I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 136 Season 2 – Let’s Go! To the Resistance Headquarters

They were ‘humans’ wrapped in thick leather and goggles, as if they were well-accustomed to this cold.

The group of bandits quickly circled around the time machine, riding hover bikes that were assembled from various broken machines.

“Everyone, please don’t do this! We are humans!”

Could they be mistaking them for monsters?

Thinking this, Yoo Che-ran raised both hands, intending to surrender peacefully.

But in a lawless society where order had collapsed, it was nothing more than a weak gesture proving that she had no will to fight.

“I’ve claimed that woman!”

“Take her to the milk factory and make her milk until she dies!”

Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo! Woo!

Like primitive humans from an ancient time before civilization, the bandits began to shout.

One of them then threw a rope at Yoo Che-ran, who had tried to solve things peacefully.

That was just the beginning. One after another, ropes were thrown, and in no time, they succeeded in completely binding her.

“Catch her! Catch her!”

“Cut off all her unnecessary limbs!”

The bandits drooled as they stared at the now defenseless woman.

But they had no idea yet.

“Haa, it seems peaceful negotiations are impossible.”

The woman they had captured was not a mere human who survived the collapse of human civilization just because she couldn’t die.

She was an A-rank Hunter, who had undergone systematic training at the Hunter Association, and was a candidate for national authority.

Yoo Che-ran was one of the top 1% elite Hunters.

“You… judging from the way you speak, it seems you’re humans not worth keeping alive, even in this world.”

“W-What?”

“How does a woman have so much strength…!”

“So, since there are no proper facilities to detain you, I’ll take care of it all.”

Only then did the bandits realize.

They hadn’t captured Yoo Che-ran.

Yoo Che-ran had willingly let herself be captured, and now, they were the ones caught by the ropes they threw.

Chains connected to the hover bikes.

Yoo Che-ran grabbed one of them and started spinning it around like a flail.

Without even using her special abilities, she began smashing them one by one with loud *bang! bang!* sounds, like she was playing whack-a-mole.

“A-a monster!”

“Everyone, run!”

Despite coming to loot, seeing more than half of their comrades turn into bloody corpses, the remaining bandits quickly tried to cut the connected ropes and flee.

But even that was futile.

“Bandits who try to plunder people…”

“Gugh?!”

“What’s this?”

“A voice… in my head!”

“All of you, kill yourselves.”

Suddenly, a voice was heard from somewhere.

Agreeing to that command, the bandits all took out their blades and stabbed their own necks, wiping themselves out on the spot.

“?! That technique just now…”

“Leon. You’re awake?”

“I’ve been awake for a while. Father…”

“Seeing things like this outside the wall is something else.”

“Indeed. We’ve dealt with everything near the wall, but since this is quite a distance away, it seems there’s still a lot of scum here.”

Yoo Che-ran quickly turned toward the time machine, startled.

There, the three children of Shin-woo, who had traveled from the past, were all stepping outside, except for Yujin, who had taken the nuclear explosion head-on.

Shin-woo greeted them without any prejudice, which made the children laugh awkwardly. However, that moment of ease didn’t last long. Apart from Leon, the other two daughters felt unfamiliar and shy around their father.

Yulian quickly glanced away, and Shin-ah covered her face with both hands.

“So, what are you going to do? I’d love it if you kept following us.”

“Sorry, but if we keep following, doesn’t that mean we’ll end up at the rebels’ hideout? I’m curious whether the others will trust us, aside from Father.”

“Of course not. I absolutely cannot let you enter there.”

Leon’s point was very astute.

No matter how much they had betrayed the Emperor, they were once his prince and princess.

There was no way the human Resistance’s security was so lax that they would simply escort people like them underground.

As if to prove this, Jae-won clenched his teeth, showing clear hostility.

It was as if he was saying that, no matter what, this was something he could never allow.

“Father! I never liked bringing these people to the future in the first place!”

“Jae-won…”

“When I think about how many humans… how many of the Resistance have died because of them, honestly, I want to kill them right now.”

“W-wait a minute! At least I, Shin-ah, and Yujin have never even properly seen this so-called Resistance! Even Leon…”

“Many have died.”

“O-Oppa!”

“!!”

Yulian tried to mediate the fight as soon as she arrived in the future and saw her two brothers(?) about to clash.

However, it had the opposite effect.

“You know that the Hunter standing over there, Yoo Che-ran, was the field commander of the Resistance, right?”

“Of course. She’s the one who taught me hand-to-hand combat in the first place.”

