Convocation (2)
Black Dragon Society.
Nowadays, it is a name that has no significant presence left in the wake of the Buncheonhoe, so it would not be strange at all if it disappears soon.
The reason that their name has not been cut off is because they were a long-established organization that existed in the shadows of China for at least several decades before the cataclysm occurred.
Although that has long since become a thing of the past.
‘The Black Dragon Association… Even though it’s an unfamiliar name, there’s a lot of information left in the database?’
This probably means that it is a force that has made a name for itself in the past.
The early days when returnees were just appearing one by one.
They were fortunate enough to have one of their key executives come back as an expert in flowering techniques, so they were able to successfully improve their constitution and enjoy considerable success.
In the process, a great deal of blood flowed, both internally and externally, but it was nothing special as it was something that was always repeated whenever there was a transfer of power.
In fact, the master of Hwagyeong who overturned the organization also lost his life to someone stronger than himself before a few years had passed.
‘The important thing is that the Black Dragon Society acquired several characteristics in the process.’
A representative example of this was that among the mysteries, martial arts returnees who used ‘martial arts’ were given more preferential treatment.
Of course, there was a practical reason for that.
For some reason, among the Chinese returnees, there was a very high proportion of people from the dimension classified as martial arts.
In fact, considering that most of those sent to the martial world were Asians, the awakened person’s unconsciousness may have had some influence on the selection of the target dimension.
‘It’s also true that vampires are especially strong in Europe.’
In addition, their further growth was stagnated upon returning to Earth, and in order to become stronger, they had no choice but to interact with their peers and hone their skills, so it was not strange that the Black Dragon Society was mainly composed of martial people.
Well, in the end, it feels like we were left behind in vain because we pursued such an extreme direction.
“···So we decided that moving to Korea was the only chance to revive the Black Dragon Society. “The Korean Peninsula is an area that the Buncheonhoe strangely has not been interested in before.”
The power of the Beoncheonhoe committed to Korea was nothing more than scraps compared to mainland China.
So even when I heard that they had finally given up the area and completely withdrawn, I didn’t take it seriously – the black spirit who said that quietly lowered his head.
‘To put it bluntly, you’re saying that you completely ignored the clan that came to represent Korea’s dark side, right?’
It wasn’t even a day or two that the Chinese looked down on Korea as a small country, so it wasn’t new.
No matter how great the transcendent Phantom is, he must have thought that he would not be able to properly respond to an insidious conspiracy like this one on his own.
“Yes, I clearly understand the motive.”
Heinz II nodded slowly.
Heukyoung was the vanguard dispatched for the preliminary work.
It would be great if all the plans succeeded and the clan collapsed completely, and even if that didn’t happen, I wanted to make it so that they wouldn’t have time to worry about other things.
“So what you’re saying is…”
The mere fact that an expert at the level of Heukyeong and at the edge of the Hwagyeong was dispatched to such an operation mission was enough to show how important they regarded this task.
“Are you saying that the head of the Black Dragon Society who ordered that action is right there?”
“···Yes, Lord.”
Even so, I made the fatal mistake of misreading the other side’s capabilities for a long time.
Heinz II stretched out one hand forward and pointed to a city in the distance and looked in the direction his finger was pointing.
Located in China’s easternmost province, Heilongjiang Province, one of its largest metropolitan cities—Harbin City.
‘Okay, then let’s check the face of the person in charge.’
The night view of the city was beautiful in his eyes as he personally stepped forward to bring this situation to a definite end.
***
Currently, the number of so-called transcendental people on Earth is estimated to be around 100.
It was inevitable that the number was uncertain.
Not only did not everyone reveal their existence and engage in public activities, but there were also many areas where contact with the outside world became difficult for various reasons.
Africa, where countless warlords were rampant and became a barbaric land, South America, where the influence of superhuman cartels exceeded the government, and the Middle East, which was full of extremist terrorists, were places where it was nearly impossible to access information without special means.
All we can do is to expect that the number will be around that level when considering the ratio of transcendental people to the population.
However, if there is one fact that people in the world did not expect, it is.
It was true that the same behind-the-scenes forces existed in all areas where exchanges with the outside world were blocked.
It was only natural that they were the ones who ignited such a chaotic situation in the first place.
