The Return of Apocalypses Tyrant

Episode 173

“What’s going on?”

“That…”

Namgoong made his way through the crowd of villagers and entered the store where he heard the screams.

“….”

I wonder if it is fortunate.

The woman who screamed moments ago was not the victim.

She was a witness to the tragedy that unfolded before her eyes.

‘Three corpses.’

Namgung looked around and remembered the sign at the entrance of the building that said “Accommodation for Entrants.”

He turned to face the corpse lying in the hall.

“Huh huh…!!”

The witness standing behind him fell back in shock when he saw the face of the fallen corpse.

There was no face.

The same was true for the other two bodies.

The head remained above the neck, as if it had been dug up, but only the face had been cut out.

“older brother!”

Changhwan, who received the report, hurriedly entered the building. Behind him, members of the Chamak Unit at the checkpoint followed.

“What happened?”

“well. I’ll find out little by little. Fortunately, there was an eyewitness. “Please contact Park Hyo-joo right now.”

“All right.”

“First, you block off the surrounding area and control the people. And find out if there are any memorists in the village.”

“yes.”

Changhwan and his unit members moved in perfect order according to Namgung’s orders.

‘It would be nice to have a memorist who can read the memories of objects… but it would be difficult to find.’

Memorist was a quality as rare as telekinesis.

It was a power that could be opened by someone who needed the Druid-type ability to see things and also had magic-type abilities such as astrology or predicting the future.

“I can do it.”

It was then.

A woman who came through the crowd spoke to Namgung.

‘That person…’

I never thought I’d meet him like this.

This is because the woman standing in front of him was none other than Galina Volkov, whom he had seen on the checkpoint list.

“My name is Galina Volkov, a member of the monster dismantling team [Mammoth].”

“This is Namgung. Nice to meet you.”

“It’s an honor to meet such a famous person in person.”

“well. “I don’t think it’s polite to say hello to a faceless corpse.”

“Yes.”

She nodded, putting her outstretched hand in response to Namgung’s words.

Namgung looked at her.

‘Seeing how calm he is in front of a corpse, it seems certain that he is not an ordinary person.’

Unlike her youthful appearance in the photo, it was difficult to gauge the depth of her eyes in real life.

Namgung felt that his guess was leaning towards being a little more correct.

“What do you mean you can? “Are you a memorist?”

“no. There is no such great ability. “I just know about those bodies.”

“Do you know these people?”

“yes. “They are the colleagues who came with me.”

Namgung realized from her words that the three faceless bodies were the rest of the team he had seen at the checkpoint.

“I’m sorry. This is what happened to my colleagues. “We will investigate this matter through the government’s True Evil Unit.”

“You can do that, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t.”

“What does that mean? “Are you saying you know why they died?”

“yes. “Approximately.”

Namgung looked closely at Galina, who was still calmly answering his questions.

“Can you tell me why?”

“The ability was taken away.”

Namgung frowned slightly at her answer.

“…Your abilities were taken away?”

“yes. “I don’t know if it would be correct to say that he was retrieving a borrowed ability.”

“Please tell me in detail.”

Galina rolled her eyes and pointed around.

Ssssssssssssssssss-!!!

At that moment, thick stone walls filled in around the two people.

“It’s an interesting ability.”

Galina pounded the stone wall and spoke with interest in her eyes.

“The sound inside will not leak out. “The soundproofing effect is sufficient, but it is difficult to destroy it with any force.”

Namgung spoke in a low voice.

“You know what I mean, right? “If you’re talking nonsense, then don’t even think about leaving.”

Goosebumps –

Galina twitched her lips as if she was laughing at the sharp intimidation piercing her entire body.

“It’s just like I heard from my grandfather. He is indeed the man who destroyed Zagat in half. “Thanks to you, I heard that you had a hard time recovering.”

At her words, Namgung nodded as if it was as expected.

“Alexandr Volkov. I guess the old man is still alive. “I lived my life doing all kinds of illegal things, but my life was long.”

“I’m sure you’re still doing well.”

“How many cities were destroyed due to the carnival, but why are the monsters not taking away such people?”

“I agree.”

Galina smiled at Namgung’s words.

Unlike her calm appearance in front of a corpse, her smile was real.

“It seems like he wants his grandfather dead.”

“Did you see it well?”

“…What do you mean?”

“That’s literally it. “I would like to request the assassination of Aleksandr Volkov, the former owner of Zagat, my grandfather, and the current creator of the monster dismantling team [Mammoth].”

Quang-!!

At that moment, a fist mark appeared clearly on the stone wall behind her.

“request? Do you think I’m a petty killer and a babbler?”

“It can’t be. How can a hero who saved the world be like us? It’s okay. Do you think like the silver people?”

Her cheeks turned red, as if Namgung’s fist had grazed her, and she answered with more force.

“I want to live. That’s why I’m asking you to do it. Because… I don’t think anyone can kill that monster except you.”

