Chapter 138: Black-Listed Villain (1)
The villain bounty stages designated by the International Awakener Federation consist of a total of 5 levels.
Starting from the lowest green, then blue, yellow, red, and finally black.
Ma Du-hwan, the boss of Dark Horse who once nearly took over South Korea with the drug called Black Rose, was a yellow-listed villain.
Jacob Harrison and Layla Piper, who plotted together with Min Hae-joon of the SP Guild in the Hongcheon Contaminated Zone, were classified as red-listed villains.
It varied by country, but villains whose activities were usually limited to one or two countries were yellow or below.
Villains who crossed continents and exerted international negative influence were placed on the red list.
Most of GODS’s 1st grade villains could be considered red-listed.
And there were only three black-listed villains in the entire world.
Two of them belonged to GODS: Godfather and the Prophet of Wrath Edgar Malone.
“I knew Edgar would obviously lose, but I never expected the connection with Father to be severed…”
Liliana Belanov, the only prophet left, lay alone in the bathtub and fell deep into thought.
When Edgar Malone fearlessly said he was going to the North Korean contaminated zone, she had already predicted the future.
It was obvious what would happen if he ignored Godfather’s warning and touched the false prophet’s whiskers.
The bigger problem was Godfather’s sudden disappearance.
In truth, it wasn’t strange for Godfather to suddenly vanish for a while.
He had often disappeared for long periods before.
Usually, he would send an unidentified shadow to deliver instructions.
And because they had received Godfather’s power, they could faintly sense his presence even from far away.
“I can’t feel Father’s energy at all. It’s as if he evaporated from Earth…”
But three days had passed since his presence disappeared, not just one.
This was a situation Liliana had not anticipated, so she couldn’t help but be flustered.
If something had happened to Godfather, it wouldn’t take long for GODS to collapse.
Not to mention the false prophet, but because she had heard that Hannah Adams and the other Hunters were gradually getting stronger.
She even started to feel anxious when she heard that two Disaster-grade Dungeons had already been cleared.
“If Father’s power has disappeared… then that person’s seal must have weakened too. Should I try to contact him before the seal is completely undone?”
Liliana recalled a man who had been sealed about three years ago.
One of the only three black-listed villains on Earth who did not belong to GODS.
The worst villain who once drove all of Europe into terror.
He could never be underestimated just because he was limited to Europe.
He always acted alone and simply never bothered to leave Europe.
Wherever he went, he had the destructive power to sweep the entire region.
Because of the ability he possessed, they had failed both to kill and to recruit him, and had ultimately resorted to sealing him.
Since three days had already passed since the connection with Godfather was severed, she had to consider the possibility that he had already escaped.
Shaaa-
After organizing her thoughts, Liliana rose from the bathtub.
She walked out of the bathroom without even putting on a towel or gown.
Tsztsztztsut-
Soon after, black Creep covered her body and transformed into the shape of a black dress.
Kiiik-
When she opened the door and moved to the bedroom, she saw a man lying on the bed as if dead.
“Let’s go, Marc.”
“…….”
At her call, Marc Diaby rose as if possessed.
His pitch-black dead eyes looked as if they contained no soul.
His movements were also creaky, as if being controlled like a marionette.
“Hmm, this state won’t do.”
Liliana approached Marc closely and pressed her lips against his.
Then black mana flowed from her mouth into Marc’s body.
Faint light returned to his eyes, and his movements became smooth.
“Shall we go?”
“Yes, Master.”
Now Marc even bowed his head in greeting.
Liliana smiled with satisfaction, took his hand, and said,
“Saint Helena, please.”
“Yes, Master.”
Susususut…
Marc immediately activated Mass Teleportation and disappeared from the spot together with Liliana.
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Gooooooo…
A pitch-dark space where not even a single point of light entered.
Inside a cramped box that could barely fit one sitting person, a man sat cross-legged with his eyes closed.
It had already been three years since he was trapped here.
He had been sealed by the man called ‘Godfather’.
He had ignored Godfather’s proposal to join GODS and fought for several days, but they couldn’t reach a conclusion.
Of course, the public was told that Godfather had killed him.
But since he neither died nor succumbed to mental brainwashing, sealing was the final resort to weaken both his body and mind.
A box made of metal so narrow that it was difficult to move while sitting, and so sturdy that no matter how much he punched it, it wouldn’t break.
On top of that, it was engraved with a special sealing magic that prevented him from releasing mana.
Until recently.
“Hmm… Interesting situation.”
Tsztsztzts…
The man lightly raised his mana.
Blue mana slowly flowed out of his body and instantly filled the cramped space.
Something that had been impossible until now had become possible.
There was only one meaning behind it.
The power of the seal had suddenly weakened.
In fact, he had already been feeling that the seal’s power was weakening for some time.
He had simply been waiting for the right moment while wondering why.
“Are you trying to test me? Then I’ll gladly play along.”
The seal hadn’t been completely released yet, but this was enough after waiting this long.
The man extended his fist, wrapped in layers of mana, upward.
Bwooong!
With a sound like a bomb exploding, the hard metal bent deeply in the shape of his fist.
Once more.
Pakagak!
With a deafening roar, the metal shattered.
Pachachang!
The sealing magic that had enveloped the entire box shattered like glass in an instant.
The black mana that formed the seal turned to powder and scattered into the air.
Kwaang!
Then the man kicked and broke another side of the black box and stood up.
Black-listed villain Klaus Müller.
