Humanity Itself is Strong - Chapter 20

The open briefcase had a bundle of 50,000 won notes and a unique-looking dagger in it.

“What is this?” “It’s just a little amount, but I want to give Jin-Seong some money for education. Don’t feel pressured.”

Kim Oh-sung explained with a relaxed smile.

“It’s just some cash and a dagger made by my company, Oh-seong Enterprise. It’s called a Carambit, which is made by all the great blacksmiths. This is a souvenir.” “Carambit?”

Jin-Seong looked at the dagger in the 007 bag.

The dagger was a little longer than the palm of the hand, and the blade was bent like a beast’s claws, and the tip of the knife made of white ivory had a hook. It was a murder weapon specialized in close combat, useful for assassination or surprise attacks.

+ Name: Lion Claw Classification: Curvature Grade: B Description: A dagger with a curved blade carved out by blacksmiths. It is very sharp and strong. +

Jin-Seong liked the Carambit quite a bit.

‘This is definitely a skill of Malek’s subordinate.’

In order to make such an item, people with the ability of a ‘blacksmith’ were needed, and 70 percent of those with the ability of a blacksmith belonged to an arms industry run by Kim Oh-sung. And the industry’s weapons were located in the huge blacksmith’s shop underground at Hwanin Military Academy. The arms industry run by Kim Oh-sung was huge enough to account for 60 percent of the world’s long-term weapon business. So the reason why Kim Oh-sung became the chairman of the board and a leading figure in politics and business was because he received support from talented blacksmiths in return for serving Malek.

Jin-Seong looked at Carambit and asked.

“……May I hold it?” “Haha, you must like it. Yes, try to hold it.”

Jin-Seong held the Carambit in his hand and began to play with it freely. He hung the ring on his index finger and lifted it by reciprocal and rotated it. Next, he put his pinky finger on the hook and held it in an integer position.

“Oh, Jin-Seong student. You know how to handle a weapon like this?”

Kim Oh-sung exuded admiration when he saw Jin-Seong’s demonstration.

“I’ve never seen someone use a Carambit like that before. It’s like a martial arts position.”

It was the moment when Jin-Seong tried to respond to that.

Beep!

[Congratulations! You’ve unlocked the performance system!]

The notification window popped up and started to suggest to Jin-Seong.

[Moment: During a meeting with the Chairman of the Board.] [Achievement: “The one who’s still wet behind the ears.”]

[You can earn rewards when you achieve them.] [Rewards will be paid to the storage box.]

[You can accomplish three things in the process of your main quest, ‘Our school has dungeons.’]

‘This is the function of the unlocked acacic record.’

Jin-Seong thought quietly about the achievements offered. It’s going to be a short game anyway, but there’s nothing he can’t do.

Skkkk.

Jin-Seong stared at the chairman with a pose.

“Yes, daggers can be used with Baktu Martial Arts, but Carambits are especially short and can be cut in any direction, so it’s good to use with the Yu-Martial Arts.” “Oh…….”

However, Jin-Seong continued to approach the chairman even after finishing his speech. The chairman of the board said with a stiff look on his face.

“Haha… That’s a coveted fighting power…… Well noted. Let’s talk more about my son.”

But Jin-Seong didn’t let go of the knife. He swung the dagger freely from hand to hand, going back and forth into the reciprocal and integer water.

He broke his imaginary opponent’s wrist, struck a bent blade on his arm, and stabbed his collarbone and armpit in a row.

“Normal knife fighting has effective killing power by stabbing and cutting down, but Carambits can tear ligaments and muscles with less force. And…….”

Ching!

Jin-Seong, who was holding the Carambit, quickly stretched out the blade while looking at the chairman of the board and continued to demonstrate.

“Human beings will bleed to death within seconds. If you bend your wrist like this, you can cut off the arteries and tendons and turn them into pieces of meat.”

Whoo!

For an instant, a lion claw flashed in front of the chairman’s nose and split the air.

“People could die so easily.”

After Jin-Seong said so, he returned the Carambit to the briefcase.

“…….”

In such behavior, the chairman stared at Jin-Seong without saying a word. The chairman’s eyes were already alive. He knew right away that he was playing with him.

