46 – We Are Innocent

The dungeon was unlocked, but judging by the increased number of officials at the entrance, the investigation was still ongoing.

So, investigators with developed five senses will soon find the corpse, as well as the space created by the blue-eyed tissue underground.

‘Wouldn’t it be better to leave immediately…? No, leaving the seat might be more suspicious.’

If corpses are found in the space of the Blue Eyes Organization, an investigation into the cause of death will be conducted, and then all hunters who entered today will be included in the target.

I went out of my seat to hunt, but my worries continued, and after 3 hours of moderate hunting near the entrance and returning, I realized that I didn’t have to worry anymore.

Because the hunters gathered at the entrance were talking loudly as if it wasn’t information to hide, and I heard unexpected news.

– When is that?

– About 2 hours? They said they found bodies with severed heads.

– So why did the investigators get hurt? You’re pretty mean?

– I heard that there was a hidden space in the basement near the corpse, and as soon as I entered it, an explosion occurred.

– Is it like terrorism targeting investigators?

– Well, who doesn’t like that bad luck? Did you deliberately set a trap? A story like that is a bit over the top.

– But unless that’s the case…

– Shh! There it comes.

When a large number of officials from the Hunter Management Agency appeared in the dungeon, they closed their chattering mouths and observed the new investigators with half fear and half interest.

Since his colleagues were severely injured and replaced, the fact that he stared at each of the hunters sharply from the time he entered made the tension quite high.

However, the head held high and the shoulders stiffened, the high-pressure characteristic stance was no different from the Hunter Management Agency officials I remember.

‘Surely, it’s the same E class, but it’s hard to get weight.’

Anyway, if the explosion was so large that the investigators were injured enough to be replaced, there is no doubt that the bodies inside were greatly damaged.

‘The head of the guy wearing the robe I met at the tomb also exploded, although it wasn’t enough to call it an explosion…’

Remembering that time, it was possible to suspect that the current explosion might have been arranged by Blue Eyes. There might be such a function in the body of the priest or in the cloak.

‘I have to be careful… An explosion…’

It was the same for Yeon-hee who swept her heart.

(Whew… We almost got into trouble, right?)

Nod-

Soon the new investigators began to investigate Yeon-hee and other hunters one by one in front of the entrance.

Yeon-hee waited for her turn with the other summons already disarmed and only me by her side.

“Huh? What is this skull?”

A little taken aback by seeing me, the investigator looked at the documents containing Yeon-hee’s profile and nodded.

“Ms. Lee Yeon-hee. Please tell me the route of your journey today. From the time you entered until now, in detail.”

‘I’ll beat you up after you say something.’

I didn’t like the stiff way of speaking, as if I was dealing with a pre-criminal, so I had to cross my arms. However, Yeon-hee, as if not caring too much, began to calmly answer the question.

“······ Yes- that’s right. I saw a lot of posts in the community saying that they only hunted at the entrance. We also kept going around this area. There were only goblins, so I thought I’d just go out today.”

“Hmm- When you started, there was a story that you went in a slightly different direction from the official route?”

“I was thinking of avoiding places where a lot of other people go. If it’s around the entrance, I’m confident that I can deal with monsters by myself, so I didn’t want to share my achievements.”

“What would you do if you faced a group of firemonkeys alone? Are you capable of that?”

Unlike other hunters, the time he devoted to us was much longer. If it was a male official, he would have thought about what to do with Yeon-hee, but the previous official was a woman. She looked at Yeon-hee with her suspicious eyes and continued to ask questions, and it seemed that she was dissatisfied with something.

Perhaps Yeon-hee was also a little annoyed, she closed her eyes and began to recite a spell. Then, 5 portals shook around us, and 5 Lizardmen came out of them one by one and glared at the government officials.

“Hee- What, what is it now?! Are you going to try it?”

“I’m showing you because you’re doubting whether I’m capable of it. There are other summons, so should I show you more?”

As if the other officials and hunters around were also surprised, they had weapons taken out of the inventory in their hands.

At that time, a man walked over with a sigh and spoke to the investigator.

“Hey Inspector Cha. We don’t have much time. The sun is starting to go down right away. How long are you going to hold on to the Hunters? Hurry up to investigate the site. I’ll be in charge of this.”

