Chapter 39: 039
Ep. 39
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District General Security Team.
It is the highest security organization within the TNC Special Trade Center that manages not only the district security team of the police station located in each district, but also the crisis management team stationed in the administrative district.
Normally it wouldn't be that busy, but it was very busy, perhaps because the board meeting was just around the corner.
"What happened to the Star Union terrorists? When will the interrogation report be posted?"
"Some bastard handled Edgerton's request to station the fleet! "Are you going to submit a report like this?"
"All entertainment district security teams gather in conference room 5!"
Documents were flying from all over and uniformed security team members were running around diligently.
The only quiet place in the noisy atmosphere was conference room 4.
The detective team under the Port District Security Team was planning to round up all the criminals they had been tracking before the start of the board meeting. This was because General Manager Lila Chamberlain had given a strict order to the district general security team to eliminate all risk factors.
"What happened to Broker S?"
"Smuggling stopped after the board's announcement, but suddenly the number of cases has increased sharply this month. We confirmed that smuggling occurred a total of 6 times in the past week. In fact, we can see that we are smuggling every day."
"At this point, activity suddenly became more active? "That's strange."
Detective team leader William tilted his head at the team member's briefing.
Broker S was someone the detective team had been trying to catch for six months. The evidence had already been secured, but the arrest was ultimately unsuccessful due to constant interference from those around him due to the fact that he had so many credits on him.
After the failure, I continued to monitor him, but as the board meeting approached, I had the opportunity to officially arrest him. Even if they were corrupt public officials, they could not disobey orders given directly by Noble Capital and the ruler of the space city.
"Is there any change in the smuggling method?"
"That part is also unique. "He was mainly in charge of relaying interplanetary smuggling, and the six recent incidents were all targeting people within the city."
"Isn't it because surveillance is so tight?"
"no. Trading within the city is not particularly profitable. Broker S is a cautious guy. "Would someone who extracts maximum profits from small transactions actually do such a thing?"
I had the opportunity to arrest him, but the other person came out so sloppy. Normally he should have liked it, but William felt uneasy for some reason.
"The transaction partner will be identified? Who is it?"
"That's a new face we haven't dealt with before."
"New face?"
"We also found it three days ago. He is a man who walks around in pajamas and is very ghost-like. "It was never caught on camera."
"I don't know if he is from Space Dog, but he seems to have received professional training. "We chased after him several times, but we lost each time."
Broker S alone was a pain in the ass, but the appearance of a formidable new criminal made William drool.
Just looking at the transactions S had made so far, it wasn't particularly strange that Space Dog was paying attention to him. With S's skills, it will literally provide a miracle of money duplication.
But William did not conclude.
'Why at this point? 'This isn't like S.'
There is clearly a reason for S, who is very cautious, to go out like this. After gathering his thoughts, William gave instructions to his team members.
"The kids who followed the pajama guy created a montage, asked the surveillance team to analyze it, and contacted the port district to find out when the guy came in. We also pay close attention to Broker S's movements. "Just in case, I might try to contact you separately at Space Dog."
"yep!"
"Then disperse."
After the meeting, all the team members left, but William was still sitting there. While leaning on one arm and contemplating, he picked up the communicator.
'It's illegal to take advantage of a friend.'
A friend who was previously a colleague in the same unit and now works as a bodyguard after retirement. William knew who he was currently guarding.
'I'm guarding Broker S.'
William left him a message.
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'10:55. 'Is it time to come soon?'
I am waiting for the sander with #26.
Our location is near the border between the commercial district and the port district. Unlike the entertainment district, there are almost no people here because all the stores close at 9 p.m.
'It's close to the secret passage.'
This doesn't mean there aren't cameras, but it's a much easier place to move around than a loading dock that's almost covered in cameras.
'Well, I didn't move it just for that reason.'
The reason I moved places is because of the guards.
Three days ago I met Sander near the loading dock crane under the guise of the guy next door. The day ended without incident, but I sensed that the guards were watching us from afar.
Sander is subjugated to me and is unable to resist. The identity of the watcher is probably the police officer who has been chasing Sander. If I got caught by them, I would be in trouble, so I changed the location and time.
Let's meet near the border of the commercial district and the port district at 11 p.m.
Sander expressed his dissatisfaction with my moving location, but it was meaningless defiance. Because the only thing he can do is obey me.
'There he comes.'
They say even tigers will come if you tell them to, and a black-painted refrigerated truck was heading towards the meeting place.
The truck stopped and Sander got out and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It's already been a week since he gave me the seized creature.
His face changed beyond recognition. Even though he had lost almost two-thirds of his body weight, he looked so gaunt that it was believable.
The cause that made Sander like this was a parasite attached to his brain.
When planting parasites in other organisms with a parasitic colony, you can specify the level of restriction to the host. Level 1 is the weakest level of constraint and level 5 is the highest level constraint.
The parasite that entered Sander was stage 4. This is the stage where the parasite immediately restricts itself when the host shows even the slightest sign of resistance.
Because of that command, he will be plagued by parasites when he eats, when he sleeps, and when he works.
