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Doo doo doo doo doo doo.
Seven vehicles were driving one after the other on the unpaved road.
“What are you trying to say?”
Contrary to my expectations that the attack would begin immediately, the vehicles that approached us maintained a certain distance and did not come any closer.
I furrowed my brows and looked at the sight.
A total of 20 teams were dispatched to investigate the fog.
Seven of those vehicles were following us.
But there is no sign of an attack.
Wait a minute. This isn’t an attack…?
It was then that a radio call came from over there.
[Team Leader, Landlord.]
The other party’s voice was heard through the public walkie-talkie distributed by the disaster management headquarters.
[This is Jae-sik Oh, the leader of the Black Hound Guild. Can I speak to you briefly?]
Oh Jae-sik was a superhuman I also knew well.
One of the few humans in Blackhound who thinks before acting.
Although his fighting skills are low for a team leader, he is quick-witted and resourceful.
Oh Jae-sik is talking to me like that?
Thinking that it would probably be quite a hassle, I answered the radio.
“This is not a very pleasant situation for conversation. Why are you following us?”
At the same time, he looked around at his team members and spoke with only his lips. Depending on the situation, a fight could break out.
‘Prepare for battle.’
Wang Guho and Sirutteok tensed their bodies, and the little boy created several rings of fire on his palm and spun them around.
Abraxas looked very excited, while Kiri had been looking anxious for some time. The knight gripped the steering wheel so tightly that his hands turned white.
Oh Jae-sik said.
[Let me get straight to the point. Where are you going now?]
“Well, let’s go investigate this red fog. Did you get tired of it during the meeting earlier?”
[Of course I listened to the end. So I also know that the area Whitehouse is searching is not in this direction.]
“······.”
Apparently, he noticed that I was hiding information about the red fog.
[You know where to go, don’t you?]
Of course, I had no intention of admitting that.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. It’s up to me to decide where to search first.”
[Of course you would. Okay. Okay. Then we too···.]
A voice that seemed to be holding back laughter was heard over the radio.
[I’ll follow along as you wish.]
Since we were communicating on a common channel, the superhumans in the other vehicles could hear our conversation.
Other guilds also chimed in to say something.
[Team Leader Lim. Let’s share it this time.]
[Okay. Don’t monopolize it by yourself again.]
[Just tell me where you’re going?]
Look at these kids. Do you dare to put your spoon in someone else’s food?
I spoke briefly into the radio.
“Do whatever you want.”
[Share our destination···.]
I turned off the radio.
And then I turned my head out the window and looked at the cars following us.
A total of 7 units. Assuming that there were at least 5 superhumans per team, there were at least 35 superhumans following us.
A little boy spoke from the side.
“Sir, are you going to fight?”
Wang Gu-ho and Sirutteok also looked at me with nervous expressions.
I looked out the window.
“Well···.”
It was getting quite annoying. I continued, scratching my chin.
“There is no justification.”
It would have been easier if they had trusted the numbers and attacked us.
Because if you destroy everything in self-defense, that’s the end of it.
Since there is a black box in the car, there wouldn’t be much of a problem if you just take care of it without killing it.
But they made a different choice.
Instead of ambush us in the fog, they started following us.
I’m making a confident guess that I know something.
It’s not unreasonable to think so, since I was the first to discover this fog and warn you about it.
‘In this situation, if I attack first or try to shake it off, it would be like acknowledging it all···.’
I couldn’t take them all the way to Incheon.
Because the person who created this fog is riding in our car right now.
If Kiri’s existence is discovered, things will get complicated and all my plans will go awry.
“It’s really annoying···.”
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There was a way to keep them from following.
It’s easy if I use [Stealth] to blow out the tires of the vehicles following us, or break down their cars.
but···.
‘If all the cars except ours break down, of course they’ll be suspicious of us.’
If you go back, things will get more complicated.
“Ha. You annoying kids.”
I felt a bit of murderous intent along with annoyance.
At the same time, the simplest and most obvious solution came to mind.
The simple idea of having the six vehicles following us and the superhumans inside them all ‘disappear’ into the fog tempted me.
It was then that reporter Park Young-bae handed me the radio.
“Um, Team Leader. This is···”
I shook my head.
“Okay. I don’t really want to talk on the radio again…”
“This is a different radio.”
“···Something else?”
Upon closer inspection, it looked a little different. It wasn’t a military item provided by the Disaster Management Headquarters, but one manufactured somewhere else.
“While I was waiting in the car earlier, some superhuman gave it to me.”
“Which superhuman gave it to you?”
Out of curiosity, I picked up the radio.
The green button was flashing, indicating that someone was still radioing from the other side.
‘Who is it?’
As I pressed the
[Team Leader, Landlord. This is Choi Seong-min from the Swift Guild.]
Choi Sungmin?
It didn’t come to mind right away, but it was a name that sounded familiar. I searched through my past memories and asked what the other person’s business was.
“But?”
[I am currently following behind the team leader on the left.]
As I turned my head to look behind me, the car following me from the left flashed its headlights.
Choi Seong-min continued speaking.
[It seems like you’re in a difficult situation. I think I can help you.]
“Help?”
At that moment, I laughed as if it was funny.
At the same time, I remembered who Choi Sung-min was.
Later, he became the representative of the mid-sized guild
He was a quick-witted, clever, and ambitious man. Although he never grew any bigger than the large guilds that had already established themselves, his ability and resourcefulness were acknowledged by everyone.
That Choi Sung-min was making a suggestion to me.
I’ll take care of the annoying work for you.
