Chapter 383 – Motivation

At first glance, the basement looks like an ordinary warehouse.
And the passage that could go down further in the basement was hidden in a location that was not easily seen because it was covered by a bookshelf.
It was already a narrow passageway that only one person could pass through, but the stairs continued down one more step until it was blocked by a board.

On the surface, this is the only known entrance to the factory to the inhabitants of darkness.

However, for smooth management, there is an entrance that can only be opened by thugs of the leader level or higher, called ‘managers’.

For example the walls of this warehouse.
A secret door with a structure in which the wall rotates like a revolving door when you press a small area in order.
Even if you knew the door existed because it was treated magically, you couldn’t open it with normal methods.

Originally, it was a space that could only be opened and closed for bringing in equipment, but now, unlike usual, there were dozens of thugs who were busy moving things around with it wide open.

Under the open wall, a huge hill road and a factory the size of a palace at the end of the hill peeped into a vast space.

It was usually a noisy space due to the movement and production of numerous products, but now it is very quiet.
And the deep chambers of the factory.
A man was listening to a report with his cigar in his mouth and his legs resting on the table.

“With this, 80% of the records have been discarded and moved.”
“Hurry up. It’s behind schedule.”

A man with a strong medicinal cigar was annoyed.
He was one of the six people called ‘Captain’ or ‘Boss’ in this Dark Six Dragon faction.

‘Well, if it’s 80%, I’m sure it’s not me who’s going to lose my hair this time.’

This time, due to his negligence in not knowing that Dre had entered in advance, the Six Dragons received a disapproving order from Earl Silmounver.

As the name suggests, the organization called the Six Dragons was subdivided into six, but only the name of the organization was the same, and in reality it was no different from an individual organization.
He warned that the department with the lowest performance during this evacuation mission would be scrapped and absorbed into another department.
They are captains who are not on good terms with each other, but being asked to go under them is as humiliating as asking them to die.

In order not to be in the last place, each person was busy drinking marijuana, aka Cigar, and he spat on the floor.

‘Anyway, as I was a bookkeeper, the probability of scrapping it must be low. The other guys are arrogant… Maybe the non-blooded bastard who pretends to be righteous will be discarded.’

It’s just that he doesn’t do it himself, but he pretends not to see all the dirty things and goes over the line.
He was a thorn in the eye in many ways, but as he was just and flexible, he was highly popular and he was the most powerful person in this gutter, so we couldn’t touch him carelessly.

‘Seeing that I haven’t seen you lately, did you get a sense of it and jump out? Tsk.’

If so, Silver Money’s anger will grow even bigger.
Shiga thought about what had become the culprit of this day.
Even though an intruder entered through the dog’s area, he did not inform it and shushed it, but the crazy story that the intruder was eight swords of mad flames.

“Damn it. Some bastard didn’t report the intruder…”

A cigar gnashing his teeth, saying that he would kill him if caught.
In fact, he seemed to hide it even if he seemed to be himself, as he was only waiting for a terrible penalty.

It was no different from the fault of a real money lover who recklessly clamps people down when he should be freed.
But he’s in an absolute position. I can’t say anything.
I just do what I was told to do and quickly dispose of the records.

‘The Seongguk guys are quietly volunteering now, but I don’t know when they’ll move.’

If you get caught here, it’s the end.
It’s not that Real Money is the end, it’s the Six Dragons.
The piglet is overflowing with connections here and there.
It was obvious that most evidence would be laughed off, and evidence that could not be subtracted would be dumped by the Six Dragons.

There will be no evidence at all.
Count Pig was as strict about handling his people as he was about handling his paperwork, leaving no trace of his name anywhere.

Except for his early days, he was not directly involved in the gutter and even put forward a proxy.

Of course, if he abandons the Six Dragons faction, he will lose the huge factory completely, so there will be quite a loss, but there are other businesses and he can suffer even greater losses, but there is no way he will carry the Six Dragons faction.

It will be recognized that it is useful to handle this job well, and it will be used in the future.

