The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 130

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 130
“Am I not the stone you wanted to smash?”
As Officer Oh spoke in a somewhat excited voice, Kang Han-geul interjected.
“Officer Oh, calm down for a moment.”
“But, Team Leader…!”
However, before Officer Oh could say anything, Kang Han-geul turned back to Pee So-won.
“Kim Ju-im, is something bothering you?”
Kang Han-geul swept his cold gaze up and down over Pee So-won.
“Don’t do things I didn’t ask you to do. Especially not inside a dungeon.”
The gazes of Kang Han-geul and Pee So-won met in the empty air.
Pee So-won looked at Kang Han-geul with a defiant gaze that didn’t yield an inch, but—
Soon she grinned wickedly.
“Yes, sir. I got a bit carried away.”
I barely managed to suppress the sigh that was about to burst out.
I was genuinely worried a bloodbath might break out here.
That crazy woman.
Kang Han-geul furrowed his brow at her words and spoke.
“Regardless, this path is narrow and dangerous. If goblins are waiting below, even if they’re low-level monsters, there’s still a risk of injury. So it would be better to form a larger formation and move together—”
Kang Han-geul glanced over the four of them, then pointed to Cheon Min-jun and Officer Oh.
“You two go ahead first, Ha Dae-ri and I will take the middle, and Kim Ju-im will cover the rear. You said you’re a good shot. Provide cover.”
Officer Oh still looked daggers at Pee So-won, but he had no choice but to yield to Kang Han-geul’s orders and took the lead with Cheon Min-jun.
In any case, thanks to Pee So-won drawing aggro, neither I nor Pee So-won ended up being thrown as goblin food.
After all, Pee So-won wouldn’t have become goblin food anyway! Only I would have become the goblin’s feast!
Or maybe I’d still be doing a 100-meter dash back there!
“Shouldn’t the person who shoots well come to the front?”
“Don’t worry, I won’t shoot from the back.”
“I, I…!”
Officer Oh, clutching the back of his neck, and Pee So-won were about to clash again, but this time Cheon Min-jun stepped in to stop Officer Oh.
“Let’s just go ahead. If our attention gets scattered, it’s dangerous. You haven’t forgotten that the Director told us to finish this job well and come back, have you?”
It was said quietly, but there was weight behind those words.
Especially since Choi Se-a had been mentioned.
It was only natural that Officer Oh became obedient upon hearing those words.
“Of, of course the job comes first…!”
Officer Oh said this and picked up his item again.
Of course, contrary to his brave words, he crossed the stone bridge very slowly, tapping it as he went.
At a pace almost like a turtle crawling, I could hear Pee So-won muttering quietly from behind.
“Should I really just shoot him…?”
Please, don’t forget we’re in the middle of an undercover operation!
Thinking this, I glanced at Team Leader Kang Han-geul standing beside me.
But he simply walked forward with a face that suggested he was tired of everything.
As I descended the stone stairs suspended in midair, there were no attacks whatsoever.
Moreover, once I reached the lower level, it became slightly brighter.
Instead, a thick metallic smell seeped through my mask.
“Ugh, fine dust. This’ll wreck my lungs.”
Officer Oh grumbled, but thanks to the slightly improved visibility, everyone’s tension had eased considerably.
“We’re currently 150 meters underground. Based on the wave patterns, it looks like there’s a passage continuing downward over there, so let’s go a bit further.”
Following Team Leader Kang’s words, we moved at a faster pace than before.
This time, however, we encountered a few goblins.
The goblins positioned in the upper part of the cave merely gazed at us curiously without attacking.
In their hands, which tilted with confusion, were pickaxes and shovels.
Yet they showed no intention of swinging them, simply watching us quietly.
“It appears they won’t move unless we perform some action that draws aggro.”
At Cheon Min-jun’s words, Kang Han-geul nodded.
“Still, be careful. They might attack the moment we get too close.”
Not all monsters attack intruders the moment they enter a dungeon.
Sometimes aggro is only drawn when you enter a certain distance, and sometimes monsters activate only when you touch a specific stone or object, drawing aggro.
Given that the goblins weren’t far away and despite their awareness of us, no attack came, Kwon Ik-seong concluded that we’d need to touch something to draw their aggro.
“Can’t we just kill a couple and take some gold? My daughter’s into dance and it costs a fortune! Ha-ha!”
Officer Oh made a pointless joke in the midst of all this and received criticism.
“If this operation falls apart, will Officer Oh take responsibility?”
“…No, sir.”
