Published at 13th of November 2020 10:54:46 AM
Chapter 204
Kill The Hero – Chapter 204 – Trading (3)
Translator: Seven
Editor: Ana_Banana
“Our leader rejected your offer but I think differently . It’s attractive enough in my opinion . So how about this? Make a deal with me first . After that, if your ability is verified, you can make a deal with my boss . ”
In his second meeting with Shakira in a restaurant, this was what she suggested .
That they make a personal deal between them .
Then she said .
“Of course, I need to verify your ability first . Can you really control Isaac Ivanov?”
She wanted to see if Kim Woo-jin was bluffing, or if he could really decide Isaac Ivanov’s next move .
“Target this dungeon . ”
Along with those words, Shakira placed a document envelope on the table,
Kim Woo-jin picked it up while saying .
“Isaac Ivanov doesn’t move without payment . ”
“The payment is the same . Skeleton Magician Mastery . Instead, it’s the location that changed . Instead of the Unicorn’s horn, I need you to get something else . ”
“What about my pay?”
“We don’t doubt Isaac Ivanov’s abilities . All we doubt are your claims, and you still want to get paid?”
While she was saying that, Kim Woo-jin opened the envelope, pulled out the document inside, and began to peruse its contents .
The conversation paused for a moment, then Kim Woo-jin looked up and said .
“It’s D- rank . ”
The document inside was a dungeon report .
“And it’s 5 Floors . ”
The report for a D- rank 5 Floor dungeon .
“With the results that Isaac Ivanov has shown to the world, this much shouldn’t be a problem, right?”
Shakira said those words with a smile .
It was a vicious smile .
For players active in 4 Floor dungeons, challenging a 5 Floor dungeon was like a hiker who had only climbed 2,000 meter high mountains changing to a 4,000 meter high mountain .
In other words, it wasn’t something that could be done easily .
“And it’s the perfect stage to see how well you can control Isaac Ivanov . If Isaac Ivanov makes his debut in 5 Floor dungeons when you say so there would be no reason for us to doubt you, no?”
On the other hand, it was a proposal that was sufficiently possible .
After all, Kim Woo-jin had said it .
Isaac Ivanov would challenge any dungeon they wanted .
If that was true, then wouldn’t it be possible for him to do something like this?
In response to her words, Kim Woo-jin simply placed the document back in the envelope and handed it back to her .
“Is this a rejection?”
Kim Woo-jin answered .
“I have no desire to do your little test without pay . ”
“So it is a rejection . ”
With those words, Shakira collected the envelope .
“I heard rumors that Thunderbird has an rank 5 Floor dungeon that appeared in the Amazon Rainforest . ”
Then, Kim Woo-jin said something else .
Shakira’s eyes shook .
“I also heard that you’re forming a team to attack that dungeon . ”
“There are all sorts of rumors about the Amazon Rainforest . You shouldn’t believe everything you hear . ”
Shakira fixed her expression and denied Kim Woo-jin’s words .
However, without paying attention to what she was saying, Kim Woo-jin continued speaking .
“I will get Isaac Ivanov to attack that dungeon . Of course, this is a deal, not a test . So please prepare the suitable payment for Isaac Ivanov, and for me . ”
Shakira’s expression hardened considerably .
Then she spoke in a cold voice .
“You want to target an rank dungeon when you don’t even have experience in 5 Floor dungeons? Did I hear you correctly?”
“There’s nothing that can’t be done if the price is right . ”
As he was saying this, Kim Woo-jin was thinking about a dungeon .
‘I’m sure you guys have the Burning Forest . ’
Burning Forest .
There was one reason why Kim Woo-jin remembered this rank 5 Floor dungeon .
‘And the fourth tail is in that dungeon . ’
And that was because the Fourth Tail of the Nine Tailed Fox was in that dungeon .
Of course, Kim Woo-jin didn’t bring up the Burning Forest dungeon just to obtain the tail .
‘Let’s stop the act . ’
This was not something that Shakira could handle with just her authority .
It was something that absolutely required the permission of none other than the Lighting King himself .
If Shakira had come of her own volition like she’d said, then she would have gotten up and left without hesitation .
But now, she was only glaring at Kim Woo-jin without moving from her seat .
‘Bring out the Lightning King . ’
This was proof that she didn’t come on her own .
A man approached Kim Woo-jin from behind .
He placed his hands on Kim Woo-jin’s shoulders and said .
“You really are a funny guy . ”
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Then he pat Kim Woo-jin a few times on the shoulders before moving to sit on an empty chair at the table .
It was a blond man with an extremely pale face .
His appearance didn’t quite suit the weather in the Amazon Rainforest .
‘Lightning King . ’
He was the first Spiritualist to contract a Spirit of Lightning, and after numerous achievements, obtained the nickname ‘Lightning King’ .
Of course, Kim Woo-jin paid no attention to his appearance .
He had quite painfully learned, the moment he had been betrayed by Lee Se-jun, that what he saw wasn’t always the truth .
“So, if the price is right, you’ll attack an rank 5 Floor dungeon? I know Isaac Ivanov’s level is around 130 which is certainly high enough but… that’s a lot of confidence . Well, I also did a lot of crazy things at that level . ”
Then the Lightning King asked .
“Then what’s the price?”
To that question, Kim Woo-jin gave the answer he prepared .
“First of all, I’d need to hear what you have to offer . Isaac Ivanov won’t make a move simply because of an expensive item . Instead, it has to be an item that would be useful for him . He’d be willing to move even if it’s a rare item . ” (TL: rare in terms of the rank)
The Lightning King shook his head when he heard those words .
