How to Live as an Immortal - Chapter 351



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351 I’m the one who’s going to finish it

“That’s a hasty judgment.”

It was a one-dimensional inference.

It was a crime that seemed to reveal who the culprit was. If Easyroad was really the real culprit, at least he would never have chosen Hyperloop as a means of murder.

It had to be seen as the work of another candidate who wanted to shift the blame.

With Shirley, the Mastop fighter, right next door, all that’s left is MTI.

At that time, they say even communications were paralyzed―

“I don’t know.”

[Aren’t you the one making a hasty judgment?]

There were many other reasons besides that.

The fact that he suffered a misfortune right after meeting Alexander, and that MTI is currently likely to resort to extreme measures to prevent the BH from being stolen.

If Olivia had unknowingly stepped on a landmine, it would also explain why Alexander went berserk.

what-

“There is no evidence as you say.”

The most important thing is whether the entity that can conduct a search and seizure has the will to do so.

“So how is the board taking it?”

In any case, the public announcement was nothing more than a lie, since the head of the huge organization known as the Isabella Foundation had died.

This is truly an unprecedented situation.

Even though they had induced endless competition through proxy wars, it would have been burdensome for them in many ways to lose a castle due to unnecessary expenses.

[… … .]

“Why aren’t you saying anything?”

There is an oddly long silence.

At that moment, when a sudden ominous feeling came over her, Snow White’s mouth opened.

[Since she had the proof up until the 3rd Sol of the proxy war, Olivia is a fighter. Therefore, this disaster is the result of her struggle. It is not right for the board of directors to intervene, their position is]

An evasive statement to avoid responsibility.

There was no sophistry whatsoever.

We should have known from the time we started blaming the Hyperloop derailment on individual mistakes.

“Yeah, that’s what they were.”

It was a mistake to expect humanity from the 24th century vested interests.

Moreover, since they would have known long ago what kind of evil intentions Olivia had in mind in trying to recruit the candidates, it would have seemed like a good opportunity to them.

This was also a warning to other candidates.

[It’s because of me. If I hadn’t handed over the certificate, Director Olivia might not have died.]

“There’s no need to blame yourself. What was meant to happen happened.”

This must have been the structure that the board of directors had drawn up when hosting the proxy war in the first place.

They were the ones who hoped that even the last one would not be whole. They would have finished preparing to cause trouble in some way.

Maybe among the candidates already―

“What are you going to do?”

While Gaon is talking to Baekseol, Shelly, who heard the outline of the incident from Blake, approaches and asks.

Until just a moment ago, it had been a topic of much thought, but now there was no choice.

“You told me what your plans were going forward. I decided to start a proxy war.”

“You don’t win, you blow it?”

“The best strategy would be to target the candidates, but it won’t be successful.”

There wouldn’t be a chairman who didn’t hide after seeing Olivia suffer. Everyone would have realized it now. If you kill without leaving a trace, the board of directors will turn a blind eye.

There are no more brakes on this war.

“Tell Chairman Blake. I think MTI stole the BH.”

“Is this a false accusation?”

“What do you mean by false accusation?”

For a moment, Shirley couldn’t help but be shocked.

“Then why has the communication paralysis continued until now?”

“Yes, I think what you expected is correct.”

It was a Mastop specialized in public opinion warfare. There was no way he could stay still with a scoop. Moreover, since he must have guessed that Alexander had crossed the line, he would have struggled more passionately than anyone else to bury him.

“So you’re planning on taking down MTI’s fighters without confronting them?”

“What are you talking about? That’s that, and this is this. We’re going to go on a two-track.”

The fact that tactics that strike from both sides are effective is one of the truths that run through all time, East and West.

Encourage the Megacorps to fight each other and slaughter all the fighters.

If a spark lit for fun were to turn the entire seed colony upside down, would the board still be able to sit back and watch as it is now?

I really wanted to test what their limits were.

“You started it, but I’m the one finishing it.”

* * *

We make our way through the chaotic scene and into the half-destroyed station. Just because Olivia passed away doesn’t mean she’s been stripped of her Isabella Foundation status.

However, the board clearly announced that the number of candidates had been reduced by one.

This means that whoever killed her either retrieved or destroyed the evidence.

No matter how genius one’s skills were, direct contact was essential to achieve what one wanted.

It was for this reason that I personally undertook the verification.

[I’ve got all the footage from the area, but I can’t read anything. The quality is terrible. It’s like it was shot through a lens that’s covered in dust.]

“They must have been confident enough to blow up the hyperloop since they had prepared that much defense.”

It was fatal that the diver Dobby could not gather information, but Gaon did not have high expectations either.

