Chapter 119 – The Internet Taxidermy (3)
Ding dong!
11 p.M.
One of the key members of the Winter Kingdom guild, a man, opened the front door with a very uncomfortable face.
Among the numerous guild members in Winter Kingdom, very few members can stay at the headquarters.
Even if not necessarily, no one is accustomed to being visited at 11:00 p.M.
However, he noticed Yeriel smiling faintly and immediately changed her complexion of her.
“No, it’s past 10 p.M., But who the hell… Woah! Senior Yeriel?”
“Hello. Are you okay for a moment?”
“Oh, yes. If you tell me, I’ll visit you personally… How can I help you?”
Recognizing the other person, he responded in a more polite manner than the customer service representative.
The reason why Yeriel dared to knock directly on the door was to make him not even imitate her when he refused.
He nodded her head without hesitation when asked if he could spare a moment tomorrow.
“I’ll tell the manager right away. Hello, cancel everything tomorrow. What? Reason? Yeriel Frost. Okay.”
“Wow. I should have done this a while ago!”
“Be quiet, please…”
While greeting Yeriel, I immediately scolded Tia for making a fuss by her side of her.
“Images are consumed the more they are used. Every time they appear, they lose their freshness. If Yeriel did this every time, do you think people would be so willing to help?”
It works because a person who would not normally ask for something like this makes a request.
However, Tia wasn’t without thoughts this time either.
“But if it were Yeriel-nim, wouldn’t he be willing to help?”
“No, it’s actually like that, but those people must have something called pride…”
“Aha. Then I’ll just do that.”
In fact, this case is a kind of extreme drug prescription for me.
It is not at the level of checking each other’s alibi like in the last bank robbery case.
This time, the investigation is carried out by mobilizing all the abilities of the hunters.
‘I didn’t want to go this far, but… This incident has too strong a social ripple effect.’
If this is left alone, similar cases can soon be mass-produced.
Therefore, it is my judgment that it is important to suppress it quickly at all costs.
Yeriel also willingly agreed with that judgment.
Thanks to that, I was able to rent the Winter Kingdom Hunter Dream Team around the next morning.
I chose non-combat types, but… To the extent that I can run a raid right now.
Seo Ji-yu and Lee Seo-woo were stunned just by looking at their faces.
“I-I suddenly feel that I’m on the same side as Yeriel.”
“Jiyu, coffee.”
“Yes!”
Unlike usual, Seo Ji-yu runs errands for coffee without hesitation.
I got a seat from Yeriel and stood in front of everyone.
I’ve never been so nervous in front of other people…
These guys definitely have different eyes.
Besides, being Yeriel’s husband, I feel strangely judged.
I didn’t care about it and got to the point without hesitation.
“Thank you so much for taking the time out of your busy schedule. Has anyone heard of the Internet taxidermist, which has recently become a hot issue?”
Hands soaring high as soon as I finish my words.
Thank you for saving me the trouble of explaining.
“That’s a lot. We’re here to catch the fake Green Dust, who is acting as a self-appointed executioner on the site.”
“Fake Green Dust…”
“The real one was really bloody, but the fake ones are even worse.”
When I emphasized the word ‘fake’, the hunters expressed a strange feeling.
I hurriedly continued the explanation of similar products.
“Fake Green Dust is an estimated S-ranked Shadow Power. It can move, attack, and defend using shadows, and the ability itself is quite strong.”
“Are you sure about that? To a non-expert, any hunter can become an S rank.”
“According to the CCTV scan, we can get from Busan to Seoul within 2 hours. We only use our abilities.”
“… That’s an S rank.”
Yes. Fake green dust travels at over 160 km/h.
It can also be maintained stably for more than 2 hours!
Originally, it seemed to lack a lot of durability, but it seems that the know-how was established before and after the Japanese expedition.
Or simply increased the amount of magic power…
Anyway, at this level, it is at the top of the S rank.
Due to the nature of shadows, features can be ignored, so in reality it may be more than that.
“Experts say you can never catch them at night. So, the arrest operation must be carried out during the day.”
I borrowed Yeriel and Alice’s business cards and said.
Then, the most recently uploaded video was released.
Internet taxidermists boldly posted a video of the victim’s execution on their website.
