Episode 82

Kang Tae-min, Hwang Ye-ri, and Eru-ah, who was hiding in the shadows, all held their breath.

‘This person… ?’

‘Is that a sponsor?’

‘I guess I’ll just have to hide… ?’

What came out of the circle was a pale, lanky man.

The protruding eyes protruded so much that I wondered if they would fall out.

Contrary to his appearance, the clothes he was wearing were plain. It was a bit old, but it looked like an ordinary office worker.

Kang Tae-min immediately checked the karma log to determine his identity.

[Move up and down]

[ㅇI-###]

[Quack – [email protected]!? (G?E?)]

[What’s wrong with K—wheel?]

[> Mngej npppe3 (?*#(?))

However, the karma log that appeared before my eyes was mercilessly broken.

‘Did it mutate?’

As far as he knew, there were only two cases where the karma log was broken. Either be eroded by madness or be corrupted by the seed.

There are times when, like Johanna, information cannot be known under magical protection, but at least the frame is not broken.

The opponent was a person related to the sponsor, so it must have been the latter.

‘It’s not like I’ve become a monster, but it’s not like the barrier area has spread.’

There was no reason to rush yet. However, unlike him, Hwang Ye-ri was more impatient.

“Is that your sponsor?”

Despite her question, the man just stared blankly at them. Eventually, they realized one thing.

‘Don’t you have eyelids?’

At first I thought he was opening his eyes, but he wasn’t.

Even if you want to close your eyes, you can’t. It was also the reason why her eyes were red and congested.

<If you’re referring to me, that’s the wrong answer.>

At that moment, a noise came over the screen, and the voice came again. Hwang Ye-ri frowned at those words.

“What are we going to do?”

<Don’t get too excited. That friend is Feet, my colleague. It’s a pity, but my face promises the next time.>

“Isn’t that different from the promise!?”

<A promise, a promise… >

Sponsor said that and laughed.

<In fact, I think this is also a lot of concessions.>

“what?”

<Isn’t it? The spy was revealed, but strictly speaking, it wasn’t because of their efforts.>

The identity of the spy, Pyo Ji-hoon, was not revealed through Hwang Ye-ri’s investigation. It’s just that Pyo Ji-hoon revealed himself.

<It’s half success, so I gave you half the reward. If even this is unfair, then this is the trouble.>

Hwang Ye-ri’s lips trembled at those words. There was nothing else to refute.

She was the one who would be in trouble if the point of contact disappeared after being forced to do so.

<They say silence is positive. Well then… feet?>

When Pete’s name was called, he rummaged through his inner pockets. Contrary to that ordinary action, the things that came out were unusual.

‘Sid… !’

black crystals.

Kang Tae-min and Hwang Ye-ri recognized the item at once.

<Okay then, let’s sign a sponsorship. Swallow it, you can chew it.>

“This, eat this… ?”

Hwang Ye-ri’s eyes shook. Didn’t you see the side effects of Seed with your own eyes?

A failed experiment, a mutating fiancé, and myself unable to do anything in front of him moaning in pain.

Unforgettable memories hit her.

<Is there something wrong? Oh, I’m sorry, but there is no liquid. That’s a little less pure.>

The sponsor laughed while barely suppressing the emerging trauma.

“… I don’t depend on stimulants.”

<This is disappointing. It’s different from the cheap ones on the market. It’s not even a stimulant in the first place.>

Hwang Ye-ri also knew.

That’s why I couldn’t get my hands on it any more.

<Oh, this is troublesome. Scaler accepted it without hesitation. It’s because we don’t trust each other like this… >

he clicked his tongue.

Hwang Ye-ri tightly closed her eyes.

‘The scaler didn’t run out of control right away.’

There would be a grace period until side effects occurred. It was the moment she reached out to take the seed.

“what… .”

A hand that moves faster than you.

The masked person, Kang Tae-min, snatched Seed in an instant and pushed him into the mask.

At first glance, the lower official belonged to a young man, not an old man.

With a gulp, the neck of his neck moved up and down.

For an instant, silence fell.

“This crazy… !?”

<What is this again?>

Both Hwang Ye-ri and the sponsor were in an unexpected situation. Pete was still rolling his eyes.

