𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟑: 𝐆𝐨𝐛𝐢 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 2
Crowel was impressed by the information the informant had brought.
“So, there are no signs of them anywhere?”
“That’s correct. We’ve analyzed their card records, mobile internet access logs, and even GPS location data, but we haven’t found anything.”
Ugh.
Crowel pressed his fingers against his furrowed brow, deep in thought.
“Have you asked any Teleportation brokers or smugglers? Or even those who create forged identification documents?”
“Yes, of course. We’ve checked all of them, but no one has said they’ve been here.”
“I see. . . . Huh.”
The group who tried to assassinate Min Siwoo at the behest of Cargill Juan.
Crowel had tried to find them just in case.
Perhaps they had taken the advance payment and gone into hiding, or perhaps they had been caught by Siwoo and forced to give up their information.
“Lastly, what about the CCTV from the hotel where Min Siwoo stayed that day? Did you check it and find anything?”
“That. . . .”
For the first time, the informant hesitated before answering Crowel’s question.
“What is it? Tell me quickly.”
“The CCTV footage has been completely erased.”
“How much of it?”
“A total of 24 hours, 12 hours before and after midnight that day.”
“Wow. That’s awful. What about the hotel lobby or parking lot?”
“The same goes for them.”
This is crazy.
Does that mean Min Siwoo’s influence is that great?
To be able to erase the CCTV of a large hotel, one would have to be in a position of considerable power.
‘Hmm. . . Edward C. Blackwood’s faction, is it? He could have been the one who ordered it.’
Although he didn’t know what kind of connection the two had, it was clear from the testimonies of those involved and the media that he was a supporter of the vice president’s faction.
Since Edward C. Blackwood was clearly on the rise within the HSIU headquarters thanks to Min Siwoo’s meteoric rise, Cargill Juan must have been furious.
“Hey, there must be CCTV on the streets near the hotel. Or even the buildings next door. Did you check all those too?”
“Yes. . . . They all say that the footage was erased during the same time period.”
“Hahaha. That’s amazing, really amazing.”
Crowel clapped his hands, genuinely impressed.
The informant turned pale at his reaction, but Crowel wasn’t being sarcastic; he was simply amazed at the other man’s skill.
“You must have tried to restore it?”
“Of course. . . . We got quotes from two of the most famous vendors, but they both gave up. They said it was probably erased by a professional hacker. . . . I’m sorry.”
“No, no. There’s no need to apologize.”
Crowel took an envelope out of his pocket and dropped it on the table.
“This is the amount we agreed on. I’ve had it laundered, so it should be fine.”
“T-Thank you. If you use my services again, I’ll work even harder next time.”
“Sure. Oh, would you like some fruit?”
Crowel handed him an orange he had bought from Palmer’s Market.
“Yes? Yes? Thank you. . . ?”
“Yeah. Now go.”
Even after the informant left, Crowel remained in his seat, mulling over the information he had received.
‘𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘸𝘰𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘑𝘶𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵. . . . 𝘋𝘪𝘥 𝘔𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘪𝘸𝘰𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵? 𝘜𝘨𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦.’
If the vice president has the information, it will be difficult to persuade him politely.
Then he would have to take a rough approach, but he wasn’t sure if the threat would work.
“Ha. Diakan-nim has given me a very difficult task.”
Ring, ring, ring.
The phone rang while Crowel was grumbling.
He checked the caller ID and made a face of obvious disgust.
‘𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦?’
“Hello.”
━Hello~ Mr. Crowel. This is Kaise.
“Yes. What is it?”
━Hahaha~ You’re still as curt as ever.
“We’re not that close.”
Kaise’s laughter could be heard over the phone at Crowel’s reply.
━I see~ Have you heard that Ruslana and Lord Orobas died recently?
“Yes, I have.”
That was the most annoying news he had heard recently.
Although he had had his differences with Ruslana, he had no ill feelings towards her.
Moreover, the death of a devil.
This meant that the name Min Siwoo was now firmly established within 〈Pandemonium〉.
Crowel had to get his hands on the HSIU headquarters while dealing with such a person.
━Then~ it should be easy to talk to you.
“What do you mean?”
━Ms. Arumu, Mr. Laban, and I have formed a team this time.
“Really? That’s the first I’ve heard of it.”
━Yes~ It hasn’t been long. That’s why I wanted to get some information.
“What kind of information?”
Kaise let out a low, creepy laugh and continued speaking.
━Information about Min Siwoo. We are going to kill him this time.
🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷🔷
The desert’s daytime temperature was close to 40 degrees, but its nights could drop to minus 30 degrees, colder than winter in some places.
Fortunately, or unfortunately,
Siwoo and his party were all Hunters, and Siwoo could use various kinds of magic, so they were able to have a relatively warm dinner.
“Oppa! Thank you for using fire magic!”
Sansar smiled brightly as she roasted a scorpion skewer.
A bright bonfire burned in the center.
And a wall of flames surrounding them kept them warm.
Uljibataar was speechless at the sight of the flame barrier that Siwoo had created.
He had never heard of anyone camping in the desert like this before.
【𝐈’𝐦 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲!! 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭!!】
“I’m sorry. There’s nothing to eat in this desert. There are cobras, scorpions, lizards, and jerboas. . . . Sometimes a pack of gray wolves appears at night, but their meat is too gamey to eat.”
Uljibataar lowered his head with a heavy expression, as if he were apologetic.
