The World of Masks

Bang, bang! Bang!

Gunfire erupts continuously. Two policemen in fancy uniforms continued shooting in one place in cold sweat. I don't know who you're trying to stop, but a bullet that's already been fired is enough to disable a human. No, you have to worry about the life of your opponent. However, the opposing Pokémon is no ordinary human being.

Kuoooo!

Eight legs with sharp, awl-like claws. The overall shape seems to have raised beetles twice the size of humans. A large horn in front of your face, long like a shiny exoskeleton and a long-lived beetle. The big chin underneath it moves up and down like chattering. While the whole body is smaller than the horn on its face, there are sharp stones large enough to be seen by humans.

Tsk, tsk!

The user bounces free of projectiles. The police are overwhelmed with despair at the sight of bullets that cannot even be swallowed by shells. It felt like I was dealing with a tank. And in a sense, this opponent is worse than a tank. It was very unfortunate for the police.

The monster points its horn at the police and lowers its stance. A cop who had never seen a monster before, but could roughly predict what it would do with the following actions: The police were terrified and quickly got into a police car. I started the car and stepped on the accelerator. At the start, the body leans for a moment, but you begin to drift away from the monster. Since the police were on the run to protect people's safety and security, they also frowned. But no one saw it. Most of the people around you have already fled. The only person who could not escape was the one who unfortunately entered the monster's belly.

The policeman in the passenger seat glanced back. Your face whitens. The creature chases you behind you at a rapid pace. I glanced at the instrument board. The speed was already over 70 kilometers. And yet, that monster does not fall behind. Rather, there was a sense of closing the streets. The police, sitting in the driver's seat, stepped on the accelerator to make sure they knew. The engine beats violently and consumes oil. The spinning wheel has sped up. It was only after the dashboard took 100 kilometers that the distance to the monster began to spread. Two policemen sigh of relief. But the sigh was premature.

Parker, Parker!

You hear an unusual sound. The police looked back. I see a light source shining so far away. The creature's horn is burning white.

Kyououououng!

A blue lightning bolt split the earth. Lightning struck the car as it swung around and flew straight away.

Usually the car is safe against lightning. It is because lightning flows from outside the body. But it was only when the lightning in the natural world moved for a moment.

Kuang!

Continuous lightning caused the engine to overheat and explode. The car is on fire and the control is broken. You can't beat the pace, and you twist it around and around, and eventually hit the guardrail with your body. A huge impact caused the body to rot.

The monster walks toward the car, relaxing with smoke and fire.

Woojik!

I ripped out the dented car door. I looked inside. The police were bleeding and not moving. No sign of movement. It seemed to be dead.

Glug, glug!

Laughter, or a smile of pleasure? Humans start to eat slowly, screaming in a way that no one will ever know.

* * *

The world has been turned upside down by simultaneous monster attacks. No, I was more shocked than during the invasion of New Zealand.

Monsters have attacked humans as they encounter rough mountains that are hard to reach, spreading around in dense forests or jungles. Weird appearance, tremendous power, and tenacious survival with awesome special abilities. They were all possible threats to humans.

It didn't even work with the handguns that the police had. Eventually, the army moved on. But even military rifles could not pierce their thick skin. Rather, the disaster that destroyed the first troops dispatched occurred. Then the governments felt that the situation was worse than they thought. In the meantime, civilian damage continues. They sought out hidden human beings for food, whether they had very developed senses. Humans were forced to flee everywhere. It was an ugly, inhumane escape, the highest predator in the ecosystem.

Humanity eventually deployed heavy artillery. Some countries even mobilized armored vehicles and helicopters. Fortunately, they had no choice but to stop the massacre as their bodies were torn apart or exploded. But that wasn't the end. Monsters continued to appear day after day, and each country had no choice but to enter an emergency.

The world has linked the sudden and unseen attacks of monsters to attacks in New Zealand. Beyond common sense, it was strange not to find a connection. Each country believed that there was a high probability of portals appearing in New Zealand on the continent as well, and exercised their best efforts to find them.

