151. The bigger one (1)
iron puck. iron puck. iron puck.
Sewage discharge plant sewage with vibrating stench.
There Oliver walked forward, carrying Hewitt, Alistair, and Parker, the monster spider they had been dealing with.
The return road was blocked by bombs, but fortunately, there were several roads like a maze of sewers, so we were able to get out by a side road.
I’m not particularly good at finding directions, but I was able to get to a familiar road by focusing my attention on the location of Joe’s party and moving around.
‘But what happened?’
Oliver, who saw a dozen emotions that suddenly appeared with Joe and his party, who had lost their energy, thought.
Joe was wary of them, but the enemies showed no particular hostility.
First of all, it didn’t seem like a small thing.
‘There is one person who is more familiar with it than anything else.’
However, I can’t really put my mind to it.
Oliver ran without overdoing it, carrying the booty on his back.
The sound of footsteps echoed through the dark, damp sewer, and before long we were able to return to where Joe and his party were.
“this····. What happened?”
Oliver asked, examining the inside of the sewer for signs of intense fighting.
Joe, whose stamina had already reached the bottom, dug into the basement, and as soon as he saw Oliver, he sat down with joy and relief.
As I was about to fall, the cemetery doll-warlock helped me with a bizarre cry.
“Big. big big.”
Oliver walked over to Joe, putting Hewitt and Alistair on the floor.
“What happened?”
“ha···. a bit much. It’s a bit lengthy to explain.”
Then, a familiar third voice interrupted.
“It was real. No, is it normal? ····But I will still collaborate with these friends. You’re good at it.”
A large man appeared from among an unidentified armed group.
With elaborate golem prostheses on both arms… That was Arthur. Stone Fist Arthur.
We met Oliver for the first time in the Contaminated Area and we had a fight, and we met again over something with Murphy and we fought together again.
I hoped it was anyway.
“It’s Arthur. nice to see you.”
Arthur answered, brushing his rough hair with a new, upgraded golem prosthesis.
“Nice to meet you too. But seeing you in a place like this is kind of surprising… I don’t think you are.”
“no. I was surprised too. But, I saw Arthur’s presence when I was a little further away.”
“Did you see it? Ah, yes, you are a warlock. Snow would be nice.”
“It seems so.”
Arthur smiled casually, but inside, he radiated a sense of relief.
It was as if he had barely avoided a big mistake.
Half-straightened Joe gasped and explained why.
“If I hadn’t told you that I was working with you as soon as I saw that man, I would have killed me, Sam and Owen and stole what we caught.”
Arthur vehemently denied this.
“Uh-huh, what a disgraceful thing to say…”
“Then, why did you show up with a gun after you defeated this guy?”
Joe asked, pointing to Damon, whose face was completely crushed behind him.
Arthur smiled softly and said.
“You came out, didn’t you?”
Joe is hilarious! It was an atmosphere of disbelief and snorting. Suspicion based on experience, it seems that such a case often occurs.
Well, cant talk about it. Beware of the same solvers and brokers.
Arthur reached out to Oliver and said.
“I hope you don’t doubt me. We’ve worked together twice.”
Oliver took the hand and said.
“I have no doubts. Even if that was the case, what would be the case… I’m not suspicious or offended if I just act like that.”
It was meant to tell Arthur that he had no feelings for him, but Arthur’s expression hardened for a moment.
With him a slight uneasiness, fear and relief passed through his feelings.
“.
I wondered what I was doing wrong. So Oliver quickly changed the subject.
“By the way, how did you get here?”
“I have the same job as you.”
“Are you free and independent?”
“It’s the Free Independence Army…. That’s a grand name. Rather, they’re just stupid rebel bastards. I got rid of the cockroaches that were trying to make contact with these guys through the intelligence service, and I came here to catch these guys as well. It was one step late.”
Oliver turned to look at the Kell Freedom Forces he had captured.
Whatever happened, Damon was dead with a smashed face.
‘Well, blood magic or something like that will be able to verify your identity, so it’s not a big deal except for the bounty to decrease.’
Oliver looked at Arthur and answered.
“Yes. We were lucky to be one step ahead.”
Arthur nodded in approval.
“·····The number of people was only half of our class, so it was a big hit. Damon, Alister, there’s the magic hacker Hewitt. I have no idea how much it all adds up.”
“The sum of those three is 560 million. If you add other people, if you do well, it can be close to 600 million…. But, Damon is dead, so I don’t know.”
Oliver’s pure answer stirred the emotions of some people behind Arthur, but their greed fluctuated.
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Not sure if Oliver was the only one who read that feeling, but Joe got up and got up to fight despite his exhaustion of stamina. The cemetery doll – the warlock and the sniper also took a pose.In response, Arthur and his party fixed their guns.
Arthur quickly calmed his comrades.
“Ah, why are you here? Why? Who knows that we’re really here to take away? Everyone lower your arms.”
At Arthur’s words whether he was properly controlling his comrades, everyone lowered their weapons and the tension subsided again.
As I looked, some of them caught my eye.
A female sniper in a silk hat, a man in mechanical arms and goggles, a man in exoskeleton armor and so on.
They were the people I met in the polluted area.
However, weapons and combat uniforms were in a better state than they had seen in the past.
Judging from the flow of magical power, it was not an ordinary thing.
