Chapter 516 – Encroaching Command #2

A few days later, the old headquarters.
I met Charlotte from the Headquarters in a deserted place and listened to her report.

“The HQ agents monitoring the headquarters have been reinforced. Shall I bite?”

“Are you referring to those who watch over this place?”

“Yes.”

“Leave it. This is just a trick.”

“All right.”

“Are there any problems within headquarters?”

“There’s not much of a problem… But a executive meeting was held two days later.”

“A cadre meeting?”

“Yes. Beast Slayers belonging to the headquarters protested about the treatment, and the chief of staff accepted it and called an executive meeting. Everyone else, starting with Grace, complained that the inside of the headquarters was too prison-like.”

I fully understand.
They are under surveillance almost every day, but if they have strong egos, that’s bound to happen.

“Are executive meetings periodic?”

“Since the headquarters was founded, not a single cadre meeting has been held except for the first day.”

“If it is, it will take a long time to discuss various issues with the treatment of fakes?”

“I think that is very likely.”

“Is the meeting within headquarters?”

“Yes.”

If so, the headquarters will inevitably become cluttered as high-ranking figures from outside gather.
The surveillance network will be concentrated only around the conference room, and the other side will be relatively loose as the high-ranking agents are also keenly aware of it.

This is an opportunity to drastically increase the number of agents to be brainwashed.
Han Seo-ah and Choi A-ram must also know this.
Compassion for the fakes will further trigger the erosion of the command.

“It’s a boon for us. Tell Seo-ah and A-ram. Go boldly.”

“All right. What shall I do?”

“How is Irene and Rachel adapting to Magi going?”

“In the case of Irene, if she goes a little further, she will get the results she expects. Rachel needs more time.”

“Continue to inject demonic energy and help Seo-ah and A-ram in their work.”

“Yes.”

“If you need help with anything, call the doctor or Marcella.”

“Thank you, master.”

Hwareuk-!

As I was talking to Charlotte, I felt a sticky flame bloom in my chest.
It was an unpleasant energy to the extent that it was called fire by those who stood at my antagonistic point, but by my standards, it was a sacred fire that felt very noble.

In other words, power. This will increase again.
It means my followers are doing well.

Raising one corner of my mouth at the increased power, I forcibly suppressed the gloomy energy that tried to escape.
If Charlotte had even a little bit of this aura, there was a fear that the fakes would notice, so let her be careful.
At least it’s still time to buy it.

“Marcella was looking for you, so go to the lab and kill some time before going back.”

“All right.”

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-All of the field agents who will participate in the Greenland recovery and search work, please gather in the briefing room.

Hearing the sound of the notification ringing the entire headquarters, Han Seo-ah came out of her room.
Corridors lined with quarters for agents. Several doors there open simultaneously and dressed agents come out.

“Has agent Han Seo-ah also been recruited?”

A male agent asked Seo-ah Han, who was heading to the briefing room after greeting each other.
Han Seo-ah smiled at him and replied.

“Yes. She thinks it’s good because she was bored, but I don’t know if she’s lucky or bad.”

“I said there are no monsters, so it’s the former.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. It feels good to be able to breathe outside air after a long time. There is no need to stand guard while the executive meeting is in progress.”

“That much I agree.”

Han Seo-ah, who exchanges glances with female brainwashed agents while having conversations with male agents.
Entering the briefing room, she immediately asked the male agent to see her later and sat down in the prepared chair.

Soon after, a large man with a strong impression entered.
He went to the middle of the room with modest steps, checked the number of people gathered, and started briefing.

“You must have memorized all the maps of Greenland you received yesterday, right?”

“”Yes.””

“Good. I assume that you all know the contents of the mission, and I will start right away. The recovery team consists of 20 groups, and the search team consists of 15 groups. Each group consists of 3 people, including the leader. The recovery team enters the city in tactical vehicles and records the details of the destruction, and the search team travels along the coastline in Humvees and scans the city.”

“”All right.””

“During the mission, an unmanned reconnaissance aircraft equipped with a small Ivlian seeker will scan all of Greenland. As the search team told us before, the possibility of monsters converging to zero, but if the sensor detects Evilian energy, immediately evacuate to a nearby bunker. Question?”

At the solemn voice of the team leader, a young agent raised his hand.
It was the man who had been talking to Han Seo-ah.
He looked at the team leader with an awkward smile and asked cautiously.

“Do you have any free time?”

At those words, laughter broke out in the briefing room.
Some sympathized with the male agent and opened their eyes wide.

No matter how elite they are, they are also human, so the frustration from being confined to the headquarters without even eating outside food was considerable.
The team leader, who was well aware of the situation of such agents, answered with a twitch.

“I understand it’s been a while, but focus on your mission. I decided to give it 30 minutes after the show, so buy things at that time. I don’t know if there’s anything to live for because it’s so remote.”

“Yes! Thank you!”

“Get ready. We will be dispatched in two hours.”

When the command came from the team leader who gave a light snort, the agents moved in perfect order and took care of their equipment.
After preparing for the mission at such a high speed, they boarded a transport plane and headed for Greenland.

Although the country is large, the environment is devastated and the population ratio is small, and the majority of the population is located near the coast.
They were soon torn apart by the team leader’s instructions.

“Is this a relationship? To be in the same group as Agent Seo-ah Han.”

Seo-ah Han’s members were a prisoner who had finished her brainwashing and a male agent who had been talking to her kindly.
Quite an unfortunate arrangement for a coincidence. But there was no manipulation.
Thinking that this was also the grace of her religious leader, Seoah Han smiled brightly.

“Iknow, right.”

A male agent who also exchanged greetings with the brainwashed prisoner got on the assigned Humvee.

