Chapter 28

Chapter 28

Trap

“Uh, uh···yes. Keep watching like that. If suspicious movement detected, contact immediately.”

Inside the vehicle.

Mercenary team, Red Moon's team leader Son Su-min opened his mouth.

“Internal personnel look around 7. First the number is more on our side, but don't let your guard down. Got it?”

“Yes!”

Red Moon's team members were exactly 10.

Including Wi Kang-jun in charge of tracking, and me a freelancer, total 12.

First not pushed in numbers.

But no one's expression was comfortable.

A confrontation structure between awakeners where one irregular alone can completely overturn the board.

This side prepared me as that variable, but no guarantee the other side won't do so.

Son Su-min also knew that fact well.

“Absolutely don't loosen tension. First protect the mage while grasping the situation, and if the situation is organized, follow my instructions. No rash actions, and no flustering. Got it?”

“Yes, understood!”

Once more a loud answer sound rang.

An appearance of disciplined people risking their lives to act.

Whether because dealing with people not monsters.

There was a contrasting side with Shield team's calmness.

After that, silence lingered.

Only Son Su-min's voice advising team members was occasionally heard.

The vehicle moved north quickly, and the surrounding scenery changed rapidly.

Godeok, and Hanam.

The southeast zone that was quite prosperous in the past had become musty like a faded photo.

“The east is already ruined.”

Son Su-min shook his head while looking outside the window.

“The more to the outskirts, contaminated areas increase, and contaminants swarm, it was said. Fortunate that the guys don't leave their domain, but opinions are divided even among experts on how long such luck will continue.”

Contaminated east zone.

The government and hunter association repeatedly failed to remove unknown contaminants.

The boundary area between Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do that turned into a lawless zone as the contaminants' radius increased.

Thanks to that, the east's expandability was restricted, and the central axis of development moved west.

Only factories needing large sites purchase cheap lands and produce and deliver goods, it was said.

“Well, work overflows for us so not bad but···.”

The reason mercenary groups settled in old Seongnam is also not different.

A place where contaminants and industrial complexes are located on a large scale.

Safety problems frequently occurring is natural, and interest struggles also occur often.

Thanks to that, companies necessarily have one mercenary group watching their back.

This matter is also the same.

Since the factory owner steadily supported funds in the name of salary usually, when the incident occurred, Red Moon immediately stepped forward to respond.

Thinking that way.

The factory owner's position who had goods seized would also be desperate.

But from the position of the mercenary group who took on the work, desperate the same.

If not properly handling even one such seizure incident, other factories connected with Red Moon would also have no reason to continue transactions.

Son Su-min's sharp order.

Even the appearance of the disciplined mercenary group.

There was a reason for all.

“Almost arrived.”

Wi Kang-jun who was listening to the hunters' stories with a frozen expression the whole time quietly muttered.

Son Su-min asked.

“How much left?”

“That isn't accurately visible. Just, it seems dangerous if boarding a vehicle.”

Son Su-min's gaze scanned Wi Kang-jun.

An expression of not being pleased.

Nothing strange at all.

From the start, a simple tracking dedicated freelancer couldn't satisfy a professional mercenary team leader.

Soon the vehicle stopped.

The mercenary group that got off in an instant reorganized the formation and started moving.

“We'll move quickly and prepare for any eventuality. I'll attach two subordinates to the mage, so follow slowly···ugh, damn!”

Son Su-min who was speaking while turning around spat a savory curse.

The mercenary group that turned around with a bewildered expression also startled.

I wrapped my body with Mana Threads hanging all over both hands.

Looking at them, I shrugged.

“Let's go.”

Son Su-min swallowed dry saliva.

He who blankly stared at the Mana Thread for a while took a large deep breath once.

Then slowly turned around, and said toward the subordinates who couldn't take their eyes off me.

“Moving.”

We quickly crossed the forest path.

While Wi Kang-jun held like a child by the mercenary told directions here and there.

I wrapped Mana Thread on tree branches and followed them.

No need to walk, comfortable and pleasant.

The reason mages are broken is gradually felt, or something.

No, no.

In this case, is my trait broken.

“You've come.”

Met the mercenary group member who was watching the target place from yesterday.

Everyone gathered and quickly discussed the operation.

As experts, the conclusion was soon derived.

“Team A follows me and enters. Team B spreads widely and blocks the escape route. The gentle slope cliff path must be blocked, got it?”

In the meantime, I silently watched the front.

Below the steep slope cliff.

An abandoned abandoned factory that once made something is sitting alone.

A shabby exterior that seems to collapse immediately even with one appropriate impact.

But the important thing wasn't the appearance.

A strong feeling that something was wrong came.

A chill went down the spine.

On the board.

About 10 black dots.

One orange dot stamped in the middle.

What's inside the abandoned factory isn't 7 awakeners.

One injured person tied to a chair while fainted.

10 corpses lying dead around that.

‘Is it a trap.’

I examined Wi Kang-jun.

Tracking series awakener.

Since an external freelancer team, the probability of being an accomplice was sufficient.

But still early to be sure.

