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Chapter 211

< street fighting >

The occupation of Kaesong, one of North Korea's largest cities, was initially expected to be a sluggish urban battle..

The battle that takes place within the city center, where buildings are densely packed, is a magic cave with hundreds or thousands of fortresses..

It is too narrow for tanks or armored vehicles to enter, and the attack surface extends in all directions, up, down, left, and right, so you never know when or where an attack will come..

What was more difficult than anything else was the civilian population..

Even if they tried to flatten the area by pouring in artillery fire and missiles rather than risking the damage of urban warfare, they could not avoid international criticism if civilian casualties increased..

but. If they are lumps of armor laughing at the bullets and anti-tank missiles raining down from the windows,?

-Kwakwakwak!

-Shoot! It's all sad!

Countless bullets and anti-tank rockets raining down from building windows and rooftops..

The Burning Sword Knights continued their conversation calmly even as they were pounded with firepower that would have melted the tanks, like a poultice..

"Lord Tarhan! Can you hear your voice well?!"

"It's okay, Lord Raihar! These things are really loud! How about Sir Kim Jae-hyuk there?!"

"Ah, ah! I think my eardrums went out! Can you please write down the law?!"

"Why have this much?! Su-ho Han seems to be doing well here.!"

"That's because his shield is a fraud.!!"

30 minutes to leisurely walk around downtown Kaesong. The amount of gun bombs that rained down on the knights was enough gunpowder to blow up an entire cavalry unit if piled up, but they advanced while being beaten with their bare bodies..

"Is this the main weapon of this world? I heard it was something like that, Lord Tarhan.!"

"If men at arms use it, then what! Flat hit? I'll get that sorted out! Is this what today’s generation is saying?!?"

"You are working hard at the age of two hundred and eighty! Lord Tarhan!"

"Why don’t you take out some of the frozen period? Lord Raihar, 290 years old this year.!"

"anyway! It's noisy and lukewarm! It won't be particularly meaningful to us, Fethos' knights.!"

""······.""

Jaehyuk and Suho were left speechless by the conversation between Lord Raihar and Lord Tarhan of the Holy Grail Knights..

Even though they are members of the Holy Grail Knights, who are considered the highest of all knights, they are strange creatures that treat even anti-tank rockets as stinging toothpicks..

And it is surprising that they themselves have joined the ranks of such monsters..

"Sir Raihar! First of all, I sent all the observation information.!"

"okay?! Then send the information straight to Lord Spinner.!"

At those words, Suho took out the communicator and entered his biological vision information into the terminal..

"Does this really work? Well, I don't understand the idea of ​​tracking the direction of gaze and transmitting information.."

"I don't know. It must be some kind of mysterious future technology.."

The information collector that Yappy supplied to the Knights and Men at Arms was a new information collector that collected information confirmed by biological vision and transmitted it to the central system..

I heard that it is part of the cyber optics artificial eye modification that is inserted during the cyborg modification process, but Jaehyuk, who was uneasy about the word cyborg, tried to argue otherwise..

-Is it like remodeling normal eyes or something like that??

-Kikluk! This is a rudimentary implant.

In any case, everyone in the pantheon had to accept this biological modification. This is because the camera-dependent reconnaissance system in North Korea suffered a complete failure..

Therefore, a biometric information tracking system, although inefficient, was used to deal with camera distortion.──

"Transfer completed!"

-Wow! Peek! Peek poop poop poop poop.!!

At the same time as the information was transmitted, thousands of bullets fired from somewhere rained down on buildings in downtown Kaesong, and the city became quiet..

"Did they kill everyone??"

"No, they only said they would capture them as serfs and use them for 20 years and send them to one place.······."

That's just as scary as it is. Two people who knew how serfs were treated sympathized with the North Korean soldiers..

"Haha, don't worry too much, you two.."

Lord Ryhar patted their shoulders and said, as if aware of the concerns of the knights who were still delicate..

"Unless you're following the devil directly, you'll probably die after some hardship. At least your soul won't be crushed."

"Is death a fait accompli??!"

Lionheart also places a premium on serfs. But the conclusion of ‘die’ did not change..

In Lionheart, which values ​​rest in the afterlife, this was quite merciful..

"Anyway, I'm slowly heading towards the center. Shouldn't we take over the city?."

The Knights of the Holy Grail make scary laughs, saying that there is nothing more meaningless than caring about the lives of bastards..

