Chương 67: Body Snatcher (1)
"Besides, there are police officers lined up outside, so how are you going to mobilize personnel?"
It was only on the first floor that you couldn't see the outside because it was blocked by a wall, but now you're on the second floor. Through the shattered window, you can see the sighing situation outside the wall.
"Mr. Jeong Cheong-ho!! We are here for you!! Please open the door and cooperate with the management office!!"
Yang Seo-ho's voice, magnified through a loudspeaker, rings loudly.
I took a quick look and saw the large gangster blocking Yang Seo-ho... … Lying down. Since he suddenly didn't want to stand and didn't lie down, it seems that Yang Seo-ho grabbed him while he wasn't looking.
She's a really cool woman.
"Oh, I understand. then… … "I will assign someone."
Then, Cheongho suddenly fumbles with his body and begins to panic. 'Well, where did it go? Hey, where is that?' He shouts something and calls out to his subordinates. Since I don't have time... … I sigh.
"There was a smartphone lying broken in half on the living room floor earlier. Are you looking for it?"
"Ugh, it looks like I threw it away earlier. Hey, give me the phone, phone!"
"I think it would be good if you added Chae Tae-won. It's still there. "You can move right away."
"Oh, Taewon? "I understand."
[! Time limit: Hyunah Jeong dies after (1) hours. !]
As a new message window appeared before her eyes, Jeong Hyeon-ah's remaining lifespan was updated. It seems like an hour has already passed due to various interruptions from all kinds of people.
While checking the situation outside the window, I reached out my hand for a few drops of blood remaining among the broken glass shards. The blood had already dried completely after several hours.
It's not a big problem. I increased my magical power to give the blood traces additional properties, and then the dried blood traces began to wriggle and move little by little with life, like a living amoeba. And the blood traces that had gathered to one point have now become a single drop of blood.
[Binding]
I created a very small barrier and picked up the blood drop. Then, a new magic is activated to extract the information contained in the blood.
[knowledge]
The owner of blood... … Female, and about 18 years old. Fortunately, it appears that Jeong Hyeon-ah's blood is suitable. In addition, if you wish, you can obtain various physical information such as the blood owner's unique characteristics, stats, and appetite, but it is not necessary for now.
First of all, you can deduce Jeong Hyeon-ah's location just from the information presented in the quest, but if an unexpected situation occurs, you can use this blood to more specifically check where the owner of this blood is.
"There is no time. Then, please call me."
I quickly ran down to the first floor, threw the board I had left outside, and jumped straight toward the fence.
[jump]
It's urgent, it's urgent.
[Invisible Hand]
I created telekinesis in the air and pulled the board, pulling it into my feet. As soon as I landed, I got on the board and headed toward Chae Tae-won's car.
"Branch manager, have you received a call from the president?"
"Not yet… … "Let's get on first."
It wasn't until I got in the car that Chae Taewon's phone rang. It was Cheongho's call. Chairman, you are so slow.
"The location is not far. Please go near the publishing complex."
"Is it a publishing complex?"
"Yes, why are you there? This is a place where publishing companies that went bankrupt about 10 years ago are gathered. "It should be in one of their warehouses."
The cover of a book was found in Jeong Hyeon-ah's room. This is the cover of a book that was not distributed because the publisher went bankrupt before it was officially published. As it is, the regular route is to reach the publishing complex only after wandering around using the cover as a clue.
"All right."
"Because I don't have time… … "If possible, please stop speeding."
Chae Taewon smiled slightly at my words.
"then… … "I'm going to speed for a moment."
Good profit!! Buwaaaa!!
Chae Tae-won's car started suddenly with more force than before. A sudden start and a sharp curve that almost drifts. I almost lost my balance in the back seat and fell. If I hadn't had the posture correction magic that I had placed on my body to make the jump, I would have really fallen.
It doesn't take long to get to the publishing complex from here. About 20 minutes? No, it will take about 10 minutes.
The car we are in is driving at an incredible speed, completely ignoring road traffic laws.
Passing the car in front, ignoring the lane… … .
Druddeuddeuddeuk-.
The sound of the lane separator rod hitting the car can be heard.
'I can't believe such an expensive car drives like this.'
Buuuuuung-.
"however… … ."
Finally, after reaching an easier road, Chae Tae-won, who was driving the car with a serious expression, suddenly opened his mouth.
"I don't know what state she is in now, but do you think the wizard and I will be enough?"
"Oh, kidnappers?"
"yes. Although many people are currently tied up by the police, there are also people scattered inside and outside Paju to look for the young lady. Contact them or… … Or there may be other members of the Triad."
Certainly, if Cheongho tried to mobilize manpower in earnest, it could attract several hundred. All you have to do is draw on the manpower that the other heads of the Triad have.
But there is no need. The reason I refused Cheongho's support was to monopolize the reward I would get after robbing the kidnappers and to raise the ransom as much as possible. If I was only going to get directions and end up with some poor help, I wouldn't have accepted this request in the first place.
"it's okay."
"Umm… … but… … ."
"And there is someone else who can help."
As I said that, I fumbled with my backpack that I had put down on the seat next to me. Suddenly, I feel something stirring inside my backpack.
It didn't take long before we arrived at our destination.
This neighborhood was once called Paju Publishing Complex. Of course, after Paju changed like this, the merits of running a business in this neighborhood disappeared. Ironically, this is a city where land prices have skyrocketed while monsters and outlaws run rampant.
