Humanity Itself is Strong - Chapter 17
Chapter 17 – Crouched Devil 2
After a while, the tumultuous situation is settled. They all moved to the practical examination room right next to it.
Who the hell is he? How’d he break the crystal without any special abilities?
“…….”
There were practical measuring instruments lined up in front of Lee Jin-Seong.
A meter that measures how fast you avoid the rubber bullets. A jumping board that measures leaping power. A track that measures your running speed. A composite Smith machine that measures muscle strength and so on.….
Jin-Seong recalled the last episode while looking at the instruments.
‘At the time, we only measured how fast you avoid.’
And, of course, Jin-Seong was rated at the highest level at the time. Jin-Seong stood in front of a punch machine with a large mitt.
“I’ll take this test first.”
It was a machine that was as big as a 10 sq.m office. The reason why the punch machine was so big was to hold out against the openers who were not comparable to ordinary people.
Then the cadets watching began to laugh.
What is he doing? If he hits it without any abilities, his hand will break. …… I’d rather run the track if I were him.
Listening to such ridicule, Lee Jin-Seong asked the testing officer.
“Do I just hit it?” “Oh…… yes.”
Lee Jin-Seong looked at the big mitt of the punch machine. They called it a mitt, but it was made of tan leather, so it was hard enough to break the bones of the hand if the average person used it to punch something.
‘First of all, hit moderately.’
It is better not to be noticed too much. Because he wanted to beat the monarchy dungeon under the school. So Lee Jin-Seong took a light stance and punched.
But.
Booom!
The large punching machine shook with a cracking sound somewhere.
Squeak!
The heavy machine was pushed back slightly.
A silence fell from the room. The frightened cadets buzzed one by one.
While everyone is spaced out. Jin-Seong urged.
“Testing officer.” “Uh, uh…?” “What about the score?” “Ah…… Ah, score!”
In a hurry, he looked into the monitor on his seat.
“Huh, what’s this?…?”
However, the testing officer looked at the monitor with incredulity.
‘class A…I’ve never seen a class A on the punch machine.’
Frustrated, the testing officer began to look at the monitor over and over again.
Everyone was making a fuss. Jin-Seong also thought hard.
‘I didn’t even punch it that hard.’
Jin-Seong pondered over this situation. And soon came to a conclusion.
When he almost died after killing the gangsters at the Hope Nursery Center. He recalled that his body was restored by an unnamed God and his physical ability was strengthened.
‘I should’ve hit it a little weaker.’
But the measuring officer had no idea of that incident.
“This is crazy…….”
Not only the testing officer had been restless until then, but also cadets who had distrust were shocked to see Jin-Seong’s evasive movements.
The testing officer took out his cell phone and called somewhere.
Clack.
The testing officer said with a call.
“Professor Kang, can I talk to you for a moment?”
The testing officer had to report to Kang Min-ah about Lee Jin-Seong’s ridiculous qualities immediately.
After the test, Professor Kang Min-ah and the testing officer who finished the phone call said to Jin-Seong,
“Jin-Seong, you’re enrolled in the school. But I think we need a faculty meeting to see if you can enter the Centurion class.”
The faculty meeting. In the military academy, if a serious issue occurs, a meeting of professors will be convened and decided. The professors’ right to speak and authority was significant enough for the chairman and president to attend the faculty meeting. Therefore, although it is possible to increase profits in schools, a professors’ meeting was convened immediately if a business or corruption situation was found. The school once closed inappropriate businesses in the face of opposition and criticism from professors.
‘It will take a few days for the meeting to be convened.’
In order for the faculty meeting to be held, more than an appropriate number of people had to attend the meeting, so busy professors needed to reschedule.
Jin-Seong was guided to the dormitory, but declined. This is because there was already an accommodation provided by Lee Yeo-jin nearby.
Chingggg.
Jin-Seong put his hand on the tip of a black iron bastard sword on his side. School dormitories were not an important issue at all. Now, as long as he was allowed to enter the school, he just needed to find his whereabouts.
‘I need to check what happened to Yushin.’
Jin-Seong went straight to the archives in the military academy. It was an open reading room where cadets in the school could read all the activities, incidents, accidents, and administrative affairs. However, the reading class was divided according to the sensitivity of the information.
The reading class was divided into five categories: permanent seal, first, second, third, and fourth. Grade 3 was a security grade that anyone could get, and Grade 4 was accessible to the general public. Currently, Lee Jin-Seong is temporarily a cadet, but he was qualified to access information of Grade 3.
Grade 3 was enough to confirm most of the incidents that occurred on campus.
Jin-Seong saw a large document and walked inside.
There were no people in the room yet.
The military academy stored the diary in the database. And Jin-Seong preferred to hold the paper in his hand rather than check the monitor.
