7. Million Strong City Legion of Steel (6)
7. Legion of Steel (6) – Big Red Button
Crunch.
‘What should I do······?’
While mechanically destroying the zombies, Mokjin continued to think about how to find that monster.
There’s no point in continuing this endless, meaningless destruction. No matter how much you destroy, it’s just a bunch of machines.
After hours of thinking about how to destroy the zombies, an idea suddenly crossed Mok-jin’s mind.
The basic concept of modern shamanism is to remotely control shamans from outside. When I was listening to Robert’s explanation at the time, I thought it was similar to the technique of moving objects with energy called “Gyeokkongseopmul”.
Of course, this one would use the power of some unknown future science, not Gi. That was exactly what Mokjin was paying attention to.
‘Then I guess we just have to catch that science guy.’
Even though he doesn’t know what it is, as long as it exists, there’s no way Mokjin wouldn’t sense it. Since then, he’s been destroying the jiangshi while expanding his senses in various ways to find a medium to connect them.
It took another few hours. Without any scientific knowledge, he tried all sorts of methods based only on the belief that there was some kind of medium that controlled the corpses. It was only when nearly a hundred thousand corpses were neutralized that he detected a special wave that controlled the corpses.
“It’s a wave.”
I had heard stories of sorcerers in the past using the sound of bells to control undead people, but he was able to control undead people using waves so small that no one else could detect them. The future science was truly a strange thing. Of course, to be precise, sound was also a type of wave, but Mokjin had no way of knowing that.
Anyway, now that he knew the method of controlling the zombies, it was time to stop this tedious repetitive work, drag the old man out, and finish the unfinished business. That was what Mokjin thought.
Until you realize that the source of the wave is never just one. Was it really true that the wave was controlling the skeletons? The wave that controlled the skeletons sometimes came from the sky, sometimes from the skeletons, and sometimes from the distant wilderness.
‘Could it be that you thought this far before using sorcery?’
The confusion was caused by the relay system between the ground, satellite, and the ganshis in order to maintain a smooth network of ganshis. It was a completely unexpected difficulty for Mokjin, who had no knowledge of hacking, let alone the basic principles of network ganshis.
But there are only about twenty of them, so if you don’t know, you can just look through them one by one. It was the moment when he was about to change course toward the nearest source of the waves.
“hmm?”
A powerful wave was felt from deep underground. Although the form of the wave was a little different from the one controlling the undead, Mokjin thought that if such a powerful wave was coming from such a desolate planet, it must be related to the Noh-gwae controlling the undead.
Because of that, he turned his head towards where the waves were emitting out into the sky and laughed ferociously.
‘Found it.’
Mokjin ran towards the source of the waves, beating the jiangshi with great momentum. The jiangshi, who had noticed his intentions, rushed at him even more fiercely, but of course, they could not stop him as he ran like a wolf among sheep.
At that moment, the wave that had been gushing out as if it were going to extend into space disappeared as if it were a lie. In reality, Richel had simply ended the communication, but coincidentally, the wave that disappeared as if it had noticed his arrival was no different from confirming Mokjin’s reasoning.
“It’s here.”
Kwajik. Mokjin, who had climbed up the desolate hill, looked down at the floor while crushing the head of the droid zombie he was holding in his left hand. A familiar wave coming from deep underground. Mokjin did not hesitate at all.
Hooow. Just like when he destroyed the giant wireless ship in the past, a huge amount of energy was sucked into his feet. The massive flow of internal energy visible through the thick sand dust was so large that it made the onlookers unconsciously feel fear.
It was supposed to be a fortress, and it was that deep, so it wouldn’t collapse. Considering that Yongjeoksan and Hwarin were down there, Mokjin adjusted the amount of internal force and rolled his feet toward the ground without hesitation.
However, this time, the footsteps were different. It was not a powerful, sweeping blow like in the past, but a heavy, powerful blow that seemed to push something forward.
Khoo-woog!
