Chapter 54 (1/2)
Chapter 54 – Gimpo International Airport (2)
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It was the middle of nowhere
Kim Tae Hoon stood in the h In his left hand was a glistening white flag A thin cloth flapped in the wind
A man approached Kim Tae Hoon
The beret wearing ed man kept his hand on his head so as to prevent the beret flying away and walked towards Ki two meters in front of him
“Major Kim Tae Hoon”
Identifying the face of the man before him, he continued to walk Step by step, the man stopped when they were just a bit more than a meter apart, at which point both parties extended their hands
“You survived No, if it’s you, then there’s no way you wouldn’t have survived”
“You’ve been doing well Colonel Yoo Daehyun”
Colonel Yoo Daehyun
From what Kim Tae Hoon could remember, the colonel was from Capital Defense Command
‘Battalion commander of the special forces’
The 35th battalion responsible for keeping Seoul safe
He was their commander
‘It’s a relief that I don’t need to reveal my identity, but this is quite the aard confrontation’
Kiuess you could say that Kieable of all state secrets
He was a powerful man He was powerful partly because of the fact that the special forces were the defacto, corrupt hegemony of Seoul
It wasn’t a position that a powerless party could take
“I don’t knohat your situation’s been like, but it’s good to see you”
With that, Colonel Yoo Daehyun extended his hand
However, Ki the white flag up towards the sky
That was because he wasn’t here to exchange pleasantries
“I’ve cootiate”
Kiotiate with the party that had arrived from Seoul, which in this case, meant Colonel Yoo Daehyun and his men
If it was necessary, then they were even willing to spill blood
‘As difficult to deal with as always Major General Chang Young Sung has created quite the monster'
analyzing Kim Tae Hoon, Colonel Yoo Daehyun retracted his extended hand The distance between the two of them was still about one meter
“A negotiation you say……’
“Currently, Bucheon City and its surrounding areas are ed by the Mek Guild And I am the head of the Mek Guild”
“A guild…… it’s a funny name”
“My goal is to establish a peaceful alliance with the people currently in control of Seoul”
A peaceful alliance
Hearing those words, Colonel Yoo Daehyun was not surprised
‘Humans are social creatures, so the collapse of society would naturally motivate humans to seek out others It’s to the extent that even Major Kim Tae Hoon would reveal himself like this’
He had already experienced similar encounters before
Even if civilization collapses, every survivor would strive to survive In the process of surviving, Kim Tae Hoon had realized that he couldn’t survive on his own, so he struck out to roup, a definite hierarchy would form and replace any sense of pure equality
Of course, those who had power beforehand would do what they could to hold onto that power
Such people were everywhere, and Colonel Yoo Daehyun had had s with them thus far
Those people had said so similar to Colonel Yoo Daehyun and his men
They wanted to resolve things peacefully
They wanted to negotiate
They would gladly cooperate if he would acknowledge their interests
“It’s not so that I can decide on my own”
Colonel Yoo Daehyun didn’t even give theotiate
“I do not have the authority to negotiate with an anti-governroup”
It was his role to deal with the various groups that coreat crimes
‘As expected’
Kim Tae Hoon was not very surprised at Colonel Yoo Daehyun’s response or the underlying threat
‘Looks like he’s taken control of the system to a certain extent'
It was a reasonable response from the colonel, and it was the correct response as well
The existence of the Capital Defense Coovernment structures of the Republic of Korea hadn’t been destroyed yet
So it ithout a doubt that they would work towards defending their country
Their duties included hunting overnment forces that ran rampant
Kiory
There could be no negotiations The only option was eradication
‘Eventually things would turn out like this'
That hy Kim Tae Hoon came here
“I want to talk with the person who has the right to decide”
“The reason?”
