Chapter 327
Episode 327
I took a high-speed flight and headed straight to the base known as the League’s home base.
The place I arrived was about 2km away from the base.
“hmm.”
I slowly began to look at the fortress visible in the distance. I had already seen it through information given at the party and through numerous photos and 3D models, but when I saw it in person, I could see why it was called a natural fortress.
If I had come here without knowing, I would have passed by it as an ordinary bald mountain. This fortress was a place where facilities were built inside a mountain dug out, and it was structured so that artillery could be fired on all possible routes into the fortress.
As the League’s power in the United States was considerable, the weapons used to defend the fortress were the latest U.S. military equipment. These were excellent at dealing with humans as well as monsters.
“It doesn’t matter.”
Because neither case applies to me.
I kicked the air and attempted to enter the fortress. The moment I covered a short distance at high speed, a loud warning sound began to echo throughout the mountain.
Weeeeeee!
As soon as the presence of an intruder was detected, it was quick to go into alert mode.
Kwasik!
The day I entered the interior through the entrance I had identified in advance, what greeted me was a bullet.
Doo doo doo doo!
A huge amount of bullets poured from the submachine gun hit the force membrane and fell to the floor. It is a firepower that would have turned into a beehive in an instant if it had not been defended.
“Get back!”
As I ignored them and ran towards them, the villains screamed and tried to widen the distance.
But it wasn’t just them who could use guns, I could too.
puck!
One of the villain’s heads was broken as he tried to run away and he fell. As they were confined in a narrow space and bombarded with bullets, I was also able to fire an onslaught in a narrow space.
“It’s an arrow gift!”
“Sniper me! “Wow!”
All the villains who stood in my way were killed by the force bullets I cast.
What was an advantage for those guys actually became an advantage for me.
[The world is unfair.]
It was the strong minority, not the weak majority, that exercised power in a small space.
Since I knew the inside location, I started heading straight to the control room.
This fortress can accommodate up to 5,000 people, but since it was used by the league, it is said that as few as 500 to as many as 1,000 people are staying there.
Since the number is not that large, as it is a key fortress on the North American continent, elite personnel are deployed, so if they clear this place, it will be the loss of at least one limb.
In fact, the most likely operation plan is not to mobilize armored vehicles, bombers, and attack helicopters, but to have a small number of extremely strong awakened people infiltrate and take over the control room.
Taking control of the control room would soon neutralize the fortress.
It was time for me to head to the control room, clearing away all the villains in my way.
Let’s go!
Iron bars came down in front and behind me, blocking my path. I immediately stretched out my hand and cast a mine.
But the results were surprising.
Kaang!
The mine dented the iron bars but did not destroy them. What kind of material is this made to hold up?
As I was about to use my hand again, explosions occurred one after another in front and behind me.
Quagwang! Quagwagwagwang!
It was an explosion so violent that I couldn’t see what was in front of me. It was a wound that would have turned most awakened people into pieces and would have been fatal to even a superhuman, but it did not have any impact on me, who was wearing a force membrane and a coat made of Draculea leather.
Still, it was clear that it was a bold decision.
[I guess they are just trying to buy time?]
I agreed with what Yongyong said.
“I think everyone will run away because this is delayed.”
Still, I’ll do my best to catch it. After tearing off the iron bars, I headed straight to the control room. There was some intermittent resistance, but the will to block was noticeably weakened.
When I finally arrived at the control room, I clicked my tongue lightly.
“You ran away.”
I felt like there were countless people here just a moment ago. The warmth of the people and the sweat they shed were conveyed as afterimages.
You might think I was just wasting money by grabbing small pieces, but I thought differently.
The fact that they left so quickly when they saw me coming means they figured out my identity. And running away without hesitation means that there is something more important to protect than the desire to win.
The hacker was here.
I was sure.
“It’s rather good.”
I looked around and searched for an emergency exit.
[It’s here!]
I hid it, but it didn’t take long to find it. Yongyong, free from space constraints, found it right away. I immediately ripped open the entrance and went inside.
