Episode 58
“….”
Sihyeon had no choice but to remain silent.
back?
What on earth are you talking about? They would have already completed the personal background investigation to remove him. I couldn’t understand what he meant by saying that.
Are you trying to waste time waiting for your colleague to come down?
But looking at his expression, it didn’t seem like that. I felt like I was really curious about something.
“Do you think there’s someone involved that’s difficult to answer?”
Rebecca, who interpreted the vision’s silence as she pleased, spoke.
“her….”
Sihyeon was dumbfounded. I don’t know why she’s doing this, but she’s misunderstanding it.
“I really want to ask. Whose request did you receive?”
This time Sihyeon asked. Although I was confident that it was a scholarship opportunity, I wanted to hear a definite answer.
“The nail only executes the murder, but it doesn’t know anything about the client.”
I don’t know if it’s true, but looking at his expression, it seemed like he gave a surprisingly honest answer.
“Black Cross’s nails?”
“Of course! You know Black Cross! Damn it, who are you? Don’t you answer?”
I just said something I knew, but he seemed embarrassed.
hmm… .
I really felt like I was behind something great.
“But why did you think I was behind it? I want to know that.”
Sihyeon honestly asked what he was curious about.
“Do you think I’m a fool?”
Rebecca frowned and pointed with her finger at the Acureluts that Sihyeon was holding.
“Isn’t the story over once you have the Legendary?”
Rebecca was convinced that the Sword of Vision was completely legendary.
A pure white sword that is sharp and beautiful. Even the blood on the blade could not tarnish its beauty. And a list of unknown letters subtly engraved on it.
Usually, the magic imprint on a sword would damage its appearance. This is because engraving magic into a small space was a difficult task.
The cheaper the magic sword that was engraved with magic such as sharpness, the worse it was. Magic words are roughly scribbled crookedly.
However, the sword he was holding was subtly engraved with magic using thin, beautiful strokes. It felt like a talented person had engraved it with the utmost care.
It didn’t make sense if a sword like that wasn’t legendary.
‘Is that it?’
Only then did Sihyeon understand why she thought that way. She knew that a human known as an E-class hunter was carrying an item that appeared to be legendary, so she could smell something suspicious.
But it seems that wasn’t the only thing.
“Besides, the poison didn’t work on you. I don’t know what kind of trick they used, but they deliberately pretended to be caught when they weren’t paralyzed in the first place. To find out our hideout. Am I wrong?”
Rebecca said with a confident expression. She had nothing to say, so she just listened to her vision. After listening to her, there was definitely one or two things about her that made her look suspicious. So much so that it wouldn’t be strange for her to be misunderstood like this.
“Where are you from? The Association? I think it’s because you’re naturally disguised as an E-class hunter. Or….”
Sihyeon raised his hand and interrupted Rebecca.
“Hmm. I don’t think we’re in the mood to leisurely talk about things like that right now. Don’t you think?”
In a situation where there were still two enemies left, there was no way we could just leisurely talk to each other.
Sihyeon took a step closer, and Rebecca took a step back.
“….”
Rebecca furrowed her eyebrows and took out a new dagger from her arms and held it.
However, she had no will to actively fight here. She is known to be E-class, but her opponent is not E-class. Plus, poison doesn’t work, and there’s a huge difference in weapons. In this situation, it was judged that a one-on-one match had no chance of winning.
First you have to go up. I planned to go up and compete with Gyeongjin in a joint attack.
If so, now was the time. When there is still a distance from each other. After making up her mind, Rebecca picked up the iron chair next to her and threw it with all her might. Then she turned and ran towards her stairs.
bang!
As Sihyeon dodged his body, the chair hit the concrete wall and fell.
However, in the meantime, the distance between him and Rebecca had widened considerably.
“Hmm, does it come out like that?”
Sihyeon narrowed his eyes and muttered. Since she was at the door and he was at the inside, they were at a disadvantage in terms of distance. In such a situation, if she decided to run away rather than fight, it would be difficult to catch her. Moreover, the way she ran away made her look as agile as a cat.
Sihyeon immediately gave up the chase and took out a giant monkey skin suit and put it on. Since the situation was urgent, there was no time to take out and put on armor, but there was no reason to do so until now.
After fully donning the armor, just before heading up the stairs, Sihyeon opened the stat window as if something occurred to her. Strangely, I remembered that my body felt lighter from earlier.
‘also… .’
Strength, agility, and stamina increased by 50. Thanks to this, all grades became C.
Seeing that it said +50, it seemed like it was a temporary buff. As expected, the World Tree’s tears not only had a detoxifying effect but also a buffing effect.
“Oh no, this can’t be resolved.”
Sihyeon’s steps toward the stairs became faster.
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“Han Kyung-jin!”
As soon as they got up to the first floor, Rebecca urgently called Kyungjin’s name.
However, Gyeongjin was nowhere to be seen on the first floor.
“Shit, shit. Where did you go?”
Rebecca looked around and took out her cell phone. With that, she went out the door.
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Meanwhile, Gyeongjin was sitting in the garden of the villa. It was a large, well-decorated garden that he could not believe was a hidden hideout for an assassination organization.
He looked at the night sky while sipping a can of coffee taken from the villa refrigerator. I felt like my insides had been completely opened. He wouldn’t have felt this way if he had been in an underground torture chamber.
