The Live

Midtown.

A boundary that separates the land of humans, demons, and angels.

It occupies the vast majority of the other side of the world, and some unknown land where the Holy Grail is hidden somewhere.

Demons have been scouring the land of the humans all along. Above all, we had to cross the intermediate region to get the Holy Grail.

“Pioneering the road isn't the same as crossing one or two, is it? ”

“As you know, the Midland is full of monsters that are hard to deal with, even rankers. Above all, it's guarded by the dragon. ”

“Dragon……. Yeah, they're the problem. They're stopping the factions from invading each other's territory across the Midlands. ”

The existence of dragons is special.

They were more of a medium-sized coordinator than a single faction.

Prevent any faction from crossing the intermediate region, and keep either faction from gaining the Holy Grail.

For a long time they were there, the three tribes were not blessed.

“Demons that have crossed the middle ground so far are only a few who have managed to get out of their sight. And in the case of the devils who passed on like that, the dragons couldn't be sanctioned. ”

“They can't do what they want without their territory. That must be why the demons you met were there. That area is no place for dragons to intervene. ”

“Is it because you have a temple? ”

“No. The dragon guarding the district is dead. ”

“Dead?”

“We killed him. Me, 100,000, Arhan, Emily, Jin-seok Kim. Up to five others, ten of them. ”

Yoon Jae's eyes widened.

It was not difficult to know who the ten Arhan spoke of. All five of them were first-generation.

‘Ten first-generation people. ’

They caught the dragon?

However, Yoon Jae did not know how the other first-generation people died, except for the remaining first-generation people.

“No way…. ”

“That's right. He died then. ”

Arhan said in a bitter voice.

“The five of us, and Lucia, who was the key. Except for these six, four died fighting dragons. ”

“Ten... to catch one?" ”

“Well, that's it. That's not the point. Let's move on. ”

Fortunately, Arhan doesn't seem to be suffering much from his memories. It seemed dull for a long time.

Yoon Jae looked at him for a moment and said,

“Anyway, as a result, killing the dragon guarding the area is the pioneering of the intermediate region. And that's how we make roads. ”

“So? The demons slaughtered all the dragons and finally made their way?" ”

“If you think so, you can convince Genji to show up. ”

“Trouble. No, it's kind of a pain in the ass. ”

The Devil is coming.

It was a long time ago, to be honest. But it was only a few who had slipped out of the eyes of the dragons, just like Yun Jae said.

However, if you kill the dragon, which is something you need to be aware of, and you have pioneered the path, the story changes.

“This is insane.”

With a sigh, Arhan closes his eyes with his palms and turns his head back.

It was a scene that I had been drawing in my head for a long time.

The war between man and demon, not man and man.

It was finally closing in on me.

“It's not necessarily that bad. ”

However, unlike Ahn, who sighed in his frustrated mind, Yoon Jae's thoughts were completely different.

“Not bad? ”

“Aren't you thankful? ”

Yoon Jae said with a small smile.

“If there's a way out that way, it means it could be the other way around. ”

There was only one path, but there were two ways to take it.

If you can come from over there, you can come from over here.

That's what Yoon Jae was saying.

“We could go this way.... ”

Arhan rubs Yoon Jae's words in his mouth.

I wasn't wrong.

I could be thankful that you relieved me of my efforts as you said.

“The pioneering of the intermediate region requires a lot of manpower. at least as skilled as rankers. ”

“The demons relieved you of your efforts. ”

“Don't you know? We need to go that way, just as we need to go that way. It's only ahead of its time. ”

“…… Is that so? ”

Arhan nods with a complex expression.

“I understand. I'll listen to you. As soon as Genji reveals his identity, it's clear the demons will start to move in some way. ”

“Are we done here? ”

“Yes, go ahead. You don't look so good yourself. Get some rest. ”

Arhan looked at Yoon Jae's condition. Yoon Jae gets up from his seat, lowers his head to Arhan and leaves the room.

‘I said it's not bad……. ’

Yun Jae said that it was not bad compared to the future that was planned to be recorded in the journal.

