392 – [7] Breaking Hope
#392
The further I progressed into the darkness, the more hope emerged.
Confidence, not just certainty that she would be there, also blossomed.
The feeling that he would soon meet his lover made his heart tremble.
For Landin, Antonella was that kind of person.
A pure white childhood friend in a world full of crime.
It is not full of crime, but it could be said that it is the complete opposite of a crazy regressor who goes out of its way to commit crimes.
Of course, this did not mean that Antonella was completely pure.
Because she was also someone who became a bit cloudy while hanging out with Landin.
‘No matter what you’ve been through, I have no intention of abandoning you.’
But that’s why Landin liked her. Because she was someone who understood, trusted, and truly loved her.
She was an unusual woman.
No matter what happened here, he had no intention of saying anything about it.
Antonella and herself are victims.
The perpetrator is Kang Xian, who is out there somewhere, and the damn company.
Landin arrived at the second basement level with that mindset.
It was hard to believe that the huge warehouse with its eerie atmosphere was built underground.
They looked around and continued to move forward.
Then, at some point, I found another staircase.
After setting up a few people as guards, we cautiously headed down once more.
However, it did not go down without a hitch like before.
“…… Uh?”
“You built something like this underground?
“What is this…?” ….”
After a while, we came into what looked like a long hallway.
However, although it was an ordinary hallway, the intimidating feeling of concrete was clearly felt.
To put it in a bad way, it could be said to be a place with an industrial style, but to put it in a good way, it could be said to be a SNS gambling spot.
There was even a slate made of asbestos placed in the corner, as if to lessen the boring feeling.
It could be said to be a very exemplary place that shows that true gambling is accompanied by pain.
Like this, there were numerous doors on both sides of the hallway that could cause lung disease in humans other than awakened people.
“Jail?”
“There is something like a name tag on the door here.”
“What is this? Could this be a hole used for distributing food?”
I looked through numerous doors.
To be exact, I carefully looked at the name tag on the door.
There were many names of people Landin was seeing for the first time.
In other words, some of them were people Landin knew.
“Holy shit, there’s even a name for the person who came back to us.”
“It looks like he was imprisoned here.”
“You bastards. “They are confining us in such harsh conditions that can cause lung cancer?”
“Landin! Here! “Please come here!”
One of the guards called Landin.
The word ‘Antonella’ was clearly written in English on the door in front of where he was standing.
Landin had a hunch.
The person in here is his girlfriend.
“Antonella?! Are you inside?!”
There was no reaction.
She might have thought it was suspicious, but she was blinded by the fact that her girlfriend was right under her nose, so she didn’t care about it.
“Open this right now, right now. “Bring a bomb or something and suck it open!”
Landin’s men quickly took out a small bomb from their bag.
It was a door opener bomb that I brought with me knowing something like this would happen.
I installed it and fired it up right away.
Of course, before he exploded, he warned Antonella to back off.
Boom!
The door did not fall off.
Instead, the lock part fell off.
Smoke spread around and the door opened slightly.
It wasn’t opened by a person, it just opened naturally.
“Antonella!!!”
Landin opened the door and ran into the room.
The steps I took with anticipation and worry stopped in front of the door.
“This…” … What…… ?”
Three skeletons were placed in front of the door.
And behind the skull was a huge drum.
I walked into the room.
I looked down and thought there might be Antonella in the drum.
“… ….”
In fact, what caught my eye was a very cloudy and strangely red liquid.
It was a moment when Landin could not believe his eyes.
Soon other people stood behind him.
They also froze when they saw the items placed inside.
“Where on earth is Antonella…” ….”
It was a narrow room, and I looked around.
Then, all of a sudden, I found something written on the wall.
– [Check under the threshold, not here.]
Did Antonella write it down?
She was smart and would have kept her records, so she did as instructed.
– [Look under the skull.]
Instructions were given through scribbling once more.
Landin said this is how she is my girlfriend, and she excitedly complied with the instructions.
– [Check the wall behind the drum.]
– [Look at the floor below here.]
– [Not here. It is written in small letters on the right side of the drum.]
I looked at the drum with my eyes averted.
Then she once again saw artificial writing on the drum.
– [You say you can see it, but do you really see it?]
– [Asshole hahaha]
– [🤣🤣🤣]
“Ah.”
It was a mockery.
Landin’s body froze, and the others also froze when they came and saw it.
“Huh? “Is there something else down here?”
“What else is there?”
She froze, then quickly revived.
The judgment that this time his true whereabouts could be known dominated his mind.
– [There is a small stick under the drum here.]
