Chapter 785 – Apocrypha 288) the Chaser(187)
288) The Chaser(187)
I took a step closer to Swamp. If I lean my head forward just a little bit, I looked at his eyes from a distance close enough that our noses would touch and said.
“So, if you don’t want to die, accept my offer, you bastard.”
An offer with threats, I returned exactly what Swamp did. This is how you threaten, you bastard.
“…”
Swamp’s eyes looking at me were complicated. You won’t be able to tell whether my threat to kill you right now is a bluff or not. Also, it was obviously he who was threatening, so he wouldn’t understand why the situation was like this.
In this case, you shouldn’t give it time to think. You have to push harder.
In a bad mood, Swamp might just come out to die together.
But the odds of that were slim.
He is the one who fled from the Dark City to this distant Red Town, avoiding the relentless pursuit of the heroes. In addition, when the former family pursued him here, he even moved his residence to a common area where the ruling families had less influence.
Swamp is someone who won’t do anything that will harm my life.
“Don’t roll your eyes and answer quickly. Are there any better conditions for you than this? The lady says she will solve the problem for my family? But why are you worrying?”
“There’s no guarantee that you’ll really keep that word…”
“I said earlier that insulting the lady was over.”
“…”
Swamp stopped talking and pushed him once more.
“You seem to have a lot of worries, so I’ll get rid of them. Accept my offer. Then you can survive here, and you don’t have to worry about the whole family anymore.”
“…”
Swamp didn’t answer me. He turned around and walked forward.
“Wow?!”
“Sah, lived…”
I heard the voices of people in relief behind me. In the end, Swamp accepted my offer and freed the people who fell into the swamp.
Swamp said before exiting the alley.
“You must keep your promise. Otherwise, the Hong family will suffer great damage.”
Swamp, who warned me to keep my promise, was his last pride threatened by me.
“Hey Swamp.”
“…”
“Where is the scavenger now? Isn’t that the beginning of our deal?”
“…Hong’s Department Store. That’s the scavenger’s hideout.”
After that, Swamp disappeared from my sight.
“My lady. Are you going to send the author away just like that?”
When Swamp disappeared, Oh Tae-shik approached and asked Na-yeon. He seemed to be resentful of being lethargic, and was ready to run to Swamp and attack him immediately if he was given an order.
“I’ll just let you go now.”
“Yes? But lady. He dared to threaten her. He must pay the price.”
“We’re not alone now.”
Nayeon glanced back. There were civilians huddled together and breathing a sigh of relief.
“Keeping them safe is more important to us now. The reason we were able to sign a contract with Tal in the first place is because we said we would be responsible for people’s safety.”
‘Oh.’
I admired Nayeon’s answer inwardly. Doesn’t that mean they would have attacked Swamp if it weren’t for the civilians Tal took over?
She became mellow when she met me, but Nayeon was Nayeon. She was born with the noblest blood in Red Town, and her strong character did not go anywhere.
‘In the meantime, I know how to take care of what’s more important. That’s quite right, our Nayeon.’
There is no problem as grave as the threat to her life. Even so, Nayeon knew what was more important to her. She said that if she had been a blood relative of another family, she would have struck Swamp in the back without thinking about the rush of blood to her head.
Of course, if Nayeon had made that choice, I would have stopped her.
If you fight Swamp here, there will inevitably be a big commotion, and then public attention will be focused on this place. The ruling families with tremendous intelligence learn that Nayeon is planning something here.
I’ll have to help, but I’m not trying to solve everything. All I care about is safety. Only then can Nayeon grow further while failing. This applies not only to Nayeon, but to all of my women.
“We’re moving on schedule. Bring the people.”
“… Yes.”
Oh Tae-sik bit her lip and bowed his head to Na-yeon, as if he was so resentful of being beaten by Swamp. While he went to pick up the people, I whispered to Nayeon.
“Good job.”
“What? I just did what I had to do.”
“That’s a good thing. Anyway, as soon as I go back to the safe house, I’ll go take care of the scavenger.”
“Now?”
“Yeah. I know a guy like Scavenger, but he’s not going to stop here. He has a deep hatred for Tal, so he’ll use all sorts of dirty means until he kills him. Even if it’s for your business, a guy like that won’t stop.” It’s better to get rid of it as soon as possible.”
“…Then I’ll ask you.”
“I’m waiting for you as soon as you return to the safe house.”
“Yes?”
“I’ll visit you tonight.”
“… Yes.”
Nayeon, who blushed at her, nodded her head slightly. In the meantime, the Hong family’s talented people and civilians approached and we moved again.
*****
“Is this here?”
