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#076. The Vortex of Desire (2)
John shouted as if he was having a seizure after reading Ray’s lips.
“Why? Because you made a promise with me!”
There was no answer in return.
“All right now! Come here right now and save me! You don’t know that I have the antidote, do you!”
This time again, there was no answer.
“Sir, what do you mean by antidote…?”
Michael asked from the side, looking embarrassed, but John pretended not to hear.
He just focused his gaze on the boy and shouted, with trembling breath and wide-eyed pupils.
“Me right now─!”
But John’s venomous scream could not be uttered until the end.
Because the moment my eyes met with the boy’s, I felt like my breath was caught in my throat.
It was a truly strange experience.
Clearly, no emotion was expressed in the boy’s pure white eyes.
The eyes, nose, and mouth that depict joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure were not moving at all, and there was no expression on his face.
Like a blank sheet of paper with nothing on it.
But still, John couldn’t shake the feeling that the boy was smiling.
It’s a feeling that humans instinctively feel as an individual animal before becoming a species.
It was a sure thing.
The boy was laughing.
I was devouring satisfaction and pleasure while observing the endless chaos of gunshots and screams.
The moment I realized that fact, a pitch-black fear came over my whole body, and the cold sweat covering my body doubled.
It was hard to keep breathing.
I could also be sure.
It means that the other person’s pure white eyes are looking deep into your inner self.
“… … !”
Unable to overcome his fear, John hurriedly turned his gaze away from the boy and directed his unleashed anger and rage at Michael.
“What, what are you doing! Why don’t you just sweep them all away right now!”
John’s shout fell like fire.
Michael was startled, but soon calmed down and raised his mana.
‘What on earth is going on… .’
It was full of things that were completely incomprehensible.
John and Skyle also shot at each other out of nowhere.
The current situation is one where a gunfight is taking place as if it had been waiting for it.
John’s violent appearance also felt like a different person.
There was no clear answer to anything, and orders were simply carried out reflexively based on a deep-rooted sense of loyalty.
─Beep!
─Pfft!
Three servants flew up from the subspace inside the coat.
The falcons soared high in the sky and circled above the battlefield, leisurely dodging the bullets flying toward them.
And at the moment when he was about to descend over the mercenaries’ heads as ordered.
Gugugugu──!
─Sa, save me! Ro, the Rockdiers!
─Run away! Oh, oh, it’s coming!
Michael’s concentration was broken by an urgent shout from one side of the battlefield.
The falcons stopped descending and flew back into the sky, and Michael quickly turned his head in the direction from which the sound had come.
“… … !”
And I couldn’t help but be astonished.
─Crook!
─Kururuk!
The rock deers, who had jumped out of their seats and were running, were attacking the humans.
To hit, to trample, to crush.
In almost every way possible using their bodies.
─Hey, are these kids crazy!
─CEO! Save the CEO!
─Shoot! Shoot!
─Stay put! Kill all the kids who jump around… Aaaah!
The humans’ guns suddenly turned and fired.
However, the gun was of no use against the rock deer’s hard shell.
There were some that fell over with their shells broken, but those were really very few.
To begin with, the number of Rock Deers was in the hundreds, making it impossible for a few dozen humans to resist.
“The rock deers… why… .”
A lost muttering escaped Michael’s lips.
Mercenaries and bodyguards were lying dead everywhere.
Trampled underfoot.
The bone broke in the rush.
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The body is pierced by the horns.
It was a moment that broke the common sense that rock deer never attack other animals.
Their pitch-black eyes were gleaming with rage, and their every gesture was filled with the will to destroy the opposing species.
‘If this is the case, I won’t be able to use the service…’
Michael chewed his lip.
Only by destroying the enemy as quickly as possible could his superior receive proper treatment.
But in the current situation, the mercenaries could no longer be considered the enemy.
It was a small rock deer, and was an impervious target to attacks using the servants.
If you put in all your effort, you might be able to break a dozen shells, but that was the end of it.
After that, you will run out of mana and be unable to do anything.
His magic was specialized for one-on-one combat.
‘Rather, it would be better to get in the car and get out of the way!’
Michael turned his head hurriedly around.
However, all the expected vehicles were overturned or damaged by the Rock Deers’ attacks.
Except for one vehicle.
thud!
I turned my head at the sudden sound from behind me.
It was Rock Deer.
A lone rock deer stood in front of the guard, snorting.
Following this, other rock deers came running and kept banging their heads against the guard.
Boom! Boom!
Every time, I felt as if the world was shaking.
In fact, cracks began to appear in the shield, and John, seeing this, cried out in horror.
“What, what are you doing! You, you useless thing! How much do I pay you! Hey, hurry up and get your money’s worth!”
Michael was still confused, but fortunately his body moved reflexively.
First, he poured white mana to repair the defenses, then he controlled the servants and attacked the rock deers.
─Beep!
─Pfft!
Their steel-covered beaks and talons pecked and crushed the gray shells as they crossed the sky and the ground.
Damn!
In an instant, the shell split open and bare skin was revealed.
The Rock Deers fell, bleeding from the continued attacks.
However, the Rock Deers did not care about their own injuries or the deaths of their own kind.
