Episode 164
“… Jo Gwang has gone to sleep.”
Manwol felt the death of Anne Najoz. Strangely, her spirit did not return.
‘It must be like the existence that harmed the other apostles.’
From transcendence to Sanghyeon and Hahyeon, and this time to Jogwang. Even if the bodies of the apostles of moonlight fall, the spirits should return, but none of them have returned.
Sending the main body for more reliable work was rather a failure. But the full moon didn’t matter.
“I’m so sorry about that.”
Man-Wol’s body returned to No Name’s words next to him.
“No problem.”
Actually, that was the case with Manwol.
Ann Nahoz could have recreated it if she could get Johanna, who was created from her mother Johanna anyway.
“Is that so?”
“Now that the pale moon has risen, it will only be a matter of time before the gospel is preached.”
“Well… But isn’t that a bit annoying?”
At No Name’s words, Manwol turned around again. Dome-shaped steel structures rise between the collapsing cities. They blocked the pale moonlight.
“Those who are ignorant and blind can see salvation but do not know it.”
Man-Wol shook her head in regret. As if in response, the wriggling beneath the robes intensified.
“It is an apostle’s duty to enlighten them, but there are no apostles left now.”
“If you’re asking for help, I’m a bit troubled.”
Noname continued with a puzzled tone.
“Because I’m still tangled up in my handicap, and I want Rex and Pete to be by my side.”
Rex, who was behind him, shook his head involuntarily. I couldn’t devote myself to a being that I didn’t even know what it was, and that was unpleasant just to look at.
“Don’t worry.”
Manwol turned around.
Before long, his body slowly floated.
“Proselytizing is the duty of an apostle, and even the pale moon does not want you.”
“Aha, that’s good.”
No Name answered in a cheerful voice and saw him off.
“Then I will pray for luck here.”
* * *
The special class students got off the highway safely. However, their expressions were not comfortable.
“how… .”
“There are so many people… .”
“Why is this happening!”
Fallen streetlights, smashed cars and cracked roads, and grotesque tentacles and blood clots covering them.
Are the blood clots of the mutated followers of madness or those of the victims? The students did not even infer that.
The traces of the fierce battle and the horrific devastation were enough to make them mentally exhausted.
‘The situation is more serious than I thought.’
The alter ego, Kang Tae-min, drove the bus with a determined expression. As if a storm had already swept through, the road was silent.
“I, Master… .”
Joo Da-hyun cautiously stepped forward. Of course, as Kang Tae-min warned, the distance was so far that the sky could not be seen.
“Where are we supposed to go?”
At that question, the eyes of the students gathered together.
Normally, I would have followed Kang Tae-min’s guidance without saying anything. But the situation was too serious.
‘It must be scary.’
Everyone pretended to be calm, but Kang Tae-min knew. The question posed by Ju Da-hyun as a representative was closer to confirming the presence or absence of the destination rather than asking about the destination.
“Go to the nearest dome.”
Taemin Kang answered without hesitation. Because he was behind the wheel, he was able to get to know the city before the other students.
‘That dome must have been made by the main body. I must have designated a safe area.’
We couldn’t keep the students locked up in the bus forever. I had to go to a place where the moonlight didn’t shine.
Of course, there will be people gathering in that dome, and not only civilians but also hunters will be there, so it will be easy to respond to the mad followers.
“Also… .”
“I’m sure that’s right.”
All the students nodded as they expected it. But only one person didn’t.
“Sam.”
It was a very small voice, but I could hear it because everyone was on edge.
“I will get off here.”
Song Dae-beom was in the place where his gaze returned. The eyes of the other students widened.
“What are you talking about?!”
“Are you crazy?”
“Why all of a sudden?”
Dahyun Ju, Yuhwarin, and Pyo Suho raised their voices in fright. Everyone sent suspicious glances, but Kang Tae-min didn’t even look back.
“… Is it because of your parents?”
It was because I expected the reason Song Dae-beom came out like that. The students’ expressions changed once again at the question.
“Yes.”
In the uncomfortable silence, Song Dae-beom’s answer echoed softly.
‘… Song Dae-beom’s family is the only civilian.’
Ju Tae-ji and Pyo Ji-hoon were supposed to be fighting on the front lines. However, since he was the strongest, his worries were not deep.
Irua would rather be safer in this situation. If he hid in the shadows, he would not be exposed to the moonlight.
