The Origin of Species

Irregular mechanical sounds. Flashing lights at random. The unidentified machines run hot. This is a sunless basement. A picture of someone hanging all over the wall was left hanging yellow. It's a photograph of a North Korean dictator. And there's a guy on the couch who looks exactly like that picture. He smells the old iron in his hands and says,

“The skills of this land are still too lame. You've been melting away in less than 50 years. ”

His gaze was toward the entrance of the underground air lock. The huge iron gate that was blocking the entrance was red with a foul smell of iron. Then someone sitting across from him twists his legs and giggles.

“Kick, honestly, this is a place to be. What else can we do besides hide? Why don't we have the authority to use machines? They must have made weapons, too. If you gave them to them, they could take care of Atlanta in no time. ”

“Mother's decision, isn't it? ”

“So I don't understand it at all. ”

Then Number One said,

“Isn't there a case of Number Nine? · · · ”

“It's a defective product · ·”

This time, there was an answer from another construct. But most of the constructs here had the same idea. I thought I was the only bad guy.

“ · · ·. ”

But soon the silence is hidden. The constructs unconsciously wanted to avoid the word defective. Then Numbers Po stepped up and fixed the atmosphere.

“Well, now's not the time to think about that, is it? We sacrificed a colleague for this. You haven't forgotten, have you?”

In fact, it was a sacrifice. The number-three was just trying to have a conversation with Atlanta, and in the process, it was killed by Atlanta. Since he did it alone to be recognized by his mother in the first place, sacrifice was just a sensible packaging.

“Yeah. But that got me talking to Atlanta. ”

The number three is dead, but his comms are still in Atlantic hands. And that was an opportunity for the constructs.

New information just flew in from the AND.

Female Chain Number Six opened her mouth.

“Kim Surin has entered the Battery. Time arrived in a desert area in China. ”

“Good plan. The plan to take advantage of Kim So-hee's power. ”

“But it's also true that there are many variables. ”

There were two main variables:

Will Atlant feel Surin's energy and head for the Tower?

Will Atlanta meet Surin without her shield up?

“With the shield, Kim So-hee's power won't work on Atlanta. ”

“Of course. And it is our duty to assist this operation. Heh heh. We were hoping this would come out from the beginning. ”

“Number one, do you think Atlanta can beat Time? ”

“It's hard, to be honest. How the hell are you supposed to win over Emit's kid? But.”

Number One looked at the face of Number Six and said it again and again.

“Wouldn't the story be different if Emit's blood was still there? Besides, Atlanta's been working on the blood. ”

“Well, maybe now you've found something. if we had samples, we might have found something. ”

It was a clear distinction between analyzing Emit's blood with power in the underworld and analyzing it with the help of science on the ground. Numero said, removing the smell of iron from his hands.

“Tell Atlanta where Kim Surin is right now. And she's alone. ”

“Hehe, will Atlant do what we want? ”

“We'll have to move. He's gonna need more blood in time than he is in his heart. Maybe the blood stream in time will be a lot less powerful. Maybe it'll have a new effect. ”

It was a prediction of the constructs. He was only born with Emit's genes, but his descendants were different. Half is the blood of others. As a result, no one could have anticipated what kind of power the blood would have. It was also the constructs who informed Atlanta.

“He has no choice but to doubt us and move. ”

“Why?”

“It's simple. He knows he has to struggle. ”

All the constructs nodded in the words of Number One. Then Six said,

“But in the end, we stand for the same thing. ”

...

“Hyun, this is the sixth floor of the Armory Tower. There was a lot going on with your father back in the day. ”

“ · · ·. ”

“My string, then, shall I tell you what happened? ”

There was no answer from the stomach, but Surin muttered to himself, smiling freely.

“We were being chased at that time. My sister's grandfather, Iran, was dying. That's why I needed a Class S refinery. But more importantly, we were able to get the key from him to the seventh floor. ”

“ · · ·. ”

“Hyun, you know what? I was frankly conflicted? I didn't, but I didn't like what your father did. Do I really need to get a Refined Stone of Class S? Wouldn't it be better to blackmail and steal the key? I can't shake this idea. ”

Surin soon found the secret chamber of the stone tower hidden in the trees and rocks, and entered it. She was increasingly fascinated by the numerous wooden conditions that were built in the space.

“Hyun, do you miss your mom? I'm comfortable now, but something feels empty. Like no matter how hard you work, you can't fill it up? Maybe it's time to combine power and science, just like your father said. Life is too free without new stimuli. If we live like this for a million years, we're gonna lose our minds. ”

At that time, Surin felt a wriggle in his uterus.

“Huh, don't worry, you're here? ”

Twitch, twitch.

“Phew, who do you look like? Do you even understand what I'm saying? You must look like her, right? Hohoho.”

Su Rin, who was self-indulging, secretly asked me to her stomach.

“My string. You don't like him, do you?”

Twitch, twitch.

