Soo Hyuk immediately fired a Firebolt at a man holding a bow. He had thought about using poison magic, but itâs area of effect was too big. Innocent people could get involved if he did.
Shuaa!
The Firebolt flew towards the archer. The archer tried to dodge butâŚ
Bang!
The Firebolt was so fast that the archer couldnât dodge in time. As the archer collapsed, system messages appeared in front of Soo Hyuk.
[You have attacked user Mandara.]
[You have entered an âenemyâ state with user Mandara.]
[You have entered an âenemyâ state with Mandaraâs party members.]
[User Mandara has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
But Soo Hyuk didnât pay any attention to the messages.
âHeâs not dead?â
Mandara had been blasted off his feet, but Soo Hyuk couldnât see the distinctive black aura that appeared when one was dead.
âWell, they were able to cause this much chaos in this city.â
They had been PKing with reckless abandon in the city of Hedlin. It would be weird they didnât have the ability to survive a âmereâ Firebolt from Soo Hyuk.
âBut why isnât he moving?â
The archer called âMandaraâ wasnât moving despite being alive.
âPoison blast.â [TL: I donât know what happened with Acid Spray. It looks like the author changed it.]
As Soo Hyuk was feeling suspicious of Mandaraâs inaction, he fired Poison Blast. Then the other two men reacted as the Poison Blast flew towards them again.
âHuh?â
âSoo Hyuk?â
âIt isnât time yet.â
âHe isnât with the Solitude guild. It looks like heâs attacking us for another reason.â
âHe doesnât recognise us.â
âWhy isnât he getting up already?â
They had been chatting relaxedly as they stared at Mandara who had been hit by the Firebolt. They hadnât been cautious as the spells fired at them were low-level, but when the Poison Blast hit Mandara, they were flustered as Mandaraâs body was faintly covered in the black light of death.
âAh?â
âEh?â
Loken and Haiden froze up as they confirmed that Mandara had been killed.
ââŚHe died in two hits?â
âhe doesnât seem to be a simple player.â
Their bloodthirsty atmosphere had been completely replaced by anxiety as they felt apprehension towards the unknown user who fired low-level spells with power comparable to advanced spells.
Then the unknown user cast another spell.
âInferno.â
There were spells that users could avoid if they were skilled enough and those that couldnât be avoided no matter what. The ones that could be dodged were spells like magic missile and fireball. While a famous spell that belonged in the latter category was the spell that Soo Hyuk had just cast, Inferno. How could they evade a spell that had no form?
[You have attacked user âHaidenâ.]
[User Haiden has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
âAh?â
Then the target of Inferno, Haiden, let out a panicked scream.
âFuck! My healthâŚâ
But, before Haiden could finish, he was cut off by a incomprehensible sight. A rising black light.
After instantly killing Mandara and Haiden, he turned towards the last remaining man.
âHuh? W-what? WâŚâ
The man was panicking at the sudden loss of his comrades. Soo Hyuk fired a magic missile at the pathetic sight.
Bang!
Was it because magic missile was slower than his previous spells? Or did he feel fear at the loss of his comrades? Whatever the reason, the man managed to dodge the incoming magic missile by throwing himself to the ground.
âExcuse me. Our guilâŚâ
âFireball.â
Loken couldnât finish his sentence. Soo Hyuk had fired ignored him and fired a fireball at him.
âAh! Shit!â
He wasnât even trying to negotiate with him?! While swearing, he swung his spear at the fireball, trying to snuff it out.
Bang!
[You have attacked user âLokenâ.]
[User Loken has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy will not rise.]
His fireball crashed into Lokenâs spear at that moment. Loken then stopped moving. He wasnât dead yet.
âWhat?â
Soo Hyuk suddenly felt uneasy. It was because Loken had almost looked embarrassed at that moment. Suppressing his confusion, Soo Hyuk cast another spell.
âPoison Sphere.â
The poison sphere flew towards the unmoving Loken and exploded into green mist. He still wasnât dead, but when hit by poison sphere, the target would get poisoned. Although he didnât know what type of effect it caused, the black light appeared around Loken not long after.
âKek, Loken was bullied to death!â
âCrazy, who is that person?â
âHe looks like a ranker.â
âYeah, if Lokenâs group was beaten that easily, thenâŚâ
The surrounding users started gossiping, but Soo Hyuk didnât have any interest in them. He immediately logged out.
As he disconnected from Pangea, he thought in his head. His first family trip. Ruined by a couple of thugs. It turned out to be the worst experience ever.
âThose dogs.â
[You have been attacked by user âSoo Hyukâ.]
[You have entered an âenemyâ state with user âSoo Hyukâ.]
[You have been poisoned by Crimson Snake Kapouri.]
[You are paralysed for 1 minute.]
âWhat?â
Mandara was flustered. It was because he suddenly was paralysed.
âSoo Hyuk? Is he from the Solitude guild?â
Although he couldnât move his body, he could still check the messages. Had th Solitude guild arrived early?
âBut why did they paralyse meâŚâ
Loken had decided to be the person who was to die. But was there a reason to paralyse him? And not 1 or 2 seconds, but for a whole minute?
âDonât tell me, itâs another person?â
Mandara wanted to check the situation. However, he couldnât, since he was paralysed.
[You died.]
Then another message appeared in his sight.
âEh?â
Mandara was confused by the sudden message, but he was logged out of Pangea immediately after.
âWhat just happened?â
Mandara no, Kim Woo Hyuk, muttered as he climbed out of his capsule. He was genuinely confused.
âA slip-up? Or is it really another party?â
To check whether it was Solitudeâs mistake or another party, Kim Woo Hyuk sat in front of his computer.
