The Time-Limited Leader Makes the Raid a Success - Chapter 469



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Episode 469

#469. Bad feelings are never wrong.

Gary Dee felt the cool sensation and lifted both hands slightly to his shoulders.

“Koreans are so impatient. They start stabbing me before I can do anything. It’s not like they were planning to do anything in particular.”

“Why are you acting so well? I really want to kill you.”

Mr. Joe shook his military dagger, which was filled with mana.

Gary Dee looked at Thomas and Kang Moo-hyuk while being threatened by her. In his opinion, these two were the leaders of this group.

Especially Kang Mu-hyuk.

His fate would change depending on the words that came out of his mouth.

Fortunately, the two of them didn’t seem to care much about what was happening.

Gary Dee feigned composure as he responded to Mr. Joe.

“To the point of being extreme. I like it better. What do you think? After this job is over, you should join our mercenary unit. I think you’ll adapt very well.”

“Oh my, this girl is really popular. Even the bad guys are contacting me, you see, Captain? That’s the kind of woman I am. Take care of me. I’m a high-level employee.”

“Yes. I enjoyed it. It’s really amazing.”

“What is this? This indifferent reaction?”

“Why? Should I give you a raise that matches your abilities?”

“Oh! Got it. Nice~!”

“The salary is a bit much, but I will give you some performance bonus for this work.”

“It’s a bit disappointing, but it’s still really good.”

As Mister Joe continued to babble, Thomas glanced at her with pity.

‘I guess we’ll have to evaluate later whether it’s really good or not.’

The main mission still remained.

‘There is no telling what kind of threat might lurk in Medusa’s head.’

Whenever Kang Mu-hyuk gave a carrot, there was always a good reason for it.

‘It’s a hazard pay for the future.’

The performance bonus probably wouldn’t be small. Kang Moo-hyuk is very accurate in this regard.

Thomas looked at Mr. Joe expressionlessly, awkward at showing his emotions.

Gary Dee, who actually noticed that gaze, had no choice but to perceive it differently.

‘How ominous. Are you warning me with your eyes right now?’

I’m always watching you, so don’t do useless things.

‘If I had attacked Kang Mu-hyeok, my heart would have burst before that. I would have failed even if the woman hadn’t stabbed me in the back.’

Gary Dee decided to hide for now. If he lived, he would have a chance. Even if death was inevitable, he had to let Mirage know that her escape route was blocked.

‘You think a lot. I can see you have a plan.’

Kang Moo-hyuk continued to watch Gary Dee, who was lost in thought, while listening to Mr. Joe’s small talk.

‘He must be thinking of running away. He must at least want to pass on the information that teleportation doesn’t work.’

If it weren’t for that information, Gary Dee would have gladly chosen death.

That’s what a fanatic is. Mirage is a group of fanatics, and their target is illusion. The organization’s standards are also centered around illusion. Anything that would harm him had to be avoided.

‘The reason why Illusion has survived so far despite clashing with S-rank hunters here and there. It’s because of the teleportation scroll. It’s impossible to catch him unless we block it.’

The problem was that humanity had made no progress at all in terms of skills or magic.

Of course, in terms of skills, it was possible to roughly imitate them by giving them the name of original, but those classified as magic were still shrouded in secrecy.

Even though decades had passed since the first gate opened, it was still the same.

Since I didn’t know how teleportation magic worked, there was no way to stop it.

‘If they are elves who use magic by learning it rather than using a skill book, they seem to know something, but they are not good at expressing knowledge.’

The more Kang Mu-hyeok studied about the Federation as a Commander, the more he realized that they had a lot of power.

It seemed to me that if I put my mind to it, I could make this world a little more peaceful, even if it wasn’t as peaceful as before.

But they only did the bare minimum and did not take any active steps.

I only studied the Federation superficially, so I didn’t know the deep details, but I didn’t like its attitude.

‘First, the Federation later. Even as a Commander, my share in the Federation is currently almost non-existent. Now is not the time.’

But what if we save Ayla?

At the very least, she might be able to gain the favor of her supporters, like Alex and Raven.

This was one of the reasons why Kang Mu-hyeok took the initiative.

Free from distracting thoughts, he held Gary Dee in his sights and thought.

‘Come on, Gary D. You can do better. Call someone if you want. I know there’s a way to leave a trace. Mirage isn’t a cockroach for nothing. I’ll pretend not to notice, so do it. Don’t do something useless like trying to kill me.’

* * *

-We have arrived.

The lead vehicle stopped as the Eagles’ voices came over the radio. The other vehicles followed suit and applied their brakes.

All members of the attack force, including Kang Mu-hyeok, disembarked.

Thomas followed Kang Moo-hyuk, and Gary Dee was next to him. Of course, Hyun Jeong-geon and Mr. Joe followed behind him.

Kang Moo-hyuk went to the front where the Eagles were. Alex followed him with the sound of hasty footsteps. Raven also walked hastily.

“Is this where Medusa’s head begins?”

Kang Moo-hyuk got out of the vehicle and asked Eagles, who was giving instructions to the mercenaries.

The Eagles pointed to the front of the vehicle and said.

“We need to go a little further. From here on out, the terrain is difficult for cars to enter.”

A valley stretched out in front of the attacking force. It was a rough, cracked path, as if a giant had cut it with an axe. It was actually the result of the giant monsters’ rampage during the Great War.

