From TUKâs point of view, it would be easier to get rid of them here than it would be Arena.
But I did have one doubt.
âAre you two not with the Korean Arena Research Agency?â
Affiliated examinees were being targeted so it was strange that the national agency was just standing by.
With a dark expression, Yoo Ji-soo shook her head.
âLast year our contract ended and weâve been free agents since then. They gave us such a small salary and pay for the majeong plus their support was inadequate. We thought there was no need to stay.â
That was why they were in this pickle.
Last year wouldâve been when Chief Kim Joong-tae was in his prime so that made sense.
âRight now, Chief Kim Joong-tae had his downfall and there have been a lot of reform that has happened. For now, what do you think about rejoining the Korean Arena Research Agency?â
âWeâve become Englandâs target, they probably wonât take us.â
âThose government bastards going up against England to protect us? Thereâs no way theyâll do that.â
Said Yoo Ji-soo and Cha Jin-hyuk with distrust.
I understood that feeling.
I also had my information sold to the Chinese by Chief Kim Joong-tae and Cha Ji-hye was even murdered when she tried to stop that.
Itâs safe to say no one here has a patriotic spirit.
But the past is the past.
Right now, with Jinseong group joining the Arena business there was a restructuring of the agency. And since I was starting the Big Rat ranch I had quite a bit of influence on the agency as well.
âIâll let them know at the research agency. Theyâll help you Iâm sure.â
âIf that were to happen weâd be grateful for it butâŠâŠâ
Yoo Ji-soo still looked unconvinced.
But there wouldnât be a problem.
I had enough pull to control a portion of the Korean Arena Research Agency
âIâll contact them tomorrow so letâs to go the research agency together. Weâll probably get a good answer from them.â
Yoo Ji-soo and Cha Jin-hyuk agreed to it for now. They decided it wouldnât hurt to just give it a shot.
âBut uhâŠwho is this girl?â
Yoo Ji-soo pointed to Marie who was quietly munching on crackers. Marie couldnât speak Korean that well so couldnât interrupt and was just staring at us blankly.
âShe is Marie Johanna from the Nordic Exam Group. Say hello.â
They greeted each other and conversed in the Arena language and became quick friends.
We passed time while we drank and we told each other our latest stories and when we checked the clock it was well past midnight.
âWould you like to spend the night here?â
âIs there somewhere for us to sleep?â
âYes, the bed in my room is large so you three ladies could sleep there.â
The three girls in my bedroom, Cha Jin-hyuk in the guest room, and because of Marie I decided to sleep on the bed in the office.
I thought the night would end there.
***
It was the middle of the night.
Beeeeeek-
âWhat, what is it!â
At the sudden loud racket I got up immediately.
âArm, dual Neilson H2!â
I reflexively weaponized myself with both guns and went out into the hall.
They must have heard the same noise because Cha Jin-hyuk, Cha Ji-hye, Yoo Ji-soo, and Marie were all out in the hall.
âWhat is it?â
I asked.
Then Yoo Ji-soo gritted her teeth as she answered.
âI set up magic on this place before I went to bed to alert us if there were intruders.â
âWe have an intruder?â
âYep, I set it up so that it wouldnât go off if it wasnât a life form bigger than a certain size.â
She means it wouldnât have tripped because of a small creature like a pigeon or something.
Then that means for sure that we have an intruder.
âSylph.â
-Meow!
Sylph appeared in midair and hopped onto my shoulder.
âCheck outside.â
-Meow!
Sylph immediately pushed off my shoulder and flew out towards the terrace.
This building we were in had a rooftop and wide terrace on either side to be used by the two penthouses. It was set up so that you could see below.
Thus, that meant you could jump onto our terrace from the rooftop.
Sylph showed me an image while she hovered above the building.
There was a group of people on the building rooftop that was off limits.
It was a dark night so their faces werenât clear but there were 13 of them and seeing how they all had larger builds, they must be all men.
Tall and hefty builds meant they were westerners.
Considering the circumstances, there was no mistake, they were the TUK examinees that had interrupted Yoo Ji-sooâs team.
âI think itâs the TUK. Thereâs 13 of them.â
â13?! They sure are determined!â
Cha Ji-hyukâs rage exploded.
âThose sons of bitches! In what way are we such enemies that theyâre going this far! Itâs enough that they messed up our exam!â
Yoo Ji-soo also got mad.
For the two of them, there couldnât be a situation that would make them get more upset.
Then, Sylph sent me another video.
One of the men on the rooftop gathered his hands together and started casting a spell.
Then, the mana he gathered in both hands spread out and enveloped my home.
âHeâs used some kind of magic.â
âI felt it too! Itâs limitation magic!â
Shouted Yoo Ji-soo. Magic was her main skill so her understanding of the situation was better than mine.
âLimitation magic?â
âYou put a barrier around the area and it limits anything physical from reaching the outside. You canât hear sounds and objects wonât pass through to the outside either. Itâs an impressively high level magic!â
That meant there was a powerful magician amongst that group.
âThem attacking this place means theyâre ready to fight you, a world ranker.â
Warned Cha Ji-hye.
Even knowing that I was the opponent, they were still willing to attack.
That means theyâre prepared to kill me!
âMiss Ji-hye, firstly, contact the Korean Arena Research Agency and request aid.â
âUnderstood.â
âMiss Ji-soo, you focus on dealing with the opponentâs magic attacks.â
âGot it.â
Yoo Ji-soo nodded her head.