“Yeah, well, the monster that killed her is ‘me.'”

“…What?”

What in the world was he talking about?

Jae-won momentarily stopped everything he was doing and turned the thought over in his head several times.

And soon, even if he didn’t want to, he had no choice but to realize the truth.

Leon, the first son of Empress Ria.

He was the one who killed Che-ran, who had stepped forward to buy time after the Resistance headquarters had been discovered.

“You bastard! I’ll kill you!!”

“No! Jae-won, hold on!”

“Jae-won, calm down!”

Han Jae-won, who had drawn the Arondight on his back and was charging toward Leon, was barely stopped by Shin-woo next to him and the past version of Yoo Che-ran standing in front.

However, his anger remained.

“You! I will definitely kill you!”

“…Fine, it wouldn’t be bad to die at your hands after all of this is over.”

“O-Oppa!”

“But now is not the time for that. Don’t we have an enemy that’s difficult to face, even if we work together?”

Leon didn’t argue.

It was only natural for Jae-won to see him as an enemy.

He didn’t offer a half-hearted apology, nor did he provoke Jae-won by telling him to go ahead and kill him.

He simply stated that it wasn’t time yet.

“We’ll settle our issues after we defeat the Emperor. Is that clear?”

“…!”

Even Jae-won, who was about to lose control, remembered their most important goal and was finally able to lower his sword.

“Yeah, that’s right… There’s someone else we need to kill first.”

“I’m glad you’ve come to your senses.”

“Is that really your line to say right now, Oppa?!”

“By the way, why are you trying to kill future Han Shin-woo? Do you want to become the next Emperor or something?”

“I have no interest in such a position. I’m simply determined to kill the man who’s ruining my mother.”

“Your mother, huh…”

His mother was Empress Ria, the one who had killed his greatest benefactor, Teacher Jin-ah Lee.

It was clear now that their goals would never align.

‘For now, I’ll step back.’

Han Jae-won decided to leave this issue until after they had defeated Emperor Han Shin-woo.

Once that was done, he would think about it.

“So, Leon. Where are you headed now?”

“Well, for now, our goal is the same as Father’s, isn’t it?”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

“So, we’re planning to stay in the time machine for a while, rather than heading to the Resistance headquarters.”

“The time machine, huh…”

It made sense. That device could only move through time; once they arrived in their target time period, it wasn’t exactly portable like a car.

Of course, Shin-woo was planning to allow it.

But as for the others…

“I agree, Father.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. Anyway, the time machine only has one more trip left. They won’t be able to pull any tricks with that.”

Surprisingly, Jae-won threw his support behind his father.

“I agree too!”

“Kang Mi-rae…?”

Since the appearance of the bandits, Kang Mi-rae had been hiding like a mouse. Now, for once, she supported Shin-woo.

“Think about it! The time machine is the only way for us to return to our world. Are we just going to leave it there? Besides, it’s too big to carry around.”

“Aha. So, you’re saying we should have them guard it too?”

“Yes! They’re not fully human anyway. That makes them more trustworthy. Though, the fact that they’re part monster is a bit of a flaw…”

At least monsters don’t stab you in the back like humans do!

With that opinion, Kang Mi-rae suggested that they leave Leon’s group in charge of the time machine.

As for the others…

“I’ll follow what Oppa wants!”

“I’ll go with Shin-woo’s opinion.”

“I’ll do whatever Shin-woo tells me to do.”

Ria, Yoo Che-ran, and Princess Kurumi, all dressed in thick coats, actively supported Shin-woo.

“I have to stay with the time machine for maintenance and communications anyway, so having some company would be nice.”

Katarina, who had to remain with the time machine anyway, simply shrugged. After all, even if she died, another version of herself existed elsewhere, thanks to time loops.

“And besides, my brother is still recovering inside the time machine.”

“You mean Yujin?”

“Yes. He’s not in any condition to be moved, so if you leave him there, I’ll do my best to guard him.”

“Alright, then let’s do that.”

In the end, Leon and the children stayed behind with Katarina in the time machine.

“Then let’s head to the Resistance headquarters!”

“Ooohhh!!”

Finally, the adventure of Shin-woo and his group in the future was about to begin…

“Ah, Father, wait a second.”

“Hm?”

It was about to start, but—

“Shin-ah, you know.”

“Yeah?”

“Please let her come along with you.”

“…What?”

“O-Oppa?!”

Leon suddenly asked for their youngest sister to join their father’s party.

Naturally—

“Don’t be ridiculous!!”

Jae-won immediately expressed his refusal.