Throughout moving, didn't my tracking skill also accurately point to this abandoned factory.

Couldn't vaguely suspect him.

‘Someone seems to be trying to lure the mercenary team to the abandoned factory···.’

The reason for luring.

Might be to annihilate the mercenary group.

Or to frame the crime.

But how?

The Detection skill scanned the area.

A forest zone overflowing with living beings.

Nothing is caught in the restricted detection distance.

After pondering, I expanded mental strength.

Along with light dizziness, the Detection skill instantly scanned within a 3km radius.

“...”

There is.

Exactly the opposite of us.

One gray dot stamped in the area facing this side with the abandoned factory in between.

The guy's movement was felt as detailed as seeing right in front.

A lightly trembling hand.

A small item held.

It's a remote control.

‘Is it explosion.’

In the meantime, the mercenary team that finished the meeting.

Son Su-min who lightly gestured jumped to the cliff, and team members followed behind.

The gaze of the existence beyond the cliff left my side and followed the mercenary group.

The tremor of the hand holding the remote control stopped.

The guy's thumb slowly starts moving.

An explosion will burst matching the mercenary group's entry.

Should I stop the mercenary group.

If so, the guy who felt something strange might flee.

Before the mercenary group approaches the abandoned factory.

Removing the enemy was the best.

Important is speed, and accuracy.

“Our work is now finished···?”

I ignored Wi Kang-jun's words heard from behind.

Extended my hand and grabbed the Red Arrow that floated in the empty air.

“M-mage···? Now what···?”

As is, I swung my arm.

One red dot seemed to brush lightly, then instantly disappeared beyond the vision.

A flame arrow that flew at tremendous speed impossible to even recognize.

Pierced the guy's head in one go.

Plop.

The enemy whose head was pierced without time to dodge collapsed to the floor.

The fire demon that spread turned the guy's body to powder.

Every single movement was felt perfectly.

Even the guy's end burning and disappearing.

And.

The movement behind my back too.

Puuk!

“Kuaaaaaaaak!!!!!”

Scream sound that burst almost simultaneously with the penetration sound.

I turned my body and looked at Wi Kang-jun.

In front of the guy's chest.

An earth spear pierced the ground and protruded.

Beside the sharp spear blade, something long and thin was floating.

“Th-this crazy!!!!!!”

Two fingers of Wi Kang-jun grabbed with Telekinesis.

Thumb and index finger were holding something.

Small round plastic.

It was the detonator.

Wi Kang-jun's face distorted like an evil ghost.

“This bastard!!”

The guy swung his hand trying to grab the detonator but useless.

The detonator that lightly flew avoiding the guy's grip dropped under my feet with a tuk.

I wanted to ask something, but the situation wasn't favorable.

Because the voice didn't come out properly.

In the end, the choice was only one.

First subdue and see.

Sssssss···.

800 Mana Threads instantly surrounded Wi Kang-jun.

Wi Kang-jun whose face turned pale white.

I grabbed the head of the guy opening and closing his mouth trying to say something and slammed it vertically.

At the same time, a blunt stone pillar soared and greeted the guy's head.

Puk! Puk!

Pueeeeeeok!!!!

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Son Su-min who killed his presence arrived at the abandoned factory.

No particular point.

Also no feeling of being discovered at all.

Checked the inside through the gap of the open outer wall.

Full of darkness, no special movement detected.

The brow slightly furrowed.

Expected something would be there.

No presence was felt at all.

Flick, flick.

Lightly flicking a finger, team members took position at appropriate distances.

Five team members attached to the outer wall.

At Son Su-min's continuing hand signal, smashed the outer wall and rushed inside.

Kwaang!!

Entered inside in an instant.

Team members who immediately tried to find the opponent to subdue paused.

Inside the empty factory.

Not a bit of presence is felt.

“What···?”

Son Su-min's eyes widened.

Belatedly faintly felt blood scent.

And one more.

Gunpowder smell.

“E-everyone go out-”

Tung, tung, tung, tung, tung.

Son Su-min who was trying to pull out the subordinates paused.

Mechanical sound that largely rang from the ceiling.

In Son Su-min's eyes who raised his head, large lights turning on sequentially were visible.

And, only then the situation inside the wide abandoned factory was grasped at a glance.

Corpses rolling on the floor sealed.

A blood-covered man tied to a chair.

Even a pile of bombs piled full around that.

“Th-this is what···!!”

“Trap.”

A rough voice rang.

Son Su-min who quickly turned his head's eyes widened.

The owner of the voice just passing the abandoned factory entrance.

The flame mage introduced at the office was approaching while spreading hundreds of Mana Threads.

“It's a trap.”

His finger raised upward.

Son Su-min's gaze followed him upward.

Hundreds of Mana Threads wriggling like tentacles in the empty air are holding something.

The identity was none other.

Wi Kang-jun who led them here.

Team members' gazes headed toward the mage.

In the suffocating silence, he said.

“Open your mouth.”

Mana Thread roughly threw Wi Kang-jun.

The mage looking at Wi Kang-jun coughing as if coming to senses from the impact said in a cold voice.

“Must take revenge.”

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