181. Human head fear
181. Human head fear
– Don’t worry, they’re both fine.
The voice I heard in my ear seemed to be devoid of any emotion and had no highs or lows.
The holographic screen is tinted black.
Since I could only hear voices, I just stood there and quietly closed my eyes.
– I just fainted for a moment because I pushed myself too hard for no reason. Huh.
A feast of particles that appear clear beyond the darkened field of vision.
By mobilizing the power of interference, the magic of nature was gathered into one and formed into a funnel.
Then, the sound coming from the smartwatch was transmitted to the eardrums completely without being dispersed.
– Right now, we are, uh, protecting the two people and moving them to a safe place… uh, uh… .
It was as if those words were not entirely false, as his voice kept becoming mixed with heavy breathing.
But there was no need to listen to what Jang Wi said.
I listened to his words with one ear and let them go out the other, concentrating solely on my hearing.
– You must be young, but you do reckless things. Ugh. You do them even in this faraway country. Ugh.
“… … .”
– What? Can’t you hear me? Huh. Damn it, the signal isn’t reaching… .
– Stop.
The call connection just keeps getting disconnected.
I called again, but there was only a dial tone and nothing else.
‘It’s definitely in the basement.’
It was a place where you had to stick amulets all over it to seal it.
Since they would have taken other measures, such as building thicker walls, it wouldn’t have been surprising if Luna had had trouble making phone calls at the secret location she had discovered.
This time I called Baek Eun-seol.
– Boom.
A black screen appears before my eyes as soon as the beep sounds.
A slightly squeaky voice was heard within.
– What happened?
“Wow, that’s fast.”
Is it true that you answer the call as soon as it arrives?
“Were you on call waiting or something?”
– I was waiting for contact from my junior Moonspear.
“Then you’re saying we’re not together?”
– Yes. We were searching separately from the middle layer.
“What are you two doing? You’re blatantly joking.”
There was a hint of fatigue in his voice, as if it had been after a fierce battle.
“But, the middle floor? There are multiple floors?”
– I was surprised at first too. It didn’t seem like a facility built with just one purpose in mind.
Then came a rustling sound, as if something was being stirred.
– Most of the materials were either destroyed or left behind, so I don’t have much to take with me. I don’t think I was able to empty the trash can, so I’m looking through that… .
“Then you don’t even know that Jang-wi is there?”
– Jangwi? You mean that grumpy researcher? Why is his name mentioned now?
Baek Eun-seol, who had been reacting sharply, soon came to her own conclusion.
– So Moonspear’s junior and the researcher are together.
He said this with a slight admiration for her ability to deduce things in an instant.
“That’s right. But I didn’t hear Luna’s voice.”
– He must be unconscious or unable to speak. Do you know anything?
“No. I don’t know how Jang-wi got there and how he ended up joining Luna. And why the old man got Luna’s smartwatch.”
– Anyway, I guess we can’t be optimistic about the situation.
A voice that continues calmly.
Baek Eun-seol, who had been silent for a moment, continued speaking.
– What did you think of that old man named Jangwi?
“A magician with dementia. He can use magic, but he is not a full-fledged superhuman.”
– So you’re saying that in terms of strength, you’re inferior to Moonspear’s junior.
“that’s right.”
– How on earth… . Tailing? But I remember being followed… .
Baek Eun-seol talks to herself again and organizes her thoughts.
“Listen carefully. I’m going to tell you everything I found out about him right here, right now.”
There was nothing I could do, as even if I left here right away, it would definitely take time to arrive.
Other than giving Baek Eun-seol as much information as possible.
– I’m listening.
“First of all. The fundamental cause that created this situation… … .”
* * *
Baek Eun-seol, who had even abandoned the trash can she had been rummaging through without even caring about the dirt, went back the way she came without letting her guard down.
A hallway revealed under the soft light of emergency lights scattered here and there on the ceiling.
The walls and floor there were covered in a faint smudge of soot.
But Baek Eun-seol didn’t even glance at it and just walked quickly.
– Thud thud.
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The sound of footsteps echoing through the hallway.
As if drawn by that sound, something was quietly raising its head from a corner where no soot could be seen.
It tries to move silently from Baek Eun-seol’s square.
At that moment, a blue blade shot out like a ray of light.
– Swish!
– Kwajajajak-!
The tentacles that were moving to take advantage of the gap were crushed while emitting blue electricity.
However, Baek Eun-seol, who cut it without even looking, walked silently without showing any interest.
