Chapter 189 – Chapter 189
3 days after returning to the hotel.
I am leisurely lazy.
On the other hand, unlike me, the world has been very noisy the past few days.
How was he supposed to know that I had defeated him, commonly known as him?
I don’t know if it was for some other reason or if it was planned from the beginning.
Just yesterday, the missing president appeared in front of the public eye.
That too with a very dramatic directing.
First of all, from the day I returned to the hotel, everyone including me focused on TV and the Internet while taking a break.
Whether it was related to the missing president or the noisy Congressman Na Il-pyo, I needed information.
This is because information from the Blue House cannot be blindly trusted.
Excluding the information exposed to the media, it was no exaggeration to say that the only information I could get was waiting for a call from Chae Min-woo, whom I had sent as a spy.
“After all, what he said was true.”
As I was leaning on the sofa watching the news, the senior dug into my side and hugged me.
“Iknow, right.”
“What is it? You’re more indifferent than I thought.”
“What is it? I’m surprised. That the old president was actually a transcendentalist.”
“Where is this look of surprise?”
On a screen large enough to fill one wall of the hotel, the President and the raiding party affiliated with the military are shown in action.
A gigantic worm approaching the size of a large bus blocking the Olympic Avenue.
It is also a picture of dozens of them being defended by the Awakeners of the military, led by the president, quite leisurely.
Even though he was filming with a drone flying in a far away place, the appearance of the president who proudly showed the aspect of a transcendental person was worthy of being called a hero.
So, my impression was ‘they’re doing a show’.
“If this happens, what will happen to the presidential election?”
This time, Hong Eun-young came to the other side of the senior.
I sat down on the armrest of the sofa and tried to hug my neck, so I answered while avoiding it.
A sigh comes out at the sight of her pouting her lips.
Why is this lady like this?
“Well. The missing person has come back alive, so maybe it won’t be canceled? But that president also has a short term left… I don’t know what will happen in the future.”
“Considering what he said, I don’t think he’ll easily step down from the presidency when his term ends.”
“Hmm… He’s definitely a transcendental person, so he’ll be able to seize power by force. If the Awoken from the military he’s with now side with him all at once. Or he’ll use his current popularity to appoint his successor as an easy-going guy from the ruling party. “
“Whoever it is, I’m in a very difficult situation as a citizen of the Republic of Korea. I don’t know if that nobleman is better than Na Il-pyo, but… No! Is that person more dangerous?”
Currently, Na Il-pyo, who was a leading presidential candidate, is under investigation by the prosecution.
This is because he is suspected of kidnapping and confining the current president.
Considering that quite strong evidence and testimonies have been released through the media, it seems that there is no hole to escape now.
I’m not unaware that it was the president in that screen who made it all up, but I don’t have the slightest intention to step in and save Congressman Na Il-pyo.
“It’s those monsters that are suspicious. Don’t they appear at the right time and make the president stand out?”
“I think so too. But they’re on a different level from goblins… They’re so big from the start. Could those giant worms have been cultivated?… At that size, even the cost of feed…”
In the building inside the gate where Baek Hwa-yeon was reunited, many bodies of newly grown goblins were found.
It was probably the corpses of goblins with low potential.
Among the cultivated goblins supplied through the research center, goblins with high potential must have been forcibly awakened and used when needed, but what we found was the corpse of a weak goblin that did not.
I’ve heard that the President is involved in all of that, so I wonder if those giant worms were also bred for a similar purpose.
But like the food, where did you keep those big guys locked up?
Just looking at it now, it’s not just one or two.
“Are there any breaking news about the new gate backflow yet?”
“Yeah. No matter how much I search the Internet, I can’t find it.”
The president, who claims to have successfully escaped from being kidnapped and imprisoned, suddenly awakened as a transcendental being the moment he faced death.
Almost at the same time, the giant worms attacked out of nowhere.
And that figure that cleverly blocks it again.
After all, I think I will be able to find out everything only if I meet and talk to that old man in person.
“Master!”
While staring at the TV screen, I suddenly heard a bright female voice.
The main character is none other than Vegetable Eun.
“I’m back safely.”
And next to him is Chae Min-woo, who was sent as a spy.
“Are you coming now? Thank you for your hard work.”
I contacted him after 3 days and he completed the mission I asked for well.
Of course, it’s only half success…
“I’ve heard the story. Did you show a look of bewilderment after the president’s appearance?”
“Yes. I moved in with what I believe to be one of their contacts, but after the President made a public appearance yesterday, he suddenly disappeared. I will be in touch with some of the Transcendentalists, including myself, so please keep quiet in the meantime. So I secretly told my sister about it, but suddenly the owner told me to come back…”
“It’s okay. I already found Baek Hwa-yeon, and Chae Min-woo didn’t know about it. Anyway, thank you for your hard work.”
It wasn’t wide open, but it showed a bright expression.
It’s because even now, it seems like he’s still quite nervous and scared of me.
This guy must have betrayed me, but now that the enemy’s leader is gone, I don’t have any feelings left.
Because I did a good job with the task I was asked to do.
In the first place, I found Baek Hwa-yeon myself, and all that was left was to find her family.
But isn’t it really lucky that the first place Chae Min-woo headed to after receiving my mission was the place where they managed the people they kidnapped?
Now, behind Minwoo Chae, there are several people standing with expressions that don’t know why.
They are none other than Baek Hwa-yeon’s family.
Seeing Baek Hwa-yeon and other members of the family hugging each other and crying, I involuntarily sigh.
Still, the two women who have been disturbed by family worries.
Baek Hwa-yeon and Chae-eun try to be satisfied with the burden they put on their hearts.
According to Chae Min-woo, there were quite a number of kidnapping victims in the building he was hiding in.
The number of transcendental beings managed is about a dozen.
