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Chapter 184

184Hwa: Traveler Koo Dae-seong(3)

12The Duman River in February was so cold that you could just walk on it..

"Everyone wore their underwear well.?"

"It's okay."

Captain Kim Do-han said while tightly wearing the winter clothing sent as supplies..

"Is this ridiculously warm? What is it? Is it duck down??"

"I heard that Sir Yapi is some kind of new material or something.."

"The Iron Grail Knight makes all sorts of things.."

Supplies for reconnaissance support include cold weather gear, new armor, and drones. and──

"Why isn't this working??"

The container-sized drone that came to deliver supplies to them did not return even after unloading the supplies..

I was worried that someone might steal it if I left it here, but Koo Dae-seong told me what he heard..

"Leave me alone. If nothing happens, they tell me to collect it when I return.."

Some Men at Arms were puzzled by that statement, but they ignored it because it was the job of the mechanic, so there were no loopholes..

"Then, Mr. Jo Mal-soon."

"Ah, yep!"

Koo Dae-seong told Jo Mal-soon, a North Korean defector, who came to inform him of the truth about the camp and receive help..

"Yes, that, that······."

Jo Mal-soon looked anxious. Captain Kim Do-han puts his hand on his shoulder..

"It's okay. We will protect you for sure, so just show us the way to the camp.."

"······yes."

Jo Mal-sun nods his head while swallowing. He stayed with Men at Arms at the Yanbian Hotel and heard a lot of news from South Korea..

"Wow, Guilty Man... Is the Pantheon really such a great place??"

"then. Our pantheon is ruled by demigods who are representatives of the gods.."

"Above, that is a dangerous statement. The only god in this world is Comrade Kim Il-sung, the sun of the nation.──"

"Ugh, this guy is going to be in big trouble.!"

Kim Do-han became angry and shouted at Jo Mal-soon. Other Men at Arms also gave sharp looks..

"I know what kind of education Comrade Cho received because he lived in North Korea for a long time, but if you say something like that in front of our Majesty, I really disrespect you.."

"It's right. If Kim Il-sung were to say things like God and the sun in front of His Majesty, his head would be blown off that day.?"

What Leon hates as much as the devil are the cults who call themselves gods and force false beliefs..

Even North Korean residents who had been brainwashed by Leon for their entire lives did not know what kind of anger they would have to endure if Kim Il-sung said that he was God or the sun..

"It's not far across the river. Just follow me."

As Jo Mal-sun said, the crossing of the Duman River was only a few kilometers away from the Hoeryeong concentration camp..

From the moment you cross the river, you are in North Korean territory. Compared to the 3.8 parallel, the territory of Heilong People's State and North Korea in the Dumen River basin was extremely close, but it was a place where military facilities were spread out to prevent defections..

However, crossing the Duman River was not as difficult as expected, as ethnic Koreans in Yanbian usually used the route for smuggling with North Koreans..

"During the Arduous March, the government of the Republic entrusted the people with self-reliance. At that time, smugglers selling goods in the marketplace did a lot of business with their compatriots in Yanbian.."

Jo Mal-soon himself was one of those smugglers..

"If you gave the soldiers a few pennies or a few items, they would turn a blind eye.."

Koo Dae-seong, who was listening to the story, tilted his head and asked..

"hmm? But why was Jo Mal-sun imprisoned in the camp? Didn't he say he was locked up in a camp because of smuggling??"

"That's a strange thing. I was going to stab the North Korean People's Army for a few pennies as usual, but isn't that bastard, Warrior Park, going to hit me with the butt of his gun? He was taken to the camp that way.."

"Suddenly?"

"I heard that I would be sent to Pyongyang, but luckily I escaped before that happened. I wonder why they harass the people so much when they have a problem.······."

There were many parts of North Korea's administration that were incomprehensible, so South Koreans who were sick and tired of it ignored it..

The place we arrived at was Hoeryeong City. The Hoeryeong camp was located in the center of Hoeryeong City, and this city, which had a decent population until recently, was surprisingly quiet..

"It's not that small of a city, so why can't I see people like this? Is it curfew??"

"Although there is a curfew... it's strange. I used to walk around like a soldier, but until I escaped three months ago, there weren't that many people around.······."

"three months?"

Captain Kim Do-han thought that the timing of those words was somehow odd. he said.

"The most recent large-scale gate incident was three months ago.."

"So... Do you think the city was destroyed by the dungeon break that occurred in this city at that time??"

"It's not impossible. Heilong People's State also suffered a scandal on the first day of its existence, but North Korea is no better.?"

If so, this explains why there have been so many monsters in this area recently..

It is said that the monsters released through Dungeon Break crossed the Tuman River and spread all the way to Heilong People's State..

"Other than that, the city is very clean.."

"Didn’t they know that the dungeon break would explode and evacuate all the people? North Korea probably has that kind of protocol, too.."

