The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 74



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Episode 74

【Imugi】

The shelling became a lull.

As soon as the cannon fire ceased, the batteries of the defense forces stopped firing.

How did the shelling stop?

I looked north through my telescope.

To the north, the so-called Graveyard of Ships, is where smoke rose.

Captain Kim said the smoke might be a communication signal with the Navy.

But the sky was clear without a speck of smoke.

Before I attacked the Mermaid Queen, I clearly saw smoke rising.

Could it be that Captain Kim sent troops to block the smoke?

Or did they stop acting because they thought the bombardment was successful?

The reason is unknown, but it certainly seemed that the stopped smoke had an effect on the cessation of shelling.

If there is no observation of the target location and whether it has been hit, continuous bombardment is not easy.

Then, should we take advantage of the pause in the bombardment to attack the Capitol?

But the bombardment actually strengthened the defenses of the Capitol.

The military didn’t care at all about rescuing people or putting out fires.

To break through that line and capture the leadership, we’ll need a distraction operation that will disperse their forces.

Should we launch the operation?

As I was fiddling with the firecracker, I heard the sound of a propeller cutting through the air: ‘Pudduk! Pudduk!’

no way!

When I looked up, I saw two helicopters flying towards the garbage island.

Jinman’s surprised scream was heard.

“They really are attacking from the sky.”

Attack helicopters circled the Capitol and fired machine guns at soldiers manning the perimeter.

Tadah! Tadah!

Since Trash Island had no air defense system of its own, it was helpless against attacks pouring down from the sky.

The soldiers were shot and fell and started to run away.

But some pointed their guns skyward and fired in return.

But there was no threat to the helicopter.

Meanwhile, a large helicopter that appeared to be used for transport dropped soldiers onto Namsan Tower.

There were no armed soldiers inside Namsan Tower, so it was occupied in an instant.

Navy guys, you’ve come well prepared.

In battle, gaining high ground was very important.

Perhaps it was a platform for artillery observation.

The navy, positioned on the tower, opened fire downwards.

The soldiers who had been resisting began to be defeated again.

The soldiers attempted to attack Namsan Tower, but failed every time due to a hail of bullets.

After descending from Namsan Tower, the helicopter approached the National Assembly dome.

The line came down again and the descent began.

It seemed like they were planning to capture the leaders just like I did.

Jinman said, shaking his head.

“Wow! The Navy SEALs are amazing. They seem to have prepared thoroughly for this operation. If this continues, there’s no room for us to get in.”

“Probably not.”

I denied Jinman’s expectations, which were overwhelming.

The special forces are small in number and the helicopters have fuel problems so they won’t be able to provide coverage for long.

Even if you try to transport additional personnel, you may end up being defeated by the Ark Bridge’s counterattack.

“The Ark won’t be easily defeated. They’ll soon defeat the Navy. That’s when we should aim for it. Take this and shoot it down when I tell you to.”

I passed the firecracker and unleashed the Mermaid Queen’s gag.

“They say there is a passage where mermaids walk under the island.”

“You’re a detective. Aren’t detectives supposed to catch people who do bad things? But why do you know so much about mermaids?”

The queen said, sounding annoyed.

“As I said, you don’t need to know that.”

The fact that there was an underground tunnel-like passage was something that Commissioner Son had told us.

But he had never seen the actual passage directly.

“That passage also leads to the hatchery?”

“It’s connected. Why?”

“Tell me how to get there.”

“Why me?”

I took an arrow out of Bomi’s quiver without saying anything.

“Okay, I’ll tell you. Even if I tell you, you, a human, won’t be able to use it. Well.”

It seemed that humans could not walk around in the water under the garbage island because the water was tidal.

I didn’t bother to tell you that I had gills behind my ears.

“It’s a seal hole.”

The Mermaid Queen pointed to a manhole cover not far away.

The manhole cover was located in the middle of a space filled with garbage.

I went to the manhole cover and opened it.

A water-filled pipe was seen.

It seemed that they had probably made a path by connecting something like a pipe to avoid being affected by the current.

“Okay. Shoot the firecrackers!”

I gave instructions to Jinman.

Jinman fired firecrackers into the sky.

Phew!

The firecracker rose into the sky and exploded in the shape of a flower.

It wasn’t clear because the sun was out, but Captain Kim must have seen the fireworks.

If Captain Kim attacked the defense forces as planned, I planned to jump under the manhole cover.

Then, we must go to the hatchery along the waterway, take advantage of the confusion to capture the governor and other important figures, and end the battle.

