Chapter 2240 – 2240. Gyeongseong 2033
It’s not that I’m eager to go to the battlefield for the sake of achievements.
It’s because I need to actively use my abilities to accelerate the war. If I just stay holed up in a safe place in Germany, the war might drag on endlessly.
Given the difference in the two countries’ sizes, the war could easily become prolonged rather than ending quickly. That was not what I wanted.
‘This war is already starting with the Japanese Empire getting beaten up. If the war drags on here? Absolutely not. The more the war becomes entrenched, the more the Japanese Prime Minister will hide in a safe place.’
I need to participate to decisively seize the victory in the war. My ability, hacking. That ability is specialized for modern warfare. Whether it’s a warship or a tank, it’s bound to be neutralized by hacking.
‘The main force of the Japanese Empire is enhanced humans, but… war isn’t fought with enhanced humans alone.’
War is fought with guns and cannons. Even if enhanced humans do ten times more work than ordinary humans, the fact that they die when shot doesn’t change. In war, cyborgs are much more helpful than enhanced humans.
‘Shicksal. What’s the situation in Korea?’
[Major cities including Gyeongseong, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, and Incheon have been destroyed. It is estimated that over 30 million people have died. Korea has lost its national power.]
Korea is a colony of the Japanese Empire. It was obvious that they would be exploited by the Japanese Empire if war broke out, so I made sure to mess them up even more thoroughly.
The next day, the Japanese Empire’s counterattack began. Just like Germany had done, they launched nuclear missiles. Germany did its best to intercept the nuclear missiles. However, it was impossible to intercept all of the over a thousand nuclear missiles.
They managed to protect the major cities. The German countryside was ablaze. It was only natural that the German people were furious.
I set out with the German army.
• • •
Ito was working inside a secret bunker in Tokyo. The Germans were vicious bastards. They would send intercontinental ballistic missiles to attack the Japanese Empire whenever they felt like it. The missiles falling on the Japanese Empire were all intercepted, but… there was always a chance, so Ito couldn’t leave the bunker.
There was no one in the Japanese Empire who could succeed him. If he died, the Japanese Empire would be finished.
“Prime Minister Ito, the German army has occupied Beijing.”
The reports coming in recently were all grim. The Empire’s army had clashed with the Germans several times, but had never once defeated the German army. The armored units equipped with tanks and enhanced exoskeletons malfunctioned as soon as they arrived on the battlefield, attacking their own side. The same was true for helicopters and fighter jets.
‘Saint Hitler III. That bastard is directly moving with the army and using his superpowers.’
The ability to control machines.
An absurd superpower existed, and unfortunately, the enemy of the Japanese Empire possessed this ability.
“What did I say? Saint Hitler III. I told you to kill that bastard no matter what. Even if you had to use nuclear missiles.”
“Hitler III is moving with the missile interception system. Every missile we launch is intercepted.”
They had already tried an operation to assassinate Hitler III by sending in special forces. It didn’t work. Germany’s elite soldiers were guarding him like a fortress. Moreover, his own combat power was on par with that of special forces.
“Damn it…! Then set a trap! Lure him out and kill him somehow! He has the power to control machines! As long as he’s alive, the Japanese Empire cannot win!”
“The German army is acting paranoid. Even if we set a trap, it won’t work.”
“You incompetent fools!”
Bang!
Ito slammed his fist on the desk, glaring at the Minister of the Army. The Minister bowed his head, avoiding his gaze.
“Can Japan win this war?”
“…The navy continues to report victories. Japan has a firm grip on the seas.”
“Berlin is inland. We can’t win by blocking the seas. The Japanese navy alone cannot control all the seas in the world. More than anything, if Hitler III comes out to sea… what can the Japanese fleet do?”
It was clear that the fleet that Japan was so proud of would also be controlled by Hitler III. That was why the Japanese Empire had to kill Hitler III no matter what.
“As long as he’s alive, the Japanese Empire cannot win.”
“…Your Excellency. The fact that the colonies were devastated by nuclear weapons is significant. Our soldiers and bases in the colonies have been completely wiped out. The Empire has been crippled from the start of the war. The navy is intact, but that’s about it. The Empire will lose the war. Your Excellency’s decision is needed.”
“You’re telling me to surrender? That bastard wants my head as a condition of surrender. And you’re telling me to surrender? Are you crazy?”
“…It’s for the sake of the Japanese Empire. Please make a decision.”
“Shut up! There will never be a surrender! Take this bastard away and investigate him right now! He’s definitely a German spy!”
After sending the spy away, Prime Minister Ito fumed for a while before making a decision. It was a different kind of decision.
“I will show you the superior technology of the Japanese Empire. I authorize the use of biological weapons.”
