Chapter 663 – Attraction
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There was a well-paved road connecting Karaz and Panteran. I also went back and forth once when escorting Maseok.
If I moved there, I could have arrived at Pantheran in no time, but I wasn’t stupid enough to move honestly along the fugitive road.
I took my group off the road to Pantheran, turned around, and headed east.
That’s because I thought there was a high possibility that my escape would be discovered.
The magic suppression device worn by the inmate can be tracked.
Right now, I was disrupting the party’s magic suppression device with the power of deception… But I couldn’t guarantee that I could continue deceiving them if I kept going away from Karaz like this.
Knowing that, it would be a foolish idea to head straight to the Pantheran.
And I didn’t want anyone to know that our destination was the Pantherans.
I walked through a desolate rocky area without a single blade of grass, using the starlight as my illumination.
When you see something like a small lizard moving around clinging to a stone, it seems like there is an ecosystem of its own even in this bleak environment.
‘Did you say that the penis monster that used to come out of the mine also pops out from time to time?’
Having only escorted the magic stone once, I have yet to see any monsters popping out of Karaz.
When Karaz was far enough out of sight, Kaura came to my side and spoke.
“Tell me a story.”
I stopped in her tracks and looked at Kaura.
“How did you do it? Did you bribe the manager?”
She escaped Karaz in a way she couldn’t understand. Now I can say that I have held back a lot from asking.
It looks like it’s not just Cowra who’s curious.
The other party members were also looking at me with eyes full of doubt.
That expression looked a little foolish.
I thought about it for a moment.
How should I say this?
“If you’ve come this far, don’t you mind telling me something?”
Cloud sneaked in and helped Cowra. The eyes are full of an implicit search for me.
“…”
There was nothing I couldn’t tell you the truth, but…
In the current situation, I decided it would be better to just move on.
There is a saying that ignorance is medicine, and more than anything, I thought I would be more comfortable that way.
When I open my mouth, about the great devil, about power, etc… Their questions are not solved, but multiplied.
It is obvious that questions will follow one after another.
“Maybe once we’re completely safe, but I don’t think this is the time to talk about that leisurely.”
When I refused, Cowra and Cloud looked a little displeased, but didn’t say anything.
What can I do if I don’t want to talk?
“Are you planning to join Pantheran in the same way?”
Nora asked.
“Looking at the situation.”
When we got to Panderan, I figured it would be okay to try the same method if there was no Bessmore there.
“Well, I guess it’ll be okay at this point.”
“Yeah? What’s okay?”
The group looks at me with puzzled eyes.
“Remove the magic suppression device.”
The location-tracking magic suppression device must be removed before moving to the Pantheran in earnest.
“The magic suppression device contains a bomb that explodes when the circuit is damaged. Are you saying that knowingly?”
Cloud’s attitude, which was once full of distrust toward me, has changed to an attitude of wanting to listen to my story.
I may have felt something while escaping Karaz.
Actions speak louder than words.
The first thing I decided to do was remove the magic suppressor on my ankle.
The method is simple.
First, use the power of deception to trick the sensor so that an explosion does not occur.
And then rip off the magic suppression device.
Although Zephyria’s army also has the technology to disrupt the power of the Great Devil, there was no way they could have installed such a device on an ordinary inmate.
I used the power of deception and ripped off the magic suppressor on my ankle.
-Thud.
Cloud flinched when he saw me removing the magic suppression device without hesitation.
He looks very scared, as if there might be an explosion.
“Huh… That’s ridiculous…”
Cowra looked devastated when she saw me being removed by the magic suppressor without difficulty.
This is because I know that even if a bomb was not installed in the first place, it is not a fragile thing to be destroyed like this.
“Nehru, it’s your turn.”
“Um, me?”
Since Laniana Emily was a resident of Karaz to begin with, she did not have a magic suppression device, and among her housewives, only Neru needed to be eliminated.
I also removed Nehru’s magic suppression device without difficulty.
“Was it always like this? My body is so light it feels like it’s going to fly.”
Neru must have felt the magical power swirling through her body as her magic suppressor disappeared, and she clenched and unclenched her fists in fascination.
She doesn’t know, but since she has been with me, her magical power has increased significantly compared to what she originally had.
When I even lightly dealt with Neru’s magic suppression device, others also felt relieved and had their magic suppression device removed by me.
And I collected the remains of the magic suppression device that had been torn off from the party and threw them far away.
-Pow!!