“It’s okay. This guy will eat anything. He’ll even eat camel dung.”
【𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐭 𝐮𝐩, 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞! 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲! 𝐈, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐎𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐦 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐲! 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭!】
“Grandmaster, would you like me to use magic to go to a village or something?”
“You can go if you want, but we won’t wait here.”
“Little master! But look at Grandmaster’s haggard appearance! Isn’t he pitiful?!”
“Ah.”
Benedict covered his face with both hands and rubbed it vigorously.
“Sob, sob, I’m sorry, Grandmaster!”
【𝐌𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞! 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐠𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬. . .】
“You ate all the borscht they gave us earlier by yourself.”
【𝐈’𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝! 𝐈 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧!】
“How about some airag, then?”
“Chief? You have some?”
“Ihtebnel shared some with me before we parted ways.”
It was alcohol that he hadn’t taken out because he didn’t have a proper container.
Uljibataar took out the airag and a cup from his magic toolbag and poured some for everyone.
“It’s been aged a little, so the alcohol content and flavor are stronger than regular airag. It’s a traditional fermented mare’s milk from my tribe.”
【𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞! 𝐈’𝐦 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐫!】
Pre poured the airag into a cup larger than his own body and started gulping it down.
“Oh! Oppa’s pet drinks alcohol well!”
“Heheㅡ He’s not a pet, he’s a Grandmaster. Hmm, it has a sour and tangy taste.”
Benedict smacked his lips as he evaluated the alcohol.
“Older brother, do you like it?”
“I used to drink it a lot in the past, so it’s okay.”
“So you’ve tried it before.”
【𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝! 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭?! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐤!】
“. . . . . . .”
Siwoo looked at Pre with pity in his eyes.
【𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭?! 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮?! 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝!]
Pre pecked Siwoo’s cheek with his wing.
“What’s the alcohol content of this?”
“We, well. . . It’s about fifteen proof lower than normal airag.”
“Why did you get drunk after drinking this?”
Siwoo flicked Pre on the forehead.
【𝐎𝐮𝐜𝐡! 𝐓-𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐮𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞?! 𝐇𝐮𝐡? 𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐈 𝐚𝐦?! 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐦-𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐣𝐚𝐞? 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥! 𝐇𝐮𝐡?!】
“I’m going crazy.”
“G-Grandmaasterr!! I’ll drink it for you!”
“. . . . . . .”
Benedict, who was standing next to him, waved his hand at Siwoo with a flushed face.
It was a strange gesture that could have been either a threat or a plea.
“Little master!! We can’t do that to our Grandmaster!”
“Ha. . . .”
“Uurp, waiter, just give me a cup of cocoa. . . Uurp!”
【𝐖𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡. 𝐈’𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐲! 𝐖𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐚𝐡!】
Pre stuck out his lips like a beak and started nibbling on Siwoo’s earlobe.
“Get rid of all these things.”
Siwoo shouted with an irritated expression.
“P-Please be patient, Older brother. I’ll supervise them.”
“No. Throw it all away. I might as well give it to Monster as food.”
“Oppa! I’ll get rid of them!”
Kugugugugugug. . . . . .!
At that moment, a huge vibration was felt from the ground.
“C, could it be? Older brother! Be careful of the ground!!”
“I know!”
Kwaaahhhhhhh!!
An enormous monster burst out of the vast sand dunes of the desert and soared into the sky.
Mongolian Deathworm.
━Kweeeeeeeeek!!
The giant body, which was dozens of meters long, charged out of the ground and let out a grotesque cry.
A carnivorous monster that lived only with its mouth, without eyes or a nose.
Fortunately, the party was able to avoid the monster’s attack thanks to the magic barrier and wind magic that Siwoo had cast.
“Chiefㅡ I’ve never seen one that big before.”
“Me neither! I think it got bigger because of the dense magic in this area.”
【𝐖𝐨𝐰. . . 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞? 𝐀𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞, 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐨𝐣𝐮!】
“Grandmasterr!! That’s not sooooooju, it’s German sausage!”
“Both of you are going to die by my hand the next time you drink.”
Siwoo clicked his tongue and walked out of the barrier by himself.
“Older brother, I’ll go with you!”
“You stay here and watch them. And if they puked on my luggage, I’m really going to throw it all away.”
He would have liked to leave Pre behind, but. . . Pre couldn’t stray too far from Siwoo’s body.
【𝐔𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐡𝐚! 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝!】
“Can’t you just stay still for once?”
Just then, the Mongolian Deathworm spotted Siwoo and opened its huge mouth to charge at him like a missile.
“Dammit!”
Hundreds of spells were colorfully mixed together, magic power gathered, and a dark magic circle spread out in front of him, manifesting a huge fist made of iron.
Thudddddd!!
However, the fist that was launched forward did not hit the Mongolian Deathworm or pierce its body.
The tens of thousands of teeth that had sprouted inside the monster’s mouth bit down on the fist and refused to let go.
Kugugugug!!
The monster chewed up the [Iron Fist] and turned it back into magic power, then continued to charge at Siwoo at the same speed.
‘I could try cutting it down with Balmung, but it’s too big. Is there a skill that might work. . . .’
【𝐇𝐮𝐡? 𝐀𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞~ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐞! 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬!】
Pre looked at the Mongolian Deathworm with a drooling face.
And then he drained all the magic power from Siwoo’s dantian and manifested a skill.
“Hey, you idiot!!”
[Incineration : Pillar of Fire]
A towering inferno engulfed the monster’s body.
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