Kyushu Crisis (1)
A desolate modern city covered with concrete and cement.
Shoot Ah Ah – Kurung!
Thunderstorms roared through the raindrops pouring down from the dark night sky.
The streets on the outskirts, where there were usually not many people walking around in the bad weather, were now so empty that even the silence was felt.
In a building that has become shabby because it has not received the benefits of prosperity, located in such a remote location.
At the sound of heavy rain hitting the extended window… a figure who had been assimilated into the darkness of the room without a single light looked out the window.
Flash! Rumble—!
Then, a light flashed from the sky, and a grotesque shadow instantly fell on his face.
A mask with a strange expression that seemed to be smiling, angry, and frowning.
It was a hahoetal.
‘It’s raining a lot.’
Hans stared out the window.
Unlike the interior where he was, cool raindrops continued to pour down outside, where there were street lights that illuminated the street brightly even in the rain and wind.
As if trying to purify the world.
‘Of course, I wouldn’t be able to purify the world in that way.’
Suddenly, a strange idea came to him, and he turned his head with a slight sneer inwardly.
Emulsion like water is of no help in removing the pollutants polluting the world.
It takes a lot of effort, and it doesn’t wash well, and even if you succeed, it leaves a stain and contaminates even the water you’re trying to wash away.
‘What purifies this world is flame rather than water.’
That was the answer he thought.
A hardline policy like fire that burns everything unclean… In other words, overwhelming violence!
Fire, which tolerates no contamination and reliably burns everything up, was a far more effective means of purification than water.
Of course, he knew that the method had various side effects, but he had no intention of giving up his beliefs.
Even if the flames take damage to you.
Because that was the path he chose.
[Kuhuhh— such a useless idea.]
Hans, who was sentimental for a moment, shook his head and took out a cannon phone from the subspace magic tool.
Whoops— Whoops—
At the same time, the device that received the delayed signals all at once vibrated in succession and a messenger window popped up on the screen.
-Hans Slave No. 1: There are certain achievements, so I’ll report it first.
– Hans Slave No. 1: Regarding Buncheonhoe, it is said that the administration was still tracking it. Right now, it seems that they are having difficulties in investigating whether they have completely stopped their domestic activities.
-Hans Slave No. 1: So, it seems that he is focusing on digging into previous related incidents. It’s not easy because they’re so thorough, but it’s not that they don’t have any income at all.
-Hans Slave No. 1: ＜Criminal Investigation Division – Investigation of ‘Beoncheonhoe”s domestic activities (unsolved)＞
-Hans Slave No. 1: I think this is the amount of useful data. We will contact you again when additional information comes in.
‘Hans Slave No. 1’, the source of information he planted in the Supernatural Management Bureau… No, black magician Ahn Seong-jin was faithfully collecting information as instructed.
A little unexpectedly competent.
‘It’s already this much information. It’s more useful than I thought.’
I couldn’t feel it well because he couldn’t even resist Hans and succumbed helplessly, but he was the first talent in the country when it came to black magic.
Of course, there were not a few people who were superior to him simply in terms of skills, but there were very few people like Ahn Seong-jin who maintained their reason intact and reached a high level.
He had a record of assisting in the investigation by participating as an advisor in all kinds of black magic crimes, and it was the same in the recent problem related to Hahoe mask.
In that sense, it was a natural position to be interested in Buncheonhoe, which was said to have collided with Hahoe Mask…
‘I thought it was better than nothing, but it turned out that it was the best cutting edge.’
I thought I should give him something as a present when I return from Japan.
That way, I will work even harder in the future.
Where else is there a warm boss who thinks about employee welfare as much as he does?
[Huh— Well, now that I’m here, I wonder if I really need information from Korea. Still, the more information, the better.]
Hans, who skimmed through the data sent to his smartphone, muttered lowly and put it back into the subspace.
Flash— Qarleung!
At that moment, lightning strikes again.
The intense light that burst out at once brightly illuminated the dark room.
As if there was a fierce fight, there were broken furniture everywhere.
