Chapter 122

Chapter 122

Level 2 Player

Aftermath (2)

‘Damn, how already.’

Whoosh!

So Chanseong twisted his body and swung the sword with a sword force bundle condensed.

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

At the same time, he poured mana to the maximum and strengthened the protective aura.

The Baekcheon Divine Sword emitting pure white sword force bundles in streams and So Chanseong’s sword emitting blood-colored sword force bundles collided head-on.

Kwaaaaang!

Along with a large explosive sound, So Chanseong’s body was pushed back powerlessly.

“Keolkeok!”

Because he unfolded the protective aura to the maximum, the body was not shattered to pieces. However, due to the aftermath of the explosion that could not be completely resolved, he had no choice but to suffer large and small injuries.

‘I have to flee quickly.’

Survival was more important to So Chanseong than the pain of the flesh.

Tak!

So Chanseong used the force pushed by the aftermath of the explosion and threw his body straight as is.

Puak!

At that time, a sand worm revealed its appearance from underground and blocked So Chanseong’s path.

‘This damn creature again.’

So Chanseong bit his molars tightly. It was a situation where there is a sand worm in front and Jin-su behind.

“Kuwoooek!”

The sand worm opened saw-like teeth wide and rushed toward So Chanseong. Jin-su was also swinging the swords toward So Chanseong while emitting pure white sword force bundles and blood-colored sword force bundles.

‘There is only one chance.’

So Chanseong was thinking of making the sand worm and Jin-su aiming at him attack each other and aiming for that gap to escape. Jin-su might change the attack direction since the target is himself. However, the sand worm was a simple monster.

‘Whether I am in front or that guy is, it will unconditionally attack.’

So Chanseong mobilized movement type skills and twisted his body.

Whoosh!

The head of the sand worm with sharp teeth attached like a saw blade barely grazed So Chanseong’s body and flew toward Jin-su as is.

‘Success.’

So Chanseong thought Jin-su would not be able to ignore the sand worm’s attack. If a monster of house-sized bulk approaches thrusting sharp teeth, one is bound to avoid or attack first.

If avoiding the sand worm’s attack, it is good because he cannot chase himself, and if attacking, it is better because they will fight each other.

Dududuk!

“Huh?”

However, So Chanseong’s expectation completely missed.

Because the sand worm that was thrusting sharp teeth and rushing lowered its head right before colliding with Jin-su and entered underground with a whoosh.

‘Why on earth?’

So Chanseong could not understand at all why that ferocious sand worm that rushed toward him as if dying avoids Jin-su and enters underground.

Whoosh!

Jin-su’s sword was swung.

Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

So Chanseong’s body staggered like a drunk person and was pushed back powerlessly.

Dududuk!

At that time, the two sand worms came out from underground again and revealed their appearances.

‘Let’s aim for when the sand worms attack.’

Then a gap to flee might appear like a miracle. However, unlike So Chanseong’s wish, the two sand worms did not attack. Rather, they took positions in the rear and moved the heads with sharp teeth attached, blocking the escape routes So Chanseong could escape.

‘What is this matter? Why the sand worms?’

So Chanseong could not understand such actions of the sand worms at all. Because it felt like the sand worms were helping Jin-su.

‘Damn.’

So Chanseong had no choice but to throw his body between the heads of the two sand worms. If dealing with Jin-su, he dies 100%. However, if jumping between the two sand worms, there existed a very slight probability of escaping by heavenly luck.

Pagaang!

So Chanseong hit the head of the sand worm that opened a mouth full of sharp teeth toward him and twisted his body.

Dududuk!

At that moment, the other sand worm bit So Chanseong’s right leg. Unfortunately, heavenly luck did not come to So Chanseong.

“Uaaaak!”

A painful scream burst from the mouth of So Chanseong whose right leg was torn off. At that time, the sand worm that was pushed after being hit by So Chanseong’s sword revealed sharp teeth and rushed.

‘Is this how I die.’

So Chanseong was convinced of his death and tightly closed both eyes. Probably after a while, the sand worm would clearly eat his upper body.

