I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 221

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 221

Meteor Strike (4)

Baek Jin-woo moved with Yu Ji-a to the National Intelligence Service secret base beneath Daemodsan.

After passing through the thoroughly concealed entrance, a massive facility revealed itself.

The intricately intertwined steel stairs, giant digital screens, and countless agents bustling about created a scene like something from a sci-fi movie.

‘Not bad.’

This was where South Korea’s technological prowess and intelligence capabilities were concentrated.

Baek Jin-woo looked around and gave his calm assessment.

“Baek Jin-woo, please come this way!”

Following Hong Su-beom’s guidance to the central command room, they found the National Intelligence Service Director, military officials, and renowned scientists gathered together.

“Oh, Baek Jin-woo!”

“It’s an honor to meet you.”

President, you’ve come as well!”

Those who were usually glued to their seats jumped up and bowed their heads.

All South Korean citizens respect and revere Baek Jin-woo.

These people were no exception.

“Since we don’t have much time, I’ll brief you quickly.”

The officer in charge brought up the screen and quickly summarized.

“As you can see, North Korea’s launch preparations are already over 90% complete. We’ll activate our interception systems, but we can’t rule out the possibility of failure.”

“What do I need to do?”

Baek Jin-woo asked calmly.

“As we mentioned, you need to directly destroy the launch base we’ve identified. Would that be possible?”

“I’ll have to try. First, tell me the location.”

“Understood!”

“Oh, and wait a moment.”

Swoosh.

Baek Jin-woo raised his hand.

[‘Aso’ (EX-Grade) is being summoned!]

“You can tell this friend the location.”

“Oh!”

“It’s Aso!”

“…Aso!”

The officials’ mouths dropped open.

One of the most popular among Baek Jin-woo’s current summons, the ‘Explosive Duo’ (Pokryong and Aso)!

To think they’d see her in person!

‘She’s cute.’

‘How does that martial arts uniform suit her so well?’

‘Section Chief Hong mentioned it. This precision strike… that little one is doing it.’

‘With that small wooden sword… can she really split the world?’

“Aso.”

The officer in charge smiled gently and called out carefully.

– Yes.

Aso answered energetically.

The officer explained various things, and Aso, who was listening, responded positively.

– It shouldn’t be too difficult.

Despite being a national emergency, the meeting atmosphere was better than ever.

The world was swept by surprise and shock at South Korea’s sudden declaration of a state of emergency.

“North Korea tried to launch nukes? What kind of nerve is that?”

“…Attacking a country with Baek Jin-woo? Isn’t that really suicidal?”

“Come on, surely not. Isn’t this political maneuvering?”

“The evidence seemed solid though.”

At first, no one believed it.

Unless North Korea had gone insane, how could they launch nukes at South Korea?

Nuclear weapons were no longer asymmetric power.

Players were asymmetric power, and it was fair to say that the country possessing Baek Jin-woo was the world’s number one superpower.

However.

– We declare in the name of the people!

An official statement from North Korea’s major players was released.

North Korea’s number one, Ri Chang-ho, appeared before the camera in black combat uniform with a stern face.

– The news of North Korea’s nuclear launch is true. However, this is the decision of an incompetent leader. The irresponsible and anachronistic leadership must step down now. We will move toward one Korea, one future. The supreme leader system is over. Our people will now choose a new path.

Following that.

Another North Korean player, ranked second, Kim Hyeon-suk, stepped forward.

– We will reclaim the people’s rights through strength. North and South are no longer in an era of division and conflict. Now we will stand with our compatriots and end the era of incompetent dictatorship. We hope South Korea and the entire world will support us.

The player group had made a decision different from North Korea’s leadership.

It was the first time.

The first time they officially acknowledged internal division.

The world’s attention poured in, and China and Russia hurriedly issued statements.

– Armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula poses a danger to the world. China does not support any rapid regime change.

– Russia feels the same way. Since this is a serious international risk, we hope North Korea will take a step back.

The reactions were unfavorable.

Naturally.

When borders touch, large and small conflicts are inevitable, and this happened to be with the world’s number one country?

In contrast, the United States welcomed it with open arms.

The White House spokesperson gave an unprecedentedly positive response.

– North Korean players demanding democratic change on their own is a historic event. We pay tribute to their courage and will provide full support for the unification and peace of a new Korean Peninsula.

Yu Ji-a of Yubak Management also issued a statement in SKY’s name, clarifying their position on this situation.

She emphasized that they would respond firmly to prioritize the safety of the nation and people, and also stressed focusing on minimizing damage to North Korean civilians.

“Wow.”

“This is how it turns out?”

“Anyway, peace is coming soon, right?”

South Korea had always carried the risk of being a wartime nation.

But now, with unification?

They could achieve unprecedented economic leaps based on vast land and capital power.

Some worry.

About economic burdens from sudden unification, social conflicts, security, and so on.

But now there was no need to worry about such things.

Because they had Baek Jin-woo.

The being who continued to bestow favors by defeating Chaos Dragons appearing in countries around the world.

Every year, technology poured in through leagues, and jobs overflowed.

Unification in this situation?

There was no more perfect justification for expanding one’s territory.

There was also no possibility of China or Russia demanding parts of the land.

If they did that, wouldn’t they really get their heads smashed?

The Chairman was furious.

“Those damn bastards. We should have nipped them in the bud from the beginning!”

Crash!

The documents on the desk he slammed down contained photos of North Korean players making official statements.

His fist trembled slightly.

“That’s right.”

“They’re ungrateful bastards. The General bestowed so much on them just because they were players.”

“If it weren’t for Comrade General, those guys wouldn’t even be able to eat.”

