Monopolizing Skills to the 666th Floor - Chapter 95

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Skill Devouring to the 666th Floor Episode 095

95. Kidnapped News Maru

Hiromune was flustered.

‘Amon? This person is?’

There isn’t an Apostle in this world who doesn’t know who Amon is.

He’s the hottest figure and many people have been helped by his strategies.

How else would people think of Amon the savior before Amon the God of Destruction?

If Hiromune were asked to name someone he respects, he would mention Amon without hesitation.

‘But that Amon is… right in front of me now?’

And he has the ability to see the future?

That’s ridiculous.

I can’t believe it.

But I can’t not believe it either.

Because the opponent’s aura was extraordinary.

‘I can feel it. An unapproachable power of death…’

Death God’s Senses can detect danger.

It instinctively catches dangerous situations or dangerous opponents.

In other words, it means he can distinguish the strength of opponents.

That’s the reason Hiromune has been able to avoid danger until now.

However.

‘Even if I died and came back to life, I couldn’t beat this opponent. Absolutely not…!’

He’s too strong, even for someone strong.

If we fight, there’s only death.

Death God’s Senses was telling him so.

The only person this strong is Amon, that person alone.

“…I’ll believe you.”

“Excuse me?”

“What you said about being Amon… I’ll try to believe it.”

It would be troublesome if he wasn’t Amon.

He was that level of a powerhouse.

“But you knowing my name is also from seeing the future?”

“Yes. I knew you would appear here. And that you’d be in danger too.”

I was about to be in danger?

Me?

‘Well, there were Apostles lying in ambush inside the warehouse…’

In a way, I avoided danger thanks to Amon.

“Then… did you come to save me?”

Amon nodded.

Honestly, I was a little moved.

That famous Amon came all the way to Japan to save me?

For the sole reason that he saw the future?

‘So the rumor that Amon is Korean was true.’

He didn’t reveal it himself, but I could tell.

His awkward Japanese.

In contrast, his fluent Korean.

He seems to be Korean for sure.

“By the way, were there really no hostages inside?”

“Yes. Right? Weihao?”

“Yeah. There was nothing except Apostles with weapons.”

Geez, it’s not like I didn’t expect it to be a trap, but…

‘There were no hostages from the beginning.’

Those bad guys, breaking their promise?

My actions of coming here hoping I might be able to save the hostages just feel meaningless.

“Phew… So it was a trap to kill me. Then the hostages… must already be dead.”

“No. They’re still alive.”

“What?”

Instantly, Hiromune’s eyes came alive.

“I saw the future. There’s still a chance to save them.”

“Is, is that really true?”

“First, follow me. I know where their hideout is.”

Future Sight Skill is truly useful in many ways.

‘So that’s why he could clear floors faster than anyone else.’

But is it really worth crossing the ocean just to save me?

I asked because I was curious.

“Why are you saving me?”

But the answer that came back was enough to hit the back of Hiromune’s head.

“I didn’t particularly come to save you. I just came because I was pissed off at the yakuza’s atrocities.”

“Ah….”

He’s a righteous person.

I had some idea from the fact that he shared strategy guides, but….

‘He really is a just person.’

This person also has the same purpose as himself – that criminals must be punished.

Though his methods are a bit extreme.

“First, I need to collect the belongings of the dead.”

With those words, Amon enters the warehouse.

Following him inside.

“Ugh!”

The first thing that hits is the stench of blood piercing his nose.

‘Th-this is…!’

A scene of brutal murder.

Of course, it wasn’t Amon’s doing.

‘That man who’s supposedly Amon’s subordinate.’

The Chinese man called Weihao.

This was his handiwork.

‘What kind of skill did he use to kill so brutally?’

A corpse with its head burst open.

A corpse with limbs torn apart.

A corpse with its neck twisted 180 degrees.

A corpse with its spine folded.

All showed the effects of some unknown monstrous strength.

‘Impressive. That person too.’

The danger level felt through Death God’s Senses is above average.

He seems to be at a similar level to himself.

‘He faced all these Apostles… alone?’

