Chapter 88

Chapter 88

Level 2 Player

Ill Fate

‘There are guys whose words and actions are different like this.’

PK is possible even inside the city. Also, there is no disadvantage of being prohibited from entering and exiting the city or being unable to use shops or inns just because one committed a PK act. However, because there are many eyes watching, there were almost no bold guys who commit PK inside the city.

“Just die.”

There was no need to believe the words of a guy who committed a PK act and says he is not a PK player.

“If you kill me, the Minamoto Guild will not stay still!”

The man mentioned the Minamoto Guild, one of the huge guilds.

‘Come to think of it, he used Japanese. By any chance, is he affiliated with the Minamoto Guild? But why did he do this kind of thing?’

The Minamoto Guild in Jin-su’s memory was an image of being weak to the strong and strong to the weak, and changing faces frequently according to practical benefits like a shameless guy.

However, for the face of a huge guild, he thought they would keep some line. That was why there was no time in Jin-su’s memory when a player affiliated with the Minamoto Guild committed this kind of PK act.

‘Because they are so shameless guys.’

It might be that he only did not know before regression, and they often committed this kind of thing. Because newbies who just rose on any floor of the Tower were good prey to the existing high-level players.

“Are you affiliated with the Minamoto Guild?”

“Th-that is not. But it is the same as being affiliated with the Minamoto Guild. Release me. Then I will quietly pass over this matter.”

‘Is this guy crazy?’

Perhaps thinking that Jin-su fears the Minamoto Guild, the guy who was dying suddenly gained energy.

“Yeah? Then just killing you will be clean.”

At Jin-su’s words, the man’s face turned white.

“If you kill me, the Minamoto Guild will retaliate! I said if you just release me, I will quietly pass over it!”

“Didn’t you say you are not affiliated with the Minamoto Guild?”

“That is, so...”

The man who was trailing off his words bowed his head deeply and then opened his mouth.

“Actually, I am the guild leader of an unofficial subordinate guild that receives instructions from the Minamoto Guild...”

The man’s words were simple. That he is the guild leader of an unofficial subordinate guild that receives instructions from the Minamoto Guild.

“You guys handle things that the Minamoto Guild finds hard to do blatantly?”

“Y-yes.”

“Did the Minamoto Guild also order the PK acts?”

“That’s right. Instead, we receive about half of the goods we obtain as tribute.”

“What is this, not even yakuza.”

Jin-su clicked his tongue.

‘I thought the Minamoto Guild at least keeps some line. To think they were doing this kind of thing behind the scenes.’

PK acts, hunting ground control, dungeon monopoly, loan business, unofficial retaliation, and so on.

They committed acts that would become problems if done blatantly through subordinate guilds that are unofficially under them, not affiliated with the Minamoto Guild.

‘Probably, if the problem seems to grow large, they would have denied it saying it is something we do not know.’

“I-if you spare me, I will live quietly keeping my mouth shut. So please spare me.”

“Just die.”

“A executive of the Minamoto Guild knows that I came here! If you kill me, a problem will clearly arise!”

“An executive knows?”

“Yeah, actually, the one who informed in advance that you guys came is also an executive of the Minamoto Guild.”

“Where did you agree to meet that guy?”

“When night falls, we always met at that building and paid tribute.”

As soon as the man’s words ended, Jin-su swung his sword.

Whoosh!

Slash!

The man’s neck flew. To begin with, whether the man was affiliated with the Minamoto Guild or an unofficial subordinate guild member, since he committed a PK act, Jin-su had no intention of sparing him at all.

He only asked because he was curious at the words that there was a relation with the Minamoto Guild. He also needed to cut the roots.

“The Tower is really cold-hearted.”

Shin Su-a muttered with a bitter expression.

“That is true.”

Jin-su also agreed with the words that the Tower is cold-hearted.

In the Tower, power is everything.

It is not that there is no justification and justice, but they do not occupy that great a proportion. The Tower is a space where only the logic of survival of the fittest exists, and a space where only power is the absolute truth.

