Return of the Frozen Player 503
Maze of the Exiled (3)
Attack Day D-1.
A busy time for members of the investigation team to greet their families and spend their own time.
A text came through Seo Jun-ho’s Vita.
” hmm?”
The sender is Kim Woo-jung.
[I have something I want to share before the 7th floor investigation, is it okay?]
[What’s going on?]
[I’ll tell you that when I get to the rendezvous point. I hope you come as quietly as possible.]
It is a sound to come without being seen by others.
What the hell happened to this… … .
“No, wait.”
Seo Jun-ho’s eyes were filled with doubt.
He’s not very mechanical, so he’s really slow at sending text messages.
[Who are you.]
[I’m in the middle of the day.]
[lie. He’s not that fast at typing.]
[For this conversation, I wrote and copied a reply of what you would say in advance.]
Then a photograph of evidence flew in.
Only the pre-written sentences seem close to a hundred.
[Because Chaewon told me to do it in advance. For reference, this is also a copied sentence.]
[No, then couldn’t Chaewon Son text me?]
[No. Because I am closer to you.]
… … Well, that’s not wrong. He also has a really unique personality.
Seo Jun-ho immediately packed up his clothes and left the house.
* * *
Silent Moon Guild Gwanghwamun office building.
Seo Jun-ho, who sneaked in there, moved to the promised floor.
‘Is this room?’
Carefully entering the conference room, I saw Kim Woo-jung and Son Chae-won sitting a few blocks apart.
“Well, you can really come in undetected. I tried raising the security level to the highest level.”
“I told you. I will never be able to stop it.”
“Whoa, I’m a little angry. How much money did you spend on this office building?”
Son Chae-won, who touched her forehead, stood up and offered a chair.
“Sit over here.”
Seo Jun-ho, who sat down, asked straight-forward.
“I don’t think you called to see my stealth skills, what is the reason?”
“I have something to tell you about the members of this investigation team.”
1me _
A hologram window popped up and the profile pictures of the members of the investigation team came to mind.
“As you may know, this 7th floor investigation team has grown in size compared to the 6th floor investigation team.”
“It certainly is.”
When I went up to the 6th floor, only Ahom was included in the investigation team.
But this time, it’s a scale of over a hundred people.
Even if they were called a small attacking team rather than an investigation team, there was nothing to say.
“Do you know why the size has suddenly increased dozens of times?”
“… … Is it a matter of fact?”
Son Chae-won nodded and touched the Vita.
On the screen that was switched, there were scraps of articles that collected past events.
“As you can see, these are the incidents committed by the now-defunct Mine Association.”
“There is no Mine Association anymore.”
“Yes, that’s why it’s more dangerous.”
“more… … Is it dangerous?”
Seo Jun-ho narrowed his eyes to think it was more dangerous even though the trash around that human had disappeared.
“What does it mean.”
“Would you like to go through these cases one at a time?”
Seo Jun-ho wordlessly began to read the outlines of events flying ahead of him.
All of them are cruel and terrible.
To the point where I was convinced that destroying the Mine Association was right again.
“however… …
strange
Something creaks when I think about the inside of events, not the outside.
“I think you noticed something.”
Son Chae-won nodded and continued.
“At first, I thought the Mine Association was competent. What kind of lives did those people live, how could they do such things with such brilliant brains and skills… … I was just curious.”
“Some of them were smart, but that wasn’t all.”
At the words of the two, Seo Jun-ho slowly opened his mouth.
“… … There was an intruder.”
“that’s right. It has to be at least the Big 6 to be convincing.”
“Any tail you found?”
“To be honest, not yet.”
It was a scary word.
It means that the chaste moon, who knew in advance that there was a snitch, couldn’t find it even after looking carefully.
“To make matters worse, you even destroyed the Mine Association. Oh, I don’t mean to blame you.”
Seo Jun-ho paused for a moment and pondered.
He was in the process of destroying the Mine Association.
In, read the memories of tens of thousands of miles.
‘That’s not all. I even read the memories of top executives like Buddha, Chef, and Najad Hollow.’
However, even in their memories, there was no information about the player snitch.
That means one thing.
“Is there a direct link with the Heavenly Demon?”
“I think that is very likely. At least it has something to do with Isaac Debord, who can be called his pocketbook.”
Seo Jun-ho asked with an incomprehensible face.
“What do you gain by negotiating with the demons?”
“I don’t know. Maybe it’s a business relationship that’s embarrassing to even call it inner relationship.”
However, it is difficult to avoid criticism in modern society.
In particular, due to the nature of guilds that live off images, their existence itself is at stake.
Perhaps the guild side would thoroughly try to hide the fact.
“That must have been another weakness.”
“Judging from his actions so far, the Heavenly Demon is someone who uses his hand sparingly. There is no reason not to intimidate.”
“Doesn’t saying that at this point mean that there are people who are somewhat suspicious?”
“To some extent.”
Just like that, Son Chae-won snapped her fingers and the screen switched.
The photos that popped up there were all familiar faces.
Seo Jun-ho, who was examining each aspect carefully, said.
“It includes people above the rank of team leader of the Big 5 guilds, as well as Gucheon except me and Kim Woo-jung.”
All of them are giants of their time.
Those who held so much power that even the leaders of most powerful countries could not treat them carelessly.
“This is the conclusion I came to after nearly a year of pursuit. Without their strength, we cannot access key information.”
That’s right.
The problem was that most of them were laughing and chatting with him on the battlefield.
‘The 6th floor has been captured, and humanity is now trying to go up to the 7th floor.’
And although this is a story that only he and his friends know, the recovery of the ‘Heavenly Demon’ will soon come to an end.
If the Heavenly Demon’s side had fallen, they would have had to join the ‘investigation team’.
