Drug-Eating Genius Mage - Chapter 543

Genius Magician Who Takes Medicine Episode 543

Closed Area (5)

At Keegan’s words, the other attendants jumped to their feet.

“Manager!!”

“Communicating directly with the Triumvirate regarding this matter may be overly risky… … !!”

“Everyone is still awake. Do you think we are in a position to cover our faces?”

Keegan’s cool gaze quickly scanned the staff inside the conference room.

“Who will suffer the most if this fails?”

Silence passed.

“If time drags on without resolving the situation, all of us here will be fully exposed to the exposure of magical particles.”

“… … .”

“Fuck off the relationship between the yin and yang or the excesses of authority. Are you willing to give up your life simply because you are afraid of punishment from your superiors?”

Only then did the attendants’ expressions change when they realized what Keegan Grimes was talking about.

In fact, this is the last time the central council will use its hands to resolve this situation.

It was understood that if a team of rank-level superhumans, including Innocent, could not find a solution, the higher ups would have no intention of using their hands.

No matter what happens, we must stop the radiation exposure here and now and solve the problem of the closed area.

The nobility of the central council would rather bury the problem with the lives of the citizens rather than reveal the problem of the closed area.

Keegan understood that even before the operation began.

Only then did the attendants begin to express their opinions one by one.

“I have contact information for the cartel.”

“It seems that the field agents keep their faces open to make things easier during the clean-up process of the 30th Division.”

“It seems that it has been dealt with implicitly at a level where the realm of the law does not reach.”

Between the attendants who exchanged opinions quickly, Keegan pounded on the table.

“The problem is how to contact the president directly.”

“Mere contact is not enough. At least the secretary’s office needs to be contacted so that information can be drawn up.”

“I’m not going to try to meet you easily. There is a possibility that we will be wary of political maneuvering as soon as we know that it is from the manager.”

“It will be difficult in the end if we do not inform what is happening inside the closed area. But I want to keep the sharing of secrets to a minimum… … .”

The best solution would be to inform the chairman of the cartel directly about this and get advice.

However, it has already been several years since Oliviera Ron Maze stopped her official activities and went into seclusion.

At the time of the death of Madrich Onion, a former chief justice of the Supreme Court, there were only rumors that he moved behind the scenes.

It was close to impossible to bring out the retired president just by contacting the manager.

Keegan, lost in thought, raised his hand.

“Connect to the contact person. I will speak for myself.”

“… … All right.”

Turrrr-

As soon as he realized that the other party had been contacted, Keegan immediately opened his mouth.

“Informal line. I have something to say about the cartel’s outside advisors.”

-… … .

“It is related to the safety of the dog. It’s an urgent agenda, so could you call the secretary’s office right away?”

An answer that doesn’t come back for a long time.

However, in the silence that continues quietly without losing contact.

Finally, the noise of someone switching lines rang out.

A chilling voice echoed over the line at the moment Keegan took a quiet breath.

-I want you to know that this kind of contact is not helping the relationship between the city government and the head office. Grimes Level 1 Administrator.

“… … .”

Keegan felt a chill run down his spine and his face hardened.

Even though the other side didn’t even introduce anything, the other person already knows who this side is.

-At headquarters, we strictly manage those who impersonate the names of external advisors. The reason this incident is passed as a warning is to acknowledge the hard work of the manager who manages the needlessly large dam.

“… … Thank you for your consideration, President Virgil Oreiden.”

Keegan answered in a calm voice.

“But I want you to know that there is no lie in what I said. That’s because the current situation is urgent.”

In the end, the manager’s gamble to directly call the cartel’s bosses succeeded.

The right-hand man of the chairman, who is by far the leader among the four presidents.

The CEO who oversees the cartel’s countless businesses, and the entrepreneur who is responsible for all its achievements and controls the capital in the shadows.

As a result of selling the name of Lennok without looking back and appealing to the urgency, the 1st president of Oreiden directly received their contact.

