Chapter 34 - The Question (2) (2/2)

Quaaang!

A violent explosion erupted!

The team members were shocked; some even had to roll down. Debris flew all over, and the ground shook.

The scale of the explosion was beyond what they have expected.

“Oh, shit!” Lee Soo-yeon jumped up and ran towards the source of the explosion. Jeong Jin-seong, she thought.

“This is not a B-rank level at all!” She yelled as they ran.

From afar, they saw Jeong Jin-seong stumbling around a building.

“I’m fine!” he yelled back.

He wasn’t. He flew from the explosion and crashed against a building; blood flowed freely from his head.

His defensive coat was completely destroyed, and his right arm suffered a noticeable burn.

Jeong Jin-seong looked down at his arm. “I’m fine, really… it’s just a little stingy…”

Lee Soo-yeon frowned as she reached him, then turned back to the team members behind her.

“Everyone, get on the plane now!”

* * *

The staff was busy.

“When the results come out, send them to the analysis team immediately. Let’s go straight to internal crackdown to avoid useless rumors.”

“Okay!”

Everyone at the Aegis headquarters worked with a sense of urgency.

Analysis errors caused by a disturbance device; one of Aegis’ top team leaders was injured – it was a difficult story to accept.

Internal personnel was being mobilized to find out who did this and why.

Lee Soo-yeon was in a furious mood as she walked around.

Stories broke out about the new and unknown hostile force. Other Aegis teams were also on high alert after hearing the news.

In the hospital room of Aegis headquarters, Jeong Jin-seong was lying in bed.

He opened his drowsy eyes when he heard a knock. After a few seconds, someone came into his room.

It was Ryu Jin-tae, the head of Aegis, one of the four S-class Awakeners in the world.

“How are you,” he asked.

In the past, when gates first opened, he was one of the legendary figures who saved the world.

Now, he’s in his late thirties and had shallow wrinkles.

“What… I think I’m okay,” Jeong Jin-seong yawned as he said it.

He didn’t think seriously about his injury.

Injuries during operations are not unusual for Awakeners.

It was his first injury as an A-class Awakener, though, but he didn’t want to worry too much about a little burn.

“It doesn’t look that way at all,” Ryu Jin-tae remarked.

“Haha, did all the test results come out?”

“Your right arm needs at least six months to recover properly,” Ryu Jin-tae said, looking down at his arm.

“Six months? I’m thinking two weeks,” Jeong Jin-seong said with a smile.

“I wish so. For the time being, you need to rest. I’ll handle things in the meantime.”

“Okay. It’s a short vacation, then,” he quietly looked out the window. “Do you have any suspects?”

Ryu Jin-tae hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. “No, not at all.”

“Hmm, I didn’t even anticipate that power… By the way…” Jeong Jin-seong turned to look back at Ryu Jin-tae, before continuing.

“I have something to tell you.”