I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 304
Somewhere deep in a forest on the Korean Peninsula. In a place where nothing should exist, a faint distortion flickered. It was so subtle that you wouldn’t notice unless you looked closely, but every time a swaying branch or fluttering leaf passed through, the distortion in visual data became unmistakably evident. And on quite a large scale, too.
In that secluded location, dozens of military vehicles appeared.
Screeeech.
Soon, the vehicles came to a halt right in front of the distorted zone.
“You can definitely see it if you look carefully.”
“...This is the limit for now. The fact it’s invisible to satellites is already good enough.”
While those wearing sunglasses—despite it being night—whispered among themselves, the space in front of them shimmered. Where just moments ago there had only been a narrow path through dense forest, a massive gate suddenly appeared.
Gwoooong.
There was no sound, and yet... it felt like there was.
Steel-like walls stretched out to either side, and a giant gate stood in the center. But the strange thing was—the walls and the towering gate both faded away faintly in the middle. Which made sense, since what stood before them was an enormous transparent dome-shaped base.
Beeeeep— Clank.
The door opened with a thunderous metallic echo. Beyond it was a full-scale military facility. Intense lantern lights from inside beamed out toward the vehicles, while soldiers in steel helmets and tactical gear moved in groups.
Beep, beep!
The halted vehicles moved forward, guided by the soldiers.
“Hmm, quite the convoluted operation.”
“...My apologies. But we had no other choice.”
At the branch chief’s disapproving glare, Han Chaeyoung bowed her head slightly. He stared at her in dissatisfaction, clicked his tongue, and set down his tablet.
“Is this even doable?”
“We can’t delay it any longer. I can’t share details due to security, but please understand there was no choice but to expedite the schedule. Everything must be ready within two months.”
“...”
The branch chief glared, but Han Chaeyoung held his gaze without flinching.
She understood where he was coming from. Operations were already stretched thin—and now she was cracking the whip to rush the timeline even more? Easier said than done. If it were possible, the NIS would’ve already crushed the Koryo Group long ago.
But she wasn’t entirely out of excuses either. A sudden hack had caused a massive data leak from the Abyss, and even the confirmed leaked data amounted to over 4,000 items. Considering the unknowns, that number could go even higher. In such circumstances, asking for extra time was out of the question. They had to push the plan forward—no matter what.
“Sigh... We’ll try our best, I suppose.”
“Thank you.”
“How much did you bring?”
“Five S-Type Daemahin.”
“All those damn trucks for just five?”
She’d reported that she was bringing dozens of vehicles—and all that was to deliver just five Daemahin?
“They’re still test models. Maintenance costs are extremely high.”
“...So basically, all the other trucks are support systems just to keep those five running.”
“That’s more or less correct.”
The branch chief pressed his temples like he had a headache and nodded slowly.
“Fine. I’ll do what I can.”
“Thank you.”
He nodded, then waved his hand as if to say “you’re dismissed.” Han Chaeyoung bowed lightly and exited the branch chief’s office.
“How did it go?”
Her aide asked as she stepped out.
“How do you think. A corporate employee does what the company says.”
“...Is it even possible?”
“Doesn’t matter. We have to do it anyway. If we don’t, we’re dead. Chief, you got a death wish?”
“Wh-what? Hell no. I want to live a long life.”
“Same here. Let’s all live long, happy lives.”
Han Chaeyoung moved up to the busiest surface-level base. Her troops, research staff, and the structures housing the S-Type Daemahin she’d brought were just now being deployed.
“...If that thing works, it could flip the war.”
“!”
“If we can just solve that final puzzle piece... if we can just manage that...”
The S-Type Daemahin, modeled after the current strongest Daemahin—the Director General himself. It had one very critical flaw, but if that could be resolved, then in this harsh world now drowned by Koryo Group’s influence, it might just become a shred of hope.
“But to do that, we need a knight... or at the very least, we need to capture a Mahin.”
“If we could just make that happen, it’d be—”
KWAANG—!!
“?!”
That’s when it happened. An explosion erupted from the ceiling with a deafening roar. The dome screen simulating the sky went dark all at once, plunging the base into darkness. Alarms blared across the entire facility. The only light came from flashlights held by soldiers or mounted on nearby buildings. Maybe that’s why everything felt strangely quiet, making the frantic voices of soldiers and the clattering of guns echo even louder.
“G-General...!”
“No way—Biotech already?!”
Speak of the devil—Han Chaeyoung hadn’t even finished her sentence when—through the hole in the ceiling, swarms of insect-like creatures poured in.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-chkk!!
Their movement was massive and grotesque. Even in the dark, it was obvious.
“M-Monsters!!”
