âThey should be waiting for me to take action.â
Soo Hyuk determined as he stared at the Demon guild users. He hadnât thought of the possibility that they would be lying down in ambush. What if he had recklessly charged in?
âI would be in trouble.â
The Demon guild members would appear, and he would be ganged up upon 1:11.
âWhat should I do?â
Soo Hyuk first put away his poison tower robe to his inventory, but that was it. He had no idea what to do next. Loken, Haiden and Mandara were still slaughtering left and right. He couldnât kill them as he had his family trip today, and he felt extremely uncomfortable just doing nothing.
âHaaâŚokay.â
A few moments later, Soo Hyuk finally decided.
âIf I donât take action in this situation, then Iâm just as bad as them.â
It wasnât a normal fight between different parties. It was a one-sided slaughter against innocent people. If he didnât act out when he had the power, he would be the same kind of scum as the Demon guild.
âThey will understand.â
If he died and couldnât go to the trip, his parents would understand. Wrapping up his thoughts, Soo Hyuk stepped forward.
At that moment.
âThese bastards! What kind of place do you think this is!â
A hot-blooded voice entered his voice just as he about to cast a spell. Soo Hyuk paused and turned to look at the source of the shout.
âWho is it?â
Numerous users were racing down the streets. He was able to determine that they were users from the shining marks on their heads.
âItâs the Solitude guild!â
âThe Solitude guild!â
Soo Hyuk found out the identity of the unknown users from the shouts of people around him.
âMurdering in broad daylight? Just what do you think Hedlin is?â
âYou donât know who youâre messing with!â
The users from the Solitude guild started attacking Lokenâs group immediately. At the sudden unexpected situation, Soo Hyuk backed up and observed the scene.
âShit!â
âDo you know who we are?!â
In response to their attack, Loken, Haiden and Mandara started cursing at them furiously. Then a few moments later, Lokenâs body was covered in black light. He was dead.
âDonât think thereâs something off?â
âWhat?â
âThis entire thing looks really awkward.â
âIsnât it because you just canât see well?â
Users around him conversed while watching the battle between Solitude and Lokenâs group. Soo Hyuk, who was observing and listening to the conversations, thought the same.
âSo Iâm not the only one was thinks that.â
Soo Hyuk was feeling suspicious as well.
âWhy does it look fishy?â
Everything from the entrance of the Solitude guild to the battle was fishy and awkward.
âThatâs it!â
After observing the battle more, Soo Hyuk was able to figure out the problem.
âWhy arenât they attacking?â
They were within striking range, yet they didnât attack. Solitude was merely chasing Haiden and Mandaraâs tail. Observing the obsurd scene, Soo Hyuk felt like he was watching a tap slowly dripping water.
âHey, where did the Demon guild guys go?â
âOh? Yeah? They were right there a second ago.â
âDid they run away?â
âWell, the Solitude guildâs leader was originally from Desolate after all.â
When Soo Hyuk heard the conversations of users around him, he hurriedly looked around for the Demon guild members.
âWhere did they go?â
The eight users from the Demon guild had disappeared without a trace while Solitude and Lokenâs group were fighting. Where could they have gone?
âAt this rateâŚâ
Soo Hyuk glanced at the two men running away, Haiden and Mandara.
âThere wonât be a big problem even if I die.â
The situation had changed a lot when Solitude had appeared. Soo Hyuk cast Inferno. The target was the escaping Haiden. It was because Haiden knew what his face looked like.
[You have attacked user âHaidenâ.]
[You have entered an âenemyâ state with user Haiden.]
[You have entered an âenemyâ state with user Haidenâs party members.]
[User Haiden has a high infamy score.]
[Your infamy score will not rise.]
The messages appeared as Haiden was hit by Inferno. Then after a few seconds, Haidenâs body was faintly covered in black light.
âSoo Hyuk, that fucking bastard!â
Mandara also stopped escaping when Haiden collapsed. Then he shouted while looking around desperately.
âWhere is he! Where is he!â
After receiving no answer, he looked at the Solitude guild members.
ââŚâ
He then tilted his head in confusion.
âWhy are they panicking?â
The Solitude guild was panicking. Mandara should be the one panicking, not Solitude, so he was genuinely confused as to why they were panicking.
âDonât tell meâŚâ
The panicking Solitude membersâŚ
âAre they actually tormenting me?â
They should be trying to capture him, but looking at them now, werenât they trying to bully and torment him?
âFuck!â
Mandara, who couldnât find Soo Hyuk in the end, started running again while swearing. Then Solitude started chasing after him again. Watching this comical scene, Soo Hyuk wondered,
âPerhaps this entire incident was planned by Solitude?â
The Demon guild was full of rotten weirdos, but they didnât wantonly do random massacres. This incident was definitely planned by someone else. Although he wasnât certain, the Solitude guild was a likely candidate.
âWhy though?â
If Soo Hyuk was correct and Solitude was the culprit behind the massacres, then what? What was their aim? Why go about this kind of method?
