Chapter 1772 – 1772. Vampire Detective
Russia and China broke their alliance.
It wasn’t good. Both were close to Korea and were among the major powers.
Gane gritted his teeth, looking at the heads of other nations. Fortunately, countries like Japan and those in Europe didn’t seem to have any intention of breaking their alliances. Europe was watching each other, and Japan, which had a bad relationship with Korea, was trying to stick to the United States at any cost.
“What about China and Russia? Will you consider them enemies as well?”
The French president asked. His voice was gloomy. He was worried about a world war.
“Don’t you understand what China and Russia mean? They mean, ‘Don’t interfere with us, just proceed.’ In other words, they’re taking a step back. Especially Russia, they won’t have time to care about the outside world.”
World War.
It would never happen. Nuclear bombs had exploded in major cities, and epidemics had swept the world. There was no capacity for a world war. No one wanted a nuclear war that would destroy everyone.
Gane cleared his throat. He tried to appear calm, putting strength into his voice.
“Our goal is Sung Yu-jin. If we kill Sung Yu-jin, we can seize world peace and order.”
“The problem is killing Sung Yu-jin. Sung Yu-jin is a superhuman.”
Sung Yu-jin had transcended humanity. Aside from his lifespan, his combat abilities were monstrous. A special forces unit couldn’t capture Sung Yu-jin.
“Nuclear bomb! We should wipe out Busan and Sung Yu-jin with nuclear missiles, desu!”
The Japanese prime minister said. A murderous glint shone in his eyes.
Japan’s situation was worse than any other country. The nuclear bomb dropped on Kyoto had triggered the Japanese people’s trauma, and on top of that, an epidemic had spread. At least 30 million Japanese people had died with their heads exploding.
“Calm down. The moment you fire a nuclear missile at the Korean Peninsula, China and Russia won’t stand still. Would they just watch if a nuclear missile fell near their homes? Above all, there’s no guarantee that a nuclear missile can kill Sung Yu-jin.”
Sung Yu-jin’s suspected superpower was spatial movement. Even if it wasn’t spatial movement, there was no guarantee that Busan didn’t have a nuclear bunker.
“A wealthy man like Sung Yu-jin might have built a nuclear bunker in Busan.”
“Then what are we supposed to do?”
The British prime minister asked irritably. Gane, who had been holding back, also spoke irritably.
“We have to find an answer! We’ve gathered here, so shouldn’t we come up with an answer? Come on, use your brains! Think of a way to stop Sung Yu-jin!”
“……”
Everyone frowned. A way to kill Sung Yu-jin. No, if there had been a way to capture him, things wouldn’t have come this far.
‘It’s hard enough to kill Sung Yu-jin, but capture him… But we can’t kill Sung Yu-jin. We must capture him.’
They had to uncover the secrets of Sung Yu-jin’s power and immortality. Especially immortality, they had to.
The silence lasted for more than ten minutes.
Just as Gane was about to sigh, one of the vice presidents, Sung Soo-woon, who had been quietly silent in the corner, opened his mouth.
“There is a way to catch Sung Yu-jin.”
Vice President Sung Soo-woon’s statement, which could be said to be the starting point of this whole mess. Gane and the heads of each country didn’t look kindly at Vice President Sung Soo-woon.
“Oh, really? But do you know what? We’ve come this far because we trusted your words. Putting aside the nuclear bomb, you didn’t even foresee the epidemic. Vice President Sung Soo-woon, are you prepared to take responsibility for your words?”
“I had no idea he would create such an epidemic. …You probably won’t believe me even if I say this. I will take responsibility for my words.”
“Then tell us how to deal with Sung Yu-jin.”
“To fight a monster, you must become a monster. In other words, only a monster can fight a monster.”
“Do you mean you’ll become a monster? Do you have a powerful ability like Sung Yu-jin?”
“Hahaha. This old man is ordinary. I didn’t inherit any of my father’s abilities. But you all have monsters. Vampires.”
“……Vampires are extinct.”
Vampires were beings that were of no help to humans. Natural enemies that preyed on humans. There was no way humans would leave such enemies alone. The persecution of vampires, which began 150 years ago, ended with the extinction of vampires decades ago.
There were no vampires in this world. They only existed in history.
“Hahaha! Let’s be honest! I know that you’re secretly breeding and experimenting on vampires! There’s no way you could easily give up the power of those powerful vampires! I’m the same. I’ve been capturing, breeding, and experimenting on vampires. Completely controllable vampires! They will kill Sung Yu-jin!”
“……”
The topic of vampires was sensitive.
Vampires were enemies of humanity. They could become enemies of all mankind if things went wrong.
But if they stayed like this, they had no answer.
“Vampires are not infected by the Supreme Yu-jin disease. The same goes for other animals. The Supreme Yu-jin disease only infects humans.”
Gane made up his mind.
“Vampires. Just vampires alone can’t be a match for Sung Yu-jin. There’s a vampire unit that the United States is secretly raising. They’ve all been made into True Ancestors.”
Vampire True Ancestor.
