Chapter 421

My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness Chapter 421

Blazing Torch (2)

A room filled with large electronic devices.

Woowoong –

Pivik – Tigiddic!

Ji-ji-ji-ji-ing-

Even though the air conditioner was already running at full power, the space where you could feel the heat was filled with all kinds of noises, including the sound of the cooler running and electronic sounds.

At a certain moment when only such loud noises continued...

“...I finally made contact. “It’s going well so far.”

Suddenly, a man’s voice came out.

In the middle of a room lined with expensive supercomputers.

There was a person lying down on a soft armchair with various wires connected to the devices hanging loosely from a metal suit.

A man wearing a piece of metal all over his body that mysteriously glows with a soft light, like an electronic circuit.

“Is this really the ‘Eye of Odin’? “Is it more useful than I thought?”

Hesperon was fully armed with titans brought from subspace.

While looking at the satellite image hacked through 「Inside the Machine: Callicas」, he quietly stuck out his tongue.

As an experiment, I briefly used the newly created 『Odin’s Eye』 in conjunction with the satellite view when the store was upgraded, and I thought that it would be worth using it often even if I had to pay karma.

‘Not only is it possible to see through most mysteries, but there is no limit to Andrew’s “trajectory observation” in that a high-ranking person cannot peek into it.’

At this point, it was no exaggeration to say that this was a unique skill that had been strengthened quite a few times.

You can use this as much as you want as long as you pay karma.

There was the problem that it was a limited ability only on Earth and the amount of karma consumed was quite burdensome to just use it, but if you use it in parallel with other means like now, you can use it as efficiently as possible.

Didn’t Andrew finish the job easier than expected based on the information he had just collected?

‘Even if it can only be used for final confirmation of information, it can be considered to be worth it.’

He slowly closed his eyes as he looked at an abandoned house on the outskirts of Vietnam reflected in his eyes.

Then, he focused on Ken’s five senses and conveyed his will through the “Covenant Chain” connected to his right arm.

-You know you shouldn’t fight too loudly if you’re going to argue over there, right? First, calm him down a bit and then move together to the designated location. As we went, we made some friends. Even so, they are quite capable people.

-...Okay, no matter how you look at it, manipulating things is exactly our Demon King’s style. Is it my destiny to become involved with these masters...?

Ken responds with a grunt to commands given as naturally as breathing.

However, there was not much discomfort at having been given orders by someone who was not particularly familiar with them.

That has to be the case.

Whatever the circumstances, isn’t it all thanks to Hesperon, who summoned him, that he was able to set foot on Earth again?

‘Furthermore, if you complete the job properly, you will be guaranteed a certain degree of freedom of movement on Earth as a reward.’

Suddenly, I remembered how confused he was when he was first summoned to Earth and burst out laughing.

The sight of him checking several times to see if he had been mentally attacked somewhere and if this was the real Earth...

If he hadn’t been properly restrained using the “Chain of Covenant”, it would have been a while longer before he could leave for his destination. It would have been caught.

‘Because the other person said he was the devil. Ken would be helpful in understanding the enemy’s level more clearly. Even if an emergency occurs, you will be able to make enough time to organize.’

In addition, they passed on to him the annoying chores of having to move around in Southeast Asia, which is close to the equator.

So for a while.

Hesperon, who was looking at the members of the ‘Burning Torch’ through Ken’s vision as they worked hard as instructed, opened his eyes and slowly looked around.

A space filled with electronic devices, including large-scale computing devices and servers that are difficult for ordinary people to obtain.

This was a work place prepared just for him.

It was carefully created to use one of his abilities, “Mechanical Eye: Callicas”, as efficiently as possible.

‘The enemy of my enemy is my friend. We can’t let them fall apart like this.’

The mere fact that he discovered the existence of the secret yet powerful Beoncheonhoe and fought against it and survived until now was nothing short of proof of his abilities.

