LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 387
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A bar with impressive ebony colored tables with a classic design.
A man sat in front of a table while music filled the store with an old-fashioned feel.
“Two glasses of whiskey from Ganymede. “Eating the same way as always.”
“All right.”
The bartender on the other side of the barrier bowed his head politely at the words of the man, acting governor. The bartender took out the jelly-shaped whiskey from inside the barrier and began melting it.
After placing his order, the acting governor took a look inside the store. The bar he came to was a set created for a period drama set on Earth in the past.
‘It’s a shame that they said it will be removed after the next filming.’
At that time, the door to the store opened and someone came in. The other person was someone the acting governor knew well.
“It’s here.”
“Long time no see.”
Se-chan, a man with hard skin reminiscent of a rock, came and sat down next to him.
“How come you’ve never broken up a deal before?”
“That’s it.”
Se-chan, whom he had not seen in a long time, was very different from the one the acting governor knew. Even though he was wearing a dirty pirate costume, his face was completely half-faced. His eyes were blurry, as if he had taken drugs.
Se-chan’s condition was very bad, like an employee who was about to undergo Hulk mutant transformation surgery.
“The two glasses of Ganymede whiskey you ordered have arrived.”
“Tsk, since I ordered it, I’ll take it.”
“thank you.”
The acting governor took the glass handed to him by the bartender and took a sip. On the other hand, Se-chan just looked at the glass with wide eyes and did not drink.
“So what are you thinking of buying this time? “Can we just steal away employees like before?”
“This time we need a genetic sample.”
The acting governor, who was enjoying the sweet scent of whiskey, frowned slightly.
“Genetic samples? Why all of a sudden?”
“I lost business with a customer I was previously dealing with. “I need to come up with a new route, but this is the only place I can think of.”
“Hmm.”
“Is that possible?”
The acting governor did not answer, but tapped his fingers on the table.
‘Buying genetic samples?’
In Megacorp, trading of genetic samples is strictly regulated. Only those who have received approval from the seven families can trade samples. Of course, Se-chan, who is only the leader of a pirate group, is not included.
However, not everything in the world can go according to rules.
The acting governor was well aware that many people were secretly stealing samples and selling them. This is because I myself experienced something like that when I was on the genetic design team.
“What would you like as a sample?”
“Could you please give me a complete list of the collections? See it for yourself…”
“Stop saying that bullshit.” “I don’t want to get caught for leaking the list to pirates.”
“….”
In fact, if you push yourself too hard, even level 6 rare creatures are possible. However, the reason I spoke so strongly was to take the lead in the negotiations.
“All right. Let’s use a grade 4 sample.”
However, Se-chan responded that it was okay, let alone negotiating.
“huh? You want to buy level 4? “It won’t make a profit, right?”
“It doesn’t matter.”
The acting governor clicked his tongue slightly at the other person’s dull reaction. I was planning to do my part properly before Li Zhao came back. With a grade 4 alone, the profits were small compared to the risks.
“…Tsk, let me see if I can get past level 5.”
“thank you.”
“Instead, you will have to pay a generous price.”
“You don’t have to worry about that. “I will deposit the money as you request.”
The acting governor narrowed his eyes. It was the first time while dealing with Se-chan that the other person took such a low stance.
‘It looks like the business has gone wrong.’
He seemed very desperate now. It was rare for someone who underwent genetic modification treatment to have their condition deteriorate that much. Genetically modified humans have superior bodies compared to ordinary people. People usually lose weight in this way when they are seriously injured or when their mind is pushed to its limit.
‘If the situation isn’t good over there, it’s better for me.’
“good. “I’ll let you know the samples that can be sold in two days.”
“All right.”
“Then, to commemorate the deal being concluded.”
The acting governor raised his drink. Se-chan also raised his glass and responded to the toast.
‘I’m going to take this opportunity to really shake it off.’
Thinking about how much credit I could extract from pirates made me feel better. He poured whiskey down his throat, imagining happy thoughts.
“I go first.”
“yes.”
“You paid for the drinks because you called me.”
