Chapter 458
Chapter 458
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 458
Chapter Title: Level Up System
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"Use what you've prepared!"
"Yes! Apostle!"
The bishops picked up rocket launchers.
Boom!Kaboom!Boom!
It took less than three minutes for the wildly firing rocket launchers to turn the riot police into mincemeat.
My followers and I stepped over the cops' bullet-riddled corpses and entered the Blue House grounds.
After that, everything went smoothly. The followers conquered the Blue House and its surroundings, and I barely managed to catch the president who was trying to escape by helicopter.
The president was a fat slob with a protruding gut.
'It's so different from the real world. What was this guy's name again?'
The president jiggled his cheeks as he spat angry words at me.
"D-don't think you've conquered Korea just because you've caught me! The true master of this country isn't me—it's the people! The people will capture you and drag you to the execution stand, and they won't forgive you!"
Fear laced his voice. He knew I could hypnotize him.
"I know. That's why I'll start with you, then the ministers, assemblymen, Defense Ministry, police, prosecutors... I'll take over all the top dogs one by one."
And through brainwashing, I'm already controlling the people from the bottom up.
"Y-you madman! Even if you conquer Korea, the whole world won't stand for it!"
"Thanks for the concern."
I grabbed the president's head.
This whole scene was probably being broadcast live. Soon, the entire nation would know my powers. But it didn't matter. Knowing what I could do wouldn't let them stop me.
The president dropped to his knees. With vacant eyes, he praised me.
"Long live Apostle Sung Yu-jin! Long live the Crimson Sea Church! Korea will be saved by Apostle Sung Yu-jin!"
The president then turned to the camera filming us and shouted.
"Citizens! The demon inside me fled in terror the moment it saw Apostle Sung Yu-jin! Citizens! Believe in the Crimson Sea Church! The path ahead for our Holy Korea holds nothing but glory!"
Holy Korea.
The name of the Korea I'd rule.
I loved it.
"Believe in me! Sugella!"
I then hypnotized the presidential chief of staff and everyone else working in the Blue House.
I'd gathered the ones with strong wills, like the president, for a second hypnosis later.
"Oppa. Is it over now?"
"No. This is just the beginning."
I led the followers to track down Korea's key figures.
'I ordered 10,000 followers to seize Incheon Airport, so they won't escape by plane. I'll order them to block Incheon Port too, in case they try ships... and the highways to the provinces.'
The first ones we ran into were assemblymen. As soon as things kicked off, some followers had attacked and dragged them to me.
"I-I'll serve under you. Just... please, no hypnosis...!"
"If you were a hot babe, maybe. But the loyalty of some withered old man? Worthless! Shut up and become my slave! Sugella!"
"Arghhh...!"
The assemblyman became a faithful slave.
Most assemblymen begged for my mercy, but not all.
"...Hah. Do what you want. But the world won't bend to your will!"
"Suge... Wait. You bastard."
I grabbed the kneeling assemblyman's hair and yanked his head up.
"...?!"
"This fucker... you're the one with the celebrity sex scandal, aren't you?! You dared touch my women?! You're not even worth enslaving!"
Stab!
I jammed a small knife into his thigh. True or not, the scandal alone pissed me off.
"Gaaahhh!"
"Shut up. You touched my woman, so pay the price. Cocky bastard... Don't think you'll die easy. I'll make you regret being alive. Followers! Drag this one to the torture chamber and torment him for life!"
"Yes! Apostle!"
"Sp-spare me! Apostle! I was wrong! Please spare me!"
The assemblyman begged as the followers dragged him away, but my eyes didn't flinch. I watched him get shoved into a van, then turned aside.
Another assemblyman trembled violently. Tears streamed from his eyes.
"L-long live the Crimson Sea Church! Long live Apostle Sung Yu-jin! I'll become a follower! Please accept me as one, Apostle!"
"Hmm. You want to be a follower... I like that. Will you truly be a devout one?"
"Yes! Yes! I'll be a devout follower and obey your words, Apostle!"
"Wise choice. But to become a follower, you must learn the basics! Upper followers! Take this one and teach him the doctrines to make him a follower! He's eager, so it won't take long! And no torture, of course! He'll join us of his own will!"
"Yes, Apostle!"
"Thank you! Thank you!"
The assemblyman bowed repeatedly in gratitude as he left with the followers.
'If he wants to brainwash himself, no reason to stop him.'
I'd have to use hypnosis a lot anyway, so I needed to conserve mana. No need to waste it on those who didn't require it.
'In a few days, he'll be brainwashed and bowing at my feet.'
I led the followers onward.
Tanks and armored vehicles sped down the road to block my path. Soldiers armed with rifles poured out, aiming at the followers.
The followers stepped forward fearlessly.
Kill us if you dare.
The soldiers faltered under their momentum.
"Sung Yu-jin! You think you can hide among your followers, you so-called apostle from the heavens? Come out!"
A colonel shouted through a megaphone from atop an armored vehicle.
