"Stay away! You can't!"
"Talk . I won't ask twice . "
Covered in blood, I was nearing her .
Literally a bloodbath .
She saw how her subordinates died in front of her .
There was fear in her eyes, fear of someone with absolute power .
"L… Let me live . "
"Who knows about me?"
"I'm just a low end nobody . I've never reported to the higher ups directly . "
"You don't know?"
"Yes . I only work with the money and manpower provided . So please let me live . "
"I don't think those words are fitting for someone who treats people's lives like flies . "
"… . . "
"Now the little shit that put a dagger in me . The one who left a hole in my stomach . Where is he? If he's that skilled, there is no way he'd get wiped out with the trash mobs like these . He's probably in here . Where exactly, though?"
"..."
To my question, Park Hyun answered with silence .
Even at the face of death, huh . I respected her for that .
However .
'Piercing Sword . '
The skill that attacked at my will flew towards her .
"I said I wouldn't ask twice you know?"
"AHHH! JIN!"
In a span of a few seconds, her arms and legs had become unrecognizable, cut apart like tattered leather .
I had no plans of doing things slowly today .
Park Hyun tried to heal herself with what little mana she had left .
Her eyes were of someone at the edge of losing their sanity .
Her body trembled as I healed her .
Because I had a lot more questions to ask .
"Jin? The shit's name is Jin? You reported to Jin about me . Right?"
"C… Correct..."
"And Jin would've reported to the higher ups . "
"… . . "
"Why did you want to bring me in?"
"It was to make the world as he willed it . For a new utopia . "
"Wanting my power . Was that all?"
"..."
"Where should I rip you apart this time? I'll ask for the last time . What are you up to?"
"P . . Project… . Underground f-"
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It was at that moment .
Her upper body exploded .
Blown apart as if she swallowed a bomb .
Definitely the work of this 'Jin' .
It was at the moment she was about to reveal important information .
To stop her from talking, he had killed Park Hyun .
From the pool of blood on the ground, a man's form appeared .
A shadow .
Appearing like smoke, he looked at the remains of Park Hyun's lower body and spoke .
"Stupid bitch . Can't do anything right . "
"Are you the one called Jin?"
A man whose face was covered by a black mask .
A red aura covered his body .
Wearing nothing but black clothing, he was like a shadow .
"You're more amazing than I thought, brat . You have powers beyond my expectations . "
"Don't talk bullshit and answer me . Are you Jin?"
"Yes . "
"Then listen up . I don't want to know who you reported to, and or what they're planning to do . And I don't care what you are trying to do either . But know this . If you get in my way, you won't be able to avoid a dog's death . Understand?"
"Ku . Funny . "
"You think I'm joking?"
Countless swords flew out .
With pinpoint accuracy, they all pierced his body .
But he didn't respond or move in the slightest .
Banwol Jincheon had surely went through all over his body .
However not a single drop of blood spilled .
Almost like attacking smoke without form, only black haze rose .
After countless attacks, his laughter echoed .
"Kuhahahahahaha . "
Towards the sound of his laughter, I turned my head .
His form had multiplied to nearly a hundred and was filling up my view .
Both Piercing Sword and Gravity Laser could not hit him .
He wasn't just your average trash mob .
An attack that went through 3 of my level 100 shields in one go .
And even after going through them all, still causing me a lethal injury .
I knew he used assassination attacks, but he still went past my expectations .
I stopped flailing about with my skills .
Instantly, he appeared before me and spoke .
"Endless mana . With such powers, why do you not dream bigger . "
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"Big dreams? Are you telling me to conquer the world?"
"With such potential you provide… With them, it wouldn't be impossible . "
"That kind of a childish dream . You can dream all you want, just don't mess with me or those around me . "
"That's all, you say . "
"Answer me . "
"Pft . I don't like complex plans that people like Park Hyun comes up with too . But you seem to have lots of uses . We'll meet again, brat . "
"The moment I see you, you're dead . "
I was in the middle of casting Iceberg, but Jin had already left a sarcastic smile and faded into the shadows .
The 12th underground floor .
The battleground was filled with weapons without owners and the stench of blood .
I used Eye of the Storm to gather what was left and used Fire Shock .
I couldn't leave any evidence .
All the gear they left behind . I was sure there were some that would fetch incredible prices .
But I didn't want to mess with any of them .
I hurried to the elevator .
I had to go to the central command center to get rid of all the evidence I was here .
But before that I had to go somewhere .
The words she spoke before dying, I had become curious about them .
Just what were they up to .
The elevator had an underground floor up to the 14th .
13th and 14th . There were some time left to look around .
