Chapter 23

About hours later, the 5th Special Forces and all team leaders of the Special Crimes Unit team finished preparations to move in on both sides of stairs by the elevator. They were teams of ten units. Unlike how Yi Taekyun said they must hurry, they were going in late midnight. Of course, this was also part of the plan. Yi Taekyun heard the 2nd team leader’s radio message through his earphone.

-Chief. Don’t you think the superior master stage man will wake up from his sleep as soon as he feels us?

“Even if he does, it’s different enough that he will not be ready. We have to make it so that he will be completely unprepared. Focus on the mission.”

-Yes, sir.

Yi Taekyun’s voice seemed edgy. Everything had been prepared, but he couldn’t relax as they were against a superior master warrior. All the other teammates felt the same way.

“Turn on the camera.”

All members turned the button on the cameras on their helmets. Then, Yi Taekyun was shown all his teammates’ videos through his goggles. All other teammates saw the same videos, and they also had vision of the surveillance camera within the interrogation room.

‘Hmm.’

The video showed the target, Chun Yeowun, still sitting down with his eyes closed. It wasn’t clear if he was sleeping or not. But it was sure that Hou Ilgyung, the Vice Director of PSB, was falling asleep as his head was slightly tilted to the side.

“We might not be aware of the screen. Keep watch on the surveillance camera.”

-Yes, sir.

The goggle showed many small screens, so it was easy to miss on every picture.

“A, B team. Move in on the staircase.

-Yes, sir.

With Yi Taekyun’s orders, all teams began descending the stairs. About 20 members were moving, but their footsteps were soundless. It was the help of their specially-made walkers that deafened sound.

-A team reporting. 2nd floor of the left stairs.

-B team reporting. 2nd floor of the right stairs.

They were moving very slowly, trying to be as quiet as possible as they went step by step down the staircase. Yi Taekyun checked the surveillance camera again, became relieved, and ordered to move again. The teams began to move further down the stairs again. It was only about a 3-minute descent if they ran, but it took them almost about 20 minutes until they got down to the 5th floor corridor.

-A team, at the 5th floor.

-B team, at the 5th floor.

Yi Taekyun, who couldn’t take his eyes off from the surveillance camera of the interrogation room, smiled. It seemed like it was right to move down during late hours. In the video, Chun Yeowun was still closing his eyes without doing anything.

“Move in as planned. Throw the Anti-Energy Tear Gas.”

Anti-Energy Tear Gas. It was specially made gas just to fight against Yulinians. The gas contained toxic chemicals that worked to dissipate internal energy and paralyze the target’s nervous system.

A and B team silently opened the emergency door and threw five tear gas bombs from each side down the corridor. Two or three were enough to cover the entire 5th floor, but they were against the superior master level man, so they used 10 of those expensive gas bombs.

The gas bomb worked silently to unleash the gas and filled the entire place. The gas had no color or smell, so it was hard to notice that something was up. After 5 minutes, all units relaxed a bit from the tension.

‘Whew… I was worried about fighting a superior master Yulinian. That was easy.’

‘Maybe we can take him in alive.’

And it wasn’t only them who were thinking the same thing. Yi Taekyun, who had been looking at the surveillance camera in front of the elevator, was also sure that this mission was going to end well. Taking in 5 minutes of the gas was going to make even the superior master Yulinian to lose their internal energy and become paralyzed.

“A, B team. Wait until we go down the elevator, and move in on my signal.”

-Yes, sir.

Yi Taekyun heard the answer and spoke to the agent on standby.

“Open the elevator door. We’ll move down through the elevator rope.”

“Yes, sir.”

They were going to open the elevator carriage’s ceiling and move down by rope. It looked okay to go down the floor by elevator, but they had to be careful of every possible situation. When the agent pressed the button on the elevator, the door opened.

And that’s when something unexpected happened.

‘?!’

Inside the elevator, a long-haired young man was standing by the wall. It was the target, Chun Yeowun.

‘W-what?!’

It was unbelievable. The surveillance camera that Yi Taekyun saw through the googles still showed Chun Yeowun sitting down in the interrogation room with his eyes closed. But why was he in the elevator?

“D-dammit!”

All units became shocked and tried to aim their rifles toward Chun Yeowun, but Yeowun disappeared and soon reappeared in front of Chief Yi Taekyun’s eyes.

‘UGH!’

Yi Taekyun became shocked and tried to jump back to avoid the attack, but it was too late.

*Grab*

He was grabbed by Chun Yeowun on the neck. The grasp was so strong that it felt like if his neck was going to snap in a matter of seconds.

“KEK! KEK!”

Yi Taekyun couldn’t even breathe and fought to free himself from the grasp, but it was no use. Chun Yeowun then spoke to him in an annoyed voice.

“How long are you going to make me wait?”