The location of the department store is quite outside the gate even inside the gate. It is only 1KM from the back gate of the department store to the end of the gate.

In other words, most of the large monsters flocked to the front door blocked by Lee Ji-ah, and in fact, the number of large monsters Kim Hyun-woo took was less than one-tenth of that of Lee Ji-ah.

When 30 minutes have passed since the first large monster appeared.

Kim Hyun-woo returned after killing the second.

with the whole body ripped apart.

All of the exoskeleton of the wash suit had been stripped away, leaving only the skeleton of the suit.

Blood was dripping through the cracks in her torn clothes, and it seemed difficult to walk alone without someone to support her.

The doctor tapped Kim Hyun-woo’s body, lying on the extra bed.

“Are you sick?”

“no.”

“Where are you?”

“It doesn’t hurt.”

“… … How much morphine did you give?”

Kim Hyun-woo rolled his eyes and frowned.

“Four syringes? five things? I can’t remember exactly.”

The doctor lit Kim Hyun-woo’s pupils with a light.

“What about vomiting?”

“I did it four or five times after I returned from killing monsters, but I don’t know if it’s because of this or if it’s because of the symptoms of addiction.”

“It is an addiction. There is a lot of pupil constriction. If you give more, it can reach a lethal dose. stop… … .”

he stopped talking Considering the patient’s physical condition, the following should be said. However, that was not the case now.

Only Lee Ji-ah and Kim Hyeon-woo were able to defeat the large monsters. If Kim Hyun-woo follows his advice, the people inside will die.

So the doctor couldn’t talk as usual.

Because he was muttering, Kim Hyeon-woo got up.

“I’m just doing first aid and I’m done.”

Kim Hyun-woo took out a drug case from his backpack.

Holding the syringe in his hand, he thrust the needle into his thigh.

The doctor did not say anything and continued emergency treatment. He closed the open wounds with a stapler.

Click! Click!

“… … It’s all bandaged.”

“It was hard. Teacher.”

Someone shouted in a loud voice from afar.

“Damn, it’s huge!”

Kim Hyun-woo raised his head and looked at the sky.

The barrier of the gate has not been broken yet.

*

This time, he was a bipedal giant.

I stood still and looked at my body.

When fighting the first large monster.

His left leg was smashed and his back was burned. Tinnitus kept ringing in my ears.

When fighting the second large monster.

The clavicle was broken, and it was difficult to focus on the semicircular canal. Vomiting came out of nowhere due to morphine poisoning, and concentration fell due to the limitations of his physical strength.

It wasn’t the word.

I chose to fight. I didn’t want to whine about being sick. But as a power, I had to analyze myself calmly.

Combat is not about mental strength, but strategy and tactics. A wrong choice could put everyone else at risk.

“Oops.”

uh eh.

The stomach was drained on an empty stomach and the head was cooled.

Will I be able to continue the battle until the fourth and fifth?

Can not be done.

A broken collarbone, a smashed leg, a morphine addiction, and the washsuit reached its limit.

Hantan comes out

If only I had a better gas… .

It is a miracle that it has endured so far as a cheap model floating around in the private sector.

At best, it was the last thing to stop this time.

In the end, the military was not on time.

Well, it’s not their fault. This unusually fast gate is the problem.

I felt the need to change my strategy. I limped and walked over the barricades. The major followed.

I parted my dry lips.

“This is the last time.”

The major didn’t answer.

You know which one is the last.

spoke

“We will give up the barricades and change our strategy. Lee Ji-ah will deal mainly with large monsters, and the rest will be taken care of inside the department store.”

“Are you okay? There will be a lot of deaths.”

know well.

He gave up the wall and opened the door to the enemy.

Civilian damage cannot be avoided in a city war.

This is the reason why I had to deal with large monsters myself so far.

waiting for the army to arrive.

But it didn’t come.

“… … Please prepare for battle inside while I block large monsters and Jia blocks the front door.”

“All right. Do you have any other orders?”

it’s a command

He burst out laughing as he tapped the roof of his mouth with his tongue.

“After driving people to the 6th floor, blow up all the escalators and emergency stairs.”

Unless some monsters move quickly or have excellent jumping ability, they won’t be able to go upstairs.

