Chapter 39
Kill the Hero Chapter 39
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TL: Uncle Choi
Editor: Bait
“We are here”
Park Yong-wan’s item storage was located under his mansion .
A nuclear bomb shelter previously built by a chaebol was renovated into a warehouse by Park Yong wan .
Countless items were displayed in the warehouse .
‘It’s just a storage . ’
There were no legendary rank items .
He didn’t expect it in the first place .
The fact that the premises were sound was the clearest proof that there were no legendary items in the warehouse .
‘I can probably only pick something I can wear . ’
Kim Woo-jin was limited to choosing items that he could wear .
Park Yong-wan was only giving Kim Woo-jin items so that he could survive in the dungeon . He definitely wasn’t intending to give him free items for to take away like snacks .
‘I guess I’ll just pick the most expensive ones I can find . ’
Of course, Kim Woo-jin planned to use the items like snacks, so he chose the most expensive items he could equip .
Weapon, armor, helmet, gloves, and boots; he chose them carefully .
“It looks like you really like expensive stuff . ”
At the sight of such a thing, Park Yong-wan spoke in a slightly prickly voice .
Kim Woo-jin replied to the remark .
“They are expensive because they’re good . ”
“I guess you have a point . ”
Park Yong-wan, who replied back, was faintly frowning .
‘Tsk’
From Park Yong-wan’s perspective, this kind of situation was extremely unpleasant .
I mean, wasn’t it his money that Kim Woo-jin was spending?
Nevertheless, there was one reason why he put up with it .
In order to exploit the Skull Guild’s weakness, there was no bait as effective as Kim Woo-jin .
‘In order to make the Skull Guild give in, this much of an investment is only natural . ’
Park Yong-wan, of course, did not intend to wage a war with the Skull Guild .
‘Who’s behind them?
From the beginning, Park Yong-wan was not even sure who was sponsoring the Skull Guild . On the contrary, that was also the reason why Park Yong-wan was investing in Kim Woo-jin . Currently, Park Yong-wan had a very close relationship with the powerful people in Korea .
However, Park Yong-wan could not find who the sponsors of the Skull Guild were .
‘They must backed by foreign powers . ’
This meant it was likely that powers outside of Korea has invaded the country .
In order to negotiate with them, he needed to establish a connection .
Well, if I keep stabbing them, they’ll eventually come see me with their heads down .
Naturally, Park Yong-wan did not intend to negotiate on an equal footing .
Park Yong-wan used Kim Woo-jin to provoke the Skull Guild, ultimately leading to the Skull Guild’s surrender and their cooperation .
In other words, the more difficult of a situation of the Skull Guild was put in, the better it was for Park Yong-wan .
That was why he opened his storage to Kim Woo-jin .
‘This is?
And that was also why Kim Woo-jin was given a chance that he would never receive again in his lifetime .
Kim Woo-jin’s footsteps stopped at the corner where the accessories were collected .
His eyes laid on an ugly necklace inlaid with a black stone that was a size of a newborn’s fist . Kim Woo-jin grabbed the item in his hands .
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Item option window appeared right away .
However, Kim Woo-jin did not put such options in his eyes .
‘Is it a sealed item?
The important thing for Kim Woo-jin was that the stone necklace may contain a sealed power of some kind .
It was as stated .
This rugged black stone contained the sealed power of some sort .
Kim Woo-jin had no idea as to what sort it was .
‘And it’s even a unique rank sealed item . ’
The most important fact was that the item was a unique grade sealed item . This meant one would be able to obtain an item that was more valuable than a unique grade item .
Since the lowest rank one could obtain was that of a unique rating, it mean that one could expect something higher than that as well .
Naturally, Kim Woo-jin took the necklace .
“That one has a bad option . ”
Looking at Kim Woo-jin’s choice, Park Yong-wan gave a word of advice .
Kim Woo-jin replied to the advice .
“It’s because I don’t have enough mana . Especially, the Blood Sucking skill you gave me uses up way more mana than I expected . ”
It was a flawless answer .
“Well, it’s good if you like it . ”
‘At least I saved some money . ’
Most of all, from Park Yong-wan’s perspective, he was glad that Kim Woo-jin chose the cheapest accessory .
‘Like I thought, Park Yong-wan doesn’t know it’s sealed . ’
Park Yong-wan didn’t know it was sealed .
There was no way he could know .
Not only were there no signs that it was a sealed item, one had to find a suitable method to remove the seal .
‘Well, it’s impossible to melt a unique ranked seal unless it’s something like the fluids of a golden dragon . ’
Something like the gastric juice of a golden dragon .
It was after 2025 that Kim Woo-jin discovered the concept of sealed items .
“Are you done picking?”
Of course, Kim Woo-jin didn’t have much to complain about .
“Yes, thank you very much . ”
He just had to smile and express his sincere gratitude .
After the appearance of monsters, the businesses that collapsed the quickest was none other than golf courses .
With the possibility of monsters appearing at any time, there was no fool who would leisurely go outside to play golf . The further one was from the city, the worse the situation became .