Nome kidnapped him from the police, transported him to an isolated location, and executed him.
The video was brutal enough to make active hunters stick out their tongues.
Execution for the robbery murder was carried out by amputating both of his hands and leaving him to die of excessive blood loss.
It was so cruel that I wondered if it would make the perception worse, but…
The reaction on social media was still generally favorable.
The hunters who watched his atrocities hardened their faces by themselves.
If a criminal hunter commits brutal murders like this, the evaluation of other hunters also falls to wholesale prices.
The Winter Kingdom guild is earning money in ways other than simple hunting, so it has no choice but to pay attention to its external image.
“Is that… A suburb of Seoul?”
“If I can pinpoint a location, I’ll use my psychometry to track it down.”
“Hmm? Wait a minute. Raise the brightness of the window over there. I’m sure I saw it somewhere… That’s right! This is the building I saw the last time I went to raid!”
“Put some on the map. Is this place?”
We immediately got into the stealth vehicle and headed to the scene in question.
There are booby traps installed at the site, or there is a possibility of doing so, so I couldn’t go inside…
There was a search-type hunter, so it was easy to investigate.
Even in dangerous dungeons, this level was very easy for the hunters who took the lead in reconnaissance.
“Identified the victim’s body. It was put out in pieces. Wheel tracks are leading to the outside. Anyone with access to the CCTV over there?”
“I’ll try.”
“Ohhh…Something is super fast.”
Hunters shrug their shoulders at Tia’s admiration.
I’m not asking for their help for nothing.
The electromagnetic hunter immediately figured out the fake green dust’s movement.
“North.”
“Don’t touch the factory. It’s booby-trapped inside.”
“Booby traps? Are they meant to kill?”
“No. It’s a simple device that calls your smartphone when the door is opened. It’s just an alarm.”
My heart jumped in the mood that I could really arrest the fake green dust.
He came up from Busan to Seoul yesterday and had a blast.
Even an S-rank hunter must have consumed most of his magic and stamina his.
He must be resting as if he were dead somewhere not far away.
‘I understand the feeling of wanting to row when the water comes in, but you were in a hurry.’
In order to catch him as quickly as possible, he broke his pride and even his principles.
Accepting mischievous jokes ends here.
Let’s be patient and track it carefully so he doesn’t notice…
Before long, his whereabouts were revealed.
He had the audacity to stay in an abandoned mall in the suburbs.
Originally, it was an area with demand due to the centralization of the capital, but…
The last dragon army invasion completely ruined it.
At that time, the place that Tiamat’s black hair had swept away turned into nothing but ruins.
Even the buildings that were in good condition were broken and scorched in a mess, showing very well that this place can become a frontline if necessary.
Soon after, I found his bike his and had my teammates guard it.
“Once the means of transport were confiscated…”
“Wait. Since we’ve come this far, please leave it to us until the end.”
“No, he’s really strong…”
I couldn’t bear to stop the Hunters and nodded.
I can’t go out on my own to get them, but…
Alice and Yeriel are waiting anyway, so it’ll work out somehow.
Besides, there was quite a bit of time left until the sun went down.
“Then thank you.”
“I’ll catch you soon.”
The hunters triumphantly entered the building, saying that there was no need for the seniors to step out in person.
It is said that they were selected mainly for their search ability, but they also have their own combat power as they are active hunters.
The Winter Kingdom guild is not an easy place for hunters who are lacking somewhere to enter.
The personnel who skillfully checked the access road and rushed in seemed quite trustworthy.
However, my expectations were shattered as soon as they shouted.
“Come out! Green Dust!”
“No, he’s a fake? And on what charges, under what rights…”
“Master. They don’t even pretend to listen.”
“…”
While I was scolding Tia by pulling her tail her.
An unfamiliar scream erupted from inside the building.
As if a fierce battle was going on, the sound of things being smashed resounded incessantly.
But only 5 minutes later.
All noise has completely subsided.
Yeriel shook her head gently, holding back her wry smile.
“The level of the guild has fallen a lot in that time. Should I say something to the CEO later?”
“Don’t do that… If you say anything, she’ll say, ‘You really do cry.’
Alice, who had taken out her pocket watch, walked into the building without hesitation.
I also slowly moved behind her.
