Chapter 159 – 159. Love House 2
I guess people didn’t fight fiercely in this neighborhood.
Or maybe there was no crazy person like me.
As I left the housing complex and headed toward an apartment, I felt a lot of people.
What? There are so many. This is the first time something like this has happened.
Why are there so many… People can be seen here and there in the apartment complex.
Is something like community maintained? Or is there something worth living on?
I never thought we would see each other meet, say hello, and then go our separate ways.
Do you still have some humanity left? That can’t be possible.
Is this the case elsewhere?
I got curious. It’s not the time to be like this… I can’t control my curiosity.
The apartment next door, the apartment next to that. I looked back and forth, but that apartment was the only one occupied. What is it? What is it?
Time is… Are you still there? Then I should check it out.
As you get closer to the apartment, you can see that various defenses have been built.
I saw earlier that the entrance was blocked, and there was a lot of stuff stuck to the apartment wall.
Is it barbed wire? Is there any meaning to having something like that around? I guess I can get over it with just a ladder?
Why are you putting up barbed wire on the outside wall of the apartment in the first place?
As I was watching secretly, I felt the presence of about five people approaching my direction.
For a moment… Isn’t there a door here or something? Coming right this way?
I get it. There is detection. There is a person with detection inside the apartment. And there is an organized defense system.
There is a reason why this apartment is the only one occupied. There is a system in place.
If you have detection and a defense system, you can intercept all these idiots.
What is it? Should I push it away now?
Hour. Time is the issue. It’s not difficult to push it away. But I have to go back by dinner time.
You don’t want to be seen late from the first day. I have to finish it quickly.
However, if you touch it clumsily and fail to eradicate it, it becomes quite annoying.
And there are five guys coming. If there were four of us, we would have just dealt with it and started. What should I do with this?
Let’s see who comes first.
If there are five men, step aside, and if there is even one woman, let’s push them out.
Did someone with detection skills come out in person? Then things become easier.
Just check it out.
Stepped back slightly. If someone chases me while I’m moving, someone with the detection skill is following me, and if they don’t follow me, they probably haven’t come out.
Watch for signs of five. Since he isn’t following me, I guess the guy with detection skills is inside the apartment.
Ruler… Then, shall we check them out a little more easily?
While hiding, I check the five people coming towards where I was. Three men. Two women.
Good. Things just got easier. There are two women… It’s unique.
All five appear to be in their early to mid 30s. That’s probably the characteristic of a new city that is a bed town.
People who could not bear the land prices in Seoul and spread out to the outskirts. Especially newlyweds.
After looking around at the place where I was, he made a move to go back.
Hmm… The system is in place, but the work done is a mess.
This is why the community is bad. If you don’t have responsibility, you do it haphazardly.
For a community to succeed, tasks and responsibilities must be clearly assigned to each individual.
If you lump things together like that, everyone will have fun together.
It is said to be the cause of the fall of communism. It is an immutable truth that mankind has already proven.
Carefully approach the area within the skill range.
I want to learn transparency quickly. Then you will have less trouble.
They came into range and used their skills.
Area skill nullification, sleep three times, charm twice.
The situation ends in an instant. Good. Now next time…
“There you two. Come here.”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
Two women captivated. An ordinary, common woman in her 30s.
One slightly plump woman and one thin woman. There is nothing attractive about it. Just a woman passing by on the street, about 1.2.
“What are each person’s skills?”
“I fainted.”
“Paralysis.”
There was a reason why you came on the search team. It’s probably one of the most powerful skills out there.
Usually, women don’t come out often… It’s worth it if you get paralyzed from fainting.
“You. You answer. How many people are there in there?”
“There are about 30 people in our apartment right now.”
“Is there anyone with detection skills?”
“Yes.”
“Is it a man or a woman?”
“A woman.”
“Really? Then can you bring him out here?”
“No… I’m not going to come out.”
“Really? Then… Let’s see. Are there any other women in there with attack skills?”
“What kind of attack skill…?”
“Stun, paralysis, electric shock, explosion, etc.”
“No… There isn’t any.”
“What is fascination?”
“It was there, but I killed it.”
“Did you kill him?”
“Yes.”
But. Fascination is a skill that is easily rejected. In this community, this skill is like poison. This is a skill that requires you to go solo or become the boss of a group. Although it is powerful, it is the first skill that can be ostracized when revealed.
“Well, I went and caught a man wandering around, and all three of the men who came with you collapsed. Say you need someone to help you, and call me.”
“Yes.”
“You go too. Go together and bring him. You both act well.”
“Yes.”
If there is someone with detection skills over there, they will notice these men the moment they die.
