Chapter 123 – The Blood Witch (8)
A gloomy shadow hung over the city. Even in the daytime, the land without sunlight was full of gloomyness. Visibility was also limited by the shimmering fog, but that didn’t matter too much.
[The deployment of high-altitude unmanned stealth reconnaissance aircraft is over. I’m going to be monitoring you from now on, so I’ll let you know if there’s anything unusual.]
[Thank. I will leave the command of the Red Dragon Corps to you.]
[Yes. Don’t worry.]
Just before we warmed up and set off, a chat came from midsummer. Although we did not receive manpower support from Cheonbigak, we received substantial support from the other side.
For example, satellite support, or turning a reconnaissance plane belonging to Shinkyo that was flying over the East Sea to this direction. Although it was difficult to get to the inside of the erosion zone, the perimeter surveillance was sufficient. Because I couldn’t trust only the NIS.
I widened my senses, surveyed my surroundings, and ran straight ahead. I heard the voice of team leader Park Soo-ho in my ear.
[You can follow the route as planned. This is an area where many C-class monsters, Byeongbong, appear, and B-class monsters, Sundel Bolong, have also been frequently identified, so please be careful.]
[Confirm.]
Park Soo-ho’s original plan had to go through a fairly complicated process. In his plan, the basic goal was to go back to the area where these monsters are haunted, but I intervened and repaired everything.
Break through the area where the monster appears head-on.
Our facilities are also breaking through head-on.
Originally, if the body is strong, the head may suffer less.
Kwajik-
As I was walking through the ruins, I heard the sound of stepping on broken glass nearby.
Gurrureung-
A noise similar to that of a car engine. It was the characteristic of the monster that I had already heard about in the Mathematics class.
Thump- thump-
As the earth shook, the primitive murderers appeared from between the buildings one by one.
Byeongbong.
It resembled a jet-black wild boar with two long horns, but was the size of a bear and decidedly had its head on the front and back. It looked like it had a head up to the anus, so it was clearly out of the category of a normal creature. Several of their red eyes stared at me.
Although it didn’t kill the presence, the reaction was faster than expected. Judging based on the information, the place I’m stepping on right now is only about the beginning of their territory.
Up until now, most of my enemies have been humans, so I’ve hardly ever dealt with monsters.
If the Blood Religion is the heretic of mankind, then they are the true enemies of mankind. Without room for dialogue or compromise, those who only aim for the annihilation of the other party.
‘Burning fire.’
I had flames all over my body. Class C. It wasn’t a very high grade. Even if they are first class, they are easy to catch. I didn’t even have to use my hands to make it complicated.
Bang-
Kicked off the ground and jumped in. At first, they looked like they would attack at any moment, but as soon as they emitted the energy of the Heavenly Demon Sacred Art, they immediately backed away. It was similar to Tamatoma’s reaction on a deserted island.
Grrrr!
Somehow the approaching guys burned up as soon as they touched the flames and turned into pitch black lumps of charcoal. Despite their intense hostility towards humans, none of them were able to properly attack them. Thanks to that, I passed the area of the Byeongbong without much hindrance.
And near roads accessing our pharmaceutical facilities.
A whitish figure could be seen in the mist. The figure of a woman in white clothes, long black hair, and a hollow back revealing red flesh.
It was Sundel Bolong, a monster considered especially dangerous to men.
The monster’s bright red eyes stared at me. It looks like something out of a horror movie. It was because of them that the area around Taebaek City was abandoned after it turned into an eroded area.
Like a ghost, it emerges from the mist and preys on people. Instead of leaving the area, it had the strength of a normal B-class monster. And crucially, even if you catch them, they just disappear like phantoms. It doesn’t even leave a magic stone.
Because of that, it became the worst target to avoid, and the neighborhood itself was abandoned with only blockade. Looking at the appearance, they feel similar to virgin ghosts, but they are much more dangerous.
– Kyaaaaagh!
With a grotesque scream, he charged. Long fingernails grew out of nowhere, and the torn mouth was full of teeth reminiscent of sharks.
The scream itself seemed to have some effect of inducing fear in humans. Of course, it didn’t do much for me.
‘It looks like it will appear even in my dreams.’
Laughing wildly, I gathered the flames in my heart and then blew them out.
– Kyaaaaagh…!
He let out a horrifying howl and struggled as it engulfed in flames. A fire that subdues the devil. Blaze boasted excellent abilities even against monsters.
