Chapter 202 – Who Are You (5)

by Heavenly Cat

[Following Korea, terrorist attacks are continuing in countries around the world. Missile bases in Russia, military bases in the US, UK, and even India have been attacked by unknown enemies. Each country is declaring a state of emergency in response to these simultaneous terrorist attacks.]

TV continued broadcasting special reports, and Sophia lay collapsed face-down on the sofa like she was dead.

Well, it made sense. After dimension-hopping, she’d done multiple space-jumps across continents, so no matter how much she used amplification stones, she had no capacity left to endure.

“Sun-woo is a terrorist?”

At Yeonhwa’s question, Sun-woo could only smile bitterly.

He’d only buried missiles that contaminated summoners had secretly loaded with contamination spread agents, but from the outside perspective, he was just a terrorist.

But if he’d sought cooperation to proceed with the work, there was no way to know how far the brainwashing extended.

“Please keep what Sun-woo did absolutely secret. Aside from the people in this room, only the branch director knows. It’s regrettable to bury Sun-woo’s hard work, but to avoid troublesome matters later, there’s no choice.”

Caroline warned Yeonhwa and Sophia once again.

Sophia just barely raised her hand to signal she understood, and Yeonhwa also nodded.

The place where they were gathered was Sun-woo’s apartment living room. Having bought the warehouse, moving to a new home was still unrealistic.

Mingwei was injured and hospitalized.

Thanks to that, it was revealed she was a summoner, and Mingwei’s management was excitedly using this issue to promote Mingwei.

They packaged Mingwei as a hero striving to save the world not just in movies but in reality too.

It wasn’t entirely wrong, and since it was good promotion for summoners too, everyone accepted it favorably, but the person in question, Mingwei, seemed very dissatisfied.

That was clearly showing in the news that was playing right now.

[I did almost nothing. I only helped. Actually, everyone… ugh!]

[The injuries haven’t fully healed yet. Let’s end the interview here.]

Sitting on the edge of the bed trying to say more, she stopped speaking with a pained expression, and Caroline standing behind Mingwei ended the interview.

“No, that person is a complete powder keg. One slip and Sun-woo’s name almost came out. If she weren’t a summoner, I would’ve erased her memory. Thanks to her, we even have subordinates stationed to monitor her.”

Caroline ground her teeth looking at the screen.

Caroline’s face also looked full of fatigue.

While Sun-woo and Sophia traveled the world disposing of missiles, she’d been frantically handling the cleanup.

Moreover, with Sun-woo entrusting her with barrier formation management too, ten bodies wouldn’t be enough.

Though she rushed to Sun-woo’s place after hearing he’d returned, she’d have to leave again after just delivering her message.

“Fortunately, all the branch directors agreed to the attack, and the Summoners decided to issue a mission too. The attack is in 24 hours. First, we’ll be summoned near Austria, closest to the contaminated zone.”

Sun-woo succeeded in buying time, but they couldn’t just trust that and wait forever.

Now that Adelio, who seemed to be the enemy’s leader, was dealt with, it was their chance.

“From there, we’ll move into the contaminated zone by space-jump.”

At Caroline’s words, Sophia’s body twitched.

Space-jumping to transport people to the contaminated zone was natural, but the one doing that work was Sophia.

Sun-woo checked his phone.

[Min Sun-woo 10-Star Achievement Rate 15%]

<Earth Spirit 7th Grade> Rank Up: 400p

<Illusion Art 6th Grade> Rank Up: 400p

<Body Enhancement 8-Star> Rank Up: 500p

<Water Magic 5th Circle> Rank Up: 200p

<Fire Magic 4th Circle> Rank Up: 200p

<Elapsed Time 6th Grade> Rank Up: 1000p

<Barrier Magic 8th Circle> Rank Up: 600p

<Summoning Magic 5th Circle> Rank Up: 400p

<Illusion Pain 3rd Grade> Rank Up: 400p

<Summon Control 4th Grade> Rank Up: 200p

<Poison Treatment 6th Grade> Rank Up: 400p

<Evil Spirit Summoning 1st Grade> Rank Up: 200p

<Weapon Control 3rd Grade> Rank Up: 400p

<Gunpowder Control 2nd Grade> Rank Up: 200p

<<$3R32@12^7>> XXXXXXXX

Points: 100p

He poured all the points he earned entirely into the two newly acquired abilities, Weapon Control and Gunpowder Control.

He’d at least made them usable, but points were still lacking.

Martial arts reaching the boundary of enlightenment, Earth Spirit and Illusion Art usable freely regardless of grade.

Thanks to these skills, Sun-woo didn’t really recognize the importance of other skills, but in modern times filled with bullets and missiles, other skills were also very important.

Especially the two newly acquired skills, having experienced them firsthand, he couldn’t not raise them.

Other summoners would beat him up if they heard, but Sun-woo needed points so badly right now.

“Fortunately, the Summoners decided to give missions.”

“It wasn’t easy, I guess. Since they had a huge failure with the Empire mission, they seem very cautious. Still, they couldn’t lose this dimension after the Empire, so they approved.”

To Caroline, it seemed the mission came down because of Sun-woo, but there seemed no need to burden Sun-woo who was worrying by telling him and adding more weight.

