The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 134

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 134
“But what is this Subspace? This isn’t Heon Su-guk’s, is it?”
“That’s not the priority right now. We need to get out of here first. I need to check if the Dragon has been cleared too.”
Since the boss monster had just died, I could only hope the dungeon would close, but the thunderous sound from earlier and the movements of the Goblins worried me somewhat.
If there were Goblins that had escaped the dungeon before the boss monster died—
Even if it wouldn’t be as catastrophic as before, Jeong-an City would still be in danger.
Ordinary people would be slaughtered the moment they encountered even a D-rank monster.
“See you later.”
Pee So-won clenched her teeth.
Her expression suggested there were more than one or two suspicious things.
And rightfully so.
Bringing Kang Si-bang here was suspicious, taking the Subspace was suspicious, dealing with Team Leader Kang was suspicious!
It’s all strange!
I touched the bottom of the Zippo lighter with a sorrowful expression.
When I flicked the lighter on, darkness swallowed us.
As the darkness lifted, I saw Kang Si-bang in the collapsed cave, gulping down mana stones.
There were far more mana stones and gold piled up than before.
And on top of them lay the Dragon’s corpse, reduced to bones.
Had all the scales turned to gold?
So that’s why it’s called a Golden Dragon.
…Or rather!
Light poured down above our heads.
“That’s broken through? It looks like a Gate.”
Pee So-won grimaced, pointing at the ceiling that had split open like a massive sinkhole.
I patted Kang Si-bang’s back repeatedly and shouted.
“Spit out our Ik-seong!”
“Our Ik-seong?”
Pee So-won’s face contorted, but that wasn’t what mattered right now.
Kang Si-bang, pleased from eating so many mana stones, obediently followed my command.
[I didn’t have room to eat anyway!]
With those words, Kang Si-bang regurgitated Kwon Ik-seong.
[Bleeeech.]
I saw Kwon Ik-seong emerge, covered in sticky Slime liquid.
His body was drenched in blood.
“Team Leader Kwon.”
Yet strangely, there were no visible wounds.
“…?”
[But somehow, I feel power surging through me! Ahahaha!]
Could it be from the Slime liquid?
[It seems I can create neurotoxins and beneficial toxins too?]
All this effort feeding him ginseng has finally paid off, Si-bang!
That’s what I was thinking.
Kwon Ik-seong staggered to his feet.
“How does it feel being Slime food?”
“I think that’s more your situation.”
Kwon Ik-seong pointed to Kang Han-geul and Officer Oh, whom he had dragged out. Both were frantically wiping Slime secretions off their bodies.
“Why did you pull them out!”
I furrowed my brow.
These guys are completely uncontrollable!
But Kwon Ik-seong replied to that.
“The suspect’s human rights are human rights too.”
…As expected of Ik-seong.
“I’ve put handcuffs on him.”
“But those handcuffs….”
Before I could even say they were useless, Kang Han-geul had already severed his wrist.
Officer Oh remained bound, trembling without uttering a word.
Damn, that lizard-like bastard.
I grimaced watching the severed wrist roll around.
Please, just stop!
This is absolutely disgusting!
“Have civilian casualties been confirmed?”
That’s when Kang Han-geul, his face flushed crimson from the neurotoxin, spoke.
Despite what must be excruciating pain, his voice remained calm.
“Wow… you have a body recovery skill? What exactly are you, Team Leader? And why are you speaking formally?”
Kang Han-geul answered Pee So-won’s question.
“I’m curious about your identities as well, but aren’t you all members of the Heonsuguk?”
“Wow. We’ll sort this out later.”
Kim Eun-kyeong—no, Pee So-won—glared at me and said that, then snapped the necklace hanging around her neck.
Soon Pee So-won’s true face was revealed.
I removed my ring, and Kwon Ik-seong, who had been disguised as Cheon Min-jun, removed his earring, revealing our true forms.
Kang Han-geul didn’t seem particularly surprised seeing us.
He must have already known there were multiple infiltrators.
Right. Now that I think about it, it was probably Kang Han-geul who got us placed here.
Of course, Officer Oh’s eyes widened as he searched for an escape route, but I put handcuffs on his legs as well before tossing him back to Kang Si-bang.
[Ugh, this one tastes bad.]
But Kang Si-bang chewed and ate him up dutifully.
That’s when Pee So-won spoke.
“The watch.”
Kwon Ik-seong answered.
“We didn’t wear it for the disguise. It should be in the Subspace. And the Subspace-compatible Zippo lighter isn’t on me right now….”
“There’s no need for that.”
I pointed at Kang Si-bang as I spoke.
Our Si-bang needs to earn his keep after eating that mana stone, right?
“My pet doesn’t just bite, you know.”
I turned to Kang Han-geul and grinned wickedly.
[You want me to take you up there, right?]
