Chapter 73: Getting Ready To Film (3)
‘Is it North Korea?’ Han-Yeol thought upon hearing the explosion.
North Korea was the only plausible cause of the terrorist attack if this was before the Dimensional Gates appeared. However, North Korea did not really display any act of hostility toward South Korea ever since the Dimensional Gates appeared, and this was due to the shift of energy dependency from fossil fuels to mana stones.
The emergence of mana stones as an alternative energy source enabled North Korea to be self-sufficient. They no longer needed to threaten the United States and the United Nations by developing nuclear weapons just so that they could get some food or supplies in return.
They also no longer had any intentions of provoking the entire world by threatening an attack on South Korea, since they now just focused on protecting the seat of power of the Kim family.
‘I don’t know who's doing this is, but I can’t simply turn a blind eye after what they did,’ Han-Yeol thought. Once he made his decision to intervene, he made his move.
Tak!
Han-Yeol’s skill, Cat Walk, which was D Rank now, opened the skies to him as he jumped from one building to another at an incredible speed.
“L-Look over there!”
“There’s a Hunter going over there!”
Of course, it was impossible for Han-Yeol to not stick out like a sore thumb as he jumped from one building to another, and the onlookers all took out their mobile phones to film him.
Thud...!
Han-Yeol landed on one of the floors of the building where the explosion occurred.
[What the hell? Is that a Korean Hunter?]
[Who cares, I was getting bored of killing civilians and destroying buildings anyway. Let’s kill at least that Hunter before we fall back. I won’t be satisfied if we go back like this.]
‘Arabic...? So they are from the Middle East then,’ Han-Yeol thought the moment he heard them speak. Then he gritted his teeth as he thought, ‘These sons of bitches. They weren’t satisfied doing their crazy stuff in their own country so they came all the way to Korea to cause a scene?’
There was no way that Han-Yeol would not recognize these people when he spent most of his time watching the news. Of course, he could not be certain of their identities, but he was certain of one thing. Recalling a recent news story, he thought, ‘Terrorists.’
The terrorists were threatening South Korea for carrying out relief efforts and missionary work in the Middle East. They threatened that South Korea was not going to be safe from terrorism, but the majority of the people were not concerned about their threats since there had been no cases of terrorism happening on South Korean soil before and after the Dimensional Gates appeared.
The people were thinking that it was impossible for terrorism to occur with how secure the country was, but they realized today that it had all been a delusion.
‘Tsk... It would’ve been safer if I brought my chain with me,’ Han-Yeol thought as he clicked his tongue in regret.
Unfortunately, Han-Yeol’s chain was still in his van.
However, that did not mean that Han-Yeol was currently weak or anything. The only reason why he thought of his chain was that it was a very efficient tool to use.
Swoosh!
[Goodbye, kiddo,] said one of the terrorists with a raised hand. He spoke in Arabic, a language that Han-Yeol could not understand. n0veLusb.c0m
Fwaaaaa!
The fire that was devouring a police car suddenly rose up and threateningly looked down on Han-Yeol, who could feel the heat right in his face. But surprisingly, Han-Yeol simply smiled and pulled his sword out.
***
Murmur... Murmur...
A Hunter had gone into the building where the explosion occurred, so the crowd gathered outside started to murmur while expectantly waiting for what was going to happen next. The crowd started to get louder when another explosion occurred and the fire started to grow stronger.
“What? What the hell is going on?”
“Is it a terrorist attack or an accident?”
“Crazy, do you still think that it’s just an accident after seeing fire being shot at that police car?!”
“S-Still...”
Weewoo Weewoo...!
Fwaaaa...!
The firemen who just arrived at the scene immediately moved to douse the burning police car. However, they could not carelessly approach the police car since the fire was too strong and the gasoline in the fuel tank might catch fire and cause another explosion.
The entire area was cordoned off by the police, but the problem was that these perpetrators were suspected to be awakened beings. Needless to say, the police could not carelessly rush in.
The entire police force and fire department were currently waiting around for a team of Hunters to be sent before they could proceed any further.
“What did the Hunter’s Association say?!” the police in charge of the scene asked.
“They say that they currently lack manpower because of the chain of explosions that occurred in Gangnam, so they told us to conscript Hunters ourselves by using the association’s name...” his deputy replied with grim news.
Bam!
Lieutenant Cha Seung-Im, who was in charge of the scene, slammed his fist on his vehicle’s hood. He shouted angrily, “Is that something those bastards sitting comfortably in their offices should say?!”
“I apologize, sir...” his deputy replied apologetically. He wasn’t at fault, but he did not want to incur any further wrath from his enraged lieutenant.
“Hoo... So, are there any Hunters that we can conscript right now in the area?” Lieutenant Cha asked.
“Uhmm... That is... I don’t know where the rumor spread from, but there were no Hunters in the vicinity when we checked. There are only civilians in this place except for the single Hunter who went into the building twenty minutes ago, sir,” the deputy replied.
“What did you say?! Ugh...!” Lieutenant Cha groaned as a headache struck him.
Lieutenant Cha has observed the Hunters for the past twenty years, and he was well aware of how selfish they were. His observation and bias toward them proved to be right once again as the Hunters seemed to have fled the area in fear of being conscripted when they were needed the most.
”So the only Hunter we can trust is the one who went up there a while ago...” Lieutenant Cha muttered.
“I am afraid to say this, but I believe that you are correct, sir,” the deputy replied.
“Damn it!” Lieutenant Cha shouted in frustration.
The police became utterly useless whenever these kinds of incidents happened, and Lieutenant Cha could not help but feel his pride as a policeman shatter whenever he was in this position. However, he could not simply stand around and do nothing.
“Make sure to cordon off the scene, keep the civilians away, and thoroughly check to see if there are any civilians trapped inside the building. Also, let the people in the nearby areas know that it’s dangerous and tell them to evacuate for the time being until the situation is under control!” Lieutenant Cha ordered.
His subordinates immediately got into action as soon as he gave the command.
“Damn it... I should also awaken or something rather than rely on these good-for-nothing Hunters,” Lieutenant Cha grumbled.
Just as Lieutenant Cha was distracted by his own resentful thoughts of what he could do if he were a Hunter...
Bam! Crack... Clang!
“Keuk!”
Another explosion occurred as the window of the office on the ground floor shattered, and a person suddenly fell from the higher floors of the building. Looking at the person who was falling from the building, the onlookers screamed in horror.
“Kyaaaaah!”
The person was falling at an incredible speed, and it was impossible for anyone to survive a fall from thirty stories up.
However,
“Keuk!” Han-Yeol let out a groan before landing on the ground and rolling a few times to absorb the impact. He then stood up without suffering any injuries.
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