Chapter 49 – #50 Villain and Hero Joint Investigation
#50 Joint investigation of villain and hero
-Area 65!
-Area 62!
-Go to Area 55!
Lonister continued to direct the memory hunters to the route of the vehicle that had kidnapped Rachel. At the same time, the memory hunter informed Steel Armor, who ran in front of him.
How far did you travel like that?
-Ah…! Seniors! The vehicle is no longer visible! It probably stopped somewhere around there! I’ll keep checking the CCTV for now!”
“Yes, please. We will search nearby, so call me right away when the vehicle is found.”
-Yes! Senior and soon there…
Pop-!
Lonistor said more, but the memory hunter calmly hung up. And shouted at the steel armor.
“Stop! A vehicle has disappeared in this area!”
“…”
At those words, Steel Armor, which was running at high speed, stopped. Long skid marks were left on the floor.
“Is it near here?”
“Yes. You search that way first. I’ll search this way. The car that kidnapped Rachel is a 15-seater black car.”
“I get it.”
Steel Armor headed west and Memory Hunters headed east.
The surroundings were empty fields. There were several houses, a factory, and a field overgrown with weeds.
‘Factory…’
The memory hunters moved towards the factory area. There was no reason. It was simply because his senses pointed to the factory area.
If you do hero activities for a long time, you get a kind of sense. It was like a detective who had been active in the field for a long time finding the culprit by feeling.
In addition, memory hunters have read the memories of countless villains and criminals in court to distinguish whether the person is telling the truth or lying.
Reading the memories of hundreds of criminals, it was now clear to the memory hunter how the criminals would behave.
-Hoisma Industry-
On the barbed wire fence surrounding the factory area, there was a sign saying that this place is the private property of Hoisma Industrial, so entry is prohibited and legal responsibility will be imposed if anyone enters without permission.
“Suck!”
But the memory hunter ignored the sign’s warning and jumped over the barbed wire.
Originally, you need a search warrant, but what do you know about that? Memory hunters weren’t called anti-heroes for nothing. He was a man capable of transgression if need be.
“…”
With a gun in his hand so he could shoot at any moment, the memory hunter roamed the factory grounds quietly, avoiding the eyes of CCTV.
‘Hmm?’
After wandering around the factory grounds for about half an hour, the memory hunters found a group of people warming themselves with a bonfire.
It was hard to see him as a factory worker. I won’t do hard work in a factory in a suit.
‘Steel armor… Damn it. I don’t know the number.’
I couldn’t call Steel Armor because I didn’t exchange numbers.
I should have prepared a means to contact each other, but I didn’t even think of that because every minute and every second was urgent. Besides, the hero and the villain exchange phone numbers. Isn’t that strange too?
Even if you shouted loudly, there was a high probability that you wouldn’t hear it because the steel armor moved in the opposite direction. Again, I will be caught by those men.
‘It can’t be helped.’
In the end, the memory hunter decided to go alone. Hiding in the dark, he slowly approached the place where the people were. Thanks to the active use of cover, they did not notice the memory hunter’s approach.
The memory hunter began to eavesdrop on the conversations of the people who stood still and warmed themselves by the fire.
“But why are we suddenly doing this?”
“I don’t know. When did we know about that or did we work? We just do what the top tells us to do.”
“Oh, it’s annoying. I want to go home and have a beer.”
“I’m vodka.”
“When do you deliver the goods?”
“Tomorrow morning. Other teams besides us are also moving. We’ll ship when they all arrive.”
“Oh, those things. It’s going to move fast, what are you doing? We only lose by moving quickly.”
“Understand. We were kids, but they’re adults. Besides, it’s not even 12 o’clock yet, so it won’t be easy.”
‘Bingo.’
Kid, adult.
The memory hunter, who overheard their conversation, realized with these two words that he had come to the right place.
But I couldn’t move right away to rescue Rachel.
This is because the memory hunters do not have superpowers to subdue them at once.
Memory Hunter is an S-class hero, but his psychic ability is to read the memories of the target he touches. His psychic powers showed great power in the presence or absence of a crime or in the investigation of a case, but did not help at all in battle.
There were as many as 10 people just warming up on the fire. It was unknown how many more enemies could be inside the warehouse.
Besides, even if the guys guarding the entrance were subdued, the guys inside could have taken the children hostage. At the very least, situations where children could be in danger had to be prevented as much as possible.
‘First…’
The memory hunters decided to step back, strategize, and then approach again.
Took-!
“…”
The back of the memory hunter, who secretly backed away, touched something. There was nothing behind his back. Still, if something touches you…
“Suck!”
The memory hunter immediately rolled forward.
Thud-!
A huge fist landed on the spot where he was. It was not an exaggerated expression, it was a really huge fist. The fist was as big as a drum.
“I was wondering what kind of rat was there… It was a big rat, right?”
“…”
The man who attacked the memory hunter said with a fishy smile. Abnormally huge arm, that man was a C-class villain with the name [Big Hand].
“What? What are you talking about?”
“Is it over there?”
What’s even more serious is that the guys guarding the entrance heard the roar just now and are coming this way.
10, no, including that monster, the situation is 11 to 1.
“Today is going to be a very difficult day.”
Bang bang bang bang-!
The memory hunter sighed and began firing his gun at his big hand.