Kang Si-bang continued chewing the mana stone excitedly as he spoke.
The moment I nodded, Kang Si-bang began to swallow us….
…instead, he kept inflating.
“…?”
What are you doing?
That’s what I thought, but Kang Si-bang puffed up like a balloon and began filling the 1,000-meter-deep sinkhole.
Like an enormously growing snail’s tentacle, he hoisted us upon himself.
“Hey, this is like a water bed.”
Pee So-won furrowed her brow as she spoke.
“Is that a compliment?”
“No.”
I nodded at Pee So-won’s answer.
I feel strange too.
“Why are you inflating like this?”
When I asked, Kang Si-bang replied.
[I told you! I’m in a good mood! Damn it!]
This guy curses whether he’s happy or upset.
Just as I was thinking that.
We arrived at ground level.
Kang Si-bang rudely flicked us off and threw us onto the surface.
The ride quality was like a piece of garbage elevator.
Thinking that, I watched Kang Si-bang, who had already shrunk down, crawling up the cliff.
As he vomited up Officer Oh, Kang Si-bang spoke irritably.
[Ugh, this really tastes bad, damn it!]
Officer Oh, the moment he came up, writhed like a mermaid and shouted at us.
“You, you’re all from the Civil Service Bureau? This is an overreach! The Civil Service Bureau butting into Hunter Association affairs….”
Ah, should I knock him out again and throw him back?
I thought about it, but there was something more urgent.
Beep—! Beep—! Beep—!
The vehicle alarm was blaring from the van we’d arrived in.
The van was already half-compressed, and Goblins were climbing on top of it, jumping around gleefully.
“It’s a gate. It looks like the Goblins escaped before we could suppress the Dragon.”
Pee So-won furrowed her brow.
Kang Han-geul drew a short dagger for close combat from his bosom and swiftly dispatched the Goblins.
His movements were incredibly swift—
‘Right. I can’t afford to be careless.’
A sense of caution washed over me.
Kang Han-geul smashed the window of the compressed van with his hand and thrust his arm inside, pulling out several bags.
“Is it here? That watch thing?”
Kang Han-geul’s fingers dangled loosely, but they quickly regenerated.
Ugh. Disgusting, really.
“Yes, it is.”
Kwon Ik-seong rummaged through the bag and retrieved the watch.
In an instant, Kwon Ik-seong put on the watch and called Captain Hong.
[Huh, what is it.]
Hearing his calm voice, it seemed the situation in Jeong-an City hadn’t leaked to the outside yet.
“Choi Jun-gu must have used his influence.”
Kang Han-geul spoke matter-of-factly, as if explaining the situation.
Pee So-won tilted her head skeptically, looking at Kang Han-geul.
“Just who exactly are you people….”
But before Pee So-won could ask, Kwon Ik-seong spoke.
“We need to seal off Jeong-an City. And there are goblins roaming inside it. The numbers are unclear, but—”
Kwon Ik-seong clenched his teeth.
“Since they came from an A-rank dungeon, they’re likely to range from D-rank to B-rank.”
[What? What kind of nonsense is this….]
But then Kang Han-geul approached Kwon Ik-seong’s side and spoke.
“We need to deploy special forces to Jeong-an City immediately. Contact the special forces. Tell them to report the situation to Number One, and they’ll move right away.”
Number One.
I immediately knew who that referred to.
‘It’s Baek Hee-ryeong.’
Ugh. The situation is escalating—
[…You are—]
“If I say Phantom, you’ll understand.”
[Ha. So the special forces were there. Got it. I’ll do as you say.]
Captain Hong replied in a subdued voice.
He understood it was an emergency situation.
Once the call ended, Pee So-won looked toward the hillside and spoke.
“What’s the population of Jeong-an City?”
“Forty thousand.”
Kwon Ik-seong answered.
“Then they must be scattered all over. Sigh….”
Pee So-won spoke with a weary expression.
That’s right.
Jeong-an City was technically a city, but it had a relatively low population density with many rural villages.
In short—
“Evacuating everyone at once will be difficult. Still, let’s head to the Government Office first.”
Pee So-won opened the trunk of the crumpled van.
Though “opened” was generous—she’d simply smashed it open.
Pee So-won pulled out a tranquilizer dart from her 007 bag and loaded it into the revolver.
Meanwhile, I gazed toward the hillside.
‘It’s about time to begin—’
I thought this while watching a spider crawling beneath me.
That was Choi Woo-jin’s eyes and ears.
Looking at it, I murmured that promise I’d made with Choi Woo-jin—though something felt oddly off about it.
“Woo-jin.”
When I’d asked why on earth he’d use something like that as a code, Choi Woo-jin had said this:
[Just. I’m curious?]
Something really feels off.
I don’t know what he meant by curious.
‘Now it begins.’

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