“If you go about 3km further, the scenery will suddenly change. From there, you will reach Medusa’s head.”

“The scenery has changed?”

Mr. Joe asked a question.

“Yes. The area south of the Atlas Mountains is dry and has little vegetation. Medusa’s head is located in the southwest of the mountain range. However, the interior is full of mana and twisted, perhaps due to the aftermath of a previous war. The plants grow to almost the level of the Amazon, ignoring the climate.”

“Amazon… Wow, just hearing it makes me feel humid.”

“You don’t have to worry about humidity. You said you were ignoring the climate, right? Strangely enough, the inside has a temperate climate. Some places are as dry as a desert, while others are as cold as winter. Many countries have sent investigation teams because of this anomaly, but it’s such a dangerous place that there have been quite a few casualties. That’s why Moroccan intelligence is currently not accepting foreign investigation teams.”

So Medusa’s head was left in the unknown world.

Under the pretext of preventing human sacrifice.

‘Even this feels like a lie now.’

Kang Mu-hyeok was suspicious of Morocco, or more precisely, the royal family, from the time he blocked Meknes, claiming he was hunting anarchists.

Looks like he’s desperate to hide something.

Suddenly, they made major concessions to the protesters and concluded negotiations, then shut down traffic in an entire city.

‘You’ll know what it is when you see it.’

The hunters unloaded their loads and armed themselves. They distributed supplies and put them in rucksacks and carried them on their shoulders.

The cars are parked neatly between the rocks that are not visible from the outside.

After all preparations were completed, Eagles took the lead. Before guiding them, he called Kang Moo-hyuk and Alex to ask for their understanding.

“I’ve never been deep inside this place, except when the investigation team was active. Even when I went, I’d only been to the middle. Even so, I got the impression that it was quite dangerous. So no matter what happens inside, please follow my instructions.”

“I will leave it entirely to you.”

“Yeah.”

Only after receiving confirmation from the leaders of the two remaining groups, excluding the mercenary corps, did the Eagles take any steps forward.

“Okay, let’s go.”

* * *

“We’ve received a call from Scarecrow.”

It was Bubagla’s report. Illusion nodded. Bubagla spoke in a somber tone.

“It’s been reported that 80% of the mercenary force has been lost. Gary Dee has been captured and taken away.”

“Gary is being taken prisoner? That’s strange. I never asked him to do that.”

-If you get caught, you die.

That was the order Illusion gave to the creatures he had tamed with his own characteristics.

The humans who had become one with the abyss absolutely followed his commands.

The only exceptions were Doris, who became one side without borrowing the power of the trait, and Baek Seong-bin, whose hint was released by the shock of the gate explosion.

Gu Ja-cheon was also an exception, but this was because there was an illusionary order to catch him and leak information.

‘Gary disobeyed my orders and saved his life?’

Since he would never betray me, it meant there was something else.

As if to confirm Illusion’s guess, Bubagla delivered new news.

“And I heard that Gary Dee left a mark.”

Only then did Illusion smile.

The fact that Mirage’s mark was left behind meant that they were telling us to follow.

Because it was a method of leaving a password with a unique wavelength using mana, no one else could imitate it.

“You must have some important information since you chose to be captured instead of killed. Bubagla!”

“yes.”

“Save Gary Dee.”

“Shall I go myself?”

“You have work to do here. Send the clown instead.”

“You mean those crazy guys?”

Even in fanatic terrorist groups, those who call Boubagla a fanatic are described as crazy.

Those who were that crazy in their skills were the ‘clowns’.

“The fact that Scarecrow was dealt a near-destructive blow means that the opponent is formidable. Clowns are good at cutting, but they can also be cut. You just have to use them well and throw them away. They’re perfect for this kind of work.”

“You can even kill Gary DeMajor.”

“Just get the information. Just survive as Master Pierrot.”

“Yes. Then, I will give the order.

It was when Bubagla was about to step down.

Suddenly, Illusion realized that he had not heard the important part and asked.

“So where did Gary go?”

Bubagla stopped and looked back.

“It’s Medusa’s head.”

* * *

“What? Where is the Archduke?!”

Al Rashid jerked his hips in surprise. He unconsciously clenched his fists and ended up splitting the table in front of him.

Al Rashid asked again, regaining some of his composure after destroying the object.

“So? That bastard Edoardo is coming here?”

“Yes. He said he would personally meet His Majesty and offer his sincere apology.”

“He must be really serious. It’s a good thing he doesn’t get all worked up. He’s definitely plotting something. That dirty imperialist Italian!”

“I think so too.”

Abbas tried to appease Al-Rashid, saying:

Al Rashid shouted again in a fit of rage.

“He has been anxious to get his hands on Morocco for a long time. He must have thought this was the right opportunity. He must never set foot on this land. If he has other intentions, we cannot stop him yet.”

Abbas was troubled by his excited appearance, because the report that followed was not very good either.

But I couldn’t report it later, so I had no choice but to open my mouth.

“And there’s new news regarding the Eagles mercenary unit.”

“Eagles? No way… … .”

“They said they found a Humvee parked in the canyon leading to Medusa’s Head. It looks like the mercenaries have already entered.”

“Damn! Bad feelings are never wrong.”