“Yes? Ah, your team leader!! So, then-“

The investigator who was investigating Yeon-hee suddenly handed documents to a man who approached from behind, greeted the folder, and hurriedly moved toward the field investigation team. The female investigator shot Yeon-hee once while moving, but I had no idea what she didn’t like.

‘Are you jealous because you’re pretty, young, and talented? I don’t know… Women are tsk-‘

“See you again Mr. Yeonhee. We saw each other once before, right?”

‘Because I’m going to be less fortunate than that. Seriously, was this kid still in E-class?······.’

When he killed the trio who approached Yeon-hee with a bad heart two weeks ago, Jeong Hyo-chan, who was in charge of the investigation, looked over the documents with a smile.

“Ah, hello…”

“Yes. How can it be like last time and this time, they are all deaths? Right? Let’s see…”

‘f*ck… This bastard… Will get caught if he uses his ability to detect lies.’

Jeong Hyo-chan’s eyes followed the documents down for a long time before covering them.

“Lee Yeon-hee, have you ever been to the underground space of this dungeon?”

If it was you who hurt the investigators? If it was a question like that, there was nothing to be afraid of, but seeing that he asked, it seemed that this guy did not become the team leader of a low-level dungeon for nothing.

At the same time as the question, the mana that had been raised was materialized and released outside.

The magic that approaches Yeon-hee gently.

‘I can clearly see them flying. The scale-shaped magic wriggling, damn it… Can’t you stop that?’

No matter how negligent civil servant Jeong Hyo-chan is, the story is different if his colleagues are injured in an accident.

You can already see the firmness in your eyes just by looking at them.

‘······ Kill?’

I had that thought for a moment, but it was immediately dismissed.

Killing civil servants was not the size that only Jogi could handle…

Only the thought of wanting to protect her filled her head. No, it might be that she didn’t like the fact that someone else’s mana permeated her body.

Sleep-

‘Please… Ugh…!!’

Jeong Hyo-chan’s mana almost reached Yeon-hee’s head, and when Yeon-hee sensed something in her and closed her eyes tightly, her message suddenly came to mind.

– Spirit-based magic detected!

– Attribute [Protection] Is activated.

– With the effect of the attribute [Protection], The attribute [Calmity] Is shared with the target of protection.

– The protection target’s mental abnormality resistance increases by 50%!

‘-!! Did this have any effect on protection?! Whatever it is, it’s nice!!’

“Eh?!”

Yeon-hee also looked at me with her body excited, as if she had recognized the effect, and I nodded.

And Jeong Hyo-chan hurriedly touched his forehead and said.

“Huh? Huh? Why, why are you doing this… Now, wait a minute. It can’t be like this…”

Jeong Hyo-chan’s face was greatly distorted, and he showed an unusually flustered appearance.

Perhaps a message popped up in Jeong Hyo-chan’s mind that the opponent had resisted magic.

And Jeong Hyo-chan’s mana, which can be seen through sensory readings, was also quite consumed.

‘Of course, it’s an ability that consumes a lot of mana. If you see them flustered like that, they use it on the same person, but the cooldown seems to be quite long… Are we safe?’

I could barely breathe a sigh of relief because I felt that Jung Hyo-chan’s scales of magical power were no longer moving toward Yeon-hee.

—–

Calm down

– Do not lose your cool in any situation.

– Mental abnormal status resistance +50%

—–

I didn’t care much about the passive bra that was always activated, but I could feel once again that the [Calm] Ability was really the best ability.

And.

—–

Protection Lv.2

– Shares 51% of the damage received by summoners.

—–

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As the number of summons increased, Yeon-hee was less likely to be attacked, so the trait [Protection] Was not often activated these days, but I didn’t know such a hidden ability existed.

Like the hidden ability of [Stealth] That airs items, wouldn’t every characteristic and skill have one hidden effect?

“Kuh, keuhuh- that… Joe, the investigation is over, you can go.”

“Yes. Good job.”

After lightly greeting Jung Hyo-chan, Yeon-hee canceled the summons of 5 lizardmen and moved towards the entrance.

Whew······

Her thin, trembling deep sigh was like my heart, so I almost put my hand on her head without realizing it.

“Ilwol-ah, see you later.”

“Tickktoktaktak!!”

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