Episode 150

Miss Backdoor looked at the TV with a sullen face. On the news, a mosaic of the criminal’s face was appearing.

<Last night, the Association urgently arrested a military official who selected a supplier of equipment for the Rangers in exchange for money and valuables. In a situation like this, the Ministry of National Defense dismisses it as ‘personal deviation’… >

“Um, that person was caught right away.”

Her face was hidden, but she knew the face behind the mosaic. At the request of a VIP, information related to bribery was identified and delivered.

She changed the channel a few times before turning off the TV.

“Uh… It’s the head… .”

“Isn’t it because you drink alcohol that doesn’t suit your body?”

“Mistress, it was fine when I drank.”

“If that’s enough for a can of beer, you’d better not even drink alcohol from now on.”

Mr. Rock shook his head and gave advice.

“Ugh, it could be because an additional request suddenly came in.”

I was relieved to think the job was over. But last night, I suddenly received a new request from a VIP.

It wasn’t a very difficult request, but it took some time, so she was soaked in fatigue due to a hangover and lack of sleep.

“Still, if I hadn’t been drinking, I would have woken up in the morning.”

“… He only speaks mean things.”

she pursed her lips.

“Are you done?”

The two of them were startled by the sudden voice. Looking back, the VIP, Iron Man, was standing there.

“Oh, what a surprise! when did you come in? The door was locked… No, I guess it didn’t matter to the customer.”

“It must have been heavily guarded, but how… ?”

Mr. Rock has become more polite to VIPs since Bao Shen’s help during the raid. Iron man Kang Tae-min did not answer that question.

“result?”

“Of course I’m done.”

Miss Backdoor staggered to her feet. She handed over the map she had prepared.

“Distribution of undead monsters in the DMZ area and its vicinity, right?”

Kang Tae-min nodded and took the map. Miss Backdoor gave a brief yawn and explained, wiping the tears from her eyes.

“Why are you asking me to investigate that all of a sudden?”

“… Is this all?”

“Yes.”

The area marked on the map was not very large. The undead were concentrated in a few places, but it wasn’t that large.

“Probably a realistic dungeon. The undead are monsters that are avoided because they don’t even produce by-products… Oh, are you trying to sort things out for the division commander?”

She guessed at Kang Tae-min’s purpose. Now that the commander has been captured, won’t Ranger activities slow down?

In the meantime, could Taemin Kang be trying to clear the dungeon?

Of course, that prediction was wrong.

‘If it was Nekrod’s work, it couldn’t have been this much.’

Hearing that the monster’s corpse had disappeared, he suspected that it might have been Necrod’s work, so he entrusted the request.

However, the distribution of undead monsters marked is a flea level compared to the disappearing monster area in the DMZ.

‘Was it too late?’

But then, what is the reason why the monsters disappeared all at once?

Kang Tae-min chewed on his memories before returning, but this phenomenon had never occurred.

“… How about the watchdog I entrusted to you last time?”

Kang Tae-min answered Miss Backdoor’s question with a question instead of an answer. She shrugged.

“I haven’t found anything specific. It’s a place where people are rare in the first place, let alone people similar to that montage.”

Of course it was. It was a place where the undead that Necrod used before returning was secretly abandoned, so there was no way many people would wander around.

“I guess this request is also related to that person?”

“right.”

“If you know anything else, please tell me. You know, the more information I have, the more useful it is.”

Miss Backdoor was more active than before. It was because she, like Mr. Rock, felt gratitude to Kang Tae-min for helping her avenge Bao Shen.

Besides, since he was a benefactor who even provided a safe place, it was natural for a human being to want to repay him.

Taemin Kang pondered for a moment.

‘Considering Necrod’s influence, it seems likely to fail… .’

Nerod was the worst villain he faced as Iron Judgment.

Since she was such a powerful person, the price Miss Backdoor had to pay was high.

So although I haven’t tried it until now.

‘Now is not the time to cover things up.’

A situation where you have reached a dead end.

Kang Tae-min decided to break the dead end rather than stay still.

Excluding the description of regression, he explained about the villain he knew called Necrod.

“You’re not undead, but you’re using necromancy? really? Aren’t they monsters?”

“Aren’t you a madman obsessed with destroying the world?”

“Can you find it? The cost will be significant.”

At Kang Tae-min’s question, Miss Backdoor rolled her eyes. Then she shook her head.

“Well… I’ll give it a try. Inspiration, stand by.”

“… All right.”

“Oh, you answer surprisingly calmly, don’t you? I thought you would make a fuss about saying no.”

“Didn’t you directly say that VIPs were an exception?”

In reply, she smiled and closed her eyes.

“The area will be set similarly, and the target of the transaction will be limited to a human who uses necromancy and the past of that human.”

“… Really, are you trying to cut costs that way?”

“Yes. If you follow your past, not your current location, you will be able to make a rough estimate, if not exactly.”

It was a restriction to reduce the price to be paid. She took a short deep breath.

“Then, let’s begin.”

As she slowly opened her eyes, her pupils were colored with starlight. The moment I thought the transaction was going smoothly.

“Huh… !”

Suddenly, she took a deep breath and shuddered. Mr. Rock, who was watching, urgently expressed his ability.

“Kheuheouk, kuhuheouk… !”

“miss! miss!?”

The pupil returned to normal, but her body did not stop shaking. His breathing was irregular, as if he was choking.

Kang Tae-min quickly made an iron needle and inserted it into his arm.

