Chapter 162

Chapter 162 – God of Crime #4

Pajijijik!

Electricity flashed every time he moved his body . If he wasn’t wearing rubber clothing then it would be transferred away from him .

“I-Intruder, i-intruder!”

The pierrots holding clubs or knives rushed over .

‘After a long time, Sixth Sense!’

Then he felt like he had eyes in the back of his head . Tae-hyuk turned and fired the taser gun . It wasn’t a weapon with bullets, so he didn’t trigger Shooting Spree . However, the pierrots were even worse than the Nuclear Bomb members at fighting . They were also crazy, making it was easy to deal with them .

He didn’t need to enter the radius of the opponent’s attack . He had achieved stability and the opponents couldn’t hit Tae-hyuk’s body .

‘It is like a minor version of the bullet lines . ’

“Hieeeeek!”

Tae-hyuk twisted his body and attacked the pierrots .

Kkikikikik!

As if it received a signal, the machine arm protruded from the bag on his back and struck the abdomen of a pierrot .

“Kuheok!”

The person was a half-zombie due to the Psychotropic Incense, but it was an ordinary human scream .

“I can’t control the strength because it is on my back . Well, this much seems fine? I have to move without killing as much as possible…”

Then a pierrot aimed a club at his back . Tae-hyuk avoided the opponent and aimed the taser gun at him .

Pajijik, pajijik!

“Hukakakakak!”

The pierrot collapsed as the high-voltage current coursed through his body . Five pierrots went down and only one remained standing .

“Only one pierrot left! Are you going to shout?”

The opponent’s eyes were still blazing . Usually in this situation, a person would step back to maintain their posture . However, the pierrot was determined to fight despite being the last person . It was to fulfill his order to defend this place .

Tae-hyuk clicked his tongue .

“Even though you only have weapons from the iron age…”

The scarier thing was that their power could be increased infinitely through the Psychotropic Incense . It was a strange thing that this didn’t happen in his previous life .

The reason was that Phantom helped in the Bomber’s revenge .

It was clear . Tae-hyuk had been framed for killing Mister Park and was sent to prison . And the Psychotropic Incense made by the Yakuza was ridiculously dangerous . It was something that he couldn’t allow to be released in South Korea .

But as a result, a more dangerous monster was born, and Seo Ha-ran was its offering . So…

“…I have to stop it . Since I have the memories of my previous life, I am the only one who can prevent it . ”

Tae-hyuk bit his lip and looked at the remaining pierrot in the hallway . The pierrot’s bloodshot eyes flashed . This was a typical symptom of Psychotropic Incense addiction . Either way, this one remaining pierrot wouldn’t be able to stop him from entering the underground laboratory .

He gripped the iron pipe securely .

“—The drg has turned you into a mad dog . ”

His use of the Machina and taser guns was minimal . There was still the Clown left . He needed to leave some power to deal with the Clown . The pierrot asked hesitantly and with poor articulation .

“You, identity, what?”

“Hyu~ there was someone who could speak? Does the effect of the Psychotropic Incense differ depending on your constitution?”

“…You, can’t, go . ”

The pierrot held an iron pipe in both hands and moved in front of Tae-hyuk . But Tae-hyuk couldn’t feel the will to protect something . The pierrot was just like an animated puppet that received a command .

It felt like Tae-hyuk was looking at himself from his previous life . He was a temporary worker at a security company and was dispatched to a large corporation . He chose it because it made money, not because it excited him . The pay was just enough for living expenses . He had to believe that he could live a better life if he worked hard . And the result…

“Sheesh . I remembered something bad . ”

Tae-hyuk said before smiling . He had smashed that future with his own hands . Now he only needed to take down the Clown and save his sister, and it would all be over . His previous life couldn’t be reached anymore…

Ha-ran’s dream would come true .

He adjusted his iron pipe . The pierrot picked up an iron pipe rolling across the ground . It was added to his original one and now he was holding two pipes .

“I, two . You, one . I, won…all . ”

“Ah? Is that so?”

Tae-hyuk bent down and swung the iron pipe at the opponent’s leg .

“K-Kuwak!”

The pierrot lost his balance and fell down .

“One more shot!”

He used the gap to hit the head, making the pierrot faint . Tae-hyuk dusted off his hands and muttered,

“…This is the end of the tiresome pierrots . ”

Then he suddenly crouched down on the ground . He said to the unconscious pierrot,

“You asked who I was? I am Seo Ha-ran’s brother, Seo Tae-hyuk . Well . This is the end . ”

Tae-hyuk got up . He looked at the firmly closed door in front of him .

The Clown was in there .

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The underground laboratory had a somber atmosphere .

There was a huge flask with an unknown purpose that was installed in the middle of the room . A bright red plasma was shining inside it .

Tae-hyuk recalled something similar to it . It was definitely a new technology at the Children’s Science Museum . His parents had taken him to see it with Ha-ran and Tae-min . It was one of the few memories from his younger days .