Obey me. Don't go against my will.
'Even in the game, a message will appear if you are infected with parasites.'
I found out after watching a video posted by a player who had been affected by my parasite. If you are infected with a parasite, a message will appear whenever you perform a certain action. It's okay if you get there, but every time a message appears, your stamina decreases by a certain amount. So, players often just committed suicide if they couldn't resolve the parasite with other equipment or characteristics. If you commit suicide, the parasite effect disappears.
'This is reality, so suicide is impossible.'
There is no other way than to just endure the pain.
I came out of the alley near the meeting place and appeared in front of Sander.
Sander took a deep breath when he saw me, as if he still couldn't get used to it even though he had already seen it several times.
But he soon knelt in front of me and bowed his head.
"…I brought the item you mentioned, so please…"
I am scared, but the parasite inside my head is probably scarier. After 24 hours, he will fulfill his fate with the parasite.
'There's still some time left.'
I put my arm close to his head and activated the parasitic colony.
"Sweet…"
Then Sander's eyes rolled over and his mouth opened. Then a parasite came out of his nostril. The parasite that came out trembled violently and died.
'great job.'
A new parasite emerged from the hole in my palm to replace the dead one. It entered Sander's body in the same way as the one that came out earlier.
"Kukkeokkeokkeok!"
After a while, Sander came to his senses and coughed hard. He shook it off as if he was horrified at the sight of the parasites sprawled across his lap.
As I stared at him in disgust, he cleared his throat and held out a document.
"…a list of creatures."
I took the papers given by Combat Palo Sander to check the list in detail.
"…."
Sander trembled, as if he was afraid of an invisible arm taking the documents.
[Zuzu zuzuzu zuzu (Am I that scary?)]
｢Big baby is cute.｣
[Zuzuzu (thank you)]
｢Yes.'
I patted No. 26 on my shoulder with gratitude and handed over the documents.
'Is it Plantrizard and Fairy Wing today?'
Plentrizard looks like a Stegosaurus, but it is actually classified as a plant-type creature, not a dinosaur. It is also a creature with strong vitality as its unique characteristic, which is the second characteristic I acquired.
'Five Plentrizards. 'Not much.'
Plentrizards are large creatures, so moving several of them by truck will not be easy. That truck is probably limited to about 8 people.
'Next is a Fairy Wing.'
Fairywings are carnivorous birds the size of an average person's palm, and are eyeless, blue crow-like creatures with hooked teeth. It is nicknamed the flying piranha.
'huh? Mutant?'
A mutant fairy wing. It is a creature that has never been seen in the game.
I was interested, but unfortunately there was only one because it was a mutant. If there were many, it would be worth aiming for the genetic essence, but if there was just one, it would be difficult.
After checking all the documents, I pointed to the truck with my fingertip and he quickly took out the terminal.
"I will open it for you."
When he operated the wireless terminal connected to the truck, the cargo compartment opened with a mechanical sound.
｢It's cold.｣
[Zuzuzuz (Do you want to stay here?)]
｢No. "I like it because it reminds me of my hometown."
Well, since demons live in the deep sea, this much cold might be nothing. Sander stepped back, shaking, perhaps because of the cooler in the cargo hold or because he was scared.
"Then I will wait here."
I left him alone and went into the bed of the truck.
In a cage made of alloy, five Plentrizzards were lying in an anesthetized state. I lightly bent the bars and stepped inside the cage.
"Oh, I guess there's no need for me to open it for you."
Sander was about to talk to me, but when he saw my strength, he kept his mouth shut.
'Should I kill it first and eat it?'
I killed Plentrizard one by one by breaking his neck.
On the way, the less anesthetized one attacked me with its sharp, barbed tail, but it was impossible to pierce my outer skin. The guy died after his head was broken by my fighting arm.
After killing them, I tasted the meat of this gigantic plant-like creature.
'…It tastes like being healthy.'
According to the setting, Amorph is an omnivore, but it seems to be an omnivore that is closer to a carnivore. Plantrizard's meat tasted like green juice, so to be honest, I didn't like it.
｢Is it delicious?｣
[Zuzu (no)]
｢Big baby needs to grow bigger, so eat it all.'
No. 26 is right. Since I have to evolve further in the future, I will have to eat every last bit of this.
I forced myself to eat it all, but the predation effect did not work on them.
'Tsk. It's unfortunate, but I'll have to wait until next time.'
Last time I looked at the list left by Cyborg Ras, there were a total of 30 Plentrizards. There are 25 left, so something will pop up among them.
'I guess I'll have to use the mutant Fairy Wing to cover my mouth.'
I opened the freezer, expecting it to taste like chicken since it was algae.
The moment I checked inside the freezer, I stopped.
｢What's wrong?｣
'….'
Number 26 asked me why I was like that, but I couldn't answer.
A reptile-like body with blue skin.
Small wings on the back and horns on the head.
A long bundle of tentacles instead of a mouth.
'It's Gallagon, right?'
What was in the freezer was not a Fairy Wing.
It was Blue Gallagon, the hatchling of Gallagon, known as the dragon of the universe.
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