“I thought it was a way to seek cooperation while keeping the will of the boss.”

Kang Tae-min answered calmly and looked at Hwang Ye-ri. When he looked at her, she touched her forehead.

“Ha, damn… Excessive loyalty is also a problem.”

<Loyalty… >

Hwang Ye-ri did everything right, but the sponsor’s voice sank deeply.

In the meantime, Pete gestured toward Kang Tae-min.

<Well, it doesn’t matter who takes it. Let’s invite only that friend for now.>

“An invitation?”

<Didn’t I tell you? You have to take it to build trust.>

Hwang Ye-ri looked back at Kang Tae-min. I wasn’t sure if it would be okay to let him go like this.

However, Taemin Kang followed Pete without hesitation.

<You can only go through the portal with Pete’s permission. So please wait patiently.>

Hwang Ye-ri frowned at the sponsor’s words. I thought about taking that man named Pete hostage here.

‘If you don’t, everything will go in vain.’

There is more to lose from failure than gain from success. Hwang Ye-ri decided to leave it to Kang Tae-min.

‘If the author fails, I can aim for the next one.’

It was a decision that there was no point in overturning the plate. So Kang Tae-min and Pete disappeared into the portal.

‘I’ll have to follow you…’ !’

Eru-ah, who was conflicted in the shadows, decided to pursue Kang Tae-min. It was the judgment that it was right to track down the darkness behind the royal palace.

But she couldn’t enter the portal.

‘Is it blocked?’

Unfortunately, ‘Shadow’ was not included in the targets Pete specified.

Before Yiruah could reveal herself, she had no choice but to return to Hwang Yeri’s shadow.

* * *

Pete’s portal was really bizarre. It was dark everywhere, but there was a place to step, and I thought I was stepping on it, but it felt like my body was floating.

I was keeping a close eye on it in case it was a trap, but surprisingly it went through quickly.

The scenery of the place I came out of was very unfamiliar. Rock structures seemingly weathered for hundreds of years collapsed into a huge dome-shaped cavity.

At least he could guess that the dungeon was a real place.

If there was a problem, it was the fact that Pete was not by my side and I was the only one who fell here.

<Welcome.>

While looking at it, light shone at the tip of the pyramid and a shape appeared like a hologram.

It was an icon in the shape of a palm.

<Coming to think of it, only Pete was introduced. I say Hands.>

Are you using body parts as nicknames?

“Where is this place?”

For now, I decided to continue imitating Hwang Ye-ri’s subordinate. I wouldn’t have known if I had met him right away, but I still had to be careful.

<Well, I call it the field of proof.>

“… proof?”

<Yes. It is not an easy place to come to. It’s a place that invites only the ‘suitable people’ of Seed.>

“Sid? suitable person? What kind of small grain is that?”

When I remained ignorant, Hands seemed to know that.

<Seed is what you swallowed, and fit refers to the one with no side effects.>

“A side effect?”

<I’m glad there isn’t. We’re collecting those fitters. Me and Pete are fit.>

Does having multiple sponsors mean this? If so, there might be other suitable people besides Hands and Pete.

<We call ourselves Nobody.>

“Nobody… ?”

<Yes, so we… Well, it’s hard to explain this in words. It’s best to meet the head in person.>

Head, when it comes to head, it usually means the chief. I can’t help but ask

“Who is the head?”

<Well, that’s a bit difficult to explain. He doesn’t reveal anything. I call him Head, but I don’t even know his name.>

I don’t know his name and I don’t know his past. The person associated with that characteristic passed through my mind.

Is this really a coincidence?

“… How can I meet him?”

<Do what you feel. change the reality It should be easy since you’re fit.>

Are you talking about the boundary area?

But I couldn’t.

Although I swallowed the seed, it remained intact in my body. As soon as I put it in my mouth, it was sealed with a metal frame.

<Is it difficult? Strange. Will it come to mind naturally?>

Could it be because I sensed something wrong?

A portal opened next to the pyramid and Pete appeared. He stared at me as before.

<This… It must have been a misunderstanding.>

Hands’ voice lowered. But then he snorted.

<Do you know about the ‘solitude jar’? It often appears in novels, putting all kinds of poisonous insects or snakes in a jar and extracting the accumulated deadly poison from the last survivor.>

Suddenly, I thought it was a novel story.

