Chapter 23

Chapter 23

A good person

It became night. Since a busy area it was still bright, but since shadows are draped anywhere there was no problem in operating the shadow eye.

The building was almost empty so just examining the 4th basement floor and 5th basement floor is enough.

On the 4th basement floor there was the security team, and on the 5th basement floor there is the laboratory.

Seo I-hyeon's goal is on the 5th basement floor.

There was almost nothing changed from when coming last time.

He had regarded that security personnel would be expanded more, but it was similar to then. About two increased?

However he doesn't know what degree of skill the two increased have, and what ability they have.

Since extremely dull toward the mana side everyone just looks like ordinary people. That is the same even seeing through the shadow eye.

But the fact that the two increased won't be ordinary can be guessed.

Even after experiencing such a thing if not preparing one deserves to get hit again.

Seo I-hyeon set a plan how to enter the building. Last time he crossed in from the 7th floor of the next building, but thinking about it there was no need to do that.

Anyway since entering through the underground parking lot, entering the parking lot is enough, right.

'At that time I don't know why I went there.'

Even he confirmed in advance how to go to the 5th basement floor. Yet he deliberately infiltrated the 7th floor.

As expected one has to use the head steadily. If not using it rusts.

Seo I-hyeon stood up from his seat. Now it's gradually time to enter inside.

He came out of the coffee shop and walked toward the Etherix building. And entered the alley next to the building confirmed there is no gaze then took out Black.

From the shadow Black of giant build rose without sound.

'Ah, this will stand out clearly in the eyes.'

The height is too big. So he put it back into the shadow. It seems he has to give up accompanying usually.

Just be satisfied with not looking like bones when filmed by cameras.

Seo I-hyeon walked to the building underground parking lot entrance. The parking lot entrance was on the back side of the building.

Going and slightly seeing there were a few CCTVs.

Still entering inside the parking lot without getting caught there wasn't particularly difficult. Because there were quite a few blind spots.

Seo I-hyeon used the CCTV's blind spots and entered inside the parking lot.

There is also CCTV in the parking lot, but as expected avoiding being filmed using pillars and parked cars wasn't difficult.

Moving like that he arrived at the place where the door going to the 4th basement floor on the 3rd basement floor, that is the elevator is visible.

Above the door one CCTV that wasn't visible before was hanging. It seems thoroughly confirming those entering and exiting. Maybe one has to go through authentication to ride the elevator.

From the 3rd basement floor to the 5th basement floor it is made so one can only come and go by elevator.

So when escaping it was considerably inconvenient. So making one path that can escape in advance is convenient.

And if one can use that path alone it's the best.

Seo I-hyeon is a person who can do that.

'It would be good if able to move to the 5th basement floor in one go from here, but to do that related materials are needed.'

To use magic regarding space usually eyeballs are needed. Depending on the situation one can also use ears, but not just tearing the ear ends but one also has to extract the organs inside the ear.

Just thinking is terrible.

So using magic that can be done using only blood is the best.

Time is also limited, and power is also significantly low, but still usable.

No pain either.

From the shadow stuck under Seo I-hyeon's feet blood surged in a lump and drew a magic circle.

This position itself was a place investigated in advance.

Going down from here a place with no people and a CCTV blind spot comes out.

And going down from there one can go between the laboratory's equipment and equipment. A place perfect for hiding.

"How much blood will it use."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that and placed his hand on the magic circle firmly connecting the magic circle and hand with mana.

"Void connection. Mana authentication. Void penetration."

Massive blood was sucked into the magic circle.

The magic circle collapsed and a black circle of exactly the same size arose. Painted black it looked like a shadow. But this was a circle visible only to Seo I-hyeon's eyes.

Seo I-hyeon entered inside the circle without hesitation.

As if passing the floor he entered and arrived at the lower floor.

With the same method he made another black circle on the floor and went down.

Seo I-hyeon dropped between the laboratory's equipment and equipment.

No one noticed.

According to what confirmed earlier there were only researchers in the laboratory. Actually coming and examining it is still the same.

'It hasn't been long but cleaned very cleanly.'

