I Became a Mafia in the Academy-Chapter 317
Chapter 317
-……My lord, the special unit will not return.
The Elemental City of El Lata (l.lata).
In the conference room of the central castle, the monarchs of the Elemental City were receiving reports from their soldiers.
-The special unit is not coming back?! Isn’t it still daylight outside?
Mote, the High Spirit of Light, wondered.
Suddenly, he remembered when he had heard the news of the fall of the border city of Lúcĭfer.
At first, he thought it was just a joke.
Dark elementals captured Lúcĭfer with humans, among other things, and even during the day!
But it wasn’t until they lost contact with Lucifer and sent scouts to verify the facts that they realized the gravity of the situation.
-… … It was a separate unit to prepare for an emergency, but if they don’t come back, it means that the enemy is targeting this place.
He rests his elbows on the armrests of the throne he sits on, his jaw clenched.
The Higher Fire Elemental seated to his left jumps to his feet.
-It’s broad daylight out here, so the rumors are true, there’s a man who’s bringing the night to them?
Mote reaches out a hand to the fire elemental, who shouts in agitation.
-Calm down, Ruta. The enemy will die at the entrance before they can even approach our city.
With that, he rose from his seat and headed for the window of the spire.
In the distance, in a place far away from the city, countless spirits waited.
They surrounded the outer entrance to the dungeon that housed the city, forming a barrier to destroy any enemies who tried to enter the dungeon.
-At this rate, even the purest of them will turn to mana and vanish the moment they enter. We can only wait and see, just in case.
Currently blocking the entrance is Fira, the High Wind Elemental.
One of the three Lords in charge of this city, and the most powerful of all the Wind Elementals besides the Elemental King.
-What choice will you make?
I thought to myself.
Kwao-!
A huge explosion of sound, flame, and smoke erupted from the dungeon’s entrance.
The earth shakes.
-What the hell is going on!
More stares out the window, startled by the suddenness of the situation.
It was a destructive force that could never be produced by the bombs or magic used by humans. In an instant, the spirits placed at the entrance of the dungeon were caught in the explosion, oxidized into mana, and disappeared.
“What the hell…….”
Kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao-kwao!
He can’t think of anything. He just stood there, dumbfounded by the overwhelming sight.
Mote, who was sure he would win the war without difficulty, thought he might actually lose for the first time.
* * *
Making it to the dungeon’s entrance wasn’t too difficult.
Well, that was to be expected. I hadn’t expected them to fight us outside against the dungeon’s natural defenses.
Perhaps the ‘real’ thing they’ve prepared to defend is the entrance to the dungeon.
In preparation for this, all the troops are stationed in front of the entrance.
I took up my position in front of them, smiling as I tossed a gem bomb into the dungeon.
“Pitcher, wind up.”
Another bomb is sucked into the dungeon.
Normally, I would have felt the earth tremble with a huge boom, but the explosion was eerily quiet inside the dungeon.
Jin-woo, and Han Seo-joon, who were standing beside me, could not help but stare at me as if to ask, “What is he doing?”
“Master. May I ask what you’re doing?”
Finally, Han Seo-joon, who couldn’t hold back his curiosity, took the initiative and asked me a question.
I gave him a straightforward answer.
“Cleaning.”
“You mean …… cleaning?”
“Yes, cleaning. Well, that’s about it.”
The number of gem bombs I’ve thrown inward so far is roughly 30.
They had been modified to make them even more destructive, and knowing their power, it wasn’t too difficult for me to predict the situation inside.
‘…… Maybe, back in the Stone Age?’
That should be enough.
I stopped throwing gem bombs and stood at the entrance of the dungeon, which was still spinning.
I looked at everyone and called out.
“Prepare to enter.”
“Prepare to enter!”
Gamauchi echoed my words and numerous members of the organization grabbed their weapons and began to prepare to enter.
Now it was time for a show of strength.
I slowly build up my strength, putting aura all over my body like an engine warming up.
Even though I used plenty of explosives, I’m still cautious and careful.
I wanted to be prepared in case we were attacked as soon as we entered.
“Enter.”
With a single step, I throw myself into the flurry.
Slowly, I regain my vision and feel the heat on my skin and the creaking floor.
I lower my head to check the floor and realize that it has already turned to glass.
……The destructive power to turn even the floor like this, what the hell did Ahn Byunghun give me?
I realized that if I used it incorrectly in real life, I might get caught up in it.
Slowly, I began to move forward, scanning my surroundings.
There weren’t as many enemies as I’d expected. Most of them were either wounded, screaming in agony, or slowly dying.