It was a time when I was moving against the silence of the city..

"Wait a minute, the drone has spotted a monster in the lead.."

Man at Arms, everyone stops as Koo Dae-sung speaks. Among them, the squad leaders gathered together and checked the drone footage..

"It's a hellhound. There are three of them too."

"Why are there so many assholes in this neighborhood??"

The monster I hunted last time was also a species called Sabel Tiger. Species that specialize in hunting people because they have fast legs and are good at tracking..

Since he was larger than an adult man, it was difficult for anyone other than Koo Dae-seong on horseback to defeat him in mobile combat..

"Let's do it like last time. I will entice you. Let's turn it to noise mode.."

"then."

Team leader Kim Do-han showed the infantry fire extinguishers held by the shooting team..

The infantry railguns that Yapi made to supply to long-distance riflemen under the Kikiluk tribe originally had low noise, but when converted to subsonic mode through lowering the output, the noise was almost non-existent..

"I will drag you."

"be careful."

Koo Dae-seong left team leader Kim Do-han and Man at Arms alone and rode a horse toward where Hellhound was..

Soon, hellhounds were found wandering around the location captured by the drone, and Koo Dae-seong threw a rock at them..

-keung?

The hellhounds spotted Koo Dae-seong and turned their heads..

"Follow me carefully!"

As Koo Dae-seong turned his horse's head and ran in the direction from which he came, the sound of hellhounds kicking the floor was heard. But it's not just that.

-Quaa!

"Wow!"

A lump of flame passes right next to Koo Dae-seong. It passed by and hit the concrete house, melting it..

Unlike ordinary monsters, hellhounds spit flames from their mouths. Its power is truly unparalleled, melting even military armor plates in an instant..

It's already a monster with basic physical strength of level B, but because of this, its difficulty level is level B+..

'If only I could use the Holy Law!'

Similar monsters were attacked several times in South Korea, but each time they were blocked by the knight's protection method..

It may be new to you, but you realize how great the holy law of long-distance nullification is..

Still, since becoming a knight of the voyage, Koo Dae-seong has been constantly training his knightly virtues..

Among them was horseback riding, and his talent for handling horses was on par with that of other knights..

In other words, it means that the amount of effort has increased..

"Okay, Mr. Gu! Well lured!"

Captain Kim Do-han shouted after seeing the hellhounds chasing after Koo Dae-seong while shooting fireballs..

"Back row! Railgun ready to fire!"

Close-packed shields and elongated firearms thrust between the shields..

"shoot!"

Electromagnetic bullets fired from a dense formation lined up like hedgehogs between shields pierced through the monsters..

It was similar to the way humans first picked up guns and hunted wild animals. But the monsters are also formidable. Even after being hit by dozens of electromagnetic bullets, they flinch and look for an opportunity..

-Crying···!

Hellhound fireballs raining down as if they were counterattacking. A primitive shield blocks cannon-like bombardments..

-thud!

-Kukkung!

At most, the fireballs released by the Hellhounds were blocked by the cluster of shields..

Men-at-arms who have been trained and equipped with appropriate equipment have additional characteristics..

【Men at Arms - A strong defense】

Increased defense power of the system's declared dense barrier. Lionheart's Men at Arms have become stronger through their unity and have also trained to block the Lionheart King's strongest charge from the front.──

-Craaaa!

thud! Kukkung!

Huge monsters colliding one after another. But the walls don't fall.

Having trained to block the charges of the strongest attackers, they have developed a knack for blocking the charges of unruly beasts..

"I'm pushed because I'm big! Show me why hedgehogs are scary!"

Under Captain Kim Do-han's instructions, the soldiers push the monsters away and stab them with swords and spears..

"I will turn around and join you. 3 trillion! 5 trillion! Surround it in the shape of wings!"

According to Gu Dae-seong's instructions, the left and right rear row shields are spread out on both sides. In an instant, the hellhounds were surrounded..

"Slowly kill me!"

"advance!"

Their shields were so strong that monsters could not break them, and their swords and spears were sharp enough to pierce leather..

The battle lasted less than ten minutes..

* * * *

After that, we were able to reach the camp without much fighting..

There they witnessed the horrific behavior inside the camp..

"For the world's sake. Monsters take over the city, treat people like slaves, and eat them.."

"It is said that there are more species of giants who are wiser than expected.."

giant.

It is a boss monster of quite a few gates and a powerful entity that starts from at least level A..

They use tools like humans, and some individuals breed animals and use them like hunting dogs..

It was the giant and his hounds who occupied the empty camp in Hoeryeong City..

They occupied the camp and replaced the food by manipulating the camp's political prisoners and eating them..

"It looks like the city has been emptied by Dungeon Break, but the people in the camp haven't been able to get out.."

"That's right. Did you think it didn't matter if I died??"

