chapter 14
gate
A day after the deaths of many Korean-Japanese groups.
Ha Yeon-woo, who was with Seong-cheol Ha at the hotel, was listening to the report of the terror attack in Seongbuk-dong last night on TV.
yesterday morning when the incident took place. After receiving Na Sang-gi’s phone call, he already knew the story to some extent.
However, the scene seen through the screen went beyond simple destruction of evidence and resembled a bombing scene.
[…] … Known as the chairman of the Il Group, he is shocking the world. The late Kim Deok-young founded Hanil Gate in October 2016 and is a well-positioned figure who has grown into the second largest mid-sized company in the Korean gate industry, and has since grown into a gate-related group called Hanil Group… .
… … Due to the huge explosion, the search is difficult, and the known dead include the late chairman Kim Deok-young and security personnel who were inside the mansion, as well as personnel who arrived at the scene. It is estimated that a total of thirty… .
… … This terrorist incident that took place in Seongbuk-dong, a fortress blessed by nature and selected as the single safest area for monsters in Asia, is shocking. On the other hand, some are wondering if it is the same purpose as the dozens of murders and arson that took place in downtown Seoul last night… .]
“They are dangerous. It’s a bomb attack. However, in this situation, if the Korean-Japanese group was attacked… .”
Ha Yeon-woo, who was silently watching TV, opened his mouth before Ha Seong-cheol finished his words.
“Because of me.”
“Is it because of you?”
“There was a higher row than the Korean and Japanese groups. I am thinking that the government killed all the people involved when the government pursued the consulting that was connected to me.”
“But why such terrorism… .”
“Because that is the easiest.”
“Easiest?”
“There will be nothing connected between Hanil and the top row. Or you can make it something that has never been exchanged in the past. Except for one.”
After thinking for a while, Seongcheol Ha answered.
“Information in their mouths and in their heads?”
At his father’s reasoning, Ha Yeon-woo nodded and answered instead.
“Although Kim Deok-young is the head of the Hanil Group here as well, there is a high possibility that he is just a chess horse. It takes time to process them one by one secretly, and if it takes time, even a bit of information can leak out, so they must have handled it quickly.”
“Because killing them completely severes the link.”
Rather, seeing the terrorist method of killing Kim Deok-young, their intentions were felt more clearly.
No matter what happened between them, no matter how the Korean and Japanese sides prepared, even if physical evidence comes out after searching, it will have no substance or effect. Tracking would obviously be impossible.
However, there could be more things in the heads of those involved than expected. So I would have focused only on blowing the things inside their heads.
“Yes, since I can’t afford to secretly kill everyone in a short period of time, I think I decided that it wouldn’t matter if I just exploded it. Just kill them like Father said, and the link will be broken.”
Ha Seong-cheol’s expression hardened, but Ha Yeon-woo said everything as it was.
Because it was one of the principles he established.
In the past, he lived without explaining his background or powers to his wife and son.
Because at that time, I was very tired.
I was tired of the endless fight and the fact that I couldn’t go back, I was tired of the flying insects that were seduced by the power that had become too strong, the schemes and schemes for power, and myself who had killed too many lives.
So, I tried to approach them in a normal way as well as those who were pure and kind.
In the end, that choice led to ruin for all the results.
She accidentally caught the attention of the lord’s son, who came out to inspect the estate, so she hid it so that Ha Yeon-woo would be worried.
Because there was an indescribable gap between the nobility, the owner of the territory, and the common people in the monarchy society, Pan Continent.
Having lived as a commoner all her life, when Ha Yeon-woo found out about this, she would of course try to fight back, so she was worried about the anger she would suffer in the process.
Suffering alone, she was eventually kidnapped by gangsters who were ordered by Ha Yeon-woo while he was away at work. The little girl left behind was killed on the spot.
Returning home without knowing anything, the first thing he encounters is his daughter’s body and the trash waiting to kill him.
They twisted their limbs and peeled their skin alive to gather information before killing them. And immediately went to the Marquis’ son.
