The Returner

The Declaration of Barbach was empty.

Nothing happened even though I finished speaking differently than what I thought would blow up the world right away.

“… should I be surprised? ”

I wasn't being sarcastic.

Even though Christopher was fearless, he was not as bold as the Demon King in this situation. It was just a pure question.

“Humans have some pretty interesting things. ”

Barbatch smiles at the monitors that are filling the wall.

“Let's watch it from here, then, just like you've done so far. ”

Barbace pulls the chair next to him and sits there.

“Looks like we're having a show. ”

“You could say that. ”

Barbace is dead.

“This is going to be interesting. Setting humans to struggle against powerful enemies is typical, but interesting. ”

“You sound like a human being. ”

“I know a better scenario, would you be willing to hear it? ”

“Whatever.”

“If the enemy is truly unstoppable, it will transform from heroic to apocalyptic. It's gonna be a little bit more creative. For example, the battle that you thought was over is not over. ”

Barbatch flicks his fingers.

What did you do? ’

Barbados' movements are neither a threat nor a joke. He must have done something. Christopher clearly felt that the air was changing momentarily as he flicked his finger.

‘Damn it.'

Who could have imagined that nothing would change so terribly?

“What happens when a door suddenly appears in the middle of an enemy you thought you destroyed? ”

“A door?”

“Did they call you Spot? ”

Christopher's eyes burst open.

At the same time, he turns back as if his neck had been broken.

Something dark begins to appear on the ground where the monsters are in trouble.

“No. ”

That's right in front of Washington!

“Go, go, go! Manes!”

“Yes?”

“Monsters will pour out there! Destroy the aristocrats! ”

Barbatch grins as he sees Christopher shouting.

“That's a good thing, too. By the way... ”

Barbace whispered in his ear.

I don't want to hear it I really didn't want to hear it. I never wanted to hear a word he said because I knew what it meant.

But I couldn't turn my ears off, and I couldn't stop the sound coming in.

“What's the solution to stopping a bunch of bullshit horseshit? ”

No matter what I say, I promise I will never be shaken. But the moment I realized that what he heard was the worst thing he could imagine, more than a stir came to me.

Despair.

“You're not the only ones who have to stop it. ”

“M-3? What happened to M-3? ”

“Yes?”

The deputies who were unable to figure out the situation returned dumbfounded. Christopher shouts in despair.

“M-3 just……. ”

But the shouting didn't end there.

Stop him?

What route?

It's not a horseshoe, but the Demon King is coming for it. How can he stop it?

It's impossible.

Christopher's body trembles.

I've only seen hope now, and I'm falling back into hell in less than 10 minutes. Barbatch tilts his head as he looks at Christopher, who bends his wavering emotions uncontrollably.

“Hard to understand. ”

“ ……. ”

“You understand that power cars are hopeless anyway. Did you really think that a little attack would change anything? ”

There's blood feet in Christopher's eyes.

“Humans are hopeless creatures. If you wanted hope so badly, if you wanted to survive, you should have held my hand. ”

Barbacce did not stop.

“What do you think a spot is? ”

“… What? ”

“You call it Spot. A door that connects the Magic Cube to this place. ”

Christopher closed his mouth.

I could predict what he would do next. Christopher curses his own head at finding the worst in himself, even though Barbase hasn't said anything.

“It's like rope to a cliff, you know. You have to work hard to walk one strand at a time, but from the second time, the difficulties are gone. We can cross over through the first rope we set. Like this.”

Barbatch flicks his finger again.

I couldn't see what was happening, but I had a good idea. And the hell I imagined was worse than I could see.

“Open one more door to the places where there's roughly a fight, and everything will be fine. ”

It's been a fight for months.

I did everything I could with the feeling of changing my soul to make things better. And at the point where I thought the results were only coming out, there was despair.

“Now, what are we going to do? ”

“ ……. ”

Barbatch seemed to enjoy Christopher's despair. He was never in a hurry, but he was definitely tightening Christopher's neck.

“Did I tell you not to look at humans funny? Did I tell you not to underestimate me? ”

Barbace smiles quietly.

“I'm not mocking humans, but you're overestimating them. You think you're so great to be stuck in this little star, playing king? The reason you have the power now is because there was no one to fight against you. Don't get me wrong, mortal. You're weak. ”

Christopher bit his lip.

