Episode 151

dark room.

In a room with no windows and no lights, only one display was shining.

<Where did these guys suddenly appear?>

<I almost got into trouble.>

<Hey, you were filming a live video?>

Students with youthful faces appeared on the screen. It was a live streaming video of the Chimera incident.

<Don’t risk your life to film something like this>

Soon, the screen went dark with a dull noise.

As if waiting for that moment, the door opened and light leaked in.

“This is Cid.”

The one who entered was a white-haired woman, Rex. She carefully put down the vial she was carrying.

The light came in through the crack in the open door, and a bony, skinny arm protruded from the thick shadow.

“It’s a live video, so you watch it without missing a thing.”

“… Did you say torso?”

The cracked voice returned. Soon after, I heard a gulp and the sound of the throat going over.

“I have always learned to live in death. I have survived the death of others until now.”

Rex looked behind the door.

Seongsu Kim was there. However, he was not the Kim Seong-su of the past. The man who was trembling with anxiety disappeared.

Taking the seed, he was regaining his strength. Although it was hidden in the shadows, it was not visible, but the eyes were shaped like a luminous body.

“I am not failing. definitely will go back Again, home.”

There was a hint of tenacity in his cracked voice. Rex shook his head.

“There is a member called Arms who is not here. Torso got help from him too.”

“I heard from Head.”

“Are you going to use him again?”

“… They’re not stupid enough to fall for it the same way.”

The glass vials made a small noise as they rolled on the floor. The rolled pill bottle stopped at Rex’s feet.

“I will give you flesh and take your bones. Then take the flesh again with the bones taken.”

Nerod’s eyes narrowed.

“The cycle of death, that is necromancy.”

* * *

“Necromancer? You mean dealing with the undead?”

“A human who uses necromancy… It is unprecedented.”

Bae Seung-joo’s explanation, to be exact, Ju Tae-ji and Pyo Ji-hoon, who received the tip from Iron Man, responded with serious faces.

“Yes. In fact, we have received confirmation from the Ministry of National Defense regarding matters related to the disappearance of monsters.”

“Then, do you mean that a second Chimera avalanche is expected?”

“… How can you look happy?”

“Isn’t there nothing to be sad about?”

Jung Joon-hyeok smiled and replied to Hwang Ye-ri’s criticism.

“It’s amazing. Where does that iron man get all that information from?”

“But didn’t you say that Mr. Kang also helped you this time?”

Pyo Ji-hun added to Johanna’s words. Thanks to that, my eyes were focused on Kang Tae-min.

“Yes, apparently he has done quite a bit of research on Nobody’s members. When I conveyed my reasoning, it immediately reminded me of a member called Necrod.”

Kang Tae-min could not reveal that the knowledge before returning was the source. Because of this, I conveyed that Necrod was one of the members of Nobody through Iron Man.

At that, everyone shook their heads. Except for one person, Hwang Ye-ri.

But she didn’t say anything different.

“Given the estimate of the number of monsters that have disappeared, we are concerned about terrorism on a larger scale than the Chimera Crisis. I’m sorry, but I’d like to request an emergency standby again.”

“Well, that’s it, don’t worry. I was already determined to devote time to educating my granddaughter.”

“I was also thinking of spending time with my son. Even though it’s a substitute, I don’t know if the opportunity will come back.”

Ju Tae-ji and Pyo Ji-hun readily answered first. Subsequently, other strongmen also expressed the same opinion.

“Right. Teaching others also surprisingly requires study. I realized that education is another kind of training.”

“It seems that Hwarin is also a bit tired of living on the island. It would be nice to come here and spend some time.”

“You can’t be called a mercenary if you can’t take responsibility for your job until the end.”

Coincidentally, all of the strongest players were in charge of educating the special class students ahead of the world competition.

After the meeting, Kang Tae-min visited Hwang Ye-ri.

“for a moment… .”

“Is it because of Junghwan?”

Before he even left the village, Hwang Ye-ri whispered in a low voice. Taemin Kang shook his head.

“I would like to share some stories.”

“… It’s not like you intentionally hid it. probably didn’t know you know? our contract.”