“Yes, I don't want to have your sister. Ugh, it's horrible to imagine. It's not a baby machine. Of course. My mother has enough strings. Haha. So don't worry too much about what happens next! ”

Surin enters the previous wooden condition and slowly hangs on the chair. A silence that settles throughout the secret space. It's awfully quiet if you don't talk to yourself like this. But soon she closes her eyes, killing the sound of her breath. Then I pressed the button on the soundlink.

“Lee Won, I'm in a secret space. ”

[I know, I heard it from Sohee.]

“Mr. Lee, how fast can Atlantic be? ”

[Slower than light.]

“Well, I'm going to gamble with you. ”

[Gambling?]

“Yes. In fact, my operation has one fatal weakness. The weakness that Sohee's power doesn't work with the shield. ”

Then you hear the sound of rough breathing beyond the connection.

[I know that. What are you trying to do?]

“In the end, it's all timing. I also need to remove the shield to get to you through Sohee's power. ”

[· · ·.]

“But if I'm gone the moment the shield disappears, Atlanta will never release it from this space. ”

So you won't use the shield in the first place? And so is Atlanta if we can get into the secret compartment without a shield. Maybe it's not his body. Have you forgotten the puppet we defeated before? Just be as safe as you can. We don't have to deal with Atlanta right now.]

Surin fully understood the words of 2 Won. This could have been Atlantic, as it was before, and it could have been different from what she expected from the start. But she felt she had to seize the opportunity now.

“Ms. Lee, Atlanta is not an idiot. I told him I'd given him time because I needed to, but it's already been three years. And we have no idea what he's done in the meantime. I'm just trying to figure out that there's some kind of external contact going on outside the confinement. ”

[Spatial containment can be destroyed at any time. That's no reason to gamble.]

“Oh, you've gambled so hard. You mean I can't do it? ”

[Lynn, you're not alone.]

“Yes, it's all for our Hyun. ”

Silence rises for a while while, leaving the soundline between the two.

[· · · · · · · · What do you mean?]

“This is just my guess. I don't think Atlanta's after our hearts. ”

Her voice grows calmer and calmer, as she predicts. Lee will already know what she's thinking. I also heard Surin's prediction from Lee Won.

[So he's after our baby?]

“Yes. How much stronger would he be if he ate our hearts? The only way he can beat you is by using a number similar to Leo's. The power of time is as good as utilities. ”

He had already speculated long ago that Atlanta would have Emit's blood. It was evidence of massive spatial isolation. But it was such a life-threatening side effect. Atlanta couldn't have known that.

“Ms. Lee, I told you before that there was a power outage near Leo's place of death. Maybe Atlanta came here looking for the rest of emit's blood. What's that supposed to mean? Does that mean he's up to something? Besides, this time they're after your blood. If emit's blood makes you stronger, wouldn't you and your children share the same blood? ”

[I know.]

“Yes, I want to solve this risk quickly. ”

Then I heard Two-won's voice.

[Lin, you don't have to take any chances. We can get enough of him without it. Just turn the dial on.]

“Yes? What does that mean? ”

[Tsk, all by yourself pretending to be smart. I can't. I'm gonna get my ass kicked tonight. Did I forget what you said before? I thought utilities were supposed to kill time.]

Surin is stunned, and you hear a jolting laughter beyond the connection.

[chuckles] So keep the shields up. Don't feel any pain. Never question my orders again.]

His voice was full of confidence for some reason. Suddenly, I felt Surin's head speed improve.

“Okay, Mr. Lee. I'll do as you say. ”

[Yes, Lina. Do as you're told at night.]

“Phew, even in this situation. ”

But Surin also spoke well. That was relaxation.

“Hehe, what do you want? I'll do as I'm told. ”

It was then that a creepy feeling seeped into her body.

There is no light.

There's no sound.

It doesn't exist.

But Surin instinctively felt something big approaching him.

A little time passed, just as the shield turned on.

Kwakwang!!

All over the world, there are seedy lines spread like cobwebs. A flash that strikes your shield at the same time. Wooden water will eventually become black powder and scatter. And a beautiful redhead standing in front of her eyes.

“Atlant!! ”

At the same time, Surin felt like the world was twisting. Atlanta disappears, as if it were a videotape, and once again a wooden condition emerges.

Are we going back in time? ’

Even her memories were being erased.

I heard Two-way's voice from the voice connection.

[chuckles] So keep the shields up. Don't feel any pain. Never question my orders again.]

Surin replied, feeling a sense of warmth in his mind.

“Okay, Mr. Lee. I'll do as you say. ”

Strange déjà vu at the same time. At that moment, I heard the sound of Two-way fast words from the sound connection.

[Lina, just turn on the shield and get out of the building. Atlanta's nearby.]

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* Spatial isolation is one of the abilities in Emit's blood that can be sustained even if the person who wrote the spatial isolation dies. Otherwise, the underworld wouldn't have existed in the first place. if the Ancients died and their powers disappeared.

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