Player who Returned 10,000 years Later - Chapter 263

“What…”

Kim ShiHoon’s eyes widened, and his hands trembled on the hilt of his sword.

– Do you still think that I’m Oh KangWoo?

He’d said that as if making fun of him.

“Ah, aah.”

Why hadn’t he thought of that?

Why hadn’t he imagined that?

“You…”

There’s no way KangWoo would attack him; there’s no way he’d tear the body of an angel apart and grab Chae YeonJoo’s neck.

He wasn’t that kind of person.

He was a kind and good person. He loved and admired him more than his blood-related family.

“Who… are you?”

That KangWoo had suddenly changed.

The answer wasn’t complicated. There was no need to think about it.

It was a simple issue.

It was so simple that he couldn’t help but laugh in disbelief.

The person standing in front of him…

Wasn’t KangWoo.

“Who are you, you bastard?!!”

Kim ShiHoon shook his hand. The weapons that were scattered away on the ground began floating.

There were dozens of weapons.

He moaned in pain because he’d reached a limit.

“AAGGHH!!!”

He ignored it. There was no time to think about that.

The anger he was feeling made his body move.

The dozens of weapons flew toward KangWoo, no, the Demon of Prophecy who had taken the shape of KangWoo.

CLANG-!!

White flames poured in all directions.

The weapons that were blocked by the black wall fell to the ground.

“Hmm, who do you think I am?”

KangWoo began to laugh and looked at the others.

You could see the confusion and fear in their eyes.

He inwardly celebrated.

‘FUCK YEEAAHH!!!’

He wanted to clench his fists and shout, ‘hurray’!

‘Done, it worked!’

It was an incredible setup, even if he thought about it.

A perfect scenario—simple and effective.

If him having appeared when the Demon of Prophecy was summoned was a problem…

He just had to act as if it wasn’t ‘Oh KangWoo’ who was summoned.

‘Although, I feel a bit sorry.’

He saw Chae YeonJoo coughing on the floor and Kim ShiHoon, who had clearly been crying.

Although there was nothing he could’ve done about it, he still felt guilty for having pushed both to a corner.

‘YeonJoo, I’m sorry.’

She’d taken out a technique he hadn’t seen before, but he’d cast it aside too easily.

‘She seemed to have prepared it quite thoroughly.’

The chains had spread out as if a red flower was flourishing.

Considering that he had never heard of it even though he’d met up with Chae YeonJoo quite frequently, that meant she’d practiced it quite a lot in secret.

Although the strength of the technique was huge, its foundation was bad.

KangWoo was on a different level when it came to controlling energies, so for him, there were a lot of problems with it.

‘Hgh.’

KangWoo frowned.

He remembered her confused and despairing face when he easily overwhelmed her technique.

Despite that, he’d grabbed her neck and hurt her a lot.

‘I’ll pay you back, I promise.’

If he could, he wanted to beg for forgiveness.

‘And…’

KangWoo looked at Kim ShiHoon.

“How… how dare you…!”

His face showed a mixture of emotions: he was feeling anger, relief, resentment, and despair at the same time.

There was no need to think about the target of anger and resentment. He probably felt relieved after realizing that KangWoo wasn’t the ‘Demon of Prophecy’.

‘Fuck. I’m sorry, ShiHoon!’

The one he felt the sorriest to was, without any doubt, Kim ShiHoon.

His heart hurt after seeing his little brother wounded.

‘There’s nothing I can do about it.’

It sounded like an excuse, but it wasn’t a lie.

In order to turn the situation in his favor, he needed to show everyone that he was the ‘Demon of Prophecy’ who was pretending to be Oh KangWoo.

He had to push Kim ShiHoon to a limit to make it feel real.

‘It also hurts hyeong a lot.’

Every time he hit Kim ShiHoon, he was worried he would end up killing him.

‘Thanks for resisting.’

Kim ShiHoon was able to withstand his attack, so he was able to complete the scenario.

‘I never thought the day when I pretended to be me would come.’

There was nothing he could do about it.

He had no other choice if he wanted to revert the situation.

‘Now…’

KangWoo narrowed his eyes.

Leaving aside his guilt, the situation had almost succeeded.

“How dare you pretend to be Hyeong…!”

The sight of Kim ShiHoon trembling in anger was very protagonist-like.

He was emitting a strong killing intent toward the demon that was pretending to be the hyeong he respected so much.

KangWoo once again burst into laughter.

“Pff! HAHAHA! Good! Those are the eyes I was looking for! I can understand why Satan likes you.”

“…”

Kim ShiHoon glared at him and gripped his sword.

Since he knew the being in front of him was a demon that wasn’t KangWoo, he didn’t need to hesitate anymore.

Swoosh-!

Kim ShiHoon’s body blurred as he began moving at speed beyond the speed of sound and created a huge sonic boom.

He raised his qi up to a limit and targeted KangWoo’s head.

“Come on, why are you doing this?”

Clang-!!

