Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 456

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The surroundings were enveloped in silence. The MR [Mobile Response] security personnel were stationed along the road, ready to block the northern route at any moment, while Margaret steadily communicated with the police to assess the situation.

Until this hour, the Valike district hooligans had been very quiet. They had received reports that approximately two thousand people were protesting in front of the Lima City Colosseum Square, but they were relatively calm. With that number, it was estimated that the current police force could handle any incidents, so there was no need for the MR security personnel to intervene.

Margaret, having ended the communication, approached Beomseok, who wore a very dissatisfied expression.

“It seems like we’ll get through today quietly.”

“Tch. Really?”

“Yes. Unlike other times, the Valike district hooligans are protesting quite calmly. And the number of participants in the riot is much smaller than during the World Cup incident four years ago.”

“Really? How many are there?”

“Less than two thousand.”

He glanced at Margaret.

“Hmm. Isn’t that quite a lot?”

“No. It’s a very small number. I found out that nearly ten thousand people gathered during the World Cup finals four years ago.”

“Wow. Seriously, almost ten thousand gathered for an away game? Is that even possible?”

“Of course, it’s possible. If they come by high-speed flying car, it only takes two hours, so that number is easily achievable. In the past, hooligans from other regions participated in the riots, and there were times when more than 30,000 gathered.”

Beomseok nodded as if he agreed. In reality, watching the World Cup requires a significant amount of time and money, making it difficult, but this place was different. If they could afford the intercity bus fare, they could flock in from all over the world, so the participation rate was bound to be high.

“I guess so. But why has the number of hooligans decreased so much?”

“Perhaps the early suppression of yesterday’s protest is a major reason. Although not many people were arrested, a day has passed, so the hooligans’ enthusiasm must have waned.”

“Tch. I see. This is too bad… I came to see some action, but it looks like I’m just wasting my time…”

“Well, there’s nothing we can do. That’s the situation. Anyway, what are you going to do, Beomseok? It seems like we’ll have to keep waiting here.”

Beomseok leaned his baton against the makeshift table and kicked the floor with his foot, clearly bored. There was no fight to watch, so he couldn’t stay here any longer. He thought it would be better to go back to the accommodation, wash his feet, and go to sleep.

“Well. I think I should go back to the accommodation.”

“Yes. I think it would be better to do that too.”

At that moment, the communicator on the table rang loudly. Margaret approached it, turned on the switch, and the hologram screen flickered to life.

“Hello. What’s going on?”

The person who appeared on the screen was the police officer Margaret had spoken to earlier. The difference was that the calmness from before was gone, and he was yelling at the top of his lungs with a desperate expression.

“– Hey! MR Security! Hooligans are gathering at the northern entrance!”

“Towards us? Don’t tell me the central defense line has been breached?”

“– That’s not it! The hooligans in the center are just bait! The main force is the guys coming in from the outside! It seems like they’re planning to surround our police officers!”

As soon as those words were spoken, a loud shout was heard from far north. The number of hooligans pouring out of every side street had already increased to about three thousand. Seeing that a considerable number of Elves [genetically engineered humanoids often used for combat or labor] were among them, it seemed impossible to stop them with the 100 agents here.

“Yes. They’re coming! What should we do!”

“– You have to stop them! If they break through there, our police officers in the center will have nowhere to retreat! The hooligans who came in from the south have already occupied all of our mobile vehicles in an instant, and they’re also coming in from the northwest, west, and east! You must stop them!”

As soon as those words were spoken, Beomseok shouted at the MR security personnel who were about to step forward.

“What are you doing! Everyone, retreat temporarily!”

The officer on the screen shouted angrily at this. If MR Security retreated, the police would be finished.

“– What are you talking about! What are we supposed to do if you run away!”

Beomseok, who had rushed to the table, picked up the communicator and shouted.

“We can’t stop them with the number of people here!”

“– Stop them anyway! Otherwise, we’re done for!”

Beomseok, frowning, grabbed Margaret’s wrist and jumped over the school fence next to him. It was to avoid a collision with the hooligan crowd.

