Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 321



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Episode 321 129. Voice (1)

roxanneGIRL : What?

I denied it at first, but there was a corner of my heart that thought that it might be the case.

Monsters and rifts are the realm of the incomprehensible.

Although geniuses and scholars from various fields have put in their best efforts to uncover the secrets of the crack, nothing has been revealed about the crack itself.

So, everyone is on the same page when it comes to the nature of the rift.

It’s ignorance.

Message from deadman_working: The bandwidth used by the Necropolis is pretty similar to the bandwidth used by the monsters.

So what this guy said could be true.

The monster is spreading the virus.

It’s absurd, but we can’t say for sure that it’s not true.

I say I’m an expert on monsters, but all I know is based on experience, that is, I learned it by getting beaten up.

roxanneGIRL: What are you talking about? Are you saying something I don’t understand?

I asked a question.

however,

Message from deadman_working: Less fragmented voices, but this massive bandwidth draw is not 100% responsive.

Dead Man Walking has no intention of answering my questions.

He just talks about what he knows.

Message from deadman_working: I pray there are no monsters around.

It doesn’t matter.

We’ll soon find out whether that’s true or not.

“The monster is moving!”

“A monster is coming out of its nest!”

“All target units, A and B, are moving!”

The soldiers guarding the back of the warehouse moved busily.

“No, a monster all of a sudden? There wasn’t even a large-scale eruption, so why? And it’s a monster that has already established a stronghold?!”

Kim Byeong-cheol’s screams can also be heard.

“what’s the matter?”

Hong Da-jeong’s voice came through the communicator, and soon Cheon Yeong-jae answered on my behalf.

“It’s a monster alert. It doesn’t look like an eruption. Is it a group movement?”

The monster is moving.

It seems that Dead Man Walking’s words are closer to the truth.

“······.”

It’s the frequency that monsters use.

Internet communication using that frequency, and monsters that respond to that frequency.

It’s quite an interesting subject, and it’s something that has finally piqued my morbid curiosity.

At least when I was in office, it was a concept that no one knew about or even suggested as a possibility.

Was it discovered and used by a group of engineers unrelated to the Hunters?

“Over there. Mr. Skeleton.”

It was none other than Valentine’s Day that brought me back to reality from my reverie.

“It seems like there’s a commotion outside. Is there a problem?”

“Yes, I think so.”

I thought about it for a moment.

How to handle this situation.

You can tell that the situation is not good just by looking at the soldiers’ reactions.

It is a monster that is the natural enemy of mankind.

They’re coming this way in droves.

If Kim Byeong-cheol were the leader of a corps faction like in the past, he would be able to block the approaching monsters using powerful artillery firepower, but he is currently only the leader of a small-scale warlord.

The first option that comes to mind here is giving up.

Stop receiving Necropolis, give up everything, and step back.

It is an extremely passive choice where you lose nothing but gain nothing.

But is that okay?

What I’m worried about is regret.

Regret not taking the opportunity that will never come again.

How many times in my life have I had such regrets?

Those feelings don’t heal.

You can forget it for a while by burying it in the soil of other memories, but when the shovel of the incident digs away that soil, regrets like scars inevitably reveal themselves.

“······.”

I have a feeling that if I give up on this, an unforgettable regret will cast a dark shadow over my soul.

Necropolis?

It’s important.

The second PaleNet?

That is also very important.

Enough to risk my life.

But a more decisive reason emerged.

Frequency that summons monsters.

This is a concept that no one has known or proposed until now.

No scholar, no high-powered computer system has been able to explain the behavior of these strange creatures called monsters.

That is why the monster invasion is treated as an event without intent, called an “eruption.”

We humans are ignorant about monsters.

How they stamp out monsters from their territory, how they communicate with other species, and how they expand the scope of their encroachment.

I don’t know anything.

So I suffered and am now on the path to destruction.

But a clue to the monster’s behavioral principles was revealed in an unexpected place.

That’s the frequency that monsters use.

Perhaps this could be a clue that could change the whole situation up until now.

“Mr. Skeleton. What should I do? It seems like a monster is coming.”

Valentine’s voice is full of anxiety.

“Wouldn’t it be better for us to just go?”

Hong Da-jeong is the same.

“Hmm. Something doesn’t seem right.”

Cheon Young-jae, who had been indifferent to the Internet from the beginning, responded that it was a good thing.

The defender remains silent, but deep down he also wants to end this reckless challenge.

This is what I have gathered from my team members.

but.

