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    ◈ Episode 184 Jack the Ripper (1)

    Ludger first used a pseudonym more than seven years ago.

    It was when he had just escaped from under Master and entered the outside world in earnest.

    The first destination is the Exilion Empire.

    Among them it is the largest city in the empire and the place with the highest probability of having a relic.

    The first place Ludger headed to was Lindebrugne the capital of the empire.

    And there was the pseudonym that Ludger first used.

    The name was unintentionally used in connection with the military coup.

    <Jack the Ripper>

    A knife in one hand.

    Ludger holding a karambit dagger in his other hand headed to the mansion where Carlone was staying.

    This is Carlone’s mansion but it was also the home of the Silver Sun Mafia.

    All of the employees working here are members of the Silver Sun organization.

    This fact suggests only one thing to Ludger.

    It was said that there was no need for anyone in this mansion to look after him.

    * * *

    All the lights in the mansion where Carlone was staying were turned off.

    The darkness that light could not drive out invaded the interior of the mansion and soon the mansion was stained black with heavy silence.

    “what! what’s the matter!”

    “Someone go check on everyone! If that doesn’t work turn on the emergency generator!”

    The organization members who were resting inside were panicked by the sudden power outage and hurriedly moved.

    Accidents caused by poor management of the mansion are unforgivable.

    The gang members who knew how eccentric their boss’s personality was hurried to the place where the circuit breaker was located.

    The gang members who arrived at the circuit breaker holding portable lights discovered the shape of a person standing in front of it.

    what? Is it a colleague who came first?

    “hey. What happened? “What about the circuit breaker?”

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    “….”

    “Why aren’t you answering? “What happened to the circuit breaker?”

    The gang member got irritated and turned on the light.

    And saw.

    The sight of a dead colleague covered in blood.

    “Are you crazy?!”

    The gang members who saw the scene were shocked and embarrassed.

    The dead body soon fell forward.

    And the person who was hiding behind it was revealed.

    It was a shadow.

    A shadow whose entire body is covered in something black with only red light flowing where the eyes should be.

    “What the hell!”

    “Who are you!” “How dare someone make a silver line!”

    The shadow did not speak.

    A powerful flash of red eye light appeared and the shadow stretched out without a sound.

    At least that’s how it seemed to Silver Sun members.

    Eventually as the shadow passed by the gang members fell one by one sprinkling blood.

    A member of the Silver Sun organization shouted after seeing his colleague’s death.

    “The enemy! “They attacked without fear!”

    “Kill!”

    Silver Sun’s members also fought instead of running away.

    They are people who have lived within a fence of violence for a long time.

    Unlike other children he did not avoid fighting.

    But the opponent was too bad.

    The shadow was fast and too strong. No matter how much I swung the ax or the club it never touched the shadow.

    Rather only the members of the organization who wielded the weapons bled to death.

    “Get the gun!”

    I was a gang member who immediately brought a gun because I thought this wouldn’t go on but it was dark so I couldn’t see anything.

    “What are you doing! Everyone get out of the way!”

    “My legs can’t move!”

    “what?”

    The screams of dying gang members gradually became closer.

    The gang member holding the gun showed hesitation.

    The action leader shouted from the side.

    “What are you doing! “Just shoot!”

    “Ha but there are colleagues in front!”

    “If you don’t shoot everyone will die!”

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    In the end the gang members holding the guns gritted their teeth and pulled the trigger.

    Sweet. Sweet.

    However even when the trigger was pulled no bullet came out.

    “what are you doing!”

    “Second gun is broken.”

    “what?”

    There is no way that a gun that was in good condition due to constant inspection every day suddenly stopped working.

    The action leader knew this case better than anything else.

    “Silence of fire? Could it be that the attacker was a wizard?”

    The action leader was absurd.

    Let alone magic subordinates are dying simply by passing by.

    How could a wizard do something like that?

    The action leader gritted his teeth.

    “Everyone get out of the way! “I’m coming!”

    In the end he had no choice but to step forward.

    Although it is said that he retired due to injury he was once a knight.

    If the opponent is a wizard this one is also quite possible.

    With that in mind the action leader pulled out the sword from his belt and rushed towards the shadow.

    “this guy!”

    The sword fell vertically while shouting like that.

    At that moment the other person raised the daggers in both hands and blocked the sword.

    “Stop it? In that case I will press it down with force!”

    If it comes to a struggle of strength the side with superior physical ability has a much greater advantage.

    The action leader’s forearm swelled nearly twice its size.

    I was planning on cutting the intruder in half with that meager dagger.

    But the sword he wielded could not go any further.

    “what?”

    At that moment something flashed before my eyes.

    The action leader instinctively tilted his head back.

    It was like an instinct I had developed while serving as a knight.

    If he hadn’t done so his head would have been cut off.

    The action leader hurriedly retreated back.

