149 – 149. Who are you?
About 1 hour from the start of the performance. Miya’s stage was also slowly coming to an end. People were saddened by the endless stage, but at the same time, they were feeling a deep sense of satisfaction.
And Aegis was no exception. A member of the Assassination Team of the Dawning, he silently watched Miya’s performance from the side of the stage.
It’s already been an hour. Without ever taking your eyes off it.
Singer Miya.
She was a beautiful, talented, brilliant and popular singer. However, if you ask any of the members of the Dawning Corps what they like or dislike about singer Miya, nine out of ten will say no.
In the past, Miya, from the position of a public figure, made a statement of criticism for the radical move of the dawn. Like other terrorist groups, the Dawning Corps had no doubts that their ideas were justified. That’s why I couldn’t take a good look at Miya from the perspective of the dawn. Not only that, but her presence was a major headache for them.
The Dawning Team is not an organization that particularly cares about its external image. But celebrity denunciations turn even those who hadn’t thought much of the Dawning into opposition. And that means their enemies are increasing.
That’s why singer Miya was a nuisance.
So, she decided to kill him.
Because she is a celebrity hostile to them. It wasn’t just such a simple reason. In fact, most of the assassinations carried out by Miya and her Dawning Corps had one ultimate goal.
Social agitation and confusion through the death of a celebrity.
And through this, a return to the past ‘age of superhumans’.
About 80 years ago.
When dungeons, gates, and superhumans first appeared in the world.
At the time, society was understandably in chaos. The existing laws and systems targeting the general public became ineffective, and soon society itself collapsed. And those who stand tall in that collapsed society are those who have new powerful powers in their hands.
They were superhumans.
A period of social chaos for superhumans by superhumans that lasted about 20 years. Those who were negative about superhumans called the era the age of confusion and lawlessness, but those who did not called it the “Dawn.”
Dawn is the period between night and morning when the old society is changing into a new one.
And the Dawning Team is an organization that aims to return to that very Dawning Age.
Because of this, everything they did was essentially to cause chaos and agitation in society.
As order is disrupted and the system is disorganized, people tremble with anxiety and rely on a force closer than an uncertain law. That was the first step towards the return of the dawn, and the assassination of Miya was also decided in that context.
But.
If the assassination of Miya was carried out, Aegis, who would carry out the execution with a high probability of Miya, had not the slightest intention of killing her.
The ideology of the organization? The return of the dawn? They were all important. But all of that was nothing compared to Miya’s song.
‘…… It was a really good stage today. Thank God.’
Aegis expressed the excitement rising from his chest with clenched fists. There was even moist moisture in the eyes full of emotion.
People passing by looked at him with delight. To them, Aegis seemed nothing but a common foreigner 1 passionate about K-pop singers. No one would dare to expect him to be an assassin for the nefarious terrorist organization Dawning.
But even though he is on the assassination team, today he is just an avid fan. The reason he came here today was not specifically because of an assassination order, but simply to watch her performance as a fan.
But even he wouldn’t be able to go against his will if the leader gave the order to assassinate him.
That’s why he visited Miya’s performances every day with the mindset that today might be his last. Of course, every stage was special, and the emotions felt were also doubled.
At the last song that started before he knew it, he shook off his thoughts and focused on the song again.
That moment.
-Taaang!!
A loud gunshot echoed in the air.
A buzz spread among the audience who were immersed in emotion. Miyaman continued to sing her professionally despite the sudden outburst, but even she couldn’t hide a look of agitation spreading across her face.
Soon the song stopped and the bodyguards hurriedly came up and evacuated Miya. At that point, the audience watching the stage also began to fear, intuition that something unusual had happened.
“Those bastards… ….”
Only one person. Except for Aegis, who intuited the cause of the situation.
***
5 Minutes ago.
Unlike Aigis, who visited Neverland just for a hobby, there were people who came here on orders from the upper level. It was ‘Team Delta’ belonging to the Seoul branch of the Ryeojindan.
They were dispatched to obtain and intercept trading information on the ‘primitive silver’. In the original version, only one Jin Tanaka appeared in the dawn of the episode, but they moved as a team. It was the result of an increase in difficulty.
A while ago. After receiving information about Xiao-Mei from a colleague who kidnapped Garam Hang, they approached the mirror maze from different directions.
One of them, a woman with a crosshair on her pupil like a telescopic sight, climbed to the top of the building and looked down at the area around her. Right after that, her eyes open like a camera aperture.
Her name is Jooyeon Kim.
