I Became the Successor of the Martial God
Chapter 71.
The first major event, the Great Invasion, has begun.
“Huu!”
Yoo Baek-jun retrieved his spear.
He could feel Gaph flying in the sky, glaring fiercely at him.
But he wouldn’t be able to come down.
“Everything is moving according to plan.”
Countless weapon strikes knocked the flying demons out of the sky.
At the same time, the barrier was forcibly dragging them down to the ground.
“Teams 5 and 6, coordinate with the Crimson Crusade to evacuate the civilians. Teams 2, 3, and 4, eliminate the fallen demons first. Leave none alive.”
“Yes, young master!”
“Teams 7 and 8, head to Point A. And Team 1—“
Yoo Baek-jun stomped the ground.
“Will come with me.”
Then, picking up the radio, he began issuing orders while keeping an eye on the situation in the sky.
“Mr. Ryu Il-woo, the vampires are heading toward Point B. Deal with them as the top priority.”
—How annoying. Understood, I’ll handle them right away.
The attacked vampires were crashing down toward Point B, where Ryu Il-woo was stationed.
If those bastards suck blood, their victims become enslaved and controlled by the vampires.
Even in the original story, things had gone wrong because of that more than once or twice.
They were the top priority to eliminate.
“Mr. Chae Jeong-jun. As we discussed earlier, cooperate with the police and hunters to evacuate the civilians.”
—Y-yes, yes! I’m doing that right now. But the hunters and civilians are panicking… I-I don’t think they’ll listen well.
“I’ll handle that.”
It wasn’t for nothing that he had learned the King’s dignity.
“Mr. Peng Do-hyeok. A legion commander is heading toward Point C on your side. Physical attacks barely work on that bastard. If possible, prioritize evacuating the civilians.”
—Hmm! Can we handle it ourselves?
“If you can.”
—Understood!
They probably wouldn’t be able to.
Based on gameplay experience, if left unchecked, a significant portion of the Peng family’s forces would be killed by the legion commander.
“For now, focus on buying as much time as possible.”
It wasn’t that they were weak. It was just a bad matchup.
Originally, without them, others wouldn’t even last long enough for him to get there.
Since there was a place he had to stop by before heading to Point C, they absolutely had to hold out.
“Let’s head to Point A first.”
“Yes!”
The only option was to get there as quickly as possible.
* * *
“Uwaaaah!”
Seoul turned into chaos in an instant.
An enormous number of monsters suddenly appeared in the sky, followed by large-scale weapon fire.
With the demons, injured by the attacks, crashing indiscriminately to the ground, it was inevitable.
—Kyaaaaah!
—A-ah! It hurts! It hurts! I need… blood!
The condition of the demons embedded in the ground wasn’t good.
But they were still monsters far beyond humans. Even in that state, they slowly tried to move.
—Give me your blood……!
“Kyaaaaah!”
A vampire, its body riddled with wounds, pounced on a woman right next to it.
Just as its sharp fangs aimed for her neck to suck her blood—
“You damn mosquito bastard!”
—Kyaaaaah!
“Ghk… Kyaaaaah!”
A hammer imbued with divine power smashed its head.
The vampire, half its head blown off, screamed and collapsed, while the woman, who had just seen its head fly off, screamed simultaneously.
Kwaaaang!
—Keuhhk!
The struggling vampire was completely crushed by a massive hammer.
The woman, with trembling eyes, looked at who had swung it.
Knights clad head to toe in heavy armor.
It was Ryu Il-woo.
“Hahaha! You demon bastards! Die!”
“I offer your lives to Him!”
“O Lord……!”
Behind them, a storm of blood raged.
The Holy Knights, their eyes filled with madness, swung their weapons and slaughtered the demons.
The grotesque harmony of blood staining the surroundings and the ceaseless bursts of divine power was bizarre.
“Are you alright? Step back.”
“Y-yes? Ah, okay…….”
“If you go that way, the police will guide you to a shelter. Just follow them.”
