“…….”
“Hey, Miss Seyun?”
“What?”
“Don’t worry too much. Just hang in there a bit.”
“What?”
Kim Seyun raised her head to look at Lee Seunghwa.
‘Come to think of it, why did he come all the way down here?’
Normally, it’s normal to hide as long as possible. You can tell that by the way they weigh the limbs of a colleague who protected them.
After staring at Lee Seunghwa for a moment, Kim Seyun opened her mouth wide.
“…Why did you come here? Just to waste more time?”
“Eh, I had to come. My comrades are here.”
“Hmph. How touching. Should I cut off an arm as a token of gratitude?”
“I’m going to be best friends with Jinsung from today.”
“What’s that all of a sudden?”
Kim Seyun’s furrowed eyebrows rounded for the first time in a long time.
“That was an attempt to become weaker. It was already close to a fight, but Jinsung doesn’t even know that he tried hard. He desperately wants to become strong, which is the complete opposite of me, but, haha, I somehow can’t bring myself to hate him.”
“I don’t understand a word.”
Boom!
Kim Iljeong slammed his sword down on the ground. It was a stern warning to those who were still hesitating.
Kim Iljeong was absorbed in the game he had invented.
He found it amusing to see people agonizing over the worst-case scenario. As a result, his interest in the reason for Lee Seunghwa’s appearance had already waned.
“Ugh, I’m sorry. Really sorry, Seyun.”
“I’m sorry, Miss Seyun. But Kim Iljeong is right behind us.”
The Seojung High students and the bank employees hesitantly stepped forward. The members of the 10th platoon were still holding on as best they could because they were from the same squad.
Kim Iljeong, who had positioned himself behind the hostages, spoke to Lee Seunghwa.
“Hmm? Is the handsome comrade planning to side with the enemy?”
“Ha-ha, ha… Yes?”
“Good, good. Not bad. Then I will add the limbs of the comrade who came from upstairs to their lives as well. Hehehe! Now up to ten will survive, huh!”
“Wow… This is crazy… Se, Seyun, can you please protect me? You will, right? Right?”
“Hey, Northie.”
Kim Seyun pushed Lee Seunghwa aside and stepped forward.
“Hmm. Enemy, do you still have to use that word?”
“What if I kill everyone here? Will you spare me and Lee Seunghwa as well?”
“Hmm?”
“Will you spare me and Lee Seunghwa?”
“Ku, kuh… Kuahahaha!! This is getting interesting! Good! Good!! If you do that, I’ll make sure you don’t get stuffed into a bag!”
“Fine.”
Once again, a blue light swirled silently around the Sainchamsageom, but this time it lacked its previous brilliance.
As Kim Seyun approached, people instinctively stepped back, only to stop when they realized that Kim Iljeong was behind them.
The choice was between a high school girl and the leader of North Korea.
Under the circumstances, there was really only one choice. Moreover, Kim Seyun’s recent words made even the squad members think about joining the game.
“Hey! Kim Seyun! How could you say such a thing?”
“Are you really going to kill us?! Weren’t we teammates?”
“Goblin Sword Technique.”
Kim Seyun waited for the squad members to step forward. The Sainchamsageom infused with her sword energy split into three forms, each resembling her.
“Ugh!”
The squad leader at the front was furious, unable to react in time to the split forms.
Unable to block a single one, the three strikes overwhelmed the squad leader.
“Hey! Kim Seyun! Seriously!!”
The squad leader summoned an Edeya in the form of gloves.
[Screaming Gloves]
World Spirit Unit Grading System (Edeya) C⁺
Overall Combat Ability: C⁺⁺
“Hey, squad leader. Just throw your punches somehow.”
Kim Seyun, who had closed the distance, spoke with a lowered mouth.
“Huh? Ki, Kim Seyun? Ugh!”
The squad leader, unable to block the incoming blows, recklessly threw jabs and straight punches.
Snap, snap.
The squad leader’s gloves were shredded in an instant.
