A small deer-like creature with colorful fur stood before me.
The species of the spirit is Kirin (麒麟)
It was a precious spirit that was born by feeding it 20% of each of the five elements, but not by feeding it living things.
“Wow… … .”
A newborn giraffe slowly approached me.
This compassionate spirit does not harm any living being, does not step on grass, and does not even kill insects.
Dying also cannot pass by.
[The ability ‘Purification’ is activated!]
[The poison from Manhyang begins to disappear!]
A giraffe came over and gently rubbed its head against mine.
Slowly the poisonous energy subsided and breathing became easier.
“Coolook, coolook.”
But the incense and the trees were still burning and emitting a powerful poison.
At this rate, it was obvious I would become addicted again.
I sat up and asked the giraffe.
“Can you purify that whole thing too?”
“yes!”
The giraffe stepped forward proudly, as if willing to give it a try.
And when I squinted my eyes, white light began to gather around the horns, and the light began to grow stronger.
[The ability ‘Purification’ is activated!]
The purple smoke that had been coloring the sky began to be covered with the light of purification.
At that time, poison and light were intertwined as if trying to swallow each other.
The poisonous fog struggled as if it was making a final cry, and then white light filled my eyes.
[All poison from Manhyang has been purified!]
In an instant, the air around them cleared up.
A burnt tree, with a small giraffe standing in front of it.
It was quite a strong poison, but you purified it all.
I heard that Youngsoo was strong, but he was stronger than I thought.
“Wow!”
The giraffe was jumping around happily.
Now the fog has disappeared and the surroundings have become quiet.
Some of them were dead and quiet.
[The ability ‘Steal the Four Pillars of Destiny’ is activated!]
I looked through their fates and only stole a few useful ones.
Considering the penalty of karma, it would have been more damaging to steal a fate that was too weak.
As karma accumulates, you get closer to the boundary.
While he was stealing the fortune like that, he heard a soft groaning sound from nearby.
“Huk, hmph… … .”
Among the guys nearby, there were some who were still breathing.
The lifeline is quite tenacious.
As I was quietly watching them, a giraffe tapped me.
“Huh?”
The giraffe was looking up at me with sad eyes.
As if asking them to save their lives.
“yes?”
The giraffe was all well and good, but the problem was that it was too merciful.
If I leave it to die like this, the giraffe will resent me.
I thought about it for a moment and then turned around.
“Do whatever you want.”
* * *
“Thank you, thank you… … .”
The people in District 1 were expressing their gratitude with tears in their eyes.
Just a moment ago, those who had barely managed to save their lives thanks to the giraffe were kneeling respectfully.
Hong Dae-hoon also had his head bowed to a cowardly degree.
Seo Kang-rim spoke to Hong Dae-hoon.
“hey.”
“Yes, yes!”
“Where did the rest of you go?”
Clearly, Hong Dae-hoon’s gang was much larger than this.
As one person knelt down and watched, Hong Dae-hoon spoke hurriedly.
“Just in case, we came alone. The rest of you are waiting at your residence.”
“… … .”
“I will tell you not to touch Area 2 again!”
Hong Dae-hoon bowed deeply, burying his head on the floor.
Next to him, a giraffe stood blinking.
Seo Kang-rim glanced at the giraffe and sighed.
“I’ll close my eyes just this once. Go.”
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“yes yes!”
Hong Dae-hoon fled from the place in a hurry, taking his group with him.
After running for a long time outside the cave, they were finally able to stop.
Hong Dae-hoon swore and hit a nearby tree with his fist.
“Damn, I got robbed by a single guy… … !”
His face, which had been cowardly and obedient until just a moment ago, was now rippling with anger.
The comrade who was running away with me said, panting.
“Still, I was lucky. I survived… … .”
“Are you lucky? It looks like 100 million won will fly away?”
Hong Dae-hoon glared at his colleagues as if he was going to kill them.