“Ill fate continues with the Minamoto Guild.”

At Shin Su-a’s words, Jin-su let out a chuckle.

The Minamoto Guild had a record of hitting the back of the heads of Jin-su and Shin Su-a during the Bone Dragon raid even on Floor 100. Yet, as soon as they rose to Floor 150, they got involved in another bad matter.

However, Jin-su did not care greatly.

“This degree cannot even enter the category of ill fate. So don’t care.”

The conflict on Floor 100 is already a finished matter. This matter is also only that they were attacked first and counterattacked. By Jin-su’s standard, it is not ill fate but only a trivial dispute.

‘Real ill fate does not end at this degree.’

Large-scale collisions where each other kills and is killed would have to occur in succession to be called ill fate.

No one knows whether this matter will grow that large or end moderately. However, Jin-su had no intention of staying still and getting hit just because the opponent is a huge guild.

“First, let’s secure a lodging.”

Jin-su secured the items that came out from the dead PK players and left the place.

***

“Missed today too.”

“I wasted time for nothing.”

“It is work, so what can we do.”

“Good work.”

“Yeah, go in.”

Once night fell, the players of the Minamoto Guild who had been waiting for newbies changed shifts with the night workers.

‘How much will today’s income be?’

Giura who finished the mission smiled fully.

Giura is a low-ranking executive of the Minamoto Guild in charge of the mission of supplying newbies and managing the unofficial subordinate guilds that act in the starting city.

To Giura who acted as the closest aide to the guild master on Floor 100, it was the same as chores. However, even if he went around with strength in his neck saying he was a high-ranking executive on Floor 100, on Floor 150 he had no choice but to be in the position of a low-ranking executive.

‘At least the treatment is better than ordinary guild members.’

Since even the guild master starts from a mid-ranking executive of the starting city, with his own skill, even this degree was grateful. Anyway, since he is maintaining the executive position.

‘The guys with low skill were all demoted to ordinary guild members.’

On top of that, the mission was also satisfactory in its own way. Although there were many annoying things and it was hard to be recognized externally, there was a juicy side income.

He can extort bribes from newbies or receive back money from the unofficial subordinate guilds. Also, there was no problem even if he put strength in his neck stiffly and acted arrogantly toward newbies and subordinate guild members.

‘Since there were two today, the income will not be that large.’

Giura conveyed the news that 2 Korean players entered to the subordinate guild. It was a thing often done while aiming for the points and equipment the newbies possess.

‘Still, since the equipment they were wearing looked quite expensive, I will be able to secure about a few tens of millions of points.’

There was no such thing as guilt.

Is not being weak itself a sin in the Tower that is survival of the strong?

Also, Giura believed that reducing the players of other countries who might become competitors later in advance when it is possible to reduce them is a good thing even from the Minamoto Guild’s perspective.

“But where did these guys go?”

Giura who sent his colleagues first and arrived alone at the meeting place frowned. Because the unofficial subordinate guild guys who always waited first were not even showing their noses.

Puk!

At that time, something of cold metal material dug into Giura’s body.

“Huh?”

In the eyes of Giura who bowed his head at the burning stinging pain, the sword blade that pierced his chest and came out was visible.

‘Why me on earth?’

Giura’s thoughts could not continue beyond that. Because his breath was cut and he died instantly.

Thud!

Giura’s body that turned into a corpse rolled on the floor.

The shadow assassin who succeeded in removing the target secured the items Giura was wearing and the dropped items, then melted into the shadow and hid his appearance just like that.

***

‘The cleanup ended cleanly.’

The shadow assassin removed the executive of the Minamoto Guild who gave the instruction for the ambush on Jin-su and Shin Su-a and returned.

‘The dungeon that must be cleared on Floor 150...’

Jin-su established a plan for the future schedule. Since the ambush incident that occurred today already had the cleanup finished, there was no need to care more.

‘There is a need to grasp Leo’s combat power in more detail.’

