My Alter Ego's Path to Greatness

Chapter 367

〈Terror (4)〉

Loud sparks flew out along with a bloody sound.

Absolutely! Pajik!

At the same time, countless remains of reinforced concrete slowly floated into the air.

The sight of massive masses that seemed incapable of moving even with individual effort, all moving against gravity, was enough to give a feeling of breathtaking intimidation to those watching from the side.

Coo! thud!

As people at the scene watched blankly, large and heavy debris began to pile up in one corner.

The spectacular scene ended with the last piece of reinforced concrete gently landing on top of the pile of rubble, clearing it up neatly.

“Whoa, where next?”

Ji-yoon Yoon, the head of the branch of the Returnees Association, who displayed such overwhelming majesty, opened her mouth indifferently, trying to ignore the admiring gazes of those around her.

The current situation is a national crisis of unprecedented scale.

There was no time to distract one’s attention elsewhere.

-That was just the last time there. Thank you for your hard work, branch manager.

“...okay? “Is there anything else urgent?”

-Yes, everything has not been sorted out yet, but there is nothing urgent enough to require the branch manager’s help right now.

However, her nervousness slowly melted away as she heard the secretary’s communication delivered through bone conduction headphones.

As soon as I heard the news about the terrorist attack, I literally spent several hours moving frantically across all directions like lightning.

In the midst of such a large-scale disaster, we can finally take a breather.

“Whoa.”

A sigh escaped her mouth as she relaxed her body with light stretching.

There was no foreshadowing, so what kind of fuss is this all of a sudden?

‘Terrorism on this scale. ‘This isn’t something that can be done with one or two years of preparation.’

And when I had some free time, various thoughts that I had not been able to think about in depth until now passed through my mind one after another.

The identity and intent of those who did this, the aftermath of this incident, and measures to resolve it.

These were all problems that were obviously going to be a headache.

“Ah, my head feels like it’s already hurting.”

Jiyoon Yoon tried to turn her thoughts in a different direction.

You’re going to have no choice but to continue to deal with that problem for a while anyway.

Suffering alone like this was just ineffective.

‘The vampires of the clan were also of great help in this matter. Without their assistance, the damage would have been greater due to the villains running amok, taking advantage of the momentary vacuum in security.’

Also, the performance of their leader Heinz was outstanding.

Not only helping with relief efforts, but also controlling other underground organizations.

As expected, building a cooperative relationship with them without being harsh was a good decision.

‘Come to think of it, there were quite a few others that seemed quite useful.’

What came to her mind next were several awakened people who showed their presence by performing various activities amidst the chaos.

Among them, there were people she already knew, but there were quite a few people she was seeing for the first time.

‘Are these guys from the Ability Management Bureau really investigating the transmitter properly?’

There are so many talented people in the outside world that I didn’t even know existed!

Although she didn’t make any special contact because she was busy moving around in the chaos, she couldn’t fool her sense that the subtle electric current was covering several kilometers in all directions.

‘Where on earth have such talented people been hiding all this time? It would be easier if everyone joined the association at this point. Especially...’

And among them, there were those that particularly bothered me.

It was a spiritist who was famously rare among people on Earth, and an unidentified monster who roamed the sky in a strange metal suit.

‘Besides, the Spiritualist was someone I couldn’t easily meet. By the way, how many times is this?’

An unidentified, unregistered transcendental person has emerged from Korea again.

I was confused as to whether I should like this or be worried.

“...Then I will tell the media so.”

“Then let’s move on. First of all, the approximate damage total that has been revealed so far is....”

‘Anyway, it’s a good thing that we’ve had a global publicity effect once again.’

At this point, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to officially make Titan the mascot of Howard Industries.

It will be of great help in alleviating the hesitation of those who looked at Mjolnir with suspicious eyes even after it was introduced at the showcase.

‘Of course, since something like this has happened, we should refrain from expanding our business for the time being. Since I have accumulated goods, it would be a good idea to take care of my image with a large donation... and donate a certain percentage of the potions to disaster relief.’

In fact, money didn’t mean much to me now.

The value of the goods he has collected from the two different worlds is already difficult to measure.

In particular, the gold and silver treasures held by Hans, the immortal king, and Horus, who inherited the “Treasury of Gold,” were literally a heap of gold.

‘It wouldn’t be a bad idea to give something separately in the name of the clan. This is also an opportunity to change the bad image.’

It was also well known that vampires who had been operating in the shadows had provided considerable help in resolving this situation.

There is no better opportunity than this to change the perception of those who have been stigmatized as demons.

Of course, even if they did that, most people would still be distant and reluctant to do so, but the fact that they were one step closer than before was worth it.

‘Okay then, that’s all you need to do... the only thing left is to deal with this?’ A space where

loud

mechanical sounds can be heard

.

In the middle of it all, Hesperon, dressed in full titan gear, stood alone.

The ends of the wire bundles ejected from the shoulder area were connected to the terminals of the mechanical devices.

‘It doesn’t seem like they are ordinary items. ‘It’s taking longer than I thought?’

This was the hideout of Beoncheonhoe, located underground in the Demilitarized Zone.

A place where there are many traces of those who were unable to withdraw.

He had entered inside at once using “Hero’s Footsteps” to find additional clues from the devices they were using.

Of course, the main body that used “Object Projection” as Hans had already wiped out their memories and returned home.

Based on that information, a blood alliance with Heinz II, who tightly controlled Korea’s back alleys, was enough to organize the remaining remnants.

Tieeee—

how long has it been since I spent so much time feeling helpless?

The phrase I had been waiting for finally appeared in my right eye, where complex symbols were constantly passing by.

〈System analysis completed.〉

〈Hacking successful. Download the data.

Originally, it would not have been possible to hack any device like this, no matter how high-end artificial intelligence it was equipped with.

This is especially true for items like these that have been influenced by other mechanical civilizations.

The basic purpose of the creation of “Mechanical Eye: Callicas” was not to do complex tasks such as hacking, but simply to provide a ‘prosthetic eye’ to replace the eye.

〈I came into contact with a new system.〉

However, the modification through Howard’s “Technological Revolution” and the reinforcement using the “Craftsman’s Soul” broke down the existing limitations.

Hesperon’s “Chain of Covenant” made it so that it could clearly function as a part of his own body, rather than as a simple mechanical device.

〈Check compatibility. Security protocol in operation...〉

〈A useful system algorithm was discovered. The software is automatically updated.

In other words, “Inside the Machine: Callicas” was not a separate object from Hesperon—it was a part of the body and one of the skills that developed along with it.

It also applies the avatar’s growth correction and the effect of 『Elixir of Growth』.

‘On top of that, space battleship-level hardware called Titan is added, so something like this is possible.’

Perhaps these devices were specially issued for a secret mission.

Of course, the information recorded by these lowly people would be nothing, but...

since the memory extraction was not 100% perfect, there was no harm in referring to it.

“...Oh? This is....”

You might be able to discover unexpected income like now.

Hesperon’s eyes sparkled as he examined the information that appeared in his right eye.

What I found in their database.

That was a clue about the Southeast Asia branch, another key base of the Buncheonhoe.