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Chapter 124 : And Then There Were None (2)

EP.124 And Then There Were None (2)

"…So, what’s going on?"

Alice asked Yu Parang, who was sitting across from her.

It was a genuine question. Alice could only foresee major events. These small, sporadic incidents were beyond even her predictions.

Yu Parang’s sudden visit was a complete surprise to her—a truly unexpected situation.

That’s why she had hastily hidden Han Siwoo away.

’If she’s this urgent, it must be something big.’

Yu Parang, sitting with a serious expression in front of Alice, finally spoke.

"Alice, about Yoo Sungjun’s body you showed me last time. Do you still have it?"

"Yes, I need to see his memories."

"Memories, huh…"

Alice looked at Yu Parang with a puzzled expression for a moment, then nodded as if she understood the situation.

"Got it. I’ll bring it now. There’s something you need to find out from his memories, right?"

"Yes. And you’re coming in with me. It’s better for both of us to see it together than just me alone."

"If I can help, sure."

Alice readily agreed to the proposal and brought Yoo Sungjun’s body, placing it in the center.

It was in the same condition as when Yu Parang last saw it.

"It’s been a while since I’ve dived. Are we jumping in right now?"

Alice asked Yu Parang while examining Yoo Sungjun’s body closely.

But Yu Parang didn’t dive immediately. Instead, she started pulling out various odds and ends from a bag she had brought.

Alice, though curious, helped by pulling up part of the floor to create a table for Yu Parang to lay out her items.

Alice glanced over the items Yu Parang had laid out.

An underwater laptop, two plain-looking bracelets, and a USB.

Alice picked up a bracelet, inspecting it as she asked Yu Parang.

"What are all these?"

"Before we dive into the memories, I’d like you to check the contents of this USB first."

Yu Parang powered on the laptop and connected the USB to the port.

Alice noticed that the desktop background was a group photo of the Oceanos members.

It was taken a few years ago on Yu Parang’s birthday when everyone gathered at her house.

It was the photo Alice had asked Yu Parang to always keep with her.

’She remembered.’

Feeling a bit touched, Alice asked Yu Parang, pretending to be nonchalant.

"What’s in this USB? And what about the bracelets?"

"This is, well… you could call it an operation record. It’s a file compiled of data collected by various investigators dispatched by Silo Corporation who infiltrated the World Government."

"And the bracelets?"

"They’re artifacts. There’s a creature in the video that attacks through the screen."

"Ah…"

Alice nodded and put on the bracelet.

One might ask why bother when there’s a waterproof sanity skill, but that skill only works when both the attacker and the target are in the water.

In this case, the mental attack caster is outside the water.

Once Alice wore the bracelet, Yu Parang, who also wore a bracelet, opened the first file on the USB.

- 20240831

"This is a video taken by a Silo’s concealment-type awakener who infiltrated the World Government’s London branch."

"August 31st, huh…"

It’s October 13th now, so the video is from about a month and a half ago.

"I’ll play it."

Yu Parang’s solemn voice made Alice instinctively feel a bit intimidated.

Having already seen the video and knowing its contents, Yu Parang was unfazed, but Alice’s body tensed slightly.

Crackle—Crackle—

The video quality was quite poor. You could make out what was happening, but it required considerable effort.

The video seemed to be shot with a tiny camera attached around the chest area. Probably the concealment-type ability user Yu Parang mentioned.

He was standing in front of the World Government’s London branch.

A grand and old-fashioned building with many people coming and going.

Civilians, building security, people in suits, and so on…

A perfectly ordinary, everyday government office scene.

Naturally, if the World Government offices were closed or had turned into hellscapes inside, it would be impossible for such news not to spread.

Even now, government offices worldwide are functioning normally.

"…Agent Green Tea. August 31, 2024, 4 PM GMT. Beginning infiltration."

A very soft, whispering male voice came from the video.

For a code name like ’Green Tea,’ it was quite a husky voice, but whatever.

Deciding not to dwell on it, the man slowly walked into the London office.

Crackle—

The scene transitioned.

Inside the government office, Green Tea looked around, capturing the surroundings with the camera.

Except for the old-fashioned interior, it was a scene you could easily find in any government building in our country.

"Infiltration complete. Proceeding to the target ’sealed floor.’ Ceasing audio recording for stealth."

