Chapter 118 : Chapter 118
Chapter 118: The Blue Dragon Guild and the Rare Awakened (3)
Yoo jin and Lee Si-wang accepted the bribe, that is, the Two-Plus Nine Grade raw eggs.
At that moment when they were reborn as the greatest duo in history.
The Blue Dragon Guild Headquarters in Seoul.
Inside the massive hall, dozens of people were moving busily.
CCTV from all over the country, satellite footage, and communication logs appeared on the monitors in real time.
In the center of it stood Blue Dragon Guild Master Kim Cheol-gu and Ignis Guild Master Cho Sang-geun.
This is the third disappearance of a Rare Awakened within the country.
The adjutant's report continued.
The target this time is Yang Min-seon.
Residence is Cheorwon, currently living with an grandmother in her 80s.
The basic briefing followed.
Kim Cheol-gu and Cho Sang-geun did not take their eyes off the monitors even while listening to that story.
They were not missing the footage where the target children were captured and the locations where their movement paths were marked.
Yang Yeong-seon, who came down to the main house for vacation, met the sibling at the station and was kidnapped on the way home.
Siblings who met in front of the station.
And the situation where they were kidnapped in an instant on the way back.
It was fast and bold enough that the subordinates watching could not do anything.
Checking the surrounding CCTV, not only the kidnapping team but dozens of organization members were loitering around.
In other words, they carried out the work quite systematically.
There was a reason they were bold.
Still, we have roughly secured the movement route.
Up to the point they entered Seoul again.
The adjutant's gaze headed to one spot.
Footage where a black van was captured.
But starting from this point, they disappeared completely.
They are not in the next CCTV footage either.
A park in Seoul.
A van running on the road next to it.
Footage captured while stopped at a signal.
And then, the vehicle disappeared without a trace.
It was definitely the path they were coming from.
This vehicle was not captured at the next intersection.
It was definitely a crossroad before, but they went straight.
If so, they must have entered this crossroad unconditionally, but they evaporated.
So we sent employees to search all the places in between, but.......
Unlike until now, the adjutant could not finish his sentence.
Kim Cheol-gu, who let out a deep breath, tried to take a cigarette out of his pocket but soon clicked his tongue once and put it back in his pocket.
Cho Sang-geun, who was next to him, opened his mouth.
You must have checked all the building parking lots in between.
They might have pretended to go straight to trick the camera and cleverly turned left or right... Well, you must have already thought of and checked such assumptions.
The adjutant nodded his head slightly looking at Cho Sang-geun.
Ha!
It is dumbfounding.
If a person disappeared, since they are Awakened, I would have understood if they flew or teleported.
Does it make sense for a car to disappear in the middle of Seoul?
Seriously!
Kim Cheol-gu shouted in annoyance.
At that moment.
Team Leader Nam opened the door from the back and entered.
An executive of the Blue Dragon Guild and a brilliant talent who was Lee Si-wang's colleague.
He bowed his head slightly toward Cho Sang-geun and then approached Kim Cheol-gu.
Captain.
An official document came from the association and the government asking how much progress has been made.
They say they will delay the articles as much as possible, but since children are involved, they said they can't cover it up for several days and might have to release the article by tomorrow.
Argh!
What on earth are those guys doing?
Either they move themselves or give us support.
What do you expect?
From the Wily Raccoon.
If this goes wrong, he will only think of shifting the blame onto us.
Annoying.......
Kim Cheol-gu, who scratched his head neurotically, opened his mouth.
First, send reinforcements again to the place where the kidnapping vehicle disappeared.
Tell them to find the vehicle no matter what.
Even if they can't find the vehicle, tell them to thoroughly search the entire area around there.
The range has narrowed down anyway.
It must be somewhere inside that neighborhood.
Yep!
Team Leader Nam saluted playfully and went out.
By his side, Cho Sang-geun's expression, who was quietly looking only at the monitor, had sunk.
An evaporated vehicle.......
It was truly something out of a manga.
***
At that time.
In the darkness somewhere.
Brother...
Brother.......
A faint voice.
He opened his eyes.
It was dark, and the smell of metal was mixed in.
Yang Yeong-seon was tied to a chair.
Cold chains wrapped around his wrists were pressing down to stop the blood.
As soon as he raised his body, a minute electric current flowed through his arms.
Ugh...!
Brother....
His younger brother Yang Min-seon, who was tied up the same way a little distance away, called his brother with trembling hands.
I am okay.
More importantly, are you okay, Min-seon?
A younger brother with a five-year age gap.
Only a high school student and an elementary school student.
Both were kids with not much difference.
But the older brother was the older brother.
Yeong-seon quickly smoothed out his face that had crumpled from the electric current, pretended to be okay, and checked on his younger brother first.
Yeah.
I am okay, Brother.
That is a relief.
More importantly... this place is.......
The surroundings were damp.
Mechanical sounds rang out like a steady beat.
Several figures wearing white gowns were operating machines.
Wires on the walls, cameras on the ceiling.
Above them, lights were trembling faintly.
Test Subject No. 01, awakening wave weak.
No. 02's figures are rising rapidly.
Resonance reaction confirmed.
It seems it wasn't that both brothers had the desired ability.
That became a pity.
Since the No. 02 side is certain, we brought No. 01 just in case.
He will be useless.
Voices of men wearing white gowns were heard.
The children still didn't know what that meant.
At that moment.
Thud, thud.
Heavy footsteps headed toward where the children were tied.
