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Chapter 231:
Chapter 231:
Chapter 231:
Chapter 231
Yu-hyun was trying to suppress his anger. But that didnt mean he had extinguished the flames of rage.
Everyone in this room knew that there was a huge anger burning enough to swallow the world at the bottom of the calm-looking lake.
There was no one who could stop Yu-hyun in this situation.
They were angry enough just by hearing the story, let alone Yu-hyun, who called Yura his sister and his brothers friend.
Ill be back in a moment.
Yu-hyun left the hospital room.
No one followed him.
He reached a place where there was no sign of anyone and immediately contacted Sung Yu-chan on his phone.
Mr. Yoo Chan. Im here.
-Oh, yes. Mr. Kang Yu-hyun, the teller.
Is everything ready?
-Yes. For now, Ive gathered all the data you requested.
Yu-hyun had entrusted Sung Yu-chan with one role before entering the hospital room.
It was an investigation into the mastermind behind the terror at the academy.
The police who investigated this incident concluded that there was no connection between the terrorists and the religious group that protested.
The person who committed the terror was an unregistered collector, and it was impossible for a religious group that hated and ostracized collectors to move with such people.
Thats how this incident ended as a mischief done by some unregistered collectors who had dissatisfaction with society and secretly infiltrated to make the situation worse.
But, was that really true?
Yu-hyun felt something out of place in this incident.
His senses, developed by countless experiences, read the discrepancy of this situation without even having to open the other persons book.
There was definitely something in this incident, he said.
What did you find out?
-This is exactly what Mr. Kang Yu-hyun said. I was skeptical at first, but as I dug deeper, it was no joke.
Sung Yu-chan told Yu-hyun what he had seen and heard over the phone.
-Park Moon Chul. Currently 57 years old. The leader and cult leader of the religious group that staged this protest. But this guy has been active as a cultist since before the integration of thoughts, and he has done all kinds of dirty things in the last 10 years. Protests are basic, but he also harassed collectors using his followers or claimed to be Gods apostle or his son and stole money from them or forced them to convert.
What else?
-There are so many that its hard to list them all. He also committed a lot of illegal acts, but the police couldnt touch him easily. Especially recently, there seems to be a strange rumor going around.
A strange rumor?
Yu-hyuns ears perked up. If Sung Yu-chan said that, there must be a reason for it.
-That is, this guy used to say he wasnt ready when his followers asked him to show them a miracle, but suddenly he started showing off some weird abilities as if he had awakened some divine power. There was a video that was captured on camera and quickly deleted a while ago, but when I recovered it and watched it, it looked real, not fake.
Park Moon Chul awakened?
-No. Rather than awakening, its a bit different.
Yu-hyun couldnt help but widen his eyes at Sung Yu-chans words.
-Rather, this guy claims to awaken others.
***
Oh. Youre here?
Yes. I have something to check.
Yu-hyun returned to the hospital room and looked down at Kang Yura, who was lying like dead.
She was asleep now.
She didnt actually get hurt much either, so she would probably get discharged as soon as she woke up.
But just because of that ugly adult, this child got hurt, and Yu-hyun felt an unprecedented anger.
Yura will be okay, right?
Kang Hye-rim, who was closest to Yura, asked cautiously.
She didnt get hurt much and got treated well on the spot, so shell be fine soon.
Thats right.
Yu-hyun where are you going?
I have something to check.
Yu-hyun left the hospital room again after saying that. Kwon Jia hurriedly followed him behind.
Kang Yu-hyun.
Yes, Ms. Jia. What is it?
That
Kwon Jia didnt know what to say. She had never seen Yu-hyun so angry before. So she couldnt even bring up the story of the silver coins she got as compensation this time. It wasnt the mood for that right now.
She called him urgently, but when she had nothing to say, Kwon Jia felt frustrated with herself.
Ms. Jia?
No. Just, um. Come back safely.
Okay.
Yu-hyun also noticed that Kwon Jia had something to say to him by her actions. But that was different from stopping what he had to do now.
