Chapter 161

Chapter 161 – God of Crime #3

He already checked that the Shooting Spree skill could be used with taser guns .

‘The problem is the output . ’

Once he fired a few shots, all of the stored electricity would be exhausted . There would surely be a lot of clowns waiting in the Clown’s headquarters . In order to fight them, he had to solve the problem of his power shortage .

‘Yes, connect it to Machina’s drive…’

Tae-hyuk carried a big climbing bag . They weren’t visible, but steel parts were stored inside . It contained the mechanical arm Machina . He could connect it directly to a power supply and treat it like his own arm .

It would be better if he could replace his own arm, but he decided to be satisfied with his much . The risk of using Body Modification was too great .

‘Let’s test it out . ’

Tae-hyuk focused and moved Machina .

Kkikikikik!

The machine arm protruded from the backpack and smashed the bricks placed in front of it . Tremendous havoc! It was just a prototype, but he could still use it as a weapon .

“Science and technology has developed much more than the public thinks . ”

These advanced technologies were being studied by many laboratories in the country . This was what the Clown was aiming for . The pierrots were running around and getting people’s attention . The Clown was preparing to rob the research institutes . Tae-hyuk planned to rescue Ha-ran while the Clown was distracted by that .

“After that, I can sell the name of Phantom . ”

The time limit to move Machina was 120 minutes . Furthermore, shooting the taser guns would consume energy as well . After entering the institute, he had to move as quickly as possible . He checked the time and saw that it was currently 8 p . m . In order to infiltrate a place, it needed to be dark so that the opponent’s visibility was restricted .

“…I still have bombs and ammunition for a frontal breakthrough . ”

However, there was a chance he would become caught by the Demon Revealing Mirror again . In addition, Seo Ha-ran was a hostage so he needed to make sure she wasn’t in danger . The place where the Clown was based was a secluded area of the research institute .

Tae-hyuk had been here once with Ha-ran so it wasn’t hard to find the way . At that moment, he heard voices as a group of men and women walked out of a building at Wolsang University .

“Are you sure you asked for proxy attendance?’

“Of course! Anyway, the professors of this faculty doesn’t even take attendance properly!”

“Yes… The other day, a man was imitating a woman . ”

“Fufufufufu! Isn’t that amazing? That is a bit much…”

They seemed like people attending night classes at the university . They mistook Tae-hyuk for someone attending the same university . They waved and greeted him as they walked by .

“Eh? Are you going to class? I think it’s already started, so you should run . ”

The group laughed and disappeared into the darkness . Tae-hyuk shrugged and turned to go down a path . Then there was the familiar sound of a notification .

Ttiring .

[Crime Skill: Proxy Attendance has been learned . ]

“…W-What? I can freely skip school if I have this?”

It seemed useless . No, he was already doing well without the help of the crime skills . After becoming a King, it seemed he could learn the skill just by witnessing a crime scene .

“When I think about it, having someone attend class for you is a crime as well . ”

It felt cute since he had only learned bloody things for a while . Tae-hyuk licked his lips .

Not long ago, he would’ve used Transformation and have the screen of the Demon Revealing Mirror in the air . But that play was over now .

He firmly made up his mind and headed towards the Clown as naturally as possible . As he got closer, the number of people around started to decrease . Then they completely disappeared . It felt like he had been thrown into a completely different world .

“…I should probably use Spying . ”

He didn’t want to, but he had to use the crime skill to figure out the best route of infiltration . From now on, it was a race against time . Ha-ran would be in danger if he didn’t break through the enemy as quickly as possible .

Grunt .

He climbed up a tree and arrived at a window on the second floor . He placed tape on the glass and smashed it with his elbow .

Kwajik!

There was the sound of something breaking and Tae-hyuk carefully crawled into the building .

Kuweeeoooh!

The wails of the mad could be heard from somewhere .

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“Kuk, kuruk, kueeok…”

The pierrots patrolled the dark corridors .

It was like a zombie in a zombie movie .

Tae-hyuk moved as carefully as possible .

‘How badly did they get addicted to the Psychotropic Incense that they are acting like this?’

They weren’t humans anymore . Their disgusting appearance was enough to cause nausea . Fortunately, it seemed like they would be able to return to normal if they received proper treatment .

“Uw…uweeeok!”

Tae-hyuk hid behind a wall and looked at the movements of the clowns . Their movements had three things in common .

‘First of all, their sense of smell and hearing is very sensitive . They even react to the sound of the wind . In comparison, their eyesight is relatively bad . Aren’t they completely like zombies…?’

However, they were different from the ones in the movies .