How strongly they bite, and the blood spills from their mouths.

“You don't have to look at me like that. ”

Barbace shrugs.

“I'm giving you enough time right now. You can be extinct in just three days if I want to. I don't need more time. All it takes is three days to find and kill the last one. ”

Barbace slowly rises from his seat.

“Normally, negotiations would have to end here, but it would be harsh for an individual named you to decide the fate of a human being. I'll give you one more chance to represent all the remaining humans. ”

Barbatch raises his hand and stretches it out.

“Oh, work. I'll give you exactly five jobs. Oh, I'll come back after work for answers. We'll see if we can answer the same question. ”

Barbatch lowers his hand and suddenly says,

“I just want you to know one thing. I'm a very gentleman. The Demon King under my command is not the only one who wants to tear you all apart right now. Funnily enough, I'm on your side more than any intellectual being in the world right now. ”

“Oh, is that what you said? ”

“Yeah, oh, it's work. ”

“I warn you, Demon King. No, Barbacce. ”

Christopher chewed it out.

“You will regret giving mankind five days of your life. ”

“I hope so. ”

“This is the only time I can relax. Oh, Lee Hyuk will come back. ”

As soon as the word "Lee Hyuk" appeared, Barbacce's atmosphere changed.

“Do you still believe in that crap? I know there are no hills to lean on, but if I have to rely on a ruined Human.If I can't protect one of my own strength... Humans are ruined, too. ”

“Speak freely. I wonder if I can keep talking while Lee Hyuk rips your head off. ”

Christopher, who was left with nothing but evil, uttered a profanity. Bervache takes his eyes off Christopher and slowly walks out the door.

“Humans are unparalleled. ”

“Better than the Demon King walking out the door. ”

I didn't hear an answer.

Christopher sat down.

“Director!"

“… Done. ”

Christopher wiped his sweaty face nervously.

I'm going to die.

I felt like death would come if I closed my eyes like this, not just words.

“Oh, it's... ”

Christopher laughs in vain.

I had no sense whether I should rejoice in making time for work or mourn the absolute destruction that would come after time for work.

The empty brain was refusing to think anymore.

“I... have to do something. ”

“You need to rest a little.... ”

“Oh, you'll rest if you don't want to rest after work. Until then, we need to move. We need to do everything we can! M-3? ”

The deputy shakes his head with a dark face.

“There's no communication. ”

“…… Is that so? ”

Christopher sharpened his teeth.

I gave him time to work, but he didn't mean to stop attacking. In the newly opened spots during those five days, monsters will pop out like dogs.

“The factory should be working, right? ”

“Yes!”

“When does the next drying end? ”

“I'm pulling it out in five hours. ”

“Too late……. Use all available methods to get as much M-3 as you can. It seems like the stupid Demon Kings didn't plan on hitting the factory themselves. ”

“…… Yes. ”

The monitors start flashing everywhere.

‘Damn it.'

Not just the U.S., Europe, Korea, and China.

And there were new spots in the other places that we couldn't capture, and the horses were showing up.

“How noble of you to send reinforcements to a new door. ”

There was nothing more I could do.

“Pass it on to the countries. ”

“Yes?”

“Oh, it's work. ”

The deputy gripped his teeth.

Oh, just hold on to your work!

“Survival comes first. Tell them to throw away everything they can. Even if it's someone else's life. ”

“Hey, Director! ”

Christopher said with a resolute face.

“Our goal is to save as many people as possible for five days. You can do everything you can for it. Stop that spot by pouring out all the remaining nuclear weapons. ”

“Then Washington flies. ”

“Better than flying all the ropes. Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing... Then Washington. Are we better off, though? ”

Christopher smiled spontaneously and covered his face with both hands.

‘Not anymore. ’

His mind is crumbling. If he's like this, how many others are fighting the pressure.

“Fuck, fuck! Are you going to show up after they're all dead? Oh, after work, humanity is finished! Son of a bitch!”

Christopher cursed at the air.

I used to show up here and say, "Are you insulting me right now? ’It is Lee Hyuk who will run like hell. But Christopher's curse could not find a place to go.

“... We have to move. ”

Christopher took out his cigar and asked.

‘This is the last fight. ’

Just five days.