The Tough Guy Hides the Villainess

080 – The Intensity Ranges from 1 to 7! # 2

080 – The Intensity Ranges from 1 to 7! # 2

“Zombie’s mind. Surrender. Until you surrender, I will execute the torture plan from stage 1 to stage 7 on Seo Ga-eul.

Stage 1 is holding hands.

If you do not surrender today, we will move on to stage 2 tomorrow.”

Seo Do-cheol felt his hair stand on end at the message from Seo Ga-eul’s kidnapper.

It was because there was a photo of his daughter, Seo Ga-eul, holding hands with someone and screaming, sent to an email address known only to him and his daughter.

As he played the attached audio, a scream that sounded like intestines being ripped apart filled the air.

—Ahhh!!! You perverted b*stard!!!!

At his daughter’s scream, Seo Do-cheol felt the blood in his body turn cold and then heat up repeatedly.

His vision blurred, he felt dizzy, and nausea rose within him.

“Namsanho, you b*stard!!!”

Seo Do-cheol was convinced that the kidnapper of Seo Ga-eul was Namsanho.

There was no one else who would so blatantly reveal their desire for his daughter.

‘…It’s all my fault.’

He regretted it.

Why had he tried to engage his daughter to a man like Nam San-ho?

He only wanted to fulfill his daughter’s wish.

He just wanted to keep the promise he made to his late wife.

Seo Do-cheol couldn’t hold back his tears when he thought about his daughter suffering.

At that moment.

Seo Ga-eul washed her hands clean with soap.

She felt disgusted because she had held Han Nam-jin’s hand last night.

“Han Nam-jin, you crazy pervert!”

“Calm down.”

“Calm down? Yoo Yeoreum, it’s fun for you to watch from the other side of the river! This can’t go on. I can’t be the only one suffering. If I go further with him, you have to go further with him too. Otherwise, I won’t cooperate!”

“What? That’s ridiculous!”

Yoo Yeoreum frowned, but Seo Ga-eul had already made up her mind. If the zombie’s mind didn’t surrender, the level of physical contact would increase every day.

She could tolerate up to level 3, but she wanted to stop at level 4.

If she couldn’t stop it, she wouldn’t suffer alone.

But-.

To be honest, there seemed to be no more effective bait for Nam San-ho than this.

Nam San-ho was a man with a strong desire for exclusivity.

“If the zombie’s mind is really Nam San-ho, he will reveal himself before reaching level 2. His obsession with me was truly nauseating. He wouldn’t even let me talk to other men.”

The engagement between Seo Ga-eul and Nam San-ho was actually broken off before it even started.

President Nam Tae-gun had rejected Seo Do-cheol’s engagement proposal.

Seo Do-cheol felt deeply humiliated by this, but in fact, Seo Ga-eul didn’t really care.

In some ways, she thought it was rather fortunate.

‘Nam San-ho was handsome, but he wasn’t my type. I don’t like men who cling to me and are overly possessive. The rumors about him were also bad.’

However, for some reason, Nam San-ho started acting like Seo Ga-eul’s fiancé.

Whenever Seo Ga-eul seemed to talk to other men, he would always intervene, and he couldn’t control his anger if she even glanced at other men, causing problems.

“You should have seen him kneeling before the café worker who asked for my number, accusing him of s*xual harassment.”

The incident at N Mart was also an extension of such obsessions.

That day, Seo Ga-eul lost her strength because of the rising full moon.

At that moment, Nam San-ho came to Seo Ga-eul and started spouting nonsense, saying, “Let’s run away together and live together.”

“He thought that I didn’t resist because I liked him, not because my strength was weakened. If I had been dragged away by Nam San-ho like that…”

Seo Ga-eul resisted as much as she could.

Then she pushed Nam San-ho down the stairs, and his neck broke as he rolled down.

Dead─!?

At least, that’s what she thought at the time.

“But, the ring that he took from my mother was found at the memorial park. Nam San-ho was alive. The zombies there were trying to catch me.”

The memorial park where her mother was resting.

Nam San-ho, who predicted that Seo Ga-eul would appear there, must have released the zombies to capture her.

He was a perverted guy.

At this point, Yoo Yeoreum couldn’t help but be curious.

“Why were you trying to get engaged to such a guy?”

“He was the president’s adopted son. If Nam San-ho took over the position and became the president, I would become the first lady, and then I would become a queen like the princesses in fairy tales. That was my mother’s dream.”

“To become a queen?”

“For me to live like a princess.”

Seo Ga-eul recalled her promise with her mother.