Jin-Seong took out a bunch of files and began stacking them on a six-member table, and in an instant, the table was filled with documents. Jin-Seong, who occupied the entire six-member table, went through the logs without delay.
What Jin-Seong is looking at were accident records that were at school six months before Yushin disappeared. And Jin-Seong was looking at the accident quickly, and fell into question.
“…This shouldn’t be happening?”
There have been many incidents on campus since six months ago. Among them, there were too many attacks, injuries, and missing cadets.
The incident records did not state the reason, but Jin-Seong knew the reason.
‘The dead were never wiped out on campus.’
It was all caused by the dead. It should have been wiped out by Yushin if it had been in history, and it should have been reported in this record that the dead were identified, killed, or captured.
However, there has been no history of the eradication of the dead anywhere information so far.
“Yushin…… Why……?” So Yushin didn’t do anything until he went missing.
‘If it’s the Yushin I know, this would’ve never happened.’
Jin-Seong apparently thought something had happened to Yushin. So, he looked at the record of when Yushin went missing.
+ Incident number: 660818-1 Classification: Dungeon attack accident Venue: Training dungeons inside the military academy. Number of dungeons hit: 4 Content: High-risk foreign substances, battles with Knucker in the training dungeon. Three cadets were injured, and one cadet went missing. Missing cadet – Knucker was sucked into a dungeon crack created by Yushin. However, Yushin also falls with foreign substances. Action 1: 3 cadets proceeded evacuation measures, and searched for the 1 missing cadet. Action 2: The depth of the crack was so deep that it was no longer searchable. The cadets withdrew. Action 3: The dungeon is closed until the reason for the incident is found. +
The incident report made Jin-Seong think.
‘……This is an event that happened before.’
This is what Jin-Seong knows. Yushin was training with squad members in a training dungeon. However, an unexpected boar attacked, and Yushin falls under a crack with the monsters to save his teammates.
But what’s strange here is that the name of the attacker was not Boar, but Nucker, or “Blood Dragon.”
Blood Dragon. They are smaller and weaker than conventional dragons, but they are still dragons. Instead of having wings, it was a nasty foreign object covered in slippery mucus. A monster who hid and hunted in the water.
“A Knucker is a very dangerous monster that can be seen in a cave. But how did it……?”
According to records obtained by Jin-Seong, the opponent should not have been a blood dragon, but a “Boar,” a foreign wild boar with a lower grade.
Then Yushin defeated the boar under a crack and returned to school within a week after obtaining artifacts from the dungeon.
“It was the original procedure for Yushin, who came back alive, to detect the dead on campus and block the dungeon cracks early.’
That was history before Jin-Seong’s regression. But Yushin hasn’t returned to school even after three months later. The tyranny of the dead became more serious.
But Jin-Seong didn’t think Yushin was dead. His question focused on why Yushin did not deal with the dead on campus.
And Jin-Seong reached an unpleasant guess.
‘Yushin… Don’t tell me that.’
In the past, Yushin used to say this to Squad members.
‘I wish this was the last time.’
Yushin said so and put on a precarious look that he had never shown before. It was really only once, but it remained so intense in Jin-Seong’s mind.
Just……….
Jin-Seong put the documents in his hand on the floor. Then he swept up his face as if to shake off the ominous thoughts.
It was then.
‘…….’
Ttttkk…
Suddenly, there was a sign of movement inside the room.
Jin-Seong said casually.
“What do you want?… Kang Young-kwon?”
Now that he has finished his business, Jin-Seong has begun to organize the documents.
“…….”
At that moment.
Chinggg!
A large iron bookshelf fell over Jin-Seong.
Booooom!
The huge shelf went over and smashed the wooden table where Jin-Seong was sitting. The wind scattered the papers Jin-Seong was looking at everywhere. Of course, Jin-Seong wasn’t there anymore.
Instead.
Boom!
“Aaah!”
It fell on Kang Young-kwon, who tried to run away.
“Darn it…… How did he……!”
Kang Young-kwon was shocked. He was using his transparency ability. But Lee Jin-Seong, who obviously had no ability, found him.
“Why are you trying to run away?” “That…… that……!”
Kang Young-kwon did not hide his frustration and kept his mouth shut. Kang Young-kwon has been monitoring Jin-Seong all along. Of course, Jin-Seong knew, but he was waiting for Kang Young-kwon to approach him first.
So Jin-Seong asked first.
“Where is he?” “Uh, what are you……?”
Jin-Seong spoke quietly.
“If you tell me the truth, I can let this slip by.”
Kang Young-gwon, who fell over, clenched his teeth as he saw Jin-Seong smiling at him.
“…What, what nonsense! I was just pulling a prank on you because I don’t like you!”
Jin-Seong nodded at his answer.
“It’s not a bad answer. Jealousy is common in children around the age of 17 years old.” “What are you talking about?!”
