## Chapter 189 – Commencing the Assault (3)
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Exactly 3 hours and 30 minutes after the first terror attack, which had caused virtually no damage, a second bombing occurred, this time targeting the entire United Headquarters building and its location.
Since the second terror attack, dozens of heroes, Union agents, and security guards have been mobilized, but they have yet to find the villain responsible or any explosives.
Explosions are erupting randomly in various locations without any pattern in time or place, leaving them with no choice but to abandon the headquarters building for safety.
The Union executives who escaped the headquarters building are using vehicles that are still intact to take refuge in the Union branch located in N City, just south of S City.
“Targeting the headquarters… those guys have guts.”
“You can say that again. I thought it was too quiet lately.”
Perhaps because Team Leader Han Chae-ri, who should be leading the emergency response committee, is absent, the atmosphere in the temporary conference room where the executives are gathered is very chaotic.
“Alright, everyone! Please be quiet. We’ll start the meeting soon.”
A middle-aged man with a receding hairline comes to the center of the chaotic conference room and begins preparing to start the meeting in place of Team Leader Han Chae-ri.
Thanks to his busy movements around the conference room for a while, the atmosphere inside gradually calmed down.
“Then, shall we start the meeting…?”
Just as he was about to start the meeting, the conference room door suddenly creaked open.
A woman who looks much younger than the elderly executives slowly walks in and bows her head in front of them with a slightly nervous expression.
“Hello, executives of the Hero Union.”
The second Supreme Commander of the Hero Union, who rarely participates in official events or practical work.
“I wish I could have met you all for a good reason, but… I’m really sorry that we had to gather for such an unfortunate event.”
The conference room is instantly filled with silence as the Supreme Commander appears.
Perhaps they dislike the fact that a woman much younger than themselves, who have been with the Union for a long time, has appeared as the Supreme Commander, they remain silent without offering any reports or opinions.
“What is the extent of the damage to the headquarters?”
Despite the Supreme Commander’s inquiry about the specific damage situation, the executives wear indifferent expressions and no one raises their hand.
“I’ll tell you.”
A young executive, unable to bear watching the executives taking their time even in a crisis, stands up from his seat and begins to report the situation he has received to the Supreme Commander.
“The east and west wings, where the facilities and manufacturing plants are located, have been completely destroyed, but we are still holding the main building and the underground research facilities.”
The Supreme Commander nods at the young executive’s report.
“All available personnel from the field, agents, and security guards have been deployed to find the cause of the explosions and the perpetrators, but unfortunately, minimizing casualties is the best we can do at the moment.”
“I see. I understand.”
The Supreme Commander receives a tablet PC containing the details of the incident and the report from him. She gives him a gentle smile as if to thank him for being the only one who answered her question, and nods.
“So… what are you planning to do?”
An elderly executive, sitting closest to the Supreme Commander with a dissatisfied expression.
He is a founding member who founded the Hero Union with the former Supreme Commander, and he holds the highest position of director among the executives.
In fact, excluding the Supreme Commander who is almost never present, he is the highest authority in the Union, and it can be said that almost all matters related to the ‘upper management’ within the Union are related to him.
Even though the executives know that the Hero Union’s problems are not easy, they have no choice but to follow him due to his immense power and influence.
The reason why the executives are showing a lack of faith in her, the Supreme Commander, is because he is already doing most of the Supreme Commander’s job.
It was not enough that she became the Supreme Commander a few years ago simply because she was the daughter of the former Supreme Commander, but she was also unable to properly perform her duties as Supreme Commander due to health problems.
“Someone who doesn’t even show up usually… can you really do the job of Supreme Commander?”
His remarks, which almost ridicule and openly disregard the Supreme Commander, are met with snickers and open agreement from some of the executives.
“I heard that your health has deteriorated even further recently… wouldn’t it be better to focus on taking care of your health?”
The Supreme Commander is unable to easily refute the constant barrage of accusations.
