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"Why are you laughing?" Alberu asked Cale.
Bang!
The entrance door slammed shut with a loud bang.
Cale and Alberu were locked in.
The two didn't approach the closed door.
'The door to the records room isn't a normal door. It has high-voltage current, and if you touch it wrong, it will completely stop working. Also, if you try to break it, the door will explode and the records room will catch fire.'
Cale recalled the words of the chief of staff.
Alberu, looking at Cale who was still laughing, said brusquely:
"Your face is quite insolent."
"What's wrong with my face?"
Cale stopped laughing and looked at Alberu with a blank expression. Alberu, satisfied, smiled and stepped forward.
"We just have to steal that?"
Alberu pointed a finger at a small strongbox.
An old strongbox, placed in the farthest corner of the records room, as if it were abandoned.
'Inside the records room there will be countless paper records. The research reports are organized in the form of books.'
That's why, they said the records room was equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that maintained a constant temperature and humidity.
'But in the end, all the information is stored on a memory card inside the strongbox.'
If the chief of staff, Kang Geunmok, hadn't given him the information, Cale would have wasted a lot of time recording the research reports in his mind.
'Before that, the records room would have exploded.'
At that moment.
Clack!
[Protection process phase 1]
A mechanical voice could be heard.
Bang!
The closed door. Three iron doors came down over the door.
"..."
"..."
A complete lockdown.
Anyone who saw it would think it was a procedure to protect the records room.
"Will it explode in 30 seconds now?"
Cale answered Alberu's calm question.
"Yes."
"Are you checking your watch?"
"Of course."
Cale looked at his wristwatch.
25 seconds-
24 seconds-
"Ha, I never thought I'd do something like this in my life."
Crown Prince Alberu approached the strongbox.
And he sat down on it with a thud.
"Stealing, what diverse experiences I have."
He muttered as if sighing.
"Leaving all my work and coming to steal a vault-"
"So you don't like it?"
Cale said brusquely, and Alberu replied indifferently:
"No. It's fun, isn't it?"
Cale shook his head slightly as he saw the corner of Alberu's lips move.
Clack!
[Protection process phase 2]
Again a mechanical voice could be heard, and Cale looked at the ceiling.
The ceiling lights of the records room, which were on, all went out at once.
"..."
Only darkness settled in the space.
"10 seconds left."
At that moment, when Cale told Alberu the time left.
"Director-!"
The deputy director of the Transparent Museum. No, the deputy director of the secret laboratory, trembled as he told the director:
"They say they've broken into the records room!"
"I know! I know!"
The director, responding to the deputy director's words, quickly walked back inside the museum.
"Get out of my way!"
He showed a quick movement, different from how he was known as a scholar, rudely pushing aside the security guards who were blocking the way.
Kuaa—aa—aa—aan—!
Meanwhile, in the garden in front of the museum, a red snake rose into the sky.
The deputy director, seeing this, uttered hurried words.
"These guys wanted the records room! This is really serious! If they steal even a part!"
"No-"
The director looked fiercely at the deputy director and covered his mouth.
He looked at his watch.
A smartwatch.
"9 seconds."
"Eh?"
"After that, the records room will explode."
The smartwatch had already informed the director that two vital signs had been detected in the records room.
And also that the protection process was activating correctly.
'I don't have to go to the records room!'
The protection process was currently completed correctly up to phase 2.
That meant the records room was going to explode, and also that the two intruders hadn't escaped yet.
'They'll soon die.'
I don't know how they managed to get in there, but if they don't escape, the only thing left for them is death.
'Director. I can't survive that explosion either.'
The Young Master-nim said that even he couldn't survive.
In other words, it means the explosion is something that even the mage who is doing crazy things in the garden can't beat.
"Director, why are you going to the director's office-?"
He was moving towards the director's office.
5 seconds left.
After that, the records room will blow to pieces.
'The only thing I have to do now is hurry!'
He had told him to call headquarters, but that wasn't enough.
'Young Master-nim!'
Or,
'President!'
No, I have to call the president, the head of the family first!
'The Young Master-nim doesn't know the password to this place.'
Only the honorary president Han Taek-su and his chief of staff, Kang Geun-mok, know the password to the records room.
But has an intruder entered there?
'Kang Geun-mok has betrayed us!'
This is not something that should be told to the Young Master-nim.
I have to tell the head of the family.
'The direct phone is installed in the director's office.'
The president could only be contacted through that phone.
It was a privilege that came with holding the position of director in this place.
"Director! First, the records room-"
"Shut up!"
