Chapter 40
Kill the Hero Chapter 40
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TL: Uncle Choi
Editor: Bait
Version:1 . 0 StartHTML:000000174 EndHTML:000089390 StartFragment:000000431 EndFragment:000089358 StartSelection:000000431 EndSelection:000089358 SourceURL:about:blank [In Order to Move to the Next Floor, Eliminate the Goblin That’s Hiding From a Group of Orcs . ]
As soon as they entered the dungeon, a new notification rang in the players’ ears simultaneously .
A light silence permeated the area .
“The clear condition is revealed . ”
It was Jung Hoon-young who broke the silence .
Wearing armor made of black leather and carrying a huge shield on his back like a backpack, he spoke to the crowd .
“Since the condition for this floor is not difficult, let’s move separately on the first floor . But if you find the goblin, don’t fight it by yourselves and be sure to alert everyone . ”
There was no response .
It was because the plan was already agreed upon in advance .
Jung Hoon-young continued speaking to his party members without waiting for an answer . “Alright, let’s get to work!”
“Woaa!”
“Ye-ap!”
Following Jung Hoon-young, his colleagues threw themselves through the thick forest with eager cries .
Without saying a word, the other party left toward the direction was opposite to where Jung Hoon-young’s party decided to explore .
The only one left standing now was Kim Woo-jin .
He was sitting down alone, unmoving .
He was recalling the conversation he had with Jung Hoon-young in the bathroom .
‘The battle on the 2nd floor . ’
Jung Hoon-young told him his plan in the bathroom .
We will behave normally on the 1st floor and get rid of the Skull Guild members who are hiding their identities as soon as we arrive on the 2nd floor .
The reason for his plan was not explained .
However, that wasn’t unusual . Does a bodyguard ever explain why they are guarding a person in a certain way?
Moreover, there was no need to explain why .
‘Tight on time . ’
Kim Woo-jin knew the reason .
‘Even if it’s a D+ rank dungeon, 2 floors are still 2 floors . ’
Park Yi-yeon’s memory enabled him to find out how many times he had already made deals with the Skull Guild . He knew Hoon-young was a major customer of the Skull Guild and how to gauge their levels of competence .
At the same time, he could also figure out how skilled the assassins from the Skull Guild were .
‘They can definitely clear this dungeon as nine people without me . ’
Unless Park Yi-yeon remembered their abilities incorrectly, it was no problem for the nine of them to clear this dungeon .
‘Especially person named Matsumoto, his skill is not normal . ’
One of the assassins sent by the Skull Guild named Matsumoto was very skilled .
‘A holy guardian of light…’
For he was carrying the same halo that made Lee Se-joon a hero .
Skilled people like them had no problems clearing a mere 2 floor dungeon .
‘But it would be troublesome for them if I ran around . ’
However, if Kim Woo-jin acted as a variable, the situation would certainly change .
For example, if Kim Woo-jin ran away on the 1st floor .
Or if there were problems while hunting Kim Woo-jin, resulting in more than two casualties .
In that case, even if the floor was cleared, they would have to face greater danger on the next floor .
Above all, Kim Woo-jin had the experience of surviving an assassination sent by the Skull Guild .
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‘They most likely don’t have something like the Anubis’ eyes, so they would probably want to keep me alive if possible . ’
From the Skull Guild’s side, Kim Woo-jin could not be underestimated even if they wanted to look down on him . And most importantly, they needed him alive in order to extract information from him . ’
After taking such restrictions into account, it made it much harder for them to hunt Kim Woo-jin .
‘In such a situation, the best strategy for them is to clear the 1st floor quietly then move onto the 2nd floor . ’ Avoiding as many issues as possible on the 1st floor .
In other words, on the 1st floor, they will act as hunters who are watching over their game .
They won’t care if their prey eats grass, drinks water, or whatever .
‘They’ll just watch over me on the 1st floor no matter what I do . ’
Of course, they wouldn’t mind Kim Woo-jin accumulating bodies of orcs that will become Kim Woo-jin ‘s blood, weapons, and soldiers .
Kim Woo-jin got up from his seat when he arrived at this conclusion .
Jung Hoon-young, who was a level 29 player, was undeniably a strong expert .
With Undying Fighter as his halo, his fighting skills, judgement skills, and even his leadership skills were outstanding,
And he was also an excellent planner .
“So how is he?”
“He’s constantly hunting the orcs . He’s very skilled . A meticulous guy, good at kiting after poisoning them with his Blood Poisoning and setting up traps .
“Anything unusual?”
“Not really . He’s just hunting . The only thing special about him is how he’s treating the corpses separately . Well, it’s a sensible thing to do . ”
“But keep an eye on him just in case . Get a clear picture of his behavioral patterns and abilities . That’s how we can catch him without complications . ”
That was why Jung Hoon-young was not escorting Kim Woo-jin but hunting him .