The acting governor stood up and left the store with light steps.
When I came out, I saw cylindrical or rectangular skyscrapers covered with tempered glass. These are all buildings made in a style that was popular before the birth of Megacorp. I heard that the exterior of the building where Noble Capital resides is similar to those.
However, most of those buildings are currently empty. This is because entertainment production has stopped. Except for a few buildings used by high-ranking officials, the rest are in dissatisfaction.
Thanks to this, the street surrounded by buildings was surprisingly quiet. Of course, the acting governor, who knew the colony’s system better than anyone else, was familiar with this strange atmosphere.
He walked down the street and stopped in front of a building. The airship he came on is parked on the roof of this building.
As I passed through the building’s revolving door, a brightly lit lobby appeared. The acting governor stood in front of the elevator inside the lobby and pressed the button. The number 30 on the location indicator quickly decreased.
‘When building the next set, should we suggest installing an airfield?’
It was quite annoying to have to go up and down the building every time I wanted to drink.
While he was thinking about random things and looking at the location indicator, he suddenly realized that something was strange.
‘Why are you coming down from the 30th floor?’
There are three people in this building: the pilot who will be on the airship, the bodyguard, and him. Of these, he was the only one who came down to the lobby. The bodyguards and pilots have to protect the airship, so of course they stay on the rooftop.
Before I knew it, the number was pointing to 15. He activated the watch-shaped terminal on his wrist. It was to contact a subordinate on the rooftop.
A moment later the communicator was activated.
“Has anyone come down to the lobby?”
“yes? no. “We have been here ever since.”
The moment he heard those words, the acting governor felt cold sweat break out.
The number displayed on the location indicator was now 5. I had a very bad feeling.
The moment that elevator door opened, it seemed like something terrible he couldn’t even imagine would happen.
‘…shit!’
He ran toward the emergency exit in the corner of the lobby. As soon as I opened the emergency exit door, I quickly ran up the stairs.
‘How on earth did this happen!’
It’s not that the employee or the Hulk mutant escaped. They have obedience devices and signal chips implanted in their heads, making sudden actions impossible.
‘Could it be Se-chan?’
I thought it was a henchman he brought in, but that doesn’t make sense either. This is Megacorp’s colony LV-06. It is suicidal for a pirate to attack the acting governor of a colony.
“Is there a problem?”
The bodyguard’s voice came from the terminal as if answering his confused mind.
｢Acting Governor?｣
“…I am being chased by an unidentified entity.”
｢Yes?｣
“Huh, huh, contact the crisis management team and tell them to seal off this building, huh.”
“All right.”
Despite the acting governor’s urgent words, the bodyguard responded without being shaken at all.
After ending the communication, the Acting Governor stopped near the 8th floor. I felt like my stomach was turning because I suddenly jumped while drinking.
‘I can’t run any more. Ouch!’
He opened the emergency exit door and went out into the hallway. Then I chose one of the dozens of rooms and entered.
He quickly locked the door and fell down, leaning against the wall. I felt like my heart would burst from fear and pain. He held his chest as if squeezing it and slowly caught his breath.
‘I can’t chase you this far, they’ll chase me…’
As he gasped, he saw a large piece of tempered glass on the other side of the door, that is, on the outer wall of the building. There was a view of the set through the glass, but the conditions were not conducive to enjoying it.
After that, about ten minutes passed when he started to catch his breath in his room. There was no sound outside.
‘I told you to contact the crisis management team, but why is there no news?’
By now, you should be able to see airships flying busily outside your window.
While he was feeling strange, the terminal on his wrist lit up. It was a communication sent by a security guard.
“The crisis management team has just completed the lockdown.”
“What? “I can’t see anything?”
“It is because we are moving secretly for the safety of the acting governor.”
At the guard’s words, he approached the glass on the wall. Even looking through the glass, there was no sign that the crisis management team had arrived.
“I am now moving to protect the acting governor. “I will knock on the door when we arrive, so please open it.”
With those words, communication was cut off.
Within a few minutes, there was a pounding sound from the door.
He was looking out the window and approached the door.
