Chapter 188

Since their reunion, Leila has been restless. It was natural. Kushan had been involved in her birth and hadn’t left her side through all of her growth into the person she is today.
The man who had always been in place, like an old tree, had been dragged away in an instant. What’s more, he’s a fugitive from the law. There’s no hope of ever getting back on track.
“You can’t help but feel overwhelmed.
The other agents were similarly uneasy, each in varying degrees. To them, Kushan was more than a figurehead; he was a trusted spiritual support.
Kim, on the other hand, remained completely composed.
“All of you, take a break.”
“No, I’m pressed for time and I can’t….”
“I’m not even planning on leaving today anyway.”
I cut to the chase and said.
“I need to get ready.”
Episode 21, Stigma.
This is the first big episode of the second half. The professor and his group travel from place to place, encountering minor incidents as they go, and suddenly find themselves in conflict with the Shiran Empire.
The middle part of the process didn’t go much differently.
‘The time zone is years ahead of what it used to be….’
The sea had been waiting for you since time immemorial. In a way, this was a good thing: the faster you ran to the end, the less damage the disaster would cause.
So far, so good.
“This is where it gets tricky.
This is the way the game is supposed to work.
CellBiology Labs spared no effort to get Kushan back. It made international appeals, set up negotiations with Shiran, and even organized an escape from the camp.
All attempts were thwarted. The emperor cunningly stabbed Labe in the back and trapped Kushan. Kushan was reluctant to speak out, knowing that revealing the truth would destroy Rap’s reputation.
As a result, Kushan is sent to the execution grounds.
Cornered and unable to abandon his leader, Rapp does something crazy.
“We’ll just storm the execution grounds.
Civilian casualties were minimal. The rescue was successful. The execution site was poorly guarded, as if they had been deliberately let go. And the case quickly became an issue.
And just like that, Rap’s prestige falls to the ground.
All your hard work is for naught.
“Let time fly by the seat of your pants, and curses fly by the seat of your pants.
This is a personal pet peeve of mine. It wasn’t a very uplifting story to begin with, but the early and middle parts were acceptable to users because they focused on other people’s tragedies.
Until then, laps were meant to be helpful. If you were in real danger, you could just ignore the Legion and walk away. Even if you didn’t actually do that, it was important to have a choice.
In the second half, however, the labs face a direct challenge.
It’s the sound of a choking, choking, choking sweet potato.
The community doesn’t call it the worst main story ever for nothing.
“You might as well just get out of the way.
It’s a complicated, long, unpleasant, and tragic episode by nature.
With the addition of the Dustborne hand, you can easily win many times over.
After sending his guests to their hotels, Kim left the office. With the rough plan already in place, it was time to flesh out the details. It was past 9 p.m., and the sun had long since set.
Once he left the main street, the neighborhood was relatively deserted. The neon lights cast deep shadows on the street. He stopped walking abruptly and turned into a nearby park.
“…….”
Fewer pedestrians. There are surveillance cameras everywhere to prove self-defense. Footsteps are rarely heard, and while they are skillful at killing, they cannot fool the machine’s eyes.
The conditions are not bad.
“Take this!”
A woman approached, with normal footsteps and a normal smile on her face. A blouse and a skirt. Dress alone does not distinguish a Kilikian from an outsider.
“We’re the newly opened Emily’s Pub. Stop by sometime!”
She hands you a tissue with the store’s logo on it.
Natural behavior, like water flowing. On the other hand, the situation itself is artificial. It’s enough to catch you off guard for a moment, even if you’re able to catch many of the incongruities with a calm mind.
Shortly after Kim exposed her bare hands to receive a tissue.
A dagger slid down the woman’s sleeve.
The well-honed blade caught the light of the street lamp.
A sneak attack, no more than a few steps apart. Even the slightest movement would be enough to kill him. Nevertheless, the blade aimed for Kim’s palm.
Even the momentary delay while digging in has been removed. Instead of dealing lethal damage with a single blow, we want to deal meaningful damage before you have a chance to react. If you’re not prepared, you can’t avoid it.
If you’re not prepared, that is.
Bam!
Kim’s blade struck the woman’s wrist. It took a lot of force, but she didn’t let go of the handle. But the trajectory was twisted. The dagger sliced shallowly through her flesh.
Neither the ambushed nor the thwarted panicked.
The two immediately moved to their next move. Kim kicked the woman in the ankle, and as she collapsed, she drew a pistol from a stash somewhere and pointed it at Kim.
The woman needed a weapon drawing motion.
That was the decisive difference between the two.
Poof!
The woman’s finger was on the trigger and the blade slammed into his forehead. It was instant death, no doubt, and Kim didn’t let her guard down, even though the attacker was taken care of in an instant.
“We’re surrounded.
One by one, the number swelled to seven. The men, like the women, had melded into the Kilikian canon so completely that the brief distraction had left them oblivious to their surroundings.
There was no organizational identity to the enemies, who appeared out of nowhere. Unknown to me, they would not be carrying anything to prove their affiliation.
But if it’s stagnant, it’s obvious.
“I don’t know why Shiran is being an asshole to me.”
“…….”
“Aren’t they going to answer?”
He may not have heard the answer, but he was sure of it.
No matter how many enemies Dustborn has, his timing is always off. Maybe the professor’s group stepped on his tail, or maybe he was planning on hitting Rap and Dustborn at the same time.
