The Returner

“Squad's gone. ”

Christopher looked at his vision with a dazzled face.

“Damn it.”

The consequences of what China did were terrible. But what was even worse was that China's response was relatively common sense.

Flying ballistic missiles are rained out in response to ballistic interceptors, and the air places fighters in front of them to target intercepts directly.

It was Christopher's choice to counter missiles flying to the United States, but it was also being unified in foreign countries.

But it doesn't work.

The ballistic missile had precluded everything that was flying around it, like a living creature. If I had counted ballistic missiles and turned them back, none of this would have happened.

The Demon King of Sichuan places a monster on each missile. And the gecko bounces back and defends against all physical attacks.

It didn't end there.

The wise Demon King borrows the body of the geek and spreads it all over the place.

The worst form of attack, combining Demon King magic and human science, is now strangling the human neck.

“How is Beijing responding? ”

“I don't know if I can respond. Special movements……. ”

Of course you are.

All the fighters that were deployed were destroyed, and all the missiles fired for intercept were shot down. But what else can I do?

Like a prisoner waiting for the sword to fall from Guillotine… China, and humanity, can do nothing but wait.

May the blade fall and strike your throat.

Christopher clenches his fist tightly.

This is China's doing. I made a firm commitment to punish those idiots in any way, even if this works out.

But this isn't it.

It is an unpleasant consequence that many people die because of the mistake of judgment made by the higher-ups. It was never convincing. And it was an unbearable consequence for many human beings to leave their mistake and die at the hands of the Demon King.

“Damn it.”

Christopher bows his head without seeing any more visions.

The last footage was very clear of the missile falling into the middle of Beijing.

“… the core is dropping. ”

Christopher closed his eyes.

I can't look at it.

The absolute weapon of nuclear power, which had never been used in human history, other than Hiroshima and Nagasaki, falls into Beijing, the largest city of humanity, now home to 20 million inhabitants and up to 30 million inhabitants.

I feel like a dazzling light is pouring in with my eyes closed. I think I can see what I'm getting on that screen even with my eyes closed.

Bloop.

My lips are torn tightly and my blood is shed. But Christopher had never noticed the pain on his lips. The fever rises, causing even the pain to be forgotten by an outburst of consciousness.

“The city of Beijing… disappears. ”

Awkward.

The sound in my ears sounds awkward and dazed, like a line from a movie from the '50s.

“Director.”

“Wait a minute.”

Christopher raises his hand to the voice of his servant calling out to him.

I know this is not the time for this. Now only a single core has fallen. There are still 17 left. Therefore, it is right to abandon the delusion about the exploded nucleus and hurry to find a countermeasure.

One…….

Although Christopher was called a man without blood or tears, it was not easy to let go of the shock of seeing 30 million people die instantly in front of their eyes.

“Phew.”

Christopher takes a deep breath.

“China has proven that it cannot be stopped in its own way. ”

“Yes.”

“Take precautions. Desk Force is configured, right? ”

“We have attracted all the experts in each area. ”

“Throw me a video and figure it out. Is the firing point still undefined? ”

“… Sorry. ”

“No, that's enough. Construct a defensive line based on the metropolitan area within the firing point. ”

“I understand.”

Christopher rubs his face.

‘It fell right in the middle of Beijing. ’

It was too artificial to be a coincidence.

Necromancy, or the Demon King's will, is controlling the fallout of nuclear weapons.

Then we have to break through the Demon King's defenses to intercept that weapon. Christopher rubs his face in a daze.

“Next missile? ”

“… heading to the East Sea. ”

“East Sea?”

“This is the sea between Korea and Japan. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Christopher said as if to chew it out.

“Connect Korea. Right now.”

“Beijing has vanished. ”

The silence that seemed to have fallen into hell settles.

“I've deployed hundreds of ABMs and hundreds of fighters……. ”

The Secretary of Defense takes a deep breath.

“... I don't know what to do. ”

The Air Force probably heard about this by now is causing a panic. They had already written all the ways they could respond in China, but the result was this.

Extinction.

The reason the protagonist repeats his/her stupidity in horror films is because the people watching the films don't feel powerless. to give them a psychological sense of stability, because I'm not that stupid, and I wouldn't do that if I were there.

But those who are here now have been relieved of their stability.

China was a stupid country at the time of the missile launch, but at least China's response to defending against ballistic missiles flying to Beijing was realistic.

