Chapter 115

Chapter 115

Level 2 Player

Sahyeolmun

Once Leo absorbed all the stats and skills below 500 of the players affiliated with Sahyeolmun, Jin-su gifted them eternal rest.

“What will you do now?”

Shin Su-a asked Jin-su.

“Even if we stay still, those guys will not stay still.”

The subordinates instructed to kidnap Jin-su and Shin Su-a are in a missing state. In such a situation, Jin-su and Shin Su-a are going around the city intact. Then naturally, there was no way the Sahyeolmun branch leader who gave the kidnapping instruction would stay still.

‘If a guy who stays quietly, he would not have given a kidnapping instruction in such a way to begin with.’

Naturally, he will try to interrogate Jin-su and Shin Su-a and dig out the truth of this matter.

There are various solution methods. It is fine if leaving the start city, and it is also possible to request help from Changseongmun that has a bad relationship with Sahyeolmun. But Jin-su had no thought of fleeing avoiding Sahyeolmun or requesting help from Changseongmun unnecessarily.

‘There is no need to do so unnecessarily.’

Jin-su was not a sage to the degree of enduring still in a situation where the opponent first attacked with malice.

“Let’s repay as much as we suffered.”

Having been attacked first and only continuing to defend without counterattacking would only make them look easy.

“I also think that is good. If players of such an inclination increase, it seems only the people who suffer damage will increase.”

Shin Su-a also agreed with Jin-su’s opinion.

“First, let’s release the summons and go back.”

“Will it be okay even so?”

Shin Su-a asked with a puzzled expression. That Jin-su is strong is something Shin Su-a herself knows better than anyone. However, the difference of whether there are summons or not was quite large.

“It is fine.”

“Got it.”

At Jin-su’s confirmation, Shin Su-a smiled and nodded her head.

Saaaak!

Creak!

Jin-su summoned the summons.

‘Scatter and hunt monsters.’

Jin-su’s instruction fell.

“Kyaoooo!”

The 2 Bone Dragons flapped their wings and flew up along with a low roar.

Dudududuk!

Crack! Crack!

The 2 sand worms pierced the ground and hid their appearances, and the 2 Basilisks just destroyed the trees of the forest and sprinted.

The shadow summons, Dragon Tooth Soldiers, undead summons, Demirich, and Orc Shaman also intertwined with each other, formed a formation, and then scattered into several groups and began advancing.

“Kuwoek!”

“Uoooek!”

Thud thud thud thud!

Jin-su’s summons scattered to various places in the hunting ground.

“Now, let’s go back and rest deeply.”

“Not moving immediately?”

“We suffered so far. We have to rest deeply for a day. If staying at the lodging, there is no worry of being ambushed either. Why, do you dislike it?”

“No, I like it.”

Jin-su and Shin Su-a slowly walked toward the start city.

‘Sahyeolmun is not an easy place.’

One of the top-tier guilds of Floor 200 is precisely Sahyeolmun.

‘Overall, the players’ levels are also on the high side.’

Decisively, they were rich in person-to-person combat experience.

‘The situation is quite different from Earth players.’

They are humans who learned martial arts even before being dragged to the Tower. Also, they experienced countless spars and real battles. They have no hesitation about killing and were familiar with combat with humans holding weapons.

‘That is why they often show appearances of struggling against non-humanoid monsters.’

However, it was a problem that can be resolved quickly if adapting.

‘If it is waging war with the entire Sahyeolmun, it might be hard without summons.’

The opponent Jin-su is trying to fight is not the entire Sahyeolmun existing on Floor 200, but only the branch in the start city.

‘The start city is only a place where the weakest players on each floor of the Tower gather.’

That was the same for the Sahyeolmun branch on Floor 200.

That also meant there is no need to stop the auto-hunting of the summons to deal with the Sahyeolmun branch in the start city unnecessarily.

‘Even just Leo and Kkami are sufficient.’

Actually, it was a level exceeding sufficiency.

