I Became a National ‘Disaster’ Level Monster

Chapter 26: The National Disaster-Level Monster That Unified Germany

When playing difficult games, one often gets annoyed by troublesome bosses.

A boss with unavoidable attacks.

A boss that always keeps a distance, making you chase after it.

A boss that reveals a second phase just when you think you’ve defeated it.

However, if asked what the most annoying type of boss is, I could confidently say it was the type like these guys right in front of me.

A boss duo.

Each had their own strengths, speed and power. When I faced off against the smaller one, the bigger one would land a heavy blow on me.

And when there was an opening in the bigger one’s defense, the smaller one would sneak in and attack, making it a frustrating two-on-one battle.

In any game, encountering such bosses would make me want to immediately ask for a refund.

But now, it had become my reality.

Chaeng. Chaeng. Chaeng!

“Hmm!”

“Grrr…”

The Blue Knight leaped swiftly with a unique footwork, always closing in on my back.

Its rapier, though not strong enough to pierce my skin, could be blocked to some extent, and if I managed to land a solid hit, I could easily win.

However.

“Hihi!”

Each time I deflected its incoming sword and clenched my fist, a huge shadow loomed over me.

The giant wearing a chicken mask was about to crush me, forcing me to keep my distance and lose my chance to attack.

Bang-!

Even just a high jump and body slam caused the entire Gangnam area to shake.

Several high-rise buildings around the battlefield tilted, and the knight’s slash, which I dodged, had already neatly sliced through a few smaller buildings.

It was truly a national disaster-level duo.

‘Are these bastards trying to turn Gangnam into a bald eagle’s nest?’

There’s Samsung Electronics in Gangnam, so that would be a problem.

More than that, at this rate, my house in Gangnam might be destroyed as well.

I glared at Lee Jin-ah, who was hiding behind the two national disaster-level monsters.

“If the fight between three national disaster-level monsters only destroys Gangnam, wouldn’t that actually be fortunate?”

Was she speaking so nonchalantly because the Hunter Association she belonged to was in Yeongdeungpo?

Lee Jin-ah didn’t seem to care if Gangnam disappeared, as long as she could capture me.

‘This is ridiculous…’

In terms of individual capabilities, these two were slightly weaker or similar to the early Angel I encountered ten years ago at Busan Port before it evolved.

The problem was their teamwork.

Their skill in covering each other’s weaknesses was pressuring me like a well-organized system.

Together, they weren’t just 10 + 10 but more like 10 × 10.

“Hmm!”

“Krrk!”

Chaeng!

At that moment, the saber in the Blue Knight’s other hand struck my chest squarely.

As I heard the sound of metal being struck and got pushed back, I thought it had only grazed me slightly.

Drip. Drip.

I had believed that with its stats, it couldn’t inflict a direct wound on me.

Looking down at my chest, which was now dripping a few drops of blood for the first time since I turned into a monster, I realized something.

‘That saber is definitely not ordinary.’

Was it a ‘Majang’ because it was a monster?

But if it were a Majang, it should have been summoned separately like during the Twinhead incident…

‘Branch Manager Lee Jin-ah… Could it be that she gave a monster a ‘weapon’ used by humans?’

The chicken-masked giant might be understandable, but the Blue Knight seemed to possess some pretty annoying equipment.

Meanwhile.

‘Fighting against two national disaster-level monsters and a national power, and to be doing so well…’

Though she was smiling outwardly as she currently had the upper hand, Lee Jin-ah was also hiding her surprise, just like Shin-woo who had experienced his first wound.

The Jamsil Monster.

She had thought that it would be only about as powerful as any other national disaster-level monster designated by Korea, which ranked 18th in the world by Hunter power.

So, she had summoned her top forces this time.

These two national disaster-level monsters, one from Germany ranked 9th in the world by Hunter power and the other from the UK ranked 6th, should have been able to take it down quickly.

She had been thinking this as she fought.

“Lee Hee-jeong, are you monitoring right now?”

[Yes?! Ah, yes! Research Director! I have just logged into the personal server you mentioned!]

