Reading Webnovels Makes Me Stronger

Chapter 249

“What is that experiment?”

Park Si-jun asked Lee Seo-hyun. She looked at Za-Ion and shrugged her shoulders.

“You make monsters.”

“Monsters? Monsters, or something like that?”

“That’s what he said.”

Ja Ion kept her head down without saying a word. Her whole body was so dry that she didn’t feel any strength.

“In the old days, I had a lot of muscle that was unpleasant, but now it’s all gone like a balloon.”

“That’s a villain, so it must be a player. Is it possible for such a guy to lose that much muscle?”

“It’s impossible.”

Seohyun Lee firmly shook her head.

The player’s body does not decay.

If he continues to develop, he has progressed and never weakened.

As long as you don’t suffer from special conditions.

“But the fact that I got weak…”

“Yeah. That guy, his level went down.”

Park Si-joon’s eyes widened. level dropped?

“Of course, the stats have also declined. In my own words, it’s less than a third of what it was in its prime.”

“Ummm… do you know the cause?”

“I do not know.”

Park Si-jun looked at Zion silently.

I was hit by something, so my level and abilities must have dropped. He wanted to know why.

So he read the description of his talent spear one by one.

‘This… … ‘

He had one strange talent.

[A mutated body (A): The body has been mutated as a side effect of various experiments. Due to the effect of a complex curse, the power it had was taken from others.]

mutated body.

I didn’t know when I skimmed through the name of the talent, but the explanation was meaningful.

“curse……”

“A curse? Do you know something?”

“No, just. Can I talk to him?”

“You’re probably still listening.”

As Seohyun Lee said that, Ja Ion suddenly lifted his head.

A skinny face as well as a body.

The large, protruding eyes were unbearable.

[okay… I was listening.]

It sounded like a voice over the iron bars.

[you are… Who are you?]

“You don’t know me?”

[I need to know you… … ?]

“Well, it’s not.”

Stupid questions and answers came and went.

These days, there are too many people who recognize faces, whether they are villains or players. So that reaction was fresh.

“He’s been imprisoned for a long time. So I can’t help but not know about you.”

[That means… Is it the one who appeared recently?]

“I’m not a relatively newcomer.”

It has been over a year since I was active as a player. Still, he was still a rookie.

Upon hearing this, Zion’s eyes widened slightly.

[It’s amazing. A guy like that is on par with that year… … .]

“I don’t like hearing bitches from anyone.”

[Were we gentle enough to call each other nice? … ? It wouldn’t be.]

“You don’t lose a word.”

Seohyun Lee frowned. It was a conversation that felt like we didn’t get along quite well.

“Well, you don’t need to know who I am. I have one more question than that, Zion.”

Park Si-jun pointed to Zion’s body.

“What the hell did you do?”

[…] … .]

“Have you been cursed?”

Zion was silent. But he was a little surprised.

[…] Hmm.]

he thought for a moment.

He was contemplating whether to say it or just ignore it. But for a while.

[Can you explain what I don’t understand myself?]

He answered so.

[The only thing I know is that there was a strange magic circle, and there were many others including myself on it… … . They’ve become like me.]

“What is the magic circle for?”

[Apostle… … .]

Zion said softly.

[Monsters who call themselves apostles… … . We used to make them.]

“Apostle.”

“Written?”

Both Park Si-joon and Lee Seo-hyun were quite surprised.

An unexpected name popped up.

[Yeah, and another… … .]

Zion let out a long breath.

[…] I will use it to maintain something.]

It was an insignificant word.

“I don’t know if I ask what it is?”

[I do not know.]

Zion answered firmly.

[They create apostles based on great sacrifices. Those who squeezed their power in the process become like me.]

Like a dry, warped Zion.

[The rest of the comrades were taken to another place. It must have been used to maintain something.]

“It’s amazing.”

Seohyun licked her lips.

“Isn’t that saying that they artificially created the apostles? Even some sort of executioner, or more monsters.”

[Yes.]

“Is that possible?”

It was, of course, a question that had to be raised.

“And if that’s really possible, who the hell created them? Lord?”

Seohyun frowned.

“What the hell is a lord with such knowledge? Humans? Or…”

[Maybe he is more than that.]

Zion laughed in a low voice. Park Si-jun reminded Lee Seo-hyun, but he said something he didn’t want to say.

“Is the background character even in the form of a human?”

[It’s just a guess… … . But if you think about it that way, the sequence of processes makes sense.]

They said they keep something.

What if that was to maintain the human-formed background? And what if he created bastards called apostles with his knowledge?

‘But if it’s malicious, I’d be able to create a demon without much sacrifice… … ‘

Or it was a situation where it was impossible to create a Magician, so it was created by such means.

Park Si-jun thought with a serious expression.

“So, who were you attacking? I heard you were strong in the past. I don’t think you would have been beaten by a normal villain.”

Seohyun Lee attacked Jormungand’s hideout without much difficulty. Zion, who was a strong person on the same level as her, would have been able to do the same.

But he was defeated.

[Our information leaked. The apostle was waiting there. I was defeated.]

“Who is that apostle?”

Zion slowly opened his mouth.

[crotch.]

It was the name of the new apostle.

* * *

“Do you know what I mean?”

“Most of them. But too many riddles.”

