Seoul Station’s Necromancer Chapter 173:
Chapter 173 – Air Strike (2)
Woojin looked over the hologram of the Bibi’s Castle, and he nodded his head in satisfaction . Bibi was doing a good job by herself, so it seemed he wouldn’t have to worry too much about it .
Investments were great, but it would be bad if all his Points were used . He wouldn’t be able to replenish his troops, and he wouldn’t be able to maintain his Domain . Many Dimensional lords lost their Domains through mismanagement .
“You keep this up even into the future . You have to protect the Colony no matter what . ”
However, this was for his family . Moreover, his return to earth hinged on the existence of the Colony .
“Understood . ”
Woojin was about to get up .
Bibi yelled out when she saw the Hologram window .
“Uh? Master . Another Dungeon just broke . ”
As soon as her words ended, one could hear urgent steps as two people appeared .
One was the captain of the aircraft carrier, Park-gilsoo . The other was Nosam, who was in charge of maintenance and design .
“It is good to see you, king!”
“I give my greetings to the lord . ”
The two had hastily appeared, and Woojin turned his head towards them .
“Can we see what’s going on below?”
“Yes, sir!”
Park-gilsoo immediately used the screen within the control tower to bring up the map of the region below . When he zoomed in with the screen, one could see a live high-resolution footage .
“Is that three locations?”
Jung-minchan still had a dark expression as he returned to the control tower . He spoke to Woojin in a weak voice .
“Recently, there’s been numerous Dungeon Breaks . There was no warning before they broke . At the very least, Korea is in a better situation than the other locations . ”
“Other locations?”
“The subjugation of the enemy forces never exceeded a day in Korea . However, several countries had monsters take over key buildings several hours before they besieged it . ”
Woojin’s eyebrows arched .
“Did another Colony form on earth?”
“Not yet . However, there had been intermittent attempts to form one . ”
“What are you talking about?”
“There are some in China, who are aiding the formation of a Colony . ”
“Why?”
“This is just a guess, but it seems they want to harvest the Dimensional Fragments . ”
“Tsk . ”
Woojin clicked his tongue as he closed his eyes .
He had already predicted this would happen . People talked about world peace and the protection of earth, but humans moved based on greed . In the end, they’ll find out it was futile to eat one’s own flesh .
He wanted to protect earth, so he could protect his family . He was also motivated by his own self-interest… .
He felt that he didn’t have much time left .
“I guess I’ll have to take care what is going on below . ”
“Master is busy . Please leave it to me!”
“You?”
It had been a long time since Bibi had accompanied him to the battlefield . This was why her level was still low . If she unnecessarily went forward to subjugate the monsters, she might get hurt… . .
“I just have to attack with the Colony City . ”
“Ah…”
Woojin nodded his head . This was a moving Colony City .
He had decided on putting a Colony on an aircraft carrier, so they could escape from attacks they couldn’t handle . Unexpectedly, the aircraft carrier was able to traverse the sky instead of the ocean .
The weapons and troops placed the aircraft carrier wasn’t only for battle on sea . Now it would be able to be used to attack the the enemies from the sky .
“That’s a pretty good idea . ”
“May I be in charge of it?”
“All right . I’ll leave it up to you . ”
The unexpected Dungeon Breaks would continue to happen . Woojin couldn’t take care of all of them .
Woojin had to do the deeds that only he could do .
‘Thrash’s Executioner . ’
He had to solve this puzzle .
If he wanted to solve it, he had to regain his Thrash Set items . It might give him a clue that he could follow .
He had to be in Alphen instead of earth .
“Bibi . ”
“Yes, master!”
“No matter what you do, don’t lose the Colony . ”
“Leave it to me!”
He rubbed Bibi’s head once more, then he passed through the portal as he headed towards Alphen .
“Hue hue . Let’s get started . ”
Bibi laughed as she looked at the screen showing what was going on below the control tower .
***
They were at a snack shop near the Daejun Station .
Three high school students were eating stir-fried rice cake near the subway station . They expressed their admiration as they saw a nearby group of Roused .
