I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 138 Season 2 – Underground Village

All the many brilliant human talents of the future were killed by my hands.

And now, the one leading the nearly annihilated rebel forces was none other than Dorothy.

The mascot character of the Monster Group, who had become the leader of the humans 20 years later.

For now, after hearing the whole story from Jae-won, she seemed to accept it…

“Aaahhh! S-So scaryyyy!!”

“Captain, calm down!”

“…Is she an idiot?”

…It seemed it would take her some time to fully grasp the situation.

Still, the hostility she initially had toward us seemed to have subsided.

“Who would have thought the one bringing someone to defeat future Han Shin-woo would be the past Han Shin-woo…”

Dorothy looked like she was about to faint.

Of course, there’s a saying from the East about using one barbarian to defeat another, called *Iigeii.*

But this wasn’t about barbarians; this was more like using a ‘Demon Lord’ to slay another Demon Lord.

The scale was on a completely different level.

However, if you thought about it another way, there was no better ally than this.

Thus.

“Hmm… well, does it really matter?”

“Captain Dorothy, there aren’t many people left in the rebel forces anyway. This is actually an opportunity.”

“Hmm… is that so?”

“Why is the captain so naïve?!”

“Dorothy, just let us in.”

“Yes, yes! The Monster Group leader Katarina came over to this world with us!”

“W-What?! The leader, Katarina, is here?!”

After hearing that people were brought here by Leader Katarina, Dorothy’s trust in us was fully established.

Simultaneously, she dashed toward Kang Mi-rae, who had spoken, asking about the leader.

“The leader! Where is the leader now?!”

“Huh? Well… she’s waiting in the time machine…”

“The time machine! You brought our last secret weapon, the time machine. Jae-won!”

“Yes, Captain. And I even modified it to carry more people. Still, there’s only one chance left to go back to the past.”

“Yeah, that’s true.”

To think Dorothy, from the Monster Group, had become the rebel leader.

What did the current human rebel forces look like?

While I was curious about that, I also wanted to quickly head to the underground rebel base.

Then.

“Alright. Everyone, come inside.”

“…?”

“Come inside?”

As if to show she fully trusted us, Dorothy spoke, and the ground began to tremble.

“?!”

“O-Oppa! A door appeared from the ground!”

Suddenly, a large door rose up behind Dorothy, who stood in front of us, as if inviting us inside.

“Could this be…?”

“Yes, this is the entrance to our rebel base.”

“The underground city is built at least 1,000 meters below the surface. Without this kind of warp, it would take days just to dig our way down.”

“…! At that depth, it’s no wonder no one could find it.”

I had thought it would be at subway-level depth.

Jae-won had already told me how desperate the human rebels’ situation was.

But could there still be such talented people left?

More importantly, the ability to summon a door and warp people to another place.

I knew very well the kind of ‘nation-level’ power this was.

‘To think that person was still alive…’

“Alright, let’s go in!”

“Yes, let’s.”

We began walking toward the door glowing with white light, one by one.

Just then, I noticed Shin-ah walking cautiously at the back.

“What’s wrong, Shin-ah?”

“Huh?! Ah, um, it’s just… I’m a little scared…”

“Scared of going to where humans live?”

“…Yes. The only time I’ve ever seen humans was in the royal palace. So, I’m trembling a bit… What if they all attack me and try to kill me?”

Shin-ah, hesitating and stopping in her tracks.

Gently stroking her head, I tried to encourage her.

“That won’t happen.”

“Dad…”

“If anything does happen, I’ll protect you.”

“But if you do that, we’ll completely alienate ourselves from the humans of this world.”

“Even so, I can’t just stand by and watch my daughter die.”

“…! Thank you, Dad.”

With her heart now at ease, Shin-ah started walking toward the door that connected to the humans’ base.

First, Dorothy and Jae-won entered.

Then, Che-ran, Miss Kurumi, and Ria followed.

Finally, I took Shin-ah’s hand, as we walked in behind the grumbling Kang Mi-rae.

On the other side of the glowing door, there were soldiers…

“Oh! The captain’s here!”

“Captain Nuna!”

“Hehe. Have you little ones been doing well?”

…or so I thought.

Isn’t the area near the entrance supposed to be the most heavily guarded?

That’s basic common sense, right? Yet, the first step I took into the realm of humans 20 years into the future…

The environment was more desolate than I had imagined.

Beyond the door was a tunnel 1,000 meters underground.

It was quite spacious, but beneath the dirt were only frail-looking people, not strong figures.

