Episode 64.
Suddenly, the steps stop.
Lee Min-jung made a completely incomprehensible expression.
That would be the case, considering what Jung Soo Ah just said.
“Pandemonium has been scorched earth?”
What the hell is this?
Lee Min-jung looked at Jung Soo-ah with a bewildered look.
But what the heck.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about either….”
It seemed that even Jeong Su-ah didn’t know.
So he didn’t know what he was saying.
Lee Min-jung was truly speechless.
“First of all, it’s not just pandemonium.”
And then I heard Jung Soo Ah’s words.
“The entire underworld is in ruins.”
“……”
Lee Min-jung didn’t know how to understand this.
No, I was skeptical whether it was right to even think about understanding.
“Did another guard team move?”
“No. That’s not it….”
It was full of completely incomprehensible words.
If I stay here like this, I’ll just become mentally confused.
“What about your team members?”
“All four teams have been called in. But the other teams….”
“Other teams are fine. All four teams. Gather at that location.”
“yes!”
Jeong Su-ah answers vigorously and leaves.
Lee Min-jung also left the place quickly.
* * *
A quiet back alley located in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.
A man and a woman dressed in black uniforms were searching the area.
“These kids. They were all hiding here.”
“And look at this.”
“A cognitive impairment device…?”
“The serial number can’t be found. It seems to have been made illegally… It looks like it was made by a fairly high-level magician.”
“Somehow, even though I looked for it like that, I couldn’t find it.”
A pattern of a haetae carved on the shoulder epaulettes.
Kim Eun-ho and Yoo Ah-rin, guards of the inspection department and members of Team 4.
“But why are there so many cognitive impairment devices lying around? They’re not even working.”
“It looks like someone ripped it off. I think so, considering the barrier device didn’t work earlier.”
“You broke the barrier device while removing the perception-inhibiting device? Is that possible?”
“It’s not impossible, but….”
Yoo Ah-rin shook her head slightly.
Right then.
“It’s here.”
Another voice was heard from one side.
When I looked at the place, I saw a cold-looking beauty with her hair tied in a ponytail.
“manager.”
“Are you here?”
Lee Min-jung revealed her appearance.
Jung Soo-ah, a fellow team member, followed behind Lee Min-jung.
Lee Min-jung looked at Kim Eun-ho and Yoo Ah-rin and said.
“What about Yoo Joo and Hyun Woo?”
“It’s inside.”
“We divided the area and investigated, but suddenly the barrier magic started working… .”
Then, Eunho Kim threw his fist into one side of the alley.
Then, Fight─!
Something translucent blocked Kim Eun-ho’s fist.
Then Yu Ah-rin spoke.
“It’s a barrier magic to block intruders. It seems to have broken down for a moment and then started working again. That’s why you can’t get in─.”
That was when I said exactly that.
Crunch─!
An eerie, cutting sound was heard for a moment.
At the same time, phage-!
The previous barrier was severely cracked and shattered.
Lee Min-jung said as she put the sword she had drawn at some unknown time back into its scabbard.
“Go in.”
And then the tuck.
I walked absentmindedly.
Jung Soo-ah followed behind Lee Min-jung.
“……”
“……”
Kim Eun-ho and Yoo Ah-rin had nothing to say.
The back alley you entered like that.
“Huh? Team leader?”
“Wasn’t it because of the barrier that you couldn’t come in?”
Inside were a man and a woman in identical black uniforms.
Jung Yu-ju and Do Hyeon-woo, guards of the inspection department and members of Lee Min-jung’s team.
Lee Min-jung nodded once and asked the two.
“What’s the situation?”
“That’s it… .”
“This is really….”
Jung Yu-ju and Do Hyeon-woo hesitated to answer.
But that was only for a moment.
“I think it would be faster to see it for yourself rather than just explain it.”
Do Hyun-woo took a step forward and led Lee Min-jung.
That’s where I moved following Do Hyun-woo.
“Ajak… I’m here?”
Jeong Su-ah, who was following behind, shouted.
And Lee Min-jung also had no disagreement about that expression.
The dark streets that are visible right before my eyes.
Because the whole street was completely destroyed.
“It was already like this when we arrived.”