Good.
Proof that my prediction from outside was correct.
“Does this……have anything to do with that thing Master just threw?”
Gamauchi, who had followed me in, was also stunned by the scene that had unfolded.
The air was thick with mana.
It was hard to even estimate how many spirits had been torn apart here.
“I didn’t plan on coming this far, but it seems that most of their defense forces were here……If we rushed in without thinking, we’d be in trouble.”
Just then, I spotted a figure trudging off in the distance.
A human-like figure. It was at least a mid-level spirit, if not higher.
“There’s one still alive.”
I pointed the pistol I’d drawn from my holster and pulled the trigger. I didn’t want the information here to get out.
But
-Khhhh!
The winds around him altered the trajectory of the bullet, making it miss.
It was a bullet that was clearly intended to be a one-shot kill, but it deflected far too easily.
That meant…….
“All units! Concentrate fire!”
──!!! ─! ────!! ──! ──! ──!!
At my command, the men inside began to fire their weapons at the enemy.
Bullets, magic, arrows, and axes.
The enemy seemed to notice this and flew upward, trying to escape.
“Get him!”
I shouted, and at the same time, I grabbed its back.
Fuuk──
A knife the size of a man’s hand stuck in.
But
“……I missed, it’s a shame.”
Han Seo-joon muttered nonchalantly as he flicked his wrist.
I wondered how he was able to get the blade through the shield.
And to fend off all those attacks and escape, well, that doesn’t sound like an ordinary spirit to me…….
“He must be one of the three lords who control this city.”
-Fira, the Wind Elemental, one of the Lords. Normally he would never turn his back on his enemies, but this is strange.”
Black Hand from Darkness Family looked at the slowly receding back of the elemental and smirked.
-Well, it’s a miracle he survived after being hit by a weapon capable of creating this much damage around him, but it’s horrifying to think that this could have been unleashed on the Darkness back then, hehe.
I wonder if he’s still holding on to what happened back then?
I shrugged my shoulders reassuringly.
“It was less powerful back then, so it would’ve been okay.”
-……I guess that was enough to bury the Darkness, though, hehehe.
Well, it all turned out okay in the end, so I guess that’s why we can laugh about it.
I turned my gaze back to the massive city in the direction the spirit had flown.
A large, sprawling city, different in scale from the first border city we went to.
However, it was different from the border city in that the walls were lower and thinner.
-This is El Lata, the City of Spirits.
A city built by the combined forces of many spirits.
The earth spirits built the walls and buildings, the fire spirits baked the soil to harden the walls, and the wind spirits made sure the weather always stays cool.
The spirits of light have always kept the city free of darkness, and those who hide in the shadows have always protected them from approaching danger.
However, those who once protected the city from potential threats……have now returned as a new threat.
“……Beautiful city.”
Black Hand looked in the same direction I was looking, its voice tinged with longing.
-Yes. It’s a beautiful place, once home to countless spirits, but now…… it seems to be nothing more than a city of hungry creatures.
The faintest hint of hatred could be felt at the end.
I replied, placing a hand on the shoulder of such a black hand.
“It will be our city now, Black Hand.”
-If you say it, it will come true.
The creature moved forward beside me, turned, knelt down, and offered me both hands.
-Boss of the Darkness Family, Black Hand requests. Please, leave the spearhead of this war to our Darkness Family.
He asked me with a serious voice.
I look out over the city once more and think of the discrimination and anger that must have been felt by them. I pondered the idea of revenge, and then, placing my hand over his, I answered.
“… Umbra, the boss of the Darkness Family under Corleone. I ask you through the spirit’s question and answer.”
-Speak.
“I will erase the sun for you. What will you give?”
-Victory. I offer victory to Corleone.
The answer that came from the spirit’s question and answer, can only contain the truth.
I nodded in silence and activated the ring once more.
“I will trust you.”
[Triggers “Twin Wings of Heaven.”]
[The sky around you begins to turn dark…….]
Slowly raising his head, Black Hand kissed the Heir’s Ring on my finger, stood up and slowly walked towards the direction of the battlefield.
At his heels, the other spirits who had been wary of their surroundings began to follow, one by one, as if mesmerized by something, until their numbers gradually increased, and all the dark spirits who participated in this war gathered behind Black Hand.
The sky is colored by night and the earth is stained with darkness.
-Brothers and sisters of Darkness.
The vengeful embodiment of that darkness, the vanguard of vengeance, raised his gaze in fury at those who had denied the darkness, his voice rising in anger.
-Say to those who were once our brothers.
The darkness has returned.