As he was about to reach out and grab the doorknob, a thought passed through his head.
‘for a moment. Did you tell the security guard about your location?’
There are cameras everywhere in this building, so it’s not difficult to find where he’s hiding.
The problem was that the time was too short to come to us that way.
“We have arrived, so please open it.”
It’s not his bodyguards outside.
“Are you inside? Acting Governor?”
Thump thump
“Acting Governor? Acting Governor? Acting Governor?”
Thump thump thump
At the sound of repeated knocks, the acting governor took a step back and accidentally fell.
The moment he fell to the floor and made a noise, the knocking on the door stopped.
“It’s inside after all.”
A low-sounding voice.
The ‘thing’ that broke through the door and attacked him.
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‘It’s been a while since I moved alone.’
In this operation to capture the governor’s representative, he decided to act alone.
Megacorp’s colonies are heavily monitored due to the control of their employees. There are cameras everywhere, so there is a high chance of getting caught if you move around with children.
‘But not me.’
Infiltrating enemy territory alone and hunting down targets is what I do best.
Besides, my conditions now are much better than when I was sneaking in the game. Because there is a ‘clever underdog’.
After unlocking ‘Nightmare Horizon’, I transformed into a clever underdog.
Numerous hairs covered the carapace and outer skin of the entire body, and the body shape changed to walk on four legs like a centaur.
Along with the change in body shape, the size of the huge body, which could far surpass a skyscraper, has also decreased significantly. Currently, my body length including the tail does not exceed 5m.
I changed into a form optimized for infiltration and hiding and secretly hid near the place where Se-chan had decided to meet. Thanks to the clever underdog’s perk, ‘Unknown Creature’s Fur’, I was never caught on camera.
And while the acting governor went to see Sechan, he organized the personnel on the airship. He gulped down his whiskey happily, completely unaware that his load was disappearing into my stomach.
‘Well, even if you knew about my attack in advance, nothing would have changed.’
I looked down at the acting governor I had just subdued. The guy who was hit by a lightly swung front paw was trembling, completely losing his will to fight.
‘How then…’
A cute child wriggles inside an arm wrapped in fur and leather on top of a hard shell. An eel-like parasite stuck its head out.
“Hee, hee?!”
The one who sees the parasite lets out a brief scream and tries to run away. I held him tightly with my long, strong arms across my chest.
“W-wait… ugh?!”
The moment it opened its mouth to say something, the parasite entered it. The opponent struggled to vomit out the foreign matter that had invaded from the outside, but it was in vain.
In just a few seconds he will be serving his new master.
‘Let’s see how much you know….’
At that moment, I suddenly felt a chill on the back of my neck. At the same time, the body of the acting governor, who was being held in my hands, went limp.
‘what?’
The eerie feeling I just heard was the sensation that comes when a parasite dies.
I quickly grabbed the Acting Governor’s skull with my wing arms and applied strength. When I broke the hard bone, I found a fully cooked parasite.
Inside the flesh left behind by the parasite was a mechanical chip that looked similar to an obedience device.
A word from the author (author’s review) ｢Organic evolution: It is not the strong who survive, but the survivors who become strong. You can transform into one of several special states.
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* Clever abbreviation: Shrinks the body into a small creature and conserves body energy. The collapsed state does not exceed a maximum of 5m. The use of some traits is restricted, but perks related to special status are provided. The user can disable it at his/her discretion. The maximum duration is 7 days and the cooldown is 30 days.
-Unknown Creature’s Fur: This is a perk provided by the ‘Clever Underdog’ trait. The subtle waves generated from the shaking of the fur provide the user with a stealth effect that allows them to avoid detection equipment, characteristics, and skills.
**PS: Some electronic equipment is not affected by this effect, so please be careful.
-Traits sealed due to ‘clever weakling’ status: Erosion Tentacle, Monster’s Reinforced Wings, Medusa Engine, Complex Spectral Body, Black Devourer Cannon, Hell’s Vision, Destroyer Carapace, Exothermic Spiked Armor, Warp Creature View next episode”