A reward of 100 million won will be given to those who clear the level for the first time on high difficulty.
There was still a hint of greed in his eyes.
“If we only look at numbers, we have the advantage. If we all get together and attack Seo Kang-rim again… …!”
“I, I give up!”
Unlike the encouraging Hong Dae-hoon, the rest of his colleagues were skeptical.
One of my colleagues said with a frightened look on his face.
“Seo Kang-rim and that strange deer also look suspicious. If they get entangled any further… … .”
“Life is more important than money! I’m going to leave now.”
Hong Dae-hoon looked dumbfounded at that reaction.
How dare you leave the company because you’re scared of just one person, Seo Kang-rim.
He shouted.
“Okay. That’s fine! I’ll handle it myself and take all the prize money. You little cowards.”
Hong Dae-hoon started running towards District 2, leaving the gang behind.
He held the wind chime tightly.
‘There’s no need to fight Seo Kang-rim one-on-one. If you take the hostage, he’ll give up too!’
I would like to kill Seo Kang-rim, but I decided to focus on the initial attack first.
If I could just steal the Manhyang-gwa that Seo Kang-rim had, 100 million would fall into my hands.
‘I just need to catch the weakest looking guy from District 2. Then I’ll get all 100 million… …!’
-Crack!
At that moment, Hong Dae-hoon, who was running frantically, tripped on something and rolled around on the ground.
He sat up, swearing.
“Damn, what the hell am I caught up in… … .”
At that moment, he felt a cool sensation on his neck.
Someone was holding a knife to my neck.
“You’re quick on your feet.”
“You, you, how on earth did you get here… … .”
Hong Dae-hoon was flustered when he saw Seo Kang-rim suddenly appear.
It was surprising that Seo Kang-rim didn’t know that he was using ‘Hermit’ to pursue him.
Seo Kang-rim spoke in a quiet voice.
“I couldn’t handle it earlier because of the giraffe.”
The giraffe is a spirit that rejects blood and killing.
If you kill a person in front of such a giraffe, there is a possibility that it will not obey your words.
Hong Dae-hoon shouted urgently after hearing Seo Kang-rim’s words.
“So you’re trying to kill me? If you do that, your colleagues will be in danger?”
At those words, Seo Kang-rim seemed to pause for a moment.
Hong Dae-hoon said, quickly rolling his eyes.
“You said my comrades were in the living quarters? That’s a lie. They’ve all gone to the 2nd district guys! To attack them!”
In fact, his gang had already gathered at his residence in District 2.
Seo Kang-rim said nothing.
Hong Dae-hoon continued talking, smiling broadly, perhaps thinking that his threat had worked.
“Don’t worry though. If you let me live, I can negotiate with them. I won’t kill your comrades.”
Hong Dae-hoon glanced at the blade touching his neck with an anxious look.
After a while, he let out a sigh of relief as the blade slowly moved away.
At the same time, Seo Kang-rim opened his mouth.
“There are two things you made a mistake.”
The relief was short-lived, but Hong Dae-hoon could feel goosebumps running down his entire body.
Seo Kang-rim’s voice was as cold as a blade.
It was a murderous spirit that was incomparable to what it had been just a moment ago.
“I already expected your group to go to Area 2.”
“… … !”
“And if you wanted to live… … .”
-Crunch!
“You shouldn’t have threatened the people in District 2.”
It seemed as if Seo Kang-rim’s sword was drawing a horizontal line, and in an instant, the floor was soaked in blood.
Hong Dae-hoon couldn’t say anything anymore.
Seo Kang-rim activated his powers toward the corpse.
[The ability ‘Steal the Four Pillars of Destiny’ is activated!]
[Stealing some of Hong Dae-hoon’s ‘muscle strength’!]
After stealing Hong Dae-hoon’s fortune, Seo Kang-rim took the Bangcheonhwageuk and the remaining items and left.
