Into the Creations-Chapter 65: [] World of Vampire Detective [38]

The vampire hunters around me reacted swiftly. They aimed their guns at Jeokgwang, who had suddenly appeared, and pulled the trigger without a moment's hesitation.

They were determined to kill Jeokgwang, even at the cost of their own lives and those of their comrades.

'But it's too late.'

They were already within Jeokgwang's range. Just before the bullets rained down on him, Jeokgwang pulled the blade from Shin Dae-jun's neck and crouched, moving with incredible speed. His movements, enhanced by his acceleration skill, were something ordinary humans couldn't handle.

The red blade danced. Without hesitation, it sliced through the enemies.

Even their bulletproof vests were useless. The sharpness of the blade and Jeokgwang's superhuman strength couldn't be stopped by mere vests.

When the clown's dance ended, the area around him was filled with corpses and blood.

Jeokgwang swung his blade in the air, shaking off the blood clinging to it.

'Twelve down. If there are six teams, I can probably kill around 70.'

That level of damage would be devastating for the Korean Black Cross Society. They wouldn't be able to operate properly for at least a year.

***

"..."

Ki Han-jun, the combat division head of the Korean Black Cross Society and a vampire hunter, remained silent.

Ten minutes.

In just ten minutes, the vampire hunters had suffered near-total annihilation.

Six teams. Seventy-two hunters had been deployed to the passenger ship, and now only six remained alive, including himself.

Three hunters, including Ki Han-jun, who had stayed behind to coordinate, and three others who had survived on the ship.

It was a brutal defeat for the vampire hunters.

'We misjudged from the beginning.'

Jeokgwang was on a different level.

He was stronger than any vampire progenitor they had faced before. He possessed troublesome abilities and used them to their fullest, making him a formidable opponent.

Jeokgwang's ability to manipulate machinery was an absurdly overpowered skill in this era.

'...He's a mutant among progenitors. He also has the ability to turn invisible.'

Through the testimonies of the surviving vampire hunters, they had learned that Jeokgwang could turn his body invisible. He possessed two supernatural abilities.

A progenitor with two abilities. This was an unprecedented and terrifying development.

'...Perhaps the Jeokgwang we're facing now is different from the one we faced before.'

This had been suggested before.

Jeokgwang might not be a single individual but multiple people. The fact that he wore a clown mask to hide his face supported this theory. Ki Han-jun wanted to believe in that speculation.

'Whatever the case may be... we're already finished.'

He tightly closed his eyes.

Sixty-nine people had died.

No excuse would justify this. They had died because he was foolish, because he had given immature orders.

Ki Han-jun couldn't imagine living on after this. Most of those who had died were his students, people he had trained.

'I'll go myself. At the very least, I'll take one of Jeokgwang's arms.'

He knew there was no chance of success. But he couldn't back down now. If he did, he might as well put a gun to his head and pull the trigger.

'I'd rather die fighting Jeokgwang.'

But Ki Han-jun couldn't move.

Jeokgwang's voice came through his radio.

***

The atmosphere at the Black Cross Society headquarters was grim.

They were receiving real-time updates from the field. And they had just received the devastating news that sixty-nine vampire hunters had been killed.

This was a clear defeat for the vampire hunters.

'Thank goodness! Thank goodness! Thank goodness!!'

In the Korean Black Cross Society headquarters office, Choi Sun-mi, sitting at her desk, covered her mouth with both hands. To an outsider, she looked like a beautiful woman struck speechless by the horrific reality, but in truth, she was trying to suppress the laughter threatening to burst out.

'Ah! Eugene-nim...!'

Choi Sun-mi thought of Eugene and rubbed her thighs together. Under her skirt, hidden by the desk, her legs were wrapped in pantyhose. She wasn't wearing any panties. After losing her virginity to Eugene's command, she had been living without panties ever since.

Her pussy twitched. The heat and moisture emanating from it yearned for its master to enter. She wanted to feel the pleasure of sex right now.

Her hand slowly moved under the desk.

"Team Leader!"

Choi Sun-mi froze. She looked at the male employee who had called her and responded.

"...What is it?"

"The headquarters director has requested military assistance!"

"...Huh?"