As if his only goal was to break through the defenses, he simply repeated the action of keeping distance and then rushing forward.
Boom! Kwung! Boom!
“Oh, I’m dying! I’m dying! Michael! W-Do whatever you want! T-T! It’s not worth the money! Ugh!”
John’s urging continued.
Michael gritted his teeth.
The white mana within the circle was rapidly decreasing.
If things continued this way, it was clear that the defenses would be broken before all the approaching Rock Deers could be defeated.
Michael, who had made up his mind, sat down with his knees bent and his back towards John.
“Sir, please carry me.”
“What, what?”
“If you stay here, you will die. You must get out of here and go to a safe place.”
John was left speechless at Michael’s determined voice.
First, I moved my body with difficulty and climbed onto Michael’s back.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
A hemispherical shield moved along with Michael’s steps.
John, who checked the direction of the footsteps, shouted in horror.
“Hey, now! Where are you going now! Stop! Stop right now!”
“This is the only way to survive in this place.”
John’s struggles continued.
Boom! Boom!
The rock deers kept bumping into each other.
Michael didn’t care.
He just kept walking, holding his thighs with his hands clenched in order not to drop his superior.
At the end of the steps was a boy.
Behind the boy was a vehicle in good condition, surrounded by thick guardrails.
A brilliant white light also swirled around.
The level of protection here was completely different from that of the others, as it was difficult to even identify with the naked eye due to the small amount of white mana invested.
widely.
I stopped walking.
The defense clashed with the defense, and I couldn’t move forward any further.
Michael, who had approached the end of the defense line, looked at Ray and said.
“Ray, please. Let me go inside.”
I had a strong feeling that the other person wouldn’t accept my request.
But I had no choice but to make a desperate request, because it was the only way to survive in this place.
The person who had been staring at me opened his mouth.
“In here?”
“Yes. Please. If we leave the president like this, he will definitely die from shock due to excessive bleeding.”
There was no expression on Ray’s face.
As usual.
But deep down, I was deeply interested in what was currently unfolding.
Gunshots and screams echoed everywhere.
There is fierce anger in the beast’s vessel.
In the human vessel there is fear and despair.
It’s amazing how such extreme emotions can appear simultaneously in so many vessels.
It was a sight that could not be easily experienced anywhere else.
‘It’s like a living, moving star.’
The thick concentration of emotions surging from all directions gave the boy an indescribable sense of satisfaction just by looking at them.
And right now, right before your eyes.
In this empty space now stood a figure with the greatest mass of emotions of all kinds.
Ray’s lips moved slowly.
“I guess you still respect that guy.”
The gaze was directed towards John, who was carried on Michael’s back.
John was shaking, his head down, avoiding eye contact with Ray.
“Michael… this idiot… that guy is the devil… of all people… this incompetent guy…”
Muttering incessantly like a mentally ill person.
Michael noticed Ray’s gaze and quickly spoke as if defending himself.
“You are surprised. You are in pain due to your injury. It is difficult for you to maintain your wits. You would never normally use such language towards me.”
“I think it’s just his true nature coming out.”
Ray glanced at the purple lump of mana in Michael’s bowl.
I had strong doubts.
The amount of purple mana, or respect for John, remained unchanged.
From the moment I first saw it until now, it has maintained a size that is probably almost the maximum that can be naturally held.
‘It’s impossible.’
Emotions are extremely volatile and changeable substances.
There was no way to stay still for even a moment, and emotions were like waves constantly rushing in and out of the vessel, making it their home.
‘It’s normal for the size to change depending on the situation, no matter how persistent the emotion is.’
That was the feeling Ray knew.
But Michael’s respect remained unchanged.
Even though I continue to hear words of contempt and disdain from the very people I respect.
There is only one conclusion that can be drawn.
The respect and trust that Michael had for John was so deep that most people could not even imagine it.
‘… Still, the lump of respect is trembling slightly.’
It’s not like there is no emotional turmoil at all.
After making his decision, Ray took a deep breath and continued.
“You’re not angry this time. Isn’t saying that your true nature is revealed an insult to someone you respect?”
“Whatever you say is fine. I just ask that you at least be able to avoid the situation. And if you can use healing magic, or if there is even a first aid kit in the vehicle, please be so kind as to allow me to use it.”
Michael’s voice is urgent but calm.
On the contrary, anger was visible in the bowl.
‘I’m sure you’re upset by what I said.’
It didn’t show on the outside.
It seemed like he was suppressing all other emotions in order to save John.
Ray recalled his last conversation with Michael at the hotel.
“What do you think respect is?”
Michael thought hard about the question for a long time before answering.
“That’s a difficult question. I don’t think it’s something that can be answered easily. It’s a topic I’ve never thought about before… . If I find the answer later, would it be okay if I tell you then?”
It was a little disappointing.
Because he is a person I have more respect for than anyone else, I thought he would give me a clear definition of that feeling.
It hasn’t even been a day since yesterday when I asked the question.
‘There is not enough time to find an answer. If I were to ask the same question now, I would get the same answer.’
Also, now curiosity in a different direction was taking precedence.
This time, I thought I could finally break Michael’s respect.
The boy slowly pulled his lips away.
“Do you know whose fault it is that this situation is happening now?”