Perfect World [EN]: Chapter 505

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“You. You’re not telling me to believe that, are you? And even if it were true, do you think I’d spare you?”

At those words, Beomseok pretended to be startled.

“Surely, you weren’t going to kill me?”

“Of course. Isn’t that why I came all the way here to see you off? To throw you some travel money for your final journey. Heh heh heh.”

“What use is travel money on the road to the afterlife? Just spare me. Who knows? It might come back as a great blessing later.”

Lukas stared intently at him. It was strange how calmly the man, about to die, was responding. Usually, he should be begging for his life.

Sensing this unease, Theresa hurriedly stepped forward and pleaded.

“Ah, Father, please spare him. What have I ever done wrong to deserve this? I’ve done everything for you until now.”

Lukas turned his gaze from Beomseok to Theresa with a look of pity. The fact that he had to end her life with his own hands was not pleasant. But it couldn’t be helped. The seeds of future trouble had to be eliminated.

“But didn’t you sleep with that fellow Beomseok?”

“Th-that’s because you ordered me to. I was just following your orders.”

“Heh heh heh. It looked that way on the surface. But you hid a very important fact from me. The fact that you’re carrying that bastard’s child.”

Theresa wore a distressed expression.

“I-I couldn’t help it. I wanted to protect my child. You wouldn’t have spared this child, would you? Sob.”

Lukas shook his head with a look of pity. He couldn’t possibly not understand a parent’s love for their child, but her mistake wasn’t just that.

“Tsk tsk tsk. I understand, but even after that, you omitted or distorted some reports when you saw Beomseok. In that situation, how could I trust you?”

“Sob sob. I couldn’t help it either. How could I kill my child’s father with my own hands? What face would I show this child when they ask about their father later?”

Lukas fixed her with a clear gaze.

“That’s why you’ve been dragged to this place. There are no eternal secrets in the world. What if your child grows up and finds out that I was the one who killed their father? What do you think will happen then?”

“Th-that’s……”

“See? It’s hard to answer, isn’t it? Because no one knows what will happen in the future. I don’t want to leave behind any future problems.”

Theresa hurriedly grabbed Lukas’s sleeve.

“P-please, spare me for the sake of our past. I’m your own daughter.”

Lukas’s eyes sharpened.

“My own daughter…? How truly disgusting.”

“Wh-what do you mean?”

“In fact, while investigating your background, I discovered a very interesting fact. You went to the hospital recently and had two DNA tests to confirm your parentage. One was with your mother, and the other was with me. Does this remind you of anything?”

Theresa couldn’t possibly not know what she had done. After these DNA tests, Theresa realized that she was not Angela and Lukas’s biological child. And now Lukas was aware of that fact as well. He was truly meticulous and terrifying.

“C-could it be… ?”

“That’s why you’re going to die. Not only are you not my blood, but you’ve hidden too many facts from me.”

Theresa clung to him with an even more desperate expression.

“B-but I’ve lived only for you until now. That’s why I betrayed my mother and handed over information from the economic organizations. How can you kill me, saying I’m not your real daughter? Sob sob.”

At this, Lukas’s heart softened. Although it had been revealed that she wasn’t his real daughter, she had worked diligently for him and spared no effort. He thought it wouldn’t be bad to give her one more chance.

“Alright. Then promise me you’ll abort the child. Then, for the sake of our past, I’ll spare your life.”

“N-no way! This child is more precious than my life. Please, I don’t care if I die, just save this child.”

“Hmph~ Then it can’t be helped.”

Lukas shook his head and stood up, signaling Jackson with a nod. It was time to send them off. He couldn’t stay here for long due to alibi issues, so he had to finish things quickly.

“Jackson. Start now.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Jackson signaled Fork, who then had the other kidnappers drag Beomseok and Theresa out. Fork couldn’t follow them because he had work to do here.

As he was dragged out through the iron gate, Beomseok stared intently at Fork. It was an implicit warning to handle things properly. If he was even a little late, Beomseok would be on his way to the afterlife.

