Weapon-Eating Bastard [EN]: Chapter 119

Weapon-Eating Heir 119

It was obvious, but the way down the mountain was much easier than the way up.

With the Demon’s seal broken, the magic of one of the Three Gods that had been spread throughout Hallasan Mountain was also lifted, so there was no chance of getting lost.

There were still unorganized monsters wandering around, though.

-Kkiing.

For some reason, as soon as they saw me, they tucked their tails and ran away.

The monsters that were around level 5 showed hostility towards me, but they didn’t attack.

‘Have I grown that much?’

Maybe the monsters were sensing my energy.

This time on Hallasan Mountain was quite eventful.

I released the seal of Black Night, heard the secret of the Black Night Records, and although I haven’t fully deciphered it yet, I also gained new memories of Mu Jin.

In addition, materially, I obtained the elixir made by the elves and the scabbard of Black Night.

‘Besides, the Goblin Wrestling was more helpful than I thought.’

I looked around, watching Kyung Chang-ryung, who were too busy chatting among themselves to see me off properly.

There is something called Insight (悟性) [a term referring to intuitive understanding or enlightenment].

It meant the ability to judge and understand things with one’s own eyes.

The strengthening of mental power through Goblin Wrestling seemed to have led to the expansion of Insight.

The process of feeling, accepting, and understanding the surrounding energy became faster.

If the development of the sixth sense was about increasing the ‘amount’ of information received, this Goblin Wrestling allowed me to analyze each and every piece of that large amount of information in detail.

‘I think I need to re-examine what I have once again.’

I was already good at concentrating, but it seems I can immerse myself even more deeply when I focus on one thing.

Thanks to that, I’m confident that I won’t have to train for a long time like I did at Cheonwisan Mountain.

At that moment, I stopped thinking at the sound of the Kyung Chang-ryung trio’s noisy conversation.

“Kihyuk kihyuk! Kyung, you have a spider on your head.”

“Kkyaaaaak! A spider! A spider! A bug!”

Ryung was teasing Kyung.

A spider isn’t an insect… well, there’s no point in saying it.

“Is this your first time walking down like this?”

Chang smiled maturely as always.

At those words, I tilted my head.

‘Come to think of it, is this really my first time walking down?’

After thinking about it, it was true.

Good heavens.

Was I just being chased away all this time?

A laugh escaped my lips.

Well, that’s irrelevant now.

We chatted for a long time as we descended the mountain.

The goblins, of course, wouldn’t get tired on the mountain, and I was used to hiking, so it didn’t take long to reach the entrance of the mountain.

“Hing…”

Kyung and Ryung grabbed and fidgeted with my sleeves with tearful faces.

“Why are you doing this?”

“…When are you coming back, hyung [an honorific term used by younger males to address older males] ?”

I chuckled.

“I won’t be gone long. I’ll be back soon.”

“In goblin time?”

Ryung asked with a lisp.

“No, in human time. I’ll come back anytime, so listen to your elders.”

Kyung and Ryung’s expressions brightened.

“Really? You’ll wait for me?”

“I’ll beat you in wrestling when you come back!”

Chang smiled bitterly and approached the two.

“I’ll be waiting too, hyung.”

I chuckled and ruffled their hair once more.

* * *

I had no intention of going out through the entrance of the Hallasan Mountain danger zone.

I expected the outside to be chaotic because of what happened on Hallasan Mountain.

“Huh? Then there’s another way! There’s a secret passage we used to use when we went out to play sometimes! There won’t be anyone there!”

At my words, Kyung shouted excitedly.

“Hey, hey! Why are you telling him that!”

“Yeah, you idiot.”

“Heop!”

Kyung covered his mouth at Chang and Ryung’s shouts.

The path was a long tunnel created along the corner of the mountain.

Whether it was created by goblin magic or not, we walked through a place like an underground passage and emerged on a deserted beach.

‘This is more than just a secret passage.’

It was almost like a tunnel.

Thanks to that, I was able to get out safely.

When I went back to the city after going around a long way, an amazing scene unfolded.

Numerous troops were gathered near the barrier guarding the Hallasan Mountain danger zone.

‘It looks like almost a division’s worth of troops have moved…’

The troops were densely packed around the danger zone.

Well, it would be stranger if there was no response after all the commotion on Hallasan Mountain.

Fortunately, they seemed to be only on alert and not planning to move the troops.

I had felt signs of people from the entrance, so they were probably just doing reconnaissance.

‘The family’s troops are visible too.’

The uniforms of the Four Gods, especially the Bloodhowl Squad, were visible.

There was no way the family wouldn’t take any action after such an incident and so much time had passed.

I entered Jeju City through a gap where the security was somewhat lax.

Whether the evacuation was over or not, there wasn’t even a shadow of a person in the city.

I was a little embarrassed.

I was planning to leave Jeju Island now, but at this rate, it seems like neither ships nor planes will be leaving for a while.

After a moment of thought, I licked my lips.

‘I was going to take my time a little longer… but since it’s come to this, I should take care of the Black Turtle Society’s business and leave.’

I changed my plans in my head and walked the streets again.

There was no one in the eerie city without any signs of life, and only stray cats were everywhere.

Flyers and dust were flying in the wind on the ground.

I walked through those streets, constantly looking around.

After a while.

‘Found it.’

