episode_0574

Crrr… !

Through the crack, a monster’s cries full of murderous intent and hunger can be heard.

The first to appear was an orc.

A thick body covered in green skin and muscles.

Chwiiik!

It is characterized by a unique energy radiating from its pig-like head.

The orcs that have been released now are orc fighters that only live in B-class dungeons or higher.

It is one of the more annoying monsters to deal with as it freely wields a huge scimitar and has the characteristic of becoming stronger as its stamina decreases.

Quiiik!

Wow!

The monster that has stepped into an unfamiliar world roars and swings the scimitar in its hand.

Shhh!

Kwasik!

Cars abandoned by their owners, well-paved roads, and upright buildings fall to pieces.

The merciless destruction of monsters with low intelligence but increased strength.

An attitude as if they were getting rid of an ominous object that should not exist in this world.

It seems like he hates not only humans, but all civilizations created by humans.

Looking down at this from the sky is extremely embarrassing.

“This is a pain in the ass.”

Quaaaang!

Kwasik!

Crrr… !

The absence of a barrier is keenly felt.

Even if it had been done in time, the damage, both to property and to people, would have been greatly reduced.

I heard from an association employee that there was a malfunction in the control device that turns the barrier on and off.

That makes me even more suspicious.

“Why now… ?”

Why is an incident that has not occurred even once since the barrier was commercialized, happening now?

It was a highly complete technology and was well managed.

Because I know that if the barrier is not deployed in time, it will be blocked with phlegm, but not even with a hoe.

Because of your negligence, hundreds of billions of dollars in property damage and hundreds of thousands of casualties can occur.

A malfunction occurred at a time when such a barrier was at its most critical… ?

“Obviously, it smells great.”

Wouldn’t even a three-year-old child suspect that this was an intentional crime rather than a coincidence or mistake?

But even this is not entirely clear.

The person or group that led the malfunction knew that a crack would appear today.

“That doesn’t make sense.”

It was a disaster without any signs that even the magic power concentration meter could not detect.

Knowing this in advance is almost absurd.

So what’s left… .

“If you can open a crack at any time and place you want… ?”

Then it makes sense.

As the worst picture I could imagine.

“But does that make sense?”

An individual or a group can open and close a crack infested with monsters at will.

When you try to assert that such a thing cannot be possible.

“Ah.”

A scene from the past flashed through my mind.

“That shadow guy back then… .”

An apostle of sloth who out of curiosity challenged me to a fight, only to be defeated and barely escape.

When that guy ran away, didn’t he open something weird?

“Then I guess… .”

This is not a sudden disaster, but a thoroughly planned terrorist attack.

“Ha.”

I feel dizzy.

It is difficult to know how to prevent this terrorist attack, but what happens next is even more problematic.

If terrorist attacks using cracks like this continue to occur, how can we prevent them?

“No, no.”

Think differently.

No matter how bad they are, it would be impossible for them to carry out such large-scale terrorist attacks one after another.

If it were as easy as it sounds, the world would have been at the feet of the hexagram long ago.

“There will definitely be restrictions.”

Otherwise, what we have done so far makes no sense.

It’s probably a plan they prepared with great effort.

In other words, if this terrorist attack is prevented well, it can cause great damage to them.

“How… .”

However, the method is the problem.

In a situation where there is a barrier blocking the monsters’ path, how to minimize damage and close all cracks?

It doesn’t really come to mind right now.

I don’t have time to think right now.

In this case, there is only one way to take it.

“Let’s wrap things up from here.”

Organize things one by one, starting with small things.

It was around the time that I was able to increase my magical power, which had become even more massive after learning the theater skills.

Suddenly rain started falling from the sky.

Not just ordinary rain.

A rain of fire where each drop is made up of blazing flames.

Hehehe!

Key profit!

Kuiik!?

It only hits the top of the monster’s head and sets it on fire at once.

Overwhelming magic power that can instantly turn a monster to ashes, and delicate controls that only drop flames on the monster without touching any other objects.

