Chapter 552 – Allusion

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Would I be that happy to be on a mission with my childhood friend?
It can be seen that the smile that is trying to be too harsh is controlled as much as possible.

Seunghyun Yoo has done that before.
When Lee Se-hwa was her girlfriend, she felt a great sense of inferiority when she went on a mission alone.

Her girlfriend protects her district, but she was helpless as she sat in the hotel room salon dealing with Jin-sang and doing work, and she expressed her emotions in such a pathetic way that she lost points to Se-hwa.
But now that we have become fellow heroes and stand on equal footing, it is natural to feel joy.

She was concerned that she would not be able to concentrate if she went on a mission with someone she still cared about, but Lee Se-hwa had evil energy, so-called ‘magic energy’, in her body.
If she went on a rampage, Yoo Seung-hyun could stop her, so the pairing of those two made sense.

Rachel, who burst out laughing at Yoo Seung-hyun’s silent treatment, looked at the communication device the doctor gave her.

“The design is a little different from the existing one?”

“It’s a communication device that blocks jamming. It’s a bit outdated, but it blocks the possibility of eavesdropping. “It’s something that only you and I can communicate with, so don’t lose it.”

“That won’t happen.”

Rachel, who was wearing a communicator and gave a firm answer, looked at the map the doctor gave her.
She said she was going to Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean.
This mission was to investigate the branch of Salvation Truth Church that is based here.

I wondered if it would be meaningful to investigate this place when the headquarters agents and the Beast Slayer had betrayed her, but after hearing the doctor say that a large energy that seemed to be radiating from the Beast Slayer was detected here, she changed her mind and decided to work on the mission in detail. .

“Is it okay if we start a fight openly?”

In response to Rachel’s next question, the doctor shook her head.

“No. Monsters can use portals. “There is a risk that they might escape, so you have to go in as secretly as possible.”

“It’s an infiltration mission.”

“Okay. Aether’s power must also be minimized. “If there are brainwashed children there, they will sense your Aether.”

It was an extremely dangerous mission if you could not use your strength properly.
But is it possible? Time is running out and there are no personnel left at headquarters.

Still, if something goes wrong, you can use the portal built into the device, and in the worst case, you can transform and fight.
There would be support from the weapons the doctor made, so the situation wasn’t too desperate.

“All right. Then… I’ll go out.”

“Okay.”

Rachel took a deep breath and approached Yoo Seung-hyun, who was chatting with Lee Se-hwa.
Then Yoo Seung-hyun hardened her expression and extended one hand to Rachel.

“Be careful. “Don’t get hurt.”

“Huh. You also.”

After holding her outstretched hand and shaking it briefly, Rachel told Lee Se-hwa to be careful and transformed.
Then she soared into the air, and she began to fly towards Cyprus at great speed.

Although there was a portal nearby, it was highly likely that treacherous headquarters agents were aware of its existence and were playing a prank on it.
Therefore, she had no choice but to endure the inconvenience of flying in person.

Although it was a disadvantageous situation where there was a shortage of equipment and manpower… Rachel had hope.
She arrived at the location the doctor had given her, with the belief that everything could be restored to her original state.

It was night in Cyprus.
And in the middle of that small island nation, there was a huge, very sophisticated building.
It was a religious facility with a strange pattern engraved on the top of the central spire.

‘When on earth did you make this?’

Rachel was admiring the building, looking at the orange light coming from the windows here and there,

Ugh…!

She frowned as her resonant note echoed in her own mind.

Wooooow…! Ugh…!

What on earth is this? I feel quite bad.
Rachel, sensing her instinctive rejection, spoke quietly.

“Im here. There seems to be some noise coming from the building. “It seems like a low frequency…”

Ugh…!

-Can you still hear it?

“Yes. It’s clearly happening here. “It seems like it’s having some kind of negative effect on my mind.”

-I’m looking into it now and there’s nothing particularly suspicious. It seems like a noise that can only be heard in the field, or a sound that only you can hear… Concentrate as much as you can and find the source of the sound. It might be a wave of colleagues.

