Chapter 121 – Chapter 121 – What I Found on That Island

“There is a barrier.”

Having reached his destination, Kang-rim looked ahead.

I can see the flow of magical power entangled like a spider’s web.
It is so intertwined that I can’t see any gaps to squeeze through.
Perhaps it was a stronger barrier than the one Perpone put on the safe.

The fact that such a barrier spreads over the open sea means that there is something inside.
It is clear that the villa that Atria spoke of is beyond this barrier.
Advent’s doubts immediately turned into certainties.

“What on earth did you leave in the villa to set up a barrier?”

The place where Kang-rim is now is the place where the villa of the former lord is presumed to be.
Advent brought the fleet to a place where nothing but the sea could be seen.

One flagship.
Five frigates.
Advent asked Iris to use it to investigate a total of six ships.
Iris readily accepted,

“Do you see the barrier?”

He dispatched Admiral Cardian to command the fleet and help his master, Gangrim.

“I can’t see it with my eyes.”

With the reorganization of the Iron Legion, Cardian was promoted from Captain to Admiral.
The blue-haired admiral frowned and looked ahead.

“I can’t help but see it. It will be difficult to recognize unless you are a wizard.”
“Okay.”
“Now, the question is how to break through that barrier…”

The destination was found.
If so, how are you going to get inside?
Just like Perpone’s safe, put the key in the lock and release the barrier, but can you find the lock in this open sea?
Even if you’re lucky enough to find one, how are you going to get the key to put in the lock?
I was able to open the safe easily because Teminer told me everything, but this time is different.
There was only information that there was, but there was no information on how to open it.

‘Shouldn’t he have brought Hera too?’

If I had planned to bring my family here someday, the young lord would have done something to the barrier.
At least one of these three, Hera, Juno, and Mut, should have been brought to find out whether it was true or false.

Unfortunately, I left it on a power grid island.

‘I didn’t know what was going to happen, so I decided to leave it on the island…’

He entrusted the safety of the three to Sua, Teminaire, and Perpone because he might be harmed if he took them for nothing.

I did, but didn’t I just bring in one person?
If that was the case, he might have found a way to open the barrier.
Advent felt a bit regretful.

‘Can’t I do it with this body?’

Suddenly, Kang-rim had such a question.

‘Wouldn’t Grid have the right to enter here?’

Even though he was discriminated against, Grid was definitely the son of the young lord.
Then maybe he didn’t even give his son permission to enter the villa?
Thinking just in case, Kang-rim ordered her to bring her boat closer.

– Kwaaang!

The front of the ship was crushed by an invisible wall.

“Sipal, is it not okay?”

I thought that if she had a blood relative, she would automatically open it, but I guess that wasn’t the case.
No, maybe measures were taken to prevent an illegitimate child from opening it.
Because that kid is definitely going to stay like that.

If so, would it have been open if at least one of the three mothers and daughters had been brought?
Or will the ship only get more damaged?
It was impossible to give that answer here.

“Hey, Atria. What do you know?”

Kang-rim asked her purple-haired secretary, who was standing next to her.

“Do you think you know the way to get in?”
“No, don’t you know?”

It took Atria less than a second to answer.

“I can’t see anything but the sea, can I do anything else?”
“Is that so? Then, what should I do…”

I can’t think of a way to use it.
What should I do?
Kang-rim scratched the back of her head as if annoyed.

‘The water fog is getting worse, so I can’t stay here…’

After she reached her destination, she suddenly started to get foggy.
It wasn’t that the temperature difference suddenly got worse, but it happened out of nowhere.
I’d like to dismiss it as simply the weather being capricious, but

It gave me goosebumps as it was strange to dismiss it like that.

‘Who is looking here?’

I don’t know why, but I feel a strange gaze.
The eyes of the predator, who will eat it immediately if the opportunity arises, are felt from all directions.
At those gazes, Kang-rim naturally felt chills.

It wasn’t just Advent.

“Um… Who is watching?”

Cardian’s face was full of anxiety, as if she felt a cold stare on her.

“…”

Atria said nothing, but cold sweat continued to trickle down her forehead.

‘I have to finish it quickly and go back.’

She’s been staying here ever since she’s like something is about to happen.
She hastened to tie things up and let’s go back to Grid Island.

But in order to do that, she must first break through the barrier.
Does Kang-rim have a means to break through?

There was only one.

“Ha, step back.”

Advent gave instructions to Atria and Cardian.

“Because I will break the barrier.”

If there is no other way, let’s use the forward method.
Let’s just break it down.
Anyway, this place isn’t underground, so she should be able to use her strength to her heart’s content.
Having concluded that, Kang-rim raised her right hand.

Black demons began to gather around her right hand.
The gathered magi gradually began to form into large hands with sharp claws.

Partial monstrosity.
It is a skill that Kanglim learned while constantly turning into a monster through the war of conquest.

It requires the power of a monster, but there are often difficult situations in which it is difficult to completely become a monster.
To overcome the situation, Kangrim developed this technique.

Although the safe was not used because destroying Perpone was the top priority,
It’s different now.
If the answer doesn’t come to mind, the answer is to press down with force.

“Hoyaaaaa!”