Valid! Valid!

Sporadic gunshots could be heard here and there.

Captain Kim seemed to have deployed his troops forward as soon as the shelling ended, as if they were advancing right away.

So, shall we jump into the water now?

As I put my feet in the water, the dome shattered with a loud ‘boom!’

What the? I stopped in surprise.

Was there a naval bombing? Or did the naval forces infiltrate and plant explosives to blow them up?

The area near the Capitol was covered in a thick layer of dust, making it impossible to tell what had happened.

“Damn Navy guys. How dare you come at me without even knowing the subject?”

A loud voice, as if coming from a loudspeaker, rang in my ears.

A huge object was seen protruding above the broken dome in the smoky dust.

What the heck?

At first I thought it was a tower crane.

It was quite tall and stretched out, the only thing similar on the garbage island was the tower crane.

But it was bent like an S, making it difficult to call it a tower crane.

Isn’t that a tower crane?

As the dust cleared further, I noticed that the surface was different from the intersecting metal trusses of the tower crane.

It was smooth, like reptile skin, and in the middle, is that a leg?

I squinted my eyes and looked as if I was going blind.

It’s a crab with claws, legs.

And at the very end, it looks like there’s a head attached to it,

What the heck? Is that a real dragon?

Hmm. It seems like it’s grown too much to be called a dragon.

The beard, mane, and horns were similar to those of a dragon, but they were short and sparse.

And when I saw the relatively short snout and slit-like eyes that were too short to be called a dragon, the snake-like governor came to mind.

No way. That thing that doesn’t look like a dragon, is it by any chance the governor?

Ah! I see.

It’s a dragon that can’t be used as a dragon.

The tenant representative, Branch Manager Choi, had tried to transform himself into a Suin, but failed and became a monster.

Is that so?

But it didn’t seem like it was out of control.

Then, wouldn’t it be that he is not in a state of perfection like Elder Kim or General Bang?

They seemed to lack something to be called a number of people.

Thanks to that, I was able to catch them.

Compared to the giant snake, the hovering helicopters looked as small as flies.

The helicopter attempted a preemptive strike.

As I fired the machine gun at the snake’s head, countless sparks exploded from the snake’s head.

The snake hesitated and shook its head, but did not appear to have suffered fatal damage.

“Hey. You little shit!”

The snake suddenly opened its mouth and stretched its head out.

And then he asked about the helicopter.

The helicopter’s sheet metal and propeller were horribly crushed, as if they had been stamped out of a press.

The snake spat out the helicopter it had destroyed with a “thud.”

“Oh! Shit!”

Jinman’s mouth, including Bomi’s, opened wide in amazement at the immense power of the Imoogi.

The pilot of the remaining helicopter seemed to be the same, as he quickly turned around and tried to escape.

“Do you think you can come back alive?”

The snake puffed out its neck like a cobra.

White smoke rose from his nostrils.

When he opened his mouth, flames poured out.

The flames engulfed the helicopter, causing it to lose balance and crash into the sea.

“Do you understand now? My power! Haha! Cluck! Cluck!”

The snake that had been laughing started to cough.

“Cough! Cough!”

He kept coughing and exhaling black smoke from his nostrils, like incompletely combusted car exhaust.

Is it because it’s a snake that can’t be a dragon?

The fact that they haven’t fully grown is probably not a matter of time.

I think it has something to do with the mermaid’s eggs that help with transformation.

Branch Manager Choi also became as big as the governor, but that was because he failed to completely transform himself, and Elder Kim and the defense general did not grow bigger.

What this means is that a typical body transformation does not increase in size.

Why did it get so big?

I ran and untied the Mermaid Queen’s gag.

“You! Did you know that the priestess can transform you into a dragon with a mermaid egg?”

“Ah! Seriously! What are you? You know everything.”

“Who am I? You told me. I’m a detective.”

I shrugged and answered.

“The Governor also ate the mermaid eggs for transformation? Are they different from the regular mermaid eggs?”

“The priestess said she was experimenting with something new, so she asked for more mermaid eggs. So I took some from normal mermaids and gave them to her.”

The angry mermaid queen said as if she had given up.

So did he become like that after eating the new mermaid egg?

But seeing as it didn’t work out perfectly, the experiment was a failure.

Or, what happened to Jiyeon without giving her the last mermaid egg?

To find out what happened to Jiyeon, I thought I had to first find out what happened to that snake.

But first, there was something to take care of.

“Father Hyunwoo!”