It is fine if utilizing Kkami’s scouting ability to monitor the movements of the players affiliated with Sahyeolmun and Leo ambushingly attacks and steals stats and skills.

‘Really, even if only entrusting to Leo and Kkami, one Sahyeolmun branch seems easily resolvable?’

But he cannot be careless. Because if there is a skilled person of Ak Chanseo grade in Sahyeolmun, Kkami or Leo might be hit in reverse.

‘Although I also do not know well what degree Leo’s power is...’

What if overtrusting Leo’s ability and he gets injured? From Jin-su’s perspective, he had no thought of wanting to take such a risk burden unnecessarily.

‘First, rest deeply for a day.’

From next, it seemed fine if processing in the way of individual defeat one by one.

***

“Why is there no news even after a day passed for these guys? Don’t tell me they still have not moved?”

The Sahyeolmun branch leader of the start city, Son Sang-hyeok, frowned and glared at the subordinates.

“W-well?”

“They said they would move right away yesterday. Did these guys take a different path in the middle?”

“Perhaps the target mainly went around the main roads, so they might not have caught an opportunity.”

“Even so, they should report, right?”

At Son Sang-hyeok’s scolding, the subordinates’ pupils shook.

“Did these guys oversleep?”

“I will bring those guys in front of the branch leader right now even if searching all the lodgings and bars.”

The subordinates hid their appearances like lightning. Because they disliked receiving the lightning of anger by remaining next to Son Sang-hyeok for no reason.

Son Sang-hyeok was an existence no different from the king of the Sahyeolmun branch of the start city. On top of that, famous for a cruel hand, the subordinates groveled.

Son Sang-hyeok was a person who lived with no regard for others even before being dragged to the Tower. And such an attitude of Son Sang-hyeok did not change even after being dragged to the Tower.

No, it rather became more severe.

Before being dragged to the Tower, he at least watched the atmosphere of huge sects or super masters. However, after being dragged to the Tower, the need itself to do so disappeared.

There were no huge sects, and no masters stronger than himself, so there was no person to block even if acting like a complete scoundrel. Son Sang-hyeok reigned as a tyrant on each floor of the Tower and lived a life of taking what he likes and killing those who are annoying.

The first time a brake was applied to such actions of Son Sang-hyeok was Floor 150. Masters with stronger force than Son Sang-hyeok and huge sects appeared again.

Son Sang-hyeok quickly entered Sahyeolmun, the sect with the strongest force among the sects with demonic path inclinations. Then until climbing to Floor 200, he was eating well and living well.

The reason Son Sang-hyeok could live the life he wanted both before and after being dragged to the Tower was because he was a martial artist who reached the extreme of first-class. Moreover, the existence of the system that appeared after being dragged to the Tower, awakening as a player, attached wings to Son Sang-hyeok whose martial arts had been stagnant for a long time.

Due to the characteristic of demonic path martial arts, the probability of Son Sang-hyeok surpassing the wall of first-class was extremely low to the degree of seeing it as impossible. However, after becoming a player, the circumstances changed.

Because if only hunting high-grade monsters and piling corresponding karma, he could easily surpass the wall. Son Sang-hyeok hunted the gatekeeper of Floor 150 alone, surpassed the wall of level 500, and could too easily surpass the wall of first-class and rise to the peak realm.

Son Sang-hyeok was in a state of possessing the skill to advance to the next city at any time. But he was staying in the start city branch leader position with the excuse that there are achievements not yet obtained.

Because if going to the next city, he cannot maintain the number one position of the Sahyeolmun branch.

‘I have to do a big hit before leaving for the next city.’

Son Sang-hyeok was confident in his force. That is why he was hoping for war with the sects made by other Musung origin players or the guilds made by Earth origin and Arius origin players.

Because doing war guarantees faster and easier growth than hunting monsters. However, even if Son Sang-hyeok is a lone general no matter how much, he could not not watch the atmosphere of the upper. That is why he could not recklessly pick fights with just anyone.

