There was no such mess. As if it had already been swept by monsters once, the billboards and street vendors were smashed, leaving only fragments.

“You don’t even have a car?”

I answered Choi’s question by turning the handle.

“People with cars have already run away.”

“Are you out of the gate?”

“I can’t go outside. It’s completely locked up.”

It’s probably going round and round somewhere. Whether blocked by the gate end line or driving along the perimeter.

“But, boss, how are people going to transport them? Will support come from a nearby military base? Waiting for that and working with the soldiers… … .”

He answered the author’s question firmly.

“I will never come in until I decide that it can be suppressed.”

“yes? why?”

“To get in, you have to break the barrier outside the gate, but there is no answer when monsters pour out everywhere. We need to build the siege network in two or three layers and finish organizing the hunters.”

It takes half a day to get there.

In Korea, this is the first gate in 10 years. No matter how much talk was made on the news at that time, it is difficult to remember the details. The same goes for Choi.

So, a little more detailed.

“When the gate is opened, monsters do not immediately pour in. They appear weak at first, then gradually become stronger. It’s still time for an object to block the vehicle… … .”

stopped talking

Lee Ji-ah and Choi were looking at each other with their eyes wide open.

“No matter how you think about it, isn’t it strange?”

Lee Ji-ah nodded her head at Choi’s question.

“Yes, it is.”

And then you ask me

“Hyun-woo, did you major in something like this at university?”

“No, I’m a high school graduate.”

“Is that right? But how did Hyeonu know that I had also forgotten?”

“I am very interested in this. I lived in Seongdong-gu when I was at Red Gate.”

10 years ago, the area where the gate appeared was Seongdong-gu.

The atmosphere just got awkward.

Writer Choi, who was noticing, suddenly intervened.

“manager. But where are you going now? You said you were working on a rescue.”

“yes.”

“Before, I saw people hiding here and there. Aren’t you going to take me?”

“yes.”

Choi blinks his eyes.

“Then why did we come out?”

“I’m trying to save people. I’m here. Everyone get off.”

I unbuckled my seat belt and got off. Lee Ji-ah looks at the shabby building and tilts her head.

“… … Bus terminal? Why are you here?”

“I want to rent a bus. Come in.”

Even if you crumple people into a van, a few people won’t fit in. By the way, if the bus pushes people like bean sprouts, there are at least 70 people.

Fortunately, there were only six buses left.

The emergency keys stored in the office were swept away and the interior of the bus was remodeled.

It was Lee Ji-ah who moved mainly. She tore off all the bus seats and threw them outside. In the meantime, I got the pump and filled the bus with oil.

Now you are ready to save people.

*

There are two problems we face.

First, we needed a bus driver.

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Me and Lee Ji-ah cannot be more than a certain distance apart, and Choi has to film us.

There are three people, but they are like one soul.

The reason this is a problem is that there is a limit to going back and forth on a single bus.

At least we need to gather enough people to use all the express buses in the bus terminal.

Second, we needed Awoken to escort the bus. There are still only weak monsters, but that is a brief story.

After a while, powerful entities will start pouring out, and if not, they need someone to keep them safe while the convoys board the bus.

Because it’s impossible to protect Lee Ji-ah by herself.

The above problems eventually boil down to one.

We needed manpower.

And, saving people means increasing manpower.

The purpose and the means to achieve the end coincided exactly.

There I came up with a very clever idea, and while driving the bus, I shared my plans with Lee Ji-ah and Choi.

The response back was cold.

“Chief, that’s a little… .”

“Hyunwoo, are you crazy?”

Lee Ji-ah is disgusted and opens the map.

“You can go back to the department store and pick up people. I don’t think there’s anyone who knows how to drive a bus?”

The road is open, and if you only know how to drive manually, this is a good opportunity to practice for a large license. If you bring people of some age, they’ll do it right away.

Because I was also driving the monsters blocking my way like a bumper car.

However, the people inside the department store will never come out. That was already confirmed by the reactions of the VJs. Personnel secured for safety are not willing to run into danger.

Of course, there is no way to bring them back, but it’s a waste of time to go back and argue.

procured locally.

“Jia, when you can’t see the original breakthrough, sometimes you have to pretend to be crazy. If you look into it, you see opportunities.”

“I didn’t know you were such a tough person.”

“People misunderstood me because of my impression. Let’s get started.”

I parked the bus on the side of the road and opened the door. Lee Ji-ah follows me with reluctant steps.

Rumble!

I jumped and hung on the bus and moaned. It is difficult to climb because there is no place to step on it and it is smooth.

“I’ll take both.”

Suddenly, the body floats on the top. Lee Ji-ah hugged Choi and my waist and climbed up to the roof of the bus one step at a time.

He straightened his messy clothes and looked around.

Because it is an apartment complex, there are buildings all around it.

You can feel the gazes through the open windows.

I drank water from the water bottle and grabbed the megaphone.

A sharp beep sounded when the button was pressed.

-Whee!

He spoke in a calm tone.

[I would like to say this to those who are currently hiding in the building. The monster gate opened at an estimated time about 30 minutes ago.]

[For those who have not yet evacuated, please come out and board the bus. We have built a shelter based on a nearby department store. We are protecting the citizens there.]

[After some time, large monsters appear. If you hide in a building, your safety is not guaranteed.]

The apartment quickly became a commotion.

Black hair protruded through the cracks in the window. Those who were hiding turned their heads and looked at us.

What I felt in Molly’s gaze was suspicion.

People tend to act conservatively in emergency situations. I worry that it will get worse if I move here.

