Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 97:
Chapter 97 - Dismay (2)
The US government couldn't even announce the cessation of hostilities yet . The troops didn't even have to keep the public peace, since the insurgents had all disappeared from the territories that had been held by the rebels . However, the Afghan government, the US government and the UN council had to hold talks about this unprecedented event . While they were having this discussion, several members of the UN dispatched their troops as peacekeepers .
Already half the American forces that had been stationed in Afghanistan had moved out . They expected small acts of terror from the last remnants of the rebels, but the US soldiers knew their days were numbered . This was why the troops redoubled their efforts .
The remaining soldiers put on a small party to welcome the hero .
Food was plentiful, and alcohol was being served . The soldiers danced and laughed as they talked .
Woojin sat in the corner of the bar . He was drinking a cocktail mixed by a black man behind the bar . He didn't want to hear about exaggerated accounts of his heroism, and he wasn't interested in talking under the influence of liquor .
Everyone was feeling happy about the conclusion of the war . They were excited at the fact they'll be able to reunite with their families after returning to their home country . While he was quietly drinking his alcohol, the words spoken by the Holy Maiden kept circling around his mind .
‘I'm sorry . As the representative of Planet Alphen, I want to apologize to you . ’
The Holy Maiden gave a heartfelt apology . She hadn't thought of him as a human . She only thought of him as the Necromancer, who butchered . . . This was why she had been afraid of him . She had stayed away from him, while ostracizing him .
His personal power was so great that she hadn't been able to see Woojin as a human . She had seen him as a demi-god . He really did meet face to face with gods, so it was too difficult to see Woojin as a human .
It might be, because Melody was from Alphen . This was like trying to break an absolute law of the world . It was very difficult to change her assessment of him .
‘You are also human… I didn't understand . I really didn't understand . ’
Melody cried . She truly felt sad, and she truly felt wistful .
What would have happened if they had seen him as Kahng-woojin instead of the Immortal? What if he hadn't treated as the king of the damned or as the monarch of Alandal? What would have happened if the human Kahng-woojin lived alongside other humans?
She shouldn't have viewed him as the demi-god Immortal . She should have seen him as the human Kahng-woojin .
If Melody hadn't come to Earth, she wouldn't have known this for the rest of her life .
She would have never found out what kind of person the Immortal, also known as the king of the damned, was like . She wouldn't have been able to see what his homeland was like .
She was able to see Kahng-woojin as a human after she arrived on earth .
‘Please help us . We are suffering . Please save Alphen . ’
He thought about the words spoken by the kneeling Holy Maiden in the past .
He had only faced the Holy Maiden on the battlefields . The Holy Maiden, who always looked at him with fear in her eyes, was asking in an earnest manner .
Woojin drank the rest of the alcohol .
“Rogers . ”
“Please speak . ”
Colonel Rogers sat next to Woojin, and his eyes were filled with a favorable light . He would have never guessed Woojin was such an amazing person . Moreover, the thing that surprised Rogers the most was Woojin's strong mental makeup .
“Currently, I have a tail on Nasser Saatchi, so I’m going to collect collect the info . ”
Enough time had passed . The **** was the middle man, so he would have had plenty of time to have come in contact with his accounting ledger .
“If I tell you his whereabouts, I would like the A team to recover him . ”
“Hmmm . You don't want to do it yourself?”
Woojin shook his head . He had other things to do .
“I'll be putting a tail on the leaders of all the other main terrorist groups . ”
“Oh-ho . ”
Woojin's ability was incredible for doing surveillance .
This time around he had been able to track down the rebel leader Karim like some ghost, and Woojin had been able to have a final showdown with him . If the **** hadn't been worried about his location being blown, the final battle would have never happened .
He would have hidden himself deeper into the darkness, and his terrorist activities would have become much more secretive .
“They probably saw what happened in Afghanistan, so they probably went into hiding . They'll probably reduce the size of their operation if they plan on hiding . Let's just sweep away the heads of these organization . ”
If the command group disappeared above the organization's small-frys, the rest of the members were just kids taken in by a violent religion . The best thing they could do was to to capture the core members .
“You want to drive them into a corner then you want to pick off the important figures?”
“Ah, yes . Killing everyone isn't an option if I want to pursue peace for mankind . ”
“…… . ”
Roger's heart became chilled at Woojin's word . Woojin really thought unconventionally, and if he was a little bit off in the head, it would have been a huge calamity for the human race .
“I'll put tails on them, and you eliminate those **** in order . ”
“Hmmm . Why don't you do it yourself? Why give us this chance to take credit?”
Woojin smirked at Roger's words .
He didn't care about receiving credit or acclaim from the meritorious deed . He just wanted to set an example since they had messed with him . It had been a long time since such a thing like desire for fame had made him act . If he did this himself, it wouldn't be efficient .
