＜ Episode 52 ＞
Fioren’s expression was viciously distorted, and fierce momentum rose.
Uh.
The magic letters that rose up in an instant surrounded Fioren and formed a barrier, and the wriggling barrier was about to reach Lucas at any moment.
“Calm down. Fiorene. I’m not here to catch you.”
Lucas’s eyes shone with madness and coldness, and sharp energy pressed Fioren’s barrier.
“Hoo.”
“···Hmm.”
In the power room, Pei-Lung exclaimed exclamation at Lucas’ ability to suppress Fioren’s mana, which had been strengthened in some way for an instant, and John put the two’s power into his head with a cautious look.
“To believe the words of the inspectorate?”
Fioren and Lucas, who spoke words full of disbelief with a vicious expression, met their eyes.
“Are you enough to reveal the identity of the Inspection Corps?”
At the sarcastic voice, something jumped up in Fioren’s chest, but Lucas had a point.
Luna’s civil service is a mess.
The public security, which has to keep order and arrest criminals, is in fact Luna’s number one gang, and public officials working in public institutions often treat citizens as their subordinates because they are imbued with a sense of authority and welfare.
Councilors who govern the city have not been replaced for decades, and all sorts of corruption is taking place, so it can be said that the citizens of Luna have no trust in the administration.
But everywhere there are exceptions.
The exceptions are the Inspector Corps and the Enforcers.
The existence of an enforcer with strong power and authority was preventing the superhumans scattered in Luna from rampaging recklessly, and Luna was able to avoid being completely outlawed because there was an inspectorate who controlled Luna’s danger from the shadows while disguising herself. .
The identity of each inspector, as well as the enforcement officer, is a very important secret, and no matter how big Fioren is, he is saying that he is not at that level.
“···Damn it.”
With a harsh word, Fioren regained his momentum, and Lucas also suppressed his energy.
“Didn’t Island Wardrobe sign a treaty with the Inspector Corps?”
“···yes. I understand now.”
At Lucas’ words, Feilong’s face twisted.
It’s not that Lucas and Feilong don’t know each other, but to be honest, they’re not close enough to explore dungeons together.
However, Lucas suddenly appeared and suggested to Peirung to explore the dungeon, and Peirung, who just wanted to sell his sword to pay for the operation of the sect, did not miss the opportunity. Looking at the situation now, he understood why he had brought him.
Clan factions or schools with a deep history have ties to the city administration without knowing it, and Peirung’s sect, Seomjeonchangmyeon, was also like that.
In return, he was receiving a subtle convenience, so Pei-Lung couldn’t refuse.
“I didn’t know that would be me.”
Peirong grumbled for a moment, then picked up the elixir and poured it into his mouth.
It was a situation where the inspection team requested cooperation, so it would never be a normal situation, and in that case, it was necessary to increase one’s power as much as possible.
Normally, you would have to absorb the elixir calmly in a quiet place, but now it’s not a situation to regret it.
The liquid melted as soon as it entered the mouth and was absorbed in an instant, stimulating the Danjeon, and an aura rose from the whole body.
Lucas, who had been watching Fei-Lung calmly contemplating his inner self with his eyes closed, turned his gaze to Fioren.
The barrier was closed, but Lucas opened his mouth as he looked at Fioren, who still had a vicious face.
“I’ll take care of your convenience. I will dissipate some of the bounties and curses hanging from you.”
“Really?”
Lucas firmly replied to Fioren’s words, who were quietly looking forward to it.
“I can’t do everything. I promise to do it within my power.”
“If so.”
Anguish appeared on Fioren’s face.
Unbeknownst to the party, Fioren is actually a felon with a reputation in Luna’s underworld.
There were so many bounties on him because he bought so much resentment, and some even mobilized magicians to put a curse on Fioren, but because of that, Fioren is currently unable to draw out all of his power.
Fioren had no choice but to change his face and identity and hide, and was struggling to resolve the restrictions hanging on him.
The reason why he entered the dungeon was to somehow solve the curse hanging on him, and he had just seen the desired result in the power room.
“Then identity…”
“How can I do that?”
Fioren licked his lips at Lucas’ assertion that this was all, but soon agreed.
The Inspection Corps was certainly great, but even within it, the authority was divided, and among them, the agents running the field did not have that great authority.
The experienced Fioren could see that Lucas put the best conditions he could, and this was understandable.
“great. cooperate.”
“Don’t worry about promises.”
At Lucas’s promise, Fioren also closed his eyes and contemplated inside himself.
I was able to remove one of the curses using the items in the power room, but I still can’t properly control the returned power as Peirung said.
It was necessary to optimize as much as possible.
Cuckoo!
A vibration from the armory reverberated throughout the center, and Lucas’ expression changed.
“zone.”
“Lucas.”
A complex light appeared on Lucas’ face as he looked at the calm-looking solver.
Objectively, it can be said that among the party, John has the least ability to fight directly.
Of course, I don’t know what the result would be if I included all the tactical abilities and this unknown ability, but from Lucas’ point of view, it was.
It was a situation where overwhelming power was needed to subdue Doyle, and it is unknown how much help John can be in such a situation, but in the current situation Lucas is in, he has to borrow at least a cat’s hand.
Lucas had no choice but to reach out to John.
“I will guarantee your identity with the authority of the inspectorate. Beyond that, I promise you additional pay.”
“Hmm.”
Currently, John has been labeled as coming from a slum, and this label causes a lot of inconvenience whether he knows it or not.
