Chapter 382 – Sunny (1)
Rich.
A monster that possesses the ability to become almost immortal by storing its life force outside the body rather than inside.
The existence of this monster provided great inspiration to several necromancers.
In a not very good direction.
Necromancers, beings who deal with death.
While they felt reassured by their family members who recovered quickly even when torn and broken, they also harbored a strange longing for them.
A body that quickly recovers from fatal injuries and lives forever without aging.
Isn’t the eternal life that everyone who has a happy life dreamed of at least once been granted to them, however clumsily?
Therefore, several necromancers join forces and secretly operate the project.
The name of the project is ‘Immortal’.
Research to become literally immortal.
“Ugh… !”
A man clutching his broken finger.
Half Reach was the result of their research.
An unfinished being that uses the characteristics of a lich to transfer part of its life force into a vessel to remain alive, but has taken a step into the realm of immortality.
“Does it hurt?”
“You bastard… !”
He was glaring at me with an angry gaze while massaging his finger, which had recovered over time.
This guy is very funny.
“Speak politely. Unless you want to break a few more places.”
“…”
His pride may have been hurt, but his eyes are filled with murder.
It looks like he doesn’t want to break his mouth as he closes his mouth tightly.
It will happen soon.
“Hand over the information about the hexagram. Then I will save your life.”
The guy laughs darkly and scoffs.
“Joy… , You probably already heard of it, right? “There are restrictions on all members of the organization, so it is impossible to reveal information.”
“Know.”
He smiled and continued talking to the guy who was trying to make sense of it.
“But you can.”
“… “What is that?”
“Restrictions mean that your blood will gradually dry up and you will die painfully?”
If the blood in your entire body dries up, you die.
Whether you are an ordinary person or a hunter, it is a providence that you can never avoid as long as you are born as a human.
However, the guy who was reborn as a half-lich is one step away from that providence.
“You can live even if your blood dries.”
Even a broken bone can recover in just a few minutes.
Even if the blood dries up all over the body, the body that does not run out of vitality will not die.
Of course, you will feel extreme pain in the process, and some of the vitality remaining in your body will be lost… , That’s none of my business.
The guy whose blind spot was stabbed asks again.
“What if I don’t tell you?”
“First of all, every bone in your body will start to break.”
“…”
I usually used a sword, but I’m also pretty good at punching.
In particular, he was good at selecting only the parts where the opponent would feel pain and beating him, so he was sometimes useful when torturing captured villains.
“… “I think the pain is the same no matter which one you choose.”
“That’s right. But you have to think carefully.”
No matter which one you choose, it doesn’t change that he will be in pain.
However, one thing is different.
“I will make you suffer forever, and if you break the restrictions, you will only have to suffer for that moment.”
Eternal pain and momentary pain.
Isn’t it obvious which one is better without saying anything more?
The guy seemed to be thinking for a moment, but then decided on something and opened his mouth.
“There is one condition.”
“Say it.”
The guy’s eyes turn to Baek Hyun-ah, who is standing a little away and watching.
“It also guarantees the lives of my subordinates.”
“Hmm… ?”
It was an unexpected proposal.
I didn’t expect you to suddenly ask me to spare Baek Hyun-ah’s life as well.
“That’s surprising. “I don’t think she was that good at taking care of her subordinates.”
The guy frowned, as if those words offended him.
“I won’t deny that, but… , At least they don’t abandon subordinates who can be saved sufficiently.”
“Aha, that’s right.”
I feel like something is unclear, but… , It’s not a bad suggestion.
She was already worried about what to do with her treatment, but if this happens, she has no reason to worry, so it’s comfortable and good.
“Okay, let’s do that.”
“It’s nice because it’s refreshing.”
The guy stands up with a bitter smile.
“It’s too much to convey in words. Instead, please take the files I have organized in my living quarters.”
Those words make me frown without realizing it.
Seup… , This is a typical tactic of those trying to escape at any cost.