With a face so cold it was almost freezing.
– Thud thud.
Baek Eun-seol, who went upstairs, checked the chaos unfolding before her eyes and took out Detector A1 from her bosom.
It wasn’t in the form of yellow smoke spreading through the air, and the ratio of tentacles increased as they went down, so I could use the magic tool without hesitation.
Baek Eun-seol used the detector to detect Luna.
– Yeah- Yeah- Yeah-
A wide spread of magical power waves in search of Luna’s magical power patterns.
There was a constant sound of electricity popping from somewhere not far away, as if there were tentacles that hadn’t been dealt with yet.
– Tiddik.
[Search results: 0]
“… … .”
Baek Eun-seol, who had been coldly staring at the results that appeared on the display, moved to another location and used the detector again.
But this time it’s the same.
– Tiddik.
[Search results: 0]
“It looks like he’s hiding in a dangerous place.”
Park Jin-woo said.
Just listening to Jangwi’s calm voice and tone of speech, it seems like he’s saying, ‘Don’t worry, I’m protecting Luna.’
But the genius of the century concluded that this could never happen.
[Jang-wi is a genius who can even deceive himself. Perhaps he really believes that he is ‘protecting Luna’ through some kind of trick.]
“Trick, is that right…?”
Baek Eun-seol recalled the old man named Jang Wi that she had seen, even if only briefly.
A stubborn, self-conscious, and eccentric old man who seems to live alone in the world.
In fact, the researcher, who suffers from severe dementia, has gained national trust in such a subject and is now in charge of this project.
He was a character who kept trying to test Park Jin-woo and was nagging at him, but it was all because he was told that it was due to the effects of dementia.
“… … .”
Baek Eun-seol went down the stairs, putting strength into the hand holding the sword.
– Swish!
Slashing away the yellow smoke that suddenly appeared.
– Don’t fall off!
The secret place Luna discovered had a structure where the influence of yellow smoke became stronger the lower you went.
Its characteristic is that electricity explodes the moment it comes into contact with magic power.
It was a feature almost identical to the ‘yellow smoke’ that had embarrassed everyone in the group, including Baek Eun-seol, at Geomsan.
“How can this be so timely….”
The training that Jinwoo Park conducted by surprise, as if he had the foresight to see the future, was of great help to Eunseol Baek.
That day, I was so angry that I couldn’t even sleep properly. I kept coming up with countermeasures and that was a great help in exploring the basement.
‘Unless they’re an idiot, there’s no one on our team who would struggle here.’
Even Seo Ye-rin said that she would be able to easily get through this place, and Baek Eun-seol confidently headed to the lowest level of the basement, which could be considered unknown territory.
The most important things are usually hidden in the most secret places.
Without hesitation, Baek Eun-seol swung her sword, which was filled with black energy, toward the tightly closed door.
– Kwajajajajak-!
There was a loud noise that drowned out the sound of the door slamming shut.
A feast of lightning in all directions.
However, not caring about the blinding brightness, Baek Eun-seol kicked open the burst door and entered inside.
– Papapapak!
At that moment, a merciless swarm of tentacles poured out from all directions.
However, because they were such obvious attacks, Baek Eun-seol simply swung her sword and blocked them all without even taking a breath.
– Crackle!
Lightning flashed along the blade, but Baek Eun-seol was able to easily block it because the yellow smoke was not spread in the form of dust.
Baek Eun-seol, who lightly shook off the remaining strength on the blade, quickly looked around with narrowed eyes.
“… … .”
Soon, the corners of her eyes became distorted with displeasure.
The basement hallways were filled with squirming tentacles.
‘There’s no way that an old man, a civilian, would have gone through a place like this.’
Baek Eun-seol changed her mind and ran up the emergency stairs.
Break down the door upstairs and check the inside for any traces. If it doesn’t work, go back upstairs.
Baek Eun-seol, who had been repeating such behavior, stopped around the middle floor, feeling a strong sense of discomfort.
‘…here is.’
Baek Eun-seol, who quickly scanned her surroundings, was soon able to realize the true nature of the sense of discomfort.
‘There are no weird tentacles.’
Originally, as soon as the door was broken down, tentacles were supposed to pop out and welcome us warmly.
Baek Eun-seol frowned as she looked at the extremely clean lobby.
“… Hmm.”
Baek Eun-seol tried to turn on the detector just in case.
[Search results: 0]
[Search results: 1]
[Search results: 0]
[Search results: 1]
.