However, they successfully blocked all the blows that would have torn the squad leader apart. The swordsmanship of three people was defended with only the surface of two fists.
‘How did I… block that?’
Even though the squad leader was lost in confusion, Kim Seyun didn’t give a moment’s rest. She closed the distance in an instant and kicked him in the stomach.
“Go and tell.”
“Kim Seyun! You! Cough.”
As she kicked the squad leader, Kim Seyun mumbled briefly.
It was a brief melodrama, but fortunately, no one noticed. Instead, it seemed to the others that the squad leader narrowly missed catching Kim Seyun.
The squad leader, thrown into the crowd, quietly disappeared among the squad members.
“Not bad, huh?”
“Looks like Kim Seyun is getting tired.”
“But the guy next to her looks even more exhausted.”
Those who were relatively in the front unexpectedly ignited their fighting spirit.
It is difficult to start anything, including acts against humanity. The same goes for inhuman cruelty.
A group of insane people slowly swung their knives at Kim Seyun and Lee Seunghwa.
“Ku, kuhahahaha!!”
Kim Iljeong was very pleased with the scenario he had created. The genre was a thriller with a heroine torn to pieces by the group she had sacrificed herself to protect.
Kim Iljeong had vividly imagined not one but two bright futures.
One was when all Kim Seyun’s limbs were cut off.
In fact, he would kill the other South Korean villains and put only Kim Seyun in a bag.
The other was when Kim Seyun had killed all the other South Korean thugs.
Well, even then, should he just roughly stuff her into a bag and take her away? If pushed, she would fit somehow.
“How exciting! Truly exciting!”
Before long, he had completely forgotten the Pest Chief’s true intention.
Perhaps the chief had sent Kim Iljeong to explore the budding talents of South Korea.
To witness the proud future of these talents and, if the opportunity arose, to crush them thoroughly and mercilessly.
Though he had long forgotten the true intention, the deputy was already executing the strategy brilliantly.
“Ugh. I didn’t want it to come to this.”
“I’m sorry… Miss Seyun…”
“Kuhahahaha!! If you want to live, kill!!”
The pure madness of Kim Iljeong and the fake madness of the people merged. The first floor had entered a league of its own.
Therefore, the stairs at the back door, which no one cared about at the moment.
Clank. Clank, clank.
A can came flying in at a rather bizarre angle.
The can bounced off the walls and floor, bouncing in a mysterious direction. It made a high and wide arc and targeted Kim Iljeong.
Clunk, smack.
“Kuhahahaha! Huh… Huh…?”
The decibel level of the can that hit Kim Iljeong’s head wasn’t very high. But still,
Gulp.
It was enough to make everyone in the room take notice.
Seeing Kim Iljeong’s grimace, everyone without exception decided to remain silent.
“What is this?”
Kim Iljeong quietly lifted the can.
“Ah. This is the drink I shared with him.”
“Hmph…”
Kim Seyun didn’t miss Lee Seunghwa’s surprised reaction.
The can that irritated Kim Iljeong was identical to the one Park Jinsung drank from. Although only the type was the same, the skill with which it was thrown clearly pointed to Park Jinsung.
Swoosh.
While everyone was concentrating on the can, another decibel was coming from the direction of the stairs.
Nine hoods belonging to his subordinates were thrown down. It was an unmistakable provocation.
The shadow that threw the can and the hoods quickly disappeared beyond the second floor.
“Comrades? What exactly is going on?”
Kim Iljeong, who had tilted his head in confusion for a moment, suddenly jumped towards the ceiling.
Boom!
A large circular hole appeared in the ceiling tiles, which were nothing more than pitiful pieces of stone slab. Despite the violent attack, it broke cleanly.
“The ceiling is collapsing!”
“Ahh! Save us!”
“Goblin Sword Technique…!”
Boom!
The figures split off from Kim Seyun blocked the falling debris with the same stance. Although it was called debris, it was as solid as large rocks.
“Just stay like this for a moment, enemy.”
