Chapter 212
< Pantheon-style hostage negotiations >
-Immediately disarm all and cease all life activities. This is a very humane and caring act that comes from our warm heart..
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"······."
Even North Korean soldiers and Kaesong Industrial Complex employees who became hostages reacted to Yappy's recommendation..
For a moment, I thought I heard it wrong..
Disarmed? Yes, if you want to be taken prisoner, it's a natural demand..
But what? Stop life activity? That is a very humane and warm-hearted consideration.?
"This crazy guy······."
-I recommend it again.
Either way, Yapi put pressure on the North Korean army with cold and eerie mechanical sounds..
- You non-citizens destined to be serfs are not a class with the immunity to tolerate these illegal acts. He committed an aggravated offense of insulting the Holy Grail Knight, a mere organism..
-Immediately disarm and cease vital activities. If desired, we can introduce a humane life-suspension protocol. First, block the electrical signals in the brain.──
"Hey, you crazy bastard! What nonsense are you talking about?!
- Do not break this advice, organism. Organisms tend to prefer to keep dead bodies intact, so this unit took this into consideration. If you want to stop life immediately, I will dispatch an execution drone.──
"Don't die! I won't die! What on earth is this crazy robot talking about?!"
- If you reject our recommendation, we have no choice but to enforce just sanctions in accordance with the laws of the Lionheart Kingdom..
-The justice will be swift and painful.
creepy.
Yappy, who did not change his expression and let out cold mechanical sounds, was an inexplicable being to the North Korean military..
That inorganic gaze and voice gave him strange credibility and cultivated the fear that what he said would happen..
-Those monsters were fine even after being hit by a rocket.······.
-Aigan, the monsters who can turn over a tank with their bare hands? What will happen to me if I get caught?······.
Fear left room, and that room gave way to negotiation..
"Well, what we want is our safety and eviction from the cities of South Korea. We demand a temporary ceasefire until we receive instructions from the party.."
-Not possible. You have no right to call for ceasefire negotiations on behalf of the country. You have no rights other than surrender or suspension of life activities..
-Make clear that the conversion of your officials into serfs is a lawful measure and that the persecution of free people only further aggravates the punishment..
"Yes, the Geneva Convention! human rights!"
- Not possible. Lionheart Kingdom is not a member of the United Nations. Therefore, we inform you that there is no obligation to follow the international humanitarian law in Geneva and The Hague. Your human rights are not recognized..
"I've never even heard of something like the Kingdom of Lionheart! Aren’t you South Korean soldiers? Follow South Korean law.!"
- Not possible. This organization complies with the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, but is not forced by the Constitution. What you are dealing with is not the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, but the Holy Grail Knight, who is the Lionheart King of the Holy Knight Kingdom Lionheart and has been given the authority of representative of the pantheon..
-The original qi exists above the savage constitution of the organism..
-This Qi is a majestic being, and this Qi is a sacrosanct and inviolable being that is not controlled by the law..
"If you release the hostages?"
- If a nerve resocialization control chip is inserted through head surgery, special cases are recognized under the authority of this unit. We will guarantee survival for 10 years after taking the serf oath..
"Whether we're talking about alternative negotiations or not, we're not saying anything.!"
-No negotiations with illegal organisms. This is international common sense.
"Where is that common sense?!!"
The North Korean soldiers, enraged at Yapi, who could not see a breakthrough and was only talking strange things, poured anti-tank rockets and machine guns at him..
Of course, Yapi's exterior easily deflected them, and Yapi acknowledged that negotiations had broken down and retreated..
-Many illegal acts occurred by non-citizens scheduled to become serfs. Notice that there are no extenuating circumstances.
-I will prepare a protocol for your serfdom..
With an eerie sound until the end, the killing machine disappeared toward the camp..
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"Yankee gohooooooooo···!"
"Let's defeat the enemies of the American invaders.!!"
-Todadadadadada!!
The North Korean soldiers taking hostages showed their will to fight to the death and fired bombs..
I feel like I'm on the edge of a cliff, determined to do it until the end, even if I die this way or that way..
"Oh, what should I do! If this continues, I'm really going to die.!"
Hari expressed his worries in an anxious voice, but the Holy Grail Knights were calm..
"Silly cloth things. How merciful it is to not even destroy the soul.."