    I backed away so quickly that I lost the sword I was holding.

    His eyes which had become somewhat accustomed to the darkness roughly judged the other person’s outline.

    ‘Four arms?’

    What blocked the sword he swung was an unusually large arm.

    Two arms made of shadows that flow down both shoulders like a coat.

    There’s no way an ordinary wizard would have a part like that.

    ‘Is it a magic number?’

    The experienced action leader immediately figured out the identity of that shadow.

    Indeed if it were a magic beast it was a wizard and I could understand its ridiculous combat power.

    Magic beasts are such summoned beasts.

    A sword is swung with a magic tree and the wizard himself swings another sword taking advantage of the opportunity created by the magic tree.

    Didn’t he almost fall for that method too?

    The back of my neck was still cold.

    “Who are you? Why would someone as talented as you invade Silver Sun and do something like this? “Isn’t life worth it?”

    “So you touched me because you didn’t value your life?”

    The shadow spoke for the first time.

    The action leader frowned and responded.

    “You touched me?”

    “It doesn’t matter. All you have to do is give back what you got. “Aren’t you like that too?”

    Among mafia members there is a strong precept called Omertà.

    Among them there is only one principle that will never tolerate those who mess with him or his organization.

    Vendetta.

    It is a bloody revenge and a punishment that must be carried out without ever tolerating the other person.

    The action leader’s face distorted upon hearing those words.

    “Revenge? How dare you take revenge on Silver Sun? “There are degrees of cockiness!”

    Slurp.

    The action leader pulled out an extra sword.

    A little while ago I was embarrassed by the unexpected surprise attack and retreated but now it is different.

    “I’ll cut off your head and take it straight to the boss!”

    However the leader’s words did not last until the end.

    For some time now white frost had been binding his legs.

    ‘magic? When?’

    It’s a magic so secret that it deceives one’s own senses.

    “This is it!”

    The moment he strengthened his legs and broke the frost a shadow rushed towards him.

    The dagger held by the shadow of both shoulders disturbed my eyes.

    The action leader had no choice but to focus only on defense.

    Each sword strike swung by the shadow arm was powerful enough to make his muscles tremble.

    ‘I a former knight am only defeated by a wizard?’

    But the reality was cruel.

    visor! The sword in the action leader’s hand flew high into the air.

    The action leader looked at the scene in vain and shouted urgently.

    “Now wait!”

    But the other person didn’t listen to that.

    Red eyes shining in the dark looked down at him.

    “If you’ve been acting like that until now you should have been prepared to suffer.”

    And the sword was swung.

    * * *

    The noisy interior of the mansion became quiet.

    The sound of footsteps echoed quietly along the quiet hallway.

    Squeak.

    Soon the door to the office where Silver Sun’s boss Carlone was staying opened.

    “Welcome. “I was waiting.”

    There Carlone welcomed Ludger with a smiling face.

    He didn’t run away.

    Rather he was sitting in front of the table drinking wine as if showing off his leisure.

    A chair was placed across from Carlone.

    Ludger silently entered the room and sat down on the chair.

    A blue mist spread softly on the ground as he passed.

    bang!

    Ludger put what he was holding on the desk.

    It was the blood-stained sword used by the leader who had died a while ago.

    “It’s a shame. “He was a useful subordinate.”

    Carlone was not surprised by his subordinate’s death and shrugged his shoulders and joked.

    Ludger released [Ather Nocturnus] halfway and revealed his face.

    “this. “You are more noble than I thought.”

    “You didn’t manage to escape.”

    Ludger spoke to Carlone in a provocative tone.

    Carlone chuckled at the unusual provocation.

    “Did you think I would run away?”

    “Because there must have been a secret passageway built in a place like this to prepare for any unexpected situation.”

    “That can’t be possible.”

    Even though he said that Carlone internally adjusted his evaluation of Ludger.

    He’s a sharp guy. And at the same time I have a keen understanding of the methods of this industry.

    “So are you the person those beggars call owner?”

    “At least they call me owner.”

    “To those people? Interesting. “It sounds like it has another name.”

    “You heard correctly.”

    Ludger leaned back against the back of his chair.

    The sight of Ludger raising his chin slightly arrogantly gave the impression of looking down at Carlone.

    “Sometimes Jack the Ripper.”

    Those eyes.

    “Sometimes James Moriarty.”

    It felt like it wasn’t human.

    “Sometimes Abraham Van Helsing.”

    Carlone became discouraged without even realizing it.

    “And until not long ago he was also called Machiavelli.”

    “under.”

    Carlone snorted to show that he was not losing momentum.

    Above all you have to be ostentatious in moderation to make people believe that something is real.

    “Aren’t you too young for that? And it was unexpected. “I was thinking of attacking a place like this by myself.”

    “It was no big deal. “I’ve heard of the Silver Sun’s notoriety but to be honest it’s pretty miserable.”

