Episode 172
Jinsong turned his head at the hand blocking his way.
The woman wearing the masquerade mask was Han Jeong-ah, the second team leader of the Salvation Guild.
“Master, just a moment.”
“… … Did you feel something?”
Han Jeong-ah nodded.
Jin Song-i completely trusts Han Jeong-ah. It is a trait unknown to the world, but Han Jeong-ah’s intuition is particularly outstanding.
It wasn’t just outstanding, it was exceptional to an extreme degree.
When you enter a gate, is there a ‘trap’ or an ambush inside?
Han Jeong-ah always noticed things faster than Jin Song-i.
Putting aside things like the opponent’s level or power, it could be said that he is able to sense the ominousness conveyed in a situation faster than anyone else.
I don’t know the exact principle, but the ability is certain.
So it stopped.
Jin Song-i spoke straight to Jamie Wilson in the US and Isabella in the UK.
“You two stop.”
Jamie asked.
“why?”
“I think there’s something like a trap ahead.”
Sigh, Jamie laughed.
“I didn’t feel anything, and you felt anything? Don’t make me laugh.”
Jamie ignored Jin Song, but Isabella did not.
Jamie, who was walking alone, suddenly looked back. Was he displeased with Isabella standing still?
“Why aren’t you coming? What are you doing?”
“I want to be here.”
“Are you really going to believe Jinsong’s nonsense?”
“Because it never hurts to be careful.”
“… … Tsk.”
Jamie sighed and gestured.
The name of the guild Jamie runs is ‘American Royale’.
Just like Jinsong, the elite of the American Royal Guild followed Jamie.
They now responded to Jamie’s gesture. Not only them, but also several Awakened who had unknowingly chosen the highest difficulty level followed Jamie.
They were divided into two groups: those who followed Jinsong’s opinion and those who followed Jamie’s opinion.
Jinsong stayed still for a while.
What should I say?
The Abyss will continue to open in the future, but is it right to act separately like this?
As the saying goes, too many captains spoil the broth, and the current situation where teams are divided up like this is not very good.
Even if you have ‘extra life’, it’s not like it’s not there.
“Master, are you okay?”
I turned my head. It was Hong Hyun.
The strongest man in the Salvation Guild, excluding Jinsong.
I looked at him and smiled slightly.
“are you okay.”
But the words Hong Hyun heard were quite impressive.
“Just give me the order and I will go and clean it up.”
“Organization… … Okay?”
“If there are too many captains, won’t the ship end up in the mountains? One person to give orders and control is enough.”
Jinsong looked at Honghyun for a moment.
To be honest and blunt, Hong Hyun has no ‘loyalty’.
Although it may seem contradictory, this is a clear fact.
Hong Hyun is not loyal to anyone.
The reason Hong Hyun is now receiving orders from Jin Song-i and even pretending to die at Jin Song-i’s words is because Hong Hyun’s dream and Jin Song-i’s dream are the same.
Also, Jin Song-i is stronger and more capable of commanding than Hong Hyeon.
That’s all for this reason.
If Hong Hyun had been stronger than Jin Song, Hong Hyun would probably have put Jin Song in the position of president of Baji.
That doesn’t mean Hong Hyun is a sinister person.
When you serve them, they are very polite. As I said before, they even pretend to kill you.
He lightly touched Hong Hyun’s shoulder.
“Our team leader, I guess you’ve fallen back into your old habits.”
“… … Me?”
“It was 7 years ago. There was a little friction between Conqueror’s Lee Seong-jae and me.”
“… … .”
“Even though I told you not to, you killed eight people in the city center back then, right?”
It was a long time ago and it was just a one-time mistake.
But I couldn’t raise my head.
“Don’t do that. We need to unify the chain of command, but we need something else right now.”
“What are you saying?”
“It’s like a shield. They said they’d search and reconnaissance for us, but let’s just watch for now. Do you understand what I mean?”
Hong Hyun nodded.
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‘It seems like the Master has changed a little… … .’
I couldn’t help but think this way.
Should I say that I’ve become a little dull?
Or should I say that I have something to rely on?
I don’t know.
In Hong Hyun’s opinion, Jin Song-i was definitely different from before.
Something… … .
Should I say it’s complacent?
It’s scary to think that way.
Kwaaaaaaaah-!!
A huge explosion occurred in the room where Jamie and the American Royal Guild members had walked into.
I had to cover my face with my arms.
There is a tremendous amount of dust and a tremendous level of heat.
Tiring!
[18 players from the Blue faction died.]
Suddenly, Jin Song-yi’s eyebrows furrow.
I counted the numbers just in case.
The number of Awakened people who followed Jamie was 17. Including Jamie, there were 18.
That’s for sure.
Jamie is now dead.
A question arises.
Wouldn’t an Awakened person like Jamie or Jinsongi have noticed a trap of that level?
A natural storm was raging all around, and you didn’t even notice it until it was created like that?
Brain freeze is coming.
Does this make sense?
“Master, avoid.”
Hong Hyun stepped forward.
That was when.
In a place filled with smoke, a very familiar voice is heard.
“What? Are you Hyun?”
It was a voice you could never forget once you heard it.
It was the same for Hong Hyun-do and Jin Song-i.
It was ridiculous.
A man walks through the smoke.
That man was someone known to these two people and to everyone who entered the Abyss.
“… … Afternoon?”
“older brother……?”
Jin Shihou burst into laughter.
“It’s nice to meet you all. How have you all been?”
* * *
I just wanted to watch from behind.
Actually, I just watched.
I just watched as the Awakened members of the Salvation Guild, including Han Jeong-ah of Star #12, installed mana bombs all over the room.