“······.”

Let’s be honest.

When you die, everything is over.

I told Valentine that I would meet Jonna in the afterlife, but I don’t believe in the afterlife.

When you die, it’s over.

I won’t have any more regrets.

More than anything, the monster that suddenly appeared in front of me vividly, breaking through the superficial enemies of Woo Min-hee and the warehouse dragon, made me feel a sense of destiny.

Yes, that’s right.

This proposition was not valid on its own.

A country is only formed because of the pair of humans and monsters.

For a moment I forgot about that fate.

“General.”

I approached Kim Byeong-cheol, who was looking at the monitor with a pale face.

“I will try to stop it.”

*

During my time in China, I made some interesting records.

This was probably the battle that added legendary fame to the already famous callsign of Professor.

A single team of hunters defended a single combat zone against a large horde of monsters approaching Beijing.

The number of monsters killed during the one-week battle period will exceed 30.

This is the achievement of a single hunter team of only four people, six including the support team.

The miraculous achievements of that time will never be repeated again.

I’m older now, I’ve been away from the active duty for a long time, and my skills have lost some of that, and the level of teammates who assist me isn’t the same as back then.

But if you ask me if I have no chance of winning this battle,

I would say no.

“Monster approaching. Small species! Dancer type!”

Now I am taking action with the soldiers.

“Okay, let’s dig in a little more.”

There was a story going around when Beijing fell.

If the command of Beijing’s defense at that time had been entrusted to a professional hunter, especially someone like a professor, rather than an incompetent shit star, the capital of 1.3 billion people would not have been handed over in such an absurd manner.

Personally, I think the fall of Beijing was inevitable.

Even if I had been in a responsible position, I would not have been able to prevent the fall of Beijing.

It might have been possible to just delay it.

I look at the gray-white enemy reflected on the monitor.

Dancer type.

A threatening enemy.

It’s the only small species I can’t take down in close combat.

No, not as far as I know.

But that powerful monster too.

“It is now.”

The officer next to him pressed the button.

A loud explosion rang out from afar.

Boom!

The screen showed a scene where a large amount of dirt, dust, and structures were pouring down on the dancer type like a landslide.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The dancer type will try to resist by deploying its unique reflective field, but the debris it spits out with the reflective field will rise high like a volleyball setter tossing the ball, only to be caught by the hair and thrown back down by the Earth’s gravity.

Kwajik!

The target of the attack also includes dancer types.

“Dancer type defeated! The bastard is disintegrating into particles and scattering!”

The idea of ​​guiding a monster’s path in urban combat, planting a large amount of explosives in buildings located along the expected passage points, and then killing the monster with the building debris is traditional and simple, but that’s why it’s effective.

It is a great choice because it has no counterattack target for the reflection field and has enough impact to break through the reflection field’s limit.

Above all, in today’s Seoul, there are no citizens who can file complaints about the demolition of buildings, and there is no court to seek compensation for property damage.

The story is that all the buildings and debris scattered throughout Seoul are our weapons.

I suggested a similar operation in Beijing, but that was the first time I realized how strong the Chinese people’s sense of rights is.

“Okay. That’s a good start.”

There are six active monsters confirmed so far.

Four of them are in a critical area within a 5km radius, and I just destroyed one.

The problem is that there are two monsters that started from 5km away, towards Misari.

For some reason, there was no eruption, but drone reconnaissance reported a medium-sized species approaching from the east of Seoul.

Medium-sized breeds are on a different level from small-sized breeds.

It would be right to deal with it here by launching a large-scale artillery attack.

However, Kim Byeong-cheol has no artillery unit and no competent observation officer to give coordinates to the artillery unit.

Worst case scenario, I’ll have to step in myself, but I’m not sure.

Even if I step forward, I wonder if I can handle that medium-sized – combat-type, Praetorian type.

“Target! Approaching!”

It’s better to think about the distant future when the time comes.

For now, dealing with another monster takes priority.

The guy who appeared this time is a new small type of porcupine.

As its name suggests, it looks like it has thorns all over its body. It’s something I’ve never experienced before.

There is nothing more dangerous than a monster you have never encountered, but according to an active hunter, it is not as great as it looks.

Its close range combat power is said to be on par with that of the Spider, or perhaps even lower.

Of course, this guy has no intention of fighting honestly.

“Let’s deal with it by tank.”

Kim Byeong-cheol had three tanks, one of which was destroyed in a government warehouse.