Moreover, Woojin had other things to do .
“Then I'll be going knowing you guys will take care of it . ”
“I'll immediately assemble the A team . ”
When Woojin stood up, Colonel Rogers stood up with him .
Woojin went to the room assigned to him . The Holy Maiden was waiting for him in front of the door . He let out a light sigh when he saw her .
“What are you doing here?”
“I want you to give me an answer . ”
The Holy Maiden politely got on her knees then she bowed her head to the ground .
Woojin squatted down to get on the Holy Maiden's eye level .
"Hey . ”
“Yes?”
“Didn't you say you'll try to see me as a fellow human?”
“…… . ”
“So why do you always get on your knees and groan like a constipated dog whenever you see me?”
“…… . ”
What should she do? Woojin was someone, who had faced a **** .
She was a human, who worshipped the goddess Aria . From her perspective, Woojin was someone who demanded her respect . Nothing changed that fact .
“I'm trying harder to understand a little bit more of you, Kahng-woojin-nim . ”
She'll look at him as the human Kahng-woojin instead of the Immortal .
“Eh-whew . I was going to go to Alphen anyways . ”
“That means…!”
The Holy Maiden's eyes shook as it bobbed up and down . Woojin shrugged his shoulders .
Currently, only 6 star Dungeons were open on earth .
Dungeons existed as high as 9 star .
If the 9 star Dungeons opened, it would be evidence that the amount of mana on earth had reached a saturation point . At that point, there were ingredients he will be able to acquire .
Moreover, most of the ingredient were rare ingredients needed to make his equipments .
Unless he purchased it through the Point Store by saving up points, he would have to acquire the ingredients from the 9 star Dungeons . If that wasn't possible, he would have to go on an expedition to Alphen to hunt down the rare ingredients .
If he wanted to go up against Trahnet's commanders, he needed Thrash's Set Items .
“I'm going to attack Alphen . You are responsible for saving the people . I'll allow you to follow me . ”
“Thank you . Thank you . ”
The Holy Maiden repeatedly bowed her head to express her thanks . Her goddess had been right . The savior of Alphen, who is on earth, was none other than Kahng-woojin . There was a reason why her goddess had guided her here .
“Just be on the lookout . I won't be doing anything for the next couple days . ”
“Yes . ”
Woojin returned to his room, then he immediately called Ggaebi .
“Bring in your Shadow . . ”
[Koo-kook . I'm looking forward to see who the **** is . ]
Ggaebi called back the clone he planted on Nasser Saatchi . He felt something rush in as if it was being absorbed . He absorbed what Nasser Saatchi had seen, heard and experienced .
He developed a small headache when the several days worth of memories appeared at once inside his mind . Woojin frowned as he pressed his hand against his temple .
“I guess I don't even need to go catch him . ”
Nasser Saatchi had been flipping through his ledger, and Woojin saw an important name under the unresolved cases . There several dozen names listed there, but those names weren't important to Woojin .
[Commission from Hwarang Guild Master]
“That son of a bitch?”
Woojin frowned when he thought about Hwarang Guild master Lee-sahngho . He looked like a mouse yet he dared carry out such an act . When Woojin looked back at it, he knew Lee-sahngho had plenty reasons to resent him .
“We'll see after I return . ”
Woojin took a memo notepad off the table . He wrote down the location of Nasser Saatchi ‘s ledger . He wrote down all the information including his whereabouts, and pattern of movement .
“Melody . ”
“Yes . ”
Melody opened the door to his room, and she entered . Woojin handed her a note .
“Give this to Colonel Rogers, when he comes back . Moreover, don't let anyone in this room for the next 3 days . ”
“Yes . ”
When Melody left with the memo, Woojin called Ggaebi once again .
“Just stay in bed and do nothing . If you roam around, then I'll really beat you up . ”
[Koo-kook . You don't have to tell me . ]
Ggaebi was the one familiar that worried him . Still, he had no choice, but to use him . Woojin switched souls with Ggaebi, then he stood up as a Shadow .
‘Six shadows . ’
He would be able to investigate the whereabouts of 6 people .
Woojin used the information he learned from Karim to choose the 6 people . They were the most radical and active leaders . He stepped out as a Shadow . He'll be able to stick his Shadows on them .
When Woojin stepped out as a Shadow, Ggaebi, who was inside Woojin's body, stood up . He took out a beer from the fridge then he drank it .
“Koo-koo-koo . ”
It felt good to take over a corpse, but it gave him a much greater thrill to be able to possess his master's body . After he drank a bottle of beer, he paced around the bed . He glared at the door to the room .
The Holy Maiden was out there . A plaything .
