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Genius Warlock-Episode 131

Late dawn, completely covered in darkness, is the time when everyone in the world sleeps..

Landa, the kingdom's largest city, was no exception to this rule..

Landa also found that when darkness fell, most people fell asleep..

The only difference is that there are exceptions..

For example, Area J, which provides rest and entertainment for gentlemen who worked hard until late at night, was like this.,

This was the case in dense factory areas that operate day and night to produce goods according to order schedules..

In addition, areas D, E, and F were not to be missed, where the headquarters and research facilities of various companies where overtime work is a daily routine are concentrated..

In particular, in Zone F, where research facilities are concentrated, staying up late into the night was the norm in order to achieve results each day..

That's why most researchers stayed up all night relying on coffee, tea, chocolate, and even medicine, and Mattel, a life research institute, could not escape that fate..

Because of this, even researchers with considerable ranks remained in the break room chatting until this late..

"Oh my, oh my..… . I'm dying, I'm dying.”

A blonde-haired, stocky researcher frowned as he sat on a chair in the break room..

For your information, there were two other researchers in the break room who appeared to be colleagues. These three were more than just co-workers, they were real colleagues working on the same project and on the same line..

Worthy of standing within the school of life.

The blonde researcher took a swig of coffee and collapsed on the desk..

"Hey, I'm dying..”

"The healthiest one among us is having a hard time... . I feel like I'm going to die too?”

The red-haired researcher answered:.

Unlike the blonde, he was not the lead researcher, but he had the same motivation, and there was not much difference in ability..

That's why the blonde researcher didn't say anything in response to the rude remarks..

No, on the contrary, I even laughed even though I was so tired..

"ah… . Working until late at night while drinking coffee like water. She thought she only had a golden future if she graduated from the Magic Tower at the top of her class.."

"How easy is this world??”

"Oh, damn it. But the Barbarians probably think that we don't put in any effort and live comfortably.?”

"So do it. They don't do that for a day or two, right? Who care what those guys say?.”

"It's annoying?”

"Rather, what happened to that??”

The bald man who was quietly reviewing the documents said.

The blonde, caught red-handed, felt more serious than the other two friends..

"what's going on?”

"Obtain experimental samples. what happened?”

At those words, life returned to the blonde researcher's eyes and he took out a small hand mirror-like object from his pocket..

It was a 'talk mirror', a magic item that was not a real mirror, allowing you to communicate with others in real time by writing letters..

1It was only available one-on-one, and there were limitations to the range, but it was quite a convenient item for exchanging limited information within the city..

"wait for a sec..… . There are no reports saying so yet. He says he stays alone in his house..”

"I knew it..… . Wasn't the operation too optimistic in the first place? Why would a warlock come to save others? A child who does chores that don't earn him anything. This is not a failure?”

"Why are you saying this to me? You guys also said it was a good method. Or is there a better way??”

The bald researcher was silenced by the blonde researcher's question..

"ah.… . After all, they should have kidnapped me the first time. I told you to do it?”

"What does it mean if you think about it now??”

While the blonde researcher was bickering, the bald researcher, who had been quiet, snapped his fingers at the crystal ball hanging from the ceiling..

By accessing Mattel's 'root net territorial', numerous videos appeared in the air in response to magical power..

The video showed solvers being hunted by chimeras, and most of them had faces distorted with expressions such as embarrassment or fear..

It was a natural reaction because the newly developed biological weapon chimera is much more cunning than the existing chimera..

The plan was to secure street fighting data by sacrificing District V residents and solvers who were blinded by compensation until the police department's investigation came in, but surprisingly, the experiment ended quickly and in vain..

Paba baba! tick!

The video stopped and a scene appeared..

A man believed to be in his twenties. His name was Dave, and he was the troubleshooter of Area T..

"What on earth did they do??”

The bald man asked sincerely..

This chimera was designed to thoroughly kill without being scared by adjusting its characteristics so that it does not panic under normal bombardment..

But why do you go into a state of panic when you see this little guy?.

It's gotten so out of control that even remote control doesn't work..

This was not normal. You mean that Mattel's painstaking design was broken by a problem solver?.

said the blonde researcher as he looked closely at the video..

"Well..… . Looking at the expression, it seems like I don't even know myself.?”

That was true. Even Dave, who was captured on video, didn't seem to know why the chimera was doing this..

So I was even more curious.

"Could it be that some kind of error occurred? Chimeras sometimes cause insanity or physical breakdown.?”

"The question is why it happened like that at that time during that long experiment period. No matter how you look at it, it's not a coincidence?”

The three researchers from Magic Tower all fell silent due to the inexplicable phenomenon..