“Ahh! G-Giant cockroaches...!”
“Hiiieek!”
Gigantic cockroach-like creatures, each easily two meters long, swarmed the facility. Startled soldiers immediately opened fire, but the bullets simply bounced off their thick armor.
Bang! Ratatatatat—!!
Fortunately, heavy machine guns and anti-materiel sniper rifles were effective. They managed to penetrate the thick armor and inflict damage. However, even if one or two were taken ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) down, there were simply too many of them—those few kills didn’t amount to real suppression.
“Guaaaargh!!!”
One of the giant cockroaches that hadn’t been intercepted attacked a soldier on the surface, shoved its reproductive organ into his mouth, and began laying eggs inside him. The victim’s stomach immediately began to swell, rendering him combat-ineffective, and before long, the eggs inside his abdomen hatched, ripping his belly open as hundreds of writhing maggot-like larvae spilled out.
“U-uurgh...!”
Just looking at it was enough to shatter a person’s sanity.
Han Chaeyoung bit her lip hard and slapped the stunned lieutenant across the face.
“Get it together!!”
“G-guh...! D-d-director...!!”
—KIEEEEEK!!
“Tch...!”
Giant maggots hatched all around, each one as thick as an arm, crawling toward Han Chaeyoung. It was a scene straight out of a horror movie—enough to make her whole body break out in goosebumps and her limbs tremble—but even so, she quickly pulled out her gun.
BANG!
Luckily, the larvae weren’t very tough. A single bullet burst one open with a squelch and killed it instantly.
Han Chaeyoung fired until her magazine was empty as she dodged to the side.
“Photon refraction or sound cloaking is useless against monsters. All it does is risk friendly fire...”
“D-Director...!”
“Didn’t I tell you to pull yourself together?!”
She slapped the still-shocked lieutenant again and kept shooting at the swarming bugs. Pulling the trigger with one hand while grabbing fresh magazines with the other, she reloaded the moment her ammo ran out and blew the maggots to pieces with pinpoint accuracy.
“We have to activate the S-Type.”
“U-uh... th-the S-Type?”
“Yeah. The S-Type.”
“B-but... how—”
TOOM-KWAAAANG—!!
Suddenly, the surrounding air was sucked in toward a point with a massive roar.
A railgun had been fired. All the cockroaches in its direct path exploded, temporarily clearing the area.
But the hole in the dome had now gotten bigger, and even more monsters began pouring in.
“T-the path’s blocked... we can’t get through!”
“Then make a path!”
Han Chaeyoung charged forward. Crushing those revolting larvae underfoot, she ran through the carnage.
“Uwaaaahhhhh!!!”
The useless lieutenant scrambled after her, screaming.
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TOOM-KWAAAANG—!!
“Aaaaargh!!”
“H-help me!”
“Fire the special rounds!!”
“Bring out the Daemahin! Regular soldiers can’t handle this!!”
“Crush the eggs first! The larvae are the priority!”
“Are you fucking stupid?! The bugs are tearing us apart right now and you’re worried about larvae?!”
Absolute chaos.
If hell existed on Earth, it was the scene on that screen—but Go Minji merely dragged on her cigarette with a bored expression.
“How long are they going to play around on the surface?”
“...Apologies, Chairwoman. We’re currently searching for the entrance.”
“Find it faster.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Ah, there’s a Daemahin.”
The base was being brutally ravaged. The monsters were creating a scene so horrific it was difficult to even watch—but suddenly, they began exploding one after another.
The Daemahin stationed at the base were finally being deployed.
Seeing the battlefield soaked in blood and gore, they flew into a rage, swinging their swords and weapons indiscriminately. Each time they did, the bullets that had bounced off earlier now seemed irrelevant, as the monsters were sliced apart like tofu, spewing green blood.
“It really is strange. Knights, Mahin, Daemahin too... crude, primitive weapons like that are somehow the most effective.”
Go Minji found it fascinating.
The year was 2077. In an era where a missile could strike the opposite side of the globe within a 5-meter margin of error after flying 20,000 kilometers, the fact that swordplay still worked was downright comical.
“Chairwoman, we’ve located the entrance.”
“Flood it.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
At her command, ten times more monsters began flooding in than before.
The now-exposed dome-shaped base—and all the land around it—was blanketed in a wave of jet-black creatures.
Zzzzzzng.
“...?”
At that moment, Go Minji’s phone buzzed.
— Auntie.
— It’s been a while.
— Send me a pussy pic.
— Make it nice and wet.
“...”
A message from Go Muyeol, ruining the whole atmosphere.
“...I’ll step out for a moment. Keep watching.”
“Yes, Chairwoman. Take your time.”