“And as you can see, people were like that too.”
People lying around the street where the accident occurred.
There was no sign of life in the people who had fallen, bleeding.
At first glance, the scenery looked cruel, but Lee Min-jung didn’t care.
This is none other than the streets of the underworld.
In short, they were criminals of the underworld.
I had no intention of mourning the deaths of these inhumane pieces of trash.
“Are they all dead?”
“Not all of them, but there are some who are still breathing.”
“It seems that those who survived long enough to move have all escaped.”
“What should I do?”
Lee Min-jung thought for a moment and then said.
“For the dead, just collect the bodies. For the living, identify all of them. Check if they have a criminal record of one or more of the following: murder, rape, physical disability, or assault causing mental trauma of the second degree or higher. And if so, check.”
Lee Min-jung spoke in a cold voice.
“Kill him.”
It could be said that it was truly a cruel treatment.
That is why it was something I was reluctant to do even when receiving orders.
but.
“yes.”
“All right.”
The team members showed no such signs.
Human Butcher.
Depending on the level of brutality, the guards were hunters and watchmen who treated criminals as animals rather than people.
Above all, letting those kinds of people live will only lead to more crimes.
“Still, we need to verify your identity thoroughly. Including all the details. Even if you’re a criminal, not all criminals are the same.”
Crime is an unforgivable sin.
However, there are crimes in this world that are unavoidable.
A father who took revenge on the person who raped his daughter.
It is clearly a crime as judged by the laws of society.
But Lee Min-jung did not consider it a crime.
They are people, not beasts.
But it’s probably not here.
As the saying goes, they are people and will not even come near a place where young beasts gather.
“Sua, you help your teammates here too.”
“yes!”
Lee Min-jung went deeper alone.
And the deepest part of the underworld.
“……”
Lee Min-jung was left speechless.
That would be the case, considering the scenery I see before my eyes right now.
Just a while ago, the streets of the underworld were the streets of the nobles.
A landscape that is completely destroyed and devastated.
The world has fallen apart.
Even if I put it that way, it was not at all inadequate.
And in that broken world.
There was one being that particularly stood out.
To be exact, it is a being that lies on the floor and does not move.
“Myungji Gwang… .”
Pandemonium’s cut-level executive, Myung Ji-kwang.
The vicious criminal that Lee Min-jung had been chasing so desperately.
The man with the bright light was lying on the ground with his whole body torn to pieces.
There was no sign of life, not even a breath.
Is it even possible to live in this condition?
That’s why Lee Min-jung had doubts.
“Who the hell…?”
Who made Myungji Gwang like this?
Myung Ji-kwang was really not a criminal to be taken lightly.
Even if all four team members rushed in, there was no guarantee.
It was at a level where Lee Min-jung herself had to step forward to kill him.
It shouldn’t go this far.
The current state of Myungjigwang.
I honestly wasn’t sure if I could make Myungji Gwang into this state.
But now.
Lee Min-jung slowly looked around.
Members of the scattered pandemonium.
Pandemonium was a scorched earth.
This means that.
It was tantamount to saying that pandemonium had been completely eradicated from the Seoul area.
“Who the hell…?”
Lee Min-jung just kept repeating the same question.
* * *
“Ahh…!”
I felt muscle pain as if my body was being stabbed with a knife.
Siwoo just sat down on his seat with a thud.
But that place just so happened to be a place where trash was piled up.
Fortunately, there was no one around.
If not, it would have been an awkward situation where I would have been labeled a weirdo.
The stench of garbage stings the tip of your nose.
But it was quite soft and comfortable.
Siwoo took out a small bottle from his bosom.
And he stabbed himself in the body without hesitation.
Pok, pok.
“Phew… .”
Then, the boiling pain began to subside in an instant.
I could feel my torn muscles recovering little by little.
Indeed, Hwa-tuo’s divine medicine [Divine Medicine] (S+).
100 million won a month is not a waste….
No, it was just a little bit of a waste of personality.
Not much, but a little.
“But when will this backlash get better?”
Siwoo let out a deep sigh.
Hercules’ divine fighting technique used at the end
To be honest, there was nothing excessive about it.