‘If it was a fate of dying anyway, I should have fought to the end without fleeing...’

If dying while fighting together with the subordinates, he could have at least protected honor.

However, abandoning the subordinates and fleeing saying he alone will live, and about to die becoming the meal of a monster that is only a mere creature...

It was a truly miserable and insignificant death with no honor, no worth, and no meaning.

“Eum?”

Yet, no matter how much he waited, the expected death did not come.

‘What?’

Once So Chanseong opened his eyes, the mouth of the sand worm full of sharp teeth was visible. However, it only stopped in front of So Chanseong’s eyes and did not attack.

Step step.

At that time, footsteps were heard.

“Krureuk!”

The sand worm moved its head to the side as if yielding, and at the same time, Jin-su revealed his appearance.

‘What happened how.’

So Chanseong looked at the two sand worms with a puzzled gaze. The sand worms took positions on both sides of So Chanseong, blocking the escape routes, and quietly bowed their heads.

‘Is he dominating the monsters?’

Come to think of it, the appearance of the sand worms was somehow different from what So Chanseong knew. Until now, because the situation was so urgent, he did not notice, but looking now, they had a form more like statues than living beings.

‘They are summons. Was there a companion.’

This was the limit of the thought So Chanseong who has the common sense that it is impossible for a player to possess multiple classes could think of.

“There are a few things I want to ask you. I hope you answer obediently.”

At Jin-su’s words, So Chanseong’s eyes sparkled.

“Then will you let me live?”

“No.”

At Jin-su’s words, So Chanseong’s face distorted fiercely.

“You will absolutely not be able to hear the answer you want.”

At So Chanseong’s words, Jin-su chuckled and burst into laughter.

“That will be known if watching.”

Jin-su did not believe So Chanseong’s words. If he was a person who can stake life according to his own beliefs, he might have believed those words. However, So Chanseong was only a small person whose own safety is the most precious.

Jin-su had a long and short interview time with So Chanseong.

“Aaaaak!”

A desperate scream burst from So Chanseong’s mouth.

“Ask anything! I will answer all!”

And not long after, he raised the white flag as Jin-su expected.

“Why did you brand Changseongmun as the culprit and attack without even proper evidence?”

“That...”

Information about the greed the leadership of Sahyeolmun possesses flowed out in a stream from So Chanseong’s mouth.

‘The matter I committed only became the opportunity.’

Since one side has a firm purpose, the war of Sahyeolmun and Changseongmun had no choice but to occur in the end.

‘Was the war occurring for this reason before regression as well.’

Jin-su threw this and that questions besides that. So Chanseong answered diligently.

“Now please kill me.”

So Chanseong said while panting in pain, and Jin-su granted those words.

‘Army Summon, Army Summon.’

Jin-su used the Army Summon skill.

Creak!

A pair of summons made of black and white were newly born.

‘He was stronger than Son Sang-hyeok.’

Then there will be more use.

‘Now shall I go catch that guy.’

The middle-aged man who made the request to spread false rumors and then removed all the players of Heukhamun was heading somewhere.

Tak!

Jin-su threw his body toward the direction where the city is. Since Kkami is continuously monitoring, there was no matter of missing the target.

‘Why is he suddenly like that?’

The guy who was calmly strolling the streets suddenly startled and then quickly came out of the city.

‘There is no need to go find him unnecessarily.’

The opponent was moving toward the direction where Jin-su is on his own. Jin-su shared vision with Kkami and waited calmly.

“Hek hek hek!”

The appearance of the middle-aged man Kkami was continuously monitoring entered Jin-su’s eyes.

Srrrng!

Tak!

Jin-su drew the Baekcheon Divine Sword and Blood-Sucking Sword and threw his body.

“What?”

The middle-aged man flustered by Jin-su’s approach urgently drew the sword.

Clang!

The Blood-Sucking Sword and the middle-aged man’s sword collided and he was pushed back.

“Keuk!”

Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!

The middle-aged man emitted sword force in streams and went on the counterattack.

Crack!