I felt annoyed.
Busy as hell, and this nobody picks a fight.
"Sugella!!!"
"Apostle! We'll clear the way right now! All troops, disarm and make way! No—we'll escort you, Apostle!"
"...Colonel?!"
"Sugella!"
"Wise words, Colonel!"
The followers sang hymns as they followed behind me.
??? ?
One week.
That's how long it took me to conquer Korea.
Not complete domination, of course. I'd hypnotized all the key figures leading the country, but there were exceptions—like Jeju Island and Ulleungdo. But those were just a matter of time.
The real nuisance was the resistance.
Citizens who rejected my rule had formed a resistance with unhypnotized military units, trying to kill me.
This morning, they'd even attempted an assassination. I tried turning them into loyal minions with hypnosis, but... they didn't know their base location.
'They didn't implant info on me at all.'
I considered killing them outright but ordered them to kill their families and then themselves instead. Dying too easily would make me look weak.
"Apostle! Big trouble!"
In the presidential office at the Blue House, I scowled at the piggish president bursting in while I was fucking an actress.
"What."
"Five million citizens have gathered in Gwanghwamun and in front of the Blue House for a protest! They demand Apostle Sung Yu-jin's execution!"
"And?"
"...Pardon?"
"You interrupted my fuck for that? Want to die?"
"Five million people! This is dangerous! We should evacuate or...!"
"Mow them down with tanks. If that doesn't work, bomb them with fighters. It's a shame about the hotties, but... if this keeps happening, better crush them thoroughly so they never crawl back."
"B-but if we do that...!"
The president blubbered in fear. Guess the hypnosis wasn't perfect. As I prepared to hypnotize him again,
My smartphone buzzed. A glance showed Im Yu-na. I smirked and picked up.
"Didn't expect you to call first."
-......I know you're about to do something insane.
"Ah, bugs? Skipped the sweep—too annoying. So, why?"
-I've been watching your moves. You conquered Korea but have no intention of leading it.
"President's here."
The president flattened himself on the floor under my gaze.
-He's too busy watching your mood to do his job. And he's decent but not competent.
"You're right. Should I toss him? But why contact me? Wanna be my girl? Welcome, but things are different from a week ago, you know?"
-......I'll give you everything. I can pledge loyalty. Give me real power.
"Why? You didn't seem power-hungry. Heart changed?"
-Otherwise, hundreds of thousands will die. I can't just watch. Hypnotize me if you want. Just don't mess with my personality or values.
"I like it. But no hypnosis for you. Can't trust easily."
-...What do I have to do?
"Kang Tae-seong. Kill him by tonight and bring his body to the Blue House. Then I'll trust you."
-......
About 20 seconds of silence, then a gunshot.
-...On my way.
Im Yu-na's voice was hoarse.
I knew what she was thinking.
'Sacrificing herself to save more people.'
She even killed her comrade for it. Scary woman, in a way.
'And the kind that makes my dick even harder.'
??? ?
Im Yu-na arrived at the presidential office carrying a body bag. She hefted it effortlessly with one hand—her system powers made her far stronger than normal.
"......Kang Tae-seong's body, as you wanted."
"How'd it feel killing your comrade?"
"......Never want to do it again."
I unzipped the bag. Kang Tae-seong's corpse, bullet hole in the forehead, eyes wide in shock. He'd been utterly betrayed at the end.
'Kang Tae-seong had cloning powers. But this isn't a clone—clones vanish after time or fatal wounds.'
Not disappearing meant it was the real deal.
"What about the clone system power?"
"Vanished somewhere. No time to recover it... no manpower either."
"Wasn't Elpis sending support?"
"Elpis... canceled. They abandoned Korea. Your powers are too dangerous. But... other countries won't sit idle. They'll move soon. To kill you. Especially the US."
"Whatever."
I took her to my room. In the center of the vast space with its huge bed, I positioned her.
"Now, one last test of your loyalty. Strip."
"......Yes."
Im Yu-na undressed with a blank face.
A week ago, she'd blushed. Now, her eyes were like rotten fish eyes.
'Kinda disappointing. Should've fucked her then?'
But this vibe suited her too.
Im Yu-na shed her suit, stockings, black lingerie—until she was fully nude.
Snow-white, elastic skin. Perfect F-cup breasts with pink nipples. Sleek abs. Neat pubic hair over a pink pussy. Firm thighs and ass.
My already naked cock throbbed at full erection.
"Jae-kyung."
"Yes~!"
"...!!"
Yu Jae-kyung emerged from the dark shadows against the wall, giggling at Im Yu-na in her red mesh negligee.
"Seol Gwang..."
Im Yu-na's eyes widened in surprise. As expected, she instantly recognized Yu Jae-kyung as Seol Gwang.
"Hmm. No wonder Oppa likes you. Face and body to die for—I'm jealous."
"Jae-kyung, you know I treasure you, right?"
"Of course. Shall we start?"
"Begin."
Im Yu-na's body floated into the air.