However, there are no barricades, so you have to block the monsters pouring in from all directions. If even one of them passes, the damage will be severe as there are two thousand people flocking to it.

Of course, there is absolutely no way to completely block it.

“Release the shotguns and rearm all the refugees, and give each woman and the elderly a weapon, be it a golf club or a baseball bat.”

As the commander of the reserve army, his ability to command civilians was outstanding. I’ve set the direction, so I’ll figure it out.

Without answering, he ran to the giant.

There is one thing I have to do.

You have to hold out until the major blows all the stairs and is ready for battle. Small and medium-sized monsters will be blocked by an external barricade for a certain period of time.

Climbing up a nearby building, I put a pile driver on my side. Suddenly, the wind blew cold.

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Most of the exoskeleton of the washsuit was smashed, making it difficult to expect defense. He let out a hard sigh of tension and kicked the ground with all his might.

*

The giant fell.

The wash suit was completely destroyed.

I got on a parachute and got off at the back door of the department store. As soon as he fell to the ground, he threw his head down and fell.

He touched the floor with his arms.

You have to straighten your knees, straighten your back, and walk.

However, there is no force in the body.

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My vision was blurred.

And when I opened my eyes again, it was dark around me. There is something in front of you. Thinking it was a monster, he pulled out a dagger from his waist and burst out laughing.

It was Ruri.

I opened my parched lips.

“Luri, is the gate over?”

A little hope.

“gate?”

“Um, did you come out after being rescued by the soldiers? Aren’t the monsters out now?”

“no. A lot.”

and despair.

I checked the condition of my body.

Completely incapacitated in battle.

The exoskeleton to protect it from impact had long since been shattered in the battle against the second formation. The third battle was practically a fight with only magic stones in it, and it was dangerous to get hit with a single stone the size of a head.

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Meanwhile, he carried the bomb and crawled into the monster’s ear again.

I don’t know, but the inside must be completely shaken. It was evident from the fact that the uncomfortable coughing inside did not stop from before.

“Luri, where are you?”

It was dark and boring.

It seems to be inside somewhere.

Ruri explained while waving her hands in the air.

“You have something hanging on your back. A curtain, like a cloth. It’s bright, it’s big.”

It looks like it’s covered under a parachute.

Thanks to that, the monsters didn’t find out while I was stunned. Then, suddenly, a thought occurred to Ruri.

“Why are you here?”

“yes?”

“Everyone must have fled to the department store, so why did you come out? No, how do you avoid monsters… … .”

The child went out alone in the department store, what were the people doing?

Ruri smiles broadly.

“I was always here!”

“What?”

“I’ve been here ever since the gunshot went off. He hid under the truck over there. I want to see a fighter jet. Then, uh, I saw you fall.”

So.

It sounds like he was hiding under the truck from the beginning and found me falling and came all the way here.

He hit the child in the head with a hammer.

“Aww!”

“You, how dangerous is this place… .”

Ruri strokes her swollen forehead.

Then he looked around and whispered softly.

“I’m the special agent’s assistant.”

That’s why kids

I don’t know where I’m going

Cheeky!

Urgent voices rang out from the walkie-talkie.

-You’re climbing on a pole, you bastards! Hurry up and kill it!

– The manager hasn’t come yet?

-Medium size is up! Bring the bomb!

-Hyun-woo, Kim Hyun-woo!

– This one was drilled… aah!

– The emergency stairway has been breached. Please send support!!

drop.

I turned off the radio for fear that the sound would leak out.

There was absolutely no time to rest.

The situation was urgent, and the voices of people heard on the walkie-talkie do not seem to know when the inside of the department store will be pierced.

I have to go and help.

I was the only one who could properly handle military-specific equipment such as anti-ship sniper rifles and TNTs. Although the major was an officer, he was far from special forces, and the others were no different.

Although I don’t have a washsuit, my power increases significantly just by being there.

cleared my mind

We were now isolated outside the department store. The escalators and emergency stairs were instructed to break down first with my mouth, and virtually all of the way up was blocked.

He clenched his fists.

I don’t know how faint I was, but I felt a little strength in my arms.

All elevators are stopped at the grocery store on the first basement floor. And I had a parachute chain hook and a dagger.

