Chapter 247
For about a year or so, Quan, the captain of the mercenary group, Solas, who was in charge of escorting this secret laboratory, calmly put pressure on Shin Ha Yul.
‘As expected, strong.’
Shin Ha-yul slashed the man’s daggers one by one and chewed his lips.
He expected that his skills would be outstanding due to the amount of mana spewed out, but he never thought it would be to this extent.
‘A sense that comes from an overwhelming combat experience. A fighting style that makes use of it 100%. And finally, the perfect emotion control ability.’
Although he could be furious at the death of his comrade, the man was very calm.
I think it’s worth doing if you have a fever in your head.
What this is, even if it’s calm, it’s too calm.
There seems to be no gap at all.
‘If there is a gap, a colleague like lightning covers it… … .’
I couldn’t aim even if there was a slight gap. No matter how long they have been together, the cover of their colleagues is faster than expected.
‘It’s taking advantage of the topographical advantage perfectly, and it’s going out to surround me little by little.’
It was a battle as if a snake was slowly suffocating its neck.
If Shin Ha-yul was hot-tempered, ‘These nasty bastards! Fight fair and square!’ may have shouted
Kaaaaaaang-!
“Kuk!”
I dodged the two daggers thrown by the man in an acrobatic stance.
It was quite a forced evasion without thinking back.
His stance was disturbed while avoiding the previous series of attacks, so he had no choice but to dodge like this to avoid the follow-up.
Of course, if this happens, there is no way to avoid the next attack, so it’s a pointless evasion… … .
“It’s quite right.”
The two daggers he was holding in his hands were the last.
The current Kuan did not have the means to further attack.
Shin Ha-yul tumbled as it was and adjusted his posture.
In less than a second, they perfectly balanced and finished preparing for a counterattack.
It was such a perfect movement that it sounded beautiful.
“I thought I would just run, but… … .”
Shin Ha-yul took a deep breath and spoke.
He didn’t forget to warn the mercenary corps members who approached him with his eyes.
If you get any closer than that, I’ll kill you first.
It was a bloody look full of will.
“joy. Do you think they will engage in close combat against a swordsman like you?”
Kuan’s eyes widened slightly.
“Sorry. If you had been a little more emotional, you could have had a chance.’
“… … After all, was that gap just a trap?”
Kuan’s vigilance rose even further.
I guess I need to raise my rating a little higher.
This man is far more dangerous than expected.
“… … I can’t help it. I will give up the live capture.”
If he thought about being captured, he and the entire mercenary group could die.
Eight quirks rotated around Quan.
Everything was moving according to Kuan’s will.
“From now on, I will do everything in my power to kill you.”
With Kuan’s promise, the atmosphere of the mercenary group changed completely.
A firmness that is quite different from the calm feeling a moment ago.
The murderous intent to kill you pierced Shin Ha-yul’s whole body.
“Where do you stop it?”
Quan again gripped the eight swords.
Mana transferred from Quan’s hand to the Eight Swords.
The mana concentrated in the dagger was incomparably huge.
Quan’s mana gathered in each dagger soon took on the characteristics of elemental magic.
Pajijijijik-!
Some as brain properties.
Roaring!
Some of them are fire properties.
Whoa!
Some of them are wind properties.
Eight daggers were shaking with different properties.
‘I thought that for a 7th-circle mage, all she could do was throw daggers with telekinesis… … .’
Were you hiding that power?
Shin Ha-yul bit his lip.
“Activate 8 attributes simultaneously. It’s the first time I’ve heard of a wizard capable of performing such stunts.”
“It’s the simultaneous activation of 8 attributes. That’s a pretty big statement. Actually, it’s not that grandiose magic.”
The man threw the four daggers he was holding in his left hand at the minister.
“Certainly, I have the talent to handle all 8 attributes at the same time. But perhaps because of that, he has no talent for high-powered magic. All I can do is infuse elemental mana into things.”
Different types of daggers pierced the air with mana of different attributes.
The fastest among them was green rain, which had wind-type mana.
Kaaaaang!
As if boasting excellent cutting power and speed, Bido, who flew in faster than anyone else, was knocked out using the side of the sword.
‘next!’
There was no time to breathe.
Then, a yellow soldier knife with brain properties aimed at the forehead and flew.
‘If the brain properties are blocked prematurely, the body will be paralyzed. It should be avoided.’
Leaning his upper body like a bow, he avoided the brain dagger.
