Chapter 102 – 24
Dark zone.
The image commonly seen in the world was the hotbed of crime and the end of illegality itself.
However, that image is limited to very ordinary people and beginner hunters.
If you dig deeper, there is nothing else that is so closely related to life.
For example, the universally used vpn bypass program or some useful equipment carried by hunters all flowed in from the dark zone.
With the source thoroughly hidden, most people use the program, and the equipment is constantly used in the hands of hunters until the lifespan or resale is over.
The dark zone, whether you know it or not, is affecting your entire life.
Customers and key personnel who use such a dark zone well were, of course, hunters who ate some jjambab with people from the political and business world.
Because it was my daily routine to go in and out of my house because I needed someone’s information or to get equipment or items that couldn’t be found in the sun.
It was obviously a vulgar act under the law, but it didn’t matter.
As long as there is a kite in contact with the high place, the dark zone called the Dark Zone will be able to carry on.
Or rather, if they tried to get rid of this place, most of the foundations of the entire country would be shaken.
No country in the world would have been harmed if only the list of people in the refinery industry they used was blown up as a whistleblower.
A necessary evil that implicitly tolerates illegality and mutually benefits.
In a word, just as you can’t tell whether it’s a chicken egg or a duck egg, it can be said that the boundary between good and evil has become blurred.
“I never thought I would come here again.”
Kang A-seol sighed softly in a corner of an isolated alleyway, took out something from the sub-space, put in the black hair he had prepared without delay, and began to gulp down the thick green liquid.
Unsurprisingly, she saw a change in her appearance, her pastel-toned hair replaced with dark hair, and her sharp, pretty eyes became drooping quads.
Even the voluptuous breasts had gone into a straight line, flattened, added unnecessary muscles to the body, gained weight, and even the voice was lowered.
” ···· Ahh··· Write···· Fuck. “
Kang A-seol, who muttered in a low voice, chewed two pieces of her chocolate and pushed her candy into her mouth to see if her bitter taste rose enough to make her whole body tremble. Could open the face of
“Rather than taking Polly’s potion once, go around 20 more gates uhh- it tastes like shit every time I take it.”
The liquid she consumed was an expensive disguise drug called Poly Potion.
It was difficult to find on the market to the point where it cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, but it was not a good idea to find one.
Saying that there is a risk of abuse, the National Assembly defined it as a banned substance, and eventually included it as one of the 105 drugs and passed the Banned Substance Regulations Act. It was ironic.
” . . . I don’t even know these assholes.”
No matter how you look at it, the work of the National Assembly members, regardless of the ruling and opposition parties, was as expected a rule of thumb.
It was foolish to stipulate it as a banned substance simply because I was blinded by the topic of ‘disguise’.
There was no addiction, and it was not that the body was harmed.
It was a magical drug that allowed the body to return to normal after 2 hours of drinking it, but the level of harmful effects decided through desk discussions must have been a point where one could really see the level.
Even if you think about the price, how can ordinary people buy and eat a drug that costs more than 100 million won in a bottle?
If it was more reasonable to do plastic surgery with that money, I said it.
“Hung… Fuck. It’s so damn bitter, really…”
Kang A-seol, who had been chewing on the small melted orange-flavored candy, took out a few more candies and asked for the bitter taste.
“····All of these are good, but the aftertaste is too long···· Fu- Jeop- Jeop- Ah····♡”
Around the time when he was licking candy to appease the long bitter taste that was a side effect of Polly’s potion, A-seol Kang suddenly remembered the taste that had passed through his mind and swallowed it. Ended up
“Huchheung ··· ♡ ♡ If you have a sweet semen, this is not a problem …
She licked her lips with her tongue for a while, wondering if she remembered her brother’s semen.
It would have been much better if her brother hadn’t been kidnapped, even if she had originally asked for help from the beginning, but she was really angry that it would have been so difficult to judge the situation.
” ···· Fuck♡ Anyway, just try to find it. I’ll empty my balls♡ “
Kang A-seol, who vowed to devour her, threw away the 190ml soy milk pack she ate the poly potion, and then put on her worn-out mask, and as soon as she put it on, something amazing happened.
She disappeared as if she had nothing, and her face, which had taken the Polly potion, came out naturally.