Seo Jun-ho stroked his chin.
“There are a lot of people to watch.”
“I’m sorry to bother you, but I think it’s better than not knowing.”
“I agree.”
If he had really been hit in the back of the head without knowing anything, he would have tingled quite a bit.
“Your rage against Mine, your tenacity for destroying them, and even the sacrifices you made towards the capture. For those reasons, I was convinced that you were not an intruder, and I am sharing this information.”
“So, don’t say anything else
You’re asking me not to.”
“Please.”
Seo Jun-ho nodded.
“great. However, I will tell my friends. They will have to be careful too.”
She didn’t hold back at all.
You must have predicted this from the moment you decided to reveal the truth to yourself.
“I will ask you one more question. Is there, by any chance, the most suspicious person among them?”
“… … There’s something I didn’t say on purpose because I was afraid you would wear colored glasses if you listened to it.”
“I will listen. You make your own decisions.”
Son Chae-won, who was contemplating for a while, enlarged a picture.
“Christine Lewis. I am the master of the Silver Constellation, a guild with a religious color that believes in the sun god.”
“Why are you suspicious?”
“Don’t you know? Same with the incident when she was a saint of Schmerin. Contrary to the clean image of the guild, there are more dirty corners than I thought.”
That is, the outside and the inside are different.
Seo Jun-ho nodded while looking at the young platinum-haired man smiling benignly in the picture.
“I will keep an eye on you.”
* * *
jerk, jerk.
For a while to hear someone’s footsteps.
A rock the size of a house that was blocking the entrance of the cave ricocheted into the sky like a bullet.
“Congratulations on your recovery, Heavenly Demon.”
“congratulations.”
Isaac and Valencia.
The Heavenly Demon looked at the two and closed her eyes.
He took a deep breath and exhaled, slowly opening his eyes.
“Is it just the two of you now?”
“Yeah, are you the enemy?”
“No way.”
The Heavenly Demon lightly raised the demonic spirit.
flinch, flinch.
That alone made the sweaty Isaac sue.
“… … I will reduce In the end, you absorbed all the energy you got from the 5th floor.”
“Not all.”
Junho Seo.
Because the man, his natural enemy, interfered and lost more sheep.
“If I had absorbed all of them, I wouldn’t have even bothered.”
He would have gone to Earth proudly and destroyed everything that stood in his way.
am.
The Heavenly Demon lightly snapped her fingers.
In response, Isaac and Valencia knelt down without even realizing it.
“… … I was going to destroy it, but you guys are rather strong.”
“Please look.”
“Because I am strong, I will remain by Heavenly Demon-nim’s side until the end.”
“but.”
All the weak ones are already dead.
‘Two guys who are just usable, I
Not nice.’
The Heavenly Demon clenched and opened her fists and said.
“There was no message from the demons.”
“There was. The Heavenly Demon said that she would come to visit us once she was ready.”
“like “
C3.
I still don’t know what they want or why they support me like this.
One thing is clear.
He was still of use to them.
‘Then I have no choice but to use you guys.’
The Heavenly Demon, who was staring at the red sky of Balbortan on the third floor, opened her mouth.
“It’s called red sky… … nice.”
The Heavenly Demon grinned as she thought of an appropriate plan.
“Then, once again, let’s hang out with the players.”
The next day, Seo Jun-ho, who had gathered his friends before departure, shared information.
“hmm. In other words, don’t you mean to be careful with the back of your head?”
“Good information. I, too, watch the others.”
That’s enough for you to be aware of.
Seo Jun-ho and his friends headed to an artificial island in the Pacific Ocean.
“Major.”
“Hehe, are you feeling good?”
The momentum that only a hundred people give off is gone
so great
Explosive momentum that seemed to cover the entire island.
Even the reporters who were filming the 100-member investigative team admired it.
“It’s more powerful than thousands of players gathered, right?”
“They are the most elite of existing human beings.”
“If those people fail, the 7th floor attack will be pushed back for at least a few months.”
Yes, and there are snitches among them.
Seo Jun-ho moved on, scanning the players.
“Suri, what time is it now?”
“10:28 am. Two minutes left.”
“Two minutes… …
10:30 am.
At that time, the investigation team will enter the 7th floor all at once.
Their first goal is to build a camp that was built upon arrival.
“It’s dark.”
“It’s Seo Jun-ho!”
The reporters who discovered him and the 5 heroes burst into a series of flashes.
Seo Jun-ho passed them with a calm expression and arrived in front of the elevator.
About a hundred players who had arrived earlier greeted them lightly.
‘There are people who know, and there are people who only know faces.’
The moment you go up to the 7th floor.
Some may become potential enemies and seek the back of their heads.
‘But if you’re going to do it, be careful.’
The moment he clumsily reveals his claws, his sword will tear his body apart.
AM 10:30.
They entered the elevator in threes and threes and headed to the seventh floor with a trembling heart.
Seo Jun-ho also pressed the 7th floor button with his friends.
[The 7th floor, the door opens.]
[The effect of the title Opener of Spring is activated. All stats increase by 30.]
Unlike last time, we arrived safely.
However, Seo Jun-ho’s expression hardened slightly.
“Oh, oh. Are you confused?”
“Where did you suddenly come from… … No, others too?”
“What the hell is this all about?”
Five people including myself.
Apparently, I rode the elevator with my friends, but arrived at the summoned place with completely different people.
All five people exist in the circular vacant lot.
“Anyway.”
The walls of the labyrinth towered so high that it could be covered by clouds.
Seo Jun-ho looked up at it and muttered.
“This maze doesn’t seem to have any intention of getting us through easily.”
Colleagues who trust each other and get along well.
At the same time as Miro entered, he tore the existence of a ‘colleague’.
