episode_0022

Researchers who don’t sit still even for a moment and keep moving.

While watching the scene, I suddenly saw that Youngmin was holding a familiar object in his hand.

The iron mask was split in half by my attack.

Now it was in Youngmin’s hand.

‘What do you plan to do with it? Are you trying to fix it?’

Well, since magic tools are expensive, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to collect them if we could recycle them.

“Hey, shouldn’t you just quit in moderation now?”

“Noisy! There is no way until all subjects are recovered.”

Talking began to be heard from the direction where the researchers were.

Another researcher was talking to the researcher who seemed to be in charge with a worried face.

Other researchers around the two also did not have good expressions.

“…If we keep doing this, aren’t we going to be in real trouble?”

“Shall we run away, even if we are alone?”

We listened to what they had to say.

“Silvia, wait a minute.”

Before I could hear Sylvia’s answer, I turned into a small bat.

Even so, when I was attacked by the giant earlier, my clothes were all stained with blood, so I felt more comfortable looking like this.

As the little baby bat approached through the rubble of the building… no one cared.

Thanks to this, I was able to listen to their conversation more closely.

“You said earlier that those problem solvers are also missing! I can’t go out now.”

“If you go out?! What are you going to do if you leave? If we don’t recover all the subjects, we’re dead anyway!”

“…Okay, lower your voice.”

….

It seems that these researchers were ultimately forced to this point by their own will.

It was a common sight in Magusfall.

A world where injustice prevails rather than humanity.

As is the case in any world, the Magusfall depicted in the game was particularly serious.

A city of endless competition where there is no need for family or friends to succeed.

That’s what I liked about Dream City.

The hardships that arise from living in a city where the jungle is strong, and the trauma of those who survive in it.

It was because it was portrayed in a wonderful way.

There are countless ordinary people who are obsessed with success.

There were people who, while protecting humanity and righteousness alone, became enemies of all.

Many choices given to many people.

What choice would I have in that situation?

How far can I take my chances in this city?

Wouldn’t you become a sacrifice for someone else’s success along the way?

Many questions made me fearful and excited.

“Hey, no more. We’ve done enough, let’s go back.”

“Not yet. Not yet! Hey, where did the subject here go?!”

While I was lost in those thoughts, the researchers started talking here and there again.

“….”

While I was distracted for a moment, the group dispersed and surrounded the researchers.

In particular, Johnny was positioned in an appropriate position to fire threatening shots at them.

Sylvia and Youngmin also seemed ready to put pressure on the researchers from opposite directions.

I didn’t know what the signal would be, but I decided to prepare too.

In the baby bat state, he placed his feet on the ceiling and looked at the researcher.

The first to move was Johnny.

As Johnny’s minigun made a threatening sound… the researchers seemed to have noticed it too.

“Run away! Hurry and run away!”

“Where are you going?! Find the subject!”

Even in this situation, there was a researcher who couldn’t come to his senses.

I specifically decided to subdue this guy.

***

Considering what the researchers said earlier, it seemed like the two people had left the scene a long time ago.

In that case, there was no way for researchers to fight against me.

-Hwiik!

A baby bat flying in a parabola.

The group members who saw this also began to move.

-slap!

Somehow it ended up on the researcher’s face.

‘I didn’t mean to do this!’

“What?! What is this?!”

The researcher was not at all upset as he shouted loudly at the sudden attack of baby bats.

I fell quickly and then returned to my original form.

Then I pointed my vicious right hand under the researcher’s chin and said,

“Can you please be quiet?”

That moment. Johnny’s minigun burst into flames.

Researchers showed various reactions to the barrage of bullets flying in all directions.

Those who run away as if their colleagues and their own mission are not important.

Those who just sit there and start crying.

Even in this situation, there are people who roll their eyes and try to understand the situation.

Meanwhile, some of the fleeing researchers were subdued by Youngmin, while others fell down after being hit by a shotgun fired by Sylvia.

