Ch.102Angel Tip 6

“You’re a bit late.”

Lee Dae-eun says, looking at the two rankers.

06 snickers at his words and shrugs.

“Security’s been extremely tight these days.”

“You didn’t need to worry about that when meeting me, though?”

“Of course. Didn’t see a single ant on the way here.”

The bald man approached Dae-eun with a relaxed demeanor.

Now the two were close enough to reach each other in just two steps.

All that’s left is to exchange what each wants and the deal is done.

They can simply go their separate ways cleanly.

06 was the first to extend his hand.

“Cash as always, I presume?”

“Yes.”

Dae-eun was about to hand over the bag readily.

But he stopped abruptly just before 06’s hand could reach it.

“What’s this all of a sudden?”

“Let’s exchange simultaneously.”

“Come on, some leader you are, being so afraid.”

06 flicked his finger at 08.

The black-haired boy approached and handed him a case containing the medicine.

“…”

Dae-eun opens the case he received.

He confirms two medicine capsules with a subtle glow.

“Why only two?”

“The doctor’s been busy lately. He said he’ll give you a better version next time.”

Dae-eun looks at the man with serious eyes.

Despite becoming the 5th ranked, he had no choice but to remain in a position of waiting.

Because his son was sick.

He had to rely on the doctor’s medicine to somehow make Jihu speak again.

“I understand…”

“Hey, are you angry just now?”

06 pointed his finger at the ranker condescendingly.

Dae-eun chewed his lip and turned his head away.

“Don’t worry too much. Just two more doses and he’ll no longer be mute.”

The man shouted at Dae-eun as he walked away.

The ranker paused briefly at his voice.

Then he asked him in a calm voice.

“You’ve said that before, haven’t you?”

“Ah, did I?”

06 snickered and played dumb.

Disgusted by his behavior, Dae-eun quietly warned him.

“Be careful. The way down is even rougher.”

“You should be the one careful. It would be a disaster if you broke the vial on your way down.”

“I’ll keep that in mind.”

Dae-eun headed toward the darkened golf course with the case in hand.

The two rankers watched him leisurely.

“Acting all high and mighty. While doing backdoor deals…”

08 glances up at 06.

Concerned about the man’s imposing attitude, the boy hurriedly urged him.

“Let’s go quickly too. It’s dangerous if we get caught lingering around.”

“Dangerous? Haven’t you tried Mother’s medicine yet?”

The man looks down at the boy condescendingly.

His eyes are even more intelligent and sparkling than usual.

“Medicine…?”

“Yes, with this medicine, anyone would be just a piece of cake to handle.”

06 raised his arm into the air.

His arm showed more defined muscle definition than usual.

“Is the effect that significant?”

“Words aren’t necessary. I almost wish we’d run into those guys just to confirm its effectiveness.”

06 said as he got into the car.

The boy in the passenger seat stared down at the medicine bottle the man had mentioned.

“—.”

Pitch-black darkness.

The car carrying the two men descends the mountainside, relying solely on its headlights.

The car seats bounce along with the bumping sounds.

The pills the boy was holding sloshed around as well.

As if whispering to him to take them.

Disliking that sound, 08 stuffed the medicine into his bag.

“Next time, we should choose the meeting place.”

06 mutters, uncomfortable with the bumpy ride.

He nervously jerked the steering wheel while pressing the accelerator.

But…

06 soon became unable to focus on driving.

The silhouette of an animal appears ahead.

Only its black form is visible, not yet illuminated by the headlights.

However, what’s clear is that it’s blocking their path.

“What is that, a water deer?”

06 pressed the horn in annoyance.

But the black figure didn’t flee at the sound.

“This bastard…”

Irritated, 06 repeatedly honks the horn.

But he soon had to stop.

Because.

The object that looked like a water deer gradually approached into the headlights.

The entity that finally revealed itself was horrifyingly grotesque.

“Flesh…?”

Both rankers furrowed their brows.

Faced with this unprecedented grotesqueness, 06 completely lost the composure he had shown until now.

He instinctively shifted into reverse.

The boy, who hadn’t properly seen the deer while putting away the pills, asked the man.

“What’s going on? Why are you suddenly reversing?”

“I think we’ve been caught.”

“What?”

“Get ready to fight. This isn’t an ordinary opponent.”

06 reversed the car more rapidly with a serious voice.

The water deer that had been walking slowly began to chase them at an insanely fast pace.

As it entered the light, the boy realized why 06 had reversed the car.

A water deer made by stitching together pieces of human flesh.

Blood dripped from the freshly stitched parts as if it had just been made.

Even its eyes looked human rather than deer-like.

The drooling creature leaped at the windshield with a flash of madness.

And the moment it touched the vehicle.

It exploded with a loud boom.

The quiet mountain was filled with the sound of explosion.

Acrid dust swirled, and the car carrying the two rankers disappeared into flames.

As the smoke dispersed, the crouched figure of 06 emerged.

The man had instinctively wrapped himself around 08, protecting him from the flames.

“Where are you?”

The bald man shouted into the darkness.

His skin was blackened with soot.

But despite taking the explosion head-on, his skin remained unscratched.

08 was different, however.

Not being a physical fighter, he grimaced while clutching his burned arm.

“Take the medicine quickly.”

“…”

Finally, the boy took out the medicine bottle and shook about 2 pills into his palm.