“Hooo . My life would turn around if I Roused to an ability . ”
“Pfft . Why are you talking about becoming a Roused? You should buy a lottery ticket instead . The probability of you winning is higher than you becoming a Roused . ”
“Bitch . You never know in life . Gyungsoo from class 4 became a Roused . ”
“I guess you have a point . ”
If a student developed abilities to become a Roused, it was a lucky break that even a winning lottery ticket couldn’t rival .
There was no man that didn’t have ambition . Moreover, there wasn’t a teen, who didn’t have heroic aspirations .
“Hey . The low Rank Roused are basically manual laborers . ”
“Why do you think they are called 3rd rate?”
A low Ranked Roused was basically akin to an unpopular celebrity .
However, there wasn’t anyone, who didn’t want a chance to become a star . It didn’t matter if it took backbreaking work .
“Ah . If we are able to developed an ability, we can interview at Alandal . They only picked the lousy candidates . ”
“Well, that might be a cover for who they really chose . ”
“That’s right . Alandal isn’t some factory . You don’t suddenly become a high Ranked Roused in a short span of time . That doesn’t make any sense . ”
However, there was an obvious reasoning that could explain their actions . What if they hired Roused with potential? Maybe they just allowed the flowers to bloom?
“I guess…”
Minjae’s dream was to become a Roused, so he just scratched his cheeks .
“Hey . You are good at studying, so why are you trying to become a Roused?”
Unlike the past, education wasn’t the absolute ticket to success . However, it was still the most basic requirement needed to advance in life .
In a world gone mad with monsters, the need for education was that much more important .
“Hoo-ooh . Let’s just go to cramming school after we eat . ”
Minjae and his friends inhaled their stir-fried rice cake and other fried foods . They were about to leave the restaurant when they stopped at the entrance . No, they froze in place .
Koo-roo-roo!
Monsters were a regular part of life now .
However, what would it feel like if one faced a monster that one had only seen through tv?
Koo-oh-oh!
The enormous monster held something that looked like a hammer or a steel club . It was about to bring the weapon down .
“R…run!”
Minjae was barely able to open his frozen lips . His shout was like a catalyst that made his friends move .
Koohng, koohng!
The enormous monster was domineering, but it was pretty slow . Minjae and his friends ran as if their life depended on it, and they were able to distance themselves from the monster .
“Huhk, huhk! What’s going on?”
“The nearby Dungeon must have Broke . ”
“Where’s the shelter?”
“Hooo . I have no idea . I must have dropped my phone . ”
The three of them had been lucky . This was the first time they had encountered a monster . While they were looking around in panic, more monsters appeared .
Koo-roo-roohk .
A Break just happened, so there was no way only one monster would have shown up .
Four other monsters that had a similar appearance to the one before appeared .
The three humans weren’t able to escape, because of fear . The monsters surrounded them .
“F…fuck . ”
“… . ”
His friends didn’t even have the energy to give a reply to Minjae’s curse word . The Break had happened recently, and they hadn’t been able to find a shelter . They were now preys that’ll be hunted down by these monsters .
“We are **** . ”
“Hey, Minjae . What should we do?”
“What do you think? We’ll just die . ”
It was funny . When he realized he was about to die, he became more composed instead of being afraid . In the end, he was going to die, so why should he be afraid?
When he put aside his fear, he was able to take in his surrounding .
‘The army isn’t here yet . We are the only ones nearby . ’
It seemed the army hadn’t been mobilized yet . The sound of gunfire didn’t reach his ears, and he couldn’t hear any sounds of battle . He could only hear the scream of people, and the roar of monsters .
It seemed the Break happened not too long ago .
There were only four monsters right now, but the numbers would swell . The chance of their survival was non-existent .
“We are dead . ”
“M…Minjae . What should we do?”
“Why do you keep asking me that?”
“Ooh-ohhk . ”
Minjae wanted it with all his heart .
If he had an ability, he could use his own powers to either fight or run away . However, he was only a regular high school student, who had been about to go to his supplemental class .
What will they say about him in death?
Unfortunately, he had stopped near the Daejun station, because he was hungry .
It seemed eating stir-fried rice cake was going to be his downfall .
“Shit . ”
He wished with all his heart . If he really was a Roused, he wouldn’t be powerless like this .
He felt like a frog in front of a snake .
Kwahhhh!