-Ding . 13th underground floor .
* * *
"What? There's nothing here . Since she knew she was going to die anyways, did she trick me?"
On the 13th and 14th floor, there was nothing left .
Both floors were completely empty .
All I could see were the building's foundations and metal meshings .
I couldn't help but feel that something was off .
I went back onto the elevator and ripped apart the panel for the buttons .
There was a small button below the 14th floor's button .
"Of course . "
-Ding . 15th underground floor .
"What the… why?"
The lowest floor for the building, the 15th underground floor .
When the elevator's door opened, I couldn't help but be surprised .
There was a portal .
It was a portal that once explodes, would pour out monsters .
A level 25 portal at that .
Portals appear at random .
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There is a possibility that this portal naturally formed at the underground floor of this building .
But it also could mean that they knew about the existence of this portal and made it Noblesse's headquarters .
The latter seemed more convincing .
My focus stayed on the portal for short moment .
I looked around as well .
There was a machine I've never seen before connected to the top of the portal .
And against the walls were people who seemed to be asleep inside capsules .
It wasn't just one or two, but hundreds .
And all the capsules were connected to the machine atop the portal .
Could be that the machine is extracting something from all these people to the portal .
Or possibly that it is extracting something from the portal and injecting it into all these people .
"What the hell is all this?"
After thinking briefly, I checked the time on the phone that started to work once more .
For the past 2 hours, there were many missed calls from Jong Ho .
Must've been ringing since I've been on floor 12 where all signal is blocked .
I couldn't spend any more time here .
I took a video footage of the entire 15th floor with my smartphone .
Seemed that they were up to something incredibly malicious .
I headed for the central command center afterwards .
All the CCTV footage collected throughout the building comes in here .
If I destroyed this place, there shouldn't be any records of me left .
Since it wasn't a place built to withstand any impact, I used my weakest skill Lightning Spray .
As the lightning began to take shape, the phone rang .
Jong Ho called .
"Yes . Hyung . "
"HEY! Why won't you pick up!"
"Since I'm underground, I guess there was no signal . "
"You okay? Where are you right now?"
"I'm about to leave . Where are you? How about mom?"
"We're still at the debate . No matter who comes in, it's safe . I kept calling you but you didn't pick up . I thought I was going to die from worrying . Seriously . "
"That's good . I'm fine . I'll finish up and leave . "
"Alright . You're okay for sure, right? After you leave, call me . Promise you will . "
"Yes . I understand . Don't worry . "
* * *
I went to the roof of the building .
All exits were still blocked off .
If I forced my way out, I would be looked upon with suspicion .
The buildings nearby were about 30 to 40 km away .
I took the change of clothes from the cello bag I brought and put the Banwol Jincheons in .
After that, I leapt over to the other building .
With the amount of strength points I had, the distance wasn't an issue .
I went through the other building to get to the ground floor .
It's over . Is it really over though?
Jin's 'for now' wasn't really letting me relax .
None of my attacks had worked .
But from what he said, there were superiors above him he reported to .
Even more monstrous than him .
I decided to stop thinking about the complex details .
I caught a taxi quickly .
From the window, I could see there was work occurring to open the Noblesse's entrance .
"Driver . Take me to the Mapogu association headquarters . "
"Yes . To association headquarters . "
* * *
As soon as Min-Cheol left the Noblesse's building…
Jin acted swiftly .
It was to destroy the project room in the underground floor .
It was a situation where their identities could've been revealed .
He even got rid of all Min-Cheol's tracks completely – the hand held radio at the entrance, all the way to his bloody footprints .
After finishing up, he arrived at base .
"Jin . Situation?"
"Noblesse guild annihilated . Including Park Hyun . "
"That stupid bitch finally did it . The project?"
"Other than the portal itself, all evidence has been erased . "
"They'd only become suspicious towards Noblesse and Park Hyun . "
"That's correct . "
"Let's not dwell on it . Only a small river was flowing to the sea was blocked . You sure it was just him doing this alone?"
"Yes . I'm sure he has infinite mana . Using all classes' magic infinitely . "
"So our guess was correct . What is his combat capabilities?"
"As you can see, he had enough to slaughter a guild of over 500 . But since he wasn't able to attack me, he is an amateur in terms of understanding and controlling skills . "
"I see . Jin . Please take care of this . I can't rely on low idiotic peasants no longer . "
"Understood . I'll look over him for the time being . "
"For our plan, he is indispensable . "
"Yes . "
Jin left the meeting room afterwards .
Behind the darkness the blinds provided, a man intertwined his hands and spoke to himself .
"So I have to raise a tiger cub… Pfft . This will be interesting . "