King of Shadows

"Be prepared, everyone. I'm going in."

At Lindsey's words, Kedum, Hojun and Minhu took a step into Grand Delhi. Lindsey, who was last in, once again resolved to look at a contingent base of operations in favor.

Lindsey, on top of the hunter's world, joined the search party simply to see who saved her grandfather five years ago. A hetero that can speak human. It was a story only she knew. Topics that have not been shared with the same guild members. Lindsey took the time to scour the area. She needed 'proof' that the endorsement did not lie.

/065

Flomoia has ceased to operate once all 400 search parties have entered the eastern region. At the same time, Grandeliol quickly repairs the broken wall. But none of the four people panicked. It was because he knew it would reopen a week later.

"Wow."

Minho could not hide his surprise from the temperatures and environments that were not so different from the outside. Seoul in his head was like the end of the century. A world full of heteros. There was also a spatial constraint called Grandelliol, and Seoul had the optimum requirements and situation to become a mess.

But what about the sights that unfolded before me. There was no peace. Minhu scratched his head as his imagination faded.

"... more common than I thought. There's no hetero around."

"We're not there yet, so don't slow down."

"Yes."

Minhu, who heard Gu Gu Jun's communication, expressed Stigma.

Among the hunters, what the nationals are doing is detecting the dangers and heteros around them faster than anyone and informing the group. Naturally, his stigma was an investigation of the search family.

After investigating the surrounding bushes for a while, Minhu carefully concluded.

"I don't think there's anything here. It's an ordinary forest. You can go with peace of mind."

"Thank you."

Lindsey takes the lead on the short answer. After five years of neglected grass, she is overwhelmed. In the meantime, a lot of bugs have even risen.

Lindsey moves forward calmly, slashing grass and bugs with her sword.

"Humans live well in these filthy places. I think I'm gonna puke just watching. Lindsey, why don't you spend some time somewhere quieter than a search? I'll be good to my father."

"Never mind, it's fine."

"Well done. You disregarded my favor."

Kedum continues to work by getting rid of the bugs that clung to him. Joon and Minhu thought at the same time. You're not so different from fish or pioneers. "It looked like a fish, so their thoughts were not so different. Minhu and Hojun looked at each other and smiled at the thought that their thoughts were the same.

I wonder how far it went. Minhu sensed that a provocation familiar with his senses had come in.

"Sis, there's a hetero in the front. Looks like a wolf to me. Small in size. Walking on all fours is pretty fast."

Hetero had to rely on information spoken by India because the characteristics and shapes of each individual were so different that it could not be called by a clear name. Lindsey, who was in the lead as a striker against the hetero, slashed with a sword as soon as a wolf-shaped hetero appeared in front of her.

With tens of millions of swings, she doesn't even practice stigma. I just used my whole body's muscles.

The hetero that was precisely cut in two cavities by a sharp sword did not rise again. Lindsey, who drained the blood from her sword, naturally withered.

"Sis, someone else is coming. Very fast. I can't keep up. Four, three, no, now!"

As soon as Minho urgently shouted, an unknown man appeared from the grass. He opened his eyes widely when he saw people in uniform with gorgeous looks and bright smiles. I came into the grass to chase the escaped hetero, but I encountered an unexpected situation.

When it seemed like things were going as Xi Hyun had predicted, Kyungyoung opened her mouth calmly, expressing her expression.

"Who are you?"

/066

Lindsey and her colleagues inadvertently met Kyungmin and were following his guidance to the scorpion guild. Lindsey spoke with Kyeong in an excited tone because she didn't expect to see any survivors so soon.

"... can we finally get out?"

"Yes, if you think there are no threatening spaces or creatures in Seoul, you will all be quickly rescued. So you don't have to rush it. And I think you're older than me, so you can talk comfortably."

"Will it? No, it won't. Let's do it."

Lindsey confirmed that the situation was better than expected in her conversation with Kyungmin and double-checked the information she had heard.

"So a group called the Scorpion Guild in Gangdong District has brought together almost all the survivors in the area?"

"Yes, of course, there are small groups that have not joined our guild. But you don't have to worry. They're all interacting. I know where they live."

"... the rescue will be more comfortable."

Rescue operations had to be reported to scattered survivors that the Grandeliols had been broken by human hands. Survivors had to know that information in order to get them to the point where Flomoia was installed.

Of course, you could have destroyed Grandeliol from the start, but it was too dangerous. A mechanical device that could completely destroy Grandeliol was powerful enough to create self-inflicted casualties.

"Still, thank God. The government saw a maximum of 200,000 survivors, but it would be more than what Kyung-min said. It's an unbelievably stable number in a world that's gone to hell."

"Isn't this proof that the world is still viable? Well, at first it went your way."

They were all the result of Sihyun destroying the breeding ground early and destroying the Shinseoul Union, but Kyungmin cared for the words. Lindsey candidly expressed her opinion that she had read his tone.