At that time.
The cigar read a different air than usual.

“It’s noisy.”
“Yes?”

The captain’s judgment was correct.
It was because the subordinates who came here and there with pale faces reported that they seemed to be in trouble.
The current situation with pieces of information gathered here and there. I found out that the gang members couldn’t hold back their desire and went to rape a girl and touched a student who came from the academy to volunteer.
Besides, it seems that the student has a deep relationship with Yeodere.

“Damn it. You idiots…!”

The labor intensity has been severe lately.
It’s been a while since she couldn’t even drink or drink, so I know she’s just impatient.
Still, at least when Seongguk wasn’t there, obviously, and getting caught trying to rape in a place that was only ten minutes away? Even to the sword of madness?

“What should I do?”
“Fuck. Hey. Stop moving and burn everything.”
“Yes yes?”

If you were going to burn it, you burned it a long time ago.
There were a lot of important information written in the ledger.
I didn’t mean to take the time to move them.

The cigar was stuffy.
No matter how important they are, they are rather poisonous if discovered, so did they sit there dumbfounded even in this situation?

“I will be responsible for burning it all. Hey. Hey. Did the factory line discard?
“Yes. I did as you commanded.”
“Yeah. They shouldn’t be left in this gutter. If they stayed and teased…”
“Most of it was taken care of.”

Process. It means killed
The captain nodded his head in satisfaction at his subordinate’s answer, and sighed.

“I’m going to wake up screaming.”

I don’t know where the fools caught by the sword of mad flames are, but at least all of his gang members are working here.

I breathed a sigh of relief at the thought that it was obvious that the guys in the department who couldn’t manage their subordinates would be in last place.
But soon his face crumpled.
It was obvious that a penalty would be applied to some extent as a joint responsibility.
To minimize the penalty, you must at least pretend to have done something.

‘If I don’t hand over anything to the people of the Holy Kingdom by discarding all information, it will be extenuating circumstances.’

The caught guys won’t be heavy-mouthed, so it’s only a matter of time before they find out about the location or business details of this side, but it will take time to come to the site in person.
While going through the procedures, Shiga thought that it would come tomorrow at the earliest.

Besides, from what I heard just now, it is said that the academy student, and that is not an aristocrat, but a bastard who was recognized for his talent was beaten.

‘I’m a student at Pryunar Academy, but I won’t move in a hurry for one commoner.’

Of course, the academy was attacked by students, but it will not stand still even for the sake of the school’s honor.
However, it was not such a serious matter as to enter this wide gutter without permission from the state.
For the rest of the day, all you have to do is discard all the data and listen to the instructions on what to do in the future after reporting to the real mother.

I thought so and just 15 minutes later.

“…It’s fucking raucous.”

This time, it wasn’t just him who had a keen sense of hearing, but his subordinates noticed as well.
Screams and running sounds are heard from somewhere.

Someone broke into the factory.

‘Is it too fast?’

I hope you get into it so quickly.
How many fools have entered the sense of justice first?

“Captain.”

Cold sweat filled the face of the subordinate who came to me in a hurry.

“What.”
“All the people of the Seongguk are coming here.”
“…What happened on the ground? I was supposed to be in touch when they moved.”
“I don’t know. If I go out to figure it out, I might get caught.”

Shiga tried to press him to find out if he didn’t know, but when a quick-witted subordinate added, he scratched his head nervously.

“The arena? It’s still running. Has it been evacuated?”
“Not yet. Rather than that, people went there before the factory…”

Then the things in the arena would have been caught a long time ago.

“Fuck.”

The cigar, who had spit out a cigar, closed his eyes and sensed the intruders’ movements.

‘Actions are swift.’

He is heading straight to the place where the gang members are gathered without any hesitation.
It seems like you know all about this situation.
The ones caught were the minnows, so I wouldn’t know that much detail.

“Is there anything you haven’t discarded yet?”
“All the papers have been burned. However, things like explosive weapons and dangerous species are still…”
“Leave them both alone.”