At that time Seo I-hyeon broke quite a lot, but not even one trace of that remained. And the glass tube that confined the werewolf was also replaced with a new one. The ether batteries filling the wall were also all changed to new ones.

'Alright, then shall we gradually start?'

Seo I-hyeon's shadow moved stealthily. The long stretched shadow rode the wall and went up and split into several branches.

The goal was the CCTVs in various places on the ceiling. The number of CCTVs increased more than last time.

From Seo I-hyeon's shadow that touched the CCTV blood water flowed out.

All CCTVs were dyed with blood at the same time.

At that moment, Seo I-hyeon recited the spell.

"Infiltration."

Blood dug into the CCTV's gaps. It can't pass through walls but digging into joints or gaps was very simple.

After blood seeped sufficiently like that, Seo I-hyeon tightly clenched his fist and recited the spell.

"Craaaaack."

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

From all CCTVs a sound of something breaking was made. Since the sound wasn't that big no one noticed.

Since eyes were erased now he can move a bit more comfortably.

Seo I-hyeon scooped up blood from the shadow. Now it's the turn to handle the researchers.

Since CCTVs became useless, the security team will move right away. So he has to hurry.

He threw the scooped up blood into the air.

"Division. Diffusion."

The blood lump divided into several then spread widely as if exploding.

That all poured intact onto each researcher.

Seo I-hyeon revealed his appearance and tightly clenched his fist.

"Tight."

The researchers fell to the floor with painful screams.

"Uaaaaagh!"

Because of the pressure tightly constricting the whole body they couldn't even breathe properly. No, it wasn't that degree. At this rate it seemed all bones would break.

Eventually because of the pain everyone lost consciousness.

Seo I-hyeon clicked his tongue seeing that.

"Tsk tsk. Fainting unable to endure even that degree of pain. Weak as hell. I endured that degree smiling."

While Seo I-hyeon was muttering Black surged from the shadow.

"Break that."

Seo I-hyeon pointed at the glass tube with his finger. Then Black walked big strides toward the glass tube.

That can be left to Black. Seo I-hyeon quickly ran to the wall with the ether batteries.

Now he has to take this.

"I don't know what is what at all."

Seo I-hyeon glanced down at the floor and looked down at the fainted researchers.

'Should I have left about one?'

Then without this worry just ordering would have been the end.

"No time."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that and first forcibly tore off the ether batteries stuck on the wall.

Sounds of something breaking were heard occasionally but he didn't care. If taking first there will be use somewhere.

The torn off batteries he threw into the shadow. However, the number has to be counted exactly. Tearing off the batteries was quick.

"Thirty-six."

Since it's an item of 2 billion each, if selling at the black market even if not half at minimum over 500 million wouldn't one receive? Maybe even up to 1 billion possible.

That's a full 36. Even at 500 million each it's 18 billion.

At that degree just retiring would be fine, right?

While Seo I-hyeon was doing that someone tapped his shoulder. Turning his head Black was behind Seo I-hyeon. Black's index finger was touching Seo I-hyeon's shoulder.

Seo I-hyeon looked at Black with peculiar eyes again. Then Black raised his hand and pointed toward the side where the glass tube was.

There was the broken glass tube and the flesh lump wriggling below it.

It was a shape similar to the werewolf that became Black's base before, but a bit different from then.

At that time the whole body was covered with flesh lumps, but now that has places empty here and there so organs were clearly visible.

Seo I-hyeon approached close to the flesh lump. Then the flesh lump moved the fist-sized lips attached to a face-like shape and said.

"Ki...ll... me."

It's words asking to kill. Well, one wouldn't want to live in that shape. Probably the pain is also considerable. Still this guy since not long since becoming like this, negative emotions haven't accumulated as much as Black.

Not completely none, but to a degree that won't have particular influence when raising as a skeleton later.

Anyway if wanting doing as wanted is human nature.

Seo I-hyeon looked at Black and gestured with his chin.

Then Black understood perfectly and accurately stabbed the sword into the flesh lump's heart.

Soon the breath was cut, and the flesh lump entered the shadow.

Exactly at that moment, the laboratory door opened as if about to break.

Boom!

It took longer than expected. In fact he thought they would come a bit faster.

