The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 78



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Episode 78

The vibration shook my body with a loud ‘thud!’ sound.

Fortunately, the surrounding area was made up of flesh, so the impact was not severe.

But gravity reversed itself as if the car had flipped over and my head hit the wall of flesh.

I sat up, but the previously horizontal tunnel had turned vertical, like a well.

As I stepped on the shrunken heart and looked up, I saw a light shining above my head.

The light looked like the sun seen from the deep sea.

The sun reflecting on the water beckoned me to come out.

Crawled toward that year.

When I finally got out of the hole, I saw a crowd of people gathered around me like a cloud.

When they saw me, they clapped and cheered.

“Whoa! Dragon Slayer! Dragon Slayer! Hurray!”

I also saw people covered in mucus like gastric juice.

They were bald and burned, but they cheered for me most enthusiastically.

“Wow! Thank you. Thank you for saving me.”

He seemed like someone who had been eaten by an Imoogi and then escaped by vomiting.

Although the cheering from the people was a little awkward and embarrassing, it didn’t feel bad.

No, rather, I felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment.

Even when I was working as a detective, I felt a greater sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when I received thanks from victims or their families rather than when my salary was credited to my account.

I waved to the people and got down from the snake’s body.

After coming down, I realized how huge the thing I had caught was.

The snake’s body, spread out on the floor, looked like a long tunnel.

Captain Kim, Commissioner Son, and other anti-Bangjoo sect people came running to me.

“Wow. Wow. Detective Kim! Catching a dragon. I can’t believe it. I didn’t think you’d succeed… … .”

“It was amazing. I was so excited to see him fight the dragon from so high up in the sky. To be honest, I thought it was like throwing an egg at a rock. But when I saw him digging into the hole and into the guy’s body, I had hopes that I could catch him. But the guy… … .”

The two of them and others were so excited that they grabbed my hands and shoulders and started talking like crazy, as if they were watching an adrenaline-pumping action movie.

“Excuse me. Captain Kim. Commissioner Son. Do you know where Bomi and Jinman are?”

I cut them off and looked around.

Namsan Tower tilted completely, but the tower crane did not fall.

“Oh. You two are safe.”

“Oh, that’s a relief.”

Only then did I feel relieved.

I saw Bomi and Jinman running over there.

Bomi ran towards me and gave me a powerful back smash.

“Sir! I thought we were in real trouble!”

“I told you the whole plan. What a mess.”

“I didn’t say it would stay in the snake monster’s body that long. And the stupid snake monster is shooting fire at me, so I can’t help but worry that it might be on fire from the inside.”

“Brother! I was so worried too.”

Jinman said with tears in his eyes.

“Ah! Oppa. It’s tears again. You’re a real man!”

“No. I got dust in there because I was working on the crane.”

I said this, pretending not to notice Jinman wiping his tears with his sleeve.

“If it weren’t for you two, I wouldn’t have caught that little snake. Bomi, Jinman, thank you so much!”

“See? I told you, you can’t do it without me.”

Bomi had an arrogant expression on her face, like a hip-hop singer showing off her swagger.

Jinman said with his eyes still sparkling.

“I will offer my body to you, brother. If you tell me to die, I will cut open my stomach and die right away.”

“Okay. What use would I have for you? And if someone tells you to die, you should just slap them in the face and say something nonsense. Why would you die?”

I patted both of their shoulders and looked back at Captain Kim.

“What happened to the Governor-General’s army that was engaged in battle?”

“When the monster was cornered, it lost its mentality and was easily subdued. Not only that, when the monster was defeated, it simply threw down its gun and surrendered.”

“Thank you for your hard work. I will question you later, so keep him in a safe place.”

As soon as things were sorted out, I planned to ask about the Archdiocese’s information as well as about the delay.

No further gunfire was heard.

Now the Ark Church guys have been sorted out to some extent.

At that moment, a man wearing a half-Archangel sect armband came running.

“We’re in big trouble.”

“What’s going on? Is there an attack from the remnants of the Ark Church?”

Commissioner Son asked.

“That’s not it. The mermaids are causing a ruckus and destroying the harbor.”

“Mermaids?! You sure you weren’t the one attacking us? Mermaids are a necessity for the island. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to access the island from the outside, and we wouldn’t be able to sustain this island either.”

“No. We were attacked without doing anything.”

The man answered as if he felt wronged.

“No, why the mermaids all of a sudden?”

“Maybe it’s because of the Mermaid Queen.”

At my answer, Commissioner Son looked back at me.

“Mermaid Queen? Oh! That’s right. You said you wanted to take the mermaids captive so they could cooperate with the Ark Church. What happened?”

“I took him prisoner.”