Yu-hyun left Kwon Jia behind and left.
The first place Yu-hyun visited was the prison of the association where the mastermind of this terror was locked up.
I was surprised that you came so suddenly.
Im sorry. I have something urgent to check.
A man was sitting quietly in the prison cell that Yu-hyun and Choi Joong Mo arrived at, following the hurried guidance of Choi Joong Mo who had jumped out at Yu-hyuns appearance.
He looked at Yu-hyun and Choi Joong Mo, and then showed a sneer, revealing his teeth in an instant, as if his docile attitude had gone somewhere.
What? You came to ask me something again? I told you. Ive already said everything I have to say.
What, are you trying to pressure me like this? But my answer wont change. I just did it because I was sick of this world. What is it? If you want to put me in jail, just do it.
He was quite confident for someone who had been arrested for simply having a complaint.
Those kinds of people were usually one of two things.
Either they had nothing left to lose and went all out.
Or, they have someone behind them who they trust and follow enough not to waver in this situation.
Yu-hyuns gaze was not directed at the man from the beginning.
His eyes were rather fixed on the book that he had.
A small and insignificant brown book that would have been ignored if it had been seen passing by.
Yu-hyun checked its contents.
Hey. Cant you hear me? Are you just ignoring me? Wow, the association staff are now ignoring peoples words?
Park Moon Chul, the leader, asked you to be a martyr.
What?
The man was noticeably flustered when Park Moon Chuls name suddenly came up.
How did he know that? No, did the story that the leader secretly told him leak out? That cant be. Then what will happen to me?
The man who had been confidently talking until a moment ago was shaken by Yu-hyuns words.
I dont know what youre talking about
Did you think you became something because of that pathetic blessing he gave you in the name of a miracle?
!
The man was startled.
The fact that he uttered the word miracle meant that it was not a guess based on speculation.
Yu-hyun in front of him knew everything, even that he had received a miracle directly from the leader!
Choi Joong Mo just listened carefully to their conversation.
He had learned from several experiences that he would not be surprised by anything Yu-hyun said here.
You planned a lot of interesting things. Using the awakened martyrs in various places to reduce the position of the collectors. The academy was the first start, and then it was the clan buildings and the association, right?
You, you No, who are you?
Well. Who am I, really?
Yu-hyun smiled at the man trapped in the iron bars. Choi Joong Mo, who was watching him from the side, felt a chill.
That smile. That smile again.
The one he showed himself once, the smile that Yu-hyun showed before he ate someone properly, full of fever and madness.
The man who faced it directly became speechless.
Looking down at the man who had collapsed on his seat with his legs giving out, Yu-hyun quietly declared as if he was making a promise.
Look forward to it. Youll soon see what happens to that agent of God you follow so much.
Uh, uuuuuu!
Youll find out soon.
Ah, devil!
The man barely moved his lips that had not fallen off and uttered those words.
It was a word that was reflexively derived from instinct in the extreme sense of crisis, without any rational thinking mixed in.
A devil
Yu-hyun turned his body and got up from his seat at the mans spasmodic scream and chuckled.
The man inside the iron bars saw it for a moment.
The red energy that flowed out of Yu-hyuns pupils for a moment.
I like it.
***
A dark night like pitch black where even the stars in the sky were not visible because of the clouds.
Everything covered in darkness looked like one blurry thing as their clear boundaries collapsed.
But even if something didnt seem to be in front of him, it didnt mean it wasnt there.
Na Min Hyuk felt it painfully as he ran hard through the dense forest.
Huh. Huh.
Hey! Where did that bastard go!
Hurry up and catch him! We cant let him go!
He felt the dazzling light chasing him from behind.
Na Min Hyuk ran desperately while suffering from breathlessness that reached his chin in order not to be caught by them.
How did this happen?
Na Min Hyuk recalled what had happened just a while ago.
He was a young man who had nothing special to stand out anywhere.
He was such a person who went through high school normally, graduated from a four-year college, and went to the army.