.
.
Search results keep going back and forth between 0 and 1.
“It’s here.”
Baek Eun-seol walked with confidence.
A space where there is no trace of disorder, let alone yellow smoke.
Walking down the clean hallway without a speck of soot, Baek Eun-seol focused on her five senses.
I tried my best not to miss even the smallest sound.
That was when.
– …Rumble…!
A very soft sound rang in her ears, and Baek Eun-seol stopped dead in her tracks and listened.
As we remained silent for a moment, soon after, a faint ‘clunk’ sound of something moving was heard again.
“… … !”
Baek Eun-seol instantly determined the direction and disappeared from that spot as if it was going to disappear.
Baek Eun-seol crossed the hallway in an instant without making a sound and arrived in front of a sign that said, ‘Specimen Storage Room-S’.
However, instead of grabbing the doorknob right away, Baek Eun-seol took out the detector in front of the door and tried to turn it on.
– Tiddik.
[Search results: 1]
The number 1 clearly appears on the display.
That moment.
– Tata dadadak-!
The specimen storage room door vibrated slightly, making an ominous static noise.
– What is this…!
At the same time, a small voice was heard from inside.
It was a mumble so quiet that it would have been hard to hear if you hadn’t been concentrating your hearing, as if you were wearing a gas mask.
Since Baek Eun-seol had no map information, she only looked at Luna’s location on the black background of the display and her current location to estimate the space, then raised her sword with all her strength in her eyes.
– Zuaaaang-!
Refined blue magic runs through the blade.
A flawless, perfectly finished sword.
Baek Eun-seol swung her sword with all her might toward the thick door without hesitation.
– Crunch-
An iron gate that can be cut as easily as tofu due to its tremendous cutting power.
Baek Eun-seol kicked the door open lightly and walked inside.
– Fired! Fired, fired…!
Smoke like yellow dust greeted Baek Eun-seol, constantly sending out static electricity.
“…you!”
“Did you think they wouldn’t find you if you hid here?”
The person inside glared at the intruder through the lens of his gas mask.
Baek Eun-seol’s cold eyes stare at him.
The owner of the room, as if he had planned it out and prepared for it, was wrapped in all kinds of protective gear, including protective clothing.
But the eyes seen through the lens were vivid in one part of my memory.
“Your Majesty. I hereby charge you with kidnapping and illegal experimentation.”
“gibberish!”
Jang Wi said, shaking the syringe in his hand.
“I was just trying to cure this child!”
“…therapy?”
Baek Eun-seol’s gaze turned to one side.
Luna was seen lying unconscious on what looked like an operating table.
On both hands, there were still clear burn scars that had not yet healed.
“In a place like this?”
“It’s possible because it’s a place like this. It will also increase your resistance to poison.”
“I don’t understand. What on earth does the treatment provided in a place like this have to do with resistance?”
“That’s… damn, this… word… what was it called in English… ? Ugh…”
Jang-wi taps his head and tries to recall forgotten memories.
However, Baek Eun-seol ignored him and walked towards Luna.
Jang Wi said hurriedly.
“Stop! That kid is addicted right now. If you approach him carelessly, you could become addicted too!”
“That statement is equally incomprehensible. This environment has already been created, and you are talking about the risk of addiction?”
“How ignorant! This deadly poison also has the characteristics of a germ that can be transmitted to those who come into direct contact with it. Mutation, yes! Have you never heard of the word mutation?”
“… … .”
Baek Eun-seol ignored Jang Wi’s words and reached out her hand to Luna.
Jang Wi came running in hurriedly holding a syringe.
“stop!”
“You are the one who has to stop.”
– Slurp.
Baek Eun-seol stretching out her arms towards the intestines.
Taktaktak- Jang-wi, who saw the blade with static electricity rising from it, stopped in his tracks.
“You use magic in a place like this? Are you crazy?”
“You must be the crazy one. You did something a human shouldn’t do.”
“what?”
The cold, sunken eyes stared straight ahead as if they would pierce through the intestines.
“Project ‘Mary’ director and key researcher, secret research agent code CCC-8, Jang Wi.”
“… … .”
“How dare you conduct research into synthesizing demons and… humans.”
What bloomed in those eyes was a disgust and clear hostility, as if looking at filth.
“Was it really necessary to do that?”
Baek Eun-seol said with a hint of laughter in her voice.
“You are the living devil who has turned the tables on me.”
Jangwi’s shaking eyes settled into silence.