    “okay? This is true. “Once this incident is over I’ll have to reorganize all of the people below me.”

    “There is no need for that. “Because I took care of everything.”

    Ludger said and threw his life in the air.

    “Do you think there will be a next time for you?”

    “This is such a cruel person. Do you really think you have an advantage right now? “They’re holding my life line right now?”

    “You are trying so hard to deny reality.”

    “hey. We are different from the enemy society. We call it Silver Sun. Did you forget? “It looks like he’s using a bit of strength on that side so he should have straightened his shoulders while looking at his seat.”

    Just right.

    Carlone snapped his fingers.

    Upon receiving the signal the hidden door in the study room and wall opened revealing the people hiding inside.

    They were all gang members dressed in black suits.

    “They are all knight-level forces. Among them there is even a wizard. “That number alone is twenty.”

    Carlone couldn’t hold back the laughter that was about to escape her lips.

    By showing a hidden hand in front of an opponent who thought he would have an advantage he falls into the abyss of despair again.

    And what greater pleasure could there be than seeing that broken face?

    “Let me tell you one more thing as a service. “Have you ever thought about what will happen to those people in the slums now that you are here?”

    “I don’t know what you’re talking about all of a sudden.”

    “I sent my men. Much more than I spent during the day today. “I’m sure the people here didn’t think it was all about Silver Sun right?”

    “….”

    “It should have arrived by now. And we’ll be having fun wiping out the slums. You will struggle and die without being able to do anything. “Because everyone is helpless in the face of violence.”

    Carlone took a sip of wine and held it out to Ludger.

    “I mean I was over your head from the beginning. “Strength and resourcefulness.”

    “That’s interesting.”

    Carlone narrowed her eyes when she didn’t get the response she expected.

    “It’s no use pretending to be calm on purpose.”

    “That’s because it’s funny to say that the only thing you know how to do is primitive violence.”

    “what?”

    “I think you need to correct your attitude first. first. I knew of the existence of your men hiding in the secret space from the beginning. Even so he came in. And second. “I am grateful to you for this as well.”

    “Thank you?”

    “Violence.”

    Ludger’s eyes were curved like a crescent moon.

    “It’s the field we’re most confident in.”

    * * *

    A dark night street.

    Since street lights were not installed hundreds of people had to travel the distance relying only on moonlight.

    All of the men in a ferocious atmosphere were holding weapons in each hand.

    “There are a lot of people coming. “It’s not like a bunch of dogs.”

    Alex lifted his back against the wall of the building.

    “You mean we just have to kill them all? “It’s simple.”

    One by one members of stood around Alex.

    The members of the action group who received orders frowned at those who blocked their path.

    There were women children and strong men.

    “What should I do?”

    “Didn’t you hear the boss’ orders? “Wipe it all away.”

    Anyway there are only a few people who can go over there.

    On the other hand this one has over 200 people.

    The members of the action team exchanged glances with each other grabbed their weapons and strode forward.

    Alex who was watching the scene stuck out his tongue.

    “This is true. “You’re trying to kill everyone without even asking who it is.”

    “It’s nice that it’s clean.”

    Pantos said relaxing his shoulders.

    Arpa also had a smile on his face as if he was looking forward to the fight that would soon take place.

    “Then let’s fight too.”

    Alex said putting a mask on his face.

    It was the moment for executives to step forward.

    * * *

    “Then I guess we can say that this is all Silver Sun’s remaining power?”

    Ludger lightly glanced at the gang combatants who were glaring at him.

    They all have outstanding strength and talent but they are born evil and kill people for money.

    These were people who didn’t need to be looked at.

    “Is this a funny guy?”

    Among them an older-looking wizard laughed at Ludger.

    “It looks like you don’t understand the situation. Don’t you know that it’s you who’s surrounded right now? Or are you so stupid that you still don’t understand what’s going to happen to you?”

    “I don’t know what will happen to me.”

    Ludger stared intently at the wizard who spoke to him.

    “I think I know what’s going to happen to you.”

    The wizard tried to shout asking where he was bluffing.

    But his senses took over and his instincts suddenly sounded an alarm.

    ‘what?’

    Other elites felt this as well.

    A strange feeling of anxiety did not leave my mind.

    What do you mean?

    This unpleasant and unpleasant feeling.

    ‘for a moment. ‘Is this blue energy on the floor… mana?’

    If this is pure mana that this man has been flowing since he came here.

    In fact there would be no mana left to use magic.

    But what does this anxiety mean?

    My whole body was screaming that I wanted to run away from here right now.

    “What have you done?”

    Carlone also glared at Ludger perhaps feeling some sense of crisis.

    “Nothing was done.”

    Ludger answered with an expressionless face.

    “I am.”

    Right after that.

    Something long and black slowly came down from the ceiling.

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