Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 204:
Chapter 204 – The Boundary between Reality and Virtual Reality (2)
“Captain . The Neutralization System is ready to be activated . ”
“What about Earth’s Code?”
“The order has been given, and we’ll recover Kim-kahngchul in 5 minutes . ”
“All right . Let’s go in . ”
Ten minutes .
They had to take out Kahng-woojin first . Then they will take out Kim-kahngchul .
The mess caused in the world would be cleanly reverted, and everything will start over once again .
Captain Leone led his subordinates down the stairs of the Seoul Station .
***
Lee-soogyong hid Sooah behind her, and she spoke in a trembling voice .
“P…please step back . ”
“It’ll be alright . This will take only an instant . ”
Kim-kahngchul stepped forward with a blank expression on his face . He was doing what needed to be done .
“I won’t let you, you bastard!”
She hadn’t been threatened, but she could tell what he was about to do . She acted on her maternal instinct . She tried to protect her child .
Lee-soogyong wrapped herself around Kim-kahngchul
“Run away, Sooah!”
“Mom!”
“Hurry!”
At Lee-soogyong’s cry, Sooah hesitatingly ran towards the exit . On the other side of the door, the security guards were fallen all over the floor .
How could regular people hold back a Rank A Roused?
“Ah-ahk!”
Kim-kahngchul easily pushed Lee-soogyong away . She screamed as she fell to the floor .
“You won’t remember this anyway . ”
Their fate would repeat again . He would no longer exist in this world, and she wouldn’t remember what had happened .
The sins he was committing right now would be wiped away .
“Chet . ”
The delay was for a brief moment, but it was enough time for Sooah to sneak out through the door .
Kim-kahngchul quickly exited the room, and he came to a stop immediately . Cindy and Do-jiwon had been coming towards this very room . Moreover, one could see Sooah hiding behind them .
“Who are you?”
“Isn’t he Kim-kahngchul?”
Two slim beauties chatted to each other, and Kim-kahngchul’s expression hardened .
“What happened to the people here? Did you do this?”
“What’s going on?”
They tried to argue from a moral high ground, but the women were afraid .
They had come here to play without knowing what was going on . They arrived to find the security guards on the floor, and Sooah was being chased by a man . This particular man had been known as the greatest Roused of Korea, and he had been imprisoned in an isolation room . They faced him .
By any account, this was a suspicious and scary situation .
“Tsk . ”
Kim-kahngchul ran forward . The promised time was close at hand . If he wanted to be saved from this false world, he needed to get the Code .
Large tears could be seen in the eyes of the child .
Paht .
Kim-kahngchul held a small awl in his hand . It was more than enough to snuff out this small life .
“Ah-ah-ahk!”
Kim-kahngchul charged forward like an angry bull . Do-jiwon and Cindy screamed . This was the only way they could fight back .
Hwah-roo-roohk .
Their screams saved them .
Hwah-ahk!
Cindy squinted from the heat as she looked at the flame in front of her . She had thought Kim-kahngchul was on fire, but after opening her eyes further, Kim-kahngchul was fighting with a ball of fire .
Hwah-roo-roohk，puhk!
The ball of fire was swinging its arms and leg . She started to see a form take shape .
It was a man wearing red clothes, which looked like Korean traditional robes .
He possessed white skin, and his hair, eyebrows and pupils were red . He was a handsome man with a distinctive look .
“Move . I’m trying to save the world . ”
“No way . ”
It was inappropriate for this situation, but the red haired man let out a light laugh . No matter how one looked at this situation, Kim-kahngchul was attacking three defenseless women . His actions was far from saving the world .
“I don’t have much time left！”
The red-haired man’s smile made Kim-kahngchul feel much more desperate .
“You should stop this . ”
“Get out of the way!”
Unlike the desperate Kim-kahngchul, the other man acted as if he had all the time in the world .
The Roused in front of him was a Fire Element Roused, who was easily able to turn aside a Rank A Roused like him .
“This won’t do . ”
Hwah-roo-roohk .
The man’s hands shimmered as if it was about to melt before it ignited . The flames reached out towards Kim-kahngchul . The bands of fire wrapped around Kim-kahngchul, and all his movements were restricted . He fell to the floor .
“Eeeek . ”
Kim-kahngchul struggled on the floor, but he didn’t show any signs of giving up . He pursed his lips, and in a flash, a shiny needle flew towards Sooah’s head .
Poo-shoohk .
“How dare you?”
Hwah-roohk!
A wall of flame appeared in front of Sooah .
Before the needle could reach its target, it melted from the heat .
“Hmm . Should I burn you or not?”
Currently, the loops of flame was just restricting Kim-kahngchul .
