Unexpected… … .
Conference room located on the top floor of the Korea Contractors Association headquarters.
I’ve been to this place several times to subdue Dragonia and work with Sophia.
Yoosung, who was looking around the empty room, turned his gaze to the huge monitor hanging on one side of the wall.
– The unprecedented thing happened. A terrorist attack took place at Gwanghwamun Square around 1:00 p.m. today. The culprits who caused the terror were all contractors… … .
-They met on the Internet and planned the terror, and the motive for the crime was that while those chosen by the great beings risked their lives to fight monsters, they were indignant at the reality that the unchosen were watching from a safe place… … .
-Fortunately, the quick response of shooting star Han Yoo-seong, who was near the scene of the attack, reduced the damage. Hero Han Yoo-seong accurately subdued the terrorist in a chaotic situation to minimize human casualties, and subsequently intercepted a powerful energy body, killing thousands of people… … .
-Citizens are trembling with anxiety due to the recent increase in contractor crime. The National Assembly discussed the creation of a new security force made up of contractors, but citizens demanded stronger measures… … .
Beep.
Kang Chang-seok, who turned off the sound by pressing the mute button, let out a small sigh.
When Kang Chang-seok’s mouth showed no signs of opening even after a long time, Yoo-seong got lucky first.
“What the hell happened?”
“… … Where should I start explaining?”
A short but essential question.
Kang Chang-seok, who was touching his chin with a look on his face thinking whether he should tell me or not, soon opened his mouth as if he had organized his thoughts.
“Some time ago, crimes by contractors started to increase.”
“Isn’t that what it used to be?”
contractor.
Ordinary people who gained powerful power overnight just because they were lucky, without any effort or reason.
It was only natural for people to commit crimes intoxicated with power.
It was only that monsters did not receive much attention because of the invaders of the other world that threatened the survival of the species called monsters. Contractor crimes occurred everywhere at any time, and as time passed, the number of crimes increased as the danger caused by monsters decreased. .
“No, it’s a little different from that. It’s not just the number of crimes that has increased, the quality has deteriorated dramatically. Yes, even this time. Indiscriminate terrorism by multiple contractors? Even in the middle of the city? Do you think this could happen in Korea?”
Yoosung involuntarily shook his head.
Although he was preoccupied with the quest, he at least knew how the world worked.
Kang Chang-seok displayed various data on the monitor and continued his explanation.
“These are events that have happened in the past month. As you can see, it’s not cute things like theft or robbery, but mostly things like terrorism and hate crimes by contractors.”
“There is someone behind you. Are you a user?”
“… … How did you know that?”
“It’s a fact that you can tell just by looking at the last energy body that flew in. Only the user can launch such an attack.”
“ah.”
Realizing what a stupid question he had asked, Kang Chang-seok cleared his throat.
However, I couldn’t help but be genuinely surprised by Yooseong’s words that followed.
“And the culprits have something in common. They have more energy than ordinary contractors and have the same nature… … . Since you directly said that you would not raise the level of the contractors, you said that you increased your strength in a way other than contracts. Of course, only users can do that. out of it?”
“… … .”
Kang Chang-seok’s eyes were faintly trembling.
Feeling strange about the sudden increase in the number of contractors and the increase in the crime rate, he casually states what he managed to find out by using the privilege of his job as a broker.
He said that less than a day had passed since he returned from the quest, but he had no idea how he found out.
‘Besides, that arrow that intercepted the last attack. In terms of simple power, it is equivalent to the maximum attack power I can produce. does this make sense? The fact that a user who has not yet been one year old is already growing like this… … .’
Continuing his thoughts, Kang Chang-seok felt Yoo-seong staring at him and opened his mouth.
“right. The perpetrators were ordinary people with no abilities until recently. As a result of the investigation, it was said that he got his strength from someone.”
“Which user did this?”
“Well, it hasn’t been confirmed yet that the user is the culprit.”
“What are you talking about? There’s no way there’s anyone other than the user who can do this, right?”
“I have the ability, but I have no reason to do this. If you are busy taking care of yourself right now, why would you cause terrorism in Korea? Besides, they all have solid alibis.”
“If you become a user, manipulating an alibi won’t be a job.”
“Well, I don’t have anything to say when I say that, but… … . At least I don’t think there is anyone among the users who would do such a strange thing.”
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Judgment based on experience and intuition, not on clear grounds.
However, since it was a judgment made by a person who has seen users for a long time, he did nothing to deny it blindly.
“Then who do you think is behind it?”
“Either one. A user or a monster.”
Yoosung’s eyebrows were faintly distorted.
When he said that the user could not have been the culprit just before, it bothered him that he pointed to the user again as the culprit, but it was nothing compared to what followed.
“monster? How does the monster… … .”
If it’s simple terror, even monsters can do it.
