Chapter 260 – 260. Growth 3
“There are more than 100 of them…?”
“Yes. It’s definitely not a small number. Well… I don’t think they’re all combatants. Anyway, the ones targeting here are Jayang-dong guys.”
“Hmm… About 80 people died… Will they come again?”
“I think… But I don’t think it’s full power. The front 50 were clearly just chaffs, but the back 30 were guys who used their own skills? Do they have two of them?”
“So we haven’t reached the core strength yet?”
“That’s how I see it.”
“It’s a pain.”
Okay. As Seung-gyu said, it’s a headache.
If they were people I could communicate with, I would have already wiped them out.
However, even if you are charmed, you cannot understand what is being said, so it is quite difficult to do something on your own.
But if you leave it alone, it will be a pain in the ass.
“What do you think?”
“Guys?”
“Yes.”
“What do you think? Since they already know they exist here, either we or them should die.”
“It’s so… Drastic. But there’s no other answer than that.”
“Even if we don’t want them to, they won’t stay still. They all died today, so I don’t know for a day or two… But something will come again soon. At least that’s what I think.”
“That’s right. My country will be like that too. If 80 people crashed in and everyone died… I wouldn’t come back carelessly.”
“That’s what I mean.”
“Huh?”
“There are two ways. Would you like to hear it?”
“That’s right. I can’t listen to your story in battle.”
“One way is to wait here and keep killing whoever comes.”
“Kuh… And?”
“The other thing is that they are staging a sit-in here without me, and I wipe out the main camp. After that, I join them here.”
“Nothing is easy.”
“Brother, let me ask you just one question.”
“Tell me.”
“Among the people living at the logistics center… What will you do if someone dies?”
Seung-gyu is silent for a moment.
“Ha. This is a question that makes me think about it every day.”
Seunggyu paused for a moment. I can feel his fatigue from the way he presses his temples with his thumbs.
Okay. It’s not that I don’t understand that feeling.
Haven’t I tried it? Because there are people I want to protect too.
Seunghee, Mina, SeAh, Anna.
But really… That sounds shameless.
How many people have I killed so far?
Machete. The number of people I have killed with the machete I am holding now is over a hundred.
They may have had company, family, and things to protect.
And I’m trying to keep what’s mine by destroying them all.
But… I don’t care.
People are inherently selfish.
This is a world where you have to kill to avoid dying.
I don’t worry about this anymore. Because I’ve already worried about this countless times.
The scope has simply expanded from my life to the few people I want to protect.
I could kill them all without blinking an eye.
But… What about Seunggyu?
Are you ready to do that?
Can you overcome the situation when you cannot protect those you want to protect?
“Yujeong… Had a hard time.”
Seung-gyu suddenly says something strange.
“Sometimes I wake up during the night. It’s a little different now, but at first I woke up screaming. In my dream… I dreamed that you came out and killed Yoo-jeong and Hayul.”
“Me?”
“Haha. It’s funny. At that time, your intrusion… Was quite shocking to me, who used to live a somewhat conceited life.”
I just seemed like a strong person… Was there a side like that?
“So I went into the supermarket. After meeting the kids at the supermarket and having more things to do, I started having nightmares like that less often. I haven’t had a dream like that since you came back.”
“Oh my… I unintentionally caused damage.”
“Well, it wasn’t your fault. Anyway… That’s what I did. But I’ve been dreaming those dreams again these past few days. Even though the things that appear in the dream have changed from you to the bastards.”
“Ha.”
“Yes. It’s a worry. If I knew I would have these worries, I wouldn’t have taken on a leadership position.”
Listen to him silently.
His shoulders, which felt sturdy, seem to have sagged considerably.
Okay… That’s it. Father’s back.
He’s really a father too… He is the father of this logistics center.
It may seem like an incredibly strong back, but in reality, it’s all curled up in a bundle… Stiff back.
“To be honest, the safety of Yoo-jeong and Hayul was the top priority for me. I thought so. But that doesn’t work anymore. I can’t lose not only Yoo-jeong and Hayul, but also Min-joo and So-hee, who came in last. But I don’t have the skills. Haha, it’s a frustrating situation.”
It’s a worry that’s nothing special.
This is a concern that anyone has when they are in a position of responsibility for many people.
But that’s why it’s special.
Because most people are unable to finish their worries.
One by one, they encounter reality and their ideals are shattered.
As they see their ideals collapsing, they end up compromising with reality or stop moving forward and collapse in place.
Okay. I hated that.
Something that takes a lot of work, something that needs to be taken care of one by one, something that needs to be protected and protected.
I didn’t take the front seat because I didn’t have the confidence to do so.
Logistics center, fence, castle.
Because I’m not that great of a person, I don’t have the confidence to take care of everyone perfectly.
I didn’t take the lead because I knew it would break and break.
Just someone I can embrace with my abilities. That’s all I held in my arms.
Seunghee, Mina, SeAh, Anna.
I felt like I could somehow take responsibility until the end with those four.
But the time to choose has come.
The time has come when I can no longer avoid it.
Of course Seung-gyu is a good person. He is a great person and a person worthy of respect.