He yelled at the deputy director, who didn't know anything and kept talking, and pushed his hand away.
It was at that moment...
3 seconds.
The smartwatch informed him of the 3-second countdown for the explosion.
And Cale spoke from the darkness.
"3 seconds."
Alberu looked indifferently in the direction from which the voice had come.
Pa—jik, Pa—jik!
The place was getting brighter and brighter, even though the lights were off.
Pa—ji—jik—!
A golden light slowly spread and grew around Cale.
Alberu was still sitting on the strongbox, and Cale said calmly:
"The best defense is offense."
The best defense is offense.
What's above that is-
"Preventive defense."
Attacking the enemy who is about to attack first.
-…It can't be!
The Cheapskate was horrified, but Cale remained calm.
Pa—jik!
The golden current around him intensified.
Clack!
A sound could be heard again.
[Protection process-]
When the mechanical voice was heard, Cale thought:
If the opponent tries to make us explode.
"We can do it first."
[Protec-]
The mechanical voice couldn't continue.
-He's so smart!
At the moment the Fire of Destruction exclaimed with admiration and full of anticipation.
Pa—ji—jik—!
A golden beam shot up.
"Wow."
Alberu clapped his hands in admiration.
Plak!
At the same time,
Kua—jik!
Several top-grade magic stones in his pocket shattered.
Uuu—ung!
In addition, three mana shields were created around Alberu and the strongbox.
But no one saw this scene.
Kuaa—aa—aa—aa—aa—aa—aan—!
With a roar, the golden fire beam that shot up destroyed the records room, the protection system, and the third basement, passing through the second, the first...
“W-what is that?”
"Damn it, get out of the way and dodge!"
Even to the surface.
Because it went through the museum, or rather, the laboratory building that had been exposed, and headed towards the sky.
"Jajajaja!"
Rozalyn watched as a fiery beam, similar but distinct from her own, with a golden glow within the crimson, pierced the highest level of the laboratory and exploded. She let out a fresh laugh.
"Witch!"
"Catch that crazy woman!"
And she smiled more widely at the words directed at her.
Kua—jik, Kua—jik!
There were still about half the magic stones left.
It was more than she expected. It also meant that Rosalyn had grown.
"What is that?"
Ahn Roh Man's voice came from behind, and Rosalyn turned her head and smiled at him.
“It's time to leave!”
"Eh?"
Was she telling the president, who had been publicly showing great determination, to escape? Didn't she see the reporters approaching from all sides?
Ahn Roh Man was astonished, his face showing a mixture of disbelief and confusion.
But soon he was paralyzed.
Kuaa—aa—!
A violent fire beam.
That immense force sent chills down his spine in a way different from Rosalyn's magic.
But one person was ascending among those fire beams that were rising into the sky.
'Cale Henituse!'
Although his face was covered with a mask and a black cloak, Ahn Roh Man recognized his identity immediately.
And he had the feeling that it was time to run, as Rosalyn said.
'I don't see Alberu Crossman!'
Definitely, this must mean something.
And that implication was clear.
'He's found the evidence!'
Alberu Crossman had escaped with the evidence that would save Chief of Staff Mary and change the game, that would save Ahn Roh Man!
"Ha, jajaja-"
Ahn Roh Man smiled and gestured towards the void.
"Let's go by helicopter."
He extended his other hand towards Rosalyn, smiling, with a gesture of farewell.
Rosalyn elegantly took his hand, and as she rose towards the helicopter that was approaching at Ahn Roh Man's call, she got on with distinction.
It was at that moment...
"I-"
The voice of Cale Henituse, who was floating in the air, reached their ears.
Had Alberu hidden somewhere and done magic? His voice was very loud, and it was even modified.
"Why don't you run away immediately and start talking there?"
Ahn Roh Man was incredulous, but also impatient.
Rosalyn opened her mouth.
She murmured what Cale was going to say.
At the same time, Cale's voice reached the ears of everyone who had gathered for various reasons: reporting, arrests, security, control, etc.
"I am Arm."
"I am Arm!"
Rosalyn placed her hand on Ahn Roh Man's shoulder, who was staring at them, her and Cale, with his mouth open.
"Arm?"
Ahn Roh Man murmured with his mouth open, and when he flinched from the strength of Rosalyn's hand.
"Mr. Ahn Roh Man. Listen carefully to what I tell you from now on."
"Eh?"
"From today, you are bound to Arm. The being who secretly approached you is Arm."
"Eh?"
Rosalyn, without Cale needing to ask her, proceeded to 'brainwash' Ahn Roh Man with Arm.
