The Returner

2. But is that good? (4)

The swarms of worms were like one living creature.

Choi Jung-hoon had to watch the scene and fall into physiological disgust and horror.

I've seen a lot of monsters over the years, but I've never seen anything like it.

No, I wasn't sure if these were really monsters.

“Ugh!”

Choi Jung-hoon flinched and stepped back.

It is Choi Jung-hoon who is not particularly afraid of the giant giant and the zombie dragon, but there is something objectionable about the sight before the fear.

“Hehe!”

Seo Ah-young lit a fire trembling.

“Stay back! Jung-hoon Choi, what are you doing? Get them both! ”

“Ah! Yes! ”

Choi Jung-hoon answered in a loud voice, grabbed Park Seon-Duk's hand with one hand, and ran to Lee Ye-won and hugged her with the other hand.

“Ah……. ”

“This way!”

Choi Jung-hoon calculated the safest place to be as far as Seo Ah-young's flame did not go.

“Get me down!”

It was not that I was ashamed or anything.

I knew it would be more helpful to get down and run now.

However, Jung-hoon thought differently.

“Hurry up and call Lee Ji-hyuk! ”

“Yes?”

“Come here! ”

Lee Ye-won had no choice but to answer the phone and dialed Lee Hyuk's number.

Brother!

Stupid, lazy, endless game or endless play, washes well, and eats a lot of dirty food, annoying brother… but when I thought I was in crisis, I was the first one to think.

Lee Ye-won called urgently.

“You look like you're on a bender. ”

Lee Hyuk leaned against the chair and said.

His belly protrudes.

“... Are we still here? ”

“Whose fault is this? ”

Lee Hyuk opened his eyes when Jung Jeong-min struggled.

It happened like this.

Eventually, it was okay to put all the food in Lee Hyuk's mouth because there was competition. Well, it could have been.

The problem is that the amount has even exceeded the acceptable capacity of Lee Yi Hyuk.

Lee Hyuk, whose food was filled up to his throat and became completely immobile, spread out there, and the rest of the people sat down together because they couldn't leave Lee Ji-hyuk like that.

“Knng... ”

Jung-min reflected on his rash behavior.

I shouldn't have done that...

How sad and unproductive of you to come all the way out here and sit on a bench and waste your time.

I don't even have a few days to play.

“By the way, Idol... how's that going? ”

“... I think I'm going to dismantle it. ”

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk opened his eyes wide.

Disassembled?

I heard it was the most popular group in Korea not long ago. What do you mean?

“Why dismantle it? ”

“That……. ”

Jung-min sighed deeply.

“Since then, the PDs have not been able to find it well, nor have they come to the event. So I tried to do a concert, but she said I didn't think there'd be any shortage. So I'm playing like a real swan. ”

“Is it that popular? ”

“Celebrities are supposed to eat in images. If the image goes away, there's no turning back. We're not the only ones with bad abilities. ”

Lee Hyuk tilted his head.

“That can't be right. ”

“Huh? What do you mean? ”

Lee Hyuk's face became a little subtle.

The unusual popularity of the talented Idol was largely attributed to the promotion of the government. As the government that holds all the media continues to spread a friendly image of the talent, people have become familiar with it.

And the government's pressured broadcasters turned their backs on one of those incidents?

“Aren't you coming in? ”

“Looks like they're coming in. But after the broadcasters got provoked and thrown things, I couldn't do anything about it. ”

Jung Jeong-min's face became sad.

She's been holding on to her whole notion of becoming an idol since the time of the base, but it's a psychologically striking shape.

“Hmm……. ”

For some reason, the government's support was dwindling, plus public hostility was being driven to Idol.

It's a reaction that has been unusually popular so far, but it's nothing to be sorry about.

If he benefited from the admiration of the competent, it was no wonder he had to pay for the dislike of the competent.

“That's why I was going to play and relieve some stress today! ”

“Usually when I'm your age, I go out and drink or shake things off. ”

“I don't like alcohol. The club is noisy.”

“Are you in or are you out? ”

“I'm a celebrity! Come on!"

“You're not getting fired? ”

“Hey!"

Lee Hyuk pushed Jung-min running around with one hand.

Has this much hatred for ordinary people's abilities reached this far?

I was always in the Capable Residence, but I couldn't feel it, but it seemed a bit severe.

“So let's go play. Huh?”

“Do I look like I can move now! ”

Jung Jin-min sighed deeply when she saw the child's suspicious stomach swelling up just like Namsan.

“Yes, why did you eat so silly? ”

“Who pushed you so you couldn't even tell me to stop! ”

“I'm not. ”

“Maybe I should just hang this on top of the castle. ”

Right then, Lee Hyuk's phone began to vibrate.

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk took out his phone and checked the liquid crystal.

Fly away.

“What's going on here? ”

Lee Ye-won called Lee Hyuk once a month.

I felt unusual, so Lee Hyuk pressed the call button without delay and put it to his ear.

“What's going on? ”

“Hey! Over here! ”

As soon as Lee Ye-won's voice pierced his ears, Lee Hyuk's body soared into the air.