When we reached the end of the emergency passage, land with no foundation at all appeared. And right in front was a vast ocean that stretched out endlessly.
However, even though many people ran away, no trace was found. As if it had disappeared into the sky.
Although it is an unexpected situation, there is no reason to panic.
If it were an enemy, where would they head to make sure they could escape?
sky and sea.
Among them, there is only one way to escape completely without being caught in my sight.
It’s right in the sea.
“Is it fun?”
* * *
“It’s out of range.”
“Well, you had a hard time.”
Hacker Andersson gently opened his eyes. He was a brilliant genius among American geniuses, but he frowned as he did not like the reality of having to run away in a hurry.
The world always had to watch the league. Even the United States, the world’s most powerful country, and even the party that ruled the world from behind the scenes.
It was he and the superhumans of the league who made it that way. But one uncontrollable, disastrous being ruined everything.
“Headbreaker.”
How did they, who were growing in momentum as if they were going to devour the world, end up like this?
Even the brilliant Argos was disappointed by the existence of Head Breaker.
Seeing that, I applied for this operation in hopes of turning it around.
Argos tried to stop him, but the hacker thought he needed to figure out the topic of those who were running wild without knowing their topic.
But it was a trap.
Headbreaker was affiliated with the US government party.
The purpose is probably yourself.
“It was a trap. “I didn’t know Head Breaker could hold out that long.”
“It was a collaboration between the party and the U.S. government. “It was prevented with minimal damage.”
“We lost the most valuable base in North America. Has this been minimized?”
“Argos assessed that Head Breaker itself is a disaster beyond that of a divine beast or a plus-plus level monster. In fact, if we had been a little late, we might have encountered the headbreaker upon reaching the control room.”
Hacker nodded at the aide’s words.
The inaction of the head breaker that I actually saw was beyond imagination.
Even that natural fortress could not stop Headbreaker.
If he had been even a little late, he and his men would have been caught by Headbreaker.
“know. That monster is beyond imagination. “The great world is just around the corner, but I never thought such a monster would appear in the world.”
“Headbreakers are dangerous but less aggressive. If you give what you have to give and reap what you have to reap, you will be able to succeed in the great world.”
“Daegyera.”
A member of the Zodiac and the most closely guarded in the League, he is one of the Awakened who can operate all electronic equipment.
In fact, it has the highest bounty in the world, along with Argos, and has achieved the most remarkable achievements in several large-scale wars.
But all these abilities were powerless against Head Breaker.
“You can’t just ignore it.”
Still, the hacker had no intention of staying still. The destination you will arrive at by submarine is Hawaii. From there, they plan to launch hacking in earnest and destroy the fortress as well as carry out indiscriminate bombing as a warning to the U.S. government.
It was impossible with his existing abilities, but it was possible using the boost.
I would suffer serious aftereffects as a result, but I couldn’t bear it without getting hit like this.
Soon after, their submarine arrived in Hawaii.
Hawaii was still an American territory, but its control was significantly weakened by the monsters of the sea and the sky.
So, to date, it has been operating in a semi-independent state and has been cooperating with the league as it does not receive help from the central government.
Even in the U.S., even though they know this, they can’t do anything about it.
It was a free city that was virtually abandoned because it would not be effective unless it received nearly unlimited support.
After docking the submarine, the hacker came out and walked straight away. Since it has become known that the US government and the party have colluded with Head Breaker, follow-up measures must be taken.
“Contact Argos.”
You must use boosts and get permission to bomb indiscriminately.
It was then.
“Hee hee! monster!”
“what…!”
The moment a scream was heard from behind, the hacker reflexively jumped away from the cold energy that overtook his entire body.
After barely widening the distance, he staggered to his feet and an unbelievable sight came into his eyes.
The aide who had been assisting him the whole way here was lying dead with his head blown off. And a handsome young man was looking here, carelessly rubbing the blood and brain matter from his hands onto his coat.