The monsters kept tightening the perimeter, and they were about to bring down their large weapons .
They would die as a **** mess .
“Shit!”
He grabbed the hands of both his friends in fright . If this was a normal situation, his friends would have balked at such a gesture .
Pah-paht!
A miracle occurred .
Teeeng!
An unknown power blocked the weapons, and the weapons were bounced away in midair .
“… . !”
Minjae’s eyes was big from surprise .
“M…Minjae!”
“W…what the **** was that? Did you see it?”
“What happened?”
Minjae didn’t even register the shocked words of his friends . Minjae knew what was going on .
‘I became a Roused . ’
He could feel it . No, a thought suddenly intruded into his mind . It was the knowledge on how to use his barrier .
Koo-roohk?
The confused monsters swung their weapons again .
Teeng!
A loud roar emanated from the monsters when the barrier formed again .
Koo-ahah!
If there was an impediment, they’ll just have to break through it .
Kwahng, kwahng!
The weapons were tirelessly striking against the barrier, and it wouldn’t last much longer .
“Ooh-oohk . ”
It felt as if the pain would break open his head . He frowned as he gritted his teeth . If he couldn’t withstand the blows, they were all dead .
He was finally able to develop an ability, yet he was going to die in futility… .
Kieh-ahhhhk!
Minjae let out words of defeat when he heard the sound coming from the sky .
“In the end, am I fated to die?”
The sky was dyed black as black birds plummeted to the ground .
He had seen them in the news . It was also a monster that appeared in the national bestseller called Illustrated Monster book .
Wyvern .
They were popular, but it didn’t mean they were nice monsters . They were scary monsters that could bite off a person’s head with a bite .
He had no defense against this .
He could see over 100 Wyverns .
“Hoo-ah . ”
Tuh-uhng!
The barrier exploded .
His shaking body was evidence that he had reached his limit . He couldn’t use his Roused ability any further .
The monsters approached the fallen Minjae and his friends when the monsters were pulled into the air .
Kee-ahhhhk!
The Wyverns had snatched the four monsters, and they were dropped from high in the air .
Hwah-rooh-oohk, kwahng!
It wasn’t just the Wyvern . There were weird looking people riding the Wyverns, and they were using magic .
They started sending their magical spells towards the monsters that had started gathering .
“W…what is going on?”
Minjae had no idea what was going on . He had run away like a madman before he was surrounded by the monsters . He had awoken to his Roused ability and now the Wyverns were dropping from the sky… .
Then there were the mob of monsters gathering up along all the roads .
A Wyvern landed near Minjae and his friends . It was a Wyvern Rider from the Ratick Race . He had blue skin, and large ear **** .
“This is a rescue . Get on . ”
Unlike his bizarre appearance, the Rider was able to speak flawless Korean thanks to the Language drug . Minjae and his friends quickly got on the back of the Wyvern .
Kee-ahhhk!
The Wyvern flew into the air, and the high schoolers desperately held on .
Hwah-roo-roohk, kwahng!
Each of the Wyverns had one or two Ratick Riders, and they were tirelessly sending magical spells towards the ground .
Then several artillery shells that looked like missiles impacted below .
“…”
Minjae gulped when he glance below .
‘I thought my luck had been bad . I guess that wasn’t the case . ’
He had thought he had experienced bad luck when the monsters had found him .
Hwah-roo-roohk .
However, the burning city below told a different story .
He and his friends were the few remaining survivors from the city .
Each road in the city was overflowing with monsters .
****
It was a cave completely frozen in ice .
Kwahng! Zzuh-juh-juhk!
When the enraged Iello paced back and forth . The ice cracked as the whole cave started to shake . Lee-sahngho was shaking with his knees bent .
“There is no **** here!”
“Please forgive me . ”
Lee-sahngho kept lowering his head as he cursed inside . There was no **** on earth, so why did he have to apologize?
“You have to find him! You must find him!”
“Yes . ”
It was an impossible task, but Lee-sahngho wasn’t dumb enough to say it out loud . He left immediately after giving his answer . He left to find a **** that didn’t exist on earth .
“The Code…the Code…”
Iello’s hands were shaking .
He had returned here, yet how can there be no Code? There is no way earth didn’t have a Code .