Chapter 1157 – 1157. Savior of the Academy
“Brother… ?”
As I stood still, Seong Ha-ri looked at me with her puzzled eyes.
I sighed and tidied up her disheveled clothes while explaining the situation.
“They are coming this way. You will have to fight.”
“…… !”
Seongha-ri, understanding her situation, strained her body and held her spear in her hand. Her relaxed expression was nowhere to be found, and her eyes, which had changed fiercely, alerted her surroundings.
I confirmed their location with Machina’s vision. It’s getting closer. They are too cautious. Take each step carefully.
‘These guys know where we are, but they don’t know the exact location.’
If they had known where we were, they would have taken a quick surprise attack without wasting time.
How to deal with it.
After thinking for a while, I took out the C4 from my inventory and installed it on a nearby tree.
“… Are you going to use the bomb?”
“There’s nothing better than a bomb to take down the steamer.”
Seong Ha-ri looked at the bomb with her eyes full of disbelief. Because the bomb isn’t very powerful unless she’s completely caught off guard once she’s about her.
The approaching enemies are also heroes with abilities, so bombs won’t help much. I know that.
‘I just noticed these guys are acting secretly. It’s a kind of secret mission.’
An easy way to annoy your opponent. Do what the other person doesn’t want you to do.
‘Let’s oil it beforehand. Then the bomb explodes and a fire starts. Maybe even spread to the foresthaha. Quite a few eyes will gather here…. It’ll be a bit of a headache to clean up.’
I felt like shit because I was interrupted, but thinking that the other person would also be like shit made me feel better.
As I giggled, Seong Ha-ri shook her head. The sticky atmosphere peculiar to men and women earlier had disappeared without leaving a trace.
“Hari. Let’s go over there. It’s much better to go over there to lure them out.”
“… Things are going to get bigger…. Is it because of my mood?”
I shrugged. As expected, Seong Hari had excellent intuition.
After a while, they appeared at the place where the bomb was planted. Without hesitation, I pressed the bomb button. Only those who have pressed the red button with their thumb will know this pleasure.
Kwak Kwa Kwak! Pop! Quaang!
An explosion occurs. Black smoke soars into the sky, and flames spread through the pre-applied oil. I watched the explosion scene proudly.
It was then.
The air flow has changed.
Pop! Perong! Pop!
An explosion is heard. It was the sound of air bursting and ringing. The black smoke rising into the sky floats around, not rising as if something had blocked it.
‘The fire was extinguished by using wind to cut off oxygen. It’s not something you’ve done once or twice.’
It also meant that there were veterans among them.
I handed over the space movement spell to Seongha-ri.
“You want to run away?”
“Let’s face it and run away if it doesn’t seem right. Understand?”
“Okay.”
The guys showed up.
There were about 20 of us, but we formed positions as if we were dealing with a large monster. Seongha-ri and I exchanged glances and took a combat stance.
A middle-aged man walked between them. Looking at the atmosphere, it seems that he is in charge of the field.
“Hello, hello.”
It was clumsy Korean. It’s so clumsy, it feels like the tension that was tight is released.
“Johee doesn’t want to fight.”
“…….”
Is this a new trap?
I opened my mouth without letting go of my guard. Fluent Chinese popped out.
“For what purpose?”
“… Your Chinese skills are excellent. It’s local level. Are you Chinese by any chance?”
My Chinese skills were acquired through the Yu Hee Life app.
“There is no law requiring only Chinese to speak Chinese.”
“It doesn’t.”
“Looking at you, you’re not a straight door faction. Why did you attack us?”
“I want to ask for your cooperation. Exactly… I need Seong Ha-ri’s help by your side.”
“Is China seeking cooperation in this way?”
“Aren’t you guys criminals? Especially you are a terrorist. I can’t treat you like normal people.”
Time dragged on. Their number increased from 20 to 30. But it doesn’t come first. Seeking cooperation seems to be true.
“… Let’s try listening to it once. What do you want us to do?”
“Are you promising to cooperate?”
“I need to hear what’s going on. And you’re not going to pamper yourself for free, are you?”
“I promise you a fair price. It’s not a good place to go into details.”
“Tell me here.”
The man narrowed his eyes.
“… It’s an important story. In terms of confidentiality, it’s a special class. I’m not going to tell you anywhere.”
“I say again. Tell me here It is you who are threatening us right now. We cannot trust you.”
“We don’t need you. I want to talk to Seong Ha-ri.”
“Seong Ha-ri can’t speak Chinese. And Seong Ha-ri and I are colleagues.”
“…….”
The middle-aged man opened his mouth. His voice didn’t come out, but the look on his mouth meant cursing. He picked up the radio and reported the situation, and received instructions from someone.
“… Good night. It’s our side that’s urgent, so take a step back.”
“To be condescending to an urgent subject.”
“You keep getting on my nerves. Are you really willing to cooperate with us?”
“It depends on how you come out.”
The middle-aged man let out a deep sigh.
He beckoned and gave orders to those who besieged us.