In short, it felt like the mask had once more coated her face naturally.
” Insurance Disguise mask is ready. Wig is also ready-“
I put on what’s called a Disguise mask and even fixed a short wig on her head, and she changed into a convincingly manly figure, but I just snapped my fingers with her eyes down and her clothes quickly changed into a form-fitting hoodie and loose jeans. Was
Kang A-seol, who soon reflected his appearance in the magic mirror, nodded his head slightly and went further into his alley.
And as he went deeper, a staircase leading to the basement appeared on his left, and Kang A-seol moved his steps there without delay.
How far did you go down? It seemed that the speed of my steps was gradually decreasing.
When she felt like being locked up in a cell all by herself, she used to shout something of her own into the air.
“Visit B4 Dark Zone.”
As soon as she had finished her words, a handle rose from the cement wall like her ghost, and she opened the door without delay and went in, just like she did earlier.
*
“What did you come for?”
A strange figure who is completely invisible to the naked eye because he is wearing a hoodie in pitch-black darkness.
The low-pitched voice was unpleasant, but it was enough to make anyone who heard it feel wary.
“I’m here to make an offline request.”
As she spoke, she casually looked around her, and it seemed that the inside was so damp that even a chill lingered.
She felt that the warmth of a person had escaped, as is often seen in her haunted or abandoned houses, but she only clicked her tongue and did not take any action.
“Offline is all closed now. If you want to find it, please use online.”
Kang A-seol looked suspiciously at the voice that resonated as if cutting through an empty cave, but In-young, wearing a hoodie, just lowered her head. Put on top
“Please understand that offline is closed for the time being due to the government’s massive crackdown.”
As soon as the money literally turned to dust and disappeared, I heard the words of In-young wearing a hoodie, but Kang A-seol put a wad of dollars on the counter this time in a subspace.
Her body, even her figure under her hoodie, swayed slightly at that sudden force, but as expected, she continued to speak without questioning her katana.
“I’m in a hurry. May I ask for guidance?”
Her sincerity or did her bribe work? As soon as her wad of $100 was gone, In-Young in her hoodie gestured to her to follow him and started walking ahead of her.
Maybe things went the way they wanted, Kang A-seol let out a small sigh and looked around her again.
As seen from the outside, it was the same that the computers were lined up one after another in a common PC room structure, but strangely, none of the monitors were lit at all, and each seat was filled with figures wearing hoodies that we saw at the counter in silence like puppets.
‘If there is a hell, it must be a place like this… ‘
Even though it was full of people, I couldn’t feel the warmth of people at all, like the inside of a bus full of ghosts, the mysterious energy made her shudder.
‘Huheung- Quiet is such a fucking good place to secretly cheat with yourself here. I don’t have a mother ♡ It’s not bad~’
Kang A-seol, excited by lust for her brother, thought about something else, but was interrupted by an unpleasant voice in front of her.
“This is it.”
She opened the door and looked at the hoodie that was leading her. Suddenly, in an urgent situation, she thought that she would just sprint to her seat first, but she immediately took a small breath and followed her instructions. .
Anyway, this place has its own purpose in the Dark Zone, so she came in hiding her identity, but even if she made a useless fuss, she only lost herself.
‘ Even if you know it, be patient, be patient… Don’t be in a hurry Kang A-seol, you’re not a goofy bitch like your mom… ‘
Even in the shadowy Dark Zone, everything has a procedure. Kang A-seol calmed down the sudden surge of impatience with trivial thoughts such as ‘How to harass him more quickly after finding his brother’ and ‘How to exploit him’.
“You can go into room two.”
After seeing the hoodie disappearing outside after being guided to the seat, A-seol Kang opened the door to the room marked number 2 on the right side of the hallway lined up on both sides like a karaoke room and entered.
“Hello, I’m B in charge of the customer today.”
” Yes. “
As soon as he entered, as if he had waited, a masked man who named himself B offered a seat, but Kang A-seol did not hesitate to do so.
“I was informed that there is a request for you, but what do you want?”
“Dogs… No, I want to find one Hunter.”
“Hunter… Is there anything special about the hunter you’re looking for?”