And finally, daggers with fire and dark attributes flew from different directions.
Did he predict Shin Ha-yul’s next move?
Despite leaning his upper body, the two daggers flew straight at his head.
A fire attribute dagger approaching from the left and a dark attribute dagger approaching from the right.
I looked at the two daggers once and accelerated my thoughts.
‘The fire property has a wide attack range thanks to the heat. I didn’t even avoid the damage.’
Fire-attribute daggers must be blocked.
‘The dark attribute gains weight when it dwells in an object.’
At first glance, that black dagger weighs 400kg.
Since that weight is concentrated in one point, the sword will be destroyed if it is blocked incorrectly.
Dark attribute daggers should be avoided.
‘Then the best I can do in this situation is… … .’
Looking at the slowly approaching dagger, I kicked the ground with my right foot.
Shin Ha-yul’s body quickly turned to the right.
As a result, of course, the sight turned to the ground. Right and left reversed.
‘With this, the right side is a fire attribute dagger!’
Using the speed and power of the body’s rotation, he swung the sword as it was.
Kaaaaaaagh!
A roaring sound rang out as the fire-attribute dagger and sword collided.
At the same time, a dark attribute dagger grazed Shin Ha-yul’s cheek.
The dagger, which missed by a piece of paper, pierced the air without any damage to Shin Ha-yul’s skin.
“… … .”
Perfectly evade and defend against all attacks, while adjusting your posture.
Be vigilant in all directions so that you can respond whenever the next attack arrives.
It was a defense that could be called perfect.
“It’s tricky.”
Because each possesses a different attribute, the daggers move differently.
He’s still very picky, even though he’s only thrown four out of eight.
How tricky would it be to use all eight of those?
My bones are already hurting.
“It’s tricky. I don’t think it’s something a person who completely blocked it at first sight would say.”
On the other hand, it was the same with Kuan that the goal was painful.
‘That’s enough with only a sword and physical ability. When the author starts writing the sword technique in earnest… … It’s hard to win.’
If wizards have magic, swordsmen have sword skills.
Saying that a swordsman fights without using sword skills is the same as saying that a wizard fights without using magic.
In other words, the man is engaged in battle with less than half of his strength.
If the man unleashes his sword and begins to use his full strength, there is a high probability that he will die a miserable death.
‘What if we all do a pincer attack?’
The man immediately shook his head.
‘No, I’m the only one who can attack from a distance in our mercenaries. It would be suicidal to approach that man.’
Kuan’s expression became more and more serious.
“Why? Aren’t you going to fight?”
Shin Ha-yul’s leisurely gestures and tone.
Seeing this, Quan opened his eyes wide.
An expression of great surprise at something.
something came to mind
‘however… … . Why is that man looking after us?’
That man is the man who killed Carly.
A man like that now comes and relaxes his hands and makes an opponent?
back and forth don’t match
‘There’s no way that’s power.’
You can tell just by looking at the purity of the mana flowing from the mana core, the swordsmanship, and the sense of moving the body.
That man hasn’t revealed his full strength yet.
‘Then you’re looking after us. why?’
Kuan’s brow furrowed.
I couldn’t understand this situation.
“That look. Now, I don’t think you’ll just ignore my words like before.”
Looking at Kuan, Shin Ha-yul slowly opened his mouth.
“Something I hadn’t said before. I’ll do it again. your unit. Did you say Carly? It wasn’t me who killed him.”
Kuan’s eyes narrowed.
“So, you’re saying that the reason you’re relaxing right now is to clear up misunderstandings?”
“okay.”
Kuan’s expression became even more serious at Shin Ha-yul’s affirmation.
“It’s true that I broke in at dawn, but I’ve never met a man named Carly.”
“… … Carly is a woman.”
“is it? I thought he was a man by his name. Excuse me.”
“The reaction is that you really didn’t know.”
“Because I didn’t really know.”
Kuan looked at Shin Ha-yul with suspicion.
“Then you know nothing about Carly. Are you saying that?”
“no. I don’t know anything.”
Shin Ha-yul turned his gaze to the female researcher who was restless in the distance.
“When you sneak in. In the aisle, I happened to encounter that woman and the researcher she calls her senior. They were talking about this and that because they couldn’t find me in hiding.”
At my words, the female researcher’s eyes widened.
“Don’t listen! He lied… … !”
“shut up.”
Among the four daggers in Quan’s hand, he threw a dagger with light properties at the researcher.
