Genius Warlock-Episode 176
"Hehehehehehehe.....!! you this dog—”
—Kwasik!!
Intruder 2, whose arm was torn vertically, was lying face down and about to spit out a curse when Oliver stepped on his head and crushed it with a shoe wearing a black suit..
There was no malice.
I was just doing what I learned from Joe..
You have to finish well so you don't end up in a dirty situation. I thought, ‘Is this a bit too much?’, but since I felt empty without a quarter staff, I decided to just follow Joe’s advice..
“..…huh? This person is also coming back to life?”
Intruder whose crushed head regenerates2.
As expected, it seemed to be some kind of black magic. The problem is that it seems very far from ordinary black magic..
Kwasik!
Kwasik!
Kwasik!
Kwasik!
Kwasik!
Kwasik!
Oliver began trampling mechanically again..
Referring to the fight with the puppet, if you kill until you die, you will die someday..
"big……."
Intruder 2, with one side of his head broken and his back crushed as if it had been pressed by a press, died, spitting out blood foam from his mouth..
Countless human-shaped chunks of flesh tried to rise from his body, but soon lost their strength and fell back down..
Oliver turned his head and looked at Intruder 1..
He felt hatred and anger toward Oliver, but even more fear..
Oliver and the intruder looking at each other1.
After a moment of silence, boom! The sound echoed quietly.
Intruder 1 tried to escape through the entrance using his quick agility..
Oliver assigns emotions to the shadow accordingly and activates Shadow Tentacle..
Shadow stakes, tentacles, and blades attempted to capture Intruder 1..
"joy!”
As if he had expected it, Intruder 1 turned his legs and rushed towards Oliver..
There wasn't enough time to retrieve the shadow tentacle and counterattack..
There—
—Pak!
Intruder 1 wrapped the French knife in both hands and threw it at Oliver..
The target area is the eyes.
Oliver reflexively raised one arm and blocked it like a shield..
Kakkang-!
Two blades bouncing together with the noise of metal clashing against metal..
Oliver withdrew his arm and checked the intruder again..
Before I knew it, I was just four steps in front of me..
Even though he threw all the knives, he still held the knife in his hand..
Surprisingly, it was a knife made of flesh and bone..
A biological weapon made from parts of one's own body..
Aside from his strange regenerative ability and multiple lives, the more I looked at him, the more he seemed different from an ordinary warlock..
The puppets that fought deep underground in the contaminated area kept coming to mind..
'No, the overall feel is similar, but slightly different..’
"Get lost!!”
Intruder 1 shouted, swinging a bloody blade made of emotion, bone, and flesh..
It wasn't a lie.
The exact power was unknown, but it was an item that would fatally wound Oliver, who was wearing a black suit..
If the attack hits.
[Hate Bullet]
I pulled my waiting left hand inside my body and fired a bullet of hatred..
Puff poop 一!!
With a cheerful sound, three holes appeared in the body of Intruder 1..
Intruder thrown back by impact1.
Still, there was confidence in his eyes. I am confident that I can kill Oliver.…..
It wasn't entirely absurd..
All you have to do is hold on with your unique regenerative ability, then rush back and cut off his head..
"Something like this!”
[Hate Bullet]
Oliver fired another bullet of hate..
If it's different from before, it's two hands instead of one..
He said he shot it with two fingers, not one..
Four bullets of hatred rained down at once, firing wildly at the enemy..
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo——!!!!
“————gagging!”
Oliver poured more bullets than a machine gun at Intruder 1 with a deadpan expression, as if in an experiment..
I wanted to check it out. Which is stronger: that regenerative ability or Oliver's firepower?.
The sound of a mechanical machine gun rang out for a long time, and Intruder 1 felt like he was being pushed further and further, but soon lost the strength to hold on and was blown away by a barrage of bullets, crashing into the wall, and starting to get hit one-sidedly..
When dust rose, distorted flesh flew in all directions, and vitality gradually faded, Oliver pulled his hand and stopped shooting..
A silence mixed with shock and fear quietly spread throughout the auction house..
Everyone just looked at Oliver in silence and shock..
Oliver felt those gazes too, but didn't pay any attention and just stared at the dust in silence..
After a while, the dust settled..
The intruder 1 stumbles along with him. It was truly amazing vitality..
"oh.… . You're amazing..”
Oliver was honestly impressed..
A regenerative ability that goes beyond normal regenerative abilities and is close to resurrection, and an abnormal amount of emotion and magic power. It was bizarre, as if things from several people were mixed together..
I tried to ask a question about this, but the intruder spoke first..
"what is your name..…?”
Intruder 1 asked, spitting out a bowl of blood mixed with flesh..
"This is Dave.”
"dave.…?”
"Yes, what is your name??”
Just as Intruder 1 was about to answer, blood vomited from his mouth again..