The same applies whether it is Africa, South America, the Middle East… or any other region.
In that sense, today was a very special day.
Because it was the day of the meeting of the dark side that had been moving the world behind the curtain all along.
This is a world full of pure white marble, with elegant patterns engraved here and there, giving off a solemn, temple-like feel.
Squeak—
With a small noise, the door leading to the outside opened wide, and a middle-aged Hispanic man with a handsome Kaiser beard and a scar across his eye strode inside.
He looked around lightly and then walked straight to the round table in the center.
Slam! Clang-clack!
Every time he took a step, a heavy metallic sound echoed everywhere.
Thick metal armor covering his entire body without a helmet, a battle hammer the size of an adult’s body in his hand, and even a large-diameter shotgun swinging back and forth hanging from his back.
As a fully armed man approached the round table, as if ready for battle at any moment, the black man who had already arrived and taken a seat twisted up the corner of his mouth and laughed.
“Why does it appear so loudly? Dictator Nari. “Unlike the last person.”
Unlike his opponent, he had no weapons or equipment of any kind.
The only things worn on the body were accessories that looked like bones or feathers woven together.
However, for him who achieved transcendence through magic, this ritual tool could be considered a true weapon.
“Giggles! I’m sorry about this! Because of a small disturbance in my jurisdiction. I guess there are a lot of things to take care of in business, right? “Unlike war addicts who just forget the money they earned.”
A middle-aged Hispanic man took out a thick cigar from his pocket.
He then bit off the end with his teeth and spit it out on the floor. Then, he lit it, sucked it up with all his might, and slowly spit it out towards the black man.
At the same time, the surrounding air began to slowly become tense.
“···flaw! “Why do drug dealers proudly brag about making money through smuggling?”
“Isn’t it better than fighting a meaningless war and eating like pigs? Isn’t it? Mr. Self-proclaimed liberator.”
“Meaningless? As a result of the struggle so far, many people have escaped exploitation and many villages have regained their freedom. “Did this dirty dictator… say that our current crusade was meaningless?”
“······.”
“······.”
A cold silence flows between the two people.
That didn’t last long.
Whoa whoa—!
A fierce storm swirling with strong energy.
The muzzle of a large-caliber shotgun imbued with enormous energy was pointed at the liberator, and something appeared in the air and bared its teeth at the dictator.
A situation on the brink of collision.
“If we don’t want to get hit before we both fall behind, then let’s just stop there, right?”
But they were not the only ones here.
The two people’s bodies flinched at the somewhat drowsy sound of a woman’s voice.
A person with messy blonde hair, who did not move even in the midst of the commotion, and laid his head down on the round table, just like before.
But no one here could ignore her warning.
No matter how much they were also transcendents and branch heads in charge of South America and Africa, they had no choice but to shy away from the absolute power that surpassed everything.
“Tsk, consider yourself lucky.”
“under! “That’s what I’m going to say.”
Eventually, the two of them calmed down and went to the farthest end of the round table and sat down.
Of course, even in that situation, their eyes were still glaring at each other.
Since they were two people with polar opposite ideologies and tendencies, it was inevitable that friction would arise when they were together.
However, since our activities were far apart until now, we didn’t have many clashes…
‘Ah, I guess I’m getting tired already.’
The judge, a blonde woman who hit her head on the table, let out a deep sigh.
In fact, this wasn’t the first fight she had intervened to stop.
No matter how long it had been since we last met, there had already been several more frictions.
‘Everyone needs to have a strong sense of individuality and pride. Moreover, the sense of camaraderie has hit rock bottom in the first place, so it’s terrible.’
It was only natural that everyone joined Beuncheonhoe for their own reasons.
Some people have debts that are difficult to repay, such as having their lives saved or receiving help in their growth, some people think that it would be advantageous to join this side to achieve their own ambitions, and some people are scared or in awe of the absolute person called Buncheonhoeju. I felt it, etc…
I wanted to just leave it alone regardless of whether they fought or not, but I couldn’t just ignore the executives trying to make a life-or-death decision with the head of the company.
It was all the more so because a colleague of the same rank as her was away to carry out the Lord’s orders.
And again…
Her eyes turned to the empty seats that were now empty because their owners had disappeared.
