Chapter 67
Chapter 67
Chapter 67
Hierarchy Arrangement (1)
The Hundred White Blood Corps immediately entered closed-door training.
First, they planned to build up their internal energy, and when the magical weapons were completed, they would train accordingly.
Either way, they had to undergo hellish training for a very long time.
Three days after they entered closed-door training.
News that grated on the nerves arrived.
-Chinese Security Corps executes 2 criminals from the Heavenly Demon Cult.
-The two criminals from the Heavenly Demon Cult were found to have committed the crime of killing 10 civilians and even killing 1 member of the Security Corps who was dispatched.
-Chinese citizens are enraged, and in response, the Chinese Security Corps has requested an official statement from the Heavenly Demon Cult.
Aggressive articles about the Heavenly Demon Cult poured out.
Korean media was filtering as much as possible, but anyone could see blatant articles just by going on the internet.
And above all, an official document actually arrived. It was sent by the Chinese Security Corps.
"What does it say?"
"It says that the Cult Leader should personally come to China to collect the bodies and make a statement."
"Did you confirm the identities of the dead?"
"They were confirmed to be 2 people expelled from the Hundred White Blood Corps."
Irritation surged up.
"Did the Chinese Security Corps not know they were expelled from the Heavenly Demon Cult?"
"They must have known. This is political pressure."
"It's gotten quite big."
"The Chinese Security Corps has the best treatment in the entire world. Over 100 reincarnators have already gathered."
Out of a thousand reincarnators, 100 had gathered. And that number was still increasing.
"The ones who once tried to maintain friendly relations with us by any means are now using their nation to attack us?"
"China always wants to stand above Korea. They can't stand losing."
Complicated politics were mixed in.
This phenomenon had started last winter when I entered training.
Reincarnator crime.
It was a term created along with reincarnators being revealed to the world.
Crimes that hadn't made sense until now made sense when the name 'reincarnator' was inserted.
Not only that, reincarnators who had been hiding actually appeared in the world and committed crimes.
All of these were collectively called reincarnator crimes.
As these crimes increased, governments of all countries became heated about recruiting reincarnators.
Because reincarnators were needed to maintain public order.
Snipers and reincarnators.
They were the best methods to prevent reincarnator crimes.
The European Union had already created a reincarnator Security Corps and recruited 50 reincarnators. However, it was still an insufficient number to handle all of Europe.
China was in a difficult situation with the Ten Alliance hiding and having such a large population with many areas of weak public security.
In fact, China was where the most reincarnator crimes occurred. This also meant there were many reincarnators.
America jumped into reincarnator recruitment the latest.
-Do as you please.
Because they had to receive permission from the Witch.
It could be a sensitive matter, so they only entered recruitment after asking the Witch.
America promised the world's best treatment to the reincarnator Security Corps.
-Annual salary of one million dollars plus premium housing, tax exemption and free education for families, pension payment for service of 5 years or more.
Besides that, honor followed, so 30 reincarnators gathered in an instant.
Watching this, China chose reincarnator recruitment in the direction of reducing their own reincarnator crimes.
And they recruited reincarnators while offering conditions 3 times that of America.
Since it was the region with the most Murim people, their policy achieved great results and 100 reincarnators gathered in an instant.
Ordinary people's reaction was that it was rather fortunate.
There was relative deprivation, but it was from the thought that the more reincarnators joined the Security Corps, the more crimes would decrease.
In fact, reincarnator crimes decreased in places where Security Corps were organized.
The problem was the monopolization of reincarnators by powerful nations.
From the reincarnators' perspective, they also wanted a comfortable life in strong groups, and naturally sought out powerful nations.
Eventually, as time passed, China, America, and the European Union succeeded in recruiting over 100 reincarnators each.
But once they succeeded in recruiting reincarnators like this, a subsequent problem occurred.
America, China, and the European Union simultaneously implemented the same policy.
They made 30% of the reincarnators into training instructors.
A project to raise people with aptitude among ordinary people as Murim people or magicians began.
It was a natural decision for the future.
When this became known, many people came forward as Murim people and magician applicants.
The fantasy of being able to possess abilities that could only be seen in movies captivated many people.
In reality, that project was feasible, and an era where anyone could have power opened.
The problem was the future this would bring.
-Reincarnators are ultimately military power.
It had become such an atmosphere.
Nations had no choice but to stake everything on this situation.
-Weapons to counter reincarnators need to be developed.
This was also a change brought by reincarnators.
This phenomenon that occurred while I was in training had taken deep root throughout society in just 8 months. It was truly an unstoppable trend.
All sports had collapsed, and martial arts had become child's play.
"This is what's happening."
Jimun Seo-saeng showed me the front page of a newspaper.
Jeonjin Cult Member Recruitment
It was happening in Korea.
The Jeonjin Cult was one of the Nine Great Cults, a Cult that had upright principles and fought honestly.
Because the Cult Leader's character focused more on cultivating the mind than martial arts, there were no outstanding talents, but the average skill belonged to the upper ranks.
"Are they going to open an academy or something?"
It was one of the recent phenomena.
Murim people or magicians who didn't want to join the nation opened private academies.
"It's a private Cult."
I looked closely at the advertisement disguised as an article.
Reincarnator from the Jeonjin Cult.
1st recruitment is 50 people. Only those aged 3 to 10 can apply.
Tuition fee negotiable.
There were plenty of such private Cults in Murim as well. However, since the operation method was adapted to the present life, such results came out.
"The Maisa Magic Academy is the most trending private academy recently."
"If it goes well, it will become power."
The competition rate to enter such academies was already proven by foreign cases.
4,000 people applied to the first applicant recruitment of the Maisa Magic Academy that Jimun Seo-saeng mentioned.
"The trends of this world are frightening."
