The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 72



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Episode 72

As planned, Commissioner Son stepped forward.

“In order to fight the Ark together, everyone must put aside their own opinions and come together. Who will take command is especially important. I recommend this guy.”

Commissioner Son pointed at me.

“Yeah. If we can defeat the defense general, we can probably destroy the Ark Bridge.”

“You are trustworthy.”

“bravo!”

“Clap! Clap!”

Having gained the support of the people, I distributed the weapons I had recovered from the annihilated defense forces.

In addition, they liberated and armed Area A.

Now let’s go and try to make a revolution.

No, is it ‘Koo’?

* * *

“Revenge on the Archbishop!”

“Death to the traitors!”

As strength gathered, the people called for a staged artillery advance.

“I told you. Who is in command here?”

I glared at people with sharp eyes.

People avoided my gaze.

Just a moment ago, they had witnessed me live subduing the soldiers guarding the gate.

I saw the blood of soldiers who deliberately resisted.

“Let’s start with reconnaissance first. So please wait until I give you instructions.”

After calming the people down, he asked Commissioner Son.

“What happened? Is Hyunwoo coming?”

“Uh. I just got here.”

A boy with a bushy head came in carrying a bag.

Jinman, who followed in, was also carrying a lot of luggage, including satellite equipment and drones.

“father!”

“Okay, Hyunwoo!”

Hyunwoo ran to him, and his father, who had been waiting, hugged him.

Jin-man shed tears at the touching reunion of the rich.

Seeing that, Bomi teased him.

“What the heck! Jinman Oppa. You were acting like a man, but now you’re crying.”

“Tears? This is sweat.”

While the two were arguing, Hyunwoo approached me.

“Thank you, Detective Kim. Thank you for saving my father.”

“I also appreciate it. I will definitely repay this favor. If there is anything I can do to help, please let me know.”

When my father bowed to me, Hyunwoo bowed as well.

“I’ll help you too. I promised Hoyoung that I would help Detective Kim.”

I answered with a snicker.

“First of all, I have a favor to ask of Hyunwoo. Oh! Of course, I think I’ll ask of your father later too.”

* * *

“As expected, the security is tight on the Capitol side. However, there are no soldiers stationed on this side of the road.”

“Then we can infiltrate this way.”

“But if the guards at the rear come down here, we could be isolated. The guards’ armament is incomparable to that of other units. If we make a mistake, we could suffer a great loss.”

Captain Kim looked at the monitor and objected to Commissioner Son’s proposal.

The monitor showed a garbage island in relief, like an aerial photograph.

I spoke to Hyunwoo, who was sitting in front of the monitor.

“Hyunwoo, move the drone towards the port.”

“yes.”

As Hyunwoo moved the joystick, the screen moved.

I could see a breakwater built of trash, and little dots in the sea could be seen approaching the port.

“That looks like a mermaid.”

“The Mermaid Queen has officially joined the Ark Church. If a battle breaks out, she might attack from the shore. Wouldn’t it be better for us to strike first?”

Commissioner Son looked at me as if asking me to make a decision.

But I didn’t come to a conclusion and just looked at the monitor.

In order to rescue Jiyeon, I had to find the mermaid’s egg hatchery, but I didn’t want to turn the mermaid into an enemy.

“Can you zoom in, Hyunwoo?”

The screen zoomed in, revealing the mermaids that had landed.

But then I saw something strange.

It was like a mermaid entering a rectangular box.

“What is that?”

“That’s probably the mermaid queen’s palanquin.”

“Are you going?”

“It’s a tank filled with water. Make it so it can be lifted like a palanquin and the Mermaid Queen can move it.”

I was reminded of Cleopatra, whom I had seen in a movie a long time ago.

Cleopatra rode in a golden palanquin carried by muscular slaves and waved to cheering Roman citizens.

“Then it’s simple. If we capture the Mermaid Queen, we won’t have to fight the mermaids.”

“Oh! That’s a good idea. We already have a shortage of power, so there’s no need to spread it out. As expected! It’s Detective Kim.”

When Hyunwoo called me Detective Kim, people followed suit.

“Then, the rest of the strategy is… … .”

I deployed people based on their level of armament, power, and personnel.

We will attack the festival site with all our firepower as if a war had broken out.

But the surprise attack is a Sungdong attack.

In reality, they will attack the National Assembly building where the leaders of the Ark Church, including the Governor-General, are located.

The elder leading the Ark Church on Trash Island called himself the Governor.

When he became a tyrant, he changed the title of tyrant to governor.

People have been describing and explaining the governor, but they don’t match the elders I know.

When the fact that it is a cult becomes known, people call it a cult, so it’s called the Shy Ark cult.

