The Player that Can't Level Up

Chapter 309: The City of Death (6)

Chapter 309: The City of Death (6)

Ugh a blond man groaned like an animal in the middle of an alley. His pupils were dilated, he could barely move his body, and he was drooling heavily, indicating that he had likely consumed drugs and alcohol both.

Ughh. the man continued to sob, longing for something to fill his emptiness.

Ultimately, the man retrieved a bottle from his chest pocket in a besotted fashion.

Ugh It was a vial of Gods Tears. Believing it was the only thing that could fill his emptiness, he drank the entire bottle.

Ackkk! His already dilated pupils distended a bit more, and his heart began beating with newfound zeal. Finally feeling alive, the man lolled down on the ground.

Someone approached him and clicked his tongue, Tsk, tsk.

The man walked out of the darkness but didnt show himself. He looked around before raising something in his hand.

Whir.

With a white brilliance, that something vibrated for a while before emitting an energy wave.

I guess he wasnt being tailed, at least, the man muttered. The vibrating item was a feather. If someone nearby were targeting him, it wouldve turned orange.

Now Youll get holy water today. The man put the feather back in his pocket and took away the bottle from the man on the ground. He then replaced it with another bottle. The intoxicated man could barely move, yet when he felt the new bottle, he quickly grabbed it and put it in his chest pocket.

Ugh.

Good job. the man with the feather smiled.

Just then, a bright light burst all around him.

...! The feather in his chest suddenly began glowing, and before he could do anything, it left his pocket and floated into someone elses hand. The original owner of the feather tried to turn around, but it was too late. Strangers had already surrounded him.

Too late, one of the men announced.

Another man, holding the orange feather, muttered, This is

A moment later, the orange feather crumbled and disappeared, making the original owner gasp in shock. He used to believe the feather was stronger than any mental, but that man had destroyed it like it was an actual feather.

I dont think this should surprise you, announced someone coldly.

The hostility in this voice was obvious, and the original owner of the feather jumped. Y-youre!

Of the three men who had surrounded him, the only one who had revealed his face looked familiar.

Branch Manager Alberto! called out the original owner, whose face had darkened in fear.

Feeling betrayed, Albertos voice became even colder as he whispered, I never imagined you to be a traitor, Marchetti.

Then, Marchetti lost consciousness. Alberto looked grim, but he walked up to the drug addict on the ground and murmured, Good job.

Thank you. The drug addict stood up quickly as if he was never intoxicated. He looked perfectly fine now, and he bowed to Alberto. He was one of the few men Alberto could trust.

Sadly, Marchetti used to be one of these men too. Go Hyung-Chul carried Marchetti over his shoulder, and they left the alley.

***

A little before daybreak, Marchetti was bound in a room. Alberto announced in a heavy voice, There is a group named Argus.

He explained, The EPU and our government were controlling us players unfairly. Of course, the European Players Association was being controlled by you know who. We were being disrespected, and our rights werent being protected. At the time, we created a secret organization to fix this.

That secret organization was Argus; Alberto had created it. The members worked secretly; only he knew their true faces and names. Alberto ensured the members didnt know each other because this was the only way to avoid the government and the Vaticans detection. Even if one of the members were caught, there was no way the Vatican could destroy the entire group.

Marchetti was Alberto looked down at the man, who remained unconscious. The most talented member of Argus.

Alberto used the past tense, and he then explained why. At least until his entire family was killed.

The branch manager?

Haa

The men turned nervous, which was strange. When it was mentioned that Morningstar, a powerful enemy, was involved, the men seemed annoyed at best. But when Albertos name was mentioned, they looked sad and shocked. Their reaction was unexpected.

It would have been wonderful if the branch manager were chosen by them too.

I agree, but what can we do? We must not question them and just follow their will.

Of course

The five men regained control over their emotions quickly.

Suddenly, something sparkled on their chest. When the flash disappeared, the men moaned in satisfaction. Ahh

The men spoke at the same time.

They have spoken.

Its almost time.

Darkness will fall in this world.

But it will eventually be lifted.

The last man declared, The light of truth has been shone, so we must obey it.

All of them clasped their hands and began praying. Soon, the day they wished four would come. And when it did, the Italian citizens they resented would finally face God. They were no longer thinking about Marchetti, Morningstar, or even Alberto.

We must contact our brothers, one of them announced.

***

Several days after Morningstar had reappeared in Italy, the Italian Republic was noisy, and something between joy and despair permeated its streets. Something dark and wet, like death, filled the country, and Italy and Rome struggled to figure out what it was.

But days passed by as usual.

Gi-Gyu was slumped on the sofa when he said to Alberto, You must be exhausted.

Gi-Gyu looked tired, but Alberto looked even worse. Alberto was giving off an unpleasant smell as if he had just left a sewer.

It has been very hard I tried my best, but they havent shown themselves since that day, replied Alberto.

Theyre probably taking extra precautions.

Both Alberto and Gi-Gyu sounded tired. They, and Go Hyung-Chul and El, who werent in the room at the moment, had been concentrating on capturing and detaining the criminals.

Marchetti kept saying the time is coming. Gi-Gyu thought about Marchetti, who had whispered these words repeatedly until he finally died.

Gi-Gyu told Alberto, I think we need to get Go Hyung-Chul and El back here.

Suddenly, neither of them said a word. They turned rigid as they looked out the window at the same time.

Kaboom!

A giant explosion occurred, followed by smoke spreading everywhere.

Rome Gi-Gyu continued to look out the window. Will turn into the city of death.

Kaboom!

Another huge explosion occurred.