On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 269
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The Organization Collapsed on My First Day of Infiltration Episode 269
The Most Heart-Pounding Day
Gilbert tried to predict what would happen next.
First.
The tree gets cut.
Second.
The tree gets cut quite deeply.
Third.
Surprisingly, nothing happens at all.
‘As expected.’
It was the third option.
Nothing happened at all.
The tree was perfectly fine.
There weren’t even any carved traces.
‘Did he just swing it around for show?’
No, that wasn’t it.
A clear mana sword had definitely emerged, and something extended from that mana sword, brushing past the tree.
Something should have happened, but it remained quiet.
‘Is there some kind of magic cast on the tree?’
Anyway, nothing seemed to have happened on the surface.
That thought lasted exactly 10 seconds.
Thud.
Something began to happen.
The tree was…
The tree was sliding.
Centered around where Ziel’s sword aura had struck…
The completely severed tree was sliding to the left.
“…!”
Gilbert’s mouth fell wide open.
What was happening right now?
The tree was…
Cut completely through?
That massive, thick tree, completely?
“This is… impossible…”
Ziel’s reaction was even more remarkable.
“It’s so excessively sharp that the reaction was delayed. Next time I should try with mana forged a bit more roughly.”
How could he talk so calmly after accomplishing something so impossible?
It was an absurd situation.
Everyone said master-level fighters could vertically bisect mountains and part seas, but that was just figurative language.
If anything, mages came closer to accomplishing such feats.
While master-level fighters weren’t as strong in stamina and physique, high-tier mages casting magic over long periods could demonstrate such power.
But being able to accomplish such a thing with just a single ‘sword’ was unheard of.
‘You can cut through wide areas, sure. But how do you cut so… deeply like that…’
Rumble!
And the sliding tree finally toppled over to the side with a tremendous crash.
Saying it toppled was an understatement – it was like an earthquake had occurred, with massive reverberations shaking heaven and earth.
That enormous mass and weight of tree had fallen and crashed straight into the ground.
Vibrations that would have been hard to withstand for anyone less than Gilbert covered the earth, and massive clouds of dust swept in all directions.
“Insane…”
Even amid all this, Ziel remained standing.
Without a single change in expression.
A moment later.
“Cough, cough.”
Only after the dust had settled a bit did Gilbert open his eyes and ask Ziel.
“Boss… just how strong are you?”
“I don’t know either.”
Ziel answered calmly as always.
He seemed to have no particular thoughts about what he had accomplished.
“Shouldn’t you feel at least a little proud after accomplishing something like this?”
“Gilbert. Do you feel that way when you do something you can naturally accomplish?”
“…”
His way of thinking was fundamentally different.
So Gilbert’s conclusion was this.
“I will devote my loyalty to you, Boss.”
“See that you do.”
“But could you perhaps split a mountain too?”
“I haven’t tried so I don’t know, but a small mountain should be possible. Though splitting it vertically wouldn’t change much.”
“…Ah.”
The power to horizontally bisect that massive tree.
‘Even with the best sword, it seems impossible.’
Simply put, Gilbert felt it would be impossible even with any legendary sword, not just the one Ziel was currently holding.
Conversely, Boss…
‘Wouldn’t it be possible even with a roughly made sword?’
In reality, he had received help from the Ether Steel sword, but having no way to know this, he could only think this way!
Awe filled him to the brim.
This person was his boss!
‘I will devote my loyalty to you, Boss.’
He had definitely seen it there.
Boss’s eyes turning golden!
Golden was the symbol of the Imperial Family.
It was an eye color that only those who inherited that bloodline could display.
But seeing golden in Boss’s eyes meant…
‘Have I learned a secret I should take to my grave, no, beyond death…’
Hidden bloodline of the Imperial Family!
‘Then what is Boss’s ultimate goal?’
At first, he thought it was to create an organization that even the Imperial Family couldn’t touch.
But if he was hidden Imperial Family bloodline…
‘Could it be!’
An explosion went off in Gilbert’s head.
‘Revenge against the Imperial Family that abandoned him!’
Gilbert had been reading detective novels frequently lately.
“What are you thinking about?”
“I respect you, Boss.”
“Continue to do so.”
“Yes. I will join you in your grand dream, Boss.”
Ziel tilted his head.
‘Grand dream?’
It was indeed a grand dream.
A former assassin completely settling into a new identity and living that way was unprecedented.
In any case, it seemed there was still no way to resolve their mutual misunderstanding.
“But what do we do now?”
At Gilbert’s question, Ziel approached the tree that was left with only its trunk.
In fact, even that trunk alone was wide enough to build a mansion on top of it.
Gilbert, who followed behind, witnessed a shocking sight.
“As expected, there’s a space inside.”
In the middle of the trunk.
There was a hole.
It wasn’t even a dead tree, but how could the middle of a perfectly living tree be so hollow?
Gilbert examined the upper part of the tree that had been cut and fallen off, just in case.
Similarly, there was a hole at the exact same spot.
The width of that hole penetrating through the middle of the tree was wide enough for about two people to pass through easily.
‘Then there were people inside…?’
Gilbert examined the inner wall. It was clean. No matter how he looked at it, it wasn’t naturally occurring. Anyone could tell it felt artificially processed!
‘There’s something here.’
The upper part of the cut tree?
Or below this trunk?
Whatever it was, it was absurd.
But Gilbert had already experienced something absurd.
The very existence of Boss who had cut this entire tree!
“Gilbert, investigate the tree side. There might be an exit coming out from above.”
“Yes, Boss.”
What was there to fear with Boss!
