Chapter 291 – #3-6 Missing Staff, Things Get More Complicated (1)
“I’m back… ?”
Embarrassed, #13 copied the other person’s words.
Currently, Unit 13 is located in a building in 【Closed Street】.
In a small room in a run-down building, a handful of men and women were playing a game of cards.
One of the organizations belonging to the [Villain Union], [Dawn].
This is the temporary hideout of this villain organization 【Dawn】, a contact point to connect to the headquarters of the organization, and an intermediate point you have to go through.
For reasons such as security, several steps must be taken to lead to headquarters, the heart of the organization.
The organization that allows such complicated procedures and is necessary is the villain organization [Dawn].
It is a gigantic organization whose scale is far greater than that of 【Abyss】 in its heyday.
Exchanges that lasted for days and days, grasping the internal situation of the organization, and selecting information within the [Abyss] Organization and conveying them to them were judged to be able to do it without problems, and sent it.
Furthermore, the staff’s ability is by no means strong, but there is no problem with running away in case of emergency.
In addition to that, [Dawn] Is a close friend and is also a verified opponent to some extent.
Therefore, it was decided that there would be no problem even if the staff member was sent alone.
For [Abyss], Which had a small number of people, it was the best.
I bet it is.
“It can’t be… !”
“Uh, uh?!”
With both hands, No. 13 grabbed the man who had delivered the news of the staff to him by the collar and pulled him up.
The expression on his face was serious.
“Are you kidding? Are these jokes funny? I’m not having fun at all. Say it again straight away.”
“No, what is this guy… It’s crazy… ? Are you crazy, are you… ?”
“Crazy, who is crazy!!”
Koo!
Number 13 shouted and threw the man by the collar against the wall next to him.
This man, too, would never be light as he has a sturdy, above-average physique, but the strength of No. 13, who strengthened his arms with his magical power, cannot be defeated.
“Tell me right now! Where is the staff! Where is my child!! I guess I joked one more time. Back then it was really——”
“Wait a minute, Abyss members.”
Clap…
With a voice in a thin soprano tone, the muzzle was pointed at No. 13.
There were three men and two women in the hideout.
The two men who had not been caught by No. 13 had their guns pointed at them, and the two women, who appeared to be awakened and possessed of special powers, had their arms out towards No. 13.
I don’t know what kind of ability it is, but if I set my mind even a little, I could see the vicious spirit that I would overpower No. 13 at any moment.
“Hey, brother… To calm down If you weren’t our exchange partner, I would have already shot you.”
Squeeze
The man who was grabbed by the collar by No. 13 also showed off the gun in his pocket with the same attitude.
If there was an intention to do so, it seemed to convey that he might have shot No. 13 in the middle of the forehead with that gun at any time.
“We never lied. The person you are looking for has truly left on his own feet. He said there was an order from the organization to return, and it went back ahead of schedule.”
“…”
“Hey bro, do you understand? Let go now I’m out of breath. Gao is also hurt.”
The calm words of the woman who appeared to be an Awakener with her arms out this way, and the somewhat sly attitude of tapping the hand holding the man’s collar as she spoke, made Unit 13’s arm weak.
Now, there is no way for No. 13 to know whether this statement is false or not.
However, dealing with two Awoken and three stout men with guns in this small space is risky. He doesn’t even know what ability his opponent has.
Furthermore, going wild right now can lead to an all-out war with the entire villain organization [Dawn].
Weighing it in his mind, No. 13 restrained himself from doing something reckless right away.
So, I ask in a suppressed voice.
“… At least, if that happened, shouldn’t we have contacted our organization as well? Did you just send it to me? And why didn’t he contact us?!”
“I did it! And I told you that you knew too! She must have known that woman too and she would have contacted you! I returned all communication devices as per the procedure!”
[Dawn], A villain organization, steals all information devices from members and guests for fear of information leakage.
The reason why I didn’t feel anything strange even though I couldn’t talk to the staff for the past few days was because they said in advance that they would restrict communication in the first place.
The time the staff can talk is only when they allow it at a periodic fixed time.
“It’s true, bro. Of course, I didn’t call directly, but I heard that too. I’m not going to lie about things like that between us.”
“…”
“What more than that? It was a girl I liked quite a bit, but what happened? Oh, if you listen to the story now, did he disappear without contacting you?”
Number 13 glared at the man who spoke eloquently right in front of his nose.
