Chapter 211 – 211. Chattel 5
It was a while later that Song-i, Ji-won, and Ji-ah arrived.
Unlike Yoon-seo and Jeong-hyeon, who left with a light feeling, Ji-ah was very distressed as soon as she came in.
Song-i and Ji-won seem quite relaxed, perhaps because they came at Jia’s pace.
“Oh, it’s so hard. Heo, heo, heo. Why is everyone going so well? Heo, heo.”
“You had a hard time. Bringing him back.”
When I told Song-i and Ji-won, not Ji-ah, Ji-ah told me in a tone that it was unfair.
“The hard work… Oh, my. I did it!”
I looked at Zia with a slightly pitiful expression and said.
“If you don’t have enough stamina to run away and die, are you going to whine even then?”
It may be a bit harsh, but Gasna needs to be reminded of reality a little.
Jia looks at me with her mouth pouting as if she has nothing to say.
So? What are you going to do? That’s true.
“Okay, sit down. Let’s talk. Once everyone is seated, put on your invisibility.”
Perhaps everyone has become accustomed to my obsessive request for transparency, and using transparency has become natural.
Okay. You have to use it habitually. There is no need to expose yourself.
There is a good skill called invisibility, but not using it is a luxury.
“First… Songi, tell me. Is there anything in particular that you came to see?”
“First, about the barbed wire on top of the fence. I don’t think it’s all electrified?”
“How do you know?”
“I threw a bird at the barbed wire.”
“Bird? How?”
“It’s just… There was a bird in front of me, so I burned its wings and made it difficult to fly… So I picked it up and threw it.”
“Aha. Good job. So? The electricity doesn’t work?”
“Isn’t it true that electricity works for people but not for birds?”
“Probably not. Hmm… That’s good information, right? Not all places have electricity?”
“Hey… I’m sorry to say this, but… Isn’t it pitiful? They burned the bird’s wings like that… And threw it on the barbed wire…”
The flower garden becomes quiet for a moment at Jia’s words.
I took a deep breath and said.
“Jiya.”
“Yes…?”
“We kill people.”
“Ah…”
It’s definitely a refreshing reaction. Something like that. A normal way of thinking that has not yet been marinated in slaughter.
Of course, that’s normal. The problem is because the world is abnormal.
“I understand how you feel, but you’d better get used to it quickly. You have to kill people with your own hands. It’s sad, but that’s the reality.”
“Ah… Yes. I’m sorry.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about. Anyway, not all electricity works?”
“Yes. If there were more animals, I would have tried a few more places, but unfortunately there weren’t any.”
Songi looks regretful. I know. It’s winter, so there are no animals. If it had been any other season, there would have been insects.
“Again?”
“Oh. And is there an entrance? There’s an iron gate.”
“Uh.”
“There was a car in there? A luxury sedan?”
“Car? Luxury sedan?”
“Yes. You entered confidently, right?”
“What is that again? Didn’t you see anyone inside or anything like that?”
“Yes. Because the tint is too dark.”
“Hmm. Really? That’s a shame. What else?”
“Nothing else than that.”
“Do you have anything Jiwon?”
“Me? Nothing special… Is there that fence?”
“Yes.”
“I can cut it with my skills.”
“Oh? Really? Oh, you said you could cut something like that with a beam of light, right?”
“Yes. I can cut as much wire mesh as that size. Cleanly.”
“That’s good. How long will it take?”
“You’re cutting it?”
“Yes.”
“Well? How many seconds?”
“Is it that much?”
“Of course.”
“Okay… Then, if I tell you what I said earlier…”
I told him everything I talked about with Yunseo and Jeonghyeon.
Although I couldn’t see him, I think I fully understood him based on the occasional chuim.
“So, all I have to do is open the fence, sneak in, and kill all the leaders?”
Songi’s radical words. Well, it’s nothing drastic. There is no answer other than that.
“If you look at it simply, it’s okay, right? But I don’t know what preparations are made inside.”
“Hmm… I see.”
“So, let me ask you a question. The biggest counter to invisibility is detection. Detection is invisible and you can see everything. And a person with an attack skill in detection can use the skill on a person who is invisibility. Stun. Attack skills like paralysis, electric shock, etc.”
Everyone knows this because I told you this before.
“Then how can someone wearing invisibility avoid detection?”
“Isn’t the only way to dodge out of range?”
Yunseo’s answer. It is an exemplary answer.
“But what if the person using the detection is also turning invisible? If there are people around you with the skills for invisibility, detection, and attack, you are done.”
“Is there such a person?”
Jia’s question. Ah. He doesn’t know.
“Me.”
“Eh?”
“It’s me.”
“Ah… Somehow…”
“There’s no guarantee that there won’t be someone like me out there. I have detection, so I might be able to detect that guy. But I’m not sure either. So what about you? There’s no way. If you get caught, you’ll die. If you don’t… You might end up being raped or imprisoned and made into a sex toy.”
“Ugh…”
As expected, Jia, who is not immune to this kind of thing, makes an open expression of disgust.
The same goes for other women, but she doesn’t necessarily express it out loud.
Still, it still feels dirty.
“So I can’t just force you into there. But if you’re in there and there’s someone like me, what should we do? It would be good to run out of the range like Yoon-seo said, but… What if that’s not easy?”
Silence. No one has an answer.
Actually, they don’t know much about detection. If no one has used this, then of course they have no choice but to not know.
“The correct answer is ‘hiding among people.'”
“Ah…”
Yoon-seo exclaims that she must have sensed something.
