Regress and Eat

I already know who you are, so don't try anything stupid.

We want to start the conversation by putting pressure on it.

Look at the old man in front of you.

Edward Danton. '

The public recognition is low because it is rarely handled in the media, but is a famous figure between politics and businessmen.

Since the 1800s, he has been the head of the Danton family, which has invested in various fields including steel, oil, finance and IT, and has now focused heavily on Dungeon by-product processing and production of related products.

‘It's exposed to sunlight, and in the pitch, it's doing a pretty big side business. ’

On the other hand, very few people in this day and age call him Senator.

In the United States, cases involving Hunters, Dungeons and Gates are grouped into Defense categories and require Senate approval.

And Danton himself lived in D.C., mobilizing a number of lobbyists behind his back to persuade them to pass legislation in the direction they wanted, and the attempt was almost a success.

'The tables of course split in the process, but if you only look at the results, it rolls to his meditation.'

It was a name that Black Market officials saluted in the sense that 100 senators were actually acting on one accord, and that he was the only true Senator.

His direction of lobbying was to lower national constraints and regulatory hubbubs for the dungeon artifact. The length of time a lab or Federal government has held until the item's stability and performance is proven, so you must first hand it over to the Hunters and send it to the dungeon.

Meanwhile, he also planned the first black market so that such goods could be smuggled in to find Hunters.

“If I'm not here, the Celestial Dragons won't do anything about it. ”

“That's not funny. Those who can't track you down will be able to find out where and by whom you died. ”

Again, it does not seem to have come into contact with the Celestial Dragon in Korea's black market.

Misevolution knows who I am, but shut up about the Celestial Dragon.

“Isn't your belief that you need to train more Awakened and increase their power every day? in the event of a Class S or SS dungeon collapse, or worse dungeon collapse. I'm a Hunter myself, and you threatened to kill me as soon as you met me. ”

“I'm more important than a hunter like you. And you've been tracking what I do behind my back. It's only an influential guild in Korea, but don't worry if you don't know where you heard the rumors and how the story spread. I'll find the leak path and clean it up. Four minutes. ”

It must be stirring up Korea's information line like crazy.

‘No matter how hard you try, nothing will come out. ’

I didn't care about the threat of killing him in four minutes.

I looked at the metal box next to me. I was inspected by the guard before I came in. Danton, who was told the story beforehand, must be anxious to hear the explanation.

Then kill someone.

“You need to hear the explanation before you kill him. ”

“You have the option of torturing, extracting information and then killing it. ”

“Torture tends to make the answers that the perpetrator wants to hear rather than tell the truth. Anyway, I'll cut to the chase. ”

I opened the box and Danton's eyes widened.

What was in it was Hersman's severed corpse, the tofu head, among other things.

It is perfectly preserved as if it had just died. It was collected separately from the Okcheon Dungeon as evidence for the government to submit.

“Hmm.”

Danton couldn't hide his interesting colors from his face.

He notices at a glance what the bodyguard doesn't.

“That was a heterogenous corpse recently acquired from Korea. ”

“Yes. Almost identical to the species found in the New York 12 dungeons. ”

In the Ocean Dungeon, they were born from eggs born to Leah, and in the New York Dungeon, they were Gertruite children. It looked a little different, but Danton understood that it was the same species.

Seeing that, Danton leans forward very slightly.

Now we're talking.

“What about the Korean government? ”

The question is, does the government know that they brought it here?

“Of course not. ”

“Guild?”

“I don't know.”

“Are you here purely as a person? ”

“Yes, I don't represent the Korean government or the Celestial Dragon Guild at this moment. As Seo Jin-wook, I'm proposing a negotiation. ”

“Do you deserve to make a deal with me? ”

“That's right.”

Danton usually deals with black markets around the world. Trading as an individual meant that a person could deal with items and information on a level equal to that of a market.

In fact, there were some hunters with that qualification in the future. Angelica was typical. The encounter was viewed on the surface as a meeting between the guild leader and the investor, but for the exchange of deceptive items and information.

I was there, of course.

I had a conversation with a man named Edward Danton in my head.

“What's in it for me to make a deal with you? I've come to know who I am, not a long-time trader, and I don't know my roots, so why do I have to keep talking instead of burying it? ”

I'm asking if you've prepared a deal that appeals to Gumi.

Even if he had faith, he's also a merchant.

I gave the answer.

“Those cockroaches probably started crawling back into the New York dungeon. ”

Danton's mouth finally smiled.

Instead of being frightened by how you know it, you decide the opponent is someone you can talk to and are interested in it.

Eyes glow between dark wrinkles.

“That's something the Korean government doesn't know yet. ”

A few months ago, the U.S. government detonated a tactical nuke inside the New York City War and wiped out Ers Bay. Since the raid has not finished, the gates have not been closed, and we are continuing our ongoing expedition through the Hunter in protective clothing, and it was not long before the Ersmen began to cross the dungeon border again.

And the ones that showed up weren't harmed at all by the radiation.

The Ersmen adapt to everything. Poison, temperature, barometric pressure, anything that doesn't completely shatter your body can survive. This time it was retrofitted so that it could withstand even radiation.

