Chapter 1276 – 1276. Pheromone Monsters
I got out of the car and walked down the street.
I heard Sophia’s voice through the wireless earphones in my ears.
-See the house with the penguin sculpture at the entrance?
“Yes. I can see it. You must like penguins.”
-… My daughter loved it You can go into that house. Is there anyone here?
Sofia is viewing my location via GPS in the car. It was dangerous for her as an ordinary person to move on her own, so I am moving alone.
I stopped walking and spread my spirits. I can feel the presence of 4 people hiding inside the house and 6 people hiding outside. Enemies have already noticed my presence.
“There are 10 people hiding nearby. Everyone is watching me. About 2 of them are B-class, and the rest seem to be C-class. Shall I knock you down?”
-… Avoid fighting as much as possible.
“I will try. Where are the materials?”
– It’s in the kennel in the yard. There is a small drawer under the right side of the roof. Bring the USB that’s inside. You won’t see the drawers from the outside. Find it by touching it with your palm.
“There’s a reason they haven’t been able to find it until now. I never thought I would have hidden it in the kennel.”
Haha. I’ll take that as a compliment.
Enter Sophia’s house through the front door.
At the same time, bullets aim at me.
Cerebral perforation electromagnetic membrane.
The bullet fell to the floor without penetrating the electromagnetic shield.
‘I shot without hesitation. See guy. Did you just decide to leave?’
Barely a gun can’t kill me.
I approached the kennel, keeping the feeling I had spread. It looked pretty flashy for a doghouse. But it is empty There are no dogs.
“I don’t see any dogs. Did they kill them?”
-… Rex was taken by her ex-husband.
“Oh, I see.”
Sophia’s voice became melancholy. She thought she was just asking. It doesn’t seem like she broke up with her ex-husband on good terms.
I squatted in front of the doghouse. Run your hand under the right roof. There was something caught on my finger.
Pulled. The drawer opened and the USB sticked out.
“I found it.”
– I couldn’t find them either. That’s fortunate.
“But I think we have to fight.”
Bubbly.
Two men walked up to my right and left. They are two B-class talents. The other eight are hiding and waiting.
“Hey. Hand it over.”
“I promise. If you just hand over the USB, I will send it without doing anything.”
They each had a sword and an axe. The sword shines on their weapons. I put the USB in my pants pocket and summoned Hwaryeonbido.
“I warn you too. Get out of here right now. Then I’ll let you live.”
A hairy man with an ax in his hand grins.
“It looks like we’re ignoring it because we’re B-class…. Do you know how many A-class powers died at our hands? More than 7 people.”
“Since you will die today, there will soon be 8 people.”
The skinny man holding the sword let out a chilling voice and charged. I blocked the skinny attack by holding up the Hwaryeonbido covered with sword energy.
As if the furry had waited, he brandished an ax aiming for my neck.
Dodge by tilting your head. The hairy and skinny attacks were simple.
‘These guys are eye-catching. The real thing….’
Bullets are flying Dismissed! The electromagnetic shield flashed and blocked the bullet. The dropped bullet rolled across the ground.
‘It’s the work of the eight people who are hiding. Since no gunshots were fired, it must have been some kind of magic or artifact. And….’
The bullet that fell to the floor appeared to be a metal other than copper. It must be a special bullet that works for A-rank hunters.
Whoops.
An ax and a sword come out at the same time.
Simple and slow
It was the moment I thought so. The ax and sword suddenly twisted and split into dozens.
[Uses a moment. Stacks Remaining: 6]
Embarrassed, I used Channa.
I reflexively analyzed their arms and posture. By my standards, their posture was sloppy. I didn’t learn martial arts professionally.
‘It’s not a skill, it’s an ability. The ax and the sword were distorted… It’s a hairy ability… Is it the ability of the skinny that the sword and the ax split?’
There was something that didn’t change even if it was distorted and divided. Lich right away. It wasn’t that their attack range increased.
I backed off lightly. Although it became an incredibly fast backstep due to the effect of the moment.
“What?”
“Do you also have speed-type abilities?”
I lowered my upper body and knees and took the Hwaryeonbido to my side. And with brain energy, he swung at the enemies.
A blue sword cut through their bodies. The hairy body was separated from the upper body and the lower body, but the skinny one was lucky that blood flowed only from the side.
“All-in-one fire!!”
Cried the skinny.
Bullets rain from all sides. I didn’t react otherwise. There was no need to react. Because the electromagnetic shield covering my body neutralized all the bullets pouring in.
“Damn it! I haven’t heard the information that bullets don’t work at all!!”
He brandishes his sword at me like a skinny man screaming. The blade splits into 3 pieces. Instead of hastily trying to block it, I avoided it by stepping on foot. And he stabbed Hwaryeonbido with his loophole.
