Chapter 52

EP.52 Return

The new terror I plan is not just any terror.

It's a two-for-one terror that will prevent the main event of the original work.

Hanen Group.

One of Korea's top conglomerates, and the den of madmen who conducted illegal bio-experiments on orphans to mass-produce superhumans.

Our Se-eun is a victim of their bio-experiments. She gained high intelligence, but inevitably suffered terrible pain in the process.

Anyway, the true nature of this mad company, known to the public as an ordinary corporation, will soon be exposed.

The main event in the original work, where people die en masse for the first time.

Even after the bio-experiments were utterly destroyed, these madmen couldn't pull themselves together and continued to do strange things in the shadows.

It would be fine if it only went that far, but the situation is skewed by a newly involved madman.

His goal is 'transhuman.'

I don't know what kind of bullshit this is, but he plans to create monsters.

And ta-da! He successfully created a real monster?

But it's uncontrollable.

A monstrous experimental subject made of sticky black slime, as large as a building lying on its side.

When it moves, it looks like a giant black wave.

A terrifying creature that corrodes everything it touches.

The problem is, this thing? These things? Anyway, this black squirm has escaped?

Without eyes, it moves blindly forward?

But unfortunately, these madmen of Hanen Group did this in an underground laboratory in Seoul?

Yes, they devastated Seoul.

After emerging from underground, they crossed Seoul vertically and headed upward, upward.

The black waves devastated Seoul in a straight line as they moved upward.

Yes, toward North Korea.

Suddenly, North Korea, which had been doing well, was devastated by the black monster from the south.

Fortunately, in Korea, this started in Seoul, so the area below Seoul was safe, but North Korea was ravaged across the entire country.

This almost led to a war, with the South Koreans finally trying to destroy the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Even worse, if they were going to move straight, they might have gone to China, or they might have settled in North Korea, driving the North Korean government mad. This thing could fly by the time it crossed the North Korean border.

Eventually, the North Sea Ice Maiden went to deal with it, but that's a distant story.

Fortunately, the weakness of these things was water, which is abundant and easy to obtain. That's why the North Sea Ice Maiden could handle it easily.

Anyway, this incident in the original work is the first appearance of a devastating event, signaling that this manga will be much darker than other hero manga for killing time.

The tone of the work, which was somewhat bright until then, starts to become more and more gloomy from this point.

So, I must stop it at all costs.

I can't just let my world suddenly turn into a 1980s Gotham City.

That's why I've been thinking a lot about this.

How can I stop it?

The best way would be to prevent the experiment itself, but that's not a good long-term solution.

This incident is the decisive trigger that exposes all the atrocities Hanen Group has committed so far, leading to the disappearance of the top executives.

Moreover, it's difficult to bring down Hanen Group without such an event, given their immense influence on Korean politics and media.

So, the conclusion is that I need to let the black squirm run rampant while minimizing the damage.

How?

After much thought, I had a sudden realization.

A mention in the original work.

"Damn, there was a bridge over the Han River in the path of that thing. If it weren't for that..."

Yes.

The reason the thing, which started in Gangnam and had water as its weakness, could advance to North Korea.

There was a bridge in its path.

If there were no bridge?

It would have sunk into the river and died. How great would that be? Case solved!

Especially since it was weak when it was just born, it would have really sunk and died. Later, it could fly and cross the river easily, but if there were no bridge on the Han River, it wouldn't have.

Yes.

If there were no bridge, it would have been fine.

Then, could I just destroy the bridge?

A bolt of lightning struck my mind.

Eureka.

Let's destroy the bridge.

This event is a major one, and the timing is specified in the original work, so I can just destroy it right before it happens.

After deciding to destroy the bridge, I had no hesitation.

I had Se-eun make a bomb and check the angle for the collapse...

Then, another bolt of lightning struck my mind.

Wait. Explosion. Isn't this terrorism?

If so, why not just blow up the bridge during the terror?

That's how the terror plan was set.

"We will blow up the bridge."

[9th Ego Squad Regular Meeting]

Facing the blackboard that announced it was already the ninth meeting, I declared.

