I Became a Scoundrel of a Chaebol Family-Chapter 466

“Hah? What kind of bullshit is that, you dumb fuck?”

The bratty grade-schooler Minji, sucking on a lollipop at his side, flared up instantly.

“Do you even know how much I spent on this, asshole? Just moving the damn thing cost me three trillion. And you—didn’t do jack shit—and now you’re saying you’ll just snatch it all up? What a fucking bandit.”

Looks like Go Minji took a liking to the base too.

Out of nowhere, she was blocking me.

“What, you want it too, noona?”

“Not exactly. Just that I deserve it more than you do. Do you have any idea how much I invested?”

“What are you talking about. If it’s about money, Aunt Jia should get it. She probably spent the most.”

“???? Eh, wha-, ehhh?? N-no, no, I—”

Minji-ah, who had been quietly minding her own business, flailed both hands in a panic.

“Pathetic.”

Go Minji shot her a disgusted look, spat out her candy stick, and hopped off her chair.

“Our arrogant little brother~? Maybe try loading up a conscience? You think it’s right to crave spoils when you didn’t lift a finger?”

“What do you mean, nothing? Can’t you see the biggest custom unit right there? That’s our Baekseol. She’s the one who blocked the bombardment with her anti-air field.”

“Listen to yourself, like she was the only one defending. You blind, fucker? Don’t you see the entire line?”

Persistent, persistent Go Minji.

Clingy as hell.

Does she really want this base that badly?

“Fine then, let’s call it joint ownership. Half and half, deal?”

“Why the fuck would you get half.”

“Because I’m the one who got the intel. If it weren’t for me, you wouldn’t even be here.”

“...Fair enough.”

At least she was quick to concede.

“And I’ll be the one going down there to wreck things up.”

“You’re seriously going down? It looks way more dangerous than we thought.”

Go Minji tilted her head toward the massive panoramic screen that stretched all the way down to the lower sectors.

She was right. They looked far more prepared than we expected.

But backing out now? Not an option. If we’d planned to just nuke this place from outside with the push of a button, then coming all the way in here was pointless.

No—there was no turning back.

Sure, I’d need to revise the plan.

Originally, I wanted to have all the knights disembark from their mecha while I just strolled into the heart of the base barehanded, sipping tea to pull aggro. But in a place like this, Min-young might actually slap me senseless if I tried it.

I had only gotten grandfather and Min-young’s approval under the assumption of safety. Which meant I had to show at least some restraint.

“You know the saying—‘a man’s word is heavier than gold’? Once I’ve said it, I’ll do it.”

“Pfft. Sure. Tell me, just how good must this woman’s pussy be for you to risk your life like this? Hearing this makes me sick, little {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} brother.”

“When the hell did I say I was risking my life? I’m going to do it safe as fuck. And I’m not going for pussy. Rachel’s the chief scientist leading CSA’s super-serum research. I’m going down there to secure that.”

“Oh, that so? Then maybe I’ll come along.”

“That’s... not happening.”

“Dipshit.”

Go Minji flipped me off like she didn’t give a damn.

Her face was annoying as hell, but I let it slide.

I had work to do.

BOOOOM

KWAANG!

The bombardment resumed.

But just like before, nothing pierced the anti-air fields spread out by the mecha.

The anti-air field—something only knights could manifest through mecha or specialized armaments. It was practically a shield. To break through it, you’d need absurd levels of physical output, way beyond what the Abyss’s cannons could muster.

“Yo, I’m off to fire the naval guns~.”

Go Minji waved and headed below deck.

She had bolted a refitted 16-inch naval gun onto the carrier, and nothing seemed to make her happier than pulling the trigger.

“Guess it’s about time I go greet them.”

I had carefully selected the squad to descend with me.

First—Minji-ah.

She was the Abyss’s living nightmare, so she was a must.

On top of that, I brought Park Hyejeong and Kang So-eun.

Why? Because they’d once belonged to the Abyss, meaning they probably knew better than anyone where Rachel was most likely to be.

With a place this sprawling, you at least need a starting point for the search.

The rest were escorts.

Baekseol and my first personal knight order would be at my side at all times.

And Min-young had forced another knight order into my entourage, also to guard me.

The remaining knights and Minji-ah’s extra troops would scatter through the base—cutting off retreats, wreaking havoc, and gathering intel.

