The Crazy Demigod Returns

New Korea

In the first place, immediately after the disaster, the first thing Ha Yeon-woo did was to completely separate the outside world and Sara Autonomous District.

Na Sang-gi fills the internal administrative vacuum that will inevitably arise and stabilizes people, and Jang Won-woo, led by a cougar, handles mutant organisms that have occurred in the area and blocks entry from the outside.

All of these were things he ordered immediately after the incident.

It would be easier said than done in a normal city or place where people used to live, but this is Sara Autonomous District.

Ha Yeon-woo was the owner, and the people who gathered after him were close to 80% of the land.

That’s why it was possible to control over 100,000 people with only a few thousand Awakeners and crack down on internal and external access.

It also helped that many of the people were relatives of cougars.

He was not interested in things outside Sara Borough.

Because I’ve already experienced countless times how clumsy consideration and recklessness can mess things up.

The background of such decisions is the experience on the Pan continent. And the basic human instincts he judged and the true colors revealed at the bottom.

Even if civilization perishes, human desires and desires do not fade away, but rather raise their heads in the hope of an opportunity.

That’s why we completely drew a line with Korea.

Anyway, for Ha Yeon-woo, the Korean government played the role of conveniently renting basic facilities such as electricity and water.

Since we decided to separate, it was only natural that we would treat the people living there and the people living on the other side of the world the same way.

because it’s close Should I save it because I have the ability?

That’s what the main characters in third-rate hero movies do.

Besides, I didn’t have any good memories.

Because whenever I did something big or small, those who wore the name tag of the Republic of Korea were busy interrupting me.

That didn’t mean they abandoned Korea altogether, but it was enough reason not to help.

Even if you save them, who must have already been divided into the government or various forces, there is a high possibility that they will turn into trouble in the process of fusion.

Because what a human being who has tasted power hates more than dying is losing them all.

Ha Yeon-woo had no intention of allowing those who would gather under his name to enjoy more power than necessary.

One day, a little over a month after such a disaster.

“I am from Korea. Do you know that he is Paik Kun-woo? It was called Korea’s Geonah.”

As expected, there was contact from South Korea.

It was unexpected that a few Awoken rather than government officials came.

* * *

“Let me formally introduce myself once again. My name is Kun-woo Paik from the new Korea.”

Baek Kun-woo.

Ha Yeon-woo was also a guy I knew well.

It was because he was praised as the strongest in Korea until he returned.

A man who was famous for his swordsmanship and was said to have a fighting power of over 6,000 at the time.

He was a young awakener who naturally awakened when he was in middle school and rose to the top ranks in Korea in 11 years.

What the system provides for the most part is one-size-fits-all, but reaching that level is purely up to the individual.

It was already common knowledge in the Awakened society that the faster a strong monster was treated with superior skills, the faster it would grow.

It was because the system’s arbitrary judgment throughout the entire battle was how the experience points were awarded.

‘Of course it was the adjuster who set it up like that.’

In any case, from time to time, a special breed based on such fighting talent appeared, and even though they were not returnees, they were equipped with superior skills.

Paik Geon-wu in front of him is also one of them.

Often seen through the media, a style that is only absorbed in quietly dealing with monsters. There were even rumors that he borrowed money from his parents to spend it.

Having awakened at a young age and now only in his mid-twenties, it wasn’t that strange, but at least it was inferred from the rumors that he hated going out in front.

Anyone can see that he came as a representative and introduced the place he came from with a changed country name.

It’s a new country.

“Has Korea collapsed?”

It was a question with a lot of meaning.

It meant physical collapse as it was, and it also meant the culling of ordinary people who could not use mana, and the collapse of the national system or economy.

“Monsters don’t appear in Korea, so if it’s a mutant creature, the Awakener’s power should be sufficient for the opponent.”

As I had heard, the upright and kind-hearted man pondered for a while before replying.

“The conventional wisdom is clearly broken. However, the spirit continues.”

As before, science and technology lead the world, and politics and economy do not enjoy power.

“Does the name continue?”

“Things that are unnecessary in times of trouble. For example, the talk of a demagogue or the proprietorship of government institutions in the past.”

He answered with a shudder and crush in an old man’s tone, but I could guess what he was talking about.

“You are moving independently of the government.”

It’s only one month.

Monsters appeared, but in contrast to daily life, even a small amount of electricity could not be produced without an old-fashioned generator. An environment where you can’t eat, sleep, and wear properly, let alone the capital.

In such an environment, a month was too short to do such exchanges with other regions.

Because they won’t be able to afford to take care of themselves.

At least there was no cube, so he was going around like that.

There was no real threat from monsters except for mutant creatures.

“Yes, practically a variant except for Seoul and the Gyeonggi region… So I can’t guarantee that the mutant lifeforms you mentioned have been completely cleaned up, and in the meantime, people are pointing their swords at each other for things that are no longer needed in this ruined world.”

It was a short sentence, but that alone is Korea. The atmosphere of the place, now referred to as New Korea, was drawn.

It was also a phenomenon that Ha Yeon-woo predicted right after the disaster broke out.

It was a natural result.

Even on a continent where high and low statuses are legally determined and one family rules everything, they covet each other’s bones and flesh.

A few conversations made it clear.

Paik Kun-wu did not come here on behalf of the government, but for his personal purpose.

“so. Why did you come here?”

Well, judging from the nervous expression and impatient expression, it seems that the content was brought up in hopes of sympathy, but Ha Yeon-woo, who actually listened to it, had no particular thoughts from the end of the conversation.

“Please help.”

“If it is helpful, then of course it is a matter of using one’s strength… why me?”

