33. Director (4)
When the Awakens first appeared, there was a lot of disagreement about their identity.
The first opinion was an outright negative.
They emphasized that Awaken (then called the Occipital Overgrowth Receptor Syndrome patient) was a type of human mutation that had not been reported so far, and that it was very dangerous and should be isolated from the world.
As always, the world runs on money and efficiency, and theory is usually just a handmaid of that “good stream.”
Hunters of our old era have received a lot of criticism since before that.
Compared to trained soldiers, humans who are not much different are labeled as hunters, receive more allowances, and occupy more important positions.
If there is a rich country like Korea that sucks up all the good things in the neighborhood, the hunter’s information is treated as a top secret and the identity is tightly hidden. It contributed to the psychological deprivation of many soldiers.
In fact, being a Hunter is not an easy task.
Many Hunters died on the battlefield.
The high cost is not a matter of high or low benefits from the government’s point of view, but rather that the loss rate is too high.
Of the 13 of us, out of a total of 1,200, only 300 survived.
I suddenly recall what Instructor Jang Ki-young, a first-generation hunter who was my teacher, strongly insisted on the undeserved callsign of Professor.
“Park Kyu. If there were a hundred people like you in the world, we wouldn’t have been pushed to the back room.”
The concept of a new human race suddenly appeared.
That new human race was none other than Awaken.
Led by the media, movements in favor of the Awakens sprung up here and there, and suddenly they rose to the ranks of hunters of the old era.
The biggest role was my motivation.
Kang Min Kang and Na Hye Won.
Two awakened as Awakens at the same time in a hopeless war.
Their awakening took place in grandeur, as if God himself had descended to save this world.
At the coronation of the gods, I was nothing.
They soon emerged as the mainstream of the monster frontline, and our hunters of the old era, like my teacher said, were gradually pushed into the back room and eventually degenerated into marginal people who were neither one nor the other.
The fate of the old school hunter who failed to raise money can be known just by looking at Baek Seung-hyun.
Defender’s case is even worse.
He was betrayed by time itself.
Maybe the 17th? 18th? Considering the age difference between me and me, it is clear that he is a jockey to that extent.
In the transition period before the Hunter system changed to the Awaken system, the cursed horseman applied for the Hunter of the old era without knowing anything, experienced only hell in China and North Korea, and returned to Korea.
“Whoa…”
Even if it’s downhill, carrying a corpse at full speed on a mountain road is quite difficult.
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Going there while paying attention to the trends of booby traps and soldiers who may be somewhere.
“How to. brother?”
Even at this moment, the voices of the Defender siblings could be heard over the transmitter.
“Quiet. Let’s do that.”
“that?”
“huh.”
What are you trying to do?
Maybe it’s a beauty world?
I don’t like it very much.
“Even if you’re Awaken, you’re just a normal human if you’re within the half-field.”
“it is not so.”
I said.
“I should have one or two for self-defense.”
“Skelton?”
the siblings asked at the same time.
“Wait as long as possible. don’t fight Make the most of your time. Because I am running now.”
“Skelton. Where is your father’s body?”
“Don’t worry, I’ll take it with you.”
“no. Skeleton.”
Defender’s voice rose.
It’s like holding a microphone close to your mouth.
The Defender’s rather loud whisper was clearly transmitted to my ear through the communicator.
“Just go. Father’s corpse or something.”
“You want to just go?”
“You came because of us. Thank you for coming. I feel the affection of this damn era thanks to you. Alas, I was bad. sorry.”
this guy
Was he such a cute guy?
I think you are cuter than your brother.
“Here, we’ll figure it out. Opponent is Awaken. I don’t want to drag you in.”
Then, a voice came through the microphone, as if someone had spoken loudly from afar.
“There, brother! Do not worry! we don’t hurt We are doves of peace and harmony.”
Perhaps this voice seems to be the fanatic who attacked the Defender siblings.
Manryugui Religion.
Most of the last time in China was spent dealing with human waste.
You can see that the Chinese have great imagination if you look at Journey to the West or Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but even a nation with such an outstanding imagination couldn’t imagine a scene where humans and monsters rushed into the capital together.
Over 100 million fanatics suddenly disappeared along with founder Ma Won-gap, but new fanatics spread like poisonous mushrooms and carried out deathly missionary activities with monsters.
The monsters seemed to ignore them rather than accept them as companions, but when a double enemy – humans and monsters – attacked the defense line, there weren’t many tools we could use.
“Stay still.”
I said it again one last time.
“I have an idea.”
“thought?”
“huh. Take your time as much as possible.”
“I’ll pull it.”
Defender’s brother said.
Did you say affectionate?
Her natural voice came through the microphone.
“Hey, the engine is broken.”
You communicated with me via text message, but you speak well to a fanatic.
While my brother was wasting time, I asked Defender a few things.
