Hunter of the Perished World

[119] The Hive (4)

The merger between Wargrave Fortress and Odin Corporation was not long ago. It's been about three years. Fortress suddenly spoke through the myth that she wanted to build a good relationship with Odin Corporation.

It was a long time ago for him to refuse Wargrave's request to exercise military power, as well as immense influence around here.

After the formation began underwater, Fortress gave the Odin Corporation what it so desperately wanted.

Technology.

Fortress' technology was good enough to turn the technology that Odin Corporation had built into a piece of junk. We don't know what their intentions were at the Odin Corporation right now, but right now it's important to lick it up.

Of course, the Wargrave Central Asian military sensed an atmosphere of war and attempted to create an ally called the Odin Corporation for the siege, but Luwin had no idea.

I only understand it in my own way.

‘Intact kindness is not in the world. ’

You give something, you get something. That's obvious, but you don't know what Wargrave needs right now.

Mr. Odin has taken command of the Central Command. He came in person because he was in a hurry and even brought a few escorts to Burinake.

It meant he was important enough to leave Fortress. There are only three escorts, but Mr. Odin knew the escort was never weak.

‘Those three are monsters enough to take down this building...' ’

Even with Odin Corporation's ability to fly, he was well aware that Fortress was lacking. Those three cyborg soldiers aren't just numbered.

Commander of Wargrave Central Asian Army Command, General Francis' bodyguard.

The Commander rank was the only two divisions in Wargrave, combined with the Central Command's Chief of Staff.

So they were never the kind of bodyguards to look down on. Each of the guards' ranks also had a rank of colonel or above.

In front of him, Mr. Odin explained the existence of Ramfil and at the same time the Dominators.

And I had no choice but to speak up about the Hive, because I had questions about the current location. The final objective of his small business is to subdue an underground facility called the Hive, and Ramfil has been asked to go there for reconnaissance.

“Did you say hive subjugation? ”

“Yes, it is. ”

Commander Francis always spoke directly to Mr. Odin, but this was the second time he met him. He sometimes looked childish and just looked like a normal old man.

No, actually, it looked a little stupid. So Mr. Odin was wary of Francis.

Humans look dull at this point, meaning they know how to hide such sharpness.

Francis' servant's expression stiffens, and he throws a short throw.

“That won't work. ”

“Hmm…. Trouble?”

“Yes.”

Suddenly, the attitude of the Asian Wargrave ruler shifted.

“Quit it.”

That was more of an order, not a request. I became a soldier who suddenly gave orders from an attitude that was gentle and tolerant of conversation.

This means that clearing out the Hive is important enough to reveal your teeth. He also said that we need to organize the sequence now.

But Mr. Odin was also quite witty in that kind of pushing and pulling.

“Were we close enough to talk about this? ”

A standing answer pops out, and Captain Francis' eyebrows twitch. Mr. Odin throws another word before something comes out of his mouth.

“But there's nothing you can do if you're given a good reason. ”

The user punches the target once, then snatches the horse away before it reveals its rage. He also bears the attitude that he can accept.

Francis is an old beast. The user hides its claws, and if the target gets too close, the target's claws are exposed and snagged at once.

But Mr. Odin is a fox.

The user pretends to be brave and mocks the target.

‘You're not lucky to be sitting there. ’

Francis thinks so, and Mr. Odin smiles.

‘I'm starting to get the feeling what it is to be a soldier. ’

Mr. Odin was increasingly aware that his business with the military has been on the run ever since.

They are sensitive to sequences.

So the moment it hits the bottom, it's all over. I felt compelled that I didn't want to be on top, but I needed an action strategy that told me not to look at it lightly.

Francis hides his claws again.

“That's where we did our little experiment, Mr. Odin. Not for us, but for you. I want you to stop. ”

A catastrophe happens if you touch the beehive incorrectly. That's the surface word.

But the real one was closer to warning us not to touch our teeth. Francis did not speak more specifically.

“I understand that point of view. But Commander, we are people in business. ”

Mr. Odin smiles softly and gives a grudge.

“If you invest, you should get as much return as you have invested. The funding for the Dominators is substantial. The capital, including the expected return from subjugating the hive, has been put in. ”

“I see what you mean. ”

Francis smiles face to face. Francis is not averse to conversation and compromise. Mr. Odin's intentions are obvious.

Your external pressure is going to cost you something to compensate for it.

But Francis was quite straightforward in negotiation.

“Are you sure you have enough plans for the Plasma Gun? ”

“The Commander has a great sense of business. I admire you.”

Mr. Odin smiles widely. In fact, the Dominators' forces were intact and obtained the Plasmagan blueprints for free.

But this was also not a loss to Francis.

Once the Odin Corporation is armed with Wargrave Plasmagan, the power of the Odin Corporation is augmented. And they will go to war with that enhanced force.

They're going to use my money to mass-produce weapons for the War of WarGraves, and they're snoring away.

Francis is a straightforward negotiator, but not just a negotiator.

It was a very satisfactory negotiation table with enjoyable results for each other.

“But why is the location of that enforcer Ramfil so important to you? ”

“Ahh... It's due to internal circumstances. ”

Francis bears the attitude of not being able to tell. And Mr. Odin was not in a forceful manner.

With the Hive subjugation and the Plasmagan blueprints exchanged, Ramfil was practically a useless card for Mr. Odin.

Circumstances keep changing, and holding onto something is not a strong thing.

