Chapter 126 – Terrorism (4)
“You’re back.”
The masked people and the black dragon ark greeted Kim Hyun-ki without turning her head. Kim Hyeon-gi, whose whole body was in disrepair, wiped the blood off her face while laughing. A recovery-type Awakener approached and asked while restoring his body.
“How is it?”
“It’s successful. That’s very successful. I was really able to open the gate remotely. It was unexpected that Jang Ji-wan was waiting there, but there was a clear harvest nonetheless.”
“I’m glad. It really works the way we experimented with it.”
“Yes, we are really close to our goal now.”
Kim Hyun-gi nodded his head as he received treatment. The destruction of the research center itself was a secondary purpose of this terror attack. The purpose of this was to test whether the ‘instant gate’ they were experimenting with could be remotely controlled and opened. It was because if an accident happened due to a wrong experiment in the hideout, the location could be discovered.
It was unexpected that Jang Ji-wan was waiting, but Kim Hyun-ki accomplished his goal brilliantly. He kept his eyes twinkling even in pain. It was because he could vividly see the face of Jang Ji-wan, who burst into anger at missing him. In the future, considering that there were countless things that would cause him to burst into anger, Kim Hyun-ki was willing to jump into the operation again right now.
“How are you going to do the experiment next time?”
A positive question came to the masked man. The man answered while stroking his mask.
“Next time? Next time, I’ll have to experiment with how many gates I can open at once. If you store signals on the same remote, how many can you open? First of all, the captain said you should be able to open at least 30 of them at the same time.”
“30? Are there too many?”
“But you’re hoping the captain can open that much, don’t you?”
The masked man was an ardent devotee of the captain. And Kim Hyun-ki was also an avid supporter of the captain who accepted himself into this organization and presented a new goal. Kim Hyun-ki nodded his head and said.
“Okay. If the captain wants it, he must do it. Isn’t that right, Lord?”
Kim Hyeon-gi sang Choi Soon-hong of the Black Dragon Ark. Choi Soon-Hong nodded his head as he sat in the chair. He said.
“Next time, how about going with me?”
“You?”
“If Jang Ji-wan caught you this time, things would have been a little messed up. Next time I’ll be more prepared and rush at you, how do you stop it by yourself? It’s okay for me to go and buy some time. Even though I’m old and an A-rank, I once heard that there was no one to beat among those A-rank hunters.”
“If you go with me, I can trust you. But are you okay? The people of the Black Dragon Room are still chasing us.”
Choi Soonhong’s face trembled. Kim Hyun-ki saw that and laughed with a kick. He said he was fine, but it was because he knew he wasn’t fine. Kim Hyun-ki knew very well that there were things in the world that he could not throw away. For him, the past with Youngmi was like that, and for Choi Soonhong, the Black Dragon Room was like that.
If he were to come to a moment where he had to choose between the Black Dragon Room and the Great Work, he would surely hesitate.
“…It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter.”
Kim Hyun-ki smiled and nodded his head. As Choi Soon-Hong said that, she turned her head back to the screen. On the other side of the screen, plans for the future were written. The blue light from the screen cast a shadow on Soonhong Choi’s face. Soonhong Choi. He also had a grudge against Jang Ji-wan.
It was because Jang Ji-wan was the person who testified that he was responsible for not stopping Chariot at the time of the Gapyeong terrorist attack. Choi Soon-Hong fell into this abyss because he cornered him. His eyes were burning with rage. Said the masked man.
“Then let’s make the next plan.”
With those words as a signal, all the members of the group gathered.
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Lava’s corpse was shattered into pieces. Unfortunately, it was because he met eyes with S-rank Hunter Jang Ji-wan. Jang Ji-wan was holding his breath as he vented his anger for missing Kim Hyun-ki on the corpse. Hunter Seong Ha-yeon, who hurriedly jumped up again, broke the gate, so there was no further monster influx.
The police and hunters who came belatedly frowned upon seeing the signs of destruction everywhere and Lava torn on the floor. Hunter Lee Jun-hyeok called us and quietly tried to figure out the situation. Among us, Hunter Seong Ha-yeon was the only one who properly witnessed the situation.
Seong Ha-yeon Hunter said.
“That bastard. I think she’s using some weird device.”
“A strange device?”
“Yes. This ball-like device.”
He added that he had already handed over one to the police and the Diamond Club. It looked like a round ball, but when pressed against a wall, it deformed into a mine-like shape. Seong Ha-yeon Hunter continued talking while sticking the ball to the wall next to her.
