Chapter 92
Chapter 92
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: Meconia in Chaos
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Meconia was in total chaos. With all power cut off, the giants' invasion had begun.
From the top of the tower, I looked down with a satisfied smile.
The giants were gathering here one by one.
“… Jo Youngki.”
What a guy. His skills were top-notch.
He'd brought the giants from outside the city. I had no idea what method he'd used, but the results spoke for themselves.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Someone knocked on my door.
I peered through the peephole.
The governor stood there, face twisted in fury.
“Come in.”
“… Open the door.”
“Hm? Don’t you know the code?”
“No clue.”
His hands hung at his sides. He was standing close to block the view behind him, which made me uneasy.
Was he about to jump me?
No, there was no reason for that.
There was no proof this blackout was my doing.
Even if he did attack, my odds of winning were near zero.
I cautiously opened the door.
Behind him, the hallway was packed with soldiers.
Click.
They aimed their guns at me.
The governor furrowed his brow and asked,
“What have you been up to until now?”
“… Eating.”
“Eating? Eating what?”
He shoved past me into the room. On the table sat a heated-up disposable rice pack topped with canned tuna.
Stocked in the fridge here.
The governor touched the rice bowl, then asked me,
“You were eating?”
“Yes.”
“At this hour?”
Suhyeon glanced at the clock in my room. Exactly 6:03 a.m. I shrugged and replied,
“It’s almost morning. I’m an early riser.”
“…”
I looked at the soldiers aiming at me and asked,
“What’s going on?”
“Nothing.”
“Then why are you pointing guns at me?”
“We’re hunting the one who caused this mess.”
“Mess?”
My blank expression softened the governor’s rigid face.
He flashed a cheap grin—clearly acting.
To put me at ease.
“You really stayed in your room the whole time?”
“Of course. Ask the guards outside if you don’t believe me.”
“Guards?”
“Yeah. The ones by the elevator. Hallway’s straight, so they’d have seen everything.”
Kim Suhyeon’s face hardened. No idea what he was thinking, but it wasn’t good. He just stared at me blankly, saying nothing.
Was it because the guard I’d taken down was dead?
“… Kim Cheonjae.”
“Yes?”
“How’d you know there were guards outside?”
I froze at his question. Should’ve answered casually, but I hesitated.
The governor tilted his head, then continued,
“We don’t usually post guards on this floor. Today was special—just to watch you.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.”
“…”
“… Seize him!”
The soldiers rushed in. They grabbed my arms and pressed a gun to my head.
Unfazed, I said to the governor,
“Why are you doing this?”
“You’re the culprit.”
“What?”
“No one else could’ve pulled this off. Eidos wouldn’t just break down out of nowhere.”
Thud!
The tower shook again. Everyone braced their legs to stay balanced. A few who couldn’t tumbled in the leaning direction.
-Roooar!
This shock was intense.
Even the governor grabbed the table to steady himself.
As the shaking stopped, I calmly asked him,
“… No idea what you’re talking about.”
“Don’t play dumb.”
“Governor, I said I don’t know. Don’t keep insisting without proof.”
“Proof? Who says there’s no proof?”
“You have some?”
Kim Suhyeon nodded.
Even though I’d smashed all the CCTV—impossible.
He gestured, and soldiers brought in the severed head of the guard I’d decapitated earlier.
“See this?”
“…”
“Clean cut from a sharp blade in one stroke.”
“… So?”
“That scythe you’re holding. That’s your proof.”
I glanced at the scythe in my hand and asked,
“This is proof?”
“Yeah. No one in Meconia uses bladed weapons.”
I’d wiped all the blood off for a perfect alibi, but I’d overlooked that detail.
Come to think of it, the PC version always mentioned soldiers firing guns—never blades.
My mistake.
I sighed, and the governor smirked.
“Do what I say, and I’ll spare you. Restore Eidos to normal.”
“…”
“Or die. Once the sun’s up, solar power kicks in, the city reboots. Eidos will too.”
I scanned the room. Packed with soldiers, all tense, eyes on me.
‘No choice.’
I gripped my scythe tight. They tensed their trigger fingers.
Regular bullets, I could handle them all. But some had tasers and stun guns—too risky solo.
“Governor.”
“Speak.”
“I’ll see you again soon.”
“… What?”
I spun like a top, flinging off the soldiers holding my arms.
Then swung the scythe wide. The blade sliced through the front row like butter.
They looked baffled. By the time they snapped out of it, torsos and legs were separating, hitting the floor.
Thud.
-Gahk!
Blood sprayed from the severed bodies.
In the chaos, the governor flattened himself, dodging my strike.
‘Not like your average grunt.’
“Kim Cheonjae, you bastard!”
His shout snapped the soldiers out of it. They opened fire.
Bang! Bang bang!
I spun the scythe and charged the window, smashing it.
Crash!
Then leaped out.
“Adios.”
* * * * *
In the pre-dawn darkness, I plummeted toward the ground, slicing through the air.
