The Returner

“Superman?”

“Yes, Superman. A man whose body is made of steel, no matter how much he is beaten. ”

Park Seon-Duk frowned.

“I gave birth to your brother. He's just a normal kid. But people keep driving your brother to Superman. Are you telling me you want your brother to fix this? That's not fair! ”

Park Seon-Duk stroked his hand to see if the fever had risen.

“Usually people who are so famous are in crisis, so I'm going to hold on to one person and ask them to do something... I'm going to flip over! ”

“Calm down, Mom. ”

Lee Ye-won said something unnecessary. It's the ship that's been making me nervous lately living in a cage.

“Who are you supposed to be? You don't have to be so extreme to find your way around. ”

“You're comfy, you're comfy! ”

Park Seon-Duk sighed and sat down in a chair. Then I pressed down on the temples with my hands as if my head was tingling.

“Your brother may seem insensitive on the outside, but he's insensitive. If you don't do it right now, you're under a lot of pressure to destroy the world. ”

“You?”

“Yes!”

“I don't think so……. ”

“How could I not know my brother was coming out of the same boat? ”

Lee Ye-won's mouth popped out.

‘She doesn't know you. ’

Lee Hyuk, who she knew, was not the one who felt burdened by this. If I was bothered, I was bothered.It's only fair that we all perish together, so it's only fair that Lee Hyuk is okay.

“And the truth is, if it wasn't for you, there's no alternative. ”

Park Seon-Duk didn't answer.

A world where you have to cling to one person and hope for salvation.

‘I'd rather see it go to hell. ’

How many people think and think about how much burden and suffering they must bear.

Obviously, everyone was forcing Lee Hyuk's responsibility and role.

I sighed as I thought of my son who would still be fighting the heavy pressure.

“It's going to be okay. ”

Kim Da-som, who was listening to the conversation, opened his mouth.

“He's not that weak. ”

Park Seon-Duk stared at Kim Da-som and lowered his head.

‘Of course.’

He's never been stronger. But there's something they don't know.

No matter how strong a person is, there is a limit to their durability. Especially those who do not express that it is hard like Lee Hyuk, hold on to the limits and eventually break.

The impact of being broken so far will be several times greater than others.

‘Fool.'

Park Seon-Duk had no choice but to worry about Lee Hyuk.

I haven't heard from him in over two months. I don't care if they're eating or not. Seeing only the safe return of his child in a shelter where he could not go out, it was a burning sensation.

“Isn't it a little late for that? ”

Park Seon-Duk asked me.

Kim Da-som shakes his head.

“The longer it takes, the better. ”

“Why?”

“It means we're getting it just as ready. If you think something's not going right, you're not going to hold on to people who don't fit into his personality and turn off time. ”

“... That's right. ”

She was her own child, but Lee Hyuk was in a rush. She was now at an official level, so there was nothing to discuss.

“So you should be glad that Ji-hyuk hasn't come back yet. which means it's getting more and more likely. ”

“Well……. ”

If someone else had said this, Park Seon-Duk might have reversed it. It's someone else's business, so I can say it easily. However, Kim Da-som is more likely to burn than Park Seon-Duk. Didn't her only brother go with Lee Hyuk?

Unlike Park Seon-deok, who has a husband without Lee Hyeok-hyuk, Kim Da-hyun is really left alone in the world if Kim Da-hyun doesn't come back.

“Yes, you're right. ”

Park Seon-Duk stroked Kim Da-som's head with a sad face.

She needs to comfort Gimdassom, and she's being comforted again. I thought he looked delicate on the outside, but he was really strong inside.

“Yes, let's trust and wait. He'll be here.He's the one who doesn't miss work even though he's late. ”

“… it's a very understandable style. ”

Kim Da-som laughed low.

Kim Da-som, who relieved Park Seon-Duk with a light smile, turned his head to look at people. There were a lot of people there because it was the only resting room within the shelter where natural light could be received, but their faces were not so dark.

‘It will be difficult.’

The people here will be at least as comfortable as the people outside their bodies. But the thorns in my nails hurt the most. Because the pain that someone else suffers more than me doesn't make the pain that I'm suffering go away.

Are you coming? ’

It was becoming more and more windy.

Kim Da-som closed his eyes, believing that they would return not too late.

* * *

“How far along are we? Damn it!”

Christopher's face was barely human.

“I'm asking you how far you've come! ”

“It's almost Washington. ”

“Oh, my God.”

