The Returner

“Back?”

Yoon Young-min's eyes opened so wide that they couldn't be bigger.

What does this mean now?

Behind you.

Of course, I wasn't embarrassed because I didn't know what the word Yoon Young-min meant behind the scenes. He was embarrassed because Song Jung-soo was telling him he was going to put some manpower behind the horses.

Are you out of your mind?

I couldn't help but wonder.

If what you're dealing with is not a shaman, but a human, rear assault would be one of the great options. However, the distraction behind them was meaningless to those who were dealing with the magic.

There are no supply lines to cut off and no command systems to confuse. Putting people in the rear now meant throwing people into a fire.

“Yes.”

However, Song Jing-soo was determined.

“Hold on, Prime Minister. ”

Yoon Young-min understood what he had to do. First, we need to make sure that the number of true water has not reached its limit.

“Are you saying you want to deploy people in the rear? ”

“As you've heard. ”

“For what? ”

“You're not asking because you don't know, are you? ”

Yoon Young-min bit her lip in response to resolute Song's reaction.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes.”

Song Jeongsoo said as if there was no room for conversation.

“I told you, we have to do everything we can now. ”

“But that's ……. ”

Yoon Young-min couldn't connect any more words.

There's nothing but horses in the back. Sending troops to such a place was no different than throwing them into the corn.

“Is that acceptable? ”

“What if it's not acceptable? ”

Yoon Young Min had no choice but to swallow the blush in front of Song Jing Ju's pressure, looking straight in her eyes.

“There's no way we can survive this. We do everything we can. ”

“We're about to run out of nukes.... ”

“That's not enough. ”

Song Jeong-soo sharpened it.

“Are you suggesting we send troops where the core is falling? That's crazy. ”

“I know, I know! ”

Song Jung-soo's voice grows louder.

“That should buy us some time. I just need five more minutes. If that doesn't work, there's no answer. Don't you get it? ”

“But……. ”

“If you need to remove your arm, you need to release your arm, and if you need to remove your leg, you need to release your leg. That should buy us some time. ”

Yoon Young-min was very annoying.

“I have nothing to say. ”

My heart cried out that I shouldn't do it. But his head also understood that there was nothing else they could do.

“I can't believe I have to feed my people to corn.... ”

That's not why I became president.

Obviously, there was a heart for his eternity in his presidency. But that's because the benefits of the country and their own. I did not intend to covet my own interests and honor in damaging the country.

If he had known such a situation would come to pass, he would never have been president.

“Stupid.”

Yoon Young-min bit his lips tightly.

Everyone was restless.

It should have been considering that this could have happened since the monsters began to emerge and the world began to change, but I was blinded by the benefits that fell right in front of me, not considering the gradually changing world.

That's what I'm paying for.

‘But this is too much. ’

A situation where just five years of carelessness leads to destruction.

“Prime Minister……. ”

“You have nothing more to say. ”

Song Jeongsoo was determined.

“Whatever you have to do, do it. Whatever the reason, whatever the cost, you have to do it when you have to. It's better to do everything you can than not die. ”

Yoon Young-min couldn't stop Song Jeong-soo anymore.

No, I don't.

In the end, I didn't even know that I was lucky that Song Jing Soo had said what he should have said first.

‘I'm trash. ’

Yoon Young-min's face lowered her head.

* * *

D +80.

“… damn it. ”

Choi Chang's ceremony distorted his face as he looked at the abandoned factory.

“What am I supposed to do? ”

I thought someday people would stir up a riot and stop the factory. But my best guess was wrong. Stopping the factory was not a riot, it was iron.

Iron ore is no longer coming in. We've also lost the supply of ammunition from the front. There was nothing they could do in this situation.

“Tsk.”

I can see the broken windows outside the front door.

“That doesn't make a difference. ”

The food hasn't been properly supplied for almost a week. People couldn't handle the anger and anxiety, so they smashed the windows of the surrounding buildings and started raiding public institutions.

Military officers who haven't opened fire against the civilians have only built a barricade to protect their command post.

On the other hand, even though it seems to tell the country that it does not fire on civilians in a regime situation, its development is meaninglessly coming to an end.

The inadequate supply here means that all power is concentrated to the front, or the front is not being properly supplied.

Either way, the result will be no different.

It's too late. ’

The ceremony was halfway through. In the meantime, I thought that Lee Hyuk would somehow come back, but the situation is too bad.

