Apocalypse in Water - Chapter 124



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Episode 124

There was no time to explain everything to Jeong-woo.

The probe was getting closer and closer to the center of the vortex.

“Sorry! I’ll drive for a moment.”

I pushed Jungwoo away and grabbed the key.

I revved up the engine and jumped into the foamy current.

“What is it? Sir! Why aren’t you saving the person, but are you jumping in to commit suicide?”

A surprised Bomi screamed, but was ignored.

As we entered the bubble, Hallasan Lake glided smoothly as if it were riding on silk.

“iced coffee!”

A surprised Bomi hurriedly grabbed the safety guard installed on the bow.

Bomi closed her eyes tightly and prepared for the shock, but when there was no shaking, she opened her eyes slightly.

“Hey! What’s going on? Why are you so calm? What’s going on? Are you the best driver, sir?”

Bomi looked back at me and asked, but there was no time to answer.

I passed through the bubble current and entered the hidden vortex area.

“From now on, there will be a big shock, so everyone, hold on to your safety guards!”

“It’s so peaceful. Why are you asking me to hold a safety guard… … .”

At that time, Mount Halla shook as if it had been hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake.

Bomi, who had been grumbling, was startled and hugged the safety guard.

I gripped the key so tightly that my blood stopped flowing.

In the meantime, Jeong-woo came running and carefully adjusted the output of the twin engines.

The Hallasan Mountain, which seemed ready to capsize at any moment, barely managed to maintain its balance.

I approached the overturned probe cautiously, looking at the ignorant.

Finally arrived next to the probe.

The probe reached just outside the center of the vortex.

I stopped the Hallasan ship by turning the engine in reverse.

“Hold the line!”

Bomi, Jinman, and Nurse Jang threw a rope toward the people.

People hurriedly grabbed the rope.

As everyone barely managed to grab the rope, the probe was sucked into the center of the vortex.

The lifeboat crumpled like a crumpled piece of paper and then burst under the pressure.

“Hold on to the rope! If you let go, you’re done for.”

I shouted and changed the engine lever from full reverse to full forward.

‘Koo-kung!’ The ship shook violently with a loud noise that made me think the engine was about to break down.

The sudden gear change would have put a huge strain on the engine.

Will it hold up? Or will it break down and stop?

It was a risky gamble, but it was the only way out of the maelstrom.

‘Whew!’ The sound of the engine revving up was heard, and as if a compressed spring had been instantly released, the Hallasan jumped off the surface of the water.

Hallasan Lake passed right past the center because it was moving faster than the whirlpool could pull it in.

The people hanging from the end of the rope also escaped together.

I overcame a great danger, but I had to get out of the whirlpool.

I pushed the Hallasan Lake into the small gap shown in the drawing and used all the power I had available.

By unfolding the main sail and the triangular auxiliary sail, we were able to make the most of the wind.

Fortunately, the wind was strong enough to flap the sails, so we were barely able to escape.

If there had been no wind, I would have been dragged back into the whirlpool.

It was quite a risky structure, but the results were great.

People came to trust me completely.

And then we learned that, contrary to appearances, there are dangerous areas that can sink ships.

* * *

I planned to lure the Goldtooth Pirates into that danger zone and finish them off.

“Then. Before entering the hidden vortex, should we go into the bubble current for a bit?”

“yes.”

Jungwoo answered my instructions vigorously.

The Hallasan ship broke through the foam rising to the bow and entered the current.

In contrast to the rough appearance of the foamy tide, the water’s surface was calm and soft.

Even though we slowed down, we glided along without a hitch.

“Jungwoo! Slow down.”

At my direction, Jungwoo lowered the engine output.

I could have just gotten out of the bubble current, but I had to wait until the Goldtooth Pirates approached.

Finally, the Goldtooth Pirates reached the Bubble Tide.

But it seemed as if it was hesitating and did not go beyond the bubbles and into the current.

A voice came from the speakers of the carp sightseeing cruise ship.

– You guys! It looks like you went in there to commit suicide. I’ll wait here until I find your bodies. So either sink quickly or jump off the ship!

Jinman muttered as he heard the low tones of the yellow teeth full of resonance.

“‘The Golden Spear Blade.’ Yes, it is ‘The Golden Spear Blade.’”

“Jinman, what did you say? The Golden Soul Spear?”

Jinman answered my question.

“Oh, bro. ‘The Golden Soul Blade’ is a Japanese animation. That voice sounds like the voice of the voice actor in it.”

“Oh! That’s right. That’s right. The Golden Spear Blade!”

Bomi clapped her hands in agreement.

“Is it Kashiobutsu? Is it Casio? Is that him?”

“Kakemusa.”

“If you say Kakemusa, you mean a trickster general who was appointed in the Sengoku period of Japan to deceive the enemy?”

I don’t know much about animation, but Kakemusa appeared in an alternate history web novel that Detective Yoon told me about.

“Yes, that’s right, sir. Kakemusa’s voice is exactly like that.”

