The Returner

Seo Ah-young's response was immediate.

“Jung-hoon Choi! ”

“Yes!”

“Requesting backup from the jurisdiction, and get my boys ready to move in here now! ”

“The distance.... ”

“Tell Hye-min to come too! ”

“I understand.”

Choi Jung-hoon urgently took out his phone and ran to one side.

“Lee Hyuk!”

Seo Ah-young said with a nervous face.

“Help me.”

“Tsk?”

It's rough.

Rough.

I feel like I'll burst in no time.

I was furious, but Seo Ah-young went out to that position because I had just made up so many sins.

“I'm so sorry to tell you this.... ”

“Don't be sorry. ”

“What's the matter...? ”

“Some people have no cause. ”

Lee Hyuk had no reason.

“I can't stop it alone. We can stop them, but we can't stop them all from getting out. I can't afford to let one or two of those go wrong. We haven't evacuated yet. ”

Lee Hyuk snorted.

“No, I don't know why you do that to me. I have to live in prison now, so there's no way I can help you. Officer, give me a blanket. I better get some sleep.”

Then, Seo Ah-young was frustrated when she saw Lee Hyuk lying on his back.

“I'm not asking you to help me because I can. If Lee Hyuk doesn't help, hundreds will die. ”

“Oh my, since when did the Korean government ask criminals for help? ”

"Aaaaahhhh!"

Seo Ah-young slapped her thighs.

If I'd known this was gonna happen, I would've let you go!

Why do you keep driving people around feeling so bad?

No, why would those damn monsters show up now? If that's what it takes, it's here!

“Lee Hyuk? ”

“Rinse!"

“Lee Hyuk!”

“Tsk!”

“Oh, come on! ”

Lee Hyuk wagged his ear and said, "Hook with your mouth."

“Well, you seem to be taking care of yourself, so why are you here now? Someone thinks I'm being sarcastic. ”

“We helped once, didn't we? ”

“That's why I want to help, but since I am a criminal... Well, what can I do? It's a crime to be ignorant and senseless. Your Honor, I didn't know anything. ”

Seo Ah-young's face lit up.

I hate it.

I hate humans.

But now I really needed this man.

Seo Ah-young made up her mind.

She looked at Lee Hyuk and suddenly bowed down.

“What are you doing?"

“Help me.”

“I don't think this is going to change my mind. ”

“If Lee Hyuk doesn't help us, civilians will get hurt. I know you feel bad for me. I know you don't want anything to do with us. But now it's too urgent. Please, just help me this once. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled as he looked at Seo Ah-young without lifting his head.

“No, I don't know what you keep believing and asking me for help. Really.”

“Please.”

Lee Hyuk secretly looked at Seo Ah-young and said.

“Keep your head up. ”

“Are you helping me? ”

Lee Hyuk shakes his head.

“No, I don't like that relationship. It's not like we're helping or anything. ”

“ ……. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled, looking at Seo Ah-young's face with disappointment and contempt.

“Let's do this instead. ”

“Yes?”

“100 million per person. ”

“100 million?”

“I don't think it's that big. ”

“We can't afford that right now. You're welcome."

“No matter what Dil is yelling and looking at, it's not half and it's too much to start off with a tenth. ”

“He's our civil servant! Money is a budget. Ten million won per person is too much without the law. The situation is urgent! ”

“I feel cheated. ”

“Please! This is not the time! ”

Lee Hyuk nodded as if he couldn't do it.

“Okay, but just this once. If you tell me to keep fighting with this Billy, I won't stand for it. ”

“Let's try. ”

“The answer is not cool at all.... ”

Lee Hyuk came forward shaking his head.

“Well, that's it for now. ”

Even though it was money and Seo Ah-young's attitude was so polite that I had never seen it before, it was not just for that reason.

The problem is I don't like it.

There can be no such thing as justice for throwing yourself at a civilian and trying to be a hero, but some people get caught.

It's like...

You know, stuff like that.

When a kid who used to play by the water keeps going deeper, everyone gets to go deeper into the water.

If I see a kid trying to drown, I don't know how to run.

There's a minimum amount of basic human respect.

If it's hard, I don't want to be bothered by dealing with a few rascals. I don't want people dying in front of me.

Besides...

‘I'll pay you. ’

This is what happens when a 100-million-dollar whale isn't a mermaid, and it turns into a bubble!

“Ten million won each, right? ”

This was almost flirtatious.

Come to think of it, if I could sign a contract like this and go out and work every time I run out of money, that would be okay, too.

After a year of living, another year of living?

Lee Hyuk smiled.

Easy for you to say.

It's an emergency, so we need him now, but if things calm down and we can prepare for the appearance of the gate, we won't have to use him as a mercenary.

If such a situation comes, it's time for something they can't handle on their own....

At that point, it is time to worry about the end of the world, not about mercenaries.

Well, that's just it. That's the thing to worry about!

That wad of money is right in front of us... No, monsters are the problem!

“Open this or something. I don't know what else I'll hear when I wake up. ”

Seo Ah-young instructed the officers to open the jail door.

Lee Hyuk shook his head to the left and to the right, and reached out his hand to Seo Ah-young.

“Postpaid!”

“No.”

“Yes?”

Lee Hyuk said with intense eyes.

“Tofu.”

Seo Ah-young's eyes were filled with despair.

Did you really think it was a good idea to let him go? ’

Maybe we should lock him up for humanity.