As the tension subsided for a moment, Jin-Seong smiled and said.

“If your son gets stronger without proper education, he’ll be more trouble-stricken.”

At Jin-Seong’s calm words, the chairman asked with a smile on his lips.

“…You mean, mental reform comes first?” “That’s right, because you love your son very much, it’s probably hard for you to change his attitude.”

In the midst of anger, the chairman couldn’t help but ask his true confidence.

“So, are you confident that you’re going to reform my son’s mental state and attitude?”

Then, Jin-Seong smiled.

“Yes, but.” “…But?” “I’d like to get some more weapons first.” “Weapons……?”

At that, the chairman of the board laughed out loud as if he was bewildered, forgetting that his anger was boiling.

“Hahaha! That’s where the chief prosecutors are. It’s not a place for outsiders to enter.” “I’d like you to give me a class A piece of equipment there. Then I’ll fix your son’s rotten mind and get him out of this state.” “Haha…!”

The chairman of the board changed his mind when he tried to reject Jin-Seong’s surprisingly bold request. It was a proposal that he would never accept, but the reason why he called Lee Jin-Seong like this was because he had a purpose.

‘Fucking bastard. If it weren’t for your useful body, you’d be torn to death right away.’

It was true that he called in Jin-Seong for his son, but he did not intend to keep Jin-Seong alive. On the outside, he was laughing and cursing his true voice.

‘He’s going to die tomorrow anyway. So it doesn’t matter if he stirs the moment.’

The chairman took off his glasses and smiled, rubbing his forehead.

“All right, well, let’s drop by an armory somewhere. You can take anything you like.”

Jin-Seong packed the briefcase with lion claws. Then he bowed before leaving the chairman’s office.

“Thank you. Then, I’ll be back after checking the item.” “…Yes.”

Screech…….

As soon as Jin-Seong opened the door and left the chairman’s office, the chairman’s face was strangely distorted.

“Darn it, that son of a bitch.”

The chairman of the board took out his cell phone. Soon a cave-like low, gloomy voice over the phone answered.

