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Chapter 365

< terrorism (2) >

I frowned at something I felt from far away..

It was a deluge of intense emotions triggered by an unspecified number of people, and it was also a torrent of cause and effect that fluctuated under its influence..

‘This is···.’

And I soon found out the reason.

-Breaking news! There is news that indiscriminate bombings are occurring all over Seoul right now! In the government···!

-Kwaaang—!

The TV screen I watched just in case.

In it, the news anchor, who was reporting the news with an urgent expression, was cut off by a sudden burst of drinking..

The anchor's pupils flinched unconsciously at the unfiltered sound that exploded near the broadcasting station and was broadcast as if there had been an earthquake..

Ugh— Ugh.—

And just in time, email notifications began to appear one after another on the smartphone I had prepared for work..

-Jin So-ran: Load! A large-scale bombing occurred near the site of the Blood Alliance branch and Howard Industries store.···.

- Hans Slave No. 1: Hahoetal! It looks like the Buncheonhoe bastards did this! The Ability Management Bureau is now in emergency mode.···.

Jin So-ran, who manages Korean vampires as an agent of Heinz II, and Ahn Seong-jin, a warlock who was recruited by Hans..

Even though everyone was distracted by the sudden situation, they were trying to spread the news somehow..

And even···.

-Hey, don't come out to the bar, stay inside.!

A text message also arrived from Kang Tae-san, who can be said to be his only friend..

The sentence is so messed up that you can really feel the urgency..

Having clearly grasped what was happening, I quietly closed my eyes and accelerated my thinking..

Sudden large-scale bombings occurred in various parts of Seoul..

the situation was clear.

‘Yeah, the only ones who can do something like this are the Buncheonhoe bastards..’

Korea's underworld has already been subdued under the name of the clan..

Organizations specializing in smuggling were no exception, and of course it was almost impossible to bring such weapons into the country without the eyes of the clan..

Of course, in this world where supernatural abilities are rampant, what is 100% impossible?···.

‘Leading something like this is not something everyone can do. It's been so quiet so far that I thought they had completely withdrawn from Korea..’

It seems that he held his breath and hid until the end even as his tail was continuously cut off by persistent killings..

They are also prepared to cause such a large-scale incident..

“dare.”

A gloomy voice unknowingly leaked out from between my clenched teeth..

It was a sound that came out unconsciously to the point that I only realized it after hearing it with my own ears..

I don't know about other places on Earth, but Korea is now my unwavering territory..

They must be aware of that fact too..

But to do something so blatantly was no different from a provocation against me..

“Phew—.”

I took a deep breath and tried to calm my mind..

My stomach was boiling with an inexplicable discomfort..

At least this is because “Myeonggyeongjisu” was working hard, otherwise it would have taken more time than expected to control my stomach..

‘For now, let's think about how to respond to this..’

First of all, solving the problem was the top priority..

If this level of unrest is not handled properly, Korea's security, which has been stabilized at best, will fall into disarray again..

This anger can be resolved by thoroughly eradicating them..

‘Hans can't be removed right away..’

No wonder Kang Hwan-gye couldn't easily take his eyes off him right now..

As the Murim Allied Forces gather one after another near Beijing, it is not surprising that a full-scale war will begin at any moment..

If something happens while Hans, who was in charge of coordination, is away, there will be no way to fix it..

‘Of course, it doesn't really matter if the real Hans doesn't come..’

Don’t you happen to have a useful skill in times like this??

I used that ability right away without hesitation..

sssss—

At the same time.

The surrounding temperature began to drop rapidly..

The light that brightened the room lost its momentum and a creeping darkness took its place..

The elastic skin and tough muscles melt away, leaving only a bony skeleton..

The heart that pulsated powerfully and supplied blood was replaced by a heart that scattered death, and the limitation of focus in the eyes disappeared and the sense of the dead took its place..

A strangely alien feeling of omnipotence welling up throughout my body..

At that, I burst out laughing without realizing it..

[Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkt!]

“Object projection,” which overlays the avatar’s existence on me」.

That's how I became Hans, the demon king who invaded the Kangwhan world..

Next, the chimera that was covering my body disappeared, so I put a robe over my loose-fitting uniform and fastened the Hahoe mask tightly to my skull..

[Haha, the rats that had been quietly hiding in the cave have crawled out..]

That's probably why Howard Industries' sudden start was so annoying..

To the point where the patience I had been enduring while trying to gauge the timing was finally gone..

Of course, based on this guess alone, it was impossible to know exactly what kind of guts they had to do something so bold.···.

[Where are you guys planning?—.]

That didn't matter to me.

[—Let's take a look inside his head.]

Just catch them and find out for yourself..

***

A young man holding a smartphone attached to a selfie stick and an action cam on his body ran while breathing heavily..

