Episode 57 [My War (2)]
The city of Evelid had no remnants of its past.
The city was destroyed, and the buildings on the outskirts of the city collapsed and became barricades to block the enemy. Behind the barricades, the rebels were looking at the government camp with weary faces.
“How soon do you think they’ll come in?”
“Well…”
On the rooftop of a building on the west side of the city, two young rebels were having a conversation while looking at the government army camp.
“I think it would be better if it ended quickly…”
“What do you mean? “It’s our mission, so we have to hold out until the end.”
Mohammad looked back at his colleague’s words.
The destroyed city caught his eye.
“We are still eating, but the people in the city are different. They must be in hell right now.”
A colleague frowned at Mohammad’s words.
“What can we do? Bombs are falling frequently and security has been broken for a long time, and the current troops are not enough to defend the city. It is impossible to send troops separately to manage it.”
“Who said what? “It’s just like that.”
Mohammad shrugged his shoulders.
The two stopped talking for a moment. Mohammad looked out the railing again and his companion said a brief prayer.
It was the moment my colleague finished praying. Mohammad stuck his head out of the railing with a stern look on his face.
“What is that?”
“what?”
“Oh, did I see something wrong? I thought I saw a moving object…”
Mohammad looked down at the outside of the building and tilted his head.
“No, I guess I saw something wrong.”
“You may not have faith, but you have good eyesight. There’s no way you could have seen it wrong.”
In fact, his colleague seemed more serious. But he also didn’t see the person climbing the wall of the building and breaking into the city. The other person was too fast and stealthy for the two of them to spot. Kyung-hoon, who entered the city, ran into a collapsed building nearby
. I went inside and took a deep breath.
“Even with a body like this, it’s not easy to sneak in during the day.”
– Still, you’re really amazing. I thought you would definitely get caught.
Although it was cloudy, I passed the government army’s encirclement in broad daylight and was monitored by the rebels. He entered the damaged city.
Kyung-hoon took off the cape he was wearing and put it in his backpack.
It was a desert-colored cape for camouflage. He also put all the goggles and mask he was wearing in the backpack. After
taking off the mask, Kyung-hoon’s face was covered in beard.
Of course, it was a disguise made in Turkey. Thanks to the beard and some makeup, his impression was different from before. From a distance, he was not that different from a Syrian man. He checked his clothes. Thanks to running at night, he was wearing a black jacket and pants
. .
“If it’s like this, we won’t get caught.”
Kyunghoon stood up after ruffling his hair.
They said there was anarchy in the city, so there was no way anyone would come and check IDs.
-But wouldn’t it be dangerous to move during the day?
Kyung-hoon chuckled at Eve’s words.
“Who is in danger?”
Kyung-hoon walked down the collapsed street while checking the navigation app.
Buzz.
Although no one else could hear it, the small sound of a mosquito reached Kyung-hoon’s ears.
“It definitely feels a little different from the city in the other world.”
Kyung-hoon said as he looked around the city. I opened my mouth.
Both the city in the other world and this city were destroyed, but the level of destruction was different.
The city in the other world had a lot of buildings that were still in some form, so it felt like an old abandoned city. But in this city, there was not a single intact building left. “This is a city truly destroyed by war.
”
Kyung-Hoon, who was looking around with a confused expression, saw a sparkling light in his eyes.
At the same time, dust flew up from his chest.
bang!
The sound of a gunshot followed. It was a sniper.
Kyunghoon collapsed on the spot.
As the gunshots died down, the streets became quiet.
No one came out and the rebels standing guard on the outskirts of the city didn’t care. The sound of gunshots heard in the city was just a daily occurrence for them.
As time passed, there were people approaching Kyung-hoon, who had collapsed.
“It’s been a while since I’ve been a customer. I can’t believe you’re passing by this street in broad daylight. Are you from another area?”
“No matter where you live in this city, there is someone walking around during the day. And I’m alone there. “I guess he was a guy with a knack for something.”
“But what’s the use? I got shot and ran away.”
Five men approached, looking around. Two were carrying modified rifles, while the others were carrying swords and crossbows.
One of the group waved toward a tall building inside the street.
The man who was approaching first saw Kyung-hoon’s clothes and his eyes lit up.
“Oh, your clothes are fine? They’re just covered in dust.”
“Could it be someone who came in from outside?”
The group’s expressions brightened. If it was really someone who came in from outside, they might have been carrying something useful.
Two men with rifles stopped without approaching, and a man with a knife approached Kyung-hoon.
“I need to find a gun somewhere. I end up doing dangerous work.”
“Stop fussing and work.”
“okay.”
The man stabbed Kyung-hoon’s body with a knife. But
his chin.
The knife only pierced his clothes.
Kwajik.
The next moment, the sound of a bone breaking was heard from the neck of the man who had stabbed the knife. He collapsed on the spot. He stood. Standing where I was was Gyeonghoon, who had been lying on the floor just a moment ago.
“You’re not dead! “Shoot!”
The man with the gun shouted in surprise, but Kyung-hoon was much faster than him.
‘Gather mana into your feet and kick the floor.’
Tung.
Kyung-hoon’s figure disappeared on the spot with a sound that sounded like the floor was shaking.
‘And then he turns the mana collected in his feet into his palm and strikes the enemy’s center.’
pop!