“The prey will stop by the workshop.” “Yeah, let him take whatever he wants… Anyway tomorrow he’ll be-” Come to think of it, he didn’t have to wait until tomorrow. So he said without hiding his laughter. “Watch the situation, make him into a doll. I don’t care if he dies.” The chairman of the board was pleased to recall Jin-Seong’s face, which would struggle in pain. * * * Ring! [Achievement: “The one who’s still wet behind the ears.”] [The storage box will be rewarded.] At that moment. Rattle! A colorful box appeared in front of Jin-Seong with a powerful opening sound. [From now on, you can use the storage box. 3 meters wide, 1 meter long, and 1 meter deep. There is no restriction in this space.] And inside the box was a glittering precious metal, peculiarly unaffected by gravity. It was a gold ring with the bull’s face engraved. “……Oh?” Jin-Seong checked the gold ring through Codex. + Name: Ring of Slaves Function: Identification accessories to identify the dead who became the devil’s slave. If you use mana, you can even check their origin. You can disguise yourself as you wish. + “……This is how it works?” This ring was, to put it plainly, an identification for the dead. Therefore, it will be very useful for Jin-Seong, who currently has to stop the outbreak. ‘I got something very useful.’ It was because tarot cards said that it was an achievement, so he did not expect it. ‘This makes it much easier to penetrate between these dead people.’ Jin-Seong left the ring in his pocket and opened the briefcase this time. Click. He took out the leather sheath that had been kept with the lion’s claws. He rolled up his top and skillfully carried the sheath behind his waist to lead the lion’s claws. Chkkk. And when he pulled the cloth, the Carambit was completely covered. Satisfied with his clean camouflage, he put a briefcase in the locker with a bundle of money in it. Sneak… He put the briefcase in the middle of the air in the locker, but it didn’t fall on the floor. The bag was fixed in the air as it was placed. “That’s amazing.” But if he pushed it with his hand, it pushed away slightly, and if he pulled it and let it go, it’s only lightly pulled. It stopped in the air. Shaking the locker didn’t move it at all. ‘There is no risk of damage to property and plenty of space.’ Jin-Seong liked the function of this storage box much more than his achievement compensation. And when he closed the lid, the locker disappeared without a trace. It was then. Squeak! Just in time, a slender man came into the waiting room. “Oh, my, Jin-Seong. You came out earlier than I thought, haha! You said you wanted to go to the armory.” He was the first man he saw, not the secretary who came earlier. The man introduced himself as a caretaker who would guide him to the armory. “Yes, but my weapon?” “Oh, I’m sorry. The place you’re going down now is where you can’t carry weapons…… haha…….” “I see.” He could see their tactics, but it didn’t matter. “Well, let’s go then?” * * * Jin-Seong followed the caretaker. Then he climbed onto a lift on one side of the hall. “Where are we going?” “We’re going to the armory deep in the basement.” The caretaker pressed the B31 button next to the door. Then, the elevator door with the window was closed to prevent the visitors from looking inside. “I heard you did well on the test.” Then the caretaker in the corner of the elevator complimented. “Thank you.” “I used to want to be a cadet, but I fell into a professional course because of my poor skills. Well, now I’m living my life with satisfaction.” “Oh, yes.” Then a vast cavity suddenly opened up through the window of the elevator after a long journey. “This is…?” Jin-Seong went straight up to the elevator window. It was a window as small as a human face, so he had to stick closely to see the outside properly. The sudden underground cavity was a huge plain with four giant pillars supporting the ceiling. On the plain, numerous blacksmiths lined up in a row, and a huge melting pot was built in the center of the plains lined with blacksmiths. The sound of hammering countless times. The sound of cutting iron. The sound of gnawing iron. The sound of liquid boiling and soaking iron in oil etc.…. The violent metallic sound filled the cavity. “This is the weapon spear that our five-star weapons industry is proud of. It’s the biggest workshop in Korea and the world! I don’t know how much money the chairman has put in to build this place.” “That’s cool…… I’ve never seen anything like this before.” “Right? This is my favorite sight, too.” The moment Jin-Seong looks out the window. The caretaker thought it was time. ‘Oh, kids these days.’ The caretaker. No, the assassin thought. A sudden attack on the back of a careless opponent without knowing anything. And he felt joy watching his prey die in wonder and fear. Sneak. The caretaker once again confirmed that the surveillance camera in the elevator was turned off and grabbed the assassination awl on his sleeve. Then, Jin-Seong asked. “It’s dinner time, but there are a lot of blacksmiths.” “Oh, it’s time for them to work. They’re crazy about hammering, and they’re here every single day except when they eat and sleep.” “Oh…… I see. But if it’s underground, there’s no air circulation, is that okay?” “You don’t have to worry about them. I don’t know if it’s because wind blood is connected like a spider’s web, but I heard that the oxygen content is strangely high.” Sneak……. The man naturally approached Jin-Seong’s back, giving an explanation. It was a square of vision that would not be seen even by a small window. ‘What, this is a lot easier than I thought.’ He raised the awl high. The assassin’s target was a nerve flowing between the top cervical vertebrae 1 and 2 that supported the head. He never failed before. If he cuts off that nerve, Jin-Seong would die instantly or become a cripple who could not even move his neck. ‘No matter how monster you are, you would be blinded by the back of your head.’ Humans have only two eyes. Even if he had the ability to detect danger, the assassin had the ability to “Remove detect danger ability” Class A. ‘Die in misery!’ It was the moment when the assassin stabbed an awl toward the dead point. Tadak! “Huh?” Suddenly, the arm that the assassin stretched out was hanging under Jin-Seong’s arm. Bpppps! The awl fell to the floor and the bound arm was pulled toward the floor. In the blink of an eye, the assassin lost his balance turned halfway. Jin-Seong restrained the other arm of the assassin and turned it around. Jin-Seong, who quickly tied the assassin behind the scenes, said. “Have you ever heard of the common earth theory?” “Kkkkkkkk!” Kiririririk……! The lion’s toenail popped out of Jin-Seong’s hand with a creepy metallic sound. “The high oxygen concentration is because it connects to that place.” “What are you talking about-!” Push! At that moment, a bent toenail blade penetrated the assassin’s collarbone.