Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 413



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Hiding a House in the Apocalypse Episode 413

166. Nemesis (4)

A cold wind blowing at dawn.

On the frozen riverbank, people wearing thick winter clothing began to float something into the sky.

It’s a kite.

Of course, we are not trying to play traditional Korean games in these times.

The kites they fly are military equipment made of reinforced glass fiber thread instead of silk thread and ultra-light PVC sheeting instead of Korean paper.

It was so large that it could easily fly with one person attached to it, so much so that four adult men were attached to it.

“Good wind!”

“Float it!”

At the direction of the supervisor, the men spun in time and launched the giant kite into the sky.

The kite, which had been hesitating for a moment, soon caught the wind and soared into the sky, fluttering in the wind.

As the kite rose, the black strings rose with a fearsome momentum like the rigging of a ship.

Kikrik- Kikrik-

A huge failure, mounted on a two-ton truck, is powered by a gasoline motor and rotates, releasing a black, glossy smoke cloud.

There were four similar units standing along the riverside.

The device, called Bicha (飛車), is a new observation device that will replace drones.

In the past, drones were sent out, but as soon as they were sent out, they were destroyed by monsters’ interference, which resulted in great losses and a sharp decrease in efficiency, so engineers put their heads together to create this equipment.

Since it uses the power of nature rather than the power of machines, it is more stable, faster than competing devices, and has a sharp range of control depending on the user’s ability. However, it has the disadvantage of being difficult to control and being overly dependent on variables such as wind.

The wind is nice today.

The north is still covered in thick fog, but the kites will penetrate the fog and tell us the location and information of the monsters swarming below.

I have a rough idea of ​​the general type’s location.

The guy is staying in the middle of a ruined street.

Considering that once a monster has settled down, it will remain in that spot until its next action, without moving at all.

But if you shell them, they’ll leave.

Because he doesn’t take bombardment stupidly like other monsters.

Therefore, all shelling and bombing was stopped in places where the general type was presumed to be present.

“If I kill the general type, will the monsters retreat?”

“Let’s say there is a command-control monster. But it’s unlikely that the existing monsters will run away if that monster disappears. To put it bluntly, if the command-control monster disappears, who will give the order to withdraw?”

“It’s not the Three Kingdoms.”

There are still many people who question my plan.

You can’t blame them.

Even I don’t think the monsters will retreat just because I defeat the general type.

But it’s something that needs to be done.

“Isn’t it better than just sitting here and dying?”

Woo Min-hee took my side.

“If we have that right now, we won’t be able to use our power.”

She glanced at me and smiled meaningfully.

She is definitely a force.

The plan was finalized with Woo Min-hee’s support.

Because everything was in short supply, supplies and equipment going into the operation had to be minimized.

Tanks and armored vehicles to penetrate enemy lines, helicopters to rescue us in case of emergency, etc.

We decided to assign the Hunter weapons that were in the best condition among the remaining ones.

In terms of personnel, we decided to mobilize five hunter teams.

However, since it is difficult for regular Awakens to exert their power, five teams were formed with regular team members.

Compared to the hunting operations that China carried out in the past, this formation is shabby, but it is the best that we humans can do now.

But before we can execute this operation, there is one issue that needs to be resolved.

That’s just blocking one more attack.

There is only one chance.

There is no second time.

Since we are not in a position to pressure them with force like we did in the Chinese era, we can maximize our chances only by waiting for them to attack us and exhaust their forces.

Fortunately, the wait doesn’t seem to be that long.

The reconnaissance party reported signs of an offensive.

*

“This is the only place we can live. I can tell you that not many people will survive if we leave this city. Even if you escape from here, they will come looking for you. There is no place on this Earth where you can escape to them. There is only one way to survive. Fight them and win.”

Kim Byeong-cheol’s speeches are heard everywhere.

Although the public’s reaction was lukewarm and even cynical, they agreed with one of Kim Byeong-cheol’s claims.

The chances of surviving outside this city are slim.

There are those who talk about King’s City, but King’s City is a ruthless meritocracy where those who cannot earn their keep with their own abilities are left to die, and the city’s ability to support its population is absolutely lacking.

As more and more people flock to the city, the people who make up the city’s infrastructure will have to live a hellish life.

However, living in the wilderness where there is no one may not be a very wise choice.

That is a privilege only available to us doomsday activists.

Citizens who are well aware of this fact appear to be dissatisfied with the current situation, but have no choice but to conform to it.

As a result, the momentum of urban exodus, which had been raging in the city for a while, subsided, and the factories and outposts were filled with people again.

It also became a minor topic of conversation that the refugee leader who returned after taking the hasty refugees wrote a letter of thanks to Kim Byeong-cheol.