“Ugh, huh...what on earth is going on?!”

Internet broadcaster Hong Du-sik filmed the moment immediately after the appearance of the Gold Dragon from a special seat..

Thanks to what happened at that time, the number of viewers suddenly skyrocketed, and he couldn't forget the excitement of that day and was wandering around the outdoors looking for scoops again today..

One of the reasons was that as the popularity of the drug at the time declined, viewers continued to drop out..

Although he temporarily made his name known with the attention of the public, it was only a fleeting moment, and his lack of ability began to be clearly revealed as he boiled the beef bones to the point where they turned into plain water..

But I couldn't just give up.

So, he decided to buy an action camera and walked around outside with his eyes wide open under the pretense of finding hidden restaurants, which was his main content. When he thought something happened, he immediately grabbed the camera..

Just like I filmed Dragon that day, I was hoping that some kind of scoop would come out somewhere to overcome this situation..

‘Lady, I’m not even a reporter, so what kind of scoop is this? If I had known this would happen, I would have just stayed in the corner of my room and watched the game broadcast.!’

When I first heard the binge drinking, I ran there in joy, thinking that my chance had finally come..

In name and reality, Korea is currently one of the world's leading security powers..

It was because of the complacent thought that no matter what problem occurred, it would be resolved quickly.···.

The situation was not as easy as he thought..

Soaring flames and acrid smoke.

Collapsing buildings and falling rocks that are no different from weapons..

People crying in grief and crowds rushing in like cattle in confusion.

I had to be more alert than ever before because if I got caught up in the wrong thing, I could lose my life..

‘What on earth are the Guardians doing when the situation is like this? No, firefighters and police?’

He couldn't know, but this attack wasn't just a bombing..

Just before the terrorist attack, reports poured in to relevant ministries such as fire departments and police stations... No, 'terrorist warning' calls..

But there were so many of them, and although there was some real information in them, there was also a lot of 'fake information' included..

Reporting system paralyzed by non-stop calls, clearing up the scene of an incident that has already occurred, disarming a bomb that has not exploded yet, making a fuss due to false information, etc..

The relevant ministries were already working at a hectic pace, suffering from a manpower shortage even after forcibly recalling those who were off-duty..

‘uh? What is that person??’

While I was frantically leaving the scene, swept up in the crowd,.

Suddenly, Hong Du-sik's eyes turned to an old man standing in the middle of the street with a mesmerized expression..

Given the current situation, it wasn't that strange for him to have such a distraught expression, but for some reason, I couldn't take my eyes off him due to an uneasy feeling..

“Uh, huh? Me, me!”

As he hesitated, he quickly realized what was the cause of his anxiety..

Cheek!

The lighter he was holding lit up, and it caught on the stack of paper he was holding on the other side..

And the burning wad of paper falls helplessly to the floor.—.

Grumbling—

It immediately began to spread in all directions along the lines of the oil that had been previously sprayed on the floor..

“Wow!!”

“What, what! Hey, what are you doing! it's crazy?!”

“Don't push! Go back! go back!”

Suddenly, flames erupted from the front, and the people who were running frantically stopped..

But even in a situation where the surroundings became chaos, Hong Du-sik could not pay attention to his surroundings..

His gaze moved along the path of fire..

Grumbling—

The spread fire moves quickly.

The place we reached at the end of running like that—.

“Aaaah! Bow down!”

It was a medium-sized tank lorry or tanker that transported oil..

He screamed and roughly grabbed the people on either side of him and threw himself to the floor..

There was no guarantee that lying down would save you from an explosion at such close range, but it would still be better than standing defenseless..

And right after that.

Quaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—!

Clink—!

There was a loud noise that drowned out all surrounding sounds, and all the windows on all sides were shattered..

‘Oh, I guess I should just play games at home!’

Hong Du-sik lay face down and closed his eyes tightly, preparing for the scorching heat that was about to come..

I heard that burns hurt that much..

They say you die if you lose a certain percentage of your skin.?

Wouldn't it be better to just die right away than to live in pain??

All kinds of random thoughts swirled in my head..

They say time passes slowly when the moment of death approaches?

It felt like a few seconds had already passed, but there was still no heat or sound..

‘No, it actually seems a little cold.···.’

I'm sure he didn't die before he felt anything.?

When he feels something strange.

[Hmm. This is···.]

A strange voice that seemed not of this world passed through my ears and penetrated my mind..

A creepy voice that immediately reminds you of the Grim Reaper the moment you hear it..

‘Oh, you're dead too.’

The strength drained from my tense body..

I bit my lip in frustration and resignation..

Hong Du-sik stayed like that for a moment, then took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, and raised his head..

It would be a huge scoop to film the afterlife—thinking the same nonsense..

And that thought.

“ah.”