As the leader of Team Delta, she possessed a detective-type superpower called ‘Search Red’. Thanks to that ability, with just one photo, she could locate a person in a crowd of thousands, and depending on the use of her ability, she could identify a target’s psychic powers, strengths, and even weaknesses.
-Paat!
Thousands of light spots appeared in Kim Joo-yeon’s field of view all at once. However, the light spots that began to rapidly and sporadicly dwindle eventually left only one.
“I found it. In front of the mirror maze exit. It looks like it just came out.”
– Delta-4 confirmation. Let me try one more time.
The answer that flowed from Jooyeon Kim’s in-ear. At the same time, another member of the Dawning Corps who was hanging around near the exit approached Xiao-Mei.
“Mr. Xiaomei?”
When someone called her, Xiao Mei turned her head away. There was a stout young man wearing a black mask and baseball jumper.
“Mr. Xiaomei, right? I am from the guild.”
“Guild?”
“Yes. It is said that it is Yoo Seong-tae, who came out as a substitute for Hunter Hangaram. Something urgent happened to Hunter Hangaram. The guild saw me and told me to go instead. He apologizes for not contacting you earlier.”
A courteous and tidy way of speaking and demeanor. However, only the words were fine, but the contents contained only lies from one to ten. Only the name Yoo Seong-tae was real, but even that was just a name he used at will.
“Contact…… Can’t do it Because of wiretapping, we decided not to do it together.”
“That was true. Look at my mind anyway. There are a lot of people around here, so let’s talk about the details somewhere secluded.”
The Dawning Brigade acted swiftly. It took less than 20 minutes for her to kidnap Garam Han, get her information, and approach her.
However, they did not know that Xiao Mei had already made a deal with Han Ga-ram (An Su-ho, who turned into a character). In the midst of that, when I said that I came out as a substitute for Garam Han, I had no choice but to be suspicious from Xiaomei’s point of view.
‘There’s a possibility that the person I dealt with isn’t the real Hangaram. But… ….’
Unlike Ahn Soo-ho, who was clearly aware of not only the password but also the details of the transaction and surrounding conditions, the behavior of the man in front of him was very awkward. In the first place, if it was a real transaction partner, there was no way to openly approach it in this way, conscious of the eyes of the public security.
Therefore, the man in front of him is not from his trading partner, the Winter Alliance Guild.
That means that.
‘Information leaked.’
Xiaomei’s head spun.
A secret deal between a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China and an S-class guild in Korea. It meant that Yoo Seong-tae in front of him was also a formidable opponent if he noticed and intervened in the transaction. In addition, there was no guarantee that Yoo Seong-tae was moving alone.
‘Unless you know how many enemies there are, running away might be a handshake here. Then… ….’
Xiao Mei decided to take her time. She only has one way out, so if she drags out her time, she’ll come out with a deal with her. In this far and foreign land, the only one she could turn to now was her own dealings. She has public security monitors, but if she seeks their help, she’ll be admitting that she’s trying to make a dubious deal.
Fortunately, the place where the two of them were now was near the open exit. The surroundings were overflowing with passengers. In a place like this, even if you’re wrong, you won’t be able to openly attack yourself.
“Mr. Xiaomei?”
Yoo Seong-tae, irritated by her Xiao Mei’s silence, called her. Then Xiaomei took a step back and said.
“…… Are you the representative of Hunter Hangaram? That’s strange. I already met Hunter Hangaram and handed over the goods. Aren’t you mistaken?”
“… ….”
At those words, Yoo Seong-tae’s face changed color.
“I can’t do that… ….”
Yoo Seong-tae looked around carefully. As far as the eye could see, there were overflowing with people here and there. It’s normal on weekends in broad daylight.
“Are you suspicious of me, so you’re looking at me like that? I understand, but I am the real Hangaram Hunter’s agent. If anything, contact the guild-”
“Well, I’ve already handed over my stuff, right?”
Yoo Seong-tae let out a deep sigh as he saw Xiao-Mei, who was already doubting himself.
“…… So, that’s because it can’t be.”
He rummaged in his arms with a tired face. Soon, a cold, heavy sensation felt in the hand.
“We have already taken care of Garam Hang, but after we have already handed it over, what is it?”
The next moment, he drew a black pistol from his bosom.
-Taaang!!
The sound of gunfire echoed in the air. Immediately after, a man grabbed his stomach and shouted.
“aaagh!”
Red blood was welling up from his side. The girl next to her was startled and sat down and screamed.
“Brother! Oppaaa!!”
“Kyaaa!!”
“Do, run!!”