Gilbert moved along the fallen tree and examined it. It was fortunate that it had fallen over, because if he had to climb up, it would have been absolutely hellish.
“Where…”
Since there was a passage, an exit must exist.
What Ziel thought was perfectly natural was found at the end of the tree.
Click.
When he opened the door, sure enough, it was connected to the circular passage inside the tree.
“Boss, I found it.”
“Then the space this passage leads to must be below this trunk.”
The strangeness of Osu Island wasn’t a recent occurrence.
However, the climate becoming more severe had happened just a few days ago.
According to Boss, the mana waves had become stronger, and their source was right here.
‘Is there a secret below here?’
Gilbert was tense but didn’t show it.
“We just need to go down then.”
“Right. We go down.”
A truly unknown enemy!
Along with the light entity that made things disappear, how exactly did they drill holes and live in this giant tree – everything was full of mysteries.
But he wasn’t afraid since he was with Boss.
Thump.
Then Ziel struck the ground once more, making the surroundings a Silent Zone before giving hand signals.
Then Ziel jumped into the deep hole below without hesitation!
Gilbert also followed and jumped in without a moment’s hesitation.
And regretted it.
“Aaaaaaahhhhh!”
An endless fall began.
The fall continued.
Relentlessly.
When he couldn’t tell how far he was falling and even the fact of falling became hazy.
“Get ready.”
“Now?”
“Put your dagger against the wall and scrape it. Channel your mana.”
Following Ziel’s utterly calm voice, the scraping sound of a dagger could be heard echoing off the wall.
Gilbert also hurriedly pulled out two daggers and scraped the wall to slow his speed.
‘Does this work?’
It didn’t.
Instead, his wrist twisted and he dropped the daggers.
“Ugh!”
Just when he thought he would fall like that.
Ziel, who had landed first, caught Gilbert.
Like catching a princess!
“I, I’m alive. Thank you, Boss!”
“Still lacking.”
“I’m sorry. But where is this…?”
“Bottom of the Tree.”
“Oh, we came down really deep?”
Ziel pointed upward.
“Look.”
A small hole where light was seeping through could be seen far above.
It meant it wasn’t very deep.
“What… how is this possible? We fell for so long…?”
“The falling space repeated. It seems like deception through magic or illusion.”
“Then were we continuously subjected to spatial movement?”
“Perhaps.”
At that height, depending on one’s level, falling straight down probably wouldn’t be fatal.
“What exactly is this space for…?”
“A place full of mana waves that even mages cannot detect.”
Osu Island.
A region that hasn’t been completely magically explained yet.
A place where no conclusions could be drawn except that the various climates were simply due to experiments.
So it was a place where nothing would be strange no matter what happened, and where any phenomenon could be accepted.
Still, the wonder was unavoidable.
Whoosh.
Gilbert made a torch on the spot.
While Boss could see well in darkness, Gilbert finally felt his vision clearing up.
“This space… it’s incredibly wide. How did they create such a space Under the Tree?”
Ziel approached the wall and simply came to a conclusion.
“It was a space that existed from the beginning. I don’t see traces of human hands.”
The space Under the Tree was quite spacious. As Ziel said, it didn’t feel artificial.
“Then did they dig through the ground to get in?”
“I don’t know. We’ll ask when we meet the people living inside.”
“Ah.”
Then they should probably look for the people living inside first.
However, they couldn’t tell exactly how big this space was yet.
Without a torch, it was darkness where you couldn’t distinguish even an inch ahead, so it couldn’t be helped…
“This Way.”
Ah.
Boss was here.
Ziel walked forward without hesitation and stopped at a certain point.
When the torch illuminated it, a door came into view.
“This is artificial.”
“A rectangular iron door like this doesn’t occur naturally, Gilbert.”
“That… that’s right.”
Boss’s words were unpredictable as always.
“The source of the waves is beyond this.”
“Then you’re saying the culprit is inside.”
“The three missing people are also inside.”
“Ah. That makes sense. Since this is the only place they could go.”
“No. I can tell by their breathing and scent. Speculation without evidence is meaningless.”
“Ah.”
Boss seemed to be the only person who could identify who was beyond an invisible wall using such methods.
Anyway, the door looked sturdy.
It wasn’t a simple iron door.
Even Gilbert could sense the dangerous power flowing around the door.
It was the kind of situation where touching it carelessly would cause problems.
As he naturally looked toward Ziel, an unexpected object approached before his eyes.
“Take this.”
It was a dagger.
‘Another dagger?’
No, before that.
Why a dagger in this situation…?
“It’s a gift.”
“I’m grateful, but why in this situation…?”
“Let’s open it.”
Gilbert did as instructed, took the dagger, and drew it from its scabbard, his eyes widening.
He’d seen this somewhere before.
“Oh, this…”
“I had it made when I made my sword. I got Ether River from the Black Market.”
“…!”
Ziel particularly emphasized that he got it from the Black Market.
But only the word ‘Ether River’ reached Gilbert’s ears.
“Boss…! For me…!”
“Mm.”
“You must have wanted it after seeing the tournament winner receive one! But to think of me too!”
Gilbert, who had interpreted it on his own, trembled with emotion.
Though it was a dagger, it was a precious item made from Ether River!
The fact that he gave this to him…
“I will devote infinite loyalty to you.”
“Do so. And this time, you cut it.”
“Me?”
“Yes. That Ether River dagger should be able to cut through the iron door.”
Gilbert looked back and forth between the dagger and Ziel in a daze, then nodded.
“I’ll try.”
Today was the most heart-pounding day ever.
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