The city that had been divided for a moment seemed to be coming together as one, but the enemy of humanity seemed unwilling to leave us alone.

“A massive eruption from the Paju Crack. An uncountable number of monsters are accumulating around the crack.”

“A giant species confirmed! Kraken! It’s the Kraken type!”

“Kraken type approaching! Direction is straight towards the city!”

The crisis has never been alleviated.

“Kraken type? Wasn’t that the one that disappeared at all after the Killzone collapsed?”

They just took a beating.

The appearance of a Kraken-type creature that had not been seen in at least two years had the entire city on edge.

If his destruction beam were to sweep through, the human population of this small, pitiful city would be halved.

Although no cases have been found in Korea, a Kraken type that appeared near Tokyo, Japan, entered the city center due to the incompetence and failure of the Japanese government, and vaporized over 50,000 people in an instant with just two destruction beams.

If the beast appears in the new Seoul gates, which are densely packed in a narrow area as part of the cold weather countermeasures, the city’s population could fall by half, or even less.

We must stop him before he appears in front of the city.

The problem is always the resources that hold us back.

I went to see Gong Gyeong-min.

The most traditional way to deal with the Kraken type is to use powerful air power, and the Jeju forces are the ones with the most air power.

Gong Kyung-min covered his lower body with both hands placed on the desk with his fists clasped together and spoke in an indifferent voice.

“I’m sorry, but that’s beyond my control.”

I didn’t expect it.

Even without going into the rumors that are circulating wildly, he is a toothless tiger with the grand title of chairman, and you can tell just by looking at the current situation where he is left alone in the school building with only one secretary.

But I have to say something.

“I know what Kang Han-min is thinking. I also admit that there is some truth to his thoughts. However, I think it is a different matter to see hundreds of thousands of people, and those who could have protected them, die right before your eyes.”

Gong Kyung-min’s eyes, which had been consciously avoiding eye contact, moved and glared at me straight on.

“This doesn’t seem like something a professor who ran away from the collapse of the Republic of Korea should be saying.”

His expression was hidden by his clasped hands, but he was probably very angry.

In the past, it would have been difficult to endure this situation.

He probably just ran out without saying a word.

But now it’s different.

I’m a professor, but I’m also a skeleton.

Sometimes, Dr. Emiris may be like Eom Chang-i, etc., but one thing is certain: he has become much stronger since then.

I looked straight into Gong Kyung-min’s glaring gaze and calmly called out a name.

“Kyungmin.”

My colleague, and my friend.

Gong Kyung-min’s eyes twitched.

He continued.

“We live in the present, right?”

This is what I have to say.

Turned around.

I don’t expect an answer.

I think my intention was well conveyed.

*

The operation began in the silence of Jeju.

Since all resources were extremely limited, we had to start hunting the Kraken with only the bare minimum.

“I never dreamed in my life that I would hunt a kraken myself.”

As Kim Da-ram, who was on board the helicopter, said, the Kraken type is not a hunter’s prey.

It’s a medium-sized species at best.

This is the limit of our hunters.

But now there is no one else but us.

The resources available are limited and you must hunt monsters that can destroy the city with minimal consumption.

The Kraken type passed through Paju City and entered Goyang City.

The flat land around Gongneungcheon was considered as a possible impact point, but the impact point was revised after observing the path of the creature.

The entrance to Mt. Bukhan was chosen as the striking point.

There are two reasons.

The Kraken type is inverted, meaning that if you knock it over, it won’t get back up.

This is a phenomenon observed in many Kraken types that appear in the Killzone, but there have been no cases of actually attacking the Kraken type by targeting this characteristic.

Because, like the example of Japan, he is too dangerous to be kept alive, and he also has durability that makes him untouchable by any amount of firepower.

The core of my plan is to get maximum results with minimum firepower.

The reason I chose the entrance to Bukhansan is because of the slope.

There are creatures like Emgu that are extremely resistant to slopes, but those dependent on the Earth, regardless of whether they are humans or monsters, are affected by gravity.

Even if we leave aside the guy who can float a short distance with an unidentified force similar to anti-gravity, like a necromancer, that’s not that great.

It’s surprisingly common for Kraken-types to escape the kill zone.

These Kraken types have been likened to typhoons, and their ferocity is similar to what we witnessed with Rebecca and her daughter in the past.

When these typhoons occur, it is usually the commanders and hunter leaders who are assigned to the rift who are held accountable, but ironically, their failures have inspired me.

According to this information, the Kraken type does not necessarily only travel on flat ground.

They sometimes take mountainous routes and thus climb steep slopes.

I tend to avoid steep slopes, and that’s where I got my inspiration for this operation.

“If the guy climbs to the foot of Mt. Bukhan, he’ll destroy the bridge.”

