251. Guangdong Province (4)

Booo …

The exhaust sound of the Gleus 666 quietly roared as it ran over the rough road.

But inside, there wasn’t even the slightest shaking.

“Whoaaa …

Yuri, sitting in the driver’s seat, was excited and talking excitedly.

Since I could see that Yuri really wanted to test drive the car, I gave her the first test drive.

At first, she hesitated, saying, ‘Is that really okay? I shouldn’t have someone else drive my first time······.’

At the words, “Are we strangers?”, Gukbap quickly grabbed the steering wheel and started to laugh.

“Wow! You don’t even need to hold the steering wheel. The curves are automatic!”

‘Okay, as long as you enjoy it, that’s fine.’

“Huh!? I don’t even need to step on the accelerator? The gears are adjusted automatically!”

however.

Gradually, subtlety began to creep into Yuri’s voice.

“······Huh? Brakes too? Just select a destination and it’ll automatically take you on the fastest route, a smart self-driving system······?”

Perhaps because it was such a cutting-edge and luxurious vehicle, the Gleus 666 required absolutely no driver intervention.

All there is to do is sit there blankly and stare ahead.

To be honest, it was equipped with an automatic defense system, so there was no problem even if I just lay down and slept.

“Well, then, isn’t there no point in sitting in the driver’s seat······?”

I was sitting in the passenger seat and I chuckled at her words.

“How is it? How does it feel to drive the dream car that every hunter dreams of their whole life?”

“······.”

Then, Yuri Lee shuts her mouth for a long time.

It was an expression as if the illusion had collapsed in an instant.

“It’s vain······. Reality is bitter than I thought······.”

*

About 6 hours had passed since Yuri started driving.

“Change seats, Jin Yu-ha. Well, I don’t think we need to change seats······. But I need to lie down and get some sleep.”

Yuri Lee took the back seat and replaced me.

Shasha Pong sat next to me.

Booo …

Before I knew it, night had fallen and the sky was getting dark.

The road to Guangdong was pitch black without a single streetlight, and strangely quiet.

Well, well, well.

Shasha Pong, sitting next to me, kept biting his fingernails as if he was anxious, looking straight ahead.

“Don’t bite.”

I held her hand and stopped her from biting her nails.

Then Shasha Pong turned his head.

Pupils shaking with anxiety.

I said it because I know what she’s worried about now.

“Father will be okay.”

“······Really, are you okay?”

“Yeah, it might have been late originally, but you brought it.”

I glanced behind me.

“Huhhh······!”

There was still Senior Autumn there, charging the White Horse Stone with a face that seemed to be dying.

“You said it would be okay while it was shining, right? So, trust us and wait for us. We’ll save your father.”

Swish swish─

I smiled and patted Shashapon’s head.

“Thank you······. Really······.”

Shasha Pong nodded, trailing off.

That was when.

Squeak-

A car that suddenly stops.

I narrowed my eyes and looked down the road where darkness had settled.

‘Huh, you detected the enemy faster than me? Is this the real thing?’

I noticed a group of guys swarming in front of me and let out a hollow laugh.

“Shasha Pong.”

“yes?”

“Tell all the kids in the back to wake up and come outside. And you stay in the car and don’t move.”

* * *

My party members and I got out of the vehicle.

Wooowooow─

A translucent hexagonal shield appeared above the Gleus 666, enveloping the car.

The automatic defense system had been activated.

Thump thump─

I thought, lightly tapping the shield with my fist.

‘This car’s performance is truly amazing. With this, I don’t really have to worry about the rear.’

Inside the car right now were Shashapon, who had no power, and Gaeul, who was charging Baekma Seok.

I thought about leaving someone behind to protect them before the battle.

If the vehicle itself provides protection like this, there will be less to worry about.

“What’s going on?”

“Hwaaam─”

“Is this a rest area······?”

The party members who came out of the vehicle said as they stretched out.

No matter how comfortable it was, it seemed like he felt suffocated from being in the car all the time.

Among them, Kang Do-hee looked into the pitch-black darkness and spat out.

“It’s the enemy.”

“Yeah, that’s right. We’re getting close to our destination now. It would be okay to just ignore it and keep going, but I think it would be better to get things sorted out here.”

“Hmm, all the streetlights around here are off so I can’t see very well?”

Shin Se-hee looked ahead and stretched out her hand.

Whoosh whoosh─

A huge crater erupted above her head.