After opening the elevator door on the first floor, climb the rope.

“… … All right, Agent Seruri.”

“yes?”

“The mission has come down from the base. We have to go back to the inside of the department store, and we need your cooperation. Is it possible?”

“yes! Of course.”

With a dagger, the parachute fabric was cut to the size of the eye socket. sight was secured.

Kuquaang–!!

I guess it’s been quite some time.

There were quite a few large monsters around the department store. Lee Ji-ah moved frantically and blocked all directions.

However, it seemed a little too risky.

Taking a deep breath, he said to Ruri.

“It’s called crawling forward… So, to put it simply, it is crawling on the ground.”

Ruri nodded her head.

We hid under the parachute and crawled on the ground. When he saw a monster in his sight, he held his breath and waited, and when the presence around him disappeared, he moved forward with a low crawl.

Five minutes seemed to have moved, but I couldn’t even get into the department store. mind is fuzzy When I closed my eyes and opened them, a dozen or so seconds passed between them.

I asked Ruri, sweeping the ground with her elbow.

“Where are your parents?”

“I don’t know.”

I looked at the child’s clothes.

It may have been dirty from the uproar, but seeing that the color has also faded to yellow, it looks like it was quite worn out from the beginning.

A six-year-old child remained silent in this situation without calling out his parents’ names.

it was obvious

“Luri.”

“yes?”

“Would you like to live with your uncle if you leave the gate?”

“Will you give me a lot of yogurt?”

“I’ll give you one for every meal.”

Ruri answered without thinking about it.

“Then let’s go.”

iron puck!

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Monster footsteps.

I held my breath and waited.

Crackle, crumple… … .

The sound of footsteps fades away.

As she was about to move forward, she saw Ruri rubbing her elbow. I cut off the hem of the shirt and rolled it up.

“let’s go.”

“yes.”

Kuquaan–!!

Lee Ji-ah’s battle sounds are louder.

It’s not because we’re close to a department store.

Lee Ji-ah has one body, and the number of large monsters that appear has increased.

Little by little, the wires were being pushed.

Rescue of the Armed Forces was needed.

We’ve survived long enough.

“You know, how old are the fighters?”

I crawled down to answer Ruri’s question.

“They are strong enough to kill all the monsters.”

“really? miss you.”

“me too.”

The fighter was like a rescue signal.

Ruri grabbed my pants.

“You want to see a real fighter?”

“yes.”

“Then we have to wait here.”

I tried to move my elbow, then I turned my head to look at Ruri. I saw a picture diary that the child was holding dearly.

What I said earlier came to mind.

– I’ve been here ever since the gunshot went off. He hid under the truck over there. I want to see a fighter jet. Then, uh, I saw you fall.

I was hiding because I wanted to see the fighter jets.

Even if it’s me, how does he know a fighter will fly?

licking dry lips.

“Luri, why do you have to be here to see the fighters?”

“A fighter is coming this way!”

“… Can you show me the diary?”

Ruri opens her diary.

The time was not written. The condition of the department store didn’t look very good, but it seems that the Armed Forces arrived on time anyway.

The body was energized. My efforts didn’t mean anything.

When you go back to the department store, join, and save people… … .

That was then.

───────!!

A scream was heard.

I stared blankly forward through the parachute.

The giant came close to the department store.

Who is Lee Ji-ah? Where is Lee Ji-ah?

I turned my eyes

He was fighting large monsters from a few dozen meters away. It seems you haven’t noticed yet. Even if I noticed and ran, it was too late.

The giant’s hand goes to the department store.

It all came into my eyes slowly.

I don’t know if it’s because of the side effects of morphine, or if it’s an awakening in a crisis situation.

swung a dagger

He ripped his parachute, jumped out, and sat down to shoot.

The muzzle of an anti-target sniper rifle was aimed at the guy’s head.

In the picture that Ruri drew, the department store was clearly smashed. They put 2,000 people on one floor. There was no mention of survivors, but it was obvious.

I do not know whether the picture drawn as a prophecy is a fixed future or a variable future.

It could be that the department store was destroyed by a bomb or it could be because it was attacked by a giant.

If Ruri’s diary only depicts the confirmed facts.