“Aren’t you too worried?”
“Yeah, honestly, isn’t it as easy as lying down and eating rice cake? The assassins and the guards are on the same side . Realistically, it’s already game over for him . Although we can’t do anything about getting a mission failure on our record . ”
As mentioned earlier, Jung Hoon-young’s skills were real .
He was a real skilled expert who wouldn’t be affected by a little scratch on his record .
“Easy work and we earn one billion won per person… it feels like we’re making money too easily . ” From his perspective, there was no reason for him to refuse a huge amount of money in return for his failure .
As his subordinate said earlier, this was a game that was virtually over when his group betrayed Kim Woo-jin .
“The Skull Guild is always generous with their money . ”
“I don’t understand where all of their money comes from . ”
Furthermore, it was not the first time that he made a deal with the Skull Guild .
However, he never figured it out . That’s how professional they were .
There was no problem with letting go of their focus by just a little bit .
“Don’t release your concentration . ”
However, Jung Hoon-young tightened the rope around his concentration .
“The Skull Guild isn’t stupid, they wouldn’t have spent so much money on an easy job . I’m sure that guy named Kim Woo-jin has something up his sleeves . ”
That was why Jung Hoon-young was a real expert .
“So first of all, we need to figure out all we can about him . ”
Jung Hoon-young spoke while looking at the male subordinate who was right next to him .
“I always emphasize it but don’t hunt when the prey is on high alert . Go for the kill when it’s unaware and has its guard down . ”
With these instructions, Jung Hoon-young slowly looked around .
“Isn’t it time to switch?””
A woman wearing a lightweight leather armor and a bird feather cap nodded .
“Yeah it is . It’s about time to switch but he’s not here yet . ”
Everyone temporarily became silent due to the fact that the observer they sent to monitor Kim Woo-jin did not come back .
There was tension in the air .
It was evident how everyone here knew the importance of punctuality during surveillance .
“Shall I go?”
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The female player raised her hand .
Seeing that, Jung Hoon-young said .
“No, we’ll all move together . ”
Kururu!
Inside the thick forest, an orc was moving around .
Keuaa!
The orc’s movements became very rough and alert .
It was evident that the orc noticed the scent of blood, a very freshly spilled blood .
Simultaneously, there were signs that the orc was hungrier than ever before .
Krrr!
A piece of food that was constantly emitting the scent of blood appeared in front of its eyes .
A player was shaking on the floor, bleeding .
Keuaaa!
Orcs started running towards the food that was literally prepared on a table for them to eat .
It was at that moment .
A player appeared out of nowhere hit the orc’s head with the huge hammer in his hands .
Puukk!
Along with the sound of something hard breaking, the orc fell to the ground .
It was an attack that was sufficient to kill a normal person .
Keukkk!
However, the fallen orc moved its body while trying to get up rather than dying .
Krrr!
Unfortunately, its skull was broken and the damage had reached its brain, severely damaging its senses, in particular its sense of balance .
Puak!
Once again, the orc fell while trying to rise from the ground .
The player with the hammer swung at the orc’s head once more .
Puukk!
The sound of its skull breaking repeatedly rang .
At that moment, Jung Hoon-young, who was holding a hammer, shouted .
“Check the condition of Jin-wuk!”
An ironclad man immediately approached the fallen player .
The man had a wooden bottle on his left and a white light shined on his right hand, which meant he had activated his healing skill .
It signified that he was a healer and that was why he wore an ironclad armor .
Wasn’t it common sense to give the physically weak healer stronger defensive equipment when mobility was not important?
“Two!”
Meanwhile, Jung Hoon-young called the remaining two subordinates .
Two quickly showed up .
Puukk!
Jung Hoon-young shouted at the two as he struck his hammer at the orc’s head once again . “Look over the perimeter!”
Hearing this order, two subordinates went to observe the area while holding their weapons .
Jung Hoon-young also stopped paying attention the orc and began to surveil the area .
‘What could it be?’
At this moment, Jung Hoon-young’s eyes were sharp enough to remind one of a beast .
It was understandable .
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Having his search party attacked was same as having his eyes gouged .
Furthermore, aiming for one’s eyes required competence .
It was evidence that the enemy had both intelligence and ability .
‘Who?’
Then who exactly was the enemy?
Here, Jung Hoon-young did not jump to conclusions on who the enemy was .
But then Jung Hoon-young heard a voice behind him .
“Aaahh!”
It was a scream from the healer who ran to heal his fallen ally .
When Jung Hoon-young turned his head in response to the sound, he could see two skeletal orcs with terrifying bone swords in their hands . They stabbed Lee Il-sung along with Kim Jin Wuk, whose neck had been cut off .
