The Civil Servant Who Concealed Their True Strength Turns Out to be a Master of Possession - Chapter 242

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A Civil Servant Who Hides His Strength Is Exceptionally Good at Possession – Episode 242

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“Ahahaha! Thank you so much, HeartHunterTeacherLoveMartyrsLove! Woohoo!”
I spun around in place as a reaction.
“…?”
Why am I doing this to myself?
Well, it’s because I’m possessing someone.
I’d infiltrated the location Ma Deok-ho mentioned by using the Sludge skill, which made this possible.
I would’ve liked to grab everything in that van too, but since that was impossible, I resorted to this method instead.
‘Come back safely.’
I clenched my teeth, recalling Pee So-won’s final words.
‘Ugh!’
But a bigger problem kept tormenting my mind.
Deep in my chest, an overwhelming urge to seek more attention was surging up!
I wanted to do something more eye-catching!
I wished more people would pay attention to me!
Should I use Min-ju’s skill?
‘Have I lost my mind… Stop it….’
I stared at the screen with a bright smile.
Then a message appeared at the top of the screen.
Priest Min
Don’t act recklessly. Just set the mood.
So they were indeed colluding with the HeartHunter priests.
This so-called spontaneous protest was complete nonsense.
They’d just paid off a few of these thugs, made them speakers, and gathered the followers.
Like the agitators used in medieval witch trials.
‘If I just secure this phone, all these thugs will go down in droves.’
But I couldn’t stop there.
I grinned wickedly and pulled out the iron club slung over my shoulder, waving it at the screen.
“But here’s the thing?”
-Huh?
-What is it.
-Why.
-Let’s kill them all! Those HeartHunter bastards!
[Administrator has removed ‘PraiseSeolOkgyun’ from the chat in accordance with YouTube policy.]
“The frustrating thing about YouTube is that martyrdom has its own timing, doesn’t it? I believe that time is now. As all our followers know, there’s a global threat approaching us.”
I mimicked a cult leader convincingly, based on my conversation with Sa Gong-seong and Seol Jo-yang.
Mixing in the kind of vocabulary cults typically use.
“There’s a worldwide wave of persecution against Hunters, and S-rank Dungeons are flooding the world!”
That S-rank dungeon you created!
I held back the urge to shout this and instead cried out.
“Protect the Hunters!”
-Protect the Hunters!
-Protect the Hunters!
-Let’s bury those Hunter Bureau bastards!
-Martyr. Please. Those. foolish. ones. If. you. could. just. strike. them. down. I. am. too. busy. just. surviving. to. be. of. much. help. My. wife. and. children. are. all. entranced. by. the. Hunter. Bureau.
[Father of Many has donated 300,000 won!]
Damn it.
Even as I thought this, I automatically reacted.
I did a swallow dive in mid-air.
“Thank you so much, Father of Many! May peace settle upon your home and the world!”
The way my throat stung with each word suggested this wasn’t the first or second time I’d shouted like this.
With that thought, I looked at the camera and spoke seriously.
“So from now on, I’ve changed my thinking. Rather than just defending this position, I’ve decided to advance against them! Martyrdom! Please support me! If I fall, you’ll help me, won’t you!”
-Of course!
-I’m at the protest right now! I’ll help! I was already frustrated with those accounts that just talk!
-As expected! The Martyr truly acts on their convictions!
-Is it now? Should we step forward? There are people here saying we should do nonviolent protests and it’s frustrating!
-Those Hunter Bureau bastards are bad!
They’re easily incited, as expected.
In truth, even if these cyber provocateurs were paid, the believers beneath them likely weren’t.
They were simply acting according to what they believed was their “faith.”
But that’s the nature of belief itself.
Even if someone was initially deceived into trusting someone, when those around them warn them and say it’s wrong, they should break free—but at some point, they can’t let go of that belief, afraid to admit they did something so foolish.
Then they gradually become isolated from their surroundings, and the more isolated they become, the more tightly those with faith cling together—
‘Until they resort to extreme methods.’
In fact, much of the Hunter Church’s corruption had already come to light.
There’s no way they haven’t seen the news that appears every day.
Yet the reason they still do such things is simple.
They don’t want to see it.
They don’t want to hear it.
Once they stop trusting legacy media this way, they fall prey to these provocateurs or get manipulated by strange conspiracy theories and fake news on social media.
“Martyrdom!”
I shouted this and planted the camera on what looked like a selfie stick behind my back, then began running toward the main gate where the Hunter Bureau and protesters were facing off.
My goal was to cause chaos.
With that thought, I threw one police officer who was carefully approaching to separate the protesters.
‘Be careful…!’
Thinking this inwardly, I threw the officer toward what looked like soft grass, but she might get hurt a little…
‘My heart aches.’
I’ll treat them to a meal when we meet later.
With that thought, I approached the police car while the officers were in disarray and climbed aboard.
This bastard has impressive jumping power, probably from doing so many aerial flips.
The moment I climbed onto the police car, the surrounding officers shouted.
“Please get down, sir!”
The lamentable reality of South Korean civil servants.
Among them, the plight of police officers was particularly tragic.
Even in a situation like this, they couldn’t draw weapons….
‘But that works in my favor right now.’
I climbed onto the police car, raised the iron baton high, and shouted.
“Everyone! Nonviolent protests won’t help anymore! This is the Gyoju’s command! We must act now! The Heonsu bastards are stronger than us, and they’re trying to suppress us weaklings with force! I heard this directly from the Gyoju!”
A spark ignited in the eyes of the protesters who heard those words.
“What did you say?”
“They’re suppressing us with force?”
“We haven’t done anything wrong!”
“These wicked bastards! They’re fake Hunters!”
“Protect the True One!”
As the crowd’s anger reached its peak, the leaders nearby looked at me with bewildered eyes.
Their expressions suggested confusion about why I was acting so recklessly.
They tried to calm the crowd with a speaker….
“Everyone, this is not the time to respond emotionally. We must clearly convey our position to the government….”
…but I drowned out the speaker’s voice by smashing the police car with the iron baton.
Crash!
The police car shattered completely with a tremendous sound.
The eyes of several aggressive individuals among the crowd gleamed.
Eyes full of satisfaction.
Faces radiating intense exhilaration.
‘…Dangerous people.’
In an instant, they broke from the formation and began attacking the police car indiscriminately.
And—