It was fortunate that he was someone susceptible to authority.
It was at that moment I thought this.
A small railway track spread before my eyes.
And beyond it, endless darkness stretched on.
“…According to the wave patterns, it’s down there.”
Team Leader Kang Han-geul sighed and pointed toward that darkness.
There seemed to be no light source whatsoever in that direction, so even Team Leader Kang seemed reluctant.
“How many meters remain?”
When I asked, Team Leader Kang Han-geul answered.
“25 meters.”
It didn’t seem like a particularly long distance, but since it was a vertical distance, we might have quite a bit of walking ahead.
And there was no guarantee the path inside would extend in only a straight line.
But at the same time, there was no guarantee that what lay below would be particularly dangerous.
Choi Se-a had already gathered information beforehand about what was buried down there.
What lay beneath was simply a Magical Stone Mine.
Team Leader Kang, who had likely been briefed on this beforehand, spoke while feigning sacrifice.
“Since there are fewer wave patterns below, it doesn’t seem like there are many monsters. You stay and guard up here instead.”
It felt strongly like a strategy to separate Officer Oh.
If Officer Oh knew what was down there, he’d throw a fit demanding to take a few pieces.
‘How am I supposed to handle that tantrum again?’
Right now it’s manageable since there’s no gold or magical stones in front of him, but imagine if there were magical stones right before his eyes.
Would that guy just sit still?
“Team Leader, you’re going with Ha Dae-ri? Why don’t you just send Kim Ju-im?”
Officer Oh spoke while glaring at Kim Eun-kyeong—no, Pee So-won—as if he didn’t know or didn’t care.
It seemed like his eyes were screaming that he wanted to just bury this whole thing.
“I need to verify it myself.”
Team Leader Kang cut him off decisively and gestured to me with his chin.
I pulled out a headlamp I’d prepared beforehand, fitted it on the manager, and put one on myself.
When I turned on the headlamp, bright light illuminated the space right in front of us.
Still, anywhere the light didn’t reach was pitch black darkness.
“I can go as well.”
That’s when Kim Ju-im called out to Team Leader Kang.
Just as Team Leader Kang was hesitating, I shook my head.
“Ah-ah, I’m the one who needs to escort the team leader. Kim Ju-im, didn’t you hear what the team leader said earlier? Stay put!”
At my sharp rebuke, Kim Ju-im’s brow furrowed.
His eyes looked like he wanted to kill me on the spot, but that wasn’t going to happen.
I’m the superior here, damn it!
“Well… it’s better if a volunteer goes.”
Team Leader Kang said that and walked ahead. I began walking about half a step behind him.
The wave generator operated stably.
Drawing complex linear patterns.
Cheon Min-jun, Officer Oh, and Kim Ju-im who were behind us vanished into the flickering light, and darkness filled everything around us.
“It feels just like being in the deep sea.”
When I spoke, Team Leader Kang chuckled softly.
“Surprisingly sentimental for a situation like this.”
“Do you think they can hear our voices up there?”
“No need to hear voices. If there’s any problem, I can use this—”
Team Leader Kang pointed to the communication device in his hand.
Click.
In that instant, handcuffs locked around Team Leader Kang’s wrist.
“…?”
Team Leader Kang tried to move his fingers, but it was impossible.
I looked at Team Leader Kang with an awkward smile.
“Hehe… it’s because those are handcuffs… I’m sorry, but I don’t think your hands will be moving.”
“You…!”
And then I pulled out a Zippo lighter from my pocket and lit it.
Along with the smoke, we instantly moved to the Subspace.
A space without Captain Hong, Kwon Ik-seong, or Pee So-won.
Of course.
This isn’t the standard-issue model for investigators—I had it custom-made separately at the Haenimdalnim Workshop.
‘Normally, items commissioned by investigative agencies can’t be duplicated exactly….’
‘Can’t be duplicated?’
‘I’ll help you….’
Our kind Il-yeon. Let’s go the distance together.
With that thought, I watched Team Leader Kang point the crossbow at me with his free hand.
“Ah, if you fire that, you won’t be able to get out of here….”
“…!”
I tilted my head as I watched Team Leader Kang’s face contort.
“And there’s no real need to shoot, is there? We’re on the same side. Team Leader Kang.”
I spoke, recalling the information about Kang Han-geul that Choi Woo-jin had investigated.
“The Baek Hee-ryeong faction. Isn’t that right?”
Kang Han-geul was an internal spy planted by Baek Hee-ryeong.

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