Damn System

Episode 64

Chapter 15 To the New World (3)

bang-! bang bang!

Doo doo doo!

“Kiaag!”

A couple of hours after I moved to my seat with Yang Jo-cheol and his party.

Guns aimed at the monsters spewed fire without ceasing.

A blue chain created by a 700-mana restraint stone held the two monsters firmly in place.

‘The effect is good.’

Thanks to that, the firearms test was steadily progressing.

‘I thought he might reject it because of what Han Chang-shik did.’

Fortunately, Manager Yang Jo-cheol allowed me to stay near the gun.

I don’t know if this is a test or a sign of credit.

It was better than just hearing the news later.

Even so, my expression wasn’t that bright.

“Tsk.”

Bullets don’t hit the big guy.

‘A small one is no problem.’

His skin was pierced with just a K-2 rifle.

The problem is the big guy. That monster that gives you more than 90 mana doesn’t work with firearms.

『… … It seems useless.”

A slightly embarrassed, stiff voice came from the other side of the walkie-talkie.

Director Yang Jo-cheol calmly instructed him.

“next.”

The experiment continued, changing firearms and bullets several times.

For the first time after going over to the sniper rifle like that.

『I got stuck.』

The news over the radio has changed.

“Is it through?”

“It seems that only the skin has been pierced. Since the bullet was visually confirmed, it is not too deeply embedded.”

“Continue until it penetrates completely. Check the firearms that can hit effectively.”

I let out a sigh of relief after Yang Jo-cheol’s instructions, which were so flat that it seemed mechanical at first glance.

“Whoa.”

It wasn’t piercing, but it was pierced anyway.

There’s a distinct difference between not being able to kill someone because there’s no way to kill them, and being able to kill them but not being able to match them.

It was certainly a pleasure to see modern firearms work against a monster with such magical power.

Thanks to that, I was able to relieve my worries for an hour.

However, despite being relieved, the rigid expression on his face was hardly resolved.

‘I do not know well but… … .’

Isn’t something like a sniper rifle the strongest among firearms?

If you managed to pierce that monster’s skin with it, what about the evolved species?

grenade? If you drop a bomb on it, will it shatter?

How much should I spend to be effective? Shall I ask him to test it right now?

‘Ah, I’ll turn.’

It’s a headache when the war genre happens to be in my life.

I sighed and pressed my eyes with my hand.

At that time, Manager Yang Jo-cheol asked in a slightly subdued voice.

“… … Do you often see monsters like that in missions?”

It seems that he had the same thoughts as me.

I can’t help but feel helpless imagining a time when people like that are infested.

I feel down because the answers I have can’t deny his imagination.

“That’s a mob… … No, just call it a normal field mob.”

Although there may be differences in level for each field.

“… … Does it mean the same thing as the common game term?”

“Yes, well, the level is different depending on the magic you have, but… … First of all, it’s true that those are normal mobs. There are elite mobs and boss mobs that are difficult to hunt.”

Yang Jo-cheol’s expression darkened when he explained the evolutionary species.

“Anything beyond elite mobs will have to be left up to the players. Or endure the whole area becoming a sea of fire.”

Isn’t today’s test result implied?

It would not be easy to subdue evolutionary species with modern firearms.

‘There’s no way that the evolution of a 4 or 50 is the same as the evolution of a 90.’

In addition to that, there must be another difference depending on the amount of mana absorbed.

If you want to fight a war while protecting civilization, you won’t be able to use missiles or nuclear bombs at random.

As long as there are evolutionary species, it means that the need for players in the future will not be denied.

‘It’s fortunate.’

Manager Yang Jo-cheol asked again and again before I swallowed a sigh of relief.

“Leave it… … .”

I murmured as I gazed intently at the wriggling monster beyond the window, as if I would engrave it in my eyes.

“If they come over, stop them.”

“yes?”

We need to prevent most of the continent from becoming so polluted that humans can’t even set foot on it, like Bihar.

After hearing my answer, Captain Yang Jo-cheol muttered in a heavy tone.

“Those monsters can come and go outside of the mission, so we live here.”

It was a question that didn’t even need an answer.

Yang Jo-cheol, also the head of the team, must have said something more to confirm, rather than hoping for an answer.

‘I’m already looking at the evidence with my own eyes.’

So instead of worrying about what to say to him, you just have to bring out the words you have prepared.

The reason I brought that monster here in the first place was also to make this explanation a little easier.

But it wasn’t easy to get the rush out.

Because of that, a complicated silence fell between me and Captain Yang Jo-cheol.

“Kieek, kieeek… … .”

For a while, all I could hear was the monster’s groan through the bulletproof glass.

However, I forcibly opened my mouth after checking the timer on the restraining skill seat located at the top of my field of vision.

“From the other side… … .”

As soon as I said the introduction, Yang Jo-cheol, who was keenly aware of me, stiffened slightly.

Instead of looking at him, I continued my conversation, staring at the monster through the bulletproof glass.

“There is a war over there.”

Despite the difficult beginning, the words flowed smoothly.