However, it is not something stupid monsters can do to create chaos in society by turning ordinary people into powerful people and inciting them to commit crimes.
Yuseong, who tried to deny Kang Chang-seok’s words, was speechless at the thought that came to his mind.
Not all monsters are stupid.
Orcs, which are common monsters, have intelligence and rationality enough to make and use tools while conversing in language, and other monsters that are presumed to have intellectual abilities such as using magic or making plans to attack humans. It was plentiful.
Right now, he himself had met such a monster.
‘Dragon and Lizardman.’
I don’t know if it’s correct to classify dragons as monsters, but anyway, dragons have achieved civilization enough to create large-scale cities capable of interdimensional navigation, and Lizardmen betrayed dragons and showed their intelligence and ambition to conquer the world using Dragonia.
When I first entered the community, I remembered what users said.
‘War between dimensions. The losers who abandoned space to find a new haven.’
I shouldn’t be fooled by the word monster.
Among them, there might be beings with intellect and reason equal to or greater than that of humans, rather than mere monsters.
“… … What kind of monster is it?”
“I don’t know that yet. However, given the fact that the arrested criminals used divine power-type powers, I’m assuming they’re angel-type monsters.”
“An angel.”
“Don’t be fooled by the image. Not all angels are good. On the contrary, angels are beings that can become more evil than demons.”
“I was just surprised that angels exist. Well, in a yard where there are elves, dwarves, and dragons, there is no way that there are no angels. Then what is a user?”
Tendons sprouted from Kang Chang-seok’s forehead.
“sign… … .”
“sign?”
Kang Chang-seok, who had been biting his lips for a while, said a word as if he couldn’t help it.
That word was a word in Meteor’s memory.
“Life is one shot.”
“… … .”
A cold smile appeared on Yoosung’s lips.
Life is one room.
A former user who cheated with a VR device, left the goggles behind, and disappeared.
Of course, if I hadn’t received the goggles at that time, I wouldn’t have survived until now, but that couldn’t be a reason to forgive one shot in life.
The reason he gave him the goggles wasn’t in good faith, and because he didn’t explain properly, he suffered 999 deaths, a terrible experience that was hard to imagine.
“Life is not about one shot, it can be. There is no clear reason, but I just selected beings with the ability to do this, so I put them in as candidates.”
Although he handed over his goggles, a symbol of the user, that did not mean that he had become an ordinary person.
I just can’t cross the dimension anymore.
Skills, artifacts, and powers brought from another world remain intact.
“You mean it could be him anyway?”
“It doesn’t.”
“OK. That’s enough. Where is that bastard now?”
“… … calm down. If the real culprit is one shot, it’s not something you can do with your own strength. I’ll take care of it, so stay still.”
“How strong is life?”
The data sent by Kang Chang-seok in the past contained only the information of the current users, but did not contain any information about the former user, Life is Oriental Medicine.
However, there was a clue that could guess the approximate skill.
‘If I had the level of three strong skills, there would be no way I would have given up the goggles and gone into hiding. At best, it can be tripled, and at best it can be tripled.’
Meteor guesses were almost identical.
“It is strong enough to be called three weak points, but weak enough to be called triple. It must be between three and three.”
“Between the three medicines and the three. I don’t know exactly how much, but you would. When you look at it, do you think I’ll never be able to take a hit in life?”
“Yeah… … .”
Of course, Kang Chang-seok, who was about to say that, blurted out his words just like Yoo-sung did earlier.
Had I been asked this question the day before, I could have answered yes without hesitation.
However, after watching the video of Gwanghwamun Square, I changed my mind.
‘I don’t know about anything else, but I’m sure of one attack power. I don’t know if it’s possible to fire continuously, but if you can land such an attack even with one shot, it can be useful even if the opponent has only one shot.’
Originally, Kang Chang-seok did not intend to involve Yoo-seong in this work.
I don’t know if the person behind this incident was a monster or a user, but I thought it was a tough level to deal with.
‘I was planning to do it secretly with the help of another user… … .’
Kang Chang-seok pondered for a moment and then nodded.
“I’ll put you in the operation under the condition that you don’t go to the front.”
“I originally intended that.”
Yooseong was not stupid enough to judge that he was attacking the user head-on.
In the first place, if he hadn’t obtained the long-range attack method called the Elemental Bow, he wouldn’t have made this request.
Kang Chang-seok let out a sigh of relief at Yoo-sung’s confirmation answer and immediately said with a playful expression on his face.
“great. But before that, there is someone I want to introduce you to.”
I didn’t ask who Yooseong was.
In this situation, it was obvious that there was someone to introduce.
‘At least it must be a user.’
The fourth user meeting after Kang Chang-seok, Kasim, and Sophia.
Yuseong, who was wondering what kind of user would appear, froze as he heard the words that came out of Kang Chang-seok’s mouth.
“No god! You can come out!”
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