21st Century Goguryeo

November 28, 2023, 11:00 (10:00 Hong Kong time)

The Hong Kong Special District of the Republic of China is also Singyeji (Safety House of the Hong Kong Branch of the National Intelligence Service)

On the third day after the investigation into each country's spy organizations and large-scale criminal organizations in Hong Kong had begun, an important clue was received from the Republic of China's intelligence agency, which had friendly political and economic relations with the Republic of Korea. It was information that an espionage organization called the Black Tiger had been secretly operating in Hong Kong after China was divided into three countries.

The Black Tiger Corps is a secret intelligence agency linked to New China's presidential office that had been carrying out illegal and covert missions in Hong Kong. Missions included information gathering and assassinating of high-ranking officials from other countries.

According to the Eastern Republic intelligence agency, the assassination of Hong Kong's mayor a year ago may have been linked to the Black Tiger Corps as well.

As a result, director, Lee Ja-sung, suspected that the Black Tiger Corps, who engaged in such illegal activities in other countries, were involved in the confidential information leakage. For that reason, he directed that all agents cease their current duties and focus their efforts on gathering information on the Black Tiger Corps.

Namgoong-won's first mission was to gather a wide range of information, including all details of the Black Tiger Corps' activities in Hong Kong over the past two years, as well as all information on their active agents.

To do so, he had to hack into the Black Tiger organization via the New China presidential office. As a result, he decided to head to Beijing with two agents from the Special Security Division. The president's office server was an independent server that was only accessible via an internal intranet network. In other words, hacking required directly entering the president's room and hacking through the internal intranet network.

The work should have been done in the following order: first, identify the truth of the Black Tiger organization, then investigate the identity of their agents in Hong Kong and the details of their activities over the past two years. However, to save time, he had to do everything at once.

Namgoong-won, who had to move to Beijing after only two days in Hong Kong, was packing up his equipment as he realized the mission would be difficult.

Currently, New China had a strained relationship with Korea. It could be argued that New China, which inherited the Communist Party system as it was, was cut off politically, economically, and diplomatically from the Republic of Korea, and that crossing its borders made it no less than an adversary.

As a result, infiltrating Beijing, the capital of New China, was a very dangerous mission under these circumstances, and the risk was multiplied because he had to hack into the president's office server for infiltration purposes.

Namgoong-won, who had never imagined himself to be carrying out such a mission until a few days ago, accepted reality and double-checked whether the equipment needed for a successful hack in Beijing, was packed.

At that moment, the room door opened and a face appeared from behind it.

"Hey! Friend! I'm sorry. I couldn't buy you delicious food in Hong Kong and you're already leaving for Beijing."

Lee Ja-sung, who only showed his face, said with a smile.

"Hey! That's fine. Buy me some pizza instead! I'm hungry."

Namgoong-won collapsed on the floor after checking all of his packed luggage.

"It's lunchtime soon."

"Lunch is later. Now hurry up and get me some pizza!"

"Oh man, I got it. Wait! I'm going to buy it myself!"

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November 30, 2023, 18:00 (19:00 Russia time)

Primorsky Kray Vladivostok, Russia

Since the day before, several precise ground strikes by the Republic of Korea Air Force's fighter-bombers had severely damaged major military facilities in Vladivostok. Various radar and air defense units stationed on the outskirts and in charge of anti-aircraft forces, in particular, were almost completely destroyed.

Upon learning that the Koreans were not conducting airstrikes on civilian buildings, the Russian army moved remaining anti-aircraft forces into the city and built and deployed temporary camps throughout the road. As a result, the four-lane or more wide roads were lined with armored vehicles equipped with Russian anti-aircraft artillery and various anti-aircraft missiles.

Even on Arbat street, Vladivostok's main shopping street, four ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft guns with four-row barrels pointing toward the sky were in charge of anti-aircraft defense. Furthermore, platoon-level troops guarded these massive camps 24 hours a day.

The platoon-level troops guarding Arbat street were scouting at the street's entrance in the glow of the streetlights.

They were troops belonging to the 11th mobilization division among the four mobilization divisions protecting Vladivostok. The squad belonged to the 3rd Battalion of the 115th Regiment of the 11th Dongwon Division, which is in charge of the revolutionary square and western area, including Arbat Street.

Amid public rumors that there would soon be an infiltration operation by the South Korean military, the troops under reconnaissance carefully checked everywhere and had already reached the end of Arbat Street.

Suddenly, several red lights were seen from an alley, followed by a laser beam that seemed to cut through the air for a split second. The reconnaissance troops collapsed one after the other on the cold floor with a scream.

"This is Alpha Two! After defeating enemy troops, we're moving to 1-3 sectors! That's it!"

The men who dealt with the Russian squad troop appeared in the dark alley and among them was a man dressed in a thick mid-range suit who was communicating with someone.

"This is Alpha Zero! There isn't a lot of time left. Move to the sector and deal with it as soon as possible. There are 18 minutes until the massive offense begins. That's all!"

"This is Alpha Two! Moving to the next sector. That's it!"