There were many people who were high-ranking members of the Ark Church but were not revealed.

I thought the Governor might be one of those people.

We set a timeline to secure the Mermaid Queen first, then initiate the operation.

“Then, if it works, I’ll shoot off firecrackers. Once the firecrackers go off, go into action right away. I’ll go straight to the Capitol.”

“Just a moment, Detective Kim.”

As I was about to leave, Captain Kim called me.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Excuse me, look at this.”

Captain Kim pointed to a spot on the monitor.

“Is it acting?”

“yes.”

“Let’s have a meal or something. Why are you doing that, Captain Kim?”

Commissioner Son said it as if it was no big deal.

“That’s right. I’m not sure, but I think someone contacted the Navy.”

“Contact the Navy?”

“Yes. I don’t know exactly, but I think it tells me when to attack.”

“Hey, what are you doing? Are you contacting the Navy?”

Commissioner Son asked with a serious expression.

“Oh, no. I’ve been with Detective Kim and Commissioner Son up until now, so how do I contact them? And I saw Detective Kim’s ability, so I completely came over here.”

I looked at Captain Kim for a moment.

Captain Kim was classified as a naval faction member and insisted that the Republic of Korea Navy, as the legitimate successor, should operate the trash island.

So, I initially stood in opposition to Commissioner Son, but after I defeated the defense forces, he stopped saying such things.

And when they took over the prison, they started to cooperate actively.

He was said to have been an operations officer, and he had exceptional judgment skills and strategic planning skills.

If I were to give him a full-fledged job, I thought it would be of great help in the military field.

But if it was a spy sent by the Navy Faction, what we’re talking about now could have been a smokescreen to delay our operation.

Captain Kim flinched, perhaps feeling burdened by my intense gaze.

But he never averted his eyes from mine until the very end.

It didn’t seem like he was lying.

But Commissioner Son did not let his doubts go.

“You said you were sending an attack signal to the Navy. No, that doesn’t make sense. How did you get here without a mermaid guiding you? Are you saying you’re going to fly here?”

“Well, as I said before, I don’t know.”

“Then why are you interfering with our operation? Are you a spy?”

“Okay, Commissioner Son. It might actually fly in.”

I thought of the destroyer that attacked the apartment.

Among the remaining naval vessels, there may be a helicopter landing ship.

Not only that, but if you fire a cannon… … .

“First of all, there may be a naval attack, so have your troops wait in an area that can be a trench. I will go out to check on the enemy’s movements.”

Although Commissioner Son and others tried to raise objections, I dismissed them.

Instead, he gave instructions to Captain Kim.

“Captain Kim. Even if you don’t hear from me, if the situation changes, you must flexibly employ tactics and fight.”

Captain Kim seemed touched by my faith.

He nodded vigorously, looking as if he was about to burst into tears.

“Okay, I will make sure not to disappoint you, Detective Kim!”

I set off with the advance party.

Jinman, who was following behind, asked with concern.

“Is it okay?”

“Anyway, Captain Kim is the only one capable of commanding. We have a lot to do. We have to catch the Mermaid Queen and the Governor, and rescue Jiyeon.”

“That’s right, we have to rescue Jiyeon.”

Bomi said with strength.

We will do our best to liberate Trash Island, but our first goal is to rescue Jiyeon.

We, disguised, moved among the people.

Because all kinds of trash are piled up on Garbage Island, wide objects such as planks, doors, and iron plates were laid on top of the trash to create a path for passage.

The road was crowded with people as if they had come out to see the cherry blossoms.

People’s footsteps seemed lighter, indicating that the festival planned by the Bangju Church was a success.

Stalls lined both sides of the street, selling not only miscellaneous goods but also food.

“Wow! Chicken skewers.”

As Bomi spoke with her lips parted, Hyunwoo’s father, who was in charge of guiding the way, spoke.

Hyunwoo’s father followed along, wanting to be of some help.

In addition, we brought in some combat-capable personnel in preparation for engagements with the enemy.

“That’s an unidentified meat. There are rumors that it’s made from floating corpses, and rumors that it’s made from sucking expired meat. If you eat it wrong, you’ll get blood in your stool.”

“Whew!”

Bomi turned her head away, feeling nauseous.

As we headed towards the port, it became more crowded.

People raised their hands and picked up something.

I looked at the picked up item and it was a fish.

A mermaid was seen climbing onto a live fish transport vehicle that had been converted into a cart.

They threw the fish from the transport tank.

This is similar to the movie Cleopatra.

During her parade, Cleopatra showered the Roman citizens with gifts to win their favor.

“Long live the Mermaid Queen!”

People were busy cheering and picking up fish.

Behind the live fish transport truck, a tank carrying the mermaid queen was visible.