“Anyway, the heroes, the field personnel, and the agents will take care of the terror attacks. It’s not like the Union headquarters has been attacked only once or twice.”
“That’s right. Don’t worry and feel free to focus on your recovery.”
Most of the Union’s executives are already riding on the power of the Chief Director. There was no one to take the side of the young and powerless Supreme Commander.
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The Union headquarters, where sporadic explosions continue to occur and the situation is not calming down.
“You can’t go in! There might be another explosion!”
“Please step back behind the line! It’s dangerous!”
Field personnel, agents, and security guards are blocking access to citizens and reporters, but they are having great difficulty controlling the scene because the crowd has already reached its peak.
And a man is hiding among the many citizens.
“It’s such a dangerous situation… and everyone seems to think it’s a spectacle.”
Si-yoon quickly moved to the location of the headquarters with his subordinates, and after watching the situation for a while, he was planning to start the full-scale terror attack.
“They don’t even know that they’re trying to stop us no matter what… then they have no choice but to die stupidly.”
He scoffs in disbelief at the citizens who are acting as if they are watching a fire, even though they should be scared and running away.
“Commence operation.”
Si-yoon instructed the slaves to take action through the radio, and he himself slowly began to blend into the crowd and approach the scene.
“Hey! You can’t come in here! Go that way!”
As Si-yoon tried to enter the temporary wall surrounding the scene, several security guards appeared and tried to stop him from entering.
“This old man…! Telling me to get out… Kkeuaaaak…?!”
[ Slave: Uses Yoon Do-hwa’s ability ‘Ignition’. ]
A powerful flame erupts from the hand stretched straight towards the security guard.
“Kkeuaaaaaaaak!!”
“Kyaaaaaaaaak!!! It’s a villain!!!”
The flames that engulfed the security guard who was blocking Si-yoon quickly spread around, and the citizens who had gathered at the scene began to run away in shock.
“Catch that guy!! He’s definitely a villain!!”
Armed agents rush towards him, who attacked the citizens and security guards, trying to grab him.
[ Slave: Uses Chae-ryeong’s ability ‘Doppelganger’. ]
[ Slave: Uses Yeon Ji-woo’s ability ‘Weapon Manifestation’. ]
Si-yoon uses ability sharing to create his own clones to fight them, and even creates heavy clubs for the clones to hold and swing.
And he engages in a full-scale battle against the rushing armed agents.
– Dudududududududuㅡ
– Bu웅ㅡ Kangㅡ! Kaaangㅡ!
“It’s okay to kill them! Stop that guy now!”
“Euaaaak!!”
Ten clones advance in formation, blocking the incoming bullets with heavy clubs, and push back the rushing armed agents with clubs and fists.
‘They’re weaker than I thought…. If the citizens hadn’t run away from the fire, that would have been more annoying.’
– Kugugugugu… Kugwaga gwagwangㅡ!!!
While Si-yoon is suppressing and pushing back the armed agents, the temporary wall seems to be shaking violently and collapsing.
The explosives that were still at the scene, combined with the bombs additionally created by Rui-rin, are causing the barrier that was blocking the scene to collapse at a rapid pace.
– Shuaaaaaaaaaaaatㅡ Kwajijijijikㅡ!!!
– Kugwaga gwagwangㅡ!!!
The heavy thorn vines created by Seraphina tear down the collapsing wall, and when the wall completely collapses, the battered appearance of the Union headquarters is revealed.
“Hoo….”
The area around the Union headquarters was instantly devastated by the attack of Si-yoon and the slaves.
The citizens who had gathered in such large numbers fled in panic to a distance that could not even be seen, and all that remained in that place were the Union agents who had lost their lives or were incapacitated.
But the real battle has not even begun yet.
“Stop them!! Those guys are the culprits!!”
“Stop!!! You villains!!”
Many more armed agents and security guards than the personnel controlling the scene, and hundreds of heroes with abilities will try to stop them.