Lee Hyuk, who held his hand, enjoyed watching the wads of money coming out to the water.

“Welcome, motherfuckers. ”

“I can't reach you? ”

Choi Jung-hoon made an impression.

“Shit, what am I supposed to do if I can't get in touch with this situation?“ I told you to keep it safe! ”

- I'm sorry.

“Is this the end of your apology? ”

Choi Jung-hoon gripped his fist tightly, shouting at the phone.

Anger didn't solve anything, and it wasn't Jaebum's fault.

I know. I know...

Choi Jeong-hoon's forehead was sweated from his shin.

The police are evacuating as soon as they can, and the station's agents are being dispatched... too slow.

Can you stop it? ’

Seo Ah-young must hold them together somehow to avoid damaging civilians.

But Seo Ah-young is the support.

When fighting a large number of monsters alone, even one monster approaching is unavoidable.

“Lee Lee Hyuk! Lee Hyuk! ”

Choi Jung-hoon picked up the phone.

“Secure it somehow and send it as fast as you can! ”

- Okay.

Choi Jung-hoon, who hung up his phone, started running back to the shore.

I did everything I could to call for backup. There was nothing he could do.

The best he can do now is to secure Lee Ji-hyuk in case he doesn't cooperate.

Jung-hoon Choi jumped ashore with all his might.

“Phew……. ”

At that moment, Choi Jung-hoon lost his words and looked at the scene in front of him.

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk tilted his head as he saw the monster coming up to the water.

“Lizardman?”

A trident in your hand.

A scaly skin and a long, cracked tongue.

That's Lizardman, by the way.

Lee Hyuk kicked his tongue as he felt the destruction of common sense.

“No, it doesn't make any sense! ”

The leading Lizardman sees Lee Hyuk and rushes in with his trident.

“Frogs!”

Lee Hyuk's fist flew the Lizardman's jaw line.

“I live in freshwater, you bastards! ”

Liza Deman takes a jaw and flies like a projectile into the sea, gushing a tornado.

“You have to live with common sense. ”

Does Lee Hyuk deserve to say that?

‘There's another subtle difference. ’

I keep getting annoyed.

Not the monster he used to know, but a subtly modified monster that keeps appearing, and I feel like the gate is stalking him wherever he is...

I felt uncomfortable just handing it over.

If he hadn't come to the sea, would the gate have been opened in the sea today?

Lee Hyuk kicked his tongue and saw three Lizardmen rushing towards him, and his face stiffened.

Mana could have easily solved it if there were any left, but all he has now is his body.

You should at least wear that body.

Three trident spears fly away aiming for the head, abdomen and legs.

Lee Hyuk's body stretched out like a little finger and avoided three trident windows.

Kick one defenselessly exposed Lizardman to the ground and put a dagger in the other.

Boom!

The Lizardman rises into the air with a clean slash.

One left!

“Hurrah!”

Lee Hyuk grabbed the Lizardman's neck and put it on the floor. His right hand sticks to the Lizardman's face.

Boom!

Again!

Boom!

The Lizardman who was beaten three times convulses, and then grows limp.

Lee Hyuk stared quietly at Lizardman.

Come out.

Get out of there!

A small amount of Mana begins to flow from the dead Lizardman's body. Lee Hyuk smiled and opened the drain.

Lee Hyuk, who did not leave a single mouthful of Mana, smiled satisfied.

Now all I need is this Mana...

“Get out of the way!"

“Huh?"

As Lee Hyuk turned around, Seo Ah-young with a flame that was only gathering looked this way.

“… No? ”

Seo Ah-young shot a flame at Lee Hyuk.

To be precise, it was a blow to the Lizardman horde beyond Lee Hyuk.

The problem was that Lee Hyuk was subtly included in the target range.

Very subtle!

“That's crazy! ”

Lee Hyuk hurriedly backed off.

Kuaang!

A flaming storm swept over the sea.

Lee Hyuk, who was barely out of the range of the storm, shouted.

“If you don't want to give me money, I'll say no! They're trying to kill people! ”

Seo Ah-young kicked her tongue as if it were a very bad thing and said.

“Why are you so neat? You can blow it all up like you did the last time. ”

“Last time?”

“Last time I killed that rock monster, ”

“I've never done that. ”

“I saw it all! Lee Hyuk's building on the roof. ”

“No... ”

“Just admit it, it's not common for people to wear those tights. ”

“I'm not the only one who wears commercially available clothes.... ”

Lee Hyuk, who was curious about his excuses, turned to him.

“No, but it is! ”

“I'll pay you! ”

“Hey, I think you're mistaken.... ”

That's when Mana was there.

I don't have much Mana right now!

I'd take care of those things with one finger.

Right now, Lee Hyuk is like a charging station.

You need to refill as much as you used Mana.

Well, even if they were, they wouldn't be a problem.

Problem…….

“Huh?"

Looks like the Lizardman's grown a bit.

Let's see, more than a hundred...

It's growing.

Lee Hyuk looked away from the sea with a slightly confused face.

Something was constantly coming in like ants.

“Maybe the gate's a little big? ”

It doesn't matter.

If I catch them little by little and just absorb them...

Woohoo! Woohoo!

At that time, a low, heavy, giant howling sounded from afar.

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk's head turned away.

A giant black shadow appears beneath the horizon of the sea, and slowly begins to approach them.

“Did the ocean get angry that you caught a whale? ”

Something is going on.