And meanwhile.
"What, what is that...?"
The director stared at Cale.
The fire beam that had gone through the laboratory had destroyed the records room before the protection process.
The flames that began with the fire beam were spreading everywhere.
This is really serious.
The director felt a chill that went beyond the cold sweat that ran down his back, as if his heart was freezing.
"Arm?"
Therefore, without realizing it, he repeated the words that the mysterious person had uttered.
Arm.
A completely unknown existence.
What was that?
No, he didn't have time to think about that now.
What should he do?
It was total chaos.
At that moment.
"The God of Chaos will soon rule this world!"
What?
Chaos?
The black-clad man shouted that, and then he waved his hand again.
Pa—jik!
The fire beam,
Kuaa—aa—aa—aan!
Kuaa—aa—aan!
Kuaa—aa—!
It fell everywhere.
"!"
And those places were precisely those that were closely related to the current confidential research.
Of course, at this moment, they had stopped the research for a while, realizing the movement of Mary, the chief of staff of the president.
Therefore, no experiments were being carried out, but-
"No, no!"
For it to be destroyed meant that it would be revealed.
How many helicopters are in the sky now to cover the news!
Kuaa—aa—!
Kuaa—aa—aan!
The golden fire beams falling were all places related to the research.
The hidden spaces behind which could not be disguised as exhibits.
Those places were exposed along with the flames.
The fire beam didn't burn everything.
Cunningly, stealthily.
He burned just enough and showed what was left.
"Ah-"
The director collapsed.
"They come from the Transparent Family!"
At that moment, the deputy director finally reported that people from headquarters had arrived, and more precisely, from the Transparent Blood Family.
"It's, it's too late-"
It was already too late.
The director even gave up on the idea of contacting the head of the family.
It didn't matter if Secretary Kang Geun-mok had betrayed or not, that wasn't important anymore.
"They've stolen from us..."
Definitely, the most important information has been stolen.
That was his conviction.
Those guys would have taken the strongbox.
"Ah."
Those who have witnessed this scene will ask ㈜Transparent what has happened. Even President Ahn Roh Man has appeared, so the matter will become uncontrollable.
"Damn---!"
President Ahn Roh Man, who has the evidence.
The direction his action towards Transparent would take was clear.
"It's over!"
The director couldn't contain his anger.
"It's over!"
No, he couldn't contain his fear.
It's over. Really.
'I'm going to die now!'
The Transparent Blood Family would not let this go under any circumstances.
"Say, director... The Young Master-nim-"
Among those who came from the Transparent headquarters, was the Young Master-nim.
The director raised his head with difficulty.
Han Seong-hyeong, the Young Master-nim, who had witnessed this whole incident.
He wasn't looking at the director.
On the contrary, his gaze was fixed on the only masked man who was still floating in the air, without escaping.
"..."
"..."
Han Seong-hyeong and Cale.
The two looked at each other.
And,
Sii—ik!
Cale smiled and waved.
He greeted Han Seong-hyeong, who had a blank expression.
At the same time, a magical voice echoed in his mind.
-Let's go.
He looked down.
The records room that had exploded and was on fire.
The magic shield that was the only one that remained within those flames.
Alberu, who had deployed a teleportation formation inside, nodded to him.
"It's time to escape."
Destroy openly.
Steal openly.
Explode openly.
Escape openly.
No one in Cale's group doubted whether this was or was not a robbery.
"Goodbye-"
Cale greeted Han Seong-hyeong.
Tuk!
Cale fell downwards.
Pa—aa—at!
At that moment, the teleportation formation emitted a bright light, and Alberu deactivated the mana shield.
Thus, Cale and Alberu, along with the strongbox.
Three beings disappeared in an instant.
The 'Arm' force, which caused chaos and disappeared.
"..."
"..."
Confusion, horror, and shock hit Roan from early morning.
Later, Ahn Roh Man, who learned about this whole process in a rough way, asked Cale:
"Wouldn't it be better to simply infiltrate carefully and just take the strongbox (vault)?"
Cale replied:
"Then the world would be too quiet."
"Eh?"
"The louder the world is, the more tied Transparent's hands will be."
And it will be easier to take everything from them, won't it?
Cale said no more, but Alberu and Rosalyn, who were beside him, nodded with a satisfied smile.
"..."
Ahn Roh Man, although he seemed to understand the unspoken words, chose to remain silent. However, his eyes reflected a certain unease.
***
From Roan and beyond, throughout the world.
A small fire ignited the great scandal that would later be known as the “Case of Transparent Corporation”.