Kang-lim swung his right hand as hard as he could toward the front.
A black blade with an ominous aura flew straight ahead,

– Damn it.

Cracks began to form in the empty space.
The small gold gradually grew larger,
It gradually expanded to cover the whole area.

The gold that expanded so much,

-Quarreureueng!

The building collapsed with a crashing sound.
As it collapsed, an island began to appear.

An island that didn’t appear on the map.
The fact that he found the island raised the corners of his mouth.

“All right.”

Kang-lim muttered as she returned her monstrous right arm back to its original form.
Kang-lim was worried that even if she attacked, she would be thrown back, but she was nothing but a fool.

“Cardian, give the order. Everyone lands on that island.”
“All right.”

Following Advent’s instructions, Cardian immediately moved his fleet.

●●●

In conclusion, there was no villa.

“I’m not the kind of person who would leave things like that.”

Neither the cabin, which was presumed to be a villa, nor the mansion were in sight.
All you can see is a large rectangular building hidden in a dense forest.
Kang-rim, who entered the building, checked the contents and sighed, thinking, “That’s right.”

“There’s no way that bastard built a villa.”

He’s the guy who converted a normal safe into a laboratory.
Would a guy like that build a resort or something on his own island?
I will only build facilities for experiments.
That expectation was not wrong.

Because the place where Advent and the others entered was none other than a laboratory.

“Cardian, release his men and instruct them to search all over this building.”
“All right.”
“If you find out where the money is kept, report it immediately.”
“Yes.”

Following Advent’s instructions, the Steel Corps began looking inside the building.

“By the way, what did you study here?”

In the safe, traces of human experimentation were found.

But here it was different.
Whatever is here,

Only the remains of unidentified beasts remained.

“It doesn’t look like they used people…”

At first glance, it is.
It seems that he has been experimenting with animals rather than using people.
Not only the remains left in countless glass containers, but also the corpses left on the operating table,
The corpses piled up in front of the door were all animals, not humans.

If so, did they conduct animal experiments here?
Have you sacrificed countless animals to achieve something?

“Master, look at this.”

While thinking about the reason, Atria brought a notebook.
It was a book that looked like an experiment journal.

“It seems to be a record left by the former lord.”
“Give me this.”

Advent started reading right away.

[The experiment was so disappointing.]

[I tried to create the strongest monster by fusing numerous beasts, but failed.]

[You can replenish any number of animals, but if you repeat failures like this, you have doubts about the meaning of the experiment.]

[There is enough money stolen from 〈 Venomous Snake 〉, so let’s buy more.]

“Ohh…”

Rotten bastard You dare to spend money?
You have a reason not to leave him alone.
If you don’t even have change, I’ll make it terrible.
An aurora of anger rose from Advent’s whole body.

Kang-rim continued reading the journal.

[I need to change direction.]

[If you cannot create a new monster by fusion, let’s evolve one species into a monster.]

[Let’s turn troopers into monsters.]

[They will surely become great strategic weapons.]

“Wait, Trooper?”

Kang-rim was taken aback by the word trooper.

“It was this guy who made that monster?”

〈 Trooper 〉.
A whale that lives in the Southern Ocean.
Reminiscent of sperm whales, these whales are known for being very ferocious.
By what circumstances did he become a monster,
No one knows why it has such a ferocious temper.
Although he appears as an enemy in the original game, the reason why he harbors such hostility to everyone he meets is never revealed.

‘I was thinking of using these guys as a power source…’

And Advent intended to use these guys as a new power source to run the ship factory.
So I thought to get the two women who were being overworked.

I thought so, but that trooper was the work of a young lord?
Kang-rim continued reading.

[The troopers are docile, so they are very suitable for experimentation.]

[I’ve caught all the guys I can catch, so there won’t be any problems with the experiment.]

[If you use the mana stones they have, you won’t have to build a fleet.]

[I will be very useful, beasts.]

The young lord confidently revealed that he was the one who modified the trooper.

[The trooper modification was successful.]

[The sight of them shooting magic cannons at once is truly spectacular.]

[No fleet will be able to withstand their attacks.]

[Now, the only thing left is for the rotten bastard to become a monster. When monsterization is complete, we will begin the southern conquest in earnest.]

The Trooper remodeling was successful, and the young lord boasted that everything was perfect after Grid’s experiment.

[I gave orders to the troopers in case an intruder might appear.]

[If anyone other than me comes here, gather here right away. Don’t be condescending and attack.]

[Even if you don’t know anything, kill them all. Chew it.]

[Even if there is a problem with me, this order will not disappear.]

“… Wait for a sec.”

After reading the last sentence, Kang-rim felt a sense of uneasiness.

‘To rule out intruders?’

Troopers are not whales that always swim in a specific place.
These are the guys who roam the southern area leisurely.

However, as stated in this journal, if the young lord converted the trooper into a combat weapon.
If you can follow orders because you’ve been remodeled.
If they were coming to repulse the Advent group that had infiltrated this place under orders.
If the order is still in effect as stated in the log.
What if the reason for the strangely overwhelming anxiety was because they were there?
Then,

Aren’t they like rats in a dock?
The moment Kang-rim thought so,

-Kuwagagagagang!

The building collapsed due to the barrage of magic cannons flying from somewhere.