“Gagging!”
The skinny guy couldn’t block it, let alone avoid it, and was stabbed in the chest.
“You can’t even block an ordinary attack like this? Only physical abilities and mana were B-class. Your fighting skills aren’t even C-class. Okay. … You guys weren’t hunters.”
If he had been a Hunter, he wouldn’t have been treated so carelessly.
Even though I didn’t want to be a Hunter, I wouldn’t have become a Hunter. To become a Hunter, you must have no criminal record. These guys were criminals before they awakened their abilities.
‘Well, maybe they’re the ones who don’t like to work as hunters.’
Confirming that the skinny man had stopped breathing, I looked around. I felt through my gut feeling that the guys who had shot me while hiding ran away in a hurry.
I repeated Sophia’s words to not kill as much as possible in my head.
Reverse summon Hwaryeonbido and go to Sophia.
•••
Returning to her studio, Sofia sat down in front of her computer and pounded on her keyboard. Sitting on her bed and watching her work, I quietly closed my eyes.
Quaang!
I woke up to a loud sound. Wiping the saliva from my mouth with the back of my hand, I turned my gaze to the source of the sound. Sophia rose from her chair, staring frantically at her computer.
I looked at my smartphone. It was 11 am.
“… Sophia. I can’t say good morning. Have you ever worked all night?”
“…… No. I fell asleep on the way. You woke up late Did you sleep comfortably?”
“Yes. I slept soundly. Sophia looks upset. Did things go wrong?”
“Jack Taylor has been captured by Bossy. Because of that, Bluecad’s activities stopped.”
I got out of bed and scratched my head.
“Did Blue Cad’s activities stop just because one person was caught?”
“Because Jack Taylor was the center of Bluecad. The politicians who followed Jack Taylor made the decision to wait and see. … And I became a reporter talking nonsense again. Although some media are supporting me… It won’t last long either. You use the media you see too well. And for some reason, influential figures in politics and business are openly supporting Bosi.”
“…… Shouldn’t the public know about Jack Taylor’s capture?”
“He is not an easy opponent to look at. Jack Taylor is currently officially on hiatus due to being unwell. If I told Bossy that Jack Taylor was caught, he wouldn’t believe anyone.”
“Well….”
“Can I tell you something worse? You and I are wanted. In real time, our faces are spreading across the Internet.”
Sophia pointed to the monitor.
Me and Sofia’s faces were listed on the Internet news. A bounty is attached. Sophia has a $50,000 bounty and I have a $3 million bounty.
“Isn’t the bounty difference too big?”
“You are an Awakener. He is also an A-level person.”
“Hmm. It is like that too.”
“… You’re calm. I thought I was going crazy when I saw this.”
“I’m just not excited about this. What matters is what we do next.”
Sophia let out a deep sigh.
“Bluecad is devising a plan to rescue Jack Taylor. However….”
“Doesn’t it look good?”
“I’m lukewarm because I don’t have a center. It looks like they are preparing a separate protest… It won’t have a big effect. The current Blue Cad will not help.”
“Then, shall we both save Jack Taylor?”
“… No. It’s hard. Other ways….”
Sophia stared at me.
“There is a way. Although it requires your consent.”
“I said I would help. I hope it’s not too hard.”
“Do you know what Americans are passionate about?”
“… Uh, well freedom?”
“Freedom is natural. Americans love heroes. A superhero with superpowers.”
“I know that. Aren’t the best hunters in America called heroes? I heard that you are more popular than most celebrities.”
“Right. So… Do you have no intention of becoming a dark hero?”
“… Are you serious?”
“I am serious. Putting aside the evaluation of me, public opinion about you is surprisingly not bad. The 3 people you killed yesterday are all mafia. That’s because he’s a criminal, a villain with superpowers. Some communities are already praising you by calling you Jupiter.”
“Jupiter?”
“Do not you know? Zeus, the god of Greek mythology….”
“No. I know that. What I wonder is why Americans praise me.”
“Dark heroes who punish criminals hotly are rare.”
Hunters with good skills don’t do dark heroes. No matter how much people want it, dark heroes are criminals after all.
There is no reason to give up a stable job and become a criminal just to be popular with people.
“Is it necessary to be that dark hero?”
“We are already criminals. At this rate, the only thing left is to be chased by the police and bounty hunters. But if you become the perfect dark hero Americans want…. We can steer public opinion in the United States in the direction we want. It would be possible to define Juji Boshi as evil and remove him from the presidency.”
“…….”
I was lost in thought. Check things out.
First off, it looks pretty fun.
And then there’s the danger… After thinking about several things, I nodded. It was worth a try.
“Let’s try a little something.”