-What do you mean by having something to say about the external advisor’s personal situation?

The vampire’s cold voice rang calmly through the line.

– As you may know, there are bad rumors going around about the external advisor’s health. Did you know that the issue the manager mentioned is a sensitive topic for the head office as well?

“of course.”

Keegan gulped and replied.

He had no hesitation against level 8 monsters and level 7 completers, but he was completely different when dealing with the cartel.

All four team members Keegan was with were relatively moderate in their temperament.

However, the cartel only takes the form of a company, and is a real threat that is not strange to use your hands at any time if it goes wrong.

If we can’t convince Keegan here why he sold Lennok’s name, we’ll pay the price one way or another.

“I will not speak at length. I’ll send you the video I took myself in District 25 over the line.”

-… … Area 25?

Virgil also asked if he felt something, and after checking the video transmitted through the line, the contact was immediately cut off.

Tu to… … .

At the same time, the security line that came from the cartel side this time in the opposite direction.

At the same time that Keegan started to receive calls, Virgil’s face immediately began to appear on the back of the screen in the conference room.

There was a smile on Virgil’s face as he sat in the middle of the vast office.

-Right. I wondered what the hell he wanted to say, and the face I miss so much… … .

“… … .”

Virgil looked up at Keegan with the red eyes of a vampire and spoke leisurely.

-You made a wise decision, Officer Grimes. As soon as you checked the video, did you try contacting us to request additional information? Quite different from the city officials I know.

Virgil’s voice felt like it was fading for a moment.

-It’s like a person whose life is at stake in this matter.

‘Sigh… … !’

The sound of several of the attendants gasping impatiently.

But Keegan didn’t bother to deny that fact.

He is a man who has survived on the front lines of the shadows for decades and reached his current position.

Wouldn’t it be rather strange if it wasn’t at the level of a mysterious one because his intuition was sharp?

It wouldn’t be surprising if, just looking at Keegan’s contacts and circumstances, he hit a series of circumstance.

“I want to receive the testimony of those who were present at the time as quickly as possible. Can you call any of the cartel officers who were out in District 25?”

– What is the price?

“I will hand over the progress and related information after the work inside the closed area is successfully completed.”

– You speak dangerously. Do you know what a reckless promise it is to confirm that fact in the name of the Administrator?

Virgil’s laughter grew louder at Keegan’s unresponsive attitude.

– No, I was wrong. If things don’t work out, it’s actually a situation where you can’t keep your promise.

“… … ”

– Okay. But you don’t have to go far. After all, there weren’t many powers at the headquarters that participated in the operation at the time.

Virgil tapped the desk with a pensive look on his face, searching for memories of the time.

– This was before the long civil war was settled. I said there was something urgently needed to be done near the power plant ahead of the conclusion of the work.

“Do you know what kind of operation was going on in the closed area at the time?”

– I don’t know specifically. I just remember that it was large enough to evacuate all the civilians living nearby.

Virgil replied.

-Perhaps it was moving to keep the research to be conducted inside the power plant a secret… … .

“… … .”

Upon hearing that, Keegan bit his lip.

It was as if Virgil had directly confirmed that the superhumans of the past, who were separated from each other in the timeline decades ago, were not their allies.

Virgil smiled at Keegan.

-I know roughly what you’re thinking. It’s a much more interesting secret than you might think. Right. The radiation exposure phenomenon that occasionally flowed from beyond Area 25 eventually… … .

Even if the information inside the closed area is hidden, it is inevitable to find a piece of truth with only a few clues and traces of things with excellent insight.

Keegan asked again while watching Virgil put the hidden secrets of Area 25 backwards from the results in an instant.

“Could you speak directly to the president about this agenda?”

-… … .

“It’s a matter of presumption, but the president himself may be directly involved in it. If you can contact him, he will surely remember important information… … !”

– Oh, you just arrived.

“yes?”

– I’m not the type to receive messengers seldom, but if it’s an agenda like this, it’s probably hard to ignore it.