Counting the bodies, there are exactly ten.

If it had been himself?

Could he have survived the ambush?

‘I can’t know since the situation is over, but… it would have been dangerous for me. That’s why Lord Amon came to handle it instead.’

Though it was a bloody scene, he felt no sympathy knowing these were yakuza.

“Let’s collect all the mobile phones first. Confirmation calls might come.”

Amon searches through the corpses’ belongings with his subordinate, retrieving mobile phones.

Once the collection was finished, they came out of the warehouse.

“Follow me. I’ll guide you to where they are.”

“Yes.”

His suspicions about him hadn’t completely disappeared, but wasn’t there nothing else he could do in this situation?

‘Whether it turns out good or bad, I have to save the hostage first.’

Hiromune followed Amon.

Willing to risk being deceived.

Kiiko Miyazaki, better known by the name News Maru.

She was kidnapped while doing a live stream.

“Kyaah! Why are you doing this!”

“Shut up and follow us!”

Something like a hood was put over her head, blocking her vision.

She was moved by car, but couldn’t tell where they were going.

“Wh-why are you doing this? Please let me go.”

“Say one more word. I’ll kill you right here.”

Though intimidated by the threat, she tried to overcome her fear.

‘The police will come save me. It was caught on the live video.’

Since she was kidnapped during a live stream, thousands of viewers witnessed it.

Someone must have reported it to the police.

“Get in here!”

Kiiko was locked in an iron cage.

Inside, there were other people besides herself.

They all seemed to be kidnapped victims.

‘It’s okay. If I wait, the police will come find me.’

With that hope, she waited all day locked in the iron cage.

‘….’

Complete radio silence.

When the person who appeared to be a Guard left their post, I tried talking to the people around me.

“Excuse me… do you know where this place is?”

People shaking their heads without answering.

Their faces were stained with despair.

As if they thought there was no hope of escape.

“Let’s talk a bit. How did you end up here?”

“….”

Besides myself, five others had been kidnapped, but they were all quiet.

They wouldn’t open their mouths.

“Hello? Please say something…”

“Be quiet. You’ll be the first to die at this rate.”

A Man who had been keeping silent spoke up.

“So you can talk. Nice to meet you, I’m Kiiko…”

“Didn’t you hear me? The best strategy here is to not stand out. Otherwise, you’ll be the first to go.”

“What? Go where…?”

“Human trafficking, entertainment districts… at worst, even organ trafficking. Whatever it is, it won’t be anywhere good.”

“….”

Kiiko closed her mouth.

She had thought they were kidnapped for ransom, but the situation was more serious than expected.

If it was money, she could give them as much as they wanted…

“Money isn’t their goal?”

“From what I’ve observed, it’s not. If you listen to their conversations, it’s clear. This isn’t a hostage situation demanding ransom.”

“Ah…”

“The moment we leave here, we’ll either be sold somewhere or die from organ extraction. No one who left the Iron Cage has ever returned.”

Hearing this made me feel somewhat anxious.

I had thought there would be some Exit to escape through…

“All we can do is wait here holding our breath. Though we’re destined to die eventually…”

The Man’s voice held no hope.

But Kiiko didn’t give up.

She had something to look forward to.

“Everyone, don’t lose hope. If things go well, we can get out.”

“You haven’t been here long so you don’t understand the situation, but it’s impossible.”

“No, it’s possible. Do you know who I am?”

At those words, The Man and the others looked up at her.

“Who are you?”

“I’m News Maru. A ViewTuber with 2 million subscribers.”

“News Maru?”

“I know her! I was even subscribed to her Channel…”

“Oh! There’s a subscriber here too. Nice to meet you.”

Though it wasn’t a situation to be happy about, Kiiko spoke cheerfully.

Because she had something to believe in.

“The Police will find us soon. So don’t give up yet.”

“What grounds do you have for saying they’ll find us?”

“I was doing a live broadcast right before I was kidnapped.”

“Live?”

“So you’re saying the kidnapping scene was broadcast?”

“Yes. So the Police must have identified the suspects’ information and location and are heading this way.”

