Kill the Dragon

‘There must be a reason. ’

Lee decided not to dig up Silence's face a long time ago. It's the same now. I don't intend to force Silence to reveal himself.

What's going on?

Silence pulls out a palm-sized notepad.

“I want to know how to contact the arc. ”

Lee took out the matter immediately. Silence is silent for a moment. It took me a long time to move my fingers.

- You think I know that?

“You came out of the arc on your own, not in a fight. And that psychoframe was an optimized device for vagrancy. Did you come out unauthorized so easily to carry that equipment? The set up equipment. ”

Lee Han pointed out sharply. Silence's shoulders twitch. An absurd lie is useless against Lee.

- It might still work. What I do know is the route the tech department uses to recruit important scientists and technicians.

“Technical department…. Okto helped you. ”

Okto would love to know you're alive.

“The mechanical maniac? ”

- You have no idea how sad Okto was after you died.

Lee Han suddenly stopped breathing. I can't imagine Okto worrying about himself.

"If it's Okto, would you let me die?" I thought it would be over... ’

Lee scratched his chin.

Silence pulls out the map and points to England. There is a port town just west of Wales.

- It could be a dead end. It could be a waste of time. I'll work with you.

“You stay here. Kuro, please.”

Lee resolutely refused.

Silence hears Kuro's name and folds his arms. He was so horny that he wrote down the letters.

- Curo, the contributor, says he's gotten stronger. You mean the coffin?

“Please, Silence. ”

Ihan says. Silence nods reluctantly. As soon as he learned how to contact Silence, he was looking for an opportunity. Omega-1's eyes darkened to leave the Citadel immediately. He repeatedly raised questions about Lee Han's sole behavior.

The opportunity for Lee Han to move was surprisingly quick. Dragons have appeared not far from the Citadel. He said that the city that had been going to get groceries had become a wasteland. Omega-1, who heard the report, took the reinforcements to the subjugation.

“Intercept them before they get too close to the Citadel. ”

Kuro explained to Ihan. Lee looked at the busy reinforcements in the Hangar. Reportedly, there were at least three dragons. It's rare for three dragons to flock together.

“You've noticed their own people are being attacked around here. Sending three of them. ”

The Citadel has been hunting dragons for a long time. Ten dragons have been slain since the founding of the Citadel. Dragons know roughly the location of the Citadel, but not exactly.

“Hopefully we'll get out of here as soon as we can. ”

Kuro folds his arms. Kuro is ready for the emergence of the three Bahamut classes. The Citadel lured and captured dragons this way. The final objective is to eliminate the Bahamut class dragon.

Lee smiled at Kuro's confidence. Even if it's one Hive, it's hard to beat Kuro with more than one.

Weeing.

You hear the psychoframes moving. The psychoframes walking out of the hangar each carry their own gear. They're all MK-2, but there's a lot of customization going on, so the equipment is different and the color is just the way you like it. At first glance, it didn't look like the same model.

‘Camera.’

Lee looked at a cameraman. The cameraman was filming a psychoframe preparing for departure.

“Oh, that? It's broadcasting to another precinct. It means you have a psychoframe, so rest assured. ”

Kuro explained to Ihan. Lee thought, touching his chin.

“In other words, we must strengthen our dominance. ‘We are healthy. Is that what you mean? ”

“Something like that. It shows us that we have power. We're all here because we have power, so the moment we lose power, the Citadel will be destroyed. ”

Lee watched Omega-1 lead the Punitive Force out.

‘Let me go too. ’

Omega-1 has left the Citadel. There are no other Omegas.

Lee dressed up and summoned Yanni. Yanni tilts her head curiously as she looks at Lee Han's clothing.

“Don't you have a teleport scheduled for today? ”

“It's a personal matter. ”

Lee said briefly.

“It wouldn't be nice to use me for something personal. You know you have a bad reputation these days, right? It's an image of a bug or a columnar room attached to the glory of the past and the Commander. ”

Yanni grudgingly said.

“It's hot. It's not wrong. ”

Lee continued to fight in the grave. Yanni raises her finger on her lips and moxa.

“I personally like you... Well, there's one condition. ”

“If it's not too hard, I'll listen to you. ”

“What does Silence usually like? I heard you two are close. Like a hobby or favorite food... ”

“A sweet dish like cake. And I'm a fan of unsafe and martial arts films. I especially like a good old-fashioned tradition of a righteous man. ”

Lee responded at once. I know a lot about Silence. Yanni nods, taking notes.

“Oh, really? That's good information, Frank. ”

Yanni grins in horror. Lee felt like something was wrong, but he tried to ignore it. For now, it was more important to travel through Yanni.

“The destination is west of Wales. ”

“This is as close to Wales as it gets. I don't have a good memory.”

Yanni said softly. She finds a jumping point close to where Lee Han is pointing.

‘Yanni's power is a must for the Citadel. It's because Yanni knows her importance. She's a cunning ex-cop. ’

There are two teleporters in the Citadel, including Jani. In a world of limited mobility and communication, they are a valuable force.