Since the transcendent was guarding it, escape would have been impossible.
“Awakened family?”
“Yes. Everyone there said there was an Awakened person in the family, and I didn’t see any of the Awakened members of the family.”
Hmm… Probably the families of the Awoken with a potential of 7 or higher.
Then it is.
Time would have been insufficient to appease all the guys one by one.
So, wasn’t it that he came to the last minute and kidnapped and threatened?
Baek Hwa-yeon is one of those guys.
Especially since she must have been the best card to use against me.
“You mean you released all the people there? It’s a pity. If we knew who their families were, we would have been able to identify most of the Transcendentalists hiding…”
“I’m sorry. I was short on thoughts…”
“Oh, no, it’s okay. You did a good job of freeing the victims. Okay, now stop going and get some rest. Everyone else too.”
Anyway, in the yard where the head is gone, what does the transcendental people have to do with me?
It’s very suspicious that the contact person disappeared at the same time as the president’s reappearance, and I don’t know what he will do in the future, but no matter how many transcendent people there are, there is no one who can deal with me now.
“Hmm…”
After watching each of them disappear into their rooms, it feels like a burden has been lifted off my shoulders that has been crushing me for a long time.
Most of the work has now been sorted out.
All that’s left is to meet and talk to the president?
Especially because I really want to hear stories related to my abilities.
“Then I’ll be gone for a while.”
“Are you going to see the president?”
He silently nodded his head without answering.
“Are you going alone?”
“Yes. I’m sorry, but I’m more comfortable moving alone.”
“Huh…”
“Have a safe trip.”
“You don’t have to make that kind of expression. Nothing special will happen now. Everyone knows I’m very strong, right?”
After making eye contact with everyone seeing me off, I left the hotel.
If you go to the place where the TV screen was shining just a moment ago, you should be able to meet him.
The current president of the Republic of Korea, who disappeared for nearly a month and then reappeared.
***
A pile of vomited corpses of giant worms known as Class A monsters.
Covering their noses from the stench, they approached the center of the military raid, avoiding the gooey blood clots spread on the floor.
Reveling in their victory, they were terribly defenseless.
I am quickly putting on the top of the suit I took off when I suddenly found myself appearing.
“What kind of guy are you!”
“It’s still under curfew! Civilians go out…”
Then someone noticed my face.
The fact that I am Transcendentalist Kang Jeong-hyeok spread like a wave to the entire raid in an instant.
“Super-transcendence, what are you doing!”
“Tch. If you were going to come, you should come sooner. I’ll come after the hunt is over.”
“Be quiet. I’ll listen.”
“I’m telling you to listen. What are you going to do in front of the president? In a situation where even the president is transcendent.”
The time for me to be fed up with such simple sarcastic remarks has already passed.
It’s just funny.
Because of the huge, insurmountable difference in rank that exists between them and me.
I just sigh and snort and look around.
“Where is the president now?”
The man who had been sarcastic in particular seemed to be offended by my remarks, even though I was very young, and attacked me.
People around them are rushing to dry it.
I ignored it and looked around, and finally the old man I was looking for appeared.
I’ve had a conversation on a video call once, but this is the first time I’ve actually seen it like this.
“Why did Mr. Kang Jeong-hyeok come to me?”
Maybe it’s because I’ve heard a lot of bad things about that person, but I feel like even the remarks of an ordinary politician give off a strong odor.
It also smells very bad.
I didn’t have much intention of shabashaba, so my remarks came out very bluntly.
“Oh, Mr. President. Isn’t it fun to play as a hero who suddenly appears after hiding somewhere?”
Starting with the figures who appear to be the president’s escorts, the surrounding raiders react furiously.
On the other hand, as much as the president, the smile on his face did not erase the slightest bit.
“If you only believe in your ability and become arrogant like that, you’ll hurt your nose. Mr. Kang Jeong-hyeok.”
Even before the president’s remarks toward me were over.
A new white magical light bloomed all over his body and began to spread out in a circle.
Mind Control
The President’s unique skill, which he had heard from him the other day, was activated without even a chance to breathe.
It must be because of this that you were able to respond to my provocation without changing a single expression, right?
The guy whose name I don’t remember already told me before he died.
Even with this ability we have, it is not easy to approach the president.
The reason is because of the president’s unique skill.
“As you know, in order for us to control the other person’s mana, or to completely erase it, we have to make direct contact with the body. However, the President’s ability does not allow that. It’s because he has a skill called ‘mind control’. And what’s scarier than anything else is that if you’ve been subjected to mind control once, you can activate it again as soon as you come within a certain distance. So, to kill him from a distance… “
“Do you think you’ve been hurt?”
“Yes. So I have no choice but to move in secret.”
“Then shouldn’t you have killed them earlier? Some of your subordinates must have possessed unique sniper skills.”
“… I was going to kill him, but he disappeared.”
“Disappeared? So recently? What were you doing before then?”
“I also needed time to ponder and decide. Maybe it’s because I’ve been brainwashed by him for a long time… Anyway, be careful. If you find the president, you’d better kill him right away without even thinking about it. If you don’t want to be victimized again.”
“That’s something I’ll figure out.”
I already ran a simulation in my head even before I came to meet the president.
It would be easier to shoot and kill from a distance, but he has a story I really want to hear.
With a deep laugh, the light of the brilliant skill used by the president is spreading towards me.
However, I was activating ‘Thought Acceleration’ from the beginning.
For the past 3 days, I have been fully rested and full of energy.
And he immediately deployed his skills.
Acceleration of thinking and the simultaneous deployment of unique skills are a waste of energy, but what about it?
Thanks to that, the skill I activated developed earlier.
Absolute area.
The light of the skill the president used disappeared in an instant.
This really happened in the blink of an eye.
