## Chapter 2381 – 2381. Modern Magic War
I checked the photo Gu Seo-hwa had sent.
It was a selfie taken with Jo Yoon-ha at a cafe. There were coffees in front of them. Gu Seo-hwa was looking at the camera with an awkward smile, while Jo Yoon-ha had a confident smile.
I could feel a subtle atmosphere from the photo. Jo Yoon-ha was definitely paying attention to Gu Seo-hwa.
‘She succeeded in seducing her!’
It would be strange to reject a beauty like Gu Seo-hwa when she approached. Moreover, Jo Yoon-ha was a lesbian. They would become close very quickly.
And the next day.
Something happened.
It wasn’t about Gu Seo-hwa and Jo Yoon-ha.
Terrorism broke out all over Korea. Bombs exploded in large buildings in various regions such as Gwangju, Busan, Daegu, and Jeju Island. Harriers began to run wild.
Upon hearing the news from Japan, I remembered something I had forgotten.
The Harrier groups in Korea weren’t just Luminous. Luminous was just the largest magic crime organization in Korea.
There were small Harrier crime groups in various local areas. It was like local gangs. Because they couldn’t be completely ignored, the Order Bureau dispatched Anti-Magic Force members. In other words, they were on a business trip. In places like Jeju Island, where many foreigners gathered, a whole battalion was dispatched.
‘But those guys aren’t as violent as Luminous. They don’t have the same level of power as Luminous either.’
A small local Harrier group could be dealt with by two or three Anti-Magic Force members in less than a day.
‘But why now? To launch a terrorist attack together? Unless these guys are crazy, someone must have instigated them.’
It was obvious who had instigated them.
Luminous.
What was the purpose of this? It wasn’t hard to come up with an answer. To draw attention. Once this happened, the Anti-Magic Force would have no choice but to be dispatched to handle the situation. The power that had been concentrated in Seoul would be dispersed.
‘Right now, the Anti-Magic Force members must be flying around in helicopters.’
I was relaxed.
As the protagonist, I was aiming for a happy ending, but if the enemy was determined to commit terrorism, there was no way to avoid damage completely. The important thing was to quickly recover from the damage.
‘It will be quickly resolved. That’s why I’ve been working so hard.’
Unlike the original story, the Order Bureau was not shaken. All the commanders were alive, and the members had been given potions, so their level had also increased.
‘Earn your keep.’
I leaned back on the sofa.
Vrr.
My smartphone vibrated. Messages were coming in from everywhere.
Park Hyun-woong: There is no problem in Korea. Do not act rashly and wait. The entire Order Bureau is moving.
I chuckled at the message from the Director of the National Order Bureau. Park Hyun-woong had probably moved to the Blue House. One of the Director’s main duties was to protect the President.
Well, I understood that he had to be sensitive. In Germany and Finland, countries that had been overthrown by Remegeton, the prime ministers were assassinated first, and then things got out of control.
It wouldn’t be strange for a group like Luminous to target the President.
‘If it were me, I would have killed the President. That would make Korea even more chaotic.’
Gu Seo-hwa: Jo Yoon-ha, I’ll take Gu Seo-hwa for a while. We’re short on manpower here.
It felt like Jo Yoon-ha was already completely smitten with Gu Seo-hwa.
Park Son: I will prove that the Order Bureau is strong even without my brother! Trust me and watch!
It was a message from Park Son, the commander of the 4th Battalion. I ignored it as if it were natural.
There were also messages from the 8th Battalion members and the headquarters battalion. Most of them were close to requests not to cause trouble and to stay still.
‘Hearing them say this makes me want to go to Korea right now.’
They knew I had the ability to teleport. That’s why they were asking me through messages like this.
And then, the message I had been waiting for arrived.
Oh Jeon-il: Commander. Suspicious people have appeared at BK Broadcasting Station. They are heading upstairs without being stopped by the security guards. They don’t seem to be broadcasting station employees. What should we do?
‘Finally, the last struggle of those Luminous bastards has begun.’
As soon as I saw the message, I was about to tear the teleportation scroll, but I stopped.
‘There’s no message from Im Hyun-ah. Did Luminous find out about her betrayal? She should have been able to escape easily since I gave her a teleportation scroll.’
I called Im Hyun-ah.
-Are you calling because of what’s happening all over the country? I don’t know anything about this either.
Im Hyun-ah’s voice was calm.
“Luminous has moved. Where are you?”
-…What? They didn’t say anything to me?!
“Aha. You were suspected of being a traitor, and in the end, you were excluded.”
-If they thought I was a traitor, they wouldn’t have left me alone. Like other criminal organizations, Luminous is not lenient with traitors. Rather, Luminous tortures and kills traitors.
“They must have had a suspicion close to certainty, but no proof. The price of betrayal is high, so they couldn’t punish you just on suspicion. Or maybe they thought you had another ally. For example, me. Anyway, it’s good that you’re safe. Stay hidden for a while. And after this is over, come to the 8th Battalion.”
I hung up the phone. It was good to know that Im Hyun-ah was safe. Im Hyun-ah had been continuously giving me information about Luminous, so it wouldn’t be difficult for her to join the Order Bureau.
‘These bastards have taken over the broadcasting station… Should I see what they’re broadcasting before I move?’
It wouldn’t be about me. That was already covered in public opinion. Taking over a broadcasting station and criticizing me on air? There was nothing more foolish than that. The public was already accepting me. To shock the public, it would have to be something more serious.
‘I’m kind of looking forward to it.’
I ordered Oh Jeon-il to wait and waited for the broadcast. Soon, the BK broadcasting channel was cut off, and the news screen changed to a screen showing a man. He was a handsome man in his 30s. He was looking at the camera with calm eyes.