But Siwoo didn’t hesitate.
Because it literally had to be ingrained into your instincts.
No one should touch Siwoo.
Because I had to carve that fear into it.
And it was a different power than the one used in Fenrir’s dungeon.
Because at that time, it was a power that poured out all its strength without regard to the front or back.
If you keep doing that here, you won’t be able to move.
What the hell is moving?
“I might have fainted to death.”
Siwoo shook his head from side to side.
But is it because I have definitely continued to practice consistently?
“You can control your magic to some extent.”
It was gradually becoming Siwoo’s.
Although his power was not yet comparable to that of Hercules.
But my skill level was steadily increasing.
So this is the fight against Pandemonium and Myungji Gwang.
“It was definitely… strong.”
A cut-level executive of Pandemonium.
Myungji Kwang was strong.
Last time, there was no comparison with Kang Do-cheol.
Cuts, fractures, ruptures, scars, wounds.
Although Myungjigwang was the lowest level, a cut-off level, he possessed that level of strength.
And now.
In a sense, Siwoo declared war on Pandemonium.
Not right now.
But it was possible to confront pandemonium at any time.
“Phew… .”
Frankly, it could be seen as a dangerous situation.
War on global criminal organizations.
In fact, accepting Myung Ji-kwang’s proposal was the most rational choice.
It was the most beneficial choice for Siwoo at the moment.
But Siwoo didn’t do that.
Joining hands with a criminal organization.
“Why do you want to hear a scolding from Confucius?”
Since ancient times, a gentleman is someone who follows benevolence and righteousness rather than profit.
Joining hands with criminals was a very, very against the will of heaven.
“…Somehow, it seems like I am becoming a scholar.”
Siwoo chuckled and laughed.
In any case, I had no intention of joining hands with criminal organizations in the future.
But it was too funny to leave it as it was.
When you trample, you have to trample hard.
More than anything.
There was a lot to be gained from this fight.
Explosive increase in skill level.
All proficiency levels except for Divine Metallurgy (SS) were increased.
“There’s still a long way to go….”
If you keep trying, won’t you be able to achieve it someday?
I felt that way.
That’s why the war against Pandemonium wasn’t something to be afraid of.
but.
“You’re saying you were after Seo-ah?”
Criminals of Pandemonium who were targeting Seo-ah.
When I asked to hear the truth about the driver, he said that someone had made the request.
The client is unknown.
And it is said that at first it was a request for Siwoo.
But Myung Ji-kwang turned his eyes and aimed at Seo-ah.
“If there had been no Black Rock…”
Something truly unimaginable must have happened.
Black Stone, who is still struggling to stay alert.
Siwoo took out the needles he had inserted and organized them.
And then slowly I rose from the pile of trash.
Then suddenly.
In the corner of my vision, a butcher’s sign caught my eye.
When I raised my head and looked at the sky, the sun had already set.
It’s already late in the evening.
But so what?
Siwoo walked slowly towards the butcher shop.
“Welcome!”
The owner of the butcher shop welcomed Siwoo warmly.
Is that because you’ve been dealing with criminals?
For some reason, it was a greeting that struck a chord with me.
“What would you like?”
“hmm….”
What kind of meat did Heukdol like?
After a brief moment of thought, Siwoo spoke to the butcher.
“Give me all the meat here.”
“…yes?”
But the butcher was dumbfounded.
Do you think you heard wrong?
“All the meat on display here?”
“no.”
Siwoo shook his head slightly.
Then the butcher nodded with an expression that said, ‘Well, that’s right.’
But that was only for a moment.
“All the meat hanging behind.”
“…yes?”
The butcher blinked his eyes.
* * *
A hotel in Seoul.
Although the exterior of the hotel did not look that great, the interior had a relatively clean atmosphere.
The top floor of that hotel.
A man was sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.
As a member of Pandemonium, the new branch manager and scar-level executive in Korea, Oh Ju-won.
“Myungji Gwang was hit… ”
Oh Ju-won looked down calmly.
There was silence for a moment.
“Who is it?”
“Maeng Si-woo. He is a D-class hunter.”
Oh Ju-won’s eyebrows twitched at the answer he heard.
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