58. Catching the Beast (1)
District V 42 Street.
As Forrest said, it was a backward place.
Crude brick houses and shacks were built densely around the hill, and there were also garbage dumps that were irregular like pimples in the middle.
Just looking at the exterior of the street, it is similar to the X and W areas.
What was different, though, was that there were far fewer people who lived in hiding and exuded cunning.
Rather, there were more people who were anxious and afraid.
By analogy, what about predators and prey?
“Are you from Mattel?”
Oliver approached a man sitting at the entrance to the town and said,
He was dressed relatively ordinary, but even so, he looked very different from the people here.
His clothes were clean and his posture was also applied without slouching, and the most foreign thing was his emotional state.
Maybe it’s the chimera’s fault, but the people who live here have some fear, but this man only harbors relaxed emotions such as annoyance and annoyance.
Like other people who can’t empathize with the worries of this town. And that prediction came true.
“who····?”
“My name is Dave. It’s from Mr. Forrest.”
They nodded as Forrest told them to.
These are officials hired by Mattel Labs, and Forrest told them to visit them as soon as they arrived.
The first was to officially announce that Oliver had come to work, and the second was to get the necessary supplies.
“Can I get a sample?”
Sample. At that, the man took something out of the barrel. it was hair
“Giving is of no use. There were already people who chased after you with fur like you, but they either lost their money or died.”
“okay.”
Oliver answered with a short answer.
Because Cant deliberately told me to keep it short.
If you talk too long, you can express yourself or make a fuss.
The solver may seem like courage at first glance, but in reality it is the opposite.
It’s a job you can do for a long time if you have a lot of fear. Because we can’t understand each other.
And it didn’t seem quite right.
This is because the man in front of him did not show any emotional fluctuations even though the chimera was not caught.
I think you said that if you don’t catch the chimera quickly, you’re in trouble.
Is this just because he’s hired?
“Why?”
“No, no.”
“Come on, take this.”
The staff handed me a stick that looked like a fountain pen. Above it was a bright red button.
“Press this button to reveal the location. If you capture it, do not bring it with you, and press this. Then we’ll go collect it.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Oliver answered obediently and took it away, but on the way he called Oliver to ask.
“I’m worried because I think I’m new to this job, are you okay? Most of you have already given up and you are alone. I could just die.”
“····Oh, yes, it is fine. Thank you for your concern.”
Oliver answered politely and went on his way.
The man looked at Oliver like that.
***
Shortly after entering the village, there was an uphill road.
The road was quite unfriendly, and there were many damaged places, so it was also rough.
But the biggest problem was that besides the main road, there were too many side roads through the buildings.
It was like a maze of sorts, and a beginner like Oliver could easily get lost. It seemed that Kant was right.
Power is essential in the work of a solver, but power alone is not enough.
At least Oliver needed a variety of other talents to achieve his goal.
“Well···. From light work to the concept of practice……”
Oliver murmured and took out the sample he had received earlier.
Chimera fur.
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No matter how complicated the road was, it was enough to pursue it.If you use a sensitive nose, you will be able to find traces of the chimera among the many scent streams.
However, what was hesitant about was that it was a bit like using it directly.
In the past, when looking for harmonicas, he realized that disease-type black magic puts a burden on his body.
To be honest, it wasn’t a very pleasant experience.
Smelling a lot of smells is more tiring than I thought, and I didn’t know if I could be constrained in my actions if I left because of a headache.
So Oliver decided to try another method.
“minion.”
After making minions naturally as if breathing. Create a Sensitive Nose with your opposite hand and give it to a minion.
Then, the minion, who looked like a meat dumpling, suddenly appeared with a human nose, and started to sniff and wobble.
“Please find this smell.”
Oliver took out the chimera’s fur and asked.
The minion sniffed the chimera’s fur, looked around for a moment, then suddenly started moving in one direction.
Oliver followed the minion with his emotions extracted from the test tube.
thump thump.
There were few people around because it was a slum, but when I focused my attention on my eyes, I realized that it wasn’t just that.
The people in the building and the surrounding streets were deliberately avoiding Oliver.
Just like people who don’t want to be swept away by dangerous things, with fear and annoyance.
And strangely, that wasn’t all.
The minion who had been given the Sensitive Nose chased after the smell as Oliver asked, but
He couldn’t find the chimera, only his feces and pieces of hair.
On the contrary, Oliver had entered the slum so deeply that he did not know where he was.
At this point, I had a bad idea.
“Were you lured?”
If it were a normal person, he would have denied this.
Although the Chimera is highly intelligent and cunning, it is still a beast.
How can an animal attract a man?
Beyond simple logic, there was also the problem of pride, and Oliver, who was not too concerned with his pride, immediately took this fact seriously.
Even after chasing after the smell, only the bait continued to come out, and the body was nowhere to be seen.
Oliver paused the minion for a moment and thought about it.
What should I do?
I immediately decided to focus on my eyes and do a wide-ranging search.
Humans and beasts have different emotions, so it will definitely help with the search. However, at the same time, I was a little hesitant.
