People looked somewhat bewildered by the strange voice.
Meanwhile, the first person to notice the danger of this situation was Seo Kang-rim.
Goosebumps ran down his spine like frost.
The aura of murder filled the surroundings.
Just breathing felt like needles were stabbing my lungs.
At that moment, Seo Kang-rim suddenly looked up at the sky.
“Ms. Shin Soo-ah, be careful!”
-Kwaaang!
As he shouted, something like a huge cannonball flew in and crashed into the vehicle Shin Soo-ah was riding in.
The car, split in half, rolled around on the ground.
Following this, another attack came from the sky towards Aldebaran.
-Squeak!
He slammed on the brakes in a hurry to prevent the attack from destroying him, but Aldebaran was still thrown into the surrounding area.
Dokgo Jun groaned in pain under the overturned vehicle.
“Haha, what kind of event is this?”
Seo Kang-rim crawled outside, ignoring his nonsense.
And the moment I looked around.
He felt as if he had come to a war zone.
Screams and shouts echoed throughout the sea of fire.
Meanwhile, people wearing black masks appeared and ran wild.
The moment Seo Kang-rim quickly took up a fighting stance, he felt something clinging to him.
[The ability ‘Forced Repatriation’ is activated!]
I felt like I was on a deserted island, but before I knew it, the scenery around me had changed.
I looked around and saw that they hadn’t moved far, but were nearby.
‘What about Shin Soo Ah and Yoo Ha Rang?’
Their appearance was not visible.
As Seo Kang-rim looked around in confusion, a monitor drone caught his eye.
A person’s face was captured on the screen.
[Notice to the unaware, hunters, mansions, and guardians of the Fate Guardians who are watching this screen.]
The person appearing on the monitor was wearing the same mask as the people who had just barged in.
A blackened mask stared straight ahead.
[We are the ‘clowns’. We will be the ones to bring about a new order.]
The face painted on the black mask looked somewhat comical, yet also alien, like that of a demon.
The clown beyond the screen continued speaking.
[Now then, let us begin the banquet.]
After saying that, the screen seemed to turn black, and then began to illuminate various parts of the Great Demonic Mirror.
Explosions, destruction, loud noises, screams.
The masked men were mercilessly attacking, while the hunters and the Manshins were resisting them.
‘Why the hell is there a clown group now?’
It was an event that did not occur in a previous life.
The second great demon sect was settled relatively peacefully, and the clown group did not appear.
‘Why did the future change again? And this energy… … .’
Seo Kang-rim felt like his head was going to burst because of the strong killing sensation he felt everywhere.
‘Oh my god, is this what activated my eyes?’
‘Eyes that See the Boundaries’ had its drawbacks as well as its advantages.
It’s like a bird flying in the sky being dragged into water and not being able to breathe.
Seo Kang-rim, a living being, felt pain as if his entire body was falling apart when he was exposed to the energy of the boundary.
‘First, I need to rejoin the group. Where exactly am I?’
Looking around the course, it seemed to be somewhere in between courses 2 and 3.
Although the location was different, we had not yet left the Great Demon Realm, so we had to reunite with the members as quickly as possible.
But before that, there was something to take care of.
“I know you’re hiding there. Come out.”
A cold voice leaked out from Seo Kang-rim’s mouth.
After a moment of silence, a man walked quietly out from behind a nearby structure.
He wasn’t wearing a mask, but that wasn’t proof that he wasn’t a clown.
Seo Kang-rim glared at him and said.
“Did you send me back?”
Just at the moment when the forced repatriation took place.
He felt the magic of someone nearby being directed towards him.
The man smiled brightly as he looked at Seo Kang-rim.
“Yes. I wanted to talk to you. I think the coordinates are set incorrectly.”
“Who are you? You don’t seem to be a clown.”
“That’s right. It had nothing to do with the clown. I was just waiting for the right moment to kidnap you, and then it happened.”
Seo Kang-rim quickly scanned the man’s fortune-telling and then glared at his face.
He was a fairly strong man, and also had a handsome appearance like a celebrity.
Seo Kang-rim said as if he was tired of it.
“Are you part of ES too?”
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“Hmm. How did you know? I don’t think you’d believe me even if I said no.”
The man seemed quite surprised when he immediately realized his identity.
He said this while looking at Seo Kang-rim with his arms crossed.
“It’s better now that it’s easier to talk. I’m from ES Entertainment and I’m here to scout you.”
“… … .”
“I was trying to time it right, but you wouldn’t stop, so I was in trouble. Thanks to the clown, it worked out fine.”
His voice was very relaxed.
Even though the monitor is currently showing the destruction of many parts of the Great Demon Mirror by the Clown.
“I don’t know if it’s a clown show or what, but it’s fortunate that the camera doesn’t reach this far.”
“… … .”
“I also want to resolve this as peacefully as possible. I’ll just back off… … .”
