Chapter 106: Cruise Ship (7)

Reaper (MC) POV:

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While slowly following the direction where the Blue Reaper's movements were felt, an urgent signal was sensed from the Blue Reaper.

<A suspicious Object has appeared!>

It seemed a bit urgent.

A message that seemed a little frightened.

Upon receiving the Blue Reaper's signal and rushing over, what was discovered was the sight of the Blue Reaper in agony.

Upon discovering that sight, nothing else was visible.

The gigantic old lady or the mysterious cave was not in mind at all.

I eroded reality into the garden, forgetting that I was looking for the Blue Witch's Mirror.

And just like that, the Blue Reaper ended up in my hands.

She had her eyes tightly shut and was trembling violently.

Lines of text kept appearing and disappearing in the empty space repeatedly.

The Blue Reaper, repeatedly pleading 'It hurts' in agony.

As I fed her flame, her torn arm slowly began to regenerate.

The Blue Reaper seems quite different from the Golden Reaper.

She was peculiar from the way she flew around and used magic.

First of all, her regeneration speed was significantly slower than the Golden Reaper's.

Moreover, despite not being a powerful Object that the old ladies could tear apart with physical immunity, she seemed to lack physical immunity judging from her injuries.

The expressions of the Golden Reapers that had gathered around also looked like they were watching a younger sibling who was prone to injury and needed to be cared for delicately.

Once her arm fully regenerated, the Blue Reaper immediately lost consciousness and fell asleep.

I stroked the Blue Reaper's furrowed brow as if she were having a nightmare until her expression became relaxed while she was asleep.

After gently placing the Blue Reaper, now sleeping with a relaxed expression, on a marshmallow, I reversed the garden's encroachment and returned to the lakeside.

Rest there, I'll avenge you soon.

For the Blue Reaper's peaceful slumber, I decided to deal with the old ladies at the lake.

Well, there's no need to use spatial manipulation against mere Objects like them.

The cocoa, marshmallows, and cookies that had filled the world vanished without a trace, and the dark night sky and vast lake reappeared before us once more.

There was a gigantic old lady and three others about the same size as the last one.

Since she mentioned having sisters, those must be the 'sisters'.

The old ladies who had been trembling while looking at me regained their composure upon returning to the familiar lakeside.

The gigantic old lady who met my gaze spoke with a tense expression.

[I did not realize that small creature was one of your subordinates. Please forgive me...]

No matter where I looked at the old ladies and gigantic old lady, I could not see a mirror.

Could it be that these old ladies are not the Blue Witch?

When I remained silent and just stared, the gigantic old lady changed her tone slightly and spoke in an overbearing manner.

[Surely you would not oppose the Blue Moon over such a trivial matter?]

As the gigantic old lady spread her arms wide, the blue moon reflected on the water's surface expanded massively, filling the entire lake.

It seemed to fill the lake with the blue moon.

The enormous blue moon looked as if light was gushing out of it.

The force felt from it was not insignificant either.

[The Blue Moon is immortal. You must have sensed this power.]

The gigantic old lady, having shed her subservient expression, now wore a confident expression.

Her expression implied that since I had sensed the power of the Blue Moon, I had no choice but to back down.

Acting so arrogant over just that much?

Even if you commanded a thousand Lophiomuses, I cannot forgive you for harming my frail youngest.

All I can give you is eternal destruction.

With a grim expression, I summoned the Golden Reaper.

No matter where I turned my gaze, front, back, left or right, it was filled with the sight of Golden Reapers, causing the old ladies to panic.

[You fools! Don't panic!]

The gigantic old lady scolded the panicked old ladies.

Baring her shark-like sharp teeth, the gigantic old lady growled while gnashing them.

[So you intend to fight after all? As long as the Blue Moon exists, witches too are immortal. You will surely come to regret this. You and everything precious to you will forever fear the night and shadows!]

Despite the gigantic old lady's ominous warning, the Golden Reapers began closing the distance step by step.

Seeing this, the gigantic old lady let out a loud curse.

Closing the girl's eyes, Black Agent stood up, cradling her in his arms.

There must be a way, surely.

Even if he had to beg that woman for a wish again.

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Reaper (MC) POV:

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Near the cave in Yangcheon District, by the lakeside.

I was cleaning up the piles of flesh and blood left from the old ladies.

The Blue Reaper, who had regained consciousness, also helped clean up after the old ladies.

<Let them all burn and turn to ashes!>

<Let everything burn and turn to ashes!>

<Make sure they burn completely and turn to ashes!>

The Blue Reaper's text strings charred the old ladies' corpses black, while the Golden Reapers dug the ground diligently.

This was necessary to fulfill the destruction requirements of the old ladies.

The destruction condition for all the old ladies was the same, <Burn to ashes and bury in the ground>

There was something strange?

Inside the corpse of the giant old lady, I found a peculiar Object that would not turn to ashes.

A red heart that endlessly spewed flames.

It seemed to be a fairly high-level Object, as its destruction condition was also unusual.

<Make the heart stop beating and submerge it in water>

Thump thump.

As I watched the faintly beating heart, the Golden Reapers had finished their work on the old ladies.

They covered them with soil, burying the ashes securely. I felt my abilities drastically changing.

The Blue Reaper multiplied.

Ten of them.

Quite a rapid increase in number.

But how many more old ladies would I need to catch to multiply them as much as the Golden Reapers?

It doesn't seem like there are any more old ladies in this lake...

The Golden Reapers, delighted by the increase in Blue Reapers, surrounded and hugged them joyfully, making a fuss.

It was such a warm welcome that I worried the Blue Reapers might be crushed.

Seemingly overwhelmed by the infinite kindness emanating from the lively Golden Reapers, the Blue Reapers didn't know what to do.

Eventually, unable to endure it, the Blue Reapers pulled their hats down and fled into the sky.

As I was watching the adorable mini Reapers, I suddenly sensed an anomaly in the lake.

Simultaneously with the feeling of an Object's presence, the mirror-like calm surface of the lake began to swirl.

Is the Blue Witch finally appearing?

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3rd Person POV:

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While resting at an inn in Yangcheon District after arriving at the lake, I felt the ground shaking.

The ground was rumbling.

It wasn't a major tremor, but it was definitely noticeable.

The tattooed woman, startled, rushed out of the inn.

Could it be that the lake monster has already appeared?

A massive, extremely massive monster emerged from the surface of the lake.

The guardian of the lake, called the Lake Serpent.

Perhaps following a famous legend on Earth, it was named,

Hydra

The serpentine monster that emerged with the vast lake of Yangcheon District as its root appeared taller than any building.

It was gigantic, as if piercing the sky, a monster made of water.

"Haha, why is the Lake Serpent already..."

The woman muttered to herself with a dejected tone.

The crystal needed to subdue that serpent is not ready yet.

It will take about a day.

One day was enough time for the cursed Hydra, which had been ravaging Seoul, to turn the entire city into ruins.