The golf course in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province faced the same situation .
A golf course whose membership cost was once over 100 million won and was filled with luxurious foreign cars whether it was on a weekend or a weekday, was now unmanaged and overgrown with weeds .
Visitors came to the golf course once again .
The parking lot was once again crowded with expensive foreign cars .
If you paid attention to the surroundings, you would have noticed that this place became a stage for players . Then a car appeared among the group of expensive foreign cars .
It was a light car with a dented bumper .
The owner of the car was obviously Kim Woo-jin .
Kim Woo-jin appeared, charged in, and ignored the expensive foreign cars that surrounded the area .
But then Kim Woo-jin stopped in front of a car he remembered .
Of course, it wasn’t because the car he stopped next to was more expensive or rare than the cars he saw before .
‘Lexus?’
Five cars, which were parked in a row, were Lexus brands .
Even if all five of them were combined, it couldn’t be compared to the Bugatti that Kim Woo-jin almost smacked with his car door .
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There was some other reason for him to stop .
‘Really amazing patriots have showed up . ’
He only stopped due to the fact that he had a very good idea of who the owners of those vehicles were .
His steps quickened right away .
As soon as he entered the clubhouse, the guests who already arrived were gathered in a few places .
“A new member . ”
Then one person raised his voice and approached Kim Woo-jin soon .
He was a friendly-looking man in his early 40s .
“Nice to meet you, I am Jung Hoon-young . Let’s finish the dungeon well . ”
Kim Woo-jin smiled and shook his hand as Jung Hoon-young extended his hand .
“Yes, I look forward to working with you . ”
It was not unusual .
It was rather common for guild members to greet each other ahead of the dungeon .
Such was the case . Preparing for a 2 floor dungeon was vastly different from preparing for a 1 floor dungeon .
Those with groundless confidence were already filtered out at this point . The people who survived such a filtering process were the only ones eligible to attack a 2 floor dungeon .
Those who were targeting a 2 floor dungeon had to have some common sense .
Just running around with one’s pride wouldn’t help extend one’s life .
Of course, the atmosphere was calm .
There were no instances of open hostility or aggression .
Rather, players gathered together to chat and familiarize themselves with one another .
“Have we met before?
“No, I think this is our first time meeting each other . ”
“Oh, I’m sorry . ”
“No, no . I hear that often . ”
For the first time, everyone started to familiarize themselves with one another and learn each other’s faces .
Kim Woo-jin held back while observing their interactions .
‘They must be dying inside trying to act like they don’t know each other . ’
Kim Woo-jin barely managed to hold back his laughter in front of such a ridiculous performance .
There was no one here that they did not know .
Everyone was in leagues with one another, and what they were after was simple .
Eliminating Kim Woo-jin .
The Skull Guild drew their best cards for dealing with him .
Of course, Kim Woo-jin knew the reason why .
‘That’s the price of touching a pupil of the God Archer . ’
Park Yi-yeon and her death, a student of the God Archer, had definitely shaken not only the Skull Guild but also the Yamato Federation .
Furthermore, the Skull Guild must have deduced that there’s a strong individual behind Kim Woo-jin .
It was not just an issue of just killing Kim Woo-jin .
The reason they want to take me into a dungeon is so that they can torture me and get information .
It was more important for the Skull Guild to find out the details through Kim Woo-jin’s mouth . That was why this stage was set up .
This was the reason why the Skull Guild was willing to show their cards in order to hunt Kim Woo-jin .
‘When this is over, it will practically be a war against the Skull Guild . Then I guess I should try to make this as heated as possible . ’
“Which way is the restroom?”
At that moment, Kim Woo-jin asked Jung Hoon-young where the restroom was .
“That way . ”
“Thank you . ”
As soon as he heard the directions, Kim Woo-jin left his seat and headed for the restroom .
Although the water was already cut off, it was better to urinate in there than on the street .
Behind him was Jung Hoon-young . He was following him .
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“Let’s go together . ”
Kim Woo-jin nodded and the two of them went into the restroom together .
However, neither of them took care of their business .
“Kim Woo-jin, right?”
“Yes, you’re my escort, aren’t you?”
“We should be called assassins rather than escorts . ”
Jung Hoon-young’s eyes were indescribably sharp .
“We will speak in detail once we are in the dungeon, so let’s keep it brief . Your role is being the bait . Move by yourself . Then we’ll take care of everything and watch over you . If something really urgent happens, blow this whistle . ”
With those words, Jung Hoon-young handed Kim Woo-jin a whistle that seemed to be made of some creature’s bones .
“Unless they are stupid, it is likely that the attack will take place on the second floor . So on the first floor, let’s just focus on clearing the dungeon . You should avoid contacting with us as much as possible . If they find out that we’re on the same team, they’ll confront us directly in an all-out fight . ”
Kim Woo-jin was handed a whistle . He tapped on his glabella while tightly holding onto the whistle .
Jung Hoon-young spoke with a stiff expression on his face .
“Are you worried?”
“Umm… can I give up on this operation now?”
