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“Lower… Sigh… Sigh… ”

Sweat flowed like rain.

Yun Sia was thinking about taking the elevator, but she seemed to have read that elevators are actually dangerous in a crisis like this, so she climbed the stairs like crazy.

Monsters were chasing after her. The toad-like monster that walked on four legs was surprisingly fast. He tore the fire door of the emergency staircase like a piece of paper and pursued her persistently.

After reaching the last floor of the 15th floor apartment, she banged on the front door and shouted for it to be opened.

“Stay! Please save someone! Please open the door!”

No matter how much she screamed, there was silence inside. He could hear people moving inside, but he didn’t seem to want to risk opening the front door to welcome her inside when the world was busy.

As she guessed that the sounds of monsters coming up the stairs were getting closer, she stopped knocking on the door without hesitation and went up the stairs again. The only place left is the rooftop.

Fortunately, the rooftop door was not locked. As she climbed to the rooftop, her vision became brighter.

Gray and cloudy sky. Snow falling from the sky. And countless black monsters covered the sky.

Could it be that the bizarre appearance that does not fit in well with each other is strangely intertwined with the current reality and can be seen as dreamlike?

Reaching the rooftop, she locked the rooftop door.

Of course, when those monsters arrive, they will tear this door down like a piece of weatherboard.

This is the rooftop. There is no place to run anymore. This will be my last time.

She thought about that and slowly walked away.

A human scream was heard from below.

It seemed as if the monster had invaded the lake it had knocked into and confronted the people inside.

A terrible, unimaginable breaking sound was heard mixed with the human’s dying words.

She walked on the rooftop with unsteady steps.

Even though it is called scum, it accumulates to a certain extent and leaves footprints every time you walk. When you exhale, white breath comes out from the corner of your mouth.

Yun Shia quietly approached the railing and looked down.

A street covered in corpses and dyed red. The faces of those who were still alive and running down the street were filled with only fear.

She grabbed the railing and sat down. How much time do I have left? 1 minute at most? 2 minutes? It didn’t matter much whether the monster that had done its business downstairs came up to the rooftop or whether the black birds in the sky noticed him.

Soon you too will be in the same situation as the people on the main street.

“Ugh..black..black… .”

Tears welled up without me even realizing it. What happened to my parents? What about my younger brother Sihu?

Die. Die. Die. That primal emotion weighed heavily on his heart.

I didn’t want to die yet. I wanted to go to college, have a boyfriend, and start a family. I wanted to see my sons and daughters calling me mom.

I went on a trip and there were still many sights I wanted to see. I wanted to get a driver’s license and drive. I wanted to get a proper job, not a part-time job, and go to a fancy restaurant and eat steak with my first paycheck.

There are still many things I want to do. My life. Yoon Sia’s life comes to an end today.

A bang was heard and the fire door on the rooftop was dented.

The toad-like monster must have followed him after finishing his business downstairs.

She leaned on the railing and stood up on shaky legs. If we are going to die, let us die resolutely.

As she stood up and looked over the railing with that thought in mind, someone caught her eye.

“Huh?”

A man was standing on the rooftop of an apartment building across the street, looking out at the world.

It was a man who looked to be in his mid to late 20s. He was wearing a thick parka, and his tied scarf was blowing in the cold winter wind.

You’re probably in the same situation as yourself. I couldn’t see his expression because he was far away, but I think he might be making the same expression as me right now. That’s what she thought.

The man suddenly flinched and stretched out his hand forward.

At that moment, the monsters roaming in a circle in the sky seemed to have noticed him. It started flying towards him.

“No!!”

She screamed without realizing it.

Why did you do that? Even after screaming, she was still doubting herself.

Perhaps he wanted to at least imprint his existence on someone at the end of his life.

Without any time to continue her thoughts, she screamed again.

“Mister!! It’s dangerous! Avoid it!!”

I met his gaze. He looked very surprised, and seeing that expression brought a little satisfaction to her heart.

The new monsters that were rushing towards him changed their target and began to rush towards her, and at the end of the stairs, a toad monster that broke through the door rushed towards her.

She looked at the man. The surprised expression seemed to ask her, “Why?”.

There was no specific answer to give. Because it was a good deed for which she herself could not find a reason. Instead, she responded to his question with a faint smile.