Rumors were so frightening that the broadcasts were not working, but people were already saying that China had collapsed and the Demon Prince who had brought down China was joining us here.

Even the North Koreans have already been hit by a few rocks, but even they are told that the rocks are not doing very well for the monsters.

I should have halfway filtered it, but it meant a lot to me that it meant money. It means that people are finally giving up hope.

Not only that, but if even China couldn't stop the Demon Lord's army, there were limits to what South Korea could do.

‘I know everyone is anxious... …. ’

Military centers have a scary side. Usually, when people who don't seem to be able to catch an ant get in the way of angry people, they get angry and raise their voices as if it were natural.

It's like an outbreak of anger virus.

“Is it going to be okay, really? ”

Seeing the procession of people rushing towards the city hall, the highest ceremony let out a deep sigh.

* * *

“He says it's bad, Mom. ”

“... I heard that too. ”

Park Seon-Duk sighed deeply.

‘What is this……. ’

When I lift my head, I can see the sky above the ceiling of glass. One of the shelters in the United States is where they currently come in. Key figures from South Korea have fled here.

The main characters were not the families of powerful people, but the families of NDF agents were being transferred to Shelters first.

After arriving at the shelter, Park Seon-Duk shakes his head, wondering if there's anyone else he should bring to her.

It's not that they didn't have relatives they wanted to be with, but it was a burden that someone wouldn't be able to come in because of a word she said lightly.

“When are we leaving? ”

“I see.”

Lee Ye-won nodded, moaning.

‘This is a prison. ’

Life here wasn't so bad at first. Basically, the food was good. There is a bit of a bad taste in the mouth, but I made Korean television show what I used to do after I got a good care of rice.

Private rooms were similar in class to hotel rooms and were able to live to some extent even if I did not bring my luggage. It would have been better if you could have airborne clothes, but you don't want that for now.

But over time, trouble began to arise.

The underground community was large and spacious enough to remind of underground shopping malls in South Korea, but the frustration could not be felt after more than a month or two.

“Can't you even go out for a little while? ”

“It's dangerous.”

“There's no place that's not dangerous. I heard it's worse now anyway. ”

Lee Ye-won's voice slightly trembled.

America is a reasonable place, and the people here didn't try to hide the situation. I repeatedly created my own press release to explain the situation around the world. And if according to that description....

‘It's over. ’

Even Lee Ye-won, who had no knowledge of the war, could see that the current situation was the worst. At some point, if we cross the line enough that we can no longer even maintain the plot of opposition, the regular forces will start to collapse in a chain, and then there's nothing we can do but play hide-and-seek.

There will be a life-threatening game. They're going to start chasing those who survived.

“When is this human coming?! ”

Lee Ye-won yelled nervously.

“... It's hard now, please. ”

Damn brother.

When I begged him to go away, he stuck around and couldn't get out of the house well enough, but now he needs some, so he's not coming back.

Did you boil a frog and eat it?

“... I'll be back soon. ”

Park Seon-Duk sighed.

Her desire to see Lee Hyuk was no different, but she was also the one who couldn't hope for Lee Hyuk to return.

“Stop it."

“Mom!"

“Do you want your brother to come back and fight those monsters in blood? ”

“ ……. ”

Lee Ye-won clapped his mouth and said as if protesting.

“There's no other way. No one can stop that now but you. ”

“Why does your brother have to do that? ”

“She's doing it. She's doing it with power. Because he has power. ”

“Really?"

Park Seon-Duk's face was still uncomfortable.

“Just because you have the strength, do you have to stand in front of you and fight bloody? I don't know what these people did to your brother, and I don't know what they want you to do to protect them by fighting in front of them. ”

“… Mom. ”

“It's a good thing the world's back to normal. But if it's possible for your brother to suffer, I'd rather die here. ”

Lee Ye-won closed his mouth.

Park Seon-Duk's words were harsh, but I understood what he meant.

From her point of view, she must not like the situation everyone is hoping for Lee Hyuk. Who can give good looks to those who want their son to come back quickly and shed blood in front of them?

“But Mom... He left because he knew. There's no answer if you don't. ”

“That's more of a problem. ”

I frowned as if I didn't like Park Seon-Duk. Then I slowly opened my mouth.

“He thinks he's some kind of Superman. ”