Episode 430
The first people who encountered Karen were not actually the Starlet and Silk group.
It was a man named Ben Hew who brought them together.
The situation when he and Karen met was somewhat sudden and confusing.
"huh?"
"…."
Karen tilted her head when she saw Ben Hugh, who had a lot of beard. If they found out you were an investigator, they would have attacked you or said something.
Benhue didn’t say anything and just stared into Karen’s eyes.
Karen saw the energy emanating from the other person and immediately realized that he played an important role here.
The collision was instantaneous.
Paaaaat-!
Cheeeee…
"Keu…"
Benhue crossed his hands with Karen, who was rushing towards her like a monster, and then passed by her and disappeared.
"… What is it bland?"
Karen had no intention of killing the other person anyway for a special reason, but she still did not expect that she would choose to run away so soon.
"It doesn’t matter. "I put a seal on it."
– You shouldn’t kill them all. Whether you secretly place the seal or miss it and then chase after it, you have to do it.
This was the reason why Karen did not go after Ben Hugh right away but targeted other leaders.
* * *
Only when he entered the outskirts of Schirlène did Benhue catch his breath.
"Whoa… I almost died."
The reason he is still alive today is because of his quick judgment and ability to gauge his opponent’s skills.
"What eyes…."
Eyes are the mirror of the soul.
From his teacher, Benhue learned the ability to gauge someone’s soul.
Nowadays, it is possible to predict the opponent’s capabilities without much error.
’How strong is it? ’That monster…’
The eyes of the investigator he encountered in the building were similar to those of his teacher. The meaning of those words did not mean that the two states were similar.
It is said that Ben Hugh is an opponent whom one cannot dare to measure.
Both the teacher and the red-eyed investigator.
Sigh…
Ben Hugh ripped off all the beard that covered his face.
"Ouch… Did I leave it on too long?"
In the middle of nowhere, standing there was a man speaking in a somewhat light-hearted tone.
There were only a few people, including his teacher, who knew Benhue’s true appearance.
Except for one or two people who were entrusted with the work, everyone remembered Ben Hugh in his fake form.
He deceives people with fake and real appearances.
However, no matter what he looked like, Ben Hugh did not change. Because my eyes haven’t changed. The eyes are the mirror of the soul. Benhue’s entire soul was within them.
– Benhue Survive like a lizard.
"I did as you asked, Master."
Benhue turned around and muttered.
"I guess they’re all dead by now, right?"
The minions he gathered.
Fearless and eccentric.
It was also strong.
But they would all be dead by now.
’It doesn’t matter if everyone dies. ’I just need to survive anyway.’
What is important in an organization is not the hands and feet, but the head that gives instructions. In that sense, Benhue had to survive.
I survived today too.
Tomorrow will come again.
"Um… what do we do now?"
There was no sign of chase and he escaped unharmed. That means you could go anywhere.
The job failed, but I gained one important piece of information.
’There’s a monster-like guy who may or may not be a special officer. Is this guy the leader?’
The number of strong people was not determined carelessly. At least one person.
’I need to deliver information first… I guess I’ll have to go there.’
It was dangerous to move alone.
You have to have a lot of cards in your hands so you can survive again by discarding them.
Purr…
"Hey!"
Ben Hugh rode on horseback through the night. I ran for a few hours, choosing paths that were as inconspicuous as possible.
I was worried that my identity might have been exposed, so I deliberately walked in circles around the street. As expected, there was no sign of pursuit.
Purr…
Benhue’s horse arrived at the cemetery.
Benhue took the white wreath away and spoke toward the grave.
"grow. "Benhue."
Drudduddud…
The dirt rose up suddenly, revealing a door and a staircase leading to the basement.
"Come in, Mr. Benhue. "The master is waiting."
An old man holding a lantern motioned towards Ben Hugh.
Squeak…
Boom.
The cemetery gate was closed and the cemetery manager appeared and filled the dirt.
In the basement, two men walked in silence.
"Are you not asking anything?"