Everyone flew away cleanly after seeing the unrealistic scene unfolding before their eyes..

that—

It was a world where everything stopped..

No, time didn't really stop, but there was no other way to express it..

The bursting flames froze, and sharp fragments and debris were fixed in the air just as they had been flying..

The space, which had been so hot that I was sweating due to the chaos and fire, suddenly became so cold that I could barely breathe..

Those who were frightened all stopped moving and stared blankly at it, unable to say anything..

A landscape as if even time is frozen.

Hong Du-sik, who was watching the scene with his mouth open like the people around him, unconsciously turned to the sky above..

As if I am being drawn by a strange attraction that I don't know for some reason..

The place where the gaze is directed.

In a position where you have to look up at least 10 meters.

‘There was a 'he'.

A mask with a strange smile reflected inside a pitch-black robe and a pressed hood..

The bitterly cold ghost fire flowing from the eye sockets and the chill escaping like fog..

A being that looks as if sinister has been shaped into a human being..

‘Hahoe Mask···?’

This was Korea's most famous dark hero, Hahoe Tal..

When I saw him, my thoughts began to flow quickly, as if my dazed head was finally being supplied with nutrients..

No matter how you look at it, he looks like a reaper, but he was clearly a real being..

Unless he changed from a warlock to a grim reaper without his knowledge..

Then perhaps he is not dead.···.

[···Is it also brainwashing?.]

At that time, Hahoetal, who was quietly observing the old man who committed terrorism by floating next to him, muttered softly..

Pupils out of focus and saliva flowing from the corners of the mouth.

「His soul, seen through the “eyes of the abyss,” was never in good condition..

‘You were really determined and prepared..’

Even if the brainwashing was not a continuous control type but rather a trigger type that activates according to specific conditions, it was not possible to specify the target even when trying to track the user through the connection..

The traces that inevitably remain are thoroughly erased, even if it means crushing the soul of the person being treated..

Because of that, all I could find out was, at most, an idea of ​​the place where the brainwasher and this man were presumed to have encountered each other..

No matter how you look at it, this was done out of self-consciousness..

‘Let's try this with me.?’

The natural fire seeping out from the curved eyes of Hahoe mask burned fiercely..

Even though I wasn't in a good mood, facing this situation made me feel like my insides were twisted..

Although there are no real internal organs.

‘If you are challenged, it is natural to respond with all your might..’

And it wasn't just Ilsin's ability that he had..

He immediately conveyed his will to someone through imagery..

[Andrew Weaver, it's work..]

-Huh! Yes, yep?

When it comes to tracking and information, we recommend talent with “trajectory observation,” which is the best unique skill..

Although if you focus on this side, it will be difficult to help with this disaster situation, but there was a way..

Because I wasn't alone.

***

“Save people! Please save me!”

“Cough, cluck, come over here... please.···!”

People shouting while isolated on the rooftop of a burning building.

Death approached them in despair, its bright red tongue lashing out at every moment..

Then at some point.

Grumble—huung—

Without any warning, the fiercely burning flames quickly died down..

The black smoke that had been rising was completely swept away by a refreshing wind that blew from somewhere, and the hot air calmly settled down with moist moisture in it..

“Human life... Yes?”

“uh···?”

The change is so sudden that even those who were screaming can barely blink..

While they were exchanging blank looks among themselves in a situation that suddenly changed as if it had been a hellish scene, this strange phenomenon was already occurring repeatedly in other places..

‘Ah... it's annoying... It's frustrating to breathe... I want to finish it quickly and go back···.’

Following the movements of a monster with a motorcycle helmet moving through the air without any motivation,.

***

and another place.

“Ah, it's a man!”

“What nonsense... it's true.?”

“But that thing in my hand... isn't it Spa?”

A mysterious hero whose entire body was covered in futuristic metal armor was flying around at high speeds..

Quickly rescue those in danger with the black thread extending from your right hand..

‘neither.’

He sighed softly and licked his lips..

I intentionally made the design quite different, but it seems that's what everyone was thinking..

<Disaster relief system in operation. We hack nearby CCTV and guide you to the shortest route according to the order in which you need help..>

<92 meters ahead. Vital response detected beneath collapsed building debris. 6 seriously injured, 8 slightly injured. Shows the location of survivors in the field of view.>

<An emergency situation arises. 151 meters at 2 o'clock. A fire is approaching a gas pipe. Currently there is a 25% chance of explosion. If you do nothing, it will reach 100% in 23 seconds..>

Of course, that's not important right now..

‘I had no idea you had this kind of ability. Well, it’s a thing of machine civilization, so it’s natural, right?.’

「Hesperon accelerated even faster following the guidance of “Mechanism: Callicas”.

Leaving an unforgettable first impression on the public in an unexpected debut on Earth.