The Gate Defense Bureau on Xiyang City Hall site.

It was dark at sunset, but the entire Defense Department building was lit up.

The Gate Defense Department returns to the 24-hour regime on shifts, day and night, just in case things go south.

It was a matter of the comfort of the citizens, so they never slow down.

The gate defence was a big mission.

“East B1 barrier clear. ”

“East B2 barrier clear. ”

A 30-minute report was continuing from the wall monitor room.

An agent sits in front of more than 300 monitors and reports sequentially whether or not it is abnormal, which was very important for security.

It could be said to be a manual shared by defense agencies around the world as well as the gate ministries here in the city of Xiongyang.

“East F1 barrier clear. ”

“Hmm.”

Following the report, a single middle-aged woman in a gray uniform standing in the center of the monitor room nodded.

Her name is Camouflage.

It was the Middle Church of the Defense (General Sun Tzu) in charge of tonight's on-call command.

I crossed my arms when I saw the DDAY light board displayed on the monitor room for the purpose of receiving the report.

‘In three to four days' time. Ha. ’

I sighed deeply.

She was a soldier, but not of military nature.

What worries me most is that the gate will open on the fourth day.

‘Please don't let that happen only when I'm on call. ’

The gate was opened about twice while in charge of the on-call command.

The first one was fortunate enough to handle and prevent it, but by the second gate, the southwest wall had been completely breached and a factory site had become a wasteland.

Over 400 casualties.

It was the worst memory for false purposes.

"Build a factory site in such a way..."

Originally, it was illegal to build any building, not just a factory, up to 3 kilometers inside the wall, but it was permitted only by the link that it was a son-in-law of the market in the ocean.

Thanks to that gate incident, the mayor was terminated.

‘At that time, I was fortunate...’

If the walls were breached this time, there would be no excuse.

As a traumatized woman, she hoped only that the gate would open when she wasn't on call.

“South G25 wall clear. ”

“Good. Keep up the good work. I'll be back in 30 minutes." ”

It was only a short time after the last report was made that she turned to go back to her office.

Beep, beep! Beep, beep!

You hear a beep from the main detector in the monitor room.

“On call commander! ”

The so-called scream in front of the detector distorted my special impression.

She couldn't have known the sound of this warning.

Gate!

Speechless!

The soldiers in charge of monitoring have become noisy.

Much sooner than I was warned by the Gate Survey team.

Whew! Whew! Yippee!

The siren automatically triggered after five seconds of the main detector beep.

It was a gate alarm.

The siren rings throughout the mood to alert the danger.

I urgently turned around and asked the lieutenant in charge of detection.

“Where's Lieutenant Jyn? ”

“The coordinates are… 41 ° 46 '48.4" N 123 ° 01' 17.5 "E. 26 Gate! GE Wave Activation 38% Complete! ”

The coordinates are in the western part of the city.

“Tsk!”

Gate 26 was faster than I expected.

Moreover, if the GE (Gate Energy) wave activation was 38%, the gate was halfway open.

When he stood on call, he desperately wished that this would not happen, but his origins were shattered.

But there was no time for this.

“What type?"

Tata, Tata, Tata!

Her shouts speed up the sound of soldiers' keyboard monitoring the western wall.

Not only were they in charge of the CCTV cameras near one wall, they were also in charge of the cameras installed outside the wall.

A soldier on the western wall monitor cries out.

“Yi, look at this! ”

Ta-tak!

The soldier pressed the keyboard and connected to the large screen in the monitor room.

The coordinates indicated at the top of the screen were very close to the gate.

Durr!

However, the camera footage was shaking.

It was shaking more and more severely at a very rapid rate.

Everyone looks at it with tense eyes.

Two or two!

Later, something was caught running across the horizon from the green screen that switched to night vision mode.

The soldier zoomed in on the camera.

On the trembling screen, a non-existent alien monster was captured on Earth.