A bird descends towards her from a gray, cloudy sky. Soon those claws will tear her to pieces. There were no more than a few meters left from her now. In just a few seconds, no, not even a second, you will be torn to pieces and blown away.

Run away.

She muttered softly.

You wouldn’t have heard it. Because it’s a long distance. I didn’t even expect an answer. I really hoped he would survive.

It may be an unreasonable request. However, she hoped that the person she had sacrificed her life to save would survive.

And at that moment, the world was covered with light.

*

“Damn… I didn’t know it would be like this.”

As I watched the scene from the rooftop of an apartment building, I clenched my fists.

I thought wrong. Nausea rose up.

Although I have seen many deaths in games, real-life deaths are different from those in games.

I was painfully aware that watching scenes of people dying was not very pleasant.

Every time countless lives bloomed red and disappeared before my eyes, I felt like I was losing my mind and vomiting.

‘And I underestimated monsters too much. In 『Kishi.Sen』, it was a monster that even F-class hunters caught in their own way, so I thought modern humans would be able to handle it well.’

The monsters in 『Kiss Siege Sense』 were typical glass cannon-type monsters. Although their attack power was strong, their defense power was very weak, so most of them were monsters that hunters could deal with without turning a blind eye as long as they were not attacked.

Even though the main character, Han Si-woo, does not have a combat-type ability, there was a scene where he rescued Jangsu-ri by cutting down dozens of Moss, so I thought the monsters were at the level of pigs with ribbons or blue mushrooms with horns on their caps, but that was not the case.

‘Especially dark-type monsters are almost like natural enemies of the military. Maybe it’s a monster with a physical form, but it has to be monsters like Moss… .’

Dark-type monsters are monsters made of liquid dark matter called abyssal water. The representative monsters are the ball-shaped Moss with large eyes that are currently invading Seoul.

‘These monsters are impervious to physical attacks and require destroying the inner core made of magic stones, but they are too difficult for modern soldiers to deal with.’

Only after the hunter system was properly established did the technology to find the location of the magic stones inside the monsters’ bodies develop, making it possible to sufficiently respond, but at this point, it would be a very difficult enemy to deal with.

At this point, the only way to deal with dark-type monsters is to create a fire net by cross-firing bullets and fire wildly, hoping that a blind bullet will accidentally hit the inner core.

‘Or use a range-type weapon like a grenade.’

If you can’t hit it with a bullet, it would be better to blow it away at once with a range-type weapon.

I thought like that and looked down at my surroundings. Countless gates opened and monsters poured out.

This time, they were not dark-type monsters, but normal-type monsters.

‘Looking at the guy with long fingernails, I guess he’s a slasher. That quadrupedal toad must be a Toad. Are those birds wyverns? There’s also Brute.’

Fortunately, most of them were low-level magicians. Even though the wyvern’s flying aspect was a bit annoying, it wasn’t a very threatening monster. According to the monster classification system, Burt is a mid-level monster, but its pattern is simple and difficult to deal with, so reclassification as a low-level monster was being considered.

Of course, this is something that is mentioned within the worldview of 『Ki.Si.Sen』.

─Aaeaeaeaenn… Aaaa…

Emergency warning sirens rang out throughout the city. The real-time warning siren that sounds when Seoul, the capital of South Korea, is attacked.

─ This is from the Ministry of Public Administration and Security. Issue a thread alert. This is a real situation, not a training exercise.

─Currently, a systematic and large-scale attack is underway against the government and people of the Republic of Korea by unprecedented forces.

─Citizens, please refrain from going out, and those outside should evacuate in an organized manner following the guidance of police and civil defense personnel.

─We are currently investigating the identity and scale of the forces attacking Seoul, South Korea. Please refrain from spreading reckless rumors until the government makes an official announcement.

Announcements were blaring mixed with the sounds of sirens.

A burst of laughter came out. Please follow the instructions and evacuate in an organized manner. There are no police officers to guide the evacuation now.

Citizens crossing the street. Monsters chasing and slaughtering the citizens. I turned my head away because I didn’t want to see those horrible scenes and hear the screams.

Should I just intervene now?

In fact, it was still too early to intervene according to my original plan.

When the monsters run amok and Seoul is filled with despair, I have to intervene.

That way, when I resolve the Gate incident, I will be able to control the atmosphere and strongly appeal my opinion. In short, it is a battle to distribute the pie.