He blocked the attack with the pitch-black sword that appeared in his hand and kept mocking him.

“I’m your hyeong you respect so much, right? Is it okay to attack your hyeong in such a way?”

“Shut up!!”

“Pff, hahaha!”

* * *

He burst into laughter and blocked Kim ShiHoon’s attack.

‘Hngh.’

Unlike how relaxed he appeared, KangWoo was dripping cold sweat inside.

‘When did this guy get so strong?’

KangWoo looked at Kim ShiHoon with great interest.

He wasn’t sure if he was using more strength than his current limits or would become stronger, but blocking his attack wasn’t easy.

‘You’re growing quite well, ShiHoon.’

He smiled proudly.

He’d like to pat him on the back, but it was hard to do that with what was going on.

KangWoo looked around.

The first part of his plan had succeeded.

‘It isn’t enough.’

He couldn’t erase all doubts with just that.

‘Maybe it’s good enough for ShiHoon, but I’m sure the angels will still suspect.’

Even if he insisted he was a demon that wasn’t Oh KangWoo, there was no way they’d believe him.

Angels didn’t trust them a lot.

It was, after all, a relationship built for convenience.

It was hard to expect them to trust him like Kim ShiHoon and Chae YeonJoo.

‘I need stronger evidence.’

He needed better evidence that showed that Oh KangWoo wasn’t the Demon of Prophecy.

‘If it’s as I expect…’

He’d soon be able to get that opportunity.

KangWoo kept waiting and pushed Kim ShiHoon.

“Ugh!”

Kim ShiHoon, who was attacking, grabbed his hand in pain.

He’d gone beyond his limit, so his hands were starting to tear down.

“Haa, haa.”

He breathed heavily.

“Cough! Cough! Ugh…”

At that moment, Chae YeonJoo got up from the floor.

She glared at KangWoo while holding her bruised neck.

“So… that bastard isn’t KangWoo but someone else, right?”

A strong killing intent also appeared in her eyes.

Kim ShiHoon silently nodded and he quietly bit his lips.

‘It isn’t enough.’

He glared at the demon that was smiling while looking at him.

The demon was stronger than he could have imagined.

They couldn’t beat him with the angels and players present there.

“Mr. Shargiel!” Kim ShiHoon called out.

“Another… demon?”

Shargiel made a confused expression.

“Shargiel!!” Kim ShiHoon shouted.

It was then that Shargiel looked at Kim ShiHoon.

“Call Raphael right now!”

“He…”

Sharigel’s expression had hardened.

He still hadn’t fully recovered after fighting Satan.

To be honest, he could barely move at the moment.

“Quick!!”

“Ugh…”

Shargiel bit his lips.

Kim ShiHoon was right.

They needed backup if they wanted to beat the demon.

“Wait.”

Shargiel closed his eyes and tried to communicate with Raphael.

A golden circle appeared over his eyes.

“Hngh. Trying to call for support? Well, not bad.”

The demon that looked like KangWoo started to laugh out loud.

Kim ShiHoon took out a communication crystal from his pocket.

‘If he isn’t KangWoo…’

They should be able to contact KangWoo.

ShiHoon sent qi into the communication crystal.

Whir-

“Huh…?”

The communication crystal shone, and a specific ring sound could be heard.

– What’s wrong?

He heard KangWoo’s voice.

Everything was okay, but…

“Wh-why…?”

Kim ShiHoon’s eyes trembled, and his face paled/

“Huh? If you called someone, you should talk.”

The voice coming out from the communication crystal was coming from the demon that was pretending to be KangWoo.

“Wh-Why… D-do you have Hyeong’s communication crystal…?”

“Pff, HAHAHA!!”

KangWoo burst into laughter while holding his stomach.

‘Finally!’

It was the situation he was waiting for.

If he wasn’t KangWoo, he was sure Kim ShiHoon or Chae YeonJoo would definitely try to contact him.

‘Okay, then…’

It was about time to proceed with the second step.

He’d only finished the preparations while fighting Kim ShiHoon.

“Hmm… Why do I have this communication crystal? No, let me ask something simpler…”

“Wh-what…?”

“Your important hyeong…”

KangWoo slowly turned around.

“Where is he?”

“…”

Kim ShiHoon began to tremble.

If someone else had KangWoo’s communication crystal…

“Pff, HAHAHA!!!!”

A mad laugh spread out.

The Demon of Prophecy, pretending to be KangWoo, burst into laughter.

Tap-

A screen appeared in the air and displayed footage.

“Ah, aah.”

Kim ShiHoon fell to his knees when he saw the video, and despair filled him.

– ShiHoon…

The video was extremely static, but he could still see KangWoo, who was tied up in steel chains, slowly raise his head.

One of his eyes was missing. It was as if they’d taken it out on purpose. KangWoo mumbled in a weak voice.

– Es… cape.

“N-NOOOOO!!!!!”

Kim ShiHoon’s desperate scream rang out.