Behind him, the studio was visible. Those who appeared to be broadcasting station employees were tied up with ropes and forced to sit on the floor.
“I am Bright, the leader of Luminous. My real name is Bae Hu-gwang. I am Korean. Currently, BK Broadcasting Station is under our control.”
His voice was calm. At the same time, it was charismatic, drawing people’s attention.
“You call us Harriers and terrorists. I will not deny it. We are magic criminals, and we are criminals who have committed terrorism. We do not regret our actions. We believed that only violent terrorism could make our presence known and shake this rigid Republic of Korea. But we have failed. Luminous will disappear as of today.”
Bright paused for a moment and continued.
“People of the Republic of Korea. I will tell you the truth for the last time. That is why we have taken over this broadcasting station. Now, look. The truth that you don’t want to know, that you want to ignore, that you want to hide.”
The broadcast screen changed.
It started with something simple.
Illegal admissions. Two middle-aged men meet and exchange cash. After that, the corruption of public officials is revealed. As time went on, the scale of it was getting bigger and bigger.
The sexual favors of famous celebrities that everyone knew by name.
The violence and abuse against the secretary of a four-term congressman who had promised to do politics for the people.
A businessman who kidnapped magicians and conducted all sorts of disgusting experiments in a secret place.
An Anti-Magic Force member who accidentally killed a civilian and manipulated the situation to make it look like a Harrier had killed the civilian.
In addition to this, all sorts of heinous crimes were revealed. The ugly truths that the powerful had hidden, that ordinary people should never know, were being exposed.
“Hehehe. Even the current president is involved? It’s like a nuclear bomb has dropped on Korea. Hehehe.”
I took out chicken and cola from my inventory and watched the broadcast. The current president’s heinous acts were being aired. He had not only received money from companies but also made backroom deals with the Chinese and Japanese governments. It was only a matter of time before the president was impeached.
Vrr.
My smartphone vibrated. When I looked, it was an unknown number. It started with 010, so it didn’t seem like spam, so I answered it.
“Who is it?”
-This is Noh Do-hyun, the Chief of the Presidential Secretariat. I heard that you can also use teleportation magic. Please return to Korea immediately and deal with the Luminous who have taken over BK Broadcasting Station!
“Don’t order me around.”
I hung up the phone and blocked the number. I was going to watch all the broadcasts from BK Broadcasting Station first.
Vrr.
A message came from Oh Jeon-il.
Oh Jeon-il: How long do we have to stay still while Luminous is running rampant? I want to move.
Sung Yu-jin: Wait. We have to see how far the corruption exposure video goes. You’re curious too, right?
Oh Jeon-il: …Watching the broadcast makes me feel a bit disillusioned. I didn’t know the Republic of Korea was this rotten. Even companies are doing human experiments on magicians. The government isn’t cracking down on companies, but rather helping them cover it up.
Oh Jeon-il: I feel like I just want to give up on everything.
Sung Yu-jin: Then do it.
Oh Jeon-il: ……When are you coming?
The video ended. And then it started playing again from the beginning. I gulped down the cola, got up from the sofa, and sent a message to Oh Jeon-il.
Sung Yu-jin: I’m going now.
Tear.
I tore the teleportation scroll.
The place I appeared was the rooftop of BK Broadcasting Station. I felt the wind on the rooftop and looked straight ahead. There was a fat man holding a rocket launcher. The fat man, wearing an ill-fitting leather outfit, fired the rocket launcher as soon as he saw me.
I created a large amount of water and wrapped it around the incoming rocket. The rocket exploded, but most of the explosive force was absorbed by the water.
“Sung Yu-jin, the commander of the 8th Battalion. Just as Bright said, you’ve come.”
Instead of answering him, I looked around. I could feel magic power. But it wasn’t visible to the naked eye.
[The Heavenly Eye is opened.]
Three transparent cameras were filming the rooftop in the air. Those cameras could probably pass through walls.
‘So that’s how they filmed the video I saw earlier… They used that magic.’
Now that I recognized them, it was easy to get rid of them. I could also use hacking to take over the entire broadcasting station.
‘Should I play the attention-seeker?’
I looked back at the man in front of me. The fat man took out a candy from a bag on the floor. The small candy turned into a large machine gun.
“I am Wild of Luminous. Magic that turns candy into guns. I’m a Wizard.”
“I’m not really curious.”
I raised my hand. Wind gathered on my hand.
“Ars Magna, Warfield!!”
Wild shouted and threw the bag into the air. The candy that had been filling the bag scattered everywhere. The candy didn’t fall to the ground but floated in the air and turned into all kinds of guns. Thousands of gun barrels were aimed at me.
‘This… I can’t do it with just wind. Even if I put up a wind barrier, it will be pierced.’
Crack.
The wind disappeared, and lightning wriggled at my feet.
“With Warfield activated, I am one person and at the same time 1,000 soldiers! I’ll grind you into pieces without leaving a single piece of your corpse!”
Wild pulled the trigger of the machine gun. The triggers of the guns floating in the air were also pulled as if it were natural.
Lightning Heaven Style (雷天流) Electromagnetic Barrier (電磁氣幕) Maximum Output.
The countless bullets that poured down couldn’t reach my body and stopped in mid-air. The man took his finger off the trigger and hesitated at the sight of the scene as if time had stopped.
“Did you stop space? You said you could teleport, but was it magic that manipulates space itself…?!”
“You fool. This is magnetism. I’ll return these to you.”
The tens of thousands of bullets floating in the air changed direction and flew towards Wild. Wild was ground up by the bullets as he had said, leaving not a single piece of his corpse.
I stepped on the blood and went downstairs. The transparent cameras followed me.