But then the sword force disappeared as if evaporating at the subsequently swung Baekcheon Divine Sword, and the sword was cut.

Whoosh!

The Blood-Sucking Sword touched the middle-aged man’s nape.

“Which affiliation?”

At Jin-su’s question, the middle-aged man firmly closed his mouth.

“It seems you do not want to answer. Good. Let’s see whether you can endure longer than So Chanseong.”

At Jin-su’s words, the middle-aged man’s pupils shook roughly.

“You are that guy who annihilated Sahyeolmun’s investigation team.”

“So what?”

“Is So Chanseong alive?”

“No.”

“You are properly crazy even if crazy. Are you not afraid of Sahyeolmun’s retaliation?”

“If I was scared of Sahyeolmun, I would not have attacked the branch in the start city to begin with, and I would have ignored when Changseongmun wore the false accusation.”

At Jin-su’s attitude of treating Sahyeolmun, one of the guilds with the largest force on Floor 200, as an unknown sect, the middle-aged man’s face changed vainly.

“I got caught by a properly crazy guy. I am affiliated with Sahyeolmun.”

The middle-aged man obediently revealed his affiliation.

“You said it too easily, so it is rather hard to believe?”

“It is real. I only moved by the order of investigation team leader So Chanseong.”

The middle-aged man held out his identity token. It was an itemized object with alchemy and shamanism applied, an identity token made internally by Sahyeolmun.

‘It is real.’

It was a genuine with the rank in Sahyeolmun, martial arts level, and face elaborately engraved.

‘Whoever the culprit is, they wanted to unconditionally link with Changseongmun.’

If Jin-su had not stepped forward, Sahyeolmun’s plan would have unconditionally succeeded.

‘Even if Changseongmun aims for the righteous path, in the end, it is a group made of Musung origin players.’

Whatever the reason, if affiliated players lost life due to Sahyeolmun’s attack, from Changseongmun’s perspective, they had to unconditionally do bloody revenge. Distinguishing right and wrong and revealing the truth is not late even after receiving the blood price.

‘Whether Changseongmun or Sahyeolmun, the words of the winning side will become the truth.’

Musung origin players are those who lived in a world of the law of the jungle even before being dragged to the Tower. That is why cases where the words of the strong become the truth were common.

‘Both will claim that the opponent attacked first.’

The players affiliated with each guild would resent thinking that the opponent attacked first and the war started. Once war occurs and a slaughter battle of dying and killing each other starts, even if the true culprit of the matter of waging war is revealed, there is no meaning.

‘Because they will only believe the words they want to believe and want to hear, not the truth.’

Then once the win or loss of the war is decided, the winner’s claim will become the truth and the loser’s claim will become a lie, unrelated to the true truth.

‘If I stayed still, a full-scale war of Changseongmun and Sahyeolmun would have unconditionally occurred.’

The thought that it was good that he stepped forward came.

“Sahyeolmun absolutely does not forget grudges. From now on, you will know how scary the bloody revenge Sahyeolmun carries out is. Feel thoroughly what hell is where you cannot sleep comfortably and cannot eat meals at ease.”

At the middle-aged man’s curse full of resentment, Jin-su chuckled and burst into laughter.

“How are you trying to do bloody revenge while not even knowing who I am?”

At Jin-su’s words, the middle-aged man’s words were blocked.

What Sahyeolmun knows is only that Jin-su is an Earth origin player. If digging a bit more, the point that he is Korean and a young man could be additionally found out, but...

Finding and revealing Jin-su’s identity on Floor 200 with only that degree of information was a harder matter than finding a needle in the desert.

“First, I will have to cross-verify the information So Chanseong said.”

Jin-su started the interrogation of the middle-aged man.

‘There is nothing lied.’

So Chanseong’s statement and the middle-aged man’s statement matched exactly.

“Just go.”

Jin-su gifted eternal rest to the middle-aged man. Since the combat power was low, he did not particularly make him into an Army Summon.

‘Now shall I go back.’

Jin-su who finished the aftermath moved his steps toward the start city of Floor 200 again.