Chapter 2621 – 2621. Eternal Eden

The 4th Knight Order, Atonement.

Frankly, it was a unit created for Caroline.

Originally, according to regulations, an assassin who tried to kill me should be locked in the underground cage. But it was too much of a waste to put Caroline in the underground cage.

‘The Holy Star Church is a force I created… but it has its own rules. I could force it, but it wouldn’t look good. And I’m a little annoyed too.’

It’s not just Caroline.

There will be more beautiful female criminals in the future. So, I decided to create the 4th Knight Order to show mercy to the beautiful female criminals who will appear in the future.

‘It’s a kind of penal unit.’

The 4th Knight Order, led by the AI ​​commander Zena, will be burdened with difficult and trivial tasks. Mainly playing the role of bait that is 100% certain to die.

Right now, the only members of the 4th Knight Order are Caroline and Zena. Caroline did her job well without resistance.

“Your Excellency. With the help of Chairman Pantler, the 1st Knight Order Thunderbolt and the 2nd Knight Order Eagles have safely arrived in the United States.”

“The operation has begun. I’m a little worried about Choi Hye-jin… isn’t she going to screw things up by running wild?”

I didn’t intend to send Choi Hye-jin, but she went at her own request. Like the other knights, she had bombs installed in her head and body. Despite a detailed explanation of the mission, she went to the United States.

“Your Excellency underestimates her too much. The commander of the Eagles Knight Order has a mission success rate of over 95%. All the failed missions were due to unavoidable circumstances.”

Their mission had begun. The top priority of the mission is to kill the Vice President. It was too difficult and impossible to bring back a part of the Vice President’s corpse, so we gave up on that.

‘The top priority is to screw over the CIA and the Vice President.’

This is revenge.

“We have sent daily necessities, including food, from China through North Korea. It seems that Chairman Jeong has been completely deceived by Mae Su-ryeon.”

The sea route was blocked, and it was difficult to fly planes, so it was sent by land. It was fortunate that North Korea cooperated well. For reference, North Korea’s leader, Kim Jae-ji, and I are working hand in hand behind the scenes. After a smooth unification, we plan to eliminate Kim Jae-ji at an appropriate time.

“That’s good. We can suck China dry for at least a few years.”

“The quality isn’t very good, though.”

“It’s better than nothing. How’s the oil situation? They said we’re running short?”

“Yes. We’re short. We’re using all the oil we have, but there’s a limit. Oil prices have already skyrocketed, so ordinary people can’t even use it. The military is being supplied first.”

“How many years will it take to switch to electric?”

“We’re expecting at least 3 years. We have to hide the existence of superconductors, no matter what.”

Room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor. It’s a technology that can only be obtained in the late game in the original game, but South Korea possesses it. To be precise, I have it. If it becomes known that we have superconductors, China and Russia will immediately try to take it by any means.

“What’s the price Russia and China are asking?”

“30,000 won per liter. You can’t buy it even if you have the money. Russia and China have designated oil as a strategic material and restricted trade.”

“Damn it. It’s so sad that we’re a country that doesn’t produce any oil. They won’t give it to us even if we ask China, right?”

“Because it’s a strategic material.”

“Hah. What about the Chinese aid? How did you distribute it?”

“The followers of the Holy Star Church received it. The followers will outwardly praise China. They’ll turn around immediately if you order them to.”

I nodded. Except for the oil problem, things were going well.

‘Oil is the problem. Oil.’

In the future, when technology advances, we will be able to make oil from other resources. But the efficiency won’t be good, and we need oil now, so it’s meaningless information.

‘I wish free oil would fall from the sky.’

Even so, isn’t that too much of a freebie?

• • •

Choi Hye-jin, the commander of the 2nd Knight Order, Eagles, stepped onto American soil with her knights.

“I’m here, America…!”

She once dreamed of going to the United States. Because the MLB is in the United States. She wanted to watch at least one game live.

But the United States she saw in person was disappointing.

“Is this America?”

San Francisco, California.

There is no glamorous city anywhere.

The roads are cracked, and more than half of the buildings are abandoned. The streets are littered with trash and overturned cars. However, the skyscrapers were shining brightly. It was the headquarters building of the Pantler Group. It was also where Choi Hye-jin was currently located.

“Welcome to California.”

One of the secretaries of the chairman, who had been rejuvenated by Sung Yu-jin’s ability, said. Chairman Pantler was traveling on a different plane from the knights, so they couldn’t meet him directly.

“This is America, right? Where’s the MLB?”

Choi Hye-jin’s question changed to English. It was a function of the combat helmet she was currently wearing. To be precise, it was the AI ​​Zena who was translating.

“MLB…? You mean baseball? Unfortunately, all official sports leagues have been abolished. The United States is no longer a country that can be called the United States. On the surface, the United States of America is maintained, but… internally, well. The state governments are independent, even though they haven’t announced it. The same goes for California.”