The atmosphere of the peaceful amusement park is instantly captivated by a quarrel. On the other hand, Yoo Seong-tae, who shot his gun, was looking straight ahead with his slightly surprised face.
“Avoid that? I heard that it’s a C-class pull-up, isn’t it great?”
True to her words, Xiao Mei lowered her body as low as she could, breathing heavily. Normally, C-class superhumans cannot dodge bullets. However, Xiao-Mei’s experience as a broker in the shadows allowed her to sense his suspicions in advance.
“Crazy… ….”
But that didn’t stop me from being surprised. I never thought they would shoot openly in broad daylight like this, especially in a situation where there were a lot of ordinary people everywhere.
However, the organization called the Dawning Corps was far beyond common sense than she thought.
“Plan B pato. I think we should go with plan C.”
Yoo Seong-tae said that into his in-ear and pulled the trigger in succession.
Bang! Bang! Taang! Almost simultaneously with the heavy gunfire, which was not appropriate for an amusement park, Xiao-Mei hurriedly ran away through the crowd.
‘What the hell is it? Even the public security can’t openly shoot at a place full of civilians!’
When Xiao Mei glanced behind her, Yoo Seong-tae was following her with her pistol drawn. It was obvious that he was also superhuman, seeing as he followed her superhuman speed.
“Damn it…… !”
She spurs more on her running feet. She had no option of fighting from the front. Although she is superhuman, she is still a broker. Fighting was not her specialty. Moreover, in a situation where she did not even know how many opponents she had, fighting without running away was tantamount to committing suicide.
‘I have to somehow get to the parking lot and get in my car and run away!’
Xiaomei turned the corner and quickly headed for the parking lot.
That moment.
-f*ck!
“Keheup?!”
A giant came from around the corner and hit her in the stomach. After flying several meters through the air, her body tumbled unsightly on the ground.
“This is Delta-3. Contact with the target. This is the crossroad in front of Viking, north of the temporary stage.”
Xiaomei chewed his lips as he watched the giant approaching with one hand on the in-ear and the other clenched into a fist. She wasn’t the only enemy she expected.
Of course, it wasn’t just the two of them.
“Delta-2. Arrive at the scene.”
“Delta-5 is here too.”
As promised, members of the Rise of the Rise appeared from everywhere. Since they were approaching the mirror labyrinth in the first place, they were able to reach Xiao-Mei in an instant. Seeing them block her own retreat one by one, Xiao Mei smiled bitterly.
‘f*ck. If I had known this was going to happen, I wouldn’t have taken on a deal like this. I’m tempted by money for no reason.’
A high-end artifact smuggling involving a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China. As the number of cases was large, the brokerage fee was enormous, but it was only natural that the risk burden also followed. Xiao Mei, as always, was confident in her own skills, so she snapped at the request, but today, that overconfidence hastened her.
‘Would you really save her life if I begged for it after handing over the goods?’
Xiao Mei raised her hands, indicating her unwillingness to fight. At that moment, Yoo Seong-tae’s words from earlier came to mind in her mind.
He said. Han Ga-ram told them not to lie to them because they already took care of it.
‘What the f*ck. Then who the hell am I dealing with?’
Xiaomei didn’t know what was what. So she stopped thinking. It was good because it was the inside story of the work and the truth of the case. Right now, it was only urgent to get out of this situation alive.
“The siege complete. What should I do, Captain?”
-After you’ve been touched to the point where you can’t resist, search your body to find the primordial silver. If not, let’s take it to point C.
“Okay. You can kill half of them for now, right?”
But things didn’t go the way she wanted. When she sees the giant shaking his fist, Xiao Mei falls into despair.
The place where she is is in the middle of an open road in all four directions. Her enemies were approaching her from all directions, besieging her. She no longer had her retreat left for Xiao Mei.
“Ha ha. f*ck.”
Xiao-Mei slumped helplessly and sighed. While she was working as a broker, she thought this day would come someday, but at least she believed that she wouldn’t be today.
“I will surrender. Surrender. I’ll do everything you ask, so please don’t hurt me.”
It was at this moment that she said so in her heart of desperation.
-f*ck!
“Keep it!”
A short scream echoed with a dull sound. The direction Xiao-Mei ran away from. As she turned her head, her meteorite was rolling on her floor, clutching at her right side.
“Huh?”
And next to him was a tall young man.
“Wow, is this a real pistol?”
Ryu Tae-hyun, who hit the pistol with his foot, turned his head. He asks the Dawn members who were besieging Xiao-Mei.
“What are you guys?”
There was a strangely pleasant emotion in that bloody voice.