“Take my hand. Brother.”

Yanni reaches out and says. Lee took her hand. On the inside of Yanni's finger is a stiff body that is not like a girl. Traces of those who handle weapons.

Lee went to Jani's teleport. After Yanni and Ihan split up, he went to look at the compass and the map. The weather was naturally depressing and unique to the UK. An unpleasant change in air grazes the tip of your nose.

It was a gentle hill. Lee walked past the farmhouse without people.

‘Quiet.’

Lee heard the wind whistling. You take a short breath and look down at the hill.

Ellu?

Lee found Elu walking in the meadow. Behind them are five ogres. Ogres carry logs on their backs. Following Elu's command, the ogres roared.

‘Five Ogres, two Ellu. ’

Lee waited for them to pass by. There's no need to engage.

‘Where are they going with the logs? ’

Ogres don't wear combat gear. Like a woodcutter, I only had axes and forks.

Is this construction material?

Elu are the minions of civilization. There's nothing wrong with building on Earth.

‘It's offensive.'

Lee Han frowned. I couldn't stand the thought of Elu's roots on Earth. I felt like I was losing my hometown. The Elu built a civilization, and the Humans lost it.

‘If we wait for the right moment, even the rest of humanity will have no place on Earth. We are the ones who have to act. ’

Elu and the ogre are long gone. Lee got up and moved on. The shoulders are heavy. Humanity stands on the brink of extinction. Is this the past or the future? This isn't about getting defeated by them. The goal to capture is the future.

Lee Han moved over the course of two days. He arrives in a fishing village at the end of Wales. The bent sign says Minor. Miner is also a ghost village. The human remains have long been cut off. A fishing boat floated on the pier.

‘I wonder how much the population has declined. ’

It's hard to meet people on the road right now. There are people and people around the city that still have essentials. Lee smiled bitterly.

‘Even if we win, it will take a long time to rebuild civilization. It's not gonna be easy. ’

Defeating the last enemy, the dragon, does not guarantee that there will be a bright future, yet another problem arises, and the new conflict caused by it will be deepened.

‘There you are.'

Lee stood in the phone box. It looked like any telephone box, but it was made of reinforced glass and steel. This phone box was installed by the arc. Broadcasting and wired communications are the primary means of contact due to the loss of satellite networks.

Kirik.

Lee lifted the handset. I heard a call.

Tickle, tickle.

It was noisy. Lee waited a long time for the signal to be picked up properly.

‘I don't think so. ’

Lee looked around with his eyes. I was sweating on the palm of my hand with my handset.

- W... more.

I heard a low voice faint. Lee lifted the note and checked the corresponding password.

“Blue. Say that again. Blue.”

Lee said repeatedly until the opponent became aware.

- I'm in. Stand by the safe house.

A pill popped up underneath the phone's main body. It was plastic like a card. There was a way to the safe house around the telephone box. Lee checked the directions and moved to the safe house.

‘It doesn't smell good. ’

After arriving at the warehouse on the pier, Lee Han frowned. The interior is dirty, and you see the remnants of a long-dead fish. The fly flew and caught on Lee Han's face.

Queek.

Lee Han opened the bottom door into the basement. The interior is dark. It doesn't even come in.

Click.

I lifted the flashlight and secured my internal vision. Lee stepped down carefully.

Queek.

Lee Han arrived at the end of the basement stairs. You hold the door hook and turn it. As soon as the door opened, he aimed his pistol to the left and right.

‘There's no one. ’

Lee groped the wall and pressed the switch. A beam of light enters the interior. It notices an interior structure about ten square feet.

Kieing.

You hear the machine moving. Lee knows that someone is watching him. From the phone box to here, I had many opportunities to see Lee's face.

‘If you're from the arc, you probably know my face.... Haven't you identified me? How thoughtful.’

Lee sat down with his pistol tied. I waited for the contacts to come in.

Kieing.

The walls of the safe house suddenly opened. On the open wall was an underground passageway through which a car could pass. Soldiers protruding from the subway surround Yihan. They shoved a gun at her and threatened her.

“Disarm yourself. ”

‘You don't know who I am. ’

Lee Han rolled his eyes around. There were nine of them. They were well-armed. It didn't look like a sicker.

“Say it again. Disarm yourself."

“I have no intention of rebelling. ”

Lee dropped his pistol and equipment one by one onto the ground. A soldier retrieves this piece of equipment and shoves it in his bag. Lee responded to the search with open arms and legs. Soldiers searched his body. The guard of the soldiers shifts slightly due to their gentle attitudes.

“Sit there. We haven't heard from any outsiders. Identify yourself."

The gun is still pointed at this. Lee moved his mouth with his eyes narrowed.

“Reinforced Arc. I'm Captain Lee Han of the Alpha Squad. If there's an Arc database, it should be able to confirm it. Three years ago, it was killed in the invasion of Bahamut. ”

Lee looked at the attitude of the soldiers. They had no flags or marks on their uniforms, so it was hard to recognize them.