Episode 221:
New Korea’s battle to subdue the Saechullians.
America’s Har-Sultan chase.
An unidentified infectious disease that is spreading beyond Asia and around the world.
Without any special gate break or dungeon break or without any damage from monsters.
The Earth was in chaos like never before.
And the newly added incident shook the whole world.
It was an incident involving New Korea and China.
‘Arrest of the final shadow of Samrodu!!’
‘Mine reinforcement factory discovered in Beijing.’
‘The person behind the national power level mine shadow is Chairman Xu Jain of the Association?!!’
‘The double life of Xu Jain, president of the China Players Association.’
‘Chinese leadership draws a line. Announced that Xu Jain committed the crime alone.’
‘Mine Shadow. Kim Tae-hyeon of New Korea was captured alive.’
‘Ji Jin-hee, president of the association. Expressing gratitude to the Chinese leadership for cooperation in joint operations.’
“It’s quite distorted.”
Ji Jin-hee said as she put down the last newspaper she was reading.
Numerous media outlets published related articles, but none came close to the truth.
“If the truth becomes known in the current situation, it will become even more uncontrollable.”
A man who was also looking through a newspaper.
Park Seong-jin, who was also a party to the incident, said so.
“The new Korea is still far away.”
Immediately after capturing Shadow and Xu Zain.
The Chinese leadership demanded the extradition of Shadow and Xu Jain.
On the surface, it was a request, but it was an attitude that would burn war.
Taehyun was the one who took care of that situation.
Just like they did with Xu Jain, they pointed out that they were involved behind the shadows.
Any further damage to China’s image could push China, overcome with a sense of defeat, into the abyss.
In the end, China reached an agreement with Taehyeon to blame all the crimes on Xu Jain.
By making an oath as an awakened person to keep the contents secret.
Ji Jin-hee had already heard those facts.
“What about the shadow? “Did Director Go say he was being interrogated?”
“yes. But it didn’t seem easy.”
Go Tae-wook is said to be the best when it comes to interrogation in the new Korea.
The fact that it was not easy for Go Tae-wook meant that the opponent was outside the standard.
“Umm… What about Taehyun?”
“They said they would interrogate me directly. “I headed to where Director Go was.”
“This again… it’s going to be bloody.”
* * *
A place secretly operated by the Association to interrogate high-level demons.
Commonly known as garbage dump.
Taehyun stepped into a place he had only heard rumors about in his past life.
Pazzzzz.
Taehyun crossed the warp gate and looked around.
Five association players wearing guard uniforms saluted.
In front of him was Go Tae-wook, who had been contacted in advance.
“This is the first time I’ve seen you look so tired.”
“Because the opponent is the opponent.”
Two days after capturing the shadow alive.
Ko Tae-wook had put all his association work aside and was devoting his time to interrogating Shadow.
Nevertheless.
“What a guy. “He didn’t flinch despite all the torture.”
Go Tae-wook guided Tae-hyeon with a tired smile.
It was where the shadows were imprisoned.
“I heard this guy was causing trouble?”
Go Tae-wook nodded.
“Thanks to you, two Association players are seriously injured. “You have that much strength even after wearing a restraint… How did you catch a guy like that?”
Go Tae-wook, who said that, glanced at Tae-hyeon’s face.
He has a youthful face, only 20 years old, trying to shed his boyishness and become a young man.
How could a child like this bring such a monster into submission?
“He knelt down on his own.”
Taehyun shrugged his shoulders as if it was no big deal.
Ko Tae-wook also just smiled as if he understood.
“You may have heard about it, but what you find out is minimal compared to the time invested. “It looks like someone has used a mental skill.”
‘indeed.’
Taehyun nodded as if he understood.
It happened sometimes.
These guys are trying to hide information using mental skills to protect their secrets.
I don’t know, but if a player like Go Tae-wook couldn’t even use it, he would have to be at least an SS-level player or a mine level player.
‘Min Ji-hong? Kassim Zort? Or is there another demon I don’t know about?’
Taehyun tried to think of this guy’s skills, but that was all that came to mind right away.
‘Well, we’ll see.’
The reason why Taehyun came to the garbage dump.
That was to directly interrogate the shadow.
“Here.”
Go Tae-wook stopped in front of a triple-locked door.
Sigh.
When the player guarding opened the door, a metallic sound rang out.
And there.
There was a shadow with both arms and legs bound.
It was similar to what happened to Ayoung in the labyrinth.
“Let’s talk about secrets together.”
“Are you going to be okay?”
“I’m the one who caught this guy.”
“…okay. “What about the camera?”
“It doesn’t matter if you leave it on.”
Go Tae-wook nodded and left the room.
Only then did Taehyun approach the shadow.
“Hey, I know you didn’t pass out.”
A laugh came out of the mouth of the shadow that was bowing its head at Taehyun’s words.
“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…”
It felt like he was scratching metal as if he had been tortured by some kind of torture.
“You look like things are going well.”
“Kim Tae-hyun… Is it you this time… If you’re trying to get information from me… it’s a futile effort.”
Unlike his body covered in shadows, he glared at Taehyun with venomous eyes.
“That’s your idea. “There is a way.”
“Damn it. “I should have dealt with you sooner.”
The shadow rolled its eyes as if it were angry.
“I know that feeling.”
Taehyun mocked him, not caring about his life.
Crack.
If it weren’t for the tightly fastened restraints, it would have hit Taehyun’s face.
“Don’t be conceited. “Sweetheart.”
The shadow growled.
“I think that’s what I should say. “What do you believe and why are you being so picky?”
Triads too. Malicious guilds too. Also the Chinese Players Association.
They all ended badly.
Lee Jeong-soo of Taesan Group, who is expected to be in the same boat as this guy.
He too would suffer a similar fate.
