chapter 574
574 – Even the Strongest Hunter Sees the Face
Inessa took the phone out of her arms and held it out in front of her.
“Lure this girl out for two hours. Don’t forget to keep her five bugs away from around her.”
“Huh? Who are you talking about… And what are bugs?”
In the photo on the phone screen that Inessa handed over, a middle-aged woman was covered in her own blood and bursting into laughter.
Indeed, there were five people wearing cat masks around her at regular intervals.
‘If you look at his neck, he doesn’t look middle-aged … Is he a bast face?’
Anyone with a keen sense of vision would have noticed that the face of the middle-aged woman in the photo was fake.
“······ Who is this?”
“Her name is ‘Liu Xiaoyue’. She is an awakened person who has risen to the position of ‘Dragon Gate’ in China. She is the strongest among all transcendents.”
··· What do you mean, Inessa?
“······ Want someone like that to be taken out? Even after escaping the five people who appear to be her bodyguards?”
“That’s right.”
“······Are you crazy?”
I was speechless from the absurdity.
I have to say some things to at least pretend to accept them, but what kind of nonsense is this?
“Hehe… Please refrain from saying such harsh words to me. I’m also adjusting my strength before an important event, so it’s dangerous if I get excited.”
“I’m sorry. But that’s too absurd. Is there some secret plan?”
An operation that has been carefully prepared for several years is in progress.
Or, variables such as a major civil war unfolding within China were needed.
No, if a Devouring Creeper-class monster suddenly falls from the sky, would it be possible to look away for a moment?
Of course, there was no way such an absurd thing was possible.
‘No way either.’
I thought about it for a while, but couldn’t find an answer, so I just shook my head.
“What methods will work against China’s strongest power?”
Inessa, calmer than usual, nodded as if she agreed with what I said.
“But you have to do it. And you can do it. If what I saw is true. It might be surprisingly easy, right?”
“······.”
I tried to say something, but my lips wouldn’t leave.
Inessa’s words now are imbued with an invisible and powerful power. No matter what I say, it doesn’t work at all. [Invincibility] Is given to me.
‘What would a proven prophet say if he saw the future?’
And if you think about it differently, it could be an opportunity.
Did they say you should meet people before you judge them?
‘Liu Shao Yue… I want to meet you. I’m not even an awakened person who overcame the first wave in the first place, but it’s amazing that I’ve reached the level of a transcendent.’
What’s even more surprising is that, unlike other transcendents, they move around with almost no restrictions.
‘What does this have to do with the five cat masks around me? I’m curious.’
Hyeonjung-gil, the witch, and the transcendental of the backwater.
It is known that everyone has major limitations and cannot move their body for a while after performing an activity, but Liu Shaoyue was different.
If I can know that woman’s secret, I may be able to find a way to break the limitations of the transcendental.
Then, it could be of great help to Joong-gil and Yeon-soo, who are reaching the level of transcendence.
Even if not, it is a chance to meet the person who rules this huge land mass.
‘It would be worth one life.’
“When can I try it? Where?”
After changing my mind, it wasn’t a bad suggestion.
However, I need to know where he is stuck so I can talk to him.
“Hmm-“
There was someone behind Inessa who cleared his throat and made his presence known.
‘What are you all doing standing there?’
Inessa’s men lined up in a long line.
Among them were a man wearing a goblin mask and sniper Patrick.
‘Monster-like guys…’
In fact, they were something that took on the guise of a human being who had stepped into or reached the level of a transcendent.
“W-It’s been a while.”
They say that even if you wave a gun and say hello warmly, you are not welcome at all.
“You’re still weak. The power of ‘Balindor’ would be too much of a waste for a guy like that. Grow up a little more, kid. I’ll at least give you my hand then.”
“Can I try it right now?”
Haha, kid. I know you’re conserving your strength, but you’re still a long way from that. It’s difficult to treat everyone who has reached S-class as being at the same level.”
“······.”
Honestly, that’s true.
There was still a big difference between that monster and me.
It was the same even considering the compatibility between a long-distance sniper and an assassin.
‘I’ll give you a shot someday. Sniper Patrick.’
At that time, Inessa pointed to one of the men who was glaring at me.
It was the guy who had been clearing his throat earlier.
“You’ll explain the rest. If you’ve just arrived, pay for the food! You idiot!”
“Sorry, sorry!”
Inessa, who was clearly finding it difficult to stick to the ‘desirable adult woman’ concept she had chosen today, pressed her forehead and eventually let out a irritated look.
Considering that she had been kind to me the last time I met her, I thought she must have something important to worry about now.
And the middle-aged man who had been scratching his head in confusion at Inessa hurriedly walked towards me.
‘······.’
There is no sound of movement at all.
Needless to say, it is a monster that ranks in the second half of an S-class drama.
‘······ Inessa is good at subduing these monsters. What’s the secret? ‘It’s easy to overpower Yeonsu who hasn’t done ‘Shinsuhwa’.’
He was strong enough to make such a judgment.
Next to the man wearing the goblin mask, he had a well-proportioned body – a very well-trained hunter.
A new S class that I didn’t see the last time I saw it.
“I don’t need to introduce myself, but it’s my first time. Hmm – my name is ‘Zhou Jun.'”
I don’t know what kind of confidence the earthworm and this guy have.
“Thank you for introducing me. It’s my first time hearing this name, ‘Zhou Jun’. Even if you hear my name, you probably won’t know it, so I won’t bother saying it.”
After exchanging glances for a moment, the two of us quickly started talking thanks to Inessa, who was lying down on the floor with a groan.
“The National People’s Congress will be held soon. There is no need to explain what it is, right?”
