What Could They Be Thinking?

 

Dragon Dropper.

A special weapon that enhances bullets using Assault Leader Lee Du-hee’s ability.

It has absolutely nothing to do with Hwaryong, but I just named it that.

I named it that just to piss them off. I wonder what their reaction will be.

I hope they’re angry.

-Six-Two is flat. Her face looks young.

-No, no, she’s busty. You can see her figure.

-You’d need to be at Haran’s level to be considered flat.

“Why are we talking about figures again? This is a high-class criminal elimination broadcast.”

-High-class?

-The elegance of murder.

-Looking at the equipment costs, it is indeed high-class.

“I’m joking. Now, shall we look at the start of the operation?”

… Wait, I forgot something.

Ding-

[Team Leader, you forgot about Phantom.]

Ah, right.

I forgot because she wasn’t on screen.

“… Before that, let’s take a look at our last team member.”

-Why is there a slight delay?

-Didn’t she just say we’d start the operation?

-Forgetting is the established theory in academia

-A team leader forgetting a team member, that’s controversial.

“It can’t be helped. We don’t meet often because dogs don’t need separate training.”

I have no way to teach a hacker, and the dog has nothing more to learn anyway.

‘Though personality education is needed.’

Every time I enter, she hides in a corner trembling with fear, so there’s no solution.

I can’t threaten to kill her every day.

“Her name is P. There are no photos of her appearance, so I’ll reveal it later. She handles information gathering and hacking for the team.”

-Is P also the one who hacked the broadcasting stations?

“Correct. Her skills are certain, right?”

-Hacking all three broadcasting companies says it all.

-Viewers at Sheumteo should be careful too. Write something wrong and she’ll track your location immediately.

She wouldn’t hack without my orders, but I should mention it just in case.

“I’ll somehow drag P into the next broadcast. So for now, let’s just acknowledge her existence and move on.”

-That’s too harsh. Is P a criminal?

I don’t like perceptive kids.

This way I can’t even use the skill of just moving on.

“It’s because P has such a terrible personality. You’ll understand when you see her.”

-If Tia says that, it must be true.

-No, Tia is more of a sharp-tongued person than you’d think

-Angel Tia was pretty spicy.

…

It’s all Phantom’s fault.

“The. O. Pe. Ration. Has begun.”

-Everyone hold your breath.

-Run away!

[Operation start. Carry out your assigned tasks.]

It begins with destroying the enemy’s maximum force with asymmetric power.

Haran infiltrated through the ventilation system to where the person in charge was.

Inside the ventilation duct were many surveillance devices like laser detectors, heat sensors, etc., but such shoddy machines don’t work against an S-rank assassin.

At minimum, devices made by or for S-ranks are needed.

It’s impossible for such a small factory to have such devices.

-Thud

From Haran’s hand, descending from the ventilation system, needles fly and pierce the enemies’ blood vessels.

Armor? Mana?

Such things are less than paper before overwhelming inner energy.

The enemies collapsed to the floor, convulsing the moment the needles struck, and died without making a sound.

Only one, the person in charge, remained alive to witness the death of his companions.

[Target subdued. Beginning phase 2.]

“We’ve successfully destroyed the enemy’s command tower. Even for gangsters, they get confused when their boss is gone.”

-Isn’t this overkill?

“Criminals don’t need to be spared. Operations must be carried out without casualties.”

In reality, people will criticize you even if you die trying to save others.

If you get hurt while eliminating criminals, you’ll 100% be called incompetent.

“No time for counterattack with advance preparation and overwhelming force. This is our method.”

Ring ring-

The telephone bell sound signaling the start of the second operation is heard one by one.

Mobile phones, which most people nowadays carry.

They’re mostly in places where one’s gaze doesn’t rise, like on desks or in pockets.

And a mobile phone ringing at work?

‘You should turn it off immediately.’

Even if set to silent, it’s useless.

Unless it’s a mobile phone made by an S-rank, it will be compromised by an S-rank.

‘If Phantom had evil intentions, several people would have bled.’

To avoid suspicion, it starts with one phone and gradually more phones ring.

“Damn it, turn off the sound!”

“These kids these days.”

“In my day, you’d be fired immediately for this.”

Just as seniors started talking about their juniors’ phone sounds, Fran dropped from the sky.

-Couldn’t she just enter normally?

“Normally, she could just walk in. But if overwhelming power is combined with technique, maybe criminals would cause less trouble.”

The more areas that need to be blocked, the more money would be diverted from crime to defense, and by analyzing those trends, one can identify the opponent’s location.

