I’m the Only One With Two Towers - Chapter 284

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Only I Have Two Towers Episode 284

In the Darkness

Transcontinental Train VIP Room.

Sergeant Alexei looked at the man in front of him.

A man leisurely sipping tea while enjoying the snowy plains beyond the window.

Known by the alias Client, he was the person who designed everything currently happening at Wawel Castle.

“Why are you looking at me with those eyes? Sergeant Alexei. Do you disapprove of me sipping tea in the midst of all this chaos?”

“No, sir.”

“If not, how about you have some tea too, Mr. Alexei? It’s just one cup, but it’s quite expensive tea.”

“Understood.”

Alexei picked up his teacup with reluctant movements.

The Client smiled as he watched Alexei.

“You really are a soldier through and through, Mr. Alexei. Are you worried about Wawel Castle? Or General Anastasia who’s been let off her leash? Or perhaps both?”

When Alexei didn’t answer, the Client continued.

“Both, then. You’re dissatisfied, aren’t you? That I pulled you out before the operation was even finished.”

“It’s not dissatisfaction. I’m just a bit confused. I thought I came to restrain General Anastasia’s impulsive actions.”

“You’re half right and half wrong.”

The Client put down his teacup and turned his gaze to the window.

“Certainly, we needed to restrain General Anastasia until the target arrived at Wawel Castle. But not anymore. The target took the bait and is perfectly trapped. So what remains? General Anastasia… or more precisely, we need to confirm how overwhelmingly the weapon created by my money and Russia performs against a foreign ranker.”

The Client pointed at Alexei with his finger.

“General Anastasia despises you terribly. Anyone can see you have completely opposite personalities. How excited must she be now that she’s free after being suppressed by such a restraint? She’ll pour out everything she has to crush the target without holding back or hiding anything. That’s all we need. That place is for proving results. As long as we can prove that the weapon we created is superior, it doesn’t matter if some old ruins get destroyed or a city gets blown away. If we just extract General Anastasia well at the end, there will be no way to prove any connection to Russia. And that’s because… you know, don’t you? We officially don’t exist.”

“I understand.”

“Good.”

The Client nodded with satisfaction and leaned back in his chair.

Then he let out a small sigh.

“If Korea was going to get involved anyway, it would have been nice if it were Runner. That’s the one thing I regret.”

At the mention of Runner’s name, Alexei stared at the Client.

“The higher-ups want you to reveal Runner’s identity as soon as possible, if you would.”

Despite learning Runner’s identity from the recent Jaeung Construction incident, the Client had not shared this information with Russia.

The Client smiled and waved his finger left and right.

“Tsk tsk. Sergeant Alexei. Why are you acting like an amateur? Even though we’re comrades who’ve worked together for many years, we’re still fundamentally in an investor-investee relationship, aren’t we? The Korea incident is entirely a collaboration between me and Jaeung Construction. I can’t just give away information obtained from those results for free. The fewer people who know a secret, the higher its value becomes.”

“I understand. Even so, the pressure from above will only intensify. Even the highest VIP is curious.”

“I know, I know. Runner is such a hot topic after all. Please tell them to wait just a little longer. It’ll be soon. Soon I’ll bring them not just his identity, but his head. So for now, let’s raise a toast.”

The Client spread his arms with a bright smile.

“Isn’t today the day our creation finally crushes an enemy ranker?”

The Client ordered expensive champagne through the tablet in the train car.

He was that confident.

Army Major General Anastasia the Lightning.

That she would now erase everything that annoyed him.

Craaash!!

With a heavy roar, one wall of Wawel Castle collapsed.

Pain that started in her abdomen and spread throughout her body.

“Kghaak…!”

Anastasia, blood pouring from her mouth, raised her head.

Her face was currently full of question marks.

What the hell was going on?

Wawel Castle was a hunting ground set up for her.

As such, lights had been connected densely without any gaps, but they had all disappeared without a trace.

Crack!

Anastasia’s face contorted.

‘How can that bastard see…!’

The situation where even moonlight was blocked by thick clouds.

Thanks to this, pitch-black darkness had fallen over Wawel Castle.

Vision so limited that she couldn’t make out even an inch ahead.

Yet the foe had found her and deflected every attack she unleashed.

As if the darkness itself was his hunting ground.

Rustle.

Anastasia’s eyes widened at the blue energy seeping out from the darkness.

That energy.

The thing that gave her the strange sense of unease that she was constantly being read.

She drew a weapon from her chest, preparing for an attack.

She hadn’t come to this place with just her awakened ability alone.

She had survived hell where an ordinary person would have died dozens of times over.

The moment he approaches, I’ll stab him to dea… Crash!

“Kgheuk!”

Her head snapped back.

It was a familiar sensation, so she immediately realized.

That her nasal bone had been crushed.

The fist that followed shattered her collarbone and ribs.

The grotesque sound of bones being crushed echoing in the darkness.

‘Dan, dangerous.’

Whatever ability this was, such a wide-range ability wouldn’t last long.

The lights would return soon, but if she took more damage here, she might not be able to move.

Just as she tried to respond somehow, the foe who had stopped attacking created distance.

Thoom!!

Dozens of soldiers landing in that space.

