Chapter 553 – Allusion #2

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“Big… Big…!”
“Off…! Wow…”

The two sleepy agents’ necks each held in Rachel’s hands.
The agent’s eyes, which were looking up at Rachel with eyes full of fear as her head was bleeding, slowly closed.

Blood was flowing from both people’s noses.
This was because Rachel was overpowered rather violently, hitting her head hard against the wall.
And Rachel’s heart sank as a clear liquid mixed with blood flowed down from the noses of the two unconscious people.

Because it was like a brain.
Did she… Kill her comrade now?
You must have fainted, right? Nothing happened, right?
Rachel, feeling extremely anxious, spoke in a trembling voice.

“Well, doctor… I think I overpowered him a little too much…”

-What is the condition?

“My nose is bleeding… It’s not a normal nosebleed… It’s clear… Like something…”

-It will be fine. Wait. I’m checking it with a drone right now.

Drone? Where on earth are the drones?
Are you checking the inside of the spire from afar?
Probably so.

“Yes yes…!”

Rachel shook her head frantically, trying to control her nervousness as she waited for her doctor.
And not long after, a hopeful answer came from her communicator.

-I don’t see any major problems. You’ll wake up in a little while. Good job.

Keying-!

Is it? What the doctor said is probably correct.
I’m so glad. Her mind seems to be at ease.
Rachel, truly relieved, let out her sigh.

“Ha… I see…”

-I know you put a lot of effort into it, but why should you be so embarrassed? And you don’t even know the situation to that degree?

Rachel, who felt greatly embarrassed by her sudden reprimand, retorted.

“S-I’ve never hurt anyone…!”

-Okay, are you relaxed?

“… Yes.”

-You shouldn’t waste your time here.

Ugh…!

“Yes that’s right. Sorry. But… What about communication between these agents and the World Federation? “You will have to continuously report…”

-I’ll take care of it. For now, focus on getting the important things done.

“Ah yes. All right.”

Because it’s important… Important…
It seems like there was something else besides finding a comrade, what was that?
I do not remember. I’ll have to ask the doctor.

“Um… Doctor.”

-Talk to me.

“Well… Important… What else was there besides confirming that the source of the sound was our colleagues?”

-… Are you kidding me?

The doctor’s tone was sharp.
It was natural. Not only did the agent belonging to the command center show a pathetic behavior, forgetting the details of the mission, and while subduing the two agents, he fell into the illusion that they were dead and suffered a great shock.

Since her mouth was speechless, Rachel bit her lower lip and apologized, blaming herself for her ridiculous attitude.

“S-sorry.”

-Sigh… I think your mind is going back and forth right now, so I’ll keep your mouth shut until you remember on your own. First, let’s figure out the source of the sound.

Ugh…!

“Ah, yes… I understand. Shall we go back down?”

-There are three agents under the spire as well. They’ve created a passage for them to infiltrate, so let’s suppress them and use them.

“Can I just suppress it like before?”

-Okay.

“However…”

-Don’t have any doubts. Take my word for it. Because you can’t dilly-dally whenever you have to make a decision.

Keyee-!

Aesthetic dance…? Yes.
He was deeply troubled by the agent’s suppression and showed a lukewarm attitude.
You shouldn’t look like that even when you’re about to make an important decision, so just follow what the doctor says.

Rachel’s eyes sank as she felt that the hazy fog in her mind had cleared.

“All right.”

-Good. We’re right below the spire, so move now.

“Yes.”

Her hesitation from earlier disappeared, and she sat down on the spire window and looked down.
Afterwards, as soon as she saw the agents’ dark new form, she immediately ran away.

Wedge-!

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While the doctor was shaking Rachel’s head, Yoo Seung-hyun and Se-hwa were in Syria.
It is very close to Cyprus, where Rachel is located, and is a country where religions coexist well.
Their mission was to thoroughly investigate the branches of the newly opened Salvation Truth Church.

Yoo Seung-hyeon, who had infiltrated the facility at night, was frowning while being held in Sehwa’s hands.
Because she was stunning everyone in sight.
And that too in a radical way, using the power of Aether to hit the back of the head.

Tuk.

Sehwa once again strikes a person on the back of the neck and knocks him out.
Yoo Seung-hyeon, who was staring blankly at the female prisoner and Se-hwa who had lost their minds and couldn’t even scream, stepped forward as if he couldn’t go any further.