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“They’re splitting up,” Ham I-na observed.
Byeon Gu-do responded to her words.
“Should I go in first?”
Byeon Gu-do sought permission from Pee So-won.
With his shadow skill, Byeon Gu-do could slip quietly into the interior even in this chaotic mess.
“Okay.”
The moment Pee So-won gave her approval, Byeon Gu-do spoke to Ma Deok-ho.
“Partner, get ready.”
Especially with Ma Deok-ho, who was an animal communicator, it would be even better.
Ma Deok-ho gently set the cat he’d been holding down on the ground and replied.
“Yes.”
Watching the two move, Ham I-na asked Kwon Ik-seong.
“What should we do?”
“I think we should control the situation here.”
At Kwon Ik-seong’s answer, Pee So-won shook her head.
“You all get ready to go in too. I’ll control this situation with my partner.”
Pee So-won grasped Lee Yu-ji’s shoulder as she stared intently at the mob of protesters who had been rampaging with a serious expression without saying a word, and smiled knowingly.
Seeing that, Kwon Ik-seong pressed his forehead.
Lee Yu-ji was now in a dazed state.
That meant she had used her possession skill.
So in the end….
Kwon Ik-seong thought while communicating with Ma Deok-ho, watching Byeon Gu-do who had already slipped past the entrance.
‘This is also Investigator Lee Yu-ji’s handiwork.’
Thinking so, Kwon Ik-seong bowed respectfully to Lee Yu-ji, who was staring intently at the protesters with a serious expression.
Then he spoke to Ham I-na.
“Now the conditions for emergency arrest are met for the protesters as well. Let’s go in.”
“Shouldn’t we wait a bit longer?”
To Ham I-na’s question, Kwon Ik-seong answered firmly.
“I think it’s best to go in when the situation is this chaotic.”
Then he immediately pointed to the Martyr thrashing about frantically on top of the police car.
“Let’s arrest that one first.”
Without getting hurt.

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