“When I attached 4 of these in a square shape, energy suddenly arose and a gate was created.”
“Was the gate made that easy?”
Junhyeok Lee Hunter asked with a questioning face. Of course, no one knew how the gates were made here. It was because it was something that could only be known at the academy or research institute. Senior Yoojung said.
“Shall we ask the academy? I still have Mr. Lee Jung-ah’s number.”
There was no reason not to. Hunter Lee Junhyuk even gestured and said.
“Walk quickly. Hurry.”
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“The gate is easier to open than I thought. Whether you can safely open it or not is important. A gate is something that you can open as long as the coordinates are specified and the device is ready.”
The voice over the speakerphone was tired. It seems that he has been busy in many ways since the academy destruction, so senior Yoo-jung made an apologetic expression inside. Seong Ha-yeon Hunter asked.
“I am Seong Ha-yeon Hunter. Then, is it possible to have a device that can easily open the gate remotely?”
A worried voice was heard. Um, just by looking at the nuance of his moaning, I could feel that it was a difficult question. Her eyes narrowed and she seemed to be able to see her face contemplating an answer.
“Theoretically, is it possible? But as I said before, the most important thing when opening a gate is safety. Because the warlike entities among the monsters inside the gate tend to run out of the gate. When it feels or finds the entrance to the gate, it runs to it. So, when I open a permanent gate, I open the gate by selecting a location coordinate that is safe and away from boss-level monsters.”
“What if I open it without selecting it?”
It was a question from senior Yoojung. Teacher Lee Jung-ah said as if she was asking something obvious.
“Monsters will pour out, right? But again, this is only possible in theory, and such technology has not been reported to gate-related societies. There is no reason to study. When the simple gate opening technology is commercialized, that… The future is so terrifying. If it doesn’t open, the more it doesn’t open, the better the gate is.”
And as we listened to the back story that followed, we had no choice but to look into each other’s eyes. I couldn’t help but feel it instinctively. This terrorist attempt is not just an attempt, it is an experiment. After hanging up the phone, Seong Ha-yeon Hunter said.
“Did Chariot use that gate when he came out last time?”
“It is very likely that it was. Not only did it suddenly pop out from under the ground, but it must have opened the gate underground by finding the coordinates where you felt the strongest energy. Is it possible to open by specifying the type of monster?”
“So, at that time, Kim Chun-bae really only showed his face, and there is actually a separate person summoned.”
“There is a high possibility that that person was also Kim Hyun-ki. He’s a human who can be easily summoned from the ground and removed.”
It felt like pieces of a puzzle were moving around in my head. The purpose of the organization seemed to come to mind clearly, but it did not come to mind. Ichie said.
“Did you try to open the gate and attack it with monsters?”
Senior Yu-jeong shook her head and said.
“But it’s too small to raid, and it’s a place where not many people go. Compared to the last time Chariot came out, it was just one lava, and the gate was easy to destroy. Since you are touching the Diamond Club building, you should have known that an S-class hunter would come within 10 minutes at the latest, but I think terrorism is a bit pointless.”
Junhyeok Lee Hunter asked.
“Why did I summon Chariot last time, but only Lava this time? Can’t I summon it however I want?”
Seong Ha-yeon, Hunter, replied plaintively.
“I guess it didn’t matter what came out. In a hurry If Lavara hadn’t come out, Ji-Wan Jang would have smashed her head?”
Doesn’t matter what comes out Last time I called Chariot, but I couldn’t summon him this time? I frowned. It was like putting a puzzle together in my head.
“Maybe it was an experiment?”
Everyone’s eyes turned to me. I shrugged my shoulders a little and continued talking.
“So, whatever this time, I was experimenting with something in preparation for the next operation. For example, the summoning method. So, I guess I just came because I wanted to make sure that the remote gate was working regardless of what came out?”
“Can’t we just do that kind of experiment on our own? Do you dare rush to the Diamond Club Lab?”
“That… It’s hard for them to handle it when even A-class suddenly pours out, and this is the Diamond Club area with 3 S-class hunters, so maybe they experimented here? Since he is a terrorist with some kind of connection, there is a justification for trying.”
“It’s an experiment… It makes sense.”
Junhyeok Lee Hunter nodded her head. I couldn’t be sure either. But this one seemed more likely. Seong Ha-yeon Hunter brushed my hair and said.
“Are you using your hair?”
I just laughed.
