

Lee Hyeon let out a hollow laugh while recalling the beings he had encountered recently,

and focused on eliminating those right before his eyes.

“Damn it…!”

“The air is so heavy I can’t move easily…!!”

The ‘Rudra Gurus,’ known as disciples, followers, and guards of Rudrabat, were all practitioners who took Hindu deities and heroes as their traditions.

Naturally, they were also famous for being quite skilled.

Each one belonged to the Rankers, and he had heard that several were among the High Rankers.

However,

they were currently unable to show proper movement.

Paradoxically, it was because the divine power of the 【Deva】 gods who should protect them made their steps heavy.

On the other hand, Lee Hyeon moved very quickly between them.

He was very familiar with such battlefields of gods.

Charrrrk!!

[‘Sacred Relic: Ruyi Jingu Bang’ interferes with the enemies’ movements!]

Especially the Ruyi Jingu Bang emerging from the ground was quite threatening.

If careless, one could have vital points pierced by blind anchors or limbs torn off.

Flash! Flash!!

Buuuung-

Lee Hyeon’s axe technique was equally terrifying.

“Arun! Singh!”

“This bastard…!”

India’s Psychic Monitoring Bureau aside, Rudranath and those around him were all destined to become enemies someday.

It was best to eliminate as many as possible when the opportunity arose.

Kwarrrrrrung!!

[Dueoksini’s Specter goes berserk!]

However…

Lee Hyeon couldn’t focus solely on pursuing the Rudra Gurus.

His attention was actually drawn elsewhere.

Among the various gods of 【Deva】 surrounding the Bull Demon King, one was particularly fixated on glaring at Lee Hyeon.

Namely,

Indra, the Thunder God wrapped in reddish-brown lightning.

『A mere human… is recklessly using power without permission.』

He was referring to the lightning ‘Vajramudha’ that Lee Hyeon had stolen from his apostle, Mukesh Ambani, in the past.

His lightning had already been perfectly absorbed into Lee Hyeon’s Breath of Dueokshini.

‘Wait a minute. If I play this right…?’

Lee Hyeon smiled faintly at the sudden thought that occurred to him.

Free meals were always a delightful thing.

Kwang!!

Lee Hyeon roughly pushed away the Ranker he was currently facing, then raised his head to stare at Indra.

“I was expecting you, Indra.”

『…?』

Indra frowned, wondering what on earth Lee Hyeon was talking about.

Lee Hyeon twisted his lips into a smirk.

“Haven’t you come to give me another gift?”

『…How dare you!!』

High-level taunting.

Indra’s face contorted with rage.

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