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Episode 36. Terrorism (3)
‘This is total manpower diversion.’
A few minutes later.
After safely joining Seonwooyeon, I greeted her who was waiting at the scene.
“hello.”
“Ah, Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo.”
Well, now let’s get to the main point.
“I came out because you called me, but I’m not sure if I can really help. If it’s searching for missing persons, isn’t Seon Woo-yeon’s ability enough?”
I raised the question I had been hearing all the way to Eunpyeong-gu.
Then the B-class hunter answered.
“I was going to tell you this. That is, I activated the skill on the missing people earlier.”
“yes.”
“The location is a bit strange.”
Seonwooyeon put her hand on her chin and made a serious expression.
“The two people I tried to track down before completely failed, and it was only when I reached the last person that the skill activated normally… … .”
And after thinking it over for a while, he finally opened his mouth.
“Come out to the basement. Location.”
“What did you say?”
“I feel like the missing person is in a very low position, where I can only assume he is buried.”
Looking at Seonwooyeon’s past actions, the error rate of the skill called Searcher seemed to be quite small.
First of all, I found out exactly where Kim Ki-ryeo lives among the many rooms in the one-room building.
‘So does that mean there’s really one missing person buried there?’
It already smells like a violent crime, but Seon Woo-yeon’s doubts do not end there.
“Besides, this is not a simple case of secret burial.”
“yes?”
“My skill is that as long as I can properly identify the target, I can track their location even if they are dead.”
“…!”
“But for the first two cases, we couldn’t even find the coordinates. There was definitely interference from the criminal.”
It’s definitely a strange thing.
If you want to hide the victims, you have to hide them all. Why hide some and let others get caught?
“That’s why I called Mr. Kim Ki-ryeo.”
Seonwooyeon cleared his throat once and continued the conversation.
“I’m planning on moving to the missing person’s coordinates from now on, but I think this is the criminal’s way of guiding them. A dangerous situation could arise.”
If you’ve come this far, you’ve probably figured out the reason.
It was easy to guess what would happen next.
‘You called me here to use me to search for a possible trap.’
As I was rolling my eyes in the air, Seonwooyeon spoke cautiously with a stern face.
“Well, it’s definitely not the kind of place where you would normally call an emotional specialist. That’s probably why you’re feeling uncomfortable… … .”
uh.
This person is misunderstanding something right now, but I have no idea at the moment.
When I hear the question, “Are you uncomfortable?” my head automatically tilts.
But Seon Woo-yeon saw this behavior and became even more nervous and began to speak.
“I decided that it would be safer to search if there was at least one more active hunter… … .”
I almost laughed out loud when I heard that.
“What about active duty? Where can you find such trash?”
Look at me.
A former great wizard who had all his magical powers taken away.
But how absurd it would be if the word ‘active duty’ suddenly popped up.
“Huh? What did you say?”
“… … .”
Oh, that’s enough.
What’s the use of complaining to him?
Seonwooyeon made a puzzled face after hearing my nonsense, but I naturally changed the subject.
“It’s nothing. By the way, when does the search start?”
“… . As soon as the two teams are ready, we’ll go straight up from here towards the Jinwansa Valley.”
Seonwooyeon and I were assigned to the first search team, which included two police officers, and searched for missing persons.
Rustle, rustle.
Damp, moist soil touches the soles of your shoes.
I followed Seonwooyeon, who was in the lead, and looked around.
‘Let’s see.’
No matter how much of a country you are, if you are trapped in a trash F-class body like Kim Ki-ryeo, your senses will naturally become dull.
Now, I had to strain my nerves and focus on one element to be able to explore properly.
And as a result of searching this mountain for hazardous materials… … .
‘There are no grand traps, for now.’
There were no major changes.
With a much more relaxed mind, I walked forward, using Seonwooyeon’s flowing black hair as a guide.
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“everyone.”
Not long after, Seonwooyeon suddenly stops.
“This is the location. There is a missing person under the ground we are walking on right now.”
Seon Woo-yeon, who looked back, had the same businesslike look as always, but there was a moment of hesitation on her lips.
“I don’t feel any movement.”
If a missing person buried deep underground shows no signs of movement, it means one thing.
There was a brief silence among the search team.
The one who broke this thick silence was none other than the Awakened member of Team 2.
“Then I will start selling the land now, so please step aside.”
“Team 1, please search the surrounding area!”
Maybe there are still some clues left on this mountain.
Seonwooyeon started walking, saying that he would look around the neighborhood. I followed closely behind him.
“Weren’t you the one commanding the scene?”
“My work is already done. I have used up all the Searcher skills I could use today.”
She explained the situation in a whisper, then smiled bitterly.
“After three rounds of tracking, I should just be considered an empty shell.”
“… .”
“Because that’s all I can do.”
I didn’t really respond to that.
Nevertheless, the conversation continued.
“By the way, if you see anything dangerous installed nearby, could you please let me know right away?”
Even though I didn’t have to say anything, the detection was already underway.
I didn’t show it and followed her suggestion to look around once more, focusing especially on the spot where Team 2 was digging the ground.
‘If the criminal was trying to lure the police by using the missing person, he might have planted the explosive in a place like that.’
But in the end, no singularity was found.
At least there were no traps using mana in this area.
“hmm.”
I focused on searching for hazardous materials for a moment, then raised my head when I heard Seonwooyeon’s voice.
“Hunter Kim Ki-ryeo, wait a minute. Do you see over there?”
“yes?”
“Over there, by the tree in the distance. Doesn’t it look like someone is standing there?”
