episode_0027

“Um… … ”

The scales of reward and risk continued to waver in Do Yu-jin’s head.

As Do Yu-jin continued to ponder, a fundamental question about the current situation began to arise in his mind.

‘But why did those hunting dogs come here?’

‘You moved on a secret mission from a special officer? For what purpose?’

‘The Black Dog’s skills are certain. Those guys suffered such catastrophic damage? Has something so terrible happened around here? Even if it was a tutorial, I would know about that kind of incident.’

The Black Dog moves only at the orders of the special officers, but in fact, there are many other horses that the special officers of the Black Dragon Society can command besides the Black Dog.

But why did they move the black dog?

If they had sent a black tiger with better fighting ability instead of a black dog, this damage might not have been suffered.

A simple misjudgment? Didn’t they know that the black dog would suffer this much damage?

‘Or was there a reason why you had to send the black dog?’

So why then?

The answer came quickly.

‘A secret mission that needs to be completed as quickly and quietly as possible. And since the one in charge of the mission is Black Dog, the mission will probably involve delivering goods.’

I felt like the puzzle was slowly coming together in my head.

‘But was there anything near Cheongdo that would cost the life of a high-ranking black dog to bring?’

I kept racking my brain, but nothing came to mind.

So Do Yu-jin thought the opposite.

He thought of the great artifacts the Black Dragon Society had, some of which he did not know the exact origin of.

While I was trying to recall my memories… … Bingo!

-What do you think? Isn’t it great that dozens of hunting dogs were brought as sacrifices?

Lightning flashed in Do Yu-jin’s head, and a line of text from the game came to mind.

“… … Was this really what that guy was talking about back then?”

As I searched for the string, however clumsily, the memories that were underneath were pulled out with groping.

“If what I’m thinking right now is correct, then what do the black dog guys have right now… … Haa, I’m dying, really.”

Do Yu-jin sighed after finishing her thoughts and scratched her head nervously.

There was no choice.

If the item that Black Dog was bringing now was what Do Yu-jin was thinking of, then he had to call them here as soon as possible and steal it.

It wasn’t just a matter of pulling out one of his teeth, but a chance to capture a piece of the Yeouiju and pin the black dragon that was flying through the sky to the ground.

Wheeing-!

Do Yujin sent an emergency order to everyone inside the building through Xiao Zhan’s device.

“What, what is this!”

“What the hell! I was sleeping soundly and all of a sudden this happened!”

“Where’s the time to argue about that! It’s an emergency order! If you don’t want to die, move quickly!”

At the emergency command, the building shook slightly and the people inside the building could be felt moving busily.

‘Then I guess I’ll start getting ready too.’

Do Yu-jin stood up from her seat.

Because the unexpected guest showed up, there was more work to do.

‘First, let’s bring back Xiao Zhan’s corpse that we abandoned.’

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“Whew, that was hard.”

The long-mouthed man muttered as he took off the mask that covered his face.

His colleague nodded at his words and grumbled softly.

“It’s not the first time I’ve moved the injured, but wasn’t it too much today?”

“That’s right. If they were new guys, they would faint at that level.”

“Kikki, if I hadn’t made up my mind to go on an emergency mission, it would have been a bit difficult for me too?”

They were sometimes disguised as office workers, sometimes as passers-by, and sometimes as doctors at a hospital, and were in charge of transporting injured Black Dragon members.

I’ve seen so many different types of wounds and patients, but the ones I saw today were some of the most serious I’ve ever seen.

‘I had doubts that we were moving a corpse the whole time, but somehow we managed to get it here alive.’

I think I might get a bonus, but if I do, I’ll have fun with some alcohol and drugs for the first time in a while.

I think I’ve heard that there’s a guy who’s popular these days.

With that thought in mind, I glanced at my colleague next to me.

Then, he saw a woman on the street looking at his butt, smiling broadly as if she was thinking similar thoughts.

When the two people were looking outside like that, dreaming of a vague freedom behind the incident.

Lesser!

Suddenly the building shook with a loud noise.

Following this, huge iron plates came down from various places, and it was seen that even the entrances, exits, and even the windows were meticulously blocked.

As if that wasn’t enough, a hemispherical shield had been created around the building, but they only frowned slightly at him and showed no other reaction.