“Are you a hacker? “I almost got tired of waiting.”
* * *
It was an unexpected escape method.
The hacker’s means of escape after abandoning his base was a submarine. The reason I followed the submarine instead of blowing it up as soon as I found it was to get the hacker’s gift and I thought the destination would be another League base.
[You are also amazing for coming along for that.]
It wasn’t difficult to predict the destination. Looking at the direction the submarine was heading, I guessed that it was heading to Hawaii and was able to arrive on time.
Even if I tried to run away, it would be in the palm of my hand.
[I can’t believe high-speed flight is given to a person like this. The world has become dangerous. It has become dangerous.]
Rather, it was used to mislead people into believing that it was becoming more peaceful.
[If you’re going to do that, why don’t you just kill them all?]
If that’s the case, how is that any different from a villain?
[Isn’t it similar in other people’s eyes?]
Crossing the line.
Since I also had to achieve my goal, I didn’t talk any more with Yongyong and just kept my eyes focused on the hacker.
Hacker Andersson. He was from the United States and was famous as a genius. He possessed the gift of being able to hack electronic equipment and was the main character who forced the American government and the party to watch the growth of the league without paying attention.
Just looking at the outside, it doesn’t look very strong.
It was true that I became part of the zodiac due to my hacking skills.
“Yes you bastard.”
“If you’re going to play it cool, do it right. It’s so obvious.”
I walked towards the hacker. The guy, with a very tired expression on his face, hesitated and stepped back. Then, the door on the other side, which had been closed tightly, opened and a group of people appeared.
Since it’s the league’s base, they must be villains.
However, the identity of the guys who showed up was not the league’s villains.
Among them was a familiar face.
“Choi Jun-ho…!”
“I didn’t expect to see you here.”
The man who looked at me in shock was Hwanwol Nakayama, a former Japanese superman who had now left to join an international mercenary group. The guy who betrayed Japan twice and is more reviled than the Three Evils of the League is on a roll in the international mercenary group.
Was this not the League’s base, but the base of an international mercenary group?
“Why are you here?”
“…This is one of our bases.”
I knew that the international mercenary group and the League had a close relationship, but it was closer than I thought.
As if he sensed my thoughts, Nakayama added.
“Don’t misunderstand. “We are partners who make up for each other’s shortcomings.”
“okay? But I think I need to catch your collaborator now.”
If we’re in partnership with the League, we’ll have to stop me from catching the hacker.
But Nakayama’s judgment was quicker.
“Let’s pretend we didn’t see it.”
“You bastard! Are you breaking the contract between the league and the mercenary group? Argos will not stand still!”
The hacker exploded with anger, but Nakayama’s expression was calm.
“Life is more important than a contract.”
“These mercenaries have forgotten grace… Wow!”
It’s a pity that I was betrayed, but if I wasn’t going to be betrayed, I should have had that level of skill.
In the first place, mercenaries are that kind of group.
I grabbed the hacker’s neck and broke both his arms and legs. Seeing that he couldn’t even properly counterattack, I realized that his combat power was lower than I thought.
“I will use your gift well.”
“Oh, no…!”
I stuck my hand into the guy’s chest whether he screamed or not. The guy’s eyes blurred and he died.
It is a meaningless death compared to its notoriety, but that is the case with all human lives.
After removing the hand stuck in my heart and copying the gift, I felt that the hack had taken hold.
I’ll have to move to a separate location and take a closer look.
Until then, Nakayama and other mercenaries showed no movement. If they do something stupid, they try to take action right away, but they have a well-developed survival instinct.
“Once the business is done, we’d like to go.”
“Where are you going?”
“I will keep what I saw today a secret. So send it.”
Anyone who sees it will think that I obediently decided to let it go.
“It’s up to you when you come, but not when you go.”
If you give him his life for free, other guys will keep trying to negotiate for the price of his life.
I can’t see anything like that.
“Give me a price for your lives.”
“The price of a life? How much is it?…”
“Suggest a choice.”