Regress and Eat

Kim Kyeong-rok, the guild leader of Gran Croa, yells at the caller.

“Does that make sense? Even if Ji Hoon's CCTV is dead at the spot where the car was found, what's the other CCTV? You're sure there's nothing there?! ”

He was talking about Kim Ji-hoon, another S-rank hunter in the guild, who recently went missing.

“I'm sorry, but the police and the Ministry of Constitution have been keeping an eye on things." ”

The guild member on the phone with him speaks in a dark voice.

“I really can't find anything. Like it evaporated in place. ”

Kyung-rock Kim felt a crushed feeling and his head would explode.

‘The scene was clean without any signs of combat! ’

Common sense suggests that he was killed, abducted, or even a small trace remains.

Which means Class S Hunters weren't even able to respond.

Kyung-rook Kim who hung up the phone keeps thinking.

'It's possible to mobilize a large number of Class A Hunters, but we can't move this neatly without a trace. The opposing Pokémon is clearly a minority. A small group of people touching Class S is a mixture of Class S and higher hunters. ’

No matter how much I think about it, there are only a limited number of suspects who have the ability to meet all of these conditions and are motivated.

Kim Kyung-rock muttered, grinding his teeth.

“It's definitely the Celestial Dragons! ”

He must have been involved with Seo Jin-wook.

“I took revenge on Trouble at the Ascension! ”

If you look at the reality, it happened because Kim Ji-hoon put up a fight first and threatened his life.

After his leg recovered, he even publicly said that Kim Ji-hoon would retaliate.

To cover his guilt, his guilt was clearly great, but it was not important to Kim Kyung-rock now.

“Dammit, what the hell do you mean, there's an unavailable suspect? ”

The voice of Grand Croix, who pointed out the Celestial Dragon as the culprit and demanded a strong investigation, was ignored.

The top hunters of the Celestial Dragon, including Seo Jin-wook, had the perfect alibi for the day, as well as no evidence.

“Yes, it's not a situation we expect from the power anyway. ”

For some time now, the government has been explicitly watching over the convenience of the Heavenly Dragon and Seo Jin-wook.

There were complaints about discrimination against other guilds, but nothing changed except asking for understanding.

“Revenge must be avenged by Grand Croix himself! ”

In Kim Kyung-rock's chest, a deep sense of loss and anger burned with the disappearance of the flesh.

At the same time, the judgments and calculations of the situation as guild leader were rapidly changing in my mind.

“If this keeps up, Grand Croix will be overwhelmed by the Celestial Dragon. ”

He was one of the most valuable blood hunters in the guild.

“Before it's too late · · ·. ”

Both the public and the Awakened have already begun to recognize the Heavenly Dragon as the # 1 guild in the country that has been completely revived.

I needed a decisive move to turn the situation upside down.

At that time, Kim was desperately thinking about how to put revenge and Silly into his hands.

“Guild Master!”

The door to the Oval Office opens and a guild member rushes in.

“What?! ”

“New, you might want to check out the news! ”

He quickly raises the hologram as if there was no room for further explanation.

Breaking news coverage has filled the void.

- The Heavenly Dragon Guild and Adam Abrams themselves have avoided further explanation. Meanwhile, the UK government delivered a formal protest letter through the diplomatic channel stating that it would sue the United Nations for unfair Awakening. However, according to the precedent, there seems to be no way to impose force on the parties Adam Abrams and the Celestial Dragon Guild. Also · · · · · · ·

Kyung-rock Kim's face became blank.

What the hell is that? ’

I heard what the announcer said in my ears, but the meaning was not properly combined in my head.

Two words that are hard to remember were mentioned together in the news.

Adam Abrams, a British national SSS-class hunter, and the Korean Celestial Dragon Guild.

He mutters, frozen.

“· · · · · · · · What? Why are they all on the same story? ”

And the moment the face of the announcer disappears in the hologram, but the photos of Seo Jin-wook and Adam Abrams appear on the data screen instead.

As the subtitles changed, an unbelievable sentence flashed on Kim Kyung-rock's retina.

- Breaking news! Join the British SSS-class Hunter Adam Abrams, the Celestial Dragon Guild Blitz!

- Heavenly Dragon, ranked as a large international guild beyond the top of the country?

Kim Gyeong-rok's temples had finally been fully apprised of a clear vein.

He screams like a broken man.

“What, does this make sense?! ”

The words that followed were closer to screaming.

“In the meantime, why did Adam Abrams join the Celestial Dragons?" ”

Tsk, tsk!

Something flew away, and the glass pane in the Grand Croix guild room was broken.

It was already the second time this week.

*

After moving on, I showed Adam the hologram.

Based on the location information provided by the system, it was commissioned to take satellite imagery.