“You can just say it. I’m not particularly interested in other countries, but I came here after studying the big things. Of course, there wasn’t a single letter of your name in those stems.”
‘Zhou Jun’ twitched his eyebrows for a moment, took a look at Inessa, and then spoke again.
“Explain briefly what you know.”
“It is an unreasonable event that unilaterally promulgates laws without including non-awakened people within the category of the people. It is held in Beijing, right?”
“Hmph, that’s common sense. Non-awakened people in this country are no different from slaves. Aren’t they the human race that was eliminated in the first place?”
The words “That’s your idea” Rose up in my throat, but I gestured with my chin and told him to keep talking.
“Anyway, several important laws will be promulgated at this meeting. Considering the nature of the laws, Liu Shaoyue will definitely appear. Although she has been less active recently, she usually enjoys being exposed to the public.”
“When is the decision?”
“After the meeting.”
“··· After the meeting, a dinner with the people’s representatives… Is there something like that?”
“··· That’s right. The number of participants is around 3,000. They represent people from various areas in China, but in fact, most of them are people from numerous awakened groups and companies strongly connected to them.
There will be many level 1-2 superpowers, as well as transcendental people who have spread their territories everywhere.”
‘··· Crazy guys.’
You want me to go to that place? Even if you push yourself to death, there are degrees, really.
Paying no heed to my feelings, the guy named Zhou Jun kept talking.
“··· Everyone is desperate to catch a glimpse of Liu Shaoyue’s shadow of her. You can step forward at that time. Of course, I have prepared all the fake identities.”
“Hmm…”
I gathered my thoughts by rubbing my chin.
“So… The biggest event of the year in the country with the most awakened people in the world.”
“······.”
“Attend with a fake identity, defeat those who claim to be insiders, and lure number one Liu Shaoyue out for two hours?”
“······.”
“The bodyguard right next to you also has a transcendental?”
“······ I didn’t plan it. Even if you glare at me like that, I can’t change the schedule.”
Zhou Jun, perhaps embarrassed even after speaking, takes a step back.
I wanted to grab his mouth and rip it to pieces because he was saying that as a plan.
Of course, if you can.
“··· That sounds good. Let’s give it a try.”
Even though it was a mission of crazy difficulty, I didn’t have to worry for long.
Inessa It’s a ridiculous tragedy to believe in that crazy man, but since he’s the only one besides me and Jogi who knew about the strange events in this world, I guess I can trust him at least once.
‘I’m not afraid of dying. It would be better to die quickly if you get injured.’
With that in mind, I called in Jeong Tae-hyung, who was depressed by Inessa’s subordinates.
“Master…What on earth do those people mean?”
Taehyung Jeong ran to my side with a pale face.
It was the face of a poor soul who had fallen into an unbelievable hell in the same space as dozens of people stronger than him.
‘That woman is the head of the province. Try to protect yourself as much as possible.’
“······ ‘Tao’. He was a giant among giants.”
‘Rather than that, let’s run the simulation. To be honest, I feel like something totally unexpected is going to happen, but I think I have to do something to calm my mind.’
“Yes, master.”
* * *
The next day after the sun and moon move to China.
Contrary to the earnest wishes of the non-awakened, the People’s Assembly ended smoothly.
It was clear that the lives of non-awakened people in China would become even more miserable with the promulgation of this law.
Afterwards, the dinner event was just about to begin.
A man broke through the extremely tight security and appeared in a deserted corner of the venue.
“Wheeyu~ Even though there were so many changes in this episode, I didn’t know that even the entire security system would be changed. We’re 3 minutes late, right?”
Jo Gi-man, who did a [Mimicry] In the form of Yoon Han-gyeol, roughly shook off his suit with an irritated expression on his face.
[······.]
“Okay. I got it. Something’s going to happen here, right?”
The being who calmly speaks to Jo Ki-man is the Seven-Headed Dragon, an evil god with seven heads.
“Since I asked you to do something you didn’t do before, you should definitely compensate me. Understood?”
[······.]
When the seven-headed dragon responded, the corners of Jo Ki-man’s mouth ascended to heaven.
If you accumulate points one by one like this, you will be given the opportunity to return once more. Jogiman had no doubts.
‘It’s no use flirting with that b*tch.’
Seduce.
It was a cheap expression to seduce the opposite s*x by winning their favor.
Surprisingly, Jo Ji-man already had the experience of seducing Liu Shaoyue twice.
Of course, I have never even seen her, let alone touched her, but I am confident of success.
The first time I found out by chance, and the other time I was tempted to check.
For some reason, when she sees Yoon Han-gyeol, she can’t come to her senses.
‘The strongest person in China is an idiot. Who could imagine something like that? Kkeukkeuk-‘
Knowing these little secrets alone was another fun point.
Anyway, there was only one thing the Seven Headed Dragons requested from Jo Giman.
To return Liu Shaoyue to her home as quickly as possible.
It is not difficult.
If he disappeared to the south after being possessed by the appearance of Yoon Han-gyeol, it was clear that he would frantically chase after him with guards behind him.
So they sent her to Xi’an, the city where she originally lived.
‘But … Why did a b*tch who never showed up here after the meeting in the first place changed her mind?’
[······.]
Could this be the reason why the movement of non-awakened people in China has become more active than ever recently? There is a theory that a new being has appeared that acts as a focal point for the non-awakened.
‘It’s okay if the bugs run wild. That’s probably not… I don’t know. Fuck, why are there so many things I don’t know about? Excited. If this happens, will I want to go back one more time or not? Huh?’
[······.]
Anyway, it looks like the Seven Headed Dragons want to remove variables, so we should respond.