-admit. After suppression, resocialization is required through brain surgery..
Vulcan and Yapi were thinking about what to cook after suppressing the rampaging North Korean army..
"Well, don’t worry too much, Lord Han Hari. If anything happens, I will burn this city down with the flames of my war.──"
[No way, you bastard! No way!]
How much holy power would it take to burn down an entire city? Fethos, the god of war and fire, convulsed and stopped Vulcan..
"Oh my, Petos. These days, whether it's a prayer meeting or a war or something else, the number of believers has increased and the church's resources have been increased. If you worked hard to earn money, shouldn't you know how to spend it like a queen??"
[This crazy barbarian?!]
Fethos protested to the death and prevented Vulcan's military suppression. And surprisingly, Yapi also joined the opposition..
-I agree with the opinion of the God of War. Holy Grail Knight Vulcan needs to stock up on holy power..
- The current enemy force is only a small part that has not been revealed. Wasting Holy Power to suppress a single non-citizen is strategically disadvantageous..
"Hmm... that too, but."
So, among the Holy Grail Knights, will Yaphy, who has the ability to suppress many without using holy power, step forward??
-Possible. This machine can successfully rescue 73% of civilians..
"Well, then the remaining 27%······."
- The main firepower of this machine is tailored to high-level entities such as monsters and demons. Expected damage is taken as collateral damage from Danger Close..
"Ugh······."
It was too much of a political risk for the government to accept such damage. Of course, if you make a decision, you can express that it is a war situation.······.
"Still, we need to resolve it in a way that causes as little damage as possible.."
It was a natural duty as a government eater. It is rare for the South Korean military in a standoff to be willing to take the casualties of civilians..
"Is there no way for the queen??"
Hari's gaze turned to Beatrice. The Holy Grail Knight is the only one trying to reduce the damage to the civilians in this hostage situation..
Besides, if you're a magician queen, wouldn't there be another way??
"Hmm, but I am a royal in name and appearance, so it would be a bit difficult for me to bow my head and talk to the serf candidates.······."
'right! This guy was also medieval royalty!'
Although he was a type of saint who cared for and cared for his people, he was limited to the look down on the 'royal family'..
Beatrice had no intention of damaging her dignity and authority by directly mixing words with them..
"Hehe, don't worry too much, Miss Hari.."
Beatrice patted Hari's shoulder as if to reassure him, who was restless..
"If we have to, the entire region will be put to sleep. Because with my holy method, I can put the entire industrial complex into sleep.."
"Ah, that's right! There was a way like that.!"
This is a common method in countries such as Russia and mainland China. The police enter the place where the hostage situation is taking place, after setting off sleeping gas to make the person fall asleep..
Of course, the sleeping gas has to be effective immediately, so the problem is that it is so poisonous that it kills many people, but Beatrice is the priest of dreams and death..
Using the power of concepts, she had the ability to put thousands of people to sleep without a single fatality..
"However, this also consumes a large amount of holy power. So I think I'll leave it as a last resort. At least if ‘Grand Duke Carina’s’ method doesn’t work.."
"yes? It's a big deal?"
Now that I think about it, I can't see Men at Arms or the knights in the camp from before. Where did Soyeon, Suho, and Jaehyuk go??
That was when Hari looked around..
-oh my!
-Oh my gosh!
-don't do this!
-please save me!
Cries erupted from all over the city. Hari left the camp out of anxiety and found Leon..
"Hehe, she is my daughter after all. Who do you resemble to be so wise?."
Unlike Leon's happy expression, the expressions of the soldiers watching were stiff..
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It was no different that North Korean soldiers were holding on to the Kaesong Industrial Complex employees as hostages..
Take your time somehow. A stern warning from superiors that you will pay the price if you do not..
The North Korean commander was afraid of the man's instructions, but secretly expected the South Korean military to show common sense..
Unlike North Korea, they have a lot to protect. Civilians, human rights, the Geneva Conventions and all..
If they say they were forced to take hostages by order, at least they won't kill them..
At least, unlike the monsters that have now engulfed Pyongyang, aren’t they the same human beings??
"Zhou, Comrade Lieutenant Commander. Is this really a good thing??"
"Looks like those crazy people are planning to kill us all.!"
