＜ Episode 99 ＞
Episode 99.
John is a cold person.
I try to be as objective as possible, neither underestimating nor overestimating.
If you can’t see your power objectively, it will affect your strategy in some way.
Of course, it was not easy because people are naturally tolerant of themselves, but after many hours of training and field work, the current John has reached a level where he can objectify himself almost perfectly.
Chick.
“after.”
After leaving the organ maker’s office, John sat down on a bench on the street, biting down on a cigarette, and quietly closing his eyes.
As he closed his eyes, the things John himself began to list in his head.
Weapons, abilities, physical abilities, available funds and personal connections, etc.
The task of closely grasping how far one can go.
He shuddered in front of the manager, but John was convinced that he had to deal with the company with a high probability.
‘Because mutants don’t spontaneously arise.’
The mother body was born because there was a company that found a mutant that was born in the depths of Luna and added a hand to it, and the disaster began from there.
The story that the mother body has already started its activities because a person who seems to be a mutant attacked Lina.
The risk is not high yet, and it occupies a position of a unique biological weapon, so if it is Luna’s company, it is worth turning a blind eye to it.
‘It’s not a big company. Big companies wouldn’t handle things this way.’
Luna’s conglomerate can be said to be a small country.
If the mutants were born by their hands, they wouldn’t have done the lame thing of attacking Lina, and the mutants wouldn’t be in the form of destruction.
If it is dangerous, it will be discarded immediately, and large corporations will have the power to do so.
The reason why mutants become extinct is that they move indiscriminately out of control.
‘It’s a good medium-sized company. Then, the key is whether I can deal with the strength of a mid-sized company…’
John’s brow narrowed slightly.
‘Failure on the face of it. A medium-sized company would have the highest level of talent. It can hurt, but it won’t mean much.’
The growth of this ability through repeated fierce battles.
I got my hands on martial arts, and there are quite meaningful armaments waiting in my inventory.
There, he engaged in a battle with an enemy of the highest level and eventually survived.
Practically speaking, John now has stepped on the threshold of a superman.
It was still difficult to use this ability in earnest because the cost-effectiveness of this ability was low, but it was right to see that John’s combat power using rigid body techniques and various weapons was more than that.
This is phenomenal growth.
It is said that the growth of players is fast, but it is more than that.
It would be correct to say that the synergy exploded as a result of spending time in the slums overcoming death and the various experiences experienced on Earth.
but nonetheless.
‘I can’t do head-to-head confrontation with corporations.’
Unless you’re a superman, you can’t ignore the numbers, and no matter how well you fight, you can’t withstand wave after wave.
And John is no superman.
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Martial arts are at their peak, magic is those who cast advanced spells, and sorcery is a miracle that directly excludes the laws of physics.
Lastly, this ability is the one who controls the battle situation alone.
This is a commonly known superhuman condition, and John was able to listen to one piece of advice from Colonel Straytham.
image.
It is to take out the images that are embracing in one’s mind and spread them out to the world.
That’s proof that you’ve reached a true superman.
There was something a bit understandable about the colonel’s words, but in any case, John was not a superman, and he could not face the company head-on.
‘Then I’ll have to do what I’m good at.’
He was involved in all sorts of irregular warfare.
Sometimes he succeeded and sometimes he failed, but in the end John survived, and the experience was accumulated and melted into John’s body.
And in John’s own judgment, what he does best is irregular warfare.
It is a guerrilla warfare that hides in the dark, harasses and divides the enemy, gradually reducing it to self-destruction.
crackle.
After sorting out his thoughts, John opened his eyes and rubbed the filter into powder.
“I wanted to leave it up to the players to prevent destruction.”
It is said that destruction will come to Luna, but it is not known when and how it will come.
I just know a few forms of destruction, and I confirmed that the mutants were in motion, but Luna’s power was still intact.
If it’s really dangerous, the National Guard and City Council will step in, and even superhumans living quietly will lend a hand, so there shouldn’t be much trouble for the time being.
When the decisive moment came, the players who had accumulated strength would come forward, so there was no reason for John to step out, and he would just have to live for his own survival as he is now.
but.
Now that Lina is involved, mutants are no longer someone else’s business.
“Life is always like this.”
He stood up with a self-deprecating smile.
Now that the policy is set, it’s time to execute it.
The moment when John was about to take a step with his resolve.
beep. beep. beep.
The communication device rang.
***
Wiing.
I took the secretly hidden elevator and headed downstairs.
Organ Maker also had facilities hidden in the office building as if it were Luna’s company, and unlike the decent office building on the outside, vast facilities were built underground.
“I’m glad though. You haven’t left yet.”
“I need to organize my thoughts.”
John calmly replied to the tired-looking manager’s words.
The manager’s contact caught John’s footsteps to organize his thoughts and start taking action.
Hearing the manager’s story, John turned around and entered the organ maker’s office building, and following the polite guidance of the guards, he was able to get into the hidden elevator.
John’s senses spread widely around the elevator digging into the basement with the waiting manager.
“It’s pretty deep.”
“······There are security issues, and there are also sensitive things······. In case of emergency, the facility may have to be closed.”