A dagger that scatters intense light and obstructs vision while flying.
The dagger was soon thrust right next to the researcher’s face.
“Hey… … !”
If you say no more, then I will kill you.
It was a well-intentioned warning.
“Keep talking.”
“First they talked about the experiment.”
The female researcher’s complexion turned blue.
It’s the look on my face that realized that my words weren’t bluffing.
“Did you mean that all the test subjects died? Everyone bemoaned why I had no will to live.”
“… … That’s exactly what that woman would say.”
Having worked here for a year, I have some understanding of the personalities of the researchers.
The man’s words were exactly what that researcher would say.
“And then he said: Come to think of it, I used an escort as a test subject this time. If this happens, we won’t be used as test subjects, right?”
The eyes of all the mercenaries, including Kuan, widened.
They look like they can’t believe what they’ve been told.
“Oh, that’s a lie. How can we use the mercenaries who have been together for over a year as test subjects! Those are all his tricks to create alienation between us!”
Kuan’s eyes trembled.
That’s right.
No matter how crazy they are in research, to the extent of using the same family members as test subjects… … .
“Oh, and one last thing. Although this is a noble family… … .”
Quan turned his gaze to the servant Ha Yul with trembling eyes.
“They say her bad habit is dissecting people and organizing her thoughts.”
Just now, the captain of the mercenary corps said, ‘That’s exactly what that woman would say.’
That means they know something about each other’s personalities.
If so, there’s a high probability you know about that woman’s bad habits.
And if the mercenary captain knew about that female researcher’s bad habits… … .
“If you know even such trivial information, it seems real.”
Shin Ha-yul’s TMI is a proof.
“Oh, that’s a lie. All the strangeness of that intruder… … . We never did anything like that… … .”
“What about Carly’s body?”
“… … yes?”
The woman who had been voicing voluptuous words was dumbfounded for a moment.
“Carly’s corpse. Carly’s corpse that he brutally killed. Where are you?”
“That, that… … .”
“Don’t say no. That man is an inspector. It is impossible to erase a corpse without a trace.”
“That’s it… … .”
The female researcher’s eyeballs turned around.
Now, they are thinking about how to overcome this difficulty.
“That, yes. That man tore his entire body apart so horribly… … . You might be frightened when you see… … .”
The woman’s words did not follow through.
“Oops, turn it off.”
“Got it.”
At some point, the dagger in Kuan’s hand pierced the woman’s throat.
Blood dripped from his throat and mouth.
“Our mercenaries will do anything if you give them money. Become an obedient loyal dog that follows whatever the employer says.”
Kuan jumped and moved in front of the woman.
“That’s us, but only one. There are times when you bare your teeth at your employer.”
He grabbed the sword stuck in the woman’s throat and twisted it slowly.
“Cut!”
As if the vocal chords had been stabbed, an indescribable grotesque scream came out.
“That is right now.”
The dagger was completely twisted.
I want to give you pain
It was an action that conveyed that idea.
“You shouldn’t touch my family.”
Then, after pulling out the dagger, I used the sword I was holding on the other side.
“die.”
Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh-!
cut the woman’s throat
A woman’s neck slowly spinning through the air.
widely!
The woman’s neck hit the floor and rolled round and round.
“Go intruder. Now we have no reason to stop you.”
Quan said without even looking at Shin Ha-yul.
“Take whatever you want. step… … .”
Kuan glared at the trembling researchers beside him with empty eyes.
“These guys can’t give. It’s all my food.”
“… … My purpose is not a person, so you don’t have to worry.”
“okay. That is very fortunate.”
Kuan let out a long breath with a terribly expressionless expression.
Shin Ha-yul looked at Kuan for the last time and moved slowly.
“one. I’ll tell you something nice in return.”
At that time, Quan uttered a hint.
“If you’re looking for records of research, go two blocks ahead of this and turn right. It’s in the room on the right. Go see.”
“Thanks for the good information. Let’s take it last.”
Shin Ha-yul briefly thanked him and moved on again.
No, I was trying to move.
“hmm. My expectations were completely exceeded.”
“… … !”
It would have been if I hadn’t heard a voice from behind that I shouldn’t have heard.
“I can’t believe it was a rat that came in through the secret passage on the side of the mall.”
jerk, jerk.
I heard the sound of men’s footsteps.
footsteps in the dark.
With regular footsteps, a man appeared.
“I missed you. rat.”
doctor.
His expression twisted grotesquely.