Ryu Il-woo brusquely looked after the woman.
Several Holy Knights were cooperating with the police to rescue and guide civilians.
The woman followed them but glanced back.
“Die, demons!”
“Anyone who kills fewer than me today won’t be returning to the guild!”
The Holy knights, laughing maniacally as they slaughtered the demons, and Ryu Il-woo joining them.
Shudder!
The woman trembled.
It was a scene overflowing with terrifying madness.
* * *
Demons were falling from the sky.
Since no evacuation order had been issued, many people were still on the ground, worsening the chaos.
“Kyaaaaah!”
“U-uaaah… The sky, the sky…….”
People lost strength in their legs at the sight of the sky and the swarming demons.
The Hunter Association had gathered hunters by adjusting schedules, believing they would protect them, but—
“Dammit, why are there so many?!”
“Shouldn’t we save the people first?”
“Are you insane? In this situation?”
It wasn’t the time for that.
“Fuck, stick together first! Clear a path!”
“That way looks like it has fewer monsters!”
“Then let’s go there!”
Most hunters, except for a few, ignored the civilians and grouped together.
—Humans, f-food… Need to recover……!
“Uwaaaaah!”
A monster soon reached right before them.
A civilian screamed at the sight of the bared fangs of the creature. And just as those fangs were about to sink in—
Swaaaah!
—Keuh, heuk!
A sword split the monster’s body.
The bisected corpse collapsed, revealing Yoo Baek-jun standing behind it.
The people were stunned.
“You, focus on rescuing the civilians.”
“Yes.”
Yoo Baek-jun looked at the hunters.
They were trying to group up and break through to escape.
Not a wrong judgment.
If he were just an ordinary hunter, he might have done the same.
But he was different.
“Assemble!”
Because Yoo Baek-jun was the protagonist of this game.
His voice, filled with the majesty of a king, boomed loudly, vibrating the surroundings.
“Hhk!”
“Uh, uhh?”
The hunters who had been trying to flee stopped in their tracks.
They didn’t know why. They just felt an overwhelming urge to obey that voice.
“Don’t run away!”
“What the hell are you talking about? Who the hell are you?”
They hadn’t intended to listen.
Yoo Baek-jun silently stared at them.
Then, the skill he had used, ‘Overwhelm’, took effect, and the hunters gradually felt their breath grow heavy.
“Hhk, keuhk!”
“W-what the hell?!”
“Set up a defensive line first! Move!”
Their bodies stiffened.
And as if entranced, the hunters began following Yoo Baek-jun’s orders.
“What’s going on? Why are we…?”
Even as they obeyed, the hunters were puzzled. Strangely, just hearing his voice made them feel like they had to comply.
When they tried to argue and looked at him—
“Grrr…”
“L-let’s just do as he says.”
An inexplicable pressure.
And a feeling, absurd but akin to respect, welling up from within, made any thought of defiance disappear.
“Yoo Baek-jun, the young lady has sent reinforcements.”
“Perfect timing. Activate all the barriers and golems stationed nearby.”
“Yes.”
Right on cue, the mages from the Magic Tower arrived.
They immediately began activating the barrier devices and the golems deployed throughout the area.
Kuuung, kung!
They formed the first line of defense, while behind them, a secondary defensive line was set up using debris from collapsed buildings and wrecked cars.
‘…What the hell is this?’
Yoo Min, watching, was astonished.
The smooth, flowing response.
And the sight of hunters faithfully following Yoo Baek-jun’s commands—commands they’d never heard before—left her breathless.
‘It’s like… he predicted everything in advance.’
Yoo Min stared blankly at Yoo Baek-jun. He was holding the radio, busily issuing orders.
“Mr. Chae Jeong-jun, we’ve established a defensive line centered on Point A. Let’s use this as our base. Tell the other guilds to move as planned and spread the word to the hunters.”
—A defensive line, really? Ah, understood!
Shortly after, a message popped up on the hunters’ phones via the Hunter app.
