Black Online

Later in the day.

In the living room of the apartment, the Virtual Reality Pod was completely disassembled, with its wires and panels scattered all over the floor.

The screws, mechanical parts, and circuit boards were spread out haphazardly, making it nearly impossible to put back together.

"...Hmm."

Fang Raon looked at the control panel in front of him and was sure that Shiryuu did something to it.

’But what... exactly?’

Click~! At that moment, the front door opened, and Chaewon, in her pinkish caretaker outfit, walked in.

She looked quite tired after a long day of work, and at that moment, she saw the mess in the living room.

"Honey? What are you doing?"

She gasped in surprise as she saw the destroyed Virtual Reality Pod, which Fang Raon disassembled completely.

"Ah, hi."

Fang Raon smiled and waved his hand.

"What is this? Why did you destroy your Virtual Reality Pod?"

Chaewon asked with a surprised look.

For a moment, she thought that he had gone nuts for doing something like this to his precious Virtual Reality Pod.

"We’re all getting new Virtual Reality Pods tomorrow, so since I didn’t have any need for this anymore, I decided to study it a little bit."

Fang Raon said with a smile.

"We are? Can we afford that?"

Chaewon asked worryingly, as the Virtual Reality Pods weren’t cheap, and they were already hands full with bills.

"No worries, we got them for free. For my help with the Hacker War, Black Online Company is sending us three Virtual Reality Pod X’s."

Fang Raon said.

"Virtual Reality Pod X? Wait, isn’t that the new version that will come out in a month’s time? They really gave us those just like that?"

Chaewon asked with a look of surprise.

Virtual Reality Pod X’s also cost way more than the normal ones.

"Yeah."

Fang Raon smiled.

"...But still, you could’ve used this Virtual Reality Pod till tomorrow. Now you can’t play today anymore.

"And besides, your Virtual Reality Pod was in good condition. We could’ve sold it for someone."

Chaewon said.

"...I didn’t think about that. My bad."

Fang Raon chuckled.

There was no way he could sell it since there was a virus installed in it, but he couldn’t tell that to Chaewon.

"You are a little bit of a klutz sometimes, aren’t you, honey?"

Chaewon giggled and then leaned in to kiss him on the cheek, and then she went to the bedroom to change out of her work clothes.

...

Train Station.

"..."

Shiryuu stood alone at a nearly empty train station. There were a couple others also waiting for the train.

’Maybe he is already...’

He thought to himself, but then he heard the train’s horn, and the train began to approach the station.

Its wheels screeched against the tracks, and it came to a slow halt with its doors slowly opening like a mouth swallowing the passengers waiting to board.

People rushed out of the train, and at the same time, Shiryuu picked up his bags and boarded the train.

He sat down in one of the empty booths, which was completely walled off from the rest of the train.

"Whew..."

Shiryuu put the bags down and loosened his tie so he could breathe properly, and then he looked out of the window.

Towards the towering Megaworld Apartments in the distance.

’I am sorry, young one... But it had to be done. The world will be destroyed if nothing is done.’

Shiryuu thought.

Twenty minutes later, the train started moving through the tracks, chugging along towards another city.

Out of nowhere, the door to his booth opened, and Shiryuu looked over with a frown, as he should have this booth all to himself.

In that moment, two men in black suits walked in and sat across from him with serious expressions on their faces.

Shiryuu recognized them.

The two men looked identical. Twins. Buzz-cut hairstyles and cold black eyes. They looked as if all joy had been sucked out of their bodies.

"Twins... So Izan sent you two. How did he find out that I was here?"

Shiryuu asked with a few drops of sweat falling down his forehead, and he was already looking for an escape path, but there was none.

"..."

The twins did not speak.

Instead, one of them pulled out a phone from his chest pocket, called a number, and then put it on the speaker.

Ding~! The call connected.

"...Shiryuu."

Izan’s cold voice came from the other side.

"Izan. What is the meaning of this?"

Shiryuu asked.

"...Fang Raon sold you out. He figured out that you were trying to harm him. I suppose you underestimated him quite a bit."

Izan said.

’He figured it out. How?’

Shiryuu looked shocked.

He had an extremely high level on Read—even higher than Fang Raon—which was why he was able to fool his senses.

And even more, he was able to Read Fang Raon even though he was trying to mask his thoughts, but in front of Shiryuu, it was all useless.

He was able to tell that Fang Raon believed whatever bullshit story he spouted.

’Then how... He only became suspicious after I left his place?’

Shiryuu frowned.

"You cannot stop the new Age, Shiryuu. It’s coming, whether you like it or not. I will change this world."

Izan said coldly.

In that moment, one of the twins reached out to empty air, and out of nowhere, he pulled out a silenced pistol.

It was like he reached out to an inventory just like in Black Online!

"You two are ability users?"

Shiryuu asked with a look of shock.

"I gave early access to Virtual Reality Pod X to a selected few. They’re my personal bodyguards. The twins are part of them."

’You should’ve died, Raon. Your sacrifice would’ve been for the betterment of the world. I hope it won’t be as bad I believe it will be.’

Shiryuu closed his eyes, and at that moment, the twin pressed the silenced pistol against his forehead and pulled the trigger.

The bullet pierced through Shiryuu’s forehead, and the brain matter splattered against the wall behind him.

The twins stood up and stepped out of the booth and closed the door behind them while Shiryuu’s lifeless body slumped in the chair.

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