Killing everyone who gets in the way.
Arriving there, the last thing I heard from a guy who must have just turned 20 was that his wife killed herself by biting her tongue in a carriage.
It must have been a decision to protect the safety of the family as much as possible and not be treated as a plaything.
Immediately after hearing the story, he cut off the tendons on both arms and legs of the garbage, and made it impossible to move, and went around the castle to find his family and gather them all together.
Then, before he knew it, he told the troops of the marquis family to find his wife’s body. slowly killing their families one by one.
When two people were gutted alive, the Marquis shouted and ordered his subordinates, and even at that moment, Ha Yeon-woo was mechanically killing them.
How many people did he kill like that? Soldiers found his wife’s body and brought it into Yeongju Castle, and Ha Yeon-woo began killing everyone in earnest where she was.
In front of the Marquis and his son, they dismembered each member of their family.
They broke their knuckles, cut off their ears, plucked out their eyes, cut open their stomachs as they screamed, took out their entrails, and made them all watch as they embroidered them on the floor.
In the end, it was finished by bursting the bodies of the two rich people screaming in pain and despair without a trace.
After finishing the work there, the gaze that lost everything was directed to all the nobility and criminal groups in the kingdom, including the royal family.
Because of such a past, Ha Yeon-woo told Ha Seong-cheol everything as it was without adding or subtracting.
Even if his father fears, distances himself from, and hates himself for being out of place and crooked, he won’t lose it in vain like his family did in the past.
“Do not worry. Even if they attack at once, I can catch and kill them all.”
Seongcheol Ha just stared at his son for a while, who could clearly feel the abnormality.
At first glance, the two emotionless eyes seemed to be out of focus. The obsession and desire close to madness that burns deep within.
Even the attitude of confidently telling his father that he could kill everyone.
There were a lot of parts that were out of focus to be considered normal.
Even so, he didn’t speak out, pointed out, or scolded for being wrong.
How arduous the time must have been in that place where I couldn’t hear properly because my heart wasn’t ready yet. I just looked at my son and smiled sadly.
His hand, who was 10 years older alone, lay on top of Ha Yeon-woo’s hand, who was bluntly spouting about the slaughter without knowing what was wrong.
* * *
The news about Ha Yeon-woo, a 10-year returnee, has spread all over the world.
While movements related to him were being identified in various parts of the world, the South Korean government was frustrated.
It was tangled from the beginning because of Korea and Japan, and instead of properly untying the tangled knot, the situation worsened as the 40-year-old returnee from the 6th rank was lost.
It is already the third time that Na Sang-gi, who is in charge of communication, entered the Blue House and attended an informal meeting.
Still, no answer was forthcoming.
“He is a dangerous person. That is clear.”
“Even though the previous incident occurred in a personal relationship with Eun-Won. The behavior seen here is very similar to that of the high-ranking nobles of the Pan continent. I think it’s a person who doesn’t have any legal sensibility itself. Future control… .”
A voice of concern, defining Ha Yeon-woo’s strength and the steps he took for just over a week as dangerous.
“In a hotel room, I crippled a 6th-tier Awoken with one gesture. without sound rumors I don’t know how he did it, but he made it into a body that can’t even use mana. Enmity will soon lead to huge national losses.”
A bureaucrat who thinks about the status of the country.
“There is also an analysis result that 10% of the Chinese stock market is supported by Xiaolin, the 7th. From an economic point of view, I think the best decision is to have a good relationship with him.”
Even the President of the Bank of Korea, who only looks at and talks from an economic point of view.
They were pouring out their opinions based on their thoughts and ideologies, their righteousness and their assigned roles.
“What do the experts think?”
The reason why we gathered here is because of one person, not things or invisible things.
Not just bureaucrats, but also psychologists, psychiatrists, negotiators, and even state-run gate-related entrepreneurs. Prominent figures from all walks of life were also in a state of mobilization.
Experts are coming up with thoughts one by one in response to Na Sang-gi’s question, who has been leading the meeting on behalf of the president, who has not been attending for some time.
smart-
Someone knocked on the conference room door and rushed in.
