Chapter 219: with translation of chapter title

On the square built by the inhabitants of Hell, demons surged, shouting and howling, gathering toward the front of the square.

Because a mere 'human' dared to single‑handedly challenge their entire invading army.

The demons surging behind could not wait to witness this clueless 'human'.

However, at the front of the square, the demons fighting the 'human' lacked the goodwill of those behind; they surrounded the 'human' but hesitated to move in.

"Roar!!" Instead, they let out a deafening roar, trying to intimidate that 'human'.

But if observed closely, their deformed, ugly faces, along with the eyes emitting an eerie red light, revealed undisguised surprise and fear.

The seemingly intimidating roar was actually meant to cheer themselves up.

That 'human' appeared, from outward appearance alone, to be a middle‑aged male human without doubt, yet the demon corpses strewn all around indicated he was far from ordinary.

The man wore battle‑scarred armor resembling the UNSC elite's personal armor, but lacked a mechanical exoskeleton; the black combat uniform beneath had faded from prolonged wear.

Most conspicuous was the central position on the back of the armor, bearing Umbrella's striking red‑white umbrella emblem.

Also, the man's double‑edged wrist blade on his right hand, the boomerang hanging at his waist, and the retractable spear gripped in his left hand all came from Umbrella.

However, the armor model is an 'antique' from around 2000, and the weapons are knock‑off reproductions made for the recreated Iron Blood.

Moreover, after Umbrella allied with the Celt and Lone Wolf Iron Blood clans, Umbrella covertly destroyed all of the recreated Iron Blood.

Thus all signs indicate that this man has long been severed from normal society.

At this moment, the man scanned the demons with his bloodshot eyes, expressionless.

"Dad!"

At this time, the man's brows were tightly knit, and some sort of auditory hallucination seemed to appear beside his ear.

Thus his face gradually showed an uncontainable anger; he immediately hurled the retractable spear at a bull‑headed demon and rushed toward it.

"Pfft!" The spear easily pierced the bull‑headed demon's abdomen.

Even though it was a knock‑off version produced by Umbrella, it was still the pinnacle of human craftsmanship at the time.

Moreover, the spear thrown by the man, after piercing the bull‑headed demon, retained its formidable force, running through every demon in its path.

"Pop! Pop!"

In an instant, the spear sent a spray of blood and countless wails into the demon horde, finally slamming diagonally into the floor tiles dozens of meters from the man.

While all this was happening, the man had already rushed to the side of the first bull‑headed demon that had been pierced and now lay collapsed on the ground.

He showed no mercy, swinging his right leg back and then kicking hard at the demon's head.

"Bang!!"

The bull's head shattered crisply, and the skull with its horns shot out, embedding itself in the chest of an unfortunate demon.

The unfortunate demon stared wide‑eyed, hands trembling and outstretched; before it could utter a cry of pain, the man who had kicked apart the bull's head swung his slender wrist blade, a flash of cold light, ending its ill‑fated life.

Then, freeing his left hand, the man snatched the boomerang, hurled it forward with force, reaping demon lives en masse as he charged toward where his retracted spear had fallen.

The demons naturally retaliated against being slaughtered, but found it utterly useless!

A five‑meter‑tall demon kicked the man flying, but after he slammed heavily to the ground, he merely wiped his mouth with his left hand, rolled to his feet, and continued charging toward the spear's position.

Far from the square's edge of the stone forest.

"What's going on? Is that thing actually a human?"

"Nice fellow, why does seeing that guy make me feel this place isn't so scary after all?"

"Hey? Look at that guy's back—it's the Umbrella emblem!"

The D‑class personnel gathered here, via the vision provided by their helmet screens, could directly observe that man from afar.

Moreover, as they talked, they saw two colossal demons whose footsteps could cause earthquake‑like tremors, using the attacks that had trampled many of their own kind, stomping fiercely toward that man.

Caught between the two behemoths, with a huge size disparity, eventually one demon crushed the man hard under its right foot.

"Boom!!"

The earth‑shaking stomp was felt distinctly by the D‑class personnel far away.

"Ha‑! Ha‑!"

Immediately after, the hearty laugh emitted by that giant demon reverberated throughout the area.

Witnessing this, the D‑class personnel fell into collective silence, for even they believed the man had been blown to pieces and was surely dead.

"Roar?!!"

Suddenly, the giant demon let out an extremely bewildered roar.

Next, before the astonished eyes of all demons and D‑class personnel, it lost balance and toppled backward uncontrollably.

"Boom—rumble—!"

The giant demon collapsed in the center of the square, inadvertently crushing many of its "innocent" kin.

And the man slowly walked out of the deep pit the giant demon had stepped on, utterly shattering the demons' delusions as fear once again enveloped them.

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…

Outside Deimos.

The Griffon, maintaining Optical Camouflage, was moored not far from the Destroyer.

Inside the bridge.

"Is this really a human?"

Artemis, standing at the center of the bridge, watched the man's actions on the holographic screen and expressed astonished doubt.

Hearing the doubt, the Red Empress standing behind Sui Bian's left side explained coldly to Artemis:

"Based on the item's appearance, height, physique, etc., and according to the equipment and weapons it uses, it is proven that the item is D‑1999, a missing D‑class personnel among the first batch who signed the Death‑Waiver Agreement."

"Correct, D‑1999 is human; this is the relevant file."

Having spoken, the Red Empress also generated a screen before Artemis, displaying the file concerning D‑1999.

And Artemis, who had quickly reviewed the files, gradually felt sympathy for D-1999's past, and also genuine admiration for D-1999, finally couldn't help but remark:

This is a human father who, relying solely on a mortal body, can stand shoulder to shoulder… no, far surpass most gods.

As for Sui Bian, standing opposite her, he crossed his arms before his chest, with a cold expression watching the holographic screen, and listened to the system voice in his mind that seemed to have been silent for a long time.

【Detected that the host's subordinate D-class personnel have approached the source of the anomalous phenomenon 'Gate of Hell' opening, therefore issuing a time-limited mission.

Mission objective: Destroy the 'Square Stone' located in the Asimotai Palace.

Reward: 2000 points.

Time limit: 48 hours.】

Upon hearing that.

Sui Bian, without changing his expression, said to the system: 'Are the D-class personnel under my command that you mentioned D-1999?'

【Yes.】

(End of chapter)