Either knowing the CCTV abnormality late, or some problem arising in the elevator one of the two.

'Ah. Should I have broken the elevator?'

If so couldn't he have bought a bit more time? Then he could have escaped a bit more easily.

'Well, learning through experience one by one like this.'

Seo I-hyeon slowly stepped back and looked at the laboratory entrance.

The person who just opened the door as if breaking and entered was a middle-aged man. Solid muscles and balanced posture, even eyes burning fiercely. A person as if shouting 'I am strong!' with the whole body.

"As expected. If waiting I knew they would come again. There is reward in waiting."

The middle-aged man said smiling brightly. Behind him other security personnel poured in and stood blocking the entrance. The number is seven. Everyone glared at Seo I-hyeon with hostile eyes.

Seo I-hyeon slightly glanced at them. But something that shouldn't be seen was visible.

"Don't tell me, guns?"

Four among the seven were holding guns in their hands. Guns even with silencers attached.

"Guns in the Republic of Korea? This, is it okay to report?"

At Seo I-hyeon's words the middle-aged man chuckled.

"Why like this among players? First time seeing guns? By the way..."

The middle-aged man glanced around and frowned.

"You made a mess. What sin are the researchers?"

Seo I-hyeon made a speechless expression. What sin. Making people into that shape and experimenting isn't a sin? Well, it's not something to care about.

"Still I didn't kill anyone. I am a good person."

The middle-aged man snorted.

"Why so seriously saying nonsense? If someone who doesn't know hears they'll think it's real."

"I am sincere? In reality yet I haven't killed anyone."

Since regarding the other world's matters as a dream this is sincere.

The middle-aged man frowning scanned the researchers fallen on the floor. Just looking the body condition is not normal. Twisted here and there. As if wrung.

"Rather should have killed."

"Bad guy."

At those words the middle-aged man glared at Seo I-hyeon. He was scratched.

"Enough, kneel when saying good words. If fighting for no reason and fixtures break later you'll be scolded bigger. For reference I am a specialist in torture. I have confidence to give the best pain in life so you can look forward to it."

Seo I-hyeon frowned hard.

"Do you know what the second thing I dislike most in the world is?"

"Second? Not even first? Do I have to know that?"

Seo I-hyeon didn't continue. No need to particularly say that it's pain. Just informing that the mood was greatly hurt is enough.

"Black."

At Seo I-hyeon's words Black stepped forward. That middle-aged man Black can handle.

The middle-aged man facing Black flashed his eyes.

"Ho. This, really. Amazing? Not an ordinary guy."

From his eyes the desire to fight burned fiercely.

The middle-aged man, Kwon Hyeon-sang tightly clenched both fists. Inner energy bursting from the dantian wrapped the whole body and gathered in the fists and clumped firmly.

Seo I-hyeon glanced at that and looked at the ones behind Kwon Hyeon-sang.

The guys aiming guns this way were really annoying. Imagining how much it will hurt if hit he doesn't want.

Then what should he do.

'I have to run.'

Seo I-hyeon stealthily stepped back. The goal is the place he came down earlier. Because he can go up to the upper floor through the ceiling.

Jumping beyond the ceiling is a problem, but that can be done using magic.

When Seo I-hyeon retreated to the place with equipment, the ones holding guns were a bit flustered. If equipment is hit by guns the damage is not small. It was a problem that could take responsibility.

So the three people not holding guns, the martial artists stepped forward.

"They say they use ability using blood, so be careful."

"Everyone brace yourselves so they don't escape!"

One among the martial artists said to the security personnel holding guns waiting behind.

The security personnel aimed guns toward Seo I-hyeon and concentrated. With eyes full of resolve absolutely not to miss.

Seo I-hyeon looked at them and grinned.

At that ominous smile the martial artists immediately tried to charge. But Seo I-hyeon's spell was a bit faster. The magic circle was already drawn on the floor.

"Launch."

Bang!

With an explosion sound Seo I-hyeon's body soared upward like a rocket.

Seo I-hyeon went up piercing the ceiling as is.

Everyone blankly looked up at the ceiling where Seo I-hyeon disappeared. The ceiling was fine. To a damn degree.

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