She poured out excuses for her fiancé. Just in case, Kang Tae-min doesn’t misunderstand that Go Jeong-hwan knew about Necrod but hid it.

Of course, he knew the inside story and there was nothing to misunderstand.

“I didn’t think so. I just want to talk about how to deal with it later.”

“… If so.”

Hwang Ye-ri and Kang Tae-min headed to the specialist guild. The training ground built inside the vast private land caught my eye.

However, it was different from other guild training grounds. There were various training courses like the army’s guerrilla training grounds, as well as places where street fighting could be reproduced.

After a while, an explosion exploded with a roaring sound.

“This is the training Song Dae-beom receives.”

He didn’t even ask, but Hwang Ye-ri spoke first.

“You taught me pretty well?”

“Dae-beom learned well.”

“Well, the motivation is definitely different. However, the concept of explosives was limited. That’s why our explosives expert is educating us on everything from explosives to booby traps.”

Taemin Kang shook his head.

Such an educational method was also in line with his intention.

“I don’t know if you remember, when we first met, I tried to recruit that friend.”

“Of course I remember.”

Hwang Ye-ri visited Johanna’s lab and there was a brief scuffle.

“To be honest, I was a bit surprised when he said he would leave it to me. I thought you were reluctant to go into the mercenary industry like other teachers.”

In fact, Kang Tae-min tried not to get Song Dae-beom involved with the mercenary. But now my thoughts have changed.

‘Song Dae-beom won’t become a villain anymore.’

Song Dae-beom now wants to become a hunter for his family. There was no possibility that such a person would commit himself to the mercenary industry, where his life was at stake.

“There is no such thing as a nobleman in learning. I am only looking for the best for my students.”

In the meantime, the vehicle arrived in front of the office building. Hwang Ye-ri got off first, but Kang Tae-min did not.

Although she gave me a puzzled look.

“Let’s talk alone.”

“… what?”

“Go Jung-hwan, let’s go to the parking lot.”

Hwang Ye-ri was taken aback by Kang Tae-min’s words. The driver turned his head with a grim expression.

“Ugh, how did you know?”

His face swelled up and returned to Go Jung-hwan’s.

“no… .”

“It’s okay, sister. I’m looking at work.”

Hwang Ye-ri frowned slightly, but soon closed the door. The door slammed and slammed loudly, as if it contained some dissatisfaction.

“oh my! Well, it doesn’t matter because it’s older sister.”

Ko Jeong-hwan shrugged and drove the car to the underground parking lot.

“Did you get a call from Nobody?”

“yes? No, not at all.”

Ko Jeong-hwan answered while leisurely parking with one hand.

“I haven’t had one since Torso died. Because it was embarrassing.”

“Is there any way to call Pete from this side?”

Nerod was a sufficient threat, but what was more important in the current situation was Pete.

If Pete could be eliminated, most of Nobody’s plans would go awry.

“Um… I guess I don’t have it. I was the only one who wasn’t assigned a pit in Nobody in the first place. Thinking about this makes me feel like I was bullied.”

“… So, is there only one pit left?”

Kang Tae-min asked, letting his words flow moderately. Go Jung-hwan rolled his eyes and nodded.

“Perhaps. One for hands, one for torso, and one for Rex and Head. The two of them won’t fall apart.”

“… great. Now to the main topic, but there is one thing I want you to do.”

“… I guess it’s a bit dangerous if you say it without your sister knowing?”

Kang Tae-min calmly answered Go Jung-hwan’s question.

“It is necessary.”

* * *

Friday evening, the day commonly called ‘Friday’ has arrived.

In front of a subway station famous as the street of youth, not only young people gathered.

Street performers trying to take part in the heat of the street, and people who were confident that they could fit in if they were still their age, and only copied their clothes, and a scene where more human heads than the floor were visible unfolded.

“Uwueek… .”

“Oh, the water is not good today.”

Already drunken people were making pigeon rice, and several smokers gathered in a corner to smoke and gauge the quality of the water.

The street, which seemed to be filled with only loud music, laughter, noise and pleasure, stopped in an instant.