Soon, I followed the sensation caught by my sixth sense and walked into an alley.

Then, I stretched out my hand towards the wall there.

“Heok!”

A desperate gasp came from the empty air.

Woong!

As if tearing off a poster, I pulled down the thin film I grabbed.

“Ah…!”

At the same time, an ordinary brick wall suddenly distorted and a man popped out.

The man looked up at me with trembling eyes.

I looked down at the sitting man and said.

“You’re a Black Turtle Society agent, right?”

“…!”

The man couldn’t react and widened his eyes as if they would tear.

I left the stiff man alone and fiddled with the smooth, thin veil in my hand.

Every time my hand brushed against it, the surrounding lights were transmitted and the thin film changed into complex colors.

“I know it’s quite expensive stealth equipment, but it seems they’ve finally succeeded in commercializing it.”

I turned the thin cloak-like thing in my hand this way and that.

It was a famous item used by the Black Turtle Society when they surfaced in the distant future.

It exerted the same effect as optical camouflage in science fiction novels, and it was a stealth device that even partially concealed magical power wavelengths.

If someone who could use stealth techniques used this equipment, its effectiveness was so great that many organizations were known to have expressed their intention to purchase it.

Of course, no matter how good the equipment was, it wasn’t enough to completely hide from my sight, which had both a sixth sense and the Evil Eye.

“Kuh, keuek!”

The Black Turtle Society agent made a frustrated expression and immediately tapped the part he was wearing like an earphone and stood up.

I could have subdued him before he tapped it, but I didn’t bother to provoke him and stood still, one step away.

The Black Turtle Society agent looked at me with an expression that he couldn’t understand at all.

‘Why would I stop you? I called you on purpose.’

I smiled as I looked at the agent.

“Is the contact over? Then guide me now.”

“Wh, what do you mean…”

“Your organization’s higher-up must have come. Take me there.”

The Black Turtle Society agent couldn’t help but be embarrassed once again.

He saw through the secret equipment provided for this operation, and even knew what it was, and even knew the organization’s ecosystem.

What on earth is this boy?

The Black Turtle Society agent swallowed hard and looked at the boy.

* * *

Whether a radio reply had come back or not, I was guided to the outskirts of the Jeju Island coast.

I arrived at a seafood warehouse with the shutters down in a place where the smell of the sea was strong.

Tung, tung!

The agent glanced at me and knocked on the shutter, and the steel shutter slowly opened.

“…”

The man who opened the shutter even paused for a moment when he saw me.

However, it was only for a moment, and the man cleared his throat and bowed deeply.

“Greetings. Youngest Master of the Great Family. I am Kang Han, the head of the Black Turtle Society’s South Korean branch.”

The Great Family.

Such cheesy titles are not my taste, but anyway, the way ‘this world’ calls the Soongmoo Family is usually like that.

But more than that.

“It seems the branch manager has changed.”

“That’s right. It was an unsuitable appointment for the Society, so I demoted him to a regular agent.”

“Hmph…”

I looked at the man who revealed the pseudonym Kang Han to me.

“I’ll let you off the hook for the last time.”

At my words, Kang Han raised his eyes as if he was puzzled.

“Even if you’re an information broker, you shouldn’t have disguised yourself if you were going to show sincerity to me.”

“…!”

Kang Han was startled.

The Black Turtle Society’s disguise technology, like its stealth equipment, had reached a fairly high level.

No matter how good the eyes of the warriors were, the silicone mask created with magical elements in mind was actually not easy to recognize.

“…I’m sorry.”

Kang Han immediately put his hand on his neck and took off the disguise covering his face as if he were taking off his clothes.

He was a man with a kind impression and clear eyes.

His skin was dark, as if he had Southeast Asian blood mixed in.

“Kang Han is not a pseudonym. It’s my real name that I use in Korea. Can you understand that I cannot reveal my original nationality’s name?”

“I understand that.”

“Thank you. There is someone waiting inside. Would you like to come inside instead of talking while standing here?”

At Kang Han’s words, I nodded and followed him.

“Hmph.”

I quietly stared at Kang Han’s back.

Asking an information broker to reveal his true appearance is, in some ways, a slightly unreasonable request.

It was a provocation I uttered to deliberately gauge the atmosphere, but the fact that he accepted it immediately meant that the story I had told had resonated with the Black Turtle Society’s executives.

‘Is it there?’

I looked at the room at the deepest part of the dark warehouse.

Before entering, Kang Han opened his mouth.

“I will keep your electronic devices before you go inside.”

“Why?”

“Electronic devices don’t work inside this wall. Likewise, our Black Turtle Society’s recording and other surveillance equipment also do not work at all. Wouldn’t it be more convenient for you to have a conversation in there, Young Master?”

I stared at Kang Han for a moment.

He spoke as if he was being considerate, but that also meant that he was doing it for the Black Turtle Society’s security.

“Okay, I understand.”

I put my cell phone and watches in the small box that Kang Han held out.

Even if they hacked it, nothing much would happen.

I could overlook this much.

I didn’t come here to make enemies with the Black Turtle Society.

“Thank you for your consideration.”

Kang Han bowed once again and opened the door to the inner room.

Woong-.

A kind of energy was flowing.

From my past life, the Black Turtle Society was famous for all sorts of special technologies, so maybe this was possible.