Episode 259 [ Baekdu Mountain (2) ]
Although it was a weekday, the streets of Seoul were very quiet.
Although it was still rush hour, there were hardly any cars going to work and not many people walking on the streets.
A few visible cars and people seemed to be going somewhere in a hurry.
After a while. 9 o’clock sharp in Seoul time.
Weeeeeeeee.
I started hearing sirens.
It was not a siren that sounded only in Seoul.
Sirens began to sound throughout the entire Korean Peninsula and eastern Siberia in Manchuria.
The cars that were still out hurriedly stopped on the side of the road, and people walking on the street headed to the nearby air-raid shelter.
The shelter was full of people who had already taken their seats and were waiting.
9 o’clock sharp.
It was attack time.
*
“It’s time.”
The chief of staff whispered softly to the president, who was sitting in the Blue House basement situation room with his eyes closed.
The President opened his eyes.
Several locations were displayed on the situation room monitor.
Missile bases and deserted major cities. And a panoramic view of Mt. Baekdu being filmed from afar.
“The United States has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile! Missiles from Russia and Eastern European countries were also launched. Missile launch off the coast of England. “It looks like a submarine ICBM!”
“Have they all switched to conventional bombs? Or were those expensive intercontinental ballistic missiles originally loaded with conventional bombs?”
“well. “The United States had ICBMs carrying conventional bombs, but we have no information about other countries.”
President Kwon nodded.
He muttered as he looked at the screen showing the desolate peak of Mt. Baekdu.
“In the end, what happened so far was not a disaster but a war of aggression.”
Even before that, monsters that were difficult to regard as ordinary mutants had appeared.
But now that someone summoning monsters from another world has appeared, it can no longer be viewed as a natural disaster.
“EV says it’s from another dimension. Is this really true?”
“I don’t know. It’s still a place with a lot of secrets. “Monsters may have been all over the world.”
“Are you talking about conspiracy theorists?”
Although it has decreased significantly compared to before, rumors about EVs are still circulating among conspiracy theorists.
The president shook his head.
“Well, there’s no need to doubt a place that works so hard. Moreover, we were in the same boat. “It’s just like looking at an America that had a lot of secrets in the past.”
In any case, if there had been an invasion, the response could not have been the same as before. There is now a place to be angry.
And now it is time for the Korean missile unit to launch as well.
“Start launching fleet and missile units.”
Shuaaaaaa!
Ballistic missiles flew vertically from the battleship’s vertical launch tube, and missiles loaded on vehicles were also launched one after another.
These missiles were launched at the same time as the arrival of missiles from other countries.
“Allied Powers in Manchuria and North Korea. Missiles were also launched in Russia. The goal is Mt. Baekdu. “It will land in a few minutes.”
Hundreds of missile trajectories were heading north of the Korean Peninsula.
“Surely the volcano won’t explode?”
The Army Chief of Staff, who was watching the screen with the President, shook his head.
“They say volcanoes don’t explode that easily. However, with that level of firepower, even if it were not nuclear, I don’t think there would be anything left…”
These were shells that fell outside the atmosphere. The mere impact amount was enough to destroy mountains and turn the ground upside down. However, they were all filled with gunpowder. .
The volcano may not explode, but the general felt that the fight would end with just those missiles.
“Honestly, I think it would be good for me if that happened.”
However, the president could not agree with his thoughts. If conventional weapons had worked, there would be no reason for humanity to suffer like this. “In
addition, if there are missiles with high errors among the ballistic missiles, damage may be caused to the troops south of Mt. Baekdu.” EV “They said they would take care of it, but I’m a little worried that even Patriot missiles will have difficulty blocking ballistic missiles.”
Although it was different from the Chief of Staff’s concerns, the President also had concerns:
‘Could it be that all the missiles are not loaded with nuclear weapons?’
Such terrifying monsters are settling in and trying to summon even scarier monsters, but will they be able to endure them all without using the strongest weapons they have? Based on my experience in China, no country has ever used nuclear weapons in their
own country, but the place where the monsters are now is far away. It was on the other side of the world.
The Korean president closed his eyes. He felt like he should pray to all gods right now.
Then a new trajectory appeared on the radar screen.
“New missiles were launched from the sea above South America. The exact location of the launch is unknown. It’s possible.”
“Ah! Missiles were launched far out in the East Sea. Fortunately, the launch trajectories are all heading toward Mt. Baekdu!”
These were missiles launched from nowhere.
“Could they have been launched from an American or Russian submarine?”
“Well, maybe EV shot it…”
the president muttered in response to a cabinet member’s question.
All of the ministers in the situation room stiffened their expressions.
I knew EVs were great, but no one thought they would have ballistic missiles.
*
Samjiyeon-eup, south of Baekdu Mountain.
The rooftop of the old Communist Party building, the tallest building in town.
[The ICBM launched from the island and the ballistic missile launched from Ulleungdo safely escaped the atmosphere. It is cruising along with other missiles.]
As President Kwon speculated, the missiles launched from the Atlantic Ocean north of South America and the missiles launched from the distant waters of the East Sea were all missiles launched by EV.
It was an EV that launched the Mana satellite into space on a rocket they made.
They were able to make enough intercontinental ballistic missiles, and a large number of them were made.
Of course, many nuclear bombs that the world does not know about were brought from the other world, but all the missiles fired this time contained conventional explosives, not mana explosives.
And in front of the missile warhead, there was a pattern of mana flowing.
This is the first time a monster-hitting ballistic missile has appeared.
Kyung-hoon looked down at Eve’s words.
Isabelle was lying on the roof of the building.