This is probably a good thing until we know more.
‘Seven. I’m not going to waste my time.’
In the game, each of Shran’s agents is portrayed as a formidable foe.
Of course, unlike in games where each class has uniform stats, this is a reality. Each person’s skills will vary, but you can get an idea of the average. Just looking at the woman, it’s not like she’s a joke.
They’re not going to run unless they’ve already been ambushed. Even if you’ve sent a signal to your device, reinforcements will take time to arrive. You’ll need to hold your own for at least a few minutes.
This might be a bit of a stretch for some 5-star agents, but-.
“Why not.
Kim immediately pulled a plastic bottle out of his pocket. She removed the cap and stuck the exposed needle into her neck. The faintly blue-colored drug began to flow through her veins and into her system.
Similar to the last three, yet somehow different.
Your senses are sharpened, and every cell is activated beyond normal.
The enemies were closing in. Seven’s agents closed in on Kim in short bursts. Enhanced fuselage vision picked up their every move.
An alloy axe and shield appeared in Kim’s hands.
Faced with a sword coming at him from the front, he threw up his shield instead.
Giggle!
There was an unpleasant noise of scraping iron. I pressed the switch with my fingers together, and the [Static Tower] emitted an electric current.
Blades shot out from the side. Kim flicked the axe away as if shooing away a fly. The sword in his hand and the entirety of one agent’s wrist shattered.
“Hey, what’s that?”
“Who should report….”
As the battle began in earnest, the attention of passersby was drawn. Some stood by, unsure of what to do, while others hurried away. No one was caught up in the shallow sense of justice.
In short, I was able to fight with peace of mind.
“Kaboom, kaboom!”
A raised shield shattered a middle-aged man’s jaw. An axe blade lodged in the back of a falling woman’s head, and a young man who had been struck in the leg floated low.
She wasn’t just holding her own. Rather, Kim was dominating. She’s so fast, crafty, and powerful that her numerical disadvantage is irrelevant. The agents’ faces turned to horror.
“This much of a difference?
None of them expected it. The current head of the Dustborn Corporation. A man of uncertain rumors, other than the fact that he was a collaborator in the Cellbrax Labs. Was he really this powerful?
Third-in-Command Werner Kruger hastily stepped back to assess the damage. There were only two survivors, including himself. The Seven had been outnumbered and outmaneuvered, and the odds were stacked against them.
“We must retreat.
This is annihilation. You must ensure that at least one of your men survives to plan for the future. Now that you realize that your target’s skill is far beyond your expectations, you’ll have to resort to other means than a direct attack.
That’s when he surreptitiously signaled to a coworker.
Chirp!
The hook sank into Werner’s thigh with a sharp jerk. Underneath the hook was a wire, which soon became taut and began to shorten rapidly.
“Ugh…!”
The pull pulled Werner’s body into the hook. The hook was so deeply embedded that it wouldn’t come out. As he lost his balance and fell, his companion’s face collided with the shield and dented it.
“Asshole, where are you going to put it without touching it first?”
Werner looked up to meet the black-brown eyes staring down at him. The fierce, cold gaze sent a shiver down his spine, a fear he hadn’t been able to escape after so much training and practice.
He had a very good idea of how to get out of this horror.
To His Majesty the Emperor, to the people of the Empire.
I muttered to myself and bit the capsule I had hidden in my mouth.
The poison of instant potency spread and foam leaked from his mouth. A neat self-destruction. Kim snorted as he looked at his enemy, who had quickly turned into a corpse.
“Well, that’s it.”
There was nothing to be sorry about. He was too much of a liability to capture alive. He wouldn’t talk by any means necessary. There was no information to be extracted by torturing him in the first place.
But it wasn’t a victory for nothing.
[Mutation rate 49.0193%]
[Mutation Rate 46.1145%]
[Mutation rate 44.8722%]
As the drug wore off, the mutation rate dropped back down. It stabilized at 44.8%. It was 42 percent before, so it only increased by 2 percent. The results were encouraging.
“That’s definitely something.”
The drug injected this time is a modified version of helixivir. After the cataclysm, Kim requested a separate lab to develop it, and today we finally received a prototype.
As much as we focused on suppressing side effects, the effectiveness was not as good as the original helixivir. First of all, it was not possible to craft six-star equipment. Only the enhancement of physical abilities was confirmed.
That didn’t disappoint.
“It’s just within my control.
Whereas before I’d been accelerating like crazy with no brakes, this time I didn’t let go of the reins. In fact, the hand-to-hand combat was probably better this way because I was in control.
“Somehow, it’s been proven.
The shield and axe turn to light and disappear from Kim’s hands.
Suddenly, I saw a tissue lying at my feet, along with a dead body. I was also disgusted by the blood on my cheek, but I didn’t feel like using it. There was an inexplicable feeling of repulsion.
Stand still and take a moment to catch your breath.
“Hyun, what are these guys, are you hurt?”
“Mr. Wai. You called me out of the blue, so I did something.”
Familiar faces came running up the sideline. Asterique looked worried to death, while Chelsea and Edwin looked around sharply to see if they understood the situation.
They were pretty darn good.
I didn’t do anything this time.
“Chelsea. Put in a call to Congress.”
You hit me first, and I’m going to hit you back.
Surviving Mangem as a 1-Star – Chapter 189 (of 189)