Chapter 91
Chapter 91
Civil Servant Hunter’s S-class Resignation Log – Chapter 91
Teleport...?
The location had changed, but the same puddle of water she had seen in front of headquarters was pooled under the bridge.
Could this be the medium for teleportation? She knew spatial ability users were extremely rare even among unique ability holders. Why would someone like that target her?
How's it feel? Your first time with spatial teleportation?
A woman and a man stood in front of her. The woman was a stranger, but the man was that WDO employee who had spoken to her earlier.
Ah, so he was the Awakener.
WDO's gotten sloppy. Didn't even notice an imposter employee.
You're sharper than you look. I was wondering why a scrap-rank was assisting L-ranks, and that's the reason?
Scrap-rank. It had been a while since she'd heard that word. No good memories attached to it.
The moment she last heard it resurfaced, her mood soured instantly.
Too bad, though. That wasn't a shortcut to successit was a one-way ticket to hell for you.
Hell?
Yeah. You're dying here today.
Forced teleportation, an underground room, two people radiating killing intent. There was no way she couldn't grasp what was happening.
'Kang Se-jun was right. I really got kidnapped.'
Rather than anger, it just felt absurd. Who was the idiot that ordered this? Russia? China? Or just some guy who didn't like Headbang.
At that moment, the Administrator cleared their throat with a message. She must be able to learn something from the Awakener info.
'Come to think of it, Liza hasn't done anything even though I've been kidnapped?'
All she'd sent right before the kidnapping was a shocked emoticon. Given the Administrator's overprotective nature, that was odd. Which left only one possibility.
When getting kidnapped benefited Se-ra.
She had no idea what benefits to squeeze out of people trying to kill her, but she checked the info as the Administrator instructed.
Name: John Clark (A-rank)
Trait: Combat Mage
Contracted Spirit: Tail Defying the Water's Flow
Special Notes: Combatant for America's under guild
'Under guild?'
The woman beside him was from the same guild.
Under guilds operated in the shadows without government registrationillegal guilds.
Some formed for tax evasion, but others took commissions for kidnappings, robberies, and murders like this one.
'And it's an American under guild, of all things.'
Under guilds that committed crimes were a headache for every nation. Hiding in dark alleys like cancer cells, they were hard to eradicate.
Yet one that America couldn't handle pulls off a kidnapping in broad daylight right in front of WDO headquarters? And the victim is the proxy for an L-rank confirmed for the Labyrinth raid?
'Wow, this is perfect blackmail material.'
Should she just grab their weakness? Or squeeze out a hefty compensation payout too. The U.S. government must have tons of rare items.
Administrator: (*>'Hahaha. That's my Liza. My pride, my love!'
Administrator: (> 3 'Hahahahaha!'
Se-ra and the Administrator laughed at each other.
To the clueless kidnappers, it looked utterly bizarre.
What the hell? Why's she like that? She's about to die, and she's grinning like an idiot?
Scared out of her mind? John, she's really F-rank, right?
Has to be. That's why she couldn't fight back at all when we nabbed her. Look at her now just laughing, can't do shit. Her energy's trash-tier anyway.
Right. That made sense...
'So why does she look genuinely happy?'
Killing an F-rank was as easy as snapping a chick's neck for them.
That's why Clay was already basking in the joy of success before wrapping up the commission.
Once their guild went international, dealing with China beyond America, they'd rake in even more cash.
Right. It should be like that...
'So why does this feel so ominous?'
* * *
Chaos erupted in front of WDO headquarters right after Se-ra was kidnapped. With reporters swarming, news of the sudden abduction spread like wildfire.
Se-ra!
They had only looked away for a moment. She was in the middle of saying she'd brief them once back in Korea.
No one imagined she'd be kidnapped in that brief window.
H-how...! Who the hell!
Spatial ability user. Using their spirit's power.
Kang Se-jun calmed the flustered Gong Hae-yeon and examined the ground. The puddle that had sucked Se-ra in had evaporated completely, not a drop left.
A water-based spatial ability user.