She had suddenly taken an interest in him.

So, she called Lee Hee-jeong, who was assigned to the computer in the Branch Manager’s office at the top floor of the Hunter Association, with her vision shared through the lens she was wearing.

“Please check the stats of the Jamsil Monster in front of you. Can you do that?”

[Yes? Ah, yes! I will do it right away!]

The Branch Manager’s office was equipped with state-of-the-art equipment that could immediately analyze a monster’s information.

[Analysis complete!]

As expected, Lee Hee-jeong quickly reported the results to Lee Jin-ah.

[The Jamsil Monster, its maximum stat is 13!]

“Hmm… 13. It’s much stronger than it looks.”

So that’s why it could withstand so much.

Lee Jin-ah nodded, seemingly satisfied with the explanation.

Simultaneously, she savored the thought that it could soon belong to her.

However.

[Um, Research Director? There’s something strange about the stats…]

“…? What do you mean?”

[Well, it’s not just that… All stats, that is, every single one of its abilities is recorded as 13…]

“…What did you say?”

For both humans and monsters, if any single stat exceeded double digits, it was considered beyond normal.

But all stats being 13?

‘Is that even possible?’

No, how…?

How could something like that exist in this world?

Was it a malfunction of the equipment?

If it wasn’t, then the creature in front of her could indeed be evaluated as a national disaster-level monster by even the American standard.

…And if she played her cards right, it could be hers today.

With such thoughts.

“Lee Hee-jeong.”

[Yes, Research Director.]

“If you support me well this time, I’ll consider your transfer request to the research building at the American headquarters that you mentioned last time.”

[R-Really?!]

“Yes, really.”

She first sweet-talked the ‘pushover’ pleasantly.

If she got her hands on that, becoming the head of the American headquarters wouldn’t just be a dream.

It meant that her original plan could be shortened by at least 10… no, 20 years.

‘All stats at 13… But no matter how strong 13 is, it can’t stop this.’

Therefore, Lee Jin-ah smiled sweetly while looking at the jet-black monster in front of her.

Then she snapped her fingers, making the Blue Knight step back for once and bringing the chicken-masked giant to the front.

“Grrk?”

‘What is she doing?’

Seeing their oddly changed second phase, I tilted my head in confusion.

Sending out that sluggish giant first would just make him my personal sandbag.

I decided to watch and see what she was up to.

“This monster’s name is Beatbox. It appeared in West Germany in 1989 when Germany was still divided into East and West.”

With a ‘monster called Beatbox’ beside her, who had started guzzling down alcohol from a bottle, Lee Jin-ah began her explanation.

“Back then, it killed 50 third-generation West German tanks and about 12,000 infantrymen. It didn’t stop there; it broke the Berlin Wall, rolled into East Germany, and killed another 29 tanks and 21,000 soldiers.”

‘A bit of alternate history, huh.’

was a fantasy genre game set in the modern era.

There were many instances where monster incidents were mixed into actual history like this.

But this was my first time hearing about Germany, so I listened with interest.

“Thanks to that, Germany, which was almost destroyed by the overwhelming enemy, miraculously unified to successfully subdue this monster named Beatbox.”

“Grrr…”

“In Korea’s case, it’s like South and North Korea unifying to capture a monster. How about that? Now do you understand why he’s called a national disaster-level monster?”

I nodded.

He was an impressive guy.

As in the original, there’s not a single sane national disaster-level monster.

But why was she suddenly explaining all this?

“You look curious about why I’m telling you this now.”

I nodded again at Lee Jin-ah’s words.

“This is the reason.”

“Gah, oooooooooooooooooooooooook-!!”

While I was talking to Lee Jin-ah, the monster named Beatbox had finished the entire bottle of alcohol.

It then started burping loudly, and the sound alone shattered all the windows of the surrounding high-rise buildings, making the glass fall like rain to the ground.

“It’s to buy time.”

Eventually, the completely intoxicated Beatbox lay down on the ground.

Despite being already massive, it began to swell even larger, forming a perfect sphere.

Then it started rolling in place, gaining speed rapidly.