Is it the waves emitted by my colleagues?
Aether does not radiate energy in this form.
Still, Rachel gave up her doubts.
She didn’t know why either. It was just an unconscious, natural behavior.

“All right.”

-There’s someone in the spire. Stun him and sneak in.

“Yes.”

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Tuk.

“Ah…?”

The woman’s eyelids fluttered as she let out a curious exclamation, and then closed.
Rachel muttered as I carefully placed her body down as she fell to the floor.

“Sorry.”

Rachel whispered, having knocked out the woman guarding her spire and descending a square space with a ladder in the middle of it.

“I went undercover. It looks like a warehouse… I can see something that looks like a board in the corner. Shall we open it and go down?”

-Wait. It looks like believers are worshiping below.

“All right.”

-Can you still hear the sound?

Wooooow…!

“Yes. I can hear you. “I think it’s become clearer.”

-It’s not annoying, right?

“… It’s not that bad. “Not yet.”

-Good. Wait a minute… Do you want to open the board just a little bit? I want to hear what they have to say.

Rachel said yes and placed her hand on the edge of her board, giving it her strength.
Then the well-oiled board opened slightly without a sound, and the sound of the pastor’s sermon was heard.

“The leader of the church, who has all authority in heaven and earth, has spoken. Go and make all the people of this world his blessed, baptizing them in the name of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to observe all that he commanded them. He said that then you can be saved.”

A beautiful young woman stands on a podium and preaches her gospel in front of hundreds of believers.

“The sisters here are great blessed people who spread the gospel according to the orders of their religious leader. Don’t be anxious about not being able to be saved. “The religious leader will take all the sisters in his arms.”

“”Amen.””

An ending voiced by believers in unison.
Rachel, who had been watching them quietly, laughed.

She said, “It’s a little twist on a passage from the Bible’s Gospel of Matthew. That’s what cults do. “Salvation… It makes no sense.”

-Well… That’s probably true if the people there believe that.

“It’s a bit hard to call it salvation… It just seems like brainwashing…”

-If they believe that, wouldn’t it be salvation?

Ugh…! Ugh…!

“… Yes. I think that might be the case. What should I do? Should I knock them all out?”

-The people there are innocent. Just leave it alone.

“Okay.”

Ugh…!

Why do I keep hearing this sound? It’s annoying.
If I had the same mind, I would immediately use force to blow away the source of the sound along with the building, but I have to hold back because there is a risk of civilians getting hurt.

By the way, the clothes of the believers, all young women, are very bold.
A white dress that shows private parts, high heeled shoes…

It seems like they were brainwashed into sex slaves. Could it be that Grace, Irene, and the agents of the treacherous headquarters also ended up like that?
I don’t want to see that much.

“After the service, all the blessed people will sequentially move to the religious leader according to the instructions. “Remember to remain reverent as the ordinance of salvation will take place.”

“”Amen…!””

Rachel’s eyes widened as she heard the pastor’s next words and the excited voices of the congregation.

“The believers here are referring to the religious leader?”

-I heard it too. It’s a jackpot.

“Yes. I think we came to the right place. “The leader is Tyrat, right?”

-It is highly likely. The cult leader is strong, so if you encounter him, don’t think about fighting alone.

Ugh…! Yes…!

Was it like that? Right. According to the advice I received from the Beast Slayers who fought against him, Tyrat cannot be defeated one-on-one.
In that case, it would be suicidal for him to fight right away when he encounters him.
We’re already short on manpower, and if even we get hit, the headquarters will really be over.

“So you’re telling me to run away?”

-It means to behave sensibly. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to pretend to give in for now.

Pretend to submit to a monster?
Pride won’t allow that.

“Isn’t that too much?”

-Isn’t it better than dying like a dog?

Ugh…!

“… That’s true, but… I don’t think giving in is possible.”

– That’s what they say. There must be another way, so don’t make a big deal out of this.

“All right.”

