The place Nick Drake called 'there’ was undoubtedly purgatory.

The first thing that popped into Seowon's head was torture and threats.

‘If we break the old man's fingers one by one and threaten to find his family and kill them, won't we tell them everything we know? ’

In purgatory, everyone does it to get what they want. One violence was far more effective than a hundred persuasions.

The vow took a deep breath and erased the absurd thoughts that came to my head.

Torture in New York in the 21st century…….

The expression on the vow changed at the same time.

Nick Drake, who didn't know that his fingers had fallen out of his head a moment ago, said.

“Tell me everything you know and I'll tell you what I know. ”

Suddenly, I felt overwhelmed with fatigue.

Seowon thought it was impossible to rule out the possibility that someone other than himself had experienced purgatory. But there was nothing I could do to meet him. Unless you're throwing a hell of a reunion to satisfy your curiosity.

Inferno is an enemy if not all of you belong to the same group. The vows had no intention of whispering about the place to meet anyone who might be the enemy.

Given the situation, it was clear that Nick Drake had not come from purgatory.

Seowon didn't want to deal with this old man who couldn't distinguish between the two.

He commands with a face filled with irritation.

“Get lost.”

“What?"

“Get lost because I don't want to know. ”

James Spader, who had endured the negligence of his vows so far, stepped forward.

“Be careful what you say and do to her. ”

The society in which Bionic Soldiers belong is highly conservative.

They are as old as Korea, and because they have a lot of experience, they don't necessarily bow down to you. But there is definitely respect for veterans who have survived the Bistro and have been active for a long time.

They have priority over newcomers and are respected on an organizational level.

Sometimes rookies like thunder-nakers sneak up on veterans. However, most bionic solvers develop as well as experience the Beast. Experience is the most important thing for Bionic Soldiers with slow physical aging, so newcomers are often not the enemy of veterans.

As James Spader warns, the vow stares closely at James Spader.

No hostility, no emotion, was the expression of a vow, but James Spader felt frightened. It was because he would suddenly reach out and break his neck with an emotionless face like that.

Seowon said.

“Not all birthdays on social security cards describe me. Don't judge people by their appearance. ”

Daniel Levin, who has been silent so far, said:

“Don't judge me by what? We have all the information about you. ”

“All the information? ”

“All your military experience and the current situation of the Shadow Warrior. All the information about your friends and their families. There's nothing we wouldn't find out if we decided to go over the details of the woman you've been dating all your life. ”

The current threat has to be effective by someone who is in absolute power.

A vow that Daniel Levin thought was a terrible threat, shakes his head.

“All the information... … why do we need so much information? And what are you going to use it for? Do you need that much information to blackmail me? ”

Seowon shakes his head, smiling, suddenly looking at Nick Drake.

“Where do you live? ”

Nick Drake shrugs and replies.

“Brookville, Long Island. ”

“You live in a good place. ”

Located about 40 kilometers from Manhattan, Brookville is the richest town in the United States.

Even if you drive, you can only see the street corners of the road, but you can't see the house. It's because the mansion is located a long way down the public road.

Privacy conscious residents don't find grocery stores or shopping malls around Brookville, nor do they have parking on the streets. This means that if there is no acquaintance, there is no place to visit and no parking.

“There won't be many people in Brookville. Right?"

Brookville has a large land area, but no more than 1,000 pieces of furniture. Nick Drake nods.

“There aren't many people, so you know who lives where. Especially if you're a 40-50s housewife who likes to talk. ”

Nick Drake, James Spader and Daniel Levin did not understand why vows spoke of Brookville.

“We're all sensitive to personal information breaches, but there's no place like the United States where it leaks. You don't have to search the post office or hack the bureau to find out where you live. ”

“What do you mean, that? ”

Sworn words ignore Nick Drake's question.

“I'm going to work for a boiler company or a plumbing company. And when you're out repairing a business trip, they'll ask you if you're sick. Do you know anyone who looks like you? ”

As the vows pointed with your finger, a question mark appeared on Nick Drake's face.

“Of course, it's hard to know where you live in the first place. But enough for one month. Once I know where you live, I'll come quietly between 2: 00 and 3: 00 a.m. Ah! You said you knew about me, so you knew about my stealth skills, didn't you? ”

Until now, Nick Drake's face reminds me of what vows mean. But the words of the vow are not yet finished.

“I don't know who you live with, but I'm going to break their legs every time I see your daughter, your son, or your wife. So no one can escape. Then I'll wake you up. And have a serious conversation. ”

“If I did.... ”

Nick Drake's eyebrows are bent backwards, never threatened by anyone.

Then the vow reached out to my right hand.

It was neither fast nor threatening. It was just a simple gesture to grab things.

It was so natural that Nick Drake felt nothing more. However, when the hand of the vow approached Nick Drake's face, the ordinary palm suddenly turned into a sturdy hook.