Kurururung-! With a loud noise that was deafening to the ears, the entire hill rippled and swept away like a wave. The enormous mass of the hill made of sand, dirt, and rocks became a tidal wave and covered the thousands of zombies chasing Mokjin.
It was ironic to think that Mokjin, who moved a small mountain with a single kick of his foot, was nicknamed Dong-an Woo-gong.
Huh. Mokjin snorted at the sight of the huge metal structure peeking out from between the mounds of dirt, then swung his sword.
The upper part of the structure was cut off along the sword of Mokjin. The alloy armor of the underground bunker was designed to withstand even orbital bombardment, but it was no different from a sheet of paper in front of the blades of the steel that were densely packed to the point of defying common sense.
Since it was underground, there was nowhere to run. Without a moment’s hesitation, Mokjin threw himself into the gap in the structure he had created.
“An enemy entity has infiltrated the facility. It is ignoring the route and is approaching in a straight line. We will reposition the troops on the intercept route to the expected route.”
“······How on earth do you not know?”
Receiving a report from his secretary, Rachel, Cheolsiguiong Richel muttered with a dumbfounded expression.
This is not the main fortress facility that the Manhwageomjon Yongjeoksan had invaded, but a control bunker secretly installed here and there on the planet to control the jiangshi. It is impossible for them to know this with the information they have, and it is not a place that can be found with a human-portable detection device, so how on earth did they know? Richel could not even imagine that a human would have detected the jiangshi control network and communication lines.
“At our current speed, we’ll get there in 3 minutes and 20 seconds. Evacuate to the fortress, Master.”
“Oh, damn it, nothing’s working.”
Richel nervously grabbed his head. It goes without saying that the defense system of this makeshift bunker was incapable of stopping that monster. He stood up from his seat, following Rachel’s guidance, keenly aware of the power of the martial artist that transcended common sense.
“I guess I can at least buy some time.”
“Leaving behind a dummy that looked exactly like herself,” Richel muttered with a sigh as she left the control room.
Kwaang! How long had it been since the two people left? A wall on one side of the control room was torn open, revealing a man. With a blue-green energy wrapped around both hands, Mokjin arrived in a straight line, tearing apart everything he saw, whether it was a corpse or a wall. Mokjin frowned as he looked at Richel’s dummy sitting on a chair that resembled a throne.
“Is it fake again this time?”
“That’s right. The real one isn’t here anymore.”
“Those who wield strange powers are incredibly strange in their actions. I thought it was real because it felt so alive.”
“Of course, the materials in this pile are made of living people, so they can’t help but feel alive.”
Richel answered through the mouth of the dummy that had his consciousness superimposed on a human body. Mokjin clicked his tongue after hearing his answer.
“······Tsk. Treating people like material. Compared to what you’re doing, the Blood Cult’s group might be better.”
“Please don’t lump me in with those lunatics. Compared to those cultists, I’m making decent scientific progress.”
Although Richel made a face as if she was displeased, Mokjin snorted. Regardless of his intentions, the thoughts and actions of the demon before him did not seem much different from those of the Blood Cult.
What good is talking to a crazy person? Mokjin silently raised his hand that was soaked in a cold aura. Since he was going to die anyway, Richel asked with a calm expression.
“I have a question.”
“Recite it.”
“Why on earth would someone like you listen to the words of the Hwasan Sect? It is true that I unintentionally kidnapped a disciple of the Hwasan Sect, but is it so serious that I should throw myself into a group of over a million zombies alone?”
Richel was genuinely curious. She had thought their relationship had already ended, but how frightened she had been when she first saw him descend from the spaceship. He couldn’t understand why he, a master who could fight a god right away, was meddling in the affairs of the volcano.
In the first place, his encounter with Mokjin was simply a coincidence. He had just received word that a scorpion had grown a tail when he was running low on experimental corpses, and he had gone to a remote planet to inspect the materials for the zombies he was bringing in and to try to find some unique corpses. But how could he have known that a monster-like absolute master would suddenly appear in the shadows of such a martial arts world, with the backing of a ronin?