Well, I guess that's why I regularly observed the problem solver called Dave..

Everyone took out their notebooks and looked at the data..

The Magic Tower affiliated research institute always obtained and observed information about the problem solvers through behind-the-scenes channels in order to obtain excellent research samples..

And the solver named Dave was a prominent upper-class test subject..

It has been about 6 months since they officially debuted. However, his skills soared as he solved a major case, and as if that weren't enough, it was revealed that it was a rare case..

It is a rare case that is difficult to study because there are only a few numbers..

As soon as Mattel learned that Dave was a rare case, it moved quickly..

There was something I had my eye on for a long time, and if I left it like this, it could have been taken away..

But even so, securing him wasn't that easy..

In the meantime, my reputation as a troubleshooter grew, and more eyes began to look at me, and as a result, I became a body that could not be kidnapped like a minnow..

The probability of that happening may be low, but if you fail, you could only incur losses without gaining anything, and that was a dangerous thing..

Currently, not only within the research institute, but also from the life school above, there is pressure to support Grand Master Sun Tzu, so if anything happens, what was supposed to be a decent job could end in a complete failure..

That's why the blonde researcher wore the head..

Let's bring one of Dave's close friends to the lab and lure him out..

However, it was a very childish and unlikely method for luring a warlock..

"Oh, what should I do? I have to do something. And we needed a great test subject for our original experiment in the first place, right? What was its name??”

“rosburn.”

"Yes, Rossburn. Even if you look at it as a test subject rather than a bait, it's a pretty good sample. You came from an orphanage and worked under a miser, but you learned to read on your own, right? Barbary. That's amazing for Barbari, who is an orphan. Although it is inferior, it has an effort factor. It's not that easy to find a sample like this.?”

Bald, red-haired man nodded in agreement.

The 'reincarnation project' they are currently in charge of requires numerous test subjects, but it has been difficult to find appropriate test subjects..

From transferring brain information to modifying the body to which it is transferred..

There was so much to do. That's why they can't get off work..

"Sigh..… . Let's not focus only on rare cases. Our job is a reincarnation project. Even if just one of the currently blocked agendas is resolved, Karl's position will be stabilized and we will also benefit..”

"That said, it's better to have a rare case for that..”

“That's right-”

-Beep!!

-Beep!!

-Beep!!

-Beep!!

-Beep!!

Low, quiet, but clearly audible signal.

It wasn't a normal beep.

The three researchers who were talking simultaneously searched their pockets..

Inside the pocket was an alarm device provided only to researchers participating in the 'Reincarnation Project' and a few veteran security guards..

The fact that this alarm device was triggered meant that an intruder had come to the secret underground laboratory known only to some of Mattel's researchers..

The three researchers looked at each other's faces..

***

"this."

Oliver made a short noise as if he was embarrassed..

I thought I had discovered all of Mattel's lab defense systems by searching through the World Tree, but it seems I was mistaken..

Most of the detection systems are based on magical power, so I managed to avoid confusion with the extracted magical power, but it ended up being caught by a basic foothold warning device..

It appeared to be external security as it was not on the Mattel research facility security list..

‘Anyway, we have to hurry..’

Oliver said, calming himself down..

Since it was a research institute under the Magic Tower, there was no need to be too scared..

Ironically, because we were conducting such important and secret research, we were unable to fully focus security and security personnel on this secret laboratory..

Since everyone was home from work, the matter could have been surprisingly easily resolved if Rosburn had been taken out quickly before they arrived..

‘Maybe.’

Oliver increased the density of the black suit he wore so that his identity could not be revealed, covered his entire body with black smoke, and started running..

As I focused my eyes, I could see two emotions running down the hallway on the other side..

It seemed like he was a Mattel official..

"It's here!”

A man in a white robe who appeared to be a Mattel employee shouted, gathered magical energy into his fingertips and fired wildly..

The concentration was high and the casting speed was fast..

‘Is this on a similar level to the wizards who attacked the Murphy magic factory??’

With that thought, Oliver increased the black magic output on his legs and avoided all attacks..

I tried imitating Joe, and I guess I did better than I thought, and was able to narrowly avoid the magic bullet..

[Thrust]

After dodging the attack, Oliver fired a shock wave..

If it kills a person, the situation can become serious, so the output was adjusted to just enough to not kill the person..

Thanks to this, Mattel officials flew backwards and their posture collapsed..

Taang one!

At the right time, Oliver kicked the floor and approached in an instant, lightly hitting the Mattel official with a quarter staff..

Blink——!! With a screaming sound, the two employees' eyes rolled over and they fainted, and Oliver started running again..

'hmm.......'

Oliver groaned as his eyes focused, scanning the entire lab..