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I couldn’t understand. How can you enjoy torture?
I didn’t know if it was because they were the awakeners of the Black Cross, or if people with such a cruel nature were chosen to become the awakeners of the Black Cross.
But if it is the former, then what are you? It’s funny for a person already covered in blood to say this, but Gyeongjin thought of himself as a fairly ordinary person.
It was ordinary in every way. Even if he hadn’t become a Black Cross awakener, he would have lived a normal life. However, as soon as I became a shocking awakening as an assassin, I received a call from an organization called Black Cross. And the damned shackles that keep Black Cross members from refusing the organization’s instructions.
Because of those shackles, he had no choice but to work as an assassin. The moment he had even the slightest thought of rejection, a headache so severe that no human being could bear it came upon him. It was a pain as if the cortex that made up the brain had been twisted and torn into pieces. If he continued to think like that, his head might explode and he might die.
The funny thing was that other people in the organization that Kyungjin knew seemed to be enjoying this work. It got to the point where I thought that only really crazy psychopaths might be chosen as the awakeners of the Black Cross.
You never know. Could it be that such a cruel nature is hidden somewhere?
But at least until now, all I could think about was that I was really unlucky. However, he was not the kind of person who committed suicide in such a solemn manner that he could never kill anyone. It’s true that I feel sorry for them, but anyway, the most important thing was my own life.
“…Han Kyung-jin!”
At that time, he heard a voice calling him from afar.
It was Rebecca’s voice.
Why is the woman in the torture room suddenly coming out and looking for me?
It was annoying, but Gyeongjin got upright.
Grumble.
But at the same time, the cell phone vibrated. When I checked who it was, it was Rebecca.
what?
Kyeong-jin, who only then guessed that something was unusual, answered the phone right away.
“what’s the matter?”
“where are you?”
“I’m sitting on a chair on the left side of the garden.”
“I am going right now.”
Not long after, Rebecca was seen running hurriedly, her brown hair flying.
“What the hell is going on?”
“Damn it, Heeseung is dead.”
“what?”
Heeseung is dead?
I didn’t understand what he meant right away. He has performed quite a few missions over the years, but has yet to have any of his colleagues die. Moreover, this target was very far from something dangerous that could kill someone.
An E-class hunter suffering from paralyzing poison. It is as weak a prey as a dragonfly caught in a spider’s web. In such a situation, how on earth can the conclusion that Heeseung is dead be reached? I couldn’t understand it at all.
It wasn’t a joke though, Rebecca’s expression looked more urgent than ever.
“He really died? Why did he die?”
I couldn’t help but ask that.
“It’s true. It’s true. That guy killed me. Lee Si-hyeon.”
“Lee Si-hyeon? Does that make sense now? What happened?”
“There’s no time to elaborate right now. He’ll be up soon.”
Rebecca said, beating her chest in frustration. Kyeong-jin saw her like that and put her curiosity aside for now.
“What are you going to do?”
“We should finish this together.”
Rebecca answered Gyeongjin’s question. The most important thing for an assassin is completing the mission. If it was judged impossible to complete the mission, one could choose to run away, but that was only a secondary choice.
In particular, Black Cross’s assassins were notorious in the other world for jumping in to assassinate people, regardless of the risk, if they thought there was even the slightest possibility. Of course, it was difficult to believe that the same attitude from the other world would continue here, but it was true that he did not give up easily. And so far, Rebecca has judged that the mission is sufficiently achievable.
Sihyeon’s movements were definitely not E-level, but they looked like C-level. He thought that if he and Gyeongjin worked together, they would be able to get rid of it.
widely.
At that time, I heard footsteps from afar. It was a sound I could feel because my senses were sensitive.
“Damn, it’s late.”
Rebecca spoke lowly with a regretful expression. If I turned off the lights in the garden, I could have a perfect advantage in the darkness.
But there was no time for that now. This guy also noticed our presence and was about to approach us.
Fortunately, there were many places to hide in this large garden.
“Let’s make a secret attack.”
She said this in a quiet voice and started moving to a place where she could kill any traces and hide. Kyungjin also nodded and moved her body.
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The moment Sihyeon opened the door of the villa and came out, he felt their presence. It might have been impossible under normal circumstances, but I could feel it because my abilities had increased thanks to the tears of the World Tree.
But soon their presence disappeared.
Stealth.
Sihyeon recalled the skills in their skill window. They will be using that to secretly ambush you right now to target you.
But they won’t know. That you have the insight of a seasoned jailer. Notorious figures could detect any covert approach as long as they were within range of insight.
Sihyeon was not in a hurry and calmly walked to the place where he had felt the presence earlier. It was a well-decorated garden with flowers, trees, and rocks. It is probably hiding in a blind spot, such as behind a tree or under a rock, preparing for a sneak attack.
Sihyeon held onto her Acurelust tightly and walked while looking straight ahead. He did not look around because he believed in the power of insight. It was when he reached a place where large, nameless trees had been planted.
[Warning: A somewhat infamous person has been detected nearby.]
At 7 o’clock in the back left.
[Warning: Another somewhat infamous person has been detected nearby.]
Right front 2 o’clock.
Although he received a warning, Sihyeon did not change his expression at all. The same was true with body movements. You must not show even the slightest hint.
This was not a crisis. It was an opportunity.
If you hit this side first!
fantasy,