“I don’t know about that. I just know it’s a woman, and I don’t have any information beyond that.”
” . . . It’s too broad.”
Kang A-seol gave a small snort at B’s tilted head, then took out a bundle of 100 dollars from the sub-space and stacked them on the table as before.
It would have been much simpler if I had snapped one finger as usual, but putting a lot of money on the table in an instant would be like advertising that I was a talented person, so I couldn’t help it even though it was difficult.
“I heard that there are experts in this field. My request is to go with them to the place where the hunter I am looking for is missing and track it down as quickly as possible.”
“If that’s the case… You want to mobilize experts to track it down because of the traces and traces of mana left in the place.”
” Yes. “
” ····In the recent situation, the risk of security has increased, so the amount requested by us may increase. “
“It doesn’t matter. And, if possible, only the best people in this field should be appointed.”
” ····That’s a bit embarrassing request. Assigned tasks are team-by-team····.”
– Just
Kang Ah-seol, who frowned and snapped his fingers as if he couldn’t hold back his anger, eventually showed off his skills, and soon a huge pile of 100-dollar bills piled up on the table.
It is as if the banknotes were freshly issued by the bank.
– Crunchy! Crunchy… Kwajik!
Unsurprisingly, the table, unable to withstand the weight of the banknotes, lost its balance and collapsed like a sand castle, and the interior was enveloped in silence.
“····I heard that this side is all about money. Am I misunderstanding?”
“····This seems to be beyond my scope···· Wait a moment… Please wait a moment?”
B, who was at a loss for words due to the absurd baptism of dollars, eventually asked for forgiveness and disappeared into darkness. Shortly thereafter, another masked man appeared and greeted Kang A-seol, who had transformed into a man.
“How are you? Customer? Thank you for using our Dark Zone. I’m ah… Please just call me B+.”
I didn’t really believe in the tone that was more frivolous than B, but I could definitely feel Kang A-seol.
It means that the B+ you see now is a much better player than B.
“Based on what I heard from B, the request was quite difficult…”
“Are you out of money?”
At her words, B+ shook his head vigorously, but Kang A-seol didn’t respond further and snapped his fingers once more.
And as it looked, a bunch of money like the one on the table suddenly appeared in a corner.
” ····Ah····. “
“Why, cash is not enough? Ah… Do you want gold leaf?”
Each time he snapped his fingers, 20 gold bars fell on top of the $100 bills piled up to his height, and the B+ masked man eventually waved both his hands.
“Stop! Please stop! Customer!”
“…Is that enough?”
“Yes! That’s enough! No… It’s too much!”
Kang A-seol’s mindset remained unchanged.
He said that most of the people who talk other things when he shows them money are talking because they don’t have enough money.
Like that person who puts on an astonished expression and then immediately agrees.
“The customer’s request… I will accept the request…!”
” It’s good. “
In fact, Kang A-seol hasn’t even started the game yet.
I laughed out loud at the thought of what the reaction would be if I knew that these things that were now listed were not even new blood among the funds in my treasury.
Even so, it meant nothing to her, but her words.
*
“I’ll find it quickly.”
“Yes, please.”
It couldn’t have been a colossal madman.
A customer who immediately asks for a request without questioning Katabuta and slaps money first?
I’ve been in this industry for 15 years, but the customer who gave me money like that would not exist except for what I heard at the gambling table, but the world was wide and there were many crazy people.
“Sister, what is he doing…?”
A new member of the team he was close to because he was assigned to the same team as himself talked to B+, but he spoke to B+ in the same clichéd tone, unlike himself, perhaps because he hadn’t seen the amazing sight.
” . . . A customer with a lot of money.”
” Huh? “
“It’s literally a customer with a lot of money.”
He didn’t know how to express himself, so he used clichés, which were just as honest.
I couldn’t help but be shocked to see gold bars and $100 bills pouring out in front of my eyes in the middle of the night.
” ····What does that expression mean, sister? If you have a lot of money, it’s a lot, and if you have a lot of money…?”
Her reaction was quite natural.
If B+’s usual reaction was the same, she would have just said with frivolous joy whether the youngest daughter of a conglomerate or her youngest son was coming.
But now it was different.