No burning clouds, but the acrid smoke smell was the same.
Anyone seeing this would call me insane.
Plan busted—only way to escape was this.
Better than capture.
Boom!
I hit the ground.
“Guh!”
Pain beyond words. An agonized groan escaped. Felt like every bone shattered.
My HP bar halved above my head.
Knew I’d survive. Tried it plenty in the PC days.
Testing whose armor was tougher with Jeongwoo—crazy times.
“Whew-.”
-Kuwaaaah!
A giant’s roar echoed nearby.
Gritting through the pain, I staggered into the nearest building. Couldn’t let a giant spot me like this.
On ‘Normal’ difficulty, I’d face it head-on. But this round was ‘Hellfire’…
Lit a cigarette. As I did, giant footsteps approached.
Thud-. Thud-.
Hidden, I watched it pass.
Good thing its sense of smell wasn’t sharp—like the low-tier Beholder from yesterday.
‘Hurry up and move…’
Giants needed to swarm before sunrise powered the city.
Without Eidos, all weapons manual-operated. People would man them personally to stop the giants.
Meaning everyone from the tower would swarm the lower levels.
‘That’s when I…’
Sss-
Puff.
Cigarette done, pain eased. No limp, I stepped out, searching for Jo Youngki.
Finding him was easy.
I’d tracked his path from the tower top.
“Jo Youngki!”
He stopped fleeing from a giant.
“Huh? Kim Cheonjae.”
“Good work.”
He scanned me top to bottom, frowning.
“What happened to you?”
“Bungee jumped.”
“Fun?”
“Yeah.”
His shoes were trashed. High-durability leather, but soles shredded from running.
“The giants?”
“Lured ’em all to the tower like you said.”
I gave him a thumbs-up.
“Nice job.”
“But aren’t you supposed to stay in that tower?”
“Plans changed.”
“Good change? Bad?”
“Both.”
Jo Youngki let out a dry chuckle.
“What now?”
“You head back to Ma Jeongwoo, prep the residents to move. I’ll wrap things up here.”
“Solo? Your HP’s low.”
I tapped my HP bar and said,
“This is plenty.”
“Plenty…”
“If No Hyoman pitches a fit, handle it.”
“How? Kill him?”
“No, cripple him. Need info from that guy.”
Jo Youngki straightened his collar.
“Got it. As long as he doesn’t freak, leave him be?”
“… Yeah.”
* * * * *
Twenty giants assaulted the control tower. Each swing of their clubs rocked it hard.
Soldiers fired missiles and stun guns to hold them off. One at a time, easy. But
the numbers overwhelmed them.
-Kuoooar.
Boom!
Constant shaking threw off their aim.
Firepower spread thin across too many targets.
Giants kept swinging clubs at the electrified walls.
Double-edged sword—they shattered walls but took shock damage.
I watched from an alley.
Tower had to fall for the next phase.
Thud-. Thud-. Thud-.
More giants piled in. The tower started crumbling, losing balance. The battered side collapsed.
Rumble.
As it tilted, soldiers fled outside.
-It’s collapsing!
-Run!
-Run where? We die out here!
-G-Governor! What now?
The governor hissed through clenched teeth.
“Damn it… Fight to the end! Tower falls, we all die!”
Soldiers shouted back.
-Yes sir!
He dismissed them, left the ops room with his aide. Took a few soldiers to the top-floor elevator, boarded the chopper there.
Whirrrrr-
Dust kicked up as rotors spun.
The pilot asked the governor,
“Ready for takeoff?”
“… Yeah.”
The chopper lifted off.
Governor looked down at the tower below, grinning wide.
Then muttered,
“This is far enough…”
His aide-like woman asked Kim Suhyeon,
“Where to now, sir?”
“Where? Haha… After all this time by my side, you don’t know?”
“… Sorry.”
“That new gate that opened. Safe one, right?”
“The third gate?”
“Yeah. Grabbed plenty of cash. Time to live peacefully there.”
Kim Suhyeon pulled his aide’s shoulder. She turned toward him willingly.
Whoosh- whoosh- whoosh- whoosh-
Pilot yelled,
“G-Governor!”
“What?”
“Below. S-Something’s flying up from below.”
“Flying? What?”
“Can’t see from here. Lean out and check?”
Governor looked down.
A long bladed object spun in a circle, streaking up.
His face twisted in terror as he balled his fists.
“You motherfuc— Kim Cheonjae!!”
Whoosh- whoosh-.
Boom!
[You have eliminated ‘Governor Kim Suhyeon,’ a key allied figure in the Sixth Round.]
[Hidden quest unlocked.]
[Protect the Control Tower!]
[Protect the Control Tower from the giants’ assault and save the residents. (Difficulty: SSS+)]
[Keep resident death rate below 15%]
[Maintain Control Tower durability above 45%]
[Reward: Giant’s Soul]
Watching the chopper plummet, I whispered,
“… Eidos. As of now, activate all tower defenses.”
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