If we were to describe the Kraken type in words, it would look like a hermit crab with a huge shell the size of the 63 Building turned over.

Most of its body is made up of a bizarrely tall shell, with the legs, head, and other parts of its body, which are responsible for movement and attack, distributed in short sections beneath the building-sized shell.

Even though it is short, the superstructure is so huge that the height from the lower legs to the eyeball that fires the destruction beam, which is its attack method, is a whopping 60 meters.

It has a total of 24 short, sturdy, shell-like legs, which radiate out from its short body and support a ridiculous weight of an estimated 120,000 tons.

My plan is to destroy this monster’s legs.

If you destroy the bridge that supports the guy’s weight, it could cause a collapse, which could be called the end of the guy.

However, on slopes, some bridges are subject to more load.

Focus on that bridge and destroy it to break its balance, then use long-range artillery fire to apply external force to the broken balance to tip it over.

That’s the gist of my impromptu, modified plan to hunt the Kraken type.

It’s unclear whether it will succeed since no one has ever tried it before, but I think it’s the only card we can play now that neither air support nor unlimited artillery support is possible.

The problem is, of course, the destruction of the part.

We don’t know how much destructive force is required to destroy a Kraken-type bridge.

This is because there has never been a proper measurement done until now, and there has never been a situation where it could be done.

It is certain that destruction will occur if the so-called “unbelievable firepower” is unleashed, but the fact that the exact amount of destruction cannot be known will be a major obstacle to the operation.

The guy’s only known weapon is the infamous Crossing Death Ray.

Its death ray, with a radius of 2km, sweeps only across the ground, literally obliterating everything it touches.

No matter how thick the bunker or how heavy the armor, there has never been a reported case of its beam being pointed skyward.

Unlike other monsters, there is no reflective field, and the Kraken type silently walks away without a single proper counterattack despite multiple attack helicopters raining down missiles on it to defeat it. This adds strength to the theory that the monster is closer to a mechanical device than a living creature.

Now it’s time to attack this monster.

There are three helicopters available for deployment.

Each is armed with 16 air-to-ground missiles and is equipped with a chain gun as an auxiliary weapon.

Even if the Kraken type doesn’t have a reflective field, it is questionable whether its firepower will be sufficient since its durability is on a different level from that of normal monsters.

However, the fact that the leg joints were hit to some extent is confirmed by data shared before the war.

A considerable amount of explosives were prepared in case a situation arose where the bridge could not be cut off despite all firepower being used.

Of course, you have to go and install these explosives yourself.

It may sound crazy, but there is no other realistic way to create the powerful blast you need in the area you want.

The only good thing is that it targets the legs behind the Kraken type, in the blind spot?

There’s a very high chance that you’ll get hit by a death ray or fall off a bridge, but I think it’s better than watching the destruction of your city.

After completing the above preparations, we boarded the helicopter.

Although it was only a three-ship formation, it was quite a sight to see so many attack helicopters flying together across the skies of Seoul.

As you pass the general type’s lair shrouded in fog in the distance, you can see Mt. Bukhan, ruins, and the Kraken type that looks like a white dot in the distance.

“Operational target discovered. Bypassing.”

The helicopter formation gained altitude and turned towards the Kraken type’s flank.

“Ready to fire.”

There was also a call from the artillery unit.

The Kraken type has not yet climbed the mountainside.

I approached the Kraken type while understanding all the conditions, such as the air current and the monsters surrounding it.

It was just when I thought the operation would go smoothly.

Suddenly an emergency signal sounded from the cockpit.

“Unidentified helicopter appears at 4 o’clock!”

A murderous atmosphere flowed through the cabin.

An unidentified helicopter.

It’s a variable that was completely unpredictable.

As various possibilities raced through his mind, the first officer spoke to someone over the radio.

Before the communication was even finished, the first officer turned to me and relayed the situation.

“It’s a helicopter from Jeju. They say it was a chance encounter during reconnaissance. They say it was unarmed and there were no combatants on board.”

The results of the investigation show that Jeju’s helicopters are reconnaissance helicopters and are no match for our armed combat helicopters.

Kim Da-ram said something.

“Maybe they came to watch us hunt.”

Nothing changes just because there are one or two onlookers.

The formation passed over the Jeju helicopter.

While the helicopters were crossing, I saw a helicopter from Jeju.

There was a silhouette of someone in the window, but the backlight and the fast speed made it impossible to see who was on board.

However, the text painted on the side of the helicopter was recognizable.

This painting depicts a scene of a kneeling clown holding a harp and playing it, painted in the style of the Western Middle Ages.

Above the kneeling clown was a blank space depicting a fluttering banner with the words:

[ A FOOL ]

“······.”

That’s right.

It’s Kang Han-min.