[I’ll drop the other cars for you.]
Look at this?
Realizing what that meant, I smiled mischievously and asked.
“Would you like to transfer to this ship? I don’t really like bats.”
Choi Sung-min spoke in the same low-pitched tone.
[I had planned to get on that ship from the beginning. I hope you’ll think of it as having prepared the ticket.]
A sensible answer. And it couldn’t have been more attractive.
But I didn’t agree right away.
“So what do you want?”
They could have asked to be taken to their destination alone, or to share the spoils.
But Choi Sung-min’s answer this time again exceeded my expectations and also really pleased me.
[Let’s buy me a meal next time.]
I smiled and said I understood, and Choi Sung-min explained the plan.
[This is a road I know well.]
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[Okay, let’s go together.]
When the landlord’s voice came through the walkie-talkie again, Oh Jae-sik felt inwardly delighted.
‘Then that’s it! What can I do in this situation?’
A situation where as many as 7 guilds are putting pressure on you.
No matter how strong the WH-7 team was, they were not at a level where they could fight, and even if they could, they couldn’t do it.
That would show that they’re hiding something, and their reputation would fall into ruin.
“Good idea. Then please share your destination···.”
A voice full of laughter was heard over the radio.
[Follow me carefully. The fog is thick.]
-Buaaaaaaang!
Suddenly, the WH-7 team’s vehicle began to increase speed. Oh Jae-sik, who had grasped the situation, radioed the team leaders of the other vehicles.
“They’re trying to dodge us! Let’s chase them!”
On the damaged road, cars began to race wildly.
Driving through the ruined city in the thick fog was quite dangerous.
However, the WH-7 team vehicle running in the lead was unstoppable. The Swift Guild was following closely behind.
“Are you crazy because you want to die? You know where the monsters will pop out from…”
In fact, the cries of monsters could be heard from all directions.
Kwaraa-!
Kiyaaaa!
The giant silhouettes that often appeared and disappeared beyond the fog stimulated ominous imaginations.
But once the race started, it couldn’t be stopped.
“Step further!”
“If you miss, you’ll get cut!”
The drivers of each vehicle – or superhumans – stepped on the accelerator under the urging of their team leaders.
As this happened, monsters, screams, and footsteps began to gather around them.
Wow! Wow!
Boom! Boom boom boom!
The superhumans felt goosebumps running down their spines. Monsters were rushing toward them, cutting through the fog.
To make matters worse, the lead WH-7 team vehicle honked its horn loudly to provoke the monsters.
“That crazy guy!”
“What are you going to do by provoking the monsters!”
But they didn’t slow down the car either. The chase and chase continued for a while.
Then, at some point, the road began to wind and narrow. Vehicles had no choice but to slow down.
“phew···.”
Oh Jae-sik let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the WH-7 team vehicle in front of him.
Squeak!
The vehicle that was chasing the WH-7 vehicle right behind suddenly skidded on the narrow road.
The vehicle, which had made half a turn, collided with the vehicle coming from behind.
Boom-!
The conflict did not end with one incident.
Boom! Boom! Boom bang bang bang!
The vehicles following behind collided and crashed one after another.
In an instant, a seven-car pileup occurred. The road was completely blocked by the tangled cars.
Oh Jae-sik jumped out of the vehicle without a mask in the fog and shouted with a face full of anger.
“What the f*ck!”
He glared at the vehicle that had initially caused the collision. After a while, Choi Sung-min, the leader of the Swift Guild, stumbled out of it.
“President Choi! What is this now!”
Oh Jae-sik was the team leader and Choi Seong-min was the representative, but the sizes of the guilds they belonged to were vastly different.
A tall, handsome man with a reserved demeanor. Choi Sung-min bowed his head and spoke.
“I’m sorry. The car suddenly skidded···.”
“Why did a car that was running fine start skidding?”
“My driving was inexperienced.”
“You call that an excuse now!”
Meanwhile, the WH-7 team vehicle had already disappeared into the fog.
Oh Jae-sik almost lost his mind and shouted.
“How can you take responsibility? I missed it because of you!”
The superhumans inside the car were very strong and unhurt, but the car was completely crushed, overturned, and tangled.
It was like this because it was a reinforced vehicle. It would take at least several hours to repair the car and set off.
“Chairman Choi! This isn’t something you can just ignore as a mistake!”
“Don’t you know that one mistake on this floor is the end for you?”
“Tsk. I should have opposed it from the moment a small guild was involved···.”
Although the team leaders, including Oh Jae-sik, had fierce gazes, Choi Sung-min silently accepted them.
“I’m sorry for interrupting you…”
Rather, he was seeing something that the other excited superhumans had not seen.
“I don’t think now is the time for us to fight among ourselves.”
Oh Jae-sik snorted.
“It’s no use trying to avoid responsibility. If this goes wrong, your guild will….”
Oh Jae-sik couldn’t finish his speech because a huge roar from behind drowned out his voice.
-Kuuuuuuuuu!
As the thick fog cleared, hundreds of monsters were approaching them.
“f*ck! Prepare for battle!”
“Everyone, put on your masks quickly!”
The superhumans quickly formed a battle formation and drew their weapons. Soon, a fierce battle broke out.
Choaack!
Choi Sung-min cut down the monster in front of him. Then he turned his head and glanced behind him.
He thought back to what the old man had said to him before he turned the steering wheel to the side.
[Pick the menu you want to eat. I’ll come back and buy you the most expensive one.]
‘Because it’s the most expensive…’
A faint smile appeared on the lips of the only man who had achieved his goal here.
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