âArgh, did I step on dogshit today? Fuck.â
Whether it was an accident or not, it didnât change the fact that he died. Banging on his desk, Kim Woo Hyuk swore wildly to cool his anger. On the computer, he messaged on his chat group, which showed Haiden and Loken connected to Pangea.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): Tell me what happened next after you log out.
After leaving the message, Kim Woo Hyuk started browsing the Pangea homepage. Then not long after, he got a notification from his chat group. Kim Woo Hyuk checked the chat room immediately.
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): Fuck! I died! AAAAAAAAA!
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): What? You too? What happened?
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): I donât know. Fuck!
Kim Woo Hyuk was left flustered at Cha Ju Yunâs unexpected message.
âThen itâs not Solitude⌠They could accidently kill the wrong person. But killing two instead of one? If so, then Iâm certain. It was the work of a third party, not Solitude.â
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): Then that bastard doesnât belong to Solitude.
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): The Solitude guild? No, heâs not in a guild. I didnât see a guild mark.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): What? Then a solo player?
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): Yep. It looked like it.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): But Iâve never seen his name before. What about you?
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): I donât think heâs a famous ranker. Itâs my first time as well.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): Then is he an unofficial ranker?
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): Seems like it?
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): No, but then he should at least know of our guild, right? Is our guild less known then I thought?
Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): If he did it while knowing who we are, then isnât he more scary?
At that moment.
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Fuck. I died as well.
Yang Myong Soo had entered the chat.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): What, you died as well?
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Yeah. I couldnât even talk to him.
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): What do we say to Kefan? Itâs got to be chaotic over there.
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Ah, fuck.
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): Will you report to the guild?
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Even if I donât, Kefan will.
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Ah, theyâre calling me right now. Wait a bit.
After Yang Myong Soo left, the chat room was momentarily silent. Kim Woo Hyuk closed the chat room and started browsing the home page. Then after a few minutes, the chat icon flashed, and Kim Woo Hyuk immediately went back to the chat room again.
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Ah, Iâm going crazy as well.
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): Why?
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): Did they demand the money back?
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): No, they said to try again after our penalties are over. Then they said to track down and kill the bastard that killed us with the guild.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): Wow, the guildâs on fire today as well.
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): But seeing as how he destroyed us, heâs a ranker grade.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): Even if heâs a ranker, heâs alone. We can take him down with numbers.
-Cha Ju Yun (Haiden): Thatâs right. But how do we even find him? Heâs not on a guild as well.
-Kim Woo Hyuk (Mandara): What, we can just release the kids.
-Yang Myong Soo (Loken): Isnât that the Demon guildâs speciality? Doing something even if we know itâs crazy.
* * *
âIâm sorry. I shouldâve arrived earlier.â
Soo Hyuk apologised.
âItâs nothing, why are you sorry in the first place?â
âYeah, those guys were the bad guys!â
Ji Song and Ji Soo retorted to Soo Hyuk while shaking their heads. Then after talking about various subjects for a while, Soo Hyuk went back to his room.
âThose bastards.â
No matter how much he thought about it, it wasnât enough to kill them once.
âWhy do they perform those kinds of rotten acts?â
He couldnât understand at all. Why do they do those kinds of things? And why target beginners?
âFor fun?â
Was it for fun? Killing those weaker than them was fun? Soo Hyuk picked up his phone and called his friend.
âHeâs not on Pangea at this time.â
Soo Hyuk called Yeon Jung. Then after a few seconds, Yeon Jung answered the call.
âYeon Jung-ah, Iâm curious about something.â
Soo Hyuk cut straight to the chase.
âDo you know about the Demon guild?â
-The Demon guild? I know one of them.
âTheir mark has a monster with three horns on its head.
-Ah! I know about them. Why do you ask?
âWhat kind of guild is it?â
-Hmm? What do you mean?
âWell, actuallyâŚâ
Soo Hyuk told Yeon Jung about what had just happened in Hedlin.
-What? Those crazy dog bastards.
Yeon Jung shouted in fury after hearing Soo Hyukâs story.
-We left them alone because they were too dirty, but they went too far this time. Soo Hyuk-ah, you have to quickly join my guild.
âHmm?â
Soo Hyuk was confused by Yeon Jungâs sudden suggestion. He was planning to in the first place, but he didnât why the conversation had suddenly gone in this direction.
-You said you killed them, right?
âI did.â
Dead. They were instantly killed by his hands.
-The funny thing about the Demon guild, is that if someone touches even one of their members, he will be hunted down mercilessly. Even if theyâre the ones in the wrong. Youâll likely meet the same fate.
âWhat? Revenge, not an apology? What kind of guild is that.â
Instead of apologising, they would hunt him down. Soo Hyuk couldnât see how that was logical at all.
-Anyway, my guild has a bit of a reputation. If you join my guild, they wonât be able to touch you easily.
From this, Soo Hyuk was able to find out why Yeon Jung wanted him to join his guild.
âButâŚâ
However, Soo Hyuk opened his mouth as he thought about something.
âI canât just let them go like this.â
Even if it was a game, he had felt indescribable pain when he stared at his parentsâ corpses. It was horrible. While recalling his feeling in that moment, Soo Hyuk said to Yeon Jung.
âYeon Jung-ah. Sorry. I wonât be able to join right now.â
-What? Why?
âYour guild could be harmed because of me.â
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-âŚWhat are you going to do?
âI donât have an exact plan yet.â
Soo Hyuk smiled as he replied to Yeon Jung.
âBy the way, do you know where the Demon guildâs base is located?â