Weird.
Until a while ago, I felt a great sense of favor with Tyrat, but now I don’t.
It’s not because if you hit it, you’ll die.
I just… Didn’t want to fight. I don’t know for what reason.

Rachel, feeling very confused, continued to peek into the chapel and asked.

“What should we do now? Should I call Seunghyeon and Sehwa Lee?”

-Once it becomes clear that the leader is there, you should call him.

“Is there anything more certain than what that pseudo-pastor says?”

-That cult leader may not be the real cult leader. Leave the chapel alone for now and come back up to the steeple. Suspicious movement was detected.

Wooooow-!

“… Yes. All right.”

I don’t understand it, but I understand.
Rachel, who accepted the doctor’s words like that, carefully put down her board and climbed back up the steeple.
Then I checked out the window.

Under the dark night sky, dozens of people dressed in black are trying to infiltrate the building.
They stunned the guard guarding the entrance with something similar to a tranquilizer gun with a silencer, then skillfully moved the victim and fired a hook gun.

Clap.

It was the same for the steeple where Rachel was.
A hook hanging from a window. The corners of Rachel’s mouth rose when she saw the material.

“It looks like equipment used by the World Federation? I think coalition agents from Greece have arrived. Seeing as they are trying to stun the people guarding the building and even sneak in, wouldn’t it be helpful to us?”

-No, I have to take care of everything.

“What is that…”

-I have to deal with it. If there are any colleagues or cult leaders there, they will soon be discovered. If that happens, you will also have limitations in your movements, and in the worst case, the leader or colleagues may avoid the position.

Ugh! Ugh!

“Wow, that’s definitely true, but…”

-Wake. Think calmly.

Wooooow-!

The doctor’s cold voice comes with low frequencies.
Rachel bit her lower lip and responded in a helpless tone.

“Oh, I understand.”

-Good. What is the situation?

“Several people succeeded in infiltrating… Two people are trying to come up to where I am.”

-Okay. Kill it as soon as it comes up.

“Yes, I will… Yes…? I beg your pardon…?”

Rachel’s eyes grew twice as big as she heard something incredible.
Damn… Did she just hear right?
Rachel, who was thinking like that,

-Kill it.

Uuuuu!

As her resonant sound became so strong in her mind, she closed one of her eyes in despair.

“Tsk…!”

-You have to kill him. I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.

Wooooow! Ugh-!

“Doctor… I hear a sound in my head…”

-There…

“I can not hear you well…”

-I checked the information on the agents there. These people are already brainwashed.

“What… How did you know that…?”

-I found out through the drone that just arrived. You have to kill me, Rachel.

Oooooh! Ugh!

“Huh…!”

Rachel, holding her head, shook her head as if she didn’t understand.
If they are already brainwashed, why are they trying to infiltrate this building?
Also, we should think about returning the brainwashed people to their original state, but I don’t know why they are asking us to kill them.

-Rachel, we have to kill them. So that…

Wooooow…!

“Yes…? “Say it one more time…”

Kiiiiing…!

While she was talking to the doctor, the hook on her tip trembled and made a subtle noise.
It’s coming up. An agent of the Greek World Alliance.
Rachel became impatient and insisted.

“Just faint… Just make them faint…”

-Ha… Yes, if that’s his wish, there’s nothing we can do about it.

“His… Wishes…?”

-He told you to just faint, so that’s why you came out like that. Right?

Wooooow!

I don’t know what you’re talking about.
But one thing is certain: if we say so here, those World Alliance agents can be safe.

I have to agree for now.
Rachel, who thought so, answered.

“Yes. That’s right…!”

Wooooow-! Piing-! Wooooow-!

A strange sound was just mixed among the resonance sounds.
It felt somehow clear… It was a refreshing sound, like a headache disappearing.
Just as I was trying to figure out what it was,

Tuk.

Two men wearing black masks entered through a window in the spire and found Rachel leaning against the wall.

“Hmm?”
“What…”

At the same time, the doctor’s stern command rang in Rachel’s ears.

-In action.

And Rachel, as soon as she heard that command, she launched herself with a very slight burst of Aether’s power.