"It seems they plan to sink the passenger ship entirely with military help!"

"I-I see. Have we received any specific orders?"

"No, not yet. Actually, I heard this information from a friend in another support team..."

"For now, stay at your post. There's nothing we can do right now."

"...Yes."

The male employee left, looking somewhat disappointed.

Choi Sun-mi knew he had feelings for her. Of course, she paid him no mind. He was smart, but his family background was ordinary. Besides, her body and mind were now dominated by Kang Eugene.

'I need to contact Eugene-nim quickly...!'

She secretly sent a text message. And a reply came.

[Kang Eugene: Really? Got it.]

[Kang Eugene: By the way, are you sitting at your desk? Send me a video of you masturbating.]

[Kang Eugene: Use a pen. Get yourself wet enough for me to approve.]

Eugene was as usual, acting as if what was happening was someone else's problem.

Choi Sun-mi let out a sigh of relief without realizing it.

'Well, Eugene-nim wouldn't be flustered by something like this.'*

Choi Sun-mi took out a suitable pen from the pen holder. It was a three-color pen, so it was a bit thick.

'Eugene-nim.... Ahhh.'

***

After reaching the captain's bridge, I tied up the captain and crew with ropes and made them kneel in a line against the wall. When they refused to cooperate, relying on their numbers, I killed one as an example. The fierce sea dogs turned into obedient puppies in the face of a gun.

Buzz!

My smartphone vibrated. It was a message from Choi Sun-mi.

'They're planning to sink the ship with military help? Hmm... Is that possible? Are they going to fire missiles? Or mobilize the navy?'

Honestly, I was quite skeptical.

'But there's a possibility, I guess.'

The vampire hunters had suffered near-total losses. The head of the Black Cross Society must be furious to the point of losing his mind.

This is a drama world where bombings and terrorism happen. The possibility of sinking a passenger ship couldn't be entirely ruled out.

'And the government knows how dangerous I am.'

If I were to go on a full rampage, it would be a nightmare for the government. They might think it's better to eliminate Jeokgwang along with the ship for the sake of the future.

'I have the gill-breathing skill. I can just jump into the sea and swim away.'

I could dive underwater and move. If needed, I could even bring an oxygen tank from reality. With a spare Illusiter, escaping the ship would be a piece of cake.

'But that would be too boring.'

I took out a drone from my inventory. Both were items from the Code: XTK world. I launched the drone into the air. The drone's wings spun, but strangely, no sound could be heard. The drone had a camera attached and was automatically recording me.

I operated my smartphone and entered a certain website. It was a live-streaming site with over a million concurrent viewers. The site's name was LX Play.

[Hacking successful.]

[You can hack LX Play for 21 minutes.] 

I started the broadcast. I casually named it "Jeokgwang's Happy Halloween!"

'This alone isn't enough.'

I made all ongoing personal broadcasts on LX Play relay my stream. It was forced viewing. My broadcast would also appear on the site's main page.

While the hack was active, I could see the chat without checking my smartphone. The chat window appeared in the corner of my vision, and I could control it as I wished.

The chat was, of course, in chaos.

-??

-?

-???

-What's this?

-Hey! Streamer! Something's wrong with the broadcast!

-Why is someone in a Jeokgwang cosplay showing up?

-Suddenly, all other streams are like this. Did LX get hacked? lol

-Jeokgwang's Happy Halloween? Is that really Jeokgwang?!

-Who else would hack LX if not the real Jeokgwang!

-It's real!

-It's really Jeokgwang?!

-It's Jeokgwang!

-Jeokgwang-nim!

-Jeokha!

All sorts of messages flooded in.

Only a few were cursing me. Most saw me as a dark hero with supernatural powers. Rescuing the people trapped in the containers earlier had left a positive impression.

I picked up the radio. I had taken it from the vampire hunters I killed. Originally, it was to eavesdrop on their communications.

[Hacking successful.]

[You can hack the radio for 17 minutes.] 

"Good evening, Special Forces Commander."

<...Jeokgwang?>

<...Are you mocking us?>

"A little, but that's not the main point. I found out something huge through hacking. Your headquarters director is planning to sink the ship with me on it, right?"