‘I knew because I heard the story… Seeing it in person like this makes it feel more real.’
Although this current meeting was convened directly by the head of the Buncheon Association, and all high-ranking executives above the branch head were required to participate, many of the seats were still empty.
‘Starting with the ruler, the duke, the secretary, and Nagaraja…’
No, it wasn’t just that.
Didn’t not only the executioner, who was second only to the Huaiju in terms of force, but also the Doctor, who was like one of the Huiju’s arms along with Oracle, be defeated by these guys?
Also, since she, who was in charge of the supporting bombing, was at least somewhat responsible for the executioner’s failure to escape in time, she could not simply overlook the current situation.
‘We stopped the bombing after making sure the body was completely removed. Why on earth couldn’t you escape properly even with such fraudulent abilities?’
Was the executioner incompetent, or was the Masquerade overly competent?
After complaining internally several times, she took a deep breath.
No matter how much I personally disliked him, I had to keep a strict distinction between public and private life.
If the enemy’s power… the Masquerade’s power was that strong, then they themselves, who were hostile to them, needed to quickly take countermeasures.
Squeak—
When you are deep in thought with complex thoughts going through your head.
The door to the outside opened again.
A dozen high-ranking executives, regardless of age, gender, and race, who had an unusual energy, looked around at the same time.
Since all of the executives who could come had already arrived, it was possible to guess who was appearing now.
“I kept you waiting.”
And as expected.
The voice of the being everyone had been waiting for came softly from the direction of the door.
“Ahh!”
“The Lord of the Lord has arrived.”
“Hoeju!”
An ambiguous voice that could not be properly recognized even by a judge who had budding godhood, and seemed to be either an ordinary young man or an extraordinary old man.
She swallowed her saliva and wiped the sweat from her palms with the hem of her clothes.
“Hmm, it looks like everyone was calm. “Is it great?”
After that, the Oracle’s voice with a slight smile was heard.
As I watched her glance towards where she was, it seemed like she had already figured out everything that had happened here.
‘Did you knowingly pass it all on to me? ‘You taste bad.’
It was then that an unexpected variable appeared.
“Woohohoho! It’s been a while, everyone! Have you been okay so far? Ah… now that I think about it, I also heard the news. The executioner… the executioner…! “Sigh!”
The cyborg, who appears to be a middle-aged man with gray-brown hair, started out in a high-pitched, snarky tone, then began to cry as if he was truly heartbroken, and began to cry sincerely, tears falling.
He was a ‘doctor’ who went into hiding to remodel his resurrected body.
“Uh-huh-! Shut up! “Bwak!”
While everyone was staring at him blankly as his reactions fluctuated beyond what they had seen before, the fluctuating emotions did not stop there and continued to change.
“Ahhhhh! This is ridiculous! The Great Devil, and the Great Devil’s body, were taken away by those bastards! There are so many experiments I haven’t done yet, but I can’t believe I’m losing a precious, top-class test subject like this!! Envy, envy, envy! This is unacceptable!”
Anger followed by jealousy.
It was inevitable that the grief over losing a colleague would take a different direction.
In the first place, he was a man who lived like that his entire life.
“···Phew, I’m glad though. Just in case, I created a homunculus without the executioner’s knowledge. Without that, I would have gone completely crazy. Huhuhuhu!”
And the end of the runaway was enough to leave everyone dumbfounded.
The executioner repeatedly challenged Buncheonhoeju on a regular basis, and the result was always a serious injury that could barely be revived.
The Doctor actively helped him regenerate each time, but from what I heard, it seemed like he was already doing all the experiments he could.
They even collected materials without permission to create a homunculus, so I told you everything.
If the executioner had discovered this, it probably wouldn’t have ended that easily.
The existence of an artificial life form that exactly resembles a divinity holder was a weakness that could threaten the divinity that had been built up in itself.
Now it’s just a story that has nothing to do with anything.
“huh? Why do you guys look at me like that?”
However, the doctor just tilted his head as if he knew nothing.
“Isn’t there a purpose for which we gathered here? Come on, come on! “Let’s get started!”
Then they smiled brightly, clapped happily, and shouted energetically.
“A strategy meeting to capture all of the Masquerade as test subjects!”