I circled around and looked at the vision.

Lee Hyuk's body flew up at the same speed as the light.

As soon as I realized that Lee Ye-won was in crisis, my body responded before my head.

Lee Hyuk urgently sped up.

“Ahhhh!”

Kuang!

When Lee Hyuk's body hit the floor, a hard concrete floor rose up like mud.

“Ye-won! Mom! ”

Lee Hyuk looked left and right.

Then, I saw two people behind Seo Ah-young who were protected by Jung-hoon Choi.

“What is that? ”

Lee Hyuk shouted, looking at the black cloud.

“Bugs! It's a bunch of bugs!”

“Bugs?”

Lee Hyuk tilted his head and looked at the clouds.

Indeed.

Let's take a closer look and see if there are any caterpillars that only have baby claws.

“Ugh…. ”

Seeing a bunch of bugs like that makes me sick.

And even more disturbing is that the insects in front of me have never seen them before.

‘Moreover, this feeling... ’

The dark feeling felt from those bugs was definitely not of this world.

“Is that a horse system?”

It's not accurate, but I can feel the music.

That fierce instrument was not the energy that belonged to the world.

The undead or the Mage.

Lee Hyuk glanced at the bugs.

“Go for it! ”

“Roger!”

Seo Ah-young, who was watching the situation while filling up the flames, shot out a ball of fire as she shouted.

“Ahhh!”

A single gathering flame flies towards the black worm cloud.

Hwa-oh!

However, the insects simply dodged the fireball as they scattered to all directions.

“Huh?"

Seo Ah-young's mouth was filled with confusion, and a ball of fire flew through the insects and struck the huge castle erected in the middle of the theme park.

Kuaaaaang!

Along with the thunder, half the castle flew away in an instant, and the remaining debris quickly began to burn in a red flame.

This isn't it.

That's not how I feel.

“Ah……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon sighed as he watched.

“You can't leave someone else's country behind! ”

“You didn't do it on purpose! ”

“Just try to fix what you can!" ”

Ugh, that loathsome human!

But that's not the point right now! For now!

Seo Ah-young lit a fire again.

If you can't concentrate, you have to be in range!

A flame blazes up around Seo Ah-young, covering a wide range.

But……,

Whoo-hoo!

When the flames hit, the insects soar high into the sky, avoiding the flames.

“Huh?”

Seo Ah-young was dazed and looked at the scene.

“Ah!”

Choi Jung-hoon screamed.

“No! ”

On the other hand, the bugs start to scatter their horns everywhere.

“Ah……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon sighed as he watched the scene helplessly.

“What? What if he goes away? ”

Seo Ah-young also watched as she was crazy.

Worms that look like millions of people are scattered all over the world. How do I catch them?

“What's going on? ”

Despite the urgent rushers, there was no one here who could answer.

“This is……. ”

Lee Hyuk tilted his head.

“But what's the problem with being together? We're bugs if we split up... Don't you think it's nothing to worry about? ”

“I hope so.... ”

Choi Jung-hoon felt an unknown anxiety.

“What would an insect do? If you're worried, even an electronic fly can produce more. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon was about to nod.

You hear a scream from the other end.

“Huh?"

What is it?

“Let's go!”

Lee Hyuk ran toward the place where the screams erupted.

“Ugh?”

By the time they arrived, the people whose bodies had turned blue had fallen to the ground.

It was not one or two people.

“Poison?”

Lee Hyuk approached them and looked into the situation.

“Lee Hyuk……. ”

“Don't come! ”

Choi Jung-hoon stepped back after Lee Hyuk's tearing cry caught the people around him.

“Tell them to back off! Shut this place down now! ”

“What the hell? ”

A helpless voice came from Lee Hyuk's mouth.

“It's contagious……. ”

“No way…. ”

Lee Hyuk lifted his hand off the body of the person who was pushing his rough breath.

Lee Hyuk's fingertips were turning blue.

“Huff!”

Choi Jung-hoon swallowed a false wind.

In that short time?

“I don't know how, but it's contagious. I don't know if it's poison or disease. It's clear that those who are bitten by the worm are in this condition, and those who come into contact with them are in the same condition. ”

“Then……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon felt a sense of distraction.

So millions of bugs with this pathogen have just started spreading into the world, and those bitten by that worm are going to spread the disease again?

What am I supposed to do with this?

If a monster is coming to destroy the world in a single blow, I'll pretend to resist.

But this is too different.

“Are you all right?”

“Hmm……. ”

Lee Hyuk swallowed up the energy that had dug up his body.

Anything related to darkness is just good food for Lee Hyuk.

“I'm fine. But……. ”

I saw people who had fallen to the ground.

There's nothing we can do about them.

If you suck it with magic, it will die of pain before poisoning.

Talents are hard to endure, but ordinary people can't.

“For now……. ”

Lee Hyuk was bitterly troubled.

“Let's go back to Korea. ”

Choi Jeong-hoon felt that the crisis had never been experienced before because of the powerlessness of Lee Hyuk.