“Everyone has better equipment than they have seen before. You seem to be making good money.”
“Well? Ahh····. Well, it’s not easy for a fixer to change arms with his own money.”
“is that so?”
“Well, the job of a fixer is a good job, but that’s not always the case, and good equipment is usually expensive. It’s not as easy as it sounds to earn money and change equipment.”
“Then how did you change it?”
“I need to find a good winemaker.”
“Water?”
“In that sense, can I make a suggestion? Do you want to have a big drink with you?”
Arthur smiled meaningfully and suggested.
***
[Is it real?]
Oliver came out of the sewage treatment plant and spoke into the telecommunications device.
“That’s right. Forrest. I caught Damon, a disease-type warlock, Alistair, a tainted creature trainer, and Hewitt, a magic hacker. Damon is dead, but his face was completely crushed while he was subdued.”
[That doesn’t matter. The other two?]
“They just stunned them. By the way·····.”
Oliver frowned as he tried to ask a nonsensical question.
[Something is going on?]
“······no. no.”
In response to the attitude that was not like Oliver, Forrest responded that it was strange enough that it could be felt through the communication device.
I can’t even dig it up though. Forrest moved back to work.
[Well, okay. How many others?]
“The five modified humans on the bounty book and about twenty-one ordinary soldiers who were with him were also caught. Are there any bounties for soldiers?”
[The bounty is, in principle, paid only to those who are wanted, but I will persuade the city to accept it. Yes, it would be 50 to 1 million.]
Forrest said it was nothing, but Oliver was rather happy.
Even if it’s Randa 1 million, if you add all the regular bottles, it’s Randa 21 million. Then, it was said that 15 million randa would fall in front of Oliver.
“Thank you for that.”
[No need to thank you. I don’t know how to use the city when it’s needed. Of course, it’s because you’ve got three executives. So… in total, we’ve caught twenty-nine people.]
“Yeah, a little dead, but yes. We can’t take them all on our own, can we get some help?”
[Of course. Bringing it here is rather a problem… Can you wait 30 minutes? I’ll contact the Brokers’ Guild and send them a manpower to hand over the wanted criminals to the city.]
“Yes, it is possible. But, is there such a company?”
[It’s not just that, there are mercenaries who have built up credibility by consistently trading with the broker’s union. We have to pay a part of our share for labor, but in this situation, we need them. So, is that the end of the story to report?]
“no. There is one more.”
[is it? Something?]
“It’s a bit long to talk about, but do you know Mr. Arthur by any chance? Stonefist Arthur.”
[Ah yes. Solsaji who made a contract with N, the broker in Area N. A veteran veteran, he’s strong alone, but he’s a friend who shows off more competence when combined with veterans like him. Why but?]
“I just met you in the sewer. They, too, have been chasing the remnants of the Kell Liberation Army.”
[It’s not that strange. Arthur must have been given a job by the city. Then, it’s not uncommon for lines to overlap. Have you done any tricks there?]
Although Forrest was not excessive, he asked with caution.
The Landa Sewer was another space cut off from the ground, so anything could be done.
“There was none. Rather, it was resolved smoothly by calming my colleagues.”
[Then, there is something you want.]
“Yeah, you said that you want to have a big bang with me.”
[A big bowl? Then, you’re talking about getting a big-time person. Are you planning to catch Wallace too?]
Wallace. It was a name I remember.
As one of the leaders of the Kell Free Independence Army, he entered the Elemental School through an identity disguised to learn magic, and despite being able to become a giant in it, he left and volunteered for the Kell Free Independence Army.
It is said that he was furious upon joining the military not only with his magical skills, but also with the strong physical ability and melee combat ability unique to the Norse.
In order to catch this one person, a large army was sent from the kingdom, and five war wizards were also put in.
It was a big blow, but as a result, Wallace was lost, and three war wizards who participated in the war also died.
Anyway, he seemed like a great person in many ways.
“Is the bounty 1.2 billion?”
[right. It seems like a lot, but it’s not necessarily. It’s not a lie that it was supported even within the Elemental School, because it’s quite dangerous because it can paint the big picture as well as battles.]
“Is it the big picture?”
[It means that you can read the political situation and the trend of the times. That’s more dangerous than simply being strong. In fact, his strong fighting power is emphasized, but his ability to know when to hide his power and to look for opportunities by lowering his body is unusual.]
“You know it pretty well.”
[Am I not also a member of the Kingdom? Anyway, interesting. I thought Wallace wouldn’t have evacuated to Landa… What did you say to Arthur?]
“After talking with Forrest, he said he would reply. Arthur gladly accepted.”
[That’s right. It looks like he’s desperately wanting your help. I don’t think it’s just because of money.]
Then Oliver remembered one thing and opened his mouth. Instinctively, this could be a hint.
“I don’t know if it will help, but Arthur and his co-workers have changed the equipment to something very good. Above all else, Arthur’s prosthetic arm has changed a lot.”
[Is that enough?]
“Yes, you can tell by looking at the flow of magic.”
[It’s amazing. Good equipment is a dream solver’s dream and essential, but it’s not as easy as it sounds.]
“And I said that I should find a good winemaker.”
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Forrest was silent. It was not the silence that came from embarrassment or ignorance, it was the silence that occurred when we realized something.
After a while, he said.
[I had the support of the city on my back.]