âTo gain popularity?â
Cause a massacre and stop the said massacre? They popularity would certainly rise. What it so simple?
âNo, theyâre fairly famous, so they donât need to do this.â
The Solitude guild was founded by a former Desolate member. All the users already knew about Desolate. Theyâre popularity was enough. It was too the point where their popularity would fall if people discovered that they failed to stop it straight away.
âI swear thereâs something off about thisâŚâ
âYeah, there is something odd.â
âHey, is that important? Whatâs important is that theyâre beating the Demon guild scum! I wish Solitude would chase the Demon guild forever.â
âThatâs also correct. I also donât to see the Demon bastards ever again.â
âBut at this rate, wonât they get the representative spot for Hedlin? Thereâs recently a rumour about that.â
âIâm fine as long as they chase out the Demon guild!â
âDo they get the position just because youâre fine with it? The mayor is the one that decides.â
ââŚRepresentative guild?â
Soo Hyuk thought when he heard the conversation again.
âMaybe theyâre actually aiming for the representative spot?â
He couldnât be sure yet. Someone other than the Demon guild could be the true culprit and there was a high probability as well. Soo Hyuk decided to investigate further.
âIf they really did hire the Demon guildâŚâ
Soo Hyuk stared at the small silhouette of Mandara and Solitude with cold eyes. After staring at them, he then logged out.
* * *
âItâs been a while.â
After looking at the magnificent sight of the Tower of Poison, Rhino walked through the entrance of the grand tower. Then he climbed the stairs to the 3 <sup>rd</sup> floor and stopped at the stairs leading to the fourth.
âHmm, do I have to?â
The fourth floor had the lord and the vice lordâs rooms. [TL: NOT Spire Lords.]
âNo, I didnât go for official business.â
Rhino considered greeting the head, but soon shook his head. He hadnât left for pleasant business. It was best to keep it in the dark. After all, the Spire Lord could nag him for more details.
Rhino turned his head and started climbing again. Then he stopped at a door. He stared at the doorplate hanging on the door.
-Rupert
âTo think heâs still using this room.â
5 years. He had thought that Rupert would change rooms but after 5 years, he was still living in the same room.
Tap. Tap.
Before the person inside could answer, Rhino barged into the room.
âWho isâŚah!â
The number 1 magician of the Tower of Poison and the owner of this room, Rupert, saw Rhino and made a surprised expression.
âLook who it is! Itâs Rhino!â
The surprised Rupert came up to Rhino with a hand outstretched for a handshake. Rhino shook his hand with a smile and stared the Rank 1 Poison Magician of Hadrac.
âWhatâs going on? You hadnât returned once since going to the country.â
Rupert was the one who spoke first. Rhino hadnât returned since going to the countryside of Hadrac as a branch head. What made him return so suddenly?
âIâm also curious of one thing as well after seeing your face.â
âYouâre not overjoyed at seeing my face?â [TL: A korean pun where the âas wellâ part is spelt the same as overjoyed.]
âHaha.â
Rhino started talking about his stories with Rupert.
âBut what made you so curious that you travelled all the way over here?â
Rupert asked suddenly. Rhino hadnât returned even once after leaving for the country. What had made him so curious that he suddenly returned here just to satisfy his curiosity?
âMmm, well the thing isâŚâ
Rhino trailed off as he tried to answer Rupertâs question.
âI can tell him the truth, right? Heâll find out anyway.â
Rupert would find out even if he didnât tell him. Managing information about their magicians was one of his jobs after all.
âI want to have information on a magician that belongs to the Tower of Poison.â
Rhino told the truth in the end.
âEh?â
Rupert couldnât help but cock his head at the unexpected answer.
âYou returned here just to find out about one magician?â
Rupert hadnât even considered the possibility of Rhino coming back just to find out about one magician. He had expected a completely different answer.
âYes, a person I know was attacked by a magician belonging to the Tower of Poison.â
Rhino continued while smiling at Rupertâs reaction.
ââŚWhat?â
Rupert exclaimed while frowning at Rhinoâs words.
âIs it true?â
Rupert asked Rhino while maintaining his frown.
âI didnât see it myself. I just heard from a friend. But that person was wearing our towerâs robes. It could be someone else, but if it was then I wanted to know what exactly happened.â
Of course, his aim wasnât to find out what had happened. It was to pass the information on the magician to someone else. But he couldnât tell Rupert this. If Rupert found out his true aim, then this trip was as good as failed. He didnât want to disappoint his old friend.
âWho was it? Why did he do that? I donât know either. Tell the name. Iâll find him immediately.â
Was it because Rhino had returned after a long time? Rupert decided to wholeheartedly help Rhino. In response to Rupertâs words, Rhino replied while grinning.
âHis name was Soo Hyuk.â
Rupert was full of excitement as he asked, but the moment Rhino replied, his excitement completed vanished from him.
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âW-who did you say?â
He asked again while stuttering.
ââŚHmm?â
Meanwhile, Rhino couldnât understand Rupertâs reaction. Why did his expression change so quickly? Rhino answered once more as his suspicion started to rise.