"Great, what do we need to prepare?"

Se-eun, her eyes sparkling.

"When is it going to happen?"

Soo-bin, curious about the specific date.

"Um... Why are we doing this terror in the first place?"

Our healer, Lee Ha-yul, who seemed to wonder why she was there.

To the roughly gathered members, I explained my plan.

"Ha-yul, I don't know exactly, but terror is more is better. We need to create tension on a lax peninsula. The timing is planned for a few weeks from now. We need to start planning now."

"Bro, haven't you thought about it yet?"

"Right! We need to blow up the bridge for a reason, so let's think about how to turn this into a terror."

"Okay. Hmm... Bridge, bridge. Which bridge are you talking about?"

"That big bridge over the Han River. That one."

"That one? Ah, that's why you asked me to make the bomb so powerful?"

"Right. We need something big to bring it down."

"Hmm... We need to create another dilemma, and involve that guy's status, right?"

"Ahem. Se-eun, that guy. Yeah, that's right."

"Um... Why am I here?"

While we were having a heated discussion, a quiet voice came from the side.

Everyone turned their heads toward the source of the sound, and there was Lee Ha-yul, slightly shrinking under the sudden attention.

"Ah, Ha-yul. You're part of our family now. As family, you need to help with the family's plans. I called you to brainstorm together. Collective intelligence, okay?"

She mumbled 'family...' and nodded, her gaze becoming more enthusiastic.

...Actually, it's not just about collective intelligence. I also wanted to gradually get her used to us by calling her often. When you become an accomplice, you develop intimacy and a deeper bond. If we keep getting closer, maybe one day she'll reveal her healing ability to us.

Anyway, we brainstormed together.

As various ideas emerged and disappeared,

Se-eun clapped her hands, remembering something.

"Ah! Bro! We have that thing from last time. The one you named 'Good Samaritan' or something."

"That thing?"

Yes, there was such a thing. It was abandoned because we were busy with other terror. But it might not be suitable for the bridge...

"No, Bro, I mean, let's try to modify it now."

Then she explained her idea.

Oh, that's a good idea?

At that moment, Ha-yul, who had been listening quietly, also spoke up.

"Um... What if we do it this way here? You said there should be no casualties, so..."

"Ooh. That's not bad either?"

That's how we spent several days refining our plan.

A few days later.

"Alright, this should do it."

The preparations were complete.

***

Shin Hae-ru.

She had developed a new habit recently.

[Mad Ego Stick made a new Ego Stick ㅁㅌㅊ?]

[The legend of the Mango Stick is a quiz show]

[Mad Knowledge) The train terror is the best]

[Mad Mad Mad All the first letters of the posts are 'Mad'. Is this a Mad Cafe?]

[118th day of eating mangoes to wish for the return of Ego Stick]

[Reasons why Ego Stick must return this week... real fact]

[Repost) 5 reasons why Ego Stick hasn't returned]

Reading posts from the Ego Stick fan cafe.

She started reading to see if there was any new information about Ego Stick, but it became a habit over time.

Most of the posts were meaningless, but she read them aimlessly to pass the time.

Then, a new post appeared.

[Hey Ego Stick, a new video is up ㄴㅈㄴㄷㅂㄷㅋ]

"...?"

At the same time.

Posts started pouring in from the cafe.

[It's up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[Damn, this is sex lol]

[Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you]

[Hey, it's up lol]

[Watching TV, what's this lol]

[Front page lol]

[The community that celebrates terror lol]

[Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick! Mango Stick!]

[New porn after 118 days lol]

[Hey, damn, it's up lol]

[Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?]

[Damn lol A community that celebrates terror?]

[Watch TV or YouTube now]

[I believed it!!!]

[Hey, where is it? Analyze it quickly lol]

Shin Hae-ru, who quickly checked the situation, hurriedly turned on YouTube.

The video that appeared on the main screen.

[《Live Streaming》Hello, this is Ego Stick.]

At the same time, she received a call from the association.

"Yes, yes. I saw it. I'm on my way."

She quickly got up and started running.

He's back.