“You better be careful, Jamsil Monster.”

“…!”

“Once Beatbox gets into this state, it won’t stop until it ‘charges’ for approximately 2,000 kilometers. And no hunter or weapon in history has ever been able to stop it during its charge.”

The monster named Beatbox.

Its double-digit stats were ‘Strength’ and ‘Endurance’.

Both were monsters with stats close to 12, but in their current state, their strength and endurance reached 13.

This meant that for the 2,000 kilometers they rolled, their strength and endurance were on par with the Jamsil Monster.

Rumble, rumble, rumble.

“Grrk?!”

The jet-black monster jumped to the side to dodge the massive rolling body.

Then Beatbox, after punching holes through several high-rise buildings in Gangnam, came rolling back.

A perfectly clean circle formed in the wake of its path.

The high-rise buildings, having lost their lower floors, began to slowly collapse as everything they touched was obliterated.

Regardless of that.

Rumble, rumble, rumble, rumble.

While Shin-woo worried about the city, Beatbox, endlessly rolling, finally collided with the jet-black monster.

“Lancel… Sir Knight, be ready.”

“Hmm…”

Lee Jin-ah’s plan was simple.

Although she couldn’t kill it this way, a collision of equal stats for 2,000 kilometers.

Once Beatbox’s rolling state ended and the Jamsil Monster was exhausted, she planned to have the Blue Knight neatly sever its neck.

This way, she could obtain an almost perfect corpse.

“2,000 kilometers… Gangnam will definitely be flattened.”

If things went well, half of Seoul might revert to the Stone Age.

It was a truly sad thought.

But in any case, her victory was assured.

A smile of happiness began to form at the corners of Lee Jin-ah’s mouth.

She was thinking this and smiling when—

“Awooooooo—!!”

“Huh?”

A familiar monster’s roar came from somewhere.

…Wait a minute.

Come to think of it, the ‘young monster.’

Where had her original target gone?

Had she been too focused on the Jamsil Monster?

Her original objective.

As she finally remembered the young monster that had already disappeared from the intersection, an inexplicable sense of unease made her swallow nervously.

Bang-!

Suddenly, something flew through the window of the building behind her.

Lee Jin-ah saw that it was her Beatbox, which had stopped rolling and was now coughing up blood, and the smile slowly faded from her lips.

“Huh? …Why is it flying?”

Strength and endurance were two essential stats for close combat.

Agility, even if higher, would only allow one to dodge attacks, not strike back.

“W-Waaaaaa!!”

“…! Beatbox! Stop!”

Something was wrong.

Something… The situation was turning strange.

Realizing this, Lee Jin-ah tried to stop Beatbox, but the national disaster-level monster, having lost its temper at being stopped mid-charge, went berserk.

It started rolling again, aiming for the jet-black monster that had sent it flying.

“Hoo…”

This place would soon become dangerous.

I had told the young monster to signal me when it got outside Gangnam, but it chose to ‘roar’ instead. Such a smart kid.

‘Thanks to that, I can finally do this properly.’

[Director! T-The machine is malfunctioning!]

“What? What are you talking about all of a sudden, Lee Hee-jeong?”

Facing the approaching enemy, he positioned his feet inward and steadied his center of gravity in a stance known as Samjeon-seogi.

He prepared his fist, placed by his waist, to strike, not too fast and not too slow.

The time would come, and waiting for it was an extreme test of patience.

[The Jamsil Monster’s stats are all rising, without exception!]

“All… of them?”

[Yes, yes! All stats are at 15!!]

“What…”

Even so.

All he did was take a stance to throw a single punch.

‘Kyokushin Karate – Basic Upper Punch.’

His subordinate reported that all his stats had increased by 2.

At the same time.

Boom-!

Lee Jin-ah witnessed with her own eyes the body of the national disaster-level monster, Beatbox, which had driven a divided Germany to the brink of destruction, explode into nothingness right in front of her.

“I evaded taxes to get that thing, spending over 10 billion…”

And that was in dollars…

Her face now bore a look of despair, as if she had realized what she had truly messed with.