Chapter 1265 – 1265. The Dark Moon
Arrive at Zone Z.
Area Z was a vast wasteland, itself.
Area Z, which is wider than any other area, did not feel like a city at all. District X, filled with old buildings and dirty alleys, still had an urban vibe.
Area Z is just land included in Neo London’s territory.
Neo London is almost giving up on managing Zone Z. Neo London’s laws do not apply in this area. Zone Z is a lawless zone.
‘They say that this is Zone Z, where citizens without Neo-London citizenship live.’
Still, it’s a territory, so Neo London is trying to do the minimum management of Zone Z. There are also administrative agencies.
‘The problem is that the administrative agency is not functioning properly.’
I rode a bike borrowed from the W area. In Neo-London, you basically have to get permission to ride, but Zone Z was an exception.
I started the bike and ran through the wasteland. A vehicle was essential in the wide Z area.
And the public security was a piece of shit. After 15 minutes of running through the wasteland, bikers appear and follow me. Their purpose, of course, is to rob my pocket.
“Kyatho!”
“How dare you fearlessly walk through our district alone?!”
“Stop right now, you asshole!”
Haha. You tread like a colt on fire. Are you afraid of us that much?!”
“Step on it, step on it! Kya-ho-ho-oh!”
The bikers follow behind.
‘He’s annoying me.’
The bikers weren’t organized like the gangsters, but there were plenty of lunatics who lived like ephemera.
Dozens of bullets flew from behind and ricocheted off the barrier. Barrier is rocking.
‘A level 5 barrier only reacts to dozens of bullets? It’s magic bullet.’
I nested one more barrier.
“Kyatho!! You’re a wizard! I can shave it thick!”
“Wizards, do you think we can run away?!”
“No matter what you say, this is our area!!”
A change occurs in the formation of the bikers. It is to prepare for magic by widening the distance without uniting. Judging by their quick actions, they seemed to be guys with a lot of combat experience.
[Air Boom]
Bang!
Explodes the air to create a shockwave. Even though it was a level 3 magic, it was invisible and the power was good, so it was one of the magic I used often.
But today the air boom let me down. Not one of the bikers was hit by the air boom. The air boom was detected in advance as a mana reaction before the air boom occurred.
‘I reacted in advance and turned the bike before the air boom kicked in. To avoid the air boom, you must have at least level 2 mana affinity…. All of them have level 2 mana affinity?’
It’s not impossible.
However, it is more likely that illegal combat drugs were administered than that.
“Can’t you hear me telling you to stop? Anyway, wizards don’t listen filthy!”
One of the bikers reached out to me. There is a round hole in the center of the palm. Inside the hole, gray mechanical parts are spinning.
Fish Woo!
A wire flew at me and hit the barrier. He thought he would bounce off the barrier, but the wire didn’t stop and wrapped around the barrier. An unknown substance oozes from the wire and begins to melt the barrier.
“Kelkel. It is an anti-barrier acid solution! No matter how hard your barrier is, it can easily melt!”
“Well, thank you for the explanation.”
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 6]
Calculate the formula leisurely in the slowed down world.
[Spark]
I enchanted the lightning attribute to the melting barrier. Current flows through the wire that melted the barrier.
“Keeeeek
The bikers who had been electrocuted through the wire let out a grotesque scream and collapsed.
“The captain has been attacked!”
“Damn it! Then who is the captain now?!”
“Of course I, the unit commander, am the captain!”
“Don’t be ridiculous! Would you accept a dickhead like you as the captain!”
The bikers who were chasing me started fighting among themselves.
While preparing for the next magic, I laughed out loud.
‘Assholes.’
The bike goes straight ahead. The bikers chasing me were nowhere to be seen. In my heart, I want to deal with the bikers who touched me, but I need to save mana in case I have to deal with a level 4 contaminant.
Running through the wasteland, he pulled out a pocket watch from his pocket. Click. Open the watch lid The minute hand glowed softly and pointed to the right. Turned right and ran.
•••
We arrived at our destination before sunset.
It is a town called Weiwei. Reminds me of a western town in the pioneer days of the American West. In fact, Zone Z is a place made in the background of the pioneering days of the American West. Most of the villagers were dressed in cowboy outfits and armed with revolvers at their waists.
Entering the village entrance, I got off the bike.
A group of people walk towards the entrance. In the center was a man wearing a cowboy hat and a flashing sheriff’s badge. The badge had the words “Neo London” Written on it. Sheriff recognized by Neo London. In other words, it was the police with public power on their backs.
He was a middle-aged man with a beard. He was armed with a musket on his back and four revolvers at his waist. He looked at me and opened his mouth.
“Who are you?”
It was a heavy voice.
“I came out of the X manpower station.”
“Ah, it must be the wizard who was supposed to come here. I heard he’s a 5th level wizard… I was surprised at how young he was.”