How long had it been since he went underground, feeling more like a secret base of evil than a corporation?
Ding!
With a sound, the elevator stopped and the door opened.
What emerges is a huge cavity.
In the artificially created cavity, people wearing white coats were busily wandering around, and all kinds of machines were actively shining in all directions.
“Welcome to Lab LAB. Mr. Doe.”
And among the busy people, a young man was smiling warmly.
“My name is Lennon May.”
Organmaker CEO Lennon showed up to greet John.
***
“I wanted to see you a long time ago, but I didn’t have time, so I’m seeing you like this. Mr. Doe.”
“Nice to meet you.”
Although he was an impressive young man with a warm smile, John could tell at once that Lennon was no ordinary person.
‘A talented person. quite senior. Isn’t that a combat ability?’
Running a company in Luna is like being exposed to the risk of death all the time.
Assassins from hostile corporations may come, and ambitious subordinates often stage coups.
In the end, the most important thing in Luna is power, and that’s why most of those in high positions are talented people.
“Thank you for your cooperation as always. And this was a mistake on our part.”
The warm smile faded from Lennon’s lips and he bowed respectfully to John.
“I have no face.”
Although it is small, it is not easy to see a representative of a single company lowering his head.
Lowering your head means you can be looked down on, and being looked down on in Luna means life comes and goes.
But by bowing his head without hesitation, John was able to characterize Lennon’s tendencies.
‘A typical researcher, or someone who can do anything if necessary.’
if not both.
John opened his mouth, putting information about Lennon into his head.
“All right. I accept it.”
“······ hehehehe. Thank you. I was pretty nervous.”
The face of the young man raising his head with a warm smile naturally aroused interest, but John’s expression did not change.
Lennon took the lead, and John followed suit, as if nothing had happened to John’s attitude.
“Actually, we were aware of the spy thing. I never take a day off.”
After lightly responding to the greetings of passing researchers, the two of them arrived at a common corner.
It is in front of a massive gate guarded by guards with vigilant eyes.
The guards, seeing Lennon’s face, opened the door, and a passageway exuded a gloomy atmosphere contrary to the lively rap.
Papapak.
The lights were turned on following the footsteps of the two, as if they were equipped with a motion recognition sensor, and they headed toward the brightening passageway.
“We are tired too. If you succeed in research, results naturally follow, so why are you so covetous of other people’s things?”
His grumbling attitude was that of a typical researcher, but John didn’t react and silently followed.
“After all, I recently did a massive audit. It took a few people. Most of them were killed in the process.”
A solid-looking iron door appeared beyond the dim light.
“Eutcha!”
Lennon, with his forearms rolled up, grabbed the handle of the iron door and turned it.
I’m going to go to the middle of the day.
Thoroughly excluding electronic equipment, the sealed door opened with only a mechanical lock, and a familiar smell permeated John’s nose.
The smell of blood and filth.
“We barely managed to capture one person alive, but he didn’t open his mouth. I don’t even listen to drugs. It was a little embarrassing.”
A naked man was tied to a chair in the middle of the bleak room.
There was no sound part of the body, and the man covered in blood and filth had his head down, making it suspicious that he was alive.
“······ eww. Ugh.”
Only faintly audible groans seemed to tell him he was alive.
“In the meantime, Mr. Dow came. I decided that this was not a simple situation. That’s why I’m asking for help like this regardless of shame.”
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Madness and anticipation entered the eyes of Lennon, who was smiling warmly.
No matter how naive he may seem, he has the outward appearance of a young man, but he is Luna’s entrepreneur and possesses extraordinary abilities.
It was clear that he had a mental world far beyond that of ordinary people.
“It won’t be bad.”
Facing Lennon’s twinkling gaze, John nodded.
It would be roughly right in terms of timing, and if so, you would be able to get the necessary information from the man in front of you.
“I need a few things.”
“Already prepared!”
As Lennon smiled brightly, he saw guards carrying something from across the aisle.
thud. thud. thud.
A large bathtub, a torch, and even an industrial battery.
John shook his head as he looked at Lennon, who was widening his expectant eyes, took off his coat and hung it in a corner.
widely.
I took a chair from one side of the room and sat down.
“hey.”
“・・・・・ Ugh, ugh.”
He groaned and grabbed the trembling man’s head and lifted it up violently.
“Heuk!”
His face was bruised and his teeth were missing.
One eye was gouged out and empty, and the corner of the mouth was torn from ear to ear.
It was a terrible look, but John’s expression did not change.
What he has to do in the future is even more terrible.
He met his eyes with the only one left, a blurry pupil.
“You have a mind.”
“······ cow, use up, write.”
John grinned, though his pronunciation was inaccurate because he had messed with his mouth all over.
“Your mouth is heavy?”
It didn’t sound very threatening, and it wasn’t an intimidating voice, but it strangely chilled the heart.
“······ Stand, no way!”
“You know me.”
Fear, not pain, dug into his heart, and Lennon, who watched it with interest, exclaimed.
“Specially served!”
“ah. No!”
A voice full of anticipation and madness rang through the room.
“Confession John Doe!”
“Heehee!”
Fear began to echo.
＜ Episode 99 ＞ End