Fortunately, the two remaining tanks are both of the Dumb type.

It’s said to be a tank specialized for fighting large monsters.

Usually these dumb tanks are used to block the monsters’ path by firing low-powered artillery fire from the front that cannot penetrate the monsters’ armor plates, but I always wanted to use this tank in our own way.

therefore.

“Unit 4 is targeted. Unit 5 is also said to have completed its threat preparations.”

It’s an intimate date using a tram.

It’s just simple curiosity.

How would the monsters react if they were threatened with a high-powered tank-type weapon?

bang!

The roar of a tank’s gunfire is heard.

The results were transmitted to tablets and monitor screens with less than a second of delay.

The result was ineffective.

This is the expected result.

To monsters, tank shells and bullets are no different.

One of the officers watching the screen mutters.

“There aren’t that many shells.”

He appears to be a supply officer.

Since there is no place to properly supply them, it is not unreasonable to worry about shells.

“Let’s add one more, no, two more.”

Actually, I wanted to do it four times, or more.

I wanted to see the monsters not react despite the threat of a deadly weapon like a tank gun.

But what can we do?

The supply officer is dying.

In times like this, you just need to look at the leader’s face.

Kim Byeong-cheol, who had already delegated full authority to me, nodded with a shallow groan.

“Implemented threat twice more.”

The liaison officer who was watching the scene gave orders to the forward tank unit.

bang!

The tank’s cannon is firing.

The tank gun was blocked by the reflective field as expected, and the shell narrowly missed the tank.

And the third barrage.

The result is the same.

Now, here’s the main point.

“Okay, now we’ll start live firing.”

Two bombardments will be launched with just a split second between them.

One threat, then one effective immediately after.

The new monster had already approached 2km ahead of Hope.

If we go any further, we’ll have to blow up another building.

But that building is something I’ve been saving for another guy.

Especially in case that medium-sized species comes this way.

I want to save as much as possible with other, minor powers.

“It is now.”

He gave the order through the communicator.

Boom! Boom!

Simultaneous shots with a split second between them.

He looks at the monitor with cold eyes.

The moment the tank gun opened fire, I unconsciously clenched my fist.

It does not cause shock waves.

That means.

Kwajik!

The story goes that immediately after the shell that struck the target barely missed the monster’s body, the shell aimed for its torso and head mercilessly passed through its body.

Even though it is said to be low-powered, the monster’s body is strong enough to be destroyed with an axe.

With a single blow, the monster began to transform into particles of light, with holes ripped through its body.

“Destroy the target!”

At that point, Kim Byeong-cheol, who had been looking at the map and monitor the whole time, looked at me for the first time.

He nodded.

“······Amazing. With just this amount of investment, you can handle two monsters.”

48 155mm shells.

The average number of shells an army invests to deal with one monster.

To be precise, it’s a number that pours down on a single procession of monsters crawling out of a crack.

In fact, if there are several of them around, the investment value may drop much lower than this.

You could say that this is a cheap investment compared to killing the enemies of humanity, but even so, the numbers are an irrefutable answer to why humans cannot defeat monsters.

Monsters appear infinitely.

It is not the lip service that humans babble about with their mouths.

It is infinite in the true sense of the word.

48 shells is a paltry number compared to human manufacturing capacity, but how many cracks are there in this world?

Can you afford to expend that many shells against monsters that appear every day, or maybe even several times a day?

What if you were to use aircraft or other advanced equipment that cost more to fight monsters?

It’s economies of scale.

By the simple logic of economies of scale, humans were trampled by monsters.

“This is only the second one.”

Now we have to fight smart.

Fighting smart is another way of saying fighting economically, that is, taking risks.

It may be an unfamiliar fight for these once affluent soldiers, but our hunters are more accustomed to such clever fighting than anyone else.

“Third monster confirmed. Damn. It’s a necromancer type.”

Cheon Yeong-jae, who was at the reconnaissance point, relayed information.

As soon as I heard the information, I asked Kim Byeong-cheol.

“Can you handle the zombies for me?”

“That’s not difficult. What are you going to do?”

In front of Kim Byeong-cheol, he took out the most economical weapon, a cold weapon.

“I’ll try to deal with this.”

Kim Byeong-cheol smiled.

That smile will soon turn into a sad face.

I know.

The fact that not all monsters currently approaching are all there are.

Maybe Woo Min-hee is included among them, but it’s actually a good thing.

If the voice of the dead truly attracts monsters, there will be many stories to tell.