However, there is only one substance they cannot be immune to.

I pointed my finger at the head in the box and said,

“Doesn't it look different? The body fluids that remain in this body are like poison to the New York dungeons. ”

If you borrow the concept of Earth, an entity that lays eggs among the Ersmen, one of the qualifications to become a ‘queen’ is to produce unique chemicals. As soon as an egg is born, the substance already flowing into Ersman's bodily fluids is toxic to individuals with different genetic information.

Moreover, Leah is a much older individual than Gerut, so she lays eggs at a slow rate but is highly toxic. In other words, the children of Gertruite who appear in the New York dungeon will die if they are exposed to Leah's children's bodily fluids. You cannot respond without unlimited antidotal artifacts.

It was only Ers who was reluctant to eat and clean up civilized races that waged the war between their families and refrained from eating each other as much as possible.

“Poison?”

“Yes. A poison that can't boost your immunity. Let the researchers know how to extract fluid from this body and process it. I don't know about that. ”

In fact, I know a little, but I kept my mouth shut because I thought I would buy more doubt if I provided too much detail.

“We're going to need some verification. ”

Now, there is no round count coming out of his mouth that says he has a few minutes left.

Whether I'm telling the truth or not, the goods and information I brought were of interest to me.

Danton will now confirm the sample by delivering it through the back hole to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Then, through a few intermediate steps, we will hand over the entire corpse to the right guild.

“Yes, I'll wait. ”

There's no point in me holding a corpse, and using it as a bargaining chip is enough.

At this rate, the U.S. government will eventually stop the Ersmen from escaping the gates of New York. Without the dungeon key, it was a chore to them, even if they blocked the gate with star means and blockade.

Those who came up with that kind of radiation as an option are from New York to Eggs. She moved away from the Queen's pheromones that were preventing the development of gonads and began reproducing as soon as she escaped from the hostile environment, Dungeon.

After a while, New York is transformed into the Human Hunting Ground of Ersmen. Many hunters died trying to exterminate them.

I do not wish to recreate that history.

“So, what do you want? ”

He also knew that he wasn't just here to make deals.

I told you not to rush.

“I'm looking for items that look like this. ”

Raise the hologram. It was an artifact that I was as close to recreating as I could remember.

A statue depicting a creature that does not exist on Earth.

Danton tilts his head.

“What else does it look like?

“No, this shape, this glow, this color is important. ”

This item doesn't have any special features. It's not a weapon, it's not armor. An ornament made by a faction to commemorate something.

Because it was found in the dungeon, it was traded among those who collect such things as hobbies without attracting people's attention, and I don't know whose property it is at this point.

By the time Randy gets the sword from his previous life, that will no longer be available, so we need to find it now.

Danton's network should be able to figure it out. Once we're out of the gates of the United States.

“What are you going to use it for? ”

I just laughed without an answer.

In fact, what's needed is the metal that makes up that statue.

I was going to melt as soon as I got it.

‘Because I can't listen to the whole story about the dead woman forever. ’

Danton said out loud.

“Anyway, hand over the data. Is that the unit price?”

“No, there's one more thing. ”

I asked.

“Do you also own shares in a company called Decker and Jefferson? ”

Danton frowned.

“No, you've got a soft spot. ”

I knew he smelled something, too.

“Did you dig it up?”

“No, I don't think it's worth it at this stage. What do you know? ”

Rather, he tries to get information from me if there are rumors he has heard.

I met that expectation.

“If the IRS and the Ministry of Defense join forces and focus on the company in the near future, there may be interesting results. ”

Danton raises his eyebrows.

“Do you know how many businesses the company has reached out to and how many subsidiaries it has? ”

“We just need to rob the headquarters. The subject is · · ·. ”

Maybe we should narrow it down.

“If you focus on research that can give the effects of healing potions found in the dungeon to the Awakened, something interesting will come out. ”

I want to make a deal with Danton because of this.

Once I rank first among the items that are important in the future, I will go there to find them myself. That's the case with the sword.

However, once you reach second place, even if you have more colleagues later, it will be difficult to get them around the world. You can get that through Danton.

And another thing that's too important to me, even if I don't rank number one, that I can't figure out on my own.

Hiding somewhere alone, killing and interrogating someone is something you just don't know.

when you have to divulge information to a large group or corporation. In other words, when the light of power is needed.

Now was the time.

“Is that possible?"

· · · Stay in touch. Let's start with the cadaver test, and if you're telling the truth, let's talk about it. ”

For Danton, it was a simple matter of fabricating a fake pitcher or fabricated evidence for a connected senator.

I only smiled satisfactorily then.

‘I'll see you soon. ’

When I recently commissioned the location of an old colleague of mine, I learned that three people, other than Angelica, were born alive in this age. Unlike Seung Hyun Choi being erased at all.

However, for one of them, there were noticeable additions.

‘Nathan Drake. Currently 19 years old when surviving. Unusual: No sign of her since she disappeared 10 years ago. ’

Nate.

The last five, later known as the Necromancer.

He couldn't remember where he was in the past. When I was traveling somewhere, I was told that my vision was completely blocked.

The information that will be the clue will now be discovered by the U.S. government.

The end