Kim-kahngchul, who was tied up, just felt a warm sensation from the flame . However, if the temperament of the flame was changed a little bit, the bands of flame could turn Kim-kahngchul into ashes .
However, the man didn’t have to worry about what to do .
“Ah . Not yet!”
Suddenly, Kim-kahngchul shivered as he started to struggle .
His body slowly started to turn gray, and he disappeared as if he had never existed in this world .
The man had seen this numerous times before where beings disappeared without leaving behind a corpse .
“Uh? He was a Dimensional lord?”
He tilted his head in confusion . Do-jiwon and Cindy approached him, and they bowed towards him .
“T…thank you . ”
It had already been several weeks, since they had moved to Alandal . They knew most of the well-known Roused, yet this was the first time they saw this man in front of them .
“Eh-ee, sister-in-law . It’s me . ”
“What?”
When Do-jiwon and Cindy became surprised, the handsome man with the red hair grinned .
“It’s me, Sunggoo . I’m Sunggoo . ”
He had won against the Curse of the Dragon’s Breath . He was born again as a Dragon Human hybrid . He was the Flame Man Hong-sunggoo .
“N…no way . ”
“Huhk！”
Dojinwon and Cindy shook their head as if they couldn’t believe it .
Sunggoo was never this handsome… .
***
Seoul Station .
“Hurry！”
At Captain Leone’s insistence, the party members quickened their steps . They relied on the light attached to the magnetic levitation cart as they ran down the dark tunnel .
“We are almost at our target . ”
They were inside subway station building .
There were a long line of capsules interconnected to each other . Each capsule was labeled with numbers .
They were looking for a specific one .
G-529 .
Leone gave the order when he saw the asian features of the man within the capsule .
“Start opening the hatch . ”
“Yes, sir . ”
The party members placed equipments that will open the capsule .
Weeeeeng!
They had done this numerous times, so their actions were in sync . In a flash, they had unlocked all the clasps that kept the capsule sealed .
“Open it . ”
Poo-shoohng .
Chweeeek .
The air escaped, and a **** figure of a man could be seen . There were hoses placed in the man’s mouth and ears . There were devices attached to the head, heart and other body parts . It looked as if the man was stuck inside a spider’s web, and it looked creepy .
“Get him out of there . ”
“Yes, sir!”
The connecting equipments were being pulled off, and the man had to be put on the cart . They just had to take him out now .
At this point, they had spent only 3 minute and 30 seconds .
Pah-jee-jee-jeek!
“Ah-ahk!”
A party member fell backwards when one of the equipment let out a spark .
“What’s wrong?”
“I…I’m not sure . ”
“Just sever it with the cutter!”
“Yes!”
If they couldn’t pull it off with their hands, they would just cut the man free .
However… .
Pah-jee-jeek!
However, party member’s body shook from being electrocuted . The electric shock was transferred when the cutter touched some unknown barrier made out of electricity .
“Ooh-uh-uh-uh！”
“Shit!”
Leone ran forward, and he was able to pull away his subordinate . The subordinate had already lost consciousness .
“What the **** is going on!”
Captain Leone had rescued several dozen people before . This situation was a first, so he was confused by the situation .
Chee-chee-chee-jeek .
He wasn’t sure if the smoke originated from the electric current, but it lingered around the **** man’s body .
“Was there some kind of powerful lock placed on him?”
He had always brought out Iello before . This was the first time he would be bringing Kahng-woojin into reality .
“Captain . We don’t have much time left . ”
“Shit!”
Since he didn’t have a solution, it would be a waste of time to stand around here . Moreover, two of the party members was unconscious .
“Put everyone on the cart . We’ll save Kim-kahngchul first . ”
“Yes, sir!”
The rest of the party gathered the two party members on the cart, and they hurriedly went towards Kim-kahngchul’s capsule .
***
Darkness .
In truth, it was impossible to tell if it was bright or dark outside . A small light appeared in the emptiness .
‘Ah . ’
The light registered at the same time as the darkness . Then… .
“Ooh-ehhhhk!”
He couldn’t fight the queasiness, so he emptied the content of his stomach .
“We have to move him . We don’t have much time left . ”
At Leone’s words, the awakened Kim-kahngchul cracked open his eyes to look at his surrounding . The party members picked him up, and he was put on the cart . When he looked up at the ceiling from a prone position, the ceiling looked familiar .
‘Subway station . ’
Was this the Moon World?
Or was this the real earth?
The fake… Did he finally shed the bonds of illusion?
Kim-kahngchul closed his eyes .
‘I was saved . ’
He felt relief, and at the same time, he remembered something he had forgotten . His eyes opened wide as he spoke .
“Earth… Code… I’ve failed in acquiring…it . ”
“What?”