They moved according to the orders of the person who gave them the Psychotropic Incense . He checked the map created by Spying and saw a route leading underground . Then the Demon Revealing Mirror started to vibrate .

[Kill the security guards and defeat the ‘Clown’!]

Tae-hyuk spat on the floor as he saw the message .

“Che! You shut up . ”

He ignored the messages that continued to pop up and placed the map in a corner .

“First of all, if I handle eight people, then I can get to where Clown is . ”

There were approximately 30 pierrots in the building . The equipment he had to fight them was poor .

Tae-hyuk licked his lips and moved .

First, he slowly approached the pierrot guarding the corridor . He held his breath so the opponent didn’t notice Tae-hyuk approaching .

‘The iron pipe will be fine . ’

He quietly activated the Violence skill and the pipe appeared in his hand . He swung it and hit the back of the c’s head .

Kwaduk!

“Kihehehehehe!”

There was a loud scream as the pierrot fell to the ground .

“This…”

The scream of the pierrot was louder than he thought . Any guards who heard it would come flocking .

“Eh? Fortunately, it seems okay . ”

The sound was loud enough to be heard on the other floors, yet there was no reaction from the pierrots .

“Um…perhaps they don’t respond to each other’s voices?”

They stood still despite the mysterious shriek . If no restraints were placed on the pierrots, they would probably attempt to catch each other . It seemed like orders were given to prevent such a situation .

Tae-hyuk clicked his tongue .

“Then this isn’t secure at all . Tsk tsk . This is why the world would collapse if you use the wrong outsourcing…”

After placing the collapsed clown on the floor, he headed towards his next goal . There were pierrots around, so he couldn’t do down the stairs to the underground laboratory .

He had to use the private passage in a corner of the building . Of course, the stairs that led to it were guarded by three pierrots .

“First, I need to send them elsewhere . ”

He could handle one of them silently, but taking down three of them was a harder task . Tae-hyuk smiled as he suddenly came up with a good idea . He immediately checked the contents of a trash can and he was able to find the item he wanted .

‘It would be confusing if this wasn’t present in a laboratory . ’

It was an empty bottle of a drink that contained plenty of caffeine and taurine . It was almost piled up in boxes .

‘This is a suitable place…’

Tae-hyuk grabbed some of it and threw it at an area that the pierrots couldn’t see .

Bakak!

The pierrots turned around at the sound of the bottle breaking .

“B-Break in, i-intruder, kuhik, kuk!”

“I, go, sound…”

“Hukik! Hugeuk!”

The three pierrots guarding the entrance to the passage immediately ran towards where the sound was heard . Usually, one person would go to look while the others watching carefully . However, the pierrots were affected by the Psychotropic Incense, and could only follow simple commands . Making a rational judgment was impossible .

‘Move through this gap!’

Tae-hyuk ran down the staircase while there were no guards .

Tung tung tung!

The sound of the iron stairs shaking was quite loud . However, he needed to pass through this area quickly .

‘If I make a mistake then he might notice . I have to strike before that!’

There was a pierrot guarding the exit of the stairs . His movements were unsteady like he was distracted by something, but the face was covered in white powder and he was half-dressed in rags . He was wearing a bulletproof helmet on his head .

‘What type of zombie…’

He couldn’t strike the zombie on the back of the head to knock him unconscious .

“…Come to think of it, they are people, not zombies . ”

Tae-hyuk suppressed his laugh and choked the clown from behind with his iron pipe .

“……!”

Cut off the blood flow to the brain was a basic way to make the opponent lost consciousness .

“Kihik! Kuhuk! Keook…”

The pierrot raised his arms and struggled a few times . If Tae-hyuk held it too long, then the person might not wake up forever, so he would end it here .

“Isn’t this too easy?’

The best weapon Tae-hyuk learned after becoming a Noble was the Shooting Spree skill . Once he activated it, the two attributes of Bullet Time and the bullet lines were automatically applied . His mind accelerated and he could know the enemy’s attack route .

Naturally he took advantage of it in a full-scale war . It was a close to invincible power . He didn’t use this skill yet since he could get to his destination so easily .

A smiled flashed on his face at the thought .

‘It is because I grew up properly . ’

Everything required a process . The Clown right now wasn’t a hardened criminal but a lunatic armed with high-tech weapons .

‘These technologies can’t be bough at the open market so it will take some time to obtain . It is just weak timing for him…’

Once he went down to the basement, there were half a dozen people for a tight defense . This was the core of the institute so it was naturally protected .

“Then let’s not worry about saving power!”

It was time to break through .

Tae-hyuk connected the power supply to Machina and moved .