13 Episode 13 - Relic, Part III (2/2)

At his words, Bang, who was about to point a gun in Kim's direction after filling the cylinder, instantly stopped.

Kim smiled bitterly at his actions. He had anticipated what Bang would do. It wasn't hard to predict.

'It's one of the mistakes most people usually make when they first touch a gun. They aim at the person in front of them when they hear the word 'aim.'

'These two are not bad either, but it would be better to have a career man if I wanted to move along.'

It was something Kim would have to endure to go around with Bang and Ahn. The two had never been soldiers.

'Even if I wanted something like a soldier right away, it doesn't mean they can't do the job. I hope there's someone who will be helpful in the Ojung-dong military base.' It would be convenient to find an Awakened soldier, and that was one of the reasons why Kim was heading for the military base.

An Awakened soldier was needed. Of course, there was no guarantee that an Awakened soldier would become a subordinate to him even if there was one there.

'I hope there is a man of sense...' That's what Kim worried about.

”We`re moving now. Take sugar with the chocolate we prepared, and arm yourself, then let's move on to the next point…”

With the first objective done, it was time to move toward the military base in Ojung-dong.

Kuoooooo! A loud cry rang through the city of Bucheon.

4.

'The most fearful thing to those who survive in a city which had been ruined by bombing is the sound of the fighter jets passing overhead. The sound not only paralyzes the reason of the listener but sometimes even the heart. This is the case; on the battlefield, the body is fine, but a dead man with his ears covered is seen from time to time.

Even trained soldiers are not free from the fear. The moment a bomber bombs, death is on the way. That kind of fear cannot be overcome. They just get used to it.'

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Kim's ability to go without losing his reason in front of the monstrous fear that rampaged through his mind was also due to his familiarity with this kind of fear. He could not overcome the fear. He was lying on the floor, just waiting for the fear to fade away. Soon after Kim Tae-hoon's fear of everything exploding disappeared, he rose from his seat.

The first thing he did was look at the condition of Bang and Ahn, who were similar to the dead bodies scattered on the floor. He checked their pulses immediately. Their pulses were running, but there was no focus in their eyes.

”Huck!” Bang woke up first, but his eyes were full of fear.

Kim forced the chocolate from his pocket into Bang's mouth after breaking it.

”Melt it down in your mouth; do not swallow, let it melt.”

Kim then approached Ahn. Her condition was worse than Bang's. Her heart was beating, but her eyes were not focused. She was truly in a state of unconsciousness.

Kim slapped her cheek. ”Get ahold of yourself, Ahn Sun-mi. Get ahold of yourself.”

The focus returned Ahn's eyes after her cheeks were red.

Kim put the pieces of chocolate in her mouth. ”Melt it down on your tongue.”

Kim then spoke to Bang, who was somewhat sober. ”Stand here. If anything happens, shout out to me.”

Bang, who had been melting chocolate hard in his mouth, was surprised and asked, after gulping down the chocolate. ”Yes? What about you?”

”We need to figure out what monster passed over our heads. Boil water using the portable pot we brought. It's dangerous to move in this condition right away. Let's warm up and move.”

With those words, Kim went out the broken door of the police station.

5.

Tap!

With a short sound, the police car's door unlocked itself. Kim stared slowly at the car's window, and he opened the door right after blinking his eyes a couple of times. Soon after, he pushed himself into the wide-open door.

”Hoo…” The cold police car was filled with his white breath. Kim's hand extended through the cloud to the black box installed in the car. He opened the black box as it was, playing the video that the black box had recorded a short time ago.

Under the night sky, the image of the dark world, without a street-light, was of course dark. But it was not difficult to see its presence in the video. The video taken by the black box was more than enough.

It was about three hundred meters long and large enough to cover a gymnasium with the massive wings that could lift the giant body. It was a dragon. At least, among the countless human words, the dragon was the only word that could describe the monster.

The huge dragon was flying past Bucheon towards Incheon, where the sea was visible.

Kim grit his teeth tightly. 'Black Orcs… are at the level of wild dogs.'

There was already a crazy monster in the world. The chance of beating such a thing could not even be calculated without the help of a powerful weapon.

'The world has changed well beyond my imagination.'

Kim did not even dare to dream that such a monster would appear in the world. Instead, he was able to imagine what would happen when such a monster appeared.

'If this monster gets settled in Incheon City… I must be determined to return Incheon City to September of 1950 to kill it.'

How much firepower would be needed to simply kill this monster with human weapons?

How much property and geographical damage would be taken, and how many lives would be lost?

Some of the survivors were people who were willing to take the damage and still survive the ruthless violence.

'… I need to hurry.'