‘Trap!’
It was a situation where their enemies used their colleague to lay a trap for the healer .
“Enemies!”
“Skeletons!”
Then two subordinates who were surveilling the area announced the arrival of the enemy .
Jung Hoon-young turned around once again .
Then he saw a group of skeletons already surrounding him .
There were seven skeletons with completely black bones and every one of them held a sword made of bones coated with crimson blood in their hands .
At such a scene, Jung Hoon-young shouted .
“Grou… . ”
Group up!
He tried to shout that order .
Puhwat!
If Kim Woo-jin, who was hiding in the ground had not approached him from the behind and cut his neck with the dagger in his hand, he could surely have shouted so .
Huheop!
Jung Hoon-young let out a sound while trying to gasp for air .
[You Are Under the Effect of Blood Poisoning]
Jung Hoon-young’s ears received a frightening notification .
However, Jung Hoon-young had no time to consider that notification .
Puk!
It was because Kim Woo-jin brutally thrusted his sword into Jung Hoon-young’s neck .
Tukk!
Jung Hoon-young collapsed just like that .
“Aaahh!”
The healer Lee Il-sung, who was attacked by the two skeleton soldiers then collapsed due to the accumulation of wounds that could no longer be treated .
One of the skeleton soldiers turned its body toward another prey as if it were no longer interested in Lee Il-sung .
“Uh, uh!”
“Hyung!”
The remaining two people were appalled and gazed at the scene .
‘Uh, what do we do?’
‘Wha, what’s happening?’
When their eyes turned toward Kim Woo-jin, their hearts were filled with dread .
The first thing that players who joined the Messiah Guild learned was a word of warning .
“Don’t trust anyone except our guild members from now on . Especially inside a dungeon . ” An advice not to trust anyone other than their fellow Messiah Guild players was due to Messiah Guild’s position in the world as the enemy of most players .
Even in the Messiah Guild, Kim Woo-jin only handled the most difficult tasks .
He encountered many people who approached him with good intentions but later changed their faces and showed hostility once inside the dungeon .
Naturally, Kim Woo-jin was an expert on dealing with such people .
It was important to stab em in the back before being betrayed .
That’s why he dealt with Jung Hoon-young’s party first .
Since they had to forcefully be kind and loosen their vigilance in order to strike Kim Woo-jin in the back . And now it was over .
Puk!
The last survivor of Jung Hoon-young’s party was killed by a skeleton soldier’s sword .
[Skeleton Soldier Has Achieved 3 Kills . All of its Stats Increase By 9 Percent Due to the Effect of Ruler of the Battlefield . ]
Their end was clearly notified through Kim’ Woo-jin’s ears .
As soon as Kim Woo-jin heard the notification, he approached the dead and met their eyes .
[Eyes of Anubis Are Opening . ]
The black eyes began to read their memories .
He started searching for what they were intending to do to him, what kind of relationship they had with the Skull Guild, and if they had connections to the Messiah Guild .
He figured out how they handled the money they saved from committing illegal acts .
That was all .
Kim Woo-jin was unemotional during this process .
We have to catch him alive? It looks like they are going to torture him . Ku! He’s going to die after a hard time . What an unlucky guy! After being betrayed and then killed, he won’t be able to close his eyes properly . Anyway, I was thinking about buying a watch when the money arrives, what kind of watch should I buy?Even at the moment, when Kim Woo-jin saw how they talked about betraying him as if he were a snack one might have with a drink, he didn’t show any particular emotions .
It was the same even when his eyes met with the dead Jung Hoon-young .
Kim Woo-jin didn’t pay attention to the plans they had for him .
So you’re saying that if we betray the person we’re supposed to guard for Park Yong-wan, you’re going to give us five billion won? That’s right . Fve billion won for just stabbing a player in the back… Is the amount too low? No, not at all . I will take this kind of job with pleasure . Thank you as always . Mr . Kim Je-hoon .One thing in particular attracted Kim Woo-jin’s attention .
‘Kim Je-hoon’
The name of a colleague he recognized from the Messiah Guild appeared .
‘I finally found a tail that I could catch . ’
Kim Woo-jin raised his head .
Now, Kim Woo-jin, whose eyes returned to normal, headed somewhere .
Momentarily, where Kim Woo-jin stopped walking, a goblin was hanging from a tree like a corpse .
Kim Woo-jin threw one of his throwing knives at the goblin .
Puk!
The flying knife cut off the lifeline of the hanging goblin .
[You Have Eliminated the Hidden Goblin . ]
[The 1st Floor Dungeon Has Been Cleared . You Will Now Move Onto to the 2nd floor . ]
Kim Woo-jin had no intention of stopping his hunt here .