“All entrances are surrounded by security guards. You can’t run away.”

“…Damn.”

Several researchers quickly raised their hands at Sylvia’s words.

An obedient attitude that seems to have no intention of resisting at all.

“You bastards! Do you know who we are?!”

“Oh, stay still!”

But the researcher I subdued wasn’t like that.

I tried to get out of this situation somehow, but it was impossible.

Even without using my right hand, I was able to subdue the researcher with just my left hand.

Youngmin and Johnny also joined later.

Johnny turned the barrel of the minigun as if he could harm the researchers at any time he wanted.

“…Silvia, can we keep doing this until the others come?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

Youngmin confirmed what he had to do.

While the two had a brief conversation, it was my job to suppress the researchers’ momentum.

But in the corner of my vision… I saw a white rat hurriedly leaving the scene.

“Is it an albino rat? This is my first time seeing a white rat.”

It was only for a moment that I had the rat in my sight.

Instead, the time researchers were detained lasted so long that it was boring.

We were finally able to be free only after security guards wearing blue uniforms appeared from various directions.

“Did you encounter others on the way?”

Sylvia asked Jenny, who was among the solvers.

However, Jenny answered that there was nothing she found on the way here other than the corpse.

“Stay still!”

Security officers quickly began restraining the researchers’ bodies.

When a button was pressed on the researcher’s handcuffed limbs, a force field appeared.

Since these were handcuffs that used a force field, it was natural that they were more difficult to take off than regular handcuffs.

We naturally began to move away from the scene.

“What, is this the end of our work?”

“Yes, the rest is up to those who maintain public order.”

It was a somewhat frustrating result.

It would have been nice if there hadn’t been an encounter with Iron Mask and the other fixers.

As I wiped away the sticky dried blood from my face, Youngmin handed me a handkerchief.

“Oh, thank you.”

You’re a kid like me and you even carry a handkerchief. One aspect of Youngmin’s preparedness was commendable.

“….”

“Why do you look at me like that?”

“My clothes are completely covered in blood.”

“Of course, you saw Sylvia earlier too. I was completely dead and came back to life.”

“….”

“This request has been completed well, so I think it would be a good idea to buy new clothes.”

Johnny didn’t say anything to me.

But Sylvia skillfully mentioned my clothes and promised to go shopping.

There is a saying that half the fun of the game is the looks.

I don’t know how many clothes there would be that fit this tiny body, but it wasn’t a bad offer.

“Of course!”

I answered energetically and returned the handkerchief to Youngmin.

However, I felt like my body was losing energy, and without realizing it, my body became sluggish.

***

We started going back the way we entered the abandoned factory.

I had to walk to the entrance of the abandoned factory where Johnny parked his car.

But even before we left the abandoned factory, we were able to see some happy faces.

Badek suffered an injury to one arm.

And behind Badek, Deoksu and the other office solvers were seen.

“Duksu hyung!”

“Youngmin!”

Apparently, Deoksu came running after hearing the news about Deokbong… no, the big man wearing the iron mask.

“Mr. Deoksu, it’s a shame. The whole situation is over.”

“Whew… But I’m glad no one was seriously injured.”

“…I think I’m seriously hurt?”

Badek responded to Deoksu’s reaction with a playful face.

Deoksu seemed at a loss as he didn’t know how to react to Badek’s joke.

“…Silvia, can I ask you a favor?”

“What is it?”

Either way, I didn’t think I could bear it any longer.

It looks like he lost a lot of blood when he was attacked by that giant earlier.

I need blood! Blood!

“Can I suck some blood?”

When I asked with a slightly embarrassed expression, Sylvia seemed to think for a moment and then asked me.

“But Chris, which part do you prefer to suck blood from?”

“Huh?”

I don’t know if it’s because I drink vampire blood like juice all the time.