Ko Min-soo was alone because his parents refused to raise each other after the divorce, so he disowned himself and became self-reliant.
However, only Song Dae-beom grew up in an ordinary family and was vulnerable to such situations.
“Today, my father took an annual leave to see me off.”
Song Dae-beom said calmly. However, Kang Tae-min read the emotions contained in it. A grateful heart, a sorry heart, and fear.
“I’m sure you two will be together. I, I have to find it.”
Song Dae-beom raised his voice. If I showed a lack of confidence here, Kang Tae-min would arrest me, so I forcibly pretended to be calm.
However, there was no way Kang Taemin could not have noticed it.
‘Song Dae-beom alone… .’
Kang Tae-min couldn’t answer easily.
I understand Song Dae-beom’s feelings, but the situation is too dangerous to go around alone.
However, I couldn’t leave the other students outside all the time.
‘If it’s the body, it doesn’t matter, but… .’
As an alter ego, he has no ability. I wasn’t sure if I could protect my students.
Kang Tae-min thought for a while and then stopped the bus.
“… I get it.”
“Master!?”
“Now, wait a minute!”
Dahyun Ju and Inoa blocked the way.
“This is too dangerous!”
“Yes, both of you must have evacuated safely. What if this goes wrong!?”
Kang Tae-min said to the two of them.
“You guys, respect the decision of Daebum.”
“Ha, but… !”
“I said I believe in you guys. You too must trust each other.”
Kang Tae-min said that and looked at Song Dae-beom.
‘… Song Dae-beom is similar to me.’
An ordinary family, a son who was treated as a problem child.
He was like that before his parents died. And in front of my parents’ death, there was a thought that I thought over thousands of times.
‘If I had gone back earlier that day… .’
Would the situation have been different if I hadn’t come in late to play with my friends? It was a meaningless assumption, but I had to do it anyway.
It was because he felt helpless and guilty for not doing anything.
Kang Tae-min wanted Song Dae-beom to be different from him.
“You know your parents’ designated shelter, right? check there first Move through the shadows as much as possible.”
“… yes! thank you.”
It was the moment Song Dae-beom was about to answer. Someone grabbed him from behind.
“Go with me.”
“… what?”
Yuhwarin was the one who caught him. She looked up at Song Dae-beom and spoke again.
“I will go with you.”
“why not… .”
“Because we are friends.”
Yuhwarin had no family to worry about. All she cared about was her friends.
And among them, Song Dae-beom corrected her mistake, so Yuhwa-rin cherished Song Dae-beom a little more.
“Go with me. Two would be safer.”
Kang Tae-min also agreed.
Yuhwarin’s spirit would be helpful in case of emergency.
“Then we’d rather be together… .”
“No, this bus is too conspicuous. Rather, we can drag the mutants to the shelter.”
Pyo Soo-ho’s words immediately cut off. Song Dae-beom looked at Yuhwa-rin and nodded.
“Let’s hurry.”
“yes.”
The two lightly jumped out the window. They ran quickly along the shadows of the buildings.
The other students looked at him with worried eyes.
“do not worry.”
Taemin Kang read their eyes and said.
“I’ll evacuate you guys and I’ll follow you two.”
* * *
The bus arrived at the dome quickly. Iron men stood guard at the entrance.
“Oh, it’s the subway.”
“It can certainly accommodate more people than the shelter.”
The students inside the dome shook their heads. Taemin Kang got off the bus with the students.
Iron men stood guard at the entrance of the subway station.
“… Are you a security hunter?”
“It’s the first time I’ve seen a suit like this.”
“Strangely, they all have the same body shape.”
The students were nervous about the unfamiliar appearance. I never thought that there would be people who were the same as their homeroom teachers.
“Everyone follow the directions. I… .”
It was the moment Kang Tae-min opened his mouth after confirming that everyone had gotten off.
Suddenly, a loud roar rang from above.
“What… .”
“Harm!”
In an instant, the dome cracked and iron debris fell like a shower. Kang Tae-min and the students quickly evaded the wreckage.
“Is everyone okay?”
“Yes Yes!”
“it’s okay!”
“… What is that?”
Through the thick dust, I could see it swarming through the cracked dome ceiling. They were mad followers covered in tentacles.
“in!”
“Hurry!”
At this, the iron men who were on the alert shouted at the students. At that cry, the students immediately moved.