He knew one just like that. A guy with a mermaid as his contracted spirit. Definitely from an American under guild.
Th-then what do we do?
Activate the trackers. Waterproofed, so even if she's underwater, we can trace her.
Ah! At Song Han-na's order, Gong Hae-yeon and Jung Tae-seok hurriedly turned on their trackers.
Association civil servants always wore location trackers during duty for emergencieslike getting swept into dungeons or fights and going missing. It was foresight in action.
Association President!
Yoon Jae-hun came running up, having heard the news late. His face was deathly pale.
S-Se-ra...
Quiet. Lots of ears around.
she clamped her mouth shut at Song Han-na's sharp warning. If word got out that the missing Yoon Se-ra was her sister, things would spiral out of control.
She has a tracker on, so we'll find her soon. Don't worry.
But even Song Han-na's hands trembled as she said it.
...Isn't it a bit overkill to worry that much?
Sung Ja-rim, who had been gauging the explosive atmosphere, cautiously raised her hand. The hypersensitive Song Han-na and Yoon Jae-hun glared at her.
What?
You're killing me with those eyes, like I'll spill you're family. Calm down and hear me out first. You haven't all forgotten who Se-ra is, right?
When she pointed out no one would really buy the F-rank disguise, the anxious Jung Tae-seok and Gong Hae-yeon snapped to realization. She'd fooled them so casually, they'd momentarily forgotten.
Still, we can't help worrying.
But for family like Song Han-na and Yoon Jae-hun, it was different. Did Sung Ja-rim not get that? Well...
'No real need to worry.'
She couldn't exactly say the girl had a contract with the world's strongest entity.
Think about it. Even if it's a sudden kidnapping, you think Se-ra would just take it lying down?
...
...
Even the two who looked ready to murder the kidnappers couldn't deny that.
I guarantee you, she's got some scheme up her sleeve.
Scheme? What does she gain from getting kidnapped?
Who knows? Only Se-ra does.
Or the Administrator.
With an Administrator who babied their contractor beyond overprotective, the kidnappers' fate was sure to be gruesome.
...We're the ones who should be worrying about the kidnappers.
Even Kang Se-jun quietly sided with Sung Ja-rim.
Worrying? About whom? Both were confident they wouldn't be surprised even if an explosion went off somewhere soon.
* * *
Doesn't matter. We'll just kill her and be done.
Se-ra's eerie laugh unnerved them, but John and Clay shook it off and drew their guns.
Awakener mana guns left no bullet traces, making them perfect for covert kills.
No hard feelings. Just bad luck. Why hang with L-ranks as a scrap-rank?
I'm the one with bad luck?
Blame Headbang for picking you as proxy. Without that guy, you wouldn't have gotten kidnapped or died.
The king of misfortune, huh.
John and Clay exchanged smirks.
Listening in, Se-ra was dumbfounded and outraged. Bad luck, bad luck.
Even foreigners across the ocean know it, but you, Baek Hee-won, are clueless.
Let's schedule a meeting soon. If you're still calling my luck insane then, I'll report your illegal residence for sure.
Have you lost your mind? Just die already!
John fired first.
No need for the blessing. I'll handle it.
Before the Administrator could rage, Se-ra moved first. Time to test her upgraded skill.
Mini-Mini Cube.
She snapped her fingers like firing a gunbangand a red cube appeared in midair, swallowing two bullets in an instant.
A skill? Hunter to the end, huh?
Think that'll save you long?
Dismissing it as a last-ditch effort, they sneered and unleashed a barrage.
Se-ra spread her fingers wide. The enlarged cube devoured their bullets greedily.
They fired until their arms went numb from recoil, but not a single shot pierced the cube. The two dropped their arms in despair.
What the hell is this? How...! How can a scrap-rank block our bullets...! How!
Wait. That cube... I've seen it before. It's definitely Headbang's... Huh?
Headbang?
Beyond the cube, Se-ra sat on the wet floor, soaked to the skin. She met their frozen stares and beamed.
Ah, busted.