Upon returning to the campsite, Father John greeted Seo Kang-rim with a pale face.
“Brother Seo, Seo Kang-rim… …!”
The campsite looked quite different than it did in the morning.
Collapsed tents, downed trees and grass, and blood on the ground told of a battle.
“Father, are you hurt anywhere?”
“Yes, yes. I’m fine. Brother Dokgo Jun is watching over me… … .”
I glanced over and saw a loud noise coming from inside.
Soon, Dokgo Jun appeared.
“Ah, Seo Kang-rim. You’re here? The personnel from District 1 raided and are cleaning up.”
Dokgo Jun was smiling as usual.
The only difference is that there is a lot of blood splattered on the face.
In one hand he was holding the collar of someone who had passed out.
“Mr. Kangrim, are you okay?”
Soon, Shin Soo-ah also appeared.
Judging by the blood on his fist, he must have done a good job.
Seo Kang-rim felt relieved when he saw that sight.
‘I thought that with this number of people, it would be no problem for District 1 to be attacked. But they were stronger than I thought.’
He swallowed his feelings and took out the Manhyanggwa from the sink and distributed it to the people.
Even though the tree was burnt, I still brought back the fragrant incense for District 2.
Yun Gyul-woo said with an excited face.
“Wow, advanced level complete!”
“Master, how did you find this? Can I just take it?”
“I’ll tell you that later. And I’ll have to do the first attack.”
“Of course!”
I had made a promise to Team Leader Gongju, so I had to keep it.
As Seo Kang-rim turned the doorknob, a notification window popped up before his eyes.
[We have conquered the ‘Room of Disclosure’!]
[Successfully cleared the stage on high difficulty!]
[The ‘Guide to Fate’ has arrived as the first strategy reward!]
What arrived at Seo Kang-rim was an item of unknown identity, similar to a compass.
And it was one of the things he needed most.
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[Item] Guide to Destiny
[Grade] Yongilpum (Dragon’s First Grade)
[Description] An item that guides the owner’s path when his fate is wandering. It is automatically activated when the conditions are met.
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The ‘Guide of Destiny’ was an item that gave a kind of fortune telling.
A valuable item for advice in times of crisis or when important decisions need to be made.
‘If we had a guide to destiny, we could probably cope with the changing future to some extent.’
The ‘Guide to Destiny’ was currently sleeping quietly without any response.
Seo Kang-rim put it in the sink, closed the door to the magic room, and left.
* * *
“So in the end, Hong Dae-hoon failed?”
“… … That’s what happened.”
“Hmm.”
Seomun Yongnyeo threw a dart at the dartboard with a blank expression.
The dart landed with a thud in the center of the dart hanging on the door.
Seomun Yongnyeo said with a distorted smile.
“The 2nd district is stronger than I thought. The first attacker appeared, and they took down the 1st district in one go… … .”
Hong Dae-hoon and his associates died, and many were discharged due to failure to accomplish their missions, resulting in a significant decrease in the number of personnel in District 1.
After hearing that report, Seomun Yongnyeo’s eyes became somewhat sharp.
At that moment, there was a knock on the door and someone’s voice was heard.
“Team Leader Seomun. I’m going in.”
“Come in.”
As soon as permission was given, the door opened.
And at the same time, the dart flew towards the door.
-widely!
The sharp tip of the dart stopped precariously close to his face.
The princess grabbed the dart with her bare hands and got annoyed.
“That’s why I told you to stop doing this.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. It was a mistake.”
“Well, I’ll accept that as a venting. I guess it’s understandable that you’d be angry since you lost the bet.”
The princess said, the corners of her lips tilted upwards.
Although Seomun Yongnyeo had a smiling face, anyone who saw her could tell that she was annoyed.
“Congratulations. I heard that the first conqueror came from District 2? I heard his name is Seo Kang-rim… … .”
Her eyes flashed like a beast hunting its prey.
“I really want to meet you sometime.”
