24 Episode 24 - The Golden Glass of Napoleon, Part I (2/2)
He was not a normal human being.
Kim Tae-hoon had already eaten the power of several monsters, and the power that he ate became his own bones and flesh.
Kim Tae-hoon was an Awakener with A rank telekinesis and could physically exercise his thoughts.
His murderous spirit was like a cold wind in the cold winter. There was no shortage of cutting flesh and making wounds.
The anger that the survivors spat out before the murderous spirit cooled down instantly.
”I'm telling you clearly, we're not soldiers. Mac Clan, a group organized for monster hunting. Our purpose is to hunt monsters, not to save survivors.”
Kim Tae-hoon continued to speak in an atmosphere so cold that nobody could even swallow.
”In addition, we hunt monsters to survive. To interfere with us is a threat to our survival, and there is no reason for us to risk our lives to save you.”
There was no cross-questioning.
”I ask you the opposite, how many men did you save, how many men did you help, and how many monsters did you hunt when you came here?”
There was no breathing heard.
”You've survived and come all the way here because you've turned away a lot of survivors, but do you think we're the only ones who can not turn away from survivors?”
There was only one-sided violence in this existence.
”I warn you, if you interfere with our activities, I'll do something about it in some way, and you can then call the police or hire a lawyer.”
After he stopped speaking, the sound of breathing and swallowing finally came. At the same time, everyone knew.
'It's real…'
'He's a man who could shoot and kill us if we got in his way.'
Kim Tae-hoon was not just talking a bluff or nonsense, but really thinking about it.
Therefore, none of the survivors showed any further signs of blaming Kim Tae-hoon.
Kim Tae-hoon no longer paid attention to them. He ordered his men to look at him.
”Today, we will spend a day here at Bucheon Stadium. Obtain gas from nearby cars, charge smartphone batteries with car batteries, and get food from nearby marts and vending machines.”
That was all.
Kim Tae-hoon did not warn the survivors that he would consider them hostile if they entered the area of Mac Clan.
Even if he did not, the survivors already knew it very well.
So the day ended, and night came again.
2.
Kim Tae-hoon taught many things to his subordinates after he founded the Mac Clan.
He taught survival knowledge, such as how to charge a smartphone battery using a car battery, and how to dismantle monsters.
The education was done every day.
”The Sabretooth Wolf has the thinnest skin between these ribs. The heart is caught when the hand is this deep, to the midpoint of the wrist and elbow after stabbing the hole with a knife.”
Even today, Kim Tae-hoon taught the soldiers how to take the monster stones out of the body of a Sabretooth Wolf by demonstrating to them.
Of course, this education was not to make an excellent soldier, but a competent hunter.
”Big brother, I need to talk to you …” Bang Hyun-wook talked to Kim Tae-hoon after the body of a Sabretooth Wolf was all broken down to bones and flesh.
Kim Tae-hoon wiped his bloody hands with a towel and received a proposal from Bang Hyun-wook. ”What do you want to say?”
”Can you accept even one of the survivors?”
”No.”
”Just one person, please ... I'll keep her safe. I won't interrupt you. I'll give her my food.” Bang Hyun-wook was serious and nervous.
On the other hand, Kim Tae-hoon was as calm as he always was. ”Why should I give you that special favor?”
”Well...” Because of the calm, Bang Hyun-wook lost his pace. In the end, he spat out what he was holding back, withholding nothing.
”I've helped you, and I've got the highest Energy rank in our clan, and you will be in trouble without me.”
A strong statement.
”Honestly, you have eaten a lot of monster stones from the monsters which I have killed so far.”
Strong to the extent he surprised himself!
”Umm… I mean… not that you were wrong, that's not that I was dissatisfied, but that I've worked so hard for you…”
In the end, he failed to keep up his words.
Kim Tae-hoon asked Bang Hyun-wook, ”I'll ask you one question, what's your relationship with her?”
”I went to the same middle school.”
”Friend?”
”No, it's not … I had a secret crush on her …” Even though he got the words out, Bang Hyun-wook was ashamed and blurred his words.
It was foolish and ridiculous to see himself speaking so high up against Kim Tae-hoon, not just for the sake of a friend or lover, but for someone who he was in unrequited love with.
However, Kim Tae-hoon did not look at Bang Hyun-wook as funny.
”I understand, but I can't comply with your request. I'm sorry.” It was not worth discussing who is right, humanly and morally.
Kim Tae-hoon was right only in one thing: that his method was much more likely to survive.
Bang Hyun-wook's face also crumpled because he knew it.
Kim Tae-hoon could not be persuaded at all, the young Bang Hyun-wook couldn't readily accept the fact that he should give up something.
It was Jang Sung-hoon who finished the conversation between the two. ”Boss!”
Jang Sung-hoon, who appeared with a serious face, was carrying a bag. Kim Tae-hoon's eyes changed when he checked the bag. He knew what was in that bag.
Jang Sung-hoon pulled out what Kim Tae-hoon knew was in the bag.
”Look at this.” The Golden Glass of Napoleon, which glowed with a gentle golden light, appeared. ”The cup was filled with red liquid. And ...” Jang Sung-hoon turned the golden cup upside down.
Of course, under common sense, if the laws of the world did not collapse, the liquid in the golden cup would fall to the floor.
But the red liquid inside only splashed a bit, and not a single drop fell out.
Like magic.
”What, what, what is this?” Bang Hyun-wook, who saw the golden cup itself for the first time, was shocked.
Kim Tae-hoon's face was hardened by concern. 'Does it mean that the champagne that makes me dream of a solution is this red liquid? What makes me qualifies as a crisis? Can I predict a solution through dreams? But why was the champagne created now? Is there a condition?'
”Boss, this is getting smaller and smaller, and if you don't drink it, it'll disappear.”
But Kim Tae-hoon did not have time to worry.
He reached out, grabbed the Golden Glass of Napoleon in his hand, and drank the red champagne in it at once.
The unbearable alcohol instantly engulfed Kim Tae-hoon's whole body.
The last thing Kim Tae-hoon heard was ”Boss!” ”Big brother!” and the two voices coming towards him...