Outside Sera's house, the moonlight bathed the surroundings in a silvery glow, casting long, eerie shadows. Yeon crawled slowly toward Emi's unconscious body, his movements tentative and cautious. The moonlight painted a faint outline of her form, adding an eerie, almost ethereal quality to the scene.
Just as Yeon reached Emi's side with a quiet determination, a sudden and deafening thud echoed through the night. He froze, his heart pounding in his chest, and his eyes darted toward the source of the disturbance.
'Huhhh!' Yeon gasped, his mind racing to comprehend the situation. His thoughts spiraled, 'What was that noise? Is someone else here?'
And then, as if a specter had descended from the shadows, a body without a head fell beside Yeon with a gruesome and sickening thud. Blood spattered across the ground, adding a horrifying and macabre detail to the moonlit tableau.
'H-his head is severed...' His thoughts trembled.
The severed head lay a short distance away, its vacant eyes staring into the abyss. Yeon felt a chill run down his spine as he realized the gruesome reality before him.
'Huh?!" Yeon's voice wavered, his thoughts a tumultuous whirlwind. Panic and fear threatened to consume him as he stared at the headless corpse. 'Who could have done this?' his thoughts raced, his mind struggling to comprehend the horror before him. 'What in the world just happened?'
And then, as if from the very shadows themselves, Rael appeared in front of him with a grace that defied the laws of nature. He descended from above, his form silhouetted by the eerie moonlight, his body crackling with an aura of malevolence. His left eye blazed with an intense, fiery crimson aura that sent shivers down Yeon's spine.
Yeon looked up at Rael, his face even colder and more forbidding than before. The silver-haired man's presence was suffocating, and the air seemed to chill in his very presence. 'He looks more enraged than before,' Yeon thought, his heart pounding in his chest, 'Is he the one who killed this guy too?'
Yeon's gaze drifted back to the headless corpse, and a deep sense of dread settled over him. The gruesome sight was etched into his mind, and he couldn't help but wonder, 'Don't tell me?! Is he going to kill us too?'
His thoughts raced as he contemplated his next move. He needed to protect Emi, but the sheer power and malevolence emanating from Rael were paralyzing. He began to muster his courage when Rael's voice broke through his fear.
"Tell me, in which direction is the Priest Guild?" Rael's voice was as cold as ice, and his expression revealed no hint of mercy.
"Huh?!" Yeon stammered, his voice quivering with fear. He pointed a trembling finger toward a specific direction, his hand barely lifting as he indicated the way. "It is in that direction, 5 kilometers far," he managed to say, his words coming out in a nervous rush.
Rael shifted his gaze in the direction Yeon had pointed, his crimson eye burning with intensity. "System, activate X-ray vision," he commanded with an air of authority.
— Infinite Harem System —
— Error! —
— X-ray vision not found.
— X-ray vision is not available in this version of the system.
— A similar vision is available.
— Activating 'Red-Print vision.'
— Red-Print vision activated.
Rael's left eye, which had burned with a fiery crimson aura, underwent another transformation. It now displayed a world filled with red lines and data, outlining everything before him in a surreal and otherworldly display. It was different from X-ray vision, but Rael paid no heed, as long as it served his purpose.
"Zoom in 4 kilometers," he commanded, his voice unwavering and determined.
The red lines and data began to shift and rearrange themselves, closing in on the outlines of buildings and terrain. It was a surreal and almost hypnotic sight as the world seemed to compress and change before Rael's very eyes.
In his left eye, the distance of the zoom was displayed in vivid red, the numbers changing as the world transformed before him.
• 1000 m
• 2300 m
• 3600 m
The world around them seemed to shift and reshape itself, guided by Rael's command and the enigmatic power of the Red-Print vision.
• 4000 m
The zoom came to a halt as soon as it hit 4000 meters, and a massive building emerged in his vision, outlined in vibrant red. Detailed information about the building was displayed, connected to it by lines, creating an almost surreal tableau.
• Height: 601 feet
• Floors: 50
• People: 200
But these details weren't what Rael was searching for. His crimson burning eye scanned the building's outlines, searching for a crucial piece of information. There it was, written in bold red outline: "Priest Guild." It was the name he had been seeking, and it stood out against the backdrop of the building's red outline.
As if in response to Rael's unspoken desire, the fiery red aura surrounding his eye dissipated, and his vision returned to normal. The world around him lost its surreal red lines, and he was once again in the moonlit night, standing before Yeon.
"Hey," Rael spoke, his voice as cold and unyielding as ever.
"Y-yeah," Yeon stammered, his nerves still rattled by the night's events.
"Surrender yourself to the One Guild first thing in the morning," Rael demanded, his voice leaving no room for argument.
"O-only me? Or Emi too?" Yeon asked, his voice filled with concern.
Instead of offering a direct answer, Rael simply fixed him with a chilling gaze, leaving Yeon to draw his own conclusions.
"I understand," Yeon said, his voice trembling but resolute. "We both will surrender to the One Guild and tell them everything."
Rael nodded in acknowledgment, but his gaze remained cold and distant. "Yeah, but don't you utter a word about me," he warned.
"Huh? Then what are we supposed to tell them?" Yeon asked, his confusion evident.
"That... Isn't my problem," Rael replied, his tone unwavering.
And then, as if invoking a hidden power, Rael uttered the words, "Dark Angel Rise."
As he spoke those words, something extraordinary began to happen. His clothing at the back of his body started to bulge, as if something within yearned to break free.
'Huh? What is happening?' Yeon thought, his eyes wide with amazement and bewilderment.
Suddenly, Rael's clothing tore apart, and two wings began to emerge from his back. On his left side, a dark brown, bat-like wing unfurled itself, its membrane of skin stretched taut. On his right side, a pristine white wing, composed of delicate feathers, blossomed into existence.
"What are those?" Yeon exclaimed, his voice filled with awe and astonishment.
It was an incredible sight. Rael now stood before him with one wing that appeared almost demonic, and the other akin to that of an angel.
"T-they are wings?" Yeon stuttered, his words stumbling out as he struggled to comprehend the inexplicable transformation. "They look—"
Before Yeon could finish his sentence, the wings moved with a powerful surge of air, forcing Yeon to close his eyes and shield his face from the gust.
"Woo!" Yeon exclaimed as the air settled, and when he opened his eyes again, he was met with an empty space. Rael had vanished without a trace, leaving Yeon laying on the ground in the moonlit night, bewildered and filled with questions about the enigmatic man he had encountered.