“By the way, we'll take care of it when the new enforcer Ramfil arrives." ”

“Yes, of course. ”

Luwin doesn't even know who he is, but it sounds pretty strange to hear him say that.

And no matter how much I think about it, they didn't seem to have much control over an executive named Ramfil.

But in any case, from there on, it was a matter for them to take care of.

The scouts have scouted the Hive a little more after discovering shocking facts.

All the monsters in the Hive are either made or produced as by-products of the Devil's Production Experiment. Unfortunately, the evil nature of the chimera does not fill the Darkbone's power. But Gene was relying on a different possibility.

The chimera itself possessed the characteristics of the devil and did not possess the blood of the devil. However, if we search this massive experimental site, we may be able to salvage very little of Wargrave's data or demon blood.

But the Wargrave is not so greedy.

They've collected or destroyed all the data. And as it became a monster's nest, no such electronic data remained, and little did the facility remain.

Gene was not disappointed because he thought it would be so.

However, the scouts found something completely different as they went down into the depths of the Hive.

“This... ”

As they went deeper underground, the vines surrounding the entire Hive gradually became scarce, and they were able to find large cavities.

A relatively overgrown plant was able to see the overall picture in time.

I don't know what the marriage and the morgue were, but Gene and Ramfil knew.

“Bioports…. ”

The capsule was filling the wall like an egg.

And then, as Ramfil chewed it out,

“... You're crazy. ”

Most capsules were exactly the same size for one person to fit in. A cavity with countless capsules was erected with columns touching the ceiling, and each of the columns was attached to a capsule. It was a countermeasure to take advantage of small spaces.

And all the capsules were already broken.

As if it had already hatched.

“So... This is where monsters form in the Hive... Is this it?"

Then the total number of monsters is fixed.

“Precisely where the early monsters were created. ”

The ecology after that would have been biological evolution through breeding. What was visible was a very obvious conclusion.

Asia Wargrave laid the foundation for demonic creation here, and its means were human experimentation.

“Why…. You experimented on people, right? ”

The sickness was staring at the overwhelming number of capsules, frozen and unbelievable. Gene told me.

“It didn't have to be human. ”

“Yes?”

“Look over there. ”

Where Gene pointed, there were also huge ports that clearly did not appear to be human. And there were ports that were relatively small for humans to enter. Capsules were human in size, although there were definitely larger or smaller capsules.

Obviously, experiments used non-human things. But it was also true that most of them were human.

“Then…. Why would a human be...? ”

“It's easy to get. ”

Gene came to a very brutal conclusion easily.

There were more people in the metropolitan area than anywhere else in the world, and killing or disappearing hundreds of people a day was boring. A large-scale experiment that requires only life.

And the easiest thing to find is humans, not monsters. That's why Wargrave gathered a large number of humans around them and consumed them as materials for the experiment. Humans can also become monsters through vagrancy.

That's why it's used as an ingredient in the Demon Experiment.

Maybe there was a demon among the humans in the first place.

Since it wasn't a day or two after disappearance, no one would have doubted the person who disappeared.

It wasn't just the joint in front of me. Beyond the long open corridor in front of his eyes was a facility like this. This site, once Wargrave's laboratory, served as a hatch for a giant monster nest, and now appears to be malfunctioning.

Monsters born here fight and survive to create the Hive.

And it means that most of the monsters here are either once human or the offspring of those who were once human and became monsters.

This avant-garde and overwhelming scene has enraged everyone except Jean. Above all, the Hive was not a natural disaster, but an artificial disaster. Jin was still staring at the scene.

It was not a conscience and ethics, but a defeat that touched some part of human nature.

The cruelest truth ever came was, of course, Ramfil. Ramfil's frightfully stiff expression hardens like a stone without a word.

After a long silence, Ramfil opens his mouth.

“That's terrible.”

What have I been working on?

The question was beating Ramfil's brain.

“Let's go back. ”

You haven't scouted every part of the Hive, but you've figured out what you need to know the most.

The Hive is just a shell now, and Gene doesn't want anything else. No one objected and wanted to get out of this awful place quickly. This place was unpleasant beyond mere fear and fear.

‘They made a witch first... ’

Gene seemed to know why it was possible.

Even if the Hive's entire map is unknown, the scouts have been promoted to this extent. In addition, the area that had not yet been scouted was able to determine the expected location based on Portris' structural chart.

Already scouting the space, which monsters appear to be strong, has already been mapped in Gene's head. Passing through relatively less dangerous places was a bit of a detour, but we were able to get out of the Hive safely.

The two old hunters admire the fast-paced and cautious Demon Hunter for finding a safe route without delay.

It was impossible for them to use the knowledge they had just acquired so skillfully. Continuing with the cover-up and concealment, the scouts move swiftly according to Gin's signal.

If there are a herd of monsters, you wait for them to pass by, and if you have to face them, you have to deal with them as quickly as possible.

However, problems arise when passing through relatively harmless cavities quickly. In the middle of the void, there was rotting water like a pond, and they were moving away from the great pool.

Profit?

“? ”

Ramfil turns his head like lightning as he hears from behind, and the group stops.

There, a small amphibian dinosaur, about 50 centimeters tall, tilts its head and looks at Ramfil.

"?

Of course, fearless Leona would say it's cute, but no one in the scouts felt it was cute. The little dinosaur still seems reluctant to attack, and Ramfil looks at Gin.

‘What are you going to do?'

It was the look that asked. Gene pointed to the front without a word.

"Ignore it."

That was the cause of death.