You can’t kill it right now. Even more so since I told the women.
Let’s tie these guys up for now. Only then can you use sleep.
I taped it and pushed it into the hallway of a shopping mall.
If you do this, you won’t freeze to death… Now let’s wait until the two girls bring the others.
You should always assume that a woman with detection skills is continuously watching the situation.
However, you probably won’t be able to use it very often. Stamina recovery potions are expensive, so you won’t be able to guzzle them like I do.
This is why detection is not universal.
If you continuously maintain master detection purely with your own stamina, you can only do it for 7 minutes.
If there is no fascination on the other side, there is no way to know that those two women are under fascination.
I don’t think there will be a guy with skill area nullification. It won’t be that easy to master three skills at a time.
Moreover, there are many attractive skills in the middle, so even if you master three at a time, the probability of choosing those skills is low.
Even if it were just a coincidence, it’s hard to suspect that those women were bewitched.
You don’t have to worry.
The two women who returned to the apartment go to the place where there are signs of other people.
It’s fun to watch it in real time. How many people will be invited?
After waiting for a while, they move again. And the sign of someone following. Let’s see. Four people?
Good. You could have come more.
They hide and wait for people to come.
People getting closer. Three men and one woman. Oh. Adding a woman.
Nullification and sleep three, charm one.
One more woman added. She’s just a woman, but I don’t find her attractive at all.
“What are your skills?”
“Heel.”
Did you call a woman with heel skills just because you were injured? It won’t help the attack… Still, it is useful.
“Are there other people around the woman using the detector?”
“Yes.”
“How many people?”
“Two people.”
“Do any of those two have reflexes?”
“Reflection?”
“Reflection skill.”
“No, there isn’t any.”
“Then you two go and subdue those two men and the woman using the detection skill. Go.”
“Yes.”
“Yes.”
The stunned woman and the paralyzed woman left, and I tape the three men again.
And the men were gathered in one place. If you do this, you will feel like you are taking care of the injured person, right?
We need to keep these guys alive until the women approach a woman with detection skills.
Well, it doesn’t matter since I put the tape on it. You have to be nervous just in case.
Because there could be someone with superpowers here too.
The correlation between community and strong skills is hilarious.
Those with strong skills are ultimately ostracized.
The stronger your skills, the more work you have to do and the higher your status.
I don’t know if compensation and rights will increase, but that’s not easy. Then it starts to creak.
Dissatisfaction with the rewards that people with strong skills receive.
Envy, jealousy, or dissatisfaction with unfairness among those with weak and useless skills.
How well you coordinate them is very important.
And most humans are not good at that.
Dissatisfaction accumulates and cannot be resolved.
In the end, the emotional rift is bound to deepen.
Unless a person with strong skills is really nice, a huge guy, or a real bigot, complaints are bound to arise.
And it’s hard to hold on to complaints for very long. It only takes a moment for something to explode.
Why should I, who has the power, care? Why am I doing this for these people?
The moment you think like this, the community and everything is over.
So, in this world, communities are almost always one of two types.
One is a community where all the weak are killed, and only useful people gather.
One is a community where the strong can clearly control the weak.
You can think of the one in front of the Company and the one in the back as the Castle. It can be seen as just a typical example.
In that sense, the logistics center is a unique place.
This is a rare case in this world. A place where you can eradicate all threats around you and live together regardless of your skills.
This is not the time to think like this. Now, let’s dive in.
I’m sure you’ve subdued it by now, right? Well, it doesn’t matter if I couldn’t do it. It’s okay if you don’t pay attention to me.
They killed the men one by one.
I killed seven people and only got about 20,000 coins.
They are fucking beggars. Really.
“Hey, healer.”
“Huh? Me?”
“Uh. They say you’re a skill healer.”
“Ah, yes.”
“Did you kill all the people around here?”
“No. I was killed by men in suits.”
“A suit? Ah…”
Is this also their territory at Company? This… It might be a bit annoying.
“Do they often come?”
“It’s become less frequent these days. But I come here once in a while when I need to forget.”
With all their power, it would be easy to wipe out an apartment like this.
To be honest, even if that bastard Jeong Jong-chan comes along, he can pretty much wipe out everything, right? Acceleration and reflection are called lightning.
Ah. I guess it’s because of lightning. It will be difficult to catch those inside the building.
Moreover, since it is an apartment, it is not easy to break in without permission.
Did you think there would be more harm than good? Well, detection is annoying. Organized defense is bound to be cumbersome.
“Okay. Now, follow me.”
“Yes.”
Let’s finish it quickly. Let’s finish it quickly and go look at the next house.
It’s not a place worth dragging around. There is no need to spend a lot of time.