“Knng! Knng!! ”

When you are caught, swinging your arms and legs against them is because you do not have enough strength.

If the user decimates the target with the intent of killing it, the user can only stumble and not face the target properly.

A vow wrapped around Nick Drake's neck with his right hand grins at Daniel Levin.

“Threats are made by qualified people, child. ”

The vow drained his power from his right hand.

Nick Drake coughs heavily as he bends his torso.

The saliva flowed from his mouth.

“The exit door is right ahead, and I hope you bring me the right negotiation distance the next time you come. ”

The vows went into the bedroom without looking back.

Daniel Levin and James Spader, the faces of which blood had disappeared, were speechless.

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Three men were swept away by vows and headed to James Spader's office.

As soon as Nick Drake entered the office, he sat on the couch as he did in the vow room.

James Spader poured the whiskey into the glass.

“Shall we send the children? ”

“Send the kids? Is it the mafia?”

“But if I leave it like that.... ”

Bionic solvers are hard to manage when they think they're at their peak.

Every time, James Spader would send an Elite Soldier to break an elevated nostril. It was not a sophisticated way, but there was no way it could work like this.

Nick Drake shakes his head.

“How many men are they gonna send to get him? Five? What are you gonna do if they get hit? Send more kids? ”

“Is that really going to happen? ”

Nick Drake asked Daniel Levin.

“Have you ever seen a guy hit a horse with his bare hands? ”

“None.”

“You think those guys who've been fighting with guns can get away with it without guns? Leave him alone. Don't do anything useless. He's not your leader. You see the look in his eyes? Getting hit by one or two doesn't make him a hothead. ”

James Spider handed him whiskey.

Nick Drake, who emptied his heavy whiskey at once, touched his neck and said,

“Shit, I thought that old man saw what he was doing. That's why I stayed put. ”

As the word "old" came out of Nick Drake's mouth, a smile came to James Spader's mouth.

“How is he? ”

“I don't know. I don't care about an old man who only shows up when he runs out of money. ”

Unlike most Bionic Soldiers who are self-aware and scouted by SCOs, Nick Drake taught them energy control and how to deal with the Beast.

Thanks to his teacher, he started dealing with the Beast on his own, met James Spader, established the SCO, and was able to rescue Daniel Levin.

Every time James Spader heard about Nick Drake's teacher, he felt frustrated.

Nick Drake's teacher travels the world and occasionally visits New York was an enigmatic presence for James Spader, who had access to information about all American citizens. No matter how much I searched the database, I couldn't find any information about Nick Drake's teacher.

There was once a doubt that Nick Drake's master was a figure in processing. But after I met him in the office a few years ago, I had to accept that he was real.

The fact that such a great person could not be used made difficult for him.

“So we just leave it like this? ”

James Spader's voice was filled with complaints.

After years of retirement, Nick Drake is still America's leading elite Soldier. There is no Bionic Soldier in the field to overcome him.

James Spader was very proud of the fact that Nick Drake had been beaten. He couldn't lose and wanted to make up for his humiliation somehow.

“Leave it. He's probably from there. Then……. ”

As Nick Drake stopped speaking, Daniel Levin said,

“Then there's no way we can control it. ”

Nick Drake nods.

“Don't let his looks fool you. If he's really from there, the shell may look young, but it could be a few hundred years old. ”

Speaking of places beyond the reach of modern technology, a sigh came out of James Spader's mouth again.

Stories about a place called purgatory that is hard to believe.

When I first heard about it from the dead Soldiers, I didn't believe it. But as Nick Drake said the same thing, and his teacher said the same thing, there was no way he wouldn't believe it.

The most troubling thing about James Spader is the fact that people like the Human Nuclear Bomb are moving pearls outside the SCO's control. If they reveal their power in front of people, the order that they have risked so far may collapse.

Recently, the rapid development of information communication technology has led to some heartbreaking events. Increasingly, the frequency will increase, and the public will know all these things that have been kept secret one day.

But it will be a distant future.

James Spader vowed he would never allow the system to shake because of one piece of information he shared with the SCO.

Daniel Levi silently looks down at the whiskey glass.

The only reason he's here is because of his job traits, he's in a position to get information on the vibrant streets associated with Bionic Soldiers and Beasts.

Bionic Soldiers belonging to other countries or organizations have very strong ties to cleaning work, compared to those with very little interaction.

They are forming a large community regardless of their organization and country, and it is very valuable that the information that is distributed there remains unchanged.

Daniel Levin recalled information he had recently acquired from the European office.

“Why don't you send him to Italy? ”

James Spader is aware of the Italian incident. However, Daniel came out of a car that did not have the proper resources to conduct an investigation into Italy, and his taste drove him crazy.

“Last month there was a death on our side of Soldier in Italy, why don't we send him to investigate……. ”

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