Episode 172 Black Market (2)
The graduate got up from his seat in a cool manner after receiving Oh Se-hoon’s request.
She too was once a leader, and she knows that in a situation like this, time is of the essence.
She asked, tying her long hair into a ponytail.
“You’re saying you’re stuck in the formation?”
“Yes.”
“Let’s go. Seungjae, open the door.”
“Yes, senior.”
Kwak Seung-jae had already cast the spell.
Because the next destination was already decided anyway.
When I opened the wooden door that had been closed, the scenery beyond it had changed.
The ponytailed woman heaped compliments.
“This is so comfortable. Seungjae, do you want to work with us after you graduate?”
“I’ll think about it.”
Just the existence of his own magic had already caused a mountain of love calls for Kwak Seung-jae.
Eventually, they crossed the gate and arrived in front of an empty building on a corner of a busy street.
Several leaders surrounded the area to control the entry and exit of regular students and block the escape route of students inside the building.
The ponytailed graduate looked up at the building and asked.
“Is this the right place? Are you sure?”
“That’s for sure. And what we’ve figured out about the formation is—”
“Oh, that’s fine.”
She waved her hand and cut off the explanation from the leader on the scene, and trudged out toward the building entrance.
I intend to experience it myself rather than just hear about it.
At first, there seemed to be no problem.
But when she almost reached the entrance, she suddenly turned 180 degrees and walked back to the leader.
Without realizing it, he moved as the formation led him.
The graduates looked around as if they had come to their senses.
“This is a confusing formation. If we do this, you won’t be able to break through.”
“I’m sorry.”
The third-year student who attempted to dismantle the formation bowed his head.
The ponytailed woman asked.
“There are no civilians inside?”
“That’s what we know. But why are you asking… … ?”
“Step back further.”
“… … ?”
The leaders looked puzzled as to why they were being told to step down, but since it was an order from a senior who had graduated, they followed it without question.
Next, the ponytailed woman approached not the building entrance, but the outer wall.
Gently place your slender hand on the wall.
“There’s no need to play to the rhythm of thieves.”
Her hand took on a blue glow, and a large ripple formed around it, causing the wall to ripple violently.
Then, the walls began to crack and quickly spread throughout the building.
– Kururur… … .
The whole area began to shake violently as if an earthquake had occurred.
The students who were staging a sit-in inside Exchange B were shocked.
“What, what is it!”
“Why is this collapsing?”
“Get out quickly, get out quickly!”
A dozen or so students broke through the exchange’s windows and rushed out.
They were immediately surrounded and subdued by the vanguard, but they made the right choice.
It’s better to be caught by the leader than to be crushed under the rubble of a building.
– Gurrrrrrung—!
Soon the building completely collapsed and collapsed, covering the entire area in thick dust.
“… … !”
“… … !”
The leaders who were watching were shocked.
I asked for help because I couldn’t break the formation, but I ended up destroying the building where the formation was installed.
They looked at Oh Se-hoon with a questioning look as if to ask, ‘Is this okay?’, but he still maintained a gentle smile.
This means that the unexpected behavior of graduates is also within the expected range.
Actually, I half intended to do this and asked for help.
As the head of the leadership, he would not have been able to act so boldly.
– Boom!
“Ugh!”
A leader threw a resisting student to the ground.
And when you hold the terminal up to it, the crystal ball turns red.
It means you have a banned item.
The same was true of the others who were subdued.
The ponytailed woman glanced at them and gave them instructions.
“Take them in and start interrogating them. If there are any who were trapped inside, get them out. This is called Yongsal Academy, so they probably won’t die.”
“All right.”
“Oh, and.”
As she was about to return to the captain’s office, she turned around as if remembering something and pointed to the rubble of the collapsed building.
“Put that in front of me.”
* * *
– Krrrrrr—
A thick cloud of dust rose from the B exchange.
Dang Gyu-yeong stuck out his tongue at the sight.
“Wow… … Those ignorant guys. They completely ruined the dinner table.”
I had expected that they would take their time, slowly and steadily work their way through the maze of passages once they had identified the location of the exchange, but they laughed at my expectations and tore down the building in one fell swoop.
“I guess a graduate had a hand in it.”
“I guess so? Oh Se-hoon and Kwak Seung-jae can’t do that.”
Not only is it a firepower that the 2nd and 3rd year leaders cannot provide, but there are many factors that the leaders must consider before touching down on a downtown building.
So, the speculation that graduates have stepped forward is gaining weight.
“But isn’t this the last time?”
“maybe?”
No matter how reckless that graduate is, he won’t be able to go around destroying buildings.
Also, Exchange B was an empty building, but most of the other exchanges, like Exchange E where we traded skill books, were renting places that were in operation.
If there is even the slightest possibility that civilians remain, they cannot be touched.
Therefore, the rest will have to gradually break through the formation according to Dang Gyu-yeong’s intention.
Even though they ate one room, the thieves’ club still has the upper hand.
If that’s the case, then what we have to do doesn’t change much.
‘I have to work hard to interfere.’
– Shoooooo—bang!
Another signal flare was fired for the vanguard.
It’s a signal flare mainly used in emergency situations, so we have no choice but to come and check it out.
Even more so, to catch and punish those who dared to steal the leader’s belongings.
As expected, several people began to quickly close in on the surrounding area.