“Dog, Object type! ”

Six horns the size of a hippocampus, sharp, long fangs. Then you see the creature rushing towards the four-legged walkway as fast as a cougar.

The number was unbelievable on the screen.

‘Object type.’

I felt a little relieved inside.

There are three different types of hazards coming out of the gate:

Objective, Disastrous, Specialty.

The most OK of them was the individual, but only the better of the three types, the riskier.

because the last time we broke through the wall, it was an object.

“What are the risks?”

“Please wait! ”

Tatata!

Soldiers searched for information on dangerous individuals who appeared while hitting the keyboard.

Soon, search data appeared on a large screen.

[Horn jackal: Grade C

Gate Expression Records: 12 times at European Gate. 7 times at Asian Gate

Berlin 15 Gate 2049.05.20 19: 23 (FIRST)

Munich Gate No. 29 2051.07.15. 20: 02.

.

Gate 2058.02.19, Chengdu City, Sichuan Province 19: 40]

“Class C, C! ”

Speechless!

The monitor room became noisy again.

Hazardous subjects were divided into six classes, with grades E, D, C, B, A and S increasing in their risk level.

The reason the soldiers in the monitoring room were surprised was simple.

All types are hazardous, but the hazard difficulty is significantly higher from grade C or higher.

"Class C..."

I bit my lip.

It was the first time since he was promoted to the Pentagon in Xingyang.

The last time I was reprimanded was a class D risk, but above all, it was a crisis.

One of the monitoring soldiers said to her who was embarrassed.

“The Defence Force is moving to the Western Wall. I'm sending you entity type information. ”

At that, she nods.

The situation happened anyway and there was no time for confusion.

You are the Commander responsible for this danger.

“Summon the Gatekeepers in the mood, and send a request to the Moorish Association's branch for gate defense. ”

“Lazer!”

* * *

Same time.

There were three buses running west across the city at sea.

On either side of the bus was the gate keeper, which literally was the bus that burned the gate keepers.

Buses left three minutes after the alarm went off.

Much faster than the Defense Department summoned.

In the lead bus number one.

A young man in his early 30s in yellow dyed head in the front seat chewed gum and shook his head in a text on the screen of his smartphone.

[Gate keepers to immediately rendezvous with three teams west of D8, D13 and E3 barriers.

Horn jackal: Grade C]

“Slow. Slow. You should have sent them as soon as the alarm went off. ”

“Why don't you stop fooling around and put on your protective clothing? ”

A middle-aged man with a beard pulls out his protective clothing on the bus seat next to him.

“Aye, Captain. You know I don't need that. It's not cool.”

“Pacific! Are you going to stay awake if you cross the Trident because you're infected with toxic substances outside the walls? ”

The yellow-haired young man, Sun Pyeongpyeong, stood up and opened the trunk of the bus as his eyes were lifted.

“I'm a class B keeper. When did you see me infected with something like that...”

“Do you want to keep going? ”

“Nei. Nei. ”

The fact that the pride of the Pacific was so weak that the man with the beard was the leader of the gate keepers when he was in the mood.

Zhang Feng.

Age 42.

He is the only A-rank keeper and special abilities in the mood.

With a special ability to make the body's skin steel, he also possessed the strength to lift the bus and throw it.

He touched the right earphone in his ear and said.

“You got all the Defense Department texts, right? ”

The question was followed by the voices of two Class B Keepers, men and women, who were fleet captains on buses 2 and 3.

Chicken!

Received.

“Bus 1 will go to D13, bus 2 to D8 and bus 3 to wall E3. ”

Yeah, I get it. Chief.

There was no answer from Class B Keeper Goyun, commander of the 3rd bus.

I try to tell him to answer me, but I hear his voice.

Commander Deo... I'm in need of some money, but can't I go to D13 this time?

“Ah…"

If you look at the coordinates at which the gate is opened, it is in line with D13.

