Genius Warlock-Episode 147
An abandoned building located near the sewer snake's stronghold..
Oliver and his group were waiting in this place where there was nothing but cement dust, dirt, rusty rebar, and broken wooden planks..
Area.
Since there was nothing else to do while waiting, Oliver gave the extra emotions and life force he had brought to the children in the toy dolls, while Joe and Sam sat together in the corner and talked..
And Owen volunteered to stand guard outside. For the purpose of waiting and guarding against sewer snakes.
“Crying……."
“Purr."
“Just right. Just right. Just."
The children in the corpse dolls cried as if they were not enough..
Oliver said after checking the inside of his clothes..
“sorry. I may have to work soon so I can't give you any more. Instead, I'll make you a special meal when you get back from work. I can bear it.?”
Child nodded in response to Oliver's soothing words..
I've always had a good appetite, but now I eat a lot more. As expected, I think it was a good choice not to increase the number of children carelessly..
Oliver, who was cleaning up the empty test tubes, caught his eye on Joe and Sam without realizing it..
The two talked nervously..
“Will the snake really help us? ..… As their name suggests, they are like sewer snakes, right? It's cunning, it's dirty, it's full of germs and it's harmful..”
“There's nothing we can do. They say they'll cooperate, but they can't fight. They probably know that too..”
Sam bit his nails nervously, keeping his mouth shut as if he had nothing to say..
Oliver interjected with a question..
“why can't we fight?”
Jo and Sam turned their heads to Oliver’s question..
Oliver added additional words to clear up the misunderstanding..
"No, I don't mean to fight. I want to know why. Why can't I fight a sewer snake??”
Joe and Sam looked at each other, then Joe answered..
“It's a big gang of its own around here. Sheep have their own quality so it's not burdensome to fight.”
Sam added.
“There are also rumors that there is a connection to areas Y and Z..”
“Connection.?”
“Oh, it's not a big deal, I heard there are organizations that do business there, and there are also organizations that protect it by paying protection taxes. If you touch it wrongly, you could have a problem with that person too..”
Joe took up the baton again..
“Then, things get out of hand. Even in areas X, Y, and Z, which are almost abandoned in the city, they have their own order. If you break it without even thinking about it, many people will get tired. Of course, the person who committed the incident will be the most tired..”
Oliver nodded in understanding..
In fact, the presence of people in any form creates order, and breaking this was just as dangerous to a different degree..
Like the orphanage, the mine, the Joseph family... . It wouldn't be any different from Area X..
Although Oliver, an outsider, may not be impressed, it is a very important issue for people like Joe and Sam who live here..
While I was organizing my thoughts, Joe suddenly asked Oliver a question..
“Hey, Dave. Can I ask you something??”
“Question? yes please say.”
“How did you know that Guile, the sewer snake leader, was a warlock??”
“That bastard was a warlock?”
Sam asked in surprise, and Jo nodded and pointed at Oliver..
“It was seen.”
Oliver answered.
“Do you remember the gatekeeper guarding the entrance to the stairs leading up to the office??”
“Masked muscle lumps?”
“yes. The mask on her face was imbued with black magic. Probably, it is a mental manipulation type among the manipulation types..”
“mental manipulation?”
“yes..… . Black magic is broadly divided into firepower, disease, manipulation, and creation, and is further divided from there. For example, in the case of the manipulation class, it is divided into the program that handles corpses, the shadow class that deals with shadows, and the mental class that controls the minds of living things..”
Oliver told a story about some basic black magic he had seen in Joseph's study..
Joe and Sam were amazed as if it was their first time hearing it. Didn’t someone called the captain teach you??
In fact, it was easy to predict that it was far from proper education at the point where artificial emotions were used..
Anyway, Oliver continued his explanation..
“For reference, mental manipulation is one of the most difficult of the manipulation classes..”
“okay?”
“yes. Corpses and shadows do not resist, but creatures do. It is easier for animals, but humans are very resistant and require several preparation steps and assistive devices..”
“What is preparation, what is equipment??”