Small factories and companies in Paju moved south in search of safer and cheaper locations, and the vacancies were filled by the assets of large, suspicious and wealthy companies that could withstand the city's dangers or utilize the resources it provided.
The same goes for publishing complexes. Paju citizens still call this place a publishing complex, but there are no companies related to the publishing industry left.
"Please stop here."
The distance that would normally take about 20 minutes by car was reached in about 10 minutes.
I felt a little nauseous due to the rapid speed and reckless driving, but I gathered my wits and looked around.
There are several buildings gathered around, some of which seem to be in operation and some of which are not.
To be precise, it is a suspicious factory that continues to produce something even though it is an empty building.
A secret, secure warehouse where you don't know who is storing what.
Buildings that became the home of strange clans of unknown origin.
Although it is not a completely wild danger zone like Tanhyeon, it is a place where things that are more dangerous and unstable are gathered.
"I think it would be best not to get too close. "It's a pain if there are people watching."
I don't know what they will do if they are provoked by my approach.
While explaining this to Chae Taewon, I parked the car a little away from the warehouse.
You can't see us here, not even in the warehouse.
"I will go with you too."
hmm… … Chae Taewon? What should I do… … ?
"Well, that's right. But I'll go out and scout first. "I will give you a signal, so please come in slowly."
"I will do so."
I left Chae Taewon in the car and got out first.
Let's take a deep breath for a moment. Ah, I feel motion sick.
And the enchantments that are activated.
[Hazy presence]
[Fox's reflexes]
[Cat's Elegance]
[Eagle's Eyes]
I don't know if it's a situation where you can't use it, but if you can, there's no reason not to use it.
'Anyway, I have some magic power left over.'
I habitually check the magical power of my mana core.
Magic power does not decrease at all.
This is not my first quest.
However, since this is a quest with a lot of randomness, you cannot let your guard down.
If I had had more time to spare, I would have figured out what was waiting or what traps there might be through conversations with NPCs or preliminary research, but I wasn't able to do that.
'I don't think there's a common criminal waiting.'
The appearance of Yang Seo-ho is a harbinger of this. Illegal alien. Rather than simply smuggled immigrants from abroad, there will be otherworldly beings who have penetrated the Earth through surreal barriers.
In most cases, there will be no enemies that cannot be dealt with at the current level, but the existence of the abyss, attracted by the [Feast Offering] trait, may create other variables. If they start getting involved, it could lead to a level of trouble I can't handle, no matter what awaits me.
That is why… … .
'There is no such thing as too much preparation for a wizard.'
[protection team]
[Distortion field]
[Detection Disruption]
After adding some protection to my body, I moved near the warehouse.
I leaned against the wall of another unrelated warehouse for cover and checked the entrance.
'There is a surveillance team.'
A man and a woman are resting on the waste materials scattered at the entrance to the warehouse.
It looks like he's resting leisurely after finishing work, but what would he do in an abandoned warehouse without an owner in the first place?
'But the clothes and body type are not good enough for a manual worker, let alone a criminal?'
At most, a leisurely office job?
It seems a bit awkward to say that he was mobilized for something like this.
It looks like he's resting leisurely after finishing work, but what would he do in an abandoned warehouse without an owner in the first place?
I used magic to check the inside.
'The magic power detected inside the warehouse is exactly 60.'
Although there is one with exceptionally strong magical power, most of them are at a trivial level.
'Outside…' … what?'
weird.
Standing at the entrance to the warehouse… … That surveillance team.
There are clearly only two visible humans, but there are four detected magic sources.
'What is this again?'
Is there something hiding?
[Transparent object detection]
It cannot be detected even by transparent object detection. It's not like there's anything hidden or anything.
'Tch, I can't help it.'
It is dangerous to expand the detection range beyond this.
If there is a certain level of skill, a wizard, or a detection device, my location may be discovered... … .
'You can't stick your head into a hole where you don't know what the danger is.'
[Magic Detection], [Temperature Detection], [Soul Detection], [Vitality Detection], [Sound Detection], [clairvoyance]… … .
Various types of detection magic were activated simultaneously.
Only then did I know what had happened.
'As expected, they are illegal immigrants.'
It certainly appears to be one person to the eye, but it is not one person.
Different life forms with different magical powers inhabit their bodies.
'[Parasite]s.'
They are also aliens, also called 'body snatchers'.
Like Migo, it is one of the monsters that began appearing in various parts of the Earth at some point.
After burrowing into a person's head and eating their brain... … Manipulate that body freely.
'I think he would be happy if I told Yang Seo-ho.'
They are one of the 'illegal immigrants' defined by the Immigration Office.
The other guys pouring in from the other world are also a problem, but since they sneak in before you know it and multiply like cockroaches, they are almost like mortal enemies with the Immigration Office.
In any case, you can rest assured.
'As long as you don't make a loud noise, you won't be caught right away.'
These are people who do not have special magic or great detection abilities.
Instead, there are other special abilities that are much more annoying, but you don't need to worry about them right now.
Now that you have figured it out, there is no need to hesitate any longer.
I activated the magic with both hands together.
[Living Flesh]
Jii profit… … .
It is the sound of a backpack zipper being opened.
An unpleasant pink lump crawls out from between the open zippers.
Gulp… … Gulp… … Cheolpuk… … .
"Now, today's helper sortie."
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