“Release the situation. Step back and start controlling your surroundings. When the villagers ask what happened, just pretend that a monster has appeared.”
A wind rose around him. The wind surrounds me, Seong Ha-ri, and the man.
“Since it is top-secret, information leaks must be prevented. Surely this is not a complaint?”
I told Makina to monitor the situation in case of emergency. Fortunately, they aren’t playing tricks. It seemed true that they were seeking our cooperation.
“It’s unpleasant, but… I will bear this much.”
“Thank you very much for that.”
The man cleared his throat and said after clearing his mind.
“About a week ago, a dungeon in Hainan exploded.”
“Where is Hainan?”
“I am ignorant, but Hainan is the southernmost island of our China. People call Hainan the Hawaii of China.”
Chinese Hawaii?
It’s the first time I’ve heard of it, but he nodded his head.
“If the dungeon there exploded, wouldn’t it be something the Chinese Hero Association would take care of?”
“Due to the influence of the dungeon break, parts of Hainan turned into the Other World.”
“… Another world?”
I hardened my face.
A dungeon break is when a dungeon that has not been cleared explodes and monsters pour out. It’s a matter of dealing with monsters, but there were cases where it affected the environment like a contaminated area. Being transformed into another world means the worst situation among dungeon break situations.
“Yes. Thanks to you, we are in a very difficult situation.”
I looked at him with suspicious eyes.
“I’ve never heard of such information.”
“We are controlling information so that residents do not feel anxious.”
It’s bullshit
Since when did China think of its people like that?
Perhaps there is something stinky about this job.
‘It must have gone wrong while experimenting with dungeons.’
Seongha-ri stabbed my shoulder with her index finger.
“It looks pretty serious. What are you talking about?”
I briefly explained the current situation. After hearing the explanation, Sung Hari did not respond.
“Your brother will take care of it. Because I trust you.”
“Okay. Let’s continue what we did earlier.”
“… It’s okay.”
Seongha-ri, who blushed, hit my shoulder with his palm. He shook his head at the surprisingly spicy taste and looked at the middle-aged man.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t heard your name yet. What is your name?”
“Yang Tao, the head of Team 4 of the China Hero Association Headquarters.”
“Right. I am Sung Eugene.”
“Are you cooperating? Compensation will not be disappointing. It is 200 million yuan in monetary terms. If you want, I can give you an A-rank item as a reward.”
“I haven’t done it yet. We do not have enough information to accept your request.”
“… Request? Do you think that way Not bad. What are you curious about?”
“Tell me more about the other world.”
“…… The other world that appeared in Hainan is the spirit realm. We tried to subdue the other world three times, but the spirits ran wild and failed.”
Spirit realm.
As soon as I heard that, the situation was drawn.
“You all know the characteristics of Seongha-ri.”
Elemental predator.
It is a characteristic that Seongha-ri has. It has a compatibility that can be said to be absolute against the spirits.
“How did you know about Seong Ha-ri’s characteristics?”
“We, China, have as many talented people as we have a large population.”
Yang Tao spoke plainly.
I’m guessing that the one with intelligence-related abilities figured out Seong Ha-ri’s characteristics. Have you seen the future, have a special ability to find out the other person’s ability, etc.
‘He’s probably a person with abilities managed by the state, so even if I ask, he won’t tell me in detail.’
Seong Ha-ri said that she believed in me, but her opinion was important in this matter. I explained everything I heard to her.
“The Chinese Hero Association wants you to get rid of the spirits.”
Her mood sank. Even though she has the elemental eater trait, she doesn’t hate them, she likes them. Dealing with the spirits was no fun for her.
“… By using the Elemental Eater?”
“Right. But have you ever used Elemental Eater?”
“Once when I was young… I tried it.”
“What are you going to do? You can run away if you don’t want to. You have an order.”
“The spirits are rampaging? How much is the damage?”
“I will ask you one more time.”
Yang Tao answered my question in a serious tone.
“The number of deaths identified has reached 4,000. Being struck by lightning, being suffocated to death, being burned to death, being buried in the ground…. The spirits killed the villagers in all sorts of ways.”
I immediately translated to Sung Hari.
“Hari. 4,000 people died.”
“…….”
Seongha-ri’s eyes trembled.
Sung Ha-ri is different from me. I don’t care whether 4,000 people die or 400 million die. However, Sung Ha-ri was basically righteous. When she sees injustice, she does not ignore it. Seong Ha-ri I know is a hero.
“If I don’t step out here… Will more people die?”
“Maybe. But you have to deal with the spirits. Can you do it?”
She closed her eyes tightly and opened them. As if she had made up her mind, a determined light hung in her eyes.
“If the person made a mistake, the person should be corrected, and if the spirit was wrong, the spirit should be corrected.”
“Okay? But what if a person, not a spirit, did something wrong?”
“… You already answered. What will your brother do?”
“I will help you.”
I was wondering.
This is unknown in the future. In other words, it means that China successfully hid it.
‘It’s very likely that Seongha-ri stepped forward to solve the problem even in the original history.’
Maybe the information I want is in this case.