Even though it seemed like the bomb would have been better placed somewhere else than there, he just sat there without doing anything.
I just watched as the Awakened ones, each armed with a Mana Rifle, took their places.
Honestly, I was a little curious.
The mana bomb had a really simple principle.
It is a process of storing natural energy inside and then exploding it.
Coming here, I watched Han Jeong-ah pour all of her natural energy into a total of eight mana bombs.
I think I know what kind of power it would have if one of those exploded. It’s the 8 bombs containing Han Jeong-ah’s natural energy, and the remaining 10 bombs that are not as powerful as Han Jeong-ah’s but are still the natural energy awakened ones.
So a total of 18 bombs exploded at the same time?
ah.
I don’t know.
It certainly seemed like it would have tremendous destructive power, but I didn’t know how much it would be.
I became a little curious.
“Did you make that?”
“A mana bomb?”
“uh.”
Han Jeong-ah shook her head at my question.
“I made a deal with the goblins.”
“Goblin?”
“You’re one of the managers. Don’t you know me?”
“I knew that, but I didn’t know they would sell things like that. They all fled from our planet after I killed that ignorant bastard named Goeuroon.”
Han Jeong-ah blinks at my words.
“… … Killed… … Killed the manager?”
“Huh? Why? Can’t I kill you?”
“… … It’s not that it’s impossible, but I didn’t know that there would actually be someone who would kill. What about Goeuroon?”
“know?”
“… … This is the first time I’ve heard of it. If Jin Shihou remembers your name, you must have been in a pretty high position… … .”
“He said he was the Goblin King.”
“… … King?”
“Why? Is he different from the King you know?”
“Yes… … The Goblin King I know goes by the name Jamal. He always wears a funny hat that looks like a cone.”
He looked at Han Jeong-ah with a strange expression. It didn’t seem like he was joking.
Well, in the end there is only one.
“It looks like there are several Goblin Kings.”
“I guess so, right?”
“Yeah. That’s going to be annoying.”
“What is it?”
I spoke briefly to Han Jeong-ah, who didn’t know the details.
“Yes, there is something like that.”
It wasn’t a situation where I could talk at length, and there was no need to do so.
After the bombs were installed in the room, each person began to take their seats.
It’s a very simple tactic of detonating a bomb and then adding an extra hit with a mana rifle, but I have a feeling that this will work for some reason.
This is because the mana bomb does not expose the natural movement inside it at all.
That’s why I’m interested.
It’s a really good looking weapon. It’s a weapon that can be quite effective depending on how you use it.
I took a moment to look at the Awakened Star #12 who had settled down.
Soon a number of people enter the room.
But the voice I hear sounds quite familiar.
I think Han Jeong-ah felt the same way as me.
But that was it.
From what I’ve heard, the mana bomb doesn’t have a timer or a switch that needs to be pressed, but rather, it automatically explodes when a living creature with a biological response comes within a certain range.
‘They say it doesn’t work on inanimate objects… … Hmm.’
That’s why I couldn’t do anything.
Actually, I had no intention of doing anything.
The faces of the Blue Faction’s Awakened ones, just entering the room, came into my sight.
Oh, my.
Why does your face look unfamiliar?
Kwaaaaaaaang-!!
The Blue Faction’s Awakened One, who had entered the room with a tremendous noise, was instantly annihilated.
A huge amount of dust explodes in all directions.
He narrowed his eyes.
The faces of the people beyond the dust come into my sight.
Huh?
what.
Why are you there?
And at this moment, Han Jeong-ah, the star #12 who was standing next to her, was about to give the order to fire to the Awakened ones holding rifles.
for a moment.
“Hey hey hey hey. Wait, wait, wait.”
At my urgent words, Han Jeong-ah turns her head with a puzzled expression.
“First, tell them to put down their guns.”
The expression on her face was still puzzled, but Han Jeong-ah didn’t bother to ask. She made a slight gesture. Then, the Awakened members of the Star #12 Salvation Guild around her all lowered their rifles.
I just walked into the smoke.
I wasn’t seeing things wrong.
It was my older sister.
and.
“The Blue faction was definitely your side?”
I wasn’t the only one who was confused.
“Why are you coming out of there?”
“It just happened that way.”
It makes me laugh.
“Wow, the world is so big. It’s all connected like this.”
He approached her leisurely and hugged her lightly.
“Nothing happened?”
“There wasn’t any.”
We patted each other on the back. It didn’t feel bad. This is what family love is all about.
After pulling his older sister away, he lightly patted Hong Hyun’s head next to him.
“How have you been?”
“Yes, brother. I was fine. Brother… … . I guess you don’t have to ask.”
He smiled brightly.
Just a day ago, I was squeezing a guy who looked just like that face.
“Hyun-ah.”
“Yes, brother.”
“Fate is truly a scary thing.”
“Suddenly?”
“Yes, there is something like that.”
I quietly stroked Hong Hyun’s head. He’s so small and cute, but is that what happens when you go through thousands of years?
Oh my.
I shifted my gaze.
The limited edition of star #2403 is visible.
As I said before, we weren’t very close.
Did you make a statement…?
I don’t think I did that either.
“It’s almost our first time meeting, but I feel strangely familiar with it. Why is that?”
“… … I don’t know.”
Han Jeong-ah, who was standing slightly, shifted her gaze slightly. Over my shoulder.
He looked at it, hesitated, and took a step back.
It wasn’t just Han Jeong-ah. It was the same for her older sister, and it was the same for Hong Hyun.
It wasn’t enough to make her back down like Han Jeong-ah in 2403, but it felt enough to make her panic. It was understandable.
“… … It’s me, right?”