“And you never know. The opponent might be prepared for our attack.”

Fran has been mentioned frequently since the last incident.

A streamer who had failed from F-rank is now handling gangs of thugs, so she can’t help but catch people’s attention.

Even if she conceals her appearance, her weapon is too distinctive to hide.

Moreover, her ability is fully known. The countermeasure is simple.

If you don’t succumb to the poison, all she does is overwhelm with physical ability.

Of course, that physical ability has strengthened to approach B-rank, but it’s not unbeatable.

And there are almost no groups that would attack them except for Team Execution.

It’s more feasible to block Fran than to block an S-rank assassin and a presumed A-rank sniper.

“By the way, this building has the latest purification system. Then the enemies likely each have a gas mask.”

Even with gas masks, direct contact with poison will lead to intoxication, but subduing takes time.

As for disabling the purification system, it’s maintained regularly, so if a problem occurs, a message is sent immediately.

Haran could block the purification system with her skills, but then it becomes a complete one-man show.

‘This way, we won’t get hurt anyway.’

It might seem like a double standard, but we don’t get hurt.

“Attack!”

“Green hair, giant axe. It’s Fran. Quickly to the control room.”

Two people who encountered Fran as she landed on the ground immediately collapsed, intoxicated by the poison emanating from her body.

One bled from the nose and eyes, while the other turned blue with foam at the mouth.

Enemies nearby immediately went to look for gas masks, while those farther away turned on their radios or ran toward the exit.

-Ring ring

“The bell sound is preventing the message from being delivered.”

“Run there directly!”

“I can’t hear well!”

With all mobile phones ringing, radio communication is jammed by the sound.

Most ringtones are music, so the receiving end mistook it for a radio error and hung up.

“The exit won’t open!”

“Damn it, it won’t break either!”

Enemies trying to escape outside are blocked by reinforced doors.

“Damn it, we need to alert the control room directly.”

Thud-

The guy heading to the control room was killed when the ceiling collapsed on him.

Since only the ceiling of the path to the control room wasn’t reinforced, the surrounding areas didn’t collapse.

-Can’t we just collapse everything?

“That’s highly controversial internationally.”

In reality, some countries do bomb entire places where terrorists are.

“Most countries only handle it that way for individuals who threaten national security. It’s difficult to justify bombing for gangsters or drug trafficking groups.”

It might be overlooked if there’s no damage to the surroundings, but this is an intermediate point for finding the source of the drug.

Looking for information in building ruins when intact documents exist is a no-go.

“Now the enemies have somewhat regained their senses. This is where it gets important.”

Combatants wearing gas masks and armor pushed others aside and approached Fran.

They show no fear of poison.

“If there’s no poison, there’s no need to be afraid. Charge!”

Bang-

A hole is blown in the head of an enemy approaching Fran.

Even a helmet made of metal couldn’t protect his head.

“Sniper!”

“Everyone take cover!”

“Damn, where is it shooting from!”

Six-Two and drones use 10 sniper rifles to target the vital points of enemies from all visible angles.

Moreover, the new gun she switched to creates bullets that lightly pierce thick walls, change direction, and fly towards enemies.

‘Though it’s difficult to control with human computational power.’

For an android, that level is only about the difficulty of a middle school freshman math problem.

“Damn it! Where’s the person in charge?”

“Control room! Answer!”

“The door won’t open!”

“The wall won’t break either!”

-It’s a total mess.

-How strong is the ability that it won’t open?

-Seems like they’re weakened by the poison.

-Seeing the kids in panic, did they spray some fear-inducing agent?

-They got completely wiped out by 4 people.

“Fran’s poison performance is better than expected. Builder’s ability is also beyond imagination.”

It blocked even a D-rank fireball, so it’s strange that it would break from an ability that’s not concentrated.

“If we roll it a bit more…”

-What do you mean by ‘roll’?

-It’s training. Please misunderstand.

“Well, as you can see, the operation was a clean success.”

-Is it the end of the broadcast now?

-Show us the new recruits!

“The operation just ended. The team members need to rest too.”

-Just now?

“The screen we’re watching is footage from 30 minutes ago. So the operation was ongoing even during the broadcast.”

I took the camera outside and showed the warehouse building we just saw.

And far beyond the police cordon, journalists can be seen.

“I clearly said not to come during the operation, but a few journalists have come. We plan to sue them all for obstruction of official duties.”

-Crazy, they actually came.

-She clearly said at the beginning of the broadcast not to come.

-Typical trash reporters.

-Why did they come in the first place?

I’m curious too.

What purpose did they come for?