The unit that had been supporting her at Wawel Castle.

“General Anastasia! Are you alright?!”

“Why are you so late! You useless bastards!!”

“We, we’re sorry! We were gathering night equipment due to the sudden darkness…”

“Enough, just bring it!”

Every time she shouted, her broken bones ached, but she didn’t care.

She was used to this level of pain.

But this sense of helplessness and humiliation had been a long time coming.

Rage surged within her.

She needed to tear apart that bastard who had beaten her like some sandbag to vent her anger.

Only after putting on night vision could she see the foe for the first time.

‘There’s nothing…?’

She had to doubt her eyes.

She had definitely thought he would have equipment for night combat.

The foe was bare-handed.

Rat-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat!!

As bullets poured out, the foe’s form instantly disappeared.

Realizing something, Anastasia lifted her goggles.

Earlier, all the lights in Wawel Castle had disappeared.

Even the portable lights they had weren’t working.

Yet the flames from the gun muzzles were perfectly fine.

“Everyone, remove your night vision!”

“Yes!”

She snatched a flare from a nearby soldier and shot it up.

A flare shot up with a sharp sound, bursting into light.

Finally, the pitch-black Wawel Castle was illuminated.

‘This bastard…! He can’t erase everything.’

I don’t know the principle, but there’s light that gets erased and light that doesn’t.

The problem was that Anastasia also needed the type of light that got erased.

“Form ranks! Fire flares in sequence and get the armored units to the front! Form a circle and protect the inside! The rest of you, surround me!”

“Yes!”

The enemy is barehanded.

Against armored units made of advanced materials, he won’t be able to use his strength.

Time is on our side.

Just hold out until the light returns and it’s over.

And behind the pillar.

‘Whoa. There are more of them now.’

As soon as I arrived, I started by beating up the guy with the strongest aura.

Seeing how desperately they’re trying to protect him, I must have picked the right target.

Even though visibility was somewhat secured, those guys in the corner weren’t moving.

Leaving the cowards huddled together for now, I went to where Se-yeon was.

“Se-yeon. Are you okay?”

Se-yeon couldn’t answer right away.

It wasn’t because her injuries were severe.

She was just a little… well, a lot dazed.

‘I’m so glad to see him.’

This might be the first time in her life.

That she was this happy to see someone.

“Did you hurt your mouth?”

“Oh, no. Ah, rather than me…”

“Those two are lying over there.”

Startled, Se-yeon turned her head.

Lee Kang-san and Roche lying side by side, unconscious.

They weren’t there before the flares were fired – when did he find them and bring them here?

Jinhyeok quietly gave a thumbs up to Kancheo and Seira, the Yodel Ranger unit leader, behind the pillar.

“Their injuries are quite severe, but they’ll be fine.”

I had forcibly poured Ellia’s special potion down both their throats.

There might be side effects like loss of taste later, but their injuries won’t get any worse.

“Haah. That’s a relief.”

Se-yeon, who had been clutching her chest in relief, tilted her head.

“Huh…? My power disappeared.”

Se-yeon clenched and unclenched her fist with an unfamiliar expression.

This was her first time experiencing this, so she couldn’t help but be flustered.

Gulp!

Jinhyeok’s eyes wavered.

As soon as he got information from Ryu Jin-su at the Player Hunter Bureau, he took a private jet and flew to Wawel Castle.

Right after making a cool jump, he saw that situation from earlier.

It looked like an imminent crisis, so I swallowed everything whole first, but ended up completely wiping out Se-yeon’s divine power too.

“It, it should come back soon, right?”

I whistled quietly and checked my watch.

Time remaining until light returns to the chamber: 1 minute.

“Se-yeon. Would you like to take those two and leave first?”

Even without divine power, ranker Cheon Se-yeon’s stats are outstanding.

She should be able to carry both of them out.

“Your divine power will return once you go outside. I’ll finish beating them up and follow you.”

It doesn’t matter if they encounter enemies on the way.

Purple light flowing from the top of Wawel Castle shrouded in darkness.

In case of emergency, our night dokkaebi will protect them.

“Ah…”

Se-yeon, who was about to say something, closed her mouth.

She was going to suggest they escape together since there was some monster-like thing on the other side.

She decided against it.

As far as she knew, no monster worse than Jinhyeok existed.

“Then I’ll see you outside.”

Jinhyeok waved his hands and walked toward where the enemies were gathered.

Watching Jinhyeok’s retreating figure, she let out a quiet breath.

Two people who first met when Jin Yun-ho brought her along, worried about an attack.

Back then, Se-yeon was in a position where she had to protect Jinhyeok.

But not anymore.

She would be the one being protected, and the opposite situation would never come again.

For life. Forever.

‘It’s bittersweet.’

Shrugging her shoulders, she supported Roche and Lee Kang-san.

‘By the way… was I about to die?’

As she walked, she looked back.

I should definitely thank him later.

‘Let’s go.’

Since Jinhyeok told me to go out, let’s obediently go out.

And on the opposite side from Se-yeon.

Crack crack.

Jinhyeok loosened up his body and smiled.

Now only the enemy and I remain in Wawel Castle.

Let’s smash them to pieces.

[Najeber-style Baldo, 1st Sword – Night Crow Hunt]

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