Forced out at gunpoint, Beomseok walked along the mountain path towards the summit.

“Chairman Lukas! Where are you taking us!”

Instantly, one of the kidnappers struck Beomseok in the back with the butt of his rifle. It was an implicit sign to obey. Fortunately, he didn’t take much damage due to his enhanced body, but it was still infuriating. But he had to endure it now. With things going so smoothly, he couldn’t ruin it here.

Lukas looked at him with a smiling face.

“Heh heh. I don’t know either. I’ve just come to watch.”

“You dirty bastard! A man who doesn’t want to get his own hands dirty, relying on others… How pathetic!”

The kidnapper raised his rifle butt again, but Chairman Lukas stopped him. He didn’t mind the insults. No, he welcomed them. The final struggle of his enemy. It always excited him.

“No. Stop it. It’s quite amusing to see that always grinning bastard screaming like that.”

“Ah. Is that so? Understood.”

The kidnapper straightened his gun in a respectful posture. He was the client who would give them more money than they could ever spend in their lives. There was no way he couldn’t grant that small wish.

Lukas stared at the silent Beomseok and said.

“Go on. Keep going. I’m happy to listen.”

“Don’t give me that crap! Chairman, you better be prepared. This won’t end like this!”

“Heh heh heh. Do you think it’ll be that easy? These guys are all professionals. I’m sure they’ll finish you off without any loose ends.”

“Hmph. You better pray that’s what happens. Otherwise, you’ll die by my hand.”

“Really? Will it go as you wish?”

“Heh heh heh. Things in the world don’t always go as you want. And that applies to you as well, Chairman.”

“Well, maybe. It’s a slight possibility, but I’ll look forward to it. Heh heh heh.”

They arrived at their final destination as they were talking. At the end of the diverging path was a bottomless cliff, so treacherous that even enhanced humans wouldn’t be able to survive.

The Chairman, having reached the cliff, looked at the dizzying depths and then looked at Jackson.

“It’s not bad, but can you handle it for sure? Isn’t there a chance they might survive?”

“Don’t worry. Some of our men are down below, and we plan to finish them off here and drop them. We’ll double-check, so there’s no chance they’ll survive.”

“Then I guess it’s okay. But we need to disguise it as an accident in case, but is it okay? They’re tied up, so there will be marks on their wrists and ankles.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Why?”

“Heh heh. This mountain will soon be engulfed in a large forest fire. Even if the bodies are found, they’ll be burnt to a crisp, so we won’t be able to identify them. And even if they are identified, they’ll be seen as a couple on their honeymoon who encountered a forest fire and eventually fell off this cliff while trying to escape. Of course, the police will still suspect you, Chairman, but what can they do? There’s no evidence. Heh heh heh.”

Only now relieved, Lukas smiled slightly. There was no way any evidence would remain. Everyone involved in this would be killed.

“Heh heh. I see. Then I’ll trust you.”

“Yes.”

“Alright. Let’s start now. We don’t have much time.”

Jackson nodded and signaled the kidnappers. It was a sign to start the job.

At this, they picked up large stones nearby and brought Beomseok and Theresa to the edge of the cliff, forcing them to kneel. If they were killed using other artificial tools, the autopsy might reveal the fact of murder.

Anyway, they had to die from falling off the cliff.

The kidnapper raised a large boulder. Beomseok, whose head was being targeted, looked extremely nervous. He was right before death, so he couldn’t help but worry that things had gone wrong.

‘Damn it. What is Fork doing! Is he going to start after I die! What! Is he betraying me?’

At that moment, a huge explosion and a pillar of fire erupted from the mountain below. Judging by the location, it was definitely the mountain fortress they had just left. And countless beams of laser light were being fired into the air. The kidnappers, who hadn’t planned for this, were anxious and had no choice but to stop killing Beomseok and Theresa.

“Wh-what the hell is going on! Who blew up the mountain fortress!”

“I don’t know! This wasn’t in the plan!”

With the continuous firing of laser beams, an urgent call came over the kidnapper’s radio. It was Fork’s desperate voice.