I was more likely to encounter alpha-risk individuals with a relatively gate core (Core).

The primary mission of the gate keepers was to dispose of the core of the alpha risk subjects while the guard was blocking the general risk subjects to allow the gate to close.

“Looks like they needed a stipend. Yoon Yi. Kick-kick.”

As the same platoon commander, Pacific heard the sound of the earphones making fun of him.

Gatekeepers are paid a high salary in the State Department.

As with the economic system, not all of these gate keepers were paid the same salary.

It is very different depending on the water supply.

As a result, gate keepers try to improve their own capabilities at any time when the gate is not open, thereby raising the water supply.

However, there is a special allowance separate from this.

“Well, if you're a core of a Grade C alpha risk subject, you're going to make between four and five billion dollars worth pursuing. ”

It was an unbelievable amount.

Given that the salary of a Class B keeper was within or outside of KRW 1.2 billion, the allowance was great.

Because of this, the keepers were desperate to risk their lives and deal with alpha-like objects.

“Yoon Yi. But what can I do? I have a building I've seen this time, so concession...”

Kick!

“Ow!”

Yang Pyeongpyeong shrouded his head and screamed.

He was struck by a fist made of steel, so it couldn't hurt.

Ignoring such aspects, Dojok pointed his finger at the earphones.

“Copy that. I'm going to the E3rd Wall. ”

Principle! … Thank you! Chief.

A voice of class B Keeper Yoon was brightened by the favor of Yijeong-rak.

And he said to him,

“Never let the Moorish Society steal your core for you. Okay?"

Principle, you must!

I smiled at the voice of determination and said to the driver.

“Hmph. Let's head southwest to the E3 Wall. ”

* * *

Meanwhile, a nearby road to the northwest of Simyang City.

A white sedan quickly approaches the Moorish Association branch.

In the back seat of the car, two men were having a conversation with the colorful blacksmith standing next to them.

The person sitting on the right was a hairdresser, executive director of Yeon Company.

And on the left was a man in his 60s who had dark eyebrows on his half white, and he was the chairman of the Kite Company, Borrowing Money.

Knock, knock!

I looked at the screen of my smartphone with my arm raised to see if a text message came from it.

Then he asked for money.

“The people of the Association are all together? ”

“Almost everyone seems to have arrived. Father, we're all that's left. ”

Currently the building of the Moorish Association's branch office was a collection of most registered Muslims in the city of Xingyang.

They were waiting for the fundraiser, the head of the deep ocean branch.

“The old man must be here, too, right? ”

“He was always at the Moorish Society, reluctant to pay the tribute they offered him. ”

“Hmph.”

The target of the fundraiser snorted.

In his 70s, Fangtonggyeom had a high share of the law, so he could go and say hello, but the fundraiser did not find him.

But I couldn't pretend not to know, so I tried to send a recruitment boat to provide a place to stay, but I refused and went to the branch of the Muslim Association.

“They're old and greedy. They'll be guarding it well. You're wandering all over the place, craving cores. ”

“Well, there's no way we can stop it. ”

I couldn't give the congratulations because I came in the name of helping.

If the whole of Simyang City were the domain of the open company, how could I drive it out on my own feet?

The hairdresser sighed.

“More than that, the gate bursts at this time. ”

“Don't rush it. You will be the CEO of the next company. ”

“....... ”

“The Six Road Toys case can't be too late after solving the gate work. ”

“But the trackers I sent...”

“Huh. I told you not to rush. ”

The hairline silenced the voice of the mouthpiece that looked uncomfortable.

He was still lacking in every way to surpass the qualifications of his father and chairman, recruiting money.

“First, focus on your core. A C grade core can enhance this father's aerodynamic strength by one more level. Of course, so are you. ”

Core.

It is a crystal of pure energy.

The governments in each country are using this as alternative energy, but the Moorish Association had the technology to refine the core and enhance the air space.