The interior walls and ceiling collapsed with cracks seemed so precarious that it would be better to build a new one.
There was even a lot of blood and pieces of meat that hadn’t dried up all over the place.
And at the center of it—.
[Ugh.]
[Kreak— Kkeuk!]
Knock hard—!
Like a scene from a horror movie, dozens of corpses were grotesquely wriggling and lined up.
They were the people who lived in this building, and they were members of an organization that used this place as a base and ruled the area.
···not now but.
[Certainly, unlike Korea, it’s a lot of money. Clues come out so quickly just because you hit a few big guys. I should have done this long ago.]
Of course, these guys weren’t the real Buncheonhoe’s sidekick.
If I had to question it, should I say it was a branch of an organization that cooperates with them, like the bloodline hardliners in Korea?
However, by examining the head of the person with the highest status here, I additionally learned that there are quite a few organizations in Japan that follow such a ‘same line’.
‘Actually, I didn’t expect to catch the tail so quickly. This must mean that the influence of the Buncheonhoe is more widespread than in Korea.’
That meant that if you continue to smash those organizations, the Buncheonhoe will eventually come out.
Those in cooperation were swept away in droves, but they weren’t peaceful enough to stay still.
[Phhh— I like that it’s not complicated. Yes, death and destruction are my essence! I look forward to seeing who will stand at the end of this road until the end. Ha ha ha ha!]
The lightning struck again just in time, and a dark shadow was engraved on Hans’s mask, who had been laughing with his head tilted back.
According to the wrinkles and curves engraved on the Hahoe mask, a bizarrely exaggerated smile filled with madness.
However, the smile that made the bones stop like a ghost at the same time that the space was immersed in darkness.
When the light came back into the room, which had been immersed in silence for a while, there was already no one left inside.
Only the mess with broken places and bloodstains everywhere tells us that something big happened there…
***
A man tilted his head after encountering unexpected information in an office filled with all sorts of fancy ornaments.
“…what is this again?”
Yullyeongja, head of the Buncheonhoe East Asia branch, frowned as he checked the newly uploaded report while sitting in a wheelchair.
Zi Ying— Jing—
Although the left prosthetic eye, which seemed to come out of science fiction, was busy scanning documents, organizing the information at a glance, and projecting it directly to the brain, he did not relax his posture for a long time, staring at it and organizing his thoughts.
“Hahoetal went to Japan?”
A low word leaked out of his mouth after such a long time.
It was information on the latest situation of Hahoetal, the biggest cause of his headaches.
He checked the information again and stroked his chin.
‘Even if it wasn’t so, I was just about to try my hand at Korea at the doctor’s request.’
Of course, in the current situation, even if he tried to do something, it was impossible to plan the work right away.
Still, in order to set the stage in advance, I was thinking of moving the remnants of the Buncheonhoe, who are still quietly hiding, and the high-ranking officials who caught the weak points…
‘You mean I just came here and went to Japan out of nowhere?’
It was a different situation from Korea, where most of the foundations were blown up.
In Asia, it was the area that was targeted after China, so it took a longer period of effort, and basically, the influence of Yakuza and other behind-the-scenes organizations was strong, so it was much more advantageous to parasitize and increase the number of people.
Of course, the power of the Beoncheonhoe that stretched there was incomparable to that in Korea.
‘If this happens, there will be no need to target him in Korea.’
Tuk-tuk-tuk-
Yulryeongja tapped the table with his fingers and fell into agony.
There’s no way that would be the case, but I wondered if the forces rooted in Japan might end up looking like Korea.
“I thought I was stuck in Korea. You move diligently, Hahoe mask…”
Although he stopped his activities in Korea, he continued to collect information about Hahoe Mask through his subordinates.
His unique skill, [Image Projection], was an ability that he prided himself on being the highest among mental abilities.
Not only can I convey my thoughts beyond simply imposing a ban on my members, but I also allow them to indirectly experience everything they see and hear if they want.
Isn’t it a skill that is truly omnipotent!