"What right do I have to ask Benhue? "I will guide you to the master."
"The job failed."
"… The master will be disappointed."
"Who came to visit other than me?"
"There was none. no one."
Benhue nodded. It seemed like it was an established fact that his subordinates were dead.
The long path extending underground soon came to a halt at a large door.
The man hit the door and made a noise.
Thump… thump…
"Master, Benhue has arrived."
"Ask them to come in."
"Yes…"
Kkeeeeeek…
When the door opened, a cylindrical space was revealed inside. Ashes filled every wall.
A place that looks like a charnel house.
The ceiling and the ends of the pillars were made of special glass to illuminate the outside.
The man fiddling with the ossuary asked.
"Yes, Benhue. "What news did you bring?"
"News you might not like."
"That must be bad news. "You can tell me."
Benhue spoke to the man without hesitation.
"Listen carefully, there is a dangerous guy in the special unit or something."
"Dangerous guy?"
"okay. "I don’t know how the Silver Lion Association and the Investigation Bureau managed to recruit such a person… but a very powerful person came into the mix."
"… Details."
Benhue told the man what had happened where he thought he had set a trap.
"Thanks to Jian’s plan, I lost all of my subordinates."
"It’s the council’s plan. It wasn’t my plan in the first place. But it’s surprising. I can’t believe you were so dangerous that you got scared and ran away all the way here. He must have been stronger than you, right?"
"okay. I don’t know how strong it is. "It’s just that I know he’s stronger than me and he’s not stupid enough to fight."
"You need to learn how to fight someone stronger than you… There will come a day when you will be forced to fight someone like that. "At that point, there would be no opportunity to practice."
"I’ll practice next time I get the chance."
"You plan to run away for the rest of your life."
"You got caught? "What can I do? Master taught me that."
"Your master has already dealt with many such opponents…"
Just…
a presence was heard from somewhere.
No, this is too subtle to be called a presence… So, it’s a sound.
"Is it a tail?"
"No, there wasn’t. Look over there."
When Benhue pointed to the ceiling exposed to the ground with his finger, he saw something leaning against the glass window and continuously tapping on it.
"It’s just a leak."
"…Benhue."
"What’s wrong Jian?"
"It seems like the tail is right."
"… what?"
"There’s a little bit of poison scattered over there. "No living thing has ever come close to it before."
"… what? Then…"
Knock…knock…
knock…
knock…knock…
the number of birds gradually increased.
I thought the ceiling couldn’t have collapsed just by pecking at the glass window with their beaks, but I wasn’t sure because I didn’t know that so many birds would land on the ceiling in the first place.
Blah blah blah…
There was a crack in the glass.
Soon the ceiling collapsed.
Clink!
A large piece of glass fell to the floor, shattering into pieces.
If you were barefoot, one step would be enough to hurt you.
Patter…
Patter…
A flock of birds returned to the charnel house and gathered together.
"… Crow?"
Crows all black.
And they soon turned into smoke and took shape.
Kang Seol, dressed in a detective uniform, appeared at the scene.
"What… there was no tail!"
Snowfall pointed to his inner pocket.
Ben Hugh was startled and rummaged through his arms, and found a seal that looked like a button in his hand.
"When did this happen… Ah! Damn it…."
Only then did BenHugh realize that this seal had entered his arms when he collided with Karen, and looked at Jian with a sharp look.
"Well, I guess that’s what happened."
"…Benhue, didn’t you say that earlier?"
"what?"
"There will come a day when you will be forced to fight an opponent stronger than you."
Benhue looked into Kangseol’s eyes at Jian’s words.
"Huh…"
He was horrified and stepped back.
"You saw the snow. "What do you see?"
"Oh nothing… I can’t see anything. I’ve never had anything like this before…"
A different case from Karen.
If it was impossible to predict how strong Karen would be, it was not even possible to know whether Snowfall was strong or weak.
"I know, Ben Hugh. He is a strong guy. A lot of that too. I can feel it even if I just stand in front of it. "You don’t even need to look at their eyes."