“A lot of people were surprised.”
“How old are you?”
“You know what? Are you going to censor minors?”
“Hey, you’re being difficult. Can’t you just ask?”
“I am much older than you think. Don’t be obsessed with appearances.”
I looked around. All eyes on me, including the sheriff, are full of suspicion.
Of course, it was none of my business whether they doubted me or not. All I have to do is carry out the request and receive the money.
“Where is the Pollutant?”
“It should be somewhere in the east.”
“I heard he was hanging around town… Did you leave Couldn’t you come and cancel the request right now?”
“He tasted human blood. He’s tasted blood once, so he’ll never let us go. To him, our town will look like a refrigerator full of food.”
“Until night falls…. Well. Do I have to wait at least 3 hours?”
“You will have to wait five hours. I will guide you to the abode. Follow me Everyone else go home, and gather at the town hall in the evening!”
Cried the sheriff. People followed his words. I felt respect for him.
He strode towards me and held out his hand for a handshake. He didn’t want to take his hand, to be honest, but he had to act like a gentleman.
“I am Max Maxim, the sheriff of Weiwei Village.”
“I am Eugene Meyer, a 5th-class wizard from the X manpower station.”
“Hmm. Even looking at it up close, I can’t tell if it’s a 5th class wizard.”
“Would you believe me if I put a thunderbolt through your head?”
“Why are you being so sharp? We know we didn’t welcome you properly…. You don’t have to sharpen your blade like that.”
“…… Sorry. It’s bad to meet bikers on the way here.”
“Meeting those madmen…. I understand.”
The sheriff led the way, and I followed behind him with my bike.
“As you can see, the house is shabby, but please understand. There is no proper home.”
“It’s a house to stay for a few hours anyway.”
I parked my bike against the wall and sat on an old chair. The chair creaked.
“But aren’t those clothes uncomfortable? I have a few clothes that I don’t use. I can borrow it if you want.”
“I am comfortable in this outfit. Anything else to do?”
“Looks like I’m in the way. I am working now.”
It meant keeping an eye on me. It was annoying, but I couldn’t help it. From the point of view of this village, I am an unreliable outsider.
“Is the work worth doing?”
“What?”
“You mean what you do. Are you called a fixer, a laborer, a freelancer, or a mercenary? How much do you earn?”
“Are you interested in this job?”
“I am already 48. Next year, I will have to put down this proud badge.”
“Retire at 50? Isn’t it too soon?”
“I can’t help it. The sheriff has to leave when he’s 50. Those are the rules of Area Z.”
“…… The profit of the work I do depends on my skills. It’s not always that there are only good requests, so you have to follow some luck.”
“You are a 5th level wizard, why are you doing this? You will have more stable jobs.”
“There are few jobs that make as much money as this one.”
“… X Is the manpower station a good place? Neo I heard they charge higher commissions than other brokers in London. That’s why they say it’s a little less competitive than other places.”
“If the fee is high, there is a reason. Freedom is guaranteed in the X manpower station. You can take your foot out when you want to take it out. And….”
“And?”
I was troubled. I wondered if I should say something like this to Max.
It was free, so I decided to just say it.
“There are rumors that Director X Manpower Station has a string attached to the top of Neo London.”
“Sure, that’s great.”
Max leaned his back against the wall. He lowered his head and fell into quiet thought. I took out my pocket watch and checked the time.
‘Dirty time doesn’t pass.’
•••
“I will have dinner. Mrs. Ferrer makes a very good beef stew.”
“Done. I brought dinner.”
“Could it be nutritional capsules or combat rations? I’d rather not eat that.”
“It’s a packed lunch.”
He looked at me with strange eyes.
Either way, I took my lunch box off the bike. It was the lunch box that Yuria had packed for her. Having tasted Yuria’s cooking, I was not interested in other dishes.
I put the lunch box on the table and opened it.
‘Ugh… !’
When I opened the lunch box, it was full of pussy. It was a pussy lunch.
‘… No. For a moment. I was wrong.’
It wasn’t a pussy, it was abalone. I dipped the abalone with a fork and put it in my mouth. I felt the taste of savory and chewy abalone. The more you chew the abalone, the more your mouth relaxes. Come to think of it, the saying that abalone is also good for stamina comes to mind.
“You eat so deliciously. Can’t you just give me a bite?”
“…….”
See No, I didn’t want to give abalone. I tossed a piece of vegetable from the corner of the lunchbox to Max. Max held the piece of vegetable in his fingers and clicked his tongue.
“Contrary to what it looks like, you’re very small.”
“Thank you for what you gave me.”
Max popped the vegetable into his mouth. Both of his eyes light up.
“Oh, oh oh! Just a bite! Let me taste just one abalone!”
[Barrier]
I watched Max knocking on the barrier and leisurely dipped an abalone into my mouth.