In the first place, the blood that Sylvia and Youngmin gave me was from the wounds they themselves gave me.

“Mmm. It’s so ugly to do it on your neck, so wouldn’t it be better on your arms?”

“If you’re talking about ugly things, isn’t it worse to leave marks on your arms?”

The thirst for blood was getting worse, and Sylvia was playing with words.

Argh!

“Chris.”

“Sister.”

Then suddenly Youngmin and Johnny each held out their arms.

Yeah, it doesn’t matter if it’s the neck or the arms.

But from the beginning, Johnny’s thick, black forearms seemed a bit burdensome, right?

Still, I decided to get help from Youngmin, who I was relatively more familiar with.

“It might hurt a little!”

Instead of answering, Youngmin closed his eyes tightly.

Yes, I thought it would be good for me to not have to close my eyes while sucking blood.

My fangs, which are usually not noticeable, stuck out as if I had lived for this moment.

– Pugh.

The fangs penetrated Youngmin’s soft skin.

I had no idea what it felt like to have blood sucked.

It may not have felt very good for the person giving the blood, but it also didn’t feel very good for the vampire sucking the blood of someone living.

but….

The feeling of Youngmin’s sweet blood filling my mouth wasn’t bad.

“Ah!”

For a moment, I forgot that I had to suck it properly due to the sweet taste of blood.

When I quickly pulled out my fangs, Youngmin didn’t say anything.

“I can stop the bleeding.”

Sylvia said as she looked at the marks of my fangs on Youngmin’s arm.

Next it was Johnny’s turn.

“….”

“What are those expectant eyes?”

“What? When did I?!”

No, let’s not talk.

He did the same thing as before towards Johnny’s thick skin.

But… the taste of blood was much sour rather than sweet.

***

“Ugh!”

what’s this?

It’s not black oak, it’s grapefruit oak! What blood tastes like this!

“Ugh….”

“What, why are you reacting like that?”

“I don’t know. Is this what Orcs’ blood actually tastes like?”

“No, even if you ask me that…”

“Chris, it is still rude to the person who gave blood.”

“Then give me Sylvia too!”

Although he sucked Youngmin and Johnny’s blood… I guess it’s because he’s still in his growing phase.

I felt like I was lacking for a long time.

“Can’t I give my blood at home?”

However, Sylvia said that since the urgent fire had been extinguished, I should just hold on for a little while.

“Umm….”

“Sister, how is my blood?”

“Ah, that’s enough!”

In that moment, Badek suddenly intervened.

You want to suck the blood of someone who has already bled from an injury? And that of a young man?!

Then, I thought that if I made a mistake and ended up dying, Badek would be a candidate for the Darwin Award.

I must have sucked blood too.

We decided to head straight to Sylvia’s bar.

Meanwhile, Youngmin said goodbye to move with Deoksu and all the other office fixers.

“Youngmin! Thank you for the blood!”

Youngmin scratched his face as if he was a little embarrassed by my gratitude.

“Was Youngmin’s blood that delicious?”

“…In fact, isn’t the problem that Youngmin’s blood is delicious, but that Grapefruit Orc’s blood is not that good?”

“What orc?!”

“Hahahahaha!”

Badek laughed out loud when I described Johnny as a ‘grapefruit oak.’

Despite his injuries, he seemed to still have the energy to smile.

“Chris, strictly speaking, what you just said is racial discrimination.”

omg!

“Well, I was telling the truth.”

“Even the pattern is similar to that of discriminators.”

“Qu!”

After listening to Sylvia’s words, it seemed like that.

Anyway, we were able to get out of the abandoned factory and get into Johnny’s parked car.

Before getting into the car, Sylvia seemed to report everything to the security officials and check things thoroughly.

-chin.

After completing the process, Sylvia got into the car and Johnny started the engine.

“Ha….”

“Still, this request was successful. Thank you all for your hard work.”

Yeah… I guess it’s a good thing that no one died.