"Enough nonsense. Tell your director this: the ship is returning to Incheon Port. It should arrive in about ten minutes. I don't believe the ship will be sunk. It's impossible, logically. Even if the military mobilizes, it would take at least several dozen minutes to get here. Your boss must have lost his mind and spouted nonsense."

I glanced at the chat.

-What's going on?

-Who are you talking to on the radio?

-That looks like a police radio.

-Sinking the ship?

-??

The source of this c𝐨ntent is freёnovelkiss.com.

-What's happening?

"I understand. People can make mistakes when they're under pressure. But it's annoying, you know? Makes me wonder if I've done something wrong."

"Ah, right. I'm live-streaming right now. It's the age of live-streaming, you know? I thought I'd give it a try."

<...What?>

"Wow. I didn't expect the police to think like that. Sinking the ship with me on it... But you do know about the people on board, right?"

<...>

Silence. That was the right choice. In this situation, staying silent was better than saying something unnecessary.

There's a saying, isn't there?

'Silence is golden! Hehe.'

Silence is golden.

I grinned at the camera floating in the air. Even if that guy didn't respond, there were plenty of others who would.

Through my hacking ability, I could see the live footage being broadcast. The screen showed a blood-stained clown grinning. It was a rather grotesque scene.

"Hello, everyone! Sorry for the late introduction! I'm Jeokgwang!"

-It's real. The real one has appeared!

-What the hell is going on?

-Jeokgwang-nim, please explain.

"Today, I annihilated a Chinese human trafficking organization. I slaughtered those who kidnapped our fellow Koreans to sell their organs and turn them into sex slaves."

The chat froze for a moment. But soon, messages started pouring in.

-WTF.

-Human trafficking? Serves them right.

-....

-For real?

-Stupid Chinese bastards got what they deserved.

"The police knew nothing about the trafficking ring. Honestly, it was quite disappointing. But I couldn't leave the police out of such a major incident. So, I deliberately caused a scene from Hongdae to here to bring the police along. It was quite thrilling."

-Jeokgwang-nim, you're a superhuman, right?

-Show us your powers. I heard you can pull things out of thin air.

-Pocket dimension ability!!

"It's not a superpower, just a trick. Like magic. Watch as I pull something out of my smartphone."

I took out a revolver from my inventory.

"See? Pretty amazing, right?"

-...That doesn't look like magic.

-It's a superpower pretending to be magic. O.O

-Is that a real gun?

I slowly walked toward the captain tied to the wall.

"The police knew nothing about the trafficking ring. Over fifty people went missing, and they didn't know. They want to sink the ship with me on it? But you know what? There are twenty children on this ship. Kidnapped by the traffickers. Are you planning to kill them along with me?"

I lied a bit.

The one who had made the reckless statement was the head of the Black Cross Society, not the police.

"It must have been a mistake. I'll believe that. But do your job properly. If it weren't for me, the trafficking ring would have succeeded. If you had done your job well, I wouldn't have had to step in."

I pointed the camera at the captain. The old captain bowed his head, trying to avoid the camera. The crew around him did the same.

"This captain collaborated with the Chinese trafficking ring. I want to ask: Captain, how much did you get paid?"

"..."

The captain didn't answer. I kicked his face.

"...Ugh! ...Spare me."

"How much did you get paid? Answer properly, and I'll spare you."

"...800 million."

"Ah, I see. 800 million."

I turned the drone camera toward the ceiling.

Bang!

The revolver fired, and red blood splattered onto the ceiling.

"Oops, my finger slipped! Well, what can you do?"

I walked up to the drone camera. The screen would now be filled with my face. The chat was silent. The viewers were frozen by what I had just done. Occasionally, curses against me appeared.

"That's it for the broadcast. To the people of Korea, the evil human trafficking ring has been dealt with by Jeokgwang, so enjoy your Halloween without worry! Happy Halloween!"

After ending the broadcast, I looked at the crew.

Twelve crew members in total.

Some of them might have taken bribes along with the captain. If I let them live, would the police be able to uncover the criminals?

After some thought, I decided to kill them all.

'The guilty will go to hell, and the innocent will go to heaven, I guess.'

Gunfire echoed.

By the way, I was an atheist.

***

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