Kim Ki-ryeo’s eyesight isn’t particularly outstanding.
It’s better than my previous life, when I lived in the deep sea and my eyesight was pretty much deteriorated, but whatever.
I couldn’t see who Seonwooyeon was referring to, so I just quickly scanned the mana in the northern area.
“There is one awakened person.”
“is it so?”
Then, what I feel is someone’s weak magic power.
“Could it be that he is related to the incident… … .”
Seon Woo-yeon called the Awakened officer in charge of subduing the criminal, and the officer immediately took action.
As we sent the police from our side, a mysterious onlooker also poked his body out from the tree.
He was a middle-aged man who was eating something indiscriminately. He looked ordinary and was dressed in hiking attire, so at first I thought he was just a hiker.
But at this moment.
Something strange happened.
He swallowed what he had in his mouth. His magic power, which had been only E-rank, suddenly increased.
“Get out!”
I shouted urgently at the police who were heading north.
However, this short time was not enough to deal with the situation, and eventually the Awakener’s magic was cast.
The hiker activated his skill towards me.
“… … !”
But wait a minute.
Surely everyone here didn’t notice?
The target of that awakened person’s skill was not the police of the suppression team…
“Hunter Seonwooyeon!”
I reflexively reached out to Seonwooyeon.
Originally I was going to push her out of this attack range.
“this.”
“Why, why are you doing that?”
It’s late.
I know all the situations in my head, but my dull body won’t follow.
“We are already falling.”
Immediately, a sharp feeling of falling ran through my blood vessels.
Because a huge gate appeared on the ground we were standing on, centered around Seonwooyeon… … .
“Whoa!”
Dirt, stones, even wood.
Then, the blue passageway that opened wide like the jaws of a beast instantly swallowed up everything in the place where Seonwooyeon was standing.
Wheezing, splash.
“town!”
The long fall is over.
I opened my eyes wide at the sharp pain in my back.
Then all that is visible is the dark cave wall and the huge lake we fell into.
A heterogeneous landscape. A dungeon.
‘Shit.’
It didn’t matter whether Kim Ki-ryeo learned to swim or not.
Since I was an aquatic creature in my past life, it was easy for me to swim out of the lake.
“Ugh, ugh.”
By the way, X-Foot. Earthlings are such funny creatures.
These guys can’t even breathe underwater, so why do they have a culture of enjoying water sports? Are you crazy?
“Ugh.”
I came up above ground for a moment.
After catching my breath for a while, others also began to swim out of the lake one by one.
“What the heck is this, Mr. Hunter? Are we just entering the gate?”
A total of three people were involved in this incident.
Seon Woo-yeon, a D-class police officer, and me.
‘Did the suppression team police barely manage to get in?’
At this moment, the blue light pouring down from above disappears all at once.
The gate entrance is closed.
‘That terrorist!’
Now, the outline of the Eunpyeong-gu missing person case is taking shape.
“Phew.”
My head is too complicated, so let’s first figure out the situation.
“Huh, Hunter… . Are you there?”
“Huh! Police… … ?”
But unfortunately, I was not given any time to gather my thoughts.
I kept hearing a loud noise somewhere and I thought I heard it wrong.
“Poem, missing people?”
Soon two young men emerged timidly from behind a nearby sharp rock.
The police were shocked when they saw this.
“Oh, no. Seriously! These are the high school students who went missing!”
This is how we find missing people!
But everyone’s appearance was atrocious.
His body hurts here and there, and his face looks haggard, as if he hasn’t been eating properly.
“Excuse me, please get us out of here. Hehe, uh, you came to save us. Right? Right?”
The police looked momentarily flustered as they hung up, but quickly regained their composure and looked trustworthy.
“Don’t worry, just wait a moment!”
Then the officer took out a square object from his pocket. It was a supply analyzer.
-Beep.
[Gate Name: Istanbul Winter]
[Description: An enemy with ice attribute attacks appears. Be careful of the small number of flying monsters.]
[Grade: B]
“Gasp! A B-class gate?”
It’s pretty high.
“Hey, here. There were a lot of people who were originally captured. There were six of them. They all died. Uh, just us. Now we’re the only ones left.”
A high school student who was missing is sobbing and unable to speak.
But the situation wasn’t that bleak.
In this place, there was an Awakened One who could fight on equal terms with the monsters.
“It seems like there are very few monsters here. I think it would be possible to clear it with just one B-class person.”
“Ah! Your Majesty! Is that so?”
I approached the woman in the corner.
“Mr. Seonwooyeon, let’s at least try hunting. Maybe a new exit will open up… … .”
However, the moment I saw her face, my mouth shut.
“… … .”
The association staff member who always had a calm and upright attitude.
Because he was panting unsteadily with his bloodshot eyes wide open.
“Mr. Seonwooyeon?”
She took a deep breath for a while as if she couldn’t hear me, and then suddenly screamed.
“Let me out!”
“yes?”
“Let me out…! I can’t stay here! I can’t stand it! Please let me out of here… … .”
It was absolutely impossible to have a conversation.
The opponent now started scratching his arm with his fingernails.
Obvious panic.
It was only after seeing this reaction that I was able to notice.
‘It’s ruined?’
The only Awakened person in this place who can fight against the monsters… … .
Gate phobia?
“Ugh.”
Why didn’t I realize this sooner?
It’s been just seven years since Dungeon Shock happened.
In the meantime, countless people have died. Of course, those strong people who have overcome this past deserve praise.
If there is a winner, there is bound to be a loser as well.
“Ugh, ugh, ugh… … .”
Again, it looks like we’re screwed.