Park Si-joon and Lee Seo-hyun escaped the basement. And I looked down from the top of the fortress wall.

“Let’s go over one thing first. Can I trust you?”

“Zion. Well.”

Park Si-jun remembered Zion’s figure.

“It didn’t seem like he was actually lying.”

“Yeah. He was so gentle that it made me feel bad.”

“How was it in the old days?”

“He was a ferocious guy. He likes to fight, he likes to see blood. He killed a lot of players at his hands. To be honest… I don’t like it.”

Seohyun Lee frowned.

Even now, I want to deal with it right away. Still, it’s useful to keep it alive.

“Thanks to you, I got a lot of information.”

There was not much information obtained from Jormungand’s hideout. However, Zion knew a lot.

He cooperated more than he expected. He does not need interrogation or torture.

“He must have gone to rescue his own comrades.”

“The villain union or something.”

“Yeah. Zion said that he led the remnants of the Villain Alliance. The goal was to find the leader of the Alliance.”

“Do you know where he is?”

“You probably didn’t know. So you must have wanted to know.”

Ja Ion and his remnants made the most of their remaining connections to gather information and attacked Jormungand.

Then he failed and got caught.

– We failed. There’s not much left of the crowd. It is impossible to hit Jormungand.

-so?

– Get rid of them, I’ll tell you everything I know. That’s all I want.

That was the condition that Zion put forward.

There are a total of four pieces of information he handed over.

One is the list of guilds that cooperate with Jormungand. And he knew the location of Jormungand hideout.

Another was the list of the apostles of Jormungand.

“A total of six people.”

“Two of them are dead.”

“A magical beast, and a woman who changes her appearance.”

There were four left.

And one of them, the magic spear, appeared. There are three people who don’t know their faces yet.

The ogre, the king, and one said that even Zion did not know.

‘My dear.’

Zion called him a woman. Did you say that her appearance is gorgeous, but her inside is rotten to the point of rotting?

Woman. There was one thing to point out.

‘I saw it in the memories of the beast… … ‘

The woman leading this meeting.

“I think we’ll be able to meet more if we go to the Netherlands this time. At least one guy.”

“Are you going to handle it?”

“You call that a horse?”

Park Si-jun smiled bitterly.

“If you see it, you must kill it.”

It was a natural story. Hearing those words, Seohyun nodded with satisfaction.

And the last information Zion gave me.

‘Jormungand is a group that existed before the Villain Alliance was formed.’

Most people know that Jormungand appeared relatively recently and fought a confederation of villains.

But the truth was different.

‘They say they’ve been active in the dark for a long time… … ‘

Their strangely wide networks and influences only now make sense to a certain extent.

‘There is a lot of useful information.’

Among them, particularly useful was the list of guilds working with Jormungand.

Among them, there was a guild belonging to Korea.

‘If you dig this up… … ‘

Jormungand is an organization with many tails.

If you dig out the tail one by one, the head will eventually come out. Of course it won’t be easy.

“There are those who cooperate with Jormungand among the board of directors. Also on the side of companies and guilds.”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

“Have you got the evidence?”

“Yes, I got it while promoting as Lee Baek-seon.”

Park Si-joon fiddled with the mask. Seohyun’s eyes lit up with curiosity.

“It’s a coveted thing.”

“Even if you use it, you won’t be able to use it properly.”

“Are you ignoring us?”

“Rather than ignoring it, what…”

I was just telling the truth.

It is a mask that only changes the face, unlike the one worn by the delusional René. The body shape and the rest of the elements had to be disguised as acting.

It wasn’t something easy to use.

“That’s all right. Don’t you think this information can be used properly in the current election for the president of the association?”

“Han Min-hyuk will definitely be able to make a fuss. He will be able to greatly increase my recognition and support.”

And the election will be a mess.

“But it’s not enough to bring down Shin Yun-woo.”

Seohyun Lee recalled the list of guilds that cooperated with Jormungand from Zion.

Among them, there were those who collaborated with Shin Yun-woo.

“…if you put it to good use, it will work.”

“First of all, you have to go to the Netherlands and think about it.”

“Yeah. And that’s the word.”

Seohyun patted the back of her neck.

“Do you know Frederick by any chance?”

“Frederick?”

Park Si-jun traced his memory.

Is this your first name? No, I’m used to something. I’m sure I’ve heard of it somewhere… … .

It’s like we’ve met before leaving that… … .

“A long time ago, didn’t you attend Isaac’s auction?”

“…Alas!”

came to mind A man who was the focus of all kinds of reporters.

“The man agreed to cooperate.”

“Prince? I’ve heard he’s a good player, does that help?”

“Yeah, the Dutch royal family leads their own group of players. They’re all very talented. It’ll definitely help. And…”

Seohyun smiled quietly.

“They don’t get along very well with the association. They treat each other like enemies and try to defeat them. Frederick, in particular, is anxious because he can’t get rid of the association.”

“I see why you want to cooperate.”

Park Si-jun clicked his tongue.

A bunch of villains gather in the middle of the Netherlands and throw a party with his supporters. If the association there were to function normally, it would not be possible.

that it is.

‘They say that there is a part where the back of the association is crooked.’

Frederick wants to deal with the association.

As long as there is such a purpose, I will work hard, and it would be okay if I had some trust.

‘Let’s meet first.’

It is well worth seeing.