“Hector!”
Ibrahimovic ran over to Hector in surprise . Blood was pouring from his right shoulder . He quickly got out a potion and poured it onto Hector’s injury . However, it didn’t heal .
“You crazy bastard!”
Hector attempted to run at Yeon-woo with bloodshot eyes .
But he was stopped mid-step . A sharp blade was aimed at his forehead .
“It’s common knowledge that you shouldn’t touch someone else without their permission in the Tower . You’re a Captain of the Regiment, and you don’t even know that?”
“You… . . !”
Chwak—
Yeon-woo swung the Magic Bayonet without any hesitation . Hector’s head rolled on the floor, his face still angry .
Ibrahimovic was covered in blood . He looked at Yeon-woo with fearful eyes .
He remembered why the Hoarder was called the Hoarder . It wasn’t simply because he hoarded hidden pieces and Karma to himself . It was because he chewed up all the guys who picked a fight with him .
“What? Do you have something else to say?”
“N, no . ”
Yeon-woo shook off the blood on the Magic Bayonet and entered the forest as he placed it back around his waist .
Ibrahimovic trembled in fear . The blood from Hector was still hot .
The weather was hot and humid . He felt like his skin was being pricked, and the concentration of oxygen was so thin that it was hard to breathe . He felt like he was in water . He quickly became tired .
On top of that, there was poison in the air . It was probably from the evaporation of the River of Souls . If you stayed on this island for a long time, your body would most definitely crumble .
‘I understand why the time limit is 49 days . It’s impossible to stay in a place like this for too long . ’
Of course, there were some players who roamed around the 29th floor and 30th floor . There were always dropouts who were forced to stop at the stage after the time limit was over .
However, Yeon-woo could guarantee that they weren’t people in their right minds .
His Demonic Dragon Body was affected this much, so how would the normal players fare?
Yeon-woo glanced around, thinking that he should leave this place as soon as possible .
‘There should be something around here . ’
Yeon-woo opened his Draconic Eyes to find what he was looking for . The palm trees covering the island reached up to the sky, and the ground was muddy . There were poisonous insects and cobras everywhere .
‘Found it . ’
Finding what he had been looking for, Yeon-woo slowly moved in front of it .
On the outside, it didn’t look too different from normal trees .
But if you looked closely, you would see that there were two intertwining vines that climbed up to the top .
It was the first material for the boat .
‘The Spectre Tree . ’
All the trees on the Island of Souls were firm . Thanks to that, you could have sturdy lumber . It was easy to think that you could use them as materials for a boat .
There was something most people overlooked . The River of Souls was acidic enough to melt even that . You could sink in the middle of the river .
Fortunately, we sank not too long after we traveled from the island, so we were able to get back to the island .
After racking our brains for several days, we were able to come up with a solution .
‘Since their lumber melted in the River of Souls, they could find lumber that didn’t . ’
To be exact, it needed to be a tree that had resistance to the River of Souls .
The Spectre Tree that Yeon-woo had found was just that .
There were small rivers and water that flowed underground on the island . The tree that Yeon-woo had been looking for was one that absorbed the water from the River of Souls, the Spectre Trees .
You couldn’t differentiate the Spectre Trees from other trees just by looking at them . However, there was an ominous atmosphere around the tree, and because it had grown by drinking the river water, it had a natural energy inside of it .
Sometimes, these trees had mutants .
Kiaaak!
As Yeon-woo approached the Spectre Tree with his Magic Bayonet out, it trembled and split a vine to reveal its face .
Chrarak—
The branches shook, and tens of vines came flying at him like whips . There were thorns on its surface, and a poisonous gas emanated from it .
A rock would be crushed just by touching it .
Whoosh—
Unfortunately for it, Yeon-woo was its opposite . Holy Fire flared up like will ‘o’ the wisps and landed on it . In an instant, the fire stuck to the branches .
Kieeek!
The Spectre Tree began to shake in pain .
Yeon-woo raised his Magic Bayonet and swung it .
Kashing—
“Co-captain! What happened?”
The 92nd Squad of the Fantasy Regiment, the group that had been called Tree Image in the past, was in shock .
From when the beginning of their clan was created to when they joined the Fantasy Regiment . Although Hector was oppressive, he was an umbrella for them .
Someone like that returned with their head cut off . Ibrahimovic looked out of it as he returned, completely drenched in blood .
“Co-captain!”
Only after the clan members called him did Ibrahimovic pull himself together . The dark circles under his eyes had become even darker .
Unlike the dejected aura he normally had, he looked scary right now .
“… . . I can hear you, so don’t scream . ”
“I, I, apologize . ”
The clan members moved back . Their co-captain frequently became scared, but once he was angry, he became violent . It was almost like he had split personalities .
He was one of the reasons why the 92nd Squad had been able to join the Fantasy Regiment .
Two Face . His nickname that represented his different faces had once been infamous in the dark guilds .
“The person that made Hector like this is the Hoarder . ”
“… . . S*** . ”
“That guy again . ”
“Don’t we need to take revenge, Co-captain? Even if he’s strong, he’s probably busy gathering supplies right now, so… . . !”