There are only two ways to break it.

Was it a situation in which a knife was struck in the throat right now, or was it showing confidence that this place is safer?

[yet again… … .]

It was the moment I was about to speak into the megaphone. People screamed. turned his gaze.

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Monsters that sensed the noise were flocking like dogs from the inside and beyond the wall. Writer Choi, who was filming, trembled.

“Hey! Mo, here’s the monster! A monster is coming! crazy man! I told you not to!!”

Ignoring the cold cry, he took a deep breath.

So far, she has looked like a savage, but Lee Ji-ah is an S-class hunter. It is also the strongest hunter in name and reality, who has never come down from a tower in Korea.

So, I believed in Lee Ji-ah behind my back and focused on what I was going to do.

[I will inform you again. The monster gate opened at an estimated time about 30 minutes ago. For those who haven’t been able to evacuate yet–]

Kuquaang–!

The wind blew with a huge roar. A custom-made suit, tie, and waxed hair fluttered unobtrusively.

In the end, I couldn’t resist the wind pressure and my legs were wobbly.

The Monster Gate opened, and the most dangerous situation came out of nowhere.

I have to show charisma as a leader now. You shouldn’t be looking sloppy here. You must make a strong impression on them and increase your persuasion. That alone changes the number of people who will come down.

It is not for nothing that he insisted on wearing a suit even in such an emergency situation.

By the way, if I fell under the bus now, it was obvious how other people would see me.

widely!

“Mr. Hyunwoo.”

A slender finger appeared from behind my back and hugged my waist. It was a blood-stained hand. Thanks to the supportive arms, I regained my balance.

“Bend your knees and keep your back straight. Did you know?”

know well.

I looked up at the apartment.

The result of the other side was obvious without even having to look at it. The corpses of the crushed monsters are lying on the floor.

This sight would have caught the eyes of everyone hiding in the apartment.

I showed them through Lee Ji-ah’s overwhelming power. Trust that it is safer to attach to us.

And by turning off the eyes of the monsters in the apartment, the runway was opened.

In other words, it presented safety and possibility.

[──Please come out and board the bus immediately.]

The choice left now is theirs.

I turned off the megaphone and went downstairs.

There is no room to hold onto and convince people who are not going to go.

We don’t waste time either.

*

It was quite crowded, probably because all the people who were going to run away and only those who were late were left, but considering the number of people in the apartment complex, it was absurdly small.

It started with selection according to the original purpose.

They all gathered in one place and separated the Awakened and Type 1 license holders. Then I briefly explained my purpose and plan and asked.

“We need a transport crew to drive the bus and an escort crew to protect people along the way. Do you have any applicants?”

no one comes out It was natural. They came to evacuate, not to save people.

I didn’t even expect it.

It’s time to present carrots.

“As you can see, there is only one bus available right now.”

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Murmur murmur.

Ignoring the people talking loudly, he continued.

“We will evacuate the families of those applying to the rescue team first. Do you have any applicants?”

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My hands are raised like the mouth of a crucian carp in a lake sprinkled with rice cakes. I ordered them all to get on the bus and head towards the terminal. It was because there was not enough one way to transport it.

If you use the remaining buses in the terminal, you can pick up everyone here and return to the department store.

“No, then what’s the difference between those who raise their hands and those who do not?”

someone asked me I pointed at the camera and replied resolutely.

“It’s a name. It will all be recorded later. Be proud of your grandchildren. You saved people from a moment in history.”

“… … Well, that’s damn good.”

Behind me was Lee Ji-ah. Realizing that it was a failure, they cursed and disappeared. Writer Choi with a camera asked worriedly.

“You seem to have been sarcastic, but what if they ran away on the bus?”

“They put their families ahead of their own lives. I never do that.”

If they were people who would leave their families and run away, they wouldn’t even raise their hands in the first place. She looked at me with a curious face and asked.

“But, Chief. No matter how you look at it, it’s like persecuting those who sacrificed for their families… … .”

“I was blackmailed because I didn’t have time to argue. Next, you have to take turns. With people riding on it.”

Walked to an outdoor table. It will take some time for the sent personnel to return. I asked as I looked through the administrative map brought by the community center staff.

“What is the population of Pyeongchang-eup?”

A staff member who rolls his eyes replies.

“Was it ten thousand? That will be it.”

Gates do not appear to fit the size of the administrative division. If the district is made much shorter, the population is greatly reduced.

Because Red Gate was about the size of Seongdong-gu at the time. In Gangwon-do, even if it is the size of Seongdong-gu, there is no town.

As there is a department store nearby, it is an area close to shopping malls and population, but the population included inside the gate is probably only two or three thousand.

asked the staff.

“Where are the densely populated areas? So, that’s where we should head next.”

“There will be only apartment complexes here, this will be a residential area, and this will be a shopping complex.”

“Other than there? Are there any industrial parks nearby?”

“No, this is downtown… There will be none.”

Damn, why do all the answers end in question and assumption? I want to hold on to one.

It’s a statement from a community center employee, so it’s probably right, even if it’s not accurate. There was no internet, so I had no choice but to pray.

15 minutes later, the bus arrived. The number was higher than I expected, so when I counted, there were three city buses mixed in. They stole what was built on the road and gave me a hug.

While Lee Ji-ah ripped off all the chairs inside, one after another, people got onto the bus.

Screaming and moaning abounded when I pushed it in, but I couldn’t afford to look at it. There are still many bean sprouts heads left.

The first hour of rescue.

We returned to the department store with rescued personnel from the apartment complex.

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