Christopher squeezes his face.

Once Washington is breached, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York will be crushed in a straight line. Virtually the center of the United States is destroyed.

“Is there any other way to stop it? ”

“We're firing a nuke. The speed itself has slowed down a lot. I'm telling you everything I have, so it's not time to give up. ”

“Damn it.”

By the time the Demon Prince passed through the Central Desert, Christopher had first cracked the ICBM in his homeland. They've landed the nuke on the mainland. A real nuclear weapon, different from the tactical core dropped on Korea, fell into the United States by Christopher's hand.

How does it work?

You can't say no, you can't say no.

The user strikes the target, but it cannot inflict devastating damage. I'm holding back, but I can't stop him completely.

“Can you stop it? Speak clearly!”

“W-we can't right now! But M-3 is being deployed, so you can see the effects very soon. ”

Christopher grabs the cigar with his hollow face.

Win.

However, either it was too much strength or the cigar was broken.

“It has to work... ”

Humanity wasn't playing either.

Christopher had already entered the development of a large-caliber weapon before the situation worsened dramatically.

Two conditions.

It will work. And be resistant.

I liked efficiency if I could only meet those two things.

One by one, it cost me an astronomical fortune to make one, but I couldn't even get a piece of paper towel rolling around on the ground right now. Money displayed numerically is no longer meaningful. There is only a question of whether you can or cannot develop.

It was M-3 that created it.

Chariots are poorly defensive and have different types of ammunition. I was close to a mobile sack that had minimal mobility requirements and literally focused everything on firepower.

It has not yet been decided which weapon to classify this as.

What is the importance of the weapon system?

What they have found is that the way the charcoal is scattered all over the place as it explodes, or the mortal ammunition that strikes the target with high pressure heat and shock is useless.

At least the chariot bombs, armor-piercing, etc. were pretending that the horses were hit.

The ones that made the most of that were the shotguns and M-3s placed here.

“This better work. ”

I could have avoided the worst if it worked. They were able to change the remaining abilities or refrain from launching the nuke at immense expense.

I don't even expect to be able to stop the Demon King. So...

“Monsters are coming into the M-3 deployment area. ”

“Damn it.”

Once upon a time, I would have laughed at those who would have come in the exact direction I had predicted, but that's not the case now. I even felt the dreadful horror of those horses repeating only forward.

What if we can't stop him again?

‘It's no different. ’

So far, attempts and failures have always been repeated. He had the last hope for M-3, but he already knew how useless that hope was.

Europe and China are already over.

Not all regions must be conquered before the game ends. The moment the regular army is pushed and misunderstood from the confrontation of forces, all that remains is theorem. The battle is already tilting.

Fighting battles that can be used against Humans do not work. If I lost with all my strength, I had no choice.

Europe and China were already pouring nuclear power into the mainland. But even with that core, there's a limit to Jersey. Even if we do win, we still have to fight the second monster, Radiation Pollution and Exposure.

Is it really over? ’

Christopher looked at the vision with a desperate eye.

It's too late now.

Even if Lee Hyuk returns from a situation where the regular army has been largely misunderstood, there is no history to support them. Then, they have to fight on their own. How can they fight so many horses in only 2,000 numbers? The Demon Lord is still immense.

“I'm ready.”

The red dots that appear to be on the monitor are increasingly approaching the projection point.

“I take it you have your own shooting orders? ”

“I'll coordinate on site. ”

“Please!”

Christopher looked at his vision with a prayer.

I have never believed that God protects man. He saw too much to think about. There is no God in this world. Even if he did, he wouldn't be on the human side.

But now it was desperate enough to rely on the ambiguity of faith. With or without the Regular Army, the United States is finished.

“We're taking fire!”

The deputy says Christopher closes his eyes.

“Good name, right on the front line. ”

“Well……. ”

In fact, the monsters were embarrassed to say they were moving targets. Without scattering, if we can't match them moving in clumps with the auxiliary marksmanship, we'll have to shoot every one of the guys who developed M-3.

“It works……. ”

The deputy raised his voice.

“Effect! Effective! ”

“Hmm?"

Christopher raises his head.

“Vision! To the satellite! ”

The aerial photograph catches my eye. There are many dead horses that have fallen to pieces where M-3's bombardment has been suspected.

“Here we go! ”

Christopher woke up in his place without even knowing it.

Possible!

This is how humanity gained hope.

And that was the moment.