“I’m just saying this just in case… “If you get caught for making a fool of yourself, you’ll spend at least 15 days in pain to the point where you’ll feel like you’d be better off dead.”
Then the guy trembles and answers.
“… Do whatever you feel like.”
Good.
Even if you say that, let’s try to get along first.
* * *
On the way to his residence by car.
The three people moved in one car to prevent any unexpected actions.
Baek Hyun-ah was driving, and Kim Do-jin and the man were in the back seat.
“… Arrived.”
After driving for an hour, the car stopped at an apartment in Eunpyeong-gu.
Baek Hyuna was the first to get out of the car, opened the back seat door and supported the team leader by his shoulders.
This was because he was in a state of magical exhaustion and had difficulty walking alone.
Kim Do-jin asked as he entered the apartment.
“Which floor?”
“8th floor.”
“It’s not that high, so you can walk.”
“…”
The two people guess what he is thinking by the way he speaks with a grin on his face.
This may be to rule out any variables that may arise in the elevator.
Seeing that thorough look, the man, Lee Yoon-seok, clicked his tongue inwardly.
‘This promising youngster is acting like a veteran who has been a hunter for over 10 years.’
This was because I was impressed by his unwillingness to allow even small variables, which is unusual for a promising player.
He has no choice but to climb the stairs with difficulty, being supported by Baek Hyun-ah.
Because of that, it was extremely hard on my body, but it was actually good.
‘Thanks to you, I have enough time.’
My body was already tired, so I forced myself to slow down and climb up slowly.
He stretched out his arm behind Baek Hyun-ah and patted her on the back.
Baek Hyun-ah looks at Lee Yun-seok with wide-open eyes, as if surprised by the sudden touch.
But that surprise was short-lived.
Tuk, Tuk, Tuk
She realized.
Lee Yun-seok is sending me a message through signals transmitted to the members of the organization.
She noticed this and focused her senses on her back, hiding her expression as if she had never done it before.
Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk Tuk
The first sentence of the seemingly simple, complex signal was like this.
‘We plan to detonate the planted bomb as soon as we enter the residence.’
She had to do her best to hide her surprise at those words.
You set off a bomb.
Is he really trying to kill himself with Kim Do-jin as his companion?
The following message was delivered to her astonished woman.
‘Please take the bowl and run away immediately.’
Only then could she fully understand his words.
He’s a half-lich.
As long as the vessel is intact, there may be some damage, but it will not result in death.
They plan to use this to move the bowl to a safe place and then kill him.
And the person carrying the bowl is none other than yourself.
What made this possible was constraints.
Because betraying him would mean betraying the organization.
Lee Yun-seok, who knew this but was anxious, leaves his last message.
Tok tok tok tok tok tok
‘Treatment administered after the incident is over.’
There was no need to talk any further.
The cure he mentioned clearly meant a new drug that could cure my brother.
For that she was ready to do anything.
Seeing her shaking her head with a determined expression, Lee Yun-seok sat down and coughed.
“Cluck, clack…” !”
Lee Yoon-seok covers his mouth with a trembling hand and coughs violently as if he is going to die at any moment.
It was a symptom that occasionally appeared in those suffering from magical exhaustion.
“… Are you okay?”
Baek Hyun-ah bends her knees to support Lee Yun-seok with a worried expression.
To help him get up again, a small object was given to his clasped palms.
When she saw his brightly shining eyes even while he was cackling, she realized.
What is now in my hands is his life.
* * *
Room 803.
When he arrived at my residence, he immediately sat down on a chair in front of the computer, turned it on, and gave Baek Hyun-ah one instruction.
“Take out all the documents from the safe in the small room over there. The password is 3832.”
“… All right.”
Baekhyunah heads to the small room next to the entrance.
The guy who entered a complicated password to log in to a program asks me.
“Call me your email address.”
“Ah, mail.”
What was my email address?
I think of Kim Do-jin’s memorable email address, not Son Si-woo’s.
“… Ehwlsdlek123.”