She spoke confidently, but the reaction was negative.

“If it’s just because of that, you shouldn’t get your hopes up. How could they figure it out from just a brief recording?”

“There are CCTVs. If they track the suspects’ movements…”

“The guys who kidnapped us are Apostles.”

Apostles? The Kidnappers?

“They have power beyond common sense. They might have an Evasion Ability.”

“But the CCTVs…”

“That won’t help. The Police have no idea where we are. If they did, they would have found me already. Me, the Tokyo Governor’s Son.”

Surprise spread across Kiiko’s eyes.

“W-wait a moment. You’re the Governor’s son?”

“Yes. I was also kidnapped from the street like everyone else. I don’t know if they knew who I was when they kidnapped me, but there were definitely witnesses then.”

“How many days ago was that?”

“I’m not sure. It feels like at least two days have passed.”

He had been imprisoned here for two days.

The Tokyo Governor’s Son.

Outside, there must be chaos trying to find the missing son.

With the Governor’s power, he could pressure the Police to make it their top priority.

‘But the fact that they still haven’t rescued him… that’s a bit strange?’

As the Tokyo Governor’s Son said, there might be someone with an Evasion Ability.

“Now you understand. We’re just like cattle in a Slaughterhouse waiting to die.”

“Don’t think so pessimistically.”

“Why are you being so optimistic? There’s no hope in this situation…”

“Why wouldn’t there be hope?”

Kiiko rummaged through her inner pocket and pulled something out.

“Ta-da!”

“How do you have that? Didn’t they search you?”

“Ah…”

Actually, I knew about the mobile phone’s existence from the beginning.

But I thought the live broadcast alone would be enough to get us rescued, so I didn’t take it out.

Looking back now, I feel like I took it out a bit late.

“Do you have a SIM card?”

“Oh, thank goodness!”

“Do you have a SIM card?”

“Yes. It pops well.”

“Oh, thank goodness!”

“W-we’re alive. We survived.”

Hope finally began to show on people’s faces.

“I’ll keep my phone on. That way they can track me.”

When I turn on my phone that was off, it works fine.

While we’re at it, let’s go ahead and do a live stream too.

Because that’s the most certain way to make my existence known.

“Hello everyone, this is News Maru.”

└Huh? News Maru?

└Did you turn on your livestream?

└What’s going on? Where are you?

└There’s chaos right now saying News Maru has been kidnapped!

└Wait, were you actually kidnapped?

└What the hell is going on!?

“Let me explain the situation – someone kidnapped me while I was doing a live stream. I’m locked up behind bars somewhere, though I don’t know where, and there are other people who’ve been kidnapped besides me.”

As soon as Kiiko turns the screen, there’s an immediate reaction.

└Whoa… what the hell!!?

└There’s another person who was kidnapped?

└This is terrible. Someone quickly call the police!

└Is this for real? It’s not fake, right?

└Even in this situation, there’s some sick person who’s still suspicious.

Can’t you tell from the fact that even kidnapping articles have come out?

“Everyone, this isn’t fake – this is really happening. Please help me. I don’t even know where I am and I’m so scared.”

Though she said it was scary, Kiiko believed she would soon be released.

She turned on the live stream for countless people to see, and someone among them must have reported it to the police.

The police will find them through cell phone location tracking.

‘The problem is time….’

While hoping to find it as quickly as possible.

“What the fuck! Who are you?”

There was a commotion outside.

Looks like the guard is back.

‘Oh no! I can’t get caught already…’

I didn’t expect to get caught this quickly—this is bad.

Just as he was about to retrieve his phone.

Thwack! Crack!

I heard a strange sound.

The sound of something breaking.

‘What? Wasn’t that meant for me?’

Soon, the sound of heavy footsteps could be heard.

“Here it is.”

A man I’ve never seen before appears.

Squeaky squeak!

He tore out the iron bars.

‘Crazy…! Does this even make sense?’

A situation that leaves you speechless.

“Don’t worry. I’ve come to save you.”

The image of Lee Tae-seong, a man speaking awkward Japanese, was being broadcast live.

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