But should I give up so many lives just for my own plans and my ambitions? Is that really the right thing to do?

A sense of guilt welled up in my heart. After seeing people dying in front of my eyes, my hands didn’t stop shaking.

‘Okay Joe… Let’s wait a little longer. If the plan is shaken from the beginning, it will get out of control later, so you should avoid that… ‘

I tried my best to ignore the feeling of guilt that was blooming in my heart and gripped the rooftop railing tightly. I looked up at the sky, afraid to look down.

It’s snowing. Falling snowflakes landed on my face and sent a cold sensation to my cheeks.

Kugugugugugugung.

The sound of heavy orbital wheels moving was heard. A tank appeared and the infantry moved behind it. It seemed like the military had finally intervened.

Quaaaang!

The tank turned its main gun and fired at the monsters running towards it.

An explosion erupted and the monsters were torn apart by shells, their limbs flying in the sky.

“Wooo!!”

“Wow!!!”

The soldiers followed with cheers.

The attack works on those monsters. If we keep pushing like this, won’t we be able to annihilate those monsters?

Such hope was spreading from the faces of the soldiers.

Ta-da-da-da-da-dang.

Bang bang bang.

The sound of gunshots echoes throughout the city and blends in with the screams of monsters. Guns work.

The monsters running towards them fell one by one under the rain of countless bullets.

Thanks to the tank’s supporting fire, the monsters that were running toward them were at first sight weakened. If we keep pushing forward, victory may be within sight.

But it wasn’t long before they had that sweet dream.

“Sergeant Choi’s monster… Monsters also appeared from behind”

“Air! Watch out for the air! They’re targeting us!”

“It’s coming from all directions, I can’t even count!”

“Jaehyun! no! Ugh, those bastards are tearing Jaehyun to pieces!”

I sighed quietly as I looked at the scene.

‘… Are the armies not enough?’

The day of the apocalypse. The novel mentions that half of humanity died in the war against monsters that continued for several years.

I thought the process was unrealistic and excessive, but gradually that thought changed.

If they are monsters like this. I thought maybe that might be possible.

What would happen if the gates that are now open in Seoul were opened all over the world? A one-sided massacre that cannot even be called a fight will occur.

The sounds of gunshots, shells, and screams echoed through the streets.

Are those screams the cries of monsters being defeated? Not wanting to know if it was humans screaming, I adjusted my dragon eyes and looked into the distance.

Buildings collapse and streets burn. Meanwhile, I could see the Han River flowing leisurely through Seoul.

Many people were jumping into the Han River to avoid the monsters. The water isn’t frozen yet, but the winter river will still be cold. That’s what I thought.

Suddenly a strong wind blew, and the high wind passing between the buildings came up to me carrying the thick scent of blood.

I frowned. Due to Yongin’s characteristics, he had the disadvantage of being able to smell even the slightest smells.

As I flinch from that unpleasant scent, the wyverns in the air seem to have spotted me and come down towards me.

‘It’s becoming a nuisance.’

Wyverns are low-level magical beasts. Even though I fell into this world of 『Chi.Si.Sen』 where magical power is faint, the low-level monsters are not at the level where they can touch me.

That moment when I decided to deal with them inconspicuously, like a magic missile that wasn’t flashy.

“No!!!!”

A woman was heard shouting. When I turned my head, it was the rooftop of an apartment across the street.

On the rooftop, a girl who appeared to be a high school student was urgently waving her hand and calling to me.

“Mister! It’s dangerous! Avoid it!!”

She shouts like that and makes big gestures, waving her hands as if to lure a wyvern. I was dumbfounded for a moment and could not help but make a stupid expression.

The wyvern heading towards me passes me and flies towards her. I was still embarrassed by her behavior and had forgotten what to say.

The door to the rooftop of the apartment she was in breaks down and Todd runs after her.

Seeing me dazed and embarrassed, she mumbles.

Run away. It was clearly said that way.

“Huh… I never thought I would receive such good deeds in this world.”

Risking one’s life to save others is not an easy thing to do. Did she choose to save me from the apparent brink of death?

Wyverns fall towards her. Soon she will be a torn corpse like the people on the streets.

At that moment, my body moved on its own and released a large amount of magical energy.

And a light as bright as the sun illuminated the rooftop where she was.