• • •
“General! The Imperial Army has begun using biological weapons!”
“They’re using them now? They’re surprisingly late. If it were me, I would have used them at the beginning of the war. Put on your gas masks and protective suits.”
I scoffed. Biological weapons. That is, they were spreading bacteria or viruses that were deadly to Sarah. The German army was prepared for this, though not perfectly. At least, they wouldn’t be annihilated by biological weapons.
This was where Germany’s cyborg technology shone. Soldiers who had no aversion to being cyborgized replaced even their bronchi with machines, rendering Japan’s viruses useless.
“General! Monsters have appeared at the front!”
“Monsters?”
I checked the videos sent by the soldiers from the safe command center.
A 3-meter-tall mass of flesh, a swollen human, was emitting some kind of gas and charging at the German army. The German army fired bullets at the monster, but… the monster seemed to feel no pain, tearing the German soldiers apart alive. The German army only managed to kill the monster by using anti-tank missiles.
“It must be some kind of secret weapon of the Japanese Empire. A monster like that as a secret weapon… it’s almost pathetic. Advance. Victory is just around the corner.”
“General! The 5th Fleet has been annihilated! England is burning!”
“Those incompetent navy bastards. Just hold on. We’ll soon occupy Manchuria. We’ll build a forward base in Manchuria and… begin an offensive centered around the air force.”
I will also board a fighter jet. That’s the only way I can fully utilize my hacking ability. Once we secure air superiority… we can solidify our victory through bombing.
Three months later.
Various parts of the Japanese Empire were ablaze. The skies of Japan had become the playground of the German air force. The German air force relentlessly dropped bombs and poison gas.
Japan’s anti-aircraft guns had long gone bad. Defense through the navy’s fleet was also difficult. The moment Hitler III arrived, the fleet would attack its own side or self-destruct.
By now, my ability, hacking, had become known to everyone in the world. The Germans praised me as the god of machines, while the Imperials feared me as the devil of machines.
Heavenly Demon Hitler.
That was my nickname, solidified by slightly manipulating public opinion.
• • •
September 11th.
The Japanese Empire surrendered.
I walked proudly through the bombed-out ruins of Tokyo. In front of the half-destroyed Prime Minister’s residence, the Japanese Prime Minister, Ito Hisaburi, stood blankly. His complexion was so pale. It looked like he would fall over and die forever with just a gust of wind.
I placed the documents I had prepared in advance on the table.
“Ito Hisaburi. Sign!”
Prime Minister Ito struggled to hold the pen.
“What will happen to the Japanese Empire?”
“The Empire will be dissolved and remain as Japan.”
“You’re not going to exterminate all the Japanese like the Jews, are you?”
“What would I gain by exterminating them?”
“…The General doesn’t hate Japan.”
“Then why did you commit those acts of terror in Japan?”
“To kill you.”
“……Why did you try to kill me?”
“Because I wanted to.”
Ito shook his head and signed the document.
“Now you’re going to kill me. How will you kill me?”
I pulled out a pistol, aimed it at the Prime Minister’s head, and fired. With a sharp gunshot, his body fell backward.
“The war is over. My era. The era of Germany has come.”
[Quest completed.]
[Quest rewards are being given.]
[You have acquired 30,000 points and ‘Come On Baby’.]
[You can check the ending of ‘Gyeongseong 2033’.]
[You can play for 1 more hour.]
[Do you want to end the game now?]
It was a bit disappointing.
I had just become the ruler of the world, and I had to end it like this. Well, I was somewhat satisfied since I had been doing it with Widow, Sensor, and Shireya as my escort while fighting the war. Thanks to them, I was able to overcome the crises caused by the assassins sent by the Japanese Empire.
‘Let’s end it here. I can check what happened later through the ending.’
[The game is ending.]
• • •
Back in reality, I checked my points as if it were natural.
[Sung Yujin
Level: 93
Strength: 140 Stamina: 130 Agility: 130 Intelligence: 130 Vitality: 140 Mana: 140]
[Available Points: 38,017]
The 30,000 points I got as a reward and the points I got from playing ‘Gyeongseong 2033’.
‘Saving it is a waste.’
I used the points right away.
[Sung Yujin
Level: 93
Strength: 140 Stamina: 140 Agility: 140 Intelligence: 130 Vitality: 140 Mana: 140]
[Available Points: 8,017]
I swung my fist in the air.
Bang!
The air burst, creating a small shockwave.
‘My speed is faster than before. I can definitely feel it. At this rate, I can take on a low-level A-rank without using my abilities.’
After swinging my fist in the air a few more times, I picked up my smartphone and checked the ending of ‘Gyeongseong 2033’.