“What is this old man over 90 afraid of? “It looks like your grandfather has discovered some great qualities now, right?”

“no. “He did not awaken, but lived.”

“What do you mean?”

“That’s literally it. My grandfather bought qualities. “And those are three qualities.”

Namgung looked at her with an expression that made him unable to understand what she was saying.

“Buying qualifications? I’ve never heard of such a thing. “In the first place, whether you have qualities at birth or gain them through acquired experience, they are ultimately powers that only apply to you.”

“What if there is someone who can copy your qualities?”

Twitch –

Namgung’s eyes narrowed at her words.

“Copy the qualities?”

“Carlos, the head of [Trace]. He can copy the abilities of others and pass them on to others.”

“Carlos…?”

It was a name I had never heard before.

However, I knew about the ability to copy and share other people’s abilities.

Gwangwol (光月).

Along with ‘Sun Tree and Moon Eye’, it was the second ability granted to the revelator of the watcher of the sun and moon.

In principle, when the 10th Gate of Hell opens, the Revelators receive their second reward.

‘Even so for the mother of the breeze and the one who handles the fire… the fact that the reward for the watcher of the sun and the moon has also appeared…’

In the end, it could be said that they chose a revealer other than Alek Traman.

‘no.’

Namgung shook his head.

However, it was not something that could be easily determined.

‘Gwangwol’s ability definitely has the power to copy and grant abilities.’

Through that power, many ordinary people could use magic for a certain period of time or increase their combat abilities such as archery and swordsmanship.

It was natural that as the carnival progressed, there would be more casualties.

There was always a shortage of troops, and Gwangwol’s power was a decisive ability to fill the gap.

‘In his past life, Alec used his power to turn over 100 ordinary people into magic troops.’

‘But I can’t keep giving it that power.’

After a certain period of time, the power granted by Gwangwol disappears.

Even after their abilities disappeared, they only felt extreme thirst and fatigue, but their lives were not in danger.

‘The scar on my face felt like it had been gouged out…’

That was definitely not a side effect of Gwangwol.

“I heard there’s a guy named Menshikov from the [Mammoth] team. “He came to the Majang Alliance, which was disbanding Geoamgwi, and tried to recruit Jang Gil-su.”

“Menshikov… the leader of the [Mammoth] team.”

“Why did you approach Jang Gil-su?”

“It may be to find a target. “The team leaders of the various teams under [Trace] have special abilities.”

“What?”

“It’s about finding talented people and at the same time finding out their abilities.”

“….”

Namgung could not hide his discomfort at the fact that even his abilities were the same as those of the ‘Sun Tree’ and ‘Moon Eye’ of the Sun and Moon Observer’s Revelator.

“If you report the information you find out to Carlos, he can copy their abilities.”

“Copying someone else’s abilities without even looking at them?”

“I don’t know if there will be some conditions, but… I don’t know that far.”

‘Hmm… Anyway, if that’s true, that Menshikov came to see Jang Gil-su’s [Gluttony] ability.’

It is highly likely that scouting was not even a thought in the first place. Because simply meeting someone with qualifications is important.

“Then why did you come here?”

“As you can see, when he retrieves his powers, the person who received them dies horribly. You can’t run away. So we had no choice but to rely on one hypothesis. “I wonder where his abilities cannot reach.”

She looked at Namgung.

“I thought that if it was a place bordering on reality, it would be recovered.”

“Is that why you visited the Tower of Wu?”

Galina nodded to Namgung’s question.

“But I guess that’s also wrong. The wound of death. “That’s proof that Carlos took his abilities.”

“Then why are you trying to run away? Isn’t it okay to not betray? “Even your grandfather is loyal to him.”

“Even though they treat young children like slaves, exploit runes in exchange for their lives, and use people as tools to test the acquired abilities?”

At first glance, it was a terrible story, but Namgung scoffed at her words.

“Don’t you think it’s funny that a girl from a killer group would say something like that? “The lives of the people you killed are probably more than those of Carlos or something.”

Galina’s bitter face darkened.

“Besides, you are now asking me to assassinate your grandfather.”

“Because he is the one who can find me among Carlos’ many eyes.”

“Are you supposed to believe the words of someone who even wants to kill his family?”

“What if Carlos is targeting the Federation’s talented people? Imagine copying their abilities one by one and giving them to your subordinates.”

she said

“Perhaps they may become a greater enemy of humanity than the monsters of the carnival.”

“Then tell me honestly.”

“…yes?”

“Why are you really trying to escape his clutches?”

Gulp –

Galina swallowed dry saliva without realizing it.

“If you make ridiculous excuses like love for humanity again, then I will raise your head and go to Alexandre and ask him.”

Namgung looked at her.

“Why didn’t you just die? “The other colleagues had their abilities taken away and were killed, right?”

Twitch –

at that moment her lips moved.