– [Try putting that stick in the drum.]
– [Then you will know where what you want is.]
“Dog, son of a bitch… ….”
But we have to break even.
With his trembling hands, he picked up a small wooden stick that had fallen on the floor.
I immediately put it into the drum.
A pungent smell spread everywhere along with the sound of chiik.
“Cough! Cough! Hehe!”
I instinctively stepped back.
He looked at the wooden stick in his hand with bewildered eyes.
Chi Ik.
‘Well, half of the sticks are gone?!’
Burned stick.
No, the melted stick gave us an idea of what the solution in the drum was.
Even thinking about the letters scrawled on the drum, it felt like something I shouldn’t have dared to imagine had happened.
Landin was half in tears, denying the reality as if it made no sense.
It was then.
A crashing sound was heard from the stairs.
“Ouch! Evil! Argh!”
The person who had been standing on the first basement floor to watch came tumbling down.
I thought I might have lost my footing, but blood was pouring out of my stomach.
Some of the cartel members hurriedly approached, deciding that they had to save their colleagues.
Unfortunately, it didn’t take long before I took a few steps back.
Trudge, trudge.
“Oh my!”
“Blood on the sword…… No way!”
“Damn.”
An elf.
This was because Kang Xian came down in stride.
When they saw Jiang Xian holding a bloody sword, they expressed hatred.
Of course, not with actions, but with the face or mouth.
“You fucking kidnapper!”
“Sex criminal elf!”
“How shameless! “Are you showing up in front of us knowing what you did?”
In fact, Kang Xian was silent.
I looked back at them, and when I saw Landin holding a wooden stick, he just grinned.
“Landin! We’ll deal with this bastard! “Please step aside!”
“Yes! “Anyway, the opponent is only alone, and he will have suffered his own damage from above, so we will take care of it!”
“Everyone! “Ready your weapons and magic!”
I shouted and took a stance.
I thought they were going to rush at me right away, but all I could do was look at them.
It is said that Kang Xian had a hunter watch, but they also had a hunter watch.
It wasn’t like they couldn’t fight, but Kang Xian’s mocking expression was actually holding them back.
“…… Everyone move forward little by little!”
“Don’t lose your mind and keep watching his actions!”
“We will surround him and subdue him at once!”
It came slowly, and eventually it came right in front of us.
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Kang Xian brushed off the blood on his sword and changed his posture.
Soon, he took out a very small potion with ‘Prototype V1 for Gang Xian’ written on it.
I didn’t need to drink it since I took a sip earlier, but I took another sip just in case.
Meanwhile, the cartel succeeded in surrounding Kang Xian.
Kang Xian slightly relaxed his body and lifted his sword.
“Your arrogance is sky-high!”
“Everyone get ready!”
“Now is the time! Attack him!”
Numerous cold weapons coated with magic rushed towards Jiang Xian.
There was virtually no way to avoid this from Landin’s perspective.
Even if it existed, it would soon be neutralized.
It certainly seemed like that, and I wondered if I could feel a faint glimmer of hope in a negative situation.
“Okay—huh?!”
However, when I closed my eyes for a moment and opened them, what I saw was not hopeful at all.
Each person pointed to the sky as if the weapon they had thrust into them was bouncing off.
“Well, what on earth is this?”
“Ball, you can block all attacks like this?!”
“Aaaaah!!!”
Suddenly, someone’s head flew into the sky.
After one second, the next person’s head flew into the sky.
After another second, another person’s head floated in the sky.
This was repeated countless times for several seconds.
Too-duk, to-duk.
So much blood soaked the floor, and so many heads rolled around on the floor.
Landin was surprised and looked back at his men.
These people were fine until just a moment ago.
Not only was his head blown off, but his entire body had been cut into pieces with a sword.
‘What on earth happened in such a short period of time? And how on earth is he so fine?!’
There was not a single drop of blood on Kang Xian.
It was neat, as if we had avoided everything.
Shocked, Landin took a step back.
He hurriedly put on his weapon, the gauntlet, but it was doubtful whether it would work against Kang Xian.
Did he know that?
Kang Xian slowly approached Landin.
“Sleep, wait! “What on earth are you?”
“… ….”
“Weren’t you an academy cadet? “Where on earth did the skills that can only be found in S-class come from?”
“… ….”
“Why, at least answer me! “Stop coming closer!”
Kang Xian stopped her steps.
He looked at the guy and bobbed his head.
“I don’t like it. “Is there any reason why I need to teach you that?”
“That’s because I’m curious! “What on earth did you do to your body to make you look like that?”