-Crack!
At that moment, the man collapsed before he could finish his words.
Blood was flowing from the head of the man who had fallen after being attacked.
Seo Kang-rim was still standing there, watching the scene.
“You suddenly disappeared. How annoying. I had a hard time chasing you.”
Standing behind the man was a masked clown.
The clown’s tone was grumbling, unsuited to the situation.
Seo Kang-rim bit his lip as he looked at the clown who suddenly appeared.
‘I can’t read the fortune because of the mask.’
Because my face was covered, I couldn’t activate ‘Fate Seeing’.
The clown grumbled and kicked the fallen man.
“You’re trying to pickpocket me? I told you, you’re screwed. I have business with Seo Kang-rim too. Do you know how surprised I am when you suddenly disappear?”
“Do you have something to say to me too?”
The clown heard Seo Kang-rim’s question and slowly turned around to look at him.
He said, stroking the back of my head.
“Yeah. I have something to do. That’s what I mean.”
He seemed to be struggling to decide what to say.
Then, as if it was nothing, he blurted out the words.
“Seo Kang-rim, don’t you plan on joining the clown group?”
“……what?”
After ES Entertainment, even Gwangdaepae came to scout me.
Unlike his previous life, he was wanted in many places, but neither of them were pleasant places.
When Seo Kang-rim did not respond, the clown continued speaking.
“I heard you have quite a bad reputation… … . Aren’t you interested in this kind of thing?”
“… … .”
“As you can see from what happened just now, we’re pretty strong.”
The clown extended his hand as if asking for a handshake.
“If you join us, we can make you stronger. How about it?”
Seo Kang-rim still didn’t say anything.
Just silently looking down at his hands.
‘I knew the clowns would come someday, but I didn’t think they’d cause this much trouble.’
Rumors were spreading secretly that the Clowns were scouting out hunters and thugs who suited their tastes.
There was even an incident in which Dokgo Jun from his previous life bragged that he had also received a scout offer.
Because he was famous for both his notoriety and his skills, I thought that we would make contact someday.
I didn’t expect it to be this fast.
‘If you enter the clown’s group, it will be easy to get inside information.’
Seo Kang-rim was thinking about the possibility that Gwangdaepae and Baek Young were involved.
The Protectorate side can investigate Kang Do-hyeon, and the Gwangdae side can investigate themselves.
If only I could pretend to be part of a gang and steal information… … .
Seo Kang-rim looked down at the outstretched hand and held it tightly.
“Yeah, yeah. Seo Kang-rim. As expected, he has an eye for detail… … .”
-Snap!
The moment Seo Kang-rim grabbed the clown’s hand, he immediately pulled him towards him and swung his fist.
The clown staggered back as he was struck with a bone-shattering punch.
The black mask cracked and pieces fell off with a thud, thud.
“Ah… … This is too much… … .”
The clown’s face was visible through the gap in the mask.
His face, which looked to be in his mid-20s, had thick dark circles.
He said with a slightly indifferent expression.
“Are you refusing? Why?”
I had no intention of joining the clown group from the beginning.
If you joined a group that brazenly committed large-scale terrorism and crime, it was obvious how you would be used.
‘Information is needed, but it can be obtained through other means.’
Seo Kang-rim held his sword and breathed life into it.
All you have to do is capture the clown alive and extract information from him.
The other person must have felt that fact too, as he let out a sigh.
“You refuse. Then I can’t help it.”
The clown took out his claw and equipped it, saying:
The sharp weapon resembled the claws of a wild beast.
The clown seemed to relax for a moment, then disappeared from sight in an instant.
-Chae-Ang!
In an instant, the clown appeared in front of Seo Kang-rim.
A claw flew towards his arm.
As Chiljido blocked the claw, the clown spoke in a relaxed voice without being agitated.
“Seo Kang-rim, did you know that there is a conflicting relationship between the twelve zodiac animals?”
The voice was peaceful, but still sharp in the face of the clown’s attacks.
The claws caught in the sword were making a threatening noise.
His eyes were also sharp like those of a wild beast.
“For example, dogs and monkeys don’t get along well. Well, they’re supposed to be good in terms of the five elements, but the monkeys and dogs I’ve seen didn’t get along well.”
Seo Kang-rim ignored his words and quickly scanned the fortune-telling window.
The clown whispered quietly.
“Rats… … have many enemies. They even tricked cows to win first place. But which animal among them hated rats the most?”
-Kaga River!
Seo Kang-rim swung his sword to increase distance between himself and his opponent.
He said, glaring at the clown.
“Of the twelve zodiac animals, the one I hated the most was the rat… … .”
Seo Kang-rim’s eyes flashed like a beast’s.
“It must be a cat that had its turn stolen.”
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[Name] Lananot Maurer
[Rank] Ghostly Second Grade
[Five Elements] Gold
[Zodiac] Cat
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