"’Sealed floor’?"

Alice questioned, and Yu Parang answered.

"Two weeks before this video was taken, on August 15th, the entire 5th floor of the London office building was suddenly sealed off under the pretext of internal renovations. It was already a restricted area, so most people didn’t even know it was sealed."

"And according to Silo’s investigation, something was in that sealed floor?"

"Exactly. Keep watching."

Green Tea moved smoothly towards a door marked ’Authorized Personnel Only’ in a secluded area.

With his concealment ability likely active, no one stopped or even glanced at him.

"Despite appearances, his concealment ability ranks high in the S-class. It’s not registered in the Association’s awakener database for confidentiality."

Yu Parang added an explanation.

When Green Tea opened the door, there was an emergency staircase inside.

Bare white walls, crude floor markers, and green-lit emergency exit signs.

An utterly ordinary emergency staircase. Just a typical government office.

Green Tea cautiously began ascending the stairs, one floor at a time.

2nd floor, 3rd floor…

Finally, upon reaching the 4th floor.

Whoosh!!

The screen suddenly shook violently, changing to a perspective looking down from the ceiling.

It seemed he had quickly moved to a corner after sensing something.

Alice held her breath at the sudden change in situation.

The silence was so profound that even breathing couldn’t be heard.

And then, moments later.

Bang!!!!

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud!!!

Someone opened a door above and began descending towards Green Tea at an incredible speed.

It was a sound no ordinary person could make on stairs.

Soon, the source of the footsteps was revealed.

A pretty woman in a suit and high heels was the one making the noise.

She was carrying a pile of unknown documents in her arms and dashed past the section where Green Tea was, descending the stairs at an astonishing speed.

The peculiar thing was her expression, which was so blank it seemed almost doll-like, and despite running at such a speed, she didn’t look tired at all.

Moreover, even while moving her legs so rapidly, her upper body remained perfectly still.

Even after the woman passed, the thudding sound continued to echo from below.

However…

Thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud-thud—

This was the 4th floor, and there was no path leading to a basement from the stairs seen on the 1st floor, yet the woman’s footsteps kept echoing for a long time.

In fact, the sound seemed to be moving further away from Green Tea, growing fainter.

"Let me pause it for a moment."

Yu Parang paused the video.

Alice, having witnessed an unbelievable scene, asked Yu Parang with her mouth agape.

"This, this… Is this some kind of horror movie… or something?"

"No. It’s all real footage. These are the events happening in various World Government branches."

Yu Parang added with a serious expression.

"It’ll continue to be scary from here on, so brace yourself."

"…I can’t not watch it, can I?"

"Nope. I watched it alone, so you can do it too."

"Ah, alright…"

Yu Parang resumed the video.

The woman’s thudding footsteps continued to grow fainter.

How she made such a sound in high heels was a mystery.

Finally, after a long while, the footsteps stopped.

Green Tea, maintaining his composure, waited a bit longer before cautiously descending.

He made no sound, not even a breath, as he continued up the stairs, finally reaching the 5th floor.

[ Authorized Personnel Only ]

The ordinary, neat writing seemed eerily ominous today.

Green Tea cautiously grabbed and turned the metal emergency door handle.

Click—

From below, a deafening woman’s voice and the sound of someone madly dashing up the stairs began to echo.

Though it seemed incredibly far away, the sound was loud and clear, as if coming straight up from the 1st floor.

"Fucking Bitch…!!"

Green Tea, seemingly too flustered, cursed in his native language and hurriedly opened the 5th-floor door, slipping inside.

Through the closing door gap, the same woman, in the same attire and posture, was seen dashing up the stairs.

She was an ordinarily pretty woman, except for the tentacles writhing inside her wide-open mouth.

Green Tea, moving at incredible speed, barely managed to close the emergency exit before the woman could reach the door.

A thud was heard from behind the door, followed by continued silence.

Green Tea, still holding the door tightly, surveyed the 5th-floor interior he had just entered.

It looked like an abandoned warehouse, with paper boxes and unidentifiable junk scattered everywhere.

The lights were completely off, making it barely possible to discern the shapes inside.

"I, I can’t keep watching this, can I stop?"

Alice pleaded with Yu Parang in a trembling voice.

"No."

Where do you think you’re going?

Yu Parang coldly refused.