episode_0046

About 12 hours after the incident, at the 2nd Ora Bridge on Seogwang-ro, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

“Damn, it looks even more horrible this way.”

Someone in the group clicked his tongue at the sight of Halla Gymnasium across the collapsed bridge.

On a half-moonlit night, the electricity was cut off, and there was no light anywhere, so the whole place was completely dark. The waves of madness that unfolded before my eyes were so clear that even the [Sexuality] skill that was half-functioning could not find an answer.

In a huge hemispherical building, monsters are hanging all over the place. They are wandering around.

They reminded me of a swarm of fire ants, half-buried in the ground and distracted by strawberry-flavored candies, except that the ants were as big as a person or slightly bigger, with the occasional medium- to large-sized species larger than a cargo truck.

To deal with them, the support personnel and all the Awakened people of Jeju City had to join forces and prepare thoroughly in the best physical condition, but even so, they could not guarantee victory.

We have to break through it with only 8 members of the [Suicide Squad] and destroy the eggs inside.

If you hit a rock with an egg, at least the broken shells will remain on the rock’s surface, but if you go to fight those monsters with just these, you’ll be swept away in an instant and everything will be forgotten.

In the heavy atmosphere, the [Suicide Squad], each with a stern expression, put their heads together and entered into a meeting.

“Tsk, isn’t there a way?”

“A frontal assault is absolutely impossible, so what about turning around and going back?”

“It would be nice if there was a shortcut, but there isn’t one. Even if there was, those guys would be lined up there too, so if we ran into each other, they’d swarm us in an instant, right?”

“How about sneaking in and escaping using [Medium-distance space jump]?”

“That’s also hard. If you think about it as positively as possible, you might be able to reach the egg and break it, but you’ll be surrounded by guys who’ve noticed it while it’s on cooldown.”

“Hmm… .”

“Commander? Don’t worry about it alone. If you have a plan, please let me know.”

“No, sorry. I was thinking of something else, not the plan.”

[Nulhaerang] shook his head and smiled faintly. It was an unexpected, meaningless laugh.

“By now, everyone, including the survivors, should have escaped. That’s fortunate.”

“What, you regret it now?”

“No. I was just thinking about what to do with the remaining idiots.”

“What are you talking about, you idiot.”

At the nagging from [Heenari] that followed, [Suicide Squad] momentarily forgot the situation and laughed heartily. In the slightly relaxed atmosphere, Eunha raised her hand.

“Yes, little miss. Tell me.”

“By the way, it’s really small. It’s not even 160?”

“This. Don’t say it’s small.”

“Poohaha, just kidding, just kidding. Do you have any better ideas than that?”

“What if we tear down that gym over there?”

It was a reasonable thought, but surprisingly, it was a harsh opinion.

“Hmm. It doesn’t seem like a bad idea. Since they’re all stuck together like that, the pressure on the building will be great. Any guys inside will probably get crushed.”

“But aren’t monsters not affected by external shocks that don’t include mana?”

“That’s right. But it’s a different story to be crushed by weight. Those with respiratory organs will suffocate, and those without won’t be able to move. If you do it right, the eggs will be crushed as well.”

The operation was quite plausible.

While some people were slapping their knees and talking about a plan that was getting more and more advanced, the female Awakened one who had been using divine powers raised her hand hesitantly.

“I’m sorry for being so quick, but I think it’s impossible. [Heenari] and I are the only ones who can bombard that building from a distance with [Magic Skills], but it’s impossible with just the two of us.”

“Ugh… .”

“The only wide-range attack skill I have is [Holy Blast], and that has a pretty long cooldown… .”

Instead of her, who hesitated to speak as if it would ruin the good atmosphere, [Hee Na-ri] Hong Yoon-ha took the lead.

“You can knock it down. Even if it rots, it’s still S-class. But unfortunately, there’s no [skill] that can bring down a building like that in one go. It might be possible if you bombard it several times, but those monsters will probably come running before that.”

“If it’s to partially collapse a building, I can do it too. I’ll have to get close to them, but [Heenari] What if you and I give them a two-sided impact and bring it down?”

“Younger, you only have one [Skill] that deals ranged damage, and it’s small to medium-sized. It’s not even close. Anyway, I hope my godmother didn’t suffer because of such an honest fool like this goddaughter. My heart aches.”

“… Tsk.”

[Hee-Nari] scolding with her hands on her waist and [Neul-Hae-Rang] clicking her tongue in a discontented manner.

As he watched them, he felt a strange current flowing between the handsome men and beautiful women, and he poked their sides with his elbows and nodded meaningfully.