Information about enemy weapons, numbers, and Awakens.
I’m curious about one thing in particular.
“How does the wave feel?”
“Skelton. Were you a Hunter too?”
“It’s not like that. Now, what’s the answer?”
“It’s like an upward wave. It feels like it is ringing upwards.”
“What size?”
“It doesn’t sound that big.”
“It sounds like you’ve reached at least level 5.”
“Perhaps it hides its power.”
It is called Awaken, but the difference in power between Awakens and psychic powers is very different even among the same Awakens.
There are divine human beings who are called saviors just because they are on the battlefield, such as my motives Kang Min Kang and Na Hye Won, and there are countless insignificant guys like newbies who pretended to be strong in front of the capsule I brought.
The Awaken’s level is determined by strict criteria, unlike the ranks of our old-time hunters. For example,
The stage of recognizing the power of the other world.
The stage where you can perceive and touch power.
A stage in which power can be used in a limited way.
A stage where you can freely use your powers.
A stage where sufficient power is freely available.
In this way, the definition is made and the level is given based on whether or not the test that meets the criteria is passed.
“Sister! Sister!”
It looks over there.
The man called Awaken that Defender spoke of.
Blasphemously, the Awaken is dressed as a priest.
Behind it stood five men and women holding baseball bats and ropes like a folding screen.
There are no guns.
No, you probably don’t need it.
If you look at the armament considering capture rather than killing.
Anyway, arrived on time.
“Ah, sister. There seems to be another person in the car. Why doesn’t he come out from inside?”
As Awaken beckoned, the men and women behind them approached the truck with bats.
Then Defender opened the car door and came out and pointed his gun at me.
The zealots backed away in fright, but the Awakens remained unconcerned in front of the flashing guns.
“Oops.”
Rather, he smiled leisurely and unleashed his god-allowed power.
thud! thud! thud!
This friend must be at least level 5.
If you look at the same shock wave as the monster called the wave.
“Another lost child who is still prejudiced.”
The defender and his younger brother, who encountered the shock wave, seemed to be overwhelmed.
“Sah, are you a person?”
In a way, the younger brother’s expression must be the most natural reaction that an ordinary human can do.
It’s because Awaken honestly doesn’t look like a human when he manifests his powers.
Anyway, aside from his younger brother, why is that Defender so scared?
If you were active in China, it wouldn’t be that you couldn’t deal with Awaken.
No, maybe the rumors are real.
The cursed jockey is a jockey who is thrown away anyway, so the school didn’t give proper education.
“S, Skelton.”
Defender said in an uncharacteristically trembling voice.
“Run away. You don’t have to die either.”
my heart is grateful
Thank you.
To think of a worthless human like me.
But that’s it.
defender.
What is the wavelength of that fanaticism?
“…”
It’s so insignificant compared to the waves that my dear comrades used to emit.
“Put down the gun. Guns don’t work on me.”
I checked the fanatic’s armament again.
There were no other weapons in the man’s hand.
The same goes for the person with needlessly good eyes in the background.
“I was chosen by God. Perhaps you too will be chosen by God and reach a higher realm like me.”
“Defender.”
He put down the load and spoke through the communicator.
Defender closed the car door and answered the call.
“uh.”
“Have you ever killed Awaken?”
“I have treated it with diffuse reflection bullets.”
“No. What about monsters?”
“That’s also with hunter equipment and firepower support…”
“good. Go get your sister in the car.”
“Ho, should I deal with it alone?”
tingle
The pistol, which was always in a closed state, spun at the fingertips.
“Take a good look.”
“what?”
“Maybe it will help.”
Our hunters are given a kind of nickname called a call sign after completion of the course.
The call sign is not determined by oneself, nor is it determined by one instructor.
It is to discuss and discuss at the instructor meeting and decide the true name that suits the graduate.
My call sign, Professor, was decided unanimously.
The reason is probably because of my lean, impeccable skills.
In fact, many hunters learned from me and imitated me to learn even more.
My lecture has ended with the appearance of Awaken, but I think I will teach another young Hunter after a long gap.
“Put down your gun.”
I walked up to the man with quick steps and pointed the pistol at him.
The seeds behind Awaken are agitated, but Awaken is just as calm.
thud!
A shock wave rose near Awaken’s heart.
“I warn you.”
He raised his pistol towards Awaken.
The moment he raised the gun, a black crack appeared in front of the man.
monster ability.
It is a reflective force field.
The Defender’s cry was heard.
“Skelton!”
“Look carefully.”
said without looking back.
The reflection force field reflects all types of physical attacks that enter its area in the same direction. like a mirror
My seniors, who were severely affected by the anti-force field, soon developed their own method of destruction.
bang!
fired a bullet
At about the same time, another crack appeared in front of me.
It is the exit of the reflection field.