He had no confidence that he could do anything properly in his life, and the only achievement and pride in his life was that he had completed his service as a sergeant.
He didnt know anything about current affairs, liked games, didnt dress well, and had no vision for the future.
A miracle happened to Na Min Hyuk, who was like that.
That was, he got a lover who was so attractive that he had more than enough for himself.
Im sure, it was good.
Na Min Hyuk was so happy that he thought he had spent a lifetime of happiness then.
He felt it keenly as he dated her for over a year.
Thats when the misfortune struck. It was just a few days ago.
It was only a few days ago that my girlfriends father had fallen into a cult, and she had sent me a text asking for help to stop him.
Nam Minhyuk, who had been a lowly citizen, had shown courage for the first time in his life.
He planned to save his lover and expose the cult group that had imprisoned her against her will.
I was foolish.
He realized too late how futile it was for an individual to topple a well-established organization.
It was only in movies or dramas that one could infiltrate a group, reveal their corruption, and deliver a satisfying blow. Reality was nothing like that.
Nam Minhyuk had succeeded in sneaking in, but he was caught by a guard and now he was being chased by men with fierce expressions.
If you catch that bastard, kill him! We have to get rid of anyone who harms our leader!
Keep torturing him until he begs for mercy, then kill him!
Nam Minhyuks crisis was heightened by the murderous voices behind him.
If he was caught, it wouldnt be just a simple beating.
Those fanatics were really intent on torturing him to death.
But Nam Minhyuk couldnt escape from the clutches of the cult.
He had a poor physical condition, having not exercised properly since his military service.
On the other hand, the men chasing him were muscular and energetic, as if they had trained hard.
The midnight chase ended with a tragedy for one side.
Ha! You bastard. Did you think you could do anything by running away?
Cough!
The man in front led the kick to Nam Minhyuks abdomen, who collapsed to the ground.
Then the merciless beating from the others began.
I curled up my body, trying to endure the pain as much as I could.
There was nothing else I could do against their violence.
The men who had beaten me up laughed and taunted me.
Hey, look forward to it. Well make you very cute for making us suffer so much.
Well make you beg us to kill you.
I heard their mocking voices, the followers of a cult, and thought to myself.
I shouldnt have come to a place like this.
Did I think I was something special? Did I delude myself into thinking I was a hero for trying to save my precious lover?
I realized how pathetic I was. But it was too late.
I gritted my teeth as I looked at the men who were hurting me.
You bastards, you claim to believe in God, but youre killing people?
Filthy cultists.
But I didnt say that out loud. I knew that would only make me suffer more.
It was a horrible world.
There was a God who existed and people who followed him, but they were trying to kill me now.
What kind of God is that? What kind of mercy, what kind of miracle are you talking about? You never gave me any miracle, not even once.
God watches. But he never reaches out his hand.
God just watches.
No one, neither God nor human, ever reached out to me.
Huh? Whats that?
Whos that?
The men who were about to drag Nam Minhyuk to their headquarters were startled to see someone standing nearby.
They flashed their lights at him.
What, what is that? What kind of mask is that?
Is he crazy or something?
He was a man wearing a tight-fitting suit and a scary-looking devil mask on his face.
He seemed to have been watching this situation from the beginning, as he stood there so naturally.
Nam Minhyuk lifted his head and looked at the man. In the dark night, in the starless forest, his outfit was almost comical.
But Nam Minhyuk couldnt laugh at him.
What, what Aaagh!
Ugh!
Gurgle!
As soon as his voice faded, the pseudo-religious group members who had been chasing him all fell down screaming.
Nam Minhyuk, who had been pushed to the extreme, realized that this was all done by the man with the devil mask.
I accidentally witnessed something interesting.
The pseudo-religious members all collapsed, and the flashlights they used went out.
The forest was once again shrouded in the same silent darkness as before.
The only difference from before was the existence of two red eyes floating in the air.
A demon.
Nam Minhyuk thought so when he saw him.
Get up.
And then, the demon reached out his hand to him.