Episode 257: Entering
Same time.
Kwak Seung-jae was walking through the forest at night.
The faint, faint sound of footsteps on both sides told him that he was not alone.
‘I thought it was strange.’
The first time I felt uneasy was in the black market.
This is because the behavior of the thieves’ club was very different from last year.
It was not easily noticed, and even when found, it would escape like a loach and hide.
It was as if they were watching my every move with their naked eye.
Then what on earth should I write to see it…?
‘… … Sujeong-gu.’
Could it be that they are using security drills?
When I looked back at that hypothesis, I found that it was very correct in many ways.
This year, Dang Gyu-yeong has been heavily employing Chae Da-bin, and with her genius magic engineering skills, it should be possible.
And this was a very serious problem from the leadership standpoint.
‘If we don’t solve it, we will just be dragged along in the future.’
The presence or absence of vision is a huge information gap.
No matter what the Thieves’ Club does, they will be one step behind in their actions, and even their late movements will be clearly visible.
Therefore, neutralizing Cha Da-bin is one of the goals of the lead team in this operation.
In some ways, it was as high a priority as the border of the temporary storage facility.
The leadership also has several members who are skilled in information warfare.
After tracking them all back, they were able to pinpoint Cha Da-bin’s location to some extent, and that was why they were now pushing through the grass.
‘Is it over there?’
Soon, a shabby three-story building came into view of Kwak Seung-jae.
The windows are all broken and covered with ivy, making it a truly abandoned building.
However, the leaders, including Kwak Seung-jae, were confident that they had come to the right place.
Because members of the thieves’ club were standing guard around the building and on the rooftop.
Some were in hiding, but they could not fool Kwak Seung-jae.
At that moment, one of the thieves noticed the leader and opened his eyes.
And just as I was about to open my mouth to shout,
“line-!”
One of the leaders rushed forward like lightning and subdued him.
Another member fired a crossbow towards the rooftop,
– Phagec!
The thief who was looking around from the rooftop fell down with his body frozen as if he had been electrocuted.
As soon as Kwak Seung-jae gave the signal, the rest of the leaders also began to secretly subdue the thieves.
“Ugh.”
“100 million.”
The Student Leadership Team is a group comprised of only the most talented students among those enrolled at Yongsal Academy.
Even the personnel who participated in this operation were the best and most selective among them.
Because of this, the thieves were busy collapsing without even being able to scream.
Soon, one of the leaders approached Kwak Seung-jae and reported.
“I’ve cleared everything out. Should I rush in?”
Kwak Seung-jae nodded his chin in agreement, then stared at the abandoned building as he spoke.
“Using a crime prevention crystal ball for personal gain is a serious violation of school rules and an illegal act. Those involved are also subject to arrest without exception.”
The leaders jumped two or three stories high and entered the building, breaking the half-broken glass windows.
– Chaeng-grang—!
* * *
– I feel like we’ve been exposed.
“What? Who’s here?”
– … … .
Dang Gyu-yeong asked in surprise, but Chae Da-bin did not answer.
I guess we can no longer continue communication.
Dang Gyu-yeong’s expression became bitter.
“Miss… … . I got hit in the head.”
‘As expected, it’s not easy.’
It is a leadership team comprised of only the best talents.
Someone must have suspected the crystal ball, and from there they tracked it down and eventually caught the tail.
Considering that Kwak Seung-jae has not shown himself yet, it seems like the plan was led by him.
‘You hit it hard.’
Dang Gyu-yeong also knew the importance of the control tower, so he placed two graduates there during the Black Market.
But now that we can’t get their help, we’re helpless if the leaders push in.
However, if the control tower is not used, the success rate of this operation will decrease, so Dang Gyu-yeong had no choice.
Even though it’s flimsy, I have no choice but to use it.
And that weakness was fiercely attacked by Kwak Seung-jae.
Even in a bad situation, there was a need to share it with the allies, so Dang Gyu-yeong connected communication with Jeong Jong-myeong.
“Dabin got cut off. I think Kwak Seungjae went.”
– … … Somehow. I guess I have to assume there is no field of vision anymore.
“yes.”
– What are you going to do now?
Jeong Jong-myeong left the choice up to Dang Gyu-yeong.
Either proceed without a plan, or back out now.
Of course, the answer was decided a long time ago.
Dang Gyu-young raised the corners of his lips.
“Even if I can’t eat this, I’ll go all the way. I’ll go all the way because I feel sorry towards Dabin.”
– I knew it. Get ready.
That was the extent of the communication.
While waiting, Dang Gyu-yeong did a final check.
It refers to the rope connecting the window of the building we are standing in and the C Exchange.
“Is the rope strong?”
“Oh, of course. It never breaks.”
Shin Byeong-cheol stomped on the rope as if he was trying to get it to move, but the rope really didn’t budge.
When it comes to installing and dismantling equipment, it’s definitely a one-man job.
Before Dang Gyu-yeong could ask the next question, the boy named Wand answered first.
“I’ve also dispelled all the magic. At least the area around here is clean.”
“Okay, let’s go in as they do.”
Sure enough, not long after, a powerful wave of mana occurred.
The White Magic Club got involved.