And the magic suppression device caused a huge explosion when the power of deception disappeared.
The group members who saw this opened their eyes and swallowed dry saliva.
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Commander Karaz Besmore went to Pantheran in person and was directly observing this decoy operation from the temporary situation room.
“No life reaction.”
“There is no magic response.”
“There is no space distortion reaction.”
The operators in the situation room brief with tense faces as Basmore watches.
On the large screen in the situation room, Laurent and an indigenous woman from Pantheran can be seen drinking tea in private.
However, unlike before, the unidentified masked woman has no intention of appearing.
“Ugh… Is this just nonsense…”
It’s not like he didn’t expect that Basmore would make a fuss.
I knew that thinking that the culprit would appear again to carry out the same operation was greed.
I searched the entire city, but nothing was found, and there was no other way.
Thinking just in case, I carried out the same operation again.
If Beth More appears this time, he came to Panderan and went into hiding with the intention of going out on his own.
However, the masked woman did not appear even though some time had passed.
“Did you run away?”
My appetite was bitter.
As I was savoring that bitter taste, one of the operators opened his mouth.
“Commander. Captain Henry from Karaz requests an emergency report.”
Captain Henry was Gregory’s exclusive adjutant.
“Connect.”
A small hologram appears in front of Gregory, showing the appearance of his lieutenant, Henry.
“What’s going on?”
『Commander. It appears that the prisoner escaped Karaz.』
“… Escape?”
Beth More frowned at the unexpected report.
“… An explosion signal from the magic suppression device was detected 5 km east of Karaz.”
“… Explosion?”
The fact that the magic suppression device exploded means that the person exploded while trying to disarm the device.
The prisoner escaped and exploded while trying to disarm the magic suppression device… If that were all, the lieutenant’s face wouldn’t look like that.
“Isn’t he dead?”
『That’s something strange. A signal was received that multiple magic suppression devices exploded simultaneously. That means that the device’s magic circuit was damaged at the same time… As with the escape from Karaz, it is presumed that the magic suppression device was removed through some kind of method.』
“Wait a minute… Multiple magical power suppression devices?”
『Well… There are 5 inmates who escaped.』
“… Five people escaped?! And the magic suppressing devices they were wearing exploded at the same time?”
『Yes, that’s right.』
“It’s definitely suspicious.”
It was almost impossible for a prisoner to escape Karaz.
There were times when I turned a blind eye to escape and gone hunting with the intention of playing with it… But I haven’t given such an order recently.
Moreover, 5 prisoners escaped…
Bassmore was dumbfounded.
“What kind of guys are they?”
『Prisoner number 8702, Bakran human and Nora of the Helena Liberation Front. Rebellion’s Cloud, Kaura… And a prisoner named Neru are also mixed in. She was confirmed to be Bark’s recently cohabiting lover.』
The escape member is a bit strange.
“Nora and Rebellion say so… Bark? Neru…?”
A human called Bark also knows Besmore.
I remembered him because he did a lot of pretty crazy things.
He beat up Dwight and was imprisoned for a while, and when Dwight was trying to get revenge, he fucked him twice and then threw him as prey to a monster.
I thought he was an unpleasant guy, but he was too immature to take action, so I didn’t take any action.
Recently, it was reported that he was kicked out while playing captain in a slum.
“Is the cloud the instigator?”
Rebellion’s Cloud had a high magical power rank that was sufficient to immediately commission him as a high-ranking combat officer.
『That’s what I expected.』
“How did you escape from Karaz?”
“Sorry. I haven’t figured that out yet.』
“These guys are crossing the line. It’s better.”
The fact that the prisoner escaped meant that there was a justification for legally arresting him.
『On the Pantheran side, there are members of the Rebellion and the Helena Liberation Front. What will they do?』
“I’ll think about it after I catch those who escaped. Just keep watch for now.”
『Yes, I understand.』
“Ah, if the magic suppressor was removed, Cloud would be formidable. You have to be careful.”
『What will Lieutenant Dwight do?』
Beth More remembered the man on his knees, crying and begging for his revenge.
“Dwight? Do whatever you want.”
Beth More planned to leave Bark in Dwight’s care if he escaped. The opportunity came sooner than she expected.
『Then, Lieutenant Dwight will also be included in the search party.』
Beth More nodded her head.
Then she turned her eyes to the screen of the operation situation room again.
He stayed up all night, thinking that an unidentified masked woman might show up late.