There is only one person in this country other than me who can perform such an outrageous feat.

“What are you doing here? I understand your area is not here.”

When I hear a voice coming from the sky, I raise my head and check who the other person is.

Scarlet Witch.

Joohee Han.

She is looking down at me, her bright red hair flowing, as she holds a staff the size of my height in her hand.

He smirks at her.

“Are you later than expected? I think you could have come out sooner because the Magic Tower is right around the corner.”

“Because it wasn’t in the Magic Tower.”

“Aha.”

It wasn’t a big deal.

She is a very busy person, so traveling around Seoul is her job.

However, it is just puzzling.

“Can I beat up monsters like this?”

“… … ?”

He continues speaking as she looks at him as if asking what he means.

“This is a terrorist attack led by Hexagram.”

Two eyes that slightly widen.

The question of how on earth he knows that is clearly reflected in his gaze.

That means she also knew in advance about the hotbed of this terrorist attack.

Emotions cool down.

“What on earth do you want? You have everything you can have, and you have the ability to have anything you want. But what on earth did you want so badly that you joined hands with those guys?”

He speaks passionately.

I didn’t mean to do that at first, but I guess I got emotional as I was talking.

Then she turns her head and looks away.

“Something I can’t have with the money I have or the power I have.”

“What… ?”

“This story ends here. You don’t understand me, and I don’t want to talk to someone like that. And you probably have something to do right now.”

right.

There is work to do now.

Protecting your assigned area.

Furthermore, we must completely put this terror to rest and give them a blow.

But I couldn’t just go on like this.

“Take a good look at what Seoul looks like now.”

“… … .”

“All this damage was caused by you.”

Then she gets angry and shouts.

“I didn’t do anything… !”

“Okay. You probably didn’t do anything. If you look at them erasing the monsters, it doesn’t seem like they are really helping the Hexagram guys.”

There’s one more thing.

“You knew a terrorist attack would occur, but you didn’t tell anyone.”

“… … !”

If I had known, things wouldn’t have ended up like they are now.

They would have inspected the barrier more thoroughly, switched to an emergency war system and deployed available hunters to each area to solve the problem as soon as it occurred, or perhaps they could have caught the evil beast before it even happened and made the terrorist attack itself a non-existent event. I don’t know.

But she didn’t.

“Forget the trivial weighing. Choose just one. Will you become an enemy, or will you remain the same?”

That way, I will be able to make my route a little clearer.

Whether they think of you as their enemy entirely or not.

When she heard what I said, a look of confusion appeared in her eyes.

“You… ?”

The emotions contained within are strange, so I quickly turn my back.

“I’ll just leave. As Hunter Joohee Han said, my area is not here.”

“Wait… !”

Ignoring her words, he flew straight into the sky.

Her eyes were on me until she quickly left the scene.

* * *

Jung-gu, Seoul.

In Kim Do-jin’s district, hunters who had already arrived on the scene were engaged in a desperate struggle with monsters.

The situation was unfavorable.

Monsters were constantly coming out of the cracks that could not be closed, and the number of hunters was far less than that.

The first thing to do is to rescue them from danger.

Focus on the monsters that are pushing the hunters and take aim.

And it rains fire on their heads.

「Fire Rain.」

It was a kind of repulsion.

Like, my fire magic is better than yours, the Scarlet Witch.

And as if to prove this, the rain of fire that began to pour fell precisely on the top of the monster’s head and quickly burned it to death.

Hunters cheer amid the acrid smoke rising as a result.

“Kim Do-jin Hunter has arrived!”

“Thank you for your help!”

“Now we live… !”

Overflowing hope.

Amid praise that made his heart ache, he began to lead the hunters.

“From now on, we will quickly clean up the monsters and close the crack.”

“Yes!”

“Just give the command!”

Even in crisis situations, these people have sparkling eyes and faithfully follow instructions.

Looking at them like that, Kim Do-jin thought of one move.

‘What if you could give instructions to hunters all over Seoul and assist them at the same time?’

I think I found it.

How to prevent this terrorism with minimal damage.