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Chapter 94: The Dignity Of Rank S (2)
Chapter 94: The Dignity Of Rank S (2)
Chapter 94: The Dignity Of Rank S (2)
At that moment, on the outskirts of Samcheok, Gangwon Province.
Thud-thud-thud-thud!
The hail of bullets didn’t stop.
Already, several cars had turned into scrap metal under the concentrated gunfire, and red traces flowed out in the sticky engine oil.
“Is, is it alright?”
“Yes. Of course. We are safe.”
“No, I mean my granddaughter!”
Desmond pointed in the direction where one car had disappeared.
It was already out of sight, with only skid marks on the ground and Hwalbindang thugs chasing after it visible.
“Yes. She’s safer than you, Chairman. The agent attached to her is a specialist.”
“Who the hell is that!”
“It’s the Goblin.”
“…….”
At Gunggi’s words, Desmond’s eyes widened momentarily, and then he placed his hand over his heart and heaved a deep sigh of relief.
“Haaaa….”
“So, you feel relieved when you hear it’s the Goblin?”
“If you’re lying, I’ll sue you. Didn’t you say there’s no Goblin on this mission?”
“I caught him playing around in Samcheok at dawn. Do you know how much I had to wheedle to ask for his support even though it wasn’t his mission?”
Gunggi chuckled as she returned fire from the barricade made by the car.
“Still, as a special service to you, Chairman, I won’t charge you for hiring the Goblin.”
“Th, thank you….”
“But we can’t be responsible for other cases, okay?”
“Other cases…?”
“Yes. As always, when the Goblin is with a female ability user… you know what happens, right?”
“…Gasp!”
Chairman Desmond covered his mouth with his hand.
“Sur, surely the Goblin won’t try to seduce my granddaughter?!”
“The opposite, actually. If he doesn’t transform, it should be fine, but if he transforms and tries to save people, she will definitely fall for him.”
“…Huh!”
At Gunggi’s matter-of-fact statement, Chairman Desmond clenched his fist and thumped his chest.
“If I had known it was the Goblin…!”
“Why? Because you didn’t send him with your granddaughter?”
“No, I should have gotten his autograph.”
“…I see.”
At the old man’s innocent gaze, Gunggi chuckled dryly.
She wondered if this old man knew.
While the Goblin would protect his granddaughter, he also planned to eliminate the genetic legacy of the Armored Taejo she carried.
“But… is it alright to keep going like this? I mean us.”
“Us? Well… it looks like the problem solver will be here soon.”
“Problem solver?”
“Yes. Here they come.”
Gunggi pointed to the southern sky.
“Handling such incidents is a hero’s job.”
Vroom???!
Crossing the dawn sky, a figure in a suit resembling a red dragon rocket dropped into the middle of the road.
The sound of gunfire began to cease, and the Hwalbindang members started to look at each other nervously, one by one.
As if an unexpected presence had suddenly appeared.
“Ah, Armored Taejo?!”
“These kids.”
The Armored Taejo, who landed in a perfect superhero stance, quickly rose and cracked his neck left and right.
“How dare you kill people with guns in this country?”
“Sho, shoot! Aim for the eyes or the vitals!”
The bewildered Hwalbindang members aimed their guns at the Armored Taejo and began to pour out bullets.
However, the bullets fell to the ground even before they could reach the Armored Taejo.
“Tha, that…!”
“Damn! Is there no ability user?! We can’t stop him with bullets!”
“The idea of stopping an S-class itself is laughable. And….”
As the Armored Taejo stretched out his hand, the bullets and shell casings on the ground started to merge into one, forming a large figure.
“Who allowed you to scatter bullets and casings on the road like this? Huh? You guys, catch them all, and make sure you pick up all the casings you fired until there is none left while going around this area.”
“Wh, what?!”
“Drop the gun! Get off the bike! That guy, he’s trying to take that too!!”
Clang, clang.
“I am arresting you all for committing a crime. Reckless driving, violation of the firearms law, assault on foreigners, uh, and… Ah, more than that.”
The crushed bullets and shell casings, along with the guns and bikes, began to form a massive ‘Iron Dragon’ above the right hand of the Armored Taejo.
“Murder.”
Clang!
“I’m arresting everyone on the spot.”
The Iron Dragon opened its jaws and rushed towards the Hwalbindang members.
The car was racing towards Yangyang, following the outskirts of Gangneung city.
Thanks to driving at maximum speed, all the pursuers from Samcheok had fallen behind.
If there were any who could pursue us, they would be running not on the same road but somewhere else to block our path.
“Um, there. Did you get angry because I asked you to join our company? Huh?”
“I didn’t get angry. It was just an absurd statement.”