Good Man….
His face was half covered by a mask, and only blue eyes shone coldly.
He stopped in front of Yang Yeong-seon.
The masked man, who looked at the children's expressions, smirked and shook his head.
Sorry, sorry.
This was Korea, right?
My mistake.
The masked man, who spat out words of an unknown language, spoke Korean.
Fluent Korean.
The foreign language from just a moment ago, and the skin color and eye color revealed between the mask.
As befitting the age of Awakened, he couldn't be certain of the masked man's nationality at once.
However.
Carda.......
At that sound coming from Yang Yeong-seon's mouth who raised his eyes, the masked man's eyes hardened into a straight line.
Hmm... unexpected?
To think you know us.
Look at this.
This kid knows our organization.
The men in white gowns who were doing strange research at the back showed faint smiles.
This is an honor?
That he knows us.
.....
Yang Yeong-seon, tied to the chair, just looked at him with a face full of hostility.
No matter how much he tried, he couldn't understand this situation.
When he heard it briefly on the news, he heard it was a criminal organization targeting Rare Awakened.
Why on earth did such people.
Kidnap him and his younger brother.
No. 01 and No. 02.
He also knew that those numbers heard earlier were referring to them.
Just.
It was strange.
That No. 02 was the Rare Awakened.
That No. 01 was not.
.......
He still couldn't understand that.
It was only natural.
He was a B-Rank Awakened.
A combat type at that.
Which were common and spread all over the world.
And his younger brother.
Was just an elementary school student who hadn't even received an awakening test yet.
But why.......
Whoosh.
The masked man's face came close.
Why?
No matter how much you think, you don't know why you were caught?
Yang Yeong-seon's eyes shook.
The masked man confirmed that he had hit the mark.
His eyes curved like half-moons.
I understand.
It has to be that way.
Since no one would have known.
Your family.
And yourself too.
The man's head moved to the side.
His gaze stopped at the younger brother Yang Min-seon.
Rare Awakened.
As time passes, Awakened with mysterious powers are increasing.
What does he mean?
What on earth is this man saying.
Of course, just because one has a rare ability, it doesn't mean it is directly connected to strength.
Abilities are strongest in the nature-types, and strength is decided by rank.
But you see.......
The masked man's hand was placed on the younger brother's head.
Yang Min-seon shook his head to shake it off as soon as the hand touched.
There are mysterious abilities in the world that transcend both rank and nature-types.
They are so, so rare that it is difficult to limit them even with the word Rare Awakened.
The masked man's facial muscles soared.
Although hidden by the mask so it wasn't fully visible, one could roughly tell what expression he was making just by seeing the corners of his eyes and the wrinkles next to them soaring to the sky.
We are an organization created to possess that power faster than anyone else.
The man's hand was removed from the head.
Even though Yang Min-seon revealed strong rejection by shaking his head, the man just laughed.
Like madness.
Then, shaking his body like a musical actor, he began to burst out his emotions.
The Great Awakening Era.
The world has changed.
A world where power is everything.
And that world.
Is held by S-Ranks and Returnees.
The man shaking his body in front of the children.
A character called Joker from a certain movie came to mind.
USA, Italy, Rome. Korea and China... No.
Now it is Japan, not China.
Four nations possessing Returnees now exercise the strongest influence.
In addition, several nations with S-Ranks are also holding their heads stiff and acting like protagonists...
While sucking the marrow out of nations that do not possess that power.......
Whish!
The masked man spun his body around and looked at the children.
That is why we were born into the world.
To correct the order.
The disgrace and sorrow suffered by nations that do not possess that.
To heal those wounds.
We and I... shall become the spark of revolution.
Yang Yeong-seon.
Yang Min-seon.
High school student and elementary school student.
It was too grandiose for them to hear.
It was a statement that did not resonate at all, containing ideologies that surpassed the interests of adults.
Was it too difficult?
Well, don't try to understand.
Anyway, you guys are just kindling.
No, you are a torch.
You will become a torch that overturns the era.
The man's fingertip pointed at Yang Min-seon.
.......
Min-seon with a blank expression.
What would an elementary school student who hasn't even entered middle school know?
A torch.
And that it was himself.
Don't say strange things to my younger brother!
My brother is just a student!
He is just a civilian who hasn't even received an awakening test yet!
Listening to the story of a psychopath like you.......
Zzzzt.
Ugh.......
Due to the electric current delivered from the wrist, Yang Yeong-seon's head dropped.
Brother!
Oh my... oh my... You shouldn't talk back to the words of a great man who will change the world, kid.
And your brother is not just a civilian.
I told you earlier.
This child will become our spark.
Wh... What does that.......
Yang Yeong-seon raised his head with difficulty and captured the masked man in his view.
Your brother is the symbol of revolution.
He possesses power sent by the heavens.
Power that can drag down Returnees called gods and S-Ranks to the ground...
Power.......
As the masked man snapped his fingers.
Aaaaaah!!!!
Yang Min-seon screamed.
And his body began to glow red.
Energy creeping up and covering the body.
At that appearance seen for the first time, Yang Yeong-seon's face turned pale.
Only then.
Did he clearly understand why Yang Min-seon was the power to change the world.
No. 02.
Yes, your brother possesses the most special power among... the Rare Awakened we have found.
Precisely....
Grin.
The masked man's final voice rang out.
The nonsensical authority of a god that makes an Awakened's power... a thousand times stronger just by touching the body.