<The field of proof is similar to the pot.>

A series of portals appeared around me. And the seed-tainted monsters popped out of it.

“Gag play-”

“Gag-”

The monsters spat strange cries and scanned the surroundings. Having fought them once, I knew what they were doing.

They are looking for a different species, different from themselves.

Only then did I understand what the solitude jar meant.

“… Seed’s improvement method was this.”

Even monsters would have different degrees of contamination from the seeds. They compared each other, excluded heterogeneous species, and allowed only those with a high level of contamination to survive.

And it must be collecting seeds from that monster again.

<It’s short, but nice to meet you.>

The monsters all turned to me. To them, I must be the number one target for elimination. Battle is unavoidable.

In other words, there was no reason to wear a disguise anymore.

<Hmm?>

I made a thick wire and scattered it around. If you deal with the clones, it will be over soon, but Hands is not here.

There was no reason to expose power to the enemy.

The wire that left my hand burrowed into the bodies of monsters as if they were alive.

<What… !>

After that, it’s simple.

I sent an aura to the wire and pulled it with all my might, and in an instant they came along.

At the same time, if I infuse an aura into the wires I pinned to the ground and ceiling.

“Opera-!”

“Gagg-”

A simple shredder is completed.

It has the flaw of having to be covered with shattered crystal shards and powder, but I’m willing to accept this much.

<Dare… !>

Hands let out a roar in rage. He must have been angry at the fact that the monsters he had accumulated over hundreds disappeared all at once.

So next is a guy named Pete… .

As I thought, my vision flipped.

I wanted something, but I saw my body through my shaky vision. Pete’s portal was formed on the top of his body as he collapsed.

Indeed, did they attack in a way that cuts through space?

<Damn it… ! Pete, retrieve as many seeds as possible!>

Pete obediently obeyed Hands’ words. He trudged along and headed for my body first.

It’s probably an attempt to recover the seed that will remain in my body.

Their failure was that they were ignorant of my ability to recover.

<How on earth… ! Hwang Ye-ri, this year… !>

I felt intense anger. He has more things left to be angry about.

I waited for Pete to approach and transformed my body.

As if a claymore had exploded, fragments of metal splintered into pieces were fired.

<… feet? feet!>

Pete’s body, which had become a rag at once, collapsed. In the meantime, I collected wires and fragments and restored my body.

<Portal, open the portal!>

After that cry, the icon disappeared. Did he open the portal right before he died?

“… Is it called retro-reflective?”

When I turned around after the restoration, Pete was dead. A shimmering haze was seen.

I thought I might have missed the hands, but something was strange.

The amount of soul felt in Pete’s corpse was vastly insufficient.

“no way… .”

I knew something about this phenomenon.

* * *

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Late at night, on the top floor of the association headquarters.

Bae Seung-joo entered the office of the president of the association. The president of the association, Seol Gyu-jin, sent a message.

[You have a lot of trouble until late.]

[Has the courtier been arrested?]

It was the last report I heard.

He formed a pursuit team to capture Hwang Ye-ri, who became the leader of the Ubermensch. It was evident that he had come to report on the matter.

“Operation failed. They must still be diligently searching for traces.”

Seol Gyu-jin’s brainwaves reacted rapidly.

[Isn’t it the head of the headquarters? who are you?]

Bae Seung-joo and Kang Tae-min, disguised as him, looked at Seol Gyu-jin lying on the bed.

Thanks to its shape memory ability, it was able to pass all biometric scans such as fingerprints and retinas.

However, after that, I had to give answers to questions that only the head of the headquarters could know, and I had to match the magic wavelength to a certain level.

It was clear that he was wary of someone with the ability to disguise like Kang Tae-min.

It was an unexpected difficulty, but it didn’t matter too much to him.

After Kang Tae-min’s bioscan, he changed into liquid metal and came in through the exhaust port.

“I came to ask you something.”

Kang Tae-min calmly explained the end of Pitt.

“It looks like your alter ego is acting as a sponsor of Ubermensch and a subordinate of No Name.”

He knew Seol Gyu-jin before returning. And what he can do.

“Can’t you tell where the alter ego is?”

Seol Gyu-jin was the navigation to guide Hands.

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