If it can be felt clearly even though it is quite far away, how powerful must the magic be?
Then, several huge magic circles appeared above the C Exchange and began to send down the magic they were imprinted on one by one.
– Kwaaaaaaa—!
The entire building turned purple, then yellow, then dark green, and finally completely frozen.
The intention is to neutralize the leading members waiting inside, and even if that doesn’t work, to stack the debuffs on them.
If I had used magic with lethal power, the building and everything would have disappeared without a trace, but I would have refrained from doing so.
If someone gets hurt, things will get worse for no reason, and if the building collapses and the forbidden items are lost, things will go wrong.
“It’s an attack—!”
Someone, presumably a member of the leadership, shouted.
Well, if you were not blind, you would have noticed that such a large amount of magic was being unleashed.
Of course, this wasn’t the only card prepared by the White Magic Club.
Cracks opened around the C Exchange, and various spirits such as fire, ice, and lightning poured out, and began to fight the leading members.
The area turned into chaos in an instant.
Of course, this situation would soon be reversed.
As soon as the control tower is cleared, the main force of the vanguard will join us here.
Besides, doesn’t Kwak Seung-jae have a fraudulent means of transportation called a wooden door?
Since there was no time to delay, Dang Gyu-yeong made a brief statement.
“Come together.”
[Shadows don’t go]
A shadow burst out from under their feet and covered the group like ink.
“inrush.”
In that state, we stepped onto the rope one by one.
I run as fast as I can, like I’m doing acrobatics, and reach the window of the C Exchange. I cut out the entire window and go inside.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Dang Gyu-yeong and the all-rounder magicians looked around with their guard up.
And after confirming that there was no sign of the leader, he made a gesture.
“Move.”
As previously confirmed by Jeong Jong-myeong using scan magic, the internal structure was the same as at the Black Market.
It looks like they didn’t tear down the building and renovate it.
However, the most important temporary storage location is on the top floor, the 4th floor.
Since we came from the second floor of the building next door, we naturally had to take the stairs to go up.
So, while we were walking quickly, Dang Gyu-yeong, who was in the lead, stopped and called out to me.
“Kim Hoya.”
“yes.”
“The formula has been revealed.”
Indeed, an inexplicable sense of discomfort was felt at the front.
If you just keep moving forward, you’ll end up wandering around and wasting a lot of time.
So, as we discussed in advance, I have to resolve this.
I stepped forward and said.
“Please tie them all up.”
“huh.”
Dang Gyu-yeong’s shadow took the shape of a string and connected the group in a line like a train.
Then give instructions.
“Ignore everything else and just follow the rope being pulled.”
“Okay.”
“Yes, sis.”
Choi Han-gil and Shin Byeong-cheol answered.
As I took a few steps forward, the hallway began to shake and then split in two.
Of course, according to the sense of the old, both are wrong, and the correct answer is to go straight.
If you ignore it and walk, you will hit a wall and it will come back together on its own.
After a few more steps, the hallway became longer and turned sharply to the left.
But I just froze in place, and after a few seconds the hallway returned to its original state as if it had realized that it was closed.
‘Just take a good look and pass by.’
After that, I continued to rely on my old senses and advanced quickly, so I was able to break through the confusion formation in an instant.
Shin Byeong-cheol caused a stir by imitating Ko Hyeon-woo’s voice.
“Haha, Brother Kim’s keen eye is truly amazing. He was able to break through that difficult formation so easily.”
“Hey, Shin Byeong-cheol. Are you kidding me?”
Dang Gyu-yeong scolded me, but I just laughed lightly.
“Why, it’s good because it brightens the mood.”
“Take my side.”
“Byeong-cheol, did you come for the picnic?”
“Pfft fft fft.”
But we soon stopped chatting, because there were stairs not far away.
I approached little by little with my guard up, but the leader still didn’t show up.
Dang Gyu-yeong looked a little deflated.
“No, how come you don’t see anyone here?”
Through the scan of Jeong Jong-myeong, it was confirmed that the number of people inside was very small, and even that small number would have been affected by the large-scale magic of the White Magic Club.
Still, if you’ve come this far, you’re bound to run into at least one person.
‘That’s not good news.’
If it’s not here, there’s a very good chance it’s near the temporary storage area.
The atmosphere became even more heavy as if others had also thought about this.
On the other hand, Choi Han-gil stepped onto the stairs with an indifferent expression.
“What’s the point of worrying? I’m not going back now.”
“That too.”
Dang Gyu-yeong also nodded coolly and started climbing the stairs with the rest of the group.
But as we passed the third floor and stepped onto the stairs heading to the fourth, we had no choice but to look up and stop dead in our tracks.
Because there was a schoolgirl standing there quietly looking down at us.
A captain’s armband on the forearm, and a gold tie pin.
He is a third-year student leader.
‘Yeah, I had a feeling it might be there.’
Since you have to use the stairs to get to the top floor, it was definitely worth assigning at least one person.
“… … .”
Soon, a slender sword was pulled out from the schoolgirl’s waist.
She held it in front of her chest, her other hand clasped behind her back, and bowed gracefully like a swan.
Then he came rushing down the stairs at a frightening speed.
– Whaaaaa!
The supporters eat it all
