Episode 25 [Left Behind (2)] A
group of wild dog monsters were running through a ruined city filled with twilight light.
A monster with three eyes, a monster with a mouth full of sharp teeth, and a monster with six legs. They were all distorted people in some way.
In the center of the running wild dog monsters, there was a perfect and beautiful wolf running together, different from the surrounding monsters.
All the wild dog monsters seemed to be escorting the beautiful wolf.
The wolf, whose red fur was fluttering as beautifully as twilight, pricked up his ears to the howling sound coming from afar.
Awwwwww.
It was a sound coming from far away in their house. It seemed like something had happened to the nest.
The beautiful and ominous wolf howled towards the sky.
Cowuuuuu.
The wolf hurried along with his men. I had to find out what was going on.
At that time, Kyung-hoon was staring at the mana stone cell phone that had hastily changed to vibrate.
I received a message, but I never expected to receive a phone call.
Fortunately, I didn’t seem to hear the phone ringing because I was far away from the front door.
yes. yes.
The vibration continued.
Gyeonghoon, shaking his startled heart, pressed the call button and put the cell phone to his ear.
-Please let us know the name and affiliation of the person who has a cellular phone for awakened people who is currently answering the call.
It was a human voice.
A calm female voice came from the phone. It was a very business-like voice that did not fit the situation.
Kyung-hoon, who froze for a moment after hearing the voice, answered cautiously.
“I have no affiliation, my name is Kang Kyung-hoon.”
-Can’t find it in the list. Have you yet registered with the Awakening Center?
Kyunghoon took the phone off his ear and looked at it with a suspicious expression.
It was only for a moment that I was surprised that there were people. The person with the calm, pleasant voice seemed not to be normal.
The last time I visited the Awakened Center, only dust was flying around. Plus, he had thrown a bomb into it when he left, so I didn’t know how much of it would remain
intact now .
To register at such an awakened center,
‘Are you sure you’re crazy or trapped and don’t know what’s going on outside?’
Kyung-hoon decided to think of the latter. If I was crazy, there was no answer at all.
“The Awakened Center was destroyed and everyone left. The entire city was also destroyed. Did you not know?”
At Kyunghoon’s words, the phone went silent. When the voice came again a little while later, Kyung-hoon was a little annoyed.
-sorry. Now that your identity has not been confirmed, your words cannot be accepted as information.
“Do we really need to verify your identity for something like this? If you don’t believe me, I’ll take a picture and send it to you.”
But the other person knew a better way than Kyung-hoon’s words.
-To increase the reliability of information, we will temporarily link the awakened person’s cellular phone.
“Linked?’’
I looked at my phone screen in surprise. A phrase I had seen many times appeared on the screen.
[Your personal information is being uploaded. From now on, your personal information will be registered in the Awakened database.]
“No, wait a minute, where can you take it as you please?”
Kyung-hoon was surprised and tried to turn off his cell phone, but the work was already over.
– I confirmed that he registered as Kang Kyung-hoon. The awakened level is currently D. The awakened person’s identity has been confirmed. He is growing incredibly quickly. And the characteristic is dimensional… Kyung-
hoon While explaining the profile in detail, the woman suddenly stopped talking.
Gyeong-hoon, who was protesting, also stopped talking due to the sudden interruption.
The call was not disconnected.
After a while, a voice was heard again on the phone.
The tone of speech changed.
-Dimensional travel characteristics. I have confirmed. The situation has changed. I will ignore all procedures. Please tell me where you are and what is going on outside. After listening to your story, I will tell you the best entry route. I will provide you with as much support as I can. A heated voice continued urgently
.
Kyung-hoon, who was looking at his phone with a puzzled expression, slightly tilted his head.
“No, how can I trust you?”
A harsh, informal language came out of Kyunghoon’s mouth. I didn’t like people who changed their words depending on the situation.
The woman immediately apologized to Kyung-hoon for his informal language.
-sorry. There was nothing I could do because it was a rule. I bow my head in apology.
After apologizing, she continued speaking in a slightly worried tone.
-Hmm… If I introduce myself now, I think it will be more difficult to build trust in me. However, when you come to my location, I will tell you everything and promise to provide you with as much support as possible.
In the end, it was impossible to say, but the
sun is setting soon. We must move before nightfall. Please, trust me.
Her words were sincere.
Kyunghoon looked at his phone and the red buildings for a moment.
For safety reasons, you could just ignore it and leave, or you could return to the original world and come back later.
But whether it was the woman’s rushing voice, or the darkening sky,
his senses told him that if he came later, it would be too late.
Kyung-hoon, who was still thinking, glanced in the direction he had come from. Something unpleasant was approaching.
He made a decision. I decided to follow my intuition.
He first briefed the surrounding situation. The polite word flowed from his mouth again.
“Right now, I’m 200 meters away from the main gate of Children’s Grand Park, or rather the main gate of the control center. Around the control center buildings, as far as the eye can see, there are about a dozen wild dog monsters running around. The location is…” Thanks to his experience in the military, Kyung-hoon
‘s The explanation was concise and accurate.
-thank you. If so, the best entrance is the southwest entrance. Please come to the southwest entrance of the second building at 1 o’clock based on the main entrance of the control center.
Kyung-hoon looked at his phone sullenly.
“Is that all? Isn’t there any information about where it is safe to move or where to avoid?”