The state of the department store won’t change if I stop him here. A large monster that appeared later might destroy that department store.

Then my current actions will be in vain.

I pulled the trigger.

“Leejiaah Deal with the giants!!”

Quang-!

The body was pushed back by the strong recoil.

Quang-! Quang-!

I kept pulling the trigger. Whoops. A shattering sound was heard. Still pulled the trigger.

Quang-!

As I continued to be pushed back, I hit the back of the barricade.

that is great.

Easier to aim

Quang-! Quang-! Quang-!

When I gave him a dozen shots like that.

The monster’s eyes turned to me.

now i’m gonna die

I saw Lee Ji-ah, who noticed the abnormality from afar, jump off the ground and run.

late.

It was already on the verge of being caught.

By the time she arrives, I’ll probably be like a crumbled dumpling skin.

But it prevented the department store from being destroyed.

I have a lot of thoughts because my head is cold.

What will Jia do now?

Without me, you would suffer a lot from depression.

However, public opinion about Lee Ji-ah has changed a lot recently.

Since the hearing, the image has improved a lot through SNS and retaliatory administration. Like the conversation we had before filming, it’s hard to see malicious comments about her now.

There is no effect without cause.

It’s hard, but you’ll get used to it.

Yoojung is.

See hey hey hey!

A bang is heard.

It was a familiar sound that I had heard hundreds of thousands of times.

I slowly lifted my head and looked up at the sky.

There was a faint laugh.

“You’re f*cking late, you bastards.”

The barrier of the gate was broken.

Kuquaa Kook Kook Kook——!!!

The giant’s head exploded.

* * *

“it’s okay?”

“I think I’m going to die.”

Kim Hyun-woo grabbed Lee Ji-ah’s hand and stood up.

Whether it was a death or not, the situation was a mess.

She sighed and looked across the road.

Soldiers and hunters were rushing to the department store in trucks. Small monsters rushing down were knocked down by a rain of bullets, and the medium-sized monsters were blocked by hunters.

Kuquaa-!

A burst of blasts in succession.

The chaotic giants were also collapsing to the floor. Fighters glided and dealt with large monsters.

A blue transport plane hovered above the department store. Considering that military transport aircraft usually stick to dark colors for camouflage, it was very unusual.

It was easy to find out which affiliation they belonged to.

There is only one place that uses blue on the battlefield.

The blue mark and letters written on the bottom of the transport caught my eye.

“UN… ? You are a peacemaker.”

Lee Ji-ah smirked.

She is also a wash suit unit that you only see on TV.

peace maker.

From the time the washsuit was developed, it has become a test site for the warsuits of major powers, a world-wide PMC organization.

It was the most famous unit in the UN.

Soldiers in wash suits jumped from the transport plane without parachute. Dozens of aircraft crashed to the ground from the sky and landed stably.

Old and dirty stickers were glued to the exterior of the soldiers’ wash suits. like a kill mark. The man walking ahead put a cigarette in his mouth and lit it.

he shouted

“There, civilian man! What are you doing here. Did you turn around to find out?”

“Hyun-woo, behind me… … .”

It was a time when Lee Ji-ah was trying to block Kim Hyeon-woo in a clear quarrel.

The man put a lit cigarette into Kim Hyun-woo’s mouth and hit the head.

“It’s been a while, lad.”

The troops behind him also passed by and pounded his head and chest one by one.

“You said you were a hunter, you bastard, and you’re blaspheming. Why are you working as a manager? Do you pay more than here?”

“Still, you’re Lee Ji-ah’s manager. I just saw her, she was so pretty, but that’s good enough. Hey, introduce me later.”

“Kim Hyun-woo is not the hunter Lee Ji-ah in charge of him, but the reins.”

“Eh? really?”

“f*ck, I just came from Africa because I couldn’t rest because of you.”

“You have worked hard, Sergeant.”

The soldiers entered the department store.

Soon the screams of the monsters were heard.

Lee Ji-ah, who was blank, asked with a shocked face.

“… … Hyunwoo, did you smoke?”

Hyunwoo Kim burst out laughing.

“Are you asking about that?”

“yes.”

“I opened it.”

“Since when?”

“Since the days of Red Gate. My whole family died too. Even if the boss said that the coffee smelled of cigarettes, he was nagging me, so I gave up.”