In the first place, the reason he started walking was because of a strange feeling he had felt while in the high-rise building.

“Is this it?”

Mandala is a space where the principle of circulation is concentrated. In it, everything is reconciled with synesthesia and helps in the recognition of Gaon.

Invisible light was no exception.

A representative example is radio waves.

In an age rife with gadgets and tools, radio waves are light and salt.

Since it is spread out so chaotically, I tend to consciously ignore it unless it is a special case, but this time it was a little different.

A line, similar to a radio wave but with a different aspect, extended beyond the horizon.

Of course, it is composed of visual elements to make it easy to distinguish, but its essence is a type of smell.

It was a phenomenon mainly seen in enhanced humans. Each of them had their own unique body odor.

If there is something special, it is that it continues without interruption. It must be a special substance that does not evaporate easily and is maintained over time. Perhaps it is a special creature’s―

‘Pheromone?’

It was a very meaningful trace, so I could understand it intuitively.

That this was the only clue left behind by MTI’s projectile. If we follow this as a compass, we can reach the truth.

“Miss Odd-Eye, it’s time to go.”

* * *

Olivia’s death changed not only the nature of the proxy war.

“… … So what MTI hired was not the Syndicate, but the Truth and Truth Society?”

Amir, the president of Easyroad, asks after receiving information that cannot be overlooked from Maximus.

[It was a long and tedious process, but thanks to Chairman Alexander’s hasty decision to target Director Olivia, it was easy to pinpoint.]

However, the position that Nodetech had taught her was actually occupied by the Queen. That means that she was the one who had the MTI badge at the time.

Of course I thought it was a projection, but now I know it wasn’t―

“How on earth are you going to explain it?”

[I don’t know the exact situation because I can only see the location, but I think they may have intervened without permission.]

“So you’re saying they forcibly stole the certificate?”

Or is there a candidate who hired a separate syndicate? Amir’s mind was complicated by the unexpected variables, but a sudden thought cleared away all his assumptions.

“Wait a minute, so MTI wasn’t disqualified then? Why didn’t they disqualify him… ?”

[But didn’t you get another piece of evidence? Then MTI is still a candidate.]

I wondered why Alexander took such a desperate measure to pursue Olivia, but it turned out to be to regain his lost qualifications.

Since the cause and effect were visible, it was inevitable that it would make sense.

but-

“It doesn’t make sense.”

[What do you mean?]

“If you really wanted MTI to fall, wouldn’t it be normal to cling to that point even if it means forcing yourself to do so?”

What about the disaster that happened to Olivia? Nodetech took a stand and seemed to be inciting it.

[Nothing will change even if you tell me. The overall issue of proxy wars is decided by the board of directors.]

“Haha, right. Was Nodetech’s position of wanting to check MTI just an excuse?”

I just presented it because I needed an excuse to keep the hunting dog I wanted to tame from running away.

Amir was furious when he realized the truth.

“These, these little bastards… … .”

I knew from the beginning that I would become a puppet, but I never thought that even that decision would be the result of the board’s trickery and not my will.

[I don’t know what’s so frustrating, but neither the chairman nor we have changed what we have to do.]

“So the promise is still valid?”

[You can refuse if you don’t like it]

“… … .”

If we were to stop the deal here, Maximus would leave and find another candidate. There would be a lot of repercussions to deal with if we were to break it off on a momentary impulse.

There is only one way to avoid the storm that has come to your teacup.

Amir, who had bitten his lips hard enough to draw blood, calmly confessed, having suppressed his inner anger.

“There shouldn’t be any mistakes this time.”

* * *

At Alexander’s request, Sushant, who had sent one person up, immediately set out on a journey to retrieve the token. Fortunately, the direction that Chaser pointed to was not far from the Hyperloop route.

Even though we had to change direction in the middle, there was almost no delay because the routes overlapped like this.

But was even that brief gap a problem?

Clearly, there is a sense of presence in the basement, which was empty until Olivia was dealt with.

It was at that moment that the token I had kept in my bosom began to shake slightly.

Sushant, who realized that his opponent was a fighter, held out his chaser, but there was no response.

That means he wasn’t the one who killed Ashutosh.

At that moment, a man resembling rags walks out from the other side of the shadow.

widely.

The man standing in front of Susant, Perma, held up an aggressive knife to his forearm.

“I’m asking just in case, but are you a fighter for MTI?”

It was a strange question. As if he had ever confused the projector.

But unlike his opponent, Sushant was able to say with certainty, as the identities of the fighters were revealed to the surface one by one.

Mastop and Baekdu were also revealed.

There was only one place left.

“Then you are Easy Road.”