Kim Woo-jin spoke pitifully .
In surprise, Jung Hoon-young asked .
“You want to give up?”
Jung Hoon-young asked loudly, reflexively moving his hands to block his mouth . “Whoo…”
Instead of answering him, Kim Woo-jin let out a long sigh .
It was not difficult to guess what that meant .
It would be weird for someone to be calm when asked to play the role of a bait in their first 2 floor dungeon with those who wanted to kill them .
‘I’m screwed if this happens, huh?’
On the contrary, it was a headache for Jung Hoon-young .
He had to get Kim Woo-jin into the dungeon gate no matter what .
‘Damn, I already spent all the money I got from the Skull Guild on a building…”
Otherwise, he would have to cough up the money he had already spent .
“You said you name was Kim Woo-jin?”
“Yes . ”
“It’s not as difficult as you think . It’s a 2 floor dungeon but it’s only a D+ rank dungeon . Honestly, although it’s a 2 floor dungeon, it’s laughable compared to the dungeon you have cleared . So there’s no reason to be scared . ”
That’s why Jung Hoon-young persuaded Kim Woo-jin .
“Most importantly, what about the next time if you give up now? We have to take the first step at some point anyway . ”
“But…”
“Are there any other problems?”
“I can’t die like this . At least not until I pay back my debts to those who have helped me . ”
Debt .
The word flashed in Jung Hoon-young’s mind .
“I see that you are a very responsible friend . ”
Jung Hoon-young continued .
“Then let’s do this . I’ll pay off your debts for you . ”
“What?”
Kim Woo Jin acted surprised .
Jung Hoon-young spoke while smiling at him .
“Instead, you will owe me a debt . ”
“Then…”
“You will be going in the dungeon for my sake . Of course I will not force you . So how much is the debt?”
Kim Woo-jin carefully stretched out three fingers
“30 million won?”
“No, it’s 300 million won . ”
“300 million?”
It was an amount that was bigger than he had expected .
It was an extravagant amount .
‘Gathering that much amount together right now is…’
A normal person wouldn’t be able to collect such an amount of money right away, but for a player whose level was over 20, it was not too difficult to do if necessary .
‘It’s not an unaffordable amount compared to the pay we’ve received for this . No, if we handle his items as stolen goods… there won’t be a loss . ’
That’s why Jung Hoon-young was able to make a decision right away .
“Good, I can help out if it’s that much . ”
“Tha, thank you . ”
“Now then, is your problem gone?”
After being asked again, Kim Woo-jin replied while looking impressed .
“Yes . ”
“Excuse me, it looks like 300 million won was deposited into Kim Woo-jin’s private account . ” Oh Se-chan frowned after hearing his subordinate .
“300 million won? Damn, we shouldn’t have bought him that beef short rib soup . Next time he asks you to buy him a meal, buy him only udon . Just the basic one as well! Not even a single yubu or fishcakes! Also tell him to chug cold water if he’s thirsty!”
“Um but…”
“But what?”
“But the deposit was from someone else’s account . ”
Oh Se-chan tilted his head .
“Someone else?”
“It’s from Jung Hoon-young’s credit account . ”
“Jung Hoon-young? The PK specialist? Are you sure?”
“Yes, it’s the account we made for him . ”
“What the heck is Jung Hoon-young doing putting money from his credit account into Kim Woo-jin’s private account?”
Oh Se-chan asked as if he had something in mind .
“Jung Hoon-yong recently did money laundering through us, right?”
“Yes . ”
“Where was that money coming from?”
“I was only from the Skull Guild . It’s been laundered multiple times, so I’m not sure about the details…”
“So you’re saying that the person who got the money from the Skull Guild to kill Kim Woo-jin spent that money for Kim Woo-jin’s sake, right?”
Only then did his subordinate seem to have realized something .
“Kim Woo-jin is in a trap . ”
There was no specific context, but it was clear that he was not Kim Woo-jin’s ally .
“Kim Woo-jin is in danger . ”
Oh Se-chan frowned after hearing his subordinate’s warning .
“What are you talking about?”
“Isn’t it dangerous? Kim Woo-jin is trapped right now, isn’t he?”
“How many people like Jung Hoon-young will it take to clear the 2 floor rank dungeon that Kim Woo-jin cleared in a week?”
“I don’t know . Around thirty I suppose?”
“The side who’s in danger is Jung Hoon-young’s side . ”
Oh Se-chan closed his eyes .
‘Kim Woo-jin has been attacked twice by the Skull Guild and has blocked both attempts . ”
He figured out the relationship between Kim Woo-jin and the Skull Guild to a certain extent .
‘In such a situation, if the third attack is completely blocked as well, then it will be like declaring war against the Skull Guild . ’
He knew what would happen if Kim Woo-jin was able to stop the Skull Guild’s plans once again . And now, Oh Se-chan could also see what kind of signal Kim Woo-jin was sending him .
‘The enemy of my enemy can be a friend . ’
Oh Se-chan smiled .
“After checking Kim Woo-jin’s location, send someone there . Send a bottle of champagne . ”