She was wearing strange-looking goggles and holding a sniper rifle in one hand.
Crash.
She loaded the sniper rifle and pointed it at the sky.
An item sniper rifle obtained from the other world. Gyeonghoon also used it well before his level increased, but now Isabelle is the owner.
-Isabel is better in terms of shooting skills.
As Kyung-hoon looked at the gun, Eve whispered softly in his ear.
Kyunghoon shook his head. I didn’t see it because I was disappointed.
In fact, what Isabel was holding looked more like the original owner than what he was holding.
“I have a gun too.”
Crash.
Kyung-hoon loaded his gun.
It was a mass-produced item gun with lower performance than Isabel’s sniper rifle, but what it lacked was more than made up for by its increased grade and mana utilization ability.
Kyung-hoon also wore goggles on his head that looked exactly like Isabel.
A text appeared on my goggles.
The goggles the two people wore were not ordinary goggles, but AR equipment that output information on the screen.
[I will display the missiles to be shot on the AR screen written by the two people.]
Kyung-hoon also lay down next to Isabel and looked up at the sky.
It was a cloudless blue sky, but there were numerous red dots on the goggles screen.
These were all missiles flying here.
[Among the falling trajectories, I will display all trajectories that fall within 10km of Samjiyeon-eup.]
“Make it 15km.”
[…I understand.]
As the Chief of Staff said, Eve and Kyung-hoon were already preparing.
The plan was to drop all missiles that might cause damage to the unit in advance.
However, rather than blocking it with anti-aircraft missiles, the intention was to shoot it down with guns.
[Using mana does not mean bullets fly infinitely. Please be careful as the shooting time is short.]
Soon hundreds of red dots began to glow brighter.
This was not the information printed by the goggles, but the actual appearance.
The ballistic missiles glowed red as they re-entered the atmosphere.
[You are entering the atmosphere. There are more defects than expected! I will immediately designate the missiles that seem dangerous.]
Nowadays, the accuracy of ballistic missiles has been reduced to tens of meters from the target, but there is no way that all missiles could have been properly managed in a time like this.
Red squares began to appear on the goggles. These were all missiles that fell near the unit.
Isabel read the square that appeared on the goggles and the text written next to it. distance speed wind direction etc. Everything Eve could understand was written down.
But the numbers were too large for Isabel to grasp.
It was dozens of kilometers away at a speed exceeding Mach 10.
Mr. Kyung-hoon said it was possible, so I’m doing it, but I’m talking about sniping a ballistic missile. It was a sniping I had never done or thought about.
Whoops.
But she believed. If it was what Uncle Kyung-hoon said, it was entirely possible.
Now it was up to her to actually show it.
Isabel pushed Mana into the sniper rifle.
The mana that passed through the mana stone embedded in the handle began to circulate throughout the gun along with the bullet.
‘A gun is no different from a spear. Loading mana into a spear and putting mana into a bullet are no different. And mana responds to the will of the awakened person. If you hope strongly enough, Mana will make it happen.’
I still didn’t fully understand Kyung-hoon’s explanation, but I felt like I knew what to do now.
She ignored the letters that appeared on the screen.
Instead, I stared at the red dot. And that and the sniper rifle were combined into one.
A line was drawn in my head all the way to the sky.
Isabel stopped breathing.
My finger quietly pulled the trigger.
bang!
The sound of an ordinary gunshot rang through the town.
And light shot out of the sniper muzzle at incredible speed.
The light soared far into the sky.
After a while,
kwaaaang!
A small explosion caught my eye at the far end of the sky.
It was a hit.
[I don’t understand it scientifically, but… it’s a hit! We will continue to specify targets!]
Kyung-hoon then fired his gun.
bang!
Isabel and other loud gunshots rang out.
Kwaaaaang!
It was a hit this time too.
While the two men took turns shooting, missiles began to fall on Mt. Baekdu.
Kwaaaaang!
The first bullet struck the middle of Baekdu Mountain, and the subsequent bullets luckily fell into the crater.
Quaaaang! bang! Kwaaaaang!
The explosion turned the crater upside down.
Flames and smoke covered the summit of Mt. Baekdu.
Missiles continued to hit Baekdu Mountain.
Missiles also hit the midslope and ridge below.
bang! Quaaaang! Quang!
The ground shook.
The tremors could be felt even in Samjiyeon town, 30km away.
There were missiles that did not explode, but the impact alone created a fireball tens of meters long.
[All dangerous missiles have been removed. Isabel’s hit rate is 100%, Master’s is 50%. It was quite dangerous.]
After listening to Eve’s useless explanation, the two stood up.
“It’s a very scary weapon. Are the monsters alive?”
Isabel seemed very surprised to see Mt. Baekdu completely covered in flames and smoke.
Gyeonghoon stared at the top of Baekdu Mountain.
bang!
Another missile exploded inside the crater.
However, the place where the missile exploded was too high.
Moreover, a black film could be seen at a glance through the flames.
It seemed like the monsters were creating some kind of shield to block them.
Isabel was very disappointed to hear Kyung-hoon’s words, but Kyung-hoon had expected this.
The missile attack was an attack to weaken the monsters.
And satisfactory results were coming out.
Plus, there were still more attacks left.
The missiles launched by the EV were falling towards Mt. Baekdu.
They were all mana bombs with a pattern engraved on the warhead.
It was clear that these missiles would be difficult to block with just that black shield.
Kyunghoon looked up at the sky.
The last missiles were seen falling.
The missiles launched by EV and the missiles launched by India, which was the last to join, were falling one after another.
And the last missile fired from India was loaded with a nuclear warhead.