“No. We’re really done for if we get taken down! Then the path for them to escape will disappear forever.”

“– Damn it! Then what are you going to do!”

Beomseok, seeing all the MR security personnel climb over the school fence, said quietly.

“How many police forces are there right now?”

“– 2,500 general officers and 500 mobile units composed of Elves.”

“Then quickly come to the northern entrance now.”

“– Damn it! I’m trying to go there now anyway!”

“Good. Retreat this way quickly. Then we’ll use the vehicles we came in to temporarily block the hooligans chasing after the officers. At that time, we’ll unite and strike the hooligans who entered the northern entrance from the front and back.”

The officer nodded immediately because it wasn’t a bad idea. No, it was the only way, so there was no choice.

“– Good! We’ll do as you say. Then we’ll keep going to the northern entrance.”

“Yes. I understand. Then I’ll see you later.”

Beomseok looked at Margaret, and she quickly understood his intention and ran to the transport bus. She knew what to do first because she had heard the plan from the side. Soon, the MR Security buses, which had quickly soared into the sky, flew south.

Meanwhile, Beomseok slightly peeked his face over the fence and waited for all the hooligans to pass.

“Margaret. How much is allowed?”

“Allowed? What do you mean?”

“I mean, what’s the level of violence allowed during suppression? There must be a limit, right?”

“Well? Since this case is almost like a riot, wouldn’t they tolerate at least bone fractures? Se… Seriously? Are you going to participate in the suppression, Beomseok?”

“Hehe. What else can I do? The police, who are the people’s support, are in danger… As a democratic citizen, I have to help as much as I can.”

Margaret could sense that there was no sincerity in his words. Right now, Beomseok seemed to be enjoying the current situation.

“B, but you have a match in three days. Is it okay to waste your stamina in a place like this?”

“It doesn’t matter. I’m just going to warm up lightly.”

“B, but… How can a civilian… And you’re not even an employee of our company.”

“Why not? I’m proudly registered on the board of directors. The company is in crisis, so of course, I have to step up as a director.”

Indeed, he owned a significant number of MR Security shares and was on the board of directors. He wasn’t an employee, but he could be considered a stakeholder. However, it was a bit of a stretch.

“No, where does it say that? Please go back quickly. We’ll take care of it here.”

“Hehe. You stay here. It hurts my heart if my pretty one gets hurt. Then, take care.”

Beomseok, who raised his face shield, lightly kissed her forehead and immediately jumped over the fence. All the hooligans had disappeared to the south while they were talking.

Soon, the agents, who had been watching, followed him after receiving Margaret’s silent order. Rather than stopping the stubborn Beomseok, she judged that it would be better to have the security guards support him from the side. The danger would be even greater if he went alone.

“Everyone, form a column and advance rapidly!”

At Beomseok’s command, the agents following him awkwardly formed a column. All of them had a history of working as professional gladiators or were active in amateur gladiator teams, so they roughly knew the meaning of the column formation.

They first narrowed the distance with the hooligans who had gone ahead and just kept chasing after them. It was better to avoid conflict as much as possible until the police appeared.

“What? The security guards who ran away earlier are chasing us! What are you doing! Everyone, stop!”

The pursuit of the MR security personnel was discovered by a hooligan who glanced back. Soon, hundreds of people peeled off from the rear, blocking Beomseok’s path. Whether they believed in their numbers or were intoxicated by the atmosphere, their faces were full of confidence.

“What are you doing! They’re nothing! Get rid of them right now!”

The guys who made a lot of noise stepped back, and dozens of Elves walked forward. Beomseok looked at the men who were only glaring at them from behind with a pathetic gaze. No matter how much they were composed of Elf strike teams, it was absurd that the guys with two balls were only relying on their Elves.

Annoyed, he raised his hand and gave the order to charge.

“Okay. Let’s sweep them all away! Everyone, charge!”

Beomseok, who was charging in the front, slammed his shield hard into the knee of a red-haired Elf who was rushing towards him. Pushing away the Elf who fell with a scream, he stabbed the shoulder of a blue-haired Elf who was approaching with his baton and kicked her knee hard. Then, he grabbed her right arm, which was staggering, and twisted it into a reverse cross.

