episode_0045

[Fighting Father] Han Byeong-pil and [Neulhaerang] Song Chan-seop were not on good terms even in empty words.

While Song Chan-seop worked with a sense of mission to use the power he had tied to the country for the people, Han Byeong-pil was faithful to superficial honor and personal interests instead of such a sense of belonging.

[Neulhaerang], who had risen to the S-class at a much younger age and received better evaluations than him, must have been a pain in the ass for [Saulabi].

But even so, this incident went too far.

It was a matter of human life, and the monster he had come to see in person was a threat to all of human history, beyond national borders and ideologies. If it wanted to, it could probably dye all of Asia red until the end of summer and the arrival of fall.

I couldn’t understand why he was so silent, but it was clear to me that I couldn’t afford to waste any time on this opportunity.

Song Chan-seop, who at that moment felt a surge of murderous intent toward politicians and Han Byeong-pil, suppressed his emotions with superhuman patience. He bit the flesh on the inside of his cheek to maintain his composure.

Because now wasn’t the time for that.

Anger clouds reason, and commanders must be rational.

We had to gather as much information as possible and come up with a conclusion that would help everyone survive.

Song Chan-seop looked over the people gathered there, shaking off the drops of blood that had soaked through his beret and clung to his short hair.

The civilian survivors were exhausted, frightened and exhausted. They were wearing oxygen masks and radiation protection coats, but it was hard to tell how long they would last.

At least for one night, it would be okay, but with a number of them in the triple digits, it would be impossible to take them into battle.

The Awakened people in Jeju City, including Lee Dong-jin, were not in good condition from the start. Their leader, Lee Dong-jin, was seriously injured, and even the most seriously injured person, Lee, had lost a lot of blood.

Even if only medium-sized monsters appear, it won’t be able to withstand it.

The experienced tactical team members who had followed him out had their morale rapidly lowered when they realized the truth.

Now, no matter how much I encouraged them, it was difficult to rekindle their lost fighting spirit. Even though they were in relatively good shape compared to the Jeju City Awakened, there were still some casualties. Especially the 6th and 9th squads.

[Heenari] and the additional support she brought along were not much different.

Those who were too immature to notice the situation had puzzled expressions on their faces, while those who had a keen intuition had a rough idea and were keeping their mouths shut and looking anxious.

‘It’s a total mess.’

Song Chan-seop couldn’t help but think that way. The battle was absolutely impossible. If that’s the case.

“There is no change in operation. We will quickly escape Jeju City with the survivors. I have the authority to decide on the scene. I will take responsibility for leaving the battlefield. We will leave after receiving treatment and maintenance for 1 hour.”

Retreat was the best decision. Just…

“We should gather as much information as possible. Lee Dong-jin, your highness, if you have any information, escape and tell me everything… No, tell me now.”

“Okay.”

Song Chan-seop, whose distrust of his superiors had reached an extreme, decided to trust the information he saw and heard directly rather than receiving indirect information.

-.-.-

About 9 hours after the incident, behind Jeju City Hall, Gwangyang 9-gil, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

The sunset was starting to set now.

The crimson background was dyed in the sunset, giving off an even more ominous red glow. Lee Dong-jin, whose face was wrapped in bandages as a first aid measure, leaned against the shadowy stone wall and told Song Chan-seop everything he had experienced in the past.

“As soon as the monster tore through the gate and revealed itself, it breathed with its seven snouts. It felt like a heat ray or a large-scale [Light Bombardment] skill. The buildings, ground, and people hit by the wide-range bombardment were left with not even a speck of dust. Not only that. The places where the bombardment had touched began to turn red. Extradimensional particles began to spread like infectious bacteria. ”

“Is it like terraforming an extradimensional world?”

“Not confirmed, but probably. When I checked inside the [Red Plains] before, it felt similar to the ground there. Fortunately, the building was hit by the breath, but the emergency management system was not damaged by any luck. After checking the situation with the reserve force, this red erosion has now covered all of Jeju City.”

“In a month, maybe even a week, the entire Korean peninsula will be like this. However, there are still questions.”

After pressing and squeezing the blood-soaked beret, Song Chan-seop put it back on and his fierce gaze turned towards Baekrokdam.

“Why is that horrible guy just sitting there? That’s the question. All the rift incidents that have occurred so far, and all the monsters that came out of the gate that went wild, were hostile to this world and invaded indiscriminately. There must be a reason for him to be so silent.”