Bomi nodded and answered.

The leader of a notorious pirate group was a voice actor?

Your past occupation has nothing to do with what you do in the underwater world.

Even though I was a detective, I became the captain of the Hallasan ship and the leader of the apartment community.

But as for the voice actor, somehow the pirate leader and the voice actor didn’t seem to go together very well.

Rather, it felt like the role of Kakemusa was a metaphor for something.

Jin Man added,

“Sakamoto’s voice is also that voice actor’s voice.”

“Oh! Was that voice that of that villain Sakamoto?”

“Voice actors do many different voices.”

Bomi and Jinman chatted as if they were meeting friends from their club for the first time in a long time.

“Oh! But Jinman oppa. That Kakemusa voice actor! What was it? I think he had a big accident. Didn’t he get off in season 3 because of that?”

“Oh, right. People boycotted season 3 because you were on a promotional podcast and you made misogynistic and racist remarks.”

“Oh! That’s right. That’s right. So I think you made an excuse and even issued a statement?”

“Oh. Right. I thought it was an apology statement. He denounced the company, his colleagues, and even the government for not protecting him. That’s when the buzzword was created.”

“Ah! I remember! Is this a country that mocks its citizens like this?”

“Oh. Right. It went around as a meme and GIF.”

Is this a country that mocks its citizens like this?

I felt like I had heard of it, but I didn’t.

If Lee Su-ho, who was indignant at not receiving protection from the state, had heard this, it would have been a sentence he would have found quite relatable.

But that doesn’t mean that this butler is Lee Su-ho.

Lee Su-ho apostatized from the Ark Church.

“Both the overly powerful Kakemusa voice and the shallow Sakamoto voice were perfect for me.”

“That’s true. But your voice is fine. I think he tried to make a comeback by believing in his skills. But you can’t break a habit. He got drunk and made another slip of the tongue, so he was kicked out of the industry. Later on, there were rumors that he moved on to adult films.”

Bomi and Jinman chatted happily as if they were sharing memories.

If we just leave it like this, Jungwoo will get jealous.

Jungwoo, like me, seemed to know nothing about animation, so he just blinked and didn’t join in on their conversation.

I gave instructions to Jeong-woo.

“Now let’s go out into the hidden vortex.”

“Old story, Captain!”

Jeong-woo was delighted and set off on the Hallasan ship.

We went out into the gap between the whirlpools, looking at the ignorant sea.

The gap was as peaceful as a neutral zone.

As Hallasan Lake emerged from the foam, Nureongni spoke through the speaker again.

– Oh, oh! You couldn’t stand it anymore and came out. What should we do? If we catch you, you’ll just capsize in the rough waters and die. You’ll beat the ground and regret it. Haha!

Perhaps because I heard that he was a voice actor, Nureongni’s laughter sounded like an exaggerated performance.

– Hey! Don’t just talk. If you can, chase after me.

I turned on the loudspeaker and shouted.

– You’re going crazy because you want to die. Just wait a minute! All Goldtooth Pirates, mobilize! Fire Blaster! Go!

As if it were a slogan for a war drama, the yellow tooth shouted powerfully.

The entire pirate fleet, including the carp cruise ship, coast guard boats, speedboats of the Chamsuri class, fishing boats converted into battle ships, and iron-plated boats, rushed into the hidden whirlpool at the same time.

The first to enter the hidden vortex was a supersonic speedboat of the Chamsuri class.

But then, sensing something was wrong, the speedboat hurriedly tried to turn around.

But once you enter the Hidden Whirlpool, you can never go back due to the tremendous momentum of the waves.

Moreover, the ships were coming in right behind me without any gaps, just like in a tunnel on the way to work.

The pirate ships began to circle around the whirlpool.

Not only the speedboats, but all the ships realized belatedly that something was wrong.

Everyone tried to escape the whirlpool somehow, but ended up getting tangled up in it and losing direction.

In particular, the carp cruise ship with yellow teeth was stuck in the middle of the ships and could not move.

Nureongni shouted in an urgent voice.

– Hey! What should I do? Why can’t I get out?

The tangled boats, including the carp cruise ship, each turned on their engines to full power in search of a way to survive.

However, because they were heading in different directions, they ended up clashing and holding each other back.

At that moment, a speedboat raced toward the whirlpool.

“Oh! Are you going to use the frontal assault method that your brother used?”

Jinman, who was looking at the crucible of chaos with his arms crossed over the boat, said.

We were watching the pirate ships as if we were watching a house on fire through the gaps in the calm whirlpool.

“The method the old man used?”

“Why? The people we rescued were hung on ropes and passed through the center of the vortex, which was like a lion’s mouth.”

“Oh, that’s right. I was so nervous back then. I felt it for ten years.”

But the speedboat didn’t seem to have the same idea as me.

The panicked sailors checked the engine and rudder, as if something had broken down.

The speedboat raced toward the center of the whirlpool like a galloping horse heading toward a cliff.