Saying that, Virgil shook the mobile phone in his hand.

– As soon as I saw the video, I contacted you. You replied.

Immediately after turning on the messenger and checking Oliviera’s reply, Virgil’s face changed into a strange moment.

-… … hmm?

“What… … .”

Virgil’s reaction was so bizarre that even the attendants who were watching him couldn’t even breathe and were nervous.

– No, the president… … hmm.

Virgil, who stroked his chin with a troubled expression, spat out the words.

-He said he would go to Kurvas Dam right now.

“… … .”

Only cold silence flowed quietly in the meeting room.

Virgil smiled bitterly and stood up.

– We will prepare the protocol on our side. please don’t cooperate

* * *

“Isolate the area around the power plant and roam everywhere?”

“Yes.”

McQueen answered without hesitation.

“Kaise himself says it’s necessary, so he’s just filling up his surplus energy and allocating it to us.”

“… … .”

“I will finish my work in three days and return. The war is busy, so I can’t afford to invest a lot of time.”

McQueen’s words that the particle power plant is isolated and completely blocked from access by outsiders.

In order to enter the power plant with the correct method, you have no choice but to fight the superhumans of the past directly.

Parden McQueen and Oliviera Caise from decades ago, and other supermen of the past who ran with support.

I haven’t confirmed all the other powers yet, but the first three are this much, what about the others?

‘There are so many things I want to check… … . I don’t have much time.’

Is the McQueen living in front of me the real McQueen of the past or is it just an illusion left in this area?

In fact, Lennok had already concluded that the former was unlikely.

If he really moved to the past time, it would mean that he was forced to go back in time against Lennok’s will.

Considering Lennok’s targeted resistance ability, this was virtually impossible.

It couldn’t even be considered unless it was an ascendant or foreign-class miracle, but if such a miracle was lurking in the area, there was no way that Lennok would not notice it.

‘But it’s hard to think of it as just a fantasy.’

Now, this McQueen is conversing with Lennok, thinking, and making arbitrary judgments about actions that would not have existed in the past.

Not only that, but the main force flowing out of his body is very similar to what Lennok remembered.

It is not simply a level that is far apart by separating the timeline.

A miracle that cannot be understood without setting a specific point in time, ‘fixing’ this moment, and inserting it entirely into the world’s timeline.

If this was a by-product of the black consumer project Kaise had a hand in, Lennok had to check it out here.

“All come. The particle power plant is over there.”

Unlike the outskirts of the closed area, which was close to ruins, a magnificent new structure with no visible dust.

A thick chimney boasting an enormous diameter and a ventilation shaft can be seen beyond the gigantic barrier that seems to have been made entirely of poured concrete.

A particle power plant that continuously smokes and superimposes waves of faint magic power.

Even though he was just checking it out through the thick barrier, Lennok could sense an incredibly powerful energy source felt inside.

Also the fact that all the phenomena that are happening in this closed area are related to that power plant.

Standing in front of the power plant, McQueen glanced back at Lennok and then pointed back at Lennok at the pier leading to the power plant.

“Lead ahead.”

“… … Did you ever think to doubt me now?”

“Before meeting the president, you should be careful.”

said McQueen, alert.

“I guided you because you had a business card with your signature on it, but I don’t believe you.”

“… … ”

“Excessively dangerous magic… … It belongs to someone who has killed countless people. In the first place, I don’t know if a mage like you has the temperament to truly believe in and follow someone.”

“Believe and follow… … .”

Can there be a more ironic word than this to hear from the mouth of McQueen himself, who betrayed Oliviera and ended his life.

“What are you laughing at?”

McQueen’s reaction to reveal uncomfortable feelings without hiding them.

Other than the obsession with his own time that Lennok remembered, it is a slightly different attitude from McQueen in his lifetime, who seemed aloof somewhere.

As decades passed, this apostate monk must have had several opportunities to change his values of life.