“Hmm, the guy only moved once. After indiscriminately firing his breath bomb, he stayed in the Halla Gymnasium for a while before returning to Baekrokdam. I can’t guess why, since he was blocking the monsters on the street.”

“I’m tired. I feel lethargic and exhausted.”

Galaxy appeared out of nowhere and joined their conversation.

The girl, who had been meditating for a long time with her eyes closed and observing the ‘wind’ around her, honestly confessed to Song Chan-seop what she had felt.

“You’re tired? That monster? What kind of nonsense are you talking about-”

“Your Majesty, wait a minute. [Honey Wind]? I want to ask why you think that way.”

Lee Dong-jin was about to rebuke the girl who suddenly appeared like a flower blooming in hell, but Song Chan-seop raised his hand to stop her and listened to Eun-ha’s words.

“It’s hard to explain in detail, but I have the ability to feel that ‘wind’.”

“… … .”

“Trust me. That monster is resting for some reason. I don’t know why, though.”

It was an incomprehensible and incomprehensible statement. However, the girl’s eyes, like starlight, held conviction. Song Chan-seop stared at those eyes for a moment, then opened his mouth that had been tightly shut.

“Lee Dong-jin, can you check Jeju City’s CCTV through the management system?”

“… It’s possible. That’s why we were able to check the situation. If it wasn’t too far away or the on-site camera wasn’t damaged. ”

“Go ahead. If you’re tired, there must be a reason. Those guys never do meaningless things.”

“CCTV monitoring is possible. However, as it is a standby power source, long-term observation is not possible.”

All members of the suicide squad, excluding civilians, gathered inside the Management Bureau’s command and control room.

Although half-broken and covered in blood and debris, the situation room was still somewhat functional.

At the manager’s report, Song Chan-seop, who had been deep in thought with his arms folded, gave instructions.

“CCTV at Halla Gymnasium. Make sure to show everything alive on the screen.”

“Yes. 16 cameras in the Halla Gymnasium area. 4 cameras are currently operating normally. I will transmit the screen.”

The beam projector projected a relatively clean wall instead of the broken screen.

The walls and the screens were all red, making it difficult to see clearly, but the sight was enough to silence the gathered people.

On the outer wall of the gym, monsters of all sizes were swarming like ants swarming over discarded candy on the street. If you counted the ones patrolling the area, there must have been thousands.

A bigger problem was the central screen of the gymnasium, which had a hole in the ceiling that exposed the interior.

“That… .”

One of the suicide squad members who had been huddled together unconsciously pointed at the screen.

The ground within the screen was gently raised. The ground was writhing as if it were alive, but what was strange was that long, ugly red spider webs, like blood vessels or gum stuck to shoes, stretched out from the center and spread out widely.

In the middle of the gently rising land, something oval, like sebum on a pimple, was pulsating, sucking something flowing in through its web.

Someone’s voice echoed through the air.

“No way, is that Al?”

Something that looks like eggs. There are six of them in total.

Those with ominous numbers were guarded by monsters while waiting for the time to hatch.

-.-.-

The members of the suicide squad were momentarily speechless after discovering the shocking truth.

For an SS-class gate, it was somewhat strange. The dragon with seven heads, clearly a boss-type, was motionless and silent, and there were few monsters on the streets.

The reason was simple.

Because I’ve built a nest.

Because we have ensured the safety of the surrounding area.

So the dragon laid an egg.

To make it easier to devour this world.

“… … .”

Everyone held their breath, and only the humming sound of the projector filled the silence.

“I have to break it.”

It was Eunha who brought up the subject.

The star-covered girl continued speaking even though she knew that cold sweat was dripping down her back.

“If you leave it alone, something worse will happen.”

“… That would be right. Although small, it is the monster’s egg. Who knows what will happen when it hatches and becomes an adult. Maybe, we will see six more dragons.”

Those that are nesting in Baekrokdam, there are seven of them? Someone who imagined that sight shuddered.

“The monster is tired and asleep, and if you want to stop the hatching, now would be the time.”

“But how?”

“… … .”

There was no one to respond to the negative comments made in the midst of the suicide squad.

Even though the dragon was sleeping, there were thousands of monsters that were his ‘bodyguards’. It was impossible to overcome the amorphous red avalanche head-on and kill the eggs.