If a vampire drinks the blood of five other vampires, they can become a True Ancestor. When they become a True Ancestor, they gain superpowers, their lifespan increases, and their physical abilities are higher than those of ordinary vampires.
Creating a vampire True Ancestor wasn’t difficult. You just had to turn humans into vampires and have them drink blood. In the case of the United States, they experimented by turning criminals into vampires.
“Vampire combat unit. There are a total of six units in the United States. Each unit has 20 members, for a total of 120 vampire True Ancestors. They are all under our control. As Vice President Sung Soo-woon suggested, we will use them to attack Sung Yu-jin.”
As Gane took the lead, others also spoke.
“…Actually, we in Germany were also capturing and researching vampires. True Ancestors. Their superpowers are outstanding. We will send 23 True Ancestors under our control.”
Starting with Germany, most countries, including the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, confessed that they were capturing and researching vampires, and promised their support.
In total, 314 vampire True Ancestors were decided to be dispatched.
Gane glared at Jung Soo-woon.
“Things are going your way. You will have to take responsibility for this.”
“I was planning to do that anyway.”
“How?”
“Like this.”
Sung Soo-woon lowered his hand under the camera and then raised it. In his hand was a syringe filled with a red liquid. He inserted the syringe into his forearm and pushed it in.
“…What is that syringe?”
“Vampire serum.”
Sung Soo-woon’s old body regained its vitality. His white hair turned black, and some of his wrinkles smoothed out. His bent back straightened. The old man became a middle-aged man. Long fangs pushed out from his lips.
“Did you just become a vampire?”
Gane was dumbfounded. He never thought he would give up his humanity.
“To show you my resolve. I will lead the vampire combat unit, capture Sung Yu-jin, and offer him to you. However, I cannot hand over the Matriarch.”
“The Matriarch… you mean Secretary Kim. Isn’t Secretary Kim also immortal?”
“She is the Matriarch of the Daechun Group. We will serve her.”
Serve her? That’s ridiculous. Who doesn’t know that you’re going to capture her and research her?
But Gane didn’t dwell on it. He was already planning to get rid of Sung Soo-woon. Sung Soo-woon was just a hunting dog.
“This is the last time. Finish this decisively.”
• • •
A week had passed since the epidemic had spread.
A civil war had broken out in Russia, and China had come under my control. The other countries were trying to control the epidemic somehow. The leaders of all the countries were holed up in sterilization rooms and didn’t come out.
‘It’s ineffective if you’re not infected. That’s the biggest drawback of this epidemic.’
But only a few were safe from the epidemic. The epidemic spread faster than I thought, and more than 70% of the world’s population was already infected.
‘They can’t use their armies.’
The soldiers were also infected. The moment they opposed me, their heads would explode and they would die. Ordinary citizens couldn’t resist me either. Even if I acted like a tyrant, they would accept it in fear. They had no choice, they didn’t want their heads to explode and die.
‘Thanks to that, the Daechun Group has started working in Busan.’
It would take time for everything to return to normal, but time could be easily managed by running the automatic process a few times.
‘First of all, I must take the heads of the US president and the heads of the countries that betrayed me. For my dignity.’
Knock, knock.
“Chairman, it’s Secretary Kim. May I come in?”
“Come in.”
Secretary Kim entered the bedroom. I got up, leaving the Busan beauties lying on the bed.
“Was Secretary Kim bored?”
I approached Secretary Kim with a suggestive voice. The Busan beauties were hot, but they were still lacking compared to Secretary Kim.
“Chairman, it’s a communication from Vice President Sung Soo-woon.”
“…That unfilial bastard is still alive? Connect it.”
Sung Soo-woon appeared on Secretary Kim’s tablet PC screen. I couldn’t believe my eyes.
“Are you Sung Soo-woon?”
Instead of an old man who could die any day, there was a healthy middle-aged man.
“Sung Yu-jin. My father. It’s time to see the end.”
His voice had also changed. It was threatening. At the same time, there was a sense of dignity. When he spoke, I saw the long fangs inside his lips.
“Did you become a vampire?”
“Not just a vampire. A True Ancestor.”
So there were still vampires left in this world.
It didn’t matter much. I was about to think that, but then it occurred to me that the epidemic might not be able to infect vampires.
“Sung Yu-jin. I’m in Tokyo, Japan. If you want to kill me, come to Tokyo.”
He was standing against the backdrop of the NEW Tokyo Tower. He was openly in the center of Tokyo? It was clear that he wasn’t infected by the epidemic because he was a vampire. If he were human, his head would have already exploded.
“Haha. You stupid bastard. There’s a nuclear bomb in Tokyo. Good. Die with Tokyo.”
I took out the detonator from my pocket and pressed the button without a second thought.
Surprisingly, there was no reaction.
“If it was the nuclear bomb in the basement, I’ve already removed it. I’ll say it again. If you want to kill me, come to Tokyo.”
I threw away the detonator and grabbed the Super Blade.
“Okay. I’ll go kill you now. Wait with your neck washed.”