“If you think so, wouldn’t it be solved by killing me with your liberation technique at any time?”

“… … .”

“I know that you pioneered the landscape of images by using the Zhouqiedomen. If it’s a high mountain scene with your heart in it, getting rid of me alone won’t be a problem-” ”

Enough.”

During this period, Parden McQueen denied his own images and did not even like the fact that the scenery of the magnetic realm pointed to the high mountains of his days as a monk.

Although it was possible to express displeasure at Lennok’s remarks about his territory, it would not be easy to accuse Lennok of being suspicious and accusing him of knowing such information.

Lennok precisely aimed at the gap between the psychological discomfort and the reluctance, and it worked well for McQueen himself.

Unbearable, McQueen hit Lennok at the feet with the dagger he was holding.

“Go in. As you said, guiding the facilities and reorganizing the command system will be resolved after meeting the president.”

“… … .”

“It can’t be this inconvenient that there is no communication near the Ramahal area. After Kaise’s research is over, I wonder if he’ll get better… … .”

There is still a chance to kill McQueen and enter alone.

However, after calming down the mana, Lennok followed McQueen’s words with a cane and crossed the bridge into the power plant.

The huge power plant is full of empty fields and facilities without a single person.

Did they evacuate not only the civilians who lived near the area, but also the employees and officials who manage the power plant?

What the hell was the research that Kaise was doing here, so he kept himself away from people and left only superhumans with a rank or higher to set up a vigilance?

If we look at it now, it’s like each and every one of us is using strong men who can shake up the shadowy power structure as security guards.

The moment when Lennok, who suddenly realized the time gap, was about to move toward the gate leading directly into the power plant.

[Parden McQueen.]

I heard a voice calling for McQueen from the sky high above my head.

[The entry of outsiders should be prohibited. Haven’t you heard Kaise’s words?]

His voice was flat and insipid.

But as soon as McQueen heard the voice, he shook his head.

“It’s from the head office. I was told that I was ordered to join this operation, so I am on my way to confirm the authenticity.”

[Then we’d better deal with it outside the power plant,]

the voice answered.

The voice that quietly mingled with the wind seemed like a ghost.

[Didn’t Kaise directly ask for a ban on entry? Are you going to violate the directive?]

“I just need to ask the president directly. At least it’s clear that I heard directly from him.”

McQueen asked with an expressionless face.

“Or would you personally go inside the power plant facility and tell me this? In that case, wait here.”

“… … .”

There was no answer.

Instead, it felt as if the gaze, as if looking down at us from far away, had disappeared.

Lennok immediately turned to McQueen and asked.

“Who is it?”

“One of Kaise’s henchmen.”

McQueen replied, frowning.

“Isn’t that guy famous for always taking his own henchmen with him as a bodyguard? All of them are picky and have annoying abilities.”

“… … .”

“I hate to admit it, but I heard that they got a name because they did so much in the civil war. … .”

He said as if he remembered McQueen, who was lost in thought.

“It was Dead Rise.”

“… … what?”

The moment Lennok, who had not expected to hear that name here, turned his head.

Wedge liquid!!

A flash of gray light cut through the atmosphere at the speed of sound and fell from the ground.

In the blink of an eye, something fell vertically from the sky and stopped in front of the two of them with its huge body wide open.

Chow ah!!

Ironclad wings spread out on both sides.

Lennok’s eyes could see the countless firearms hanging on the inside of the magnificent wings that were close to several meters long.

A man with two wings of overwhelming artificial beauty hanging from his back, slows down in an instant and lands on the ground.

Dull, sunken gray eyes stared at Lennok with a cool gaze.

“… … .”

The three heads of the cartel.

A private military company that Kaise’s henchmen betrayed him and established.

Was even that name originally a reference to Kaise’s bodyguard?

Ironically, Lennok met the culprit and one of Kaise’s henchmen here.

Perhaps one of the culprits who might betray Kaise and leave him in the future.