Then the appearance of the guys was revealed.

“······!”

“What is that······.”

“crazy.”

“It’s terrible.”

Everyone had a look on their face as if they were completely out of sleep.

It can’t be helped.

Because the appearances of the guys that appeared were too bizarre.

At first glance, it looks like a human, but it is not human.

A horrifying sight, as if the flesh of a monster had been grafted onto a human body.

The sight of the creature with its open mouth and drool dripping from its white pupils was like that of a zombie seen in a horror movie.

─ Ugh······.

─ Gaaa······.

If there had been one or two of those guys, it wouldn’t have been such a big problem.

There were nearly a hundred people swarming in front of me.

Shin Se-hee, who was looking at them, spat.

“······That’s all.”

“That’s right, the failed experiments of the Shin family. Chimera.”

I nodded to her words.

“Shin Se-hee, could you turn the heat up a little more?”

“······yes yes.”

Whoosh whoosh─!!!

Shin Se-hee’s words made the fire grow even bigger.

A flame that shines fiercely like the sun at night.

Okay then.

─ That······!?

One or two chimeras far away suddenly turned their heads.

The guys found us.

No, to be precise, it made us discover it.

─ KUEEEEEEEEE!!!

From a distance, the guys started running towards me, screaming terribly.

And even the guys who were following them and lingering behind them started to run after one of them.

A situation reminiscent of a scene from a zombie movie.

“Come to think of it, is this your first time fighting with Shin Se-hee?”

I asked in a light voice to ease the tension of the party members.

“Mr. Jin Yu-ha, it’s disappointing to hear you say that. We were together when we caught Hwa-ryong. And we even went to the library together a while ago.”

“Oh, I see. Sorry.”

“Even back then, the flower garden was on fire behind us. I think this is the first time we’ve seen such a full-scale battle. I don’t know if they’ll be able to keep up with us.”

Kang Do-hee provoked Shin Se-hee.

Then Shin Se-hee lets out a laugh.

“You seem to ignore me because I just sit at my desk all day. You must have forgotten, it’s me, Cheonhwa.”

“What is Cheonhwa? It must be a snake.”

I heard two people bickering.

I thought about a strategy.

‘Hmm, since there’s no Autumn Senior. Two specials, two dealers. And one tank. One healer······.’

I ran the simulation in my head and raised the corners of my mouth.

This combination can do some pretty fun things.

* * *

‘Oh my god, there are so many······!’

Shasha Pong, sitting in the passenger seat of the vehicle, opened his mouth as he looked at the chimeras in front of him.

I know what that is.

These are the failures that were sacrificed to biological experiments.

Mother forcibly dragged people to a place where suspicious people were conducting strange research.

Those who failed in the process were abandoned near Guangdong Province.

To prevent foreign invaders from entering Guangdong Province.

However, the number of failures was not this high until she left home a month ago.

Because of that, I was able to somehow find a gap and escape.

Now it seemed like there was no chance at all.

‘Did I do something wrong······?’

I dragged the people of Utopia into my situation out of momentary selfishness,

A deep regret welled up in my chest for having sacrificed something.

at that time.

“Ugh, ugh──. It’s okay.”

“Yes······? Are you talking to me?”

I turned my head at the voice I heard from the side.

I saw an older sister named Im Ga-eul.

A pitiful sight, soaked through the entire body with sweat, even to the head, like a dog that had been drenched in rain.

“Ugh, ugh. Hey, can you give me some of the water in front of you?”

“Oh, yes. Here it is.”

Shasha Pong handed Im Ga-eul a bottle of water.

Im Ga-eul accepted the water bottle and gulped down the water in one gulp.

“Phew─ I’m going to live a little now! Anyway, I said it because I thought you were worried. You don’t have to worry.”

“What do you mean? There are so many enemies right now······.”

Then Im Ga-eul swept her wet hair back and tied it tightly as she spoke.

“Um, well, they’re my juniors that I really cherish and like. My juniors. To be honest, they’re just monsters.”

“······monster?”

“Yeah. My juniors tend not to be aware of it. I know because I went to the academy for another year.”

Im Ga-eul turned her gaze and looked out the car window.

“How absurd a group Utopia is······.”

Shasha Pong also turned his head to follow Im Ga-eul.

and.

I saw it.

A feast of burning red rain falling from the sky.

“So, what I mean is, since you left the work to us, there’s nothing to worry about, so it’s okay.”

Kwaaa …