Although he became a citizen of Luna, it is not easy to find a room without a guarantor, and he is discriminated against in the basic benefits that Luna’s citizens receive.
It will take quite some time to remove these tags, and as Miller predicted, he would have to prove that he was not a dangerous person by steadily completing the commission over the next few years.
However, when I told him that such a tag would be removed at once, John’s heart began to shake.
When the tag of being from the slums was removed, access to Luna’s depths was possible, and there was an opportunity to take on bigger requests and opportunities.
Rather than simply earning money, John will be able to acquire equipment, drugs, and knowledge that will support his abilities, and it will be possible to make connections with people who will protect him in case of emergency.
“I get it. cooperate.”
“···uh. I get it. Thank you.”
John nodded after finishing the calculation in an instant, and Lucas was dumbfounded by his quick attitude, but John did not regret his decision.
‘It’s okay if it’s the inspectorate based on personal connections.’
Because in order to melt into the local anywhere, it is best to get close to the public authorities.
Kirik.
I opened the ampoule and swallowed the softly glowing liquid at once.
Before I could even taste it, the liquid that had melted and disappeared rushed towards the brain all at once with one force, reaching the organ deep inside the brain.
ridge!
‘Well!’
Organs stimulated by the strengthening agent pulsated, and there was stimulation that made the whole head vibrate for a moment, but it quickly regained its stability as if it had never happened, and outwardly, John did not seem to have changed at all.
“I guess the fortifying agent worked well.”
“···yes.”
However, Lucas, who watched the change from the side, could feel John’s prayer, which changed for a moment, but it was clear, and that’s why he was able to smile meaningfully.
In fact, John could feel that the power that the engine could emit had changed significantly.
“Because it is intuitive, acceptance is quick. I don’t have much time.”
Lucas’ eyes looked at Fioren and Fei-Lung, who were still recovering, but he shook his head.
Looking at the serious expression on their foreheads with sweat dripping from their foreheads, it was clear that the two were also aware of the seriousness of the situation and were doing their best.
“At least briefly, explain Doyle. I need at least some rough information.”
If the surveillance cameras were alive, they would have gathered information while observing the fight with Zhao, but it is currently unknown what is happening inside the arsenal.
Since there was a gap with the existing information he knew, he felt the need to put together that part somehow.
“Well.”
Lucas, who narrowed his eyes for a moment and thought about it, made an expression that he couldn’t help it.
Watching Fioren and Peirung prick up their ears, Lucas opened his mouth.
“It’s been three years and a little more. Thousands of talented people appeared in Luna.”
John’s heart skipped a beat at Lucas’ words.
“They call themselves players.”
Again John’s heart beat loudly, but John’s expression did not change.
***
“Go first. I’ll stop by the armory.”
“Hurry up. zone.”
While Lucas was talking, Fioren and Fei-Lung opened their eyes, and leaving the hurried party behind, John headed to the armory on the right and grabbed his weapon.
clap. clap. clap.
John’s hand movements to pick out the dusty weapons and check their operation were extremely swift, and John, who had packed so many weapons, moved quickly.
Cuckoo coo!
Sounds and vibrations echoed throughout the center, and John’s footsteps naturally sped up.
That’s how I got out of the passage and reached the fork in the road, and the vibration was getting stronger.
It was right to join the group and add strength, but John stopped his steps.
“I thought there was a safe.”
John’s footsteps climbed the stairs and headed for the control room.
A large screen flashed to illuminate the interior of the facility, and John quickly looked around and found what he was aiming for.
one side of the wall.
The door to the vault, which was hidden from view, was wide open, and, alas, nothing was inside.
Judging by the state of the dust, there must have been quite a few items, but it was clear that Lucas had packed them all, and it was a waste of time, but John wasn’t disappointed.
Uh.
The engine emitted output, and the concentrated powers began to analyze everything in the vault.
Since John’s senses, which had begun to contemplate the microscopic world, were penetrating the material itself, it was so easy to figure out the structure of the vault.
“bingo.”
A smile came to John’s lips, and without hesitation, his outstretched hand touched the depths of the vault’s inner wall.
Perseok.
The complex and hard locking device was even coated with adamantium, but it could not withstand John’s increased ability and collapsed powerlessly, opening its inner flesh.
A very small secret safe compared to a fairly large safe.
Compared to the doubly hidden contents, the contents were too shabby for John’s eyes.
Three cubes the size of an adult’s fist were placed side by side, and their value could not be guessed from the outside.
“…that’s it.”
But John knew at least one value.
Because his organs were vibrating and wanting that thing.
The moment he reached out and held the cubic in his hand, the organ reacted, and John focused his powers on the cubic in his hand without realizing it.
hook.
As soon as John’s ability reached, as if he had waited, the crumbled cubic turned into particles of light and permeated John’s whole body.
And at that moment, John recognized that unfamiliar knowledge had been engraved on his body and mind.
Cuckoo coo coo!
The vibrations intensified and it seemed that the situation was going to come and go, but at this moment none of that mattered to John.
After looking at the hand holding the cubic for a while, John lightly clenched his fist, and at that moment, John could clearly feel a force he had never imagined gathering in his fist.
“···great.”
There was no reaction, and the rest of the cubic, which looked like junk, was put into the inventory.
It was an unknown item, but the fact that it was hidden like this meant that it could have value that John didn’t know about.
A haze shimmered behind John as he ran down the stairs at a brisk pace.
＜ Episode 52 ＞ End