The ones guarding the entrance were just a few children dressed as soldiers.

Armed with things like broken aluminum pots or bamboo swords, these kids were far from useful in combat.

“This… is all there is?”

“There are a few more people inside, but there are only about 1,000 humans living in this underground city. Most of them are either old or children. The rest have gone out to scavenge for food…”

“But they usually come back empty-handed. The only thing left to eat on the surface are monsters, and all the capable humans who could hunt them were killed long ago.”

“…!!”

Right. This was a world where my future self had waged and won a global war.

Given that, this situation almost seemed inevitable, but it still made me so angry that my fists clenched tightly.

“Captain. By the way, who are the people behind you?”

“Ah, these are new survivors who lived on the surface.”

“W-What?!”

“The surface! Can we finally live on the surface again?!”

“No. These people survived because they’re strong. We still can’t go to the surface. So, please be patient for a little longer.”

“Ugh…”

“I got my hopes up for nothing…”

The children, whose eyes had brightened at the mention of survivors from the surface, quickly grew despondent.

Jae-won whispered in my ear, explaining their reaction.

“Actually, these kids were born in the underground city. They’ve never set foot on the surface.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. As you saw earlier, the surface is teeming with B-rank level monsters. The only ones who can go up are those who were once hunters, like the member of our ‘End of the Earth Village’ currently on the surface.”

“I see…”

These children, who had lived their entire lives underground.

Instead of proper education, they spent their days digging with drills, expanding the village, Jae-won told me.

It was horrific.

I couldn’t even put into words how it made me feel.

Naturally, the person more shocked than anyone was Shin-ah.

“Is this… a village?”

A kingdom within stone walls versus people living in dirt homes.

How must that look to her?

I didn’t bother asking.

It was something she would have to think about herself.

“Would you like to come inside?”

“Is this place… really okay?”

“It feels like it’s going to collapse!”

“Ugh… To be honest, I can’t completely deny that, but it’s a place where people can live, at least.”

The place we arrived at after following Dorothy was a mud house with relatively spacious rooms.

The light inside wasn’t from electric bulbs but from old-fashioned torches.

“All the people who could generate electricity were killed…”

“Ah…”

Anyway, we passed by elderly people and children in rags, marveling at us, as we finally entered the human base of 20 years later, the ‘Underground Village.’

“Thankfully, the time machine is only about 30 minutes away.”

“Yes, at this distance, we can run back if anything happens to it.”

“To think the person guarding the time machine is none other than Leon, the eldest son of Han Shin-woo…”

“Captain Dorothy, those three over there said they wanted to form an alliance with us. After all, they’ve just been abandoned by their father, too.”

“Ugh…! As much as I hate to admit it, they’re quite powerful. But Leon! He’s the one who killed several of our Monster Group members!!”

While it might be good from a tactical standpoint, personally, it was intolerable.

That’s how much Crown Prince Leon had been, during the time Han Shin-woo waged war on the world, the ‘human hunter’ who polished his skills at his father’s side.

And we’re supposed

to trust him now?

Dorothy couldn’t accept that, no matter how much she thought about it.

“For now! Let’s just make sure he doesn’t come here.”

“I agree with you on that, Captain.”

“Still, I never imagined Lady Kurumi from the Kitsune family and young Lady Ria would come to this time period.”

“Dorothy, right? I look forward to working with you.”

“I’m on my brother’s side now, so don’t worry about me!”

As Dorothy greeted us with a sigh of relief, Lady Kurumi and Ria introduced themselves.

Then Dorothy stiffly turned her head toward me and Shin-ah.

“But… I understand about Shin-woo, but who’s the girl behind him?”

“?!”

“…!”

“Hmm…”

“Was there such a child 20 years ago?”

Recalling 20 years ago, Dorothy tilted her head in confusion at Shin-ah’s unfamiliar presence.

I hesitated, unsure how to respond.

However.

“Captain, think about it carefully.”

“…?”

“As twisted as he may be, Father had almost 10 wives in the future. Don’t you think there could be one or two women you didn’t know about?”

No, Jae-won, there’s no way she’s going to believe that excuse…

“Oh, right! That makes sense!”

…She’s convinced?

“Looking at Shin-woo now, it’s certainly plausible. Another woman, huh…”

“Yes, Captain. Another woman.”

“……”

“Sigh…”

“Oppa, seriously…”

Although it seemed like Shin-ah had made it through safely, I couldn’t help feeling a pang in my heart.