I shrugged my shoulders as if it was no big deal.

“Wow! There’s nothing you can’t do. From monsters to the Mermaid Queen. But where did the Governor go? We have to catch him to finish this.”

“The monster is the governor.”

“what?”

Not only Commissioner Son, but even Captain Kim was surprised by those words.

“I ate an experimental egg and was transformed, but it was incomplete, so I couldn’t become a dragon and ended up becoming an Imoogi.”

“Ah, so that’s what it looked like.”

“I also thought that dragons in the submerged world were ugly.”

The two seemed a little disappointed, as if they wanted to catch the governor directly.

Capturing the governor is, in a way, no different from capturing the enemy’s king, so it is the greatest achievement.

If you do that, you will have great political assets and a career on Trash Island in the future.

But I ended up taking over both Monster Slayer and King Slayer.

“Well then, I guess I’ll take the Mermaid Queen and go negotiate with the mermaids.”

“Ah! Please take good care of me.”

“Please.”

I think their attitudes have become more polite, perhaps because they are conscious of what I’ve done.

I took Bomi, Jinman, and Hyunwoo’s father to where the Mermaid Queen was hidden.

As Hyunwoo’s father walked away, he explained how the situation unfolded.

“I managed to get to Captain Kim and Commissioner Son just in time. So I relayed Detective Kim’s instructions. Captain Kim and Commissioner Son said they couldn’t just sit by and watch people being eaten by monsters, so they ordered us to advance. I agreed to advance. I’m sorry, Detective Kim!”

“No, I knew you would do that. Good job.”

I answered with a smile.

Thanks to the unit’s attack, we were able to buy some time to set up the operation.

Thanks to Hyunwoo’s father’s guide, we easily arrived at the location where the Mermaid Queen was hidden.

“Hey! What’s going on? Why is this lady acting like this?”

Bomi touched the Mermaid Queen, who had her eyes rolled back, but there was no response.

“Is he dead?”

Jinman said, looking at the Mermaid Queen.

The Mermaid Queen’s hair had turned white and was falling out in some places, as if she had been through the storms of time.

The face that had been covered in rice cake powder had turned yellow and was covered in wrinkles.

What happened?

Could it be that the gag was put on wrong and he couldn’t breathe?

Or maybe he was fatally wounded by flying debris during the battle?

I examined it and found no injuries and the gag was properly fitted.

“In my opinion, it looks like he just died of natural causes.”

Hyunwoo’s father cautiously gave his opinion.

According to Hyang-i, the Mermaid Queen was originally old enough to have to step down as queen.

And didn’t Hyang-i and the young mermaid show us firsthand that when mermaids lose moisture on their skin, their condition worsens in various ways?

Did he really die of natural causes due to rapid aging?

As I looked back at the Mermaid Queen, a hand caught my eye.

It’s a ring.

I’m sure I’ve never seen it before, but maybe it was hidden?

Anyway, it had a similar shape to the trident ring I was wearing.

The ring was engraved with an inverted trident.

Does this ring possibly represent the Queen of Mermaids?

So, the trident ring I’m wearing is the King of Mermaids?

But I’m a human, not a mermaid.

Does it not matter?

As I was silently looking at the ring, Bomi took the ring off the Mermaid Queen’s finger.

“Do you like this? I don’t think the size will fit you.”

Bomi tried to put a ring on her finger.

But the ring didn’t go in, as if Bomi wasn’t the owner.

“What is this? It looks like the right size, but it doesn’t fit.”

I tried turning and pushing the ring, but it didn’t seem to go in.

“Okay. I don’t like the rustic look, but take it, Oppa.”

Bomi threw a ring at me.

The ring seemed like an object that a human being could not wear.

But what happened to me?

if.

I touched the gills behind the ears with my hand.

But what do I do with this Mermaid Queen ring?

It’s not something I can wear, and I think I should give it to someone who suits me, or rather, a mermaid.

Ah! I guess I should give it to that mermaid.

“Brother. It seems like the Mermaid Queen is dead. How do we calm the mermaids down?”

Jinman frowned, seeming worried.

It would be simple to appoint a new Mermaid Queen and control her, but it would take time to bring her in.

“Hyunwoo’s father.”

“Yes. Can you get to the East Cape as quickly as possible?”

“Of course. Wherever Detective Kim tells you to go, you should go. If you go to the eastern cape, it won’t take too long if you use the discontinued railroad track.”

“Oh! Good. If you go to the eastern cape, there will be a ship. Tell her that I told you to come straight to the port.”

As we were coming into Trash Island, I told Jeong-woo to leave the Hallasan ship waiting at the eastern cape.

Hyunwoo’s father set off right away, and we also set off for the port.