“It’s jumping again. Catch it.”
“huh.”
He held hands with Dang Gyu-young and jumped toward the building across from him.
It was quite a distance to simply jump over,
– Boom!
Combine [Leviticus Zone] and [Windforce] to leap into the air once more.
Then it lands on the next building and then moves on to the next building.
Dang Gyu-yeong’s eyes sparkled with interest.
“The more I do this, the more fun it gets.”
“There are many people who like me.”
Seo Ye-in also threw it several times during the Crystal Battle, and Cha Hyun-joo also loved it when I threw it far during the PvP.
As such, Windforce is a skill that some people hate the most, but for others, it is a skill that is full of fun.
After a few more rooftop jumps, I was able to easily shake off the pursuit of the leaders.
While I was taking a short break, Dang Gyu-yeong, who had been looking down, grabbed my hand and pointed to a place with his finger.
“Hey, look at that.”
A student walking briskly through the alley between buildings.
Judging from the fact that he keeps looking back, there seems to be something bothering him.
And most likely that item you are looking for is a banned item.
“You are our customer.”
“But I think I’m stuck.”
The next moment, two leaders appeared and blocked the customer’s path.
One in third grade and one in first grade.
Both of their faces are familiar. The third year is the senior from Hell Department who was guarding the temporary storage, and the first year is the Grand Duke of Golden Lotus, Geumjohan.
Geumjo Han approached the customer and showed him the terminal.
“There will be a brief security check.”
“Oh, do you really need to go that far to search me?”
The customer rolled his eyes anxiously, but a deep, low voice was heard from behind him.
“It would be better to cooperate obediently.”
The senior from Hell was sending out threatening messages with his arms crossed.
The customer was unable to move due to the pressure.
At the moment when Geumjohan was about to bring the terminal to him,
– Boom!
“Huh?!”
A burst of compressed air sent the new form of the Golden Phoenix flying sideways and crashing into the wall.
And before the Hell Department senior could react, several butterflies flew in secretly and restrained his body.
“Is it Dang Gyu-yeong?”
The number of shadow sorcerers within Yongsal Academy is very limited, and in fact, the only sorcerer who uses [Welcome Flight] as his main skill is Dang Gyu-yeong.
Of course, Dang Gyu-yeong had no reason to answer that question.
“Ugh!”
The senior from Hell Department, who had immediately released his shadow, took out the axe he had been carrying on his back.
Geumjohan also had his face pressed against the wall and blood was running down his nose, but he quickly regained his composure and drew his sword.
“… … .”
But we had already left there a long time ago.
Just make sure the customer gets out safely.
Dang Gyu-yeong stuck his tongue out in the direction of the senior from Hell.
“Are you saying I’m crazy and want to fight with you? I’m going to lose anyway.”
The biggest goal that Dang Gyu-yeong and the Thieves’ Club want to achieve in this black market is to lower the rate of detection of banned items as much as possible.
This is to restore credit that hit rock bottom due to the failure of the black market last year.
And our role as a reserve force is to obstruct the advance team’s random inspections and searches.
The interruption is enough to catch you off guard and then run away, just like before.
Dang Gyu-yeong has once again taken out a signal flare for the leadership.
“Should we shoot again soon?”
But I didn’t answer right away and just sank into silence.
“… … Somehow I have a strong feeling.”
“what?”
“It looks like the wooden door is about to rise.”
Even though they fired signal flares several times, they kept missing us, so it was time for Kwak Seung-jae to take action instead of the leading members.
Dang Gyu-yeong also thought about it for a while as if he was crazy,
“That makes sense. Then let’s just use it this time.”
“Let’s do that.”
Injected mana into the signal flare.
A bright beam of light shoots up into the sky.
– Shoooooo—bang!
And ominous feelings never go wrong.
The moment we use Windforce to get to the next building,
– Kookookookookook,
As if it had expected us to go there, a wooden door suddenly popped up, blocking our path.
Dang Gyu-yeong and I looked at each other.
“It’s really coming.”
“I told you, it felt strong.”
Kwak Seung-jae opened the door and came out.
Then two more third-year leaders followed and took their places on either side of him.
“Senior, such a bad thing is not acceptable. That signal flare is something that only the leaders are permitted to use.”
“Huh? What kind of signal flare is that?”
Dang Gyu-yeong turned a deaf ear and asked back as if he knew nothing.
In fact, we were only nearby, and there is no evidence that a signal flare was fired.
Not yet.
This time, Kwak Seung-jae stared at me.
“Kim Ho, didn’t I tell you to do whatever you do within the limits of the school rules?”
“That’s right. I just came out to drink with my senior.”
I didn’t break that rule.
I also stopped being so stubborn.
Of course, both Dang Gyu-young and I were lying and would be caught in a flash.
“Please accompany me to the leadership room first.”
If you investigate, everything will come out.
For example, I still have a flare left in my inventory.
And it was obvious what would happen if I refused to go along.
Because the two third-year leaders were ready to come out at any moment with their weapons drawn.
Dang Gyu-yeong and I exchanged glances.
‘If I do well, I think I can get out of it.’
And at the moment when the battle was about to begin,
– Whirilirik—!
Suddenly, a fishing line-like thread flew in from somewhere and wrapped itself around the bodies of Kwak Seung-jae and the third-year leadership team.