To the point where he could catch B-rank monsters like flies.
Just like that, the Sundal Blons, who were rushing at each other, were turned to ashes in an instant. The scattered ash soon disappeared like a mirage.
‘It’s unique.’
The gate incident itself is bound to cause all sorts of abnormalities, but in reality, it was very bizarre. As I heard, the monster strong enough to fight the peak warrior left nothing behind. This was the reason Team Leader Park Soo-ho originally recommended avoiding this area.
Conversely, it was said that it was an easy route for the defenders to be vigilant.
[Soon… Chijik- Planned… Chijik-]
There was some communication from team leader Park Soo-ho, but I couldn’t hear it properly. From the beginning, there were many cases where communication was interrupted inside the erosion zone. Maybe the ominous mist surrounding them is interfering with communication.
I made a plan with all of that in mind anyway. I made my way through the mist and finally arrived at the steel barrier. In a world where everything has been shattered and rotted away, only this steel wall has maintained its clean shape.
In the middle of a leisurely climb up a tall steel wall.
‘The smell of blood.’
I could feel the thick bloody smell. It was near the watchtower monitoring the steel wall. Carefully killing the presence, approached the watchtower.
‘…What?’
Naturally, the brow furrowed. A terrible stench and bloody smell crossed the tip of my nose. The inside of the watchtower was like a sea of blood. Pieces of torn flesh and organs were scattered randomly. It feels as if a beast has torn the body apart with overwhelming force.
‘Sundal Blon? No.’
I thought about the monsters I saw earlier, but they always eat cannibals. I’m particularly fond of gut-eating, but I haven’t noticed any signs of that in these corpses.
Inside the steel barrier, looking down, I could see Dangja Pharmaceutical facilities glowing with soft light. Quite large-scale buildings were leading up to the abandoned mine.
As you may have already guessed, Dangmun Pharm used a closed mine and converted it into an experimental facility. Like the Gyeongsan cobalt mine massacre, abandoned mines are good for concealing evidence. Not to mention an abandoned mine inside the erosion zone.
It didn’t seem like a long time had passed since he was killed. At least, judging based on the intact corpse, the Siban was not fixed, and decomposition did not progress. He didn’t know that he would be able to use the forensic knowledge he had learned at the academy in this way.
‘Probably within half a day.’
It was only speculation, but it was certain that something had happened inside anyway. Otherwise, the body would not have been left in this way.
Tadak-
Came down and carefully approached the facility. The faint smell of blood continued. Slowly, starting from the outskirts, I scanned the surroundings.
“…”
As with the watchtower, no one was alive.
Beneath the dim white light of the research facility, there were only corpses in all sorts of shattered pieces. The inside was the same. The bloodline continued endlessly. Red blood dripped on the pure white exterior walls.
I don’t know if there was someone who attacked before me, or if he was trying to destroy the evidence in the Dangmyeon Pharmaceutical.
Inside the silent facility, only death was full.
[Chijik- Chijik-]
Communications were still out of order. If you use the chat function, you will be able to contact Han Yeo-reum, but for now, you quietly sneak inside.
The accident happened completely unexpectedly.
The further you go inside, the darker and darker the rooms are. It wasn’t just one or two that were connected to the underground.
The inside was full of dead children’s bodies as if asleep. No more than ten or four at most.
“…”
This was separate from the attacker. The assailant did not touch the children’s bodies. Judging by the bluish blood vessels protruding from part of the child’s body in a transparent coffin, it seemed that poison had been injected.
There are only a lot of restrictions due to ethical issues, but clinical trials are, of course, best for living humans. If it is a general drug, it can be recruited and administered to patients.
However, no one wants to “Voluntarily” Consume poison. Moreover, this facility was not simply a place to research poison.
It looked like a medical facility, with operating tables and unknown drugs and tools scattered everywhere.
There are dozens of such rooms. I sensed it by feeling, but I couldn’t find a single person alive.
‘Who the hell…?’
I moved more and more inward. The path that led to blood became clearer and clearer.
Just like that, when I reached the half-open iron door.
A small presence was felt inside.
Ik- I carefully opened the iron door.
The bright lights in the hallway illuminated the dimly lit interior, and her pink hair gleamed.
“…”
I blankly opened my mouth. That back view. He was someone I couldn’t help but know.
A woman standing in the middle of a sea of blood carefully turned her head and looked at me.
Sundel Bolong….. Why my country ghost here