Judging from the fact that everyone in the secret lab was moving quickly, it seemed like everyone had noticed Oliver's presence due to the alarm device they had stepped on earlier..

iced coffee..… . I wanted to end it as peacefully as possible..

Oliver focused his eyes even more, looking for Rossburn's feelings..

I remembered Rossburn's feelings, and through the World Tree, I roughly figured out where the test subjects were stored, and wow, it wasn't that difficult..

“..…There it is.”

Oliver turned and ran down a white hallway..

‘After finding Rosburn, he covers himself with a black suit and quickly runs away. Good good.’

It wasn't okay at all, like what to do with Rosburn after saving him or how to take care of it afterwards, but Oliver put all of this aside and monologued that it would be okay..

Otherwise, I would have a headache because of the opposite sex who kept telling me that this wasn't right. It would have been difficult not to do something like this.

I really wondered why I was doing this to myself..

'..…Because I'm annoyed.’

It was then. Oliver suddenly stopped and, like Joe, used one of his feet to dodge by turning his body to the side..

At the same time, a blue ice bullet flew quickly and landed right next to Oliver..

Paching-! Blah blah blah blah......!

The white particles broke and the surrounding area was covered with white ice..

If anything goes wrong, it's going to cover Oliver's feet too..

Oliver increased the output of his legs again, jumped forward at once, and swung the quarter staff in the air..

Suddenly——!

I felt the touch of the quarter staff..

With that, the light refracted and a man with a cape and a gun appeared..

I heard a sound in an empty hallway.

"Release the magic of invisibility! Intruders can see us. Change from stealth suppression to fire suppression..”

At the same time, light refraction occurred in various places and fifteen people appeared..

He was dressed in similar clothing to the person he had just defeated, including a cape, a magical gun, and protective clothing..

It seemed like he was a security guard at Mattel's secret lab..

Even before Oliver could move, they formed a formation against the enemy, deployed a shield using an auxiliary device, and pointed their guns beyond it..

I felt the same ice-type magic as before..

‘You don't plan on killing me. I plan to capture it..’

After assessing the situation, Oliver immediately closed the distance by kicking the floor before firing an ice bullet from the muzzle..

“..…this!”

Then, I gathered the black magic output from my legs into my shoulders, arms, and quarter staff and swung it with all my might..

Since he didn't want to make a big deal out of it, he didn't want to kill anyone, but it would have been more difficult if he made a mistake and wasted time, so Oliver decided to trust the strength of the guards here..

bang—————!!!

With a loud sound, the shield deployed using the auxiliary device was shattered at once, and the phalanx of fifteen people was broken in one go..

In particular, the defense personnel in the lead fell after hitting the wall next to them or flew backwards, creating a large gap in the defense..

Oliver wrapped the black suit he had focused on all over his body, went through the gap, and briefly hit the vital points of the security forces, knocking them all out..

Luckily no one died.

"Ugh......."

Oliver knocked out the less-stunned guard and then went forward..

The hallway was suddenly replaced with iron walls, floors, and ceilings. The size gradually expanded, becoming closer to a hall rather than a hallway..

Oliver stopped in front of the room's huge cast iron door..

‘Looks like a bank vault.’

I thought about the ignorant bank safe I had only seen once when Oliver went to collect money from a bearer account..

I knocked on it as if knocking. The density was so high that it seemed unlikely to budge..

At least it's okay.

"by the way..…."

Oliver looked up and looked at the ceiling..

Magical power was rapidly gathering from the round crystal embedded in the ceiling..

At the same time, an intense light mixed with blue and white fell on Oliver's head and instantly froze everything..

Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa———!

The ear-scratching sound stopped, and in the place where the light hit, a pure white ice block spewing out white smoke appeared..

Oliver is trapped in ice and remains silent..

With the sound of footsteps, a blond, red-haired, bald researcher appeared..

"swimming..… . I really got it?”

"I know. In this lame way... . I got lucky."

"It's not luck. By analyzing the movement route, we figured out that they came here and responded accordingly..”

"How did you figure out the travel route??”

"That's because of the neuro-crystals installed throughout the lab... . huh?”

The moment the researchers noticed it too late, Oliver broke the ice and rushed towards the researchers, swinging his quarter staff..

Suddenly——!

pakak———!!

Caen———!!!

The quarter staff each had their own tastes. Each taste was different..

Oliver passed the researcher and looked back..

Blonde researcher immediately restores broken arm,

Researcher caught red-handed by covering his entire body with ice,

A bald researcher whose entire body had turned into steel was looking at Oliver..

The blonde researcher waved his recovered arm and spoke..

"It hurts. You Barbary bastard..“