After completing the communication, the man directed his group to move using a hand signal.

Three people began to move quickly. They were from the reconnaissance strike force, the best elite group among the First Heavy Armored Brigade, a unit under the direct control of the First Field Army. Currently, in Vladivostok, more than 100 reconnaissance strike groups who attacked in the dark in the state of TCS mode were secretly moving to surprise the air defense artillery and the command headquarters of each mobilization division.

Alpha Two Squadron was moving down the alley in TCS mode to attack the enemy anti-aircraft stationed on Arbat Street, and when they came across the enemy reconnaissance squad, they dealt with it in an instant.

The Alpha Two Squad ran over the dead Russian soldiers and towards the four ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft guns. They were able to jump several meters as if they were flying when the booster mounted on their ankles activated. They eventually arrived at the air defense base and began firing various firearms.

Numerous laser beams were emitted from the CS8 Laser Mini Vulcan with six 8-millimeter barrels.

jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju~

The beam of light fell on the Russian infantry as they were about to counterattack.

Ppobok! Ppok! Ppok!

Despite wearing bulletproof vests, the Russian infantry collapsed on the floor as the light pierced them.

Tang! Tatatatang! Tatang! Tatang!

The Russian infantry thrust out the barrel of their AK-74 and pulled the trigger. Leaving their fallen comrades behind, they hid and took cover.

Bullets were fired at will and flew all over the place. Occasionally, the AK-74's 5.45-millimeter bullet managed to hit its target, but was blocked by the solid heavy armor suit and bounced off without causing any major damage.

The Alpha Two Squad rushed forward and fired hysterically at the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun while avoiding the AK-74 bullets.

jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju jju~

As the four laser lights fired at it, they began to penetrate the outer armor one by one, eventually exploding due to the continuous concentrated firepower. The explosion caused the quadruple cannon turret to fly high into the sky.

Boo!

After the first self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was smashed, the remaining three ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft cannons moved their quadruple cannons to attack the Alpha Two Squadron despite being anti-aircraft cannons. They then immediately fired the 23-millimeter 2A7 cannons toward them.

Bba-bba-bba-bba-bbang! Bba-bba-bba-bba-bbang!

As bullets the size of an adult's thumb rained down with a piercing sound, the Alpha Two squad members each activated a booster to avoid it. No matter how powerful the armor suit was, the 23-millimeter cannon could be extremely dangerous.

Ping! Ping! Ping!

The Alpha Two squad members, who avoided the 23-millimeter bullets that were flying in all directions, fired laser beams at the second and third anti-aircraft cannons in succession. At the same time, the squad member in charge of heavy weapons fired a double 30-millimeter smart grenade mounted on his shoulder.

Toong! Toong!

The 30-millimeter smart grenade hit right at the turret and the body of the last anti-aircraft cannon.

Boom! Boom!

It exploded with colorful flames. Soon after, a dark red flame engulfed the entire anti-aircraft cannon.

Suddenly, the sound of gunfire and everything fell quiet.

Alpha Two squad members, who destroyed platoon-level troops and four anti-aircraft artillery in a short time, checked the surrounding area to see if there were any remaining troops at the command of the squad leader.

"There are no remaining troops here."

"There's no one here either."

"Two injured people here! What should we do with them?"

"Leave them! We don't have time to care about the injured."

"Yes."

The squad leader sent a report to the commander via the communication network after receiving reports from the squad members about the surrounding situation.

"This is Alpha Two! Alpha Two! Alpha Zero, come out! That's it!"

"This is Alpha Zero. Say Alpha Two. That's it!"

"1-3 sector mission completed! That's it!"

"Alpha Zero! Got it. Move to the next sector. That's it!"

"Alpha Two! We'll move to the next sector, 1-7. That's it!"

At the same time that the Alpha Two squad was in action, the air defense cannons installed throughout the city were destroyed by explosions, and debris flew in all directions. Small buildings collapsed, and all of the windows of the buildings that were still standing were shattered by the shock waves of various debris and explosions. Pieces of glass were scattered across the roads.

At the southern end of the city, a massive flame erupted several tens of meters away. Then, one by one, the explosions continued.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

It was a supply warehouse that contained various missiles used by the Far East Fleet as well as various bullets used by the Dongwon Division during the war.

The explosive sound continued to ring throughout, and the colorful flames gradually spread in all directions, destroying not only the warehouse but the entire base as well.

The fire brigade and civilian firefighters on the base, who were urgently dispatched, were chased outside by the rapidly spreading flames.

As time passed, the city of Vladivostok was bombarded with gunfire, artillery, and explosions.

Whooing~ Whooing~

Air raid sirens wailed across the city, where the surprise attack was in full swing. 2,000 members of the First Heavy Armored Brigade descended from the sky above Vladivostok, embellishing the night sky.

When they reached a specific altitude, they detonated the boosters mounted on their backs to enter autonomous flight mode. The crew members who flew freely like Iron Man flew used their unique flying skills to get them to their designated locations.

The Vladivostok occupation operation, which was said to be the starting point of the Siberian occupation operation, was in full swing.