Illegal weapons. Endangered species.
Both are difficult to deal with.
If discarding was impossible, it was better to divert attention with it.
Dangerous species in particular are violent and will rush at fanatics to kill time.

“Call the kids and tell them to go in and hide anywhere on the ground.”

They’re catching criminals, not innocent citizens.
The gutter itself was likely already sealed, so that was for the best.
If you hold on, Real Money will use its hands on anything.

Otherwise the captains will betray him.

But the problem is, after this their future became uncertain.

‘I don’t know if it’s all scrapped, but this is dangerous. Things have gone this far, but will my real mother take care of me?’

Shiga thought that at least something should have a great track record.
Or know the enemy’s information.
…Dealing with Silver Mother’s blind thorn, the sword of mad flames.

The poem that had created several plans in my head stood up and gave instructions.

“Put the slaves you captured in our uniforms and release them. Cause confusion.”
“What about the captain?”
“I’m going to do my specialty.”

Shiga, who laughed at his subordinates with bewildered faces, hardened his face at the words of his subordinates who spurred through the door.

“The Seongguk bastards have come close!”
“…What’s so fast?”

Cigar sighed.
Originally, it was intended to secretly manifest its special skill from a little distance away, but if the Holy Kingdom priests came close, there is a high risk of getting caught in the middle while moving.
This was unavoidable.

“Hey.”
“Yes?”
“It’s all because of the Seongguk bastards.”
“Yes? What… Uh.”

Drawn sword.
And two of his men lost their lives.

“Don’t blame me. There’s no guarantee that I won’t blow if you witness my specialty.”

On the contrary, the cigar grinned, saying, “I will live, and I will definitely blow it.”

***

1 hour and 30 minutes after entering.

It’s clumsy, but it’s a tall building approaching 70m that has a stadium with a hole in the middle and even spectators’ seats around it so people can look down.
If you ask what the purpose of this place is, you will be able to say that it is a stadium where matches are held without knowing what sport it is at once.

The sunlight came down from the large open ceiling, contrasting with the dark underground and shining even divinely.
But that’s normal.

Close to 1,000 people knelt down in the spacious arena and lowered their heads as if afraid of the sunlight.
Tattoos or scars on the body are common, and some even have bizarre appearances.
It would have been difficult for them to make eye contact in a normal situation, but the knife and burn marks on their bodies made them look miserable.

The priests in white robes standing solemnly surrounding them were holding light in their hands so that they could come out at any time.

Because of them, the sunlight shining on the arena, which had been drilled deep and deep underground, looked gloomy inconsistent with the image.

Tboob. Tboob.

Although everyone was disturbed by the sound of quiet footsteps, they were not greatly frightened.

Device geek.

However, all of them could not help but tremble at the sound of the sword being dragged.
Everyone didn’t even think to raise their heads.

‘Poetry, fuck…’
‘Don’t come this way…’

That fucking sword sound.
Memories from just 30 minutes ago appeared in the minds of the members of the organization.

The members of the organization hid in a private house and disguised themselves as ordered by the bosses.
But all of them were dragged out and now kneel here.
It was the man who made that noise.
After hearing the sound of the sword being dragged to the ground, colleagues hiding in the private house would be dragged out unconditionally.

At first, they warned that if they voluntarily came out with amplification magic, they would not be ‘tortured’.
Of course, the members of the organization snorted, saying, “What are you, priests, going to do, no matter how cruel it is?”
However, the reality was grim.

And as if to prove that the first warning was real, those who were discovered and brought out are sorted out and literally burned.

“Quaaaaagh…”

An attack that burns by emitting weak divine power.
A clergy who should be full of love by nature, but a fanatical group with many people crazy about Nanar’s doctrine. There was no one who showed mercy to criminals.

However, that was child’s play compared to those who dragged swords.
The members of the organization hoped that the sound of dragging the sword would not end.
When it cuts off, I hear a scream that shakes the source deep in my heart.

At that moment, the sound of the sword suddenly stopped.

“!”
“…!!”

The thugs whose pupils shake. And.