"…."
"Seeing as you don’t make any hasty moves, it seems like the other person also wants to talk."
Jian asked while looking at the snowfall.
"Right? "What do you want?"
"To be calmly captured alive. "If you tell me all the information you know, my life will be guaranteed."
"This is my first time meeting an investigator in person, but he sounds pretty typical."
"Because it’s typical."
"… What if I refuse?"
"They will be forcibly captured alive."
"You mean it could kill me?"
Kang Seol smiled.
"If you resist, I will kill the one of you who is not needed."
Benhue became urgent at his words.
"Jian! The minions…"
"The minions are useless. "I feel it… a crow… a crow… Can you give me a seal?"
Ting-!
The seal that BenHugh threw fell into Jian’s hand.
"… okay. You are that guy. "The guy who killed Tekon and his minions."
"Tekon? Who is it?"
"The toad."
"Ah… yes. that’s right."
"You know, I’m different from Tekon."
"It looks the same to me."
"…."
Jian did not refute.
"Benhue, what do you want to do?"
"What should I do?"
"Are you going to run away this time?"
"… What do you plan to do?"
Jian grabs his hand after hearing Benhue’s words.
Clang-graaaang-!
All the charnel boxes in the charnel house were broken, and soon bone dust flowed to the floor.
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss—
2 For organization. "You run away like you always do."
"…Are you looking down on me?"
Benhyu got angry at Jian’s words and took a stance.
"I fight too. "I think I’ll give it a try for now."
Jian said after seeing the snowfall.
"I heard that’s true?"
Kangseol responded coldly.
"One of them will die."
"You should try it!"
Pusheeeeee-!
Ben Hugh set off a smoke screen.
After confirming that there was no poison mixed in, Kangseol stood still and waited for the opponent’s attack.
Jian’s voice came out.
"I think you chose the wrong battlefield."
[Jian uses bone matching.]
[Creates a summoned beast made of bone powder or bones.]
[The summoned beast’s abilities are determined by the injected magic power.]
[Vulnerable to divine power.]
Dagdak.. A noise that
sounds like bones are busy waking up.
Twaaaaaaaaaaaa!
[Jian uses a bone centipede.]
[Sacrifices a bone-powered summon to summon a bone centipede.] [
The bone centipede moves quickly and has strong teeth.]
[The bone centipede is resistant to magic. .]
Dream …
The sound of a lot of legs moving at once.
Jian and Benhyu checked for any gaps in the snowfall, but there were none.
In that case, attack had to be made the basis of joint action and at the same time the principle of action.
And Benhue had the abilities best suited to that situation.
"Jian! now!"
Ben Hugh, with his eyes wide open through the fog, appeared in front of the snowfall.
His ability is eyes.
You can do many things with your eyes.
Among them, the thing I am most confident in is blocking the opponent’s movements.
[Benhyu uses the Mind Demon Eye.]
[An opponent facing the Mind Demon Eye temporarily cowers and cannot attack.]
As explained, only offensive actions were impossible, but defensive actions were possible.
In other words, you will never be hit back. It is very suitable for exploration battles and has no such ability as a first strike.
Because there was no risk at all.
Jeeeeee…
The cloudy colored eyes looked into Kangseol’s eyes.
"I got caught…"
At that moment, Kang Seol’s eyes changed into eyes that evoked primal fear.
[Dragon Eyes’ second ability is revealed.]
[Dragon Blood Eyes is immune to harmful effects using the eyes.] [There is a
very high probability of causing magic recoil to opponents who attempt to attack with eyes.]
[Magic recoil is caused by the use of magic . It consumes magic power equal to 12 times the ability and causes the same damage.]
A risk that never existed suddenly arose.
Suddenly…
Ben Hugh stumbled, feeling the veins in his eyes bursting out.
Although it was not a particularly intentional attack, Ben Hugh suffered a fatal wound himself.
Kangseol gave Benhue a kick of gratitude for helping him realize his new ability.