Although Australia and the Pacific became the front lines, it was also true that most countries far from New Zealand felt less serious. I don't know about the future, but I don't think it has anything to do with me right now. But this was different. Asian, European, American and African creatures have attacked. Most countries are under attack. You start squeaking from the Allied forces immediately. I thought my home country was safe, so I was able to pull out some troops and join the Allied forces, but now it was under attack. I was reluctant to help other countries. Even now, it's a bumpy site, with minimal damage, but like New Zealand, it could cost tens of thousands at a time.

Each country hesitated sending troops to New Zealand, and the date of the attack was postponed.

Meanwhile.

Jack had access to the world of masks. Having a good time at Castle Marwan, I started walking out of the castle for a while. After a short walk, I arrived at a large plain with an altar erected. There are swirling blue portals everywhere. A small, rotating portal flattened to the ground. It was kind of on standby. A wooden stake, each marked where it leads, is hiccupped in front of the portal.

Whoo-hoo!

Dozens of portals grow in size as you leave the invasion. Hundreds of monsters stood in line ahead of them. The monsters gracefully enter the portal. Do not move too much at once. They are under the influence of the altar now, so they obey it thoroughly, but once they reach that world, they will no longer be affected by the altar. Even though you still have the strength to take life, your nature is to go back to the monster you once were. If you move various types of monsters at once, monsters can fight each other and only blow up power. You investigated the natural relationship between the monsters and thoroughly identified the monsters that would move to the same location and spaced them out.

Portals were mostly opened in deep mountains, in forests, in jungles, and in places where it was hard for humans to reach. However, if it is a monster, it can also be fully active if it is strengthened. They will instinctively wander back and forth and attack the humans.

"Oh, you're the master."

Chloe, who was pushing the monsters into the portal, finds Jack. She waves loudly. Jack nods.

Cloak only approaches Jack after pushing all the monsters into the portal.

"Well done."

She tapped her shoulder.

"There's no harm to the monster's supply, right?"

"Yes, the farm is working."

Jack and Chloe talked and headed to a monster ranch.

It was a movie meadow, full of short grass. An enormous number of monsters roam the streets. It was not like a monster who always had to live a rough life with survival and instinct.

Most monsters were females. Pregnant women who are full. They conceived future soldiers who would become part of Jack's army.

On one side, a group of monsters mate. Rough excitement and solidarity abound. Jack and Callie turn their heads, not the sight I wanted to see.

You can see one human bringing in an enormous number of livestock. Coruto, a four-legged animal that resembles a cow. The resting monsters rise again. I immediately approached the livestock. It was one livestock per monster. The monsters forcibly grabbed the terrified livestock. Soon the festival took place. Crush the bones of livestock, split the stomach, taste the brain and intestines first, and chew the rest slowly. The peaceful meadow soon turned into a horrible slaughterhouse landscape.

This was a ranch, literally increasing the number of monsters.

With the power of life and fertilizer scattered to the north, grains exploded and the population grew rapidly. Nevertheless, the grain remained. Soon, Jack began raising livestock on a large scale with surplus grain. There was enough land to use as a ranch site anyway. If I didn't have it, I'd just take it. Ranches built all over Jack's kingdom have rapidly multiplied with abundant support. Although these animals were also provided to humans, most consumers were monsters. The monsters grew enormously as Jack's order increased the abundance of food and his focus on reproductive activities. In essence, monsters that are stronger than Humans and grow faster than Humans will be the main force of the future horseman army as long as control is ensured. Moreover, if more countries are captured to expand farms and ranches and increase the productivity of agriculture and livestock by research and development, the number of monster troops will increase even more.

'Let's expand the realm.'

Jack looks south, thinking the current situation has ended the development of the occupied territory. On the other side is the front line between the Demon Prince and the Allied forces. It's natural that the south outperforms the north. Jack's mouth is crooked.