“This is a list that I am aware of. Awakenings who have crossed over from the world after the tutorial. ”

Whee.

Adam whistles in awe.

“You got Awakened's location without spending a single point? ”

Originally, achievement points were consumed to get this from the system, but I was amazed that I handled it all with words.

“How much did you overcompensate for this? What have you done? ”

I turned the horse.

Most people point to pictures disguised as familiar to the people of Earth.

“By the way, do any of these people know you? ”

Attempts to follow the rest of the list have been put on hold.

I wait for Adam's reaction and think.

Adam noticed that even though he amplified the 'SS Class [Stealth] into an item. Other factions may be able to spot it in ways I don't know about. We have to stop following them too closely without knowing their abilities. ’

It was a lesson learned from this.

Nevertheless, we cannot leave them defenseless in the hands of the list, so we seek information through Adam.

He looked carefully at the picture floating on the map and said,

“Well, here he is, and here he is, and here he is, and here he is. ”

He quickly took six photos off the map and list.

“Don't mess with these guys. They're 100% harmless to your world. Don't follow me like you tried to follow me. Before it went up in flames. ”

“Why?”

“These are the 'eyes’ the Union has planted on Earth. ”

He has an explanation.

“I didn't know who they were. You're on a path you never thought you'd see. I see patterns. They must be arranged this way. ”

“With eyes, you're an observer from the Union, right? ”

As it turns out, the six positions were not concentrated at any one point.

Scattered across the globe, each with a certain distance. This star is divided into six sections.

I remembered what the minister spirit said.

-In terms of behavior patterns, some are believed to have been assigned to observer missions.

That's the story! ’

Adam nodded and said.

“Well, except for the six I picked up, that's the problem. ”

Those who are not aliens from the Alliance, but remain in this world for a long time.

“There are no obvious features like the eyes, so I don't know who I am. They must have their reasons, just like I came here for a special reason. ”

Turn your head and ask me.

“Do you have more information about the alien you're looking for? ”

I didn't even tell Adam the details, but I only told Adam that I was on the hunt for a specific alien who had long since been hidden on Earth.

I recall a man's ability in the memory of Seo Kyu-chul.

Other than the unique skill [Mercadius' Seed], I have a lot of amazing abilities.

The ability to read Seo Kyu-chul's thoughts perfectly without contact.

The ability to alter the personality of Seo Kyu-chul and completely erase patriotism.

The ability to send the body of Seo Kyu-chul back to its original position.

The ability to give Seo Kyu-chul 10,000 potential to activate within a day.

Adam's face gradually distorted as he listened to my explanation.

“· · · · · · Hey, that. Are you sure you're mortal? ”

“You've never heard of it? ”

“Most of them are strange abilities and work wonders. ”

He took a moment to think about it.

“Something smells very dangerous. ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

You're saying the tutorial isn't as common as the rest of the world?

“You can give potential Mana to your opponent, assuming everything else is? It's more of a mortal realm. ”

He said in a loud voice.

“Almost like a 'system’ or something you can touch. ”

No way. No way.

Adam pondered and said to me:

“I'm also interested in this. I'll try to gather information from my original dimension. ”

“Thank you.”

“By the way, is there such a dangerous mix of people left on this list? ”

He looks at the hologram with different eyes.

“Hey, here's a piece of advice. ”

“Yes, I'm not going to follow. ”

“I'd recommend you do the same. Once we see a reply from our world, it won't be too late to decide. I don't know how many more hidden abilities they have. ”

Suddenly, he raises his voice.

“After all the partnerships I've built, if you die, I'll be wasting my time and my points! I don't want you to get killed like that. ”

“· · · · · · Thank you, thanks. ”

*

After that, Adam was laying around at home, waiting for me to receive a screening quest.

I didn't tell him that I had already been selected as part of it.

A screening quest is a fluid trial in which content changes in real time and is linked to each other.

In order to perfectly fit the first button, I decided to start my first quest after an upcoming historic event. Others will have access to this quest in a few years anyway, so no one will have to worry about it.

However, to explain this, I had to explain that I know the future, so I just lied.

‘Cause it's a little time difference anyway. ’

When the future events that I remember happened, I told them that I had received a screening quest and I was going to start the raid.

Meanwhile, Adam's white water life was inadvertently ended early because of me.

- Breaking news! The search party for the Heavenly Dragon Gate has found the gate again in Jeollanam. There are already 7 Gates found in that guild this month. In fact, with this amazing face, the insides are discovering a new gate.

A search-and-rescue team that mainly expands the diversity of auxiliary systems, both domestically and internationally.

They found the gates as if they had found veins all over the country.

“Hmm? What? Did these monsters come out? I'm going to be here for a while. ”

Suddenly, many Dungeons of various environments appeared, including monsters that caught Adam's attention, and if he saw them, he rushed to the top of his lungs. When I finished collecting the specimens, I targeted the concierge.