Koo Dae-seong asked the drone soldiers who had completed drone reconnaissance..

"We found out how many monsters there are in the camp.?"

"I think there are more than 20 giants and monsters raised by giants.?"

"Twenty of them······."

If we assume that the specs are similar to the hellhounds we faced a while ago, there are about twenty B to B+ level monsters..

From level A to hitting giants, it is a formidable force..

"It's close, but."

"Even with the hunting dogs, giants are a problem.."

Even at the minimum, giants are class A. Even in the pantheon, you had to be at least a knight level to deal with him..

"The best way is to call support. With names like Director Cheon So-yeon or Lady Hari,."

"That takes time. Since we can't use North Korean airspace right now, we have to go around and come back, but even if we can't, it will take two days.."

Meanwhile, at least dozens of people are eaten. It is highly likely that the reason the monsters here crossed the Tumen River to Heilong People's State was to find food..

Even as the giant was watching with his drone, he was eating the people in the camp like snacks..

It was a large camp with quite a few people, but since there were less than a few hundred people left, several people would be eaten every hour..

"I will ask Lord Yapi for satellite weapon support. It will be much easier if you just get that charged particle cannon support.."

I contacted Yapi for support, but received a disappointing response..

-The current orbital position of the military satellite is not in Asian orbit. Requires 4 hours to reach East Asia orbit.

Except for geostationary orbits 30,000 kilometers away from the Earth, satellites constantly move according to the Earth's rotation..

Yapi had recently lowered a geostationary space weapons platform into low orbit to bombard and assassinate a group of demon followers captured in Europe, and now only reconnaissance satellites existed in the airspace..

-Reconnaissance support is possible.

"All right. So what can we do on our own?."

In the end, they have to do this on their own..

"I hope everything goes according to plan.."

"Driver Koo Dae-seong’s strategy is not bad.."

As a commander, Koo Dae-seong came up with a pretty good plan..

First, use the drone to attract the attention of the hounds and giants. After the hunting dogs lure as many drones as possible, they destroy the remaining monsters individually..

"Come on, there's no sharp answer, so let's just believe and try.."

Captain Kim Do-han encouraged his soldiers. He immediately turned his gaze to the commander of this unit, knight Koo Dae-seong..

"To be honest, I would let go of Daguri, but it would be hard to let go of the giant with our equipment. Gu needs to cheer up.."

"yes, i know."

Koo Dae-seong held on tightly to his horse and his heavy jousting spear..

Although he is a knight-errant, he is a horseman who can exert the most power here..

"good! I scolded him with a machine gun, and he came after me right away! I pulled out ten of them.!"

When the soldier who was controlling the drone shouted in joy, Captain Kim Do-han immediately shouted..

"Han, you’re good at piloting your drone! Keep the hounds as far away as possible!"

The drone operated by Mr. Han lured the hunting dogs to the other side of the unit. Gu Dae-seong shouted as the giant lured the hunting dog to a distance that was too far to call..

"Let's go!"

Koo Dae-seong on horseback and the Men at Arms following him. They were soon able to encounter a 7m tall giant and hunting dogs the size of a house occupying the center of the camp..

"Uh... I think it's a bit bigger than ordinary giants.?"

"Dog, it looks like the individual value is pretty good.."

The giant was bigger than expected and grotesquely black. The tattoos engraved on the skin even had a magical energy to them..

dark giant.

There is something that feels as evil as the dark troll I saw at the floating gate of the Kingdom of Spero.······.

"Let's attack while being vigilant.."

-That's right···!

When the giant saw the Man at Arms, he screamed and gave an order, and the hunting dogs rushed at him all at once..

"shield!"

Men at Arms moving in perfect order. Spear blades stacked up like hedgehogs in a standard square welcome the hunting dogs..

Each of the hunting dogs was larger than a human, but it was not big enough to break the heavy barrier protecting the place from the front..

"Big...! This one is a little heavier than the ones I just caught.!"

"It's worth holding on! The giant!?"

"Coming soon!"

When the hunting dogs were unable to break through the square, the giant himself came forward with a club..

As skilled soldiers, their defenses are thick, but not enough to overcome the overwhelming mass..

Koo Dae-seong spurted his horse forward and caught the giant's attention..

"think!"

Although giants are wise, it is only limited to the level of the monster. Koo Dae-seong rode a horse and caught the giant's attention. but······.

-Hahaha···!

The giant sneered as if he had read Gu Dae-seong's intentions and ran straight toward the wall..

"Hey, why are you coming this way?!"

Goo Dae-seong became impatient at the panicked shout of Captain Kim Do-han and charged straight at the giant. at that very moment──

-Quack quack!

Sparks emerged from the giant's skin and shot towards Koo Dae-seong, who was running towards him..

"Wow···!"

"Mr. Gu···!!"

Even before team leader Kim Do-han finished shouting, Koo Dae-sung fell from his horse..