This time there were more pieces of flesh and intestines. Nevertheless, I thought I would regain my strength, but then I sat down and collapsed..
It seemed as if a human figure was rising from the bubbling flesh, but this too collapsed and disappeared, his body falling apart like his comrades..
“Oh my... he's dead.”
***
"Um, do you know how to wash this??”
Suburaptor Large Museum, whose auction was temporarily suspended due to an uproar..
There, in the director's office, Oliver asked Coco, who had just joined the company..
Coco stared at Oliver's one leg with a half-frozen expression..
One of Oliver's legs and shoes were completely stained with blood while he was trying to subdue intruder 2..
"hmm..… . The blood stains a bit deep, but I know a dry cleaner that removes the blood well, so don't worry too much..”
Oliver tilted his head. he was lying.
"Really?”
"Of course not. Which laundromat in the world washes things like this? I think I worked at the slaughterhouse for a whole month. It's a good thing if you don't report it..”
"ah..… . So should I throw it away? It’s a waste because I just bought it.”
Oliver sighed..
Of course, I didn't buy it with Oliver's money, but with Jane's activity fee, but no matter what, I couldn't deny that I felt sorry for it..
Jane, who was sitting on the sofa next to her, probably felt sorry for her, sighed and said..
"I'll buy you another one. Shoes and a suit..”
"No, I don't mean that. It's just such a waste..”
"But you can't just wear it, right? If you go out on the street, you'll be reported as a red-footed serial killer in less than a minute. Please don't say it's because I wanted to buy it for you, just accept it..”
Sincerity.
Oliver nodded..
"thank you.”
"There is no harm to my body.?”
"Yes, no.”
"I guess they weren't as dangerous as I thought.?”
"no, that's not it."
Oliver said with sincerity..
I won without getting seriously hurt, but that was also down to luck..
If the enemies had not let down their guard from the beginning and had Intruders 1 and 2 grabbed Oliver and focused their magic on him, he might have been injured..
Before going into that situation, I quickly brought the flow of the fight to a close and dealt with it in a dangerous order..
In short, it was just luck that worked in Oliver's favor..
There was no way to guarantee what would have happened if the knife made of flesh, bones, and emotions had touched Oliver's body..
That's what fighting was all about in the first place. Die or live?.
‘hmm.… by the way. I want to learn about black magic there. This is the second warlock that doesn't die in one hit..’
Oliver lost in thought. Coco said to Oliver.
"Now, I think I have gone beyond being a dark horse and have become a top-notch problem solver recognized by Landa.?”
"yes?"
"I'm a rich naive girl, I'm spending my money.”
“?? Are you a top-notch solver??”
"Not everyone, but those who can do it do it. In this city, power itself is a huge attraction..”
A third voice suddenly intervened. Very young, cheerful and brimming with confidence..
When I turned my head, I saw the owner of the voice..
190He was tall, over a centimeter tall, with neatly trimmed dark green long hair and beard, an ivy tattoo on his face, and small but clearly present deer antlers. It was Sheamus, Landa's new class druid that Gordon was talking about..
Coco took two steps back, uncharacteristically nervous..
“Sheamus.”
"Why are you so withdrawn, Coco? Someone is going to eat me?”
Like his tall height and radiating green light, he had a confident and refreshing attitude..
He seemed to like women, but he soon turned his attention to Oliver. He held out his hand to Oliver..
"Nice to meet you. My name is Sheamus. Have you ever heard of me??”
Oliver clasped his hands in greeting..
"My name is Dave. I heard a little bit.”
"What story did you hear??”
“3I heard that he started working a year ago and became one of the top solvers within a year, and is now retired..”
"And I'm sure you've heard that she's having a rich lover and losing her back.?"
The man deliberately spoke poorly of himself and then grinned. As if bragging.
In fact, his emotions were filled with joy, satisfaction, and pride..
“..…Dave. I've heard it once. Have you played a prominent role in catching escaped convicts recently? That's why people in the same industry are criticizing me. They say he's a man with no morals who eats everything by himself..”
"I didn't mean to, I'm sorry.”
"Haha!”
Druid Sheamus laughed..
"Doesn't look like a warlock. Ignore those guys. You incompetent bastards don't know how to do anything, so they just flutter their mouths. Landa is a free city with infinite opportunities. It doesn't matter how much a talented guy suffers. No, rather we should encourage it. The excellent ones are there, the incompetent ones are here... . Because that's what makes sense in the world..”
Sheamus pointed up and down like an actor..
Although it was playful, the words themselves were filled with strong sincerity..
He seemed to like Landa very much..
‘Enjoyment.......'
he asked.
"I'm currently working with old man Forest from District T.?”
"yes."
"Seeing him working with an old guy, he seems to have good skills, but poor insight. No matter how talented you are, if you're with someone worthless, you'll end up just like that worthless person. I don't talk long. Won't you work with me??”