But making Seunggyu responsible for these things now… It’s the same as asking someone to climb the Himalayas bare-body.
So far, he has reached the summit of Hallasan Mountain with his bare body. It also leads everyone.
But… Hallasan is not a place with the harsh cold or the fear of an alpine region with scarce oxygen.
Asking him to go up to the Himalayas like this would be killing him.
He… In order to build up your strength, you should wait until you can challenge the Himalayas with a high win rate.
“Okay, I understand.”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“From now on, I will be the leader of the distribution center for a while. When all the bastards in Jayang are exterminated, I will return it to my brother.”
Seunggyu’s expression brightens.
“You can just continue to be the leader.”
“No. This is what it is right now. A wartime operational system? Well, I’m not sure about that since I’m not even in the military, but anyway. It’s wartime and we’re going to advance. In the meantime, I’m saying I’ll have full operational authority.”
“It’s an advance.”
“Yes, an advance. And this is an all-out attack. Everyone who can fight will fight.”
“I see… I see.”
“Of course… I have no intention of letting anyone die. That’s why I’m leading everyone myself. I’ll do 99% of the work and only order the remaining 1%. So follow me carefully. Call everyone. Come here in an hour. Justification. Because fraud is an important thing.”
“An hour? Not right now?”
“Yes. I have a place to visit for a while.”
“Okay… Okay, I’ll do that.”
“Then see you in an hour.”
“Yes.”
I just used phase out.
Release immediately after coming out of the conference room. And flying.
Turn on transparency and reflection and quickly soar into the sky.
Juseomjuseom I put on my high bar and sleeping bag and quickly fly to the bunker.
Of course… I have no intention of dying.
That’s why we’re going to the bunker. For victory. To receive the warmth of my women so that I can return safely.
When I arrived at the bunker, Mina greeted me warmly.
“You’re here early! Welcome.”
Cozy warmth. Warm energy.
While they were hugging, Seunghee and Anna peeked out their faces and approached right away.
“Oh! It’s not too late!”
“Songcheol! Uh… Uh… Nice to meet you!”
I smiled and hugged Seunghee tightly.
Seunghee noticed something a little unusual about me. Also… It’s sharp.
I hugged Anna tightly like that.
Anna doesn’t know what’s going on, so she just opens her eyes wide.
“What? Are you here already?”
Se-Ah, who was trudging her way out while scratching her side, stood upright, perhaps sensing that she was not in the mood she expected.
Se-Ah was embarrassed when I approached her and hugged her.
“What… What? What’s going on?”
After hugging her tightly without saying a word, I went to the entrance of the bunker and looked at the four women.
Four women looking at me with anxious expressions.
“I’ll be back.”
“Where are we going?”
Se-Ah shouted in a hurry, and I answered with a smile.
“Of course… I have no intention of dying. How could I die leaving you all alone? But… Other people might not. So please pray for me too. I hope no one dies tonight.”
“What the hell… What is it!? Say it!”
Mina quietly hugged Se-Ah who was urging her like that.
And Seunghee takes half a step forward and speaks to me.
“I trust you. Be careful.”
“Okay. I’ll come back.”
And then I went outside.
Good. I am blessed by your goddess… Now all I have to do is do well.
Flying back to the logistics center.
My mind feels like it’s all messed up.
Who should I take? Go, what should I do?
I don’t know. It’s complicated.
I don’t know the other person at all… I don’t know if rushing around like this is a good thing.
However… Do you know that I will go and see it?
It doesn’t make sense and I can’t understand it. Charm doesn’t work and nothing happens.
There is no choice but to adapt to the situation and attack in the best way possible.
“Whoa…”
As I sigh loudly, my white breath melts into the cold air and quickly passes by.
Good. Let’s stop sighing now.
I could go alone and kill them all, but… They also need to become stronger.
You must know that you can kill others and do anything to survive.
And… You must also know that you can die at any time.
Of course, I have no intention of letting anyone die.
This is a test for those in the distribution center and a test for me.
A test of survival and a test of leadership.
Am I really qualified to lead people?
Can you make accurate decisions and use the right people in the right places?
Fools… Not all of those large numbers are combatants.
Appropriate number of people, appropriate opponent.
They also need to gain experience. That’s how you grow.
The school gymnasium where the dogs gathered.
I checked the vans parked in front of it.
One of the two vans had car keys and the other did not.
Hmm… Well, it’s okay because I have one. The other car had a broken windshield. It’ll take two.
When we arrived at the distribution center with the detection turned on, people were all gathered in one place.
Ah… Really. It’s in an hour. Well, it’s already gathered.
It flew straight up to the conference room wall and used a phase out.
When I went through the wall, everyone was sitting with serious expressions.
Oh my. I’m already nervous.
Everyone looks surprised when the phase out is released.
Hmm… I shouldn’t be this surprised. This is also possible with transparency.
“You’re all here.”
I naturally sat down on the empty chair in the center.
When I sit down like that, everyone’s eyes are focused on me.
Somewhat burdensome looks. But… You shouldn’t feel this much pressure.
“I don’t need to say much. Tonight we hit the bastards’ stronghold.”