“No . We’ll wait for the right time . ”
Ibrahimovic firmly shook his head even at the urging of his subordinates .
“He’s strong . You didn’t forget about what he did on the 26th floor already, hm?”
The Fantasy Regiment had eyes on every floor . It was possible because they had numerous clans within them .
Sharing information they received was an unspoken rule that the clan members had .
This was how they knew about Yeon-woo’s performance on the 26th floor . He had jumped into the nest of the snow monsters and even killed the shedding of Apophis, the hidden boss . They said he finished the trial in just two days .
Hector downplayed it, but Ibrahimovic was different .
Snow monsters were strong, and moving past them was unimaginable .
Those here had already passed the 26th floor, but they had almost died for it . A lot of their clan members had actually died as well .
“This time, Hector made a mistake . Foolish bastard . I told him multiple times to control his temper . ”
Ibrahimovic was mad at the death of his friend, although he was a stupid guy .
“Also, we have orders to scout the Hoarder from above . So confronting him……is something we won’t do . ”
The clan members all bit their lips .
The Fantasy Regiment had given them orders to treat the Hoarder well if they saw him and contact the headquarters .
Hector had died after doing what he normally did . The 92nd Squad originally hadn’t planned to meet Yeon-woo like this .
“But Vice-captain, we can’t step back like… . . ”
“Fool . Do you think I’ll really just step back like this? Knowing I’ll be cursed by you guys for listening to the orders from above?”
The eyes of the clan members widened .
Ibrahimovic smiled coldly and pressed his temples .
“We have to use our heads . Since we have the Regiment name at our disposal, shouldn’t we use that to our advantage? We still haven’t gotten our registration fee . Oh, there he comes . ”
A clan member came panting from the forest .
“What about the Hoarder?”
“He’s currently busy gathering materials . But the materials he’s gathering… . . are a bit strange . ”
“How?”
“There were some Spectre Trees that lashed at us with their branches if you remember . He’s mostly just cutting them . Strange monsters aside from that are being hunted by him… . . ”
“They’re probably hidden pieces . Since he got 1st place on all the stages so far, he’s probably overflowing with Karma . The amount of money he gave Charon is most likely the highest of all of us . ”
There were 30 boats that Charon could make . Of those, the 92nd Squad was able to request only a middle-level one .
Of course, there was nothing they could do because they had to carry all of their clan members over .
“But since he’s alone, he won’t be able to push his boat . What do you think will happen then?”
“Ah . ”
“I see, so that’s how!”
The clan members exclaimed after realizing Ibrahimovic’s thoughts .
The River of Souls was so large that it almost wasn’t a river . Pushing off from the shore definitely wasn’t easy .
You needed a helmsman, a navigator, crew members for the trivial work, and sword wielders who fought when it was needed .
However, it was going to be hard for the Hoarder to do all of those things by himself .
What would he do when he was surrounded by several boats in the middle of the river?
He could fight . He might even win .
But what about after that? What if his boat was destroyed? Then it was the end for him . It would be bad if such an unfortunate incident happened far off from the island .
Ibrahimovic was talking about that .
Far away from the island, the Hoarder wouldn’t be able to do anything if he was surrounded by enemies . You couldn’t do alone what 10 people did together . He was alone, and they were 500 .
Also, the headquarters had said to contact them as soon as they saw the Hoarder so they could send people .
Then, the rankers of the Regiment would participate as well .
It probably wouldn’t be just one or two boats that surrounded the Hoarder . There would be at least 10, maybe even more .
‘We can contract him then . ’
Ibrahimovic clenched his fist . Raising their numbers was easy .
He would create a situation where the players didn’t have any choice other than to listen to him, and they would be contracted into the Regiment . Since it was a contract with a demon, even the Hoarder wouldn’t be able to squeeze out of it .
The other players on the island were all contracted forcefully and became a part of the Fantasy Regiment .
‘If we can contract the Hoarder into our 92nd Squad… . . our prestige will rise . We might even be in the top 10 Squads . ’
They weren’t all equal just because they were registered in the Regiment . The lower the number of their squad, the more authorities they had .
The 10 Squads were especially groups that had caused a commotion in the Tower before the Fantasy Regiment was made .
They would be able to be a part of them . Ibrahimovic thought that even if they weren’t in the 10, they would at least be in the top 30 .
“Then contact headquarters first . And give Charon more money so our boats can be made before the Hoarder’s . ”
The clan members busily began to move .
Kookookoong!
The 31st Spectre Tree toppled over .
Yeon-woo skillfully separated the parts he didn’t need and cut it along its flaws to toss it inside Intrenian .
「But Master, what kind of boat are you trying to make? Do you think you can man itt without any other people to help?」
Just then, Shanon spoke up in a slightly concerned voice . As someone who had already passed the 27th floor, he was worried about Yeon-woo . He had barely crossed this place as well .
Hanryeong, albeit silent, was thinking the same thing .
Yeon-woo grinned .
“What do you mean there’s no crew?”
「Huh?」
“Do you know what the concept of the boat I’m making is?”
「What is it?」
“A ghost ship . ”
Shanon realized what Yeon-woo was saying . It seemed like they were going to do some trivial work .
「……S*** . 」
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