There was someone looking at the flask . He was dressed in a white coat and had funny clown makeup on his face . His height was a little bit taller than Detective Cho Kang-suk’s, but his body seemed like it was only made of bones . There was charred white hair on top of his hair . The skin around his mouth was severely distorted due to burns .

It was a terrible look . Obviously, the other places on his body wouldn’t be much different .

The Clown started stroking the flask like it was his beloved child .

“Kiik! Kiiiiiik! Kilkil . ”

Something shone in the gap between his bright red lips . Tae-hyuk ignored the Clown and looked around the laboratory .

‘There is a pierrot . ’

He was waiting in a corner of the laboratory, as if he was sleeping . Pierrots were standing over a chair and Seo Ha-ran was lying on top of it . Apart from being unconscious, her body seemed fine .

‘N-Noona!’

He wanted to rush over and grab her hand to get out of here, but he couldn’t do that . The pierrots nearby were holding weapons . Ha-ran could be in danger if he did anything wrong .

Tae-hyuk took the time to look inside the laboratory .

He felt something . The Clown turned his head and looked at the entrance . There was clearly nothing there, but he bowed down and greeted the air .

“Uhaha… I was so immersed in my research that I didn’t realize a guest had come . It is a shabby place but please come in . ”

“……!”

He had been looking through the door with a hidden camera . How did the Clown notice? His words showed that it wasn’t just a gamble .

Tae-hyuk placed the opera mask on his face and entered . He couldn’t let it be known that his purpose was Ha-ran . He had to treat her like she was just a decoration in the laboratory .

‘I’m sorry to throw you away, but I will use you one last time Phantom . ’

It was impossible to become his old self after he escaped from the influence of the Demon Revealing Mirror . However, he had spent over half a year as Phantom . He could do this type of acting quite simply .

Tae-hyuk entered the lab naturally, like it was his own home .

“Director Go Ah-tae… no, should I call you the Clown now? It seems like you are doing something very interesting . ”

“…This is true . Are you wearing a strange mask?”

“It is like my trademark . That incense also won’t be able to get past this mask . ”

“Ohh! No! I know who you are! Unbelievable! Kiik, kikikikik!”

The Clown suddenly started laughing . Then he began to scratch at his face . The nails dug at the burnt skin and it became bloody in an instant .

The Clown continued to laugh while harming himself . Then he said with a grin .

“You! Seo Tae-hyuk! Right?”

“……!?”

At the moment, Tae-hyuk’s heart froze . How do this madman know his identity? It was impossible even for the mafia .

“D-D-Don’t tell me! Am I wrong? You clearly have the same smell as my assistant!”

“…Smell?”

Tae-hyuk made a mistake . Even if he used the mask, he normally triggered the Disguise or Transformation skill as well . However, he was only using a minimum of his crime skills now, so he was just wearing the opera mask . Despite all of this, he didn’t think he would be discovered through smell .

Tae-hyuk glared at the opponent .

At that moment, the Demon Revealing Mirror sent him a message to tempt him .

[Your identity has been discovered . Kill the opponent to prevent it from being leaked!]

In any other circumstances, he would ignore the message; however, he could do it easily this time . As Tae-hyuk was conflicted, the Clown opened his mouth with an unconcerned expression .

“Well, well, well! A precious guest has come! I don’t have any tea to serve! What should I do, Jung Cho-gyu?”

The Clown seem to ask someone but there was no reply . He started to look around the room with a hand on his forehead . But he couldn’t find the person he was looking for .

“Where, where, where are you? Another cigarette… Kuhehe! Kuhehehehek!”

The Clown’s face distorted with a strange joy .

“Kekekekek! I am talking to you! Jung Cho-gyu, Jung Cho-gyuuuuu! I killed you! Kihehehehehe!”

Tae-hyuk gulped as he looked at the Clown’s actions .

Crazy .

That person was completely crazy .

“…Isn’t that right? Jung Cho-gyu said my research was a failure! Such a person can’t be kept alive!”

It seemed as though he was seeking agreement .

“My great research! There is no chance it will fail . I will succeeed!”

The Clown stomped his feet . It was at that moment . One of the pierrots seemed to slightly recover their minds and spoke,

“D-Director, nim… The Core Drive is really dangerous . Do something wrong… really big accident…”

“Huhhh? Huhhhhhhhh? Did you just say that I failed?”

The Clown’s face distorted with anger thrust a sharp skewer at the pierrot . Blood and flesh splashed as the person collapsed .

“K-Kuwak! Kuaaaak!”

The Clown ignored the screams as he straddled the body and repeated the actions . After less than 10 seconds, the person had died .

“Huh? My research won’t fail! My research is perfect! It is perfect!”

A creepy madness .

Tae-hyuk bit his lip .

A monster was in front of him . Just a week ago, he was a researcher who wanted to make progress in science, but an ugly monster was born due to an accident .

Tae-hyuk slowly approached the Clown .

“Clown . I know how your research will turn out . ”

“What?”

“You will fail . ”

The Clown was furious . He rushed towards Tae-hyuk with the iron skewer that he had just used to kill his subordinate .