“Jia, let’s begin.”

“Yes, young master.”

++++

Shock and despair weren’t so easily erased.

The very moment hope had swelled to its peak, they had been confronted with an overwhelming sight...

Dozens of mecha, lined up, spreading their anti-air fields in unison.

It was more than awe—it was terror.

And it wasn’t even the end.

The Titans kept launching more mecha.

They even saw units flying in through the gaping hole overhead.

Which meant the five Titans visible above weren’t even the enemy’s full strength.

“H-how many... just how many...!”

“What the hell is this! Why are they here!!”

Rachel, collapsed beside Han Chae-hee, screamed her fury.

Hadn’t they said the real danger lay in the bases her sister had gone to? That this place had never been exposed?

But when the mask came off, this was where the enemy stormed in.

Han Chae-hee had no answer.

Maybe the other bases were under attack too. Maybe not.

What was certain—this base was doomed.

Biotech’s monsters alone were overwhelming.

And knights?

How could they possibly overcome that many knights?

Impossible.

Biotech doesn’t field knights. For this many mecha to appear, it means Militaris has joined in...! D-don’t tell me—the Group decided to erase the Abyss entirely?!

Her mind flashed back to that botched operation.

The agent who had infiltrated to mark Go Muyeol and Minji-ah, only to betray them, both he and his partner ending up missing or dead.

Maybe...

Maybe that had touched the Koryo Group’s reverse scale.

Park Hyejeong...!

If her guess was right—then the Abyss was finished.

Selfish bitch! You’d let the country fall? As long as you survive, as long as you live well, that’s all that matters to you?!!

Her stomach churned with bile.

Maybe it was just the acrid stench of gunpowder stinging her nose. But she decided to believe otherwise.

“...Rachel, the situation’s changed. With that many mecha, we have no chance. Escape from the base comes first.”

“Of course!!”

The base had plenty of escape routes, given its size.

But with an invasion of this scale, most would likely be cut off.

Fortunately, there was a secret passage used only by top officers. And Rachel, as CSA’s guest, qualified. Han Chae-hee, head of Intelligence, certainly did.

Through that passage, they could still make it out alive.

But then, the enemy shifted tactics.

Behind the dense anti-air fields, three Titans suddenly extended rows of cylindrical launchers from their hulls.

Like MLRS batteries, primed to fire.

And her gut told her she was right—

moments later, the Titans began spitting those cylinders in every direction like flares from a jet.

“What is that...?”

Hundreds of pods rained down toward the base.

And then—

BOOM—!

One pod caught by the barrage exploded midair.

But through the fire and smoke, a human figure spun out, spiraling through the air.

An ordinary human couldn’t have survived that blast intact.

Yet this one was perfectly fine.

Even kicking off the air mid-fall, changing trajectory with impossible acrobatics.

“D-demon...! It’s a Demon!!”

The creatures Biotech had poured its soul into creating—Demons.

Monsters were already beyond human ability to handle, but Demons were worse.

Not as strong as knights, but near-invincible one-man armies, tactical weapons in their own right.

And now, hundreds of them were being dropped.

The three Titans kept spewing pods without pause.

“H-haha... over a hundred mecha... and now Demons on top of it...”

To make matters worse, the mecha that had so far only held defensive fields began to move.

Not with their destructive firepower, but at speeds too fast to track, disabling the base’s weapons one after another.

SHHK—!

A gust tore through the sector near Han Chae-hee.

“Kyaaa!!”

A mecha had blitzed past without them even noticing.

The aftermath was catastrophic.

Artillery batteries that had thundered so proudly now lay shredded, blown apart like paper.

And then, the Demon pods crashed down with thunderous force, splitting open as their monstrous occupants crawled free.

“D-Demons!!”

“Stop them! Hold them back!!”

Small-arms fire filled the air.

Machine guns spitting hundreds of rounds a minute.

Portable railguns drilling straight lines through steel.

But the Demons dodged them all, closed in, and swung their blades.

Blood and flesh splattered across the ground in an instant.

Massacres erupted everywhere.

“Ughhh...!”

Screams, gunpowder, and deafening roars filled the hellscape.

Han Chae-hee bit her lip until it bled, forcing her trembling legs to rise.

“Let’s go, Rachel.”

“....”

And at last, they tore their eyes away from the carnage and fled.