Leone stood still for a brief moment, and his face crumpled .
“Shit . Let’s get out of here first . ”
They had to get out of here within the 10 minute time frame . If not, the Guardians would resume their activities . The party members quickly walked out of there .
***
Flying Fortress Bibi’s Castle .
“Whew . That was a close call . ”
Jung-minchan and the other members arrived late . All they could do was to console Sooah and the battered Lee-soogyong .
“There’s nothing I can say to make up for this, but I’m very sorry . ”
This wasn’t an outsider, who broke in . Kim-kahngchul was someone they had locked away, and his surprise attack had almost resulted in a disaster .
“So where’s hyung-nim?”
“Mmmm . ”
At Sunggoo’s question, Jung-minchan groaned . Hong-sunggoo had changed too much . If it wasn’t for his unrefined way of talking, Jung-minchan would have mistaken him for someone else . The atmosphere around him had completely changed .
“He said he had something he wanted to check out the Moon World, so he went there . ”
“Which Dimension is that in?”
“That is… . ”
After he hesitated for a moment, Jung-minchan spilled everything he heard from Woojin . Sunggoo listened tcalmly, and he didn’t show any signs of being surprised as he replied .
“So we just have to protect little miss Sooah until hyung-nim comes back . ”
It wasn’t just his appearance that had changed . He turned more simple-minded .
“Ah, yes . That is true, but… . ”
Jung-minchan had been taken aback by Kim-kahngchul’s surprise attack, but he now remembered the problem that was almost at their front door .
“A really powerful Dimensional lord is coming straight towards our fortress . His target is probably… . ”
Even if Minchan didn’t tell him, he could guess .
“I’ll go welcome him . ”
When did Sunggoo become such a reliable man?
When confronted by Sunggoo’s confidence, Jung-michan gave a different opinion .
“How about we move the fortress to avoid the fight?”
“Eh-ee . We can run away after we attempt the fight . ”
He wasn’t reliable . He might be reckless…
“Ah . Ms . Haesol will be back soon . Ms . Bibi . ”
“Speak . ”
“Heh heh . I’m not used to you now that you are all grown up . ”
She had grown in terms of height, and she had developed exceptionally in some places . Sunggoo laughed awkwardly as he looked at Bibi .
“Ms . Haesol is bringing back friends, so may we move the fortress to the sea?”
“I can . ”
“Then please do so . I’ll warm up by searching nearby for a fight . ”
After arriving on deck, Sunggoo’s entire body turned red, and he jumped into the air .
He looked like a phoenix in flight, so the people of Alandal was mesmerized by the sight .
“We’ll head towards Incheon . ”
Most of the population had left Seoul already . The nearest body of water was the western sea .
Bibi’s Castle moved towards that direction .
Afterwards, the Phantom Unit led by Blanka was assigned to protect Sooah . Dimensional lords might pull off a surprise attack, so the Undead army, Ratick tribe, Wyvern unit and the Fortress’s defense system was put on alert .
The non-combat personnels went below deck, and they headed towards the evacuation shelter . After Bibi’s Castle was put on emergency alert, they arrived over the western sea .
Zwahhhng .
The portal shimmered, and Che-haesol appeared .
Minchan fiercely greeted her .
“Ms . Haesol!”
“I’m sorry for being late . ”
“No, I can relax now that commander Haesol is back . Please take command of our Units . ”
He was only the Prime Minister . Che-haesol used to be a commissioned officer, so she was more qualified to command the battle . Moreover, she was a talent, who possessed Telepathic ability over groups .
“Ah . Anyways, my friends…”
“Yes . I guess our allies from Alphen is coming . How fortunate… . ”
Jung-minchan’s mouth fell open as he looked at the being that came out of the shimmering portal .
Shwahhhhk!
The portal became larger as if it was about rip apart . A body kept emerging from the portal as it climbed into the sky .
Koo-oh-oh-oh-oh!
After letting out a roar, the long body circled the the Flying Fortress before it jumped into the sea .
It looked a bit different from the traditional Dragons . Instead, it looked like the Eastern Dragons from the legends .
Koo-oh-oh-oh-oh!
The problem was the fact that it wasn’t just one of them . Seventeen Dragons had appeared .
On top of the deck… .
The combat personnel assigned above deck…
The Ratick tribe, who was on standby with the Wyverns, were surprised .
Death Knights, who were the core force of Undead army also… .
[How surprising . ]
Even Lich Jaenis, who had protected Alphen for the past 200 years… .
[Those are Water Dragons… . ]
These were the last Dragons of Alphen… . All the hardship she went through drained out of her, and Haesol let out a weak laugh .
“I made new friends . ”