“Tsk, as expected, it turned out like this. If this keeps up, I won’t be able to leave the branch for a while.”

“This was expected. What can I do? I have to accept it.”

“But if this comes down, I won’t be able to use the internet.”

“If you’re bored, read a book like me.”

The two people had been working at the Cheongdo branch for quite some time, so to speak, as career employees, and so had experienced this situation several times.

Simply put, it was an iron bar used to prevent the intrusion of potential enemies when a high-ranking person whose face must not be known came to visit or when something that absolutely had to be protected entered the branch.

“I think this time it’s to protect the people we moved?”

“Really? I think they brought something important and are guarding it.”

The two fought and argued over it.

But unfortunately, both were wrong.

Iron fist!

That’s understandable, because these iron bars were not put down to stop the enemies, but to confine them.

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‘This place is… … ‘

The leader of the black dog tensed for a moment as he saw the sight before him that was different from before he lost consciousness.

But then, belatedly, he remembered being rescued at the last moment and relaxed his body.

‘Assuming the rescue signal went through properly… … Is this the Cheongdo branch of the Black Dragon Society?’

ha-

‘I’ve come to a place where there’s a bad guy.’

Thinking that way, he clicked his tongue inwardly.

I wish I could get out of this unpleasant place right away.

But instead, he chose to close his eyes and bury himself in bed.

Because my physical condition was too bad to just move based on my mood.

‘What is this? It’s a miracle that I’m alive.’

He lightly checked his body using magic and sighed at the sight of his body that was like rags on the verge of being torn apart.

As I rolled my eyes and looked to the side, I saw a large amount of unknown liquid flowing into my body through tubes.

‘The only things that are familiar to me are narcotic painkillers and high-grade potions.’

It was safe to say that his body was barely holding on to life thanks to those things.

Surely, his subordinates who came here with him would also be in a similar or even more serious condition than he was.

‘When I last checked, there were 16 alive guys, so I wonder how many survived… … ‘

Considering that the number of black dogs mobilized for this mission was around 300, this result was absurd.

‘For at least 10 years, the black dog will not be able to move properly.’

If that happened, there was a high possibility that he, as the leader of the Black Dogs, would take responsibility and step down or be purged.

Shhh-

But that’s only the story of when things were handled normally.

‘As long as the mission is completed safely, such talk has nothing to do with me.’

Just before leaving for the mission, he received a definite message from his special officer.

If he successfully completes this mission, he will be released from the hunting dog position and given the position of executive.

‘At first, I thought it was strange that he made such a suggestion for just one mission… … ‘

Toouk-

‘If the mission is to procure something of this level, it’s not strange to make such a suggestion.’

The relics they had risked their lives to retrieve from the dungeon were worth that much.

That’s why he didn’t feel any regret about his subordinates’ deaths this time.

After all, to him, subordinates were nothing more than consumables that could be replaced even if lost.

He was smiling to himself and picturing a happy future, but his expression hardened when a thought suddenly occurred to him.

‘… … But I guess the item is in good condition, right?’

The mission-specific expansion pocket on the black dog’s clothing is designed to never be opened by anyone other than its owner.

‘But if the pocket itself is damaged, it’s not surprising that the items inside are damaged.’

That’s why he was feeling anxious right now.

Woohoo-

He continued to worry about him, and then, to avoid straining his body, he used the little bit of magical power he had gathered to expand his senses within the room.

‘… … ‘

‘I can’t even feel a single bug.’

There is only one person in here now.

With that confidence, he forced his trembling hands to move and carefully took out the mask from his bosom.

The mask was unique in that it covered the lower part of the face, the mouth, rather than the eyes, and its shape was similar to that of a vicious black tiger growling with flashing fangs.

Is it because of its appearance or because of the energy that permeates the relic?

Even though just looking at him was enough to make his stomach churn, the captain smiled as he looked at him.

Because the sight of that dark mask looked like a golden ticket shining in the light to his eyes.

And that’s why.

“I was hoping, and this really popped out.”

Percussion-

“Uh… … ?”

The sight of the mask disappearing in front of his nose by a hand that suddenly appeared seemed like nothing more than a terrible nightmare to him.