We arrived at the Hong’s Department Store that Swamp told us about. The lights off department store created an eerie atmosphere.
‘The scavenger might run away, so I’ll have to sneak in.’
I entered the department store through the roof instead of through the front door.
If you came in the body of a doppelganger, you can easily deal with the scavenger without having to do this. The guy doesn’t even realize he’s dead and he’ll die just like that.
However, a guy like Scavenger can be caught with the body of an alter ego. In the first place, it makes no sense to not be able to catch someone who is only a 9th level psychic when he has the 11th level body enhancer psychic ability.
Chickens should be killed with a chicken knife, not with a cow knife.
Kwajik-!
I tore off the locked roof door from the inside and went inside. No one came to check, even though there was a sound as the door was being torn open. Thanks to that, I was able to enter inside easily.
– Haha!
The laughter of drunken people could be heard from beyond the darkness. I went there secretly. As I got closer to the sound, I began to see light. These bastards left the lights on only where they were going to drink and turned off the rest.
Hiding in the dark, I watched the group occupying the department store. The drunks were talking loudly, not knowing what they were talking about.
‘The scavenger… Ah, I found it.’
Having seen it once before, I immediately recognized the scavenger sitting like a king in the middle of the crowd. On either side of him sat two beautiful, almost naked women. They were serving the scavenger’s drink.
Scavenger made fun of the women sitting on either side of me while chatting with his men. Instead of rubbing her breasts or drinking from a glass, she drank from their mouths. His subordinates were no different.
‘Then let’s go.’
With the scavenger checked, he didn’t have to hide anymore. I ran towards him.
Haha… Um? That guy… Stop it!”
The first person to spot me was Scavenger, who was laughing and chatting with his men. The guy who checked my face covered by the mask shouted at his men.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden, boss?”
“Whoever blocks it, block it.”
“Ugh?”
However, those who became unconscious in the middle of drunkenness could not immediately carry out the scavenger’s order. The price was their lives.
“Neck slice!”
“Heheh?!”
I hit the scruff of the neck of the nearest guy with the blade of my hand. The one whose head was suddenly bent to the side fell to the side as it were.
“Kyaaaaah
“You, what are you!”
After one villain died, the scavenger’s men, who had finally grasped the situation, stumbled and rose from their seats. I ignored them and ran straight to the scavenger sitting in the high seat.
The most important thing is the scavenger, so I thought to kill that bastard first.
“I know who I am!”
“Quaaaaah!”
Unlike the subordinates who were drunk and stupid, the scavenger showed off the dignity of an A-class villain. He grabs the women next to him and throws them at me, rolling behind him.
“Run away now.”
After catching the flying women and lowering them to the ground, I jumped at the scavenger again. In that moment, he was ready to fight.
A sharp claw resembling a beast’s claw was mounted on the back of the scavenger’s hand, probably keeping the claw nearby even at a drinking party. He swung it at me as he ran.
I jumped off the table and swung my right foot to knock out the claw. And while spinning in the air, he hit the scavenger’s stomach with his left foot.
“Ku, haaaaagh…!”
The scavenger, hit by the stomach, screamed and flew backwards. It wasn’t enough that he was hit by a wall, he broke through the wall and passed into the space beyond.
‘Hiya~ Is that bastard a real thing?’
I stared at the blank wall and admired it inwardly. I swung my legs with the momentum to kill the scavenger, but surprisingly, he didn’t die.
Right before my foot got stuck in the pit of my stomach, he covered my chest with his left arm. That alone cannot block my attacks. What I admired about him was that by concentrating his psychic powers on his left arm, the durability of his left arm was dramatically increased.
When you strengthen the body, you usually strengthen the whole body. Because that’s easy. There aren’t many people who have the skill to strengthen just one part of the body like that.
“Bo, boss!”
“Die, bastard!”
The sober Scavenger’s men attacked me from behind. As I turned and swung my legs, they flew in all directions.
Lightly clearing his men, I approached the scavenger. I’m going to kill that bastard quickly and have fucking sex with Nayeon.
Whiik-!
“Hmm? What?”
But here something I didn’t expect happened.
“Look for it, you bastard!”
Surprisingly, the scavenger that had been hit by my foot and flew away came out of a hole in the wall and attacked me. Even his attack speed and power were incomparably stronger than the first engagement.
I stepped back, avoided the attack, and checked his condition.
“What is that bastard? Did you take your medicine?”
The scavenger’s body grew bigger than before. Almost 0.5 times. His muscles became as hard as iron, and veins protruded unevenly over his skin. His eyes were bloodshot red, as if he was going to spill blood at any moment.
And on the nape of his neck, there were several injection marks, as if they had just been inserted.