At her words, Sun-woo nodded. Fortunately, it seemed he could earn more points.

Now others just needed to play the decoy role well.

***

24 hours later.

Central Romania.

Summoners began appearing in a field scattered with destroyed tanks and helicopter wreckage.

They were summoners Sophia was transporting by space-jump.

The appearing summoners ran off in all directions as if pre-arranged.

Teams running toward the castle, teams running to the village before the castle. And teams moving to the flank to go around.

Multiple teams scattered in all directions like that, and before long they met waiting enemies.

“Damn! Were they all taken?”

The summoner ground his teeth seeing the enemy that appeared before his eyes.

His colleague sent here to attack the castle a while ago had appeared as an enemy.

“Th-that’s right. We got along pretty well, but now it’s really painful to see. Killing and eating you would be easier.”

Seeing his former colleague with a murky-colored body, reddened eyes, drooling saliva, the mercenary summoner raised his gun.

Though they were colleagues who’d shared life and death, he had no intention whatsoever of offering himself as a meal to show camaraderie.

Tatatatatang!

Gunfire, clashing swords, and explosive sounds from magic echoed throughout the forest.

A fight broke out in the forest and village between summoners trying to break through and contaminated summoners and soldiers blocking them.

Former colleagues aimed guns at each other, magic was shot and swords swung at marksmen with red eyes.

And moments later, another team of summoners appeared in the field.

“Huff, huff, I can’t do more.”

Sophia sprawled on the ground complained to Sun-woo.

Sun-woo thanked the panting Sophia then looked at the distant castle.

In the murkily changed world, only the castle showed clearly. The intensely emanating presence highlighted the castle’s appearance.

“Is that place the target?”

Looking at the castle, Nanseol spoke.

“Obviously.”

At her words, Michael retorted.

The last group was a team led by Sun-woo, Nanseol, and Michael.

“As expected, summoners from other dimensions can’t easily display their skills here.”

Sun-woo, checking the battle occurring in the forest before the field with a spell, clicked his tongue quietly.

Unlike summoners from this dimension, he could feel that summoners from other dimensions weren’t easily handling even ordinarily contaminated(?) soldiers.

Because skills from other dimensions had shortcomings when facing guns and various firearms.

“That’s why other dimension summoners didn’t cross over to our dimension much until now. Same with contaminated ones. If they could bring weapons freely, our dimension’s summoners would’ve been the strongest in other dimensions too, right?”

It didn’t quite seem so, but Sun-woo didn’t oppose Michael’s words.

Looking at the team members’ expressions, it was clearly felt that he said it to raise the team members’ morale.

“Would be clean if we just dropped a nuke.”

At Michael’s words, others made horrified expressions.

This was actually a statement that came from high-ranking officials of various countries.

But since it wasn’t proven that contaminated ones couldn’t be cured, and missile attacks had already failed, governments couldn’t easily move.

Moreover, Director Albert who should coordinate those matters was missing, making quick response difficult.

“Then let’s depart too. Everyone follow!”

Team members rushed out following Michael.

“Michael also has his own group now.”

Nanseol looked at Michael and his team with a wistful expression. Seemed her team members she’d lost recently came to mind.

“Stop the bad thoughts.”

But Sun-woo didn’t just leave Nanseol to get gloomy.

He’d deliberately used the one summoning stone he had to call her, so couldn’t leave her dejected.

“Well, seems all the decoys are spread.”

Before departing, Sun-woo muttered quietly.

Checking with a spell, the blocking enemies were fighting with our side’s summoners.

Moreover, with this much commotion, considerable numbers guarding the castle would definitely rush out.

Anyway, since Sun-woo had no choice but to fight the spell casters and destroy the summoning formation calling the Demon Lord, obstacles needed reducing as much as possible beforehand.

“Let’s depart too.”

“Yes.”

As Sun-woo kicked off the ground and started running, Nanseol followed behind.

At the sight of Nanseol chasing like a mountain goat behind Sun-woo running like a leopard, sprawled Sophia let out an exclamation.

***

The two, Sun-woo and Nanseol, passed through the forest and village avoiding fights as much as possible and arrived before the castle.

As Sun-woo predicted, many contaminated summoners and soldiers were running toward the field where fighting was occurring.

Perhaps because Adelio died and the system disappeared, no one blocking those running toward the sounds was visible.

However, at the half-destroyed castle entrance, quite many summoners still guarded the entrance.

And at the very front of them, Director Albert had positioned himself.

“Those ones seem controlled by the spell casters.”

“Break through?”

Sun-woo, hiding on the rooftop of a 4-story building before the castle watching the main gate, shook his head at Nanseol’s question.

He still had no intention of showing himself.

But he also had no intention of leaping over the castle whose surveillance network hadn’t disappeared yet.

Sun-woo looking around spotted a neglected tank on one side.

“Let’s use that.”

Sun-woo extended his hand toward the tank, and the stopped tank’s barrel started moving toward the castle’s main gate.

Kwang!

With an explosive sound, the castle gate was smashed.

“Enemy!”

“Ta-tank!”

“Attack!”

Some summoners gathered before the castle gate were blown away by the bombardment, and the remaining summoners started running toward the tank.

And hidden in the castle’s shadow, Sun-woo and Nanseol slipped inside the castle gate.

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