episode_0359
by admin
Another location connected to the research center was an abandoned factory located on the outskirts of the city.
Unless you have a key held by the boss, it is not a hideout, but a remote place where you have to pass through several places to get there. Naturally chosen for security reasons, this was an abandoned place that ordinary people had not visited for many years.
The area around the abandoned factory was completely dark, without any street lights. More than half of the walls surrounding the factory had collapsed, and there were no intact windows left in the building.
The only thing functioning properly inside the factory was the door connected to the laboratory. In front of the door of the factory warehouse where waste materials were piled up, all twelve of Apostle’s clones were located.
Apostle wrinkled his nose at the bitter smell of rotten wood and rusty metal that filled the factory. I’ve smelled this smell a few times on my way to and from the lab, but this was the first time it felt as bothersome as it did now.
The air that filled the surroundings felt like the breath exhaled from a dead and decaying factory.
‘Whoa, I’m crazy. The factory is not a living thing, so what… ‘
She left early after receiving instructions to guard the door leading to the lab, so she still didn’t know exactly how the situation was going.
But even she could instinctively feel that something unusual was happening.
Therefore, Apostle could not hide his nervousness while watching the door. All of her clones waited nervously, looking at the door.
I couldn’t look away because the boss had said that if I lost Ignis here, he would personally kill her.
Of course, since the order was given in an excited state, I don’t think the Apostle, a useful executive, would be kicked out so easily, but it was clear that he would be punished accordingly.
‘shit… ‘I hope you don’t come this way.’
Apostle, who is not confident of defeating Ignis, would rather not encounter him even if he fails to achieve results.
That time when all the clones were glaring at the door.
“Inhale!”
One of the subordinate villains waiting at the rear made a sound of gasping for air.
Apostle’s eyebrows naturally furrowed as he wondered if there was a hiccup in the current situation.
But it didn’t end there.
Another villain made another ‘sniff!’ sound as if he had hiccup. The villains in the rear even started whispering among themselves in low voices.
‘ha… ‘
Apostle sighed inwardly. This current situation can be considered the biggest crisis since the organization was formed, but with the exception of the executives, most of the villains, who were at the bottom of their lives and were gangsters, did not have a serious attitude at all.
The Apostle lowered his voice and warned them.
“Be quiet. And if they miss the moment when they open the door, the chance for a surprise attack disappears.”
“I… Apostle. That’s not it, the two people who stood guard at the back disappeared.”
“What?”
At the subordinate’s absurd words, one of the Apostle’s clones eventually turned his head and looked back.
And that moment.
Whiik!
A shadow was seen passing behind the subordinate reporting to her. Along with the familiar sound of someone swallowing their breath.
Apostle, who noticed that something absolutely bad was happening to them, spoke quietly.
“… We will be checking personnel from now on.”
The results of the personnel check conducted in a low voice were shocking. Three subordinate villains disappeared in a short period of time.
The Apostle subconsciously rubbed his clone’s hand, which was not capable of sweating, on his thigh.
“… … .”
The total number of villains she brought with her was six. Half of them disappeared as if evaporating into thin air.
“Why on earth did I notice this now?”
“Everyone is so focused on the door… ”
‘shit… ! I will do my job well as usual… !’
Rather, the disaster occurred because the subordinates followed the order to focus all their attention on the door.
Thanks to this, the unknown enemy was cutting them off one by one in the dark, like a scene from a horror movie.
Apostle glared into the darkness of the factory, where not even a single moonlight came in.
Since the factory was located on abandoned land, naturally, there was no artificial lighting such as street lights nearby. And today, for some reason, the sky was so cloudy that not even the moonlight came in.
Naturally, the villains had to rely solely on the light from the camping lanterns they brought to look around. Coincidentally, the only one among them with the supernatural ability to see through the darkness was the one who had just disappeared.
“… … .”
Silence continued for a while. Villains who even stop breathing to find the location of the surprise enemy.
Thanks to the light from the camping lantern, I was able to see my surroundings, but on the other hand, I couldn’t tell what was going on in the darker shadows.
Even the intermittent creaking moans of the twisted roof felt like the footsteps of the enemy.
The only thing I could clearly feel was the cold dawn breeze coming through the broken window.
The villains, frozen in place, got goosebumps from the anxious atmosphere.
And for an instant, a strong wind came in through the broken window.
Whiik ㅡ
“!”
This time I could clearly see what was happening. A man wearing a suit with a red line drawn along the body line on a black background instantly snatched up the villain who was standing on the outermost edge of the lantern light.
The identity of the attacker was that of a man that Apostle was familiar with.
‘Ignis?!’
It was unclear how a normal hero who was supposed to be in the lab caught up with them. Even now, all of Apostle’s clones except one were guarding the door.
As if he had no intention of hiding anymore, screams and the sound of bones breaking rang out in the darkness where the villain had been dragged.
“Quaaaagh!”
Wood-duk-udduk-udduk-
The villains swallowed their saliva at the sight as if they had been eaten by the jaws of hell.
And before the sound of bones breaking could disappear, the wind blew again and a villain was dragged into the darkness.
Now there is only one subordinate left.
Apostle, who came to his senses, grabbed the foot of the subordinate when Ignis reappeared and snatched the last subordinate.
However, the speed only slowed down a bit, but the fact that the clone was dragged into the darkness along with his subordinates did not change.
Peookㅡ
As soon as my vision was immersed in darkness, I felt shock on the clone’s face. The shape was like a human fist, but the feeling of hitting it was different. It felt like a blow made of solid metal, not a blow made of bone and muscle.
‘Just like my alter ego… ‘
It felt a little different from when I fought with Ignis in the office not long ago. The power was not negligible, but it was significantly weaker than the fist he swung.
‘Isn’t it Ignis?’
Because I thought it might be a distraction operation to divert the attention of the clone, I was unable to bring in the clone guarding the door. It was a decision made with faith in its regenerative power.
And Apostle had to lose his alter ego because of that decision.
Chin~
Udduddeuk!!!
‘… ‘Not one!’
I felt the clone’s limbs being grabbed with both hands and pulled. This meant that at least four people were attacking her at the same time.
Although weaker than Ignis, the clone’s limbs slowly twisted and broke off due to its inhuman power.
Then, a heavy blunt object, presumed to be the arm of the clone, struck the head. The head of the clone that was attacked by the torn off arm was shattered and could no longer regenerate.
The Apostle left only one clone guarding the door and turned all the others towards the enemy.
This was not the time to relax and send off self-immolations one by one.
‘Many opponents who know the methods of dealing with alter egos… I don’t think it’s Ignis himself, but he’s dangerous.’
Now that I think about it, I can feel the traces of a familiar fighting method in the fist aimed at the clone’s head. A restrained and lethal attack as if programmed.
It felt like I was dealing with Ignis’s alter ego.
Apostle shouted into the air.
“Ignis! Show yourself!”
[Did you get caught?]
“!”
Then, a man’s voice sounded in her ears. Although it was her first time hearing the voice, she instinctively knew that it was Ignis’ real voice.
Contrary to the vivid voice, there was nothing visible in the clone’s field of vision.
Apostle changed the arrangement of his clones to be round. It was a formation that could monitor all surroundings to ensure there were no blind spots.
At that time, I felt something strange as my alter ego turned on its eyes and looked around.
‘Scent… ?’
A fresh smell that did not suit an abandoned factory passed my nose.
And behind the backs of the clones looking outside, a black shadow fell from the ceiling.
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