“Keah! Geeeee!!”

The thugs closed their eyes tightly at the horrifying screams and pulled their massive bodies back as much as possible.
He started fighting when he openly talked about torture, but that was no different from a demon or a monster.

No matter how criminal they are and how they deal with the group that attacked them first, that’s why they act so cruel.
See even now
That crazy guy who pokes his eyes with the tip of his sword, spins them around, treats them, and turns them around again.

‘Crazy… Bastard…!’
‘I’ve heard rumors, but what the fuck…’

Burrrr

The thugs, with one heart and one mind, feared a man.
It was… The fear of eighty-year-old men.

I thought it was great even when I heard it in rumors, but the brutality and ability that I witnessed in person was so powerful that the criminal could not imagine anything.

Even when they first stormed into this arena, fighters who were drunk or violently attacked all of them.
All of them suffered terribly and were scattered, and then searched the underground factory like a mouse to find all the members hiding.

It didn’t stop there, and as mentioned above, under the command of the six dragon faction leaders, they found out the members hiding in a private house in 30 minutes.
If he hadn’t intentionally cut it while forcibly pulling it out, it would have ended much faster.

I couldn’t help but be scared because the Six Dragons, which I thought would never collapse, had been suppressed by a man.

Contrary to the members of the cult who trembled in fear, the fanatics usually admired and admired.

‘He’s a great person.’
‘Truly insane perception…!’

The paladins stood on either side of Dre in a resting posture like escorts.
One looks with fear, the other with respect.

The Dre poked out the gang member’s eyes and said nonchalantly.

“There are a lot of ordinary people.”

That said, there were quite a few people who were too weak to be considered members of the organization.
The priests who followed Dre’s words faced each other.

“I’m not a member of the organization… But it’s not that they’re not related at all, so I’ve gathered those who are ambiguous to get out.”
“Is that so…”
“In addition to those actively involved in running the factory, it seems that all the residents of the gutter were aware of the existence of this place. What should they do?”
“…”

Dre suddenly remembered the residents who had come to volunteer but had not approached.
I know about factories, I know about organizations.
They were well acquainted with Silver Money. No wonder.
The culprits who were confined, oppressed, and raised could not be unaware.
They said they watched each other because of the mana stone.

Are they, are they victims or perpetrators?
Between the malice to survive by selling others and the good will to survive with the family, which one should I look at? Dre thought blankly.

“Kiaaaaa! Ma, I said! I said everything I knew.

Pooh!!

A sword through the head.
When Ryunar is blown into the half-corpse that has lost its strength and is limp, it starts to move again.
Members of the organization who cannot raise their heads at the horror of not being able to face even death at will.

However, there is not a single grain of sympathy in the eyes of the priests who are watching.
There is a reason why they are a cult known for being cruel to heretics, but in fact, everyone deserves it when you look at the atrocities of the members.

Even now, when I turn my head, the mercantile items they have collected are piled up, but all of them are only things that deviate from human reason.
For example, there was beeswax made by cutting limbs and so on.

I would understand at least if they were making products by ordering them to do so, but I made a few of these garbage, even torture chambers.
Trash who enjoys torturing people in the gutter when they are in the same position as being exploited.

As Dre learned from torture and interrogation, the factory’s customers were people who couldn’t be called human, such as digging out children’s eyes and pouring them out, or killing their parents in front of their children to put rice on their heads or cut off their limbs.

The ones who make it, the ones who buy it. These bastards didn’t deserve any sympathy at all.
If Dre hadn’t tortured them, they would have.

It’s just that Dre wasn’t doing the torture for the purpose of harassing scumbags for no reason.

Four men dangling from a high place, blood dripping from their bodies.
They are the captains of the Six Dragons.

Bondi’s purpose was to find a weakness to negotiate with Real Money.
They tortured them severely to get information, but the only information that came out was that there was a department that separately managed records and books, and that there was a chief called ‘Shiga’ who was good at old materials.

The ledger was almost managed by him.
At that time, Homun, who was looking around, approached Dre and whispered in his ear.