With messy yellow hair and a thick beard, his body was surprisingly firm for someone who had been sitting trapped for three years.
Thanks to his ‘Reconstitution’ ability, which restored anything to its optimal state whether it was broken, damaged, or worn out.
Of course, continuously activating Reconstitution required an enormous amount of mana.
But he possessed the ability called ‘Infinite Spring’, so he could generate mana infinitely.
Moreover, thanks to his ‘Indomitable’ ability, his mind could never be broken.
He was truly a being who could be called an ‘immortal’.
It wasn’t for nothing that Godfather, known for killing such a monster, had become an object of fear worldwide.
“Where are you hiding, Godfather?”
He thought Godfather would definitely be waiting right in front of him, but he was nowhere to be seen.
The Godfather he knew wouldn’t hide sneakily and watch him.
He sharpened his senses, but he couldn’t feel that unpleasant unique mana anywhere.
“Hmm…….”
Klaus wondered if he had been mistaken.
Perhaps Godfather hadn’t intended to release the seal.
“Maybe he died somewhere. That would be a bit disappointing.”
He had wanted to settle the match they couldn’t finish three years ago.
Now he would have to deal only with weak and boring human trash.
Since Godfather still hadn’t appeared no matter how long he waited, it was clear that something had happened to him, just as he suspected.
His body began to itch with the thought that he couldn’t fight.
Only then did he start looking around.
There was no sign of any presence in the dark surroundings. Only the occasional sound of waves crashing could be heard.
He lightly kicked off the ground and jumped hundreds of meters up the hill in one go.
A vast sea came into view at once.
“An island. I don’t know which one, though.”
After being sealed in the metal box, Klaus had no idea where he had been moved.
It definitely wasn’t Sicily, the island where he had last fought Godfather.
He had confirmed that this place was a much smaller island.
“I should clean up some trash and ask where this is.”
He needed to know where he was to decide which direction to swim.
And after being trapped for nearly three years, the desire to enjoy slaughter after such a long time was surging.
Tat-
With a light kick, Klaus leaped hundreds of meters.
He instantly entered the village, smashed the door of any house, and walked in.
Kwaang!
“W-who are you!”
A man resting inside the house jumped in surprise.
“Where is this?”
“W-what… Are you drunk? Get out right now!”
The man seemed to think a drunk Hunter was causing trouble and tried to chase him out somewhat timidly.
Klaus’s face twisted violently at that reaction.
“What a weak and cowardly piece of trash.”
“Your words are a bit harsh…”
Thud-
The man’s head exploded from the light punch.
Klaus shook the blood off his fist with a flick and left the house.
He was about to head to another house but let out a sigh.
“Haa… I don’t like this neighborhood.”
Kwatztsztztsztz-
He suddenly exploded blue mana outward.
Kwakwakwakwakwakwa!
He released a powerful circular mana wave and swept away all the nearby houses.
The village was left with no debris, as if it had been hit by a powerful tsunami.
Naturally, not even corpses could be found.
“Hehe.”
Only then did Klaus make a satisfied expression.
After loosening up his body for the first time in a while, he felt much more refreshed.
Just as he was about to move to another village.
“A rat has come. Not quite Godfather, but a little better than a prophet’s underling. Who is it?”
Klaus reacted to the dirty mana unique to GODS that he felt from afar.
It felt like one person, yet also like two — an ambiguous presence.
The pair that revealed themselves before his eyes were a man and a woman.
He knew both faces, and the unexpected combination made a smile naturally form on his lips.
“Belanov and Diaby. What an unimaginable combination.”
“It’s been a while, Klaus darling.”
“…….”
Liliana Belanov waved her hand with a seductive voice. Marc Diaby remained completely silent.
“Has that guy become mute? Why isn’t that talkative bastard saying anything?”
Klaus knew Marc Diaby very well.
Because whenever Klaus caused disasters in Europe, Marc, the head of the European Union’s Hunters, would always step forward.
Of course, Marc was never a match for him.
He could only stall for time, barely preserve his life, and retreat.
Even that had been Klaus going easy on him. It would have been troublesome if the only opponent worth facing in Europe died too easily.
“Anyway. Marc Diaby, did you eventually submit to Godfather and join GODS? What a weakling…….”
But seeing him reduced to Godfather’s puppet now, Klaus felt that times had changed a lot.
“But I’ll make time for you and Marc to catch up later, so why don’t you talk with me first?”
Liliana tried to redirect Klaus’s attention.
“I have no business with a prophet’s underling. Where did Godfather go? Did he die?”
“…Watch your mouth.”
The moment Klaus insulted Godfather, Liliana’s expression turned serious. Klaus let out a snort as if he found it ridiculous.
“Hah. Watch my mouth? You’ve become quite arrogant while I was gone.”
Tsztsztz…
Blue mana began rising from Klaus’s body.
Liliana quickly smiled with her eyes and said,
“But since it’s you, I’ll let it slide. That’s not the important thing right now.”
“Hmph, boring.”
Seeing her immediately back down, Klaus withdrew his mana.
Thanks to having relieved some of his urge by wiping out an entire village just now, he showed her mercy for the moment.
“Good. You made the right choice, darling.”
“So. What is this important story? If it’s boring too, you’ll have to pay with your body.”
Of course, his mercy was only temporary.
Klaus was ready to attack her at any moment if she displeased him.
However, Liliana didn’t flinch at all and instead smiled brightly.
“If I told you that the strongest rival you’ve been searching for has appeared, would you believe me?”
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