Paaaaang-!
"Kuhuh…."
Kwaziik-!
As soon as Benhue hit the wall, a dagger flew into his limbs and became stuck.
Pipipit-!
Poo-wook …
"
As BenHugh screamed in unbearable pain, Jian, who had expected him to join forces, did something unexpected.
"You can’t kill me. "Kill that guy."
Kang Seol’s fist stopped right in front of Jian’s nose.
"… what?"
"I know more. "There’s nothing special about that guy."
Drurr…
Jian said as he disarmed the bone centipede.
"Thanks to you, it’s amazing. What I see now is enough. "I got a lot of information."
"information?"
"Are you ridiculously strong? "If we had fought, I would have died."
As Jian waved his hand and walked away, Benhue shouted.
"you! What are you doing! "I’m going to fight…"
"If you hadn’t said that, you would have run away."
"… what?"
"I told you to practice, but since you don’t know, you’ll get hit."
Crunch…
Piiiiing!
Pushuuuuuk…
"Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk…"
The bone spear pierced Benhue’s chest.
"You… what are you… doing…"
"This is how I survive."
"…."
Jian said as Benhue’s eyes lost their vitality.
"This guy’s teacher is eccentric and strong. Can you win? Ah… oh my…"
Gooooooooo…
Round eyes were created from Benhue’s blood.
Those ugly eyes looked around and caught sight of Ji-an and Kang-seol.
– How dare you… kill my disciple… Gian Why is BenHugh dead?
At those words, Jian hurriedly destroyed the spear in his hand.
Seueu…
"Oh, that? "This guy just killed me."
– Why are you alive?
"I was captured alive. Please save me."
Although suspicious, the owner of the eyes looked at Kang Seol to see if Jian usually spoke in that tone.
– Do you… do you even know what you’ve done?
"Do you have something to do with this too?"
– This is it?
"home."
– …if it’s related?
"Come find me. whenever."
– Kill him!
Jian laughed brightly.
"I’ll be waiting! Please save me! "I’ll wait!"
– Shut up Jian! I’ll hold you accountable too!
Slurp…
The eyeball disappeared.
"Phew…what should I do? "I was hated."
"Why are you so cooperative?"
"If you don’t cooperate, I’ll kill you, right?"
"…."
"And… living one more day is my motto, so… you can think about the things with the council guys later."
Parliament.
The teacher of men who use their eyes.
Kang Seol asked Jian, who seemed to have quite a bit of information.
"Are they going to save you?"
"You don’t know, right? Still, I’ll probably give it a try. "Are you planning on transporting me?"
"okay."
"Then they will definitely attack. "If there’s anything you want to ask, you can ask now."
Kang Seol wanted to clear up the biggest question before taking this strange guy away.
"home."
"home? Ah…."
"What kind of material is the groove?"
"It’s a drug, right?"
"No, I saw that similar ingredients were used to strengthen the body. "If you plan to lie, I will kill you."
"I’m scared… more than you. You already took the medicine, right? "Didn’t you know that?"
"What are you talking about?"
"It smells similar… Just let me smell it for a moment. No! "Let me taste blood."
"…."
"I have no other intentions. hurry."
Pit…
Snowfall cut his palm and shed some blood.
Tub…
Jian put the blood to his mouth and said with wide eyes.
"That’s right, you too."
"What on earth happened earlier…."
"You didn’t take it? But why do they taste similar? weird?"
Just as Kang-seol is about to frown at Ji-an’s teasing.
’… ah.’
Something was passing through my mind.
I remember thinking that the groove and their blood had a familiar scent.
An unpleasant yet faint memory of winter.
A dream that hurt but healed the wound.
"No way, the ingredients of the medicine Home and you took…"
Kang Seol glared at Ji An with wide eyes.
"It’s not Atromil, is it? "It’s changed quite a bit, but it doesn’t change what it is: Atromil."
"that’s right! Atromil!"
The corners of Jian’s mouth rose.
"aka giant’s blood."