“Why don’t you stop using such violent methods?”

Sehwa then frowned at her as if she was saying something that didn’t even seem to be happening.

“What kind of violent method is this? Should I at least strangle him?”

“What… You can just knock him out with the medicine the doctor gave him.”

“It takes too long.”

“Even so…”

Sehwag was right.
The way to quickly subdue the enemy was to raise Aether rather than anything else.

However, Sehwa was not the kind of person who would treat innocently brainwashed people harshly.
Given her personality, it was even more impossible for her to resort to violence without using the safe medicine provided by the doctor.

Probably a slightly unpleasant aura surrounding this branch school.
This seemed to have an effect on Sehwag.

The energy resembled Evelyeon energy.
That resonated with her demonic energy in Sehwag’s body, making her violent.
When Sehwa subdued her person, I could feel her demonic energy fluctuating and subsiding, so this was not a guess but closer to certainty.

If she continues to leave Sehwa here, she might become strange.
Thinking like that, Yoo Seung-hyeon grabbed Sehwa’s wrist as he walked down a quiet passage made of stone.

“Sehwa, you’d better go back. “I’ll take care of this.”

“What are you talking about? “Why should I go back?”

Sehwag’s tone was somewhat aggressive.
And she wasn’t aware of her own tone of voice.

Yoo Seung-hyun, who decided that if things continued like this, something big would happen, grabbed Sehwa’s wrist even harder as he tried to shake off his arm.

“Now this is not the you I knew.”

“What?”

“Please listen to me. “Right now, raise Aiter as much as possible and check his body.”

“What… If you did that and there were colleagues here, you’d get caught right away?”

“Or I’ll check.”

“What do you mean you confirm? “Are you sure you want to let your aether flow into my body?”

“That’s right. “It’s an urgent situation, so please understand.”

As soon as he finishes speaking, Yoo Seung-hyun extends his hand as if to touch Se-hwa’s abdomen.
Sehwa, who had a stern expression on his face, held out one hand to express his refusal.

“Thank you for thinking of me, but please don’t touch me.”

I remember a long time ago when I heard something from Sehwa.
It was because he thought this level of skinship would be okay for others… But I guess it wasn’t what Sehwa felt.

I think I acted as immaturely as I did back then. I don’t know when this tactless personality will be corrected.
Of course, it’s her own fault for trying to touch her without permission… But it still breaks her heart.

Yoo Seung-hyun, who forced a smile, answered.

“Sorry. But…”

“If you come out like that, it means it’s urgent. I understand.”

Did his sincerity come through?
Sehwag’s voice became softer.
Yoo Seung-hyun, who felt truly fortunate, shook his head.

“Huh. “I was in a hurry…”

“Was I that strange?”

“Honestly… I did. “I feel like I’m being affected by a strange energy here.”

“So… It’s not that good?”

Sehwa suddenly lets out a voice full of strangeness.
Yoo Seung-hyun was momentarily embarrassed.

“W-what…?”

“I’m kidding. “If that’s what you think, I’ll go far away and check it out, so please carry out the mission alone.”

“Ah, well… Well, okay… I will.”

“Please.”

Sehwa smiled brightly and followed the way he came.
The back of her body gradually became dark and became invisible.
Yoo Seung-hyun, whose entire body was stiff, placed his hand on his chest and sighed.

“Ha…”

Sehwag’s voice just now was truly mesmerizing.
At that moment, I was so full of color that my heart was greatly shaken.
That may also be the influence of an energy similar to demonic energy.
You don’t know how happy I am that Sehwa followed his words even now.

‘Let’s come to our senses…’

Yoo Seung-hyun, who was contemplating the seductive appearance of Se-hwa that he had just shown, looked around.
Being left alone makes the branch school feel especially dark.

Let’s raise Aether slightly and concentrate our power, and we can sense various ominous energies deep underground.
I don’t think they noticed my energy. Should I just go alone like this?
Or should I wait for Sehwag?

Yoo Seung-hyun’s choice was the former.

‘Because it’s urgent…’

Sehwa and I had so much to do besides investigating this place.
I am also worried that Sehwa will be affected by the energy once he returns.

The doctor also gave Yoo Seung-hyun the right to make the decision before he was dispatched, so he has to make his own judgment here.
After making that promise, Yoo Seung-hyeon walked through a very dark passage and entered even deeper.