As soon as the exit appeared, I vomited the bullets I shot at me.
“Skelton!”
I heard my brother’s scream.
It is true that bullets actually flew at me.
But the bullet just grazed me.
Defender saw it and murmured.
“Eh, intimidating?”
A camouflage attack that Chinese hunters call Heocho (虛招).
If the nature of the anti-force field is to reciprocate the opponent’s attack equally, it is a technique created from the simple idea that if it does not hit from the beginning, there is no chance of being hit.
In fact, monsters do not have the ability to distinguish between jokes and seriousness, and the anti-force field has limitations not only in terms of physical limitations but also in terms of use, so it cannot be used infinitely or continuously, so many monsters were hunted using this characteristic.
Daram Kim, a master of shooting, and I slaughtered hundreds of monsters together.
On the outskirts of Beijing, they once killed 20 in one day.
Since there are an infinite number of monsters, numbers are meaningless, but it was a meaningful major that revealed that they also have a learning effect.
Also, that skill was the reason why the Chinese couldn’t say anything to our slowdown.
“Tongue, brother?!”
The distance between the man and me has narrowed.
If you advance a little further, you will be within the minimum range of the force field.
The man raised his hand.
I could feel a strange air current flowing around me and fine, solid lines spreading like a spider’s web everywhere.
The moment you move to the side to avoid the solid line, the area where the solid line was engraved burns white with a flashing flash.
Did you say fire?
The offensive psychic ability developed by Awaken.
But that kind of attack doesn’t make a big impression on me.
shot again
The man opened the reflex field.
This time I try to open my eyes and see my muzzle.
He probably doesn’t want to use his powers in vain.
fired the gun straight away.
bang!
The bullet flew straight at the man.
The man smirked and opened the station field with his face.
The black sphere opened its mouth in front of me and sent another bullet.
that bullet,
shhh-
It barely ran through my hair.
Scalping.
I would say it is the extreme of intimidating.
It is a kind of acrobatics that was used against objects that do not work with camouflage shooting due to the learning effect.
Daram Kim, whom I can’t get in touch with anymore, survived after performing numerous acrobatics.
Jurulook-
He pulled out the ax, feeling light blood flowing from the side of his head where the bullet had passed.
it’s on the street
“No, stop it!”
Although the fanatics stop me,
bang! bang! bang! bang! bang!
Empty the magazine in an instant,
jump!!
I took care of the rest with an axe.
Now all that remains is one chosen by the self-styled god.
Sensing death, he closed his eyes and raised his arms in prayer.
“······We are finally returning to Manryu.”
The peaceful martyrdom of a fanatic was not what I wanted, so I ended it in a cruel way uncharacteristic of me.
Knock down on the knee to make a sound, then sit down, hit the top of the head with an axe handle, ram the head into the ground and chew the soil, and then slash the back of the head with an ax that has already stained the brains of several people.
jump!
“…”
He drew the axe, wiped the bloody blade with the clothes of the deceased, and turned around.
My brother and sister were looking at me with wide-open eyes.
“let’s go.”
Today’s lecture ends here.
*
Full moon, which had been covered by clouds all night, was revealing itself to its fullest in a place not far from the center of the ecliptic even at dawn when the sun was rising as if to relieve its sorrow.
Under sunlight and moonlight, we try to let go of a corpse.
Son and father face to face.
Beyond two years and five months.
The murderer, who had murdered so many fathers, looked at the dried up corpse’s face with fearful yet quivering eyes.
“father.”
A beautiful hand with long white fingers traced the corpse’s face.
“······sorry.”
Defender bowed his head.
He neither sobbed nor shed tears, but for quite some time his head was lowered and motionless.
My brother with a match glanced back at me.
she bowed to me
Likewise, he bowed and left.
As Defender said, it is a family affair.
independent of outsiders.
After a while, a wisp of smoke spread far away in the early morning wind.
A combat helicopter was heading north in the far sky.
*
Eventually, I became neighbors with the Defender siblings, but we had no interaction for a while.
The communicators that were handed out remained silent, and no defenders appeared in the community.
In the past, if Defender wasn’t seen for a few days, words would come out, but as Failnet invaders frequently appear and our users spend more time reading quality articles on Failnet than on our empty bulletin board, it’s not a big topic. There was no
I respect you.
Did you aim this far?
What a creepy man…
It wasn’t until a week and a half more after the father and son reunion that the defender contacted me again.
“excuse me. Skeleton! Skeleton! My brother has something to say.”
The first one to talk was the younger brother.
How do you say thank you?
I have nothing to be grateful for.
To be honest, I felt reassured just by adding one more friendly force to my neighbor.
However, I think I underestimated these siblings too much.
After a long silence, Defender spoke.
“S, Su Seo Bang…!”
“?!”
“Let’s have a housewarming party. Suseobang!”
what.