Since the relationship between Hwa-rin and Mok-jin, who were disciples of the Hwa-san faction, was treated as a confidential matter by the Hwa-san faction, he had no idea about it, so he had doubts.
“It seems you don’t know yet.”
The one who taught martial arts to the child you kidnapped was the main deity. Richel’s face immediately distorted at Mokjin’s words.
“······I’m sure the volcano isn’t unmanned.”
“The fate of the Gangho is not something that can be easily solved. I may not be your official disciple, but I have never thought of it as a fate that can be taken lightly.”
“Damn it.”
Richel cursed without realizing it. Even if he wasn’t a formally recognized disciple, the relationship between a master and a disciple who learned martial arts. Usually, in the martial arts world, the relationship between a master and a disciple is no less than that between a parent and a child, so it was only natural that Mokjin intervened in this fight.
The disciple of the volcano he had kidnapped had his QIOS ripped out of his spinal cord, so he could no longer learn martial arts. In this situation, there was no way to find a satisfactory solution with this guy, no matter what he did.
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“······If I give you back that child, do you plan on quietly backing off?”
“No.”
Mokjin answered firmly to Richel’s question just in case. Since Hwarin was like that due to his own mistakes, his pride could not tolerate it, regardless of his position as the one who taught him martial arts.
A grudge that can only end when someone dies. Richel sighed in relief at the fact that she had finally negotiated with Director Bernardo.
“I see. Then I guess I have nothing more to say.”
As soon as Richel finished speaking, Mokjin’s hand pierced his heart. Richel’s eyes lost focus. Richel’s dummy just slumped over on the chair.
Mokjin took in the city on the screen of the control room with his bloodless hands. It was a small city with few people, but it still had its appearance. Mokjin felt Richel’s energy slowly moving away and turned his head toward it.
Perhaps this tiresome game of tag will come to an end there. It was just as Mokjin was about to rise to the ground.
Kugu Palace.
“······This is.”
A strong vibration reverberated throughout the structure. Mokjin had a feeling that Richel, who had run away, had done something.
“You’re going to be a mess until the very end.”
Mokjin, who had sworn slightly, spread his body in self-defense and flew along the path he had come in, and at the same time, the underground bunker collapsed with a loud noise.
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Mokjin hasn’t even properly learned the concept of science yet.
The reason Richel deliberately came to the underground bunker close to the battlefield to control the zombies was because unlike the droid zombies, which can be controlled remotely to some extent thanks to the combat algorithm, the zombies need to be controlled directly with an amplified signal.
Usually, martial artists can’t do things like sense communication lines.
The reason that alloy armor that can withstand orbital bombardment cannot withstand the strong energy is not only because the strong energy of the wood is so dense, but also because it is an armor that protects against impact received in a plane rather than an armor that concentrates power in a narrow area.
Yongjeoksan is still attacking the main fortress facilities.
The main fortress facility is connected underground to the planetary city.
Richel’s Dummy is a type of gingerbread made from living people, to control other gingerbreads.
Although Richel is the head of the Sapha faction, she hates being compared to the Blood Cult.
The fact that Mokjin is teaching Hwarin martial arts is treated as a secret, so not many people know about it. Before this incident, there were only a handful of people who knew about it. The reason it was treated as a secret is, of course, because if Hwasan’s disciple were to receive instruction from an outsider, Hwasan’s prestige would be damaged.
Mok-jin is angry about Hwa-rin, but he is even angrier at the fact that it was his own mistake that caused it.
Richel has designed self-destruct devices into most of her bases. The classic way to do this is to press the big red button, which is tempting, but Richel herself can activate them remotely.
It wouldn’t be strange to be buried alive, but since Mokjin has cleared the hill above the structure, it won’t take as long to get out as you might think.