“Damn it. I was going to watch at least one baseball game.”

“Baseball in this era. That’s a happy worry. Is the league still going on in Korea?”

“Yeah. It’s going on. The scale of the league is less than half of what it used to be, so it’s not very fun.”

Surprisingly, Sung Yu-jin was concerned about public opinion. Not everything can be solved with faith alone. Knowing this, Sung Yu-jin decided to provide the people with a circus. Sports were just the right thing.

“Korea is stable. Probably because it’s a relatively small country and the number of players is small.”

“Wow. That’s a low blow. Korea is small. But that’s not all. There’s a superhuman on a white horse.”

“Indeed. In this situation, dictatorship is better.”

They entered the building’s conference room. The knights, including Choi Hye-jin, did not take off their combat helmets. Their identities will not be revealed in this operation. The Pantler Group employees who greeted them also did not know the identities of the knights.

“We would like you to tell us the way to Washington.”

Son Tae-hyung, the commander of the 1st Knight Order, Thunderbolt, asked.

Washington is currently under martial law. Flying there by plane was insane. If a plane entered recklessly, it would be shot down. The coast? The sea is full of monsters. The only option left was obviously by land.

“We have been instructed by the chairman to provide all information related to the current US government, Washington, and the CIA. We will gladly provide you with the information you want. Is there anything else you need? If you need weapons, we will provide them.”

“It’s okay. We’ll take care of the rest.”

“When will you act?”

“Right now.”

The knights received cars and bikes from the Pantler Group. And they arrived in Washington. Immediately after, the knights scattered. It was to carry out their respective missions.

Washington was in chaos. Gunshots rang out several times a day, and soldiers in military uniforms patrolled the streets. Thanks to this, it was easy for the knights to infiltrate. They committed acts of terrorism according to their assigned missions.

KWA-A-A-A-A-ANG!

The bombs brought from Korea exploded, signaling the start of the operation.

The knights indiscriminately committed acts of terrorism. They did not distinguish between soldiers, government officials, and civilians. They acted strategically only to disperse the enemy’s forces.

Guilt? It was what that person had ordered. This is the duty and service that the knights perform for that person.

Killing the unbelievers. The knights were rather pleased.

The knights soon encountered the Washington army. To be precise, the counter-terrorism unit. It was a unit of veteran soldiers and trained awakeners.

“Terrorists! Surrender! If you don’t surrender, we’ll kill you!”

“That person has commanded. We shall kill the heretics.”

A battle broke out.

Even for the knights, who were enhanced humans armed with the latest equipment, the US counter-terrorism unit was not an easy opponent. Unlike Japan, the US military personnel belonging to the US government were the real deal who had survived the civil war.

But a knight was a knight. The best military force in Korea.

Physical enhancement through enhanced serum.

Nerve accelerator Lightning Dance.

Physical enhancement of the player lord received by being loyal to the saintess.

The latest technology that is the culmination of Korean technology and tactical support from AI Zena.

Dozens of battles and experiences of death.

“Damn it!! Is he a physical ability awakener?! He’s bursting people’s heads with one kick…!”

“Ordinary caliber bullets don’t work! We need missiles or special weapons!”

“He’s a tank in human form! A tank is running wild like a beast!!”

It took 10 fully armed veteran soldiers to stop one knight. It wasn’t even possible to stop them completely. If even a little bit of betrayal occurred among the 10 veterans, they would be annihilated.

“He’s too fast! He’s even dodging bullets…! How are we supposed to kill that! Keuk!”

The knights mostly fought in urban areas. They had no obligation to fight the enemy in open areas. If a knight used a nerve accelerator and charged, ordinary soldiers could not stop them.

What made the knights annoying were the awakener soldiers. Among them were mental ability awakeners.

-Warning. Abnormal brain waves detected. It is presumed to be an attack by a mental ability awakener.

The mechanical voice of the AI ​​echoed in the combat helmet. The knights were not very afraid of mental abilities. All the knights had faith as a base, so they could resist mental abilities quite well.

-Administering Antispur.

Antispur. Once the drug with mental protection effects was administered, there was no need to worry about mental abilities for the time being.

“I am the wrath of that person…!!”

The knights fought without retreating.

If the battle continued, the knights would also get tired. Even enhanced humans, as living beings, were bound to get tired. At that time, another drug was administered.

-Administering Bister II, Xenode, and Xcream. You will die in about 35 seconds. Carry out the orders of the Holy One.

BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP.

The knight charged at the enemies while hearing tinnitus. Doped with various drugs, he tore through even steel with his bare hands and slaughtered the enemies.

Immediately after, the fallen knight read the text that appeared on the display. That was all he could do.

-We have confirmed the success of your mission. Your mission has been recorded in the database. You have eliminated 115 unbelievers. Thank you for your hard work. See you again in Korea. In 5 seconds, the self-destruct device installed in your body will be activated.

KWA-A-A-A-A-A-ANG!