‘Changseongmun is perfect.’

Changseongmun and Sahyeolmun were mismatched from the origin, so they collided frequently even ordinarily. And they had a bad relationship to the degree of revealing teeth and growling at each other even at minor disputes. However, because the leadership each maintained an appropriate line, it did not go to war.

Son Sang-hyeok wanted to use that point.

If continuously picking disputes to the degree of not being caught by the upper and making Changseongmun throw the first attack?

‘It is the appearance of blowing the nose without using hands, but they do not come over easily.’

The start city branch leader of Changseongmun, Ak Chanseo, was not his opponent. The other small fries were not even worth mentioning.

‘If continuously touching the newbies, there will be a reaction.’

Whether entered Changseongmun or not, it does not matter. Because it is fine if quietly removing without leaving any evidence.

Then if Sahyeolmun only gently emits the scent that they are the true culprit without material evidence?

‘Ak Chanseo will clearly move.’

Ak Chanseo was not a person who would endure still even knowing the fact that someone suffered damage or lost life because of him.

‘It is fine if only the tail is not caught.’

So he planned to concentrate on aiming at newbies with weak combat power so that perfect evidence destruction can be done from now on as well.

‘But to be disrupted like this from the beginning.’

Even though he emphasized it is so important, Son Sang-hyeok was planning to firmly scold the subordinates who handled this matter sloppily.

***

“Where did this bastard Gwangchu go knowing the branch leader’s personality?”

“He is probably still monitoring.”

“Even so, they should report, right? If not reporting, do only they get scolded? We also get scolded.”

“That is true.”

“This bastard Gwangchu, I absolutely will not leave him alone.”

The Sahyeolmun executives gritted their teeth and let out anger toward Jin Gwangchu, the person in charge of this matter.

“Nyaang?”

The two Sahyeolmun executives who were letting out anger turned their heads at the cat cry suddenly heard.

“It is a kitten.”

“It is not a monster, right?”

“How does a monster enter the city.”

“That is true.”

The two Sahyeolmun executives lightly ignored the baby cat with black fur and turned their heads again.

Tak!

At that moment, the baby cat with black fur kicked the floor and flew up, swinging its front paw at lightning-like speed.

Thud thud thud!

“Eok! What is this? This kitten is crazy trying to die! Where do you dare!”

“Hahaha! Stupid guy. Being ambushed by only a kitten, not even a monster!”

The attacked Sahyeolmun executive let out anger. On the other hand, the other Sahyeolmun executive who was watching that appearance held his stomach and burst into laughter.

“Huh? Strength in the legs...”

Thud!

However, once the colleague who was making a fuss to catch only one baby cat sat down powerlessly on the floor, he could no longer continue the laughter.

“W-what?”

“Nyaaaang!”

The baby cat with black fur rushed toward the flustered Sahyeolmun executive.

“Die!”

The Sahyeolmun executive drew his weapon, the great sword, and swung it toward the baby cat with black fur.

Whoosh!

At that moment, the baby cat with black fur lightly twisted its body, avoided the great sword, and swung its front paw as is.

Thud thud thud!

The Sahyeolmun executive who received consecutive hits in an instant was momentarily flustered but quickly came to his senses. Because there was no particular hit like being hit a few times with a cotton bat.

“This kitten, really!”

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

Red-colored sword force emitted in streams from the great sword of the Sahyeolmun executive. He was thinking of cutting and killing in one strike.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

However, no matter how much he swung the great sword, the baby cat with black fur avoided too lightly and continued to swing its front paw.

“Eeek!”

Anger surged at the thought of being toyed with by only one baby cat. However, at some moment, strength left the legs.

“Heok! Heok! Heok!”

As if the health stat bottomed out, the breathing became rough, and the great sword that could be lifted as lightly as a sheet of paper became as heavy as a thousand pounds.

Clang!

Thud!

In the end, the Sahyeolmun executive had no choice but to drop the great sword on the floor and roll on the floor powerlessly like the colleague did.