116 – Raid
The schedule in China was not too different from that in Japan.
Wake up in the morning, have breakfast, and take a car provided by the Chinese government to visit the largest hospital to treat patients.
The only difference from when I was in Japan is that I have to take back the grid that came out.
I explained to Yuna that we only stay in the same room for sleeping in case we get attacked in the hotel room.
She said that the rest of the time, somewhere out of sight, she keeps us safe.
Then Yuna wondered what she was thinking.
ㅡ Knowing the romance.
Is that so?
ㅡ It’s been a while.
Grid muttered as he placed the nucleus he had made in his hand into a circular cylinder.
It’s been a while since I took a week off in Korea.
ㅡ I don’t think it will work like we did in Japan.
That’s why this space exists.
The current place I am is on a bed in a small resting room provided by the hospital.
The difference between China and Japan was the population.
China is the most populous country in the world.
As a result, there were many patients with psychic syndrome, so they absorbed too much energy at once.
So, unlike Japan, I had no choice but to bring up the story that my body was getting tired and take a break like this.
This is because the process of converting excess energy accumulated in the body into nuclei was absolutely necessary.
ㅡ Compared to Japan, the population is about 10 times larger, right?
That’s right.
Korea’s population is roughly 80 million, but China’s population is said to be 1.4 Billion.
ㅡ You managed to schedule it to finish in one month.
Because China is such a country.
Patients with psychic syndrome can breathe on their own, unlike vegetative people.
So it was a way to prepare patients in advance in a large plaza or playground according to my schedule.
Korea and Japan did something similar, but the scale was incomparable.
ㅡ Even there, we have to set up a break time like this.
I know.
ㅡ Hmm….
Grid is now able to create nuclei while talking.
Obviously the first time I made a nuke, I was at the level of fainting.
ㅡ Compared to that time, I became stronger.
Is that right?
To be honest, I have no idea how strong I have become.
Since I haven’t met a proper monster since the A-class monster I fought back then.
I met a B-class monster in Japan, but it ended in one blow, so I honestly don’t know.
ㅡ The monsters I encountered in Japan were at least on the same level as those mimicking monsters.
That was enough?
You’ve gotten a lot stronger.
ㅡ Still lacking. Because I can’t feel his strength.
That’s right….
ㅡ Now, let’s go.
I put the round cylinder in the case and stood up.
Now it’s time to treat the patients again.
I opened the door, went out, handed the case to Ji-eun, who was waiting outside, and headed back to where the patient was waiting.
***
Five days have passed since I arrived in China and went around treating patients.
In the meantime, Yuna continued to use her psychic powers, but she did not see the future in which abnormalities would come to us, she said.
I don’t doubt Yuna’s psychic powers.
But honestly, it was a question.
Is it possible to bomb a lot of people escorting us?
Since we arrived in China, we have always had a security team attached by the Chinese government.
They were all people with psychic powers.
The ability is also diverse, so the future of going through these people and being bombed was not well drawn.
By what means?
Nothing will happen today anyway.
That was the moment I thought about it.
The author sent a KakaoTalk message asking her to come to the next room immediately.
I hurriedly got up and headed to the next room.
And there was Yuna with a gloomy expression, and Jieun and Grid with serious expressions.
“What’s up?”
“Yuna used her powers, but she couldn’t see anything.”
“You couldn’t see anything?”
“Yes.”
This….
“What do you think?”
“Yuna’s psychic powers don’t activate under more difficult conditions than I thought.”
Yuna’s her psychic power is that she longs for what she thinks she wants to see and when she falls asleep she can see that future, she said.
It was also a fairly simple way for Yuna to peek into the specific time zone of the day after tomorrow with her future foreknowledge.
I want to have a nice breakfast the day after tomorrow.
Yuna thinks this way and says she fell asleep.
There hasn’t been a day when Yuna’s supernatural powers haven’t activated since arriving here in China.
This probably means that something is going on with Yuna.
… Doesn’t it mean that the future awaits Yuna that she won’t be able to have breakfast the day after tomorrow?
Because Yuna had the same thoughts as me, she must have turned her face blue like that.
“Yuna will take a rest calmly, and she will foretell what will happen tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow.”
“Okay, let’s do that.”
Yuna’s psychic power consists of observing Yuna’s actions in her dreams.
Yuna’s psychic powers did not activate because the object of observation did not shine.
She must be right to think so.
Today or tomorrow, Yuna will die.
No, she doesn’t die.
Because I won’t let you die.
Such a future does not come.
“Let’s go.”
An accident occurs due to a bombing or something.
I don’t know how accidents happen.
Maybe if you cancel all your schedules and stay here, it might end safely.
But she might be the opposite.
Her head started to get messy.
“Don’t worry. I will protect you no matter what.”
After saying that, Grid conveyed something to me with his mouth pursed.
