34 Episode 34 - Messiah, Part III (1/2)
Chapter 12. Messiah, Part III
Translator: Khan
Editor: RED
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Lee Jin-sung was a cruel man who had the innate ability to make cruelty more brutal and powerful.
'Something's happened to Master.'
'We'll die if we're late.'
The power of Lee Jin-sung was something that could not be dealt by the Awakeners who did not even know that they were Awakened, or who were awakened but did not even have E rank of some special ability.
At the same time, Lee Jin-sung was their hope.
'Damn it, we hope that there is no problem with the master's safety…'
'Without the master, we'll be finished, too.'
Lee Jin-sung was their most powerful force against monsters.
And now, he was the only possibility of killing the yellow-eyed devil, a scary monster that ruled the subway now and could only be quieted by a human offering.
In a world that now belonged to monsters, including the yellow-eyed devil, Lee Jin-sung was an absolute necessity to survive.
That was why Lee Jin-sung named the group ”Messiah,” and his subordinates stepped into the large mall without any help and or hesitation. They headed for the threat, through the heavy snowstorm, to help someone who dominated them through fear.
”We're here!”
”Light the flash! Flash!
Soon after, eleven Awakeners arrived and entered the large mall with flashlights in their hands.
The first thing they saw with the flashlights inside the dark mall was a corpse.
”Ugh!”
”What the hell is this…”
There was the body of a general member who was killed in the grenade blast.
More bodies, which had a different kind of gruesomeness than those killed by the monsters, were also shocking to the Messiah Awakeners who had seen so much of such things.
'Did they get shot?'
'Did a bomb explode? But where was the bomb from?'
The Awakeners stiffened.
In that state, some courageous people walked through the bodies, flashing lights, and splashing through the rich blood.
”Huck!”
It was the head that ate their courage.
The head of Lee Jin-sung had been cut off, and the body was missing.
The hairless shiny head reflected the glare of the flashlights.
'Oh, my God, that's horrible.'
Their words fell silent and nobody spoke.
Then a voice came from the darkness, ”Put the flashlights on the floor and kneel down with your hands on your head.”
”Who, who is it?”
”Where did that voice come?”
No one was on their knees at once, and everyone was too busy turning their heads around to find the voice's main character.
Taang! The gunshot woke them up.
”Aaaaaaargh!” A man who was swinging a light around fell to the floor and screamed, ”My, my leg, my leg…”
”Every time I speak, one more person,” the unaffected voice again came through the pained cries.
'Crazy...'
'When I hold up a light, I'll be the target!'
The quickest ones, with a keen sense of survival, quickly dropped their flashlights on the floor, and immediately knelt down with their hands on their heads.
Like dominoes falling down in succession, eleven Awakeners entered the mall lowered their heads.
Kim Tae-hoon appeared in front of them.
He was still hiding in the dark, of course, wearing a black jumper. So now, even though his light was shining on the floor, so they could not see him.
It was even more creepy. What they could not see, they could only imagine. It was not a good thing to think about right now.
Kim Tae-hoon slowly spoke while the Awakeners imagined Kim Tae-hoon's existence as a devil.
”There are two options: turn your back on this and leave here, or become a hunting dog under me.”
Everyone shuddered at his words.
'A hunting dog?'
It was clear, at least, that he was not here for goodwill and justice!
”I know enough of what kind of group Messiah is, and you'd better get rid of the idea of being treated like a human being.”
Everyone trembled again at his words.
He knew what kind of group Messiah was, and that they silenced the monster with sacrifices.
Everyone here knew what it meant to offer sacrifices.
Even if they could not help it, they should be prepared to be treated the same way the instant they treated a person as food, not a fellow human being.
His power had overshadowed their determination, and now they were the weak!
'Damn it.'
The fact made them swallow and despair. 'It will be over if we go this way.'
Someone put his brain to work. ”Is it really okay if I leave?”
A man said, ”If you don't want to come under me, you will be fine. ”Kim Tae-hoon answered immediately.
”Well, I'll... go out. I'll stay quiet.” At the answer, the person who asked the question rose from his crouch.
The name of the man who rose was Jang Yeon-seok.
'I must get out of here. If I stay under him, I will end up a consumable against a monster.'
He was the leader of a group that monitored and managed the people who would be sacrificed at a department store across the street.
In short, he was an executive.
Of course, he knew the Messiah organization better than any of these people.
'I'll go to the City Hall, join the others, and make a plan. That's the first thing to do now. If not, I will be good for nothing.'
Messiah was currently expanding its scope, spreading spider webs around Bucheon City Hall.
They were engaged in activities; securing food by occupying large malls, capturing survivors who came to the central City Hall building, and going out and capturing them. At the same time they identified the areas of powerful monsters that could not be killed, and then offered sacrifices to them to manage their movements.
'Once I go to the City Hall, twenty Awakeners are waiting there.'
Of course, there were a number of Awakeners gathered by Messiah. Many of them were waiting at the City Hall since the most sacrifices were there.
In addition, many of them were not awakened but ready to fight for the Messiah. If they didn't want to be a sacrifice, they had to be on the same side.
Joining them was far safer than becoming a hunting dog under a man whose identity was unknown!
Steeling his intentions, Jang Yeon-seok once again asked Kim Tae-hoon, ”Really, is it really okay to leave?”
”If you don't want to come under me.” Kim Tae-hoon gave another definite answer.
”Thank, thank you.”
Only then did Jang Yeon-seok turn his back when he rose. After that, he didn't move right away and waited for a hint.
'Is he really going to send me off this way?'
He was suspicious, but there was no particular clue. Only then did Jang Yeon-seok turn his back and start heading back the way he had come.
Taang!
A gunshot struck his back.
”Khuck!” With the short word, Jang Yeon-seok began to tremble after he fell to the floor. Hot blood flowed out from under his body, and began to pool on the floor.
The rest could not see it.
'Is team leader Jang dead?'
'Crazy, isn't he just letting us go?'