“Preparation refers to lowering the mental power of the person being controlled, and device refers to a medium such as a mask, tattoo, or necklace that will amplify the effects of black magic..”
“ah......."
“Still, it is said to be difficult, but in that sense, Mr. Guile, who is controlling not one but two people, can be said to be a fairly skilled warlock..”
"......."
Joe and Sam didn't say anything and just stared at Oliver. The emotions were a little fear, nervousness, and respect. Why did I want to do that?.
Meanwhile, the wooden door that had been placed arbitrarily opened with a loud clang sound..
It was Owen holding a large iron club..
“Um, over there... . Someone came from the sewer snake side..”
Oliver, Joe, and Sam stood up at those words. When I looked at the gloomy night sky and the clock, it was dawn time..
What I meant was that this was the situation that Guile was talking about..
“Are you Joe? Knuckle Joe?”
asked a skinny gangster with a phrase engraved on his forehead..
He looked around anxiously..
“uh. what's the matter?”
“Our boss said that a customer had jumped out. They also killed our children who blocked the road. ..… You can go here..”
The gang held out a note..
Joe took the note, opened it, and checked it. There was something similar to an address written along with several letters..
“It looks like an address, but do you know where it is??”
Joe answered Oliver's question..
“Uh, sewage discharge area at the left end of Area X..”
***
Sewage discharge area at the left end of Area X.
It was said that it was the least abandoned area among Area X abandoned by the city..
The reason is that the sewage from nearby Area.
“So the humans in Area X don't cause any trouble here. Even if you're lucky and don't get caught by the police, you'll still be harassed by people in District X for causing trouble and causing trouble..”
“by the way. Did the Kell rebels think of something in their own way? I can't believe I'm thinking of escaping through the sewage discharge port. Did you hire a broker??”
“Well, we'll find out soon..”
What Sam said was true..
We went to the place that Gail, the leader of the sewer snakes, told us about, and arrived at the entrance to the sewage discharge facility, where all kinds of bad smells were spreading..
Although they hesitated to go in because of the smell, Oliver, Joe, and the others prepared to go in, ready to fight if necessary..
Joe put on his knuckles, and Sam loaded his dual pistols with bullets imbued with black magic. Owen tensed and gripped his iron club tightly..
Oliver extracted the emotions and put a black suit on his body..
Joe looked at the scene in silence and opened his mouth..
“….Well then, let’s go in. Everyone be careful. Contaminated organisms often appear in these sewage discharge stations and sewers..”
Everyone nodded silently and led the group into the sewage discharge facility..
Thump, thump, thump, thud.
As I entered the sewage discharge facility, I was able to see a wet floor due to moisture..
There was a slope on the floor, so I felt like I could slip and fall..
“Kyarrrrrr.….."
One child, worried that Oliver might fall, cried softly..
Oliver replied that it was okay and observed Joe and Sam walking ahead. Joe looked at the note and Sam asked a question..
“I know where to go?”
“Oh, it's written down. They say you just have to go to the central intersection through sewer passage 3. We decided to meet there..”
“How on earth did you figure that out??”
“What's so important about that? All that matters is that they are there.”
With those words, Oliver and the group's steps became faster..
At first I was lost, but after checking the note Guile sent me and the number engraved on the wall, I got my bearings and started moving..
The scale of the sewage discharge facility was larger than expected and it was complicated, so it took a while, but eventually Oliver and his group were able to reach their destination..
“There it is. there is.”
said Joe, hiding himself against the wall of the passage..
I could see a large space beyond the gurgling sewage waterway and more than 20 people gathered there..
Although they all looked shabby, they seemed accustomed to violence, and there were even a few warlocks among them..
“Fuck, there are more numbers than I thought.?”
Sam said, looking at the numbers..
“I guess there are others hiding somewhere other than those who trusted Guile. … .Dave, there's a wizard or warlock among them.?”
Oliver answered as he looked..
“There are three warlocks and five people with artificially manipulated bodies. I don't think he was a modified human, I think he got the treatment from a warlock..”
Joe nodded..