Meanwhile, the universe also raised its hand and expressed its opinion.

“If we alone are not enough, wouldn’t it be possible to use external forces?”

“External forces? No support? Air raids are impossible. This is the end of the dispatched personnel.”

“No, not that.”

Her finger pointed towards the Hanla Gymnasium, a tall building located close to the gymnasium building.

“Let’s collapse that to the side, so that it covers the gym at the same time as [Heenari]’s skill.”

“… Oh, this might actually be okay.”

“I don’t think it’ll be bad. With our power, we won’t necessarily need to use any special [skills], and with the weight of that building added to the gym, even the most tough guys will get crushed to death.”

“Before I started working in the strategy department, I worked at a construction site. It was just superficial. But I still have some general knowledge of building structures.”

If there are no teeth, use your gums. If it is difficult to break it down with your own strength, use something else. Everyone was impressed by the creative idea.

In response to the unexpected opinion, Song Chan-seop also reflected on the fact that he had been too focused on one point.

“Good idea. You came up with a plan that no one else thought of.”

“No, what.”

The universe scratched its ball. A huge sign on a building that must have been at least 30 stories tall had this sentence written on it.

[Premium value added to your equipment]

“Maybe a little personal feelings were added.”

And next to it is the hammer logo placed on a lucky bag.

“Really just a little bit.”

[Daon Hammer] It was the guild’s emblem.

-.-.-

About 14 hours after the incident, in front of the Daonmangchi Jeju branch building in Orail-dong, Jeju-si, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

Everyone except [Heenari] and the female Awakened who were trying to use [Skill] in response to the signal from far away were gathered together and digging the side floor of the building.

These are experienced attack-type Awakeners who have [strengthened] their outstanding physical abilities.

The speed was comparable to that of an excavator.

“Is this okay?”

“It was a long time ago, so I don’t remember clearly, but it’s roughly correct. Jeju Island is an island, so I’m not sure what the ground is like, but we need to dig up the part that will collapse and make it easier to tip over, and then we need to break down the steel structure that is the pillar of the building all at once and tilt it.”

As the galaxy shook its head, digging into the asphalt, the oldest man in the [Suicide Squad], a man in his 40s, answered with a hearty laugh.

“I never thought that the experience I gained from running around when I was young would come back to me like this. Hey! Stop it there. That’ll be enough.”

The work is roughly finished. All that remains is to break down the steel frame.

Someone grumbled, wiping the sweat that had formed on their forehead.

“I didn’t do anything like that, but it’s already hard. I thought I could just push him down and make him lie down.”

“What are you talking about? It’s not like the building is a domino effect, so how could it be that easy? At least that’s fortunate. Since the first floor is a parking lot, the structural pillars are already exposed, so there’s no need to dig any deeper to examine them. ”

“By the way, I wonder why they thought of building a building like this next to a public facility.”

“If you just rub the palms of the higher-ups and give them money, anything will be approved. It’s a good thing for us who have to destroy and break things down.”

“The building collapsed, so I feel strangely like I’ve become a [villain].”

While everyone was talking, there was no one else. Eunha nodded.

“Huh? [Nulhaerang] Where did the old man go?”

“Here.”

The one who answered Eunha’s question was Song Chan-seop himself. His military uniform was dyed red again, as if he had been somewhere, and as he walked with a plodding pace, he was holding two giant monster heads in his hands like a symbol.

He tossed it aside like a bundle of luggage and shook the blood dripping down his glove.

“Some of the patrolmen who heard the sound noticed something. They’ll be here soon. I think it’d be better to hurry.”

“That’s it, if you just break the steel frame and run away with your eyebrows raised… ”

“Wait a minute, old man! Come here!”

A voice rang out. When Song Chan-seop and the others went to see, one of the [Suicide Squad] was standing in a panic in front of the steel structure that had been revealed by cutting away the pillar.

“What’s going on?”

“No, the steel frame won’t break! I said it won’t break?”

The man in his 40s, called Ajae, knocked on the steel frame several times and poked it with a weapon, then his expression hardened.

“… This isn’t stainless steel, it’s a [Magic Iron] structure. This is a big problem. It’s impossible to take it down in one go with this thickness.”

It was thanks to this that the construction company had the guts to build a parking lot on the first floor while building such a high-rise building. The pillars of the building were not steel frames supplied from the factory, but [horsepower iron] structures hand-made by the craftsmen’s guild.

The guys heard the noise and noticed the [Suicide Squad]. They’d be coming soon. But what the heck, the thing that was supporting the building was a [Magic Iron] structure?

The sweat they shed while working late into the night has now turned into a cold sweat.

“Fuck.”