Telling a player who was competing in Europe and had finished military service to run in the corporate league.
“Yuliana Feygreen. How old are you this year?”
“Seventeen. Why?”
“I see. I thought so.”
As a social adult dealing with adults, I was constantly exercising patience with these kinds of kids.
I was not completely mature yet, but there was nothing more disgusting to see than an emotionally immature person who had gained power and was obsessed with it.
‘Is it because I have met the chairwoman?’
Although she was the same age as Yuliana this year, the chairwoman was not only emotionally mature but also ran a mega-corporation called Gyeolsa better than any CEO.
Comparing her with the chairwoman, I couldn’t help but scoff.
“Look. Even though October Travel is… Kyaa?!”
I hit the brake again.
This time, Yuliana, who might have been prepared, didn’t smash her face into the passenger seat like before.
“You did that on purpose…!”
“Unbuckle your seatbelt. We’re abandoning the car.”
I immediately unbuckled and unlocked the car door.
Ahead of us, a Hwalbindang member riding a motorcycle aimed directly at us with a cylindrical, shouldered object.
“That, that is…!”
“It’s an anti-tank rocket.”
I turned the steering wheel to the right and opened the door.
“Grab your carry-on and jump out. As an ability user, you should be able to get out, right?”
“Oh, seriously…!”
Soon, Yuliana unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door, and jumped out herself.
‘So it was in the carry-on, not in her possession.’
I had thought she might be hiding it in her body, but thankfully, she didn’t seem to be that malicious.
Screech!
As the car body started to lean slightly to the right, I stretched my left hand towards the open door and raised my index and middle fingers together.
Go ahead, shoot.
Click.
No sooner had I signaled him to fire than he pulled the trigger of the shouldered anti-tank rocket.
A large shell came flying with white smoke, and I twisted the car body, which was about to tip over due to the sharp turn.
Boom!
The car toppled sideways, and the anti-tank rocket slammed into the roof of the car.
Crash!!
With a powerful explosion, the car was crushed, and I strongly surrounded my body with mana for protection before the car exploded.
Bang.
The car exploded in a chain reaction with the explosion of the rocket.
In the midst of this, I got up without breathing, dusted off the black smoke caused by gunpowder and fuel, and moved forward.
[Don’t you think that’s too powerful a weapon to use on a national highway?]
“You…?”
Seeing me come out unscathed from the rocket explosion, the voice of the Hwalbindang thug who had fired the rocket trembled.
“How did you survive that explosion…!”
[As an ability user, it is a basic necessity to protect oneself safely from modern explosive weaponry.]
It seems like about 8% of my magic power was used to create a fairly strong shield, but I could obtain one certain effect thanks to this 8% of magic power.
“Ugh…!”
A decrease in enemy morale.
A drop in their willpower.
Who wouldn’t feel terror after witnessing someone emerge unscathed from an anti-tank rocket explosion?
[Are you Yeongno?]
“…….”
[So, you’re the one who sent the threatening video to Yuliana Feygreen.]
I stretched out my right hand and pulled out another mask.
[Even though the threat is one thing if you went as far as shooting a rocket, you must be punished.]
“You… surely not!”
[Transform.]
As I put the newly created mask on top of the dolphin mask, I quickly transitioned the magic power covering my face.
[Villain, Yeongno.]
After lightly flicking the belt created with magic power, I complete the transformation at the speed of light.
[Do you have any last words before your execution?]
“Kr…! Goblin…!”
I lightly clashed my two fists and converted the Goblin Bat in my hands into a ‘Knuckle’ shape, reequipping them anew.
“That power, what the…! I’ve never heard of a Goblin using red flames!”
[Just got a little heat from the explosion.]
But in reality, I had just transformed into a state that could best utilize the magic power of my secret techniques.
[STRIKE!]
[Before I protect the target, I need to deal with you first.]
I pointed towards the sea, indicating to Yuliana, who had slightly popped out from behind the wreckage of the exploded car to look ahead.
[If you don’t want to die, hide safely. At least there’s no one in this area who can kill you.]
“Ah…!”
Yuliana nodded at me and crossed the guardrail.
“I won’t let you get away!”
Yeongno ran towards me and jumped enormously.
He tried to jump over me with his tremendous jumping power, but I jumped straight up from my spot and punched him in the solar plexus.
Thwack!!
“Kuack!”
A red flame exploded, striking his solar plexus.
I landed lightly on my feet and dusted off my hands. At the same time, Yeongno was thrown back, his previous momentum completely nullified.
“Ke, keuk…!”
[What are you looking at?]
Just like I did before getting out of the car, I snapped my fingers again.
[Your opponent is me.]