Leo who predated the Dark Predator class change certificate showed an appearance hard to believe even with two eyes of easily predating the opponent’s skills and stats.

‘Do players and magical beasts have different level systems even if acquiring the same class? How can basic skills not be used but mid-level skills be used immediately? Also, why is the skill effect so good?’

The attack power of Leo that does not increase even after predating skills and stats in one go was also a question the same.

‘There is no choice but to test.’

For now, it seemed there was no method other than going to the hunting ground and testing Leo’s combat power targeting monsters.

‘Come to think of it, Leo has never feared upon seeing monsters.’

So far, Leo was a strong-hearted guy to the degree of calmly grooming his fur even if a monster of a far larger size than himself rushed with killing intent. He thought it was simply because there was no need to fight directly himself so far.

‘But that was not it.’

In Leo’s movements rushing at the variant ice troll, not even a speck of emotions like hesitation or fear was felt. What was harder to believe was Leo’s movement speed and attack speed.

‘It was enormously fast.’

It was a speed to the degree where it was hard for the variant ice troll to react.

‘It was not a level I could not dodge.’

He did not think that was Leo’s full power.

‘It was strangely leisurely.’

Leo who was toying with the variant ice troll looked strangely excited.

‘If Leo has not lost fear...’

It is just that he has firm confidence that he will absolutely not be hit by the variant ice troll’s attacks.

‘If words could be communicated, I would ask.’

Leo was a shadow magical beast. Although the intelligence was quite high, he could not speak like a person. The emotions conveyed to the summoner Jin-su were also extremely fragmentary to the degree where ‘hungry.’ ‘bored.’ ‘fun.’ ‘angry.’ was the best.

‘Let’s confirm the exact thing by going to the hunting ground tomorrow.’

Since he moved while reducing sleep saying he would find the Dark Predator class change certificate, considerable fatigue had accumulated.

‘First, let’s sleep.’

Right after eating full and washing the body with warm water, sleepiness pushed in more. Jin-su lay his body on the cozy bed and fell into a deep sleep.

***

The next morning, Jin-su and Shin Su-a immediately went out hunting.

‘First, let’s sweep the achievements that can be obtained near the starting city.’

Actually, the achievement work was a situation that started right after arriving at Floor 150. Because after dealing with the guys who ambushed, he released the summons excluding the shadow assassin to the hunting ground.

The shadow assassin also removed the executive of the Minamoto Guild, handed over the items, and then immediately joined the hunt.

‘Although players who are surprised upon seeing the Bone Dragon can come out.’

Since he gave the command to hunt in a place with as few people as possible far from the city, a big problem will not arise.

‘Since I gave the instruction not to attack players.’

Up to players getting scared and frightened upon seeing the Bone Dragon that is a summon, Jin-su could not do anything. Is it not a matter that he cannot not release the Bone Dragon that is the most powerful summon power to the hunting ground just because other players might be surprised?

‘Auto-hunt absolutely cannot be given up.’

The greatest advantage possessed by numerous summons was precisely auto-hunt.

Because even while Jin-su ate, washed, and slept, the level rose and achievements and items accumulated on their own.

“Leo.”

“Nyaaaaang!”

At Jin-su’s call, Leo raised his voice and let out a wide-area provocation roar.

Dududududu!

“Krrrr!”

“Kuwoek!”

Along with strong footsteps to the degree of shaking the ground, monsters gathered from all sides.

Tak!

At that time, even though he was not told to, Leo ran forward on his own.

“Kyaaaak!”

Then he revealed his fangs and sprayed nyang nyang punches at the same time as cute hissing.

Thud! Puk! Pukpuk!

The front paws of the quickly moving Leo moved dazzlingly and continuously struck the monsters’ heads, shoulders, chests, arms, legs, and so on.

“Kkuik!”

“Krrk!”

“Keuung!”

And the monsters hit by Leo’s front paws began to fall like fallen leaves in the autumn wind.