Excluding conversations with the system or the seven gods, we focused on delivering information that could directly affect the Earth.

‘Hall, war, monster.’

After conveying information related to several keywords, Yang Jo-cheol’s complexion turned pale.

“If the world over there collapses, it will be our turn.”

The hole is already open, and if the system doesn’t block it, monsters can come over here at any time.

While we unknowingly lead a peaceful life, the monster puppies dug a hole for them to climb into.

In that deep abyss, invisible and inaudible, the shadows of monsters that opened their mouths at me and my family were swarming.

‘There’s no way this peace will last forever.’

Bihar are already outnumbered.

Even if a player is put in, it will be difficult to overturn the charter right away.

Having imagined another worst, I let go of my teeth and said.

“I will stop it as much as possible.”

I don’t want to see monsters rampaging next to my family.

That’s why I will mobilize all my abilities to stop it.

But how can one control the war with one’s own power?

A war on a scale set in one world and one dimension.

“But I can’t promise. if… … If the players fail there, the next one will have to stop here.”

“… … The report will be long.”

The sigh that Director Yang Jo-cheol sighed resembled mine.

I looked back at him with a little bewilderment.

It’s because I know that apart from what I want you to believe, you won’t believe it easily.

Neither Yang Jo-cheol nor the politicians and military command who would listen to him saw what I saw.

The only thing in front of me are two monsters I’ve never seen before.

Hall, war, it is impossible to believe such words at once.

Even I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t watched the secret conversation between the system and the gods.

‘So I didn’t have the confidence to make them believe what I saw.’

The reason why he brought in a living monster was also to make the task a little easier.

I looked at his hardened eyes and asked.

“Do you believe me?”

Director Yang Jo-cheol smiled bitterly.

“I don’t think you would lie about something like that. It sounded like the truth when he said that he would try to block it as much as possible.”

So even though I don’t want to believe it, I come to the conclusion that I have to believe it.

I blinked without speaking.

The word “trust me” came out so easily that I didn’t believe it.

‘Relief… … Although I win.’

At first, I closed my eyes tightly to hide my agitation.

So far, it’s been going according to the best-case scenario.

Don’t hesitate and go further.

I clasped my hands tightly and asked in the calmest tone possible.

“What about your top line? Would you believe this nonsensical story?”

“… … well.”

It was an ambiguous answer. He sighed and stuck his hands in his pockets.

‘Yeah, how could it be easily solved?’

Even if Yang Jo-cheol trusts him, it is useless if his superiors don’t.

If you can’t convince the government, things get complicated.

Even if I roll to the bone in Bihar, if I’m not prepared on Earth, all my efforts will be in vain in an instant.

‘If I make a mistake, I’ll end up suffering and losing the war.’

In order not to end up like that, we need people who will prepare for a proper, national war here at any cost.

But it can’t be what I want, right?

‘Even if more players say the same thing, it’s still an unrealistic story for them unless they see the same thing.’

Even if you have the mindset of just in case, you won’t be able to fully trust it.

‘Just bring me a few more?’

Or, persuading the system to close one’s eyes and open a high-level hall is one way.

There is no guarantee that something that happened once won’t happen again.

The first time in anything is difficult, but after that one, it is bound to collapse like a dam in a reservoir with a hole.

After actual damage and raids by monsters occur, the political world will have no choice but to believe the unrealistic stories of war.

‘Then I’ll be able to go there easily without having to suffer like this.’

If the hall were to open in the city, people would die, but they would still get a chance to prepare for war.

You can use social media to inform the whole world about the existence of the game.

But I couldn’t bring it up easily.

Is it right to say that it is a way to save 100 people with 10 damage?

If the people who die at that time are my younger siblings, would you have the confidence to choose that method even if you were rich?

‘no.’

Then that’s not the right thing to do.

‘It’s just an efficient solution.’

Maybe that’s why I couldn’t even ask Director Yang Jo-cheol how about this method.

I don’t even feel like recommending to the system to try it.

Even though there is a sure way, it is to go back a long way.

‘Like a sick person… … .’

In the end, I end up choosing an ineffective job, is this my hypocrisy to alleviate my guilt?

Or is it a struggle that does not want to abandon humanity in the coming tragedy?

Maybe it’s a cowardly turn away to protect my conscience.

As I was pondering over and over again with a serious face, I heard the voice of Director Yang Jo-cheol.

“Still, there seems to be a possibility thanks to Kei.”

I hurriedly turned my head to the point where I could hear a swish sound, and stared at Director Yang Jo-cheol.

“As you said, if they were dead, there would have been talk of fabrication.”

Aren’t you alive like that over there?

It was a strangely firm voice.

I felt relieved without knowing why, and the strength drained from my tightly gripped hands.

“I’ll try my best.”

After that, I took a deep breath and nodded my head.

“Then you leave this job at all? My schedule is too tight for me to stick to one of these.”

It’s not like I’m going to go into the National Assembly or the Blue House and give a speech saying we have to prepare for war.

Realistic preparations have no choice but to leave it to Director Yang Jo-cheol.