"hmm..… . Is there an attack that is effective against a large number of people??”
“Yes, there is a mix of black darts in targeting..”
“I'm glad. I don't know what it is... ..Sam. First, you shoot the gun in the middle there. With a smoke bomb.”
Sam nodded and replaced the bullet in the magazine..
“Dave, you then use the black darts you mentioned to attack those guys in a wide range. Well then, me, Owen, and your corpse doll will charge in and finish it off..”
Oliver nodded, and Sam nodded again, holding a gun in both hands..
The moment he took his stance and was about to shoot, Oliver grabbed Sam's shoulder and pulled him towards him..
“?! What are you doing?”
—ping!!
Before Sam could finish speaking, a sharp thorn pierced the air above the spot where Sam was standing..
Everyone looked up in surprise, and their eyes met a very large insect hanging from the ceiling..
The bug, with its brown shell and numerous hairs, looked like a cross between a scorpion and an earwig..
It was the size of a medium-sized dog, had an elongated belly, a curved tail like a scorpion, and an awl-like spine on top. Of a length that can be fatal to humans as well..
“Oh, polluted life form?!”
Sam, who almost died but survived, said without realizing it.
Knuckle Joe punched the giant bug to death and shouted:.
“I got caught like this!”
As if to prove it, two grenades tumbled through the entrance to the sewer where Oliver and his group were hiding..
Sam, Joe, and Owen froze at that sight. Everyone was on the verge of death. If it weren't for Oliver.
[black cube]
The small black shields that came with the chant were cubes wrapped around the grenade..
Thanks to this, even when the grenade exploded, the black shield held firm and damage did not spread to the surrounding area..
“what? Did it misfire??”
“What do you know? shoot!”
With those words, members of the Kel Free Independence Army began shooting all at once..
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo———!!!
A bullet hit the cement wall along with a gunshot..
Everyone in the group hid close to the wall..
Although it didn't seem to be a gun with high firepower, it seemed like a lot of damage would be inflicted on even a corpse doll if this level of concentrated fire was fired..
Even if durability is increased through treatment, the essence is still a corpse..
Sam shouted..
“Shit!! Did the snake bastard sell us out??”
“No, you may not tell us, but there's no reason to sell it out. I don't know how he did it, but he noticed us.."
“how!?”
“how do i know!"
While Joe and Sam were talking, Oliver took a closer look at them..
Then, something strange caught my eye. There was a faint cobweb hanging from the shins of the pants..
Owen shouted..
“But isn’t it strange?! Why are you just shooting guns? please..…"
—Puhahaaa! Clap! Clap! Cheolpuk!
Before Owen could finish speaking, something jumped out through the strong sewage water..
It was an amphibian that looked like a combination of a frog and a crocodile, was larger than a human, and had teeth-like teeth in its mouth. Even the number reached as high as three..
Then I started hearing a strange noise from behind..
It was a sharp sound that scratched my nerves, almost like my claws were scratching a stone..
“..…naked rat?
Oliver said as he looked at the strange creature running from behind, making a crying sound..
The mouse, which was over 2 meters long and had its fur removed, had wrinkles all over its body and had red bumps around its face as if it had a skin disease..
It looks very similar to the one I saw in the past..
A situation surrounded by polluted life forms on both left and right.
The Kel Free Independence Army, confident of victory, stopped shooting and shouted..
”Hyenas who only care about money. Come here without fear?! It's all shit.“
Actually, it wasn't entirely wrong..
If you were surrounded by contaminated lifeforms from front to back in a not-so-wide passage, that would be the normal result..
It is not that difficult to catch most contaminated life forms if you have sufficient equipment and preparation, but when you are surrounded by an unexpected situation like this, there is no answer for the contaminated life forms..
He has excellent physical ability, but it is dangerous just to touch him because his body is full of germs..
Joe was also embarrassed and seemed to know this, so he ordered Sam and Owen and asked Oliver to help them..
”Well, there's no way.?“
Instead of answering, Oliver extracted the emotion and chanted..
[brainwash)]
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