“Ah. You Northie…!”
The horns on Kim Seyun’s forehead shone a little too brightly. It indicated that the Edeya, the White Jade Goblin, was strengthening her physique excessively.
I’m running out of stamina. I don’t have the strength to draw out my sword energy.
“The rest of you comrades understand, right? If even one of you steps out from under the rocks, I’ll make sure you’re all killed for sure. Don’t even think about it, I’ve already arranged for comrades to wait outside the building.”
It was a bluff. Since they had entered in a small group, there were no subordinates to begin with.
But that alone was enough.
Silently.
The shadow cast by the debris blocked by Kim Seyun created an atmosphere of intense fear. Even though the exit was right in front of them, they couldn’t bring themselves to think about escaping.
“But as long as you don’t run, it’s okay. Now would be a good time to take the goblin’s limbs.”
“Don’t talk nonsense! What’s your real plan, Northie!”
Kim Iljeong looked at Kim Seyun’s trembling arms and smiled as if he found it adorable.
Her arms were forcibly strengthened even though she couldn’t use her sword energy. Their veins were bulging red, and blood was oozing from some places.
Even the figures that had split into three began to fade.
“South Korean comrades, isn’t capitalism the best for you? Consider the friend called cost-benefit analysis.”
“Ah!”
Kim Iljeong deliberately stepped on the rock that Kim Seyun was holding up and jumped to the second floor with ease.
“Ha-ha, ha… Hey, guys?”
The people who had bowed their heads slowly began to crowd around Kim Seyun and Lee Seunghwa.
Lee Seunghwa, who was a bit confused, began to stammer.
“Hey! Wait a minute! Seyun is blocking us! You shouldn’t do that! If we all contribute our Edeyas, we can definitely overcome this situation! Yes, yes! Then, instead of bothering Seyun, just go outside the rock.”
“I’m sorry. We also want to live.”
“One won’t hurt, will it? I have a brother waiting at home.”
“Hey, Kim Seyun.”
The squad leader who had been kicked by Kim Seyun earlier stepped forward in front of Lee Seunghwa.
* * *
“Breathe, breathe. Damn it.”
Byun Kiyoung, who had fled first, had already reached the top floor of the building. In his opinion, it was only fitting that the worthless trash should die instead of someone as noble as himself.
“Huff.”
But that didn’t mean he was going to throw them away without recycling them. He intended to use this “trash” as a means to overcome this crisis.
If he played his cards right, his own value would increase significantly.
Byun Kiyoung, who was only good at unnecessary fights, was busy showing off his skills. He planned to grab all the benefits that would come his way.
On the top floor, the monitor room and the power room were located side by side. Designed to be dual-purpose, the setup was expected to be doubly effective.
[Extract and swing.]
[Extracts embedded objects for swinging].
World Spirit Unit Grade System (Edeya): B⁺
Since he didn’t know how to use it anyway, he just extracted everything and threw it away.
Fortunately, all the power in the bank had been cut off and the elevators were in maintenance mode.
That should buy even the worthless ones some time. Byun Kiyoung planned to use the others as bait while he smoothly escaped from the building.
He didn’t panic and managed to take his cell phone with him. Once outside the building, he might be able to make a call.
“This is a challenge worth trying.”
This building was in the middle of the city. Somehow, getting the message out would end the game. Leaving too early might make him a target, so he decided to wait a bit before moving.
“Good.”
However, contrary to Byun Kiyoung’s expectations, the reality was much more brutal. One thing he shouldn’t have done was to destroy the CCTV cameras.
When the hooded figures started their pursuit, they moved at least twice as fast as Byun Kiyoung had expected. They quickly herded people to the windows before quickly transporting them to the first floor.
By the time he was ready to leave, only Byun Kiyoung and Park Jinsung were left.
Boom!
“What, what’s that!”
Byun Kiyoung felt the shaking from the ceiling breaking on the first floor.
Slightly frightened, Byun Kiyoung cautiously stepped out of the power room.
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