LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 234
Chapter 234
―In my opinion, Episode 3 of Killing Horn is the best (Spec: watched up to Episode 3)
―Hey guys (0 people). If you haven’t watched Killing Horn yet, avoid spoilers and go watch it. It’s so chilling.
―I’ve only watched up to Episode 3, and it’s already draining. Did they really promote this as an action series? Seriously, I want to sue the producers.
Episode 3 solidified Kang Seok’s character.
There had been unsettling scenes before, but since he treated Horn so kindly, viewers were uncertain until the end.
However, his kindness was just a means to handle his test subject.
With the suffocating conversation between Kang Seok and Agent Jang, the increasingly harsh experiments on Horn, and the constant attacks from other companies targeting the test subject, the episode was filled with unrelenting tension.
―Lee Yeon-jae, please tone down your acting.
―Wow…. I still can’t get over Lee Jung-hyun’s crazed eyes. They keep replaying in my head.
―Why is no one talking about Kim Seok-jun? His acting this time was truly different. He might be at a career high.
―No, seriously, Lee Yeon-jae, please tone down your acting.
The actors’ performances were also noteworthy.
Lee Jung-hyun’s portrayal of the maddened Kang Seok proved why he is a top actor, and Kim Seok-jun’s portrayal of the cold and stern Agent Jang was commendable.
But the most outstanding performance was by Lee Yeon-jae.
The real-time deterioration in Horn’s gaze shattered the viewers’ mental state.
His expression, trying to force a smile with tear-filled eyes, was suffocatingly poignant.
At the age of sixteen, he flawlessly portrayed complex emotions that were difficult to convey, making his performance truly perfect.
While praising the actors’ performances, viewers clicked on Episode 4, convinced that the producers must be psychopaths for writing such a story.
And their mental state went from shattered to dust.
What’s in Episode 4, you ask?
[“I believe you can definitely do it.”]
[“Hyung, why….”]
[“Don’t disappoint me.”]
It features Kang Seok’s suicide scene.
* * *
Episode 3 ended just as Horn was about to snap his fingers.
Episode 4 begins with Horn staring at the still-closed iron door and ultimately doing nothing.
Kim Ji-hoon fainted from fear, and Horn moved weakly.
He slowly climbed onto the mattress and curled up like a pill bug.
His eyes, staring at the wall, were empty.
[“…….”]
Horn wasn’t the only one affected.
As Kang Seok stared blankly at the screen, the staff next to him cautiously asked,
[“Dr. Kang? Are you alright?”]
He was not alright. Kang Seok was devastated.
But he didn’t give up and devised a fake kidnapping plot to shock Horn.
However, Kang Seok and many staff vaguely anticipated that Horn wouldn’t be mentally shocked by the kidnapping.
[“Excuse me.”]
As expected, Horn behaved predictably.
[“Could you loosen my hands a bit? They’re tied too tight, and my wrists are getting scraped.”]
In the dead of night, in the quiet trailer moving behind the truck, Horn chatted away.
The strangely mysterious atmosphere created by his white hair, white skin, and white clothes was shattered as soon as he opened his mouth.
[“My whole body aches. If we were going to move for this long, shouldn’t you have brought a cushion, logically?”]
In the tense situation of being kidnapped, Horn seemed too calm.
[“My hands really hurt. When is Seok hyung coming?”]
Horn waited calmly for Kang Seok with a composed face.
Watching the situation in the trailer via camera, Kang Seok had to admit it.
Horn’s mental stability was anchored in Kang Seok.
And as long as Kang Seok was around, Horn had no intention of leaving his safety net.
‘I have to disappear.’
That was the only way.
Only then could he finally complete his true superhero.
[“I wanted to see the finished product….”]
Muttering bitterly, Kang Seok picked up the radio.
[“Stop the experiment. Switch to Plan B.”]
The staff’s faces stiffened at Kang Seok’s order.
After hesitating for a long time, Agent Jang finally picked up the radio.