It was a bizarre era when students who were taking classes at school were torn to death by monsters.

That’s why I had to kill emotions from the moment the gate occurred.

If you stop walking even for a moment,

Because the number of people that could be saved would have decreased by dozens more.

He spoke as if he was moving for the sake of Lee Ji-ah’s reputation, but in reality he was merely blaming her for his personal sense of duty.

Because Lee Ji-Ara needed a powerful force to rescue people.

Kim Hyun-woo smoked a cigarette and looked up at the sky. There were so many fighters and transport planes that it was difficult to capture them with both eyes.

The sounds of shelling can be heard everywhere, the screams of monsters, and even the prayers of hunters who go into their limbs to rescue citizens.

Everything is familiar and sloppy.

You never know how long the citizens will survive in the wreckage.

The dark hairs that had been seen whitish through the windows of the apartment buildings still glimmered in front of my eyes.

It was not a satisfactory operation. It would be a lie to say that I am not sorry. Several assumptions came to mind.

If I had a military suit at that time,

If at that time I had stronger abilities and talents than I do now,

If I had grasped the surrounding situation and moved faster then,

If I had made a different judgment then,

I didn’t know if I could save more people.

He let out a watery laugh.

Time has already passed. I just decided to think good.

I did my best,

If people who would have died survived,

that’s what happened

4 hours 57 minutes from the gate departure.

The military suppression operation has begun.

*

“I’m crazy.”

The personnel at the Gate Emergency Response Headquarters burst into laughter. The military quickly entered the scene to rescue the survivors.

But I thought it was already too late.

The UN troops, who arrived late on a transport plane, were 5 hours into the gate, and by the time the suppression operation began, it was clear that all the people were dead.

When they entered, there was nothing but hope and a helpless lament to rescue any survivors.

Because I can’t give up because I think all the people inside are dead.

“How many people are there?”

However, survivors were walking out of the department store one after another.

“One hundred, two hundred, three hundred, four hundred… … .”

The deputy defense minister, who had been counting with his fingers, gave up.

Survivors were bustling.

“How many people were abducted inside the gate?”

“Since the radius is 13 km, the number of people registered on the computer is about 3,000.”

“If you look at what’s out now, there are more than 1,500. Am I looking in vain? I’ve never done a rescue operation before… … .”

It was strange.

All the survivors in Cheorwon-eup were gathered in a department store.

Ordinary citizens formed a vigilante group to block monsters,

There were loads of trucks installed for barricade purposes nearby.

A control room was installed inside the department store, and the formation of the military had been completed.

“I heard there was an S-class hunter, Lee Ji-ah, at the gate.”

“No, what does that have to do with having only one hunter? That must be… … .”

The army seemed to have moved ahead of time.

“I want people to live. Investigate later and move on.”

The personnel from the Gate Emergency Response Headquarters walked to the department store. It’s like taking a picture when you’re there.

The vice president stood there and looked for Han Ye-rim. The girl accompanying her was running to somewhere holding her.

As I looked further away, I saw Kim Hyun-woo and Lee Ji-ah. He pulled out a photo from his arms and contrasted it with Kim Hyun-woo’s face.

A current S-class hunter, Lee Ji-ah.

thought it was the end

But it wasn’t.

A supernova who will become a future S-class hunter, Yu-jeong Han.

I thought this was the end

But it wasn’t.

I didn’t know there would be another one out there.

According to the personal knowledge of the Vice Minister of Defense, Kim Hyun-woo was in charge of the sniper in the Peacemaker.

This is the reason why the commander of the unit, who refused for safety reasons, moved.

The former deputy platoon commander was trapped inside the gate, so he withdrew his excuses and ran.

The association didn’t even know about it.

Because of the nature of the sniper mission, his identity was hidden.

Still, internal documents existed, and evaluations of Kim Hyun-woo were recorded there.

There was not much difference from the other members in their main skills, warsuit operation, and military-standard physical abilities.

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Most of the evaluation items were grades B and C.

There was only one unique history among them.

The ability to perform the mission is S-class.

“… … There’s no such thing as a pony horse.”

The vice president looked at Han Ye-rim and muttered.

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