“Kyaaaaak!”

Screams were heard from all directions. Beomseok and the MR security personnel pushed forward, knocking down the hooligan Elves in a sweeping manner. No matter how much their owners were watching from the side, there was nothing they could do against the well-trained and well-equipped security personnel.

Soon the situation was resolved, and the hooligan Elves were lying on the floor in terrible shape, groaning in pain.

“Good! Now, let’s get rid of those eunuch-like guys!”

As Beomseok and MR Security approached, the human hooligans were frightened and ran away to the south where their comrades were. Some were worried about their Elves and remained, but they couldn’t dare to block the way and hid in nearby buildings or alleys.

Beomseok, who glared at them with sharp eyes, let out a long sigh and shouted.

“What are you doing! Quickly take your Elves to the nearby hospital! If you dawdle, there won’t be a bed to lie on! I’ll send so many patients that the hospital will burst!”

Only then, relieved, did the owners come out and support their Elves. And in groups of three or five, they took out their electronic notebooks and called for a taxi. It seemed like they were going to return.

Beomseok reorganized the ranks of the squad and started a rapid advance again. Now, rescuing the police was the top priority.

“Uwaaaaaa! Uwaaaaaa!”

“Sweep away all the police bastards! Everyone, charge!”

“Yeah! After catching them all. Let’s occupy Lima City today!”

As Beomseok followed closely, he could see the hooligan crowd clashing with the police. Whether they believed in their number of three thousand, they were all rushing in, but soon they were screaming and falling to the ground in a miserable state.

The police also had three thousand, so there was no reason to be pushed back by the hooligans. Of course, a vast hooligan crowd was chasing behind them to the south, but they were stopped by the unmanned operation of the MR Security vehicles.

Currently, five 25-seater buses and two equipment vehicles were rapidly moving back and forth, threatening the hooligan main force, so they couldn’t easily approach.

“Good. Wait here!”

Beomseok unexpectedly gave up the charge. He was waiting for the police to push the hooligans and arrive at this place.

The place where he was standing was an intersection with alleys on both sides. If they squeezed the hooligans from the front and back together with the police here, they would scatter along the alleys.

Of course, they might continue to resist even in the encirclement, but they were not professional fighters. If one or two with weak hearts started to run away, they would scatter like sand grains swept away by the waves and eventually run away into the alleys.

After a while, when the hooligans who had been pushed back reached the alleys. Beomseok charged in with everyone.

“Okay, everyone! Just beat them enough not to die!”

As soon as he and the MR security personnel rushed in, some of the hooligans on the left and right began to run away along the alleys. They were the guys who had been beaten by Beomseok earlier. They had watched dozens of Elves be annihilated in an instant, so they didn’t have the courage to fight back.

Beomseok and the MR security personnel, thinking this was the time, ruthlessly swung their batons and knocked down the hooligans one by one. Although there were only about 100 people, no one could stop them because Beomseok was leading the way.

“Damn it! Who are these bastards again!”

“What are you doing! Stop them!”

Beomseok, who had arrived in front of the man who had just shouted, immediately slammed his baton hard into his thigh. Since it was not a shock that a human could withstand, the guy rolled on the floor with a terribly broken leg.

“Hahahaha! You’re all dead now!”

Amidst Beomseok’s wild laughter spreading around, the MR security personnel boldly advanced and swept away the hooligans. The guys who were attacked fiercely from the front and back soon realized their disadvantage and slowly began to scatter.

“Damn it! Everyone, run away! Once we scatter, we’ll join the main force and attack again!”

The hooligans disappeared into the alleys like a receding tide. The police, who had barely broken through the encirclement, began to run north in a hurry. It was a shameful thing for the police to be chased by hooligans, but it couldn’t be helped because they were outnumbered.

Currently, more than 20,000 hooligans were chasing after them, and thousands of them were Elves who followed their immature owners.

============================ Author’s Notes ============================

I’m out of my mind because I came after drinking. I have to go to bed now.

Then everyone have a nice day. I’ll see you again tomorrow.