“What a shame. I was planning to blow you up along with the car.”

A woman’s voice is heard from the darkness.

Both rankers fixed their gaze in the direction of the voice.

Eventually.

Three women revealed themselves.

The Hunter Killer who had killed dozens of rankers.

An executive of the Black Organization.

And the Flame Knight burning with vengeance.

The three approached the Counters’ rankers calmly.

Their objectives were simple.

One was to rescue a kidnapped woman.

And to kill everyone involved in the kidnapping.

Just that.

“08, listen carefully.”

The man speaks with an excited voice.

He curled up the corners of his mouth as if feeling ecstasy at the sight of the women before him.

“I’ll take Anna. We’ll fight separately and return to the villa on our own.”

“…Got it.”

08 didn’t swallow the pills.

Instead, he temporarily put them in his dress shirt pocket.

“Then, let’s go!”

06 starts running toward the forest.

08 heads downhill.

The two rankers simultaneously try to confuse their opponents.

Anna skillfully follows 06 first.

“What should we do?”

Jisoo asks indifferently, watching Anna move away.

The red-eyed woman replied in a cold voice.

“We catch the rest.”

Jeoksa runs down the hillside without hesitation, chasing after 08.

Jisoo followed her leisurely, holding the vice chairman’s sword.

“—.”

06 plows through the dense forest without hesitation.

So fast that he crashes into trees.

But he doesn’t care about hitting trees.

His body is as hard as steel now.

He moves forward, destroying everything in his path.

The trail he leaves behind is devastated as if a storm had passed through.

06 marvels at the physical abilities he’s experiencing for the first time.

Usually, hardness comes at the cost of speed, but his speed has increased as well.

It feels like he’s hollow inside, like stainless steel.

But his amazement soon disappeared.

Despite his increased speed, the distance between him and Anna was gradually closing.

Her silver hair gleamed even in the dark shadows.

The man glanced back at that eerie flash of death.

Normally, fighting Anna would be insane.

But now he’s in a state where all his stats have increased by 20 thanks to Mother’s medicine.

If necessary, he could take more of the extra medicine.

With this confidence, the ranker arrives at an open clearing.

He stops there and welcomes the silver killer.

“Anna Danilova.”

The man greets her with an excited voice.

But Anna showed no reaction to his greeting.

She simply draws the longsword from her waist.

The sword growls in the moonlight.

That sword is equipment Anna only uses when she absolutely must kill someone.

The blood of countless rankers has soaked this blade.

“No need to rush.”

06 shook his head leisurely.

And calmly raises his fists, ready to fight.

“I won’t run away.”

“…”

“I’ve always wanted to fight you. The pinnacle of human physicality…”

06 looks her up and down.

Black tactical jacket and work pants.

The work clothes Anna only wears when she’s certain to kill someone.

She took off that jacket.

Revealing smooth white shoulders and prominent breasts.

But she’s not just feminine.

Her abs and lean muscles, developed for killing, stand out.

Seeing those muscles, 06 curled up the corners of his mouth.

So this is the finest organism created in the facility.

Anna ignores his smile and raises her sword.

And calmly asks 06.

“Where is Siho?”

“Why that girl?”

“Because she’s someone I need.”

Anna said with empty eyes.

But 06 burst into laughter as if her words were ridiculous.

His bulging muscles writhed as he laughed so hard.

“A murderer having someone precious!”

“Tell me and I’ll spare your life.”

06’s eyes widened at the promise of being spared.

“Did I hear that wrong?”

He pulled the corners of his mouth up to his cheekbones as if high on drugs.

Anna calmly stares at that unpleasant smile.

“You, sparing someone? You must really be desperate.”

The man begins to loosen his stiff neck by turning it side to side.

His trapezius muscles gradually swell up.

“She must have something special to make you like this. But…”

06 arrogantly raised his chin.

And with half-closed eyes, he provokes Anna.

“She’s already in a state worse than an animal. She’d be better off dead!”

06 should not have said that.

When he uttered the word “animal,” his solid side split like tofu.

“—!”

It was a split second.

He had clearly enhanced his physical abilities with the medicine.

But he couldn’t see Anna as she sliced through him and passed by.

Her sword, now landed behind him, was covered in red blood.

She lightly swung the sword to shake off the blood.

As if wiping off the blood of a filthy beast.

“The beasts would be you people.”

“And me as well.”

06 looks down at his split side.

The irritating pain made him even more excited with annoyance.

“This is definitely fun…”

The man’s latissimus dorsi muscles writhe.

His flesh moves toward the split side as if alive.

Thanks to this, the gaping wound healed instantly.

“Haah…”

He shuddered as if in ecstasy.

And slowly raised his head toward the night sky with his eyes closed.

06 slowly bent his knees.

And by grotesquely bouncing his muscles, he instantly reached Anna.

His arm rushes toward Anna’s side in the same way.

She immediately blocks it by raising her longsword.

His fist should have been split by the razor-sharp blade.

But his fist resonated as it collided with the blade.

Like metal hitting metal.

The magnificent resonating sound spreads everywhere, shaking the surrounding leaves.

Thanks to this, the birds and insects that had been making noise all fell silent at once.

“What the…”

“Not bad, huh?”

06’s fist gradually pushes Anna’s sword back.

Her sturdy blade began to bend slightly like taffy.

At this, Anna’s eyebrows twitched—something that had never happened in any of her previous fights.