Her mother wanted Seo Ga-eul to live like a princess in a fairy tale, but in reality, she was only being abused by a kidnapper.

‘No, in some ways, it’s like a princess trapped in a tower.’

Of course, Seo Ga-eul knew a real princess.

The fairy princess ‘Kore.’

Swoosh-.

Seo Ga-eul took out the walkie-talkie when Han Nam-jin wasn’t around.

“Thank goodness Han Nam-jin didn’t catch me.”

Crackle-.

Seo Ga-eul operated the walkie-talkie to contact Kore.

“Bom, I received the doll you gave me last time. It was really under the bed.”

━Really? That’s amazing! Then it means we’re really in the same space! You guys are trapped in this ‘Room of Flowers’ too, right? Just like me!

The fairy princess was also trapped in the “Room of Flowers.”

It was exactly the same place where Seo Ga-eul and Yoo Yeoreum were.

No, in some ways, there were differences.

“You really don’t know the name Hanamjin?”

━Nope. Is it a famous name in the outside world? The only similar name I know is Nam Taegun. I heard he’s doing something like a councilman in the outside world. Is it similar to our fairy elders’ council?

President Nam Taegun held a council position about 20 years ago.

In other words, the flower room where the fairy princess was, was from 20 years ago.

━I’ll hide the doll I made under the bed again! Check if this doll is still there 20 years later! If it is, that would be really fun!

When Seogaeul looked under the bed, there was yet another doll she hadn’t seen before.

It was a very old rag doll.

“It’s here.”

━Wow!

Yuyeoreum wondered how such a thing was possible.

The power of the “miracle” that Seogaeul possessed was indeed amazing.

‘Who would have thought we could contact someone from 20 years ago.’

Suddenly, she became curious.

Where would the fairy princess be in the world 20 years from now?

If she’s not in this room, it means she went somewhere.

Seogaeul said,

“Boma, if you remember us 20 years from now, can you come back to this flower room and save us? I don’t know the exact date, but it’s roughly spring 20 years from now.”

━Got it! Spring 20 years from now! I’ll definitely remember!

A strong reply was heard.

Five minutes later.

Knock, knock, knock-.

Someone knocked on the door where Seogaeul and Yuyeoreum were trapped.

Could it be that the fairy princess had come to save them, crossing 20 years of time?

With a heart full of strange hope, Seogaeul listened to the door and heard a voice.

━Seogaeul, Yuyeoreum. Are you in there?

“…A man’s voice?”

# # #

Nam Woojoo headed to the old junkyard in D city.

He was going there to meet an old man who lived there.

“Smell….”

Lieutenant Jang Boreum covered his mouth with his hand at the smell of something rotting.

Soon, zombies sprang out from somewhere in the old junkyard.

━Kyaaah!

“Brigadier!”

“Stay back.”

As Supernova Nam Woo-joo was about to counterattack, a harpoon flew from somewhere and pierced the zombie’s head.

Pshuk-!

At the end of the harpoon with a long line stood an old man with a large scar over one eye.

“No salutes! I’m a civilian now!”

The old man shouted loudly.

Nam Woo-joo took off his star-embellished military cap and asked.

“Are you Mr. Heo Gi?”

“Yes!”

The old man dragged the zombie’s corpse and threw it into the bonfire.

Crackle, crackle-.

Several zombies were already burning by the fire, and the smell was so terrible that Jang Boreum felt nauseous.

So Jang Boreum said, “Excuse me for a moment….” and went to find a restroom, while Nam Woo-joo approached the old man and asked.

“I heard you know about the ‘Fairy Princess’.”

“I do. But first, what season is it now?”

“It’s spring.”

“Spring. Spring…. Let’s see….”

The old man began counting on his fingers.

From one to ten.

He seemed to be in a daze.

Ordinary people exposed to the demonic nature of the Great Maze for a long time end up like this.

But despite his age, his muscles hadn’t diminished, and his tense posture showed he had been an excellent soldier.

As a fellow soldier, Nam Woo-joo asked him.

“Warrant Officer Ha Gi-hoon. Where is ‘Kore’ now?”

“I don’t know that either. All she gave me was this. She gave it to me a few years ago….”

Swoosh-.

The old man pulled out an old, worn-out box and handed over a piece of paper from inside.

It was a letter.

It read:

“Uncle, if I can’t appear before you, please go to the Room of Flowers on a spring day and save Gaeul and Yeoreum for me. There’s a map drawn on the back of the letter.”

Room of Flowers?

Gaeul and Yeoreum?

