Chapter 149 – The Endless Evolution of the Lord (9)
“Ugh… Guh…”
“I’ll tell you the only way you can survive while acting like a lackey here. For now, guide me to your boss.”
I whispered while gradually tightening my grip. Did he have a sense that his neck might get crushed? He nodded desperately.
Confirming that he was truly terrified, I loosened my grip just enough for him to drive. He immediately slammed on the gas and started speeding crazily somewhere.
“So how did you abduct people? Did you just throw them in the car like this? What happened next?”
“Uh, we used drugs or beat them…”
“Really?”
I glanced at the other guy who had collapsed on the ground after I slapped him. I was annoyed when I hit him, but now sneaking in quietly was going to be difficult.
[Keep up. As you know, I don’t plan on letting any witnesses live.]
I shot the message at Park Tae-jun, who was stiffening up. I intended to operate without transforming, hence the plan to kill everyone who saw me.
Park Tae-jun’s eyes widened, shaking, but he didn’t say anything.
“W-Were almost there.”
Just then, the guy I was holding by the neck said we had arrived, pointing to a building up ahead. I sensed quite a few presences.
“Starting now, I have a mission for you. Fail, and you die. Succeed, and you live.”
I tightened and loosened my grip around his neck to pressure him. Tears streamed down his face beneath his sunglasses as he nodded in agreement.
Then, in an instant, I crushed the neck of the guy who had fallen to the ground with my foot.
“What? You came back early? Didn’t you say you’d withdraw in the evening?”
“Uh, Huh?”
The other guy in the car recognized the one getting out of the car, which had turned off. He awkwardly got out and opened the back door where we were.
“What? Did you catch them?!”
We got out of the car, hands and mouths taped up like ordinary kidnapped children, leaving the corpse behind.
I was planning to lure their boss in and make him ‘force’ us onto the organization that had claimed to abduct people.
“Quick, call the boss right now! Immediately!”
He did as I instructed and said to summon their boss. Not suspecting anything, the other guy really made a call somewhere, and we were led into a building that looked like an abandoned warehouse.
“I heard you did something, Sungho.”
Soon after, a well-built young man with short hair appeared grinning from inside.
“Whoa! Boss!”
“What’s going on?”
At that moment, the guy who brought us dropped his sunglasses and rushed to the boss. The momentum startled both me and his boss.
“That girl! She’s a Magical Girl! Seokdu is already dealt with!”
“Wow, what a crazy snitch.”
I had never seen such a fast betrayal in my life, especially from a guy with a thick black beard. I immediately tore off the tape and muttered helplessly.
An unexpected variable emerged, so I figured I’d have to change the plan a bit.
“A Magical Girl?”
Surprisingly, their leader didn’t seem scared; he just looked me up and down.
“You haven’t even transformed?”
“What kind of trick is this? You’ve shown strength without transforming!”
His puzzling stare made the snitch foam at the mouth in a panic. He chuckled and then turned to me.
“A Magical Girl, huh? You look young, but you came here directly without transforming. Quite impressive for a kid in Korea these days.”
“Looks like you’re pretty confident, huh? Given how casually you act.”
“Of course.”
He laughed and pulled something out from his coat, which seemed like some kind of bomb.
“You might not understand, but what we’re involved in is quite important. We’ve received a lot of things. Even a Magical Girl can’t just run around causing chaos…”
“Important, huh?”
I snorted at his air of confidence. What could possibly be more important than their lives?
“You guys are pathetic scum, running away from Korea after committing a crime, doing lackey work for local organizations here. What’s so important about that?”
“…What?”
“Do you still have some pride? That pathetic pride is going to get you killed.”
“You brat! Catch her!”
The moment his eyebrows twitched, I immediately sprang into action. The closest target was the nearest guy. I couldn’t let Park Tae-jun notice, so I decided to go all out with just my fists and dashed over, planting a solid punch into the startled guy’s gut.
Intestines burst, blood splattered. My hand pierced right through him, covered in blood.
“Ugh! You crazy bitch!”
A few of them hurriedly pulled out guns and started shooting. I didn’t care, but Park Tae-jun was the problem. I rushed back in front of him, blocking the bullets aimed at him with my body.
“Jin-ah!”
“Just stay quiet.”
As bullets pounded into my body, I hid Park Tae-jun behind me and moved again.
It was easy. Killing these bugs was simpler than pulling something out of my pocket.
“Die!”
That was when he threw it. It exploded with a bang, releasing a yellow gas, which I immediately recognized.
It was toxic gas, capable of horrifically killing those with magical powers. How on earth did those clueless idiots manage to create something like this? Suddenly, a thought of the monster related to the Magical Girls crossed my mind.
“If you were a normal Magical Girl, you would have burned from the inside or melted and died painfully the moment you inhaled this gas. Honestly, do you even care about that?”
“How… how…”
“Your expression says it all. Can’t believe you’re dying like bugs after living so roughly?”
When I laughed while still in perfect shape, the knife in his hand trembled.
“Wait…”
“Get lost. I’m done talking to you.”
Before he could say anything else, I landed a punch hard enough to send him flying over 10 meters. The shockwave shattered his ribs and he died right there, crumpled and mangled on the ground.
“Bottom-tier lives are just bottom-tier lives, no matter where you go. Do you even want to keep living like that?”
I looked down at him, who was twitching on the ground with my blood dripping from my hand. I was intentionally keeping him alive to contact the real ones.
“What… what do you want…”
“It’s simple. You make a call. Then you ‘sell’ us.”
I grinned and explained to him what he needed to do.
*
“Yoon-seo.”
“I heard. It seems our facility kids got involved.”
“To be precise, our kids are safe. The issue is with their friend.”
In Korea, there were also some movements happening. The stern-faced Aria listened attentively to Yoon-seo for more details.
Although the content was still classified, Aria was directly involved in this matter.
“It seems everyone is here, so let’s start the discussion. Let’s get straight to the point.”
Director Lee Min-hyung, who had called various Magical Girls including Aria, solemnly informed them of the situation.
“It appears our citizens have been kidnapped for their experiments. The frequency of recent kidnapping and missing persons cases has greatly increased.”
“Those bastards…”
“If our citizens are involved, we can’t just stand by. The U.S. side has already decided to take action. They can no longer just watch.”
After a deep breath, he finally spoke again. Victims were still being created somewhere at this moment, and the enemy had not ceased their experiments.
Thus, it was meaningless to just keep rambling. Direct action was necessary.
“We might need to deploy a team. To infiltrate the enemy’s base, rescue our citizens, and discover their true intentions.”
His eyes squeezed shut as he eventually blurted out the thought. Mobilizing the military would risk the possibility of war. The only option left was to send an elite team to infiltrate the enemy territory to fight and gather information.
Regardless, it was a risky move that put the Magical Girls in jeopardy with the assurance of capturing the enemy.
“I’ll form the team mostly from those willing to volunteer.”
In the end, the consent of the Magical Girls was also crucial. However, it wasn’t particularly difficult to get volunteers. Among those who raised their hands, Aria was included.
“This is a real opportunity.”
“I’m going to rescue the kidnapped people.”
And it was the same for Shia, who had been pestering Aria constantly about needing to return. She was now grinning at the favorable situation.
There was no need for further persuasion; they were ready to go.
“You all who are going, remember. The top priority is to save our citizens. To begin with, we know very little about the enemies. Gathering information is sufficient. Always value your lives.”
Min-hyung looked at the Magical Girls with a disapproving expression, especially fixating on Shia. She was calm now, but he couldn’t predict how excited she’d get once in the real battle.
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