“feet… !”

It was a screaming cry.

Someone shouted, and people’s eyes gathered. In the center of the attention all street performers crave was a man with no eyelids.

Silence settled down as if muted for an instant. Then, voices burst as if filling in the void of sound.

“Declaration! Report it!”

“Wow!”

“Yaya! wake up!”

People who had intact memories of the Chimera incident reacted immediately. People scattered across Honbibaeksan, and Pete ran between them.

It was not difficult to guess the location. When Pete approached, people withdrew like opposite magnets.

“Get out of the way!”

“Back off!”

As it was a crowded place, security hunters were also resident. They shared Pete’s location via radio and drove him out.

But.

“Where did you go?”

“Gone!”

Their pursuit ended with an absurdly easy end. Pete’s figure suddenly disappeared.

“Damn it, is it a portal again?”

“I didn’t see any sign of opening… .”

“You can adjust the size of the portal. Even large monsters like Chimera appear.”

The security hunters frowned.

“Damn it, what number is this?”

“Are you playing with us?”

“I’m sure there will be a lot of fuss on the Internet again saying I’m incompetent.”

This wasn’t the first time Pete had appeared. In recent days, Pete has been appearing and disappearing like a drug.

In response, the association drastically increased the number of patrol personnel, but it did not produce any significant results.

The security hunters watched for a while longer, but Pete did not reappear.

Is it the will to play somehow? Those who had been scattered came back slowly.

And the roof of a building from which you can watch the street.

“… What are we going to do now?”

Rex was there.

But there were two Pete by her side.

“Whoa, you finally found it!”

The figure of one of them swarmed. He was Ko Jeong-hwan, the main culprit who caused the commotion.

“I asked what you were doing.”

“Ugh, I will stab people to death with their eyes. Let’s calm down for now.”

Go Jeong-hwan raised both hands to show no hostility. But Rex’s expression was still cold.

“Isn’t this the first time you’ve seen us face-to-face? How about a handshake?”

“… This is your last chance.”

“Okay, he was the introverted type. You shouldn’t have said it.”

Go Jung-hwan withdrew his outstretched hand and shrugged.

“Well, I took a bit of a risk because there was no way to contact you from this side.”

“Contact?”

“yes. I need some help. Originally, he was going to get it as a reward for helping Torso, but he died with a squawk.”

“… If so, isn’t the story already over?”

“Ah, let’s not be mean. It’s really simple. There is no need for you to exert any effort.”

Saying that, Ko Jeong-hwan turned his gaze to Pitt.

“After Torso died, I didn’t want to do anything like this. I want to go abroad with my sister. You reset it and start a new life.”

“… why do you ask us for that? Wouldn’t it be enough to fake your identity or leave in disguise?”

“That’s a bit troublesome. It’s not because my sister wants to go.”

“… Indeed, does that mean?”

Rex shook his head. However, the orientation soon changed from vertical to horizontal.

“But it is impossible to go abroad through Pete.”

“Why?”

“Because Pete has never been abroad.”

“ah… really? Japan or Southeast Asia?”

“yes.”

“It’s not that expensive either.”

“… Anyway, that’s the situation, so find another way.”

“Now, wait a minute! just want to go? Oh, help me! I will ask you this!”

Go Jung-hwan took a five-body fighting stance with a thud. It looked like a piece of gum stuck to the floor.

“Even though the value for money is low, I am also a suitable person, right? my dream is? Are you ignoring my wishes?”

“… It’s not going against Head’s wishes.”

“Yes, I mean!”

Rex looked down at him for a moment, then shook his head.

“Then help us.”

“yes?”

“Then you won’t have to leave.”

“It’s not like torso, right?”

“… Torso failed, not escaped.”

“Okay, thank you! Let’s play around yeah!”

“… You need to fix that frivolous tone.”

Rex glanced at him and winked at Pete. The portal opened and she disappeared inside.

‘Okay, it’s according to Mr. Kang’s scenario.’

From provoking Pete in disguise to infiltrating as a spy again.

All of them were ordered by Kang Tae-min.

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