It was a decisive reason for Muslims of the Muslim Association to voluntarily participate in the defense of the gate.

The recruiter squeezes his prosthetic sword.

“This time it will be harder than the last time. Not only the gate keepers, but the bloated old man who's after the core. ”

“Don't worry. I will definitely get my core. ”

If I could just get my hands on the core, it was worth it.

The company will close the gate again, and you'll get the honor of playing a crucial role.

“Come. But don't overdo it. If you're a Grade C Alpha risk subject, you might have a hard time with your skills. ”

“I understand!”

The two wealthy successors of the taxpayers have committed themselves to the core.

* * *

A abandoned factory building just southwest of Xiongyang City.

“Aaaah! What nonsense! ”

Puck!

“Huff!”

In the footsteps of Baek Jong Seoin, the head of the Department of Special Affairs of the Public Administration fell.

White Jong-seo, who was unable to overcome his anger because his face was reminded of red, grabbed him by the collar and shouted.

“Now what and what? The safe house is outside the walls? ”

“Ugh…”

That's why Baek Jong-seo was angry.

After the gate alarms went off, I let him talk.

However, the words that came out of the mouth of the master were absurd truths.

“You crazy bastard. How could you do that? ”

“Well, didn't I tell you? You can't go there without me...”

“Tell me about it now! ”

Puck!

“Chug!”

Baek Jong-seo kicked the man in the jaw.

In the middle of the painful process, the brilliance was unfair to me.

‘Dammit. Did I build the safe house outside? ’

In fact, what he revealed this time was information that could be a deadly weakness for the public sector.

Usually, a place like a public safety or special intelligence agency is used for confidentiality.

A place to hide something.

Before the gate, it used to be used as a safe house in deep mountain valleys or unusual places.

However, since the emergence of the gate, the NSA has had a counterattack.

Building an underground safe house outside the wall, the most dangerous place.

‘Dammit! That way people like you won't find them. ’

Outside the wall controls everyone's entry and exit as usual.

Gate sequelae was because there could be at-risk individuals that were not eliminated starting with toxic substances.

“… how could you do that……”

White Jong-seo's eyes turned red.

In this day and age, everyone was aware that the outside walls were very dangerous.

When I realized that Mother was being held hostage in such a place, I had to be as upset as I was.

Honestly, I wanted to rip the limbs of the Wizard right away.

‘Ha… ha… no. We have to save her first. ’

Gate alarms are down.

I didn't know what would happen if I didn't save Mother quickly in this judgment.

Baek Jong-seo grabbed the neck of the master and asked.

“Where are you? Where is my mother? ”

“Well, that's...”

“Tell me quickly. If you don't want to die by my hand. ”

“West, a mile west, underground...”

Peeving!

At that time, a flexible smartphone on Baek Jong Seoin's wrist received an urgent letter from the Defense Department.

[Gate number 26 alarm.

Residents within 30 kilometers of the west wall must evacuate to designated shelters nearby.]

‘!!! ’

Caught in the collar, my face became stiff.

He didn't even know this was going to happen.

The skillful voice suddenly spoke in a puzzling voice.

“Oh, the entrance to the safe house is made of superalloy over 1M thick, and there are agents inside...”

“Fuck. I don't know how to say that...”

“That's enough. Stop it. ”

At that time, Lady Chun cut off the words of Baek Jong-seo.

The madman raises his voice with his bloodshot eyes.

“Ha, but my mother...”

“Do you think you can save your mother by beating him to death? ”

“I know. A gate alert will be triggered, and dangerous individuals will be gathering outside the walls. How? ”

“What should I do? ”

“Yes?”

“You think I'm gonna let a Christian die? ”

‘!? ’

The eyes of Baek Jong-seo trembled at the words of the thousand millennia.

Leaving his reaction behind, she told the wise man with the collar in his lap.

“The location of the safe house. Call in the coordinates."

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