“I’m sorry during the meeting. It’s urgent… .”
“What is it?”
“It is the gate wavelength. It is located around Moran Station in Seongnam. The number of wavelengths… . 6.”
“If it is wavelength 6… . 6th tier?”
* * *
Ha Yeon-woo was sitting on the bed, spending time searching for various things on the tablet.
“According to the number of waves emitted from the cube, the hierarchy of monsters is determined. As a minimum subjugation condition, there must be an Awakener with the same hierarchy as the monster in the hierarchy… .”
For example, if a wavelength of 5 is generated from a cube, a 5th-tier monster will most likely appear at the gate.
I just didn’t know how many monsters with what attributes would come out, so I couldn’t prepare accurately.
It means that there must be an Awakener with the same hierarchy as the monster in question as the minimum condition to deal with it.
Even if there were 5 Awakeners of the 5th level, it could be annihilated by one 5th-tier monster, and conversely, one 5th-tier Awakener could kill all 5 monsters from the same tier gate.
“Well, if those things were quantified one by one, it would be like a real game.”
In the midst of knowing the things of the earth. The voice of the guide came from the speaker installed in each hotel room.
– We will guide you. Current time is 2:30 PM. It is breaking news that a 6th grade gate wave was detected in the area of Moran Station in Seongnam 15 minutes ago. The distance between the location and the hotel is about 15 km by road and about 10 km in a straight line. For guests wishing to evacuate… .
“A triumph of science.”
The ability department detects the wavelength, and after the report goes up, it issues a breaking news and raises an alarm.
And that it took less than 15 minutes to inform the relevant information at convenience facilities that are obligatory.
“It’s Seongnam… .”
The moment I searched Seongnam Moran Station on my tablet because of vague memories. His father opened the door and came in.
“Yeonwoo.”
“yes.”
“They say this is the area requested by the state. What would you like to do?”
Ha Seong-cheol, like an ordinary person, seeks opinions first.
After thinking for a while, Ha Yeon-woo put down the tablet and answered.
“I’ll bring you some money, Dad.”
* * *
Moran Station, Seongnam, about two hours after the breaking news.
The intangible gate wave fell here and gradually began to take shape.
There are a total of two people in the 6th rank gathered here. It was all available people who could come in two hours.
Under the current law, Awakeners must use a ‘vehicle’ to move to their destination even when hunting for a gate. It was literally the words of tabletop administration.
The Awakeners under him also gathered close to 300, but it is unclear whether they will be able to actually inflict damage.
“city… f*ck… something is coming out… .”
Lee Cheol-jin, a native of Seongnam, came to the scene after receiving a mobilization order from the Ministry of Special Ability.
He was a well-known figure who even appeared on TV in Seongnam’s Recognized Awakener.
It is because he awakened at the young age of 12 and now, at the age of 22, possesses outstanding military power of the 5th rank.
He was speechless at the enormous gate he had never seen in his life.
A black gate that was torn vertically like a dragon’s eyeball, almost 12 meters high.
What a profit!-
A strange sound resonates throughout the area, and not only Lee Cheol-jin, but also the 6th-tier Awakener at the forefront, and everyone around you, give strength to the weapons they are holding and be nervous for a while.
Out of the gate, a huge hand, each finger shaped like a hook, began to slip out.
Before long, its face appeared with its head bowed as if the gate was over 10 meters long.
When the torso was fully exposed, sighs and curses were heard from all around.
A skinny, emaciated body. In contrast to the thin waist, the shoulders and pelvis are too wide. Hands and feet like those of a beast. Gray skin reminiscent of death.
It was a body that had just been dug out of a grave, but unlike the body, which had some resemblance to a human, even a head made of bones, like that of a beast, with an elongated mouth and huge horns.
A 15 meter tall, literal catastrophe appeared.
“Sipal… How can I kill that… .”
It was the third tier 6 monster to appear in Earth’s history.