The current situation could not be seen as worse than the future in the diary. We couldn't stop Genji's betrayal, but Arhan survived.

It wasn't just that.

Meln, the city to be destroyed, is still accepting new ones, and the Academy has been established to foster new ones.

The war against the demons was prevented in advance, too. The invasion of grizzly bears controlled by the devil himself was also prevented.

The devils' plans to trample the present and the future of man did not accomplish a single thing.

So there was a possibility.

I thought so.

But…….

"Too soon. ’

The future is twisted.

Genji tried to kill Arhan about two years from now.

And three months after it happened, demons poured out of the Middle Zone.

‘Is it going to be three months from now or two years from now.... ’

It was complicated.

Anyway, the future has changed. No, the events that had been planned had happened ahead of time.

I didn't know why.

But it is clear that the demons will follow the path.

‘Soon. ’

Kwaak -

Yoon Jae empowered his fist.

It was something I knew would happen someday. But when I realized it was coming, I couldn't help but get nervous.

‘The diary is just a diary. The future can change. ’

Phew.

Yoon Jae muttered, exhaling deeply.

“I can win. ”

* * *

A huge red palace with walls all over it.

Thousands of people sat on the inside of the war that could hold their feet, and on the throne was a giant sitting on his chin.

Red hair and eyes, like the wallpaper of battle. The blurred eyes felt like a strange fire.

There were only two people in the Great War. A giant sitting on a throne, and a little dwarf on one knee in front of him.

In the foreheads of the two oppositely sized beings, they had horns, symbolic of the devil.

The dwarf among them said,

“He said he failed. ”

Failed.

Giant hates that word the most. He did not tolerate failure in any case.

A giant, crouching his chin with an expressionless face, raises his head. He asked the dwarf in a dry voice.

“Which way? ”

“Both. ”

“Both? ”

The giant's eyebrows frown slightly.

He raises his hand to the dwarf.

Then he moved as if he were pressing down on the air.

Qajik-!

On his knees, the dwarf's body falls to the ground.

But he didn't moan once. Even the pain that seemed to be shattering my whole body was taken for granted.

This much pain was natural to serve the Giant in front of me.

“Fix…… Dear king... ”

The Demon King.

Ruling a vast, vast land and millions of demons.

The Demon King Pluton.

He was angry at the Dwarf's answer.

“I couldn't kill the key, and I couldn't reduce the human power. But fixed?”

“The price...... will be... shortly... * * * * * * * *! ”

Black blood vomited from the dwarf's mouth.

It wasn't until he was almost dead that Pluton took his hands off his body, nervously crushing him.

To put it bluntly, he had just been spreading the word. I needed something to be frustrated with, but not enough to kill.

“How long until the road is complete? ”

“Almost there. The last remaining dragon is almost at the end of its mole. ”

“What's the estimated time? ”

“Three months at the earliest. It will be done in half a year at the latest. ”

“Finish in three months. ”

“I understand.”

After answering that, the dwarf looked up at Pluton for a moment.

“What is it?”

“Wouldn't it be better to prepare a little more? ”

“Ready?"

“The plan has all failed. We won't lose, but I'm afraid we'll have to deal with it. ”

The demons were planning two things.

One is to create a path to a land where humans and angels and their kind live.

The other is to use the weaknesses of the humans who have lost their keys to feed on their powers.

One thing worked. The road to human soil has already reached its completion stage. It was only a matter of time.

At this point, the human power should have fallen to the ground by the time the path had been completed.

I was prepared for it. But the preparations were all foaming up.

“The deaths of Veled, Lerazzie, and dozens of other shepherds are a great loss to us. I don't know if I should be more careful.... ”

“Are you afraid of angels? ”

“It's not like that……. ”

“Don't worry. They haven't made their way this way yet. Humans come first. ”

Everything I had planned had failed.

In doing so, Pluton decided to push the plan forward a bit.

“As soon as the road is complete, it goes straight across the middle. ”

Pluton's orders have been issued.

The dwarf who was feeling anxious could no longer disagree with his words. It was like death.

The dwarf who got up from his seat tightens his head, lowering his waist deeply.

“Understood, our king. ”