Then the guy laughs.
“I don’t have to say it’s Dojin…”
“Daktzur…”
If you say one more word, I will break one of your bones.
Sensing the murderous tone in my tone, the guy hurriedly closes his mouth and presses his keyboard.
And after a while.
“I sent the file to your email. Check it.”
Take out your smartphone and check your mailbox.
An email arrived under the name of ‘Lee Yun-seok’.
If you touch and press it, you will see something quite shocking written inside.
[Do you think I will give you information, idiot?]
“…”
Haha.
Look at this bastard.
It seems like he has prepared a move somewhere in his residence that will turn the unfavorable situation around in an instant.
No, it has to be that way.
“They say even a mutt eats half a meal at home… “Is it similar?”
As I approached, he grinned and stretched out his hand.
“If he takes even one step closer to that point, he dies.”
What.
Is this a bluff?
While I was pausing to think for a moment, the guy roughly ripped off one side of the main body of the computer I was using a moment ago.
Quad!
Parts inside the body visible through the tear.
There is an object stuck in it that appears to have nothing to do with computer parts.
“… Bomb?”
“Hehe! Yeah, it’s a bomb. “The moment it explodes, it will easily blow up an apartment, right?”
Only then did I realize why he had sent Baek Hyun-ah to a small room.
You weren’t trying to get him to take his papers, you were making him run away with his dishes.
But it’s not that urgent.
A bomb with enough power to blow up an apartment.
That level of power is definitely enough to blow away even an A-class hunter.
Has this guy forgotten that I’m a wizard?
Then, as if he had read my thoughts, he started laughing and scolding me.
“It would be best not to think about stopping it with magic. “This bomb has a mana burning function.”
“…”
As soon as he hears his answer, his face hardens.
Mana Burning Bomb.
It literally refers to a bomb that has the function of burning all the mana around it.
It is a dangerous item that completely neutralizes a wizard’s defenses, and can never be obtained without government permission.
“… Ah.”
Overlooked.
The fact that Hexagram has close relationships with key figures in each country.
It wouldn’t have been that difficult to get one or two bombs with a built-in mana burning function.
Thoughts accelerate.
If it had a magical power combustion function, it would be impossible for me to resist it with my body, no matter how good I was.
If you run quickly, will you be able to escape the bomb’s area?
While brief thoughts are going back and forth in my head.
“Hehe… “Do you think I’ll let you do it?”
“… !”
The guy’s hand enters the body.
It looks like he’s about to explode a bomb without even having time to think.
“Go to hell, you insolent brat…” !”
A finger moves inexorably towards the detonator.
As she turns her body to somehow get away from the central range of the explosion, Baek Hyun-ah, who had entered the small room, stands there with a confused expression on her face.
For a moment, I had a doubt.
Why is there a person over there who should have taken this guy’s bowl and run away right away?
Then she opened her mouth.
“There is no need to run away.”
A voice heard clearly.
“Because the bomb won’t explode.”
At the same time, a loud noise is heard from behind.
“Ugh… !”
Cradangtang!
When I look back, the guy who was sitting on the chair just a moment ago and laughing bloodily is sprawled out on the floor, clutching his heart and neck.
“Off… , Purr… !”
The bloodshot eyes of the guy struggling on the floor turn to Baek Hyun-ah.
“This is crazy… Year… !”
I turn my attention to Baek Hyun-ah again.
Standing with her still stern expression on her face, she opens her tightly clenched fists.
On her open palm lay a tooth, evenly split in half.
The moment I saw it, the pieces of the complicated puzzle fell into place one by one.
“… No way?”
Baek Hyun-ah looks at her surprised gaze and nods her head.
“That’s right. “This is that person’s vessel.”
The moment she confirmed this, she felt the blood in her entire body turn cold.
She broke the dish handed to her by Lee Yun-seok.
That means.
“A promise to help… , I kept it.”
With the words she spoke out with difficulty, her blood vessels bulging all over her body slowly collapsed.