“I will do the driving.”

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No matter how poorly infrastructure is Greenland, the coastline was different.
Since the city was concentrated, the roads were well-maintained, so the three of them enjoyed a comfortable ride and traveled around the area they were assigned to.

“It is peaceful. The air is also clean.”

The admiration of the male agent who silently focused on driving and watched the dark sky in the evening.
Han Seo-ah, who was in the passenger seat, chimed in.

“Iknow, right.”

“According to the reports of Agents Rachel and Yoo Seung-hyun, there is a rotten smell in this area… There is no such smell at all.”

“That’s because they’re beast slayers, so they must have felt the energy unique to that monster and said that.”

“Yes. I heard that Beast Slayers are very sensitive to the energy emitted by monsters. Sometimes I get curious. What kind of energy is it that makes beast slayers hate it…”

It was when the male agent riding the current poured out words like a rapid-fire cannon.

– Aww wow!!

From the wasteland beside the road came a sound like howling wolves.
A terrific cry that instantly tingles your ears.
At this, the male agent’s head jerked back to the Humvee window, and an embarrassed cry erupted from his mouth.

“Wh-what is it…!?”

There was a huge quadrupedal creature following Humvee in the wasteland.
A monster that looks like a wolf at first glance.
However, the size was different from that of ordinary wolves, and even larger than that of bears.

Even the speed is fast enough to easily follow a Humvee running at 80 km.
Furthermore, even the red eyes were scattered, and the molars were very long.
Animals that do not exist on Earth.
The male agent who looked at its appearance was frightened.

“Oh, you’re a monster…? The detector didn’t detect it…! The reconnaissance plane is also quiet…”

Even in the midst of surprise, he had received the best training, so the agent immediately took out a portable detector and turned it on.

Beep-!

The rank of the monster quickly identified.
The male agent’s expression softened slightly when he saw the letter [F] On the detector.

“It’s an F-class. If this is enough, it seems that the Humvee’s weapon can handle it well enough. First, report to headquarters and request support…”

An agent trying to connect a dedicated communicator mounted on a Humvee.
Grabbing his hand, Chan Seo-ah raised one corner of her mouth.

“Support is fine. The situation will not be different elsewhere.”

“Yes…? What is that…”

The moment the male agent’s face turns into bewilderment,

Coo-! Kwajik!

The animal-type monster turned around and jumped, then took a picture of the Humvee’s bonnet with its huge front paws.
A Humvee whose ignition was turned off due to a claw piercing the engine like a skewer.
The male agent, who spat while watching the monster being pushed out by the remaining kinetic energy, asked about the status of Han Seo-ah and Kyo.

“Oh… Are you okay?”

“Yes…We are fine.”

“Fortunately, the communication device is alive. While defending inside…”

Rattle.

The back door opens while the agent is talking.
The stunned agent was dumbfounded when he saw the prisoner who opened the door by himself with the monster right in front of him.

“Um, what are you doing…? Why are you opening the door…?”

In the meantime, Han Seo-ah had even opened the passenger side door and got out of the car.
The agent opened her mouth at the crazy sight, and as the monster chewing on her bonnet drew closer to Han Seo-ah, she took out her gun as her flagship.

Clap-!

It was when he aimed precisely at the monster’s forehead and was about to pull the trigger.

Taang-!

With a loud gunshot, the gun barrel held by the male agent was pierced by a precise bullet.
A shock to his wrist, he frowned and dropped his gun, which completely lost its function.

“Keugh…! What is this…”

“I don’t know how a clumsy agent like you got into command… But I don’t think you need to understand.”

Seo-ah Han’s words full of disgust followed.
The male agent’s eyebrows twitched as she saw the gun in her hand.

“What is this…! Why…”

Why did agent Han Seo-ah attack her, and why did the monster sit quietly beside her?
It is said that she has undergone a lot of training in preparation for various situations, but she is confused when incomprehensible things happen one after another.
It was full of doubts. However, the male agent could not resolve the question.

– Kreuk…! Krarak!

Han Seo-ah just hit her finger! As soon as it bounced, the monster rushed at the male agent.

“Ouch…! Aaaaa…!”

The screams of the agent who had been eaten alive were stopped by the monster chewing and swallowing his head intact.

Wiggle, wiggle.
The agent’s body trembled intermittently whenever the monster spoke greedily.
Han Seo-ah, who was watching the scene with her nonchalant eyes, smiled brightly at Kyo-do, who came next to her.

“Don’t be too scared, because I won’t touch stigmatized cultists.”

“Yes yes…! How should I deal with the monsters…?”

“Can’t deal with it. It’s a monster under the direct control of the headmaster. The reconnaissance aircraft must have been incapacitated?”

“No, that’s right. The support team did a hand…”

“Let’s wait, collect some monster blood, and join the other groups.”

“Yeah… Uh, but what should I say…”

“Are you confused? The feeling will be new too.”

“Yes…”

“Don’t worry, the teachers who will become your seniors were like that at first too.”

“… I see, Bishop.”

Useless agents can be killed if there is an excuse that monsters that were not detected during the search suddenly appeared.
Command won’t doubt them either.
Why? Because they are keenly aware of the cult leader who is now being called ‘that monster’.
You’d think that this was also done by the priest.

One goal for today.
Among the agents who came out on missions related to recovery and search, most of the agents who were not religious were dealt with, and the rest were made to radiate subtle magic, confusing the senses of the fakes.

The headmaster told me to boldly step forward, and since I could make an excuse that I was a monster, this much would be fine.
Seo-ah Han, who finished her judgment, listened to the wolf’s cry from afar and watched the monster smeared with blood while destroying the inside of the Humvee.

‘Father. Please wait a minute.’