“It’s a sedative.”

To be precise, it was to control the toxin that has sleep and paralysis effects. After a while, Miss Backdoor’s eyes gradually returned and her breathing stabilized.

“miss? Are you okay?”

“uh… uhh… .”

She nodded. His body stopped shaking, but his lips still trembled.

“Did you find out anything?”

“He, he is from another, other world.”

“… another world?”

her pupils trembled.

It looked like she was about to cry at any moment.

“That person’s past, the things they did in the past came flooding in… So, so terrible… .”

“It was terrible?”

“They are all dead. All alive… .”

Miss Backdoor grabbed Kang Taemin with trembling hands.

“He destroyed the world he was in in order to come back.”

* * *

Rex had doubts.

‘Is it really worth going this far?’

She cleared the pile of pill bottles and found No Name.

“How is he?”

“I don’t see any side effects.”

“Also!”

No Name let out a satisfied laugh and a clap of hands. Rex guessed he was delighted by the sound.

“But we are running out of extra seeds. I am worried that it may not be too much of an investment.”

All the vials she removed were those that contained seeds. Seeds in many bottles were infused into Necrod.

No matter how fit it was, if it was that amount, it would have been eaten by Seed.

But Nerod was fine.

“Rex, he’s the best fit I’ve found.”

No Name was happy with that fact.

“Hope, hope, longing or desire. The heart that is defined and called by words. Everyone has what an intelligent body should have.”

The blackened form of No-Name wriggled. It was the first time that even Rex, who had always been by his side to assist him, had seen him.

“But most don’t have the ability to make it happen. That is why I am here to help.”

“Yes, I know… .”

Rex was also helped. Wasn’t it because of No Name that her ability was manifested?

“But he is different. He only lost his strength for a moment, but he has enough power. It must be because they know how to handle the soul.”

The seed contained the soul, and Necrod was a master of death, soul, and necromancer.

Perhaps because of that, no matter how many times Nerod accepted Seed, there were no side effects.

“I just need to make his way a little smoother. So it’s not an over-investment. It’s just a pity that I can’t give you more.”

“… If that’s what Head thinks, then I’ll follow.”

“Be proud. Rex, it wouldn’t have been possible without your help.”

Rex’s job wasn’t just to wait on Necrod.

“Since you accelerated the absorption of Seed, he will regain his strength more quickly.”

With her abilities, she was accelerating Nekrod’s recovery. If it hadn’t been for Rex, it would have taken more time.

Rex smiled at No Name’s praise and bowed his head.

“I just want the head to be free.”

“Your wishes will also come true.”

Noname was confident.

“I’m sure my existence will become clear.”

* * *

I lit a cigarette

Nekrod’s past information discovered by Miss Backdoor was incomplete. It was probably fragmented because Mr. Rock blocked it in the middle.

However, it was not difficult to understand the overall context.

“Returner… .”

I wondered where the gigantic Necrod came from, but it must have been in another world.

But before returning, why was he obsessed with destroying the world? I came back here at most, but did I try to go to another world again?

“Whoa… .”

I spit out the smoke and brushed off the ash.

Whatever the purpose, the fact that he must be stopped remains unchanged.

The disappearance of the monster must have had something to do with it. However, unlike before the return, his activities became too fast.

“The artifact is in my hand.”

Bloodstain, Abyss Fragment, and Venom Cainine.

I took all the artifacts he had before returning. If that’s the case, shouldn’t the timing of activities be delayed? Other problems were also blocked, so it wasn’t as chaotic as it was then.

“Ah, here you are.”

My thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice. Johanna was smiling as she entered the smoking room.

she said, lighting a pipe.

“Cleaning is over.”

“Soon.”

“It’s because of the space. It would have taken longer if it had been moved by ship.”

Director Nam Seung-min kept his promise. The amount of monsters sent by the Defense Magic Engineering Research Institute was considerable. It’s enough for dozens of containers, so I lent a hand.

It was over when I put it in subspace and only came to Crown Island.

“I will go into production right away. Distribution will probably start after securing enough medicines.”

“The problem is the production after that.”

“right. I can’t figure out the number of people the switch has planted, so I have no choice but to adjust the number of inspectors.”

For now, that was the best way. It is to adjust patients according to the number of treatments.

Once exposed to the wavelength, the mutation is confirmed within three weeks, so the treatment is distributed only to certain patients.

“Well, there are things that come from new dungeons. If the amount increases, I will ask you to move the corpse again.”

“Of course… .”

I was ready to answer, but my mind immediately flashed.

Johanna looked at me with a puzzled face.

“what’s the matter?”

“… Not undead.”

“Undead?”

“The corpses that disappeared from the DMZ were not undead.”

The disappearance of a corpse does not necessarily mean that it has become undead. Prejudice was embedded in Johanna’s words.

It wasn’t Necrod who took the corpse.

“It’s Pete’s portal.”

Just as I moved the corpse to subspace, Pete used the portal to steal the corpse.

“Nobody said that? But why a monster corpse?”

The reason why they collect monster corpses when there is no torso. Nekrod and Nobody must have already joined hands.

“I don’t know the details. But it must be plotting something again.”

I don’t know about other artifacts, but Pete can replace the ‘Abyss Fragment’. Clearly, Nerod is planning an attack through that portal.

But I am not the one who has to explain Nekrod’s existence.

“I will inform you of the situation.”

Now is the moment to step forward as Iron Judgment.

What I had already done once, the second time was easier.

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