– Damn! We’ve been tricked! The clients are trying to kill us too! Everyone be careful! Pew. Pew.

One of the kidnappers, his face contorted, alternately aimed his gun at Lukas and Jackson. He couldn’t help but trust his colleague Fork more than the clients he didn’t know at all.

Moreover, since he didn’t know anything about the explosion just now, he was even more suspicious of the clients. The other kidnappers, thinking the same thing, all aimed their guns at Lukas and Jackson.

“You bastards! You dare try to kill us! You must be crazy!”

“Damn it! I knew something was fishy! Well, since you’ve done this, you must want to shut our mouths! You sons of bitches!”

In the midst of the ominous atmosphere, Beomseok and Theresa smiled faintly. They knew roughly what the current situation was. Now Lukas and Jackson would either be killed by the kidnappers or, even if not, would have to be imprisoned for a long time.

‘Heh heh. It’s going very well. As expected of Margaret.’

Lukas, with a bewildered expression, glared at Jackson as if to kill him. He was asking how he had handled things to cause such a thing to happen. Now, far from killing Beomseok, they were about to die.

He gritted his teeth and said quietly.

“Jackson! What the hell is going on! The cleanup crew came too early!”

“I-I really don’t know what’s going on either.”

“What do you mean you don’t know! Can’t you tell from this situation!”

Beomseok, who heard their voices right next to him, snitched to the kidnappers.

“Everyone. Your clients are saying the cleanup crew came too early.”

The kidnapper who heard this aimed his gun at Chairman Lukas’s forehead. He hadn’t heard it himself, but given the situation, he trusted Beomseok’s words.

“You bastards! I knew it! I’ll kill you all!”

Then a red-haired kidnapper stopped him.

“No! We need to leave hostages in case! We don’t know how strong the cleanup crew is yet!”

The red-haired kidnapper lowered his gun at those words. Well, they had to survive first. But he didn’t forget to send a sharp look towards Lukas. It was an expression of his will to kill him no matter what once the situation calmed down.

Meanwhile, laser beams began to be fired at them from below. It wasn’t accurate shooting, but it meant that the pursuit team was close, so they all took cover and entered combat mode. To survive, they had to fight and defeat the enemy.

“It’s me! Don’t shoot!”

The first to arrive was Fork, covered in blood. He was firing wildly towards the rear as he approached the fellow kidnappers.

The red-haired kidnapper smiled brightly and shouted.

“Fork! You’re safe!”

“Damn. Does this look safe to you!”

“Heh heh. Still, where else can you survive in the meantime? You have to think of it as luck.”

“What luck are you talking about? Is this the first time I’ve done this! Of course, I made a corner to get out in case [a contingency plan].”

The red-haired kidnapper laughed heartily.

“Well, you’re definitely thorough when it comes to handling things!”

“Damn it! Enough! Stop talking nonsense and quickly fire back at the guys chasing after us! From what I can see, there aren’t many of them. If we join forces, we can definitely win.”

At those words, all the kidnappers looked down the mountain path at once. They could see figures, but they were too far away to know who they were or even how many there were. Thanks to this, they had no choice but to rely on Fork’s information.

They all fired at the cleanup crew at once. They didn’t know if they would hit them because they were so far away, but they needed to threaten them first.

Pew. Pew.

While meaningless firing continued for a while, Chairman Lukas and Jackson exchanged glances. If they stayed here, death was a certainty, so they had to get out. They gave up killing Beomseok and Theresa and cautiously began to move.

‘Heh heh. Did you think I’d just let you go? No way.’

At that moment, the restraints binding his wrists came loose. They were made to be released at any time in case of an emergency. Soon, he picked up two pebbles nearby and swung his arms twice with all his might towards Jackson and Lukas, who were moving along the cliff path.

============================ Author’s Notes ============================

I’m a little late. I was consulting with some people about the new work. To check if it’s fun, you have to listen to other people’s evaluations first.

Then everyone have a nice day. I’ll see you again tomorrow.