As the answer was within the expected category, it was a blunt answer that immediately jumped out.

Na Sang-gi, who was sitting with him, made a pitiful expression, and Jang Won-woo nodded with an expression of course.

Hearing the answer, Paik Kun-wu looked quite perplexed.

Paik Geon-wu, who was active with a strong sense of duty in his own way, did not seem accustomed to cutting like this with a knife.

“why. Did I seem kind enough to listen to you when you came and asked for help?”

“Still, I was born and raised… .”

“I was born and raised?”

A laugh came out naturally.

“Korea did not give birth to me, my mother gave birth to me, and the place where I grew up is Pan Continent.”

Most people know that it is five or six times, but I have spent nearly fifty times as many years there.

“When I returned from there, the first thing I saw was my father who was drugged and imprisoned and the incompetent government who didn’t know about it. Even after that, he implicitly interrupted me behind the scenes. It doesn’t matter if it’s an individual’s deviation or a state’s decision. It’s just that there was such a fact.”

Paik Kun-woo was also well aware of Ha Yeon-woo’s anecdote.

That’s why I only put strength into my clenched lips. I couldn’t answer anything.

“If the world would turn out like this, would it have been better if I had wiped it out with my own hands? I’ve thought about it, but… No matter how much I think about it, I can’t find a reason to help you.”

“only once!”

Paik Geon-wu, who had been trembling the whole time listening to the words, suddenly shouted, and tears welled up in his eyes.

“… Please help me just once. I’ll do anything… .”

Soon after, he got up from his seat and knelt down as he crouched forward.

“… … ?”

It’s an excessive attitude to see as the mission of the era as a strong person or the courage of a young age.

It wasn’t long before I found out why.

“My parents… . He is now in Busan.”

* * *

dystopia.

It was an impression I had after seeing the panoramic view of Seoul, a city where the lights did not go out just a month ago.

The land of the other area that I stepped on for the first time outside of Sara Autonomous District, which had no comparable object, had a more gloomy atmosphere than I thought.

Thanks to the lack of monsters, there were no buildings collapsing or human corpses piled up on the floor like in other countries seen on TV.

‘Somewhere else… If I hadn’t, I would have gone through the process of destruction.’

Considering that this place is in the best condition, the other places will be close to destruction.

The first-floor shopping malls give off a feeling of being neglected. A high-rise building without a single light. A city where you can hear the occasional cracking and crashing.

Just like when I went to China to fight for the Chinese Revolutionary Party. Like the city of Baicheng, which they used as their base, it felt like it was hard to even pretend to be popular.

It was like this even without the cube.

Foreign countries that have to defend against mutant creatures as well as 5th and 6th tier monsters must be aware of their survival.

“Most of the survivors are Awoken or Awoken families. I don’t have any statistics, so I’m guessing. It has become normal to not come out of the house unless there is rent.”

In this situation, what is scarier than monsters is the same human being.

Because the reality is that the food you have, the items that help you live, and even your labor force or body itself fall prey to the strong.

Desk-headed sandals say that humans are above animals because they can think, but that was nothing more than self-consolation with a brain soaked in peace.

Because humans can think, humans can act more like animals than animals. Ha Yeon-woo has experienced that example countless times.

“Everything has arrived.”

The place where Baek Kun-woo guided Ha Yeon-woo was Seocho-gu. It was a very famous building in Seoul in the past.

“This is the headquarters building of Ilsung Electronics. Now we use it with permission.”

A building that is neither too tall nor too low.

The entire front of the building was made of tempered glass, making it more usable than most exterior walls, and it had the advantage of being able to see the city of Seoul at a glance and grasp the situation.

Not to mention geographic requirements.

“allow?”

“The chairman of Ilsung and most of his family are alive. Even now, we are taking care of lodging in this building.”

“It was a deal, not permission.”

“Well, that’s right.”

Bank deposits are pieces of data. Money has been reduced to kindling.

Of the real assets, the only useful ones are precious metals such as gold and silver, which look into the distant future.

Originally, with the collapse of the government system, the buildings would also have collapsed, and the owners of land and buildings would have died or been robbed by the strong.

“This is what it meant to be connected.”

However, the government collapsed, but politics did not collapse, and administration disappeared, but the landlord and the mare did not disappear.

An obsolete government that can do nothing.

A capitalist who has what he has, but the state no longer protects it.

Awakened forces that do not have anything, but can be taken away at any time.

It was a natural phenomenon for quick-footed capitalists to seek safety by trading with strong people, and for ordinary awakened forces to increase their rent by taking possession of others.

Paik Geon-wu and the 600 awakened people who followed him belonged to the former.

“I’ll take you this way.”

As I walked while listening to the explanation, the entrance to the building, which had turned into a fortress, appeared before I knew it.

Barricades that seemed to have been hastily welded and camouflaged bushes were opened, and it was only after checking the identity of those guarding the main gate that we were able to enter the building.

Unlike the outside where everything is in ruins, the inside is somewhat lively.

The families of the Awakeners did not recognize Ha Yeon-woo, who was wearing a hat deeply pressed down, and greeted Paik Kun-wu, and warmth was transmitted to each floor and room.

“The government still exists. I am also doing my own activities.”

Paik Kun-wu continued his explanation as he climbed the stairs instead of the non-functioning elevator.

Although the influence is insignificant, the government is said to be carrying on a lifeline by uniting with the military around Yeouido.

But what can politicians do in a world like this?

“I heard that only desk administration is continuing.”

In a world where the foundation has already collapsed, people say that it is martial law and that the entire nation is united.

Those are the rumors that are being heard in Yeouido right now, said Paik Geon-wu.