-I’m sorry. The exterior of the building is not visible. Please cheer up until you enter the building. I will pray for safety.
I had some expectations when they said they would apply, but outside the building it seemed like all they did was pray.
Kyung-hoon grumbled inwardly and prepared to run, holding a long sword in one hand and a shotgun in the other.
The pistol could not be used because it was out of bullets. The shotgun couldn’t penetrate their defenses, but there was another way to use it instead.
Gyeonghoon took a deep breath and ran forward.
He ran through the thick bushes to as much of the building’s shadow as possible.
His body, which had risen to Class D, faithfully followed his instructions.
Shusuk.
A gust of wind blew across the red background, the bushes shook, and shadows fluttered.
While passing through the main gate and the first building, the wild dog monsters around did not notice Kyung-hoon passing by. But luck did not last until the end.
There were almost no bushes between the first and second buildings, and the gaps between the buildings were so wide that it was impossible to pass in the shadows.
Before he could pass through the center of the two buildings, he was spotted by the monsters.
Wow! Wow! Wow!
They were strange looking guys, but their barking sound was no different.
The guys who were hanging around the side of the building rushed towards Kyung-hoon.
Wow!
The one-eyed wild dog that was closest threw itself at Kyung-hoon. A large figure that looked to be well over 200kg flew towards Kyunghoon.
Gyeong-hoon shot the approaching wild dog in the eye with the shotgun he held in his left hand.
bang!
A translucent film appeared before his eyes, and small bullets bounced off the screen.
It didn’t even touch the skin, let alone the eyes.
Wow!
However, the one-eyed wild dog that flew into the air lost its eyesight for a moment due to the gunfire that exploded in front of it.
The wild dog passed by Gyeong-hoon, and in the meantime, Gyeong-hoon’s sword split the wild dog’s side.
Suddenly!
A one-eyed wild dog rolled up behind Kyung-hoon.
Wow!
Of course, it wasn’t a fatal hit, but it was enough to buy time.
Kyunghoon ran forward without slowing down. There was no stopping now. Once I stopped walking, I didn’t know how many more I would have to deal with.
After that, Gyeong-hoon stopped the wild dog monsters that were attacking him with a sword and a shotgun. He blinded them with a shotgun, gave them a concussion by hitting them on the head, and wounded them with a sword, temporarily delaying their pursuit.
As a result, many wild dog monsters followed behind Gyeonghoon. Injured monsters and monsters running from other places. The number of monsters gradually increased.
Gyeong-hoon was worried about running with wild dog monsters on his back, but decided to believe the word that he would receive ample support inside the building.
A closed old iron door approached Kyung-hoon’s eyes. There was no time to open the door.
bang!
Kyung-hoon sharply pointed the shotgun at the iron door handle.
The iron door opened wide and Kyung-hoon jumped into the building.
It was then. A voice came from the Mana Stone mobile phone that was turned on.
– Excellent. Has confirmed. Run forward. Turn left 15 meters ahead and enter the door on the left.
Kyung-hoon ran following the voice and glanced at the corner of the ceiling.
There, a CCTV camera that still looked fine captured his image.
And, the CCTV lens also showed wild dog monsters chasing him.
Kyung-hoon followed the instructions, ran down the hallway, opened the left door, and went inside.
Kyung-hoon was greeted by an office that was closed on all sides.
“I’m stuck!”
-It’s an iron gate. Lock the door and stack desks in front of the door. It might buy you some time.
“shit!”
I don’t know what he was doing in a place where all sides were blocked, but he first followed the voice’s instructions.
Udangtang.
As she said, the door could be locked from the inside.
After he locked the door, wild dog monsters came rushing in, but they were unable to break down the door.
Meanwhile, Kyung-Hoon piled up steel tables in front of the door.
Meanwhile, wolf monsters kept pounding on the door outside.
thud! thud!
Doors and tables shook to the sound.
“What’s next? I’m sure you’re not telling me to wait here for the door to open, right?”
-There will be a vent entrance in the corner of the ceiling. Tear it out.
Kyung-hoon looked up at the ceiling. He saw a small vent entrance in the corner, blocked by a steel cover.
“I’m sure you’re not telling me to crawl inside here, right?”
-. ..That’s right.
He opened the vent door and looked inside, then looked at the swinging iron door with a conflicted face. The
inside of the vent was so narrow. It seemed easier to go out through the iron door. He was going to
move as instructed anyway. Kyung-hoon sighed. After resting, I went into the vent. “Ugh, tighten it!”
Out of breath, I passed through the vent, then through another room, and then through a strange passage.
Finally, we passed through the elevator shaft and arrived in a fairly deep basement.
The destination room looked like a computer server room. In the room, there were strange machines and electronic equipment full of wires plugged into the server rack.
Almost all mechanical and electronic equipment was turned off.
Kyunghoon passed between the machines and walked to the center of the room.
In the center of the room was an electronic device full of wires, and above it a mana stone was floating in the air.
It was a huge, cloudy, milky mana stone.
As Kyung-hoon approached the mana stone, a voice came to his ears again.
This time it wasn’t a voice coming from a cell phone.
“Nice to meet you. The manager of this facility who invited Kyung-hoon here, the Mana artificial intelligence of the Mana Core Network. “Eve greets you.”
Kyung-hoon looked around in surprise. There was no one to be seen anywhere.
And, the woman who had been talking to Kyung-hoon was saying that she was an artificial intelligence.