—Great invasion Gate outbreak in Seoul!
—Currently, guilds including the Sword Saint Family are establishing defensive lines around the marked points and purging nearby areas.
—Hunters in the vicinity must join. The Sword Saint Family will generously reward those who assist in holding the defensive lines.
Yoo Baek-jun picked up the radio again.
He had prepared extensively for the fight against enemies within Seoul.
Now, those preparations would shine.
* * *
—Magic Tower, activate the golems. Rescue people and guide them to shelters. Then gather at Point A.
The golems first.
The golems stationed throughout the city and the mages controlling them began their operations.
First, the defensive golems.
Kaaardddddk!
“W-wow…….”
Their sturdy bodies could withstand attacks, and they even deployed barriers like shields.
The defensive golems rescued people in danger and drew the enemies’ attention.
Puuuuk!
Kiiiiing!
“Th-thank you…?”
“You don’t have to thank the golems.”
Next were the intercept golems.
The magic fired from their hands swiftly eliminated the demons that had crashed to the ground.
“You heard the radio, right? The young lady ordered us to follow his commands. Move!”
And then came the Peng Family.
—Peng Family, eliminate the demons that have entered buildings and rescue the people. Those at Point C, the legion commander will arrive soon, so stopping him is the top priority.
“Demons have entered that building!”
“Hmm, we’ll handle it. Moving in!”
The Peng Family’s warriors were incredibly agile and skilled at fighting even in tight spaces.
Some demons had crashed into buildings, but the Peng warriors eliminated them.
And they even rescued trapped people.
“Huh? Wh-what’s going on?”
“Suddenly… has the situation changed?”
It was a Great invasion Gate that had appeared without any warning. It wouldn’t have been strange for all of Seoul to spiral out of control.
But the current situation was different.
Under Yoo Baek-jun’s leadership, four guilds began moving, and the preparations he had made started revealing themselves one by one.
“Yoo Baek-jun! Large numbers of demons are gathering at Points D and E!”
—Activate the magic circles.
Points where, based on countless gameplay experiences, he knew massive numbers of demons would gather.
The magic circles prepared there activated.
A powerful trap magic swept over the demons gathered above, swallowing them whole.
—Mr. Chae Jeong-jun, quickly assess the situation. If there are too many enemies, activate the barriers.
“Yes!”
And they actively utilized the barrier devices deployed throughout the city.
They protected people in areas that seemed impossible to save with barriers, buying time to send rescuers.
“Th-that’s the Sword Saint Family!”
“And the other major guilds…!”
The Sword Saint Family’s Teams 5 and 6 and the Crimson Crusade’s Holy Knights took charge of that role.
They moved through dangerous areas, assisting in rescuing and evacuating civilians.
And the Magic Tower held its ground firmly.
“Damn, right after clearing a Gate…”
“The Sword Saint Family will compensate us well, right?”
Hunters who had been observing the situation also joined in.
If the situation hadn’t been brought under control, if Seoul had become a sea of flames from the sudden ambush—
A significant number of hunters would have fled to save their own lives.
—Hunters are heading to the defensive lines.
—Some have volunteered to guard the shelters.
But now, the situation had changed.
Under Yoo Baek-jun’s leadership, the chaos was quickly contained, and the demon attacks were being repelled.
The hunters had no choice but to judge that participating in the defense was better than running away.
“Head to the shelters!”
“This way! Stay in line!”
“Don’t worry! The hunters are here! They’ll handle the monsters!”
And under the police’s guidance, civilians were quickly evacuated to shelters.
Soon, the military, on standby for emergencies, would also mobilize.
It was the result of Chae Jeong-jun’s efforts.
“Good, this is manageable.”
The situation wasn’t bad.
Yoo Baek-jun stretched his legs as he watched the defensive lines being swiftly established.
“Teams 7 and 8, stay here and hold the defensive line. Team 1, come with me to Point C.”
Now, it was time to deal with the legion commander.
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