Even after being stared at by No. 13, an Awakener who could break his neck with one hand, the man did not let go of his calm expression.
It is unknown whether this is due to the conviction that he will be safe or simply lack of fear.
“Let’s go back, brother. We’ll get back to you when we find out more. To be honest, I’ve only heard the story, so I don’t really know what happened. I’ll listen to the guys at the scene some more.”
“…”
“I know you don’t believe it, but please go back now, bro. I hope that things like killing each other don’t happen. If possible, I want you to leave peacefully like this. If I learn anything about her whereabouts, I will be sure to contact you.”
“…”
I can’t tell if he’s lying or telling the truth.
However, at the attitude that made it stupid to be serious, Number 13 eventually turned away without saying anything.
“… Sorry Find out more and get back to you.”
“Yes, bro. We will be sure to contact you too——”
“Dorothy.”
Behind the man who was talking while waving his hand, one of the women, the one who had kept her mouth shut until now, opened her mouth.
“I am… At that time, she was in charge of contact… Apparently, someone named Dorothy got it… No problem… Got it…”
“Oh, uh, what is it? Did you get a call bro, is that so? Anyone know?”
“They also said that the order given by the organization was correct… I will send someone again soon…”
The woman with her glasses said so in a stuttering tone.
No. 13 looked back at the woman with her hard eyes, and she opened her mouth a few times before she left the hideout without saying a word.
The inside of the hideout has regained normal peace again…
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Knock… Knock…
The sound of dripping water.
The strong smell of medicine.
The running noise of the machine making the stretched ears noisy.
A member of the villain organization [Abyss], And a staff whose whereabouts are now unknown.
As she hated her real name, she was now only called a staff member, and her sinking consciousness was slowly waking up.
However, even when she wakes up, she is still not sane.
Her head was blank, her eyes were blurry, and her body seemed to be motionless of her own will.
‘Here… Where… ?’
She can’t figure out what’s going on right now.
How she came to be like this, where she is, what she is going through, she doesn’t know all of that.
No matter how smart your brain is, it is useless in today’s situation where thinking is physically impossible.
Pewuk
Woo woo woo woo woo-
“Ugh… Kuh…”
At that time, the staff groaned at the sensation of sucking blood from the small syringe in her arm.
It didn’t hurt, but the terrifying sensation of blood rushing made a strange sound without my knowledge.
“Stay still. It’s not even that long.”
The opponent who inserted a syringe into her arm and drew her blood said so.
I wanted to check who it was, but her head was lowered to such an extent that her throat hurt, and she couldn’t lift it against her will.
Moreover, with her foggy eyes, it seemed that she would not be able to properly recognize the face even if she looked directly at it.
——Just one thing.
Opponent The fact that she is wearing a white coat She barely seemed to know.
“As expected, it’s nice to have the fresh blood of the Awoken. Moreover, it is a special case.”
“… It’s hard to keep him restrained like this unless he’s knocked out of his senses with nerve gas and drugs.”
“Still, it’s good that the research is progressing so fast because there’s a test subject that’s not this bad. I think the desired results will come soon.”
“To be greedy, it would be nice if it was a better quality test subject.”
“That’s right, if it’s around here… Was it the 7th? It would be nice if it was the captain there.”
“Other than that, yes. The boss of the villainous organization 【Abyss】, and the guy named No. 13 who is said to be his faithful subordinate.”
“I am interested in that too. Ah, I hope it comes into my hands as soon as possible.”
Did he respond to the word Abyss?
Or did it react to the word boss or number 13?
From the mouth of the staff, “Um… A moan came out.
It looks like it wants to say something.
His half-open eyelids tremble, and he starts to flinch as if he is trying to get up from his bed.
“Oh, did you talk too much?”
“Let’s not try too hard. Anyway, because of the nerve gas, none of the bodies will move the way they want.”
“… Good night then, my cute test subject.”
A staff member lay naked on a small bed that looked like an operating table.
The white-clad figure covered her eyes with his hand.
The staff couldn’t resist, and she closed her eyes as it was.
She was an attractive staff member with shiny silver hair, but as if she hadn’t washed it for a long time, her silver hair faded and became frizzy.
Its limbs are intact, but there are electrodes stuck in various parts of its body, and a mask that emits nerve gas periodically covers its mouth and nose.
Falling into an irresistible sleep again, she thinks faintly.
The voice, she said, sounded like that of a colleague she knew well…