The soldiers also participated in this, relying on the common sense of the South Korean military, but the attitude of the Holy Grail Knights of the Pantheon who sat at the negotiating table was very overbearing..
Isn't this not a negotiation but a warning?.
I had no idea that choosing one person out of ten by drawing lots and burning them to death would be a merciful negotiation plan..
Lieutenant Ri, the North Korean military political officer who led this incident, is also equally embarrassed..
"Well, don't worry! The whole world is watching this war! If you leave the hostages to die, you will be greatly criticized.!"
Aside from that, the international community's gaze is indifferent. They called for a full-scale deployment of international allied forces at the point when North Korea joined hands with the devil..
Even Russia, which we trusted, abstained rather than vetoed the deployment of UN troops, so the only countries that sided with North Korea were Pakistan or Iran at most..
Of course neither helps..
'Surely there won't be any real forced repression? There are over 600 industrial complex employees taken hostage! There is no way the South Korean government would give up so many lives.!'
But they were still obsessed with prejudice.
They knew that the opponent they were sitting at the negotiating table with was not the South Korean government, which should worry about human rights, common sense, and political interests, but an absolute monarchy with a blatant theory of divine right to the king..
"Lord, Comrade Lieutenant General! look at that!"
A North Korean soldier hurriedly ran toward Lieutenant General Lee, who was overcome with anxiety. He shouted in a pale voice..
"No, you guys...! They are crazy!"
Now Lieutenant General Lee and other executives who were leading the hostage situation quickly ran toward the entrance of the Kaesong Industrial Complex. And they saw something unbelievable.
-Stay still!
-Do you want to die?!
A group of hundreds of people forcibly dragged by knights and soldiers.
Their clothes were all torn after being cruelly captured, and their faces were swollen, as if they had been hit at least once, clearly revealing how they were being treated..
"Uh, mom?"
"Hwayoung!"
I recognized them all over the North Korean military. As if in response, cries came from the people kneeling..
-Oh my, Sanghyuk! It's Amy!
-dad! dad! Please save me!
-I don't want to die! I don't want to die!
They were terrified. Knights... especially those who were taken by the cruel hands of the Knights of the Burning Sword..
Although they were honorable knights of the Lionheart Kingdom, they seemed like emotionless killing machines to the residents of Kaesong..
Why did the Pantheon drag them away? As Lieutenant Lee, who sensed the reason, was feeling an eerie feeling, a woman riding a black horse stepped forward from a distance..
"This work is the Grand Duke of Carina Dragonia, the Holy Grail Knight of Vengeance and Darkness, and the legitimate successor to the Lionheart King, the Holy Grail Knight of Gold and Contract.."
Karina gave her answer in a business-like voice..
"From now until we free the hostages, we will execute ten people every ten seconds.."
Hostage- taking is responded to by hostage-taking. Grand Duke Karina, who held the North Korean soldier's family hostage, began counting without hesitation..
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[Good job.]
Raynald barely managed to stop his trembling body from hearing the archdemon's tingling voice..
"Go, thank you!"
This is a magic cave. I feel like my internal organs are rotting away just by breathing in the air..
It's like a different world, obviously different from the weight of the air..
Although he was an archmage known as the highest hunter among mankind, he always kept in mind that he could die at any time for their leisure time..
"Well then, I'll just leave now.──"
[for a moment.]
Raynald bows again to the Great Devil's restraint. He felt more at ease when dealing with the great demons of wisdom and quest through the Jewel of Wisdom..
"Ha, even if you ask for it······."
[Jewel. Show me.]
"Ah, yeah!"
Raynald released the Jewel of Wisdom he had kept in his bosom..
[Do you have any business?······.]
The Great Devil beyond the Jewel of Wisdom answered in a harsh voice..
Although they are of different origins, in the midst of the crisis between the US and China, the great devils of wisdom and exploration decided to assist this crazy devil army..
And the youngest, the Jewel of Wisdom, is taking care of sin..
Regardless, he was capable. I was lucky.
'Ah, I want to leave quickly..'
Aside from that, the Jewel of Wisdom wanted to leave this cursed land right away. It's war, it's shit, and it's because the Lionheart King is here..
But what the Great Demon of Chaos said next was shocking..
[The monarch needs your help. He has prepared a summoning ritual in the north, so he can begin the ritual there..]
[······ancient?]
Fucked..
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