Ch.139139. Magnificent Rescue

Jino was watching the dragon’s performance right before his eyes.

Just by flying around and projecting energy, buildings were collapsing.

“How spectacular! Magnificent! Are they fighting on the ground? Even so, how will they handle the firepower concentrated on Busan?”

He smiled as he looked toward Haeundae.

Over there, Giga Crab, Mega Dunkleosteus, and Box Crocodile were causing tsunamis.

Even Busan’s guilds were in chaos. The guilds in Yangju City were few in number and could only engage in guerrilla warfare until reinforcements arrived.

“Is the turtle man doing well? If he wants to become an executive, he needs to perform here!”

And among the sea monsters, a turtle with a human face was emitting electricity.

“How spectacular. Magnificent. I can’t afford to lose either!”

In this devastated city, he too underwent monsterization.

Soon his magical power spread like a shadow, casting debuffs.

Once-sturdy buildings collapsed, and people were crushed to death.

Amid the chaos, he saw flying monsters swarming toward one location.

[Oh! There’s a Jaeger!]

It was Kyungsoo, who had been detected after becoming a human beacon with his magical power.

[Kill that one!]

He ordered the monsters to attack Kyungsoo.

He would easily kill one Jaeger.

‘I remember that humiliation.’

The humiliation when he went to kill Do Jonghyun. He failed his proud first mission.

‘If only that Jaeger hadn’t stopped me from the beginning…’

He needed revenge. All Jaegers must die.

‘Right, Mother? Thanks to you, your child has grown up so splendidly.’

Just as Jino, recalling unpleasant memories, was about to mock the helpless Kyungsoo before him, a wind whipped up.

[What wind…?]

By the time he realized it wasn’t a natural wind, the monsters before him were being defeated one by one.

The rapidly moving wind had somehow gathered all the monsters together.

Only the dragon escaped.

Wind blades approached the enemies clustered together like a massive ball of wind.

In an instant, with a flash, the monsters were blown to pieces.

[What now?]

And before Jino appeared a creature with a human body but with talons and a beak like a bird.

The moment the hawk wings on its back flashed, it was fighting with the dragon.

[Hey! You should be carrying me!]

It was a mistake to watch from a building rooftop. The dragon, engaged in battle, had no reason to expose a weakness to carry him.

‘The dragon won’t lose, right?’

The dragon was considered formidable even among Jaegers.

‘But is it here to save humans again?’

Even in the Monster Apocalypse Group, they had analyzed monsters that helped humans.

That bird-human was already recorded in their files.

[What business does a monster have helping humans?]

A monster helping humans—he recalled the wolf monster that had threatened his life.

Humiliation. He had to repay it.

‘They must all be in cahoots. With that wolf too.’

But at that moment, the bird-human monster’s body was slightly covered with machinery.

[Output Limiter Release Device]

While Jino stared blankly from midair, suddenly its speed became invisible to the eye.

‘Shouldn’t it be heavier?’

But strangely, its speed increased. Being an SS-class monster like the dragon, it was managing to put up a barrier and endure, but any other creature would have been helpless against it.

[Since we’re both wind attribute, I can’t deal much damage, but I need to move quickly.]

As he was moving by jumping between buildings, suddenly flames swirled around the bird-human monster’s body.

[Attribute Conversion]

In that moment, riding the wind, the bird-human monster’s attacks gained the upper hand.

‘Fire attribute? Wind attribute has properties that enhance fire. It needs to change its attack technique.’

But in such a pressing situation, even an intelligent monster wouldn’t be able to do so, let alone this one.

It needed to instinctively realize and change, but monsters are slower at this than humans.

‘Intelligent monsters are rare among monsters. That’s why they covet human intelligence. How stupid.’

The dragon belatedly changed to magical power, but unfortunately, the bird-human monster had already entered the dragon’s embrace.

An 8m creature versus one about 2m tall. And in close-range agility, Jonghyun under the output limiter effect was faster.

In no time, the dragon was pummeled like a fighting manual demonstration and eventually crashed.

[Again! Me, an executive!]

The boy, enraged, prepared to pounce. But suddenly, the bird-human monster appeared.

‘Fast.’

As the wind slammed him to the ground, vehicles and buildings came into view.

[You bastard!]

Once more, wind blades came, but he managed to escape using his void attribute.

Just as he was about to unleash his anger to blow up the area, telepathy brushed the boy’s ear.

[Park Taesang has appeared near the Busan invasion force! Where are you now? Go there until the threats work!]

[But…]

[That’s an order! Our goal is to kill Park Taesang and Cho Sunghee! That’s the top priority. Don’t mess it up with your ‘childish emotions’!]

[I’m not a child!]

He had to go. But Jino, unlike the wolf, didn’t just leave.

[I’ll wreck everything!]

His magical power settled like shadows, casting debuffs all at once.

Unlike before when he acted recklessly, this time he took his time.

‘I’ll make sure you can’t save anyone!’

As the debuffs activated, roads collapsed, railings fell, and buildings crumbled.

The boy moved to provide support, now waiting only to hear screams.

But just like before, he failed to achieve his desired outcome this time as well.

*

My entire body is tattered from the dragon’s attack.

SS-class is no joke, so I too must be prepared for damage.

“It’s that kid from before?”

The problem is that the kid who retreated after being defeated before is here again.