“That’s a question Isaac Ivanov should answer, not you . ”
Kim Woo-jin’s eyes narrowed at those words .
The Lightning King lifted his finger before saying,
“What I want to know is your price . ”
Then he twirled his finger around before pointing it towards Kim Woo-jin .
Then, a waiter, who had been waiting at the side, approached the table quietly and placed a covered plate in front of Kim Woo-jin .
“After calculating, I found that it would be much more convenient to recruit you rather than pay for each separate request . ”
In the meantime, while the Lightning King continued speaking, Kim Woo-jin only gave him half an ear as he lifted the cover from the plate .
Then, he saw a skill page made completely of obsidian sitting on the white plate .
[Vampire]
– Condition: Emissary of the Underworld
– Rank: Legendary
– Effect: You can transform into a vampire while using this skill
Vampire .
The Lightning King smiled and spoke to Kim Woo-jin who was still looking at the skill page .
“I want to trade for you with this . ”
It was the moment when the Lightning King had proposed a trade .
…
Unlike the quiet, boring days in Fortaleza, the nights in this port city were quite passionate .
Firstly, the sounds were different .
Tatang!
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Argh!
As if they wouldn’t allow for silence to fall, the sounds of gunshots echoed without end, and whenever the gunshot went off, they would be followed by a scream .
Boom!
Crash!
Sometimes, there would even be the sounds of explosions or of cars crashing .
It was almost impossible to sleep in a night filled with these sounds .
However, the cacophony wasn’t the reason Lee Jin-ah couldn’t sleep .
“You’re really amazing, huh?”
The reason was the story Kim Woo-jin had told him about what happened in the restaurant in Fortaleza earlier that day .
After all, Kim Woo-jin’s story was very shocking .
This wasn’t just for Lee Jin-ah .
“Some people have to sign slave contracts just to get one skill, but some people are able to get them on a plate with a few words . ”
Not just Lee Jin-ah, anyone would be shocked to learn of how easily Kim Woo-jin was offered a legendary skill .
Getting legendary skills was not common .
For players, it would be a heart pounding moment, and something that would stir many waves in the player world .
However, Kim Woo-jin’s expression wasn’t that of someone who had just received great fortune .
Instead, he had a pensive expression .
Lee Jin-ah, who saw his expression, clicked his tongue .
“Well, since you betrayed Park Yong-wan, you’ll certainly have to pay the price now . ”
This was because Kim Woo-jin had accepted the Lightning King’s offer, as well as the skill page .
“If Park Yong-wan found out about it, he would definitely cause a ruckus . ”
That meant that he had betrayed Park Yong-wan .
“Ah, not that I’d tell Park Yong-wan about it . Absolutely . Lee Jin-ah is a man who would never sell out his friends . Of course, a guy who scams me out of my money is definitely not my friend . For example, if I had to buy a meal, a friend would never decide to get something expensive like caviar . ”
If Park Yong-wan found out about this, there was no guarantee that he would leave Kim Woo-jin alone .
“In any case, you’d be in trouble . Park Yong-wan wouldn’t rest until he sees your corpse with his own eyes . ”
It was almost certain that he would take action against him .
Kim Woo-jin also knew this fact .
“It’s not difficult . ”
“Huh?”
And he had prepared countermeasures for that as well .
“We can tell Park Yong-wan about this deal . ”
“What?”
Kim Woo-jin intended to tell Park Yong-wan about what had happened that day and that he had accepted the deal .
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“What do you mean?”
“My relationship with Park Yong-wan currently is similar to that of a large company and a subcontractor . It’s based on profit, not loyalty . As long as I can guarantee Park Yong-wan’s interests, he won’t cut off our deal . ”
If he told Park Yong-wan about it, he would certainly understand .
“Well, he’d definitely try to get rid of me someday . ”
Of course, although he understood, that didn’t mean he would leave Kim Woo-jin alone .
As Kim Woo-jin had said, Park Yong-wan would one day try to deal with him .
But Kim Woo-jin didn’t pay too much attention to it .
‘It doesn’t matter . ’
Betrayal only hurts when it is done by someone you trust, not by someone you don’t .
In other words, Park Yong-wan wasn’t the reason why Kim Woo-jin was pensive at that moment .
‘The Lightning King is a very suspicious man . ’
The reason was the Lightning King .
As far as Kim Woo-jin knew, he wasn’t someone who offered trades easily .
This could be seen just by the way the Lightning King had hidden his intentions while dealing with Kim Woo-jin this time .
During the satellite call, he had said he wasn’t interested, then he sent Shakira in his stead .
This was what Kim Woo-jin had expected .
However, the Lightning King had then appeared in person and made an unconventional offer to Kim Woo-jin .
It was possible .
‘There has to be a reason . ’
But he wouldn’t have done it without a reason .
If so, what was the reason?
That was what Kim Woo-jin was currently pondering with a solemn expression .
However, no matter how much he pondered, he could not think of a reason .
‘What the hell is it?’
Woowoong!
Suddenly, one of his phones began vibrating .
“Is it brother Se-chan?”
It was a call from Oh Se-chan .
Kim Woo-jin picked up the cellphone, and Lee Jin-ah walked over to him when he saw that .
“I don’t like the rice here, ask Se-chan to send some kimchi . If you tell him ‘Isaac Ivanov’s gift’, he’ll send it without a peep . Make sure it’s mature kimchi . Let’s make Kimchi Jjigae . ”
Ignoring him, Kim Woo-jin pressed the call button and put the phone to his ear .
Then he heard Oh Se-chan’s voice .
-Breaking news . There’s been a terrorist attack in Paris .