“Because a war of attrition should be avoided”
“A war of attrition…… I don’t kno th to contest the Capital Defense Command”
“If you lead an arht now, you would probably be able to kill everyone in Bucheon City”
In case negotiation fell through, a threat would need to be issued
“But if I survive, then you better prepare for an exhausting guerilla warfare”
“What are you……”
Kim Tae Hoon lowered both of his raised hands He iht hand He revealed his tattoo of the Awakened
Colonel Yoo Daehyun’s face stiffened
In thetowards him from the distance
‘So’
He heard afrom the distance
Kim Tae Hoon didn’t show interest towards the other party Of course, Colonel Yoo Daehyun hadn’t noticed yet
“Sorry I’m late Lieutenant Colonel sir!”
It wasn’t long before a voice flitted in between Kim Tae Hoon and Colonel Yoo Daehyun
The two of them turned their heads towards the source of the voice in a surprised manner
“It looks like I overslept a little I’m really sorry”
A young man had appeared near them
‘It’s him’
It was the voice of the young man from his vision
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Oh Saebum
He was a good-looking young man about twenty-five years old that anyone who laid eyes on him would admire him
He was even attractively tall Even though fully clothed, anyone could see his chiseled body
He had a very handsoarette and sht out of a movie
“So he wants us to cooperate with hi in Bucheon? What a funny aristocrat”
Whatst the survivors in Seoul He was also one of theAwakened under the command of the Capital Defense Command
So the nicknaiven him was Roadmaker
He was the man who had paved the road for humans to live in Seoul
“Looking at your response colonel, it doesn’t look like you’re bullshi+tting”
That was the reason
That was the reason why the charismatic Colonel Yoo Daehyun allowed the arette
“Who is this sir?”
“Major Kim Tae Hoon”
“Major? He looks young, does he have an affiliation?”
“He does, but his unit has no na, he was called a ghost”
“Ah, so a secret unit then That’s fantastic So how a is he? He wears the same uniform, but there’s no way he would be on the same level as me”
“If I were allowed to hire only one person in order to get rid of a problem, I would hire him without hesitation”
“Aiyah, he’s really a”
Hearing what the colonel said, Oh Sae buside with his praises He spit out the cigarette in his mouth and stamped it out with his foot
“Then what do you need me to do?”
“A test”
“You need ht with someone as deemed to be a human weapon even before he became an Awakened? What if there’s a death?”
Although surprised, Oh Saebu
His eyes were clearly telling of his intentions
He wasn’t worried about Ki Kim Tae Hoon
“It’s just a simple test There’s no need for someone to die”
Yoo Daehyun gave hihts as Oh Saebum
‘It’s impossible for Kim Tae Hoon to win over Major Oh Saebum’
He had already killed a yellow grade reen ranked monster as well
In the case of the green ranked monster, it was thanks to the powerful relics obtained from the National Museum of Korea that he had coh to serve as a hope for Korea
So noKi
Regardless, the world had changed
‘However, he shouldn’t be at a weak level’
The scariest part about Kith
The fact that he had survived up until noas proof of that
Kiainst opponents he couldn’t win against with mere power
If people were to be told of Kim Tae Hoon’s Hollywood-like exploits, none would believe it
‘If he’s an Awakened, then he should be really strong’
The fact that Kih to deal with
The Awakened consumed monster stones in order to absorb the poithin and the chance to acquire new abilities
That alone was enough reason to proceed with caution
‘He’s not soh’
There was so that didn’t quite make sense
He called himself the head of the Mek Guild which ruled over Bucheon
But he was now baring his teeth at an opponent er than him
Well it could be that It could be that he illing to risk his life for the power he had gathered thus far
However, Colonel Yoo Daehyun knehat kind of man Kim Tae Hoon was He knew that Kim Tae Hoon was not so in this ruined world
‘Regardless, if he becomes an enemy, it would be a real headache’
In addition, Kim Tae Hoon didn’t receive the rank of Major sierous missions
He was given the rank Major so he could lead a unit
‘I should test his skills for now’
Regardless, theKim Tae Hoon is
If he was strong, then they would have to consider negotiations
As ato those in charge of Seoul was not enough to keep Seoul safe