“Koo-kook . I'll behave for now . ”
He wanted to play and cause accidents, but he decided to be patient . His master was still wasn’t whole yet, and Ggaebi had to grow with him .
Ggaebi let out a shrewd laugh, and he fell into the bed .
*
Sahdahng Station . Alandal Guild's Office .
The core members gathered inside the conference room . They looked at each other without saying anything . Everyone had a serious expressions on their faces .
The first one to speak was vice president Jung-minchan . He broke the heavy silence .
“Did you know about what he could do, director Hong?”
“I knew he had those abilities, but I never would have guessed at its magnitude . ”
Hong-sunggoo let out a deep sigh .
He already knew Woojin used Skeleton Soldiers and Magicians . He also knew each of them was comparable to a Rank D . No, it seemed they were close to Rank C now .
Moreover, there were over 10 thousand Skeletons .
“Whew… . A person like that is really our president . ”
“…… . ”
They all had the same president, so they all had dark expressions .
Now they were used to the reporters in front of the office . They even felt something was missing if they weren't there . However, a variety of weird civic groups started gathering in front of the Alandal's office .
Moreover, the police were brought in to block them, so the area around Sahdahng station was always crowded with people .
“Well, we can't do anything about what's been done . Let's talk about a countermeasure . ”
Once again Kahn-woojin had done something really big . He had slaughtered an entire rebel force in Afghanistan .
It should have been called a war, but some people were calling it a massacre . That topic was dangerous in itself .
People were worried about the show of power shown by a private citizen .
The fact that the underlings he controlled were Skeletons revived from human corpses worried people . It was creating extra fear and worry about him .
“Mmm . Let's run a simulation first . How will our president react when he comes face to face with the people protesting out there?”
At Minchan's words, Woo-soonghoon raised his hand straight up into the air .
“Please speak, director Woo . ”
Woo-soonghoon frowned, and he mimicked Woonji's expression .
“Who are these trash? Do they want a beating?”
“Pooh-hoot . ”
Sunggoo broke out in laughter . Soon, he put on a serious expression, then he apologized .
“Ah, I'm sorry . Still, it'll cause a lot of trouble once hyung-nim returns . Hyung-nim's personality won't allow him to leave them alone . ”
Minchan's expression darkened .
“That is why we have to come up with a countermeasure . ”
Haemin spoke with a serious expression on his face . He had gained a lot of info about the members of congress from the reporters he had gotten close to .
“The congress isn't in a good mood . We've turned down their offer once, so they aren't looking at our entire guild in a favorable light . Moreover, they became wary once it became known how much power is at our disposal . ”
“What? Do they think we will perform a coup d'etat?”
Woo-soonghoon became angry, since this business involved him . However, this thoughts differed from the adults in congress . The people with power became wary when someone other than themselves obtained power .
It was either getting in the same boat with clasped hands or sinking the boat . . . .
Woojin had refused the hand they extended . However, Alandal's presence had become too large for them to sink Alandal .
“Several members of congress are talking about barring the president from setting foot on Korea . ”
Everyone frowned at Haemin's word .
Woojin wasn't causing any harm to Korea, so why were they making all this fuss . . . .
“Ughh . Let's come up with a countermeasure . "
If Kahng-woojin returned to Korea as it is, there will be trouble .
The media of the world were all praising Kahng-woojin as a hero, who had saved the world from terrorism . However, the Korean government was uneasy with Kahng-woojin, and all the religious groups were going nuts about him .
If Kahng-woojin returned as it is, it was obvious he would go off like a bomb .
The people were too ignorant about him .
Kahng-woojin's first rule was eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth .
Kahng-woojin kept that rule above any law . The people of the world were putting too much faith in their own laws .
They were basically dancing in front of a lion, while not knowing that the fence had fallen .
“Eh-whew . ”
This won't be resolved by moving their office . They couldn't come up with an idea, so all they could do was sigh . Woo-soonghoon spoke as he kept glancing at his handphone .
“Uh? It says the Dungeon in Daegoo just had an outbreak . ”
“Huh? I haven't received that info yet . ”
Minchan was puzzled as he turned on the TV . Dungeon Break happened 30 days after the first Dungeon raid had failed . There was no way Minchan wouldn’t know about such a Dungeon .
[I am in Daegoo . The Dungeon Break happened simultaneously . Currently, we aren't able to get close, and the military troops nearby are mobilizing . The government has immediately imposed martial law, and they are requesting cooperation from all the guilds . ]
A helicopter from afar was filming the footage . The city was burning, and the monsters were causing havoc between the collapsed buildings . . . .
The chaotic scene meant the people hadn't been prepared for the Dungeon Break . They were experiencing a calamity that would cause an incredible amount of damage . This reminded people of the very first Dungeon Shock .
‘President . ’
As they watched the breaking news, everyone thought about a single figure .