Just by connecting with them, you will not only be able to fight more efficiently than before, but you will also be able to obtain additional information that you did not know.

However, the situation when I first tried to approach them was not so favorable.

The problem was that the leadership, which had been repeatedly defeated in recent battles with the Beoncheonhoe and was on the verge of collapse, was scattered in all directions and went into hiding.

Even otherwise, it is their daily routine to move in hiding like guerrillas, but in this situation, it was natural that it became difficult to pinpoint their location.

Because their immediate survival was at stake, they had no choice but to be desperate.

‘So I had to somehow find them before the Buncheonhoe...’

Plus, even if you include executives, the number of people is only four.

In fact, hoping that the other person would come directly to connect with them, who were practically fugitives, was nothing short of greed.

“Tsk.”

Ando just clicked her tongue, as if she had nothing else to say.

Above all, isn’t he just one of the scattered executives and not the representative of the burning torch?

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

At that time, Jose, who had returned to human form and had been by her side the whole time, opened his mouth softly.

He still seemed wary of Ken.

They stopped fighting for a moment because there was no benefit to them if they made a fuss for too long, but his eyes never left Ken from beginning to end.

“are you okay. First of all, there are no lies in anything I’ve said so far. “It is right to be hostile towards Beoncheonhoe, and it is also right to approach it with goodwill.”

“But the opponent is the devil. Like that guy...”

“Of course, I don’t intend to believe everything. I don’t even know how many secrets there are that I haven’t told you. But right now, we’re not in a situation where we can consider all of those things one by one, right?”

“...Well, it’s clear that he’s stronger than me.”

Two people openly talking amongst themselves even though they know that the person in charge is right in front of them. The corner of Ken’s mouth twitched at that, but he didn’t say anything.

As he had lived with demons for a long time, he knew very well that the world’s perception of demons was not that wrong.

If his ego hadn’t been fixed to some extent thanks to ‘Thought Transfer’, his current human appearance would have been worn away long ago.

“I’m sorry we’re in the middle of a conversation, but there’s some urgent news that just came in.”

“News?”

Of course, I didn’t just sit back and watch the discussion.

In any case, the order he received was to help them escape to a safe place.

For the sake of freedom on Earth, this mission had to be successfully completed somehow.

“A group presumed to be the Beoncheonhoe is approaching this place. There doesn’t seem to be a demon called the Executioner, so the fight itself won’t be a big problem... but it would be troublesome to get caught by them, right?”

It was a natural story.

Their current status is fugitives.

Isn’t the survival rate bound to drop exponentially from the moment the pursuer discovers the location?

“...How did you know that?”

The only problem was how much one could trust the devil who was speaking these words—Ken.

If I believed it too quickly and it turned out to be a trap, it would really be the end of everything.

Ken, who seemed to have guessed their feelings, smiled and pointed his finger at the sky.

“My employer is watching from heaven. It is no exaggeration to say that this area is already in the palm of his hand.”

“under!”

It’s a joke no matter who hears it.

But Ahn, who was leading the group, could not just ignore those words.

The unique skill that allowed her to survive against the Buncheonhoe that had helped her survive until now was whispered in her ear.

There is only one choice you have to make now.

“What are you going to do? “Will you trust me and follow me?”

“.......”

Of course, her decision had already been decided.

***

A room filled with pastel colored clouds.

“Whoa—the tide has turned.”

Words like a sigh escaped from the lips of a woman who was sitting on a sofa in the middle of the room, accompanied by sky-blue smoke.

Her hazy gaze gazed at the smoke fluttering in the air.

“The enemy has finally appeared.”

A being who twists the flow of fate.

An entity that makes the future uncertain.

A being that hides behind a veil and mocks the world.

“Then we should prepare accordingly.”

Like sand slipping through your fingers.

It was a day when the remnants of the ‘Burning Torch’, which I thought had completely taken hold, began to disappear one by one.