Druid Sheamus held out a business card to Oliver in a confident manner..
The business card had the words [leaf loan] written in an old-fashioned way. It was a soft, reassuring font..
"hmm..… . Can I ask what it is??”
"The business I run. Working as a troubleshooter doesn't make a lot of money, but you can get hurt or die while working. Where would it be best to settle down? I will treat you well..”
It seemed like it was sincere..
Druid Sheamus approached Oliver with a greedy gaze..
"I don't know anything about the loan business..”
"It doesn't matter because I use the head. What I need is medical history... .. Speaking as a senior problem solver, when the stock price rises, it is best to settle down somewhere decent..”
Oliver wondered how he would refuse..
I was sincere in my high evaluation, but I wasn't really interested. However, if I refused blindly, Sheamus, who has a strong sense of pride, would probably come out harshly..
Hmm, what should I do?..….
"Excuse me, this is inappropriate behavior..”
With good timing, Crime Firm director Gordon Goodhart appeared..
"Before he was a problem solver, he was a customer who visited this place. And he is a benefactor who helped us maintain the credibility of our business. Scouting like that doesn't look very good. Mr. Sheamus.”
Gordon spoke with his characteristic politeness and stiff attitude..
Surprisingly, Sheamus retreated, showing his empty hands..
"I'm sorry about that. I was greedy because he was an outstanding talent… . I was wondering if it would help improve Crime Firm's power. It's a strange project in the city these days. It's making a lot of noise, so shouldn't we prepare something for this as well??”
"Of course, I think you did..”
Gordon and Sheamus laughed and lied to each other..
There was a moment of cold silence, then Sheamus stepped away, grinning..
"Since you seem to have some business to attend to, I'll just leave.."
Sheamus said that and walked away with long legs..
After Sheamus closes the door and disappears, Gordon speaks up..
"First of all, let me say thank you again. Mr. Dave. Thanks to this, we were able to reduce the damage to a minimum..”
"is that so?”
"Yes, fortunately the intruders came through a secret entrance and were able to somehow calm the public eye, and the auction house guests were able to calm down as no one was seriously injured or died..”
"Didn't one person die??”
"He made money through real estate development. Although he is rich, there are quite a few people like that in this city, so I think it will be okay. 'Cause my colleagues are on the move.”
ah..… . It seemed that just as there were many poor people and workers in Landa, there were also many upper class people..
It was exactly like what Jane said..
"However, it is all thanks to Dave's help that we are able to overcome this level. I want to repay you. If you want something, whether it's money or a book, just tell me. We will do our best to meet your needs as much as possible..”
Gordon said as if he had prepared it in advance..
At that moment, Oliver's head stopped..
It was because I was worried about which book to request..
Of course, money is coveted, but money is a means, whereas books are more of a purpose. If possible, I wanted to receive it as a book..
And if I had to choose one of those books, of course I wanted to get the book about the devil..
It was relatively difficult to obtain..
'Is there a devil's book? Probably, there will be. Edith also said she got it through an auction. So, can I just ask for it? But, is it okay if I, a warlock, ask for a book about demons??’
I did my best to calculate it in my head..
"If you don't mind, can I tell you later??”
Jane said, quietly holding Oliver's hand..
"It was so sudden, so I thought you might need some time to think about it..”
Jane's intrusion was sudden, but Gordon looked at Oliver and Jane in turn and nodded..
"ah..… . I guess I was so thankful and excited. Well, if there is anything you want, please feel free to let me know at any time. We want to repay you for protecting our trust..”
Oliver accepted immediately, giving him time to think..
"Thank you for your consideration. Then I will do that..”
"Gratitude is my responsibility.”
“….If you don't mind, can I ask you a question??”
"Question??”
"Yes. Do you happen to know who the intruder is? I'm curious.”
"We haven't found out yet. The body collapsed.”
Although he answered naturally and politely, what Gordon said was a lie..
He tried to fool Oliver's eyes by wearing a magic item on his body, but unfortunately he could see through it..
"Yes, I understand. But why did they attack this place??”
"It seems like they were aiming for something that would come up on the auction house.."
Sincerity.
"Auction house items.?”
"Yes, the reason we attacked the auction house was to attract attention. In fact, while raiding the auction house, they also raided the warehouse where the auction items were collected..”
If it is a warehouse where auction items are collected, it is a warehouse where various stolen goods are collected..
"Is the warehouse safe??”
"Yes, it was dangerous, but luckily there was someone who helped me..”
"The person who helped me?”
"Yes, you came here at the right time. Would you like to meet sometime??”
Before Oliver could respond, the door opened and a person came in..
She was a woman and wore a tearful mask..
The exposed inner skin was as pale as a corpse, and above all, the long purple hair gave off a very strange and mysterious aura..
Natural yet heterogeneous.
Oliver knew only one person with hair like that..
number of animals.
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