Should I just suck my thumb and watch?

“… The promised hour has passed. How rude of me to break the time promise. Everyone should have finished their preparations, so quickly return to where you [Warped] to escape. ”

[Neulhaerang] gave the order to retreat in a heavy voice.

However, he began to act in a way that was not befitting of a commander who had just ordered a retreat.

He tightened the gloves he was wearing, checked the condition of my body, and grabbed a few bottles of potions even though I wasn’t injured.

[Heenari], who had been keeping an eye on him, noticed something and asked.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m staying. Everyone, get back quickly.”

“Brother, don’t do anything stupid.”

As he was about to turn around and leave, his field jacket was caught in a porcelain-white hand. [Heenari] grabbed his collar and urgently stopped him.

“You’ll be crushed by that amount before you even enter the gym. You know it’s impossible.”

“Even so.”

The determined man gently pulled away the white fingers that were trying to stop him.

“Someone has to do it. If so, it should be the head office.”

That’s a hero.

A woman like Cheon Il-hong realized that this blunt, true soldier would never break her will.

“… Then I will stay too.”

“[Heenari]. Avoid reckless actions. You must lead them and [multi-space jump].”

“I’ve already finished the calculations, and I’ve already drawn a magic circle in the marking area. Some people will have brought mana potions, so if the people who return fill up the mana that Jin lacks, they’ll be able to escape on their own.”

“… … .”

“My godmother burned her life and lifeline to help [Chungmugong]. I, the goddaughter, am the same. If I pour everything out, there is a possibility.”

“… Hong Yoon-ha. I am the field commander. Follow the orders. ”

“Don’t order me around!!”

The woman who had screamed clenched her fists. Red mana filled the space, overflowing.

“I’m [Heenari]! I’m the same age as you, and I’m one year older than you, but I’m also older than you! Don’t tell me what to do, even though you’re my younger brother!”

The woman who was always quite reserved was expressing her opinion in a brazen manner.

Her neatly-knit ponytail was disheveled, and her face, flushed red from the outpouring of emotion, looked as painful as a wounded flower petal.

“I want to stay too.”

The smallest and youngest of the gathered group, a dark green girl, stuck out her hand.

“[Honeybaram]. You little brat… . Don’t let the child come out. I would have said it would be a shame to get hurt here.”

“If we don’t stop it, things will get worse. And, the people we love will die.”

Mr. Sihyuk, Sister Woojoo, Grandpa Gong… .

… I wondered why the first thing that came to mind was a blunt but considerate, wounded and gloomy craftsman wearing a beanie.

Eunha opened her mouth calmly.

“I don’t want to die, but I hate it more than the death of someone precious to me. I’m not a child. I’m an adult. I’m old enough to have responsibilities and obligations.”

“… … .”

The universe smiled bitterly at that.

Galaxy’s determination was firm.

She was a good younger sister who always gave in to her older sister, but once she made up her mind, she was a stubborn younger sister who would not back down no matter how much she was scolded, even if she cried.

It was courageous and the right thing to do.

So, seeing that noble and unwavering heart, the man must have offered flowers.

“Then I guess I should stay too.”

“Sister?”

“Shut up, you idiot brother. What, it’s an SS-class erosion crack, and if we can’t stop it, Korea and Nabal are all finished? In that case, we have to do something.”

Surrounding our galaxy is our universe.

Without galaxies, the universe would be empty.

That day, we held hands and swore to the night sky.

‘We’ are together until the end.’ She smiled as she pulled out the dagger engraved with the Milky Way.

“What the hell, you’re dying once or twice? I’m staying too!”

“Those little guys are staying, so why are you running away like that!”

“That’s right. Even if I escape alive, I’ll die anyway if I don’t stop it in time. I’ll do something before I die.”

“I’ll stay too. I’m scared, but my divine power works well against them, so I think it’ll help.”

Galaxy, Woojoo, [Heenari] Hong Yoon-ha, and four more people stood behind Song Chan-seop.

A true [Suicide Squad] was created.

“… They’re all idiots.”

Adjusting his beret, [Neulhaerang] gave his final order.

“Lee Dong-jin, sir. Now that the situation has come to this, please lead the remaining people so that they can escape safely.”

“I will lead these people to the end even after I die.”

There was a cheerful and refreshing smile on his face, like that of an old man.