The realistic response all went to zero, and eventually Beijing ran out of nukes.

‘I have nothing to say. ’

Song Jung-soo grabbed his thigh quietly.

You shouldn't imagine it, but the situation in Beijing seems to be telling them their future. I wanted to clear up everything inside because of my entrails.

You probably haven't eaten anything since yesterday.

“Well, I mean……. ”

It was also Lee Hyuk who broke the silence.

Song Jing-soo, who heard her voice, came up with two thoughts at the same time. The human wants to not be nervous, but I feel comforted by Lee Hyuk's peacefulness.

It was clear that the panic here would be worse without Lee Hyuk here.

“I think it's best to tell the fighters to come back." ”

“I've already completed the placement……. ”

“So, I think we should retrieve the fighter that was deployed. I knew it wouldn't work, but telling me to stay there is like telling me to die. ”

The Secretary of Defense bows with a stiff face.

The chairman of the joint venture spoke on behalf of the Secretary of Defense.

“But once we retrieve the fighter, there's no way we can actually stop the ballistic missiles. ”

“Can we stop them if we deploy them? ”

“One……. ”

Lee Hyuk sighed and looked at Jung-hoon Choi.

Choi Jung-hoon nodded and opened his mouth instead of Lee Hyuk.

“I understand the need to respond in a situation where the country may be ravaged, but it may be meaningless. I would try to catch a straw in the same situation. ”

The Secretary of Defense nods slowly.

“But this is just a dog's death. You just saw it. All fighters will be gone in a second if you just decide to stay there. Even if this is not the case, there are plenty of places to use fighters. You don't have to weaken your own power. ”

"If there's a next time. ’

Choi Jung-hoon desperately hid the intention of suddenly pushing out of his mind.

“I see what you mean... But is there any way to respond?" ”

This time, Choi Jung-hoon lost his words.

How to respond?

There's no way that's happening.

All methods used by modern science to defend ballistic missiles have been disabled.

But what else is there?

“The U.S. is requesting a hotline connection. ”

“Connect me.”

Yoon Young-min sighed as she looked at Christopher's face on the screen.

― Mr. President, first of all, I'm sorry.

“Let's just say thank you, MacLaren. ”

― According to our information, a junction point is currently being formed between the East and South seas in South Korea. But the problem is that, given that the ammunition has fallen into exactly Beijing, there seems to be some sort of willingness to intervene in the trajectory of ballistic missiles. That means…….

“Predicting the point of impact means nothing. ”

― We have the same opinion. It's just...

Christopher pauses once and then opens his mouth as if to think.

― It may not be an official statement, but one prediction… Given the Demon Kings' disposition and behavior patterns, there is a high probability that the nucleus will fall towards a populated metropolitan area. What is the closest metropolitan area to your projected landing site?

“… Busan. ”

Yoon Young-min sighed deeply.

Busan, the second-largest city in South Korea, was located on the south coast.

‘If half of Seoul is blown away and all the way to Busan… Korea almost loses its national function, it should be no exaggeration. ’

Seoul was able to evacuate even people, but if the core fails, it is also impossible. How many people can we push into subways and bomb shelters?

Moreover, hiding there was no guarantee of survival.

- Once it is concluded that it is impossible to respond through the defense system. So I'm asking... Lee Hyuk.

“Yes?”

At that moment, Yoon Young-min felt strange.

I don't know, but Christopher was the one who publicly accused them of handing over Lee Hyuk. The sight of such a person confiscating his face and talking to Lee Hyuk made the watchers uncomfortable.

― I think we should ask Yi Hyuk again for help. We can't stop that with our scientific capabilities. So I'm asking, is there any way to stop that?

“Hmm…. ”

Lee Hyuk nodded his head.

Actions that are neither positive nor negative.

“Well, that's almost impossible. ”

- Right…….

“But you can't keep your hands off her. We have to stop them. It's a chance. What, half a chance? ”

- Half...

The probability of going up from 0 to 50 was a great accomplishment.

― Should Lee Hyuk do it himself?

“Yes, it is. ”

Christopher frowns.

The Alpha was roughly understanding how serious Lee Hyuk was now. I also heard that if we do wrong, we can be destroyed by Lee Hyuk.

I didn't know exactly what that meant, but I could only understand that Lee Ji-hyuk had to show as much power as possible.

But Lee Hyuk has to do it himself.

Christopher asks with a heart of summoning lions to stop the wolves.

- So that's how it works?