"That's right. Five years would have been a lot. We're for search and rescue, so you don't have to go into detail, but you have to be honest with the Department of Relations. so that the government can understand your situation and take action on it."

"I will."

Kyungmin smiled softly. It was because I felt friendly with Lindsey who was moving flexibly.

"Let's stop talking. I can't stand my woman talking to someone."

Suddenly, Kedum grabs Kyungmin's shoulder. Knowing that his face was much different from that of humans, he suffered from a bad inferiority when he saw how handsome he was. It was also the reason for bruising Kyungmin.

Kyungmin, who was grabbed by his shoulder, reflectively looked at Kedum's face in the robe.

"Oops?!"

Kyungmin, who faced an unimaginable appearance, screamed unknowingly. Joon and Minhu helplessly laughed at each other. It's because Kyungmin's feelings were understood. Kedum's face, which sits in a long robe, has the shape of a combination of fish and humans.

Moreover, the skin that was so transparent that the bones and muscles looked even was frightening by itself. Kyungmin's face never imagined. Kyung-hyun, who later realized that Kedum was not a human being, could not keep her mouth shut.

"Do you want to die? Human."

"I'm sorry. I didn't expect there to be any non-humans."

"Be precise because you are a pioneer 2 years old, not a human being."

"Pioneer II?"

A pioneer. Only after the word came out did Kyungmin realize that Kedum was the same as Lynn or Hurn. It was only a matter of time before I accepted it because it was so different from them. However, Lindsey did not know the idea of such a young man, and opened her mouth.

"In the outside world, as you may not know, there are pioneers with the emergence of heteros. A pioneer is a transcendent being from another world. Even if it's not a god or a demon, it's a creature of power, and the second generation refers to a creature born between them and humans."

"So the hetero means monsters?"

"Yes, that's right."

Kyungmin nodded his head as he recalled that the hetero was a word that Xi Hyun once said.

"Maybe if you go out into the world, you'll learn a lot. because the outside world has changed just as much as a lot has happened in five years. It's going to be hard at first. It reminded me of a new continent."

"Continent"...? "

"It's an island, to be exact, but the size itself is continental. If I talk to you, you may be prejudiced, biased, or missing information, so please go out and learn accurately."

"... Yes."

At Lindsey's enigmatic words, Kyeong scratched her head. The outside world seemed to have changed more than he thought.

/067

When Kyungmin arrived at the Hansung University where the scorpion guild was, she took Lindsey and her colleagues and entered the office where the end of the day was. The end path continued the conversation with Lindsey without feeling embarrassed or embarrassed. A brief introduction, a virtue, and a story about the situation. As Lindsey was just about to bring out the details, the end of the road shook her head.

"You don't have to explain it in detail. I've heard stories from people who came before you. I'm so thankful.It was time I thought I could rot in here for the rest of my life."

"Then the story must be quick. One week later, Grand Delhi reopens. Until then, please deliver everything to those who can."

"Yes, I will instruct everyone to gather, so don't worry and rest. If you follow the kid outside, he'll show you the right place to live. Don't you need a place to stay for a week?"

"Thank you for your consideration."

It was Gu Jun who was most pleased with the end of the road. It was because he had a tent and a week's worth of food. Released from the heavy burden, he shrugged and danced joyfully.

Lindsey got up from her seat and told her colleagues.

"Go ahead. I have work to do."

After watching Lindsey for the longest time, she tilted her head.

"Miss, is something wrong?"

"It's a small business."

"If that's the case with you. Let's go, Minho. And let's go there, too."

Joon took Minhu and Kedum outside. Lindsey came back into the office to watch their backs disappear from view. Sitting opposite the end of the road, she reveals her original purpose for entering the Grand Delliol.

"May I ask the Guild Master a question?"

"I'll answer anything I can."

"You can call it a joke, or you can call it a joke, but be honest with me."

"A tale? A joke? What do you want to talk about, starting to weigh so much?"

"It's nothing. I just want to ask if you know anything about talking heteros."

The end of the road that reminds me of someone from the past stares into the air with a longing look. It was because I suddenly thought about who Lindsey was talking about. But the end of the road did not contain honest information. It was because the monster-hetero- had disappeared since that day.

"Never seen it. If it's a hetero you're talking about in the beginning, it's not a hetero anymore. Maybe you're just like the pioneers."

"I don't know the details. Other than talking to dark skin..."

"I wonder if I'm looking so desperately. Don't you think it's strange to find someone who may or may not have made it clear?"

"But we must find it."

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Recommendation for National Power

Commendo National Power

1. The first time xxx died, is the number of deaths so far. And the small unit that comes out after that is the number of deaths that you experience as you go through that fight or situation.

2. We solved the food problem in a few years. It's absurd to assume that people with special abilities could not solve a single conscious drink, so we set it that way.