In Murim too, many people wanted to learn martial arts, but it wasn't to this extent.
"The competition in this world is pathological. If it's competition to gain power, they won't hesitate to go to war."
The changes brought by reincarnators still had many dangerous elements.
"500 reincarnators belong to Security Corps, and 500 don't."
Out of the estimated thousand reincarnators, 500 had already entered Security Corps. Thanks to that, reincarnator crimes had settled down quite a bit.
"So now that it's stabilized, they're applying political pressure?"
"Security Corps are now the nation's military."
"Ridiculous."
I looked at the Chinese document that Jimun Seo-saeng brought.
"They dare tell me to collect the bodies and make a statement?"
"I'll handle it at my level."
"No."
I neatly folded the document and put it in my pocket.
"Since they want it, I'll go myself."
"What do you plan to do?"
"They said the same thing when I went to Greece, to state my reason for entering Europe. And now it's China."
The Evil Spirit raised its head again.
'They have bad memory. I should teach them again what their past lives were like.'
I stood up.
Beijing, China.
The China Security Headquarters was in a military area on the outskirts of Beijing. Therefore, those without permission could not enter.
The road to the Security Corps was a wide 4-lane road both ways. A checkpoint blocked the middle of that road.
Along the wide road were well-maintained parks and convenience facilities, and luxury houses with large yards stood.
The outward appearance looked not like a military area but like an expensive planned city where the wealthy would live.
I stood in front of the checkpoint. Soldiers were guarding the place.
The other party clearly recognized me. But they requested identification.
I presented my passport as they wished.
Even so, they didn't immediately clear the way.
I waited 10 minutes in that spot.
The soldier pompously removed the barrier. Only then could I enter the military area.
Victory already showed on their expressions. I inwardly ridiculed this and entered the well-maintained road.
I walked slowly down the road and turned on my smartphone.
When I arrived in Beijing, many people saw me. As expected, breaking news was being posted.
-Heavenly Demon Cult Leader visits China.
-Appears to have responded to the Chinese Security Corps' demand.
-Expected to apologize.
Articles that had already drawn conclusions were visible.
Since they were Chinese internet articles rated the worst, I had expected this to some extent.
I turned off my smartphone and looked ahead.
A red structure symbolizing China was visible. Around the wide entrance like a triumphal arch, splendid dragons were carved.
Something was swaying in the center of that gate.
At the end of the swaying rope like a pendulum, corpses were hanging. Those swaying in the wind with their necks bound were the two who had left the Heavenly Demon Cult.
I walked while looking at them.
And I stood beneath the rope.
Tuk. Tuk.
I sent out energy waves to cut the rope, and caught their falling bodies.
Then, before I knew it, over 100 people had gathered around me.
At a glance, there were 130 people.
About 110 people created an encirclement, and there were 20 in the rear. They appeared to be magicians.
Among them, one older person stepped forward.
"You need to sign the documents to take them."
The words were polite, but the expression wasn't.
I looked at his face, not the documents.
"Who hung these people?"
They weren't hanging from the beginning. I could tell just by looking at the marks on their necks.
They were hung when I passed through the checkpoint. Solely to show me.
"Perhaps the wind did it."
At his words, laughter burst out from the surroundings.
I put down the bodies and approached him. I walked slowly while confirming the faces of all those who were laughing.
"Is the Heavenly Demon's name funny?"
At my question, the expression of the man who had stepped forward hardened.
"This is China's Security Corps."
"So?"
He glanced around at others.
Still, perhaps because he had lived in Murim for quite some time, he quickly stepped back and said cunningly.
"If you've done wrong, you should apologize. Isn't it because you teach so stubbornly that the followers cause such accidents?"
Laughter burst out again.
It wasn't laughter coming out because it was genuinely funny. It was jeering they were spouting for me to hear.
In their past lives, they were those who couldn't even look at my face.
"If the Cult Leader causes an accident here, Korea won't be safe either."
"21 people."
"Pardon?"
"Those who ridiculed me."
He raised his internal energy as if he received an ominous feeling.
But that didn't mean he could block it.
'Absorbing Strike.'
21 people.
I pulled all of them scattered throughout the encirclement with Absorbing Strike.
When they panicked at what happened in an instant, I immediately collided the internal energy.
Heavenly Demon Divine Art 4th Form Heavenly Dragon Force.
The energy waves that collided in my body caused an explosion and swallowed the surroundings.
21 people scattered as corpses.
When the explosion occurred, the Murim people retreated in unison and drew their weapons.
"34 people. Those who dared draw weapons before me."
Dragon Spring.
I moved between them and burst their heads one by one.
Whatever weapon they faced me with, I made corpses of the same shape.
Exactly 34 corpses missing their heads came out.
"17 people. Those who tried to use magic on me."
I instantly escaped the encirclement and killed the magicians one by one. I blocked all fireballs, chains, and wind blades with Shield.
Eventually, 17 magicians died.
In an instant, 72 people from the Security Corps disappeared.
Those who survived couldn't budge from that spot.
"You just had to handle it according to principle. You didn't have to attack the Heavenly Demon Cult for public opinion. You only had to not say for the Heavenly Demon Cult Leader to come personally. You didn't have to tie up and hang these people, and you didn't have to ridicule me. You chose death in all five choices where you could have lived."
I said to them trembling in a calm tone.
"I'll go bury these people. Until I return, apologize and compensate the Heavenly Demon Cult in the name of the Chinese Security Corps and Chinese government."
They trembled. It seemed they couldn't believe the current reality.
"Compensation is in two categories. One is 10 won in Korean money. This is the value of your lives and the Chinese government's. The second is 10 billion. This is the price for summoning me here."
I picked up the bodies I had put down for a moment again.
"Until I return."
I left that place with the bodies.