The occupation of Kaesong City went smoothly thanks to the performance of ruthless superhumans and a powerful artificial intelligence killing machine that surpasses worldly technology..

But they encountered unexpected resistance from the North Korean army..

"Hey, don't move! If you get any closer, I'll kill all you South Korean bastards.!"

* * * *

"It's a hostage situation?"

Just before the suppression of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the final stage of the occupation of Kaesong City, Manshinjeon and the South Korean army faced off with the North Korean army, which was taking hostages..

Leon was puzzled and asked the ROK Army division commander..

"Why are the people of South Korea in their hands??"

Leon did not understand this situation and asked the division commander who came with him..

1990This is because Leon, who last remembers Korea in the 1990s, could not understand that South Koreans were in North Korea..

"Oh, there is an industrial complex in North Korea where our private companies operate. It's called the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and it's the workforce that employs North Korean residents and manages them.."

Leon had an expression that did not make sense..

They send their own civilians to North Korea to build factories and manage them.?

"That was stupid. Isn't it obvious that those honorless people will take you hostage?."

"Well... there were various political reasons, such as evidence of North-South harmony.."

"Tsk tsk, no matter how important my public affairs are, how can I send my people to an enemy country as hostages?."

In response to Leon's point, the division commander did not make excuses for the politicians, saying that it was a necessary decision..

North Korea has always done crazy things, and even if you think about it, it was quite possible that they would take their citizens sent to the Kaesong Industrial Complex hostage in times of emergency..

"Anyway, it was a pain in the ass. A hostage situation like that when the entire city is occupied?."

The urban battle, which was expected to cause great damage, was able to be overcome through the knights' tanking and Yapi's indiscriminate sniping penetrating the city center..

However, the hostage situation chosen by the North Korean military, which was cornered, did a great job of holding the South Korean military back..

"What are you going to do with them??"

"First, I'm thinking of calling a negotiation expert. You should first listen to what you want.."

"Hmm, I see.?"

When Leon gave a disapproving look, the division commander became cautious..

The president has already mentioned it directly and asked Leon to do whatever he wants. In this war, it was an order from superiors to treat the Pantheon as if they were 'allied troops' rather than being conscripted..

As a division commander, it's hard to go against Leon..

"We can't stand by such ruthless people. Leave it to the knights.."

"yes?"

Was there a counter-terrorism expert in the pantheon??

The division commander gave him a puzzled look, but Leon summoned the knights because it was his duty as a knight to save the civilians..

* * * *

"There are more hostages than you think. You need to be a little careful."

Pantheon Barracks. Beatrice spoke of prudence.

"hmm! However, we must not show weakness to the serf candidates.!"

Vulcan was a hardliner. An authoritarian who would judge that it would be better for a few hostages to die than for the knight's reputation to be lost. That much can be passed off as collateral damage..

"Ha, but they are not guilty. Our country must prioritize the safety of its citizens.!"

As a civil servant, Hari gave an exemplary answer. Regardless of his position, there is no option in Hari's mind to abandon the hostages..

- There is a risk that further damage may occur while trying to rescue the hostages. It would be better to risk damage to a few hostages and use strong economic pressure to save the majority..

Yapi, who was thoroughly calculating, proposed a complete, complete, and thorough extermination operation of the North Korean military that was carrying out the hostage-taking. He is even more hardliner than Vulcan..

"No, suppression is suppression, but the problem is that the exact size of the hostages and hostage takers was not identified. Even if you wipe out the hostage takers in front of you, there will be a time lag before you can rescue the hostages inside the complex. In the meantime, everyone can be executed.."

Karina came up with a realistic proposal..

"It seems that the most urgent priority is to prioritize negotiations and determine the exact size and location of the hostages and hostage takers, Your Majesty.."

"Hmm... Grand Duke Karina is right. At this point, it would be better to pretend to negotiate and find out about these guys.."

Leon held up Karina's hand and ordered the knights..

"It is unpleasant to even talk to those ruthless people, but this is also for the innocent civilians. Try your best to rescue the civilians.."

First hitter. Han Hari.

"Ah, hello! North Korean soldiers! My name is Hari Han, assistant manager of the Korea Hunter Association.!"

Hari held up a loudspeaker and shouted to the North Korean soldiers who were staging a sit-in with hostages in the lead. They shouted harshly at the sight of Saekmokin, who came alone to the entrance of the empty industrial complex..

