Chapter 43 (1/2)

But those who waited for them were part of a human trafficking gang in a used car trading complex. They kidnapped Kyongsu’s party on the bus and literally delivered them to the ‘abandoned factory.’

“All kinds of wicked and terrible things are happening there right now. Not only exploitation, but also rape, cannibalism…I really can’t believe my ears…Even though the world is crazy, is it possible for them to get involved in such heinous deeds after only a few days?”

“I understand,” Sungwoo nodded.

“But they did not become crazy like that in a day. These crazy guys were just hiding in society.”

Adaptation and liberation were different. In that respect, they had now been liberated.

Sungwoo looked at the only member he didn’t kill. It was a young man in his early twenties, he was standing there, terrified.

“Now, I’ll give you a chance to survive. You see that dog over there, right?”

The ‘dog’ that Sungwoo pointed to was actually a Werewolf skeleton.

Crackle!

When the skeleton gnashed its teeth hard, the young member’s face became even more pale. Shuddering with fear, he kept nodding, saying, “Well, let me tell you everything!”

“Good. How many people are in the factory? Tell me how many vampires, how many players, and what level they are.”

“There are four vampires, but one just died here, and twelve players! There is one that’s Level 5, and Level 4….”

“Tell me only the highest level guy.”

Swallowing, he replied, “Ah, as far as I know, Level 5 is the highest…”

Aside from that, Sungwoo asked him other things, such as how to enter the abandoned factory and the status of security around it, etc.

“It’s good that you are answering truthfully.”

“Thank you!”

Sungwoo said that, then turned his head when he heard a noise.

Puk!

“Argh!”

Kyongsu jumped at the young member and stabbed his neck with a javelin.

“Haaaa…”

Gasping for breath, Kyongsu stepped back and said, “You shouldn’t keep that son of a bitch alive. That bastard killed my friend…”

“Good job,” said Sungwoo.

Anyway he didn’t intend to keep him alive either.

He placed his hand on Kyongsu’s shoulder. Then Kyongsu’s expression changed subtly. Beyond anger, embarrassment, and self-reproach, he felt a sense of stability he had never felt before.

“Kyongsu, I think you know something about the situation of the abandoned factory. Any useful tips?”

Kyungsoo caught his breath and said, “Security is more tight than you think. They want tight security to stop the monsters from approaching, so they have security guards everywhere. I don’t think I can break through it because they even installed barbed wires on the stone wall.”

Kyongsu seemed to think that attacking the factory was not reasonable, given its tight security.

In fact, Kyongsu and his friends had been living like slaves, taken as hostages, until they were finally freed by Sungwoo.

After pondering over the matter, Sungwoo raised his head and looked around.

“I’ve got a plan.”

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The site of the abandoned factory was quite large. It was a manufacturing factory that made industrial products a long time ago, but later used as a warehouse after the company went bankrupt. Since then, it has since been empty.

The group of vampires, who were neighbors originally, used the large, closed space as their hideout. They were planning to fortify this place by collecting useful items, food, and fuel in five days. And filling the bases of vampires all over the map was also the order of their boss, “Vampire Road,” aka “Representative.”

“Branch manager, I’ve conveyed the message that they have to watch out for any outside intruders. But is it true that team manager Park was killed?”

“Yes. I felt it, and the Representative mentioned it to me directly. Given that his mental connection with me consumes a lot of ‘blood,’ I think it’s certain Park was killed.”

The man, called the “branch manager,” standing on an iron railing on the second floor of the factory, looked down at the building.

This place suddenly bustled with all kinds of things and monster bodies. Even ‘humans’ were mixed among the items. Survivors were absolutely necessary EXP and food to strengthen the vampire’s stats, and the Representative instructed them to focus on ‘kidnapping humans’ as their main business.

“Branch manager, I wonder what the Representative thinks about it…How long should we keep kidnapping humans like this?”

Quite a few number of members had the same question. They pledged allegiance to this group for their immediate survival, but in fact, they weren’t certain about what to do next and other things. Even the branch manager also did not know the Representative’s exact purpose and why he placed his managers and strongholds in this way.

But he believed the Representative, and said, “This is a survival competition and an evolutionary business. We should be the leader in this field. I believe in his insights. He has a philosophy.”