Skkk…….
Jin-Seong smiled as he watched Yeong-kwon lying on the floor.
“…Well learned. You have to pretend to be so naive that way you don’t get caught in military school.”
Sppp!
Then Jin-Seong grabbed him by the collar.
“Huh??!!”
Kang Young-kwon was grabbed by the collar and his feet were in the air.
“You don’t want to be demoted, do you?” “Demoted? What are you talking about all of a sudden?” “I know your nickname is Kang-Demotion. That’s why you ask the dead for help.”
Kang Young-kwon’s face turned pale at the calm words of Jin-Seong. Jin-Seong said without mercy.
“How many people did you kill?” “What the……Fuck…… What the fuck are you talking about?”
Jin-Seong immediately threw Kang Young-kwon to the floor.
Boom!
“Gasp!” “How many people did you sacrifice to maintaining your position?” “Dah, shut up! What do you know!” “You were the supplier, weren’t you?” “What are you talking about? You crazy man!”
Kang Young-gwon denied, but Jin-Seong already knew information about Kang Young-gwon through the Codex.
+ Name: Kang Young-kwon Potential: Very Low Ability: Transparency (C) Cowardly Strike (D) Description: A cadet of the Centurion Class at Hwanin Military Academy. He has sold cadets to the dead for his career. And at the hands of the regressor, he repents of his wrongdoing. +
However, Jin-Seong had no intention of repenting this regressor like Yushin.
Crack! Jin-Seong stepped on Kang Young-kwon’s foot.
“Aaah!”
Kang Young-kwon trembled in pain and pulled out the dagger he had hidden in his side.
Sssrrrrr!
“Die!”
He threw his dagger. Jin-Seong stepped back to avoid it lightly.
Pccck! “Cough!”
Jin-Seong smacked Kang Young-gwon’s back of the head with his hand. Kang Young-kwon struggled with his head stuck on the floor due to Jin-Seong’s great strength. Kang Young-kwon, who was completely overpowered, cried.
“Sa, save me, I’m sorry! I just want to stay in the Centurion class-”
Baaang!
At that moment, he grabbed Kang Young-kwon’s hair and tossed him on the floor.
“Aaahhh!”
Kang Young-kwon almost lost his mind due to a huge shock for a moment. At the shock, his spirit began to bleed.
“You want to live, don’t you?” “Uh, uh, uh…!”
Kang Young-kwon is ready to do anything if he really saves his life. Kang Young-kwon’s famine was this shallow. Jin-Seong wanted to kill him right away, but he was not in that stage yet.
“You always look at the dead and report to them. What’s going on between the cadets?” “Uh……?”
At that moment, when Kang Young-kwon looked unsure of what he was talking about, he once again tossed his face on the floor.
Crack! This time, he had a nosebleed.
“Ahhh! Alright! Please, please, stop hitting me!”
Jin-Seong raised his head when he admitted it. And he looked at him and said with a smile.
“Tell the dead that Lee Jin-Seong is just a nobody. That way, I’ll shut up about what you did.” “huh, really……?” “Yes.” “…That’s all you need……?” “Oh, there’s one more thing.”
Kang Young-kwon, who had a nosebleed, looked at Jin-Seong without even thinking of wiping his nose.
“You come when I call you, and you go wherever I go.” “Oh, I see…….”
Of course, Jin-Seong did not forget his last warning.
“Don’t ignore me. Or you’ll be in big trouble with the president.” “President…?” “What’s clear is that you can live by listening to me. You know what I’m saying, right?”
Kang Young-kwon was astonished by Lee Jin-Seong’s words. It seemed as if Lee Jin-Seong knew about the identity of the president.
“Who are you……? How the hell……?!” “Is it important to know who I am? Or is your life more important?” “I’m, I’m, I’…!”
Jin-Seong did not have to keep Kang Young-kwon alive. It was nothing more than a stepping stone to shake the power of the dead.
Skkkk…….
Jin-Seong warned him in a low voice.
“Act well.” “Oh, I see…….”
Kang Young-kwon had no choice but to accept Lee Jin-Seong’s request.
“Then clean up after yourself, and I’ll call you again. Be prepared.”
Tap, tap.
Kang Young-kwon was trembling with fear. Jin-Seong tapped Young-kwon’s shoulder and left the room.
Squeak…
He opened the thick fire door and started walking in the hallway.
Now that he has arranged the first guest, he wanted to greet the second guest.
It was when Jin-Seong was walking in the hallway and reached the corner where the hallway ended.
Jin-Seong stopped in the hallway and said to the man who was hidden.
“What do you want?” “…….”
Someone hiding in the corner paused at Jin-Seong’s question.
“What a surprise… I knew you were extraordinary, but I didn’t expect you to notice me right away…….”
And a woman showed up.