[“……Confirmed. Switching to Plan B.”]
To stop the fake kidnapping, the field team dropped a bomb next to the truck.
Bang―!
With a tremendous explosion, the vehicle shook.
Knowing that Horn wouldn’t die, the agents shot at the truck without hesitation.
[“Hey, drive properly!”]
[“Damn it! Contact headquarters first!”]
Inside the chaotic truck, the sounds of kidnappers fighting and continuous gunfire filled the speakers.
Soon, a much louder explosion than before echoed.
Simultaneously, the truck veered off the road and flipped over.
Bang―!
The heavy vehicle crashed mercilessly to the ground.
The action sequence clearly showed no expense was spared.
Viewers watching from their blankets felt a thrilling excitement.
[“……This is killing me.”]
And Horn barely crawled out of the pile of corpses.
Blood flowed from his torn forehead, and his right arm was broken.
Horn dry-heaved as if his insides were jumbled.
As he emerged from the half-destroyed trailer, the area was surrounded by helicopters and cars.
It was hard to believe it was still the dead of night, as bright white lights pointed at Horn from all sides.
[“Agent Jang…. Where is Seok hyung?”]
Horn immediately searched for Kang Seok, but Agent Jang’s expression gave it away.
This was another experiment.
[“Ha, I had a feeling… something seemed off….”]
Horn let out a hollow laugh.
To think that Kang Seok would come to save him.
His expression reflected the complex and miserable emotions he was feeling.
[“Is Seok hyung very angry?”]
After watching him for a moment, Agent Jang asked.
[“……Aren’t you angry? Even in this situation, is Kang Seok the only thing that matters to you?”]
[“What?”]
[“Your arm is broken. Blood is streaming down your forehead. You could kill all of us with that blood if you wanted to. Why don’t you? Why do you wait for Kang Seok every day?”]
Agent Jang seemed inexplicably filled with resentment and, in a way, looked desperate.
As if he knew what would happen after this conversation.
[“This experiment, Kang Seok planned it. Your kind hyung is the one who came up with this.”]
[“…? I know.”]
Horn answered curiously, as if wondering why he was stating the obvious.
Agent Jang gritted his teeth.
[“And you’re not angry? What’s wrong with you? Why do you keep pretending not to know?”]
[“Will you help me if I get angry?”]
[“What?”]
[“What will you do if I get angry? Will you take me away and raise me yourself? Why, will you play the role of ‘Seok hyung’ instead?”]
Agent Jang remained silent.
Horn chuckled, as if he had expected that.
[“Just do what you were doing.”]
[“…….”]
[“I’m already playing house with Seok hyung, so don’t interfere.”]
His cynical expression was different from his usual bright smile.
The cold words from the boy’s mouth made Agent Jang swallow deeply.
[“……I’ve done all I can. I’m leaving.”]
[“What?”]
As Agent Jang disappeared, someone approached Horn from behind.
Even before turning his head, Horn knew who it was. The familiar scent.
[“Hello, my Bbul-bbul.”]
[“Seok hyung?”]
The eyes of the exhausted Horn lit up for a moment.
[“Why did you come? I failed the experiment.”]
Horn’s face brightened sharply, like a child receiving an unexpected gift.
Kang Seok smiled bitterly and took Horn’s hand.
[“H.”]
[“……Huh?”]
Horn froze, his foolish smile disappearing.
H. A title he had never heard from Kang Seok before.
[“I’ve been happy throughout the entire H Project. Meeting you was wonderful, and the past five years have been the best of my life.”]
[“Why all of a sudden….”]
[“I believe you have great power. Something even more amazing and splendid than your current abilities. ……It’s surely within you.”]
Kang Seok’s fingertip touched Horn’s chest.
[“Right now, you can’t use it because of the limits of your consciousness. All you need is a shock strong enough to break those mental limits. You just need a ‘trigger.’”]
After gently stroking Horn’s head, Kang Seok pulled out a gun from his coat.