“Yes. If you have used detection, you would know that, but it is a long way to go, so let me explain. Detection allows you to feel the presence of all people within a radius that matches your skill level. And there is no name tag or anything on that presence. Whether you are using invisibility. I don’t know, so I have no choice but to check them all with the naked eye. That’s why it’s difficult to detect them all at once when there are more than a few dozen people.
Everyone answers briefly, ‘Yes.’
After hearing all the women’s answers, I continued speaking.
“And there is another way. What is it? Use your imagination.”
Women who say nothing.
“Over there…”
I can hear Jiwon’s voice.
“Tell me.”
“Detection doesn’t last that long, right?”
“20 seconds to master.”
“It’s cool.”
“That’s right. If it’s long, it’s long. If it’s short, it’s short.”
“I have no choice but to desperately run away. Let the opponent continue to use detection.”
“Yes, that’s correct. Of course, that’s not the best way to deal with it. There is a stamina recovery potion. But it’s better to run away than to be blindsided. The opponent has to use detection once every 20 seconds. The more you use it, the more they chase you. As you know, the speed will decrease because skills consume stamina.”
“But like I said, if you take the stamina recovery potion, that’s the end.”
“Usually, when I wake up from a good night’s sleep, I can use the skill about 20 times in a row. You know that, right?”
Women who say yes.
“The health recovery potion costs 2,000 coins. It’s definitely not cheap. So when do you want to eat the potion?”
“What if I use all 20 skills?”
Yunseo’s answer. After all, that woman is smart.
“Yes. That’s right. Use the skill as much as you can and drink a stamina recovery potion when you feel like you’re going to fall behind. But imagine that it’s chasing you. Can you use it up to 20 times?”
“The more you use it, the less stamina it will have, so it will be difficult to chase it.”
“That’s right. I don’t know if you have that experience, but in real life, it’s rare to get to 20 times. In the end, you just have to run, but the opponent has to spend coins like crazy to catch you. Is that really possible? ?”
“It must be difficult.”
“Okay. That’s why physical strength is important. Understood? Jia?”
“Yes!? Me?”
“Yes. In order to survive, you have to develop physical strength.”
“Ah… Yes, I understand.”
I paused for a moment and then spoke again.
“So in conclusion, it can actually be safer to be among people. And if you meet someone like me in a remote place… There is no answer. The only option is to die.”
“It’s too harsh…” ?”
“If you don’t want that to happen, you need to learn detection or be with someone who has detection.”
“Suddenly I feel too scared to walk around.”
“Yes? You should be glad that there isn’t another guy like me around you. But the good news is that there aren’t that many people who have three skills like that, right? Because people still don’t understand the importance of detection. Anyway, so I’m going to go in there.”
“Huh? Why does the story suddenly become like that?”
Yunseo looks dumbfounded. Other women whisper as if it were the same.
“I’m going to go in there and gather information from the people working in production. If you’re using invisibility there, you’ll never get caught.”
“Then we too…”
“No. No. You have work to do.”
“What to do?”
“Yes. Using the flower garden here as a base, at least one person must watch the reception room all night. And they must also watch the front door.”
“Ah…”
“One person can’t stay for long, so take turns. Make your own shifts. The rest of us can rest well at the motel.”
“Okay. Then when?”
“What and when? Starting now.”
“Huh? Then you…”
“Me? Of course, I should go now. Ah. You guys go get ready and come and get started. It won’t be that difficult to watch from here in the reception room, but watching from the front door while being hit by the cold wind will be to die for. Whether you go and rob a clothing store or a camping goods store, you can do it. Come prepared. You know that if you use something transparent while touching something like a sleeping bag, use it well, whether it’s a windbreaker or a one-person tent, so you don’t get caught.”
“I understand.”
“And always keep a good record of what happened. Make a journal or something and record it thoroughly. Any more questions?”
Women who say nothing. I took a shovel from the flower garden, removed the invisibility, and used it again.
“Why the shovel?”
“I’m trying to dig a hole. Anyway, I’ll go right away, so take care of yourself. We’re all grown-ups, so I don’t really need to explain anymore, right?”
“I’ll do my best.”
“Don’t worry. Just take care of yourself.”
“I… Have a nice trip.”
“Be careful.”
The women each say something. Finally, Yunseo speaks to me.
“When will it come out?”
“Well, what if I get enough information?”
“I see… I figured it out.”
There was nothing more to say, so I went out.
It’s not like I’m going somewhere to die… But now they at least say hello.
There is still some time left before the sun sets.
I had to go and dig a hole before the sun completely went down, so I quickened my steps.
I don’t know if I can dig this frozen ground in time with just a shovel.
Ha… Phase out. You said you could pass through walls if you used it, right?
Should I have learned it by raising my invisibility skill? Or flying.
The current invisibility proficiency is intermediate 40%. You only need to use it approximately 5600 times.
I just need to take the recovery potion 280 times, right? All you need is 560,000 coins. Fuck… There’s so much left.
Recovery potion number 280… I guess I’ll dig it up while I’m eating. Still, I think it will be possible in about a week.
I have to go to Cheonho Station on January 8th, so I want to learn one more skill until then… I don’t know.
Let’s start with what’s in front of us.
I approached the fence near the container where there were a decent amount of people.
Even if it is close, the distance is quite long. If you’re too close, you’ll hear the sound of shoveling.
Once you dig a hole and go inside, as long as you get close to that container, you won’t have to worry about detection by them.
I tried sticking a shovel into the ground under the fence.
Fuck. It doesn’t go in either.
I was chased. Really. When the fuck are you digging this?
Should I have just come with Jiwon and pick up the fence?