‘Could it be Seo Gaeul and Yoo Yeoreum?’

Nam Woojoo thought of the missing Seo Gaeul and Yoo Yeoreum.

He couldn’t understand why such a thing was written in a letter left by “Kore” long ago, but he couldn’t afford to miss the clue he had barely obtained.

The missing Seo Gaeul and Yoo Yeoreum might know the current location of “Kore.”

Flip-.

When he turned the letter over, there was a map of the “Great Labyrinth” drawn on it.

Nam Woojoo was greatly surprised because it was a very detailed map, considering the internal changes of the labyrinth.

“Lieutenant, I’m going to the ‘Great Labyrinth,’ so wait here with the old man.”

Nam Woojoo, who didn’t have much time, went to the Great Labyrinth and found a place called the “Room of Flowers.”

It looked like a dead-end wall, but according to the map, it was a ‘door.’

Knock, knock, knock-.

Nam Woojoo knocked on the door.

“Seo Gaeul and Yoo Yeoreum. Are you in there? I am Brigadier General Nam Woojoo of the Republic of Korea Army.”

Nam Woojoo admired the hidden room.

If Seo Gaeul and Yoo Yeoreum were really inside, the kidnapper’s skills were extraordinary.

To think of hiding women in the “Great Labyrinth.”

According to the “Labyrinth Entry Records” he checked before entering, there was only one person identified as the culprit.

Of course, he would have to ask the parties involved and investigate to know the details.

“I have a lot to ask you about ‘Kore’ and other things. I’m going to break down the entrance, so step away from the wall. You’ll get hurt if you get caught up.”

Clap─!

Nam Woojoo clapped his hands.

As he condensed gravity with the power of the “Star” to create a black hole, he felt the air around him stir greatly.

At the moment he was about to destroy the wall, something strange happened.

Paaang-! Sssss….

A strong impact seemed to occur, and then a strange magical formation appeared around the corridor, neutralizing the attack.

“Is that all that happened after my attack? Is it really the fairy’s spell? This room must be quite an important place.”

A sense of determination arose.

So, Nam Woo-joo also thought it was time to reveal his true skills.

Sssssss-.

Darkness began to spread thickly around Nam Woo-joo’s feet and surroundings.

It clung to the surrounding walls like a creature with a will, and Nam Woo-joo realized that this was no ordinary darkness.

For example, even when he shone the lantern’s light, the darkness did not recede.

Clatter, clatter, clatter-.

A strange sound was heard from beyond the pitch-black corridor.

Clank-, clatter-.

It was the sound of metals clashing against each other.

“Who’s there?”

【I am the darkness within you.】

Puuuk-!

Something sharp pierced through Nam Woo-joo’s chest and protruded.

Nam Woo-joo’s mind reeled as the unknown blade, which had appeared from deep within his ribs, tore through his organs.

“Cough!”

At this moment, Nam Woo-joo judged the situation with superhuman mental strength.

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Whatever was beyond that darkness, it must never be allowed to return intact.

# # #

━Krrr…!

The cat that had been sleeping on my stomach suddenly made an angry noise and flew around the room anxiously, waking me up completely.

“Just a zombie.”

Looking out the window, I saw a zombie wandering around my yard.

I grabbed a club and went to the living room to smash the zombie’s head.

Crash-!

“How dare you trespass on my yard.”

I had piled up obstacles firmly in the yard, so how did it get through?

Since I was already up at dawn, I thought I might as well check the news. As soon as I turned on the internet news, it was already in an uproar.

「Supernova missing in the Great Maze of Southern Universe!」

「The star of Korea is in a state of life or death─.」

“Missing in the Great Maze?”

How did that happen?

It would take something significant to put that 「Supernova」 in a predicament.

There was only one thing that came to mind, but right now, something else was more important.

「Zombie Mine accepts the kidnapper’s conditions! Is Korea’s ‘Zombie Crisis’ facing a dramatic turn?!」

「New video released from Zombie Mine─.」

A video released from Zombie Mine?

We haven’t even reached the first stage of physical contact, and they’ve already taken the bait. They must be in quite a hurry.

The content of the video was simple.

「To the kidnapper of Seo Ga-eul. Let’s meet and talk. I want to talk with you alone in a place where we won’t be disturbed. I will give my contact information to Seo Do-cheol.」

They want to meet?

It’s an obvious trap.

But a man doesn’t run away even if he knows it’s a trap.

Instead, I’ll use it to my advantage.

Brrrrrr-.

「Father-in-law」

Just in time, an important actor was calling.