“But does that Shiga know the source of Mana Stone? Looking around, it seems that there are no Mana Stones in this factory?”
“…There seems to be an organization that manages it separately.”

There was a high possibility that there was another large organization proficient in magic besides the Countess of Silmoney.
The gangsters, who seemed to think what the two were muttering, said in unison that they were doing chores such as moving things and that the only thing they knew about the record ledger was cigars.

At that moment, a man came up to Dre and affirmed what the members said.

“That’s true.”

It was positive like a rope of salvation for them who were in fear, but the members of the organization gritted their teeth and glazed their eyes.
At the end of their gaze was Bihyeol, the leader of the Six Dragons.

They realized how Seongguk’s personnel knew about the factory’s geography.
Because of the informant’s presence, the underground factory was robbed more efficiently.

However, Bhyeol was not at all guilty even in the eyes of his old colleagues.

‘The vigilantes, created to protect the slums, tried to fix the pigtails that became real money bugs after tasting the money.’

But the ideal collided with reality.
While acting like a bastard from Real Money, I also did things that inevitably bothered my conscience.
He thought that since he was himself, it would not matter if he died under the punishment of God.
Bihyeol has already confessed his sins to Seongguk and Yeodee.
To him, who was already prepared to be betrayed and risked his life to do this work, he did not mind the scum’s gaze at him as a traitor.

“Max, isn’t there?”
“Doesn’t exist!”

Blood clotted his tongue.

‘Market price. Where are you hiding?’

The gutter was completely sealed with the barrier opened by the Holy Kingdom.
There shouldn’t have been any holes to escape…

“What shall we do. Gwangyeom-nim.”
“…”

Dre said nothing.
These trashes quickly disposed of the paperwork, so there was no material to put pressure on Real Money.

At least if you don’t find that cigar guy…

Food good.

“Bat?”
“You’ve seen it often these days.”

It was then.

“Hmm?”
“Who is that?”

Someone was walking this way from the arena entrance.

The armor of a noble knight who is hardly suitable for this position.
And, the crest of a family that can be said to be the absolute ruler of this country… Which doesn’t suit this place at all.
The pattern was recognized even by the insignificant Gypsy Rat gang members.
A thorn in the eye of the fanatics who believe in Nanar’s doctrine, but never to be disparaged… The knight of Grise.

“Crache?”
“…”

Dre was watching the silent Krachet with his chin on his chin. Moaned.

“Ah. I was supposed to meet you, but I forgot. I’m a bit busy these days.”

Scratching her head, Dre stood up and looked at Krachet as if asking what was going on.
Krachet swallowed her saliva with a gulp, nervous for some reason.
She didn’t even look like an enemy, but Dre tilted her head at him who was more nervous than necessary.

The priests who saw Krache felt puzzled.
The barrier of the Holy Law was still in place and the effect was effective, but there was no feeling that an intruder had entered.
Where did that guy come from?

After a while, Krache summoned something.
It was a projection.
Everyone gasped at the sight of the man who appeared.

Absolute here. Real money.
A man who can mold and crush…

“Go away. I’ll save you once.”

To such a man, Dre spat out without even looking, and the projected man fell to his knees and bowed his head.

“Please, Mr. Dre.”
“…”
“I came to see you with magic so as not to offend you. And, you don’t have to act like that.”
“Hmm?”

Performance?
While everyone is puzzled, the man under the spell. Said leor.

“I know the proof of Silver Money’s evil deeds.”
“…Ohh.”

A moan of interest.

Push.

Dre raised his sword after moaning.
It was the priest who opened his eyes wide in disbelief.

“Oh…!”
“Are you mad?”

He was mostly silent, assuming what he meant, but a few clerics exclaimed in surprise.
And they soon shut up.
The priest’s appearance had changed to that of a gangster.

“Market price!”

Bloody cry.
Yes. The guy had changed into the appearance of a priest.
Dre already knew.

“Okay…”

Dre laughed, brushing off his blood.

“Let’s talk. Leor.”