“Hehe… As expected, you don’t know anything.”
Taehyun clicked his tongue at the shadow’s bravado.
“If you want to get help from China, you better wake up from your dream. Ah, the same goes for Kassim Jort. “That guy is being chased by America right now.”
Taehyun told us about Kassim Jort’s recent activities.
The story was that not only Harsultan but also Kassim Zort were cornered by Cody Cruz’s pursuit.
Of course, Shadow also knew this before he was captured here.
‘The pressure will have an effect.’
Taehyun’s thoughts were correct.
Shadow felt like his heart was being squeezed.
Anyone who heard such news in a situation where their body was not normal would have no choice but to do that.
Taehyun opened the last card to drive the wedge.
“The only one left is Min Ji-hong… Is he worth risking to save you?”
very little.
The shadow’s body flinched.
“Don’t be puffed up… aren’t you here to make a deal?”
Taehyun shook his head at the word deal.
“That is only done on equal footing. “Look at yourself now.”
“….”
“Do you think we are equal?”
Taehyun said that and placed his hand on the shadow’s broken shoulder.
Crack.
The already broken bone was once again cut in half.
“Prove that your life is worth it.”
Eat.
Shadow grinned despite the pain in his shoulder.
“You don’t know how to make a deal.”
It wasn’t wrong.
This is because Taehyun did not come here to make a deal.
“It looks like you’re confident you won’t be affected by mental skills.”
Tiring.
[Skill Apocalypse (S) has been activated. Specify the target. The consumption of magic power accelerates.]
Huaaaaaaa.
Sigh. Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
“Sigh…”
The shadow took a vain breath as the field that had subdued it unfolded.
Churrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The chain wrapped itself around the shadow’s body without hesitation.
“Let’s see how great the preparations have been.”
“Ugh… nonsense…”
Taehyun grabbed Shadow’s hair and fixed his gaze.
and.
Tiring.
[Skill Complete Hypnosis (S) has been activated. Specify the target. Magic power consumption accelerates.]
“Let’s talk about secrets.”
Taehyun’s red eyes flashed.
* * *
“It has begun.”
Go Tae-wook muttered while looking at the blacked-out screen.
I knew that among Taehyun’s skills, there was a field type that nullified surrounding electronic devices and detection skills.
No, this time I even experienced it myself in China.
Thanks to this, I also knew that it would be difficult to maintain one’s sanity in that field, no matter how much an S-rank player was.
‘Taehyun won’t kill this guy, right?’
He was the head of the triad and the vice-guild leader of the malicious guild.
Is that all?
Connection with Chinese Lee Jeong-su and Min Ji-hong, etc.
If kept alive, he would be useful in many ways.
“There’s no way that clever guy wouldn’t know that…”
Ko Tae-wook shook his head and downed his coffee.
10 minutes have passed.
However, the frozen screen did not come back.
‘It’s taking longer than I thought.’
Go Tae-wook was thinking about this and was about to make some coffee and drink it.
Kwaaang.
The building shook with an explosion.
Before Go Tae-wook could understand the situation, his subordinate came in.
“There was a big problem. “It’s an invasion!!”
“What is your identity?!!”
“Black hole… no, it’s Min Ji-hong!!”
Ko Tae-wook hurriedly moved his body at the unexpected name.
* * *
There were two men in the silent darkness.
It was Taehyun with glowing red eyes and a shadow crawling on the floor.
“Khaak…”
The shadow trembled and groaned.
It was due to the aftereffects of Taehyun’s skill ‘Complete Hypnosis’.
10 minutes.
Taehyun succeeded in finding out the background of the shadow’s life and its activities so far during that time.
Why wasn’t Min Ji-hong in the labyrinth?
What kind of power did this guy gain?
Where Vice Chairman Lee Jeong-soo and Saechullian leader Min Dae-hee are hiding, etc.
Various plans came out one after another.
And above all.
‘A vaccine for gray disease has not been created yet.’
This alone would change the direction of the association’s investigation.
The information just found out was a successful interrogation, but that wasn’t the only thing Taehyun wanted from Shadow.
If you wanted this much, you wouldn’t have to go through the hassle of bringing a shadow from China.
They would not have entrusted Go Tae-wook with the inconvenience of interrogation.
bait.
The shadow served as bait to catch the last big fish.
And just in time, the big fish that Taehyun had been waiting for came right away.
Kwaang!!
Explosions were heard everywhere.
At best, there are dozens of people that can be felt.
Although there were not many people, there were enough people to occupy the dump.
and.
Jerk. Jerk. Jerk. Jerk.
A man walked from far away.
“Min Ji-hong. “You have a bold side.”
Taehyun said as he looked at the man who appeared in the apocalypse.
There was Min Ji-hong, who had opened his red eyes.
Bloody speculation is a bonus.
“Luckily I wasn’t late.”
He said as he looked at the suffering shadow.
“You won’t be able to crack jokes like you used to. “This place is pretty ruined, isn’t it?”
Taehyun said, patting his head.
It is a provocation.
The man in front of me.
Min Ji-hong released his magic power without saying a word.
Quaaaaa.
Skill ‘Black Hole’.
And the brown magic power began to push away Apocalypse.
Taehyun was not the type of person to watch that quietly.
Tiring.
[Skill Apocalypse (S) has been strengthened. Magic consumption has accelerated.]
Kugugugung.
Taehyun’s gaze was directed to a part of Min Jihong’s body that was different from before.
“You have pretty good looking arms, don’t you?”
Tiring.
[Unique skill Predation (SS) has been activated. Specify the target.]
Oh my.
Likewise, the magic power of predation was also incomparably greater than before.
“Eat it up.”
At Taehyun’s command.
The magical power of predation, like a tidal wave, hit Min Ji-hong.