That’s probably it.
‘Don’t whine like a poop-hungry bastard, Brave. Trust me!’
Judging by how violently she snorted, she was probably right.
Yes, you are right.
This has not happened yet.
I can do anything.
“How will you use Yuna’s ability?”
“First of all, we need to make sure we can pass today safely. So I’m thinking of checking it out for lunch this time and dinner the next.”
“Okay.”
With Yuna’s foreknowledge of the future, she knows that this morning can pass safely.
You never know what will happen after you finish breakfast.
We had no choice but to head to the dining room with our nerves on edge, knowing that we could make it through breakfast.
The steps to the restaurant, the steps to put the food on a plate and sit down, the steps to return to the room after eating.
We couldn’t open our mouths because every step felt like we were heading towards death.
***
“You said you were all right until evening?”
Yuna and Jieun nodded their heads with mysterious expressions.
The current time is 4:00 PM.
If another hour passes, today’s schedule will end.
I was in the state of taking a short break to extract the core, and Yuna and the author, who had been waiting for me, told me until evening that we had seen a safe future.
ㅡ A hotel!
“It’s a hotel.”
The author said so in a confident voice.
Yes, this must be a hotel.
In order for the author and I to be in the same situation, we have to be in the same place.
Grid has the ability to call itself a grid sensor that is close to the sixth sense beyond the human five senses.
Even with such a grid, if you couldn’t avoid the bombing, you must be in a situation where the grid can’t react.
For example, in a state of being transformed into a human.
After defeating a Class A monster, Grid started to enjoy walking around as a human.
The reason was that it was fun because it was more stimulating than being a monster.
If it wasn’t for Yuna, this trip would probably have been the same.
After confirming that there were no CCTVs or wiretapping devices in the hotel room, he would have enjoyed rest in his human form.
And the moment I fell asleep, I was caught up in the bombing without noticing it.
Maybe that’s the situation.
“First of all, seniors, please rest.”
I went into the area designated as the break room, sat down, and exhaled.
ㅡ There is no problem in saving everyone in the party.
I guess so.
But people who are not in our group are also staying at the hotel.
How to get those ordinary people out of the hotel is going to be an important issue.
In the first place, even though the Chinese government is paying this much attention, they are facing a situation where the hotel is blown up due to a bombing attack.
Does this make sense?
ㅡ … There is a possibility that among the government factors there are beings who do not like us.
China?
– Yes. Unlike Korea, there are still ‘such’ organizations here.
I heard that the Chinese version of the mafia is still openly active.
There must be some people who have been in contact with government officials.
But why are you trying for my life?
ㅡ The reason doesn’t matter, Brave. The important thing is that someone is trying to take our lives. And that a bomb is going to be planted in the hotel.
Yes, that’s right.
I was lost in thought as I put the nucleus in the cylinder.
1. How did the criminals plant the bomb in the hotel?
2. How do you get ordinary people in the hotel out of the hotel?
This was the most important core issue.
Yuna’s future foreknowledge says she saw the moment we had dinner, so it must mean everything is fine until then.
In another hour, we finish our schedule and head back to the hotel.
The time to take a short break and start eating is at 6:00 PM.
Assuming that the meal time is approximately 30 minutes to 1 hour, it means that the incident occurs after 7pm.
ㅡ There is a high possibility that the bomb has already been planted.
Yes, that’s right.
Because it would take quite a bit of gunpowder to destroy the big hotel we’re staying in.
Once we arrive and start moving, it’s bound to stand out.
ㅡ Next is how the bomb was moved. I bet not all government officials are going to kill us.
Some of the government officials may be looking for our lives.
But not all government officials will try to kill us.
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Under such circumstances, it is difficult to move a bomb out of sight.
By what means… ?
ㅡ It’s done.
After refilling the case and leaving the break room, the author and Yuna, who had been waiting for me, approached me.
“I think I know how the bomb was moved.”
“… How?”
“October 1st is National Day, one of the biggest events in China. Even when we arrived in China, we were treated rather generously.”
– That’s it!
If Japan has a long holiday called Golden Week, China has a National Day.
A long holiday of about a week is given for the National Foundation Day of the People’s Republic of China.
Yes, it is an event.
“Fireworks.”
At my words, the author nodded.
Come to think of it, there were plans to welcome our visit to China and a large-scale fireworks display to celebrate the National Day.
Yeah, that’s it.
Did you prepare a large amount of gunpowder in the name of fireworks?
I can see how the bomb was planted in the hotel.
Then, the next step is how to get people out of the hotel.
It is impossible to bring up the idea of leaving the hotel because there is a bomb planted there.
If you think the culprit has been caught and press the detonator, it’s over.
How to do this….
ㅡ There is an easy way.
As Grid said, she let out a confident voice.
What are you talking about?