“Anyway, the reason you came here and the mystery has been solved. “Then don’t be curious any more than that.”
It means I don’t want to tell people like you.
Kang Xian let out her sigh.
“Of course…… Because I am not a person without conscience. “I won’t necessarily kill you.”
She dropped her hand, releasing her senses that had been in her entire body.
She had decided not to use her superpowers, except when dealing with Landin.
It was harsher.
If my head was cut off in 1 second, at least I wouldn’t know the pain, but I meant that I wouldn’t do that.
Landin had a terrible hatred for Kang Xian.
Not only was he ignoring her, but he was also trying to ruin her life, and he was also ignoring her childhood friend and girlfriend…….
‘Yes, this is what happened! Either die here! Or get out alive! Let’s see what happens!’
I could have followed her.
She couldn’t do that.
First of all, if Kang Xian came down from her hill on her own, it would be good for her to be Landin.
It could give her a little bit of an advantage in her life-or-death decisions.
Landin judged that Kang Xian’s arrogance would lead to self-destruction.
Therefore, with her fists clenched, she generously raised her magical power.
“Power Fist!”
She took a step forward and threw out her fist.
The gauntlet in which her magic power was compressed flew towards Kang Xian at the same speed as the wind.
The moment when you feel like you are a hit.
Kang Xian reflexively twisted her body to avoid her fist.
“Look at the honest attack. “The speed is fast, but the movements aren’t that great.”
“Eugh!!!”
Landin threw her fists in succession.
Although she burned her magic constantly, if she got it right, she could return with great benefit.
Kang Xian avoided her punch by even taking a step backwards. She looked closely at the direction of the attack and her movements, and at some point she straightened the sword she was holding.
Without even knowing it, Landin continued to throw out her fast and powerful fists.
If it had been anyone other than Kang Xian, he would have felt threatened.
In fact, an attack at a level where you can’t even see the trajectory.
However, because it is so fast, it can be attacked at the same time.
It was the moment when both hands punched at the same time.
Kang Xian struck with his sword the two gauntlets thrown towards him.
Kang!
It was the sound of metal meeting metal.
I wondered if Landin’s fist and gauntlet would fly into the sky.
“?!!!?!”
Unfortunately, Landin’s fist was the only one that flew properly.
Landin’s gauntlets were cut in half and gently slipped out of his hands.
“Oh, no!”
The lock holding his hand was broken in an instant.
Kang Xian, who saw the scene, swung his sword full of magical power as if his chance had come.
Crackling, the protective film was cut away without hesitation along with blue particles.
Landin was surprised and tried to run away, but Kang Xian kicked him first.
“Ugh?!!”
I was kicked in the stomach and staggered backwards.
Kang Xian did not miss the opportunity and continued to cut Landin.
The highly concentrated magic power contained in the blade was reduced to a protective shield that was no better than a piece of paper.
Just as Landin’s Hunter Watch was emitting a red warning sound, the warning sound completely disappeared due to another attack.
With the horsepower battery completely exhausted, there was no longer a warning.
Kang Xian thrust her fist towards Landin’s face.
“Khaak!”
He falls backwards.
Although he wasn’t strong, on the other hand, I felt pain from his not weak fists.
It was about to become even more painful.
Kang Xian sheathed his sword.
I slowly approached him, loosening both of his hands.
Landin struggled and tried to retreat while holding his nose.
“I heard you said that to my friend?”
“What are you saying!”
“Cartels have their own methods.”
“H-that?! “That’s your girlfriend first—”
“I saw something with that friend, right? “I will show you here the cartel method you mentioned.”
“…… “What kind of nonsense is that?”
I kicked the guy in the head.
He immediately grabbed his head and struck him several times with his fist.
The handsome face was instantly covered in blood.
He was so dizzy that he couldn’t even put up a proper resistance.
Kang Xian sees that guy beyond the wide open door.
He dragged himself into the room where his pure and beautiful childhood friend stayed.
The drum emitting a terrible smell was seen again.
Landin struggled to avoid being dragged with his weak hands.
“No! No! “Please, please save me”
“The pain my friend felt. “You should feel the same way.”
Landin is lifted as is.
Because the height difference was clear, there was no way to escape even if he resisted.
As seen in the Great Unpleasant Mountain snuff film (Made in Mexico) that I watched with a thousand birds.
Kang Xian plunged the drug cartel heir into an unidentified magical solution.
“$%^#%@%@%@$%#@!!!!!”
It was a bonus to use the asbestos slate outside as a lid.
Revenge is almost complete.