“… for a moment!”
However, the students stopped at Kang Tae-min’s shout. The reason was immediately clear.
The iron man’s helmet rattled with a loud bang. A thick tentacle was wriggling in the middle.
“Uh, uh… .”
“what… .”
The eyes of the students naturally turned to the source of the tentacles. A being covered in a robe was there.
Beneath the fluttering robes, numerous other tentacles wriggled.
‘no way… !’
It was not an ordinary mad follower. Isn’t it so fast that even the alter ego can’t react?
There was only one thing Kang Taemin could think of.
‘full moon!’
My teeth clenched all the time.
Man-wol looked at the smashed iron men and turned around.
“Was it just a machine without a soul?”
Slow speech, relaxed attitude. It didn’t look threatening at all, but the students couldn’t move.
‘If you move prematurely, you will die… .’
‘What a monster… !’
An unknown sense of intimidation squeezed their bodies. A strong intuition about death took over his head.
“Ah, you… .”
Manwol looked at the ground and said to Kang Taemin.
“Back off. No Name does not wish for your death yet.”
“… what?”
“… No, you are fake too.”
Man-wol realized that Kang Tae-min was also a machine. At the same time, tentacles under the robes rushed towards the students. Kang Tae-min moved at the same time.
‘I can’t stop it.’
I couldn’t stop it with my own power as an alter ego. So he shrugged off the students and tried to thwart the attack instead.
However, a strange movement was caught in his eyes.
‘… Eruah?’
Eruah emerged from the shadows.
The moment our eyes met, she turned the bracelet on her wrist.
The hemispherical barrier formed along with it collided with the flying tentacles.
Everyone fell to the floor with a deafening explosion.
“Ahh… .”
“Big… .”
Kang Tae-min was relieved at the sound of pain that followed. Because pain meant being alive.
“Mr. Lua!”
“sister!”
The two people who recovered quickly immediately looked at Irua. She smiled lightly.
“I thought, I thought, that senior would definitely come here.”
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“I also seem to understand you a bit… .”
“Teacher!”
Inoa shouted.
The hand that was holding Irua was all red. Her side was torn out.
It was an attack that could not be defended with a barrier.
‘No, it can’t be like this.’
Again, Irua dies in front of him.
-It’s okay… you’re not wrong…
-I don’t think you are wrong.
The voices of past and present Eruah overlapped. I couldn’t lose her who understood me again.
But the wound is too great. He doesn’t even have the ability because he’s nothing more than an alter ego. I couldn’t see any way to save her.
‘… Seol Ga-eun.’
If it’s Seol Ga-eun’s ability, if it’s the ability to turn back time, these wounds are easy. It’s not the extent of the wound, it’s the elapsed time that matters.
Taemin Kang hugged her.
It was strangely light. How much did it fall off in terms of weight? Bleeding too much I didn’t have much time.
“Teacher… .”
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Lee Noah realized that Kang Taemin had found a way. However, in the meantime, believers were surrounded on all sides.
“I will open the way.”
Joo Da-hyun and Pyo Soo-ho also moved. The shock from a moment ago had caused the bondage to disappear.
“May the blessings of the moon be with you.”
With the voice of the full moon, the followers of madness started rushing forward. Manwol didn’t even feel the need to use his hands. It would have been better to aim for another dome at this time.
It was the moment when Man-wol made that decision and was about to leave again.
“Ah, you.”
Before Man-wol could finish his words, his body was thrown back by the strong impact.
The person who landed below it was the main body, Kang Tae-min. When he saw Eruah in the arms of his alter ego, he manifested his ability.
A blood clot made from Venom Cainine stopped the bleeding. But even that was only a stopgap.
“… Do your job as a teacher.”
Even though the voice was altered, intense emotions lingered. And as if to prove it, mana was emitted as if it were exploding.
“Chew, there are so many iron men… ?”
Joo Da-hyun was surprised and couldn’t keep his mouth shut. In an instant, the iron man corps formed everywhere began to grind away the maddened followers.
Under their protection, the alter ego with Irua in its arms immediately started moving, and the students quickly followed.
“As expected, the apostles are strong enough to be martyred.”
In the meantime, Manwol corrected her posture and raised her voice. Taemin Kang glared at him and caught a lip and tear.
Now, Manwol would realize.
‘You crossed the line.’
The fact that the full moon will eventually lose.