His aides quickly bowed their heads and chimed in agreement.

Whether his thoughts were right or wrong didn’t matter.

If they looked bad in front of the enraged Chairman, it would be a direct ticket to the afterlife.

“Comrade Ri Jang-chol.”

“Yes!”

“Now there’s really no choice.”

“That’s right, General!”

“Launch the nukes immediately. I’ll blow up all those South Korean bastards.”

“Understood! We will definitely eliminate South Korea and those traitor scum!”

He fell silent for a moment and looked out the window.

Then suddenly he picked up a glass on his desk, poured whiskey into it, and downed it in one gulp.

It was bitter.

Did he work his bones off for this country just to receive this kind of treatment?

“Are the escape preparations complete?”

“Yes, General!”

“Good. Even if I disappear, those traitor bastards must pay the price. I can’t let the motherland I’m leaving behind collapse.”

However, not long after.

The communication equipment installed in the command control room rang so loudly it nearly broke down.

– The Southeastern Missile Launch Site has been destroyed!

– The Northern Launch Site too!

– Aso has appeared in Musudan-ri!

– Huh? That can’t be right. There’s also Aso at the Southern Launch Site!

– What are you talking about! The launch site was just devastated by Aso’s wooden sword!

– I’ll send you the footage. Are we going to say we saw something we didn’t?

– …Ten underground silos have been hit with pinpoint strikes. It’s Aso here too.

“…”

Bewilderment flickered in the Chairman’s eyes.

Looking at the data sent from each base made it even more absurd.

“This is really Aso, isn’t it?”

“It, it seems to be correct.”

The footage showed Aso swinging his wooden sword, splitting the launch pad, and then leaving the scene.

Naturally, the scene was chaos.

“He really just cut the launch pads and left. It looks like Baek Jin-woo has begun his full-scale strikes!”

“Huh.”

They know too.

That as long as Baek Jin-woo exists in South Korea, an all-out war is impossible.

But they couldn’t just sit still either.

Just his existence alone put their regime at risk of collapse.

“Let’s leave this place first.”

“We should.”

There was no time to move leisurely.

The route was already planned.

Since they would take a submarine equipped with stealth functions, there was no chance of being detected.

‘No matter how great Baek Jin-woo is, he can’t search the entire world thoroughly, can he?’

The Chairman had a lot of money.

He had already built several emergency bases on foreign islands in preparation for this situation, enough to last hundreds of years.

“Comrade Ri Jang-chol.”

“Yes, Comrade Chairman.”

“You’ve worked hard all this time. Although the regime has collapsed, if we live well for the rest of our lives, won’t we ultimately be the victors?”

“Heh heh heh heh, that’s right.”

“And Comrade Kim Hyeong-nam from the Security Department.”

“Yes!”

“Please work hard until the end. Once you finish the mission of eliminating everyone who knows our location, I’ll promise you an island. You can spend a comfortable rest of your life there with your family.”

“It’s an honor!”

“Then go!”

As night was falling.

Three men hurriedly moved from a secret villa located near the river.

Each had a pistol tucked in their jacket, and as they were about to board the boat that would take them to the submarine.

– Meow?

A strange sound was heard.

“What!”

The Chairman frowned.

“Did some unlucky cat get into the boat?”

“I’ll find it and get rid of it.”

– No need to look for me meow. I’m right here meow!

Poing!

A bipedal cat jumped out from somewhere and landed on the ship.

“…?”

“…?”

The Chairman and his aides were flustered.

A talking cat?

– And get rid of what meow! With that comment just now, your suffering will be increased meow! Got it meow!

At those words, Kim Hyeong-nam’s face hardened.

“Th-th-that cat!”

“What’s wrong!”

“It’s Baek Jin-woo’s summoned creature! It’s called Mayeo! I didn’t know it could talk like that, but it had exactly that appearance.”

“Mayeo? How did it get here…”

– How did I get here? I came to catch a pig. How much did you stuff your face that while the other kids got skinny, only you got so chubby meow.

“I…”

Ri Jang-chol and Kim Hyeong-nam were flustered.

Actually, this was like an unspoken rule.

A fact everyone knew but an uncomfortable truth that could never be spoken aloud.

“If that’s Mayeo, deal with it quickly!”

The flustered Chairman shouted, but he knew better than anyone that it was hopeless.

When even Rachel, who once dominated the world, got beaten, who could catch whom?

From the moment his location was discovered, there was no answer.

– You keep saying get rid of this, deal with that. This won’t do meow. Yeah, this time I’ll have to use this meow!

Swoosh!

Mayeo swung her staff.

Then.

Poof!

Smoke burst out around the Chairman.

When the gray smoke cleared along with the sour smell.

– Oink, oink!

A real pig was standing there.

“Co-comrade!”

“Comrade Chairman!”

– Squeeeeeal!

At that fierce squealing sound, the color drained from both aides’ faces.

Wasn’t this the sorcery that witches used in old novels!

“Gurgle.”

“Gurrgle!”

Unable to believe the reality before their eyes, the two finally foamed at the mouth and collapsed backward.

– Hmm.

Mayeo clicked her tongue.

What use would it be if they fainted already when she hadn’t even started yet.

Her master had said.

Whether she bound them and handed them over to international judgment, or used them herself, she could do as she pleased.

– Of course I can’t hand them over, meow!

How long has it been since she obtained human subjects!

For reference, there was nothing better than human experimentation for advancing one’s level of sorcery.

Only by dissecting bodies this way and that could one know when humans felt the most pain.

All the witches she had seen were like that.

Swish, swoosh!

Mayeo lightly collected one pig and two men.

The end of the dictator who had dominated a century came to such a futile and miserable conclusion.

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