"Yankee go home!"

"Eh?! I'm Korean! Native Korean!"

"What Korean Peninsular in the world walks around with gochujang hair and bright eyes??"

"This is an effect of awakening, right? There must be similar cases in North Korea.?!"

Because it was surprisingly common for body parts to change due to arousal, the hostage takers did not say anything else..

"Now, just calm down. If you have any requirements, please let us know. We will actively review it. We are all one people?"

"Our demands are one! Immediately stop the invasion of South Korean capitalists led by American imperialist stooges and withdraw.!"

"······hey? Because you all hit it first.?"

Moreover, the U.S. military has not even appeared yet. Although the Korean People's Army mobilized a reconnaissance satellite, even Yapi's reconnaissance system was prone to errors. U.S. military reconnaissance assets were of little help at this point..

Plus, you're an invader. Wasn’t it North Korea that carried out the preemptive attack??

Hari, a Korean, was appalled by the North Korean military's shamelessness in labeling them as invaders..

"If you surrender now, you can still be treated like a human being.!"

"Whatever it is?!"

The hostage takers were enraged by Hari’s provocative words. But what if that's true.

Hari now planned to act as an agent of the South Korean government if the hostage takers surrendered and move their camp to a ROK military facility..

But what if other people suppress it, not you? You will not be able to escape being a serf without any help..

The UN Human Rights Committee will talk about the Geneva Conventions and all, but there's no way Leon can hear it. You'll be lucky if you don't burn it to see if it's possessed by the devil..

"It's real! I'm sure you're the only one thinking of me here right now?! So, turn yourself in and find the light.──"

"Shut up, you little girl!"

-Toda da da da da!

"Ouch! Attager!"

Hari was hit by a barrage of machine guns and fled back to the camp..

Second hitter. vulcan.

"I am Vulcan!"

As Vulcan approached, the North Korean army began to agitate..

"Well, whatever, that lump of tin can?"

"That's a big guy?"

2A giant man over three feet tall is wearing armor that looks like it weighs hundreds of kilograms..

"A word to the ruthless hostage takers!"

"Ugh, ugh! my ears! my ears!"

"What kind of person's voice is like this?···!"

Vulcan threatened the eardrums of the hostage takers with a loud voice without a loudspeaker. The words that flowed from his solemn voice were simple..

"If you liberate all the innocent civilians, just kill one out of ten and finish.."

"······what?"

"What did you just say······."

"Quickly wash your neck and choose those who stick it out. If you have a hard time choosing, draw lots. hurry!"

"Hey, whatever that crazy guy says.?!"

"I can’t see these South Korean gangsters! uh! Should I kill you?!"

Vulcan shrugged his shoulders as he looked at the North Korean soldiers pointing their guns at the hostages..

"Try killing it."

"what?"

"If one hostage dies, I will burn a hundred of you alive. Let me tell you what pain is that destroys even the soul.."

With those words, Vulcan turned around. Leaving behind one eerie word.

"When you come back later, choose the ones who will die carefully. Or I'll burn it all down."

crazy guy.

The North Korean soldiers sensed that the driver in front of them was no ordinary crazy person..

'This is not it······.'

'This is how South Korea's Gannas originally negotiated.?'

It wasn't the kind of negotiation drama they thought. Then, I suddenly remembered what the red-haired girl who first appeared said..

「If you surrender now, you can still be treated like a human being.!」

As the eyes of the girl who seemed so desperate appeared, voices saying, “No way,” were drowned out here and there..

Third hitter. yakt spinner.

-Kikluk.

What a minimal-sized machine..

I thought it was an unmanned drone belonging to South Korean bastards, but it declared to the North Korean military with an eerie mechanical sound..

-We begin with recommendations based on the laws of the Lionheart Kingdom. Non-citizen scheduled to become serfs.

Non-citizen scheduled to become serfs?

- This machine is Yakt Spinner, the Holy Grail Knight of Heto, the god of iron and blacksmithing. You are violating many of the laws of the kingdom..

-You non-citizens destined to be serfs are not entitled to any legal protection and these violations only increase the punishment..

What are you talking about, this guy??

However, regardless of the North Korean military's reaction, the mechanical sound continued to flow..

-Immediately disarm all and cease all life activities. This is a very humane and caring act that comes from our warm heart..

Aren't these guys completely crazy?.

The situation seems to get worse the more new people come out... I guess it's just my mood.?