It wasn’t the usual frivolous tone, it was a voice that was fearful.
“How would you feel if the money flew right in front of you?”
“Huh? It’s so damn good when money comes out right in front of your eyes. Why?”
“So… Ah, let’s finish the request and talk.”
Feeling the traces of mana left insignificantly, B+ and the team members who continued to pursue them did not look good, but as expected, they seemed to be talented in the Dark Zone, so they made the impossible possible.
After 30 minutes, I was able to point out a specific person, but the team member in charge of information began briefing Kang A-seol.
“Her name is Shin Soo-bin, and her rank is confirmed to be a C+-class woman. If we compare it to what her clients have told us so far, the only person who agrees is this Hunter.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes, the only trace of a female hunter in this exact place is the one you just mentioned.”
” ····Great. “
Seeing the man smiling like an evil demon, the team members all stiffened their expressions.
It must have been a bad feeling for some reason.
“Can you give me that hunter information…?”
“Yes, here you are.”
The man who received the paper handed to him by the information team member smiled even louder than before, and the B+ team members continued to talk to Kang A-seol as they slowly moved her steps.
“····Then, the request is finished, so we’re done…”
” Wait. “
– Just
” . . . “
” Ah····. “
“Because I feel good. This is a bonus. Take it.”
*
“I think I know why unnie is so lost. The money really blows right in front of my eyes… Ha- He’s so damn cool.”
“What the hell is this person doing…?”
B+ was in serious trouble.
It was because he had safely received money and came to the Dark Zone, but his curiosity about the man did not go away.
“Isn’t he the youngest son of a well-to-do conglomerate?”
“No, you’ve seen it too. Unless you’re a skilled person, you can’t pull out such a large item at once from a subspace.”
“That’s true, but… But since you’re so damn rich, your subspace pockets might be expensive.”
It wasn’t a story without possibility at all, but the possibility of reality was low.
The story that subspace pouches are special is likely to be traded in the Dark Zone, but if such subspace pouches were traded, rumors would surely spread.
The Dark Zone auction only guaranteed the anonymity of the traders, but it did not guarantee the anonymity of the items traded there.
However, even after searching through all the memories of B+, which has been rolling for 15 years, have you heard rumors that such a sub-space bag was traded?
There was none.
“What are you talking about like that?”
“Oh, just a story.”
One of the team members, who was in charge of information, got caught between B+ and the new team member, but the new team member laughed awkwardly and avoided the seat by saying that he would go out first.
“…Hmm, am I a bit like a rookie?”
“It’s not like we’re on the same team.”
In fact, most of the people who went out this time were temporary team members.
Except for the B+ and newcomers earlier, all the other members were selected from among the elite to fulfill the request of the client from other teams.
“How many days have you been? You seem pretty close.”
“Two weeks now?”
“Really? It’s been two weeks already- By the way, it’s going to be difficult to hold on to this floor, so I made a very difficult decision.”
“Well, it’s your choice, so there’s no need to blame… Anyway… C+.”
” Why. “
“That guy earlier… Didn’t you notice anything strange?”
Most of the personnel working in the Dark Zone did not know the name, and accordingly, they used to designate something like a code to call it, but this was just that.
Even though the nicknames used in other Dark Zones were different, the method was the same, so this was like an unspoken rule of the personnel involved in the Dark Zone.
“…Well, I didn’t feel anything strange…”
“He seems to be a competent person, but at least equal to me, no more.”
“I mean, why are you so obsessed with that?”
“No, it’s not unusual. Think about it. Isn’t it normal people to randomly spread dollars and key currencies, not our country’s money?”
“Where would you be from a rich family?”
“Are you saying the same thing as the rookie?”
“I rather like him? Why, he used the most basic rules of the Dark Zone well.”
“Is money enough?”
“Yeah, that~ I’m much better than the petty corporate president who throws in a blank check and then changes his attitude and bargains when he says the amount he wants, right? Seriously, this isn’t even the bottom of the market.”
“That’s right.”
“Hey, if B+ uses that customer again, can you put in a call so that I can get in trouble?”
“Yes, I will.”
Unlike C+, who smiled leisurely and slapped their shoulders, B+ was still lost in thought, probably thinking a lot.