Cant advised him to develop various talents if he could.
Also, Oliver thinks that’s right.
I was contemplating whether to use the convenient method or another search method to increase my experience, then I heard the sound of a beast.
“Kaquin-!”
Oliver ran in the direction of the sound.
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Not far away, there was a skinny dog pierced by an unknown thorn and dying.with red blood shed.
It was as if he had killed Oliver to lure him here, but that was no mere illusion.
Heh heh-!
A presence was felt along with a cry that was too foreign to be attributed to an animal.
Oliver turned his head to look at it.
The monstrous beast Chimera I saw in a black and white photograph.
It was much larger than it looked in the picture, with tiny wings like chicken wings on its back and menacing thorns on its side.
It was a brief moment, but he could see veins sprouting from his side and trying to shoot thorns.
It was very interesting.
Animals rather attract and surprise people.
I thought this was magic power.
“Kyaa…”
“yes?”
A strange thing happened.
It was strangely frightened when the ferocious beast, who was about to shoot, made eye contact with Oliver.
His eyes widened, his ears curled up, his tail curled up and crouched, but his spear broke and he began to run away desperately.
just- just-
Oliver reflexively pounded the quarterstaff to the floor, using vine shadows.
If you miss it like this, it will be difficult to capture.
However, to his surprise, the chimera was several times more sensitive than other beasts, and as soon as the shadow tentacles popped out, they fled with an agility that was not commensurate with their size.
He barely avoided them all, but he even tried to escape over the building using the surrounding terrain as a stepping stone.
I don’t know why, but it seems like he didn’t like Oliver quite a bit.
Fortunately, it worked to Oliver’s advantage.
Just- Just- [Black Cube]
Oliver made six black curtains.
As the image drawn in my head, without the slightest disturbance, the black curtain was connected to each other and became a huge regular hexagonal prison.
Kyaheung…!
The chimera, panicked, resisted by shooting at the raptor’s claws and teeth, and even the thorns in its side, and was extremely violent.
Oliver brought the Black Cube in front of him and looked at the Chimera.
Horror, horror, horror.
My emotional state was not normal, as if I was facing a natural disaster.
Oliver took action right away because he thought he would get hurt if he ran like this.
[Deep Sleep]
Oliver extracts his emotions, imposes a deep slip on the end of the quarterstaff Cant gave him, then taps and touches the Chimera.
I was told not to do any harm, but I thought this would be fine.
Contrary to expectations, the chimera did not fall asleep immediately, resisting, and then fell asleep.
After making sure the Chimera was asleep three times, Oliver took out the fountain pen-like device he had previously received and pressed the red button.
If the man you met at the entrance is right, someone will come soon.
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Now all Oliver had to do was wait for the people to come.“·····Well.”
Oliver took a step back and looked at the sleeping Chimera.
It wasn’t too difficult to catch, but apart from that, this creature in front of me was really interesting.
A first-of-its-kind animal that is knitted together by several animals.
The crude wings on his back seemed to indicate a failure, but in Oliver’s eyes there was plenty of potential.
But the most impressive thing was the lure and surprise of Oliver.
I wondered if it was possible to make something like this with magic, but at that moment, Oliver saw something.
It was faint, but I wasn’t sure.
“This····?”
Oliver reached out towards Chimera’s body.
“What are you doing now?”
When I turned my head in the direction of the sound, I saw a person I had met before.
Even though he was covering his face, he could tell from his emotions.
He looked vigilant as he watched Oliver try to touch the Chimera, who immediately took his hand off and apologized.
“sorry···. I wanted to check to see if there were any wounds here.”
The man looked at Oliver silently, and Oliver did not avert his eyes.
This too was Cant’s teaching. Give trust, but don’t be sarcastic.
Fortunately, the man asked whether the advice worked, avoiding Oliver’s gaze first.
“Where are you talking?”
“here····.”
“Well····. Oh, this is fine.”
“That’s fortunate.”
The man looked up at Oliver again and beckoned to his comrades who had followed him.
At their command, they took out a giant hilt and put the Chimera inside, and Oliver could see the magical energy flowing through the hilt.
“Why?”
“Is this the end of my job?”
“Yes. From now on, it’s our job. Did Mr. Forrest send you?”
“Yes.”
The man nodded, took out his notebook and wrote it down.
“Um, umm…. Well, I’ll tell you there, but I’ll give you the reward as soon as possible. Maybe the broker can give it to you right away.”
“thank you.”
“It’s better than that. The other solvers were either in vain or loaded up… Thanks to you, I’ve been waiting in front of you for two weeks. Have you really been on this floor for a long time?”
“no. I was just lucky.”
“ah···. Were you lucky?”
“Yes.”
Oliver nodded moderately and kept his answer to a minimum.
It wasn’t with any malice, but the man in front of him was constantly judging Oliver and calculating inside.
“If it’s okay with you, can I just go here?”
“Oh, of course.”
As soon as the answer came, Oliver politely bowed his head and walked past. Then, the man spoke again.
“Good job, Dave. If there is a chance later, we will meet again.”