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Bang bang bang-!
“Damn it! He’s like a mudfish!”
“Shoot! Kill them!”
Even in adverse circumstances, the memory hunters mobilized all they had to resist the enemies.
Although his psychic powers are of no help in battle, he is a veteran warrior who has fought many villains. If it was a decent villain, the memory hunter alone was enough to subdue it.
Bang bang bang bang-!
Wooooo-!
“Ugh! That bastard is real!”
“I don’t know how you got here, but this will be your grave!”
The oil drum collapsed and the oil inside spilled out. After checking it, the memory hunter shot the ground right next to the oil and made sparks. The sparks that splashed on the oil spread in an instant and the oil drum exploded.
“What’s the matter?!”
Hearing loud gunshots and explosions, dozens of men came out of the factory. Reinforcements had not yet arrived on this side, but the opponent increased in real time.
It was a very shitty situation for the memory hunters.
“A memory hunter has appeared!”
“What? How do the heroes know this place?!”
“Not heroes! Memories hunter alone”
“What?”
All of the men reacted with a sense of absurdity.
Memory hunters were definitely scary enough to be called a nightmare among criminals. However, it was a terrifying presence in the judge, that is, in a place where no resistance could be made.
The memory hunters, who had no psychic powers other than reading memories, were no different from non-psychic people like themselves, who could kill criminals alone.
Regardless of how he came to know this place, the fact that he had come alone was so absurd.
Soon the criminals began to rage.
“Where does this madman dare to go!”
“Kill! Kill that bastard today!”
“My brother got a life sentence for that bastard!”
Criminals armed with guns began pursuing the memory hunters.
“Ugh… Ugh…”
The memory hunter hiding behind a warehouse let out a heavy breath. His breath rose to the tip of his chin and his hands trembled, as if he had run a marathon.
“Damn it. I usually do some exercise.”
In the past, I exercised every single day, but after an incident happened, I stopped exercising. He spared no time to exercise, and he chased after the villains.
In addition, he drank alcohol instead of rice every day, so his stamina could not fail. It was so hard with only a few minutes of engagement.
“… Hmm?”
Suddenly, the memory hunter realized that the surroundings had become quiet. He couldn’t hear the intermittent roar of gunfire and the voices of criminals.
On the battlefield, silence always came with a crisis.
“Suck!”
The memory hunter suddenly rolled to the side. He’s because his senses told him to roll and see. And his intuition was correct this time as well.
Quaang-!
“You bastard… He’s been hiding here.”
“Damn.”
A big hand appeared from above. If I hadn’t blindly followed my intuition, I would have been crushed by that bloated arm and suffered a terrible fate.
The immediate crisis was avoided, but it was never a good situation.
“Finally got hold of the memory hunter.”
“I don’t know what kind of bully you came here, but you’re going behind here today.”
“Fuck you fucking dog.”
More than thirty criminals, including Big Hand, surrounded the memory hunter. The moment flames erupt from their muzzles, the memory hunters will become hives.
“…”
The memory hunter slowly stepped back into the factory. The Big Hand and the criminals also followed him into the factory.
The memory hunter, who was already cornered, now has no place to run.
“Everybody lower your guns.”
At that time, the Big Hand issued an unexpected order. What’s even more absurd is that other criminals also followed the Big Hand’s orders. They were all smiling mischievously.
“You didn’t think I would kill you gracefully, did you?”
“…”
The criminals’ grudge against the memory hunters was deeper than expected. Killing with a gun was so easy. So the criminals intended to kill the memory hunter for as long and as painfully as possible.
“Why are the children kidnapped?”
“What?”
“Huh… What is this madman talking about?”
“Gathering information in this situation? Haha. He’s definitely crazy.”
Criminals clucked their tongues at the sight of memory hunters trying to collect information even at this moment. Certainly, even with normal physical abilities, he was proudly worthy of becoming an S-class hero.
“Do you think you can tell me that?”
“Isn’t it a game you won anyway? Could you show me that kind of mercy?”
“Mercy? Stop talking nonsense. I have no mercy for you.”
“…”
“And you don’t think we know what you mean?”
“…”
Said Big Hand triumphantly as he approached the memory hunter.
“The reinforcements will arrive soon enough to kill time… Did you think we’d fall for it? It doesn’t matter that you die.”
“… Okay.”
“What?”
“You’re right. I’m not immortal, and someday I’ll die. But that’s not today.”
“What is this madman saying? Rather, come here, you bastard. Shall we have a good time?”
“But one thing, there is something wrong with what you said.”
“What?”
Towards the Big Hand and the criminals who laughed at him, the memory hunters laughed the same way.
“Not soon. Reinforcements have already arrived.”
“… Uh?”
Surprised to hear that reinforcements had already arrived, the criminals looked around. And they could see a tall man standing right behind them.
A large man stood with his arms crossed, wearing a mask with a skull on his head.
The memory hunter asked the man.
“What about the children?”
“I took them all and evaded them. Thanks to that, I used one creation right here.”
“What? What do you mean by that?”
“I don’t know. You put a lot of effort into wasting time. From now on, I’ll deal with these bastards.”
“Who are you!”
The Big Hand shouted at the masked man.
“Me?”
The man answered.
“I am Steel Armor.”
The man, Steel Armor, grinned and approached the criminals.
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