‘…Of course, that’s why it’s the way it is now.’
throbbing—
In response to the sudden intense pain, the ruler of the law gritted his teeth and slowly stroked the corner of his left eye.
Although the prosthetic eye was transplanted and his eyesight was restored, that and the shock of tearing his spiritual body were two different things.
for such a long time.
The pain that started in the eyes gradually spread to the whole body, and eventually it disappeared only when it reached the thighs where sensation disappeared like a cut.
“Whoa… Whoa…”
He let out a rough breath and broke out in a cold sweat.
Because of this, he couldn’t use his unique skills as power these days, and he had an obsessive compulsion to always cut the connection and make a hole to escape.
It was an absolutely bad habit for an Awakener whose superpowers were everything, but if he met someone like Hahoetal one more time in his current state, it would be unavoidable because his soul would really be torn to shreds at that time.
‘As expected, I can’t miss this great opportunity. But just in case, I’ll have to prepare more thoroughly.’
Having finally made up his mind, he nodded slowly.
I haven’t properly confirmed the power of Hahoe Mask yet, but at that level, it wouldn’t be too bad to be called the Demon King of a world.
However, Earth’s talented people… Among them, Beoncheonhoe were not weak enough to collapse under one Demon King.
‘In the first place, returnees are superhumans who have special abilities and have survived for a long time in another world with growth correction, each and every one of them is no different from a weapon of war.’
Of course, as there are a lot of them, the percentage of gossip is high, but there were quite a few people who came back with achievements that made them wonder if they were lying at the top.
From the one who defeated and sealed the demon king who descended, to the one who saved the country by cutting off the head of the evil dragon, to the villains who returned after inflicting fatal damage on the other side.
‘I’ll make you regret looking down on us.’
And in fact, the ruler of the law himself was also from the dark side who played a part in turning a world into a fire of war with his supernatural powers and schemes.
***
bang-! Taang!
Kwaaang-!
“Shoot! Keep shooting!”
“crazy! What is this monster!”
A series of gunshots resounded like a roar, and wild, frightened curses erupted here and there.
In addition to simply modern firearms, in addition, fire, thunderbolts, and various other abilities such as gravity were constantly bursting out and holding the enemy’s ankles.
only one place.
goooh—
As if the abyss had come together, toward the thick darkness that was rapidly approaching them.
But, of course, there was no way that such a lukewarm method could prevent such a thing.
Eventually, the black mist that shook off all obstacles crawled right in front of them.
“Damn it! Drop all your guns! It’s a hindrance from now on!”
“Captain Nakagawa! But if you carelessly contact him over there, you’ll be like the others…!”
“Then support me from behind! Fool!”
Chun! visor!
In the end, they had no choice but to draw their weapons and swallow dry saliva, raising their spirits in preparation for resistance.
“Damn, I thought it was just a rumor…!”
There was a rumor that started to spread in the night streets of Fukuoka these days.
An unidentified god of death who silently approaches in the dark, annihilates the organization, and takes the corpse.
There were more than one or two of those who had already suffered from ‘it’, but all that remained at the scene were traces of desperate resistance, and the only clues about him were uncertain testimonies.
If it weren’t for the survivors who were captured and released from the gang, it would have remained a mystery until the end.
Saaa—
At that time, the black mist that had come close to them slowly peeled off and something in the shape of a human appeared from within.
A pitch-black robe that seemed to melt into the surrounding darkness, a hood covering the head, and…
In the midst of the all-black form, a heterogeneous mask that stands out thanks to a pair of eyes that burn like a goblin’s fire.
“Is it an oni?”
[It’s a Hahoe mask. Foolish human.]
To the words someone muttered in a trembling voice, the existence that seemed to embody fear responded kindly.
[Well, it would be meaningless to tell you now anyway.]
What’s the difference between talking to a corpse?
It didn’t take long for Hans to turn Fukuoka City in Kyushu upside down.
Of course, the proper purification was just the beginning.
Because it was just one city.