âThe rest of you work to make sure the bastards donât enter the house, Iâll be outside fighting them and buy us time.â
âWill you be alright alone?â
Asked Cha Jin-hyuk.
I nodded my head.
âMy strengths are mobility and long distance attacks. The more space I have the better so I canât fight in the house.â
When at a numerical disadvantage, itâs better to fight in a more restricted environment.
But my fighting methods included a lot of moving and flying so I needed a wide space. Because of that I decided to go outside alone to mess with the bastards.
âOkay. Be careful.â
âWill do. Donât over do it, focus on defense. We just have to last until help comes.â
Everyone nodded their heads.
I opened the door and went out onto the terrace. And then.
As soon as I got outside, I could see some reddish line coming from the top of the rooftop towards my chest.
âItâs foresight!â
The foresight skill that lets me see the trajectory of a long distance attack was activated.
I immediately dodged to the right,
Schweek- kwajik!
An arrow flew past the spot that I had been standing. The arrow was strong enough to penetrate the floor of concrete. It must have been a very strong shot.
It was enough to surprise me because I couldnât see it approaching.
âBut thereâs no way that I, with my dynamic visual acuity at the master level, couldnât have seen that coming?â
I quickly came to a realization.
This must be the opponentâs skill.
Amongst the opposing group, there must be an examinee that has a skill that made the arrow invisible.
Schwee schweek-
Once again two red lines were drawn at my head and my chest.
âTwo shots?â
âSylph!â
I had Sylph send my body flying up through the air.
This time too I couldnât see the arrows.
âThis wonât do.â
A skill that makes the arrows invisible. A very useful skill in a field operation like this or for an ambush.
But against someone like me, who has the foresight skill, itâs of absolutely no use.
Now then, is it my turn?
I began to fire away at the rooftop they were attacking from.
Ta ta ta ta ta ta tang-!
The gunshots resounded relentlessly and the muzzle of both guns spewed out unending fire.
The 13 people gathered on the rooftop all scattered all at once.
Among them, two leapt off and jumped towards me. They were ones a wielding a sword and a spear.
Ta tang!
As I my double guns fired, the one with the sword set up an aura protective shield and the one with the spear hid behind him.
âThen how about this?â
I used Sylph to back up and continued shooting the shield with my double guns.
As I concentrated on one point, the aura protective shield cracked and I got a shot through that struck the manâs body.
âKu huk!â
The black suit he was wearing got shredded and blood burst out from the sword wielding manâs shoulder.
âSo you can use an aura protective shield but you arenât an aura master.â
He looks to maybe be an aura expert superior level or so.
For me, who has killed the likes of Heising, he wasnât an opponent that could threaten me.
âKuahhh!â
While the sword-wielding man grabbed his shoulder and stumbled, the spear-wielding man came at me like an arrow.
As I raised my guns, he immediately threw the spear he was holding with all his might.
Chwaaaak!
With so much force, the spear sounded like it was splitting the air!
âSylph, whirlwind!â
I gave Sylph the order through my thoughts.
Hwi li li lik!
A whirlwind appeared and wrapped around my body. The javelin* was unable to pierce the whirlwind and was flung in the opposite direction.
(TN: Raws keep switching between spear and javelin.)
But the javelin switched direction midair and came flying at me again?
Kwang! Kwang!
The aura infused spear, like it was possessed, moved on its own and kept hitting the whirlwind.
âIs it a spear manipulating skill?â
While I continued to block the self-moving spear with the whirlwind, I kept firing my guns.
Ta ta ta ta ta ta tang!
The bullets with the bullet revision and Sylphâs strength pierce through the whirlwind and attacked the man who threw the spear.
The man summoned a large square shield and crouched behind it to block the barrage of bullets..
There is aura coming from the shield too and it blocked my serenade of bullets.
âHe can use aura not only on the weapon but on his defense item too?â
I couldnât tell if it was a type of aura control or that manâs special defense skill alone.
But in the meantime the man with the sword came at me again.
I didnât know when he healed it but the shoulder that was hit with the bullet looked fine now.
âI didnât see him drink a healing potion though?â
I had Sylph strengthen the whirlwind surrounding my body. Then I turned the whirlwind into sharp daggers.
Kwa ji jik! Kwaang! Kwang!
The possessed spear and the manâs blade consecutively attack the whirlwind.
While the two were dealing with me, the other men were heading into the house.
âSylph, add dust into the whirlwind. So they canât see me.â
-Meow!
Sylph nodded her head.
Then the whirlwind began to collect all the dust around the area into the whirlwind.
The whirlwind took on color, changing into murky cloud of brown dust..
The murky whirlwind began to cloud my vision.
âIâll show you whatâs up.â
I decided to use the present I got from Neilson.
âWield, Neilson R8!â
Barrel length of 2 meters!
20 mm bullets!
The best monster rifle had appeared.
I was holding the double guns and I kicked the R8 towards Sylph.
Sylph expertly picked up the R8 and aimed.
I decided to get rid of the man with the blade first. Because the one with the spear was defending himself with a shield so I figured he would be harder to kill in one shot.
âKasa!â
-Bark!
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âYou help too!â
-Bark bark!
Kasa joined Sylph in firing the Neilson R8.
And coincidentally, when the blade wielding man was making his way through the whirlwind, the Nielson R8 fires a HE 20 mm round at him.