[“Hyung, why….”]
Kang Seok placed the gun in Horn’s hand and smiled.
He guided Horn’s finger to the trigger, placing his own finger on top.
Just before Horn could shout “Wait.”
[“I believe you can definitely do it.”]
Horn looked into Kang Seok’s gentle eyes.
[“Don’t disappoint me.”]
And the gun fired.
―??????????????
―Wow
―What the hell, are you crazy?
―No, what is this
“Gasp!!!”
As the gun fired, viewers were so shocked they covered their mouths.
Some even paused the show, unable to continue.
The shock was immense.
It was utterly horrifying.
Before they could recover from the chills running down their spines, the crucial scene unfolded.
[“Hyung…?”]
At first, Horn had a somewhat confused expression.
Kang Seok’s blood gushed out.
Horn stared blankly as Kang Seok fell backward, powerless.
[“Hyung. This….”]
[“……Guh.”]
[“Is this an experiment too? Uh….”]
Kang Seok, coughing blood, tried to speak.
Horn, still looking bewildered, grabbed Kang Seok’s abdomen.
[“Bbul-bbul.”]
[“…….”]
[“I think I’m about to die…. Cough, ha, I wanted to see it before I died, but… I guess that was too much to ask.”]
Kang Seok smiled softly, his eyes crinkling gently.
Horn only came to his senses after seeing that gentle smile.
[“Why…?”]
Finally realizing, Horn frantically moved his hands, his face turning pale.
He hurriedly took off his white shirt and wrapped it tightly around Kang Seok’s wound, pressing hard.
[“It hurts, Bbul-bbul….”]
[“Be quiet.”]
Horn, as if his mind had gone blank, didn’t know what to do.
Like a frightened child, Horn’s eyes filled with tears as he barely managed to breathe.
[“Why!! Why!!! Why are you doing this to me!!”]
[“…….”]
[“Damn it, don’t just stand there, do something!!”]
Horn sobbed loudly like a child and then screamed at the agents who were just watching.
Meanwhile, their clothes were soaked with Kang Seok’s blood.
It was then that Horn realized.
This person was really going to die.
So you’re abandoning me first after all.
[“Why…?”]
[“…….”]
[“What did I do… so wrong?”]
Horn whispered quietly, almost like a breath.
Kang Seok, on the brink of death, smiled faintly.
He seemed to be trying to say something, but no understandable words came out.
And with that, Kang Seok closed his eyes completely.
[“Ugh. Uhhh….”]
Horn clung to the now lifeless body, sobbing and wailing sorrowfully.
His eyes roamed aimlessly, his tear-filled cheeks stained with more tears, and his face contorted in misery.
Throughout it all, Horn’s hand, whether consciously or unconsciously, kept trying to stop the bleeding from Kang Seok’s wound.
The anguish in his voice was more vivid and desperate than anyone could have imagined.
“…….”
The people watching the drama thought.
Could this be described as ‘chilling’?
It was a scene that couldn’t be lightly expressed in such terms.
The viewers were completely overwhelmed by Horn’s anguish.
They wanted to pause the show, unable to bear his cries, but found themselves unable to move a single finger.
The vivid emotions of Horn transcended the screen.
His complex emotions, almost indescribable in words, were conveyed through his tears.
―……I think I’m going crazy
―His acting is so insanely good, it’s chilling….
―No, we know Lee Yeon-jae is a great actor. Of course we do. But was he always this good? Really? What am I even watching right now?
―I’ve seen Twins in theaters over five times, and Lee Yeon-jae’s performance there was excellent. But Killing Horn is on another level. ‘Excellent’ doesn’t even begin to cover it.
└For real, Lee Yeon-jae’s form is insane.
―Is this what it’s like for a child to cry after losing a parent? Thinking about my own child crying like this if I died is heart-wrenching….
―His acting is so real that it’s painful to watch….
└It feels like they secretly filmed a real person rather than a character.
Then it happened.
Horn suddenly stopped crying.