Such behavior only increased the assessment of the Celestial Dragon.

The guild public relations team was able to quickly build public opinion.

“The Celestial Dragon Guild sends SSS-grade Hunters to raid Class C dungeons! ”

The public naturally did not know this motivation, though only the type of monster was important to the dungeon class.

“Susie wouldn't fit in with that kind of manpower. ”

“Safety of the people is more important than profit! ”

“But isn't the Heavenly Dragon Search Team amazing? Almost one gate a day to find it! ”

“There is no business in front of the pager. Has there been a guild that has focused so many Hunters on searching the gate so far? Most of them were busy mining their cores in the dungeons they'd already found. ”

Of course, if you find the gate well enough, all guilds would have done it all along.

The real secret was to get me to search the right place, but the situation was not known to the outside world.

The public and the media were obsessed with finding the Gate at an unprecedented rate, and this excitement led to condemnation of what the other guilds had done until then.

He pointed out that if the Celestial Dragon had invested in manpower just now, he would have found more gates and lowered the risk of braking.

On the other hand, some people noticed that the atmosphere of the Celestial Dragon was definitely abnormal.

*

“Hmm?"

Adam suddenly turns his head as he comes out of the room and talks.

He didn't use any skills, but he noticed someone's approach.

“Oh, it's him again. ”

Following his gaze, [Fluoroscopy] opens, and you can see who's talking.

“Hey, you're working hard. You got a stamp for work again today. ”

Recently, there have been many suspicious sightings around the Guild House and my home.

It was approached by uninvited guests in a variety of ways.

Once the envoys from governments, hunter agencies and foreign guilds secretly offered me various conditions and naturalisation.

There was also an offer to merge their guild with the Celestial Dragons, promising immense rewards.

Of course I didn't pretend to hear it.

‘Money is already rotten, and it's most important that I be able to move freely in the first place. ’

Without a reaction, the next group of spies started to appear for other purposes.

The recent sightings of the Celestial Dragons, their aggressive gait and castles, and their hidden secrets.

Among them, I am most attentive to the man who wanders around his home in disguise today.

I said relaxed.

“He'll probably cross the fence tonight. ”

“How do you know? ”

“Nate has already hidden one of his family in the shadows. ”

“Ah.”

Adam nods.

*

The night that Seo Jin-wook predicted the existence of intruders.

As he assured me, as darkness descended, a man broke through the gates and entered his home.

The reconnaissance and scouting of the internal structure were already complete.

The man sneaks in, triggering the [Hidden] skill of the highest rank he can use.

The various artifacts that were equipped helped to avoid the discovery of the barriers everywhere.

‘Here, the office in the house. ’

The man's goal is to discover the secret clues hidden by Seo Jin-wook, the leader of the Heavenly Dragon Guild.

Refresh objectives

‘Guild Master's civic duty is more than 90% for the selection of the area where the Gate Search Team of the Heavenly Dragon is dispatched. ’

The primary goal was to identify the decisive factors that influenced the decision.

The intruder follows a known lead and sneaks into the Guild Master's Office.

It was originally taken over by Seo Kyu-chul.

[Fluoro!] ’

He searches the interior again.

‘As expected, there is a separate server for one guild leader. ’

The secret of the guild leader that is not shared with other guild members will be here.

When a man plugs a microchip into the server, the hacking tool is activated.

While the chip crashes the server's security network and copies the data without a trace, he can see that it will be his second target.

The vault!

The man approaches the wall of the Oval Office without hesitation.

It appeared to be an ordinary structure, but his eyes saw a variety of locks.

And a huge vault, which is locked up tight.

Steady, steady!

The man struggled to open the vault even though he was already prepared.

The locking mechanism is like an iron cage, suggesting how much valuable it contains.

Once you dismantle all the artifacts guarding the vault and display all the magic, the door will open tightly.

The man's eyes widened.

The guild leader's sword! ’

Incredibly fast growth rate of Seo Jin-wook.

Finding clues to solve the mystery was one of the quests.

In addition, some people doubted that growth beyond the purely talented realm was due to special items.

Seo Jin-wook's most iconic item known to the outside is · · ·.

‘This sword knows more than you. ’

The sword itself does not hold any alarm magic or seals.

‘Let's start with emotions. ’

After I found out who he was, I thought of stealing it and running away.

The man pulls out the [emotion] scroll with one hand and carefully extends his other hand toward the sword.

And the moment he grabbed the hilt of the sword.

I hear someone whispering in my head.

‘· · · · · · Whew, you fool. ’

The telepathy, mixed with contempt, was almost heartbreaking.

The moment the intruder hardened his body.

“ · · · · · ·! ”

His eyes blur.