I slammed him down with a surprise attack, but he escaped the second time using his attribute.

While watching for his next move, he was trying to escape.

But not like last time. He was turning the surroundings into chaos again.

I had anticipated this much. What kind of havoc he would wreak.

That’s why I had a card prepared.

[Sub Card]

-Stat Up

-Identification Radar

-Instinct

It’s the same. Like everything is frozen, the scene slowed to an extreme. In this place, only I could move quickly.

Right now, I can see chaos everywhere.

People under collapsing buildings, people in the direction of the debuffs, vehicles trying to run over people by driving over other cars.

But there was more than just this.

Unlike the werewolf, there is no optimal judgment. I can only predict with my speed and senses.

[Trait]

-Vital Spot Detection

-Identification Radar monitors all movement ahead.

One of the 5 cards I drew before. Identification Radar.

Identification Radar distinguishes between allies and enemies. And right now, the enemy is the opponent’s attack itself.

With Vital Spot Detection, I identify everything I consider an enemy.

The moment my calculations finished, my body was already heading toward a falling building.

[Skill]

-Feather Throw

As I pushed the building away with my strength, I threw feathers toward the area with debuffs.

Simultaneously, with Wind Conductor, I made one of them pierce the clothes of a person falling from a railing.

I immediately kicked off the building and grabbed an oncoming vehicle with my two talons.

The debuffs collided with the feathers and stopped, and the person who fell from the railing was pinned to the wall with a feather.

As everything returned to normal, time that had been flowing infinitely slowly returned to its original pace.

“That’s a relief, right?”

My eyes met with a woman looking up at me from inside the vehicle.

Good. I’ve stopped it for now.

Fortunately it’s over, but will this be enough? At that moment, I saw a massive tsunami.

A gigantic tsunami like something from a movie was attacking the port area.

I’m remembering. Yes, they’ve taken hostages and lured them to the port area.

According to the original history, Cho Sunghee would enter alone and miraculously rescue them, but I’m not sure how it will turn out this time.

But I vaguely felt it wouldn’t be like before.

The moment I saw the turtle flying in the air.

SS-class Mega Turtle. A monster that never appeared at this time.

That monster is at Haeundae? It’s different from the future where Cho Sunghee rescues them.

“I need to go.”

I took out my evolution card. And headed toward a place away from them.

-Monster Points: 4

-DNA Points: 27,340

-M Points: 7,000 points

Unfortunately, I don’t have enough points to transform into an adult form. Since the enemies I need to face this time are underwater, if I evolve, it would be best to evolve from a whale.

With my current points, I just need to somehow catch one.

After releasing the evolution and returning to normal, I saw my phone ringing furiously.

[Seol Yuhwa]

As expected, there were calls urgently coming in after seeing the situation. Looking at it, there are more than 20 missed calls?

“Yuhwa?”

[Jonghyun. Are you okay now? What’s happening? Where are you? You’re safe, right? Hm? Right?]

“You sound like a rapper. I’m busy running away. Don’t worry. I’ll come back alive.”

[Don’t die. Absolutely not. We have to meet on the 31st… No. I made a mistake in an emergency situation.]

I responded with a laugh to Seol Yuhwa, who suddenly apologized.

“Thanks for worrying. I’m looking forward to the 31st. So dress up nicely.”

After reassuring Seol Yuhwa, I ended the call.

Now I need to enter the sea and ambush them from behind.

But my phone rings again.

“It’s Aerial?”

I answered the phone.

[Do Jonghyun. I heard you went to Busan?]

“How did you know that? Wait, are you not angry anymore?”

[You don’t need to know! That’s not important.]

Is someone monitoring me? Scary, so scary.

[There’s chaos in Busan right now, and you’re there. You really cause a lot of trouble, don’t you?]

“So I might die.”

[…Don’t you dare die. I won’t forgive you.]

Aerial’s voice trembles slightly. Should I stop making her worry now?

“Of course. I’m becoming a second-year. I won’t die easily. It feels strange to receive your concern though?”

[Hmph, who’s worried? Just don’t overdo it. Don’t show off.]

The call ended with Aerial’s way of showing concern. But in my call log, there were others besides these two people.

My parents. They know well that I went to Busan and called out of worry.

“Mom, I’m safe! The relatives are evacuating now. Yes! Don’t cry! When have I ever died? I’ll come back healthy!”

After reassuring my parents, I end the call. Looking at my call log while running to the waterfront, it wasn’t just a few calls that came in.

The same goes for relatives. I sent them all messages saying I was safe, then headed to the dock.

Just as I was about to jump into the water, my phone rang one last time.

It was a message, this time from Eun Serin.

-Eun Serin: It must be very difficult in Busan.

“…”

Wait, why does everyone know where I am when I didn’t even tell them? Is someone stalking me?

Or is the security team giving out information?

It was creepy but also reassuring. Both Eun Serin and others called because they were worried.

-Do Jonghyun: It’s tough. The situation is urgent, so I can’t text for a while. When I get back, treat me to ramen.

-Eun Serin: Seems like it’s not too bad yet. Don’t do anything unnecessary and take care of yourself. If you don’t want to be irresponsible. You can take responsibility for your words, right?

I’m going out to take responsibility, Miss Eun Serin. After all, you’ll live only if the Monster Apocalypse Group dies and their power weakens.

Now the preparations are complete.

I jumped into the water and transformed into a whale.