“Kaaak!”
With the sound of a huge balloon popping, a man was thrown backwards. He flew over ten meters and landed against the wall.
‘Once again.’
The startled men turned their guns toward him, but they only saw their colleague being pinned against the wall.
At the same time, another sound was heard from the side. It was the sound of
Kyung-
hoon slamming his knee into the head of another man.
The head was tilted in a strange direction. Gyeong-hoon left the bent man and kept moving.
Bang!
The men with the rifles started firing in surprise, but they couldn’t fire even a few shots. Because the moment they barely pulled the trigger, they too lost their lives. And the moment they fell,
Kyung-hoon was the last one to die. He stood holding the remaining man’s neck. The man was shaking, not even realizing he had dropped the crossbow he was holding.
“I have a question.”
Eve interpreted Kyung-hoon’s words.
“Yes, yes. Please speak!”
He was frightened and nodded furiously.
“I’m looking for someone. “There’s a strong girl and a family living with her on this street, right?”
“Yes, there is. I know.”
That was the moment when he answered with a bright face.
An unpleasant feeling passed through Kyung-hoon. The moment Kyung-hoon slowly pulled his head back,
a
hole was made in the head of the man holding him by the neck.
And a bullet passed in front of Kyung-hoon’s head. .
-It’s a sniper attack. I confirmed the location based on the sound of the previous shooting and the current shooting.
“I know the location too.”
I even put on a play to find people comfortably, but it turned out to be useless.
“Because I have one more person to ask.”
Kyunghoon looked at the building at the end of the street.
It wasn’t easy to see who was running towards him, even with a sniper rifle scope.
It wasn’t the speed at which a person runs.
“Damn it.”
Sniper Yamin took his eyes off the scope and hurriedly packed his bags.
“I can’t believe there was another person like that girl. It’s completely different from what I heard!”
Even within the destroyed city, he had established himself as a member of the vested interest to a certain extent. He was somewhat aware of the news from outside the country.
But what he knew and what he saw were completely different.
A mutant human being who was fine even when shot, dodged guns, and ran as fast as a car.
What he heard . It was completely different from that strong girl.
“Damn it. “Can I run away?”
He put his gun on his back one last time and ran to the other side of the building.
I felt like dying while going down the stairs.
He grabbed the rope spanning the rooftop railing and looked down over the railing.
The rope was swinging all the way from the 7th floor rooftop to the ground. Normally it would have been crazy, but now was the time to use the rope I had made for emergencies.
Weeing.
I could hear a sound like the flapping of mosquito wings above my head, but I couldn’t afford to pay attention. He continued down the rope.
Ok.
Fortunately, I came down safely. His whole body was full of sweat, but he couldn’t feel it.
It wasn’t time to stop yet. He turned to run away.
“excuse me.”
A man was standing in front of him. He was the one running towards the building.
“I’m looking for someone.”
Despite Kyung-hoon’s polite words, his face darkened.
Ugh.
The drone that Eve was controlling came down behind him.
After a while , Kyung-hoon had arrived at a housing complex a little bit away from the street.
It was in front of the house of the girl he had heard from the man who was sniping earlier.
The man who was shooting the sniper rifle easily told Kyung-hoon the location, but Kyung-hoon was reluctant to forgive the person who was sniping at him. It was out of character.
The house he was looking at now seemed difficult to call a house.
Originally, it seemed to have had four floors, but now it was a broken house with only the second floor remaining. At first glance, it looked like no one could live in it. But if you look closely, you can see that there were
reinforcements here and there . There were traces of damage.
There were broken bottles stuck in the wall, and the spaces between the collapsed walls were plastered with dirt.
And the door showed signs of being padded several times with wooden and iron plates.
Kyung-hoon walked up to the building and knocked on the door.
Knock knock
. It was a quiet sound, but it was loud enough for everyone in the house to hear.
Even after knocking on the door, there was no answer for a long time. But Kyung-hoon continued to wait,
because he could sense someone inside the house.
After a few minutes, there was someone approaching the door. .
Clap.
A small iron plate at eye level was pushed to the side. And two eyes appeared through the gap.
“Who is it? “Are you here to make a deal?”
Kyunghoon shook his head.
“I don’t know if you’ve heard the rumors, but there are people in this house who have guns and who use terrible force. If you have anything to do, go back. We have no intention of helping anyone, so asking for help is useless!”
With those words, the iron plate was about to close again. But the iron plate did not move.
Kyung-hoon put his fingers in and fixed the iron plate.
“You’re impatient. I didn’t come here to ask for help. I came here because I was asked to help. Is there a girl named Anne? “I came here after seeing an article posted on the website.”
Along with Eve’s translation, a bustling sound was heard from inside the house.
The girl’s cries and scuffles.
I’m sorry.
After a while, the door opened little by little.
“Come in.”
An old man with a gun behind the door opened his mouth,
pointing it at Kyung-hoon. Kyung-hoon raised both hands and entered the door.
In the hallway, a man holding a spear made from a kitchen knife and a young-looking woman were standing.
Her hands had simple lines . There was this engraved iron stick in the hand:
“Anne?”
Kyung-hoon opened his mouth to the woman holding the stick.
“Could it come from EV?”
Gyeonghoon nodded at her words.
She was Anne.
But when Gyeonghoon saw her, he made a strange expression.